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Most Western societies are based on Secular Democracy, which itself is based on the concept that the open marketplace of ideas leads to the optimum government. Whilst that model has been very successful, it has defects. The 4 Freedoms address 4 of the principal vulnerabilities, and gives corrections to them.
At the moment, one of the main actors exploiting these defects, is Islam, so this site pays particular attention to that threat.
Islam, operating at the micro and macro levels, is unstoppable by individuals, hence: "It takes a nation to protect the nation". There is not enough time to fight all its attacks, nor to read them nor even to record them. So the members of 4F try to curate a representative subset of these events.
We need to capture this information before it is removed. The site already contains sufficient information to cover most issues, but our members add further updates when possible.
We hope that free nations will wake up to stop the threat, and force the separation of (Islamic) Church and State. This will also allow moderate Muslims to escape from their totalitarian political system.
These 4 freedoms are designed to close 4 vulnerabilities in Secular Democracy, by making them SP or Self-Protecting (see Hobbes's first law of nature). But Democracy also requires - in addition to the standard divisions of Executive, Legislature & Judiciary - a fourth body, Protector of the Open Society (POS), to monitor all its vulnerabilities (see also Popper).
1. SP Freedom of Speech
Any speech is allowed - except that advocating the end of these freedoms
2. SP Freedom of Election
Any party is allowed - except one advocating the end of these freedoms
3. SP Freedom of Movement
The government can import new voters - except where that changes the political demographics (i.e. electoral fraud by means of immigration)
4. SP Freedom from Over-spending
People should not be charged for government systems which they reject, and which give them no benefit. For example, the government cannot pass a debt burden across generations (25 years).
An additional Freedom from Religion is be deducible by equal application of law: "Religious and cultural activities are exempt from legal oversight - except where they intrude into the public sphere (Res Publica)"
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DeWine creates panel to oversee police training
The panel includes an officer from the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department.
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The panel includes an officer from the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department.
The theft happened earlier this week at the Giant Eagle on New Butler Road.
Ohio also has its second confirmed influenza-associated pediatric death, a 16-year-old boy from Licking County.
Groups across the Valley come together in the spirit of giving.
The CDC said the investigation into the deaths and illnesses is "rapidly evolving."
A Columbus area woman was kicked off welfare while she was hospitalized in a coma.
The all-clear for using water was sent at noon Friday.
President Obama covers several topics during his year-end address including the Sony hackers, Cuba, immigration and Russia.
A grand jury report report listed Venture Church as the victim.
A grand jury charged that they brought an addiction-treatment drug onto a detention facility's grounds.
The Ohio legislature concluded its work this week for the two-year session.
Two vehicles collided head-on on Route 45 in Champion.
The blaze burned for more than two hours Thursday night on Beahm Crest Lane in rural Jackson Township.
Lava from an active volcano on Hawaii's Big Island slowed slightly but stayed on track to hit a shopping center in the small town of Pahoa.
Kasich said his budget, due in February, would impose tougher rules on charter schools.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission report said most administrative and program elements of the Yucca Mountain repository reviewed by NRC staf…
Jane Bashara was strangled by a handyman in the couple's garage in 2012 before her body was discovered in her Mercedes-Benz in a Detroit all…
The Dec. 8 fire burned the seven-story, 1.3-million-square-foot Da Vinci complex.
Lawyers for SXSW released a statement that expressed grief for the families but did not address the claims in the lawsuit.
The entrepreneur had his whole life on display at public hearings as regulators weighed whether to grant him a license, a requirement to par…
The message of Thursday's pep rally was that a few bad apples don't ruin the whole bunch.
The hospitals had an agreement to merge in February, but a labor dispute forced it to be called off.
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Avery® Removable Combo Pack Letter-Size & Small Pockets 40216, Two PocketsProduct Number: 40216
It's easy to keep countertops clutter-free with these Removable Adhesive Wall Pockets. This combo pack features two stylish pockets–one small 8" x 4" and one letter size. They're perfect for hanging in the kitchen, office or by the front door. Their functional, double-pocket feature is great for storing smaller items like receipts or notes in the front and larger mail or documents in the back. The pockets are easy to mount and remove cleanly, with no messy residue or damage. Use the adhesive strip on smooth surfaces like wood, cabinets and glass. For textured surfaces that aren't appropriate for adhesive, you can use the included hook pins. These decorative wall pockets are a stylish way to keep your counters clean.
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These pockets are the perfect size to be useful for a million things. I've used these pockets on posters for my kids in our homeschool. I put one in the front of my planner to give myself a pocket where there wasn't one. They'd also be great for keeping track of receipts or coupons, or sticking in the front of a journal for keeping souvenirs. There are so many uses for these pockets, I'm not sure what I did before I had some in my drawer.
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This pouch sticks to the wall and it hasn't moved since I put it there. I can keep the bills that come in the mail in there until I get them paid and filed. It is awesome, beautiful blue color transparent so you can see what is in it. Definitely would recommend this to anyone. I plan on buying more, some to use in my sewing room to hold the currant pattern I working on and everything in the pkg. I can put in sleeve when I finish with the piece then put them back into the envelope they came in neatly, yet I don't loose them in the process.


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Dishonored goes gold!
After more than three years of development and 30-plus versions fo the game, Bethesda's new IP Dishonored has finally gone gold. Bethesda announced the news today on their blog, along with a chance to win an "extremely limited" gold Overseer mask to celebrate the occasion.
For those unfamiliar, Dishonored is a new first-person stealth action adventure game. Set in the industrial city of Dunwall, it follow Corvo Attano, a bodyguard to the Empress who is framed for her murder and forced to become an assassin while seeking revenge on those who conspired against him.
Developed by Arkane Studios, Dishonored features a flexible combat system that allows you to combine Corvo's supernatural abilities with technologically advanced weapons and gadgets to creatively eliminate your enemies. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.
Dishonored is due out in slightly over a week on October 9, 2012, in North America and Franche. It will be available in Australia and Spain on October 11, 2012, and throughout Europe on October 12, 2012. It is coming to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.


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Marc Schober is the editor of Farmland Forecast an educational blog devoted to investments in agriculture and farmland.
The rural economy grew steadily over the past month, although weak crop prices has kept growth modest. Farm equipment sales dropped below growth neutral as farmers fear lower than expected income.
The Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) decreased to 55.8 in August, from 57.3 in last month's survey. Ernie Goss, economist at Creighton University, commented, "Last year at this time the drought was weighing on the Rural Mainstreet Economy. This year, weaker agriculture commodity prices are having a dampening impact on the farm economy and businesses tied to agriculture. Even so, the economy continues to expand at a reasonable pace according to bank CEOs."
The farmland price index decreased this month for the eighth time in the last nine months, but remains above growth neutral at 55.8. Goss noted, "Our farmland-price index has been above growth neutral since February 2010. However, lower farm commodity prices are slowing growth in farmland prices. I expect farmland price growth to continue to weaken as agriculture commodity prices soften."
Bankers estimate that only 20% of all farmland transactions are purchased by investors; this was the percentage given in the spring when Bankers were asked the same question. CEO of Citizens State Bank in Lena, IL, Fritz Kuhlmeier said," Local farmers have completely driven the nonfarmer investors out of the farmland market by elevating the prices over returns investors demand."
For the first time since 2009, the farm equipment sales dipped below growth neutral to 49.2, from 50.0 in July.
The loan-volume index decreased to a still healthy 70.5, from July's 75.7. The checking-deposit index declined to 51.7, from July's 53.7.
The hiring index declined to a 59.2 in August, from 60.7 in July. "Growth in hiring is definitely slowing for the region even though it remains positive. Businesses directly linked to agriculture and energy are either shedding jobs or adding them at a slow pace," said Goss.
This survey represents an early snapshot of the economy of rural, agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of the nation. The RMI is a unique index covering 10 regional states, focusing on approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. It gives the most current real-time analysis of the rural economy.
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The North Carolina Senate is tasting sweet, well milky, victory this morning. They came out victorious by a mere second over the N.C. House members in the 15th Annual North Carolina Dairy Chugging Contest. Although the senators themselves were unable to participate, becuase they are not in session, that didn't stop them from sending in two interns and a research assistant to take care of the job.
Each team consisted of three members that were required to 'chug' two 8-ounce bottles of 2% milk.
The House All Stars included Rep. Nathan Ramsey, Rep. Johnathan Jordan and Rep. John Bell. Bringing home the W for the Senate Super Sippers was intern K.J. Stancil, who ultimately won in the final moments of the chug, along with his counterparts Kyle Hall for Sen. Neal Hunt and Ross Barnhardt for Sen. Andrews.
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Peter Moore, EA Executive and former Microsoft veep has publicly warned against suing your consumers, even if they are pirates. Turning the other cheek, Moore points out that the tactic didn't work so well for the RIAA, and it won't work now. It's like beating up a kid for his lunch money after he threw a spitball at you. You may hurt him in the short term, but overall you only increase his lust for slimy revenge.
Moore's solution to the problem is, "build game experiences that make it more difficult for there to be any value in pirating games." Of course, that's easy for him to say. He currently heads up the EA Sports division, a gaming genre that is definitively multiplayer. Since online multiplayer is tracked by remote servers, the only pirates it doesn't foil are the ones who can steal or spoof other user accounts. It's like online activation DRM, but your consumer base wants to use it. Pity single-player gaming developers don't have something like that.
Or do they? Games are moving online, even single-player games. From achievements to leaderboards to simple chat interfaces, developers can shoehorn an online component into just about anything. If they standardize that component, it'll hardly take any development resources at all. Humans are social animals–we (usually) like others to know what we're doing and to share our experiences. Maybe Moore is right, and gaming can leverage that fact to cut down on piracy.
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My reaction to President Obama's inaugural speech — it struck the right tone with progressives and shows he has no intention of lowering expectations. His coalition is extraordinary and he will be working from strength — politically — and that allows him to be magnanimous. President Obama issued a stinging and direct rebuke against Paul Ryan's labeling some Americans as "takers" when he singled out Social Security, during his speech, essentially attacking the callousness and coldness from Republicans.
President Obama reminded us that his taking the oath isn't a "you're on your own" but we are all in it together. President Obama may ultimately change American politics by calling on "We the People" to take an active role into what happens in government. Change isn't going to come from Washington. It has to come from the people. He may be on to something with his newly retooled Obama for America outfit, now known as Organizing for Action. President Obama's speech was Lincolnesque and was a call to action.
More reaction from other pundits:
Andrew Sullivan: "If you have long believed, as I have, that this man could easily become the liberal Reagan by the end of his second term… then this speech will not have surprised you."
James Fallows: "I was expecting an anodyne tone-poem about healing national wounds, surmounting partisanship, and so on. As has often been the case, Obama confounded expectations — mine, at least. Four years ago, when people were expecting a barn-burner, the newly inaugurated president Obama gave a deliberately downbeat, sober-toned presentation about the long challenges ahead. Now — well, it's almost as if he has won re-election and knows he will never have to run again and hears the clock ticking on his last chance to say what he cares about. If anyone were wondering whether Obama wanted to lower expectations for his second term … no, he apparently does not."
Ezra Klein: "In his first term, Obama changed policy. In his second, he wants to change minds."
Chris Cillizza: "This was a speech that could only be given by someone who knew that he would never have to run for re-election again… This was Obama unbound. Distill Obama's speech to a single sentence and that sentence is: 'I'm the president, deal with it.'"
Ta-Nehisi Coates: "There was a time when merely stating the ideas Obama put forth would have gotten you killed."
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Up to 95 staff at an electronics company on the Porte Marsh industrial estate in Calne are at risk of losing their jobs after Christmas.
Tamura-Europe Ltd, which produces electronic components, says it needs to make savings in light of the economic downturn.
The decision to downsize, which was announced last Friday, is part of a drive to increase profits.
Almost two thirds of jobs at the Calne factory will be affected, although nobody is sure where the cuts will be made yet.
The business moved to Calne two years ago after taking over transformer manufacturer Romarsh Ltd.
A spokesman for the company said: "The object of the study was to come up with proposals by which the company as a whole could be returned to profitability.
"The results of this study were recently considered by the board of directors and the following two changes, which are independent of each other, are proposed: that there should be rationalisation of European manufacturing resources and that all business should be conducted under the name of Tamura-Europe Ltd and that Romarsh Ltd will become a 'dormant' company.
"This would mean that whilst some administrative and production would remain in Calne, regrettably as a result of the proposed rationalisation, it is envisaged that this would have the potential impact of up to 95 job losses in total covering both administrative and manufacturing functions from the Tamura-Europe and Romarsh workforce at the Calne plant.
"We would like to emphasise we will not make any final decisions until we have taken into account our employees."
Calne's mayor, Coun Roy Golding, said: "I'm extremely disappointed about any job losses in Calne."
Paul Ogden, president of the Calne Chamber of Commerce, said: "It's been difficult for a lot of businesses. "We are concerned about the difficulties businesses are having on the Porte Marsh industrial estate."
The Calne factory at Clark Avenue is the company's European headquarters.
The company used to be known as Tamura Hinchley Ltd, and produced transformers on the Hopton Industrial Estate in Devizes from 1949 until 2002.


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2006 Forbidden Fantasy Show and Shine - Custom Truck Show
Forbidden Fantasy's Show and Shine at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds is flat out the best one-day show on the West Coast. There are no runner-ups and there's nobody on their coattails trying to scoop up the second-place trophy. For the ninth year in a row, Forbidden did what they do best: hold it down for the West Coast.
This year the Sunday of March 12th was plagued by off-and-on showers and a mean haze. Did this stop anyone? Apparently not, grabbing 694 vehicles in show along with a slew of the most famous custom shops in the country. The entire park was wired for sound this year, so announcements and music could be heard by all.
The crew at IF Custom, to no one's surprise, chopped Oliver from Domination's Tacoma right at the show. Maybe someone should tell them that we already think they're cool. The near-freezing weather of 50 or so degrees (this is freezing for us SoCal-ians) wasn't even enough to slow the roll of the four outgoing bikini contestants. Varicose veins and raisin smuggling were the trades of the bikini-clad beauties. It seemed to be a team effort as they were dancing, oh so close, in pairs. Roulette and Madhouse FX spinned their spicy mix of off-the-wall tunes and kept the crowd entertained.
Forbidden would like to thank all of their vendors and show participants. For those attending next year's show, they will be raffling off a full custom truck for their 10th-year celebration. The truck will be a fully laid-out '87 Toyota X-cab longbed done to exacting show standards. Next year's show will be on the weekend of March the 11th and is expected to be bigger than ever. Trust us, you don't want to miss it. For more information on next year's show, check out www.forbiddenfantasy.net.


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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. -- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
There are many ways to approach the stock market, but at the end of the day it all comes down to just two approaches. There is the technical/strategic approach and there is the fundamental. Those who use a technical/strategic approach rely primary on charts, momentum and price action. Those who use a fundamental approach rely primarily on valuation, news flow and macroeconomics.
The fundamentalists believe that stock prices are ultimately driven by earnings, interest rates and growth rates. They believe that the best way to produce superior results is to have insight into future events and their impact on the stock market before others. Quite often they will be fighting the market tide as they try to anticipate what will happen next. In their view the market is almost always wrong about what will happen to next.
The biggest problem with the fundamental approach is timing. There is just no way to know when the fundamental issues that the investor perceives will matter to the market. The market is notorious for ignoring what may seem like obvious negatives. It is often said the news doesn't matter until it matters. Having superior insight into future events has little value if you can't time the impact on the market.
To avoid this timing issue many market players, including me, use a technical/strategic approach to the market. We focus on the price action to tell us when all those fundamental issues might matter. We don't fight the price action, we embrace it. In this approach, coming up with reasons why the market is going to move this way or that way isn't that important. We just need to have a strategy in place so that we are ready to react when the inevitable shift in market fortunes occurs.
Our goal as technical/strategic traders is to conquer the market by accepting it and not fighting it.
The appeal of a fundamental approach to the market is quite understandable. People like to believe that the market is an exercise in logic. If this and that are true then this reaction will follow. It appeals to our intellect to believe that our insight into news and events will be rewarded. The business media is built almost completely on covering news and trying to predict future events. Who are we to see it isn't important when there is a whole industry that says that this is the way to approach the market?
Those of us who use a strategic/fundamental approach believe in the wisdom of the market. Future events are constantly being discounted each day and the market action reflects the collective wisdom of all investors. There may be missteps and random action in the short term but ultimately the market is the best predictor of future prices.
The current market environment is a good illustration of the differences in the two styles. The fundamentalists are focusing on reasons why this current rally cannot continue. They have been doing that for quite a while already and have been dead wrong. The technical/strategic traders are focused on the momentum and are staying with the market until it gives some indication that conditions are changing.
The technical/strategic trader can find a few things in the price action to worry about and many have raised some cash recently, but there is nothing yet to indicate that a major market turn is about to occur. When it does occur, the strategic trader will implement his or her strategy and adapt to the new conditions.
I enjoy listening to all the negative arguments against the market that are out there right now. So many are predicting doom and gloom at any moment and they have good reason for it. At some point, some of these predictions will be correct and they will bask in the glory of their foresight.
My strategy is to simply listen to the market and, when it tells me that there are problems that matter, I will take a more bearish stance. I'm not going to be celebrated as a great prognosticator, but I suspect my strategic approach will put more dollars in my pocket than a Miss-Cleo approach to stocks.
We have a flat open on the way and the bears are anxiously hoping that the big reverse finally kicks in. I've raised some cash lately, but I'm not betting on a collapse until the market action changes.


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More than halfway into the Hebrew school calendar, I still can't decide whether continuing our current course or switching to a lone tutor would best benefit our disgruntled young scholar.
More than halfway into the Hebrew school calendar, Maxon is very clear how he feels about it: He hates it (quel surprise), it's boring, and he really wants to learn Hebrew but isn't learning it – or anything else.
Now, I have a midterm report card that paints a slightly different picture, but still. My feelings about Hebrew school are more conflicted. When Maxon gets closer to his Bar Mitzvah, we will have to pay extra for tutoring at the synagogue regardless, so why not just get a tutor now, reclaim our weekends and be done with Hebrew school?
In all these weeks, I have been unable to fully commit to either path: Hebrew school or lone tutor. I know my husband would prefer the tutor route. But I can't decide what course would best benefit our disgruntled young Jewish scholar. What would be more enriching? Easier for all of us? More cost-efficient?
So I haven't made a decision.
I recently went on a ski weekend with some girlfriends. One woman's daughter is having a Bat Mitzvah soon, which we discussed briefly. ("We're just doing a brunch," she says, when asked about the planning stress. "They're getting one meal. And it won't be the best one they've ever had.")
We segued into a discussion about Hebrew school in general. One of my friends has a daughter who loves it, looks forwad to it, and hates being late and missing Hebrew. What bliss that must be.
I brought up Maxon's complaints, my conflicted feelings, the costs and the potential benefits of dropping it altogether. The friend whose daughter is about to have her Bat Mitzvah gave me this response:
"Yeah, it's a pain. Yeah, they hate it. But I think there is something important about being with Jewish kids, studying with other Jewish kids, making a community with them. And he is learning something, whether he knows it or not."
Her words stuck with me as we moved on from Hebrew school talk to more drinking. Perhaps I expect too much from Hebrew school — or maybe I expect the wrong things. Hebrew school doesn't have to be this transformative experience. It doesn't have to be any better or worse than my experience. All it has to be is what it is – Hebrew school. Boring, a pain, and necessary.


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LIVE OAK - A 49-year-old Live Oak man was arrested Sunday night on a laundry list of charges after deputies conducted a probation search at his 40th Avenue home and found a loaded gun, stolen credit cards and three types of illegal drugs, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies searched the home of Mark Eugene Rowell, near Deanes Lane about one block from Clares Street, about 10:30 p.m., deputy April Skalland said.
They found a loaded .45 caliber handgun, ammunition, an illegal high-capacity magazine and brass knuckles, as well as burglary tools, stolen credit cards and other evidence of ID theft, plus about 27 grams of methamphetamine, 14.5 grams of heroin and 129 grams of marijuana, Skalland said.
Rowell was with Laurinda Monti-Wilson, and both were under the influence, she said.
Monti-Wilson was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a Taser, she said.
Rowell remained in County Jail on Monday afternoon, with a list of 14 misdemeanor and felony offenses, including a probation violation and three counts of possessing drugs for sale.
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Phil Mickelson's connection to Pebble Beach Golf Links may be giving him some extra magic at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
In an interview last week, Mickelson, who won his fourth AT&T Pro-Am title last year to creep within one of all-time wins leader Mark O'Meara, told a story about his grandfather, Al Santos, who caddied at Del Monte Golf Course and Pebble Beach Golf Links in the early 1900's.
His grandfather had a special coin, which Mickelson now uses as a ball marker whenever he plays in the Pro-Am.
"When he (Santos) was young, he had to leave school in the 4th grade and go to work to help out his family. He always felt poor, and there were many days he was unable to eat, but he had a silver dollar from 1900 that he'd rub and never spend," Mickelson said. "Whenever he felt poor, he'd reach in his pocket and feel that silver dollar. I have that silver dollar, and now use it during the AT&T Pro-Am as a marker."
Santos can been seen in the now famous photo of caddies at Del Monte GC in 1917, surrounded by other caddies and caddie master Mortie Dutra. An enlarged photo of the caddies can be seen in the entryway to the Del Monte Grill. Mickelson has a copy of the photo in his personal office, a gift from CBS announcer Jim Nantz.
For many boys growing up in Monterey in the early 1900's, the option of working as a caddie seemed far better than skinning and gutting fish down on Cannery Row.
"He worked for 35 cents a bag around the course. It's just a cool feeling to have the money he cherished, and also to see what we are now playing for in prize money and see how far golf has come," Mickelson said. "It's a great reminder for me."
The purse for the AT&T Pro-Am, slated for Feb. 4-10 at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula CC, is $6.5 million. Mickelson's 2012 win earned him $1.152 million.
Charity Shoot-Out: Alice McCarley hit within 11.5 inches of the pin to claim first place at Saturday's AT&T Pro-Am Charity Shoot-Out qualifier at Peter Hay GC. With her shot, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte will be one of four charities represented in the 49ers/Giants Shoot-Out, to be held Tuesday of tournament week at Pebble Beach.
The seven other charities that won spots in the Shoot-Out were Legal Services for Seniors (Mark House, 1' 8.5"), Breakthrough (Brad Gebert, 1'9"), Monterey County Film Commission (Katrina Mendez, 2',5"), Sun Street Centers (Skyler Finnell, 2'5.5"), Second Harvest Santa Cruz County (Travis Stephens, 2'6"), Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Project (Adam Greene, 3'7") and Narconon Drug Prevention and Education (Richard Rensberry, 4' 3.5").
The Shoot-Out field has been bumped up this year from four to eight members representing each team.
As reported here last week, should the 49ers win the Super Bowl, the championship parade will be held in S.F. the same Tuesday as the Shoot-Out. As an alternative, the Giants squad could end up playing some of the other athletes in the Pro-Am field such as Justin Verlander and Andy Roddick. The Giants team has yet to be announced.
Caddies Shine: The start of the 2013 PGA Tour season saw a pair of caddies with local ties getting their time at the top.
In the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, winner Dustin Johnson again had former Pebble Beach looper Bobby Brown on the bag. The two teamed up for back-to-back wins in the 2009 and 2010 AT&T Pro-Am.
A week after their win at the TOC, Russell Henley picked up his first PGA Tour win at the Sony Open with The Links at Spanish Bay caddie Todd Gjesvold on the bag. Since Henley switched caddies from his brother to Gjesvold on the Web.com Tour last season, Henley has three wins including the Sony Open.
Henley got hooked up with Gjesvold through some friends who go out and play Pebble Beach every year. Henley points to Gjesvold as a primary reason his game has turned around.
"Todd is a great player too and he, on the mental side of it, the course management of it, it was big to have somebody like that who I feel like I can trust and just kind of listen to," said Henley following his victory in Hawaii. "I'll just let him coach me around the course, and that definitely adds a lot to my confidence."
With Johnson and Henley both entered, the quartet will look for some home cooking at the AT&T Pro-Am.
Get Golf Ready: The first classes for Quail Lodge's 2013 'Get Golf Ready' program — led by resort golf academy director and 2008 NorCal PGA Teacher of the Year Katherine Marren — will be held Feb. 2 and 3.
Participants learn the essentials of golf including chipping, putting, half-swing and full-swing and bunker play. Early bird registration for level 1 players (beginners) is still only $99 for five 90-minute classes.
Clubs are available. For more info, please visit www.quaillodge.com/golfacademy or call Marren at 620-8859.
Clampett's Zone: Monterey native and current Champions Tour member Bobby Clampett will celebrate the official launch of his 'Impact Zone Golf Training System' at this week's PGA Tour show in Florida.
The system of learning and teaching golf is based on Clampett's book, 'The Impact Zone.' Clampett founded Impact Zone Golf in 2009 in response to golf professionals who wanted to teach the system, as well as golfers who inquired about lessons.
"My goal is that with the book, the DVD's and our certified instructors, we will reach golfers around the world to improve their game faster than ever before," Clampett said.
Clampett challenges the widely accepted theory of golf instruction that is too concerned with a golfer's swing style, while overlooking its results and effectiveness. 'Impact-based' instruction, he says, puts the emphasis where it should be--on consistently good shots and lower scores. For more info, please visit www.impactzonegolf.com or call 877-243-8718.
Aces: Joe Bergen, a member of the Carmel High golf team, aced the 61-yard, 4th hole at Peter Hay GC using a 60-degree wedge.
ÉFred Ferguson aced the 119-yard 11th hole at Monterey Pines using a 9-iron.
Herald correspondent Jerry Stewart can be reached at 384-7916 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @jstewmonterey.


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Use of TREM-1 Protein to Differentiate Viral and Bacterial Pneumonias in Intubated Children
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|Use of a Novel Protein (sTREM-1) to Differentiate Pure Viral Lung Infection From Viral With co-Existing Bacterial Lung Infection
- TREM-1 level in the BAL fluid of patients with pure viral pneumonia in comparison to patients with viral with co-existing bacterial pneumonia [ Time Frame: Within 48 hours of being intubated ]
- TREM-1 level in the BAL fluid of patients with pure bacterial pneumonia and no pneumonia [ Time Frame: Within 48 hours of intubation for TREM-1 level ]
- TREM-1 level in the serum of all 4 groups [ Time Frame: Within 48 hours of intubation for TREM-1 level ]
- Length of ventilator support, length of ICU and hospital stay [ Time Frame: Within 48 hours of intubation for TREM-1 level ]
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|November 2007
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|June 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients with pure viral pneumonia
Patients with viral pneumonia along with secondary bacterial pneumonia
Patients with significant bacterial pneumonia
Patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass who have no pneumonia
Detailed Description:
Most often, viruses are the cause of pneumonia in children. However, viral pneumonias are frequently associated with secondary bacterial pneumonia. It is important, though difficult, to differentiate patients who only have viral pneumonia from those who have viral pneumonia with secondary bacterial pneumonia. This will help physicians to prescribe antibiotics to only those with bacterial pneumonia and avoid antibiotic use in those with pure viral pneumonia, thus help to limit health-care cost and to decrease emergence of antibiotic resistance. In adult studies, TREM-1 has been shown to be specifically expressed in bacterial infections.
We propose that measuring TREM-1 in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid will help to differentiate these groups. Our hypothesis is that concentration of TREM-1 will be significantly elevated in the BAL fluid of children with bacterial pneumonia and viral with co-existing bacterial pneumonia than in children with pure viral pneumonia.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Intubated patients in the intensive care unit with respiratory failure. Intubated patients patients in the OR undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery for empyema.
Intubated patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children from birth to 18 years intubated for respiratory failure or for surgery as mentioned above within 48 hours of intubation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of antibiotics >72 hours preceding the study (not applicable to the definite bacterial pneumonia group)
- Use of oral/parenteral glucocorticoid therapy <2 weeks prior to admission
- Presence of tracheostomy
- Active treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Mechanical ventilation with FIO2 >0.6, MAP>20
- Presence of severe pulmonary interstitial emphysema, pneumothorax, bradycardia (heart rate, <80 beats/min in neonates, <70 beats/min in infants), hypotension (mean arterial pressure, <40 mm Hg in neonates, <50 mm Hg in infants), and platelet count of <30,000/mm3.
- Immunodeficient or immunocompromised due to other conditions.
- Enrollment in another interventional study that employs BAL.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00645619
|Contact: Rangasamy K Anand, MBBS, MRCP
|Contact: Amber Wood, RN
|United States, Texas
|Childrens Medical Center
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
|Study Director:
|Robert Hardy, MD
|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|Study Director:
|Peter Luckett, MD
|University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Rangasamy Anand MBBS, MRCP(UK), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00645619 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 24, 2008
|Last Updated:
|March 26, 2008
Keywords provided by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:
TREM-1 protein,human
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Pneumonia, Viral
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Bacterial Infections
Virus Diseases
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A FAMILY in Winchester have been denied planning permission for their home after civic chiefs refused their plans to extend.
Planning chiefs said the two-storey extension at their property on St. Cross was not in keeping with the surrounding areas, despite having agreed to the family's single-storey extension some five years before.
Cllr Iain Tait said: "Some members here may recall in December 2007 when the corner extension was discussed. I believe that has been a great success, it's been well received locally and it was the right decision of the committee. This is a contemporary design but I think this is right for the applicant's needs.
"I fully accept the comments of the conservation officer but there's a significant degree of opinion here. I think it's a very good proposal."
The applicant, Robin Galloway, said he had lived at the property with his wife and children since 2006 and wanted to extend their living quarters. The two-storey extension included a dining room on the ground floor, a studio on the second, and a flat roof with a few flower pots accessed by a hatch.
He said: "What it boils down to is a matter of taste and I think that's what's before us today."
But councillors were not swayed by Mr Galloway's pleas and unanimously refused the application.
Cllr Thérèse Evans said: "I'm sympathetic to the applicant but we are where we are because of the conservation process. There has not been a full agreement with the officers yet here we are. The language which is in our report is quite strong: 'extremely inappropriate'.
"Regretfully I will support the reasons for refusal. They need to come forward with an application which everyone can agree on."


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alan wrote:You should eat good fats and avoid bad ones.
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It's important to recognize the differences between fats. Mothers milk, for instance, is very high in saturated fat. I doubt anyone would argue against breast feeding.
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References would be great. As far as I know they are a nonprofit.
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The link between diet and mental health has been proven so many times that I have wonder why it is even reported as "news".
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Intuitive Surgical's Xi Offers Improvements, Not a Must Have
In just more than a month, shares of Intuitive surgical went from trading a 52-week high to a 52-week low, thanks to tumbling profits and weak sales of its daVinci surgical robots. Hopes have been high for Intuitive Surgical's next-generation Xi, but how realistic are they?
Leerink's Richard Newitter and Ravi Misra hosted a meeting with a surgeon who uses Intuitive Surgical's daVinci for surgery to find out:
New Xi Platform Offers Nice Improvements, But Not Necessarily "Must-Have," at least not in this specialist's view. He highlighted improved 3D visualization and multi-quadrant surgery as good advances of Intuitive Surgical's latest platform, but did not seem to think the clinical/marketing benefits of these upgrades were enough to convince him or other colorectal/gen surgeons at his institution to lobby for a replacement of their existing Si (which is 3 years old), even with the current system near 80% capacity. For colorectal surgeons the promise of multi-quadrant surgery could be more enticing. But the specialist still has doubts as to whether these features--without more meaningful cost-benefit substantiation--will be enough to prompt an upgrade cycle of the Si installed base more broadly.
As a result, Newitter and Misra cut their price target on Intuitive Surgical to $415, from $43 and maintained their Market Perform rating.
Shares of Intuitive Surgical have gained 1.5% to $370.93 at 11:57 a.m.


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The produce industry's reliance on immigrant labor makes it a reluctant participant in one of the country's most contentious political controversies — illegal immigration.
From E-Verify to state laws in Georgia, Alabama and elsewhere targeting illegal immigrants and those who employ them, a workable political solution to this social and economic issue has proved elusive.
It's unrealistic to expect anything approaching a commonsense solution that recognizes the need for legal foreign guest workers to be crafted in this election year.
Even as Congress works on the latest farm bill, an AgJobs-type program's inclusion is a remote hope.
Recent media reports played up the finding that for the first time in decades there is now a net negative migration rate from Mexico to the U.S.
Slightly more than half (51%) of current Mexican immigrants to the U.S. are unauthorized, while 58% of the estimated 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants residing in the U.S. hail from our southern neighbor, according to a recent Pew Hispanic Center study.
About 1.2 million of the 2.5 million workers employed for wages on U.S. farms are undocumented, with the share of undocumented workers highest in seasonal fruit and vegetable crops, according to University of California-Davis economist Phillip Martin.
Like fruit and vegetable growers and packers, cattle ranches and dairy operations have become increasingly staffed by foreign-born workers as the demographics of rural areas skew ever older, and most people born there move away for careers outside agriculture.
Anti-immigration hardliners maintain that, with high unemployment, the U.S. shouldn't have to rely on immigrant labor.
That's a seemingly attractive yet bogus sentiment that ignores the reality that there are, in fact, some jobs that native-born Americans are stubbornly unwilling to do, even for the decent wages experienced field workers can earn.
Some argue that the social safety net is too much like a hammock, allowing potential U.S.-born workers the luxury of saying no to jobs in agriculture.
Whatever one's politics, the hot, dirty and even dangerous "Grapes of Wrath" lifestyle of migrant farmworkers is a relic of the past that is alien to the lives of native-born U.S. residents.
Produce growers know this better than anyone.
They often lose workers to construction, hotels and other industries that pay better and/or offer an easier paycheck or better advancement potential.
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Shifting demographics may soon change the debate over immigration but likely won't make securing workers any easier for growers and packers.
The Pew research cites the weakened U.S. job and housing construction markets, tougher border enforcement, a rise in deportations, growing dangers with illegal border crossings and improved economic conditions in Mexico for declining immigration.
The study also mentions falling birthrates in Mexico, which is reaching the end of a population bubble that sent tens of millions of Mexicans north searching for employment opportunities that were not available back home.
In 1960, the fertility rate in Mexico was 7.3 — meaning, on average, a Mexican woman had seven children. The rate dropped to 2.4 by 2009.
This helps explain why the number of people born in Mexico residing in the U.S. began shooting up in the early 1970s after remaining at less than 1 million since at least the mid-19th century, according to Pew figures.
The produce industry has become accustomed to an ever-larger pool of Mexican migrants to draw from, but those days appear numbered as the population of eligible workers ages and shrinks — or stays home to work in Mexico.
In the next decade or two, produce businesses will begin to feel the pinch.
It underscores the need for the U.S. to come to terms with economic realities in one of its strongest export sectors — agriculture — and ensure the industry has flexible access to the workers it needs.
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Lambin signs with Royals' Triple-A club
ST. LOUIS -- Infielder Chase Lambin has signed a contract with the Royals' Triple-A Omaha club, the Sugar Land Skeeters team announced on Thursday.
Lambin, 33, was hitting .305 with five home runs and 13 RBIs in 24 games as a second baseman with the Texas independent league team. The Skeeters are managed by former Royals third baseman Gary Gaetti.
A career Minor Leaguer, Lambin last year played for Triple-A New Orleans, a Miami farm club, and hit .253 with eight homers and 32 RBIs. He's played 1,193 games since 2002 including a year in Japan, mostly at second base, third and shortstop, with a career average of .270, 121 homers and 528 RBIs.
Dick Kaegel 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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A TIRED shopping parade in WickfordHigh Street is in line for a major facelift.
Basildon Council is to spend thousands of pounds revamping Halls Corner – at the junction of London Road – to attract more shoppers and independent businesses.
The ambitious scheme will see up to £5,000 spent revitalising each shop front.
About a dozen businesses are thought to be taking part in the project, which is aimed at helping the High Street compete with out-of-town retailers.
Lynne Doyle, who owns fancy dress and balloons shop, It's My Party, welcomed the scheme and said the main shopping area was in need of a facelift.
She said: "I'm hoping the council's shopfront scheme will help the independent shopkeepers in this town.
"They all need things like this to make sure they survive and thrive against the bigger chains.
"Car parking is also an issue for shoppers here, so I hope the proposed newshort-stay parking bays will lead to quicker and easier collection of purchases and encourage potential new customers.
"I certainly approve of the designs Basildon Council has proposed.
"They'll bring some character to the High Street, which should attract new visitors."
The council will pay for 90 per cent of the improvement costs, with traders and landlords being asked to pay the remaining ten per cent, of no more than £500.
The shopfronts scheme will run alongside other proposed improvements, as part of a wider regeneration of Wickford.
These include changes to the road layout, allowing the market to relocate, a new town square, and new paving and street furniture.
Tony Ball, Basildon Council leader and ward member for Wickford North, said: "All these improvements will make a visible difference to the feel of the town, enhance the general area and provide a much-needed boost for its local businesses."


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He got a piece of Evan's hand!!
At least this blowout loss is to a good team
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Good job, Turner. Pass the ****ing ball you *******. *********** a 4 point ****ing swing because you got owned by Jordan ****ing Hamilton.
We turn a 2 on 1 into a layup for Houston. If anyone thinks we are really not struggling they are disillusion.
Yep. The fix is in this game. Every call going Houston's way. ET was fouled three times there. Vogel needs to get ejected
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Turner, Scola, Lance, Bird
Yes, 8 points. We can score when we are not called for an offensive foul.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
So...yeah...that official under our basket isn't very good is he?
ET took it strong. Didn't need to pass it. was fouled
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Vogel needs to put in Copeland prior to desperation time - what is there to lose right now?
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
-Emiliano Zapata
What the hell is wrong with this team?
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Hopefully Vogel was putting that lip balm on so he can kiss some ref ***
I guess their scrub got more respect than ours on the drive since nine times out if ten that is called a foul with that much contact.
He was fouled definitely
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
They don't look like they care anymore for whatever reason
Paul George...pathetic.
Evan Turner has a low, low basketball IQ
Well that was a great pass
Game over..This team doesn't give a ****.
That was a goal-tend too.
bring back Danny and his no jumpin azz
When did we turn into the Lakers?
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Well GD it for most of this season I'd let myself forget why I hate pro basketball. All the defects in the officiating of the game (though I love the game) are amplified at the pro level. I won't b*tch about these refs. I'll just say that the problem with basketball is that it is impossible to officiate. Not difficult, impossible.
And I would like for someone to shove something up Vogel's @ss. Fcking zombie.
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Driver in fatal bus crash was rested, lawyer says
The driver of a Canadian travel company bus that crashed and killed 9 passengers in Oregon last month had slept for more than seven hours the night prior to the accident, a company attorney said Wednesday.
Attorney Mark Scheer's comments come a day after the U.S. Department of Transportation revoked Vancouver, British Columbia-based Mi Joo Tour & Travel's authority to provide passenger service in the United States after determining a driver was not properly rested when his bus crashed.
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration investigation found that driver Haeng Kyu Hwang had been on duty for 92 hours in the eight-day stretch before the tragedy, exceeding the 70-hour federal limit.
"I can specifically say that he had seven and a half hours of sleep when they left the morning of the accident," Scheer said.
Scheer didn't address the federal report on Wednesday beyond saying the company had "concerns about the accuracy" of it. The attorney added that black ice was a "significant" factor in the bus losing control on an Oregon highway and bursting through a railing. Scheer said the bus had already made a stop the morning of the crash.
Thirty-eight people were injured. Most of the passengers in the bus heading to Boise, Idaho, were Korean.
Scheer said the driver was seriously injured in the crash, but has been cooperating with investigators. The driver is back in Vancouver.
"Mr. Hwang is a licensed driver. Mr. Hwang had previously worked as a school bus driver and truck driver with no accidents," Scheer said. "He was in good health and he doesn't use alcohol or tobacco."
Scheer said Mi Joo Tour & Travel has no history of passenger injuries and continues to cooperate with authorities and has set up a helpline for passengers and their family members, including interpretation help.
The Oregon State Police and National Transportation Safety Board have yet to say what caused the Dec. 30 crash on Interstate 84 east of Pendleton.
The crash, Oregon's deadliest since 1971, occurred near a spot called Deadman Pass, at the top of a steep, seven-mile descent from the Blue Mountains. A truck had applied sand to the icy road a few hours before the crash and was behind the bus making another run when the vehicle driven by Hwang plowed through a guardrail and 200 feet down an embankment.
On Tuesday, federal authorities also said the company's authority to operate had been suspended for two months early last year because the firm didn't pay a fine for failing to meet U.S. requirements for drug and alcohol testing.
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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes formula grants to states, and discretionary grants to institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations to support research, demonstrations, technical assistance and dissemination, technology and personnel development and parent-training and information centers.
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Yankees introduce promotional bobblehead series
NEW YORK -- For the first time in the last decade, the Yankees' 2013 promotional calendar will include a series of player bobblehead giveaways.
The club on Friday introduced a three-year promotional program, during which 12 total limited-edition bobbleheads will be distributed. The first four such bobbleheads will be handed out this season, starting with Derek Jeter on July 8 against the Royals.
Next in line will be former Yankee and 2009 World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, on July 28 against the Rays, followed by Yankees legend Yogi Berra on Aug. 30 versus the Orioles. Closer Mariano Rivera will be featured as the last bobblehead giveaway of the season when the Yankees kick off the final homestand of Rivera's career on Sept. 24 against the Rays.
Bobbleheads will be distributed to the first 18,000 guests in attendance on each giveaway night. Fans can also purchase special Yankees bobblehead ticket packs, starting at $88, at yankees.com/bobblehead.
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pitchers to start hitting in spring games
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- So far in the Cactus League whenever the Royals have played at a National League club's park, the teams have agreed to use the American League's designated hitter. That will end on Saturday when they visit the Cubs at Mesa, Ariz.
"Bruce [Chen] will hit against the Cubs and then we'll use our pitcher to hit -- if he's one of the five guys in competition for the five-man rotation. If we play a National League game, they'll hit," manager Ned Yost said.
Because the Astros have moved to the AL and each league has 15 teams this year, Interleague Play has become a season-long event. So AL pitchers have to take batting practice during Spring Training rather than waiting until after the season begins.
"We've been hitting and bunting since Day 1," Yost said. "They've been hitting on the fields every day. When the fields are taken up, we take 'em to the cage every day. So they're in pretty good hitting form and pretty good hitting shape for being pitchers."
It's more than picking up a bat and taking a few hacks.
"You have to get used to it. You have to get back into bunting, you have to get back into swinging the bat," Yost said. "You've got to actually get in hitting shape and we've really made a focus of doing that since Day 1. But the second series of the year [at Philadelphia], we're going to be playing under National League rules. We've got to be ready for it."
It's primarily the starting pitchers who are concentrating on hitting. Relievers not so much.
"Generally not, because they won't hit. You either double-switch out or you pinch hit in those situations," Yost said.
Dick Kaegel 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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Lannan continues strong spring with latest outing
He allowed one hit and two walks in three scoreless innings Monday in a 5-0 victory over the Pirates at McKechnie Field, although he certainly did not like walking the leadoff hitter in the second and third innings. Lannan has allowed five hits, one run, two walks and struck out one in five innings this spring.
He will open the season as the team's fifth starter.
Lannan got a nice break before he pitched the second inning Monday because the Phillies scored four runs in the top of the second, three of them on bases-loaded walks. Pitchers often talk about getting used to the "up and downs" during Spring Training, the times when pitchers take a seat in the dugout before getting their next inning of work.
Lannan had a long one there.
"It's good to practice that now and keep the legs going," he said. "It was good to have that long rest. It was difficult, but it's something you've got to adjust to. … I felt like I had a good rhythm today. The fastball felt good, and I had a good mix with [catcher Humberto] Quintero back there."


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Posted February 2, 2014
A warm welcome to the Year of the Horse! Here's hoping you get many lai see from older relatives, and get to eat lots of delicious sweets and round foods to ring in luck and prosperity over the coming year. This year's Spring Festival will be running until 14 February, another big holiday for some of you, and conveniently, both holidays heavily feature red decor!
For Spring Festival, of course, all the firecrackers, loud noises, and general commotion are supposed to scare away demons, while that red keeps them at bay and brings luck and prosperity. (Some Chinese celebrants of Lunar New Year -- a holiday that's celebrated in many Asian nations, not just China -- will be donning lucky red underwear, especially if they were born in the Year of the Horse.)
You might not be among those jubilantly celebrating (maybe your New Year was a month ago, or even earlier!), but it's hard to avoid getting into the spirit of the Lunar New Year, especially if you're lucky enough to live in a community with a large Asian population. San Francisco residents, for example, can hit up the world-famous Chinese Parade at 5:20 PM on 15 February, celebrating the end of the Spring Festival with lion dancers and other performers in addition to community notables.
While you're avoiding taking the trash out today (it's bad luck to throw things away, so you have an excuse to put it off 'til tomorrow!), it's also a good time to think about the kinds of changes you might want to make in the coming year. For example, maybe it's time to finally invest in replacing worn-out roofing, or calling for some Philadelphia remodeling to make more room in the house for a growing family. Perhaps you're ready to take the plunge into ripping out that gross old bathroom or 1950s kitchen that's just not meeting your needs. Need ideas for resolutions? We made a list of recommendations for home improvement resolutions.
Across Asia, families are meeting up to spend time with friends and loved ones during this most auspicious time of the year, and members of Asian diaspora around the world are doing likewise. While they're eating traditional foods, exchanging gifts, cooking together, and expressing love, they're also thinking about their plans for the Year of the Horse. With each new year comes new opportunities, and this one is no different. It could present a whole new array of good luck, interesting events, and wonderful happenings.
Horses have a long tradition in Chinese history and mythology, long-prized for their fleet feet, beauty, and loyalty. If you're lucky enough to be a zodiacal horse, this could be your year!
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text: Do you guys think Paul George has developed into the 3rd best wing player in the league already, or is Kobe, Wade, Carmelo still ahead of him? This is for this year only on the voting not for the future, I personally think I would take PG over Kobe and Wade but I am not sure about Carmelo. What do you guys think? Obviously, LeBron is 1 and Durant is 2.


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CROSBY, Texas - A man who was heralded by some as a hero 11 months ago has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.
Last February, Riku Melartin recounted for Local 2 how he helped stop a man who robbed an elderly neighbor in Bellaire. Melartin's story went viral on the web, in part because of how he referred to his .50 caliber handgun as his "dancing partner."
Court records read Melartin is the owner of John Keating Chevrolet in Crosby. He has been accused of having sex with a 16-year-old employee. Another employee of the dealership, George Koutani, has been accused of fondling the teen.
"The defendants would take her upstairs, to an upstairs office, and either touch her inappropriately or, at one point, sexually assault her," said Donna Hawkins of the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
Court records read that the teen was fondled on two occasions and had sex with Melartin one time between August and October 2012.
According to court documents, "The complainant believed Riku gave her a total close to $500.00 dollars [sic] between the three incidents."
Hawkins said the incidents came to light when the teen's stepfather, who is listed in court records as working for Melartin at the dealership, received an anonymous call. Court records read the stepfather told detectives the caller said "he overhead George Koutani bragging at the dealership about him having sex with the complaint."
Koutani has been charged with indecency with a child.
Court records read Koutani posted bond, but Melartin has yet to be arrested. Messages left by Local 2 at homes listed for both men and at the dealership were not returned.
Court record also show at the time Melartin was charged, he was already on probation for a misdemeanor charge of violating the Harris County's sexually-oriented business law. Court records read Melartin owned Babe's cabaret on Hillcroft and on West F.M. 1960 in January and February of last year. Investigators wrote that after conducting an undercover operation during those months, they determined Melartin was running a sexually-oriented business at the F.M. 1960 location but had not obtained a sexually-oriented business license.
Court records read Melartin pleaded guilty to the charge in September and was given one year probation and deferred adjudication of guilt. Court records read Melartin is no longer the owner of the F.M. 1960 location.
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>Running 101>Favorite running songs?
The treadmill is unbearable without music. Give Me The Beat Boys by Bill Withers is probably my favorite running song, but most classic rock works for me. I am another old guy that doesn't like much of the new music, although Adele is good. Here are some other favorites that are on my running playlist:
Ride Captain Ride - Blues ImageHooked On A Feeling - Blue SwedeDown On The Corner - CCRMaybellene - Chuck BerryTake It To The Limit - Eagles
Fight The Future
I recommend anything by Joe Satriani (start with OneBigRush or Surfing with the Alien). Especially if you slightly alter the tempo to match your cadence.
Mostly harmless
A band called The Gourds made a very funny country version of Snoop Dog's Gin and Juice. For some odd reason I really like to run to this song. Warning, explicit lyrics. Not safe for listening at work or in front of the kids.
"It doesn't matter how often you do it or how much you accomplish, in general, not running is a lot easier than running." - Meb Keflezighi
reckon this on a loop could aid rapid leg turnover.
My leg won't stop mooing.
i think i've got a calf injury.
Paradise by the Dashboard light
Pinball Wizard
Turbo Lover
anything by Tool
Canadian princess
you really can't go wrong with anything Calvin Harris related.
I agree.
Oh roo roooo!
This is hilarious! Now I'm wasting time looking at the other songs by them--"Back in Black" almost made me fall off my chair laughing!
And they are on Itunes. Go Hayseed Dixie!
Thats rad
Foo Fighters.
Which song?
All of them.
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Foo Fighters.
Which song?
All of them.
Especially Everlong (for me, anyway )
Everlong would have to go up there in the top all time anything songs, even though I'm tired of it after all these years.
My favorite running song is "Panic Prone" by Chevelle. It has the feeling of driving on through something challenging.
Rocky music: start your run with the opening fanfare and end it with Gonna Fly Now. If you time it right, your final kick will line up with when Rocky climbs the steps and has in arms in the air triumphantly. You can even throw in "Eye of the Tiger" in the middle of the run to help you with hills, inclement weather or what have you.
Warning: be careful not to download the theme from Rocky and Bullwinkle by mistake.
Mandy - Barry Manilow
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." - T.S. Eliot
Totally showing my age but some of my favourites that get high rotation are...
Plug Tunin' - De La Soul
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
Where's Your Head At - Basement Jaxx
Anything by the Chemical Brothers
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega & DNA
Move (feat. JDubs) - Concord Dawn
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Couple with child scams generous teen out of college savings
PORTLAND, Ore. - David Lewis said he was just doing what he felt was the right thing to do, even though something inside him was telling him not to.
Lewis, 18, had just deposited his paycheck last Wednesday at his credit union's ATM machine in Northeast Portland and was sitting in his van when he was approached by an "intimidating" man and woman who had a young child in tow.
They said their ATM card was not working and they needed to deposit a $500 check and withdraw cash to buy food. Could he deposit the check in his account and give them cash?
Despite his misgivings, he decided to do it. "As I handed [the money] to her, I said 'I'm losing all that.'"
Lewis was right. And it was all the money he had, money he had been saving for college, money that he received from the sale of silver coins given to him by his aunt. He was also hit with a $10 overdraft fee.
Lewis recounted that the young girl said "'I'm scared, mom, I'm scared.' And I just felt really bad... I didn't know if they were going to eat that night, so if I cash this check, maybe they would feed their daughter? Maybe it would feed them?"
Lewis said he felt guilt-tripped into handing over the cash.
"I just wanted to be a good person," he said. "In the moment, I was just so nervous."
But police said David did one thing that may help track down the couple with the child: He made the woman deposit the check in full view of the ATM's camera, giving investigators a good look at one of the people who made off with his savings.
"I'm not going to fall for something like that again. I learned my lesson," Lewis said. He will have to work about 55 hours at his part-time job to make up the loss.
Investigators are reviewing security video from the credit union and taking a close look at the check that was deposited to see if the incident involving Lewis is tied to similar incidents in the area.


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Anyway, I was hoping that if it's not too hard to accomplish, if it could be added, it would add a lot to the ease of browsing the forum. Thanks!


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Ryca offers kits to transform a once-humble (and dorky) Suzuki Savage/S40, a cruiser that's been in production since 1986, into something more: Your choice of cafe racer, Steve McQueen-style dirt tracker, or hardtail bobber. The transformation is radical. But the price tag isn't. A nice, used Suzuki S40 can be found for around $2000, and the CS Tracker kit starts at $2795. With a little elbow grease, you could have a killer custom motorcycle you built yourself for less than $5000.
Deus is an Australian custom bike builder with six flagship stores around the globe. Each location crafts its own machines. The Los Angeles store, the only one in the U.S., specializes in frame-up customs by design director Michael "Woolie" Woolaway. These bikes aren't cheap (starting around $40,000) but they are exceptionally cool, and blend the simplicity of the cafe bike with modern high performance.
The Deus showroom is packed with cool clothes as well as a coffee bar. So even if the bikes are out of your price range, it's a fun place to visit.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with free valet parking and restaurant
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This family-friendly San Pedro Garza Garcia hotel is located in the entertainment district, within 2 mi (3 km) of Plaza Fiesta San Agustin, KidZania Monterrey, and Galerias Valle Oriente. Paseo San Pedro and Convex Exposition Center are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a health club are available at this hotel. Valet parking is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar, and a spa tub are onsite.
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All 220 rooms feature modern comforts like LCD TVs with cable channels, along with free WiFi. 24-hour room service, coffee makers, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool and a children's pool, Safi Royal Luxury Valle provides a waterslide and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with wireless Internet access (surcharge).
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 7115 square feet (661 square meters). This Colonial hotel also offers a spa tub, spa services, and multilingual staff. Guests can use the health club at a partner property. Onsite self parking and valet parking are complimentary.
Safi Royal Luxury Valle has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Number of floors - 17
- ATM/banking
- Business center
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- Hair salon
- Health club
- WiFi (surcharge)
- One meeting room
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Total number of rooms - 220
- Free valet parking
- Poolside bar
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 7115
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Waterslide
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Year Built 2005
- Conference space size (meters) - 661
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Waterslide
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( MXN 110 per night )
Free self parking, Free valet parking
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- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Cable TV service
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Shower only
- Room service (24 hours)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
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- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free WiFi
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 11:30 AM.
Safi Royal Luxury Valle - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide and a health club.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
- Manicures and pedicures
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: MXN 110 per night (rates may vary)
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Writing a press release is one thing. Deciding how to distribute it is another. In addition to email and social media, commercial wire services like PR Newswire deliver guaranteed visibility. But what do you get when you use PR Newswire, and how do you how to distribute your press release?
Let's start with breaking down some of the components of PR Newswire's distribution network. We reach a variety of different outlets and people with the press releases we send out on behalf of our customers.
- Mainstream news media: Newspapers, radio stations, television stations, news magazines.
- Special-interest & trade media: Web sites and periodicals devoted to specific industries or subject matter.
- Bloggers: Bloggers covering all matter of subjects. Includes both professionals and enthusiasts.
- Web sites: 5,975 US web sites syndicate and display PR Newswire press releases.
- Disclosure points: For public companies, issuing press releases over PR Newswire satisfies SEC-mandated disclosure.
- Search & social: All press releases are archived on PR Newswire's web site, which has a Google page rank of 8 and is a high-traffic, high visibility news site. We embed social sharing buttons in all the pages that host press releases, enabling viewers to easily share press releases with their friends and colleagues.
In addition to US coverage, PR Newswire distributes press releases all over the world, in country and in-language.
Newsline options: When picking a newsline for your message, you'll want to think about distribution of your audience and the nature of your story. Good questions to ask yourself include:
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DGFlyGirl wrote:AciDBatH666 wrote: I use acetone because it's what I started doing dyes with. You could put it in something else and dilute it. But I know for a fact that when I put some rit crystals in some acetone and brush it into a disc, I get the exact texture I'm looking for. It's not great for some things, but when I wanna brush on some colors in small spots it's what I do.
Do the crystals dissolve? If not, do you try and only use the dyed water, or do you scoop crystals too? (I know it's a nit-picky question )
Not a nit-picky question at all. I noticed that the acetone doesn't dissolve the RIT salt too well (it really is just table salt in there, RIT doesn't use anything fancy for their mordant). I don't like these messing up my painted dyes, so I decant them off. Mixing your RIT and acetone in a tall, skinny something (like a test tube or whatever) makes it easy to pour off the good bits into a container and discard the rest.
Once I was mixing up liter jars of every color of the rainbow dissolved in acetone. I had a pan of water boiling on the stove and would dip each jar in the boiling water for a few minutes. This dissolved all the extra salt, and it never crystallized back out of solution after cooling. Then some B-hole started internet-yelling at me that heating acetone is more dangerous than uranium fission, so I stopped recommending it to people.
Acid mentioned mixing RIT in dish soap, but I think he really meant laundry soap. I tried dish soap, and it worked, but only after a couple of days once the foam died down. Give it a shot, there's all sorts of possibilities there.
I have some good ideas for multi-color dyes that allow you to dip in any color order, but I have been too distracted by school and Fable II to really test them out.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
New teen father suspected of hitting baby's mother
A 16-year-old Ukiah boy was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting the mother of his newborn child, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, officers responded to the 700 block of South Oak Street around 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1 for a reported domestic violence incident between the suspect and a girl.
Officers learned the victim and the suspect had just visited their newborn child at the hospital and began arguing. The suspect reportedly pulled the victim's hair and hit her in the face with his elbow.
The suspect was not at the residence on South Oak Street, but officers found him the next day at his home in the 800 block of Waugh Lane.
He was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, and a restraining order was filed against him on behalf of the victim.
Car burglary caught on tape
A Santa Rosa man was arrested last week for allegedly breaking into a car after the incident was captured by surveillance cameras, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, officers responded to the 200 block of East Clay Street shortly after 4 p.m. Nov. 2 where a man was reporting that after he parked his car in front of a business and went inside, someone broke out a window on the car and stole CDs, clothing and other items worth more than $800.
Officers learned that security cameras on nearby buildings had filmed the burglary, showing the suspect drive up, park next to the victim's vehicle, break a window and steal items.
The suspect's vehicle was found in the 400 block of Clara Avenue around 1:45 a.m. the next morning, and officers reportedly saw some of the stolen items in the car. The suspect, Tommy D. Cargile, 49, of Santa Rosa, was found sleeping in a tent behind a home nearby.
More stolen items were reportedly found in the tent, as well as methamphetamine and a pipe used to smoke it. Cargile was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possessing stolen property, and possessing both meth and drug paraphernalia.
Man throws food in store, breaks door
A 19-year-old Ukiah man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly kicking the door of a store after throwing food, the Ukiah Police Department reported.
According to the UPD, an officer responded to Prime Market on West Mill Street shortly before 7 p.m. Nov. 6 after it was reported that a customer broke glass in the store's door.
The clerk told the officer that the suspect put food in the microwave and was informed that warmed food could not be purchased with food stamps.
The suspect reportedly yelled profanities at the clerk and threw the food at the store's door. The suspect then left, reportedly kicking and breaking the glass door on his way out.
After watching the store's surveillance footage, the officer located a man matching the suspect's description in Sun House Park on South Main Street. The man, identified as Daniel R. Holmes, 19, told the officer he did not throw the food or kick the store's door and said the clerk yelled at him.
Holmes was reportedly drinking, which is a violation of his probation, and was arrested on suspicion of vandalism and violating his probation.


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PITTSBURG — A Contra Costa Superior Court judge briefly shut down her courtroom Monday as sheriff's deputies broke up an altercation between the families of victims and defendants in an Antioch-area murder case, a prosecutor said.
The disturbance occurred in the hallway of the Superior Court in Pittsburg before the start of a plea hearing for three alleged San Francisco gang members charged with murdering San Francisco residents Christopher Zinn, 24, and Brieanna Dow, 21, on Oct. 14 on Buchanan Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County, just west of the Antioch city limit.
Deputy district attorney Mary Knox said she was among those who were locked in Judge Theresa Canepa's courtroom for about 10 minutes while deputies separated two groups of people who could be heard shouting at each other in the hallway.
Once court resumed, the defendants — Reginald Whitley, 31, Lamar Michaels, 25, and Sheldon Silas, 24 — postponed entering their plea until Nov. 21.
Zinn was a member of the same Bayview-Hunters Point gang as the defendants and was killed, along with his girlfriend, because they suspected he was a snitch, according to Knox.
The prosecutor said Zinn and Dow were running from an apartment complex and chased by the defendants, traveling in two cars, before being shot numerous times. The shootings occurred just before 5:30 p.m. and were witnessed by commuters on Buchanan Road, Knox said.
Whitley, Michaels and Silas are each charged with two counts of murder as well as charge enhancements alleging firearm use and that the killings were committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang. All three men are jailed without bail.
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98-DVD Set Containing All 767 Episodes...
Shout Factory! announces that their Power Rangers Legacy Collection is now available for pre-order through powerrangerslegacycollection.com. Priced at $650 (with free shipping) this massive home entertainment package celebrates 20 years of Power Rangers with:
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