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Late drought stymies Central men's basketball squad
PELLA — Mustering just six points in the final 7 minutes, the Central College men's basketball team saw Wartburg College escape with a 76-70 Iowa Conference decision Saturday.
Guard Kevin Kaerwer (junior, El Paso, Texas, John L. Chapin HS) scored on a driving layup and assisted on another to put the Dutch up 68-64 with 3:09 left, but Wartburg (12-8 overall, 7-3 conference) answered with a 12-2 run to close out the game.
"Kevin Kaerwer made some big plays down the stretch to get us the lead," coach Craig Douma said. "I thought we'd turned the corner."
But then the Dutch shooting touch deserted them. After shooting 50 percent from the field in the first half, Central hit just 34.5 percent in the second half and 42.6 percent for the game. The Dutch were 2-of-10 in the final 7:30.
"The last 2-3 minutes, we had shots but couldn't knock them down," Douma said. "We've got to learn how to finish and get our confidence back."
Forward Jacob Winkler (senior, Lancaster, Mo., Schuyler R-1 HS) had another big night with 21 points and nine rebounds.
"Jake played well on both ends of the floor," Douma said. "That probably was his best defensive game of the year. I was proud of the way he played and I was proud of the guys' effort. They hung in there. But somehow we've got to get over the hump."
Forward Matt Greenfield (junior, Huxley, Ballard HS) notched his fourth double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 boards. Guard KJ Cool (senior, Chillicothe, Mo., Newtown Harris R-3 HS) added eight points and four assists. Kaerwer and forward Nick Marinkovich (senior, Clarendon Hills, Ill., Hinsdale Central HS) also had eight points each.
Douma also cited senior forward Andy Waugh (Earlham) who gave the Dutch a lift in the first half, scoring six points with five rebounds in 10 minutes of action.
"Andy really gave us some energy off the bench in the first half and got some offensive boards," he said.
Central will try to regroup on the road, traveling to Decorah to meet Luther College Wednesday night in a women's-men's doubleheader. The men's contest tips off at 8 p.m. Luther is 15-6 overall and 8-2 in the league after outlasting Simpson College 93-86 in overtime Saturday at Indianola. The Norse were 75-66 winners over Central at Pella Jan. 12.Print this ad for $10 off your next oil change


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Ollie Hardaker produced the performance of the day in the Aire-Wharfe League, smashing 13 fours and 11 sixes on his way to 160 as Horsforth continued to show their determination to win promotion from Division Three.
Hardaker, who rejoined the club this season after three years at Collingham, took just 135 balls and, with Mark Gilliver (61), put on 193 for the first wicket.
Andy Robinson weighed in with 40 in 20 balls as Horsforth raced to 318-5 and he then picked up three wickets as Addingham were dismissed for 166, Richard Hey (46) and Rob Ellis (44) being the main contributors.
But Horsforth won't have it all their own way in what promises to be a very competitive division.
Silsden, who finished rock-bottom last season, are a bonus point ahead of them at the top of the table after beating Calverley.
Majid Inayat (57) top-scored in their 220-6 before David Wynn (4-41), Iqbal Khan (3-44) and Mohammed Waqas (3-43) dismissed the visitors for 189 in which Ben Waller made 62.
And Illingworth also have a 100 per cent record following their skittling out of Olicanian for 43, with Liam Kelly taking five wickets without conceding a run in nine overs.
Hall Park showed they are likely to be among the challengers after beating New Rover, who are themselves hoping to be in the mix. William Brown (73no) and Daniel Holah (25no) put on 106 to steer Park past the 171 target with five wickets to spare.
Despite the efforts of Gareth Lee (67 and 3-41), Menston came off second best against Bardsey.
Ilkley remain at the top of Division One but they had a few worrying moments against Rawdon in the clash of the two promoted sides.
Chris Gill (52) helped Rawdon recover from 28-5 to 130, with Dave Pennett picking up four wickets.
Ilkley's confidence was tested early when they lost their first three wickets for four runs. At 50-5, they were still in trouble but a sixth-wicket stand of 54 between Ian Chaplin (31) and Paul Dover (24) gave them hope and they managed to get home by one wicket, despite the efforts of Andrew Doidge (4-31).
James Wilcox (7-29) starred as second-placed Otley continued to impress, dismissing early pacemakers Kirkstall Educational for 74 to win by 78 runs.
A half-century from Lewis Bolton helped Ben Rhydding to 211, with James Emmott taking 6-54. But it wasn't enough to stop third-placed Steeton, with Andrew Foulds (57) and Neil Spragg (48) seeing them home by two wickets.
Ed Brown (63) gave Burley a solid start in their chase of Collingham's 171, but when the last pair came together they still needed 14 to win and fell four short.
Brian Jackson (52no) and Marcus Brown (4-26) were the chief architects of Guiseley's comfortable win over Bilton in Division Two, while Green Lane notched their first win, overcoming Tong Park Esholt by 93 runs after Michael Abbott (105) and Waleed Akhtar shared an opening stand of 160.
James Roper (77) top-scored in Harden's 210, with Mike Oldfield taking five wickets. Bolton Villas were then dismissed for 185, despite a gutsy seventh-wicket stand of 60 between Michael Clarke (45) and Junaid Bashir (36).
Skipton came up 37 runs short of promotion hopefuls North Leeds' 221, while Thackley's woes continued, bowled out for 137 in reply to Knaresborough's 188-9.

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OAKLAND -- Early results from the unprecedented bolt testing on the new Bay Bridge span are reassuring engineers and officials.
So far, tests on hundreds of Bay Bridge bolts made out of an identical grade steel as the anchor rods that snapped in March show no signs of failure, according to a top project engineer.
"Everything is looking pretty good at this point," said Mazen Wahbeh, a consulting materials engineer leading the bolt-testing regimen for the three agencies overseeing construction of the new eastern span. "We haven't seen any evidence of embrittlement."
The preliminary results are a bit of welcome news on a project beset with delays, cost overruns and wavering public confidence dating back to 1997, when then-Gov. Pete Wilson ordered the seismically vulnerable span replaced rather than retrofitted.
The $6.4 billion span is California's most expensive public works project to date.
It may also be the most tested.
Metallurgists blame hydrogen embrittlement for the failure of 32 of 96 very large -- 3 inches in diameter and 17 to 23 feet long -- steel bolts embedded in seismic stabilizers on the pier east of the tower.
It is a phenomenon found in high-strength galvanized steel under heavy strain, where hydrogen atoms squeeze into the spaces between its latticed molecules and leave the bolts brittle and vulnerable to fracture.
To learn if the span's other 2,210 fasteners are susceptible to imminent fracture, the Bay Bridge team is subjecting every bolt it can get its hands on to at least one test. Samples and full-sized rods of nearly every type will undergo up to a dozen more tests.
Results will be logged and analyzed in coming days as the engineers from the three agencies overseeing the bridge construction -- Caltrans, the Bay Area Toll Authority and the California Transportation Commission -- prepare their findings for a public briefing set for Wednesday.
A good outcome from the bolt testing means none of the fasteners requires immediate replacement and it becomes one less reason to postpone the planned Sept. 3 opening.
A bad outcome means one or more types of bolt shows evidence of unacceptable weakness and replacements must be ordered, fabricated and installed before traffic is permitted on the span.
Between the best- and worse-case scenarios, engineers will recommend reducing the loads to decrease the strain or adding dehumidifiers to reduce levels of corrosive marine moisture.
"No final decisions have been made yet," Wahbeh said. "We're waiting for all the results to come in."
The agencies are also waiting to hear if American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises, the bridge contractor, will finish retrofitting the shear keys where the bolts broke in time to open the bridge as scheduled.
Engineers won't hold off opening the bridge for the outcome of planned long-term testing that will measure whether the marine environment will degrade the bolts and over what time period. The 11 test beds are under construction and the results are months away.
To help craft the bolt autopsy spurred by March's catastrophic failure, the bridge team hired some of the top names in corrosion -- University of Texas at Austin engineering professor Karl Frank, Newport Beach engineering consultant Louis Raymond and embrittlement test pioneer Herb Townsend.
The testing plan includes:
* Eight out of every 10 accessible bolts was tested in place for hardness. Engineers have already released data showing that the bolts that broke in the spring were too hard and, as a result, they were more susceptible to embrittlement.
* Technicians are testing samples and full-sized rods from most of the 17 bolt types for toughness, which measures the metal's resistance to the spread of cracks.
The list includes a very large 4-inch diameter anchor rod, one of 424 bolts that keep the tower aligned with the foundation during an earthquake.
But more analysis may be required.
Caltrans hasn't yet located the results of the state's tests of the bolts, which were conducted in 2007 before installation.
Documents that were found indicate Houston Galvanizing Services in Texas violated the project specifications and immersed the bolts in an acid bath -- called pickling -- before dipping them in molten zinc. Caltrans ordered the bolts sandblasted rather than pickled, a safeguard against embrittlement established by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society of Testing and Materials.
Caltrans inspectors also ordered the tower bolt contractor, Kiewit Offshore Services, to stop applying zinc from aerosol spray cans. The practice is prohibited and the company had to strip the sprayed zinc off the rods.
However, bridge engineers say the tower bolts have shown no signs of embrittlement and they are tightened to 25 percent of their capacity, well below the 50 percent threshold metallurgists say increases susceptibility to cracking. The Bay Bridge design team originally relied on materials and testing standards for hot-dip galvanized high-strength steel fasteners established by ASTM.
Developed by industry experts, the standards specify how the steel is made and its mechanical properties. The guidelines also spell out testing methods.
Caltrans, steel mills, fabricators and contractors conducted more than a dozen required tests on every type of fastener used on the Bay Bridge.
Most met the standards and the few that didn't were rejected, according to 17 volumes of bolt test data released by Caltrans.
The manufacturers and Caltrans appear to have largely stuck with minimum ASTM testing guidelines with several exceptions.
In late 2008, Caltrans added an extra test -- magnetic particle -- that measures surface anomalies. ASTM doesn't require it, but engineers were worried the thread-cutting equipment would initiate surface cracks on the rods.
But neither the state nor the contractors tested all the bolts for hydrogen embrittlement, as ASTM recommends.
Using a full-sized rod, the tests range from applying a single sharp hammer blow to bending to placing it under load for 48 hours and examining it under a microscope for cracks.
Most of the fasteners were too large for the available testing equipment, Wahbeh said. All but 96 of the 2,306 bolts range in size from 2 to 4 inches in diameter and reach up to 32 feet long.
"The ASTM tests were designed for smaller bolts with a diameter of 1 1/2 inches or less," he said. "It would take an incredibly large piece of testing equipment to bend these large bolts or apply the loads required, and they aren't widely available."
In any case, these embrittlement tests are useless today, said University of Pennsylvania materials engineering Professor Emeritus Charles McMahon.
"This would be a test to determine whether the specimens had internal hydrogen, resulting from previous processing or storage conditions, " he said. "It has nothing to do with service conditions in a marine environment."


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" Brand: Primark / Type: Eyeshadows "
Last time I was at Primark I stocked up on loads of their make-up. I quite like their clothes and although they are cheap I never think they are of a particularly bad quality. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of their make-up which was all complete rubbish with the exception of the shimmer dust which I really liked.
For £1 you get two little pots of shimmer dust which is basically a fancy name for an eye shadow. The colour selection wasn't huge but there were a few different colours to choose from and I was happy with the ones that I got.
They look a bit more bright and garish in the pots than they do on the eyes. I was originally a little bit disappointed that they weren't more dramatic on but I soon got over that and appreciated the fact that they gave me a gorgeous shimmering highlight of colour on my eyelids.
Just be careful when opening the pots as the loose powder always seems to come out and go everywhere no matter how careful I am with it.
I can see why they are called shimmer pots as they actually do shimmer when the light hits them and they look lovely under a nightclubs lights for instance. They are as suitable for day time as they are night and you can build up the colour for night time which does make them more dramatic.
You can also use the dust as a highlighter anywhere you like and I did try it on my chest and neck area on a night out and it looked great but the pots are just too small for this to be a practical use for it.
Applying it is easy and you can either use a brush or else just use your fingers like me. Using your fingers does seem to make it last longer on my eyes but something about applying it with my fingers also seems to make it less shimmery so I am always careful when applying it not to put too much pressure on my eyes.
I really liked the shimmer dust from Primark and totally intend to buy a few pots next time I get the chance to visit a store. It looks excellent and it is dirt cheap. Bypass all the other Primark make-up and just go straight for this.
Primark are well known for their ridiculously low prices and are loved by many for their clothing and shoe ranges, but how many people love their makeup range aswell? I'm guessing a lot! As when I am in Primark it is usually a very busy place anyways but the makeup section bit is always overcrowded (a little annoying but worth it fot he low prices and good quality). I have tried nearly all of the Primark makeup range and am highly impressed with nearly all of it. I noticed 2 pots of shimmer dust on sale for 50p (Yes just 50P - BARGAIN!!) So snapped them up (with loads of other stuff aswell) They always seem to have stuff on sale in the makeup area so always worth a look. Anyways, this stuff is brill! I will compare the shimmer dust to better known brands such as Collection 2000 and the more expensive Barry M - it really is just as good. You only need a little bit to add colour to your eyes, but if you want a really intense look then you can just build it up. It doesnt make a mess and is easily removed with plain water yet it doesnt seem to fade or crease on your eyelids. I really do rate this a high quality product and have since been back and now own these nifty little shimmer pots in 6 colours! My fav is a lilac shade, with hot pink following close behind for those hot summer days :) Also found that the white one works great as a highlighter for cheekbones so its a very durable and multi-use product. But them when you see them as they get snapped up quickly! :D
Primark is well known for it's incredibly low priced clothing ranges, and they now seem to have quite an extensive make-up range as well. There was lots to choose from but I was somewhat dubious about the quality, so I restrained myself from splurging on various bits and pieces, and selected a shimmer pot duo which was reduced from £1.00 down to 50p!
You get two small pots of shimmer dust, which are intended for use as eye make-up as you would use an eye shadow. The pots are quite small and made of plastic with a screw-top lid. They cram a lot of product into these tiny pots and you certainly get your money's worth! Upon opening the pot, a lot of the product has spilled around the edge of the lid and came tumbling out onto my carpet and spread all over my hands. I cleaned this up and made sure to wipe around the screw section of the pot and lid to avoid repeats of this in the future. I think it's definitely best to keep these stored upright otherwise you will risk the same thing happening every time you use it.
There was a limited range of shades to choose from, and I selected the set which included a pale apple green dust and a bright berry pink dust. They look really pretty and sparkly in the pots and after trying them I really can say they don't disappoint.
There is no make-up applicator included, but you can use an ordinary eye shadow brush to apply and this gives the best results. Alternatively you can just spread on with your fingertip but I find this way far too messy.
I used one of my eye shadow brushed to apply and smoothed over the whole of my eyelid. It needed a couple of dabs to get an even coverage but I prefer to do it this way and build up a level of colour that I am happy with. The dust gives a really beautiful colour and has a pretty shimmery look that really draws attention to your eyes. The colours come out looking very flattering and not at all brash or cheap as I had sort of expected them to. The apple geen in particular is lovely for brightening up a natural look, and the pink is great for when you want to stand out.
One problem that usually occurs with similar products is that the dust goes everywhere! Well, not in this case it doesn't. The dust adheres incredibly well to the eyelids and I did not have any loose dust falling down onto my under-eye area or cheeks. It stayed exactly where it was put from the moment I applied it and had real staying power. I have been wearing the green one more frequently, and when I apply it in the morning it lasts through the entire working day without smudging or fading, and it's only when I get home in the early evening that it starts to show some sign of wear and you can see a slight creasing on the line just where your eye socket ends.
I have only used a small amount on each application and although the pots are small they contain a lot of make-up and are bound to last me for ages. This is really good value for money, and in my opinion is just as good as some of the more popular and expensive versions of this type of make-up. Why spend more when this does the job perfectly well?
This product has really impressed me - it performs well throughout the day, gives good colour and coverage, and was a complete and utter bargain. I would certainly recommend these to anyone and for 2 pots at 50p a go you can afford to select several different colours and have a variety of looks. I'll be on the lookout for more Primark make-up in the future and would not hesitate to buy these again!
I ended up in Primark last weekend, with four kids, one of them my own and a total lack of patience with anything and anybody. I was secretly cursing my other half who had gone off to check some deal (probably electronic related) and had managed to be gone the better part of an hour as I lugged around town feeling more and more like a grouch then anything else.
Thankfully though Primark changed my mood...
I was looking through the beauty section as it was the one thing all four of the girls shared a common interest in (funny how even a two year old can skillfully apply mascara these days!) and I found myself staring at the glittery shimmery eye shadow section. Now I am very picky about makeup and will stay away from cheep brands, as it just doesn't last, and I had no intention of buying any of their eyeshadows, but the shimmer now....Thats a different story...
I was pretty gob smacked when I realized that for 1.50 euros, I could get a decent sized pot of eye shimmer. I figured that I didn't have much to lose and I might as well go ahead and get some, (That and the fact that some of the employees were eyeing me suspiciously as all four girls had a more then casual browse through the makeup).
I picked the white one, as it was christmas and frosty eyeshadow is always a must around then ;) There are no names or numbers on the pot so I cant tell you exactly which one it was, but here in ireland there is a limited selection of colors so you should be able to spot it pretty well.
This product costs 1.50 and weights 7.5 grams/0.264 ounces. The pot is tall and simply says "Shimmer Dust Designed to make you Shimmer" on the otherwise clear packaging.
When you unscrew the top there is a slight dip, and then a separate layer where you can shake out the dust via several holes. You can also remove this part and simply have an open pot.
The color I bought is "white" but when I put some on my skin I noticed that gold would be a more accurate description, there are thousands of tiny golden sparkles that make it appear more golden in the light. so the end result is a sort of light gold or "glowing" white.
The powder comes out really easily through the holes and some does come out when you open the lid, but not enough that it is a problem.
I carefully coated a eyeshadow brush with some of the powder and smoothed it over my lids, the color was really nice, subtle and sexy but at the same time it really caught the light.
I am very pleased with this purchase and have bought a few more colors to add to my collection, it doesn't last a very long time, but it does give a touch of glam to an otherwise matte eyeshadow. I tend to dust some over my regular eyeshadow, as then when it wears off I still have the eyeshadow underneath.
Definably a five star price wise and value, as the pot lasts forever, maybe minus one star because it doesn't last all day.
I'm really loving Primark make-up at the moment! Most of the stuff is priced at £1.00 a product and is bang on trend as well as affordable and in my local store (Coventry) we have absolutely loads of choice with it really flying off the shelves at the rate of knots! I can't stop buying it to update my look cos it's so cheap and very cheerful and so far I've been really pleased with the results I've achieved with the range!
At almost 35 I'm very wary of looking mutton dressed as lamb though. I mean I look younger (so I'm told) but I like my make-up to be classy rather than common and I wear nice clothes and stuff so why spoil myself by looking over done? Well that's my way of thinking anyway!
However I'm not dead either! I do go out alot either with my bf or my mates and I do like late nights and partying till dawn (like last night lol).
When I saw this little pot of shimmer dust designed for the the face I decided to buy it but as I say I was incredibly wary and didn't want to be a fairy fallen off a Christmas tree or owt. I purchased it and never thought I'd use it to be perfectly honest with you but how wrong was I? This stuff is absolutely the dogs.......
The Packaging....
The clear plastic 7.5g pot comes in a see through and white hanging bag which on the front tells me it's a Primark Essentials product and that of course it is shimmer dust 'designed to make you shimmer' and the price is stated in the top right hand corner. On the back contact details for Primark are given as are the ingredients and cautions and the shade is stated (in this case it's Number 17 and I saw two shades to choose from one darker than this on the shelves), the weight is stated and finally there is a bar-code on there. The pot as I have said is clear so you can see the dust inside and I'm again told what it is on the front and it has a white screw on/off lid to the top of it and a salt cellar style shaker where the dust comes out of and sits on the top. Very simple but cheap looking product, a really great size and total value for money in my opinion...this is.
The Dust....
I can't tell you how simply brilliant this is! I will have one slight moan though before I bang on about how you need to go Primark NOW before the fashion world catches on to this product and it gets sold out though!
The only problem I have is that when I unscrew the lid no matter how careful I am it flakes everywhere. The holes in the top of the tub are too big so you get a huge layer of dust available which does make it messy. However it's a small gripe about a great product!
Basically you can use this anywhere on your body without it being irritating (I have sensitive skin). Take a big brush and dust where desired. It has no smell to it and the colour I have (as the other one was too) is very shimmery though not glittery which means it doesn't flake everywhere once applied.
For me I like to do all my make up and then use it over my regular blusher for an added glow. I can of course highly glow or pat it down with pressed/loose powder over the top of it , use it alone whatever...it's versatile as to how you want to use it.
It really does add a shimmer and like I say you can tame it down or vamp it up and once applied it stays put till you remove it fresh, bright and shimmery and removes easily when you choose to.
A pot of this will last you months even if your heavy handed with it and get addicted to using it. It's so multi purpose as well and not only could you use it how I've mentioned already but you could use this as eye-shadow (like Barry M and Gosh pots) and use it to highlight eyes subtly. For me this will always be mainly used as a highlighter to define my face and when I had it on the other night to go to the pub with bf he commented on my cheekbones which normally he doesn't. I can't recommend this highly enough for any age of woman because it's up to you how you fit it into your look so don't be scared!
Are you still here by the way...tut tut tut lol.
Only available in Primark stores.


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'No magic pill' for addiction
Read related story: Poison Center warns against Suboxone dangers for kidsRead related story: Some want to strengthen state's prescription drug monitoring program.For more stories in the series, click here This is the final installment of a four-part series examining prescription drug abuse in West Virginia.The young woman slips the orange tablet into her mouth, chin jutting out as she presses it under her tongue.Ashley Stamper takes the pill twice a day, morning and night. In 10 to 15 minutes, the little hexagon will dissolve. She won't feel quite right until it kicks in.Suboxone seeps into her system. Doctors prescribe it to help ease the cravings and kill withdrawal symptoms of opiate addicts who are hooked on painkillers like OxyContin, as well as heroin.Alcohol remains the main reason people check into rehab, but West Virginians' demand for opiate addiction treatment has skyrocketed.In 1999, about 5 percent of West Virginians seeking treatment needed help for opiate addiction, according to federal figures. Last year, that proportion was more than 26 percent.Many are turning to Suboxone, the brand name for a medication whose primary ingredient is the drug buprenorphine.Experts say the medication must be combined with counseling and other support to really help. Some users are selling it on the streets, which led the state to tighten controls on the drug.Some people will say Stamper, 25, is just trading one addiction for another. In the past, though, the pull of OxyContin, fentanyl, Lortab and other painkillers was so strong she didn't care whether she lived or died."I'm not out there using and searching and partying," Stamper said.Not just 'a handful of pills'Stamper started going to the Prestera Addiction Recovery Center in Dunbar in August. On a frosty November morning, she waited with other customers at the CVS pharmacy a few blocks away from the center.It wasn't yet 8:30 a.m. The six seats in the waiting area were filled. More customers lingered in the vitamin and nail care aisles. By the time they all left, they carried white paper bags with bottles of Suboxone inside.In 2008, Prestera -- the state's largest mental health provider -- and three other providers got a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase access to Suboxone.Prestera's program now has five doctors and more than 260 patients."We're not giving people a handful of pills and a kick in the butt," said Josh Parker, director of Prestera's Suboxone program. "They actually have to get treatment."Stamper and others in the program attend mandatory one-on-one and group therapy, plus four 12-step meetings weekly."I'll be the first to tell you, there is no magic pill for addiction," Parker said. "Trying to battle addiction takes a lot of hard work, a lot of life changes, and a lot of support. And that's what we try to help them develop."Doctors taper doses to wean patients off Suboxone. Some people get off it in six months, Parker said. Others take nearly two years. Addicts get "dope sickness" when they quit using opiates. Withdrawal causes diarrhea, muscle cramps, fever, chills, depression."You feel like you're dying," said Kim Miller, manager of Women's Addiction Services for Prestera.The physical symptoms aren't the only hard part of beating an addiction. Many women addicted to painkillers suffered sexual abuse and other trauma, Miller said. That's why therapy and other support are so important.Stamper says she's "all about staying sober." She enjoys going to therapy, getting things off her chest. She likes listening to other addicts tell their stories at 12-step meetings.Some people sign up just to get the pills."They usually weed themselves out real quickly," Parker said.Pill counts and drug tests help ensure clients aren't selling their Suboxone or abusing other substances.Not all opiate addicts need medication, he said."Prestera has tried to use it pretty much as your last chance of getting clean," he said.Stamper tried methadone treatment before. She couldn't function on it. Cigarette burns cover her arms -- she used to "nod out" on methadone.A few weeks before Christmas, Stamper waited with about 20 other Prestera clients in a bare room at the mental health center. At the front of the room, a doctor and nurse sat at a folding table with a stack of files. They called them by name to write their prescriptions.The crowd had thinned out since the last time Stamper had picked up her prescription two weeks earlier, she said. A lot of people had been kicked out of the program. "They're really strict," she said. "It's because they want to help everybody."Doctors diagnosed Stamper with scoliosis at age 6. They put titanium rods in her back at age 12. Afterward, they hooked her up to a morphine pump. She remembers lying there thinking it was the best she'd ever felt.Doctors prescribed painkillers for Stamper on and off throughout her teens. She thinks she was physically dependent on them by 16.At 18, she started abusing them, she said. She says she lived in an abusive household with her now ex-husband. Social workers took away their 1-year-old son.One night, her friend brought over 45 Lortabs. They sat there and did them all. It was the first time she crushed and snorted a pill.She could always find pills, she said over breakfast at McDonald's. She spots a few men at the cash register, in neon green shirts."I guarantee those miners have them," she said.She used to send out mass text messages: "Hey, you got any painers?"At one point, she used three fentanyl patches at a time. She stuck one on her head, another on her heart, and ate the gel from another. Fentanyl is 80 times stronger than morphine, and is prescribed for severe pain.Took off like a rocketFederal regulators approved Suboxone, manufactured by the drug maker Reckitt Benckiser, in 2002. Four years later, a federal law made it easier to get treatment.In West Virginia, "it just took off like a rocket between 2007 and 2009," said Dr. James Becker, medical director for the state's Medicaid program. "Clinics were opening everywhere."In 2006, West Virginia Medicaid paid about $360,000 for Suboxone claims. Last year, it was more than $4.7 million.Today, 17 treatment programs and more than 90 private physicians in West Virginia offer the drug, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Unlike methadone, another drug used to treat opiate addicts, Suboxone doesn't have to be taken at a clinic. People can pick it up at a pharmacy just like any other medication.Prestera developed its own support groups for people taking Suboxone because many traditional groups -- which are abstinence based -- do not believe in so-called Medication-Assisted Treatment.Suboxone patients who attended traditional 12-step meetings "felt really unwelcome," Parker said. "And then they would have to try to get a sponsor and build a support system of people who don't trust them, who tell them they're not clean."Although many recovery groups do not approve of Medication-Assisted Treatment, the medical community mostly does, said Dr. Louis Baxter, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.Still, "We try to stress the point that medication is not used in lieu of the full treatment experience," he said -- detoxification, rehabilitation education and follow-up care, including ongoing counseling.Addiction is like other chronic diseases, Baxter said. If someone has diabetes, their doctor should first encourage behavioral changes like a healthy diet. Some people need medication to stay healthy, he said.When Suboxone came out, it was touted as a safer, better alternative to methadone. It contains Naloxone, a drug that hospitals use to treat people who have overdosed. If someone injects or snorts it, they'll feel unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.Buprenorphine also has a "ceiling effect." Taking more of it doesn't increase its effects.But people still sell it on the streets."Among drug addicts, it's seen as the miracle cure," Miller said, explaining that many addicts use the drug to bridge the gap between fixes.A few years ago, Medicaid officials noticed something. Their data showed that West Virginians were routinely being prescribed 32 mg or more per day. The manufacturer's maximum recommended dose is 24 mg.People were diverting the drug. Officials also discovered that some Medicaid patients were traveling out of state to get high doses of Suboxone -- paid for by West Virginia Medicaid. They were likely taking a few per day, and then selling the others, said Becker, the program's medical director.Medicaid cracked down. Starting in August, only doctors enrolled in the Medicaid program could prescribe it to Medicaid patients. Patients now must have prior authorization. Medicaid also limited how much Suboxone it will cover per patient.Medicaid endorses the use of Suboxone, when used with counseling and other support, Becker said."We just see it as a pathway to where [addicts] can recover their lives," Becker said. "Medication's not the ultimate answer."Stamper says she looks forward to the day she won't need medication. Her main motivation is her son, now 7, and nearly 1-year-old daughter. Both live with family members because of her drug problem."I just want to be free of any type of drugs, have my family in my life, and make something of myself," she said. "I wasted a lot of time, and it's hard to fix it all at once."To learn more about Prestera's program, call Josh Parker at 1-800-642-3434.Reach Alison Knezevich at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1240.This series was conceived and produced as a project for The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
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Christmas GiftsLogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
The Smith family was getting very excited for Christmas Eve. Because they have some "package shakers" in their family (people who like trying to figure out what they are getting by shaking their gift), the family has decided to hold off on adding gift tags until the giving begins. Unfortunately, they have forgotten what package goes to which family member! There are only 5 packages under their tree, and each person will receive one gift. They are each wrapped in different paper as well as different color ribbon. Help the Smiths sort out their gifts!!!
One of the men gave a gift to their sister and the other gave one to their son. Neither of them used the Snowflake or Bell wrapping paper because they are too "girly."
No gift was wrapped in paper and ribbon of the same color. Else loved the gift she received, which was wrapped in her favorite wrapping paper, the white snowmen, and a ribbon that was not silver or gold.
The girl who received the package with green ribbon did not receive the bracelet or book. The package with red ribbon was not for the man who gave a bowling ball or bicycle.
The five family members were the one who gave to mother, the one who gave a bowling ball, the one who used silver ribbon, the one who used the blue snowflake wrapping paper, and Lauren.
Else didn't give a gift to her mother because she lives 3 states away. She also didn't give a gift to her husband, Russ, because they had just recently celebrated their anniversary.
Ned didn't want a bicycle, so he received something else. Neither daughter received a gift with a green ribbon.
Santa lost his shape when one family member tried to wrap a gift that was spherical. The book was wrapped in paper that did not have snow on it.
Gift givers: Cindy, Ned, Russ, Lauren, Else
Gift recipients: Mom, Dad, Son, Daugher, Sister
Wrapping Paper: Blue Snowflakes, Red Santas, Green Trees, White Snowmen, Gold Bells
Ribbon Color: Blue, Red, Green, Silver, Gold
Gift: Bicycle, Book, Building Blocks, Bracelet, Bowling Ball
HintIt will be helpful to determine the relationships between people as you go along.
AnswerCindy gave her mom, Else, building blocks wrapped in white snowmen paper with green ribbon.
Ned gave his sister, Lauren, a bicycle wrapped in green trees paper with silver ribbon.
Russ gave his son, Ned, a bowling ball wrapped in red Santa paper with gold ribbon.
Lauren gave her dad, Russ, a book wrapped in gold bells paper with blue ribbon.
Else gave her daughter, Cindy, a bracelet wrapped in blue snowflakes paper with red ribbon.
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Leaf Peeping: Fall in the Adirondacks
Leaf peeping in the Adirondacks is an absolute "must" when travelling to Upstate NY in the fall. Thousands of travelers come from around the world to view the vibrant colors of our fall foliage. Vivid colors of orange, yellow and red fill the sky as leaves change colors for the season, making it a perfect opportunity to do some leaf peeping!
What exactly is leaf peeping?
Leaf peeping is the term used for viewing and photographing the fall foliage and the beautiful colors of autumn. New York has a huge variety of broad-leafed tress with an amazing spectrum of colors. And because we have about as many acres of these trees as all the rest of the Northeast combined, you'll see the most spectacular displays here.
Experience leaf peeping in the Adirondacks!
Autumn is an unforgettable season here at Lapland Lake, and a visit to the Adirondacks will surely rejuvenate and inspire. There's no better way to sample all the amazing beauty of this season than at Lapland Lake Nordic Center. So pack your car and get ready to experience the beautiful colors of fall! Rent an Adirondack cabin at Lapland Lake and be close to all the colorful beauty.
When is the best time for leaf peeping in the Adirondacks?
Peak times for Adirondack foliage tours generally occur from mid September until the third week in October. Colors at Lapland Lake are typically at their most vibrant from the last week of September into early October, but time periods prior to and after these dates also offer lovely displays. Come and experience leaf peeping in the Adirondacks during the fall and explore its awe-inspiring beauty!
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Daily Chapel: Jacob Erickson '06
This morning's speaker is Jacob Erickson '06, Visiting Instructor in Religion.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
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Yvelines (78)
Prefecture : Versailles
Sub-prefectures : Mantes-La-Jolie, Rambouillet, Saint-Germain-En-Laye
Population : 1, 408 000
Websites : www.yvelines.fr ; www.tourisme.yvelines.fr ; www.versailles-tourisme.com
West of Paris, Yvelines is a mostly rural department but also one of the most vastly populated of the Parisian region with 1.37 million inhabitants (8th in France). With 80 pc of its territory covered by fields or forest, Yvelines is one of the greenbelts of Paris and Ile de France. The quality and variety of its landscapes, coupled with its countless monuments and a modern and technological economy employing nearly 600,000 make Yvelines a very influential and wealthy area on the outskirts of the capital.
Hauts-De-Seine (92)
Prefecture : Nanterre
Sub-prefectures : Antony, Boulogne-Billancourt
Population : 1, 600 000
Website : www.hauts-de-seine.net
With a GDP three times higher than the average for French departments (the equivalent of counties), the Hauts-de-Seine is the third richest area in the European Union after Paris and London. Host to the head offices of approximately 6,000 firms, the department is also a hub for higher incomes. These assets are particularly highlighted in the district of La Défense, but also in the south east of the department, at Issy-les-Moulineaux or Boulogne, where the head offices of the major French media firms are grouped.
Created in 1968 following the division of the immense Seine-et-Oise department, the Hauts-de-Seine is however the smallest department of the Paris region in terms of surface area (576 km²), but also the most densely inhabited, with more than 1.5 million inhabitants.
Whilst the administrative centre of the department is Nanterre, the most populated town is Boulogne-Billancourt, the only town in the Hauts-de-Seine with more than 100,000 habitants.
Km 3 : Guyancourt
Population : 29, 000
Guyancourt was founded as such in 1065 by Guy de Chevreuse, the first lord of a village named after him. The locality developed in the 17thcentury thanks to its proximity to the Palace of Versailles, for which it produced grocery. The farming tradition subsisted until the early 20thcentury. At that period, Guyancourt became a hot spot for aeronautics with the construction in 1930 of the Caudron factory, soon taken over by Renault. Helene Boucher became famous when she set several world records at the commands of a Caudron-Renault plane before landing on the Guyancourt airport in 1934. The creation of the new town of St Quentin en Yvelines in 1970 multiplied the population by ten in 30 years.
Prefecture: Paris
Renamed Ile de France in 1976 after being called Parisian region, it is the first region in France in terms of population and revenue. Its 11.7 million inhabitants are spread between eight departments – Essonne, Hauts de Seine, Paris, Seine Saint-Denis, Seine et Marne, Val de Marne, Val d'Oise, Yvelines. It is Europe's leading metropolis in terms of revenue and the 5th in the world behind Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles and Osaka.
Even if 83% of jobs created are in the tertiary sector, the Ile de France region is nonetheless the leading industrial region in France, but also a significant contributor to the agricultural sector, thanks to its cereal crops. Tourism, with Paris as the leading destination in the world, is also dominant.
Tour de France of the Monuments Nationaux
National estate of Saint-Cloud
Historical park and garden of the former royal and imperial residence.
Once a privilege of Philippe d'Orléans, the younger brother of Louis XIV, the National estate of Saint-Cloud no longer boasts a Château, which was destroyed in a fire in 1870, but still offers 460 hectares of gardens, park and woodlandwhich represent one of the best examples of a classical garden. Designed by Le Nôtre, it is also one of the most attractive parks to be found in the outer Paris area.
Site with the "Outstanding Garden" label.
A temple dedicated to the memory of the men and women who have marked French history since the Revolution.
With the Pantheon, architect Jacques-Germain Soufflot met Louis XV's wish to glorify the monarchy in the form of a church dedicated to Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris. The edifice was deconsecrated during the Revolution in 1791 and renamed the Pantheon. During the turbulent years of the 19th century, as regimes changed, it alternated in its role as a religious and patriotic monument. Since 1885, the year of Victor Hugo's death and burial in the Pantheon, it has been the last resting place for the great writers, scientists, generals, churchmen and politicians who have made the history of France. The crypt houses the tombs of more than 70 illustrious figures including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas, Pierre and Marie Curie, etc.
2013: partial closure of the monument.
On the Île de la Cité, superb halls from the former royal palace and the prisons of the Revolutionary Tribunal.
The current monument contains the ruins of the Parisian palace of the Capetians. In the 14th century, Charles V abandoned this residence but maintained his seat of justice here. A 'concierge' was appointed with judicial powers. At the end of the 18th century, many of those brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal, sitting in the palace, were incarcerated in the Conciergerie prison, including Marie-Antoinette.
Designated world heritage site by UNESCO.
Towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Unique views from the Île de la Cité, the heart of Paris.
The tour of the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris, built in the middle of the 13th century in High Gothic style, is an opportunity to discover the cathedral, its flying buttresses, spires and roofs. Gargoyles and chimera decorate the gallery connecting the North Tower, with its rib-vaulted room, to the South Tower, with its belfry containing the bourdon bell known as Emmanuel. The upper gallery provides magnificent views of Paris, the Seine and the succession of bridges across the river.
Designated world heritage site by UNESCO.
A sumptuous, intimate chapel with remarkable stained glass windows.
The Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of stained-glass windows. It was built in the mid 13th century by Louis IX, at the heart of the royal residence, the Palais de la Cité. It was built to house the relics of the Passion of Christ. Adorned with a unique collection of fifteen glass panels and a large rose window forming a veritable wall of light, the Sainte-Chapelle is a gem of French Gothic architecture.
Designated world heritage site by UNESCO.
Arc de triomphe
A unique view of the Champs-Élysées, the world's most beautiful avenue.
The Arc de triomphe was begun in 1806, on the orders of Napoleon I to honour the victories of his Grande Armée. Inspired by the great arches of antiquity, the monument combines the commemorative with the symbolic and it has always played a major role in the national republican consciousness. Every evening, the flame is lit on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Great War. An exhibition portrays the history and explains its symbolic importance, nationally as well as internationally. The terrace provides superb views both by day and night across the city and its great sweeping avenues.
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Sure, that strategy led to 18 wins for the Cougars, but the team finished midpack in the Crossroads League without a berth in the NAIA National Tournament.
Kohne also had gaudy stats a year ago while being the lone double-digit scorer for Saint Francis. He averaged 18.2 points a game while taking nearly double the number of field-goal attempts (384) as the second-highest shooter (211).
Something had to change.
So far this season, it has. The No. 16-ranked Cougars sport four players in double figures entering this weekend's trip to Florida for the two-game Florida Classic.
Kohne is among them, but with the weight of the offensive attack far lighter upon his shoulders.
"I feel like last year it was so much on Scott to score every time he touched (the ball)," Saint Francis coach Chad LaCross said. "He would shoot instead of finding teammates.
"This year is completely the opposite. He has had games with five or six assists."
One of the players stepping up to take the spotlight off Kohne has been Austin Fox. The 6-foot-3 junior from Muncie has notched five double doubles this season, including a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Cougars' upset of then-No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday.
Junior Josh Hogan leads Saint Francis (10-3) in scoring with an 18.6 average. Kohne is averaging 17.9 a game with Fox at 14.0 and freshman Kegan Comer at 12.4
"The way Scott has played, he has been really unselfish," LaCross said.
The scoring balance isn't the only reason for the five-game surge. After switching defensive philosophies in the offseason to one that is supposed to tighten things up in the paint and force teams to beat the Cougars from the outside, Saint Francis has needed several games to work out the kinks in the scheme and get the players feeling confident with its execution.
Saint Francis allowed an average of 70.8 points per game through its first seven games, but just 60 points per contest over the winning streak.
"Our intensity is better," LaCross said. "It is always an adjustment when you make a change. I feel like the guys are solid on it. Defensively we are playing well with it now."
The Cougars take their hot play to a warmer climate for a weeklong visit to Florida before getting back into Crossroads League play Jan. 4 at home against Goshen.
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We have an old Kings Kraft. I've completely remodeled the whole boat. I'm a home builder and own a cabinet company so we really did it right. We know it's an old boat, but it's a good boat. Probably the fastest houseboat on the lake because it's very light weight, plus has twin V-8 engines. I named it after my wife Charlotte. She might pop a cork on a wine bottle from time to time. So the boats name is CHARdonnay.
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POLICE are hunting for further instances of graffiti following a spate of scrawls around the town centre at the end of last month.
On March 29 a number of the distinctive tags were found around Cambria Place, and following investigations more have been found in the town centre, including on the shutters of Trident Fish Bar on Victoria Road.
Owner Husnu Cetin, 37, said he would have to shut his shop and lose a days worth of business to get the paint cleaned off properly.
"The first thing I did when I saw the state of the shutter was check the CCTV," he said. "It was very clear. He did next door's window as well because they did not have a shutter up.
"This is the first time something like this has happened to me, and I have been here for a year and a half now. I just could not understand what motive would be behind that and why people do it."
Husnu took to social media instantly to try to identify the culprit and had an impressive response from his business page.
"I captured an image and put it on my Facebook page," he said. "Straight away I had a caller saying that he knew the guy. Then people started putting up posts saying they had the same thing done to them."
All information has now been passed to Wiltshire Police as part of their investigations, but Husnu has still been left at a loss.
"To put this right I will have to paint it," he said. "Next door just cleaned their window, but I would have to close for a day and lose that business on top of the costs to get it put right professionally.
"Eventually I will have to do it because this is still the image of my business outside the shop when we are closed."
A 19-year-old man has been questioned in relation to the offences and has been released on police bail while further enquiries are made.
PC Jansen Carter, beat manager for Kingshill, said he is keen for anyone who has seen the distinctive markings to identify them to police.
"We have had a group in the past going around making similar markings, but it seems that these have been done independently of them," he said.
"Following investigations we have found a number of these tags being made around the town centre, but we are looking for any more examples which have been made in recent weeks to determine the extent of the offences."
Anyone with any information about the locations of the markings should contact Wiltshire Police on non-emergency number 101 and ask for PC Jansen Carter.


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In season now: Peaches, Plums, Raspberries, Blackberries, Tomatoes, Corn, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Summer Squash, Beets and more!
In season soon: More Root Vegetables, Cabbage, Winter Squash Hardy Greens
Is there a better time of year to be a Greenmarket shopper? Judging by the crowds at Grand Army Plaza last week, definitely not. People gathered up highly anticipated corn, ripe red tomatoes, and sweet stone fruits by the pound. Check out the slideshow above for a peek at these August wonders, and be sure to make some time for the market tomorrow to grab some up for yourself!
About the author: Lauren Rothman is a former Serious Eats intern, a freelance catering chef, and an obsessive chronicler of all things culinary. Try the original recipes on her blog, For the Love of Food, and follow her on Twitter @Lochina186.


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Greenwood Village with free breakfast and indoor pool
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Situated in the business district, this hotel is 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Park Meadows Mall. Sky Ridge Medical Center and Kennedy Soccer Complex are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
An indoor pool, a fitness center, and coffee/tea in a common area are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a business center, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
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Sleep Inn Denver Tech Center features an indoor pool and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. This Greenwood Village hotel also offers multilingual staff, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Sleep Inn Denver Tech Center is a smoke-free property.
- Smoke-free property
- Indoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 115
- Number of floors - 3
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Express check-in
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Free self parking
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night, plus a deposit of USD 100.00 per stay
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Pet deposit: USD 100.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night
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Due to Swine flu, Dahi Handi 2009 celebrations on August 14 has been toned down or cancelled. Even a small Dahi Handi celebration in a small street corner in
Some of the most popular Dahi Handi celebrations in
All the big Ganesh mandals in Pune city have decided to cancel the Dahi Handi celebrations. Some of the Ganesh Mandal committees that had collected money for Dahi Handi celebrations will now contribute it for buying masks for citizens.
The need of the hour is to be socially responsible and it is good to note that people and religious organizations are displaying a sense of social responsibility and avoiding crowding in the name of festivals.


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Eight days ago we learned that Window Media had abruptly shut down LGBT publications including the Washington Blade, Atlanta's Southern Voice and The South Florida Blade. Miraculously, the employees at The Washington Blade managed to put together a new publication in just one week, and the first issue of DC Agenda hit the streets last Friday. Meanwhile, editor Dan Renzi says the South Florida Blade and its sister publication, 411 Magazine, barely missed a beat because they had long anticipated the collapse of Window Media. The South Florida publications have also relaunched under a new owner, Multimedia Platforms. Finally, just today, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Southern Voice editor Laura Douglas-Brown and the woman who founded the newspaper 21 years ago, Chris Cash, are working to start a new LGBT publication in that city. Cash sold the newspaper to Window Media in 1997 and now lives in Texas. She and Douglas-Brown have received a matching grant of $12,000 to launch the yet-to-be named publication.
All of this is great news for those of us in the gay press and for the LGBT community as a whole, particularly in those cities. At the risk of sounding self-important, I think it's fair to say that gay newspapers have played and will continue to play a crucial role in the struggle for equality. Besides, if it weren't for actual reporters, what would bloggers (myself included) have to steal?


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Sutton Courtenay was an ancient parish in the Ock Hundred and the Abingdon Poor Law Union. The parish was located in the Abingdon Rural District 1894-1974, and since that date in the Vale of White Horse District of Oxfordshire. A hamlet named Caldecott was in the north of the parish and is now a part of Abingdon.
Settlement in the parish dates from at least the Neolithic era, when the alluvial plains of the Thames made the area fertile for agriculture. The Romans were present in the village as evidenced by a surviving ceremonial site and road. Excavations have revealed rough Saxon huts of the early stages of Anglo-Saxon colonization, but their most important enduring monument in Sutton was the massive causeway and weirs that separate the millstream from Sutton Pools. The causeway was probably built by Saxon labour. In 2010 the Channel 4 Time Team programme excavated a field in the village and discovered what they then thought was a major Anglo-Saxon royal centre with perhaps the largest great hall ever discovered in Britain.
Written records of Sutton's history began in 688 when King Ine of Wessex endowed the new monastery at Abingdon with the manor of Sutton. In 801, Sutton became a royal vill, with the monastery at Abingdon retaining the church and priest's house. It is believed that this was on the site of the 'Abbey' in Sutton Courtenay. The Domesday Book of 1086 shows that the manor of 'Sudtone' was owned half by the King and farmed mainly by tenants who owed him tribute. There were three mills, of river meadow (probably used for dairy farming) and extensive woodlands where pigs were kept.
Sutton became known as Sutton Courtenay after the Courtenay family took residence at the Manor in the 1170s. Reginald Courtenay became the first Lord of Sutton after he had helped negotiate the path of the future king, Henry II, to the throne. Most historians believe that Matilda, the elder of the two children of Henry I of England, was born in Winchester; however John M. Fletcher argues for the possibility of the royal palace at Sutton (now Sutton Courtenay) in Berkshire.
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During the 19th century two bodies, the Poor Law Union and the Sanitary District, had responsibility for governmental functions at a level immediately above that covered by the civil parish. In 1894 these were replace by Rural and Urban Districts. These were elected bodies, responsible for setting local property assessments and taxes as well as for carrying out their specified duties. Thses districts continued in operation until 1974. Urban districts for larger municipalities were called "Municipal Boroughs" and had additional powers and obligations.
Poor Law Unions, established nationally in 1834, combined parishes together for the purpose of providing relief for the needy who had no family support. This led to the building of '"union poorhouses" or "workhouses" funded by all the parishes in the union. The geographical boundaries established for the individual Poor Law Unions were employed again when Registration Districts were formed three years later. In 1875 Sanitary Districts were formed to provide services such as clean water supply, sewage systems, street cleaning, and the clearance of slum housing. These also tended to follow the same geographical boundaries, although there were local alterations caused by changes in population distribution.


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Brown shakes off flu, says he's ready to go
PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown said he's recovered from a lingering flu that bothered him for over a week in Spring Training, and the Phillies outfielder believes he will be ready for Opening Day on Monday.
"It's time to go, I'm excited for the season to start," Brown said before Friday's exhibition against the Pirates.
Brown, who exited Wednesday's Grapefruit League game after three innings because of flu-like symptoms before sitting out on Thursday to recover, was back in the lineup on Friday. He said it helped to be back in front of the home fans at Citizens Bank Park.
"I've got a lot of energy and I'm ready to go," Brown said.
Brown initially missed four games with the flu two weeks ago, but felt well enough to start five straight games before coming out early on Wednesday. However, the left fielder doesn't expect to miss any more time with the illness.
"I've never had the flu like that, that's why I was a little worried," Brown said. "I don't know what the [heck] I had. I'm glad that it's all getting out of there now."
Austin Laymance is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jalaymance. Todd Zolecki 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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At its annual investor day meeting on Wednesday, Johnson Controls (JCI) management took clear ownership of the subpar performance of the company's Automotive Experience segment during the past 18 months and asserted that the issue is now aggressively being fixed.
Reflecting that confidence, the headline of the day was the raised fiscal 2013 guidance to earnings per share of $2.60 to $2.70 and enhanced revenue growth of 3% to 4%. More optimistic management guidance is becoming increasingly rare in general, but even more noteworthy is that Johnson Controls' statements come after management provided disappointing guidance in October.
What has changed in the last two months? Basically, better visibility into the troubled European auto market and higher confidence that Johnson's actions in that segment will be successful.
The company's Automotive Experience segment is composed of seating, interiors and electronics. Management has split the segment into its three component pieces and assigned its resident turnaround expert, Bill Jackson, to run both interiors and electronics.
The interiors unit has been suffering with some poorly structured or executed contracts, exacerbated by industry volume weakness. At the meeting, Jackson identified five specific programs that are responsible for the bulk of the issues, each of which is being addressed to first eliminate losses and then drive returns above the company's cost of capital. For the first time, the company acknowledged that a major restructuring is likely in Europe.
The outlook for the other components of the Automotive Experience unit is significantly brighter. Its seating unit is the clear global leader in its niche. Its strong current position in China through joint ventures is not well reflected in its financial statements, and this will be a value driver as the auto industry in China grows and slowly moves upscale. Additionally, the electronics unit is a shining star for Johnson, as original equipment manufacturers push more electronic content such as infotainment, safety systems and controls into cars in order to provide differentiation and to meet customer demand.
Power solutions, the auto battery business, will see future growth and innovation from tighter fuel-efficiency mandates, and the current lead-acid business will be extremely profitable if there is normal weather this winter.
Finally, building efficiency (HVAC for commercial and institutional properties) is stable, with growing profitability from better pricing and cost controls. Nevertheless, it likely will not garner much investor attention until business confidence improves, thereby increasing demand for the higher-margin discretionary projects that will really drive profits.
Through it all, Johnson's corporate model is conservative and shareholder-focused. Capital spending will come down $400 million this year. As there is no real interest in an acquisition during the next few years, free cash flow will rise substantially to about $1.2 billion. This cash will be used to reduce net debt to a more comfortable 27% of total capital and to increase the dividend, currently a 2.5% yield, with a target of a 35% payout of earnings, up from the current level of about 28% of 2013 earnings.
We like Johnson Controls in the context of a recovering global economy. Many of its businesses are directly or indirectly in the sweet spot of the energy-efficiency mega-trend. Valuation is reasonable at about 11.3x this year's earnings estimate, and the stock offers a more than decent dividend, with long-term growth potential well above GDP or market averages.
Industrials are starting to benefit from a growing conviction that China is starting to reaccelerate and that the US economic recovery will continue. JCI is a highly respected player in the sector, and it offers an attractive combination of upside potential and a high likelihood of achieving it.
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OAK PARK, Mich. - A 48-year-old man from Oak Park walked into the Michigan State Police Metro Post on Monday.
Police say the man made several remarks to the front desk personnel that were incoherent.
The suspect kept telling the trooper "outside."
When the trooper escorted him outside the man became agitated and placed his hand in his pocket and made threatening comments at troopers.
Police asked the man to remove his hand from his pocket. The man refused and walked towards them.
Police tasered the man and took him into custody. It was later discovered the man had a small toy gun in his pocket.
Read: 5th grader faces expulsion for toy gun.
Police say the man has a past history of mental illness and was off his medication
They believe the man was both homicidal and suicidal and came to the post to confront the troopers.
Neither the suspect nor the troopers were injured.
No criminal charges will be sought against the man who was taken to Providence Hospital for a mental evaluation.
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|Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
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|Matt Sottile <matt@xxxxxxxx>
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Ron should be sending the TCP dump along soon. For your information, the application we're encountering this problem with is one where we are sending data periodically across the network at the highest possible rate -- a client sends a request to a server, the server responds with a result. This we call a "sample" -- now, we want to get as many samples as we can in one second. Now, we know we can poll the data source that we're getting the data from inside a single box at ~3.5 Khz (~3500 samples/second). Now, as soon as we move from a single box to a two box sampling across the network, we immediately hit a ceiling of 25Hz... Amazingly enough, if you dive into the 2.4 kernel sources and find the delayed ack code, we notice that some brilliant programmer decided the delay is related to.... HZ/25. Now, taking that into account and looking at the tcpdump that Ron will shortly pass along, we have lots of reason to believe that this delay stuff is limiting our sampling rates across the network. (Now be patient and don't tell me that I'm imagining things until you get Ron's tcpdump data...) -matt On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 01:36:22PM -0700, Ronald G Minnich wrote: > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > > > I also have a hard time to see how delayed acks should introduce user > > > visible delays (assuming your send/receive buffers are big enough) > > > > I know. That's the whole problem. People have a hard time seeing > > something, so they deny its existence. > > When you claim something that fails the sanity checks of several other > people and you blame Linux it is your duty to provide evidence for it. > In TCP world the standard evidence is a tcpdump. tcpdumps don't lie. > Without a tcpdump we can as well assume that the problem doesn't exist. > > -Andi > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Sottile | Phone: 1 (505) 665-6057 CCS-1 : Advanced Computing | Email: matt@xxxxxxxx MS B287 | Los Alamos National Laboratory | If you're not part of the solution, Los Alamos, NM 87545 | you're part of the precipitate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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