text:
SAN FRANCISCO, January 25, 2010 - Navi Radjou is Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the Judge Business School at Cambridge University. His research interests include studying the rise of emerging markets like India as both a source and market for tech innovations. He led the firm's analysis of how globalized innovation is driving new collaborative market structures and organizational models like Global Innovation networks. In 2008, he published his research on Indian innovation in a 10-part report series titled India: The Innovation Giant (Re) Awakens. An expert on Indian innovation, Radjou maintains a blog titled "Made in India" on Harvard Business Online.
Radjou was at Asia Society Northern California to participate in a talk entitled "Indovations: Driving Global Innovations from Emerging Markets." In this exclusive interview with Asia Society Northern California's Neha Sakhuja, Radjou talks about the need for turbo-charging India's growth with innovations which have the potential to push India's 70 percent rural population out of poverty. He introduces us to the Indian entrepreneur who adopts the strategy of "more for less for more" in a country defined by adversity of infrastructure and capital.
Are Indian innovations relevant in other parts of the world? Is there an inherent "Indian way" of innovating? If so, what are the unique attributes of this model?
Indian innovations are relevant for rest of the world for very simple reasons. If you look at the factors that lead innovation in India—liberty, connectivity, and diversity—all are affected by frugality. Scarcity of infrastructure, capital, human resources are all driving a frugal mindset, which are leading to innovations that are inherently affordable, accessible, and sustainable by nature.
These innovations are also going to be relevant for other emerging markets like China, Brazil, and South Africa, which also face scarcity of natural resources and capital. Any innovation taking place in India in the domain of health care, education, and banking may even be relevant for mature markets like the US and Europe. Take the example of the Nano car developed by the TATA Motors group. It has been developed for $2,500 US, which seems pretty low cost, but it is also a high quality car that can find a niche in emerging markets. Interestingly, as more and more consumers are becoming environmentally conscious in Europe and America and the economic downturn is pushing for a frugal mindset, one can predict a Nano rolling down the streets of San Francisco and New York within a matter of few years.
You have authored a report titled "India: The Innovation Giant (Re) Awakens." What were your findings, and what are the origins of the report?
The report was written when I was vice president of Forester Research and it was primarily to showcase the different innovations coming out from India that are relevant not only for India but for the rest of the world. The title was supposed to be very provocative and wanted to explain to the world that India has always been an innovation giant. It is just that it fell asleep for a few centuries in the second millennium but is now coming back with full vengeance. Over the last few centuries, of course, India has become the dominant place for technological and scientific innovation. Looking ahead in the next 50 years on, you can clearly see that India is going to come back to the center stage of the world and start contributing more innovations across different industries.
Next: "In a country like India, adversity surrounds you in every part of your life."


text:
Payback sweet for Antonian
Updated 12:17 am, Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Clinging to a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter, Antonian coach Charlie Boggess told his team to stay poised against Central Catholic, but most importantly to "run it right at them."
What followed for the final quarter was an Apaches takeover of the city's biggest basketball rivalry. Antonian defeated the Buttons 63-42 in front of 2,200 at Taylor Field House, outscoring Central 20-3 in the fourth.
The Buttons were shut out the first five minutes of the quarter as Antonian ran away with the victory.
"We took their best punch," Antonian guard Chris Molina said, "then we had the knockout punch."
Sports Channel
Molina led the Apaches with 22, including nine in the fourth quarter, as Antonian improved to 30-4 on the season and 4-1 in TAPPS 2-5A.
Just nine days before, Central Catholic's 64-53 victory broke a 15-game Apaches winning streak.
Antonian got payback Monday, with Sterling Holmes scoring 15 and Reagan Keogh adding nine points and 11 rebounds.
It was enough to hold off a huge night for Central 6-foot-9 sophomore Tony Lewis, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Central (20-9, 4-1) trailed 34-25 at halftime when Lewis brought the Buttons back with a 10-point third quarter.
Antonian switched from a man-to-man defense to a 2-3 zone and pushed its transition offense when Central began missing outside shots.
Lewis was held to one point in the fourth quarter. No other Buttons player was in double figures, and they had only two 3-pointers for the game.
The teams have split their season series in four of the last five years.
It's highly likely they'll play again Feb. 15 or 16, when TAPPS has a zone tournament to determine playoff seeding at Incarnate Word.
"We were more confident against them this time," Holmes said. "We were ready. We had to prove that we could win a big game like this, and we did it."
More Information
mySA.com/sports: Photo gallery of the Antonian vs. Central Catholic boys game.
email@example.com Twitter: @mysahighschools
Twitter: @mysahighschools

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Your Price:
Checking inventory..
This collectible team trading card lot features 50 cards of players that played for the Philadelphia Eagles in their professional uniforms. All lots will contain cards from some of the top names in team history. Each set is also guaranteed to include one Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Ron Jaworski and LeSean Mccoy cards measure 2.5" x 3.5" and will ship in a clear, hinged acrylic box sealed with a tamper proof seal.
Stay updated on sales, new items and more:
© 2017 Fanatics, Inc., All Rights Reserved. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express permission of Fanatics, Inc.


text:
A RADICAL shake-up of local Government looks set to merge services in parts of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire in a bid to save more than £5million a year.
Under the proposals being considered this week, Cotswold, Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire District Councils together with Cheltenham Borough Council, would transfer all staff to new companies which would be jointly owned by the four authorities.
It would mean there would be some job losses as a result but no need for large scale redundancies, CDC chief executive David Neudegg revealed this week.
He is one of the principle architects of the proposal and said services currently undertaken by the councils individually would be provided by the new companies and members of the public would notice no difference. It would deliver a combined estimated annual saving of £5.5million for the four authorities, he said.
It is not the first time joint working has been used to save money.
Mr Neudegg's is chief executive of both Cotswold and West Oxfordshire District Councils, and the two councils also share IT support.
Last year CDC partnered with Cheltenham to create waste company UBICO which now deals with household rubbish and recycling collections.
Mr Neudegg stressed that the independence of the individual councils will be unaffected and elected councillors will retain all their present powers and responsibilities.
Councils will continue to be in complete control of the services provided, advised by a small team of senior experts employed by the service-delivery company.
The estimated 15 per cent savings would mostly be from salaries, but also from bulk buying and pooling resources.
Precise staffing figures were not available to the Standard this week but by far the biggest chunk of any council's budget is staffing costs and it is no secret that all public bodies are running scared of their future pension commitments.
New pension arrangements would be made for staff hired by the new companies although pensions for existing staff would be unchanged.
Cllr Lynden Stowe, leader of Cotswold District Council, said the proposal represented perhaps the most radical joint working approach in local government today.
"It is a proper, considered response to a challenge not only of how to best use a smaller and reducing public subsidy but also how to make best use of technology; how to encourage and use a competitive market and how to make smart use of managerial and other expertise," he said.
Cllr Patrick Molyneux, leader of Forest of Dean District Council, added: "By reducing the administration and running costs of the councils we can spend a bigger proportion of our budget on delivering the frontline services our communities need, while keeping the democratic decision-making of local councillors intact."
The document containing the proposal, 2020 Vision for Joint Working, is available on the councils' websites and will discussed at the CDC cabinet meeting on June 5.


text:
Hydraulic Container Dumper - Material Transfer & Storage Inc
Heavy-duty carbon steel unit has a 1,000 lb capacity. Interior of pour chute features a 304-2b stainless steel product contact liner with continuous TIG welds, ground smooth. Frame painted Steel-It™ epoxy. Direct lift design with flat bottom loading skip allows easy floor level loading and is able to achieve a 94" discharge height. Multi-position container retention bar allows discharging of various size containers.
Units are custom designed for your requirements with discharge heights to 40', for any size or weight container.
- 1,000 lb capacity
- direct lift design
- 94" discharge height


text:
Francona approves of choice for new Commissioner
CLEVELAND -- Indians manager Terry Francona does not know Rob Manfred as well as he knows Commissioner Bud Selig, but he was pleased with the news that Manfred will assume Selig's post beginning next season.
Following a conversation with Indians team president Mark Shapiro on Friday, Francona felt confident that the owners made the right choice in Thursday's vote to name the next Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Manfred, MLB's chief operating officer, will formally take over for Selig on Jan. 25, becoming the 10th Commissioner in baseball history.
"I know his reputation is really, really good," Francona said on Sunday. "What I ultimately cared about was not the name of the Commissioner. What I care about is the well-being of the game and I know from talking to Mark today for a while, it seems like we're in pretty good hands. That's what I really care about. I want out game to flourish."
Francona, who knows Selig from their days with the Brewers organization, praised the current Commissioner for the work he has done over the past 22 years.
"I've been one of his bigger fans," Francona said. "Again, there's a lot of history there. I think he's led baseball through some kind of tumultuous times, and he's probably taken some heat sometimes when maybe it's probably a lose-lose situation. But I think he's also brought baseball through those tumultuous times [and to] a pretty healthy place.
"I can't imagine trying to please 30 owners and 30 teams, especially the way baseball is set up with some of the so-called 'haves' or 'have nots' -- however you want to put it -- the disparity. You're never going to please everybody, and I think Mr. Selig has done a really good job of getting things done, because that's really hard. You can be the smartest guy in the world, but if you can't get stuff done, it doesn't really help."
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.


text:
4" Spigot x 2" Socket PVC Reducing Bushing
GF PIPING SYSTEMS| Zoro #: G1918296| Mfr #: 837-420
Zoro #: G1918296Mfr. Part #: 837-420
$23.29 /ea
Orders over $50.00 ship free. DetailsStandard ground shipping
Technical Specifications
|Zoro #: G1918296 Mfr #: 837-420
|Fittings Sub-Category: Bushings
|Basic Fitting Shape: Bushing
|Basic Fitting Material: Plastic
|Item: Reducing Bushing
|Specific Fitting Shape: Reducing Bushing
|Color: Gray
|Fitting Schedule/Class: Schedule 80
|Max. Temp.: 140 Degrees F
|Pipe Fitting Material: PVC
|Fitting Connection Type: Spigot x Socket
|Pipe Size (Fittings): 4" x 2"
|Max. Pressure: 324 psi at 73 Degrees F
|Standards: ASTM D1784, NSF14 Certified
|Country of Origin (subject to change): United States
Product Description
This reducing bushing from GF Piping Systems is designed to withstand the pressure in your pipelines. This reducing bushing has a maximum temperature of 140 degrees F. This fitting falls into the bushings sub-category and into fittings schedule 80. The reducing bushing has a maximum pressure of 324 psi at 73 Degrees F. It fits a pipe size of 4" x 2". It comes in gray. Standards include: ASTM D1784, NSF14 Certified.
Restrictions and Compliance
- This product has been certified by a third party to be compliant with the "Safe Drinking Water Act" requirements for low lead in potable (human consumption - drinking and cooking) and non-potable water applications (non-human consumption).


text:
PLUMBER Jason Young who made tens of thousands of pounds from drug dealing has been ordered to hand over just £1,060.
Young was found to have profited from crime to the tune of £54,364 after he was caught with heroin and crack cocaine in the kitchen of his family home.
But because the 35-year-old has no assets, other than the cash seized when he was arrested, he has not been ordered to hand over anything else.
However should he come into money in the future the authorities can pursue him for the rest of the debt.
Young was appearing at Swindon Crown Court by video link from Ranby prison, in Nottinghamshire, for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing.
Judge Philip Wassall said if he fails to sign paperwork surrendering the cash within a month he will have 28 days added to his three-year jail term.
Young, who lived in Pinnocks Place Upper Stratton with his wife and her seven-year-old child had hundreds of deals of heroin and crack cocaine when police raided his home in April last year.
Officers saw several bags of light brown powder on the kitchen worktop and asked if there was anything else.
He replied, 'Just that on the side mate and some other things in the top drawer,' where they found £1,060 in cash.
Officers also found a dealer's list of names and numbers, as well as hundreds of empty bags with traces of drugs on them.
And detectives discovered over the previous six months he had spent almost £4,000 on hire cars which travelled more than 15,000 miles as he ferried drugs about.
When the house was searched officers seized two bags of crack cocaine weighing just under 50 grams.
They also found and two lots of heroin, one containing 104 wraps weighing 12 grams and the other a single consignment weighing nine grams.
A further 205 wrappings, each containing traces of heroin, were also found as well as the list of names and numbers.
The court was told he was also found to have hired six cars in the previous six months, at a cost of £3,900, driving 15,871 miles.
Young, who admitted possession with intent to supply, accepted he not only collected and delivered drugs and money but also cut and bagged drugs for onward supply.


text:
There's already a thread about this am I right
I'm not sure what the RT versions of windows 8 tablets are like but I am sure glad I bought the surface pro even though it had quite the price tag (I was pretty much saving for it the moment I read about it). I can't imagine how many different apps I would've had to buy/download to get the same functionality out of an iPad. I do plan on get an RT tablet in the future just for media consumption. Having a device the easily integrates with my home network was and is essential for me. That being said there's really nothing wrong with the iPad it just isn't the device for me.
Ok so Microsoft is trying to make itself look better by comparing the hardware of an iPad not to a surface tablet but to some other windows one. That would be fine if they were comparing the os but the fact they are comparing another manufacturers hardware with the iPad to make themselves look good says a lot
The first commercial is great. It came on yesterday while I was watching the Heat game. I enjoyed it as it is really accurate on how unproductive and overall useless the iPad is. I was glad to get rid of mine when I recently picked up the Surface Pro, which is an excelent device. If Apple made something to compete with the Surface Pro (iPad/Macbook Air hybird) I think it would would be a really good device. I do not see them doing that anytime soon though.
If you can't beat them, then bash them. Notice how Apple shows you what you can do with their products, while M$ and Samsung try to make fun of Apple Products.
Well, the only features the iPad is missing is multitasking and working with USB sticks. If jailbroken, the Camera Connection kit works with some of my 4GB USB sticks, but if you are NOT jailbroken, then you are stuck with only being able to import files (of any type if they are zipped/PDFed first). However this lack of USB support did not stop me buying an iPad!
A lot of people like the user friendly and simplicity of the device and the fact that it doesn't have problems.
Wow! Is it also compatible with all the Windows viruses and trojans? And does it have a registry?


text:
Ransomware – malware that gets on your customers' computers, encrypts their data, and extorts a hefty ransom for the decryption keys – is a surging new threat. The purpose of this eBook is to educate the reader about ransomware attacks.
Add your voice to the tech community where 5M+ people just like you are talking about what matters.
If you are experiencing a similar issue, please ask a related question
Join the community of 500,000 technology professionals and ask your questions.


text:
by T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol Reporter
They can arrive at the rehabilitation center curled in boxes, sometimes borne by children awestruck by what they've discovered in the yard.
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center welcomes nearly all wildlife — a snapping turtle with cracked shell, a swan with injured wing — and in 2013 alone, some 9,000 animals were treated at the wildlife center, located in Roseville.
"We'll give a mouse as much attention as we will a trumpeter swan, if that's what it takes," Center Executive Director Philip Jenni said.
The center, while preserving wildlife, is perhaps also preserving a basic part of humanity.
"I don't know (if) there's too many people who think there's not enough compassion in the world," he said. "And really saving a squirrel is as much about that as anything else."
Founded at the University of Minnesota in 1979 as a student club in the Veterinary College, the wildlife center now has a year-round staff and an $800,000 annual budget. In summertime, the busy season, scores of college interns and volunteers swell its ranks.
Wildlife comes to the center from throughout Minnesota. Some of the larger animals treated are trumpeter swans, but center staff one morning arrived to find an injured deer, struck near St. Cloud, awaiting treatment in the backseat of a car.
Half of the wildlife treated at the center eventually are released.
"We are actually quite proud of that," Jenni said of survival rates.
In one memorable release, a bobcat, found injured along a roadside in Hubbard County, was sent racing back into its home range. The couple who had rescued the bobcat, present at the release, burst into tears.
Many of the animals brought to the center have been injured in collisions with windows, cars or other urban objects. Nearly all of the turtles, for instance, have been run over by cars.
Pets can inflict grievous injury to wildlife, too. When asked what people can do to help wildlife, Jenni recommended keeping cats indoors.
"Cats are brutal hunters," he said.
Based on his personal observations, Jenni believes the populations of some species in urban areas are increasing. These are the so-called "camp followers," or species that find niches among human activity.
"A raccoon would rather live in South Minneapolis than in any woods in the country, I bet," Jenni said.
Not all of the camp followers are equally welcomed. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, coyotes, as resourceful predators and scavengers, have established populations in the metro, and the population is increasing. Last July, an Eagan resident reported to police that a pet dog, a 15-pound miniature schnauzer, had been killed by a coyote.
Red fox numbers in the metro seem to be increasing, as well, said Connie LaFond, a state licensed rehabilitator in Maple Plain specializing in fox. The wildlife center works with LaFond, who has large outdoor pens, in treating animals.
Within the metro, there are about 30 state licensed wildlife rehabilitators, some specializing in "healthy orphans" and others songbirds, while some with more expanded clienteles help with rehabbing wildlife.
"It needs to be done. And somebody has to do it," said Vici Nass, a wildlife rehabilitator in East Bethel.
The bigheartedness of rehabilitators can be seen not only in their willingness to spend time, but often their own money in rehabilitating wildlife, she said.
Back at the wildlife center, on a late December morning, Dr. Agnes Hutchinson, one of the center's "relief" vets, was nimbly treating a bird with an eye infection. She spoke of some of the swans at the center – one having been injured in a "crash landing" in a driveway – of being almost ready for release.
The center has treated about 180 different species of animals.
In one room, in several tubs, snapping turtles and painted turtles, with a variety of cracks and fissures in their shells, awaited their release day.
A number of bats recently have been brought to the center, dislodged from Christmas decorations stored in the attics, Jenni said.
In one room songbirds and woodpeckers flitted about in an aviary. In another room, a wild turkey seemed on the mend.
"Just about anything that walks or crawls flies or swims in the state of Minnesota, we've probably had at one time or another," Jenni said.
The center's funding comes from individual donors — about 12,000 during the past three years, Jenni said.
"I like that broad base. I think it makes us more accountable to our donors," he said.
Tim Budig is at [email protected].


text:
BP Comment Quick Links
|Strength of Schedule Report
January 9, 2013
Out of Left Field
Jumping the Gun on 2013 Predictions
Great thing about the internet: lowered barriers to entry for writers everywhere. This is good for people like me and at least debatable for people like you. But there's a far less important side effect to all of this. It makes being the first to an idea next to impossible.
An example: some time ago I thought up a piece about the Worst Baseball Game of the Year. Proud of myself, I emailed my editor, who kindly informed me that 1) it was a wonderful idea, and 2) he had written it himself. Last year. Whoops.
So in the interest of not getting scooped again, we're going to do some gun-jumping here at Out Of Left Field. It's time to make some predictions for the 2013 season! Of course they'll all be wrong, but if I wait until the end of Spring Training they'll all be wrong anyway. So why wait? Why get scooped? Let's get right to the (wrong) predictions!
1. Four of the six division winners will not repeat.
This past season, thanks to the Rangers folding on the last day of the season, only the Yankees repeated. In 2013 maybe the Royals will step forward. Or the Pirates. Or the Padres. Sure it sounds ridiculous right now, but last year, heck, six months ago, saying the Orioles would be a game out of first as of late-September would have got you laughed out of a room full of Orioles fans. Point is, with six divisions and now 10 playoff teams, parity, or at least some form of it, has arrived. Maybe we should cease being so surprised by it.
2. Daisuke Matsuzaka will sign with the Cardinals and become the best groundball/control pitcher in baseball.
OK, maybe not.
3. The Dodgers will fire Ned Colletti. His replacement will be Ned Colletti.
Colletti is in charge of the same franchise, but all of a sudden his resources, goals and implementation process are all as different as can be. Is he better at picking top-end talent than he was at locking up mediocre relievers to three-year deals? He didn't give Josh Hamilton $300 million, so that's a start.
4. At least one of next Season's MVPs Didn't Receive Any Votes This Season.
5. The Dodgers might win the World Series but only if they change their name to the Yankees.
Instead I looked up the payrolls of the World Series winners during that same time period. Considering the above information, it won't shock you that the Yankees' two World Series wins were the only instances of the team with the highest payroll winning it all. Boston's two Series victories both came when it finished second in payroll, but beyond that, none of the remaining nine World Series winning teams had a top-five payroll. It's not like the rankings are evenly distributed though. Only one team with a payroll in the bottom half got to hold a parade, the 2003 Marlins. So it helps to spend, but once you reach a certain point, the quality of the spending matters more than the quantity. Of course, this all assumes that the playoffs are more than just dumb luck.
6. A bad team will start quickly. I will totally buy it.
The Pirates went 37-47 the rest of the way and finished 18 games back. A year and a month before that, the Marlins were two games behind the Phillies in the NL East. Me:
(I'm a big fan of the triple exclamation point.) They went 41-67 after that. When will I ever learn? This year? Maybe, but then probably not.
What? The time stamps are all wrong on those tweets and you think I made this all up just to make a silly point about hot starts from middling teams? Oh look! My last prediction!
7. Yu Darvish will unveil his 18th and newest pitch.
Be afraid, American League. Be very, very afraid.
Matthew Kory is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @mattymatty2000
12 comments have been left for this article.
BP Comment Quick Links
Other readers have rated this comment below the viewing threshold. Click here to view anyway.
I don't really have anything to say, but....first!
Jan 09, 2013 06:02 AM
Terrific, Matthew, thanks- esp. for the Bugs gif!
Jan 09, 2013 09:16 AM
Candy Cummings
Who is that editor who stole your idea?
Jan 09, 2013 09:57 AM
Re: Dodgers/Yankees payroll. FanGraphs had an interesting article last month where they compared Yankees and Dodgers payrolls adjusted for inflation, and as a percentage of MLB revenue. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/a-different-take-on-the-dodgers-spending-spree
Jan 09, 2013 11:59 AM
Richard Bergstrom
We don't make predictions until PECOTA comes out, by law.
Jan 09, 2013 16:13 PM
That gif really made me want to see a scouting report on B. Bunny (SP - AA Albuquerque). Throws six or seven different pitches, hard to categorize but many are plus-plus. Delivery lacks repeatability, but command and control are surprisingly good. Loose arm action could present future injury risks. Some concern about makeup: tends to get distracted during starts and often gets lost trying to find ballpark.
Jan 13, 2013 16:33 PM
Not a subscriber? Sign up today!


text:
"The approval of Quillivant XR fills a void that has long existed in the treatment of ADHD," said Ann Childress, M.D., President of the Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Las Vegas, who was an investigator in the Quillivant XR laboratory classroom study. "We routinely see the struggles of patients who have difficulty swallowing pills or capsules. Having the option of a once-daily liquid will help alleviate some of these issues while still providing the proven efficacy of methylphenidate for 12 hours after dosing."
The efficacy of Quillivant XR was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, multicenter, laboratory classroom study of 45 children with ADHD. There was an open-label dose optimization period (four to six weeks) with an initial 20mg dose of Quillivant XR once daily in the morning. The dose was titrated weekly in 10 or 20mg increments until an optimal dose or maximum dose of 60mg per day was reached. Patients then entered a two-week double-blind, crossover treatment of the individually optimized dose of Quillivant XR or placebo.
At the end of each week, trained observers evaluated the attention and behavior of the patients in a laboratory classroom using the SKAMP (Swanson, Kotkin, Agler, M-Flynn and Pelham) rating scale. Quillivant XR significantly improved ADHD symptoms compared to placebo at the primary endpoint of four hours post-dose, and in a secondary analysis, showed significant improvement at every time point measured, from 45 minutes to 12 hours after dosing.
"We are pleased with the FDA's approval of Quillivant XR and believe it will address an important need for many patients with ADHD and their caregivers," said Jay Shepard, President and CEO of NextWave Pharmaceuticals. "We are eager to enter into the ADHD market and believe the unique liquid formulation of Quillivant XR -- which was developed in conjunction with NextWave's technology and manufacturing partner Tris Pharma -- will provide another treatment option for patients with ADHD."
Quillivant XR is expected to become available in pharmacies in January 2013. Quillivant XR was developed using Tris Pharma's patent protected drug delivery platform.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please visit: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/58086-nextwave-pharmaceuticals-quillivant-xr-adhd-treatment-extended-release
About Quillivant XR
Quillivant XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep Quillivant XR in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away Quillivant XR may harm others and is against the law. Tell your doctor if you or your child have (or have a family history of) ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.
Quillivant XR should not be taken if you or your child are allergic to methylphenidate hydrochloride, or any of the ingredients in Quillivant XR, or are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an antidepression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI.
Heart-related problems have been reported with CNS stimulant medications:
Mental (psychiatric) problems can be caused or worsened by CNS stimulant medications:
Call your doctor right away if you or your child have any heart-related symptoms or new or worsening mental (psychiatric) symptoms while taking Quillivant XR.
Quillivant XR may not be right for you. Tell your doctor if:
Possible serious side effects of Quillivant XR are heart-related problems and mental problems, as well as slowing of growth (height and weight) in children.
Common side effects include:
Talk to your doctor if you or your child has side effects that are bothersome or do not go away.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
INDICATIONQuillivant XR is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant prescription medicine. Quillivant XR is used for the treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Quillivant XR may help increase attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in patients with ADHD.
Please see full Prescribing Information and Medication Guide, including BOXED WARNING regarding Abuse and Dependence, at www.quillivantxr.com/PI.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
About Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 report, almost one in ten (9.5 percent) children aged 4-17 in the U.S. have at some time received a diagnosis of ADHD.1 The condition often lasts into adulthood with adult ADHD affecting an estimated 4 percent of Americans.2 ADHD is characterized by symptoms that include difficulty paying attention, impulsive behaviors and in some cases patients being overly active.3
About NextWave Pharmaceuticals
NextWave is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of unique products for the treatment of ADHD and related CNS disorders. More information about NextWave is available at www.nextwavepharma.com.
About Tris Pharma
Tris Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of drug delivery technologies based products. Through its proprietary formulation technology, Tris has developed extended-release liquid, chewable/ODT and strip dosage forms so patients do not have to swallow a pill. Tris' research, development, and manufacturing facilities are located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. More information about Tris is available at www.trispharma.com.
Quillivant XR is a trademark of NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
© 2012 NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Cupertino, CA.
SOURCE NextWave Pharmaceuticals


text:
The Tippecanoe County Public Library has adopted the Computer Use Policy and the following rules for use of its computers. Before you may use the computer, you are required to read these policies and rules, and click each item below to signify your acknowledgment and agreement.
While using Library computers, I agree to:


text:
Best bets for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for Friday, Jan. 25:
"Upstream Color"
6 p.m. • Tower Theatre
Best bets for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for Friday, Jan. 25:
"Upstream Color"
6 p.m. • Tower Theatre
Writer-director-actor-editor-composer Shane Carruth's head-scratching science-fiction drama, about people finding themselves connected to each other and a parasite's life cycle, is beautiful to watch and contemplate.
6 p.m. • Broadway Centre Cinemas 6
A married lesbian suburbanite (Robin Weigert) decides to take some risks in her life in writer-director Stacie Passon's sexually charged variation on Buñuel's "Belle du Jour."
"Gideon's Army"
8:30 p.m. • Prospector Square Theatre, Park City
Litigator-turned-filmmaker Dawn Porter follows the careers of three public defenders, illuminating a criminal-justice system that's stacked against the notion of "innocent until proven guilty."
Sean P. Means
'jOBS' premiere
Stay tuned for the Tribune's coverage of one of Sundance's most buzzed about premieres, "jOBS," which debuts tonight at 6:15 p.m. at Eccles Theatre, Park City. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, the movie stars Ashton Kutcher in the title role, with Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak.


text:
Master of ScienceManagement
Gaurav Bansal
Chair and advisor of the Master's of Science in Data Science; Associate Professor of Management Information Systems/Statistics
- Office
- Phone
- (920) 465-2216
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website
- www.uwgb.edu/bansalg/
Dr. Gaurav Bansal is an assistant professor of management information systems (MIS) for the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay. He received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 2008 and his M.B.A. from Kent State University, Ohio in 2002. He completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from University of Gorakhpur, India in 1996.
Dr. Bansal is currently teaching a wide variety of classes in business statistics and management information systems. He has won several teaching accolades. He was recognized as UWGB teaching scholar in 2010-2011 and Wisconsin Teaching Fellow in 2013-2014. He was also named as UWGB - Advanced online teaching fellow in 2013.
In terms of research, Dr. Bansal's current research interests are in the areas of trust, privacy and security concerns and data analytics. He has published in Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Computer Information Systems, and Journal of Organizational Computing and Ecommerce. He has also authored several conference proceedings and has presented his work at national and international level. His research has won several nominations and best paper awards at prestigious national and international MIS conferences. He encourages and enjoys working with his students on research projects. His research wok with UWGB undergraduate students has won best paper awards at regional MIS conferences.
Dr. Bansal is an active member of Association of Information Systems (AIS) community. Dr. Bansal served as Conference chair for 12th Midwest AIS conference held at Green Bay in May 2012. He also actively servers as minitrack chair/co-chair at AMCIS – which is a premier annual AIS conference held in western hemisphere. He also regularly reviews for top journals and conferences in his area. He is an engaged citizen of Green Bay community. He is serving on Brown County Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Event Committee. He is also a steering committee member of Community Information Systems (CIS) – an initiative of United Way of Brown County. He is proud alum of Leadership Green Bay class of 2011 – a program of Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Bansal actively participates in on-campus activities as well. He is faculty adviser for Management information Systems society. More information about his teaching, research and service is available at his personal website:


text: Short-sleeve popover in striped Irish linen Item G3844 Color: SANDSTONE WHITE Size: All sizes are US sizes. 0 4 6 8 Size Charts Quantity: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Prices do not include taxes. Add to Bag Wishlist Add to Bag Add To Wishlist share: size & fit Body length: 26". Product Details A classic short-sleeve popover, now in linen from Ireland's famous Baird McNutt mill, which is known for its high-quality, unbelievably soft linen fabrics, thanks to a special weaving process it's been perfecting since 1912. Linen. Button placket. Patch pockets with button closure. Machine wash. Made in Ireland. Online only. Item G3844.


text:
Vancouver pot shops gear up for grand openings
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- It's taken a big investment, lots of hard work, and a little bit of luck for Chris Stipe and his partners to get this far.
"It was a perfect fit," Stipe said about his new shop, Main Street Marijuana, which used to be a jewelry store. "We already had the display cases and the safe in the back. It worked out really well."
Stipe says the hardest part was finding a landlord willing to rent to them, and a storefront that was at least 1,000 feet from schools and day cares, but he's hoping all the risk will pay off.
"Why not jump into this? It's a cutting edge thing. It's the start of a billion dollar business. I say get your foot in the door as soon as possible," Stipe said.
He's already secured a 10-pound pot shipment from a grower in Spokane and will be selling with Mayor Tim Leavitt's blessing at 11 a.m. Wednesday when the mayor cuts the ceremonial ribbon.
Across town on East Mill Plain, Brian Budz and his partners at New Vansterdam are planning on opening by Friday.
His shop is much larger, complete with wooden countertops made from an 800-year-old fir tree that was pulled out of the Willamette River.
Budz says they want to do everything by the book and prove to the community they can be an asset and not a liability.
"We live in Vancouver. It's our community. We're doing everything we can to get involved. We do have limitations, but we are trying to get involved in different charities and the community," Budz said.


text:
And, of course, the fine print:
Get free shipping on your next order when you spend over $100. The discount will be automatically applied to your purchase; no promo code required. The subtotal of your purchase must be $100.01 or greater after any promotional discounts have been applied. Additional fees such as tax or shipping and handling do not apply toward your minimum subtotal requirement of $100.01. Offer applies to standard shipping only. Certain items that require additional shipping and handling are excluded from this promotion and do not apply towards your $100.01 subtotal minimum. Offer subject to change.
The Old Sea Captain, long a mysterious and strong archtype of man's need to be one with and challenge the sea.This natural, organic men's t-shirt features his likeness.
- 100% Combed & Ring-Spun Organic Cotton
- Combed & Ring Spun Tri-Blend Polyester, Cotton, Rayon
- Sizing is fitted for men, regular for women
This product ships from the maker within 5 days, via USPS
If you're not happy with this item for any reason, you may return it for a full refund within 14 days.


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
The Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their generous donations to bring fireworks to Cedar Key.
Lou Elliott Jones
Joan Horne
Bob Hudson
Drummond Community
Dave Thomas
Natures Landing Mgmt.
Natures Landing Condos
Island Place Condos
Faraway Inn
Seaspray Townhouses
Marianne McEuen
Cedar Key Canvas
Whitman Point Townhouse Association
Nature Coast Realty
We would like to send out a "BIG THANK YOU" to everyone who came out and supported the cheerleaders. The fish fry was a huge success. It wouldn't be possible without all the support from this community.
We raised enough for their cheer camp and almost enough for their uniforms.(We are still working on that.)
We served approximately 400 fish dinners; these girls worked really hard.
Thank you.
Capt. Carl & Eve Robinson
Many of us think of recycling as a recent trend but humans have been recycling for a very long time, all the way back to prehistory. Early man would rework broken arrowheads so that they could be reused and not thrown away. In 1690 the first recycled paper manufacturer in the U S was established near Philadelphia using cotton and linen rags to make paper.
My daughter, Donna Leeward and I were showing in the Spring Art Show in Cedar Key this past March. When I looked at the old Island Hotel I was getting a strong feeling of déjà vu.
In my mind I was going back 59 years to my first trip to Cedar Key. It was funny because at that time I didn't even know where Cedar Key was.
One day out of a clear blue sky my dad asked me, "How long has it been since you had turtle steak?"
Well, I guess it was at the Green Turtle Inn, halfway down the over-seas highway to Key West.
If you watch the news on a regular basis, you know that good news is hard to come by. The nightly news content is usually about war and hatred, crime, natural disasters and various other sad stories with a feel good story thrown in at the end of the broadcast. But there is good news, especially concerning the environment. You just do not hear about it very much. So the following is just a few of the positive stories about the environment.
By Tom Deverin
Special to the Beacon
While walking past the park in Cedar Key, a woman, a visitor to our islands, was observed taking discarded plastic and aluminum beverage containers from a city trash container and putting them into the green wire recycle bin.
Being sort of curious, I walked over and started a conversation.
"Pretty day."
"It sure is that."
True journalists — those who go into the profession with no agendas or selfish motives — hold one thing dear to their hearts–the sanctity of news.
That means 1) reporting accurately on events that transpired; and 2) presenting both sides of an issue in an effort to better inform the readership.
The most important aspect of these two points is keeping personal feelings and opinions out of the news. Opinions only belong in one place – the editorial page, under a header that reads, "Opinion."
Copyright © 2017
The Cedar Key Beacon is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Cedar Key Florida, and the surrounding area.


text:
A's in no hurry to rush Gentry back to field
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Craig Gentry is "very close" to returning to the field, manager Bob Melvin said, but there is still no timetable to get the A's outfielder in a Cactus League game.
Gentry has been sidelined by a lower back strain for two weeks, leaving the former Ranger unable to do much of anything in front of his new team.
"Once we get him out on a field, we'll see how many at-bats we can get him," Melvin said. "To an extent, a lot of it has to do with how he feels, first physically, and then at the plate. We want to make sure that we feel comfortable progressing him into a certain amount of games, a certain amount of innings.
"He feels great. He wants to get out there, but there's a progression that we need to see."
Despite Gentry's setback, Melvin still seemed confident he would be good to go by Opening Day, saying the club was being "overly cautious" in an effort to avoid a relapse.
In the meantime, Sam Fuld and Michael Taylor -- next in line behind Gentry on Oakland's outfield depth chart -- have been seeing plenty of playing time. Taylor has five hits in his last seven at-bats. Fuld hit his first homer of the spring on Thursday and is sporting a .333 average through seven games.
"We knew that he was this type of player, and he was a guy we were happy about getting when we did," Melvin said Thursday of Fuld. "When you have him as depth, with the Gentry situation right now, you're in a pretty good situation.
"He's a big league player. We can only have 25 guys, and we'll see what 25 guys we start with."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
Introduction to the Petboard ASP.NET Sample
The Petboard ASP.NET sample application recently added to the AWS SDK for .NET implements an ASP.NET application using Amazon Web Services as the only backend. The challenge of running a web application is the need for a scalable and highly-available backend system that can serve a large number of clients. Often the HTML served by the web server is a small percentage of the total bandwidth served. By using AWS to store data and images, Petboard can scale to a very large user base.
The Petboard application implements the following capabilities:
- ASP.NET Membership based on Amazon SimpleDB
- Storing pet data in Amazon SimpleDB
- Storing pet images in Amazon S3
- Uploading pet images to Amazon S3 from an ASP.NET application
Upon running the application, Petboard creates a sample data set of sample pets which is uploaded to your AWS account. The image below shows the running Petboard web application, populated by some pets owned by the Amazon Web Services team.
Figure 1
Signing Up for Amazon Web Services
The Petboard ASP.NET sample requires an AWS account to use Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon SimpleDB.
Signing Up for a Service
- Go to the home page for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon SimpleDB.
- Click the Sign Up button on the top right corner of the page. If you don't already have an AWS account, you are prompted to create one as part of the sign up process.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
AWS sends you a confirmation e-mail after the sign-up process is complete. At any time, you can view your current account activity and manage your account by going to http://aws.amazon.com and clicking Your Account.
Getting Your AWS Security Credentials
In order to use the AWS SDK for .NET, you will need your AWS security credentials, which AWS assigned you when you created your AWS account. Security credentials are used to authenticate requests to an AWS service and identify you as the sender of the request. The security credentials used with the AWS SDK for .NET are a pair of public/private keys:
- Access Key ID
- Secret Access Key
IMPORTANT: Your Secret Access Key is a secret, which only you and AWS should know. It is important to keep it confidential to protect your account. Store it securely in a safe place. Never include it in your requests to AWS, and never e-mail it to anyone. Do not share it outside your organization, even if an inquiry appears to come from AWS or Amazon.com. No one who legitimately represents Amazon will ever ask you for your Secret Access Key.
Downloading the Petboard ASP.NET Application
The Petboard ASP.NET AWS SDK sample application is packaged in AWS SDK for .NET, which can be downloaded from the following location:
Introduction to the AWS SDK for .NET
The AWS SDK for .NET is an all-in-one .NET library that abstracts much of the low-level plumbing associated with programming for the AWS cloud, including authentication, request retries, and error handling. The AWS SDK for .NET enable .NET developers to build .NET applications using the AWS Cloud infrastructure services including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), and Amazon SimpleDB.
The following screen capture (Figure 2) shows the .NET tool 'ildasm.exe' viewing the AWSSDK.DLL assembly. The screen capture shows a number of the services supported by the SDK.
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
- Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
- Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS)
- Amazon Elastic Map Reduce
- Amazon SimpleDB
- Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Amazon CloudFront
- Amazon Auto Scaling
Figure 2
In the Petboard ASP.NET sample application, we're using the AWS SDK for .NET to create an ASP.NET application which uses the AWS services to store data for our pet application. The AWS .NET SDK makes it very simple to create a .NET application.
In the Petboard application, we're using only the following AWS SDK for .NET types:
- Amazon.S3
- Amazon.S3.Model
- Amazon.SimpleDB
- Amazon.SimpleDB.Model
Downloading the AWS SDK for .NET
In order to use the Petboard ASP.NET Application, you'll need to visit http://aws.amazon.com/sdkfornet/ and download the AWS SDK for .NET. You can also read and view the video at the 'Getting Started with the AWS SDK for .NET' guide at http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=3051. The .NET Development forum http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/forum.jspa?forumID=61 is a great community based resource to get questions answered and learn about how others in the community are using the AWS SDK for .NET.
Running the Application
Before we dive into the AWS.NET SDK and dissect the application, let's run it to see it working.
To run the application
- Download and install the AWS SDK for .NET. For more information, see http://aws.amazon.com/sdkfornet.
- After installing the SDK, go to
%INSTALL_DIRECTORY%\AWS SDK for .NET\samples\Petboard.
- Open the
PetBoard.slnfile in Visual Studio.
- Set your AWS credentials in the Web.config file. In Solution Explorer, double-click on Web.config to display it in the Visual Studio editor. Scroll to the
<appSettings>element and enter your AWS Access Key and AWS Secret Key for the value attributes of the
<add>sub-elements of
<appSettings> <!-- AWS CREDENTIALS --> <!-- Uncomment the section below and add your credentials if you are not using a deployment mechanism that manages credentials. --> <!-- <add key="AWSAccessKey" value=""/> <add key="AWSSecretKey" value=""/> --> </appSettings>
- Save and close Web.config.
- Press F5 to start the application.
- When running the application for the first time, Petboard will guide you through the process of configuring the application:
- Create an account. This will create an account inside the 'petboard-membership' Amazon SimpleDB Domain inside your AWS account.
- Populating sample pet data. Upon running the Petboard application, the code will upload data into your Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon S3 accounts. The data stored in Amazon SimpleDB will not cross the free tier, but you will be charged for the images uploaded to Amazon S3.
Dissecting the Petboard project
The Petboard application is an ASP.NET application that has a number of ASP.NET pages and has a master page named Site.Master.
Figure 4
Default.aspx is the primary page where the user is first directed when the application is loaded in a browser. As shown in Figure 4 below, each of these pages has a corresponding class which both presents a user interface to the user and interacts with the AWS SDK for .NET library.
The concept of public and private pet profiles is implemented by using a shared Amazon SimpleDB domain ("petboard-public"). Each user has a corresponding private pet domain ("petboard-<user name>") and clicking the "public" check box in the pet profile pushes a copy of that single pet into the public domain. Un-checking the public checkbox deletes it from the public domain.
As shown in Figure 5, the PetDetails.aspx.cs code file uses the AmazonS3Client and AmazonSimpleDBClient classes to get data from Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon S3.
Figure 5
Clearing the Default Pets
In order to start from a clean state you need to clear your Amazon S3 and Amazon SimpleDB accounts of the data created by the Petboard application. Clean the data from your account through the following steps:
- Cleaning Amazon SimpleDB: Use your favorite Amazon SimpleDB browser and delete the Amazon SimpleDB domains which start with the naming format 'petboard-*'. We used the Mindscape SimpleDB Management Tools which provide a view of the Amazon SimpleDB data from within Visual Studio. You could also use the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio.
- Cleaning Amazon S3: Use your favorite Amazon S3 browser to navigate to the root of your Amazon S3 account. You will see a number of buckets with the following name formats 'petboard-*'. Delete all the buckets which are named based on this format.
What Next?
In order to provide some further hands on experiences with the AWS SDK for .NET, there are a few features you can add:
- Deploying the Petboard ASP.NET application to EC2: Although you can run and test the application on the local testing web server provided by Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, the real test is to deploy the application to a Windows Server Amazon EC2 instance. This will allow you to share information with other people on the internet. with the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio, you can easily deploy the Petboard application to either AWS Elastic Beanstalk or AWS CloudFormation.
- Use Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) to create thumbnails. The Petboard application does not manipulate the size or format of the pet images when they're uploaded. Since we don't want to block the user when the user uploads an image of a pet, we'll create a PetBoard Image Processor which will create thumbnails of the pet images. As shown in the UML Sequence Diagram in Figure 10 below, we'll use Amazon SQS as the means of communication between the PetBoard ASP.NET Application and the PetBoard Image Processor which will use Amazon SimpleDB and Amazon S3 as a means for structured data storage and image storage, respectively.
Figure 6


text:
This game was classified by the community with the following category scores - Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Shoulders and back getting stiff from 18 hours of straight Gaming? Try Rumble Massage! Put a controller behind your neck and feel the soothing vibrations of the Xbox 360 controller. With the ability to control the rumble intensity and pulse, relaxing after a hard day of gaming has never been easier. New version includes 2 3 and 4 controller support.
Buy Xbox content on Xbox.com. Your Xbox 360 console will automatically download the content next time you turn it on and connect to Xbox Live.Learn More


text:
It's rare I do a post about a PC only plug-in because I own a Mac. I do however own VMWare Fusion and XP to run Excel and Songsmith. This morning I installed a demo version of Ableton Live inside Fusion solely to check out Keywriter. I know it's a novelty plug-in but I couldn't resist. Basically its a VST simulating an old German typewriter called "Erika". It's a freebie and you can find audio samples, screenshots and the download: here
Keywriter is a rompler that reproduce the sounds of a German typewriter «Erika». Can be used as a unusual rhythm machine, and as a tool for special effects. Main features: Full range of typewriter sounds, Stereo control; Drive contol; Low CPU usage. – http://knobster.org/
photo credit: Phil Moore
via Synthtopia


text:
'"We've been, as a group of players, made to understand that it's possible we might not be playing for a year, a year and a half, two years," Buffalo Sabres center Adam Mair said. "Guys are prepared for a long process – two years, five years, whatever it is. The overall sentiment right now is we're not going to agree to the salary cap."'
You are here: Home / SabresBeat / NHL's tensions deepen


text:
D-backs add Reimold to roster, release Paul
PHOENIX -- The D-backs added outfielder Nolan Reimold to the roster Friday and released outfielder Xavier Paul.
Reimold, 30, was claimed off waivers by the D-backs on Thursday from the Blue Jays.
Originally drafted by the Orioles in the second round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Reimold played parts of five seasons in Baltimore. In 2013 he spent a large part of the season recovering from surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck and was designated for assignment by the Orioles on July 1 this year.
Claimed by the Blue Jays, Reimold hit .212 in 60 plate appearances before Toronto placed him on waivers.
"It was kind of a whirlwind," Reimold said of this season. "I changed teams for the second time now this year and the second time in my career, too. A lot of packing, moving and learning new names and doing all that kind of stuff."
Reimold had to have the same surgery on his neck twice, a procedure similar to what NFL quarterback Peyton Manning had.
"It's a been a long, very long recovery," he said. "I wished I'd knocked it out in one surgery, but I ended up having to get it corrected. Those two things and I had everything that goes along with it with the arm and that sort of thing. It takes a long time to get back. I've come a long way and I'm ready to get started again and restart my career."
D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said he envisioned using Reimold much like Paul -- as a pinch-hitter with an occasional start in left field.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text:
The City Commission voted 6-1 to experiment with a plan that stripes the roadway as one lane in each direction, with bicycle lanes, on a stretch of Eighth Avenue.
The City Commission's proposed lane reduction along a stretch of Northwest Eighth Avenue will begin as a temporary test.
After nearly four hours of public input and debate among commissioners Thursday night, the City Commission voted 6-1 to experiment with a plan that stripes the roadway as one lane in each direction, with bicycle lanes, on a stretch of Eighth Avenue spanning from just east of Northwest 34th Street to just west of Northwest 23rd Street.
Commissioner Todd Chase cast the dissenting vote, citing his opposition to taking a lane off a well-traveled east-west corridor that sees more than 15,000 vehicle trips a day.
Commissioners Randy Wells and Lauren Poe, on the other hand, said the reconfigured roadway would address a problem with speeding along that stretch of road and put in place better, safer facilities for cyclists.
The "test" design is expected to start in July or August and stretch on for some four months.
Details of what the test will seek to measure in terms of vehicle and bicycle traffic are expected to come back before the commission before the test begins. The plan is to paint the roadway as one lane in each direction with a striped median area. While deciding to go with a test, six of the seven commissioners indicated support for a permanent lane reduction along that stretch of roadway, which runs past Loblolly Woods Nature Park, residential roadways, Westside Park and ends just east of Littlewood Elementary School.
Their motion to proceed with a test included details that would be part of a future permanent design — the addition of wider sidewalks, a landscaped median and an electric conduit for the future installation of LED street lighting. Those additions would add some $434,000 to a project that had prior projected costs of some $2.8 million.
The test of the design on the stretch of road east of Northwest 34th Street is projected to cost $25,000.
Most of the debate among commissioners and the public focused on the roughly 7/10-mile stretch of the 3.3-mile project where a lane reduction was under consideration. Proponents cited issues with speeding vehicles, improving bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and a consultant's study that a lane reduction would increase travel time by 18 seconds.
Opponents said the plan would increase congestion and push traffic onto adjacent neighborhood roads.
Commissioners unanimously approved design elements for other stretches of the roadway. Those included resurfacing the stretch from Northwest 34th Street to Northwest 40th Drive with its current design of two lanes in each direction. The stretch from Northwest 23rd Street to Northwest Sixth Street would remain one lane in each direction, with the addition of bike lanes, reduced on-street parking and wider sidewalks where possible. The wider sidewalks on that stretch would add $175,000 to the costs.
The project still has to come back for further consideration during the design process, and construction is not expected to start until late 2014 or early 2015 so it does not overlap with the county's project on Northwest 16th Avenue, the other east-west corridor in the area.


text:
Arrested on suspicion of DUI.
CNN (no reporter name given)
(CNN) -- Basketball commentator and former hoops star Charles Barkley was arrested Wednesday in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of drunken driving, a police spokesman said. Police say Charles Barkley declined to take a breath test to measure his blood-alcohol level Wednesday.
Lt. Eric Shuhandler of the Gilbert Police Department said an officer pulled Barkley over after he ran a stop sign in Scottsdale's Old Town area, a trendy spot known for its nightclubs and bars. Gilbert and Scottsdale are in the Phoenix metro area.
The officer conducted field tests, Shuhandler said, but Barkley declined to take a breath test to measure his blood-alcohol level.
"When he arrived at the station, police administered a blood test, which is customary of our police department to do," Shuhandler said, adding that Barkley consented to the blood test.
The former NBA power forward was cited for driving while impaired and released.
"It was a pretty routine arrest," Shuhandler said.
Barkley, 45, is now a commentator for TNT's coverage of the NBA. Although he is well known for entertaining comments and cocky attitude, he also compiled an impressive résumé as a professional basketball player.
A Hall of Famer and 11-time All-Star, Barkley is one of four players in history to rack up more than 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists in a career. He also earned the NBA's most valuable player designation in 1993 and brought home gold medals with the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1992 and 1996.
His commanding performance on the court earned him the nicknames "Sir Charles" and the "Round Mound of Rebound."
Barkley was drafted out of Auburn University in 1984 by the Philadelphia 76ers and played 16 seasons with the Sixers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets before he was permanently sidelined in 1999 with a ruptured tendon in his left knee.


text:
Here's a great piece about the recent court decision on "net neutrality" by Matthew Ingram in Gigaom.
As he writes, "the principle behind the phrase 'net neutrality' is that internet service providers of all kinds should treat data flowing over the open internet equally, without giving preferential treatment to data from one provider or platform. On Tuesday, however, the Federal Communications Commission's rules governing that kind of behavior were struck down by an appeals court in Washington, D.C. — as reported by Gigaom's Jeff Roberts — in a case launched by Verizon.
This decision — if it remains unchallenged — raises the possibility that large internet service providers could charge certain companies extra for delivering their content to subscribers, and give preference to the content coming from those who are willing pay them a fee, or have cut some other kind of deal. In effect, the democratized nature of the internet would be replaced by a feudal system in which the ability to reach a consumer would be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
As a Bloomberg article described it: 'Proponents, including Web companies, say regulations are needed to keep Internet-service providers from interfering with rival video and other services. Those companies don't pay today for what's known as last-mile Web content delivery. The FCC has said that without rules, Internet providers could favor wealthier, established players at the expense of startups, squelching innovation.'
Craig Aaron, who runs an open internet advocacy group called Free Press, said in a statement that as a result of the ruling, 'Internet users will be pitted against the biggest phone and cable companies — and in the absence of any oversight, these companies can now block and discriminate against their customers' communications at will… the biggest broadband providers will race to turn the open and vibrant Web into something that looks like cable TV. They'll establish fast lanes for the few giant companies that can afford to pay exorbitant tolls and reserve the slow lanes for everyone else' [. . .]
Tim Wu, who more or less coined the term 'network neutrality' in a paper he wrote in 2003 while he was a professor at Columbia Law School, explained why internet users should care about the principle in a piece he wrote for Salon in 2006, comparing it to a future in which those with certain cars would get preferential treatment on the highway:
'You might buy a Pontiac instead of a Toyota to get the rush-hour lane, not because the Pontiac is actually a good car. As a result, the nature of competition among car-makers would change. Rather than try to make the best product, they would battle to make deals with highways.' In an interview with the Washington Post's Switch blog, Wu said that the decision leaves the internet 'in completely uncharted territory. There's never been a situation where providers can block whatever they want.'"
This is going to create one internet for the wealthy, and one for the poor, if left unchallenged.
You can read the whole piece by clicking here, or on the image above.
For more free articles and videos, visit my website at wheelerwinstondixon.com


text:
A traffic stop in Iowa turned up 100 pounds of marijuana, and later resulted in local law enforcement finding more marijuana and $160,000 in cash at an Arcata home.
An Iowa State trooper stopped a vehicle on U.S. Interstate 80 Wednesday afternoon and reported finding 100 one-pound bags of processed marijuana in the vehicle. Two suspects were arrested. After an investigation, the Iowa State Narcotics Task Force found the marijuana was from a residence on the 700 block of Park Avenue in Arcata. A Humboldt County Drug Task Force agent obtained a search warrant for the residence, a press release said.
The drug task force, Arcata Police Department, and Humboldt County Sheriff's Office searched the home at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Officers detained Christopher Luddie, 21, and Patrick Wall, 21, at the residence. They found 122 one-pound bags of processed marijuana in one bedroom. They also found evidence of a butane hash lab in the residence, and about one pound of hash, the release said. In the garage, they found an indoor marijuana growing room that had been recently harvested.
When officers searched one of the vehicles in front of the residence, they found $160,000 in cash inside a duffel bag. Officers seized the money for possible asset forfeiture, the release said.
Wall and Luddie were both arrested on suspicion of cultivation and possession for sales of marijuana, for manufacturing of a hash lab, and for conspiracy to commit a crime. Both had bail set at $500,000.
The case remains under investigation by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force and the Iowa State Narcotics Task Force.


text:
By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. You can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them.
Section highlights
Old Mutual International:A winning team
Working for Old Mutual International
Your goal – saving for retirement
Your goal – providing an income
European Capital Account: A flexible award-winning investment solution
Executive Wealth Account: An investment account for your present needs and future plans
Wealth Interactive: facts and figures at your fingertips
Our Managed Solutions fund range enables you to diversify your investments
Principles of investment E-book
A member can sometimes transfer pension contributions to an earlier tax year for tax relief purposes. This is called carry back. The carry back rules no longer apply after 31 January 2002.


text:
Letter Juggle 4Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
1. Eat - Fact
2. Fist - Spam
3. Ham - Smock
4. Tilde - Food
5. Sale - Cranking
Hint1. Accomplishment
2. Twitch
3. Fake
4. Water terms
5. Position
Answer1. Feat - Act
2. Fit - Spasm
3. Sham - Mock
4. Tide - Flood
5. Scale - Ranking
What Next?
See another brain teaser just like this one...
Or, just get a random brain teaser
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of
which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Back to Top


text:
Is your kid a reluctant learner?
Find out how to get your kid excited about being back at school. more
Download our BUMPWATCH Fertility Tracker for your most fertile days & tips. FREE
Once you learn how to recognise your body's signs of ovulation, monitoring your ovulation makes planning (or avoiding!) pregnancy a little more predictable.
While you can monitor your ovulation using tried and true methods of monitoring cervical mucus and basal temperature changes, there are also ovulation predictor kits available.
Ovulation predictor kits can help you identify your fertile period each month. There are two types of ovulation predictor kits:
No matter which style of ovulation predictor kit you choose to use, working out when your fertile period is likely to be will help you monitor ovulation and save you having to monitor it during the days of your cycle that you know you are infertile.
You can use an ovulation calculator to work out when your fertile period is likely to be, and then begin monitoring ovulation during that time.
Even if you have been trying to conceive for a while, don't let sex become pressured, or chore-like each time your predictor kit says that the time is right. A taste of relaxed romance will be much more fun.
This article was written by Claire Halliday for Kidspot. Sources include Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.
This article was created for Kidspot - Australia's parenting resource for during your pregnancy


text:
AFTER missing out on a place in the Wiltshire Junior Cup final following their 5-0 loss to Fratello's last weekend, third division White Horse were looking to gain some consolation by setting up a meeting with local rivals Westbury United Reserves in the final of this season's Briken Motors & AM Print & Copy sponsored A&B Cup final.
But the Westbury based side they faced a mammoth task as standing in their way were second division champions Lacock FC who are aiming for an unprecedented quadruple.
They kept their hopes of yet more silverware alive thanks to a 4-2 victory.
An evenly-matched opening 45 minutes saw White Horse break the deadlock on 43 minutes with Marek Miszta putting them in front.
However they saw their advantage disappear on the stroke of half time as Craig Burge volleyed Lacock level.
Lacock took the lead on 50 minutes, Jake Marshall firing into the bottom left hand corner from 20 yards out. White Horse may have had their backs to the wall but they responded well and drew level on 65 minutes thanks to a second of the afternoon form Miszta.
With both team starting to up the tempo it was Lacock who got their noses in front again with Darrin Moss putting them 3-2 in the 70th minute up thanks to a deflected effort from 16 yards out.
With White Horse chasing an equaliser to take the game to extra time they were caught on the break when long ball out from Lacock picked out the advancing Simon Gray who prodded the ball home to hand Lacock their place in the first of three possible finals.
TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE ROUNDUP, STATS AND PICTURES IN THURSDAY'S GAZETTE & HERALD AND FRIDAY'S WILTSHIRE TIMES AND FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @gazsport and @WTSport


text:
You've got to bring these types of guys up when they're ready to hit near their ceilings, IMO. Sure, they're cheap whenever you bring them up, but if they don't hit they aren't worth it.
Personally, I'll wait all of next year as well to decide if anyone in AAA is ready to help permanently in Cincinnati.
Sure, we'll have some September call ups, some competition in ST next year, etc. But, there are no hall of famers in AAA right now, that's pretty safe to say.
In the meantime, I'm in favor of restructuring Phillips deal through 2013, similar to Rolen, so we have more to spend next year - and he's easier to trade. But, really, I'd like him around for 3-4 more years.


text:
The Spain boss believes the saga involving his goalkeeper and the Blancos coach has been blown out of proportion but hinted at a possible international career for Antonio Adan
The Blancos boss raised eyebrows when he named Antonio Adan in goal for the trip to La Rosaleda, and a series of media personalities have since reacted to the change in personnel, including former No.1 Paco Buyo and ex-Sevilla and USSR shot-stopper Rinat Dasayev.
However, the Spain coach insists Mourinho did what he thought was in Madrid's best interests and must be respected, while he was non-committal on the prospect of calling up Casillas' deputy in his next international party.
"That's the coaches decision, I have nothing to say [on this matter]," Del Bosque told Deportes Cuatro. "It should not surprise us at all. He will have done what he thought was best for the team.
"[As for Adan's inclusion in the Spain squad?] It depends. All players are eligible."


text:
Marta Coburn MD
- Pathology Naples, FL
Vitals cannot verify whether or not this professional is currently practicing. We recommend that you attempt to contact the provider to verify their status. Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any additional information.
Marta Coburn, MD is a Doctor primarily located in Naples, FL. She has 32 years of experience. Her specialties include Pathology. She speaks English.
Find out the languages this doctor/ or staff may speak.
View all
Learn where this doctor attended medical school.
View all
Specialties & Expertise
Marta Coburn has the following 1 specialty.
A pathologist is a physician who specializes in the causes and paths taken by different diseases in order to accurately diagnose an illness.
Pathologists diagnose and determine the characteristics of a disease through the study of biopsies of diseased tissue or of bodily fluids. For example, a pathologist will look at a biopsy of a skin lesion in order to diagnose or rule out skin cancer. A pathologist will also look at a Pap smear in order to check for a gynecological cancer like cancer of the uterus.
In addition to determining the cause and development of a disease, these specialists also study the changes a disease makes to a body and the consequences of those structural changes.
Health Guides
Get the facts about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including symptoms and complications.
more health guides
Locations & Directions
Nearby Doctors
Marta Coburn, MD is similar to these 3 Doctors near Naples, FL.


text:
NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Diet and Nutrition
Vitamin c and the Common Cold
Can you please tell me the effects that vitamin c has on the common cold?
Thanks for your question. Vitamin C has previously been touted as a `cure` for the common cold, though this has never been proven. Vitamin C is needed for a strong immune system, but deficiencies are unlikely in the US. In addition, even people with "healthy" immune systems are highly susceptible to colds if they are exposed to the cold virus. Your best bet in preventing colds is to avoid sick people, wash your hands frequently and avoid hand-eye contact and hand-nose contact.
Lisa Cicciarello Andrews, MEd, RD, LD
Adjunct Faculty
University of Cincinnati


text:
Whoever said old white guys don't understand hip-hop may have been fairly spot-on, but that doesn't mean there's no hope.
John Densmore, the 68-year-old best known as the drummer for The Doors, revealed this week to the Huffington Post that Jay-Z reached out to him years ago.
It all started when Jay-Z sampled The Doors classic "Five to One" and its recognizable drumbeat for his song "Takeover," which appeared on the 2001 album, "The Blueprint." At the time, Densmore said he simply didn't get it.
"Hip-hop was just coming on," he said, "And I was like, 'What is this stuff? There's no melody.'"
Word got back to Jay-Z, who reached out to Densmore in a letter that said, "Hey, we're fighting authority just like you guys did back then," according to the drummer. Jay-Z also sent him a Def Jam T-shirt, the rapper's former label. The olive branch worked.
"I was a curmudgeon," Densmore said, acknowledging that in an interesting twist, he looked to Jay-Z while writing his book, "The Doors: Unhinged." "I sent him a picture of me in (the Def Jam shirt), which I saved, and said, 'Hey, would you give me some of these words?'"
The words he was referring to were in Jay-Z's 2011 book, "Decoded," which focuses on the rapper's lyrics from over the years. In particular, Densmore found inspiration in the passages that talked about fame not necessarily equating to happiness. He also explored the negatives of fame and the downfalls that so many people who become famous tend to experience.
"The Doors: Unhinged," which came out this past April, is a cautionary tale, one that details the bitter feud that Densmore got into with fellow Doors bandmates, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger in recent years.
According to Densmore, the two wanted to exploit the band's name and not only continue touring under The Doors moniker, but also to lend it to advertising agencies for big money. By now, the story has reached mythical status in which Buick wanted to use the group's hit song, "Light My Fire," in a television commercial for its Opel car, changing the lyric to "Come on Buick, light my fire." A deal was nearly struck, until singer Jim Morrison called up the automaker and threatened to destroy an Opel with a sledgehammer on national television.
Subsequently, the rest of the band promised Morrison they would never sell the outfit's material for any advertising purposes. Cut to 2003, and Cadillac approached the surviving members of The Doors, wanting to use their music in an ad campaign. Manzarek and Krieger said yes, while Densmore balked, sparking a lengthy courtroom battle. It all returns to just how messy fame can get, how it can destroy people and turn friends into enemies. It's no surprise then that the drummer turned to Jay-Z for advice.
Densmore said he still has the Def Jam shirt. So the next time some old person tells you to turn down the new Kanye West record, well, it's still probably a good idea to just turn it down.
To contact music columnist Michael Christopher, send an email to email@example.com. Also, check out his blog at www.delcotimes.com.


text:
(continued from page 3)
On Christmas Eve 1997, my girlfriend of 2 1/2 years and I agreed to open our gifts from one another. I had picked out a stunning business suit for her and knew it would be perfect, as the wet "thank you" kisses showed. I had given Pam the usual wish list and was unsure of what to expect, but when handed my gift, I should have known by her Cheshire cat smile what was forthcoming.
And what to my wonder-ing eyes should appear as I unwrapped this perfectly wrapped gift? Not just one or two ordinary cigars, but two perfect cigars for the smoking. The first was a Thomas Hinds White Label torpedo, the other a Diamond Crown. I was overwhelmed. But of course my story doesn't end there.
New Year's Eve, the night of celebration and reflection. It was also a night that I had been quietly anticipating the right opportunity to enjoy the delights of my newly acquired cigars. I couldn't think of a better way to bring in the New Year than with my cigar in one hand, Champagne in the other, and the girl of my dreams by my side.
As the countdown to midnight quickly approached, Pam made sure my cigar was lit. After sharing our mid-night kisses bringing in the New Year, she and I shared puff after puff of the sweet Diamond Crown until it was no more. My New Year's resolution: to never be without a fine cigar on New Year's Eve.
Raoul A. Cortez
San Antonio, Texas
* * *
Dear Marvin,
It was the day of the second Tyson/Holyfield fight. My dad and I decided to order the fight from pay-per-view, knowing that anytime Tyson fights, it is worth watching. You never know what is going to happen.
On the night of the fight, my friends and I arrived at my house where we found my mom making us all dinner. We enjoyed a wonderful meal that evening--a gigantic, juicy steak with mashed potatoes and some steamed vegetables--while out on the deck basking in the warm June air.
To top off that wonderful dinner, we sipped cappuccino and each smoked Cohiba Esplendidos; that cigar is as its name describes: splendid. Complemented by the steak dinner, the cappuccino and the company of my father and my two best friends, I must say that I have never enjoyed a cigar more.
As we smoked our exquisite cigars, we entertained each other with speculation on the fight. Nothing we anticipated, however, stood up to the reality of that infamous night. I thank the boxers for one thing, and one thing only: for providing the punctuation that ensured this special evening would never be forgotten.
Aaron Guy Leroux
Amston, Connecticut
* * *
Dear Marvin,
I hope you will allow me the privilege of paying a cigar-related tribute to some people who mean very much to me. I have been a subscriber from the beginning and can think of no better forum to do it.
I am a U.S. Army captain stationed in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division, about 13 miles from the DMZ. I have been in the Army for a little over seven years now, taking the road less traveled and enlisting after graduating from college. I was an infantry- man ("grunt"), was later selected for and graduated from Officer Candidate School and commissioned as an infantry officer, and went through many courses of training such as Airborne and Ranger schools.
Ranger School is one of the nastiest courses in the military, especially during the winter months, and spans 72 days, taking place in desert, mountain and jungle environments, where there is no shelter, no sleeping bag and the luxury of only one MRE (Meal Rarely Edible) a day. This is where my tribute begins.
Between each phase, usually after parachuting into the next location, we sometimes were allowed to open "care packages" from loved ones back in civilization. The contents had to be consumed in a limited time, usually with the result of violent sickness because of shrunken stomachs for those who received the rich foods we craved and requested in the incoherent letters we had scribbled quickly.
I had that experience as well, but the gifts as great as gold were the Macanudos that my future wife mailed to me. Tobacco products were allowed to be taken into the patrolling phase, about 10 days in each environment. They could be smoked only in extremely limited quantities, but the joy of lighting a fine cigar during the medics' periodic foot checks for frostbite was indescribable. The moment of relaxation in between the stress, sleep deprivation and toll of exposure to the elements gave new energy for the next patrol. My wife's steady stream of letters and those cigars helped me make it through that ordeal.
Although the situation is much different being statiozned in Korea, the separation from my wife; my beloved Doberman Pinscher, Liza; family; friends; and the creature comforts of home all take their toll on the spirit. One truly learns to appreciate the little things, as well as the larger, more profound blessings of our own country, when stationed abroad. And although I am able at times to go south to Seoul and purchase my favorite Cuban cigars, Romeo y Julieta Churchills, the cigars my wife picks out and mails in her care packages are even more special to me.
Another person I wish to pay a cigar-related tribute to is my father, Bill Downs, of Austin, Texas. For as long as I can remember, he was strongly antismoking, but in recent years he has become an aficionado himself. In fact, we went to one of Cigar Aficionado's Big Smokes in Dallas, where we had a fantastic time.
I would like to take the credit for my father coming to appreciate the relaxation and often spiritual times of deep thought that go with smoking good cigars, but I know there were also others from whom he learned the value of a good relaxation-filled hour with a fine cigar. One of my fondest moments with my father was enjoying Cabinet Selection Macanudos on the balcony of our apartment when my wife and I were stationed in Virginia. The camaraderie I enjoyed with my father on a beautiful Richmond evening is something I will always remember.
As can be expected, Christmas spent thousands of miles from friends and family can be a little tough. But one of the presents I received was a box of 1988 Cabinet Selection No. 1 Macanudos from my father. It was great to share several with friends during a Christmas dinner in my quarters, but the memories of that quiet night with my father that they bring back is even more special. Sharing a cigar in the presence of family and friends is truly one of the simple joys of life. I look forward to many more such moments with my father.
I am thankful to all those, such as my mother and stepfather; my best friend, Mark Beadle, who served in the Navy and well knows what mail from home means to those in the military; and all the rest who have sent so many packages and letters to me here.
But I especially want to take the opportunity in this forum to thank my father for all of the cigars and the expression of love they represent, as well as wish him all the best in his upcoming marriage, which I will be unable to attend.
And I thank most of all my beautiful, intelligent and loving wife, Tammy, who deals with the sacrifices of the military better than I do, and puts up with all my foibles and flaws. And who knows the value of cigars to my spirit. Thank you.
CPT Gregory C. Downs
Camp Casey, South Korea
* * *
Dear Marvin,
It started out on a Friday night with a holiday party for about 20 at The Palm in Chicago. We had a private room overlooking Lake Michigan and a great view of the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier. The dinner, service and company were excellent, as you would expect, and we capped the night with after-dinner drinks of various Ports and Cognacs.
I had been fortunate enough after searching for a month to locate a box of Arturo Fuente 8-5-8s (any Arturo Fuentes are hard to find in Chicago). As the drinks were being served, I passed the box around to share with anyone who wished to partake.
To my surprise, the box returned with only four cigars left. This was not a group of cigar lovers, save for my wife, me and another gentleman. I spent a few minutes educating those who asked about the cigars and particularly about the Fuente's reputation for excellence. We passed around the cutters and lit up. What a great experience to be sitting with a group in that setting during the holidays.
The following night my wife and I were invited to my best friend's house to christen his new outdoor hot tub. After making all the preparations (drinks and food), it was about 20 degrees Fahrenheit outside when we finally got settled in. I had brought cigars for everyone. Our wives had their favorite Zinos, my friend had two Avo No. 7s that I had purchased for him, and I had a Moore & Bode corona and a LGC corona gorda that I had brought from my humidor. What a glorious night sitting under the stars with good friends, good drink and great cigars. After three incredible hours in the hot tub we finally decided we had had enough.
After dinner on Sunday, I suggested to my wife that we finish off the weekend with Port and cigars. We adjourned to our garage (it wasn't too cold), she with a Zino and I with a Montecruz, both sipping Port as we looked out at all the homes decorated for Christmas. We relaxed and reminisced about the great weekend we had just enjoyed.
My wife and I have been enjoying fine cigars for about two years (she is my favorite smoking partner) and have had times like this before, but being the weekend before Christmas it seemed extra special to me.
Log in if you're already registered.
Or register for Cigar Aficionado today—it's free.
Registration allows you to:
Keep track of your favorite cigars in your personal humidor.
Comment on all our stories.
Ratings & Reviews
Search our database of more than 17,000 cigar tasting notes by score, brand, country, size, price range, year, wrapper and more, plus add your favorites to your Personal Humidor.


text:
Amtrak offers a variety of fares.
Amtrak will exercise reasonable efforts to ensure that all fares it publishes are accurate and available for sale, but Amtrak reserves the right to correct any erroneously published fare that Amtrak did not intend to offer for sale. In the event that an erroneous fare is inadvertently published for sale and a ticket is issued at the erroneous fare before it has been corrected, Amtrak reserves the right to cancel the ticket purchase and refund all amounts paid by the purchaser or, the purchaser's option, to reissue the ticket for the correct fare.


text:
Topic: Alomost a Year since diagnosis
WEll.. It'll be a year on 4th June when we were told that my uncle has CC and 3 to 6 months to live. That was a week after his third child was born! What a year! Well I'm happy to say that my uncle is still here with us but it has been a really hard road. Unfortunately his latest scans are showing mets in the lung and unfortunately the lymph node are effected and there maybe growth on his vertebrae -he'll be having a one scan in a couple of weeks to confirm. For the past three months his pain has slowly but sure been increasing to the extent that at present it is quite unbearable for him. He's recently been put on Morphine 10mg and Ibuprofen 600mg but it has had little effect. Tee other added complication in his condition is that he now has collangitis. I'm really concerned about this as his pain is starting to focus in this area and again it is really very intense. After reading about it I


text:
befriend wrote:i loosely started following the 8 precepts, and have notice an incredible drop in my greed, from not focusing on beautiful things. i am curious, aside from the uposatha 8 precepts are there other precepts that monks take which are also very helpful for developing the mind that a lay person could follow? is playing sports considered a form of entertaining oneself, does it fit under the going to shows and singing and dancing? thank you metta Befriend.
befriend wrote:no i defenitley need a precept. if i didnt have a precept of not watching entertainment, i would be more blaze about it. but if i take a pledge to myself in the morning I CANT watch tv. then i wont. vows are wonderful.
Return to "Ordination and Monastic Life"
Users browsing this forum: FutureBhikkhu, kamui and 12 guests


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
Tri-County Orthotic Prosthetic Institute welcomes Stephanie Gilbert as their new billing specialist. Stephanie has 12 years of experience in medical billing and is excited to be a part of the TCONP team. Stop by and say hello.
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Chiefland Citizen, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
If you are new to the award winning Chiefland Citizen and wish to get a subscription or simply gain access to our online content then please enter your ZIP code below and continue to setup your account.
|ZIP Code:


text:
If the death penalty in California could somehow be shown to have been a deterrent to heinous criminals, and if the ultimate punishment had been applied in a fair and timely manner that served the equitable administration of justice in California, we might be persuaded to oppose Proposition 34 on the Nov. 6 ballot.
But neither of those conditions has proved true. The death penalty in California has become an expensive legal albatross perched upon our criminal justice system. That's why we urge voters to approve Prop. 34, which would eliminate state executions and replace them with sentences of life without the possibility of parole.
Don't be taken in by the "no" campaign on 34, which has put together a misleading, factually inaccurate series of ads claiming a "yes" vote will set killers free. Here is what the No on 34 website claims:
"Prop. 34 lets serial killers, cop killers, child killers, and those who kill the elderly, escape justice. Proponents don't acknowledge that when California's death penalty was eliminated before, condemned criminals were released only to rape and kill again! Voters had to restore capital punishment to restore justice."
The measure would do nothing of the sort. Instead of the unlikely executions of present death row inmates, Prop. 34 would order they spend the rest of their lives in prison. No exceptions.
Opponents point to what happened after the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 declared the death penalty unconstitutional. Because there was no sentence in California at the time as life without the possibility of parole, some convicted murderers were given parole hearings that led to their release. One killed again after being paroled in 1978. Prop. 34 would not permit any such threat to public safety.
What it would do is save California taxpayers the spiraling costs of funding extended appeals and incarceration of people on death row. It would put a stop to the legal maneuvering and entanglements that have resulted in no executions in California since 2006. As it is, California has executed only 13 condemned murderers since 1992, when executions resumed after the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1978. There are now 729 condemned inmates in the state -- very few of whom will ever be executed.
No one is advocating leniency for murderers, but Prop. 34 would end the racial and class imbalances that make capital punishment in California and other states unfair and inequitable. And most importantly it would end once and for all the possibility of an innocent person being executed.
The other argument by opponents is that what really needs reforming is the appeal process, which is slow and cumbersome, resulting in few executions in California. That's true -- but we don't think even death penalty advocates want the condemned to die without a full review of their cases.
In an odd twist, but relevant to our argument, is that a number of death row inmates in California have signed a petition opposing Prop. 34 -- because it would end the state-supported legal representation many are getting for their appeals.
Prop. 34 also allocates $30 million a year be set aside for three years to help law enforcement agencies speed up homicide and rape investigations so that perpetrators can be brought to justice without long delays. This money pales when compared to the estimated $50 million a year it takes to fund the extensive appeals much less the cost of death-row incarcerations.
It's long past time to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Vote yes on Proposition 34, the SAFE California Act.