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KNOWMORE NEWS: Don't Say "We Told You So."
We're asking that folks repost this as far and wide as possible. Facebook and Myspace links, Tweets, other forums, etc. We've got big plans for this year, so we need to make a big push!
Here's the html link we'd like folks to tweet and status-update about:
And here's the text of the message:
To the Knowmore Community;
It's hard not to say 'We Told You So,' isn't it?
If you're receiving this letter, it means you've been supporting Knowmore.org and our mission of corporate reform for some time now, and have probably found yourself thinking those four words at least a few times in the past year. So, before we get to the purpose of this appeal, let's take a moment to restate who we are by addressing the most popular fiction of the recent global financial meltdown.
"No one could have seen this coming."
Since 2005, Knowmore.org and its supporters have been pointing out the failures and dangers of unchecked corporate power.
* Before companies like Citigroup, Inc., AIG, Bear Stearns, and GM 'became toxic', we were shouting from the rooftop about their fundamental instability, unethical policies, and exploitative and predatory practices.
* Before the bail outs--and before insurance companies and pharmaceuticals began the fight against the current push for health care reform--Knowmore.org was sounding the alarm about corporate control of the political process.
* Before the collapse of the US job market and soaring unemployment, Knowmore.org was maintaining that the reckless 'race to the bottom' of companies like Wal-Mart and Target would decimate America's manufacturing base and local businesses.
Unfortunately, there's no satisfaction in being vindicated by disaster. As millions of people lose their livelihood, health, security, and often their basic human rights, there's no time for "I told you so."
Instead, Knowmore.org has taken the current economic crisis as a powerful reaffirmation of our goals, and an elevation of the threat level; It has never been more important that there be a strong voice against corporate control, and a citizen and consumer driven source of information like Knowmore.org.
We are writing this letter to ask that you support the outlet that saw it coming, and didn't shy away from its responsibility to tell you so.
Knowmore.org's database has reached an incredible size in the past two years, and we're proud to finally announce that we are within inches of our longtime goal: a Knowmore.org entry for each of the Global Fortune 500. The information entered into the database by our interns and volunteers is currently in the process of being verified and formatted by the system administrators. We're now maintaining entries for more than 700 companies, and tens of thousands of consumer brands and subsidiaries.
We're equally excited by the success of our Firefox extension, which is now being used by more than 3,000 users.
The funds now being raised will go toward the development of mobile applications in 2010. Now that the database is substantial, our goal is to get our crucial information into the hands of consumers at the point of sale. Imagine grocery shopping with a Knowmore app by your side, or eventually being able to scan a barcode and get a Knowmore rating.
Also planned for this year are the development of street team packs, curriculum and packages for teachers who want to bring Knowmore into the classroom, and the hiring of a publicity firm to increase visibility. With the Fortune 500 project complete, we feel confident that the site will soon be ready for its most massive publicity push ever.
We realize pockets are tight, and we're feeling the pinch as well. Please consider giving whatever you can. If you're too strapped to donate, or if you want to help further, consider editing some Knowmore entries, or signing up for the street team. Send emails to
for inquiries as to how you can help.
We're setting the goal high this year. We'll be requiring hundreds of hours from our developers and administrators, and we'll need some capital to put these ideas into motion.
We've raised or received commitments for $1500 to date. Can you help us raise the rest?
Please pass this on, and consider donating in someone's name as a gift during the holiday season.
Best wishes to all of us in the year ahead
Stay on the battlefield,
B. Dolan & The Knowmore Staff
Knowmore, Inc. is a registered, tax exempt 501 (c) 3 non profit organization. Any and all donations are tax deductible!!
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Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:45 pm
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any updates on the street teams?
Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:34 pm
b. dolan
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I recently got an email from a volunteer who I'm feeling good about, who I'm planning to ask to spearhead the creation of the street team packs.
We've learned from a few mistakes in this department, and I know what will need to be done in order to get these together.
Hopefully we can get the images we need for production setup within the next two months, raise the money we need to manufacture items through this fundraiser, and have street team packs avaliable by January. You can hold me to that deadline.
I realize a lot of folks are anxious to get started with the street team stuff. It's just a matter of making sure we provide them with the right tools and have the right site waiting for people when they get there.
Right now we're spending a lot of time formatting our 'Behind the Logos' page. We've added a ton of companies in the past year, so I'm making my way through them all, putting logos and ratings in, and checking and beefing up the info on all these pages.
it's messy, but will be pretty. follow our progress:
Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:45 pm
Coffee Black
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
Posts: 331
I would imagine college towns would be great places to hit for street teams but that is only a random guess. Tax deductible? I should quit smoking and then send the money saved. It would be like a sweet bonus for quitting smoking AND I could be happy with myself for donating to a decent cause at the same time. Hmmm...
Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:36 pm
Jared Paul
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Word! I'll be forwarding this from all our channels asap.
I bet a bunch of SDS'ers would be down for this...
Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:12 pm
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Shouldn't the title be "Don't say 'we
tell you so'"...am I missing something?
I do have one critque of knowmore. I used knowmore for the first time last night to research Nike for a class project. Anyway, over half the links I clicked on, did not work. Very disapointing; I didn't get through the entire article on Nike because I couldn't verify the sources.
Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:40 pm
b. dolan
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You're right about the Nike page. It's one of a few profiles that are left over from the previous site, before the wiki moved. As a result, some of the links have gone dead. The one that don't work are red on that page, and the ones that do are in blue.
That article will need to be cleaned up though.
However, the summary style still gives an accurate record and overview of Nike's history, and gives the broad details of each item.
In general we've switched from this style of page, also. Because of the problems with dead links, we no longer link outside the site as much. Whenever possible, we aim to copy the entire source article into Knowmore, for this very reason.
We're hoping Knowmore can keep links from going dead, in the long run, and function as an archive for the articles it links to.
So, for example, here's a newer entry:
We still link to the outside article for reference, but by clicking the article's title you're taken to a knowmore page with the text of the article copied.
The Nike page, and a number of other older pages, are on the list to be overhauled soon. As the letter says, we're in the process of a major clean-up and updating sweep.
Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:35 pm
Joshua Kane
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
I just got a donation in :). I'm always willing to edit here and there, so feel free to hit me up!
Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:54 pm
b. dolan
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Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:59 pm
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The mobile app is a great idea, and has huge potential... hope that works out, I'll see what I can do donation wise after I get all my Christmas shopping done...
Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:11 pm
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i dont have social networking but i will send a mass email and hand some print-outs, out.
Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:23 pm
Mark in Minnesota
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 2112
Location: Saint Louis Park, MN
I dug up the
Recent Changes
link for Knowmore and was dismayed to see that in the last 30 days every single edit to the site has been spam. For example, the page for
Target Corporation
is slowly filling up with links for fake jewelry, SEO optimization, cheap web hosting, etc.
Some of the other edits, particularly those on User Talk pages, are just blatant links to malware etc.
An open-login Wiki can't survive without fairly vigilant curation. I'm not volunteering to do it or anything, so much as wondering aloud if the project is dead.
Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:17 pm
Mark in Minnesota
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Posts: 2112
Location: Saint Louis Park, MN
Since July 19th we have seen among other things:
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising Alaska fishing trips and swim goggles.
- Two acts of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising link building services.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising business blog services.
- Several new pages solely to advertise luxury timepiece brands.
- Assorted edits to user pages mostly advertising online pharmacy stores.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising business proposal writing services.
- Several acts of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising essay writing services.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising video submission services.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising statistics homework services.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising gold by the ounce.
- An act of vandalism replacing several paragraphs of real discussion about Target Corporation with the sentence "Very attractive and informative blog." Specifically removed were the sections on Criticisms, Workers Rights, Political Contributions, and General Business Practices; left intact were the sections on Praise and on Brand Subsidiaries.
- Creation of a template and several new company pages describing online pharmacies.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising iPhone camera apps.
- An act of vandalism on Target Corporation's page advertising services for gifted children.
Two serious problems here new since my last audit:
1. The vandals aren't just liberally salting Knowmore with advertisements for seedy businesses, they're deleting legitimate content that criticizes major corporations.
2. The more this kind of thing happens, the lower Knowmore pages will fall in Google search results; eventually Google will delist Knowmore entirely as a link farm.
Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:34 pm
Joined: 14 Sep 2009
Posts: 156
Location: Finland
I haven't been following Knowmore's updates at all, but is the project dead? That's pretty much what I gather from Mark's posts.
Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:37 am
Sage Francis
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Posts: 21790
No, it's alive and well. B. Dolan will be back to explain more.
Personally, I'd love the assistance of Mark from Minnesota in the steps we're taking to evolve and adapt to the new climate of the internets. I know he said that he already said that he's not volunteering his time or talent to our cause, but having someone of his ilk on board would truly be appreciated.
Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:55 pm
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The Islanders improved to 7-6 and were powered by sophomore Ivy Baresh who matched a career-high 16 kills on .452 hitting and Haley Satterwhite Day matched a season-high nine kills on 2.08 hitting. Senior Logen Bourque dished out 34 assists while recording eight kills and seven digs. Hailey King propelled the Islanders' defense with 21 of the Islanders' 52 digs, just one short of tying her career high. The Islanders limited the Broncs (9-5) to just .129 hitting.
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The Islanders kept the momentum going in the second set with a 10-6 early start to force a UTPA timeout. Baresh tallied four of her set-high six kills to help ignite the offense. The Islanders stayed out in front the rest of the way and built their biggest lead of the set at 17-10 after earning straight points on a kill by Satterwhite and an attacking error by UTPA. The Broncs drew within five on a 4-0 run but the Islanders powered through with back-to-back kills by Bourque and Parker to pad the lead to seven. After trading points, the Islanders clinched the set 25-18 on an attacking error by the Broncs. The Islanders hit .412 in the set and limited UTPA to just .250 hitting.
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Force of Nature was an experimental music label active between 2001 and 2013 that focused on creative music often described as Industrial, IDM, Glitch, Noise, Power Electronics, Dubstep, or Dark Ambient.
FoN Artists
More information about the more recent artists who had released on FoN can be found at their web sites.
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Force of Nature began as an attempt to move beyond the typical shock value tactics used in experimental circles and instead to draw inspiration from the ultimate power in this world: nature's true destructive face. Founded by DJ Peter Lee in 2001, the original releases centered around a collection of unknown bands who deserved proper releases. The first release, "Dark Transmission" was compiled from submissions to his weekly radio show A Dark and Tranquil Place and was followed by a series of releases reaching critical acclaim throughout the harsh industrial noise scene. Examples of this style on FoN include Gruntsplatter - The Passions of a Cripple, Skin Crime, and G.R. by Deathpile.
The FoN sound has increasingly also included experimental Dark Ambient artists featuring works by legendary artists such as The [law-rah] Collective who, in 2003 released the first in the FoN "Natural Disaster Series" (where each release will describe a different natural disaster) titled "Vesuvius". Other examples of the FoN Dark Ambient releases include Monstrare - Novum Ott, 15 Degrees Below Zero - Under A Morphine Sky, and Concrete Cookie and the Maggot Farmer - Mondegreen.
The Later Years
The FoN roster grew to incorporate IDM, Industrial, Ambient Live Electronics highlighted in releases such as synnack's v2,v2.5/Katrina, Freeze Etch's Vessels, Helios II, Perfection Plastic's Triomphe de la Matiere, The Caparpace's Moments in Time (co-released with Signifier), and T-FAKTOR's BRICKSPLITTER.
In total, FoN released 36 amazing one-of-a-kind releases by both new and legendary artists; including unique compilations and remix anthologies spanning CD, DVD, vinyl, and digital formats. Every release was a source of great pride for everyone involved. At the end of the day running a small independent music label is a thankless job but one you do for the love of the music you release. Of particular note for me personally (having experienced the impact of hurricane Katrina directly) was the Natural Disaster Series. The concept of a series of releases describing a different natural disaster with art was one of the things that attracted me to the label as an artist (I'm synnack). I eventually released my own release in this series with Katrina but we took this to the next level with the SENDAI Japan project. This was a 4 part series of compilations and a mammoth undertaking, but resulted in a donation of all profits to charities supporting the victims of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Sendai Japan in 2011.
It's 2013 as I write this and the label has been inactive since June 2012. We all (hopefully) move on and change as we get older and for me I am no longer able to put the kind of effort into the label that the bands deserve so the label is for all practical purposes shut down. If there's anyone out there interested in picking up from where I took the label after Peter Lee stepped down, contact me at email@example.com and we'll see what we can work out. I intend to continue to renew the domain and provide the archive for historical reference, but there will be no more FoN releases without new blood to take it forward.
I'd like to thank Peter Lee for all his hard work and financial support in creating the label and Bauke van der Wal for his guidance and hard work with me to bring the SENDAI Japan series into being.
Downloading FoN Releases
At this time of this writing the free download system for the 7 releases we gave away still works. You can get these releases at the following links:
- Forced Nature Volume One by Various
- Undercurrent/Floodplain by Wilt
- L'Echec de la Matiere by Perfection Plastic
- v2.0.5 by synnack
- BRICKS AND THUNDER by T-FAKTOR
- v2.5 by synnack
- Interpretations in Time by The Carapace
Mos of the releases in the Natural Disaster Series are also available for free via bandcamp at forceofnature.bandcamp.com. For other releases in the back catalog, please contact the artists directly through the links above.
You're welcome browse the old site content and explore the artists and releases at archive.forceofnature.cc. No guarantee that will always be there (or work) but I'll check in from time to time and try to keep it online for historical references.
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- Herhold: What made an Asiana flight attendant a hero in SFO crash?
- Asiana Flight 214 crash: First responders describe surreal scene at SFO
- Jul 7:
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- San Francisco: Survivors of Asiana plane crash at SFO tell tales of flying cinnamon buns, iPods and gaping exit holes
- SFO crash: Official probes whether rescuers ran over, killed crash victim
- SFO Crash: Southern California school in shock after students killed, injured in crash
- Two girls killed in San Francisco plane crash were students headed to summer camps in U.S.
- NTSB: Asiana flight tried to abort landing at SFO just seconds before crash
- SFO 'glide slope' inoperable during Saturday's crash
- Air travelers should brace for more delays on Monday
- Live Coverage: Investigation of Asiana Flight 214 crash at SFO
- SFO Crash: Victim may have been hit by rescue truck after plane crash
- Jul 6:
- SFO crash: Terror inside plane that slammed into runway, began to burn
- SFO crash causes chaos in California skies
- SFO Crash: Asiana Airline statement
- SFO Crash Raw Video: Coverage of Asiana Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport
- A look back at previous airport approach crashes
- Asiana Airlines connects major technology markets
- Boeing 777 that crashed in SFO has a stellar reputation among pilots
- NTSB launches team to investigate airline crash at SFO
- Asiana Airlines at a glance
- Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg nearly on plane that crashed at SFO
- SFO Crash: 2 girls dead, almost 200 other people injured after Asiana flight 214 slams runway
An Asiana Airlines flight from South Korea crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. Authorities are trying to determine how many have died and how many have been injured in the crash.
The White House says in a statement that Obama has directed his team to stay in constant contact with federal, state and local partners as they investigate and respond to the accident.
The White House says the president's thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those affected by the crash.


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Anderson leads Hornets past Kings
Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 3:12 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Anderson scored 27 points and the New Orleans Hornets survived a second half without Anthony Davis in a 114-105 victory over Sacramento on Monday.
Anderson scored 17 points in the second quarter, making 5 of 8 3-point attempts, when the Hornets raced to a 64-39 halftime lead.
Greivis Vasquez added 19 points and Eric Gordon had 16 points for the Hornets, who have won three of four.
Davis sat out the second half with a left ankle sprain. It is the same ankle he injured earlier in the year that sidelined him for 11 games.
DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points, and Tyreke Evans had 16 on the day the NBA announced the team's owners had a deal to potentially move the franchise to Seattle.
The Hornets shot 53.1 percent in the first two quarters, setting a season high for points in a first half.
New Orleans packed its defense in the paint, denying Sacramento the entry pass and forcing the Kings to move to the outside, where they struggled. Sacramento shot 34 percent in the first half and had nine turnovers.
The Hornets led by as many as 27, but with Davis out, the Kings were able to cut the deficit to single digits on several occasions in the second half. But the Hornets' 25-10 edge in second-chance points proved too much to overcome.
New Orleans outrebounded Sacramento 49-36.
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Carnegie Library is built with a gift from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It was one of the few college libraries funded by Carnegie, who was principally interested in supporting community libraries.
Our History
Dan Bradley, a Congregational pastor from Grand Rapids, Mich., is selected as College president by the trustees.
Herrick Chapel is built. It quickly becomes home to the vespers services that John H.T. Main began in 1901. The building was named for Stephen Leonard Herrick, an early settler in Grinnell and a local merchant and trustee of the College.
John H.T. Main, a professor of Greek at the College, begins 25 years of service as president of the College after two earlier stints as acting president. He establishes Grinnell as a residential college, building the North and South Campus halls.
The Christian Association "Y" Building is completed. Its name is changed to Steiner Hall in 1959 to honor Edward A. Steiner, a professor of applied Christianity at Grinnell from 1903 to 1941.


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Unstable Angina
Angina is a painful or tight feeling in or near your chest. It can occur if your heart muscle isn't getting enough oxygen-rich blood. There are 2 kinds of angina: stable and unstable. Stable angina occurs at predictable times and can often be managed. Unstable angina does not occur at predictable times, and it may not respond to the usual forms of treatment for angina. It is a warning that a heart attack, also known as acute myocardial infarction, or AMI, is possible in the near future. For this reason, it should be treated right away. This sheet tells you more about unstable angina. If you have questions, be sure to ask your doctor.
CAD causes angina
The heart is a muscle. It gets oxygen from the blood provided through the coronary arteries. Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when fatty material (plaque) builds up within your artery walls. This buildup reduces blood flow to your heart. As a result, your heart can't get enough oxygen. This causes the chest pain of angina. Other symptoms, such as lightheadedness, shortness of breath, nausea, abdominal pain, or unexplained sweating, may also be symptoms of angina.
The difference between stable and unstable angina
Stable angina. This type of angina occurs most often during exercise or times of stress. Stable angina goes away when you rest or take nitroglycerin. This is a medication that helps increase blood flow through your arteries.
Unstable angina. This type of angina is caused when a piece of plaque ruptures or breaks off. A blood clot can form at the site of the rupture, which reduces blood flow even further. Unstable angina is described as chest pain that occurs even at rest. You may also be diagnosed with unstable angina if you have stable angina that becomes more severe, lasts longer, or that is not relieved by rest or medication.
How unstable angina feels
Unstable and stable angina have the same symptoms. With unstable angina, the symptoms are more severe and last longer. Symptoms include:
Discomfort, aching, heaviness, tightness, squeezing, or pressure. You may feel this in your chest or back. You may also feel it in your arm, shoulder, neck, jaw, or upper abdomen.
Feeling more tired than usual for no clear reason
Unexplained sweating
Shortness of breath
Your evaluation
Because unstable angina can lead to a heart attack, it is viewed as an emergency. If you are having symptoms of unstable angina, you should call 911 immediately. Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and examine you. Tests will be done quickly. Common tests include:
Blood tests. These can help tell if there is damage to your heart. They can also check for cholesterol in the blood, which leads to plaque buildup. They can check for other health problems that affect the heart as well, such as diabetes.
Electrocardiogram (ECG). This test records your heart's electrical patterns. A resting ECG can show whether there is damage to your heart muscle. A stress ECG can show how well the blood flows to your heart during exercise.
Angiography. This test can pinpoint where your arteries are narrowed. A long tube (catheter) is placed in an artery in your arm, neck, or leg (groin). It is then slowly guided to your heart. Dye is sent through the tube and into the coronary arteries. This makes the arteries show up clearly on X-rays.
Treating unstable angina
Your treatment will depend on the results of your tests. Possible treatments include:
Observation. If your symptoms are severe, you may need to stay in the hospital to be monitored. If your chest pain improves and tests show no sign of damage to your heart, you'll likely be allowed to go home.
Medications. Your doctor will likely give you nitroglycerin and medications that help prevent blood clots, such as aspirin. He or she may also give you medications to help reduce your blood pressure or slow your heart rate.
Procedures to improve blood flow. If your chest pain does not improve, your doctor may suggest procedures to improve blood flow to your heart muscle. These can include angioplasty and bypass surgery. Your doctor will tell you more about these treatments if you need them.
Lifestyle changes. These can include not smoking, eating healthy foods, and getting regular exercise. If you have other health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, these need to be treated as well. They can increase your risk for a heart attack. Lifestyle changes can make unstable angina attacks less frequent and less severe. They also help you manage CAD and reduce your risk for a heart attack.
When taking nitroglycerin
If your doctor prescribes nitroglycerin, be sure to follow his or her instructions on how to use it. Also, be sure to tell your doctor if you're taking any other medications. This includes other prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as herbs and other supplements. DO NOT take nitroglycerin if you take medications to treat erectile dysfunction. These can include sildenafil, tadalafil, or vardenafil.
When to call 911
Call 911 or go to the emergency room (ER) right away if your chest pain:
Occurs when you're not active.
Wakes you up from sleep.
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Monday, 03/13/1989
Nectar's, Burlington, VT
Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Fee, Ya Mar, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: Sanity[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Possum, DividedDivided Sky, LizardsThe Lizards, Fire
Set 3: Whipping Post, IDKI Didn't Know, Free Bird
Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus
[1] Fast version.
Average Song Gap: 18.8
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: YEM was preceded by two unknown jazz songs featuring the band as a trio with Trey on drums because Fish was absent. Fish arrived during the second jazz song and played trombone. This version of Sanity was the fast version. I Didn't Know was subsequently followed by a medley that included portions of Killer Joe, Low Rider, Back in Black, Godzilla, and Iron Man, as well as a rap funk. It is possible that this medley took place on 3/14/89. Free Bird was played for the first time since March 6, 1987 (148 shows). The third set was pieced together from Mike's notes and the source of this setlist is phish.com.
Song Distribution:
6 Junta
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
2 The White Tape
1 Stash
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Columbia College recently announced it will expand tuition deferment for the term that begins Oct. 21 to veterans whose benefits have been suspended or delayed as a result of the federal government shutdown. The college recently offered a no-liability withdrawal policy or an extended six-month payment plan to service members that had their Military Tuition Assistance suspended and were unable to secure other financial assistance.
"The uncertainty caused by the government shutdown has been felt by everyone," said Mike Lederle, assistant dean for military and federal programs. "In keeping with our steadfast dedication to those who serve our country, it only seemed logical to expand this option to our veteran students as well, to help keep them in school."
Details of Columbia College assistance for the October 2013 academic session:
Affected students must:
* Show proof of eligibility
* Apply for or have a current FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on file
Columbia College will offer the following to affected students:
* The opportunity to withdraw from classes through Nov. 29, 2013, without financial or academic liability
* The opportunity to enroll in an extended six-month payment plan, with the first payment due Nov. 22, 2013
During the 2012-13 academic year, more than 3,500 students completed Columbia College coursework using veteran benefits. Many of those affiliated with the military are enrolled at Columbia College's campuses across the country. Of those 35 locations, 18 are located on military bases, including one in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 160 years.
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SNL NM Building 750
1515 Eubank SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
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Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Building 750 earned the ENERGY STAR for superior energy performance as part of an effort to certify the building under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED EB:OM) green building rating system. Building 750 is the first building at SNL to earn ENERGY STAR recognition and LEED EBOM certification. The building is also the first in
Building 750 is a single-story standard office facility that was selected to earn the ENERGY STAR and act as a LEED EB:OM pilot project for many reasons, including occupant support, good initial energy performance, building age, building occupancy type, and availability of metered data.
The work to qualify the building for both LEED and ENERGY STAR was done by members of the workforce at SNL.
Energy performance was improved by retro-commissioning the building systems and installing occupancy sensors in all offices and shared spaces. The process of retro-commissioning revealed several significant energy savings opportunities, including fixing an air handler that was operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week and a broken damper that resulted in a much larger volume of air being used than necessary. Annual energy consumption in the building was reduced by 25 percent.
Occupant awareness about energy consumption was an essential contributor to the energy savings. During the 3-month LEED EB:OM Period of Performance, the building's energy consumption was 45 percent less than the same period of time during the previous year. The 45 percent reduction is partially attributable to the occupant awareness program that was intensified during the Period of Performance. A "Building Liaison" was appointed to interface with the facilities team responsible for documenting the certifications and the building occupants. The role of the Liaison was to be a familiar face that could answer questions and convey information to and from occupants. Several "Lunch and Learn" sessions conducted in the building provided occupants the opportunity to learn about the rating systems and what actions they could take to facilitate the process. The Liaison reminded occupants to shut down non-essential equipment in person, through email, and signage. Occupants were also given "smart" surge protectors that turn off all devices when a central device such as the computer is turned off to help manage plug loads.
Other elements of the green building certification include campus-wide plans documenting green cleaning, purchasing, and maintenance of the exterior of the building and surrounding hardscape practices. Indoor water-using fixtures were replaced or upgraded for a total savings of over 40 percent, and the drought tolerant landscaping uses 75 percent less water than a baseline landscape. A survey of building residents showed that almost 20 percent of occupants used alternative forms of commuting. The recycling area in the building was augmented with better signage and a subsequent waste audit revealed a 60 percent diversion rate. Indoor air quality is also addressed through the green cleaning program, which uses environmentally friendly cleaning products and walk-off mats at the entrance to the building.
Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Sandia National Lab NM or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
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AAA in Ocala FL is group of motor clubs located throughout numerous locations throughout North America with headquarters in Heathrow, Florida which has over 50 million members. AAA was created in 1902 based in Chicago and was a collaboration of 9 motor clubs with over 15,000 members. They offer many motor related items from Road maps to hotel guides to driver safety courses.
AAA membership benefits include: towing, tire changes, first aid and other roadside assistant services as well as offer discounts at numerous locations for all card holders. They also offer liability insurance, provide DMV registration services as well as notary services. The road maps, tourbooks and other literature is provided free to members.
They also pay close attention to seniors by pushing road signs to clearer visibility and lettering as well as providing insight to road design which helps overall. The Reader's digest pointed out their particular attention to seniors and how their programs have helped them. AAA is comprised of 69 motor clubs which in turn own AAA but the number of local clubs has decreased since the 1970s.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Upvalley bowlers, fear not - you won't have to go far to get a game in much longer.
Under the direction and ownership of resident Mark Reece, a bowling alley will open June 1 in the Bedford Ballroom underneath Venga Venga at the top of the Snowmass Village Mall, housing eight full-size lanes, flat-screen televisions, plush couches and a full kitchen and bar.
"This has been a passion of mine for a long time," said Reece, who grew up as a kid in bowling alleys before starting a
38-team fraternity league in college. "The hardest part has been keeping it a secret for two and a half years while putting everything together."
For years, Reece, currently a bartender at Slice in Base Village, has been traveling back and forth between the Roaring Fork Valley and Naples, Fla., searching for the perfect spot to pursue his lifelong dream. After giving up his search in Naples due to an overabundance of bowling alleys, he finally found an ideal spot in the Village.
"I searched the entire area high and low, from Aspen to Highlands, to Buttermilk and the (Aspen Business Center) and never found a place that could cater to such a large project," he said. "By pure luck, discovering the Bedford Ballroom in Snowmass has been a blessing in disguise, because this is where it really needs to be."
"I can't tell you how many people have come to me with plans to build a bowling alley in Aspen," said Ruth Kruger, Reece's real estate agent. "The fact is, there isn't a place in Aspen that could accommodate a bowling alley and with Reece's dedication and persistence, we were able to find an ideal location in Snowmass, which in my opinion will be the best use of space for both the building and the community."
One of the early buildings in Snowmass, the Timbermill Building was constructed in the 1960s and has since served a multitude of purposes, according to longtime Snowmass architect Gus Gustafson. In the building's early years, the downstairs level was home to the Opticon movie theater and later accommodated a community theater group.
In 1988, the building was remodeled to host a variety of functions, including the ticket pavilion and ski school as well as restaurants, sport shops and the celebratory Bartenders Ball, the annual fundraiser often considered the unofficial end to the Aspen ski season and one of the most extravagant black-tie parties of the year.
Venga Venga and Aspen Sports now call the upper part of the building home, but for the past couple of years, the ballroom space has served little purpose, if only as a meeting place for conference operations from time to time.
"Special requirements are needed for a bowling alley," said Gustafson, of Z Group Architects, designers for the project. "There aren't many spaces sitting around unused, so physically this building makes perfect sense - not only as an amenity that supports the town as a family resort, but one that provides young people with an additional recreational outlet."
With prior work experience in the Bedford Ballroom, access to the site's original drawings and a resume spanning more than 100 projects within the town of Snowmass, it made sense for Gustafson and his team at Z Group to take on the job as lead architects for the town's first-ever bowling alley.
"As of now we are still in the planning stage," Gustafson said. "I am working with (Reece) and the town to go through some of the preliminary steps to review the lease and accommodate the physical and aesthetic requirements of a bowling alley function."
Reece anticipates an operation that plays off the affluent styles of Lucky Strike, a national bowling chain whose locations also have bars and restaurants in-house."I want this place to be a multifaceted hub of entertainment," Reece said. "In Snowmass, there's a lot of downtime, especially in the offseasons. Having a bowling alley will not only save people time from driving or taking a bus downvalley, but it will create time for families and friends to spend doing something fun together."
From youth bowling leagues, to movies like "The Big Lebowski" playing on TVs, to football games, to Aspen Brewing Co. beer on tap and a full restaurant offering dishes you wouldn't expect to find at a bowling alley, Reece intends to develop a place where people of all ages can come and have a good time, even if they decide not to put on the shoes and underhand a ball down one of the eight regulation-sized lanes.
"Having an additional family amenity like this will be a wonderful complement to the town in both the summer and the winter," said Town Manager Russ Forrest, who, like several other residents, anticipates a place where people of all ages can come and enjoy a safe, fun time.
But until then, the rest of us will have to sit patiently and wait, particularly to hear the name of the Valley's newest bowling alley - a secret Reece plans to keep until the doors open on June 1.
"When you have something that is so outside the norm, it really takes the right combination of people to make it happen," Kruger said. "For someone like (Reece) to come in who not only knows the business, but knows how to run a kitchen and has an extreme passion to see it through, I have no doubt in my mind it will be great."


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About the Book
On August 19, 1953, the American and British intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup in Iran against a cussed, bedridden seventy-two-year-old man. His name was Muhammad Mossadegh, and his crimes had been to flirt with communism and to nationalize his country's oil industry, which for forty years had been in British hands. To Winston Churchill, the Iranian prime minister was a lunatic, determined to humiliate Britain. To President Dwight Eisenhower, he was delivering Iran to the Soviets. Mossadegh must go.
And so he did, in one of the most dramatic episodes in modern Middle Eastern history. But the countries that overthrew him would, in time, deeply regret their decision. Mossadegh was one of the first liberals of the Middle East, a man whose conception of liberty was as sophisticated as any in Europe or America. He wanted friendship with the West—but not slavish dependence. He would not compromise on Iran's right to control its own destiny. The West therefore sided against him and in favor of his great foe, Shah Muhammad-Reza Pahlavi.
Who was this political guerrilla of noble blood, who was so adored in the Middle East and so reviled in the West? Schooled in Europe of the Belle Epoque, Mossadegh was pitted against dictatorship at home, a struggle that almost cost him his life and had tragic consequences for his family. By the time of the Shah's accession in 1941, Mossadegh had become the nation's conscience, and he spent the rest of his life in conflict with a monarch whose despotic regime was eventually toppled in the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Here, for the first time, is the political and personal life of a remarkable patriot, written by our foremost observer of Iran. Drawing on sources in Tehran and the West, Christopher de Bellaigue reveals a man who not only embodied his nation's struggle for freedom but also was one of the great eccentrics of modern times—and uncovers the coup that undid him. Above all, the life of Muhammad Mossadegh serves as a warning to today's occupants of the White House and Downing Street as they commit to further intervention in a volatile and unpredictable region.
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Critical Praise
"A compelling biography… Bellaigue…writes with economy and a lightly ironic touch…The result is a three-dimensional profile of Mossadegh that contrasts sharply with the heroic democrat mythologized by his supporters." — Wall Street Journal
"Economist Tehran correspondent de Bellaigue uses plenty of local insight to provide general readers with an intriguing combination of biography, history and strategic study." — Kirkus Reviews
"…superbly researched…" — Huffington Post
"…a major strength of the book is that it does not seek to lionize the protagonist." — Washington Independent Review of Books
"Brilliant…A sweeping new biography…also a rich portrait of Iran amid the revolutionary upheaval of anti-colonial reform movements…-the antecedent, in many ways, of today's Middle East uprisings." — The Daily
"…thanks to veteran journalist Christopher de Bellaigue's brisk, engaging 300-page biography, Mossadegh's strange personality and at times baffling motives come into clearer focus." — The Daily Beast
"A timely book…elegantly written…feels both fresh and relevant…highlights the dangers of a foreign policy that ignores the perceptions of those with memories longer than our own." — The Guardian
"Superbly timed…portrays some fascinating, and often farcical, stories of political life in Iran" — Independent
"Compelling… the West has handled its relationship with Iran as badly as possible… we have little leverage with its people…de Bellaigue's book goes far to explain why." — Max Hastings, Sunday Times (London)
"De Bellaigue's book is unsurpassed as a rounded portrait of Mossadegh." — Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Authoritative…a politically astute biography" — Pankaj Mishra, London Review of Books
"Portrayed by Bellaigue as a classic tragic hero…the book presents a nuanced portrait of an enigmantic man whose brilliance and fairmindedness fatally collided with his pride and rigidity." — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post
"Brilliant…deft…De Bellaigue, fluent in Farsi, draws on previously unused Iranian sources to bring Mossadegh to vivid life…De Bellaigue's powerful portrait is also a timely reminder that further Western recklessness toward Iran…would only pile tragedy upon tragedy." — Roger Cohen, New York Review of Books
Product Details
- Imprint: Harper
- On Sale: 05/15/2012
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.067 in (d)
- Pages: 320
- List Price: 27.99 USD
- BISAC1: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
- BISAC2: HISTORY / Middle East / General
- BISAC3: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political


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"Pull up a favorite pic of yourself on your phone, and look at it during the day," suggests Ashley Solomon, a psychologist in Chicago. You may feel more preggo than hot chica right now, but the image reminds you how you felt in that moment. Warm fuzzies may ensue.
Rotating your core muscles helps force gas out of your intestines," says Lindsay Hallam, a Pilates instructor at The Studio (MDR), in Marina del Rey, California. Get into side-plank position, and bring your top arm across your abdomen and under your body to twist your torso. Do 5 reps; switch sides.
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A Nebraska truck driver sustained minor injuries Wednesday night when the tractor-trailer he was driving was blown over by high winds in Marion County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the mishap happened at 6:15 p.m. on U.S. 36 five miles east of Monroe City.
A 2009 International was being driven west by Mauricio Aldana, 36, of South Sioux City, Neb., when the wind knocked the trailer on its side. The rig came to rest in the median.
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European External Action Service
EEAS Building, 9A Rond Point Schuman - 1000 Brussels
EEAS Building, 9A Rond Point Schuman - 1000 Brussels
The EU supports regional development in South-East Europe with its Black Sea Synergy. By encouraging cooperation between the countries surrounding the Black Sea, the synergy offers a forum for tackling common problems while encouraging political and economic reform.
EEAS and Commission services have issued a Joint Staff Working Document on the Black Sea Synergy: review of a regional cooperation initiative [531 KB] . It is a snapshot progress in the main fields of cooperation in the Black Sea region during the last five years. It highlights a number of "lessons learned" which will inform the future development of the Synergy such as:
The results of the Black Sea Synergy to date reveal the practical utility and the potential of this EU regional policy approach. The Black Sea Synergy will remain a bottom-up initiative geared towards strengthening regional cooperation via concrete projects making the best possible use of the wide range of tools at the EU's disposal. An important goal is to bring added value to the citizens of the region while ensuring environmental sustainability.
The 2007 Communication on the Black Sea Synergy set out concrete goals and tasks across a range of economic sectors and thematic fields. The Synergy was intended as a flexible framework to ensure greater coherence and provide policy guidance. It is based on a bottom-up project development approach aimed at building on concrete deliverables in the environment, maritime affairs, fisheries, maritime transport, energy, education, civil society, cross border cooperation and research fields.
A conference between EU and Black Sea Foreign Affairs Ministers in Kiev (Ukraine) in 2008 led to a joint statement initiating the Synergy , which the EU regards as a means to increase cooperation among the countries surrounding the Black Sea. Closer regional ties will:
The Black Sea Environmental Partnership was launched in March 2010. Further measures are now needed on biodiversity conservation as well as integrated coastal zone and river basin management. Other priorities include tackling pollution and promoting environmental integration, monitoring, research and eco-innovation.
The EU has also established a new cross-border cooperation programme for local authorities in the Black Sea area that also supports civil society organisations.
A report on the first year of implementation of the Black Sea Synergy highlighted the practical utility and potential of this new approach for EU regional policy.
The Black Sea NGO Forum was launched in 2008. The Forum brings together over 600 participants, including NGOs representatives, experts, donors and governmental representatives from the Black Sea region. The current participants are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine, Romania and Russia.


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Sure, many business owners say Groupon is a terrible deal for them. But co-founder Eric Lefkofsky saved his worst deal for consumers. How does a 125 percent-interest loan sound?
That's the compounded, annualized interest rate that Lefkofsky and partner Brad Keywell charge some customers at their new venture, an internet pawn shop called Pawngo, which is already being put forward as perhaps the "next big thing in e-commerce." Of course, Pawngo prefers to say it charges 7 percent per month, since that sounds better. And some customers get away with paying a compounded annual rate of as little as 42 percent. What a bargain.
Pawngo appears to be most interested in jewels, precious metals, watches and high end cameras. But they'll give you a quote on pretty much anything. We suggest trying to pawn a Groupon. Those things have to be valuable, right?
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The environment has taken center stage in the Obama administration, but a California-based municipal water and wastewater utility, which operates five water-recycling facilities for 880,000 residents 35 miles east of Los Angeles, already has spent the last five years embarking on a comprehensive strategy to reduce its energy use and to generate the majority of its electrical needs through renewable biogas, energy generated onsite, and solar power.
The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), located in San Bernardino County, was formed as a wholesale water utility in 1950 to become a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to receive imported water from the Colorado River. IEUA has grown to a regional wholesale water and wastewater utility with a current electrical consumption of about 12 MW annually.
About one-third of the water distributed by the IEUA is imported from the MWD via the California State Water Project (SWP) and from the Colorado River from MWD's aqueduct built in the 1930s. The remaining two-thirds is derived from local ground-water and surface runoff.
But importing water to southern California is very energy-intensive: The SWP uses about six times the energy, and the Colorado River uses about four times the energy of a local groundwater well in Ontario, Calif., to supply the IEUA service area.
The SWP does not pay the entire bill, though. Charges are billed to the MWD, which in turn bills the IEUA its prorate share based on water delivery.
Overall, energy use by water and waste-water utilities in California is a significant issue: About 19% of all electrical consumption in the state is related to pumping, treating, and distributing water. Energy use will only increase with population growth. The service area of the IEUA is expected to grow by an estimated 50% over the next 20 years to about 1.3 million people.
Given the growth trends, the agency's five-member, elected board of directors and management team recognized the need to develop new local water supplies to offset the need for additional imported water, to reduce the potential for drought in its 242-square-mile service area, and to reduce its net energy use.
In addition, climate change likely will affect water supplies in California and the arid Southwestern portions of the United States in the next decade as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
As result of a feasibility study commissioned by a National Science Foundation grant of $1.5 million and conducted by the RAND Corp., the IEUA decided to increase investments in local supplies by adopting a multifaceted strategy that would capitalize on increased conservation, recycled water, and stormwater capture in the local groundwater aquifers. Specifically, the IEUA decided to accelerate water conservation practices; expand a water distribution system for irrigation and industrial uses by replacing drinking water with recycled water; and utilize local groundwater supplies as effectively as possible.
The strategy was designed to increase water supply reliability while reducing the utility's dependence on imported water.


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Published: Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 10:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 6, 2014 at 9:56 a.m.
A soldier from Laurel Hill died Saturday after an enemy attack in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced.
Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, was from Laurel Hill. Early information provided by the Department of Defense indicated he was from Laurel, in Sarasota County.
Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, died in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit was attacked with rocket propelled grenades, the department said Sunday.
Lacey was assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Knox, Ky.
This was Lacey's fifth deployment overall and second in Afghanistan, according to Fort Knox public affairs.
His death marks the first combat loss of 2014 for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
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Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
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SIMPSONVILLE— Hazel Jean Parton, 78, of Simpsonville, SC, passed away Dec. 3. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church, 2466 Cove Road, Rutherfordton.
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I recently encountered a problem where, when playing a transcoded mkv file on my PS3, the subtitles would extend off the screen if there were multiple lines of text, making them almost unreadable. The same video played on my PC with VLC media player showed the subtitles correctly.
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Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 11:49 p.m.
MONTGOMERY | The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants hunters to know that the proposal for an extended deer season in southwest Alabama refers to the 2014 season, not the current hunting season.
"Deer season will end as scheduled on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013," conservation commissioner N. Gunter Guy Jr. said.
"When word got out that the Conservation Department will propose an extended season, rumors got started that it is for the current season, and that is not the case," Guy said. "We don't want anyone to get a ticket for deer hunting out of season, but that is what will happen if people hunt after Jan. 31."
A proposal for a 2014 February deer season will be presented to the Conservation Advisory Board at its meeting Feb. 9, but it will not be voted on until a future meeting. Advisory board rules require that no regulation is voted on during the same meeting it is introduced. This is to give the board time to hear feedback from the public and do any necessary research on the issue.
Guy said the boundaries for the proposed February extension in southwest Alabama are still being fine-tuned and will not be revealed until the Feb.9 meeting.
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OAKLAND — The A's have lost reliever Ryan Cook to at least 15 days on the disabled list thanks to a muscle strain in his right forearm.
Cook had an MRI Thursday and the news is good -- it's a simple forearm strain and nothing involving surgery.
"When I left here (Wednesday), I was 100 percent confident this wasn't a Tommy John (surgery) thing,'' Cook said. "And that's what the MRI showed. So I shouldn't be out long.''
At the same time the club has added a starting pitcher. Drew Pomeranz is officially in the Oakland rotation after making a five-inning scoreless start in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
The opening for Pomeranz was created with the club optioning right-handed starter Dan Straily to Triple-A Sacramento.
The two open spots on the roster will be filled by right-handed reliever Fernando Rodriguez and left-handed reliever Joe Savery, both of whom have been pitching for Sacramento.
The fact that Pomeranz threw five two-hit, zero-walk innings Wednesday gave the A's the option to send down Straily for some work on his command. He'd walked 15 in 381/3 innings, and he'd been pitching behind in the count in much of the last five games.
"He needs to work on refining his fastball command and getting ahead,'' manager Bob Melvin said. "We have seen him have success here before. We feel like best avenue for him is to go down and work where there's less pressure tan you get at the big league level. He's still a guy we expect big things out of at the big league level.''
Wednesday's start was Pomeranz's first start of the season after working as the long man out of the bullpen.
"In the past he's had a little trouble throwing strikes, but that hasn't been the case here,'' Melvin said. "He has a plus fastball and a plus breaking ball. He used his change-up in the start the other day. He's pitched his way into this role.
Cook missed all of spring training and the first week-plus of the season while recovering from shoulder tendinitis. He came out of the 10th inning of the first game Wednesday holding his forearm. The A's, locked in a 4-all tie at the time, saw the Mariners score two runs later in the inning as Cook took the loss. He goes to the DL with a 2.92 ERA, but had a 0.96 ERA in his first nine games.
"As soon as I'm asymptomatic I'll be back into baseball activities,'' Cook said. "I don't think it will be too long.''
Rodriguez, who missed all of 2013 because of Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery, began an injury rehabilitation assignment on April 3, appeared in eight games, then was taken off the DL and kept in Sacramento. He was 1-0 with a 0.73 ERA in his 11 games with the RiverCats.
"The velocity is still there,'' Rodriguez said of his arm post-surgery. "I'm a different pitcher though because I spent last year on the bench watching games. I've seen how to be effective without throwing 20-15 pitches an inning.''
Savery, claimed off waivers this spring from Philadelphia, went 4-0 with a 3.86 ERA and one save in 10 appearances with Sacramento.
"He gives us a third left-handed option in the bullpen with Pomeranz going into the rotation,'' Melvin said.


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Novelist C. S. Lewis once wrote, "How incessant and great are the ills with which a prolonged old age is replete." Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about four out of every five older adults suffer from a chronic condition, and half have at least two.1
Often, those chronic conditions are treated with a variety of prescription medications. During National Healthy Aging Month, Delta Dental, the nation's largest dental benefits provider, cautions older adults to guard against a dangerous side effect of more than 400 prescribed and over-the-counter medications – dry mouth.2
As it is medically defined, dry mouth is the result of a reduction of salivary output or quality. But dry mouth is more than just irritating and mildly uncomfortable; it can also increase the risk of tooth decay, gum disease and other oral infections. Many medications that treat chronic illnesses – such as hay fever, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, high blood pressure (hypertension) and depression – are known to have dry mouth as a side effect.3
The New York Times recently attributed the dry mouth that results from many prescription medications as a major contributor to the rapidly deteriorating oral health of nursing home residents.4 The American Dental Association (ADA) has even advocated for warning-label information on these types of "xerogenic" medications to promote awareness of the potential oral health complications associated with drug-induced dry mouth.3 According to the ADA, chronic dry mouth is a common adverse effect for each of the following medication groups:3
- Cardiovascular medications (such as diuretics or calcium channel blockers)
- Anticholinergic agents for treatment of urinary incontinence (e.g., oxybutynin and tolterodine)
- Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline)
- Anti-psychotic agents (e.g., chlorpromazine)
- Anti-Parkinson's medications (e.g., benzatropine)
- Anti-allergy medications (e.g., antihistamines)
If your mouth becomes dry after taking a medication, you may want to mention it to your physician. Sometimes, an equally effective substitute medication can be prescribed that does not have the same side effect. To help you maintain good oral health and stimulate saliva, your dentist might suggest sipping water or sucking on ice chips frequently, avoiding alcohol, caffeine and tobacco products, chewing sugar-free gum or sucking on sugar-free candies.5
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Aging at a Glance (2011). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/AAG/aging.htm
2 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, 2000.
3 Warning Label Information on Medications Associated with Xerostomia (Dry Mouth). American Dental Association. http://www.ada.org/sections/newsAndEvents/pdfs/ltr_dry_mouth_110427.pdf
4 Nursing Homes' Dental Problems. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/08/05/health/100000002374631/nursing-homes-dental-problems.html?smid=tw-share
5 "Dry Mouth." National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, March 20, 2010. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/DryMouth Accessed 2010.


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SANTA CLARA — Donte Hitner, it isn't.
Rather than ask an Ohio judge to grant a name-change request Tuesday, 49ers safety Donte Whitner withdrew his application to drop the 'W' from his surname, according to the Cuyahoga County Probate Court.
"I had to withdraw the name change until after the season. Judge wouldn't allow it without me being present," Whitner explained on Twitter.
Whitner, a Cleveland native, formally filed his name-change paperwork Oct. 10. "The matter is hereby dismissed," Judge Laura J. Gallagher posted on the court docket after the application was withdrawn from Tuesday's hearing.
Whitner voiced a desire to change his name after he drew unnecessary-roughness penalties in back-to-back games, including a touchdown-saving hit in St. Louis that cost him a $21,000 fine.
He made a legal, hard hit to prevent a fourth-down completion in Sunday's 23-20 loss the New Orleans Saints. He also gave up his first touchdown in coverage this season.
Initially wanting to change his name last summer, Whitner filed an official request in court once he got the blessing of his mother, Deborah.
"Everything we do is for the fans. It's all entertainment," Whitner said last month. "But at the same time, that's what I do, it's my game. Along with some things that have happened recently."
Whitner is in his third season as the 49ers' starting strong safety. He is scheduled to become a free agent after this season.
Had the court granted his name change, he could have unveil that "Hitner" name on the back of his No. 31 jersey as soon as Monday night's game at Washington, but only if he'd bought up all of the remaining "Whitner" replica jerseys made by NFL-sponsor Nike.
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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CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster announced the submission Monday of a proposed affiliation agreement involving two healthcare charitable trusts to his office for review.
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Why Entrepreneurs Need to Put Away Their Smartphone
ERIC THOME: Entrepreneurs today face an expanded risk of multitasking their lives away. The tools that were supposed to enable everyone to work a four-hour workweek have doomed us to never leave the office.
Today's entrepreneur is always within reach of customers, employees, suppliers, etc. The technology in the palm of our hands provides the ability and risk of always having one more thing to do (which inevitably leads to more things to do).
When used correctly, this can be such a great benefit.
However, you must set boundaries and allow yourself time dedicated to the people and activities that are important to your life outside of the business.
The old adage nobody on their deathbed has ever said "I wish I had spent more time at the office" should be replaced with the phrase that nobody on their deathbed has ever said "I wish I spent more time on my smartphone."
I find that my within my family, we often discuss how frequently we look at our phones and how they are a distraction to our family life.
We try to set limits on when we use our devices and allow ourselves more time to interact face to face or simply put the phone down and go to bed.
Eric Thome is the president and CEO of Folbot, a manufacturer and retailer of folding kayaks. He is also the founder of GameDayBlazers.com.
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Monday, March 5, 2012
It was a day of hope for us too. Our hope is that K will still be here and be able to romp in the spring, after the relentless winter winds finally leave us for the season. The winds flapped K's ears today.
32 comments:
- Two French Bulldogs said...
You are one cute participant
Benny & Lily
- March 5, 2012 at 9:41 PM
- rottrover said...
K looks fabulous in her "Chocolate" hat!! I'm sure she will enjoy her springtime... :-)
- March 5, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- harrispen said...
We were squealing at our house today because of bluebirds too! We seem to have a bonded pair hanging out around our bluebird houses and have our fingers crossed that they stay.
- March 5, 2012 at 9:54 PM
- Nola said...
There's always hope in Blogville!
Dachshund Nola
- March 5, 2012 at 10:03 PM
- Siku Marie, White Dog said...
Hope and love...expressed in hats and bluebirds flitting...fill the soul with strength and possibility. You look great in your Hat dear friend.
- March 5, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- GOOSE said...
K you look beautiful in your hat. I have mine on too. I'm sure Miss Judi will have a smile or two at all the hatted cats and dogs.
- March 5, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- Wyatt said...
Hats for Hope! And hats off to a wonderful community of bloggers :D
- March 5, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- The Life of Riley said...
So nice to see spring, as it is autumn here and the leaves are starting to fall.
When there is spring to look forward to there is always hope - so we hope K enjoys your spring (and hope that she will also enjoy photos I'll post in six months of spring here to show here what is ahead for her next year).
Love and woofs,
- March 5, 2012 at 10:52 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
I stand with you too as we honor Miss Judi with hope and love.
K- I love your hat, and I am so happy that the blue birds are back!
My robins are back, and I heard them sing a song yesterday.
I have hope for you too K.
- March 5, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- Lindsjö taxar said...
You never loose your hope. K will of course be here. The blue birds are nice, what a colour. We have cold nights now today -10C. The dachshunds ran quickly back to bed this morning after a short visit outside :-)
- March 5, 2012 at 11:25 PM
- chicamom85 said...
Paws crossed for Miss Judi.
You look so cute with your ears flapping and the hat is very becoming on you.
Loveys Sasha
- March 6, 2012 at 12:47 AM
- bichonpawz said...
All paws crossed for Miss Judi here too. K looks just wonderful in her hat and we will continue to have our paws crossed for her as well!! Beautiful pic! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
- March 6, 2012 at 12:51 AM
- Faith Shen said...
K, Your hat was really cool! You have a good weather too, we will pray for Ms. Jud :))
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- March 6, 2012 at 1:04 AM
- Tom, Tama-Chan, Sei-Chan, Bibi-Chan, Gen-Chan, Vidock said...
We share your hope. Surely those bluebirds are magical!
- March 6, 2012 at 1:09 AM
- Lulu Louise said...
This post moved me and my momma to a bit of teariness. Lots of scary things out there, but also lots of hope. We gotta hold on to and remember the hope. Thanks for reminding us!
Love to you all,
Lulu (your new blog follower) and her momma!
- March 6, 2012 at 1:35 AM
- ~ Kirra ~ said...
Paws and hands in prayer across the pond, as the evident signs of Spring fast approaches and K can enjoy the warmer climes as well as locate all those wonderful sticks.
I always marvel at your amazing photo's and inspires all of us to enjoy the outdoors with our loyal companions too.
- March 6, 2012 at 1:58 AM
- Lovable Lily said...
Always keep the hope and faith!
Lily Belle
- March 6, 2012 at 3:15 AM
- Mitch and angel Maggie said...
You look beautiful in your cap, K and you have my mom smiling at the beautiful bluebirds. We don't see many of them at our house.
Love ya lots,
- March 6, 2012 at 3:17 AM
- Mr. Pip said...
Yes, spring always comes even after the coldest and darkest winters ...there is always hope.
Your pal, Pip
- March 6, 2012 at 5:26 AM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Hope :springs" eternal. And with every new spring there is new hope. K looks great in her hat. We are holding so much hope for so many too.
- March 6, 2012 at 5:50 AM
- houndstooth said...
Your bluebirds are beautiful! I look for robins for the same reason. I have a feeling we're going to see Spring early here this year. I hope for the same thing for you!
- March 6, 2012 at 6:34 AM
- sophie...^5 said...
Bluebirds....would love to see these for real...someday for sure. Love the hat picture...so cute!
- March 6, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Bassetmomma said...
You look great in your hat K. Our thoughts are with Miss Judi too! Isn't it nice to see signs of spring, it just seems to evoke hope! :)
- March 6, 2012 at 7:10 AM
- TK and Squashies said...
We finds you from the blog hope for Auntie Judi. Mine mommy reads your whole blog for hours. Her was totally spell-bound. What a wonderfur blog you has!
Your spirit, K's spirit, twined together in a love of life.
Thank you for sharing your amazing love!
- March 6, 2012 at 7:22 AM
- Brenda's Arizona said...
Hope springs eternal. Oh as my dad always said, Spring is eternal hope. Here's to hoping...
- March 6, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Snowcatcher said...
Bluebirds, YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Spring can't be too far away now!
I love the shot of the "hatted" K, but the photo of K with a cycling helmet a long time ago is still one of my very favorites.
- March 6, 2012 at 10:51 AM
- The Thuglets said...
Our paws are crossed for miss Judi.
K looks fabulous in her hat!
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
- March 6, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Maery Rose said...
Yes, let's hope for all that you mentioned. It hit the 50's in Minnesota today. There has been a constant sound of drip, drip, drip all day.
- March 6, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Barb said...
A post of hope is one I like - I'll send my good wishes to Miss Judi. Meanwhile, don't let K & R blow away - so windy here in the mts!
- March 6, 2012 at 4:49 PM
- browndogcbr said...
Hi Y'all,
So glad you're seeing signs of spring.
Love the picture of K with her hat. I defied my Human to put one on me, so she just settled for leaving prayerful wishes on Miss Judi's site.
We have nesting birds here in the southeast. Hopefully I'll get some baby bird pictures on my Friday post. My Human took them Monday.
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
- March 6, 2012 at 6:11 PM
- Christine said...
Spring is nearly here! Love the photo of the birds!
- March 7, 2012 at 6:04 PM
- Joe said...
Nice shot of the Bluebirds
- March 8, 2012 at 5:21 AM