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On Wednesday afternoon we had our first visit for this trip with our little man. It was good to see him. We do not think he remembered us, but it took less time for him to warm up to us than it did the last time. We were surprised when we first saw him because he was covered in mosquito bites. My first thought was that he had chicken pox. He had maybe two dozen all over his face and body. The doctor said it was mosquito bites. We saw him scratching them several times during the visit. My guess is they sleep with the windows open at the baby house. We did not even get to see how bad his legs were because he had on a pair of white lacey tights with hearts.
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Brewer M.S/JV Cheering Invitational 2014
Hosted by: Brewer High School
Saturday February 15, 2014
10:00 am Large School Div. and Small School Div. 2:00 pm
· Number of JV team registered will determine competition time slot. If enough JV teams registered there will be an additional time slot of 6: oo pm.
Dear Coaches and Athletic Directors;
February 15th, 2014 - Brewer High School will be hosting their annual Middle School and JV Invitational Cheering competition. The competition should be a fun competition for all. Alternates will be allowed, so teams may compete with up to 22 athletes. The competition will be held at the Brewer Community School- 92 Pendleton Street Brewer, ME 04412.
The competition will have 2 rounds of competition. First round will be an evaluation of performance with feedback provided by the lead official. The second round will be scored for team placement. *** Coaches, please include your school's student enrollment number for grades 6-8 so that your school will be placed in the appropriate division.
Registration forms are attached. Please complete the form and return with registration fee of $60.00 (checks written to Brewer Cheering) by: Friday January 17th, 2014.
* Late registrations will be assessed a $15.00 late fee and will NOT be accepted after:
Friday January 24th, 2014.
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Use bone broth, tallow, duck eggs, etc.
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Enjoys sweet potatoes, carbs are not satan - but spend several days per week at near 0 carbs
No booze
Like fermented things, but only $ to brew own kombucha
No grains regularly, not even rice - except on a cheat day/dining out, etc. Rice still beats rancid oil fries!
Higher protein than most, believe the Neanderthal-Asperger's connection and find high-protein effective in controlling symptoms. Blend of meats, fish, duck, lamb, beef, etc. Try to eat the whole animal when palatable, as in seafood mostly.
No dairy
Love my greens, wild herbs and spices and teas, and black coffee. Use seaweed to maintain thyroid function
Low sodium at the moment, trying to control blood pressure and I might be salt-sensitive!
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5
Pre-PMA 2005: The second addition to Konica Minolta's Z series of digital cameras is the five megapixel, twelve times zoom DiMAGE Z5. Just like the Z3 this camera also features Konica Minolta's unique Anti-Shake stabilization system and has a flash hot-shoe. The Z5 features a larger LCD monitor and a few other subtle specification changes but otherwise appears to be fairly similar to the Z3.
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DiMAGE Z5 DIGITAL CAMERA
Compact, high-performance 5.0-megapixel CCD digital camera features CCD-Shift Anti-Shake System, 12x optical "Mega Zoom" lens, fastest-in-class*1 Rapid AF, and large, easy-to-view 2.0-inch LCD
Mahwah, NJ (January 24, 2005) – Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc. introduces the new compact DiMAGE Z5 – a superb all-round digital camera that offers a built-in 12x optical Mega Zoom lens, Konica Minolta's proprietary Anti-Shake System, 5.0-megapixel CCD, fast overall response including Rapid autofocusing (AF), and a large 2.0-inch LCD screen for easy viewing. All of these features combine to ensure that photographers won't miss a photo opportunity and that the subjects of their photos are big, beautiful, and shake-free.
"The new DiMAGE Z5 is the ideal companion for travel photography as well as everyday picture taking," said Todd Schrader, vice president of marketing for Konica Minolta Photo Imaging U.S.A., Inc. "Sophisticated photographers will appreciate everything this high quality versatile digital camera has to offer. Plus, thanks to the camera's built-in 12x optical zoom lens and Konica Minolta's innovative Anti-Shake technology, even novice photographers can easily capture clear, sharp detailed views of the world around them."
The new DiMAGE Z5's 12x optical zoom lens and 4x digital zoom combine for a total 48x zoom. Konica Minolta's proprietary CCD-shift Anti-Shake System—the same one used on the top-of-the-line Maxxum 7D and DiMAGE A200 models—is particularly effective at such high zoom ranges. It allows photographers to shoot with shutter speeds four to eight times longer (2-3 stops*2) than when shooting without an Anti-Shake function. It also provides steady, shake-free images taken during the evening or other dimly lit shots which are susceptible to blur because of their slow shutter speed. This means significantly less blur even without a flash or tripod.
To ensure that photographers don't miss their shot, the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 has a Rapid AF that's the fastest*1 autofocus for digital cameras with predictive focus control. Focusing in a mere 0.2 second (approximately) at wide angle and only 0.3 second (approximately) at telephoto, it's ideal for capturing any subject, moving or still.
The Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 has everything you need to take high-quality pictures: 5.0-megapixel CCD, high-performance GT APO lens, and Konica Minolta's proprietary CxProcess™ III image processing technology, which gives photographers images as beautiful as those they see with their own eyes.
The DiMAGE Z5 boasts a large, easy-to-view 2.0-inch LCD monitor. This makes navigating menus easier and allows users to see exactly what they're photographing.
In addition to Rapid AF, the DiMAGE Z5 features a fast startup, short shutter release time lag, Ultra-High-Speed Continuous Advance, Progressive Capture, and Real Motion monitor for smooth display on the LCD. These features combine to let users capture any subject, no matter how fleeting, on the spur of the moment, and not miss a photo opportunity.
In addition to beautiful stills, the DiMAGE Z5 takes high-quality, high-resolution VGA movies that look as good as TV images. These movies are also shake-free thanks to the Anti-shake function.
*1 As of November 20, 2004, for 5.0-megapixel-class digital cameras with built-in lens system and 10X or greater zoom. Based on Konica Minolta's standard test method.
*2 Depends on the shooting conditions.
*3 PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 specifications
| 1/2.5" Type CCD
5.2 million pixels total
5.0 million effective pixels
|Image sizes
| 2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480
|Movie clips
| 640 x 480 Fine (15 / 30 fps)
640 x 480 Standard (15 / 30 fps)
320 x 240 Standard (15 / 30 fps)
All with audio
Limited only by storage space
Night capture mode available
|File formats
| Still: JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - Fine, Standard, Economy
Movies: MOV (Motion JPEG)
| 35 - 420 mm equiv. (12x optical zoom)
|Image stabilization
|CCD-shift 'Anti Shake'
|Focus distance
| Normal: (wide) 0.6 m - Infinity, (tele) 1.6 m - Infinity
Macro: (wide) 10 cm
Super-macro: (wide) 1 cm
|Focus modes
| Single shot AF
Continuous AF (with predictive focus control)
Full time AF
Manual focus
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| 5-point Wide Focus Area
Spot focus area
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|Up to 4.0x (0.2x steps)
| Multi-segment (256 segments)
|ISO sensitivity
| Auto
|Exposure compensation
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|Shuttter speed
| Program AE / Aperture priority: 4 - 1/1000 sec
Shutter priority / manual: 15 - 1/1000 sec, Bulb (max 30 sec)
Scene modes: 2 - 1/1000 sec
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Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Scene modes
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Night portrait
|Exposure bracketing
| 3 frames
0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV steps
|White balance
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|Self timer
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| Normal: 2.2 fps (6 frames @ 2560 x 1920; Standard)
Ultra High Speed: 10 fps (20 frames @ 1024 x 768)
Progressive mode: (stores last frames captured instead of first)
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Sharpness (3 levels)
Color mode (2 levels, b&w, sepia)
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Modes: Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Slow sync
Compensation: +/-2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
External flash: Hot-shoe
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0.3", 114,000 pixels
16.9 mm eye relief
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|Japanese, English, Germany, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified character), Italian, Swedish
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16 MB SD card supplied
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NiMH recommended (Alkaline supplied)
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PRINT Image Matching III
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109 x 80 x 84 mm (4.3 x 3.1 x 3.3 in)
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It's fig season in the Lowcountry. Depending on the microclimate where you live, you may be awash in these fruits, nature's bon-bons, or seeing the season on the wane.
A caller asked whether figs can be frozen. I've never done it, as we usually consume the precious few we get (the tree has been unhappy since being moved years ago) and of course, figs are a favorite of birds, too.
Anyway, I found some interesting discussions on a Southern Living and GardenWeb forums. Many say they simply toss them into a bag and freeze (can peel and mash them first, if desired) until they have enough to make fig jam or preserves.
Others recommend eating them later in a partially thawed state and still a bit crunchy.
We thought there's no time like the present for a few fig recipes.
Ocracoke Fig Cake
Makes 12 servings
This recipe is found in "The New Southern Garden Cookbook" by Sheri Castle (University of North Carolina Press, 2011). Here's what she says about the recipe: "This cake is a signature recipe from Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It's dark and spicy, like many traditional Southern cakes in areas where there was relatively easy access to spices shipped in from elsewhere. The delicious, thick glaze tastes like homemade candy and keeps the cake moist for days. The cake is leavened with baking soda dissolved in hot water, a technique that predates commercial baking powder."
For the cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
3 large eggs, at room temperature
11/2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon hot water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup fig preserves
1 cup chopped walnuts
For the glaze:
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch, light metal tube pan, tapping out any excess flour. (A dark metal, nonstick or heavy Bundt pan will make the crust too dark and thick and will alter the baking time.)
Sift together the flour, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and salt into a large bowl.
Beat the eggs until foamy in a large bowl with an electric mixer. With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar, beating until the mixture is thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Slowly add the oil, beating until well-mixed. Beat in half of the flour mixture, then the buttermilk, and then the remaining flour mixture, beating each time only until the batter is smooth.
In a small bowl, stir together the baking soda and water until the soda dissolves. With the mixer set to low speed, beat the soda mixture, vanilla, preserves and walnuts into the batter.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and stir well with a rubber spatula.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Set the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, run a thin knife around the edge of the cake, and then turn in out on the rack to cool to room temperature before glazing.
For the glaze: Stir together the sugar, cornstarch, baking soda, buttermilk, butter and corn syrup in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, until the glaze is thick and opaque. Remove the glaze from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and let cool to room temperature; it will continue to thicken as it cools.
Drizzle the cooled glaze over the cooled cake.
To serve, cut the cake into wedges and serve with a small scoop of ice cream or sherbet.
Charleston's own Nathalie Dupree appreciates the deliciousness of figs, particularly those that grow right outside our back doors. She has developed a repertoire of fig recipes over the years, and many are found in her latest cookbook, "Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking."
As always, when working with caramel, take care as it can result in painful burns, she warns.
Fig Caramel Mousse Ice Cream
Serves 6-8
6 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water, divided
2 cups quartered fresh figs
21/2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fresh figs for garnish
Beat the egg yolks with an electric hand mixer until they are thick and pale.
Meanwhile, heat the sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a small heavy saucepan over low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Use a wet brush to sweep down any sugar crystals that collect on the side of the pan. When the sugar has dissolved, turn up the heat and boil steadily until sugar turns into a golden brown caramel (330-360 degrees).
As the sugar browns, bring remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil separately. Carefully pour the hot water down inside the pan cooking the caramel mixture. The addition of the boiling water may cause the hot syrup to splatter, so keep hand covered with a tea towel or oven mitt. Stir until water is incorporated.
Puree the figs in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
While beating the egg yolks continually, add the caramel syrup in a steady stream. Fold in the figs. Continue to beat until the mixture is light and creamy.
Set this bowl over another bowl filled with ice cubes and continue to beat while the mixture thickens and cools. Set aside.
Whip the cream and the vanilla to soft peaks; save some for decoration. Fold the rest of the whipped cream into the cooled caramel mixture. Spoon into little mousse pots or a freezer-proof serving bowl and freeze at least 21/2 hours before serving. May be wrapped tightly and frozen several weeks ahead.
When ready to serve, leave bowl at room temperature until a knife can be run around the bowl to release the ice cream.
Place a serving dish on top of the bowl and flip the bowl and the ice cream onto the serving dish, remove the bowl. Decorate the top with the reserved whipped cream and a few slices of fresh fruit.
Here is another Nathalie recipe. She says the filling can be made the day before, allowing the flavors to "make friends."
Also, although leftover phyllo sheets can be frozen for a future use, they frequently languish unattended until useless and wasted.
It is really better to try to use the whole package at one time, making extra empty tarts and freezing them.
Savory Fig Tarts
Makes 24 mini tarts
4 sheets phyllo dough, thawed according to package directions
3 to 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
6 ounces goat cheese
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons honey, divided
Zest of half a lemon
1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced
Salt and fresh ground pepper
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
16 brown turkey figs, quartered
Freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter the cups of a mini muffin pan.
Unfold defrosted phyllo dough and move to a baking pan. Cover with a slightly dampened light cloth or sturdy paper towel. Brush a large baking sheet with butter and lay 1 phyllo sheet on top. Cover remaining stack of phyllo with the damp cloth. Brush phyllo with butter and layer another phyllo sheet on top and press down. Repeat layering and buttering until you have four buttered sheets.
Cut phyllo stack into 24 equal squares by cutting into 4 even vertical strips and then cutting each strip horizontally, resulting into 6 even pieces (approximately 21/4 inches square).
Arrange squares into mini muffin pan and bake until squares are golden brown and crisp, 15 to 17 minutes. Allow to cool. Repeat process with remaining phyllo dough, melting more butter as necessary, and freeze extra cups in a sturdy air tight container. Mix goat cheese, heavy cream and 2 tablespoons honey until smooth and creamy. Stir in lemon zest, rosemary, black pepper and salt to taste.
Bring vinegar and remaining 1 tablespoon honey to a boil in a small saucepan; simmer until reduced and slightly syrupy, 5 to 7 minutes. To assemble tarts, spoon a tablespoon of the goat cheese mixture into cooled tart shell. Top with a piece of fresh fig. Repeat with remaining tart shells. Sprinkle with black pepper. Drizzle with balsamic reduction.
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Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
The government has powers to cull (kill) animals to control the spread of some animal diseases.
You will generally receive compensation for any healthy animals culled, and you may also receive compensation for animals affected by the disease in question.
You generally won't receive any compensation for animals that:
- die before they are culled
- you voluntarily kill independently of an official cull
You won't be compensated for consequential losses (income that the animal would have generated in the future, for example through laying eggs or producing offspring).
How compensation is calculated for bovine TB and certain other cattle diseases
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) uses market prices to calculate compensation for cattle culled to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) and the following diseases:
Every month Defra publishes a table of compensation values (average market price for same category cattle) for 51 different categories of cattle.
The categories are based on an animal's:
- age and sex
- pedigree status
- type (eg beef or dairy)
Sales data for around 1.5 million cattle are collected each year to make sure the table values adequately reflect market prices. For non-pedigree animals 1 month of price data is used to calculate compensation. For pedigree animals 6 months of price data is used.
You can look at cattle compensation values for the current month and past months.
Almost all cases of TB compensation is determined using table valuations. If there isn't enough sales data for a particular category of cattle in any month, compensation will be determined by using:
- the most recently available table value for that category, or
- a valuation provided by a valuer appointed by the government
For BSE, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis compensation is paid for any animals culled, including animals affected by the diseases.
For bovine TB compensation may be reduced for reactor cattle from herds with overdue TB tests.
All animals in an approved finishing unit (AFU), licensed finishing unit (LFU) or a (pre-movement testing) exempt finishing unit (EFU) are destined for slaughter only and have no breeding potential. Therefore, for the purposes of valuation, any cattle in an AFU, LFU or EFU are classed as commercial and compensation is paid according to the relevant valuation table for non-pedigree animals.
How compensation is calculated for certain diseases of poultry (kept birds)
Defra uses poultry valuation tables to calculate compensation for poultry culled to control the spread of the following diseases:
- Salmonella (in breeding chicken and turkey flocks)
- avian influenza
- Newcastle disease
For avian influenza and Newcastle disease you will only receive compensation for healthy birds that are culled. You won't be compensated for birds affected by disease.
For Salmonella you will be compensated for all birds culled, except for those birds classed as rejects when the flock is killed at a slaughter house.
Any money you receive from the slaughter house, or from an insurance policy that covers loss as a result of disease, will be subtracted from your compensation.
The valuation tables take into account several factors including:
- the species, age and sex of the bird
- what it was farmed for (eg meat or eggs)
- the cost of rearing the birds
- any income derived from the birds (eg from production of hatching eggs)
Tables for 36 different types of birds are updated quarterly, along with a.
The current tables are:
Some types of bird, such as pedigree birds and grandparent breeding flocks, aren't included in the tables. In such cases the government will appoint a valuer to set compensation.
Compensation arrangements for other diseases
You may be entitled to compensation if your animals are culled as part of a strategy to control another notifiable disease. Compensation may be reduced, or not apply, to animals affected with the disease.
During an outbreak of an exotic notifiable disease (a notifiable disease that isn't currently present in Great Britain) information on compensation arrangements would be published on this website.


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Arsenal fans turned on their manager last week for failing to make a significant signing this summer despite sitting on a large cash kitty and there were calls from supporters for the club to resist offering the Frenchman a new contract until a better assessment can be made of the team's fortunes this season.
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At Needham High School, things are changing.
He was ridiculed and received hate mail for it, but last winter, Principal Paul Richards stopped publishing the honor roll in the local newspaper after some parents turned the lists into a public accounting, Sara Rimer reports. Yoga classes are required for all seniors. And Richards has asked teachers to schedule homework-free weekends and holidays.
"It's not that I'm trying to turn the culture upside down," he said.
"It's very important to protect the part of the culture that leads to all the achievement," he said. "It's more about bringing the culture to a healthier place."


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It's not surprising Westlake wants to cut ties with the Cleveland Water Dept. What is surprising is that Mayor Dennis Clough thought the city could just slip 'n' slide away without Cleveland making Westlake pay a heavy price.
Cleveland's playing hardball and Clough showed up with a wiffle bat. Not exactly "Manager of the Year" material. Cleveland Public Utilities director,Paul Bender, appears to be employing the house caucus strategy... extortion.
It would be nice if the dispute could be settled with a simple water balloon fight. But you get the impression Bender would gouge Westlake for the water to fill the balloons.
Ironically, Bender's punishing rate hike tactic is good example of why cities like Westlake want to leave Cleveland Water in the first place. It's also why suburban taxpayers are wary of getting involved in regionalism partnerships with Cleveland.
My hope is that Bender's rate hike is just a negotiating ploy to get a better deal out of Westlake's exit. But since this is Cleveland and the Cleveland Water department we're talking about, you never know.
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School officials were forced to shut down Colonial High School in Orlando on Wednesday morning over an armed robbery nearby.
The lockdown began at 10:40 a.m., according to an Orange County Public School spokesperson.
The lockdown was lifted after three suspects were taken into custody.
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Special Spectators is a a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates magical days for seriously ill children and their families at sporting events across the United States. These magical days are created by providing tickets to games, tailgate parties, stadium and locker room tours, meet-and-greet with coaches, video board recognition and other special surprises and experiences in and around the stadium. Special Spectators is designed to create fun for the entire family and provide a pause from the difficulties they face battling a loved one's illness.
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What he definitely did was put his West Ranch team in a better position.
The 2007 Newhall Land Cup champion shot a co-medalist round of 3-under 69, with Valencia's Jonathan Chang, at TPC Valencia Tuesday.
The Wildcats as a team posted a 375, 10 strokes better than Valencia, which it came into the Newhall Land Cup, the Foothill League's fifth match, tied with for first place in the league standings.
"Today was really big," Wheeler said. "I was pretty confident. All of us seem to play well on this course. We shot 2-over on the course last week in a practice round."
The final league match of the day is today, the second and final round of the Newhall Land Cup.
Today will determine the Foothill League's Most Valuable player, the six individual CIF playoff spots and the final placing of the league's top three squads for team playoffs.
At this point, West Ranch, Valencia and Hart are assured team playoff spots.
What we don't know is who will be the first place team.
West Ranch, which received four sub-80 scores Tuesday, has the edge going into today.
J.J. Holen was right behind his West Ranch teammate with a 2-under 70 on Tuesday.
Behind the stellar performance of West Ranch freshman Chang, Valencia's dependable duo of Alex Macaluso (74) and Max Homa (76) were the only other Vikings under 80 Tuesday.
Homa is leading the race for MVP.
Throwing out each golfer's worst score in league play, Homa (285) has a five-stroke lead over Holen (290).
Chang's four best scores total 294, followed by Hart's Tanner Diaz at 295, Wheeler at 297 and West Ranch's Clayton Thatch at 300.
Hart's Mitch Camerano, who led the Indians with a 74 Tuesday, is in the hunt for a CIF individual playoff spot at 302, followed by Wildcat C.J. Espino at 307.
Wheeler's day propelled him into the league's top five.
"I needed to post a good number," he said. "A lot of guys are around the four, five, six, seven, eight spots."
Wheeler has a bit of an advantage, being a member at TPC Valencia for the last three years.
But he still had to come out and deliver.
The senior finished in third place in last year's Newhall Land Cup.
"No one has won it twice so it would be cool to be first person," he said.
Hart finished third for the fifth time in five league matches, posting a score of 402.
Canyon had a bit of a breakthrough by finishing fourth for the first time in league this season with a 412.
Paco Franco led the Cowboys with a 79.
Andrew Moore's 80 paced Saugus at 431.
Golden Valley shot a team score of 490 with Lucas Olivas providing a 91.


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The man who attacked a 65-year-old in his home was sentenced to serve at least 16 years behind bars.
After pleading guilty to charges of assault and home invasion, Steven McManus was sentenced in a Grand Traverse County courtroom Friday morning.
McManus attacked Roy Loveland at his home in March, breaking all of the bones in Loveland's face which required reconstructive surgery.
Loveland and his family who were present at the sentencing say they are pleased with the sentence.
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North Bend, Ore. – With its attention-getting blue lighting, high-definition wall monitors and unique guest seating, the iGaming Lounge at The Mill Casino invites guests to step in to the future of personalized casino gaming.
In opening the iGaming Lounge, The Mill became the first and only casino in Oregon to offer casino gaming on iPad® mobile devices.
The new gaming system, designed by the team at Acres 4.0, allows guests to select from a variety of casino games that are available on the iPad® and connected to the casino through a highly secure wireless network. The wireless network allows players to take their personal gaming devices anywhere in the lounge to play with a group of friends or to simply to find a quiet spot to themselves.
General Manager Larry Close observed that personalized gaming is a significant factor in the popularity of iPad® devices, which makes iPad®-based games a natural next step for casino gaming.
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This bracelet from Katie Hacker works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing red beads with large black beads or green beads with large purple beads.
- 24" length of .015" diameter gold Beadalon 7 beading wire
- 8 gold #2 Beadalon crimp beads
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- 5 light blue 12mm wavy oval glass beads
- 98 mixed blue E beads
- Gold toggle clasp
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- Cut the beading wire into three equal lengths.
- Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
- Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
- Pass the wires through one E bead and a light blue bead.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through eight E beads.
- Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (don't crimp it), a light blue bead and another crimp bead.
- Repeat Steps 5-6 two more times.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through eight seed beads.
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- E beads are a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.
- This bracelet fits a 7" wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.
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Add favorite Mexican dishes to your weeknight cooking repertoire! Latin-cuisine chef and cookbook author Mary Sue Milliken will provide you with the professional tricks and mouthwatering recipes you need to make delicious salsas, tortillas, pork chile verde and more! Experiment with new ingredients and confidently work with chilies that are guaranteed to take any dish up a notch. Complete your sumptuous feast with a refreshing mezcal cocktail, perfect for parties or a relaxing night in. By the end of this class, you'll have the skills you need to successfully prepare an array of dishes for fun fiestas your family will talk about for weeks.
Meet your instructor, Mary Sue Milliken, and learn all about how vegetables and pork are used in Mexico. Then take a tour through the dishes you will be making as you discover true Mexican cooking.
Make two classic cooked and pur�ed salsas, the savory and versatile tomato salsa and the spicy and smoky arbol salsa, as you learn to saut� onions and peppers, toast chilies and roast vegetables. Discover how to season these salsas and how their flavors change as they cool.
Turn your notion of chili on its head as you "go green" mastering this classic dish. Toast spices, trim and saut� pork and discover how using a single cooking pot adds flavor and depth to your dishes. Learn Mary Sue's fork test to know when your chili is done.
Discover how roasting rice brings out nutty and rich flavors as you explore classic Mexican rice. Learn the importance of seasoning as you go to build depth and how to add the flavor of chilies without adding heat. Then, turn your attention to beans as you learn the secrets behind making creamy pinto beans. Mary Sue shares her trick for knowing when all of the beans are fully cooked and demonstrates her recipe for Drunken Beans, which are infused with the flavor of beer.
Whether you prefer corn or flour, you will definitely prefer homemade tortillas after this lesson! Learn how simple and quick corn tortillas are as you make dough, use a press and toast your tortillas in a pan. Then, explore flour tortillas as you learn the technique for making smooth and silky dough. Roll our your flour tortillas by hand and toast them to delicious perfection, too.
Learn about tequila's smoky cousin, as Mary Sue mixes up a Smoky Rose, the perfect blend of tart, smoky, sweet and salty! Discover the secret ingredient Mary Sue adds to make this signature drink a bit frothy, too!
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This Meyer Lemon-Ginger Beach Bowl Fruit Salad is a must-try for spring or summer! A tropical, exotic fruit salad accented with bright and flavorful meyer lemons and fresh ginger is the perfect way to start any warm weather day. Plus kids will love the starfish-looking beachy starfruit slices in this salad. Pair this beachy bowl with homemade pancakes. muffins, waffles or a simple serving of almond butter toast. Dive into these unique tropical and lively flavors..
Meyer Lemon-Ginger Beach Bowl Fruit Salad
vegan, makes 6 cups
1 cup chopped pineapple
1 star fruit, sliced
2 blood oranges, peeled/diced
2-3 meyer lemons, squeezed + zest
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1 Asian pear, chopped
2 tbsp agave or maple syrup
optional: 2 tbsp chopped mint
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Toss all ingredients and chill for at least an hour before serving.
Serve with a few pinches of more fresh citrus zest.
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Mumbai Grapples With Drug Resistant TB Strain
MUMBAI—More than one-quarter of people diagnosed with tuberculosis at a clinic in India's largest city of 18 million have a strain that doesn't respond to the main treatment against the disease, according to preliminary data from a new diagnostic being tested.
Some 160 of the 566 patients testing positive for TB at the clinic here between March and September were resistant to the most powerful TB medicine, according to data The Wall Street Journal obtained under India's Right to Information Act.
The Mumbai findings—while preliminary and not peer reviewed—are "extremely concerning," said Puneet Dewan, who served as a senior World Health Organization TB-control officer in India for six years until recently. Dr. Dewan said the WHO and Indian authorities are taking the data seriously because it appears to confirm other studies in recent years of similarly high rates of multi-drug-resistance, in which patients don't respond to the two most powerful TB medicines. This makes the disease much more difficult and expensive to treat.
Fight to Tame TB Made It Stronger
The WHO's long-standing strategy for fighting tuberculosis is showing deadly unintended consequences: By focusing for years on the easiest-to-cure patients, it helped allow TB strains to spread that are now all but untreatable by modern medicine.
"It is very possible that Mumbai faces one of the worst epidemics of drug-resistant TB in the world. It is very concerning," said Dr. Dewan, who left his WHO post to join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's TB program in India.
Overall, 6.6% of 4,400 newly diagnosed TB patients in the study, conducted at 18 clinics nationwide, were found to be drug resistant, an officer of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, a nonprofit conducting the study for the Indian government, said at a private presentation last week. The study came from pilot-testing of a new, faster test for TB.
The preliminary data from the first few months of pilot-testing of the rapid diagnostics, GeneXpert, was presented at a private meeting at a global TB conference in Kuala Lumpur. Indian officials emphasized the data hasn't yet been peer reviewed and should be considered preliminary, mostly because the study is continuing and was designed mainly to test the feasibility of using the GeneXpert machines and not to get a representative measure of drug resistance.
But in the absence of a nationwide survey, the data offered a first look at what India's drug-resistance rates might be.
Separately, India plans to begin its first ever national survey during the next few months to determine the rate of multi-drug-resistance nationwide, according to Prahlad Kumar, director of the National Tuberculosis Institute, a government research and training center in Bangalore. Until now, there have been no credible nationwide data on how widespread drug-resistant tuberculosis is in India, or how rapidly it is spreading.
The GeneXpert diagnostic, developed with funding from the Gates Foundation, can accurately detect TB and drug resistance in just under two hours; currently, it takes several weeks for patients to obtain accurate test results. The current test the government uses in India, in which patients' spit is examined under a microscope, detects the disease in only about half of the cases but is used widely because it is cheap and relatively easy to perform.
The WHO has been compiling reports of drug resistance since the mid-1990s, but it relied on countries to do the surveillance. Because patients in many countries aren't tested fully for drug resistance, and national surveys aren't always done, it is difficult to know precisely how widespread drug resistance is or whether the number of cases is on the rise globally, said Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO's Stop TB Department.
The WHO's latest estimate that about 2.1% of previously untreated and 15% of previously treated TB patients in India are multi-drug-resistant is based on surveys done by just a few Indian states, he said.
Tuberculosis is an airborne infection, mostly striking the lungs, that kills more adults in India than any other infection. It is curable in almost all who are treated, but the rate of recovery from multi-drug-resistance is far lower, although studies vary widely.
When China released its first nationwide survey this year, it found 5.7% of that country's newly diagnosed TB patients were multi-drug-resistant, according to a study published this year in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The WHO and India currently estimate India has about 100,000 of the 650,000 people in the world with multi-drug-resistance.
In some small studies in India, a big portion of untreated or newly diagnosed patients were multi-drug-resistant, meaning they had picked up resistant forms of the disease. In Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with 200 million people, a study published in 2008 in the Indian Journal of Medical Research showed about 20% of TB patients were multi-drug-resistant. This included a large number of newly diagnosed patients, 13% of whom were found to be multi-drug-resistant, the study said.
The evidence of a drug-resistance epidemic in Mumbai has been growing. A study in Mumbai, published in 2009 in BMC Public Health, a U.K.-based medical journal, measured TB at government clinics in four wards of the city where the cure rates from regular TB were slightly below the program average. About one quarter of previously untreated TB patients were infected with the multi-drug-resistant TB.
Since the 1990s, researchers at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Center, a private nonprofit in Mumbai, have been reporting high rates of multi-drug resistance. In a 2003 study, the researchers reported 30% of their newly diagnosed patients were multi-drug-resistant. In January, researchers at the hospital reported the first cases of patients who had developed such severe drug resistance that virtually no traditional treatments worked.
Mumbai has stepped up its government program to offer free treatment to people who test positive for resistance. Until early this year, Mumbai tested patients for resistance only if they had failed 14 months of regular treatment. Now newly diagnosed patients are tested for resistance if they continue to test positive for TB after two months of the regular treatment, or if they have been treated before for TB and are now sick again.
Last year, Mumbai's government program diagnosed and treated about 30 new patients with multi-drug-resistance a month. But under the expanded program, between 150 and 300 people have been put on treatment each month this year, says Minni Khetarpal, head of the Mumbai TB program. Her program has treated more than 1,500 drug-resistant patients so far this year, she said.
Still, for Mumbai to stem its drug-resistance epidemic, "a massive infusion of resources" is needed, said Dr. Dewan. Mumbai TB supervisors agree, saying some patients wait many months to get the right treatment because there aren't enough accredited labs to confirm diagnoses of more extreme drug resistance. Meanwhile, the patients suffer and sometimes die, all the while potentially spreading drug-resistant forms of the disease to other people.
—Shreya Shah contributed to this article.
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Beyond 60 yards, the ball would lose its reliability to hit a
man-sized target.
limitations determined 18th century battle tactics, which employed long
lines of men trained for speed of loading rather than accuracy.
They were expected to average four rounds per minute.
The soldiers typically pointed their arms and fired in controlled
volleys at enemy troops positioned 50 to 60 yards away.
The typical battle was decided by a disciplined bayonet charge
ending in a hand-to-hand melee.
meet these combat conditions, the new British Brown Bess standard musket
was designed to deliver a large bullet at low velocity. It employed a sturdy stock for use as a club in close
fighting and had an overall length that combined with a long, socket
bayonet to create a spear or pike for impacting an enemy's line.
It was also designed to be durable and to withstand the rigors of
years of active campaigning. The
Brown Bess was to successfully fulfil all of these demands.
Barrel made by E Baker with fixed post
sights and has a bayonet bar at the muzzle. Stock is the split type with a
brass patch box and has an old repair to the cheek piece. It is doubtful
that these rifles were used by British troops in Australia.
However there is a possibility
that they were privately purchased from the United Kingdom by the early
Volunteer Rifle units in New South Wales.
2 different bayonets from pre WW1.
The bayonet on the left is in fact an Italian Model 1871 (second model)
to suit the Vetterli rifle of that period which I believe was of Swiss
design. On the right is a Mk
1888 British pattern bayonet. The one on the left is here to show the
curved (or hooked) quillion similar to those seen on some early models for the SMLE
bayonet as issued to some early AIF units.
These rivets were attached to a long leaf spring which held the bayonet
secure when it was in the scabbard. This bayonet was also referred to as
the "Long Common Socket Bayonet". Many of these were later
converted for use on .303 calibre Martinis by cutting down and bushing
the socket. The sockets were bored, re-slotted and a new locking ring,
stop and screw installed. After conversion, these bayonets hung below
the rifle, instead of to the side. Converted 1876's are sometimes
referred to as the 1896 Pattern, but the correct designation is
"Bayonet, Martini-Enfield, Triangular". Overall
Length: 25 inches Blade Length: 21.75 inches
"sword" bayonet with saw back & scabbard
The Martini-Henry Rifle is a weapon
of Empire. Unlike the Snider-Enfield
it replaced, it was England's first service rifle designed from the
ground up as a breech loading metallic cartridge firearm. It
protected and served the British Empire and her colonies for over 30
years. This robust weapon utilized a falling block, self-cocking,
lever operated, single-shot action designed by Friedreich von Martini
of Switzerland.
The barrel used the Henry Rifling System, designed by Alexander
Henry. Henry Peabody, an American, was actually the father of the
Martini action. His design utilized an external hammer to strike a
firing pin for cartridge ignition. Mr. Martini's refinement of the
design basically consisted of conversion to an internal coiled
spring activated striker. Martini's improved design flourished and
Mr. Peabody's is nearly forgotten.
Later in the British Martini's
career, other rifling patterns such as the Metford System and even a
system devised at Enfield were adopted. It is therefore common to
hear these weapons also referred to as Martini-Enfields or
The first Martini adopted for service in the British Army was the
M-H Mark I, which entered service in June of 1871. There were an
additional three main variations of the Martini-Henry Rifle...the
Mark II, III and IV. There were also sub variations of these that
are commonly called Patterns. In 1877 a Carbine version of the M-H
was entered into service.
There are five main variations of the
Carbine Model: the M-H Carbine Mark I (a.k.a. Cavalry Carbine), the
M-H Garrison Artillery Carbine, the M-H Artillery Carbine Mark I,
the M-H Artillery Carbine Mark II, and M-H Artillery Carbine Mark
III. Initially, British Military Martinis used the Short Chamber
Boxer-Henry .45 Calibre black powder cartridge. The original
cartridge case was made of a thin sheet of brass rolled around a
mandrel, which was then soldered to an iron base. These cartridges
were assembled by the orphaned children of British Soldiers, and
were relatively cheap to produce.
They were found to be vulnerable
to being easily damaged, and produced inferior muzzle velocities.
Later, the rolled brass case was replaced by a solid brass version
which remedied both of these problems. There was also a Carbine
version of the Boxer-Henry .45 Calibre cartridge. This round used a
410 grain bullet with 70 grains of black powder, instead of the 485
grain bullet and 85 grains of powder used in the infantry rifle
load. The primary reason for the milder load was that the recoil of
the rifle load was very punishing when fired in a carbine, and this
was found to be the cause of many failures in prototype carbines.
In an emergency, either load could be used in either weapon. When the
advantages of small calibre, flatter trajectory, high velocity
cartridges became evident, an experimental Martini in .402 calibre was
designed. Known as the Enfield-Martini Rifle, these rifles offered
superior ballistic performance compared to Martinis in .450 calibre.
With the adoption of the .303 calibre service cartridge however, the
British realized it would be a supply nightmare having to equip units
with .450 Martini-Henry, .303, and .402 Enfield-Martini (not to mention
pistol and Gatling Gun cartridges as well).
Thus, the .402 calibre Enfield-Martinis (of which thousands had already
been built) were switched back to .450 Martini-Henry calibre, and
converted to what we know as the "A" and "B" pattern Martini-Henry Mark
IV. "C" Pattern Martini-Henry Mark IV's were original manufacture
weapons, not conversions from the E-M .402.
Smaller, lighter versions of the
Martini-Henry were created to train young military cadets. These
weapons, often referred to as Martini Cadets, are similar in
appearance to Mark IV's, but are much smaller and lighter. Many also
feature August Francotte's improved action design, whereby the
entire "guts"
of the action can be removed by removing a single pin or screw.
Government issue Cadets were originally in .297/230 Morris (Short
and Long) and .310 Cadet (a.k.a. .310 Greener).
These cartridges,
like the .450 Martini-Henry, have fallen into obsolescence, and are
nearly impossible to find in the US. Thus, conversion of these
rifles to readily available rimmed cartridge calibres such as .357
Magnum, 32-20 WCF, 218 Bee, and 22 Hornet is very popular. The
cadet's action is extremely strong. According to a 1955 data
circular, the cadet action was tested with proof loads generating up
to 60,000 PSI!!! Alas, the adoption of the Lee-Metford
Magazine Rifle in 1888 would
lead to the phasing out of the single-shot Martinis. Nonetheless,
the Martini survived for many more years as a Home-Guard and second
class weapon of the British and Colonial Armies
some photos and wording from http://www.martinihenry.com/infantry.htm
These military Martinis were very
heavy full-sized rifles, too large and heavy for the 14-18 year-old
cadets in the various militias of the time. The first attempt to provide
a special cadet training rifle appears to have been made by the
Victorian Government in 1887 when they purchased 500 Francotte Patent
Martinis in .297/300 calibre. Subsequent batches of these training
rifles were also acquired by the West Australian and Commonwealth
Governments. The Francotte Patent allows removal of the lock mechanism
by the simple removal of a single split pin, as seen on the later .310
Cadets. The Francotte Martinis were made by A. Francotte and W.W.
Greener, who introduced the stamping of a kangaroo on the top of the
receiver, as found in the later .310 Cadet Martinis made by Greener and
the Birmingham Small Arms Company (B.S.A.). Apart from the Francotte
Patent and the kangaroo, the action resembled the Mark IV Martini-Henry
in profile.
Not to be outdone, the New South Wales
Government in 1891 introduced a miniature version of the Martini-Henry
Mk IV rifle. Still in .450 calibre, these rifles were made by the
Braendlin Armory Company of Birmingham, and were stamped "BRAENDLIN
CADET CARBINE 500/450" on the barrel and came complete with a
cleaning rod slung beneath the forend. The right-hand side of the action
carried the typical Martini-Henry cocking indicator. A similar rifle,
the .310 Westley Richards Cadet Martini, was issued in NSW shortly after
Federation. This was also a miniaturized version of the Martini-Henry,
and like the Braendlin, did not use the Francotte lock removal system.
In 1910 the Commonwealth Government
introduced a system of universal cadet training, and issued the States
with what is now known as the .310 Martini Cadet Rifle. These employed
the Francotte Patent, and were made in the UK by both Greener and B.S.A.
They were marked "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" on the right face
of the receiver, and had the now-familiar kangaroo profile on the top.
They were issued to all states and thus carry the various State markings
on the buttstock and on the upper right corner of the right face of the
receiver. The B.S.A. Martinis are generally considered to be better-made
than the Greeners, and the later and more common B.S.A. version carried
a superior rear sight, adjustable for both elevation and windage. The
cartridge was an existing commercial round, the .310 Greener, a
small-game and target centrefire cartridge about the same size as a
Winchester .32/20 and fitted with a 120 grain heeled lead projectile.
Frank de Haas in his classic
"Single Shot Rifles and Actions" says that B.S.A. made 80,000
of the .310 Cadet rifles, although I have a Queensland-marked B.S.A.
rifle dated May 1912 that has a serial number of almost 83,000. The .310
Cadet rifles were withdrawn in 1921 and cadets issued with the standard
military .303 Lee-Enfields, although the stored Martini Cadets were
re-issued to the militia in 1942 when Australia was in danger of being
invaded by Japan in World War II. A little-known sidelight of this
development was the manufacture in Australia at that time of a copper-jacketted
round for the .310 Cadet, as use of the original lead projectile by the
Army Reserve forces would have contravened The Hague Convention!
After World War II, the Martini Cadets
were sold to the civilian population - I can remember seeing them in
disposals stores in the 1960s selling for the equivalent of $6.00. Large
numbers of Cadets were sold in the United States and also New Zealand.
In the 1950s and 60s, .310 Cadet ammunition was available commercially
in Australia, but in USA the nearest available round was the Winchester
.32/20. Some Martini Cadets would chamber the .32/20 without
modification, but those with tight chambers were generally
This was not always an entirely
satisfactory procedure, as the groove diameter of a .310 barrel, despite
the designation, was .320, while the projectile in the .32/20 round was
about .312 in diameter and thus tended to rattle down the oversize
barrel. Perhaps the majority of Martini Cadets, both in Australia and
elsewhere, have ended up being re-barrelled to suit commercially
available ammunition. The most popular of these conversions have been to
rimfire calibres, both .22LR and .22WRM, and to small-game centrefire
calibres, especially .22 Hornet, .218 Bee, .222 Rem and .357
Some beautiful sporting stocks of
highly figured walnut or maple have been fitted to these converted
rifles, and I have seen photographs of some extraordinary customised
Cadets fitted with such stocks and with the actions intricately
engraved. Despite its antiquity, the Martini Cadet action is a strong
one, and many shooters are intrigued, as I am, by its simplicity,
safety, ease of use, ingenuity of design, and precision of manufacture.
Many are still in use in Australia in the form of a smallbore target
rifle, the Sportco Clubman, with a heavy .22LR barrel and aperture
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Halftime: Baldwin 13, Kamehameha Maui 7
September 8, 2013 - Robert Collias
It has been a longtime since Baldwin lost an MIL game to anyone but Lahainaluna, but they lead Kamehameha Maui just 13-7 at halftime.
All of the scoring happened in the second quarter.
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Kawela Kaeo-Mata made it 13-0 in a 58-yard pass from Badillo with 8:24 to go.
Joshua Hiwatashi hauled in a 20-yard pass from Chase Newton with 2:25 before intermission.
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LAND O' LAKES — A jail inmate is facing an attempted murder charge after deputies say he tried to choke a Pasco Sheriff's deputy with his handcuffs.
According to reports, Joshua Patrick Moore, 21, threatened a deputy verbally Aug. 1. Moore grabbed the deputy's shirt collar and thrust the chain of his handcuffs up against the deputy's throat.
The deputy wrestled Moore to the floor, according to reports, but Moore was able to swing both his fists into the thigh and chest of another deputy trying to subdue him.
Moore has been in jail since December 2011 on a charge of robbery with a deadly weapon. In March 2012, he was charged with introducing or possessing contraband in jail.
He's now facing the additional charges of attempted murder and battery on a law enforcement officer.
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So its like eating a little bite of meat, with a glass of water maybe?
Is it fasting? Nah, I wouldn't say it is. But you could go on a broth binge and only drink that all day and see how you feel.


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Kendis Paris of Truckers Against Trafficking said she's aware of the alarming number of homeless people, including juvenile runaways, who find their way to truck stops each year seeking shelter and help.
"But the fact is they are in the position to become victims, to fall prey to people who are out to do them harm, including human traffickers," Paris said.
She explained that Truckers Against Trafficking is a network of drivers and concerned citizens working together to fight human trafficking and modern slavery.
"We realize that truck drivers are in a a position to help," she explained. "They're right there in the midst of a lot of what goes on. And for the most part, they want to help. They want to be part of the solution, not the problem. Our focus is on trucking, but we are trying to establish a network of abolitionists, people who see the problem and are willing to do something about it."
The organization has partnered with groups such as the Polaris Project, which also fights human trafficking, to heighten awareness of the dangers people, especially homeless and runaways, face.
"Human traffickers have a very sophisticated recruitment process," explained Megan Fowler, a spokeswoman for Polaris. "Although we don't really have any concrete statistics to rely on, we do know there is a problem there."
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Paris said truckers and other travelers are asked to be on the lookout for a child, or a young person, who is working a lot.
"They can also keep an eye out for cars pulling up to the curb and the drivers letting a group of girls, three or four, out," she added.
Paris and Fowler said their organizations are asking anyone with information about possible trafficking, or individuals needing help to call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline can be reached by calling 888-373-7888.


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Scene Description Spotlight: "Basic Instinct"April 21st, 2012 by Scott
Let's say you're writing a sexy thriller. Per the concept of narrative voice, you should write scene description that is… well… sexy and thrilling. This approach paid off handsomely for screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who in 1992 wrote a spec script called "Basic Instinct" that sold for $3M, the highest amount paid for a spec script up to that time. Here is P. 1 of that script — all of it scene description:
INT. A BEDROOM - NIGHT It is dark; we don't see clearly. A man and woman make love on a brass bed. There are mirrors on the walls and ceiling. On a side table, atop a small mirror, lines of cocaine. A tape deck PLAYS the Stones "Sympathy for the Devil." Atop him... she straddles his chest... her breasts in his face. He cups her breasts. She leans down, kisses him... JOHNNY BOZ is in his late 40's, slim, good-looking. We don't see the woman's face. She has long blonde hair. The CAMERA STAYS BEHIND and to the side of them. She leans close over his face, her tongue in his mouth... she kisses him... she moves her hands up, holds both of his arms above his head. She moves higher atop him... she reaches to the side of the bed... a white silk scarf is in her hand... her hips above his face now, moving... slightly, oh-so slightly... his face strains towards her. The scarf in her hand... she ties his hands with it... gently... to the brass bed... his eyes are closed... tighter... lowering hips into his face... lower... over his chest... his navel. The SONG plays. He is inside her... his head arches back... his throat white. She arches her back... her hips grind... her breasts are high... Her back arches back... back... her head tilts back... she extends her arms... the right arm comes down suddenly... the steel flashes... his throat is white... He bucks, writhes, bucks, convulses... It flashes up... it flashes down... and up... and down... and up... and... EXT. A BROWNSTONE IN PACIFIC HEIGHTS - MORNING Winter in San Francisco cold, foggy. Cop cars everywhere. The lights play through the thick fog. Two Homicide detectives get out of the car, walk into the house.
One could argue that it's almost soft porn. But one damn thing is for sure: it's effective writing. In a mere 301 words, the reader is already hooked and into the plot. You've got sex. You've got murder. One page and the reader gets the movie right away: sexy thriller.
This is yet another example of why it's so important to understand the concept of Narrative Voice. The attitude you take to writing your scene description should reflect the 'voice' of your story's invisible narrator, and that style needs to underscore the genre you're writing.
By the way, the movie Basic Instinct went on to gross $350M worldwide.
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Today an uninhibited and emboldened mood can cause you to revisit goals you left behind some time ago. You are likely also feeling extroverted, so you may not hesitate to approach those individuals who are in a position to help you realize your ambitions. Your diligent efforts can attract the attention of a wide variety of other individuals as well. Should you find that you are somewhat uncomfortable being in the limelight today, consider that there is likely little the people around you can do to interfere with your progress. The certainty you feel when contemplating the outcome of your efforts will no doubt counteract any negative feedback you receive.
Our inhibitions can tell us so much about the unconscious fears that will often, if left unchecked, prevent us from living up to our innate potential. Our reservations typically serve to protect us from what we definitively know to be harmful. But in some cases, the nervousness we feel when contemplating a certain path or course of action simply exists to mask a deeper sense of apprehension that is rooted in our fears. When we examine our inhibitions before heeding the unspoken guidance they give, we can determine whether our trepidation is serving a positive purpose in our lives or preventing us from moving forward. There will be times in which we come to the latter conclusion and must frame our choices accordingly. When you act against your inhibitions today, you will enjoy a new sense of unreserved candidness that frees you to grow as an individual.
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