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PHOENIX -- Carlos Gomez did not need a calculator Monday to figure his spring on-base percentage.
Gomez walked in an intrasquad game Friday, walked twice in Saturday's Cactus League opener against the A's and walked again Monday before pulling a pair of hanging breaking balls for singles against the Padres. He's reached safely every time up.
"This year I didn't play winter ball, but I've been tracking [pitches]," said Gomez, who hired a former Minor Leaguer to throw him 50 pitches a day in the Dominican Republic.
He did not start swinging at any of those pitches until late in the winter, when Gomez was ramping up workouts ahead of Spring Training.
"He didn't tell me what was coming. It was just track, track, track," Gomez said. "I know that's going to help me a lot if you control the strike zone and swing at more strikes."
When it was suggested that Dominican GM Moises Alou might notice Gomez's statistics and try to talk him out of skipping the World Baseball Classic, Gomez shook his head. The answer is still no. He wants to focus instead on his final season with the Brewers before free agency.
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BREAKING: Shooting reported on Purdue campus, officials ask students to seek shelter via tweet http://t.co/McJA1PSR3s pic.twitter.com/LvMnYfu2Q9— FOX59 News (@FOX59) January 21, 2014
Glad nothing like this happened when I was there.
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BREAKING: Shooting reported on Purdue campus, officials ask students to seek shelter via tweet http://t.co/McJA1PSR3s pic.twitter.com/LvMnYfu2Q9— FOX59 News (@FOX59) January 21, 2014
Glad nothing like this happened when I was there.
Pretty depressing, and kind of scary. Especially since I can picture exactly where everything happened, and was just there ~ 8 months ago.
I have a fairly good idea of where most things still are but I think Purdue has changed a bit since I last set foot there.
Shooter's a piece of **** named Cody Cousins. Victim's a senior named Andrew Boldt.
I was shocked to find out the shooter was born in my hometown and then moved to Ohio. So sad the victim was supposed to graduate this Spring
Had some mutual friends with the victim. Guy was supposedly super nice and often went the extra mile for his students. Heard a story of hin staying up super late to help a student on a project.
Really sad he went like this.
Carmel HS Class of 2011
Yes, kind of a weird situation. Seems personal, but I am curious what the actual motive was.
Definitely depressing to think about him being set to graduate in a few months. I was in the same situation a year ago.
I'll be real interested to hear the motive in this case. When I first heard the story, I thought maybe it was a bully situation from the victim, but by all accounts of his personality that seems to not be the case. Why would someone throw their life away over a minor quibble? These things very rarely make any sense. Sigh
My first thought was probably grades when I found out the guy was a TA. Pressure over grades and college can make people insane.
So sad to hear about how close the victim was to graduation and ready to start a new chapter in his life to have it cut short.
I think they were both TAs. Maybe not the same class, but you think there would be some understanding there if grades were a factor.
It's now coming out that the victim was stabbed as well as shot. Even more personal. Another level of brutality in this crime. All over school? Jealousy? Hard for me to fathom.
They were both TAs under Dave Meyer
I read that the shooter is facing 65 years. My question is how anybody can kill another person on purpose and premeditated and get anything less than a life sentence.
Do we have any lawyers here who can better explain this? It seems like a case that should be given a capital murder charge, which would carry the possibility of the death penalty. Premeditated, total disregard for human life, etc.
The rumor is this was about a girl. So sad. So unnecessary.
Because he is white?
But more seriously (though I wasn't entirely joking), the prosecutor can still go for the death penalty down the line. They might not, because that gets expensive. The Google says they have to allege and prove that one of the following occurred. The only one of these that looks to apply is 3, maybe. Not sure. (edit: I should add they also need to show one of these if they want the life sentence instead of the 45-65).
(1) The defendant committed the murder by intentionally killing the victim while committing or attempting to commit any of the following:
(A) Arson (IC 35-43-1-1).
(B) Burglary (IC 35-43-2-1).
(C) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(D) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2).
(E) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).
(F) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(G) Robbery (IC 35-42-5-1).
(H) Carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2).
(I) Criminal Gang Activity (IC 35-45-9-3).
(J) Dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1).
(2) The defendant committed the murder by the unlawful detonation of an explosive with intent to injure person or damage property.
(3) The defendant committed the murder by lying in wait.
(4) The defendant who committed the murder was hired to kill.
(5) The defendant committed the murder by hiring another person to kill.
(6) The victim of the murder was a corrections employee, probation officer, parole officer, community corrections worker, home detention officer, fireman, judge, or law enforcement officer, and either:
(A) the victim was acting in the course of duty; or
(B) the murder was motivated by an act the victim performed while acting in the course of duty.
(7) The defendant has been convicted of another murder.
(8) The defendant has committed another murder, at any time, regardless of whether the defendant has been convicted of that other murder.
(9) The defendant was:
(A) under the custody of the department of correction;
(B) under the custody of a county sheriff;
(C) on probation after receiving a sentence for the commission of a felony; or
(D) on parole; at the time the murder was committed.
(10) The defendant dismembered the victim.
(11) The defendant burned, mutilated, or tortured the victim while the victim was alive.
(12) The victim of the murder was less than twelve (12) years of age.
(13) The victim was a victim of any of the following offenses for which the defendant was convicted:
(A) Battery as a Class D felony or as a Class C felony under IC 35-42-2-1.
(B) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).
(C) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).
(D) A sex crime under IC 35-42-4.
(14) The victim of the murder was listed by the state or known by the defendant to be a witness against the defendant and the defendant committed the murder with the intent to prevent the person from testifying.
(15) The defendant committed the murder by intentionally discharging a firearm (as defined by IC 35-47-1-5):
(A) into an inhabited dwelling; or
(B) from a vehicle.
(16) The victim of the murder was pregnant and the murder resulted in the intentional killing of a fetus that has attained viability (as defined in IC 16-18-2-365).
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White 43.15%
Black 41.83%
Latino 12.52%
Other 2.52%
From the initial news reports, it doesn't seem like #3 will apply to him either. I didn't get the impression he was lying in wait, but searched him out and attacked him. Will be interesting to see when it goes to trial.

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Saying he is hopeful "tonight," newly re-elected President Barack Obama said what makes America great is love, duty, sharing and patriotism.
Obama spoke to a large group of supporters in an indoor setting in Chicago to celebrate his victory over Gov. Mitt Romney.
"Despite all the hardships we have been though, I have never been more hopeful for America," Obama said. "I believe we can build on the progress we have made," he emphasized. "I believe we can see the future together. We are the United States of America and can continue our journey forward."
Obama thanked everyone who participated in this election, whether they had an Obama or Romney sign. "You made a difference," he said.
Obama praised Romney's legacy and said he looked forward to sitting down with Gov. Romney and moving forward.
Personally thanking Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Michele and his children, Obama especially thanked his campaign team as being the best in the history of politics. "You lifted me up the whole way," he said.
Talking government, Obama said that many thing Congress is a concept of egos and a domain of special interests. He talked about getting jobs for veterans and said that's why we do this — that's what politics can be.
"When we make decisions as a country, it stirs passing and controversy; this is a mark of our liberty. . . We want our children to live in an America not burdened by debt. We want to have the best troops the world has ever known. . .We believe in a generous America and a tolerant America."
Obama said he believes the economy is recovering and a decade of war is ending. "Whether I earned your vote or not, I have learned from you. Tonight, you voted for actions, not politics as usual."
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Letter favoring BCS deemed 'offensive'
Rajiv Bhateja's letter regarding support for a bond in favor of Bullis Charter School is extremely offensive to the bulk of this community who sent/send their children to the outstanding public schools that make up the Los Altos School District ("Resident supports bond because of charter school," Oct. 2).
Mr. Bhateja states that he has "an affiliation with neither," but perhaps he'd be interested to note that a number of students from our excellent public schools go on to universities like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cal, UCLA, etc. Perhaps he would be interested to note that the Los Altos School District has educated doctors, lawyers, engineers, venture capitalists, accountants, actors and CEOs.
This does not mean that I do not believe that Bullis Charter School is valuable to our community. It has proven itself to be a very fine school. However, the charter school does not act like a district school in any way, other than that it receives funding from the district and uses district facilities.
The charter school expects the district to bend to its demands and continues to weaken the already scarce financial educational resources by engaging in lawsuit after lawsuit.
It will be interesting to see how much support the charter school would receive in a bond measure. Either the community will learn that it must continue to bow down to the charter school or the charter school will learn to rein in its expectations to more resemble a semipublic school within the excellent public school district.
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Civil Liberties: What If Jefferson Davis Had Been Tried by a Military Court?News at Home
In the immediate aftermath of the assassination at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, it was not surprising that many, especially in top government quarters, adamantly believed that Lincoln's murder was the result of a grand Confederate conspiracy. What was more surprising, perhaps, was that more people didn't unquestioningly buy into that theory, a theory vigorously argued by Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt of the U.S. Army and head of the Bureau of Military Justice.
Louis J. Weichmann, a central figure in the government's prosecution of the conspirators, was in his room in Mary Surratt's boardinghouse on H Street in Washington when Booth fired the fatal shot. A clerk in the War Department, Weichmann was one of two principal government witnesses whose testimony sealed Mrs. Surratt's fate, ultimately sending her and three others to the gallows for involvement with Booth's conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln.
In his narrative, A True History of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and of the Conspiracy of 1865, not published until 1976, seventy-five years after his death, Weichmann maintained that a military tribunal was justifiable under the circumstances, but added, that had the assassination occurred sixty days later, then all individuals implicated in the plot would have justifiably been tried in civil courts.
Weichmann, in arguing that the military commission was warranted, stated,"The war was not over, Johnston's army had not surrendered and other bodies of troops were still fighting in different parts of the South. Washington City was yet a fortified camp, and headquarters for directing operations of the Army and Navy of the United States. The Commander in Chief of all its forces had been slain in the very center of its military lines."
The streets were flooded as word spread of the assassination of Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary of State William Seward, who was viciously attacked the same night with a knife by Booth's associate, Lewis Paine, while Seward lay in bed at home recovering from a fractured jaw and broken arm injured in a recent carriage accident. Panic filled the night, followed by an uneasy sense of foreboding, coupled with grief and rage, over the coming weeks, as people feared what might come next.
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, upon leaving Lincoln's deathbed on the morning of April 15th, ordered precautionary steps implemented to protect other government leaders and called for the immediate arrest and detention of any and all suspicious people.
As hundreds and hundreds of suspects were rounded up and questioned, the government became more and more convinced that Booth had acted as part of a grand conspiracy which was organized by Confederate leaders in Canada and approved in Richmond by President Jefferson Davis himself.
It was quickly learned that John Surratt, a friend of Weichmann's and Mary Surratt's son, had been involved in something nefarious with Booth. The Metropolitan Police came to the Surratt boardinghouse before dawn on April 15th in search of the young Surratt but were informed that he was in Canada. Two days later, Mrs. Surratt was arrested at her boardinghouse, where she was accused of"keeping the nest that hatched the egg," along with Paine, who unexpectedly stumbled on the scene in hope of finding food and shelter.
Evidence began pouring into the Bureau of Military Justice where Holt was put in charge of the investigation of the assassination. On April 24th, Holt forwarded his findings to Stanton who announced that the War Department had information that the assassination had indeed taken root in Canada and was given the green light in Richmond. Based on the evidence gathered by Holt, eight people were charged with conspiracy, all to be tried by a military commission ordered formed on May 1, 1865 by President Andrew Johnson.
According to Holt, the Lincoln assassination involved the leadership of the Confederacy, as well as Booth and his co-conspirators, and President Johnson duly signed a proclamation making it official.
The proclamation signed by Johnson cited"evidence in the Bureau of Military Justice that the atrocious murder of the late President, and the attempted assassination of the Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, were incited, concerted and procured," by, among others, Jefferson Davis and Confederate Canadian representatives Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay, Beverly Tucker, George Sanders, and William C. Cleary. Johnson even went so far as to offer a $100,000 reward for the capture of Davis for his part in the assassination of Lincoln.
Holt determined that there was no reason to delay the trial while waiting for Davis and the others to be apprehended so he recommended that the government proceed with its case against the eight who had been charged -- Mrs. Surratt, Paine, David Herold, George Atzerodt, William O'Laughlin, Samuel Arnold, Edwin Spangler, and Dr. Samuel Mudd.
The defendents were formally charged on May 10th, a significant date as will be seen, before a military tribunal consisting of seven generals and two colonels, including General Lew Wallace, who later achieved fame as the author of Ben Hur. According to Weichmann, 344 witnesses were examined, 180 for the prosecution and 160 for the defense. The defendents were all allowed legal counsel but none were permitted to testify on their own behalf.
During the trial, General Wallace stated that he believed that perhaps three to four of the dependents would be acquitted. But that assertion was made before the closing argument by the masterful Special Judge John Bingham, who powerfully asserted that in a conspiracy the act of one was the act of all, even going so far as to declare that"Jefferson Davis is as clearly proven guilty of this conspiracy as is John Wilkes Booth."
Meanwhile, Davis had been captured by federal troops in Georgia on May 10, eventually being incarcerated in Fortress Monroe in Virginia, even suffering the indignity of having manacles placed on his ankles.
Justice moved swiftly for the eight dependents. The members of the military commission met behind closed doors on June 29th and June 30th before delivering a verdict that all were guilty. Holt presented the findings of the court to President Johnson on July 5th and two days later, Mrs. Surratt, Paine, Herold and Atzerodt were hanged.
The problem of Davis, however, still remained. He was in custody, accused of guilt in the assassination conspiracy by Holt, with the judge advocate general logically maintaining that Davis should be charged with treason, tried before a military commission, and a date with the gallows the logical outcome.
According to historian William Hanchett in his book, The Lincoln Conspiracy Murders,"While it is unlikely that Holt doubted for a moment that Davis and the others were guilty, as charged, he and Stanton were too able and experienced to fail to recognize that the evidence presented at the conspiracy trial was not proof of guilt but only hearesay and that it was only as credible as the eyewitnesses who gave it."
As a result, on July 21st, a mere two weeks after Mrs. Surratt and the others were hanged for conspiring to assassinate Lincoln with Booth, Davis, and other Confederate leaders, the government decided to charge Davis with treason and not assassination. What's more, it determined that Davis would be tried in a civil court rather than a military one, with even Stanton voting in favor.
Jefferson Davis was eventually released from prison on bail in May of 1867 and never brought to trial. The tide had shifted, with the preoccupation of the Republican-dominated Congress moving from punishing Davis to removing Johnson from office.
A month later, John Surratt, who had been serving as a zouave in the papal guard at the Vatican before being turned over to the United States government, stood trial for murder for his alleged involvement with Booth in the plot to assassinate Lincoln. It was a trial before a civil court and in many respects a replay of the case against Mrs. Surratt, the first woman ever executed by the United States government. Her son was acquitted, with eight jurors reportedly in favor of a not guilty verdict and the other four against.
The proclamation of May 2nd, signed by President Johnson, charging Jefferson Davis and other Confederate leaders with involvement in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln was never revoked.
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Troy Cowan - 3/29/2011
According to my aunt Roberta Davis, a descendant of Samuel Davis, (Jefferson Davis' father) Booth was hired by Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson. She says:
On May 2, 1863 President Jefferson Davis and General Stonewall Jackson summoned Secret Agent Lt. Colonel John Wilkes Booth. Their purpose was to give John Wilkes Booth the Congressional Medal of Honor and to promote him to full Colonel. Booth served under General Jackson. Booth is credited with the confiscation of needed medical supplies from the North and successfully delivering wagon loads of foodstuffs and clothing into the hands of the South. He also supplied secret information from the North to General Jackson. On May 2, 1863, John Wilkes Booth would learn of his most important assignment. He was to capture or kill Abraham Lincoln.
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro - 1/14/2002
An excellent article, well researched, informative, dispassionate, and quite relevant to our own troubled times. In Jefferson Davis' case, an initial rush to judgement was fortunately not acted on when an opportunity presented itself.
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You guys have all seen this article by now, and I thought I'd have some fun with it. The article text is in bold and my responses are not, in the style of the best blog of all time – firejoemorgan.com.
This article is kind of a doozy. Chad Stafko, whom I've never met and can only assume is middle-aged, a little goofy-looking and eating an egg salad sandwich right now, nearly derails his brain on a peculiar rant about good-natured, never-did-anything-to-him-personally, runners. And he does it with the fury of a thousand jilted brides. As you're reading this, try to imagine Chad, who I assume has a sickly complexion and burgeoning jowls, screaming "I will not eat my peas. I WILL NOT I WILL NOT I WILL NOT!!" until he's red in the face.
OK, You're a Runner. Get Over It
By Chad Stafko
Wall Street Journal
There is one kind of bumper sticker I see almost daily here in my small Midwestern town:
That one with Calvin pissing on a Ford logo, or whatever?
a small oval printed with "26.2" or "13.1." In case you're lucky enough not to know what these numbers represent, let me explain: They indicate that the driver or someone in the car has run a marathon (26.2 miles) or a half-marathon (13.1 miles).
In the Midwest, runners carry pocketfuls of oval stickers to slap on the back of whatever car they end up riding in.
There is only one reason running aficionados display the stickers. They want the rest of us to know about their long-distance feats. So let me be the first to offer my hearty congratulations. I'd even offer to give them a pat on the back—once they're done doing it themselves.
What's with this infatuation with running and the near-mandatory ritual of preening about it? Almost every day I see people running: in the city, through subdivisions or out on country roads. They're everywhere and at all times, from dawn until dark, their reflective gear flickering along the road.
If you're going to do this, Chad, own it. "Almost daily", "near-mandatory", "Almost every day", etc. This has no teeth, sir.
Also, nobody wears reflective gear from dawn until dark. It's worn from dark until dawn, dummy.
I thought I was imagining this spike in running's popularity, but that's not the case. According to the group Running USA, there were some 15.5 million people who finished running events in 2012, compared with approximately 13 million in 2010.
Those sonsofbitches.
These 15.5 million are hoofing it through marathons, half-marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, fun runs, night runs, charity runs and what can only be labeled as insane ultramarathon runs of 50 miles or more.
Feel free to unapologetically hate 15.5 million strangers, I guess, but what have you got against fun and charity? In 2012, New York City Marathon runners raised $34 million dollars for over 200 charities and Boston Marathon runners raised $6.8 million. Two races, over $40 million. Furthermore, the proceeds of the majority of small-town fun runs and races go to charities, schools, public service organizations, etc.
What's the bumper sticker for a miserly, shortsighted jerk? My guess: Chad Stafko's winking face with an ***hole where his mouth would be.
When they're not out there sweating through the miles, they can relax with a running magazine. There is Runners World, with its 660,000 subscribers, but also Running Times, Trail Runner, Runner's Gazette and several others. Reading. About running.
I think Chad needs a hug, you guys.
Or these runners, when they're not running, can go shopping—at a running store. There's one such store less than 15 miles, or better said, just a bit over a half-marathon, from my house.
Nobody, aside from a cantankerous blowhard with a dead tooth and a mustard stain on his slacks, would call that "better said."
It sells only running equipment and apparel. The store has been in business several years, so apparently it is making money.
It's probably owned by a lame husband and wife whose dream it was to open a little store dedicated to something they love. Doesn't America suck? In East Germany, that store would have been owned by the STATE. And it wouldn't have made any money!
This "equipment," of course, is nothing but shoes and clothes. You can buy these same shoes at a sporting-goods store or online, probably for much less.
Or you could just take shoes and clothes from homeless people for free.
(Are we angry at bumper stickers or small business owners? I'm lost.)
But the clothes—well, that's a different story. Many of the shirts on the racks have running logos, motivational slogans and images of stick people running.
Is this unique to running? When I say "logos on shirts!" what do you think of? Quick! Wrong – not the New York Yankees – it's running.
Like the 26.2 and 13.1 bumper stickers, this apparel serves a clear purpose: We can look at them and immediately know that the person wearing it is a runner—perhaps even an accomplished one.
If you're just picking this up now, we're talking about how Running jimmied the lock on Chad Stafko's front door, took a dump on his living room carpet and then drove his car into a lake. I know, it's weird. But he's all fired up about it.
I have several friends who are runners,
I'm not racist, I have a friend who's black!
or at least I did before writing this. Some have completed marathons in Nashville and Washington, D.C. One even ran the Boston Marathon.
That sounds a little like you're boasting about your Boston marathoner friend, Chad. Watch it… pride goeth before a fall.
A few days ago, one of these running friends said, after describing a recent run: "Why do I keep doing this?" I have no idea.
Plus, it's like, terrible for her knees, and if she keeps it up I heard her uterus will fall out.
Why would someone want to get up at 5 a.m. and run 10 miles adorned with fluorescent tape to avoid being struck by someone who has the good sense to use a car for a 10-mile journey?
No one has ever put on his running shoes, adorned himself with fluorescent tape and told his wife, "I'll be back in a little bit, honey. I'm going out for a 10-mile journey."
I have a theory.
: )
There is no more visible form of strenuous exercise than running.
When runners are dashing down a street in the middle of town or through a subdivision, they know that every driver, every pedestrian, every leaf-raker and every person idly staring out a window can see them.
Who rakes leaves at 5 o'clock in the morning?
These days, people want more than ever to be seen. This is the age of taking a photo selfie and posting it on Facebook with the announcement that you're bored—in the hope that someone will "like" that information. People want attention and crave appreciation. If you're actually doing something like running—covering ground, staying healthy, almost even having fun—what better way to fulfill the look-at-me desire? The lone runner is a one-person parade. Yay.
Man, someone was not loved as a child.
OK, I know, this isn't the case for all runners.
No, no, no. You can't take it back now, pal. Go back to the top and read it again. I'll wait.
Many of my friends who regularly run have done so for years, decades before there was a thing called social media to put humanity's self-absorption in overdrive.
It's heartbreakingly poetic how self-centered and arrogant this diatribe is.
These folks also tend to be infatuated with fitness anyway. If they're not out on the streets showing the sedentary world how it's done, they're at the gym or in a spinning class.
But what about the others?
The ones who run and go to a spinning class for not fitness?
You can spot them, wandering through the mall or killing time at Starbucks, proudly wearing their "[Fill in the blank] 5K Run" T-shirts.
They're getting what they want, without losing a drop of sweat.
I saw a great new bumper sticker the other day. It read 0.0. I'll take one of those, please.
Part of me thinks this must have been tongue-in-cheek. It would still be weird, but it would be make more sense. Regardless, it was clearly written simply to irritate people, so… joke's on me? I loved it. Thanks for the crazy, Chad. Why don't you sit down for a while.


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Everyone who still misses a calendar or would like a fancy Buddhist one: contains verses from the dhammapada and is useful for observing uposatha days.
I really like this month's verse:
As rain cannot penetrate
a well-made roof,
so the passions cannot enter a well-trained heart.
Dhp. v.14
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I'll admit it. I'm wordy. Loquacious, one might say. But why would one say loquacious when one could say wordy? Do I sound smarter and more worldly when using a big word when a small word will do? I think, as marketers, we should all ask ourselves this question when we're writing copy.
In a recent column in Target Marketing, noted copywriting and marketing expert Denny Hatch pointed out quotes from two of America's finest authors that speak to this issue.
"(Hemingway) has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." – William Faulkner
"Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know all the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use." – Ernest Hemingway
Let's all cogitate these quotes before we mutually exchange information on paper with our clientele. Better yet, let's think about this before we write to our customers.
*I feel like I have to add that I wrote one of my high school term papers on Ernest Hemingway. And I NEVER thought that ANYTHING I learned in high school would have an impact on my "real life." Maybe my English teacher, Mrs. Stewart, knew what she was talking about after all...


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The recent stormy weather has made a dent in the rainfall deficit in Los Angeles after months of drought.
The National Weather Service says that as of Monday morning, downtown LA has received 5.72 inches of rain for the water year that began July 1. The deficit now stands at 5.74 inches, and the percent of normal rainfall to date has increased to 50 percent.
The period from Feb. 27 through March 1 also marked the greatest number of consecutive days with 1 inch or more of rainfall downtown in more than three years. Daily totals were 1.05 inches, 2.24 inches and 1 inch.
It was only the 15th time that an inch or more has been recorded on three or more consecutive days since record-keeping began there in 1877.


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Doesn't everyone love a frittata? If you're not familiar with them, frittatas are a type of Italian omelette that's not folded, but instead cooked on top of the stove, and then browned under the broiler to finish. This is such a perfect dish for a quick breakfast, lunch, or even dinner.
I've been making frittatas for quite a long time, but my frittata preferences have evolved over the years, and now I make them heavy on the veggies in proportion to the eggs, kind of similar to the Spanish egg dish called a tortilla, where eggs are mostly used to bind the ingredients together.
(Mushroom Lover's Frittata with Spinach and Cheese was updated with better photos, May 2013.)
Mushroom Lover's Frittata with Spinach and Cheese
(Makes six servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
12 oz. mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (I buy the pre-sliced mushrooms for this. If you're slicing your own, don't make slices too thin.)
2-3 tsp. olive oil (will depend on the pan)
1-2 green onions, sliced
2 cups chopped baby spinach leaves (washed and dried)
6 eggs
1/2 tsp. Spike Seasoning (or more)
1/2 cup grated low-fat mozzarella cheese, plus a tiny bit more to sprinkle on top if desired
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
While spinach is wilting, beat eggs well. Sprinkle cheese over wilted spinach/mushroom mixture and let melt about 1 minute. Then pour eggs over, using a fork to separate the veggies so egg runs down between vegetable pieces. (You can sprinkle a tiny bit more cheese over the eggs if desired.) Cover pan with lid, reduce heat to very low and cook about 15 minutes, or until eggs are nearly set but still slightly soft in spots.
Remove lid and put frittata under the broiler for 3-5 minutes (depending on how close to the heat you have it) until the top is nicely browned and eggs are set. Let cool about 2 minutes, then slice like a pie into six pieces. Serve hot.
This is delicious with a dollop of sour cream. You can make this on the weekend and store in plastic containers in the fridge, then heat one for breakfast every day. (Be careful not to microwave too long or the eggs will turn rubbery.)
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This recipe is perfect for low-carb and low-glycemic diets, including the South Beach Diet.
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Other Low-Carb Frittata Recipes from Kalyn's Kitchen:
Frittata with Canadian Bacon, Green Onions, and Cheese
Asparagus and Tomato Frittata with Havarti and Dill
Asparagus and Fresh Mozzarella Frittata with Parmesan and Chives
Garden Veggie Frittata with Chives and Parmesan
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SANTA CLARA -- Tim Ryan, one of the nation's best and underrated analysts over the past 12 years, is replacing Eric Davis as Ted Robinson's wingman on 49ers broadcasts, the team announced Wednesday.
Ryan is no stranger to the 49ers, having served as the color analyst on their exhibition broadcasts the past three years. An Oak Grove High-San Jose product and former Chicago Bears defensive lineman, he worked for Fox Sports from 2002-13 while moonlighting as a SiriuxXM NFL Radio host.
Davis, who replaced Gary Plummer as the 49ers' color analyst three years ago, will continue to work on the NFL Network's morning show, "NFL AM."
"Tim Ryan's work on NFL Radio has, for years, been a constant accompaniment during my countless hours on the road," Robinson said in a statement. "Like Eric, Tim has taught me a great deal about the NFL. Now his instruction and insight will continue face-to-face.
"I know Tim will be a terrific asset to 49ers broadcasts and all media platforms, and, like Eric, will be an excellent broadcast partner. I thoroughly enjoyed three terrific seasons in the booth with Eric, both personally and professionally."
Ryan, 46, resides in San Jose with his wife Jacque, son Tim Jr. and daughter Kennedy. Ryan's playing career took him from Oak Grove to USC, where he became the Trojans' all-time leading tackler, and onto a five-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears before he sustained a career-ending neck injury.


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Staff Employees of the Month 2012
Robert Osgood
Leslie Hoffman
Sue Thomas
Sue Thomas "puts her heart and soul and personality into her work" at the Telephone Information Center, says Supervisor Nina Reese in a nomination for Staff Employee of the Month. She also is able to keep a level head while on the phone, even when unexpected emergency calls find their way to the Phone Center, as happened on May 30. Read more
Mike Bateman
Mike Bateman, coordinator in the Columbus State Bookstore, has put in a lot of extra hours in the last five months, according to his supervisor Luke Robson. When the position of Retail Sales Supervisor was vacant, Bateman handled staff scheduling, training and leadership of the sales floor in the Bookstore. Robson nominated Bateman for Staff Employee of the Month. Read more
Kim Hachet
Joanna Villanueva
When the office associate in the Biological Sciences Department took an extended medical leave, Joanna Villanueve added the department's duties to her own in the Physical Sciences—an overwhelming feat during a busy Summer Quarter leading to semester conversion.
Her hard work and dedication earned her the Staff Employee of the Month award, which was given July 5 in a surprise meeting attended by her two departments.
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Jennifer Williams
Summre Jones
Debbie Pond
Rachael Sanders
When Math professor Gary Rensi accidentally broke the glass top of an overhead projector at the Dublin Center, he panicked. But Site Coordinator Rachael Sanders came to his rescue, whisking the projector away while reassuring him that it would be promptly replaced.
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Scott Dejane
"You could work here for 20 years and never meet Scott Dejane, but all of us depend on him to get our jobs done every day," says Jim Beidler, director of Information Technology.
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Pivotal Findings on Autoimmune Disease Shared at Lupus Research Institute "Forum for Discovery"
60+ Leading Scientists Participate in Premier U.S. Research Meeting Dedicated to Lupus
NEW YORK, NY – October 25, 2012 – The 12th annual Lupus Research Institute (LRI) Scientific Conference "Forum for Discovery" brought together more than 60 of the country's top experts in the field to focus their talent on addressing the critical questions in the autoimmune disease lupus. LRI-funded investigators presented new findings on a broad range of topics including genetic factors that predispose certain individuals to lupus, how the lupus immune system turns against the body, and novel approaches to treat the disease.
A focal question of this year's two-day think tank was how to stem the destructive cycle of inflammation and organ damage in lupus. In lupus, inflammation is one of the most common causes of damage to vital organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys. It results from the immune system attacking the body's own tissues as if there were an infection to fight off. Two guest speakers, Drs. Eric Pamer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Charles Serhan at Harvard Medical School, shared pivotal advances in inflammation, stimulating an exchange on how their discoveries can influence lupus research.
LRI-funded investigators reported breakthrough results that have implications not only in lupus but also for the autoimmune diseases affecting 23.5 million Americans. Findings include:
- New insight into how the brain talks to the immune system to suppress inflammation in lupus was shared by Dr. Jane Salmon at Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Salmon's discovery may lead to a whole new approach to lupus treatment.
- Dr. Carla Rothlin at Yale University reported that a blood protein (protein S) known to be low in lupus patients helps to turn off inflammation. This discovery could lead to new drugs that harness the power of protein S to treat lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
- Dr. Anne Davidson, The Feinstein Institute, is using a new approach to find out why an existing rheumatoid arthritis drug anti-TNF can be protective in lupus kidney disease but also induces potentially harmful autoantibodies. Her findings suggest it may be possible to develop improved anti-TNF drugs that eliminate negative effects.
- The "hot" new topic in lupus, epigenetics, was the focus of a presentation by Dr. Amr Sawalha at University of Michigan. Epigenetics tells us how the environment may activate a gene that triggers lupus; importantly this change can also be passed on to the next generation. Dr. Sawalha's work brings a long-sought missing piece to the puzzle of how lupus is inherited.
"The work presented at this Forum demonstrates the tremendous success of the LRI's strategic approach of funding the most novel scientific ideas in lupus," noted world-leading immunologist Dr. William Paul, LRI Scientific Advisory Board Chairman and National Academy of Sciences member. "The LRI continues to thrive on the union of scientists with the passion to pursue the most innovative scientific ideas with the patients and families who share that same passion to find new treatments and a cure for the disease."
Advancing new lupus treatments
Overcoming the many serious challenges impeding lupus drug development was the focus of an industry forum bringing together government, academia, and industry. One particularly well-received suggestion was to reduce the higher failure rate of drugs at late stage clinical trials by using biological tests (biomarkers) to show much earlier in development whether a drug is safe and has the expected biological effect.
Also featured at the Forum were presentations by Drs. Ann Marshak-Rothstein at University of Massachusetts Medical School and Greg Barton at University of California, Berkeley, the two outstanding recipients of LRI's new Distinguished Innovators Award. The first $1 million privately funded international award for academic lupus research, the Distinguished Innovators initiative was created to find the basic causes of lupus that can drive towards a cure.


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Clinical Efficacy of a Cephalic Mask for Noninvasive Ventilation During Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is now a major therapeutic option to manage patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF). Otherwise, patient-ventilator interfaces are determinant to get an optimal NIV efficacy in parallel with ventilatory comfort.
Facial masks during NIV are associated with deleterious consequences like gas leaks around the mask, skin breakdown (especially on the nasal bridge), claustrophobia and mask discomfort. In order to limit these side effects, a cephalic interface has been recently designed. Cephalic mask covers the whole anterior surface of the face and excessive mask fit pressure is therefore spread over a larger surface outside the nose area. However, this mask has a high volume that may interfere with NIV efficacy and may also induce claustrophobic sensations.
The aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy and tolerance of a cephalic mask versus a conventional oronasal mask during AHRF.
|Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
|Device: Interface for noninvasive ventilation
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
- Indication to noninvasive ventilation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Requirement for endotracheal intubation
- Proven pulmonary embolism
- Present or previous history of ophthalmologic disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00213395
|Pulmonary & Intensive Care Department - Rouen University Hospital,
|Rouen, France, 76031
|Principal Investigator:
|Antoine CUVELIER, MD, PhD
|University Hospital, Rouen
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00213395 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 14, 2012
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Rouen:
Noninvasive ventilation
Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Cephalic mask
Facial Mask
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Signs and Symptoms
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If it seems like only a few weeks ago that this editorial page had high praise for the Preuss School UCSD, well, that's because it was. But, darn it, we can't help ourselves: This charter school just keeps winning recognition as one of the best there is.
The latest accolades came from the University of Southern California's Center on Educational Governance, which ranked the Preuss School at the top of its top 10 "high flyer" campuses based on 12 measures of academic performance and financial health. In other words, among 912 charter schools in the California, Preuss was considered number one. Last month, Newsweek magazine honored Preuss as the nation's top "transformative" school for its record in educating children from low-income families.
Preuss and its 800-plus students in grades 6-12 benefit, of course, from the school's location and academic tie-ins with UCSD. But that doesn't mean there are no lessons to be learned by other charters and regular public schools. The challenge is to learn and apply those lessons.


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The college football picks and predictions for Week 14 are in, and among the games we forecast is the huge Alabama vs. Georgia game for the right to go to the BCS National Championship Game. Sporting News' Matt Hayes and Steve Greenberg offer their insight and analysis. (All games Saturday; rankings listed are BCS ones. All times ET)
SEC championship: No. 2 ALABAMA vs. No. 3 GEORGIA (4 p.m.)
Hayes: Alabama 27, Georgia 24: I want to pick the Dawgs, sonofagun, I really do. They're hot, they're motivated and they're playing well on defense. Then I look at the body of work: two tough games; one a 28-point loss, the other an 8-point win with the benefit of six turnovers. The Tide ain't turning it over six times.
Greenberg: Georgia 26, Bama 20: I don't fully trust Aaron Murray vs. a top defense, but I love the fact he went into a media-free bunker in order to focus on delivering the performance of his life. (I suspect I'd feel differently about Murray's media blow-off if I were covering this game.) And I think Jarvis Jones is capable of having an off-the-charts-great outing like the one South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney had last weekend at Clemson. Yes, I know the Tide o-line is great and all. Maybe Jones is just that much better.
Linemakers: Is Alabama vs. Georgia point spread off?
No. 18 TEXAS at No. 6 KANSAS STATE (8 p.m.)
Greenberg: K-State 35, Texas 31: I actually think this is going to be a tough one to win for the Wildcats. As good as they are and as focused as they typically are, I don't see how their confidence wasn't shaken somewhat by Baylor. Collin Klein also hasn't played a Klein-like game since his "mystery" injury. But they'll pull it out and all will be good — until they lose to Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.
Hayes: Kansas State 38, Texas 24: I'm not going to say Horns Down, because if I say Horns Down, I'll get an email from a 10-gallon hat telling me Horns Down is offensive, and if I don't stop saying Horns Down, he's going write my editor and tell him to tell me to stop saying Horns Down. OK, Horns are going down. How's that?
No. 11 OKLAHOMA at TCU (noon)
Hayes: Oklahoma 30, TCU 28: The Sooners are, far and away, the hardest team to figure out this season. They look unbeatable (vs. Texas), then woefully underprepared (Notre Dame), then inept (Tavon Austin's 18 gazillion yards), then gutty and gritty (late win over Oklahoma State). One more week of gutty and gritty.
Greenberg: Oklahoma 38, TCU 24: That win last week at Texas said more about the Longhorns than it did about the Horned Frogs. Gary Patterson is the man, but his team is young and inconsistent and just plain not good enough defensively to handle the way Landry Jones is playing. Next year—if Patterson stays (of course he will!)—could be a different story.
Big Ten championship: No. 12 NEBRASKA vs. WISCONSIN (8 p.m.)
Greenberg: Nebraska 23, Wisconsin 20: Bret Bielema has been wondering aloud if he has enough pieces to finish close games in the fourth quarter. I'm wondering if Bielema has enough good coaching instincts to finish close games. The Badgers sure do some weird things down the stretch. P.S. Yes, of course this one's going to overtime.
Hayes: Nebraska 26, Wisconsin 24: Let's be brutally honest: once the SEC game ends around 7:45 p.m. ET and the field is set for the BCS National Championship Game. Who in their right mind watches this game? I mean, outside #B1G country. That's what I thought. Carry on.
ACC championship: No. 13 FLORIDA STATE vs. GEORGIA TECH (8 p.m.)
Hayes: Florida State 31, Georgia Tech 17: The 'Noles are bummed because they lost to rival Florida, they've lost their defensive coordinator (Mark Stoops to Kentucky) and, yep, let's just say it: they're in the ACC. Why not win a championship, anyway?
Greenberg: FSU 30, Georgia Tech 24: I can't find much of anything good to say about either team. There wouldn't seem to be any way FSU can lose to such a run-of-the-mill opponent with a BCS berth on the line, so I'm not going to make that pick. Will give me a good laugh if it happens, though.
MORE: Could Florida State, Clemson be headed to Big 12?
No. 20 BOISE STATE at NEVADA (3:30 p.m.)
Greenberg: Nevada 33, Boise State 31: It's like 2010 all over again, except the Broncos are half the team they were then and, come to think of it, the Wolf Pack aren't as good as they were, either. No Kellen Moore plus no Colin Kaepernick equals an even greater chance this game comes down to a kick—and a doink.
Hayes: Boise State 30, Nevada 27: This Boise State team is nowhere near the team from 2010, when kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two gimme-putt field goals to keep the Broncos from playing for it all. Or at least in the Rose Bowl. This one's for The Brotz.
C-USA championship: CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. TULSA (noon)
Hayes: Tulsa 36, UCF 30: I just like saying Blake Bortles. Say it with me, Steveo. Blake Bortles. I know you don't know this, but he plays quarterback for UCF—and the Knights won't be able to protect him to score enough. And you know what that means, right Steveo? A big, fat L. Sort of like your L to me in this year's picks.
Greenberg: UCF 31, Tulsa 30: You don't beat Blake what's-his-face's team two times in one season. Not on my watch.


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WASHINGTON It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse.
This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing room and faced a profusion of questions about the stalled pieces of his legislative program. Asked by ABC News' Jonathan Karl whether he still had "the juice to get the rest of your agenda through," Obama paraphrased Mark Twain's response to a newspaper's report that he was near death.
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Everyone loves bluebirds.
For that reason alone, Kanawha State Forest officials expect a nice crowd for today's Bird of the Month presentation at the forest's swimming-pool area.
Master naturalist Rob Bailey will conduct the 2 p.m. presentation, which will delve into the Eastern bluebird's natural history, its recovery from a sharp population decline, and tips for attracting bluebirds to one's property.
Bailey said he can remember a time when bluebirds were downright scarce.
"Bluebirds like to nest in small cavities, and there were no cavity-nesting areas near where I lived," he recalled. "A lot of people burned wood back then, and all the trees with cavities in them had been burnt down or cut down.
"Another thing that hurt bluebird populations was the presence of starlings, which were brought over here from Europe. They will nest anywhere and eat anything, so they sort of pushed bluebirds out of their habitat."
While in the third grade, Bailey started building nest boxes that mimicked the natural cavities missing from the landscape. He nailed them to trees and fence posts on the family farm, and before long bluebirds started coming back.
Bluebirds like open fields, and in the 1930s and 1940s Thomas Musselman of Quincy, Ill., developed a concept for creating "bluebird trails" of nest boxes located 100 yards or more apart. The idea caught on, and soon bluebird trails started popping up throughout the eastern U.S.
In the 1980s, the U.S. Geological Survey carried the concept to the nation's Interstate highways. To this day, bluebird boxes can be seen on freeways throughout the bluebird's natural range.
Today, Bailey said, bluebirds are doing quite well.
"They're gaining ground," he added. "I'm not going to say they're at a [population] peak, but they're in pretty solid shape."
Kevin Dials, assistant superintendent at Kanawha State Forest, expects Bailey's presentation to be one of the more popular ones in the forest's Bird of the Month series.
"We've been doing these for more than a year now," Dials said. "We have a lot of different birds here in the forest throughout the year, and birding is popular here, so it seemed like a natural fit to have a regularly scheduled, bird-themed program. Overall, the program has been pretty well received."
The presentations, which are free and open to the public, have attracted up to 40 people.
"For a Saturday bird program, that's pretty good," he said.
Because so many species of birds call the forest home, Dials doesn't anticipate running out of material anytime soon.
"We've had programs on cerulean warblers, Louisiana water thrushes, crows and wild turkeys, just to name a few," he said.
"One of the more popular ones was in February, when we had a golden eagle bait site operating. We didn't get an eagle, but we got to learn about them, to go through the process of how bait sites were set up and how the trail cameras were put out. That one was a lot of fun to do."
The presentations were originally handled by the forest's resident naturalist, but are now done by members of the Brooks Bird Club and by people who have earned the Division of Natural Resources' master naturalist certification.
Dials said Saturday's program will take place in the old snack bar building at the forest's swimming pool. The building has been converted into a nature center.
For more information, contact Kanawha State Forest at 304-558-3500, or click on the Bird of the Month link in the Events section of the forest's website, http://www.kanawhastateforest.com/events.html.


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Regular Consumption of Leafy Vegetable Sauces and Micro-nutrient Status of Young Children in Burkina Faso (Instapa-WP4)
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|Dietary Supplement: Leafy vegetable-fish sauce Dietary Supplement: Leafy vegetable-fish/liver sauce Dietary Supplement: Misola
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Effect of the Regular Consumption of Leafy-vegetable Sauces, Rich in Iron, Zinc and Vitamin A, on Growth and Micro-nutrient Status of Young Children in Burkina Faso
- Change in micronutrient status [ Time Frame: six months ]iron, zinc and vitamin A status using plasma concentrations
- Growth [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Weight, length, mid-upper arm circumference
- food consumption [ Time Frame: at t=around 1 month ]weighed record during one whole day
- Intake of experimental food [ Time Frame: up to 6 months ]the amount of experimental food eaten by each child will be weighed every day
- Morbidity [ Time Frame: up to 6 months ]daily record by questionnaire
|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Leafy vegetable-fish sauce
one meal per day, 6 days a week, with leafy vegetable-fish sauce + tô, a local cereal-based paste
|Dietary Supplement: Leafy vegetable-fish sauce
Experimental: Leafy vegetable-fish/liver sauce
one meal per day, 6 days a week, 5 days with leafy vegetable-fish sauce + tô, 1 day with leafy vegetable-liver sauce + tô
|Dietary Supplement: Leafy vegetable-fish/liver sauce
Experimental: Misola
one meal per day, 6 days a week, with gruel prepared with the fortified Misola flour
|Dietary Supplement: Misola
No Intervention: no test food
control group receiving no test food
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Micronutrient deficiencies and stunting are a major health concern in young children of many developing countries, including Burkina Faso. This poor nutritional status affects health, with a much higher risk for mortality, and delayed physical and cognitive development.
The INSTAPA project focuses on the improvement of millet-, sorghum-, maize-, and cassava-based foods for young children in sub-Saharan Africa to safely prevent deficiencies of iron, zinc, and vitamin A.
Food-to-food fortification strategy has rarely been tested in efficacy studies, despite its promising sustainability. The study will be conducted by IRD, IRSAT-DTA, with funding of the European Union.
Subjects of the study, 12-15 month old burkinabè children will be divided into 4 arms. 108 children per group (432, in all) will be recruited in order to have 90 children in each group after exclusion due severe anemia or hemoglobinopathy. Each enrolled child will be dewormed according to WHO recommendations, and receive a bed-net for malaria prevention.
Three of these four groups will receive one test meal per day, 6 days per week (except Sunday)in canteens located in study districts. Investigators will record every day the amount of food consumed and morbidity in each child.
- one intervention group receiving leafy vegetable-fish sauce + cereal-based paste called tô,
- one intervention group receiving leafy vegetable-fish sauce + cereal-based paste called tô 5 days/week and leafy vegetable-fish sauce + tô 1 day/week,
- one 'positive control' group receiving a fortified gruel prepared from Misola Flour In these three arms, blood samples will be collected at the beginning and at the end of the study.
The fourth arm is an external control group and will not receive any food. In this fourth arm, blood samples will be collected only at the end of the study.
Biochemical indicators of iron, zinc and vitamin A status will be determined, and anthropometric data will be collected in all children.
The study is submitted to the Ethical committee of the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso and to the review board of the local drug administration (DGPML) for approval, as well as to the Ethical committee of IRD (France).
According to the results, recommendations on the young child diet will be formulated for the attention of the staff of health facilities and families.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Months to 15 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- age between 12 and 15 months
- signed informed consent by parent or caregiver
- accept to eat every ingredient used for the preparation of the sauces
Exclusion Criteria:
- any chronic illness affecting growth or iron status (thalassemia or sickle-cell anemia) no informed consent
- severe acute malnutrition which will require direct treatment
- severe anemia which will require direct treatment
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01724073
|Burkina Faso
|Institut de Recherche en Sciences Aplliquées et Technologie - DTA
|Ouagadougou, Centre, Burkina Faso
|Principal Investigator:
|Claire Mouquet-Rivier, PhD
|Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
|Principal Investigator:
|Bréhima Diawara, PhD
|Institut de Recherche en Sciences Aplliquées et Technologie - DTA
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Claire Mouquet-Rivier, PhD, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01724073 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
IRSAT-DTA Burkina Faso ( Other Identifier: research institute )
|Study First Received:
|October 25, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 4, 2014
Keywords provided by Claire Mouquet-Rivier, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement:
food to food fortification strategy
leafy vegetable
vitamin A
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vitamin A
Trace Elements
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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AN INDEPENDENT commission has been set up to look at the future of care in Essex.
The county council launched the body today to look at ways of delivering better quality and more efficient health and social care.
Headed up by Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, former chief executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care, the 'Who Will Care' panel also has four experts from medical and voluntary care backgrounds in Essex.
It is funded by the authority but will be independent in its research.
- To find out more visit the commission website or to offer ideas write to Who Will Care, County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 1LX.


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PEDESTRIANS have been forced to negotiate the busy Crimchard road with difficulty for almost two weeks because a fallen tree is still blocking the pavement.
The tree came down just to the north of the Glynswood estate turning during a storm on February 14, when it was cleared from the road.
But its large branches are still making the pavement impassable and resident David Gummer says this has caused serious problems, particularly for elderly and disabled people.
He has tried to get the remainder of the tree cleared but no-one seems to be taking responsibility for it.
Mr Gummer, 63, said: "The branches were cut from the road and left on the pavement.
"I got in touch with Chard Town Council but they said it wasn't up to them, and I called highways twice last week but they said it was the responsibility of whoever owns the bank behind it.
"The upshot is that the tree is still there and is really causing problems. I had to help an elderly lady who fell over when she got caught on a branch, people in wheelchairs are having to go into the road to get round it – it's just not right.
"My main concern is for the safety of older and disabled people who are having to go into what is quite a fast bit of road.
"It could all be gone within an hour if someone came up with a chipper. Someone needs to take notice and do something about this."
A spokesman for Somerset County Council said: "We are in the process of making contact with the landowner to make sure the tree is moved as soon as possible."


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It's all New Vegas, all the time on the third episode of The Bethesda Podcast.
In our first segment we sat down again with Fallout: New Vegas senior producer Jason Bergman for a lightning round of fan questions ahead of the game's October 19 release — including an update on the PC system requirements from a special guest. Then it's on to our long talk with Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart on all things Fallout.
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Natural gas gross withdrawals, as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 914 survey, declined by 0.6 percent in the lower 48 States in February, the most recent month for which data are available. Gross withdrawals in Louisiana fell by 4.8 percent, or about 420 million cubic feet (MMcf) per day. This is the third consecutive month of decline in Louisiana. Withdrawals in Wyoming also fell, by 3.5 percent, about 230 MMcf per day.
Gains in other areas of the lower 48 States offset most of the declines. Withdrawals in the category for "other states," which includes the states in the Marcellus Shale, grew by 260 MMcf per day, or 1.2 percent. EIA also noted that new wells in Colorado contributed to the increase in the "other states" category.
At the NYMEX, the June 2012 contract rose from $2.170 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.253 per MMBtu yesterday, an increase of 8.3 cents per MMBtu (3.8 percent) over the period. The June 2012 contract led the upturn in the futures market with an 11.5 percent rally over three days before giving back 5.0 percent yesterday on forecasts of more moderate weather. The 3-Month Strip (average of June-July-August contracts) followed suit with a 16.9 cent per MMBtu gain for the week.
Movement in the Henry Hub day-ahead price reflected a widespread increase in market prices in this week's cash market by rising 16.1 percent, from $1.99 per MMBtu the previous Wednesday to $2.31 per MMBtu yesterday. As the Spot Prices tab on the left shows, the Henry Hub cash price began a rebound on Monday, moving well above the $2.00 per MMBtu threshold. During the same period, numerous other spot market pricing points also added double-digit gains.
Nearly all downstream trading locations registered higher prices as consumption increased modestly this week. Spot prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City, which started the week at $2.18 per MMBtu, gained $0.40 per MMBtu over the week (Wednesday to Wednesday) to close at $2.58 per MMBtu (up 18.3 percent). Over the same period, the Chicago citygate spot price registered a 21-cent per MMBtu price gain (from $2.11 per MMBtu last Wednesday), ending the week at $2.32 per MMBtu (up 10.0 percent).
In the midst of seasonal temperatures throughout the more-populated regions over the past week, total consumption increased slightly. According to estimates from BENTEK Energy LLC (Bentek), domestic natural gas consumption rose by 0.6 percent from last week. The power sector led the increase, posting a 6.1 percent gain in natural gas used for power burn. However, the residential/commercial sector showed a 4.8 percent week-over-week loss, while the industrial sector registered a 0.8 percent decrease.
Total supply was up slightly for the week despite a small decrease in dry gas production. According to Bentek estimates, the week's average total natural gas supply posted a 0.1 percent increase from last week's level, led by a 3.8 percent increase in imports from Canada, which averaged 5.3 Bcf per day over the period. Imports from Canada stand 0.8 percent below year-ago volumes for the same week. Offsetting these gains were a decrease in domestic weekly dry gas production, which averaged 63.9 Bcf per day, 0.1 percent less than the previous week and 5.2 percent above this time last year. There was also a 5.5 percent decrease in supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the week, with sendout averaging 282 MMcf per day; sendout volumes remain 79.2 percent below year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage increased to 2,576 Bcf as of Friday, April 27, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents a net injection of 28 Bcf from the previous week. This week's injection was 51 Bcf lower than the 5-year (2007-2011) average injection for the same week. During the same week last year, the implied net injection was 60 Bcf, likely due to warmer temperatures. Working inventories are currently 840 Bcf (48 percent) greater than their year-ago levels and 857 Bcf (50 percent) greater than the 5-year average.
Two of the three storage regions posted increases this week. Inventories in the East and West Regions increased by 20 Bcf and 9 Bcf, respectively, while in the Producing Region inventories decreased slightly by 1 Bcf. In the Producing Region, working natural gas inventories decreased 5 Bcf in salt cavern facilities and increased 4 Bcf in nonsalt cavern facilities.
Temperatures in the lower 48 States during the week ending April 26 were 1.1 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 1.7 degrees cooler than the same period last year. The average temperature in the lower 48 States was 56.6 degrees, 1.2 degrees higher than the 30-year normal of 55.4. While overall temperatures were about a degree warmer than normal, temperatures varied somewhat by Census Division. The Mountain and the Pacific Regions in the West were particularly warm, averaging 12.0 and 5.9 degrees warmer, respectively, than the 30-year normal. In the South, the South Atlantic and East South Central Regions were particularly cool, averaging 3.1 and 2.4 degrees cooler, respectively, than the 30-year normal, while the West South Central was modestly (0.3 degrees) warmer than normal.


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Denon AVR-1612 Home Theater Receiver
Great value, great performance
During his tenure as a Crutchfield staff writer, Marshall Chase wrote about home theater receivers, sound bars, and in-wall and in-ceiling speakers.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
People expect a lot from a home theater receiver, and the Denon AVR-1612 delivers. It has five channels of amplification for surround speakers as well as five 3D-ready HDMI inputs for convenient switching to an HD television. I put this receiver through the paces in the Crutchfield Lab and it performed very well. I also came away with some insights that should enhance your enjoyment of this receiver.
The Denon AVR-1612 in Crutchfield Labs
In our setup, the '1612 was connected to the Energy RC-Micro 5.1 home theater speaker system. Our television was the Samsung UN55D6500 . We played a Blu-ray action movie using a Sony BDP-S580 player and tested music streaming with a Mac® Mini computer. Even though the receiver itself has no direct Internet capability, once I connected a separate networked device, that component's web features became available.
|The on-screen display helps you through the setup.
Auto-speaker setup works best with three legs
The '1612 uses Audyssey Laboratories' MultEQ® system to tune the speakers to your room. Instructions appear on screen and they're very easy to follow. An interesting discovery I made was that placing the included microphone on a back sofa cushion or worse, the seat of a chair, leads to noticeable foul-ups during setup.
The best solution came with the realization that the mic has a threaded insert, perfect for a camera tripod placement. This made easy work of positioning the mic for perfect listening height and distance.
How did the AVR-1612 sound?
The '1612 performed very well in surround mode. There was no lag between the TV image and sound track, synching perfectly to the action movie onscreen. Channel separation was excellent. The clarity of the Energy speakers was consistent throughout.
For a music test, I streamed a track, Barton Hollow, by the group The Civil Wars. This vocal duo features acoustic instruments and traditional harmonies that I think show a system's strengths and weaknesses. The mix of both male and female voice sounded natural and distinct. Guitar, bass and rhythm instruments had real warmth throughout this standard definition MP3 stream.
I found that when I listened to music I got the fullest sound when I used the "Multichannel Stereo" or Dolby® Pro Logic mode. Based on prior tests using floor-standing speakers connected to similar Denon receivers I'm confident that the '1612 will sound great with a traditional front/left stereo speaker combination as well.
Some suggestions for configuration
After hours of testing I discovered a couple of tweaks I'd like to recommend.
Although I had everything connected properly I still didn't hear anything out of the speakers initially. I know this happens to people in the "real world" too. If this happens to you, here's the fix. When you first set up the '1612 you will come across the "HDMI Audio Out" in the "HDMI Setup" menu. Select "AMP"; otherwise audio and video will pass through the '1612 to the television, but won't play on your speaker system.
When I did the "Audio Setup", I left the "Auto Surround" function "ON". I didn't like the result. Auto Surround automatically plays your new program using the last used decoding function. That's not much fun if the last mode you used was a two-channel stereo format and the one on your movie is in 5.1-channel surround. I turned the Auto Surround OFF and had no further trouble getting to the best decoding for each tested source.
AVR-1612 is a terrific home theater receiver value
I found the AVR-1612 to be completely worthy of the Denon name. This is not a hard receiver to set up. The Denon set-up wizard even helps the user decide what cables to use. One feature that really stood out was the front-panel USB. While many receivers allow direct connection of an iPod® through this port, this one also lets you control your player using the receiver remote while viewing the metadata on the receiver's display. The '1612 has the flexibility to accommodate all kinds of gear, new or old, to help create a truly solid home theater system. I had different brands of components connected, and everything played well together.
The sound quality was excellent for both movies and music. Image pass-through was clean throughout tests with both HD and standard definition sources. The AVR-1612 proved itself to be an excellent performer. After working with it in the Crutchfield Lab I recommend the Denon AVR-1612 highly.


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Old Dunlap Model 103-0602 wood lathe
I have an old Dunlap Model 103-0602 wood lathe. It has step pulleys to adjust the speed. One pulley is on the lathe head and turns the center shaft. The other pulley is on the shaft of the motor. The motor is 1/3 HP , 1725 rpm's and has a 5/8 shaft. The pulley on the motor shaft is 4", 3 1/4", 2 1/2" and 1 3/4 " . I am having trouble measuring around the pulley on the head of the lathe are they usually the same size?
Well can anyone help me?
By the same token, if the smallest size is the same on both motor and spindle, then the other sizes must be the same as well.
FWIW if you're looking at buying a belt and want to know the size, just use the wife's sewing tape measure. Wrap it around the largest spindle pulley and the smallest motor pulley, as though it was a belt. Mark. Get that size.
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i need to remove the tail stock how can that be done i have aDunlap Model 103-0602 wood lathe made in the 1940s
For example, say you have a motor pulley that is 1 3/4" and a spindle pulley that is 4", with a motor that runs at (typical) 1725 rpm. 1.75/4 = 0.4375. 0.4375x1725 = 755 RPM on the spindle.
(There are other ways of managing the slack -- spring-loaded idler wheels or intermediate wheels and secondary belts -- but this is the simplest version. My drill press can be set up either with one long belt from motor to drive wheel, or two shorter belts going to an intermediate wheel to get a few more speeds.)
This brings up another question: Is there any way of creating a decent speed control circuit which will work with a 50-year-old capacitor-start motor without losing unreasonable amounts of torque? Or would I have to replace the motor if I want a more modern and precise control system for my drill press? (Or replace the drill press -- but I have sentimental reasons for not wanting to do that.)
VFD's generally are for 3 phase motors, however they do make a small VFD/phase convertor combo to control single phase motors (I actually have 2 of them left over from a previous project). I have used them to control speed on belt grinders in knife makeing shops. You have single phase power on the line side and the VFD/converter will control speed on the line side.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state Senate's Democratic leader has filed a bill revising Florida's "stand your ground law" following the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Sen. Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale said on Wednesday said his bill (SB 136) was inspired by the unarmed 17-year-old boy's death in Sanford. Martin was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman who is claiming self-defense under the law.
One key change would eliminate protection from prosecution for someone who provokes violence or pursues a victim. The bill also would remove automatic immunity from arrest or detention and clarify that a suspect can be arrested following a questionable death.
It is likely to face opposition from Republicans who control the Legislature and backed the current law. A panel created by Gov. Rick Scott has recommended no major changes.
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Immigration officers have arrested 17 illegal workers following a series of raids in Didcot last night.
Officers from the Home Office visited six restaurants and takeaways in Broadway in the town centre at 6.25pm yesterday.
All those arrested have been detained pending removal from the UK, with the exception of three who have been placed on immigration bail while their cases are investigated.
The officers raided Indian Dreams, where they arrested five Bangladeshi men aged between 27 and 38, Kolkata, where they arrested five Bangladeshi men aged between 25 and 50, Broadway Spice, where three Bangladeshi men aged 30, 37 and 40 were arrested, Angel Falls, where a 24-year-old Bangladeshi man and a 25-year-old Pakistani man were arrested, Prince of India, where a 39-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested, and Spices Tandoori, where they arrested a 33-year-old Bangladeshi man.


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Parcel PredicamentLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Percy Parcelle, bicycle courier extraordinaire, just came barrelling around a blind corner and collided unceremoniously with a man in a duck suit handing out flyers. In addition to the flyers and feathers, Percy's five parcels with the recipient names, addresses, street names, and delivery instructions are scattered around him and the unconscious duck-man. All he knows now are a few bits of information he can remember from the dispatcher. Help Percy get his five deliveries sorted so he can cycle away before the duck man wakes up!
Parcels: letter, tube mailer, padded envelope, box, can
Recipients: Mr. Anderson, Doozen Communications, Harold and Sons, Smythe LLB, Mrs. Williams
Addresses: 4, 10, 23, 52, 71
Street names: Lilac Lane, Magnolia Ave, Olive St, Sycamore Close, Zinnia Crescent
Delivery instructions: fragile ("Oops!" says Percy), no signature required (NSR), rush, COD, leave at front desk
1. Mr. Anderson's house number is 4.
2. Doozen Communications is on Lilac Lane, which only has buildings numbered up to 40.
3. The letter is for Smythe LLB.
4. Number 10 is getting the box.
5. Doozen Communications did not request "leave at desk," and Williams' is a private residence, so there is no desk there, either.
6. The fragile parcel is going to Magnolia Avenue.
7. Number 52 is the only destination that requires no signature for delivery.
8. The tube is going to Magnolia Avenue.
9. Mrs. Williams lives on Sycamore Close.
10. The can is the rush delivery, but not to number 71.
11. Harold and Sons is paying COD.
12. Smythe LLB is not on Zinnia St.
AnswerPercy delivered the following:
1. A tube marked "fragile" to Mr. Anderson, 4 Magnolia Ave.
2. A letter marked "leave at front desk" to Smythe LLB, 71 Olive St.
3. A padded envelope marked "no signature required" to Mrs. Williams, 52 Sycamore Close.
4. A box marked "COD" to Harold and Sons, 10 Zinnia Crescent.
5. A can marked "rush" to Doozen Communications, 23 Lilac Lane.
Unfortunately, the trail of feathers and flyers led the police right to his door (and five others). He was charged and sentenced to community service...handing out flyers in a chicken suit!
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Coldstream reaches carbon neutral goal
The District of Coldstream has reached an environmental milestone.
Officials say the municipality was operationally carbon neutral in 2012 as part of a provincewide Climate Action Charter it signed.
"I am glad that we have reached this point and will continue to seek new initiatives for the betterment of our community," said Mayor Jim Garlick.
Beyond offsetting carbon emissions the district was unable to reduce, it pursued a number of initiatives in 2012.
They included development of civic building, fuel efficient and green infrastructure action plans.
A solar-ready initiative was adopted while solar panels were installed on the old fire hall and a hybrid vehicle was purchased.
Council adopted a tax revitalization program to support sustainability.
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Most of the trade deadline attention has been on the Chicago Cubs' Matt Garza, but it may be shifting to a pitcher for Chicago's other team.
Jake Peavy of the White Sox is off the disabled list, and several teams in need of pitching help could be eyeing the veteran righthander. The Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles all had scouts in Chicago Saturday for Peavy's first start since returning from the DL, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports.
But Rosenthal points out it's not clear if all those teams are interested in the 32-year-old Peavy, who missed a month and a half with a fractured rib. The White Sox have other players on the trade market, including outfielder Alex Rios.
Peavy picked up a win while allowing four runs (two earned), seven hits and no walks and striking out three in six innings vs. the Atlanta Braves. Overall, he is 7-4 with a 4.19 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 12 starts this season.
Garza, 29, has put up better numbers this season, but several general managers and assistant general managers tell CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman they would favor trading for Peavy, who is a three-time All-Star with a Cy Young and two ERA titles on his resume.
"Peavy has been better than Garza except for lately and he has done it in a hitter's park in the American League,'' one NL GM said. "Garza's better for 2013, but I think Peavy has more overall value. Peavy was really good early until he got hurt.''
Also working in Peavy's favor: He is under contract through the end of the 2014 season. Garza can become a free agent after this season.
For their part, the White Sox are far out of contention and would love to dump Peavy's large contract (he is owed $14.5 million next season) while picking up some prospects.