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Will the Warriors win 'Sheed sweepstakes?
By Chad Ford
NBA Insider
Send an Email to Chad Ford Friday, January 30
Updated: January 30
After months of searching, we've finally stumbled across a Rasheed
Wallace trade rumor that makes some sense for the Portland Trail
Rumors were rampant Thursday that the Warriors have been talking to
the Blazers about a trade that would send Wallace to Golden State
for Nick Van Exel and Erick Dampier. The Oregon Live Web site and
the San Francisco Chronicle are reporting similar stories this
Is there any truth to the rumors? Yes ... and no.
According to one Insider source, the two sides have been talking,
and a Wallace-for-Van Exel-and-Dampier scenario is the best offer
Blazers' GM John Nash has received and something the team is
interested in exploring. However, another source insists nothing
will happen until closer to the Feb. 19 trade deadline.
"Everyone's exploring their options right now," the source told
Insider. "Everyone's talking to everyone. I don't think decisions
will be made until they have to be made. The offers keep getting
sweeter for Rasheed, which means that Nash won't be in any hurry to
pull the trigger."
Why the Blazers would do it
Why are the Blazers so interested? The bottom line is Nash needs to
find a way to keep this team competitive, solve its long-term
salary-cap problems and start changing its image, all at the same
time. That isn't easy, and this is the first trade proposal that
really addresses all three issues.
The Blazers have been looking for a legitimate center ever since
Arvydas Sabonis retired the first time. Dampier has put up all-star
worthy numbers in Golden State this season and could be a long-term
solution in the middle. Dampier has two more years and $17 million
left on his contract, which is pretty reasonable considering the
going rate on big men. Dampier does have an opt out in his contract
after this season, but the Blazers can afford to re-sign him should
he opt out.
Van Exel has only one more year of guaranteed money left on his
deal. The Blazers believe that, on a team competing for the
playoffs, Van Exel can still be an asset. If he instead is a pain in
the butt, like he's been in Golden State, they're free to dump him
anytime and are looking at $12 million of extra cap space in the
summer of 2005.
By pulling the trigger on this trade, the Blazers would reduce their
payroll by almost $25 million next season and should still be
roughly $18 million under the cap in 2005, once Dale Davis, Damon
Stoudamire and Van Exel come off the books. They'll need some of
that money to re-sign Zach Randolph, but either way the Blazers
would remain competitive and get plenty of cap room to work with
after the 2004-05 season.
A lineup of Dampier, Randolph, Darius Miles, Derek Anderson, Van
Exel and Stoudamire should be able to remain competitive in the West
until the Blazers can make more wholesale changes in 2005.
The trade also opens the door to at least one more transaction that
makes sense. Davis has been a huge problem in Portland of late, and
the Blazers are eager to move him. The problem has been the
inability to get a big man in exchange. With Dampier on board, the
team would be free to move Davis to the highest bidder. The Raptors
and Mavericks have shown the most interest in Davis, and if the
Blazers can get back a contract that expires after next season and a
prospect, they'll pull the trigger.
Why the Warriors would do it
The Warriors have as much or more incentive to do the trade than do
the Blazers. Obviously, last summer's trade of Van Exel for Antawn
Jamison and Jiri Welsch has been a disaster. But now they have an
excellent chance to correct the mistake.
If the Warriors ship Van Exel and Dampier for Wallace, they'll be
looking at around $20 million in cap room this summer. That's enough
to make the Warriors instant players in the Kobe Bryant sweepstakes
or give them flexibility to go another route.
The loss of Dampier is a major blow , but the cap flexibility is
more important in the long run. The Warriors haven't been a major
player in the free-agent market for years. This would give Chris
Mullin his first chance to really reshape the team in his image. It
also gives them a chance to give Eric Musselman the type of
defenders he's been begging for.
The Warriors would retain their young core -- Jason Richardson, Mike
Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Mickael Pietrus and Speedy Claxton -- while
having the same cap flexibility as the Nuggets and Jazz.
If Kobe wants to play in Golden State, the Warriors will be free to
move Richardson and get something else valuable in return. If he
doesn't, the team could make a run at a young big like Mehmet Okur,
Kenyon Martin or Stromile Swift. Or the Warriors could make a run at
a few veterans like Vlade Divac and Gary Payton to make a big-time
playoff run. They could try to re-sign Wallace to a more reasonable
contract or work out a sign and trade with a team that wants him.
And the move gives them plenty of room to re-sign Adonal Foyle, if
they choose.
The bottom line in Golden State is management is willing to do just
about anything to have those options. The team has been out of the
playoffs longer than any other team in the league and is ready for
that to change. The Warriors want to keep their young core intact,
but after that they're open to anything that gives them the freedom
to choose their own course.
That makes this trade a slam dunk for Golden State.
Van Exel gone no matter what?
Van Exel's agent, Tony Dutt, put the odds at 60-40 that Van Exel
will be moved before Feb. 19 trade deadline.
"My gut feeling is that they're going to try to make a deal that
makes sense for Nick and makes sense for them," Dutt told the San
Francisco Chronicle. Dutt is in Houston right now with Van Exel, who
left the team early this week to deal with a "family matter."
According to the Chronicle, Warriors GM Garry St. Jean and Warriors
president Robert Rowell are believed to have met with the Blazers'
Nash on Saturday.
Dutt told the paper that "there is no question" the Blazers were one
of the teams talking trade with the Warriors.
"You get so much going on at this time of the year that there is a
lot of unknown yet," Dutt said. "Everybody is talking to everybody.
It's no different than any other year. I think you can sit there and
say, 'Yes, there will be some moves this year.' At the same time, at
the end of the day, how many of them get done?"


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The business value of automation
WBFs Director of Strategic Industry Alliances, Rodger Jeffery, is excited about the new challenges our industry faces and suggests we regroup, reorganize, and commit to a stronger working alliance in regards to standards.
Looking Under the Hood
As the WBF's Director of Strategic Industry Alliances you get thrust into a position where you are forced to take a broad look at our Automation industry (specifically the automated process control segment). You get to go under the hood, to poke around. As you might imagine, an Industry Alliances working group traditionally focuses its effort on reaching out to complimentary organizations. In our case this would be organizations such as ISA, MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association, CSIA (The North American Control Systems Integrators Association), and the OMAC Users Group. As we reach out to these other organizations our objectives are to…
a) help establish and foster good working relationships between the WBF & complimentary organizations
b) help communicate the positioning and importance of the WBF and each alliance organization
c) help facilitate the establishment of joint working groups between the WBF and alliance organizations
These objectives are intended to benefit the Automated Process Control Industry at large. This includes ALL groups within the industry. Groups such as manufacturing end-users, systems integrators, suppliers, education etc.
During the last 2 years of poking and prodding, I have been able to construct a reasonable appreciation of the big picture. I've heard the whirrs & the creaks. I have been caught in the eddies. I've swum in the rapids, and been dumped over the falls. And I can tell you, based on everything I have experienced I am excited about the moment in history that our industry faces! I think we have the chance to pull together & achieve something very significant. However, I also sense the need for the industry to step up and fight for its place within the enterprise. Although we are making strides forward, they are slow. It feels to me like the Automation community needs to regroup, reorganize, and commit to form a stronger working ALLIANCE in regards to standards. If it can find the will to do this I believe it will influence its own future, and drive a new accent into its business value proposition.
Want to be Seen as a Strategic Asset Again?
There can be no doubt that throughout history the perceived value of the "construction of works for practical purposes", a practice which today we call engineering, has changed. Just look at history. The value of engineering as perceived by kings & queens in seats of power, religious leaders, and wealthy merchants, ascended at an ever increasing pace across the early ages. In fact, throughout the middle ages (~ 5th to 15th century), the early modern period (early 16th to 18th century), and though most of the modern period engineers have been a sought after resource. Many engineers in these times enjoyed influence & power. Throughout the ages inventors of new technologies, project engineers, operations or maintenance engineers etc. etc. have helped to improve peoples lives and have changed the course of history (for good or bad) many, many times.
Relegated to a Tactical Liability…So What Happened?
Why is the ascendancy of our "perceived value" stalling! Actually in most areas of engineering, as related to manufacturing I would contend it has declined. Why is that? Why has the perceived value of many manufacturing operations within an enterprise changed? Throughout the industrial revolution, and into the late 70's & 80's manufacturing was once seen as a "must have in-house, strategic weapon". In recent times things have changed. In many cases the manufacturing facility is now viewed as "tactical liability". Case in point, over recent decades many manufacturing enterprises have adopted an outsourcing culture, to distance the "headache" of manufacturing. Preferring to completely hand the headache off to contact manufacturers, or partially hand it off to outside engineering resources. Two examples, Coca-Cola disposed of most if not all their bottling plants by the late 90's. P&G has outsourced the manufacturing or packing of a fair percentage of its brands.
Want to Play the Blame Game?
So who should take the blame? It would be easy for us to point to others. However, I would contend that as engineers, we need to face the facts, and accept that generally we have ourselves to blame. Think about it. Have you ever heard of a satisfied, happy customer who walked away from a product or service? In most case the answer would be NO. Why then have many of our customers within major enterprises started to minimize the importance of manufacturing as an internal resource? Why did they begin shying away from significant investments in process control engineering? I contend they did so because we did loose our way. We did lose the value race (when compared to other available enterprise tools), and as engineers we encouraged our customers to start marginalizing our part of the engineering profession.
Unfortunately for us, just about the time enterprise management needed comprehensive, integrated solutions to help strip out manufacturing inefficiencies & enhance supply chain management, we were at a weak point in our history. We found ourselves struggling to deliver. Yes, I concede that at this time technology developments accelerated & the application field broadened. Many new standards emerged, and many process control engineers were overawed and found themselves grappling around trying to make the right decisions while under the pressure of belonging to an ever diminishing workforce. It was and is a fast paced, ever changing environment. The bottom line? In many cases the enterprise lost confidence in us as a strategic weapon, as we floundered for too long to come up with the elegant, efficient solutions they needed to be more competitive. In short, in many cases we were relegated to a tactical liability.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds no ill will toward teammate Jimmie Johnson, who passed Earnhardt while his car was stalled on the track late in the race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
The caution flag had come out for Earnhardt's spin and Earnhardt failed to keep from getting lapped as Johnson, the leader, passed him under caution.
Fox Sports commentator Darrell Waltrip questioned Johnson's move and many fans took to social media to voice their displeasure.
MORE: Earnhardt's struggles | Danica, Vickers cause spin | Jimmie vs. 'haters' | Vickers for Hamlin
Earnhardt, speaking Thursday before testing at Texas Motor Speedway, said he had no problem with Johnson's move, which forced him to lose a lap with just 33 laps remaining. Earnhardt finished two laps down in 24th.
"I would have done the same thing Jimmie did," Earnhardt said. "(If) I'm leading the race, I've got to think my team, my car, what I'm trying to do.
"I don't think he did it out of spite or anything like that. He was just driving his race. We shouldn't have been back there in the first place and been in that position to be run over."
NASCAR rules require drivers to keep a reasonable speed under caution — typically the pace-car speed except when in the immediate vicinity of an accident. Earlier this year, Earnhardt lost a spot under caution for not maintaining a reasonable speed.
"If you slow down, the guy behind you has the right to take your position – I lost a position to (Denny) Hamlin under caution at Phoenix, so I know all about that too well," Earnhardt said.
"Jimmie, leading the race, couldn't take that chance. He did actually try to slow down. I think he saw I had two left-side flat tires and it would have been pretty pointless from him to wait."
Johnson went on to win the race but heard the criticism from Earnhardt fans. As part of a tweet during the week, Johnson said, "You haters have it right. I'm a bad teammate."
Earnhardt dismissed that idea.
"He wasn't doing anything that he wasn't supposed to be doing," Earnhardt said. "The guy is leading the race. He's got to take care of what he's doing. He's got a race to win."
Earnhardt said the track bar in the rear of his car caused his problems late in the race. It came loose on the left side and was moving all over the place, he said. A bolt in the back that holds the bar in place on the mount came out, and crew chief Steve Letarte said it was not properly installed, Earnhardt said.
"It came loose and dropped down," he said. "When you move the track bar down, it really tightens the car up. … It moved an inch, (which) is a big, big major change and it really affected the handling of the car."


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Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Amsterdam)
This study has been terminated.
(Lack of patient population)
Piedmont Healthcare
Cardiogenesis Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryoLife, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Piedmont Healthcare
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 31, 2011
Last updated: September 4, 2013
Last verified: August 2013
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The primary goal of this study is to better understand how Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR) affects the functioning of the heart and, in turn, relieves angina in individuals with coronary heart disease using Magnetic Resonance (MR) images and Computed Tomography (CT) images in some patients.
|Angina Chest Pain
|Other: Cardiac MRI
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|Effect of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization on Myocardial Perfusion and Left Ventricular Structure by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Dynamic Volumetric Computed Tomography
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Chest Pain MRI ScansU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Piedmont Healthcare:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of coronary arteries with blood flow defects evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
All Patients
All patients undergo the same study procedures
Other: Cardiac MRI
Cardiac MRI within 30 days prior to TMR procedure and 6 months after TMR procedure.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female 18 years of age or over
- Patients with medically refractory, severe, class III or IV angina based on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society angina scale as determined by a physician
- Ejection fraction 25% or greater
- Patients with significant ischemia in the myocardium and who are NOT candidates for treatment by direct coronary revascularization methods (i.e., CABG or PCI)
- Ability and willingness to consent and Authorization for use of PHI
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient cannot undergo a surgical procedure or general anesthesia
- Patient not eligible for CMR study
- Severe unstable angina
- Q-wave MI within 3 weeks prior to TMR
- NQWMI within 2 weeks prior to TMR
- Decompensated heart failure (class III/IV) at the time of procedure
- Known increased bleeding risk
- Implanted pacemaker or defibrillator
- Clinically unstable arrhythmia
- Not able or willing to adhere to the study tests and procedures
- Inability or unwillingness to consent and Authorization for use of PHI
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01287910
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01287910
|United States, Georgia
|Piedmont Heart Institute
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
Sponsors and Collaborators
Piedmont Healthcare
Cardiogenesis Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryoLife, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Morris Brown, MD
|Piedmont Heart Institute
More Information
Keywords provided by Piedmont Healthcare:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Piedmont Healthcare
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01287910 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 31, 2011
|Last Updated:
|September 4, 2013
Keywords provided by Piedmont Healthcare:
Chest pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Chest Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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The Worst Comic Books Starring Musicians
When the lead in your comic book is Vanilla Ice, it's safe to say you have one of the worst comic books of all time. And yet, publishers and musicians have been teaming up for bizarre comic book mash-ups for years.
Musicians are always looking to make a quick buck, er, extend their brand, and sometimes that results in atrocities like the Taylor Swift comic and the time Eminem ran from Punisher's gunfire.
For every Gerard Way — the My Chemical Romance frontman who penned the excellent, award winning series 'The Umbrella Academy' — there's a cheap, poorly drawn bio comic of Lady Gaga or The Rolling Stones. Sometimes, artists who are legitimate comic book fans produce great work, like KRS-One's acclaimed 'Break the Chain' graphic novel. More often than not, the musician gets caught up in the pulpier side of the comic book biz, resulting in oddities like 'The Nine Rings of Wu-Tang.'
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Last Wednesday the Gazette reported WVU was recruiting South Plains [Texas] College basketball wing man Billydee Williams.
Afterward, there were reports Williams committed to Mountaineer coach Bob Huggins. In fact, though, he's signed a letter-of-intent to play for the school.
"West Virginia started recruiting me a couple weeks ago," Williams told the Gazette on Monday. "They talked to my AAU coach. Then I talked to [WVU assistant] Coach [Larry] Harrison first."
The result is a completed 2014 roster for Huggins, who is now recovering from hip replacement surgery.
"They said they'd lost a couple players and needed rebounding and defensive help," Williams said. "Coach Huggins said he wanted to get back to his old style of play and I'd be a fit."
Williams' name surfaced after West Virginia pulled off recruiting Justin Martin, who is transferring out of Xavier. (He has committed to SMU.)
Williams averaged 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and had 27 steals last season for a South Plains team that went 29-6 and made a postseason run to the National Junior College Athletic Association Elite Eight. Perhaps oddly, the player's scoring output hit 29, 27 and 24 points in some games and zero in others.
"I was trying to make sure I got my school work done," Williams said. "Coach [Steve] Green knew I could play and wanted me to concentrate on school."
Williams, who is now in his hometown of Orlando, Fla., after visiting Morgantown said Southern Miss and Florida International were recruiting him lately as well as WVU. Out of high school, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and UTEP were on him.
"This year I didn't pick up my grades until late," Williams said. "A lot of schools didn't think I was going to get my grades. WVU was one of the first to call when I did."
The 6-foot-6 player said he can play shooting guard or small forward, but is "more of a three [small forward] because of my size."
"I have athleticism and size on the perimeter," Williams added. "That was one of [WVU's] weak areas last season."
Williams averaged 13.9 points at Iowa Western College as a freshman. He attended Brandon Faith Baptist Christian School as a high school senior. He attended Winter Park [Fla.] High as a junior, when his team won a Class 6A state title.
"We are excited to get a player of this caliber this late in the recruiting process," Huggins said via a WVU press release. "Billydee is another guy who increases our size and athleticism on the perimeter as well as being able to stretch people out with his 3-point shooting. He also will be a valuable resource as we try to rebound the basketball more efficiently."
Williams has two seasons of eligibility remaining. He joins newcomers Jevon Carter, Daxter Miles, Jaysean Paige and Tarik Phillip in the class.
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For Needtobreathe's Bear Rinehart, knowing that a University of Alabama cornerback, Darius Slay, will be playing for the Detroit Lions this season is a good thing.
"They've got a good stadium (Ford Field) there," says Rinehart, 32, who was named after legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant (Rinehart's brother and bandmate is named Bryant). Needtobreathe, in fact, experienced Ford Field when it opened a 2011 show there for Taylor Swift -- who, coincidentally, will be back there this weekend.
"It was a huge opportunity and something totally different to learn how to connect with that many people," recalls Bryant, who co-founded the Christian modern rock group in 1998. "We'd been doing this for a long time, but never to that scale -- just playing clubs and theaters and places like that.
"So it was pretty intense, and it felt like we were thrown into it a little bit. The first couple weeks felt like we were starting all over. But we had a great time, and we're huge sports fans, so it was fun to get into (Dallas) Cowboy Stadium and (Pittsburgh's) Heinz Field and places like that. We got a kick out of that."
Needtobreathe is still riding high on the success of its last album, 2011's "The Reckoning," which topped the Christian and Rock album charts and reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200. It also earned the group three Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. Needtobreathe is working on its next album, which Rinehart says will be out later this year; it's a "more stripped-back" affair, he notes, impacted positively by the success of its predecessor.
"I feel like there's less pressure this time," Rinehart says. "With 'The Reckoning,' there was a feeling it was going to do well even before we put it out, so we put a lot of internal pressure on ourselves. At the end of the process, we all felt like that wasn't good for the band and we didn't want to do that again.
"It really feels like the band is in a good spot right now. More than any record we've done, we've been able to articulate what kind of record we wanted to make with this one. That's really helping this time."
Needtobreathe and Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors perform Friday, May 3, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27.50 in advance, $32 day of show. Call 248-399-2980 or visit www.royaloakmusictheatre.com.


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It seems that Fox News commentator John Stossel has enlisted in Rep. John Mica's war to neutralize or minimize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The television journalist reported last month that when the Florida Republican was helping to create the TSA, he added a provision that allows airports to "opt out" of federalized security.
San Francisco International Airport took advantage of that and hired Covenant Aviation Security, a private screening company. "It was a good move," Stossel wrote in an accompanying article. "A leaked 2007 TSA study found that San Francisco's private screeners were twice as good at detecting fake bombs as TSA screeners. Passengers at [the airport] have told us 'screeners here are friendlier' and 'more helpful.'"
According to Stossel, private screeners also work more quickly, and lines are shorter. Company managers move screeners around to minimize wait times. He also reported that a 2011 House Transportation Committee report found that, in the time it takes TSA screeners at Los Angeles International Airport to process 100 passengers, San Francisco screeners process 165.
"That's partly because Covenant has an incentive to do well and retain its contract," Stossel wrote. "So it keeps its screeners sharp by staging competitions. A screener can win up to $2,000 if he is good at identifying items in an X-ray machine or finding contraband in suitcases."
Dozens of other airports have asked the TSA to let them switch to private screening companies, but the agency said no to almost all of them, giving only one reason: "There is no clear advantage to the federal government."
"Give me a break," Stossel retorted. "I bet McDonald's would like to tell Burger King: 'You may not open a store there. There's no clear advantage.'" But he added, "Fortunately, Congress passed an aviation bill in January [FAA reauthorization] that includes new language, supported by Mica, which requires the TSA to at least provide an explanation."
Mica has long complained that the TSA does not make us safer. He points out that Richard Reid, the "shoe bomber," was stopped by alert passengers, not by the TSA. The father of the "underwear bomber" warned the government about his son, but the TSA still allowed him to fly with a bomb in his underwear. Only passengers prevented him from detonating it.
After the Times Square Bomber's attack failed in 2010, Mica revealed that the man "ordered his ticket on the way to JFK, went through TSA [and] got on the airplane."
Stossel reported that the TSA has become a wasteful bureaucracy. It installed nearly 100 "puffer" machines at airports and planned to install many more, for $150,000 each, to detect explosives. "You won't see them at an airport today, because the machines didn't work," the report said. "Rep. Mica says the TSA paid the Department of Defense $600 apiece to destroy them."
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May 4, 2012 - 6:52pm
TSA is under the executive branch. Dictator Obama could stop the pat downs and x-rays with an executive order. Call your losers in congress today.
Bill Fisher (not verified)
May 4, 2012 - 7:15pm
TSA is an arrogant and abusive agency that does nothing to improve security and only adds to the already high level of misery in air travel. Just last month a TSA screener was convicted for smuggling drugs through security and four more this week in LAX. Another four were arrested in the past year and are awaiting trial. These drugs could have as easily been bombs and for all of TSA's groping of children and strip searches of grandmothers wouldn't have stopped an attack.
There were a total of 91 TSA workers arrested in the last 16 months. This included 12 arrested for child sex crimes, over twenty for theft from bags and even one for murder. There have been five reports of TSA screeners sexually assaulting travelers this week including three children, an elderly couple they molested and robbed them of $300 in Detroit and groping a Congressman twice in one week. How many incidents need to occur before people get the fact that this agency is broken?
TSA has done more damage to our liberty, way of life and morality than Al Qaeda could have ever hoped to do. Every time someone defends this sick agency they hand another victory to the terrorists. Bin laden would be so happy.
It is sad that America has become a nation of sheep and cowards that will sacrifice their rights and basic humanity in exchange for a false promise of security.
Janet Dubois (not verified)
June 11, 2012 - 7:29pm
Get the fact people, before you continue to attack the TSA agency. I believe that TSA should actually be more thorough when providing pat downs and bag checks. Maybe we should conduct screening the way other countries conduct security, and interrogation should be a must when passengers act out of the norm. Before you do the math on criminal acts by some of the TSA screeners, lets begin with officials from Washington that were just plastered on the news for corruption.
We are all human beings, when hiring for the government, we should do extensive background checks. Lets not forget that terrorists, as much as we hate to admit it, are very intellectual individuals and we americans need to be at the top of our game and continue to come up with innovated ideas on a daily basis.


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If you've been to DC Collectible's Facebook page, you know they occasionally like to tease upcoming product. They'll post little glimpses and portions of a toy or statue and it's usually pretty much impossible to figure out what it will be.
This past week they have been doing some more teasing. Today, they have finally revealed what the new product will be.
In May 2013, a Batman: Arkham City Joker statue will be available. He's looking pretty creepy, just as you would want and expect. No word on the pricing at this point. The statue should appear on the DC Collectibles page soon with pre-order info, price and size.
Is this something you would want? I'm pretty sure my daughter would not want a Joker statue in the house.


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Fans flock booth for fun electronics and exclusives...
San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Collectibles Insurance, Big Bad Toy Store, Sekaido, and Monkey Depot.
Mimoco's brand of designer USB flash drives - the MIMOBOT - proved to be quite popular at Comic-Con as attendees came in droves to check them out and take one (or two) home. The SDCC Exclusives (pictured above) were the hottest sell, their limited edition size and flashy designs a drawing attraction. A favorite was Lobot, the fan favorite Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back character sporting a chrome dome and new "headphone-styled ears". Popping off the cap of this thumbdrive reveals a pretty hilarious look of an eyeless Lobot. Mute and blind? Poor Lobot.
Aside from exclusives, Mimoco had for sale their "new" collection of Core Series MIMOBOTS - colorful redecoed versions of the very first Mimoco drives (read our review HERE). Mimoco's Community-Designed drives were offered as well. These are MIMOBOTS designed by fans and voted into production by the fans. The series is a great nod to Mimoco's growing fanbase, allowing aspiring artists to get their talent out.
No new license reveals at Comic-Con, but we were told off record that BIG things are on the horizon; a hot property that is sure to excite many, many fans. Stay tuned!
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Flood warnings are in place for the Eel River at Fernbridge and the Van Duzen River near Bridgeville this afternoon.
Heavy rains were expected overnight and through Sunday, and the National Weather Service issued a high wind advisory for the North Coast overnight as well.
Flood warnings are also in effect for The Navarro River at Navarro and the Russian River at Hopland in Mendocino.
Meteorologist Ryan Aylward said two to four inches of rain is expected to cause major rises in all four rivers.
Much of the Eel River delta may be flooded today, according to the weather service, including areas northwest of Loleta, the western portion of Cannibal Island Road and minor flooding on State Route 211 south of Fernbridge.
Minor flooding on the Van Duzen river is expected on State Route 36 near Grizzly Creek State Park and lower portions of the park itself. Moderate flooding is expected on River Bar Road in the Starvation Flats Area.
Aylward said motorists should be cautious of standing water on roads throughout the day. It only takes about two feet of water to float most vehicles, according to the weather service.
Heavy rains can cause local street flooding and small stream flooding.
"Just keep your eyes open," Aylward said.
A high wind advisory was placed overnight, with anticipated gusts of up to 45 mph along the North Coast. Winds were predicted to calm by this morning.
The National Weather Service warned that small trees and branches knocked down by the storm can be dangerous and advises the public not to travel unless necessary.
Another wet storm system is expected Tuesday, Aylward said.
This week's series of storms brought 3.83 inches of rain to Woodley Island by 5 p.m. Saturday, Aylward said. Areas in the King Range saw more than 10 inches of rain this week.
A slide closed northbound U.S. Highway 101 approximately three miles south of Crescent City Friday evening. The highway remains open to one-way controlled traffic with expected 10-minute delays.
No major power outages were reported on Saturday, and several non-injury traffic accidents were reported on the California Highway Patrol website.
Here's the forecast through the weekend:
Today: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 56. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4 a.m. Patchy fog after 10 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 7 mph.
Monday: A slight chance of showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of showers after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Monday night: Rain, mainly after 10 p.m. Low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Tuesday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent.
Info Boxes:
Drivers can check road conditions by calling Caltrans at 1-800-427-7623, or visiting www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi.
Power outages can be viewed online at www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/outages.
Where to get sandbags:
Fortuna: Rohner Park office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays or the Fortuna Police Station after hours and on the weekend. Sand is available behind the Rohner Park office.
Arcata: City corporation yard at 600 South G St.
Eureka: City corporation yard at 945 West 14th St.
Humboldt County offers several locations: road maintenance barn, 5th Street and Arlington Avenue, Ferndale; road maintenance barn, 75 Hookton Cemetery Road, Loleta; the turnout across from Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s Humboldt Bay Power Plant, King Salmon; intersection of South Depot and Civic roads, Fields Landing.
The county will not provide workers to fill bags and asks that citizens bring their own tools.
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My glasses are fine, I have no problem seeing the problem is Walsh's poor decision making. Not to mention, I stated awhile back that I'd rather have Bird back than have Walsh, and that comes from someone who wasn't a Bird the FO guy fan. I vehemently voiced my displeasure about Walsh being brought back by Simon. My concerns have been more than justified by Walsh's decision making. I can only hope Walsh being back in charge is a ONE N DONE! I'm not sure the Pacers franchise can afford more Walsh decision making.
Walsh's revamped bench was 4-16 or 25% FG shooting last night. Walsh's 2 overpaid 22 mil starters of Hill 5-15 33% FG and Hibbert 3-10 30% FG.
J McGee 20 pts on 9-9 shooting in 30 min at 10 mil. Denver's FO didn't overpay to keep McGee.


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Team CTC put in a solid shift on weekend double header
Lydia Boylan and Nicola Juniper represented the team in green on the night circuit on Saturday.
The race saw some of the world's top professional women cyclists take to the streets of the capital in Smithfield Market, with Team GB's team pursuit gold medallists Laura Trott, Dani King and Joanna Roswell all competing in the field for Wiggle-Honda.
And whilst the tactics in play from the professional teams may have affected the progress of the rest of competitors, Team CTC's manager Steve Bailey was pleased his team's effort.
"There was a little bit of rivalry going on with Wiggle-Honda trying to ensure Lucy Garner of Argos-Shimano didn't have a say in the sprint finish which affected the whole of the peloton including our riders.
"Despite this I can tell the girls loved the experience, the crowd and the atmosphere around the course and finished in a creditable position and incident free - good news for us considering the schedule we have in the next few months."
With less than 24 hours between the night race and the following day's criterium in Hillingdon, it was always going to be tough going for Boylan and Juniper - who were joined by Hannah Payton and Tamina Oliver for Sunday's event.
However, both gave their all on a tough windy circuit, with Payton and Boylan finishing in the bunch finish at the end and Juniper coming 1st in one of the intermediate sprints, leaving Bailey immensely proud of each of his riders.
"It was clear some of the teams decided not to race on Sunday after the Nocturne, and Lydia did say she could feel the race from Saturday in her legs on Sunday. but she and Nicola did fantastically well to transfer from one to the other in such a short space of time."
On the whole, it was a fabulous performance from all the team at Hillingdon. They gave 100% in each of their races, rode their hearts out and contributed fantastically on the day."
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Team CTC's third race of the week sees them make the short trip to Woking for Round Four of the Johnson Health Tech Series. And with the Surrey race being just down the road from CTC National Office in Guildford, Bailey is expecting lots of support for the green team Tuesday afternoon.
"It's our home race, so the hope is to put out four riders for the crowd and everyone at CTC who'll be there to cheer on, which would be fantastic.
"It's a challenging course in that there are lots of hairpin turns and a nasty sweeping climb that starts from under the railway bridge and I think these conditions suit our riders. Hopefully, one or two of the ladies can jump off the front and give the leading teams a run for their money. Everyone is looking forward to it."


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Kasich Education Bill May Bear Key Reformers' Marks
The education bill that Gov. John Kasich unveils this week could bear the marks of several of America's best-known school reformers.
The Republican governor hasn't provided details of the bill, but several big ideas have stirred his interest. One is the "outcome-based approach" of education finance pioneer Eric Hanushek, which ties funding to achievement. Another is giving parents more control over education dollars as advocated by former Washington, D.C., schools superintendent Michelle Rhee.
Kasich has also signaled interest in increased classroom spending as detailed by Marguerite Roza of The Center on Reinventing Public Education and expanding online courses like those developed by Google's Sebastian Thrun for Udacity.
Kasich's legislation is the latest attempt to fix Ohio's unconstitutional school-funding system, repeatedly declared overly reliant on property taxes.


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If you were to lose one disc out of your bag and had no way to replace it, the loss of which disc would hurt your scores the most?
I want to try something different and am looking for something that will have a positive impact on my game. Doesn't matter if it is a putter, mid, or driver.


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Keep kids learning
Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
The beach... does the thought make you drift off in relaxed anticipation of a family holiday - or prompt self conscious anxiety attacks about being seen in a bikini - even by the kids?
The prospect of baring your bikini body at the beach can be far from appealing when you're not 100% happy with your body image. But some careful shopping and and these beauty tips for your body can ensure you look sensational in the sun on your beach holiday - whatever your size.
Thankfully, most retailers now recognise that few ladies look good on the beach or pool in three strategically placed triangles held together with string. And as a result, there's a variety of different styles of swimwear on offer for your holiday, it's just a matter of finding the right one to suit your body shape.
Emphasise your favourite body features in swimwear rather than worrying about the parts you want to cover up. For example, if you're self-conscious about your body size in bathers - stick to plain, bold colours rather than stripy numbers but choose a shade that brings out your eyes or complements your skin.
Look for a neckline that suits your body type. For example, swimsuits with a V-neck lengthen the torso and draw the eye upward to your face. A U-neck softens broad shoulders. If you have shoulders that you'd like to highlight, choose a halter-neck for the beach or pool.
If you aren't happy about wearing a bikini on holiday, don't - especially if you're lamenting your pre-pregnancy belly. It's more important to feel comfortable in your cozzie. A simple one-piece swimsuit will still look both glamorous and sophisticated, especially one that shows off your assets on the beach.
Tie your outfit together with a beautiful sarong. Choose a colour or pattern that either matches or complements your swimsuit. Invest in a loose cotton kaftan and not only will you protect your skin from the sun, you'll look elegant too. Don't forget to slather yourself and the kids in sunsreen for further sun protection.
Finally, there are a few things you can do to boost your confidence and ensure you step on to the beach looking a million dollars:
This article was written by Weight Watchers as part of Kidspot's Positively Life Changing initiative.


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STOURBRIDGE charity shop volunteers have celebrated the 25th anniversary of the town's British Heart Foundation outlet.
Staff and shop volunteers celebrated with tea, cake and a birthday party on Thursday April 10 - and certificates were awarded to people who have volunteered at the High Street shop for more than a year.
Long-serving volunteer Eileen Manning was among those honoured. The 77-year-old has helped out at the shop since it opened a quarter of a century ago.
BHF Area Manager, Cathy Poultney praised the efforts of dedicated volunteers and loyal customers "who really make this shop special and help the BHF funds its life-saving research".
She added: "We've enjoyed a fantastic 25 years of business in the Stourbridge shop.
"We are looking forward to welcoming even more customers in the Stourbridge shop and making the next 25 years equally as successful."
The shop sells clothes, shoes, accessories, DVDs, books and CDs and 100 per cent of the profits raised fund the charity's life-saving research to help find the causes of and treatment for heart disease.
Anyone with anything to donate can call the shop on 01384 374372.


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Could one breakfast program help improve math scores for more than 41,500 students?
That's what one new initiative in Minnesota hopes to achieve.
According to the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press, the Minnesota School Breakfast Challenge is rewarding schools for serving more breakfast to low-income students.
Under the program, 30 of the state's schools will earn money for serving more breakfasts to students than reported last year. Though it comes to a dime per additional breakfast, it could mean thousands of dollars for some schools.
Read, "New breakfast club will reward Minnesota schools for serving more meals."
Programs such as these are important to the dairy industry, because much of the milk that people consume during the day is consumed at breakfast time.
"We found that there are many students from low-income households who need breakfast but do not participate due to a number of reasons including time limitations, transportation and stigma," said Peggy Flanagan, Executive Director of Children's Defense Fund. "Making school breakfast universal or part of the classroom experience are proven ways to improve participation by all students. By assisting schools in their efforts to increase the number of breakfasts they serve, our overarching goal is to address child hunger."
A study released earlier this year found that students who eat school breakfast scored higher on math tests, attended more days of school and were significantly more likely to graduate. Read more here.
For Minnesota students, that could mean 62,508 additional school days attended, 41,672 better math scores and 10,418 more graduates. Click here to learn more.


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Digital SLR Cameras & Photogrophy For Dummies
For Dummies | 2005-11-07 | ISBN: 0764598021 | 352 Pages | PDF
Whether you own a Digital SLR camera or are thinking of buying one, with this guide, you'll give it your best shot! It has info to help you choose the right camera and accessories, and then use them right. Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies covers the hardware, the software, and the techniques you need to take top-notch digital photos with your dSLR. This guide will get you clicking with information on:
* The advantages of a dSLR camera: more control over what portions of your images are in sharp focus; a more accurate viewfinder; lower levels of the annoying grain effect called noise; ability to capture the most fleeting action; more control over depth-of-field; ability to review your image immediately, upload the photo to your computer, make adjustments, and print a full-color print in minutes
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Go Comedy! Announces 'Best Of' Shows in March
Go Comedy! has announced the first "best of" sketch show, an improvised re-imagining of the Kurt Vonnegut classic Slaughterhouse-Five, and an original production from Go U! The Improv Academy graduates. Tickets ($5-$15) are on sale now online at www.gocomedy.net or in person at the Go Comedy! box office beginning at 6:00pm Wednesday through Sunday evening. A complete performance schedule follows this release.
Best of Go Comedy!
Go Comedy! is excited and honored to present its first ever "best of" show. With more than four years of original sketches, the Go Comedy! team lead by director Chris DiAngelo presents The Best of Go Comedy!, a 90-minute presentation of the theater's most hilarious sketches. The show features Joey Dombrowski, Michelle Giorlando, Suzie Jacokes, Matt Naas, Jeremy St. Martin, and Alison Tomak. Tickets are $15 for 8:00pm performances Friday evenings March 1-29.
Go Comedy! has teamed up with The Ferndale Library's Ferndale Reads program to present Laughterhouse-Five, an improvised re-imagining of the Kurt Vonnegut classic Slaughterhouse-Five. Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time and jumps to different points in his life. He has no control over where or when he goes. Both hilarious and poignant, Billy revisits moments in his life of love and death, youth and family, war and aliens. Join Billy as he learns that the world is just a collection of moments, all strung together in beautiful random order. Laugherhouse-Five is directed by Gary Lehman and features Jenny Bloomer, AaRon Johnstone, James Quesada, Andy Seiler, and Bob Wieck. Tickets are $10 for 8:00pm performances Thursday evenings March 7 - 28. Tickets are only $5 in person at the box office when you present your library card.
Unsweetened Valley High
Go U! The Improv Academy's Advance 5 class is proud to present their third original sketch revue Unsweetened Valley High Thursday evenings at 9:00pm March 7-28. Unsweetened Valley High examines a life unsweetened by tackling some of it's hardest questions - How do you handle your child outsmarting you? Are you ever too old to fall in love again? Does Walmart have a policy on how to greet the undead? The answers to these questions play out in a wide-ranging series of fun and unexpectedly heart-felt scenes. Directed by Jen Hansen with assistance from Travis Pelto, Unsweetened Valley High is written by and features Bill Tebo, LIsa Jacokes, Amy Purcell, Thelma Briggs, Nathan Hughes, Nate Hudson, Chris Moody and Amber Hunt. Tickets are $10.
Continuing Shows
The OffBeats
The three most prolific beat poets the world has never known embark on a journey for inspiration and acceptance. Guided by calls of destiny, Bram (Joe Hingleberg), Mac (Travis Pelto) and Karl (James Quesada) with Bart Ender (Ryan Parmenter) find themselves somewhere between harmony and dissonance in The OffBeats - Go Comedy!'s newest late night show. Written by the cast and directed by Lauren Bickers with stage management by Peter Jacokes, The OffBeats appears Thursday nights at 10:00pm through April 4. Tickets are $10.
Go Comedy! All Star Showdown
With a rotating cast of more than 20 of Detroit's best improvisers and a repertoire of hundreds of improv games, Go Comedy!'s signature show, The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown celebrated its fourth anniversary in November. The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown has anchored the theater's weekly schedule since the theater opened in November 2008, making it Detroit's longest running show. Two teams of Detroit's best improvisers go head to head in an improv competition tailored to challenge their abilities, think on their feet and give audiences a roaring good time. The cast also plays for audience members who take home fabulous prizes when their team wins. It's a night of hilarious laughs and great times! Tickets are $15 for performances at 10:00 pm Friday and 8:00pm and 10:00pm Saturday.
Go Comedy March 2013 Performance Schedule
Wednesdays March 6, 13, 20 & 27
8:00pm ITTY BITS - Go Comedy!'s newest improv tournament featuring teams of three competing to win a $500 grand prize and a weekend feature in the Go Comedy! All Star Showdown. ($7)
9:00pm Go Comedy! Improv Hour The Go U! Improv Academy staff (The Teacher's Lounge) invite a current Go U! student to improvise with them each week.($5)
10:00pm Proving Grounds - A showcase for new & upcoming works and troupes headlined by the improv group Legend Has It.(FREE)
Thursdays, March 7, 14, 21 & 28
8:00pm Laughterhouse-Five ($10)
9:00pm Unsweetened Valley High ($10)
10:00pm The OffBeats ($10)
Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
8:00pm The Best of Go Comedy! ($15)
10:00pm Go Comedy! All Star Showdown ($15)
11:30pm Bizarro Happy Hour (FREE)
Saturdays, March 2, 9, 16 & 30
8:00pm Go Comedy! All Star Showdown ($15)
10:00pm Go Comedy! All Star Showdown ($15)
11:30pm Bizarro Happy Hour (Free)
Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, & 31
Sundays are pay what you can
7:00pm Fresh Sauce, Go Comedy!'s open improv jam
8:00pm The Sunday Buffet featuring a variety of Detroit's best improv groups on stage and gourmet sliders from Sauced, original ice cream from Treat Dreams, and weekly drink specials in the lobby.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater is located at 261 East Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, MI 48220. Go Comedy! offers the finest in improv and sketch comedy, Go U! The Improv Academy training center, road shows, classes and workshops for private parties, corporations and schools. For more information, call (248) 327-0575; visit our website at www.gocomedy.net or e-mail Pj Jacokes at email@example.com.


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Amerock's wide variety of finishes, styles and sizes for all decorating tastes is the inspiration for the beautiful designs. Showcasing decorative hardware solutions that inspire, coordinate throughout the home and express personal style, Amerock Decorative Hardware is the perfect finishing touch for all rooms around the home.
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Park Tool PCS-4-2 Deluxe Home Mechanic Work StandThe PCS-4-2 repair stand uses the 100-5D Micro-Adjust Clamp and a new leg stabilizing system to create a rock-solid base that resists tipping. Perfect for heavier duty home use or light duty shop use.
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Upgrading packages
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Do you know about the powers of git-mv? If you are upgrading a package you really should.
Please follow these steps when upgrading a package to a more recent version. This is not to be seen as dogma, but rather as best practice. There are basically two cases we need to consider; a) you do want to keep the version of the bb file that is in OE now (somebody else needs this particular version) or b) you don't.
You do not need to keep the last version of the package
- Use "git-mv packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb" so that we don't accumulate unecessary cruft. Using the built-in rename function also ensures we can trace the changes for a package with "mtn log" even across upgrades.
- make further changes to packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb as appropriate.
- At the very minimum do a compilation test "bitbake $file" to make sure the new package does at least fetch and compile.
- inspect the output of "git diff packages/$pkg/". Is this really what you want to commit?
- Final step, publish your work. "git commit packages/$pkg/ && git push"
You do want to keep the last version of the package
Same as above, except that between the first and second step you do
cp packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb git-add packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb
Now, you may ask "Why rename the file first and then copy it back?" Good question! With using "git mv" to rename and then copying back we keep the "git log"-history forever. Just "cp $a $b;git add $b" means we have a truncated history once $a gets removed.


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[W]hen you find someone who decries the corporate homogenisation of the world caused by globalisation, one immediately realises that they haven't travelled very widely. With more thought, one also realises they haven't travelled very deeply. The number of interesting restaurants in a city is strongly correlated with the number of McDonald's outlets and the number of fast food chains present, and it is a positive correlation. The number of interesting coffee shops (and Bubble Tea cafes, and Polynesian Cava outlets) is strongly correlated to the number of Starbucks outlets, and once again it is a positive correlation.
Emphasis his. Wish I could be in London for this talk – Michael Jennings never disappoints.


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I was looking for a photo of the Easter Bunny to post today but I came across this series of photos by Tanja Askani that I liked better. Who knows? Maybe this is the Easter Bunny warming up for his big night of global travel.
The pictures are part of a series Tanja did on Animal Friendships.
On this Easter Sunday take 3 minutes to watch her "A Friend Like You" video of all the amazing animal friendships she has captured over the years. It's really beautifully done and it'll force you to slow down and relax for a bit.
All of us at Vermont Woods Studios hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful Easter– and hopefully, for those of us who live in Vermont, one without any more snow.
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Edinburg Citrus group adds salesman
Jeff Husfeld, who previously operated his own turf-farming business, has joined the sales staff at Edinburg Citrus Association, Edinburg, Texas, said Ruben Shives, sales manager. Husfeld is selling all of the company's commodities.
The firm is picking some young acreage this season and should see a small increase in grapefruit volume Shives said. The company expects to ship about 1.2 million cartons of grapefruit and oranges this season.
Healds Valley Farms emphasizes food safety
The focus is on traceability and food safety at Healds Valley Farms Inc., Edinburg, Texas, said Richard Walsh, marketing director. The company held safety meetings over the summer and is developing its own food safety software designed specifically for the company's operation, he said.
The firm not only has to be able to track what it's doing in its own groves, but it must be familiar with what its growers are doing in fields that the company doesn't directly manage in order to respond to inquiries from customers about its food safety protocols.
"(Customers) have a direct interest in our food safety and traceability," Walsh said, adding, "When you handle a product from field to fork, you must have traceback ability and make it's sure safe."
Citrus growers group to launch website
Lone Star Citrus Growers, Mission, Texas, plans to launch a new website, lonestarcitrus.com, by mid-December, said Trent Bishop, vice president of sales.
The site will include crop updates, current prices, personnel information and company background.
The company, which is completing its fifth year in business, continues to emphasize food safety and is "staying on the front end" of the Produce Traceability Initiative, Bishop said.
Besides Bishop, partners in the firm are president Jud Flowers and his son, T.J. Flowers, who is involved in sales and operations.
South Tex Organics adds carton, label
South Tex Organics LC, Mission, Texas, has introduced a new, display-ready carton and a new label — Nature's Pick — for organic oranges and grapefruit and has spent the summer revamping its packing line, said president Dennis Holbrook.
The 40-pound cartons contain eight 5-pound bags of grapefruit or 10 4-pound bags of oranges. The containers will save labor at retail, because produce employees won't have to restack the bags on a table, and they produce less cardboard waste than conventional boxes, Holbrook said.
The company had food safety in mind during the off season when it reconfigured the packing line to eliminate nearly all human contact with the fruit.
The new configuration has a pregrading system that removes stems, leaves and damaged product. The fruit then moves on to a high-pressure wash system where it's washed and sanitized.
Fruit is graded, dried, waxed and sized automatically, Holbrook said.
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Public financing for Blaze baseball stadium not an option
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) There appears to be no alternative source of funding to build a new stadium for the Bakersfield Blaze minor-league baseball team.
Current Blaze owners Gene Voiland and Chad Hathaway said this week they have failed to recruit enough investors to build a new stadium for the team, falling short by millions of dollars.
Without a new stadium, Minor League Baseball might pull out of Bakersfield and head for a city with new or nicer amenities.
"I think there's a real good possibility," said Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall.
Some cities, such as Fresno and Stockton, have used public money to build stadiums for their ball teams.
Fresno built Chukchansi Park at a cost of around $50 million for its Triple-A team, the Grizzlies, which is affiliated with the San Francisco Giants.
But, cities that take this route also take a risk. Built in 2001, Fresno banked on the downtown stadium to help revitalize and boost the local economy. But, when the recession hit a few years later, the city was left struggling to pay off the debt.
That fact is not lost on Bakersfield city leaders. City Manager Alan Tandy said he sees no possibility the city would use money to help build the new Blaze stadium.
"I would be very, very surprised if that were possible," said Tandy.
The city manager cited a host of other expenses that have hit the city, which had to lay off 17 percent of its workforce, though some have been rehired.
Blaze co-owner Voiland acknowledged it would be difficult to convince the city to use money on a stadium.
"When the recession hit and suddenly you don't have enough money for roads, and you don't have money for basic services, the populace just doesn't want the cities and public authorities investing in sports teams and stadiums," said Voiland.
The state also ended redevelopment. Redevelopment funds allowed cities and counties to finance projects.


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If you are trying to get pregnant, or suspect that you may be pregnant, there are many ways your body can signal you that it is undergoing change due to pregnancy - in fact, for some women many of the signs of early pregnancy present themselves before they even have a chance to go to their doctor to confirm the pregnancy with a blood or urine test.
Early pregnancy is a time of great physical change and symptoms can include:
Most conception and pregnancy research shows babies are conceived around two weeks before your next period would have been due - which is the same as saying conception begins two weeks after the start of your last normal period.
Unfortunately your body doesn't necessarily ring any bells or blow any whistles to let you know conception has taken place so it's likely you won't even know or feel the exact moment of conception.
Conception typically takes place when the sperm fertilises the egg in the fallopian tube and it then takes another six days for the newly fertilised egg to reach the uterus, and the mother is usually quite unaware of any physical changes taking place in her body.
It can take another six days for that fertilised egg - or newly conceived baby - to fully implant in the lining of the uterus and start 'interacting' with your body.
This 'interaction' involves your body providing the fertilised egg - also called a zygote - with nourishment from your blood stream. The newly fertilised egg will also produce hormones that move into your body to support the pregnancy.
Once the baby fully implants into your uterus, it prompts the release of a hormone called human gonadotrophin hormone (or HCG) into the blood stream.
The HCG level starts very low, but the concentration rapidly increases in the following days to produce physical pregnancy signs in the woman.
HCG levels also provide the basis for detecting a pregnancy with a pregnancy test. This is why early pregnancy signs do not become noticeable until around the time the woman's next period would have been due - or 12 to 14 days after the moment of fertilisation.
In many cases, a woman will not notice any signs until one or two weeks after her period was due, which is technically when she is five or six weeks pregnant and the HCG level is sufficicently high enough to affect her body.
Women pregnant with twins or triplets may notice their pregnancy signs are more intense and noticed earlier on because they have higher levels of HCG in their system.
Other hormones beside HCG increase during pregnancy too, mainly progesterone and some oestrogen, which contribute to many of the early physical signs of pregnancy. These hormones are not tested for with pregnancy tests.
Progesterone is a female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary and by the placenta.
Progesterone prepares the lining (endometrium) of the uterus (the womb) to receive and sustain the fertilized egg and is vital to allow a pregnancy to remain successful.
Progesterone rises pre-menstrually, but continues to rise further after the period is missed. This is why pre-menstrual feelings can be confused with early pregnancy signs.
Most women don't get pregnancy signs until after their period is missed and the hormones increase to levels that their body is not used to.
A few women do get pregnancy signs earlier than five or six weeks of pregnancy, especially if they have had a baby before, because their body is more sensitive to the hormones and they know they 'feel different' to being pre-menstrual.
Pregnancy symptoms are not a guaranteed sign that you are actually pregnant. - some 'pregnancy symptoms' like breast tenderness, headaches, bloating and cramps can also be signs of impending menstruation, so it can be hard to tell whether it's another menstrual period coming your way or motherhood!
Remember, every woman and every pregnancy is different, so there's no need to panic if you don't have all of the listed pregnancy symptoms above. Only a pregnancy test from around 6 weeks gestation can confirm a pregnancy so regardless of your pregnancy symptoms (or lack of them), make an appointment with your GP to confirm your pregnancy status.
This article was written for Birth.com.au , Australia's leading pregnancy resource and republished on Kidspot.
Last revised: Saturday, 6 November 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Jackson Estate Generates $1 Billion In Revenue
Jackson Estate Generates $1 Billion In Revenue
Michael Jackson's estate has generated approximately $1 billion in revenue since the GRAMMY-winning artist and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient died on June 25, 2009, according to Billboard. Music sales, including album sales and digital downloads, account for $429 million and sales from film and television, including the concert film Michael Jackson's This Is It, totaled $392 million. Billboard estimates revenue from licensing and touring at $35 million, while recording contract revenue reached $31 million based on a recent deal between Sony Music Entertainment and the Jackson estate to release 10 Jackson albums through 2017. (6/21)
Live Nation Names Evans Arenas President
Live Nation announced the appointment of veteran arena management executive Mike Evans as the company's newly created president of arenas. Evans will report to Jason Garner, CEO of concerts, and will be responsible for managing the company's dealings with their North American arena partners. Evans was previously vice president of sports and entertainment for venue management firm SMG. (6/21)
Artists Give Back
GRAMMY winners Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will host Nashville Rising on June 22 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., a benefit concert to support victims of the recent flooding in Tennessee. The event will feature performances by GRAMMY winners Brooks & Dunn, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, among others. GRAMMY winners Carole King and James Taylor announced they've raised more than $1.5 million halfway through their Troubadour Reunion tour to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council and Alliance for the Wild Rockies, among others. GRAMMY-nominated artist Jimmy Buffett will hold a free concert in Alabama July 1 to show support for those affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill. The show will feature performances by Zac Brown Band, Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band, Kenny Chesney, and Sonny Landreth, among others. (6/21)


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If final PMA approval is granted, the somo•v ABUS system would be the only ultrasound device in the United States approved for breast cancer screening as an adjunct to mammography for asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue. Although the FDA is not bound by the recommendations of its advisory committees, it generally follows their advice.
"With the positive FDA panel review of the somo•v for breast cancer screening, we now have the opportunity to integrate 3D automated breast ultrasound screening into clinical practice, which will enable us to find previously undetectable cancers," said Rachel Brem, M.D., Director of Breast Imaging at The George Washington University Hospital, Washington D.C. "Mammography is an effective tool at finding breast cancer, but it doesn't work equally well in everyone. In women with dense breasts, we can't see over a third of breast cancers, so we need other technologies, other approaches.
"The potential of 3D ABUS in a screening environment is to find these 30 percent additional cancers that would not have been found with what is now the standard of care," Dr. Brem added.
Dense breast tissue not only increases the risk of breast cancer up to 4-6 times but also makes cancer more difficult to detect via mammography according to multiple large studies. One study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed 35 percent of breast cancer goes undetected by mammography in women with dense breasts, as density masks appearance of tumors (Boyd, et al, NEJM 2007:356:227-36M). As breast density goes up, the accuracy of the mammogram goes down.
"We are very excited the FDA Panel recommended approval of a breast cancer screening indication for the somo•v ABUS system," said Ron Ho, president and CEO of U-Systems. "If the FDA approves the somo•v PMA, this important adjunctive screening tool for women with dense breasts has the opportunity to become widely available in clinical practice. This is vitally important, because at least 40% of women in the United Stated have dense breast tissue."
Using proprietary technology to automate the ultrasound imaging process, the U-Systems' somo•v ABUS system was developed specifically for the high-volume, breast cancer screening environment. The somo•VIEWer™ Advanced 3D Workstation enables fast, accurate review and archive of patient exams, optimizing breast ultrasound screening workflow.
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As the leader in automated breast ultrasound technology U-Systems is establishing the standard for breast ultrasound screening. The U-Systems' somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system and somo•VIEWer Advanced 3D Workstation are cleared under 510(k) for diagnostic use as an adjunct to mammography. For more information about U-Systems, please visit our website at http://www.u-systems.com.
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STUDENTS at Maidenhill School have donated tables and chairs to schools in developing countries.
Education for All is a charity which re-uses school furniture in classrooms in developing countries and seeks to build a better understanding between children in the UK and students in developing countries to their equal and mutual benefit.
The school in Stonehouse was able to donate the furniture thanks to the refurbishment project which is now complete.
The students are now waiting to find out where the furniture has been sent including information about the school and the community it will benefit.
Headteacher Pam Wilson said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Education for All to ensure that the furniture we donate benefits the people who need it most"


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I'm cautiously optimistic that this will be freaking great, but at the same time there's a little bit of me afraid it's not even going to be good.
I hope so.
Of the various X-Men films since 2000, my favorites were X2 in 2003 and First Class in 2011, and this is a sequel to First Class being directed by Bryan Singer, who directed X2, and as you can see it brings both casts together in one movie. I really want this to be great, but I'm a little nervous about that.


text: VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict named Montreal Auxiliary Bishop Christian Lepine, 60, to be the new archbishop of Montreal.The Vatican announced the appointment March 20, immediately after announcing that Pope Benedict had accepted the resignation of Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, who reached the normal retirement age of 75 last June. Cardinal Turcotte had led the archdiocese since 1990.Archbishop Lepine was born in Montreal in September 1951 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1983.After serving as an assistant pastor, he was sent to Rome, where he earned a degree in dogmatic theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.Returning to Canada, he served in several parishes and then as Cardinal Turcotte's secretary until 1998. Moving back to Rome, he began working at the Vatican, first in the Secretariat of State and then at the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments.He returned to Montreal in 2001, joining the staff at the archdiocesan seminary and then serving as pastor of a parish. Last July, Pope Benedict named him an auxiliary bishop of Montreal.


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Final Day of Virginia Private College Week
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Emory & Henry College will join numerous other private colleges across Virginia in welcoming rising high school juniors and seniors, along with their families, to participate in Virginia Private College Week from July 28 through Aug. 2. Transfer students are also invited to attend. The event is hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV).
Emory & Henry will offer campus tours and information sessions about admissions, financial aid and academic programs. College officials will also address numerous ways to make a private college education affordable.
Students who visit at least three institutions during the week will receive three application fee waivers to any Virginia private colleges who participate in the Virginia Private College Week.
Sessions for prospective students will begin at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday, July 28 through Friday, Aug.1, and at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. For more information about Emory & Henry College, including how to apply for admission, visit www.ehc.edu.
"Visiting campuses in person is one of the most important steps in the college search process," explains Robert Lambeth, president of CICV. "I encourage parents to explore which college will be the best fit for their son or daughter, and I want to reassure them that a quality education at a Virginia private college is affordable and within reach."
The application fee waivers will be emailed to eligible participants in later September or early October.
In addition to its continued inclusion in Loren Pope's publication, Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, Emory & Henry has received accolades from such widely-known publications as Newsweek and Washington Monthly.


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Pocket Piano from Critter and Guitari on Vimeo.
The Pocket Piano is a little boutique synth from Philadelphia based Critter and Guitari. For a little more than double the price of a Korg Monotron you can have this synth made of aluminum and wooden keys. Be sure to also check out their Kaleidoloop and Television Oscilloscope.
"The Pocket Piano is a mini electronic synthesizer with a big sound! The synthesizer features six unique modes: Vibrato Synth, Harmonic Sweeper, Two-Octave Arpeggiator, Octave Cascade, Mono FM Synth, FM Arpeggiator." – critterandguitari.com
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Crocs Retro Clog
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A little funky, a lot of fun. It's the iconic Crocs™ Clog re-imagined as a 70s-inspired track shoe. With its lower profile and track-inspired design, Crocs Retro rekindles the spirit and fun of the original clog. Crocs Retro has a herringbone rubber outsole for better traction and sidewall stripes to make you smile. The best part? It has the Crocs feeling inside!
Crocs Retro Clog Details:
DiviAruba from Cape Cod, MA"I like these, but they are slippery on some floors to the point where I almost fell when I walked on a wooden floor. Other than that, love them."
- Classic Crocs style re-imagined as a 70s-inspired running shoe
- Croslite™ material for lightweight cushioning
- Sleeker, lower-profile design
- Rubber herringbone outsole for improved traction and durability
A little room; feels more secure on your foot.
Deep cushion: Feels soft with all day support.