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A WELL KNOWN comic is hoping to take fans on a hilarious ride when his tour rolls into Berwick on Thursday, May 27.
Stewart Francis has been packing out venues across the UK on his first nationwide jaunt - brilliantly named 'Tour de Francis'- and after hearing great things about the town, he's hoping that people will get on their bikes and head to The Maltings for his show.
Stewart is known the world over for his hilarious stand-up turns but unlike some of his contemporaries, who he affectionately dubs 'the young 'uns', he isn't one for storytelling, preferring to be the master of one liners.
Although he is now something of a comedy veteran, Stewart has recently gravitated to a whole new level of fame thanks to his appearances on ratings winners like 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' and 'Mock The Week'.
He said he couldn't thank the shows enough for helping him reach the next rung on the comedy ladder.
"Basically, I couldn't have done this tour without them," Stewart commented.
"They have helped older guys like me and a crop of talented young 'uns to play to an audience of millions of viewers.
"You just have to look at the careers of some of the people who have featured on the shows - they are now putting bums on seats all over the country."
Stewart is the first person to admit that after practically being forced by a former girlfriend to take part in an amateur stand-up contest, he was well and truly bitten by the showbiz bug and has enjoyed sinking his teeth into the comedy apple ever since.
"When I was younger, people used to tell me I was funny and I guess thought I was too, but it took a girlfriend getting sick of me going on and on about it to get me into comedy.
"She signed me up for an amateur competition and I took to it like a duck to water. I got a real buzz from being on stage and having people laugh at me.
"Now I'm just doing my thing and ecstatic to be on my first headline tour.
"I no longer do the club circuit where you play to crowds that can be rather indifferent and instead I'm loving playing to theatre audiences and basking in their warmth!"
Canadian Stewart has been living in England full time for just over two years now after moving here from the other side of the pond.
But with British parents and relatives he has the useful tool of having a sense of humour which encompasses quirks from both sides of the Atlantic.
He continued: "I really got the best of both worlds and as a result I'm able to relate to audiences in the US and the UK.
"There are a few major differences between comedy in the two countries - the most obvious one being that you definitely need to be more overt when doing a show in America. Audiences there expect to have a joke spelt out for them whereas over here you can be more dry, more subtle and people can draw their own conclusions."
Stewart said he loved the spontaneity of having to come up with cracking one-liners but added that the subsequent fast pace of his shows can mean a lot of hard work on stage.
"I like to get as many laughs as possible from the audience and doing one-liners allows me to do this. However, remembering all the different ones can be very difficult. Some comedians like to tell long stories and then bring in the punchline right at the end, which can mean a lot of waffling on.
"I, on the other hand, like to fire them at audiences all the time which means that I've really got to roll up my sleeves on stage. The beauty of not having a scripted story though is that if I forget a joke I can stick it in later on in the show and nobody will notice!"
Inspired by Steve Martin when he was growing up, before 'he started doing bad movies', Stewart is now a big fan of some of his contemporaries who, like him, are revelling in the buzz that is surrounding the British comedy scene at present.
He continued:"When I was growing up Steve Martin was this innovative and surreal comedian who I aspired to be like.
"Now I love the work of my peers like Harry Hill, Lee Mack and Simon Evans - they are all outrageously funny.
"The Michael McIntyres of this world have taken comedy to the next level and people like me benefit from being in the wake of their success."
Stewart describes himself as 'a day to day kind of guy' when it comes to his career and said it's a case of watch this space when it comes to his future projects.
He added: "I've done pretty much everything I wanted to do so I'm hoping that my work from now on in will match the profile I've built up.
"I've recently written a screenplay and a script for a sitcom and now I'm more well known people are keen to take a look."
Stewart is expecting big things from Berwick and has promised that when you go and see his show 'all your dreams will come true.'
To see if he fulfills his pledge, get your ticket for 'Tour de Francis' now for 12/10 concessions (stalls), 12 (circle) and 15 (box) from The Maltings box office on (01289) 330999.
In the meantime if you want the latest on all things Stewart visit www. stewartfrancis.com.


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'White Collar' Recap: Ice Capades With Jerry Maguire
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The episode opened with Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) walking along a boardwalk. There was a bearded guy named Ivan at a public chess table. Caffrey sat across from him and handed him a folded-up newspaper – clearly something was inside. The man studied the contents and then handed his own newspaper. There was a fake passport. Caffrey used some kind of scanner on the barcode and it came up showing one of Caffrey's known aliases:Nick Halden. Caffrey raised an eyebrow and asked how the guy did that. Shrugging, the man said that he didn't make them, he only sold them. Seconds later, cops converged on the scene and handcuffed both Caffrey and Ivan. It was a sting. Caffrey was just bait though and he met with Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) right there. Burke was mad that Caffrey went off script when tried to get that information. Burke was still suspicious about the missing $2 million from a previous episode despite Caffrey's protestations.
In the FBI office, Caffrey sorted out passports from different busts and it turned out the passports are made by same guy. Burke spotted a similarity in the spot where the seller had accumulated a lot of parking tickets – he called it a Doris Day spot, since in the movies she always seemed to find a parking spot, which is a huge statistical anomaly.
The scene shifted to Mozzie (Willie Garson) at Caffrey's place. He was trying to figure Derek Hagen's (Mark Sheppard) code. Nothing happening. He concluded they needed help and then posited that Hagen might be using them. (You mean a mastermind who managed to entrap Caffrey wouldn't think that far ahead? Perish the thought!)
Burke and Caffrey went to Little Odessa to what they thought was an abandoned building. It turned out to house an ice rink, a nice one. There was a woman practicing her figure skating – she was quite good. She spotted them and skated over, telling them in a Russian accent that they shouldn't be there. Burke showed his badge, and she blanched, telling him to put it away or they would get killed. Burke did, just in time before a big Russian goon skated over with a hockey stick in his hand. He repeated the same message that they shouldn't be here. Burke said they just had a few questions, and Caffrey smoothly stepped in, pretending to be a sports agent and Burke a figure skating coach. Before the commercial, he had seemingly convinced them that was the case.
After the commercial, the big goon, whose name was Sergei, said that the woman, named Katya, was not interested in competing and that they should vamoose. She desperately whispered in his ear in Russian that she DID need a new coach (she had gleaned that Burke and Caffrey could help her). Caffrey and Burke pretended they have a lot of other girls to see and were aiming to leave. After thinking for a moment, Sergei changed his mind and gave Burke a number.
Now the FBI had to construct a cover story for Burke REALLY fast, since he would be the one in Katya's presence most often. It had to be able to hold up. They took pictures for a website, though they practically had to use a cattle prod to make Burke smile.
While they were doing that, Caffrey was downstairs at his desk and he looked through the glass doors to see Rebecca from the museum from another episode. She was mad at Caffrey for losing her job and was also suspicious since she remembered she last had her badge in his company. She wanted to talk to Burke, which would have been REALLY bad, since Caffrey had gotten his handler's mind off the $2 million and now he didn't need her to make him think about the museum. Deftly, he steered her away by saying that she wanted to talk to an Agent Gruetzner of art crimes, who apparently was off in the field. He sent her off by saying they'd call her when he got back.
Burke went home to get a crash course on figure skating from Elizabeth, his wife (Tiffani Thiessen), since she apparently watched it a lot. She may watch it, but she doesn't really skate and she made Burke promise to teach her after the case was over.
Of course, Mozzie was selected to play Gruetzner. He was wearing a suit, which the bohemian thief CLEARLY did not like. He wasn't wearing a wig, which meant the prop department must have gotten tired of making them. Caffrey pointed out the he couldn't be there, since he had to be in Little Odessa. Mozzie pointed out that he could have Burke take off the tracking device (since why would a sports agent have a tracking device on his ankle?). He could then slip off and meet with Mozzie and Rebecca. They devised a plan to use a chiropractor's office, where the doctor would be away for lunch for an hour, to fool the former museum curator – they were going to promise to show her some of the pages of the Mosconi Codex to get her off their back.
Before they went to the restaurant where they were going to meet with Sergei, Caffrey showed Burke a glass that would negate alcohol, since there would be a lot of vodka. Burke said he could handle himself and the two entered the restaurant. Just as they came in, a guy saw Caffrey and yelled at him by his real name that he had dumped his ballerina sister. Burke told him to get rid of him before he blew Caffrey's cover. Caffrey led the guy to the Boardwalk and Burke went to meet Sergei. It turned out the guy was a plant of Caffrey's – once outside, he called Mozzie.
Burke met with Sergei, making an excuse for Caffrey. The two of them sat down to drink and the guy presented an immediate problem: They did research and Burke's cover name didn't show up in any search results. Burke had an alarmed look before the commercial.
After the commercial, it turned out they mispelled Burke's cover's last name. He quickly corrected it on the tablet they held and voila, a website appeared with his bio information. Sergei noticeably relaxed and drinking commenced.
Caffrey had run off to takes Rebecca to "Agent Gruetner's" office. Mozzie met them out in the lobby and sounded sufficiently agent-like to fool her. He said they want to talk to her about something and she sounded ready to listen.
Burke and Sergei continued trading shots. I was starting to feel inebriated, too.
Mozzie and Neal talked to Rebecca about the pages from the book that had been in the museum, but under the cover that it was really the FBI's and how they had gotten it was strictly classified. She looked ready to help. Both Caffrey and Mozzie glanced at the clock. There was 5 minutes left before the chiropractor returned with his staff and possibly blew their cover. Caffrey then added that a dangerous person was looking into the pages too and that time was of the essence.
After another shot, Sergei said that Burke drank like a Russian and that he could start tomorrow. Burke left the restaraunt and Caffrey met him with a coffee to help start sobering up. Burke tossed him the keys so that he could drive the car back to work. Caffrey ran off to get the car ready and Burke met with Agent Clinton Jones, who was nearby as backup. Jones confirmed that Caffrey had indeed taken off, but couldn't follow him and leave Burke alone. Burke got suspicious.
Burke was home talking with Elizabeth, looking for a stack of files, his curiosity about Caffrey stoked. Elizabeth inadvertently sidetracked him, telling him she was a bit jealous of Burke taking long hours and working with this female skater. She also added that she was worried about her husband being back in the field, especially with Siegel's recent death. Burke assured her that it wouldn't happen to him and kissed her.
Burke and Caffrey were back at the rink, Burke to teach and Caffrey went to look around the rink for signs of the forgery business. Burke was skating and talking to his student while pretending to train her. She said that Sergei used to be a good man, but now he treated her like a possession. He wanted her to marry him and if she said no, he will kill her. Rock and hard place. Suddenly, Sergei and his friends came to observe. He started talking about technical skating terms like a Salchow Jump. Burke impressed him with his technical answer.
Caffrey snuck into an office and hit paydirt immediately: passport factory of several printers. Outside, Sergei was about to go back to office after telling one of his cronies to watch Burke. Sensing possible disaster, Burke told him he wanted to show some hockey pointers. The arrogant Sergei said no at first, but Burke brought up the Miracle on Ice, a sore point for any Russian. That got Sergei grabbing his hockey equipment
Caffrey found an important file on Sergei's computer and printing out papers. In the middle of it, a goon walked in and Caffrey grabbed a phone and pretended to be talking to someone about contracts for Katya. He bluffed the guy to leave him alone and after grabbing a gun laying on the desk and shoving it into his waistband, he gave two more minutes and deprted. Phew. Caffrey stuffed printouts in his jacket.
Burke was having a contest with Sergei, shooting pucks at a target in the net.He did quite well, well enough to make Sergei ask for best of three. Then trouble came in in the form of Ivan, the seller from the beginning of the episode; of course, there had to be another monkey wrench. He'd blow Caffrey's cover if he saw him. Right before the commercial, Caffrey and Burke exchanged a worried look.
After the break, Burke saved the day by distracting the goons with a slap shot against glass, allowing Caffrey to slip away. At the FBI, Burke was informed that the courts had dropped the ball on holding Ivan, not knowing there was an open case. It turned out to be moot. Ivan was killed – they fished his body out of the river. It looked grim – with Ivan dead, a whole new wave of passports could come in and they wouldn't know who was selling them. They had to figure out how to get them all in a room. Caffrey pointed out that they can't resist a party. How to get a party? Get Katya to agree to marry Sergei – an odious task that she agreed to do, telling Burke that she had been through far worse.
The party was at a restaurant called Tatiana. Sergei asked Burke where his wife was, and he replied that she had the flu (just a sly little callback to the previous episode). Nikolai, the guy who had seen Caffrey in the office, was leaving. Caffrey had to stall him. He stole off while Burke prepared to give a speech. Downstairs, Caffrey tried to get Nikolai back upstairs to have a drink. Burke capped off the speech by announcing they were all under arrest. Cops burst in. Still downstairs, Nikolai knew the jig was up and started fighting Caffrey, who was losing. Jones wound up saving him. Upstairs, Sergei held Katya at knifepoint with Burke aiming his gun and shouting for him to drop it. Katya wound up stabbing Sergei in the leg, getting her free from him. A handcuffed Sergei told Burke to remember his face, with the FBI man just dismissing him.
After tying up some loose ends at the FBI office, Burke and Caffrey saw Katya off. Burke then met Jones outside and asked about surveillance video. Jones replied that it showed a taxi dropping Caffrey in front of an office. Burke and Jones went into the building. Of course there was a commercial break.
Mozzie came to Caffrey's place and said that Rebecca called and that she doesn't want to press charges. Caffrey went to meet Rebecca and Mozzie warned Caffrey to leave his heart off his sleeve. A guy who likes to woo the women he's with having a problem like that? Never.
Meanwhile, Burke was at the Chiropractor's office. Nothing seemed out of place, then he glanced on the floor near a desk and lo and behold, he found an FBI pen. Sloppy, sloppy, Mozzie. Then Burke and Jones were at the Killed In Action wall at work with Agent Siegel's picture.
Caffrey met Rebecca at a library. and I guess as sort of an icebreaker, she admitted she had done time – she'd spent a night in jail at a Moroccan prison for accidentlly stealing a precious tile. Caffrey begain laying on the charm. Then he apparently made a mistake – he told her that they have only one chapter of the Mosconi Codex: Chapter 13. She immediately threw up her hands and said that she was tired of playing games. She laid down the hammer: Mosconi was really superstitious and had never wrote a Chapter 13. She proved her point and showed two of his other books. No Chapter 13. Oops. Caffrey had to be wondering what kind of game Hagen was playing.
The episode ended with Burke and Elizabeth skating in a dark rink with only a spotlight. They kissed and then skated off into the darkness holding hands. I have to admit that after seeing Person of Interest on Tuesday, I was expecting a freed Sergei to come bursting out and shoot at the two of them. The episode ended happily, though. Phew.
There's a two-week wait until the next episode, but from what it showed, Caffrey and Rebecca already start to get hot and heavy. So much for heart being off-sleeve, huh?


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First released in 1991, Sequencher has become the industry standard for DNA sequencing, and was an important tool in the early stages of the Human Genome Project. Indeed, some of M-FISys was based on Sequencher, but it was mostly built from scratch. The company, which was founded by Cash in 1988, has also created software used by the U.S. Army and the FBI for identifying old war remains and helping the government use DNA samples to identify criminals.
Gene Codes was profitable for 39 consecutive quarters before embarking on M-FISys. Cash set up Gene Codes Forensics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gene Codes, to create M-FISys, while protecting the rest of the company's assets. Gene Codes signed a three-year, $10-million contract with New York City but will bill for only real hours and expenses — already close to $7 million.
"We made a decision early on not to try to profiteer on this project," Cash says. "We honestly thought we would be working on this for a year at the most." The company will probably see some paper profit eventually, but that will compensate for losses incurred by the pause in Sequencher development. "You don't make money selling software, you make money selling upgrades," Cash says.
Sales manager Carol Carriere says the company "knew it would put a strain on [Sequencher] sales, but the real loss wasn't financial. We lost time for development, and that gave our competitors a chance to catch up."
Even though it will take time before most staff members can refocus their efforts on Sequencher, Cash has no regrets. "If in the process we had brought some comfort to these hundreds and hundreds of families, but in the end we had lost the company, I would still have thought we had made a good investment and the right decision."
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The University of Hawaii men's basketball team overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat host UC Riverside 72-68 on Thursday.
Christian Standhardinger had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors, who won their second consecutive road game. Brandon Spearman scored 14 of his 15 points in the first half
Hawaii (12-9, 5-4 Big West) went on a 6-0 run to take a 71-67 lead with 91 seconds remaining in the game. Isaac Fotu made a pair of layups and Vander Joa-quim hit two shots from the foul line during the rally.
After the Highlanders' Chris Patton made a free throw with 32 seconds left, Standhardinger sealed the victory for the 'Bows by hitting a free throw with six seconds remaining.
Hawaii trailed 32-18 after a 3-pointer by Austin Quick with 6:38 left in the first half.
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3-pointers - and Josh Fox finished with 10 points for UC Riverside (5-16, 2-7).
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The peregrine falcon is among the fastest birds, flying at up to 55 mph and diving at more than 200 mph when striking avian prey in mid-air. Peregrine populations began to decline in the 1940s because of pesticide contamination. One of three North American subspecies, the peregrine in Greater Yellowstone (Falco peregrinus anatum) was considered extirpated by the 1970s. As part of a national reintroduction program, captive-bred peregrines were released in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks during the 1980s. They typically reside in Greater Yellowstone from March through October, when their favored prey—songbirds and waterfowl—are most abundant. During winter they migrate as far south as Mexico or farther. Learn More: Peregrine Falcon Information Continued...
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The list below includes academic publications, government publications, management documents that inform the decision-making process at parks and protected areas, as well as links to websites that provide additional relevant information. The Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook, updated annually, is the book our rangers use to answer many basic park questions.
Annual Bird Program Reports. National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park.
Enderson, J.H.,R.J. Oakleaf, R.R. Rogers, J.S. Sumner. 2012. Nesting performance of peregrine falcons in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, 2005–2009. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124(1):127–132
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Two charges dropped against alleged police shooter
Prosecutors have dropped two of the charges against a 32-year-old Hilo man on trial for allegedly shooting two police officers early last year.
Deputy Prosecutor Darien Nagata on Monday told jurors that two counts of first-degree assault against Keaka Martin were being dropped. The charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning that the state is free to re-file them.
Martin still faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder for the nonfatal shootings of Hilo patrol officers Garrett Hatada and Joshua Gouveia on the evening of Jan. 2, 2013, in the parking lot of the Pono Place on Kilauea Avenue, the site of the former Green Onion cocktail lounge. He is also charged with second-degree reckless endangering and six firearms charges.
If convicted of attempted first-degree murder, Martin faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Martin's court-appointed attorney, Steve Strauss, rested the defense's case on Monday without putting Martin on the stand. His final witness was Officer Anson Caceres, who interviewed Hatada while he was hospitalized.
Closing arguments and jury instructions are expected today in Hilo Circuit Court before deliberations begin.
Both Hatada and Gouveia, who suffered gunshot wounds to their lower extremities, have returned to duty and testified in the trial, which started in early February. Both described the terror of being shot from beneath a modified black van in the the parking lot. Neither was able to get a good view of the shooter, nor could they identify Martin.
A manhunt was mounted after the shooting, and Martin was taken into custody the next day at his sister's East Palai Street home.
As officers surrounded the house, Martin reportedly shot himself in the chest with a 9-millimeter pistol and was hospitalized in critical condition, but survived.
Martin remains in custody without bail at Hawaii Community Correctional Center.
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According to the official PlayStation Blog, the PlayStation Network will be down for scheduled maintenance this Thursday, August 22. Community Manager Paul Sullivan explains in the blog post that the maintenance will start around 12:00 PM PT and most likely end at 6:30 PM PT if all goes well.
The usual will not be available during the maintenance period. PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home and account management will be inaccessible unless you sign in and stay signed in before the maintenance begins.
With this happening during the week of Gamescom, maybe we will get some amazing news when the maintenance period is over. New features, a redesign, or some sort of sale could happen people. More likely is that PSN needs a good scrubbing to clean out some bugs.
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CHOICES: 1. Durango Tango. 2. Hudson's Creed. 3. Royal Ronnie.
FORTUS FORECAST: Durango Tango had a rough trip and finished fourth when dropped to this level 19 days ago. Hudson's Creed couldn't hold on in that race. Royal Ronnie routed $10,000 maidens at Remington Park in his second stat.
CHOICES: 1. Pratt Street. 2. Duzy Jasko. 3. Bayou Vermilion.
FORTUS FORECAST: Pratt Street, who finished third in a sprint at this level at Churchill Downs in early November in his debut, is bred for two turns. Duzy Jasko, who was outrun in a two-turn race against $30,000 maidens at Churchill Downs in his third start, takes another drop in class. Bayou Vermilion, who chased tougher maidens in a two-turn turf race 11 days ago, moves to claiming company.
CHOICES: 1. Darkest Hour. 2. Ashlee's Mom. 3. Edgy Lady.
FORTUS FORECAST: Darkest Hour, who won at this level 19 days ago, might get a favorable stalking trip in a field without much early speed. Ashlee's Mom lost by a nose to the top pick last time. Edgy Lady might push the pace.
CHOICES: 1. My Jokester. 2. Hy Lime Time. 3. Tale of the Dance.
FORTUS FORECAST: My Jokester, whose best performance was a runner-up finish in a mile turf race at Arlington Park, might appreciate this distance. Hy Lime Time, who is 0-for-11, finished a close second at this level 13 days ago in his first start on this course. Tale of the Dance is a pace threat.
CHOICES: 1. Good and Lucky. 2. Face the Fire. 3. Chef Eric.
FORTUS FORECAST: Good and Lucky, who has thrived at the Fair Grounds, isn't what he used to be but looks solid against $17,500 claimers. Face the Fire routed $16,000 claimers at Churchill Downs 20 days ago. Chef Eric will be running late.
CHOICES: 1. Tricky and Quick. 2. The Wolf Is Back. 3. Gustav Bay.
FORTUS FORECAST: Tricky and Quick, who rallied to finish third in a Louisiana-bred stakes race in late September in his last start, tries allowance company. The Wolf Is Back, who has done his best running on turf, finished third at this level in a race switched from turf to dirt in his last start. Gustav Bay was second in that race.
CHOICES: 1. Made Up. 2. Silver Feeling. 3. My Noble.
FORTUS FORECAST: Made Up, a runner-up in a sprint at this level at Churchill Downs in her second start, has route blood. Silver Feeling, who was fourth at this level in a sprint 19 days ago, is another who might appreciate two turns. My Noble might improve with blinkers in her third start.
CHOICES: 1. Wajir On Me. 2. Cornicelli. 3. Red Rock Creek.
FORTUS FORECAST: Wajir On Me, who is returning from a five-month layoff, won a similar long-distance turf race last season at the Fair Grounds and comes from a barn that can get a horse ready. Cornicelli, who became eligible for this starter level with a victory against much softer opposition on opening day, can handle turf. Red Rock Creek, a tough 10-year-old, can handle turf and long distances.
CHOICES: 1. Francesca Del Port. 2. August High. 3. Sweet Louellen.
FORTUS FORECAST: Francesca Del Port, who rallied past bottom-level Louisiana-bred maidens in her first start since May, takes a logical next step to $5,000 non-winners-of-two company. August High, who finished third in a two-turn race at this level in mid-September at Louisiana Downs in her last start, might rally into the picture. Sweet Louellen, who showed little in that race, is another who might be running late.
Today's best play: My Jokester (fourth race).
Today's long shot special: Wajir On Me (eighth race).
Bob Fortus' record for Sunday: 10-6-0-2-.600.
Bob Fortus' meet record: 132-47-20-18-.356.
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very light. no strong flavors, even on the finish. I just love it. do not match with any strong flavored foods. it would be lost.
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Good example of Oregon Pinot Gris, refreshing, food friendly, perfect with chicken or seafood.
best p.grigio in a long time
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silky,tart,round. just delicious.
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The Solena reminded me more of an old style Riesling than a Oregon PInot Gris. Sweet and flowery with enough acid to balance on the palate. Having spent two weeks traveling and drinking along the Rhine, Mosel, and Danube I enjoy a slightly sweeter well made white wine but this was a bit too sweet/flowery for my taste. Much preferred the Jermann Pinot Grigio or the first wine I bought at Wine Access the Chehalem Pinot Gris. Still the wine was well made and very drinkable just not quite my style.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
On this day we recall that just 50 days after the Glorious Resurrection and 10 days after the Victorious Ascension of our Lord, the Holy Spirit came upon the Holy Apostles and all those gathered with. (Acts of the Apostles Chapter 2) We celebrate the bringing of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, the fulfillment of the Resurrection in the heart of man. Christ prophesied it Himself, and the fulfillment we hear in the Acts of the Apostles.
Usually, when we have a feast day, the primary reading will be from the Gospel, in terms of the content of the feast, but the event of Pentecost is described in the Acts. 'Acts of the Apostles' is the account of continuation of the history of Salvation and hence it is included in the New Testament giving next importance to the Gospel. The Ascension of our Lord, the dissension of the Holy Spirit and indwelling in the Church, in the heart of each believers and the early history of the Church are described there. The book is hence also called the 'Work of the Holy Spirit.' The event of Pentecost is the link between Gospel and other part of the New Testament. It shows that the Church is the Church of Triune God; continuation of Creation, redemption in Christ and growing in Spirit.
Why it is like a demonstration of the Holy Trinity, why there are three parts for the order of Service of the Feast of Pentecost?
We worship the Triune God – The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each of our prayers starts and ends in the name of Triune God – "Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Living Holy Spirit, One God for ever and ever." No doubt, we believe in One True God – "The Father who by His grace created the world, the Son who by His precious suffering redeemed the world and the Holy and Living Spirit who fulfills and perfects all that has been and all that will be." The above quoted liturgical passages are the most meaningful explanation why the One True God is worshiped in three Persons. He is the One manifested in three. He is the One who bestowed upon us in three Persons– Creator, Redeemer and Indweller for fulfillment and perfection. This is why He is understood and being referred by the Church in an integrated Triune form – the Holy Trinity. (In classical Hinduism the soundest philosophical definition for God follows: Sat-Chit-Anatam Brahmam. Here 'Sat' is the Pure Essence of Creation, 'Chit' the Pure Consciousness of Redemption and 'Anatam' the Pure state of Intelligence – indwelling for fulfillment and perfection. So for an Indian mind it will be much easier to understand the philosophy of One God in Three Persons.)
All the three phases of creation, redemption and indwelling are there from the start of the world itself. But these things revealed to humanity, as according to Christian Faith, in three definite phases, the Work of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In the liturgical year of the Church, which is a depiction of the history of Salvation, these phases could trace as following: The start of first season begins with Sanctification of Church (Koothos Etho), the Redemption through the Incarnation of Christ- the second to fourth seasons- and the Indwelling of the Holy and Living Spirit- starts from the fifth season. This third and final phase starts on the day of the Feast of Pentecost. This could be the reason why the Fathers of the Church decided to use this wonderful occasion to demonstrate the Holy Trinity. To show and explain it so clearly and to become part of it they, filled with the Spirit of our Lord, designed it in three services of absolute meditation on the Holy Trinity. The history of Salvation is well presented in this canonical liturgy referring to each historical, prophetical and evangelistic writings from the Word of God; with high theological explanations, philosophical reasoning and contemplative meditation. One could see a finite expression of Eastern Orthodox liturgical worship on the Feast of Pentecost.
Sprinkling of water is considered in the Church as a symbolic expression of receiving the power of Holy Spirit. Christ said, "If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink," and He said, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." The Apostle John tells us this refers to the Holy Spirit, Who was not yet given, but He was prophesying of what would happen when it was given. "If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink." The Holy Spirit is available to us, if we thirst. Abundant water, cool water, fresh water. Not water from a cistern, but water from a living spring is available to us, but only if we thirst. If we do not thirst, then the water that we partake of is flat and lifeless and tepid. We must thirst. Thirst for righteousness, thirst for Christ. Then, out of your belly truly shall flow rivers of living water. Think of the image, of what this means. Continual activity, continual purity because water purifies, especially flowing water. It scours the ground, and cleans, takes waste away, continually flowing and purifying and cleansing. This is what happens in the heart of man, but only if we thirst. We must thirst for that good water, the water that Christ also spoke of with the woman at the well. If you thirst, then indeed, you will have living water.
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TIM LAHAYE pastored for 25 years in San Diego, California, assisted in the founding of the Institute for Creation Research, and has written more than 60 nonfiction books on a wide range of subjects in facing and handling the challenges of life. Tim also coauthored with Jerry B. Jenkins the Left Behind fiction series that has broken all publishing records with a total of 80 million in print. LaHaye and his wife, Beverly, have been married for more than 60 years and live in southern California. They have four children, nine grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.
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The Lettermen know how to celebrate Christmas. Founding member Tony Butala said the vocal group has been singing Christmas songs for 47 years, starting with a 1965 Christmas album that sold more than a half million copies.
"Of our 76 albums, four have been Christmas albums," Butala said. "We have plenty of material."
More importantly, they know how to make those songs work in a live setting, which local audiences will get a chance to see when the group performs two "A Lettermen Christmas" concerts next week at Packard Music Hall.
"We used to do '12 Days of Christmas' like a song, and Donovan (Tea) said it's as boring as a dishwasher," Butala said. "We devised that as an audience participation song. We'll find 10 singers in the audience - we don't force anyone to come up - and we may have a 350-pound lady singing 'seven swans a swimming' or some bald-headed guy doing '10 lords a leaping.' ... It's a 15-minute song in the show, and it's hilarious."
The Lettermen also have some Christmas originals in the set list - "Donovan's 'It Feels Like Christmas' is a standard of ours," Butala said - and they put their own spin on the holiday staples.
"We 'Lettermenize' those pretty ballads into our own unique style," he said.
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WHAT: "A Lettermen Christmas"
WHEN: 1:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 13; lunch at noon before the matinee.
WHERE: Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren
HOW MUCH: $47 for luncheon/show package or $32 for show-only; 440-943-5480 or 800-482-3531
Butala, Tea and Bobby Poynton will sing together and separately, and don't be surprised if they put the Packard Music Hall balcony to use to get up close and personal with fans. Tea has been known to wander up into the balcony and add his own commentary to Butala's solo numbers. Butala said it's a good thing that Packard doesn't have balcony box seats at the sides of the stage.
"Donovan stays away from those Lincoln seats," he said. "You don't want to be sneaking up behind people in the Lincoln seats."
While seasonal songs will dominate the show, the Lettermen won't ignore its pop hits, which include "When I Fall in Love," "Theme from 'A Summer Place'," "Hurt So Bad" and "Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off of You."
It's all part of making sure folks have a good time, Butala said.
"If people aren't in the Christmas spirit by the time we finish, there's something wrong with them," he said.
If people make the effort to buy tickets, get a babysitter, battle holiday traffic and possibly bad weather to get to a show, "After that it's up to the Lettermen to make sure they have an evening they'll remember for a very long time, and they can't get that by staying at home in front of the 60-inch big screen television."
And the performance doesn't end when the singing stops. They'll be signing autographs and posing for photos in the Packard lobby after both performances. They even have address cards in the lobby so fans who get photos taken with the group at the show can mail them to the Lettermen so the vocalists can sign that photo and send it back.
Butala, a Sharon, Pa., native, clearly loves being an entertainer. Even during a phone interview, he can't resist singing snippets of the songs he's talking about. He's been singing professionally for more than 50 years, and he's been singing alongside Tea for 29 years, making him the Letterman with the second-longest tenure in the group's history. Poynton, who performed more than 1,000 concerts as a Letterman between 1988 and 1995, rejoined the group in 2010.
"They're both in their mid-50s and good-looking, so I push them to the front and center," Butala joked. "People ask how are you still doing this after 52 years. I tell them I have to keep working to pay for the plastic surgery."
Butala believes one of the reasons the group continues to perform extensively is that it has tried to adapt with the times. Each year, Butala said he will take a look in the mirror and take a look at men's fashion magazines like GQ to decide on their look and stage attire.
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Jersey City police are looking for four men who robbed a Bayonne pizza delivery man after beating him with their fists and broomsticks in Greenville Thursday night, officials said yesterday.
Just after 11 p.m., the 23-year-old arrived at Arlington and Myrtle avenues, but the customer was not there, reports said. When the delivery man returned to make the delivery 15 minutes later, the customer was waiting on the porch of the residence.
The victim handed him the pizza, but when he asked for payment, the customer and three other men dragged the deliveryman behind a building, pushed him to the ground, beat him and robbed him of $5 and his cellphone, reports said.
The victim was treated at the Bayonne Medical Center for bruises to his back and face, reports said.
On Wednesday, a pizza delivery man was robbed in Jersey City at 6:38 p.m. after being surrounded by five men at Garfield and Myrtle avenues, reports said.


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In the history of scholarship, scholars daily practicing vernacular idioms have successively been writing and/or speaking Latin and English as the vehicular languages used to communicate texts and ideas. Somewhere between archiphonemes/archisemes and metalanguages, which could be considered semi-synonyms, the 'epilanguages' are the linguistic realities and results generated by the use of a second language for scholarly and scientific purposes. What kind of thought does a scholar produce when (s)he uses these epilanguages (mostly Latin or English)? How does (s)he think, and what does (s)he write? How differently does his/her thinking and writing work when (s)he uses the vehicular (epilinguistic) tools? The contributors of this volume are invited to investigate how in the present and in the past the conceptual and linguistic shifting from the vernacular to the vehicular has generated what we could call an 'epilinguistic' way of thinking. To what extent are the texts created in this way more far-distant from their mental sources, even maybe sounding 'schizophrenic' (i. e. cut-off from reality), than the texts the same scholar would write in his own idiom? What are the specific characteristics of these texts: objectivity, cerebrality, artificiality, epiphenomenality, coldness, impersonality, conventionality, formularity, stereotypicality, or other traits we may think of? The contributors are invited to question their own experience as much as the historical examples available at the different centuries of history of scholarship. All the fields of science and knowledge (outside of philology and linguistics themselves) can be explored.
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A blog about weight loss, weight gain, life changes and mid-life meanderings...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday's Mutterings
Okay, so here it is Monday morning. I am suppose to be on my "A" game and have a plan in place and raring to go.
Yeah, right.
Instead, it's about 11:40 and the morning is slipping away and I have done some blog writing, but it is what a friend of mine calls "Future Money" and not the type of writing that pays the bills.
I want to blame The Hubby for my slowness in getting started and he is partly to blame because he started his crap again this morning. I told him that we were going to need some Advil and he went into how he thinks I am taking too many of them and then asked if headaches were the reason I wasn't getting any work done. He left for work and I got on the computer and at the moment I am more p*ssed than inspired.
Obviously, we are going to have to have a discussion about his morning "pep talks." A friend of mine just told me to ignore him when he does that and I do try, but I can literally feel my subconscious trying to go back into this little role that The Hubby has set up for me.
On the other hand, I do know that it is I (me?) alone that decides my fate. I don't have to accept the role and can be a success...I just keep getting sucked back into what he and others think I should be and I wish I knew why.
He was also trying to have "the weight talk" again yesterday, but thankfully he got off on something else. The only thing I can say at this point is that I see what he's doing, so the question is --- how do I stop this roller coaster and get on to something else?
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Surgery for a Brain Aneurysm
Surgery for a Brain Aneurysm
Surgery for an aneurysm is performed as soon as possible. This is often within 72 hours of the diagnosis. Either open surgery or an endovascular procedure may be best. Treatment may not reverse any damage already done. The goal is to prevent further bleeding.
Open Surgery
The surgeon reaches the brain through the skull. First your loved one receives anesthesia to sleep during the surgery. Then, after a scalp incision, small holes are made in the skull. The bone between the holes is cut and lifted away. The dura is peeled back. Trapped blood and CSF may be removed. The surgeon closes off (clips) the aneurysm. Or the artery leading to the aneurysm is sealed off (occluded). The dura and the piece of skull are put back in place. A device may be left in one of the small holes. This device measures pressure inside the skull.
Clipping the Aneurysm
The surgeon may put a clip on the aneurysm where it bulges from the artery. This keeps blood from entering the aneurysm. As a result, future bleeding is prevented and nearby brain tissue is protected from further damage. The surgeon makes sure that the clip is secure before finishing the surgery. This method, performed through open surgery, is considered the only true cure for a brain aneurysm.
Occlusion and Bypass
It may be best to stop blood flow through the artery leading to the aneurysm. This is called occlusion. In most cases, it is done as open surgery. Sometimes occlusion is combined with a bypass. A bypass reroutes blood around the occlusion. It brings the blood to the part of the brain that had been fed by the damaged artery. A small blood vessel is used for the bypass.
Endovascular Procedure
An endovascular procedure may be best for some aneurysms. This is done in an x-ray lab by a specially trained doctor (interventional neuroradiologist). Anesthesia is given to block pain. Then a catheter is guided through the arteries from the groin to the brain. Platinum coils are released into the aneurysm. The coils cause a blood clot to form in the aneurysm, which seals it off. Although this is a very effective and less risky approach to treating aneurysms than open surgery, there is a slightly greater risk of the aneurysm reforming.
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on July 1, 2013 - 8:27 AM
Construction of a new $7 million incline railway in Niagara Falls, Ont., is nearly done, according to the Niagara Parks Commission.
Two cars have been lifted into place on the new Falls Incline Railway, which will link Falls-related attractions at Table Rock and the Fallsview tourism area.
The new railway replaces a 47-year-old railway that was available only seasonally and did not meet provincial accessibility standards.
Now, each of the railway's two cars will accommodate two wheelchairs or strollers, along with a maximum capacity of 40 passengers.
The commission expects the railway to resume full-service operations by Aug. 16.


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Cold as ice – organisms that embrace the frigid spring
"The day is an epitome of the year. The night is the winter, the morning and evening are the spring and fall, and the noon is the summer." from Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
When Ella Fitzgerald crooned "Spring can really hang you up the most", her notes rang true to the human ear and Nature alike. In temperate climes, spring is a difficult time. As T.S. Eliot lamented in his epic poem, The Waste Land, "April is the cruellest month". Following a winter that "kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow", spring wrests the world from its static state, and forces it onward into the season of growth ahead.
The challenge of the early days of spring is one that Henry David Thoreau noted from his cabin on the shores of his beloved Walden Pond in the 1840s. Thoreau documented the occurrence of all four seasons in a single day. Spring was not merely the great continuous thaw. Instead, early spring was a daily cycle of thawing every morning, great warmth midday, and re-freezing every evening and through the frigid night. At the cusp of winter and spring, temperature is a tremendous tease – offering comfort during the day, but turning to lethal iciness in the eve.
It is the daily re-freeze that poses one of the biggest risks to organisms living in temperate zones in early spring. The formation of ice-crystals within cells disrupts the function of cellular machinery – lancing membranes, and removing the liquid water that is necessary for biochemical reactions.
In animals, ice tears cells asunder. In the woody plant species that persist throughout the winter, ice doesn't break cells as they are in animals, but it irreparably damages plants in another, vital way. Ice destroys their capacity to soak up water.
During the non-icy, growing season, temperate zone trees are dependent on the flow of water from the roots up to their leaves, where the water will be used in photosynthesis and other facets of metabolism. Water and solutes flow from the roots to the aerial tissues through the trees plumbing – tiny capillaries, known as xylem cells, that function as conduits for liquid transport.
Xylem cells are very thin, long cells, joined end-to-end to make continuous pipes for water flow. Together, these xylem cells make up most of the woody trunk of the trees. When you cut a tree on the horizontal, you will see the cross-section of these pipes –each tree ring is made of thousands of these pipes side by side.
The thin diameter of the xylem cells is what makes them effective water conduits. Water is drawn through these pipes by virtue of adherence of water molecules to each other, through what is known as cohesion. Long columns of water can be sustained within these thin capillaries on account of molecular cohesion.
The function of these capillaries will fail if an air bubble – an embolism – is introduced into the water column. When an embolism breaks the water column, cohesion can no longer be used to draw the water through the pipe.
Ice destroys xylem function by creating embolisms through a process known as cavitation. When ice forms within xylem cells it traps gas in tiny bubbles. When thawing occurs, these bubbles expand until they eventually break the continuous column of liquid. And with an audible popping noise, you can hear cavitation occur, and, with it, xylem function fail.
While some trees have evolved means by which to refill embolisms, these mechanisms are by no means fail safe. Cavitation could occur anywhere along the length of the tree trunk – which is sometimes significant.
It would be better to avert cavitation in the first place.
As Byard and colleagues discovered in 2010, birch trees, which experience dramatic changes in temperature over a given year, have evolved two means by which to prevent xylem cavitation.
Some birch tree species avoid cavitation through a process known as deep supercooling. As its name implies, deep supercooling allows the tree to become very cold, and to do so without allowing ice crystals to form within the xylem. Deep supercooling birch trees manage to maintain water in its liquid state down to -40oC. They do this by making special proteins that prevent ice crystal formation, and by otherwise storing water in a relatively pure state.
Deep supercooling is an excellent strategy to contend with cold, unless the temperature drops below --40oC. Below that temperature, water will spontaneously, homogeneously undergo ice formation. That is, all of the water will convert to ice at once. Consequently, deep supercooling is cold-defence strategy that is limited to tree species that reside in locations that do not experience temperatures less than -40oC. The thing is, some birch trees live in regions where the temperatures fall well below -40oC. How do they contend with such low temperatures?
Birch tree species that live in locations that experience temperatures lower than -40oC evolved another means by which to contend with ice. They embrace the ice.
Instead of leaving water inside the xylem cells, birch trees that have evolved to contend with really low temperature expel the water outside of the cells. In such trees, the inside of the xylem cells dehydrate. They remain full of constituents, but sugars and proteins make up for the missing water. With more abundant solutes, like salty water, the freezing point of water inside of the cells is lowered.
Meanwhile, all of the ice crystals form on the outside of the cells, where they cannot create an embolism. Once the time of daily thawing and re-freezing has passed, the xylem cells refill with water from the roots, and the column of xylem sap is restored. By embracing ice formation on the outside of the cells, these birch trees protect the intended function inside the cells.
Not surprisingly, birch tree species that use the ice-embracing mechanism to contend with cold reside in more frigid regions than the deep-supercooling birch species. It may seem counter-intuitive, but embracing the ice turns out to be a better strategy to beat its crystal lethality.
Like many great innovations, evolution has rediscovered the ice-embracing process to protect other organisms from ice. Just as birch trees form ice on the outside of their cells, other, completely unrelated organisms do the same. As is fitting with its name, one of these birch-like mimics is the wood frog.
The capacity of wood frogs to contend with sub-zero temperatures is mindboggling.
Many frogs burrow their way deep within the mud and silt of ponds, lakes, rivers and streams to escape the cold of winter. Not the wood frog.
If the wood frog burrows at all in the final days of autumn, it is just beneath the leaf little and soft mud near the soil's surface. There, the wood frog is protected somewhat from the winter's freeze by an insulating layer of snow. Nevertheless, the wood frog is largely exposed to large drops in temperature. These temperatures can fall well below zero within the regions of the world where the wood frog resides – from the Appalachians in the south to within the Arctic Circle in the north. In its northern-most abodes, temperatures may be as low as -18oC, with temperatures lower than -10oC being sustained for weeks at a time.
When the temperature drops to these low levels, the wood frog freezes. Literally. At such low temperatures, up to 70% of the water in the wood frog's body is converted to ice.
And the wood frog survives.
Like the birch tree, the wood frog avoids the injurious consequences of ice, by enabling it to form on the outside of cells. Like the xylem cells in birch trees, the cells in the frog's body become dehydrated. When the temperatures drop, water flows out of the cells through the cell membrane and forms ice crystals on the outside of the cells. In the meantime, the inside of cells, as well as blood plasma, become sugary. In the autumn, wood frogs build up stores of glycogen – a complex carbohydrate made up of sugar building blocks all linked together. Just like us, wood frogs build up glycogen in their livers.
Within hours of temperatures dropping below zero, wood frogs begin to break glycogen down into its component parts – the simple sugar, glucose. Glucose flows out of the liver and is taken up by other tissues throughout the frog's body.
The build up of sugar within the frog's cells functions like an antifreeze. It protects the interior of cells from forming ice crystals. Wood frogs make at least one other antifreeze as well – urea. Urea is a nitrogen-containing compound that, like glucose, prevents ice from forming within the cells. Working together, glucose and urea enable the cells within the frozen frog to assume a state of suspended animation.
Remarkably, frogs that are frozen solid can be thawed, and refrozen many times throughout the winter. Every time they are frozen, their cellular metabolism has to change. In the frozen state, the cells rely on anaerobic metabolism to survive. Just like a human runner who relies on anaerobic metabolism to keep moving, the tissues of frozen frogs accumulate lactic acid as they use anaerobic metabolism to keep them alive.
Come springtime, when temperatures rise enough so that the frogs are not refrozen, they completely thaw and become reanimated again. Lactic acid is cleared from their muscles, and glucose is converted back to glycogen. The frogs go along their merry way.
Remarkably, the birch trees and the wood frogs have happened on a very similar strategy to contend with the challenges of spring. In a marked case of convergent evolution, the trees and the frogs have been bestowed with a mechanism that enables them to undermine the lethal effects of ice by embracing ice. They provide a wonderful illustration of how evolution frequently finds a very similar elegant solution when confronted with the same challenge, by making use of equivalent raw materials of cellular and metabolic structure and function.
Like the wing of a bat and the wing of a bird, the ice-embracing mechanism for survival shared by the trees and the frogs shows how evolution can hone similarly crafted strategies for living life in incredibly disparate organisms. Rather than being foiled by the year's cruellest month, evolution finds a way to embrace it, and carry the wonders of nature into another season.
Images: All photographs by Malcolm M. Campbell.
Abboud J, & Storey KB (2013) Novel control of lactate dehydrogenase from the freeze tolerant wood frog: role of posttranslational modifications. PeerJ 1: e12
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Sinclair BJ, Stinziano JR, Williams CM, MacMillan HA, Marshall KE, & Storey KB (2013) Real-time measurement of metabolic rate during freezing and thawing of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica: implications for overwinter energy use. The Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 292-302
Wisniewski M, Bassett C, & Gusta LV (2003) An overview of cold hardiness in woody plants: seeing the forest through the trees. HortScience 38: 952-959


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No big boosts after Super Bowl push
NBC drew a record audience for its coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl but got off to only a so-so start Monday with its returning dramas, which received a hefty promotional push during the game.
"Chuck" and "Heroes" were both above their recent ratings levels in their first original episodes in two months but placed third and fourth in various categories. And "Medium" didn't loom very large in its season preem, placing third in young adults at 10 o'clock.
Perhaps NBC's best shot at reaping benefits from the Super Bowl lies in "The Office," a laffer that's a top 10 draw among young adults but is not very popular among the 40-plus crowd. Sunday's episode allowed millions of viewers to sample the show, and it stands a better chance of challenging for the lead in its brutal Thursday timeslot opposite "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI."
Looking at Monday's numbers, NBC's 3-D episode of "Chuck" kicked things off with season highs (3.0 rating/7 share in adults 18-49, 8.45 million viewers overall), although these numbers left it in fourth place in one of the week's toughest hours.
It was followed by "Heroes" (4.0/9 in 18-49, 8.55m), which placed third at 9 p.m. although it outperformed its most recent episodes and did defeat its drama competish, Fox's "24," in key demos.
And closing out the night, the season premiere of "Medium" (2.9/7, 8.56m) ranked second or third in various categories. It was the net's highest-rated series in the hour since the bow of "My Own Worst Enemy" in October.
Overall, fourth-place NBC racked up its strongest Monday since a night of special programming on Nov. 3.
Fox prevailed in young adults with "House" (5.5/12, 16.55m), which dominated the 8 o'clock hour and stood as the night's No. 1 program in key demos. It was followed by "24" (3.7/8, 11.34m), which took a hit opposite "Heroes."
CBS received more solid perfs from comedies "The Big Bang Theory" (4.1/10 in 18-49, 10.84m), "How I Met Your Mother" (4.3/10, 10.30m) and "Two and a Half Men" (5.5/12, 16.55m) as well as 10 o'clock drama "CSI: Miami" (4.4/11, 16.10m), which posted best-since-September scores thanks to a guest appearance by former cast regular Khandi Alexander.
ABC's "The Bachelor" remains the night's hottest show (4.1/10 in 18-49, 11.0 million viewers overall), hitting another season high and winning its two-hour block in 18-34 for the first time this season (4.1/10). It peaked with a first-place 4.6/10 in 18-49 at 9:30 p.m., leading into reality series "True Beauty" (3.0/8 in 18-49, 6.77m), which continues to perform pretty well.
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For the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1, NBC cruised with its best 18-49 average (excluding Olympics weeks) since May 1998.
Nielsen estimates that NBC averaged a 7.8 rating/20 share in adults 18-49, followed by Fox (4.2/10), CBS (2.2/6), ABC (2.1/5), Univision (1.7/4) and USA (1.1/3). MyNetwork and CW tied for eighth place (0.6/1), with the former edging ahead in total viewers (1.64 million to 1.48 million).
The Peacock also ruled in adults 25-54 (8.3/19) and total viewers (21.6 million), beating second-place Fox by about 10 million viewers.
Prior to the Super Bowl, NBC was paced by Tuesday's two-hour "The Biggest Loser" (4.1/10, 11.08m), which drew its largest aud (excluding premieres and finales) in more than four years. It was up 24% in 18-49 vs. the same night a year ago, when it also faced an hour of "American Idol."
Runner-up Fox benefited from three hours of "Idol," led by Wednesday's outing (10.2/26 in 18-49, 27.36m). Thursday's special seg (9.3/25, 24.61m) was also huge, providing a nice lead-in for the season preem of "Hell's Kitchen" (4.8/12, 10.86m).
Behind "Idol," dramas "Fringe" (4.7/11, 11.62m) and "Lie to Me" (4.4/10, 12.21m) looked pretty good on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, both finishing second in their slots.
CBS was paced by the second post-William Petersen episode of "CSI" (5.4/13 in 18-49, 20.15m), which looked a bit stronger opposite repeats of its primary competish. "NCIS" was another standout (4.0/10, 19.20m), placing second to "American Idol" in its Tuesday slot with its second-largest overall audience to date.
The Eye also saw good numbers on Saturday for "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.90m), improving on the net's perf in the 8 p.m. hour a week ago by 54% in 18-49.
"Lost" was ABC's top show (4.9/12, 11.23m), retaining most of its premiere-week aud, but lead-out "Life on Mars" struggled in its first shot behind the hit (2.1/6, 6.22m).
Thursday saw "Private Practice" (2.8/8, 7.74m) show some strength, placing a close second in its 10 p.m. hour despite a weak lead-in from a repeat "Grey's Anatomy" (1.7/4, 5.59m). And on Sunday, "Wipeout" earned the top 18-49 rating opposite Super Bowl coverage (2.4/5, 6.03m).
CW, with its Monday and Tuesday dramas in repeats, was led by its Thursday tandem of "Smallville" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 4.21m) and "Supernatural" (1.6/4, 3.56m).
Of note in cable, USA remained on top thanks in large part to Thursday's hot "Burn Notice" (2.0/5 in 18-49, 5.38m) as well as Friday dramas "Monk" (1.4/4, 5.39m) and "Psych" (1.3/4, 4.32m).


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post809477308484134165..comments2016-08-23T01:39:20.228-07:00Comments on Adventures in Babywearing: Do I need to separate you two?Stephanie Precourthttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-44292248616891139152010-03-24T15:25:02.991-07:002010-03-24T15:25:02.991-07:00Ours are 28 months and 5 months. Our 28 month old...Ours are 28 months and 5 months. Our 28 month old can make our 5 month old giggle uncontrolably just by jumping up and down on the bed.

Give it a year or two and they'll be ganging up on us; me and hubby won't have a chance...Behttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-15457850166688826382010-03-23T18:28:01.971-07:002010-03-23T18:28:01.971-07:00So cute! I can't get over how Ivy is such a bi...So cute! I can't get over how Ivy is such a big girl now. She can hold her own with a house full of brothers. Love it.Maurahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-6915343493719538502010-03-23T13:44:28.153-07:002010-03-23T13:44:28.153-07:00Love that photo. And have I ever told you that I r...Love that photo. And have I ever told you that I really like the name Gray? I do.

firstname.lastname@example.com://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-44543033093874181412010-03-23T08:48:47.914-07:002010-03-23T08:48:47.914-07:00I can't believe this whole time I wasn't f...I can't believe this whole time I wasn't following you! Well, I am now!Oh, and totally remember that with my sis growing up!

http://thepursuitofmommyness.com/Kellyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-63847548030517873842010-03-23T08:05:33.632-07:002010-03-23T08:05:33.632-07:00What do you think about this? http://www.cpsc.gov/...What do you think about this?
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10165.htmlAmber Joyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-65009102715229975792010-03-23T07:06:06.500-07:002010-03-23T07:06:06.500-07:00Oh, yeah. I get this. I just blogged about somethi...Oh, yeah. I get this. I just blogged about something similar over the weekend. Sibling"ness" is so maddening and beautiful.

Hope you all are having a sunshiny spring break.Briannahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-10735333023335103382010-03-22T19:24:39.595-07:002010-03-22T19:24:39.595-07:00mine, too, and HOW! the 4yo just took himself to ...mine, too, and HOW! the 4yo just took himself to the timeout place on the stairs after punching the 3yo in the teeth. it was a happy-sad moment.Pamelahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-16977385865301435832010-03-22T17:57:35.016-07:002010-03-22T17:57:35.016-07:00Ha ha ha!! It sounds like my kids. Big Brother and...Ha ha ha!! It sounds like my kids. Big Brother and Big Sister will get into it all the time. There are days when it is constant. And it DRIVES ME CRAZY. So, I tell Big Brother to go play in the other room or I send Big Sister to build with her blocks and then all of a sudden the other child is standing in the doorway and they are laughing at each other. I may have to take a que from you though. I rarely hold Big Sister accountable - I need to do that more.Upstatemomof3http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-28520665594800389522010-03-22T17:28:41.458-07:002010-03-22T17:28:41.458-07:00Heehee. That's my two youngers, too. Best frie...Heehee. That's my two youngers, too. Best friends/worst enemies.Tracey - Just Another Mommy Bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-28618534614953600442010-03-22T16:10:13.058-07:002010-03-22T16:10:13.058-07:00Isn't it so hard when they're picking at e...Isn't it so hard when they're picking at each other, then loving on each other, before you get a chance to "adjust" your stress level?

Mine will say, "Look, we're better now." And I'll reply with, "but Mommy needs a few more minutes..."Becca @ Our Crazy Boyshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-34869965100439983342010-03-22T12:23:34.133-07:002010-03-22T12:23:34.133-07:00Sometimes quiet time is the best. However, it crac...Sometimes quiet time is the best. However, it cracks me up to see that they were trying to make each other laugh while in "time out".My Life As Momhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-80883521586167292542010-03-22T12:20:04.810-07:002010-03-22T12:20:04.810-07:00I can so relate... mine seem to be like magnets, s...I can so relate... mine seem to be like magnets, strongly pulled together but forcing energy off each other from time to time...
Hope you guys have a wonderful spring break :)Corinnehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-55903499875231756482010-03-22T12:00:43.365-07:002010-03-22T12:00:43.365-07:00Holy. Cow. Can I relate. Teyla and Connor, in pa...Holy. Cow. Can I relate.

Teyla and Connor, in particular, are either the best of friends or the worst of enemies lately.Kelly @ Love Wellhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-29660231547495074342010-03-22T11:56:28.326-07:002010-03-22T11:56:28.326-07:00Steph, I just have to say that I always leave your...Steph, I just have to say that I always leave your space feeling better. I love your photos and the way you think and how you say things.

Just wanted to remind you.

~meHeatherhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-39111941711845610802010-03-22T11:00:44.724-07:002010-03-22T11:00:44.724-07:00Oh the joys of sibling rivalry. While it does pus...Oh the joys of sibling rivalry. While it does push my buttons, I do love watching the dynamics involved between my three girls.

On a side note.... my mom used to sit my brother and I on opposite sides of the couch and we had to sit there until we hugged, said we were sorry and said we loved each other. Um, I believe there were times we were there at least an hour. LOL. Guess our pride won out over just sucking it up and hugging it out.

~Michellegoingflyinhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-53072466013614241762010-03-22T10:49:55.442-07:002010-03-22T10:49:55.442-07:00Ha! I love how my older girls will be at each oth...Ha! I love how my older girls will be at each other, and as soon as I separate them they are completely bummed about it. They cannot leave each other alone, but their love for one another is deep. It's sweet.Liz @ Sugarplum Creationshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-90427929139150855322010-03-22T10:44:36.563-07:002010-03-22T10:44:36.563-07:00First day of Spring Break too and fingers crossed ...First day of Spring Break too and fingers crossed they aren't fighting all week.

A two year and a nine year old sometimes don't mix well. (As you know)ZDubhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-66821945580678518402010-03-22T10:00:17.301-07:002010-03-22T10:00:17.301-07:00As one of 4, this is unsurprising in the least. A...As one of 4, this is unsurprising in the least. And it's pretty common. My grandmother when she was little (and she's one of 4 as well) chased her oldest brother around the house with a butcher knife because he was quoting from her diary! When the older kids lectured her and said they were telling her parents, she sat on the front steps crying and saying, 'You go ahead and tell mama and daddy and they'll kill me. Then you'll be sorry." Siblings!Kaleehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-78729863454927395922010-03-22T09:59:26.489-07:002010-03-22T09:59:26.489-07:00I bet you will have a great break....just remind t...I bet you will have a great break....just remind them that's it only a week...it could be longer if they don't appreciate it's only a week!

Good luck!~Mendie~http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-1797257699592440432010-03-22T09:42:13.750-07:002010-03-22T09:42:13.750-07:00Ha! My 2.5 year old and my 7 montho old had THEIR...Ha! My 2.5 year old and my 7 montho old had THEIR first fight today. All over a football. They were sent to their separate "corners."Rachelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-73268954237812890772010-03-22T08:38:45.649-07:002010-03-22T08:38:45.649-07:00Ha! The start to your Spring Break sounds a whole ...Ha! The start to your Spring Break sounds a whole lot like how mine started last week! Ours ended great and everybody got along the last couple of days, so there's hope for y'all!!! j/j

I'm sure y'all will have a great fun filled Spring Break!!!Hattiehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-64344099593991803282010-03-22T08:30:46.929-07:002010-03-22T08:30:46.929-07:00they ALWAYS make each other laugh then when they&#...they ALWAYS make each other laugh then when they're in trouble for making each other cry. ::sigh::

i cannot remember the last time we used our Wii. it is amazing how much we don't miss it. i really do wonder why we have a television. i just want one to work with a VCR. yep, i said VCR.lovehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-91840238659981664582010-03-22T08:28:19.115-07:002010-03-22T08:28:19.115-07:00We're having one of those days here, too. I a...We're having one of those days here, too. I am thinking of sending each of the kids to a different friend's house for the afternoon! :)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-44350757844832192362010-03-22T08:22:46.826-07:002010-03-22T08:22:46.826-07:00I SO remember doing that with my brother. We would...I SO remember doing that with my brother. We would both get in trouble and get sent to our rooms for fighting. Then we were instant allies - sending notes down the hallway to each other in racecars, lifting our screens to peek out the windows to talk, sneaking walkie talkies into our rooms in advance of getting in trouble so we would have them to use... my mom used to get so frustrated too. :)

My brother and I are extremely close and very good friends now though. A bond formed in trouble-making! :)

Hope your spring break gets a little more peaceful!Kayceehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20266288.post-52799050977867795092010-03-22T08:15:40.737-07:002010-03-22T08:15:40.737-07:00We're at the tail end of our spring break (Roo...We're at the tail end of our spring break (Roo resumes kindergarten tomorrow) so I totally hear you. I can't begin to count the number of times I shouted "just don't touch each other!" this past week. Ack.

Hope you have some nice, sunny, make-them-go-outside weather this week!Naomihttp://email@example.com