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At the City Council we are responsible for issuing licences for Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles, Premises Licences (for the sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment and late night refreshment), Personal Licences (all under the Licensing Act 2003) as well as for Street and House to House collections.
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- Alcohol, Entertainment & Late Night Refreshment The Licensing Act 2003 requires anyone selling or supplying alcohol, or providing regulated entertainment or late night refreshment to hold a premises licence or club premises certificate.
- Animal Licences Information about licences including dog breeding establishments, running accomodation for other people's animals, or keeping exotic pets, to name a few. There is a list of premises licensed by Winchester City Council below.
- Applications (Pending) A list of the new licensing applications received within the last 4 weeks. Please note that this does not list temporary event notices or applications to transfer or vary the designated premises supervisor.
- Business Licences Licences are required for a varity of different business activities, including running a food business or caravan site or for the use of explosives.
- Buskers and Busking Buskers and other forms of street entertainment are a regular part of the street scene when visiting the historic city of Winchester
- Catering Furniture on the Highway If you wish to place tables and chairs on the highway (this includes any street or pedestrianised area), you will require a licence from the City Council.
- Charitable Collections Licences or permits are required by people collecting for charity, both in the street and house-to-house.
- Gambling Act Under the Gambling Act 2005, the City Council is the Licensing Authority for gambling premises.
- Gaming Machines Licence A gaming machine licence is required in respect of premises providing amusements with prizes by way of machines.
- Lottery Licence The Gambling Act 2005 controls the conduct of small lotteries, raffles etc. by societies raising money for charitable, sports or other similar purposes, not for personal gain.
- Sex Establishment Licence Sex Establishments are required to be licensed by the City Council under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.
- Skip and Scaffolding Licences If you want to place an object on or around a road or pavement, you must apply for the correct licence or permit from the Highways Authority.
- Street Trading Consent Street Trading is defined as the selling or offering for sale of any article in the street. This includes food eg. burgers, kebabs, doughnuts etc. or other things such as household items.
- Sunday Trading Restrictions on opening times on Sundays are now confined to large shops (defined under the Act as those having an internal sales area of over 280sq.m)
- Taxi and Private Hire Licences Winchester City Council is responsible for the licensing and regulation of Hackney Carriages (taxis) and Private Hire Vehicles within the Council's district.


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GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder for Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure in Stroke Patients - The Gore REDUCE Clinical Study (HLX 06-03)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
W.L.Gore & Associates
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
W.L.Gore & Associates
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 19, 2008
Last updated: August 15, 2017
Last verified: August 2017
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The primary objective is to determine if patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder plus antiplatelet medical management is safe and effective and reduces the risk of recurrent stroke or imaging-confirmed transient ischemic attack (TIA) when compared to antiplatelet medical management alone in patients with a PFO and history of cryptogenic stroke or imaging-confirmed TIA.
A co-primary objective is to demonstrate that medical management plus closure with the study device reduces the risk of new brain infarct compared to medical management alone
|Stroke Transient Ischemic Attack
|Device: GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Other: Antiplatelet Medical Therapy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder and Antiplatelet Medical Management for Reduction of Recurrent Stroke or Imaging-Confirmed TIA in Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Further study details as provided by W.L.Gore & Associates:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Freedom from recurrent ischemic stroke or imaging-confirmed TIA through at least 24 months post-randomization. [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Incidence of subjects with new brain infarct or clinical findings of ischemic stroke from screening through 24 months or last follow-up visit, whichever occurs first. [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Safety: Adverse events (AEs) directly related to the device, procedure, and/or antiplatelet medical therapy [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- Efficacy: Assessment of PFO closure in test (device) arm subjects by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|February 2020
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 24, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
Antiplatelet Medical Therapy Alone
Other: Antiplatelet Medical Therapy
Investigator's choice of one of three regimen options specified in protocol
Other Names:
Experimental: 2
PFO Closure with GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Plus Antiplatelet Medical Therapy
Device: GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder
PFO closure with GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder
Other Names:Other: Antiplatelet Medical Therapy
Investigator's choice of one of three regimen options specified in protocol
Other Names:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presence of cryptogenic ischemic stroke or TIA of presumed embolic infarction verified by a neurologist within 180 days prior to randomization
- Presence of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), as determined initially by positive bubble study utilizing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), demonstrating spontaneous right-to-left shunting or right-to-left shunting during Valsalva maneuver.
- Absence of an identifiable source of thromboembolism in the systemic circulation
- No evidence of a hypercoagulable state
- Note: Additional Inclusion Criteria may apply
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other co-morbidities including, but not limited to, mural thrombus, dilated cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation/flutter, cardiac prosthetics (valves), mitral valve stenosis, aortic dissection, significant atherosclerosis, vasculitis, pre-existing neurologic disorders, multiple sclerosis, arteriovenous malformations, prior intracranial hemorrhage, severe central nervous system (CNS) disease, severe disability related to prior stroke, and autoimmune disorders that would increase the risk of mortality or morbidity above what is typical for the treatment
- Previous Myocardial Infarction
- Active infection that cannot be treated successfully prior to randomization
- Sensitivity or contraindication to all proposed medical treatments
- Pregnancy or intent on becoming pregnant through 24-months after randomization
- Indications outside the parameters accepted for placement of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® Septal Occluder, including extensive congenital cardiac anomalies and defect diameter estimated to be > 18mm
- Atrial septal anatomy that is expected to necessitate placement of more than one GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder / GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder
- Need for concomitant procedure(s) that may confound detection of adverse events related to device placement
- Note: Additional Exclusion Criteria may apply
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00738894
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00738894
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Copenhagen, Denmark
Sponsors and Collaborators
W.L.Gore & Associates
|Principal Investigator:
|Scott E. Kasner, MD, FAHA
|University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|John F. Rhodes, MD
|Duke University
|Principal Investigator:
|Lars Søndergaard, MD
|Rigshospitalet, Denmark
|Principal Investigator:
|Lars Thomassen, MD, PhD
|Haukeland University Hospital - Bergen, Norway
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by W.L.Gore & Associates:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Søndergaard L, Kasner SE, Rhodes JF, Andersen G, Iversen HK, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Settergren M, Sjöstrand C, Roine RO, Hildick-Smith D, Spence JD, Thomassen L; Gore REDUCE Clinical Study Investigators. Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 14;377(11):1033-1042. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1707404.
|Responsible Party:
|W.L.Gore & Associates
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00738894 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 19, 2008
|Last Updated:
|August 15, 2017
Keywords provided by W.L.Gore & Associates:
transient ischemic attack
Patent foramen ovale
Septal Occluder
PFO Occluder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Foramen Ovale, Patent
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Brain Ischemia
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Heart Septal Defects
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Heart Diseases
Congenital Abnormalities
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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. today announced preliminary results from a recently completed phase III study of Halaven versus capecitabine (Xeloda®) in women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The trial did not meet the pre-specified criteria for either of the co-primary endpoints of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The study did show, however, a trend toward improved OS for patients who received Halaven compared with capecitabine, but the improvement was not statistically significant. No difference was seen in PFS.
Eisai is conducting a detailedanalysis of the data, including the secondary endpoints and subgroups pre-specified in the study protocol, and plans to discuss the data with health authorities toward potential regulatory filing. Full study results will be submitted for presentation at an upcoming medical meeting.
"It is important to note that this was a head-to-head comparison designed to show superiority against a commonly used drug approved in an earlier line of therapy than the FDA-approved indication for Halaven," said Kenichi Nomoto, President, Oncology Product Creation Unit at Eisai. "We will look closely at the full data results to determine meaningful learnings for the medical community. Eisai remains committed to evaluating the safety and efficacy of eribulin in patients living with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, an area of significant unmet medical need."
The global phase III trial (Study 301) was an open-label, randomized, two-parallel-arm, multicenter study of 1,102 women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with anthracyclines and taxanes either in the (neo) adjuvant setting or for locally advanced or metastatic disease. The study included patients with zero to two previous chemotherapies for advanced disease. Patients were randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to receive treatment with Halaven or capecitabine in accordance with their HER2/neu status and geographic region. Patients received either Halaven 1.4mg/m2(administered intravenously over two to five minutes on days 1 and 8, every 21 days) or capecitabine 2.5g/m2/day (administered orally twice daily in two equal doses on days 1 to 14, every 21 days).
Adverse events observed in the trial were consistent with the known safety profile of Halaven found in the full prescribing information.
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Halaven is a non-taxane, microtubule dynamics inhibitor that is a synthetic analog of halichondrin B, a natural product that was isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria okadai. Halavenis indicated for patients with breast cancer who have received at least two other types of anticancer medicines for their breast cancer once it has spread. Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline and a taxane for either early or advanced breast cancer.
The FDA approval of Halaven in November 2010 was supported by results from EMBRACE, a phase III, randomized (2:1), open-label, multicenter, multinational trial in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
EMBRACE demonstrated a statistically significant OS benefit for patients treated with Halaven compared with a single-agent Treatment of Physician's Choice.
Important Safety Information
Please see the HALAVEN full prescribing information
About Metastatic Breast Cancer
Metastatic breast cancer is the form of the disease that refers to the most advanced stage, in which cancer cells break away from the tumor in the breast, spread to other parts of the body and continue growing. In 2012, an estimated 226,870 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. and approximately 30 percent of patients having an initial diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer will go on to develop recurrent, advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
About Eisai Inc.
As a research-based human health care (hhc) company, Eisai defines oncology as a therapeutic area of focus and is dedicated to discovering, developing and producing innovative oncology therapies that can help make a difference and impact the lives of patients and their families.
Eisai Inc. was established in 1995 and began marketing its first product in the United States in 1997. Since that time, Eisai Inc. has rapidly grown to become a fully integrated pharmaceutical business. Eisai's areas of commercial focus include neurology, gastrointestinal disorders and oncology/critical care. The company serves as the U.S. pharmaceutical operation of Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets products throughout the world.
Eisai has a global product creation organization that includes U.S.-based R&D facilities in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, as well as manufacturing facilities in Maryland and North Carolina. The company's areas of R&D focus include neuroscience; oncology; vascular, inflammatory and immunological reaction; and antibody-based programs. For more information about Eisai, please visit www.eisai.com/US.
HALAVEN® is a registered trademark used by Eisai Inc. under license from Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd. Xeloda® is a registered trademark of Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc.
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These three games at Lucas Oil really could not have gone any better. Yeah we gave away the Jacksonville game, but we also caught some nice breaks against Minnesota and Green Bay. I'll certainly take the net result.
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Talk about feeling the blues. Anybody living within the destructive path of Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast has felt the wrath of the Oct. 25 hurricane that cut power to 7.5 million homes and businesses in 15 states.
Steve Freund couldn't just watch the news and go about his business. The horrific storm wasn't just 3,000 miles away. It was the Vallejo blues guitarist's homeland.
"I am from the exact area that was hit," Freund said.
From birth until 24, Freund lived in Brooklyn before relocating to Chicago, then Vallejo. And he, like millions of transplanted Easterners, watched the devastation.
"The building where I grew up was in the evacuation zone," Freund said. "All my childhood memories came back to me. We used to walk to the ocean, through several different neighborhoods, all of which were seriously flooded. I used to go fishing at Breezy Point, the town which practically burned down. This hit very close to home and I immediately realized that they would need massive amounts of money to rebuild."
Freund knew he had to do something "as soon as I saw the first news reports on TV and witnessed the fury of the storm."
A few phone calls later, Freund lined up some noteworthy Bay Area musician friends for a "Superstorm Sandy Blues Benefit" at the downtown Empress Theatre on Nov. 27.
Confirmed performers include Maria Muldaur, Mitch Woods, The Hound Dogs, Daniel Castro, and Alvon & Friends.
Band members include Pamela Rose, Alabama Mike, Anthony Paule, David Landon, Greg Heumann, Lloyd Gregory and Scot Brenton.
General admission in the 470-seat theater is $20 for the benefit. Theatre costs are underwritten by Carleton Senior Living and all proceeds go the American
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"We have no idea how much we can raise," Freund said, "but every dollar counts."
Sure, acknowledged Freund, there are Northern Californians who take the mild weather for granted.
"I tell them how lucky we are to live here," he said. "Only someone who has lived in a severe climate can understand what I am talking about."


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Either Tom Brady merely dinged his knee, he has extraordinary recuperative powers or he was wearing one heck of a knee brace in Friday's exhibition against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The New England Patriots' three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback looked the picture of health as he stood tall in the saddle and marched his team down the field on a game-opening 80-yard touchdown drive.
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Delivering rapid-fire passes, Brady picked up where he left off from last week's victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He hit free-agent acquisition Danny Amendola with a 13-yard completion to move deep into Tampa Bay territory.
He looked even sharper in threading the needle between two defenders for a 26-yard touchdown strike to Amendola.
"Tom's like a coach out there on the field," Amendola said. "He knows every intricacy of the offense. He helps young guys out a lot. He's a leader."
Brady, who bypassed waiting reporters after Thursday's joint walkthrough with the Buccaneers (0-2), did it again after his outstanding performance. He left the locker room quickly without holding his usual postgame news conference and the team offered no explanation.
As if the touchdown toss weren't enough, Brady then found Zach Sufeld, an undrafted rookie tight end, in the back of the end zone for a two-point conversion to put the Patriots up 8-0 midway through the first quarter.
In fact, Brady completed his first 11 passes before his first incompletion.
At that point, we were a long way from Wednesday, when Brady went down in practice and that video cry of "Oh, no!" went viral while fans far and wide wondered if the Pats' Super Bowl prospects had fallen victim to the loss of one of the NFL's most accomplished stars.
Turns out it was just a sprain, so for now, forget the prospect of another Ryan Mallett head-banging and Tim Tebow potentially being the Patriots' starting quarterback.
Brady has played four series in two games, starting with a 31-22 win over Philadelphia, and completed 18 of 20 passes for 172 yards.
Mallett replaced him and threw a 22-yard touchdown to Sudfeld, a free agent having an outstanding training camp. With Rob Gronkowski sidelined after offseason back surgery and Aaron Hernandez jailed on a murder charge, Sudfeld has an inside track on a roster spot.
"He's worked hard to learn our offense, a little different than what they did at Nevada," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "He's got to learn how to be an on-the-line tight end, but he's making progress. He's got a long way to go."
Mallett completed 12 of 20 passes for 137 yards against the club that allowed the most yards passing in the NFL last season then gave way to Tebow on the Patriots first series of the third quarter. Tebow continued to struggle, completing one of seven passes for minus-1 yard and an interception.
"It was definitely something I shouldn't have thrown," he said. "You want to do your best and play to the best of your ability and have it all go right, and sometimes it doesn't. You just have to keep going."
Tebow also ran six times for 30 yards.
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For it is here that my passion for science has been reignited and, with the guidance of Andrew Chubb, associate professor of chemistry and pre-med advisor, I chose my pre-med major. Now, he is both my professor and advisor, continuously aiding with great suggestions like joining the Health Professions Association, where I have met a network of motivated and passionate students with the same lofty goal of getting into med school.
It is here that I moved away from my parents and my idolized older brother (idolized in spite of his attending Grand Valley). Living on campus, I formed a new family of other searching students to lean on, but most importantly, I learned how to rely on myself. This experience gave me the courage to fulfill my long-time dream of studying abroad. With the dedicated help of Stephanie Sieggreen, assistant director of international programs, all of my concerns and doubts were soothed as I traveled to Spain, living four months in a foreign country, practicing my Spanish, and visiting places I was convinced only existed in books.
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Signaling the best hope for congressional action in years, a new framework toward immigration reform has won the support of a bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators.
Agriculture received focus in the framework agreement, said Craig Regelbrugge, vice president of government relations and research for the American Nursery & Landscape Association, Washington, D.C.
Republican senators backing the plan include John McCain of Arizona, Marco Rubio of Florida, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Democratic senators supporting the package include Chuck Schumer of New York, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Robert Menendez of New Jersey.
"In the principles that the eight senators have released, agriculture is very much acknowledged," Regelbrugge said.
In particular, the plan gives current farmworkers the ability to continue to perform the work they are now doing.
The plan also calls a workable guest worker program.
"They wisely recognized that agriculture has some unique needs that need to be dealt with in a sensible way," Regelbrugge said.
Regelbrugge said the Senate is expected to act first in taking up immigration reform this year.
The principles of the Senate plan include four key pillars, according to a document released by the senators. Those are to:
• Create a tough but fair path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants living in the United States that is contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country when required;
• Reform the immigration system to better recognize the importance of characteristics that will help build the economy and strengthen families;
• Create an effective employment verification system that will prevent identity theft and end the hiring of future unauthorized workers; and,
• Establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serve our nation's work force needs, while simultaneously protecting all workers.
The new rules would allow employers to hire immigrants if it can be shown that they were unsuccessful in recruiting U.S. citizens to fill an open position and the hiring of an immigrant will not displace U.S. workers.
In particular, the document said that reform legislation should create a workable program to meet the needs of America's agricultural industry, including dairy, to find agricultural workers when American workers are not available to fill open positions. The plan also would allow more lower-skilled immigrants to come here when the U.S. economy is creating jobs, and fewer when our economy is not creating job.


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A story about a Bay Point man's murder conviction being overturned misspelled the last name of UC Berkeley School of Law professor Charles Weisselberg.
MARTINEZ — A state appeals court has thrown out a Bay Point man's murder and robbery convictions because interrogating detectives misled him to believe that he wouldn't get a life sentence if he admitted the killing was the result of a "robbery gone bad."
The opinion issued by the First Appellate District last week in the case against Paul Antonio Westmoreland clarifies how far police investigators can go in deceiving a suspect to garner a confession, said UC Berkeley School of Law professor Charles Weisselberg. While officers can use many deceptive tactics, they can't imply a promise of leniency by misstating a penalty.
Westmoreland was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 2009 for fatally stabbing 47-year-old Concord resident Francisco Sanchez on Aug. 20, 2005. The state court said the jury that convicted him of first-degree murder, burglary and robbery should have never heard Westmoreland's confession because Contra Costa Sheriff's detectives falsely asserted that he would get a lighter sentence if he admitted to a nonpremeditated killing during a robbery. In reality, premeditated murder without the special circumstance of robbery calls for the lighter sentence: 25 years to life with the possibility of parole.
"The deception presented here with respect to the consequences of the statement are actually what got (Westmoreland) life without parole instead of just life," Weisselberg said.
Westmoreland will return to Contra Costa County to be retried on the murder and robbery charges, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office. His new trial date is pending.
Westmoreland fatally stabbed Sanchez with a steak knife in a vacant Bay Point apartment where Westmoreland's girlfriend, Erica Gadberry, had lured Sanchez from a local bar with the promise of sex, according to testimony at the first trial.
The plan was for Westmoreland to surprise Sanchez and rob him after Sanchez had undressed, Gadberry testified. It was a scheme the couple had pulled off several times before with violent consequences.
Westmoreland's attorney argued at the trial that Westmoreland spontaneously stabbed Sanchez once in the chest after the victim grabbed him during the confrontation.
Sanchez, who immigrated from Mexico with nothing before gaining citizenship and owning a landscaping company, was wearing only his boxer shorts when he was discovered dead outside a Bay Point apartment building by a woman fetching her morning newspaper.
Gadberry, 27, took a plea deal in the case and is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
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Ok so i have made a few more changes to the bag.
Distance drivers: 2-172 Z Nukes(1 new, 1 seasoned) 2-170 ESP Nukes(1 new, 1 flippy)
OS driver: 174 z Predator, 172 ESP Predator (beat up & flippy), 174 ESP Avenger(quickly becoming a workhorse)
Fairways: 170 z XL(straight) , 171 esp XL(s shot), 170 x XL(flippy)
Mids: 176 esp meteor, 178 z comet, 172 z buzz, 173 Z Hornet (Replaced the FLX Drone and seems a bit longer)
Putters: 2 173 Zero Line Pures (for putting-new to the bag), 174 Grip Line Pure(straight to anhyzer approaches),174 esp zone
Utilities: 172 z predator(thumbers), 168 esp avenger ss (roller)
I am really liking the ESP Avenger as it is quite a bit more stable into headwinds then i previously remember. I think i may add a Z version soon. The Pure putters have been an amazing addition to my short game. Grip Line Pure is a solid driving putter. The Zero line are great for putting in all conditions. Where have you been my entire disc golf putting career?! Lol.
Also tried some other Latitude 64 discs today, thanks to a buddy. Halo, River, Havoc, Trident, Pain all solid discs. Gold and Opto plastic feel pretty sweet! I was really impressed with how straight the River was. I was absolutely crushing the Pain. Watch out all my Discraft stuff, your spot in the bag is now open to some competition. Any other suggestions on Latitude 64 disc i should try that could replace what I currently have in the bag?


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I always say melody trumps the sounds you choose and I use a variety of helper software to find nice melodies. Harmony Navigator has been my favorite non-mobile application for this task. On my iPhone I've been using Star Guitar (iTunes link) to generate ideas and today I found another useful tool Simple Songwriter (iTunes link) from Hopefully Useful Software. It's a simple chord selector/player/recorder and if you're making lyric based songs it's sure to give you a few ideas.
"Beginners to advanced musicians can use this app to leave thinking behind and bring the fun back into creating music. All the chords given sound great together and most pop/rock songs will use a combination of these chords. The touchscreen gives you the perfect environment to quickly and easily generate song ideas. When you have a great song idea, record it for later practice on your chosen instrument. List view allows you to browse your songs chords, while the song key section can transpose your idea to any key instantly." – hopefullyuseful.com
For more info: www.hopefullyuseful.com
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Natacha Atlas has worked regularly with Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart, and she's also a featured singer in Transglobal Underground. Her debut solo album is an imaginative blend of arabic music and Western dance rhythms, and much more rootsy-sounding than you would imagine. 3/15/1997 - Don Yates
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Ayeshteni - 4/15/2001
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Nominate a "Celebrated Tree"
April 23, 2010
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The Fairfax County Tree Commission is asking residents to nominate county trees to be honored as "Celebrated Trees." Launched in conjunction with the county's celebration of Earth Day, the ongoing project recognizes big, historic, commemorative and favorite trees in Fairfax County. Further information and nomination forms can be found online.
Commissioners will kick off "Celebrated Trees of Fairfax County" at Fairfax County's Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 24, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Visit the commission's booth for more information. Jeff Kirwan, co-author of "Remarkable Trees of Virginia" is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m.
According to the Tree Commission: "You've climbed them, relaxed in their shade, plucked their fruit and planted them in honor of loved ones. Join us to celebrate them."
Eligible historic, commemorative and favorite trees will receive an honorary designation as a Celebrated Tree of Fairfax County and be included in a database on the county's website. Big trees will go into the county's Big Tree Database, as well as be submitted for consideration in the Virginia Big Tree Program.
Every tree should be celebrated because they make a significant impact on the environment. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air, which is the primary greenhouse gas, and they absorb ozone and other pollutants. One mature tree with a 26-foot canopy can absorb the emissions of a vehicle driven 11,500 miles every year.Shade from trees can reduce a home or building's cooling costs by 10-50 percent in the summer. Every 1 percent increase in tree canopy also reduces mid-day air temperatures by up to 2.88 degrees.
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I have recently started a run up that is more relaxed from the tee on holes i can reach with a mid range. I just walk up slowly slowly reach back and then start to excelerate forward as i reach full backward extention. I did this because if i stand still and use a driver run up then i screw it up and it dives right. My shots are significantly better with the new run up and im thinking about trying to do it with my drivers because the only reason they dont dive is because they have more stability. I'm wondering is this correct. I recently got the tip that i run up to fast and then i slow down as i reach back and speed up again. I eliminated that and am significantly better as now i walk up and am steady as i reach back then i start to excelerate. Could this be the reason i got better or could there be another explanation.
Also when i was putting i found that if i curl my wrist and snap it as i reach let go and i get some anhyser on it and it goes straight in as opposed to holding a straight wrist and letting it come out with more hyser and less spin. Now i know there's many different ways to successfully put but would you suggest i continue to practice with the wrist curled back and getting more snap or go back to the way it was.


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Second Incident Management Team Returns from Louisisana
Oct. 23, 2008
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- Fairfax County continues to support people affected by Hurricane Ike with Incident Management Team deployments.
- Second team Fairfax County member returned on Sunday, Oct. 19.
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Paul Lynch of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) returned from Cameron Parish, La., to Fairfax County on Sunday, Oct. 19. Lynch was deployed to Cameron Parish, on Oct. 3, to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in response to an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM).
Lynch was Fairfax County's only member on a second Incident Management Team, primarily based out of southwestern Virginia, that provided support for emergency operation center operations in east and west Cameron Parishincluding operational support and relief for city personnel. The first team deployment included Fairfax County's Dan Williams, DPWES, and Michael Guditus, Office of Emergency Management. They returned Oct. 4.
Lynch is director of the Residential Inspections Division, Land Development Services for DPWES.
To arrange media interviews or for additional information, contact the Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs, at 703-324-3187, TTY 711, or 703-324-NEWS (6397) during non-business hours.
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UN declares Palestine 'non-member state'
Thousands of flag-waving Palestinians set off fireworks and danced in the streets to celebrate a United Nations General Assembly vote granting de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state.
In Bethlehem, the bells of the Church of the Nativity peeled in honor of the vote, and thousands of people crowded around to watch a live broadcast of President Mahmoud Abbas's speech in New York projected on the concrete of Israel's separation wall.
"I feel we are living a historic day, the birth of the state of Palestine," said Suha Awadallah, wearing a black and white keffiyeh, in Ramallah, the de facto Palestinian capital.
In a rare show of unity, Abbas's Islamist rivals Hamas, who have ruled Gaza since a brief civil war in 2007, let supporters of the president's Fatah movement hold rallies there.
In the West Bank towns of Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, as well as Ramallah, people gathered on rooftops and balconies, cheering patriotic songs blaring from speakers.
The crowds were boosted by last-minute declarations of support from west European countries, adding more weight to the victory in the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, which upgraded the Palestinian Authority's observer status to a "non-member state".
"Now we can drag Israel to international courts for crimes committed against Palestinians in Gaza, this is important for us," Mohammad Issa in Ramallah said, as he listened to Abbas's speech.
U.N. recognition would allow the Palestinians to take action against Israel at the International Court of Justice on charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity or other crimes the court would have jurisdiction over.
Nasser Abdel Hadi, owner of a famous Ramallah restaurant, baked a massive pizza in the red, white, green and black colors of the Palestinian flag.
"What Israel has done over the course of the past 60 years has been criminal," he said. "They took our land, our children and our future. The battle is now at the United Nations."
Israel, the United States and a handful of other U.N. members voted against what they see as a largely symbolic and counter-productive move by the Palestinians, insisting true statehood can only be achieved through a comprehensive Middle East peace treaty ending 65 years of intractable conflict.
Hamas nods
A bid by Abbas last year for full statehood was defeated in the U.N. Security Council, where Washington has a veto.
He has pledged a prompt return to negotiations with Israel when he wins the upgrade from "entity" to "observer state". Talks have been frozen for two years.
Palestinians seek a state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, land captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
Hamas leaders, who do not recognize the state of Israel, dropped their initial opposition to Abbas' statehood move and gave it their backing but have not softened their opposition to the two-state solution Abbas advocates.
"We support any political achievement for our people to reach out and acquire a state," Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday.
But Haniyeh insisted Hamas's position would not change, and stood "on the basis of non-recognition of the occupier and in commitment to our strategic and everlasting rights, foremost being the right of return (of Palestinian refugees)."
"We do not believe in the two-state solution," Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said earlier.
Hamas and other militants this month fought an eight-day conflict with Israel, which launched an offensive to halt rocket fire from Gaza into its southern towns. The brief war killed at least 170 Palestinians and six Israelis.
'An important vote'
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to grant Palestinians "non-member state" UN observer status, recognising implicitly the sovereign state of Palestine.
The resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status to a nonmember observer state at the United Nations was approved by the 193-member world body today by a vote of 138-9 with 41 abstentions.
Secretary General to the UN Ban Ki-moon said, "an important vote has taken place today".
"The decision by General Assembly to appoint Palestine non-member observer status to the United Nations was a prerogative of the member states.
"I believe that the Palestinians have a legitimate right to their own independent state. I believe that Israel has the right to live in peace and security with its neighbours. There is no substitute for negotiations to that end.
"Today's vote underscores the urgency of a resumption of meaningful negotiations.
"I urge the parties to renew their commitment to a negotiated peace," he said.
A Palestinian flag was quickly unfurled on the floor of the General Assembly, behind the Palestinian delegation.
In the West Bank city of Ramallah, hundreds crowded into the main square waved Palestinian flags and chanted "God is great." Others who had crowded around outdoor screens and television sets to watch the vote hugged, honked and set off fireworks before dancing in the streets.
Real independence, however, remains an elusive dream until the Palestinians negotiate a peace deal with the Israelis, who warned that the General Assembly action will only delay a lasting solution. Israel still controls the West Bank, east Jerusalem and access to Gaza, and it accused the Palestinians of bypassing negotiations with the campaign to upgrade their UN status.
The United States immediately criticized the historic vote. US UN representative Susan Rice said, "we have always been clear that only through direct negotiations can the Palestinians and Israelis achieve the peace they both deserve."
"Two states for two peoples, with a sovereign, viable and independent Palestine living side by side in peace and security with a Jewish and democratic Israel. That remains our goal.
"Today's unfortunate and counterproductive resolution places further obstacles in the path of peace, that is why the United States voted against it," she said.
'Ignoring history'
Israel's UN Ambassador Ron Prosor says the only way to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians is through agreements between the parties, not through the United Nations.
Speaking before a General Assembly vote that would grant the Palestinians nonmember state observer status at the UN, Prosor said the UN can't break the 4,000-year-old bond between the people of Israel and land of Israel. He accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of ignoring history.
The UN General Assembly is certain to approve the resolution that will elevate the Palestinians, who have until now been considered an observer "entity."
Netanyahu condemns Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's strong critique of Israel in his speech at the United Nations as ''hostile and poisonous'', and full of ''false propaganda''.
''These are not the words of a man who wants peace,'' Netanyahu also said in a statement released by his office after Abbas spoke at the General Assembly ahead of an expected vote to implicitly recognise Palestinian statehood despite the absence of a peace deal with Israel.
Two-state's last chance
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly before a key vote today (NZ time) that it "is being asked to issue the birth certificate of Palestine."
The Palestinians were certain to win UN recognition as a state, but Israel and the United States warned it could delay hopes of achieving an independent Palestinian state through peace talks with Israel.
Abbas said the vote is the last chance to save the two-state solution.
The General Assembly vote was certain to succeed, with most of the 193 member states sympathetic to the Palestinians. Several key countries, including France, recently announced they would support the move to elevate the Palestinians from the status of UN observer to nonmember observer state.
Palestinians say the successful vote will strengthen their hand in future talks with Israel, which has lambasted the recognition bid as an attempt to bypass such negotiations.
Jubilant Palestinians crowded around outdoor screens and television sets at home to watch the United Nations vote.
At least formally, the vote would put Palestine on equal footing with Israel, meaning future talks would be conducted between two states, rather than between a military occupier and a people under occupation.
The vote grants Abbas an overwhelming international endorsement for his key position: establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, the territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war. With Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu opposed to a pullback to the 1967 lines, this should strengthen Abbas' hand if peace talks resume.
The UN bid also could help Abbas restore some of his standing, which has been eroded by years of standstill in peace efforts. His rival, Hamas, deeply entrenched in Gaza, has seen its popularity rise after an Israeli offensive on targets linked to the Islamic militant group there earlier this month.
The US, Israel's closest ally, has mounted an aggressive campaign to head off the General Assembly vote. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly declared overnight (NZ time) that the Palestinians would have to back down from long-held positions if they ever hope to gain independence.
In a last-ditch move yesterday, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns made a personal appeal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promising that President Barack Obama would re-engage as a mediator in 2013 if Abbas abandoned the effort to seek statehood. The Palestinian leader refused, said Abbas aide Saeb Erekat.
In a statement today, Abbas appealed to all nations to vote in favour of the Palestinians "as an investment in peace."
"We remain committed to the two-state solution and our hand remains extended in peace," Abbas said in a statement read by Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki after the start of the General Assembly session. Abbas is expected to address the assembly in the afternoon.
While Israel argues that Abbas is trying to dictate the outcome of border talks by going to the UN, the recognition request presented to the world body in fact calls for a quick resumption of negotiations on all core issues of the conflict, including borders.
Netanyahu's predecessors accepted the 1967 lines as a basis for border talks. Netanyahu has rejected the idea, while pressing ahead with Jewish settlement building on war-won land, giving Abbas little incentive to negotiate.
In a departure from previous opposition, the Hamas militant group, which rules the Gaza Strip, said it wouldn't interfere with the UN bid, and its supporters joined some of the celebrations Thursday.
In the West Bank city of Hebron, some in a crowd of several thousand raised green Hamas flags, while in the city of Ramallah, senior figures of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two militant groups normally opposed to Abbas, addressed the crowd.
"It's the right step in the right direction," Nasser al-Shaer, a former deputy prime minister from Hamas, said of the UN bid.
The Palestinians chose the "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People" for the vote. Before it takes place, there will be a morning of speeches by supporters focusing on the rights of the Palestinians. Abbas is scheduled to speak at that meeting, and again in the afternoon when he will present the case for Palestinian statehood in the General Assembly.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that the UN vote will not fulfill the goal of independent Palestinian and Israeli states living side by side in peace, which the US strongly supports because that requires direct negotiations.
"We need an environment conducive to that," she told reporters in Washington. "And we've urged both parties to refrain from actions that might in any way make a return to meaningful negotiations that focus on getting to a resolution more difficult."
The US Congress has threatened financial sanctions if the Palestinians improve their status at the United Nations.
Ahead of the vote, Republican Senator Orrin Hatch filed an amendment to a defence bill yesterday that would eliminate funding for the United Nations if the General Assembly changes Palestine's status.
But Israeli officials appeared to back away from threats of drastic measures if the Palestinians get UN approval, with officials suggesting the government would take steps only if the Palestinians use their new status to act against Israel.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev affirmed that Israel is willing to resume talks without preconditions.
UN diplomats said they will be listening closely to Abbas' speech to the General Assembly on Thursday afternoon before the vote to see if he makes an offer of fresh negotiations with no strings, which could lead to new talks. The Palestinians have been demanding a freeze on Israeli settlements as a precondition.
As a sign of the importance Israel attaches to the vote, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman flew to New York and was scheduled to meet Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before the vote.
Unlike the Security Council, there are no vetoes in the General Assembly and the resolution to raise the Palestinian status from an observer to a nonmember observer state only requires a majority vote for approval. To date, 132 countries — over two-thirds of the UN member states — have recognised the state of Palestine.
The Palestinians have been courting Western nations, especially the Europeans, seen as critical to enhancing their international standing. A number have announced they will vote "yes" including France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland. Those opposed or abstaining include the US, Israel, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia.
The Palestinians turned to the General Assembly after the United States announced it would veto their bid last fall for full UN membership until there is a peace deal with Israel.
Following last year's move by the Palestinians to join the UN cultural agency UNESCO, the US withheld funds from the organization, which amount to 22 percent of its budget. The US also withheld money from the Palestinians.
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Cougars 36, Whitehaven 14
Cougars second-rower Josh Lynam's try on his 21st birthday helped secure a deserved opening-day victory over Whitehaven.
The visitors did start the match well but three tries in quick succession in the first half saw them having to chase the game.
Keighley's defence then held out strong and Paul March was pleased with the way his team performed.
The Cougars player-coach said: "We got the three points and that's what we wanted.
"We talked about the arm wrestle in the first 20 minutes. They set their stall out early and looked to get points when they could and they couldn't break us.
"We scrambled well but there is stuff we can improve on which shows us how good this side can be.
"But overall that's what we wanted and it sets us up for Doncaster next weekend."
Former Bradford play-maker Cain Southernwood kicked a penalty early on but the Cougars replied when James Feather sent a short pass to Sean Hesketh, who powered his way over the line. Paul Handforth then converted to put the hosts four points up.
Keighley extended their advantage shortly after. Once again attacking on the back of a penalty, Handforth put in a delicate grubber kick which Scott Law read to perfection on his way to touching the ball down.
Handforth added the extras once more – and the Cougars were quickly over for their third try in rapid succession.
A loose carry by Scott McAvoy saw the centre gift the ball to Elliot Cosgrove, who then found March in support to finish things off.
Handforth goaled to make it 18-2 but it was not long before Whitehaven hit back.
Gardner skipped past two defenders close to the line before stepping through James Craven back on the inside for the score.
Southernwood cut the deficit to ten points with the conversion going into half-time.
The visitors started the first half the stronger in attack but they failed to turn possession into points – and the home side made them pay.
A break from Daley Williams saw the centre stopped just short of the line but the damage had already been done.
From the next play, March played a swooping ball out wide, giving Cosgrove a clear pathway to cross. Handforth duly made the score 24-8 with the boot.
Whitehaven then clawed their way back into bonus-point territory as Jesse Joe Parker shrugged off Williams' tackle before diving in for the try. Southernwood slotted over a tricky two to keep them in the match.
But any chance of a comeback was snuffed out when Lynam went over for a try to secure the win for the home side, with Handforth adding the extras.
Paul White's late score then put the icing on the cake for March's men, as Handforth again converted to complete the scoring.
Cougars: Craven; Barnett, Williams, Cosgrove, White; March, Handforth; Shickell, Feather, Hesketh, Lynam, Rawlins, Sagar. Replacements: Law, Cherryholme, Lee, Peltier.
Whitehaven: Carr; Calvert, McAvoy, Fox, Gardner; Taylor, Southernwood; Culnean, Newton, Jackson, Tarahoui, Mitchell, Doran. Replacements: Parker, Thorman, Hand, Marabe.
Attendance: 1,061.


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Chyke Doubeni: Presidential Term Professor
President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Chyke Doubeni as the second Presidential Term Professor, effective July 1, 2012. Dr. Doubeni, an expert on colorectal cancer and racial disparities in health care, is Presidential Term Associate Professor-Clinician Educator in the department of family medicine and community health of the Perelman School of Medicine.
"Chyke Doubeni is a dedicated cancer researcher and clinician whose work reflects his passion for reducing inequities in access and quality of care to under-served populations," said President Gutmann. "A 2010 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their careers, he demonstrates how a commitment to mentoring and community service can enhance the application of innovative treatments for cancer patients."
Dr. Doubeni came to Penn from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he was associate professor of family medicine and community health and recently served as interim associate vice provost for diversity. His research, funded by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, focuses on colorectal cancer, especially racial and ethnic differences in survival rates and the effectiveness of colonoscopy and other tests in reducing mortality and improving screening, particularly among low-income populations. A fellow of the Royal College of England, he completed his family medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center and later served as medical director and a family physician at a community health center in North Carolina for underserved populations.
"Chyke Doubeni's research makes a vital difference in the lives of cancer patients around the world," said Provost Price. "His commitments to patient care and social justice embody the high ideals toward which we all aspire. In particular, his work brings to life the twin visions of increasing access and engaging locally and globally at the heart of the Penn Compact."
Presidential Term Professorships, supported in part by a $2 million grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, are awarded to exceptional scholars, of any rank, who contribute to faculty eminence through diversity across the University.
Dr. Doubeni earned a MPH (2004) from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an MD/BS (1987) from the University of Lagos in Nigeria.


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Hello one and all. First, I want to thank you for taking a second to read my blog. Next, for anyone who is familiar with this series, I normally do it in the format of the good, the bad, and the indifferent, and then the overall thoughts. That is indeed how this will be. So, this is the first Raw after Survivor Series. I ended up purchasing Survivor Series last night, and I don't know if it was because
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What is up one and all? I hope everyone is doing well, and is looking forward to Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I know I am. Before we get there though, we have a stop at Survivor Series. One of the big four PPV's of the year for the WWE. In this blog, i am going to give my opinion on each match that has been announced for the card, and who I think will win. To start with, I think this will roughly
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So this week, I was thinking about one wrestler in particular, Dolph Ziggler. Now I will be the first to sit here and say I was one of those people who thought Dolph Ziggler was on the cusp of breaking out onto the main event scene, and once he did, he would stay at the top and be a star. I would have said that 6 months ago, now...not so much. Lets look at this year so far for Dolph Ziggler.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and wrestling fans, it is the one, it is the only, it is, Uncooked! For those of you who are unfamiliar, this is a blog I use to do with each Raw. My first one was back on January 10th, and my last one before I stepped away from blogging for a while was on October
Ok guys, so here is my second blog since coming back! This is actually a joint blog, with another guy who is just getting into blogging, Dennis! So the idea with this is merely that we discuss different topics.
Dolph Ziggler - Borderline Jobber With A Guaranteed Title Shot
Dennis: I personally feel that Dolph Ziggler is being pushed incorrectly. Dolph has been in the WWE
So for those of you who are long time bloggers, you'll remember me from my series of Uncooked blogs, where I looked at each Raw and talked about them, or the Wrestling Blog Challenge series,, where other bloggers would go up against each other. Well, I'm dabbling back into blogs, who knows, you might even see a few Uncooked blogs from me. For this blog though, I'm taking a look at WWE and TNA, and
What is up everybody? now I am sure of you are shocked to see this blog, as I haven't done one in FOREVER, but after i saw ComingToCinema didn't do a blog this week, I thought someone ought to do one on this Raw. So, I'm glad to be back. This might be a permanent thing, it might not. We shall see. Let's get right into Monday Night Raw though!
Rey Mysterio/Sin Cara
Ok guys, just going to get right into it this week!
1. What are your thoughts on the revelation of Paul Heyman as the driver for CM Punk on the end of Raw?
DK- I honestly don't know how I feel about Paul Heyman being involved with CM Punk. Maybe if there was some sort of build to it, but I just fail to see the motive here. Punk doesn't need him. What is Heyman's problem
Hey wrestling fans. DK Wrestling Savior and Bearkg88 here to talk about the goings on from this past week in wrestling. We got some really good news topics to cover, so, we're ready. The question is, Are You Ready?
Did you watch Saturday Morning Slam? What are your thoughts?
Bearkg88. I did not. I had considered DVRing it,
So i got the chance to watch last nights Raw live, and I wanted to take a moment to write one of my blogs. Now for those who read Break It Down, a blog that myself and DK Wrestling Savior write, where we discuss certain topics that come to mind, you'll know I said that my work was going to prevent me from
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Located in Dreta de l'Eixample, this luxury hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Casa Mila and Casa Batllo. Sagrada Familia and Palau de la Musica Catalana are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 72 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. Comforts include premium bedding and pillow menus, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like free minibar items and bathrobes.
Guest Highlights
- Spotless guestrooms
- Good location
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Guestroom size
ALMA Barcelona
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, ALMA Barcelona features an indoor pool and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Event facilities measuring 800 square feet (74 square meters) include a meeting room. This luxury hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and spa services. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
ALMA Barcelona is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 72
- Number of floors - 7
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Tours/ticket assistance
- One meeting room
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Rooftop terrace
- Garden
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 74
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Indoor pool
- Conference space size (feet) - 800
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Soundproofed rooms
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Pillow menu
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
ALMA Barcelona has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
Spa Services
Spa has massage/treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, detox wraps, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
The spa is open daily.
- Steam room in spa
- Reflexology
- Detoxification wrap
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 60.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.48 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: EUR 29 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 112 per vehicle (one way)
- Valet parking fee: EUR 30.00 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 60.00 per night
Hotel Name
- ALMA Barcelona
- ALMA Hotel
- ALMA Hotel Barcelona
- Barcelona ALMA
- Alma Barcelona Catalonia
- Alma Barcelona Hotel Barcelona
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, and airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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For the last few months, we've been featuring a meatless recipe every Monday in honor of Meatless Mondays, the campaign to encourage eating vegetarian one day a week for health, the environment and the bottom line. Today is officially "Food Day," which according to the official website, is a celebration and rallying cry for healthy, affordable and sustainably produced food. In honor of Food Day, we wanted to share a great resource, a great recipe and offer a great giveaway!
First, a great resource:
The folks over at the Kitchen Table Cooking School got in touch with us recently and it came to light that they offer cooking classes around Meatless Monday. Each class has a theme- from regional cuisine to holiday celebrations- and demonstrates several dishes with tips and tricks for adding Meatless Monday to your routine. Now, this is only really convenient for some folks that live near the school in Greenwood, Colorado, BUT I would bet there is a cooking school in your area that features vegetarian classes. Find it and take one to expand your meatless repertoire or just inject some new life into your meals.
Second, a great recipe:
The Kitchen Table Cooking School loves this recipe and so do we! If you don't have Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP or TSP) handy, or simply don't want to use it, you can leave it out or substitute with meatless crumbles, soyrizo or other vegetarian meat substitutes. Additionally, if you want to use canned beans instead of dried beans, go right ahead- approx 3-4 cups of beans will do the trick.
Red Beans & Rice
- 2 cups Small Red Beans
- 1 large Onion, chopped
- 6 large cloves Garlic, smashed
- 2 quarts boiling Water
- 2 cups TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein)
- 3 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 1 Tbsp Cumin
- 1 cup Brown Rice (Basmati or Short Grain)
- 2 cups Water
- 1 tsp Salt
Overnight in 6 cups of water, soak 2 cups dried Red beans, Kidney or Pinto beans. Drain and rinse well.
Cook soaked beans in kettle with onion, garlic and boiling water. After beans have cooked 45 minutes, add TVP, Chili Powder and Cumin. Continue cooking beans until tender, 20-40 minutes. Most of the liquid should have cooked into the beans and TVP. Taste and add salt.
Meanwhile, cook brown rice according to package directions. Mix the cooked rice and beans then taste, add a pinch of cayenne or hot sauce if desired. Serves 10.
To help make Meatless Mondays even easier, we want to give one lucky reader a copy of The Vegan Table by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. This book has over 200 amazing vegan recipes for every guest and every occasion. It's one of our favorites! Not only does it have loads of tips for eating vegan, but it has nutritional info for each recipe (yay!) and full-color photos (double-yay!).
We're trying a new giveaway application, so here's what you need to do to enter- tell us in the comments on this blog post why you participate in Meatless Mondays. Be sure to click on the "I did this" button below in the app- that will enter you into our giveaway. If you don't participate, tell us what challenges you about Meatless Mondays. Who knows? Maybe someone will have some good suggestions.


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Our Toy Fair video demonstration of NECA's Assassins Creed Gauntlet Replica (below) has proven quite popular with fans (over 30,000 views!), the most common question being "When is it coming out?" NECA announces that pre-orders are now underway exclusively through GameStop in the U.S. and through local retailers everywhere internationally. It is priced at $39.99 US and scheduled to arrive this November.
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Manchester United's Ashley Young could miss weekend trip to Stoke
Manchester United are likely to be without winger Ashley Young for Sunday's tricky trip to Stoke.
Last Updated: 09/04/13 8:11am
The England man picked up an ankle injury when he was challenged by Pablo Zabaleta during the second half of United's 2-1 loss and Shinji Kagawa was brought on.
Young's injury is not as bad as first feared but this weekend's fixture is likely to come too soon for the 27-year-old.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: "We've got six days until the Stoke game and, obviously, Ashley may be out.
"It may not be serious but I think he'll miss Sunday's game."
Ferguson is also worried about his lack of fit centre-backs, especially with a possible aerial bombardment to face at the Britannia Stadium.
Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling all missed Monday's match and Ferguson said: "We'll have to assess the centre-backs as the week goes on.
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In Philly, 'ReelAbilities' film festival focuses on life with disabilities
A weeklong Philadelphia film festival "ReelAbilities," which focuses on disabilities in unusual ways, gets underway Sunday.
Can you overcome the isolation of having a mental illness? How do you date as a severely disabled teen? Can a man with cerebral palsy climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park?
The films included in this year's "ReelAbilities" festival address many different issues -- with the unifying theme of living with disabilities. The festival is organized by the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia.
Last year's inaugural festival made a big impact, according to Sherrie Eisman of the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia.
"A number of people told us after seeing films and hearing the post-film discussions that they will never think about people with disabilities the same way," she said. "And, to me, that made the festival valuable."
Eisman says the festival includes several screenings and discussions in area schools -- to get kids and teachers to think about that it means to have a disability.
"We want the students, and also the teachers, to gain a better appreciation -- or even gain an appreciation of what it's like to to go to school if you have a disability," she explained. "Some of these kids in school might never have met another kid with a disability, so we think it's really impactful."
The film festival opens with a screening of "Ocean Heaven" at the Painted Bride. The film is about a father trying to teach life skills to his son who has autism. It will be followed by a discussion led by local author Rachel Simon.
The festival will include several local productions. Among them, "OC87" by Bud Clayman and Glenn Holsten deals with obsessive compulsive disorder.


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All 12 of the bull calves in the group pen appeared calm and comfortable, despite just having been moved from individual hutches the day before. Introduction to group hutches can be a stressful time — essentially, it's like a five-year-old child experiencing his first day of kindergarten with new classmates, points out calf and heifer raiser Darin Mann, of M & M Feedlot in Parma, Idaho.
To make the animals' adjustment easier at M & M Feedlot, there are small groups of 12 initially. After two weeks, the animals are moved to a group of 24, then two weeks later to a group of 48, and so on to progressively larger sizes. And, there are no feed changes, initially — the animals receive the same grain pellets that they received in the hutch. (Total mixed rations come a little later.)
The group pens are designed to help animals thrive rather than struggle, Mann says. Therefore, M & M Feedlot is able to avoid one of the common heifer-rearing bottlenecks — performance lag when animals are moved from hutches to group pens.
There are eight common heifer-rearing bottlenecks, points out Gene Boomer, manager of field technical services for Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition. They include:
1. Colostrum harvest and delivery.
"Harvesting and delivering an adequate volume of clean, high-quality colostrum in a timely manner must be the foundation for all successful dairy heifer development programs," Boomer says.
It's a priority for the Aardema Group dairies in Idaho.
"We do a really good job as far as colostrum goes," says Jordan Leak, operations manager for the seven Aardema dairies.
Aardema Calf Ranch Manager Brandon Andersen and his crew use a Brix refractometer to test for solids in the colostrums — they like to see a Brix score of 22 percent or higher. It rarely falls below that level, but if it does they will add colostrum supplement. They feed the calves 4 quarts within the first hour of life, using an esophageal feeder to ensure that the animals get the full gallon. Then, eight to 12 hours later there's a second feeding — this time, 2 quarts via a bottle.
To monitor calf-feeding success, they draw blood on every third calf during processing in the calf hutches. Ninety-five percent of the calves have a serum protein concentration of 5.5 grams per deciliter or above, which indicates that the calves are off to a good start.
2. Ramp up milk intake.
To ensure adequate nutrition, many farms have switched from 2 quarts of milk fed twice a day to 3 quarts two or three times a day.
At the Aardema Group dairies, they feed 4 quarts for the first five days of life, then ramp it up to 6 quarts a day through weaning. (Holstein calves receive 3 quarts of pasteurized milk twice a day and Jersey calves get 2 quarts three times a day.) Pasteurized milk is tested and fortified with milk replacer to meet a minimum of 14 percent total solids, 26 percent crude protein and 20 percent fat.
3. Weaning.
"Experience has changed weaning recommendation and weaning should be based on calf starter intake versus days of age," Boomer says. "Do not wean an animal until it is consuming 2.5 to 3 pounds of calf starter for three consecutive days."
That's the rule followed at Aardema Group dairies.
After weaning, they keep the animals on calf starter for an additional 10 days to two weeks. During that time, Holsteins consume 5 to 7 pounds of starter feed per day; Jerseys a little less.
4. Grouping lag.
This is an area where M & M Feedlot in Parma, Idaho, puts a lot of time and effort. (See the description that appears earlier in this story.)
Currently, M & M raises about 700 bull calves, but has the permits and facilities to raise a lot more calves someday for other dairies.
5. Grower stage.
Besides calves, M & M Feedlot specializes in replacement heifers. Currently, it raises 13,000 heifers for five different dairymen.
Heifers typically arrive at six months of age. M & M keeps them segregated according to weight — 400 to 450 pounds in a pen, 451 to 500 pounds in a pen, and so on in 50-pound increments. That allows the feedlot to keep track of the animals' progress and tailor their rations to their exact needs.
"We don't limit-feed, we don't over-feed. I call it exact-feed," says Darin Mann, who besides helping to run M & M recently served as president of the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association.
There is uniformity in the animals' appearance, which indicates that M & M is feeding them right; the animals are not stressed, and the pens are not overstocked.
Average daily gain has been running 1.96 for the animals between six and 12 months of age, which is outstanding.
Monitoring bodyweight and average daily gain is important in making the right feeding and culling decisions, Boomer points out.
6. Introduction to breeding pen.
"Movement to the breeding pen must be based primarily upon accurate hip heights and bodyweight measurements, with age as a secondary parameter," Boomer says. "Holsteins should be 51 to 52 inches at the hip when entering the breeding pen."
At M & M, they wait until the animals are 52 inches at the hip and a minimum of 850 pounds.
Meticulous records are kept of the animals' breeding progress.
"Age at conception is the key performance indicator to monitor for heifers in the breeding pen," Boomer says.
7. Movement to close-up pen.
"The most common mistake in this phase is not getting springing heifers on the close-up diet for more than 21 days before freshening," Boomer says. "Move heifers to the closeup pen before they reach 250 days carried calf," he adds. "The key numbers to monitor are days in close-up pen and dry matter intake. Monitor variation, as well as averages. Days in close-up pen should be greater than 21 and the average dry matter intake for Holstein heifers greater than 24 pounds.
"The second most common mistake is not feeding the rumen microbes to provide about 1,200 grams metabolizable protein," Boomer says. "The fetus and mammary gland are developing at a very fast rate as the end of gestation nears, resulting in increased requirements for metabolizable protein and energy."
Again, M & M Feedlot is meticulous on this point. The animals within a pen are usually within 8 to 10 days of one another in terms of pregnancy length, which allows them to be fed according to their exact nutritional needs for that stage of gestation.
8. Animal comfort and welfare.
"In today's society, consumers want the ideal," Boomer points out. "If you say you are doing it, you had better be able to prove it.
"Therefore, protocols must be in place for housing, feeding, breeding, moving and handling and treating all ages of livestock on the farm," he says. There must be consequences for individuals who do not follow protocols, he adds. "Protocols must be in writing and training programs must be documented. These records are the only way to defend the practices on your farm."
For more information:
More details on the eight calf- and heifer-raising bottlenecks are available in the paper "Guidelines for successful dairy heifer development" by Gene Boomer, manager of field technical services for Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition. The paper was presented this past March at the Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nev., and can be accessed online at: http://tinyurl.com/ag6rxgk


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Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is on track to lose his seat in Queensland, a poll indicates.
The ReachTEL telephone poll was commissioned by union United Voice and surveyed 511 residents in Mr Swan's north Brisbane electorate of Lilley on Thursday night.
According to ReachTEL, 45.2 per cent of respondents said they would vote for the Liberal National Party candidate Rod McGarvie as their preferred candidate while 38 per cent said they would vote for Labor and Mr Swan.
Just over 45 per cent of respondents (45.1 per cent) said their opinion of the treasurer was unfavourable, compared with 34.1 per cent who said they had a favourable view of him.
Almost 20 per cent (19.1 per cent) were neutral and 1.8 per cent hadn't heard of the federal treasurer.
In 2010 Mr Swan narrowly scraped home ahead of Mr McGarvie on preferences, weathering a 4.77 per cent swing against him.
The treasurer was more popular with respondents than was Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who was judged unfavourably by 53.2 per cent of respondents and favourably by just 28.7 per cent.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott was slightly more popular than the prime minister, with 51.5 per cent saying they had unfavourable opinion of him compared with 29.2 per cent who said they liked him.
A spokesman for Mr Swan said the treasurer doesn't comment on polls.
''He's more concerned about numbers like the $5000 (that) a family in Nundah with a $300,000 mortgage is saving on their mortgage every year thanks to lower interest rates under Labor,'' the spokesman said.
United Voice, which represents childcare workers, said the results prove Labor must adopt policies for working people to win seats such as Lilley.
The union's Queensland secretary Gary Bullock called for a cap on childcare fees and an increase in childcare workers' wages to overcome a predicted shortage of workers in Queensland.


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