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Papadosio Announces Rootwire Festival Additions
The Rootwire Festival, returning to Kaeppner's Woods in Logan, Ohio August 15-18, announced today a second round of performers, presenters and visual artists for its fourth annual event. More than simply a 'music festival', Rootwire is a multi-day event that envelops those in attendance in a cascading flow of artistic expression from live music to painting, installation to performance art, presentations, workshops, ceremony and more.
Additions to the Rootwire experience include Dirtwire featuring David Satori of Beats Antique, speaker John Perry Barlow (lyricist for the Grateful Dead/String Cheese Incident and founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation).
The heart and soul of Papadosio's artistic expression, Rootwire is an expedition into light, nature, sound, community and healing awaits all those in attendance. A multi-media representation of the event is well-defined in this online video: http://youtu.be/qfTl6p_I4uc
"Ask anyone who has been to Rootwire and they will tell you it is so much more than another fill in the blank music festival. It has been designed with you and your personal experience and growth in mind," says Anthony Thogmartin, guitarist/vocalist in Papadosio. "We hope that you will come share in our celebration of life; that you will take something with you, so that well after the festival is over and months have passed, what was created together in the humble hills of Ohio will continue to bring you joy and inspiration along your path."
Since its inception in 2010, Rootwire has grown to be one of the premier live music and arts events in the Midwest – and is the on-going creative project of the nationally touring electronic/rock syndicate Papadosio. Well known for their relentless touring schedule, mindful melodies and transcendent tracks, Papadosio has become one of the major acts today seeking to reshape and transform the music festival landscape. Through their own eyes and ears, they have witnessed miracles and mishaps of festival culture alike and threw the first Rootwire as a way to create and practice their model for an ideal gathering. Every year since, the line-up and scope of the festival has grown, culminating in the critically acclaimed RW2K12, easily the most exciting and elegant Rootwire to date.
New Music Additions
Dirtwire (feat. David Satori of Beats Antique)
Delhi 2 Dublin
The Egg
Adham Shaikh
The Human Experience
The Coop
The Main Squeeze
Asian Teacher Factory
Deaf Scene
The Heavy Pets
Cosby Sweater
Indigo Sun
Broccoli Samurai
Rempel + Soulacybin
Kalpataru Tree
Lux Moderna
John Perry Barlow (Lyricist of the Grateful Dead/String Cheese Incident and founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Dixon's Violin
David John Weber + Philosophical
Lindsay Nova
Antonio Merlo
Chuck Baskette
Visual Artists
Josh Audiss
Morgan Mandala
Olivia Curry
Bonnie Goodson
Emily Kell
Tom Reed
Sarah Tracy
Justin Roberts
Kat Francis
Rootwire Festival Full Lineup:
Papadosio x3
Karsh Kale Live Band
Hundred Waters
Mark Henson (Art)
Amanda Sage (Art)
Chris Dyer (Art)
John Perry Barlow (Presenter)
Grandfather Mazatzin (Presenter)
Jeet-Kei Leung (Presenter)
Bluetech/Evan Marc
Marco Benevento Trio
Dirtwire (feat. David Satori of Beats Antique)
Delhi 2 Dublin
The Egg
Adham Shaikh
The Malah
The Human Experience
The Mike Dillon Band
The Coop
Krystleyez (Art)
Michael + Violet Divine (Art)
Randal Roberts (Art)
Ka Amorastreya (Art)
Paradiso + Rasamayi (Presenter)
Ehren + Reneé Cruz (Presenter)
Adam Apollo (Presenter)
Kyrstyn Pixton
Aligning Minds
Deaf Scene
The Main Squeeze
The Heavy Pets
Asian Teacher Factory
Rempel +Soulacybin
Michael Garfield
Christian Jaxtheimer (Art)
Simon Haiduk (Art)
Josh Audiss (Art)
Andrew Wagner (Art)
Andy Reed (Art)
Julie North (Presenter)
Lindsay Nova (Presenter)
Srikalogy + Bhakti Dojo (Presenter)
Alokananda (Presenter)
Liza Hunter (Presenter)
Doe Hart (Presenter)
Cosby Sweater
Broccoli Samurai
Third Nature
Sweet Melis (Art)
Fabián Jiménez (Art)
Chris Morphis (Art)
Rae Vena (Art)
Morgan Mandala (Art)
Olivia Curry (Art)
Emily Kell (Art)
Bonnie Goodson (Art)
Tom Reed (Art)
Sarah Tracy (Art)
Justin Roberts (Art)
Kat Francis (Art)
Antonio Merlo (Presenter)
Chuck Baskette (Presenter)
David John Weber (Presenter)
Philosophical (Presenter)
Tickets for the Fourth Annual Rootwire Music Festival include all 4 days and nights of camping, parking, and all entertainment are available now at http://www.inticketing.com/
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Study of a Melanoma Vaccine in Stage IIb, IIc, and III Melanoma Patients (MAVIS)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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First received: February 26, 2012
Last updated: September 6, 2017
Last verified: September 2017
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The purpose of this study is to determine how safe and how well POL-103A works in preventing the relapse of melanoma after patients who have undergone surgery.
|Biological: POL-103A Biological: POL-103A without API
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Adaptive Phase 3 Trial of POL-103A Polyvalent Melanoma Vaccine in Post-resection Melanoma Patients With a High Risk of Recurrence
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MedlinePlus related topics: MelanomaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Polynoma LLC:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) [ Time Frame: 362 events ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 472 events ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Actual Study Start Date:
|April 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 30, 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 1, 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: POL-103A without API
Biological: POL-103A without API
Placebo is administered intradermally, divided into 4 injections (0.2 mL each injection) into the volar surface of forearms and into the anterior upper thighs
|Experimental: POL-103A
Biological: POL-103A
POL-103A is administered intradermally, divided into 4 injections (0.2 mL each injection) into the volar surface of forearms and into the anterior upper thighs
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed Stage IIb, IIc, III melanoma
- Surgical resection within 90 days of first dosing
- Persons with positive sentinel nodes must have a complete lymphadenectomy
- ECOG performance status 0 or 1
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any prior melanoma treatment other than surgery or regional irradiation
- Diagnosis of non-cutaneous melanoma or melanoma with unknown primary origin
- Use of biologic response modifiers within 60 days of first dosing
- Subjects with history of other malignancy within past 5 years (with exceptions)
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Polynoma LLC
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|Craig Slingluff, M.D.
|University of Virginia Hospital
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|Study First Received:
|February 26, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 6, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas
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text: Boudin's first demonstration bakery opened on Fisherman's Wharf more than 30 years ago. Today, you can watch from the observation window and glass-walled catwalk as the flour is pumped into the mixer, the dough is tossed, hand-finished and baked into nearly 10,000 loaves of fresh sourdough, French, and European breads. Daily self-guided tours with complimentary bread tasting.


text: Despite new report, W.Va. officials still oppose Obama climate plan By Ken Ward Jr. September 27, 2013 Story Share Read the main story about the report here.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Climate scientists are more certain than ever that human activity is causing global warming, but the latest comprehensive report did nothing to weaken opposition from most West Virginia political leaders to the Obama administration's plan to cut greenhouse emissions from coal-fired power plants.Several top elected officials, asked to react to the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, repeated their previous harsh criticism of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to set the first-ever carbon dioxide limits for new power plants.Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., blasted the EPA for "pressing ahead with a unilateral solution that will undercut American jobs" while "minimally impacting domestic emissions.""Hammering the American coal industry, raising costs for consumers and manufacturers, and slowing economic growth is not the solution," said Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.In its report, released Friday in Stockholm, the IPCC concluded again that the warming of the planet is "unequivocal," citing a range of evidence that includes temperature measurements, melting glaciers, declining sea ice and increased concentrations of greenhouse gases."It should serve as yet another wake-up call that our activities today will have a profound impact on society, not only for us but for many generations to come," said World Meteorological Organization Secretary General Michel Jarraud, who chaired the IPCC group that wrote the report.The Gazette-Mail asked Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and members of the state's congressional delegation to respond to several questions in the wake of the latest climate change findings. Elected officials were asked, "Do you agree with the IPCC finding that human-induced climate change is a significant problem that needs urgent action? Why or why not?" They also were asked what, if any, policies they proposed in response to the IPCC findings.Delegate David McKinley, R-W.Va., said, "No other specific policy actions are needed at this time," citing what he said are problems with the IPCC's latest report."In their report, they could not explain why mercury [temperature] has stopped rising," McKinley said. "They also acknowledged another possibility: Maybe it was wrong and there might have been an overestimate of the response to increasing greenhouse gas."McKinley said coal is being singled out, while other human activities -- he cited specifically the destruction of tropical rainforests -- also are potentially major causes of global warming. Actually, the U.N.-sponsored IPCC increased from 90 percent to at least 95 percent its certainty that global warming is caused by human activities, mostly carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, oil and gas."Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and changes in all components of the climate system," the IPCC said in its 36-page summary of its 2,000-page full report. "Limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions."The IPCC said the so-called "hiatus," a slowdown in warming over the past 15 years, likely can be explained by natural variability from short-term records and don't reflect long-term trends. The 1998-2012 period frequently cited by skeptics of man-made global warming, for example, began with an especially warm year that disguises the longer-term trend, the report said. Tomblin and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., did not respond to the Gazette-Mail's questions about the IPCC report.Rahall did not respond to the question about whether he agrees with the IPCC's conclusions about global warming and its causes.Instead, his office issued a statement in which Rahall said he has "long advocated increased investments in fossil fuel energy research and development, such as carbon capture and sequestration."These are technologies that would create good manufacturing jobs here at home and could be exported to the rest of the world to truly address the rise in global emissions," Rahall said.As with previous IPCC reports, this first phase of the group's fifth assessment focuses on the physical science of climate change. A report summarizing the latest research on mitigation strategies -- such as carbon capture systems -- is due in April 2014.In his response to the Gazette-Mail, Manchin said, "I have always said that I believe that the world is going through a period of changing climate, and I have never denied the human impact on our climate." However, Manchin went on to say, "Blaming America for climate change is not a solution to climate change. This is a global problem."Andrew Beckner, a spokesman for Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said the senator and his top advisers are reviewing the IPCC report."He's believed for a long time that the science is real, and that we need to address climate change as a matter of government policy," Beckner said. "Recognizing that, Senator Rockefeller has worked hard to create incentives for the development and deployment of clean-coal technology, and plans to do so again to meet the growing demand for cleaner energy sources while helping reduce harmful CO2 emissions."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 4 Getting deep on WVU's penchant for getting deep 5 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 Justice 'frustrated' by court's handling of Massey case Previous Story Judge tosses UMW benefit case against Peabody, Arch Next Story


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"I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point."
In this 1989 video tutorial, actor Michael Caine talks in a very direct, simple, practical way about the craft of acting specifically for films — it's all about the eyes, the camera, and ignoring everything else. Caine, of course, is a superb actor who somehow has never really gotten his due in the history books — he runs the gamut from pop films to absolutely personal works, and manages to excel in every role he tackles. In sharp contract to lots of theoretical approaches to working in film, Caine demonstrates here a whole arsenal of methods, techniques, and strategies that make him such an effective screen presence.
As he told Sean O'Neal in 2011, "I'm forever testing myself. As a person and as an actor, I have no sense of competition. I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better. Let me put it this way: If you're sitting in a movie and you're watching me, and you say, 'Isn't that Michael Caine a wonderful actor?' then I've failed. If I'm a really wonderful actor, you'll forget [I'm acting] because you're going 'What's going to happen to [my character] now?' That's a movie actor, and that's what I try to be."
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With the Napa Valley Wicker Gas Fire Pit Table, you get a beautiful, flexible design that looks great. This fire pit table looks as beautiful as it is sturdy. It comes outfitted with a gorgeous slate-like tile with swirls of browns, tans and greys.
- Dimensions: 50" L x 38" W x 22" H
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- Heat Output: 107,000 BTUs
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The versatile Napa Valley Wicker Gas Fire Pit Table goes with many styles of furniture, so you will be able to match your outdoor decor easily. The tile top easily comes out in order to add your own personal touch to this fire pit. Constructed with a powder coated aluminum frame, the top is finished with a Spray Stone Top Surface. Store you propane tank easily under the base; if you prefer natural gas, you can easily convert this unit. With an electronic ignition system, you can get the fire started quickly and adjust it with the variable flame control.


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The Ikelite Quick Release Handle allows for easy attachment and removal of arm components at the touch of a button for added convenience above and below water.
Durable aluminum and ABS construction with soft-touch rubber over-molding for a comfortable grip for large or small hands. Placement of release handle does not interfere with opening and closing the housing.
Compatible with Steady Tray for GoPro and Micro Trays. Left-hand and right-hand handles sold individually. Right-hand handle mounts on the right side when viewing the housing and tray from the back. Left and right handles are not interchangeable.
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The North Platte St. Pat's volleyball team started the season on Thursday night with a 25-11, 25-13, 25-16 sweep of Perkins County at the McGahan Activities Center.
"I am happy with it, you're always happy when you win," Byrn said. "You can't leave the gym unhappy."
St. Pat's, who is ranked No. 1 in Class D1 to start the season, established themselves by taking an early 10-2 lead over Perkins County on their way to a first set victory.
Byrn said that she was unsure how some of the new varsity players would handle themselves on Thursday but they seemed to handle it well. For that she credited her three seniors - Brittany Lawrence, Zandra Carlini and Bree Saner.
"I thought we still had a few nerves especially with our younger players," she said. "But I thought they did well out there and that's a tribute to our three seniors."
In the second set, St. Pat's scored the first 10 points with Saner serving and the Irish never looked back from there.
The third set was the most competitive for the overmatched Plainswomen from Grant. St. Pat's took an 8-3 lead early. But Perkins County came within one at 9-8 after Lila Konecky served for three straight points.
The Lady Irish broke away shortly thereafter with Saner running off seven straight points for an 18-9 lead. St. Pat's then finished Perkins County off to give Byrn her 200th win.
It is fitting that Byrn reached that milestone against Perkins County. Her first win came in her Irish coaching debut against the same school a decade ago at the McGahan Activities Center.
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HOUSTON - Robbers used sledgehammers to break into an EZ Pawn store in east Houston.
Houston police have surveillance video of the masked, armed suspects smashing the glass cases at a store in the 5300 block of the East Freeway on Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. to steal jewelry while employees and customers were ordered to remain on the ground.
Police said in under two minutes, the men stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.
On their way out, the thieves took a sledgehammer to a television set.
"It gives the appearance that they have no fear, nor do they care about the safety of the employees or the customers that might be inside there," an HPD officer said.
The suspects were only described as four to six black and/or Hispanic males in their late teens or early 20s, all between 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 160 to 180 pounds. They were seen arriving and fleeing the scene in a black Dodge Charger with chrome door handles and chrome or silver windshield wipers.
Anyone with information on the suspects wanted in this case is asked to contact the HPD Robbery Division at 713-308-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.EZ Pawn Robbery Video
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As the extent of the catastrophe in the island nation grows, a heroic piece of history should be recalled by the Jewish community, writes the CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
NEW YORK — As the extent of the catastrophic damage and tragic death toll continues to grow in the Philippines, a particularly heroic piece of history should be recalled by the global Jewish community, which owes a debt to the island nation.
Seven decades ago, the president of the Philippines, a globetrotting Jewish family named Frieder and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, my organization, helped save the lives of more than 1,000 Jews who otherwise would have almost certainly died in the Holocaust.
Thanks to their initiative, these refugees were issued rare travel certificates to the Asian country to work as skilled laborers in the Frieders' cigar factories in Manila — though in reality, few of them had any experience in the industry whatsoever. The audacious operation, seemingly extraordinary today, is the subject of the recently released documentary "Rescue in the Philippines."
(The Frieders have strong ties to this area. They began their cigar business in Cincinnati, then relocated it to Philadelphia, while also expanding internationally.)
At the time that Manuel Quezon admitted Jews to his country, the Filipino president made what seems today like a remarkably prescient statement:
"The people of the Philippines will have in the future every reason to be glad that when the time of need came, their country was willing to extend a welcome hand," he was quoted as saying.
We recalled this moment in history last week when we began reading reports and watching coverage of the impending super typhoon Haiyan — the strongest storm in recorded history — as it barreled toward the Philippines. In anticipation of the impact, JDC's disaster relief and development staff assembled a contingency plan that went into full effect once news emerged of the death and destruction wrought by Haiyan.
As part of our ongoing response to the typhoon, JDC will ship critically important food, shelter, and hygiene and medical supplies — as well as ensure the provision of water and sanitation items and shelter support — through its partners, the Afya Foundation and Catholic Relief Services. JDC's advance team of disaster relief and development experts will head to the Philippines later this week to assess damage and needs while consulting with our local/international partners and the Filipino Jewish community to ensure maximum impact for storm survivors.
About 30 percent of funds raised will be dedicated to immediate relief for food, water, shelter, medical supplies and care, unless the emergency phase lasts longer because of expanding critical needs among survivors. The rest will be invested in sustainable local projects that will emerge in the long, slow process of rehabilitation that is sure to come.
It's a formula that JDC, which is celebrating its centennial this year, has developed over decades of efforts in the field, from helping Ukrainians starved by the Bolsheviks in the 1920s to rehabilitating survivors of genocide in Rwanda. And on behalf of the North American Jewish community and with its support, we have over the past decade delivered tens of millions of dollars in aid to victims of natural and manmade disasters in Southeast Asia, Haiti and Japan.
These efforts now come full circle, especially for one member of our team arriving in the Philippines later this week, Danny Pins. In addition to being one of our development and employment experts, Pins' mother and grandparents were among the German Jews who fled to the Philippines to seek safe haven in 1938. His posting, in many ways a homecoming despite previous trips to the country, is highly symbolic.
Today, in the wake of one of the worst storms in history, with perhaps more than 10,000 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless, we are fully committed to fulfilling President Quezon's prophecy and returning the favor to the Filipino people. Not just because we are Jews, the heirs to this nation's life-saving actions, but because we firmly believe in mutual responsibility and the idea that each individual life is valuable beyond measure.
Donations to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan may be sent to:
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P.O. Box 4124
New York, N.Y. 10163
Make check payable to JDC and write "Typhoon Haiyan Relief" on the message line.
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American Jewish World Service
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New York, N.Y. 10018-7904
45 West 36th Street, 11th floor
New York, N.Y. 10018-7904
B'nai B'rith International
Visit bnaibrith.org, call 800-573-9057 or mail checks to:
B'nai B'rith International
Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
Jewish Federations of North America
Visit jewishfederations.org or mail checks to:
Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund
The Jewish Federations of North America
Wall Street Station, PO Box 148
New York, N.Y. 10268
Union for Reform Judaism
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Disaster Relief Fund
Union for Reform Judaism
633 Third Ave.
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Victoria's Secret is adding another Angel to its roster: Marisa Miller, the first all-American beauty to join the VS ranks since Tyra Banks' departure in 2005. "It's like a dream come true. I'm so excited," Miller tells PEOPLE. "It's so cool too because my sisters and my mom and I are longtime customers, so to be an Angel is pretty surreal." Miller, who walked in last years' Victoria's Secret fashion show and already shot several campaigns for the company, is also proud to break the mold in terms of body type — she's curvy and just 5'8″. "When I started modeling, the more androgynous look was in, and I remember seeing on casting sheets, 'No girls over a B-cup size,'" says the California native, 30, who is married to Hollywood producer Griffin Guess. "I was like, well, that's not me! But I can't do anything about it. I have to find my own niche." In the end, she succeeded: "I am who I am, and I found people who love that." Tell us: What do you think of the choice of Marisa Miller as the newest Angel? — Charlotte Triggs


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So, all I have to do is meditate for at least 30 minutes a day, focusing on the breath, coming back to the breath, always coming back to the breath, and my life will see change?
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An arraignment for former county Water Resources Agency board member Steve Collins on charges he illegally benefited from his position was delayed for two weeks at the defense's request Wednesday.
Attorneys Juliet Peck and Mike Lawrence, who requested the continuance, made a "special appearance" in court rather than a "general appearance," meaning they haven't committed to representing Collins through the trial, according to the District Attorney's Office.
The lawyers have represented Collins for about six months while he was under multiple investigations.
Collins faces more than three dozen charges alleging that he accepted payments illegally for work he either didn't do or for which he wasn't entitled as a public official.
He was paid $160,000 by RMC Water and Environment for work on the now-stalled Regional Desalination Project as a county water board member. He also accepted $950 in monthly payments from Ocean Mist Farms for more than 2½ years for work prosecutors allege he never did.
Judge Timothy Roberts granted the defense's request and set the arraignment for Nov. 30.
Roberts allowed Collins to remain free without bail after Peck argued that the 58-year-old lifelong area resident had no prior criminal record and was not a flight risk. She later acknowledged that Collins intended to leave the area on a long-planned trip.
Peck said she and Lawrence requested the continuance because they needed time to sort through the unexpectedly high number of charges.
"I think we were all surprised (by the charges)," Peck said. "It's a very lengthy complaint and we just received notification yesterday. The district attorney spent six months on the investigation, and we need some time to look at them, too."
Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Hulsey, who asked for $10,000 bail, said she was disappointed the judge didn't set bail "given the number of charges."
During the hearing, Hulsey pointed out that Collins had previously been fined by the state Fair Political Practices Commission for failing to properly report two campaign loans during his run for county supervisor in 2004.
Peck reiterated the defense's contention that Collins is being made a scapegoat for actions he took only after county officials urged him to get involved in closing the deal on the desalination project and assured him there would be no conflict of interest if he was paid.
Now, she said, those officials are conveniently forgetting about their involvement.
"I don't think there's any doubt in his mind others should be in his shoes," she said. "What happens when there's pressure is everyone starts to cover their hides."
Collins is charged with two felony conflict of interest counts alleging he was financially interested in three key desal project agreements he was paid to help create.
He is charged with 31 felony counts of grand theft under false pretenses related to the Ocean Mist payments.
And he faces six misdemeanor counts for receiving payment as a political appointee, money he wasn't legally authorized to accept for attending a series of water board-related meetings.
If convicted, he could face up to three years in state prison on each felony charge and up to a year in prison for each misdemeanor charge.
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The study found that unemployment among blacks in Fort Wayne rose from 13.4 percent in 2000 to 18.6 percent in 2010 – an increase of nearly 39 percent among working-age blacks, the report said. Over the same period, the number of black children under age 18 living in poverty in Fort Wayne increased by 9.5 percentage points, from 37.1 percent to 46.6 percent, according to the report.
The study also found some positive trends – but even in the areas trending in the right direction, blacks still lag behind the general population, the report found.
Based on U.S. Census data, median income for black households in Fort Wayne increased by nearly 5 percent – from $27,213 in 2000 to $28,492 in 2010 – but remained far lower than that of the general population and behind black households statewide. Still, the median income for blacks in Fort Wayne trended upward, while it went down statewide.
Blacks in the community have seen improvement in test scores and the number of students earning the most valuable high school diplomas, though fewer blacks graduate with honors than students among the general population.
The number of black high school graduates with Core 40 – a standard for strong high school course offerings – or honors diplomas increased by 29.1 percent from 2008 to 2012. There also were big improvements in the number of black 3rd-graders who passed the English portion of the ISTEP – a statewide measure of student achievement. Math numbers improved by 8.4 percent, according to the report.
Patrice Miller, president of the local Indiana Black Expo chapter, and Carlton Mable, a member of the organization's state board, were not immediately available for comment Wednesday afternoon.
The expo contracted Indianapolis-based consulting firm Engaging Solutions and the Polis Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis for the study, which is based on state and federal data, including census figures.
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 41,618 blacks and African Americans live in Allen County, or about 11.7 percent of the county's total population. The black youth population in Fort Wayne is about 14,000, the expo report said.
An upward trend in teen pregnancies poses another challenge for local blacks, the report shows. Citing data from the Indiana Department of Health, the report said black teen births increased by 13 percent from 2005 to 2008 and remain far more frequent than teen births among Fort Wayne's general population.
In another positive trend, juvenile delinquency cases involving black youths decreased by 19 percent between 2006 and 2010, according to data from the Indiana Supreme Court, the study found.
The Indiana Black Expo report, dubbed the "State of our Black Youth," is the third in a series of reports released by the group. The last was published in 2007.


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Felix not satisfied with effort in first spring start
Mariners ace works out of early jam, tosses two scoreless innings vs. LA
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Felix Hernandez threw two scoreless innings with two hits in his Cactus League debut on Tuesday in the Mariners' 4-1 victory over the Dodgers, but said he's got some work to do as he moves forward this spring.
"I'm OK. Not too happy, but I'm OK," Hernandez said after his 29-pitch outing, which included a leadoff double to Yasiel Puig in the first and a single by Juan Uribe in the second.
Hernandez's unhappiness stemmed over his inability to control his normally lethal changeup.
"My changeup wasn't working," Hernandez said. "I threw it a lot of times and it was garbage. It was bad."
"Probably the feel, probably the adrenaline, probably the first game," Hernandez said.
So the Mariners' ace wasn't perfect in his initial Cactus League appearance, but he still kept the Dodgers off the scoreboard in his two frames. After Puig ripped his first pitch -- a fastball -- to left-center for a double, Hernandez walked Carl Crawford on four pitches.
But he said he was intentionally pitching around Crawford to set up the double play, and that ploy worked to perfection when Hanley Ramirez promptly grounded into a twin killing before he struck out Andre Ethier to strand Puig at third.
Having a chance to work out of a jam got his competitive juices flowing. And for a first spring game, that was something to work off of as well.
"Always. It's always going to be like that," Hernandez said after bearing down. "I'm going to try to get them out, try not to let them score any runs and that's what I did."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Boozer, Okur to stay with Jazz
The Utah Jazz are keeping much of their frontcourt together.
After looking at their options, forward Carlos Boozer and center Mehmet Okur decided to exercise the options on their contracts and stay with Utah.
Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, told ESPN.com of his client's decision.
Boozer will earn $12.7 million and will join the star-studded free agent class of 2010. The decision was first reported by the Salt Lake Tribune.
"We are excited that Carlos has decided to remain with the Jazz," general manager Kevin O'Connor said in a release. "We are hopeful he can continue to play at an All-Star level and will have an injury-free season."
Boozer averaged 16.2 points and 10.4 rebounds last season but played in only 37 games due to injuries. He has scored 16.8 points and pulled down 10.0 rebounds per game for his career.
Boozer's decision affects the rest of the Jazz's offseason decisions. Up-and-coming forward Paul Millsap is a restricted free agent.
Okur averaged 17.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game last season. The 6-foot-11 center also hit 45 percent of his 3-pointers.
A few months ago, Boozer was confident he would be a free agent. He told ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan that he was opting out in December.
"I'm opting out. No matter what, I'm going to get a raise regardless," Boozer told ESPN.com. "I am going to opt out, I don't see why I wouldn't, I think it's a very good business decision for me and my family, but I'd also like to see what happens with the Jazz and stay here."
The landscape changed a lot since Boozer made his statement in December. The financial meltdown caused owners to pull back on spending. The free agent landscape looked pretty dicey. Only three teams -- the Pistons, Thunder and Grizzlies -- had enough money under the cap to offer Boozer a substantial deal. Two of those teams, the Thunder and Grizzlies, are young teams in the process of rebuilding. Boozer was not in either team's plans, according to sources.
That lefy the Pistons and Jazz. For months it was assumed that Boozer would land in Detroit. But last week Pistons sources told ESPN.com that Boozer wasn't the team's highest priority and that, if they pursued him, they weren't willing to give him the $13 to $15 million a year he's looking for.
The Jazz weren't in a great position to re-sign him either with Millsap and Okur still question marks. It's unlikely they would have gone over the luxury tax threshold to re-sign Boozer.
If neither the Pistons nor Jazz offered Boozer a contract, he might have been forced to take the mid-level exception from a team -- a drastic $7 million pay cut for Boozer next season.
That, according to sources, is what pushed Boozer into staying in Utah.
With Boozer returning to Utah, all eyes now turn to Millsap, who is a restricted free agent. If the Jazz decide to sign Millsap, they'll incur the dreaded luxury tax. However, a Jazz source told ESPN.com that they're willing to do it to keep Millsap. Millsap is expected to have a number of suitors including the Pistons, Grizzlies and Thunder. All three teams could give him a contract with a large starting salary in the $8 to $10 million range.
If the Jazz do pay the luxury tax to retain, it would only be for one year. Next summer, Boozer, Kyle Korver and Matt Harpring would all come off the books, putting their payroll back below the tax.
Information from ESPN Insider's Chad Ford and Chris Sheridan and ESPN.com's Marc Stein was used in this report.


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Appointments are encouraged, however walk-in patients can be seen as time permits.
What are the office hours?
Patients are normally seen between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
What insurance plans are accepted?
The Ophthalmology Department participates in most major medical insurance plans. When calling for an appointment, ask if your plan is included and if a referral is needed.
Do I need to bring money?
If your plan requires a co-pay, it must be paid on the day of the visit. Persons who self-pay should plan for payment by calling ahead for the correct amount.
What type of contact fittings do you do?
We do all type of exams from daily wear, disposable, toric, bifocal, and some rigid gas permeable lens fittings.
When are surgeries performed?
Surgeries are generally done on Thursday and Friday.
What are the costs?
For new patients who have never worn contacts, the exam starts at $125. For patients that have been wearing contacts, the price ranges from $70-80 depending on the complexity of the exam. For patients that need a contact lens follow up (after fitting has been done), they start at $35.00
When do you do appointments?
Appointments are on Friday mornings.
Do you sell contacts?
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Will I have to stay overnight after my surgery?
With VERY few exceptions, all surgeries are performed on an out-patient basis.
At what age can a person wear contacts?
That is really up to the doctor. Any adult can be fit for contacts just as long as they can properly insert and remove their lenses. As for children, they must be seen by one of our pediatric ophthalmologists first, and the decision will be made if contacts are an option. Then a contact lens fitting appointment will be made.
Do I need to bring my old contacts with me?
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Paris to host Ivory Coast peace talks
Ivory Coast's main rebel movement on Saturday agreed to Paris peace talks with the government after mediation by the French foreign minister in a French diplomatic push to end the war in its former West African colony.
"We are anxious to spare the lives of our people," said rebel leader Guillaume Soro following a two-hour meeting with French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. In addition, Soro promised his forces would respect a repeatedly violated cease-fire with government forces. "The Paris meeting is going to be the occasion to have everybody around the table," he said after the meeting at a French base outside the central rebel stronghold of Bouake. "We must face the situation, and we know that if we don't succeed, it's going to be a catastrophe in Ivory Coast."
The rebel promises came a day after the French Foreign Minister secured pledges from President Laurent Gbagbo to halt hostilities and evict foreign mercenaries fighting with loyalist troops. However, despite the apparent easing in tensions, another rebel faction reported fighting Saturday on the country's volatile western front, AP reported.
De Villepin stated the weeklong summit in Paris would begin on January 15 with the attendance of government, rebels, political parties and West African mediators.
The Paris summit will then be followed on January 26 by a meeting of West African heads of state, which UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is also expected to attend, he added. (Albawaba.com)
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PNG sponsors open house
Partners for New Generations, a nonprofit group that has provided mentors and tutors to local students for 16 years, has scheduled an open house 6-7 p.m. Tuesday in the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District Office Board Room, 1299 Bryant Ave., adjacent to Mountain View High School.
Through the open house, Partners for New Generations hopes to recruit volunteers to serve as tutors for elementary and middle-school students and mentors at the high-school level.
Volunteer adult mentors and their teens do everything from bowling to hiking, cooking and going to movies. Primarily they talk – and listen – to one another. The relationships are designed to help struggling students build self-esteem and find positive direction in their lives.
For more information, visit www.pngmvla.org.
Pro-choice march scheduled in Los Altos
The Los Altos-Mountain View Branch of the American Association of University Women has scheduled its annual pro-choice rally and walk, Step Out for Pro-Choice, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 22, starting at the Los Altos Youth Center, 1 N. San Antonio Road, and returning to the center at 12:30 p.m. The community is invited to participate.
Sylvia Yen, M.D., M.P.H., of the Center for Adolescent Health will address the group before the walk departs. Yen is clinical assistant professor at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, affiliated with the Stanford Medical School and sees patients at Mountain View's Center for Adolescent Health. She has served on the board of the Center for Reproductive Rights and is co-founder of SheHeroes, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping teenage girls overcome stereotypes and realize their dreams.
The walk commemorates the 40h anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. The walk was founded in 2002 to offer counterpoint to the local implementation of the National Walk for Life.
Registration is $2 at the door.
Wildcat specialists visit Foothill College
Wildcat specialists Rob and Barbara Dicely have scheduled a Wildcat Adventure presentation 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at Foothill College, 12345 S. El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.
The presentation, sponsored by the nonprofit Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund, will feature five live wildcats, which could include a cougar, cheetah, serval, lynx, caracal or Geoffroy's cat. Each cat is shown onstage as information about its habits, habitat and survival issues is shared.
The presentation will take place in Appreciation Hall, Room 1501. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10.
Museum features 'Bear in Mind' display
The Los Altos History Museum has scheduled "Bear in Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly," on display through March 24.
According to exhibition organizers, scientists estimate that 10,000 grizzlies once roamed California. However, through increased human settlement, loss of habitat and hunting, the grizzly vanished from the state by the early 1900s, today seen only on the state flag.
The Los Altos History Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road. Admission is free. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
For more information, visit www.losaltoshistory.org or call 948-9427.
SAy Hi helps local seniors
The SAy Hi Support Group offers assistance to seniors living in San Antonio Hills, the unincorporated area near Los Altos.
Volunteers provide free rides to destinations such as hospitals, local shopping centers and religious services.
SAy Hi members meet 4 p.m. the third Monday of every month at First Republic Bank, 400 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.
Bookmobile visits LAH
The Santa Clara County Library District Bookmobile is scheduled to stop in the parking lot at Gardner Bullis School, 25890 W. Fremont Road in Los Altos Hills, 1-2 p.m. every other Friday.
The Bookmobile offers materials to residents who face physical challenges in getting to a library or who don't live near one. It is stocked with current materials for adults, teens and children. New selections are added daily.
The Bookmobile can be used as a regular pickup location for materials and accepts hold requests.
For more information, call 947-2518.


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The Rochester Rattlers announced today that the club has named former Rattler Tim Soudan as Head Coach, replacing BJ O'Hara, effective immediately.
O'Hara led the Rattlers to a 36-30 record, including going 0-6 to start the 2011 season, over the course of 66 games from 2004-2008, and 2011. O'Hara was only the second coach in the Rattlers nine-year history and was brought back to coach the team when it returned to Rochester this year. O'Hara had a 2-3 career record in the playoffs. Both of his playoff wins came in 2008 when Rochester captured their first and only Major League Lacrosse Championship.
Soudan, who played with the Rattlers from 2001-2003, has been appointed as the third head coach in Rochester's nine year history.
"Although the team had played a number of close games lately, we were ultimately 0-6 at the midpoint of the season and it was ultimately a results-based decision. Making the move entering the second half of the season gives Tim an opportunity to come in and have an impact on the team this year." Said Pat Ercoli the president of the Rattlers.
Soudan is a legend in the Rochester lacrosse community for the passion and emotion he displayed during his 11 year career with the Rochester Knighthawks (NLL) and three year career with the Rochester Rattlers. Soudan played 125 games for the Knighthwaks, scoring 156 goals and adding 161 assists for 317 points. He was a member of the 1997 MILL Championship team. Soudan played 31 games for the Rattlers from 2001-2003 and scored 35 goals with 9 assists for 47 points. In 1994 and 1998 he played for Team USA and won the World Lacrosse Championship. Soudan is a member of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Rochester Knighthawks' Hall of Fame. He served as the Knighthawks Assistant General Manager in 2008.
"I'm proud to have the opportunity to coach the Rochester Rattlers and I'm thankful that they called me. I respect BJ and Ted. I don't necessarily think I can walk in and do better. I just think that I am going to approach the job with a different personality. I'm looking to come in and change the culture of the team. I want to get the players excited again. I want to see the players playing with passion and emotion. I want my team to be ready to answer the whistle every time. I want to appeal to their competitive nature." Soudan said.
Soudan's first game in charge of the Rochester Rattlers will be Saturday July 2nd, 2011 at 7PM when the Rattlers visit the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The game will be available on ESPN2 and ESPN3 nationally.


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Sacramento, CA 95817
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Clinical Interests
Richard E. Latchaw, M.D., Professor of Radiology at the UC Davis Medical Center since 2002, has been a practitioner of diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiology for the past 38 years.
Dr. Latchaw has been a leader in the development of Diagnostic Neuroradiology throughout his career. He is internationally known for his work in the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke, including the evaluation of cerebral perfusion.
He has performed all forms of image-guided procedures in the head, neck, and spine, including recanalization of acutely occluded vessels; intracranial and extracranial angioplasty and stenting; pre-operative embolization of intracranial and extracranial tumors; and ablation of aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulae of the head, neck and spine.
His current research interests are the development of thrombectomy devices for the entire body, both arterial and venous; catheter-based systems for the infusion of chemotherapy and stem cells to treat brain tumors and other abnormalities; and catheter-based systems to monitor the traumatized brain.
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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
M.D., University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1968
B.S., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1966
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969-1971
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , Michigan, 1971-1973
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, 1973
American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology, 1995
American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology, 2007
Professional Memberships
American College of Radiology, Fellow
American Society of Neuroradiology
American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
American Stroke Association
Cardiovascular Council, American Heart Association
Fred Jenner Hodges Society (Alumni, University of Michigan Department of Radiology)
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Neurointerventional Surgery
Stroke Council, American Heart Association
Honors and Awards
Radiology Editor's Recognition Award for Reviewing, w/Distinction, 1999
Honorary Member, Neuroradiology Association of Columbia, 1999
Honorary Member, Mexican Neuroradiology Society, 1996
Honorary Member, Radiology Society of Chile, 1994
Radiology Editor's Recognition Award for reviewing, w/Distinction, 1991
Honorary Member, French Canadian Society of Radiology, 1987
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Scholarship for three months foreign study under Student Project for Amity among Nations. Thesis: Medicine in a Developing Country: A Survey of the Medical System of Tanganyika, 1963
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Latchaw RE, Alberts MJ, Lev MH, et al. Recommendations for imaging of acute ischemic stroke: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Stroke. Nov 2009; 40(11):3646-3678.
Shahlaie K, Boggan JE, Latchaw RE, Ji C, Muizelaar JP. Posttraumatic vasospasm detected by continuous brain tissue oxygen monitoring: treatment with intraarterial verapamil and balloon angioplasty. Neurocrit Care. 2009; 10(1):61-69.
Kile SJ, Camilleri CC, Latchaw RE, Tharp BR. Bithalamic lesions of butane encephalopathy. Pediatr Neurol. Dec 2006; 35(6):439-441.
Latchaw RE, Kucharczyk J, Moseley ME (eds), Imaging of the Nervous System: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications. Elsevier-Mosby Co. (Philadelphia, PA) 2005.
Alberts MJ, Latchaw RE, Selman WR, et al. Recommendations for comprehensive stroke centers: a consensus statement from the Brain Attack Coalition. Stroke. Jul 2005; 36(7): 1597-1616.
Dublin AB, Hartman J, Latchaw RE, Hald JK, Reid MH. The vertebral body fracture in osteoporosis: restoration of height using percutaneous vertebroplasty. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. Mar 2005; 26(3):489-492.
Bader LJ, Carter KD, Latchaw RE, Ellis WG, Wexler JA, Watson JC. Simultaneous symptomatic Rathke's cleft cyst and GH secreting pituitary adenoma: a case report. Pituitary. 2004; 7(1):39-44.
Latchaw RE. Cerebral perfusion imaging in acute stroke. J Vase Interv Radiol. Jan 2004; 15(1 Pt 2):S29-46.
Kapoor V, Rothfus WE, Grahovac SZ, Latchaw RE. Radicular pain avoidance during needle placement in lumbar diskography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. Oct 2003; 181(4):1149-1154.
Latchaw RE, Yonas H, Hunter GJ, et al. Guidelines and recommendations for perfusion imaging in cerebral ischemia: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals by the writing group on perfusion imaging, from the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology of the American Heart Association. Stroke. Apr 2003; 34(4):1084-1104.


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Indiana gets:
Josh Smith
Atlanta gets a good young PF and a TON of cap space. This deal ensures they are under the LT threshold, which they will struggle with in coming years due to Joe Johnson's contract.
We get a ton of athleticism and defense. West can play that PF/C combo player. Granger, Smith, and George would be tremendous defensively.


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Hart stays positive, ready for more time at 1B
SEATTLE -- Right now, the numbers don't favor Corey Hart.
The designated hitter, signed this offseason by the Mariners to a one-year, $6 million contract loaded with performance-based incentives, hasn't hit a home run since May 7. He began Thursday with a .212 batting average and a .626 OPS.
Since returning from the disabled list about three weeks ago, he's been slow to regain his timing, going just 10-for-45 (.222 average) with no home runs and two RBIs in the month of July.
"My timing's getting there. I'm trying not to get as frustrated. Every time I square some up it's usually at somebody, but it's coming," Hart said. "I'm trying to stay focused on the fact that it is coming and not try to do too much."
With the acquisition of Kendrys Morales, Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said his plan is to platoon Hart and left-handed hitting Logan Morrison at first base. Hart's only appearance at first base this season came April 18, when the Mariners faced Miami in Interleague Play.
"I knew with [Justin Smoak] going down and Willie [Bloomquist] kind of tweaking his leg yesterday, I thought there was a chance," Hart said of the position switch. "I wasn't really shocked with being in there."
Hart missed the entire 2013 season when he had microfracture surgery on both knees, but McClendon insisted the 32-year-old Kentucky native is ready to play in the field after DHing for most of the season.
"He doesn't have any restrictions at first base. I was asked the other day about Corey playing the outfield. He doesn't have any restrictions there, either," McClendon said. "I just don't know when I can get him out there."
Hart hopes the new role will help him improve at the plate.
"Lloyd's staying with me and he believes in me," he said. "So I'll just keep working, and hopefully actually playing in the field might get me going even more."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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THANKSGIVING IS next week and that means a lot of us will go out of our way to sit down to dinner with our family.
It's something we should be doing several times a week if not nightly, experts say.
Lots of research seems to point to the benefits of family mealtimes: teens who regularly eat dinner with their family are less likely to get depressed, consider suicide, develop an eating disorder, smoke, drink and use drugs, and more likely to delay sex and do better in school.
"The No. 1 protective factor is a family meal of at least 25 minutes in duration," Denise Pope, co-founder of the Challenge Success Project at Stanford University and author of "Doing School; How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic and Miseducated Students," told a crowd of concerned parents at a Tam High parent ed talk in 2008.
More recent studies (http://tinyurl.com/ayfb38t) have questioned just how accurate those statistics are, suggesting that it's not the sitting down together part as much how much parents use that time to engage with their kids.
Eating dinner with my kids has been important for me as a mom — not because I wanted them to do better in school — but when I was growing up our nightly dinners were often stressful, filled with anger and tears. Same for "An Inconvenient Truth" producer Laurie David. Despite memories of one or the other of her siblings tearfully leaving the dinner table of their childhood, David strongly believes, as I do, in the power of the family meal. She published a cookbook a few years ago to prompt more people to eat together, "The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time."
What's been your experience with family meals? Are your childhood memories of shared mealtimes happy? Do you make family mealtimes a priority? Do you believe it's important for teens? Send in your comments in 200 words or less in an email to email@example.com by Dec. 1; please put "Editor's Kitchen" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your full name, hometown and a phone number. I'll run them in the Dec. 19 Plus section and online.
Here's a recipe from David's book, co-written with Kirstin Uhrenholdt, who says it tastes as if "fall fell into your pan."
Apple cider chicken with caramelized onions and apples
Makes 4 to 6 servings
1 cup apple cider
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
1 1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (preferably free-range and organic) each half cut into 3 pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions cut into wedges
3 slices of bacon chopped (optional, or you can also use turkey bacon)
2 tart apples, peel left on, cut into wedges
2 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
In a large bowl combine the apple cider, salt, rosemary and chicken, and set aside. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a large oven-proof nonstick pan, drizzle the olive oil and heat until shimmering. Add the onion wedges and bacon. Saute over medium heat until the onions are wilted and golden; this will take 10 to 15 minutes. Now add the apples and saute until they start to soften around the edges and get a bit of color as well, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile drain the chicken, reserving the apple cider for later. Toss the chicken pieces in the flour. Remove the apples and onions from the pan. If you need to, add a drizzle of olive oil to the same pan and brown the chicken, you might have to do this in 2 batches.
When all the chicken is golden, add the apple cider vinegar, chicken broth and the reserved apple cider, stir well, bring back to a simmer, then pile the apples and onions on top, (this is just vanity, the dish looks better this way) then stick the pan into the oven for about 10 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink. Garnish with the chopped parsley.
Note: Kids can pull the leaves off the rosemary twig. Taste the apple cider and determine what vintage it is.
Cook's tip: The next day, cut the chicken into smaller pieces; if you need to moisten it, use a little chicken stock. Reheat and serve over egg noodles. If you want to be luxurious, stir in a little crème fraîche at the end.
Last month, the IJ asked readers about treasured recipes from their childhood that they still make today. Here's what they had to say.
Meals, a big deal
The kitchen was a big deal for 42 years at our home on Palm Avenue in San Rafael. Both my parents cooked and baked from scratch and taught us the same. My father made an incredible four-layer flourless chocolate walnut torte with fluffy chocolate frosting, chocolate pies and his delicious clam dip. Everyone who comes to our home now for parties know they will get Herb's clam dip.
My mom was known for her Christmas cookies and if you happened to drop in for a visit between Thanksgiving and Christmas, you left with a big dish of delicious cookies. I still bake the same ones every year. I also make her exact recipe for Thanksgiving stuffing with Bordenave's sourdough, lots of butter, onion, celery, steamed chestnuts and dry vermouth. When she made sauce for ravioli you could smell it from the sidewalk when arriving home from school.
My grandmother, Carrie Bottini, taught me how to make a no-nonsense risotto using homemade chicken broth and imported Italian Saffron from Garatti Grocery on B Street. I still make the exact same risotto today.
There are so many great family cooking and baking memories that I am carrying on in our kitchen today.
— Carol Brandt, San Rafael
A sweet from Mom
A smile came over me when reading your article about treasured recipes from our childhood. Two holiday seasons ago, my sister in Virginia sent me a tin of cookies baked from a favorite recipe that our mom always used. We lost Mom the year before and my sister thought this would be a nice tradition for us to start.
— Mary Rice, Oakland
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In this new monthly series, "From the Editor's Kitchen," we'll dish about all sorts of food-related things, from kids in restaurants to dealing with food allergies at dinner parties to cooking separate meals for finicky eaters. Questions? Suggestions? Contact Vicki Larson at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Chobani markets its Greek yogurt as "real" and "natural," but one anti-GMO group doesn't think that it's enough.
The group GMO Inside released a statement last week demanding that Chobani step up to the plate and stop using milk from cows that eat genetically modified feed.
"Chobani has an opportunity to be a leader amongst meat and dairy companies by listening to its customers and ensuring its cows are given non-GMO food," GMO Inside Campaign Director Elizabeth O'Connell said in a news release.
The group urged Chobani customers to sign a petition or contact Chobani's CEO, Hamdi Ulukaya.
Chobani responded to the media buzz surrounding the group's request, explaning the complexities of ensuring feed to its 78,000 cows across 875 farms is 100 percent GMO-free. Chobani noted that there is no universal dfinition of GMO-free milk, and also explained why they decided not to pursue USDA Organic certification.
"But please know that our team is dedicated to addressing GMOs. We're currently navigating its complexities, specific to dairy, knowing that teamwork from our farmers and industry is necessary," Chobani wrote.
Read Chobani's full response here.
But is using milk from cows fed non-GM feed what Chobani customers want? Many of Chobani's customers made it clear that GMO Inside doesn't necessarily represent their opinions.
"I'm certainly not interested in purchasing something labeled as Non-GMO. I've done my research and I don't believe that GMO crops are something that I should be worried about. And I am really not concerned with the dairy products made with milk from cows that may or may not have had part of their diet come from gmo crops. If you want to start an organic line, go for it. I'm perfectly happy with the product you have now," one person commented to Chobani's response.
"I think Chobani yogurt is great. It does not have to be GMO-free. Keep doing the good job you are doing and thanks for standing up to the activists who are trying to tell you how to run your business. I am still trying to wrap my head around Mustafa eating that much yogurt every day! He might live to be 120," another Chobani fan wrote.


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Heisey explains hard slide into Cardinals' Molina
ST. LOUIS -- Lost in the shuffle during Monday's 13-4 Reds win over the Cardinals was a strange play at the plate.
In the fourth inning with the Reds trailing, 2-0, and runners on first and third, Brandon Phillips hit a grounder to third base. Chris Heisey tried to score as the throw from David Freese came to the plate. During his wide slide on the inside of the dish, Heisey missed the plate completely and barreled into catcher Yadier Molina.
There was a chance Heisey would have been safe had he slid straight for the plate. Heisey, who was instead tagged for the first out of the inning, explained what happened on Tuesday.
"As soon as he tagged me, 'I was like what the heck was he doing?' Then I had to check myself," Heisey said. "To be honest with you, I guess for a split-second, I was thinking I needed to take him out so he couldn't throw Brandon out. It was a brain [cramp], that's all. I went up to Yadi the next at-bat and said, 'I just had a brain [cramp], I wasn't going after you or anything. I forgot you had to tag me and not just step on the plate.'"
According to Heisey, there were no hard feelings from Molina.
"He was actually really nice to me and was like, 'Hey dude, don't worry about it. It happens,'" Heisey 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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Screen Egg: Does it work?
If your technology has a screen and touch hand controls, it undoubtedly has dust and dirt and often looks like a mess. And while you can easily blow off the dust, cleaning the screens on high-tech devices requires caution. Liquid cleaners can cause damage if they seep into the workings of the device. You must also be careful about scratching the screen. Screen Egg is promoted as "The amazing, dual-action screen cleaner that will effectively and easily clean all your favorite devices."
By dual-action, the promoters mean the egg-shaped cleaner has two types of microfiber for two different purposes. The smooth, light blue half of the egg is for removing smudges and fingerprints. The dark blue half, with more nap, is for getting the dust. The two halves are joined together by a "silicone soft-grip band."
Right away, I can see most of the prints fade away as I wiped the Screen Egg across the screen of my e-reader. The egg also did a good job of wiping the dust off a very dirty laptop screen. I found the egg shape makes the cleaner easy to handle, but the coverage area is fairly small. Great for a cell phone. A big challenging for a big screen TV.
I took the microfiber egg to our KOMO engineers. They say one advantage of the egg design is that the cushion construction can help avoid using excessive pressure when you're wiping the screen. Too much pressure is one way to damage some monitors. For their money, however, the engineers say they just use simple microfiber cloths. You can buy a package of 36 for around $20.
In our screen-by-screen comparison, a microfiber cloth wiped away dust and prints just as well as the egg. With stubborn smudges, both the Screen Egg and the cloth need a little boost. For stuck on dirt you're supposed to add a bit of water. Even with the dampened microfiber, some stuck on smudges still took a bit of rubbing to remove, but both the Screen Egg and cloth eventually removed the grime in about the same amount of time.
Bottom line: Both Screen Egg and plain microfiber cloths will clean your screens well. Although our KOMO engineers were right about the pressure factor. When using the Screen Egg on an LCD screen, we did not see the distortion you typically get when you touch LCD. That's a definite plus over using the cloth- which still allowed the "warping" effect on the delicate, polarized screen panels. On the downside- Screen Egg is not machine washable.


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Kant said that there was a secret mechanism in the soul which prepared direct intuitions in such a way that they could be fitted into the system of pure reason. But today that secret has been deciphered. While the mechanism is to all appearances planned by those who serve up the data of experience, that is, by the culture industry, it is in fact forced upon the latter by the power of society, which remains irrational, however we may try to rationalize it; and this inescapable force is processed by commercial agencies so that they give an artificial impression of being in command. There is nothing left for the consumer to classify. Producers have done it for him. – p. 124-5, Horkheimer and Adorno, Dialectic of EnlightenmentWhat got me ruminating on the star-spectacle was a double-feature of the star-studded quasi-biopic of Bob Dylan, I'M NOT THERE, and the quasi-star-studded BEOWULF. I'll deal with the latter in my next entry. Contrary to the average Hollywood celebrity, Bob Dylan's a star who largely created the stories surrounding him, sold his image based on those stories, but always resisted those stories once the media and his fans began to reflect him through them. In his film, Todd Haynes tries to walk the line between individualism (subjectivity defining itself) and his own radical semiotic belief that everything is just stories, signs signifying other signs. The problem here is that if there is no core Dylan that we can ever arrive at, only a series of stories that we compile, how can we understand or appreciate what was Dylan resisting against or why he was resisting it, since that rebel is nothing but another confabulation, no truer than the rest? As the title suggests, the movie tends to celebrate Dylan's resistance to being defined, giving its subject what he wants, another story portraying him as he's always portrayed himself, not responsible for anything he says about himself or others. It's hardly surprising, then, that Dylan gave permission to use his music for the film. The irony here is that, despite its postmodernist structure of multiple narratives, the film divines a core Dylan-construct by giving into and clearly defending his side of the story, or stories.
Huh? I am not a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Mississippi. – Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson in THE JERK


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Peter Baston, a longtime consultant who grew up shuttling between England and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), is borderline fanatical when it comes to ensuring businesses operate at maximum efficiency. But IDEAS, Baston's consulting firm, has, for the past decade, set its sights on bringing the same management practices to education. Its latest idea: a public, interactive, three-dimensional computer model of a school, complete with clickable information on everything from population and test scores to construction costs.
SFR: How did you get into education consulting?
PB: When we see a problem in a system, no matter what industry, we look around for the same sort of problems in the same sort of systems. [During] a conversation I had, back in Houston, I got the argument that education is unlike anything in the world. I said, 'No, it's a system.' And there was great silence because somebody at the table said, 'Nobody's really explained it that way.' When we moved out to Santa Fe, I was asked to sit on several committees in different schools, and that's when my mind was really opened up to the [fact that] these guys really don't have even basic skill sets to make some of these decisions that they're making.
What's lacking?
You cannot manage what you don't measure, and you cannot measure what you don't see. Most school systems can not even see the data on the things that are wrong. We see local system administration piled on top of state administration piled on top of federal administration—huge numbers of managers in multiple parts of the system, all looking at different numbers to address a problem. And the biggest problem I see within all the school systems we've seen is total lack of transparency of information.
Even within, say, Santa Fe Public Schools?
Even school district employees! An executive of a company would insist that information be delivered to him in a meaningful format. We did presentations at several school board association meetings, and a question I asked every single seminar [was], 'How many people in this room, as members of a school board, understand the information in front of you at every single board meeting?' Out of 60 to 70 people, and this is the same across the US, not one hand went up. That's saying something.
So…where do we start?
Access to information is the first step. We've got to open up the dialogue a lot more. I don't buy the argument that it's the teachers' fault or the administrators' fault or the principals' fault or even the kids' fault. If we're going to do educational excellence, what does that consist of, and how does that go together? And what are the processes that we need to make it work? And I don't think that conversation is even on the table.
Your ideas—which include an interactive, fact-embedded computer model of a school district—are the highest-ranked proposals on the US Department of Education's Open Innovation Portal.
I was flattered. It was an acknowledgment from our peers that the ideas we've put together have a lot of benefit, despite some of the derogatory information that's come back from the education system, which says, 'You are not an educator, so you are not entitled to talk about this.'
What about budget constraints?
I grew up between two different worlds, Africa and Europe. In Europe, I couldn't fail to notice that they had huge resources, but they did very little. In Africa, we had very little resources and had to do a lot. The US has become this way because if you develop a problem, you'll get millions of dollars for this problem. If you grow that problem, you'll get more dollars, and nobody talks about the solution. That's the big issue: There's money being thrown at the problems but not at the solutions.


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Pacers notebook
Ford, Rush taken aback by Pacers' trade talk
By Mike Wells
Posted: February 20, 2010
NEW ORLEANS -- T.J. Ford didn't expect there was a possibility that he would be traded. Brandon Rush said he was "shocked" four times during a 40-second interview.
The two Indiana Pacers were caught off guard when they heard the team was working on a deal to send them to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Henderson, Nazr Mohammed and D.J. Augustin on Thursday.
The deal fell through when the Bobcats pulled out about 10 minutes before the trade deadline.
"I was definitely more shocked than anything," Rush said. "I didn't see it coming. Nobody told me anything about being on the trade block. It was more of a shock."
Many of Rush's teammates thought he had been traded because he was running late for their 3 p.m. flight to New Orleans. It wasn't until then that he learned he was close to being dealt.
Team president Larry Bird has talked about having a core group of players to go with when they finally have some salary cap space.
Thursday's proposed deal shows that the Pacers aren't sure if Rush, one of the most talented players on the roster, fits into their future plans. Rush has had an up-and-down first two seasons. His inconsistent play has frustrated many in the organization.
"I know (I can get traded) down the road because it's part of basketball," Rush said.
Ford was on his way to the airport when his agent called him and said the two teams were working on a deal.
"I didn't have too much of a reaction because I didn't anticipate being traded," he said. "I figured I'd be here for the rest of the year. You can look at it two ways. You can be upset or look at it as a good thing because that means people still want your services around the league."
Ford was so certain he was going to be traded that he was dancing around in front of his teammates with a big smile on his face before getting on the plane.
Almost being traded just added another twist to an already bizarre season for Ford. He has gone from starting to being benched to being back in the rotation.
"You look at the situation and understand the direction they're going," he said. "It's not anything I'm upset about at all. All my trades have been during the summertime and never in the course of the season.
"This whole season has been very challenging and I think I've dealt with everything that has come my way pretty good. I'm just going to continue to try and finish the season up strong."
Loading up on tickets
Pacers forward Danny Granger spent part of his time in the locker room before the game getting tickets for friends and family members in his hometown.
Granger came up with his customary 40 tickets, but it didn't cost him as much as usual. He only had to purchase a few tickets because his teammates helped out by giving him their tickets.
I would hope that almost getting traded would light a fire under Rush, but I didn't see any change in him against NO.
Also, I wonder if Ford was upset about getting traded or just putting on when he was dancing around in front of his teammates. Remembering his tweet, I'm of two minds. No one wants to have to move, but everyone likes another shot. I figure he felt both ways.


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RED continued to be the colour at the Cardiff City stadium last night as the red Dragons of Wales were left red faced by James Collins' red card.
Wales' road to Rio took a turn for the worse just 25 minutes into this opening World Cup 2014 qualifier as Newport's Collins' crazy lunge left the hosts a man light for well over an hour.
It wouldn't have taken famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to work out it was Collins 'who done it' as Wales' hopes of a flying start evaporated with his reckless moment.
Collins' dismissal merely capped a night that had already been going wrong even before kick-off.
While all the talk throughout the week was of continuity and playing to a system the players were used to, the last minute absence of Joe Allen to illness and injury seemed to force Coleman into a drastic and unexpected switch of shape and personnel.
Simon Church was a surprise call-up to replace the injured Craig Bellamy and Coleman produced a major shock in selecting Ashley Williams as an anchor in midfield with Darcy Blake partnering Collins for the first time at the heart of the defence.
It was certainly not what the Belgium coach would have been expecting and it was the hosts who started the stronger, Edwards volleying into the side netting after Bale's neat header into his path evaded fellow Spurs man Jan Vertonghen.
Vertonghen had a tough job containing Bale and on 18 minutes a blistering run saw him evade the Belgian backline, but his cross was over hit.
This was an uncharacteristically fine start to a qualifying campaign with the width and imagination coming from Wales, but the ability to shoot themselves in the foot came to the fore on 25 minutes when James Collins was dismissed for a two-footed lunge at Guillaume Gillet.
Collins has endured a nightmare spell for his country after a loss of form saw him dropped for Darcy Blake midway through the last campaign and his unnecessary challenge will no doubt have infuriated Coleman.
It set the pattern for a remainder of the half dominated by Belgium, Chelsea's enigmatic schemer Eden Hazard curling just wide on 35 as Wales dropped deeper and deeper.
Their chances were restricted to Bale led breaks and from one dart up the right Steve Morison's goalbound effort was blocked by Gillet.
It was a decisive moment. Belgium weren't making their number advantage count as they should but on 41 minutes the simplest of corner routines saw Dries Mertens' near post curler expertly headed home by Vincent Kompany despite the attention of two defenders.
Things got no better after the break, a succession of Belgian attacks only failing to produce a second goal because of a lack of poise in front of goal, Alex Witsel, Romelu Lukaku and Vertonghen all hitting the side netting.
Wales were struggling to even get out of their own half but when they did it was Bale who again looked most likely, winning a freekick that he smashed towards goal, Thibaut Courtois tipping it behind only for Williams to come close with a header from the subsequent corner.
The Belgium first XI have gone for in the region of £150 million in the past few years and for long periods in the second half they were like a cat toying with a ball of wool, Wales tepid and under the cosh with the visitors vibrant and full of width and imagination.
A second goal seemed inevitable and duly arrived with eight minutes remaining when Spurs man Vertonghen cracked home a sumptuous freekick after Aaron Ramsey cheaply gave away a foul.
It was fantasy stuff from the hotly-tipped Belgians for most of the second half and in truth Wales were lucky to only lose by two as their campaign got off to a horribly familiar and inauspicious start.
Wales: Myhill, Gunter, Matthews, Collins, Williams, Blake, Edwards (King 78), Church (Robson-Kanu 70), Morison (Vokes 70), Ramsey, Bale
Subs not used: Brown, Davies, Ricketts, Vaughan, Earnshaw, Williams, Price Booked: Williams (83)
Sent off: Collins (25)
Belgium: Courtois, G Gillet, Vermaelen, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, Dembele (De Bruyne 63), Fellaini, Mirallas (Lukaku 46), Hazard, Mertens
Subs not used: Mignolet, Ciman, Alderweireld, Van Buyten, Carnargo, Defour, Lombaerts, JF Gillet, Simons, Benteke
Booked: Vertonghen (88)
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
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Is there anyway we can expedite the deletetion of spam and spam posters from the site? I was thinking of a mailbox or a thread devoted to the reporting of such offenders.
Offhand, I know of two that should be deleted:
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