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Score: #3 Michigan 74, Bradley 66
Records: U-M (7-0), Bradley (5-2)
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Freshman guard Nik Stauskas (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/St. Mark's School [Mass.]) scored a career-high 22 points, including 12 from behind the arc, to help lift the University of Michigan men's basketball team (No. 3 AP, No. 3 ESPN/USA Today) over Bradley, 74-66, on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 1) inside Carver Arena.
Redshirt junior forward Jordan Morgan (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) recorded his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 points, while sophomore guard Trey Burke (Columbus, Ohio/Northland HS) and freshman guard Glenn Robinson III (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) also contributed in double-digits with 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Michigan shot 26-of-53 (49 percent) from the floor, including 7-of-15 (47 percent) from behind the three-point line in the game. However, Bradley also converted 26-of-50 (52 percent) from the field and 6-of-16 (38 percent) from behind the arc. U-M's advantage was gained at the free throw line, where the Wolverines converted 15-of-21 (71 percent), while the Braves only managed 8-of-12 (67 percent).
A jumper by junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (Miami, Fla./Palmetto Senior) with 6:44 left on the clock in the second half, followed by back-to-back baskets from Stauskas and Morgan, respectively, extended the Wolverines' lead to 66-51. Bradley did not give up, however, forcing Michigan into three straight turnovers to get within seven points (70-63) with 1:28 to play. Another basket by the Braves came a minute later, but U-M converted at the free throw line down the stretch to escape with the eight-point win.
The Wolverines shot 75 percent (6-of-8) from the field in the first 10 minutes of the game yet only held a one-point lead (18-17) over the Braves in the early going. A tip-in by freshman forward Mitch McGary (Chesteron, Ind./Brewster Academy [N.H.]), followed by an old-fashioned three-point play by Burke pushed Michigan's advantage to six, 23-17, at the 8:33 mark, but Bradley responded with a triple of its own to halt the run.
U-M once again gained a six-point lead off a three-pointer by Stauskas but came up empty on its next three possessions, allowing Bradley to come within two (28-26) with 4:29 on the clock. Both teams exchanged baskets over the remainder of the half, and Michigan entered the locker room leading, 34-30, at the break.
The Wolverines scored the first basket of the second half on a layup by Stauskas, starting an 11-4 U-M run over the next four minutes of play. However, Bradley responded with a 6-0 run of its own to bring its deficit back to just five, 45-40, at the 13:57 mark. Both teams then exchanged baskets over the next three minutes, but Michigan slowly built upon its lead, gaining a double-digit advantage again when Hardaway picked up a steal and converted a fastbreak dunk.
The Wolverines will return to Crisler on Tuesday (Dec. 4) when they host Western Michigan in the first of three consecutive home games. Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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It was a surprising scene. Fifty-two writers lined up in alphabetical order in four rows, famous novelists and columnists mixed with provincial journalists, outdoors in the centre of Mexico City. Facing them: a bank of cameras, a large crowd of both press and the public.
The legendary Elena Poniatowska sat near the back in an elegant red suit. Novelist Russell Banks in the front. Laura Esquivel of Like Water for Chocolate sat in the middle near Rocio Gallegos, the courageous young woman from the Juarez newspaper El Diario, which has taken on the drug cartels. Its front-page statement in the form of a question – What do you want from us? – has become the Mexican equivalent of Zola's J'Accuse.
With the Mexicans were a dozen leading writers from the Canadian and Quebec PEN centres, both American centres and those in Japan and England.
Two hours later, the crowd had, if anything grown, the cameras were still rolling. By then, each of us had risen to our feet to condemn the murder of Mexican journalists, the deaths, the violence, the bombs exploding in radio, television and newspaper buildings, the disappearance of freedom of expression in several Mexican states; the death of more than 80 writers since 2000, with the murder rate still rising.
It is a classic conundrum. Mexico is now one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a writer. Yet, you fly in with a sophisticated businessman – Mexican or foreign – on your left; on your right, an eager tourist. You arrive in one of the world's great cities, which is looking better than it has for a long time thanks to its mayor, Marcelo Ebrard. The mayor was the first to receive us, expressing great frustration with what is happening elsewhere.
Which brings me back to that remarkable Sunday event. With national elections this year, no one in politics or government wants freedom of expression to be part of the daily conversation. There is nothing in it for any of them. Our delegation was invited to Mexico to help drag free expression into the centre of public consciousness. Not because the death of writers is more important than the death of tens of thousands of non-writers. But because freedom of expression belongs to all of them – writers and readers, broadcasters and listeners and viewers.
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Out there on the front line, it is always hard to know where power lies. When writers are being killed, it often seems as if violence is the real power. Governments and businessmen now like to say prosperity leads to democracy. How is it then that the worst violence in Mexico is in the most prosperous states?
This past week, we made a serious attempt to remind everyone that freedom of expression is the greatest power – the muscle of democracy. It began with a full page in the newspaper El Universal – a letter to Mexican writers signed by 170 writers around the world – many Nobel Prize winners and all the ex-presidents of PEN. The message was simple: This situation can't be swept into the silent corners. The news is spreading around the world – something is seriously wrong in Mexico. Here is a great civilization that is in trouble.
Virtually all the grassroots organizations and non-governmental organizations working on human rights and free expression came together to advise us on the situation. It isn't an exaggeration to say they see no signs of change or improvement. As Jennifer Clement, president of PEN Mexico, put it on Sunday, words have been "reduced to rags to cover corpses." That doesn't mean the authorities are doing nothing. The Attorney-General's Office received us with about 20 officials, including the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Freedom of Expression, Gustavo Salas. Here you see the intelligence and sophistication of the Mexican elite. This situation of a virtual civil war is humiliating for them. They are trying to reform a legal system that was designed for what Mario Vargas Llosa called the perfect dictatorship – sequential dictators, each with a six-year term. Since 2000, there has been a choice in presidential elections and the legal structures are being slowly dragged into the real world of transparency and responsibility. The special prosecutor gave a formal recounting of what they were doing. But when you ask simple questions – How many indictments? How many convictions? – the answer is none or almost none. Why?Report Typo/Error
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The Alachua County Humane Society opened the doors to its newly renovated facility for the first time.
Mildred the dog is one of the animals enjoying the new facilities for the first time. She's a pit bull/boxer mix who's been at the shelter for about six months, but now her caregiver Nancy Lang hopes she'll find a new owner at the new building. Nancy calls the center "state of the art. I mean, the dogs and the cats have a wonderful living environment til they find their forever home, and I just love coming here."
Among the additions to the new facility are bigger kennels for the dogs, and more space for cats, too.
Fang is one of the cats who loves to be cuddled in one of the seven new cat rooms.
Ryan Kern is on the Board of Directors for the Humane Society and he says "it's a beautiful four acre property with lots of green space to walk and run the dogs and we've really designed everything to be a better experience for the animals, a better experience for folks that want to come and adopt, and a better experience for our staff and volunteers that help do all the work to take care of the animals."
The improvements on the old building came with a pretty hefty price tag. They've had to raise the cost of adopting an animal by about $25 each. However, Kern says "it's been tolerated well by our adopting families and it's helped defer some of the costs. That's one thing that ebbs and flows, and we're able to do sales and special event pricing and so it's never a set price. It's something that fluctuates as we need to."
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Emails and text messages released to Greenpeace Energydesk under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveal that the county's most senior civil servant, Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, travelled to Lancashire to host a dinner with Cuadrilla's Francis Egan, local and national government officials and industry executives to discuss shale gas and oil.
The messages give an insight into the relationship between Cuadrilla and senior civil servants, including the new Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil (OUGO) which aims to "promote the safe, responsible, and environmentally sound recovery of the UK's unconventional reserves of gas and oil".
DECC say facilitating discussions between executives and regulators is a key part of its role. A Cabinet Office spokeswoman told The Independent that Sir Jeremy regularly met with senior industry figures.
The government has come under pressure over its links to the shale gas industry after it emerged that the Prime Minister's election advisor, Lynton Crosby, had worked on behalf of fracking firms in Australia. At the time the Cabinet secretary ruled that no inquiry was necessary.
In one text on 3 May, an unnamed Cuadrilla employee updates OUGO head Duarte Figueira on his meetings with the Balcombe parish council before adding "Please ask your press office not to comment on any speculative queries, enjoy your swimming and the weekend".
That same day Mr Figueira invited Cuadrilla boss, Francis Egan, to dinner and drinks at the Preston Marriot.
At the dinner, on 9 May, Mr Egan met Sir Jeremy Heywood along with other senior government figures key to decisions on fracking including DECC chief civil servant, Stephen Lovegrove and Phil Halsall, the CEO of Lancashire County Council. Tony Grayling from the Environment Agency (EA) was also present.
A DECC spokesperson said: "The role of the Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil is to encourage the development of the industry in a way that safeguards public safety and the environment and maximises benefits to the economy. Facilitating discussions between companies, councils and regulators is part of this role."
A Cabinet office spokesperson said "The Cabinet Secretary regularly meets businesses from all sectors of the economy... the purpose of the discussion on shale was to inform himself on the state of play on the scale of the opportunity and the regulatory and environmental issues involved. As part of this trip he also visited Sellafield."
Ken Cronin, head of the UK Onshore Operators group which represents shale gas firms attended the meeting along with executives from Ineos – which provides the chemicals - and Carillion, which provides support services.
Large parts of the text message correspondence between Mr Duarte and Cuadrilla are redacted but Cuadrilla's well documented difficulties in Balcombe may have strained the cordial relationship.
On the 26 July, after a number of protestors were arrested near to Cuadrilla's drilling site a Cuadrilla representative asks Mr Figueira "can we speak", but there is no reply for four days.
The firm goes on to update Mr Figueira on the many TV appearances of their chief executive and the halting progress at the site "drilling was delayed today for technical reasons but should start tomorrow," says another text, "will advise when underway."
The reply to that text, on the 1 August, is entirely redacted.
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One of the boys involved in the attack also pointed a handgun in the direction of a passenger in the car, but didn't make any threats or attempt to open the door.
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One of the boys involved in the attack also pointed a handgun in the direction of a passenger in the car, but didn't make any threats or attempt to open the door.
When police responded, the group scattered in different directions. No arrests were made.
Well, let's see. My EDV (Every Day Vehicle) is an 04 Dodge Ram 1500 4WD. Guess I'd see what would happen if I put it in 4WD Low and made a "run" for it.
You wouldn't need 4WD to run over a few yhugs, I'm sure your Ram will do it in 2WD High.
This has been an ongoing problem and the authorities fail to call it what it is a "hate crime". Detroit closed down the beach over Memorial Day because of the mobs doing the same thing. It will be hard to prove anything if and when it happens because it is your word against multiples of them.
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The International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket committee and chief executives had recommended the full adoption of the DRS, which allows teams to appeal against an umpire's decision, after expressing satisfaction with technology enhancements in the system.
But the ICC's executive board, chaired by India's Sharad Pawar, decided to maintain the status quo after a two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
"...the ICC Board agreed to continue with the present arrangement where the two competing nations in a bilateral series decide on the use of DRS," the ICC said in a statement.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI), which has always been sceptical of the technology used in the DRS, had said earlier this week they continue to believe "the system is not foolproof".
"The (BCCI) board also sticks to its view that the decision on whether or not to use the DRS for a particular series should be left to the boards involved in that series," BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said in a statement on Monday.
The ICC's executive board did, however, agree to an increase in the number of permitted short-pitched deliveries from one to two per over in 50-over internationals.
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All arguments for the black hole are based upon the same fundamental idea in that they conceive of a region that in actual fact does not exist. This fictitious region the relativists call the 'interior', i.e. the region they think is contained by their a spherically symmetric surface they call the 'event horizon'. But there is no such region. The notion comes from a failure to recognise that the centre of spherical symmetry of the problem at hand is not located where they think it is, at their r = 0. I shall discuss this now in more detail.
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Thank goodness I write fiction, which means I can legitimately waste time on baby-name sites when I'm creating characters. Although last year I actually published a story about a couple arguing in the hospital over what to name their third boy. I warned you–freakishly obsessed.
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The 50 greatest westerns
We count down the greatest westerns of all time
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Dir Sergio Leone (Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef)
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We think of the western as the most unreconstructed of genres: manly men doing manly things. But looking through this list, it's amazing how many different 'uses' the genre has: a political tool, a mode of social protest and, of course, a way to explore and explain differing concepts of masculinity. In fact, it's surprising how few of them are purely, single-mindedly dedicated to just telling a damn good yarn. Luckily, we've got 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' for that. This is one of the absolute peaks of pure narrative cinema: a story which spans many months, hundreds of miles and armies of extras, all of it dedicated to keeping an audience engrossed. Sure, there's meaning here if you want it (War is absurd! People are assholes!) but this is a movie which works so astonishingly well on the surface that digging any deeper doesn't just feel pointless, but ever so slightly wrong.
And it's one of those surprisingly rare movies which seem overfamiliar until you rewatch it. You're always knocked back by how much there is to rediscover: everyone remembers the big set pieces – Tuco's 'hanging', the cigars in the desert, the dusty uniforms, the prison-camp beatings, the battle at the bridge, the final showdown, the entire score – but there's so much more to the movie than that. Remember the exploding hotel room, or the fight on the train, or Tuco in the caves, or the heartbreaking monastery sequence? This is not so much a movie, more an entire world which Leone is just hiring out to us for three hours at a time. TH


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A Metro Police K9 captured a wanted man early Tuesday after he fled from a traffic stop in Mooresville.
A Morgan County deputy stopped the man just before 1:00 a.m. in Mooresville. He was wanted on multiple warrants in Marion County.
When the man, described as a white male in his mid-20s, fled the traffic stop, the deputy began a pursuit that wound around the southwest side of Indianapolis and drew in IMPD units.
Despite snowy, slick roads, police were able to maintain their pursuit of the silver suspect car.
The suspect headed back south on State Road 37 and jumped out of his car near Edgewood Ave. IMPD officers set up a perimeter around Edgewood, Banta and Concord before a K9 officer found and apprehended the man in under an hour.
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WATERLOO – Hundreds of people will be able to celebrate back to school with a nutritious Subway lunch, thanks to a donation from WNYR radio and Subway to Trevor's Gift backpack feeding program.
Jim Schreck, WNYR radio personality, donated 50 $10 Subway gift cards to the program to feed hungry children in Waterloo. Doris Wolf, Trevor's Gift co chair, was delighted. She said each card can purchase two "$5 foot long" subs, which when cut in half could feed 200 people.
"I am dismayed by the number of hungry children in my hometown," Schreck said. "I'll do whatever I can to help. I was thrilled to work with Subway to provide these gift cards. It's a great thing. I'm so glad we could help."
"We are so grateful to Subway for their generous donation," Wolf said. "Every week we hear stories about the growing need for nutritious food for our children and families. This gift will really help make a difference."
Left to right, Jim Schreck, WNYR Radio personality; Melody Millar, senior marketing consultant, Finger Lakes Radio Group; Doris Wolf and Kaaren Gerlach, co chairs, Trevor's Gift backpack feeding program
The gift cards will be randomly placed in the backpack bags when Trevor's Gift is distributed to children in prekindergarten through grade 12 in Waterloo beginning Friday, Sept. 14. About 150 children are expected to receive the bags of food each week
The backpack food is designed to help feed the children over the weekend, when they don't have access to school breakfast and lunches. The food is purchased through Foodlink in Rochester. Larkin Kimmerer from Foodlink said studies have shown that more than 90 percent of children who receive backpack food share it with other children and adults. That's why this year the backpack sacks will contain full size cans of fruits and vegetables and packages of mac and cheese.
The principal at Skoi Yase school recalled one little first grade boy who received Trevor's Gift last year. Children at the primary school who receive Trevor's Gift leave their backpacks outside the classroom door in the morning. Each week the little boy left his backpack even though he hadn't turned in the required permission slip from his parent to receive the food. After trying unsuccessfully to convince the youngster to return the permission slip, his teacher sent him to the principal's office. "I can't ask my mother to sign the paper," the little boys said. "Why not?" asked the principal. "Because this is what I do to help feed my family," the youngster said. Needless to say, the first grader - and his family – continued to receive Trevor's Gift through the school year.
The program is funded through grants from Wegmans and Nutrikids and from generous people in the community. It costs about $150 to feed a child for the school year. In its first two years, Trevor's Gift has distributed 10,000 backpack food packages.
This summer, Trevor's Gift fed 56 kids each week through the summer rec program. At the close of the program, the children held a penny carnival and donated the proceeds to Trevor's Gift.
And this summer, the families at Junius Ponds Cabins and Campgrounds presented the proceeds from their annual campgrounds carnival to the program. It is the largest one-time gift Trevor's Gift has received. "We were absolutely blown away by the gift from Junius Ponds and the Dadson family," said Trevor's Gift cochair Kaaren Gerlach. "As the cost of food continues to rise and the need to combat hunger grows, it is humbling to see how much families and organizations care for each other in our area. We are so grateful."
All volunteers work for free. No expenses are reimbursed. Every penny donated goes directly to feed hungry kids right here in Waterloo.


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Thieves now steal cars in an average of just 10 seconds – more than six times faster than a decade ago.
A study shows criminals prefer to steal keys during house break-ins and simply drive a car away, rather than force the ignition.
It means up to 40 per cent of car thefts may go unrecorded in official figures as they are classed as burglary if the keys were stolen from a house during a break-in.
There is also a growing trend for thieves to lift cars on to trucks and drive off.
One thief told researchers: One told researchers: "Flat bed truck and a luminous vest and people think you're a clamper.
"They're lifting more for tax and insurance now, so as long as you look the part, no-one cares."
The study involved interviews with more than 200 convicted car thieves and victims.
According to the LV= car insurance study, London has most car thefts, followed by the West Midlands and Greater Manchester.
LV boss John O'Roarke, said: "Improvements in car security mean criminals now place a greater emphasis on stealing the keys.
""There are some basic things that motorists can do to try and prevent theft, such as parking in well lit areas, fitting the car with security devices, and keeping car keys out of sight and out of reach."
The rise in cycling's popularity is also fuelling a black market in stolen bikes, with many people not asking about the background of a second-hand model.
LV= estimated the market for stolen bikes could be worth as much as £58 million because of how easy it is to sell them.
A survey of 2,000 bike-owners found that of those who have had a bike stolen (21%), almost a third said it was taken from their shed or garage and a fifth from their driveway.
One in 10 had their bike stolen from outside their office, and a similar number reported losing their bike outside a bar or restaurant.
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My sister-in-law just went to a fertility specialist who said it's a myth to lay on your back w/ legs propped after intercourse. Instead, he said, you should be laying on your belly. This helps the sperm have a better chance of swimming. I just want someone to verify this since my OB has told me to lay on my back w/ legs propped.


text: LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EAGL; EAGLW; EAGLU) (Global Eagle) announced today that stockholders of record as of December 17, 2012 will be invited to attend a special meeting in lieu of annual meeting of stockholders to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the previously announced proposed business combination in which Global Eagle will acquire Row 44, Inc. (Row 44) and 86% of Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (GR:DVN1) (AIA), as well as to consider and vote upon several related proposals. The date, time and location of the special meeting in lieu of annual meeting of stockholders will be set and announced at a later time. Only holders of record of Global Eagle's common stock at the close of business on December 17, 2012 will be entitled to notice of the special meeting in lieu of annual meeting of stockholders and to vote at the special meeting in lieu of annual meeting of stockholders and any adjournments or postponements thereof. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121116/LA14914LOGO) The full meeting agenda will be detailed in the definitive proxy statement of Global Eagle, which will be mailed to all stockholders of record as of December 17, 2012. About Advanced Inflight Alliance AG Advanced Inflight Alliance AG (AIA) is the world's leading provider of innovative content and solutions for the in-flight entertainment industry. Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, AIA's subsidiaries are market-leading companies pioneering in the "passenger experience" sector which provide content solutions such as international and local audio, video, applications, games and services to the majority of the world's airlines. AIA was incorporated in Germany in 1998 and completed its initial public offering in 1999. About Row 44 Row 44 is a satellite-based broadband services provider to the global commercial airline industry. Its network enables airlines to connect to orbiting Ku-band satellites and to communicate with existing satellite ground earth stations. Row 44's in-cabin communication link currently provides airline passengers with Internet access, live television, shopping and flight and destination information. Row 44 was formed in 2004, its WiFi connectivity system was first deployed by a domestic commercial airline in 2009 and its broadband services were fully operations in 2010. Currently installed on more than 400 aircraft, Row 44 has the largest fleet of connected entertainment enabled planes that operate over land and sea worldwide.


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U.S. Senator David Vitter today made the following comment in advance of President Obama's scheduled announcement of his gun control proposals tomorrow.
"The top two questions I'll be asking about the Obama anti-gun proposals are simple: Do they infringe on the second amendment, a fundamental individual right, in any way? And will they be truly effective in reducing violence?" Vitter said. "If Obama himself asked these questions, I think we'd be hearing a lot more about school security, mental health intervention, and voluntary anti-violence standards for Hollywood and its video game industry."
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Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars, and purveyor of all things simple and lightweight. No need for me to extoll his virtues; hundreds of Internet goers have already done so with an in-depth Wikipedia page. If you remember, I touched upon my preference for simplicity in my last entry.
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Force the Pass Heads Fort Marcy
Grade I winner Force the Pass hooks up against multiple grade II winner Ironicus and multiple graded winner Red Rifle in nine-furlong grass race.
Grade I winner Force the Pass hooks up against multiple grade II winner Ironicus and multiple graded winner Red Rifle in nine-furlong grass race.
Arch, the sire of 11 grade I winners, died Jan. 20 of an apparent heart attack, according to Bernie Sams, representative of Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., where the 21-year-old son of Kris S. stood at stud.
Joe and Helen Barbazon's Pleasant Acres will inaugurate its new stallion facility in Morriston, Fla., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gala from 6-10 p.m. (ET) Jan. 16.
When a hole opened up in the stretch, Big Blue Kitten shot through to win the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) May 2 at Belmont Park.
On October 4, Jay Em Ess, spearheaded by Samantha Siegel, produced its first homebred grade I winner when two-year-old filly By the Moon captured the Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park.
Five Iron shot to a 19-1 upset in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park when favored Ghurair failed to fire in his United States debut in one of two graded stakes on the turf on the Derby day card May 3.
Irish Mission and Orion Moon, both from the barn of trainer Christophe Clement, face off at Belmont Park in the $150,000 Beaugay (gr. IIIT), one of two graded turf stakes on the New York track's May 3 Kentucky Derby card.
Joe and Helen Barbazon announced the arrival of four additional stallions at their newly formed Pleasant Acres Stallions near Morriston, Fl., along with the 2014 stud fees for the roster, which now numbers six.
Hall of Fame trainer gives an update on his Breeders' Cup contenders and Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Shug also discusses Point of Entry and Hymnbook. watch video
Hall of Fame trainer gives an update on his Breeders' Cup contenders and Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Shug also discusses Point of Entry and Hymnbook.
East meets West when Verrazano, Alpha, and Pants On Fire head to California to do battle with locals Fed Biz, Centralinteligence, and Goldencents in $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.
In his first start back from injury, Graydar spurted to the early lead and held on to win the $400,000 Kelso Handicap (gr. II) by three-quarters of a length over Brujo de Olleros Sept. 28 at Belmont Park.
Graydar will take on veteran runners Jackson Bend and Hymn Book and the South American importBrujo de Olleros, in the Sept. 28 Kelso Invitational Handicap (gr. II) hoping to score entry to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I).
Beau Choix (by Elusive Quality) is out of multiple graded stakes winner Belle Cherie, by Belong to Me, who also has produced stakes winner Last Best Place.
Waterford Stable's even money favorite Summer Front brought home a third grade III victory with his win in the 35th edition $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park Aug. 25.
Miami Mile (gr. IIIT) winner Summer Front takes on Howe Great and Hudson Steele, the 2-3 finishers in the Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT), in the $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes (gr. IIIT) Aug. 25 at Monmouth Park.
Last year's Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) winner Silver Max flashed speed from the gate to add the July 28 Oceanport Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth to his portfolio for trainer Dale Romans and owners Mark Bacon and Dana Wells.
George and Lori Hall's 5-year-old Pants On Fire took over in the $200,000 Monmouth Cup (gr. II) on July 28 at Monmouth Park after 3-5 favorite Take Charge Indy was pulled up with a condylar fracture to his left front.
After winning his seasonal debut at Colonial Downs, grade II winner Hudson Steele appears to be well prepared for a start in the $150,000 Oceanport Stakes (gr. III) July 28 at Monmouth Park.
After some deliberation, Take Charge Indy's connections will run the grade I-winning colt in the July 28 Monmouth Cup (gr. II), where he'll carry 123-pound highweight against the likes of Hymn Book, Pants on Fire, and more.
Multiple graded stakes winner Mucho Macho Man ran third behind San Pablo and Hymn Book in the $88,200 Criminal Type Stakes at Belmont Park June 14, his first start in five months.
St. George Farm Racing's homebred and dual graded stakes winner Mr. Commons will attempt to overcome the rail post and snap an eight-race losing streak when he faces at least eight others in the June 7 Jaipur Stakes.
Trainer Shug McGaughey said June 2 that Orb definitely will be pointed toward the June 8 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) following the colt's half-mile work in :48 and gallop-out of five furlongs in a sharp 1:00 2/5.
Trainer Pat Byrne had Take Charge Indy sharp for the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III), but even he did not expect the overpowering 6-length performance the 2012 Florida Derby (gr. I) winner turned in May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer Christophe Clement will be well represented with two starters in the $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (gr. IIIT) on the turf at Belmont Park May 4, including 2-1 morning line favorite Speaking of Which.
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Despite the hopeful news that a bankruptcy judge had arranged private mediation between Hostess and the striking bakers union, it only took about 24 hours for the two sides to decide that they will never see eye to eye – so it's liquidation ahoy!
There doesn't seem to be any details about what transpired during the negotiations, but based on their rapid collapse, my guess is that it went something like this:
Union: "We don't want our income and benefits slashed."
Hostess: "Too bad, we're out of money."
Union: "Well screw you then."
Apparently rivals such as Flowers Foods and Mexico's Grupo Bimbo are interested in some, but not all, of the brands. Until the final word comes down, you can bet that absurd price gouging will continue for the company's remaining inventory.
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Let's Trade Myths For Reality: What Are You Really Doing In The Cloud?
Posted by James Staten on June 4, 2012
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In my oodles of conversations with enterprise clients about cloud, there isn't a day that goes by without some myth about cloud use coming up. It's time we, together, did something about this.
If it's not "devs are only using it for test & dev," then it's "all those cloud apps are noncritical experiments." The other common ones are "it's all startups and web businesses" and "nothing critical is going there because of security." I use our ForrSights survey data, aggregated learnings from client inquiries, and evidence gathered through case study analysis to refute these rumors - all of which are untrue - but some beliefs just won't die. This week, we published an update to our definitive report from 2008, "Is Cloud Computing Ready for the Enterprise?" that shows that, yes indeed, the leading clouds have matured to the point that there are few legitimate excuses left for not using them. Who isn't ready are the enterprises - IT ops team in particular. And frankly, many enterprise IT ops teams aren't moving quickly enough to get ready for cloud because they don't see the sense of urgency - they believe the myths above.
So we need to definitively settle this issue, and we need your help to do it.
Forrester VP and Principal Analyst John Rymer has recently fielded a new survey exclusive to developers who have actually deployed applications to the cloud and is gathering their real-world experiences. We will be publishing a report on its findings in our Forrester Cloud Playbook in the fall - a report we hope will put to rest these myths.
If you are deploying applications to IaaS or PaaS clouds and getting tired of struggling to prove to your company that the cloud actually can deliver agility, cost savings, and new business value, then you need to take this survey so we, collectively, can speak with one voice. Take it today and spread the word. Our hope is that through this work and more we can get every enterprise ready for cloud and thriving within it.
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Immediately after he hung up with Marinatto, he embraced his wife, Melba, and they began to weep with joy.
"That's what we did," said Johnson, who is retiring in June. "That's pretty professional, huh? It's been a long haul."
A long haul, indeed. After over a decade of seeking BCS affiliation, Memphis, along with also-outgoing Conference USA members Houston, Central Florida, and SMU, will begin Big East competition in the 2013-14 season.
Memphis becomes the 12th football member and the 17th basketball member of the conference. Navy will join as a football-only member in 2015.
The addition of the Tigers gives the Big East yet another program in a top 50 media market. As a whole, Big East games will reach more than 31 million homes in 2013 and beyond.
"We're grateful to each university and their presidents for their vote for the University of Memphis and for Tiger athletics," Memphis president Dr. Shirley C. Raines said. "We look forward to serving with the Big East."
Johnson said talks had been ongoing but heated up in recent weeks. Marinatto flew in last week and got an all-encompassing tour of the campus, including the athletic facilities.
"Upon visiting Memphis, it immediately became clear to me and to our membership that the administration of Dr. Raines and R.C. Johnson has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to maintaining first class athletic facilities," Marinatto said in a teleconference on Wednesday.
Marinatto said Memphis was one of the more attractive options because it would give the Big East a school within the central time zone. With San Diego State and Boise State joining as football-only members in 2013, the Big East has plans to create East and West divisions. Memphis, with its location, would fall under the West division and fill a geographical need for the conference.
"Geographically the school is located in the heart of our conference, in the heartland of America," Marinatto said. "All of those things were contributing factors in us determining ultimately that this was the best decision to make."
Wednesday's official announcement was the payoff Memphis' administration had long hoped for. Although it remains to be seen whether or not the Big East will retain its automatic qualifying status — or if AQs will even exist by 2013 — the Tigers are in line for a significant financial windfall with the Big East.
Johnson said the Tigers will get about $2 million from C-USA this year. Big East teams, conversely, will draw in upwards of $8 million from their league.
Johnson said the Big East starts negotiations for a new television deal on Sept. 1 and that "projections for the Big East rank anywhere from the double-digits on up."
"It's a different time," he said. "It's a different era. Now we're looking for multiple time zones. Now we're looking for multiple television sets. The industry has changed. I think that started all the (realignment)."
The Tigers were left behind in the first round of Big East expansion in 2005, when then-fellow Conference USA members Louisville, Marquette, DePaul, Cincinnati and South Florida fled the conference to join the Big East.
Johnson was criticized for, among many other things, a lack of preparation and poor presentation to Big East officials during that time. Until the sequence of events this week, the window appeared to be shrinking for the Tigers to ever be invited to a BCS league.
Johnson deflected credit for the Tigers' long trek into a BCS conference.
"It's not about me. I mean that sincerely," Johnson said. "This is my 33rd year as an athletic director. Melba and I love Memphis, we love the community, we love the university, and we love the Tigers. If you're gonna do what I'm doing, you learn to develop a really thick skin. You've gotta be able to move on. Does anybody like it? No. But it doesn't bog us down. You've got to move on."
And move on the Tigers will, leaving behind a wobbly C-USA. The loss of Memphis, which was the league's biggest name draw, is almost certainly devastating. C-USA and the Mountain West Conference are rumored to be close to a full merger after the two leagues agreed to a football-only merger last year.
While Memphis boasts a storied basketball program, the Tigers''football program has been mired in losing for the last several seasons. Memphis coach Justin Fuente, who was hired on Dec. 8 to replace the fired Larry Porter, inherits a program that has stumbled to a 5-31 record the last three seasons.
"Everybody's job got harder," Fuente said. "The expectation level, the commitment level from everybody just got raised, from the community to the alumni to the university. If we wanna go do this, which we do and I'm excited to go do, we've gotta step up."
Marinatto said Wednesday he has full confidence that Memphis will correct its football program's losing ways.
"We feel confident not only with regard to the moves that the university has made in the past in upgrading its facilities, but ... with the personnel and administrative moves they've made in order to solidify their situation going forward," he said.
Johnson and the athletic department announced last summer a capital campaign for a $10 million indoor practice facility. He said he hopes to have the majority of the fundraising for the facility accounted for by the end of this fiscal year.
The upgraded football facilities, to go along with Memphis' well-documented success in basketball and central location, helped push the Tigers over and finally into a BCS league, Johnson said.
"As big as our basketball has been, in the TV world and in the media world, the football is such a big spoke," he said. "The thing we had going for us is what we did with our facilities, our location, and they really wanted to get to 12 teams. I think all that really helped us.
"People said early on Boise State and San Diego State may hurt (us). Actually, they helped us, because then it kind of eliminated time zones and they wanted to get something in this area. And it's easy to get in and out of here. All that really boded well for us."
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Tastes Like Home
Comfort in a bowl of rice
Hi Everyone, Lately I have been giving a lot of thought to the whole idea of comfort food. What is it? What does it mean to us? What leads us to label a particular food "comfort food"? I wondered if it was a single dish or a combination of dishes. Is it the method of preparation or a particular ingredient? Is it described as comfort food because it is prepared by a particular person?
So I went investigating and according to my research, comfort food is simple food. It is home-cooked. It is eaten at informal restaurants, like cook shops, snackettes, diners etc. Comfort food is inexpensive, uncomplicated and easy to prepare. It is the kind of food we turn to for familiarity, emotional security and even for reward. Remember when your mom or dad would make your favourite dish as a treat, or that special someone in your life? That's the reward.
So how does a dish become a comfort food? The reasons are as diverse as we are as individuals and so to answer the question you have to get to know yourself a little. I decided to look inward. Given what I'd just learned about comfort food, I set about making a list of the dishes I consider to be my personal comfort foods. Immediately, I noticed that there was one particular ingredient that kept repeating itself in each dish I listed – rice. I was not surprised to see rice repeated in each dish because like I said in a column last year, and a few weeks ago, I am a rice fanatic. What I found difficult, however, was finding answers to why I liked rice so much. I had to look a little deeper for that answer and I found out even more about myself.
Let's start with the dishes I think of as my comfort foods and their qualifying reasons. Here they are in no particular order.
Rice and Peas – every time I travel overseas and I return home to Barbados, the first dish I make and long for is rice and peas. This very Bajan dish for me makes me feel like I belong. It makes me feel safe. Even the variety of rice I use to make this dish, long grain parboiled makes this dish comfortable.
Rice with Fish Curry – whenever I eat this combo, it takes me back to Guyana and Friday afternoons. It signifies the end of a long work week. It whispers in my ear, memories of the hustle and bustle of the markets and the freshness of the produce. It's being home in my safe haven until Monday morning when my work-week madness will start all over again.
Fried Rice – this fried rice is specific to the Chinese food of Guyana. There's a uniqueness to the taste and flavour of the food in Guyana that I have not found in many of the other places I have travelled to and had Chinese food. I think it has to do with the availability of certain ingredients and the palates being catered to. Within 24 hours of being in Guyana I must eat some Chinese fried rice. My mom tends to get a little peeved because of course she would have prepared whatever I had told her to and yet I'd end up eating out.
Cook-up Rice – growing up, every Saturday this was the dish my mother made. It was a meal I looked forward to after the drudgery of Saturday-morning chores. Her cook-up rice was and still is so good that it often felt like a reward. Cook-up rice also is about Old Year's Night (New Year's Eve), with the gathering of family and friends and wishing you could freeze time. The cook-up rice provides the comfort of the Old Year even as the excitement of the New Year approaches.
Dhal, Rice and Achar – the simplicity of this meal is what makes it comfortable for me. It keeps me grounded, especially as I spend so much time in the kitchen perfecting the art of much fancier fare. It is a constant reminder that tasty does not have to mean complicated.
And why is it that I like rice itself? Because each variety has its own distinctive aroma, reflecting the uniqueness its flavour, shape and texture. When cooked simply, either by boiling or steaming with a little butter, a few whole spices or a couple of bay leaves, it becomes a dish that can hold its own without the adornment of a sauce or curry. Each time I raise the lid off of a pot of rice I've cooked, the steam that rises, and the aroma that beckons is like an invitation to feed my soul and calm my worries. As I sit with my bowl or plate of rice and tuck in, each forkful of perfectly puffed and fluffy rice gently forces me to pay attention to it, freeing my mind of distractions. I'm eating, I'm concentrating, I'm observing, I'm tasting, I'm understanding.
I like rice because I can make it simple or complex to suit the occasion. Its versatility is unrivalled. While its status is elevated on the savoury side, rice also creates quite a stir on the sweet side of things. Perhaps one of its endearing qualities is that it likes to be left alone when being cooked, to do its thing.
You know, it's useful to stop and think about these things at times and to question ourselves, we can learn so much. What are your comfort foods and why are they your comfort foods?
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[CONNECTICUT-COLUMBIA: Men] Canadians Cyle Larin and Allando Matheson and Colin Bradley (from the penalty spot) scored in the first 34 minutes as No. 8 Connecticut opened up a 3-0 lead and cruised to a 4-0 win over Columbia to earn its third straight match.
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and Edir DaGraca. Matheson doubled Connecticut's lead, putting away his fourth goal of the season on a pass from sophomore Nicholas Zuniga. In the second half, Matheson finished the scoring with a header off of a corner kick from junior Adria Beso
to give him five goals in the last four matches, coming off the bench for UConn coach Ray Reid.
With the shutout win, Jamaican All-American Andre Blake earned his 40th career victory and 30th career shutout as a Husky.
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I was asked to be a judge in the first-ever 'We Love LO Poetry Contest' this past November. There were 136 entries submitted from residents young and old. The wonderful thing about being a judge was that I was able to read all 136 poems!
While the poetry styles varied, the subject matter focused on central themes around Lake Oswego. Our city's natural beauty of trees, streams, lake and river were often mentioned. We do love the flora and fauna that define our neighborhoods, providing a glorious backdrop for daily life. But the poets also mentioned Millennium Park and Luscher Farm. They wrote about events and activities that take place, whether it's farmer's market or playing on a sports field. They rhymed about the sculptures gracing our city streets. And they mentioned the iron furnace at George Rogers Park where picnics meet the Willamette River.
Many places and things residents of Lake Oswego love about our city today have become part of our local scene only in the last 20 years. The iron furnace sat for 100 years, falling apart, until the council finally understood the value of retaining it just a few years ago. Until 2002, an old woodchip plant graced the riverfront where Foothills Park now resides.
Lake Oswego residents stepped up in the 1990s and early 2000s to provide park bonds to build recreation facilities and secure open spaces that we all enjoy today. It was not the worst of economic times, but those were not the boom years either. People may not have known they would enjoy concerts in the parks or a community garden plot for growing their own produce, but they wanted to make Lake Oswego even better. Our redevelopment district was on the books for 20 years before Lake View Village and Millennium Plaza came to be.
I think about this and wonder what our city will be like in 20 years. We have a plan for a new neighborhood in Lake Oswego that would seem to embrace many quality-of-life factors that long-time residents have valued. This neighborhood would sit between a beautiful existing riverfront park and our awakening downtown. It would be walkable, providing opportunities for diverse housing and additional commercial space. It will afford Lake Oswego a chance to grow without changing the neighborhood way-of-life we treasure.
The future will require more public transportation options for all Lake Oswego residents. This new neighborhood will need to accommodate that as well. What form that transportation will take, and when it will be realized, should not prevent our city from planning for additional growth that fits with the character of our natural environment while allowing for building design that suits the developing area.
When we have a 'We Love LO Poetry Contest' in 2031, what will the poets hold dear? Will it be a set of connecting steps from State Street to Foothills Park? Or perhaps a new library, where folks of all ages can come hear storytellers speak of a day when people wrote letters on paper and drove their cars two blocks to the store? I hope I'm around to still enjoy the poetry of a town that has always evolved with an eye toward making a better place for the next generation.
Donna Jordan is a member of the Lake Oswego City Council.


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TMZ and Justin Bieber are in hot water
Apparently TMZ has this video of Justin Bieber dropping the "N" Bomb...They also allegedly used it to extort Justin Bieber...This is the story TMZ ran...
This whole story is disgusting...but TMZ didn't show the entire Justin video...This is it
Who are we more upset at? Justin for saying this, or TMZ for allegedly extorting Justin? News Reports are saying TMZ blackmailed Justin Bieber, this is just one report


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Let an adult cut or puncture a hole in the top of the milk jug next to the opening (which is where you'll string the string)...
...and also cut out a large opening on the side of the milk jug for the birds to be able to come and go for the seeds.
Set out a paper towel (to protect your workspace) and set up a painting station. We used arcylic paint (so that the paint won't wash off when it rains).
Now let the kids paint. (Don't paint on the inside of the milk jug, since that's where the birds will eat.) My son loved this step!
Now let the kids lace the string in the top of the milk jug. My son laced the string through the hole I'd created as well as around the opening of the milk jug, then tied a knot.
Just a suggestion, put the cap back on {to keep out rain} and put tiny holes in the bottom {to let any rain OUT!}
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Those are great ideas to add to the directions for this project! Thanks!!
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Schumer Wants Alcohol Packed Slushies Regulated
(New York, NY) -- They're called Phrosties and they're alcohol-packed slushies delivered straight to your door.
Senator Charles Schumer thinks these boozy beverages need to be regulated.
They come with enticing names like Tsunami Sunrise, Volcanic Paradise and Irish Bomb, cost just ten-dollars and can be ordered 24-hours a day via Instagram.
Sugar boosts the buzz factor and Schumer says the company that makes Phrosties should have to prove they're not being sold to kids.
The New York State Liquor Authority is investigating.


text: Okay looking at the Powerbook 15" here, It comes with a standard 867mhz G4, now in comparison to a P4 how does that compare, I know Macs handle there memory better, but how will that compare to a P4 M 2.2Ghz? And would the Airport wireless, work with a standard PC Wan wireless router. Im guessing it will, but wireless Broadband is important to me. Actually Ive noticed that you cant buy the modem by itself. Also would this work with a standard Cable Modem, also has the Mac got the facility to connection share? Also Ive noticed the memory is SDRAM instead of DDRRAM, will this decrease its performance? Right basically Ive come up with what I think I would need, this includes the Aiport Extreme base station with modem. Processor: 867 MHz G4 Memory: 512mb SDRAM Hard drive: 60GB Bluetooth This comes to a grand total of £2009.31, and Im thinking ****! Now for a laptop, the Dell Inspiron 8500, okay 15.4 so screen size is similar. 2.2 GHz standard. Here are the specs Processor: 2.2GHz P4 Memory: 512mb DDRRAM Hard drive: 60GB Graphics Card: 64mb Geforce4 go 440 Bluetooth And again all the wireless stuff, this also comes with a FREE bag and printer, not to bothered about that but heh. GRAND TOTAL : £1643.16 So seemingly a much, much more powerful machine, but please put it down as much as you like, I want to see where my money should go, at the moment its on Dell.


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Mahomed Yakoob was born in or about the year 1820, in the flourishing little town of Piskent, in the khanate of Khokand.
In Mongolia under the Chinese Government it answers to khanate.
Bokhara rugs which are made in the city and khanate of that name, are not the so-called Bokhara rugs of the Western world.
The Czar's officials had little difficulty in picking a quarrel with the khanate of Khokand.
A khanate situated in the valley of the lower Oxus, bordering Bokhara on the southeast.
Basil's reign saw the foundation of the Solovetsk monastery and the rise of the khanate of the Crimea.
In the 15th century it became the capital of a Tatar khanate, subject to Moscow, and so remained until 1667.
The length of the khanate from north to south is 200 m., and its greatest width 300 m.
The khanate of Khokand was a powerful state which grew up in the 18th century.


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From Renee Siracusa:
"To provide readily accessible health care to the residents of and visitors to Puna" is the mission statement of the Puna Community Medical Center (PCMC) that operates the urgent care clinic in the Pahoa Marketplace. This was put to the test when the board of directors was faced with the imminence of lava bisecting the town of Pahoa. How to ensure continued accessibility for those residents south of the flow? The "how" of the equation was especially troubling to PCMC's accountant, but the board decided that the commitment to the community was a higher priority than fiduciary responsibility to a tight budget. Indeed, PCMC has operated on the edge with a tight budget for 5 three fourths of a year and even so has managed over 30,000 patient visits.
Clinical Programs Director Daniel DiDomizio and President René Siracusa started looking for an appropriate location to set up a south-of-the-flow annex. They investigated more than six possible sites whose owners offered either free or low rent. Finally they settled on the recently vacated space that had been occupied by Neighborhood Place of Puna. Owner Heather Hedenschau repainted, installed a new security door, and offered a reduced rental fee. The site is centrally located across from Pahoa High, Intermediate and Elementary Schools and has ample parking.
Then wonderful things started to happen. First, Dan Brinkman, CEO of Hilo Medical Center, arranged for some spare medical equipment to be loaned to PCMC for the annex; and the Lions Club volunteers helped to move it to the new site. Then councilmen Kern and Ilagan offered some financial assistance from their contingency funds. The Hilo DownTown Improvement Association., which was closing its Hilo office, donated office furniture and equipment. Cathy Emory, who was consolidating some of her vacation rentals, donated furniture for the waiting room. Clarysse Nunokawa of the Mayor's office contacted Diane Chadwick of Hawai'i Community Foundation, which resulted in a $20,000 grant from its Kukio Community Fund. Also, Eileen Lovell of the Gamma Psi-at-large (Hawaii Chapter) of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing arranged for a donation of $5,000. AlohaCare sent in a $5,000 donation. And more private donations and offers of volunteer assistance started pouring in.
A huge surprise was the extremely generous donation of a 2012 Lifeline Mobile Medical Van, originally valued at $358,000, by Kona Community Hospital so that PCMC could "continue to provide the high quality, readily accessible, health care services that are much needed in the immediate Puna community," according to CEO Jay E. Kreuzer. Kalani Honua has eagerly agreed to allow the van to use space on their property once PCMC is ready to do patient outreach to the outlying coastal communities.
Paying for the costs of operating the annex and the van in addition to the original urgent care clinic are problematic at this point, but Mayor Kenoi, Chief Darryl Oliveira and Sen. Russell Ruderman have all offered to do what they could to arrange for disaster funding to help with operational support. State Representative Elect Joy Sanbuenaventura and Council 5 Elect Daniel Paleka have also offered help. Everyone, working together, is doing their utmost to make sure that South Puna residents will not lack for medical care. Pahoa has been granted a reprieve, but that may only be temporary. If and when it is threatened again, we will be ready.
The annex will open when lava crosses Highway 130 and will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The current urgent care clinic will continue staying open its normal hours of Mondaythrough Saturday, with Sunday and holiday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (closed for lunch). To donate or volunteer, email firstname.lastname@example.com. Have a healthy holiday season. Mahalo nui loa,
René Siracusa
PCMC President


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Mount Laminate with Brackets?
Brainstorming here...
Very old construction, plaster. Don't particularly wish to rip out and replace the walls at this time for a small project. The current problem is a corner style desk with a little opening in the center making it difficult to keep clean in the area, so replacing it with laminate mounted on the wall will remove that problem.
I want to put a piece of laminate in a recessed area that is about 4 1/2 feet wide, and about 24 inches deep. This is for a stand up computer station so basic piece of laminate will do and I will need to drill a couple holes through for the cables. The support would be for the maximum of 2 monitors, computer, printer, speakers, keyboard, mouse; not a lot of weight.
First thought was a 2x4 section on the left/right walls and run a couple board straight across and mount the laminate to that. Problem is one of the walls has the brick chimney, so there seems to be about 1 1/2 inches (including the plaster) so I am not sure I can mount to sufficiently sound for that.
This brings me to brackets from the back wall out to support it. This would give me 3 or 4 supports from the back (or if I add ones on the side walls 5 or 6).
As it appears right now the laminate section would be just under 4 1/2 feet and about 25 inches in depth total. Not sure if I should look for metal or wood or what would be the best way to mount it. If one or the other is more recommended, how big of a bracket would I be making or finding?
Preferably home depot because they have NICE employees!
Best of luck!
For the most part, you would likely get better information by asking the nearest wall............IMHO.
Not sure what you are trying to do, maybe a pic of the area would help. To support anything of weight, any supports should be secured to the studs. Mounting supports into wood lath plaster(you said OLD) walls can be iffy.
Not a big deal though, I think I came up with a solution, finally found really long L brackets, hadn't found them before in my searching. 22 inch heavy duty L brackets should do what I need them to do.
You could install a cleat to that chimney wall using a masonry bit and concrete screws long enough to anchor into the brick. For added strength, use construction adhesive applied to the back of the cleat with a caulk gun. You should run a cleat all along the back, also. The counter will sag in the middle if you don't.
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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 208
Volume 208 of the series Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology pp 161-177
Biodegradation of Fluorinated Alkyl Substances
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The interest in the fate of fluorinated chemicals in the environment emerged in the 1980s–1990s, when chlorofluorocarbons were banned due to their extreme potential for destroying the ozone layer (Molina and Rowland 1974; Rowland 2002). More recent concerns connected with fluorinated chemicals have arisen within the last decade when the perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluorinated alkane sulfonates (PFASs) were found to be environmentally ubiquitous (Giesy and Kannan 2001; Hansen et al. 2001). Indeed, the presence of these chemicals in human blood serum had been surmised in the 1960s (Taves 1968), but at that time, analytical methods were not yet capable of identifying these compounds.
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