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Craig Childs' new book is like no other you'll ever read about the "end of the world."
It's mostly the author's travelogue to the world's most extreme locations. Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth is a fantastic read in the tradition of great popular science books. It pulls off the near impossible, placating our concerns about the end of life as we know it which won't be nearly as dramatic as we think, turns out while also rousing us from complacent slumber.
The "end of the world" Childs shows is a force constantly in motion albeit probably slow enough for us to catch the next big bus out of town and to another location. If we're paying attention, that is.
"The sixth mass extinction is well under way," Childs warns in his introduction. As a balm, he tells us that since change is inevitable, it should only be embraced. "Current conditions represent about 10 percent of what the Earth has been like over the last 3 million years."
Over nine chapters and various locales, Childs describes how he "worked to see beneath the surface appearance of things and stand in the presence of apocalypse."
A nature writer of renown and author of previous books The Secret Knowledge of Water and Animal Dialogues, Childs will read from his book Saturday, Oct. 20 as part of the Utah Humanities Council's Fifteenth Annual Book Festival. (See box for event information.)
If Americans learn about the end of the world at all, it's usually through a high-school science teacher. We learn that our sun will one day run out of hydrogen to burn, turn into a "red star," then simultaneously knock the Earth off its orbit and consume it. But this won't happen for some 5 billion years. What was the first time you learned about the eventual end of the world?
My high-school context was always nuclear annihilation. All of a sudden, there'd be a bright flash while you're eating your breakfast cereal for breakfast, and then you didn't exist anymore. If you grew up during the Cold War, you're infused with the idea that it could all come tumbling down at any moment. It wasn't even that dramatic an image, but it was always burned into our psyches.
Out of the nine ways that the world as we know it could end discussed in your book such as expanding deserts, extinction, cataclysms which route do you believe is most likely?
All of them are not only likely, but will happen. They're all just different stages and scale. Mass extinction is happening right now. Rising seas and melting ice are not really ends. They're these big changes, but they're not closures. They're pieces of continuity. For many species and people they may represent for them the end. But mostly they're events that just happen. I'm trying to put them in context of what they mean when they happen. And they will all happen. I don't think there's anything in the book that's not in store.
There's an emerging school of thought that says, "Rather than panic about the end of the world, whether it's through environmental disaster or religious prophecy, the best we can do is tend the world we have today." To what extent are certain elements under our control? Is control of these elements enough to stave off disaster?
It's hard to tell. There's not a lot that's under our control, but there's a lot that's under our influence. We know that if we do "x" something happens. We know we have an impact. How to determine what that is is really tough. I try to contend with it in this book, saying, "Here's our role, but there's a certain amount of chaos and unknown."
In the chapter "Civilizations Fall," you recount how as a teenager in Phoenix, you plotted to survive the end of the world, with your father's guns and girlfriend in tow. That personal example seems to say there are juvenile ways and mature ways to prepare for the future. Are we at a juvenile stage or mature stage?
We're at a fairly juvenile stage. We're fascinated by "the end." I'm not saying I'm not juvenile. What I want to say in this book is that we should look at it realistically. Right now we're not preparing for continuity, we're preparing for endings. Not all the way across the board, but for the most part we prepare for endings. We work hard as a society not to destroy every damned thing we touch. But it does seem that a lot of people can't wait for the world to end, as if the world we have now isn't exciting and real enough. They want volcanoes and Armageddon. I want to say, "Whoa, let's really think about what this means."
What's the most important process you believe we should understand?
That we aren't on an entirely stable plant. The world we see in front of us isn't our only option. Blue skies and green trees aren't that way forever. It's more tenuous than we though. Whole scenarios are thrown completely out of whack by small changes. You look through the geologic history and you find it's not always this way. What we have now requires maintenance.
You both divide and combine the thesis of your book based on our dual understanding of the word "apocalypse" as a kind of cosmic realization and religious revelation. Why did you start with the premise that both definitions must be honored?
I think of apocalypse not in a way we normally think of it. It's not a moment, but a process. I wanted to steer away from this notion that it's final, that it's a "nothing-after-it event." I wanted to unfold it to show there's a larger process going on. It's about beginnings and endings, rather than just endings.
A chief aspect of your book is the way you demonstrate how these changes accumulate over time, much like the millions of years that make Darwinian natural selection possible. That's often been hard concept for people to grasp.
Really rapid change is rare. You will get sudden events, but they tend to get smoothed out. Even asteroid impacts may not be as exciting as we thought. Fire and impact is exciting, but the real impact of an asteroid hitting the Earth sometimes isn't felt for a long time afterward.
I'm trying to redefine time. The changes we make now are felt way down the line. I wrote this book to write about time. We don't have a real mature way of looking at it right now. I'm still trying to learn a lot of it myself.
Do you have a favorite or least favorite disaster movie?
My favorites are a lot like "Blade Runner." Certain aspects of life peter out, but this thing we call the world just keeps on going. That's a scary future. I finally broke down and watched "2012," about the so-called Mayan calendar prediction. It was a lot of fun, but completely unrealistic. The science just isn't there. Those enormous catastrophic ends just don't happen.
Craig Childs's reading
When • Saturday, Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m.
Where • Salt Lake Main Library auditorium, 210 E. 400 South
Info • Free. Call 801-359-9670 or visit www.utahhumanities.org for more information.


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Pernicious anemiaMacrocytic achylic anemia; Congenital pernicious anemia; Juvenile pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption)
Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cellsthat occurs when your intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12.
See also:
- Megaloblastic anemia
- Anemia
Pernicious anemia is a type of vitamin B12 anemia. The body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells. You get this vitaminfrom eating foods such as meat, poultry, shellfish, eggs, and dairy products.
A special protein, called intrinsic factor, helps your intestines absorb vitamin B12. This protein is released by cells in the stomach. When the stomach does not make enough intrinsic factor, the intestine cannot properly absorb vitamin B12.
Common causes of pernicious anemia include:
- Weakened stomach lining (atrophic gastritis)
- An autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system attacksintrinsic factor protein or the cells that make it.
Very rarely, pernicious anemia is passed down through families. This is called congenital pernicious anemia. Babies with this type of anemia do not make enough intrinsic factor or cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 in the small intestine.
In adults, symptoms of pernicious anemia are usually not seen until after age 30. The average age of diagnosis is age 60.
You are more likely to get this disease if you:
- Scandinavian or Northern European
- Have a family history of the condition
Certain diseases can also raise your risk. They include:
- Addison's disease
- Chronic thyroiditis
- Graves disease
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Myasthenia gravis
- Secondary amenorrhea
- Type 1 diabetes
- Testicular dysfunction
- Vitiligo
For information on other causes of low vitamin B12 levels, see: Anemia - B12 deficiency
Some people do not have symptoms. Symptoms may be mild.
They can include:
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Fatigue, lack of energy, or light-headedness when standing up or with exertion
- Loss of appetite
- Pale skin
- Problems concentrating
- Shortness of breath, mostly during exercise
- Swollen, red tongue or bleeding gums
If you have low vitamin B12 levels for a long time, you can have nervous system damage. Symptoms can include:
- Confusion
- Depression
- Loss of balance
- Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet
Exams and Tests
The doctor or nurse will perform a physical exam. Tests that may be done include:
- Bone marrow examination (only needed if diagnosis is unclear)
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Reticulocyte count
- Schilling test
- Methylmalonic acid (MMA) level
- Vitamin B12 level
This list is not all-inclusive.
Pernicious anemia may also affect the results of the following tests:
A woman with low B12 levels may have a false positive Pap smear. That's because a vitamin B12 deficiency affects the cells certain cells, called epithelial cells,look.
The goal of treatment is to increase your vitamin B12 levels.
- Treatmentinvolves a shot of vitamin B12 once a month. Persons with severely low levels of B12 may need more shots in the beginning.
- Some patients may also need to take vitamin B12 supplements by mouth. For some people, high-dose vitamin B12 tablets taken by mouth work well, and shots are not needed.
- A certain type of vitamin B12 may be given through the nose.
Your doctor or nurse will also recommend eating a well-balanced diet.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Patients usually do well with treatment.
It is important to start treatment early. Nerve damage can be permanent if treatment does not start within 6 months of symptoms.
Possible Complications
People with pernicious anemia may have gastric polyps, and are more likely to develop gastric cancer and gastric carcinoid tumors.
Brain and nervous system problems may continue or be permanentif treatment is delayed.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency.
There is no known way to prevent this type of vitamin B12 anemia. However, early detection and treatment can help reduce complications.
Antony AC. Megaloblastic anemias. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 39.
Antony AC. Megaloblastic anemias. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 167.
Review Date: 2/8/2012
Reviewed By: Todd Gersten, MD, Hematology/Oncology, Palm Beach Cancer Institute, West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington; David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious respiratory infection. In fact, 90% of people exposed to measles will develop the disease, unless they are immune. Measles is caused by a virus and can be a serious or even fatal illness for young children. However, since vaccinations were introduced in 1963, measles has become rare in developed countries, including the United States.
Measles is associated with the following signs and symptoms:
Measles is caused by a virus (paramyxovirus) that is spread through the air or by contact with infectious droplets from the nose, mouth, or throat. You can contract the disease by merely being in the same room as an infected person. Most people get measles because they were never immunized. Once someone has had measles, that person has immunity for life.
People with the following conditions or characteristics are at risk for developing measles:
Anyone with a fever and unexplained rash should see a health care provider. Your health care provider will do a physical examination, checking for Koplik's spots or the rash that usually appears several days after the spots have disappeared. To help confirm the diagnosis, your health care provider may order a blood test to detect the presence of antibodies against the measles virus.
Vaccination is the key to preventing measles. Since the 1980s, the live, weakened measles vaccine, has been available as the combination vaccine of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR). Health care staff administer the MMR vaccine in two doses -- one at age 12 - 15 months, and the second at age 5 - 12 years. Of those who receive the vaccine, more than 95% have lifelong immunity.
Rest, drinking plenty of fluids, and treatment to relieve symptoms are adequate if there are no complications.
The following medications may be used to manage measles:
Following these nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms:
You may address nutritional deficiencies with the following supplements:
Herbs are generally a way to strengthen and tone the body's systems. As with any therapy, you should work with your health care provider before starting any treatment. You may use herbs as dried extracts (capsules, powders, teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts). Unless otherwise indicated, make teas with 1 tsp. herb per cup of hot water. Steep covered 5 - 10 minutes for leaf or flowers, and 10 - 20 minutes for roots. Drink 2 - 4 cups per day. You may use tinctures alone or in combination as noted. The herbs listed below are to help support immunity while providing antibacterial and antiviral support.
To reduce itching from the rash, use witch hazel (Hamamelis virginia) topically or add oatmeal to a bath.
Few studies have examined the effectiveness of specific homeopathic remedies. A professional homeopath, however, may recommend one or more of the following treatments for measles based on his or her knowledge and clinical experience. Before prescribing a remedy, homeopaths take into account a person's constitutional type -- your physical, emotional, and intellectual makeup. An experienced homeopath assesses all of these factors when determining the most appropriate remedy for a particular individual.
Measles is most often an uncomplicated childhood illness. The most common complication of measles in children is acute otitis media, which occurs in 7 - 9% of cases. However, infants and adults, especially those who are malnourished or whose immune system is weak, may develop complications that involve the respiratory system, central nervous system, or digestive system, and may need to be hospitalized. In a small percentage of cases, measles can be fatal.
Measles in a pregnant woman can result in premature birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, or low birth weight babies. Infants of mothers with active measles should receive immune globulin at birth. Pregnant women should not be vaccinated.
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Cabrera C, Artacho R, Gimenez R. Beneficial effects of green tea -- a review. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006;25(2):79-99.
Levin A, Burgess C, Garrison LP, et al. Global eradication of measles: an epidemiologic and economic evaluation. J Infect Dis. 2011; 204(1)S98-106.
Long: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2012.
Measles - United States, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 20012; 61:253-7.
Parker AA, Staggs W, Dayan GH, et al. Implications of a 2005 measles outbreak in Indiana for sustained elimination of measles in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 3;355(5):447-55.
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Simopoulos AP. Omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation and autoimmune diseases. J Am Coll Nutr. 2002;21(6):495-505.
Williams JE. Review of antiviral and immunomodulating properties of plants of the Peruvian rainforest with a particular emphasis on Una de Gato and Sangre de Grado. Altern Med Rev. 2001;6(6):567-79.


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Hilton Head, S.C. - Jennifer Nyman clinched the Tornados victory on court no. 5 as Brevard topped Michigan Tech on Wednesday morning at the Hilton Head High School, 6-3.
Brevard improves to 4-4 on the season, while the Huskies fall to 4-12.
Michelle Prata and Claire Dillman opened the match in doubles play as the Tornados duo gave Brevard their first point of the match with an 8-1 victory over Natalia Lebedeva and Kira Eck. Ploy Suthijindawong and Chelsea Uganski evened the score by topping Lindsay Hostetter and Jennifer Nyman on court no. 2 with an 8-5 victory, but Brevard took the lead heading into singles, taking the match on court no. 3 by default due to the Huskies only having five players.
With a default victory on court no. 6, Brevard entered singles needing to take only two matches to record the victory. Prata inched the Tornados closer to the win, topping Eck on court no. 3 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory, giving way to Nyman's 6-2, 6-0 win over Audrey Hutton on court no. 5, clinching the Brevard win.
Elise Labus also added a straight set win for Brevard, topping Uganski on court no. 4, 6-1, 6-2.
Michigan Tech took the final two points of the match, winning on courts 1 and 2 as Lebedeva topped Hostetter and Suthijindawong topped Dillman to put the final score at 6-3.
Brevard remains on Spring Break in Hilton Head, S.C. as they take on Davis & Elkins tomorrow.
Singles competition
1. Natalia Lebedeva (MTU) def. Lindsay Hostetter (BCW) 7-5, 6-1
2. Ploy Suthijindawong (MTU) def. Claire Dillman (BCW) 6-0, 6-1
3. Michelle Prata (BCW) def. Kira Eck (MTU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Elise Labus (BCW) def. Chelsea Uganski (MTU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jennifer Nyman (BCW) def. Audrey Hutton (MTU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Ellie Bartholomew (BCW) def. No player (MTU), by forfeit
Doubles competition
1. Michelle Prata/Claire Dillman (BCW) def. Natalia Lebedeva/Kira Eck (MTU) 8-1
2. Ploy Suthijindawong/Chelsea Uganski (MTU) def. Lindsay Hostetter/Jennifer Nyman (BCW) 8-5
3. Elise Labus/Ellie Bartholomew (BCW) def. No player/No player (MTU), by forfeit


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The Seattle Home Show begins Feb. 16 and runs through Feb. 24.
The theme this year is "We're Having a House Party" and features model homes, a wine tasting and outdoor living garden, a "Made in America" section, home improvement seminars and Dr. Lori of the Discovery Channel's "Auction Kings."
Bring a swimsuit and take the plunge for Habitat for Humanity. SwimSpa is inviting the public to take part in a benefit swim.
The Seattle Home Show is to be held at CenturyLink Field Event Center. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for ages 60 and older, $3 for ages 7 to 15, and free for kids younger than 7.
E-tickets are available for purchase online at www.SeattleHomeShow.com and include free parking in the Clink garage and north lot, and Safeco Field's garage. Vehicles carrying four or more people can park free in designated lots.
Show visitors who can't take it all in can return another day for free.
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DC Comics Restores Hunger Dogs Art
Press Release
March, 2008, will see the release of JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4, the final hardcover collection in this highly acclaimed series. Highlighting this volume will be THE HUNGER DOGS, with 24 pages of art restored to the original inks by Mike Royer


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To put it all into perspective, New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden had given up just eight home runs all season by the time Dodgers catcher Mike Scioscia came to the plate in the top of the ninth with L.A. down 4-2 in Game 4 of the 1988 National League Championship Series.
Scioscia brought a measly three home runs all year into the batter's box, but after watching Gooden inexplicably lose John Shelby to a walk, Scioscia instructively knew the Mets ace wasn't about to fall behind to a light-hitting catcher.
"Take a mighty swing at the first good pitch you see," Scioscia convinced himself, rightfully guessing Gooden would challenge him with a pitch over the plate.
Sure enough, Gooden grooved a first-pitch fastball and Scioscia promptly whacked it over the right-field fence for a shocking two-run home run to tie the game.
We all remember Kirk Gibson's clutch home run a week or so later to beat the Oakland A's in Game 1 of the World Series, but Gibson's historic blast never happens without Scioscia's clutch home run against Gooden on that fateful night in Flushing, N.Y.
Instead of falling into a 3-1 series hole against the Mets, the Dodgers evened the series at two and went on to win it in seven games.
I'm thinking about 1988 because I'm thinking it's time to bring Scioscia back into the Dodgers fold.
Now more than ever.
The Dodgers are in need of a jolt, and Scioscia, whose heart undoubtedly still bleeds blue under all that Angels red, is exactly the guy to provide it.
I know, I know.
Scioscia is managing the Angels into the side of a mountain. And as bad off as the Dodgers are, the Angels are even worse.
There is still time for both to get themselves straightened out, but with the Angels pitching staff as bad as it is and the Dodgers stuck in a division with the beautifully constructed San Francisco Giants, time is already of the essence.
About the only certainty right now is someone will pay a serious price if their struggles continue.
And with both clubs tied down to bloated, long-term guaranteed contracts all over the diamond, the most logical place to look for a culprit is in the dugout, where Scioscia and his Dodgers counterpart, Don Mattingly, are hanging on for dear life hoping to stick long enough to see the turnaround.
Which brings us back to Scioscia and that memorable home run 25 years ago against Gooden.
The Dodgers need another dose of Scioscia's magic.
It's time for the prodigal son to return where he belongs, where he should have been all along had it not been for the ignorance of a former Dodgers regime that undervalued him as a leader.
Scioscia needs to be the Dodgers' manager, and while that seems like crazy talk considering the roots he's planted in Anaheim, a long-term contract that runs to 2018 and the fact the Dodgers presently have a manager, it might not be as far-fetched as appears on the surface.
As my esteemed colleague Bill Madden wrote in the New York Daily News a few days ago, it could be as easy as Angels' owner Arte Moreno, fed up with throwing $137 million at another mediocre club and in need of a fall guy, calling the Dodgers and offering them Scioscia as a replacement for Mattingly.
As Madden points out, there is precedence for this sort of thing.
In 1948, Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey orchestrated one of the most bizarre managerial changes in baseball history, essentially handing the New York Giants his manager - Leo Durocher - when he learned the Dodgers were disenchanted with their guy, Mel Ott.
Durocher and Ott were both fired June 15, 1948, with Durocher taking over the Giants the following day.
Circling to 2013 and the Angels and Dodgers both in need of a jolt, could the same thing happen with Mattingly and Scioscia?
That might no longer be a case of could but should.
And how soon can we make it happen?
First off, Scioscia is falling into a trap that eventually snags every coach or manager that sticks around one place too long.
You start blending in so well with the surroundings, you eventually get taken for granted by those around you. In Scioscia's case, that would be the high-priced players he's trying to motivate.
It happened to Pat Riley years ago with the Lakers when the same message he'd been delivering for years to a willing audience began getting tuned out.
It's why Tony LaRussa wisely navigated his managerial brilliance through three cities, leaving Chicago and Oakland within 10 years before his 16-year run with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Riley and LaRussa learned a change of scenery is sometimes required even in the most ideal situations.
And in many cases, doing so winds up benefiting everyone.
Sparky Anderson found new life in Detroit after a distinguished run with the Cincinnati Reds. Dusty Baker has moved from San Francisco to Chicago to Cincinnati and won at every stop.
There was a time we couldn't picture Bruce Bochy with any team other than the San Diego Padres. But he moved up the coast to San Francisco and won two World Series titles.
Scioscia has been in Anaheim for 14 years and won a World Series title and five division championships.
But everything has a shelf life, and as he oversees yet another season of Angels underachievement, it's probably only a matter of time before Moreno decides it's time to bring in a new manager.
But don't mistake a change in the dugout with heaping all the blame on one person.
It's not Scioscia's fault the Angels drastically downgraded their pitching staff. He isn't responsible for Albert Pujols not being the same player he was with the Cardinals or Josh Hamilton being so spooked by the bright lights of Downtown Disney he's hitting .214 with 44 strikeouts going into Wednesday.
Scioscia just happens to be in the most vulnerable position if Moreno decides to shake things up.
If so, the Dodgers should pounce on the chance to bring him back to Los Angeles.
Nothing against Mattingly, a good guy caught in a complicated situation in which his team continues to underachieve. And the new ownership group shelling out more than $239 million in payroll can't be happy.
Mattingly is in a more precarious spot than Scioscia, his minimal ties to the organization and nonexistent track record of success working against him.
Now in his third year as the Dodgers manager, he's done little to prove he's anything more than a place-holder for the next guy.
Short of a dramatic turnaround -- which is within the realm of possibility considering the talent on hand -- the Dodgers will certainly be looking for a new manager.
And with the Angels backed into the same corner, the possibility of Mike Scioscia returning to the Dodgers might not be as far-fetched as you think.
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Safety Hassles Still Plague Nebraska Nuke Plants
Nebraska's two nuclear power plants were high on the lists of safety violations at U.S. nuclear power plants.
A congressional study says the number of safety violations at U.S. nuclear power plants from 2000 to 2012 varies dramatically from region to region and show inconsistent enforcement.
According to Nuclear Regulatory Commission figures cited Tuesday in the report, the Cooper nuclear station in Brownville led all sites in lower-level violations per reactor with 363.
Cooper had the second-highest number of higher-level violations per reactor from 2000 to 2012, with 11. The Fort Calhoun nuclear plant had eight.


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How to Spot Psychopaths
Hiring a contractor or babysitter? Or doing some online dating? Don't rely on your "sixth sense" to keep you safe.
-Maria Ricapito, YouBeauty.com
We'd all like to think that we have some sort of sixth sense that will warn us when we're truly in danger, some animal instinct that raises the hair on the backs of our necks, gives us goose bumps and sends us running in the opposite direction.
Retired FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole, Ph.D., is here to tell us the truth about trusting our intuition in perilous situations. In Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us, she outlines how to protect yourself and your loved ones from bad people. Her tips are especially useful if you're thinking of doing some online dating, hiring a contractor/nanny/assistant, or letting your child's coach or another parent give him a ride home.
It's perilous out there, and you could just crawl under the covers (with your entire family) and never come out. Or you can learn from O'Toole's 28 years of experience as an FBI agent, 15 of them as a profiler with the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the work popularized by shows like CBS's "Criminal Minds." O'Toole worked on such cases as the Green River Killer, the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping and the hunt for the Unabomber. This and other experience interrogating wrongdoers taught her how to read people.
It also taught her that she can't eyeball a serial killer or a rapist or a psychopath—no one can. Even if you pride yourself on being a good judge of character, crime stats show that the majority of people are wrong…and often.
In the 1997 bestseller The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence, security consultant Gavin de Becker had some compelling anecdotes about women who smelled danger, owned their fear, and walked away with their lives. Oprah dedicated an entire show in 2008 to celebrating the 10th anniversary of de Becker's popular book on how fear can save your life.
As empowering as it would be to have that survival sixth sense, O'Toole makes the case for being prepared rather than jeopordizing your safety by trying to "wing it." O'Toole is not one to go with her gut. "People are adamant about holding on to the idea that they have exquisite instincts," she says. "But how many times do you really think 'I better listen to my stomach and do what my stomach says'? Have you really had success with doing that?"
Your judgment can be thrown off by factors like fear, stress, fatigue, alcohol or drugs, she says. "What if your inner radar was off that day?" O'Toole cites many hair-raising cases she's familiar with from her time at the FBI. Rather than relying on your fear, what she calls her SMART system (a sound method of assessing and recognizing trouble) is a series of interviewing techniques meant to be empowering. Using the type of questioning she teaches to law enforcement officials, you can learn to evaluate contractors, boyfriends, nannies and the like. "This gives people the ability to be their own profiler, in everyday life," O'Toole says.
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Scenario 1: You're hiring a contractor to work on your house. He'll be there with you and your family, and sometimes when you're not home.
"Having someone come into your home with access to you (especially if you live alone) and your things is often such a casual decision," O'Toole says. Instead, treat your first meeting like an interview. "Extracting info and reading people is a process," says O'Toole. "You want to know if their response to criticism is going to be disproportionate. Is this the kind of person that's just going to go ballistic?"
Among her interviewing tips: Plan the interview, be calm, and set some goals for it. You want to build a rapport and not babble on, hijacking the interview. Take it slow and "listen between the lines," says O'Toole. Phrase questions in an open-ended, non-judgmental way: "When you've worked with someone and there was a problem, how did you deal with it?" Or "If someone wasn't happy with your work, how did you deal with that?" If he avoids answers, gets defensive ("Why would you ask me such a thing?"), or changes the subject, take note.
O'Toole suggests writing down your evaluation of a person, and looking for clusters of these troubling behaviors, not just a single incident, and trying to put them in context before you make a decision.
Scenario 2: You've recovered from a bad breakup and are ready to date—online.
Brad's profile catches your eye right off. He describes himself as "fit and good-looking," and says, "I'm looking for the perfect soulmate I can love forever, someone who will love and take care of me." O'Toole writes about the case of William Michael Barber (the "Don Juan of con") who romanced victims via dating sites, married them, cleaned out their bank accounts, and then disappeared.
However, for would-be daters afraid that every Mr. Right is Mr. Scarypants, experts estimate psychopaths as comprising about 1 percent of the general population. Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy or remorse, and by shallow emotions, among other things. However, they can be extremely charming and manipulative, and have learned to mime feelings in what O'Toole calls "impression management." They are also, she says, masters at spotting your vulnerabilities.
Back to Brad's profile. Although it's unlikely he is a true psychopath, there are other negative behaviors to watch out for. "If you're going to be online dating, look at the words in profiles," she says. Look for lots of I/me statements that could indicate narcissism. And, from the above profile, the guy describing himself as good-looking could be a narcissist, she says. (She also points out that his adoring niece might have written his profile.) Plus, your own vulnerabilities can color your perception of him. If you ignore his initial neediness because you love that he's always calling and texting to tell you how beautiful you are, you might wake up five years later with a possessive, jealous husband and think it's a sudden change, O'Toole says. Watch for patterns of behavior or hints about how he acted in past relationships. A line like "I'm not a game-player," is a red flag. Perhaps, she says, someone else has accused him of that.
Questions she suggests asking include: "What are your biggest concerns about meeting people online?" "When you've had good dating experiences, how did they go?" "When you've had bad dating experiences, how did those go?" She points out that if he blames all bad dates on the women involved, that's a red flag.


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Kiner Dies at 91
Ralph Kiner, one of the first and greatest post-war home run hitters, has died at his home in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 91. Kiner hit 369 home runs during his 10-year career from 1946 through 1955, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won or tied for the National League lead in homers in each of his first seven seasons. Kiner dominated the late 1940's and early 50's. But his career was cut short by a chronic back injury.
After finishing up as a player, Kiner became a popular broadcaster with the New York Mets for more than a half-century. He even worked a handful of games last year. Said Mets Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver of Kiner: "He was a jewel.'' Kiner hosted the popular postgame show "Kiner's Korner."
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Hall of Fame outfielder Ralph Kiner passed away Thursday morning at his Rancho Mirage, Calif., home. He was 91. Kiner died of natural causes, passing peacefully with his family at his side.
"With the passing of Ralph Kiner, the baseball world has lost one of its greatest ambassadors and the Hall of Fame has lost a wonderful friend," said Jane Forbes Clark, Chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "Ralph spent eight decades as a player, executive and broadcaster. He was a man who truly loved our National Pastime and made it better in every way. His legacy will live forever in Cooperstown."
During his 10-year career, Kiner hit 369 home runs, winning or sharing the National League home run title in each of his first seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He twice topped 50 home runs, with 51 in 1947 and 54 in 1949. He averaged more than 100 RBI per season. Following his playing career, which was cut short by continuing back ailments, Kiner transitioned to the broadcast booth starting in 1962, where he would become a New York broadcast icon for the Mets.
"As one of baseball's most prolific power hitters for a decade, Ralph struck fear into the hearts of the best pitchers of Baseball's Golden Era despite his easy-going nature, disarming humility and movie-star smile," said Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "His engaging personality and profound knowledge of the game turned him into a living room companion for millions of New York Mets fans who adored his game broadcasts and later 'Kiner's Korner' for more than half a century. He was as comfortable hanging out in Palm Springs with his friend Bob Hope as he was hitting in front of Hank Greenberg at Forbes Field."
Born October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, New Mexico, Kiner played for the Pirates from 1946-53, the Cubs in 1953-54 and the Indians in 1955. Kiner averaged a home run every 14.1 at-bats, the sixth-best ratio of all-time and second among right-handed batters.
Ralph Kiner's Hall of Fame plaque (elected, 1975)
Ralph McPherran Kiner
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Hit 369 home runs and averaged better than 100 runs batted in per season in ten-year career. Only player to lead his league or share lead in homers seven years in a row, 1946-52. Twice had more than 50 in season, set N.L. mark of 101 four-baggers in two successive years with 54 in 1949 and 47 in 1950. Led N.L. in slugging pct. three times.
Hank Greenberg, Ralph Kiner's teammate and Hall of Famer: "Don't send this boy out. He's got a great swing, he's very determined, and he's going to make it."
"I never even thought about being a big leaguer. But our neighbors had a son who was four years older than me, and I used to shag fly balls for him. Finally, after about two months of shagging for him, I told him: 'I want to hit.' So he let me hit."
"I got to Forbes Field and saw it was 406 feet to left-center with a 30-foot scoreboard, and I thought: 'I'm going to kill that scout who signed me.'"
"The best thing that ever happened to me was when (the Pirates) got Hank Greenberg. Everything he told me worked. He's the one who really got me going."
"Someone asked me how come I signed up with the Mets (as a broadcaster), since they weren't going to win many games. I said: 'I've got a lot of experience with losing.'"
On the web: Ralph Kiner's Hall of Fame Induction Speech, a video tribute and his Hall of Fame plaque appear online at www.baseballhall.org/hof/kiner-ralph.


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Infiltration to Disrupt, Divide and Misdirect Is Widespread in Occupy
Posted on Feb 24, 2012
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article contained erroneous information about an alleged infiltrator, identified as Michael Stack, who the article said provoked people in the Occupy movement in Washington, D.C., and New York to resist police with force. There was such a person at the Occupy protests, but the authors have informed us that it was not Michael Stack. The article has been edited to correct that error.
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As Part II of this discussion will show, infiltration is the norm in political movements in the United States. Occupy has many opponents likely to infiltrate to divide and destroy it beyond the usual law enforcement apparatus. Other detractors include the corporations whose rule Occupy seeks to end; conservative right-wing groups allied with corporate interests; and members of the power structure including nonprofit organizations linked with corporate-funded political parties, especially the Democratic Party, which would like Occupy to be its tea party rather than an independent movement critical of both parties.
On the very first day of the Occupation of Wall Street, we saw infiltration by the police. We were leaving Zuccotti Park and stopped in traffic. We saw the doors of an unmarked van open and in the front seat were two uniformed police officers. Out of the back came two men wearing backpacks, sweatshirts and jeans. They walked into Zuccotti Park and became part of the crowd.
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There have been a handful of other reports of infiltration around the country. In Oakland, CopWatch filmed an Oakland police officer infiltrating.
In another video, CopWatch includes audiotape of Oakland's newly appointed police chief, Howard Jordan, talking about how police departments all over the country infiltrate, not just to monitor protesters but to manipulate and direct them.
There were also reports in Los Angeles of a dozen undercover police being in the L.A. encampment before Occupiers were forcibly evicted by the authorities. The raid by the L.A. police was brutal and resulted in mass arrests. Some of those arrested were mistreated in jails. Most of the charges were dropped. Similar pre-raid undercover activities were reported in Nashville, Tenn.
The Los Angeles encampment also had infiltrators from the right-wing group Free Republic, which posted on its Web page a call for infiltrators to block a vote concerning an offer from the city of Los Angeles for virtually free space for Occupy L.A.: "Need LA Freepers to show up to block this vote by the Occupy L.A. General Assembly. How brave are you?" In the end, L.A. Occupy decided not to accept the offer from the city, a decision opposed by some in the encampment.
In New York, there were also reports of infiltration. For example, one protester described how undercover agents infiltrated a demonstration at Citibank and were the loudest and most disruptive participants. The protester, after listening to conversations later at a police station, said in an interview: "It was a bit startling how 'inside' their information was, how they [undercover agents] were being paid to go to these protests and put us in situations where we'd be arrested and not be able to leave."
Survey and Interviews of Occupiers Show Common Tactics and Infiltrators
These scattered reports seem to be the tip of the iceberg. As a result of experiencing extreme divisive tactics and character assassination on Freedom Plaza, we began to hear from Occupiers across the country about similar incidents in their encampments. We decided to survey people about infiltration.
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By jim, February 26, 2012 at 4:20 pm Link to this comment
alittle ed abbey a little saul alinsky a little gandhi. might work , but i doubt it . protect vann jones. charismatic articulate black leaders are routinely murdered[hundreds if dated back just to the 60s] by amerikan internal security forces. i refer you to buffalo springfields , "for what its worth" a song from the sixties about an l.a. riot that got no press coverage even though dozens were killed or injured.
By MFlowers, February 26, 2012 at 9:29 am Link to this comment
CORRECTION: It has come to our attention that the
By PeteinDC, February 26, 2012 at 7:31 am Link to this comment
These self-proclaimed leaders (in a movement which
Some no longer believe these massive mobilizations in
And Kevin and Margaret is also in no place to
By Hope, February 25, 2012 at 9:33 pm Link to this comment
I am so antique as to have organized during the Civil Rights Movement. There were infiltrators then, who introduced divisiveness just as seems to be happening today in Occupy. However today these intrusions seem much more widespread. I was at an Occupy Boston meeting a month ago where a portly young guy turned up and was asking members for the names and phones of people in action groups, arousing suspicion. I left early to go to another meeting, and walked past him on the stair landing, where he was talking submissively on his cell phone with someone he repeatedly called "Sir."
By Bob Marston, February 25, 2012 at 6:12 pm Link to this comment
Margaret and Kevin it was with shock and disappointment that I read the alarmist article that you have posted. While it contain both facts and misrepresentations it presents little in the way of historical facts or analysis of the police state. There are several good books on the topic all of which should be required reading for organizers and Radicals before they undertaking any form of organizing.
There is nothing in this article that is earthshaking or even new. It is clear to me what you have attempted to do is reveal infiltration and then use it as a basis to smear anyone that conducts an action or actions of which you do not approve. That in itself is chilling ! This article will stoke paranoia and needlessly erode trust within the Movement. In essence you have done the Police State a favor. Trust is commodity that is essential Movement Building. Paranoia makes a fertile feeding ground for Bad Jacketing.
Thanks for nothing !
I will respond in a more detailed fashion when the
By Tess, February 25, 2012 at 12:30 pm Link to this comment
I recommend sitting down on the ground when this violence starts so only the agent will be standing and centered out. Tell everyone.
By insert name here, February 25, 2012 at 11:47 am Link to this comment
The best weapon against infiltration is clear, open and consistant practice of the princples of consensus democracy. Under consensus democracy, nothing can be imposed upon you, and no one has control over the occupation. When you see someone trying to be divisive or making personal attacks, you try to calm them down and reason with them. If they continue, you simply don't talk to them. If they get violent (ie physically striking someone), you call the police. Basically you behave like an adult. And if you see someone who isn't behaving like an adult, or isn't being open and honest in their dealings it becomes clear what they are doing. It also helps to minimize the number of official "occupy" actions. Save those for meetings, big rallies, and official statements. If someone wants to do property destruction or something more "controversial", they are free to go and do that, but it won't be endorsed by the GA. Lastly, accept that there will inevitably be infiltrators, and that this is difficult for a reason.
By Faith, February 25, 2012 at 11:45 am Link to this comment
The Billionaires' Choice, and Their Legacy
(The Deciders Decide, and Hand Down Their Decrees)
Know your place, for you must plant the fields
Just trust in us, just serve and carry on…
Christ asked us once, which side are you on?
By Oliver, February 25, 2012 at 10:21 am Link to this comment
Occupy movement should set up their own security which would communicate with the police, identifies and takes down infiltration units and violent participants, and in case of unprovoked attacks by the police acts as a moderator.
By rumblingspire, February 25, 2012 at 10:05 am Link to this comment
The Dukes of Stratosphear-The Mole from the Ministry
By jms, February 25, 2012 at 9:23 am Link to this comment
The list of "enemies of the movement" has grown somewhat large. At first, it was the financially wealthy "1%", but now it includes, according to this article:
o Undercover law enforcement
People trying to fight perceived existing cooption:
o Those who criticize or challenge OWS leadership
People trying to engage in violent cooption:
o Anarchists who incite property destruction and police conflict.
People trying to engage in peaceful cooption:
o Individuals and organizations linked to the Democratic Party
That's a hell of a list of "infiltrators!" Ignoring the mosquitoes, it seems that the movement is under constant attack both from individuals and groups trying to bring purpose to what appears from the outside to be a rudderless movement, and also from those who fear that the rich and powerful have already coopted the movement.
Actually, following the money is a really, really good way to find out who actually holds power, and the vast majority of Americans do not want to replace or marginalize the government—they want to reform it one way or another. So if being a Democrat, or Republican, or conservative, or anarchist, or union liberal makes you not part of the OWS mainstream, then OWS should drop the pretense of representing 99% of the American people because it's about something else.
By pjhawke, February 25, 2012 at 9:14 am Link to this comment
vincenyt sounds like a Democratic Party apologist. Lisa Simeone raises valid points about the obvious problems with the Obama administration. I would like to add that the Democrats have supported the corporate, neo-liberal free trade agenda, the repeal of Glass-Steagall and other financial regs which have helped destroy America's middle class. Their health care reform was designed more to protect the bottom lines of insurance companies than anything. They seek out corporate campaign cash just like the Republicans. They have been weak on serious campaign finance reform proposing only to nibble around the edges. The only reason SOME Democrats now support a constitutional amendment to address the problem of corporate personhood and Citizens's United is because people are demanding it via movements like Occupy and others. The Democrats are part of the problem. End of story.
By really?, February 25, 2012 at 6:35 am Link to this comment
This article comes off as naive. The examples used are mostly stories of police
By charles, February 25, 2012 at 4:45 am Link to this comment
Putting Democratic partiers and advocates of electoral
By Marian Griffith, February 25, 2012 at 2:19 am Link to this comment
By Patty Murphy, February 25, 2012 at 12:04 am Link to this comment
What is occupy? What are the goals and what is the purpose other than to display
Occupy is not a military, it isn't regimented and formed into phalanxes and power
There is no such thing as splintering the movement, there is no collective
People as individuals need to be empowered, need to be made aware. Occupy is
This is a permanent state of crisis and trying to make occupy some cohesive
By Anonymous, February 24, 2012 at 9:55 pm Link to this comment
lol V for Vendetta…
By estie420, February 24, 2012 at 9:15 pm Link to this comment
Sure, there's infiltrators everywhere.
But I want to shed some light on the LA experience.
When the city offered us that deal, it was being pushed and negotiated by only a small number of participants in the occupy experiment. At general assembly, it was repudiated outright. I know, because I helped facilitate some of those assemblies.
Instead we offered the city this statement: http://losangelesga.net/2011/11/assembly-authored-city-response/
Additionally, please don't confuse dissent with sabotage. Occupy LA has been going through a deep and thorough conversation and dialogue about privilege, reform and revolution, tactics, etc. Yes, there's been hyperbole and strife among certain groupings and individuals. Some of it has been typical internet issues with reasoned critique taken as personal attack. Some of it has been hyper-masculine posturing against faults in the volunteers of the movement. However, some of it has been more alternate and marginalized voices making themselves heard, trying to gain a space in informational choke-points where some comrades have tempted to "mainstream" the image of the movement, or unevenly covered events and issues they disagree with or maybe aren't as conscious of—like autonomous actions, issues around police brutality, or generally doing a poor job of covering the General Assembly.
On Sue Basko…I think it's important to note that this lady has never been to, never been known, and never seen at ever in Occupy LA. She's an online blogger who has tried to get occupy LA to hire her as a copy-right lawyer. She argues that all events need to be permitted, and is adamantly against any sort of direct action not sanctioned or coordinated with the State. She's been consistently snitch-jacketing comrades, and in all honesty, is somebody that nobody knows who she is. I highly doubt she's even been to a General Assembly.
I encourage there be more dialogue and more debate around issues of privilege and marginalization of voices. Yes we must beware of infiltration, it is the a problem in any movement. But we also need to solidify our process, build community, educate ourselves, agitate, organize, and continue to build.
By Annie Oakley, February 24, 2012 at 7:11 pm Link to this comment
Democratic Party Co-optation: In Kalispell, Montana the local Democratic Party members arrange the offsite GA meeting place among themselves and others are not informed. They planned and implemented a street theater piece and cast Party members in those roles and kept the schedule of performances known only to them. They 'disappear' extra signs that are critical of the Democratic Party or Obama. They instruct participants not to discuss Obama or the Democratic Party when they hear someone being critical. They snub or ostracize those who they consider not in conformance with the Democratic Party message. In other words, they are using Occupy as an Obama campaign tool.
By Textynn, February 24, 2012 at 6:56 pm Link to this comment
Good video concerning manipulation of the masses.
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Wine and cheese.
They go together like salt and pepper, love and marriage, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
But while wine and cheese receptions are commonplace, often not a lot of thought goes into which wines might complement which cheeses. Folks just set out some bottles of red, some bottles of white, some plates of various cheeses and have at 'em.
And although most people don't complain or give the combinations much thought, there are some wines that work with some cheeses and not with others.
I had the chance to discover that first-hand a couple of weeks back, when my friend Kathy Boultbee, who's a wine expert and product ambassador for the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (and who earned the title of MLCC Wine Taster of the Year for three years running) and I offered a joint class/session/wine tasting through Assiniboine Community College's Continuing Education department.
Eighteen folks joined us at the Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts for the event, where Boultbee and I attempted, with no pre-tasting, to choose wines that we thought, given their characteristics, would be really good matches for specific cheeses.
To simplify things, I'll only mention the wines we liked rather than spend time on ones neither Boultbee nor I were happy with. The folks in the class weighed in, too, and while their thoughts on the pairings mostly echoed ours, the vast differences in people's palates was underlined yet again during this exercise. Bottom line, as always, is that nobody's right and nobody's wrong — if you like a wine, drink it. If you don't like a wine, don't. If you like a particular wine with a particular cheese, go for it. If you don't like a certain wine with a certain cheese, don't have them together.
We began the wine pairings with Brie, having sips of a bubbly and a Chardonnay. Both Boultbee and I are convinced bubbly will go really well with Brie — we just weren't particularly enamoured with the one we selected for that evening. But the Chardonnay — the lovely Valdivieso Wild Fermented Single Vineyard from Chile — was a hit, on its own and with the Brie. With layers of rich fruit flavours, some nuttiness and minerality, this is a full-bodied wine, which I love. And the buttery quality of this divine wine, which sells for $21.48, complemented the creaminess of the Brie beautifully.
Next, we tried the Essenze Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand ($18.95), which is my current favourite Sauv Blanc, and The Very Vivacious Viognier ($17.99) from South Africa, with goat cheese.
Grapefruity with a hint of anise and a very-much-present aroma and slight taste of green pepper, the Essenze is zesty and bold. Its acidity went quite well with the goat cheese's raw edge for some folks, while the same acidity balanced the goat cheese's creamy texture. And while I didn't mind the pairing — it was certainly interesting — I vastly preferred The Very Vivacious Viognier with the cheese.
The creamy minerality of the Viognier (sounds contradictory, I know, but perhaps that's why it worked) seemed to echo many of the same notes in the goat cheese. That pairing was a sure-fire winner, in my opinion at least.
Next, we moved to red wines, where we went old school — I mean, Old World. The Torres Celeste Crianza from Spain ($20.95) went up against the Nipozzano Chianti from Italy ($19.99) as a pairing for Parmesan cheese. While the majority of the group seemed to prefer the Chianti, my pick here was the Crianza. Not sure why, but that was what my palate told me, that night anyway.
(A brief aside here: While many of the wines we sampled were New World wines, most of which could be enjoyed on their own, Old World wines are specifically created to be matched with food. Finding a Crianza or a Chianti that you're likely enjoy simply sipping is a rarity, which perhaps is why New World wines have become so popular in an age when wine is the sipping beverage of choice for many.)
We moved next to two-year-old white cheddar cheese — cheddar, of course, is a staple of most cheese trays/plates at wine and cheese affairs — and with it, the fabulously lush, black-fruity and peppery Marques de Casa Concha 2009 Syrah from Chile ($19.95), as well as my go-to Cabernet Sauvignon, the J. Lohr Seven Oaks from California ($20.22).
Both went exceedingly well with the cheddar — the slight bite of the Syrah perhaps better balanced the sharpness of the cheddar, but the smooth roundness of the J. Lohr also made for a tasty combination.
Hopefully, knowing what pairings worked well for us at the tasting, you can choose wines that might delight you and your guests the next time you stage a wine and cheese event, or just want to put together a simple wine and cheese appetizer.
We had one more pairing that surprised me but not Boultbee, and I'll let you know what that was — next week. If you're a fan of blue cheese, and you like sweet wines, prepare to be dazzled — and for not a lot of money, relatively speaking.


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"Glee" has enlisted pop star Demi Lovato for its upcoming fifth season.
"The Hollywood Reporter" says Demi will play a character named Dani. She's a struggling artist who befriends Lea Michele's character in New York City.
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Former Elite Dragons fighter Tim Doyle... this guy was built like a brick shit house, and for a time ran his own club called the Derby Cage Fighters, the man propa talked the talk...However I saw Tim fight and it was hillarious the guy came out of his corner ran at his opponent as fast as he could and was met with a knee to the head....Out cold he spent more time on the mat than actually fighting fasted knockout Ive ever seen and funniest.
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The University of New Haven Fire Science program has a number of Laboratories open for students and professors to use to enhance the learning process.
Main Laboratory
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Computer Laboratory
The Computer Laboratory was donated by Cerberul/Pyrotronics, Visionary Systems, Fire House Software, Simplex and John R. McCune Charitable Trust. The computers in this Lab contain specialized software used by the fire service and open for students to experiment with and gain a working knowledge of its capabilities. The Lab is only open to Fire Science students.
Fire Investigation Laboratory
The Fire Investigation Laboratory was donated by the Levy Family and allows the students to gain hands on experience investigating fires. The rooms are regularly re-burnt to change the fire for students to gain additional experience. While the rooms are important they are only part of the equation. During each investigation, adjunct faculty take roles and answer questions from the students based on the fire scenario provided. In all, the students learn about interviewing and fire scene investigation.
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A 51-year-old man died while walking his golden retriever on Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro Tuesday morning, authorities said.
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Take a rewind back to November 2012. We had just found out that Ricky Ledo will most likely not be playing this year. Questions were being raised if Kris Dunn would be able to play this year because of his shoulder injury, or if he'd have to redshirt. We were fielding an already thin team with two key frontcourt players – Carson Desrosiers and Tyler Harris – ineligible this season due to transfer rules, and another frontcourt member – Sidiki Johnson – not able to play until Colgate for the same reason. Then, Vincent Council, our ONLY senior and ONLY true point guard at the time, got injured within minutes of the first game.
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Pharrell inks deal with Columbia Records
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Columbia Records is welcoming the newest member of its family - Pharrell Williams. The hit-making producer has signed a record deal with Columbia and is planning to release an album under the label next year.
Among the tracks to be featured on the album will be his single "Happy," which is also included on the soundtrack for the film Despicable Me 2.
Pharrell recently made headlines by releasing a 24-hour-long music video for the song.
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Pharrell recently hinted at an upcoming project. He's revealed that the album will be rap-free, however, he insists he's not giving up on hip-hop forever.
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UPDATE: IM Global has virtually sold out the world on its young adult adaptation Blood Sisters, licensing rights to TWC in possibly the biggest US buy in recent EFM history and closing a slew of major international deals.
Before he left town last Friday, Harvey Weinstein had been in and out of IM Global CEO Stuart Ford's office in Berlin negotiating for the upcoming young adult adaptation.
Weinstein, David Glasser and Mark Gooder closed the US deal with Ford and attorney Craig Emmanuel of Loeb and Loeb and are understood to have made a p&a commitment in the $30-35m range.
TWC beat out several major studios and will release the film wide on Feb 14 2014 in what could become a day-and-date global launch with international distributors.
Ford, sales chief Jonathan Deckter, Tatyana Joffe and David Jourdan have licensed rights in the UK and Canada (eOne), Germany (Universum), France (Metropolitan), Australia and New Zealand (Hoyts), CIS (West), Benelux (DFW), Latin America (Sun), Scandinavia (Nordisk) and Spain (Aurum).
Deals also closed in Switzerland (Frenetic), Portugal (Lusomundo), Bulgari (Tandem), Czech and Slovak (Hollywood), Poland (ITI), Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia (Padora), Hong Kong (Intercontinental), Indonesia (PT Amero), Philippines (Pioneer), Thailand (M Pictures) and South Africa (Ster Kinekor).
Production on the Kintop Reliance partnership/IM Global film is scheduled to kick off in the summer with Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry and Danila Kozlovsky named in the cast.
Blood Sisters is the first instalment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy property that comprises six books and two graphic novels.
IM Global is financing with parent company Reliance Entertainment. Mark Waters will direct from a screenplay by his brother Dan Waters about two friends who attend a strict school for vampires where they team up with their guardian to battle evil forces.
Don Murphy and Susan Montford of Angry Films will produce with Michael Preger and Deepak Nayar of Kintop/Reliance. Ford will serve as executive producer.
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107.9 The Bear welcomes our newest sister station to the airwaves today. Radio 94.9 began broadcasting on 94.9 FM and on 107.9 HD2 at noon today. The station brings Colorado's Finest Rock to music lovers in Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley.
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"Radio 94.9 will be a perfect fit for the Fort Collins local music scene and lifestyle," said Stu Haskell, Market Manager for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Fort Collins. "We're especially excited to spotlight local artists as part of our regular programming and offer the local community a unique radio station that has been missing from this area for a long time."
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