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A Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy crashed his motorcyle Monday on the way to a vehicle wreck.
Deputy Ty Mobley was driving his sheriff's office motorcycle west on Hereford Farm Road to a wreck scene at Hereford Farm and Columbia roads when he crashed into the back of a Ford Explorer.
As Mobley attempted to pass traffic on Hereford Farm Road, a woman turned left into his path as she tried to enter the Farmington neighborhood.
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An alleged scheme involving more than $400,000 earned by an Evans couple through the use of illegal immigrants brought the husband and wife before a federal judge Monday.
Hugo Diaz and Blanca Miranda De Diaz, of Evans, are accused of harboring the immigrants beginning around January 2008, "for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain," according to an indictment unsealed Monday.
A man called the Columbia County Sheriff's Office late Friday claiming someone shot at his car when he stopped for a traffic signal in Martinez. The 56-year-old said that just before 11 p.m. he was stopped at a red light on Flowing Wells Road at Washington Road when someone shot his car and shattered the windshield. He told police his throat was hurting and that he may have swallowed some glass. Deputies searched the vehicle, which was shot twice. They found a small dent in the leather of the rear driver's seat, but no projectile.
Grovetown voters elected Tuesday to make the city the only local place to buy packaged alcohol on Sundays.
The referendum, which passed with 59.91 percent of the votes, allows package, grocery and convenience stores to sell packaged malted liquor and distilled liquor to include beer, wine and liquor on Sunday.
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Several agencies are involved in the raid of an Evans home Friday that has resulted in a dozen arrests, said Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle.
A judge granted bond Friday for two teens accused in an armed home invasion on Oct. 30.
Four teens and an 11-year-old were arrested Oct. 30, accused of the armed home invasion in Grovetown.
Superior Court Judge Albert Pickett set $20,000 bonds for armed robbery charges against Nicholas Dwight Blodgett, 17, of Magnolia Parkway in Grovetown, and Mario Lavache Jones Jr., 17, of Milledgeville Road in Augusta, at a bond hearing Friday.
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Waynette Kasperek, 54, of Grovetown, has won $54,771 in the Oct. 29 Fantasy 5 drawing, according to an annoucement from the Georgia Lottery Corp.
"I was ecstatic," Kasperek told lottery officials. "I think I was stunned, too."
Kasperek, and her husband, Frank, also won $175,000 in the Maryland Lottery a few years ago, she told lottery officials.
Kasperek is an artist at Odd Fellows Art Gallery in downtown Augusta, and said she plans to pay bills, share some of the money with her children and put the rest in savings.
Three men on trial for sexually assaulting a teen at a party last fall pled guilty to false imprisonment just before a judge was going to declare a mistrial due to a hung jury.
The trial of Jason Scott Turner, 22, of Evans; Robert Lincoln Levy, 21, of Augusta; and Tyler William Davitte, 23, of Martinez, began Monday. The trio is charged with aggravated sexual battery in connection to an assault, which occurred at a home on Shaw Street in Martinez.
The Columbia County Planning Commission revised plans Thursday for an Evans development to allow for a sizeable fitness and wellness center.The fitness facility is planned on a 6.3-acre corner lot in Marshall Square near the intersection of Evans Town Center Boulevard and North Belair Road. Renderings of the project show a brick two-story building with a glass entry way.The center will focus on diet, exercise, nutritional counseling as well as sports medicine and rehabilitation, according to notes by county planning staff.
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Fair Trade Cotton
When we arrived in Hyderabad, the clean, modern airport and absence of ancient taxis spewing diesel exhaust signaled that we had arrived in a much more developed city.
Hyderabad is home to a thriving IT sector, several major pharmaceutical companies and the second largest movie studio in India. We are here because Zameen and Chetna, two organizations that support Fair Trade cotton farmers, are based in Hyderabad.
Zameen works with cotton farmers in two regions: the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra and the Adilabad region in Andhra Pradesh. These regions each have their own unique challenges, but all of them stem from the power imbalance in the global trade system that Fair Trade helps to address.
Zameen targeted Vidarbha because of the high rate of farmer suicides in this region. It is common for small farmers to borrow money at extortionary rates from money lenders to buy seeds, pesticides and other inputs. If the crop fails or the market price for cotton is low, these farmers then have no way to repay the loan. Burdened by debt and unable to support their families, some farmers go so far as to commit suicide; often by drinking the pesticides they had to borrow money to buy.
By working with Zameen and participating in the Fair Trade system, farmers are guaranteed a fair price for their crop, learn how to use organic farming methods (so they no longer have to buy pesticides) and are able to secure low interest loans from banks. Since Zameen started operations in 2006, there has not been one suicide among the 5,000 farmers it works with.
We had such a good dialogue going with Satish, Emily and Paul from Zameen, we decided to continue it over a dinner of biryani and other local specialties.
The next day, we started early and drove about 3 hours to Karim Nagar to visit two of the farmer Self Help Groups (SHGs) that are a part of the Chetna project. Chetna provides on-the-ground technical and operational support to farmers through Chetna Organic Farmers Association (COFA).
Ram Krishna from COFA introduced us the farmers in the Dhana Lakshmi SHG, in the village of Mylaran.
Shereda, the president of Dhana Lakshmi, explained that as well as growing cotton, Dhana Lakshmi grows mango and tamarind trees to sell, maize, pulses, rice and vegetables for their own consumption and the domestic market, and fast growing plants for biomass so that they can create their own compost.
Dhana Lakshmi is part of a cooperative that used Fair Trade Social Premiums to buy land, on which they are constructing a warehouse for their cotton. The warehouse will hold 500-600 tons of cotton and will be completed in time to store this year's harvest.
In previous years, the cooperative had to lease storage space, but the local warehouse is small, so farmers had to store some of the cotton in their homes. This is a fire hazard and creates a high risk of pest contamination. The new warehouse will provide a safe place to store the cotton, which will allow them to hold a portion of the crop until the off season when cotton will fetch a higher price.


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Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence recommendations' review
A Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence, appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, recommended in late 2012 that the county revamp how it runs the jail from top down. Among its concerns were excessive use of force, lack of oversight, additional training and real-time review of complaints. Here is a list of their recommendations.
Use of Force
Promote a comprehensive and easy-to-understand use-of-force policy and train custody personnel on the policy.
Review inmate grievances.
Track data on use-of-force incidents in real time and review them at the highest levels of sheriff's management.
Sheriff must be engaged in oversight of the jails.
Undersheriff should have no responsibility for custody operations or the disciplinary system.
Develop a formal policy on campaign contributions.
Implement reforms that emphasize respect, engagement and communication with inmates.
Zero tolerance for acts of dishonesty.
Create a rotation policy that precludes troubling cliques from forming.
More custody specific training overseen by the department's Leadership and Training Division.
Increase the ratio of supervisors to deputies and minimize administrative burdens for custody supervisors.
Set up a Custody Division with a jail workforce.
Revamp investigative and disciplinary system.
Require deputies to provide a timely written report on force incidents without prior review of video tape footage of the incident.
A risk manager should track and monitor use of force investigations at each jail.
The Board of Supervisors should create an independent Inspector General's Office to provide oversight and monitoring of the department and its jails.
The department should report regularly to the Board of Supervisors on use of force and the status of reform recommendations.
The OIG should review the department's data for trends, spikes and patterns in the jails.
To read the entire report, click here.
Source: Report of the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence executive summary
With Sheriff Lee Baca abruptly retiring at the end of January, and a duly elected successor not taking over until December, county leaders have begun moving to fill the void, even as a newly appointed official is setting up his office to oversee the department.
The Commission on Jail Violence had urged the Board of Supervisors to create Inspector General Max Huntsman's position to strengthen oversight of the Sheriff's Department. His first day was Jan. 2.
Huntsman is not concerned about arriving at the department just as Baca is retiring. Their tenures would overlap by only a month.
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"We are providing oversight of the department, not of the sheriff," Huntsman said.
With someone other than Baca at the helm, however, Huntsman's job could become more complicated.
Since the sheriff is an elected official, he is not legally required to answer to an inspector general appointed by the board. Baca agreed to give Huntsman full access to department files. A different sheriff could technically refuse. Huntsman said that loophole will soon be closed through an ordinance to be passed by the board.
"The board has a lawful duty to supervise the Sheriff's Department," he said. "I believe that once we get an ordinance in place, we will indeed have a lawful basis for access."
Huntsman said he hopes, however, that the ordinance would not be needed.
"I'm optimistic that whoever the sheriff is, that person would want to participate in the reform process," he said.
The blue-ribbon Commission on Jail Violence urged the supervisors to create the Office of Inspector General in September 2012 after a nine-month investigation concluded deputies engaged in "a pattern of unnecessary and excessive use of force" against jail inmates.
Huntsman, a veteran prosecutor, has conducted several major corruption investigations, including those against the cities of Bell and Vernon.
In the meantime, Baca's spokesman, Steve Whitmore, said the Board of Supervisors' lawyers — the Office of County Counsel — have started reviewing the credentials of members of the Sheriff's Department's command staff to see if they have the necessary certifications and meet the other legal requirements to be appointed interim sheriff.
"The process could take up to 90 days, but we don't think it'll last that long," Whitmore said. "We hope the interim sheriff will be in place before the sheriff leaves."
Baca's own choice for interim sheriff is Assistant Sheriff Terri McDonald, who joined the department only last March.
Her position did not exist before then. Its creation was among the reforms recommended by the Commission on Jail Violence, which said the department needed a manager who would focus on the jail system, the largest of its kind in the world.
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas also expressed support for McDonald, whose last job was undersecretary for operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
"The freshest face of reform in the Sheriff's Department is Terri McDonald, and I believe, quite frankly, that reform is the order of the day," he said.
"She was hired to help move reform forward — everyone else was already here."
Ridley-Thomas acknowledged, however, that other names have been thrown into the hat.
"All of the other assistant sheriffs have been mentioned, every one of them," he said.
Supervisor Don Knabe is wary about appointing an interim sheriff who would seek election, and two of the three remaining assistant sheriffs — Todd Rogers and James Hellmold — are potential candidates.
"From my perspective, I'd like an interim sheriff who's not going to run, so they can spend the time doing their job," Knabe said.
"We want to be on solid ground so that when we make the appointment, we'll do it right the first time," he said. "Right now, we're just waiting to hear from county counsel if the candidates are qualified."


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Yet again in an Anthropology class, this time discussing race: The history of race segregation and eugenics and the quest to scientifically explain other races as inferior (particularly here in the U.S.). The current understanding of genetics showing that biologically, race really doesn't exist. It's all a social construct. We might as well segregate by eye color, or blondes/brunettes/redheads, or those who can curl their tongue versus those who can't.
The trend I'm seeing, particularly from whites, is the progression: "Race doesn't exist, therefore Racism doesn't exist." From some, this ends up being a turning of a blind eye to issues of racism. One classmate (white), notorious for chest-beating and propping himself up as the exception to every rule ergo the rule is defunct, countered the discussion with the tried and true, "I am totally non-racist. I don't see color. I grew up in a multi-ethnic environment where everyone got along. Racism doesn't exist."
Well, that's great for him. But I countered back saying that I guarantee there have been dozens or hundreds of moments in his little life where he got a job, the bank loan, the apartment, not pulled over by the cop, whatever because he was white. We all get it, even when we're blissfully unaware of it. It sucks, it makes me feel dirty somehow, but it's a fact of the country we live in.
The other problem I see with this otherwise noble mindset of eliminating racism by refusing to acknowledge it is that the cause of socio-economic inequity goes back on some perceived character flaw of the individual. I recently saw this in a Facebook conversation with someone saying Native Americans get all sorts of tax and welfare benefits, and since race and social inequity between Reservation/Non-Reservation is an illusion, they have no one to blame but themselves for poverty or the Navajo reservation not being a thriving metropolis like Phoenix. It's incredible to watch someone claim that race/racism doesn't exist, and in the same sentence classify "them" as inherently lazy or inept or corrupt.
This all culminated in a debate over governmental data collection. The race checkbox on the census form, or the college application, or the federal jobs I apply for. Most (all white) in the class decried these questionaries as perpetuating the segregation by race. On the one hand, yes. It's hard to make America "raceless" while still asking on a census form what race you identify as. On the other hand, the issue of racism remains real. Data collection remains important to recognizing and addressing those issues. That guy on FB doesn't get to claim racial inequity doesn't exist when we have the hard data to show that it does. If Big Ass Corporation X is conspicuously firing a disproportional number of non-whites without cause, we need to know that so we can address it. Because sad to say, it still happens.
So is there an easy answer? How does a society simultaneously address problems of racism while promoting the idea that race itself is an illusion? I always go back to education, education, education. I even see this as one more reason evolution must be taught thoroughly and early. Drive it into the kids early just how little genetic variation there is between you, me, and some random guy on the other side of the world; how tiny and petty is the genetic variation for how much melanin we each have in our skin. From there, perhaps we can ultimately reach a point where asking one's skin color on a census form is just as silly as asking whether or not you can curl your tongue.
But we aren't there yet.
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Jo Jerome,
I say keep fighting the good fight.
I keep struggling with whether "race" exists, and whether "race" is a meaningful concept. I think "ethnicity" and "culture" may be better and more sophisticated.
I have absolutely no doubt that "racism" exists. There is historic proof, in our and other cultures throughout history, that "racism" is and was real, is a historic force for exploitation and personal profit, a force to excuse conquest, rape, slavery, land theft, war, discrimination, and other sins.... not just white over black and brown, but among many categories. Take the Japanese rape of China, for example, or the Chinese.... ummmmm.... assimilation.... of Tibet. Or the Hutu/Tutsi dichotomy, or the Aztec conquest of surrounding cultures and (from what I've read) "harvest" of nonAztec soldiers for human sacrifice.
"Racism-deniers" are elther deluded or smugly disingenuous, or just not very thoughtful. It's like holocaust deniers - it happened, it's a historic fact, it's part of the formation of history and society, past and present. They should get over it and think about what it means and how to deal with it.
"Race" is much harder, even if there is "racism" it does not prove to me that "race" exists. That's your point as well. There is definitely "ethnicity", there are biologic, genetic markers for ethnicity in some cases, and there are biological differences or trends in different groups. Examples - there are differences in body frame among different groups. Chinese are metabolically overweight at a lower weight, for height, than, say, Germans. African Americans respond to the blood pressure pill, hydrochlorothiazide, better than Caucasian Americans. Ashkenazi Jews have a high rate of a number of metabolic / genetic diseases. Diabetes is more common among Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans, and Pacific Islander Americans more than it affects any other ethnic group - although some of this liklihood might be cultural.
It can only take one gene, among what, hundreds of thousands? - to result in a devastating illness like Tay-Sachs. So the argument that a few markers different among races is not proof that "race" doesn't exist, isn't convincing to me. That's with the knowledge that our definition of "race" is crude, claiming that there are only a few - I suspect there are many, and with mixing, the lines are too blurred to be meaningful. Plus, individuals may be more different within a group, than one group is from another. So even if there are "races", what use is the term?
Just my random thoughts. I was taught in Baptist bible school that there are 3 races, all descended from the 3 sons of Noah, and the bible is never wrong. Maybe that's where western moderns got the idea of race?
Biologically, ethnicity does have some meaning. I think culturally it must as well.
Thanks Monica -
I get "black (American) pride" or "hispanic pride" or "insert minority group here pride." As a group becomes a marginalized minority, there is great cause to say "Hang on; why be ashamed of my culture and my past? Why should I be made to feel un-beautiful because of my ethnic background?"
But "white pride?" There's really no "white" culture, in the U.S. or anywhere else I can think of. Irish, yes. German, yes. But collectively "white?" That just ends up feeling icky and supremacist-y. That, and the majority group in power rarely needs further ego-boosting.
On the expectations based on race ... in a film we watched on the subject, the focus was on a group of college students participating in a DNA study. What they found was that in many cases, the white guy and the black girl were more genetically similar than white-white, or black-black, or hispanic-hispanic pairings. But in talking about how we perceive race, they noted that although one of the girls in the class is both a track star and class valedictorian, being black she is more likely to be rewarded and judged by society based on her athletic ability, whereas a white student in the same situation would likely be thought of for her intellect first.
Interesting observation, and unfortunately still true. Ergo; my quest to both promote the fact that 'race' is a social construct (I happen to be in the race of those-who-can-curl-their-tongue, or the brown-eyed race, or ... how are we classifying and segregating ourselves again?), but also to not let folks off the hook by saying that racism therefore does not exist.
Greetings Biped!
The comparison between racism-deniers and holocaust-deniers is actually pretty spot on I think. It comes out as almost a way that whites don't have to face the ongoing issues of racism, or even the past. One person in the class indeed went so far as to suggest that just learning about it somehow plants the idea in our mind so we should stop teaching race-related history. That, to me, is a damn dangerous path.
On the biology of 'race,' the differences you mention are actually independent of each other, which is part of the whole "Race is an illusion" concept. E.g.; the genetic markers passed down that govern the amount of melanin in one's skin pigment (skin color), are separate from those that make one respond well to the blood pressure medicine. But because most of us socialize, marry, and have children within our own "race," those traits are usually passed down together.
Looking at it another way, there's a type of dwarfism that is common among the Amish. It has nothing to do however with these individuals being Amish, or white, or Pennsylvania-Dutch. It has everything to do with Amish usually marrying and having children within their own ingroup, which keeps the trait prevalent in that group and not as prevalent in others.
Same thing with skeletal structure. A skull can often be identified as Caucasian, Asian, Native American, Australian Aboriginal, or African. But what we're learning is that these too have nothing inherently to do with skin color. It just so happens that an overwhelming number of people from geographical area X happen to have both the genes for whatever skin color and those particular skull features.
It's true. Same thing with blood type. I have a blood type which is rare among African Americans, yet Asians and Caucasians have it in spades(but if you look at my family tree it should be no surprise lol). So you are def right about that Jo. What bothers me is that I had "friends" growing up who said that blacks had something in their legs and feet which made them better in sports.
I would then ask "What about me? I am horrible at sports, can't run, and the last time I attempted to play basketball I almost twisted my ankle."
One guy told me "I'm not racist, but I wouldn't date a black girl because they taste different."
WTF? Seriously? What do we taste like? Chicken? Mac and Cheese? Because if a person tastes like a food or something like that, let's use them for science. I understand that each person has a different smell and taste, but to say whites taste like this..blacks taste like that...is insulting. But living in the south one would have to be used to it -_-.
I remember hearing that blacks are more likely to develop diabetes, but most diabetics I met were white, which proves what Jo was saying yet again. I really think that we are all a large mix of ethnicities and such. Some folks may not want to hear it, but that is their problem...
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One guy told me "I'm not racist, but I wouldn't date a black girl because they taste different."
Well, I do find that racist white guys taste like bullshit.
I did some internet research on how people taste and did not find anything useful. It's not something I can talk to most people about either. My personal experience is you are right.
No reason people shouldn't taste different - it's going to be a mixture of their biology and what they eat, among other things. For example, effects of garlic, cabbage, onions - all noticable in someone's sweat as well as their breath. I've noticed when my partner ate hot peppers. Asparagus is very noticable in the urine. But I think even eating the same foods, you can taste the difference between races unless that difference is overpowered by diet, perfumes, or other factors.
They say you can tell grain-fed beef from grass-fed beef. When my chickens eat weeds in the spring, their eggs have darker yolks and taste more "eggy", and when they eat more grain in the winter their eggs are more bland. Different varieties of tomato are very different. My yellow raspberries taste sweeter, but much blander, than my red raspberries. I have yellow and black plums, and the same is true. No surprise that people should vary in flavor. We are animals that occur in different varieties.
Probably nothing wrong with prefering one flavor to another - it's gotta be a combination of culture and biology. Whoever I've been with, that's the taste that I loved at the moment. Black, white, or chinese, in my case, it's part of who they are. What I did find for myself is being with someone different from myself made me less interested in / less attracted to my own race - not sure why that is.
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Recipe: Coconut Buttermilk Pie
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Makes 8 servings
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
3 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup flaked coconut
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust, chilled
Instructions: Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in melted butter, eggs and buttermilk. Add coconut and vanilla and almond extracts. Blend well, then pour into chilled pie crust. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake 35 minutes more. Do not open oven when lowering temperature. (Pie will puff up as it bakes and collapse as it cools.) Serve at room temperature.
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String of singles, sharp Hahn lift Padres over Braves
Medica tallies four of San Diego's 13 base knocks to open series
ATLANTA -- The way Chris Denorfia has it figured, it does him and his teammates absolutely no good trying to figure out why the Padres' offense fell into such a collective offensive morass early and often during the first three-plus months of the season.
What's done, he said, is done.
What can be changed, Denorfia said, is the present, which isn't looking all that bad despite a change in cast, as the Padres' moribund offense continued to show signs of life Friday with a 5-2 victory over the Braves before a crowd of 31,647 at Turner Field.
There was no epic nine-run inning like there was Thursday against the Cubs, where the Padres sent 15 batters to the plate.
Instead, San Diego (46-56) nickel-and-dimed the Braves into an early hole on Friday with an offense that produced 13 hits, 12 of which were singles.
In their last three games -- all victories -- the Padres have scored a combined 26 runs. In their previous 10 games, they scored 23 combined runs.
So what gives?
"More than anything ... we're all just due," said Denorfia, who had three hits. "For all the guys who have been struggling this year, it's time."
Denorfia's big night, a career-high four hits by Tommy Medica and another strong start by rookie pitcher Jesse Hahn (6-2) were more than enough to get the Padres' four-game series against the Braves (55-48) started in a big way.
Hahn allowed one run on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings in his first Major League start since July 11. The Padres sent him down to the Minor Leagues right before the end of the first half in order to closely watch his innings workload.
When he returned Friday, he looked very much like the same pitcher who pitched so well during his first run in the big leagues, a seven-start stint in which he had a 2.21 ERA that has since dropped to 2.12.
"I thought his stuff was very comparable to where it was a few weeks ago," said Padres manager Bud Black.
What's not comparable to where it was a few weeks ago is the Padres' lineup. On Friday alone, the team had former Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur in right field, Chris Nelson at third base and Yangervis Solarte at second base. None of them was on the 40-man roster a week ago.
Nelson and Francoeur were recalled from Triple-A El Paso, and Solarte was added from the Yankees on Wednesday in the deal that sent third baseman Chase Headley to New York.
Not that this influx of new faces has hurt the flow of the offense much. In fact, it's actually helped. The Padres scored eight runs against the Cubs on Tusday, then 13 on Thursday, also against the Cubs. On Friday, San Diego got five runs in the first five innings.
"We're getting some key hits, some situational hits. We're bunching them together," Black said. "Today, we kept going. We stayed on [Braves starting pitcher Alex] Wood. We didn't let up. We stayed on top of these [Braves pitchers]."
Wood (7-8) allowed five runs (four earned) on 12 hits with one walk and four strikeouts in five innings.
"I've never seen so many ground balls go through the infield. I think he kept getting ground balls and they just kept getting through the infield, really," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Joaquin Benoit got the final four outs for his second save of the season and first since the team traded All-Star closer Huston Street to the Angels on July 18.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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As we continue to move wholesale into a world where virtual servers are the rule, we're starting to see just how different this new environment is. Server farms are evolving in unexpected ways, creating situations we didn't encounter prior to the widespread adoption of virtualization. One of these oddities is the seemingly eternal server. How do you manage the lifecycle of a machine that never dies?
Back before we spun up VMs on a whim to handle whatever application or platform we needed, every deployment was painstaking and time consuming. These servers would be carefully built by installing the OS from the ground up, tweaking the BIOS tweaks, installing drivers, and laying the applications or frameworks over all of above. We would back up that server to tape and hope the server would reach hardware obsolescence before it broke down.
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In either case, the server that replaced this physical server would almost certainly be different, and the notion of restoring the bare-metal backup on a new physical server often meant more work than just starting fresh on the new hardware. This was especially true for Windows servers. Starting anew was a good way to clear out the cruft of years of operation and begin again with a blank slate.
In the world of server virtualization, the day for the organic refresh never arrives. Virtual servers don't break down. They don't become obsolete. They simply keep going, while the physical hardware cycles underneath them throughout their existence. In fact, the only reason to rebuild on a new VM is if the OS vendor has stopped supporting that version and there are no more security updates to be had. Even then, you'll find a great many instances where that VM will continue to run forever or until it becomes compromised.
The island of misfit servers
Looking through a collection of VMs on a midsize virtualization farm built five or so years ago, we find a wide variety of operating systems, whether we like it or not. There's a bunch of Windows Server 2003 boxes hanging around, some Windows Server 2008 systems, a plethora of Linux boxes of vastly different lineages, and entire development frameworks sitting mostly idle, but are required for update testing. More than a few Windows XP systems are sitting there, for various reasons, and even one or two Windows NT boxes support a long-deceased application that somehow hasn't been phased out.
How does this happen, you ask? Unless there's an extremely strict (and likely impossible) corporate policy on the maintenance and update of various OS versions, virtual server farm entropy is inevitable -- if it ain't broke, after all. When a new version of your chosen Linux distribution is released, do you immediately purchase upgrade licenses and go through each box, disturbing applications and services that would otherwise continue to run problem-free forever? When Windows Server 2012 is released, how long will it take you to properly test and confirm compatibility with all the applications humming along on Windows Server 2003 R2 or 2008?


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Prednisone Decrease Causing Severe Chills
I have taken prednisone for 27 years. Usually around 10-15 mg per day but up to 35mg as needed when stressed, as my Crohn`s gastro doctor is aware. I began remicade three years ago, and tapered down from 15 mg to 5 mg over a year. I had tapered many many times before, but not below 10 mg. After being at 5 mg for a month, I reduced to 4 mg per day, and 5 days later came down with an afternoon chill which in about 30 minutes became "cold" even though under the covers in bed, and began a heating pad on July 3 of 2011. I began shaking heavily. I took 15 mg prednisone to see if it would help, but pulse was high. Wife called 911, though I asked her to wait to see if the dosage would fix this issue. On all other tapering I was tired and sleepy, with low energy, but never the hint of a chill. Now, I was shaking so hard that the water shook out of the glass, and we were afraid of a stroke. The crew arrived about 15 minutes after I took the prednisone as my wife did wait about 10 minutes and the sever shaking had peaked. BP was 200 plus over 100 plus. after 10 minutes they put me in the ambulance, and my shaking had stopped completly. At the hospitl ER, a top heart hospital in Atlanta, all tests were clear, no lung issue or urinalysis positives. They did push an IV saline as we had been out all day shopping and I was very dehydrated. He had no suggestions as to what caused the shaking.
Three weeks later, while going back up to 5 mg per day, I again got an evening chill. As soon as i felt it coming on i went in and took 15 mg of prednisone. The chill abated quickly this time. There were no other similarities about the two days, except having tapered down on prednisone. I have remained on 5mg per day and have had no reoccurance of a chill.
I also take 2,000 mg of pentasa tid and have for 27 years, with no changes there.
I would like to get down to 0mg per day this year as remicade really helps, if my stamina will return...now being 65 I`m not sure. Exercise that is sporadic has a tiring effect on my muscles. Send me an email if you would like an update, if I try dropping off again.
Any ideas? I saw another email answer where you did not think a person`s chill was related to tapering, so i thought I`d pass this on. I`m having to deal with Anthem to get the ambulance bill covered. The bp on the face notes should do the trick.
You mentioned that you currently are taking both Remicade and Prednisone. Both of these medicines can lower your immune system making you more susceptible to infection. Prednisone is also known to mask an infection. Signs on infection can include: fever, chills, lethargy, body aches and pains, among others. Reducing the dose of prednisone may have "unmasked" the signs of an infection.
Common effects of tapering of prednisone too quickly include: flu-like symptoms including: headache, dizziness, fainting, lethargy, muscle pain, joint pain, shortness of breath, low blood pressure, nausea/vomiting, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, and low blood sugar. Low blood sugar also could be responsible for any shaking you experienced, but not the feelings of being cold.
One of the ways our bodies' deal with stress is by releasing our own endogenous corticosteroids, or corticosteroids we make ourselves. After years of taking prednisone your body can stop producing its own steroids, which is why you have to taper off very slowly to give your body time to begin producing its own steroids again.
Since you have taken steroids for years, you may not be able to make enough of your own steroids to deal with stressful situations for a year or two even you have successfully tapered off the steroids completely.
During this period, your body may not be able to handle, even small stressors, like running late for something. Stress can do many strange things to the body, so it's possible that your chill was your body reacting to some sort of stressor in your life.
Sometimes it is difficult to determine exactly why you're experiencing a certain side-effect or symptom. Maybe an even slower taper may be necessary in your case to prevent these effects from returning and allow your body to produce its own corticosteroids again. It is important to work with your doctor to develop a plan that works for you.
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CONOVER, NC – Saint Leo University men's golfer Nick Brothers slid down the leaderboard after the second day of action as he now sits 60th in the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional at the 7,064 yard, par-72 Jones Course on the grounds of the Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
Brothers turned in a second round card of 6-over-78 which, combined with his 1-over-73 from the first round, currently has him at 7-over-151 and 13 strokes behind leader Jeff Evanier (70-68—138) from Eckerd College.
Coming out of the gates by gaining a stroke on the leader after a birdie at No. 3, the Saint Leo junior would pencil bogeys at holes four and five before pulling one back with a birdie at No. 7, making up for a double bogey at the same hole on Monday.
Brothers' struggles in the second round came after making the turn as he would bookend a pair of birdies with bogeys, alongside a double bogey at the par-4 No. 13.
Heading into the stretch at 3-over, the Crystal River, Fla. native hit a rough patch where he bogeyed his final three holes to head into the clubhouse with a 6-over second round.
Brothers will look to improve his standing in the final round on Wednesday. He will get his round underway with an 8:10 a.m. tee time at hole No. 10.
To follow live scoring of Brothers' play, visit the GolfStat NCAA South/Southeast Regional live scoring links here and here.


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Pronunciation: i-myur • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: 1. To wall something in, to enclose in walls, as to immure a garden to keep the rabbits at bay. 2. To isolate someone by confining them between walls, to imprison. 3. To build or set something in a wall, as to immure a plaque.
Notes: The noun from this verb is immurement, and no one seems to have conjured up an adjective. I suppose you could use immuring as an adjective if you were backed into a corner. Do not confuse immure with inure "to become habituated to, to become hardened by repetition", as to be inured to the heat of the tropics.
In Play: The term "gated community" strikes me as missing the point; today's word would be much more descriptive: "Spaulding was so afraid of the rising tide of thievery, he moved into an immured community that requires identification at the gate to enter." The crime rate might be lower if more parents were a little tougher: "Well, if grounding you for a week doesn't work, we can try immuring you in the basement for a few days!" (A useful empty threat.)
Word History: Today's Good Word comes from Latin immurare "wall in" from in "in" + murus "wall". The root here, mur-, appears in several other English words borrowed from Latin, including mural, intermural, and intramural (between walls) "within an institution" as in intramural sports. The root didn't percolate down to all the Indo-European languages, but it does show up in the Germanic languages as English mere "boundary", found in a word still occasionally encountered, merestone "boundary marker". (We should immure a plaque in a wall at alphaDictionary to commemorate this and all the other Good Words suggested by Mark Bailey over the years.)


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2 Bedroom Condo Non Refundable - Fireworks View at Blue Heron Resort
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Wake up to the sunrise over Lake Bryan when you vacation at the Blue Heron Resort. These luxury 2 bedroom condos provide views of the Disney fireworks from spacious balconies. Walt Disney World, the best shopping malls, and great restaurants are all located within 1 mile from the resort in Lake Buena Vista.
Sleep up to 8 guests with 2 bedrooms, a hallway bunk bed cove, and queen sleeper sofa. A master bedroom features a king sized bed, 20" TV and DVD player, private balcony, and an attached bathroom with jetted tub. Enjoy a wonderful fireworks show from the balcony off the master bedroom, as Disney puts on a firworks show every night! 2 twin beds compliment a second bedroom, which includes a 20" TV and access to the other bathroom.
Cut down on vacation expenses by cooking extraordinary meals in the fully-equipped kitchen. No need to bring pots and pans, dishes, glassware, or eating utensils, as they are all provided! Granite countertops and modern appliances adorn the kitchen. The living room is situated just off the kitchen and dining areas, making it easy to entertain the family with a 27" TV and DVD player. A clothes washer and clothes dryer are provided for your convenience. You'll be able to keep in contact with friends and family not vacationing with you with available internet through an ethernet connection. Guests who wish to use the internet must bring an ethernet cord to connect to the internet.
The pictures shown above represent a typical 2 bedroom fireworks viewcondo at the Blue Heron Resort. Guests may or may not realize the same furniture and decorations shown in the pictures on our website. Please be aware that there may be some differences in the decorations of the particular condo you make reservations for.
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The Blue Heron Resort at Lake Buena Vista hosts 1 and 2 bedroom luxury condos. Its location on Lake Bryan and close proximity to the Walt Disney World Resort provides the perfect vacation escape. Disney World is just 1 mile away!
Your family will enjoy amenities such as 2 large resort pools, Jacuzzi, "kiddie" pool, 2 fitness rooms, and game room. Relax and sip cocktails at the pool-side Tiki Bar. Take up a competitive game of mini-golf at the nearby mini-golf course. For high adventure, rent jet skis and boats to cruise Lake Bryan. Top shopping malls, such as the Orlando Premium Outlets, and great restaurants are just a short drive away.
The Blue Heron Resort offers some of the best views in town! Enjoy morning coffee in the comfort of your private balcony in front of an impressive sunrise off Lake Bryan.
Choose between 1 and 2 bedroom condos with views of the lake or views of the nearby Disney Fireworks! Take advantage of our non refundable condo options and pay the full rental price at the time of booking for a lower rate.
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Universal Studios Orlando
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Wal-Mart Super Center
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Seasons 52
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Check-out ends at 10:00am on the day of departure. You may choose for a Late Check-out, which ends at 2:00pm on the day of departure, for an additional fee. A Late Check-out may not always be available, and may become unavailable after purchase.
Personal Chef Services are available at all of our vacation rentals. Meals are customized to your nutritional needs and can be ready any time of day. The cost is usually less than what you would spend for your family to eat at a nice restaurant. Return from a day of adventure to a hot meal prepared just the way you like it, or wake up and start the day with a great breakfast.
The Shilla Spa is a great place to get pampered while on vacation! Enjoy deep massages, skin wraps, pedicures and manicures, or get your hair styled for a night out on the town. Schedule a visit at the spa to add to your pleasurable stay in the Orlando area.
The Medical Concierge has Board-Certified, Florida-Licensed physicians available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Whether you are on vacation or business you can rest assured that their physicians will provide thorough, compassionate, and personalized care in the comfort of your home away from home. Specialty Care is easy to arrange, doctors carry a mobile pharmacy and basic lab tests, providing you with one-stop, convenient health care.
The Vacation Home Store can help you find the second home you have always dreamed about in Orlando, FL. Select their information request box during the reservations process to receive more information on purchasing real estate near Disney.
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Light Talk
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Misc. Tech
Now this is great. Instead of playing with light sabers, talk with light sticks. This little device scans your highly creative and artistic doodles and displays them in the air for your friends (or anyone around) to see and enjoy. Simply doodle, scan, shake and share. Repeat the steps as needed. Would be pretty sweet to do at a sporting event to talk some smack to the opposing team, however, I'm not sure if they'll be able to read it from large distances. At $39.99, I'll let someone else try it out and report back to see how well that works.
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E3 2005 Moblog: Love The Booth Babes
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The best part of E3 is the games, right? Of course. While at the event, we took images of all the important aspects of the show. If you missed it, be sure to take a look at Gear Live's E3 2005 Moblog.
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The Final Cut: The Longest Yard, Madagascar, Memorial Day Releases
The last Friday in May brings us a remake of a popular 1974 football film, an animated film from the people who gave us the Shrek movies, and a couple of films most of us won't get to see, due purely to our location. Get a rundown of The Longest Yard, Madagascar, and a couple of limited releases after the jump.
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Radica Games 20 Q
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Handhelds, Misc. Tech
You played it in grade school with your buddies over fruit cups in the cafeteria. You asked the questions to your sibling on that long car ride. How about taking on the computer version of "20 Questions" retailing at $13.99 at Toys R Us? Fitting in the palm of you hand, "20 Q" is equipped with simple yes and no buttons unlike your best friend in 5th grade. Be sure to check out the 78 reviews its gotten on Amazon - 5 star average.
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Google AdSense For Feeds
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Blogging, RSS
Google AdSense has truly become the love of the Internet as far as monetizing a website goes. It is simple to apply for, and incorporate into any website. With a bit of tweaking, you can instantly add hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to your revenue using this tool. Recently Google has moved AdSense For Feeds into beta. This product is simply used to place Google AdSense ads into your RSS feed, providing an easy way to monetize RSS. A few larger blogs have been accepted into the beta program, including Weblogs, Inc. and Lockergnome. Google requires that a site have at least 100 RSS subscribers in order to be accepted into the program, but they have been turning down sites which have many times more than that minimum requirement. If you have an RSS feed and an AdSense account, you can apply for AdSense For Feeds.
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Wi-Fi Digital Hotspotter
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Nowadays, Internet access is as close as your nearest coffee shop. The trick is finding which one offers Wi-Fi service. The Wi-Fi Digital Hotspotter aims to help in your quest by proving information on signals up to 200 feet away. Using two AAA batteries, the Hotspotter lists signal strength, SSID, channel, and even security status. In other words, all the essentials needed to allow you to judge where you should head if you need quick Wi-Fi access on the go. You can pick one up for about $60.00.
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MetroFreeFi: Find Free Hotspots In Your Area
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Internet, Wireless / WiFi
We already splurge too much money as it is for broadband access at home. That being the case, why should you spend $30-$40 per month to sit at Starbucks when you can get it for free at a local coffee shop? Using MetroFreeFi, you can search your state for the free spots all over town and even download them to your iPod for convenience. Does it get better than free?
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E3 2005: Mario Baseball Impressions
Posted by Charles Leake Categories: Nintendo Gamecube, Reviews, Sports
Mario Baseball is yet another foray by Nintendo into the Mario sports genre. Nintendo did not separate Mario Baseball much from their MLB baseball game as the two played very much alike on a fundamental level. However, I did like that each character had their own style of batting and fielding. For example, the Sunshine guys from Mario Sunshine use a palm tree as their bat which allow them more space on the bat to hit the ball. Read on for our full impressions.
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E3 2005: Chicken Little Impressions
Posted by Charles Leake Categories: Adventure, Nintendo Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
I love platformers. In fact, if I had to choose one game type to play for the rest of my life it would be platformers. Because of all this love I have for platformers there is one thing I hate more then anything else, including Rockstars games, is a bad platformer. Most kiddie platformers, like Tak, are just bad. So bad that I have giving up all hope that there might ever will be a good children's platformer. That all changed when I saw Chicken Little at E3 - find out why after the jump.
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Mustek PVR-H140 Digital Camera
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Here's a camera after our own hearts. Rule of thumb is: Don't use your digital camera for movies and don't use your DV camera for pictures. But how about listening to music on your camera? Or a portable USB 40GB HDD? The Mustek PVR-H140 is trying to break all the rules. You can use its hard drive for high quality digital movies at 30fps, store and listen to MP3's, file storage, record audio, and more. Here is the rundown:
- Digital Video Player . Digital Video Recorder / Digital Photo Player / Music Player / USB Pocket Drive / SD/MMC Card Reader / Digital Voice Recorder
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- Built in Microphone and Speaker
- 0.64 lbs (with Battery)
- MPEG-4, AVI, ASF Supported
- WMA Support
- NTSC/PAL formats
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I'd like you all to know that I am going to leave the wiki until mid-June, save for hovering around visiting the forum and checking my messages every now and again. If anything is urgent, get Al to message me, I'm sure he won't mind. If he does, then you shall just have to wait.
However, I also have an ultimatum. If the relations here between those of us who are the most active have not improved by then, then I feel I shan't return at all.
Not that the majority of you will care, and the most of you mightn't even wonder or notice that I have gone, but I feel that I needed to say to you all. I will be back, so please don't move me to inactive administrators.
Until then and the end of my exams, erm, tally-ho?
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Antifibrinolytic agents can be taken in pill or liquid
form, or they can be given as an injection into the vein (intravenously).
Von Willebrand's disease is a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot
properly. Antifibrinolytic agents help prevent blood clots from breaking down
in certain areas of the body. These medicines specifically target the mucous
membranes of the mouth, nose, stomach, intestines, and urinary tract.
Doctors usually use antifibrinolytic
agents to treat nosebleeds and to prevent bleeding in the mouth during dental
surgery. They may also use these medicines in combination with desmopressin and
plasma replacement therapies during minor and major surgery.
Antifibrinolytic agents can help prevent or control mild bleeding in the mouth or nose.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor right away if you suddenly have symptoms of a blood clot, such as:
Call your doctor if you have:
Side effects of this medicine are not common but may include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
Reference is not available in all systems.)
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or trying to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2007).
The Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of von Willebrand Disease. (NIH Publication No. 08–5832). Available online:
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HUNTINGTON BEACH – The first medical marijuana dispensary to open its doors in Sunset Beach in two years closed temporarily Sunday so owners can meet with Huntington Beach officials about acquiring a business license, an owner said.
The dispensary, called Patient Med-Aid after the cooperative that founded it, had been operating without a license since it opened Feb. 4 at a storefront on Pacific Coast Highway near Warner Avenue.
Dispensaries in Sunset Beach had been closed by Orange County in January 2011 ahead of the community's annexation by Huntington Beach, which doesn't offer licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries.
But Patient Med-Aid co-owner Marla James said city officials seemed open to discussing that stance in talks that started Friday.
"Even just one dispensary in this area would be very helpful. That's something that's important, and the fact that we are working with the city will help," said James, a medical marijuana user confined to a wheelchair after losing a leg to diabetes.
City Attorney Jennifer McGrath said in an email that she was aware of the closing but gave no indication whether the city would be receptive to changing its policy for Patient Med-Aid.
James and others at the dispensary said they tried to get a business license from the city but were sent from department to department in search of it. So they have operated without a license for about a month.
Patient Med-Aid was served with two citations for four counts of operating without a business license, according to James.
An unoccupied Huntington Beach police car sat outside the dispensary from Tuesday of last week. It was removed Monday, said police spokesman Mitch O'Brien. He said it was parked legally but wouldn't say why it was there.
The Sunset Beach Community Association is monitoring the issue, according to president Mike VanVoorhis, who said he will brief the group on the dispensary at its Thursday meeting.
Calling Patient Med-Aid an "illegal business," VanVoorhis said he had supported the 2011 closing of Sunset Beach's dispensaries.
He said he had no problem with medical marijuana, per se.
"I have a problem with the actual marijuana clinic next to our parks, schools, neighborhoods," he said.
James and her lawyer are involved in litigation elsewhere. In May, James' lawyer, Matthew Pappas, argued in front of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the cities of Costa Mesa and Lake Forest discriminated against James and other medical marijuana users when the cities banned dispensaries.
The court ruled that medical marijuana use wasn't protected under federal law and that the bans could stand.
The plaintiffs have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case on appeal.
In interviews last week at Patient Med-Aid, James and co-owner Marty Modiano said the dispensary provides free drugs to AIDS and cancer patients who provide sufficient documentation of their illness for the dispensary's records, while other patients with medical marijuana ID cards pay for the drugs.
"We have a Walgreens or CVS on every corner, practically, and we don't have a dispensary. We are being discriminated against," James said.
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Landscape as Document and Thing of Beauty
Landscape photography began as a document, with early photographers wanting to show their audiences what a place looked like. While the camera verifies aspects of reality, it can also express the artistry of the person holding the camera. Oftentimes a landscape picture becomes a thing of beauty, particularly if the hotographer is sensitive to the conventions of landscape painting. Through the use of light, composition, timed exposures, and development, we see not only the details of a particular place, but how it felt for the photographer to be there.
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In celebration of National Library Week (April 13-19) and National Poetry Month, Belk Library along with Verses Slam Team [1] and Lyric [2], Appalachian's spoken word poetry club is sponsoring a Student Poetry Slam.
Our Master of Ceremonies and Guest Poet is renowned North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti!
The poetry slam is April 14th @ 7:00 p.m. in library room 114.
COMPETITORS: This competition is open to ANYONE who is interested and has at least 3 original poems to perform. Sign-up is at the door and you must be early if you hope to have a spot to compete. The rules are simple:
- All pieces performed must be poets own, original work.
- Poems must be a maximum of 3 minutes in length, with a 10 second grace period. All poems over 3:10 will receive a time penalty to score.
- No props.
- A maximum of 12 poets will be in the lineup.
- Spots are given on a first come first serve basis.
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Buy my wife's sea catchers
Oh Mighty Wing
No, not you.
That is all.
It's all in context of Sunday's event.
so you plan on Candicing yourself while running the Mokey??
The Greatest of All Time
I didn't think it was a yes or no question?
hahaha your right it wasn't! I didn't remember how I phrased it. Your treat might envolve them unless you don't like them... in which case it won't.
I like nuts. All kinds.
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Osborne Village may have been named the Best Neighbourhood in Canada, but I'd be surprised if the Osborne Village Inn was one of the factors. The hotel does have a reputation for — among other things — its rock bar venue. As a place to eat? Not so much. And if, in the past, you told someone you were going there for lunch they might have wondered if they'd heard you right.
But that's all changed since new chef Leighton Fontaine took over, and today the café is definitely worth checking out.
The light and airy space has a casual, homey charm. The decor is simple but cheery and light-filled, with white-painted stucco or brick walls and forest green accents, much of it from the pots of healthy greenery that add an air of freshness to the room. The menu is relatively short, divided almost equally between breakfasts and lunch-style dishes — all served all day, all affordably priced from $7 to $10, and all extraordinarily generous. Plates come almost overflowing with food, but still nicely presented.
It's basically a café menu, with no conventional dinner entrées. However, details get plenty of attention, and there was nothing that seemed perfunctory about anything I tried. There were little tip-offs to the chef's range and ambition — like the house-made tomato jam and roasted garlic on the big, juicy cheeseburger; or the bits of breaded pork belly in the delicately dressed caesar salad; or the crunch of crushed peanuts in the spinach salad's poppyseed vinaigrette. Even with mozzarella instead of curds, the poutine is delectably decadent, enlivened by the tang of the house cranberry chutney, and piled with heaps of fresh-cooked turkey (pulled pork with maple syrup barbecue sauce is an alternative).
There's one soup only and it changes daily. Our du jour was a hefty, hearty split pea soup, fleshed out with bits of pulled pork — not necessarily an improvement on ham or sausage (au contraire, in fact; ham or sausage might have provided better accents) — but delicious nevertheless.
Breakfast offers several interesting options. You can have two eggs any style — plain, with a choice of meat, hash browns and fruit, or garnished with avocado, a remarkably flavourful roasted tomato and delicate little pea shoots. Also with a quinoa pancake that lacked flavour, but was improved by a smear of the house-made strawberry jam.
The Hipster Omelette is one of the city's best omelettes — not flat and thin, like most I've had, but almost French-style, puffy and soft, folded over cheddar, avocado, lightly curried chick peas and mushrooms (it's listed as an egg white omelette, which is sacrilege to me, but one can — and we did — ask for it to be made with whole eggs). The hash browns with them weren't exactly browned, but they were wonderful, tasting as though they'd just been just cooked and then given a quick turn in the pan. Other omelette choices might be the Blue Collar (multi-meats, onions and cheddar) or the Porker (pulled pork, cheddar, cumin tomatoes and roasted corn).
I have to declare my prejudices. I'm a traditionalist about potato latkes, and these were laced with shredded beets, which rendered them less crisp than the beet-less versions I know. They were good though — sprinkled with shreds of spinach and tiny cubes of sautéed red pepper, topped by a lovely dollop of crème fraiche and garnished with slices of fresh fruits. And, in fairness, I have to report that my friends thought they were wonderful.
Those on a quest for the ultimate clubhouse sandwich should investigate the Club Maison. It's a marvellous monster, packed inches high with fresh-roasted turkey (both white and dark meat), cheddar, a mustardy mayo and bits of cranberry. Also, instead of bacon, thick slices of wonderful braised pork belly, and plenty of them. Also good, the pulled pork sandwich, topped by roasted pineapple and raisin-cabbage cole slaw.
I've never been a fan of spaghetti squash, but my friends love it and this version — tossed with feta, mushrooms, avocado and basil tomato sauce, and baked under a mozzarella topping — almost converted me. Other vegetarian options include curried chickpeas with either quinoa cakes or wild rice, or a curried chickpea and wild rice burger.
There are only three desserts, and the chocolate-peanut butter pie wasn't available on my visits. But the multi-berry pie of the week, on an excellent short crust was delicious, and the apple crisp with Jaegermeister ice cream was splendid. And oh yes, the coffee was good too.
Service has been pleasant but occasionally slow, whether in a less than half-full room, or in a room that was packed, as it often is these days. Come for a leisurely meal, not a quickie — the food is worth waiting for.
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Women's History Month Celebrated at Barrington Living History Farm
WASHINGTON, Texas — Get to know the "gentle tamers and sunbonneted helpmates" of early Texas March 26-27 at Barrington Living History Farm in celebration of Women's History month.
A special program, "True Texas Women," will explore the lives of women who helped tame the Texas frontier. Learn about such women as Mary Jones, wife of the president of a republic, Anson Jones, and Rachel Fanthorp, who saw history walk through the door of her husband's inn that today operates as a state historic site.
Hear stories, too, about other notorious and notable frontier women, such as Pamelia Mann, businesswoman and sometimes criminal, who refused to live in anyone's shadow. Still others, like Juana Cavasos, Indian captive and community leader, and Sylvia King, kidnapped and enslaved on a Fayette County plantation, led lives that could either be called adventurous or nightmarish. Costumed interpreters will tell their stories and explain their roles in Texas history.
Come visit Barrington Farm on this special weekend and see how a proper woman would then be dressed — from her corset to the jewelry made from human hair. Choose your favorite fashions of the mid 19th century from fashion plates of the day. Learn appropriate tea etiquette and for those special occasions, the language of the fan. Try your hand at scrubbing clothes on a washboard while aromas drift from food cooking on the open hearth in the kitchen. Visit the Barrington Farm garden and check the progress of the spring vegetables.
Barrington Farm is located at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site in Washington, Texas, on FM 1155 just off State Highway 105 between Brenham and Navasota. Barrington is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $4 for adults $2 for students; children ages six and younger are admitted free. Discount tickets are available to tour Independence Hall and the Star of The Republic Museum. For additional details, please call (936) 878-2213.
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Whether you're a big hair kind of a girl or a trim and sleek do is more you, celebrity hair stylist Hadiiya Barbel's got tresses to meet any and every hair need. The ladies who attended the Hadiiya Barbel Collection boutique opening hosted by Melissa A. Browne, D'angelo Thompson, and the Tammy Ford Agency, got a first look at the celeb stylist's new Crown Collection and a chance to check out her fabulous new West Village boutique. Looking to be crowned couture style? Barbel's got a salon seat with your name all over it.


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Music by Pachelbel, Hanff, Lübeck, Buxtehude, Böhm
and of course JS Bach
played by Gosse Hulzinga
on the historic Hinsz organ (1738)
in the Broederkerk, Kampen, Netherlands
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for music samples.
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706): Praeludium, Fuga en Ciacona in d
Johann Nikolaus Hanff (1665-1711):
Vincent Lübeck (1656-1740): Preambulum in c
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707):
Georg Böhm (1661-1733): Partita "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele"
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Total time 72:08
This is a perfect introduction to the world of baroque organ music. Works by leading baroque composers Pachelbel, Hanff, Lübeck, Buxtehude and Böhm lead up to Bach, who stands at the apex of baroque music - especially organ composition for which Bach was famous during his lifetime. Here too you will find the full range of baroque musical forms as expressed in organ music: preludes and fugues, a chaconne (variations on a popular tune) and a passacaglia (variations on a fixed bass line) as well as variations on chorale melodies.
The works are performed by the brilliant young Dutch organist Gosse Hulzinga, who displays a faultless technique while still subjecting manual dexterity to a respect for the spirit of the music. His articulation is always clear, as is the digital recording. This fine historic instrument, dating mainly from 1738 but with earlier pipework, was fully restored in 1993. Gosse Hulzinga is thoroughly familiar with this instrument and plays it regularly; thus he is able to demonstrate its fine sounds perfectly, giving us a "guided tour" of the different stops and combinations as the music progresses.
This is an organ recording of the highest order; the superb digital recording places the listener right in the church, displaying the full majesty of this fine instrument.
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When Beacon Press first published Man's Search for Meaning in 1959, Carl Rogers called it "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought in the last fifty years." In the thirty-three years since then, this book - at once a memoir, a self-help book, and a psychology manual - has become a classic that has sold more than three million copies in English language editions. Man's Search for Meaning tells the chilling and inspirational story of eminent psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz and other concentration camps for three years during the Second World War. Immersed in great suffering and loss, Frankl began to wonder why some of his fellow prisoners were able not only to survive the horrifying conditions, but to grow in the process. Frankl's conclusion - that the most basic human motivation is the will to meaning - became the basis of his groundbreaking psychological theory, logotherapy. As Nietzsche put it, "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how." In Man's Search for Meaning, Frankl outlines the principles of logotherapy, and offers ways to help each one of us focus on finding the purpose in our lives. This new edition of Man's Search for Meaning includes a new preface by the author, in which he explains his decision to remain in his native Austria during the Nazi invasion, a choice which eventually led to his imprisonment. It also includes an updated bibliography of books, articles, records, films, videotapes, and audio tapes about logotherapy.
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with a lengthy, austere, and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in Auschwitz and other concentration camps for five years, and his struggle during this time to find reasons to live. The second part of the book, called "Logotherapy in a Nutshell," describes the psychotherapeutic method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps. Freud believed that sexual instincts and urges were the driving force of humanity's life; Frankl, by contrast, believes that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. Frankl's logotherapy, therefore, is much more compatible with Western religions than Freudian psychotherapy. This is a fascinating, sophisticated, and very human book. At times, Frankl's personal and professional discourses merge into a style of tremendous power. "Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is," Frankl writes. "After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips."From the Back Cover:
Internationally renowned psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl endured years of unspeakable horror in Nazi death camps. During, and partly because of, his suffering, Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning.
Cited in Dr. Frankl's New York Times obituary in 1997 as "an enduring work of survival literature," Man's Search for Meaning is more than the story of Viktor E. Frankl's triumph: it is a remarkable blend of science and humanism and "an introduction to the most significant psychological movement of our day" (Gordon W. Allport).
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In late February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its 2011 Pesticide Data Program report, in which fresh and processed fruit and vegetables accounted for 82.3% of the total samples.
In it, USDA says U.S. food "does not pose a safety concern based upon pesticide residues."
But the produce industry is well conditioned for what comes next: environmental scare tactics.
Data from the PDP, which began more than 20 years ago, has been used by the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group since 1995 to compile its "Dirty Dozen" list of produce with the most pesticide residues.
This used to be a dreaded time, as EWG would spread its message to consumers via the mainstream media about how dangerous pesticides are, and, by association, many fresh fruits and vegetables.
But work by produce industry trade groups and its partner, the Alliance for Food and Farming, has begun to balance EWG's counter intuitive effort.
Within hours of USDA's release, the alliance had issued the first release of its own.
It said the PDP report "clearly confirms that both conventional and organic fruits and vegetables are safe and that consumers should be eating more of both with confidence."
The alliance even answers consumers' possible concerns about pesticide residues, saying they should simply wash their fruits and vegetables before eating them.
Produce industry representatives should spend the next few weeks and months reminding consumers, through all media channels, what they already know to be true.
Of course fresh fruits and vegetables are good for consumers, whether they're organic or conventional.
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First, the finalists for the Hart Trophy: Corey Perry, Daniel Sedin, Martin St. Louis.
Got this from the NHL this morning:
New York/Toronto (April 28, 2011) — The New York Rangers will play a special exhibition game against HC Sparta Prague at TESLA Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Sept. 29, as part of the 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere Challenge.
One of the most popular teams in the country, HC Sparta Prague not only has over 100 years of hockey tradition, but the club is a perennial contender in the highest levels of the Czech extraleague. The Rangers first played in Prague when the NHL opened the 2008-09 regular season in Europe in front of capacity crowds. The Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning played two games at the O2 Arena in Prague, with the Rangers winning each game by a 2-1 score.
"The New York Rangers are excited to have the opportunity to face off against one of the most storied franchises in Europe, in HC Sparta Prague, in an exhibition match as we prepare for the 2011-12 NHL season," said New York Rangers President and General Manager, Glen Sather. "Having already played in Prague, Czech Republic in 2008, we are fully aware of the passion that the city's and country's fans have for the game of hockey, and we look forward to experiencing their enthusiasm firsthand, once again."
The Rangers will open their 2011-12 regular season by playing two games at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, Oct. 7 against the Los Angeles Kings and Saturday, Oct. 8 against the Anaheim Ducks. 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere marks a record fifth consecutive season the NHL will be playing regular-season games in Europe. NHL teams will play a total of four games in three different European capital cities — Berlin, Stockholm and Helsinki — Oct. 7-8, 2011. Last year, six NHL teams — the Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks — opened the 2010-11 NHL regular season by playing six games in Europe. The Bruins and Coyotes met twice in Prague.
By the end of 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere 17 NHL teams — over half of the NHL — will have played regular-season and exhibition games in Europe since 2007. A complete overseas history of the NHL is available on media.NHL.com. More information on 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere will be released at a later date, including broadcast information, training camp schedules and complete preseason schedules.
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Score Fab Holiday Deals + Free Shipping On Totsy!
The early bird catches the best gift deals!
-Mama Betty
Ladies, we know you're preparing for that Thanksgiving feast, but you definitely shouldn't miss these Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals!
On November 25, 2011 (a.k.a. Black Friday), get over your food coma by checking off everyone on your holiday list! Totsy will have 32 special sale events, so forget the mad rush to the department store and hit the 'Net instead! Brands will include e.l.f. cosmetics, Melissa and Doug toys, Carters footwear, Isabella Rodriguez apparel, and many more. Early birds can also snag infant footwear for under $10, sleepwear for $10, and women's boots for $15! And keep your credit card handy for the books and toys extravaganza. The Black Friday sale ends on November 27, 2011 at 9pm EST, but we have a feeling most items will be long gone before then.
Read The Mother of All Black Friday Sale Listings!
But that's not all! On November 28, 2011– also known as Cyber Monday to web-savvy shoppers- another 17 new sales will go live for 24 hours! New mamas can pick up newborn apparel at under $5, girls' jackets for $12, toys, doll dresses, and more. You can also treat yourself (hey, you deserve it!) to $4 Esprit sandals, hats, scarves, and a selection of lingerie.
Beginning tonight, November 22, at 9pm EST, you can even score free shipping for Totsy purchases of $40 or more with the code "TGIVING." The offer ends on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 9am EST, so get those fingers clicking.
All purchases are guaranteed to ship by Christmas Eve if you order by December 4, 2011 at 9pm EST. So get those gift lists ready!
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is your BT3 on your base directory?
I have been trying to boot from my USB thumbdrive but everytime I get to the "Looking for data directory" in the main boot up screen (After I choose the KDE gui)it freezes and will not continue to boot. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to fix this? I have also tried other boot up options and it freezes at the same spot.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
is your BT3 on your base directory?
I have the same problem, my bt3 folder is in the base dir of the usb dongle, and everything seems to be correct. when i boot i get this error message.
Fatal error accured - slax data not found.
You are maybe using an unsupported boot device (eg. scsi or old pcmcia)
workaround: copy the directory slax from your boot device to an IDE/SATA
disk, eg. To /mnt/hda1/slax or c:\slax. Then try to boot again.
Something went wrong and we cant continue. this sould never happen.
Please reboot your computer with ctrl+alt+del ...
Actually its a tiny bit diffrent but its because this error is from my ophcrack, but it gives me the same error and its the same type of boot configuration etc etc etc.
I have used the dongle for other uses regarding booting etc, but this way of installing dosnt seem to work..
iv checked both isoes (bt3 and ophcrack) and they work if i burn the iso to a cd.
kk i have the same problem, but if you get to that searching for data directory screen and just let it sit, eventually after like 5-10 minutes itll go through, i dunno its messed up i dont know why. it's BT 3.0 beta so ya i dunno give iet a shot
How is your thumbdrive partitioned and formatted?? I've had it do that to me when I forgot to format it fat.
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
You have to create a changes folder on your drive. I have step-by-step info on the partitioning etc. on my blog n00bhacker.blogspot.com . Use the table of contents on the top to get to the page you need.
Direct Link: http://n00bhacker.blogspot.com/2008/...e-changes.html


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Cranberry-Walnut Sweet Potatoes Recipe
If you ask me, the best part of a holiday dinner is the sweet potatoes! You can make the sauce up to a day ahead—just leave out the walnuts until you're ready to serve. —Mary Wilhelm, Sparta, Wisconsin
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup cranberry juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- 1. Preheat oven to 400°. Scrub sweet potatoes; pierce several times with a fork. Bake 1 hour or until tender.
- 2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in cranberries, syrup, cranberry juice and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until berries pop, stirring occasionally. Stir in walnuts and mustard; heat through.
- 3. When cool enough to handle, cut each potato lengthwise in half; sprinkle with pepper and remaining salt. Top with cranberry mixture; sprinkle with chives. Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews for Cranberry-Walnut Sweet Potatoes
Average Rating
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2013
"The cranberry mixture is delicious, but I thought that it overwhelmed the taste of the sweet potato. Maybe I'm a sweet potato purist. I like the cranberry mixture as a condiment for grilled chicken, instead."
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2012
"It's way too tart for my taste. I added lots of brown sugar before serving."
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2009
"I made these for Thanksgiving and myfamily loved them so mych I made them for Christmas as well. They are easy and delicious."
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2008
"This sounds wonderful! Thanksgiving has to have sweet potatoes and cranberries."
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QB Carson Palmer waits for the snap from C Stefen Wisniewski.
Running back Marshawn Lynch discusses his latest community events in Oakland and getting his mentality and body back to his playing ability after the final practice of 2017 Training Camp in Napa, Calif.
Oakland Raiders wide recevier Jaydon Mickens runs up the sideline for a 24-yard gain.
Oakland Raiders running back John Crockett rushes up the middle for a 1-yard touchdown during the first preseason game of 2017.
Oakland Raiders tight end Clive Walford makes reaching catch for a gain of 30 yards in Preseason Week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson spins away from Cardinals defenders for a 17-yard gain and a first down.