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Boulder, Colo., USA - GSA Bulletin papers posted online 3-18 May 2012 cover a variety of locations: the Coast Range basalt province, southwest Washington State, USA; the Faroe Islands of the northeast Atlantic margin; Wairarapa fault, North Island, New Zealand; the eastern Mediterranean Sea offshore of southern Crete; the southern central Andes of Argentina; the Adriatic Carbonate Platform of southwest Slovenia; the Atacama Desert, Chile; Questa caldera, northern New Mexico, USA; the Norwegian Caledonides; and Lake Tahoe, USA.
Petrology of the Grays River Volcanics, Southwest Washington: Plume-Influenced Slab Window Magmatism in the Cascadia Forearc
Christine Chan et al., Geology Dept., University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 98416-1048, USA. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30576.1.
The Grays River Volcanics (GRV) are part of the Coast Range basalt province in southwest Washington State. The GRV consist of ~3,500 m of tholeiitic basalt flows and volcaniclastic rocks that erupted in the Cascadia forearc from 37-42 million years ago. Chemical and isotopic data, combined with migration of the location of magmatism through time, indicate that GRV magmatism was related to subduction of a plume-influenced spreading ridge that produced a northward-migrating slab window. Involvement of a mantle plume source is indicated by oceanic island basalt-like incompatible element enrichments and radiogenic lead isotopic compositions. Authors Christine Chan and colleagues note that these lead isotope data are distinct from most Cascade arc rocks and from Cascadia sediment, but overlap with compositions of other Coast Range basalts. Geochemical differences between the GRV and other Cascadia forearc volcanic units that range from about 55 million years old (Crescent Basalts) to less than 3 million years old (Boring Lavas) were mainly caused by transient changes in tectonic setting (i.e., arrival of mantle plume, ridge subduction) and do not record progressive chemical modification of the mantle wedge
Fault zone evolution in layered basalt sequences: A case study from the Faroe Islands, NE Atlantic margin
R.J. Walker et al., School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30512.1.
Few studies have focused on the geological characterization of exhumed subsurface faults and fractures within continental flood basalt provinces. Here R.J. Walker and colleagues present field and microstructural observations of basalt-hosted fractures and faults from the Faroe Islands, NE Atlantic margin. Associated fault rocks are formed as a result of various processes, including collapse/infill, abrasion, and implosion, each with a respective decrease in fluid flow potential. Fault rocks resulting from collapse/infill indicate sustained fluid-flow pathways, as they require open, subterranean cavities that are formed faster than mineral precipitation can seal them. Fault rock produced by abrasion or implosion record transient fluid flow, following successive fault movements. Distinction between fault rock types is therefore critically important to modeling subsurface migration and distribution of fluids (e.g., fresh-water aquifers, hydrocarbon accumulations, etc.). Despite having distinctly different fault rock assemblages to sediment-hosted faults, basalt-hosted fault zone thickness and displacement data are indistinguishable from those in sedimentary sequences. This observation suggests that the first-order controls on fault development are the same in layered basalts and sediments; namely, fault surface bifurcation and linkage, asperity removal, and the accommodation of geometrically necessary strains in the wall rocks.
Geometry and scale of fault segmentation and deformational bulging along an active oblique-slip fault (Wairarapa fault, New Zealand)
R.C. Carne and T.A. Little, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P. O. Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30535.1.
The segmented nature of active strike-slip fault traces and associated surface deformation are well understood, particularly in plan view; however, the factors controlling such segmentation and the three dimensional aspects of their geometry, especially for oblique-slip faults, are less well known. The Wairarapa fault is an active dextral-reverse fault in the North Island, New Zealand. The fault is expressed at the surface of post-Last Glacial Maximum river gravels by a highly segmented trace, where elongate deformational bulges have formed in the stepover region between adjacent overlapping fault strands. R.C. Carne and T.A. Little use newly collected geomorphic and topographic data to investigate the 3-D geometry of fault segmentation in the Wairarapa fault zone. They describe the finite development of deformational bulges occupying contractional stepovers between overlapping splays in the zone, as well as the kinematics of how oblique-slip components are partitioned between the splays and bulges of this segmented, near-surface fault zone. Carne and Little present important additional data on the near-surface geometry of a major strike-slip fault zone, which they believe will further the understanding of strike-slip fault characteristics and kinematics.
Structural decoupling in a convergent forearc setting (southern Crete, eastern Mediterranean)
Eleni Kokinou et al., Technological Educational Institute Crete, 3 Romanou Str. Chalepa, Chania, Crete, GR 73133 Greece. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30492.1.
Eleni Kokinou and colleagues use a multidisciplinary approach to investigate the structure of the southern Cretan margin, which is located in one of the most seismically-active forearc regions in Europe. They use bathymetric, seismic-reflection, and fault plane solution data to identify the main tectonic features on the margin and correlate the evolution of these latter features with the main sedimentary sequences recognized on Crete. In contrast to the majority of forearc settings in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, southern Crete comprises a region of predominant oblique movement above well-defined detachment zones. This work by Kokinou and colleagues shows that structural segmentation at depth is complex, with multiple crustal levels recording contrasting styles of deformation and distinct moment-tensor solutions. This complexity derives from the oblique style of convergence recorded south of Crete, which reactivates distinct crustal levels depending on their rheology and relative degree of metamorphism inherited during Alpine compression.
Thrust belts of the southern Central Andes: Along-strike variations in shortening, topography, crustal geometry, and denudation
Laura Giambiagi et al., CONICET-IANIGLA Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Parque San Martín s/n, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30609.1.
The Andean fold and thrust belts of west-central Argentina (33° and 36°S), above the normal subduction segment, present important along-strike variations in mean topographic uplift, structural elevation, amount and rate of shortening, and crustal root geometry. To analyze the controlling factors of these latitudinal changes, Laura Giambiagi and colleagues compare these parameters and the chronology of deformation along eleven balanced crustal cross-sections across the thrust belts between 70° and 69°W, where the majority of the upper crustal deformation is concentrated, and reconstruct the Moho geometry along the transects. They propose two models of crustal deformation: a 33°40'S model, where the locus of upper-crustal shortening is aligned with respect to the maximum crustal thickness, and a 35°40'S model, where the upper-crustal shortening is uncoupled from the lower-crustal deformation and thickening. This degree of coupling between brittle upper crust and ductile lower crust deformation has a strong influence on mean topographic elevation. In the northern sector of the study area, an initial thick and felsic crust favors the coupling model; while in the southern sector, a thin and mafic lower crust allows the uncoupling model. The results presented by Giambiagi and colleagues indicate that interplate dynamics may control the overall pattern of tectonic shortening; however, they find that local variations in mean topographic elevation, deformation styles and crustal root geometry are not fully explained and are more likely to be due upper-plate lithospheric strength variations.
The Paleocene - Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) in shallow-marine successions of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform (SW Slovenia)
Jessica Zamagni et al., Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Potsdam, Karl Liebknecht Str. 24, D-1447, Golm, Potsdam, Germany. Posted online 3 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30553.1.
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ca. 55 Ma) represents one of the most rapid and extreme warming events in the Cenozoic and is associated with a large, rapid carbon cycle perturbation. Shallow-water stratigraphic sections from the Adriatic Carbonate Platform offer a rare opportunity to learn about the nature and effects of the PETM in this ecosystem. Jessica Zamagni and colleagues use carbon and oxygen isotope stratigraphy, in conjunction with detailed larger benthic foraminiferal biostratigraphy, to establish a high-resolution paleoclimatic record. A prominent negative excursion in delta-13C curves, interpreted here as the carbon isotope excursion during the PETM, has been detected. The strongly 13C-depleted delta-13C record of our shallow-marine carbonates compared to open marine records could result from organic matter oxidation suggesting intensified weathering, runoff, and organic matter flux. Additionally, the earliest Eocene larger benthic foraminiferal evolution is documented in detail. Within an evolutionary scheme controlled by long-term biological processes, Zamagni and colleagues argue that high sea-water temperatures associated with the PETM could have stimulated the rapid specific diversification of the larger benthic foraminifera during the earliest Eocene. Together, these data help elucidate the effects of global warming and associated feedbacks in shallow-water ecosystems, and by inference, could serve as an assessment analog for future changes.
Airborne LiDAR analysis and geochronology of faulted glacial moraines in the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone reveal substantial seismic hazards in the Lake Tahoe region, California-Nevada, USA
James F. Howle et al., U.S. Geological Survey, Carnelian Bay, CA 96140, USA. Posted online 18 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30598.1.
New seismic hazard analysis for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada reveals an increase over previous estimates: Results of a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey reveals that faults west of Lake Tahoe, California, represent a substantial seismic hazard to the greater Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada. The study has utilized a new high-resolution imaging technology, known as bare-earth airborne LiDAR, which is capable of seeing through dense forest cover to reveal active earthquake faults that were not detectable with conventional aerial photography. The faults have offset linear glacial moraines that provide a record of tectonic deformation since the moraines were deposited. The authors developed new three-dimensional techniques to measure the tectonic displacement of moraine crests caused by repeated earthquakes. To calculate the rates of fault movement the authors have dated the faulted moraines deposited by the last two glaciations in the Lake Tahoe basin which occurred approximately 21 and 70 thousand years ago. The study concludes that the faults west of Lake Tahoe, referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, represent a two- to three-fold increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe basin and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9.
Geomorphologic evidence for the late Pliocene onset of hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert
R. Amundson et al., Division of Ecosystem Sciences, 137 Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. Posted online 18 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30445.1.
R. Amundson and colleagues report their findings that the Atacama Desert, the driest location on Earth, likely entered its present hyperarid condition just over two-million years ago, possibly in response to changes in Pacific Ocean circulation that launched the present La Niña/El Niño cycle -- a change that appears to have significantly reduced rainfall on the northern coast of Chile. Today, rainfall occurs sometimes once a decade, stream systems seldom flow, and the soils are filled with salt. Geological evidence indicates that sometime prior to two-million years ago, major streams flowed through the region, soils were actively removed from hillslopes by erosion, and rivers were able to erode their channels at rates that matched geological uplift. The past 2 million years has been a sustained period of a largely passive accumulation of dust and salt in this vast landscape, which is unable to respond hydrologically to changes in topography caused by tectonic activity. Projected increases in the frequency of El Niño events caused by greenhouse gas emissions may increase rainfall in a region that now appears highly sensitive to even modest changes in climate.
Structure, geochemistry, and tectonic evolution of trench-distal backarc oceanic crust in the western Norwegian Caledonides, Solund-Stavfjord ophiolite (Norway)
Harald Furnes et al., Dept. of Earth Science & Centre for Geobiology, University of Bergen, Norway. Posted online 18 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30561.1.
Harald Furnes and colleagues present a study of the Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite, Norway. The term "ophiolite" is used for ancient oceanic crust that has been brought onto land, commonly during closure of an ocean basin. Ophiolites can be classified into two main types: (1) oceanic crust that formed above a subduction zone; i.e. in a convergent tectonic setting in which one plate moves under another, resulting in the formation of a back-arc basin (e.g., basins in the western Pacific Ocean); and (2) oceanic crust that forms when tectonic plates diverge, resulting in the formation of an ocean basin (e.g., the Red Sea). These two main types can be further subdivided into sub-types related to the specific environment in which the oceanic crust formed and to its stage of development. The two main types of ophiolite and their sub-types can be distinguished from their structural development and the chemical composition of the lavas and dikes (the lava feeders). The Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite is a variety of the subduction-related type, and formed during closure of the Iapetus Ocean.
The geochronology of volcanic and plutonic rocks at the Questa caldera: Constraints on the origin of caldera-related silicic magmas
Matthew J. Zimmerer et al., New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Socorro, New Mexico, USA. Posted online 18 May 2012; doi: 10.1130/B30544.1.
Research by Matthew J. Zimmerer and colleagues compares the geochronology of volcanic and plutonic rocks at the Questa caldera, northern New Mexico, USA, to assess different models for caldera magmatism. Results indicate that only small volumes of the exposed intrusions are temporally and chemically linked to the 25.4-million-year-old caldera-forming, rhyolitic Amalia Tuff. These syncaldera intrusions are located at the structurally highest levels of the exposed, subcaldera intrusions and are interpreted to be nonerupted Amalia Tuff equivalent magma. The intrusions emplaced at structurally deeper levels are approx. 100 thousand to 6.1 million years younger than the Amalia Tuff. Therefore, these intrusions are too young to represent the less-differentiated, more mafic parts of the caldera-forming magma chamber. Results of this study suggest that the Amalia Tuff was generated at deeper crustal levels rather than by in-situ differentiation of a large volume magma chamber in the upper crust. The timing of volcanic eruptions and pluton emplacement suggests that Questa caldera magmatism was a dynamic process characterized by repeated emplacement and eruption of compositionally diverse magmas over an approx. 9.2-million-year period.
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Emilio Fernández (kneeling), Gilbert Roland (with gun), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (lying on the ground), and Henry Silva (back to camera) in Serge Bourguignon's The Reward (1965).
Here's my essay on the remarkable and deeply eccentric film The Reward in the Noir of the Week website; this is the beginning of the text, and you can read the rest by clicking here, or on the image above.
"If you are looking for the latest news, Señor, you're out of luck. News reaches us like light from the stars – it takes a long time." — Gilbert Roland as Captain Carbajal in Serge Bourguignon's The Reward.
"I'm not going to deny that Serge Bourguignon's The Reward is an odd film in many respects; it's often classified as a Western, which it isn't, despite the fact that most of the film was shot in Death Valley, and the film has a definite Western edge to it, with much of the dialogue spoken in Spanish with no translation. Produced as a West German/French/English co-production, the film seems to exist in no man's land, a zone in which no nationality is dominant. Indeed, English is very much a second language here, and the equally eccentric casting of the film drives this home even further.
Top lining the film is Max Von Sydow as Scott Swenson, a down-on-his-luck crop duster whose plane isn't even his own; as the film opens, Swenson is making one last flight for some much needed cash, but his plane crash lands after hitting an exposed pipeline, taking out a water tower and utterly destroying the aircraft. Crawling from the wreckage as the plane explodes behind him, Swenson coolly surveys the damage, and then walks to a local cantina, where he uses his last few dollars to buy some drinks. All of this is shown with almost no dialogue, and Bourguignon's smooth CinemaScope framing makes the desert seem arid, endless, and infernal, a living Hell for all who inhabit it."
It's only a shame, as I note in my essay, that this isn't on DVD; it runs occasionally on the Fox Movie Network in a "pan and scan" version that destroys the visuals in the film, but the real film is lost in the vaults, and will probably never get the restoration it so richly deserves.


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A new $110 billion fiscal policy proposal from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is raising concerns with the American Farm Bureau Federation.
In a statement, AFBF President Bob Stallman said that although the proposal would "help put the nation on the long road toward greater fiscal responsibility, the details on how he proposes to do so raise some strong concerns."
Stallman reports that it appears as though the lion's share of budget reductions will come from cuts to agricultural programs that could harm farm country.
"We recognize there are many steps on the road toward restoring fiscal responsibility to our federal government and that some will be painful. That pain, however, should be a shared experience and not take such a heavy toll from any one sector. Once again, agriculture is being asked to step up to the cutting table and hand over substantially more than its fair share. We sincerely hope our lawmakers are not eating the seed needed to sow a viable risk-management program to help secure our nation's crops and livestock," Stallman said.
Stallman's full statement can be seen at FB.org.


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The Moves
Get to know the language of ballet with our handy illustrated guide.
Grand Jeté
A grand jeté is a long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on the other; it usually involves a full leg splits in mid-air. The dancer hits the fullest split at the height of the jump, with weight pushed slightly forward, giving a gliding appearance.
A soubresaut is a sudden, straight-legged jump, with toes pointed and landing with the feet in the same position as starting.
Temps Levé Arabesque
Temps levé, a hop from one foot with the other raised in any position, in this case arabesque (the leg extended behind the body with the knee straight).
Attitude Derrière
Attitude is a position in which the dancer stands on one leg (the supporting leg) while the other (working leg) is lifted and well turned out with the knee bent. The lifted or working leg can be behind (derrière), in front (devant), or on the side (à la seconde) of the body. The attitude position can be performed with the supporting leg and foot either en pointe, demi pointe or on a flat foot.
Relevé in fifth
In this image Pippa has risen to full pointe from fifth position. Fifth position is where one foot is placed in front of, and in contact with, the other. The heel of one foot will be aligned with the toe of the other foot. Relevé means rising from any position to balance on one or both feet with heels off the floor or higher to full pointe.
Retiré Devant
Retiré devant is a common pose during standard pirouette and an intermediate position for other moves. The working leg is raised just in front of the knee cap (but can be raised higher) and is sharply bent and 'turned out' to the side.
Double Cabriole
Cabriole, meaning caper. An allegro step in which the extended legs are beaten in the air.
Arabesque penchée
Arabesque indicates a position of the body where the dancer stands on one leg, while the other leg is extended behind the body, with both knees straight. When the angle is much greater than 90° and the body leans forward to counterbalance the back leg, the pose is called arabesque penchée.
Flying (or grand) pas de chat
'The step of the cat.' The dancer jumps sideways, and while in mid-air, bends both legs up (two retirés) bringing the feet up as high as possible, with knees apart. In a flying (or grand) pas de chat the first leg is extended.
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donis wrote:do you have imagine ??? how long time after you can answer this question? i know so many peoples can not answer that without think!! but to my opinion everybody must be have imagined things for their own life , they must be sure about that and try to do it!
it must be more than what they can do , so life can continue more exciting for them
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The popular Honda CR-V EX trim level is now available in a two-wheel-drive (2WD) version, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. Until now, the choice of 2WD or four-wheel-drive (4WD) has been exclusive to the LX trim level, and the expansion of 2WD into the more upscale and full-featured EX trim level provides an added dimension of value and fuel economy.
The CR-V EX 2WD provides the same level of premium features as the CR-V EX 4WD including alloy wheels, moonroof, a 6-speaker audio system with 6-disc changer, steering wheel-mounted audio controls, outside temperature gauge and privacy glass. A 5-speed automatic transmission is standard on the CR-V EX 2WD which achieves a city/highway EPA fuel economy rating of 23/29 (up from 22/27 on 4WD models with an automatic transmission). The manufacturers suggested retail price is $22,500. The destination and handling charge is $550.
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Daffy Duck tries to evade the draft in Draftee Daffy.
It's World War II, and everyone is signing up; everyone, that is, except Daffy Duck, who espouses patriotism in the opening moments of Draftee Daffy, but once summoned by the Draft Board, changes his tune to "it had to be me." Brilliantly animated by Rod Scribner, and directed by Robert Clampett, Draftee Daffy is an insidiously subversive commentary on mid 1940s social values, which finds Daffy trying every means possible to kill "the little man from the draft board" who keeps attempting to deliver Daffy's induction notice.
When I spoke with animator John Kricfalusi — the creator of Ren and Stimpy — years ago for an interview, we bonded immediately over our shared admiration for Clampett and Scribner as an "unbeatable team" when it came to classical Hollywood studio animation; the plastic possibilities of the medium are clearly pushed to their limits in this 7 minute cartoon.
Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell wrote a great essay on Clampett's work, which you can see by clicking here, which deconstructs this classic Warner Bros. cartoon in detail, along with other examples of Clampett's contribution to the history of animation. I'm struck by the freedom of imagination that this cartoon, and other Clampett/Scribner collaborations, demonstrate — an anarchic vision that seems to be almost complete absent from the hyperrealist motion capture 3-D style now in vogue in the Pixar films and related projects.
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Grocery Shopping Hint
When your groceries are being packed at the checkout line, be sure frozen items are bagged together to help keep them cold. Put them in the freezer as soon as you get home.
Pick your day. Decide when you like to shop best. If crowded markets freak you out, avoid shopping on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Some folks think the slowest days are Mondays and Tuesdays.
Take inventory. Be smarter than the average shopper who tends to buy what he/she already has at home. Keep track of what you have in stock. There are several websites with printable templates, but we like the easy-to-customize version at organizedhome.com/printable/household-notebook/pantry-inventory. You can also categorize your own list by store departments.
Create a must-stock list. Cross-check your inventory with common pantry staples and note which ones you're missing and where you're running low. Having a well-stocked pantry eases meal planning so that you always have dinner on hand.
Go slow to go cheap! When creating your weekly menu, use your slow cooker to cook inexpensive meats. Try using the slow cooker at least once a week. It will save you time, preserve your sanity, dishes and money!
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Coupon alert! Before you go shopping, attach applicable coupons to your list to remind you which brands to purchase.
Bring your own bags. Better yet, start keeping several reusable bags in your vehicle. Some stores even knock a few cents off your bill if you bring in your own!
Go team! Before entering the store, give yourself a parking lot pep talk. Repeat this three times to yourself: "I will stick to the list." Some thing that people who don't have a list on hand typically spend 40 percent more!
Organize a meal plan. Habits are the key here. At the beginning of each week, figure out what you will need for your dinner meals as well as lunches and breakfasts. Make a shopping list based on those meals.
Pay attention to your mood. You've heard it before: don't go grocery shopping when you are hungry or cranky. You'll likely spend more on impulse items. The same is true if you are in a great mood. Be aware of how your mind-set may have an influence on your purchasing decisions.
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Tampa Bay's best concerts of 2012 (reader picks): Red Hot Chili Peppers, One Direction, Avett Brothers, Die Antwoord and more
(For the past week on Soundcheck, our contributors have been looking back at the best local concerts of 2012. Today, we're switching things up a bit. We asked our Twitter followers on @tbtsoundcheck to name their favorite local concerts of the year. Here are some of the best responses. Click the links for reviews and photos.)
Mike Lortz (@JordiScrubbings): Aesop Rock in Oct at State Theater. On leave from Afghanistan and needed the break. Saw an awesome show and cleared my mind!
Zeynep (@Zippy715): by far - @youngthegiant at the Ritz. They are always worth the show.
Jim Swift (@bomble): Journey, live at the RNC.
Okie Tilo (@Okesene): @DIEANTWOORD brought a high-energy & unpredictablely wild set to a sold-out crowd at @TheRitzYbor in October!
Mark Vidreiro (@markvphotos): Rammstein. Nothing else even comes close. pic.twitter.com/AYkNm7LQ
Lindsey (@lrlupfer): Definitely @theavettbros at @clearwaterjazz. They were tight, energetic, and pleased an unsuspecting crowd.
Gina Morales (@HardRockinGirl): had so much fun at the @97Xonair Next Big Thing, great vibe, great music, beautiful day.
michelle (@mmichelleely): One Direction ! It was amazing. 2nd largest crowd on tour and tons of energy !! plus i got to meet the boys :)
BrnzBarbie (@BrnzBarbie): @ChiliPeppers ! Hall of Fame worthy and worth the wait since it was delayed by Anthony Keidis' foot!Full Story


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Organizers of a counter petition in the battle over land on Fort Ord turned in more than 20,000 signatures Thursday morning at the Ford Ord Reuse Authority.
The "Secure the Promise" group submitted about 3,000 more signatures than needed in its effort to keep 540 acres on the former Army base open for development.
The petition was created in response to the Fort Ord Access Alliance petition, which seeks to keep that land from being developed.
"It's important to show the public we had broad-based support for the petition," said Mary Ann Leffel, president of the Monterey County Business Council.
Access petition spokesman Jason Campbell said Thursday afternoon his group was "more than halfway there" with signatures and he was confident they would get enough by the September deadline.
Both sides are gathering signatures to put their initiatives on a special election ballot.
The issue's lightning rod is the proposed Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery, which would be partially funded by development near land the Access Alliance seeks to keep from being developed.
James Bogan, president of the Monterey County Veterans Council, arrived at FORA's office in Marina at 9 a.m. Thursday with his pickup filled with petitions.
FORA Executive Officer Michael Houlemard greeted the group in the parking lot. He was wearing a U.S. Army pin on his jacket.
About 20 supporters, mostly veterans, carried the 27 boxes one by one into the office.
FORA's lobby turned into a makeshift meeting hall, with speeches about veterans and a group prayer led by the Rev. Kenneth Murray of the Community Baptist Church in Pacific Grove. Bogan said at least 60 volunteers collected signatures.
Leffel said the veterans council hired about 10 petition gatherers paid about $3 per signature — to "supplement" volunteers. The final tally for how much the petitioners cost was not yet available.
Campbell said his group has also hired supplemental gatherers but did not have available the number hired or how much it cost.
He said they started with just volunteers in April but decided about three weeks ago to hire petition gatherers.
Petition signer Alfred Diaz Infante, president and CEO of Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association, or CHISPA, said the effort was "really about providing opportunities."
Like many of the veterans and business leaders who supported the petition, Infante said he wanted FORA's reuse plan to continue to allow for development to boost job creation.
He said "certain groups — extremist groups" were wrong to use the ballot box to shape land-use policy.
FORA legal bills
Houlemard said Thursday that FORA had hired attorney Steven G. Churchwell, of the Sacramento-based Churchwell White law firm, to assist with election issues.
The contract is not to exceed $25,000, Houlemard said.
FORA chairman Jerry Edelen said earlier this week the agency had attorneys but needed one with election expertise.
"This is uncharted territory," he said. "We need to make sure everything we do is absolutely by the book."
FORA is in charge of the potential election — not the county — because the state considers it the decision-making group for the land. A date has yet to be set for the special election.
Houlemard said they would decide within 48 hours who to hire to count signatures. FORA must also hire someone to handle the countywide election.
Initial estimates from FORA put the cost of the election to be about $1 million.
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(MCT) — BOCA RATON, Fla. — A pugnacious President Barack Obama cast Mitt Romney on Monday night as a defense and foreign policy amateur, accusing him of naivete and shifting positions that would undermine the country's well-being at home and its security abroad.
"The problem is … on a whole range of issues," Obama said in one biting exchange, "you've been all over the map."
Romney took a more temperate tone but nevertheless accused the president of repeatedly apologizing for the country abroad — something the president vigorously denied — and failing to stand up for its ideals, especially during the revolutionary Arab Spring.
"We have to stand by our principles," Romney said. "… But unfortunately, nowhere in the world is America's influence greater today than it was four years ago."
The third and final presidential debate focused largely on defense and foreign policy issues, with the two rivals painting vastly different pictures of the world: Safer and tighter-knit, Obama suggested. Dangerous and more threatening, Romney said.
But on many issues, including Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan and the use of predator drones — which both men endorsed — the two were often largely in agreement, despite their sometimes heated rhetoric.
Most of their sharpest exchanges involved domestic policy, with the two restating many of the positions they took in their first two debates.
Obama accused Romney of favoring across-the-board tax cuts that would help the wealthy at the expense of the middle-class, while plunging the country even deeper into debt. Romney cited his decades in private business, rescuing the scandal-plagued 2002 Olympics and governing Massachusetts, saying in every instance he managed to keep the books in balance, and would do so again as president.
The two sat side-by-side at a wooden table facing the moderator, CBS' Bob Schieffer, who kept a much tighter rein on the two men than in their previous town-hall style encounter.
Even so, the president was on the attack much of evening, alternately dismissive and sarcastic toward his Republican rival.
At one point, when Romney criticized threatened defense cuts and called for building more Navy ships and bulking up the Air Force, Obama suggested his rival "maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works."
"You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets … because the nature of our military's changed," the president taunted. "We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines."
The two candidates pivoted from foreign to domestic issues.
Romney said America's role is to "make the world more peaceful," and that to do so, "America must be strong. America must lead."
"For that to happen, we have to strengthen our economy here at home. You can't have 23 million people struggling to get a job. You can't have an economy that over the last three years keeps slowing down its growth rate," he said.
Obama answered that because he presided over an end to the war in Iraq, has begun a transition out of Afghanistan, and strengthened alliances with partners abroad, the nation is in a position to "start rebuilding America."
Romney's approach was the wrong one both home and abroad, Obama added, tying him to the previous administration by promoting "wrong and reckless policies."
"He's praised George Bush as a good economic steward and Dick Cheney as somebody who shows great wisdom and judgment. And taking us back to those kinds of strategies that got us into this mess are not the way that we are going to maintain leadership in the 21st century," Obama said.
The combative exchange underscored the high stakes in a debate coming just two weeks before an election that appears to be a dead heat.
Obama, who has seen his earlier lead slip since a lethargic opening debate in Denver, was more clearly on the offensive and seeking to build on the inherent advantage as the commander in chief.
Romney responded by brushing aside the attacks, saying they failed to address the serious challenges — and opportunities — the country faces as the Middle East convulses in widespread upheaval.
Romney, consistent with the earlier debates, took a more moderate stance than he has in much of the campaign.
He praised Obama for the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but said the country "can't kill our way" to a solution in the Middle East. He said the answer is greater economic opportunities and the spread of freedom
Obama went on the attack, citing Romney's earlier Cold War-style rhetoric and suggesting Romney wanted to institute a 1980s foreign policy to go along with a social policy from the 1950s and economic policies from the 1920s.
"Every time you've offered an opinion," the president said bluntly. "You've been wrong."
Hours before the debate the Obama campaign broadcast a new TV spot highlighting the withdrawal from Iraq and plans to bring troops home from Afghanistan. "It's time to stop fighting over there and start rebuilding over here," the ad stated, tying an economic argument to the president's foreign policy message.
In the past few weeks, however, Obama has been thrown on the defensive on foreign policy, once considered his strongest suit, as the administration offered an evolving series of explanations for the attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans died in the assault, details of which are still hazy.
Romney's commanding Oct. 3 performance in Denver rallied Republicans and forestalled a possible Obama runaway; the president's comeback last week on Long Island reassured Democrats and averted panic in his party, though it failed to recoup the momentum Obama lost after his poor initial showing.
With just 14 full days of campaigning left, the two men are running neck-and-neck in national polls, even as the president continues to hold a small edge in the state-by-state electoral vote contest.
Monday's debate was significant as the last chance for voters to see the two presidential hopefuls standing side-by-side and engaging in a relatively free-flowing, unscripted exchange. It also represented the last major chance the candidates had to appeal to voters who have yet to make up their minds and, perhaps more importantly, to excite their supporters and motivate them to turn out for the Nov. 6 election.


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Rick Nash isn't quite ready to return to the Rangers' lineup, and he won't say exactly what's kept him out the last three games, but he did practice with full contact on Tuesday.
Afterward, Nash avoided specifics, telling reporters only that "a lot of different things" were bothering him, and that he "was banged up." The Rangers play the Winnipeg Jets at Madison Square Garden at 7 pm.
Nash is believed to have been concussed on a hit by Bruins winger Milan Lucic on Feb. 12, and he didn't deny that at least one issue stemmed from that, according to the Bergen Record.
I asked Nash directly if he had a concussion. He said he's not a doctor, he had a few issues.— Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) February 26, 2013
The Rangers are 0-2-1 without the big winger, though his isn't the only high-profile injury they're dealing with. Top defensemen Dan Girardi (ankle) and Ryan McDonagh (upper body) were both hurt on Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.
McDonagh didn't skate on Tuesday. He's dealing with an upper-body injury, courtesy of a Max Pacioretty hit that drove him into the boards. Girardi avoided serious injury when a puck hit him in the ankle and will play against the Jets.


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Continuously Infused Recombinant-Methionyl Human Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) to Treat Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
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This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of an experimental drug called GDNF delivered through an investigational device to treat progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The drug will be administered directly into the brain through catheters attached to an infusion pump implanted in the abdomen. The study will evaluate 1) if the drug is safe and well tolerated when given by this method; 2) the performance of the catheters and pump system, and 3) the effects of GDNF on PSP symptoms.
PSP is a rare neurological disease that causes eye movement dysfunction, muscle rigidity, slowness of movement, swallowing, speech, emotional, cognitive and personality problems. Patients 35 to 75 years old with PSP may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened at the National Institutes of Health outpatient clinic in Bethesda, MD, with a medical history, physical examination, neurological and neuropsychiatric evaluations, blood tests, electrocardiogram, CT scan of the brain, and baseline studies including a special eye examination, evaluation of symptoms, lumbar puncture (spinal tap) and psychiatric interview.
Patients enrolled in the study will undergo surgery to place two catheters into the brain and two infusion pumps under the skin in the upper abdomen. The surgery will be performed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. It will be done under general anesthesia and will require a 3 day hospitalization. Within 24 hours after the surgery, a CT scan of the brain will be done to ensure the catheters are properly placed. Patients return to NIH two weeks after surgery for post-surgery examination and treatment initiation.
All patients will receive continuous infusions of GNDF through one catheter and placebo (an inactive salt solution) through the other for 6 months. Half of the patients will receive placebo in the right side of the brain and GNDF in the left, and half will receive GNDF in the right side of the brain and placebo in the left. All patients will also undergo the following procedures:
Brief physical examination, and evaluation of symptoms and adverse side effects - every 2 weeks
Blood and urine tests - every 2 weeks for the first 2 months and then every 8 weeks until the end of the study
CT scan to check catheter placement - weeks 9 and 27
Thorough evaluation of symptoms - before beginning treatment and weeks 1, 5, 9, 17 and 27
Neuropsychiatric evaluation - week 27
Special eye examination - weeks 1 and 27
Lumbar puncture - week 27
Additional blood tests to measure drug concentration and antibodies - 6 times during the study
In addition, some patients may be asked to have positron emission tomography (PET) scans or a single photon emission tomography (SPECT) scan, or both.
The potential benefit of GDNF is unknown. In studies with rats and monkeys, GNDF increased the number and size of brain cells containing the chemical messenger dopamine and some movement and balance problems were lessened. Earlier studies of GDNF infused into the ventricles of patients with Parkinson's disease showed no benefit and no serious harm.
|Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
|Drug: GDNF & Synchro Med Infusion System
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Dose-Escalation Trial of Continuously Infused Recombinant-Methionyl Human Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor for the Treatment of PSP
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2000
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|May 2005
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Diagnosis of PSP with bilateral symptoms based on medical history and neurologic examination in accordance with NINDS criteria. Those evidencing ratable limb dysfunction bilaterally as well as a past history levodopa responsivity will be especially sought.
- PSP will be considered clinically to be at a moderate to moderately advanced stage (PSP Staging System grade BB - DD), associated with ratable parkinsonian signs in the limbs bilaterally and a Hoehn and Yahr grade of 3 - 5.
- Men or nonpregnant women age 35 to 75 years. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test result immediately before (within 48 hours) catheter and pump implantation and repeated again immediately before (within 48 hours) the start of drug infusion; men and women of childbearing potential must practice adequate contraception during the course of the study.
- Before any study-specific procedures are performed, the subject and their designated representative must give signed informed consent for their participation. All patients must sign a Durable Power of Attorney (DPA). Device implantation must occur within 60 days after a subject consents to participate in the study.
- The subject is medically able to undergo the surgical procedures required to implant bilateral pumps and intracranial catheters using stereotactic procedures.
- Treatment with levodopa, dopamine agonists or any other antiparkinsonian medications.
- Presence of clinically significant psychosis or hallucinations.
- Any disorder that precludes a surgical procedure (e.g., bleeding diathesis, signs of sepsis or inadequately treated infection) alters wound healing or renders bilateral catheter and infusion pump implants unsuitable.
- Any history of clinically significant head trauma or cerebrovascular disease or recent history (within previous 2 years) of drug or alcohol abuse.
- A computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the brain within 3 months before the implantation procedure that indicates the presence of a central nervous system abnormality that may interfere with the assessments of safety or biologic effect in this protocol, or represent a surgical risk to the subject.
- The presence of an intracranial shunt or catheter system other than the one used in this protocol.
- Any medical disability, condition or laboratory abnormality (e.g., severe degenerative arthritis, compromised nutritional state, body weight less than 15% of ideal, Na less than 130 (grade 3 or above), cardiovascular disease) that would be deemed likely to increase risk of participation in the protocol or interfere with assessment of the safety and biologic effect of study materials, the chronic implantation of catheters and infusion pumps, or would compromise the ability of the subject to give informed consent.
- Known allergy to E coli-derived products or history of anaphylaxis.
- Treatment with an investigational agent or used an investigational device within 60 days before the first dose of study material, other than those described in this protocol.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005903
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|National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005903 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|June 7, 2000
|Last Updated:
|March 3, 2008
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Trophic Factor
Neurodegenerative Disorder
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ocular Motility Disorders
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Cranial Nerve Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Eye Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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September 20, 2017, 12:08:05 AMAtrius: Thanks for letting me know, it should be fixed now.
September 19, 2017, 11:47:02 PMFox: Okay cool. Speaking about broken things = There was some error I've known about for awhile now: When you try to upload something to the Downloads section. The user may think the upload failed, but it actually succeeds. - I wonder if that was one of the few things? And whether that could be fixed if it hasn't yet.
September 19, 2017, 11:42:01 PMAtrius: Oops, that wasn't even supposed to go up. So, our hosting company moved the site over to a different server, and I was just updating some settings to fix things that broke in the move.
September 19, 2017, 11:39:18 PMFox: @Atrius: Probably going to need to update the Maintenance Description... I was confused at first, but it says 20 Mar 2017.
September 19, 2017, 07:29:35 AMdawnbomb: can someone link me the discord
September 19, 2017, 04:52:32 AMMajora: That's hilarious, lmao. I thought it read like something you might have written, Fox, was almost unsure if it was a bot at first
September 18, 2017, 03:01:57 PMFox: Yeah, he copied this post: http://forum.goldensunhacking.net/index.php?topic=1425.0
September 18, 2017, 02:57:48 PMFox: (Although, not sure about the last part, it just feels strangely familiar for some reason.)
September 18, 2017, 02:56:43 PMFox: BOT ALERT! Kill it, kill it! I think it copied one of my posts? :P
September 17, 2017, 12:58:02 AMFox: Not saing we actually need those ofcourse (we don't?), but more saying that minorities could get too attached to them.
September 17, 2017, 12:54:47 AMFox: I think it's interesting how Facebook likes to start things, and then retire them. For example, Advanced Search, and E-mail. - They seemed like pretty fine features in my opinion, but retiring them because most people aren't using them at that time? I'm not sure if they know what they're doing, but it sound like they don't. :P
September 14, 2017, 12:59:16 PMFox: (At leat when I think about establishments...) ; Oops, pardon my rudeness... .I forgot to welcome you back.... Well... WElcome back! We are glad you've returned.
September 14, 2017, 12:52:57 PMFox: (Just want to clarify that "founded" may be an actual word, but sounds weird the way it was used.)
September 14, 2017, 12:47:42 PMFox: Cringy? Let me check... Hm... Low number of posts [check] (5 posts) ; misspellings/grammar [check] ("Toturial" (Torture-ial?) , ; founded, ehh.... double past-tense?) ; The best part is at least the posts have a positive attitude! (That may be the most important part?) :)
September 14, 2017, 05:59:01 AMKeinoGSTLA: back then my posts were so cringy lmao
September 14, 2017, 05:58:39 AMKeinoGSTLA: damn feels good to find this place again
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Near Jackson Square
Near the center of the vibrant French Quarter in New Orleans, this hotel is 1 block from Jackson Square, 4 blocks from historic Café Du Monde, and 4 blocks from the Mississippi River.
Complimentary WiFi throughout
Dating back to 1817, the Bourbon Orleans Hotel exudes classic New Orleans style, with a secluded courtyard heated saltwater pool surrounded by tables and potted palms.
Victorian accents
The 218 guestrooms at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel are decorated in Queen Anne style. Amenities at this New Orleans hotel include free wireless Internet access, in-room safes, artesian water, and a free cocktail at Bourbon "O" bar.
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- Good location
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
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Guests are welcomed to this French Quarter hotel with a complimentary cocktail. Located 1 block from Jackson Square, this smoke-free New Orleans hotel is within 1 mile of Harrah's Casino and the Riverwalk Marketplace. Valet parking and large vehicle parking are available for a surcharge.
Guests have access to a saltwater heated courtyard pool and complimentary WiFi access in public areas. The hotel offers 4514 square feet (419 square meters) of event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Small meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, and business services are also available.
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- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 6
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Computer station
- Total number of rooms - 218
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (meters) - 419
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Year Built 1815
- Conference space size (feet) - 4514
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
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- Meeting rooms
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Shower only
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
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- Hair dryer
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- Desk
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free wired Internet
- iPod docking station
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free WiFi
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Roux on Orleans - Features Creole cuisine using seasonal and local ingredients. Open for breakfast and dinner daily; room service is also available for these meals. Some meals may not be served daily.
Bourbon "O: - Lounge Overlooking Bourbon Street. Features a signature cocktail, the VooDoo Mojo, beer, cocktails, and a light food menu. Live music on weekends.
Nearby Things to Do
Bourbon Orleans offers an outdoor heated saltwater swimming pool in an enclosed courtyard.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 18.95 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 36.00 per night (in/out privileges)
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- Bourbon Hotel Orleans
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- Hotel Bourbon
- Hotel Bourbon Orleans
- Hotel Orleans
- Orleans Bourbon
- Orleans Bourbon Hotel
- Wndham New Orleans
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South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw sprained his right shoulder on the team's opening drive vs. UCF and will miss 2-3 weeks, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said after the Gamecocks held on for a 28-25 victory.
Shaw was injured on a designed running play after he took a hit from Knights linebacker Terrance Plummer at the UCF 43 and fumbled. He left the field in considerable pain, then returned to the sideline with his right arm in a sling and a bag of ice on the shoulder. He did not play again.
Dylan Thompson replaced Shaw in the Gamecocks' lineup, and he has plenty of experience, having played in two of USC's three prior games this season.
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Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens will not pitch in the Mexican League, his agent tells Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com.
"He is not going to Mexico no matter how many articles they run for publicity,'' Randy Hendricks told Crasnick.
Clemens, 50, last pitched in the majors in 2007. He made two impressive starts for the Sugarland Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League in August and September, working a total of eight scoreless innings. His fastball topped out in the high 80s.
But Hendricks said Clemens pitched for Sugarland only because it was 20 minutes from his home and he could play with his son Koby, a catcher for the Skeeters.
Clemens' brief comeback with the Skeeters fueled rumors he would make a late-season start for the Houston Astros. But that never happened, and Clemens already has ruled out a return to the big leagues in 2013.
Clemens won 354 games in a 24-year career with the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees and Astros. His 4,672 strikeouts are third-most and he was named to 11 All-Star games.
He appears on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year but is unlikely to be elected when results are announced Jan. 9 because of long-standing suspicions he used performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens has repeatedly denied drug use and was acquitted this year on charges he lied to Congress when he said he didn't take steroids or human growth hormone.


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New York -- There were few missteps among the discounters in January, as most posted strong results, many surpassing Wall Street expectations.
Target reported a same-store sales rise of 3.1%, topping Wall Street expectations. Total sales surged 29.6% to $5.97 billion in January.
"January comparable-store sales were in line with our expectations as guests responded to clearance prices on holiday inventory," said Gregg Steinhafel, president and CEO, Target Corp. "Our guests continue to shop with discipline in the face of a slow economic recovery and new pressures, including recent payroll tax increases. As a result, we remain focused on providing unbeatable value combined with a superior guest experience in both our stores and digital channels."
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Topic: Biopsy, inconclusive, non diagnostic. Can someone help me understand
When my husband was first diagnosed the Dr. could only take a brushing of the tumor cells, since they could not reach the tumor. Came back inconclusive. However, the Dr. said he was positive it was bile duct cancer. He received no chemo or radiation. Then the tumor spread and blocked the food drainage from his stomach and a new opening had to be provided to drain his stomach. The surgeon did not take a biopsy - said he didn't know he was supposed to. The oncologist said he needed a biopsy to be able to start chemo treatment. So, a needle biopsy was taken. Three tissue sample were sent to pathology. Came back non diagnostic. Not capable of providing necessary cell info. The oncologist is out of town for Christmas and not back until 28th Dec. His nurse said she would save an appointment for us but its the Dr's call on this one. Whatever that means. He did mention that the insurance would need to have biopsy clarification in order to pay. Anyone else have this kind of trouble with biopsies, or how a biopsy was eventually done and proved satisfactory. This last surgery on his stomach has left him very weak. I hope the Dr's are not thinking of doing stomach surgery again. Since all Dr's agree that it is bile duct cancer I wonder if this should be suffiicient for the insurance people.


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She's remarked as one of the cutest dolls on television post her act in Hello Dollie. She later went on to do shows like Mahi Ve, India Calling and John Aur Kaun. And now Karishma Randeva is all set to play a spoilt brat on Sony's Ek Ladki Anjani Si.
Balaji's new eye candy Roshini Chopra is in great demand!
"I couldn't do a full-fledged character so I will be seen only in the first two episode!"
After giving a commendable performance as Pia in Kasamh Se on Zee , she was roped in for Kavyanjali. This pretty lass has been signed in for Balaji's Karmic Connections (KC), but for a cameo.
The pretty and talented Tisca Chopra can easliy be reckoned as one of the few actors on TV who has done selective work. Though she started off with films, it was television which was her true calling.
Tisca Chopra with Ashish Kapoor in Open Doors
Last seen in Manish Goswami's political saga Sarrkkar as Urvashi, Tisca has recently completed Alankrita Srivastav's short film titled Open Doors. It's based on abusive marriages and she is cast opposite Ashish Kapoor (Zee's Saath Phere).
Working for daily shows is certainly a task and handling two at the same time, phew!!!
Himani Shivpuri, who plays beeji in two shows, Sony's Ek Ladki Anjaani Si and Star One's India Calling, seems to be so overworked, that she has decided to take a break for a month or two.
Karishma Randhawa has another show in her kitty! The petite actor has signed Sahara One's show, Suno...Harr Dill Kuchh Kehtaa Hai.
Karishma will play a spoilt brat who will fall in love with Rahul (Romit Raj). "I am this very spoilt kid of a rich man, who gets whatever she wants in life. She falls for Rahul, who is in love with Ambika. She's not an out an and out negative character, but definitely there are grey shades," says Karishma who will play this kind of a character for the first time on screen.
India Calling gets pretty face Karishma Randhawa to play Tara Vadhera in the show. While Karishma started shooting for the show from 1 May, she will be seen on the show from 9 May.
Karishma Randhawa: Happy to play Tara Vadhera
The actor who is seen in Mahi Ve on Sab and was last seen in Hello Dollie is playing the daughter of a multi-millionaire business tycoon and a Harvard graduate who comes to India to her father's company.
Aditya and Tara connect instantly as they share similar interests, tastes and beliefs, and come from the same background.
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Saul Alinksy, the favorite communist of Obama and Hillary dedicated his book to Lucifer.
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as our local club rep. is gaining more ground hacking through all the blue tape needed to get our local course back up and in permanent status. it's looking like i'll be back to playing my old tightly wooded course, golden gate park in the next couple of months.
when the course got pulled i was throwing a beat in pro starfire (after ditching the sidewinder) almost exclusively. since then i've completely ditched the ultra high speed driver class and reverted to learning DX eagles, D XLs and how to throw rocs and putters farther. there's no high end plastic in my bag anymore and i feel like my form is coming along better.
my question is... should i keep throwing DX plastic? just buy like 10 eagles and keep rotating them through? OR should i find something that flies similar to a worn in DX eagle but in premium plastic? I want my XLs to be flippy so at most i'd switch to beating in some X XLs... we'll see how the Ds take it first.
i'm leaning towards the DX carnage... but thought i'd ask for some input first.
ps: if anyone wants to help out the SF club and contribute money towards our course you can become a club member... i think $37 of your $40 membership goes straight to the course getting in the ground plus you get a bag tag. if you want to be a part of SF disc golf history visit www.sfdiscgolf.org


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Over the weekend, republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum reportedly took some time off to be with his three-year-old daughter Bella (short for Isabella), who was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Monday, Bella — who's known to have the genetic condition Trisomy 18 — was released from the hospital. And yesterday, Santorum announced he was suspending the campaign. So maybe Bella's health and the decision to withdraw aren't connected. But people are still wondering: What the heck is Trisomy 18 anyhow?
Well, according to the National Institutes of Health, Trisomy 18 (aka Edwards syndrome) happens when a baby gets extra genetic material from chromosome 18 — that causes developmental problems. The Trisomy 18 Foundation says this happens in about 1 out of every 3000 live births.
Babies with the condition often have clenched hands, crossed legs, curved feet, low birth weight, mental deficiency, a small head and other developmental issues.
In children with Trisomy 18, medical complications like Bella's pneumonia are more likely to be life-threatening. In fact, it's rare that children with the disorder make it to their third birthday the way Bella has. Sadly, 50 percent of Trisomy 18 babies who are carried to term are stillborn and less than 10 percent survive to age one. But there's a small number who live into their 20s and 30s — these adults have significant developmental problems and often need assisted living arrangements.
Unfortunately, Trisomy 18 can't be prevented, but you can find out your baby's risk. If you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant and you're concerned about Trisomy 18 or other genetic disorders, ask your doctor about genetic counseling. A counselor can help you and your partner compile your family health histories to weigh your baby's risk of certain genetic conditions and help you decide what type of genetic testing you may want to get while you're expecting.


text: South believes in the magic By Tommy R. Atkinson March 9, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Parkersburg South's Anna Hayton puts up a shot against Logan's Monica Mitchell. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There was magic in the air Saturday night at the Charleston Civic Center.Sophomore guard Keya Bartlett netted a game-high 26 points behind a record-tying seven 3-pointers to send third-seeded Parkersburg South past No. 5 Logan 58-34 in the Class AAA championship game in front of a vocal crowd of about 4,500.The matchup featured two teams that no one thought would make it this far.South (20-7) opened the season with three straight losses then upset No. 2 Morgantown in Friday's semifinals. The Patriots captured their third title in school history - all under coach Scott Stephens - matching the ones from 2006 and 2008."This last little run to the state tournament has been about, 'Do you believe in magic?,' '' said Stephens.Stephens said the players took the verses from the Lovin' Spoonful's 1965 hit "Do You Believe in Magic?" and put their own twist on the words."Something about, 'If you believe in magic then go along with me, we'll dance down at Charleston at the state tourney. Maybe if the magic is right we'll win the title on Saturday night.' The girls bought into that and believed in that.''Logan (17-10) made just its third trip to states in school history and won its first tourney game over No. 4 Princeton in Thursday's quarterfinals, then knocked off No. 1 Spring Valley in the semifinals Friday. "I wouldn't trade my kids for any team in this state,'' said Logan third-year coach Kevin Gertz. "I want them to look at the big trophy we're taking back and what they've achieved. Nobody will ever take that away from us. I'm so proud of these girls.''Bartlett's seven 3s tied the single-game mark held by three players - North Marion's Erica Glance (2002), Huntington's Taylor Wheeler (2005) and Bridgeport's Kristy Akers (2011). Bartlett set the record for 3-pointers during a tourney with 14 in three games. Morgantown's Julie Wheeler (1992) and Glance (2002) held the old standard of 11. Bartlett also broke the mark for 3s attempted in a tournament with 34, snapping the old record - held by Fairmont Senior's Ashley Reed in 1998 - by one attempt.Bartlett was the difference maker, scoring 20 points after halftime and drilling six 3s. She broke Logan's back late in the third quarter when she pumped in three straight long-range bombs that helped South turn a seven-point lead into a comfortable 15-point edge (42-27) with 1:21 left in the period."It just feels amazing knowing that the crowd goes wild after I make a shot,'' smiled Bartlett, who made eight 3s in a game during the regular season and holds South's single-season record for made 3-pointers. "She dropped some big 3s in and really got the momentum going our way,'' Stephens added.Bartlett nailed back-to-back 3s as the Patriots tallied the first 10 points of the final quarter, doubling up the Wildcats 54-27 with five minutes to go and leaving no doubt about the outcome. Bartlett, however, missed her last five 3s and a chance at the single-game record. She picked up her third foul with 1:30 left in the second quarter on three charging calls, but didn't commit another one the rest of the way.South freshman point guard Taryn McCutcheon turned in nine points, three boards, 13 assists and six steals while freshman forward Katelyn Byrd chipped in 11 points, four rebounds and three steals. Bartlett and McCutcheon earned all-tournament honors. Several times during Saturday's title game South had four freshmen and one sophomore on the floor. "Everybody doubted us thinking we were too young to come up here and win,'' said Byrd. "Just because they doubted us so much it made us push even harder to win this tournament.''"It all started in third and fourth grade,'' added Bartlett. "We just have that chemistry together and we know how each other plays.'' Logan shot extremely well the entire tournament, but couldn't find the touch Saturday. The Wildcats shot 26.5 percent, including 15.4 percent on 3s, and turned the ball over 21 times and giving the Patriots 17 points. Logan was second in the entire tournament (all three classes) in field-goal percentage (41.5) and was tops in 3-point field-goal percentage (41.0).Wildcats sophomore guard Shayna Gore scored just 12 points on 5-of-14 shooting after hitting for 36 in the quarterfinal win over Princeton."I was struggling,'' said Gore. "I always get down on myself before anybody else. Once I do that my team watches. I guess Parkersburg South wanted it more than us.'' Logan 6-2 freshman center Monica Mitchell donated 11 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Gore, Mitchell and senior Hannah Tothe were all-tournament selections.Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. 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So about a month ago Blake was nice enough to talk to me personally regarding my throw. I have been on a "rail" kick when it comes to my throw ever since he posted the diagram. We talked a bit about the rail and then he asked how the "hammer pound" worked for me. I felt a little like a kid that had not done his homework and was facing a pop quiz. I did do the hammer drills quite a bit at first but have neglected it until the last month. Problem was I could feel the weight shift when doing this forehand quite easily. When it came to the backhand I could feel it in the vertical drill with gravity on my side. When I went horizontal with it not so much.
The last 4 weeks I have put the rail on the back burner and worked on the hammer pound. I started at the beginning, forehand easy, backhand again not so much. I decided to make the weight more obvious and duct taped 3 quarters to the disc I was using. This let me feel the weight shift and let me know about at what position it should occur. As I got the hang of it I would rotate the weight into my hand so it had less of an effect on the weight shift. I can now do this with just the disc. I find that using a driver for this drill easier to feel than the rocs and xds I was using with the rail.
A couple of things that held me back.
1. I was not letting the disc drop straight down doing the backhand drill vertically. I was keeping my elbow in place and letting my forearm swing out. When I let it fall straight down I get a much stronger feeling pound.
2. I was letting the disc pivot around my fingers at weight shift instead of letting it slam open my wrist first. This was the whole point of the drill and I was missing it. Now its wrist slammed open and then rip out from fingers.
I notice when I do the drill the disc puts allot of pressure on the side of my ring and middle fingers. This makes sense since I am only allowing it to slam my wrist open. When I throw though I feel the disc coming off those same fingers. They tingle after a throw session. I am wondering if my index is coming off at the same time as my middle?
Doing field work I worked on the following things.
Keeping the handle on line with direction of pull
2 finger grip at first
Throwing short 150 feet
Quiet lower body
Gliding in to the pound
Started out pretty rough but have gotten much better. I now am using a power grip, gliding in and pounding the hammer. I find the gliding in to be very important and I still struggle with this from my strong arming days. The timing of when to pound is tough as well. When I get these two things right I am tossing 260-280 with virtually no effort. I am currently trying to add longer motions to my throw without screwing up what I have learned.
Another cool thing with the hammer pound is if I glide in, weight shifts and wrist slams open my hand goes from 9 to 3 o clock for free. I think Blake says he holds on till 4-4:30 so I only need to hang on a little longer and i'm there.
Anyway, I know allot of this is redundant but I hope it might help. I find that revisiting the various drills has helped me quite a bit.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Jan. 16) FreshPoint Toronto expanded its recall of shredded lettuces distributed to restaurants — including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Burger King — hotels and institution customers across Canada because health agencies linked the leafy greens to 28 E. coli cases.
FreshPoint Toronto's general manager Dan Wilson referred questions about the recall to Sysco Corp., Houston, the parent company of FreshPoint.
Charley Wilson, vice president of corporate communications for Sysco, said Jan. 14 that the ongoing nature of the investigation limits the company's ability to comment.
"FreshPoint has fully cooperated with and assisted Canadian food inspection authorities in this investigation," Wilson said.
"FreshPoint regularly goes to extensive lengths to ensure that consumers receive safe and healthy fresh food products through its suppliers, state-of-the-art processing facilities and distribution centers. This includes routinely monitoring product quality and food safety systems to ensure compliance and customer satisfaction."
The original source for the lettuce has not been revealed. However, a consumer question and answer page about the recalled lettuce set up by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency states that "lettuce entering Canada from California must be certified under the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement."
Canadian food and health officials reported there is no indication any of the recalled products were distributed to grocery stores, so they did not issue a public health recall alert.
The expanded recall on the CFIA website lists 13 Sysco brand foodservice salad products, as well as two products for use by Burger King, one product for Pizza Hut, one for KFC's parent company YUM and one product with the FreshPoint Inc. brand. All of those products have use-by dates of Jan. 8 and 10.
The initial recall Jan. 10 issued by FreshPoint Toronto, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, included shredded iceberg and romaine lettuce for use by KFC and Taco Bell restaurants.
The E. coli cases reported by Canadian food and health agencies linked to the lettuce spanned New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario as of Jan. 11. The CFIA recall investigation details show the lettuce was also distributed to foodservice customers in Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The first illnesses linked to the FreshPoint lettuce were reported by the Public Health Agency of Canada on Dec. 31. At that time there were five confirmed E. coli O157:H7 cases in New Brunswick. As of Jan. 11 the confirmed cases stood at 26.
The food safety investigation is ongoing, Lisa Gauthier, spokeswoman for the CFIA, said Jan. 14.
Laboratory analysis has shown that the E. coli cases are linked and an epidemological assessment by Canadian health officials identified that lettuce distributed to certain restaurants is the likely cause, according to the CFIA.


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