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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - NEW DORP - Somewhere inside one of her many boxes, in a rented garage used for storage, Barbara Battaglino recently unearthed two classic postcards that depict scenes of Staten Island in days gone by.
Not long ago, said Ms. Battaglino, she was cleaning out her garage with her son when she spotted the postcards.
One shows the Port Richmond Library, in color, on a card dated 1924; the other has a black-and-white photograph of Sacred Heart R.C. Church in West Brighton. It's dated 1942.
Both postcards bear green, one-cent postage stamps with George Washington's face printed on them.
"I got a kick out of that," she said. "The penny postcard."
The picture of the Port Richmond Library resembles the library's appearance today. The postcard is informing its recipient, G.S. Becksmith, of Hudson Falls, N.Y., that "I am still here but expect to return to Warwick (N.Y.) Monday, 9th. I think you will recognize this picture," it read. "Maybe you have one like it."
The card is dated June 5, 1924, and initialed "N.L."
The black-and-white postcard of the church shows three people on the bottom right corner of the picture.
The writing on the back is barely legible, but it's clear that the card was bound for Harrison, N.Y.
Ms. Battaglino isn't sure how she acquired the missives, but said she and her ex-husband likely picked them up at a flea market years ago.
"That's all I know about them. I picked them up someplace Upstate," she said.
"I wasn't interested at all, but (my ex-husband) was. He's a native Staten Islander," Ms. Battaglino noted.
She's never visited the Port Richmond Library or Sacred Heart R.C. Church, but the New Dorp resident said she admires the buildings.
"There's nothing like old structures," she said. "Beautiful."


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With respect to the Rule 31.10(2) motion, the Master applied the factors set out in Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Doe, [2000] O.T.C. 561) as follows:
"1. There is reason to believe that Steven has information relevant to the matter in issue: the IP address from which the blog emanates is registered to Steven. While he may not be able to state unequivocally who was responsible for this publication, he certainly is well placed to provide information as to who it could have been and to help sort this out. As his IP address was used, one would have thought he, too, would want to know how this could have happened without his authority or even his knowledge;2. Joshua cannot get this information from anyone he is entitled to examine for discovery: The action is currently being brought against John Doe due to the difficulty establishing Doe's identity. As a result, there is no defendant who can be examined for discovery at this time and there won't be one until John Doe is identified;3. It would be unfair for Joshua to proceed to trial without having an opportunity to examine Steven: as this blog was posted from Steven's IP account, Joshua has satisfied that criterion, too. Steven is likely to have some information that can assist in getting to the bottom of this;4. The examination (60-90 minutes has been proposed) is not of an unreasonable duration nor unfair to Steven: Further, it would not delay a trial that cannot occur until such time as Doe is identified; and5. Joshua must show a prima facie case of defamation and that his claim is reasonable and being advanced in good faith: Based on a review of the contents of the blog, included in the record, I am satisfied, that this criterion has also been fulfilled."
"[34] Given the circumstances in this action, the motions judge was therefore required to have regard to the following considerations: (1) whether the unknown alleged wrongdoer could have a reasonable expectation of anonymity in the particular circumstances; (2) whether the Respondent has established a prima facie case against the unknown alleged wrongdoer and is acting in good faith; (3) whether the Respondent has taken reasonable steps to identify the anonymous party and has been unable to do so; and (4) whether the public interests favouring disclosure outweigh the legitimate interests of freedom of expression and right to privacy of the persons sought to be identified if the disclosure is ordered."
In any event, the more intriguing part of the motion involved a recusal motion brought by Brett Moldaver, Steven Latner's counsel. According to the Master's reasons:
"[7] While I was purging my list and before beginning the hearing of this motion, Mr. Moldaver, Steven's counsel, rose and asked me to recuse myself from hearing it. I had to ask him the basis for his request as it was not volunteered. It seems he had concerns about my hearing the matter as I had heard a motion in another action involving Latner family members and he was unhappy with my findings.[8] My findings in that case have no bearing on this one – the two actions are totally unrelated and involve other Latner family members. In fact, Steven is not a party to either action. No evidence was filed by Steven in this case so his credibility is not challenged or otherwise in issue here. I therefore saw no basis to step aside and I declined to do so.[9] We eventually reached this motion later in the morning. At that time, Mr. Chernos rose and advised me that he had been made privy to certain facts by Mr. Modaver and was wondering if I should reconsider the recusal request in light of that information. Apparently, Mr. Moldaver had conveyed his concerns to him in confidence, so rather than sharing them with me directly, Mr. Chernos invited Mr. Moldaver to do so.[10] Mr. Moldaver rose again. All he added to his earlier comments was that he felt some of the things I had said about the Latner family and about his client, in particular, had not been necessary when dealing with the earlier motion.[11] The particular comment to where he appeared to take objection involved my discussion as to the manner and frequency with which the Latners access the courts. As a Case Management master, I am always mindful of how court time, a limited resource, is used. I am also aware of how costly litigation can be and, in the context of proportionality, I approach all matters from the standpoint of trying to discourage litigation when, in my view, there are more appropriate ways to resolve disputes.[12] Thus, while Mr. Moldaver may believe that my comments were not necessary, they were, in my view, important in regards to the number of outstanding Latner v. Latner cases outstanding at that time and, hopefully, they have been or will be of assistance.[13] Although this action is not case managed, I have had the opportunity to deal with two "Latner family" files. I do not believe that my having dealt with one in any way affects my now dealing with this matter. There is, in my view, no basis to step aside now on the limited basis of what I was told by Mr. Moldaver. Counsel was so advised.[14] Joshua's counsel then noted that Mr. Moldaver had shared different information with him, which he was not free to disclose. Mr. Moldaver, when asked again, insisted there was nothing further and so we proceeded. A master should not have to solve a mystery in order to deal with a request to recuse. She is entitled to assume that the counsel who seeks recusal is prepared to put his cards on the table to explain why. Here, I ruled on the basis of what counsel chose to share – I could do no more. Neither party sought to adjourn the motion in order to move, on evidence, to have me recuse myself. "
Nevertheless, sometimes this gambit is the only weapon left to draw when faced with a partial or biased judicial officer.
Master Haberman, in a previous decision, Mother of God v. Bakolis, 2005 CanLII 13807 (ON S.C.), summarized the test for recusal as follows:
"The law in this area is very clear. As I stated in Metrin v. Big H et al., (court file no 94-CQ-55989CM, August 16, 2001; upheld on appeal), the test for preventing of a member of the court from hearing a matter on the basis of reasonable apprehension of bias is as articulated by De Grandpre J. in Committee for Justice and Liberty v. Canada, 1976 CanLII 2 (S.C.C.), [1978] 1 S.C.R. 369. As he states, at pp. 394-95:…the apprehension of bias must be a reasonable one, held by reasonable and right minded persons, applying themselves to the question and obtaining the required information….[T]hat test is "what would an informed person, viewing the matter realistically and practically – and having thought the matter through – – conclude. Would he think that it is more likely than not that [the decision- maker], whether consciously or unconsciously, would not decide fairly."There are a number of general principles that flow from that test (see R. v. S.(R.D.), [1973] S.C.R. 484, p. 530 and onwards, and Marchand v. Public General Hospital Society of Chatham, [2000] O.J. No. 4428, (C.A. decision) at p. 27), as follows:1) The test contains two objective elements: the person considering the alleged bias must be reasonable and the apprehension of bias itself must be, as well;2) The reasonable person must be an informed person, with knowledge of all relevant circumstances. These will vary from case to case;3) The grounds for apprehension of bias must be substantial. A "real likelihood or probability of bias must be demonstrated" (R. v. S.(R.D.),p. 531). Suspicion will not suffice (see Marchand v. P.G.H.S. of Chatham (C.A.), p. 7);4) The onus of demonstrating bias lies with the party alleging it;5) There is a presumption that officers of the court will carry out their oaths of office, which can only be displaced by cogent evidence (R. v. S.(R.D.), p. 533);6) Courts should be held to the highest standards of impartiality. In order to achieve that plane, judicial officers must be and must also be seen to be disinterested in the outcome and open to persuasion by evidence and submissions. Bias "reflects a state of mind that P is closed and predisposed to a particular result on the material issues" (see Marchand v..G.H.S. of Chatham (C.A), p.27).In applying the test, the court focuses on the impression given to an informed observer. It does not peer into the mind of the actual judicial officer who dealt with the matter to determine the likelihood of what he or she would actually do (see Metropolitan Properties v. Lannon [1968] 3 All E.R. 304, p. 1310.). Thus, what I may have intended by my comment should not be the focus of my inquiry here. Rather I must consider what an observer, one who is properly informed of all relevant circumstances, would take from what I have said and written. Would he or she reasonably have concerns about my objectivity if I proceed to hear the leave motion and to deal with this action thereafter?In arriving at my disposition I must bear in mind that while a litigant is entitled to a fair and impartial judge, he is not entitled to a favourable one (see Control and Metering Limited v. Karpowicz [1994] O.J. No. 345, p. 13). Parties must be discouraged from seeking to recuse members of the Bench from hearing matters on the basis that they fear they will lose, unless there is a real and supportable basis for asserting that they have a reasonable apprehension of bias. To approach these issues differently would only encourage judge and master shopping (see Authorson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Canada) [2000] O.J. No.2050).
Bias is in the eye of the beholden.
Whether counsel's motion for recusal had any legs to stand on is for the reader to decide. The following are some key excerpts from Master Haberman's reasons in Latner v. Latner-Assaraf, 2010 ONSC 3141 (CanLII) (with my emphases added in italics):
"[1] The Latner family appears to be an extremely litigious one. Unfortunately, as the evidence tendered in this proceeding demonstrates, a considerable amount of their litigation is directed at one another. It is unfortunate that a family that has been financially successful to the degree they have been has been unable to find better ways to pass their time and more appropriate causes for their wealth. Litigation is not a "sport" and should never be treated as such. I include these observations as they provide context for the events giving rise to these motions.
[18] Albert's son, Steven Latner, swore the affidavit in support of Albert's motion. Steven claims that he and his brother, Michael, are Albert's "attorney for property and health". The documents appended to evidence this state of affairs include a "Continuing Power of Attorney for Property", dated July 14, 2009, witnessed by R.B. Moldaver, current counsel; a Power of Attorney for Personal Care, also dated July 14, 2009 and witnessed by counsel; a Power of Attorney regarding TD Canada Trust, dated May 16, 2009 and a General Power of Attorney, also dated May 14, 2009.[19] Despite the various legal arrangements pursuant to which Steven and Michael have obtained authority to represent their father, Albert brings this action in his own name, without the assistance of a litigation guardian. This, in my view, is an important point.[20] Steven states that when he found out that Elise had taken the coins, he was the one who wrote to her about it. He also swore that he and his brother Michael are advised about the legal proceedings by counsel from time to time, and that counsel also meets with Albert, "to attempt to explain the process and proceedings."[21] There is no evidence before the court as to who actually instructs counsel. This is worrisome. In the context of the motion, Albert's counsel would have me accept that he is not capable of providing reliable testimony at discovery. In fact, in the event that I was not prepared to make that finding based on the medical report that Albert filed, his counsel sought to have the court order that Albert be examined. This is a rather odd request coming from the party to be examined – if Albert is agreeable to be examined, why would the court so order? If he is not in agreement, who is instructing counsel on his behalf and without apparent authority to do so? If Albert is not able to instruct counsel, on what basis was this motion brought?[22] Timing is a critical issue in this matter. According to Steven, at the time Elise was serving her various notices of examination and trying to compel her father to attend to be examined for discovery, he and Michael:did not concern ourselves to any great degree on (sic) the potential problem of dad attending for discovery. In the first place, his condition did not apparently (sic) cause us concern in this respect until about December of last year. Second, Moldaver told us that there was a reasonable argument for dad getting judgment based on the admissions of Elise and the question of dad being examined was not a present concern.[23] In view of the multiple notices of examination served by Elise, it is difficult to understand how Steven could have understood his lawyer to say that the question of Albert being examined was not a "present concern." In view of the efforts being made by Elise and her counsel to examine him, it most certainly ought to have been.[24] Further, even if that was not a sufficient basis to raise such concerns earlier, surely by the time Elise brought her motion seeking to have both the coins and chuppah actions transferred to case management in late January 2010, Moldaver, Steven and Albert ought to have been aware there was a real possibility that Albert would be ordered to submit to examinations for discovery, particularly as they had already had the benefit of examining Elise.[25] Yet, despite the fact that Albert's condition apparently caused Steven concern by December 2009, this concern was not raised before Master Graham on the return of their motion for summary judgment and Elise's cross-motion on January 28, 2010. At that time, Albert was trying to proceed with his summary judgment motion without submitting to discoveries, though he had already examined Elise. Elise asked that the motion be adjourned while she completed her discoveries of Albert.[26] Master Graham held that it would be inequitable for the plaintiff to exercise his right of discovery and to elicit evidence to be used at his motion without allowing the defendant to exercise the same rights. I fully agree. I note further that Albert had also refused to submit to being examined with respect to a pending motion pursuant to Rule 39.03.[27] On that basis, Master Graham adjourned the summary judgment motion pending Elise's examination for discovery of Albert.[28] In my view, this motion is yet a further attempt to exempt Albert from having to do what almost all other litigants are required to do – respond to questions under oath regarding matters relevant to the action.
[30] Although there was no evidence on this point, both counsel advised that Albert had, indeed, gifted a sum of $150 million to each of his children. This is difficult to reconcile with Steven's description of his father as "tight fisted."[31] Steven went on:In the past, I advised my father to leave the coins to the children and he said he would consider it, but never acted on it.[32] While Steven was certainly in a position to ask, suggest or recommend this course of action to his father, his choice of the word "advised" suggests he expects to have a real influence on his father's decisions regarding the handling of his wealth.[33] It is also curious that Steven states unequivocally that his father has not taken steps to amend his will to ensure this outcome ("he never acted on it"). How is it that he can swear to this with certainty? While he does not state the basis for his belief, as this is all it can be, he swears that this is the case – his father has not gifted or bequeathed the coins to anyone.[34] Despite the fact that Steven makes this assertion, when he found out that Elise had taken the coins, he wrote to her saying that they belonged to the children. Steven now characterizes his conduct as "an overreaction", when clearly, what he conveyed to his sister was not accurate and he knew that to be the case at the time he made the statement. The fact that Steven cavalierly admits to this misrepresentation to his sister is a factor to be considered when weighing his evidence. This evidence suggests that Steven may be prepared to say whatever he thinks he needs to say to achieve the desired result.[35] Steven at no point explains how he is able to say that none of the coins were gifted to Elise, except for what he believes he was told by her previous counsel.[36] Despite the nature of the motion, Steven makes no comment in his supporting affidavit about his father's ability to testify. Instead, he appends a short medical report from Dr. Shulman, dated April 8, 2010.
Transcript from Steven's cross-examination[48] Steven is either a witness whose testimony defies credulity or the litigation in which he is enmeshed with his family members is so extensive that, in 2010, he was not able to recall if he had sued his father in 2007. While Steven did recall that Albert sued Elise for the return of coins and a chuppah; that Elise had sued him; and that Albert had sued his son, Josh, in respect of a car, some money and a house, when asked if he had sued his father, Steven responded that he did not recall. It was only after considerable cross-examination and reference to a document that Steven was able to bring this unusual fact to mind.[49] Steven conceded that he had an acrimonious relationship with his father at that point in time, and he blames Elise and Josh for that. He claims they:convinced my dad of certain untruths, took him away from his familiar surroundings with his family, myself and my brother Mike, who shared business interests for over 30 years. When he was vulnerable they forced him to do certain things, of which this was one.[50] Steven characterized Elise's conduct with respect to Albert as "crimes she committed to her father." He then qualified his comments by stating that he meant "emotional crimes". He went on about how Elise and Josh took Albert to Europe in 2007 "on a moment's notice" without advising him and Michael, and he accused them of having unduly influenced Albert at that time. He claims that Elise "mentally abused" Albert and that this caused Albert to turn on him. In the end, Albert's counsel conceded on the transcript that there was acrimony between Steven and Elise.[51] Steven continued to testify in a manner that causes this court concern. He claims he was unaware that Elise's suit against him was for $10 million. He apparently knew nothing about the suit as, according to his sworn testimony, he never bothered to read the claim. He failed to read it because "he knew" without having to read it that whatever Elise said about him was untrue. He reached this conclusion based on Elise's nature and past behaviour.[52] Steven also claimed to be unaware that he was counterclaiming against Elise for $25 million – he stated that he simply left it all to his attorneys and his brother. This is curious indeed – how would Steven have instructed his counsel regarding his defence and his counterclaim without knowing what the claim contained?[53] Throughout this cross-examination, Steven demonstrated nothing short of contempt for his sister which he made no effort to disguise. It clearly appeared to colour everything he had to say about her. This, coupled with his earlier letter to Elise in which he knowingly misled her by claiming the coins had been "left to the children", leaves me in grave doubt as to whether he should ever replace Albert as the prime witness in this proceeding – he has already demonstrated that he is prepared to say what he has to, regardless of the truth, and the fact he is open about despising Elise only exacerbates my concerns about his ability to be a truthful witness when it comes to matters involving his sister.[54] Most importantly, with respect to the primary issue of whether or not Albert should be excused from discoveries, when asked if Albert was on board with his own motion, the exchange with Steven went as follows:Q. He's on board with that?A. Absolutely.Q. He doesn't want to be examined?A. He couldn't be.Q. He doesn't want to be?A. He probably would want to face his daughter but he won't be able to live through it, I would think, considering the state he's been put in by their behaviour towards him.[55] There is no evidence at all suggesting that having to testify would in any way endanger Albert's life – and Steven has already established that he is prone to "over react" as he refers to it. This response, however, again leads to the question: who is instructing counsel here? Steven is not his litigation guardian – in fact, he has none. Therefore, only Albert can instruct counsel.

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The NHL's annual free-agent spending spree was a little disappointing this year, as very few top players reached the market. Players like Paul Stastny, Ryan Miller, Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen were among the most heavily compensated, and there was the predictable hue and cry about crazy contracts for middling players, a complaint that has become just as much a staple of free agency as the contracts themselves.
Sometimes, though, teams get exceptional value from free agents. The following slideshow looks at each team's "best" acquisition, by which we mean not only the best player but the best value for the money. In each case, we've considered where the player is at today and what he's done since joining his team as a UFA.
One additional note: For the purposes of this comparison, we're omitting free agents whose rights were originally acquired in trade; a player had to actually go to market to count here. That also includes draft-related unrestricted free agents who were available for any team to sign.


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A much different IO Interactive decided to pick up and reinvigorate a much different Hitman game six years after the release of Hitman: Blood Money. That game is Hitman: Absolution, a grittier, more humor-focus and less sandbox style of Hitman, but replete with plenty of wild improvisational assassinations and darkly humorous situations.
The prominent change in Hitman: Absolution is a much more linear structure and story-line. Where previous Hitman games would be based around individual "hits" tied together by a loose narrative, Absolution has a very specific structure with very specific goals. Often these goals are similar to past assassinations, but they'll be chained together to create more contained level design and simplified overall difficulty.
Where an assassination in past Hitman games could often take hours to organize and then hours more to perform as needed, Hitman Absolution makes it quite simple for objectives to be completed. So long as players remain stealthy, they should stumble upon several different ways to perform their objective. As the game progresses these objectives will become more difficult, but it's now by intent as opposed to much of the unscripted difficulty of previous titles.
In Hitman Absolution Agent 47 has gone rogue. After hunting down Diana Burnwood, Agent 47's previous Handler in Blood Money, instead of returning to the Agency with a young girl named Victoria in his care, he takes her and runs. Absolution is about protecting Victoria while discovering the secrets of her past, while perhaps discovering just what path awaits Agent 47 going forward as well.


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Stan Johnson is a radio host, pastor, and President and CEO of Prophetic Oil, Inc.
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John B. Wells welcomed futurist Paul Guercio for an update on the MERLIN Project in the first half. Then, radio host and pastor Stan Johnson, discussed prophecy for the United States and why he believes CERN has a hidden agenda to open a wormhole to other dimensions. ... More »Host: John B. Wells


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With about five months until ground breaks on the first in a slew of bond-funded construction jobs at Forest Grove schools, district officials are moving forward with the planning process.
They've picked a contractor to build the $21 million replacement of Joseph Gale Elementary School and they're making headway on a wetland issue that has snagged plans to expand Forest Grove High School.
The Forest Grove School Board will discuss developments to the district's $65.3 million construction bond during its meeting Tuesday night.
The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the district administration building, 1728 Main Street.
Woodburn-based firm Triplett Wellman Contractors won the contract to build the new Joseph Gale. Construction is scheduled to begin when school ends this spring.
Darin Davidson, the school district's director of business and support services, said Triplett Wellman will charge a fee of 1.8 percent of the school's roughly $13 million construction cost.
The firm beat out 10 other bidders with fees ranging from 1.25 percent to 4.3 percent.
Davidson said officials chose Triplett Wellman over lower bidders because the firm met criteria that others failed to meet, such as a desirable construction timeline and increased on-site staffing.
"When we did our evaluation based on all the criteria, they came to the top," he said.
Now, officials are working to finalize design details for the new building. They have committed to using green building techniques for the two-story structure.
A representative from Mahlum Architects, the company in charge of the Joseph Gale project, will unveil floor plan illustrations for the new school during the meeting.
While officials move forward on Joseph Gale, Davidson said they are closer to resolving to a wetlands issue that has prevented progress on a planned expansion to Forest Grove High School.
Officials have revised plans for the school parking lot and sports fields to avoid some of the wetlands, and are planning to build a walking bridge to bypass another wetland stretch.
"We're still in the process of working with Clean Water Services to get that done," he said.
Other items:
Also on the agenda, the board will discuss plans to fill three vacant positions on the district budget committee -- two voting seats and one alternate position.
District spokeswoman Connie Potter said the board is scheduled to vote on the committee seats at its Jan. 24 meeting.
With only three candidates for the three openings, the vote should be an easy one.
Fred Sherill is seeking reappointment to his voting seat on the committee.
Alternate Michelle Warren is also seeking reappointment.
John Petshow will not seek reappointment for his seat, which is expected to be filled by San Juana Aguilar, the only applicant.


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Betsy, who's 58, answered, "You know what? My policy now is
'Don't ask, don't tell.' I'm tired of telling people about what I'm taking. I
don't want to talk about my numbers anymore. When I tell people I had to start a
new medication because the old one stopped working, they ask me all kinds of
details. 'What will that do? How does it work?' And I want to say to them, 'Go
look it up on the Internet if you want to find out about it. It's not my job to
educate you!' "
That may sound harsh, but that's the way Betsy's feeling
these days. She was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago. At first,
she was optimistic. "They found my cancer early, and they said it hadn't spread.
But six months later, I found out it had progressed."
Betsy's cancer spread to her bones, and for a while, she
took medication that seemed to be keeping the cancer in check. But last summer,
she found out that her cancer numbers had gone up and that it was time to try a
new medication. Since she's been on that drug, there've been no changes, which
to her is a good sign. "When my numbers are the same as they were the last time,
that makes me feel better. My doctor says my disease hasn't changed, which means
it's not worse."
She has a degree of pain, especially in her hip. But Betsy
leads an extremely active life. She works four days a week and she plays golf
once a week. She manages to stay positive most of the time. "Sure, I have my
days when all I can do is cry, but most of the time, I'm really okay. I'm still
able to go out with my friends and play golf. I enjoy my life."
Betsy explains that she gets tired of talking about her
illness all the time. "Sometimes I really regret that I've told people about it.
It's draining to talk about it so much," she says. "And I hate to say this, but
sometimes it doesn't seem sincere when people ask me how I am. I ran into
someone at a party, and I hadn't seen her for two years. She cocked her head to
the side and said, 'Betsy, how are you?' And I wanted to say, 'If you
really cared how I am, you wouldn't wait two years to ask me! You'd call me
sometimes, you'd ask me if you can bring me dinner'—not that I really want
anyone to bring me dinner, but you know what I mean."
Sometimes, Betsy even wonders whether people are looking
for something wrong even when it's not there. "Soon after I was diagnosed," she
says, "I was in the grocery store and I ran into a friend of my mother's. She
looked at me and said, 'Betsy, how are you? Have you lost weight?' But at
that time, I was the heaviest I've ever been in my life! It was as if she wanted
to hear that I had cancer and I was wasting away."
One thing Betsy's glad about is that she never told her
friends in her golf group about her cancer. "I'm so glad they don't know about
it," she says. "We have other people in the group who've had cancer, and I see
everyone asking them, 'How are you?' and I'm so glad it's not me they're
asking. Because you know what? There's really nothing they can do about it. And
then those people are defined by their cancer."
Betsy's trying to figure out how she can get her message
across to people without offending them. "I'm trying to find a balance now. I
don't want to hurt people's feelings, but on the other hand, I have to protect
myself. I don't want to go into a lot of detail, because it feels so negative.
It's a downer! If I start chemotherapy and my hair falls out, they'll know I'm
on chemotherapy. But I don't want to have to tell people all about it."
That's why she came up with "Don't ask, don't tell." "I
feel like maybe that gets my point across in a way that isn't hurtful," she
Betsy acknowledges that most people probably mean well when
they ask how she's doing. She understands that they might feel uncomfortable and
not know exactly what to say to her.
What would she like people to say about her illness? Would
she prefer that they not say anything at all?
"I guess what I'd like is for the people who really do care
do stay in touch. Call me every few months just to talk and see how I am. People
could say something like, 'I want you to know that I'm thinking about you, and
please let me know if there's anything I can do.' "
Source:Personal Interview
with "Betsy." (Her name has been changed to protect her privacy.)


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We've all heard that Kristen Stewart had an affair with that Director a few weeks ago, and I'm sure at least some of you did further research on the story, online. Unfortunately, in doing so, you may have exposed yourself to malware. And it's not just Kristen Stewart. Malicious users create malware designed to attract public interest focus on popular, topical search terms.
Another recent example was the death of Osama Bin Laden, which saw a number of websites attempting to illegally profit from the news by distributing fake links to 'exclusive' images and videos containing malware.
Malicious users are capable of building a fake site very quickly and loading it with key-loggers or other malware, while ensuring that the design looks authentic. They then use SEO – Search Engine Optimization in a malicious way, to ensure the websites appear high in a search engine's list. So, when you or I type in "kristen stewart affair", for example, the search engine recognizes a relevant malware-infected website and presents it as a top ranking result. It's not just websites you need to worry about. During the Japan tsunami, e-mails that appeared to come from the British Red Cross asking for donations were circulated.
Repercussions range from nuisance pop-ups to far greater threats. For example, hackers could use these websites to install keystroke logging software that automatically sends everything you type at your keyboard to a malicious third party. While much of this will be harmless, it could obviously include information such as usernames, passwords, credit card details, answers to security questions and login information for banks and payment services.
Here are some tips to help avoid being infected by malware:
- Be wary of any links or attachments in e-mail messages that promise to show dramatic or "exclusive" photos or videos. As a rule of thumb you should never open any attached or external content from unknown websites or e-mails.
- Be vigilant – if you're searching for a "hot topic" and you get plenty of results, but none appear to be from well-known websites or organizations, you could end up on a site that contains malware. Stick to websites you know.
- Be wary of any sites that claim to have detected malware on your system, and offer to download a malware scanner or similar software to solve the problem. This is a common way for malicious users to install dangerous software on your computer, and some of these attacks can cause significant damage.
- Social networking is another platform that is being exploited to help spread malware – again be wary of any links posted to your profile that claim to show dramatic or unseen footage of an event.
- Be particularly careful with any executable downloads – in other words, files that end in ".exe". Often you'll be asked to install a piece of software before gaining access to promised content – this is a common way to trick users into installing malware.
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The state Department of Economic and Community Development has - fairly quickly - signed off on the City of Warren's plan to dip into its general funds to fill a revolving loan fund that should have been filled through a failed downtown project.
The result is that Warren taxpayers will be paying $500,000 to re-establish a fund that was supposed to be seeded with $500,000 from state taxpayers. Thus, Pennsylvania taxpayers are on the hook for at least $1 million. There will be interest and legal fees to pay, making the bottom line even higher. In 20 years (the term of the pay-in), the city will have a revolving loan fund worth $500,000 plus interest with which to fund other economic development projects, though if history is any lesson, that half-million won't be worth as much as a half-million today.
Nevertheless, let's hope the economic development projects of 20 years hence are handled a bit differently than the train wreck that was the Allegheny Center for the Arts building project.
Acting City Manager Mary Ann Nau may be correct that the monthly payments to build the fund will not require any tax increases. However, they still represent the taxes paid by Warren residents, since virtually 100 percent of city revenues not earmarked for special projects come from taxes.
And, although a DCED fiscal monitoring report told us where the money was spent - tossed about hither and yon but little at the ACA building itself -the finger-pointing has continued unabated as to why and how.
The first official comment to come from the agency that was supposed to oversee the project, issued late last week by the former secretary of GRO-Warren, seems to aim blame at the city for dipping into the anchor grant for other projects. Meanwhile, the city is poised to sue GRO-Warren to recoup at least some of the money from the group's insurance company.
GRO-Warren, you may recall, now only exists on paper, since it's executive director quit a year ago this month, and its board of directors resigned about three months later.
Thanks to the DCED's report, we all know a little more about the demise of a state grant and the downtown revitalization project it was supposed to fund, but only a little.
And, given their record of openness up to now, one could be forgiven for the feeling that those involved in the project, from the state on down, are OK with that.


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While the construction of a new high school is a huge part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District's bond,. money would also go toward safety and security upgrades.
Scott Morehouse, Executive Director of WFISD Operations, says making sure students are safe while at school is their main priority and say this bond will help them achieve that.
He says $4 million would go to making sure every student is safe at school.
"It's always important. With today's environment, the things that have gone on, it's paramount," Morehouse says.
He says, "The safety and security enhancements that we are looking at for the bond would happen at every campus throughout the Wichita Falls ISD."
Morehouse says having an eagle eye on what happens on any campus, inside and out, is what parents consider to be a top priority.
"We've talked to many parents, even with CFAT has come across with is video surveillance is very important," Morehouse says.
Also, he says parents would see tighter security at school entrances along with additional fencing, signage, mass alert systems that would alert personnel within the school, district personnel and local law enforcement of an emergency.
These are the kinds of security upgrades happening more and more in school districts across the country.
The kind that could help swing WFISD voters toward the side of "bond and build".
In addition to the safety and security upgrades, $12 million of the bond would go to renovating and expanding junior high facilities.
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LSU coach Les Miles has grown into a giant-sized personality as he enters his 10th season in Tigertown. Talk Mad Hatter today with me at noon.
The season-opener with Wisconsin in Houston is a little more than a week away and we can have some fun with those top 10 lists of all the things Miles has done and said. Or, we can go straight to the Tigers and talk personnel.
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Hydrogen Bonding: Water
It would seem that the London forces and dipole forces discussed in the earlier sections of this chapter should be adequate to account for macroscopic properties of covalently bonded substances. Certainly they can be successfully applied to hydrocarbons and many polarDescribes a molecule that has separated, equal positive and negative charges that consitute a positive and a negative pole; such a molecule tends to assume certain orientations more than others in an electric field. substances. There are some experimental data, however, which cannot be explained by London and dipoleIn an electrically neutral species, separated, equal positive and negative charges that consitute a positive and a negative pole; such a species tends to assume certain orientations more than others in an electric field. forces alone. An example appears below, where boiling points are plotted for hydrogen compounds (hydrides) of most of the nonmetals.
Hydrides of elements in the fifth period behave as we might predict. SnH4, which consists of nonpolarDescribes a molecule with no net permanent dipole; this can occur when there is no separation of centers of positive and negative electrical charge or because there are bond dipoles that cancel each others' effects. A polar molecule will assume certain orientations more than others in an electric field. molecules, boils at the lowest temperatureA physical property that indicates whether one object can transfer thermal energy to another object.. SbH3, H2Te and HI, all of which are polar, have somewhat higher boiling points, but all lie within a range of 50°C. Similar behavior occurs among the hydrides of elements in the fourth and third periods. In the second period, however, the polar hydrides NH3, H2O, and HF all have boiling points more than 100°C above that of the nonpolar compound CH4. Clearly these second-row hydrides must have particularly strong intermolecular forces.
In order to see why this happens, let us consider the simplest second-row hydride—HF. Suppose that two HF molecules approach each other, as shown in the following figure. In each HF molecule the hydrogen nucleusThe collection of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom that contains nearly all of the atoms's mass. is rather poorly shielded by a thin electronA negatively charged, sub-atomic particle with charge of 1.602 x 10-19 coulombs and mass of9.109 x 1023 kilograms; electrons have both wave and particle properties; electrons occupy most of the volume of an atom but represent only a tiny fraction of an atom's mass. cloud (only two electrons), and much of that electron cloud has been distorted toward the highly electronegative fluorine atom.
The close approach of oppositely charged ends of molecular dipoles combines with this small degree of covalent-bond character to produce an abnormally strong intermolecular force called a hydrogen bondAn attractive force, either intramolecular or intermolecular, between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom attached to another electronegative atom.. In order for hydrogen bonding to occur, there must be a hydrogen atom connected to a small, highly electronegative atom (usually fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen) in one molecule. The other molecule must have a very electronegative atom (again usually fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen) which has one or more lone pairs of electrons. Separation of two molecules joined by a hydrogen bond requires 10 to 30 kJ mol–1, roughly 10 times the energyA system's capacity to do work. needed to overcome dipole forces. Thus hydrogen bonding can account for the unusually high boiling points of NH3, H2O, and HF.
Hydrogen bonding between HF molecules is particularly evident in solidA state of matter having a specific shape and volume and in which the particles do not readily change their relative positions. HF, where the atomsThe smallest particle of an element that can be involved in chemical combination with another element; an atom consists of protons and neutrons in a tiny, very dense nucleus, surrounded by electrons, which occupy most of its volume. are arranged in a zigzag pattern:
Here the distance between hydrogen and fluorine nuclei in different molecules is only 150 pm. If we add the van der Waals radii for hydrogen and fluorine, we obtain an expected hydrogen to fluorine distance of (120 + 135) pm = 255 pm, over 100 pm larger than that observed. Obviously the hydrogen and fluorine atoms in adjacent molecules are not just "touching," but must be associated in a much more intimate way.
Provisional Redefinition of the Hydrogen Bond
A task force of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is proposing a redefinition of the hydrogen bond:
"The hydrogen bond is an attractive interaction between a hydrogen atom from a molecule or a molecular fragment X-H in which X is more electronegative than H, and an atom or a groupThose elements that comprise a single column of the periodic table. Also called family. of atoms in the same or a different molecule, in which there is evidence of bond formation." [1]
This proposed redefinition would include many more situations where hydrogen bonding appears to be important, including cases where the hydrogen atom is attracted to atoms other than F,O, and N. For example, there appears to be an attraction between the d subshell electrons in the central platinum atom in the complexA central metal and the ligands surrounding it; also called coordination complex. shown in the Figure below, and the hydrogen atoms of an adjacent H2O or the NH3 group on an adjacent platinum complex[2].
The new formulation recognizes that the hydrogen bond may have some covalent character[3][4]. It recognizes that hydrogen bonds may be significant in H2S at higher pressures and low temperatures, or that a "dihydrogen bond" may form (where metal hydrides like LiH are the H bond acceptors).
- ↑ http://media.iupac.org/reports/provisional/abstract11/arunan_310311.html
- ↑ Kozelka, J. et al, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., DOI:10.1002/anie.201001892
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_bond
- ↑ Kemsley, Jyllian, "Hydrogen Bond Formation", Chemical & Engineering News, November 22, 2010, p. 32
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In a last-minute plea deal, a Mandeville police sergeant admitted to lying under oath when he said he did not remember if former Mayor Eddie Price called him in the middle of the night and requested a reduced charge against a local millionaire. Sgt. David Hurstell pleaded guilty Friday morning at 22nd Judicial District Court in Covington.
Hurstell, scheduled to begin trial Monday on two perjury charges, pleaded guilty to one count and received a five-year suspended sentence with probation and two years of home incarceration.
As part of his plea agreement, Hurstell was ordered to resign from the Mandeville Police Department. He has been on paid suspension at $23.85 an hour since his 2009 indictment.
"This finally closes the chapter on this investigation," said prosecutor David Caldwell, who leads the public corruption unit for the Louisiana attorney general's office. "The community has been ready for this to be over for a long, long time."
Both Hurstell and Price testified at the trial of Gary Copp, the former owner of the SpeeDee Oil Change Co.
Copp was convicted of aggravated second-degree battery in 2008, two years after he threw a 42-year-old woman from her stool at a Mandeville wine bar and kicked her in the head with his cowboy boot. The attack left the woman with a fractured skull and permanent brain damage, including short-term memory loss and constant migraines.
Price was a friend of the businessman. He and Hurstell were asked under oath if Price called the police station after Copp's arrest and asked that Hurstell, the sergeant on duty, give Copp special treatment. Copp was released on a misdemeanor summons.
Price denied making the call; Hurstell said he could "not recall" having received it. Both were indicted on perjury charges in August 2009. Price later pleaded guilty, once he was already in federal prison for unrelated corruption charges.
Caldwell said his office was ready to take the Hurstell case to trial on Monday. But the sergeant agreed to the plea deal late Thursday and appeared before Judge William J. Burris Friday morning.
"I'm glad it's over with. I'm glad it didn't go to trial -- that would have opened some old wounds," said Mandeville Police Chief Rick Richard. "At least he's taken responsibility. I wish he would have done this two years ago."
Richard has been the police chief for 20 months now, he said. "I don't know what a day is like without the Hurstell matter hanging over my head. It's been there all along. And that cloud has been lifted.
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By JC Reporter, February 6, 2014
An IDF officer was killed by friendly fire on Monday night on the northern Gaza border.
According to reports, Captain Tal Nahman, 21, was commanding forces nearby when he was mistaken for a terrorist by soldiers of Givati — an IDF infantry brigade.
The IDF said in a statement that the incident was being investigated.
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Pastor Ben Franklin, Amos 504, 7605 Maple Street, NOLA explains the five year plan God gave to his church planting team. They later discovered a similar plan in Leviticus 19:23-25: When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, dn't eat the fruit for three years; consider it inedible. By the fouth year its fruit is holy, an offering of praise to God. Beginning the fifth year you can eat its fruit; you'll have richer harvests this way. I am God, your God. (The Message)
Teena L Myers is the author of Finding Faith in the City Care Forgot; a freelance writer; editor of NOLA.com's Faith, Beliefs and Spirituality blog; member of the Southern Christian Writers Guild and The Northshore Literary Society. She is also a certified Belief Therapist and credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God. Teena lives on the west bank of New Orleans and attends Hosanna Church with her husband who has ministered to children for thirty years. To learn more about Teena and read some of her longer teaching works visit teenalmyers.com


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The Toronto media is still in a tizzy about Scotty Bowman's comments to the CBC's Ron MacLean, as well as the assertion by TSN's Darren Dreger that Bowman wants to coach the Leafs:
January 13, TSN: If the Maple Leafs' tailspin and calls for the firing of general manager John Ferguson Jr. weren't bad enough in Toronto, the team's fans got another punch in the gut from an interview with Scotty Bowman on Saturday night. The Hall of Fame coach told Hockey Night In Canada that he was close to taking the job as the team's president last summer, only to be turned away later.
"I had good meetings with Toronto," Bowman explained on the program's pre-game show.
"I had a very strong meeting with (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Chairman) Larry Tanenbaum one day in mid-August. I was getting very interested and then he said he wanted me to meet (MLSE President and CEO) Richard Peddie and I met Richard for an hour a week later."
Bowman said Peddie told him later that they had decided to keep things status quo because it was three weeks before training camp. Bowman, who won a combined nine Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, wanted full control over the team's hockey operations.
"I had pretty well put my cards on the table with Toronto that for me to come in it would have to be like a Bryan Colangelo type of deal," said Bowman.
Here's the problem: it was well-known that the interviews between Bowman and the Leafs hit a huge snag when he demanded full control of the team's hockey operations, and Bowman readily admitted that the Leafs never got back to him after that. He also let the Wings' hierarchy know that he decided to stay on with the Wings earlier this season.
The National Post's Howard Berger is going with the theory that "seems" equals "does":
January 13, National Post: Exactly what [the upcoming front-office] shake-up entails is a matter of speculation, though hockey legend Scotty Bowman seems poised take control of the club. Bowman told Hockey Night In Canada's Ron MacLean on Saturday that he felt he had the job as Maple Leafs' president last summer, only to be over-ruled at the last moment by CEO Richard Peddie.
Though he was non-committal when asked about the future, Bowman seemed open to leaving his post as a senior advisor with the Detroit Red Wings and assuming control of the Maple Leafs. Providing, that is, he has full and unequivocal reign over the hockey department -- a privilege the board of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has not accorded current GM John Ferguson.
If Bowman is granted the mandate he wishes, it is believed that both Ferguson and Maple Leafs' head coach Paul Maurice will be replaced. Speculation last summer had Bowman considering former Russian player, and future Hall of Famer, Igor Larionov as a strong coaching prospect.
Larionov played for Bowman and was a key figure on all three of Detroit's most recent Stanley Cup triumphs -- in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
Peddie's eleventh-hour rejection of Bowman last summer was seen in some circles as a territorial maneuver. Before Bowman joins the Leafs, he will insist on contractual authority over all hockey decisions, and minimal involvement from the board. That would be a dramatic change from the current operation.
That "seems" to be a ridiculous amount of assumption by Berger, who's a "jock" on Toronto's almost-all-Leaf talk station, The Fan 590, and the paragon of upstanding journalism that is Hockeybuzz. Bowman indicated that he's happy with and loyal to the Red Wings, and he did not state, at any point, that he was "poised" to take on any sort of position with the Maple Leafs.
The BS about Larionov wanting to coach, as indicated by Larionov himself, is a load, and the concept that the board of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment would give anyone any sort of autonomy--they haven't done so for Ferguson, and they didn't do so for Pat Quinn. MLSE's board has not indicated that it's in any way, shape, or form interested in any sort of change, never mind "dramatic" change.
The Globe and Mail's David Shoalts engaged in slightly less baseless speculation regarding the matter:
January 13, Globe and Mail: Scott Bowman left the impression on Saturday night that he might be willing to have another dance with the Toronto Maple Leafs. When he was asked by Ron MacLean on CBC's Hockey Night In Canada if he would accept a job in charge of the Maple Leafs if it was offered by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Bowman sidestepped the question. But he did not say the matter was closed.
"That's a pretty tough question to answer," Bowman said. "You're asking something that's real hypothetical. It would be awful tough to leave [the Detroit Red Wings]. We'll cross that bridge if we come to it."
As for the real chairman of MLSE's board?
MLSE president Richard Peddie, who was attending Saturday night's Leafs game against the Sharks in San Jose, declined to comment. He said via e-mail that he would not say anything because he did not see the interview.
When Peddie was asked if he or the MLSE board would be interested in talking to Bowman again he replied that "we have a GM."
As for what happens next to John Ferguson, Jr., in reality land?
A source within MLSE said the board of directors wants to fire Ferguson but will not act until there is a succession plan. Earlier on Saturday, Peddie said there was nothing new concerning Ferguson's future.
The situation's pretty simple here--Scotty Bowman doesn't have any reason to lie here, and he doesn't "seem" to be interested in the job MLSE "seems" to be prepared to offer to all prospective comers--a GM's job with, "You have to talk to the board first" strings attached.
The fact that the Red Wings have responded to Bowman's summer flirtation with the Leafs by increasing his participation in the day-to-day operations of the team, regardless of whether he's in Detroit, Buffalo, or Sarasota, would "seem" likely to play into Bowman's decision-making process, should he be approached by the Maple Leafs for the third time.
The Toronto media will spend the rest of the season, or at least until Ferguson is replaced by a new GM, claiming that Scotty Bowman, Steve Yzerman, Ken Holland, a list of several dozen hockey luminaries, and/or a partridge in a pear tree will all gladly descend upon Toronto, scratching and clawing to lead the Maple Leafs out of the wilderness and back toward Stanley Cup territory. This week, the speculate-o-meter will be cranked up to infinity, so get ready for the "stupid" to fall like rain.


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6/29 Hendry: "No fire sale"
Cubs GM Jim Hendry says there will be no fire sale at the trading deadline and that he's looking forward to seeing the team whole once injured players like Marlon Byrd and Kerry Wood return.
"I read some things that people assume — they use the word 'fire sale,'" Hendry said Wednesday. "That's not going to happen. We're not interested in trading people at all who will be valuable to us moving forward. People like to float names of your better players which makes no sense to trade. If we make moves, it will be designed to make us better for the future. We still want to see how we play the next month or so.
"Everybody thinks there's this big automatic, 'You have to be a buyer or seller' or 'It's fire sale time,'" Hendry said. "We've got a lot of young people out there pitching and playing, and people who will be productive for us in a year from now who, when you get ready to put a team together in the offseason, you don't want to start without them anyhow. As the games go, there's less and less pitching available every year and less and less talent, for the most part. We're certainly going to hold onto the people no matter what who we feel will be major contributors down the road."
That said, Hendry is not content with the way the Cubs have played and expects a better situation when Byrd and Wood come off the DL.
"The bantering that goes on about how many people will be out of here [at the trading deadline] is foolish," Hendry said. "There's a lot of people you're still capable of winning with down the road who are not free agents and you have control of their contracts for years that you're not interested in trading."
Hendry said the Cubs can turn things around in a short amount of time.
"We've done that before a few times and plan on doing it again," he said. "You look at people winning now the last couple years who weren't two or three years ago — people like Texas come to mind. Different clubs are in contention now that weren't two or three years ago. Unfortunately, we're on the other side."
The Cubs began play Wednesday at 32-48.
"It's obviously extremely disappointing," Hendry said. "Nobody expected that. There's no sense in going with excuses — we haven't played good enough baseball to be in contention. When you lose a couple rotation guys, it puts us right behind the eight ball. I think we're 8-24 in the fourth and fifth spots in the rotation. That first week of the season when we saw [Randy] Wells and [Andrew] Cashner pitch like that, I don't think those two at that point in their lives would be 8-24."
The Cubs also have lost games started by pitchers other than the fourth and fifth starters which they should have won, he said.
"It's kind of a snowballing effect," Hendry said. "Now some of the guys who were not swinging in April are swinging better now. We still feel there's a lot of baseball games. We're not going to roll over."
— Carrie Muskat
6/29 Davis released
The Cubs activated infielder Darwin Barney from the DL and Doug Davis was given his unconditional release. Davis was 1-7 with a 6.50 ERA in nine games with the Cubs.
— Carrie Muskat
6/29 Pena homers, June & more
Carlos Pena is the first Cubs player ever to reach 17 home runs before July after hitting none in April. He's the first Major Leaguer to do so since Juan Gonzalez in 1997 with the Rangers. Gonzalez missed the first month of the season because of injury, and connected on his first homer May 2. Thanks to STATS Inc. and SABR for research.
The last player to accomplish the feat while playing in April of a non strike-shortened season was the Brewers' Gorman Thomas in 1982. He hit 19 by June 30 after failing to homer in 17 April games. Larry Walker turned the trick with the Rockies in 1995 when the start of that season was delayed because of a strike.
Pena's 17 home runs have come since May 3 and rank tied for first in that timeframe with the Yankees' Mark Teixeira.
* Pena has homered in seven of his last 13 games. Eleven of his last 13 hits have been for extra bases.
* The Cubs are 9-18 in June with two games to go. Their 31 home runs this month are tied for the NL lead with the Braves and Brewers, and tied for second in the Majors. Cubs pitchers have a 4.60 ERA in June, including a 5.11 ERA by the starters.
* The Cubs are a season-low 16 games under .500 for the first time since finishing play on Sept. 15 last season at 65-81.
— Carrie Muskat
6/29 Minor League report
Casey Coleman gave up three runs on seven hits over seven innings in Iowa's 10-4 win over Albuquerque Tuesday. Marlon Byrd, on a rehab assignment, hit a three-run homer. Marwin Gonzalez had three hits and two RBIs. The I-Cubs totaled 17 hits.
Rebel Ridling hit two home runs, and Ryan Flaherty and Junior Lake each added a homer to help Tennessee beat Carolina, 12-11. Ridling had three hits, including a grand slam, and five RBIs. Ryan Searle picked up the win i nrelief.
Juan Serrano gave up two runs on five hits over four innings in Daytona's 3-0 loss to Dunedin.
Richard Jones hit two home runs to help Peoria beat Wisconsin, 4-1. Jones finished with three RBIs. Brent Ebinger picked up the win in relief, giving up one hit over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Patrick Francescon converted his first save.
Yao-Lin Wang gave up one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in Boise's 3-2 win over Tri-City. Reggie Golden hit a two-run homer, and has hit safely in eight of 11 games.
Dustin Geiger extended his hitting streak to five games with his second homer in Mesa's 8-3 win over the D-Backs. Oliver Zapata had two hits and a stolen base.
— Carrie Muskat
6/28 Like father, like son? Not quite
Shawon Dunston Jr., selected by the Cubs in the 11th round of the First-Year Player Draft, is still trying to decide whether to take advantage of a scholarship at Vanderbilt or play baseball. Shawon Jr.'s dad, who was the Cubs' first-round pick in 1982, said his son has the potential to be a good ballplayer.
"He's good," Dunston said of his son. "He has all the skills, but he just needs to play."
The decision now is school vs. baseball.
"He's inbetween now," Dunston said. "It's 50-50."
The family will sit down to talk about Shawon Jr.'s future but dad said he wants this to be his son's decision.
"I'm leaving it up to him," Dunston said. "He knows education is important, and he knows to be a Major League Baseball player he has to go through the Minor Leagues. We're going to leave it up to him."
Shawon Dunston was in town with the Giants. He works now as a coach. Son Shawon Jr. played center field, not shortstop like his dad, at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif. He's the third of four children in the Dunston family. Older sister Whitney is at Howard University and Jasmine is at Tennessee State. The youngest, Ashley, is in high school.
Shawon Sr. played for Chicago from 1985-95, and returned in '97. In 18 seasons in the big leagues, he batted .269 with 15 homers, 292 doubles and 62 triples. Anyone who watched Dunston remembers his strong throwing arm and acrobatic leaps at second. And his son?
"He throws pretty good," Dunston said. "He's a little more patient than me."
Does his son have his dad's arm?
"Not like mine — not yet," Dunston said, laughing. "He's good. He has the tools. He has to play."
— Carrie Muskat
6/28 Minor League report
Tyler Colvin and Jonathon Mota each homered in Iowa's 6-5, 13-inning win over Albuquerque. Chris Robinson delivered a pinch-hit RBI single for the game-winner. Bryan LaHair had four hits and drove in his 60th run.
Ryan Flaherty, Rebel Ridling and Blake Lalli each had two hits in Tennessee's 1-0, 13-inning win over Birmingham. Kevin Rhoderick picked up the win in relief.
Jeff Lorick threw six shutout innings in Daytona's 3-1 win over Dunedin. Justin Bour hit his 20th double and scored a run.
Anthony Giansanti had four hits, including two home runs, and three RBIs in Peoria's 16-7 win over Wisconsin. Matt Loosen gave up two runs over six innings for the win. Matt Szczur and Richard Jones each had three hits and two RBIs.
Dustin Harrington had three hits and scored two runs in Boise's 11-7 win over Spokane. Wes Darvill had three hits and Ben Wells picked up the win in relief.
Dustin Geiger hit his first homer but it wasn't enough as Mesa lost, 4-3, to the Angels. Oliver Zapata had two hits and scored two runs.
— Carrie Muskat
6/28 Extra bases – UPDATED
Darwin Barney went 2-for-3 for Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and most likely will be in the Cubs' lineup Wednesday. He's been on the DL since June 14 with a sprained left knee. Barney is wearing a knee brace now, and has said it doesn't hinder his mobility and gives him the support he needs.
* Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer for Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, his second rehab game. No ill effects after being hit in the back by a pitch on Monday in his first game.
* Kerry Wood as to throw on the side Wednesday. He's recovering from a blister on his right index finger.
* Expect to see Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena in the lineup for Tuesday's second game against lefty Barry Zito.
* Quade has ben impressed by rookie DJ LeMahieu's defensive play. "I think he's handled himself extremely well," Quade said. "He hasn't been in awe. I've really been impressed with him defensively. He's a big kid, moves around well."
* Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena hit two homers each in the Cubs' 7-3 win over the Rockies on Monday. According to Elias Sports Bureau, that's the first time in the Cubs' 96 seasons at Wrigley Field that the home team's starters in the fourth and fifth spots in the batting order both hit multiple home runs in the same game. Ernie Banks and Ron Santo — like Pena and Ramirez, corner infielders — started 969 games together as the Cubs' fourth and fifth hitters (504 at Wrigley). But the only time that both players hit two homers in the same game was at County Stadium in Milwaukee in 1965.
6/28 Quade named to NL All-Star staff
Cubs manager Mike Quade will join the National League coaching staff for the All-Star Game, to be played July 12 in Phoenix. Giants manager Bruce Bochy made the announcement Tuesday prior to a makeup doubleheader between the Cubs and Giants. Quade, 54, replaces Jim Riggleman, who had been named to the NL staff but resigned from the Nationals last week. Quade took over the Cubs last Aug. 23, and guided the team to a 24-13 record. This year, he's had to deal with injuries to several key players, including starting pitchers Andrew Cashner and Randy Wells, who were placed on the disabled list after their first starts.
— Carrie Muskat
6/28 Cubs lineup – Game 1
Koyie Hill will be behind the plate for the Cubs in the first game of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against the Giants. Aramis Ramirez is 5-for-12 vs. Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong. Here's the lineup:
RF Fukudome
CF Campana
SS Castro
3B Ramirez
1B Pena
LF Soriano
2B DeWitt
C Hill
P Davis
— Carrie Muskat
6/28 Byrd survives 1st rehab game
Marlon Byrd has not faced live pitching since May 21 when he was hit in the face by a pitch. The Cubs center fielder didn't have to wait long to see if he'd flinch. In his first rehab game Monday night, he was hit in the left shoulder by a pitch. Byrd was playing for Triple-A Iowa, which needed a game-winning pinch-hit RBI single by Chris Robinson in the 15th to beat Albuquerque, 6-5. Byrd was hit by a pitch in the third. Darwin Barney, rehabbing from a sprained left knee, then singled and both scored on Tyler Colvin's home run. Byrd played 10 innings and was 0-for-3 with a walk. John Gaub picked up the win, pitching four shutout innings in relief. He struck out seven. Five Iowa pitchers combined to fan 19 to tie a franchise record.
"I thought I'd have jitters but I didn't," Byrd told reporters in Des Moines. "I got hit by a pitch. That was something I needed."
He flew out to left in the first, was hit by a pitch and scored in the third, grounded out to shortstop in the fourth and walked in the seventh, then stole second before scoring on Bryan LaHair's single. In the ninth, Byrd flew out. He's wearing a batting helmet with a flap that covers his left cheek.
* Bobby Scales is headed to Japan. Scouts from the Nippon Ham Fighters approached Scales about playing in Japan. His teammate there would be former Cubs prospect Micah Hoffpauir.
"As soon as they told me that, I checked the clock to see what time it was over there," Scales said. "I waited until a decent time to call 'Hoffie' and he told me it'd be a good deal."
The decision came quickly. Scales settled matters on Monday, and he's leaving Thursday. Scales, 33, who was playing his 12th Minor League season, hopes to be in the lineup with the Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday. His wife, Monica, agreed to the move.
"Hopefully, this is a good thing," Scales said. "If I play the way I've been playing all season, I would like to keep playing over there."
He was batting .304 with 22 doubles and nine homers with Iowa.
— Carrie Muskat


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A quick look at today's health news
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Since medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado, more than a dozen young children have been unintentionally poisoned with the drug, researchers report.
Health Day News reports about half the cases resulted from kids eating marijuana-laced cookies, brownies, sodas or candy. In many cases, the marijuana came from their grandparents' stash, the investigators said.
"We are seeing increases in exposure to marijuana in young pediatric patients, and they have more severe symptoms than we typically associate with marijuana," said lead researcher Dr. George Sam Wang, a medical toxicology fellow at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver.
But doctors aren't familiar with marijuana poisoning in children, so unless the parents are forthcoming it can take time and tests to diagnose the problem, Wang said. Symptoms of marijuana poisoning in children include sleepiness and balance problems while walking.
The active chemical in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, is in higher than normal concentrations in medical marijuana, and often is sold in baked goods, soft drinks and candies, the researchers said in the study, which was published online May 27 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Children recover quickly in most cases, Wang said. "They don't need more than a day or two of hospitalization," he said. "There were no deaths or lasting side effects."
Colorado adults are allowed to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana or six marijuana plants, according to the study. And Denver issued more than 300 sales tax licenses for marijuana dispensaries in 2010.
For the study, Wang's team compared the number of children treated in the emergency room for marijuana poisoning before and after the law was enacted in October 2009.
In all, almost 1,400 children under 12 were evaluated for accidental poisonings in this one hospital -- 790 before Sept. 30, 2009, and 588 after that.
After decriminalization, 14 children -- mostly boys and some as young as 8 months -- were found to have ingested marijuana. Eight had consumed medical marijuana, and seven ate marijuana in foods. Two were admitted to the intensive care unit.
Before Sept. 30, 2009, none of those possible poisonings was attributed to marijuana, the researchers found.
Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana. Colorado and Washington also have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
To prevent harm to children, Wang advises treating marijuana like any other drug and keeping it out of their reach, particularly if it's in a tempting form like cookies.
Some poison-control experts also are pushing for marijuana to come in tamper-proof packages as a way of keeping children away from it.
The ongoing debate about legalizing marijuana should include discussion of the potential consequences to children, said the researchers and other medical experts.
New York insurers asked about cyber threats: The state Department of Financial Services wants to know what steps Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and other big insurers have taken to protect their customers against cyber threats. The department sent letters to insurers asking for information about cyber attacks they may have experienced. The department also wants to know what cyber security safeguards the companies have adopted.
Hospitals spy on staff to monitor hand washing: Hospitals are using video cameras and taking other "Big Brother" approaches to see if doctors and nurses are washing their hands. Studies have shown that without encouragement, hospital workers wash their hands as little as 30 percent of the time that they interact with patients. Under new federal rules, hospitals will lose Medicare money when patients get preventable infections. (New York Times)
Less tobacco, but more booze in movies: Movie characters smoke less since 1998 regulations that stopped tobacco companies from buying on-screen brand placements, according to a new study. But at the same time, the number of alcohol brand appearances has increased in popular movies rated PG-13 and below, and the amount of time characters spend drinking hasn't changed. (Reuters)
You can contact health writer James T. Mulder at email@example.com or 470-2245.


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Rashad Blunt, a 6-1, 175-pound three-star wide receiver from Creekside (Jacksonville, Fla.), committed to Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood Sunday afternoon while on an unofficial visit to campus. Blunt selected Rutgers over offers from 18 other schools but Cincinnati and FAU were the two most serious contenders.
Blunt broke down his recent visit to campus that convinced him Rutgers is where he wants to be.
"We started around 9 (a.m. ET) and took a tour. I looked at the facilities, I loved it. Everything about Rutgers – I liked the field, liked the town. It's a change-up – Piscataway and New Brunswick. So I liked that a lot," said Blunt. "And I talked to one of my good friends from Jacksonville – Kam(ren) Lott, and around 1 o' clock, I made my decision. I talked to coach (Kyle) Flood and he was fired up, everybody was fired up, so I'm really happy I made the decision."
In addition to Lott, Blunt also has history with Fletcher (Neptune Beach, Fla.) incoming freshman fullback Jacob Kraut as well as additional ties to the program.
"I played against Jacob Kraut last year when we played Fletcher, but I didn't know him personally. But I'm probably gonna reach out to him, soon," said Blunt, who is being recruited as an outside receiver. "He just got on campus. But a lot of guys, I think its 6-7 guys from the area that I'm from – Jacksonville – so that's really big for me."
When asked why he selected the Scarlet knights, Blunt had multiple reasons.
"Rutgers has big-time academics and going into the Big Ten, they are gonna contend for championships," he said. "And I think that we can definitely get a Big Ten championship. And on top of that, I love how everyone is real close-knit, everybody is a family."
But in the end, Blunt's visit to campus put the Scarlet Knights over the top as he became accustomed to the Rutgers way, and liked it.
"It was because of how personable the coaches were, and how they treated me when I got on campus. Everybody's got football. You can play football at a lot of colleges. But a few things that really stuck out to me is they expect to win, they want to win and they are ready to win," Blunt said. "So I think Rutgers is gonna surprise a lot of people this year. And also academics is a big factor for me because I want to be a political science major, and they definitely have a very good political science program."
The Rutgers staff began recruiting Blunt in May as running backs coach Norries Wilson and wide receivers coach Ben McDaniels took turns visiting Creekside to inquire about their latest addition.
Blunt's father, Roger, played running back at Clemson from 89-93 and spent some time in the NFL, while his older brother, Roderic, just graduated from Middle Tennessee State after playing linebacker at the school, and is now a graduate assistant there.
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Look at your computer setup. Imagine if you hooked up a 3D printer. Instead of printing on bits of paper this 3D printer makes real, robust, mechanical items. To give you an idea of how robust these items are think of Lego bricks and you're in the right area. You could make lots of useful stuff, but interestingly you could also make most of the parts to make another 3D printer. That would be a machine that could copy itself.
This talk will be about RepRap - the Replicating Rapid-prototyper. This 3D printer will make items by building them up in layers of plastic. This technology already exists, but the cheapest commercial machine would cost you EUR 30,000. And it isn't even designed so that it can make itself. So what the RepRap team are doing is to develop and to give away the designs for a much cheaper machine with the novel capability of being able to self-copy (material costs will be about EUR 500). That way it'll be accessible to small communities in the developing world as well as individuals in the developed world. Anyone will be able to swap designs for anything to be made on RepRap using the Internet in the same way that music is currently shared.
The RepRap machine is being distributed entirely free to everyone using open-source - so, if you have one, you can make another and give it to a friend...
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Say what you will about our Metsies.
Yeh, they're maddeningly inconsistent. And sure their 25-29 record for June and July is downright embarrassing.
But lemme tell you something, the Milwaukee Brewers are a good team and the fellas took two of three from them on the road -- including today's 12-4 whuppin. That's an accomplishment.
So, here are five things to smile about as you start your Friday:
1. David Wright had four hits yesterday and blasted his 19th homer. After going essentially 0-for-April, David is hitting .304 with 67 RBI and has put himself on pace for another Wright-type of season.
2. L-Millz had three more hits to boost his average to .284. And what about the defense he's been playing! Could be taking his place alongside Wright and Jose Reyes as the young core of this franchise.
3. Jorge Sosa pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. This team sorely needs a right-handed setup man and Jorge's gonna try his hand at the job Aaron Heilman and Guillermo Mota have yet to nail down.
4. The team's got the best record in the NL, so as bad as we've looked, remember, everyone else has lost more times than us!
5. Pedro Martinez pitched 5 1/3 innings in a simulated game and should be back by September. Not bad for a No. 5 starter.
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