text: OverviewBack to top Stretch Island Fruit - All-Natural Fruit Strip Orchard Cherry - 0.5 oz. Item# :67640UPC# :079126008702 Brand:Stretch Island Fruit Size/Form:0.50 oz. Ship Weight:2.07 Servings:1 Dosage:1 Piece(s) Flavor:Orchard Cherry Stretch Island Fruit All Natural Fruit Strip Orchard Cherry - 0.5 oz. (14 g) Stretch Island Fruit Company All-Natural Fruit Strips are an all natural, tasty fruit snack that you can stick in your pocket, backpack or lunchbox. Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strip is a yummy fruit snack that can travel with you where ever you go. Every Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strip is equal to half a serving of fruit. It does not get better than that, except for maybe a real piece of fruit. Imagine this: you reach into your backpack or your handbag for a piece of your favorite vine-ripened fruit. And it hasn't withered or squashed in transport. It's still got that great taste with none of the mess.Well, that's what Stretch Island fruit is all about. It's all-natural. It fits into a diabetic diet and is even certified Kosher. With Stretch Island Fruit Co., you always know you're getting a half serving of fruit with every original fruit leather! And, you really can just throw them in your pocket.Orchard Cherry,That delicious, crisp cherry flavor... only portable. 1/2 serving of fruit All-natural, nothing artificial All sugar comes naturally from fruit 45 calories Q: Are FruitaBü™ Organic Fruit snacks organic according to the new USDA standards? A: Yes, FruitaBü™ Organic Fruit snacks are certified organic according to the new USDA standards. Q: How is organic different from Kosher?A: "Organically grown" refers to the farming methods used to grow the fruit Stretch Island uses in all of their fruit snacks.Kosher is something entirely different; it means that all the ingredients used to make a product and the manufacturing process have been approved by a Kosher organization. In Stretch Island's case, they have been Kosher certified by the Organized Kashruth Laboratories. All of Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Snacks and FruitaBü™ Fruit Flats are certified Kosher. Q: What is the meaning of the Fruit Exchange? A: One piece of Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strip is equal to 1 fruit exchange in a diabetic diet. You will find this statement on Stretch Island's packaging. This statement is to help the 17 million Americans with diabetes who are trying to fit Stretch Island products into their diet. Q: I have a gluten intolerance (celiac disease). Can I eat Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strips and FruitaBü™ Fruit Flats? A: Yes! Celiac sufferers and their parents or caregivers especially appreciate Stretch Island Fruit snacks, since it's so straight forward: 100% all-natural. The question regarding gluten in Stretch Island products arises from concern over the ingredients used in the natural flavorings that are added to certain flavors — specifically alcohols and/or vinegars that may be included. All of Stretch Island flavor suppliers have provided them with written statements that there is no gluten in the flavorings that they supply Stretch Island. Q: I am lactose intolerant. Can I eat Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strips or FruitaBü™ Fruit Flats?A: Yes! Stretch Island products do not contain any dairy products, nor do the natural flavors that they use in their products.Q: Does Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strips or FruitaBü™ Fruit Flats have an expiration date? A: All of Stretch Island products are dated one year from the date of production. For example, Stretch Island All-Natural Fruit Strips produced 6/1/03 would be dated with a "Best By" date of 6/1/04. However, "Best By" does just mean "Best By". About Stretch Island Fruit:Since 1976 Stretch Island Fruit Co. has been providing tasty, all-natural fruit snacks to people on the go. Stretch Island Fruit Co. was founded in a humble laundry room on Stretch Island, Washington – where they put there hearts and minds into making life simpler, sweeter and healthier with there Original Fruit Strips.Today at Stretch Island, they have long since outgrown the laundry room, but they remain passionate about making everyday moments more nourishing. That's why they created FruitaBü Fruit Rolls – a fun, convenient way for families to enjoy real fruit. They believe in the power of real fruit to inspire people to live better, to nurture healthy communities through Fruit Tree 101, and to celebrate nature's goodness. Made perfectly portable, our fruit strips and rolls contain the genuine goodness of real fruit. At Stretch Island, less is truly more – Real fruit, pure and simple.they are passionate about providing those on the journey to better health with portable real fruit choices that delight. They will sustainably grow our business through a tireless commitment to innovation using the nourishing goodness of pure and simple ingredients while nurturing our environment.


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A NUMBER of borough will be closed tomorrow due to the predicted snowfall.
Roberts Primary School, Ellowes Hall Sports College, Thorns Primary School, Milking Bank Primary, Netherton C of E Primary and Old Swinford Hospital's Sixth Form have already made the decision to close for the day to staff and pupils.
Any other further school closures will be listed on Dudley Council's Winter affected services page on its website.
As well as schools, the page will provide a complete picture of how council services will be affected during the snow and ice, including adult social services, bin collections, leisure centres and libraries as well as road gritting situations.
The council's website can be found by clicking here.
The met office has currently issued an amber warning for heavy snow in the West Midlands tomorrow.

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Souza named International League MVP, top rookie
PHILADELPHIA -- Before his callup to the big leagues on Aug. 3, outfield prospect Steven Souza Jr. was lighting up the International League with Triple-A Syracuse. On Tuesday, it was announced that his efforts -- which included league leading marks for batting average (.354), on-base percentage (.435) and slugging percentage (.601) -- earned him the league's MVP and Rookie of the Year honors.
Souza, who is the first Chiefs player to win both MVP and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season, also hit 18 homers, drove in 70 runs and swiped 24 bases. The Nationals' No. 5 prospect is currently rehabbing from a shoulder injury at Class A Advanced Potomac, and seems poised to be added back to the Nats' roster when rosters expand on Sept. 1.
The 25-year-old's historical season coincided with Syracuse manager Billy Gardner Jr. earning International League Manager of the Year honors.
"I just think he took a major step forward," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "Him and certainly Michael Taylor took major steps this year. And that's gratifying to see. It speaks to our player development guys. Certainly the managers, Billy Gardner, who was the Manager of the Year, congratulations to him as well. It just speaks to the way they help these kids get to where they want to get to. So they've both been in the big leagues this year. They're both close to being here on an everyday basis. And we're happy for them. It takes a lot of hard work, and a lot of dedication by a lot of folks to have guys that are named MVPs and Rookies of the Year and things like that."
Erik Bacharach 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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There are some times I just don't want to have to think about the creative process, so for today's cards I decided to open a card kit and let the instructions do the thinking for me. Making four cards from the kit was a great way to warm up my creative mojo.
I then used my warmed up creative mojo to design a card based off of the scalloped "hello" card using stickers from today's steal, the My Minds Eye Glitter Stickers.
Rather than a sketch this week, your challenge is to use one of the first four cards as your inspiration. After creating your cards, post them to our Facebook fan page or personal blog with a link to your creation here on the blog. You will then be eligible for our monthly drawing for a little scrappy goodness. You have until July 1st at 11:59 pm MST to have your creations for June posted in order to be eligible for our monthly drawing.
It's exciting to think of all of the cards that have been made and all of the joy that has been sent out to others. Now it's ScrapbookSteals turn to send out a little joy to our lucky May Monday Card Madness winner. Congratulations goes out to Amy Williams and her beautiful stamped background card which was the lucky random winner.
Also, in case you missed it we are having another card swap!
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- Create 10 cards of any variety, signed on the back (we all want to know who made what).
- Cards must include envelopes.
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- Email me at email@example.com once your cards have shipped so that I know whose cards to be on the lookout for.
- I will then swap the cards and return cards from ten different artists to you.
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The goal of this project is to determine the general consensus on Pacers Digest of who the best players are at each position in the NBA: Center, Power Forward, Small Forward, Shooting Guard, and Point Guard.
However, do not worry about the positions. I have tried to put everyone at their proper position, but what I am trying to do here is vote for the best overall player, at the position I happened to put them. The objective of each poll is to determine the best player listed, not the best pure positional player.
This thread is to vote for best remaining small forward in the NBA. You have 24 hours from the time this thread is posted to vote!
Once each position has 30 players ranked, the project will end, and a final tally will be posted in a new thread.
The top small forwards so far, as voted by Pacers Digest members, are:
#1 LeBron James
#2 Shawn Marion
#3 Tracy McGrady
#4 Ron Artest
#5 Andrei Kirilenko
#6 Carmelo Anthony
#7 Richard Jefferson
#8 Lamar Odom
#9 Tayshaun Prince
#10 Rashard Lewis
#11 Josh Howard
#12 Peja Stojakovic
#13 Gerald Wallace
#14 Danny Granger
#15 Andres Nocioni
#16 Shane Battier
#17 Luol Deng
#18 Bruce Bowen
#19 Josh Smith
#20 Grant Hill
#21 Wally Szczerbiak
#22 Bobby Simmons
#23 James Posey
#24 Mike Dunleavy
#25 Jared Jeffries
#26 Darius Miles
#27 Jalen Rose
Today's nominees* for best small forward remaining are
Trevor Ariza
Josh Childress
Matt Harpring
Kyle Korver
Ruben Patterson
Hakim Warrick
* I can't please everyone with the position I put certain guys, so the way I see it is this:
If I've made such a colossal mistake, it can easily be corrected by you, the voter. How? I will always have "Other" as an option. All you have to do is vote for it, and state for the record in a reply which player you thought deserved the vote. If the majority of people do this, then that player will still win this poll. It just takes a little more effort then two clicks of the mouse. But if you're too lazy to do that, then you have no right to whine about it later.


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About Equity and Inclusion at OHSU Healthcare
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is the state's only academic health center, bringing together patient care, research, education and community service to improve the health and well-being of all Oregonians. Diversity is essential to our multifaceted mission. The ability to see things from the perspective of others is the foundation of compassion and a hallmark of innovation. We believe that ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religious, linguistic, socioeconomic and other cultural differences add to the tapestry of diversity that enriches us as a health center. Patients and their families, employees, volunteers, students, vendors and the local community comprise our diverse constituencies.
Every employee is responsible to live the diversity promise at OHSU. This promise ensures that each employee or person visiting OHSU is accepted and welcomed, and that their background, personal differences, unique challenges and circumstances are valued. All employees are given equal consideration for all available opportunities for which they are well qualified.
OHSU is committed to cultural competence and values diverse representation in all professional capacities. We recognize that people are different, and adapt our behavior and ways of thinking to appropriately embrace those differences. We strive to do this in every encounter, with every individual, every time.


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|You can now configure any Amazon S3 bucket that you own to create access log records for the requests made against it. An access log record contains details about the request such as the request type, the resource the request worked worked with, and the time and date that the request was processed. Server access logs provide object- and request-level usage information that has been requested by the Amazon S3 developer community.
The server access logging feature is beta functionality that is subject to change in future releases. The Amazon S3 team welcomes your feedback on the Amazon S3 Developer Forums. There are no additional fees for use of server access logging.
For more information, see the Server Access Logging section of the documentation.
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Resolved Issues
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|Guidance on caching of Amazon S3 IP addresses has been added in the DNS Considerations section of the documentation. The discussion of bucket listing functionality has been clarified to acknowledge that for a short period of time after deleting a bucket, the operation to list all your buckets may continue returning the bucket you deleted, even though it no longer exists.
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|The HTTP 100-Continue reply sent by S3 (as described in RFC 2616, section 8.2.3.) is unconditional, and therefore not very useful.
|S3 ETags are currently derived from a hash of the object data. According to section 13.3.3 of RFC 2616, this is a weak reference. To be a strong reference, S3 would also have to consider metadata and other headers in the ETag.
|SOAP SSL authentication
|SOAP authentication should only be accepted over SSL but S3 allows SOAP authentication to be performed over non-SSL connections.
|Uploads between 2 GB and 4 GB in size fail
|A load balancer bug causes the connection to close whenever an upload request with content-length between 2 GB and 4 GB is received. Amazon has received a fix for the issue from the load balancer vendor, and is in the process of testing the fix.
|Use of Amazon S3's BitTorrent interface from Amazon EC2 results in data transfer charges
|While regular data transfer between Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2 is free, there is a known issue with the Amazon S3 BitTorrent seeder that results in data transfer charges when accessed from Amazon EC2. The Amazon Web Services team is aware of this issue and will work to address it. In the interim, please be advised that using the Amazon S3 BitTorrent interface from Amazon EC2 will result in data transfer charges.


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Make the switch to eco-friendly, non-toxic cleaners and keep your kitchen, bath, floors, windows, dishes and more sparkling clean the all-natural way. This cleaning set from Full Circle makes it easy to prepare your own natural solutions that clean and disinfect without exposing you or your family to harmful chemicals or harsh artificial fragrances. The spray bottle has a built-in juicer, making it easy to add lemon juice, an effective, natural cleaning agent with a delightful scent. The included booklet contains over 40 easy-to-follow recipes for lemon disinfectant, lavender antibacterial spray and many more. The recipes use common household ingredients such as white vinegar, lemon juice, Castile soap and baking soda, saving you money, too. Adding a few drops of essential oils can increase disinfecting power and leave a refreshing or calming scent behind. The kit includes a durable 20-ounce spray bottle, lemon juicer, microfiber cleaning cloth and recipe booklet.
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A WARNING has been issued after potentially deadly drugs have been stolen from a vet's surgery.
North Yorkshire Police have issued a warning after the controlled drugs were stolen during a burglary at a rural surgery near Easingwold during a raid carried out last night or early this morning.
Most of the drugs are not meant for human consumption and are potentially lethal.
The stolen drugs include two boxes of Somoluse injections, which are used to put down cats, dogs, horses and cattle, and four boxes of Zoletil injections which are imported from France and are used to tranquilise large animals.
A quantity of other high-dosage controlled drugs were also stolen in the burglary, many which are not intended for humans and may be harmful if swallowed or injected.
PC Simon Davis, of Thirsk police, said: "Clearly there is a concern that these drugs have been stolen and have the potential to get out onto the streets.
"Some of them are strong enough to kill large animals and are therefore can be lethal if they are taken by people.
"It is important that members of the public remain vigilant at this time and contact the police if they see any packets of medication that may have been discarded somewhere.
"I would also advise drug users to be vigilant and don't take anything unless you are sure what it is."
Money was also taken in the burglary between 10.30pm on Wednesday and 7.30am on Thursday.
Officers are urging anyone with information about the burglary or the whereabouts of the drugs to contact them as soon as possible.
Anyone who can help officers with their enquiries is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 – select option 2 – and ask for PC Simon Davis or Thirsk police.
Alternatively, information can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com If you prefer not to give your name, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Please quote reference number 12140069039 when passing information about this incident.


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No. While Dmytro is to be commended for his efforts here, what is obvious in the responses counter to his position is that sati, all by itself, is a richly nuanced word and "remembrance" by itself, without significant qualifications or allowances of its nuances, does not cover it for sati. If you read through this thread, which is not too long that it cannot be easily done, you can see that, especially, ironically enough, with some of the references Dmytro quotes, such as Gethin and Jakes, and such quotes as: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=4299&start=20#p205438polarbuddha101 wrote:tiltbillings wrote:But, alas, "remembering" just does not really adequately cover the whole of sati as it is actually used in the text, unless one is willing to start to broaden the meaning of "remembering" to give it the qualities of sati as found in the suttas.
Would you agree that remembrance combined with clear awareness covers the whole meaning of sati as found in the texts?
And a few more point raised above:
Much of what you are asking here, as the links show, has already been dealt with in this thread.Basically, what are the factors of sati as found in the suttas according to you? Because I think that what you consider to be sati I consider to be sati and sampajanna and that this may in fact be the only difference but I could be wrong so please elaborate if you would.


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There are three of them up for bid June 28, so of course I wanted the newest one, a 2000 model with about 4,500 hours of usage. That means it's only resurfaced a complete ice surface about 6,027 times. (Hey, I do research on what I'm buying!) It's practically brand new for a middle-aged vehicle, and believe me, I am intimately acquainted with middle age.
First, I had to see what I was bidding on, so I asked Parks Department Director of Leisure Services Perry Ehresman to show me around, and it's not really his fault that he turned his head at the wrong time. It was a natural reaction when the rock I threw landed in a far dark corner. While Ehresman tried to figure out where the sound came from, probably fearing some large critter or maybe thinking about lunch, I did what every prospective owner does with a new vehicle – I took it for a test drive.
Let me tell you, this baby can really hum. Slamming the pedal to the floor, I pushed that fine-tuned engine up to 9.7 miles an hour. Look out, Dario Franchitti! I might have gotten even more speed out of it if I hadn't made my break across the McMillen Park grass. A Zamboni does not do well as a mower, though it does cut the time in half with the wide swath.
I picked up momentum when I hit the golf course, steered into the tailwind and leaned forward. I looked like Motley Crue's drummer trying to push a little more oomph out of my ride. Without the hair, of course. Or the hot lady.
Figuring I might need a few tips, I pulled out my cellphone to call expert Zamboni drivers Paul Hollabaugh and Jeff Alcox from Memorial Coliseum.
"Hypothetically, Paul, what's the best way to gain some extra speed on a Zamboni?"
Hollabaugh said a Zamboni is not built for speed, so I hung up and called Alcox. Spoilsport!
Alcox didn't have any tips, either, and right then I needed more speed: I'd been spotted by a police cruiser that pulled up beside me.
"What are you doing?" the exasperated officer asked.
"Trying to figure out how I'll mark this down on my expense report," I said. Oh, and working on a new marketing campaign.
I'm thinking I can make some money off this by selling advertising for the sides. Everyone in the city will be staring at it and expressing awe when I'm driving through town. I figure all those hand gestures and exclamations will make this baby a huge talking point. Yes, sir, I agree, my Zamboni is indeed No. 1!
At the very least, anyone unfortunate enough to get caught behind it will have plenty of time to look at the advertising.
I also think I could rent the machine out to clean up homemade rinks in backyards, ponds or on cul-de-sacs where kids will be holding games during the winter. I might have to start driving to the locations a few days before appointment times, though.
It would also be perfect for parades, kids' birthday parties and to pop the lid so Icy D. Eagle can emerge as a surprise. A Zamboni could also be used to walk a hoard of dogs, but you'd need extra-long leashes. It could be the ultimate pooper scooper.
Somehow, the police officer wasn't buying it. No, I wanted to buy it.
It didn't help my case when he left his car to walk alongside the Zamboni. I might have gotten away if I had cut back more often on the side streets. Unfortunately, that would have meant going against the wind.
One thing about driving such a unique machine is that it doesn't blend in very well with the rest of traffic unless you manage to draft with a fire truck. There's an idea! The Zamboni could become the official mascot of the fire department! That old spotted dog has nothing on a Zamboni.
But then the police officer got tired of chasing me. It didn't help that I tried to hide in a drive-through and got stuck.
Anyway, that's my story, Judge. I tried calling Hollabaugh to raise bail, but he just hung up.


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Costa Concordia | Pictures
Two Years Later, the Sunken Costa Concordia Ship Is Making Its Final Trip
More than two and a half years after the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy, the wrecked vessel has started its trip from Giglio Island to Genoa to be dismantled. In January 2012, the ship sank with more than 4,200 passengers aboard, and 32 people died in the disaster. In September 2013, workers successfully righted the massive ship — which weighs more than 114,000 tons. The 19-hour operation was referred to as The Parbuckling Project, and the salvaging of the sunken ship marked the biggest, most expensive undertaking of its kind, involving a 500-person crew from 26 countries and a cost estimated around a billion dollars. Since then, workers have repaired parts of the ship to make sure it could weather the Winter and be properly towed away.
A convoy of 17 boats are now traveling along with the ship, which is expected to arrive on Sunday. Its dismantling is expected to take about two years, and it marks a major moment for the island of Giglio. For the past two years, the giant vessel took over its ports and left a stench. The ship had been packed with food and supplies for 4,200 people, so underwater, enormous amounts of food were left rotting inside refrigerators and freezers: 24,000 pounds of fish, 17,000 pounds of raw beef, 11,000 eggs, 18,000 bottles of wine, 22,000 cans of Coca-Cola, and more. Along with the food came chemicals, too, including 65 gallons of paint and 10 gallons of insecticide. Since the ship's sinking, 24 metric tons of debris were recovered. Check out an incredible time-lapse video of the Parbuckling Project below, plus striking pictures of the Costa Concordia making its final trek.


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Plant a little color on your walls with this Giclee art print. It features a series of succulent plants printed on fine art matte paper with museum quality pigments.
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Urinary Disorders
Prominent Renal Pelvis in 25 Week Fetus
Can you please let me know what does it means "prominent renal pelvis" which identified in 25 week fetus, in sonography test?
A "prominent renal pelvis" is one of the most commonly seen abnormalities on prenatal ultrasonography. It can range from a mild variation of normal with no long term consequences or in rare cases could indicate a blockage of the kidney. No prenatal intervention is typically indicated. A follow-up third trimester ultrasound can be helpful to see if the condition persists and may need further testing done after birth. On occasion, a consultation with a pediatric urologist after birth is appropriate to further evaluate the kidney. Your pediatrician can make that decision based on the findings of the third trimester ultrasound. The vast majority of the time, the condition is self-limiting and does not cause harm to the developing kidney or infant.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The popular New England Revolution bobbleheads are back!
After a well-received series of giveaways in 2012, the Revs will present three bobbleheads at game days during the 2013 season.
The first bobblehead in the 2013 series is midfielder Lee Nguyen, whose wobbling-head likeness will be given away at the Saturday, May 11 game against the New York Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium. Nguyen was the team's fan-voted most valuable player in 2012, his first season with the Revolution.
Nguyen's bobblehead features his signature headband, focused eyes and attacking stance as he dribbles down field, head up, ready to make a killer pass to a teammate – just as he does on the field each game.
A limited number of the Lee Nguyen bobbleheads will be distributed at the entry gates at Gillette Stadium on May 11, so fans are encouraged to enter the stadium early.
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The 27th National Conference on Health, Productivity and Human Capital will be held at the Washington Hilton in Washington DC this September 25th – 27th, 2013.
The American Guest House is a Washington DC bed and breakfast that offers travelers the comforts of hospitality and a delicious breakfast which is included in your room rate. WiFi is also complimentary along with access to our business center and concierge services. When considering a Washington DC hotel for your next business trip in Washington DC, try staying with us and see why we are rated in the top 10 Trip Advisor B&B Inns located in the DC areas.
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LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Curry wasn't himself, certainly not the dominant player he had been to close the regular season.
But that didn't seem to throw the Warriors off their game too much because they had another playmaker: Klay Thompson.
The Warriors took Game 1 from the host Clippers because Thompson filled the void, making several critical plays down the stretch. He's had big playoff games before, but this one showed the maturation he's experienced as a player this season.
He had a rough shooting night but still was the puzzle the Clippers couldn't decipher. It was a glimpse of how good he's gotten as he continues to piece his game together.
"I'm a lot more comfortable in my third year," Thompson said. "I feel like I made a big jump this year. I'm being more composed, taking better shots, getting to the rim more."
In keeping with the growth he's shown throughout the season, his contributions were multifaceted. He got to the rim off the dribble. He made the double team pay by making the smart pass. He hit big shots when the Warriors had to have a basket.
Simply, Thompson was the Warriors' playmaker down the stretch Saturday.
He finished with a game-high 22 points to go with seven rebounds and five assists. He had six points and three assists in the fourth quarter. And the whole time he chased around Chris Paul.
Against the Clippers, Thompson is arguably the Warriors' most favorable match-up since Curry has his hands full with Paul and Lee with Blake Griffin.
"Chris Paul had 28, but it was a tough 28," Draymond Green said. "He never lets up. One thing that goes under the radar is that Klay's a dog. He never backs down from a situation. If I've got to go to war, I want him with me."
That's a sentiment shared in the Warriors' locker room. The Warriors' front office wants Thompson with them, too. But the price is going up.
With his overall development, Thompson is looking less like Curry's shooting buddy and more like the piece that makes this all work for the Warriors. He could ask for a maximum extension this offseason and not blink.
He also could work out a deal to help the Warriors' cap flexibility, but he's certainly going to cost more than most previously thought. And how could the Warriors not pay him, considering his value to the team?
He takes pressure off Curry on both ends of the court. He is the youngest of the core and has consistently gotten better.
These pieces to Thompson's game have developed since he came to the league. He's grown from a volume shooter to one of the best two-way players at his position.
His ability, and willingness, to attack the rim has improved throughout the season. He's become so clutch for the Warriors, highlighted by his game-winner at Indiana.
Saturday, his progress was on display at the most opportune of times.
Curry was non-factor in the fourth quarter. The Clippers dispatched pesky, speedy guard Darren Collison to harass Curry, backed up by a waiting help defender. And with little rest, having logged a team-high 45 minutes, Curry didn't seem to have much in the tank.
So coach Mark Jackson started running the offense through Thompson. It was the same isolation ball that had bogged the Warriors' offense down at points during the season. But this day it worked because Thompson varied his approach.
Early in the fourth quarter, he drove past Clippers guard J.J. Redick found Jermaine O'Neal inside for a dunk. That put the Warriors up 91-80.
Midway through the quarter, he followed a 3-pointer by setting up a Lee dunk, both answering baskets by the Clippers.
With 3:04 left, the Warriors' lead down to 100-99, Thompson took Paul inside and dropped in a fade-away jumper.
Not even a minute later, the Warriors trailed. But Thompson tracked down a rebound, led the break and set up Barnes for an open 3, giving the Warriors the lead back.
Fittingly, it was Thompson's free throw that eventually sealed the Game 1 upset.
The next step for Thompson is being more consistent.
Usually, he is the barometer for how well the Warriors our playing. When he's on, the Warriors are pretty special. When he struggles mightily, it has a ripple effect that leads to the disappointing losses that have stained this season.
Saturday, though, was an example of how Thompson has diversified his game to make sure he impacts the game. If that becomes the reality of Thompson's game. the Warriors backcourt is that much more formidable. If that becomes the reality of this series, the Clippers are in big trouble.
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These wheat-free products may be hot, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're better for you, says registered dietitian nutritionist Karen Ansel M.S., coauthor of The Calendar Diet: A Month by Month Guide to Losing Weight While Living Your Life. Since gluten adds texture and taste to many foods, manufacturers often have to replace it with sugar, fat, and starch, which can pack more calories than the original gluten version would. If you want to limit your intake, you're better off choosing naturally gluten-free whole foods like buckwheat, veggies, and sweet potatoes, says nutrition therapist and registered dietitian Limor Baum.
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The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is the recipient of $120,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
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The one-year grant will be used to implement a comprehensive traffic safety education program countywide. The goal is to reduce the number of bicyclists and pedestrians injured or killed, promote the proper use of child safety restraints, including booster seats for elementary school aged children, as well as reduce impaired and distracted driving, with a particular focus on teen drivers and passengers.
Impaired driving, which includes being under the influence of alcohol, marijuana and prescription medications, is a growing concern of local law enforcement.
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New hands-free law
"AB1536 is a bad idea," said Dr. Richard Hencke, emergency room physician at Dominican Hospital that allows text messaging behind the wheel if using a hands-free device. Research shows that any ongoing conversation, hands free or not, causes tunnel vision. Your visual field actually gets constricted by a significant degree. Research also shows that any type of ongoing communication while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk.
"I have given up my Bluetooth and let my cell take messages while on the road, which I return later," he said. "It just isn't worth the risk."
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A Study of Chemotherapy Plus ddI or ddC in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma
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To determine the toxicity and response to treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy using doxorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin, and vincristine (DBV) for advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in combination with either didanosine (ddI) or zalcitabine (dideoxycytidine; ddC).
AIDS patients with extensive Kaposi's sarcoma require treatment with effective cytotoxic agents to reduce the tumor burden, and they also require treatment with other possibly effective antiretroviral agents such as ddI or ddC to ameliorate (delay) the development of opportunistic infections.
|Sarcoma, Kaposi HIV Infections
|Drug: Bleomycin sulfate Drug: Vincristine sulfate Drug: Doxorubicin hydrochloride Drug: Zalcitabine Drug: Didanosine
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase I/II Study of Combination Chemotherapy (Adriamycin, Bleomycin, +/- Vincristine) and Dideoxyinosine (ddI) or Dideoxycytidine (ddC) in the Treatment of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma
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|Study Completion Date:
|September 1996
AIDS patients with extensive Kaposi's sarcoma require treatment with effective cytotoxic agents to reduce the tumor burden, and they also require treatment with other possibly effective antiretroviral agents such as ddI or ddC to ameliorate (delay) the development of opportunistic infections.
In Phase I, eligible patients with advanced Kaposi's sarcoma are randomly assigned to either ddI or ddC in combination with DBV chemotherapy. On the average, patients receive 12-44 weeks of combined chemotherapy and antiretroviral therapy. If vincristine is deleted from Phase I because of excess neurotoxicity, it will not be administered as part of the combination chemotherapy if that treatment is continued in the Phase II study. The Phase II trial proceeds when at least six cycles (12 weeks) of DBV have been completed by six patients enrolled in Phase I, and an overall evaluation of tolerance to each combination treatment plan has been completed. Study medication is administered as in Phase I, with the possible deletion of vincristine. All patients who complete DBV chemotherapy with complete or partial response or stable disease will continue to receive the originally assigned investigational antiretroviral drug (ddC or ddI) for an additional 24 weeks.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia for all patients with CD4 cell counts < 200 cells/mm3.
- Chemoprophylaxis for candidiasis, MAC, and herpes simplex.
- Up to 14-day courses of metronidazole.
- Recombinant erythropoietin.
- Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) for patients with ANC < 1000 cells/mm3.
- Isoniazid for treatment of tuberculosis, with permission of the protocol chair, when given in conjunction with pyridoxine.
Patients must have:
- HIV infection.
- Kaposi's sarcoma.
For patients < 18 years of age:
- consent of parent or guardian.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
- Opportunistic infection requiring treatment with myelosuppressive antibiotics (unless on G-CSF or GM-CSF).
- Other active malignancies except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical carcinoma.
- Prior history or current clinical evidence of peripheral neuropathy (= or > grade 1), pancreatitis, intractable diarrhea, or active seizure disorder not controlled by antiseizure medication.
- Significant pulmonary insufficiency (exertional dyspnea with minimal exertion, except that due to pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma) or cardiac insufficiency (New York Heart Association status > 2).
- Neuropsychiatric history or altered mental status that would prevent informed consent or that would not permit compliance with this protocol.
Concurrent Medication:
- Myelosuppressive antibiotics (unless on G-CSF or GM-CSF).
- Investigational agents other than drugs available on treatment IND and used for FDA sanctioned indications, or other antiviral, immunomodulating or antitumor drugs.
- Drugs associated with peripheral neuropathy (other than ddI, ddC, or vincristine), including hydralazine, disulfiram, nitrofurantoin, cisplatin, diethyldithiocarbamate, gold, rifampin, chloramphenicol, clioquinol, ethambutol, ethionamide, glutethimide, sodium cyanate, and thalidomide.
Patients with the following prior conditions or symptoms are excluded:
- Neuropsychiatric history or altered mental status that would prevent informed consent or that would not permit compliance with this protocol.
Prior Medication:
- Systemic treatment with doxorubicin, bleomycin, or vincristine.
- Antitumor (Kaposi's sarcoma) drugs within 7 days of study entry.
- Any investigational drug (other than drugs available on treatment IND and used for FDA sanctioned indications) within 14 days of study entry.
- Neurotoxic drugs (other than ddI or ddC) within 30 days of study entry.
- Intralesional injections to a Kaposi's sarcoma marker lesion within 30 days of study entry.
Prior Treatment:
- Irradiation of a Kaposi's sarcoma marker lesion within 30 days of study entry.
Alcohol consumption is strongly discouraged.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000954
|United States, California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|UCLA CARE Center CRS
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Ucsf Aids Crs
|San Francisco, California, United States
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado Hospital CRS
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80262
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. ACTG CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|United States, Indiana
|Indiana Univ. School of Medicine, Infectious Disease Research Clinic
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|United States, Massachusetts
|Bmc Actg Crs
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
|United States, Missouri
|Washington U CRS
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|United States, New York
|SUNY - Buffalo, Erie County Medical Ctr.
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
|Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr.
|New York, New York, United States, 10021
|United States, North Carolina
|Unc Aids Crs
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
|United States, Ohio
|The Ohio State Univ. AIDS CRS
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|Study Chair:
|Mitsuyasu RT
|Study Chair:
|Gill PS
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000954 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11138 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|March 30, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Drug Evaluation
Drug Interactions
Drug Therapy, Combination
Combined Modality Therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Combined
Antiviral Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Liposomal doxorubicin
Antineoplastic Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
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text: Water level low in Pratt area; residents asked to conserve By Travis Crum January 23, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Pratt Mayor Gary Fields asked residents in his town, and the surrounding area, to conserve water after finding a low level in the town's water tank on Wednesday.Fields said keeping water in the tank is a continuing problem for the town's troubled water system. He asked residents in Pratt, Hansford, Paint Creek and Crown Hill to use water only if necessary and said he would issue a boil-water advisory if it's required Wednesday evening.At about 1 p.m. Wednesday, a neighbor called Fields to complain about low water pressure. Fields then discovered the water pressure in the town hall restroom also was low.Fields said whenever the nearby Kanawha River is high, the town's water system switches from a raw water intake pump to a portable water intake pump.By Wednesday, that pump had not been switched and enough water hadn't been filtered into the town's water tank. Fields said operators tried to switch the pumps Saturday but it kicked the breaker off.Operators would pump water most of Wednesday night and Thursday morning to fill the tank up again, he said.Usually water operators are OK leaving their shift at 7 p.m. and returning the next day at 4 p.m. Fields said he would investigate to find out how much water was measured in the tank when the operator left work Tuesday night.West Virginia American Water Co. had been notified and it is running the portable intake pump, he said. The town has previously asked the water company to take over the town's water plant, which provides service to about 750 people. "I'll be one tickled man when we get this water situation figured out," Fields said.Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said he met with West Virginia American Water officials last week and the ball is now in their court. If the company makes a proposal to buy the town's water plant, it would then be put up for a vote for Pratt residents to decide. The County Commission has set aside money to pay for attorney and legal fees and money for the election, Carper said.The water company is private and is regulated by the state Public Service Commission.Carper said he's been hammering Pratt to give up its troubled water plant for more than a decade. The county pays for some of the water treatment chemicals and is making payments on an employment bill the town owes, he said. West Virginia American Water already buys water from the town of Pratt to serve customers in the Paint Creek area.In June, residents received notices that the level of haloacetic acids in their drinking water had exceeded federal limits for more than a year. The average level of acids in the water averaged about 66 parts per billion over a series of four quarterly samples, but haloacetic acid levels had been as high as 110 parts per billion. Federal limits on the acid levels are 60 parts per billion.In October, an audit of the town's government revealed the water plant was $375,000 in debt."They are listening to me now because they don't have a choice," Carper said. Reach Travis Crum at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 5 Protester: 'Thanks for the danishes but we'd rather have health care' House votes to suspend debt limit for four months Previous Story East End Main Street board gets new president Next Story


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Topic: 37 year old male diagnosed with stage 4 CC - welcoming any advice
This discussion forum board is absolutely wonderful.
After experiencing jaundice and stomach pain for over a week, I checked myself into a local Orlando hospital's ER in early April 2013. After MRI and CAT scans, drs noticed bile duct obstruction. Utilizing ERCP (endoscopic procedure) and interventional radiology procedures (PTC), specialists were unable to placed a stent at the obstruction area and had to put in an external biliary drain. Drs were unable to identify the cause of the blockage but had serious suspicion that cancer was involved.
My wife and I then decided to fly out to the highly regarded MD Anderson of Houston for 2nd opinion from Dr. Jean-Nicholas Vauthey. Dr. Vauthey ended up admitting me to the hospital so they can attempt to install the stent & determine the cause of the blockage. After successful install of the stent and taking sample of very tiny "nodules" near my liver/abdominal area (peritoneal area) for biopsy, we were given the devastating news by Dr. Vauthey that I have been diagnosed with stage 4 CC. Dr. Vauthey is unfortunately unable to operate on me and the onsite oncologist is recommending chemotherapy (Gemcitabine & Cisplatin).
I'm 37 years old and happily married with two daughters (3 yrs & 11 yrs).
I would be grateful for any feedback or ideas on what the next step should be. I was wondering should I get 2nd opinions first before starting on chemo treatment? Maybe there's a chance that a different surgeon would do surgery? I also hear that Mayo Clinic offers more than just chemo treatments like radiation & photodynamic therapy.
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There are still lots of festivals that I'm going to be writing about, but I'm really getting way ahead of myself, and this coming weekend is such a big one with the Pirates & Mermaids it really doesn't feel right to talk about any other festivals. So I'm just going to take a brief hiatus and dip my toes into the sea of live theatre.
This is going to take us to three different communities within the Bluenose Coast/Lighthouse Route that I love so madly. It seems I should start closest to home, in Lunenburg, but instead I'll move from Halifax down the coast. Please understand that there are plenty of live stage performances throughout the South Shore, and this listing of three which will follow are by no means your only opportunity to enjoy some truly excellent live theatre.
So let's just plunge in (I know – I said I was only going to dip my toes in, but it's so intoxicating I can't help myself .. I need to be fully submerged … I'm apparently quite susceptible to the sirens' cry — good thing I didn't follow my Faroese grandfather's footsteps and captain a fishing ship, hey?).
Right. Full submersion here we go: the first stop we'll make on my theatrical journey along the Bluenose Coast is the Hamlet of Chester. Just the name, right? It's one of those things: the Hamlet of Chester. Sounds magical, quaint. The hamlet is, in fact, beyond quaint. One things that makes it great is the Kiwi Cafe – Linda Flinn is the world's best and she stems from New Zealand (have to put in a plug for a fellow Kiwi!). Her food is absolutely fantastic and so is her Cafe. You'll need to stop there, no denying it. And directly across the street is The Chester Playhouse. There are shows here all year round, and the variety of shows is incredible. Amateur to professional, music, dance, theatre, film .. the list, as many of my lists seem to do, goes on & on. Among the performances this summer are: You're A Good Man Charlie Brown; Stripes, the Mystery Circus; Guys & Dolls Jr., The Vestibule of Heaven (film); Deep Water (film); Andrew White (music); 25th Anniversary Cabaret of Music, Theatre, Dance and more …. wherever it is your live arts bone lies you'll certainly find something at the Chester Playhouse this summer to tickle it.
Our next stop will be just up the road from our hostel, in Lunenburg. The Pearl Theatre too hosts many different live performances of all shapes and sizes. The theatre itself is a bit smaller than the Playhouse, but the performances will fill your soul just as much. It is located within HB Studios (one of the gems in Lunenburg's Crown … but we'll talk about that another day … okay, all you gamers? Yes, Gamers. Google it. You'll see what I'm talkin' 'bout.) and the performances are changing all the time. There are usually one or two biggies in the summer, and of course it is used extensively for the Folk Harbour Festival and many of the other musical events hosted in Lunenburg. Boxwood Festival is using it as well.
Our final stop will take us into Liverpool and BOY can I chat about Liverpool, because there's lots there do see and do (..did someone say Outhouse Museum? Oh yes. They sure did.). Nestled in Liverpool is The Astor Theatre which has, not only many live performances throughout the year, but also a regular film schedule. Harry Potter Part 7 Part 2 is even showing there, so it's not just obscure films not everyone is interested in. But every Wednesday night there are films which are not shown in every massive movie theatre in the world … it's when you get to see some of the less commercialised movies which always end up being the ones to sneak in the backdoor at those big film awards and snatch the Oscars from the big budget bugaboos. (I don't even know what that is – a big budget bugaboo .. it just sounds right and hopefully portrays the slight snear I am intending when I talk about those big budget .. well .. bugaboos.)
So my kids are pestering me for the computer, so I'd better stop talking to you. I hope I've peaked your interest a bit … there is so much down here for you to come and experience, but it isn't just the big drawing cards which are worth a visit. Good things come in small packages. They really do. And these three small packages are far and away better than the biggest present under the tree on Christmas morning.


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Haven't done any acquisitive trades lately, so I was quite surprised when a disc-shaped package shows up at my office today. Opened it to find a delightfully unexpected gift, a 150g gummy Champion Dart from the Golden Sombrero Winter Series:
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Pitching pearls in pairs: Lester, Miller nearly perfect
Call it dueling dominance in red: St. Louis' Shelby Miller and Boston's Jon Lester each threw a one-hit, no-walk, complete-game shutout. All Miller allowed was a single by the Rockies' Eric Young, Jr. to lead off the game; Lester allowed only a sixth-inning double to the Blue Jays' Maicer Izturis.
Friday night was the first time in baseball history that two pitchers threw one-hit, no-walk complete games on the same night -- or at least since 1916, the earliest season available in Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index database.
Miller's performance particularly stood out for three reasons:
- After the leadoff single, he retired 27 consecutive hitters.
- He had 13 strikeouts.
- His shutout came against the Rockies, who are the NL's highest-scoring team.
Lester, who threw a no-hitter against the Royals in May 2008, had five strikeouts on Friday -- which, incidentally, is only one more than the Rays' Alex Cobb had in a bizarre third inning in which he struck out four Padres and gave up a run but didn't allow a hit or a walk. (The first strikeout victim, Will Venable, reached on a wild-pitch third strike, then stole second and third base, then scored on a balk by Cobb.) In all, Cobb notched 13 strikeouts while recording only 14 outs, leaving after 4 2/3 innings with three runs allowed.
The stars of the night, of course, were Miller and Lester, whose matching performances called to mind a few other paired masterpieces of the last quarter-century.
June 29, 1990: The Athletics' Dave Stewart and the Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela threw no-hitters on the same night, with Stewart blanking the Blue Jays and Valenzuela denying the Cardinals.
May 3-4, 1996: The Rangers' Ken Hill and Roger Pavlik threw complete-game, one-hit, no-walk performances against the Tigers on back-to-back days, though the one hit Pavlik allowed was a solo homer, so his wasn't also a shutout.
May 25, 2001: The Cubs' Kerry Wood and the Red Sox' Hideo Nomo both threw complete-game, one-hit shutouts on the same night; both struck out 14 hitters, with Wood walking two and Nomo not walking any. Wood's performance came against the Brewers one day after his then-teammate, Jon Lieber, had his own complete-game, one-hit shutout (with one walk) against the Reds.
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After beginning the week strongly, corn futures slipped lower as the Tuesday trading session passed. Weather concerns are probably providing considerable support at this juncture, since forecasts imply growing dryness over the central U.S. and major crop areas of Brazil and Argentina; these are raising very pertinent questions about the forthcoming South American harvest. However, American corn exports have remained poor during early winter, while demand from the domestic ethanol industry has slowed. The market seemed to suffer a dearth of corn news overnight, which explains the relative lack of price movement. March corn had edged 3/4 cent higher to $7.29 1/4 early morning trading, while December gained 1 1/2 cents to $5.91 1/2 per bushel.
Traders were reportedly buying soybean futures in response to growing worries about prospects for South American crops Tuesday. The weather in their main bean growing areas has recently shifted to a hot, dry pattern, thereby threatening to curtail yields. Ongoing U.S. soybean exports have also proven very strong lately. Talk that China will continue buying U.S. beans aggressively over the short term apparently encouraged bulls to push prices sharply higher Tuesday. These same factors seemed to support nearby futures overnight, although hopes for an improved 2013 U.S. harvest appeared to weigh upon the deferred contracts. March beans inched 1/2 cent higher, to $14.52 1/4, in pre-dawn activity, while March soyoil was unchanged at 52.43 cents/pound and March meal gained $0.7 to $422.3/ton.
U.S. wheat exports have improved lately, which, when combined with the persistent dryness dominating the Winter Wheat Belt, are supporting wheat prices at the various Midwest commodity exchanges. That strength is also being supplemented by less than optimal growing conditions around the globe. For example, an overnight report indicated that a big heat wave is hurting the spring Australian crop. The same report also cited active Australian exports. Thus, it is not terribly surprising to see U.S. wheat prices generally higher this morning. On the other hand, the size of those gains was not very impressive. Ultimately, the inability of bullish traders to push the March CBOT contract above the pivotal $8.00/bushel level Tuesday suggests the market may need to consolidate recent gains before making another run at that resistance. March CBOT wheat was unchanged at $7.79 1/4 in overnight trading, while March KCBT wheat rose 1 1/2 cents to $8.32 1/4 and March MGE futures actually slipped 1/4 cent to $8.64/bushel.
Talk that Japan may soon ease its restrictions upon imported U.S. beef boosted cattle futures rather sharply Tuesday, although we would warn that it may take many weeks before all the obstacles to the increased flow of beef might actually occur. In addition, nearby futures were technically oversold late last week. Bullish CME traders may also have been reacting to the Tuesday bounce in wholesale values, especially when they saw the relative strength of boxed beef movement. Given the strength exhibited by cattle futures over the past two years, the market certainly seems likely to continue rebounding from the virtual 10-cent breakdown suffered since January 4, but such considerations did not prevent Chicago prices from dipping again overnight. February cattle slipped 0.20 cents to 125.52 cents/pound in pre-dawn price action, while April slumped 0.30 cents to 130.17.
CME lean hog futures appeared to benefit from optimism about the seasonal outlook Tuesday, since the cash and wholesale markets traditionally rise during the first six weeks of the year. The recent cattle breakdown has clearly clouded the bullish picture, but that does not change the fact that supplies decline and demand generally improves during the early part of the year. Still, bulls aren't having everything their own way. For example, CME swine futures slipped Tuesday night in apparent reaction to the less than supportive results of the monthly USDA Cold Storage released yesterday afternoon. That is, both the ham and total pork inventory figures topped expectations, thereby suggesting demand is not living up to expectations. February hogs fell 0.27 cents to 85.42 cents/pound Tuesday night, while June futures dropped 0.57 cents to 97.70.
Cotton futures continued their impressive rally Tuesday, with industry sources citing strong buying from China and the ability of the March ICE contract to top the pivotal 80-cent/pound level in early trading. Wire service sources cited bullish confidence that product being bought by Chinese officials will not reemerge on the market in the near future. On the other hand, the March contract later proved unable to sustain its push above 80 cents, which may mean it will at least require a few days to consolidate recent gains before once again mounting a challenge of that resistance. Early morning reports that 2012-13 Indian production and exports fell well short of comparable year-ago levels did not seem to affect prices; that was probably old news. We tend to expect sideways to lower price action in cotton futures over the next few days. March cotton slipped 0.23 cents to 79.70 cents/pound in pre-dawn electronic action, while December fell 0.41 cents to 79.51.


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JCT600 Bradford League newcomers New Farnley have been given a tough task in their first ever Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup tie.
In tonight's draw, the former Central Yorkshire League club were paired at home to 2012 runners-up and 2011 semi-finalists Manningham Mills in the first round on Sunday, May 5.
There are only two all-First Division ties in the ten drawn, with promoted Morley visiting Pudsey Congs and Saltaire hosting Bradford & Bingley.
One feature of the draw was the number of derbies, with Lightcliffe facing Spen Victoria, Gomersal hosting Woodlands, Bradford & Bingley travelling to Saltaire and Great Horton entertaining Bankfoot.
Holders East Bierley, captained by Lee Goddard (pictured) were one of six clubs to receive byes.
Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup – First-round draw (matches to be played on Sunday, May 5): Lightcliffe v Spen Victoria, Pudsey Congs v Morley, Gomersal v Woodlands, Keighley v Pudsey St Lawrence, Saltaire v Bradford & Bingley, Cleckheaton v Idle, Hanging Heaton v Farsley, New Farnley v Manningham Mills, Bowling Old Lane v Yeadon, Great Horton v Bankfoot. Byes: Baildon, Brighouse, East Bierley, Hartshead Moor, Undercliffe, Windhill.


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Background: Congress
amended the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) in 1985 in Public
Law 99-198. The Secretary of Agriculture was directed to
promulgate new rules governing the humane handling, care,
and treatment, and transportation of animals by dealers,
research facilities, and exhibitors. A requirement under
the AWA is that the IACUC, as an agent for the research
facility, "review and if warranted, investigate concerns
involving the care and use of animals at the research facility
resulting from public complaints received and from reports
of noncompliance received from laboratory or research facility
personnel or employees [Federal Register Vol. 54,
No. 168, Thursday, August 31, 1989, final rule 2.31[c][4]:p.
36152]. "The research facility must maintain documentation
of the Committee's reviews and investigations conducted
in response to complaints received in order to demonstrate
its compliance with these regulations." The research facility
determines the form and method of such documentation [ibid.
p. 36128].
Reporting: Animal
welfare concerns can be expressed in writing, by telephone
or in-person. They can be sent anonymously. Concerns can
be made to the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), (215)
898-2614, the University's Corporate Compliance Office
(UCCO) 1-888-236-8477, the Chairperson or members of the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). All
concerns will be reviewed regardless as to how they are
received. The two recommended ways of reporting a concern
1. An
animal welfare concern can be reported and the individual
will be known to the IACUC and will be part of the
investigation process.
2. An
animal welfare concern can be anonymously submitted.
An individual can approach any IACUC member, the ORA
office or the UCCO. The person approached will act
as the complainant or employee's representative throughout
the process. The rest of the IACUC, ORA, or UCCO will
not know the individual's name.
Procedures: The
procedures when any concern involving the care and use
of animals at the University of Pennsylvania is received
by the IACUC, ORA, or UCCO is as follows:
1. The
Director of ORA will be responsible for bringing the
concern to the attention of the IACUC Chairperson
and to the Vice Provost for Research. The IACUC Chairperson
will be responsible for the review and if warranted
the investigation.
2. The
IACUC Chairperson will notify both IACUC Committee
of the pending review and investigation. The IACUC
Chairperson will keep the IACUC Committee informed
on the progress of the review and the investigation
(if warranted) on the preparation of action steps
and recommendations and on the completion of the welfare
3. An
investigation, if warranted, will proceed immediately
(normally no later than 5 working days). The investigation
will involve the participation of the IACUC Chairperson
and the Director of ULAR (University Laboratory Animal
Resources). The investigation will include contacting
the Principal Investigator for the animals which the
animal welfare concern was raised, along with others,
if warranted. Consultants and others may assist in
the investigation.
4. Generally,
within 10 working days after completion of the investigation,
the IACUC Chairperson and the Director of ULAR [including
consultants and additional designated resources, if
deemed appropriate] will meet to discuss the review/investigation
and preparation of action steps/recommendations. The
results of this meeting will be provided to ORA and
to the Vice Provost for Research.
5. The
results of the investigation/resolution of the concern
will be shared with the person reporting the animal
welfare concern by ORA. This may take the form of
a meeting, letter, or other communication. If the
concern is anonymous, the University member (IACUC,
ORA, UCCO) representing the person reporting the concern
will meet as above and then inform the person of the
Retention: A report of the animal welfare concern
and the appropriate documents from the IACUC investigation
and the action steps/recommendations process will
be maintained by the ORA for a period of 3 years.
The AWA stipulates that "the research facility must
maintain documentation of the Committee's reviews
and investigations in response to complaints received
in order to demonstrate its compliance with these
regulations" [ibid. p. 36128].
Notification: On an annual basis, the Director
of ORA will submit this policy to Almanac for
publication. Within the animal facilities, informational
signage regarding this policy will be posted.
Joseph R. Sherwin, Director, Office of Research
Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 14, November 26, 2002


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Ohio State players got a watch as part of the gift package at last year's Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl. A lot of them now wish they could turn back the hands of time.
Back to when school administrators pulled the biggest fumble of the 2012 college football season. Despite being the first team to 10 wins, the unbeaten Buckeyes are currently going nowhere.
— MORE: Braxton Miller No. 2 in Heisman watch | BCS predictions
The latest source of angst was Saturday's 52-22 demolition of Illinois. Urban Meyer admits this isn't the greatest team he's ever coached, but Ohio State is trending like his Florida program did.
The Buckeyes could be going to the Big Ten title game, then maybe on to Pasadena. With a couple of upsets, they might even have headed to the BCS title game.
Instead, they will head to the nearest sports bar to watch everyone else have fun during bowl season. Blame Jim Tressel, blame rogue boosters, blame Terrelle Pryor. But also blame president Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith.
When all the tattoo ink hit the fan last year, they OK'd Ohio State's defense. The school took away five scholarships, returned Sugar Bowl money and vacated the 2010 season.
What it did not do is ban itself from a bowl game.
Feel free to speculate that if it had banned itself last year, the NCAA might not have done it this year. Everybody else is.
We'll never know for sure. What we do know is when the NCAA looked at what happened and what Ohio State did about it, it was not sufficiently impressed.
The Buckeyes not only had more scholarships stripped, they were banned from this year's postseason. No Rose Bowl, no Taxslayer.com Bowl, no nothing. "I was stunned," Smith said.
That shows how badly he misread the situation, though Smith would rather get a Michigan tattoo than admit that. He says everybody is now just second-guessing, but there was plenty of first-guessing when he first announced the self-imposed penalties.
In the wake of Penn State, the NCAA was not in a lenient mood. It kept finding dirt at Ohio State, which had bungled Tattoo-gate from the start. First Tressel was suspended two games, then five games, then fired. Gee joked about the coach firing him.
The $338,000 in returned bowl revenue barely covers Gee's annual bowtie stipend. And did vacating the results of the 2010 season bother anyone except the people in charge of re-writing the media guide?
Slapping itself with a bowl ban might have satisfied the NCAA's blood lust. Even if it didn't, what would Ohio State have been sacrificing?
The Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl. It was a death match between 6-6 Florida and 6-6 Ohio State. It was Luke Fickell's last game as interim coach. It was on ESPN2.
Ohio State fans were so pumped the school returned more than 5,000 of its 12,000-ticket allotment. In case you've forgotten, Florida won 24-17.
It capped the Buckeyes' first non-winning season since 1988. It was the kind of year that can't end quickly enough, yet Smith said it never occurred to him not to go.
With sanctions looming, he wanted a postseason treat. If you call spending a week in Jacksonville a treat. EverBank Field was like the final scene from "Casablanca," minus the fog.
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman had a fling in France. But as the Nazis closed in, they accepted they'd never be together.
"We'll always have Paris," Bogey said.
Smith didn't want to deprived players of a cherished postseason memory. The consulting firm he'd hired said it would affect this year.
Ohio State was guilty of "failure to monitor" and being a repeat violator. In the previous five years, three other football programs were in similar straits. None were slapped with a bowl ban.
"Precedent," Smith kept saying.
There's a first time for everything, especially when the NCAA is in crackdown mode. It still might have banned the Buckeyes from this year's postseason. But extending the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl as an olive branch would only have enhanced the the school's case.
Now Ohio State has no case, no Big Ten title and no plans for the holidays. But take heart, Buckeyes.
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New Thematic Issue of Historical Archaeology: Current Research into the Archaeology of American Landscapes
Landscapes surround and interact with us; they constrain and inspire our actions. Delving into the…
As a proponent of public archaeology, I find myself propelled toward commitments, ideas, events, and people who encourage education, engagement, and awareness. As a graduate student, I'm constantly compelled to seek and develop opportunities to increase all people's appreciation for and knowledge of archaeology. Some of the strategies I use are well-recognized and employed in a (seemingly) universal way within the profession. Other practices, I like to think, stem from facilitating public ventures concerning archaeology and an interminable awareness of what other students, professionals, and disciplines are doing to integrate the "them" into the so-called archaeological "us."
Since enrolling in graduate school, I've encountered and created great opportunities to become an active public archaeologist. Using these experiences and the accumulated insights, I hope to encourage others, whether students, professors, professionals, avocational archaeologists, or individuals working in other fields, to incorporate these ideas into forthcoming plans, to reflect upon their own experiences, and to share their insights with others.
This point is the master key to all public archaeology doors. All the suggestions listed below stem from this concept. Creating and promoting your presence in any archaeological community provides new opportunities and might inspire new ways of thinking.
Don't pressure yourself into making every idea novel, unique, or outstanding, but don't hesitate to adapt something that already exists to meet your needs.
UWF's Graduate Anthropology Association (GAA) wanted to celebrate bioanthropology and cultural anthropology in a way similar to National Archaeology Day. Simple research led the group to realize that no such days, weeks, or events exist nationally. What's a group to do? Create a day for each! GAA will host two public events on the UWF campus. Bioanthropology Day occurred on February 12, Charles Darwin's birthday. Cultural Anthropology Day will take place on April 9 in honor of Bronislaw Malinowski's birthday.
Engaging with others interested in public archaeology facilitates ingenuity. Read a lot of everything—books, articles, newspapers, tweets, blog posts. Explore conferences or professionals not involved with archaeology. Study effective programs, training sessions, workshops, educational tactics, outreach approaches, and ideas in other disciplines and work toward integrating new inspirations into your repertoire.
A basic example: I recently became editor of the Florida Anthropological Society's (FAS) quarterly newsletter. FAS hoped to introduce color into the newsletter and, over time, introduce new content. How did I implement changes? I looked at newsletter formats that I already liked (and didn't like). I used Google to find other newsletters to see what works and what doesn't. I diligently considered color schemes and asked for others input and criticisms.
Twitter, Flickr, Reddit, Facebook, G+, LinkedIn, Academia.edu, blog forums and all the others—each of these sites has remarkable purpose and promise for public archaeologists. Whether used personally or professionally, these sites can serve as essential resources, forms of entertainment, providers of knowledge and inspiration, networking enablers, and modes of outreach.
If you're interested in planning or formulating some type of outreach event, start with ideas, topics, or persons that attract you. From there, it becomes easier to develop an idea.
For example, I encouraged the Anthropology Department at the University of West Florida to participate in the AIA's National Archaeology Day this year. My interest in public archaeology encouraged me to plan the event, but Governor Rick Scott's anti-anthropology/pro-STEM remarks directed me toward its theme (the Science of Archaeology) and purpose (to demonstrate how science is and can be applied in the discipline).
If you have an idea, explore it! Embrace creativity and don't refrain from asking for others' insight, feedback, or permission. Asking questions can lead to ongoing dialogue or a more rewarding outcome.
Engaging those around you in these discussions can provide inspiration and promote creativity. These conversations might enable you to adapt past ideas or practices into present or forthcoming plans and activities.
UWF, the City of Pensacola Code Enforcement office, and the Escambia County Property Appraisers, along with volunteers from the community, recently completed a clean-up at Magnolia Cemetery. This partnership, the immensely successful clean-up, and future plans for the cemetery, however, emerged from a conversation I had with a fellow graduate student. Although his experiences applied to different aspects of cemetery studies, his project piqued my curiosity and I began to ask professors questions and to develop, with the assistance of many, an outreach tactic designed to improve the appearance of neglected cemetery and, more importantly, encourage community dialogue regarding the state of Magnolia Cemetery in the present and in the future.
Whether accessible in person or via the web, such a community provides much of what has been discussed already: inspiration, ideas, novelty, constructive criticism, advice and other forms of feedback. Seek support and be supportive of others.
Do you work with or engage the public in some capacity? If so, what insight(s) would you impart to others?


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A two-day conference focused on issues women face in agriculture will give participants an opportunity to tap into Purdue Extension expertise and a chance to network with their peers.
The 2013 Midwest Women in Agriculture conference will be Feb. 21-22 at the Clarion Hotel, 2480 Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus, Ind.
Nikky Witkowski, conference chair and Lake County Extension educator, said the top reason women should attend the conference is to meet and share experiences with other women in agriculture.
"Whether an owner or operator, part of a team with a husband or significant other, or involved somehow with agriculture, the conference is a great way to get out, meet other people and develop a good network of women in agriculture," she said.
Kelly Heckaman, conference committee member and Kosciusko County Extension educator, said the event should be both educational and a break for the women.
"We know women in agriculture have a unique role. We want to address the day-to-day management of the farm, give them tips on business issues, try to make them feel special for a couple days and send them home renewed, refreshed and ready to take on everyday life," she said.
Heckaman said conference organizers received requests from past participants to discuss time management. Farm wives often have many roles to fulfill, and the keynote speaker for this year's conference - Elaine Froese, a farm family coach - was selected with that in mind. Froese will speak on "Living an Intentional Life: Balance in a Complex World."
Session topics include the 2012 drought, staying on the farm, marketing opportunities, soil testing, diets, slow cooking, farm finances, crop yields and resolving conflict.
One session dealing with women's roles on the farm is "When Strangling is Not an Option: Keys to More Effective Family Communication," by Janet Ayres, Purdue Extension agricultural economics specialist.
"Women play a very important role in agriculture and farm families. Not only are they usually involved in business, they are often the caretakers of the family," Ayres said.
"In families we make a lot of assumptions. Clear, honest communication is often a challenge. We think family members should know what we're thinking, and it's easy to get carried away with emotions. Family relationships are deeply rooted with a lot of history and emotions. There's a lot of stress associated with poor communication," she said.
Other topics include land leases, succession planning, nuptial agreements, environmental rules and weather volatility.
Speaker and freelance columnist Lori Borgman will wrap up the conference on a light note with her topic, "My Memory is Shot - All I Retain Now is Water."
"The final session will provide humor for the ladies, and humor is good for the soul, Heckaman said. "We want them laughing and feeling good before they head home."
Participants who postmark their registration fees before Feb. 7 can get a discount, with the fee for either Thursday or Friday at $80, or $90 for both days. After Feb. 7, the price is $115 for either day or $140 for both days. Checks should be made payable to the Purdue Education Fund. A $10 handling fee will be assessed on all refunds, and there will be no refunds after Feb. 7.
A pre-conference session on commodity marketing will be offered Feb. 20. The registration fee is $30, but is reduced to $15 for participants also attending the conference.
To register, visit http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/wia/ or contact Heckaman at 574-372-2340. Questions should be directed to Witkowski at 219-755-3240.


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The firm announced the long-awaited launch of the controller this week, which finally brings the vibration function much-loved by PS2 users to PS3 in Europe.
As revealed by MCVUK.com this week (30/06), the peripheral launched in wider Europe earlier this week, but goes on sale for £39.99 in the UK tomorrow (July 4th).
Mark Howsen, PlayStation's UK sales director, told MCV: "It's going to be a close call as to whether we can guarantee enough stock for everybody day one, however, we'll be making regular shipments thereafter, in order to satisfy demand."
Despite the 'new breed' of controller, Sony has put its faith in the continued sales potential of its Sixaxis PS3 pad – DualShock 3's predecessor.
Howsen added: "We'll continue to offer the Sixaxis controller for the time being, giving consumers a cost effective buying choice, based on their gaming needs. Moving forwards, we'll monitor demand at retail."
President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe David Reeves commented: "We are delighted to confirm that Dualshock 3 will be released in SCEE territories in early July. We hope this will add to the intense gaming experience for our fans, as we continue to evolve PS3, its software and its peripherals."