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By Jon Connor, DCOM-Regional Support Public Affairs OfficerJuly 28, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Leaders attending the Regional Support Commanders Conference got a break from indoor presentations and took to range training the morning of July 28 at the Kabul Military Training Center.
The training -- defensive in nature -- is a direct result of the horrific shooting spree at Kabul International Airport April 27 when an Afghan military pilot opened fire and killed nine U.S. personnel during a meeting.
The leadership of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, developed and is now implementing this training for those coalition personnel serving in an advisory role.
The training is designed to teach personnel how to react with their pistol in a meeting-type setting -- where people are sitting -- to disable a would-be shooter.
During the training July 28, DCOM-RS headquarters personnel and its six Regional Support Command commanders and sergeants major where trained progressively from basic shooting techniques to getting up from a chair and turning left and right -- in different iterations -- and then resting on one knee to hit the target.
During some scenarios, personnel were given dummy rounds to determine any fundamental flaws in their shooting technique.
The half-day training at Range 17 -- a 25-meter range -- was an introduction to more detailed training that is mandatory the following month, said Sgt. 1st Class Vincent Branchetti, the range noncommissioned office-in-charge.
A total of 180 rounds per person were fired in the introductory training using an M-9 pistol with 9 millimeter rounds.
The detailed training will last two consecutive days and will certify those personnel in Quick Reaction Drill Training, Branchetti said. In this training, 800 rounds will be fired individually.
"Dry-fire" training will then be taught at the unit station for the next two months before another two-day training to re-certify is completed.
The training is continuous, Branchetti said, to keep leaders/advisers ready to respond to a life-threatening situation in an office setting.


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Baker's debut novel, made up of 10 linked stories, traces the financial and emotional trials of a young family over the course of a decade.
In this unusual domestic drama, Kenneth and Jodi Bodine aren't fighting, and their marriage is not crumbling. When quietly optimistic Kenneth lies to his wife, it's not to hide a secret affair but because he's lost his job over a morally gray quibble. While Jodi periodically reflects on Kenneth's frustrating silence and worries about his lack of career ambition, she's loyal, supportive and forgiving. When she pleads with him in the final story not to quit his sales position, she says, "Don't you realize that you've had nine different jobs since I met you?" He replies, "Yes. And doesn't that make life interesting?" Kenneth's employment woes begin in 1991, when the recently wed couple settles into a D.C.-area home, expecting their firstborn child. Each of the subsequent tales, one per year up to 2000, shows Jodi balancing motherhood with her freelance editing gig and Kenneth constantly taking on new jobs, including work in construction, property management, and selling everything from cars to mattresses. In "Owen the Impervious," the couple hosts Kenneth's estranged but determined father, whom Jodi regards with increasing skepticism as his stay extends indefinitely. In "A Short Career at the Cathedral Arms," Kenneth discovers that a homeless person lives in a hidden room in the apartment building he manages. The stories gradually culminate in the dawning of the Internet era, suggesting new opportunities but also greater challenges. Some stories, such as "One Sunday," focus less on developing the Bodine bond, instead zeroing in on Jodi as she ponders "life and all its ancillary operations, questions and few answers." Baker is an observant and entertaining writer, even when the subdued plot unfurls without high drama or overt tension. Her clean, direct style refreshingly portrays the tender side of a relationship that could have ended badly. It also effectively underscores the awkward discussions that nearly every family endures.
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Two charged in Millcreek bank robberies
A man and a woman in jail on charges related to a pair of Erie bank robberies have been accused by Millcreek Township police of robbing a pair of banks in their community late last week.
Anthony J. Herrmann, 34, is accused of robbing the PNC Bank branch at 5001 Peach St. on Friday at 10:13 a.m., and the Northwest Savings Bank branch at 850 Pittsburgh Ave. on Saturday at 11:35 a.m.
Police allege that Herrmann, who is listed as homeless, passed a note to tellers at both banks that demanded money and warned them against giving him dye packs or setting off alarms, according to the criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Erin M. Anderson, 27, of the 100 block of Hess Avenue in Erie, is accused of driving Herrmann to the banks, and waiting in the car while he committed the robberies, according to the complaint.
Herrmann and Anderson were arraigned Wednesday afternoon before Springfield Township District Judge Chris MacKendrick on charges of robbery, conspiracy, felony theft, misdemeanor theft, felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor receiving stolen property.
The criminal complaints filed against them don't state the amount of money taken from the banks.
Millcreek police wrote in the affidavit of probable cause accompanying the complaints that Herrmann and Anderson admitted to committing the robberies when they were questioned by Erie police Sunday night in relation to two city bank robberies.
The two also admitted to committing robberies at the Erie Bank branch at West 10th and Peach streets and the First National Bank branch on East Grandview Boulevard on Nov. 8, according to the affidavit.
Herrmann and Anderson were arraigned and jailed on charges in the Erie bank robberies on Monday.
The investigation that led to them being questioned and charged was launched on Sunday afternoon, when Erie police officers were called to the Downtown Erie Hotel on West 18th Street to check on the welfare of a guest there.
Kenneth Hubbert, 28, of Erie, was found dead in one of the rooms.
Police said they learned during the investigation that Herrmann and Anderson were among the people who had visited Hubbert at the hotel, and the two were picked up and questioned later that evening.
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Birds & Blooms Photo of the Day for September 25, 2011: Virginia Spiderwort by Tom Weber.
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Can you come up with a way to have these for wallpaper on our computers? I would love for the artists to share even if they are lightly watermarked.
These spiderworts are beautiful !! I have spiderworts in my yard, but they are a solid color, bluish-purple. I love them and
would be delighted to find the ones shown in the picture. Are they sold at nurseries ? Any information will be appreciated.
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> "At BT Global, our crown jewels are the services we supply to our
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TV's Best of the Decade: No. 17 -- 'Wonderfalls'
Caroline Dhavernas talked to animals, but not like Dr. Doolittle
In your high school english class, it referred to a figurative device wherein the part represents the whole. The easy example that is stuck in my head is the one in which "50 sail" is meant to refer to "50 ships."
For the purposes of this list, "synecdoche" is the word I'm using to justify the only cheat on my tabulation of TV's Best of the Decade. I'm not doing any ties in my Top 31, but I do have one synecdoche.
That synecdoche is the one that places "Wonderfalls" at No. 17.
[Confused? Curious? Click through and all things will be clear...]
To understand how "Wonderfalls" came to not only be on my list, but also to be this high, one need know that it's the part representing two powerful wholes:
1) "Wonderfalls" is the token representative of Bryan Fuller's trilogy of quickly cancelled shows in which female protagonists with guys' names -- Jaye, Chuck, George -- fight crimes or solve spiritual wrongs with the help of supernatural forces. That's a group that also features "Pushing Daisies" and "Dead Like Me," all favorites from the decade.
2) "Wonderfalls" is also the token representative from a generation of fantastic FOX shows that network couldn't figure out how to schedule, market or promote and yet live on in well-appointed DVD sets, usually including episodes that never aired on the network. This is a group that includes "Kitchen Confidential" and "Greg the Bunny." It could be stretched to include "Action," which aired a single random episode in the Aughts. It could also be expanded for the purposes of the shamefully underrated "Method & Red," which somehow hasn't been released on DVD. Yes, "Firefly" could theoretically fit into this group, as could a slew of other prematurely truncated shows. "Life on a Stick"? "The Loop"? Really, the more I list, the more it's clear that the synecdochical representative of this group could be far higher, but I didn't want to cheat any more than necessary.
In any case, I looked at that long list of shows and, quite simply, I said to myself, "Self, which one of these was your favorite?"
I didn't hesitate.
The pilot for "Wonderfalls," written by Fuller and directed by Todd Holland, is probably in the Top 5 of pure, stand-alone pilots that I've seen since I started this gig. I put it alongside things like "Lost," "Friday Night Lights" and "The Nine" (proof that a great pilot needn't necessarily evolve into a great series).
FOX took that pilot, pushed it back, recast at least one main role (Lee Pace taking over for Adam Scott, essentially a wash), dumped it, changed its time period without telling anybody, mixed up the episode order despite a heavy serialized element and ultimately pulled the show after only four airings. That gives "Wonderfalls" a comfortable advantage in the "Fewest aired episodes of any show on this list" race. Fortunately, "Wonderfalls" was released on DVD in a compact set that includes all 13 episodes, from the masterful pilot to what was retrofitted from a season finale into a relatively satisfying series finale. If you just pretend to believe that "Wonderfalls" was always designed to fit into the British series model or maybe a cable model and that nobody involved ever thought of it airing more than 13 times, it holds its own. After all, "Pushing Daisies" only aired 22 episodes and "Dead Like Me" only made 29. "According to Jim" aired 180 episodes in the decade, so longevity and bulk output really aren't part of my equation here.
If you somehow missed it or forgot about it, "Wonderfalls" starred Caroline Dhavernas as Jay, a Brown philosophy major putting her Ivy League degree to good use working at a Niagara Falls gift shop, lacking the people skills to even become an assistant manager. She lives in a trailer park and she's constantly disappointing her Type-A parents (William Sadler and Diana Scarwid) and siblings (Pace and Katie Finneran). She has distain for everyone around her and approaches the world with perpetual ironic detachment until two things happen: First, she meets a dreamy bartender (Tyron Leitso), still smarting from the recent betrayal of his bride. Then animal figures start talking to each other, including a wax lion, a mounted fish, the eagle on the back of a quarter and the Hear-no-Evil/Speak-no-Evil/See-no-Evil monkeys (Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru). The animals give Jaye cryptic advice leading her to become the strangest of Good Samaritans.
Is Jaye crazy? Are the animals a manifestation of divine intervention? Are the talking animals agents of Satan? Or do they relate to Native American mythology and are they her spirit guides and is Jaye some sort of slacker oracle?
"Wonderfalls" came out of the same development season as "Joan of Arcadia" and put a very FOX spin on what was essentially a derivative of the same premise. Before the bum economy had made "failure to launch" and "boomerang" kids nearly a societal norm, Jaye was "overeducated and unemployable" and played with a remarkable so-dry-she-must-be-Canadian sense of snark and derision by Dhavernas. As another character explained in an early episode, Jaye had created a life in which nobody expected anything from her, which made it all the funnier when pigs, cows, a pink flamingo and eventually people started reaching out to her.
The show allowed Jaye to keep her voice even as this new string of altruism changed the character in dramatic ways over the course of the shortened season. Initially disconnected from everyone around her except for her best bud Mahandra (Tracie Thoms), Jaye became closer and closer to her quirky family -- Sadler, Scarwid, Finneran and particularly Pace were all excellent -- and became a better person. Slightly.
For me, "Wonderfalls" operates as a perfect tonal middle ground between "Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies." With its family dynamic and budding romance, it had more levity and heart than "Dead Like Me," but because of Jaye's withering demeanor, it never reached quite the level of tweeness that sometimes bogged down the lesser episodes of "Pushing Daisies." [Not surprisingly, "Pushing Daisies" proved to be the most accessible of the trio, though it still pulled in an insufficient number of viewers to sustain its network home (and don't give me the historical revisionism about the strike killing "Pushing Daisies"). And this is a personal preference thing. If you're gonna tell me you loved "Pushing Daisies," it's not like I'm going to hold it against you. As as for "Dead Like Me," I loved the Bryan Fuller beginning, lost patience for a while and then regained interest when Laura Harris showed up.]
It's always made me a little sad that either nobody offered Dhavernas another TV comedy or she simply decided she'd rather work in movies, mostly in Canada. Seeing her in small roles in "These Girls," "Hollywoodland" and "Breach" hasn't had the same effect, as if the writing on "Wonderfalls" gave her near-monotone its perfect degree of undercurrent.
With Fuller and Tim Minear -- another Crown Prince of the cancelled-too-soon genre -- on board, you knew that "Wonderfalls" would have a love of language and its own unique voice. And with Holland, "Wonderfalls" had a unique visual style as well, characterized by distorted perspectives and solid special effects. And with its good-deed-of-the-week format, the guest cast included such familiar faces as Karie Matchett, Sarah Drew, Louise Fletcher, Rue McClanahan, Beth Grant (in a role she'd reprise on "Pushing Daisies"), Jewel Staite, Spencer Breslin and Glenn Fitzgerald.
Oh and good gracious how I loved the obnoxiously catchy theme song by Andy Partridge.
So anyway, that's how I came to place "Wonderfalls" at No. 17 on my list of TV's Best of the Decade. Since most people skipped the show when it barely aired, I'd strongly recommend that fans of other Fuller shows Netflix it and give it a try.
[As a sidebar, I also recommend all of the other shows in that second synecdoche group. "Kitchen Confidential" is available on Hulu and it's an amusingly star-studded piece that features great work from Bradley Cooper, Owen Yeoman, John Cho, John Francis Daley and Erinn Hayes. "Keen Eddie" isn't available on Hulu, but it's a good case if you ever wonder why people think Mark Valley is a TV star or why some of us still hold out hope for Sienna Miller. And "Greg the Bunny"? Also no available on Hulu, but endlessly quotable and I remain a bit confused why it couldn't find any sort of audience at all.]
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—Antibiotic use is associated with increased rates of antibiotic-resistant organisms. A previous study has shown that colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis account for nearly one third of all antibiotic prescribing by ambulatory care physicians. How frequently antibiotics are prescribed for these conditions and for and by whom is not known.
—To measure antibiotic prescription rates and to identify predictors of antibiotic use for adults diagnosed as having colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis in the United States.
—Sample survey of practicing physicians participating in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1992.
—Office-based physician practices.
—Physicians (n=1529) completing patient record forms for adult office visits (n=28 787).
Main Outcome Measures.
—Antibiotic prescriptions for colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis.
—Office visits for colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis resulted in approximately 12 million antibiotic prescriptions, accounting for 21% of all antibiotic prescriptions to adults in 1992. A total of 51% of patients diagnosed as having colds, 52% of patients diagnosed as having upper respiratory tract infections, and 66% of patients diagnosed as having bronchitis were treated with antibiotics. Female sex (odds ratio [OR], 1.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-2.62) and rural practice location (OR, 2.25; 95% CI, 1.33-3.80) were associated with greater antibiotic prescription rates, whereas black race (OR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.21-0.93) was associated with lower antibiotic prescription rates. Patient age, Hispanic ethnicity, geographic region, physician specialty, and payment sources were not associated with antibiotic prescription rates in the bivariate analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified only rural practice location (adjusted OR, 2.58; 95% CI, 1.39-4.76) to be independently associated with more frequent antibiotic prescriptions for colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis.
—Although antibiotics have little or no benefit for colds, upper respiratory tract infections, or bronchitis, these conditions account for a sizable proportion of total antibiotic prescriptions for adults by office-based physicians in the United States. Overuse of antibiotics is widespread across geographical areas, medical specialties, and payment sources. Therefore, effective strategies for changing prescribing behavior for these conditions will need to be broad based.
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BLOCK-OFF! Btwn 6th Ave & 7th Ave (from 15th-1st) vs. Btwn 7th Ave & 8th Ave (from 15th-1st)
WOO HOO FUCK YEAH IT'S BASEBALL PLAYOFF SEASON!!! I'm not actually as excited as all that, but I enjoy baseball enough & was excited because my hometown Red Sox once again made the playoffs this year. Unfortunately, they now have no chance in hell of actually winning the World Series, but I can at least hope that the Yankees don't win it all...as long as that prick A-Rod doesn't get a championship ring, it's cool with me.
This week, we'll be taking a look at the numbered streets between 6th & 7th and 7th & 8th, pitting them against each other in a contest of Ruthian proportions. One group of blocks will embody the spirit of my BoSox. While they won't be crowned champions this year, at least they won't be a bunch of millionaire pretty boys. The other set of blocks will be inhabited by the spirit of the Bronx Bombers & will have a good chance of winning it all, but in the end, it won't matter because as we New Englanders say, "Yankees Suck." As some politician or celebrity or dying child throws out the first pitch & the two teams take the field, we'll be reminded of why baseball is both exciting & boring at the same time. Let the uber maudlin, TBS-tastic, steroid-filled judging begin!


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Quick guide to 'Transformers' history, trivia
There's more to Transformers than meets the eye.
When the unusual vehicle-to-robot toys first came out 30 years ago, they quickly transformed into pop culture phenomon with comics, animated TV series, video games and several live-action blockbusters -- including the all-new "Transformers: Age of Extinction," now in theaters.
If you're relatively new to the "Transformers" universe, don't worry. The latest film marks a new chapter in the "Transformers" saga, mixing new heroes with the familiar, larger-than-life Autobots and Decepticons in a new action-packed, explosion-filled adventure.
The story picks up after the battle waged in "Dark of the Moon," when the government creates its own line of robots to take down the Autobots -- a heroic alien race from Cybertron that has protected the human race from the evil Decepticons, though it's still considered a powerful threat.
Meanwhile, a mechanic (Mark Wahlberg) and his daughter (Nicola Peltz) stumble upon an injured Optimus Prime and are forced to go on the run and help save the Autobots from destruction.
The new twist in this robot-against-robot clash? One word: Dinobots. That's right. Dinosaur robots are jumping into the fray, as well as new Decepticons.
Want to know more about "Transformers"? Here's a quick look at the franchise:
The toys
The first line of Transformers, inspired by similar Japanese toys, was launched by Hasbro in the United States in 1984. Known at first as the Autobots -- because of their transformation from autos to robots -- the toy line was also accompanied by a comic book series and an animated TV series.
The movies
"The Transformers: The Movie" (1986): Set in the year 2005, the battle between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons rages on. But when a planet-consuming entity, the Unicron, threatens Earth, the Autobots must find a way to protect themselves and mankind.
"Transformers" (2007): In this robot reboot, the Cybertronian war between the Autobots and Decepticons comes to Earth. And caught in the middle is Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), a teen with a secret link to a powerful weapon.
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009): After his whirlwind adventure with the Cybertronian Transformers, Witwicky (LaBeouf) tries to move on and start college. But when strange symbols start popping up in his mind, the Decepticons quickly hunt him down in hopes of unleashing an ancient machine that could take out the sun.
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011): The Autobots and Decepticons once again square off -- with Witwicky (LaBeouf) once again coming to the aid of his mechanical friends -- in a new battle to reach the Earth's moon, where a Cybertronian spacecraft full of secrets is just waiting to be discovered.
The animated series
"The Transformers," an animated series that ran from 1984 to 1987, follows the battle between the evil Decepticons and the protective Autobots who crash landed on planet Earth after the great Cybertronian War. (The complete series is now available on DVD.)
Other spinoffs have followed, including a Cartoon Network revival, "Transformers: Animated," that ran 2007 to 2009 and the Hub Network's CGI-animated "Transformers: Prime" that ended in 2013.
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General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Takes Stock of Agriculture's Role in Climate Change
28 January 2010: The annual General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, an organization of global donors, met in Rome, Italy, from 26-27 January 2010, to consider issues related to agriculture and rural development in working sessions addressing: agriculture and climate change; aid for trade and development; land and development; and lessons from the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
Approximately 130 individuals from the donor community, international financial institutions, foundations and farmers' organizations participated in the meeting. The session on climate change highlighted the contribution of the Global Donor Platform in putting agriculture and rural development on the agenda of the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. Participants examined efforts to strengthen the links between responses to poverty, food security, and climate change, as well as ways for agriculture and rural development policies to contribute to adaptation and mitigation efforts. The event was hosted by the Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). [Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Website] [Annual General Assembly Website]


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Tried updating Firefox with latest package update from Respository using
Software zypper. produced error. Looked in Software update and found two
instances of Firfox installed. 188.8.131.52-5.1 and 6.1. Tried uninstalling the
older version keep getting failure. 6.1 uninstalled. get the following
error when i try to uninstall it from command line as root.
Other updates shown by zypper ul installed Ok.
rpm -e MozillaFirefox-126.96.36.199-5.1
Usage: usr/bin/update-mime-database [-hvV] MIME-DIR
No directories in update-desktop-database search path could be processed and
error: %postun(MozillaFirefox-184.108.40.206-5.1.i586) scriptlet failed, exit
status 1
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34900 2007-09-21 16:40 update-mime-database
What does status 1 mean? How can I uninstall firefox completely? I tried
installing 5.1 again but it gives same error as above
Should I report this as a bug. Ii notice bug 365649 says you have to run
SuSEconfig manually. is that correct?
Thanks for any help?
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Prep 5 mins
Cook 30 mins
Millet a wonderful grain,that most think of as bird food. Millet is highly nutritious, non-glutinous and like buckwheat and quinoa, is not an acid forming food so is soothing and easy to digest. In fact, it is considered to be one of the least allergenic and most digestible grains available and it is a warming grain so will help to heat the body in cold or rainy seasons and climates. Millet is mildly sweet, nut-like flavor and contains many beneficial nutrients. It is nearly 15% protein, contains high amounts of fiber, B-complex vitamins including niacin, thiamin, and riboflavin, the essential amino acid methionine, lecithin, and some vitamin E. It is high in the minerals iron, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium. So eat your millet! The seeds are also rich in phytochemicals, including Phytic acid, which is believed to lower cholesterol, and Phytate, which is associated with reduced cancer risk.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup millet, well rinsed uncooked
- 2 1⁄2-3 cups water
- 2 cups canned low sodium black beans
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium cucumber, seeds removed and diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- chopped parsley (optional)
- chopped cilantro, to taste (optional)
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Cook the millet in 2 cups of water until water is absorbed, about 30 minutes. adding more hot water if needed. Fluff with fork and allow to steam and cool.
- In a large bowl, combine millet, black beans, tomatoes, pepper, cucumber and onion.
- Mix all dressing ingredients until well blended and pour over the salad, tossing to blend.
- Cover and refrigerate until the salad is well chilled.
- Serve on lettuce leaves or stuff into pita bread or wrap in a tortilla.
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I too substituted olive oil for the water in the dressing. This was a great summer meal for hot days when you don't want to add heat to the house. I used my rice maker to cook the millet. DH commented that this was a substantial meal. He expected it not to be filling, but it was, all by itself.
I enjoyed this recipe for Memorial Day. I used the other reviewers' idea of adding corn and I was generous with the cilantro. I also added a small, finely chopped fresh jalapeno, used 6 green onions for the onion and olive oil instead of water in the dressing. My only complaint is that my millet came out mushy. Next time I will check it after 20 minutes of cooking. My mother-in-law said I should add some salt during cooking as well. Thanks for posting something fun and different! Made as a recipenap for Veg*an Swap, June 2010
Love this! Couldn't find millet so used couscous, which worked very well, though I do want to try again with millet. Also used extra tomato. Very flavorful (reminiscent of gazpacho) and satisfying. Perfect for my potluck and leftovers. Even as a beginner it was very easy to make! Next time I may use more garlic & cumin, just because I like spicy. But very good as is! Thanks!


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WGF Releases Publications on Transboundary Water Management, Water Governance and Knowledge Management
August 2013: The UN Development Programme's (UNDP) Water Governance Facility (WGF) at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) published three reports, titled: 'Transboundary Water Management;' a 'User's Guide on Assessing Water Governance;' and 'Learning from Experience: Conclusions from a Knowledge Management Initiative.'
'Transboundary Water Management: Why it is Important and Why it Needs to be Developed' describes transboundary water management challenges and recommends development partners support cooperation processes and best practices to achieve cooperative transboundary water management.
The User's Guide includes chapters on the why, what and how of water governance assessments: the importance of conducting assessments; an assessment framework; an eight-step assessment process; institutions and stakeholder assessments; governance assessments, including accountability, corruption, participation and transparency; and performance assessments, including effectiveness, efficiency and functions. It summarizes existing tools and presents case studies. The Guide aims to help users: understand policy implications of assessments; select, adapt and develop assessment frameworks; design multistakeholder approaches that strengthen accountability, support consensus and further dialogue; and implement assessments to drive reform.
'Learning from Experience' includes sections on: knowledge management for water and sanitation governance; the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F); local water management; overcoming sociocultural barriers at local, regional and national levels; gender equity and women's leadership; and strengthening the capacities of duty-bearers and rights-holders. It documents and analyzes lessons learned from 11 Joint Programmes on Democratic Economic Governance and Water Supply and Sanitation, with the aim of strengthening the knowledge base for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) beyond the MDG-F. [Publication: Transboundary Water Management: Why it is Important and Why it Needs to be Developed] [Publication: User's Guide on Assessing Water Governance] [Publication: Learning from Experience: Conclusions from a Knowledge Management Initiative]


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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Math will play a role in determing the 24-team field for the Division II football playoffs when the field is announced Sunday.
No complex addition or subtraction is necessary for Shepherd, however.
The Rams' equation is simple: Win and they're in.
Not that Shepherd coach Monte Cater expects today's noon game against Fairmont at Ram Stadium to be as easy.
"Win, and we know we're going," Cater said. "We're in that sixth slot (in the Super Region I rankings), we'll get an outright (West Virginia Conference) championship with a win and we'll have a chance to continue to play.
"But Fairmont, like Glenville, is not going to be easy."
The Rams needed to overcome Glenville with a touchdown in the final minute of last week's game at home to claim a share of the WVC title and keep them in contention for a postseason berth.
A loss would put Shepherd in a dubious position of missing the postseason for a second year in a row. Six teams from the region advance to the postseason.
"There's been a lot of enthusiasm and we've had some good practices this week," Cater said.
Shepherd hopes their practice can keep them perfect at home this season and keep Fairmont imperfect on the road.
Cater certainly likes how that situation can add up for Shepherd.
"This is a special place for us, and, hopefully, we can keep it going," he said.
Shepherd has lost just one home game in three years, that coming in the final game of 2011 when the Rams won their only regional championship and advanced to the national final four. The loss to Glenville that day dropped Shepherd from first in the region to fourth and put them on the road for all but their first playoff game.
Fairmont, meanwhile, has taken home and away games to the extreme. The Fighting Falcons have been polar opposites, winning five at home and losing five on the road.
"I think we're averaging something like 44 points at home," Fairmont coach Mike Lopez said. "(The road trouble) is a byproduct of being extremely young and injured, including five medical redshirts. ... And not counting when guys miss two games here or there.
"The way we're playing on the road, the way we played at Charleston and Concord, one could predict we will have a hard time at Shepherd, as well."
Lopez didn't sound like he was offering his best impression of Lou Holtz. Rather, Lopez, speaking on the phone, just sounded plain whipped by a frustrating season.
Fairmont lost Jefferson graduate Dewey McDonald in the preseason, and he's one of those scheduled to receive a medical redshirt. Former Martinsburg standout quarterback Brandon Ashenfelter is another medical redshirt candidate.
"When a guy like Dewey goes down, it not only hurts the defense, but hurts the whole team," Lopez said, "because of all the things he brings to the table. It changed the demeanor of the team.
"As a staff, we say we can battle through it, but we go to Clarion and our backup free safety blows his knee out. That's one example of what's really happened.
"We're happy we battled back. We're 4-3 in the league; most wouldn't have figured that after an ugly 0-3 start. It could be worse; they've hung in there."
Shepherd hasn't avoided injuries this season either.
Safety Corey Washington underwent surgery this week and won't celebrate Senior Day ceremonies today, because he's looking at his own medical redshirt and will be able to play another season.
Just five Shepherd players - quarterback Bobby Cooper, wide receiver Larry Lowe, tight end John Frick, linebacker A.J. Parrish and linebacker Dominic Tolson - will be honored today, which certainly points to a strong future for the Rams.
"We're going to miss them all," Cater said.
Tolson returned an pass interception for a touchdown last week in the final minute to help the Rams sew up their victory over Glenville, while Cooper, the conference's pass-efficiency leader, completed a pair of passes to set up freshman Allen Cooper's game-winning and third touchdown.
Shepherd's future is now and in its hands.
"Fairmont's more than capable of scoring points," Cater said. "They have some potency on offense. With their defense, the way they run around, it's going to be a tough ballgame."
Defensively, Fairmont runs the odd stack, which Shepherd sees once a season - when the Rams play the Falcons.
Offensively, quarterback Bobby Vega has thrown for 1,876 yards and 15 touchdowns for Fairmont. Running back Daniel Monroe ranks third in the conference with 8.74 yards per game.
Shepherd has thwarted the top two runners, though, as part of its No. 1-ranked defense in the nation against the run.
"I hope we can get on the scoreboard," Lopez said. "They're giving up about 14 points per game, maybe 350 yards rushing for the whole year - something crazy like that. You can't really run on them."
Cater is hopeful the Falcons can't return on the Rams either.
Three of Shepherd's last four opponents have taken interceptions back for touchdowns for their first scores of the game, while Glenville had a pretty productive day in the return game a week ago.
"(Fairmont has) the best special teams we'll play all year," Cater said. "They have six special teams kicks for touchdowns all year.
"We don't need to help them. We don't need to let punters run when we're supposed to be containing them. We can't let those things happen."
Again, very simply, what Shepherd must do is win.
At about 3 p.m. today, the Rams will definitely know if their season will be continuing - if they win.


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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
SOTD: L'Artisan Parfumeur Fou d'Absinthe
I've mentioned the armor-like feel of Fou d'Absinthe. That feel has led me to wear it on a few too many grumpy irritable days. The result is that today, on a not-so-good day, it made me the day a bit more nervous and strange.
Time for corrective action - I need to hold it for a few better days.
But it still smells good.
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Posted by Martha at 9:22 PM
Labels: Fou d'Absinthe, L'Artisan Parfumeur, Olivia Giacobetti, Perfume, SOTD
2 comments:
- Josephine said...
Now, I'm intrigued. I have a sample of Fou d'Absinthe and will have to try it this week.
- July 21, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- ChickenFreak said...
Do! It really is nice. I'm dismayed that I fell down on my Scent Association Protection duties. I think I'll wear it this Sunday. Or, even better, Friday night.
- July 21, 2010 at 10:07 PM
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The Niles Times
The Niles Historical Society will sponsor the 9th annual "Luncheon on the Lawn" at noon July 25 on the grounds of the Ward-Thomas Museum, 503 Brown St.
Prior to the luncheon, guests are invited to casually stroll through the gardens and grounds of the estate.
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Carol Weakland
Following lunch, local actress and director Carol Weakland will perform a one woman production of the literary classic "Jane Eyre." Weakland is the founder of the Great Expectations Theater Company, and has performed locally in one-woman shows that include "Pride and Prejudice," "Wuthering Heights" and "The Scarlett Letter" and others.
"Jane Eyre," a romantic novel by Charlotte Bronte, was published in London, England in 1847. It is the story of a young lady who accepts a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall and she fell in love with her employer. He was a mysterious man with a terrible secret. You will step back in time with Ms. Weakland in her performance as she re-enacts all your favorite characters.
The cost of the event is $20. Reservations can be made by calling -330-544-2143 or send your name, address and phone number to Niles Historical Society. P. O. Box 368, Niles, Ohio 44446.
Seating is limited. Reservations must be received by noon, July 22.
The Ward Thomas House and Museum is the home of the Niles Historical Society, an organization committed to preserving the history of the community through artifacts, written material and collections housed in the museum. The museum was built in 1862 and was the home of two prominent Niles industrial families, James Ward and John and Margaret Thomas. Ward was a pioneer in the iron industry and Thomas was the founder of the Niles Firebrick Company and later Mahoning Valley Steel. The property was deeded to the city of Niles in 1969.
The museum consists of fourteen rooms, many filled with furniture owned by the two families and additional donated items relating to the history of the community. The museum hosts a public open house from 2 to 5 p.m. the first Sunday of each month. Private tours can be arranged by calling 330-544-2143.


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The combine is about over and what a final day! Taylor Mays came out and just blew everyone away.
He ran the fastest 40 of any D.B. He is a freakishly big strong man. He was just great. The only problem I could see was when he did the drill to test flexibility when you run he was a stiff. It matters but this guy just blew me away. They said he weighed 210 which is 20lbs less than he is lifted and I don't know if that weight is accurate. I do know that this guy won't last past say #20. After seeing the Senior bowl I thought he was destined for the second round but,he won't get that far. It does two things for the Giants. It means that they have a better shot at the MLB and it means they they may have to decide on whether to take Mays if he is there. The combine affected both these guys as McClain disappointed a lot of people by not working out and he pulled out at the last minute. There was some comment about him playing in a defense that made him look better than he is but I still think he is an impact player. Next comes the personal workout days where there is a lot to learn about a lot of guys. The combine raised as many questions as it answered. I guess that's why they do it. Mays by the way ran a 4.36 40 and a 4.45 40. There was some confusion but either way he was the fasted DB.
The next surprise was the implosion of Joe Haden. I had mentioned previously that I don't like Florida guys. One has to wonder why a team with supposedly 3 first round picks was just average. Haden ran a very slow 40 at 4.57 and he just looked lousy on the other drills. He WON'T go in the top 10 and now he must do a lot better at his personal day he will suffer badly. We may now get a shot at him if Reese and Coughlin like him. I think there are too many other DB's who were very good for the Giants to take a chance on Haden.
The next big surprise was Earl Thomas from Texas. He also imploded. He ran a very slow 4.57 40 which just isn't fast enough. He weighed in at 208 which was 10 pounds more than he played at. He did not shine in the drills either. So,once again,was it an abberation or is this guy way over rated? I honestly don't know so,his workout day will decide. They say he is very football smart which will help him.
Patrick Robinson from Fla. State looked as advertised. He will be late first round,early second. He ran a 4.42 which is quick and he looked good. Myron Rolle disappointed. He ran a 4.69 which is way slow and will drop him to probably late second, third round. Devin McCourtney out of Rutgers was impressive. He looks good and ran a 4.34 which was second fastest. The kid from Boise State was as advertised. He will will go late first early second. I didn't see or hear about the strong safety out of L.S.U. but Berry from Tennessee was just as advertised. He will go top 7 maybe as high as 3.
There is depth at DB so the Giants will get some help. The combine has changed things as Spikes also hurt himself by not doing drills and his mobility,even his aggressiveness is being questioned. Kindle did well but how high should he go and will he help us? Price came as advertised so,he may be there at 15. There is depth at D-Line. C.J. Spiller ran a 2.8 40 which solidifies his rep. None of the quarterbacks worked out except Tebow who didn't throw. He was however,impressive as an athlete and his obvious athleticism. He may go late first or drop to low second. I don't think anyone knows. He is humble and very coachable as he is working hard at improving his release. After watching him and listening to him I like the kid. We know he is a winner so he may just surprise on the next level.
I'll be watching,reading and listening as we go forward. There is a long way to go and free agency is next. It's a big expensive puzzle and you just don't know what will happen. The top of the draft is pretty well set but the order isn't. Some combination of Suh, McCoy, Okun, Berry and maybe a qb may fit in there somewhere. I guarantee that we will sit there on draft day and still not know. That's the fun of it.


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CARNEYS POINT TWP. — Oakwood Summer Theatre, Salem County's longest running community theater, will be hosting its annual dinner and comedy show on Saturday, March 26, at the Sakima Country Club here.
This year's professional comic will be the always entertaining "Dame Edna" and several Salem County talents will also be performing.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling (856) 935-2562 or mailing a check to Oakwood Summer Theatre, P.O. Box 66, Pennsville, NJ, 08070.


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In a very candid interview with Detroit Free Press columnist Michael Rosenberg, Chauncey Billups doesn't hold back much about how he felt when he was traded, the contract he signed in the summer of 2007, Rip Hamilton's extension and much more.
November 13, Detroit Free Press: In the summer of 2007, Chauncey Billups was one of the premier free agents on the market. He was 30 years old. He signed a five-year, $60-million contract to stay with the Pistons. The money was right, but Detroit felt right, too. Billups had been a Piston since the summer of 2002. He saw himself as a Piston for life.
If Billups had known that he would be traded a year later, would he have re-signed with the Pistons?
"No way," he said. "No way. I don't think anybody would. If anybody told you that if hindsight was 20/20 and they knew a year later they were going to get traded from the place that they signed, they wouldn't sign."
Chauncey said that he "was shocked" to see Allen Iverson wearing his number 1 for the Pistons and that Rip Hamilton may not have signed that extension had he known that Joe Dumars was trading Chauncey. The bond between Rip and Chauncey is strong, and you can almost feel how disappointed Billups is in this interview. He also talked about Flip and the fact that Chauncey was more of a conduit between the other players and Flip Saunders than he wanted to be and that cost the Pistons at least one Title.
"I don't point fingers," he said. "I just think problems, and maybe disbelief in Flip on a player or two's behalf, cost us in some different series that I thought, had we been locked in, we could have won."..."I think that cost us at least one championship."..
Is it fair to say there was a lack of respect for Saunders?
"That probably is a fair term."
It's a very good interview. The Detroit Pistons and their fans were lucky to have Chauncey Billups as a player the last 6+ years.


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During a news conference, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the arrest of 30-year-old Vivian Vosburg on two counts of child abuse with bodily harm and four counts of child neglect is a shocking chapter in a months-long tragic story in Central Florida.
Judd said Vosburg is the stepmother of one of two girls charged with felony aggravated stalking earlier in the week. Officials say the girls, 14 and 12, bullied and harassed 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick before she climbed a tower at an abandoned concrete plant and hurled herself to her death Sept. 9.
It was a Facebook comment over the weekend that Judd said led him to arrest the girls. He repeated the online post from the older girl almost word for word at a news conference last week.
"'Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself but I don't give a ... ' and you can add the last word yourself," Judd said.
He identified the girls and showed their mug shots during the news conference, but PEOPLE will not name the girls because they are minors.
Vosburg identified herself as the teen's mother when she appeared on CNN and ABC to say the girl didn't bully Rebecca and that she checked her stepdaughter's Facebook every night.
Vosburg was booked into the Polk County Jail Friday evening and it's unclear whether she had retained an attorney. A voicemail message left on her home phone wasn't returned.
Community Provided Facebook TipJudd said that after detectives arrested Vosburg's stepdaughter, people from the community saw her on TV – then sent tips to the law enforcement agency, urging them to look at the Facebook page of another of Vosburg's children.
Detectives discovered a video posted in July 2013. According to the arrest affidavit, the video shows two boys fighting on a bed, then Vosberg steps in and begins punching and hitting the boys. One of the boys falls off the bed and appears to not move. Judd said none of the children were injured.
Judd, who showed the chaotic, minute-long video during the news conference, said there were four other children in the home at the time.
"This clearly indicates to us that this appears to be a normal way of life," he said. "They're laughing and cussing and throwing the F-bomb around. Then they're posting that conduct for all to see."
Judd did not release the names of the victims or their relationship to Vosburg, stating only that "these are children she has access to. Vivian in this context was in charge of their well-being."
The video was up on the family member's Facebook site as recently as this morning Judd said. He questioned why no one took it down during the bullying investigation.
Child welfare authorities have been called to investigate.


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Oliver Hodge, Director
Oliver Hodge studied industrial design at the prestigious Central St. Martins School of Art in London, and from there moved into design for the film industry. He has worked on 20 major feature films heading props departments and supervising special effects projects. This has involved him working intimately with the films's directors, including George Lucas, Tim Burton, Danny Cannon, Danny Boyle, Tim Burton, and Simon West. His movie credits include among others: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tomb Raider 1 & 2, Die Another Day, Sleepy Hollow, and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Rachel Wexler, Producer
Rachel Wexler has been working in documentary for 17 years. She specializes in producing international documentary projects for a worldwide audience. She has worked on 10 films for BBC Storyville (including two in production) and has produced films for many award winning filmmakers including Phil Grabsky (The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, In Search of Mozart), Marc Isaacs (Philip and His Seven Wives), Oliver Hodge (Garbage Warrior), and Luke Holland (A Very English Village, More Than a Life). Rachel runs Bungalow Town Productions with her partner Jez Lewis.


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It might sound like a weird thing to say about a two-time NBA MVP and sure-fire Hall-of-Famer, but Steve Nash is probably a little underrated. Critics are still grumbling to this day that Nash didn't deserve to win either of his MVP awards. They complain about his weak defense. But all of this overshadows what a unique player he is and what an incredible season he is having. In fact, Nash is having the greatest season a 38-year-old point guard has ever had.
Nash is shooting 57%, third best in the NBA (Stephen Curry is the only other guard among the top 20). He's among the league leaders in three-point and free throw accuracy also. He's leading the NBA in assists, despite having Marcin Gortat as the best offensive weapon at his disposal. And he's playing 31.5 minutes a game – right in line with his career average. And he's doing all this at the age of 38. That is the truly remarkable thing – he's still competing at such a high level at such an advanced basketball age. In fact, it is unheard of.
Here is what the rest of the players on our top 10 point guards of all-time list (which Nash was a part of) were doing at age 38:
Magic Johnson: retired
Oscar Robertson: retired
John Stockton: NBA All-Star: 12 points, 9 assists, 30 minutes
Bob Cousy: retired (although he came back for an ill-fated seve game stint at age 41)
Jason Kidd: won NBA title with Dallas: 8 points, 8 assists, 4 boards, 33 minutes
Isiah Thomas: retired
Walt Frazier: retired
Tiny Archibald: retired
Gary Payton: 5 points, 3 assists, 22 minutes
So history dictates that Nash should be retired at this point. He sure as hell shouldn't be an All-Star and be leading the league in assists. All the other all-time greats that were still playing at age 38 had stats and games that had noticeably declined. Nash is actually putting up better than career average numbers across the board this season. You can rightfully argue that other point guards accomplished more than Nash up to this point, but none have done as much at age 38.


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Three studies, scheduled for presentation in San Diego during next weeks annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, showcase potential new treatments for people with Parkinsons disease.
One study dealt with orthostatic hypotension, which people with Parkinsons might experience when standing up and which can lead to dizziness, fainting and falls. The problem, which affects about 18% of people with the disease, occurs because the autonomic nervous system fails to respond to changes in posture by releasing enough norepinephrine.
In the study, 225 people were randomized to receive either eight weeks of stable dose treatment with a placebo or the drug droxidopa, which converts to norepinephrine. After one week of stable treatment, those who received the drug had a clinically meaningful, two-fold decrease in symptoms of dizziness and lightheadedness, when compared with placebo. They also had fewer falls: 0.38 per patient per week during the study duration, compared with 1.73 falls for those receiving a placebo. (See a PDF of the study abstract at http://www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/10711.pdf.)
A second study looked at a new course of treatment for people who have been taking levodopa for several years. As each dose wears off, people experience longer periods of time when motor symptoms do not respond to levodopa.
For the study, 420 people who were experiencing an average of six hours of "off" time per day received a placebo or one of four dosages of the drug tozadenant in addition to their levodopa for 12 weeks. People receiving two dosages had slightly more than an hour less "off time" per day at the end of 12 weeks than they had at the start of the study. They also did not have higher rates of troublesome involuntary movements that can occur during dyskinesia ("on" time). (See a PDF of the study abstract at www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/10712.pdf.)
A third study looked at 321 people with early Parkinsons disease whose symptoms were not well-controlled by a dopamine agonist drug.
For the 18-week study, participants took either the drug rasagiline or a placebo in addition to their dopamine agonist. At the end of the study, those taking rasagiline had improved by 2.4 points on a Parkinsons disease rating scale. In addition, rasagiline was well-tolerated, with adverse events similar to placebo. (See a PDF of the study abstract at www.aan.com/globals/axon/assets/10710.pdf.)
"All of these treatments are promising news for people with Parkinsons disease," Robert A. Hauser, MD, MBA, of the University of South Florida in Tampa and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, said in a news release. Hauser was involved in all three studies.


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Jeff Brohm talks about team, upcoming seasonUPDATED 6:38 PM EDT Jul 29, 2014
WKU football coach Jeff Brohm talks about the team and the upcoming season.Video Transcript
WLKY. THE FIRST YEAR WESTERN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL HEAD COACH HAS HIS FIRST GAME IN 4 WEEKS HOSTING BOWLING GREEN. THE EX-WESTERN AND U OF L ASSISTANT IS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC IN HIS FIRST HEAD COACHING JOB. wku head coach jeff brohm says wku had a great team last year, but lost some great players, 2 to the nfl draft. The good news is there are new players who have been waiting in the wings ready to prove themselves. Jeff says he expects the toppers will have an exciting team YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THAT INTERVIEW WITH JEFF BROHM ON SPORTS SATURDAY ON AUGUST 9TH.
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Call it the Great Slog.
Stocks are bumbling along this year after a gangbuster 2013.
The upward grind is underscored by the Standard & Poor's 500 index, which closed above 1,900 for the first time on Friday.
The index has eked out a gain of 2.8 percent this year compared with a 16 percent increase over the same period last year.
Other major indexes haven't fared any better.
The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite are barely positive for 2014.
The market's five-year bull run has slowed as investors become more evenly split between those that remain optimistic on the outlook for stocks and the economy, and those that think it's time for a sell-off. Investors haven't seen a "correction," Wall Street-speak for a drop of 10 percent of more, for an unusually long time.
"People have been waiting for this huge correction, but as soon as we have even a little bit of a pullback, people see the value in it, and they're jumping in," said Karyn Cavanaugh, senior market strategist at Voya Investment Management.
Cavanaugh believes that there will be a "spring snapback," in the economy. Company earnings, already at record levels, will keep climbing and support stock prices.
The S&P 500 rose 8.04 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 1,900.53. The index first rose above 1,900 during trading on May 13, but fell back to close below that level.
The Dow climbed 63.19 points, or 0.4 percent, to end at 1,606.27. The Nasdaq rose 31.47 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,185.81.
Investors bid up homebuilder stocks following news that sales of new U.S. homes increased last month. Lennar rose $1.55, or 4 percent, to $40.54. D.R. Horton rose 92 cents, or 4.1 percent, to $23.57.


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THE head of the Metropolitan Police in London is coming to Walthamstow next week to speak to residents.
Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe will hold the talk at Walthamstow Academy school in Billet Road on Wednesday November 21.
A Met spokesman said: "The Commissioner will be talking about his vision for the Metropolitan Police and how it will effect local policing in your area.
"You will also have the opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas about policing in your area and London."
It takes place between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Doors open at 6pm and entry is strictly on a first-come-first-served basis.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) is concerned about news reports that the State Police is photographing critics of Gov. Chris Christie at town hall meetings.
PolitickerNJ reported a plainclothes individual snapping photos of protesters at a Christie town hall in South River on Tuesday. According to the website, the photographer identified himself as a member of the State Police.
The following statement is from Udi Ofer, executive director of the ACLU of New Jersey.
"It raises serious First Amendment concerns that the State Police may be photographing protesters at Gov. Christie's town hall meetings," said Udi Ofer, executive director of the ACLU of New Jersey. "The State Police must come clean and explain to New Jerseyans whether it has a practice or policy of photographing people engaged in First Amendment protected speech. New Jerseyans must be able to express their viewpoints without having to fear police officers photographing them and creating political dossiers on them."
Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg issued the following statement on Tuesday after learning of the undercover tactics employed by the State Police in photographing demonstrators at the Governor's Town Hall meeting today:
"Having undercover State police officers taking photos of people who are exercising their right of free expression at the Governor's Town Hall meeting is a Nixonian tactic that has no place in New Jersey or anywhere else in this country. I can't imagine what rationalization the Governor would have for allowing this to happen but it comes across as an act of political intimidation.
"The only threat these protesters present is a legitimate criticism of the policies and the practices of the Christie Administration. The right of free expression is one of the most cherished liberties we have in America. It shouldn't be compromised or undermined in any way - especially by those responsible for upholding the law. The Governor should repudiate this tactic and make sure it isn't repeated."
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NILES - Spring seemed to be just around the corner, even as snowflakes fell outside during this weekend's indoor home and garden event.
"We come just about every year. We just like to see what's new, and the people are friendly," said Donna Lott of Howland, who was attending the Mahoning Valley Home and Garden Show with her husband, Robert. "And we always see somebody we know."
Residents have been looking forward to the annual event ever since it began 23 years ago by promoter Dominic Baragona. This was the second year the show offered free admission.
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Dawn Hull of Canfield, right, builds a birdhouse with her daughter, Gianna Komyati, 4, Saturday at the Home Depot table during the Mahoning Valley Home and Garden Show at the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles.
This year's event also was billed as the largest show of its kind between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, and features more than 150 exhibitors, including kitchen displays, gutter covers, roofers, bath remodelers - even credit unions, professional cleaners and kitchenware.
Customers were able to sample roasted cinnamon flavored nuts and other treats, while representatives of Firebirds Wood Fired Grill displayed their cooking skills.
"It's just enjoyable. You come here and you see all the new things that are going on, and it's good for the community," Lott said.
Five landscaping displays full of blossoms, greenery and stone seemed to draw most of the crowds.
"We just to come see the flowers and landscaping," said Patty Jaskiewicz of Warren. "All the flowers and stuff, it kind of lifts your spirits a little bit."
Her husband, Ray, agreed.
"Probably the landscaping, that's mainly what it's about," he said, adding that coming to the show also helps to alleviate cabin fever.
"I think a lot of people that are walking around here have that," quipped Anna Marie Shargo of Masury, who was also admiring the bathroom displays to see what kind of products are available.
"It's nice to see the tulips and everything planted here," said her sister, Virginia "Ginger" Letourneau of Masury.
Letourneau said this was her first time attending the show in more than 10 years. Her favorite displays included the landscaping, outdoor patios and fire pits.
"The weather was great to just get out," she said.
Another resident, Richard Grimm of Bazetta, said most people attending the show likely were there for the same reason: to satisfy their curiosity.
"I'm doing some remodeling and I'm trying to get some ideas. I usually go through every year," he said.
Does Grimm suffer from cabin fever?
"Who hasn't?" he said with a smile, adding that he hopes spring is not far behind. "I'm tired of four walls.''
Dawn Hull of Canfield was busy building birdhouses with her children while her husband explored options for their deck.
"This is our first year here. I love it," she said. "It's great for the children."
Hull said she wasn't expecting there to be things for her kids to do, but the Home Depot table offered free projects for children to complete, including a planter basket, goal post game, picture frame, birdhouse, coaster set, bulletin board and pencil box.
Hull's 4-year-old daughter, Gianna Komyati, said she was having fun building a birdhouse with her mom.
Melina Tefakis, 7, who was also building a birdhouse, said she planned to keep her project despite the fact that her grandfather has a lot of birdhouses.
Amy Shafer, supervisor of plumbing for the Home Depot in Niles, said the store offers free projects for children to make with their parents from 9 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of every month.
"We get lots of kids every month,'' she said. ''We have different projects every month.''
The Mahoning Valley Home and Garden Show concludes today, with several demonstrations and free antique and collectible appraisals taking place throughout the day. The show is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"It's something to do, to get out, look around till the weather breaks," Grimm said.


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Appleton police say officers from three agencies saw the suspects buy and sell drugs at several locations in the city.
Police found 282 grams of crack cocaine worth about $42,300 and 73 grams of heroin worth about $14,600. Police also took money from several of the suspects as evidence.
Those arrested were a 24-year-old woman from Park City, Illinois; a 23-year-old man from Zion, Illinois; a 42-year-old man from Kimberly; a 53-year-old man from Kaukauna; and a 43-year-old woman from Menasha.
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MARTINSBURG - Warrants have been filed charging a man wounded in a police standoff Sunday with assault on a police officer, terroristic threats, entering without breaking and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The suspect was transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital for treatment after the police-involved shooting. His condition is still unknown at this time, police said.
The troopers and deputy involved have been placed on administrative leave, pending the initial investigation, which is standard police procedure. The suspect has not been identified yet by police.
Police said that on Sunday, at about 2:20 p.m., West Virginia State Troopers in Jefferson County, along with deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and other agencies responded to 810 E. Washington Street near Charles Town for a report of a male suspect trespassing and barricaded in the residence.
Upon arrival, the troopers, deputies and other officers learned that the suspect had made verbal threats to kill anyone who attempted to enter the residence, police said.
The suspect was reported to the officers to be armed with a .9mm handgun. Contact was made with the suspect. The suspect then threatened to kill the officers. A standoff ensued for over two hours. At approximately 5:09 p.m., shots were fired and the suspect was wounded and taken into custody. Trooper C. J. Hill is conducting the investigation into the suspect's criminal acts. First Sergeant C. E. Platt and Sergeant E. D. Anderson will be conducting the investigation into the shooting incident.
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UAlbany Researcher Receives NOAA Young Scientist Award for Satellite Remote Sensing
Craig R. Ferguson, using microwave and infrared sensors on NASA's Aqua Earth Observing System satellite, resolved which weather and climate models correctly represent land-atmospheric interaction, paving the way to refine the models. (Photo by Mark Schmidt)
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2014) -- University at Albany hydrologist Craig R. Ferguson has received a prestigious National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) honor for developing a pioneering approach in satellite remote sensing. The technique addresses one of the most important and vexing scientific issues facing operational weather and climate models – determining whether the models correctly represent how land and atmosphere interact.
Ferguson, a research associate in UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), received NOAA's David S. Johnson Award, which recognizes young professionals who are finding new and innovative ways to enhance or redefine the use of Earth observation satellite data for inclusion in operations at NOAA. The award was presented March 7 at the National Space Club's 57th Annual Goddard Memorial Dinner.
"The Johnson award spotlights exemplary work young scientists like Dr. Ferguson are performing with satellite data that benefit society," said Mary Kicza, assistant administrator for NOAA's Satellite and Information Service.
Ferguson has done extensive research on the application of satellite remote sensing in the areas of soil moisture and terrestrial evapotranspiration, land-atmosphere interactions, and the global hydrological response to climate change, among other climate-relevant topics.
Improved weather and climate forecasting at longer lead times allows additional time for coping and adaptation to severe weather and climate change, respectively. A key source of inter-model disagreement historically has been the strength of the land surface's role in weather and climate predictability.
Ferguson, however, pioneered research using microwave and infrared sensors on NASA's Aqua Earth Observing System satellite that, for the first time ever, resolved which models tended to correctly represent regional land-atmospheric coupling and feedbacks. This work has paved the way for comparison, evaluation and refinement of models.
At ASRC, Ferguson is now building a modelling team to collaborate on improving sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast skills by incorporating these satellite-observed tendencies. It will consist of Dr. Hyo-Jong Song from the Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems, who arrives in April as a postdoctoral associate, and visiting scholar Dr. Minhee Lee from Seoul National University. Ferguson also hopes to add a first-year graduate student to the group.
UAlbany's Vice President for Research, James A. Dias, said "the University is delighted that Dr. Ferguson has been recognized by NOAA in this special way for his pioneering work." He noted that Ferguson is part of a cluster of newly hired faculty underwritten by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's landmark NYSUNY 2020 Program.
Since the inception of its NYSUNY 2020 plan, the University has hired 12 new faculty in atmospheric and environmental science. This cohort has attracted a combined total of more than $14 million in external funding awards in just the past several years.
"The University is proud of all its atmospheric and environmental researchers who are performing critical work in the advancement of extreme weather forecasting, while at the same time, helping to ensure that New York's public and private sectors are a part of a weather resilient and weather ready nation," said Everette Joseph, the newly appointed director of ASRC and SUNY Empire Innovations Professor in Atmospheric Sciences.
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