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Leeds' new head coach Dave Hockaday has vowed to win over the club's fans following his surprise appointment at Elland Road on Thursday.
Hockaday's only previous managerial experience was at Conference side Forest Green Rovers, who he left by mutual consent after a run of seven defeats in eight matches last October.
But the 56-year-old former Watford coach, who has signed a two-year contract before being unveiled alongside new assistant Junior Lewis at Elland Road, appeared undaunted by the task that lies ahead.
"I wasn't surprised to get the call because I'd spoken to lots of people and when I met the president (Massimo Cellino) and he talked it was very obvious he knew what he was talking about," Hockaday said.
"It happened and it seemed right and he offered me the job and I accepted."
Hockaday, who said the club had players lined up to strengthen the squad and that Ross McCormack would not be sold, added: "I can eulogise as long as I want about a club the size of Leeds, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
"I've been given a great opportunity and I'm going to take this opportunity with both hands and one thing nobody can ever accuse me of is a lack of hard work and I believe I'm a good coach.
"The president believes I'm a good coach and people out there who have obviously recommended me believe I'm a good coach and I'm going to prove that."
Former Watford coach Hockaday said the club had yet to decide on a specific coaching structure, but Nigel Gibbs, who worked as former boss Brian McDermott's assistant, would be part of the team.
Hockaday said he had turned down several job offers since leaving Forest Green and added: "I didn't just take this because it's Leeds, I took it because I believe with the president's help and with the welcome I've received here from everybody at Leeds this is the right job for me."
When asked how daunted he was by the challenge, Hockaday said: "It's football. I've worked in the Premier League and the Championship. I've worked in every league.
"We go out and we sweat blood, we're honest, we're hard-working, we are hungry and we are honest. That's what the Leeds fans want - (that goes for) any league you're in.
"So we will go out there and give everything and more for the cause and people will applaud that and they'll be happy with that because we're going to give them everything we've got."
McCormack, the Sky Bet Championship's leading goalscorer last season, was the subject of a serious offer from West Ham in January and has since been linked with Norwich, Newcastle and Celtic, while Fulham made a reported bid of £5million last week.
Cellino insisted Leeds had no intention of selling their best player and Hockaday said: "We've talked about it and obviously I want to keep Ross, but you want to keep your best players and we've got some good players, not just Ross.
"I think we've also got some players who are going to pleasantly surprise people. Given the way they're going to be coached, they're going to be given a greater work ethic and be given a greater responsibility.
"We've got some talent here and, yes, we need to add to that. And we will do in the right areas and we're looking to be very competitive in this division."
Shockwaves reverberated around the Leeds fanbase when Hockaday became a leading candidate for the job with bookmakers 24 hours after McDermott had left the club by mutual consent on May 30.
The appointment of the former Blackpool and Swindon defender is sure to spark a fresh wave of indignation on social media websites among Leeds supporters who had been hoping for a bigger name to lead the club's promotion challenge in the Sky Bet Championship next season.
Cellino had made public his determination not to go overseas for a coach, whose remit would stretch no further than preparing the first-team squad, soon after he had completed his takeover.
Hockaday parted company with Forest Green after a run of seven defeats in eight games, while the Gloucestershire club failed to finish higher than 10th in the Blue Square Premier during his four years in charge.
Hockaday had previously worked as coach at Watford, having initially been placed in charge of the under-18s by Graham Taylor in 2000. He was promoted to first-team coach at Vicarage Road in 2005 and worked under former manager Aidy Boothroyd when the club won promotion from the Championship in 2006.
Hockaday was defiant when asked whether the players will have been shocked by his appointment.
"Ask them after the first day after they've seen me coach," he said. "That's what I do and I'm comfortable with that."
Former Cagliari owner Cellino, who completed his takeover of Leeds on April 7, said he had not seen any of the negative comments.
"I have not seen the internet and the papers," said the 57-year-old Italian.
"I can be wrong. Coaches are like watermelons. You don't know what you've got until you open them up.
"I was looking for someone to improve the players and David will do that."
Cellino said that he was excited about working with Hockaday and Lewis, a former player with Leicester and Hull and who had worked as coach at non-league Hendon.
"I didn't buy a player without choosing a coach and with him we will make it easier," Cellino added.
"It is a team job. He asks what he needs, we know how he will play, we know what we can afford.
"Sometimes I told him to be careful because I like to buy players. I love to help the coach, I want to.
"You can take the best coach in the world, but with no good players, we can do nothing."


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WINCHESTER City Council has done a U-turn on the status of two Alresford car parks, which it had designated as "community assets".
Land at both the Mid-Hampshire Railway Ltd and Perins School has been delisted and taken off the local authority's website.
But council tax payers could end up paying legal fees The Watercress Line ran up fighting its case at a case review held at the Guildhall last month.
The charity's bill has just been submitted.
Under recent legislation pubs, play areas and other important public facilities can be legally ring-fenced to prevent a quick sale without those living nearby first having an option to buy them.
Winchester City Council mistakenly registered the railway's Station Road car park as "an asset of community value" following an application by New Alresford Town Council.
When its Corporate Director Steve Tilbury realised the nomination mistakenly included land the city council owned itself he last week officially judged the listing as "unsuccessful".
This will make it difficult legally to nominate the same place again for the next five years.
A recent review of the listing of the Perins School car park concluded it should also be delisted because its main use is not a community one.
However New Alresford Town Council planning spokeswoman Margot Power said they still intend to reapply for the railway car park to be given "community asset" status.
"The Watercress Line may not always be there and it (the car park) is part of the fabric of the town," she said.
"Alresford's two car parks are always full – we can't afford to lose either of them if we want to continue as a busy, working town."
Both car parks are currently leased to the town council.
Mid-Hampshire Railway's contract is set to run until 2020 and the one for the Perins car park until 2035.


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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, firstname.lastname@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [RM] Nov. 17, 2008 New State Park to Open Near Brownsville Dec. 6 BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Resaca de la Palma State Park -- Texas' newest state park and the eighth link in the World Birding Center chain stretching the breadth of the Rio Grande Valley -- will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6 in this border city. Resaca de la Palma's grand opening, which lasts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony, raptor show, guided walks and bike tours, a Buffalo Soldiers encampment, art contest and host of family activities such as kite flying, a Kidz Corner and archery. The park's $4 admission fee for persons 13 and older will be waived for the day. Children 12 and under are always admitted free. The 1,200-acre park near the southernmost tip of Texas is the largest of the nine sites that comprise the World Birding Center that stretches some 120 miles along the wildlife-rich Rio Grande corridor from Roma to South Padre Island. South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center, the final wing of the WBC, is under construction and slated to open in spring of 2009. The other World Birding Center sites are: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (WBC headquarters), Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Estero Llano Grande State Park (Weslaco), Harlingen's Arroyo Colorado, Old Hidalgo Pump House, Quinta Mazatlán (McAllen) and Roma Bluffs. Not a state park in the traditional sense, Resaca de la Palma caters to bird watchers, butterfly enthusiasts and other nature lovers who seek an up-close view of wildlife in a natural setting that includes a restored resaca (an ancient coil of a river bed once filled by Rio Grande floodwaters), marshes, dense thorn-scrub, and mature palm and ebony forests. The park includes five types of habitat: Tamaulipan thornscrub, ebony-anacua forest, sugar hackberry woodlands, revegetated grasslands and the resaca wetlands. "Resaca de la Palma's most significant habitat is the six-mile resaca that winds through the park," said Pablo de Yturbe, park superintendent. "Our park staff worked for many months to clear the old channel to get it ready to refill. We started pumping water into the resaca in July of 2008." This day-use park has four observation decks, a picnic area, visitor center, interpretation hall and numerous trails, some of which are handicapped accessible. There are more than 8 miles of dirt hiking trails, including a half-mile trail that is compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act, and a paved 3.5-mile loop traveled by a tram that makes two stops. Resaca de la Palma attracts more than 250 species of birds due to its diverse habitats, its location along two American migratory flyways and its proximity to Mexico and Central America, some of whose bird species range only as far north in the United States as Texas' Rio Grande Valley. Visitors can expect to see a number of colorful species such as the summer tanager, American redstart, green jay and Altamira oriole, as well as the black-bellied whistling duck, groove-billed ani, olive sparrow, and a host of migrating waterfowl. The opening of the new state park results in part from increased funding provided by the Texas Legislature in 2007 that pays the salaries of 14 full-time and part-time employees, including tram drivers, maintenance assistants, park interpreters and a natural resource specialist. For 2008, the state's newest wing of the WBC received an $82,000 budget increase. In addition, the legislature approved $28,000 in concession funds to stock the State Park Store with merchandise. Park visitors must park at the visitor center and walk, bicycle or take the park's tram into the park. The tram ride is included in the required entrance fee and visitors can rent binoculars, bicycles and tricycles for an additional daily fee. Resaca de la Palma, 1000 New Carmen Blvd., will have bird walks on Saturday mornings, nature walks on Wednesday mornings and occasional bike tours. For more information, call (956) 350-2920. To reach the park from Brownville, visitors can take FM 1732 to New Carmen Boulevard. The entrance is on the east side of the boulevard. --- On the Net: This release in Spanish: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20090225b http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/sites/brownsville/ http://www.worldbirdingcenter.org/ -30-


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No one was injured after a home in the Pines in Twin Lakes development caught on fire Wednesday morning.
Kent Fire Chief Dave Manthey said his department received a report of a chimney fire that was spreading in the Heather Circle section of the Pines development at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Manthey said a gas fireplace in the unit at 7583 Heather Circle apparently overheated, causing a wall to catch on fire.
"We got in, opened up the wall, put the fire out and checked for spread," he said. "We were under control in about 15 or 20 minutes."
No one was injured in the blaze, but Manthey said the department had advised the residents of the dwelling to seek other housing for at least one night due to the smoke damage.
"There's a lot of smoke damage to the house, which is common," Manthey said. "Actually, it could have been a whole lot worse than it was. The guys made a real good stop on it."
He said if firefighters had arrived on scene 10-15 minutes later, there likely would have been serious damage to the dwelling.
Due to the location of the fire in the Franklin Township/Twin Lakes area, where fire hydrants can be scarce, the Kent Fire Department contacted multiple other agencies to request mutual aid, including a tanker shuttle from the Streetsboro Fire Department. The Kent Fire Department canceled some of that aid when they arrived on scene and found the development had a private water supply.
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· Red: About 5 percent of those surveyed indicated they "know what green products are but have never considered buying them."
· Yellow: Approximately 10 percent of those surveyed have considered buying green products but have never actually done so.
· Very Light Green: These consumers, only about one percent, have selected green products in the past but have not purchased any recently.
· Light Green: Seventy-six percent say that some of the products they regularly purchase are green.
· Dark Green: This 8 percent of the group selected green products for the majority of their purchases.
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The New York Pops is the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States, and the
only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. Led
by Music Director Steven Reineke, the orchestra performs an annual subscription series at
Carnegie Hall, enjoying one of its highest subscription renewal rates. The New York Pops'
annual birthday gala is celebrated each spring, raising funds for the orchestra and its
education programs. Now in its 30th season, The New York Pops celebrates the diversity of
popular music's evolving songbook. Every concert is a unique experience, with influences
ranging from Broadway melodies to film scores, jazz, rock, pop, and everything in between.
Under the leadership of Steven Reineke, the orchestra continues to re-imagine orchestral
pops music.
The New York Pops is committed to creating access for all members of the community. An
annual collaboration with Central Park SummerStage pairs the orchestra with contemporary
artists for free outdoor concerts. Thousands of children and their parents have the
opportunity to see the orchestra during interactive and educational family concerts in
partnership with Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute. The New York Pops' extensive
education programs allow thousands of New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to
participate in concert and music-making experiences. The orchestra is dedicated to lifelong
learning, and collaborates with public schools, community organizations, children's
hospitals and senior centers throughout the five boroughs of
New York City.
A recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council
on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The New York Pops is a
non-profit organization supported solely through the generosity of individual donations,
institutional grants, corporate sponsorships, and concert income.
Steven Reineke's boundless enthusiasm and exceptional artistry have made him one of the
nation's most sought-after pops conductors, composers, and arrangers. Mr. Reineke is music
director and conductor of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the newly appointed principal
pops conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and principal pops conductor of the
National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, DC.
Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and in the past
year he has conducted the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival. His extensive North American conducting engagements
include appearances with the orchestras of Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, Edmonton,
Vancouver, Ottawa, Detroit, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Tampa, Calgary, Memphis, and Oklahoma
As the creator of more than 100 orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra,
Mr. Reineke's work has been performed worldwide, and can be heard on numerous Cincinnati
Pops Orchestra recordings on the Telarc label. His symphonic works Celebration
Fanfare, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Casey at the Bat are
performed frequently in North America, including performances by the New York Philharmonic
and Los Angeles Philharmonic. His Sun Valley Festival Fanfare was used to
commemorate the Sun Valley Summer Symphony's pavilion, and his Festival Te
Deum and Swan's Island Sojourn were debuted by the Cincinnati
Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras. His numerous wind ensemble compositions are
published by the C. L. Barnhouse Company, and are performed by concert bands around the
A native of Ohio, Mr. Reineke is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, where he earned
bachelor of music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music composition. He
currently resides in New York City.
In 1994, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics,
thinking that one day he would run for mayor. Like other eager politicians-in-training, he
went to every political fundraiser under the sun, but was dismayed to find the music at
these events underwhelming, lackluster, loud, and un-neighborly. Drawing inspiration from
music from all over the world-crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop-and
hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike, he founded the "little orchestra"
Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks at
fundraisers for causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, the environment,
libraries, public broadcasting, education, and parks.
One year later, Mr. Lauderdale called China Forbes, a Harvard classmate who was living in
New York City, and asked her to join Pink Martini. Their first original song,
"Sympathique," became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for Song of the Year
at France's Victoires de la Musique Awards, and to this day remains a mantra ("Je ne veux
pas travailler" or "I don't want to work") for striking French workers. Says Lauderdale,
"We're very much an American band, but we spend a lot of time abroad and therefore have the
incredible diplomatic opportunity to represent a broader, more inclusive America-the
America which remains the most heterogeneously populated country in the world, composed of
people of every country, every language, every religion."
Featuring a dozen musicians, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert
stages and with symphony orchestras on every continent. The band made its European debut at
the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998
under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, it has gone on to play with more than 50
orchestras around the world, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl,
the Boston Pops, the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and the San
Francisco Symphony.
Pink Martini's debut album, Sympathique, was released independently in 1997 on
the band's own label, Heinz Records, and quickly became an international phenomenon,
garnering the group nominations for Song of the Year and Best New Artist at France's 2000
Victoires de la Musique Awards. Pink Martini released Hang on Little Tomato in
2004, Hey Eugene! in 2007, and Splendor in the Grass in 2009. In November
2010, the band released Joy to the World-a festive, multi-denominational holiday
album featuring songs from around the globe. All five albums have gone gold in France,
Canada, Greece, and Turkey, and have sold well over 2.5 million copies worldwide. In fall
2011, the band released 1969, an album of collaborations with legendary Japanese
singer Saori Yuki. 1969 has been certified platinum in Japan, reaching No. 2 on
the Japanese charts.
Good evening, and welcome to The New York Pops' annual holiday
celebration. We're delighted to be joined this weekend by
international sensation Pink Martini. Known as a "little
orchestra," Pink Martini joins forces with our musicians to become
a full orchestra tonight, as we present the world premiere
of a new concert, Joy to the World. Based on the band's
highly acclaimed CD of the same name, Joy to the
World will take you on a musical journey to celebrate
holiday traditions from cultures across the globe. Along the way,
we'll keep up the festive spirit with some of Pink Martini's
greatest hits.
I've had the privilege of working with Pink Martini when conducting
other orchestras around the country, and I've always been
mesmerized by their incredible virtuosity, musical knowledge, and
showmanship. Although the band has previously performed two
sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall, tonight marks their first
performance with a full symphony orchestra in New York City. It is
always a pleasure for me to work with Pink Martini's founder and
leader, Thomas Lauderdale. He is dedicated to fruitful and
innovative collaborations, and I look forward to performing with
the special guests he has invited this evening.
On behalf of all of us at The New York Pops, we wish you and yours
a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a healthy and prosperous New
Year. In the spirit of this holiday season, we invite you to think
more globally by wishing "Joy to the World!"—Steven Reineke
Thomas Lauderdale—founder and bandleader of Pink Martini—introduces the band.
Steven Reineke Introduces The New York Pops' 2012-2013 Season at Carnegie Hall.


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The death tax, also known as the estate tax, is a tax on a person's assets at death. Family-owned farms and businesses are most vulnerable to the death tax. When one generation wishes to pass family business assets down to the next generation, the death tax can threaten the continued viability of the business' operations.
The rate for this tax is currently at 40%. While the tax falls directly on the children and grandchildren of some of society's most successful members, it also builds harmful distortions and inefficiencies into our economy that hurt everyone by stifling economic growth. A death tax essentially is a double-tax. Congressman Kevin Brady who is Vice-Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee has stated: "[The death tax] is double taxation. You've worked your whole life, paid taxes, and then Uncle Sam comes in and takes it again. It's the number one reason why small businesses don't pass their business down to their kids—number one reason why our family farms are disappearing."
Proponents argue that the death tax helps to stimulate the economy and redistribute money mitigating long term income inequality; however, this kind of thinking is completely contrary to free market economics and threatens property rights. Opponents say the death tax is a fine that is immoral and hurts people across the economic ladder while adding little to nothing in revenue. In 2012, the IRS reported that the death tax only added one third of one percent to total federal revenue.
Additionally, the death tax discourages saving and incentivizes Americans to spend money instead of planning for their family's future. The law allows government to claim almost half of a person's assets after death, therefore why would someone want to save their money if they knew this was going to happen? The Joint Economic Committee has noted that the death tax takes $1.1 trillion in capital stock out of the economy.
Lastly, the federal death tax unfairly favors the rich as they are the ones who can afford to hire estate planners to find ways to get around the burdensome fine, not middle class families. The administration and bureaucracy surrounding the death tax consumes significant time, effort, and funds, all of which could be better spent allowing families to save and prepare for the future independently of the government.
Family-owned farms and businesses play an important role in the US economy, and are a manifestation of the American dream. It is simply wrong to punish Americans who work hard throughout their lives by confiscating the fruits of their labor when they die.
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O's select Clemson infielder as first position player
After snagging five straight pitchers to start their Draft, the Orioles finally changed things up in the eighth round and grabbed Clemson second baseman Steve Wilkerson.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound switch hitter has played multiple positions in the infield as a senior for the Tigers, but he projects as a second baseman at the professional level.
The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.
Wilkerson finished second on the team with a .317 batting average and led the club with a .502 slugging percentage and six home runs. He also stole eight bases in nine tries.
Wilkerson started 56 games for the 36-25 Tigers before the team was swept out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
David Wilson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I love Middle Eastern food. Just thinking about warm pita bread, creamy hummus and crispy falafel makes my mouth water. But as much as I enjoy Middle Eastern cuisine, I only eat it at restaurants—I never make it at home. Even though many of the dishes seem fairly simple, I've always been intimidated by some of the more unusual ingredients and unfamiliar techniques involved in Middle Eastern cooking.
That's why I'm excited about Faith Gorsky's new cookbook, An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. Faith learned about Middle Eastern cooking from her Syrian mother-in-law, and she passes on her passion and knowledge in this beautiful, informative book. It begins with sections detailing special cooking techniques, tools and ingredients with lots of images and straightforward, accessible descriptions. These instructional sections are followed by over 100 recipes ranging from salads and sides to entrees and desserts, and including both familiar foods like Chicken Kebabs as well as less well-known dishes such as Bell Pepper Walnut Dip. Each recipe is introduced with a note from Faith providing cultural context and cooking or serving tips. There's even a list of recommended shops for getting Middle Eastern ingredients (though many items could be found in most natural food stores). All in all, An Edible Mosaic gives you the information and inspiration you need to start exploring Middle Eastern cooking at home with confidence.
Giveaway – This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to winners Ron, Rebecca and Tammy!
Would you like to win a copy of An Edible Mosaic? To enter the contest, leave a comment on this post answering this question: What is your favorite Middle Eastern dish? To help you get started with these tasty recipes, we'll also send you a Bob's Red Mill prize package including Lentils, Garbanzo Beans, Bulgur and Basmati Rice. We'll pick 3 winners from those of you who enter by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, 11/6. Good luck!
We're happy to be able to share a recipe from An Edible Mosaic with you here. It's a flavorful vegetarian dish that can easily be made gluten free by substituting rice for the bulgur. Enjoy!
Lentil and Bulgur Pilaf with Caramelized Onion (Mujaddara Burghul)
This hearty pilaf is commonly eaten as a vegetarian meal, with little else besides a bowl of plain yogurt and maybe some sliced tomato, cucumber and/or onion to accompany it. It's eaten in many Middle Eastern countries and my husband remembers children singing a song about it in middle school while growing up in Syria. For an easy variation on this dish, use white or brown rice instead of bulgur wheat.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes, plus 10 minutes to let the bulgur sit after cooking
1 1/3 cups (275 g) dried brown lentils (or 2 cans brown lentils, rinsed and drained)
6 cups (1.5 liters) water
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 large onions, quartered and thinly sliced
1 bay leaf
2 pods cardamom, cracked open
2 cloves
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (185 g) coarse-ground bulgur wheat
1 ½ cups (300 ml) boiling water
Plain yogurt (optional, for serving)
1 Sort through the lentils to remove any small stones or pieces of dirt, then rinse with cold water in a colander. Bring the rinsed lentils and the water to a boil in a lidded medium saucepan. Cover the saucepan, turn the heat down to a simmer, and cook until the lentils are tender but not mushy, about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more water as necessary so that they're always immerse; strain.
2 While the lentils cook, heat the oil and the butter in a large skilled over moderately high heat; add the onion and sauté until completely softened but not yet browned, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer half the onion to a small bowl and set aside. Continue cooking the remaining onion until deep caramel in color, about 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding a splash of water as necessary if the onion starts to get too dark. Set aside.
3 Put half a kettle of water on to boil. Transfer the sautéed onion (no the caramelized onion) to a medium saucepan. Add the bay leave, cardamom, clove, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper and cook 1 minute. Add the bulgur and cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Add the boiling water, turn the heat up to high, and bring to a rolling boil.
4 Give the bulgur a stir, then cover the saucepan, turn the heat down to very low, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes (do not open the lid during this time). Turn the heat off and let the bulgur sit 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork and gently stir in the lentils. Taste and add additional salt, pepper and olive oil if desired.
5 Transfer to a serving dish and top with the caramelized onion. Serve with plain yogurt to spoon on top, if desired.
For more recipes from Faith Gorsky, visit her blog, AnEdibleMosaic.com.


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Suspect arrestedin robbery; 2 sought
LAFAYETTE — Two siblings, 12 and 5 years old, were home alone Friday when they were ordered to sit at the kitchen table while three gunmen rummaged through their Carmel Drive home, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday.
The break-in, which occurred at around 5:30 p.m., resulted in no injuries, sheriff's Capt. Kip Judice said.
Judice said that after the break-in, the children called their parents, who alerted the Sheriff's Office. Judice said the genders of the siblings would not be released.
Detectives pieced together evidence that led to the description of the car used in the alleged crime, which matched the description of a "suspicious vehicle" seen by a patrol deputy in the area the day before, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.
That connection led to the arrest of the car's owner, Curtis James Dean, 22, of Carencro. The news release stated that detectives located stolen items from the Carmel Drive home in Dean's home and car.
The remaining two suspects — Joseph Phillip James, 20, and his brother Jornathan are being sought, Judice said.
Both men reside in Lafayette, and anyone with information is urged to call Lafayette Crime Stoppers at (337) 232-TIPS, Judice said.
Dean is being held in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center in lieu of a $75,000 bond.
Lydia man hit, killed crossing highway
LAFAYETTE — A man from Lydia was killed Monday night as he tried to walk across La. 85 north of Dozie Guillotte Road and was hit by a car, Louisiana State Police said.
James Nguyen, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Troop I news release Monday.
Nguyen was hit by Loretta Broussard, 44, of Jeanerette, who was driving south on La. 85. Troopers said Broussard was not injured.
Nguyen was wearing dark clothing and was not crossing the highway at a crosswalk or intersection, according to the release.
Toxicology tests are pending as the investigation remains open, police said.
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STUNNING floral displays have helped communities across Oxfordshire win prestigious gardening awards despite the wettest summer in 100 years.
The Thames and Chiltern in Bloom Association has awarded Oxford a Silver Gilt in the city category and Woodstock a Gold Award in the small town category.
Though Oxford has been absent from the competition for six years, judges for the award said: "Every credit goes to the Oxford in Bloom committee, the efforts of the co-ordinator and the council for bringing together and displaying the achievements and support of many businesses and organisations, community groups and others, as well as partnership working, to make a really worthy bloom entry."
The award – which is handed to some of the highest standard entries – was given for displays at Templars Square Shopping Centre in Cowley, Millham Ford Nature Park and Elder Stubbs Community Garden, also in Cowley.
During the event there were also regional awards given out.
Bury Knowle Park won the Best Park in the local authority/trust category and Oxford Business Park North, won the Best Park – commercial category.
Michelle Legg, parks development officer at Oxford City Council , said: "The staff who keep the park clean, tidy and looking good have worked hard this year and I am pleased that their efforts have been rewarded."
Meanwhile, Woodstock won its fifth Gold Award in the regional competition in the last six years and a team of 50 volunteers now works on the displays.
Woodstock in Bloom chairman Pauline Richardson said: "It is very rewarding for the community to have won.
"Woodstock is a naturally attractive town and people have got great pride in it."
Other Oxfordshire winners included Bicester (Silver Gilt) and Witney (Silver Award) in the large town category, Henley-on-Thames (Gold Award) and Kidlington (Silver Gilt) in the town category and Watlington (Gold Award) in the large village category.
Wood Green School in Witney won the competition's Mark Mattock Schools Challenge Cup, while West Kidlington School received a commendation.


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Nitrates continue to be a concern for livestock producers as they deal with limited feed supplies over the fall and winter. Concentrations of nitrates can change as long as the plant is still growing and can respond to available moisture.
Fall cereal grains and cover crops - Wheat, rye, triticale and oats can accumulate nitrates. Test results have shown high nitrates this fall, and forages should not be grazed without testing for nitrates. This would include those that overwinter and might be grazed or hayed in the spring. Some of the brassicas such as turnips and radishes have had levels so high that their use for livestock feed will not be an option.
Crop residues - If an average or better grain yield was harvested, nitrates are less likely to be a problem in the crop residue left behind. However regrowth or volunteer growth in fields where grain production levels were substandard may contain problem levels of nitrate due to excess N fertilizer remaining in the soil. Sample the plant material you expect animals to graze, and in the case of fields with highly variable growth, collect separate samples that represent the different growth and maturity levels attained.
Baled forages with high nitrates - Sample each field or lot separately, because different fields or cuttings may have different nitrate levels present. The more samples you collect the better information you will have to make decisions. Nitrate concentrations tend to be highly variable within a field which can be reflected in individual bales. Storage will not decrease the nitrate concentration in baled forage.
The same sample that is used for a nitrate test can return information on protein and energy content. Corn hay baled earlier this summer is likely to be much higher in quality than corn residue baled after grain harvest. Applying the forage test information to a plan for feeding is an easy return on investment.
High nitrate feeds should be mixed with other feedstuffs to reduce the total nitrate concentration in the diet. Young, pregnant and stressed animals are more susceptible to nitrate toxicity. Make sure to consider nitrates from all components of the diet. This includes the water source. Introduce the high nitrate feed gradually over several days. Avoid situations where a large intake of high nitrate feed may occur in one meal. Over time, animals can adjust to higher levels in the diet. Feeding smaller amounts several times a day can be used to adapt cattle to nitrates. If grazing, gradually increase hours of access to the high nitrate feed.
A few pounds of grain (2-5 lbs) in the ration will dilute the nitrate in the total ration and provide the carbohydrates for bacteria to quickly convert the nitrogen into ammonia. Mixing of the ration should be thorough enough so that one animal does not have the opportunity to over consume the high nitrate component. Reduce the amount of the high nitrate component in the mix and begin a process of working back up if winter storms alter feeding patterns.
Silage - Test silage for nitrates before feeding. Silage can still contain toxic levels if the initial level was very high. Nitrates are reduced during ensiling however the reduction can range from 20 to 80%. Forage that was dry going into the silage pile may only have a 20% reduction.
Green forages generally provide the needed Vitamin A for cattle diets, however animal stores can be depleted in two to six months. High nitrates in feedstuffs may increase the requirement for Vitamin A. Given these considerations, providing supplemental vitamin A makes good sense and is not expensive to do. See March 2007 Beef tips for more on Vitamin A deficiency.
Horses - Horses are not nearly as susceptible to nitrate toxicity as ruminants. Some conversion of nitrate to nitrite occurs in the cecum but at a much lower rate than in ruminants. Pregnant mares can tolerate much higher levels than cattle but there is no published data on actual levels that horses can tolerate. Nitrate poisoning that does occur in horses happens more often in association with accidental fertilizer spills or water contamination.
This year has been abundant in nitrate challenges for producers. Incorporating high nitrate feeds into cattle diets can be done but it will require good management and attention to details.
Source: Sandy Johnson, livestock specialist


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Want to talk to your friends, game all night and hear the tiniest detail? You need a gaming headset! But with so many to choose from, how do you pick the right one?
Here you will find some of the leading manufacturers of video game headsets for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and for PC's. Each headset has its strengths and we've broken down each brand so you can choose the right product for you!
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Chaser features tops, outerwear, sweaters, and sweatshirts inspired by the original L.A. punk rock scene and those creative minds seeking an outlet for the swell of angst building from within. Chaser represents a generation that revolutionized music. As punk became new wave and new wave became corporate rock and corporate rock became grunge and rap and so on, Chaser evolved with the music. Rock tees became softer, softer evolved to blends, blends evolved to finer yarn counts, finer yarn counts became cashmeres and silks, and like the cycle of music Chaser changed with the times but never forgot it was born from punk rock roots. Chaser will continue to push the boundaries of yarns, washes, silhouettes, and prints, as it has always been at the forefront of what they do. What is next is what has not been done.
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Yesterday, like a lot of people nationwide, I wore purple in memory of gay teens who have committed suicide recently, many as the result of bullying.
Now, wearing purple is not a biggie for me. I have purple suede Ralph Lauren sneakers and purple Levi's that I joke came from The Joker's yard sale. I wear them often, to the chagrin of my plus-ones and co-workers. But last night, it proved to get me more notice than usual.
I attended the opening of the new Montblanc store at NorthPark clad in the sneaks and the jeans, plus a pale green shirt as well as my signature red-and-black Alain Mikli eyeglasses. I was a walking Crayola box.
"You are the most interestingly dressed man at this event," said a woman I had never met before, a Highland Park Realtor. "You must be a designer or someone deeply involved in fashion."
"No," I explained. "Just gay."
So, for all my friends who criticize my fashion sense I say this: How often have you had someone who can afford couture tell you your off-the-rack wardrobe made you look like a fashion trendsetter? … Hmmm? … Didn't think so.


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Exams are tough. Whether they're your first driver's test, an important midterm or a job-dependent physical exam, they all force you to lay it on the line. There is no hiding behind feigned indifference, or deferral to a more knowledgeable friend. It is you, the challenge laid out, and the raw truth of what knowledge or physical prowess you have amassed up to then.
To be a student and attempt an exam is normal; the risk of failure is part of the learning process, and is a generally accepted part of educational progression. But the Canadian Mountain Ski Guide (run through Thompson Rivers University for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides) exam process has a distinct difference. Candidates go into their exam identifying as ski guides already. The risk of failure is compounded by that negative result outing you as an unworthy guide, which is as crushing an assertion as anything to people who have worked so hard to get where they are already, and by all accounts are very capable of safely guiding clients through the mountains. This "what if" outcome is always close by, reminding us, the candidates, to train harder and prepare more thoroughly for the upcoming exam. Maps are pored over, techniques refined and ski miles are pounded in. We visit the exam area, scouting potential routes daily, hypothesizing over different examiner approaches to a particular situation. The evenings are spent discussing more potential exam options, every candidate with their own opinion of how things will unfold. Everyone is fueled along by their own "what if" scenario, adding to the general group stress and anxiety. The weeks before the exam generally unfold like this: The focus is singular, creating a mad sort of efficiency, all of the candidates striving towards one goal, the successful completion of the exam.
In many ways we are no different from law students preparing for the bar, or firefighters with their physical tests. All of this preparation has come down to one week in the mountains with my fellow candidates and examiners. We are now up to the challenge, skills honed from weeks of training and years in the mountains. The pressure lies in putting together seamless days back to back. One great lead is not enough. The next day we need to put together another great lead, and the following day, and the day after that. The singular focus remains from training and all other worldly worries melt away. All that matters is the day in front of us. The stress of all our prior assumptions disappears as well, as now this exam is a reality, and we are actually out there, skiing in some wild places. The proper reasons for embarking on this crazy process come flooding back, as I top out on another Rocky Mountain peak, a vast expanse of mountainous terrain expanding before me. "What exam?" I think, as we lay turns between massive rock walls, sinuous pathways of powder cascading far down below into the valley.
The longest week of my life somehow quickly comes to a close. We are now left to reflect on the week, wondering what we would have done differently, if anything at all. Feeling thankful for a pretty much perfect week of weather and conditions with a great group of candidates, I now allow my body to start recovering from an intense winter season of guiding and training and begin a new stressful period: waiting for the official results of the exam to be mailed out in a couple of weeks.


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CONSUMER champions from BBC's Rip Off Britain will offer shoppers free advice when they bring their pop-up shop to Merry Hill.
The show's presenters, Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville and a team of experts from Dudley Council's trading standards will be filming at the Brierley Hill shopping centre from 10am on Saturday June 21 and 11am on Sunday June 22.
They hope to help people who believe they have been cheated out of their hard earned cash and provide invaluable information to allow shoppers to make informed consumer choices.
Angela Rippon said: "No one likes being taken for a ride. This is your chance to get practical advice and help face-to-face with our experts. Come and join us. We could just be the solution to your problems."
Visitors hoping for advice on a specific problem are strongly advised to bring along relevant paperwork or the experts may not be able to help.
Councillor Pete Lowe, deputy leader of Dudley Council, added: "Our trading standards officers do an excellent job every day protecting the interests of our residents. It is a great opportunity for the team to take part in a popular TV show and discuss residents' concerns at Merry Hill.
"I would remind residents that they can always approach trading standards with concerns they may have regarding being mis-sold products or services."
The pop-up shop will be located on the upper mall, opposite Boots.


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I don't mean to disrespect in anyway, I know that Lord Buddha gave us these precepts for the good and well-fare of all beings. I was just wandering if someone could give me a quote on why Lord Buddha gave us this precept on not to use high or comfy beds?
Thanks in advance for you kind replies


text: Recycled wind turbine tower now lighthouse at Summersville Lake By Rick Steelhammer November 24, 2012 Story Share Courtesy photo A three-year dream is now a reality for Steve and Donna Keblesh, as their Summersville Lake Lighthouse stands sentinel on a stretch of high ground on their Mount Nebo area campground. Courtesy photo Two cranes were used to raise the former wind turbine tower section onto its foundation near Summersville Lake. Courtesy photo A crane hoists a compartment holding the lighthouse's beacon into place at the top of 102-foot-tall structure. Courtesy photo A three-foot-wide balcony on the lighthouse's observation platform will give visitors 360-degree views of Summersville Lake and the Gauley River National Recreation Area. MOUNT NEBO, W.Va. -- What began as a dream more than three years ago is now towering 104 feet above a slope overlooking a corner of Summersville Lake, drawing camera-wielding visitors off nearby U.S. 19 like a ... well, like a lighthouse along a scenic coastal highway."Every time I take the 122 steps to the top, I feel like Huck Finn -- it's a heckuva tree house," said Steve Keblesh, who with his wife, Donna, oversaw the development of the recently erected Summersville Lake Lighthouse at their Summersville Lake Retreat near Mount Nebo.The Kebleshes initially envisioned building an eye-catching forest fire tower on a high point on their property before settling on a more nautical theme."We thought a fire tower would fit in nicely with our camping theme, and we even looked at buying one of the surplus fire towers the state of Virginia was auctioning off a few years ago, until our insurance people told us it wasn't a great idea," Steve Keblesh said. "But about the same time that plan was falling through, another one fell into place -- or at least rolled down the mountain."During the summer of 2009, a number of construction workers helping build the Beech Ridge wind farm project in neighboring Greenbrier County were using Summersville Lake Retreat as their base camp. One night, Keblesh was talking with Rick Butler, a Canadian working on the Beech Ridge job, and jokingly suggested that if Butler could divert one of the wind turbine tower sections in his direction, he would keep it and disguise it as a lighthouse.Butler turned to the campground operator "with a classic deadpan expression," Keblesh recalled, and said "Funny that you say that, mate. We just lost one over the hill."One of the newly delivered tower sections, it turned out, had broken loose from its crib blocks and rolled downhill following a heavy rain. It downed several trees and picked up a few dings, making it unsuitable for wind power production, before coming to rest 75 feet down the embankment.The Kebleshes were able to buy the 72,000-pound tower section and have it hauled back to their campground, using a 100-mile detour to avoid crossing the New River Gorge Bridge, which had traffic limited to one lane each way to accommodate a resurfacing project.Truck driver Roger Hilsher had to back his rig one-fourth of a mile along Summersville Lake Retreat's main access road to reach the tower's final destination. Bill Toney, the owner of Lewisburg-based Engineering and Testing 2000, and Nycoma Scott, one of his engineers, who had been overseeing the installation of the Beech Ridge towers, became intrigued with the Kebleshes' plans to recycle the turbine tower into a lighthouse. The two engineers provided information on such topics as wind shear loads and cathodic protection and oversaw the design and construction needed to convert the tower into a lighthouse.The Kebleshes developed partnerships with faculty and students from Fayette Institute of Technology and the Nicholas County Career & Technical Center. Roy Neal, welding instructor at the Fayette County school, converted a set of octagonal gazebo plans into a reinforced lamp room with a surrounding balcony that would be attached to the top of the tower. Neal's colleague, drafting instructor Gary Chapman, and Chapman's students converted field sketches into computer-aided design plans, which Neal's students followed in fabricating the lamp room and its support structure.Meanwhile, Nicholas County Career & Technical Center welding instructor Joe Hypes and his students began fabricating a solid steel spiral staircase that would eventually extend the equivalent of 10 stories inside the tower to provide access to the lamp room. Plans for the staircase and its four landings were developed in a nearby classroom by instructor Dan Cutlip and his pre-engineering students. "We had our share of naysayers at the start," said Keblesh. "But as things progressed, people realized that we were quite serious -- that we were building the real deal, not just a roadside tourist trap like you'd see at golf courses and such." The Kebleshes launched a search to locate a light source using the beacon effect of a Fresnel lens to make the illumination source of their lighthouse authentic. After searching through a number of online auction sites, they found that "even the smallest fifth-and sixth-order lenses were beyond our budget." Since they had to register the lighthouse site with the Federal Aviation Administration, due to its proximity to the Summersville Airport, they contacted airport operators Mary and Jerry Rader, who became interested in the project. In addition to helping get the lighthouse registered as an aeronautical navigation aid, the Raders mentioned that they had an unused airport beacon light that could possibly be used as the beacon for the lighthouse."I heard what they said, but I let it go for months, thinking the odds were too small that their light would be usable," Keblesh said. "I kept searching eBay and looking for leads elsewhere, until I finally decided to take a look at their beacon."Finally, on New Year's Day, the Kebleshes took advantage of some free time to look through the Raders' collection of assorted aviation gear in a hangar. There, they came across a 1942-vintage Westinghouse rotational beacon complete with a Fresnel lens."There it was, right across the lake from us, for all that time," Keblesh said. Electrician Ed Wood converted the beacon's energy-gulping 1,000-watt halide incandescent bulb system into a 400-watt multi-vapor system, capable of producing a beam of light that can be seen 30 miles away.Foundation experts Roger and Doug Gerwig helped design and build an octagonal concrete foundation for the lighthouse, which includes a circular array of 20 threaded steel pins, to which the tower would be attached.On Oct. 17, a pair of giant cranes from ALL Crane and Equipment Rental "picked the whole thing up and set it in place over the foundation pins," Keblesh said. After a few whacks with a ball peen hammer, "it dropped in place like a giant Lego brick." The stairway to the light room atop the tower is complete, although some handrails still need to be installed."It's 122 steps to the top, with four landings for rest breaks," Keblesh said. In the observation room atop the tower, a three-foot-wide gallery deck extends 360 degrees around the tower, providing sweeping views of Summersville Lake and the Gauley River National Recreation Area.A smaller lamp room, accessible only to Keblesh and his staff through a trap door, is perched atop the observation room. An 18-inch-wide "widow's walk" platform encircles the upper deck to accommodate the routine cleaning of the beacon windows.Among tasks remaining to be completed is the installation of safety wiring by the Western Reserve Lightning Rod Co., and backfilling and landscaping adjacent to the foundation. A picnic pavilion will be built early next year and a visitor center is being planned.The Summersville Lake structure is already listed, along with 750 other U.S. lighthouses, in the current Fyddeye Guide to American Lighthouses, which takes note of its Fresnel lens illumination system and public access to its inner stairway. The grand opening ceremony for the lighthouse will take place on June 20, 2013, the 150th anniversary of West Virginia Statehood."We've got a huge birthday candle for the state," Keblesh said.Reach Rick Steelhammer at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5169. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Judge gives water crisis settlement preliminary approval 3 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 4 Body found in Kanawha River, near South Charleston 5 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property W.Va. turtle die-off linked to ranavirus disease Previous Story Hamas No. 2 rejects Gaza arms halt Next Story


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About the Book
The ITH365 2013 Whitetail Journal is designed to allow the hunter to track detailed notes of his/her hunting experiences. Includes pre-set notes to list wind direction, location, temperature—as well as note additional details of each hunt.
The journal is designed to serve as a "memoir" to share your experiences with friends and family, but also provides a "tool" for the serious hunter to track "patterns" throughout the season for given locations and/or conditions. The journal includes monthly & weekly calendars from September 2013 through January 2014—allowing the hunter to track detailed info over the entire deer season!
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I remember when most speakers had metal grill covers. I've never dented my own speaker cones but here's a CNET video showing a few tips on how to fix a dent. I would have used Scotch tape but I'm guessing it doesn't work?
"Did someone poke in the center of your speaker? CNET's Donald Bell shows you how to take the dents out of a damaged speaker dust cap." – CNETTV
For more info: wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeaker


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Technically It's Gung Fou
It's very strange, being an old person. You have to constantly remind yourself that a lot of the rules that seemed incredibly useful at one point are dumb, or were always so, or were phantom exertions from someone else's hierarchy. Also, if you want to take Karate for some reason, or no reason, and if you can find a half an hour somewhere, you can probably do it.
Some things you want as a young person lose their relevance; some of them you could get, now, but can't see the point. When I was in my larval form, before my ninth molt, I thought it would be fucking awesome to have Devastator and Omega Supreme have a big fight on the floor of my room. I could do that now, and please what remains of that young man in my current iteration, but I know that they're just plastic now and the living part of them is gone.
At some point I decided to become a verb. I wanted to develop a suite of custom flagella devoted to altering my environment; I got hooked on it. Beneath it all, the desire for supreme kicking knowledge has managed to retain its ancient heat. It was like finding something under a mess which has been a mess for so long that it's simply what the room looks like now; it had become geography, which gave the rediscovery an archaeological cast.
Watching my son bow into the dojo and cinching his white belt feels more real to me than all the other real things I am supposedly experiencing. It's heavy in my hand, I could break a window with it. I have very few memories like this.
(CW)TB out.


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Brewers' bats come up big against Zito
MILWAUKEE -- A previously punchless Brewers offense scored big against a previously perfect Giants pitcher, and it turned out the Crew needed nearly every run.
Tuesday's 10-8 win over the Giants at Miller Park was settled in Milwaukee's eight-run third inning. It was an unlikely rally considering the Brewers had not scored more than seven runs in any game this season, they'd entered the night three innings removed from the longest offensive drought -- 32 innings -- in franchise history and they were facing left-hander Barry Zito, who was coming off a pair of scoreless seven-inning starts.
Three hours and 36 minutes later, after a game-tying hit from Rickie Weeks, a go-ahead hit from Jonathan Lucroy and a game-breaking grand slam from Yuniesky Betancourt in the decisive third, the Brewers had a win. On the heels of Sunday's come-from-behind stunner in St. Louis, they also had a two-game winning streak for the first time this season, after 12 games.
"Is that what it was?" manager Ron Roenicke asked. "We have another streak going?"
The Brewers lost five in a row after winning on Opening Day.
Tuesday's victory did not come easy. Starter Wily Peralta was staked to a six-run lead after three innings but could not get through the fifth. His replacement, starter-turned-long reliever Mike Fiers, lasted four outs. The Brewers wound up using five of their seven relievers, including eventual winner Brandon Kintzler (2-0) and closer Jim Henderson (second save).
In the early innings, the Brewers appeared set for a much easier night. Center fielder Carlos Gomez provided Zito's first blemish when he yanked a first-pitch curveball off the foul pole in left field for a one-run lead in the second inning. The Giants answered with three runs in the third -- one of them unearned because of a throwing error by third baseman Alex Gonzalez -- before the Brewers sent 12 men to the plate against Zito in the bottom of the inning and came away with eight runs.
"Baseball is kind of a strange game," Zito said. "I actually felt better today than I have the last couple of games. They hit my pitches tonight, so I have to tip my hat. I think they got five hits in a row, and every one of them I'd throw again."
The slumping Weeks, who was 1-for-27 with 14 strikeouts since dropping into the cleanup hole, delivered a game-tying two-run double that bounced just fair along the left-field line. As it flew, Weeks was not sure if the baseball would stay fair.
"I think we needed that at that moment," Weeks said.
Lucroy followed with a two-run single for the lead, and Betancourt followed three batters later with a grand slam into the Brewers' bullpen. It was his first slam since Aug. 21, 2010, a year before his first stint in Milwaukee.
"Another big inning," Roenicke said. "That seems to be us. We seem to be big innings and not consistent through a game. But I'll certainly take that."
Peralta actually started that big rally with a single, his third hit in his fifth at-bat of the year. He donned a jacket and ran the bases, then returned to the mound and was not the same.
After allowing a two-out home run to Brandon Crawford in the fourth inning, Peralta faced four batters in the fifth and retired none of them. He was out after allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits and three walks in four-plus innings.
"He lost velocity in the fourth inning, lost velocity in the fifth inning. I don't know if that's because he's 'aiming' the ball," Roenicke said, "but the ball didn't come out the same."
Lucroy suggested that Peralta may have fatigued running the bases, but Peralta insisted that was not the case. Through three starts, he has a 6.19 ERA and a 10-to-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
"When you have that kind of score and you've got a chance to get a win and you don't get it, that's frustrating," Peralta said. "But that's going to happen. You forget about it and get ready for the next one."
Said Roenicke: "We'll get Wily right. Wily will get locked in somewhere, and he'll be OK."
The Brewers also need to figure out what's ailing left fielder Ryan Braun. He set a career high on Tuesday with four strikeouts, and he has struck out at least three times in three of the last four games.
Asked whether Braun was still feeling the effects of a stiff neck, which cost him three games during the opening homestand, or is simply not seeing the ball, Roenicke said, "He's not seeing the ball well, for whatever reason. Sometimes you're trying to catch up with a fastball and you get jumpy, and you don't see the spin on a breaking ball. It's very unusual for Braun to not pick up the spin on a breaking ball."
The Brewers' bats went silent after the third inning, allowing the Giants to get as close as 9-7 before Norichika Aoki hit his second home run of the season in the eighth inning to give Henderson some breathing room. And he needed it; after allowing one run, Henderson threw a 96-mph fastball down the middle to pinch-hitter Andres Torres, who hit a long flyout to the warning track in right field.
It was similar to the Gregor Blanco drive off John Axford in the seventh inning. A few more feet on either, and the score would have been tied.
"They hit them hard, but obviously, it worked out for us," Lucroy said. "Those are all outs. They all count."
And at 4-8, the Brewers can say the same about their victories.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lawrence V. Fowler Award Nominations Sought
Sept. 2, 2008
News Highlights
- Award is for a member of a county board, authority or commission.
- Nomination deadline is Oct. 1.
- Applications can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
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Nominations for the third annual Lawrence V. Fowler Award for distinguished service by a member of a county board, authority or commission (BAC) are being solicited from Fairfax County residents. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 1.
To be considered for the award, individuals must have served on a BAC for at least 10 years demonstrating exceptional service contributions to the overall quality of life in the community. The 10-year minimum can be a combination of consecutive service on more than one BAC.
Entry applications may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors at 703-324-3151, TTY 711, by e-mail or online.
Anyone may submit nominations. An internal selection committee will review the nominations and determine the award recipient. The award will be presented on Dec. 8 at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting.
The award is named for Lawrence V. Fowler, a volunteer who served for 41 years on the Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) and its predecessor. He was instrumental in many of the commission's initiatives, including drafting ordinances, position papers and reports for the protection of consumers and developing the CPC Web page. In 1990, he received the Distinguished Public Service Leadership Award for Dedicated Service to the Citizens of Fairfax County. Last year's award went to Peter J. Murphy Jr., longtime chairman of the Fairfax County Planning Commission.
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April Showers Cause Muddy Pet Paws
We all know the age old slogan, April Showers Bring May Flowers, however, April Showers also cause pet's paws to be muddy.
When pets paws get muddy there are several solutions to help keep your floors and carpets from inheriting the mess also. One easy solution is to keep a towel or washable puppy pad by the door. Use this as a doggie door mat, or just wipe your pet paws before they come inside. Many pet owners find other uses for their washable puppy pads in addition to training. Some pet owners have even trained their pets to wipe their paws before entering.
In addition to keeping your pet's laws clean and dry, it's important to keep the rest of your pet clean from mud splatters and spring skunk encounters. If your pet simply has rolled in the mud a bit too much, check out our selection of dog shampoo and conditioner. This dog shampoo is specially made for dogs and is safe to use on their skin and will help keep their coat looking healthy. You can give your pet a bath in the tub or outside with the hose. Then dry him off with that washable puppy pad, just one more use for the pads.
If your pet encounters a skunk, you'll need to give he or she a tomato juice bath. Most pet owners know this and keep a few bottles on hand in case of this emergency. After the tomato juice bath, you may want to give your dog a bath using regular dog shampoo to eliminate the tomato smell, and help condition their dried out skin.
With these tips, hopefully those April Showers will only bring May Flowers, and not muddy pets!
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Personal Electronic Health Records in Improving Screening Rates for Colorectal Cancer
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified June 2011 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Harvard University
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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First received: December 13, 2009
Last updated: December 17, 2013
Last verified: June 2011
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RATIONALE: Use of a web-based risk assessment tool may help improve screening rates for colorectal cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying personal electronic health records to see how well they work in improving screening rates for colorectal cancer.
|Colorectal Cancer
|Other: educational intervention Other: internet-based intervention Procedure: evaluation of cancer risk factors Procedure: fecal occult blood test Procedure: screening colonoscopy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Primary Purpose: Screening
|Official Title:
|Use of a Personal Health Record to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening
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MedlinePlus related topics: Colorectal CancerU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Receipt of colorectal cancer screening exam (fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy) within 4 months following delivery of an electronic message within the personal health record
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of participants who access the web-based risk-assessment tool
- Distribution of risk-status among participants who complete the web-based risk-assessment tool
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2005
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- To assess whether screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) can be substantially increased among adults in primary care through the use of a personal electronic health record that provides a link to a validated web-based tool to estimate an individual's risk of CRC and electronic scheduling of CRC screening exams.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Participants are stratified according to participating Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA) center. Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
- Intervention arm: Participants receive an electronic message within their MyHealth account on behalf of their primary care physician providing a link to a web-based tool to allow them to assess their personal risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). The tool provides an estimate of an individual's personal risk of developing different types of cancer over the next 10 years relative to others of the same age and sex. The tool also recommends steps that individuals can take to reduce their risk. The tool includes questions about family history; prior screening tests; dietary habits (red meat, fruits, and vegetables); weight and height; and use of folate, aspirin, estrogen therapy, alcohol, and tobacco. In addition, the electronic message provides information regarding options for CRC screening, emphasizing colonoscopy every 10 years per the current HVMA guidelines, followed by the secondary recommendation of annual fecal occult blood testing. Detailed information is provided in the form of a link to online educational materials. Participants may request either colonoscopy or fecal occult blood testing by responding to the electronic message and indicating their preference. Participants who request colonoscopy are contacted by the gastroenterology department to proceed with CRC screening; participants who request fecal occult blood testing will receive a stool card test kit in the mail from their primary care physician.
- Control arm: Participants receive no intervention.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Overdue for colorectal cancer screening (identified using automated extracts from the electronic medical record), as defined by the following criteria:
- No fecal occult blood test within the past 12 months
- No flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years
- No colonoscopy within the past 10 years
- Receiving primary care at a Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA) center
- Registered to use the HVMA patient portal (MyHealth) AND has an active MyHealth account
- Not specified
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01032746
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01032746
|United States, Massachusetts
|Harvard Medical School
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
|Contact: John Ayanian, MD, MPP 617-432-3455
|Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates - Kenmore
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|Contact: Thomas D. Sequist, MD, MPH 617-432-3447 firstname.lastname@example.com
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Harvard University
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|Study Chair:
|John Ayanian, MD, MPP
|Harvard Medical School
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|John Ayanian, Harvard Medical School
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01032746 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|December 13, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 17, 2013
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
colon cancer
rectal cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
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Solomon Poole, a top-40 prospect in the Class of '13, is considering graduating early and joining the Georgia Tech team at Christmas, according to CBS Sports.
A 6-1 point guard from Jacksonville, Fla., Poole committed to the Yellow Jackets in June. His brother, Stacey Poole Jr., started his career at Kentucky but later transferred to Georgia Tech and becomes eligible this fall. Solomon, according to CBS' source, is "50-50" on whether to take the extra classes needed to graduate early.
Sporting News picked the Yellow Jackets, coming off an 11-20 season in coach Brian Gregory's first year, to finish 11th in the ACC in preseason. Still, the program appears to be on the uptick.
Gregory landed a top-20 recruiting class this spring, including top-100 prospects Robert Carter and Marcus Hunt. Stacey Poole, a McDonald's All-American who failed to see much playing time at Kentucky, has 2 1/2 years of eligibility left.
"First of all, I picked Georgia Tech because I think the ACC is the best conference for basketball," Solomon Poole told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the summer. "Also, my brother is there. The program has a tradition of point guards going into the league, guys like Stephon Marbury and Mark Price.
"(Gregory) was real with me. He only told me what I needed to hear. He didn't give me a bunch of hype and tell me that I was great just to get me to go to the program. I get allong with all the coaches well there at Georgia Tech. And it's a solid education school, one of the best in the country."
There is precedent for Solomon graduating high school early and starting college at the Christmas break.
Power forward Jarnell Stokes did that last year at Tennessee. His case was slightly different because he was blocked from high school basketball after transferring school. So he would've sat for year before college if not for graduating early. Stokes made an immediate impact, averaging 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds after joining the Vols in mid-January.


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The last two guys have checked in & now, everyone is up to date on the draft.
We'll still be starting the draft late this Friday evening, the 21st.
We'll be using a 24 draft clock to start with.
If I need to alter the draft clock, I'll send out an e-mail as well as post a message on here, 24 hours in advance of the change.
please check this board daily, for updates
One more reminder......... Ten members of our league are also in Displaced Knicks, Keeper League. The KL draft will be starting early but I think the main focus of that draft will be Saturday morning. Look for a lot of activity on our draft board that morning as well. I know some of you will be away for part, or all, of that day. If you're able to, please fill your contingency list before stepping out.
Finally.......... if you're new to the site this season I have player stats that I can make available to you. I've done this in the past for the incoming owners in an effort to level the playing field a little. I have these in an excel file & would be happy to e-mail them to you.


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Topic: Sorry it's been so long
Hi all,
Thank you all for the emails, I am so sorry it has taken me so long to post.
Its been a journey and a half since the last time I wrote.
Dad is not doing so good right now and it is taking a toll on everyone.
Its very difficult to see someone suffer so much, or see someone who was once so strong and full of life weaken and appear to except defeat! ((WE LOVE YOU DAD IF YOU READ THIS STAY STRONG, YOU KNOW WE ALL LOVE YOU))
It is also hard to watch those around him suffer due to watching him suffer
(I LOVE YOU MOM, VENT TO ME ANY TIME) I KNOW you will read this!!!
Here is an update...
Last time I posted we had just left the ONC who told us they were cancelling Chemo because he could not see the tumour and that he obviously couldn't treat something he couldn't see. He sent us to another surgeon for a second (technically 5th) opinion!
This sugeon was very upset at the fact that the last hospital felt that my dad was unresectable and that he would certainly die within a year.
Thats the good news ...HOWEVER
We also found out that the first hospital didn't tell us that my dads bile ducts were blocked for such a long period of time (YOU KNOW WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE HIS STUPID GP THAT THERE REALLY WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THAT IT WAS NOT JUST REFLUX, STRESS OR GALL STONES) anyways the blockage caused 3/4 of his liver to die!
The new surgeon and team, feel my Dad is a candidate for resection. Well at least so far. He will be reassessed next month.
He has had a drain put in and has been suffering because of it.
His spirits are down his hope seems to be slipping.
We are starting him back on the Pau D'arco tonight as he was off of it before and during this procedure. We are hoping to see an improvement and hopefully it will help alleviate some of the pain he has been experiences.
Then we are hoping to help him put on weight, he has lost so much weight and has no appitite.
I hope to read some positive posts tonight.
I hope to hear of some success stories
and I hope and prey we all get throught this horrible horrible disease!
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Basic athletic coordination issue: My upper body and lower body don't coordinate. It was a big problem for me in baseball growing up. The timing of when I stepped into a pitch and opened my hips was always waaayyy in front of my hands, so all the power from my lower body was wasted and I just hit little cans of corn with my arms. I was way too big and slow to be hitting singles, ended up catching because it was the only place a big slow singles hitter could play, but washed out of catching due to a weak arm that had more to do again with not being able to get my lower body into the throw and relying all on my arm. I spent more hours than any of you can imagine trying to fix that as a kid because I desperately wanted to play baseball more than anything. I never did and had to play football because it takes very little coordination to ram into somebody in front of you.JR wrote:I'd like to see a video of you throwing to see if we could find some way for you to throw farther.
From my experience working with people on my disc golf throw, it again is an issue of being all arm/no ass. I'm not very optimistic that I'm ever going to get that particular bit of coordination worked out.


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LAKEPORT -- The Kelseyville man accused of beating his estranged wife and shooting another man in 2011 will be heading to Napa State Hospital for mental-health treatment.
A judge ruled last month that Andrew James Serrano was mentally incompetent and unfit to stand trial for attempted murder and other charges stemming from an alleged pattern of harassment that culminated in the shooting.
Serrano, 40, has been in custody at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility since September 2011, when authorities allege he assaulted Lesa Serrano and shot William Turner as the two tried to remove items from the former family home in Kelseyville.
Serrano had denied wrongdoing, but defense counsel Mitchell Hauptman declared doubt about Serrano's competency last fall, leading to a pair of psychiatric evaluations and the judge's finding of incompetence.
The parties returned to the Lake County Courthouse for a status update Tuesday, and assigned Judge Arthur H. Mann ordered Serrano to be transported to Napa State Hospital for treatment.
Serrano's criminal case is suspended until his mental competency is restored. The attorneys are set to appear in court April 30 to make sure Serrano has been taken to Napa.
Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or email@example.com. Follow his court coverage on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh or #Lakecourt.


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Topic: Bristol (UK) Cancer Care Centre
Last week we spent 5 days at the BCCC. WE found it wonderful. The centre is dedicated to holistic approach to dealing with cancer, believing that the body is influenced both positively and negatively by the mind and emotions. They stress the importance of calm, peace and acceptance to start a healing journey. During their 20 years they have seen some remarkable recoveries as individuals change their lifestyle.
We spent five days in a group of 12 (8 cancer sufferers and 4 supporters) Much time was given to relaxation, meditation and visualisation. We had healing, massge, shiatsu, psychotherapy, art therapy and music therapy. Everyday we had group discussions looking at feelings and issues around cancer, for both those with the disease and family members who are also affected. The food is totally vegan, no milk meat eggs or cheese.
This approach fits my husband's life view. He believes that the stress of his life in the 5 years before he succumbed to cc, caused his cancer. He believes that only be changing his lifestyle and attitudes will be be able to fight this disease. he had 2 very stressful experiences in hospital which he thinks set him back and delayed his healing. Now he relaxes and meditates every day and we are enrolling in a local cancer centre for shiatsu and healing.
I get rather scared at his reluctance to consider orthodox treatments, but one thing I learned as a supporter at Bristol was that I cannot cure this disease; not by prodigious research on the internet, adding even more supplements to his diet, encouraging him to sleep/relax/visualise/exercise. He must be in control of his own healing and my role is to support him in the decisions he makes.


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Blue Jays recall Mills
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have selected the contract of LHP BRAD MILLS from Buffalo of the International League (AAA) and optioned 2B RYAN GOINS to the Bisons.
MILLS, 29, has posted a 1-1 record with a 7.85 ERA in four games (three starts) with Oakland and Toronto this season. At the AAA level this season, the left-hander has recorded a 5-2 mark with a 1.56 ERA in 17 games (15 starts) for Nashville and Buffalo.
GOINS, 26, is batting .200 for the Blue Jays with one home run and 11 RBI in 42 contests. He returns to the Bisons where he has batted .285 with 16 extra base hits in 79 games.


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Darvish not expected to miss time with blister
ARLINGTON -- The blister that prompted Rangers manager Ron Washington to lift starter Yu Darvish after just five innings on Sunday didn't affect him early in the game and is not expected to be a long-term problem.
"We'll take care of it," Washington said before Monday night's series opener with Tampa Bay. "It came apart in the fifth. "He always wants to continue, but he doesn't have anything to prove to us, so we shut him down. He could have taken the ball and gone out there and probably got through the [sixth] inning, but maybe there would have been more damage."
Darvish is not expected to miss his next turn, which will come up again on Friday in Seattle.
Darvish certainly won't want to miss any April starts. He is undefeated in his Major League career in April with a 6-0 record and 2.12 ERA, the most wins of any major league pitcher in this month over the last two seasons. He's also tops in April strikeouts for the last two years with 53.
Jim Reeves is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Lulalu breaks boring and expected with 360° Click Clip that sticks to stainless steel, mirrors, glass, tile, laminates, finished wood and more. Click it open and place your photos, notes, and more on any side of the clip. Each clip is 2" in diameter and can hold up to 10 sheets of paper.
Lulalu loves smooth non-porous sealed surfaces, from metal to glass to laminates. Surfaces should be clean and dust free. Always have a first date when introducing Lulalu to new surfaces (painted walls are not compatible with Lulalu, sorry). Non-toxic and odorless, Lulalu does not mark surfaces.
Move it and use it, Lulalu loves to stick to surfaces over and over again. But even Lulalu gets tired so re-charge using water or vinegar based cleaner to wipe away dirt and grim from the grip surface. Wipe dry after cleaning and Lulalu is ready to stick again!
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J.C. Penney's Blip
How important is IZOD to J.C. Penney (JCP)? From the looks of today's action -- when I simply reiterated this morning what PVH (PVH) CEO Manny Chirico said last night, that its IZOD brand is selling well at J.C. Penney -- it seems very important.
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