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Stocks decline on earnings; Coca-Cola dropsAP Photo
The New York Stock Exchange where stocks fell on earnings reports Tuesday.
NEW YORK A string of lackluster earnings reports from companies including Coca-Cola and retail brokerage Charles Schwab pushed stocks lower on Tuesday.
Coca-Cola, the worlds largest beverage maker, fell after the company said it sold less soda in its home market of North America. Retail brokerage Charles Schwabs second quarter earnings fell short of the expectations of analysts. Marathon Petroleum, a fuel refiner, fell after the company forecast weak earnings and said its business was being hurt by renewable fuels laws.
Earnings are taking the lead at this point in time, said Brad Sorensen, Charles Schwabs director of market and sector research. So far its been decent, but nothing to get excited about.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 41 points, 0.3 percent, to 15,443 as of 3:29 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Standard & Poors 500 index declined seven points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,675. The Nasdaq composite dropped 11, or 0.3 percent, to 3,596.
Nine of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell. The declines were led by energy companies. Phone companies were the only group to gain.
Coke dropped 88 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $40.14 after the company reported that its second-quarter profit fell 4 percent. Charles Schwab fell 76 cents, or 3.5 percent, to $20.96 after its earnings came in short of analysts expectations as expenses rose and its interest margins fell. Marathon Petroleum fell $2.94, or 4 percent, to $70.15.
Expectations for earnings growth this quarter are fairly subdued, said Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist for RDM Financial Group. However, the important thing for investors is to look ahead to the second half of the year, where earnings are supposed to pick up significantly.
Overall S&P 500 earnings are expected to grow by 3.4 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, according to data from S&P Capital IQ. The rate of earnings growth is predicted to rise in the third and fourth quarters, reaching 11.6 percent in the final three months of the year.
The stock market has climbed back to record levels following a brief slump in June, when the S&P 500 logged its first monthly decline since October on concern that the Federal Reserve would ease back on its economic stimulus too quickly. The S&P 500 gained for eight straight trading sessions through Monday, its longest winning streak since January. If the index were to end higher Tuesday, it would mark the longest series of advances since 2004.
Stocks got a boost last week when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would not ease its stimulus before the economy was ready.
Investors will be listening to comments from Bernanke again this week for more clues about the central banks outlook for the economy. The Fed chairman will give his semi-annual testimony to Congress on Wednesday.
Esther George, the President of Kansas City branch of the Fed, and a voting member of the committee that sets out the Feds monetary policy, said Tuesday that the central bank should cut back on its stimulus as the labor market begins to recover. The central bank is currently buying $85 billion of bonds a month to keep interest rates low and to encourage borrowing and hiring.
It is time to adjust those purchases, George said in an interview on Fox Business News. Sooner is appropriate, to begin now, because we have a long way to go if we are going to do this in a gradual and a systematic way.
In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged from 2.54 percent Monday. The yield, which moves inversely to its price, has fallen since surging as high as 2.74 percent July 5.
In commodities trading, the price of crude oil fell 32 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $105.81 a barrel and gold rose $6.90, or 0.5 percent, to $1,290.40 an ounce.
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Her Milwaukee Journal column started as advice for the lovelorn, but Ione Quinby Griggs and her legion of letter writers soon ventured into other topics and dilemmas of 20th century life in the Midwest, especially among women.
A new book, "Dear Mrs. Griggs: Women Readers Pour Out Their Hearts from the Heartland," traces Griggs' career from brash "girl reporter" in Chicago, through personal tragedy, and then an astounding 51 years of answering readers' personal questions on the back page of the Journal's Green Sheet. »Read Full Article(10)
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The tour of the famed Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical — which also featured Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd as Judas and 'N Sync alum JC Chasez as Pontius Pilate — was set to hit 54 cities, beginning in New Orleans June 9. A statement was posted on the show's website Friday; no explanation was given. »Read Full Article(7)
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The Loma Alta Cemetery Association had a very successful bake sale Saturday at Wal-Mart. We would like to thank all the people who brought and made donations towards this benefit. We also would like to thank the ladies who baked and the ladies who sold the goods.
We also would like to express a special thanks to Eckols Funeral Home and their staff for their work on the entrance to the cemetery with their equipment. Last but not least, we want to thank Dusty's Sandblasting and Painting, Dan Salais and his crew for sandblasting our entrance to the cemetery. Also we want to thank the men and families who helped beautify the cemetery again we sincerely thank everybody and may God bless you.
Isidro "Stormy" Rossett and Members of the Loma Alta Cemetery Association


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B-UMS food drive collects 2,000 items
West Virginia Wesleyan College and the Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School teamed up this semester to kick off a new mentoring program called DO IT (Decisions & Opportunities Impact Tomorrow).
This program allows Wesleyan students to serve as mentors for "at-risk" middle school students. Recently, the DO IT program received grant money from Youth Service America to coordinate a project as part of the Global Youth Service Day, a day of service by youth across the globe with more than 135 countries participating this year.
Between April 15 and 26, middle school teachers and students were asked to donate food to a food drive to benefit the Upshur Cooperative Parish House. Students from another organization at the middle school, Rachel's Challenge, also collaborated to help coordinate the drive. Using the grant money, the mentors and mentees purchased food for the drive and displayed it at the middle school to inspire others to donate.
To encourage friendly competition, students were divided into teams of boys and girls with teachers leading each team. The middle school administration decided that the losing teacher team would be "pied" in the face by the winning team of teachers.
By the end of the two-week period, B-UMS collected a total of 2,000 food items. The girls' team donated the most food, and as a result, the female teachers will "pie" the losing male teachers in the face at an assembly later this month. The food drive was the most successful in recent history, according to B-UMS Principal Renee Warner.
"The DO IT Program, Rachel's Challenge, the staff as well as students were buzzing with energy for the chance to help the Parish House and people in the community," said Shanna Parlock, graduation coach for Upshur County Schools. "Staff and students fueled each other. It was amazing to have such positive energy in the building. We are hoping to continue this energy in order to create the most positive learning environment possible. Our goal is for staff and students to want to come to school, the parents and community to want to work with us, and for everyone to work together to better our community."
For more information on the DO IT program, anyone interested can contact Brittany Johnk at 304-488-8559 or email@example.com.


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We began to share pieces of our history and I get a call from the school about a sick child. I explain after three other phone calls to arrange for her pickup that things have been a little more of a creative challenge in caring for my three children since their dad passed away.
Naturally, the day that I am out of town, one of them begins to run fever. (Murphy's Law, I'm sure.) The gentleman begins to question me about my husband's death and asks if I had anger at God for taking him.
I had to explain to him about my belief system. He said he had lost his leg in an accident, which explained the limp, and that he had finally come to a period of grace about it. Not peace, but grace in having lost his limb.
I told him about Jeremiah 29:11 and the fact that God knows the plans He has for each of us to prosper, and not be harmed, but therein lies the rub. We must follow His commands and His guidelines for our lives in order to prosper and not be harmed.
There is a codicil to that "not be harmed" aspect. When Christ came to earth, we all expected a king. Our earthly knowledge of what a king would be, that is. We did not really recognize Him for who He was lying there in that manger.
Our view of "not be harmed" is different than His. If I believe in the inerrant goodness of God, then I cannot begrudge any actions He takes in or around me. Yes, I miss my husband. Yes, I get lonely. Yes, it can be trying and difficult to manage life without him, but I have Him - Christ - to help me each and every day, moment by moment.
I praise God for putting Chris in my life and I am sorry he is no longer here, but God knows what He is doing! Even with free will thrown into the mix, we are ultimately where God has us to be for whatever He wants.
A song lyric - "I will see what I would have been if You didn't save me." Scary thought, eh?
"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31)
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When Further Research Is NOT Warranted: The "Wisdom of Crowds" Fallacy
Most scientific research studies have at least one thing in common: the conclusion section ends with, "further research is warranted." I'd say it's about as common as the "talk to your doctor" disclaimer in TV ads for pharmaceutical products. And in a way, they both serve the same purpose. They're a "CYA" move.
What does "further research is warranted" mean in plain English? I think it can be roughly translated: "My research study is not of the size or scope to fully explain all the phenomena described in this article. Therefore, draw conclusions beyond the data and study methods at your own risk. And yeah, my work is important and cool – so people should study it further."
Of course, the first two sentences are reasonable – we should always remember not to draw conclusions beyond the information provided by the data we've collected (even though that's about as challenging as getting a beagle not to eat a table scrap in an empty room). The real problem is the third sentence. Is the research promising enough to require further investment? How are we to know if further research is indeed warranted? I would argue that it should not be based solely on the subjective opinions of the researchers nor the popularity of the research topic to the general public. (more…)


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The Office of the Chaplain maintains strong relations with most religious, spiritual, and philosophical communities in the area and in the region. These include Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Jain, Jewish, Native American, Pagan, Quaker, Sikh, Spiritual/Not Religious, and Unitarian-Universalist friends, as well as non-religious philosophical communities. Most of these affiliations are included in the Albion College Spiritual Life Guidebook.
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The College Chaplain is an active member of the Albion Ministerial Association. The group is focused on unified Christian prayer and worship. The group is also active in many community service programs, including Albion Interfaith Ministries, and supporting the public school children. For more information, please contact the College Chaplain.
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The Office of the Chaplain maintains a connection with the Jewish community, and Albion College has available professional Hillel staff through the Lester & Jewell (MSU) Hillel (East Lansing, MI). Albion College Hillel is a member of Hillel International. For more information, please contact the College Chaplain.
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- What is breast cancer
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- Factors with unclear effects on breast cancer risk
- Disproven or controversial breast cancer risk factors
- Can breast cancer be prevented?
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What are the risk factors for breast cancer?
Breast cancer risk factors you cannot change
Simply being a woman is the main risk factor for developing breast cancer. Men can develop breast cancer, but it's about 100 times more common among women than men. This is probably because men have less breast tissue, as well as less of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, which can promote breast cancer cell growth.
Your risk of developing breast cancer goes up as you get older. About 1 out of 8 invasive breast cancers are found in women younger than 45, while about 2 of 3 invasive breast cancers are found in women age 55 or older.
Inheriting certain genes
About 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, meaning that they are caused by gene defects (called mutations) passed on from a parent.
BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene changes: The most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. In normal cells, these genes help prevent cancer by making proteins that help keep the cells from growing out of control. If you inherited a mutated copy of either gene from a parent, you have a high risk of developing breast cancer during your lifetime.
Although in some families with BRCA1 mutations the lifetime risk of breast cancer is as high as 80%, on average this risk seems to be in the range of 55 to 65%. For BRCA2 mutations the risk is lower, around 45%.
Breast cancers linked to these mutations occur more often in younger women and more often affect both breasts than cancers not linked to these mutations. Women with these inherited mutations also have an increased risk for developing other cancers, particularly ovarian cancer.
In the United States, BRCA mutations are more common in Jewish people of Ashkenazi (Eastern Europe) origin than in other racial and ethnic groups, but they can occur in anyone.
Changes in other genes: Other inherited gene mutations can also lead to breast cancer. These gene mutations are much less common and often do not increase the risk of breast cancer as much as the BRCA genes.
- ATM: The ATM gene makes a protein that normally helps repair damaged DNA. Inheriting 2 abnormal copies of this gene (one from each parent) causes the disease ataxia-telangiectasia. Inheriting one abnormal copy of this gene has been linked to a high rate of breast cancer in some families.
- TP53: The TP53 gene makes a protein called p53 that helps stop the growth of abnormal cells. Inherited mutations of this gene cause Li-Fraumeni syndrome. People with this syndrome have an increased risk of breast cancer, as well as other cancers such as leukemia, brain tumors, and sarcomas (cancers of bones or connective tissue). This is a rare cause of breast cancer.
- CHEK2: The Li-Fraumeni syndrome can also be caused by inherited mutations in the CHEK2 gene. Even when it doesn't cause this syndrome, it can increase breast cancer risk when it's mutated.
- PTEN: The PTEN gene normally helps regulate cell growth. Inherited mutations in this gene cause Cowden syndrome, a rare disorder in which people are at increased risk for both benign and malignant breast tumors, as well as growths in the digestive tract, thyroid, uterus, and ovaries. Defects in this gene can also cause a different syndrome called Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome that's not thought to be linked to breast cancer risk. The syndromes caused by mutations in PTEN can be grouped together as PTEN Tumor Hamartoma Syndrome.
- CDH1: Inherited mutations in this gene cause hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, a syndrome in which people develop a rare type of stomach cancer at an early age. Women with mutations in this gene also have an increased risk of invasive lobular breast cancer.
- STK11: Defects in this gene can lead to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. People affected with this disorder develop pigmented spots on their lips and in their mouths, polyps in the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, and have an increased risk of many types of cancer, including breast cancer.
- PALB2: The PALB2 gene makes a protein that interacts with the protein made by the BRCA2 gene. Defects in this gene can lead to an increased risk of breast cancer. It isn't yet clear if PALB2 gene mutations also increase the risk for ovarian cancer and male breast cancer.
Genetic testing: Genetic testing can be done to look for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes (or less commonly in other genes such as PTEN or TP53). Although testing can be helpful in some situations, the pros and cons need to be considered carefully.
If you are thinking about genetic testing, it's strongly recommended that first you talk to a genetic counselor, nurse, or doctor qualified to explain and interpret the results of these tests. It's very important to understand what genetic testing can and can't tell you, and to carefully weigh the benefits and risks of genetic testing before these tests are done. Testing is expensive and might not be covered by some health insurance plans.
For more information, see Genetic Testing: What You Need to Know. You might also want to visit the National Cancer Institute website.
Family history of breast cancer
Breast cancer risk is higher among women whose close blood relatives have this disease.
Having a first-degree relative (mother, sister, or daughter) with breast cancer about doubles a woman's risk. Having 2 first-degree relatives increases her risk about 3-fold.
Although the exact risk is not known, women with a family history of breast cancer in a father or brother also have an increased risk of breast cancer.
Overall, less than 15% of women with breast cancer have a family member with this disease. This means that most (85%) women who get breast cancer do not have a family history of this disease.
Personal history of breast cancer
A woman with cancer in one breast has an increased risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast or in another part of the same breast. (This is different from a recurrence (return) of the first cancer.) This risk is even higher if breast cancer was diagnosed at a younger age.
Race and ethnicity
Overall, white women are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than are African-American women, but African-American women are more likely to die of this cancer. In women under 45 years of age, however, breast cancer is more common in African-American women. Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women have a lower risk of developing and dying from breast cancer.
Dense breast tissue
Breasts are made up of fatty tissue, fibrous tissue, and glandular tissue. A woman is said to have dense breasts (on a mammogram) when she has more glandular and fibrous tissue and less fatty tissue. Women with dense breasts on a mammogram have a risk of breast cancer that is 1.2 to 2 times that of women with average breast density. Unfortunately, dense breast tissue can also make mammograms less accurate.
A number of factors can affect breast density, such as age, menopausal status, the use of certain drugs (including menopausal hormone therapy), pregnancy, and genetics.
Certain benign breast conditions
Women diagnosed with certain benign breast conditions may have an increased risk of breast cancer. Some of these conditions are more closely linked to breast cancer risk than others. Doctors often divide benign breast conditions into 3 general groups, depending on how they affect this risk.
Non-proliferative lesions: These are not associated with overgrowth of breast tissue. They do not seem to affect breast cancer risk, or if they do, it's to a very small extent. They include:
- Fibrosis and/or simple cysts (sometimes called fibrocystic changes or disease)
- Mild hyperplasia
- Adenosis (non-sclerosing)
- Phyllodes tumor (benign)
- A single papilloma
- Fat necrosis
- Duct ectasia
- Periductal fibrosis
- Squamous and apocrine metaplasia
- Epithelial-related calcifications
- Other benign tumors (such as lipoma, hamartoma, hemangioma, neurofibroma, adenomyoepthelioma)
Mastitis (infection of the breast) is not a lesion, and it doesn't increase the risk of breast cancer.
Proliferative lesions without atypia: These conditions show excessive growth of cells in the ducts or lobules of the breast tissue. They seem to raise a woman's risk of breast cancer slightly (1½ to 2 times normal). They include:
- Usual ductal hyperplasia (without atypia)
- Fibroadenoma
- Sclerosing adenosis
- Several papillomas (called papillomatosis)
- Radial scar
Proliferative lesions with atypia: In these conditions, there's excessive growth of cells in the ducts or lobules of the breast tissue, and some of the cells do not look normal. These have a stronger effect on breast cancer risk, raising it about 4 to 5 times higher than normal. These types of lesions include:
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH)
- Atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH)
Women with a family history of breast cancer and either hyperplasia or atypical hyperplasia have an even higher risk of developing a breast cancer.
For more information on these conditions, see Non-cancerous Breast Conditions.
Lobular carcinoma in situ
In lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), cells that look like cancer cells are growing in the lobules of the milk-producing glands of the breast, but they have not grown through the wall of the lobules. LCIS (also called lobular neoplasia) is sometimes grouped with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as a non-invasive breast cancer, but it differs from DCIS in that it doesn't seem to become invasive cancer if it isn't treated.
Women with LCIS have a 7- to 11-fold increased risk of developing cancer in either breast.
Starting menstruation before age 12
Women who have had more menstrual cycles (periods) because they started menstruating early (before age 12) have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. The increase in risk may be due to a longer lifetime exposure to the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Going through menopause after age 55
Women who have had more menstrual cycles because they went through menopause later (after age 55) have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. The increase in risk may be due to a longer lifetime exposure to the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Previous chest radiation
Women who as children or young adults were treated with radiation therapy to the chest area for another cancer (such as Hodgkin disease or non-Hodgkin lymphoma) have an increased breast cancer risk. This varies with the patient's age when they got radiation. The risk is highest if the radiation was given during adolescence, when the breasts were still developing. Radiation treatment after age 40 does not seem to increase breast cancer risk.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure
From the 1940s through the early 1970s some pregnant women were given DES, an estrogen-like drug, because it was thought to lower their chances of losing the baby (miscarriage). These women have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer. Women whose mothers took DES during pregnancy may also have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. For more information, see DES Exposure: Questions and Answers.
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(NBC News) The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday to give the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flexibility to defray spending cuts from its budget as part of the sequester, allowing the agency to restore furloughed air traffic controllers whose absences had spurred nationwide flight delays.
The House moved quickly late Friday morning to follow the lead of the Senate, which unanimously approved legislation late Thursday evening to give the secretary of transportation increased authority to transfer funds from its existing budget to restore furloughed air traffic controllers.
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I am dancer and a choreographer and I am often knocked out of whack from doing
some extreme movement or another. I have a lot of muscle pain and experience
"Quasimoto-like" patterns in my body even though I am only 30. Depending on the
injury, it's hard or even impossible to dance. I remember one important
production where I was worried I couldn't perform at all because my hamstring
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My experience with regular medical doctors is that if you don't have an axe sticking out of your head or a failing kidney, they aren't much use. So I started exploring different kinds of therapies. I benefit a lot from Rolfing and chiropractic. Rolfing works well for the soft tissue problems, and chiropractic is great for the out-of-whack joints. These types of therapies can be expensive, but they work for me. I would never go to a regular doctor to re-establish basic body equanimity.
I am lucky to have a good friend who is an excellent Rolfer. As for chiropractic care, I've just asked around and gathered referrals from friends. I have found some chiropractors ineffective, so you really have to search for a good one. In any health situation, people have to be willing to be in charge of their own care.
My advice for people is to stop being passive. Don't be a "patient," in a sense. Learn what is happening with your body, and become familiar with different modalities of healing. Don't stop until you find someone who helps. Don't be afraid to find a different practitioner if you've gone as far as you can with the one you're with now.


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Local favorites Saintseneca, who signed to Anti Records earlier this summer, recently posted the new song "Uppercutter" to the web.
Though its pugilistic title suggests the artful folkies are about to come out swinging, the well-crafted tune, which doubles as the lead single off the crew's forthcoming full-length Dark Arc (out March 11), is surprisingly low-key.
"I for one will not be sung to sleep," sings frontman Zac Little near the song's midpoint, even as his fellow musicians craft a gorgeous musical backdrop of tinkling piano, hushed vocal harmonies and acoustic strumming that comes on like the woozy soundtrack to a waking dream.
The song gets its official release on Oct. 15 both digitally and on 7" vinyl, but you can stream the tune right now over at the Anti Records SoundCloud page by clicking here.
Also, if you like what you hear (and, really, how could you not?), don't miss the still-rising band when it visits Ace of Cups for its next local concert on Thursday, Nov. 7. Odds are it'll be playing much bigger venues by the time spring rolls around.


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We tried. I mean, the offense was great. But once again, in a trend that we've been seeing all week, the hitting just can't keep up with the pitching.
Cha Seung Baek got a five-run lead before he even took the mound. For my Padres, that's great! It's always good to get a big lead early. But the pitching just can't keep those runs in check. Baek went 4.1 innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. The Padres then sent Mike DeMark to the mound. I have never heard of this guy. I think he's with Single-A Lake Elsinore. I don't know why the Padres even had him in camp. This was DeMark's first time facing major league batters, so maybe we can forgive him. But he gave up four runs. Ivan Nova, Cla Meredith, and Scott Patterson then had a scoreless inning each. But if DeMark hadn't pitched, the score would have been 8-6 Padres. I mean, some other pitcher might have gone in who gave up even more runs, but I'm just saying. Oh well. I am pleased with the three guys who had scoreless innings, but Baek not so much. He has not been doing well this spring. I don't want him in my rotation if he's going to pitch like this!
We hit really well. As I mentioned, we got five runs in the top of the first. Catcher Eliezer Alfonso had two hits and two errors. Cliff Floyd went three-for-three. I am really excited about having Floyd off the bench. I think he will do very well for us. Adrian Gonzalez, playing for the first time since he got back from the WBC, had two hits! Jody Gerut and Luis Rodriguez also had two hits each. Our hitters are ready. That much is obvious. And I think the offense will be a lot better than it was last year. It's the pitching that's going to kill us this season.
Still no word if I can go to the Padres Fan Day, but I had a dream last night that I was going. It's in two weeks!!
Today is the first day of spring!
Here in San Diego, it's really foggy outside. I think we might get rain this weekend. This happens like ever year. Yesterday, it was in the 80s. Today, it will be foggy all morning. It will probably clear up later, but it doesn't look like spring out there right now. This San Diego weather is so funny…but I love it🙂
Jake Peavy is starting the USA's game against Japan on Sunday. I really hope he does well and doesn't hurt himself. It's going to be a great game!
Today we are playing the Cubs in Mesa. Kevin Correia will be starting for the Padres. Let's see if the offense can keep up with the pitching today…
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Kaybee, hopefully your dream will be prophetic! I'm sure Fan Day would be a lot of fun!
Happy Spring!
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
From reading your blog every day I'm seeing a theme develop: The Padres need to get on the other side of these scores! And having Peavy back would help!
I hope you can go Kaybee! Remember – in Spring "hope springs eternal!" – Make sure you vote for yourself over on themax.mlblogs.com! I did!
Getting Peavy back will help…if he can get his groove back!
Hopefully you can get to Fan Day, I'm sure you'd have a ton of fun!
Nice re-cap, and I hope that Jake Peavy does well on Sunday too! I think he's just got to relax and focus on the game.
Kaybee, you got Adrian Gonzalez back! You've got to be excited about that! I will definitely be pulling for Jake Peavy in his WBC start. The hopes of Team USA lie with him. It is Spring, but isn't every day spring in San Diego? 🙂
Yay! Adrian's back🙂 Don't you think it's getting ridiculous to see the Padres lose way more than win? Number one problem is our pitching staff, no doubt about it. But Kyle Blanks seems like a good guy to be a backup first base.
Vote yourself on Max Madness🙂 And I really hope you can go to the Fan Fest!! It would be great to meet you in person.
I love your blog! In the past, I haven't ever followed the Padres much, but now I have good reason too. Also, I love the Bible verse that you have at the top of your page. Very fitting for baseball and for life!
Thanks for checking out and commenting on my new blog!
No matter how the vote turns out, you're still one of the most loyal fans on this site.
Keep up the great work!


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Paying tribute to the heroic Nelson MandelaDecember 06,2013None of us can name a single world-famous political figure who has, at least since the days of Mahatma Gandhi, enjoyed the affection and admiration accorded Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95.
Although he spent 27 years of his life imprisoned by South Africas white minority government and was viewed by his political enemies as the epitome of evil, a communist sympathizer and a terrorist, Mandela patiently but doggedly pursued the cause of freedom for his nations black majority.
He paid a terrible personal price, yet his vision never faltered, and thus today he is remembered as one of the genuine political giants of his time.
In a way I had never quite comprehended before, I realized the role I could play in court and the possibilities before me as a defendant, Mandela recalled in 1994, four years after he gained his freedom. I was the symbol of justice in the court of the oppressor, the representative of the great ideals of freedom, fairness and democracy in a society that dishonored those virtues. I realized then and there that I could carry on the fight even in the fortress of the enemy. And thats exactly what he did.
Greg Frye, who covered Mandelas release from prison for the Associated Press, wrote: It would be impossible to overstate the electric sense of anticipation that coursed through South Africa as Mandelas release grew imminent South Africans, black and white, knew their country was about to undergo seismic change, yet no one knew where it would lead.
Apartheid, the particularly abhorrent South African brand of racial segregation practiced by the white minority that had been in power since colonial days, had long suppressed the nations blacks. It took someone with the unremitting resolve and fortitude of Mandela to steer his country in a new direction and back into international respectability.
Fortunately, he was strongly backed by international support, including economic boycotts, for his cause. And, having won the battle, he was elected president and became South Africas undisputed moral, spiritual and political leader.
Mandela was also a gentleman, and he remained his nations favorite son without ever resorting to political bombast or to the pursuit of personal gain.
Unfortunately, his eldest grandson, Mandla Mendela, began very publicly feuding with others in Mandelas family even as the death watch was under way, but that wont diminish the late leaders reputation.
Last year, when it was believed he was terminally ill, Mandelas health became an international issue. Journalists from all over the world poured into Pretoria, the South African capital, and in some cases that created considerable hostility on the part of the South African people.
But most South Africans recognized that the intense press coverage at that time was actually a tribute to their hero. And gradually, hostility toward the news media diminished as the people braced to accept what was believed to be Mandelas imminent death.
The media are here to support us, said a 19-year-old student. They have come from overseas to cry with us and support us in this difficult moment.
The press coverage right now, and at his funeral 10 days hence, will surely exceed that of a year ago. And the publics assessment of a Mandela will continue to rival that of any person in human history.
Here in the United States, upon learning of his death, President Obama said, The day that he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they are guided by their hopes instead of their fears. He also described Mandela as profoundly good and that he no longer belongs to us, he belongs to the ages.
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The sewer the city builtAugust 29,2013The house where I live on Killington Avenue in Rutland City was once a farm house. When it was built in the late 1890s, the street was still called Green Street. There was no sewer line on the street.
The section around Moon Brook was very rural. My houses farm stretched beyond several large barns housing horses and cows into pasture that stretched across Moon Brook, clear to Easterly Avenue or beyond. Streets such as Ronaldo Court did not exist.
As for sewage, the house seems to have dumped into cesspools where the material was allowed to leach through the soil. When residences began to get more numerous in the area, the city installed a large sewer that followed the line of Moon Brook. The farmer who owned this house ran a sewer line northward and then westward from the house to cross his field next to the brook and connect with the Moon Brook sewer. That was how it was still going when my parents bought the house and small back lot in 1957. The sewer to Moon Brook continued across a right-of-way through adjoining property.
That was the situation when my father decided to replace the family sewer pipes with some that were much more modern. He notified the city public works department people, who sent someone to install a connection to the sewer that was marked with the city emblem.
In those days the people who did the work were among those who retained a memory of such installations, when written recordings were often not very definite. The man who installed the connection knew that it was X feet north of a certain landmark, and that was all that was needed if a location were needed.
But, of course, the people who did that sort of work eventually retired and as years went by, they died. Without a written record, such things as a sewer connection dropped from city memory.
Eventually Ronaldo Court was built, with each house being hitched to the Moon Brook sewer line. Both my parents died by the late 1980s, when the city hired a firm to install a new lining in the Moon Brook sewer.
When the installation crew was nearing the Killington Avenue end of Ronaldo Court, I went out to them and said I had a sewer line that connected to the Moon Brook line, indicating roughly where it was located. The crews foreman had a city sketch in hand and said yes-yes, he was following the city plan.
But of course, there had been no written record of our connection, so the crew drew the lining completely past that opening, and the people who had made the opening were all long gone.
By that time I was living alone in the house and though I flushed toilets and used the laundry washer thinking the sewer connection was still open, the volume was small enough so that the sewage gradually leaked around the Moon Brook lining and made its way to whatever opening was closest. In effect, though I didnt know it, I had what amounted to a 600-foot septic tank.
The trouble began when relatives arrived for a summer visit with small children. There was much use of toilets and showers, and the clothes washer was put to use several times a day. As a result, the sewer line backed up the water until it began to overflow into the cellar.
I eventually got a plumber to come, who ran a long metal snake down the sewer from the house along the entire line. When it came to the spot on the Moon Brook line where the opening should have been, a blockage was indicated.
We called the city Public Works people, and they came with an electronic metal tracing device and were astonished to see an indication of the line going under Ronaldo Court. The man operating the device kept following the signal toward Moon Brook, and kept muttering: I dont believe it. I dont believe it.
But when they dug down, there was the connection with the city emblem on it a connection nobody in a later generation of city workers had been aware of.
Since I had gone for several years paying a sewer tax without being connected to the sewer, I asked the city engineer at the time if he thought I should get a rebate. He wrote back a nice letter saying that the cost of digging up to reinstate the connection happened by chance, to be just the amount I had been paying over the years. So I decided not to pursue the matter. At least the city paid the plumber who had initiated the discovery of the cutoff.
This summer the city decided to dig a trench alongside Ronaldo Court so as to install a water line leading from Killington Avenue, to where a line ended farther up Ronaldo Court. I went out to tell them about my sewer line, and the amiable crew chief said yes, they had a record of it and had marked its location and would not interfere with it.
Evidently the word did not get to the operator of the backhoe digging the waterline trench, because an onlooker said he saw the shovel accidentally dig up a sewer section, after which it was hastily replaced. Youd have thought someone from the crew would have come to my house to warn me not to run water until the connection was restored. But nobody came, and Im going to be keeping a close eye on water flow to make sure all is clear on the line, with no blockage.
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Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, 13th century
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Meditations on the Buddha
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Spend an enlightening afternoon discussing the evolution of the image of the Buddha. See how artists alluded to his presence in the Railing Pillar: The Great Departure of Siddhartha, c. 100 BCE. Discover the Gupta period, c. 550 CE, generally considered the golden age of Indian statuary, when the image of the Buddha with downcast eyes, androgynous body and plain, clinging monk's robes was first conceived. End your visit in the exhibition In The Land of Snow, with its extraordinary Tibetan and Nepalese Buddhist paintings and sculptures.
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#72445 - 06/14/02 04:11 PM Re: As happy as...
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the shambles reference was confusing as in manchester the shambles has always meant the fish market (where fish-wives scream their opinions). since the bomb the shambles ( est around 1580) was relocated but still boasts an oyster pub. i thought the shambles was exclusively a term for fish market, or dodgy dealing place for hawkers of questionable repute
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"as mad as cheese" and "as mad as eggs"
Robert, in case you didn't know yet, perhaps we need to explain that a "Mancunian" is someone from Manchester, England. Mancunians have a culture all of their own, as witness the phrases above
Actually Manchester is probably renowned worldwide for its football (erm, soccer) and should be for some of its music. Which doesn't detract from the fact that most Mancunians are mad as toast.
#72447 - 06/14/02 05:49 PM Shambles.
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in manchester the shambles has always meant the fish market
Nice meeting you dody - another fellow Brit, and yet another set of pronunciations for the Board!
Yeah, that reference on shambles (confused onlookers please see my previous post for happy as a sandboy link) talks about the wooden bench upon which butchers used to display, and maybe carve up, their wares. Maybe fishmongers used something similar?
As for "dodgy dealings", you still get those at markets, eh?
#72448 - 06/14/02 07:59 PM Re: Shambles.
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Loc: Melbourne, Aus
Hmm, a thread that I started, and now I'm dancing a merry tangent... a shambles, to me, is a mess, a cock-up, close to a disaster sometimes. I knew the other meanings (particularly its geog origin) but that's the most common here in Aus.
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Well, MG and WC, I assumed Igneous to be the most hot-headed, sedementary the laziest, metamorphic the most amenable to change.
Wasn't there a thread quite some time ago where each of noted the rock which best exemplifies him or her? I think I was some sedimentary rock or other.
#72450 - 06/14/02 08:10 PM As smart as Einstein
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As dumb as a box of rocks.
An odd fleeting thought is that Albert Einstein's surname means a stone. Somehow, though, I don't think that "as smart as a stone" will ever come to mean "as smart as Einstein".
#72451 - 06/14/02 08:13 PM Re: As ... as
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As nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers!
#72452 - 06/14/02 10:13 PM Re: As smart as Einstein
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Albert Einstein's surname means a stone.
Yeah, well, it does give a new twist to somebody claiming to be "stoned."
#72453 - 06/14/02 10:40 PM how we roared!
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as cunning as a very cunning fox that has just become professor of cunning at cunning university (off 'Blackadder' the telly programme)
as camp as a row of tents
made me laugh out loud!
This is a great thread - I'm enjoying it so much!
From Tennessee Williams - and not as funny as the above:
as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof
(or was it "as restless as"? - that somehow makes more sense)
#72454 - 06/14/02 11:43 PM Re: how we roared!
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I once heard somebody Spoonerize this as "...a tit on a hot can roof." OUCH!
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The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario's muddled draft policy on "non-allopathic" medicine
Detroit is my hometown, and three and a half years ago, after nearly twenty years away wandering between residency, graduate school, fellowship, and my first academic job, I found myself back in Detroit minted as surgical faculty at Wayne State University and practicing and doing research at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. One thing that I had forgotten about while I was away for so many years is just how intimately southeast Michigan interacts with Canada. This closeness is not surprising, given that Detroit and Windsor are separated by only about a half mile of Detroit River. Indeed, a there are a lot of Canadians who cross the border on a daily basis to work in the Detroit area, many of them in the medical center within which my cancer center is located. The reason I point this out is not to wax nostalgic for trips to Windsor or for the occasional trip to Stratford to see plays but to point out that Ontario is right next to us. What happens there is of concern to me because I know quite a few people who live there and because it can on occasion influence what goes on over here on the U.S. side of the border.
I recently learned that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has been working on updating its policy on the use of nonconventional medical therapies. The wag in me can't help but wonder why such a policy would need to say anything other than that, if it isn't science- and evidence-based, the CPSO doesn't support using it, but in a less sarcastic moment I realized that such a policy is probably not that bad an idea, as long as it doesn't legitimize pseudoscience, which is, of course, the biggest pitfall to be avoided when writing such a policy. Not too long ago, the CPSO released its draft policy and has asked for public comments, with the deadline being September 1. I was happy to learn that I had not missed the deadline, because there is much to comment about regarding this policy, but it's definitely true that time's short. Unfortunately, I wasn't so happy when I read the title of the draft policy, namely Non-Allopathic (Non-Conventional) Therapies in Medical Practice, with a subtitle of "Formerly named Complementary Medicine." The full policy in PDF form can be found at this link.


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RPC, the international plastics products design and engineering group, has delivered yet another strong set of results (1H17 EBITDA +65%, EPS +45%). At the interim stage PBT was +66% (materially better than we had forecast). Topline growth has principally being driven by acquisitions (GCS + BPI), though organic remains a feature (and crucially remains at levels consistent with FY16). The two recent acquisitions have quickly been assimilated into the panEuropean platform and management has raised cost synergy guidance (again).
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Sanderson has delivered full year results in line with expectations and the 19 October trading update after a strong finish to the year compensated for a slower start. A healthy level of pre-contracted recurring revenue (50%), incremental sales to existing customers and new customer wins at higher average order values helped deliver solid revenue growth in both the Digital Retail (+9%) and Enterprise (+12%) divisions. A decent order book and good sales momentum suggest that the company is on track to deliver on unchanged profit expectations for the current year. We continue to view the valuation (FY17 EV/EBITDA 8.6x) as undemanding given an attractive combination of accelerating growth potential, strong cash generation and growing dividends.
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