text: Gobble up dandified Thanksgiving leftovers By Julie Robinson November 20, 2012 Story Share Reed Robinson Crunchy Turkey Waldorf Salad combines chopped fruit, celery and nuts with turkey in a healthy honey yogurt salad dressing. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The turkey's not even in the oven, and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to do with the leftovers. Inevitably, the bland meat loses its appeal after the first sandwiches and requisite soup simmered with turkey carcass stock.The classic Waldorf salad of apples, grapes, celery and nuts tossed with a creamy dressing graces many Thanksgiving tables. Convert the leftovers to a main dish salad simply by mixing in some shredded turkey. Or start from scratch with the recipe below, perhaps using nuts and fruits that might have decorated a holiday table centerpiece. How about spicing it up with Mexican-style with Quick Turkey Mole? The rich mole sauce with its hint of dark chocolate and cinnamon provides interesting contrast to turkey.Cook a few more sweet potatoes than you need for your sweet potato casserole and save them for Sweet Potato Fritters with Smoky Pinto Beans. Enjoy the fritters with their crusty crusts and tender centers as a side dish or pair them with the beans for a main dish.Turkey croquettes deliciously use up three leftovers: turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. Serve them with the Sweet Potato Fritters and you have a meal made entirely of round foods.Other quick ideas:Shred turkey and combine with stuffing and a bit of mayo. Shape into patties and cook in a hot skillet. Mix a little cranberry sauce into some mayo to improvise a cranberry aioli to serve alongside.Make quesadillas with a mixture of shredded turkey and chopped parsley, placed on tortillas spread with cranberry sauce. Top with shredded cheese and a tortilla. Brown in hot skillet coated with a dab of butter.Lighten up with a turkey Cobb salad, a plate of healthy greens topped with rows of diced tomatoes, avocado, bacon, turkey, hard-boiled egg and bleu cheese. So much for the healthy greens.Switch up the turkey and cranberry sandwich with green apples. Slice green apples and place them along with sliced sharp cheddar cheese and turkey on hearty bread spread with mayo and grainy mustard.Perhaps the promise of delicious leftovers will deter diners from overindulging at the big meal on Thursday. Probably not.@tag:Reach Julie Robinson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1230.Turkey Waldorf Salad2 cups shredded leftover turkey meat2 stalks celery, sliced 1/2 cup celery leaves, coarsely chopped, plus more whole leaves for garnish1 crisp apple, such as Gala or Macintosh, cored and chopped1 cup red seedless grapes, halved1/2 cup pecans, toasted, and coarsely chopped1/2 cup non-fat yogurt2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoon honey1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more as neededShredded or torn lettuceFreshly ground black pepperGENTLY toss the turkey, celery, celery leaves, apple, grapes and pecans in a large bowl until combined. In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, honey and 1/4 teaspoon salt until well combined. FOLD dressing into the turkey mixture, season with salt and pepper, and toss gently to evenly dress the salad. SPREAD lettuce evenly onto a serving platter, top with the dressed salad, garnish with celery leaves and serve immediately. Source: www.foodnetwork.com Quick Turkey Mole Serves 6 1 15-ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes1 4-ounce) can diced chiles1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds or roasted pumpkin seeds1/2 medium onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1 tablespoon chili powder1 teaspoon ground coriander1/2 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon saltA few grinds black pepper1 tablespoon granulated sugar1 tablespoon olive oil1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped3 to 4 cups diced cooked turkey 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantroCooked rice or tortillas COMBINE tomatoes, chiles, almonds, onion, garlic, spices, salt, pepper and sugar in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth.HEAT oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add sauce. Sprinkle in chocolate and cook, stirring often, until chocolate melts. Simmer sauce on medium-low for 10 minutes.ADD turkey and cook, stirring often, until it is heated through. Stir in cilantro.SERVE turkey mole with rice or tortillas Source: sheknows.com Sweet Potato Fritters with Smoky Pinto Beans 1 large sweet potato, cooked (about 1 pound)3 tablespoons canola oil, divided1 medium onion, chopped2 large poblano peppers or small green bell peppers, chopped1 15-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed11/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, divided3/4 teaspoon salt, divided3/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal1/4 cup all-purpose flour3/4 teaspoon baking powder1 large egg, lightly beaten1/4 cup water4 lime wedges for garnish HEAT oven to 425 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.HEAT 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 6 minutes. Set aside 1/2 cup of the mixture. Add beans, 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Cover and set aside.WHISK cornmeal, flour, baking powder, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Peel the sweet potato and mash in a large bowl with a fork. Stir in the reserved onion-pepper mixture, egg and water. Add the cornmeal mixture and stir until just combined.FORM the sweet potato mixture into eight 3-inch oval fritters, using a generous 1/4 cup for each. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook 4 fritters until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining fritters and oil.Bake the fritters until puffed and firm to the touch, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve the fritters with the reserved bean mixture and lime wedges, if desired. Source: www.eatingwell.com Turkey Croquettes 1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter1 medium onion, mincedCoarse salt and freshly ground pepper11/2 teaspoons minced fresh sage11/2 teaspoons minced fresh savory or thyme2 cups finely chopped cooked turkey1/4 cup heavy cream1 cup mashed potatoes1/4 cup all-purpose flour1 large egg, lightly beaten11/2 cups finely ground fresh breadcrumbsVegetable oil, for fryingCranberry sauce, for serving MELT butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, 1 teaspoon salt and teaspoon pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in sage and savory or thyme, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in turkey and cream, and cook until liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl, and let cool for 15 minutes.ADD potatoes, flour and egg to turkey, and season with salt and pepper.DROP 2 tablespoons turkey mixture into a shallow bowl of breadcrumbs, turn to coat, and pat into 2-inch disks. 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Players: Betty, Chris, Greg, Jill, John, Mary, and Tina.
1. Every player from Section B has the same win-loss record.
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4. Jill lost to Greg, and Tina defeated Chris.
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Jill: Beat John, Lost to Mary and Greg.
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Saint Mary's and Santa Clara will play doubleheaders on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 beginning at 12 p.m. The games will be played at San Jose State's Spartan Softball Stadium as the new Bronco stadium is being built. Live stats will be available for all four games and can be found on the softball schedule page.
Saint Mary's enters the series with a 19-20 overall record and sits in second place in the Coastal Division with an 8-3 PCSC record. Most recently, the Gaels swept a four-game road series against CSU Bakersfield last weekend. After big 10-5 and 12-5 wins on day one, Saint Mary's shutout out the Roadrunners 7-0 in game three and then run-ruled CSUB 12-3 in six innings to complete the sweep.
Rebecca Sabatini was excellent at the plate last week, combining to go 14-for-18 in four games against the Roadrunners and one against No. 1 California. For her efforts, Sabatini was named the PCSC Coastal Division Player of the Week. This was the first time in her career she earned the award and the fourth time this season that a SMC player has been honored by the conference (Jessica Lemmon- 2/27, 3/26, 4/2).
As a team, Saint Mary's is second in the conference with a .296 batting average and tied for third in the PCSC with 30 home runs this season. After her outstanding week, R. Sabatini boosted her average to a team-best .400 this season and also leads the team with 30 RBI. Michelle Mounts is second on the team with a .382 average and leads the team with 28 runs scored and 12 doubles. Leadoff hitter Brittany Sabatini (.328) exploded this past Sunday for three home runs to put her season total at a team-high eight, which is third all-time in a single season at Saint Mary's. Jenna Smith (2007-10) holds the SMC single season home run record of 11 set in 2008.
The Saint Mary's pitching staff has a 3.71 ERA and is holding opponents to a .279 batting average. The two Gael starters, Jessica Lemmon (10-9, 3.23 ERA) and Britany Linton (8-7, 4.13 ERA), both went 2-0 last weekend against the Roadrunners and did not allow an earned run on day two of the series. Lemmon has appeared in a team-high 29 games with 117.0 innings pitched and has held opponents to just a .244 average this season, while Linton has started a team-high 18 games.
Santa Clara enters the series with an 8-37 overall record and a 2-10 mark in PCSC play. Last weekend the Broncos were swept on the road against San Diego and most recently dropped a 10-2 five-inning game to No. 1 California on Wednesday. Santa Clara's only two conference wins this season came in surprising fashion when the Broncos opened PCSC play with a series split against preseason favorite LMU.
The Broncos rank last in the PCSC with a .237 batting average as a team this season but Santa Clara is fifth in the league with 25 home runs. Alyssa Jepsen leads SCU at the plate with a .370 average (47-for-127) this season, while Briana Knight is hitting .252 (34-for-135) with a team-leading seven home runs and 27 RBI.
Santa Clara has used four pitchers this season and they have combined for a 6.50 ERA, while opponents are hitting .315 against them. Carissa Theis (3-10, 5.57 ERA) leads the team in ERA and has allowed 91 hits and 45 earned runs with 58 strikeouts. Jessica Turner (2-10, 6.48 ERA) has pitched a team-high 93.0 innings this season and has allowed 114 hits with 61 walks and 44 strikeouts.
The Gaels are 77-45 against Santa Clara all-time, while the teams have split games earlier this season.
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LANSING (AP) -- About 4,000 more customers joined a waiting list to buy power from competitors to Michigan's two dominant utilities in 2012, more fodder for those pushing to eliminate a 4-year-old cap on competition in the electricity market.
The number of customers in the queue rose from 6,385 to a record 10,467 in the past year, an increase of nearly two-thirds. They cannot buy electricity from alternative suppliers because Detroit Edison Co. and Consumers Energy are guaranteed at least 90 percent of sales in their regions under a 2008 state energy law. Competitors' share of the market is currently maxed out at 10 percent.
"Those customers have saved millions of dollars compared with higher-priced options with Detroit Edison and Consumers Energy," said Maureen Saxton, spokeswoman for Energy Choice Now, a coalition of competitor energy companies and their business customers.
They have lobbied, so far unsuccessfully, to lift the cap by arguing more choice would keep rising electric bills in check. Few residential customers can shop around for power because energy companies generally compete only for more lucrative business customers.
A report released Friday by the Michigan Public Service Commission showed Edison's waiting list grew 74 percent last year and Consumers' by 57 percent. To get in the queue, customers signed a contract with an alternative supplier. But they can only leave their traditional provider if a spot opens up or if overall power usage rises enough in a year to allow more customers into the program.
If the cap was eliminated, competitors hypothetically could have had 21 percent of sales in Edison's territory and 24 percent in Consumers' territory, according to the "Status of Electric Competition in Michigan" report.
Regulators who wrote the study stayed neutral on the 2008 law that restricts competition.
But Republicans who control the state House said last week that they planned to review the law, including the cap, because of concerns about electricity rates. Gov. Rick Snyder's administration also is expected to take a look at the law while conducting a yearlong study to help set future energy policies for Michigan.
"The governor believes we should wait until all the facts are in before making any changes and will make his recommendations on where we should go on electric choice and a variety of other energy issues later this year," spokesman Ken Silfven said in an email.
Consumers Energy spokesman Dan Bishop said the law is working as intended and argued that utilities have the certainty needed to make long-term decisions on aging coal-fired plants and other issues.
Though critics say electric bills are up about 30 percent since the measure's passage and are the highest in the Midwest, he countered that Consumers Energy's bills are near the national average. Lifting the competition cap would lead to substantial rate hikes for customers sticking with their traditional utility, Bishop said.
"A handful would benefit," he said. "The vast majority would be penalized with much higher rates."
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One of the fastest thoroughbreds in state history capped a brilliant career with a runner-up finish Friday in the $35,000 Swift Stakes at Turf Paradise in Phoenix.
Atta Boy Roy and jockey Daniel Vergara chased Streakin Mohican ($15.20) from flag-fall to finish but came up a length short as Streakin Mohican covered 5-½ furlongs in 1:02.08 on a fast track. Atta Boy Roy earned $6,860 and became only the fifth Washington-bred to surpass $600,000 in career earnings with $602,276.
An 8-year-old ridgling, Atta Boy Roy compiled a 14-8-1 record in 36 starts, topped by a gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Handicap on May 1, 2010.
Trained by Valorie Lund and owned by R.E.V. Racing (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard), Atta Boy Roy also starred at Emerald Downs, where in 2009 he was voted Top Washington Bred and Top Sprinter after winning two stakes and breaking Grey Papa's 37-year-old state record for six furlongs with a 1:07 clocking in the Chinook Pass Stakes.
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"This fictional world - part cozy, part unsparing - can be highly addictive." (School Library Journal)
"Quirky but well-plotted....offers humor, intrigue, and local color galore." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Graeme Malcolm's cool, dry chameleon voice moves from one well-thought-out choice for a character to the next, giving not just their many different lilts but also their personalities, with the deftest of touches." (AudioFile)
"Lochdubh rides again"
This is a really great series, you can become a member of the community. The tall, lanky copper is like an orange lollipop, but there is much more to him. I had read this before, but for the life of me, I couldn't remember who did it, even as things unfolded! The victim is the sort you'd like to eliminate yourself, but the killer is worse, so you don't feel ambivalent about Hamish taking him/her down. This makes it a cozy
The narrator is excellent, he sounds English, but does well with dialects and accents without making in unintelligible to Americans and Canadians.
There was a short lived TV series with Robert Carlyle, who is quite short. I wish they'd do it again, but with David Tennant. He would also be another good narrator. IMHO
This is a delightful book with interesting, quirky characters. The narrator is terrific. What a great way to ease the pain of Houston traffic. I can't wait to read more in the series.
"The usual fare:-)"
All these Hamish McBeth "mysteries" are the same. LIght and comic even while he solves a murder and juggles ex-girlfriends. It's pleasant enough to pass the time and un-objectionable.
"Fun twisty plot"
This is a great book to listen to. You get attached to the main characters and feel like you are living in that little town. The plot was not to complicated. This is one of those perfect books to lsiten to during your commute. I would get another book by this author
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Just finished this one. It isn't the best book in the series. I have not listened to all of the books in the Hamish MacBeth series, but of the ones I have finished, this is probably my least favorite. It just seemed to drag on and on and I couldn't wait for it to end. I didn't really care who did it. The title is rather appropriate since I found this whole book to be a bit of a bore.
Mr. Malcolm is, IMHO, not the best choice of narrator for these books. He reads very quickly; often running sentences together (including dialog), completely ignoring punctuation and using little inflection. I hate this. He sounds like an older man so, of course, all of the characters sound like old men. Even the female characters. I don't like to be critical, but a narrator can make or break an audiobook. Unfortunately he reads numbers 19 and 21 through 28 of the series. So if I want to listen to them on audiobook I'll just have to deal with it. Ugh!
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The predictability and recurrent themes in each of the Hamish Macbeth books is repetitive yet comforting. Whilst it isn't any literary genius, it is easy to read, pleasant & good escapism.
I preferred other narrators to this one. He was not unpleasant but a bit dull.
"the Wild Cat. arrived"
Another good little over the top with Hamish on again off again. Would not fair well with modern woman.
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A well written book that is a lot of fun to read. Hamish never disappoints with his great intelligence and country ways.
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Graeme Malcolm is one of my favorite readers.
Hamish Macbeth mysteries are consistently entertaining and the characters are familiar after listening to so many. Graeme Malcolm is the best reader for this series, his voices and accents bringing Lochdubh to life.
"Narrator was a bore."
No, the narrator ruined the story. He read to fast, and sounds sing-song. There is also no delineation between the characters.
I am not sure, but I do know I will not be starting a series again without checking the all the narrators.
He is just not entertaining. He does not differentiate between characters, and everyone sounds hoarse, men and women. There is also not a real accent, and when he does use it is not clear.
Agatha Christie meets Midsummer murders.
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Recently, we hosted a webinar with our friends from AdAge, Dell and Zendesk. The goal of the hour-long session was to help folks 'Become a Social Media Marketing Maestro.' By listening to your 'social echo', integrating social media into business practices, recognizing the value of good content, and overcoming the challenges inherit in real-time marketing, just about anyone can master this new way of doing business.
In my opinion, the most important thing to do is to listen. I hear a lot of people say, "I'd use twitter. But I don't have anything to say." First of all, that's probably not true. But secondly, Twitter can (and should) be used to listen. No matter what industry you're in, someone (a potential customer?) is probably talking about it on twitter. It's basically free market research. And it's happening in real-time.
But as Adam Brown from Dell was quick to point out, "Listening doesn't mean a hill of beans if you're not engaging with your audience and acting on it." And the only way you can 'act on it' is by making social media an integral part of your business. At Dell, they're embedding social media across the fabric of their entire organization. Their goal is to have all of their employees interacting in social media, representing their brand positively in everything they do. And it appears to be paying off. According to their research, every one of their Facebook fans is worth about $240 in sales.
Still, social media is a daunting arena. There are 572,000 new Twitter accounts every day. Every 4-6 days, 1 billion tweets are sent. And after all, not everyone is Dell. So how do you stand out from that crowd and get heard? According, to Tiffany Maleshefski of San Francisco's Zendesk, the key is good content. "Think like an editor. It's competitive out there. Write in headlines." And forget the hard sell of traditional marketing. As she said, "If you're good, people will pay attention to you."
Now obviously, there's going to be trouble out there. Someone somewhere is going to inevitably say something less than flattering about your brand. They're called trolls. And they can't be avoided. What can be avoided, though, is being in the dark about anything being said about you or your brand. What can be avoided is not having a strong strategy in place to successfully engage with that feedback. Criticisms can often lead to growth. You just have to make sure you're in the right place to hear it.
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India Treats Ranchi to Taste of Victory
India thrashed England for the second time in as many matches to take a 2-1 lead in the One-Day International series Saturday. Virat Kohli starred with his 77 not out, but it was local hero Mahendra Singh Dhoni who hit the winning runs to the delight of fans in his hometown Ranchi, which was hosting an international cricket match for the first time.
After losing the first ODI in Rajkot, India surged back into this series Tuesday with a 127-run victory in Kochi. Saturday's win was even more emphatic. India bowled England out for just 155 runs – a performance that former captain Nasser Hussain called "absolutely pathetic — and then reached that target with 131 balls to spare. The English had never lost an ODI to India with so many deliveries remaining.
England must win Wednesday's match in Mohali to keep this series alive going into the final ODI at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala, a ground stunningly nestled below snowcapped Himalayan peaks.
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India looks the far stronger of the two teams. Without Jonathan Trott and even Stuart Broad, England's batting lineup seems weak, while any team would miss bowlers like James Anderson and Graeme Swann, who are taking a break for this series. Matt Prior, the world's best wicket-keeper batsman in Tests, has mysteriously struggled in ODIs.
But England could do with someone of his stature to bolster the middle-order, which crumpled Saturday. Eoin Morgan threw away his wicket with an ill-advised reverse-sweep after he'd crawled to 10 runs from 30 balls, and then Craig Kieswetter and Samit Patel – both frustratingly inconsistent – were both out for 0 at the hands of the in-form Ravindra Jadeja.
England went from 97 for four to 98 for six, and could never recover despite the efforts of Joe Root, the newest addition to the England setup, who top-scored with 39.
India always looked control in its reply. Ajinkya Rahane was bowled early for 0, but that brought Kohli to the crease, and he pulled and drove the English bowlers into submission. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh both reached the 30-mark in their innings before falling to the spin of James Tredwell.
With India needing 13 runs to win, M.S. Dhoni bumped himself up the order ahead of Suresh Raina to give fans at the stadium in Ranchi, the capital of eastern India's Jharkhand state, a treat they will remember forever. Future crowds will struggle to match the rousing reception that India's World Cup winning captain Dhoni received when he walked out to bat.
Dhoni had already given his people plenty of reason to cheer with his three catches in England's innings, but seeing him bat India to victory was the icing on the cake. English ineptitude was admittedly an ingredient in that particular cake, but it tasted just as sweet for the proud Indian fans in Jharkhand and elsewhere.
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Michelle Obama Picks a Thom Browne Ensemble
While President Barack Obama will get a lot of attention for what he says as he kicks off his second term, a good chunk of the world will be focused on what First Lady Michelle Obama—and her daughters—wear.
Mrs. Obama chose a navy Thom Browne coat and dress with fabric designed on the style of a man's silk tie. The first lady wore the ensemble as she and her family entered St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House for a service, a tradition on Inauguration Day.
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While some military and medical equipment is exempt from RoHS compliance, the electronics governed by the standard are among the most common you'll find in your home, from radios to MP3 players to cell phones and (increasingly) computers. In practical terms, the standard protects factory workers at the production level, sharply reducing their exposure to hazardous substances. The standard also has a profound impact on the disposal and recycling of electronics, in that disposed substances will no longer have at least six of the most hazardous chemicals formerly found in electronics, and recycled electronics will not expose workers to toxics as they harvest components.
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Letter to the Editor: Sky-Hi starts charging for obits
March 29, 2013
To the Editor:
I was made aware this past week that Ski-Hi News will immediately start charging for obits in the paper.
Being a business owner, I fully understand the need for change and price increases as we attempt to meet the day-to-day operations of staying in business. I also realize the need for supporting communities like ours and appreciate that the Sky-Hi News hasn't charged people for obits in the past. As a matter of fact, the obits the paper has run in the past with the details and photos would have cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars in larger papers like the Denver Post.
I also recognize that Sky-Hi News is offering up to 100 words at no charge for obits and a fee of $25 for a photo with a price structure that is still much lower than other papers. As an alternative, I might suggest that you consider another option.
I have seen on numerous occasions obits published for people who have moved or otherwise announcing services from other locations. For those people, I'd say charge them, but don't charge for obits for people who live in Grand County at the time of their death.
After 29 years in the funeral business, I understand how even the subject of death can be upsetting to people much less having to handle the death of a loved one. I hope you will reconsider your decision to charge our locals for obits and find other ways to add income for the paper.
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Q & A — December 2003
By Capt. Ken Kreisler
Location, Location, Location
| Proper
placement of shaft zincs, troubleshooting a sluggish windlass, engine-belt maintenance,
and more.
is the proper placement for the sacrificial zinc on the prop shaft?
P.N., via e-mail
When changing shaft zincs, be sure to scrape any dirt or debris off the shaft and sand down the area to bare metal. In addition, make sure the zinc fits snugly to the shaft. Give it a couple of twists with your hand. If there's any give, tighten it down until there's no movement.
I've been noticing
that my windlass is operating slowly. Any suggestions as to what might
be wrong? J.L., via e-mail
What maintenance
tips do you recommend for engine belts? J.G., via e-mail
My tender's
60-hp two-stroke outboard loses power and hesitates on acceleration. What
should I look for? P.F., via e-mail
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STOURBRIDGE Institute C reached the final of the Plate competition with victory by the narrowest margin against Pockets Snooker Club B.
Dave Timmington and Alan Turner started well for Pockets. Nick Aston potted well to beat Gavin Evans by 31 and Harry Jones did his best to keep Danny Rees at bay, eventually losing by 44, following runs of 32 and 30 by the Pockets' leading player. The scores were level at the start of the final frame and the Institute's Simon Tyler tried hard but trailed throughout until, with a snooker required on the pink, he took the last two balls after his opponent, Bob Moran, had the misfortune to go in-off.
Wombourne, last season's cup winners, reached the Plate final after just doing enough to see off the challenge of Kingswinford RBL B.
Keith Wellbourne gave the Legion a good start and John Jennings fought back to lose to Bob Mason by just 19 points, but Stuart Taylor and Dave Flavell both potted extremely well, each winning by 65 points to give their last player, Paul Tristram, the cushion of a 40 point lead against Dave Woodall, who has enjoyed an excellent first season for the team. The lead proved just enough in the face of a determined fight-back, with Wombourne taking the match on the blue.
Gavin Sloan, last season's Premier Division individual champion, beat his West Midlands Police teammate, Maria Catalano, 3-0 in a re-enactment of last year's final. This time he will face Karl Ashmore of Brandhall Labour who beat Hotshots SC's Jamie Brown 3-2 in a thrilling match at Kingswinford Conservative Club.
The First Division Individual Final will be contested between the holder, Mark Jeffries of Amblecote RBL who defeated Kinver Const's Graham Tranter 2-0, and Kingswinford Cons' Chris Jevons, who beat Kinver's Ron Smith 2-0, both matches staged at Baggeridge Social Club.
Sam Smith of Kingswinford Cons did well to beat Norton Social B's Joe Davies 2-0 in the first of the Second Division semis at Stourbridge Old Edwardians' Club, whilst Wombourne was the setting for the other match when Simon Tyler of Stourbridge Institute won two straight frames against Ray Vanes of Amblecote Institute.
Ray Vanes and his partner Roy Pugh lost out to Tom Hamilton and Harry Jones of Stourbridge Institute in the Pairs' Handicap semi-final and they will meet the holders of the Geoff Williams Memorial Shield, Jon Bate and Callum Downing, representing Hotshots SC, who fought back to beat Karl Ashmore and Jamie Brown.
Alan Hooper and Chris Southall of Brandhall Labour retrieved all but six of the 146 points they had to give Wombourne against John Cumiskey and Bob Mason respectively and Jason Hickman completed the win at the expense of Dave Flavell. In the three-a-side final, Brandhall will play Baggeridge Social who won on the final black against Kinver.
There was another close finish in the Singles Handicap semi-final when Callum Downing of Hotshots SC, conceding 52 points start to Leigh Bennett of Kingswinford Cons, levelled the match with runs of 40 and 31 and potted the black in the decider. Callum's opponent in the final will be Chris Randle, who defeated his Kinver Constitutional colleague, Arnie Tromans, 2-0.
The over 65's Final will feature Stourbridge Institute's Don Oliver, now 85, the 2004 winner, who fought back from a frame down, receiving 20 points start, to beat Amblecote Institute's Sam Harrison, by some distance the youngest member of the semi-final line up, and Wombourne's John Wooldridge, who also had to take the last two frames to defeat the 2005 champion, Ron Smith of Kinver Constitutional 2-1, receiving 16 points start.
The 2009 over 45 champion, Paul Bates of Stourbridge Institute had an early 32 break, and led his club colleague, Alan Cope, to whom he was conceding 16 points, but his opponent recovered to take the next two frames on the black. Wayne Whitmore of Kingswinford Cons had beaten Kev Franklin in the quarter-final but lost 2-1 to Tony Kidd of Kinver Constitutional, who won the event in 2010, in another close encounter.


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Peaceful Uneasy Feeling
One thing about these Harley guys, they don't waste time when it comes to bike projects. Take Robert McLeod of Waterford, Michigan. In the course of only four months, he transformed his stock '93 Fat Boy into "Un-Easy," the bruiser cruiser you see here. The bike was built at Robert's shop, Roberts Too Graphic For Words, where the stock frame was fitted with bars, grips, pegs, a mirror, a taillight and gas caps from Arlen Ness, a Doss headlamp and dash, a cool Dakota Digital speedo, Razor Back boards, a Corbin seat, Fournales Pan Cruise rear shocks and Gardner-Wescott chrome fasteners. Performance Machine (PM) four-piston calipers clamp down to stop the PM Aero/Metzler Comp K rolling combo.
Under the tank sits a breathed-on 80-inch Evo mill built by Tony Canales at Town & Country Sports Center. Wiseco 10:1 pistons, Canales heads and an Andrews EV7 cam make the most of the air/fuel mixture sent by a Dellorto dual-throat carb sucking through an L.A. Custom air cleaner. A Dyna S single-fire ignition lights the mixture, and White Brothers Porker Pipes get rid of it with that unmistakable Harley burble. The stock trans was used, but it had to be repositioned for the chain drive that Robert wanted.
The front fender is stock Fat Boy, but an 8-inch Tail Dragger covers the rear tire. Roberts Too Graphic For Words also did the fantastic paint work on the bike, laying down many coats of PPG Urethane Gray Granite, Black and Lavender Cream. Like we said, Robert took only four months to finish his bike, which is now worth an estimated $35,000. That must be the secret behind the name-a peaceful riding experience, but one punctuated with feelings of uneasiness at the thought of dropping the bike.


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Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look
By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: June 19, 2011
It was less than 20 years ago that the National Institutes of Health abruptly withdrew funds for a conference on genetics and crime after outraged complaints that the idea smacked of eugenics. The president of the Association of Black Psychologists at the time declared that such research was in itself "a blatant form of stereotyping and racism."
The tainted history of using biology to explain criminal behavior has pushed criminologists to reject or ignore genetics and concentrate on social causes: miserable poverty, corrosive addictions, guns. Now that the human genome has been sequenced, and scientists are studying the genetics of areas as varied as alcoholism and party affiliation, criminologists are cautiously returning to the subject. A small cadre of experts is exploring how genes might heighten the risk of committing a crime and whether such a trait can be inherited.
The turnabout will be evident on Monday at the annual National Institute of Justice conference in Arlington, Va. On the opening day criminologists from around the country can attend a panel on creating databases for information about DNA and "new genetic markers" that forensic scientists are discovering.
"Throughout the past 30 or 40 years most criminologists couldn't say the word 'genetics' without spitting," Terrie E. Moffitt, a behavioral scientist at Duke University, said. "Today the most compelling modern theories of crime and violence weave social and biological themes together."
... Criminologists and sociologists have been much more skittish about genetic causes of crime than psychologists. In 2008 a survey conducted by John Paul Wright, who heads graduate programs at the University of Cincinnati's School of Criminal Justice, discovered that "not a single study on the biology-crime link has been published in dissertation form in the last 20 years" from a criminal justice Ph.D. program, aside from two dissertations he had personally overseen (one of which was Mr. Beaver's). He also noted that the top four journals in the field had scarcely published any biological research in the past two decades.
Mr. Wright said he now thinks "in criminology the tide is turning, especially among younger scholars."
Steven Pinker, a professor of psychology at Harvard whose forthcoming book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature," argues that humans have become less violent over the millenniums, suggests that the way to think about genetics and crime is to start with human nature and then look at what causes the switch for a particular trait to be flipped on or off.
Let me make a prediction: Pinker's book, which is set for release on October 4, 2011, will be huge. Not necessarily in sales, but everybody will be blogging about it.


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Dar RichardsonIn reading the letter of Kenny Thomas, published in the Nov. 1 letters to the editor, I must take exception to his declaration that President George W. Bush was a draft dodger. The term "draft dodger" was a term that was used for someone who, by whatever means they could find, escaped being drafted, and also did not enlist into any of the branches of the United States military.
The records clearly show that President Bush enlisted in the Texas Air National Guard, and that he piloted aircraft. As a pilot, he was also a commissioned officer.
By the tone of his letter, I will presume that Thomas is not a Republican. I will also presume that Thomas is comfortable that President Bill Clinton, who, while a senior in college had, as did many, their draft status changed from 2-S to 1-A, which terminated his college deferment and made him eligible to be drafted. And the records show that, by political manipulation, he avoided the draft, which act or acts, effectively make him a true "draft dodger."
There are millions of us who first enlisted into one of the reserve branches of the U.S. military as a means of serving our country. I am one of those millions, and I served my country honorably for over 21 years.
Now that there is no longer a draft, we still have many men and women who are serving our country as members of either the National Guard, or the reserves of our military branches, and who have fought in the wars of the Middle East and are still there today. If there was still a draft in effect today, would Thomas call these persons draft dodgers?
Ronald G. Ross
1SG US Army (ret)Frankenstorm Sandy is one more dramatic demonstration that climate change and its extreme weather patterns are now part of our future.
Although we're unlikely to reverse climate change, we can still mitigate its effects by reducing our driving, our energy use and our meat consumption.
Yes, meat consumption. A 2006 U.N. report estimated that meat consumption accounts for 18 percent of man-made greenhouse gases. A 2009 article in the respected World Watch magazine suggested that it may be closer to 50 percent.
We have the power of reducing the devastating effects of climate change every time we eat. Our local supermarket offers a rich variety of soy-based lunch "meats," hot dogs, veggie burgers, soy and nut-based dairy products (including cheese and ice cream), and an ample selection of traditional vegetables, fruits, grains and nuts. Product lists, easy recipes and transition tips are available at www.livevegan.org.
Kim TeagueI doubt I am the only person who misses the friends, family and country that were left behind due to wars caused by tribalism. But every time my ears capture stories of violence in Somalia and other war-ravaged places around the globe from Aljazeera, The News-Sentinel, BBC and other media, my leadership grows stronger and stronger.
Wake up, Somalia! Don't you see the word "tribe" has taken a stride in which its cruelty had reached its peak? When is the time to acknowledge "tribe" as education purpose? When is the time to say no more to bloodshed?
It's my high hope that peace is drawing near. The time is approaching when we (Somali citizens) will treat each other as brothers and sisters — furthermore, the time is coming when we all celebrate peace. I am young and I live to see the day. I look forward to that day!
Yahya Salah Moburuk


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DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre to Present PETER PAN, 2/8-24
Most people know the story of Peter Pan and Wendy. A boy who won't grow up visits the Darling family and takes their children away to Neverland. There they encounter Indians, pirates, and mermaids, and go on all sorts of adventures before they return back to their homes. They also fly, a lot.
When DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre voted to do Peter Pan and Wendy, the big question was: "how are we going to make them fly?" DreamWrights is a black box theatre, which makes flying actors nearly impossible. You need a lot of height to be able to use a traditional harness flying system, and much more distance from the audience. It also costs a lot of money. So a lot of brainstorming needed to happen. After many talks and production meetings, we decided to try two creative and very exciting ways to simulate flight. Come and see!
Another first time event is the addition of a second director. We are welcoming back a former actor, Paige Hoke. Paige grew up at DreamWrights, went off and earned her undergraduate degree in Theatre, and has returned to share her knowledge and skills with us. It's a very unusual to have two directors, one 65 and the other 24, but then no one else has two casts either.
The two casts number 35 each, and if you add staff and crews the total involved in Peter Pan and Wendy is 123 wonderful volunteers. The characters who are the most familiar are being played by the following; Peter ... Brice Leidy, 12, Red Lion & Nathaniel Tyson, 14, Dallastown - Wendy ... Gabby Turner, 12, Glen Rock & Taylor Litke, 14, York - Captain Hook ... Jerry Young, 44, York & Chris Endres, 23, New Freedom - Tinker Bell ... Lydia Alvarnaz, 7, Mt. Wolf & Ruthie Mangin, 7, York. However, there are many, many more community actors of all ages to come and enjoy!
Peter Pan & Wendy opens Friday Feb. 8th and runs thru Sunday Feb. 24th. Show Dates & Times: Feb. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 6:30 PM; Feb. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 2:30 PM; Plus Feb. 23 9:00 AM - Playlet & Breakfast. The Feb. 16, 2:30 performance will be Audio Described with a 1:30 Touch Tour prior to the show.*
*Tickets must be purchased in advance for the Audio Description & Playlet & Breakfast performances ... and is recommended for all.
PERFECT for all Ages. Reserved Seating $12 General Admission $8. By phone with a credit card 717-848-8623 x1. Or at DreamWrights 9-4:30 Monday -Friday. Online at www.DreamWrights.org and follow the link.


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Southern Californians living in Los Angeles, the Inland Empire or beach communities can look forward to warm and sunny three-day weekend.
National Weather Service forecasts call for Southland temperatures to remain in the 70s – or maybe even reach 80 degrees – today, Sunday and Monday, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Weather forecasts also include elevated surf along the Southern California coast following a storm near the coast of Japan. The National Weather Service's statement also warns that the waves will come with hazardous rip currents.
For skiers and snowboarders, Bear Mountain Ski Resort and Snow Summit in Big Bear Lake have base snow depths of 36 to 42 inches, according to On the Snow.com. Snow Valley in Running Springs has 20 to 32 inches of snow, Mountain High in Wrightwood has 12 to 36 inches of snow and Mt, Baldy Ski Lifts has 12 inches of snow.


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Traders apparently expect today's USDA reports to be bearish for grains. Corn futures have fallen sharply this week, due in part to favorable South American weather and poor U.S. But a big driver of the slide has been bearish expectations concerning the results of today's USDA reports. Those will be released at 11:00 AM CST. March corn futures dipped 3.0 cents to $4.09/bushel early Friday morning, while May slid 2.5 to $4.1775/bushel.
Palm oil losses limited Thursday night soy gains. Despite favorable South American weather and prospects for very large bean crops in Brazil and Argentina, soybean and meal futures have held up rather well this week. Underlying optimism about U.S. export prospects has been boosted by several sales to China. Conversely, Asian palm oil weakness has persistently weighed upon the soyoil market. March soybeans rose 2.25 cents to $12.76/bushel in pre-dawn Friday trading, while March soyoil fell 0.21 cents to 37.75 cents/pound, and March soymeal added $2.2 to $416.5/ton.
International news may be supporting wheat futures this morning. Taiwanese buyers purchased 54,800 tonnes of U.S. wheat overnight. In addition, India was able to get a surprisingly good price for a sales tender last night. Those developments, as well as major premiums for high-protein spring wheat in Minneapolis, at least partially offset bearish expectations for the late-morning USDA reports. March CBOT wheat futures slipped 1.5 cents to $5.8275/bushel in early Friday action, while March KCBT wheat futures bounced 1.5 cents to $6.405, and March MWE futures gained 2.5 to $6.3175.
Record beef prices only slightly boosted cattle futures Thursday night. The cattle market seemed set to resume its late-2013 rally Thursday, especially with Chicago prices trading below last week's late highs. That suggests significant trader doubts about the short-term outlook. That seemed evident again last night, since nearby futures edged only slightly higher despite having beef cutout values jump to record highs. February cattle futures inched up 0.10 cents to 136.65 cents/pound as Friday dawned over Chicago, and April futures gained 0.07 to 136.95. Meanwhile, March feeder cattle futures skidded 0.05 cents to 168.77 cents/pound, while May edged up 0.05 to 169.97.
Hog futures are trading firmly Friday morning. Ideas that the hog market is set for a technical and seasonal rally may be supporting CME prices this morning. Thursday's late wholesale strength and mixed-to-firm cash quotes probably didn't hurt either. February hogs climbed 0.45 cents to 85.70 cents/pound Thursday night, and June rose 0.12 to 100.72.
Cotton traders seemed to be rebalancing positions overnight. Traders have also seemed to be expecting bearish cotton data on today's USDA reports, as exemplified by the sizeable ICE losses posted Wednesday and Thursday. Little fresh news emerged Thursday night, so we can probably assume the futures bounce reflected active short-covering/profit-taking ahead of their late-morning release. March cotton rallied 0.64 cents to 83.45 cents/pound just after sunrise Friday, and July cotton advanced 0.66 cents to 83.33.


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BP confirmed Wednesday that it is being sued by the Mexican government in relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The firm's first quarter results Tuesday revealed that, since March 6, it is among a number of companies named as defendants in more than 2,200 additional civil lawsuits related to the incident.
Plaintiffs include a "foreign government", which press reports speculated was Mexico. In a phone call with Rigzone Tuesday, a BP press officer confirmed that the foreign government is indeed Mexico, which had said back in 2010 that it would look at some sort of action against the company in relation to the Deepwater Horizon spill.
BP is currently evaluating the lawsuits, of which it said the vast majority consist of claims under the US Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA 90). BP said it believes that claimants in these new lawsuits may have sought to file them in advance of the third anniversary of the incident on April 20 2013 in order to avoid time bar challenges under OPA 90's three-year statute of limitations.
Meanwhile, BP reported late Tuesday that it has reached agreement with Federal and Natural Resources Damages trustees on two additional proposed early restoration projects in Louisiana that are expected to cost approximately $340 million.
The projects are part of a commitment from BP to provide up to $1 billion in early restoration funding to speed up recovery of natural resources that were damaged as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident.
"We are extremely pleased to have reached agreement with the trustees on the new projects, which will provide significant long-term benefits to the environment and the people of Louisiana," said Laura Folse, BP's executive vice president for Response and Environmental Restoration.
"With the help of the extensive cleanup efforts, early restoration projects, and natural recovery processes, the Gulf is returning to its baseline condition, which is the condition it would be in if the accident had not occurred."
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Russell Olivier | May. 3, 2013Hello someone, At the right time, as per BPs legal council, would someone please explain to me, *HOW*, does the Mexican government think that they were affected by this incident? In my humble opinion, the Mexican government does not have a leg to stand on! Safe Regards, Russell Olivier
Dallas Schwartz | May. 2, 2013Sad this has come to pass, obviously this is nothing more than governmental greed on the part of the Mexican government. Not one single report of a drop of Macondo oil ever washed up on Mexican soil yet they are suing for damages??????? Really? I hope BP turns hteir lawyers loos on this obvious scam!
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It seems like a good idea and the lifestyle has a lot of decipline and respect and it brings peace.
Also, I believe the more commited you are, the closer you are to Buddhahood.
I might join a monastery after I've studied more about Buddhism & become better at meditation.
What are your opinions or thoughts on this?
Are any of you monks yourself?
What is the monk lifestyle like in your view?
Does anyone know any good monasteries that I can join?


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Longtime local television and radio journalist Gloria Penner died Saturday after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 81.
Known for her boundless energy and endless curiosity, Penner joined KPBS in 1969 as the station's director of community relations. And in her subsequent decades with the local public-television and radio outlet, she collected many titles and flexed considerable media muscle.
She was a writer and editor for the organization's "On-Air" magazine. She headed the TV station's program production unit and hosted KPBS Radio's "These Days." She hosted multiple public-affairs TV programs and produced segments for "Nightly Business Report" and "The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour."
Penner was in front of the camera, behind the camera and on the web. And she never lost her enthusiasm for people who made news and for news that made people sit up and listen.
"She was a fighter from day one," said KPBS General Manger Tom Karlo, who began working with Penner in 1973, when he was an SDSU student and she was director of public affairs. "She was one of the first women to break into management at KPBS when the 'good-old boys' were running the station. She was the first woman to get a senior management position. She fought hard not just for stories on politics, but for stories that focused on women and women's rights. She was passionate about all of those things."
Penner participated in KPBS' election coverage for more than 30 years. She moderated countless town-hall meetings, debates and forums for TV and radio and for the League of Women Voters. For local politicians, interviews with Penner were a required stop on the campaign trail. She created and hosted the Friday journalists' confab "The Editor's Roundtable" for nearly 14 years. Her last broadcast aired at the end of July.
"Certainly she was an absolute powerhouse," said Laura Walcher, principal public relations consultant for J. Walcher Communications and a longtime San Diego media presence. "She was a great example to many of us, that you can do what you do in a man's world without losing your femininity and grace. She made a major impact on every bit of society that she touched."
Penner's collection of broadcasting awards includes seven Emmys, five Golden Mike awards, the San Diego Press Club's Harold Keen Award and the Living Legacy Award from the Women's International Center. In 2003, the San Diego Chapter of the League of Women Voters created the Gloria Penner Award for Civic Service. Penner herself was the first recipient.
"Gloria was one of a kind," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said in a statement. "She was very charming, but once the interview started, she never pulled any punches. The term 'softball' was not in her vocabulary."
A proud product of Brooklyn and a longtime member of the San Diego Brooklyn Club, Penner began her professional life as a high-school English teacher. A class in radio production got her hooked on media, and broadcasting jobs in San Francisco, Hawaii and Washington, D.C. followed.
When Penner joined KPBS in 1969, she was a working mother blazing a new kind of trail. So imagine her surprise when she showed up at the aging apartment building where the fledgling KPBS had its offices to discover that her work space was in the kitchen.
"The sink was there, but no stove or refrigerator," Penner said in a 2010 piece for the KPBS website. "Instead there was a desk and chair and nothing more. I had traded one kitchen for another. My adventure had begun."
It was an adventure that would keep Penner riveted until the end.
"She was never a person who would chitchat around the water cooler. She came to work and she worked," Karlo said. "She became an expert on all of the issues. She was someone who raised the bar when it came to dedicating yourself to your job and your career."
Penner is survived by her husband, Bill Snyder, her sons Brad Penner and Steve Penner, and two grandchildren. Private services will be held today, with a public celebration of her life to follow at a later date.


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Currently, medical image sharing is difficult because of proprietary, silo'd radiology vendor solutions. These closed systems makes it extremely difficult for patients to access their medical images and restricts imaging centers or hospitals. ImageNet removes these barriers by allowing providers to share medical images in the cloud without limitation, anytime, anywhere.
ImageNet is a web application that provides a single access point for all medical images and/or reports and any other medical records or patient data. ImageNet allows anytime, anywhere access for imaging center or hospital teams and patients - including mobile.
Additionally, ImageNet provides a secure secondary back up of medical images in a HIPAA compliant way that provides healthcare providers another cost effective compliance alternative to traditional storage requirements, in many cases are cost prohibitive to smaller imaging centers and rural hospitals.
Beyond the operational and workflow benefits ImageNet provides a financial incentive to providers. Currently imaging centers and hospitals experience a very high costs to distribute medical images via CD/DVD or plain film. These traditional formats of image distribution are clumsy, costly and inefficient. ImageNet reduces operational expenses as it relates to distributing images while also reducing IT infrastructure costs.
ImageNet is based in Las Vegas, NV and was created by experienced healthcare technology executives to change the way medical images are shared and stored and one of the only companies focused on post sign off medical image sharing and storage using Amazon (That we are aware of).


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Two day rush job before the con on this one, but overall pretty proud of how it turned out considering! Left the jacket long so I can add interfacing and wires to it later. Shirt design was freehand painted with red textile. Orbs are crystal keepers and cracked open googly eyes. (Had planned on resin casting but ran out of time to let the resin cure properly, agh) Base boots were my motorcycle boots that I cried manly tears as I destroyed them. First time making gussetted gloves, pretty happy with how those came out!
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North Platte Community College softball coach Janelle Higgins has been retained as coach and dean of students, prompting a set of disgruntled parents to send an open letter to the Mid Plains Board of Governors.
No charges were pressed.
College officials have declined to comment on the situation.
The team was 4-39 during the season.
The letter, sent to the college on June 26:
We are sending you this to express our disappointment at your decision to retain Janelle Higgins as a softball coach and dean of students at Mid Plains and Erica Lieber as assistant softball coach.
I spoke with (college president) Ryan Purdy on May 2 on the phone, since none of the parents were informed of the outcome of your April meeting. He was rude and disrespectful to me.
He stated that the college had conducted an internal investigation of the situation and found that Coach Higgins actions were justified based on the girls attitudes.
I later checked with several of the girls. None of them had been interviewed either by college administrative staff or legal counsel of the college. None of the girls even understand exactly what this attitude problem is. This seems to be very unfair that the girls never had a chance to tell anyone about their horrific experiences with Coaches Higgins and Lieber throughout the past school year. Why were the girls involved not interviewed as part of the internal investigation?
None of these girls will be returning to Mid-Plains. Parents send their young men and women to colleges with the expectation that they will be treated with dignity and respect. Yes, we expect them to work hard, learn and more should be expected of college athletes than those in high school. However, none of the parents of any of these girls expected the horrors that were to come for our daughters this past school year.
By retaining these two coaches, you are sending messages to the public that:
It is okay to run the girls in sprinklers, in the dark from 10 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. on a school night. (This was not a practice, it was after a 20-inning scrimmage.)
It is okay to have the girls run over 200 sprints in the gym after 9 p.m. on a school night.
It is okay for the coaches to call the girls mother f***ers, bitches and a***oles on a regular basis, even when asked not to.
It is acceptable for a coach to make a scene at a tournament by kicking buckets and helmets in the dugout.
It is okay for a coach to make sexually explicit comments regarding players.
It is okay for the coaches to lock girls on a bus when they were told to go to the bus because they didnt agree with her.
It is okay to threaten the girls not to tell anyone or they would lose scholarships.
It is okay to make threats, play mind games with the girls and pit small groups against other small groups within the team.
We dont think this is a good way to build up a team or a program, and neither do the coaches, teachers, parents, school administrators, and college coaches weve talked to about this. Every single one says the coaches should be fired. You, on the other hand, not only condone this conduct, but you promote her to dean of students. What is wrong with you people?
By Paul and Jeannie Homan, Lexington
First printed in the July 10 print edition of the North Platte Bulletin.
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SEATTLE -- Former Tigers closer Jose Valverde is on track to face Class A hitters this weekend after tossing another scoreless inning at extended spring camp Wednesday afternoon.
Valverde put up one strikeout against a squad of Braves Minor Leaguers at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. It was his third appearance against live hitters since reporting to camp last week on a Minor League contract.
The plan is for Valverde to stay in Florida and pitch for Class A Lakeland on Friday and Saturday. He could be promoted to Triple-A Toledo after that, but team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said the weather could play a role in how soon they promote him.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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University of Arizona Athletics has announced the addition of two-time Olympian Jill Camarena-Williams to the strength and conditioning staff. Camarena-Williams recently completed her second season as an Arizona track and field volunteer assistant coach working with the Wildcat throwers and will now move into a new role as a strength and conditioning coach.
"Jill Camarena-Williams is a tremendous addition to our staff," said Jim Krumpos, Director of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning. "She brings collegiate and professional competition experience with a strong working knowledge of strength and conditioning. She's someone that coaches and student-athletes can relate to and learn from. She is considered to be at the top of her craft and we're pleased to have her on board."
Camarena-Williams will work with all 20 of Arizona's varsity sports with a specific focus on track and field, cross country and cheerleading.
"I'm thrilled to take on this new role with Arizona Athletics," said Jill Camarena-Williams. "My experience at UA and in Tucson has been very rewarding. This new opportunity with strength and conditioning is one I'm looking forward to. I really enjoy working on campus and with student-athletes and this transition is a great new challenge. I'm thankful to Coach Fred Harvey, Coach Craig Carter and the Wildcat family for embracing me."
Camarena-Williams, who trains under UA assistant coach Craig Carter, is the No. 1 female shot putter in the U.S. She won seven indoor and three outdoor national championships. In 2011, she set the American indoor record with a toss of 65-2.25. She went on to also set the American outdoor record with her throw of 66-2.5.
At the 2011 World Championships, Camarena-Williams made history as the first American woman to ever medal in the shot put at the World Championships. She marked a throw of 65-8.25 on her fourth attempt and recorded her second-best performance ever, only behind her throw that tied the American record earlier in the summer.
In 2012, Camarena-Williams broke her own American indoor record with a mark of 65-3.75. She took fourth place at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, posting a mark of 63-9.5. Outdoors, Camarena-Williams posted the sixth-best mark in the world, throwing 65-0.5 at the Tucson Elite Classic.
She took home the gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Trials, punching her ticket to London for her second-straight Olympic Games. Camarena-Williams threw 59-9.5 in the preliminary round of the shot put competition. She suffered a back injury before the Olympics and was nearly unable to compete. Due to that same back injury, Camarena-Williams did not compete at all during the 2013 season.
Camarena-Williams has competed on Team USA at the 2006 World Cup, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2009 World Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships, the 2010 Continental Cup and the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Korea.
A 2004 graduate of Stanford, Camarena-Williams was a six-time All-American and won three Pac-10 titles. She is married to Dustin Williams, UA track and field's certified athletic trainer.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Meg Whitman is filthy rich.Outcomes at Hewlett Packard ( HPQ) impact her much less than they do rank-and-file employees and random shareholders. While I have no doubt Whitman wants to win, it's simply not possible to take her words and invest on them. If she's wrong, what happens to her? She might -- though this is hardly certain -- get fired. In this scenario, the door barely taps her rear end on the way out. She'll likely receive some sort of "package" from HP as part of her exit, adding to her already vast riches. That's the standard "consequence" for CEOs who fail miserably. >>Also see: Hewlett Packard Insiders Underwater on Sinking Stock One look at HP's CEO history or Yahoo!'s ( YHOO) makes that clear. Do not ignore comparisons between HP and Research in Motion ( RIMM) . They might end up illustrating a classic case of history repeating itself. As I explain in the above-linked article, Whitman weaves pretty close to the same story RIM co-CEOs James Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis fumbled through during 2011, particularly with relation to full-year guidance. And, as these stories come together, where is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly known as the SEC? On quarterly conference calls, Meg Whitman can says things like . . .
In terms of our new products, many are . . . being introduced now, so you'll see them really start to hit in Q3 and Q4 . . . So you obviously do see a second half that's going to be gaining strength.Right. Obviously. And this . . .
. . . we understand what your concern is, but we feel good about our $3.40 to $3.60 estimateAnd this from the CFO Catherine Lesjak . . .
for fiscal year 2013 earnings.
It really all comes down to our view of the second half. So we definitely see that the second half per normal seasonal trends is higher than the first half, and we're seeing that is skewed even more as a result of the restructuring programs that we've talked about and the fact that ... we believe Autonomy will ramp more in the second half ... it's really about all of our new products that are coming in, and the fact of the matter is that they don't really get significant traction until the second half of the year . . . So all of these are really contributing to a very different profile in the year from a revenue and profit perspectiveNote Lesjak's use of the word "fact." How can an executive of a company in HP's position have the nerve -- or be dumb enough (but I give Lesjak more credit than that) -- to attach "fact" to anything having to do with Autonomy or HP's let's hope and pray Windows 8 does something . . . anything second-half product line? HP's guidance hinges on success at 2012's biggest alleged fraud and Microsoft ( MSFT). Lesjak can feign objective truths, and Whitman can "feel comfortable" and "good" about full-year guidance, because neither has much on the line other than their already soiled reputations as executives of yesteryear. The SEC covers their butts just like it, and Canadian regulators, did RIM's with this type of boilerplate . . .
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A recent study shows that including palliative care along with standard treatment can improve quality of life and help people with cancer live longer.
Palliative care specialists work with your doctor along with other health care team members such as nurses, nutritionists, social workers, chaplains and pharmacists and focus on creating an individual plan to address any treatment side effects, pain, emotional aspects and other concerns you may be experiencing.
The idea is to treat the whole person — including the physical, emotional, social and spiritual aspects.
Palliative care is often confused with hospice care, which is provided for people who have a terminal diagnosis. Palliative care can be provided at any time during a cancer diagnosis, not just at the end of life.
The research compared two groups — one group had standard oncology care and the second group had standard care along with the addition of palliative care — and focused on pain relief and quality of life.
Results showed that those who had added palliative care reported less depression, anxiety, pain and nausea. They also scored higher on measures of mobility and other quality of life aspects.
Also of interest, the palliative care group — despite many of the participants not opting for aggressive treatment as their cancer progressed — actually lived three months longer than the standard treatment group.
The benefits of palliative care for people with cancer include:
Write back and let others know if you have experienced palliative care. What benefits did you notice?
Sheryl M. Ness, R.N.
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This fall, the highest-grossing movie of the year, Marvels Iron Man 3, launches on HD Digital 3D and HD Digital September 3, 2013, and on 3-Disc 3D Blu-ray Super Set, 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack with Digital Copy, 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, SD Digital and On-Demand platforms September 24, 2013, featuring top-flight bonus features, including the all-new Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter.
Other bonus features include an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, which shows off the spectacular new worlds, unforgettable characters, and pulse-pounding thrills of the upcoming blockbuster movie, and two behind-the-scenes featurettes Iron Man 3 Unmasked, in which the films cast and crew offer a crash course in epic movie-making, Marvel-style, and Deconstructing The Scene: Attack On Air Force One, which allows viewers to jump right into the excitement of creating one of the films most memorable action sequences.
Additional extras include a Gag Reel, Deleted & Extended Scenes, and Audio Commentary with Screenwriter Drew Pearce & Screeenwriter/Director Shane Black.
The full range of Marvels Iron Man 3 home entertainment offerings and bonus features are as follows:
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Dozens of midpriced items were embedded with similarly aggressive markups, like $283.00 for a "CHEST, PA AND LAT 71020." That's a simple chest X-ray, for which MD Anderson is routinely paid $20.44 when it treats a patient on Medicare, the government health care program for the elderly.
Every time a nurse drew blood, a "ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE" charge of $36.00 appeared, accompanied by charges of $23 to $78 for each of a dozen or more lab analyses performed on the blood sample. In all, the charges for blood and other lab tests done on Recchi amounted to more than $15,000. Had Recchi been old enough for Medicare, MD Anderson would have been paid a few hundred dollars for all those tests. By law, Medicare's payments approximate a hospital's cost of providing a service, including overhead, equipment and salaries.
On the second page of the bill, the markups got bolder. Recchi was charged $13,702 for "1 RITUXIMAB INJ 660 MG." That's an injection of 660 mg of a cancer wonder drug called Rituxan. The average price paid by all hospitals for this dose is about $4,000, but MD Anderson probably gets a volume discount that would make its cost $3,000 to $3,500. That means the nonprofit cancer center's paid-in-advance markup on Recchi's lifesaving shot would be about 400%…
Yet those who work in the health care industry and those who argue over health care policy seem inured to the shock. When we debate health care policy, we seem to jump right to the issue of who should pay the bills, blowing past what should be the first question: Why exactly are the bills so high?
What are the reasons, good or bad, that cancer means a half-million- or million-dollar tab? Why should a trip to the emergency room for chest pains that turn out to be indigestion bring a bill that can exceed the cost of a semester of college? What makes a single dose of even the most wonderful wonder drug cost thousands of dollars? Why does simple lab work done during a few days in a hospital cost more than a car? And what is so different about the medical ecosystem that causes technology advances to drive bills up instead of down?


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Topic: My heart is healing one day at a time
Although, I have posted this in response to the Mack's, I decided to also post it here with the hope that it might be of benefit to someone else.
During the last seven months I have experienced different stages of grieving, the disbelief, the yearning, the anger, the depression, until now, finding myself teetering with the acceptance of the reality that he simply will not return.
The yearning for him has not diminished in fact; it has become my constant companion.
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NEW ORLEANS — A strong argument could be made that the much-maligned New Orleans Saints defense played well enough to win Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
But that would be throwing quarterback Drew Brees under the proverbial bus, and no teammate in his right mind would ever do that, despite the fact he threw two game-changing pick-sixes in their 31-21 loss to the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers.
"You can always say 'what if?' but it is what it is,'' Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins said. "Yeah, they scored twice on interceptions, but, as a defense, we could have held them to field goals instead of allowing touchdowns like we did.
"We dug ourselves a big hole today, but they're a good football team.''
Believe it or not, a victory Sunday against the 49ers (8-2-1) would have moved the Saints (5-6) into the sixth NFC playoff spot after Seattle (6-5), Tampa Bay (6-5) and Minnesota (6-5) lost earlier in the day.
But it wasn't to be.
"That's fabulous,'' Jenkins said sarcastically when informed by a reporter of his team's squandered opportunity. "Pouring a little salt in the wound, aren't you? Thank you.
"No, that's OK. We got to find a way to come up with some wins.''
The Saints had their chances against the 49ers and second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who started his second consecutive game for injured starter Alex Smith.
And for the second straight game, Kaepernick acquitted himself well, completing 16 of 25 passes for 231 yards and accounting for two touchdowns. He scored from 7 yards out on a read-option in the first quarter and threw a 6-yard scoring pass to running back Frank Gore in the third quarter.
Then, he directed a clinching 16-play, 85-yard drive that lasted 9 minutes, 28 seconds and ended with David Akers' 27-yard field goal for a 31-21 lead with 7:50 left in the game.
Overall, the Saints yielded just 375 yards against the 49ers, snapping a string of 12 consecutive games during which New Orleans' opposition had eclipsed the 400-yard mark dating to the 2011 playoffs. Despite their solid performance, the Saints remain the NFL's 32nd-ranked defense, yielding an average of 454.8 yards through 11 games.
"I guess you could take some positives from this game,'' Saints weakside linebacker Jonathan Vilma said. "But I'll be honest in that I don't take positives away from a loss. We aren't one of those teams that goes for moral victories.''
"We didn't play complementary ball today,'' Saints linebacker Jonathan Casillas said. "If our offense hadn't given up two pick-sixes, it probably would have been a different game. But there are things we could have done on our side of the ball, and we didn't do them.
"We should have stopped them a few more times than we did.''
Throughout the week, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh worked hard to keep his starting quarterback under wraps, ultimately forcing the Saints to prepare for both Smith and Kaepernick.
Smith was active for Sunday's game after being cleared by doctors Saturday for concussion-like symptoms, but he never saw the field.
"They had the same game plan for Kaepernick as they would have had for Smith,'' Vilma said. "Kaepernick did extend some plays for them, but so does Smith. But I thought Kaepernick did a good job of keeping his cool and managing their offense.''
The Saints now must quickly turn their attention to Thursday night's primetime rematch against the NFC West-leading Atlanta Falcons (10-1) at the Georgia Dome. The Saints handed the Falcons their first defeat of the season after starting 8-0, winning 31-27 in Game 9 at the Superdome.
"So now the margin for error is much more slim for us,'' Vilma said. "There is no time to mourn over this loss. We got Atlanta on Thursday at their place, and they're a good team, too.''


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Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch are now handling the film's music.
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The warehouse space is being run by the team behind The Rainbow Venues.
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Ginn, who has been fabric's resident photographer for ten years, posted an impassioned note to Twitter.
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The two-tracker is available now digitally, with the vinyl following later this month.
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36 new speaker stacks have also been installed in the venue.
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Disconnections, Music For Clouds will be exhibited as a sound installation on September 30th.
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Out next month, it'll be the Berlin-based artist's second release on his Sulta Selects label.
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The DJ and producer says his next LP is inspired by an "epiphany" he had after making "horrible comments" in the wake of the 2015 Paris attacks.
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All of the proceeds from the October 19th tournament will go to Help Refugees.
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1200 CDJs and 600 DJ mixers are being released.
Matrixxman, Deniro and Talismann also contribute to the label's latest EP.
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The 14-track effort comes over 25 years into the Detroit house staple's career.
His first EP for the label, Montreal, is out in October.
The enigmatic artist will also tour a new audiovisual show this fall.
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It's called Drvg Cvltvre Presents H-World: Adapted Gills, and it's due out next month.