text: Innerviews: Longtime India transplant moving on By Sandy Wells November 25, 2012 Story Share Chris Dorst A familiar figure in Charleston for more than three decades, India-born Sam Uppala made his mark here in the chemical industry and also as a certified wine professional and busy volunteer. He moved in early November to Charlottesville, Va. Chris Dorst "If anybody asks me to name ... Chris Dorst ... the most important event or day in my life, ... Chris Dorst ... I would say the day I became a United States citizen." Courtesy photo This passport picture of Sam Uppala was taken in 1968. Courtesy photo In college in Montana, Sam Uppala was photographed as he worked on a research project. Courtesy photo In the mid-1970s, Sam Uppala was settling into his new life in Charleston and his work for DuPont. Courtesy photo A picture captures well-dressed DuPont representative Sam Uppala in the mid-1980s. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After 42 years in Charleston, he needed a change. He moved early this month to Charlottesville, Va. That's as far as he cared to get from the adopted town he loves.A 66-year-old native of India, Sam Uppala grew up dreaming of a life in America, a dream shared by all of his college classmates. He was a bright student and studied diligently to realize his goal.In 1968, he arrived in the U.S. to get his master's degree in chemical engineering at Montana State University. Carbide lured him to Charleston, but he switched quickly to DuPont and stayed 32 years in a role that required lots of world travel.Active in all sorts of community events and organizations, a respected juried painter and a certified wine professional, he evolved into the quintessential bon vivant and man-about-town. With characteristic enthusiasm and optimism, he looks forward to making a new name for himself in Charlottesville. "I was born in India, south India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. These days, probably 100 million people live there, so it's pretty dense like most of India."I was born into a middle-class family. My father was a farmer and a high school graduate. Faming isn't like it is here. Farms are separate from the houses. The house was in the village and farmland was outside the village, so we didn't live on the farm."I had a brother and two sisters, all older than me. When I was growing up, they were already gone. I wanted to have an education and be something. I had a free hand. I was never any trouble. I'm self-motivated. They didn't have to worry about me."I was top of my class all the time, for every subject. I graduated high school at 14. I skipped three grades one year. The school system isn't the same as here. We don't have semesters. You take an exam at the end of the year to determine if you fail or pass and advance to the next grade. We went to school from June to April."My dad had a pretty good education for his time and place. He could write and read English, which many others could not do. You learned English in high school. My mother was basically a housekeeper but also reasonably educated. "I came here in 1968 after I had my undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. In India at that time, maybe even today, your aspiration is to go into the medical profession or engineering. I could have gone either way, but by chance I got into engineering school."I came first to Montana, to Montana State University. That's everybody's dream. All my classmates wanted the opportunity to come here. I had admission to several universities here."I was already attuned to the western culture. Growing up in India, we are exposed to the pop culture. I used to read Life and Time when I was growing up, and I watched Hollywood movies. So nothing was too shocking."The weather, the environment, was much different. Going to Montana, there aren't that many people around you, so that was a big change. And the infrastructure there was fantastic compared to where I came from. "I can't say enough about how well people received me here and in Montana."I was in Montana two years and got my master's degree there. I came to West Virginia for a job. I was recruited on campus in Montana by Union Carbide. I worked with Carbide a short time then moved to DuPont. It turned out to be a very good move. "I became a United States citizen as soon as I could. That was in 1976, the Bicentennial year. It was a very special thing. If anybody asks me to name the most important event or day in my life, I would say the day I became a United States citizen."I started as a process engineer then went to sourcing, buying chemicals. I spent most of my career in that role, so I have traveled a lot in Europe with my job, which was very enjoyable and challenging. Business changed all the time, so it was a very exciting job. I worked with DuPont for 32 years. I retired in 2004."There were some fluctuations in the industry when I came. It's still a growing business. DuPont went through cycles certainly. When I was there, we increased employment maybe 50 percent, then it started going down. Now it has stabilized at a different level, but certainly it is not where it was. Unfortunately, I saw a lot of plants being sold and product not being made here anymore."After I retired, I had no idea I was going to work on anything other than doing a lot of volunteer work. In the '80s, I got interested in wine and food as I traveled in Europe. I started with a group of people making wine, so my interest evolved. "When I retired, I decided out of the blue to take a workshop at the Culinary Institute of America. I just went for fun, but I liked it so much, I ended up taking 10 classes in two or three years. Then I took an exam to be certified as a wine professional, never dreaming I was going to do anything with it."But that led to doing a wine education class at the Clay Center when they started the adult education program. That notoriety led to a local retailer, the Liquor Co., inviting me to help them with their wine program. I worked there about four years. We had a great time putting things in place, buying wine, having wine tastings, building up a customer base."I pretty much have a glass of wine with every meal. I'm kind of a generalist. I like all kinds of wine. One thing I enjoyed was finding inexpensive but very good wines."The painting probably goes back 30 years or so. In high school, I used to do pen and ink work, but in India, your focus is going to be in one area, on getting an education that will get you to America. That means you have to be very diligent about what you are focused on. That's true even today. It's very competitive."My mentor in painting was June Kilgore. I took a workshop with her, and she encouraged me. She thought one painting I did in that class was very good and said I should continue to do more."I submitted that painting to a juried exhibition, and it was picked up, and I've had a few others juried in since then, so it gave me some validation."Mostly I'm an abstract painter in oils and acrylics. I still paint from time to time, but I hope to do more of it after this transition."Tomorrow, I am moving from Charleston where I have lived for 42 years. My roots are here, by and large. But I wanted a change. I can't explain easily. It's not like a slight, because I have wonderful friends here, deep friendships. I'm going 200 miles to Charlottesville. I wanted to be in the eastern U.S., close to Charleston, and I have some friends there."I enjoyed every bit of my life here. Charleston has terrific things. For one, the West Virginia Symphony. I've been a volunteer with them for years and will continue to support them. It's a treasure to have that kind of organization here."I've been involved in the Clay Center, FOOTMAD for over 20 years and most recently, the blues and jazz festivals that are part of FestivALL."I'm sure I will get involved in the local events in Charlottesville. I'm an assimilationist. I want to be involved in society and be like the society, like they say, 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do.' I want to be part of it."That part of Virginia is a wine country, a very growing wine country. Maybe I'll be involved in a winery or retail operation, but I don't have a specific plan."I'm an optimist. I look forward to whatever adventure lies ahead." Reach Sandy Wells at email@example.com or 304-348-5173. 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"Mendocino City Community Services District requests that parcel 119-140-31 at 10705 Palette Drive, Mendocino, zoning be changed to Public Facility in the current town plan process," wrote Roger Schwartz, president of the MCCSD board, in a letter to county planning.
The letter was drafted after a recommendation from the district's attorney, Jim Jackson, and was approved at a special board meeting on Jan. 11.
The zone designation has been debated between Jackson and the county for the past year.
As background, MCCSD acquired the property near Hill House Inn from Monte and Barbara Reed in December 2011.
"Our intended use of the property is to build a structure to store emergency equipment and paper records," wrote Schwartz. "We are in need of storage within the district because of our limited space at the plant location on Kelly Street.
"In 2011, after many personal inquiries and several advertisements in our local paper, The Beacon, by our previous superintendent, we found nothing in the community, other than the Reed parcel, that we could acquire or was available."
In about 1977, the property was zoned as an open space easement to meet Coastal Commission requirements for the building permit for Hill House Inn, while the Reeds owned the property.
The deed had a clause that stated if the property was needed by a public entity, the easement would terminate.
The district, Jackson and the former owners expected the zoning to revert to its original designation of multi-family residential after the acquisition was completed.
After MCCSD acquired the property, Jackson filed a request, early in 2012, to the planning department asking to revert the property to its old multi-family residential zoning.
Jackson said he had expected to file a simple piece of paperwork, but it has turned into a larger issue.
In discussions Jackson had with Roger Mobley, former interim planning department director, and Jeanine Nadel, former county counsel, both parties claimed the zoning was changed to open space in the last Mendocino Town Plan update process, which was approved in 1992.
In a Feb. 7, 2012, letter to Jackson, Nadel explained the dedication of easement and declaration of restrictions does not revert the zone to the previous category.
"I see nothing in those provisions that requires a rezoning of the area upon termination of the easement," she wrote.
Nadel explained the district would have to apply for a Town Plan Amendment and rezoning.
"The old maps don't say "open space,' it said "scenic easement open space,'" Jackson said in a phone interview Jan. 14. "If you look at how the county defines open space, it would not qualify."
Deciding deadlock with the county wasn't the only option, Jackson suggested the MCCSD board request the property be rezoned to public facility during the current Mendocino Town Plan update process.
"This parcel is not in an "undeveloped natural state' and was not when it was rezoned as open space," Schwartz said in the letter. "The property is already developed with a laundry building, commercial sign and a water system ... We need to have ready access to this equipment so we can have a timely response to any emergencies that sometimes occur such as blockages or overflows in the sewer system. This is a public health issue as well as a financial concern as there are substantial fines imposed for sewer overflows."

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Braves set to pay tribute to the late Van Wieren
ATLANTA -- As longtime Braves broadcaster Pete Van Wieren began losing his battle against cancer, he informed family members that he wanted any memorial events to have an upbeat and positive feel.
The Braves will adhere to this wish when they honor Van Wieren's memory during an on-field ceremony before Saturday's 7:10 p.m. ET game against the Nationals. Many of the players in attendance for Alumni Weekend will enjoy a chance to celebrate the life of the legendary broadcaster, who called Braves games for 33 seasons (1976-2008).
To further honor Van Wieren, the Braves will wear a "Pete" patch on the left chest of their jerseys for the remainder of the season.
Countless members of the baseball world mourned this past Saturday's passing of Van Wieren, who was originally diagnosed with cutaneous B-cell lymphoma on Nov. 4, 2009.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fonal Records releases the new Eleanoora Rosenholm album Hyväile minua pimeä tähti (tl. 'Caress Me, Dark Star'). A project begun by Noora Tommila, Pasi Salmi and Mika Rättö (better known as a core member of experimental psychedelic rock oufit Circle), Eleanoora Rosenholm is ostensibly a persona created by the band, which narrates the dramatic and disturbed odyssey of a suburban housewife.
The third installment is an even gloomier prospect (if possible) than before: this time the protagonist, housewife serial killer Eleanoora escapes to the heart and the city of a dark star.Although musically in a similar vein to previous albums Vainajan muotokuva (2007) and Älä kysy kuolleilta, he sanoivat (2008), the sound of HMPT is even more dramatic, expansive and nuanced.
These colourful stories are the brainchilds of Mika Rättö, one of the most creative forces in Finnish contemporary rock scene, perhaps more familiar from the acts Circle, Rättö ja Lehtisalo and Kuusumun profeetta. Playing the role of Eleanoora, vocalist Noora Tommila is a sensitive interpreter, relaying a vast emotional range from quiet fragility to vociferous preaching. The whole discrete world of the album is composed by both Rättö and analog synth wizard Pasi Salmi.
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The Patriots had a rough time in Sunday's 28-13 AFC championship game loss to the Ravens, but none more so than Stevan Ridley.
New England's running back ran for 70 yards on 18 carries before leaving after a fourth quarter carry in which Bernard Pollard hit him in the head so hard that he fumbled away the ball.
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"That was the turning point of the football game there on the 40-yard line," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "It was a tremendous hit. It was football at its finest. It was Bernard Pollard making a great physical tackle, just as good a tackle as you're ever going to see in football right there. That probably turned the game around right there."
Ridley did not move his legs for a minute or so. The Patriots' training staff and coach Bill Belichick rushed onto the field to check on him as the officials tried to sort out who had recovered the fumble.
Baltimore turned that into the final touchdown, on the only short scoring drive it had, 47 yards.
The Ravens reached their first Super Bowl in 12 years, thanks to three touchdown passes from Joe Flacco and a defense led by Ray Lewis that made Tom Brady look downright ordinary.
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I went through this a week ago with my friend. It took her just about 22 hours to have the baby from the time her water broke...but at least I got text updates, lol.
I hope she at least has the baby by now.
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Eric Rosen to Helm Kansas City Repertory Theatre's DEATH OF A SALESMAN; Gary Neal Johnson to Star
One of Kansas City's most acclaimed actors, Gary Neal Johnson, is set to star as the iconic Willy Loman in Kansas City Repertory Theatre's production of Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning Death of a Salesman. The Rep's artistic director Eric Rosen will direct the production, which runs January 18-February 10 at Spencer Theatre. Miller's classic play about a down-on-his-luck salesman searching for his American Dream remains one of the most profound dramas in the canon of American theatre.
Rosen is a writer, director and producer who has been Kansas City Rep's artistic director since 2007. His Rep directing projects include Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses; The Trip to Bountiful; Clay; Winesburg, Ohio; the world premiere of A Christmas Story, the Musical!, which was a 2012 holiday hit on Broadway; Venice; Cabaret; August: Osage County; The Whipping Man and Pippin. Rosen will also direct the New York premiere of his musical Venice, co-written with Matt Sax, when it opens at The Public Theatre (May 28-June 23).
The complete cast for Death of a Salesman includes:
KYLE HATLEY (HAPPY LOMAN) is an actor, director and playwright and also serves as the Rep's Associate Artistic Director. His Rep directing credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Nathan Louis Jackson's Broke-ology, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Borderland and A Christmas Carol since 2010. He has also acted at the Rep in The Glass Menagerie and The Whipping Man.
GARY Neal Johnson (WILLY LOMAN) is an associate artist at the Rep, where he has appeared in many productions over almost three decades, including most recently in A Christmas Carol; Little Shop of Horrors; August: Osage County; Cabaret; Bus Stop; Winesburg, Ohio; The Drawer Boy; King Lear; Give 'Em Hell, Harry and The Voysey Inheritance (co-production with American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where he received the Dean Goodman Award for best supporting actor). He has also acted at Heart of America Shakespeare Festival (HASF), Starlight, Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT), Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. and Utah Shakespeare Theatre.
MERLE MOORES (LINDA LOMAN) has an extensive list of Rep credits, including: August: Osage County, Machinal, A Christmas Carol, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, The Seagull, Oedipus the King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Hamlet. She has also appeared at the Unicorn, KCAT, HASF and New Theatre.
Kip Niven (BEN) has appeared at the Rep in August: Osage County, the world premiere of A Christmas Story, The Musical!, Into the Woods, Later Life and Blithe Spirit. His extensive credits also include productions at Spinning Tree, the Coterie, New Theatre, Starlight, KCAT, American Heartland Theatre and Quality Hill Playhouse.
BRIAN PAULETTE (HOWARD) has appeared in The Front Page, Saint Joan, The Philadelphia Story, Inherit the Wind, Royal Hunt of the Sun and several years of A Christmas Carol, all at Kansas City Rep. Local credits include productions at KCAT, HASF and the Unicorn.
Michael PaulEY (STANLEY) is making his KC Rep debut. UMKC Theatre acting credits include The Lady from the Sea, the Last Days of Judas Iscariot and The Winter's Tale.
CHRIS ROADY (BERNARD) is making his KC Rep debut. Local credits include productions at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, The Living Room, the Unicorn and KC Fringe Festival.
Mark Robbins (CHARLEY) is a veteran of more than two decades of Rep productions including, most recently: The Mystery of Irma Vep, A Christmas Carol for 20 seasons, Circle Mirror Transformation, Bus Stop, A Flea in Her Ear, the title role in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure and The Voysey Inheritance (co-production with American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco). He has also acted in or directed many productions at the Unicorn, The Living Room, American Heartland Theatre and HASF. Robbins is a founding member of Kansas City Actors Theatre.
RUSTY SNEARY (BIFF LOMAN) has appeared at the Rep in August: Osage County, A Christmas Carol and Liliom. He has also acted at the Coterie Theatre, Unicorn, New Theatre, HASF, American Heartland Theatre and The Living Room, of which he is co-owner and artistic director.
Cheryl Weaver (THE WOMAN) has acted at the Rep in August: Osage County, Bus Stop, A Christmas Carol for three seasons, The Voysey Inheritance (co-production with American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco), The Trip to Bountiful and Living Out. She has also appeared at the Unicorn, KCAT, New Theatre, the Coterie and Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre.
Three second-year MFA graduate students in the UMKC Department of Theatre acting program are making their Rep debuts:
JESSICA BIERNACKI-JENSEN (LETTA) UMKC Theatre credits: The Winter's Tale and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Local credits: Unicorn, KC Fringe Festival.
JANAE MITCHELL (JENNY) UMKC Theatre credits: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Cymbeline, The Lady from the Sea, A Devil Inside and upcoming KC Swing.
COURTNEY SALVAGE (MISS FORSYTHE) UMKC Theatre credits: A Devil Inside, The Lady from the Sea, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline.
The creative team for Death of a Salesman includes: Meghan Raham (Set Design); Lindsay W. Davis (Costume Design); Victor En Yu Tan (Lighting Design); Tom Mardikes (Sound Design); Larry Bailey (Composer); John Wilson (Fight Director). Mary R. Honour is production stage manager.
Additional biographical information about Death of a Salesman's cast and creative team can be found at www.KCRep.org.


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The Kardashian/Jenner family is a colorful one, so it's no surprise they'd launch a nail polish collection that reflects just that. Nicole by OPI's Kardashian Kolors line, out this holiday season, features 14 glitzy shades ($8 a piece) inspired by each of the Kardashian and Jenner women: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kris, Kylie, and Kendall.
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Get educated on political candidates early
Every year, usually between St. Valentine's day and St. Patrick's day, plus or minus a few days, it's political candidate petition season in Pennsylvania. The goal of party specific petitions is to qualify a candidate as being a reasonable person with a modicum of support in the area. Larger counties like Allegheny County typically require more signatures than Washington County for certain positions. In Pennsylvania, the registered republicans will sign the republican petitions, and the registered democrats that will sign the democrat petitions, and the same goes for the other parties. These petitions will ensure that we have a choice at both the primaries in May, and of course later in November. An insufficient number of signatures means the candidates cannot be on any ballot, primary or otherwise.
At our Peters Township Republicans Petition event this Saturday, March 2, we expect a visit from Judge Vic Stabile, the endorsed statewide candidate for the PA Commonwealth Court. He should be there for an hour or so, on his way to another event in Western PA. We are quite fortunate to book him for this event!
Next, on the county level, we will have Lane Turturice, who is running for Washington County Judge and Peters Township's own Angela Carrier, who would like to be the Washington County Controller.
Since all politics are local, it doesn't get any more local than the Judges of Elections (JOE) and Inspectors of Election (IOE). These people will be responsible for ensuring that election rules are followed at the polling places for 2014 and beyond. In Peters Township, we have 12 polling places, therefore 12 JOE positions to vote for. Each polling place will also have a majority IOE and a minority IOE, for a combined total of 36 positions in Peters Township. Don't be spooked. Your ballot won't be 20 pages long! If you vote in Peters-A3 like I do, you will only see two positions on your ballot, the first is for JOE, and the top two IOE will become the majority and minority IOE, specific to Peters-A3.
Next, we have school board positions, and I hear there are several new candidates vying for your attention. Some of the new faces have very impressive resumes when compared to several incumbents. If you look at the budget, which is published at www.ptsd.k12.pa.us/Downloads/Budget%20Outlook%2012-13%20-%20preliminary2.pdf, you'll notice some expenses are skyrocketing at more than five times the inflation rate. I'd like to hear how the incumbents and the new candidates plan to control that crazy spending growth. There were some irregular expenses also during the last term, where it appears to me that the good of the many was sacrificed for the chosen few. I'm hopeful that we can find out more during the campaign season. This could be a very interesting race!
For PT Council, every one currently in place is running again, and I haven't seen any publicized new names that want to compete for the jobs.
So there you have it, what's going on and why it's happening. Republicans, please come to our events to qualify your candidates. For your convenience we have two events. Please make time and mark you calendars, and maybe you can come with a Republican friend!
First event: Thursday, Feb. 28, 8-8 p.m. (could run a bit longer), Panera Bread, 107 Trinity Drive, Washington.
Second event: Saturday, March 2, 11 1.m.-2 p.m., Rolling Hills Country Club, 455 E. McMurray Road, McMurray.
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My daughter began acting up in January. I had been all over her about her failing grades (formally) A`s and about lying and abusing the phone privledges. After going to a local shelter upon her request for help we discovered that she was sexually active with a 20 year old man (she is 14) and she was molested in Texas this summer by a friend of a friend of a friend while visiting her father for her summer mandatory visitation. She said this is what has led to her actions of late. Now she is in a shelter because she needs a break. I talked to the counselors and she can stay for 5 days. She said she wants to be there to get a break. After checking in on Saturday she was able to tell us on Sunday what has been going on. I felt like dying inside. She said she became sexually involved with the 20 year old when she came back home because it helped her forget about the abuse she suffered in Texas. I learned about a daughter that I had been raising for 14 years who seemed like a complete stranger. Today I took her to a crisis counseler (not a rape specialist) and he was awful. He told her she was grieving about the `boyfriend` here and never touched on the subject of the molesting in Texas or her behavior. I think we went to a poor doctor - but I don`t know. My daughter has me bringing her clothing and all these demands to the shelter as though she is in a sorority. She says they `get her` and she can`t talk to me. I am still not fully absorbing what is going on and I don`t know if I should love her to death or find another counselor. The shelter is supposed to be a 5 day non mandatory stay and she told me tonight she wants to stay for a month. She is calling all the shots because I don`t want to upset her and I want her to come to me and let me help her and get the right professional help for the situation. Should I press charges on both men? Should I allow my daughter to continue to call the shots and demands such as pack me more clothes, get me more make up, bring me some snacks, come pick me up for an ice cream but bring me back to the shelter. I am lost. What should I be doing right now to bring a much more productive solution to such a dire situation? I have more but I am tired and confused. Please help me.
Your instincts to get psychological help for your daughter sounds like a good way to start. You might also consider seeking some professional guidance for yourself to help develop your responses to your daughter and to create a workable plan to have her return to your home or to a friend / relative.
I believe that her sexual assaults / abuse should be reported to the authorities. The response by law enforcement may be difficult to predict but that should not guide your reporting. Hopefully your daughter may see your actions as the parental protective response that it is.
Robert Shapiro, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
College of Medicine
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Newport nurse Phil Hill will give a presentation at the Senedd on April 29 in a bid to see new legislation introduced, in memory of tragic Oakdale teen Jack Thomas who died of an underlying heart problem two years ago.
It follows a petition Mr Hill launched to see Automated External Defibrillators (AED) available like fire extinguishers, and a fundraising drive from the Argus to introduce them into every secondary school in Gwent and the Rhymney Valley which is currently at the £4,500 mark.
Yesterday, the campaign received support from several Gwent AMs, including Lyndsay Whittle, who represents South Wales East.
He spoke passionately about the significance of the issue.
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"I think they should be put in primary schools too, because you just never know.
"But certainly places where people congregate en masse they are needed, such as football stadiums, theatres and cinemas. It's a first class campaign and has my full support."
Newport East AM John Griffiths said: "I think it is important debate and one which requires proper engagement to produce an informed view. The health minister will be listening very closely to the debate I am sure."
Emphasis was also put on the need for proper training.
Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay added: "It would clearly need funding and we need to know where that is going to come from. Unlike fire extinguishers this is going to be used on people so the equipment would need to be checked and maintained. You also need to make sure that staff in public buildings are trained to use the equipment otherwise it could have the opposite effect to that intended. Teachers for instance might be reticent to use it unless they know they won't cause harm. If you have to wait for a first responder to use it then it defeats the object of having it. There's no point having legislation if it doesn't have a positive effect where it matters."
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SAN JOSE – Nearly three years after walking onto the podium at Staples Center when the Ducks called out his name at the NHL draft, Emerson Etem struck another blow for hockey players who grow up in the Golden State.
Etem became the 13th player born and trained in Southern California to appear in an NHL game when he made his debut Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks after being called up by the Ducks from the minor leagues Sunday.
Nine of those 13 players have come since the 2005-06 season. Etem did play once at HP Pavilion in an exhibition game against San Jose last season.
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Born and raised in Long Beach, Etem eventually left to play at famed hockey school Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota before spending a year with the U.S. under-18 team and then heading to the Western Hockey League.
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Etem spent an extra year of junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers and led the WHL circuit with 61 goals before he made the jump to the American Hockey League. Now he is fulfilling a dream that he began to have when he was playing roller hockey.
"I went to a Minnesota-San Jose game in the early 2000s while on a hockey trip," he said. "I enjoyed every moment of it. I'm finally here and I'm playing in the same building where I watched (a game) back in the day."
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Thing is, I'm getting all of my ducks in rows prior to leaving (very tentatively this November) and I wanted to get on top of the paperwork. I have never planned an international trip like this, and I find myself baffled when it comes to navigating travel visas. I was hoping there would be some knowledgeable folk here who might offer some signposts or guidelines to this process from their own experience.
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5 Wrestlers Who Need New Theme Music?
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Hey guys Knox here, once again its been a while. Hope everyone's all well. Today I wanna talk about wrestlers who need new theme music as well as my choices of what their theme should be. Hope you guys enjoy this. This will be fun. Please listen to the themes I suggest as I feel they really do fit the character of the wrestlers.
5. AJ Lee
I think her music now is cool but here's my idea. Britney Spears has a song called "Radar". Basically the song is about a guy that Britney is really attached to and he's basically on her radar, she has her sights set on him....HASN'T THAT BEEN AJ'S M.O. SINCE SHE'S BEEN ON THE MAIN ROSTER? AJ has been booked to be this little promiscuous innocent chick that chases down men. First it was Daniel Bryan, then Kane, the Cm Punk and now John Cena. This should be her theme.
Britney Spears - Radar
4. Cm Punk
He's a heel now and one of the best heels ever if you ask me. His current theme is too babyface for my liking. He needs more of a cut throat, extremist theme because that's exactly what he is. Well if they can get the licensing for this which shouldn't be too hard because they used this theme as a Wrestlemania theme before. I'm talking about "Headstrong" by Trapt.
Trapt - Headstrong
3. Wade Barrett
This is the easy one. His theme now sucks. Go back to The Nexus theme simple as that.
12 Stones - We Are One (Nexus)
2. The Usos
This next theme here really fits the Uso's. Let them go still do their ritual stomp yelling thing then BOOOOM pyro hit and "Fast Lane" by Eminem & Royce Da 59 hits. This song starts off and goes straight to the point.
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1. R-Truth
I saved this for last because when you guys here this theme your gonna flip at how well it fits R-Truth. This theme works because DMX sounds just like R-Truth and is a million time better rapper. But this theme will only work if R-Truth gets a gimmick change. He has to drop the "Little Jimmy" things and adopt a more natural "Rough Neck" tough guy babyface gimmick. Sort of what he had in TNA. Just let him be the real R-Truth and the fans would jump behind him so fast. This theme and the gimmick change could elevate him to the #3 babyface in the company easily. Welp here it is folks.
And I posted the live performance version with DMX actually performing it. I would prefer Truth to just come out to this theme without performing it but if he did perform it I would like it to be just like the video I'm going to post. Look at the resemblance of DMX & R-Truth from the voice, to the attire, to the energy. Ofcourse since Truth is a rapper, it would be difficult to get him to use anyone else's theme let alone perform it but check it out guys and listen close to the song because it works perfect.
DMX - Who We Be (Live Performance)
Conclusion: Hope you guys enjoyed this. Please leave feedback. Thanks guys, be safe. Until then.


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Standing 7-feet tall, Matt Willms is still a project. After spending his senior year at Findlay Prep in Nevada, though, this center has improved in a variety of ways. He made the next big step in his basketball career by deciding where he would play next year.
UTEP picked up a verbal commitment from the center originally from Canada. Willms attended school in Michigan until he made the move to play for Michael Peck at Findlay Prep this year.
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"When you are worried about something, reading helps to take your mind off it."
?Nelly Sotero, student in Lori Clark's fourth-grade class at Potter Valley Elementary School
Friday morning, the guest readers are arriving, breakfast sweets are on the table and volunteer coordinator Lucy Bayer is handing out classroom assignments, helping with book selections and getting ready to begin the Read Across America effort for grades one through four at Potter Valley Elementary School.
Barbara Ware, artist and longtime valley resident, started helping with the program when her son Toby was attending; it's been awhile since he was there and participating in the program helps keep her connected to the school and to Bayer. She is aware of the need to encourage reading, something she feels is well worth the effort.
Read Across America is an initiative on reading created in 1977 by the National Education Association. All Across America, people from all backgrounds develop activities to bring the excitement of reading to children; it is a day to celebrate reading.
Dan Todd, a valley resident for over 50 years, explains that you pick a book or two for a particular age group, read to them and talk to them about the importance of reading in their lives. His kids went to school there and he loves to read to children.
He says, "When my kids were growing up we read a lot to them out loud. It focuses their attention; if you start reading to them at a young age, they can sustain their interest for longer and longer periods of time. It is a joy for me to read to kids.
"I like what Albert Einstein said about reading: If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.' It feeds their imagination."
Steve Elliott (think Christmas trees) graduated from Potter Valley High in 1969, went to school, joined the service and couldn't wait to get back home. Reading has always been important to him. He had a brother who didn't learn to read until late in life and he witnessed how difficult it was for him. He says that knowing how to read enables one to succeed in anything. He loves the feeling watching the kids get enjoyment from it.
Bayer, a retired reading specialist at Potter, has been coordinating the event for the last 12 years. "Many schools are participating in different ways. We have 12 readers, all adults from the community, people I have worked with over the years -- past and present board members, parents of children, retired teachers, bus drivers. Every year I remind them about how much fun this is; we pretty much have a core group of people here.
"The teachers have arranged their students into three groups, six or seven to a group. Each guest reader reads for about 20 minutes, discusses the material and the importance of literacy in the students' lives.
"I am passionate about children being passionate about books and seeing how it is relevant in their lives. Sometimes they interact with a lot of media and don't get the sense of reading. I want them to experience the joy of recreational reading and understand what they can get from it."
Ware adds, "Reading requires more participation of your imagination; unlike much of the media today, when you read, you have to engage and supply the visuals yourself."
Todd says, "You become the co-creator with the author, experience it in your own way."
Bayer notes, "Now that I am teaching at the college I see how critical it is later in life. The students who do best have been reading most of their lives; they are better able to express themselves verbally and in their writing."
Nicole Glentzer, principal of the elementary school and superintendent of the Potter Valley School District, explains that the fifth- and sixth-graders will be partner reading across the two grade levels while the lower level classes are being read to by guest readers. In her second year at the school, she says she is glad that the program has been ongoing. "I love that this activity involves community members, that they are modeling what reading is all about. Unless reading is modeled at home, it doesn't always happen. When kids see adults other than their teachers reading to them, it helps to emphasize its importance."
Debbie Rensen, a teacher's aide and counselor, loves participating in the program; Clay Blundell has been doing it for six or seven years; Mary Esenbock, school secretary, says reading is the basis for everything we do in life; Ron Hoffar, retired after 45 years of teaching science, looks around and realizes he has taught the children of all the guest teachers gathered in the room.
Earl Preffer, retired bus driver, has been participating in the program for 12 years and his wife, Sandy, dressed as Grandma Tildy, is a retired bus driver and current school board member.
In Nichole Stoughton's first-grade room, Principal Glentzer takes out her iPad for the six students gathered at her table and explains that she reads and writes with it every day, on Facebook, where she keeps in touch with her family and friends.
Stoughton says that first grade is all about learning phonetics, the basis of reading. "They get their foundation here. Now until the end of the year it is most exciting. They have the phonetics down and they are starting to read. They are actually reading books."
About Bayer she says, "Lucy was such a big part of our school; we really felt the loss when she retired. This is how she stays connected to the school and her love of learning, books and children."??????
Nelly Sotero is a fourth-grade student in Lori Clark's class. She says, "Yeah, I like to read, fiction. I read chapter books now, and they are interesting. I can let my imagination go wild. I started reading in first grade; it is like math; it helps you learn what to do. When you are worried about something, reading helps to take your mind off it."


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Mets aim to improve everywhere -- not just Citi
NEW YORK -- With their 4-0 loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday night, the Mets fell to 2-10 in their past 12 home games going back to April 25. Obviously, few of their recent struggles have been alleviated when playing on their own field.
But it might not have anything to do with the Mets trying too hard in front of their own fans. Rather, they might be trying too hard in general. New York is 9-14 at home, 8-12 on the road.
"I think generally speaking, I think, especially offensively, the last few weeks we've been trying to do too much," outfielder Mike Baxter said. "I don't think it's specific to home and away."
The Mets' offense has struggled, and the team hasn't taken advantage of the comfort of playing at home to turn that around. The Mets have scored three runs or fewer in nine consecutive home games, and that holds true for 14 of 23 total games at Citi Field.
First baseman Ike Davis has struggled the most. Entering Wednesday's game, he had just one hit in his past 36 at-bats. Baxter, who entered with a .222 average and is 1-for-17 over the past eight games, said the offense simply needs to get better for the team to string some wins together.
So while the Mets would certainly like to turn Citi Field into more of a home-field advantage, their first priority is getting some more runs on the board, regardless of where they're playing.
"You always want to take care of business at home," Baxter said. "You want to take advantage of your home games. But overall, it's something we need to do regardless of venue. We need to play better baseball."
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A power outage affected Sunridge and Indian Hills for about four hours on Tuesday. I've contacted NV Energy to see what was going on. Hopefully we'll hear from them today. According to a resident the power came back on at about 4:50 p.m. It dropped off shortly after 1 p.m., trapping one person in an elevator at the medical building on Mica and knocking out the traffic signal at Mica and 395.
Ironically, a cold front will clear out the inversion that has pinned freezing air to the Valley floor. It has already become much warmer with the temperature this morning at 25 degrees double last week's average low of 11.
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A cubic foot of dry air at standard pressure and temperature is weighed on a scale. Then a cubic foot of damp air at the same pressure and temperature is weighed. Which will weigh more?
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Forgotten Books: Redemolished -- Alfred Bester
I saw this one on eBay and couldn't resist. Why? Because when I was a kid I read The Demolished Man and The Stars my Destination and the top of my head flew off. They're still two of my favorite SF novels, and some of Bester's short stories affected me the same way ("Fondly Fahrenheit," another all-time personal favorite, to name just one). So this collection just seemed to have my name on it. In addition to stories, this book contains Bester's interviews Heinlein, Asimov, Rex Stout, and Woody Allen; essays; the deleted prologue from The Demolished Man, and lots of other good stuff. A complete ToC can be found here. If you're a Bester fan like me, you'll want this book.
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Oskar Von Miller Strasse 16
"Shanaynay" at Kamm
February 27th, 2013 in Exhibitions No Comments
Artists: Am Nuden Da, castillo/corrales, France Fiction, Gambia Castle, Institute of Social Hypocrisy, Lucie Fontaine, Oskar Von Miller Strasse 16, 220 Jours
Venue: Kamm, Berlin
Exhibition Title: Dommage qu'elle doive mourir, mais c'est notre lot à tous!
Date: February 2 – February 23, 2013
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Tags: 220 Jours, Am Nuden Da, Berlin, castillo/corrales, Europe, France Fiction, Gambia Castle, Germany, Group Show, Institute of Social Hypocrisy, Kamm, Lucie Fontaine, Oskar Von Miller Strasse 16, Shanaynay
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serenella wrote:I don't know why, but we don't have such a day here in Italy.
BTW, many people go to Germany for Oktoberfest, it's not far away.
I've never partecipated to such a celebration and I don't like beer, but there should be a very nice, friendly atmosphere!
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Are fieldbus wars heating up again?
It seems the Fieldbus Wars may be heating up again. What's going on and how will it affect your plant and your plant's pocketbook? CONTROL Editor in Chief Walt Boyes provides analysis and commentary.
ecent developments in the digital fieldbus space have us wondering if the Great Fieldbus Wars of the 1990s are going to flame up again. Emersons Martin Zielinski has been touring media hotspots with the latest on the EDDL standards. The HART Communications Foundation is piggybacking a new user-focused associate membership on the revitalization of the use of HART enabled instruments for asset management and calibration documentation requirements. ModbusTCP has received IEC acceptance as a standard, and the Siemens folks are the fount of a new public relations campaign to introduce Profinet as the one and only fieldbus you will ever need.
EDDL vs. FDT-DTM
The recent decision of Siemens to adopt the EDDL standard instead of the rival FDT-DTM standard for electronic device descriptions means that the majority of the large automation manufacturers have decided that EDDL is superior to FDT. Zielinski made the point that the most significant superiority issue is that FDT-DTM is operating system and software program dependent, while EDDL requires much less overhead to produce the same quality of API. (A copy of Zielinskis white paper on EDDL, "EDDL: The Technology Behind Interoperability," is posted on ControlGlobal.com.) An FDT spokesperson, quoted in Andrew Bonds Industrial Automation Insider, said that counting out FDT/DTM is premature, saying, For your information, there will be a few other big names backing FDT in the coming months, so please do not believe all the âspin at the moment.
Work-in-Progress Profinet
Profinet is being rolled out, according to Siemens, over the next few years, with machine control being the first of its functionalities to be offered. Process control with Profinet will await final refinement, and, says Siemens is not going to be available until early in 2006. The Siemens tactical marketing team CONTROL met with in November insists that Profinet for process control is not vaporware; its just not ready yet. Eventually, Profinet will absorb all other Profibus offshoots.
More Fieldbus Wars?
Siemens began a public relations campaign last month to introduce Profinet to North America. Their campaign sounded a little like The Fellowship of the Ring as they talked about one network to rule them all. Is this one of the first shots in a new Fieldbus War?
Not as such, says industry analyst Andrew Bond, because theres not a direct standards issue involved this time. In practice all Industrial Ethernet implementations can, in theory, coexist within the same implementation. So what we are going to see is probably what we should have had first time arounda straight fight to establish market supremacy.
But what does that mean to the typical automation enduser? John Berra, CEO of Emerson Process Management, but wearing his Fieldbus Foundation Chairman hat says, I dont think theres another war, but there will always be controversy. Unfortunately, many customers cant sort this out, and so they stay away from really good technology.
I think the problem is and always has been confusing fieldbus for process with fieldbus for factory automation, continues Andrew Bond, and it's further confused when you add in Ethernet.
Bond points out that Foundation Fieldbus is irrelevant in the Factory Automation market where the issue is Profibus vs. DeviceNet and ControlNet and now Profinet vs. Ethernet IP. That one, he says, divides on Europe vs. North America lines (with the UK as ever trying to make its mind up in between).
Berra agrees. Profibus is a world leader in discrete busses, he says.
On the other hand in the process market, Bond points out,especially oil & gas, refining and petrochem, Profibus is a non starter if you want to do control in the field because it doesn't support it.
According to Bond, FF is the only game in town and that effectively shuts out Profinet as well. As for hybrids, as we've seen, people are quite happy to have Profibus DP for the non process part of the plant - controlling drives etc and FF for the process part.
One fieldbus to rule them all is as much nonsense as Foundation fieldbus for factory automation, Bond concludes.
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY - A new grant program could translate into $40,000 in donated books for preschoolers all over the county and in the San Gabriel Valley.
Until Aug. 31, Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), a nonprofit organization aimed at providing affordable preschool programs, will receive a donation of one book for each person who registers on www.soarwithreading.com by entering their name, zip code and a favorite children's book title.
The books will be distributed to children in LAUP's network of more than 320 preschools in Los Angeles County, including its sites in Baldwin Park, Rowland Heights, Alhambra and El Monte.
LAUP was the only California organization, and one of seven nationwide, selected for the grant program.
The organization is performing the program in conjunction with jetBlue Airways and PBS KIDS.
According to a recent survey published in the Handbook of Early Literacy Research, there is a critical shortage of books available to children in need. It is estimated that only one age-appropriate book is available for every 300 children living in underserved communities in the U.S, which is less than 1 percent of the number of books available to children in middle-income neighborhoods.
In addition to being able to make a donation, families will receive free early literacy resources, interactive reading lists and expert advice on how to enrich learning and encourage children to read by visiting the www.SoarWithReading.com website.


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The club's founding father, Ali Sami Yen, said the main reason for Galatasaray AŞ's formation was "beating foreign teams" – and European success remains a guiding principle for the Istanbul side.
After a six-year absence from the UEFA Champions League group stage, the Turkish champions qualified directly for this season's tournament. But, in his sixth season in the competition, and his third spell as Galatasaray coach, Fatih Terim seemed destined not to make it through the group again following defeats by Manchester United FC and SC Braga in his team's opening Group H games.
However, a 3-1 win at CFR 1907 Cluj and Tuesday's 1-0 victory against United have restored Galatasaray's sense of continental purpose. They could yet reach the spring phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2001/02.
The way I see it, this is Galatasaray's 'European reflex' kicking in – they have reacted when they needed to most. These last two matches have shown the squad finally coming together and demonstrating the necessary style and passion to compete in Europe. Against CFR and United, Galatasaray looked quick and hungry; like a side that wanted to work for each other; like a side that knows that to flourish in Europe demands that little bit extra, even for the best teams.
Having lifted the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2000, Galatasaray have been burdened by great expectations ever since. Investment in new talent this summer meant Cimbom were once more touted as a 'dream team', but whatever Galatasaray fans and the national media thought, this was an outfit that had substantial issues to deal with.
Half of the squad had no previous group stage experience, and that initially proved a challenge for central defenders Semih Kaya and Dany Nounkeu – especially given that experienced Czech defender Tomáš Ujfaluši is sidelined with a long-term injury.
Terim switched between Albert Riera and Hakan Balta, and further uncertainty was caused by defensive midfielder Felipe Melo. The Brazilian's aggressive playing style was a key factor in Galatasaray's title triumph last season, yet he has only now started to find his form after missing pre-season training due to negotiations over the extension of his loan from Juventus.
With clubs in the UEFA Champions League not as easily dominated as some of Galatasaray's opponents in Turkey, Terim's men also displayed a lack of thrust going forward in those first European outings. Despite some decent performances – notably at Old Trafford – one point from the first three matchdays told its own story.
However, when they might have given in to despair, that European reflex kicked in on matchday four. New forward Burak Yılmaz – ably assisted by Selçuk İnan, Hamit Altıntop and Nordin Amrabat – scored a hat-trick at CFR, and he registered his fifth of the campaign against United on Tuesday. He has struck all five of his side's Group H goals.
Those successes bear the hallmark of Terim's management style. Famous for his even-handed dealings with players and perceptive squad rotations, his charges appeared fresh and determined, and willing to play for each other. I think getting through the group stage is a personal target for Terim, and his players certainly seemed more driven than earlier in the campaign, when the demands of Super League and European football looked to be draining their focus.
On matchday six, Galatasaray head to Braga, needing to equal or better CFR's result at United to claim second place in the section. Lessons will have been learned from their first meeting in Istanbul. Galatasaray have to be patient and must not panic, even if the goals don't come easily. If they get to the knockout rounds, it will be a major achievement, with no Turkish team having made it that far since Fenerbahçe SK played in the 2007/08 quarter-finals.
The opinions expressed here are the writer's own and not those of UEFA.
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Katy Perry Outfits at VMAs 2011
Peep Katy Perry's Four Outfit Changes at the VMAs — Which Look Is Most Fab?
Katy Perry is known for donning quirky outfits, and her appearance at last night's VMAs was no different. The songstress hit the red carpet and the stage wearing not one but four standout ensembles. To kick off the festivities, the award-winning star donned an Asian-inspired minidress by Atelier Versace and then performed on stage in an elegant Tom Ford purple lace gown. Perry then changed into a colorful couture outfit from Christian Dior to accept an award – complete with a yellow box hat from Philip Treacy — and later swapped that out for a black sequined "Breaking Records" dress designed by Johnny Wujek for Furne One. Only Katy Perry can pull off such crazy-cool outfits, so tell us which look you like best. Click on the slideshow to see all of her different outfits, and then vote on your favorite.


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Longoria remains on-base machine
BALTIMORE -- Evan Longoria entered Friday night's game against the Orioles having reached base safely via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in a Major League-high 39 games this season.
The Rays third baseman is one of only seven players in the 2000s to reach base safely in 39 of his team's first 40 games; no player in the 2000s has reached in his team's first 40 games.
Derek Jeter was the last player to reach safely in his team's first 40 games when he set a record in 1999 by reaching in the Yankees' first 53 games.
Only five players in the 2000s have reached in 40 of their team's first 41 games: Victor Martinez (Indians, 2009), Ryan Zimmerman (Nationals, '09), Carlos Beltran (Mets, '09) and Albert Pujols (Cardinals, '08).
Longoria has reached base in 53 of his last 54 games dating back to Sept. 19, 2012.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fede wrote:If it all helps, why knock it?
Gets my vote . I am learning more and more that the traditions aren't as clear-cut as I once believed. I guess in the end it simply doesn't matter as long as progress towards the goal is made (particularly at my level where I struggle with the simplest of practices, adhering to the five precepts!).


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Tim Southee continued his fine return to first class cricket with a five-wicket bag today, leaving him set to don the black cap in next month's test series against England.
Southee, New Zealand's best strike bowler, was sorely missed during last month's two-test humbling in South Africa, with an injured thumb keeping him on the sidelines for two months.
But the 24-year-old returned with a bang to the bowling crease against Wellington in Whangarei, though his performances with bat and ball is unlikely to be enough to keep alive Northern Districts' chances of retaining the Plunket Shield.
Southee has the Knights well placed for a fourth-day win but leaders Central Districts are on the verge of victory themselves, which would leave CD and second-placed Otago the only sides still in contention heading into next week's final round of matches.
Whether Southee is involved in the last week of the competition remains to be seen, with the seamer previously indicating he would leave the timing of his return to the national side in the hands of Mike Hesson and his staff.
Southee is unlikely to be rushed back into the set-up given the Black Caps' strong seam stocks, but he has shown this week he is well and truly recovered from the torn thumb ligaments he suffered late last year.
He claimed 4-97 in Wellington's first innings before scoring 83 and being part of an invaluable 106-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell (136) for the seventh wicket. That stand helped ND make 510 and gave the Knights a lead of 87 runs - a lead Southee immediately went to work defending.
He struck in the third over to remove Michael Papps and took three of the first five wickets to fall as Wellington slumped to 146-5. Southee returned to the crease to complete his 10th first class five-wicket haul as Wellington were dismissed for 234, leaving ND to chase 148 tomorrow.
But, barring a dramatic collapse from Central Districts, the outcome of that chase will be irrelevant. After ball had repeatedly triumphed over bat in the first three innings - with scores of 252, 249 and 255 - CD began their chase of 259 with a 145-run opening stand to take firm control against Canterbury.
Once the Wizards were dismissed at tea, leaving New Zealand batsman Dean Brownlie unbeaten on 135, Jeet Raval and Jamie How seized the initiative and raced toward their target at rapid speed.
Both were eventually dismissed - Raval for 59 and How for 81 from just 91 deliveries - but the damage had already been done, and CD will begin tomorrow needing 103 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Victory for the Stags will probably be matched by Otago, leaving the Volts needing to make up a nine-point deficit in the final round with 20 points available.
Otago nightwatchman Nick Beard's epic resistance finally came to a close on 188 today, with his knock helping Otago declare on 569-8 against Auckland. In reply, Auckland reached 202-4 and need a further 146 runs to make Otago bat again.


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First off, I'd like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I went to my rhuemy the other day and found out that my labs have improved greatly. My double stranded Ana( not sure if that's the correct name,you all know what I'm talking about) it went from 350 plus to 80!!!!!! This is due to the Benlysta infusions that I have been getting for the last 6 months. Yay! So excited.
I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day and don't over do.


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Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced changes last week to his Mendocino County staff and is inviting the public to attend two "open house" events on Sunday at his offices in Fort Bragg and Ukiah.
Effective March 24, Heather Gurewitz will become Huffman's Mendocino County Field Representative, replacing Heidi Cusick Dickerson. Originally from Los Angeles, Gurewitz came to Mendocino County in 2009 and has spent the last 5 years as the Women's Business Center Director for West Company Business Assistance, where she has assisted socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to create and grow businesses. Gurewitz served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, and an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Northeast Oregon.?She has a B.A. in Geography from UC Berkeley and a Master's Degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon and is fluent in Spanish.
Huffman said: "I am happy to welcome Heather Gurewitz to my team where she will lead my outreach in Mendocino County. In addition to her diverse experience and lifelong dedication to economic development and helping the underprivileged, she brings her commitment to serving Mendocino County's community priorities, and I look forward to having her on my team."
Congressman Huffman also announced the retirement of Heidi Cusick Dickerson, his Mendocino County District Representative. Dickerson previously served as Rep. Mike Thompson's District Representative for eight years, and is a recognized leader in the county, championing numerous successful projects ranging from saving the Anderson Valley Health Clinic to promoting the county's food and wine industries.
Huffman said: "I'm sad to see her go, but Heidi has earned her retirement and couldn't leave on a higher note?after years of dedicated and tireless work to bring the Point Arena-Stornetta Public lands on the Mendocino coast into National Monument status, Heidi witnessed the National Monument sign pounded into the ground and was one of the first to step foot on the new monument. I know Heidi will continue to be a passionate advocate for all things Mendocino and wish her continued success in the future."
Congressman Huffman also announced the departure of Christine Anderson, who has worked in Mendocino County as a constituent services representative for both Huffman and Congressman Thompson. Anderson is a longtime resident of the Mendocino coast, having served as Development Director for the Mendocino Land Trust before beginning her career as a congressional staffer.
Huffman said: "Christine has been a valuable and effective member of my team in Mendocino, building strong relationships and helping constituents throughout the county. I am grateful to have had her as a key member of my team during my first term in Congress, and wish her and her husband all the best in their future endeavors."
Christine's part-time role will be filled by Roseanne Ibarra, who joins the Huffman office from FIRST 5 Mendocino in Ukiah, where she has served as administrative manager and executive secretary. Ibarra is an Ukiah resident who has worked in the state assembly, is an active volunteer in the community, and is pursuing a law degree. Ibarra plans to split her time between FIRST 5 and the Office of Congressman Huffman.
Huffman said: "We are very lucky to bring Roseanne on board. She has demonstrated a true commitment to the community, and she will play an important role in my office, finding ways to assist Mendocino's citizens and helping the county's agencies and organizations achieve their goals."
On March 31, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Huffman and his Mendocino County staff will be at their Fort Bragg District Office: 430 North Franklin St. Fort Bragg, CA 95437. ?
Later in the day, from 4:30-6 p.m. PT, Huffman and his Mendocino County staff will be at their Ukiah District Office: 559 Low Gap Road, Ukiah, CA 95482.
This will be an opportunity to welcome the new Mendocino team and thank Heidi and Christine for their years of service.


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Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo was the first Imaging Center in Western New York to routinely offer this to patients. The Cinemavision video goggles and headset are connected to a television, DVD player or radio that enables patients to view a TV show or movie as though watching it on a wide screen. Patients are fitted with the headset and goggles worn throughout the procedure. The headset also includes a microphone for patients to speak and be heard directly by the technologists performing the scan.
There are several clear benefits of having the Cinemavision goggles for patients, especially younger patients who are more comfortable and willing to undergo an MRI without the effects or risks of anesthesia. Each scan and the recovery also occur much more quickly and efficiently. While these are certainly advantages for children, they are also available for WCHOB's adult patients.
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