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MIAMI - Cafe Esperanto in the Dadeland Mall was ordered shut last week after roaches were found in the food preparation area, according to state records.
Below is a list of last week's "Emergency Closures" and some of the violations found by Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Café Esperanto
7533 Dadeland Mall
Inspection Date 1/29/13
7 Violations
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 14 live roaches in the preparation area next."
"Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items."
El Pinareno
1971 NW 17TH Ave.
Inspection Date 1/28/13
16 Violations
"Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Ice"
"Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine."
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by 40 dried rodent droppings found inside a non working walk in cooler."
"Roach activity present as evidenced by 10 live roaches found in the kitchen on walls. Also observed 10 plus live roaches in a non working walk in cooler located inside the establishment rear."
"Smoking in an enclosed indoor workplace. In the kitchen."
Café Enrique
7501 North Kendall Drive
16 Violations
Inspection Date- 1/29/13
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 17 plus live roaches inside the kitchen under food prep table. 4 live roaches observed inside the coffee machine."
"Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale."
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Sept. 14 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 9 Presentations
Sep 11, 2009
News Highlights
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. More information on the Aug. 3 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Property Donations to Public Safety
The Board of Supervisors will recognize residents and businesses that have made properties available to Fairfax County public safety workers for training. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, marked the beginning of an increased understanding of the complexity of firefighting as well as the dangers faced by the women and men of public safety. One of the best ways to reduce the risks involved is enhanced training opportunities as provided by these property owners.
Child Passenger Safety Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate Sept. 12-18 as Child Passenger Safety Week in Fairfax County. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 6 and 8 to14. Fairfax County Police will hold a child safety seat inspection Saturday, September 12, at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as a part of Child Passenger Safety Week.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate October 2009 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Fairfax County. The impact of domestic violence in our communities and on families, women and children is recognized nationally during October. It is a time to remember and honor the courage and strength of victims and survivors, raise community consciousness about the prevalence of domestic violence and encourage prevention activities.
Hispanic Heritage Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Fairfax County. This month is celebrated throughout the United States to commemorate contributions made by Hispanic Americans to our nation. Hispanic Americans have enriched our county through contributions in many professions and fields, including education, law, government, business, science, sports and the arts.
ElderLink and the Independent Living Project
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Independent Living Project and ElderLink for their work and for receiving a Commonwealth Council on Aging 2009 Best Practices Award. ElderLink's Independent Living Project is a free program that promotes independent living for older adults and adults with disabilities through exercise classes and seminars on fall prevention, nutrition, medication management and food safety.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate Oct. 4-10 as Mental Illness Awareness Week in Fairfax County. Discrimination, misperceptions and lack of understanding remain significant challenges for individuals with mental illness in obtaining the help they need. Residents are encouraged to increase their awareness of serious and persistent mental illness and promote greater understanding throughout the community.
Suicide Prevention Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate Sept. 6-12 as Suicide Prevention Week in Fairfax County. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. and mental health problems affect one in five adults each year. Fairfax County urges all residents to educate themselves about the warning signs of mental illness and seek information about the prevention of suicide.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind for its Bridge to Work Program. There are more than 165,000 blind or visually impaired veterans living in the U.S. The Bridge to Work program assists these veterans in becoming ready to work, including job preparation training, converting military experience to the civilian workplace and learning assistive technology and computer skills.
Maureen Ribble
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Maureen Ribble winner of the 2009 Ms. Virginia Senior America title. Ribble advanced to the Ms. Senior America Pageant, to be held in Atlantic City in October.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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text: Rockefeller presses Obama on mine safety By Ken Ward Jr. August 5, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller is pressing the Obama administration to stop repeated delays of new regulations aimed at ending black lung and to move forward with other key coal-mine safety initiatives.In a letter to President Obama, the West Virginia Democrat said he is "extremely disappointed" that "rules designed to protect the health and safety of our nation's coal miners appear to again be delayed."Rockefeller's letter, dated today, focuses on the long-delayed proposal by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration to toughen the legal limits for exposure to coal dust that causes black lung. The letter notes that two other MSHA initiatives -- both designed to prevent miners from being crushed by underground equipment -- have also been pending since 2010."I urge you in the strongest possible terms to direct your administration to move forward as expeditiously as possible on all of these issues, and to reaffirm your administration's commitment to protect the health and safety of our nation's coal miners," Rockefeller said in the letter.The letter noted National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports that warned of a resurgence of black lung, and autopsies that found miners who died in the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster also suffered from the disease."This disease is back and will not go away unless we make it a priority and act," Rockefeller wrote.In recent weeks, West Virginia political leaders have resumed their harsh criticism of the Obama administration's policies related to coal's impact on the environment. Publicly, few of those state political leaders ever mention the repeated delay by MSHA of several key mine safety and health rules that are generally opposed by the coal industry. Rockefeller's letter was directed to the president, with a copy sent to Joe Main, who is assistant labor secretary in charge of MSHA.Also copied on the letter was West Virginia native Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who in April was confirmed as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and must sign off on any new government regulations. At least one of the rules Rockefeller mentioned in his letter, a proposal for "proximity detection" systems on mobile underground mining equipment, has been pending at OMB for nearly two years.Rockefeller's letter to Obama comes less than a week after the senator introduced new legislation that would, among other things, force MSHA to within six months finalize its tougher limits on coal-dust exposure.MSHA proposed those limits in October 2010, but has yet to finalize the rule. Last month, MSHA pushed back its timeline for the final rule from a missed target date of June 2013 to September 2013. However, MSHA has yet to forward its final draft to OMB, where economic reviews of such matters can take many more months.Rockefeller noted that a December 2011 Republican budget rider delayed the MSHA rule until a U.S. Government Accountability Office report on the issue was completed in August 2012."It has been nearly a year since the GAO issued their report, in which it confirmed MSHA used key scientific findings to develop the aforementioned rule," Rockefeller wrote. "Despite this affirmation by the GAO, the rule has not yet moved forward."Black lung, or coal workers' pneumoconiosis, is an irreversible and potentially deadly disease caused by exposure to coal dust. One goal of the 1969 federal coal-mine safety law was to eliminate black lung. Deaths declined for years, but experts have been warning since the 1990s that the dust limits need to be tightened. More recently, since 2003, researchers have been documenting an alarming increased incidence of the disease in younger miners, whose entire careers took place under the 1969 law's dust limits.Last year, a joint investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity, with additional reporting by The Charleston Gazette, documented widespread industry cheating on coal-dust controls and repeated inaction by regulators to try to end the disease.Between 1996 and 2005, nearly 10,000 coal miners nationwide died of black lung, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. West Virginia recorded the second-highest black lung deaths of any state, with more than 1,800 during that period, according to NIOSH."No miner should have to face the destructive effects of black lung," Rockefeller said in his letter. "We must act now before we lose more West Virginia coal miners to this disease."The two other MSHA initiatives mentioned by Rockefeller focused on proposals to require mine operators to install proximity detection devices that shut off underground equipment when miners get too close to the equipment.One rule would cover adding such devices to continuous mining machines. Between 1984 and 2010, 30 miners died and 220 were injured nationwide when they became crushed, pinned or struck by these machines. MSHA proposed that rule in August 2011 and the public comment period closed in late November 2011. MSHA has yet to send a final draft of the rule to OMB for White House approval.The other rule would require proximity detectors on other types of mobile underground equipment. MSHA sent a draft of that rule to OMB in September 2011, but the White House has yet to approve it being proposed for public comment.Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. 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BROADHEATH Belters began 2014 in style with 10-0 and 7-3 Paperstation Malvern League Division One wins over Crackpots 'E' and Manor Park Pumas respectively.
Brett Brining and Ben Bennett recorded two maximums alongside one for John Stalker.
Geoff Woodward, Jon Dyke and Dave Hallam managed wins against Stalker for Pumas.
Ledbury Collection maintained their title challenge with a 9-1 victory against Manor Park Express with trebles for Harry Jutle and Nigel Foreshew along with two for Trevor Davies. Pete Griffiths replied for Express.
Ramblers enjoyed a narrow 6-4 victory over Pterodactyls despite a superb maximum from Wayne Chopping without dropping a set.
However, Chris Hewitt and Alan Salisbury bagged two matches each and Graham Thompson one.
Hewitt and Thompson also won the crucial doubles against Chopping and Graham Collier, while Ian Bell claimed Pterodactyls' other match.
Manor Park Rangers were in fine form in Division Two against Poolbrook Wanderers, triumphing 8-2 with three wins from Matt Lang and two each by Richard Cullis and Nick Haggar.
Dave Bradley and Stan Mason replied for Wanderers by beating Cullis and Haggar respectively.
Wanderers lost 8-2 again to Upton Floods thanks to maximums from Roger Davies and Pete Nash, who also teamed up to take the doubles against Charlie Burford and Bradley.
Charlie Burford and Bradley replied for Wanderers with singles wins against Peter Quy.
Wanderers were also beaten 8-2 by Poolbrook Dynamos as John Phillips won three and Tom James and Geoff Burford two each.
Charlie Burford replied with two wins.
Dynamos also drew 5-5 with YMCA Vulcans through two successes each for Phillips and Geoff Burford and one for James.
Vulcans salvaged a draw with a maximum from Richard Bennett and a league debut victory for Ray Griffiths.
Griffiths and Richard Bennett also won the crucial doubles against James and Geoff Burford.
Crackpots 'D' went top of Division Three with a 10-0 whitewash of Abbeydowne with maximums from Frank Lane, James Palmer and Bob Rhodes. However, Abbeydowne recovered with an 8-2 victory over Abbey College through three wins by Chris Burrows and Niels Eriksson and a single from Mike Angel.
Zlatin Genchev and Azraq Wasel replied with triumphs for Abbey College, who then triumphed 6-4 against Tekkers.
Two wins from Genchev and Ereyitomi Dede and one from Djumaev Akhmed fired the students.
In reply, Ben Meredith took his three sets for Tekkers alongside a single from James Meredith.


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Given the recent market crisis, we've heard a lot about how the "only safe place" to invest your money is your mattress.
One of my colleagues forwarded me this story from CNN. It's about an older woman who had stuffed her $1 million life savings into her mattress—only to be horrified when she learned that her daughter had gotten her a new bed as a gift … and thrown out the mattress with the money in it.
The story says more about the nature of risk in just a few sentences than I could in pages. The bottom line: There are always risks out there, and avoiding the risks of investing—or even avoiding doing business with others generally—doesn't mean you've done away with risk.
Another lesson: There are risks you bear that can earn you a return, and some you won't get paid a thing for. The great thing about bearing the risk of diversified investments is that hundreds of years of history, as well as basic financial principles, suggest that you're justified in expecting to earn a "return premium," on average, for doing so.
Of course, expecting a premium doesn't guarantee you'll get it. That's the risk part. But putting up with a measured amount of financial risk strikes me as a lot more attractive than a hoarding strategy.
When you hoard cash, there's little or no possibility of gain, and at least some exposure to other potentially disastrous risks, such as inflation, fire, and flood, as well as some of the more unusual risks that are a part of life. And those are risks that you don't get paid a cent to bear.
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Let the Halloween episodes roll in! What better show to kick off the spooky holiday season than Scream Queens and its take on the modern "All Hallows Eve" sensibilities.
I've been very excited about Synapse's release of "Curtains" for a long time and the reason being that there is something really cool to me about plucking a movie from complete obscurity and giving it not only a high-quality blu-ray release, but also a much better home video release, than many mu
During the Great Depression a desperate man murders two people and steals $10,000 from a bank so he can take care of his children. He hides the money where only his kids can find it, and then is executed later in prison. While he is awaiting his hanging he's forced to bunk with a deranged preacher who sees the man's hidden money as an opportunity for himself.
Jim Isaac began his career in film the same way that many horror filmmakers do, by working in the world of effects.
J.A. Kerswell is the author and creator of "The Slasher Movie Book"; a glorified history anthology focused on the slasher sub-genre. The book includes a detailed and comprehensive timeline for the slasher genre and its global releases.
There are a lot of low-budget horror movies that are light on plot and character development, but few take it to such extremes as 2011's "Orphan Killer." This movie doesn't let silly little things like story get in its way. There's just a masked killer, some dark corridors, and a hot chick on the run. More than anything, it's a throwback to early eighties slasher movies with a little "Saw" thrown in for good measure.
I'm always happy to see foreign movies at the local video rental place because it usually means a theatrical quality movie and it often means the best of what that particular country in question has to offer the horror world. "Cold Prey II" is a well-made Norwegian slasher movie, and a more than serviceable sequel to the original film, where a group of young vacationers stumble upon a serial killer while snowboarding, and fight the killer down to the last girl.
"Maniac,"starring Elijah Wood as the maniac killer, is a remake of a 1980 slasher of the same name, and while the recent trend of pointless and half-assed remakes has turned many horror fans off of remakes altogether, I think this is the kind of movie that shows exactly the type of potential that remakes have by showcasing a level of care and craftsmanship that is rare for a horror film, let alone a horror film remake.
Dario Argento's "Opera" tells the story of a young budding opera starlet who is being stalked by a killer that likes to tie her up and force her to watch him kill people by taping needles under her eyelids. The movie starts out with Betty, the young opera singer, landing her first big role as a lead in "Hamlet." The killer immediately begins to stalk her and murders a stagehand during her first performance, causing the crew to lament that the play is cursed, as they believe productions of "Hamlet" often are.
Daphne Zuniga (of Melrose Place fame) stars as Kelly Fairchild, a college co-ed who is currently pledging a sorority at her local college. The annual initiation prank requires Kelly and 3 other pledges to break into the local mall after hours to steal the security guard's uniform.


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Despite struggles, Tribe not giving up on Jimenez
CLEVELAND -- All of the Indians players were given a clean slate when Terry Francona took the job as manager over the offseason. That includes starter Ubaldo Jimenez, who struggled mightily last season and has gotten off to a rough start this year.
When analyzing Jimenez's outings in the early going this season, Francona said it is important for the team not to put too much emphasis on what took place last summer.
"Last year is over," Francona said on Wednesday. "You can't pitch for last year. It doesn't work. It just makes it harder. So we need to separate that, first of all. We need to figure out, 'What did he do good? What didn't he do good?' Build on what he did well and fix what he didn't do well.
"If you start going back to last August, then he's got no chance. Nobody is good enough to go back and fix last year."
Through three outings this season, Jimenez is 0-2 with an 11.25 ERA. In Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Red Sox, the right-hander allowed seven runs with five walks (all the runs and walks came in the second inning) in only 1 2/3 innings. It marked only the fourth time in Indians history a starter allowed that many runs and walks in less than two innings of work.
Dating back to July 14 of last season, Jimenez is 1-12 with a 7.27 ERA in 17 appearances. Since the start of the 2011 season, the pitcher has led baseball in starts with at least seven runs allowed (nine) and starts with at least five walks issued (11). Overall last year, Jimenez went 9-17 with a 5.40 ERA in 31 starts.
Francona said it would it would not be advisable to give up on Jimenez only three starts into this season.
"There's a lot of factors," Francona said. "This is in general, because we're three starts in, but if you start getting rid of pitching, you might come up in June, July and August and not have any. There's a lot of things to factor. We have some young guys that are hopefully in Triple-A, and even in Double-A, maturing and developing so when they get here they can win and not get up here and get beat up."
Francona liked Jimenez's plan to resume throwing two bullpen sessions between starts -- an approach he and pitching coach Mickey Callaway used during Spring Training.
"The one really good thing," Francona said, "and I know I've talked about this, but he and Mickey have a really good relationship. I think there's a lot of trust there. You're going to have challenges throughout the season. We knew that coming in. I just think we'd prefer to tackle them as opposed to running away from them.
"I think [throwing two side sessions between starts] is a great thing for him. A lot of guys can't handle that. If he can handle it, that's good."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I understand from Goenka's retreat, that sankharas are created by our craving and aversion as a result of our ignorance. (Avijja paccaya sankhara). These sankharas then cause our misery in the current life and are also carried into our next life (Sankhara paccaya vinnana). In short, sankharas are our akusala kamma.
My question is this. How about our good kamma, those that are performed based on wisdom. How are these carried into the next life if not by sankharas?


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Location: Animal Parasitic Diseases LaboratoryTitle: Prevalence of internal parasites in beef cows in the United States: results of the NAHMS Beef 2007-08 study Author
|Stromberg, Bert
|Gasbarre, Louis
|Ballweber, Lora
|Dargatz, David
|Rodriguez, Judy
|Kopral, Christine
|Zarlenga, Dante
Submitted to: Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/10/2013
Publication Date: 10/1/2015
Citation: Stromberg, B.E., Gasbarre, L.C., Ballweber, L.R., Dargatz, D.A., Rodriguez, J.M., Kopral, C.A., Zarlenga, D.S. 2015. Prevalence of internal parasites in beef cows in the United States: results of the NAHMS Beef 2007-08 study. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research. 79:290-295. Interpretive Summary: Internal parasites, primarily helminths, are common pathogens of the cattle industry and substantially impact the economics of cattle production worldwide. Helminths can reduce the reproductive performance of the cow herd, reduce weaning weights, and, in general, negatively impact animal health. As such, a survey was performed collecting data from the major cattle producing regions of the US to evaluate parasite prevalence in weaned beef calves. Data from the USDA National Health Monitoring System's (NAHMS) Beef 2007-08 study showed that cow/calf producers consider parasites to be a major problem in production. Results further demonstrated that there has been little change in parasite prevalence and numbers of eggs shed in the past 40 to 60 years, even with the extensive use of chemical treatment and less reliance on pasture management; this has been attributed to the rise in drug resistance. As resistance has emerged and production systems have become more high intensity, we are once again approaching the "steady state" in dissemination of GI nematodes observed back in the 40's, 50's and 60's when drug treatments were either not available or not as effective as current treatments. As such the results of this study suggest that reconsideration must be given to a joint role for animal management and anthelmintic therapy to effectively control parasitic nematodes. These studies can be used by scientists and producers to help recognize and address the emergence of drug resistance in their cow/calf operations and to better manage the emergence of drug resistance in their cattle herds.
Technical Abstract: During the USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System's (NAHMS) Beef 2007-08 study, 567 producers from 24 states were offered the opportunity to collect fecal samples from weaned calves and have them evaluated for the presence of parasite eggs (Phase 1). Producers choosing to participate were provided with instructions and materials to collect fecal samples. Up to 20 fresh fecal samples from weaned beef calves were collected on each of the 99 participating operations. Fresh fecal samples were submitted to one of 3 randomly assigned laboratories for evaluation. In the laboratories, all samples were processed for the enumeration of 'strongyle', Nematodirus, and Trichuris eggs using the modified Wisconsin technique. The presence or absence of coccidian oocysts and tapeworm eggs was also noted. In submissions where the 'strongyle' eggs per gram exceeded 30, aliquots from 2-6 animals were pooled for DNA extraction. Extracted DNA was subjected to genus level PCR identification for the presence of Ostertagia, Cooperia, Haemonchus, Oesophagostomum and Trichostrongylus. In this study 85.6% of the samples had ''strongyle'' type, Nematodirus and Trichuris eggs. Among the samples evaluated, 91% had Cooperia, 79% Ostertagia, 53% Haemonchus, 38% Oesophagostomum, 18% Nematodirus, 7% Trichuris and 3% Trichostrongylus. The prevalence of coccidia and tapeworm eggs was 59.9% and 13.7%, respectively.


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OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Mark Jackson said Thursday that not having a contract extension past next season does not bother him.
"There is not a piece of me that's bothered that an extension has not been agreed upon or anything of that nature," Jackson said on his weekly radio show on KNBR. "We move forward. I had the deal. They picked up my option for next year, and I think that obviously speaks volumes even though for some folks it doesn't say anything."
Jackson also said that he appreciated Stephen Curry's vote of confidence in response to a Yahoo Sports report on the team's "increasingly dysfunctional atmosphere" in the wake of assistant coach Brian Scalabrine's reassignment earlier this week. Curry said he and the rest of the team supported Jackson 100 percent.
"Obviously he's a guy that had an opportunity and a platform to show his loyalty, his support for me," Jackson said of Curry. "I don't take it for granted, and it's not a surprise because he knows how I feel about him."
Jackson didn't seem sure how much of a factor the support of Curry and his teammates would be in influencing his contract status. Curry had said he hoped the team's decision-makers would ask his opinion on Jackson.
"It depends on who's making the decision," Jackson said. "To some ownership groups or management groups, it means a lot. To some, it doesn't matter what franchise players or players feel, it's business as usual. I don't know.
"I'm thankful and grateful (for the support), and it says that we've got a tied-together group, but with that being said, I'm not even concentrating on that, to be quite honest. It doesn't matter. That will take care of itself. This is an ownership group that believes in me, pulled the trigger when nobody else decided to make me a head coach, so that will play itself out."
The Warriors face Memphis on Friday after five days off that allowed the Grizzlies to creep up in the standings and get to within a game behind Golden State for the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference.
"We really have to come out there with the mindset that this is a make-or-break game for us," center Andrew Bogut said. "We lose this game, and all of a sudden we're in very tight waters. If we win it, we get a bit more breathing space.
"We're confident we can make (the playoffs), but we're not taking anything for granted. We still have a long way to go. I've got a feeling that this season's going to come down to Game 80 and 81 and possibly even 82 the way things are looking right now."
The Warriors might play against the Grizzlies without forward David Lee, who has not practiced since suffering a hamstring strain in Saturday's loss to San Antonio. A decision on whether Andre Iguodala would return after missing three games with right knee tendinitis would not be made until Friday, and it was an "issue he's going to battle the rest of the way," Jackson said.
Jackson said he expected a "playoff-type intense game" despite the five days away from game action.
Jackson lost to Draymond Green in the quarterfinals of the Warriors' 3-point competition, and when it was over, Curry tossed a bucket of gum onto the floor in celebration as one of several players overjoyed at the outcome.
"I think a lot of guys weren't too happy with the cockiness Coach was bringing to the shootout, so it was nice to see him go down," Bogut mused.
The bracket-style tournament was brought about after Jackson defeated Curry in a 3-point contest earlier this month. Jackson said Curry was one of the players who attempted to distract him during his loss to Green and joked, "It certainly shows dysfunction."


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Johnson County, Kansas Genealogy
Provides a variety of information, including some marriage records, an index of will records and biographical sketches of Johnson County residents.
Johnson County Kansas Genealogical Society
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Johnson County History
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PBS Ancestors Series
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- Film by Mr Steve Harries
The creative director of Kilgour, Mr Carlo Brandelli, doesn't look entirely at ease as he sits in a lavishly upholstered lemon-yellow antique armchair, amid an elegant Mayfair salon. But with work underway on a major refurbishment of the Kilgour shop on London's Savile Row our interview has to take place in a borrowed room that says more about that famous street's history than its future. The room's Georgian architecture is not the natural habitat of a man who has an unrivalled determination to lead British tailoring into a future as glorious as its past. The architecture favoured by Mr Brandelli, who is a design aficionado, is very different. He offers "Gropius and Mies", meaning the pioneering modernists Messrs Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, when asked whose work he most admires.
Architecture is never far from Mr Brandelli's mind, which also moves freely between the disciplines of fashion, sculpture, product design, film, graphic design and communications. He fondly looks back to the time when, "It was in people's nature, at the end of the 1950s and 1960s, to be really multidisciplined." In particular he's a fan of Mr Bruno Munari, an Italian sculptor, product designer, author and illustrator of children's books, and Mr Carlo Mollino, a radical Italian architect and furniture designer.
Chic, stylish, modern men don't really want to stand out, they want to assimilate to their environment
However, the artist who currently interests him most is the Russian constructivist Mr Naum Gabo, of whom Mr Brandelli says, "The things he was doing between WWI and WWII were unbelievable. He's been influencing the new collection a lot. He was using traditional techniques with modern materials, and I feel I've always done that." The traditional techniques are a given, as Kilgour is a Savile Row tailor with its roots in the 19th century, and the modern materials are a result of Mr Brandelli's willingness to reimagine what men's clothes could and should be in the 21st century.
He says that he starts each collection with, "A blank sheet of paper". It's this approach that explains the clothes he's wearing on the day we meet. He's in a bespoke suit, which is made to Kilgour's exacting standards, and yet cut in a new and unique style. The jacket, which is made from lightweight grey flannel, is quietly distinguished by the narrow shoulders, and the absence of any exterior pockets or visible buttons. "It's fly-fronted," explains Mr Brandelli. "That gives it a contemporary air. Buttons draw your eye, but by hiding them the jacket is seamless when you look it up and down, which makes the wearer look taller and hence more elegant." The same logic explains the absence of an out-breast pocket, "Eventually they slightly open, which adds bulk to the silhouette. They're superfluous."
The way that Mr Brandelli treats colour is just as severe. He believes that, "Chic, stylish, modern men don't really want to stand out, they want to assimilate to their environment. There's a particular colour palette that belongs to the city: grey, white, black, navy." The Kilgour aesthetic is rigorous, and minimal, and the colours follow suit. "I don't use bright colour," says Mr Brandelli. "I think guys want to be in the background, discreet and quiet. It's the idea of subtlety."
A V-neck T-shirt worn under a one-button jacket is a classic Kilgour look, and the scarf adds a layer for the evening. It's a contemporary way to understand a Savile Row brand
Subtlety runs throughout the Kilgour collection. One notable example is a remarkably sophisticated denim suit. Mr Brandelli explains, "What's interesting about denim is the colour, the fabric and the workwear feeling. However, a lot of guys don't like the informality of five-pocket-jeans when they're working, so in the collection there are flat-fronted trousers and a matching jacket that use the fabric but in a more formal shape."
If the emphasis he places on tailoring and fit makes Mr Brandelli sound like he has a regimented approach to style then meeting the man gives a different impression. The day of our interview he's wearing his Kilgour suit in a way that's as relaxed as it is elegant. It's not an outfit that would necessarily pass muster with Savile Row's old guard, who might be alarmed by the presence of his sneakers, and the absence of a shirt and tie, but that's rather the point. "Under this jacket, which is bespoke, I'm just wearing a T-shirt and a scarf, because I want to feel the bespoke work on me," explains Mr Brandelli. "A V-neck T-shirt worn under a one-button jacket is a classic Kilgour look, and the scarf adds a layer for the evening. It's a contemporary way to understand a Savile Row brand."
Kilgour has a history that stretches back to 1882, and has dressed some of the world's most stylish men, including Messrs Cary Grant and Fred Astaire. However, the house adopted an entirely new, forward-thinking approach in 2003 when Mr Brandelli started his first, six-year stint as creative director. Although Kilgour temporarily returned to a traditional outlook in 2009, the designer resumed his role last year, and once again he's leading Savile Row into the future.
The first fruits of his labours take the form of the collection of clothes that appear in our film, above. He says, "These are classic pieces that have evolved with the DNA of the brand. It's all new work, because we started everything from scratch, including reworking the spot as the house pattern." And where does Kilgour's illustrious history fit in to this? "The past is incredibly important in the make-up of the brand," says Mr Brandelli. "But you should always move forward."
Styling by Mr Dan May, Style Director, MR PORTER
Words by Mr Mansel Fletcher, Features Editor, MR PORTER


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American evangelicals played a key role in the creation of anti-gay measures in Uganda that remain viable — and very dangerous
Phyllis Guest
Taking Notes
What? Africa does not have enough problems already with the struggles with civil wars, food shortages, severe droughts and the hangovers of apartheid?
Apparently some Americans — self-styled guardians of faith and family — think those problems are insufficient. Apparently they think it is necessary to add fuel to the flames of Africa's anti-gay movement.
Here's a part of what has happened and continues to happen in Uganda, a southwestern African nation whose 31 million citizens are among the poorest on the continent. (Uganda has natural resources aplenty, including copper and cobalt, crude oil and natural gas, however. So poverty does not afflict the political elite.)
In March 2009, Stephen Langa, an evangelical Christian, organized a conference in Kampala, Uganda, entitled "Exposing the Truth about Homosexuality and the Homosexual Agenda." Langa and his cohorts sought to concentrate the minds of that political elite on the efforts of the LGBT community to "recruit and/or lure children" into the homosexual lifestyle.
Here's where the U.S. comes in: Three American evangelicals — Scott Lively and Don Schmierer, who are white, and Caleb Lee Brundidge, who is black — were featured in speeches and workshops.
Let's begin with Lively, who organized an entity called Abiding Truth Ministries and has long been an anti-gay activist. He has sought to have homosexuality itself, all expressions and any public advocacy thereof, declared felonies.
He is best known in anti-gay circles for co-authoring The Pink Swastika, a book that blames homosexuals for the worst atrocities of the Nazis. Perhaps it is redundant to note that he also denies the Holocaust.
According to Boston.com, Lively moved from Temecula, Calif., to Springfield, Mass., in 2008, determined to "re-Christianize Springfield." His principal vehicles are the Redemption Gate Mission Society and the Holy Grounds Coffee House.
Lively still opposes LGBTs, of course, but he now claims to be caught up in serving and saving the poorest people in Western Massachusetts. He has been interviewed several times since the Kampala conference, and he has repeatedly said that he did not push for the death penalty, just for "reparative therapy" to make everyone straight.
Schmierer has also been a homo hater for a long time. His principal identification is with Exodus International, which describes itself as an ex-gay ministry. One of his several books is An Ounce of Prevention, which purports to teach parents how to "pick out" a gay or potentially gay child, and turn that child toward the straight and narrow.
More alarming — because it uses newer media and because it came out just months ago — is an iPhone application designed to straighten its users. "Truth Wins Out" objected, collected more than 150,000 signatures on a petition claiming the app contained objectionable material, and submitted the petition to Apple. Apple promptly removed the app from the iTunes store.
No word whether Schmierer himself, who's an old, white-haired guy, has used the app himself.
Brundidge is a whole 'nother thing. Young, tattooed and dreadlocked, he claims to have overcome his same-sex attraction through the National Association for the Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). That's a New Jersey-based organization run by a man named Richard Cohen.
You can see Brundidge and Cohen performing some of NARTH's "ministry and healing" exercises on Internet video clips, which are laugh-out-loud funny.
In any event, Brundidge graduated to heterosexuality or a facsimile thereof and began giving Tender Loving Care seminars in Maryland. In 2006, he became a "Sexual Reorientation Coach" (who knows how), and in 2007 he moved to Phoenix, Ariz., for the "opportunities" presented by Extreme Prophetic Ministries.
He counsels online and via telephone and speaks at churches. Believers have called upon him to raise the dead, but to date the dead have not responded.
So in March 2009, these three Americans went over and presented their anti-gay message, and within a month, Ugandan Member of Parliament David Bahati submitted a bill calling for the death penalty for many same-sex acts, not just by males but by all LGBTs, whatever their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
International donor nations objected to the death penalty, and since Uganda's elite wanted to keep the money coming, they saw to it that the act was softened to demand only life without the possibility of parole.
Then this year on Jan. 10, the UK's Guardian newspaper published an article entitled "We are free to be gay in Uganda — for the moment." Exactly two weeks later, Uganda's best-known gay activist, David Kato, was beaten to death with a hammer.
"David's death is the result of the hatred planted in Uganda by U.S. evangelicals in 2009," said his friend, Val Kalende.
Uganda's Minister of Ethics & Integrity (yea, right!) James Nsaba Buturo has now told his nation's gays to "forget about human rights." The anti-gay bill remains very much alive.
What? We couldn't send food or footwear, books or bed nets? We had to send hatred?
Must be that America has an oversupply of hatred against our community.
Phyllis Guest is a longtime activist on political and LGBT issues and a member of Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition August 31, 2011.


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— January 2002
By Ben Ellison
Craving Direction
|GPS gyro compasses feed the heading-hungry bridge.
More and more components at the modern helm want to know your boat's heading, want it accurate, and want it now. For instance, the various radar/chartplotter devices and PC programs that can overlay radar targets on digital charts need fast, dead-on heading data to synchronize the imagery. Without it, a wonderfully useful display can become a mess.
MARPA, or Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid, is a neat radar function proliferating in large yachts, enabling a user to lock onto and plot a moving target. It can be a major help in a busy channel but will go wacky if the boat's heading data is unstable, as can happen when a fluxgate compass bounces around in a seaway. Autopilots have always needed the best possible heading data to do their work, and so have auto tracking satellite TV antennas that demand pitch and roll information as well as heading. I could go on.
Electronics manufacturers have been busy trying to feed the heading hunger. KVH's GyroTrac combines "three-axis gyro stabilization" with a fluxgate electronic compass to produce what it calls "the world's finest magnetic compass." Raymarine recently introduced its G Series Course Computers, which similarly add "integral Rate Gyro sensors" to its regular electronic compass for what the company says is solid heading information throughout a Raymarine network. Both companies, and others like Simrad, are using motion detection to ameliorate the problems a magnetic sensor can have with acceleration and centrifugal forces.
It's worth noting that these gyro applications are not the same gyros that have been the crème de la crème of heading sensors on ships for some years and cost about as much to purchase and maintain as a good automobile. A real gyro has nothing to do with the magnetic flux of the Earth but instead uses the tendency of a mass in gyroscopic motion to align itself with the Earth's rotational axis. A real gyro delivers true heading data, cares not a whit about any magnetic deviation present on a vessel, and is very stable relative to the vessel's motion. It's these qualities that understandably lead marketing folks to call a whole new heading technology "GPS gyro."
When I first heard about the GPS gyro concept, it seemed pretty obvious and pretty neat. Put one good GPS on the bow and one on the stern, and a simple box can compare their positions and compute the heading. Silly me. The actual devices, first introduced by JRC and now also available from Furuno, accomplish the mission with GPS units that are quite close together, but the processing required is formidable. JRC's JRL-10 antenna unit uses two seven-inch GPS receivers lined up about 20 inches apart on the ship's lubber line, while Furuno's SC60 puts an array of three receivers inside a dome about 26 inches across and six inches high.
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This article originally appeared in the June 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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I had the pleasure to speak to a spirited group of homeowners a few days ago in Delray Beach. I was invited to address a group of homeowners associations, but the group of 70 plus could easily have fit in with the people who walk through my doors every day.
They were frustrated, tired of hearing excuses, and they wanted answers on how the housing crisis will ultimately right itself.
Often the opinion that they conveyed to me, either directly or simply by the expression on their faces, was this — "What happened to the American Dream? Is it gone forever?"
And the answer is no. You may have to look extra hard for it, but it still remains; and it can be reached by everyone.
I found someone who is living the American Dream, and it made me smile. And in his story you will see the problem, but at the same time I think you will find the solution.
Why? Because the man, Eddy Kauffmann, lives in Switzerland. He is not an American citizen. At least not yet.
He is a retired banker who has found a way to turn this horrible mess of a housing market and use it to obtain his goal of becoming an United States citizen. At the same time, his success could have a positive impact on entire communities.
I in fact, come from Swiss lineage, as my mother was Swiss. The Swiss are extremely observant and methodical in nature. (See Swiss watches and banks!)
Perhaps that's why this story caught my attention.
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New York City -- A report released Tuesday by The Conference Board showed that confidence among U.S. consumers fell in January to its lowest point since November 2011.
The Conference Board's index decreased to 58.6, down from a revised 66.7 in December. The figure was lower than forecast; Bloomberg predicted a median of 64.
The drop in confidence coincides with the 2% payroll tax increase used to fund Social Security.
"The thing that's particularly troubling is the sizable decline in expectations," Guy Lebas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC told Bloomberg. "As those expectations deteriorate, it doesn't bode particularly well for day-to-day consumer spending."
The 8.1-point slump from December to January is the biggest since August 2011, and parallels other measures of consumer confidence. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped in the week ended Jan. 20 to the lowest level since early October and the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment dropped in January to its lowest point since December 2011.


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Get an overview of this hotelEco-friendly hotel minutes from Meadowlands and Manhattan
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Near downtown Manhattan
Adjacent to the Meadowlands Sports Complex and MetLife Stadium, and minutes from downtown Manhattan.
Perfect for work or play
Guest have access to complimentary WiFi, electric car charging station, spa tub, and Bergen Social. Extensive conference facilities include executive boardrooms, ballroom, and amphitheater.
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The Hilton Meadowlands Hotel has a 24-hour fitness room with weight-training exercise stations, treadmills, exercise bikes, and stair steppers. An outdoor sundeck is open during warmer months and offers a view of the city. Bergen Social serves breakfast and dinner. A lounge, tech lounge, and gift shop are also on site.
This East Rutherford, New Jersey hotel offers 15 meeting and event rooms measuring 30,000 sq feet (2,700 sq meters) that range from executive boardrooms seating 8 to a ballroom that accommodates up to 1,000 guests. WiFi is complimentary in public areas. Staff can assist with basic business services and coordinate with an outside vendor for complex productions such as audiovisual presentations.
A complimentary area shuttle service is provided and includes pick up and drop off at NJ Transit Secaucus Rail Station.
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Business center
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 427
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Electric car charging station
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Meeting rooms 15
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Conference center
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- Conference space size (feet) - 30000
- Free train station pickup
- Conference space size (meters) - 2787
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Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Digital TV service
- MP3 docking station
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Down comforter
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- WiFi (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Bergen Social - Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Bergen Social features traditional American cuisine with a creative twist. Enjoy cuisine from a mix of Italian regions with a creative New Jersey flair utilizing local ingredients. A private dining room is ideal for an intimate dinner or small meetings. Drinks and light fare, featuring a combination of new selections, timeless classics, and local favorites are also available in the bar/lounge.
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 11:00 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: USD 50.00 per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: USD 9.95 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
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- Hilton Meadowlands
- Hilton Meadowlands East Rutherford
- Hilton Meadowlands Hotel
- Hilton Meadowlands Hotel East Rutherford
- Meadowlands Hilton
- Sheraton East Rutherford
- Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel East Rutherford
- Sheraton Secaucus
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This property offers transfers from the train station. Guests must contact the property with arrival details on arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 3 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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It's not that I don't love to make my own dressing. Yesterday I talked about how wowed I was with Mimi's Honey Mustard Dressing for Tossed Salad, and many times I've mentioned how I love my friend Mary's Perfect Dressing for spring lettuce mix. But life gets busy, and it's great to have a fabulous tasting dressing you can buy ready-made.
The second photo is Cucumbers Caesar, something that used to be requested a lot when I was catering houseboat trips, and one of my Easy South Beach Recipes with five ingredients or less. If you like cucumbers at all, I promise you the idea of diet food will never cross your mind when you eat them with a little Cardini's Caesar.
Cardini's is available at most major grocery stores in the U.S. The large size above is from Costco. If you can't find it where you live, it can be ordered from Amazon.com.
Is there a ready-made salad dressing you love? I'd love to hear about it in the comments if others have discovered some great dressings. To be sure it's South Beach Diet friendly, check the label to see that dressings have only unsaturated fat (soybean oil or olive oil is most common) and less than 2 grams of carbs/sugar per serving.


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BlackBerry's first Z10 smartphone ad aired during Sunday's Super Bowl, but it got ho hum results as it just showed what you can't do on BlackBerry 10. BlackBerry released a new ad yesterday that shows some of the things that you can actually do on the BB Z10 rather than what you can't.
The new advert shows how the phone was 'built to keep you moving' and shows off Time Shift photo mode and the ability to 'flick' predicted words. The video features music by the psychedelic rock band Tame Impala from Perth, Australia. Check out the 60 second advert below.
Meet the new BlackBerry Z10: The first full touchscreen device for BlackBerry 10 and, according to CEO Thorsten Heins, "the most beautiful BlackBerry we have ever launched." BlackBerry Z10 features the ability to turn back time when editing photos, house all of your messages in the BlackBerry Hub and balance all of your work and personal information in one device.
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Health officials are expressing concern over the H7N9 strain of avian influenza, which recently has infected a small number of people in China.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a Global Alert and Response notice on April 1, noting Chinese health officials had confirmed three cases of the virus in humans. Previously, the H7N9 strain was only found in birds.
According to an Associated Press article, this strain can move through poultry flocks without causing any apparent illness, potentially increasing the possibility of humans or other livestock being exposed.
Changes in the virus have made it more capable of infecting pigs, according to the article, further raising concern over transmission to humans.
Quoted in the article, Richard Webby, director of a World Health Organization flu center at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, says there is some concern, but at this stage the H7N9 virus is unlikely to cause a global pandemic.


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Stuck in early hole, Marlins' bats mostly quiet
Turner gives up fives runs on nine hits in four innings; Jones homers
MIAMI -- The Marlins won eight of 10 games before the Reds came to town, and they had outscored their opponents, 40-28, in that span. But the bats went cold in the four-game set against Cincinnati, in which they dropped three games, including Sunday's 7-3 loss at Marlins Park.
The Fish, who were outscored 16-8 in the series, barely got to the Reds' starters all weekend; they only logged one run against each of them. And they also had just five hits in 24 tries with runners in scoring position.
"We had some chances with runners in scoring position where, had we gotten a hit or two, it could've changed the entire outcome of this series," manager Mike Redmond said. "Sometimes you give the other teams some credit for the way they pitched. They executed their game plan better than we did. That's really the bottom line."
So when Marlins starter Jacob Turner took the mound on Sunday, he already had his work cut out for him against Cincinnati's Mike Leake. The deepest Turner had gone in his two starts since rejoining the rotation was 5 2/3 innings last Sunday.
But Turner seemed to get off to a good start, needing nine pitches to get through the first inning.
Then control eluded him in the second inning. He gave up a single to Devin Mesoraco on the first pitch of the frame and walked a batter one out later. Giancarlo Stanton made a sliding catch on a line drive off the bat of Kristopher Negron in the right-field corner for the second out. But Mesoraco ended up scoring anyway on a Zack Cozart single to left field.
The Reds tacked on two runs in each of Turner's last two frames -- the third and fourth -- as his pitch count rose to 65. It didn't help that the Reds stole three bags on him, either, as all three of those runners came around to score.
The nine hits Turner allowed matched his season high from May 3 against the Dodgers, a start in which he allowed six runs on 69 pitches in four innings.
"I didn't get ahead of anybody today. I just couldn't locate the fastball," Turner said. "I left too many pitches over the middle, and when you're doing that in 2-0 counts, it's a tough way to pitch. It's extremely frustrating from my end to not give [my team] the chance to win, to not pitch deep into the game and, you know, really just didn't pitch well."
Dug into a 5-0 hole, the Marlins could only muster one big hit off of Leake, an RBI single from Jeff Mathis in the fourth.
But the Fish weren't totally lacking in chances to score on Leake, who gave up three hits but walked four. The Marlins loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but second baseman Jordany Valdespin grounded the ball softly to first, enabling Todd Frazier to get the forceout at home. Mesoraco threw back to Frazier on a double-play attempt, but Valdespin was safe at first, and the call stood after a review.
With two outs, Casey McGehee, who entered the game 4-for-10 with nine RBIs with the bases loaded this season, grounded into a forceout at second. The third baseman went 3-for-21 with six strikeouts on the homestand. He did, however, have seven walks.
The Marlins played 17 games in a row after the All-Star Break, so Monday's off-day gives McGehee, Stanton -- who struck out four times Sunday -- and the rest of Miami's lineup a chance to regroup.
"Guys are beat up. It's been an emotional last three days, no doubt," Redmond said. "We got a lot of guys that played a lot. They're grinding and a little frustrated at times, which is natural. We'll be fine, though. [McGehee] will be fine."
Maria Torres is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Book a flight to Tbilisi and explore all that Georgia's capital city has to offer. The country's economical and cultural hub, Tbilisi has a rich history yet is a distinctly 21st century city. From five-star hotels to shopping malls and world-class restaurants, it's easy to see why visitors are attracted to the city throughout the year. Dig a little deeper and you'll hear the echoes of Georgia's history.
In the heart of the Old Town, the winding alleyways and ancient traveller's inns mingle with vine-draped courtyards. Tbilisi's Mediterranean vibe and balmy climate ensure that any visit here is one that will never be forgotten. You can fly to Tbilisi with Qatar Airways and enjoy a city break in the heart of the Caucasus.
High on Elia Hill overlooking the city you'll find Sameba Cathedral, one of Georgia's grandest churches and a spectacular example of Georgian architecture. The Parliament Building and Nariqala Fortress are also worth visiting. The latter dates back to the 4th century and was once a Persian citadel.
On your trip to Tbilisi, take a stroll through the winding alleyways of the Old Town and head along Kote Abichazi, the main street. Stop off at the Armenian Norasheni Church, which dates back to 1793. The ancient buildings, eclectic shops and traditional cafés of the Old Town are best seen on foot with a map of the city at hand.
Travel to Tbilisi and you'll quickly realise why the city is renowned for its culture. There are plenty of museums here and it's easy to spend a whole day exploring them. The Open-Air Museum of Ethnography is a great place to start, offering something a little different. Around 70 traditional houses from across Georgia are filled with artefacts from the country's history. Why not while away an hour or two at the city's National Gallery, before heading for the Museum of Georgia? The Archaeological Treasury here displays silver and gold from burial sites dating back as far as the 3rd millennium BC.
The city's Sulfur Baths and Royal Baths in the Abanotubani district are a draw for visitors to Tbilisi throughout the year. It's up to you whether you indulge with a relaxing massage or simply relax in one of the baths with friends.
On a hot day, you'll find local families head for Turtle lake on the city's outskirts. Rent a pedal boat, enjoy swimming in the lake or find a sunny picnic spot and enjoy stunning views of the city and the mountains.
Georgian cuisine is heavily influenced by Middle Eastern and European flavours. In Tbilisi, the emphasis is firmly on traditional restaurants offering local specialities. Try Khinkhali (Georgian meat and vegetable dumplings), Kachapuri (bread filled with cheese) and Badrijani Nigvzit (aubergine cooked in garlic and walnut paste).
For those who fancy international flavours, you can choose from American, Italian, French, Chinese or a whole host of other dishes on offer at the city's restaurants. Yet it's Tbilisi's traditional taverns and subterranean eateries that offer the most authentic Georgian experience. Don't miss out on the opportunity to sample Georgian desserts – Churchxela, made with walnuts and grape juice, is simply divine.
Travel to Tbilisi and you may be inexplicably overcome with the urge to buy anything and everything at the city's Dry Bridge Market! This eclectic open-air market sells everything from art to jewellery, ancient drinking horns and antique swords. If it's unusual souvenirs you're looking for, look no further. Haggling is essential for the best prices – if you don't speak Russian or Georgian, the calculator on your mobile phone will come in handy.
Antiques, local art, jewellery and wine are popular purchases for visitors to Tbilisi. Georgian jewellery is renowned for its superior quality and low cost. Head for Tiflis Avenue Art Centre in the Old Town, where you can buy art by local upcoming and established artists for very reasonable prices.
Tbilisi Mall is the city's only 'western-style' mall. You'll find international stores alongside the usual fast food outlets.
Flights to Tbilisi with Qatar Airways arrive at Tbilisi International Airport, South of the city centre.
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SAN FRANCISCO - As the University of California prepares to welcome former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as its next president, the college system's governing board is considering whether to begin renovating the vacant mansion that housed many of her predecessors.
The three-bedroom, seven-bath Blake House has been unoccupied for the last five years, a period in which the university spent more than $100,000 a year renting houses for the president Napolitano is replacing. It will cost an estimated $3.5 million to $6 million to renovate the stately, but run-down abode, where the university's president is expected to entertain and hold meetings, as well as live.
Staff members on Tuesday plan to ask a committee of the UC Board of Regents for an initial $620,000 toward the cost. Money for both the repairs and the rent for an alternative presidential residence comes from a private endowment.
The preliminary investment in Blake House's future would be used on design and engineering work, roof repairs, detailed cost estimates and studies to determine if the estate would better serve the university as a conference center, rental space or something else besides the president's official residence.
"Having been up there and looked at it, I wouldn't say it was totally uninhabitable, but if you take a look at it, the part of the building that is intended to be living quarters is very outdated and definitely in need of some work," system spokesman Steve Montiel said. "Even if I were going to live there, I would want to do something with it."
The house, built in 1924 and located not far from UC Berkeley in the tiny hillside town of Kensington, was bequeathed to the university by wealthy alumni and became home to President Charles Hitch in 1968. It has been empty since 2008, the last time the system acquired a new president.
The university has leased Napolitano a 3,500-square-foot home in Oakland as she begins her new job on Sept. 30, Montiel said. At $9,950 a month, the rent is $2,250 less than the home where outgoing president Mark Yudof and his wife have spent the past three years and $3,400 less than the house they rented for two years before that.
Yudof and other system officials now are making the argument that it would be more cost-effective in the long run to fix up Blake House and have future presidents live and host university-related functions there. A report prepared for the Regents' Committee on Grounds and Buildings states they considered buying another house for that purpose this year, but were unable to locate one under $5 million. What's more, selling Blake House is complicated because its 10-acres of gardens were donated to the Berkeley campus to train future landscape architects.
To get the house into shape, officials are thinking about strengthening its ability to withstand earthquakes, repairing the plumbing and electrical systems, enlarging one of the first-floor kitchens to better accommodate large functions, and improving overall security by adding gates, barriers and surveillance cameras connected to the UC Berkeley police. Plans also call for adding a laundry, kitchen and upgraded bathrooms to the 4,300-square-foot private living quarters.
Although money for the project would come from the private endowment, which as of July was valued at $188 million with annual earnings estimated at $6.5 million, UC officials historically have been reluctant to spend money on routine maintenance at Blake House, much less a complete renovation.
Rita Atkinson, whose husband Richard served as UC president for eight years, recalled during an oral history interview asking the wife of outgoing president Jack Peltason in 1995 what kind of shape Blake House was in.
"There was a long pause before (she) replied, 'Well, Blake House does have a few problems,"' Atkinson said.


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Here is an article I wrote on the brawl for my school newspaper. It is a sports editorial. To prepare for writing it I watched the fight again on youtube. I recommend not doing this, because it was very painful. It's written somewhat simple because I wanted to tell it like an anecdote so non-NBA fans could enjoy it. Here it is.
Basketbrawl Diaries
by Quinn Brown
December means three things to me: presents, big budget films, and NBA. Lots of NBA. Every sports fan's dream is a championship run by their favorite team, and basketball is no different. As the season ticks on, I see this as an opportune time to reflect on a horrendous event of three years ago, one that crushed any chance I had of celebrating an NBA championship.My favorite team is the Indiana Pacers. I'm not exactly sure what a "pacer" is, but our mascot is a big, blue cat who wears the team's white and gold uniform and dunks by jumping off of trampolines, a feat typically expected of a mascot. The pride of the Pacers is now-retired Reggie Miller, precocious hotshot out of UCLA who is often referred to as the best three point shooter of all time. In the 2004-05 NBA season, Reggie's game was still intact and the talented Pacers squad was mentioned among the league's elite. A championship seemed inevitable. Then it happened.November 19, 2004 - a date that, like Pearl Harbor and the day that I decided to cut my own hair, lives in infamy. The Pacers were playing the Detroit Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. Pacers superstar Ron Artest was shoved in the face by Piston Ben Wallace and reacted passively by humorously laying down on top of the scorer's table. A cup of beer was thrown by a Pistons fan and hit Artest in the face, leading him to impulsively charge the stands. Havoc ensued as players fought fans, players fought players, drunken fans accidentally fought their friends, and Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley attempted to fight no one in particular with a giant metal dust pan. The "Malice at the Palace" was the most shocking television event of the 21st century (it has since been topped by FEMA doing nothing during Hurricane Katrina). I stared at my TV in disbelief as my Pacers were hauled off the court by security. Five Pacers players were suspended (Artest for the remainder of the season), while the Pistons suffered only one significant suspension of a measly six games. The player happened to be Ben Wallace, the one essentially responsible for starting it all (for proof, search "Pacers Pistons" on YouTube).After the brawl, the Pacers' dominance quickly faded. Artest once again became a loose cannon and was shipped to the Sacramento Kings, Reggie retired and many heartbroken fans became apathetic. I have spent the last three years of my life in denial, recreating the '04-05 Pacers team on basketball video games and adding myself, 5'8'' point guard Quinn Brown, drafted out of high school, to the roster. After changing the difficulty to the easiest setting, I lead the Pacers to consecutive NBA championships.Showing little resilience, the Pacers are currently regarded, somewhat inaccurately, as one of the worst teams in the NBA. But oh well, the Colts won the Super Bowl.


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Divorce Forms for Self-Represented Parties
The Kansas Supreme Court has approved packets of basic divorce forms for self-represented parties. (see Administrative Order 242.) The forms were developed by the Judicial Council Family Law Advisory Committee to provide common Kansas-specific forms that a self-represented litigant can use. The forms are in PDF and fillable PDF formats where applicable. You will need special software to view and print these documents which is available for free at Adobe Acrobat® Reader™.
**Kansas Legal Services has also developed a simple interactive process for completion of the divorce forms.**
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Men are at their best when scrambling from the abyss -- Michael Burry (Vanderbilt Chancellor's Lecture, April 5, 2011)
The election may be over, but the analysis continues. Sadly, it seems we spent billions of dollars, years of time, and an immeasurable amount of stress to end up almost precisely where we were before the election. One interpretation is that the voters decided they wanted more of the same. My interpretation is that the electorate decided they have no clue what needs to be done. Like a deer in the headlights, when you don't know what to do, the reaction is usually to do nothing.
Meanwhile, those of us in the capital markets need to sort out how the politicians are likely to solve the looming economic issues. Until Tuesday, we had competing economic visions. The Democrats wanted to raise taxes on high earners in order to help reduce the deficit. They argue that higher tax rates don't matter, look at the 1990s. The GOP argued for lower tax rates for all, as a proxy to force lower government spending and stimulate growth. They point to the 1980s for proof of concept. The principal problem is that other than one or two data points, which hardly make up a statistically significant sample, neither side has <i>any proof</i> whatsoever that their prescription is the right one. The "debate" quickly degenerates into both side repeating their philosophy over and over, as if repetition makes reality.
After Tuesday, we no longer have competing visions. The Democrats campaigned plainly on the promise that they would raise taxes on high earners, and the electorate voted for that option. Rather than have more empty debate and gridlock, it is time to implement the people's choice and see what happens. This is the only rational strategy. If the approach works—higher taxes reduce the deficit and spur growth—then we all win. If the approach doesn't work and tax revenue declines push the economy into a recession then, then the debate will be settled and we will know what to do next. Absent actually implementing one plan or another, we will have nothing but stagnation and mind-numbingly unproductive conflict.
Here is a little-discussed trivia fact that matters: The rich voted themselves a tax increase. Of the states with greater than average per capita income, 85% voted for Obama. Of the states with below-average per-capita income, only 29% voted for Obama. So we can't complain that the poor are voting to soak the rich. The rich are voting to soak the rich. If the rich do not believe that higher taxes are going to hurt their economic prospects, who can argue? The majority of them have given the endorsement: Let the experiment go forth, and let's see what happens. If higher taxes do not boost the economy, I have no doubt that this decision will be quickly rescinded four years from now.
My working investment assumption is now that higher tax rates are inevitable, either by design or by gridlock triggering the fiscal cliff. I also did the math: Even extremely higher tax rates on the wealthy cannot begin to close the deficit, so monetization will continue and greater inflation is highly likely at some point. I am skewing toward inflation defenses such as gold and businesses with pricing power, such as tobacco. I am not shying away from "superior goods" that are purchased by the well-to-do. The richest citizens are likely to maintain their current level of consumption even when their taxes increase -- savings will decline instead.
I am avoiding cyclicals and other economically sensitive sectors at the moment, since any change in the tax regime -- voluntary or automatic -- is likely to cause a near term economic dislocation. That is inevitable. The experiment will answer the question of what the long-term economic benefit is, or isn't.


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First off I have to give credit where credit is due. I saw this is my newest issue of dime magazine.
I am not sure how accurate this site is, but it reminds me of hoops hype
Here is the link for their salary page for the Pacers:
The home page for the site is: http://www.shamsports.com


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Wisconsin filled its need at quarterback in the 2014 class on Monday evening as four-star D.J. Gillins chose UW over Boston College, Arizona and Georgia Tech, among others.
The Jacksonville (FL) Ribault standout made his decision public on "Three and Out" of the Southern Pigskin Radio Network.
"I am committing to the Wisconsin Badgers," Gillins said on the show. "I talked it over with my family and they loved the choice. Great academics, great school. And I actually had an uncle who I just met a couple of days ago who I barely knew, he graduated from Wisconsin and he told me stories about Wisconsin."
Gillins, 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, pledged to Texas Tech in early November, but was back on the market this spring. College coaches, such as Wisconsin offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig, traveled to Florida to evaluate Gillins, who was offered by Wisconsin in late May.
"I love the fact that they have tradition (at Wisconsin) like 'Jump Around,' " Gillins said. "It's very fun to see. Wisconsin was also brutally honest with me. From Day 1 they were very honest."
After throwing for 2,677 yards and 31 touchdowns as a sophomore, Gillins suffered a torn ACL that wiped out much of his junior season. According to Ribault head coach Anthony Flynn, Gillins is progressing well and should be ready for his senior season.
"He's showing a lot of confidence in his knee," Flynn told BadgerBlitz.com. "He's keeping the brace on it, but on Thursday he was running the 40 (yard dash) and he looked good to me. I didn't know how fast he could run before the injury, but it looked good.
"As a matter of fact, I know one of our coaches said he recently ran a 4.6 (second) 40 and with that, that's good for Ribault."
According to Flynn, his quarterback's reach extends past the football field. Gillins is also an extension of the coaching staff and his leadership is evident heading into this final prep season.
"No. 1, D.J. is very smart and he's a student of the game; he's very competitive," Flynn said. "To give you an example, we were playing (Robert E.) Lee this spring and D.J. couldn't play. At halftime - I wasn't in the locker room - some of the players and coaches told me his leadership skills came out. You could see the tears in his eyes when he was telling his teammates, 'you have to play better than this,' and I know we're better than this.'
"So he has that coach's mentality as well. I'm very excited about the upcoming season. I think getting D.J. is like getting a great player and also a great leader and coach on the field. "He can throw every type of pass. Because he can do both things so well, I can see why he's ranked so highly as a dual-threat. Watching him throw the football, I can't wait for the fall."
Added Gillins: "I have the ability to pass and run. I can do it all. I'm a pocket passer but if you blitz I can destroy you on certain things. I'm pretty good at what I do."
Gillins is Wisconsin's 11th known commitment in the current class. He is the third four-star recruit for head coach Gary Andersen, joining offensive lineman Jaden Gault and defensive tackle Craig Evans.
Gillins was the fourth known offer (chronologically) at quarterback for the new coaching staff behind Kyle Allen (Texas A&M), DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) and Nicodem Pierre (uncommitted).


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Transport For Charter School Students Costing Ohio Taxpayers
A newspaper is reporting that taxpayers are largely footing the bill for public school buses that have to drive farther to transport students attending charter schools.
State officials have forced traditional public schools to traverse their cities to pick up and deliver kids to privately run charter schools, often while cutting transportation to their own kids.
The Akron Beacon-Journal analyzed statewide data and determined that it costs about 44 percent more per child to deliver the charter school attendees door to door.
A child attending a traditional public school and transported on a district bus cost on average $4.30 per day in 2012. For a charter-school student, it was $6.18 — or $1.88 more per day.
Since then, 22,000 more kids have been enrolled at the state's charter schools.


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The Pork Checkoff is inspiring pork's biggest proponents, one little pin at a time, thanks to the astounding power of Pinterest.
Pinterest is an online community that allows people to "pin," organize and share images, photos and videos that appeal to them. Launched in 2009, Pinterest has grown to more than 20 million users, according to Forbes.com, and it's now the third most popular social networking site, behind Facebook and Twitter.
"The popularity of Pinterest has really taken off in the last year, and this social media tool is opening up a whole new audience to us," says Pam Johnson, consumer communications director for the Pork Checkoff.
The vast majority of Pinterest users are women, and many share food photos and recipes, says Johnson, who noted that the Pork Checkoff was one of the first brands to tap into the power of Pinterest via http://pinterest.com/porkbeinspired/.
"Pinterest offers a powerful way to connect the Pork Checkoff's messages with consumers. It has also excelled at driving traffic to our websites since we joined Pinterest in January of 2012," adds Johnson.
To build even more social media momentum, the Pork Checkoff has added a Pinterest tab on the upper right hand corner of the Checkoff's Facebook page.
"When fans click on this Pinterest tab, they can see the boards and pins we have curated on our Pinterest channel," notes Johnson. "This makes our social content more visible to fans who may not know about our other social media channels."
In 2013, the Pork Checkoff is making it even easier for consumers and creative cooks to access all of pork's social media resources through the new Pork Social Community.
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Prospect Burgos undergoes shoulder surgery
PHOENIX -- Right-hander Hiram Burgos, part of the Brewers' Minor League pitching depth, underwent right shoulder surgery on Thursday that could sideline him the rest of the season.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said the club's athletic training staff characterized the procedure as a "clean-up." Burgos, 26, also was bothered by a shoulder problem last season, when he excelled in the World Baseball Classic for Puerto Rico before making his Major League debut early in the season, but did not pitch in the Majors or Minors after July 7.
Burgos was able to regain strength in his shoulder without surgery, but he felt renewed discomfort this year after four starts for Triple-A Nashville.
"I don't think there's anything major, they just want to go in and make sure," Roenicke said after consulting with the medical staff. "He was going, but it just didn't seem right to him."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.