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Editor's note: Michael R. Taylor is the Deputy Commissioner for Foods in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The following is the speech he gave on March 22, 2012 at the America Trades Produce Conference in Tubac, Ariz.
Good morning. It's a pleasure to be here today with Octavio Carranza to talk about the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and what it means for domestic producers as well as for importers.
A number of FDA staff are here with me—Jim Gorny, Phyllis Marquitz, and Domenic Veneziano—which illustrates how important we believe it is to maintain a dialogue with you as we proceed with FSMA implementation.
While FSMA is "top of mind" for us in the U.S., we are aware that Mexico has a new legislative mandate that addresses the certification of good agricultural practices. So we want to learn more about that and continue the dialog so we can learn together and grow together. In fact, we are finalizing a food safety arrangement with Mexico that affirms our commitment to keep lines of communication open. This arrangement re-institutes and revitalizes a former food safety arrangement with Mexico, which was signed by the secretaries of Agriculture and Health for both the United States and Mexico. We are looking forward to finalizing and signing the new arrangement, which will provide a framework for ongoing food safety communication and collaboration with Mexico on food safety.
Key FSMA Framework Rules
Today, I will provide an update on the foundational proposed rules that establish the basic regulatory framework under FSMA. Three of the forthcoming proposed rules require preventive controls for those who grow and pack fresh produce and process food and animal feed.
While Congress recognized that prevention is a shared responsibility of all participants in the food system, it also recognized the differences among facilities that manufacture or pack food and animal feed, and farms that grow produce. That is why we are proposing three separate rules to establish the basic framework of prevention standards.
Facilities that process human food will be required to establish modern preventive controls that are consistent with internationally recognized principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and address supplier verification activities that relate to the safety of food. Congress used some different terms in mandating preventive controls in all types of food facilities, but these proposed rules will seem familiar to those who are currently following Codex principles and guidelines for HACCP.
Animal feed facilities are also subject to the preventive controls mandate but will be addressed in a separate but similar rule that takes into account some differences in how preventive controls would work in human and animal food facilities.
Produce Safety Rule
I know that the produce safety rule is of most interest to this audience, and I want to emphasize that his rule was created with full consideration of the international framework under which we operate. The United States is a key participant in Codex Alimentarius—as is Mexico—and our proposed rule on produce safety is closely aligned with the Codex Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
Farms that grow fresh produce must take a preventive approach, but, because of the nature of these operations, the preventive controls will be different from those in facilities that manufacture food. The produce safety rule will set science- and risk-based standards for the safe production and harvesting of fruits and vegetables. The rule focuses on five familiar potential routes of contamination: worker health and hygiene, agricultural water, soil amendments, animal intrusion, and buildings and equipment. At one time or another, all of these routes have been identified as potential contributing factors in produce related outbreaks. They represent the core of the long-standing Good Agricultural Practices program. So focusing farmers and packing house operators on both sides of the borders on these key areas will simplify the message of what it takes to safely produce these crops and reduce illness.
The challenge is to devise rules that target the practices most likely to introduce hazards but that also are flexible enough to be feasible and effective across the great diversity of crops, hazards, practices and growing conditions in the produce sector. We recognize the need to maintain consumer access to a wide range of imported foods while minimizing to the extent possible added costs and disruption of trade.
We are sensitive to this and for that reason, are imposing new requirements only when they are relevant and necessary for the safety of a crop. And we have built in flexibility in several ways. We are proposing that farms be able to use alternative practices as long as they are based on sound science.
Foreign Supplier Verification Program
The fourth proposed rule addresses import safety, and it is closely tied to the preventive controls and produce safety requirements. The proposed rule on Foreign Supplier Verification calls for a fundamental paradigm shift. Rather than placing primary reliance on FDA inspectors detecting and correcting problems at the port of entry, importers must manage their supply chains to ensure the safety of imported foods. FSMA makes importers accountable for verifying, in a manner transparent to FDA, that the food they import has been produced in accordance with U.S. standards, or under modern preventive controls that provide the same level of public health protection.
This new import paradigm is grounded in public-private collaboration. FDA sets safety standards and will provide a certain level of oversight through a continuing presence at the border and a stronger presence overseas. But much of the assurance that imported food safety standards are being met will come from the importer carrying out a Foreign Supplier Verification Program. The fourth rule FDA is working on will lay out how importers can meet this new requirement.
Having preventive control requirements apply to both domestic and imported products is, of course, essential for food safety and for consumer confidence in today's global marketplace, and it will require real collaboration between government and industry to achieve that goal.
Together, these closely interconnected requirements –preventive controls for facilities and farms and importer verification that imported food meets U.S. standards – establish the central core of the regulatory framework envisioned by FSMA. The four proposed rules establishing this framework are in the final stages of review and should be published for public comment soon.
Third Party Certification
The Foreign Supplier Verification program is a central element of the new import safety system envisioned by Congress, but it is part of a larger tool kit for import safety that includes FDA conducting more foreign inspections and working closely with foreign governments to strengthen food safety oversight. Congress has also recognized the important role already being played in the international arena by private sector third-party audits. So following closely behind is a proposed rule on third party certification. Congress and FDA recognize that some of these audits are rigorous and add significant food safety value—and that some do not. To build on the strengths of this private effort, Congress has given FDA a mandate to establish an Accredited Third-Party Certification Program.
Under this program, FDA will recognize accrediting bodies and set standards for accreditation of private third-party auditors that will help ensure the rigor, objectivity and transparency of privately conducted audits. Transparency means that the audit results will be available to FDA, which in turn means that we can rely on private audits as part of the public system of assurances and accountability for food safety.
FDA sees the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program as central to the vision of a system that provides significantly elevated assurances about the safety of food moving in international trade in a more efficient way. In fact, by capitalizing on private sector food safety efforts and linking them to the public assurance system, we think accredited third-party certification can help transform the way we ensure the safety of globally traded food. And we think this kind of partnership for prevention is in the best interest of both consumers and the food industry.
Partnering with Mexico
As we move forward with FSMA and in particular our new import system, we place a high priority on partnering with Mexico. This partnership is critical in maintaining consumer confidence in the safety of imports and is critical to ensuring the successful implementation of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program and third party certification.
Our partnership began more than 10 years ago with a 2001 Pilot Program on Good Agricultural Practices in Sinaloa. Since then FDA and our academic partner JIFSAN have held eight Good Agricultural Practices workshops in Mexico—more than in any other country. Numerous technical experts have shared their knowledge in areas such as laboratories, seafood and dairy processing, and food packaging. FDA has hosted 40 visitors in 14 delegations to facilitate information exchange between our countries.
Just since FSMA was enacted, we have carried out or have planned more than 30 outreach activities in Mexico. Our FDA office in Mexico City just recently spent a week in Guadalajara, two days in Puebla and one day in Mexico City talking about various import requirements and how to participate in FSMA. I led a delegation last June to meet with Mexican food safety officials in Mexico City. The input we receive at these events is invaluable.
We have number of ongoing activities and initiatives to support this partnership. For example:
- We completed 131 inspections in the last year in Mexico, many of them in collaboration with the Mexican government. We currently have a temporarily stationed inspector in Mexico conducting inspections simultaneously with SENASICA.
- We recently hosted a team of laboratory staff from SENASICA at our New York district office so they can learn about analytical methods, and we have translated certain methods into Spanish. We have also conducted pilots to share the results of certain laboratory samples collected at the border with the Mexican government in real time.
- We're working with industry and COFEPRIS and SENASICA to develop a mapping project to capture in one place the supply chain of fresh produce sectors. We are starting with papaya and mango and will continue with other commodities.
- We've held sessions for industry on FSMA, registration and prior notice, import alerts and refusals, Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Agricultural Practices.
And last year, we broke new ground in outbreak response when FDA and its two counterpart agencies in Mexico collaborated on the outbreak of foodborne illness attributed to papayas. This was the first time we had such a high level of engagement and collaboration so early in the process with the exporting country. FDA and Mexican officials conducted a joint inspection of a grower, and Mexican officials stepped up efforts to trace the source or sources of contamination and to develop methods for preventing these problems in the future. Additionally, we collaborated on laboratory methodologies for testing fresh papayas for Salmonella.
These specific initiatives and ongoing communication, along with the Food Safety Arrangement I mentioned earlier, illustrate our real commitment to partnering with Mexico to ensure food safety. Our collaboration is a work in progress that will require sustained commitment and investment on both sides, and the United States is committed to this effort.
Rulemaking Process
This strong partnership will be extremely beneficial as we implement the FSMA initiatives I have laid out today. These changes will not happen overnight, of course. They must be implemented through a public rulemaking process. This process takes time, but is crucial to ensuring we get the rules right based on input from all of our stakeholders.
It is through this public process that we ensure we have achieved the right balance between specificity and flexibility. And it is through this public process that we ensure that all the pieces fit together as a practical whole that can work in a complex and diverse global food system.
We hope that you will take advantage of the opportunity to comment on our proposals. We will carefully review your comments and take them into account in making final decisions about our rules. We will, of course, also fulfill our WTO notice obligations, which provide another chance for foreign governments and other stakeholders world-wide to provide comments.
I want to emphasize that, even after we issue final rules over the next year or so, we will be allowing additional time for firms to come into compliance. We are committed to devising a compliance schedule that ensures as much as possible an orderly, feasible transition to the new system. For certain final rules, we will also prepare guidance documents to help industry comply with the requirements.
Outreach and Technical Assistance
We also will continue stakeholder engagement—which has been a key part of our implementation strategy. The extensive outreach we have already conducted in Mexico over the past decade sets the stage for continued interaction.
Once the foundational rules are published, we will hold another set of public meetings to engage stakeholders. And we will continue our outreach both domestically and internationally. Our goal is to get the best input we can on our proposed rules.
As we move forward with final rules, we also will provide technical assistance both domestically and internationally and will work closely with the industry and our federal, state and foreign government partners on this phase of implementation. We will provide training through Alliances we have established for produce, sprouts, and preventive controls and through the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
In closing, I just want to say again how much I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to share with you some of the important work we have underway and to hear from you as well.
Food safety is a great challenge, especially in a global environment. We will succeed if we work together, if we build a true partnership for prevention, and if we sustain our effort for the long term. FDA is committed, as I know you are, too. So we look forward to continuing to work with you.


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FRESNO, Calif. — Vicky Boyd, staff writer for The Packer, gathered the following information on the show floor of the Fresno Food Expo on March 14:
BALOIAN FARMS: Fresno-based Baloian Farms grows and packs Bella Fina peppers — miniature multi-colored bell peppers bred by Monsanto's Vegetable Seed Division. The peppers, packed under the Pam Pak label, come in a three-count plastic sleeve or a 12-ounce grab-and-go handled bag, says Richard Cowden, account manager. Baloian Farms also offers cardboard stands for the peppers that can be used as secondary displays.
BELLAVIVA ORCHARDS: BellaViva Orchards Inc. introduces resealable bags for its Pure & Natural Dried Fruit Slices line. The Denair, Calif.-based grower-packer tied for the Fresno Food Expo Industry Award, which recognizes the exhibitor with the most innovative new food product, variety or packaging in the past year, according to a news release. The other recipient is Cake Batter Vodka from Modesto, Calif.-based Cold House Vodka.
CALIFORNIA RAISIN BOARD: In late March/early April, the Fresno-based California Raisin Marketing Board begins an instate television campaign touting the health benefits of raisins, said Gary Schulz, president and general manager. The messages are based on research the state marketing order helped fund, showing that raisins are high in fiber, boost heart health, lower cholesterol, are a good source of natural energy and don't damage teeth. In August, the board will expand its campaign nationally."It will talk much, much more about the nutritional message of raisins and the advantages found in some of our heart health research as well as for diabetes and wellness," Schulz said.
GERAWAN FARMING: Gerawan Farming Co., Fresno, gives buyers a glimpse of its new consumer box for peaches it will pack under the Prima label this season. The box features an inner nested tray to maintain fruit quality, viewing windows and finger holes on top to aid carrying, says Denver Schutz, technical sales manager. Boxes will be packed either with four 30-32s or five 40-44s.
GRIMMWAY FARMS: Grimmway Farms adds to its extensive line of value-added carrot products with Simply Delicious Carrot Creations microwavable carrots in flavored sauces and 50-calorie Carrot Dippers. The 13-ounce bags of Simply Delicious come with either a roasted garlic and savory herb sauce or a honey, brown sugar and cinnamon sauce, says Jennifer Hayslett, marketing. The bag of Dippers comes with five 2.5-ounce snack-sized bags of peeled baby carrots, each with a small sealed cup of low-fat ranch dressing for dipping.
KERN RIDGE: Kern Ridge Growers LLC, Arvin, introduces ready-to-use shredded carrots in 5-pound bags for food service and institutional use and 10-ounce bags for retail sales, says Eric Bianchi, sales representative.
LOS TRES AMIGOS: Kerman-based Los Tres Amigos de Pasa rolls out a line of chocolate-covered and spicy flavored raisins to add a new dimension to snacking, said James Metcalf, senior marketing director. "My kids find natural raisins to be boring, so we thought, 'let's spice it up a little bit,'" he says. Flavors include plain chocolate-covered raisins, spicy chocolate-covered raisins, chile limón-flavored raisins and chile limón-flavored raisins with peanuts.
NATIONAL RAISIN: Fowler-based National Raisin Co., which packs under the Champion label, shows off Raisels — natural sour orange- and sour lemon-flavored golden raisins. The snacks, which had been in school food service for the past 12 to 18 months, are now being rolled out to retailers and the public, said Sharon Jensen, director of marketing. The packer also is working on a no-sugar-added snack that features raisins, raspberry-flavored dried cranberries and pomegranate-blueberry fruit pieces.
PHILLIPS FARMS MARKETING: Visalia-based Phillips Farms Marketing displays its line of specialty produce, including the latest addition — finger limes. The peanut-sized citrus, which is native to Australia, is filled with juice vesicles that resemble clear fish roe. When eaten, they burst, releasing a pleasant lime flavor, said Caralee Phillips, co-owner. Finger limes can be used in place of regular limes, as a desert ingredient, as a garnish or in sushi.
SETTON PISTACHIO: Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., Terra Bella, has launched Pistachio Chewy Bites made from roasted pistachios and dried cranberries with agave nectar. The individually wrapped mini-bars contain more than 50 percent pistachios and target the active lifestyle and "healthy intended" markets, said Mia Cohen, chief operating officer. The health intended category includes consumers who know about proper nutrition and may want to eat healthier but don't necessarily do so, she said.
TRINITY FRUIT: Trinity Fruit Sales, Fresno, has taken the work out of removing seeds or arils from pomegranates with its new Juicy Gems ready-to-use fresh arils. The 4.4-ounce cartons feature perforated plastic windows that allow the seeds to breathe, lengthening the shelf life, said Kendal Ankrum, sales. They should be kept and displayed in a retail refrigerator case.

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Listed below are the records for Texas Tech for each year in their history.
As much as we have tried to get every year for every team correct, there are—undoubtedly—some errors in the data. So if you spot an error, please let us know!
Week 3 Afterword
The weekend was more exciting than anticipated. Let's see why.
Week 3 Preview
Things get quieter about now, but it doesn't get boring.
Week 2 Preview
More big games this weekend, including a huge one in Columbus.
Week 1 Afterword
I really need to figure out what I'm going to call my weekly recap. Maybe a recap, like everybody else.
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In the mid '50s, Motor Trend wrote several road tests comparing the Corvette with the Thunderbird. These were the days when the editors wrapped the term sports car in quote marks when referring to these two-seaters, as if the writers just couldn't bear to put them in the same class with Jaguars, MGs, and other European models.
Yet when MT Editor Walt Woron put a '56 Vette and a T-bird through a head-to-head comparison for the magazine's June '56 issue, the balance was beginning to shift. In acceleration testing the two were in a dead heat: The Vette went from 0-60 mph in 11.6 seconds, the 'Bird 11.5; a tenth of a second also separated the two in the quarter-mile, with the Vette's 17.9-second pass just that much quicker than the Ford's 18.0.
Where Woron really noticed a difference was in the handling of the two. He called out the T-bird for leaning "considerably" through turns while the Corvette "...feels more like a sports car, with more steadiness and not as much apparent lean." And while both cars would oversteer when pushed hard enough, "it's easier to correct [the Corvette] than the T-bird." Woron did note that the dual quads feeding the Vette's V-8 "starved the engine on a hard left turn: the right bank gets its share, but not the left one." Right turns weren't quite as bad, he said. And he pointed out that the Corvettes that raced at Sebring had the same problem, "except that they starved out in either direction."
Woron wrote that the T-bird's ride "is definitely softer" than the Corvette's, with a tendency to "'float' over dips and bumps, which is comfortable at low speeds and not as likable at higher speeds."
Woron, MT staffer Paul Sorber, and Petersen photographer Bob D'Olivo covered some 650 miles while testing the two cars, driving from the magazine's offices in Hollywood up and over the 5,700-foot summit of Mt. Wilson and then down into the Mojave desert. The photo here, of a gas stop along the route, is an outtake that didn't appear in the magazine.
At the end of the test, Woron called the Thunderbird "pretty much what Ford claims it is—a 'personal car,' suitable for the bachelor, for the young or 'young at heart' couple, or for the husband or wife as a second car." The Corvette, he said, "is less of a personal car and closer to being, or easily becoming, a sports car."
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In a move to boost its competitive footing against the warehouse home centers, Ace Hardware Corp. is planning a paint-and-primer-in-one launch later this year.
Ace executives describe the paint as a "flagship new product" by providing convenience and ease of application. The branding of the new product will be unveiled when the launch occurs, possibly during the third quarter of this year.
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again thank you so much for all of your help and suggestions.i just gave my husband dennie some maalox to see if that helps.i'm also going to try the brioche.lainy,guess what? i do exactly the same thing as you do sometimes.when i'm in my car coming from the store or something i sit in the driveway a minute and just scream or sometimes scream while i'm driving.you're right.it does help.i am a nurse but again when this happens in your own home everything goes out the window.i have researched and read everything i possibly could but have found that i need to individualize everything to see what works for dennie.i'm afraid that dennie now may have taken too many laxatives.nothing has been formed if you know what i mean.it's alot of water.sorry to be talking about this but this seems to be his major discomfort.i'm trying fiber,believe me everything.it seems to have gotten alittle worse over the past 2 weeks.to be honest i'm concerned he may have a bit of an obstruction high up in the colon or progression of his disease.his liver function studies are usually elevated after chemo then come back to normal.they are slightly elelvated now but just had chemo on the 12th of february.boy,the scary part of all of this is that on paper you wouldn't believe he had cancer.he hasn't needed a pain pill for the past 2 days.he gets really upset and uncomfortable if he doesn't move his bowels for 1 day.when he doesn't he gets very anxious and starts taking laxatives.maybe--i hope i'm wrong about the progression of the disease--he just needs to increase walking.we live in western pa and it's very cold and snowy but maybe i can go for walks with him at the mall or something.from morning till night everyday he's fixated on his bowels.i pray to God and st.peregrine every night to give me strength,patience to help and be supportive to dennie but i have to be honest some days it's real hard........carol


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Will 'Francis the reformer' tackle the tough 'women's issues'?
Many are watching prayerfully for how he will deal with the role of women in the Church
Carol Keehan, Sojourners International
August 13, 2013
Pope Francis has created a new environment in the church. Beginning with asking all the people in St Peter's Square to bless him, living in a humble apartment and not the papal palace, placing his own phone calls, paying his own bills, giving simple daily homilies, having conversations with many people, and joyfully mingling with people: These all characterize an incredibly different pope. What has been even more attractive about Pope Francis than his style has been what he has said.
Pope Francis is clearly not on a mission to preserve the status quo. He's been outspoken about the need for change in the world and in the church. In this he has not been a "professional denouncer." Rather, he always contrasts what needs to change with the opportunity to be so much more than we are now.
Whether it is oppressive global economic policy or clerical ambition, Pope Francis points out that we are called to something more noble and satisfying. The call of Christ is to be our best self. Francis reminds us, "God always forgives. Don't forget this. God always forgives."
Another striking aspect of Pope Francis is his constant and passionate concern for people who are poor and vulnerable and his reminder of our responsibilities to them. Whether he is talking to world leaders, bishops, or general audiences, his love of poor people and his firsthand knowledge of their challenges and how we should respond is profound.
How this papacy will handle what are generally labeled "women's issues" and the ability of women to fully utilize their talents in the church has yet to unfold. Many are prayerfully watching how he will deal with issues such as the Leadership Conference of Women Religious investigation, the role of women in the church, both lay and religious, and women in leadership.
We know that guiding all the consideration of these issues is a holy man who is transparent and humble and believes in a servant church. He is a man who listens and values service to the church and to the vulnerable. Lay and religious women have nothing to fear—and much to look forward to—in this papacy.
Pope Francis has shown that he is not about condemnation and secrecy. "Dear brothers and sisters," he has said, "let us look to God as the God of life, let us look to [God's] law, to the gospel message, as the way to freedom and life. The living God sets us free! Let us say 'yes' to love and not selfishness. Let us say 'yes' to life and not death. Let us say 'yes' to freedom and not enslavement to the many idols of our time."
This kind of openness based on the gospels, combined with a pastoral heart and transparency, promises the opportunity for women to search together with the church for the will of God in any situation or question with confidence that the will of God is the only agenda.
Full story: What about the women?
Source: Sojourners
Mystery masked gun men murdered dozens of Rakhine Hindus
A mix of grief, fury as Hindu groups across three nations react to the recovery of 45 bodies in Myanmar's conflict zone
Catholic writers in Vietnam focus on ecumenical issues
Annual writing contest celebrates uplifting stories focusing on relationships between Catholics and Protestants
What have we learned from typhoons?
Analyses of problem-solving science that advises political decision-making is still needed to offest disaster
Thousands protest jailing of Christians in Indian state
Arrests followed a complaint by the village chief that people were offering money to indigenous people to become Christian
Thousands flee as Bali braces for volcanic eruption
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After the aluminum foil boat floating on sulphur hexafluoride gas. Turns out, if you inhale the gas, it gives you the opposite effect of inhaling helium. I wonder what would happen if you inhale both gases at the same time. VIDEO->
I love science and its surprises !
"I wonder what would happen if you inhale both gases at the same time."
Try it. Now.
I wounder if that gas is harmful……..iv gots to get me that cool sexy Berry White voice the chicks would dig it……
lolz i think they would think your pretty weird with a voice like that… like as if you were on one of those speaking machines with those with speaking troubles lol…
As seen on Jay Leno tonight; Jay inhaled some sulphur hexafluoride gas and demonstrated it's affect.
That's Steve Spangler, he was my elementary school science teacher! Awesome guy, he always had really fun experiments and tricks
Both at the same time! I know my next Google search!
Any delinquent teenager will tell you this also works with propane. Except the propane will get you high and eat a hole in your brain.
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LeBron James scored 36 points, hitting six consecutive 3-pointers in less than six minutes during the first half, and the Miami Heat rebounded from their first loss in nearly two months to beat the New Orleans Hornets 108-89 on Friday night.
The Heat, whose 27-game winning streak ended in Chicago on Wednesday, looked ready to start a new one while clinching the top seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs. James kept shooting 3-pointers after making his first one with 1:55 left in the first quarter, and he did not miss until he already had set a season high with his sixth.
James finished with seven 3s, one shy of his career high. Dwyane Wade added 17 points and seven assists. Norris Cole scored 12 points and Chris Bosh 10.
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PHOENIX — Don't look now, but there's space for new faces in what a month ago was a relatively closed A's bullpen.
The A's won't have Jesse Chavez in the bullpen now that he's been moved into the rotation. There was a 50-50 chance that Tommy Milone was going to be the long man in the pen, but he's in the rotation, too.
So what had been a set seven-man staff now has a couple of openings, with at least one of them likely to go to a left-hander.
The other is likely to go to Evan Scribner, who has been on top of his game since the start of spring training and who has put up good numbers in five of his six appearances.
"Scribner has to be at the forefront of that list," manager Bob Melvin said after Monday's 6-2 A's win over the Chicago Cubs, a game in which only reliever pitched for Oakland after lefty starter Scott Kazmir was scratched because of a bit of left triceps stiffness.
Scribner, who was not one of those who pitched Monday, has gotten nothing from praise from Melvin this spring.
The tougher call is going to be the other slot. Oakland got another scoreless inning lefty Fernando Abad Monday and two more scoreless from Joe Savery, who wound up having to start a game for the first time since 2010. Then there's Drew Pomeranz, a lefty who can pitch long relief as well as start, if needed, and Josh Lindblom, who can do much the same from the right side.
If I had to guess right now, I'd say they A's would go with Abad, but I wouldn't bet the mortgage on it. He throws hard and isn't just a lefty-on-lefty guy.
Savery perhaps said it best when he summed up his shot at making the bullpen, even with the changes the A's pitching staff is undergoing now.
"Nothing's really changed for me," he said. "I know coming in I would have to be pretty close to perfect to be in the big leagues with this team. It's a supremely talented team. I need to be at my best to stay in the organization, much less be on the big club."
This is from a pitcher who has yet to give up a run in six appearances (6.2 innings) this spring.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


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Harley Norman was the king of the long jump for Epsom & Ewell Harriers at the Surrey Indoor Championships last weekend.
The youngster won gold in the U13 event at the Sutton Arena, jumping a new county best distance of 4.62m, 20cm further than his nearest rival from Herne Hill Harriers.
In a tough day of competition for the Harriers, another stand-out performance saw Iwan Fesnoux take second place in the U17s 60m.
Fesnoux ran a perfect competition improving from 7.29secs in the heats, to 7.22secsin the semi-finals and 7.20secs in the final – 0.15 of a second behind the winner.
Jordyn Robinson came second in the shot-put U20s women's competition throwing 8.72m, and Diana Norman also claimed second place in the senior version of the same event, distancing 10.42m.


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Berkeley, California (Monday, September 09, 2013) - Even as more electric cars appear all over Berkeley, two key tax incentives are set to expire soon.
The expiring federal tax credits for installing electrical vehicle charging stations, either at home or at work, must be taken advantage of by Dec. 31.
The price of waiting can be high. A homeowner who waits until the New Year could lose out on up to $1,000 in tax credits. For a business, the amount reaches $30,000.
If you're a business interested in the electrical vehicle charging station tax credit, see the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. To speed the process, Berkeley has a streamlined permit system for businesses wanting charging stations in their parking lots.
Homeowners can learn about their potential credit for installing a charging station at Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. Information about the City's quick, over-the-counter permit process for home charging stations is available online at residential electrical vehicle charging.
Those credits can be combined with other electric car incentives. The state offers a $2,500 rebate for buying or leasing an electric vehicle, but funding for that program, too, is expected to run out by the end of the year. Information on how to apply for the state rebate is at California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. A federal tax credit can provide an additional $2,500 to $7,500 for the purchase or lease of an electric car.
Berkeley has approximately 70 electric charging stations at homes and parking lots, including a speedy new charging station at the public Center Street Garage. The City supports electric vehicles and charging stations – in addition to public transit, bicycling and walking – as a way to achieve its Climate Action Plan goals.
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The following people, charged with a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor level crime in Morrison County District Court, have recently been sentenced:
Gross misdemeanors
• Thomas Larry Hartung, 26, Cushing; (offense: 6/29/11) dismissed against Hartung was one count of driving after cancellation.
• Tina Marie Just, 45, Little Falls; (offense: 10/22/2011) theft – take/use/transfer movable property without consent, fined $285 and sentenced to two days in jail.
• Codi Allen Paszek, 22, Long Prairie; (offense: 12/31/11) DWI – operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 within two hours, fined $450 and supervised probation for two years.
• Trevor Donavon Anderson, 21, Ham Lake; (offense: 5/30/11) disorderly conduct – offensive/abusive/noisy/obscene, fined $310, sentenced to three days jail and supervised probation for one year.
• Roger Leroy Dukowitz, Jr., 31, Staples; (offense: 11/09/11) speeding, fined $385.
• Joseph Carl Granby, 28, Motley; (offense: 12/17/11) DWI – operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 within two hours, fined $560 and supervised probation for two years.
• David John Kimmans, 26, Onamia; (offense: 12/28/11) driver involved, fails to stop for accident to property, fined: $285.


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Protecting a Person During a Seizure
Call 911 or other emergency services immediately if:
- The person having the seizure stops breathing. After calling 911 or other emergency services, begin rescue breathing.
- The seizure lasts longer than 3 minutes.
- The person seizing is pregnant (no matter how long the seizure lasts).
- More than one seizure occurs within 24 hours.
During a seizure:
- Protect the person from injury.
- Keep him or her from falling if you can, or try to guide the person gently to the floor.
- Try to move furniture or other objects that might injure the person during the seizure.
- If the person is having a seizure and is on the ground when you arrive, put something soft under his or her head.
- Do not force anything, including your fingers, into the person's mouth. Putting something in the person's mouth may cause injuries to him or her, such as chipped teeth or a fractured jaw. You could also get bitten.
- Turn the person onto his or her side, with the mouth down, unless the person resists being moved.
- Do not try to hold down or move the person.
- Try to stay calm.
- If the person vomits, turn the person onto his or her side.
- Pay close attention
to what the person is doing so that you can describe the seizure to rescue
personnel or doctors.
- What kind of body movement occurred?
- How long did the seizure last?
- How did the person act immediately after the seizure?
- Are there any injuries from the seizure?
- Time the length of the seizure, if possible.
After a seizure:
- Check the person for injuries.
- If you could not turn the person onto his or her side during the seizure, do so when the seizure ends and the person is more relaxed.
- If the person is having trouble breathing, use your finger to gently clear his or her mouth of any vomit or saliva.
- Loosen tight clothing around the person's neck and waist.
- Provide a safe area where the person can rest.
- Do not offer anything to eat or drink until the person is fully awake and alert.
- Stay with the person until he or she is awake and familiar with the surroundings. Most people will be sleepy or confused after a seizure.
A person who has had a seizure should not drive, swim, climb ladders, or operate machinery until he or she has seen a doctor about the seizure and the doctor has said the person is allowed to drive or operate machinery.
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With this GrouponLive deal, you get to see the Summer Break Tour: Big Time Rush & Victoria Justice at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden. For $15, you get one G-Pass for general-admission access to the lawn on Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. (up to a $27 value, including all fees). Doors open at 6 p.m. Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call.
Big Time Rush
Multi-platinum juggernaut Big Time Rush heats up the summer like a second sun with its hotly anticipated Summer Break Tour. Their chart-topping sophomore album, Elevate enraptured fans with blissful anthems such as "Music Sounds Better With U" and "All Over Again"—leaving appetites whetted for their third album, set to drop in early summer. The fab foursome, known as BTR to fans, first snatched the hearts of millions with its smash TV show, the most-watched live-action series in Nickelodeon's history. Punctuating the choreographed carnival of a tour with electrifying dance moves, Kendall Schmidt leads the affable cast of personalities, which includes James (the ladies' man), Carlos (the joker), and Logan (the smart one).
Victoria Justice
Starring in the wildly popular Nickelodeon show Victorious as a talented singer at Hollywood Arts High, Victoria Justice has parlayed her powerful pipes into a burgeoning solo career. The show's three soundtracks climbed Billboard's kid's charts, showcasing Justice's breathy croon and infectious, electronic-infused hooks. On hits such as "Freak the Freak Out," "Beggin' On Your Knees," and Victorious's theme, "Make it Shine," the 19-year-old starlet gets feet stomping as she climbs and slides through the octaves. When not singing on stage or lighting up the small screen, Justice can be seen alongside Chelsea Handler and Johnny Knoxville in her feature film, Fun Size. Due to security restrictions, G-Passes must be printed out and presented in person at the event. They cannot be redeemed through Groupon's mobile app.


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Learning to Love the Psalms
Teaching Series by W. Robert Godfrey
The Book of Psalms is one of the greatest treasures the Lord has given to His people. Through these sacred poems, God has given us a rich songbook and a divinely inspired guide for our prayers. In this teaching series, … Learn MoreDVD $48.00 $43.20 Add to Cart
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Commentary on the Psalms
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John Calvin was a practical and pastoral theologian. Like the Apostle Paul he worked tirelessly 'for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness' (Titus 1:1). For him knowledge of … Learn MoreHardcover $32.00 $25.60 Add to Cart
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Save more when you purchase five or ten copies of Learning to Love the Psalms. The Psalms are undeniably beautiful. They are also difficult, and readers often come away convinced that tremendous riches remain just beyond their grasp. In this … Learn MoreHardcover - out of stock $19.00 $15.20 Backorder
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The Temple and the Church's Mission
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The Book of Job
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Preaching the Psalms
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How many preachers know how to preach the Psalms? It must be admitted that noticeable differences exist between the Psalms and the narrative sections of the Scripture. Further, obvious distinctives exist between the Psalms and the four Gospel accounts, as … Learn MorePaperback $22.00 $17.60 Add to Cart
From Paradise to the Promised Land
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This text has been a popular introduction to the Pentateuch for over fifteen years, offering a unique alternative to the critical approaches that focus on the composition of these books rather than the actual content. With this new edition, T. … Learn MorePaperback $30.00 $24.00 Add to Cart
God Strengthens: Ezekiel Simply Explained
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God in Our Midst: The Tabernacle and Our Relationship with God
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Habakkuk: A Wrestler with God
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Like many other characters in Scripture, the prophet Habakkuk word for 'embrace' and conveys the idea of a wrestler in an embrace with his opponent. As Walter Chantry shows in this absorbing book, Habakkuk lived out his name by wrestling … Learn MorePaperback $9.00 $7.20 Add to Cart
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iStockphoto Reveals The 2012 Stock Photo Trends
In the following infographic Rebecca Swift, Director of Creative Planning at Getty Images, offered her insights on some trends, including why Medical, Lifestyle, Concepts, Business, and People were the most searched categories throughout the year. After that some trends observed in 2012!
- A natural mix of European ethnicities is making its mark in Business imagery. Europe is a melting pot .
- Locations are getting warmer with darker wood tones, contrasted against white walls and natural light. Cosiness and comfort rule over minimalism.
- Working early in the morning and into the evening are sought after scenarios. Our customers want to prove that they work hard.
- The anti-vanity trend is alive and well in portraiture. Why use models when you can use gloriously real looking people with their attractive faults and quirks. It is more difficult to relate to someone who has never had to deal with imperfection.
- "The Good Life" is visualized through images of play, fun and enjoyment. Anything that costs nothing to do.
- Emotions are getting subtler - less anger, outrage, despair, passion, shock and hilarity, more awe, curiosity, gratitude, pleasure and contentment.
- Mature men and women rule in portraiture - turns out they are the people we trust
- Luxury is huge in Asia, less so in Europe and North America - We have the financial crisis to blame for that
- Teamwork in business sells best across all regions . We all want to show how we can work across cultures and time zones.
- The colour palette of lifestyle is earth tones - the look and feel is closer to the natural colours found in nature.
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The Ministry of Education has spent $17 million on land for two new schools in the Wakatipu basin.
According to purchase agreements released to the Otago Daily Times under the Official Information Act (OIA), the ministry paid $3.3 million on land for the proposed new primary school in the Shotover Country greenfield residential development from owner Shotover Country Ltd, and paid $13.7 million to Remarkables Park Ltd for land earmarked for the new site of Wakatipu High School.
In response to OIA questions from the ODT, the ministry again gave 2017 as the opening date for the relocated Wakatipu High School in Remarkables Park, 10km from its Fryer St site, subject to ministerial approval and funding.
However, the ministry ''has not initiated work for this relocation, or for the disposal of the existing site'', it said.
The responses follow months of silence from the ministry to calls by principals, boards of trustees and parents for firm details of its future plans for education in Queenstown.
Last October, Statistics New Zealand predicted an extra 17,400 people would be living in the Queenstown Lakes district by 2031, increasing annually until then at a rate of 2.2%.
The district's population was 24,100 in 2006.
Parents who bought property in Lake Hayes Estate knowing it was within the enrolment zone of Remarkables Primary School, at Frankton, were shocked when the ministry ordered the board of trustees to shrink the $17.3 million school's enrolment zone on April 23 last year, after just two and a-half years.
The revised zone excluded Lake Hayes Estate but included Jack's Point, a resort which experienced a sharp increase in home ownership inquiries.
Last November Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Minister Craig Foss announced 3ha in the middle of the 120ha Shotover Country development had been secured for a 450-pupil primary school, which is not expected to open until February 2015.
This was welcomed by Remarkables Primary School board chairwoman Fiona Woodham. However, the Frankton school already consistently teaches more pupils than its official 460 capacity. A double classroom unit is to be delivered to Remarkables Primary School in time for the beginning of term one later this month. It is intended two further teaching spaces will be available by the end of term two, to cater for the overflowing population.
Details are scarce about Wakatipu High School's relocation of 700 pupils and 70 staff, other than the ministry's announcement in July 2012 it had secured 8ha of land at Remarkables Park for either the relocation of Queenstown's only secondary school, or a new school for 1500 pupils.
However, that school was not expected to open until at least 2017.
Meanwhile, the Wakatipu High School board had no choice but to make the best of the crowded site, including the construction of the $1.3 million Robertson block for drama and music, which opened last year.
Principal Steve Hall told the ODT he understood the school community would be consulted on the development of the new school.
''I would envisage that process probably starting in 2014 and running through 2015 and a build in 2016, but all that needs to be confirmed with the ministry.''


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Cub Scout Pack 51 Floyd 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Carmella's Cafe
Cub Scout Pack 51 Pancake Breakfast at Carmella's Cafe
Additional Information
Cub Scout Pack 51 will be holding their annual Pancake Breakfast at Carmella's Cafe Saturday April 20th from 8:00AM – 10:00AM . The cost is $5 per person. The money raised helps assist the Cubs attend Summer Camp at Camp Kinglsey in Ava.


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Dodger players issue fantasy football challenge
LOS ANGELES - Grab your playbook and strap on your helmet because Dodger players Clayton Kershaw, Brian Wilson, A.J. Ellis, Chris Perez and Paul Maholm are taking on fans in fantasy football this fall in the inaugural Big Blue Fantasy Football League, with great prizes to the victors and proceeds benefitting a variety of charities.
Interested players will make a one-time donation ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 to join the league and will enjoy a live, moderated draft with the players at Dodger Stadium on Monday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium, facilitated by Real Time Fantasy Sports. The draft day experience also includes special guest appearances, a behind-the-scenes stadium tour, special batting practice access, tickets to that night's game against the Angels, goodie bags and more. Dodger broadcaster Jerry Hairston Jr. will emcee the event.
The Big Blue Fantasy Football League is operated through a partnership with Big League Impact, which has brought together baseball stars from teams in 10 cities around the country for charity fantasy football leagues. League winners will receive sponsor-donated prizes in order to maximize the proceeds to the charities, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, the Orthopaedic Institute for Children and the Big League Impact Basic Needs Initiative, a non-profit organization with a mission to support essential needs causes (e.g. food, water, shelter and other basic needs) domestically and abroad.
More information on the league can be found online at BigLeagueImpact.com, where fans can also register their team to take on Dodger players on the fantasy gridiron.
"We're all excited to share our passion of fantasy football to raise money for some great causes," said Dodger catcher A.J. Ellis. "I'm looking forward to some good competition and a little trash talk in the Big Blue Fantasy Football League, but like all things I do, I'm playing to win, so bring your "A" game!"
Big League Impact held its first fantasy football league last year in St. Louis with Adam Wainwright and his Cardinal teammates launching "Waino's World," and this year, more than 60 big league players have agreed to participate in the charity initiative, including over a dozen 2014 All-Stars. Leagues will be hosted by Kershaw (Los Angeles), Wainwright (St. Louis), Freddie Freeman (Atlanta), Cole Hamels (Philadelphia), Tim Hudson (San Francisco), Justin Masterson (Cleveland), Max Scherzer (Detroit), Skip Schumaker (Cincinnati), Neil Walker (Pittsburgh) and David Wright (New York).


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Corticosteroid Prophylaxis on the Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response
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|Heart Valve Diseases Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
|Drug: Corticosteroid
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|The Perioperative Effect of Corticosteroid Prophylaxis on the Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response
- recovery of monocyte subsets [ Time Frame: baseline, day1, 3, 5, 7 postoperative ]Changes in monocyte subsets in cardiopulmonary bypass patients were found.After 1w-2w postoperatively, it would recover to the preoperative level.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Corticosteroid
Methylprednisolone will be given during cardiopulmonary bypass.
Drug: Corticosteroid
500mg Methylprednisolone will be in the priming of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Other Name: Solu-Medrol
Detailed Description:
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a common major complication of cardiopulmonary bypass. "Emergency Hematopoiesis" is the pathological process induced by the inflammation. The investigators previously confirmed that emergency hematopoiesis induced by cardiopulmonary bypass led to dynamic changes of quantities of monocyte subsets, there is a significant increase in the number of two monocyte subsets: 1) CD14highCD16+ monocyte with strong immunomodulatory activity; 2) CD14lowCD16- monocyte with potential ability of proliferation and differentiation. Therefore, a new hypothesis risen: "the change of the function and the number of monocyte subsets induced by emergency hematopoiesis play an important role for SIRS occurrence after cardiopulmonary bypass, correcting emergency hematopoiesis is a new breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of SIRS." To identify the mechanism of function changed in different monocyte subsets during the pathogenesis of SIRS, the research intended to target perioperative-period patients with heart valve replacement, monitor dynamically the number and phenotype of peripheral blood monocyte subsets by flow cytometry; sort out of different monocyte subsets for cell culture in vitro, observe the ability of proliferation and differentiation and effects between monocyte subsets and T lymphocyte; investigate the mechanism of immune function changes with antibody-blocking and compartment culture in patients; observe the impact of glucocorticoid treatment on the emergency hematopoiesis, offer new objects for evaluation of immune status in patients and provide new evidence for anti-inflammatory therapy .
Patients should be follow the protocol of cardiopulmonary bypass according to normal hospital routine practice.
A total of 30 patients will be enrolled in this clinical trial.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cardiopulmonary bypass time over 120 minutes
- Hyperlipidemia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Autoimmune diseases
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01296074
|Contact: Xiaotong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
|China, Beijing
|Xiaotong Hou
|Not yet recruiting
|Beijing, Beijing, China, 100029
|Contact: Xiaotong Hou, M.D., Ph.D. +8601064456838 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Xiaotong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
|Principal Investigator:
|Xiaotong Hou, M.D., Ph.D.
|Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
|Responsible Party:
|Xiaotong Hou, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01296074 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 14, 2011
|Last Updated:
|February 14, 2011
Keywords provided by Capital Medical University:
cardiopulmonary bypass
cardiac surgery
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Heart Valve Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Neuroprotective Agents
Protective Agents
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You can go back in time and experience five billion years of the Earth's history and 250+ years of Pittsburgh's history at such locations as Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Fort Pitt Museum and the Senator John Heinz History Center. From the museum with the world's third largest dinosaur repository to the first shots fired during the French & Indian War, the region's history museums bring the past to life. Or, ride the 137-year-old Duquesne incline up to its Observation Deck to see what USA Today Weekend Magazine calls one of the "10 most beautiful views in America". Historical exhibits in the waiting room entertain between rides.
However you like to roll, Pittsburgh is sure to have the sightseeing option for you. By land or water, on four wheels or two, walk or Segway, tour and enjoy the sights of the city. Tag along with knowledgeable guides for free architectural walking tours of Downtown, or take one the many culinary tours of Pittsburgh's unique neighborhoods.
Go on a sightseeing trip by trolley, by sternwheeler or by WWII amphibious vehicle with Just Ducky Tours! Take a trip back in time and see how the steel industry played a major role in shaping the economy and the culture of Pittsburgh's "Steel Valley." Don't miss the new movie location tour and find out why Pittsburgh is called "Hollywood of the East."
Whether your passion is visual or performing arts (or both!) you will be overwhelmed by the choices in theaters, galleries, public art installations and the museum dedicated to the Prince of Pop, The Andy Warhol Museum.
An oasis in the heart of Downtown, the 14-square-block Cultural District demonstrates the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's commitment to the arts. The world class Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Heinz Hall performs classical, Pops and children's concerts.The Benedum Center stages performances by Pittsburgh CLO, PNC Broadway Across America, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera and more. The Pittsburgh Public Theatre produces 200+ performances in the intimate O'Reilly Theater. The Harris Theater features the best in indenpendent, foreign and classical films.
The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh's Museum of Contemporary Art, presents site-specific installations that are not to be missed! And, why not try your hand at making art at The Pittsburgh Glass Center which offers glass art classes for beginners, experts and everyone in between. Also, be sure to check out all the public art spaces around the city.
There's so much shopping in Pittsburgh, you almost won't know where to start. Stay Downtown where it's compact and walkable and get your shop on. Venture into Pittsburgh's unique neighborhoods for an eclectic mix sure to satisfy your shopping fix. High-end fashion can always be found at Ross Park Mall with over 150 retailers including Nordstrom, Macy's, Burberry and more! Looking for a bargain? Grove City Premium Outlets, located just 50 minutes north of Pittsburgh, features more than 130 outlets.
Pittsburgh is the place for sports fans! Come see for yourself why Sporting News magazine awarded Pittsburgh the coveted "Best Sports City" title and why the USA TODAY 10 Best Reader's Choice poll named Pittsburgh as one of the winner's of the "Best City for Sports" travel award.
If it's action you want, this city has it covered with the best of football, baseball, hockey and more. Grab your Terrible Towel and tour Heinz field to see where the six-time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers play. Head to CONSOL Energy Center and tour the venue where the Penguins take the ice. The Pirates make a perfect summer night complete as you watch the game from PNC Park, rated by Travel & Leisure as the "best baseball stadium in America!" Or, take in pro soccer's Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the new multi-sport Highmark Stadium on the river near Station Square. Join the "Steel Army," the loudest group of fans in the United Soccer League as they cheer on their team!
Wrapped in rivers, intertwined with trails and packed with parks, Pittsburgh is full of outdoor adventure. Bike, walk or rollerblade miles of riverfront trails, soaking in fantastic urban views. Bicycle rentals are available along the trail. Guided hikes offer another way to see the city. Pittsburgh boasts a lush and diverse landscape and is filled with endless recreational opportunities for every outdoor enthusiast. If you decide to view the city from its famous rivers, be sure to rent from Kayak Pittsburgh to see the city from a new perspective. Choose from more than 100 public golf courses in the region including Olde Stonewall and Nemacolin Resort's Mystic Rock.


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Of course, if the company's good enough, you can have a great date anywhere. But some restaurants offer a magical combination of food, atmosphere, and comfortable seating that simply lend themselves to more fun and more romance. What follows are our favorite Date Night restaurants from 2012, in alphabetical order. See them all in the slideshow or head straight to the reviews below.
About the authors: Jessica Allen and Garrett Ziegler have been eating out together since 2002 and writing We Heart New York since 2006.


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Mini-Taste of Pasadena September 29th at Paseo Colorado
This year, for the first time, we are moving our annual Business Showcase and Mini-Taste of Pasadena to Paseo Colorado on Thursday, September 29th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Vendors and exhibitors will set up in the public area of the outdoor mall. Again, we are inviting our new member restaurants to provide free food samples to visitors, as well.
Our annual showcase and expo is an inexpensive way to promote your business to the Pasadena community. The showcase is a great business-to-business networking event as well as a way to gain visibility with the public at large. Once again, the we are very pleased that the Foothill Workforce Investment Board is co-sponsoring the event.
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase, and Mini-Taste of Pasadena will be held at the Paseo Colorado at 260 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. This year's event will feature exhibits by a wide variety of Pasadena area businesses. Parking will be validated.
The event will also provide a forum for our annual contracting connection. Major companies and public entities from the area will have procurement and contracting personnel at the Showcase to explain how local businesses can become vendors.
Participation is open to anyone and Chamber membership is not required, though membership means discounted fees for Showcase participation. To promote their distinctive menus, several new member restaurants will provide samples of their fare for those in attendance. Businesses pay for exhibition space, but the public is invited to attend for free. In conjunction with the event, El Cholo and Noor Restaurant and Ballroom will host happy hours for those attending the event at their restaurants on the second floor at Paseo Colorado.
Our Business Showcase is the Chamber's largest networking event. Dozens of businesses take advantage of the opportunity to present their products and services to other businesses and those from the public who attend. We are hopeful the new location will make the event more accessible to the general public, as well.
Those who would like to be exhibitors or who would like more information about the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase can call the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or visit www.pasadena-chamber.org.


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Anyhow - back to yesterday's event: It was held at a church in Florence, Kentucky, and the show workers were amazingly friendly and helpful! They even had men out front at 7:30am to help us carry things inside... which was great!
Carla and I set up the tables then moved things around three times before we decided on the final setup about 15 minutes before the show opened at 9am.
The best selling items were the burp cloths, hand towels, mug rugs, and zipper pouches. Unfortunately I brought home all of the quilts, stroller quilts, baby elf hats, and sewing machine covers. I guess I chalk it up to it snowing all day and I think that deterred some people from venturing out, or at least that's what I keep telling myself.
**A HUGE THANK YOU to my mom, Carla, and Amanda for coming to support me (and help with Eli) yesterday!**


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WASHINGTON - BabyHome USA is recalling baby high chairs due to the risk of strangulation.
The front opening of the high chairs between the tray and seat can allow a child to pass through, but become entrapped at the neck. This can lead to strangulation when the child is not harnessed.
About 1,100 Eat model chairs are affected by this recall. The chairs come in red, black, green, purple, navy, orange and brown. The word "babyhome" is printed on one leg of the chair and the word "eat" is printed on the other leg. The model number BH2104 is located on a label on the back of the high chair. The recalled high chairs have lot numbers: BH00301/01-2012, BH00303/07-2012 and BH00304/09-2012. The lot numbers can be found on a sticker located on the bottom of the footrest.
No injuries have been reported.
Anyone with one of these high chairs should stop using them immediately and contact BabyHome USA to receive a free crotch restraint repair kit.
The high chairs were sold nationwide in stores and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com and Diapers.com from March 2012 through February 2013 for about $150.
BabyHome USA can be reached toll-free at (888) 758-5712 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at babyhome.es and click on "Eat Recall" for more information.
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GE (NYSE:GE) and Quirky today announced they will expand their partnership, co-developing and launching 30 new products in their connected home devices line over the next five years. Together the partners will also accelerate and expand Quirky's WINK platform, the app that makes it easy for consumers to access a range of connected devices anytime from mobile devices. The co-branded WINK-enabled products will continue to be developed by Quirky's global community of over 600,000 inventors through the company's collaborative platform. This expands the existing partnership, announced in April, which released four new holiday products to major retailers nationwide on November 4. As part of the expanded partnership, GE will take a minority equity stake in Quirky with a strategic investment of $30 million, plus in-kind services, to drive faster innovation and scale in what will be a $25B connected devices market. GE will help to promote the products, support the WINK platform and develop several premium countertop appliances. The $79MM Series D financing round also includes current Quirky investors Andreessen Horowitz, Norwest Venture Partners, RRE and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Ben Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Quirky, said, "I have long admired GE's 130-year commitment to commercializing invention, which fits with Quirky's mission to make invention accessible to all. In just six months, our two companies have created a $45 million connected consumer business that we will continue to build on. Our vision is to make the WINK platform the consumer standard adopted by all manufacturers of connected home products. The opportunity to lead is now and together we want to empower the entire ecosystem, from the inventor to consumer and manufacturer to retailer." Beth Comstock, SVP and chief marketing officer, GE, said, "Invention and manufacturing are GE's lifeblood. We've been impressed by how Quirky opens and speeds invention and making, and we are excited by the response from major retailers and communities so far. As GE grows its core by connecting its brilliant industrial machines to the Internet, we think it is important that consumers experience connected things in easy-to-use, everyday ways. The Quirky partnership allows us to re-invent our co-branded consumer products in delightful ways by opening up our brand to more ideas and new audiences."
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text: Book review: Coonts hero battles terrorists on the high seas By James E. Casto May 18, 2013 Story Share "Pirate Alley." By Stephen Coonts. St. Martin's Press. 310 pages. $26.99.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia native Stephen Coonts hit it big with his first novel, "Flight of the Intruder," published in 1986, and he's given his many fans a whole shelf of reliable reading in the years since.Born in Morgantown, Coonts grew up in Buckhannon. Graduating from West Virginia University in 1968, he joined the Navy, where he learned to fly and spent two years piloting A-6 Intruder bombers over Vietnam and Laos. He drew heavily on his own military experience in writing "Flight of the Intruder," which spent 28 weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list. That success prompted Coonts to put his career as a lawyer aside and devote himself full time to writing. He's been hard at it ever since, publishing a long string of action-backed best-sellers.His latest novel, "Pirate Alley," has a plot that's ripped straight out of the news. A luxury cruise ship is attacked and captured by a ruthless band of Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. An initial rescue attempt fails. The pirates demand a ransom of $200 million. If their demand is unmet, they threaten to begin systematically executing the liner's 850 passengers and crewmembers they hold hostage.But an even more dangerous conspiracy emerges. Information gleaned from a captured al-Qaida operative indicates that if the ransom is paid, Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the hostages in a full-out blood bath. Al-Qaida hopes the massacre will provoke a massive U.S. military response that will inflame the entire Muslim world.Enter Jack Grafton. In 10 previous novels, Coonts has taken the two-fisted Grafton from a young Navy pilot ("Flight of the Intruder") to a two-star admiral working with the CIA. In "Pirate Alley," Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief. Instead, he teams up with his right-hand man Tommy Carmellini and a team of CIA operatives and Navy SEALs to, of course, outfox both the pirates and al-Qaida.Now, nobody would mistake this for the kind of fiction they hand out Pulitzer Prizes for. But if you, like me, enjoy real page-turning adventure tales, then this is one for your must-read list.Retired Huntington newspaperman James E. Casto frequently reviews books for the Sunday Gazette-Mail. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Body found in Kanawha River, near South Charleston 3 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 4 Judge gives water crisis settlement preliminary approval 5 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property Arts Notes: May 19, 2013 Previous Story Book Notes: May 19, 2013 Next Story


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January – Our UHT (Udderly Hot Tottie) competition launched and the hunt to find Britain's loveliest blokes (to star in our charity calendar) began.
February – Our annual 'Biggest Tosser' competition took our Head Office and shops by storm on Pancake Day. Graphic Designer Ruth won the competition at Casa del White Stuff with an impressive 97 tosses per minute. The office dogs celebrated by eating more pancake off cuts than they'd had in their wildest doggie dreams. We had a bit of a soppy moment and encouraged you to leave a 'message in a bottle' in our shop windows for Valentine's Day.
March - The first of our 26 sky divers jumped out of a plane to raise funds for the White Stuff Foundation. All 26 of them returned safely to earth.
April –April showers hit our summer shoot in Brighton. Should have seen it coming really!
May – Our first ever UHT charity calendar went on sale, featuring the best men in Britain, as voted for by you.
June – The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was lovely. Our cucumber sandwiches got a bit soggy but we persevered for Ma'am (she was out all day on the boat, after all). In the same month, our London to Paris cyclists pedaled furiously to raise funds for the White Stuff Foundation.
July – Olympic fever swept Britain and Emma from our Stratford shop was nominated to carry the Olympic torch. Beloved White Stuff veterans Ivy and Lil went along for support.
August – Our Edinburgh shop hosted Harry Hill's art exhibition and the House of Fairy Tales for Edinburgh Art Festival. Our Ruddy Big Raffle raised a whopping £20k for the White Stuff Foundation.
September – September 27th marked the third annual National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day. Even more celebs were spotted with tea cosies on their heads – Jamie Oliver, Harry Hill, Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen, Olympians Greg Rutherford and Luke Campbell and Paralympians Richard Whitehead and Will Bayley to name but a few!
(Greg Rutherford and Richard Whitehead wear their cosies with pride)
A group of staff and customers trekked the three highest peaks of Yorkshire in 12 hours to raise funds for the White Stuff Foundation.
October – We hosted a Halloween pumpkin carving competition in our shops and head office. In other news, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound by doing a 24-mile freefall from the edge of space.
November – Our Made for Change charity bags made a comeback – we want to smash last year's total of 33k and 161 school scholarships.
December – Santa and/or his reindeer visited Edinburgh, Battersea, Nottingham, Kingston, Cheltenham and Cardiff. We asked you to sip Blue Nun and don a pair of antlers in our shops. At Christmastime, we made a dieting breakthrough in the office, finally understanding that if nobody sees the wrappers, Quality Street actually have negative calories. The increasing tightness of our waistbands is the only thing to dispel the theory. Speaking of expanding waistbands, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge announces she is with child. Some lovely White Stuff ladies tell us they're expecting too.
(Three pregnant Creative ladies! Jo, Susan and Victoria)
The day after our Christmas party, Canterbury Court had a surprise visit from Hollywood star Gerard Butler. We asked him to judge our Christmas tree competition but he was too busy, sadly. Managed to get a photo and a smile though, and it made our year.
So what's coming up for 2013? We don't want to give too much away but… right royal babies, less royal babies, lots of fundraising, crafting, love spoons (don't ask), and some very exciting new shop windows.
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Welcome to my profile page, my name is Alice Pearson and I would like to thank you for taking the time to view my profile page.
If you have feeling you could embrace becoming an elder of this Parish Church please read the Concepts and duties of an Elder below and if this encourages you then please attend Sunday Service and speak to any elder or the minister.
Yours faithfully
Alice Pearson
The Church of Scotland is a Presbyterian Church, and is governed by elders. Although colloquial usage in the Church distinguishes between ministers and elders, the minister is understood theologically to be an elder with a special task. The minister is styled as a "teaching elder", the other members of Kirk Session are known as "ruling elders". An elder is ordained by the minister and Kirk Session, and is answerable to the Kirk Session. Like a minister, an elder is ordained for life.
The eldership is a spiritual office in the church, concerned with the rule and pastoral oversight of the congregation. It is therefore expected that an Elder is a deeply committed Christian, one who seeks to glorify God in all things.