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There is no question that the Oakland A's minor league system is weaker right now then it has been over the past several years. This isn't a surprising development considering that the A's have graduated seven of their top prospects to their major league team since 2003 (Rich Harden, Bobby Crosby, Huston Street, Nick Swisher, Joe Blanton, Justin Duchscherer and Dan Johnson) and have traded away a handful of others since 2001 (Jeremy Bonderman, Mark Teahen, Eric Hinske, Franklyn German, Angel Berroa, Jose Ortiz, Carlos Pena, etc.).
The strength of the system wasn't helped last season when a number of the A's top prospects lost a significant amount of development time to injuries in 2005. Many of those prospects should be back to full strength in 2006, and their progress this season could have a significant impact on the strength of the A's system at the end of the year. Below are a few of the prospects whose recovery from injury could have a big impact on the system.
Dan Meyer, SP
Perhaps no injury had as big an impact on the A's system as the shoulder injury of top prospect Dan Meyer. Acquired from the Atlanta Braves in December 2004 as the centerpiece of the Tim Hudson trade, Meyer was expected to join Joe Blanton and Dan Haren in the A's revamped rotation. However, Meyer struggled from the outset of spring training and, although he wouldn't be sidelined until early May, Meyer's performance was clearly affected by the injury. He would miss roughly two months before returning in late June. Although he would make 12 more appearances (10 starts and two relief appearances) between June 23 and August 20, he would return to the disabled list for good with a sore shoulder at the end of August.
The uncertainty surrounding Meyer has had a definite effect on the A's off-season this year. Had Meyer been the pitcher last season that he was with Atlanta in 2004, the A's probably wouldn't have needed to sign Esteban Loaiza to a long-term contract. They also may have moved Barry Zito for a hitter. Meyer's performance in 2006 could have a similar impact to the A's transaction-making decisions at the July trade deadline or next off-season. It is easy to forget after his struggles last season that when he was healthy, Meyer was one of the top left-handed prospects in baseball. If he pitches well during the first half of the season for Sacramento, he could force the A's to move one of their starting five by mid-season.
Landon Powell, C
Perhaps it was an omen for what would happen to the A's throughout the 2005 season. The February 3rd news that 2004 first round choice Landon Powell had suffered a knee injury was troublesome at the time. The news became even worse when it was learned that Powell would miss the entire year with a torn ACL. Powell was the first player chosen by the A's in 2004 and big things were expected of the switch-hitting backstop in 2005. He had drawn comparisons to Jason Varitek in college and he was expected to be at the head of the class of A's catching prospects. He was also 22 at the time he was drafted, so he didn't have too many years to waste on the DL.
It is unclear where Powell stands in terms of his mobility at this time and a knee injury to a catcher is always a worry. However, if he is healthy, Powell will be a player to pay close attention to in 2006. He'll be 24 in March and will probably start the season at High-A, so he'll need to play well right away to maintain his status as a top prospect. Stockton should be a good place for him to put up good offensive numbers, especially from the left-side with the "home run porch" out to right at the Ports' Banner Island Ballpark. Because of his age, the A's will not hesitate to move Powell up in the organization if he plays well. He'll probably need to have had some significant time in AA-Midland by the end of this season to remain a significant part of the A's plans for the future.
Brian Snyder, 3B
As a third baseman, Brian Snyder may be blocked at the major league level by Eric Chavez, but that doesn't mean that Snyder's development isn't very important to the A's system. Snyder could become a tremendous trade chip for the A's if he continues to post numbers similar to the ones he posted in 2004 for Kane County (905 OPS) before missing the entire 2005 season with leg injuries. The right-handed hitter has a career on-base percentage of .417 and slugged at .484 in the pitching-friendly Midwest League in 2004. He is also a good fielding third baseman.
Like Powell, Snyder will be 24 at the start of the 2006 campaign. However, unlike Powell, Snyder has had a full season in A-ball under his belt and should start in AA. Snyder has an advanced understanding of the strike zone, and told OaklandClubhouse.com that he is in the best shape of his career, which should prevent any lingering affects of his injury. If he gets off to a good start this season, he could easily see time at AAA by the end of the year and could be in the mix for a major league roster spot for some team during the 2007 season.
Jason Windsor and Dallas Braden, SP
Perhaps it is strange that we would include two pitchers who threw well enough in 2005 to advance from Single-A to Double-AA, but both hurlers ended the season on the DL, making it difficult to evaluate their adjustment to AA completely. Jason Windsor, a 2004 draftee and former star of the Cal-State Fullerton team who won the College World Series, made ten starts with the Stockton Ports and displayed jaw-dropping control.
The right-hander struck out 64 in 55.1 innings and walked only eight. He had one game where he struck out 13 and walked one and another where he struck out 11 and walked none. However, after three starts with the Midland Rockhounds, he was shut down for three weeks. He returned in early July and made eight more starts before being shut down for good in late August. Windsor's control was never the same after he developed the arm soreness, so it is hard to say whether his 5.72 ERA and 39:23 K:BB in AA were a result of the arm soreness or a difficult transition to AA. He'll probably get another chance at AA to start the 2006 season.
Dallas Braden had a similar season to Windsor. He also began the year in Stockton and was so outstanding he earned an early promotion to AA. Braden struck out 64 in 43.2 innings for the Ports. He was promoted to AA in mid-May and continued to pitch well for awhile. He posted a 2.61 ERA in May and a 3.23 ERA in June. However, his ERA jumped to 4.98 in July and he had one poor start in August before being shut down with arm soreness. Like Windsor, it is hard to judge whether Braden's struggles in July had to do with AA hitters learning to hit him better or whether those struggles were strictly injury-related. Although neither Windsor nor Braden project to be top of the rotation starters, they could compete for a fifth starter or bullpen spot at the major league level as soon as 2007 if they pitch well in 2006. They could also be attractive to teams without a lot of pitching depth, similar to how Mario Ramos was attractive to the Texas Rangers in 2002.
Brad Knox, SP
Brad Knox, like Braden and Windsor, actually pitched for most of the season. However, he pitched at one level lower then he was expected to because of a bout of arm soreness that kept him at extended spring training until mid-May. Knox was one of the best pitchers in the Midwest League in 2004 and was expected to be an important part of the Midland rotation in 2005. Instead, he pitched in high-A Stockton and is now one level behind where we expected him to be at the start of the season. Knox also has a back condition which he will have to manage for the rest of his career. However, he made it through 20 starts in 2005 without injury and expects to be at 100% to start the 2006 season. Knox had a 1.06 WHIP and a 174:24 K:BB ratio in 2004 for the Cougars. If he can get close to those numbers for Midland in 2006, he could shoot up the prospect lists.
John Rheinecker, SP
It seems that John Rheinecker has been on the verge of making the major leagues for three seasons now. 2005 presented his best opportunity to make that leap, but an unfortunate injury to a tendon in his pitching hand forced him to miss out on a golden chance to get that big league call-up. Rheinecker began the year 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA in seven starts before injuring that finger. While he was on the sidelines, Rheinecker had to watch as guys like Ryan Glynn and Seth Etherton were given starts with the A's due an injury to Rich Harden. Rheinecker missed the entire rest of the season with the finger injury and had to sit out the winter league season, so it is hard to determine whether those seven starts were for real or a result of a freakishly low amount of hits allowed per nine innings.
It is not clear whether Rheinecker will be 100% by spring training. Even if he is, Rheinecker will likely return to Sacramento for a fourth season. If he pitches well, he could still be considered during the season for a spot on the A's pitching roster if someone gets hurt. However, he'll have more competition for that role this year (Kirk Saarloos, Joe Kennedy, Juan Cruz, Chad Gaudin, Shane Komine and Matt Roney will all be in the running), so it remains to be seen if Rheinecker's best chance at a big league spot has passed him by.
Shane Komine, SP
Right-hander Shane Komine could have been on this list last season, as he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2004. The surgery caused him to miss the first three months of the 2005 season and he didn't return to AA (where he had been before the surgery) until early August. What puts Komine on this list is his performance from early August through the end of the season. The right-hander tossed 31.1 regular season innings for the Rockhounds, striking out 33 and walking only seven. He then pitched well in the playoffs for the Rockhounds, helping them win a championship. His strong late-season performance earned him a trip to the prospect-showcase Arizona Fall League. He pitched well for the Phoenix Desert Dogs, posting an ERA of 1.14 in 23.2 innings in a league where most of the pitchers sported ERAs in the 5.00s or 6.00s.
Komine's performance at the end of the season was extremely positive. However, it makes one wonder where he could have been had he not needed surgery in 2004. As it is, Komine should be one-step from the big leagues at AAA-Sacramento in 2006 and he could position himself to compete for a spot in the back of the A's rotation or in the bullpen by 2007.
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IMF says Canada housing overvalued, urges more action if needed
By Louise Egan
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian housing prices were still about 10 percent overvalued at the end of 2012, the IMF said on Thursday, and it warned that authorities may have to intervene a fifth time in the mortgage market if personal debt levels rise further.
The International Monetary Fund, in its annual report on Canada, also said the country's currency was between 5 and 15 percent higher than warranted by long-term economic fundamentals, lifted in part by commodity prices and the country's safe-haven status for investors.
The Washington-based lender acknowledged that government measures since 2008 - and most recently last July - to cool overheated mortgage borrowing and house prices have helped prevent a U.S.-style housing bubble.
But residential prices and construction are both still excessive, according to its assessment based on meetings with Canadian officials from December 3-18.
"Our analysis suggests an overvaluation in real terms of about 10 percent at a national level, although with significant variations across provinces," said Roberto Cardarelli, IMF mission chief for Canada, in comments provided as a complement to the technical report.
Since the Washington-based lender conducted its study, there have been more signs of moderation in the housing market. Home prices grew at the slowest pace in three years in December year-on-year and housing starts fell more steeply than expected in January.
Like Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the IMF worries that highly indebted Canadians make the country more vulnerable to an external shock that could lead to job losses and bankruptcies.
While it expects a soft landing, it urged Ottawa to be ready to intervene again if the household debt-to-income ratio rises further from already record highs. Continued...

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Wow! That Web 2.0 directory is AWESOME! That's going to come in extremely handy in the coming weeks – so thanks for that!
Great explanation! I just stumbled it some others can use this information as well. Thanks for putting this piece together.
Paul – isn't that amazing? I really like the rollover feature that gives you a quick snapshot of what each service is all about.
Laura – thanks for the Stumble – it is one of my all time favorite tools.
I like how you have split soical media tools into subsets. That helps makes sense of the seemingly overwhelming range of tools available.
Great Essential Tools post Char!
I like to think of Social Media is terms of Networking Online.
Your post is well-in-line with my WomenEntrepreneur.com column this month, the Top 10 Online Networking Ideas!
As they say, great minds think alike!
Stumbled my dear
Yvonne – There are definitely subsets and even though there is some crossover, it helps to know who does what so you can get the most value out of it.
Ponn – I hadn't seen that post yet – I am off to check it out.
GREAT post Char! One of my faves from you!
Nice post, Char, and I agree with Paul when he's digging the Web 2.0 directory. That's a LOT of sites!
Good to see your lovely photo up top now. Some good little tweaks to your design I see.
Wendy – thanks!
David – thanks for noticing the little tweaks. I have a few more in mind, but I am still working them out in my mind.
The problem seems that these social bookmarking sites are popping up everywhere and it is becoming tedious to submit to so many of these sites.
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I definitely struggle with spreading myself too thin! The wonderful thing about social media is that there is no limit on the number of connections–real connections–a person can make. The horrifying thing about social media that makes is addictive and self-destructive is… that there is no limit…
I only get about 2 to 3% of my traffic from my social space profiles, but I believe that they're sending the spiders more frequently and giving me a little link juice.
Plus it's fun. Last week Tony Dovolani, a professional dancer on Dancing With the Stars, sent me an email asking me to join his Ballroom Dancing Channel. We had an online chat about his site and I was able to give him some SEO tips.
Great post. I like how you broke social media into sections. And gave the specifics about each sections. Well organized and thought out.
Donna Wells
Wow, cool chart, thanks!
I loe using Facebook and Twitter, they seem to be the most social and most useful.
A great post and I wish I had known about that web 2.0 directory earlier.. that's pretty cool. Thanks!
Nice post – love the visual!
Great post here!
You really break down the ways
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Sweet! Thanks!
Thanks dood, I find having an incentive to view your social marketing from your websites increases link juice and referrals though social sites.


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CBF Quick Picks #62 : FF #1
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Marvel really showcased a good selection of books this week. FF #1 was a great example of that. I haven't picked up any of Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run, but after all the hype it received these last few months, I had to jump on the bandwagon and see what the excitement was about. I'm glad I did – great characterization and set-up for this new series direction.
Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine #5 continues the zaniness that is Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert's bi-monthly adventure of the titular characters looking to get out of their time-traveling adventure. If you're up for classic Mojo antics, then this book is for you. And if you want to see what happens when Wolverine and the Phoenix Force walk into a bar, this book is also for you.
Lastly, I didn't make this the pick of the week, but considering how much I talked about it, you'd think I would have. Nevertheless, Green Lantern #64 gets things off rolling good with the first part of the War of the Green Lanterns storyline. Hal gets the characterization he lacked throughout the New Guardians storyline and things get taken up a notch when Krona's plan with the Lantern Corps entities comes to fruition. Still early in the game, but we're seeing some good stuff in Geoff Johns' latest GL saga.
CBF Quick Picks #54 – Detective Comics #873
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There was a lot of Fantastic Four hoopla last week as to be expected, but I can't take away from the magnificence that is Scott Snyder's work. Both of his books came out last week and the race to be pick of the week could have gone either way, but I ultimately chose Detective Comics #873. Snyder has proven his knack for getting Dick Grayson's character right. His constant questioning of the city's sanity/insanity plays well into his matter with The Dealer. Definitely looking forward to the next arc.
American Vampire #11 ends Pearl's 2-part arc as she and her husband look to escape another batch of European vampires looking to harvest blood. That and Hattie's quest for revenge on her former best friend keeps the stories and sub-plots fresh for future stories. I'm all for it, but definitely more looking forward to the World War 2 arc that Vertigo had mentioned on their blog recently.
Uncanny X-Force #4 ends another big story as the covert group attempts to stop Kid Apocalypse from fleeing. Rick Remender has brought not just a lot of style, but also substance to this new X-Force. Whether it's Archangel's inner demons fighting against him, Fantomex making a fateful decision for the team, or Deadpool….ummm…taking care of his teammate, Remender is making this team stand out from the previous one.
CBF Quick Picks #15 – S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
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It's such a simple idea yet done so well – what if S.H.I.E.L.D. existed since the beginning of civilization?
I needed a reason to read some Jonathan Hickman stuff after hearing the buzz about his work on Fantastic Four and Secret Warriors. This is a fascinating and imaginative story that should only get better with Hickman's energetic writing and Dustin Weaver's crisp pencils at hand here. They could have done more to explain the protagonist, but it's a prelude, so I'm not griping yet.
The guest cameos by key Marvel villains are the icing on the cake and surprisingly fit well in Marvel continuity (if that means anything in comic book land, of course. I'm predicting Wolverine will appear in issue 3 and discover electricity with Ben Franklin…)
Anatomy of the Comic Book
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I routinely get asked what's so fascinating about reading stories of spandex-clad super-heroes in the comics. I'll get remarks that it's just "nerd" material, just for kids, or that I need to get outside more. Granted, I do question at times why Superman wears red underwear outside his costume, but hey, he's still fully clothed and that's all that matters…
There's a lot to be said about the comic book itself and what it brought to the table throughout history. When people were first introduced to Captain America in the 40's, it was a response to our fears about how the U.S. will fare in WWII. When the X-Men were introduced in the 60's, it spoke volumes about the racial prejudice prominent to that period. Then there were the stories that brought things down to a more personal scale. Spider-Man brought us a character that not only fought crime, but dealt with real-life issues most high school and college students could relate to. The Fantastic Four showed us that even super-hero families have relational issues and can still work them out. Combine these with the sci-fi aspects that comes with being super heroes and you can see why comics have outlasted economic turmoil and critic bashing over the years.
Of course, being that comics have been a visual medium for the longest time, there comes a time when the emphasis on art is stronger than emphasis on writing. Enter the early 90's. Artists became superstars. Publishers produced hundreds of covers for almost every single issue. It was the "in" thing to collect and sell at later times. Storytelling took a back seat while artwork helped rack in the dough.
Then the market became saturated with thousands of useless issues that weren't being collected. Consumers realized the deteriorating value behind these issues. Retailers and publishers lost millions. Marvel declared bankruptcy in 1996. The bare-bones storytelling became more noticeable and many fan-favorite characters suffered via cancellations. The industry started to re-think the direction behind its heroes as well as other areas they can explore.
The mid 90's started to show the potential of the medium through Neil Gaiman's Sandman, which Mike touched upon in our first podcast.
It was a different approach, delving into and re-inventing the mythologies Gaiman wanted to play with. It went away from the conventional super hero books and showed that comics could be as just a respected reading medium as any novel on the bookshelves. DC took notice and created its "Vertigo" line to accommodate creator-owned lines and new universes.
Fables, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, and more would help in grabbing old readers disenchanted by the old superhero stories and new readers looking for innovative storytelling. The superhero books would follow after DC and Marvel discovered a new crop of writers that could re-invent their images. And while today's sales numbers may not reach the numbers the 80's and early 90's brought, comics are getting a new kind of respect that has resulted in writers being offered TV gigs and comic properties becoming high-grossing movies.
My next few posts will highlight the books I feel are helping to realize the medium's potential. Feel free to suggest any you feel deserve to be up on that list. Enjoy!


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Brian and Roger Japanese TV Interview
Episode 181 from the Songs show, broadcasted the past June 29th on the NHK Japanese TV network, was a Special Program dedicated to Queen and its 40th Anniversary. It included a new interview with Brian May and Roger Taylor, and their message to the victims of the recent earthquake.
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Heidi, a 19 year old female from Malaysia asks on March 25, 2004,Could you please tell me what is inertia? Will it bring us more good than bad in our life? Will you please state a few applications about inertia that will bring the good and the bad?
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Inertia in physics means the resistance of a body to any alteration in its state of motion. This can be either the resistance of a body at rest to being set in motion or the resistance of a body in motion to any change of speed or of direction.
In physics this is neither good nor bad, it just is. But if you want to use this idea for Life, for emotions, feelings, and human behaviour, then you can think of someone with a lot of "emotional inertia" as someone who is set in their ways and does not want to change. Inertia can be good if you want to be steady like a rock and never change. Or inertia can be bad if you are headed on a disastrous path to a tragic ending but you refuse to change anything about your behaviour or what you are doing.
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Unhinged Beck lashes out in response to Obama's SOTU with attacks, conspiracy theories
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Responding to President Obama's January 27 State of the Union speech on his radio show the following day, Glenn Beck offered a series of harsh and bizarre comments, ranging from ad hominem attacks on Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Vice President Joe Biden to baseless conspiracy theories. Beck claimed that Obama detailed his "enemies' list" during the speech -- a list he compared to similar lists from "radicals" including Lenin and Stalin -- and warned his audience that we may be witnessing "the beginning" of a "dictorial [sic] kind of state" and that Obama will "pick us off to send you a message."
Beck attacks: Obama an arrogant liar, "punk," like a husband cheating on a "meaningless wife"
Beck jumps on conservative bandwagon: responds to State of the Union by calling Obama arrogant and a liar. Beck attacked Obama by saying "there's no humility there," and cited the "the arrogance from the moment this guy walked in" and the "arrogance of the lies that he told last night." Media Matters previously documented other conservatives responding to the speech by claiming Obama was arrogant or that he lied.
Beck compares Obama's relationship with the American people to a husband cheating on his wife. Beck painted Obama as a cheating husband with "no respect" for his wife -- the American people -- who must be "meaningless" to Obama due to his purported willingness to lie to her:
BECK: If you're cheating on your wife ... and she's got pictures of you doing it with a chick, and you're like, "Honey, no, absolutely not," do you have any respect for your wife? ... But if you're then treating her like an imbecile -- she's got access to the information -- there's no respect. No respect, and no fear. None. She's meaningless to you. That's what we have in the president.
Beck says Obama is a "punk" for calling out an "equal branch of government" during State of the Union. After playing a clip of Obama disagreeing with the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United case in his address, Beck said: "This is an equal branch of government, and the president, humiliated -- like a punk -- calls them out last night."
Beck: "Do you know how many children could be fed" with money "in plastic surgery" between Pelosi and Biden? Beck said of Nancy Pelosi's and Joe Biden's appearances at the State of the Union: "Do you know how many children could be fed with just the amount of money in plastic surgery between Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden?" Beck added: "Did you see them sitting behind them -- sitting behind the president last night? Two things came to mind. First of all, I think Nancy Pelosi was just -- she may have a cold or something, she took NyQuil or whatever -- but she just like -- she was staring out in space, a few times I thought she was going to drool. ... I can't even look at her because of the plastic surgery."
Beck producer: Obama "spit in our face" with his State of the Union address. In response to a clip of Obama's speech where he suggests his goal to move forward with health care reform, Beck's producer Stu Bruguiere said: "He spit in our face last night. I mean, that was just spit in your face."
Conspiracy theorist: Obama "made an enemies list," "will pick us off to send you a message," and the "media is complicit" in conspiracy
Beck says Obama "made an enemies list last night," suggests Obama's "TV pundits" comment was about him. After referencing Obama's criticism of "TV pundits" for "reduc[ing] serious debates to silly arguments," Beck suggested that Obama was talking about him, saying "Barack Obama, just mention us by name from here on out." He then concluded that Obama "made an enemies list last night." He later added that "Keith, our phone screener, came in this morning and he said, 'Man, I pray for you every night.' He said, 'Did you see that, what the president did?' And I said, 'Yeah.' And he said, 'The only thing he didn't say is, "Glenn Beck is an instigator." ' And it's -- and I looked at him and said, 'Oh, its coming. It's coming.' "
Beck: Obama's purported "enemies list" like those made by Lenin, Stalin, Chavez. Continuing with his theory that Obama has an "enemies' list" which includes Beck, Beck warned his audience "if you look at the radicals in the past" -- of which Beck named Lenin, Stalin, and Hugo Chavez -- "the enemies list is always the same." According to Beck, the "enemies list" always includes "the capitalists, the greedy industry owners, the banks, those who are speaking out against this movement" and "the dissenters in the media."
Beck says Obama criticism of Congress, SCOTUS is "the beginning" of U.S. possibly becoming a "dictorial [sic] kind of state." In response to Obama's disagreement with a Supreme Court decision and his statement that because the Senate had not passed an amendment that would have established a bipartisan deficit-reduction commission, he planned to create one by executive order, Beck asked: "Do you see what we have been saying, that if you don't respect the balance of power, this could quickly turn into a dictorial [sic] kind of state? You are seeing the beginning of it."
Beck: the "media is complicit" with purported Obama lies and "damn near treasonous." Beck said that Obama will "get away" with his purported lies because Obama "knows the media won't corner him." Beck declared: "The media is complicit. The media is damn near treasonous."
Beck warned that "they" will "pick us off to send you a message," but is "begging" his audience to "pick up the torch." Beck warned his audience that "they" are coming to "shut those people up" who are dissenters, like Beck, and any one who has "a megaphone or a microphone." He added that "they pick somebody out and make an example of them...all they have to do is pick us off to send you a message." Beck went on to say that he was "begging" his audience to "do your homework now" and "know the news, know the constitution" because "there may come a time when there are no people speaking out in the media" and "there may be a time when you are the leader. You're the only voice that people will hear." He concluded: "Please, I beg of you, I beg of you: Pick the torch up, because there may come a time where you are the keeper of the flame, and if you do not pick up that flame when it is handed to you, if you don't pick that torch up, it will go out." From the January 28 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:
BECK: They have to shut those people up who have a megaphone or microphone. They must shut them down. This is why I'm begging you: Please, please -- I've said this now for how many years? From the bottom of my heart, I say this to you. Please, there may come a time when there are no people speaking out in the media. There may come that time. That's why you must do you homework now. You cannot waste another minute. Doing your homework, knowing history, knowing the news, following -- knowing what the Constitution says. There may be a time when you are the leader .You're the only voice that people will hear. Please, I beg of you, I beg of you: Pick the torch up, because there may come a time where you are the keeper of the flame, and if you do not pick up that flame when it is handed to you, if you don't pick that torch up, it will go out.
What did David Axelrod say on ABC? We don't view Fox News as a news organization -- they're not. He followed it with, "And we're not going to treat them that way, and we suggest to you, ABC, that you don't treat them that way, either." They set an example. They pick somebody out and make an example of them, and then fear does the rest. So he is now getting closer and closer to saying that -- I mean, he is -- the TV pundits in the State of the Union. The only thing he has to do is destroy us. They've already -- I mean, the forces arrayed are staggering. I'm an individual, man. Staggering, the forces arrayed against us. It will happen. I don't expect to, you know -- I don't expect to go out in flames. Maybe I do, but I don't expect -- it's gonna end, at some time it will end. Especially expanding the fight to progressives -- that's both sides now. All they have to do is pick us off to send you a message: You see what we did to them? They had a platform, you've got nothing. Sit down and shut up. Don't you do it.
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Denmark,Copenhagen Post: "Politician For All Seasons"
Well, I'n glad American politicians all agree we should have all seasons.
New Zealand, New Zealand Herald: "Obese Cat Dies"
NY Daily News: "I'm Terrified Of Women"
And, my name is not John Edwards.
Finland, Sanomat: "Historic Meeting"
Mitt Romney met a homeless person.
Norway, Norway Post: "Free Birth Control"
In the words of Romney, that means, ABSTAIN!
Saudi Arabia, Saudi Gazette: "Thousands In Dark"
In Saudi Arabia any knowledge of democracy is forbidden.


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The healthcare provider looks for blockages or other problems.X-rays use a small amount of radiation to create images of your bones and internal organs. X-rays are often used to detect bone or joint problems, or to check the heart and lungs. A venogram is one type of X-ray.Why might I need a venogram?A venogram is used to confirm a diagnosis of DVT. It is also used to tell if a vein problem is a blood clot or another kind of blockage. It can be used to look at vein problems present at birth (congenital) or to find a vein for bypass graft surgery. It may be used to find out what is causing swelling or pain in a leg. It can also be used to find out where a blood clot started that has traveled to a lung (pulmonary embolism).What are the risks of a venogram?A venogram is done with X-rays. These use a small amount of radiation. 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In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn about some of the more advanced features of Power-Point, such as adding sounds and video, creating and using hyperlinks, and some advanced animation techniques for creating games and other classroom activities.
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United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USA IGC) Adopts Safe4Athletes Policies
New York, NY—June 25, 2013—The United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USAIGC) has announced it will formally adopt mandatory Safe4Atheles guidelines and policies Association-wide. The announcement came at the USAIGC/IAIGC World Championships in Palm Springs, California earlier this week.
Effective immediately, the USAIGC has made it mandatory for all member clubs to complete a 100% background check on all employees & club owners by the end of 2013.
"On behalf of our club owners and their students, I am very proud that we have taken this essential move to make Safe4Athletes' policies a reality for every one of our member clubs," said USAIGC President Paul Spadero. "USAIGC Clubs are now setting the standard in athlete and children's safety and welfare. Through this process, our member clubs will collectively provide a safe gymnastics club environment."
"The USAIGC is the first gymnastics organization to proactively take an 'athlete first' approach," said Safe4Athletes Founder and former Olympic swimmer, Katherine Starr. "It's an organization that is already taking a balanced sports/education lifestyle approach with its college gymnastics compulsory program track. Now they are taking the important step of protecting every one of their athletes from misconduct as well."
When did the System Fail Kelley Davies Currin and the Rest of Us?
Today Rick Curl was sentenced for 7 years for the sexual abuse of Kelley Currin that happen almost 30 years ago. Rick has been a free man and participating in life like the rest of us for the past 30 years without any consequence for his actions of sexually abusing this minor swimmer at the time in question.
Why didn't something happen sooner? Something did happen. The family settled a confidential case with an undisclosed amount and a gag order was imposed to prevent anyone from discussing the case. Life was meant to go on as normal and all is good. After all Rick Curl was a good coach. He produced Olympians and successful swimmers throughout the collegiate system.
Is it Safer to Compete in Sports
This week the Cal Ripken Sr Foundation came together with NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) to discuss Safe to Compete and address sexual abuse in Sports.
What did we learn that would make sports a better place and a safe and positive environment for all athletes?
The highlight of the conference was that there seems to be a general consensus in the room; to unify background checks. There is a need to the fill the gaps to expose the abuser that continually beats the system and fall through the cracks because of inconsistencies across agencies that maintain felony files. Another issue that was raised is the ability to flag coaches/volunteers that had a sexual abuse charge dismissed that pertained to a minor. If a system can be put in place to install a more meaningful database that all people can draw from so we have a better chance of identifying abusers who have left organizations before suspension, termination or completion of investigations.
Another highlight was data around gender equity in sports leadership. In sports where the board of directors is 50/50 there is significantly less sexual abuse.
The low lights of the conference were the lack of knowledge about and sensitivity to sexual abuse in competitive sports. There seems to have been a misconception about the number of unprotected athletes that we are talking about-- there are 60 million young athletes in open amateur sport community-based multisport organizations.
What wasn't touched on or insufficiently addressed is the multiple levels of abuse that an athlete experiences, many of which are often justified in the guise of "sport" – abuse like physical punishment and verbal and emotional abuse. The problem became bigger as we realized that we don't understand why these commonly acceptable sport behaviors constitute abuse. With the growing number of women now in sports, this demographic is even more susceptible to all aspects of abuse especially sexual abuse and harassment. A study that came out of Japanese Olympic Committee found that 12% of Judo athlete complained about some sort of abuse or sexual harassment according to the BBC Sports. This number doesn't account for those don't feel safe to speak up or ones that don't know want abuse is.
In closing, on another low light is the imbalance of women in leadership roles as sports coaches as well as on the boards of leagues and associations.
We can make a difference today by adopting effective and thorough policies already available atSafe4Athletes.org/4-clubs . We need to know that the culture of abuse in sports will not be addressed through the court system which will handle only the most egregious cases. Each of us at the local program level must be protectors. This means we must educate our coaches, athletes and parents and we must adopt and enforce policies. We cannot wait for someone else to act.
USA Swimming Safe Sport Handbook
USA Swimming Safe Sport Handbook
There are a lot of great reasons to swim – at any level. As a life‐long activity, people often swim to have fun and spend time with friends. Swimming also encourages a healthy lifestyle and builds self‐confidence. Swimmers even benefit from the sport out of the water. They learn goal‐setting, teamwork and time management skills. Unfortunately, sports, including swimming, can also be a high‐risk environment for misconduct, including physical and sexual abuse. All forms of misconduct are intolerable and in direct conflict with the values of USA Swimming. Misconduct may damage an athlete's psychological well‐being. Athletes who have been mistreated experience social embarrassment, emotional turmoil, psychological scars, loss of self‐esteem and negative impacts on their relationships with family, friends and the sport. Misconduct often hurts an athlete's competitive performance and may cause him or her to drop out of our sport entirely. USA Swimming is committed to fostering a fun, healthy and safe sport enviornment for all its members. We all must recognize that the safety of swimmers lies with all those involved in the sport and is not the sole responsibility of any one person at the club, LSC, or national level.
Complete Handbook available for download
Breaking Down Sexual Abuse in Sports
Since the Sandusky case we have all been made aware that sexual abuse of a young child by a coach is possible. Yet, more attention to the subject and types of sexual abuse in sports needs to be committed to addressing this topic and to developing an infrastructure that supports the needs of the athletes for a safe and positive environment in sports.
The world of sports is complex in regards to the coach-athlete relationship. Although a large proportion of US children participate in youth sport (40 Million), we do not give appropriate attention to analysis of the four differing types of sexual abuse in sports; pedophilia, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and athlete domestic violence.
USOC Safe Sport Handbook
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Speedskating Coach Is Accused of Abuse
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Five Olympic medalists and other current and former members of the U.S. speedskating team filed complaints accusing head coach Jae Su Chun of "unchecked" verbal, physical and psychological abuse.
Nineteen athletes filed a wide-ranging grievance against U.S. Speedskating and 14 signed a complaint with the U.S. Olympic Committee. The Chicago Tribune and Salt Lake Tribune reported on the accusations.
Attorney Edward Williams, who represents the skaters, said the abuse was "outrageous."
The code of conduct complaint accuses Chun of slamming an athlete against a wall and repeatedly hitting him, throwing bottles and chairs at skaters, and repeatedly telling female skaters they were "fat" and "disgusting."
Inside the Brain of an Elite Athlete
Abstract | Events like the World Championships in athletics and the Olympic Games raise the
public profile of competitive sports. They may also leave us wondering what sets the
competitors in these events apart from those of us who simply watch. Here we attempt to
link neural and cognitive processes that have been found to be important for elite
performance with computational and physiological theories inspired by much simpler
laboratory tasks. In this way we hope to inspire neuroscientists to consider how their basic
research might help to explain sporting skill at the highest levels of performance.
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$60 Million Later and We're Still Vulnerable
By Katherine Starr
The NCAA levied a $60 million sanction against Penn State University after reviewing the outcome of the Freeh report which identified the failures of the institution to protect the victims and putting the institution's needs above the law. Penn State was obligated to comply with child welfare laws and Title IX; it failed. Laws were in place. In the case of Title IX, the institution had required policies and procedures in place. The institution did all of the things it was supposed to do on paper and ultimately, but ultimately this was no more than "lip service" to its legal and ethical obligations. The lesson to be learned from Penn State is a pretty simple one. The organization reflects the values and ethics of its leadership. When a law like Title IX gets passed, whether it is the sexual harassment provisions of the law or its athletics participation requirements, if the institution does not embraces its purpose, educate its staff and make certain that all employees clearly understand their obligations – then Sandusky happens. No one in the formal leadership – presidents and senior administrators – or in the informal power club – Paterno, made it clear that compliance with the law was an expected zero tolerance obligation.
Kayla Harrison's courage sheds light on Judo's darkest corner
American wins gold medal but her most important victory came when she gave evidence against coach who abused her
As Kayla Harrison strived for a judo gold medal yesterday – the first in America's history – it was one of those occasions which remind you that sometimes the margin between victory and defeat is so fine that in a vital way it ceases to exist.
Certainly, you could make such an assessment of the Olympic fate of the 22-year-old who a few years ago was found sobbing uncontrollably in the corridor of a US courthouse.
It was on the day she gave the evidence that sent her coach from childhood down for 10 years for sexual abuse.
Not surprisingly for many – and maybe not least Harrison, who is ranked world No 2 in her 78kg category – yesterday was as much an exorcism as a last push for glory.


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Cold Steel's Konjo is on sale.
The Konjo I and The Konjo II regularly sell for $399.99 each are on sale for $150 each or both normally $799.99 are on sale for $200 for both.
Do not know much about Cold Steel. Do not own any of their knives yet but have read nothing but good stuff about them. Both look like high quality blades. Of course any input from anyone that owns one would be appreciated.


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here in the Wall Street Journal. The study looked at the effects of psychiatric medication compliance on violent crime. It's interesting and intriguing but I have to say I'm struggling to see how or if this may be applicable to people in the United States. Thus, this blog post. I know from Google analytics that we've had almost 5000 page views from readers in Sweden this month alone. I know that many of our blog readers are patients. Please, tell me about your mental health care system. From the paper I know that your legal system is very different from ours: you essentially have no insanity defense. It appears that the only time mental state issues come into consideration is at sentencing. This means we really can't know how many of those violent crimes actually were due to psychiatric symptoms.
But beyond that fact, I'd like to know how the community response to mental health issues may be different and about differences in the system of care.
Some questions, off the top of my head:
-Are there mobile treatment teams that respond on site to patients in crisis?
-What is the emergency evaluation process, how long does it take, does it work?
-If there is an emergency response, how often do patients get taken to a hospital vs some other alternative?
-What are the involuntary medication laws like? How often is this pursued? How often ordered vs not?
-Are outpatient services integrated with substance abuse treatment and medical care?
-How long does it take to get into outpatient treatment?
-Is there legal enforcement for outpatient treatment? What does it look like? How often is it sought?
-Any thing else you'd like to tell me?
Don't be limited by my questions. I have trouble believing that a single intervention like medication should have such a significant impact on crime. Disclaimer: this is probably going to be my next Clinical Psychiatry News column, so you may be quoted.


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The vexing Iran conundrum
With leadership comes responsibility.
At wrestling's freestyle World Cup Sunday in Los Angeles, the Iranian men's wrestling team asserted it is, once again, best in the world. Now the challenge facing it — as well as everyone connected to the sport, indeed the broader Olympic movement — is as simple and elegant as it is vexing.


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text: This coming Monday, October 29th at 9pm in lower Seeger is the next Walk in the Word event. . Zach MacLellan will speak on the parable of the evil farmers from Mark 12. Worship led by John Allen. SFP will be available. Come out and hear the word of God with your fellow students!


text: I'm not going to be much help, but I have a "P" prefixed 1937 vz24 that was also supposed to be those used or made for the Japanese, just like, from what I understand the 1937 marked rifles with a "C" prefix on the stock serial number. I wrote a post about mine awhile back, and here is a link. You may find a few interesting things about it here. If not, give the guys at the Japanese board a try. Oh, and pics please!!


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Affluent Singapore attracts luxury retailers in force
By Brenda Goh
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Luxury fashion brands are wafting into Singapore in droves, betting on the city-state's ambitions of becoming a playground for Asia's super-rich as it recovers from its worst-ever recession.
Defying the global economic downturn, several high-end stores have opened, or shortly will, in the Southeast Asian financial center, home to the world's highest density of millionaires and which is positioning itself as a center for luxury living, with apartments with yacht berths and six star hotels.
A string of new malls is giving Singapore's main shopping belt, Orchard Road, a facelift, and retailers are also expecting a boost from the opening of the country's first two casino resorts next year.
"Singapore offers flagship-style stores and strong facades, so it is a good opportunity to present a brand in an important street that hasn't seen that much new luxury retailers for some years," said Paul Husband, managing director of Husband Retail Consulting and author of a book on luxury trends in Asia.
Orchard Road, which already has over 20 malls, opened its latest offering, the Ion Orchard, in July with retailers such as jeweler Harry Winston and designer Diane von Furstenberg, as well as larger outlets for brands, including Louis Vuitton, that already have boutiques in the area.
Visitors to another mall, the Mandarin Gallery which opens in October, will see stores from designers such as Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani, while its neighbor, Knightsbridge, will host 8 to 10 luxury tenants when it opens in May next year.
Add to that a raft of new outlets at the Marina Bay Sands casino resort, opening in 2010, as well as rival Resorts World Sentosa, which will house almost half a football field's worth of luxury retail space.
And it's not just Singapore. Luxury brands are making inroads into other countries in Asia such as Vietnam and India as firms look to escape a gloomy landscape in the West by heading East. Continued...


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Actress Sienna Miller today told the phone hacking trial that she always ended her messages to Daniel Craig with the words "I love you."
But she said this was not "some incredibly important declaration of love" and something she said to all her close friends and family.
The James Bond actor had been a close friend "for a long period of time," she said.
The Old Bailey has heard that her voicemail messages were intercepted in 2005 by News of the World reporter Dan Evans.
A message she left for Craig stating that she could not talk because she was with her then partner Jude Law in the Groucho club and finishing with the words "I love you" led to a NoW front page story that the two were having an affair.
Speaking by videolink from New Orleans Miss Miller said that it was "likely and not impossible" that she had left the message.
"I was in constant communication with him during that period of my life as he was one of my closest friends," she said.
"But the thing that has been slightly misconstrued about this voicemail message is that the fact I said: 'I love you' and that it is some incredibly important declaration of love.
"Since becoming friends I have always ended my messages with 'I love you' and that's the same for my close friends and family. It's how I ended my phone calls with him."
Miss Miller said that she was a frequent visitor at the Groucho and, although her actual membership was "a bit of a hazy area" she was always treated as a member there.
She also confirmed that it was "feasible" she had left a voicemail message for interior designer Kelly Hoppen in July 2005.
At that time Miss Hoppen was the actress's "step mother from my age of five to 18", the court heard.
It was Evans's hacking of Miss Hoppen's phone which led to the reporter being pinpointed as a phone hacker, the court has heard.
Miss Miller told the jury that she did not find it easy to remember voicemail messages from 2005.
"It's very difficult to recall nine years ago. It was a very confusing time of my life," she said.
The court has heard that Andy Coulson, who was editor of the NoW in 2005, claims that the phone hacking did not lead to the front page story alleging the affair between Miss Miller and Craig.
Through his barrister Timothy Langdale QC he says that the paper had a number of other sources including a close member of Henry V actor Jude Law.
Coulson has denied all knowledge of phone hacking being carried out at the paper.
He, and six other defendants in the trial, have pleaded not guilty to all the charges they face.
The case continues.
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The roughly eight-hour bus ride back home will be hard enough for the Southern Connecticut State football team.
But it won't be as painful as the 60-minute game it played Saturday against the IUP Crimson Hawks.
Continuing a mantra instilled last year during Curt Cignetti's first season as coach, the Crimson Hawks beat, battered and ultimately broke the Owls at Miller Stadium with a brutal 33-6 whipping in a non-conference game to kick off the 2012 season.
"I think we dominated the game, for the most part, on both sides," Cignetti said. "But I don't know if the score was really an indication of how much we dominated."
That's true. Although IUP outgained the Owls 456-192 and held almost a 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession, the Crimson Hawks made a couple mistakes that probably kept the game from getting out of hand. Running backs Harvie Tuck and Montay Green each fumbled the ball away inside the Owls' 10-yard line and the defense had a mental lapse in the second quarter and gave up a touchdown.
But because the Crimson Hawks were so physical with the Owls, the outcome never really seemed in doubt.
And by the middle of the third quarter, when IUP led 31-6, Cignetti said he could tell that Southern Connecticut was throwing in the towel.
"Our goal is to break the other team's will with our physical presence," Cignetti said. "I don't think there's any doubt — and you saw it — that in the third quarter they'd had enough."
On offense, IUP broke down the Owls with a brutal ground game that amassed 310 rushing yards, the 8th-highest total since 2000. Tuck (185 yards) and Green (101) went over the century mark, and the offensive line had its way with the Owls' front line.
"I love it," said left tackle Byron Dovales. "That's how we practiced in camp on Day 1. We just wanted to be a physical kind of team. Today was just a great day. We just came out there and mashed, mashed, mashed and ran all over the place like we like to do."
On defense, the Crimson Hawks weren't bothered by the Owls' bulky offensive line, and they held them to just 47 rushing yards and knocked SCSU's starting quarterback out of the game in the first half.
From the Owls' first snap on offense, a running play that gained nothing, the IUP defense gave up very little — only three of the Owls' 11 possessions ended on IUP's half of the field.
"We wanted to set the standard right from the jump," said defensive end Errol Brewster. "First play, we all agreed that we were going to let them know what it was going to be like all day."
It ended up being a painful day for the Owls, who went 7-3 last season in the Notheast-10 Conference. With the win, IUP is 7-0 all-time against SCSU.
But Cignetti isn't about to crown his team as national championship contenders — far from it.
"I thought it was a good start," he said. "But there a lot of areas we can improve."
Green and Tuck scored touchdowns on rushes in the first half, and Brett Ullman added a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Crimson Hawks a 17-6 halftime lead. After the break, IUP scored on its first two possessions — on a 3-yard run by quarterback Pat Smith and a 51-yard pass from Smith to Tyler Dummermuth to put the game out of reach. The Crimson Hawks' defense put the finishing touches on the beating by sacking SCSU quarterback Bobby Lippincott in the end zone for a safety.
By then, the Owls were broken and Cignetti was content.
"You can see it when you're able to run the ball consistently and effectively and you're able to stop the run on defense," he said. "You can sense it on the field: the energy level of your team vs. the energy level of the opponent. That was always our goal at Alabama … dominate your man; break his will. That's what we talk about as a football team, and our guys take pride in it."
Another idea the Crimson Hawks talk about is the idea that perfection is unattainable, but it should be a goal. And after winning the first game of the season, Cignetti knows there's a lot of work yet to do.
"I think it's something to build on," he said of the win, "but we have to continue building."


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SpoolCast: Answered! Your Top Questions on Web Form Design with Luke Wroblewski
January 18th, 2011
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Knowing exactly how to design web forms is a struggle. Forms are often a critical step in a user's journey. It's easy to frustrate them if your forms aren't well thought out or well crafted. Luckily, Luke Wroblewski is one of the world's foremost experts on web form design.
Luke is also the author of the book, Web Form Design. Following up his UIE Virtual Seminar, Answered! Your Top Questions on Web Form Design, Luke addresses the most common questions about web forms.
Here's an excerpt from the podcast.
"…For a very long time, every single Web form, when you got to the bottom, there was two check boxes. One was checked, one was unchecked, and there was a button that led you to submit. So the first one that was checked by default was, 'I want to be subscribed to your newsletter. Please send me marketing materials.'
We call this the, 'Spam check box,' and that was always default checked. Then there was the second check box underneath it that was, 'I agree to the terms of service and privacy policy,
which you actually had to check. So the first thing everybody had to do was uncheck the ones for the marketing purposes, check the one for the terms of service, and then click the button.
So it was really an awkward dance. Actually, many, many times, I've seen when I've looked at analytics on forms that the Terms of Service check box trips people up, and leads to an error
state. People miss it.
It's usually small. It's kind of obscure. It's unclear whether or not you actually have to hit it.
(I've) written a book on Web form design, even when I go through some of these forms, I just miss it, and I forget to check it…"
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- Do you have any data on the "Mad Libs" approach to web forms?
- Does the size of the field box affect whether people complete the form or not?
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By Andrea Chalfin News Dir. On December 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Index, KRCC News
A crash has closed northbound I-25 in downtown Colorado Springs (Gazette, KXRM, KOAA, KRDO, KKTV).
Colorado is poised to see a demographic shift by 2021 in those 18 and under due to children born to immigrants (Denver Post). Xcel Energy seeks a rate hike (Denver Post). A teacher disclosure rule will expire in May (Chieftain). Governor Hickenlooper has a high approval rating (Chieftain).
In El Paso County, strangers have now approached kids four separate times (KXRM). The Colorado Springs Independent takes a look at drilling in the county.
A new study suggests economic recovery is on track for Colorado Springs (Gazette). City Council will discuss Mayor Steve Bach's line item vetoes to the 2012 budget (Gazette, KOAA, KKTV, KRDO, KXRM). Locals talk about the Memorial Health System bidders (Gazette). A local technology business is considering relocating out of town (Colorado Springs Business Journal). The struggling homeless shelter at the Aztec Motel receives an outpouring of support from the community (CS Independent). The Independent talks to the mayor's new chief of staff and takes a look at the new position of Economic Vitality and Innovation chief.
Sewage from Canon City falls into a creek (Gazette, Canon City Daily Record). Custer County teachers attain National Board Certification (Wet Mountain Tribune). Silver Cliff plans to dip into reserves for 2012 budget (Wet Mountain Tribune).
Pueblo receives a bomb truck (KXRM). Pueblo City Schools anticipate a nearly $2 million shortfall (Chieftain). The school board will talk about realignment and closures (Chieftain). Black Hills' request for another turbine has been denied (Chieftain). County deputies and others save a horse that had fallen into a hole (KRDO).
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Rare minnows are restored to the Arkansas River (LaJunta Tribune Democrat).
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Publication Date: 6/26/2003
Citation: WHITEHEAD, T.R., COTTA, M.A., WHITTLE, G., SHOEMAKER, N., SALYERS, A.A. THE COMMENSAL BACTERIAL POPULATIONS OF SWINE FECES AND STORED SWINE MANURE: RESERVOIRS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE?. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. 2003. V. 81(SUPPL.1): ABSTRACT P. 461. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: In order to facilitate improved growth and reduce infection, a number of antimicrobial compounds are commonly added at subtherapeutic levels to the feed of domestic animals in the United States. This practice has come under intense scrutiny of late, as a number of recent reports have suggested that increased microbial resistance to the antibiotics may have an impact on human health. Most investigations have centered on antibiotic resistance in known pathogens and aerobic bacteria. However, the great majority of the bacteria present in the commensal microflora found in the feces and stored manure of domestic animals, including swine, are anaerobic bacteria. These normal residents may serve as natural reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. We have initiated an investigation of antibiotic resistant (AR) anaerobic bacteria present in both pig feces and manure storage pits. Samples were collected from a local swine facility where tylosin was used at subtherapeutic levels. AR anaerobic bacteria were enumerated on complex media with and without tetracycline (Tc), erythromycin (Em), or tylosin (Ty) at 10 ug/ml. AR bacteria were found in all samples, and the level of resistance ranged from 4% resistant to 32% resistant. Several Em/Ty resistant strains were also Tc resistant. Results of PCR and DNA sequencing analyses of pure cultures and total DNA from both ecosystems demonstrated the presence of various classes of erythromycin and tetracycline resistance genes, including the first reported identification of ermT in the United States. In addition, new classes of erythromycin (erm (35)) and tetracycline (tet (36)) resistance genes have been recently identified in the isolates. The tet (36) gene has been identified in Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates, suggesting that the gene is being transferred between microorganisms. The finding of a high number of identified and unidentified AR eubacteria and gene classes in swine feces and manure storage pits suggests that these ecosystems may serve as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. The influence of feeding antibiotics on the levels of AR resistance in these populations has yet to be ascertained.


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Dayo Igeleke
2009: 60-meter champion with a time of 6.84 seconds at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships.
2008: A third-place finisher at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters with a regional qualifying time of 10.51, while also placing fifth in the 200 (21.43), and anchoring the champion 4x100 team ... finished first in the first heat and second overall in the 200 meters with a time of 21.42 and added another second-place showing in the 100 meters with a 10.56 finish at the All-Ohio Championships ... ranks second in the 60 meters and fifth in the 100 meters on UC's all-time list.
2007: Finished third in the 100 meters at the BIG EAST Championships (10.71) after running a personal-best 10.54 in prelims ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in the 200 meters ... finished fifth in the BIG EAST in the 200 (21.15) ... finished third in the 100 (10.66) and sixth in the 200 (21.79) at the All-Ohio Championships.
High School: Holds 100 meter dash record at Liberty High School...state champion in 100 meters as sophomore ... two-time all-state selection in 100 meters (sophomore, senior) ... all-state selection in 200 meters as a junior ... part of state-championship 4x100 relay team as a freshman.
Personal: Born April 21, 1988 ... son of Michael Igeleke and Lisa Douglas.
Academic Major: African American studies.


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By Craig LeClair
On June 24, 2008, Oracle announced its intent to purchase Skywire Software. This potential acquisition has three very strong positives:
Skywire enhances Oracle's ECM offering. Skywire Software has a document output management arsenal that includes Whitehill Technologies (InSystems) and Docucorp International, both of which the company acquired in 2007. Skywire's customer communication solution fills gaps and creates opportunities in Oracle's overall ECM suite. Universal Content Manager and Imaging and Process Manager can now provide complete structured solutions -- built for statements and bills for the print channel, and interactive output management -- creating direct marketing material, or collaboration and workflow for creating enrollment kits. In addition, pain points in customer communication can be addressed more broadly when Skywire's DOM solution is combined with Oracle's web content management products to provide a more complete multi-channel solution.


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Khoo Records Fifth Top-20 Finish
April 16, 2013
FRESNO, Calif. - The Nevada women's golf team finished seventh in the Fresno Lexus Classic, hosted by Fresno State.
Freshman Caryn Khoo recorded her fifth Top-20 finish after shooting a three-over 75 in the final round. Khoo finished tied for 18th with a 10-over 226 for the tournamnet. Sophomore Nikki Prichard shot a six-over 78 in the final round and finished tied for 29th with a 13-over 229. Freshman Carly Simpson also finshed tied for 29th after shooting a four-over 76 in the final round.
Senior Louise Yi finished tied for 38th with a 15-over 231. Sophomore Bethany Wurster finished tied for 45th with a 17-over 233.
Nevada as a team shot a 19-over 307 in the final round and finished in seventh place with a 49-over 913.
Sophomore Tess Jones was competing individually and finished tied for 76th. Her score did not count toward the team score.
Long Beach State won the tournamnet with a 28-over 892. Long Beach State's Simone Hoey won the individual tournament with a five-under 211.
This was the Wolf Pack's last regular season tournament, they will compete in the Mountain West Championship on April 25.


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