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This should thoroughly explain the International Olympic Committee's decision on Tuesday to drop wrestling from its roster of sports starting with the 2020 Games.
Nah … actually, it won't. Among the many things the IOC does poorly is thoroughly explain anything, and that makes it harder for anyone else to get what it's doing and why it's doing it.
Believe it, the explanation it gave upon making the decision won't help. It'll only make you mad, and seriously consider not even watching in 3 1⁄2 years when the next Summer Games are in Rio.
Oh, who are we kidding, Usain Bolt will be there. Anyway …
In a nutshell: One of the sports wrestling lost out to for retention in the Games was modern pentathlon—you know, the sport that's sweeping the planet, combining fencing, show jumping, running, swimming and pistol shooting. Part of the argument presented for keeping the sport was, to quote a vice president of its international governing body, "Tradition is one of our strongest assets.''
So modern pentathlon, which has been an Olympic sport since 1912, stays in. Wrestling, which has been an Olympic sport since 1896—not to mention since the original Olympics in ancient Greece—goes out.
Goodnight, drive home safely.
According to all the reports on this decision, the IOC used 39 criteria to evaluate the sports on the chopping block, and among them were television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy and global participation and popularity. No assumptions will be made on how airtight drug-testing has been for either wrestling or modern pentathlon, or whether that weighed more or less heavily on the choice.
Just look at the other criteria listed, and explain how modern pentathlon beat any of the other sports, especially wrestling. Better yet, try to remember (a) the last time other than the Olympics that modern pentathlon was televised anywhere you've been, and (b) the last time you got into a discussion about modern pentathlon, other than every four years when you laughed about how that's still a medal sport. It doesn't even rank among goofy, can't-take-your-eyes-off sports like curling and trampoline.
And that's not to come off as ugly-American or jingoistic at all, certainly not in an argument about wrestling. As popular and beloved a sport as it is at the club, prep and college level, it still isn't exactly on the national radar the way, say, football is, or primetime viewing during the Games the way track and swimming are.
But it's safe to say folks are wrestling in a lot more places around the world than they're riding horses, fencing and shooting—and definitely in more places than they're doing those all in the same event.
On the universal list of true sports of the common people, sport distilled to its most basic elements of competition, boxing and wrestling are as basic as they come. If they're not the true essence of the Olympics, they're pretty close.
At the other end, arguably the extreme opposite? Modern pentathlon, which actually had to be created specially for the Games by the "father" of the modern Olympics, Baron de Coubertin. He also happened to be one of the geniuses who formulated the "amateur" athletic concept that has made a mockery of fairness in sports to this day.
The modern version was an update of the original combination of sports used in the ancient Games, and intended to simulate the skills of that era's cavalry soldiers. Because, apparently, the more sporting events modeled after warfare, the better. Great plan all around, and one worth preserving for as many centuries as possible.
So … would you be surprised if the decision was wrapped up in political and financial chicanery?
Never forget, two fundamental principles fuel the entire Olympic empire: shortchanging athletes and extracting money. Wait, check that … that's what fuels the NCAA. OK, never mind, it works for both; we're all straight now.
One would think that if global popularity, attendance and ratings really meant anything, pentathlon would've been tossed back in the 1960s, and wrestling would've been awarded a lifetime berth.
However, according to reports, the aforementioned pentathlon international governing body lobbied passionately to keep it in. Helping with the effort was the governing body vice president quoted earlier, who spoke of "tradition.''
That VP is Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. He's a member of the IOC board. He's also the son of the former president of the IOC who ruled for 21 years. Raise your hand if your initial reaction to that wasn't a laugh, or if you were sure that was a typo, or that you were hallucinating.
"We were considered weak in some of the scores in the program commission report but strong in others," Samaranch Jr. was quoted as saying. "Others,'' it appears, included nepotism. And you thought NFL head-coach and general-manager hiring was a good ol' boy network.
To be fair, the international wrestling governing body has been accused of corruption as recently as the 2008 Games. Why that should be a factor when it comes to the IOC is another story. Clearly, wrestling fell short in the critical category of IOC president-prodigy depth.
And, as promised in the beginning, it all makes sense now. Right?
Of course not. It's the Olympics. Not the games and athletes and competition themselves, but the machinery behind it. The totality of how it doesn't make sense is exactly why it makes perfect sense.
See you in Rio.


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I would like to know, the back of my neck is painfull, (not very bad),and I have a headache (not bad).Could this be a sign of the flu?
If you have a cough or sore throat and a fever greater than 100 degrees, it is likely to be the flu. If you do not have those symptoms, it is less likely to be the flu. If you have concerns I recommend that you check with your physician.
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Between travels across Canada as CPMA chairman, his Montreal-based wholesale company, Courchesne Larose Ltd., has been building a new headquarters, scheduled to be completed in the fall.
Routhier said his year has passed quickly, and included many meetings to find a replacement for long-time CPMA president Danny Dempster from a field of excellent candidates.
"My job has been to ensure that the CPMA is there for a lot of years to come," he said.
"With our experienced staff and executives, we've set goals for the next few years, outlining where we'd like the association to be."
One goal is to continue working with the Canadian government and with the Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association to make the produce business easier for everyone, he said, including U.S. companies that want to export to Canada.
Another goal, he said, is to find more sources of funding, perhaps from Health Canada and associations such as the Canadian Cancer Society, to promote the consumption of more fruit and vegetables.
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"Even wholesalers in Quebec and Toronto are working to organize it in their school district."
As for increasing CPMA membership, another goal, Routhier said it can only attract new members if it can prove it's important and good for their business.
"The association is not only a convention with a party, there's much more to it," he said. "Because CPMA represents the industry, government is more willing to listen to us and ask our opinion before they make a move."
"We've said loud and clear this year that we want our message to be heard by everyone."
April's CPMA convention is going to be a great show, Routhier said, with many new exhibitors and excellent speakers.
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Along with his travels and meetings, being involved in planning a convention has been a great learning experience, he said.
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Petersen re-assigned to Minor League camp
JUPITER, Fla. -- Subtract another potential backup outfield candidate from the Marlins' list.
On Tuesday morning, Bryan Petersen was re-assigned to Minor League camp. The 26-year-old will open the season at Triple-A New Orleans.
In camp as a non-roster invitee, Petersen was in the mix for a reserve spot. A left-handed hitter, he plays all three outfield positions.
Petersen appeared in 15 Grapefruit League games, and he was 1-for-16.
The biggest hit he had, which isn't included in his official Grapefruit League stats because it came in an exhibition against Team Venezuela, was March 5 at Roger Dean Stadium. In the tune-up for the World Baseball Classic, Petersen delivered a walk-off triple.
Miami's toughest competition is in center field, where Justin Ruggiano, Chris Coghlan and Gorkys Hernandez are in the mix. The team is expected to keep two of the three.
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I`m 38 years, male and had my blood work done last week,and my doc. told me i had high iron level,so he will referr me to a G.I Doctor,also have problems with my legs almost like RLS.I feel fine the only thing was that two weeks ago ,i felt tired and started shaking,so i sat down and drank a sip of coke and that little sip of coke made me feel fine, like nothing had happened.When is Iron considered high 100,200?Thanks
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Complete Big 12 Golfer of the Month Release
IRVING, Texas – Baylor senior Joakim Mikkelsen was named Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month for April, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Mikkelsen earned his second Golfer of the Month selection, becoming the first Baylor men's golfer to earn multiple Golfer of the Month honors since Ryan Baca during the 2005-06 season. He was named the Big 12 Golfer of the Month for February after winning the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational to open spring competition.
Mikkelsen punctuated a string of top-20 finishes during the month of April by winning the 2012 Big 12 Championship with a 3-under 285 for the four-round event. The senior erased a seven-stroke deficit in the final round to win by two strokes, becoming just the second Baylor golfer to win the Big 12 title (Worth Williams, 2001). His finish at Whispering Pines in Trinity earned him Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors, the first by a Baylor golfer since Bill Allcorn in 2009.
The Drammen, Norway, native opened the month of April with a 14th-place finish (2-under 214) at The Woodlands All-American Intercollegiate and then tied for 20th (12-over 228) at The Aggie Invitational.
The three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer turned in a 72.70 stroke average in April. He now has six top-five finishes this season, matching his career total for the first three seasons. He ranked third in school history with 12 top-5 and 19 top-10 finishes.
Mikkelsen is only the fifth Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month selection in program history, joining Jeremy Alcorn (October 2004) and Baca (December 2005, February 2006). He is also the third Baylor golfer – men's or women's – to earn Big 12 Golfer of the Month honors this season. Women's golfers Hayley Davis (September 2011) and Jaclyn Jansen (October 2011) earned Big 12 Golfer of the Month accolades during the fall season.
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Utility candidates trying out at multiple positions
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Presented with a number of players competing for a utility spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster, manager Buck Showalter won't hesitate to move them all over the field this spring to get a sense of how well they can acquit themselves at several different positions.
Showalter proved that Sunday by starting Danny Valencia at first base, where he last played as a Minor Leaguer in 2008, and putting Russ Canzler in right field and third base while also giving time to Steve Pearce (left and right field) and Travis Ishikawa (first base).
All of those players, plus infielder Ryan Flaherty (who looked excellent Sunday at shortstop) and Conor Jackson (Sunday's designated hitter) and a few others, are gunning for one spot that will require a great deal of defensive versatility.
"We're going to keep moving guys around. We've got plenty of games. It's not making decisions on Feb. 24," Showalter said before Sunday's game. "It's one of the benefits of the WBC, is playing more games, getting some more looks. We're going to move some guys around today as the game progresses. It's important what goes on after we make some changes, too. ... We're going to get a lot of good looks at guys at first base."
It's always worth noting this time of year that these position battles are won over the long haul, and a few Grapefruit League games don't represent how a player will hold up over the course of a long Major League season. But Flaherty is off to a hot start, and Showalter was obviously pleased with him again Sunday, commenting on how the former Rule 5 Draft pick looks like he belongs in the big leagues.
It's been Flaherty's defense that has particularly caught Showalter's eye. Flaherty made another impressive play Sunday, backhanding a ball deep in the hole and flinging it to first base as he was moving toward third base to record the out.
"He's a guy who looks like he played in the big leagues last year," Showalter said. "Last year, he would've let that ball go as soon as it hit his glove. It was a chopper that he stayed back on. ... He's had some good at-bats. You can tell he feels like he can do this and belongs. Nothing like starting a couple playoff games -- helps that a little, too."


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Trichloroacetic Acid for Endoscopic Tracho-esophageal Fistula Repair
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Today Endoscopic repair of recurrent Tracheesophageal fistula (TEF) is a safe procedure. Using Trichlosiacetic acid 50% (TCA) for endoscopic aplication of the fistula was reported with a good results ( 4 cases). There were no serious advers effects.
The investigators want to use also TCA 50% for endoscopic repair in children with recurrent TEF.
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|Procedure: Endoscopic repair of recurrent TEF by trichloroacetic acid aplications
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Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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Today Endoscopic repair of recurrent Tracheesophageal fistula (TEF) is a safe procedure. Using Trichlosiacetic acid 50% (TCA) for endoscopic aplication of the fistula was reported with a good results ( 4 cases). There were no serious advers effects.
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Sunshine and gradually warming temperatures are locked in for the rest of the week in Orange County, the National Weather Service says, with highs in the mid-80s possible by Friday.
Gusty northeast winds also push through canyons and passes over the next few days, affecting foothill areas and the valleys below them.
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I see a relatively low-risk buy setup in Whirlpool (WHR): The stock is currently above both the 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, with a general pattern of higher highs and higher lows. This is a two-step pattern, one of the setups I watch for every day, and the recent low was put in at $104.06 -- directly within a key price-support decision at $103.15 to $104.30.
Let's look at a couple daily charts, to show you what was inside of this trade-setup decision. Then we'll discuss what we can do with it.
In the chart above, you can see a prior $11.37 decline into the June 26, 2012 low. I projected 100% of this prior decline -- essentially a measured move -- from the Jan. 3, 2013 high. That gave us the $104.30 price projection. As a general rule, 100% projections of prior swings are a great way to help you enter the market in the direction of the trend, as I find that many corrective swings will be similar to others.
Beyond that projection, though, let's look at the most recent data on the next chart so I can show you where the rest of the price relationships came from.
First, there was a 0.618 retracement of point 1 to point 2 that came in at around $103.85. I also had a 100% projection of point 2 to 3 projected from point 4 that came in at $103.15. Finally, the last price relationship in this cluster came in at $104.04, which I calculated by running the 1.272 extension of point 3 to point 4.
Now that you know what Whirlpool's trade setup is -- a two-step pattern into a price-cluster decision from $103.15 to $104.30 -- let's look at the initial buy trigger we've seen here via the 15-minute chart.
Now, the initial buy trigger has already materialized, so the strategy at this point would be entry on a pullback to the recent low. Since I like to use options, this does not have to be a perfect entry. The general range I'm looking at is $106.13 to $108.39.
Whirpool would need to clear the $111.02-to-$111.23 area on the way up, a range that includes a 0.618 retracement and a 100% projection of a prior swing. If it is surpassed, the initial upside target for this setup comes in at the 1.272 extension at the $118.83 area. Target 2 comes in at $122.84. The risk on this setup should be defined below the recent low made at $104.06, or below the low end of the cluster at $103.15 if you want to allow it a little more room. Typically I will look at a call or vertical call spread for my trade entry, but other strategies could be used as well.
If the trade starts to play out, move to a break-even stop when it makes sense -- but not too quickly, or you can knock yourself out. Use common sense. Then trail it up as it goes. You can look to exit when either target 1 or target 2 is met, or you can let the market take you out by just continuing to adjust a trailing stop.
If Whirlpool ends up violating the low end of this price cluster at $103.15, then the setup will have proven itself a bust and it'll be time for me to go back to the drawing board!


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"I think the biggest thing is he always made it a point to ask about your family and your personal life first before he ever talked about anything baseball related. It let you know that this is a man that has made a great living in baseball and has put a ton of time and effort into his occupation, and yet the first thing on his mind when he's talking to you is your family -- that lets you know where his priorities were. It was just the idea that family came first. After that, he would get down to baseball stuff."
"You hear these clichés all the time. People say, 'This person is one of a kind,' or, 'They're extraordinary.' But to meet someone with that kind of prodigious intellect and mind who also has a warm heart and is a normal, down-to-earth person and so kind -- there aren't a lot of those people out there."
"He was as dedicated as they come, and to have someone like that running the organization, it makes you feel good and confident you're in the best of hands … I think it's more about remembering everything he brought to the game and the legacy he'll leave behind. He really will never been forgotten for everything he's done for baseball."
"He was truly a great individual, a brilliant lawyer and a thoroughly decent person. All of baseball — labor and management — has suffered a great loss. Michael was always viewed as the path to a reasonable resolution."
"Michael Weiner worked through his sickness. He didn't look at it as an excuse to quit. He never gave up on us even when at his worst."
"What I look for every day is beauty, meaning and joy. And if I can find beauty, meaning and joy, then that's a good day. I'll live each day for those things. And I'll live each day looking for those things. Because I don't know how much time I'll have."
"I thought it would be good for everyone. I just wanted everyone to be happy. … I'll take it. It's a fresh start. I'm just happy to be with Texas, and hopefully we can have a good year."
"Whatever I did last year, I'll do the opposite this year. It was cool. The season went fine. It is what it is. You can't take it back. We went to the playoffs. We didn't go as far as we wanted to go, but everybody is still alive."
"The quality he brings is an old-school gamer. He plays every game and wants to play every inning. Don't think he wants to take a day off or three innings off -- he plays every inning of every game. You have to drag him off the field."
"I'm excited not to deal with the Detroit fans as an opposing player. It always has been a tough place to play. They have supported the Tigers extremely well and hated the opponent extremely well. That's always good to have on your side."
"My goal as an offensive player is to score runs. Whatever it takes to score runs or drive in runs, that is the name of the game for me. The Tigers have a lot of guys capable of doing that… One thing I definitely want to try to improve on next year is my ability to run, my ability to create with my legs, my ability move left and right defensively. It's part of the game I pride myself on. I will work extremely hard on that this off-season. I want to be the same dynamic player as in the past."
"It was kind of a frustrating year. But I learned a lot, and to be honest, I have a huge chip on my shoulder … You can call this a fresh start. You just close the chapter and move on. Going out to Anaheim, joining that crew, it's going to be exciting. I don't see this as something I'm frustrated with, getting traded. I'm truly excited."
"I don't think the snapshot you guys got of Kolten Wong is necessarily what's going to be his DNA. I think he's going to hit, and I think from an offensive standpoint, he will contribute."
"Every time that you come here [San Diego], you want to stay here," said Johnson, who makes his home in Las Vegas. "The park is great, the city is great … the fans are great. That's pretty much what you want. The staff, the team … it's a perfect fit."
"It's not my nature to oversell, but I think we've taken a huge step. We saw at the end of last year, having Kennedy, Cashner and Ross in the rotation, knowing where Luebke and Wieland have ended up this fall, adding Josh Johnson, the progression of Smith and Erlin … the guys who have yet to pitch in the big leagues."
"Not only to get back on the field but to perform at a high level. That's the one thing that I've taken pride in. I've never wanted to be and never will be a guy who just went out there [to] go through the motions and tried to get by."
"From a repertoire standpoint, if you pitch long enough in this league, you'll have to reinvent yourself a time or two. I've become more of a complete pitcher now. I throw a curveball and a cutter and a changeup and a split, a sinker. I throw some four-seam fastballs up in the zone. When I came up, I was more sinker-split-changeup, [with] an occasional breaking ball."
"We feel it's important to sign guys with the mindset that they're going to compete, give us innings and give our team a chance to win games. He was, really, one of the first targets that we had this offseason."
"Back up the (money) truck," the executive said before the sides agreed. "He's exactly what they need. I love Brian McCann. The offense – yikes. He might hit 35 home runs in that ballpark and he's an awesome clubhouse guy."
"I have no idea. I only know what we've offered him and what he's asked for. What he does in between is his business."
"I can tell you this. We have had no talks with any club about trading Billy Butler."
—Brad Ziegler and David Aardsma voiced their opinions on Jhonny Peralta's four-year deal with the Cardinals.
"We were working on throwing a circle changeup grip, and I tell you, I looked like Rick Vaughn [from the movie 'Major League.'] I was missing by 10 feet. I couldn't throw it. I was trying my hardest and couldn't do it. So I told Garvin [A's Minor League rehab pitching coordinator Garvin Alston], 'Let me throw a split-finger.' The first one was so nasty that it kind of handcuffed him with the glove and hit him in the shin He goes, 'All right, you got a splitter.' I don't want to toot my own horn, but it's disgusting. I've had catchers tell me not to throw it."
Nick Bacarella is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Roscoe is a 2- to 3-year-old charming guy, weighing about 50 pounds, with longish, wavy fur. He will roll over on his back for a tummy rub at the mere mention. He is very submissive — all he wants is to be loved and he will return it twofold. The rescue group believes a loving owner would have a keeper with Roscoe. For more information, email email@example.com or call 800-471-5822.
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I picked up this large beast of a vending machine a couple weeks ago when I got three other Oak machines from a junk shop. When I got the other three the owner insisted I take this big monster too. At the time I wasnt very excited about this thing, but it came on a large heavy cast iron stand with wheels (need to do alot of work on it-will post seperately one of these days) and I figured that with the stand included I could put it to use. This is what it looks like now. Drilled out the locks and it had $12 in quarters in it! Enough to pay for replacement locks anyway. Gonna restore this in a Harley Davidson theme. Found a vendor of the 2" capsules to go inside it with Harley key rings! Shoudl be really cool when I get it done. Will post pics in a couple weeks when I finish it.


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In Solano County, just as it has about everywhere else, transportation has hit a bottleneck.
There is only enough local, state and federal funding projected over the next 25 years for seven regionally important projects, according to the Solano County Transportation Authority.
Dozens more projects identified by cities, requiring billions of dollars, may not be completed.
Increasing the amount of local funding, however, for key transportation projects could help leverage scarce regional, state and federal funds, according to the authority board of seven mayors and one county supervisor. In December, it requested that a portion of the county's public facility fee charged to developers be earmarked for transportation projects.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider the request in the coming months.
The proposal could generate $18 million for key transportation projects over the next 10 years, Solano Transportation Authority Director Daryl Halls said. The money would be packaged for different project areas, including Vallejo and Benicia, which would receive a combined $5 million. There would also be an estimated $900,000 for express bus transit centers and train stations countywide.
"This would not be enough money to build every project, but it would help," Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson said. Patterson added that the money could pay for planning and engineering phases to get projects "shovel-ready."
Identified projects in Vallejo include improving access to the Solano County fairgrounds property from Highway 37 and Interstate 80. In Benicia, Columbus Parkway improvements are listed as a priority.
Both cities could receive money for transit centers or park-and-rides.
"Regional funding has become critical for these types of projects," Benicia Community Development Director Charlie Knox said. "It's the only certain source identified as available over the next few years."
Unlike neighboring Bay Area cities that have taxes and fees to pay for local transportation projects, Halls said Solano County's local funding mix is more limited. Solano County voters have rejected past sales tax measures; and while imposing higher fees on developers has been discussed, it is not being proposed at this time.
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Science students present research findings at Fall Research and Internship Forum
Science Division students presented their research findings at the annual Fall Research and Internship Forum held October 4 in Boyd Science Center.
The colloquium exhibited poster presentations of summer research projects, including the following:
Ryan Bechtel '08 and Adam Davis '09 presented "Habitat assessment for the potential reintroduction of the American Burying Beetle at The Wilds."
Anna Belyaevskaya '09 presented research she conducted with Dr. Clair Tessier, Ph.D. and Tatiana Eliseeva, "Inorganic silicon chemistry."
Rachel Hollis '08 and Ashleigh Lemon '08 presented "The distribution and abundance of gastropods infected with p. tenuis in different habitats at The Wilds," research they conducted with Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jim Dooley, Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy Santas and the Animal Management staff at The Wilds.
Amos Ludwig '08 presented "Studying and mapping potential habitat composition for wood frogs at the Wilds, a strip mine reclamation site."
Brandon McFarland '08 presented "Summer at Datatel."
Elizabeth R. Sickler '07 presented "Adipogenic differentiation and characterization of equine bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells," research she conducted with Martin A. Vidal, B.V.S., M.S., M.R.C.V.S., Sandra O. Robinson, B.S., Jeffrey M. Gimble, M.D., Ph.D., Mandi J. Lopez, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., D.A.C.V.S., Ashley M. Stokes, D.V.M., Ph.D. Equine Health Studies Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Laboratory for Equine and Comparative Orthopedic Research, Equine Health Studies Program, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Adam Cirone '07 presented research he conducted with Professor of Biology Dr. Danny Ingold, "The impact of vegetation structure and plant species composition on grassland birds abundance on a reclaimed strip-mine in Southeastern Ohio."
Lauren Harding '10 presented research she conducted with Professor of Biology Dr. Danny Ingold, "Nest-site fidelity in grassland birds on a reclaimed strip mine."
Charles Miller '08 presented "Synthesis and characterization of proton conducting ceramic materials," research he conducted with Michael Carrol, Jaiping Han and Hugo Schmidt of the National Science Foundation REU.
Caroline Padro '08 presented "Characterization of the distribution of voltage-gated potassium channel kv1.3 in the nodose ganglia and the response of kv1.3 to margatoxin," research she conducted with Patricia A. Glazebrook and Diana L. Kunze, Ph.D.
Jennifer Sorrell '09 presented research she conducted with Assistant Professor of Geology Shelley Judge, "20,000 leagues under the sea: climate change in the north Atlantic Ocean approximately 1.5 million years ago."
Bonnie Whitt '09 presented research she conducted with Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Amy Santas, "Biochemical evidence of the dystroglycan complex in epidermis."
Jonathan Treasure '08 presented "Salamander diversity on a reclaimed strip-mine, The Wilds, to find a correlation between the ages of reclaimed wood stands and salamander habitat preferences."
Tiffany Wolf '07, Kylie Johnson '10 and Jessica Turner '10 presented research they conducted with Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Jim Dooley, "The West Nile Disease at The Wilds." The three also presented "Study of Sparrow Hawks."
Jason Tarbert '09 presented research he conducted with Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Stephen Van Horn, "Developing a GIS for the Wills Creek Watershed."
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Chicago attorney Laurel Bellows will be leading lawyers into the future this year. On Tuesday, the American Bar Association (ABA) named Bellows president for a one-year term, and she says her goal is to help make the organization "more relevant."
To do this, Bellows intends to focus on promoting gender equality, advancing national cybersecurity and abolishing human trafficking. She has already created ABA task forces specifically for human trafficking and cybersecurity issues, saying many governments, businesses and law firms are unprepared for "cyberwarfare."
Bellows and her husband, Joel Bellows, run their own law firm, The Bellows Law Group, in Chicago. She has expertise in workplace disputes, employment contracts, severance agreements and executive compensation.
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TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. -- The town's renewal of a contract to board dogs through the town of Esopus facility still hasn't solved the problem of dealing with calls for sheltering cats.
The contract was approved during an Ulster Town Board meeting last week, with officials authorizing payments of $12 per dog per day.
Ulster town Animal Control Officer Aimori Brown during a telephone interview Monday said there are three to seven dogs boarded during the summer but very few during the winter.
"Currently I have no dogs and just placed the last two that I had," she said.
"I receive 20 to 30 complaints monthly," Brown said. "A lot of times I will get there and the owner has already come to get their dog. It's a lot more during the summer because it's nice out and people are letting their dogs out."
Housing dogs had been a problem because the Esopus town facility is about 30 miles from Brown's office.
"It was a problem more so before we got a contract with Hurley," she said. "I've ended up with dogs at my house until I could (get to Esopus) ... because a lot of times I would pick up a dog that you know is owned and clearly just got out without a collar and it's well taken care of. I would drive it all the way to Esopus and an hour later the owner would call me and they have all the information."
However, Brown said the bigger problem is how to deal with cats because there is often no shelter space available.
"It's constant with cats and I would say weekly I get five to seven calls just on cats," she said.
"I have tons of calls for cats but there's no place for me to take them," Brown said. "I can't put them in the kennel. The SPCA does a trap and release type thing, but most of the people that call me have found a cat under their porch who just had kittens and they don't want to pay for it because it's not theirs."
Brown said the Saugerties Animal Shelter does care for cats, but is often has no space for new ones.
"I also work with a rescue that is down near Middletown and try to get them to take some of my cats down there, too," she said. "But there are a lot of cats and if people don't neuter them and fix them in a year cats can have several litters. So it can turn into a huge problem."
Brown noted that well-meaning people can make problems worse when they encounter stray cats.
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Oblique, not thumb, sends Hanigan to DL
CINCINNATI -- Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan has been nagged by a sore right thumb for nearly two weeks. But that wasn't the injury that put him on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday.
Hanigan has a strained left oblique, which he apparently injured on Friday vs. the Marlins in the ninth inning.
"He did that on the pitch to [Rob] Brantly when he struck out on a high fastball from [Aroldis] Chapman. [Hanigan] went up to get it," Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
To replace Hanigan, the Reds selected the contract of veteran catcher Corky Miller from Triple-A Louisville. Reliever Nick Masset was moved to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster for Miller. Devin Mesoraco is likely to get a majority of the starts while Hanigan is out.
Miller, 37, was batting .111 in eight games at Louisville. Although he's spent parts of 10 seasons in the Majors since 2001, he has only 199 games played and is a career .188 hitter. Miller last played in the Majors for Cincinnati in 2010.
What Miller brings is defense and a strong ability to work with pitchers. That's a primary reason why he's remained part of the organization for as long as he has and gets invited to Spring Training each year.
"He knows them all," Baker said. "I expressed to Corky in spring time that, 'You're not a coach yet. You're not far from it, but you're not a coach yet.' He's still a player. He brings a lot to the table. Actually, Corky is Mesoraco's mentor. Whenever he's struggling with a facet of his game, he calls Corky."
Hanigan was batting .079 (3-for-38) and will get the opportunity to rest his thumb as well. His DL stint is the latest in what's been a tough month for injuries around the Reds. Through the first 18 games, left fielder Ryan Ludwick (shoulder surgery), reliever Sean Marshall (shoulder tendinitis), ace Johnny Cueto (right lat strain) and Hanigan are all currently on the DL.
"We just have to keep rolling regardless of all these things happening," Baker said.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This tea set is something that has been in our toy box for several years and is still played with today. Toys R Us where I bought this from recommend this toy for children over 3 years. However I bought this for our son when he was 2 and he played with it with no problems from this age I just watched him with the teaspoons as I can't think of any other reason why this wouldn't be suitable for children from 2 years old.
The tea set includes a tray, tea pot with lid, sugar pot with lid, milk jug and four cups with saucers and teaspoons. They are all made from plastic and can be used in both the dishwasher and microwave. Now I am not sure when you would actually put this in the microwave for a child to play with but I do know that the dishwasher cleans them nicely when we have used them as a tea party set and they have remained bright and have remained undamaged in any way.
My son enjoys playing with this set and has done for several years and whilst it isn't an everyday played with item he does keep coming back to it time and again to have tea parties for his teddies and myself and his dad. All the items in the set are nice and easy for a child to hold and manipulate. My son is able to use the milk jug and he can pour easily from the tea pot and was able to do so from the age of 2. Even with liquid in the tea pot he still manages to lift it easily and manoeuvre it around to make sure everyone gets a drink. The spoons are nicely curved and can actually hold items within it such as a sweet or liquid from the cups. The tea pot lid is a nice secure fit and is neither too tight that when neither lifting it off liquid sprays everywhere nor so loose that it falls off when tipped.
One of the main appeals for my son and me when purchasing this tea set was that it wasn't a pink coloured one. He had set his heart on having a tea set for picnics and parties with his teddies but even at 2 he didn't want a pink one and the bright colures of red blue and yellow definitely appealed to him and have continued to do so even now that he is nearly 5 years old. I think the fact that the colours are so bright and unisex makes it a great set for a boy or a girl and it is certainly appealing to both sexes whenever he has friends round to play. The other good thing about the colour of the set is that it hasn't faded in anyway despite being in the dishwasher a few times and still looks nice and vibrant even after nearly 3 years' worth of play.
Overall I would definitely recommend this tea set it is well made and very robust the bright colours of it appeals to boys and girls and even after nearly 3 years' worth of play it still looks great with no fading or warping of the plastic a full 5 stars from our household. At 12.99 from Toys R Us I think it is well worth its money for the great imaginative play it has given my son.
My daughter turned two at Christmas last year and one of the things she was to be receiving was a kitchen so i wanted her to have some other accessories to play with, so one of the extras my mum bought her was the Just Like Home Tea Set. It has turned out to be more popular than the actual kitchen!!!
The tea set is made up of a teapot, four cups, four saucers, four spoons, milk jug and a sugar bowl and all come on a good sized plastic tray. While the colours of the set are the primary colours i wouldn't say it is necessarily brightly coloured but it is an appealing set for children. I would say it is quite a basic set and have since seen others that appear better in my opinion, but saying that my daughter loves it and may not have enjoyed a different one just as much.
The set isn't very large but it isn't too small for toddlers to play with, i think it is just an ideal size for little hands!
My daughter has a really good imagination and a large part of her play is role play and this set is just fantastic for that purpose, she loves to pretend to make me a cup of tea (or a brew as she calls it) and she likes to make me sit on the floor on a little rug and have the drink with her. If i'm busy she will quite happily get a teddy and doll to sit down and make them a drink and i love the fact that at two years old she has the imagination to do this. In addition to the tea set, my daughter likes to put a plate of food on the tray to serve to me too, usually something random like broccoli or strawberry!
The recommended age for this tea set is 18 months+ which is a good age to start to get their imaginations running! The set is really durable even though i wouldn't say it actually looks particularly strong but it has survived allsorts from my daughter and hasn't even got a mark on it!! All the items in the set are easy to clean but they are dishwasher safe if you wish to wash them that way.
I really like this tea set, my little girl has had many hours of enjoyment out of it and i think it has really enhanced her role play skills which can only be a good thing. I love that it comes with a tray as its great to watch her put all the things together on the tray to serve it up, something that she hasn't actually ever seen before so is ultimately her imagination that has enabled her to do this! I can't recommend this tea set enough, i think anything that helps develop your child in such a way is a really essential thing to have and at £12.99 thats a bargain for such a great item!
My daughter, who is 3, has had this set for a couple of years now, and it has been a vital part of her toy collection, being played with, I won't say every single day, but in the least once a week since the day she received it.
What you get in the set is a plastic tray, 4 cups, 4 saucers, 4 spoons, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 1 milk jug, and 1 tea pot. All are in bright colours, a mixture of yellow, red, and two shades of blue, and they are all made from sturdy durable plastic.
I'd asked for a tea set for my daughter for her first Christmas, and this is the one she was given. At first I was a bit disappointed because I thought it looked quite basic, and I was sure you could get better ones, but anyway, this is what we got. I now feel a bit guilty about being disappointed because my daughter has really had (and still gets) a lot of enjoyment out of the set.
The set is just the right size for little hands, it is a lot smaller and more lightweight than standard sized cups, plates etc but not as tiny as some miniature sets I have seen. The cups are big enough for kids to pretend to drink out of, even adults, and they are small enough for children to carry around on the tray when serving up meals!
The fact that there are 4 cups, saucers, & spoons allows children to role play together, making cups of tea for each other, or even for a child to play alone serving up lunch for their toys or teddies. My daughter has often had little tea parties with her bath toys (of all things?!) and would sit them around the tray and feed them individually with the spoons, and then give them drinks and the like.
What is also often played with in conjunction with this tea set is Play-doh, especially when other kids are involved. They seem to love making food creations out of the Play-doh and serving it up on the 4 saucers, and pretending to eat it with the spoons. This has been a favourite with her older cousins, as they have more imagination and skill to create such things, and it really captivates my daughter when they produce sausage, beans and chips made from Play-doh!
The good thing about this set that it does come with its own tray, so the parts are less likely to get lost in the bottom of a toy box because all the parts of the set can stay on the tray. My daughter's just permanently sits on her table top, and she knows to return all items to the tray once she has finished. I won't pretend we haven't lost a spoon though!! The tray is also an advantage in that the child can easily transport numerous items from one person to another without dropping things.
This tea set has been one of my daughter's favourite toys and it is something she has never seemed to tire of, so far. As well as role playing, she also uses the cups as little storage areas for some of her tiny toys. This is because the tea pot lid actually fits quite snugly on the cups, so she likes to hide things in here and make a 'present for mummy'. Which is very nice of her.
I think sets like these are essential in a child's life to teach them about role-playing, playing with others, and just general imaginative play. No child's toy box should be without one.
We've had it over two years now and it isn't yet showing any real signs of wear and tear. I have washed the full set a couple of times (in normal washing up water) and this has not deteriorated it in any way. And it does actually say you can put it through the dishwasher, or microwave (is that just taking the whole role playing thing a bit too far...??)
All in all, it's a fantastic set, very basic but serves its purpose brilliantly. I suppose I should be thankful it's not pink...
I can highly recommend this set for anyone who wants their child to have a good, decent tea set. It doesn't have too many items or any fancy extras, no unusual items that a child wouldn't know what to do with, and no really small parts to go missing (apart from the odd spoon).
Dimensions are 27x37x10cm (I presume this is the tray)
Available at Toys R Us for £11.99
The ridiculous thing is neither me or my husband drink tea, and we don't own a real teapot!!!


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It started all the way back in week 1. How can the Panthers possible hope to contain the athleticism of Bishop Luers?
Snider passed the test.
But still the talk continued. People predicted Snider wouldn't be able to topple big and burly Penn, but were proven wrong.
The Panthers beat North Side twice, knocked off undefeated Homestead and overcame three quarters of struggles to knock off Fishers.
So when all the conversation this week went to how Snider was possibly going to be able to handle the Merrillville offensive machine, The Pig yawned. He had heard all this before, Snider Nation has been hearing it all season.
Well, look at the Panthers now. If Snider can prove people wrong one more time, the Panthers will be state champions.
This Panthers team is multi-dimensional, and they displayed that in Friday's victory over the Pirates. Brandon Phelps continued his superb postseason play with a game in which he, with the exception of one bad throw, protected the ball and made plays when needed.
The three-headed running back crew of Je'Norie Smith, Nic Reese and Tyrell Swain has never been better this season, amassing 208 yards rushing and working time off the clock.
And can you say anything more about Weston Painter, the All-SAC lineman who fought through a left knee injury to play some big minutes for the Panthers on Friday. Snider coach Kurt Tippmann was visibly emotional after the game when asked about Painter's effort, a superhuman one considering how the senior was on Wednesday when he was doubtful for the game.
Snider will hear the talk, the accolades thrown around about how dominant Lawrence Central has been all season. But the Panthers have heard it all before, how this team or that team was the one that was finally going to expose them.
It hasn't happened yet.
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CHICAGO — Arlington Heights, Ill.-based ITW Muller's machine-stretch-wrap film called Reducer came out earlier this year and the company showcased it at Pack Expo Oct. 28-31, along with its Pak-Air and Octopus "B" Series Rotary Ring Stretch Wrapper, which allows fresh produce companies to wrap pallets of product in a variety of ways and utilize the company's patented "tail-tuck" technology.
The "tail-tuck" aspect means the machine finishes the wrapping process by running a thin, strong band of wrap around the product and tucks the tail underneath one of the thicker layers to ensure the wrap doesn't come undone until the receiver wants it to.
"The Octopus … is a high-quality stretch wrapper that wraps pallet loads," said Dan Schmidt, business development manager. "What makes it unique is its ring technology. It's a rotary ring design that helps save film that works at high speeds to wrap loads to optimal loads while using the least amount of film.
"The tail-tucker technology has been popular in the produce industry. Recently, we sold one of these machines to an orange shipper. What they liked is the ability is the ability to rope down the end of their load and also the tail-tucker is a great feature to use with ventilated film."
Schmidt says ITW actively seeks to expand its volume of business with fresh produce companies.
Pak-Air is a stretch wrap ventilation system in which the company's "patented Pak-Air carriage cuts standard machine grade stretch film into bands. This allows the load to breathe while still providing excellent strength to properly secure the load," according to a company news release.
It's billed as being ideal for fresh or frozen produce, geared to be simpler, more reliable and more cost-effective than netting or other ventilated options. The rolled edge of the bands "creates a hem for superior strength," according to the company.
The Reducer is another ITW Muller product with fresh produce industry applications.
"Combined with ITW Muller's Pak-Air Ventilation System, the Reducer film can be ventilated for fresh produce," said Michael Klear, market development manager. "Reducer also contracts around pallet loads without damaging boxes, keeping produce from being smashed during wrapping or transportation."
The clear film, which boasts the highest force-to-film weight ratio on the market, according to the company, can stretch up to 300% without losing stiffness.
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MONTVALE, N.J. A&P announced that it will close 25 stores in five states as the company begins the implementation and execution phase of its comprehensive turnaround. The affected stores include locations in close proximity to other company stores, those facing real estate and cost issues, and underperforming non-core stores. The store closures are expected to be completed in the company's fiscal third quarter.
A&P president and CEO Sam Martin said, "As part of our turnaround, we have initiated a detailed review of our store footprint and have decided to close these 25 locations. While this was a very difficult decision that will unfortunately impact some of our customers, partners, communities and employees, these actions are absolutely necessary to strengthen A&P's operating foundation and improve our performance going forward. We will help our affected colleagues pursue other positions across the company should open positions be available."
Martin continued, "We are moving forward aggressively to advance our turnaround and position A&P for a strong future. Even as we reduce our store base and drive efficiencies across our Company, A&P continues to remodel stores and take other important steps to enhance our customers' experience across our store formats. To this end, we are set to re-open two newly remodeled stores in the coming month."


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06 th – 08th December 2010 At Cape Town International Convention Centre
Ikapa Media (event organisers) and partners invite you to participate in the ICT AFRICA SUMMIT 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
The ICT Africa Summit is an Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) event addressing a wide range of ICT issues in Africa. NEPAD Council's 2008 NEPAD ICT Africa Summit event was organized as an integral part of NOVATECH – The ICT Africa Summit Marketplace in collaboration with Pro-Invest – www.proinvest-eu.org. Pro-Invest is a common initiative of the European Commission (EC) and Institutions from the ACP States (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) to stimulate Euro-African cooperation.
The conference successfully ended on the 15th of February 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over 300 participants came from more than 40 countries in Africa and abroad to meet and greet, teach, and learn, make connections and move business forward. Dozens of new ideas on ICT development in Africa, business opportunities and lessons learnt from other regions of the world were shared. With technical tutorials, peer reviewed technical presentations, demonstrations, industry exhibitions, business to business meetings, and networking during lunch and dinner events, NOVATECH – The NEPAD ICT Africa Summit market place was a memorable event.
More importantly, NEPAD Council came out of the conference with concrete action items to address some of the most important issues discussed at the conference. Partnerships with other organizations were forged during the conference to facilitate the execution of identified programs.
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No, it is not elitist to say the emperor isn't wearing clothes. But it is an act of elitism for a small group of self-prescribed "militant atheists" (Dawkins' term) to go around assuming that specific peoples in specific cultures can't find answers to their own issues, and thus need the rational Westerners to tell them what's what.
Who cares what they think? Why should India or Tibet or Thailand care what they have to say about their practices? Those guys aren't from that culture - they didn't grow up there, they don't have a personal connection to the culture at all. They are merely observing from the outside, interpreting what they see from their own cultural lens and therefore establishing erroneous solutions on that basis.
Like I said, I'm the first person to criticize most organized religions, especially those espousing blind faith. But I'm not so pompous as to think that everyone except me is getting it wrong.
They don't have to specifically come out and say "only white Westeners have the answers" - their actions say it for them. Batchelor is a prime example: reading into the scriptures with his own interpretations, practically casting aside all evidence to the contrary of his theories, relegating important Buddhist concepts to mere normalities of a period. It's one thing not to believe, but another to deny importance and even historical validity. That is selfish and culturally insensitive.
Please read my statements again - I never once said those guys are racist. I said their positions, their insistence on rejecting all things religious and spiritual, comes off as racist - appears racist in nature.
By denying whole cultures the right to define their own experiences, their own truths - ones that work for them specifically - by denying this right, they are being culturally insensitive and maybe even a little racist. You don't have to say "I hate black people" to act in a way that proves it.
This insistence on pure materialist science is the same tradition that our modern technologies come from that are killing off ecosystems and biodiversity on this planet.
f there are parts of a religious tradition that are oppressing its members and/or are concentrating power into the hands of just a select few, these parts should be strongly criticized and addressed. That being said, it's not up to us outsiders to determine what should be done. How about we let people determine what's best for them, as they have done? They don't need us to come over there and save them. And besides, as I've said before, the West has proven time and time again they aren't so good at that anyway.
Dawkins, Batchelor, Hitchens and the like have some very important things to say about the tremendous downsides of organized religion. But they rarely take the time to give cultures and ethnicities the chance to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's not up to a handful of so-called scientists to determine what's good practice for people thousands of miles away from them. What gives them the right to do that? If they were to come down here to the Southern U.S. and walk into a black church or family, they would be laughed out the door. Their efforts are futile in light of their ultimate aim - do you honestly expect them to acheive the end of religion? Of course not. If a culture does away with a tradition, its because they were ready to do so (or were forced to by an outside, which is what the West seems to be good at doing).
And there's a huge difference between the way pure materialist science is practiced and the sciences that allow further investigation into non-material phenomena. As a couple of the articles I have posted have stated, there's nothing wrong with invoking the scientific method into non-material phenomena. We may just as well find out that nothing of spiritual or non-material substance can be tested in this way, but the norm in science has been to reject the possibility before ever even finding out if it's actually possible. This is patently non-scientific even according to their own definitions.
I never said anything about questioning religion as a taboo. Just because a particular religious belief or notion doesn't fit with our own definitions of logic and reason doesn't mean it's not a functional part of another's life. My parents believe in the christian god, devil/satan, and most all of what the bible says about everything. This doesn't mean they aren't able to hold intelligent, well-reasoned discussions about these issues without resorting to religious faith (and they have had such discussions with me and others on numerous ocassions). Furthermore, their particular beliefs serve a certain FUNCTION in their lives - family and cultural traditions, and remaining close to those traditions so they don't forget where they come from.
But then again, it can also be said that you don't have to give up your religion to do it either. And if the religion can help people do it, what's wrong with that? Our energy is better used encouraging the capacity in people to do good deeds than trying to get them to rid themselves of long-held beliefs. It's not our place and we shouldn't want it to be.
clw_uk wrote:Dhammakid wrote:I too am not too thrilled with Batchelor's insistence that Buddhism is specifically atheist/agnostic
clw_uk wrote:clw_uk wrote:Dhammakid wrote:I too am not too thrilled with Batchelor's insistence that Buddhism is specifically atheist/agnostic
Also you didnt answer my question
Whats wrong with Buddha being Atheist/Agnostic?
Shonin wrote:Does Batchelor say that the Buddha was agnostic, or only that he is agnostic?
Agree with him or not, Batchelor is worth reading.Sanghamitta wrote:I am definitely going to read it. There has to be an interesting reason for people, some of whom appear from their posts in general to be rational and considerate, talking of burning books. That's a fear response if I have ever seen one.
Sanghamitta wrote:...talking of burning books. That's a fear response if I have ever seen one.
Which is to say, you have not read any of his books? Millions of Muslims screamed for Rushdie's death without ever having read a word he wrote. We can do better than that.BlackBird wrote:Sanghamitta wrote:...talking of burning books. That's a fear response if I have ever seen one.
I was just employing a hyperbole to show my rabid distaste for Batchelor's ideas (which I have second hand knowledge of),
BlackBird wrote:...to show my rabid...
Unfortunately, no known vaccine - but I do like Tilt's idea!BlackBird wrote: Batchelor's ideas
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Heyward remembers Jackie as a role model
ATLANTA -- The movie "42," the recently-released Hollywood version of Jackie Robinson's story, resonates with Braves right fielder Jason Heyward.
What is especially significant for Heyward is that Robinson understood what it meant to be a role model.
"You have to understand people are watching you, especially the kids," Heyward said. "It's about handling yourself the right way, which he did. Playing the game on the field a certain way, hustling, doing all the little things."
The Braves and Royals honored Robinson's legacy Tuesday night by wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. In 1997, under the direction of Commissioner Bud Selig, Robinson's No. 42 was retired across all of Major League Baseball in an unprecedented tribute.
Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez, who is of Cuban heritage, said Robinson did not just open the door for African-Americans, but for all nationalities.
"I read the book. I couldn't imagine all the pressure he was under to play a game," Gonzalez said.
The Braves currently have three African-American players in the outfield, but Heyward is not sure what impact this will have on Atlanta's youth.
"It's about opportunity," Heyward said.
What he meant was that kids are playing more football than baseball by a wide margin, partly because there are far more college scholarships available in NCAA Division I football (85) than baseball (11.7).
Heyward has another connection to Robinson, who played at UCLA. Heyward's uncle, Kenneth Washington, was a basketball player at UCLA and part of the early Bruins dynasty (1963-66) under coach John Wooden. In addition, both Heyward and Robinson were born in Georgia.
"Pretty cool," he said.
Ray Glier is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What's your toddler's personality type?
Knowing this could impact your parenting style more than you realise. more
Your child's body has numerous glands that work behind the scenes distributing hormones that direct your child's growth and metabolism. Sometimes, this system malfunctions and your child can develop growth disorders like hypopituitarism, and metabolic disorders such as diabetes and hypothyroidism. The majority of these disorders will require treatment; some of them will require lifelong treatment.
Learn more about glands and hormones to learn how hormones affect your child's growth and metabolism and find out what to expect when something goes wrong.
Written by Rebecca Stigall for Kidspot, Australiaés parenting resource for family health. Sources include Better Health Channel, NSW Health and Health Insite.
Last revised: Wednesday, 3 February 2010
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Pronounced: u-STA-shi-an tube dis-FUNC-shin
The eustachian tube is a small canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper throat. Its purpose is to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear with the pressure outside it.
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) occurs when the tube fails to open during swallowing or yawning. This results in a difference between the air pressure inside and outside the middle ear.
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ETD is caused by poor function or blockage of the eustachian tube, including:
This condition is more common in children.
Factors that may increase your chance of getting ETD include:
Symptoms can include:
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your ears will be examined. If your case is severe, you may need to see an otolaryngologist, a doctor who specializes in ear disorders.
You may have tests done on your ears. This may include:
The following measures may improve clogging, discomfort, or pain:
If the symptoms do not go away within a few hours or are severe, your doctor may advise the following medications:
In rare cases, a myringotomy may be necessary. An incision will be made in the eardrum to allow the pressure to equalize and the fluid to drain.
To help reduce your chances of getting ETD, take the following steps:
American Hearing Research Foundation
Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians
Canadian Academy of Audiology
The Canadian Hearing Society
Barotrauma. American Hearing Research Foundation website. Available at: http://american-hearing.org/disorders/barotrauma. Updated October 2012. Accessed September 17, 2015.
Eustachian tube dysfunction. McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website. Available at: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handouts/eustachian%5Ftube%5Fdysfunction/eustachian%5Ftube%5Fdysfunction.html. Accessed September 17, 2015.
Eustachian tube dysfunction. Patient UK website. Available at: http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Eustachian-Tube-Dysfunction.htm. Updated February 24, 2015. Accessed September 17, 2015.
General information about nasopharyngeal cancer. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/nasopharyngeal/Patient. Updated August 12, 2015. Accessed September 17, 2015.
Last reviewed August 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
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From the Smithsonian's Museum of African-American History and Culture …
Performance Reading: Some Sing, Some Cry:
A Conversation and Performance Featuring Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayesa
Friday, September 17, 2010 ? 7? PM Natural History Museum?
Authors Ntozake Shange (for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf) and her sister Ifa Bayesa (The Ballad of Emmett Till) read from their new novel Some Sing, Some Cry. Set against such seismic events in American history as post-Civil War Reconstruction and two world wars, the book follows the Mayfield family as they migrate from a rice plantation off the coast of South Carolina to Charleston and cities beyond. The evening also includes a performance by vocalists and a string ensemble of original compositions by Ifa Bayesa.