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You Can Go Home Again
Four years ago, I left my hometown steel community in western Pennsylvania to attend college. If you had told me then that I'd return to document the memories of the people who knew the history of this once thriving rust-belt town, I would have told you that you were crazy. Certainly I didn't expect their stories to change the way I thought about my home. But that's exactly what happened.
When I graduated from high school in 2009, all I wanted to do was get out of Ohioville. The town is an hour northwest of Pittsburgh and in what I considered the middle of nowhere. I was tired of seeing the same people everywhere I went, of having no cell phone reception at my house, and going to the same bar every Friday night for fish salads with my family. Ohioville and Beaver County would always be home, but there was nothing interesting enough to make me want to stay.
I came to AU, where I decided to double major in journalism and history, and went back to Ohioville for breaks. During my sophomore year, I took an oral history class with Pam Henson. Our final project was to conduct oral history interviews on a topic of our choice. I immediately thought of my hometown.
Ohioville is a rural "suburb" of the steel town of Midland. Founded by the Midland Steel Company in the early 1900s, Midland became an industrial hot spot that revolved around a steel mill. During its heyday in the 1950s and '60s, the mill, owned by Colt Industries, went by the name Crucible. It seemed as though everyone worked at Crucible, including my grandfather and uncle, until it closed in 1982 and devastated the surrounding area.
The mill reopened in 1983, but it employed only a few hundred people instead of a few thousand. People left the community in droves to find work. The Midland school district had to close its high school because of low enrollment. Virtually drained of its former life, Midland became an empty shell.
It was the perfect topic for an oral history project. Knowing next to nothing about the Crucible mill, I decided to interview former mill employees about what it was like to work in the mill and to be laid off and have to search for a job. I was also interested in their reflections on the present.
Sitting at people's kitchen tables, I heard stories about a Midland that was clogged with traffic and a main street that was lined with businesses—certainly not the case today. People told me about the dangers of working in the mill and also how they enjoyed working there, that it provided a good living. And they told me why they had left and why they had stayed.
As I listened to their stories about how prosperous the area had been—and how much everything had changed—I found it remarkable that they could look back so positively on an industry that virtually did them in. Even 30 years later, how could they not be bitter?
In those questions, I found my thesis.
After my oral history class project was over, I continued to interview mill workers, their wives, their children, school board members, church workers, and the current president of the steel workers union. I poured through microfilm of the Beaver County Times from 1982 and looked through old photos in local archives. I toured the downsized mill and felt the heat of molten orange steel as it poured in front of me. I listened to 14 oral history interviews over and over, trying to find answers to my questions.
Ironically, over the past year I took every opportunity to return to the community I was so eager to leave to conduct interviews and do research. During my final semester, as I wrote and thought about how to present my research on History Day in April, I found myself feeling homesick for Ohioville after listening to these stories from home. I thought about what my life might have been like if Crucible had never closed, and I wondered if I will return to the Beaver Valley, as some displaced steel families did.
I don't know whether a senior thesis normally prompts such soul searching. But through the process I have come to understand my community better and feel proud of it. It has also helped me realize that every place has a history that is just as important as any history you read about in a textbook—if not more so. This little corner of western Pennsylvania is home, and its history is my history.


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If all the maladies of this team are due to the coach,
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If all the maladies of this team are due to the coach,
what say you now?
This does not seem like a good idea for a thread.
Seems like a fine idea to me.
FWIW, if JOB gets the team to the playoffs (and that looks very realistic) and they have a good showing, he'll probably get brought back. If they win a series, he most definitely gets brought back (and I realize I'm getting ahead of myself here).
Not that I would bring him back or that I think they should bring him back, but that's what would probably happen.
That he still sucks and I'll be happy when he leaves.
If Murphy was still here do you think this team would be playing any better than last year?
Murphy, Head, and Watson.
Added Darren (big)
TJ is playing well (big)
Danny is playing D and sharing the ball (HUGE)
Roy is vastly improved.
Brandon is looking scary good at times.
Yeh, I think the whole team is better and would be even if Murph was getting the minutes at 4.
But not AS good as this team.
I should add at this point last season the team was 6-7, actually it is quite common for this team to have a record around .500 at the beginning of the season. As long as JOB has been here his teams have started and finished pretty well, it is the middle part of the season that they have sucked.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Just because he does a few things right doesn't change the past 3 seasons of questionable decision after questionable decision.
IMO, he's still making some head scratching decisions this season, we have just played well enough to overcome some of them.
I still want him gone very badly, I'd be absolutly sick if he is here after this season.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
"Pax O'Briena - Detente" continues to hold for the second game in my sector.
I still believe that the Orlando loss was on O'Brien. Anything good that he did during that game was irrelevant because it did not come in a winning effort, and his lack of seeing that the guys didn't have the legs to both shoot 3's and play with the defensive intensity that they had to that game to be competitive was pretty much a failure to adjust, which cost them the game. That was the third game to the minus side for O'Brien so far this season in my view.
Winning the second of the back to back in convincing fashion is indicative of a maturation of the team in its effort to continue implementing the changes that have been made by O'Brien, to his credit, this season.
The defense is far better than any previously played under O'Brien during his time here, and of all things I think Danny being dissed by Team USA due to lack of defensive effort has a lot to do with his current much improved defensive play, coupled with a much more agressive Rush being better on both ends of the floor.
The offense is also improved, due to TJ Ford and Rush playing better, Granger being healthy, and doses of Hibbert being thrown in for good measure against teams who choose to let him score instead of Granger. Also, there have been periods where there has been good ball and player movement, which is probably due to a focus change in an effort to get Roy the ball more than he has had it in the past.
Yes, O'Brien himself has improved somewhat at this point, but I am not yet convinced that he will not revert to his old ways if things continue to go south with respect to teams choosing to take Hibbert out of the equation. I am afraid that he will feel as if he has no choice but to push the ball and go smaller and encourage quicker shots, and that he will rely on Posey as a "stretch 4" to compensate for Roy in an effort to "stretch the court", which will lead to a deterioration overall in my view.
Stay tuned for further updates to the evolving story..."Pax O'Briena - Detente".
Danny has always been able to play defense, the fact he decided to play defense the past 4 games I think shows more about his experience on Team USA than JOB.
Rush's play has little to do with JOB and more about him waking up which I accredit to Granger.
I honestly don't see how our PG play has improved that much, it may be better, but it isn't difference maker better.
I think you are underestimating the affect Murphy had on this team. He was that big of a detriment to this team. He was a bad example to everyone. Him playing showed to everyone that defense doesn't matter.
This team played a lot like they are right now last year when Murphy wasn't playing.
Also keep in mind last year at this point this team had a 6-7 record. Also we only beat Miami, it isn't like we blew out Boston, LA, or Orlando. It was Miami. They may have 2 of the top 5 individual players on their team, but they are not a complete team. If you can shut down either Wade or Lebron you are going to win 9 times out of 10. Once you get past those two players they have no one worth mentioning.
Ill give him credit for only playing mike vs Parker. and playing rush the rest of the gm
Not like we're going to stay consistant, but the upside they have shown the past 2 games is awfully impressive.
As is the fact that we are playing DEFENSE.
And that doesn't happen on it's own......
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
JOB is still an average coach and just like any player he should be upgraded if the opportunity presents itslef.
I say 2 games where we can acknowledge that Jim has done a great job does not equal redemption for 3+ years of ...
However, if we can continue to totally dominate the competition over the course of this season, I will become a believer.
lets not forget he cost us the Bucks game. His end of game plans and plays sucks. and how does tyler not play the 1st half then start the 2nd. His rotations are wack
You guys are saying the same thing people were saying last year when this team started 5-3, weirdly that was also when Murphy was out. Seriously am I the only one with any kind of long term memory here. It wasn't that long ago that you guys were panicking because this team was playing like ****, now because this team has beaten some bad teams they are suddenly it is because of JOB. Even though we saw this team play very much like this team whenever Murphy was not playing or McRoberts played more than 5 minutes.
We can allow for the players to adjust and grow with the team, overlooking their past mistakes. But with the coaches they get no such grace?
I think the Heat game was a win all on JOB and so did NBATV. Having the players play under the pick n roll was a good call and a change of pace for JOB.
I think Posey's minutes will get slightly less as Foster and Hans get more comfortable.
I'll repost what I said in the awards thread. I'm cautiously not terrified, but if the team keeps playing the way it is I can't help but give him some credit.
His rotations confuse me sometimes, but as far as the offense and defense we are running, I have no issues. The team is bringing it on defense the last two games, and when we execute the passing offense it is a thing of Beauty.
Sometimes I think he overemphasizes pushing the tempo. Its great when things are going well, but when it isn't, things can get out of control quickly. I think he is slow to call timeouts in these situations to stem the tide, he tends to let the team sink or swim. I think this is what happened in the Philly game and we got buried. Sometimes you have to call a timeout and run some set plays to settle the team down.
Based on the execution recently, it seems like he has the team ready to play. They are really executing offensively and defensively and there is something to be said for that.
He still has a tendency to over rely on certain veterans. Outside of a few timely threes here and there, I really question how much Posey brings to the rotation. If he isn't hitting threes he really doesn't effect the game and while his team defense is very good, at times he is a liability one on one. I would like to see Tyler getting more consistent minutes.
I'm feeling very optimistic right now, I feel like this team is going to play well from here on out and be clearly in the playoff picture for the rest of the season. Does this mean Jim gets an extension? I feel less terrified right now at this prospect than I did a few months ago. One good test of a coach is how they coach in a playoff series against the same team multiple nights. At this point the jury is out...
Although in all honesty, I still really hope we look elsewhere... but I wouldn't lose my mind if Jim got extended. Knowing Jim however, that could change quickly. I would feel more comfortable if he could settle into some kind of consistent rotation.
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no Sherlock it is common sense that u want Lebron and Dwade shooting jump shoots not driving to the bucket. Almost every team goes under the PnR vs them. Thats like saying we are great for going under the PnR with Rondo. JOB still has hibbert taking 20fters which is retarted he is 7"2 not 6"2. I give the defenseive credit to Danny. If u see ur best player playing defense and giving 100% every play normaly u will follow the leader. Good job Danny for making sure u give an effort on defense.


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Thank you Gavin.
Thanks for posting this Gavin.
Thank you so much Gavin, I shall be there in spirit!
Gavin - I try to donate blood when I can (since my son needed so much). It just so happens there is a blood drive at my local YMCA on Feb. 19. I thought it was ironic to be the same day as Kris' Memorial Service.....it will be my way of giving back for John and for Kris as well. I wanted to be close to the Atlantic Ocean that day, since I believe they are scattering Kris' ashes in the Atlantic. I may drive to the Jersey shore (about a 30 minute drive for me) after donating blood and place a few tulips in the waves. I miss Kris a lot. She was a great friend to all; and she and my son had a very special bond. Thanks for sharing - Nancy
So disappointed. I just found out I can't donate blood tomorrow because it is too soon since my last donation (earliest I can give again is Feb. 25!). So, I will have to think of something else tomorrow to honor "Our Kris." Anyone have any good ideas? Let's all remember our good friend tomorrow by doing something in her honor and memory.......Hugs to Hans and Kris' family!!!!
What a beautiful picture of our Kris! You can't ignore that twinkle in her eyes. This is how I'll remember Kris and I'll think of her anytime I see daffodils.....
"For the caterpillar, it is the end. For the butterfly, it is the beginning." This is so very Kris and so very Hans and so very touching.
Best wishes to all,
Thanks for posting this Gavin, what a beautiful picture of Kris.
Will be thinking of her, Hans and all her family on Saturday.
Thank you for posting this Gavin. Kris was very beautiful and I agree with Cherboug, you can see the twinkle in her eyes! She is already missed ...
Kris, we will remember you always, thank you for sharing your journey with us and for giving me the support and insight I needed.
Fly....beautiful butterfly.
Thanks Gavin,
I will always think of Kris whenever I see a butterfly. We miss you Kris but will remember you forever. Mary
Today (Nov 17) would have been Kris' (devoncats) 37th birthday, and it's the first since her passing away. I took the day off and took some chocolate cakes up to the hospital wards she thought of as "hers". I remember decorating our bed room with little stars and stripes a year ago, and giving her a purple scarf who's only real use was to be folded on the table under her urn at the funeral service... I miss her laughter - it made all the difference.
I feel your pain as Dec. 6th will be one year already for Teddy. Happy Birthday, Kris.
What a lovely way to remember Kris's birthday. She is greatly missed by so many and her wit and wisdom is missed on these boards. Cherish those memories Hans. She will always be with you in your heart and memories. I think of you often and hope you are getting on OK, or atleast as best you can.
Love & Hugs from Wisconsin,
I think of you all so often, Hans. Thank you so much for keeping in touch with us. I miss Kris & it was beautiful to see her picture pop up again.
Julia xx
I miss her
Kris really brought so much humor to this board and I really miss that, I mean, there are other funny people on here but she really was the leader of the band and we were privileged to be privy to her very unique brand of humor, the kind that has you bursting out laughing at your computer and people are asking you what is so funny? She was a comedienne extraordinaire.
Hans......Our sweet, sweet, Kris, how she is missed on this site. For me the color purple always represents our Kris especially since she had contemplated coloring her hair "purple."
Dear Hans,
I did not know Kris for she had passed before my daughter was diagnosed with CC. I know she and Lauren would have gotten along famously. I have gone back through a lot of Kris's posts and she always seemed to find humor even in her darkest moments. What an honor it must have been to have her as your wife. I am sorry for your loss, but I'm sure you are full of lovely memories of such a beautiful person. She was also lucky to have such a supportive, loving husband. Take care and God bless you.
I hope my Tom has or will run into Kris. I always told him about her. How much we all loved her. We miss her laughter too! It came through all of her posts. Take care and keep in touch. I understand what you are feeling. Life will never be the same but all of us must keep going one day at a time.
Love, Mary
Today would have been Kris' 38th birthday. Where else to celebrate it than on this site?!
Although the aniversary of her death (Jan 4th, almost two years now) is also special, her birthday is more important to me - she was always much more focused on life than on death, and as time goes by, all the fear, pain and suffering fades in my memory, and her spritelieness and giggly laughter stand out more and more. I seldom think of her without a smile!
I thought that rather than write a new post I'd bump this one, since it has the link with the picture. Yes, I remember the twinkle just like it is in the picture...
She always lit two candles in her "prayer chimney", one for herself and one for someone else - usually someone on this page. Tonight there are two candles burning there again, and again one of them is for you folks - all of you. I wonder how many of her cancer buddies are still around, and if newcomers to the site sometimes wonder about her stranger entries...?
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Happy Birthday, Dearest Kris. Hans, thanks for remembering us with the candles and I can say for certain that yes, our new members do see Kris's posts and us old timers always refer to her as our Sweet Kris. We love you too, Hans and it is so good to see you posting today!
Hi Hans,
Thank you so much for lighting a candle for all of us. That means so much to us all. And yes, newcomers to the site will read Kris's posts for sure. You mention Kris's stranger entries.... her posts and expertise regarding all things poo related are much treasured to this day and always will be! What great humour and a lovely smile our Kris had!
Happy Birthday Kris! We miss and love you loads.
Happy Birthday to dear Kris. Thank you so much for lighting a candle for everyone on this site, Hans. I have read many of Kris's posts and I know I would have loved her. All the best to you, Hans.
Love, -Pam
Hans...thanks so much for posting. Kris brought so much joy to this board, she touched the heart of many and she continues to lives on for us.
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Hi All... Just thought I would pass on that i recieved my first Zometa treatment today. It's takes about 15 minutes by way of infusion. Zometa is a Zeldronic acid treatment that helps with metasties of the bones. Studies have shown it to help retore strength to the bone by slowing or stopping bone matasties of different kinds of cancer. It can prevent can help relieve pain and prevent spinal compression as well. Treatment is given every 3-4 weeks. Blood work should be monitored and kidney function watched as well. You also take at least 400mg vitamin D with calcium daily whiile doing this treatment. Drink plenty of fliud as well as with all infused meds.
I have read a few post of individuals who currently have bone mets. This was something I researched and told my doctor I would liketo do. It appears in my case, oncologist forget about Zometa. This goes to show how active you have to be and advocate for yourselves. If this stuff works as I hope, then I'll have less to no pain in ribs and possibally stop the bone mets from spreading. aLSO, Beings it is a systemic treatment maybe ther eare more benefits to be had. Who Knows. So far no side effects to speak of other than sleepiness a bit, but a good nap is good for you right?
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HOUSTON -- Everything went right Saturday night for the Cleveland Indians.
First baseman Mark Reynolds, hitting seventh in the lineup, knew it would be a good night when he got to bat in the first inning. Reynolds hit a three-run homer, part of an eight-run inning, to propel the Indians to a 19-6 rout of Houston at Minute Maid Park.
"That's the way it goes," said Reynolds, who had two of Cleveland's 22 hits. "We found some barrels. Not hit the balls at people for a change."
Reynolds thought he was hit by a pitch from Houston's Philip Humber on the pitch before his home run.
"I said, 'It hit me,'" Reynolds said he told home-plate umpire Mike DiMuro. "He said, 'No, it didn't.' Well, it did. He said, 'Well, you didn't act like it.' What do you want me to do, cry?"
The Indians added six more runs in the second inning to take a 14-run lead.
"That's what we talked about before the game, don't press, have fun, pass the torch to the next guy," Reynolds said. "We did that tonight."
Scoring 19 runs might help make the Indians relax at the plate.
"It helps guys feel better about themselves," manager Terry Francona said. "I do think it helps guys loosen up a bit."
Nick Swisher started the night 4-for-4, but couldn't get one more hit to break his career high. Three of his hits were doubles.
Swisher called the win a coming-out party for Cleveland.
"It was great," he said. "We've been struggling. To pull off 19 runs -- we got some home runs by our big boys [Reynolds and Jason Giambi]. Got a lot of guys on base. Hopefully, that's one of those snowball games that really gets us rocking and rolling.
"We've got a lot of young guys who showed a ton of maturity today. Things haven't been going our way. Situational hitting, we took a lot of pride in that tonight. That's our team. It goes to show how dynamic our lineup is."
Humber -- who pitched a perfect game on April 21 last year -- looked defenseless, giving up all eight runs in the first and retiring only one batter.
"It was tough to make any adjustments," Humber said. "They were jumping on the first thing I threw over the plate every time and hitting the ball hard. I don't know, what can you say? I made some good pitches that got hit hard and it was a tough night."
Cleveland left-hander Scott Kazmir made his first Major League start in two years. He couldn't get the win, throwing only 3 1/3 innings and giving up six earned runs on seven hits.
But Francona wasn't disappointed.
"It worked out in a lot of ways," said the manager. "It allowed us to let Kazmir pitch and stretch him out. He got to 90 pitches, which is right where we wanted it to be.
"It would have been nice [to go] five and get the win. That would have been pushing it. He started to get tired the last couple of hitters. He had to go down and throw between innings [while we scored all those runs]. Those are long innings. But we'll take it."
Kazmir admitted to some nerves after pitching last season in an independent league. "I was a little jittery," he said. "Overall, there's stuff I can take out of this start, what not to do. I never really got into the flow of the game. I was half offspeed, half fastballs. I was just not able to get in sync. You want to attack the hitters. I was not able to pitch my game. I'm a guy who pitches off his fastball. I like to attack the strike zone with my fastball."
Corey Kluber pitched four nearly flawless innings of relief to earn the win. He gave up just two singles, struck out four and walked none.
"I haven't thrown a lot," Kluber said. "I'm stretched out because of starting in the Minors. It felt good to get some quality innings under my belt. As long as I've been here the bullpen's been a big strength of the team."
The only bad news for the Indians was that Asdrubal Cabrera had to leave the game after the top of the first inning with a left wrist contusion.
Cabrera slipped on the steps walking from the clubhouse to the dugout before the game and used his left arm to break the fall. He still started and batted twice in the first inning. He singled off Humber and scored, then grounded out off left-handed reliever Dallas Keuchel to end the inning.
"When he turned around [to bat] right-handed, it started to bother him," Francona said.
X-rays were negative.
"It's a little sore right now," Cabrera said. "It's not a big deal. Everything's good. I don't feel like it was serious. A little sore. I don't think [I'll play Sunday]. I'll be back soon. Maybe Monday."
Gene Duffey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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People in the California dairy industry were understandably upset when it was discovered that there was a large model cow wearing a gas mask in an exhibit at the Monterey Bay Acquarium. According to Western United Dairymen's newsletter, Weekly Update, WUD field rep Dennis Miguel visited the exhibit and reported what he saw.
The exhibit, which focused on global warming, was titled Hot Pink Flamingos: Stories of Hope in a Changing Sea. The model cow wearing a gas mask was accompanied by a recording: "Buurp! I can't believe I'm saying this, but what the world needs now is less methane, and that means fewer cows." The exhibit also stated, according to the WUD newsletter, "The best way to reduce methane is to eat less beef and drink less milk."
Western United reports that the exhibit sparked a controversy that resulted in creation of a Facebook Fan Page called "People avoiding Monterey Bay Acquarium until they take the cow down!" The page had 2,550 fans when the April 16 WUD newsletter went to press.
The one positive aspect of the exhibit was that it pointed out that methane from cow manure can be used to generate electricity.
Stan Andre, CEO of the California Milk Advisory Board, in a letter to the Monterey Herald, explained that the dairy industry has reduced the carbon footprint of dairy products by 63 percent over the past 60 years. He also spelled out the economic impact that the dairy industry has in California.
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Back improving, Victorino hopes to play Friday
MRI reveals lower back inflammation; outfielder plans to take BP Thursday
TORONTO -- Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino had an MRI that revealed inflammation in his lower back near a disk, but the results were otherwise positive as he continues to progress from the back injury that has sidelined him since Thursday.
Victorino remains optimistic that he can avoid a trip to the disabled list and is aiming to return to the lineup against Texas on Friday.
The right fielder took soft toss and did some more intense work in the batting cages Wednesday, a day after hitting off a tee, and intends to participate in batting practice before Thursday's contest in Toronto. That will be a big test and Boston will likely make a decision about putting him on the DL depending on how he responds.
"It's getting to a point where a decision is going to have to be made," Victorino said. "It's out of my hands, obviously. Every day it has progressed in a positive direction. ... I'm happy and satisfied with that."
Victorino injured himself on a swing, but said that he has not experienced any pain during light hitting drills or exercises since. While he said there has been no setbacks, he can still feel some discomfort in his back when he makes certain movements.
The frustrating part, Victorino said, is that he has not suffered from back issues before, but he also views that as a positive since there is nothing to suggest this injury is anything but an isolated incident.
"It's not fun to sit here every night having to watch. I'm getting antsy," Victorino said.
Based on Major League Baseball rules, a team can backdate a player's time on the DL 10 days after the initial injury if that player has not appeared in a game, so the Red Sox still have more time, if needed.
"Whether or not he's coming out of batting practice Thursday and is available for [Thursday] night's game remains to be seen, but optimistically, we are looking at Friday in Texas," manager John Farrell said.
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Before we get to the nuts and bolts, a history lesson: IonBallEX (a title which could seriously use one or two spaces) is the Xbox Live sequel to the original IonBall, which debuted as an indie game on Windows Phone (see our review). It then migrated to Xbox 360, also as an indie game. The only Xbox Live brick-breaking competition on Windows Phone is the abysmal 3D Brick Breaker Revolution (review), so IonBallEX is automatically the best game of its type by default. Thankfully it's actually pretty good.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warns consumers not to eat Townsend Farms Organic Frozen Berries Blend due to possible link to a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A infections. This product is sold through Costco stores and is being investigated nationwide.
"People who have bought this product should discard it if still found in their home," said Dr. Ron Chapman, CDPH Director and State Health Officer. "Anyone who has consumed this specific product in the last 14 days should contact their doctor due to possible hepatitis A prevention and treatment options."
Costco has removed this product from stores and is notifying their member customers who have bought this product. CDPH will continue to work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on this outbreak.
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Burning Question: What's the Deal With Hot Flashes?
We ask an expert to explain how to deal with them.
What are hot flashes?
For some reason, your brain reacts to a very small increase in internal temperature, causing blood vessels on your skin to dilate just as they would if you were exercising, only usually confined to the upper chest, neck and head. . . . Some women sweat profusely, which can disturb their sleep patterns.
How many women experience them?
Probably 75% of women will have some form of hot flashes, whether very mild or quite severe.
At what age do they start?
The average age of menopause is 51. Hot flashes might start, off and on, for a year before menopause. During menopause, and for the year afterward, they get stronger.
How will I know they've started?
If you're at the appropriate age, you might see your cycle change, maybe one week early or one week late, or skipping altogether. . . . At that point, a hot flash shouldn't surprise you, and episodes will probably become more frequent.
How long do hot flashes last?
A single episode will last just a couple of minutes, but then it takes a while for a woman to cool down again and feel as though she's back to normal. Some women really do sweat, and if it's in your hair, that's a nuisance. Typically a woman will have one or two a day, though in severe cases, some women have seven to eight.
What sets them off?
Emotional surges tend to bring on hot flashes, just as being too warm can. Often an episode will come on suddenly. But if a woman is tuned in and can identify triggers, as soon as she thinks, "Is it hot in here?" she can make adjustments. Get out from under a bright light. Take off a layer. Remove the blanket, adjust the fan. In my profession we say, for a quick fix, stay cool, both physically and emotionally.
Are there products that can help?
There are cooling pillows and other products that claim to help keep you comfortable. With most situations, we try the simplest thing first and see if it works. If it does, great. If not, we move on.
Are medical treatments the next move?
Yes. Estrogen, and for women who have a uterus, progesterone, are prescribed as hormone therapy. This is the most effective treatment, and it is prescribed in the lowest dose that keeps hot flashes under control. But some women don't want hormone therapy, since it does have potential side effects, like blood clots in the legs and lungs. And half of all women will get hot flashes again once they stop taking the hormones.
How will I know the hot flashes have finished forever?
Studies show a few women have hot flashes sporadically for the rest of their lives. . . . Usually they quietly disappear.


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Qualifying nominations from over 170 bright and hardworking leaders have been submitted to Vance Publishing, giving the eight judges representing the industry a daunting task to narrow the list to 40 finalists.
Vance Publishing's inaugural 40 Under 40 Awards recognize the young leaders in our industries who will be instrumental in meeting the 2050 challenge of feeding a growing world population expected to top 9 billion in the next 40 years. The program has produced a fantastic list of high quality candidates representing all career paths and sectors of agriculture.
The accomplishments already achieved by the nominees show a great deal of passion and leadership in the agricultural industry.
Nominees include CEOs, COOs and presidents of corporations in addition to university professors, government directors and farm owners and operators. Nearly one-third of the candidates work in the livestock industry, with another third from the produce industry and the remaining entries comprised of row crop, food safety, research, government and university positions.
"We're extremely pleased with the remarkable candidates participating in the first year of our 40 Under 40 Awards," Shawn Etheridge, Vice President & Publishing Director at Vance Publishing said. "The exceptional accomplishments already completed by these young leaders confirm the agricultural industry is on the right track to addressing the challenges ahead. We're honored to lead a program recognizing these talented individuals."
Submissions display how these young leaders use media to share agriculture's message with consumers and the rest of the industry, as well as adoption of new technologies and policies created to increase agricultural production, improve safety and gain efficiencies.
The challenge lies ahead for the panel of eight judges who will pare the list down to the final 40.
Reviews and collaboration between the judges will take place during the month of August with winners to be announced in the November print and web publications including Drovers CattleNetwork, The Packer, Dairy Herd Management, Produce Retailer, Pork Network, Ag Professional, Bovine Veterinarian, Citrus and Vegetable, Produce Ops, as well as the websites Red Book Credit Services, Doane Advisory Services, and Greenbook Data Solutions.
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Year-end is always a good time to do a portfolio review. Of course, it's good to see which positions could be sold at a loss for tax purposes, and where capital gains should be taken. In addition, it's a great time to do a "sweep" of your holdings to see where you might have too much sector or geographic exposure, and take some steps to balance things out.
Earlier this month, I did a portfolio review with a client who happened to be holding two ETFs for water: the Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index (CGW) and the PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (PHO). Although these ETFs are pegged to different water indices, it's still too much exposure to one area.
Another client was very particular about wanting health care exposure. He was already holding a position in the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), and wanted to add the SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV). Rather than give him too much exposure to health care, we opted to pare back the SPY position to make room for the health care.
Keep in mind that I don't use the terms "portfolio cleanup" and "panic selling" synonymously. With this week's market pullback, amid looming worries about politicians' seemingly limitless ability to damage the economy, it would be easy to panic and pull the plug on anything that is showing a sizable percentage decline.
But that's not what I'm talking about. Don't forget: The media need the fiscal cliff drama to keep readers and viewers hooked. Has there ever been a time when there wasn't the fear du jour? Do you even recall -- without Googling -- what the fear du jour was a year ago?
So, portfolio balancing is not about being scared; rather, it's about understanding the levels of exposure to certain investments relative to other portfolio holdings.
For example, DJIA components General Electric (GE) and United Technologies (UTX) are both getting support above key moving averages. GE's dividend yield is larger, but United is the better price performer.
The stocks behave somewhat differently, but at this juncture, there is no good justification for owning two DJIA-component industrial conglomerates. If I had to choose between the two, United would win, simply because of its superior price performance. The 2013 earnings growth outlooks are similar, so that is not a significant factor. United also has two years of growth in free cash flow per share, whereas GE is only showing one year.
The point of today's article is not to give you a recommendation of United Technologies over GE. Frankly, I'm not terribly excited about either, nor do we hold either in our equity overlay portfolio that many of our clients are in. I'm just emphasizing the need to cull your own portfolios of any possible duplication or overweighting.
In some cases, you may want to add some alpha by taking a position in a stock that is a major component of an ETF you own. That's not a bad strategy, as long as it's one you are pursuing deliberately, not accidentally.
So rather than panicking about fiscal cliff scenarios and bailing out of anything trading lower this week, get a good sense of the sector and geographic weightings within your portfolio. Take some time first to cull, and make decisions about new positions after that.


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MIAMI - In an exclusive interview, a teenager who was given permission by his parents to speak to Local 10, said documents released Wednesday by prosecutors and published by the Miami Herald do not tell the whole story of how 13-year-old Lourdes Guzman DeJesus was shot and killed.
The teen, who asked not to be identified, said Guzman DeJesus was the one who pulled the trigger of the pistol being carried by busmate Jordyn Howe.
READ: Local 10 exclusive interview with shooting witness | Local 10 exclusive interview with shooting witness' mother
Since the shooting on Nov. 20, 2012, authorities have said Howe accidentally shot and killed Guzman DeJesus when he took the pistol out of his backpack while taking the bus to school.
On Wednesday evening, the Miami Herald reported witnesses told police Howe had allowed "several students to see or handle the weapon," which was his step-father's pistol.
Howe appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ellen Venzer on Wednesday morning. Howe is charged with manslaughter with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed firearm, and possession of a firearm by a minor. He remains under house arrest and strict orders only to go to school or church.
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I'm sure he means well, and I'm sure he thinks this is about protecting people's privacy. But it's not. What good does a privacy policy do in this situation? It presents a bunch of policies that no one will read, no one will pay attention to, which the company can change at any time, and which can be written so broadly as to be the opposite of actually protecting anyone's privacy. And yet, if Google and Apple require such things, Franken and others will think they're protecting people's privacy, when they're not. Stop worrying about privacy policies, and start focusing on stuff that actually matters.


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When teammates race each other, they are armed with the knowledge of what their teammate has in his car, knowing that it's pretty much the same equipment.
But when Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne raced each other for the lead on a pair of late restarts Sunday at Pocono Raceway, they knew that their equipment was different.
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Because drivers shift gears at Pocono, NASCAR gives teams more choices as far as which gears to use and allows changes throughout the race weekend. Gordon and Kahne had different second gears in their cars — Gordon said it was "very minor, tiny bits of difference" — and Kahne crew chief Kenny Francis said Gordon's team made the right call.
Kahne said it gave Gordon an advantage on the final restart, although Kahne was able to overcome the difference to pass Gordon and win the GoBowling.com 400. Gordon grabbed the lead on two late restarts, but Kahne passed him with two laps remaining for the win.
"He slowed down on that restart, so that would benefit him with the ratios (he had)," Kahne said. "I noticed that. I knew he was going to. Jeff knew what was going on."
That is the difference when teammates race for a win — they might know something about the other driver's car that could expose a weakness.
"There was just some uncertainty with the (gear) rule change and wondering what the right answer was," Francis said. "I think we picked the wrong answer, but luckily we got away with it."
Despite that type of knowledge, the two Hendrick Motorsports drivers relished the opportunity to race each other for the win, while teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fifth. On the restart with eight laps remaining, they were 1-2-3 in the field.
Gordon said he competed as hard as he would against any other driver.
"It's not something I recommend," Gordon said. "But it was necessary at the time. … I was driving as hard as I knew how to drive once I got in front of him and when I was up beside him.
"But at the same time, he's your teammate. He's a good friend of mine, and the last thing I wanted to do was wreck either one of us as well. But he was fighting hard, I was fighting hard, and it was fun."
Kahne said it is more difficult to race a teammate for the win. Jimmie Johnson (four wins) and Kahne (two wins) have all six Hendrick victories this year. All four Hendrick drivers are in the top 10 in points.
"You know you have very similar cars and engines and all of that, so you know you can run those lap times and things if one of the other guys is beating you," Kahne said. "But at the same time, when someone hits on something and it's working for them, it's tough. Jimmie and Chad (Knaus) do the best job of that each year.
"I have a great team. … I feel like we can run with them if we do everything right."
While Johnson won the pole for the race, the other three Hendrick drivers had subpar qualifying results with Kahne 18th, Gordon 22nd and Earnhardt 25th.
"(The race) was good because it makes (team owner) Rick (Hendrick) happy," Earnhardt said. "He wasn't very happy after qualifying.
"I was thinking about that during the race when we were all running up front, he had to be a lot more pleased than he was Friday. It's good. I want to see my teammates do well not only because I benefit from it but they're good guys and I enjoy working with them."
But as Kahne and Gordon found out, a little too much information can be used against a teammate.
"It's harder because they have the same equipment, they know what you're doing," Earnhardt said. "How are you going to draw up a play in football when the defense knows what you're doing?
"It's like they know where we're going. It raises our competitiveness. It's good for all four teams. It pushes us all harder."


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Caught up with the doubleheader tonight. Lots of drama. No Burks, crazy subs. The meltdowns about minutes will definitely be the story of the season, at least on this board.
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I think this teaches us we still have a long ways to go in learning to fight the zone defense.
As soon as they clogged up the lane, no one wanted to go in there, so we settled.
It's not entirely that nobody wanted to go in there, it's that the bigs were terrible at reacting when the defense swarmed the paint. Al Jefferson was by far the worst offender - my God everytime he caught the ball he just stopped and stood there with it.
Millsap and Jefferson did settle for a lot of jumpshots though. Sort of defeats the purpose of bringing in great shooters.
Offensively, we have no idea what to do with the ball once it gets down to the block. Just like last year, nobody on the perimeter moves, and when the ball gets passed out it gets shot from 23 feet.
I'm not seeing good signs from Mo Will. He plays like he thinks he's a star Pg. And he loves to call his own number. We're not going to win as much as we could if he's going to average 16 shots a night. Especially averaging 5 assists. It's only 2 games so no need to overreact just yet.
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Anyway, Jazz by 18. (106-88)
At least I was accurate about NOH and Jazz-20, one digit is 6.
Burke- Burks- Burked.
I really don't like Carroll, but I'll admit he's played better than his shooting percentage. Still, we're inching toward a Roger Bell situation here playing playing a guy who only has perceived value while overlooking players who can actually contribute. I'd rather experiment with the small Tinsley/Foye/Burks lineup. Until Kanter/Favors are ready to score on the block dependably, we need another offensive spark on the second unit, and Carroll is a purely opportunistic basket/break scorer.
I am just so very tired of watching Al Jefferson.
I love Kanter's new aggressiveness, but I agree with Harp when he said tonight that opposing teams are going to scheme against it. Last year, the book was don't worry. This year, the book is double him and he's worthless. His learning curve has changed in a good way, but tonight it showed that he still has a lot to learn.
You have to wonder about the extra minutes Marvin got tonight. He was pretty invisible. Happy to see him come in for Carroll, but anyone coming in for Carroll would have been good. Would have much rather seen Hayward come in for Carroll in the 4th since he had a solid 3rd. Weird because he played the hot hand with Foye, but shorted Hayward when he was playing better than Marvin.
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I keep hearing this but somehow the bench consistently gets us back in games only for Jefferson to return and **** it up.
that is a myth, it's a fairytale.
sadly we live in a world where certain (stupid) people will believe in myths and fairy tales.
we will do fine without al's "offense". jazz played better without al on the floor.
please stop believing and reinforcing the myth
edit: it was meant to the guy you where responding to
I, HeavenHarris, hereby pledge to my fellow JFC'rs that I will no longer give out neg-reps. All it does is cause negative things, like fights, drama, bitching, ill will, bad feelings, etc.
Love, not hate, is the answer bros and moes.
LOL Lol breaks his pledge 5 days later hahahaha
A picture sais a 1000 words.
this one says veterans aint ****
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A picture sais a 1000 words.
this one says veterans aint ****
Well, technically, that particular picture shows 10 numbers.
That game was a disgrace.
The Jazz have monumental issues drawing fouls all game, yet the guy who can draw fouls gets a DNP-CD. Ty's rotations absolutely monumentally sucked tonight. Tinsley playing until like 5 minutes left in the fourth was puzzling, and Marv getting more minutes than Hayward despite Marv sucking it up was also just a ****ing head scratcher.
Also, Ryan Anderson not being guarded at the end of the game was just so bad that it's hard to put into words. All that guy does is hit 3s, and he was open for one at the end. I really have no idea how that happens.
Jazz should have rolled with Davis out. This is a classic example of one of those games that adds up to the Jazz getting a 7th to 8th seed instead of a 4th to 5th seed.
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Clancy Pendergast wants you to know that Monte Kiffin is one of the best defensive coaches to ever walk a sideline.
"I've got nothing but a ton of respect for him," said Pendergast, who replaced Kiffin as Southern Cal's defensive coordinator.
Got that? Now, get this:
"This isn't a defense where I'm going to put up a picture on the screen and say, 'Here's what I did at Cal, what I did with the Cardinals, what I did with the Chiefs,' " Pendergast said after a recent spring practice. "I'm going to be on the (grease) board, from ground zero, teaching these guys."
Let's read between the lines, shall we: Just because you're a spectacular success in one league doesn't mean you will be in another. No matter what fancy name you give your defense.
In this specific case, it was the Tampa 2, Kiffin's suffocating defense from his days with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The problem is, it never translated to the college game — and most certainly didn't work in the wide-open, pass-happy, spread-'em-out Pac-12.
That left Lane Kiffin, Monte's son, with the unthinkable task of running his father out of town. For all the grief Lane Kiffin earned over the years with his on- and off-field antics, that should be no son's burden.
But give Lane credit. With one swift personnel move, he proved he wasn't just an elite play caller or quarterbacks coach. For the first time since he took a head coaching job in college (including his one season at Tennessee), Kiffin led by example.
Southern Cal had to get better on defense, and that meant it needed a new defensive coordinator. If the first two years under Monte Kiffin weren't enough of a sample size to see the Tampa 2 doesn't work, a two-week stretch last fall sealed it.
The Trojans gave up 101 points in back-to-back losses to Oregon and Arizona, teams whose spread option offenses — or principles of those schemes — have become the norm in the Pac-12. It didn't help that three weeks later, USC gave up 38 points rival UCLA and its spread offense.
Those 38 points were the most scored by the Bruins in the rivalry since 1996, and 17 points more than UCLA scored against USC in former Trojans coach Pete Carroll's last three seasons combined. And really, that's the bar.
It wasn't just the defense under Carroll (which he coordinated, despite no title), it was the way the Trojans forced turnovers and dictated tempo. Defense was as much a part of USC's success last decade as its highlight reel offense.
Last season isn't what attracted Kiffin to Pendergast. It was 2010, when Cal held down Oregon in a 15-13 loss — one of two times in the past three seasons that Oregon has been held under 20 points.
Pendergast's defense that game was the same as it always is: aggressive man coverage on the outside, complex blitz packages from the front seven. Monte Kiffin's scheme is based more on zone coverages and getting pressure from the front four.
"Clancy is a perfect fit for us," Kiffin said.
It's not like USC was running around trying to plug holes with guys who can't play. The Trojans have elite players on defense, including ends Morgan Breslin and Devon Kennard, tackle Leonard Williams and linebacker Hayes Pullard. The secondary, which could be an issue, is the very thing that could prevent USC from pulling off Pendergast's aggressive scheme.
It's also the area Pendergast will coach, and where USC's small but impressive recruiting class can make an impact. Five-star signees Leon McQuay III and Su'a Cravens likely will start at cornerback and safety, respectively — and both looked impressive as midterm enrollees in spring practice.
The Trojans will run out of a base 3-4 defense (Kiffin's was a 4-3), and will shift to various four- and nickel and dime fronts depending on the opponent. And depending on who fits where.
Not who fits into what system.
"We're going to build our own defense with our own players and we're going to learn from each other," Pendergast said. "It's the only way you build trust and accountability within players and coaches."
And maybe the only way Lane Kiffin gets it turned around at Southern Cal.


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THE first play in the new children's theatre season from the Swan Theatre Amateur Company will be Trouble and the Engine by Simon Atkins at the venue in the Moors, Worcester, on Saturday, February 1.
It tells the story of when Mr Watson, the toymaker, calls in a trainee wizard called Trouble to help him mend his broken engine but things go from bad to worse, and King Abracadabra has to be called in to sort things out.
The show will be held at 10.30am and 11.45am.
Tickets priced at £2.50 and under twos going free, with a season ticket for four plays costing £8 up until Thursday, January 30.
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Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Bars
For my second day of a Week of Pumpkin, I bring you a classic flavor combo. These pumpkin bars originally come from a Martha Stewart recipe that uses semi-sweet chocolate chips. As I mentioned when I made the Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Brownies, I definitely think of cream cheese or white chocolate as a better companion to the pumpkin flavor than chocolate (although dark chocolate is also great).
I took these bars to ReRack last week and they were a big hit. They disappeared really quickly. I'm glad I had the chance to taste one before we got there otherwise I might have missed my chance (I have to be honest, I ate two while I was cutting these bars. They're that good).
Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Bars
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice - I didn't have any, so I used this recipe to make a substitute
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 package (12 ounces) white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in pumpkin puree (mixture may appear curdled). Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
Lift cake from pan (using foil as an aid). Peel off foil, and use a serrated knife to cut into squares.
Recipe from Loves To Eat
And don't forget about my Power of Pink Challenge going on all month.
Check out my week of pumpkin here.
11 Responses to "Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Bars"
mmm they look so super moist!
Yum! Those look really good! I've never tried white chocolate with pumpkin.
Wow white chocolate and pumpkin! What a delicious combination…yum!
I made those last year, and MAN OH MAN aren't they good!
I have in the oven, a chocolate-pumpkin streusel brownie. Now, I want to make this too.
You have great recipes. Thanks.
These look delicious! And I totally do not blame you for having a couple before taking them to give away!
I love that you ate 2 while you were cutting them! 🙂 That sounds familiar!
They look wonderful!
These are the same bars I made, but I added cinnamon chips per recommendation from Maria at Two Peas in their Pod. They were great! Glad to see they turned out well for you too!
I totally agree I'm not crazy about chocolate and pumpking together. Another great flavor with pumpkin (in my opinion) is gingerbread.
I'm definitely adding this to my list of pumpkin recipes that will be baked from here until the kiddos say no more! 🙂
I love making bars. These look amazing. I will definety try these soon!
I made these last night to take tailgating at a college football game tonight and they are SO yummy! I used semisweet chips instead of white chocolate, but I bet they'd be good either way! I'm Really glad you warned that the mixture might look like it curdled after adding in the pumpkin, because I think it would have freaked me out and I would have thought I did something wrong!