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Several different operative procedures may be used in the treatment of ulceration of the duodenum or stomach with a very low ulcer recurrence rate. With the recognition of this fact, physicians have started to focus their attention on the undesirable sequelae of such operative procedures.
A consideration of postgastrectomy abnormalities should include recurrent ulcer, afferent loop syndrome, biliary regurgitation, efferent loop obstruction, hypoglycemia, anemia, early postcibal vasomotor symptoms, diarrhea, and undernutrition. The occurrence of these undesirable sequelae has been previously discussed.1 While the presence or absence of all of these abnormalities was determined, this study is primarily concerned with early postcibal symptoms, diarrhea, and undernutrition.
The following conclusions were derived from a review of the rather extensive literature on postgastrectomy problems which has accumulated in the past several years.
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Russian energy company Rosneft together with ExxonMobil have offered engineering contracts to CB&I UK and Foster Wheeler Energy for a Russian Far East liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.
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ABA Feature Stories
Reprographics: A Banner Achievement
In August, Reprographics was featured on the cover of In-plantGraphics, a publication regarded as the "leading resource for in-plant printers." The shop was recognized for providing on-demand wide-format printing services, as part of the comprehensive services it provides to the campus. Read More
Excellence in Procurement
In July 2015, the Procurement & Contract Services office received the National Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award from the National Procurement Institute. This award recognizes the department for its ongoing efforts to implement and achieve best practices in procurement. Read More
Celebrating ABA's Staff Peer Award Winners
Photos from this year's ABA Staff Peer Awards are now available. The ABA Staff Peer Awards Program is a recognition program that allows ABA staff to recognize the work of their colleagues. Awards are presented annually in the following categories. Read More
ABA Celebrates Alumni Month
It is a Sac State tradition to celebrate the University's alums during the month of April. The first week in April, over half of ABA's staff alums came out show their support, participating in a group photo near the Guy West Bridge. In ABA, over 60 staff members are Sac State grads, holding degrees that range from bachelors' and masters' to doctorates. And more than 30 of them showed up for the celebratory photo. Read More
Reprographics Supports Student Athletics
In the shadow of March Madness, Sacramento State's men's and women's basketball teams were setting records of their own with their excellent play on the court. The men's team had their best record since joining Division I in 1991 with a record of 21-12, while the women's team made their first postseason run in school history, making it to the sweet 16. Read More
Sustainability Team Hosts Annual Mulching Mania Event
On March 19, 2015, the Sustainability Team held their annual Mulching Mania event in the quad near the Riverfront Center with the goal of promoting water conservation. Volunteers, spanning several student groups on campus, including Alpha Phi Omega, and the Full Circle Project, spread mulch under 53 trees in the main quad, and across the entire rose garden. Read More
ABA Speaker Series with Kunal Merchant
On March 18, 2015, ABA welcomed Kunal Merchant in its most recent installation of the ABA Speaker Series. Merchant is the Sacramento Kings' vice president of Strategic Initiatives. In this capacity, he oversees a portfolio of top strategic, political and community initiatives for the Kings, with a special focus on advancing progress on the new downtown entertainment and sports center scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. Read More
Sac State Supports Run to Feed the Hungry
On Thanksgiving, participants of the 2014 Run to Feed the Hungry campaign were greeted with signs welcoming them to Sacramento State near the main entrance along J Street and State University Drive. Participants gathered near the signs, and main entrance of the campus, as they prepared for their 5k or 10k walk/run through East Sacramento. Read More
Water Conservation Efforts Pay Off
Many efforts have been made to reduce water use on campus, through plants that consume less water, and the installation and replacement of 519 toilets and bathroom fixtures, campuswide. These efforts were undertaken to help address the record drought facing California and to practice good stewardship. Read More
Sustainability Team Adopts a Mile
Sac State's Sustainability Team joined the American River Parkway Foundation's Adopt the Parkway program as the Volunteer Steward for "Mile 7 South" of the parkway. This means that they will act as the volunteer coordinator for litter clean-up efforts along the river. In addition, they will monitor the area for needed improvements, reporting broken picnic tables and other issues to the American River Parkway Foundation. Read More
New Bike Paths & Bike Compounds Welcome Back Students
Over the summer, UTAPS, in coordination with Facilities Services, Public Safety, and the city of Sacramento, installed dedicated bike paths throughout Sacramento State's campus.These bright green painted zones cover close to five miles of the campus, and indicate specific pathways for bicycle riders, accommodating students and the campus community, as well as visitors to the campus. Read More
ABA Coordinates Food Drive
For many years, ABA has supported the campus-wide California State Employees Food Drive, the annual campaign that seeks donations to supply local food closets for many years. This year, the Sustainability Team from Facilities Management takes charge of the campus campaign.The team will handle logistical support, such as the provision of containers and pick-up and delivery of donations from across the campus. Read More
Sustainabile Projects Garner Recognition from CSU
Early this month, Sacramento State was the proud recipient of CSU Best Practices awards from the CSU for efforts in two categories. Sac State's Smart Grid project won the Best Energy Retrofit Award and the Sustainable Technology Optimization Research Center (STORC) won the Best Practice in Sustainability Award. Read More
Business Partners' Round Table - Helping Business Staff Succeed
"The Business Partners' Round Table (BPRT) held its last meeting of the fiscal year on April 17, 2014. BPRT is ABA's primary communication venue for sharing information with campus business professionals. It also serves as an excellent feedback system to help ABA design its processes and services in the most customer-friendly way." Read More
Sac State Celebrates Earth Day
"Sac State celebrated Earth Day with a series of events in mid-April. The events included Sac State Earth Day on Thursday the 17th, and the second annual Mulching Mania event on Friday the 18th. Sac State Earth Day focused on sustainability, reaching out to students and informing them of all of the sustainable efforts practiced on campus, as well as things they could do to live more sustainable lives." Read More
Police Dispatchers Honored
"The University's Police Department honored its staff dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 13 through 19) at the 18th Annual Organization for Public Safety Telecommunicators (OPST) Dispatcher Appreciation Awards." Read More
Reprographics Receives Accelerated Service Award
"In April, ABA's Reprographics team was recognized by the Association of College & University Printers (ACUP) for their outstanding work in handling an accelerated work order. According to the ACUP, the Accelerated Service Award is given to the in-plant that best successfully meets an extreme production deadline." Read More
April is Alumni Month!
"Did you know that April in Alumni Month? ABA is proud to count over 60 staff members with Sacramento State degrees, ranging from bachelors and masters degrees to doctorates. In fact, four of the division's senior administrators are Sac State grads." Read More
Ten Things Reprographics Services Wants You to Know
"Reprographics recently launched a campaign to publicize their services across the campus. With a new website and product gallery, Reprographics aims to reach out to the University community. As Sacramento State's official on-campus print shop, here are ten things Reprographics Services wants you to know." Read More
Campus Master Planning - Join the Conversation
"The Master Plan Task Force, which includes key campus representatives along with community and local industry partners, invites you to a series of forums to help guide the long-range Master Plan for Sacramento State. The Task Force wants to know what students, faculty, staff, and the Sacramento community envision for the future of the University's physical campus." Read More
ABA Speaker Series with Jeannie Wong & Jack Vaughn
"Guests of ABA's latest Speaker Series welcomed Public Affairs' Jeannie Wong and Jack Vaughn, who shared their knowledge and expertise in social media. A fast paced and ever-evolving field, Sacramento State uses social media to connect to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members, with interesting stories, news updates, as well as important notifications. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram are some of the platforms utilized by the Public Affairs team." Read More
Sustainability Team Causes Mania!
"Facilities Services' sustainability team has become the recipient of high praise recently, both for sustainable programs, and outreach. In February, Sacramento State participated in the national Recyclemania event, scheduled to coincide with a men's basketball game." Read More
Ticket Office Improves Customer Service
"The University Ticket Office is newly equipped with a dynamic ticketing system which promises to improve efficiency and services to customers. Launched in the fall, the Neulion ticketing system allows for greater control over ticket sales. "We build our events now; we used to have our events built by Tickets.com," said University Ticket Office Manager Scott Gephart." Read More
ABA Customer Service Workshop with Dennis Snow
"Please join us as we welcome Dennis Snow on January 17th and 18th as he offers his insights on how the University can realize superior customer service." Dennis Snow is world renowned as a Service Excellence expert. His skills have helped multiple organizations transform their current customer service strategies into high performance, high energy experiences." Read More
ABA Speaker Series with Margaret Wong
"Please join us as we welcome Margaret Wong for the next installation of our ABA Speaker Series. Margaret will be out third speaker in the last 16 months. She comes to us sharing her experience in international business relationships between the United States and China." Read More
Sac State Named Tree Campus USA
"In October, the Arbor Day Foundation named Sacramento State a Tree Campus USA.
The University achieved the designation by meeting Tree Campus USA's five requirements: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance, and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects." Read More
'Tis the Season for Giving
"It is that time of year again! With the holiday season just around the corner, Sacramento State has launched the annual California State Employees Food Drive on campus. As a participant for the last 38 years, Sac State employees proudly support local food closets and children and families in our community during the winter holidays." Read More
Solar Project Powers Up
"Sacramento State is taking its latest energy conservation efforts to the roof. Over the next few weeks, solar panels are being installed on the roofs of the Library and The WELL, as part of the University's Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity Generation Project, which is estimated to generate around 700,000 annual kilowatt-hours (kWh) of solar electricity for the campus." Read More
Classrooms Get a Facelift
"Clean, functional and well-lit facilities are fundamental to a successful teaching and learning environment. With this philosophy in mind, Facilities Services zone managers set out in the spring to assess the condition of campus buildings. Based on a standard set of criteria, some 175 classrooms were slated for upgrades beginning in May. The revitalization, to be completed by mid-August, will be a welcoming greeting for new and returning students." Read More
ABA Congratulates New Staff Graduates
"Administration & Business Affairs counts close to 60 Sacramento State graduates working in the division, or almost 20 percent of its workforce. The numbers increase every year, as more and more staff professionals earn degrees. This year, ABA adds four more Sac State grads to its employee ranks. ABA is proud of the educational accomplishments of its staff." Read More
ABA Supports Clean Air Events
"May is Clean Air Month, and Sacramento State hosted the 36th Annual Breathe California Clean Air Awards Luncheon in the University Union Ballroom on May 18. This is the third year Breathe California has chosen Sac State as the site for its event. Earlier in the month, UTAPS hosted Sac State Bike Day in the Library Quad, in conjunction with the Sacramento Transportation Management Association." Read More
ABA Speaker Series with Dale Carlsen
"On March 15, ABA welcomed Dale Carlsen, CEO of Sleep Train Mattress Centers as part of ABA's Speaker Series. The Speaker Series brings community leaders to Sac State to share knowledge in their fields of business or expertise. As a proud alumni of Sac State, earning a degree in Real Estate, Finance and Insurance in 1984, Mr. Carlsen spoke of some valuable words he received from his father. 'Son, to be successful, surround yourself with great people.'" Read More
Building Bridges, Zone by Zone
"Facilities Services has launched its new customer-friendly work facilitation process: the Zone Manager Program. The concept enhances the current Facilities Services function by allowing for a more direct connection with customers throughout the campus community. Each building has been assigned to one of four distinct Zones." Read More
Campus Buildings Get Smart
"The University's Smart Grid project is off to a running start, with the installation of new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controls in Capistrano Hall, which kicked off Phase I in the fall. The Smart Grid will provide 80 smart meters (one or more) for every building on campus. The meters will record the consumption of electric energy and then communicate the information back to central energy information software, helping to identify poor performing buildings." Read More
ABA Welcomes New Police Chief
"Sacramento State's newly appointed Police Chief Mark M. Iwasa assumed his post as chief and director of Public Safety in January, just as the campus reopened after the holiday break. Iwasa, former County of Sacramento County undersheriff, brings over 25 years of skills and experience to the position." Read More
Ticket Office on the Move
"Sac State's Ticket Office is on the move. March 5, ABA's newest charge pairs up with Athletics ticketing at a new location in the recently renovated Athletics Center, the facility that housed the Student Health Center before its move to the WELL. The centralization of Athletics ticketing and the Ticket Office will create internal efficiencies and markedly improve convenience for the campus community and the public." Read More
ABA Supports UFL Mountain Lions
"In October 2011, the Sacramento Mountain Lions held their 2011 season opener at the Sac State Alex G. Spanos Sports and Recreation Complex. Being the home game season opener following a successful 2010 season, ABA and others supporting the event were prepared to provide a seamless experience for the team and fans. Being the only California United Football League team, expectations were high. Just about all of ABA's departments are involved in event preparation, working with other campus entities to ensure success." Read More


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The Bitter End
Behind the crucial matter of how wars begin lies the equally important matter of how they come to an end. Japan's unconditional surrender on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay in September 1945 provided a neat ending to World War II, but some wars have a more ambiguous conclusion, one that leaves fundamental conflicts unresolved. In "With Our Backs to the Wall," David Stevenson presents the final year of World War I as a case study. By August 1918, as he shows in a fascinating military narrative, the long-stalemated fighting had at last shifted to favor the Allies, whose leaders had expected yet another full year of inconclusive combat. The collapse of the Central Powers (Germany, Austria and the Ottoman Empire) in the fall of 1918 forced events suddenly toward a November armistice.
But the armistice was not officially a surrender. It left peace terms to a later date, ending in a contentious treaty. One lesson of "With Our Backs to the Wall" is that a war ends less than "cleanly" when one side, instead of overcoming the enemy, mostly outlasts it. Mr. Stevenson quotes Georges Clemenceau, the French prime minister during the war: "The victor . . . is the one who can believe for a quarter of an hour longer than the enemy that he is not beaten." Victory in World War I depended, in large part, on the greater ability to endure the nearly unendurable and thereby delay defeat.
Mr. Stevenson opens with a prologue deftly sketching the origins and course of the war through 1917. Neither side had gained much advantage, he shows, let alone scored a decisive victory that would enable it to impose its war aims on a beaten foe. Deadlock—both military and political—ensued. Victory and compromise alike seemed out of reach.
As the war dragged on, the combatants' societies faced ever more critical conditions. Russia collapsed in 1917, Italy came close and the French army mutinied. In France and Britain, finances were strained, food was scarce and morale was flagging. The Central Powers fared little better and often worse. Thanks in part to a blockade, Germany stood on the verge of starvation, and the possibility of catastrophic political upheaval—especially in Austria but in Germany and the Ottoman lands as well—increased each day.
The Central Powers, seeing the inevitable rise in manpower and matériel coming from America, decided that they must do something to break the deadlock. Paul von Hindenburg, the commander in chief of the German forces, said that a continued defensive strategy would mean "gradual death by exhaustion."
Thus Erich Ludendorff, Hindenburg's leading general and strategic collaborator, decided to capitalize on whatever advantage the Central Powers had gained from Russia's withdrawal in 1917 (e.g., a shifting westward of German forces, along with needed food and fertilizer). In the spring of 1918 Ludendorff launched a western offensive, putting into motion a series of carefully planned operations. He hoped that it would break the French army and force the British back to the coast.
The offensive almost accomplished its goal—the Germans dealt crushing blows, made major new inroads into France and almost took Paris. But in the end the offensive fell short, with terrible consequences for the Central Powers. Mr. Stevenson likens the effort to committing suicide for fear of death. With the Allies so emphatically threatened, the American buildup accelerated, British resistance was galvanized and the Allied high command worked more cooperatively than it had in the past.
With Our Backs to the Wall
By David Stevenson
Harvard/Belknap, 688 pages, $35
Despite the offensive's early successes, the German army could not advance fast enough to exploit them, and it lacked the shells and soldiers to consolidate its victories. The Allies were pushed back and suffered heavy losses but never broke. By June, they had secured Paris against the enemy. The last major German offensive, in July, culminated in the Second Battle of the Marne and ended in German defeat. The German army would never again pose so great a threat.
In the Germans' final push, as Mr. Stevenson shows, they had benefited from tactical innovations, like storm-troop attacks aimed at a narrow part of the Allied line and a new capacity to pre-sight their artillery and eliminate the need for wasteful ranging shots. But the Allies applied new techniques, too. Tanks, introduced in 1916, broke enemy positions with infantry support. More important, the Allies employed combined-arms tactics, breaking through German lines with aerial bombardment and target spotting, heavy shelling, and infantry assault.
Ludendorff described Aug. 8, 1918, when the Allies attacked successfully at Amiens, France, as the "black day of the German army." In September, the Allied forces in the Balkans, until then holding defensive positions, moved north and east, defeating Bulgaria and threatening Austria itself.
Discontent within the German army, famously expressed in Erich Remarque's novel "All Quiet on the Western Front," had simmered alongside early success, but ever more frequent battlefield defeat brought it into the open. Ludendorff feared that German troops, in a demoralized state, would be unable to preserve domestic order; he desperately sought to keep the army from collapsing into a rabble. The Kaiser, with his armies at the end of their effectiveness, thought that the war must be ended.
The Allies, for their part, were hardly in a triumphal mood, despite their growing military prowess, and had cause to end the fighting. They feared the unrest of their own civilian populations (especially in France), who had suffered terribly as normal shipping routes were disrupted and agricultural production continued to plummet. William McAdoo, the U.S. Treasury secretary, warned that America would soon reach the limits of its ability to finance the war. When Germany made ceasefire overtures to Washington in September 1918, they were welcomed, and negotiations began.
But the goal of the negotiations, beyond the need to end the war, was never sufficiently clear. A more decisive victory, aimed at extracting Germany's unconditional surrender, might have been possible with several more months of fighting, but the human cost would have been high. Mr. Stevenson quotes Ferdinand Foch, the French general and, near the end of the war, the supreme commander of the Allied forces: "To continue to struggle would be to . . . kill 50,000 or 100,000 Frenchmen for results that are problematic."
Mr. Stevenson notes that, even if Germany had been thoroughly crushed, "none of the Allies intended to impose democratization at gunpoint or to occupy the German heartland," so making a goal of unconditional surrender seemed to make little sense. The important metric was that the victors "would be strong enough to impose their wishes at the peace conference."
And so they did. As we know, the Treaty of Versailles, agreed to a year later, caused festering German resentment, but the Allies failed to enforce some of its key provisions, most notably when Germany reoccupied the Rhineland less than 20 years later. "Though the Allies had undoubtedly triumphed," Mr. Stevenson writes, "to translate their triumph into an enduring peace [would have] necessitated years more of unrelenting and concerted vigilance."
It was not to be. After years of slaughter, the war had ended too abruptly; there was no time or inclination to deliberate over what all the fighting was supposed to have achieved. Exhaustion had taken its toll on the victors no less than the vanquished—and at a higher cost than anyone knew at the time. Near the end of his masterly study, Mr. Stevenson sounds a suitably ominous note: "Allied leaders underestimated the sheer derangement that was spreading in Germany, and the demonic energies unleashed by defeat." Before long, that derangement would bring even worse horrors.
—Mr. Hay, a historian at Mississippi State University, is the author of "The Whig Revival, 1808-1830."


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Most of the time we, as humans, do what we know, because it is comfortable and we trust it. I have been an LoCo team contact for a long time and served on the Ubuntu LoCo Council as well; I am comfortable with the structure of LoCo teams. I know the people that are involved and they are all highly energized and devoted. Today an article I read on Datamation made me take a step back and ask a few questions.
- Are LoCo teams effective?
- What is the 'focus' or 'purpose' of LoCo teams? (was the author expecting something from LoCo teams that they are not 'focused' on)
For my part i have not really come to any conclusion because I have seen many successful LoCo teams and each had their own way of becoming successful. The purpose of this post is to expose more people in the Ubuntu Community to the question. First let me go over some of the points made in the article.
The first quote defines the 'audience' that the author was talking about:
However, for those who have been exposed to Ubuntu Linux at some level, the temptation to give the OS a shot might finally take hold. These individuals are usually more tech-savvy or might be the family tech support person. Assuming the PC is fast enough to support it, Ubuntu suddenly looks like a viable option in these instances.
For my part I would say LoCo teams are well suited for the helping tech savvy users who have heard about Ubuntu explore using the OS. I do not think the Ubuntu LoCo teams can function in a manner similar to an Apple 'Genius' or a 'Geek Squad' member at Best Buy. This level of support is for the type of user who really needs extensive hand holding; on their schedule not on someone else's. My mother is a user like this and she bought an iPad because she liked being able to go in to the Apple store and get individual help when she wanted it.
The second quote indicated that the author felt that LoCo teams could have a positive impact on the adoption of Ubuntu.
A more natural approach would be a greater focus on the Ubuntu LoCo teams. These are Ubuntu support groups who volunteer to put on events in their local areas. They help those who need assistance with Ubuntu, along with providing other great benefits.
Here the author describes what he believes to be one function of LoCo teams. One key item is the idea of local areas. In the United States LoCo teams are organized by state and some states cover rather large areas. In large states like New York, Texas, Florida and California the geographic distance makes it possible to have a well established active group in one city and no activity in another. The information on the LoCo Team wiki page shows that the focus may be less on helping people become Ubuntu users and more on assisting Ubuntu users meet other Ubuntu users.
Ever since the birth of computers, enthusiasts and fans around the world have collected together in garages, universities and pubs to talk about their interest, learn from each other and help promote their interest. Combine this with the huge popularity of Ubuntu, and you have the Ubuntu LoCo project.
With the incredible success of Ubuntu around the world, the LoCo project is here to help groups of Ubuntu fans and enthusiasts work together in regional teams to help advocate, promote, translate, develop and otherwise improve Ubuntu. Our worldwide network of LoCo teams is providing a strong backbone to our already vast and extensive Ubuntu community.
I would say advocating and promoting Ubuntu includes making people aware of Ubuntu as an option to OS X or Windows, but does it include activities that would actively help people transition to Ubuntu? My LoCo team has participated in install festivals, but we do not provide ongoing classes for new users.
The author goes further though and gives his experience with looking to his LoCo team for these kinds of events.
With this in mind I went to my own LoCo group page thinking surely there would be lots happening considering how new Ubuntu 12.10 is, right? Sadly, I was mistaken. Upon visiting, I was presented with a static website and crickets.
I will admit that having old resources like this does not help. People will be turned away when they do not find recent events or even upcoming events. Also, having a team event scheduled that is 388 miles or seven hours away is not likely to be any better either. While many community events can take place on IRC those events are not likely going to capture the attention of the audience the author is speaking about. For my part I have met very few tech savvy OS X or Windows users who know what IRC is and less who use it. If they do use an on-line text based chat it is of the instant messaging variety.
The author continues by discussing where he sees the LoCo teams as successful.
After poking around the various LoCo resources, I realized why the expertise gap remains between Ubuntu and Windows and how incredibly ineffective the current LoCo setup is. Honestly, I've seen local Linux User Groups with better organization than this! While the LoCos do okay with coordinating international events, they remain largely within their own little echo chamber. And last time I checked, that isn't a great way to get new users on board.
I can see this perspective given that the author found the resources he mentioned and then found Ubuntu Hours on loco.ubuntu.com. I would also agree that I think the LoCo teams do a great job of coordinating international events such as Open Week or Developer Week. In order to really evaluate the the question of the effectiveness of the LoCo teams you have to first answer the question of what the purpose of LoCo team is. I believe as a community we have to avoid asking the author why he is not building a team in his area; while that ethos is part of the Open Source Way I do not think that will extend to the large audience of users we all hope Ubuntu will find. I also think this is a valid question that has been floating around in the Ubuntu community for the last several cycles as we eye crossing the chasm:
- Who Will Help Us Cross The Chasm? – Randall Ross
- Ubuntu Community Lexicon, Part 3 – Randall Ross
- Four Years And The Chasm – Jono Bacon
- Crossing the Chasm – Wikipedia article on what Crossing the Chasm means
Is Ubuntu ready to cross the chasm? Are Ubuntu LoCo teams effective in helping to reach the audience that helps Ubuntu cross the chasm? Are Ubuntu LoCo teams supposed to be focused on reaching that audience? As a community it is healthy to take a step back and ask questions like these from time to time. I am still thinking about this and I hope you will too.


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>DOUBLE DARE CBS (Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. ET) Billy Dee Williams plays a cat burglar-turned-good guy who works for the cops in the premiere of a series that was not made available for review.
THE SECOND CITY 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL HBO (Saturday, April 13, 10 p.m. ET) Here's classic comedy and some super sketches performed by a bunch of Second City alums, including Ed Asner, Jim Belushi, Shelley Berman, Mary Gross, Shelley Long, Andrea Martin, David Steinberg, Betty Thomas and George Wendt.
PLAYING WITH FIRE NBC (Sunday, April 14, 8 p.m. ET) Gary (Diff'rent Strokes) Coleman plays a pint-size arsonist. Kids shouldn't play with matches.
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Everyone who joined the Saint Agnes Chapter of the Daughters of King on their annual outing Memorial Day weekend to New Orleans enjoyed themselves immensely. Ted Abraham, Bobbi Brown, Flora Brown, Martha Dortch, Janet Brown, Lynda Cook-Taylor, Gail Roberts, Shirley Moore, William and JoAnn Park, Kendra Clark, Ardie Edwards, Janelle Hall, Phillip Simmons, Hillary Simmons, Beverly Simmons, Terri Lynn Kelly, Sandra Wallace, Malvern Mathis, Doris Hunt, Pamela Smith and DaphneSumpter. Congratulations to Stephanye Johnson (mother) whose two sons who are maintaining high GPAs at their respective schools. Kraig is a senior at FAMU (4.0 GPA) and Alexander is a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania (3.5 GPA) Their grandmother is the late Cynthia Clark. Our get-well wishes and prayers go out to all of you! Gloria Bannister, Peggy Greene, Thomas Nottage, Elouise Bain Farrington, Marvin Ellis, Shane Hepburn, Inez McKinney-Johnson, Edythe Jenkins-Coverson, Jacqueline Finley-Livingston, Frankie Rolle, Princess Lamb, Kim Cooper, Ted Moss, Louise H. Cleare, Larcenia Bullard, Bennie Norwood and Sheri Futch-James. A very happy wedding anniversary (belatedly) to: Lorenzo and Shatawn L. Daily, June 4th: their 18th; Horace and Bertha Johnson, June 6th: their 47th; Lemuel R. and Diona S. Moncur, June 7th: their 4th. May all of you enjoy many more as you strive to keep the vows and covenant of your marriage. Cyril Lloyd Tank Johnson was laid to rest in his beloved adopted home in Daytona Beach, Fla. Tank as he was affectionately known was a sports legend in his time. He loved Bethune-Cookman University (College during his day) with a passion). He is credited with creating the Florida Classic Football game in 1978 with FAMU Athletic Director Hansel Tookes. He was a great guy to know and will certainly be remembered by All Cookmannites. Our sympathy to all family members. Father Bernard M. Griffith and his congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in recognition of the churchs 111th anniversary and its designation as a historic site held their celebration on May 20th. Rev. Barbara Williams, former rector of Transfiguration Episcopal Church whose family are pioneers of Coconut Grove and Christ Episcopal Church since the early 1900s, was their speaker. Hearty congratulations to our former president of Delta Sigma Theta Shirlyon McWhorter-Jones who received the Broward County Business and Professional Womens Professional Achievement Award. More persons who went to New Orleans, Louisiana: Doris Hunt, Pamela Smith, Margaret Moncur, Daphne Sumpter, Steven and Lucy Newbold, Dorothy Joseph, Betty Spence, Gwendolyn Franklin, Winston Grant, Paula Campbell-Stone, Ryan Everette and Patricia Denagall. Hearty congratulations go out to one of our former Delta Debutantes. Kristen Harris, who graduated from Howard University with her Pharm-D degree. Kristen was a recipient of a Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship for $5,000 in 2006. Sharon Heath was recognized by Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce 2012 Elayne WeisburdExcellence in Education Award as a finalist at Feinberg-Fisher K-8 Center. Additionally, she was recognized for the Special Judges Award for 18 years of dedication and commitment to special needs students. Heart Congratulations! D. Kevin McNeir, my favorite writer and the senior editor of The Miami Times, did a stellar job as the inspirational speaker for Horace Mann Middle Schools promotional exercise last Wednesday. He teamed up with Channel 10 News Anchor Neki Mohan who served as the keynote speaker. Both did an outstanding job encouraging our children. Kevin will also be one of this months honorees after being sponsored for recognition by Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board member. His award will be presented today, June 13th, prior to the start of the boards meeting. Keep up the good work. In the fall of this year, Miami Alumnae Chapter will have a new president of Delta Theta Sorority. I wish to congratulate our outgoing president Shirlyon McWhorter-Jones for an outstanding job she and her cabinet did. Well Done, Thy Good and Faithful Servant! Our newly-elected president is Brenda Bryant our former financial secretary who did a superb job as our financial leader. Best wishes as you take the helm of leadership for D.S.T. By Anna Grace Sweeting


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February 19, 2013
BP: Please Don't Make Us Go Through This Again
Chris Helman, Forbes
BP is set to go to trial against the federal government next week. The feds say they intend to prove that BP was grossly negligent in causing the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent spill. BP says gross negligence is a high bar that it intends to keep prosecutors from clearing. The outcome will determine how many more billions the company ends up paying in fines for releasing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Could someone please tell me why my assignment didn't work.
Hi all. I'm taking my first course in Java and am terrible at it. I failed the last assignment we did and I was wondering if someone could tell me how to fix it so I don't run into the same problems on the next lab. We were instructed to create a working tip calculator. Thank you so much for your help in advance!
import java.awt.*;
Re: Could someone please tell me why my assignment didn't work.
Your code doesn't compile - there are basic syntax errors that show that this code was never tested. Perhaps you should consider developing in smaller increments, so you can test sections of your code as you go along.
A handy tip is to always use brackets {} with if and else statements, in fact, always group related bits of code with these brackets, that way you will never run into situations where you are not sure where a piece of code belongs.
If you can fix the syntax errors, like the ; after actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) - you might get the code to compile. Debugging is an important skill, and the only way of learning it is to work through code and find errors, one at a time.
What IDE / Editor are you using?
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Ok, I confess, I am completely hooked on this salad. I actually have had dreams in which I am eating this salad lately. Crazy? Yes, I know. So, I have set out over the past three weeks and attempted a few "copycat" recipes for Panera's Thai Chicken Salad and was not quite satisfied with any; one of the most recent attempts, my husband was actually in tears at the dinner table because I added alittle too much spice! Opps! As you can see, I am not a "perfected cook" by any means, just someone who is after "perfect recipes"!
Well, it has arrived! My Make-At-Home Panera's Thai Chicken Salad, that I think is even better than Panera's! The main reason is because I LOVE this peanut sauce drizzle and can have as much as I desire at home!
- 1 head of Romaine Lettuce
- 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts, cooked or grilled, chopped
- 1 cup of Edamame, Roasted
- 1 Red Pepper, Chopped and Roasted
- 1 Lg. Carrot, Chopped and Roasted
- 1/2 Cup of Crushed Peanuts
- 1 cup of Wonton Strips
Thai Vinagarete:
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Thai Chili Garlic Paste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- Kosher salt to taste
Peanut Sauce Drizzle:
- 1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 4 Tablespoons Hoisin sauce
- 1/2 Tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 1/2 Tablespoon Thai Chili Garlic Paste
- 2 Tablespoons Soy sauce, divided
- 1/4 cup Water
- 3/4 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil (optional, although preferred)
1. Begin by cooking the edamame, carrots, and red pepper in a skillet with a tablespoon of olive oil. Cook and saute until the vegetables are cooked through and lightly roasted. Set aside.
2. While the vegetables are cooking, combine the Thai Vinagerette ingredients, whisk together, and set aside.
3. Next, begin making the Peanut Sauce Drizzle. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the chili garlic paste – it should sizzle and bubble when you add it- cook for about 30 seconds.
4. Whisk in the peanut butter and Hoisin sauce, allowing to heat through. (At this point the sauce will look like a dark paste, but don't stop.) Remove the sauce from the heat and whisk in the rice wine vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and water until smooth. If you prefer your Peanut Drizzle to be a little less thick add in the 3/4 Tablespoon of sesame oil (optional; although preferred).
5. Finally, build your salad: drop in your romaine lettuce and add the chicken, cashews, pepper, edamame, carrot, and wontons on top. Pour a little of the vinagarette over the salad, and then top with some delicious peanut sauce drizzle.


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Michael Soibelman wrote:
> Thanks for this information. This helps clarify some problems I had in the
> past about root in SuSE & root for MySQL. I've read and re-read the
> documentation and have had some 'huh ?' moments as the documents are a bit
> terse and complicated. I think it would be nice if Yast had a module for
> setting up MySQL including a help assistant too.
> Anyway, thanks for pointing this (ROOT v root) out. Now I (we) know.
You are welcome. It is strange that this is something that is not often
explained better. Especialy as the logins all start with login 'root'
and that is not needed. So why use that as an example?
A simple paragraph explaining the difference should help a LOT of people
starting with MySQL
They say pesticides have been linked to low sperm counts.
In my opinion if you have bugs down there that are so bad
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Pic screens out of competition at Cannes
LONDON — Odeon Sky Filmworks has picked up U.K. rights to Jennifer Lynch's "Surveillance," which will screen out of competition at Cannes.
The American thriller stars Julia Ormond and Bill Pullman, and was exec produced by David Lynch.
Arclight Films negotiated the sale for OSF, a joint venture between Odeon Cinemas and BSkyB.


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Ground broken on new Fairburn church
Jason Ferguson
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Fairburn United Methodist Church members broke ground on a new church building last Sunday during a special ceremony. The new church, on which construction will begin almost immediately, will replace the 87-year-old structure that has fallen into disrepair and in which worship currently takes place in.
Sunday's ceremony included participation from the church's congregation, which reaches up to 30, Jerry Bottinger, associate lay leader for the Dakota Conference, Justin Trent, lay minister for the church, and Ed Coates, church pastor.
The decision to replace the old building was a tough one, as many generations of Buffalo Gap residents had attended church at the current building. However, with the continued problems with the current facility that led to the church's insurance company eventually denying full coverage on the building, the church had no choice but to do a costly renovation project or replace it altogether. Members of the church voted at a special conference to replace the building.
The process to replace the building began last August, when the church's administrative board met to discuss the condition of the present building and decided something needed to be done.
Trent said the current building has myriad issues, including basement walls shifting, which in turn has begun to make the ceiling twist.
The basement issue was fixed around a decade ago, but has once again started to fail. The church's insurance company has pushed to get the issues resolved and a meeting with a structural engineer revealed the cost to bring the building up to code and make it safe would have been extremely expensive.
Bringing the building into Americans with Disability Act compliance would have meant installing an elevator. Not only would the elevator have been expensive, it would have eliminated use of the church kitchen, as well as one of the bathrooms.
"The renovation (option)�was getting excessively high," Trent said. "We thought it would be a better use of the church's resources to look at doing a new building."
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on January 16, 2013 - 8:57 PM
MIDDLEBURY – An Oakfield man was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after he allegedly fled from a one-car accident Sunday on Vernal Road near Dale Road.
Troopers located the driver, identified as Howard J. Roll, 29, a short time later at a residence on Bank Road in Middlebury. They were aided in the investigation by Wyoming County sheriff's deputies.
Roll was charged with DWI, moving from a lane unsafely and failure to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of an address change.
Roll was taken to the state police barracks in Warsaw where a chemical breath test indicated his blood alcohol content level was 0.10 percent.
He was arraigned in town court and remanded to the Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $500 bond.


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Just for your information: I am a high-functioning autistic. It is not diet that causes autism. It is a genetic, neurological difference. I beg of you not to a) blame yourself or b) try to make him non-autistic. Neither one will do any good. Accept him for who he is and do your best to guide him. If he gets hungry enough, he will eat what you put in front of him. Let him have the hot dogs - it's better than the bread, certainly.
Diet will not change his symptoms. It's neurologically hard-wired. Please, please, please don't buy into the whackjobs who tell you that it will. And you have my full permission to tell anyone who tells you it's in any way your fault to go to hell.
I would not change who I am. I like being an autistic person. If I wasn't autistic, I wouldn't be me. It's a difference, not a disease. If you want to PM me I can tell you about my own experiences being an adult autistic, which your son will also be, someday.


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My experience with VFFs has been limited to KSOs, Bikilas and Komodos; in addition to Merrells, NB, NB Zeros, etc. I found the Komodos to be somewhat overly stiff and lacking in feel, your mileage may vary of course. The treks were going to be my next pair but I got another set of Bikilas instead =).
The KSOs are awesome, but for trail running specifically they where painful; either catching a sharp rock on the arch or heel. The Bikilas have been perfect in the sense the they offer a little arch protection (not support, just a thin EVA pad) and just the tiniest bit of cushion throughout the foot. So you feel the impact bit its more protected form the pain.
My Bikilas are my primary lifting shoe, although the KSOs might be a slightly better choice for lifting specifically, due to less heel cushion. But I have no issues given the relatively small amount of heel cushion form the Bikilas.


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Frank and Shirley Davis represent what went wrong with flood insurance reform. The couple, in their 70s and in ill health, wants to sell their three-bedroom St. Petersburg home. But after federal flood insurance subsidies for older homes went away on Oct. 1, the Davises are stuck trying to sell a moderately priced home that buyers fear could come with a huge flood insurance bill. The Davises are not alone. Sales of bay area homes in flood zones have plummeted since a new federal flood insurance law took effect, the Tampa Bay Times' Drew Harwell reported this week. Congress created this mess, which is ruining the housing market and too many lives in too many neighborhoods, and Congress should clean it up.
Passed in 2012 to help pay down $24 billion in debt after Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the Biggert-Waters Act was supposed to level the playing field by ending homeowner flood insurance subsidies on older houses, many constructed more than 30 years ago. The law calls for premiums to rise by 20 percent each year for the next five years or until they reach market rate. Even worse is that subsidies would end immediately on homes that are sold, resulting in skyrocketing rates and driving away potential buyers.
Pinellas County, which leads the nation in flood insurance subsidies, has been hit particularly hard under the new law with sales falling dramatically in flood zone communities. In Shore Acres in St. Petersburg, sales are down 60 percent from November 2012 to November 2013. The picture is even bleaker in neighborhoods such as Disston Heights, Holiday Park and Garden Manor, where November sales tumbled 87.5 percent compared to the same period a year ago. At its worst, the new law hamstrings sellers, violating their right to sell their property without government interference. It also puts buyers in a bind, with good deals gobbled up by rising insurance bills.
Florida legislators are reasonably exploring the possibility of creating a less expensive alternative to the federal program. But the most pragmatic answer remains in Washington, where Congress should delay the implementation of Biggert-Waters and work on a better solution. It is the right thing to do for Frank and Shirley Davis, and it is the right thing to do for Florida.


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Education Fair in Charleroi
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The Education Fair is an unmissable event for education professionals. In Charleroi, from 15 to 19/10/13.
This 21st edition has over 220 exhibitors and welcomes:
- Teachers,
- head teachers,
- principals,
- inspectors,
- organising authorities,
- librarians,
- speech therapists,
- leaders of extracurricular activities,
- psycho-medical-social officers,
- childcare workers and parents.
All the tools and materials you can think of for all teaching professions!
Childrens books being showcased
This year, childrens books will be the theme and will be primarily aimed at professionals, such as teachers, childrens literature professionals, librarians etc.
Class library, school library, town library, loaning and buying paper or electronic books, digital integration in literature and many subjects that will be talked about during the series of conferences taking place.
The aim is clear: to provide professionals the right tools to ensure that children keep getting the maximum satisfaction when reading a book.
And what better way than coming to the Children's Book Fair?
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport women's soccer team will be coming home this week cracking the top 10. After going 4-1-0 in five of six straight road matches to start the season, the NAIA rewarded the Panthers for their impressive performance by moving them up 11 spots to No. 10 in the newest edition of the Top 25, the highest spot in program history. The Panthers wrap up the road stretch visiting Northwood Wednesday for a 4 p.m. kickoff before opening their home slate against Bluffton Saturday at noon.
At Northwood
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013
Kickoff: 4 p.m.
Location: Midland, Mich. (Dean Field)
Internet Coverage: Live Stats
Vs. Bluffton
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013
Kickoff: 12 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Turf Field)
Internet Coverage: Live Stats/Video
Announcers: Gene Halbert (Play-by-Play)
Scouting Northwood – 0-0-0, 0-0-0 GLIAC – Head coach Dean Pappas
The Timberwolves, who will be opening their 2013 campaign against Davenport, will have a new look in the hopes of improving from a 6-10-1 record overall, 6-6-1 in the GLIAC. Northwood features 12 newcomers on its active roster but also bring back some key returners. Alyssa Tomassi returns for a farewell tour after leading the team in goals (13) and points (27) to earn a spot in the first-team All-GLIAC as a junior in 2012.
Scouting Bluffton – 1-1-0, 0-0-0 HCAC – Rick Nussbaum
The Beavers have started the season with a 1-1-0 record, having lost to Huntington 2-1 in extra minutes and but rebounded to beat Andrews 8-0 a few days later. All the goals were tallied by eight different Beavers in that match while Maggie Armstrong made three saves to preserve the shutout. Bluffton is two years removed from reaching the Heartland Conference tournament finals and is looking into 2013 making a return trip.
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It's been so much fun the past couple of days, I had to add to this ongoing laugh fest. Sure, my hasty addition isn't as great a representation as all the wonderfully-drawn and bodily-crafted piles of shit I've seen, but hey -
It DID say "draw", didn't it?


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CHARLES TOWN - If you think your family's bad, you haven't met the Verdeens of Sweetgum, Texas.
Sure, every family has one - the obnoxious uncle, the condescending matriarch, the cousin you'd do anything for - but the Verdeens put the worst to shame.
The Old Opera House is set to produce "The Red Velvet Cake War," a comedy based on the Verdeen family reunion set at the most horribly inopportune time. The story revolves around three cousins: Gaynelle Verdeen Bodeen (played by Christine Brewer), Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen (played by Amy Hebb) and Peaches Verdeen Belrose (played by Carey Perkins).
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Journal photo by Ron Agnir
From left are, La Merle Verdeen Minshew portrayed by Eileen Elliott; Gaynelle Verdeen Bodeen portrayed by Christine Brewer; Peaches Verdeen Belrose portrayed by Carey Perkins; and Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen portrayed by Amy Hebb, in "The Red Velvet Cake War," at the Old Opera House in Charles Town.
From left are Jimmie Wyvette Verdeen, portrayed by Amy Hebb; Bitsy Hargis, portrayed by Heather Eney; and Gaynelle Verdeen Bodeen, portrayed by Christine Brewer in the Old Opera House's production of "The Red Velvet Cake War."
The play opens with Gaynelle undergoing a court-appointed psychological evaluation because she "accidentally" drove her minivan through the bedroom wall of her husband's girlfriend's double-wide trailer. Jimmie Wyvette and Peaches decide that if Gaynelle were to host a successful family reunion, it would prove her sanity to the very skeptical psychologist. However, what they don't take in to consideration is the fact that although Gaynelle is quite sane, the eccentric group of family members in the Verdeen clan are enough to drive anyone crazy.
On top of being forced by her cousins to host a family gathering she doesn't want to have, Gaynelle is then goaded into a high-stakes wager that bets her red velvet cake is better than her self-righteous Aunt La Merle's (Eileen Elliott). The only problem is, Gaynelle doesn't have a red velvet cake recipe.
"My Aunt La Merle really pushes my buttons," Brewer said. "(Gaynelle, Jimmie Wyvette and Peaches) are kind of the black sheep of the family."
Fact Box
What: The Red Velvet Cake War
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and March 21 and 22;
2:30 p.m. Sunday and March 23
Where: The Old Opera House, 204 N. George St., Charles Town
Cost: Adults, $19 Friday and Saturday, $17 matinee; Students, $10
For more information: 304-725-4420
or www.oldoperahouse.org
On top of Gaynelle not knowing how to bake a red velvet cake, Jimmie Wyvette decides she's had enough of being alone and has set her sights on the newest widower in town - but so has Bitsy Hargis (Heather Eney), the community priss-pot. While Jimmie Wyvette and Bitsy are left to battle it out, Peaches also decides this is the time to have her truck-driving husband, who has been missing for seven years, declared legally dead so that she can move on with her life - because a woman "has urges."
"This play stresses the importance of family and taking care of family," Brewer said. "It's got a good message."
"There are so many levels to this story," Perkins said. "There are story lines that are different, but they all intertwine together. It has multiple levels of excitement and humor. Its definitely not flat."
Hebb said she sees the Verdeen cousins as connecting as family, then added with a sly grin, "What a better way than by trying to unseat the family matriarch?"
Elliott said she sees her role as being the disdainful overseer of a white trash family she's trying to add a little class to.
"It's been fun," she added with a smile.
Patrons of the Old Opera House who have seen productions of "The Hallelujah Girls," "Southern Hospitality," "The Dixie Swim Club," "Christmas Belles" and "Dearly Departed" are sure to enjoy "The Red Velvet Cake War" as well, because it was written by the same team - Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.
"People have always enjoyed coming to see these playwrights," Brewer said. "There's a lot of physical comedy and good dialogue. They're over-the-top funny."
Director Will Heyser said he's intimately familiar with the characters of the play because he's been on the stage in many of their previous productions.
"I have a kinship with what's going on," he said, "and I wanted to tell my side of the story. It's a fun play to direct and I have such a great cast. I've been given the opportunity to direct without having to teach people how to act."
Because of mild language and adult innuendo, the Old Opera House has given The Red Velvet Cake War a rating of PG.
"The Red Velvet Cake War" will be presented at the Old Opera House, 204 N. George St. in Charles Town, beginning Friday and through March 23. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees will be at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets for adults are $19 for evening performances and $17 for matinees. Student tickers are $10.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call the box office at 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.


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Adobe opens up its Marketing Cloud, allows other platforms to integrate with it
Along with developing tighter integration and new features for its Analytics and Media Optimizer solutions, Adobe's taken the bold step of opening its Marketing Cloud platform to integrations with other marketing applications.
Today at Adobe's EMEA Summit in London, the company announced several new features for Adobe Analytics and Adobe Media Optimizer, but the bigger news was the launch of Adobe Marketing Cloud Exchange. The Exchange is a collection of 150 apps and platforms with pre-built integrations for the Adobe Marketing Cloud, which include technologies such as Google DDM, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Tableau.
In essence, Adobe is now giving its customers the choice to use whatever software they want outside the Adobe Marketing Cloud, and Adobe's solutions will integrate with it. This means that a customer can build up an arsenal of marketing solutions from different vendors and not be restricted to using only the offerings of the integrated Marketing Cloud. So for example, a brand using Adobe Analytics could then use Radian6/Buddy media for all its social media management, Marketo for its marketing automation and Salesforce for its CRM functions, and share all the data from those individual platforms.
On the surface, this seems like a big win for customers who can get the best of all worlds by using several different platforms on top of an integrated platform. However, Adobe's strategy is still geared towards making its customers eventually use all the tools in the integrated Adobe Marketing Cloud, but for now, it'll focus on getting its foot in the door through its headliner product, Analytics.
"We don't want necessarily want to make marketers have to switch out other solutions that are entrenched within their organization in order to adopt the best things about us," says Chris Wareham, senior director of product management, Adobe Analytics. Wareham says Adobe's opportunity is to "land" with Analytics, and then let the marketer decide how much or how little they want from the rest of the solutions.
"We don't want to have to force you to change your email provider just because you want to use our Analytics," says Wareham. "We want you to be able to do that on your own time, and we intend to have enough value in our other products' capabilities for marketers to make that choice."
This strategy diverges slightly from Adobe's earlier thinking which was to say that it was in marketers best interest to use its entire Marketing Cloud since it has the best-of-breed products for each marketing function and they were all integrated with each other. But marketers aren't going to abandon specialty software they've grown fond of using, especially if it's a market leader like Radian6 or Marketo. Adobe's recognizing that by playing the long game. Get in with your best product right now, and then slowly convince marketers to adopt your other products, improving your integration capabilities along the way.
It's a strategy that Salesforce has already adopted, getting to marketers with Radian6 or Pardot and then allowing integrations with other platforms, while still maintaining that it has the best-of-breed products in all functions. For now, this works for the big marketing clouds, since their customers won't be forced into adopting the entire marketing suite. It'll also give them time to improve their products and build some very powerful integrations.
Third party vendors will be observing these developments keenly. There's been a growing debate in the digital marketing platform space about whether open platforms are better than closed, integrated marketing suites. Last month, Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes wrote a blog post on why integrated marketing suites were bad for enterprises. Holmes wrote:
"The "ultimate marketing suite" is always going to have weak links. No single vendor can hope to offer best-in-class social media tools, data analytics, customer relationship management, marketing automation, etc. all in a single package. The technology is simply too fluid and the scope too vast for any one suite to represent a definitive solution. Some pieces of the suite will be strong; others will be weak. But you're stuck with them all."
For now, Adobe and Salesforce have answered that criticism with third-party integration capabilities. But it's only until they can offer enough value with complete integration among their products. No one's quite there yet, but when that happens, you can bet there's going to be an even more aggressive push towards "All our products are the best, and it's in your best interest to use all of them together, in one integrated suite."


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Anatomy of a genealogy conference
Genealogy conferences are not only for experienced researchers. If you are just starting out, consider attending a regional event.
The just-concluded 40th annual Jamboree of the Southern California Genealogical Society is a completely volunteer-run event providing an excellent experience for researchers of all levels. Their team does a great job in providing the right mix of expert speakers, diverse topics and technological innovation, along with a good dose of creativity in out-of-the-box thinking.
More than 100 speakers presented sessions; there were seven programs at each time slot, and more than 1,500 researchers of all experience levels attended, making it one of - if not the - largest regional US conferences. the 400-page syllabus included speaker bios and session handouts, and was also available on CD.
This year, some 35 genealogy bloggers attended. Eight of us were on the second annual Blogger's Panel offering our own perspectives on blogging in general, and on genealogy blogging specifically.
PHOTO: From left, Lisa Louise Cooke, Dick Eastman, Schelly Talalay Dardashti, DearMyrtle, Craig Manson, the mystery Ancestry Insider, Leland Meitler, Steve Danko and moderator George C. Morgan of The Genealogy Guys.
The double session panel fielding questions and answers about genealogy blogging, while bloggers in the audiernce tweeted and blogged in realtime. Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings.com posted some 87 tweets over the course of the session; others posted photos of the panelists as we spoke.
Many speakers were interviewed for video or audio podcasts. I was interviewed by Drew Smith and George C. Morgan of The Genealogy Guys, and also by Lisa Louise Cooke of Genealogy Gems..
Friday morning offered a Kids Family History Camp - a free beginning genealogy session for kids aged 8-16. More than 85 young people attended this year."
As just one example of a typical time slot - from 3-4pm on Friday - here's what you would have had to choose from:
- Arlene Eakle - "Is Your Genealogy Already Compiled?"
- Tony Burroughs - "The Nature of Genealogy."
- Wendy Bebout Elliott - "Buried Treasure: Lost in Print"
- Cath Trindle - " Online Research for California Research"
- David E. Rencher - "FamilySearch Indexing Project Update."
- Betty Lou Malesky - " Writing Your Research Plan."
- Michael J. Leclerc - "NEHGS Resources for British Research"
This sort of intensive programming took place every hour from Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and most of Sunday. Fortunately, many sessions were recorded, making it easier. to choose.
A very popular destination was the vendor's exibit room, which included the technology center featuring subscription websites with free conference access.As a seat became vacant, it was quickly taken by another attendee. It was a great way for conference-goers to see what these databases offered for their quests.
Major websites also had booths, such as Footenote.com, FamilyTreeDNA, Ancestry, World Vital Records and others, while there were booths selling books, printed chart, various software packages, genealogical society exhibits.
Attendees were networking all the time;at breakfast, lunch and dinner; between sessions and after-hours.
The bottom line was that this was an exciting, educational event, and we are already looking forward to next year's conference, June 11-13, 2010 in Burbank, California.
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Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Expo 2009
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Sponsored by the FamilySearch.org and Family History Expos.com
Registration at the door begins on Friday, August 28th at 7:00 am. The keynote address will be at 8:00 am. The exhibit hall opens to the public at 9:00 am. Classes begin after at 10:00 and run through 6 pm. The complete schedule can be found on line at http://www.fhexpos.com/events/event_schedule.php?event_id=50
Admission to the exhibit hall and keynote address is FREE to the public, and classes will be offered for a minimal fee.
Pre-register for two days of classes at the low admission price of $68.00
Registration after the 3rd will be $78.00. (Ends: Aug 24, 2009)
One day at the door cost will be $48.00
http://www.fhexpos.com/events/upcoming.php?event_id=50 ($78 at the door) Pre-register online at www.FHExpos.com, by phone at 801.829.3295, or send a check to: Family History Expos; PO Box 187; Morgan, UT 84050.
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I want to outlive the trees in my yard, so I can stick out my tongue at their fallen trunks in mockery.
Longevity and a complete nutritional profile are my goals. Just a few years ago, vitamin was a dirty word to me.
I am clearly interested in (and have started living) Primally to improve my health (read get rid of "diseases of SAD") and LOSE WEIGHT/IMPROVE BODY COMP.
My DH, at 5'10" and 160 lbs soaking wet (yah, he's got one of THOSE metabolisms), is going Primal for health reasons - to cope with/heal from a wide variety of allergic problems (food, airborne, etc), Crohn's disease (diagnosed), possible Celiac (he's got the symptoms and the genes, but not the antibody levels yet), intestinal organism imbalance, skin problems, etc. He also comes with a genetic history of digestive cancers (grandmother and mother) and diabetes 1.5 (late onset type 1 diabetes - dad)
I am curious to hear the stories and successes and trials of those who have gone Primal for health reasons OTHER THAN weight loss or getting buff.
I want to outlive the trees in my yard, so I can stick out my tongue at their fallen trunks in mockery.
Longevity and a complete nutritional profile are my goals. Just a few years ago, vitamin was a dirty word to me.
Steak, eggs, potatoes - fruits, nuts, berries and forage. Coconut milk and potent herbs and spices. Tea instead of coffee now and teeny amounts of kelp daily. Let's see how this does! Not really had dairy much, and gut seems better for it.
I think originally it was a combination of hating how I looked naked (I was about 30 pounds overweight) and wanting to feel healthier in general.
Now it's pretty much knowing I feel like crap if I eat like I used to. Plus, it has helped a lot with my migraines and ADHD.
Good thread. I am doing this for relatively typical reasons, however my husband is trying ti with me because of crohn's. We are still trying to figure out what works for him because he can't stomach protein like I can, and needs as many calories as possible, so sometimes low residue hi carb foods are necessary. He also will never give up beer no matter what. I'll be following this thread to see what others say.
I first found Primal looking for a way to reduce my dependency on medication to control my seizure disorder. Now that I have lost all the excess weight and things are stabilized, I am going to start gradually dialing back my doses and see what happens.
Wow PB, improvement of seizure disorder? That's awesome! The more I read, the more it seems this way of life is a critical key to resolving so many health problems - even things we don't normally associate with diet. Sure, most of the info I find online doesn't say "follow Primal", but what it does say is veggies, fruits, meat, fat, nuts - no dairy, no legumes, no grains - and I'm talking about "healing" diets for everything from FM and digestive diseases to neuropathologies - pretty much every disease associated directly or INdirectly with inflammation.
That's kind of how we back-doored into Primal for the DH - he's been really unhappy with Medical Establishment and its lack of help with his multiple, systemic symptoms, and so I just started typing in searches like "Crohn's healing diet", "intestinal dysbiosis healing diet", "anti-inflammatory diet", etc, looking for anything that might help - really feeling like we were going to have to solve this ourselves, and each time, the answers I'd find were almost always THE SAME.
Its hard to quantify his improvement just on Primal, because its been a process of moving from SAD to no-dairy, to no-dairy, no gluten, to Primal. With each step along that continuum from SAD to Primal, he's healed more, felt better. The last month (our truly Primal time), he has continued to improve a lot. I am so happy to have found a way of living that can support both of us - diverse issues, but a surprisingly similar healing path.
I want to "Look good hiking". I miss hiking and would like to be able to get back into it. That was my reason and motivation.
Now I've added health reasons as I've just lost my father due to complications with his heart (he had a transplanted heart 12 years ago).
"We are still trying to figure out what works for him because he can't stomach protein like I can, and needs as many calories as possible, so sometimes low residue hi carb foods are necessary."
We have the same issue - trying to get enough protein and fuel calories into him because he just doesn't absorb much, ya know?
What seems to work best for my DH are coconut milk and berry smoothies with either raw eggs or egg based protein powder (I know - very questionable PB, but you gotta work with what is tolerated sometimes, and sorry Mark - but your's has whey/dairy).
Also, I make him flax bread (almond flour, flax meal, coconut oil, eggs and baking soda - found the recipe online - very easy and yummy) and he eats that with nut butter or tahini and a little Manuka +16 Honey (you could sub any raw, organic honey -he likes the natural healing benefits of Manuka).
Both of these are pretty calorie and fat (read energy) dense, with some good but pretty easily digestible protein - they seem to keep his energy level very even and don't cause digestive upset.
I found primal after losing 50 or so pounds putting me at 40 yo female 5'6" and 125lbs and hungry all the time eating small low fat meals including grains 6 times a day. I now eat primal high fat and protein 3 meals a day and do not crave at all. I love it so my goal was to eat normal amounts of food and not feel hungry all day long. Oh and I want to feel good and be active for the entire time I am intended to be here on earth. For me my 40's feel 10 times better than my 20's thank you fat and protein.


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Blog Tips | Test New Functionality
I'm an early adopter. I was early to use the world wide web, Amazon.com, Skype to name only a few. Being interested in new technologies helped me in our move from Asia back to Texas.
So it isn't uncommon for me to make mistakes related to technology. Exuberance can lead to haste, and most of my mistakes in technology related areas have been because I got really excited about some new piece of tech.
Since I landed my current day job at The Karis Group, I have had to learn to tame my excitement about technology.
So I want to write a post for all bloggers, be they new to blogging or pros. These are from lessons I have learned along the way, mainly about making use of new technologies.
As a blogger, most of us will make use of a blogging service or platform. There are several, Blogger, WordPress, just to name two. I use WordPress hosted at Bluehost.com.
But regardless of which platform you use to blog, there is one thing I encourage you to do every time you add a new plugin or a new advertiser or new theme: Test to see that you are getting the intended result.
Thesis Theme for WordPress: Options Galore and a Helpful Support Community
Why is this necessary you may be thinking? After all, isn't one of the main points of blogging platforms to make it easier to manager a blog or website (our company built out a new product called Kare360 in 60 days, and chose a WordPress blog platform to get it launched quickly)?
And my answer to this question is yes, blogging platforms (like all Platforms or Service as a Software companies) are easy. But that doesn't mean that things work perfectly in every instance.
Sometimes I have added a new WordPress plugin only to discover that the intended functionality wasn't present. Sometimes at work, where I administer our Salesforce.com instance, I am tasked to build out new workflows, or new page layouts or record types, or maybe add a new field to provide a new functionality. As I build it may seem to work right, meaning, it doesn't cause an error (Salesforce provides error messages for admins who only work from a point and click model).
But sometimes I will build out something that doesn't manifestly cause an error, but then it doesn't seem to work. Or it might work, but there was an unintended consequence on another function on the service. Either way, what was intended was a seemless addition of a new functionality, only to see it cause problems–big or small.
Now, back to WordPress as a blogging platform. Plugin developers do their best to assure that their plugins are compatible with a release number. Theme developers do the same. But they cannot test every possible permutation of a blog. There are thousands of plugins, each of which potentially interacts with other plugins or themes, and which can cause problems to your blog.
And that says nothing of what updates might do to your blog/site.
So, what is the point? It certainly isn't to decry WordPress or Blogger or any other service. It is simply to encourage you to test every new theme or plugin you install to determine if there are negative consequences for your blog.
This is especially true if you are awaiting some kind of outcome, say a response from readers via a given mechanism like a Comment or Contact Me. Or a button that is supposed to allow a reader to share your post with their social media networks. Sometimes things don't work as intended, and we can save ourselves much time and no small amount of wondering if we simply will test what we deploy.
What about you? Do you have a blog or website story to tell where a deployment of a new function didn't work out quite as planned?


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My wife & I are 81, have used Dr. Martin since being kicked out by Family Healthcare Associates at 65. Wish it had been sooner because Dr. Martin is the best family Dr. we have used since marriage 60 years ago. Excellent demeanor. Staff is top-notch.
Dr. Martin's Group neglect to serve everybody that needs assistance due to inability to afford Health Insurance. That's ALL I need to know to determine what kind of Doctor he is.
Doctor Martin is so great. I sent my elderly parents to see him and they've been his patients for years now. He is so patient with them and seems to care more than most doctors do about people their age. He always answers all my questions.
Dr. Martin is NEVER on time. He books too many patients at the same time, so the patient is always waiting OR he is just slow. He doesn't always see my point of view of the problem and we go round and round on every visit.
Always try to get you in when you are ill. Spend plenty of time with you and answers all your questions. Follow up is always there if there are any additional problems.
I have been his patient for many years. His accurate diagnosing has saving me several times--the latest was thyroid cancer. God Bless and keep him practing for many more years. Being a registered nurse since 1982 I recognize good medical care and that is definitely what he provides!!
I'm not a cheerleader for Dr. Martin, but he doesn't waste any time before referring a patient on to a specialist, if needed. That's a big plus, since it's easier to get in to see a specialist if there's a referral by a primary care physician.


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Berwick Detachment, Northumbria Army Cadet Force, has recognised the people who have helped them raise almost £25,000 for forces charities over the last five years with a special event in the Drill Hall.
The Berwick Detachment recently held a thank you evening in the Drill Hall for people who have supported them on Armed Forces Day over the last four years.
During the evening, 2Lt Jerdan thanked a number of people who help to ensure that the Armed Forces Day activities continue to grow in strength each year.
Fundraising on Armed Forces Day and on the following weekend at the ASDA/H4H annual event, the army cadets raised almost £1600 for service charities.
Cheque presentations were made on the night to representatives of BLESMA, SSAFA, The Army Benevolent Fund, The Royal British Legion, Combat Stress and Help For Heroes.
This latest round of fundraising has brought the total raised by Berwick's Army Cadets to over £24,000 over the last five years.


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Library Fellows' Award
Please note: THE LIBRARY FELLOWS ARTIST'S BOOK AWARD IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The winner of the 2012 Library Fellows Competition is Day By Day, created by two Russian artists Natasha Guruleva and Olga Nenazhivina. It is a series of meditations, in verse and artwork, on everyday life and the world that we inhabit with other creatures.
Day By Day has compressed moments that speak of connections, relationships, and unity of creation. Each copy contains 20 spreads with verse by Guruleva and art by Nenazhivina. Several poems are handwritten and inserted in envelopes. Narrow belts of leather lock them together. The diaristic format conveys intimacy and directness, illustrating the creative process with plain, clean canvas and hand-inscribed poetry.
Both artists were born in Russia and currently live and work in New York. Natasha Guruleva's works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, and are included in many collections. Her portfolio includes books of fairytales and poetry, songs, photography, independent films, costumes, and fabric sculpture. Olga Nenazhivina is a recipient of the Plano Art Association's National Juried Exhibition award. Her works have also been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Day By Day is available for purchase in the Museum Shop, along with many of the past winners. Visitors may request to see a sample of all Library Fellow award-winning artists' books that are still available.
View other books by previous winners of the Library Fellow's Competition.


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A woman with arrest warrants in six counties was arrested by Marion County deputies Friday.
Latori Trishae Lewis, 25, of Wildwood, has warrants out of Marion, Sumter, Lake, Hernando, Hillsborough and Citrus counties.
According to deputies, the Fugitive Apprehension Unit set up surveillance and found Lewis hiding in a home on SW 34th Court Road in Ocala.
Detectives said she admitted to using false identification to cash counterfeit checks.
She was charged with criminal use of personal identification, organized fraud and grand theft.


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It was thought to be just a rumor spread like wildfire on the Internet, but it turns out that it's a fact that will likely send shockwaves across the college wrestling community.
Cael Sanderson, who is the only college wrestler to ever finish his career undefeated, has been hired as the next Penn State wrestling coach.
Sanderson will be introduced as the next Penn State coach at a Rec Hall press conference on Monday, according to Penn State sports communications.
The closed-mouth approach the school has been taking was changed Friday.
In fact, it changed in less than an hour. Contacted by the Mirror at around 4:30 p.m., assistant director and wrestling contact Pat Donghia said at that time that he would not comment on Penn State's search to replace Troy Sunderland, who resigned April 4 after 11 years as the program's coach.
About 45 minutes later, Donghia e-mailed the news that Sanderson had been hired at the next coach.
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Age: 29
Born: Heber City, Utah
Comes from: Iowa State, three seasons, 44-10
Coaching accomplishments: Two national championships; all 10 of his starters qualified for NCAA Championships past three seasons
Wrestling accomplishments: Went 159-0 at Iowa State, where he was a four-time national champion
The wrestling team found out about the time that everybody else did, Hollidaysburg graduate and reshirt sophomore 149-pounder Christian Harr said.
"I think it is phenomenal to have that type of guy in this institution," Harr said. "All of us are really excited to see what he can bring to the table.
"We really didn't want to believe the rumors, but we're pretty relieved that a guy like Cael took the job. We're going to get the best out of everything. It's pretty mindblowing. This changes the face of college wrestling."
The 29-year-old Sanderson has been Iowa State's coach the last three years, posting a 44-10 record, guiding two of his wrestlers to national titles and leading his team to top five finishes at the NCAA Championships all three years, including a runner-up finish his first year. Amazingly, all of his starters have qualified for the NCAA Championships in those three years.
In 2007, he was named National Coach of the Year, National Rookie Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year.
As a wrestler at Iowa State, he went 159-0, won four national titles (three at 184 and one at 197), became the only wrestler to ever win four Most Outstanding Wrestler awards at the NCAAs and is the only one to win three Hodge awards, which is college wrestling's version of the Heisman Trophy.
The 2002 graduate captured a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens before becoming a special assistant in the athletic department for two years. He joined the Cyclones' wrestling staff the next year, and he became the head coach for the 2006-07 season.
Getting Sanderson surely came at big cost to Penn State. The Centre Daily Times, citing Iowa public records, reported Friday that Sanderson made $132,500 for the 2008 fiscal year.
The news was hard to take for Iowa State followers, particularly ISU athletic director Jamie Pollard.
"I am extremely saddened for our institution's student-athletes, staff, alums and fans," Pollard said in an e-mail to the media. "It is a difficult day for all Cyclones as we cope with the departure of a truly outstanding and accomplished student and coach.
"Cael's unblemished collegiate record, Olympic glory and promising start as a coach all came while he was representing Iowa State University, and he will forever be recognized as a Cyclone."
Sanderson, who was on campus Thursday, was one of several candidates for the job in Penn State's national search. Edinboro coach Tim Flynn, Maryland coach Kerry McCoy, former Penn State assistant John Hughes and State College-based wrestling camp leader Ken Chertow were among the candidates.
Sanderson, who couldn't be reached for comment, is married, and he and his wife, Kelly, have a 2-year-old son, Tate Stephen. Sanderson's older brother, Cody, is an associate head coach for the Cyclones.
Iowa State tried very hard to keep Cael Sanderson in the fold, Pollard said.
"During the last week, Cael and I talked numerous times, and we had several in-depth and personal discussions about this decision," Pollard said. "Those talks included me asking what, if anything, could we do to keep him at Iowa State.
"I also asked [Iowa State] president [Gregory] Geoffroy, [women's basketball coach] Bill Fennelly and [men's basketball coach] Greg McDermott to reach out to Cael, and they all did so. In the end, Cael said that he appreciated everything Iowa State and our fans had done for him, but he believes winning a national championship will be easier at Penn State.
"I know this has been a very challenging and emotional decision for Cael and his family. I encourage all of our fans to put aside their disappointment and, instead, respect Cael for making a decision that he believes is in the best interest of his family."


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If you work in the Wisconsin sports media long enough, there is a common saying throughout that state that goes "Let's hope the Brewers at least stay relevant until the Packers begin their training camp". And ever since Mark Attanasio bought the team in 2005, the "Crew" has done just that by winning and at least staying around the .500 mark. The Brewers had finished last in the NL Central three straight years from 2002-2004, and their most recent winning season prior to that was in 1992. To remind you how long ago that was, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount were still part of that team and Chris Bosio was their best pitcher. In the past six years, Milwaukee has had four winning records, and two playoff appearances with an overall regular season mark of 509-463. That's a winning percentage of .524, and a far cry from what this organization had accomplished for the better part of the previous two decades. The Brewers had just 4 winning seasons from 1984-2004, with zero appearances in the postseason, and it's safe to say that the franchise has been way better off since Attanasio's arrival.
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