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FORT WORTH, Texas—Crew chief Tony Gibson has only one question about his new driver, Danica Patrick.
What does he call her?
Gibson typically calls his driver "old man." But he already has resorted to calling Patrick "Babe," which former Patrick crew chief Tony Eury Jr. called her.
"I don't really care what people call me," Patrick said. "Tony Jr. would call me 'Babe' and things like that on the radio and he would apologize. I'm like, 'I really don't care what you call me.' "
Gibson even slipped up and called Patrick "old man" after her qualifying lap, which pleased his new driver.
"I finally got the 'old man' (from him) so I was kind of glad," Patrick said. "It makes me feel like he's getting comfortable and working off of instinct and not over-thinking things and saying what rolls off his tongue. I was glad to be called 'old man.' "
Gibson, who has taken over Patrick's Stewart-Haas Racing team, doesn't want her to lose the fire she showed when she crashed into Landon Cassill at Kansas Speedway two weeks ago.
Patrick was angry at the way Cassill was racing her in the Oct. 21 Sprint Cup race so she tried to wreck him. She caused Cassill to spin when she hit him from behind—but she ended up wrecking herself.
On Thursday, Patrick said her main regret was taking herself out of the race.
But Gibson, who has replaced Greg Zipadelli as Patrick's Sprint Cup crew chief, said Patrick's intent was OK.
"The deal with Landon Cassill and all, I don't want her to lose that fire," Gibson said Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. "That's the fire you need. There have been guys that have spun people out and done things like that when they are rookies and nobody talks about it.
"But being a female, it gets blown out of proportion. I hope she keeps that fire and desire, and we'll work on the rest of the stuff."
Gibson and his crew moved from Ryan Newman's Stewart-Haas team to Patrick's No. 10 team after the Kansas race. Matt Borland took over Newman's team last week at Martinsville.
Gibson's crew had the option of moving to Patrick's team and continuing to work with him or staying with Newman.
"It took them like 30 seconds to answer back that they were on board and everybody was excited for it," Gibson said. "Hopefully, that is comforting to Danica and just sends a message to her that we are behind her 110 percent and ready to move forward."
Patrick will need all the support she can get. After two partial seasons in the Nationwide Series, she has run the full Nationwide schedule this year but has three top-10 finishes and is 10th in the standings. She also struggled in her eight Sprint Cup races, with a best finish of 25th.
Despite an uninspiring season, Patrick will move to Sprint Cup full time next season with Stewart-Haas.
The change in crew chiefs was made to get a head start on 2013. Patrick also recently went through a crew chief change in the Nationwide Series with Tony Eury Jr. being replaced by Ryan Pemberton amid a power struggle at JR Motorsports, where Eury was a co-owner. Eury and his father, who was competition director, left the team.
"I've gone through a few transitions of crew chiefs over the year so you just get on with the job," Patrick said. "With (Gibson), it's even nicer just knowing that we're laying the groundwork for next year and getting a head start."
Eury Jr. and Patrick got along well, and Gibson said that is a good sign.
"We are old-school racers — (my crew members) are the Tony Jr., Tony Sr. style of racers, and I think that fits Danica pretty good," Gibson said. "I think they have done a great job as a company at Stewart-Haas putting the right people with Danica, and her with us, because we are going to grow together.
"We are going to grow fast. There are going to be some bumps in the road, we know that. But my team is ready for that and we are ready to grow and we are excited about this new venture for us."
Patrick agreed that she should relate well to Gibson.
"The personalities are just cool, laid back, get down to business, but still have fun," she said. "I think that is a great attitude to bring to the track every weekend. I feel like it gets a really good team to rally around them.
"It speaks volumes that the guys stayed all together to come onto the No. 10 car. I think that just shows what a great leader he is."
Though it seems to conflict with her image, Patrick said she is more comfortable with Gibson's style and approach.
"Doesn't that seem funny?" Patrick said. "I'm kind of fancy. I buy fancy things, I eat at fancy restaurants, drink fancy wines, I don't know.
"Honestly I think it's opposites attract. It's more fun, to be honest. It's just more fun. I think back to being a kid growing up and go-kart racing. That sort of style is also why I love NASCAR in general, everything from the language to describe the car, to the style of people and the camaraderie. It just reminds me of growing up and racing all over the East Coast and the South. It's more normal to me probably than what I did for over 10 years with seven years of Indy Car and from 16 to 19 being in England."
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The Minnesota Wild have been on a roll of late, winning seven out of their last 11 games. The team now sits two points behind Vancouver in the Northeast Division.
Minnesota made plenty of headlines this offseason when the team signed free agent left winger Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, the two best free agents in last summer's class, to matching 13-year, $98 million contracts.
Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher is giving a lot of the credit for the team's surge to its two new stars. The Wild finished last season in 12th place in the Western Conference and fourth in the Northeast Division.
"Their work ethic is so strong, they're going to earn every penny we pay them," Fletcher told the Los Angeles Times. "They both just turned 28, so we're pretty comfortable with that. They've played well and I think they'll only play better as they continue to acclimate and adjust to their new teammates and coaches and the system we play."
Fletcher described Parise to the newspaper as a player that "has the mind-set of a fourth-line player and the skill set of a first-line player. In 21 games this season, Parise has 15 points (eight goals and seven assists), including four power play goals.
He also praised Suter, who has 14 assists and averages a team-high 27:26 of ice time for steadying the defense.
"As a group we're giving up four fewer shots on goal per game, and a lot of that is because of his defensive contributions and the way he moves the puck out of our zone.
The impact of both players is not lost on their teammates.
"Two guys like that, it just changes the culture immediately," Wild center Matt Cullen told the newspaper. "They've played in real big situations and expect and demand to win."
Suter says both he and Parise are just trying to be positive influences.
"We're just trying to do whatever we can and bring what we've learned on our other teams, whether world championships or Olympics, to this team," Suter told the Times. "There's a lot of young guys and we try to help them. Zach's had some success and I've had some success, so hopefully we can change the attitude and the mind-set."

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With the Ally you can stream audio via Bluetooth® from your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, MP3 player and any other Bluetooth® enabled device. It is perfect for your next road trip, and great for listening to your favorite playlist from your phone or tablet while cleaning the house or working out. Is your favorite playlist on a thumb drive or SD card? It will play room filling audio from those as well.
The Ally delivers crisp, full range stereo sound with bass performance that will make it the center of attention.
Note: The Senta Ally charges via USB (USB cable included). If you need to be able to charge the battery in a different way you can use the Power Block Dual Universal USB Wall Charger.
The Ally has a small LCD screen, somewhat like a radio has. You can select files, navigate through various menu features and also see music track information (by USB or SD only). Smart phone and tablet users can take full advantage of the Ally's Bluetooth® connectivity and easily stream audio wirelessly. The Ally even has a speakerphone feature allowing you to answer calls directly from it. At just 10 ounces it makes it an excellent speaker for those that can't go without good audio at their travel destinations. It also has a built-in FM radio. Apple® lossless and .AAC format files cannot play from a USB thumb drive or SD card. Playback of these formats require Bluetooth® or the use of the included 1/8" Aux-in cable connected to your players headphone jack.
The Ally effortlessly fills a medium to large size room with crisp, full range stereo sound and bass performance that defies belief. This makes it ideal for use with laptops, tablets, portable gaming systems, smartphones, or just for casual listening. For outdoor use (it is not weather proof or weather resistant) the Ally has incredible vocal projection and a wide listening field.
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One 3" Tuned, Oval-Passive-Radiator
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37" 3.5mm stereo male x male cable
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Dual 1.5" Full-Range, 3 Watt RMS Drivers (4 ohm)
One – 3" Tuned, Oval-Passive-Radiator
|Core Specification 2.0 + EDR (Supports up to 3 Mbps payload data rate)
Supports A2DP (1.2), AVCTP (1.3), AVRCP (1.3), GAVDP (1.0), AVDTP (1.2), CVSD audio coding over SCO, Hand-Free Profile (1.5), Head Set Profile (1.1).
Range Approximately 10 meters (33 feet) maximum.
|USB-Type A Port
Standard SD Port
Mini-B USB (Charging Only)
Supports Mp3 and Wav audio files
Up to 32GB card/stick
EQ Settings (SD/USB Only) Normal (No EQ Effects), Jazz, Pop,Rock, Bass or Enhanced
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Range: 76 – 96 MHz (Japan Band)
99 Presets
Auto-Scan with Auto Preset Designation Feature
Backlight with Timer Control Option
Contrast Adjustable
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Top Mounted Power Switch
Battery Model: Replaceable BL-5C, 1,000mAh, 3.7 Volt Li-ion Rechargeable
Mini-B USB Charging Port - 5 Volt (4-5 Hour Charge time from 0-100% Battery Power)
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Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Beacuse a Bluetooth Source Device (phone, tablet, etc.) was connected to the Senta Ally previously. That device is set to automatically connect to previously remembered Bluetooth connections when they are in range. The procedure for correcting this issue will vary depending on your audio source. For smartphone and tablet users, turning off the Bluetooth function on your audio device will fix this issue. Please reference your Bluetooth Source Device's manual on "Forgetting Bluetooth Connections", or "Un-Pairing Bluetooth Devices", for the details specific to your source device.
In any mode, at any time, pressing and holding the M button for 3 seconds will return you to the main menu. From there, you can select any mode or access the settings menu. Note: Returning to the main menu will stop all audio play back.
Some media players (on your computer) that are used to make .wav files can add additional characters to the file name that the Senta-Ally may not recognize. If you cannot play a particular .wav file, remove any special characters from the file name before you try again.
The Senta Ally cannot play .aac or Apple® lossless files from a USB thumb drive or SD card.
When installing Thumb Drives or SD Cards with a lot of data on them, the processor will need several seconds to read the data. Press the M-button again to go back to your previous file. Wait a few moments then press the M-button one more time. Then select U-Disk Dir and you should be able to see your folders. The more data you have on the drive or card the longer you may have to wait for the Ally to recognize all of the files.
The paired connection is now stored but it is best to turn the PlayStation® Vita off and then turn it on again. Once the pairing process is complete it should take about 30 seconds from the time the PlayStation® Vita is turned on to switch the audio over to the Senta Ally.
Mp3 recordings (not CD quality .wav files) made with the CC Witness Plus, will sound great on the Senta Ally. The Sent Ally does not have the ability to play .wav files.
A step was accidently left out of the instruction manual. Perform steps 1 and 2 as stated in the manual. Then press and hold the Pause/Play button for 3 seconds.
Orientate the Senta Ally so that the right side is facing towards you. Insert the SD card upside down with the slanted side of the card towards the left. It will be a tight fit but it will slide in. To avoid damage to the unit, do not force the card inside.
Bluetooth®: The runtime on a full battery charge will vary depending on the volume and what type of audio you are playing. At 50% volume you can expect approximately 6-8 hours of battery life while using Bluetooth with the display light off.
USB: Not all USB Thumb Drives are created equal. Some USB drives use more power than others. Because of this situation, it is difficult to estimate what runtimes you could expect while using a USB drive.
SD Card: Depending on the volume and what type of audio you are playing, the runtime on a full battery charge will vary. However, at 50% volume you can expect approximately 6-8 hours of battery life while listening to audio from an SD card with the display light off.
Line-IN: Requires the least amount of processing power of all the playback modes. Therefore, using Line-In audio will provide the longest runtimes. At 50% volume, a full battery will last approximately 10-12 hours with the display light off.
FM Radio: At 50% volume and depending on the audio you are listening to, you can expect 8-11 hours of runtime with the display light off.
First, check to make sure that you have the display light set to turn off after a certain period of time or turn it off completely in the Settings menu. The display takes extra power when it is on. Second, if you are listening to audio at loud volumes, the battery power will be reduced. The louder the volume, the more power it takes, and the quicker the battery will drain.
If using the provided mini USB cable, verify that the cable is securely connected to the mini USB port on the Senta Ally speaker and the USB port on your computer. If using the battery, connect the unit to a computer USB port and allow sufficient charging time (see pages 3 & 4 of the instruction manual).
Yes, it is possible to do this. First, remove the battery from the battery compartment. Next connect the charging cable to the Senta Ally as normal and connect it to your computers USB port. Turn on the power and enjoy!
Note: The battery indicator of the Ally will show as fully charged in this mode.
Yes, but it is not recommended that you listen to it at high volumes while charging (50% of a wheel turn on the volume control).
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text: Marcellus boom threatens climate change action, study says By Ken Ward Jr. January 18, 2012 Story Share Read the studyCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The boom in drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale and other similar formations will likely suppress the development of alternative energies that are urgently needed to combat global warming, according to a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.Researchers highlighted some positive aspects of the boom in drilling for "shale-gas" reserves, such as help in lowering gas prices and stimulating the economy.But they warned that a switch from coal to natural gas alone isn't nearly enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the levels scientists believe are needed to curb the worst impacts of global warming."People speak of gas as a bridge to the future, but there had better be something at the other end of the bridge," said Henry Jacoby, an engineer and economist and lead author of the paper, which was published in the inaugural issue of a new journal, "Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy."In West Virginia and some surrounding states, business and political leaders are pushing hard to encourage continued growth in natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation. The drive is heating up, as states race each other to offer economic incentives to lure a natural gas "cracker" plant to one of their communities.Industry supporters say little about recent scientific papers that question whether natural gas really provides improvements over coal in terms of greenhouse emissions or concerns that the gas boom diverts resources and attention from developing renewable energy sources. In their new paper, Jacoby and his co-authors compared what various electricity prices and greenhouse emissions under several energy supply scenarios including -- and not including -- natural gas from shale formations.Under one scenario, they found that gas prices would rise by about five times their current levels by 2050 without shale gas. Electricity prices would also grow. With shale gas included in the mix, gas prices would only double. The shale input also reduces electricity price growth by 5 percent in 2030 and 10 percent in 2045, compared to a scenario without shale gas.But the researchers also found reason for concern that shale gas use would crowd out development of renewable energy sources.Under one scenario, the researchers imposed a renewable-fuel mandate. The found that, with shale gas, renewable use never goes beyond the 25 percent minimum standard they set. But when shale gas is removed from the market, renewable fuels gain more ground.The paper notes that, without new regulatory restrains, there is little interest in developing technologies such as carbon capture and storage, or CCS, and that "the shale gas reduces interest even further.""The gas 'revolution' has important implications for the direction and intensity of national efforts to develop and deploy low-emission technologies, like CCS for coal and gas," the MIT paper said.Under strict limits on greenhouse gases, renewable sources such as wind are needed, but shale gas development delays such sources by up to two decades, the study said. "While taking advantage of this [shale gas] gift in the short term, treating gas as a 'bridge' to a low-carbon future, it is crucial not to allow the greater ease of the near-term task to erode efforts to prepare a landing at the other end of the bridge."Reach Ken Ward Jr. at email@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 3 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 4 WVU notebook: Defense feeling a bit run down 5 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis State still in mix for cracker Previous Story Capitol Classic (photos) Next Story


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The Combat Paper Project utilizes art making workshops to assist veterans in reconciling and sharing their personal experiences while broadening the traditional narrative surrounding service and military culture. Veterans use their uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences in the military.
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The integration of an innovative grant proposal, a good-food advocate and veterans who want to educate themselves about healthy eating have led to a successful enterprise of free, ongoing classes at the Veterans Memorial Building at 293 Seminary Ave.
The idea was initially born from observations of social workers helping to house formerly homeless veterans. Coming into the newly settled homes the social workers noticed the vets' kitchens were spotless because the vets, who did not know how to cook, were not using them. Hot dogs and ramen were their main fare. They needed basic cooking instruction.
Grant funding was available from the United States Department of Agriculture for innovative program ideas, and Megan Van Sant, program administrator for the Community Outreach Unit of the county Health and Human Services Agency, saw a need that could be met. The County Social Services Agency applied in early February and received an $8,000 grant that would serve veterans enrolled in CalFresh, commonly known as the food stamp program. In addition to helping people make good choices with their food stamps it would also help create employment opportunities in the county.
With an extensive background in food and nutrition, Jen Dalton, a recent transplant from San Francisco, was hired to teach three sessions from September of this year through February of 2013. She has been an advocate for slow food values, i.e., food that is good, clean and fair, with a background in food systems change, culinary teaching, editing a vegetarian magazine, wine industry consultancy and cook book publishing. It all came together for her in 2006 when she took a year to travel the world and see for herself, to experience the degradation of our environment and food cultures in Honduras, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and across the United States. Returning in 2007 she knew that food was the best access to educate people about their environment and to empower them about making positive decisions about what they eat and put in their bodies.
She was attracted to Ukiah by a teaching position at Mendocino Community College and the desire to live in a small rural community that had a sustainable food community. It is here that she wants to educate consumers and the public about how to eat in a healthy fashion and how to empower people into making food choices that are beneficial for their bodies and the planet.
"I am passionate about teaching veterans, as I come from a family that has served in the military. My father was a drill sergeant in the Army Reserves and the 82nd Airborne, my uncle fought in Vietnam and my grandfather was a military chaplain in World War II. I understand military people."
"Today we are beginning the first class in the second series of free workshops at the Vet's Hall. There are five classes per session and each class is two hours long.? We cook, eat and talk about the different aspects of healthy eating. We do meal planning, discuss food habits, and eating smart in general. Upcoming lessons will be focused on fruits and vegetables, proteins and whole grains. During the last lesson we will take a shopping trip to Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op to see about smart buying in bulk. Today we are going to prepare beef and noodles with fresh vegetables," says Dalton.
Mary Ann Gonzalez, a dentist at Consolidated Tribal Health Project and an active reservist with the U.S. Navy, is here to see what she can learn to offer the clients she sees at work. Most of her missions as a reservist have been humanitarian in supporting medical, dental, engineering projects. She has been to Malay, where she helped in medical and dental clinics for village inhabitants, was part of a team in Alaska that moved a sinking village to a safer location and participated in providing medical care for people in South Africa.
She says, "A lot of my patients are veterans and this is a unique opportunity for them in our community. I want to see what is being offered and bring it back to the people I serve and help to make it more accessible for them. A lot of our veterans have diabetes, and I want to see if these lessons will be geared toward helping them with medical issues."
Another first time student, Bob Parker, was in the Navy for 21 years and did his first tour of duty in 1970 in Vietnam as part of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. In support of the Navy and Marines he worked in advance base construction.
Parker admits, "I can cook, kind of, although I rarely do because my skills are limited. You know, I can make a Thanksgiving dinner with a prepared spread. I would like to increase my cooking skills, especially those directed toward healthy, tasty, economical eating."
"I am with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1900, and every month we have a pancake breakfast here at the hall on the second Saturday of the month. It is open to the community and we raise funds with this event. Right now I am the egg cracker and substitute dishwasher, and I am hoping that with these classes I can work my way up to second assistant chef."
If you interested in finding out more about these classes, call Jen Dalton at 415-412-8784.


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MIAMI - Surveillance video captures two thieves breaking into Caribe Cafe in Miami.
Early Monday, two men were caught on surveillance camera breaking a hole through a wall in a neighboring store to steal the safe and surveillance equipment. The burglars left the restaurant in a silver Honda Civic.
Owner Juan Alvarado arrived Monday to find the safe and surveillance equipment missing. He said after watching the tape several times, he believes one of the burglars works for him.
Police say the safe was bolted to the floor, but the crooks managed to take it, along with approximately $35,000 - $40,000 in cash.
Detectives say the thieves knew exactly where to cut through the wall and how to disable the surveillance system at the restaurant.
The restaurant has reportedly been burglarized in the past.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Miami Police Department at 305-603-6030 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471- TIPS (4877).
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PALMETTO, Fla. — After experiencing one of the worst years on record, Florida tomato grower-shippers opened their new season with lower-than-normal national volume and stronger demand.
Growers began harvesting light volumes of grape and cherry tomatoes in mid-October, and their packing lines began running mature-greens and romas later in the month.
Chuck Weisinger, president and chief executive officer of Weis-Buy Farms Inc., Fort Myers, said business is good.
"The quality has improved tremendously," he said. "We have had very few problems out of Florida. I don't see the volume. A lot of these guys are just getting started.
"It's not working that prices are going to drop. There's not enough volume. Even with the problems in the Northeast, demand still seems to be pretty good. The orders have been met, and they seem to have found a price that works. Unless we're really surprised, $12 for extra-large gassed green tomatoes should be OK. They seem to have a pretty market working."
In late November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 25-pound cartons of loose mature-greens 85% U.S. 1 or better from central Florida selling for $13.95 for 5x6s, 6x6s and 6x7s.
In late November, the USDA reported $15.95 for 5x6s and $11.95-13.95 for 6x6s and 6x7s from the west Florida Quincy growing region.
Last season, in mid-November, the USDA reported the same cartons and sizes from central Florida selling for $14.95.
Weisinger said the market should hold steady through early December.
Mexico isn't producing much volume coming out of its summer roma deal and beginning its fall deal, which is keeping high prices fairly high, he said.
Tony DiMare, vice president of the Homestead-based DiMare Co. and other shippers said lower supplies from the Eastern Shore and California finishing its Central Valley deal helped keep late October and early November prices strong.
DiMare said he expects central Florida volume to build throughout November and increase into higher, promotable volume by late November, as normal.
He said south Florida production, centered in Immokalee, typically begins in late November and early December, with volume increasing by mid-December.
Winter production in Homestead normally starts in early January.
Bob Spencer, vice president and sales manager of West Coast Tomato Inc., said lower early season national volume helped keep prices above average.
"Some of the crops up north finished a little earlier than normal," he said. "There wasn't as much planted late in the northern part. So we had sort of an empty supply chain at the other end. I think a lot of customers were ready to shift over from California, so that made the transition a little easier as they were ready for them."
California' production typically ends in early November.
Building volume
Reggie Brown, manager of the Maitland-based Florida Tomato Committee and executive vice president of the Florida Tomato Exchange, said growers opened the new season with steady prices that were higher than last year's disastrous markets.
"The season started relatively slow-paced and is continuing to build some volume, but not great volume," he said.
During the 2011-12 season, which ended in June, Florida tomato growers packed 38.1 million 25-pound equivalent cartons of mature-green tomatoes, up from the 36.1 million they packed in 2010-11, Brown said.
The past season, however, produced a $256 million crop, considerably lower than $431 million the previous year, Brown said.
Brown said he isn't certain how many acres growers planted this year as he said the U.S. Department of Agriculture discontinued an acreage survey.
Most growers, including DiMare, say the industry planted fewer acres.
According to the last USDA figures, Florida growers planted 32,000 acres in 2010-11.
Rick Feighery, vice president of sales for Philadelphia-based Procacci Bros. Sales Corp. and Plant City-based Santa Sweets Inc., said central Florida grape tomatoes started on a high note.
"They look very nice," he said. "The little bit of rain had a bit of an effect and helped quality. Overall, it looks to pretty good."
Michael Lacey, director of sales and marketing for Wimauma-based Tomato Thyme Corp., said Tomato Thyme plans to finish harvesting its north Florida Tasti-Lee round reds and vine-ripes in Jennings in mid-December, after the season's first freeze.
"The north Florida tomatoes are really nice," he said. "We anticipate a really nice pick this year from north Florida. And everything looks good and is on-track in central Florida. The weather has been cooperating."
Lacey said growers were preparing for central Florida and said expected to finish transplanting in late November.


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You were designed to be a free-flowing channel of Jesus Christ Himself.
Are you ever amazed at how quickly news travels? As soon as candidate Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucus in January, headlines hit the banners on computer screens and flooded the overhead televisions at the airport. If it's juicy gossip, you'll find cell phones flipping open, a clutch of people whispering nearby or thumbs burning among the text message set.
News may travel fast, but the "good news" travels remarkably. More than just through broadcast media or the printed page, the good news is carried through you. God has made you to be a conduit of all He is.
A conduit is simply the channel or means through which something moves from one point to another. It can be airwaves for radio or television communication, pipes for water or wires for electricity.
Yet you are the greatest conduit in the world. You were designed to be a free-flowing channel of Jesus Christ Himself. One example: Consider the laying on of hands. You can transfer anointing and healing, blessing and faith, or a multitude of gifts our Father freely gives. Or, as the Bible warns, it can be a dangerous transfer if done too hastily, such as in the ordination of an unprepared church leader (see 1 Tim. 5:22).
God has simply chosen that as His conduits, you and I are His "agents" of change in the earth. In the original Greek, Jesus decreed: "Come thy kingdom. Be done thy will" (Matt. 6:10). God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven. How can this be?
Jesus no longer walks among us physically. Yet He has given us His mandate and all we need for life and godliness through the Holy Spirit. This can mean only one thing: It's going to happen through you and me.
The Bible declares that God will give to us every place we walk (see Deut. 11:24). This means that we can bring the atmosphere of heaven wherever we go. We can usher in His peace, love, revelation, transformation of society and so much more as holy conduits.
Yet the problem often lies in our ability to receive His "transmission." It is an act of faith to believe we do hear God's instructions, just as it takes faith to believe an unseen radio wave is passing through our living rooms. But we are confident that we can "turn on the tunes" and hear music.
Scientists tell us that the greatest metal conduit is pure gold. According to my Bible, that's your faith.
Other obstacles besides a lack of faith can block our reception. If our hearts are hard, our wires are down. If we are unaware of our identity as conduits, we walk through life without tapping into the spiritual power God has given us. We must be full of the Word and most importantly, spend time in intimacy with the Lord to overflow with His presence. That's the only way we become pure channels that "leak" His life-changing love to a hurting human race.
It takes humility to be a conduit. Being a receiver is rather foreign to today's cultural mind-set. Most people would rather be a "source" than a conduit. They want to create and control—and then take the credit.
A conduit simply passes on what it receives from its source. That's how Jesus gets the honor due His name. That's how lasting change will truly come to the earth. The bottom line is that we make choices about what we will transfer. If we are caught up in Desperate Housewives or betrayal on some reality show, it's a no-brainer what we will impart. Likewise, if we despair when our football team loses or become lost in some form of caustic music, we will be a conduit of those things.
As we pursue growth in our high calling—that of knowing Him and evangelizing the lost—our flow will be limitless. The transfer of heaven through believers corporately will be exponential, and the revelation imparted to and transformation effected in a dying world by Jesus Christ will be unstoppable.
Ché Ahn is senior pastor of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, California. He leads an apostolic network in more than 30 nations and has authored numerous books, including Fire Evangelism and Close Encounters of the Divine Kind. One of his greatest joys is joining the Father in what He is doing today.
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Nebraska lawmakers are planning to revisit a proposed legislative salary increase that was overwhelmingly rejected by voters.
Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh says he will raise the issue again, although he hasn't yet developed a specific proposal. Nebraska voters on Tuesday defeated the salary measure by a 2-to-1 ratio.
The measure would have increased lawmaker salaries from $12,000 to $22,500 per year. Lawmakers haven't received a pay raise since 1988, and many senators argue that the current pay keeps qualified Nebraskans from serving.
Supporters say the Legislature is dominated by retirees, lawyers, business owners, and those who are young and childless.
This year's pay-raise proposal was opposed by Gov. Dave Heineman, who argued lawmakers didn't deserve more money because of their support for taxpayer-funded prenatal care benefits to illegal immigrants.


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Beautiful but I wouldn't be dressing all thotty if I was a wife.
She look faker than a $3 bill
I'm sorry but she looks gross and unnatural.
Fake butt fake boobs just fake. SHOW SOME REAL WOMEN ONE TIME. THIS PHOTOSHOP SHIET IS KILLING ME..
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My father was my biggest influence, and I do remember him always having a nice, clean, low vehicle. One of the first standouts that made an impression on me was a silver, metal-flaked 1952 Chevy truck. I was pretty young, but I believe that this was around 1962.
If dad was working in the Imperial Valley, I always hoped the Greyhound bus would stop in North Hollywood. As soon as that bus parked, I would run down the street because "Barris Kustoms" was in running distance. Mind you, I was only nine or ten years of age. At the time, George Barris, "King of the Kustomizers," had a big glass front showcase building located right near the bus depot and filed with some of the most iconic custom cars of all time. There they were, "The Munster's Coach," Grandpa Munster's "Dragula Coffin Car," and "The Batmobile," right in front of me.
My father took notice of my obsession and I was blessed in the fact he would regularly attend "The Famoso Drags" or "The Fresno Autorama" and take me along. Without realizing it, I was studying the lettering, numbers, and admiring the pin stripe work on the dragsters and pull cars. While my dad was my influence on the car side of things, my mom was a big influence on my artwork because she took the time to draw things for me. We bonded over many of my designs and drawings and looking back I can say that those are very precious memories for me. Earning my stripes on models and bikes, I would often experiment with color fades, lettering, flames, and pinstripes. Of course I was just beginning and these early works were very crude, but I was learning.
Happy that I had some creations to call my own, I'm riding down the block on my custom bike as a 10-year-old when I see this '66 – '67 Riviera shining down my street with a multicolor metal flake paint job. I'm pumping my pedals as hard as I can try to keep up with this car. I continue to follow him and I realize I'm practically on the other side of town. The car parks and slowly lowers itself to the ground! Oh my god! It was the coolest thing I had ever seen! The guy's name was "Huero Caldillo," and he had multicolor Rivis, pearl step-faded Caprices, and other flaked out Lowriders with adjustable suspensions.
At twelve or thirteen, I began lettering diesel truck doors and doing flame jobs on local cars and trucks. As ambitious as I was eager, I would get myself into trouble on a few jobs because I wasn't afraid to try and use paintwork techniques I knew nothing about. I was also a kid with a limited budget and resources, so many times I found myself using the wrong paint, brushes, and supplies.
In 1974, I reached high school age where I paid much more attention to articles on paint than I did on my traditional textbooks. I eventually enrolled in a regional occupational center class that focused on auto body repair. I was a fast learner and my brain soaked it all up like a sponge. Through the class, I was introduced to metal shaping, making repair panels, and airbrush techniques. I took to it like a fish to water and by this point, I was frenching tailgates, shaving door handles, pinstriping, and I had figured out how to airbrush roses, similar to the way they appeared on "The Gypsy Rose." The instructor used to get upset with me because I would just jump into the work, instead of asking for help or waiting for instructions.
My auto body occupational class was located at East Bakersfield High School, and it was there that I met (Hall of Fame Member)"Harvey Reyes," President of "Carnales Unidos" Car Club. I appreciated his demeanor as he was a really nice guy who would always take the time to talk to me and answer any questions I had. I was also happy to gain insight from an enthusiast who seemed to understand the passion I had for paintwork.
I reached driving age by the late '70s, and the car clubs in my area at this time were Orpheus, Majestics, and Carnales Unidos. All these "club" guys were a few years older than I was, but I still mingled with them and absorbed the lifestyle. I did my own work by striping cars on Saturday morning at the Mobil station on Cecil Ave. and Hwy. 99, specializing mostly in scrollwork and names, which were both big back then.
I remember taking an influence from Mingo Pena; he showed us young guys how hydraulics worked and guided us to where we could get parts. He shared his knowledge with us.
Another big influence came in the form of "Big Abel" Acosta, founder of the Majestics Delano Chapter. Back then, I was doing stripe jobs and lettering for Majestic's members, so I began making a bigger name for myself as being a guy who was dependable and did quality work.
I would attend the original super show "The Lifestyle Show" at the Shrine Auditorium and the Sports Arena. It was like school for me, because I was studying the big time paint jobs and bringing these ideas back with me to use on my customers' cars. My club friend Mario "From the Barrio" Martinez and I would journey to the famed Whittier Blvd. on various Saturday nights to cruise in the scene. While I was getting some great education on the streets, it was time for me to get even more in the classroom.
In 1977, I graduated high school and enrolled in the Tulare Adult School Auto Body Program in Tulare, Ca. The instructor, Jeff Dailey, gave me full run of the shop. Jeff Dailey, was my mentor and I appreciate greatly his contributions to me as a human being. While at Tulare, I met Big John Vargas, an owner of various custom cars and trucks. John taught me the ins and outs of custom bodywork, chopped tops, suicide doors, custom fenders, custom front ends, and block sanding. Working with John only fueled the fire, and I also stayed with Jeff for a few years until he retired.
I began working for the local Chevy dealership in Delano, but I was doing custom paint with the management getting the credit. After that, I worked for different shops in the area and was always on call for special paintwork. "Have gun, will travel." That was my motto and the dealership days were probably the last times I worked for any specific shop. I was self-employed from then on and I've been blessed with constant work for over thirty years. I have a great respect for the other artists in my field and I've been really privileged to see the work of Art Fullington, Big Ed Madrigal, Walt Prey and John "Mr. Custom" Tosta. I studied their work religiously; these men are true masters and their amazing output is a testament to their dedication.
As my reputation grew, I began to get candy jobs from all over the state. San Francisco, San Fernando, Fresno, Bakersfield all reached out to me for my services. I put together a small home studio to do my graphics and airbrush work, opting to rent paint booths for completes when I needed to. I continued to do custom paintwork on Harleys, Helmets, Hydraulic tanks; custom paint on diesel trucks, signs and lettering, airbrush art, basically anything that came my way. I was lucky I had learned different aspects of custom work, so if the car business was slow; there was always a Harley, a lettering job, or something else to keep me busy.
In the last 10 years, the majority of my custom work has been for "Lil Abel" Acosta, president of Majestics Delano chapter. He brings the cars base painted and I do my artwork and patterns. He keeps me busy and I can't thank him enough.
For the last six years, I've actually had two jobs; custom painter and auto body instructor. I was offered a job at North Kern Vocational Training Center in Delano, Ca. This is a new start for me and I really believe that's where I'm supposed to be. At 44 years of age, I had to go back to school, which was tough. I received my Vocational Instructor Credentialing through U.C.L.A Extension. I teach basic collision repair, basic auto refinishing, estimates, parts locating and ordering, and of course custom paint, airbrush, pin striping, lettering, and metal shaping. I even try to instill life skills education into what I do, to better prepare my students for life outside of the garage as well. My job is to help my students earn a living, build a good work ethic, teach them how to speak to the public in a professional manner. I have no problems helping a student do custom work on their own vehicle, and they often take this opportunity to learn because if they take their car to my shop they have to pay; this usually serves as a good motivator.
My future plans are to continue teaching and to finish up some personal projects. I will continue modifying and painting these machines because that's what I do.


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Trial record 3 of 1056 for: Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury - Knowledge Translation (TBI-KT)
This study has been completed.
Columbia University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Peter S. Dayan, Columbia University
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First received: September 27, 2011
Last updated: April 15, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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Blunt head trauma (BHT) accounts for >450,000 emergency department (ED) visits for children annually in the US. Fortunately, >95% of head trauma in children is minor in nature. Although most children have minor head trauma, clinicians obtain cranial CTs in 35-50% of these children, which carries a radiation risk of malignancy. Recently, the investigators conducted a study of 44,000 children in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) in which the investigators developed and validated clinical prediction rules that identify which children with minor BHT are at very low risk of having clinically-important traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and, therefore, do not require a CT scan. In this proposal, the investigators aim to assess whether implementing the PECARN TBI prediction rules (one for preverbal, one for verbal children) via computerized clinical decision support (CDS) decreases the number of (unnecessary) cranial CT scans obtained by ED physicians for children with minor BHT at very low risk of clinically-important TBIs. After a two-site pilot phase to test and refine the CDS, the investigators will conduct a seven-center prospective trial. The investigators will measure cranial CT use prior to and after the intervention implementation of CDS and clinician education. The investigators will study the use of CT by practitioners for children <18 years for 12 months pre- and post-intervention.
|Traumatic Brain Injury
|Other: Computerized clinical decision support
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Implementation of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Traumatic Brain Injury Prediction Rules Using Computerized Clinical Decision Support: An Interrupted Time Series Trial
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MedlinePlus related topics: Head Injuries Traumatic Brain InjuryU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Peter S. Dayan, Columbia University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in proportion of cranial CT use in children with minor blunt head trauma at very low risk of clinically important traumatic brain injuries [ Time Frame: Baseline and 1 year post-intervention ]The investigators will assess the rate of cranial CT use pre- and post implementation of computerized clinical decision support
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Clinical decision support (post-intervention phase)
Clinicians will receive computerized clinical decision support regarding the risk of clinically important traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on the prediction rules
Other: Computerized clinical decision support
Intervention sites will receive decision support regarding whether patient meets very low risk criteria for clinically-important traumatic brain injury based on the PECARN prediction rules.
No Intervention: Standard care (pre-intervention phase)
Prior to implementation of the computerized clinical decision support, we will collect data to determine the baseline rate of CT use for children with minor blunt head trauma at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Our target study population includes clinicians with training in pediatrics (particularly pediatric emergency medicine)or general emergency medicine. As clinical practice is likely to vary among physicians with different training and in different settings, we will include two types of sites for this trial:
- Pediatric emergency departments with >80% of children cared for by pediatric emergency medicine physicians or general pediatricians.
- General emergency departments with >80% of children cared for by general emergency medicine physicians.
- children younger than 18 years who
- sustained minor blunt blunt head trauma defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores of 14 or 15 on initial ED evaluation
Patients who have any of the following:
- blunt head trauma > 24 hours prior
- penetrating trauma
- brain tumors
- coagulopathy
- ventriculoperitoneal shunts
- preexisting neurological disorders complicating assessment
- neuroimaging obtained at an outside hospital before transfer to a study site
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01453621
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01453621
|United States, New York
|Columbia University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
Sponsors and Collaborators
Columbia University
|Principal Investigator:
|Peter S Dayan, MD, MSc
|Columbia University
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Kuppermann N, Holmes JF, Dayan PS, Hoyle JD Jr, Atabaki SM, Holubkov R, Nadel FM, Monroe D, Stanley RM, Borgialli DA, Badawy MK, Schunk JE, Quayle KS, Mahajan P, Lichenstein R, Lillis KA, Tunik MG, Jacobs ES, Callahan JM, Gorelick MH, Glass TF, Lee LK, Bachman MC, Cooper A, Powell EC, Gerardi MJ, Melville KA, Muizelaar JP, Wisner DH, Zuspan SJ, Dean JM, Wootton-Gorges SL; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009 Oct 3;374(9696):1160-70. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61558-0. Epub 2009 Sep 14. Erratum in: Lancet. 2014 Jan 25;383(9914):308.
|Responsible Party:
|Peter S. Dayan, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Columbia University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01453621 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ARRA Grant #S02MC19289-01-00 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: ARRA Grant #S02MC19289-01-00 )
|Study First Received:
|September 27, 2011
|Last Updated:
|April 15, 2015
Keywords provided by Peter S. Dayan, Columbia University:
prediction rules
computerized clinical decision support
traumatic brain injury
blunt head trauma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Injuries
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
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Fitzhenry began his marketing career at specialty cracker manufacturer Valley Lahvosh Baking Co. in Fresno not long after graduating from Fresno State University.
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