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Statistics of barcoding coverage
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Warble fly
Warble fly is a name given to the genus Hypoderma, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer. Other names include "heel flies", "bomb flies", and "gad flies", while their larvae are often called "cattle grubs" or "wolves." Common species of warble fly include Hypoderma bovis and Hypoderma lineatum (cattle) and Hypoderma tarandi (reindeer). Larvae of Hypoderma species also have been reported in horses, sheep, goats, and humans.[1] They have also been found on smaller mammals such as cats, squirrels, rabbits, voles, and dogs.
Adult warble flies are large, hairy, and bee-like and brown, orange, or yellow in color. The adults have vestigial mouthparts, so do not feed during their short lifespans, which can be as little as five days.[2]
They are found on all continents of the Northern Hemisphere, principally between 25 and 60° latitude.
The fly lays eggs on the forelegs of large animals. They are ingested when the animal licks them off. The larvae travel to the skin surface and cause swellings called "warbles". They remain under the skin, and when destroyed by pressure, the larvae can cause large purulent swellings or anaphylaxis. Upon emergence, the fly leaves holes in the skin. Large numbers of such punctures can render cattle hides valueless.
The migrating larvae can cause damage to meat, as the tunnels they make in the muscle fill with a substance known as "butcher's jelly".[2] Infestations also hinder weight gain and growth in the animals. Milk yields may also decline. Most infections in adult cows are minor due to immunity developed over time.
In humans, the disease intracerebral myiasis is a rare infestation of the brain by the larva of H. bovis. It penetrates the brain by an unknown mode and causes symptoms such as convulsions and intracerebral hematoma. Only three cases appear in medical literature.[3] Myiasis of the human eye can be caused by H. tarandi, a parasite of caribou. It is known to cause uveitis, glaucoma, and retinal detachment.[4] H. lineatum and H. sinense may also infest humans.[4]
Treatment and prevention[edit]
Warble fly has been eradicated in many countries, beginning from Denmark and Western Germany, in the 1960s. It was eradicated in the United Kingdom in 1990[5][6]. It is a notifiable disease. It may have been eradicated from Belgium.
From the 1980s, the preventive treatment is easier, by subcutaneous use of ivermectin, but the warble fly remains present in North Africa.
In 1969, Mulliner Park Ward, a firm specialising in building car bodies for Rolls-Royce, reported that 40% of the (on average) seven hides per car needed to make leather car seats had to be thrown away on account of blemishes caused by warble flies and barbed wire while the cattle involved were still alive.[7]
See also[edit]
- ^ The Merck Veterinary Manual.
- ^ a b Piper, R. (2007), Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals. Greenwood Press.
- ^ Kalelioğlu, M. et al. (December 1989). "Intracerebral myiasis from Hypoderma bovis larva in a child. Case report". J. Neurosurg. 71 (6): 929–931. doi:10.3171/jns.1989.71.6.0929. PMID 2585086.
- ^ a b Lagacé-Wiens, P. R., et al. (2008). Human ophthalmomyiasis interna caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases 14(1), 64.
- ^ "Defra website (archive): Warble fly".
- ^ "Explanatory Note to the Animal Health (Miscellaneous Revocations)(England and Wales) Order 2015".
- ^ "Blame the warble flies". Motor: page 67. 1 March 1969.
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Rick McGinnis: The Best Toy Stores in Toronto
These are toys for children who will never know a world without high speed internet and omnipresent wifi, won't remember broadcast television, and will have at least one teacher who was once arrested at an Occupy protest.
PLUS — the best bake sale in Toronto is this Sunday, which benefits the private (that is, non-communist) Catholic school Rick's daughters go to. See you there!

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Indonesia, a country in south-east Asia, homes more than 238 million people. Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world. The country's education sector is subdivided into pre-primary, junior and senior primary, secondary and trained courses.
One of the largest cities in Indonesia, Malang is famous for its rich history and cultural value. A perfect place for architects to explore. This makes it an ideal place for all the aspiring architects to learn and carry out adequate research.
Top Bachelor Degrees in Biochemistry in Malang in Indonesia 2017
University of Brawijaya (UB) is located in the city of Malang, East Java province, Indonesia. UB was officially declared by the President of the Republic of Indonesia January 5th 1963. There are 11 faculties and 1 program held in UB. [+]


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WAR (file format)
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In software engineering, a WAR file (or Web application ARchive[1]) is a JAR file used to distribute a collection of JavaServer Pages, Java Servlets, Java classes, XML files, tag libraries, static web pages (HTML and related files) and other resources that together constitute a web application.
Content and structure[edit]
A WAR file may be digitally signed in the same way as a JAR file in order to allow others to determine where the source code came from.
There are special files and directories within a WAR file:
- The /WEB-INF directory in the WAR file contains a file named web.xml which defines the structure of the web application. If the web application is only serving JSP files, the web.xml file is not strictly necessary. If the web application uses servlets, then the servlet container uses web.xml to ascertain to which servlet a URL request will be routed. The web.xml file is also used to define context variables which can be referenced within the servlets and it is used to define environmental dependencies which the deployer is expected to set up. An example of this is a dependency on a mail session used to send email. The servlet container is responsible for providing this service.
Advantages of WAR files[edit]
- Easy testing and deployment of web applications
- Easy identification of the version of the deployed application
- All Java EE containers support WAR files
- MVC Structure also support WAR files
Disadvantages of WAR files[edit]
One disadvantage of web deployment using WAR files (especially in very dynamic environments) stems from the restriction that minor changes cannot be made during runtime. Any change requires regenerating and redeploying the entire WAR file.[citation needed]
The following sample web.xml file demonstrates the declaration and association of a servlet:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.2//EN"
Resource reference to a factory for javax.mail.Session
instances that may be used for sending electronic mail messages,
preconfigured to connect to the appropriate SMTP server.
The /WEB-INF/classes directory is on the ClassLoader's classpath. (The classpath consists of a list of locations from which .class files can be loaded and executed by the JVM.) The /WEB-INF/classes directory contains the classes associated with the web application itself.
Any JAR files placed in the /WEB-INF/lib directory will also be placed on the ClassLoader's classpath.
See also[edit]
Related file formats:
- EAR (file format)
- JAR (file format)
- EXE (file format)
- ELF file format ("Executable and Linkable Format")
- ^ "What's New in Java Servlet API 2.2?". JavaWorld(Reprinted by Oracle Corporation). October 1999. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
External links[edit]
- Oracle Java EE 7 Tutorial: Packaging Web Archives
- Oracle Java EE 6 Tutorial: Web Modules
- Oracle Java EE 5 Tutorial: Web Modules
- Sun Microsystems: XML Schema for the Servlet 2.5 Web ARchive (WAR) File
- Sun Microsystems: XML Schema for the Servlet 2.4 Web ARchive (WAR) File
- JSR 154: Java Servlet 2.4 Specification


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Please explain "we" Kelsey.
Here is the link: http://www.loverugby...k-dewsbury.html
Now note GM says "Finances is a big one, like it is for every club, but if there's going to be a Super League One and a Super League Two, we want to be in that Super League Two and be a good force in it."
"We want to stay there – not be a team that's up and down all the time – and we want to be a top end team in Super League Two in the medium term."
This is my reference as to "we".


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Gregg Allman, Ian Hunter among newly announced Potawatomi shows
Gregg Allman, Ian Hunter and Chris Isaak are among the six headlining acts slated to perform at Potawatomi Bingo Casino's Northern Lights Theater, the casino announced Friday morning.
The shows include: »Read Full Article
Cold closes Oriental Theater until further notice
The cold snap has taken its toll on the boiler at the venerable 86-year-old Oriental Theater at 2230 N. Farwell Ave.
According to a spokesman for Landmark Theatres, which operates the theater, the Oriental will be closed until further notice, and at least until Thursday. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Local TV news viewership climbs as temperatures drop
There is no thermometer to measure the number of people stuck at home watching TV because of the cold.
The Head and the Heart to headline Riverside Theater
The Head and the Heart is heading back to Milwaukee.
The Seattle-based folk rock sextet--which first impressed Milwaukee audiences with a 2011 set at Turner Hall Ballroom that outshined main act Iron & Wine--is headlining its biggest room in Milwaukee to date. The band will play the Riverside Theater April 5, with autoharp-playing singer-songwriter Basia Bulat opening. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Seriously, you want to go outside TODAY?
If you're going to brave the frigid weather, perhaps you should spend it inside a movie theater watching Golden Globe best picture nominee "American Hustle." Photo by Francois Duhamel. »Read Full Blog Post


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Capitalism and honesty can make for an awkward marriage. Just look at cigarette manufacturers R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris. In the wake of the tobacco industry's $206 billion settlement, their marketing has less self-esteem than a psychologist's waiting room. Here are excerpts from their studiously self-flagellating Web sites.
"We produce a product that has significant and inherent health risks for a number of serious diseases, and may contribute to causing these diseases in some individuals." ("Our Opinions and Philosophy," R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.)
"We agree with the overwhelming medical and scientific consensus that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and other serious diseases in smokers." ("Health Issues," Philip Morris U.S.A.)
Is full disclosure the wave of the future? We wondered, What if other corporate Web sites adopted the same approach? Here's our take.
McDonald's agrees with recent scientific findings that fast food may be "as addictive as heroin." Multiple studies have indicated that eating McDonald's food could lead to serious health risks such as heart disease, diabetes, high-blood pressure, obesity, cancer, and many other chronic illnesses.
McDonald's also believes that eating large amounts of high-fat food can change gene expression and that a change in diet can result in withdrawal symptoms, such as chattering teeth and shaking, similar to the withdrawal symptoms of nicotine and morphine. McDonald's cares about the nation's health and firmly backs the President's HealthierUS push for Americans to eat fewer fatty foods and exercise more.
For tips on how to live a healthier life, please consult your doctor, or visit the HealthierUS Web site (www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/fitness).
We at Starbucks understand that coffee can be a toxic substance. Too much coffee is dangerous to one's health, and excessive use may lead to heart disease, acid reflux, and insomnia, as well as pregnancy complications for women. Starbucks also consents that coffee can be highly addictive, resulting in the release of neurotransmitters that produce dopamine and adrenaline. Users build up a tolerance, requiring additional levels of caffeine to satiate their craving. In turn, withdrawal from coffee can cause dizziness, frequent headaches, exhaustion, irritableness, and constipation.
As a corporation, we wish to clarify that while we have claimed to be a proponent of fair trade, less than 1% of our beans actually are acquired this way. Our practices also include the use of rBGH-derived milk (which may lead to cancer) in our stores and ice creams, and the outsourcing of labor to prisoners.
Microsoft is the largest and most powerful software company on Earth. Our products, though often rife with flaws and bugs, are frequently the only option for consumers. This allows us to charge prices that some regard as monopolistic. We are also accomplished in writing code that disables or blocks our competitors' software programs. In the past, we have taken steps to harvest private information from our customers in a continuing effort to dominate more markets and investigate customer preferences.
Using our leverage, Microsoft has been able to reward or punish computer manufacturers for their use of our software. We understand that consumers should have a choice in the software they use, and we agree with the Department of Justice that we have overcharged our customers and clients and limited their software options.
A version of this article appeared in the October 2003 issue of Fast Company magazine.


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Aside from making a direct donation to the American Red Cross right now, there are many opportunities to support the relief efforts for the recent and devastating Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami that are happening all around the Valley. Open your hearts and your wallets to give to those in need and head to these local restaurants making an effort to support cause.
Today, March 21, Sushi Roku will donate 25% off all their proceeds to the Red Cross. All you have to do is dine there for lunch or dinner.
From now until March 31, both Nobuo at Teeter House and Roka Akor will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Red Cross.
Stingray Sushi created a Recovery Roll and will donate 100% of the proceeds to the Red Cross. The special roll is available at both Scottsdale Stingray locations for just $12.
Tomorrow, March 22, Sprinkles Cupcakes will offer the Red Cross Red Velvet Cupcake and donate 100% of the revenue to relief efforts.
On Thursday, March 24, Posh Improvisational Cuisine will be serving a late night menu from 10-12 p.m. with half the proceeds benefiting the Red Cross. Menu items start at $10 and will feature Japanese street food and drink specials.


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Hey guys! How are you all doing today? Have you done any Christmas manicures yet?
I tried my hand at some Christmas nail art! I've been wanting to try Plaid nail art for a while now!
I used my three new Elevation Polishes - Limestone, Volcanic Dust & Alpine Heights!
I used Christmas as an excuse to buy them hehe :)
I used the tutorial here from Emily (The Lacquerologist)
First I started off with Limestone as my base color, as seen below!
Then I used Volcanic Dust for Steps 2 &3 of Emily's tutorial.
Then Limestone again for Step 4 and 5.
Followed by Alpine Heights and then I used a little but of Zoya Ziv.
See how it turned out below!
Sorry for all the pictures, I suck at narrowing them down!!
I really love how this manicure came out! I definitely should have used some thinner polishes though.
Either way it turned out well for a first attempt imo! What do you guys think?
I'm going to try another plaid manicure soon!
I'm going to try another plaid manicure soon!


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Rush's Morning Update: PorkulusII
January 30, 2009
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Did you know, my friends,that on top of that trillion-dollar "porkulus" spending bill that the House Democrats passed (with zero Republican votes, by the way), the Obama administration is already planning another bank bailout?
We'llcall it "Porkulus II".The latest plan would create a new federal bank, funded with hundreds of billions more, so that it can buy "toxic" real estate assets. Yes,I know:that's exactly what the first trillion dollars in the first bank bailout was supposed to do.
Let's rewind for a moment. In the final months of the campaign, candidate Obama said thathe would give 95 percent of Americans a tax cutto stimulate the economy. He and every Democrat running lambasted Bush for not doing enough on the foreclosure front.
Well... Democrats own the government,so what's their first priority? Your tax cuts? Direct assistance to people facing home foreclosures? No way, folks! The Democrats offered up a gigantic porkulus spending bill, to fund condoms and other contraception, voter fraud organizations like ACORN, money for Amtrak, money to re-sod the National Mall-- and all sorts of spending boondoggles that won't materialize until these guys are up for re-election. Ideas to jump-start job growth-- with real tax incentives for businesses or cap gains cuts-- are not even considered.
Now the Democrats want another porkulus bill for their Wall Street bank buddies? This isn't hope;this isn't change. You might as well have voted for Bernie Madoff.


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I was skeptical of the Good Thinking Society's £500 award for Skeptics in the Pub group that is being judged at QEDcon this year. Announced on their website yesterday, the Society said
If you can come up with an idea that requires this sort of funding you're in with a chance. All you need to do is submit a short proposal (max 200 words) to us here at Good Thinking. We'll then select our favourites and those chosen will be asked to pitch their proposals to a panel at QED. Ideas could cover almost anything: skeptical activism, improving your particular SitP group, providing a resource to support all SitP groups and so on. The proposer will be grilled by both the panel and the audience. At the end, the panel will decide on the winner and they will walk away with £500 to use for the proposal.
Think Dragon's Den, but in a less confrontational, more supportive way (Unicorn's Lair? Kitten's Krib?). Ideas could cover almost anything: skeptical activism, improving your particular SitP group, providing a resource to support all SitP groups and so on.
Some people have taken the 'Dragon's Den' description literally, and have ignored the mention of 'a less confrontational, more supportive way'. One friend of mine commented
Making SITP groups compete with each other for cash in reality TV style competitions is not the way to build a thriving, cooperative network.
What is being missed here is that the Good Thinking Society offer these sorts of grants outside of the QEDcon through their website all of the time – this is simply the Society using the popular QEDcon to engage with the sorts of people they can help, and offering a breakout event where people can share and showcase their ideas.
As another of my friends commented
£500 could buy plenty of grass roots skepto-goodness. I can't imagine anyone having actual objections to the idea
£500 is a lot of money for groups who typically ask audience members for a £2 donation on the door, but as I mentioned in my blog post about the Golden Duck Awards last year, what works for one Skeptics in the Pub group doesn't work for others, and not all Skeptics in the Pub groups have the same missions or intentions. I think that offering £500 for a SitP group is a great idea that could offer a group the chance to do something they've been wanting to do but haven't managed because of funding, but I also understand that many groups might see it as not for them, but it's these sorts of differences between groups that make Skeptics in the Pub groups so great, it's this individuality that will be celebrated at QEDcon, and it's the new ideas being brought to the table and shared in the Good Thinking Society session that will help people make their groups grow.
So, if you have an idea and you could use the funding then head over to The Good Thinking Society website now and make a submission. It could be good.


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Call for redistricting reform
The responses to a blitz of editorials from around the state a few weeks ago, calling for a hearing on a bill to reform the state's redistricting process, was encouraging. Unfortunately the responses from the two people to whom the editorial was directed, State Senator Mary Lazich, and State Representative Tyler August, who have the power to call the hearings, were not what we hoped for.
Both said no. But at least they heard the call and they responded.
More positive were the responses from good government groups and citizens who know democracy has been taken out of their hands by the politically motivated redistricting process that allows politicians to pick their voters by redrawing district lines to ensure their re-elections.
So we're at it again.
Newspapers around the state, including the Wisconsin State Journal, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel are asking with one voice for a hearing to be scheduled in the state legislature on a bill to change how redistricting is done in Wisconsin.
We think we'll get even more response this time. And we're not going away.
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Fortune 500 woman visits DeKalb
DeKalb – One of the nation's top telecommunications executives visited DeKalb last week. Maggie Wilderotter is the Chairman & CEO of Frontier Communications. She spoke with WNIJ's Dan Klefstad about the personal qualities that make an executive...and grooming the next generation of female business leaders.


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Glady Mildred Davis Atkinson (mother was Josephine Davenport Davis) Hunt County TX circa 1906 or so.
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SEDDAS – State Education Department Delegated Account System
The New York State Education Department (SED) has a number of web-based applications that schools use, among other things, to submit data to the Department, to view submitted data, and to request New York State assessments. These applications can be accessed via the NYSED Application Business Portal, available at portal.nysed.gov. One such application, the State Education Department Delegated Account System, or SEDDAS, is designed to protect secure data in some of these applications from unauthorized access. SEDDAS uses a process of allowing designated school district personnel to create, assign and manage secure user IDs and passwords for their own staff rather than going through SED to do so. SEDDAS is designed to be a self-supporting system based on the User Guide and Quick Guides provided below.
SEDDAS User Guide (1.6MB)
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SEDDAS Account Reports (207KB)
L0HIST Level 0 Historical Approval Summer Cleanup Mini Guide (242KB)
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Monitoring & Vendor Performance System (MVPS) Instructions (Vendor and Race to the Top) (1550KB)
Teacher Access and Authorization (TAA) Administration (2580KB)
The following applications can be accessed once a user has logged in to SEDDAS. If you have questions about these applications, please contact the appropriate offices using the contact information provided below.
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting System
(518) 474-6541
- BEDS-IMF-School Safety (VADIR/DASA) Application
- BEDS IMF (Institution Master File data):
(518) 474-7965, email@example.com
- School Safety (VADIR/DASA)
- For questions about form content, contact Student Support Services:
(518) 486-6090, email@example.com
- For questions about the data collection form, contact Information & Reporting Systems:
(518) 474-7965, firstname.lastname@example.com
- For questions about form content, contact Student Support Services:
- BEDS IMF (Institution Master File data):
- Examination Request System (ERS)
(518) 474-8220, firstname.lastname@example.com
- Facilities Planning/Fire Safety (FP/FS)
(518) 474-3906, firstname.lastname@example.com
- GED Phone Users (now referred to as Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC™))
- IHRS Main Menu (Impartial Hearing Reporting System)
(518) 473-0170, email@example.com
- IRS Data Application (IRSD)
(login at bottom of page for secure access to embargoed data)
(518) 474-7965
- Information and Reporting Services Portal (IRSP)
(518) 474-7965, email@example.com
- Mandated Services Aid (MSA)
(518) 474-3936, firstname.lastname@example.com
- New York State Student Identification System (NYSSIS)
- PD System
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- SED Monitoring and Vendor Performance System (MVPS)
- State Aid Management System (SAMS)
(518) 474 2977
- State Education Department Delegated Account System (SEDDAS)
- Title One (Title I)
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/T1/ or http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/contactus.html
(718) 722-2797 or (518) 474-5923, firstname.lastname@example.com
The following applications cannot be accessed from the SEDDAS home page. Access to these applications is indicated below. If you have questions about these applications, please contact the appropriate offices using the contact information provided below.
- L2RPT and Level 0 Historical can be accessed via the web site provided by the Regional Information Center (RIC) or Big 5 associated with the school. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/sirs/ricbig5.pdf
(518) 474-7965, firstname.lastname@example.com
- TAA data can be accessed under "Other Applications" directly from the NYSED Application Business Portal. Get TAA support here.
If you have question regarding New York City Public Schools, please contact your CFN or call Assessment and Operations at (212) 374-6646.
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This is the December 7, 2012 news archive. View today's Ravens rumors and news.
Report: Suggs surrendered nine guns to authorities in November
profootballtalk.com baltimoresun.com ESPN.com yahoo.com Updated Dec 7, 2012
More details have emerged in connection with last month's decision by law-enforcement to collect multiple firearms from Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. According to WBAL-TV, Suggs surrendered a .45-caliber pistol, a 9 mm pistol, a .454 Casull revolver,Share Tweet
Paul Kruger says he wasn't fined for hit on Charlie BatchOutside linebacker was flagged for unnecessary roughnessRavens outside linebacker Paul Kruger's expensive week wasn't compounded with another fine.Share Tweet
Dennis Dixon draws RG3 duties in practice for the Ravensprofootballtalk.com Dec 7, 2012As the Ravens prepare for their first dose of RG3, they benefit from several years of chasing around a mobile quarterback like Ben Roethlisberger. They've now turned to a former Steelers quarterback to get ready for the specific offense that the RedskShare Tweet
Ray Lewis Has A Terrifying New Facemaskdeadspin.com Dec 7, 2012Ray Lewis returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since tearing his tricep in Week 7. He's not eligible to play this Sunday, but the Ravens posted a photo of the new facemask Lewis will be wearing. More »Share Tweet
Redskins defense expecting an 'angry Ray Rice'After watching Ravens running back get zero touches in fourth quarter last Sunday, Washington's defensive players expect to see a lot of Rice this SundayASHBURN, Va. — One of the factors that contributed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' 23-20 win against tShare Tweet
Checking in with rookie cornerback Asa JacksonEach week, blogger Matt Vensel fires a few questions at rookie cornerback and kick returner Asa Jackson. The Ravens' fifth-round pick in April's draft, Jackson is a Sacramento native who played his college ball at Cal Poly.Share Tweet
Ex-Raven Wilson has no hard feelings against former teamCornerback choosing Redskins over Ravens was business decision, grateful for opportunity he got with Ravens in 2010Before the start of the 2010 regular season, Josh Wilson walked off the Seattle Seahawks¿ practice field and was informed that he had been…Share Tweet
Peter King: Griffin, 'Skins taking advantage of opponents' aggressive defenseCNNSI.com Dec 7, 2012The Redskins' option offense is giving opponents fits behind the play-action scheme of RGIII. Now the Ravens will be tasked with stifling Washington's well-oiled attack, says Peter King.Share Tweet
Steelers, Broncos, Giants and Jets: Answers to Readers' Questionsnytimes.com Dec 7, 2012Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers.Share Tweet
Friday Forecast: Week 14 predictionsESPN.com Dec 7, 2012Three AFC North teams are at home this week, and the Ravens only have to take a short bus ride down the interstate to play at the Redskins. While this may be the division homer in me, I feel a perfect Sunday for the AFC North. Let's see if the division …Share Tweet
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And on the subject of behavior... The worse behavior hurts those around you, and in the most extreme cases, the people you leave behind. I'm talking about the very worst behavior, driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
Prom Promise
The Prom Promise is becoming a life saving tradition and I think every school is adopting it. In essence, it's a promise made to your family, your school and your friends. Wherein you commit not to drink and drive. Here is a copy of the typical Prom Promise.
Hereby promise to behave responsibly before, during and after _______________________'s Prom.
Date: ____________________
I commit to an alcohol and drug free prom night because I care about my fellow students, my community, and myself.
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Broadband Penetration Isn't Correlated to Economic Growth, and Other Mysteriesby
The UN's Broadband Commission recently issued a report ranking every country on various Internet usage statistics, including mobile broadband penetration, throughout each country's population.
Looking at a series of relationship charts, we find there is no one obvious factor predicting mobile broadband penetration in these major countries.
We'll look at four different factors in relationship to mobile broadband penetration:
- Fixed-line broadband penetration
- 20-year annualized GDP growth
- Population
- Population Density
Surprisingly, in none of these cases do we see a significant correlation.
There is only a slight relationship between the levels of mobile and fixed-line broadband penetration. Here are the top 50 countries ranked by mobile broadband.
Focusing on the top 20 leaders in the mobile group, we see there is actually a negative relationship between GDP growth and broadband penetration. It's not even fair to say that the fastest-growing economies are the fastest growers in broadband.
Population doesn't affect penetration levels one way or the other. Neither small nor large countries have shown a specific advantage in growing mobile broadband use.
Finally, population density makes no difference either: Broadband levels in the most connected countries haven't been related to sparseness or density.


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Skip to comments.Sikh temple shooting: Gunman had been on investigators' radar
Posted on 08/06/2012 8:53:40 PM PDT by RummyChick
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I understand that he had a 3-day wait per Wisconsin law.
So much for cooling-off periods. (I know, the libs would say it was not long enough)
NAZIs are socialists.
"We are socialists, we are enemies of today's capitalistic economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with its unfair salaries, with its unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance, and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions" -- A. Hitler - 1927
"I hear he played in a punk band. What band is looking for a lead guitar player, a friend wants to know?"
I believe I read yesterday that the band he played in was called "End Apathy."
Sikh temple shooting: Gunman had been on investigators' radar.
Ya! Sure! (After the fact.)
The father of the man making the Sirius documentary was shot and died. This is the movie about UFOs. At the scene the son gave an interview. He said his father said there were multiple people involved. I think His father was still alive at that point.
It's interesting that McVeigh -who claimed he had a chip implant- and Page had a connection to National Alliance.
How does Southern Poverty Law Center know that Page tried to buy goods from National Alliance??
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Getting the Most Jingle Out of Holiday Promotions
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Tis the season for … holiday retail planning. Just think, four months from now Black Friday and Cyber Monday will have passed us by and retailers will be in the thick of the holiday shopping season. We thought now would be a good time to look at the resources and tools consumers count on when shopping for the holidays online.
We focused our analysis on the influence of three of the more conventional promotional strategies used by retailers online- 1) coupons offered by retailers through third-party sites including sites such as but not limited to: couponcabin.com, coupons.com, couponmom.com and retailmenot.com; 2) loyalty programs and loyalty technology providers including sites such as but not limited to: ebates.com, fatwallet.com, freecause.com, skymilesshopping.com and wellsfargorewards.com that offer consumers points by shopping at retailers that can later be redeemed for some form of reward; and 3) promotional emails sent by retailers intended to promote sales and other others.
Our analysis compared the purchase rates that each of these promotional strategies generated compared to the overall site purchase rates for the top 250 online retailers.
Our findings should make JC Penney sit up in their chairs – coupons are the most effective promotional strategy to drive purchases at online retailers. The average conversion rate on retailer sites was 3.7% compared to a conversion rate of 7.6% when consumers are referred from a coupon sites – a fifty percent lift (see below).
The other particularly effective retailer promotional strategy is participating in loyalty programs and technology providers such as Ebates that award points when a user makes a purchase at a retailer after visiting its online mall. Loyalty programs/technology providers yield conversion rates 30% higher than the retailers' overall conversion rate. We looked at the shopping behavior of consumers at retailers that offered an incentive through FreeCause's rewards technology versus those retailers that did not offer an incentive. The results showed that retailers who offered an incentive saw conversion rates twice as large as retailers that did not offer an incentive.
There is no doubt that these types of programs are effective – the ironic consideration with loyalty programs/technology providers will be how loyal customers are to particular loyalty programs given how big this market has become. Nonetheless, retailers would be wise to invest in a variety of these programs given the lift they are generating.
Retailers made news last holiday season after sending out a record number of emails to consumers. Email promotions resulted in conversion rates 15% less than the overall site conversion rate in April 2012. Despite the fact that emails generated purchase rates less than the retailer's overall purchase rate, this should not be considered all bad news. Emails are intended to generate engagement and traffic compared to coupons and loyalty programs/technology providers that generally require consumers to seek them out. Given the relative low cost of emails compared to the days of placing advertisements and circulars in newspapers, email should still be considered an effective tool.
We asked consumers in our Online Shopper Intelligence survey about the tools that they most frequently used when shopping online. After search, retailer emails were the next most frequently used tool. Online shopping has created a whole host of challenges for traditional retailers – the days of a family getting in the car and driving to the mall and physically passing by all stores is on the decline. Email helps keep retailers top of mind. The majority of the tools that shoppers used when shopping online were related to price – ranging from coupon sites to group buying focused sites.
Given the importance of coupons, it is not surprising that the lines between all three of the promotional strategies we discussed are blurring. Loyalty programs/technology providers are evolving their strategies and some are offering coupons to consumers in exchange for an extra amount of points or reward if the coupon is redeemed. Such a combination can only help a loyalty program increase its effectiveness for a retailer.
Another big topic of discussion has been free shipping. Retailers dove head-first into free shipping related promotions during the holidays thinking that was an absolute must to get people to buy online. Yet, despite that, coupons were still as influential as free shipping when getting consumers to make a purchase online.
The importance of coupons to consumers underscores how important coupon sites and loyalty programs/technology providers should continue to be during holiday 2012. Retailers should consider the following:
1) Shift the messaging on email promotions to come across as being more coupon focused. Consider sending less "19.99 shirts – today only" and more "save 20% with this coupon – 1 day only." Consumers need a call to action and to feel as if they are being empowered to seek the right deals online.
2) Consider time-sensitive promotions. One tactic that could serve coupon, loyalty and email promotional strategies is time-boxing promotions. Judging by the interest in group shopping or daily deal sites, retailers can run their own daily deals. Promote the daily deals through emails and offer coupons on sites that have a finite period of time – in hours – not days.
3) Find ways to transform these effective online promotional strategies into effective multi-channel promotional strategies. If all of these programs are proving effective for different reasons online, why not find ways to offer similar programs on mobile devices to aid in-store behavior? Retailers should consider developing emails with scannable barcodes and working with online loyalty programs/technology providers to find ways to offer rewards for in-store purchases. There are some positive examples of this out there, but more work is needed. Many of us have been in the situation where we find a discount on our mobile device only to be told by a store associate that the offer is not valid in-store. This experience can only hurt brand loyalty and customer satisfaction.
Time to get off the beach, turn on the holiday tunes and get to work! If retailers are not ready to get into the holiday spirit there is no reason that some of these strategies can't be used year-round. As you can see from the analysis above, all of these promotional strategies appear to be effective, to different degrees, year round. Any of the strategies could be considered a great play to drive traffic during parts of the year where traffic traditionally drops off.


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St. Peter's Church
Faith in Action for 250 Years
Publication Year: 2011
Celebrating 250 years, St. Peter's Episcopal Church in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, has witnessed a rich mixture of people and events that reflect critical periods of American political and cultural history. George Washington worshiped here as did abolitionists and slave holders, Whigs, Democrats, and Republicans. St. Peter's was a point of first contact for thousands of immigrants, and the church opened schools for immigrants to help them to acculturate to life in Philadelphia.
Opening a window onto colonial Philadelphia and the nation's histories, St. Peter's Church is a glorious testament to this National Historic Landmark. In addition to the stories and hundreds of black-and-white and color photographs, this handsome volume provides a history of the grounds, the churchyard, and the church itself-a classic example of eighteenth-century Philadelphia design that later incorporated the work of renown architects William Strickland, Thomas U. Walter, and Frank Furness.
Published by: Temple University Press
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"Who do you say that I am?" is the question Jesus asks his disciples (Matt. 16:13–19). We hear this particular passage of Scripture each year on our patronal feast day, the Confession of Peter, and we recognize that Jesus asks this question of each of us: "Who do you say that I am?" Each of us is invited to consider our own response and confession, and we are well advised to consider this not once ...
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à is book grew out of plans for the 250th anniversary of St. Peter's Church and a strong desire to tell the little-known stories about the church, especially from the years since the colonial period. We wanted to explore the many ways in which the members have ministered to the surrounding community and have sustained it through changing times. It is our hope that by learning of the church's rich past, ...
Part One: 1761-1836
Chapter 1: Let the Building Speak
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To enter St. Peter's Church at the corner of à ird and Pine Streets in Philadelphia is to step into the story of a congregational continuum in an architectural constant. à rough 250 years of American history, from the time Pennsylvania was a proprietary colony, people have worshipped God, ministered to the surrounding community ...
Chapter 2: The Sacred Cause of Liberty
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pp. 37-63
A close look at the situation of the Anglican Church leading up to and during the American Revolution shows the complexity of individual decision-making needed at that time. For the ten years aft er 1765, the situation became only more difficult, as the move to independence from Britain evolved. Members of the ...
Part Two: 1836–1865
Chapter 3: The Churches Disunited
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pp. 67-72
In the years aft er the American Revolution and the establishment of the Episcopal Church, the United Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's continued under the leadership of Bishop William White. In 1809, with the westward movement of church members in the city and the increasing ...
Chapter 4: The Building Evolves
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By 1842, St. Peter's Church had evolved as an institution. e independence of the church, so dearly desired in 1758, had taken more than seventy years to achieve, and now a new generation was looking forward. Many members of the congregation saw the Oxford movement's call to return to the rituals of early ...
Chapter 5: The Industrial City: 1836–1845
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During the years 1836–1845, the Industrial Revolution continued to blaze across Philadelphia. Manufacturing replaced trade as the focus of the city's commerce. à e metamorphosis from the "Athens of America" into the hurly-burly world of mills and factories affected not only the physical appearance of the metropolis but also the emotional character of its residents. ...
Chapter 6: St. Peter's and the Oxford Movement
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When the gilt cross went up atop the new steeple at St. Peter's in 1842, it was a first for an Episcopal church in the United States and represented a fairly significant change from the parish's eighteenth-century origins. In fact, the cross was approved only when the rector, Dr. William Odenheimer, cast the deciding vote in the vestry. ...
Chapter 7: Civil War Divides the City
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pp. 99-103
By the mid-1800s Philadelphia's long history of commerce and industry had created intricate personal and professional ties to the Southern states. Marriages between Philadelphians, Virginians, and Carolinians created extended families in North and South. e city's textile mills depended on Southern cotton, which was shipped north, woven into "cottonade" (an exceptionally sturdy fabric), and resold ...
Part Three: 1865-1911
Chapter 8: St. Peter's Reaches Out
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What had been cow pastures and ponds in the middle of the eighteenth century was, by the middle of the nineteenth, a crowded and gritty commercial and industrial neighborhood. In twenty-first century terms, the area that St. Peter's served—Society Hill and Queen Village—was also demographically "diverse," and ...
Chapter 9: From a Side Pew
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... Having come from three generations of ministers, I knew the agony and eff ort that a weekly sermon required—but I also felt I had done my part in listening to my family's eff orts. In any event, I discovered that during the fi ft een minutes of Wendel (Tad) Meyer's typically beautifully constructed but soft ly spoken sermons, I could organize my own ...
Chapter 10: The Jewish Mission
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... It was the worst time in Russia for the Jews, but not the fi rst time they felt the need to emigrate. Between 1881 and 1914, some 50,000 or more of Russia's Jews left every year, for an estimated total of 2.5 million Jews. ousands fl ooded into Philadelphia, primarily to the area surrounding St. Peter's, especially along South Street. By 1889, the weekly Presbyterian was reporting: ...
Part Four: 1911 to the Present
Chapter 11: "No Longer a Wealthy Parish"
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Edward Miller Jefferys's first years as St. Peter's rector were ones of steady growth in membership, income, and outreach to the neighborhood. à is initial success was probably gratifying to Jefferys, who had not been the vestry's first choice to succeed Richard H. Nelson when the latter was called as ...
Chapter 12: The Choir School
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From St. Peter's earliest days, a choir has been an essential part of the church's cultural and religious life. In the nineteenth century, the parish also instituted formal education. With the creation of St. Peter's Choir School for Boys in 1903, music and schooling became intricately intertwined, and remained that way for close to six ...
Chapter 13: 1950–1962
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In the years shortly before and aft er St. Peter's 200th anniversary in 1961, the clergy and parishioners of the church began the process that has resulted in its transformation from a parish whose survival was in jeopardy to the healthy community that exists today—one with leaders willing to take risks and members who welcome diversity. ...
Chapter 14: The '70s and Beyond
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West of Second Street in Philadelphia, between Catharine and Queen Streets, is a stretch of green space called Mario Lanza Park. It hasn't always been a park. From 1822 to 1908, the space was occupied by Trinity Episcopal Church, Southwark. For years, a large congregation of prosperous neighborhood residents gathered ...
Part Five: The People of St. Peter's
Chapter 15: The Churchyard
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"Peter" means rock, of course, but the land that the Penn family donated in 1757 for Philadelphia's second Anglican church was originally swampy, with a duck pond that drained into the Delaware River via a tributary of Dock Creek. At first the yard was surrounded by a wooden fence so nearby residents ...
Chapter 16: The Rectors of St. Peter's Church
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à ere have been twenty rectors of St. Peter's Church since September 4, 1761. Eight were native Philadelphians. Five were sons of priests. Two had brothers who were priests. William White served the longest, at fifty-seven years. William H. Vibbert served the shortest term, slightly more than a year. Five rectors served in the military, three as chaplains, and three participated in the Battle of Okinawa. ...
Chapter 17: Members of the Congregation
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Hundreds of thousands have entered St. Peter's Church over 250 years. Besides those mentioned in the discussion of the churchyard in Chapter 15, congregants who have left a mark include the following. ...
Chapter 18: "A House of Prayer for All People"
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à ere is a good chance that William White would not recognize St. Peter's immediately if he came face to face with it today. When the saintly bishop died on July 17, 1836, what he called his "other church," in contrast to Christ Church, had no tower and no spire crowned with a gilt cross. à e tower, spire, and cross came in 1842. While the first two appear to have been part of ...
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Page Count: 254
Publication Year: 2011
OCLC Number: 808422787
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Stalking the Paparazzi
By VICE Staff
I think we can all agree that paparazzi are some of the lowest forms of life on planet Earth. Yet society tolerates the profession because it enables our base desires of nosiness and voyeurism without the risk of feeling like an asshole. The ever-growing business of invading public persons' privacy—and the seemingly insatiable appetite for such garbage—proves that more than ever, people are looking for glimpses into lives that seem more interesting than their own.
As a guy who variously works in a mailroom, does stand-up, writes articles, and resets people's credit ratings on the side, I have been involved in my share of very shady things. Were the paparazzi any worse than me? Were they just trying to get by? To find out, I had to confront a few members of the profession and ask them stupid questions while a photographer shoved his camera in their faces.
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Derek Jeter Shines In Final Home Game of Career
The Yankees officially fell out of playoff contention on Wednesday, making it just the first time since the 1992-1993 seasons that they have missed the playoffs in back-to-back years. But at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, no one cared. There was a far more important reason that 48,613 fans (the most at any game this season) spent thousands upon thousands of dollars to jam pack the ballpark.
The reason was Derek Jeter.
Playing in his first home game in which the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Jeter went into this game knowing it would be his final game in New York of his career.
Even with that on his mind, the .313 career hitter at Yankee stadium was still able to block out his emotions for the most part (something he's been able to do extremely well over his career) and focus on the one thing he's been concerned about for years — winning.
But things didn't start off as planned, as the first two batters of the game went deep to give the Orioles a quick two-run lead. Taking the fans from an electric crowd to a somewhat stunned crowd, you still figured this was far from where things would end. Not in Jeter's final game in the Bronx.
As has happened from stadium to stadium throughout this season, due to his preseason announcement that 2014 would be his final year, Jeter received a standing ovation when he made his way to the plate for his first at-bat of the night. The fans knew this would be one of their final opportunities to thank Jeter for the memories, and they took full advantage of it. But the memory making wasn't done. Not by a long shot.
After working the count a bit, Jeter drove a 3-1 fastball from Kevin Gausman deep to left center, and although everyone immediately thought it was a home run, the ball hit off the wall, allowing Jeter to coast into second with an RBI double — the 544th double, 3,462nd hit and 1,308th RBI of his career. You got the feeling that this was going to be a magical night.
However, the second and third at-bats of the night weren't much to write home about for Jeter. A weak ground ball which resulted in a a fielder's choice and a swinging strikeout, respectively, Jeter appeared to be headed for a memorable but fairly uneventful evening as the game rolled on.
But things would quickly change for The Captain.
Coming up with the bases loaded in a 2-2 ballgame for his fourth time at the plate, Jeter grounded to fellow short stop, J.J. Hardy, who made a wide throw to second base, allowing two runs to score on the throwing error. The score became 4-2, Yankees, with Jeter being responsible for two of the Yankees' four runs. A sacrifice fly by Brian McCann then took the score up to 5-2, which is where things stood when the game moved into the ninth inning.
Before the game even began, many people speculated as to when Derek Jeter would be removed from the game. Many felt it would be with one or two outs in the top of the ninth, but the chance to replace him never occurred. Yankees' closer, David Robertson, came on and gave up a two-run home run to Adam Jones, followed by a solo shot by Steve Pearce, and just like that the game was tied.
But no one seemed to panic as they normally would.
One look at the lineup card showed that Jeter was due up third in the bottom half.
After a single by Jose Pirela to lead off the bottom of the ninth (Pirela was promptly replaced by a pinch runner), Brett Gardner bunted the runner to second, bringing up Derek Jeter in a tie ballgame with one out.
Wasting no time, Jeter took the first pitch of the at-bat the opposite way into right field, bringing around the game winning run — the first walk off hit for Jeter since June of 2007. With everything having to go exactly right, there's absolutely no better way the game could've ended for Derek Jeter.
He's a legend — simple as that.
Going down as one of the best short stops in history — right up there with Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken Jr., etc. — Derek Jeter will be remembered forever.
Not only as one of the greatest to ever play his position, not only as one of the greatest Yankees to play the game, but also as one of the greatest human beings to play the sport. Putting together a near spotless career on and off the field, few will argue that you will never see a player quite like Derek Jeter ever again.
And the fans let Jeter know it when he walked back onto the field after getting the game winning hit. Joined by fellow Yankees legends, Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte, among others, Jeter took the time to thank the fans for their support, tipping his cap before taking off down the dugout steps and through the tunnel for the final time of his career.
Playing his entire twenty year career for the Yankees, the first ballot Hall of Famer didn't have a whole lot to say after the game. As has been the case over his career, Jeter never says more than he wants to say. But he did let his emotions show through a bit, tearing up a bit at times. When asked what he would miss most, Jeter responded, "Everything. But most importantly, I'm going to miss the fans. They're what made this special".
The 1996 American League Rookie of the Year, fourteen time All-Star, five time World Series champion, and sixth place player on the all-time hit list accomplished nearly everything he ever dreamed of doing on a baseball field. Growing up, all Jeter ever dreamed of was being the short stop for the Yankees, and he was able to do just that. Dreams really do come true.
With that being his ultimate goal, Jeter made it official after the game that he will never again play short stop, saying he's going to play in the final three games of the year up in Boston out of respect for the fans, but merely as the designated hitter.
As such, Jeter will undoubtedly get a standing ovation each and every time he steps to the plate up at Fenway park until his final at-bat occurs on Sunday. For a New York Yankee to get that type of respect from rival Red Sox fans, you know he had a truly remarkable career. As he always does, Derek Jeter put it best on Thursday night, simply stating, "I've lived the dream."
Mariano Rivera Honored In Final Game At Fenway Park
It's well known that the Yankees and Red Sox have been big-time rivals for years, but that didn't stop the Red Sox from honoring the great Mariano Rivera before Sunday night's game versus the Yankees.
Commemorating an incredible career, on the night that will likely go down as Rivera's last game at Fenway Park, the Red Sox joined the list of teams that have given Rivera gifts throughout the season, in this his final year.
Nothing new, but the Red Sox' ceremony might have been the most impressive of them all.
After a brief video was played, remembering October 17, 2004, when Rivera blew the game to the Red Sox — "less of a toast and more of a roast," as Dave O'Brien put it — Rivera was given the following: A painting of himself, from David Ortiz; the number 42 sign that had been posted on the 'green monster' every time he made an appearance, from Dustin Pedroia, signed by the whole team; a blue 1934 Fenway Park seat with the number 42 on it, from Jon Lester; and the visiting bullpen's pitching rubber, with an inscribed plaque, from Koji Uehara.
Perhaps none of these gifts were as great as the chair of broken dreams Rivera was given up in Minnesota earlier this season, but the Red Sox did one of the better jobs of paying tribute.
Rivera saw a lot of Fenway Park over the course of his Hall of fame career, pitching there in 60 games — more games than any visiting relief pitcher in the park's history.
When you're talking about a ballpark that's over 100 years old, that alone makes you aware that Rivera is someone special. And therefore, with plans to retire after this season, it's important to enjoy Rivera's greatness in the little time that remains. Players of his caliber don't come around too often.
However, stating that "hopefully it's not the last time", in response to playing at Fenway Park, Mariano continues to remain optimistic of the Yankees' fate for the 2013 season. Though it's going to take a lot for them to make the postseason, as the Red Sox swept them in their recent series, certainly not helping their cause any. But if there's a team that can do it, I believe it's the Yankees.
For Mariano Rivera's sake, I hope they can.
One of those players that you never want to see retire, Rivera isn't just the best closer the game has ever seen — the record holder for most saves, with 651 — he's one of the best people the game has ever seen. Carrying himself with class everywhere he went, Rivera is well respected by baseball fans around the country — even fans of the Red Sox. The last player to wear the number 42, Mariano is truly a remarkable player and person.
Rivera has had his share of ups and downs this season, but overall it's been another stellar year. Whether or not the Yankees can make the postseason, and eventually return to Fenway, is yet to be seen, but Rivera made sure his gratitude was known, saying, "I definitely appreciate what the Red Sox organization did. I will never forget that."
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Coweta denies senior complex, apartments
Proposals to construct 265 high-end apartments and a senior village community on Hollz Parkway at Ga. Highway 34 were denied on 4-1 votes Tuesday night by the Coweta County Commission.
Presented as separate agenda items, Hollz Village Apartments on 24 acres was proposed for the west side of Hollz Parkway while the senior village on 30 acres was proposed for the east side of the parkway.
The rezoning request by EP Properties asked that the 24-acre parcel be rezoned from Industrial (M) to Multi-family Residential (R-2). Located on the west side of Hollz Parkway and adjacent to the park and ride lot, the plan called for 265 high-end apartments ranging from 1-3 bedrooms with amenities that would include volleyball, tennis and basketball courts, a clubhouse, pool and dog excercise areas, according to project representative Dennis Drewyer.
Drewyer said he believed the placement of the apartments at the location was appropriate given the glut of available industrial in the area and because multi-family residential would provide an appropriate transition to the Chatsworth subdivision to the east.
Drewyer said the developer was in agreement with the conditions set forth by county planning staff who had recommended the project for approval.
Questions about sewer arose during the discussion. While the county does not permit residential sewer use, Drewyer and owner Tom Baranco said sewer rights for the property were purchased prior to the time of the sewer ordinance, adding that the sewer capacity needed for the project would be within the limits of that capacity.
Commissioner Rodney Brooks disagreed, questioning if the approved capacity would be sufficient for the number of units being proposed.
"Based on 500 gallons per day, that would only handle 60 units instead of 245," Brooks said.
The vote to deny the rezoning request was 4-1, with Commissioner Al Smith opposed.
The project had received approval as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) by the Three Rivers Regional Commission.
Commissioners later in the meeting heard a request by JHP Family Investments that would have located a senior residential village on the east side of Hollz Parkway. The rezoning request for the 30-acre parcel would have changed the property from Rural Conservation (RC) to R-2.
Drewyer said the proposed senior village development would include single-family homes adjacent to the Chatsworth subdivision property to the east and along the south side of the property. The development was also proposed to include attached villas on the north and east sides of the property and a 48,000 square-foot assisted living and hospice facility in the center of the property.
Drewyer also noted that sewer rights for the property had been purchased in 1999.
Like the apartment proposal to the west, Drewyer said the senior village would include high-end housing and elements such as hardwood floors and granite countertops and would feature connectivity to nearby shopping and healthcare venues.
Drewyer said the proposal was part of the DRI approval by Three Rivers. County planning staff also recommended approval of the rezoning. A representative of the Chatsworth subdivision homeowners association said the neighborhood supported the project.
Once in the hands of commissioners, Chairman Bob Blackburn made a motion to deny the rezoning request. The second was followed by a 4-1 vote to deny the request. Commissioner Tim Lassetter opposed the motion.


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Bills lose Carrington for seasonTags: Alex Carrington Posted in Inside the Bills He's a great player and a great man," Marrone said of Carrington on Monday, according to the club. With Carrington out, former Seahawks lineman Alan Branch could see more playing time, Marrone said. It was … (more)Sources: buffalobills.com profootballtalk.com
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How to Bake a Pork Loin
Pork may be known as "the other white meat," but it doesn't usually top the list when we think of lean protein. We can probably thank bacon for that, but not all pork is dripping in fat and packed with sodium. Pork loin, for instance, is actually quite lean, low in fat, carbs and calories. Learning how to bake a pork loin can add a nice punch of variety and flavor to your diet whether you're watching your weight, trying to eat more healthfully or just looking for interesting new options for your usual dinner rotation. This recipe for "Apple Saucy Pork Roast" brings out pork's natural sweetness with its use of apples, cloves, brown sugar and lemon. Even the most finicky palate will find its unexpected combination of flavors pleasing.
Hey, everyone. I'm Judith with Recipe.com. And today I'm going to be showing you how to make an apple saucy pork roast, a really delicious, flavorful apple to go with our pork. So what you're gonna need is a 4 pound boneless pork loin roast which is tied right here. We have a 1/4 cup of brown sugar, a 1/4 cup of apple juice, we have 3 medium size apples which we've cored and cut into wedges, we have 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, we have 2 teaspoons of mustard, we have 3 cloves of garlic which we've thinly sliced, we have a 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, 1 teaspoon of fresh rosemary which we've chopped, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Now, first thing's first. We're gonna get our pork loin right here and what we wanna do is we're gonna get cut slits into the loin. So we we're going to do about 4 slits and let's just get our fork and knife to help us. About 1/2 inch lengthways and about an inch deep. So we can just do that. That's perfect. So we've got one there, one there. There you go, and that's gonna keep our pork loin nice and moist. So once we have those slits in there, we're going to actually fill those slits with our garlic. So get your thin garlic slices. Now if you need to make those holes a little bit bigger, depending on how big your garlic is, you can do that. There we go. And let's put together now our lovely seasoning to put on top of that. So just combine your salt, pepper and rosemary. And that is just gonna go on on top of our pork as a seasoning. So we can just rub that on there like so. Get the sides in there, too. It's gonna make it nice and flavorful. Wonderful. Now, that's gonna go on our roasting rack. We've preheated the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, and that is gonna just cook in our oven now for about 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours. We'll take it out and we'll get in our apples in there after. Okay. So we've taken our pork roast out of the oven. We've transferred it from the rack onto the base of the roasting pan. That was in there for about an hour and a half, an hour and 3/4, looking and smelling fabulous. So, now it's time to mix together our apple mixture. So let's just put in our apple wedges in there, our brown sugar, our lemon juice is gonna go in there. Our juices in there, too. And our mustard. Now, that is just gonna give a really sweet taste to our pork. Apples and pork, just delicious together. So we'll stir all that in together. Now, we've drained off any excess fat from the bottom of our roasting pan. And all we do now is we'll just spoon our apple mixture around our roast like so. So we wanna get those apples nice and soft, nice and tender. And it's just gonna go delicious with our pork roast. And even spoon a little bit of that lovely juice on top and around. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Okay. So that now is ready to go back in the oven for another 30 minutes uncovered. So we've taken our pork roast out of the oven. We've transferred it onto a platter. It was in there for another 30-45 minutes with our apples and as you can see, our apples have turned a lovely golden brown. They've caramelized beautifully with that brown sugar, and that is just gonna be a heavenly taste with our garlic infused, rosemary infused pork roast. So now that's ready to serve, you can slice that up and it should about 10 people and that's perfect. That is your apple saucy pork roast. Well, thanks for watching, everyone. For more great recipes and savings, go to Recipe.com.
What You'll Need
- 1 3 1/2 - 4 pound boneless pork top loin roast (double loin, tied)
- 3 cloves garlic, cut into thin slices
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt or regular salt
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 3 medium apples, cored and cut into wedges (about 3 cups)
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
Step By Step
Preheat over to 325 degree F. Cut small slits (about 1/2 inch long and 1 inch deep) in pork roast; insert a piece of garlic in each slit. Combine salt, rosemary, and pepper; rub onto meat surface. Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer. Roast, uncovered, for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until the meat thermometer reaches 145 degree F. Spoon off any grease from roasting pan.
Combine the apples, brown sugar, apple juice, lemon juice, and dry mustard. Spoon apple mixture around roast. Roast, uncovered, for 30 to 45 minutes longer or until meat thermometer reaches 155 degree F and meat juices are clear.
Transfer meat to a platter. Cover and let meat stand for 10 minutes before slicing. (The meat temperature will rise 5 degree F during standing.) Remove the rack from the pan. Stir apple wedges into pan juices. If desired, use a slotted spoon to remove apple wedges, and pass juices. Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Your guests will savor this fruity take on how to cook a pork loin. Pair it with fresh steamed zucchini, summer squash, green beans or other vegetable for a well-rounded and tasty low-calorie, low-carb and low-fat meal.
nutrition information
Per Serving: cal. (kcal) 237, Fat, total (g) 11, chol. (mg) 72, sat. fat (g) 4, carb. (g) 12, fiber (g) 1, pro. (g) 23, vit. C (mg) 4.13, sodium (mg) 271, calcium (mg) 10.1, iron (mg) 1.26, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


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