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April 2017
Living With Lupus: Health Information Basics for You
If you have lupus, you probably have many questions. Lupus isn't a simple disease with an easy answer. You can't take a pill and make it go away. The people you live with and work with may have trouble understanding that you're sick. Lupus doesn't have a clear set of signs that people can see. You may know that something's wrong, even though it may take a while to be diagnosed.
Lupus has many shades. It can affect people of different races, ethnicities, and ages, both men and women. It can look like different diseases. It's different for every person who has it.
The good news is that you can get help and fight lupus. Learning about it is the first step. Ask questions. Talk to your doctor, family, and friends. People who look for answers are more likely to find them. This booklet can help you get started.
- What is lupus?
- What are the signs and symptoms of lupus?
- What is a flare?
- What causes lupus?
- Who gets lupus?
- What will the doctor do?
- Will I get medicine?
- How can I cope with lupus?
- Hope through research
- Where can people find more information about lupus?
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What is lupus?
Lupus is an autoimmune (AW-toe-ih-MYOON) disease. Your body's immune system is like an army with hundreds of soldiers. The immune system's job is to fight foreign substances in the body, like germs and viruses. But in autoimmune diseases, the immune system is out of control. It attacks healthy tissues, not germs.
You can't catch lupus from another person. It isn't cancer, and it isn't related to AIDS.
Lupus is a disease that can affect many parts of the body. Everyone reacts differently. One person with lupus may have swollen knees and fever. Another person may be tired all the time or have kidney trouble. Someone else may have rashes. Lupus can involve the joints, the skin, the kidneys, the lungs, the heart, and/or the brain. If you have lupus, it may affect two or three parts of your body. Usually, one person doesn't have all the possible symptoms.
There are three main types of lupus:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (eh-RITH-eh-muh-TOE-sus) is the most common form. It's sometimes called SLE, or just lupus. The word "systemic" means that the disease can involve many parts of the body such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain. SLE symptoms can be mild or serious.
- Discoid lupus erythematosus mainly affects the skin. A red rash may appear, or the skin on the face, scalp, or elsewhere may change color.
- Drug-induced lupus is triggered by a few medicines. It's like SLE, but symptoms are usually milder. Most of the time, the disease goes away when the medicine is stopped. More men develop drug-induced lupus because the drugs that cause it, hydralazine and procainamide, are used to treat heart conditions that are more common in men.
What are the signs and symptoms of lupus?
Lupus may be hard to diagnose. It's often mistaken for other diseases. For this reason, lupus has been called the "great imitator." The signs of lupus differ from person to person. Some people have just a few signs; others have more.
Common signs of lupus are:
- Red rash or color change on the face, often in the shape of a butterfly across the nose and cheeks
- Painful or swollen joints
- Unexplained fever
- Chest pain with deep breathing
- Swollen glands
- Extreme fatigue (feeling tired all the time)
- Unusual hair loss (mainly on the scalp)
- Pale or purple fingers or toes from cold or stress
- Sensitivity to the sun
- Low blood count
- Depression, trouble thinking, and/or memory problems.
Other signs are mouth sores, unexplained seizures (convulsions), "seeing things" (hallucinations), repeated miscarriages, and unexplained kidney problems.
What is a flare?
When symptoms appear, it's called a "flare." These signs may come and go. You may have swelling and rashes one week and no symptoms at all the next. You may find that your symptoms flare after you've been out in the sun or after a hard day at work.
Even if you take medicine for lupus, you may find that there are times when the symptoms become worse. Learning to recognize that a flare is coming can help you take steps to cope with it. Many people feel very tired or have pain, a rash, a fever, stomach discomfort, headache, or dizziness just before a flare. Steps to prevent flares, such as limiting the time you spend in the sun (and artificial indoor light) and getting enough rest and quiet, can also be helpful.
Preventing a flare
- Learn to recognize that a flare is coming.
- Talk with your doctor.
- Try to set realistic goals and priorities.
- Limit the time you spend in the sun (and artificial indoor light).
- Maintain a healthy diet.
- Develop coping skills to help limit stress.
- Get enough rest and quiet.
- Moderately exercise when possible.
- Develop a support system by surrounding yourself with people you trust and feel comfortable with (family, friends, etc.).
What causes lupus?
We don't know what causes lupus. There is no cure, but in most cases lupus can be managed. Lupus sometimes seems to run in families, which suggests the disease may be hereditary. Having the genes isn't the whole story, though. The environment, sunlight, stress, and certain medicines may trigger symptoms in some people. Other people who have similar genetic backgrounds may not get signs or symptoms of the disease. Researchers are trying to find out why.
Who gets lupus?
Anyone can get lupus. But we know that many more women than men get lupus. African American women are three times more likely to get lupus than white women. It's also more common in Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and American Indian women.
Both African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos tend to develop lupus at a younger age and have more symptoms at diagnosis (including kidney problems).
They also tend to have more severe disease than whites. For example, African American patients have more seizures and strokes, while Hispanic/Latino patients have more heart problems. We don't understand why some people seem to have more problems with lupus than others.
Lupus is most common in women between the ages of 15 and 44. These are roughly the years when most women are able to have babies. Scientists think a woman's hormones may have something to do with getting lupus. But it's important to remember that men and older people can get it, too.
It's less common for children under age 15 to have lupus. One exception is babies born to women with lupus. These children may have heart, liver, or skin problems caused by lupus. With good care, most women with lupus can have a normal pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Diagnosis: How do you find out if you have lupus?
- Medical history. Telling a doctor about your symptoms and other problems you have had can help him or her understand your situation. Your history can provide clues to your disease. Use the checklist at the end of this booklet to keep track of your symptoms. Share this checklist with your doctor. Ask your family or friends to help you with the checklist or come up with questions for your doctor.
- Complete physical exam. The doctor will look for rashes and other signs that something is wrong.
- Laboratory testing of blood and urine samples. Blood and urine samples often show if your immune system is overactive.
- Skin or kidney biopsy. In a biopsy, tissue that is removed by a minor surgical procedure is examined under a microscope. Skin or kidney tissue examined in this way can show signs of an autoimmune disease.
What will the doctor do?
Go see a doctor. He or she will talk to you and take a history of your health problems. Many people have lupus for a long time before they find out they have it. It's important that you tell the doctor or nurse about your symptoms. This information, along with a physical examination and the results of laboratory tests, helps the doctor decide whether you have lupus or something else.
A rheumatologist (ROOM-uh-TALL-uh-jist) is a doctor who specializes in treating diseases that affect the joints and muscles, like lupus. You may want to ask your regular doctor for a referral to a rheumatologist. In some cases, a dermatologist, a doctor who specializes in treating diseases that affect the skin, may be involved in diagnosis and treatment. No single test can show that you have lupus. Your doctor may have to run several tests and study your medical history. It may take time for the doctor to diagnose lupus.
Will I get medicine?
Remember that each person has different symptoms. Treatment depends on the symptoms. The doctor may give you aspirin or a similar medicine to treat swollen joints and fever. Creams may be prescribed for a rash. For more serious problems, stronger medicines such as antimalaria drugs, corticosteroids, chemotherapy drugs, and biologic drugs, including a BLyS-specific inhibitor, are used. Your doctor will choose a treatment based on your symptoms and needs.
Always tell your doctor if you have problems with your medicines. Let your doctor know if you take herbal or vitamin supplements. Your medicines may not mix well with these supplements. You and your doctor can work together to find the best way to treat all of your symptoms.
How can I cope with lupus?
You need to find out what works best for you. You may find that a rheumatologist has the best treatment plan for you. Other health professionals who can help you deal with different aspects of lupus include psychologists, occupational therapists, dermatologists, and dietitians. You might find that doing exercises with a physical therapist makes you feel better. The important thing is to follow up with your health care team on a regular basis, even when your lupus is quiet and all seems well.
Dealing with a long-lasting disease like lupus can be hard on the emotions. You might think that your friends, family, and coworkers do not understand how you feel. Sadness and anger are common reactions.
People with lupus have limited energy and must manage it wisely. Ask your health care team about ways to cope with fatigue. Most people feel better if they manage their rest and work and take their medicine. If you're depressed, medicine and counseling can help.
- Pay attention to your body. Slow down or stop before you're too tired.
- Learn to pace yourself. Spread out your work and other activities.
- Don't blame yourself for your fatigue. It's part of the disease.
- Consider support groups and counseling. They can help you realize that you're not alone. Group members teach one another how to cope.
- Consider other support from your family as well as faith-based and other community groups.
It's true that staying healthy is harder when you have lupus. You need to pay close attention to your body, mind, and spirit. Having a chronic disease is stressful. People cope with stress differently. Some approaches that may help are:
- Staying involved in social activities.
- Practicing techniques such as meditation and yoga.
- Setting priorities for spending time and energy.
Exercising is another approach that can help you cope with lupus. Types of exercise that you can practice include the following:
- Range-of-motion (for example, stretching) exercise helps maintain normal joint movement and relieve stiffness. This type of exercise helps maintain or increase flexibility.
- Strengthening (for example, weight-lifting) exercises help keep or increase muscle strength. Strong muscles help support and protect joints affected by lupus.
- Aerobic or endurance (for example, brisk walking or jogging) exercises improve cardiovascular fitness, help control weight, and improve overall function.
People with chronic diseases like lupus should check with their health care professional before starting an exercise program.
Learning about lupus may also help. People who are well-informed and take part in planning their own care, report less pain. They also may make fewer visits to the doctor, have more self-confidence, and remain more active.
Women who want to start a family should work closely with their health care team; for example, doctors, physical therapists, and nurses. Your obstetrician and your lupus doctor should work together to find the best treatment plan for you.
Hope through research
Scientists are working to find out what causes lupus and how it can best be treated. Here are some of the questions they are trying to answer:
- Who gets lupus and why?
- Why are women more likely to get lupus than men?
- Why are there more cases of lupus among certain racial and ethnic groups?
- What goes wrong in the immune system and why?
- How can we fix an immune system that isn't working well?
- What genes play a role in lupus?
- How can lupus symptoms best be treated?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports research on health and disease. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) supports research on the bones, connective tissue, joints, muscles, and skin. These are the parts of the body that can be affected by lupus. Research supported by the NIAMS is looking at these issues:
- Scientists have demonstrated that people with lupus who test positive for certain antibodies are more likely to have severe flares, and that taking prednisone can prevent flares in many individuals.
- Researchers have found that the process of clearing out dead cells from the body may not work well in lupus. Finding out more about this process might lead to new treatments.
- Scientists are beginning to understand what roles different types of immune cells play in lupus. This knowledge might help them to find new ways to treat the disease.
- Proteins have been identified in the urine of lupus patients that can indicate the type and severity of kidney disease they have. A simple blood test based on this finding could help patients avoid painful and costly kidney biopsies.
- Certain genes make some people more likely to have serious complications, such as kidney disease. NIAMS researchers have found a gene linked to a higher risk of lupus kidney disease in African Americans. Changes in this gene keep the immune system from removing harmful germ-fighters from the body after they've done their job. Other genes have been identified that play a role in lupus.
- Lupus is more common in women than in men. Researchers are looking into the role of hormones and other male-female differences.
More information on research is available from the following resources:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Trials and You was designed to help people learn more about clinical trials, why they matter, and how to participate. Visitors to the website will find information about the basics of participating in a clinical trial, first-hand stories from clinical trial volunteers, explanations from researchers, and links on how to search for a trial or enroll in a research-matching program.
- ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions.
- NIH RePORTER is an electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of both intramural and extramural NIH-funded research projects from the past 25 years and access publications (since 1985) and patents resulting from NIH funding.
- PubMed is a free service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that lets you search millions of journal citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.
Where can people find more information about lupus?
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Information Clearinghouse
National Institutes of Health
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
Phone: 301-495-4484
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If you need more information about available resources in your language or another language, please visit our website or contact the NIAMS Information Clearinghouse at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Other resources
American Academy of Dermatology
Website: http://www.aad.org
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Website: https://www.aaos.org (con información en español)
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
Website: https://www.aarda.org/ (con información en español)
American College of Rheumatology
Website: https://www.rheumatology.org
Arthritis Foundation
Website: https://www.arthritis.org
Lupus Foundation of America
Website: http://www.lupus.org
Lupus Research Alliance
Website: http://www.lupusresearch.org/
In Appreciation
The NIAMS thanks the following people and organizations for their contribution to the original version of this booklet: Arthritis Foundation, Metropolitan Washington Chapter, Lupus Foundation of Greater Washington, Washington, DC; Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC; Barbara Mittleman, M.D., Clifton A. Poodry, Ph.D., Laura Robbins, D.S.W., Cheryl Contreras, M.P.I.A., Patricia Fraser, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Lori Harrison Port, M.P.H., Bobbie Drake-Saucer, Juan Rivera, Ph.D., Jorge R. Toro, M.D., and Lourdes Villalba, M.D. Special thanks go to our focus group participants and patients with lupus who reviewed this publication and provided valuable input.
Symptom checklist
Print out this page and use it to make notes to take to your doctor. Put a check mark beside the symptoms you have. Note when you experienced them.
|When did you first notice?
|face and chest
|2 years ago
|Once or twice a month
|9/17, 10/8, 10/23, 11/15
|Red rash or color change
|Painful or swollen joints
|Unexplained fever
|Chest pain with deep breathing
|Unusual hair loss
|Pale or purple fingers or toes
|Sensitivity to sun
Do You Have Lupus or a Related Condition?
You may be able to help scientists learn more about these conditions.
For information about research projects across the country, call:
Toll free: 877-22-NIAMS (226-4267)
Email: email@example.com
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Fried makes '14 debut at Fort Wayne
Padres' No. 2 prospect was slowed by sore left forearm
Left-hander Max Fried, the Padres' No. 2 prospect, made his first start of the year with a full-season club Wednesday. He threw 3 2/3 innings in Class A Fort Wayne's 9-2 victory at Quad Cities.
Fried, ranked No. 35 among MLBPipeline.com's Top 100 Prospects, missed the first three months of the season due to forearm soreness. After a brief rehab assignment in the Arizona League, he was assigned to Fort Wayne this week.
Fried allowed one run on five hits and one walk. He struck out one batter and induced five groundouts.
Fried is familiar with Fort Wayne after pitching all of last year for the TinCaps. In 2013, his first full professional season, he went 6-7 with a 3.49 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings.
In Wednesday's victory, Fried was supported by third baseman Dustin Peterson and shortstop Trea Turner, both of whom had two hits. Peterson, the Padres' No. 15 prospect, went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Turner, the Padres' first-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, doubled twice and drove in two runs in his third game since being promoted from short-season Eugene.
Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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June 8 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 4 Presentations
June 7, 2010
News Highlights
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Tuesday, June 8, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. More information on the June 8 meeting, including an agenda, can be found online.
Presentation of the Colors by Continental Color Guard
The Continental Color Guard and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps will present and retire the colors at the beginning of the Board of Supervisors meeting. The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only unit of its kind in the armed forces, recalling the days of the American Revolution. It parades in uniforms patterned after those worn by musicians of the Continental Army.
Army Strong Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate June 14-20, 2010, as Army Strong Week in Fairfax County. Fairfax County is grateful for its community ties and partnerships with the Fort Belvoir community and urges all residents to join in congratulating the United States Army for the 235th anniversary of its formation.
2010 Lord and Lady Fairfax
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the 2010 Lord and Lady Fairfax honorees. Each honoree, designated as a Lady or Lord Fairfax, is selected by a member of the Board of Supervisors. Individuals chosen for this year are Verdia L. Haywood and Luella F. Brown, At-Large; Shirley DiBartolo and Sam DiBartolo; Braddock District; Tanveer A. Mirza and Michael A. Schochet, Dranesville District; Carol Ann Bradley and Patrick Kane, Hunter Mill District; Suzette Kern and Harry H. Zimmerman, Lee District; Cindy Waters and Mike Magill, Mason District; Glenda Booth and Linwood Gorham, Mount Vernon District; Sarah M. Lahr and Ken A. Quincy, Providence District; Lynne M. Garvey-Hodge and Tom Peterson; Springfield District; and Deborah J. Robison and Steven T. Ratliff, Sully District.
August Frattali
The Board of Supervisors will recognize August Frattali, principal of Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, for 24 years of service to Fairfax County. Frattali has been selected as the Fairfax County Public Schools Principal of the Year and is the recipient of a 2010 Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. He is recognized as an innovative leader.
Mosquito Control Awareness Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate June 20-26, 2010, as Mosquito Control Awareness Week in Fairfax County. Residents can limit the impact of mosquitoes on the community by eliminating mosquito breeding sites, in addition to preventing mosquito bites by wearing light-colored, long loose-fitting clothing and using DEET or federally approved insect repellents. Residents are urged to say no to mosquitoes by raising their awareness of mosquito control practices.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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You might have heard about that Vermont bill mandating all foods containing GMO's be clearly labeled. The subject is the current hot button for the OMG! foodies. Actually, Politico reported it fell strangely short of being absolute. The bill (H. 112) says almost all genetically engineered edibles sold must be highlighted with the exceptions of 'animal feed and some food-processing aids, such as enzymes for making yogurt.'
Odd that animal feed and yogurt get free passes but Little Debbie Cakes have to wear the scarlet letters "Contains GMO's." forcing those kiddie lunch faves to slink to the bottom of the supermarket shelves in abject shame.
There is some federal kickback, though, on bills that step on Washington's delicate legislative toes. Kansas Representative Mike Pompeo (r) is sponsoring the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014. It permits voluntary GMO labeling and prohibits states from passing mandatory GMO labeling laws. It perversely allows food manufacturers to use the word "natural" on products that contain GMO's, an odd permission slip from the House's hall monitor that won't go down well with a lot of people.
Food&Water Europe is worried about that feed thing overlooked by the Green Mountain State. Last week, the Euro-based frantic food publication wrote, "The Spanish organic cattle industry is also seriously affected by GM contamination. Forced to import maize from other countries that do not grow GM crops, farmers need to pay extra costs to guarantee GM-free feed." And if the fear started there, you can bet it will soon spread to the U.S.
It's the frank, science-based discussion of GMO's and their impact on world food supplies that many in agriculture think is lacking. Steve Holt, who writes about food for 'Edible Boston,' 'Boston Magazine,' 'The Boston Globe,' and other publications, talked with Kimberly Hagen after she previewed Farmland. Hagen, who has raised sheep for 28 years in Vermont, was disappointed that just a line or two was spent discussing GMO's.
Holt wrote, "To her, the brushoff is another example of the industry and its farmers justifying the large-scale, industrial farming that's come to dominate the industry over the last several decades—an approach they see as 'under attack.' Hagen disagrees—alternative approaches to food production are more about the realities of a changing climate than about some ideological disagreement."
But the whole GMO debate goes much deeper than Hagen's realities. None of the laws - proposed or passed, local, state or federal - are completely honest. Special case exemptions abound. Free passes have been handed to restaurants, alcohol, and deli foods. If cows are given feed containing GMO's and their milk goes into cheese or yogurt, those products can still be labeled organic.
California's failed prop 37 demanded that every food containing GMO's had to be labeled but left the door open for organic foods, alcohol, certain retail meats, cheeses, dairy products and eggs. Food served in restaurants and baked goods were also exempt. What little was left, mostly pre-packaged foods in the supermarket perishables sections, had to be labeled.
Jumping into the battle, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technologies (CAST) issued a new report titled "The Potential Impacts of Mandatory Labeling for Genetically Engineered Foods in the United States," which examines the scientific, legal and economic impact of GMO labeling.
CAST concluded there is no scientific justification for mandatory labeling. The authors thought voluntary labeling programs, such as the Non-GMO Project, provided consumers with adequate information to help them select non-genetically engineered foods. Government regulations were not needed.
CAST rightfully claimed that state-based labeling laws will run into a barrage of special interest groups' legal challenges about unfair restrictions to interstate commerce and international trade, long standing federal authority, and the First Amendment's protection of "commercial speech." The American Meat Institute and other meat industry groups have already used that First Amendment argument in their legal challenge to Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).
The report asks for "independent, objective information to be provided to consumers and legislators on the scientific issues, legal ramifications and economic consequences of mandatory labeling, especially in states that now have labeling initiatives on the ballot."
Alison Van Eenennaam, geneticist and Cooperative Extension specialist in animal genomics and biotechnology at the University of California, Davis, and lead author of the CAST report, explained it this way: "Mandating process-based food labeling is a very complex topic with nuanced marketing, economic and trade implications depending upon how the labeling laws are written and how the market responds."
The nuance that counts, though, is the public's fast-growing desire to know what they are putting on the dinner table and even faster-growing distrust of those twin faux monsters, Big Ag and Big Food. The anti-GMO crowd has done an excellent job with their "What are they trying to hide" argument. Their straw dog follow ups, playing imaginary 'what if' games is winning public sentiment. In an era when real science is becoming increasingly under attack by voodoo science and professional fear-mongering, maybe the correct course of action is transparency? Just label it and be done with it.


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Omni-Channel Marketing at Macy's
February 25, 2013
Executive Summary
One of Macy's overall business strategies is three-pronged, with focus on "My Macy's," omni-channel marketing, and "magic selling" — each of which has mobile at the core. My Macy's utilizes mobile devices to help personalize the shopping experience, omni-channel marketing allows for consumers to shop Macy's wherever and whenever they want with mobile helping them create a more seamless experience, and magic selling is a technique utilized by Macy's staff which is enhanced by the tools and technology available via mobile. In this video, Jennifer Kasper, group vice president, digital media and multicultural marketing, Macy's, discussed how mobile fits into Macy's business strategy.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Stein Mart announced that it is holding a nationwide online casting call June 14 to 25 for the chance to appear in its fall national multimedia advertising campaign. The retailer said it is seeking loyal customers to share their stories about why they enjoy being a Stein Mart shopper in a video submission. Those chosen to appear in Stein Mart's Fall advertising campaign will also receive a $500 Panache gift card.
Customers can enter by creating a 30 to 45 second video of themselves stating why they enjoy shopping at Stein Mart. Then, visit Stein Mart's Facebook Page and select the Casting tab for instructions on how to enter or to view submissions.
"The stories that our customers share are very compelling, so it only makes sense to feature them in our advertising," says Stein Mart chairman Jay Stein. "Our brand was built on the loyalty and word-of-mouth of our customers and the women featured in our campaigns carry on that tradition."


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Decision looming for Cards' rotation opening
SAN DIEGO -- The Cardinals took advantage of a recent cluster of off-days to utilize a four-man rotation out of the All-Star break. That will have to end Saturday, however, when the Cardinals will once again need a fifth starter.
Manager Mike Matheny noted on Tuesday that the additional starter could still come from one of three places -- the bullpen, the Minors or outside the organization. The latter would have to happen before the 3 p.m. CT Trade Deadline passes on Thursday, but it's one of the reasons why Matheny is refraining from naming a Saturday starter just four days out.
"There are a lot of things in play, so I don't want to make any statement one way or the other," Matheny said. "We'll wait and see how it plays out."
That Saturday start will be an important one, too, as it will come against the National League Central-leading Brewers. Adam Wainwright is in line to start to the series opener.
If the Cardinals do not deal for a starting pitcher, they'll have limited options for Saturday. Carlos Martinez would be one, though the club unplugged him from the rotation after some recent struggles. Though available out of the bullpen, Martinez hasn't pitched since his July 20 start. His availability could also be affected if the Cardinals need him in relief in San Diego.
With Tyler Lyons starting for Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, he would not be a candidate for a callup. Lefty Tim Cooney, who is 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA in four starts, would likely get the summons if the Cardinals need to go that route.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Olga Baranova
Olga Baranova
- B.A., Belarus State Pedagogical University
- M.A., Central European University
- Ph.D., History, European University Institute
Biographical Information
Olga Baranova earned her Ph.D. in History from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy (2008), M.A. from the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary (2003), M.A. and B.A. with distinction from the Belarusian State Pedagogical University in Minsk, Belarus (2001, 2000). She holds diploma in international law from the International Management Institute in Minsk, Belarus. She has been a recipient of a scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (for study and research in Italy) and has received several grants and fellowships from George Soros Foundation, Open Society Institute (OSI) in New York and German Historical Institute in Moscow.
Dr. Baranova is a historian of Contemporary Europe. Her primary area of research is in the history of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Her Ph.D thesis focused on various forms of interaction between the indigenous population of Belarus and the German occupation authorities during WWII. Olga Baranova's articles have appeared in the European Review of History and Aleksanteri Series.
Current Research Interests
Dr. Baranova is currently working on a study of the Cold War and the Transatlantic Relations - cooperation and conflict between the Unite States, the Soviet Union and Europe since 1945. One of the main areas of her research interest is European history and politics since the end of WWII till the present time.
Publications in English:
- Baranova, Olga. Nationalism, Anti-Bolshevism or the Will to Survive. Forms of Belarusian Interaction with the German Occupation Authorities, 1941 - 1944. Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, March 2010 - Book.
- Baranova, Olga. L'occupazione Nazista della Bielorussia: Collaborazionismo e Resistenza nella Storiografia. // "Memoria e Ricerca" Fascicolo 33, January - April 2010, pp. 153-179.
- Baranova, Olga. Was Belarus a Partisan Republic? The abbreviated version of paper published on-line by British Commission for Military History Newsletter Editor: http://www.bcmh.org.uk/archive/conferences/WebSmallWars.pdf, pp. 5-13
- Baranova, Olga. Collaboration by the Soviet Citizens with the Nazi Occupation Authorities during the Great Patriotic War: How the Issue was Represented and Treated in Soviet, Western and Post-Soviet Russian and Belarusian Historiography in «Re-Calling the Past - (Re)constructing the Past. Collective and Individual Memory of World War II in Russia and Germany». Aleksanteri Series 2/2008, Gummerus Printing, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2008. pp. 267 - 277.
- Baranova, Olga. Nationalism, Anti-Bolshevism or the Will to Survive? Collaboration in Belarus under the Nazi Occupation of 1941-1944 // «European Review of History / Revue Europeenne d'Histoire», Volume 15 Issue 2 "Collaboration: A Comparative Perspective", April 2008, pp. 113-128.
Publications in Russian
- Baranova, Olga. Деятельность Беларуских молодежных анти-Совецких организаций 1940 - 1947. Союз Беларуских Патриотов (Activities of Belarusian Youth Anti-Soviet Organizations 1940 - 1947. Union of Belarusian Patriots) // «Вестник БДПУ», November 2002.
- Baranova, Olga. ГерманскийНацизм. Беларуский коллаборационизм: политические, социально- экономические и военные предпосылки (German Nazism. Belarusian Collaboration: Political, Social-Economic and War Origins) // Materials of international conference «Трагичное лето 1941: Напоминание Истории» (Tragic Summer of 1941: Recollection of History), MGLU, June 2001.
Course Descriptions
Europe - U.S. Relations after WWII (HIST 327)
This course provides a detailed description and analysis of the most important events and processes, which have shaped the Transatlantic relations since the end of WWII. It studies the role of the United States in the economic, political and social developments in Western Europe. It analyses such issues as the American post-war economic aid and the success of the Marshall Plan, the American involvement in European integration, the creation of a stable Atlantic structure, and the US security guarantees to Western Europe. The course offers the analyses of the Cold War period from 1945 to 1991 and examines the place of America in Europe during and after that age. In addition, the course covers political and social changes, economic forces, and cultural shifts in Western Europe that had impact on the Transatlantic relations. It discusses Europe's attitude towards American policies in out-of-area zones. One of the objectives of the course is to examine the shifting balance between cooperation and conflict in US-European relations since 1945. Moreover, the course provides some brief analyses of the most important events in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union - the traditional rival of the US and Western Europe. It describes how Eastern European nations and some republics of the former Soviet Union, with the assistance from the United States, managed to shed Communism and traced the rise of the European Union. The course pays particular attention on the biographies of the most relevant political figures, and examines the creation and activities of the most important international organizations in the Transatlantic relationship (NATO, UN, Council of Europe, CSCE, WEU, EU).
The Holocaust (HIST 330)
This course introduces students to the historical problems associated with the Holocaust - Nazi systematic mass murder of European and Soviet Jews between 1933 and 1945. The main issues discussed in the course include the historical origins of anti-Semitism in Europe from the ancient times to WWI; the development of National Socialist ideology in Germany; the Nazi racial policies in the 1930s; creation of ghettos and concentration camps on the occupied territories, the "Final Solution" - the mass extermination of Jews during WWII; Jewish resistance to the Holocaust; the position of the U.S. and the church during the Holocaust, rescue and assistance provided by gentiles, participation of local non-Jews in the Nazi occupied countries in the campaign for the annihilation of their Jewish "neighbors".
Special attention in the course is dedicated to the Nazi treatment of other groups: Roma, and so called "asocials", Slavs, black, people deemed handicapped, and homosexuals. Furthermore, the course discusses the legacy of the Holocaust, its long cultural shadow, and its place in historical and popular writings, and examines ongoing debates and controversies in the study of this tragic event.
Method and objectives
The courses adopt interdisciplinary approach and provide interweaving of the concepts and notions not only from historical position but using methods and theories of political sciences, international relations, sociology and cultural studies. The courses are not a narrative of events and facts but rather their academic evaluation and interpretation. They follow a chronological - problematic approach. A wide use of audio-visual sources will be made by instructor to illustrate various issues discussed during these courses.
The main objective of the courses is to provide students with the necessary basic stable knowledge about the most important events and processes and to stimulate a better understanding of key issues and main developments in European and Transatlantic history after WWII. The courses aim to encourage the interest of the students in European and Transatlantic history. Moreover, one of the courses objectives is to develop students' critical thinking, analytical and research skills (through readings, internet and periodicals), presentation and writing skills (through written paper and exams and oral presentations).


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Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.
In just a few short years, Argentina has shifted its emphasis to the production of quality wine and turned its attention to export markets. Vine yields have been reduced dramatically. Large old wood casks have been widely replaced by oak barriques. And a major wave of new planting has taken place in mostly cooler, high-altitude sites that are better suited to producing serious wines, such as the Uco Valley, in the foothills of the Andes, about 80 miles south of the city of Mendoza. Despite the widespread reduction of vine yields, Argentina remains a huge wine producer, ranking number five in the world. Red Argentine wines, especially those from Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and blends incorporating these two varieties, represent the lion's share of the best bottles.
Many of today's finest Argentine wines have barely five years of history. Consulting winemakers from California and Europe have brought their technical expertise to Argentina, as well as their knowledge of what is necessary to compete in the world wine market. At the same time, there has been an explosion of foreign investment by wealthy wine producers, luxury corporations and individual investors attracted by inexpensive vineyard land and by Argentina's warm, dry climate. Since the Argentine peso was sharply devalued in late 2001, land prices have been even more attractive to outside investors.
Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship red grape of the California wine industry for decades, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Napa Valley is the heart of Cabernet Sauvignon production and is clearly an ideal region for creating world-class wines. If any Cabernet-based wine is capable of giving Bordeaux a run for its money, it's Napa Valley's examples. However, due to the extremely high cost of purchasing and developing vineyards in California, and the cachet of Napa Valley on the label, this has largely become a category for the well-heeled wine lover.
At their best, Napa Valley's Cabernets are characterized by fruit notes of cassis, black cherry, and licorice and sweet oak notes of chocolate, mocha, cedar, and tar. Today, most of the best wines are aged entirely or almost completely in French oak barrels, which tend to produce somewhat more refined wines than do most American barrels. (These latter barrels often introduce exotic and pungent suggestions of scotch, bourbon, tar, coconut, and dill.) But the use of expensive French oak is no guarantee of a good bottle: too many wines today, due to high crop levels or insufficiently ripe fruit, do not have the stuffing to support their oakiness and can quickly be dominated or even dried out by their wood component. The best California Cabernets mellow and soften with five to ten years of bottle aging, developing more complex and less fruit-dominated notes of tobacco, leather, and earth, with mellower wood tones. Compared to the top Bordeaux, however, many California Cabernet Sauvignons merely endure in bottle rather than truly become more interesting. There are no shortage of quality producers, even if these wines are rarely values. And it remains to be seen if today's outsized showstoppers, made from superripe grapes and undeniably impressive on release, will reward extended bottle aging or will turn out to have been best suited for drinking in their youth.
Many wines labeled Cabernet Sauvignon contain small percentages of other so-called Bordeaux varieties -- chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc but also Petit Verdot and even Malbec (varietally labeled wines in California must contain at least 75% of the variety named).
Cabernet Sauvignon also flourishes in Washington State, Australia and even Chile. In Washington, prices have been creeping up at the high end, with some producers aiming to compete with cult wines from the Napa Valley. Consider Chateau Ste. Michelle and Woodward Canyon. In Australia, look to the Coonawarra and Margaret River regions. Chile can reveal excellent bargains to those who know where to look: Montes makes a strong range of quality bottlings, as does Casa Lapostolle.
As Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and assertive on the palate, it pairs best with foods like grilled red meats. Taken together, the proteins and fats in the food neutralize some of the stronger tannic qualities of the wine, leading to a harmonic combination that enhances both partners.
2006 had 12 regions scored 95 or above. Germany got the highest score, with a 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Barolo (Piedmont), Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany), Tuscany, Bolgheri (Tuscany), Chianti Classico (Tuscany), Barbaresco (Piedmont), Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Germany), Napa, Piedmont (Italy), Ribera del Duero (Rioja), and Sonoma.
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The newly launched Missouri Farmers Care Web site encourages people to find out more about farmers and how food gets from field to plate, and offers stories from farmers around the state who farm because they care. The group recently released a YouTube video, "HSUS Revealed!" which has already garnered 34,000 hits.
"This video provides a great snapshot into HSUS' true intentions by revealing significant cracks in the image the organization chooses to portray," says Alan Wessler, DVM, Columbia, Mo.
Farmers and ranchers are still looked upon favorably by the consuming public, Wessler adds. "We are at a point where livestock and companion raisers must tell their story -- how they care for their animals, how that compassion comes through as evidenced by the extra efforts they put forth in the dead of winter, the heat of summer, etc. -- before the story told by animal rights groups takes center stage in the public's mind."
HSUS has had ballot initiatives in 13 states, designed to hinder the production of animal agriculture (poultry, swine, veal and dogs) and to restrict/shut down sport hunting. "One of the things we realized in Missouri was just because the election was over did not mean that PETA and HSUS were going to go away," Wessler says. "The battle to protect the livelihood of today's animal agriculture producers is a long-term issue, and farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, and agribusiness of all sizes need to share the good things animal agriculture is doing."
HSUS actions and comments clearly show their intent to discredit animal agriculture and press toward a vegan lifestyle, at a time when the world will need twice the current protein production in the next 40 years, notes Wessler. "And, all the while, they'll be using emotional ads and crises to collect money from a sympathetic, but unsuspecting public."


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- Ask the furniture maker about customizing existing pieces with your
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- Discuss wood choices and characteristics with your furniture
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- Discuss furniture finish with your furniture maker. Do you want a
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- Spend the time upfront to discuss the details of your furniture
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ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Edwin Jackson has looked, and pitched, all spring like a frontrunner for one of the two open spots in the Rays rotation.
Though he wasn't too troubled by his poor performance in a six-run second inning Sunday, citing the successful way he bounced back in the next two frames, manager Joe Maddon did not necessarily see it that way and made it clear he expects better.
"Edwin Jackson today, really not sharp," Maddon said. "That's the kind of performance he's got to stay away from. Better strike throwing, better quality pitches — we need to get that out of him. More like he did in that six- or seven-game stretch last year during the season. … I just want to see a little bit more direction within the strike zone."
Jackson gave up six hits and his first two walks of the spring in the second, and the Rays made two errors behind him.
"Just pitches in bad spots and bad counts," Maddon said. "The big inning for a young pitcher, for any pitcher, is the bane. That's the one thing that really creates problems for him, and for the team. So we have to avoid those innings by making better pitches."
ROCCO REPORT: OF Rocco Baldelli's return to action remains uncertain as Maddon said there was "nothing new" and he won't play today, making it a full week since his last game.
With Baldelli maintaining there is no "specific diagnosis" for his leg muscle problems, speculation has been swirling about possible causes, some serious. Baldelli did address what isn't wrong in an interview with his home-state newspaper, the Providence Journal, saying rumors of multiple sclerosis, a rare blood disorder and steroid issues were all untrue, then added: "I know it sounds bad when I'm denying specific things."
Baldelli, 26, also told the Journal he hadn't thought of quitting: "That's not my type of personality. I love playing and I love being out here and love being part of a team. It's not something I'm going to be giving up on very easily."
FIRED UP: After a Sunday long-toss session and some flat-ground work that included a few changeups and sliders, ace LHP Scott Kazmir returns to the mound today for his first bullpen session since a Feb. 26 elbow strain. If all goes well, he will make his exhibition debut Saturday, and it's "possible" he could be ready for the March 31 opener.
MISCELLANY: With Maddon saying first cuts will be "relatively soon," the coaching staff and front office met after Sunday's game. … LHP David Price is scheduled for his next outing Tuesday in Fort Myers. … Troy Percival had a second 1-2-3 inning and "felt a little smoother mechanically." … Maddon said LF Carl Crawford has looked so ready he'd "back off" from playing him as much. … The Countdown to Opening Day radio show broadcasts from Tampa's Wild Wing Cafe (9210 Anderson Road) from 6-7 tonight on 620-AM with C Dioner Navarro as guest.


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Building the PIFA time machine in Philadelphia's Kimmel Center [video]
Time is a continuum and it is stretching out into the future at the Kimmel Center. In preparation for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, a team of artists and engineers are putting together a time machine.
"It's a pretty massive undertaking," said Robery Pyzocha, PIFA's production designer.
In the video above, Pyzocha runs through the industrial and electronic components of the enormous device.
"We do want it to kind of pierce through the space of the Kimmel Center," he said, "and really, essentially, drag an audience in from the street."
The interactive sculpture will take personal data input and readings such as your heartbeat and feed it back to you surprising ways. In this way, he said, "everyone's personal data and material becomes part of the time continuum.
We humans are only around for a limited time, said Pyzocha. "But with computers, there's no end."


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Before I came to Mount Union, I never knew what St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital was. After joining Delta Sigma Tau I had the opportunity my sophomore year to visit St. Jude with a few of my sisters and a …


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Oh yeah, did anyone see this?
May 24 2008 03:38PM
Too bad the Penguins didn't pick up Marc Andre Bergeron at the deadline this year.
As the second guy out of the room he could have fallen on top of the prone Fleury and once again paved the way for Conklin to get some Cup finals playing time.
Rick - oh that's good. M-A-B would have probably landed blades down on Fleury severing both his achilles heels at the same time.
I liked how Fleury didnt slip and fall backwards but stumbled and fell forwards. Too bad that wasn't the most embarassing thing that happened to him as he went on to get shut out 4-0
Sabotage. It was those damn Wings kids crouching to the right of Fleury laughing like jackalls. I didn't like the look of them, something sinister in their cackling.
That would have been grand if the Pens had dog piled outside the bench. Generally they run down the gangplank at a million miles an hour and are busy listening to the opening music.
Good call on the Conklin angle Rick


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A SLEAFORD firm has been involved in transporting VIPs for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Sleafordian Coaches were chosen to transport a number of leading celebrities during the Olympics, including Dame Kelly Holmes, rapper Dizzee Rascal, Dame Mary Peters, gold-medal winning swimmer Duncan Goodhew, Haile Gebrselassie, The Arctic Monkeys, Mike Oldfield and the seven athletes who lit the Olympic torch on the opening ceremony.
Hannah Broughton, of Sleafordian Coaches, said: "The experience was a huge honour for us, and we are very proud to be able to say that we played our part in London 2012."
One of Sleafordian's drivers, Alex Green, recalled the experience, saying: "The main Olympic depot at London Heathrow was the main base for coach drivers for the duration of the Games, and it had enough spaces for 500 vehicles.
"Instantly, I became aware of the enormous operation ahead.
"There was no hanging around, as within a couple of hours of arriving, I was on a coach learning routes in and around East London and the Olympic park.
"We then recieved further information that it would be Sleafordian Coaches which would be carrying headline acts, who would be taking a major role in the opening ceremony.
"This was a real honour, as only two other coach companies were given this role.
"When the opening ceremony began, Sleafordian Coaches were positioned directly under the Olympic stadium as the party was in full swing.
"We had the honour of taking people such as Dame Kelly Homes, Dame Mary Peters, Duncan Goodhew and Haile Gebrselassie.
"It was a great experience and one to be remembered for future years."


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Start from The Beginning
EP Editorial Staff | July 1, 2003
This month we present our annual roundup of enterprise asset management (EAM) and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) offerings from active suppliers in the industry. We provide some basic information about each, as a starting point for selecting your first system or for moving up to a larger system with more functions.
Now comes the real trick—selecting the system that will provide the most return. That task is not unique to maintenance and reliability.
Robert D. Boyle, a director in Deere & Co.'s Global AgServices Div., had some interesting observations about software selection and implementation in his article on "Unlocking ROI" published in the June 2003 issue of APICS-The Performance Advantage, the publication of APICS–The Educational Society for Resource Management. I was especially struck by the following paragraphs:
" … an organization should not invest in ERP technology on a standalone basis. Instead, investments in the technology should be part of a holistic approach to effecting organizational improvement, and it should involve a comprehensive review of business goals and metrics, processes and procedures, human resources and training requirements, technology, and so forth.
" For example, merely implementing new ERP technology without aligning affected business processes and procedures and providing staff the proper training is not likely to produce favorable results. The costs and benefits outlined in the business case associated with such a program should be based on this broad perspective on organizational change. Planning and executing comprehensive change initiatives, as opposed to more narrowly defined ERP projects, is the way for an organization to get the most out of the time, dollars, and other resources it invests in such initiatives."
Substitute EAM or CMMS for the ERP and it works for maintenance and reliability. And you get a clue as to why so many installations of maintenance software never get used to near capacity and never provide the projected return. Software selection and implementation is undertaken as a project, an end in itself, rather than to support a well-thought-out business process driving toward maintenance excellence.
In many regards, selecting the software is one of the last steps in the process of improving your maintenance and reliability operations. The first step is to develop a strategy for how best to do maintenance and reliability to support enterprise objectives.
Once you have the plan, selecting the right software will be much more straightforward. MT


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Ok, not a whole lot needs to be said. Let's do this !
Why Not Us ?
I'm ready, but nervous.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
And here are the losers, er um Experts, trashing our D, whatever.
I so ****ing nervous I can't hardly breathe.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
This City is starving for a Championship!
Biggest one game for this City in my lifetime at least.
Get off to a good start !!.. that's probably the understatement of the season.
Why Not Us ?
I'm trying hard to keep my expectations down. It would be devastating to invest too much into them emotionally this time and watch another loss. Losing now would be the ultimate downer.
I'm anxious..
No way can the Colts let Brady at the Pats get the AFC trophy in our house.
That's just unacceptable.
Why Not Us ?
YES! CBS votes 2-1 in favor of the Pats! We have a chance!
Well, it's about time.....
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
I am already out of Fingernails to chew on, and the game hasn't even started.
Manning is due for a decent game throwing the football.
Dallas Clark>Tony Gonzalez
That's right Brady !! get off the field 4th down !
Why Not Us ?
aight good job defense! lets go offense!
Good job defense...set the tone
Fake Injury TO
Why Not Us ?
Man Addai you have to catch that.
Please let Freeney and Brackett be alright
Why Not Us ?
Someone really needs to introduce Manning to the 3 yard out
Clearly, he's unable to execute this play: take a 1 step drop and throw it 3 yards to the sideline for a FIRST DOWN
Goes a long way towards sustaining drives
here we go: OUTCOACHED AGAIN!!!
35 yards on 4th down......
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
damn cmon defense!@
omg r u kidding me!?
Touchdown, Patriots.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Why Not Us ?


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If you want super-flat leaves, you can press them between heavy books for a day or so. But you can proceed with this activity even if you have not pressed leaves.
Lay out your leaves and start putting them together in various portraits of animals.
It's all up to your imagination!
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PARADISE >> With a pair of wins on Tuesday, the Oroville High baseball team would put itself in great position to take over second place in the Eastern Athletic League as early as next week.
The Tigers accomplished their goal at the expense of a struggling Paradise team, sweeping the Bobcats, 9-8 and 11-1 on the road and grabbing a commanding two-games-to-zero advantage in the series.
Oroville (8-10-1, 4-3 EAL) — a half-game back of second place Chico (11-6, 4-2) — wraps things up with Paradise (6-14, 0-5) in a single game, beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday in Oroville.
A win and the Tigers would leap frog Chico by a game heading into a three-game series with the Panthers, beginning Tuesday in Oroville.
"These wins help us a lot, we can't ask for anything better," Oroville junior Jackson Berry said. "Chico is a pretty good team (but) I think we're right up there, if not better."
Berry was a central figure to getting Oroville to this point. The 6-foot, 155-pounder fired a complete-game, six-hitter in the nightcap Tuesday to wrap up his third win on the mound this year. He was also nearly unhittable outside of a couple early jams in the first couple innings. Paradise got its only run in the second when senior Nick Klein legged out an infield single to the right side, scoring junior Jordan Green, who reached on a two-out triple to right-center field. After that, Berry cruised through the sixth, retiring 11 in a row at one point to help Oroville stake a 9-1 lead on Paradise.
"(Berry) pitched great, he threw lots of strikes and (had) a good little curve ball and slider," Paradise coach Jim Bengson said.
But Bengson said the Bobcats aren't that far behind the Tigers.
He is referring to the amount of mistakes that Paradise made in both games. The Bobcats committed a combined eight errors, left 13 runners on base and recorded a number of walks and hit batsmen in two games on Tuesday.
In fact, Oroville's biggest rally in the nightcap came immediately following a crucial two-out error by a Paradise infielder that opened the door for two more runs. After the ninth-hitter, Aaron Ruedi lined out to Klein to score Bryce Brandt on a sacrifice fly, Marcus Wilhite reached on an error from the Paradise first baseman. The ensuing hitter, Berry capitalized with a sharply hit single to left, scoring Wilhite and courtesy runner Surr Vang and pushing the lead to 6-1.
Two innings later, Berry came through again, when he connected on a sinking liner to right that bounced away from Cameron Williams and allowed Berry to reach third for an RBI triple. He later scored his third run on a single from Tanner Andoe, extending the lead to 9-1.
Oroville 9, Bobcats 8
The first game was much closer, as Paradise senior Zac Fillmore gave the Bobcats an early 3-2 lead through three innings with a run-scoring double off the top half of the fence in center field.
But Oroville rallied for five in the fifth and a run each in the sixth and seventh innings to steal a 9-8 win.
"The first game is definitely one we (needed) to win," Bengson said.
The Bobcats remain winless in league and have dropped 10 of their last 12 games heading into Thursday's finale with Oroville.
Berry said the finale with the Bobcats isn't one that the Tigers can take for granted, if they want to stay on pace for second place in the EAL.
"I wouldn't say struggling, (Paradise is) just a team that needs to connect better," he said. "They have great players and have a lot of potential."
Green had a team-high two hits in game two, while junior Erik Olson went 2 for 4 in the opener to lead Paradise.
Check back early next week at www.paradisepost.com and www.chicoer.com for a video report of the Eastern Athletic League at the midseason point.


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What Is a Yeast Infection?
Most women — and some men — will have a yeast infection at some point in their lives.
A vaginal yeast infection is an infection resulting from the overgrowth of yeast, which is a type of fungus.
Also called candida vaginitis or vulvovaginal candidiasis, yeast infections are most commonly caused by the fungus Candida albicans.
They can also be caused by other Candida species, including C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, and C. krusei.
Up to 75 percent of women will get a vaginal yeast infection at least once in their lives, and 40 to 50 percent of women will experience more than one infection, according to a 2007 article in the medical journal The Lancet.
What's more, 5 to 8 percent of women experience recurrent or chronic yeast infections, and come down with four or more yeast infections in a single year.
Additionally, men can get yeast infections in their genitals, mouths and other areas.
Non-Genital Yeast Infections
Though the term "yeast infection" is most often used to refer to a vaginal infection, it also applies to other types of candidiasis.
A yeast infection of the mouth is called thrush, or oropharyngeal candidiasis.
A yeast infection of the skin — which typically occurs in warm, moist areas, such as the armpits and groin — is called cutaneous candidiasis.
And if Candida gets into the bloodstream, such as from using a contaminated intravenous catheter, the yeast can cause a deadly infection called invasive candidiasis.
Causes of Yeast Infections
Candida yeast cause an infection when something throws off the balance between the microorganisms that live in and on your body, such as:
- Pregnancy
- Certain medications, including birth control pills, antibiotics, and steroids
- Immune-suppressing diseases, including HIV
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Stress and lack of sleep, which can weaken the immune system
Additionally, certain lifestyle habits may also promote the growth of Candida, including:
- Eating a diet high in sugar (a yeast food source)
- Using scented soaps, bubble baths, and feminine sprays
- Douching, IUD use
- Maintaining poor vaginal hygiene
- Wearing clothing that keeps the vaginal area warm and moist, such as synthetic underwear, pajama bottoms, and tight jeans or spandex
Yeast Infection Complications
Some types of candidiasis or yeast infections can lead to serious health problems if left untreated.
And yeast infections are a frequent complication of other conditions, such as pregnancy.
Thrush: Oral candidiasis, or thrush, is rarely an issue for healthy children and adults.
But if you have a compromised immune system, such as from HIV or from persistent steroid use, thrush can lead to life-threatening systemic infections.
Over time, the yeast may enter your bloodstream — a condition called invasive candidiasis — and travel to other parts of your body, including your lungs, liver, and heart valves.
Candida yeasts are the fourth leading cause of bloodstream infections in the United States, according to a 2007 report in the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews.
Invasive candidiasis, which is also sometimes caused by contaminated catheters, can ultimately cause organ failure and death.
Pregnancy: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is especially common among pregnant women.
Because of this, the infections are sometimes considered a complication of pregnancy.
Pregnancy increases your risk of getting yeast infections because of hormonal changes — high estrogen levels likely help Candida grow.
Additionally, vaginal secretions during pregnancy have higher concentrations of sugar, a food source for yeast.
The symptoms and severity of yeast infections are no different during pregnancy; they are also treated the same way, for the most part.
Seven days of topical azoles are the recommended treatment for yeast infections during pregnancy, but oral azoles have not been proven safe for pregnant women.
Diabetes: Vaginal yeast infections are also considered a complication of type 2 diabetes, as the metabolic disease makes you more susceptible to the infection.
Diabetes mellitus also makes you more prone to infections by the azole-resistant species of yeast, C. glabrata.
If your diabetes is uncontrolled, you'll have high levels of sugar in your blood, which also affects the levels of sugar in other areas of your body.
Specifically, the mucous membrane in the vagina and vulva become saturated with sugar, allowing Candida to rapidly reproduce.
The risk of vulvovaginal candidiasis is not greater for women who have well-controlled diabetes, though a diet high in refined sugars may contribute to a diabetic woman's risk of yeast infection, according to a 2007 article in The Lancet.
Women with diabetes and vaginal yeast infections may require longer courses of treatment than women without diabetes.
If so, typically, seven to 14 days of topical azoles or two to three doses of oral azoles are used.
- Genital/vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC); CDC.
- Vaginal yeast infection; MedlinePlus.
- Vaginal yeast infections fact sheet; Womenshealth.gov.
- Sobel, J.D. (2007). "Vulvovaginal candidosis." The Lancet.
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FORMER Pewsey Vale defender Jon Guthrie has turned his attention to helping Crewe Alexandra stay in League One after securing his professional future by signing a new contract.
The 21-year-old, from Milton Lilbourne, has broken in to the Railwaymen's line-up as first-choice left-back, starting the last 12 games and last week signed a new two-year contract at Gretsy Road, with the option of a further third year.
After sealing his own long-term future with Crewe, who are 22nd in the table with six games remaining, Guthrie is now fully focussed on trying to help his side successfully escape the drop zone.
"It's good news for me. The manager (Steve Davis) told me 'you've been playing well and we want to reward you with a new deal' a few weeks ago but it's always in the back of your mind until you get it sorted because you never really know what's going to happen," Guthrie told the Gazette & Herald.
"It's nice to get it sorted before the end of the season. I was always happy to stay here.
"I feel really settled up here now and everything's great. I've been playing in the side at left-back, and I think that's where they see me, but I'd be happy to play anywhere.
"I'm enjoying every game and I think that my biggest highlight was the derby game at Port Vale (on February 22). We won 3-1, I felt like I had my best game and other people seemed to think that I played well too.
"We're not in a great position but we've got to make sure that we stay in League One. That's all we can think about at the moment and we've got to into every game thinking that we can get a result."
Guthrie made a sensational switch to Crewe from Sydenhams League Pewsey in February 2012 after spending 14 weeks on trial with the Cheshire club.
The defender's first-team debut came as a late substitute against Swindon Town in October that year before the former St John's School pupil was handed his first start at AFC Bournemouth in January 2013.
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Some $75,135 was awarded to Yolo County by a Superior Court judge following the convictions of an illegal cockfighting operation.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced the award was declared on Friday by Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Maguire. They money was restitution for the operation.
On Jan. 24, a Yolo county jury convicted Lorenzo Ponce of Dunnigan on all charges arising out of an "underground" cockfighting ring operated by Ponce. On Feb. 21, Maguire sentenced 63-year-old Lorenzo Pena Ponce to 20 days county jail and three years summary probation for these crimes.
The District Attorney's Office requested $106,235 from Ponce for costs to be paid to the county for impoundment, care, and euthanasia of the birds taken from Ponce's property.
Ponce contested the amount at sentencing, and a restitution hearing was scheduled, according to Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven.
In that hearing, a representative from the Sheriff's Animal Control division testified the County incurred the loss as a result of housing and taking care of the birds for 60 days before they were lawfully euthanized.
Maguire awarded the county $75,135 compensating for 40 of the 60 days.
Deputy District Attorney Barry Shapiro, who prosecuted the case, requested that Maguire let Ponce know he may not own or care for an animal for five years following his conviction.
The restitution will reimburse the Sheriff Department's Animal Control Services division.
"Cockfighting is inhumane and cruel to the roosters and is also a costly nuisance to any county," said Sheriff Ed Prieto. "In addition to the time it takes to arrest, book and investigate the offenders, counties must impound and care for the birds until certain timelines are met and the birds are ultimately euthanized. We are pleased with the District Attorney's efforts and the Judge's order for restitution in this case."


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Here's a quiz: What happened to English language learners--kids whose native language is not English--at Santa Fe public elementary schools between 2009 and 2010?
A. Their reading proficiency increased by 8 percentage points.
B. Their reading proficiency decreased by 0.3-6 percentage points, depending on a student's grade level.
Have your answer? If you're a Santa Fe Public Schools administrator, you probably picked choice A.
According to a Feb. 17 report by SFPS Superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez--dated the same day the Board of Education voted to renew Gutierrez' contract for another two years--SFPS elementary school students, taken together, saw their reading proficiency increase by 7.2 percent between 2009 and 2010. Economically disadvantaged students, Caucasian students and English language learners stand out: Each subgroup showed gains of more than 8 percentage points.
For middle school students, according to the Feb. 17 report, the gains in reading proficiency are more modest--but they still show improvement across every subgroup. When it comes to math, high school students' proficiency increased by a whopping 12 percentage points between the 2009 and 2010 testing period.
If you had looked recently at New Mexico Public Education Department data, however, you would have picked choice B.
Data from New Mexico's Standards Based Assessment, the statewide test required for all students under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, indicates that, rather than showing significant improvement in math and reading skills, Santa Fe students instead show only modest improvements or, in some cases, significant declines. [Click here for SFR's charts illustrating the discrepancies.]
For instance, according to PED, reading proficiency among Caucasian sixth-, seventh- and eight-graders dipped significantly, decreasing respectively by 9.9, 7 and 16.7 percentage points--the same year, SFPS reported an 8-point gain among Caucasian middle schoolers.
SFPS officials say the discrepancies exist because the district has a different way of measuring the same test data.
"PED does not use the same grade spans," SFPS Deputy Superintendent Mel Morgan explains. "Some of our elementary schools are K-5; some are K-6."
In calculating its data, Morgan says, SFPS grouped elementary schools together, regardless of grade spans; PED breaks the data down by grade.
But with such stark contrasts between data sets--particularly in high schools, where only 11th graders are tested--some observers are crying foul.
"It's hard to believe that you add in a few more students--the ones that transferred from one school to another, or whatever--and, especially at the high school level, they're probably not likely to bring the scores up," SFPS Board Member Glenn Wikle says. "It didn't make sense to me."
Wikle says he spoke with Gutierrez about his concerns approximately two weeks ago.
"Apparently, she hadn't looked very closely at it," Wikle says. "She told me they would have to recalculate the numbers."
Former SFPS Board President Richard Polese and sitting President Barbara Gudwin tell SFR that, while the report was used to decide whether to extend Gutierrez' contract, it wasn't the only determinant.
"It's one of the elements," Polese says. "[But] there's other aspects, too--student retention, community reaction, parent involvement and so on."
Gutierrez, too, maintains that the data expressed in the Feb. 17 report is only one measure of SFPS students' progress.
"These aren't the major numbers we're going on," Gutierrez says. "These are just the major numbers we're looking at that help us to determine, 'Are we growing? Are we making forward growth and in what areas?'"
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Microsoft unveiled the consumer preview of its Windows 8 operating system on Wednesday from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Microsoft has made more than 100,000 changes to the OS since its September developer preview release, according to Windows president Steve Sinofsky.
Windows 8, which likely won't be available as a shipping product for some time, marks an aggressive turn for Microsoft. The completely revamped OS borrows heavily from the Windows Phone 7 user experience, with the Metro-style interface. Just as important, it brings together many types of user input--from touch to keyboard to mouse. This, along with Apple's continued moves with its OS (Lion, and now Mountain Lion), paint a future that blends the worlds of phone, tablet, and PC, at least from a user interface point of view.
Windows 8 will ship on x86 and ARM-based systems, and Sinofsky said that all hardware platform development, which includes tight partnerships, is on track and on equal footing.
Microsoft unveiled nice little treats, like showing off Windows 8 running on a variety of devices, from tablets to ultrabooks to self-contained PC displays, and even a couple of concept devices, like an 82-inch monitor made of optically-bonded Gorilla Glass with subpixel depth. Michael Angiulo, corporate VP of Microsoft Windows planning and ecosystem, said that using this feels like you're actually moving each Windows tile by hand; he even hinted that this could become the next-generation TV experience. Angiulo also showed a cube-shaped, AMD-built concept PC, about the size of his hand, and demonstrated how it could drive two large monitors, splitting apps between them.
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Letter to the editor: How do you define the common good?
January 10, 2013
I read David Sirota's opinion article about coaches pay and the common good in the Dec. 21 edition. I find I had difficulty disagreeing with the overall thrust of the piece, but this brought forth questions. Should a government official or newspaper writer set wages, or should society by buying tickets and watching television set wages? Or should the school officials, who are ultimately responsible for the school's financial integrity and hopefully have more than a vague concept of how much the football program affects the financial future of the university?
Sirota seems to infer that excess coaches wages should be applied to the common good, but he does not define what he considers the common good to be. Is it absolute equality, or is it the vision of equality and fairness which says that some portion of my overtime wages should be taken away and given to those who chose not to work overtime? Or is it that everyone's standard of living be increased, no matter what their station in life?
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