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Board Updated on Critical County Transportation Issues
March 9, 2009
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting today, received an update on critical transportation projects within the county. The update, which announced the addition of enhanced sound walls along most of the I-495 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes project, was a joint board matter from Chairman Sharon Bulova and Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay.
"I appreciate the willingness of the commonwealth to work with Fairfax County to improve transit and HOV access in this corridor while trying to protect affected communities as much as possible," said Bulova.
This transportation information also was presented on March 6 to the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee, chaired by McKay, by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) andthe Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Capital Beltway (I-495)
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes Project — VDOT will
add sound walls for almost the entire length of the project and
increase the height at several locations along the Beltway to address
community concerns. The process to obtain the sound walls was started
by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, former Board of Supervisors
chairman. VDOT also will hire a landscape architect to develop
landscaping plans in coordination with adjacent communities, to
help mitigate concerns with the tree canopy loss and to take advantage
of available green space as the project develops. In addition,
the pedestrian and bicycle facilities negotiated by FCDOT and VDOT for
the bridges being constructed by the I-495 HOT Lanes Project will
remove some of the worst barriers to pedestrian and bicycle movement in
Fairfax County, as most of the existing bridges have no pedestrian
The board commended VDOT staff for addressing the concerns of the residents who live adjacent to this project and the concerns of the board. It also thanked the Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Fairfax County delegation to the General Assembly with districts along the roadway and VDOT staff for their efforts on behalf of Fairfax County residents.
I-95/395 High Occupancy
Vehicle(HOV)/Bus/HOT Lanes Project —The
36-mile-long northern section has 28 miles of existing
HOV system plus an eight-mile extension from Quantico to Stafford
County. The HOV lanes will be expanded from two to three lanes and
continue to be reversible. The 28-mile-long southern
section adds a second lane to the eight-mile extension
included in the northern section and extends the system south to
Massaponax and Spotsylvania County. Construction is expected to start
by the end of this year or early 2010.
Transit access and service on this portion of I-95/395 are critical to relieving congestion and addressing the needs of numerous military installations along the project corridor. There is a one-time commitment of $195 million for transit services from the Public-Private Transportation Act, which allows VDOT to partner with the private sector to build roads more efficiently.
Residential Parking — The
briefing focused on complaints concerning commercial and large vehicles
parking in residential neighborhoods. The issues involve neighborhood
quality of life, safety, aesthetics, and the potential impact of more
restrictions on small business owners, and businesses in general.
Recent state legislation (HB 1694) as well as an opinion from the state
attorney general permit the Board of Supervisors to broaden
restrictions on some vehicles. County staff recommended that the board
consider amending the County Code to address typical complaints using
this authority. Board members were asked to provide FCDOT with examples
of typical parking complaints in their districts that they would like
to have reviewed and addressed with revised parking
Dulles Rail Project
Update — The project team briefed the board on the
finance plan for the project including updates on the Tax District
revenue collections and planned bond issuances. Design work is
approximately 60 percent complete, and utility work is moving toward
completion in the first quarter of 2010. Rail construction will begin
during the third quarter of 2009 and be completed in the second quarter
of 2013. Passenger service is projected to begin in November
The full federal funding agreement for phase one of the project is scheduled to be signed March 10. Phase one extends Metro from the Orange Line between East and West Falls Church stations to Wiehle Avenue and includes four stations in Tysons.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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|Behçet's Disease
|Other: eosinophil cationic protein
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Serum Eosinophil Cationic Protein Levels in Behçet's Disease and Its Relation to the Clinical Activity
|Study Start Date:
|January 2002
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2002
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2002 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Behçet patients
Other: eosinophil cationic protein
Serum eosinophil cationic protein levels
Other Name: ECP
|Healthy controls
Other: eosinophil cationic protein
Serum eosinophil cationic protein levels
Other Name: ECP
|Allergic rhinitis (diseased) controls
Other: eosinophil cationic protein
Serum eosinophil cationic protein levels
Other Name: ECP
Detailed Description:
Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis, characterized by recurrent oral aphthae, genital ulcers, uveitis, skin lesions, arthritis, gastrointestinal and neurologic manifestations. There has been a growing interest in research on the pathogenesis of the disease. Eosinophils has been implicated in the vascular injury associated with several vasculitis syndromes like Churg Strauss syndrome, temporal arteritis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura. In Behçet patients, serum IgE and eosinophils have been reported to be comparable with the controls but eosinophil activity has not been studied extensively. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is a matrix protein of specific granules of eosinophils with considerable capacity to damage tissue and cells and has been reported to reflect eosinophil activity. Increased serum levels of ECP has been reported in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Several immunomodulatory features of ECP has been reported, such as inhibition of the proliferative T-lymphocyte response to antigen, immunoglobulin production, proliferation of plasma cell lines and upregulation of ICAM-1. Procoagulant effects of ECP has also been reported. The present study was conducted in patients without usage of any confounding drugs that can effect serum ECP levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the serum ECP levels in BD and its relation to the clinical activity.
Forty-seven consecutive patients with BD (22 active, 25 inactive) meeting International Study Group Criteria , 21 age and sex matched patients with allergic rhinitis and 21 apparently healthy controls were evaluated prospectively in Rheumatology-Immunology Outpatient Clinic. Clinical activity was defined according to the criteria proposed by "Behcet's Disease Research Committee of Japan" . Activity scoring was made according to the "Behçet's Disease Research Committee of Japan" which was proposed in 1994. Organ involvements of the patients were summarized.
Patients on corticosteroids or immunosuppressives were excluded. Colchicine was stopped 10 days prior to the blood collection in inactive patients. Blood was drawn from the active patients before starting treatment. Cases with any allergy history or parasitosis were excluded.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consecutive Behçet patients who gave the written informed consent were included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients on corticosteroids or immunosuppressives were excluded.Cases with any allergy history or parasitosis were excluded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01584778
|Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology-Immunology Department
|Adana, Turkey, 01330
|Study Chair:
|Hüseyin TE Ozer, Assoc. Prof.
|Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology-Immunology Department
|Study Director:
|Eren Erken, Prof. Dr.
|Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology-Immunology Department
|Responsible Party:
|Didem Arslan Tas, Dr. Didem Arslan Tas, Cukurova University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01584778 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 24, 2012
|Last Updated:
|April 25, 2012
Keywords provided by Didem Arslan Tas, Cukurova University:
Behçet's disease
Eosinophil cationic protein
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Behcet Syndrome
Mouth Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Uveitis, Anterior
Uveal Diseases
Eye Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Vascular
Eosinophil Cationic Protein
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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I'll start by making a bold statement, I Am Kloot are the best band you've probably never heard of.
Unfairly passed over for the Mercury prize in 2010, losing out to one hit wonders "The xx", I Am Kloot have been steadily releasing classics since 2001. The songs ooze personality and kinship, the musical talents of Peter Jobson (bass) and Andy Hargreaves (drums) fit John Bramwell's lyrics, vocals and guitar to a tee.
I was introduced to I Am Kloot in 2009 by an ex-girlfriend, at the now defunct Cardiff Barfly when John Bramwell played a solo gig, as he regularly does between albums. Before the gig started we were smoking outside and she pointed out to me – after he had gone back inside — that the guy who had been enjoying a fag a metre from us was he who we had come to see tonight.
I Am Kloot were the 3rd most listened to band, 2011-2013 . 2,726 listens.— Last.fm, @charmingman
Since then the band has been a staple on my iPod, Spotify and have spent many drunk nights contemplating, commiserating and crying to. It's perhaps ironic that the music somebody introduced me to also helped me through a lot of what I went through because of the relationship with that person.
So in December '13 John Bramwell announces another solo tour, a few dates dotted around the country at a leisurely pace, I get my tickets for Cardiff and Bristol — Bristol in February '14, Cardiff in March. I look forward to them mightily.
Finally the Bristol date comes along, I get on a train and make the hour journey there, to my second city. I had never been to the venue before, The Louisiana. As I walk there from the train station it starts to piss down, I run the final 200 metres. I get to the venue and taking cover from the rain, famililarly smoking a cigarette is John Bramwell. Smiling like a goon I say "Hey!", he says "Hello" back and retreats inside, I caught him right at the letters.
The venue is small, 200 people or less. John and his support artist have to fight through the tightly packed crowd to get to the stage. For the first half I position myself as closely to the front of the stage as I can get. Did I forget to mention I went alone. It's too much of a personal experience to take anybody who doesn't know the music.
The second half starts late, I know my train home is at 11pm and the gig is supposed to finish at 1030. The songs keep coming, I'm entranced, it overruns, it's 1030, I try to decide whether it's best to be responsible and leave or stay and be gratified futher. I choose the latter.
I'm all caught up in a one man brawl
He comes off stage at 11pm. I've missed my ride home, but I have options, so I decide to wait until the 130am service back to Wales. John has a big queue of people waiting to sign albums, t-shirts and have photos taken with him. I stand at the bar drinking, just watching the queue disperse, watching how he interacts with fellow fans — a lot of them have met him before, talk about previous gigs, have their photos taken and leave the venue.
I buy my fourth pint and retreat to the outside, benches on the main road, to smoke and read, just passing the time until I can get home to my bed.
It's coming up to midnight, closing time, I buy my fifth pint of cider and smoke what must be my 400th cigarette. I'm drunk enough now to talk to other people about what a great gig it was, the venue is emptying now, only about five people left. The Louisiana finally closes and John Bramwell emerges from the main doors. He lights a cigarette and says "Hello" to the small group I'm stood talking to, consisiting of a male/female couple and a drunk Bristol uni student originally from Manchester.
John and his manager join our group and get involved in our conversation, I think we're talking about local venues and how they've been strangled, John agrees and talks about some of the brilliant, tiny places he's played over the years. I offer him a cigarette. He fumbles around with the packet for a few seconds, takes one and I offer him a light.
He starts to talk about the gig, how well it went and the rain is "so pissing depressing". The next 45 minutes pass quickly, we're laughing and joking, John tells anecdotes about famous rock stars and poets — some which start with a disclaimer "Don't put this on the internet! If this ends up on the internet I know where it's come from!" to which I put my hands up and give him my word I will not repeat.
His songs are personal to him, but resonate with me. He puts to words what I feel but could never describe, and he does so with character and style, and now we're laughing and joking like mates.
I finally succumb to the sixth pint, but I feel like it's okay because he's pissed too. I say "Your music has seen me through some shit, thanks". He replies modestly and we move on quickly, for I am embarassed and we are men. I ask one question that had been burning, "How did you film the video "Over my shoulder" to which he gave an excellent answer — "I stood on a spinning platform in front of a green screen all day, feeling like a prick".
It was coming up to 1am, we'd been talking, smoking and drinking for nearly an hour. The rain was screaming down, the bar was closed and I was dying for a piss. But I couldn't leave. When would I get this opportunity again? I offer him another Marlboro red, he takes one and lights it up, thanking me on passing the pack back.
The owner of The Louisiana popped his head out of the door, John shouted at him "Can we get some wine to take back to the hotel?" and who could deny him? Wine was provided.
We talked some more, about music politics, bastard record companies, asshole music press and who are some of the best and worst "stars" to come into contact with.
Since John is from "oop north" and I am a massive Morrissey/The Smiths fan I decide to bung this into the foray. To my delight he tells an excellent story of being at one of the first Morrissey solo gigs in 1988, and agrees that despite sometimes being a bit of a cock, Morrissey is true musical royalty.
It's 120am, we've been chatting for too long, if I miss this train I'll have to spend 80 quid on a hotel — reluctantly I say my goodbyes, he says he has to leave too. I step into the rain, put my hood up and run to the train station with the biggest grin that has ever graced my face and he gets into his manager's car.
I fell asleep on the train and almost missed my stop. I didn't care.
Stop thinking it over and stick your suitcase in the van.
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The Barton County Health Department, Barton County Sheriff's Office, Great Bend Police Department and the Barton County Landfill have teamed up to provide their annual Bike Safety Rodeo for children ages 5 to 14 on Friday at the Britt Spaugh Park northeast baseball field near 22nd and Morton streets.
The bridge on West 10th Street spans the City of Great Bend's flood-control ditch and was built by the city in the late 1980s as part of that massive anti-flooding effort.
June Jaunt delivered something for every age group in Great Bend.
Motorists, beware. Summer school in Unified School District 428 begins Monday, and along with it come summer school zones.
Kansas SpeedWeek Cruise Night was Friday, May 31, in downtown Great Bend. Here are a few cars seen in Jack Kilby Square.
The weather at the first of May was decidedly un-springlike, forcing several outdoor events to reschedule. The last day of May was more to everyone's liking, and the Kansas SpeedWeek Cruise Night brought dozens of classic cars and racers to Great Bend's Jack Kilby Square.
A Minnesota teenager who died May 20 from a rare form of bone cancer has become a global role model for others battling serious illness. Zach Sobiech's song "Clouds" is a viral hit, reaching Number One on at least one digital music chart, but it made a bittersweet debut this week on Billboard's Hot 100.
SALINE COUNTY – The elite firefighters from Great Bend, Newton, Hutchinson, Sedgwick County and Winfield met in McPherson Wednesday morning. From there, the team made its way to the tornado-ravaged community.
Great Bend Mayor Mike Allison has selected the members of the committee charged with studying the banning of pit bull dogs within the city limits.
On April 26, Barton County Emergency Management received notice that President Barack Obama signed a federal disaster declaration which ordered aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Feb. 20-23 blizzard, including Barton and surrounding counties, the Barton County Commission learned Monday morning.
A lawsuit filed after an on-duty Great Bend Police officer was involved in an automobile accident in 2005 recently came before the Kansas Court of Appeals.
SALINE COUNTY – Great Bend Fire Department firefighters are among more than 230 emergency personnel from across Kansas taking part in an intensive a two-day, large-scale training exercise that wraps up today in Saline County. First responders, emergency managers and other members of the public safety professions were invited to participate in and observe the exercise and tour the state-owned Crisis City training facility.
Tuesday night, Great Bend experienced wind gusts of up to 52 mph, according to the National Weather Service. According to USD 428 assistant superintendent Dan Brungardt, the Great Bend Police Department notified district administration that a tree had blown over into another tree. They expressed concern that if the wind shifted or the other tree gave way, at least part of the original tree would fall into the Washington School building.
Last week, we ran part one of a series on aging out of foster care. We were introduced to Daniel Martin, a foster alumnus who now works with other fosters in an independent living program in Wichita. His generation of fosters is working to change the system to ensure future fosters are empowered and have a more successful outcome. But it will take a lot of work to turn the system around. Here are a few ways they are making a difference, and ideas they have for the future.
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Harley Clifford is an all around superstar. When it comes to creating a board design that matches his ability, it needs to be smooth, fast, and ultra poppy. It's not easy setting trends and inventing tricks, so Harley's board has got to be a step above and his pro model certainly is.
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The Jeffrey Humble Playing Fields is a name that will not mean much to anybody beyond junior and amateur footballers living in an unfashionable stretch of north Liverpool.
It is home to ten pitches and is grassroots football at its most basic. The changing rooms were burned down earlier this year and it stands open to the elements – which meant a blustery wind on the day I visited this week.
Being there provided a reminder that every footballer's journey has a starting point. It was on these same pitches, after all, that an eight-year-old Wayne Rooney took his first significant step on a road that has led him to many of the most celebrated stadia in world football – including the Luzhniki, Stadio Olimpico and Wembley for three UEFA Champions League finals.
I had gone along with a French TV reporter curious to retrace Rooney's first steps and we met Bob Pendleton, who helps run the 50-team Walton & Kirkdale Junior Football League, and – more significantly to our tale – was the scout who took Rooney to his boyhood team, Everton FC.
When you think of the sums of money that later led Rooney to Manchester United FC, and of the glittering career that has unfolded, it was amusing to hear just how Bob came to spot "young Wayne", as he calls him.
One Sunday, Bob realised that the manager of Rooney's then team, Copplehouse Juniors Under-11s, had not paid their match fee of £1.50 – a sum equivalent to €1.90 that goes towards paying the referee – and so he walked over to the pitch where they were playing.
What he saw was a player who did not just run with the ball like many skilful schoolboys. "He passed the ball and expected the ball back," he recalled. Once inside the penalty box, though, there was no passing at all – this, after all, was a kid born to score goals.
Bob explained how he went to speak to Rooney's parents, Jeanette and "big Wayne", and told them he would like to take their son into Everton. They did not need any persuading being Evertonians and so it was that a little boy set out on the path to stardom.
With United facing Arsenal FC today, it seems a fitting recollection given it was against the Gunners that he scored his first Premier League goal, as a 16-year-old for Everton ten years ago.
That was the day Rooney etched his name into the national consciousness in Britain, but if anyone ever decides to make a movie of his life, I would suggest a different opening scene: a shot of Bob Pendleton crossing a windswept field in search of his missing £1.50.
• Staying with United strikers, Robin van Persie went into this weekend's reunion with Arsenal having won more points (nine) for his team with his goals than any other Premier League player this season. Not a bad start to life at Old Trafford for the Dutchman, who duly found the net against his old club.
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Updated 11:56 am, Monday, March 11, 2013
One person was killed and another person was wounded in a shooting at a marijuana grow in SeaTac early Monday.
King County sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West said a woman called 911 just before 3 a.m. to report the shooting.
Deputies found one person dead inside the home in 3000 block of South 146th Street, and another person who had been shot was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
West said the two attackers got away. No description was immediately available, but West said they believe the victims knew the attacker and that it wasn't a random crime.
About 50 marijuana plants were inside the house, and West said detectives are trying to determine if the shooting happened during a robbery attempt.
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From a custodial operations standpoint, it is important to realize that how and what we use to clean a building has an impact on everyone who enters the facility. From a broader environmental standpoint, how we construct, remodel and maintain facilities impacts the air, water and all living things that inhabit the earth.
This is no minor point. Most people spend over 80% of their time inside of buildings, be it homes or workplaces, and health and comfort are impacted in a positive or negative way depending on the condition of the indoor environments in which they live, work and play.
Sustainable green cleaning is a natural extension of concern and responsibility for the cleaning industry and building custodians, as they know the building and it's occupants better than most anyone else and are already responsible for the care and custody of the property. With a few minor changes and a broader understanding of how all the elements of building operations work together, building custodians are in the right position to help protect building occupants, the building owner's investment and the environment.
The words sustainable and green are often used interchangeably. Being "green" and being "sustainable" is not the same thing. Green cleaning relates to the chemicals, equipment and processes that are used to clean a building or facility. Sustainable cleaning is a much broader and encompassing term that includes not only the products and processes, but longer term environmental, social and financial impacts related to the cleaning and maintenance of a facility or building.
Requirements and Expectations Evolve
Cleaning is no longer a simple matter of sweeping the floor and dumping the trash. Over the last 10 years the role of the building custodian has evolved to include knowledge of and responsibility for health, safety, recycling, Indoor air quality and security. In addition today professional cleaner must be able to recognize and service new and delicate surfaces that include natural stone, exotic woods, coated plastics, polished metals, faux fabrics, and the list goes on.
The responsibilities for green sustainable cleaning are also changing and increasing. Today custodial services management may be involved with validation testing, internal and external audits and certifications, tracking and monitoring maintenance schedules, along with usage levels of chemicals, water, waste and other resources.
Floor and Carpet Care Go Green
Green sustainable cleaning is all encompassing. Hard floor and carpet care account for high percentages of costs and product usage in all types of facilities cannot be overlooked when it comes to implementing a green cleaning or cost containment programs.
The basic concept is prevention, followed by capturing and removing soil where it enters a facility and is concentrated, before it gets spread around the entire building where it is more difficult and expensive to find and remove.
Examples include such things as 12 – 15 ft of interior and exterior entry matting at entrances, more regular and frequent vacuuming or dust mopping of the first 30 – 50 ft inside of entrances and focusing on micro areas of a building that have a greater need for cleaning than other lessor used areas.
Equipment, chemicals and supplies have changed over the last ten years to better meet the needs for green sustainable cleaning of modern buildings. This includes such things as micro fiber cloths and flat mops, HEPA filtration vacuums, natural and bio based chemicals, automated dilution systems, oxygenated and ionized water, and equipment that uses gel batteries, low energy usage motors, and ultra high concentrate chemical cartridges.
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There is no shortage of information available to guide anyone wanting to know more about green sustainable cleaning. Most association, manufacurers and a growing number of third party certification organizations offer training, audits, specifications and standards that can be used in any size and type of facility.
Some of the more well know and respected resources are listed below;
Why Not?
The question on the lips of forward thinking building owners, managers and occupants today is why aren't you using green sustainable cleaning processes and products. Green sustainable cleaning has become the norm in many facilities, and with good reason as there are many benefits, including cost savings. If you aren't doing green sustainable cleaning, the question you should be asking yourself is: Why Not?


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MUMS and daughters are being urged to mark Mother's Day by signing up to run this year's Race for Life together.
The charity run is returning to Glouctester Park, Basildon, and Garon Park, Southend, in June, giving mothers and daughters a chance to spend quality time training together while raising money for a good cause.
Entrants can take part in 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy obstacle course races.
They can walk, jog, run or even dance their way through the allfemale event, which is organised by and in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Gill Burgess, Race for Life event manager in Essex, said: "We are urging women in Basildon and Southend to give their mums the gift of time this Mother's Day, by signing up to Race for Life together. The feelgood factor that comes from being part of the formidable army of women ready to show cancer who's boss will last far longer than the more traditional Mother's Day gifts of chocolates and flowers.
"Race for Life events are not competitive. They are not about being fit or fast. Some women might worry about standing alongside runners decked out in lycra, but nothing could be further from the truth.
"The reality on the day is that participants of all shapes, sizes and ages generate an electric energy as they unite in their determination to defeat cancer."
Last year 22,301 women took part in Race for Life events across Essex, raising more than £1.4million.
Thanks to research into cancer, survival rates have doubled in the past 40 years, despite the number of people being diagnosed going up.
This year's Southend Race for Life takes place on Sunday, June 15.
The Pretty Muddy event takes place in Basildon on Saturday, June 28 with the Race for Life being held on Sunday, June 29.
For more information visit www.raceforlife.org or call 0845 600 6050.


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French League has great quality teams at the top and it's stupidly close as well. Probably the most entertaining League currently.
Meanwhile Premier League is done and dusted really at the top unless United choke again and City kick it up a gear (Doubtful though) and Reading are gone and Wigan look like joining them if they don't start stealing wins or points. Most entertaining thing currently is probably who will get 4th.


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Ouch man.
Upset with himself over missing a shot, Beasley started punching himself in the head while running back on defense. He punched himself so hard that he needed treatment after the game from the Heat's trainer. Steel compresses (like the ones cut doctors use in boxing) were applied to Beasley's brow in the locker room.


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I'm continuing my week-long trip in San Francisco, having all sorts of meetings with venture capitalists, angel invetors and tech executives.
Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer is no doubt on the top of everyone's minds. Even if their focus on consumer Internet stuff, everyone seems to have an opinion about her, how she's doing and whether Yahoo can succeed long-term. So far, the consensus seems to be that everyone loves her and thinks she made a smart move going to Yahoo from Google (GOOG), as it's really giving her the chance to shine as a leader.
On the question of whether Yahoo can turn itself around, I would say there is less agreement. Most people still seem to have a wait-and-see approach, although they go out of their way to compliment the job Mayer has done so far.
There are some key markers that tech insiders have told me to watch for as the year rolls on. One was announced Wednesday morning with the new Yahoo homepage. Here's the full list:
● A new homepage and how it does: Yahoo.com is still ground zero for the company. It's where the traffic comes and mostly jumps off to other sites. Yahoo can turn on the fire hose, directing traffic to other Yahoo-branded sites depending on how it steers the traffic on the homepage. Even though everyone wants to talk about mobile, Yahoo just can't neglect the traffic and profit they're deriving from the webpage. The new page looks good this morning, but the real test will be in the traffic numbers we see in the coming months.
● What's going to happen with search? One person I spoke with was actually more bullish about Yahoo's ability to generate more revenue from turning around search, rather than on display. They thought the trends in display ads were just not in Yahoo's favor, and that Marissa's search expertise could really help Yahoo do a lot better in search.
The big decision coming up has to do with what Yahoo will do with the Microsoft (MSFT) Bing search alliance. Will they renew the deal? Will they terminate it and will Yahoo go with Google instead? Will the company go it alone? Will it ask to take over Bing from Microsoft? It's all up for grabs. Each of those options have risks and rewards, and Yahoo will likely offer clarity on them by April.
● New versions of key Yahoo properties. Mail and Flickr revamps have gone very well so far. Yahoo is now going to roll through updates of all their other key properties. Watch for something from Finance and Sports next, as they are the next biggies.
● The Mail revamp: It's no surprise that this was the first refresh for Yahoo after Marissa took over. It's a critical property for Yahoo, and not enough people pay attention to it. But, while the new Mail app is great, it doesn't really take people back to the Yahoo home webpage where Yahoo generates a lot of advertising revenue. So it will be important to watch Yahoo Mail's traffic over the new few months. If it starts tracking downward, that could signal that a drop in display revenue is soon to follow.
● Of course, what's going to happen to with the Asian assets: Marissa has less control over this, but if we see an Alibaba initial public offering and/or monetization of Yahoo's stake in Yahoo Japan, these things could more than make up for whatever goes on in the core business.


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Matheny, Cards discuss pitcher safety
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Cardinals will not have to face Reds closer Aroldis Chapman in at least six of the 19 games the two teams will play in 2014, though that was not the focus in St. Louis' camp the day after Chapman was involved in a scary on-field incident.
Chapman was carted off an Arizona field on Wednesday night after being struck in the face by a line drive. On Thursday, the Reds announced that he will undergo surgery to repair facial fractures and that the recovery will be approximately 6-8 weeks.
The Cardinals face Cincinnati six times over the first two weeks of the season, and then again during a three-game series in late May. Under that recovery timetable, Chapman would miss at least those first two series.
Talk about how best to protect pitchers from continuing to be hit by liners resurfaced in light of this latest event. In January, Major League Baseball approved a padded cap that is now optional for players to wear. No Cardinals pitchers have expressed interest in donning the cap, at least as it is now.
Lance Lynn said he hasn't even seen the cap brought into the clubhouse for pitchers to try.
Because of all the extra padding, the cap is oversize and does not have the same snug fit players are used to. Manager Mike Matheny described the look as "goofy." Additional research is being done to see if the hat can be streamlined.
"It will be interesting to see how baseball evolves," Matheny said. "We start talking about issues like concussions and we start talking about trying to make steps forward, I think that may be something that the game might have to get comfortable with. ... When we start talking about what can happen to these guys, I think you can't take anything off the table."
Chapman's injury isn't all that different from the one that ended the career of Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion. He, too, was hit near the left eye with a ball, but while standing in the on-deck circle. The impact crushed his eye socket, and Encarnacion never fully regained his vision.
Fortunately for Chapman, the prognosis is better. Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek said on Thursday that he "absolutely" expects Chapman to pitch in 2014.
"It's been happening for a long time, though. Pitchers have been getting hit," Matheny said. "You think maybe guys are getting bigger, stronger, faster, but they've always hit the ball pretty hard, and it's 60-feet, 6-inches away. There's not a lot of time for reaction. You try to teach the guys to prepare, but he didn't have time to get his hand up. It's just one of those scary moments."
"When you look at changes and look at the NFL with concussions, nothing got changed until guys started getting seriously injured," Lynn added. "I guess it's going to take someone getting really, really hurt to where they can't do anything again to go there. But you don't wish that upon anyone to ever get hit. Hopefully, we can keep making the progress that we need."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tokyo, 1981, from the series Counting Grains of Sand 1976–1989
A city in constant flux, Tokyo has been an enduring subject in Japanese art, often treated serially by print artists and photographers. Like Moriyama Daido's jarring compositions, Tsuchida Hiromi's intensive exploration of crowds serves as both a record and a representation of a particular place and time. Struck especially by the extraordinary density of the urban population, Tsuchida began observing large gatherings of people in public spaces throughout Tokyo and the greater metropolitan region, resulting in the Counting Grains of Sand series, comprising more than seventy images taken from 1976 to 1989.
Tsuchida's views of different crowds—men in a public park hunched over games of shogi (a form of chess) while folk dancers perform in the distance, a group watching a parade at Nihonbashi, dispersed individuals waiting for a graduation ceremony at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, or workers gathering for May Day festivities—makes palpable the sense of anonymity and fragmentation that characterizes modern society. The group culminates with a photograph of hundreds of people watching a summer concert at the Oiso Prince Hotel in Kanagawa. Across these five images, the absence of the central activity within the frame shifts the viewer's attention to the character of the crowds themselves and the underlying tension inherent in modern urban life.


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Today I successfully objected to an arbitration clause and was still able to get the service. It was for acupuncture. I was filling out all the blah blah forms and then I came across the arbitration agreement. I wasn't even planning on this, I just saw it and got really uncomfortable.
My eyes skimmed over the words… forgo constitutional rights… American Arbitration Association… binding… I thought about all the other arbitration agreements I had signed: cellphones, rental cars, and credit cards—why was it a problem now? I also thought about how I had written post after post about how arbitration strips consumers of their rights… how arbitrators that rule in favor of corporations get most of the work… how I had urged people to support the Arbitration Fairness Act. I signed everything except the arbitration form and slipped it between the papers and handed it back…
I hoped that maybe it would go unnoticed, but the receptionist looked through all the papers and said, "Oh, we need you to sign this one." The acupuncturist arrived and got in the conversation, which went something like this:
ME: I'm sorry, it's nothing against you guys, I have no plans to sue you, I just don't feel comfortable giving up my constitutional rights.
THEM: Well, it's just something we have to have you sign for our malpractice insurance.
ME: Are you going to deny me treatment if I don't sign it?
THEM: We have attorneys come in here all the time and they even say that it wouldn't hold up in a court of law…
ME: Oh, it'll hold up, believe me. Are you going to deny me treatment if I don't sign?
Then they gave in and let me get stabbed with needles without signing an arbitration agreement. I wasn't trying to be a hardass, I just genuinely felt physically distressed when I saw that word staring back at me. ARBITRATION. Consumer Rosa Parks I'm not, but being able to negotiate the contract process, object to what I felt objectionable, and still get the services rendered, felt good.


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Ball Wins Third State Title
Barbara Lee Ball won her third consecutive Class A/AA Cross Country State Championship on Saturday, November 3, at Percy Warner Park's Steeplechase Course in Nashville Tennessee. Ball completed the 5-kilmometer course in 19:09.42, more than a minute faster than her nearest competitor.
Ball, a senior who has committed to run at Lipscomb University, has placed in the state meet every year since her eighth grade year. As an eighth grader, Ball placed third in in TSSAA Class A/AA Cross Country State Championship. As a freshman, she placed second and as a sophomore, junior and senior, she won the state championship.
"It's really hard to imagine, I started dreaming of winning state when I was in eighth grade and thought maybe it was possible to win, " said Ball.
Ball has had a tremendous high school running career, each of her three state championship times have been faster than the last. As a sophomore, Barbara Lee ran a 19:31, as a junior, a 19:21 and as a senior, a 19:09. Her fastest time ever for a 5K is an 18:04. Ball says she is looking forward to running at Lipscomb University because "they incorporate faith in their program; I know I have none of it without God."
"To say that I will miss this phenomenal runner would be a huge understatement. I have been watching Barbara run since she was a little elementary student. She used to run on the outside track while I coached her older brother in Middle School Cross Country. I knew then that she was something special but I had no idea what was in store for the Cross Country program. She has talent, skill and determination; the fact that she also has a great attitude, an encouraging, servant heart, and an evident love of God is just icing on the cake. I know she will be successful wherever she goes and I'm thrilled I will be able to keep up with her running career since she will just be across campus next year," said Lipscomb Academy Head Cross Country Coach, Albert Thweatt.
With the state meet behind her, Ball has set her sights on the next challenge: Nike Southeast Regionals in Cary, North Carolina. Ball will run as an individual and the top 5 high school runners will qualify for Nationals at the Nike Campus in Oregon.


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Recall List for the 2005 Audi A4
Official recalls have been issued for the 2005 Audi A4 by the NHTSA. The complete details of all recalls are listed below, along with what they cover and the recommended solutions.
Recalls don't cost you anything to get fixed, but most are time-limited, so if your car is affected you should call your local Audi service department immediately!
If you have questions about a recall, write down your VIN & then call Audi customer service.
2005 Audi A4 AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL NHTSA Campaign #16V382000
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2008 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling model year 2004 Audi A4 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Actions: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The interim owner letters were sent to owners in July 2016, and will be sent a second letter once parts are available. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning recall #16V382000 »
2005 Audi A4 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE NHTSA Campaign #14E007000
Summary: The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after November 1, 2013 (and manufactured August 2013 through October 2013) that have a black-colored pulley/sprocket or do not have 'US9377' stamped on the water pump housing. These service replacement parts were sold for use in model year 1999-2005 Audi A4, 2000-2006 Audi TT, 1998-2005 Volkswagen Beetle, 1999-2006 Golf, 1999-2008 and 2011-2013 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2000-2005 Volkswagen Passat. In the affected water pumps, the pulley or sprocket that turns the timing belt may develop microfractures causing the timing belt to fail.
Consequence: A failure of the timing belt may cause the engine to shut down, potentially increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Actions: Gates will notify owners, and dealers will replace the water pump, free of charge. The recall began during May 2014. Owners may contact The Gates Corporation at 1-303-744-1911. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning recall #14E007000 »


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To listen to the endless chorus of critics, the entire business of raising livestock and producing animal protein foods—at least as it's done by contemporary producers and processors—is about as horrible an enterprise as humanity has ever conceived.
Consider the following indictment:
- Eating meat or dairy is a principal cause of the nation's major health problems, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and of course the big one (no pun intended) obesity. Just stop eating beef, pork chicken, eggs and poultry and all that magically goes away—if you buy into the veganism argument.
- Raising cattle, pigs, dairy cows and poultry is the No. 1 cause of climate change, a global catastrophe that will destroy the planet, unless we all stop eating meat.
- Animal abuse that undermines Western society's entire moral structure has increased exponentially with the increase in meat consumption, and that would all vanish tomorrow if we would simply embrace a diet of plant-based foods.
- Meat-eating is wasting massive amounts of precious resources of land, water and energy that could easily feed the world, if only we switched to veggie burgers and tofu as our center-of-the-plate alternatives.
- And the business of meatpacking and poultry processing is a scourge on the working class, who labor under intolerable conditions that argue for completely abolishing the entire industry.
That's what the eco-activists, the animal rights crowd and the born-again veggie believers are trying to sell to increasingly confused consumers about an increasingly complex set of interlocking issues related to resource management, environmental protection, human nutrition and the global economy. Their sound bites are strong, their rationale is straightforward and their solutions are so elegantly simple that all too many people come to the following conclusion.
But let's journey backwards to ancient times—say, 1981. That's when I started reporting on and writing about the myriad challenges and successes of the food industry. How does the performance, and progress, of the various sectors that comprise said industry compare, then versus now? Let's review.
› Nutrition. The change in both production practices and processing technologies has been nothing short of remarkable in terms of reducing the fat content in both fresh and processed meats. For decades, Americans have been told that saturated fat and cholesterol were twin demons that needed to be corralled, which breeders, packers and further processors have done. Remember the emergence of low-fat and fat-free deli meat categories? The overnight creation of nutritional labeling? The struggles to ensure quarter-inch trim on beef carcasses? The wholesale rush to lower-fat chicken, which is now on a par with all of the red meats? Any way you slice it, meat and poultry is far healthier now than ever before.
› Environmental impact. The predictions of additional billions of people added the world's already overcrowded countries, coupled with the world's growing appetite for animal proteins, is worrisome. Yet far from adding to the problem, modern livestock production is part of the solution, producing hugely significant increases in edible protein per unit of measure: land, water, energy, inputs—however you want to measure the carbon footprint of the animal protein industries. Compared with the so-called "traditional" methods of animal husbandry. Modern animal agriculture has made incredible progress toward reducing its ecological impact in the past 30 years.
› Animal handling. There can be no doubt that conditions have changed dramatically in the area of animal well-being. I spent many hours in "old-school" packing plants, virtually all of which are now shut down and permanently shuttered. The animal care standards, the training of personnel and even the physical infrastructure of production sites, transport systems, holding pens and all the facilities and procedures in between have all been greatly improved. I know, I was there, and industry standards today bear no relationship to even the more progressive operators just three decades ago.
› Sustainability. The argument here is clear: The world cannot continue to project annual increases in meat, dairy and poultry production if that requires continued annual increases in land and other vital resources. Efficiency has to be the focus, not only in the production of animal proteins, but all food products, and on that score nobody can dispute that modern methods compareextremely favorably to those in place in 1981.
› Working conditions. Again, by any measure you like--- accident rates, injury statistics, depth and degree of safety training programs—the meat and poultry industries have practically reinvented themselves on the issue of worker safety. Again, I can testify from firsthand observation that in-plant conditions are vastly improved. OSHA data bear that out, and perhaps the best barometer of all is that activists might fume about economic justice, but they rarely bother to build anti-industry campaigns around safety issues anymore.
The progress that's been achieved, across the board, in little more than a generation is, by any realistic standards, remarkable.
But you wouldn't realize it if your only information source is industry critics.
Dan Murphy is a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator


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As a family historian, I have experienced the thrill of discovering documents which record the physical characteristics of ancestors. Despite being a convict, my three times great grandfather sounds quite rugged with his 'ruddy complexion, hazel eyes and a scar above his right eyebrow' and I must confess an instant bond of familiarity formed with my great great grandmother with whose 'brown hair, blue eyes and freckled appearance' I share. My olive ( but freckled) skin, however, comes from my father's Scottish background - Scottish or Roman influence I like to imagine!
I understand the historical significance of recording this kind of information. So here goes... and there's a fair chance I should come out looking better to my own descendants, than my convict great great great grandfather who was described on the NSW Convict Indent as having 'a pock-marked face, numerous scars and large swollen veins on both legs'.
|Me, aged three years with short hair and fringe.
I was usually the shortest in my class throughout my schooldays. Now, as an adult, I measure 5 foot 2 inches...and shrinking... With Scottish and Germanic stoutness clearly embedded in my genes, it is fortunate that in true Scots tradition, I enjoy a battle. My ancestors may have disgraced themselves at the battle of Culloden (another blog..) but I work persistently to win the Battle of the Bulge.
|A cheeky 2 year old. Note the bow!
I have always enjoyed being able to say that I am 5 foot 2, eyes of blue'.
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|My baby grand daughter Primrose's hand holding mine. September 5 2013.
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During Spring 2014 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presented the work of three of the most influential artists of the twentieth century: Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Medardo Rosso (1858-1928) and Man Ray (1890-1976). Masterpieces were flown in from top collections all over the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. They included iconic sculptures never shown in the Netherlands, such as Brancusi's 'Princesse X' (1915-16) and 'Colonne sans fin' (1918). Brancusi, Rosso and Man Ray all used photography in an innovative way in their work. A group of forty sculptures and more than sixty photographs that the artists took of their sculptures afford a unique insight into their artistic practice.
Rosso, Brancusi and Man Ray were decisive for the development of modern sculpture. Together with Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Medardo Rosso is seen as the artist who introduced the Impressionist style to sculpture. Brancusi is known as the founder of modern sculpture with his highly abstracted forms in polished bronze and marble. Man Ray, who is best known as a photographer and painter, played an important role in Dada and Surrealism. He combined everyday items to create new objects, comparable to the 'readymades' of Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). He also developed his own photographic technique, which he called 'rayography'.
After 1900 technical developments made photography easier and more affordable and therefore accessible to more people. At the beginning of the twentieth century, artists increasingly sought a new language of forms in photography. Brancusi, Rosso and Man Ray employed photography not so much as a means of recording their work as a way of making clear how observers should view and interpret their works. They used experimental techniques such as overexposure, innovative camera angles and blurring the foreground or background. Brancusi, for example, photographed his works in direct sunlight so that the polished bronze flashes dramatically in the photographs. He would not allow anyone else to photograph his sculptures so that the representation of his work remained entirely in his own hands. Rosso manipulated his photographic prints by re-photographing them, cutting and writing on them. While Man Ray embraced a more versatile approach, he explored a cameraless photography technique by placing objects directly onto the phographic paper. The exhibition shows how even at the beginning of the twentieth century these three artists were preoccupied, each in his own way, with themes of representation and manipulation: themes that are considered very contemporary.
The rare confrontation of these three artists in a single exhibition reveals unexpected similarities in their experimental and groundbreaking approach. Although none of them was French, they each lived and worked in Paris for an important part of their careers. Man Ray helped Brancusi to create a darkroom in his studio, where he could develop his photographs, but did not rate Brancusi's photographs highly, although he greatly admired his sculptures. There is a clear similarity between the pose of famous model Kiki de Montparnasse in Man Ray's photo 'Noire et blanche' (1926) and Brancusi's sculpture 'Muse Endormie' (1910), which was in turn influenced by a Rosso's 'Enfant malade' (1893-95).
Visitors to the exhibition can experiment themselves with photography and representation. In three multimedia spaces they can use the techniques employed by Brancusi, Rosso and Man Ray. Take a look at the results here.
The exhibition is accompanied by a specially developed multimedia tour, which will enrich the visitor's experience through texts, images, audio and video. The tour gives the public the opportunity to ask the museum staff a question about the works. A richly illustrated catalogue in Dutch and English editions with contributions by international experts is available from the museum shop and via webshop.boijmans.nl and an introductory video is on view on ARTtube.nl.
The museum is organising two lectures, an introductory course and workshops for adults and children.
For the duration of 'Brancusi, Rosso, Man Ray - Framing Sculpture', the Video Room will be wholly devoted to avant-garde cinema. The museum is showing a number of recently rediscovered films by Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) and experimental films by Man Ray (1890-1976) and others. Brancusi and Man Ray both experimented with photography and film in the early twentieth century to reposition the sculptor's field of operations. They used these experiments to address the question of how to look at an object rather than what to look for. Ten works by Brancusi and Man Ray are being shown along with videos by Hans Richter and René Clair.
The exhibition 'Brancusi, Rosso, Man Ray - Framing Sculpture' has been made possible by the Turing Foundation (Turing Toekenning 2013), the Boijmans Business Club, VSBfonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (made possible by Breeman Talle Fonds), the Mondriaan Fund, AON, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for the indemnity grant and the Kring Van Eyck.
Watch the visitor's photos from the artist studios here.
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BOOK OF MORMON, KINKY BOOTS Pre-Broadway Premiere & More Set for Broadway in Chicago in 2012-2013
Broadway In Chicago recently announced the complete 2012-2013 season, bringing old favorites, as well as new ones to Chicagoan theater-goers. The upcoming season will include I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, KINKY BOOTS, SISTER ACT, Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, and War Horse. In addition to the shows running during the official season, off-season specials include Stuffed And Unstrung, Rock Of Ages, Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles and Les Miserables. The complete season line-up, including performances dates and venues, is as follows:
Sep. 12 - Nov. 11, 2012
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 East Chestnut)
I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the brand new hit musical stage show adapted from the longest-running and most beloved television program in history, starring Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel: America's favorite foursome, is making its Midwest premiere in Chicago! It's 1952 and the theater's audience become the televised program's audience; a host entertains, showing audiences the behind-the-scenes filming process, the 1950s hi-fidelity technology, and this brand new thing called 'television.' The show depicts firsthand, the side-splitting antics of that crazy redhead in the Ricardos' New York apartment and thrill to the Cuban sounds of "The Ricky Ricardo Orchestra" at the famed Tropicana Nightclub. In between scenes? The Crystaltone Singers perform live advertising jingles of the show's newest sponsors in perfect '50s style harmony. I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE is produced under license from CBS Consumer Products.
Begins October 2012
Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe)
Inspired by a true story and based on the film, KINKY BOOTS features a witty book by Harvey Fierstein (LA CAGE, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, NEWSIES) and a richly diverse musical score from music icon Cyndi Lauper in her stunning theatrical debut. Director Jerry Mitchell (HAIRSPRAY, LA CAGE, BROADWAY BARES) has crafted a production bound to move, inspire and set audience's feet dancing. In KINKY BOOTS, Charlie Price is forced to step in and save his family's shoe factory in Northern England, following the sudden death of his father. Help comes from the unlikeliest angel, a fabulous drag performer named Lola. Together, this improbable duo not only revitalizes the nearly bankrupt business, but helps one another grow into the men their fathers always dreamed their sons would become and transforms an entire community through the power of acceptance.
Nov. 13 - Dec. 2, 2012
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 East Congress Parkway)
SISTER ACT is one of Broadway's newest feel-amazing musical comedy smashes, featuring original music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS), SISTER ACT tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look - a convent. Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.
Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL
Dec. 5 - 16, 2012
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph St.)
The Chicago premiere of the critically acclaimed, Broadway record breaking production Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL features the hit songs "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and "Welcome Christmas" (written by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss) from the original animated series. Max the Dog narrates this classic holiday tale that will entertain the whole family as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small," decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos, an endlessly cheerful bunch bursting with holiday spirit. Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL broke box office records for two consecutive years on Broadway during its holiday engagements at the St. James (2007) and Hilton (2006) theatres in New York. Since then, thousands of families across America have been delighted by this heart-warming holiday musical, praised by critics and theater-goers alike.
War Horse
Dec. 18, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2013
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph St.)
The National Theatre of Great Britain's epic War Horse, winner of five 2011 Tony Awards including Best Play, is based on Michael Morpurgo's novel, War Horse, and the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's Oscar nominated feature film. Hailed by War Horse is the powerful story of young Albert's beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. Joey is caught in enemy crossfire and ends up serving both sides of the war before landing in no man's land. Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home. What follows is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, filled with stirring music and songs and told with the some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time. The tour of War Horse will be directed by Bijan Sheibani based on the original Tony Award-winning direction by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, and presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company. At the heart of the show are life-sized puppets which bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
June 5 - August 5, 2012
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
ROCK OF AGES is no foreign show to Chicago, and now it will sit down at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago for nine weeks this summer. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This five-time Tony nominated musical, with a star studded motion picture in the works, is rockin' its way across the USA.
June 12 - 17, 2012
Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.)
STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG, a live, uncensored show that lets loose the perilous and provocative elements of comedic improvisation on stage with a bunch of puppets. Produced by Westbeth Entertainment and Henson Alternative, STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG was created by award-winning director, producer, and writer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational guru Patrick Bristow and features the Miskreant puppets and The Jim Henson Company's renowned puppeteers. STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG is a wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide. Unpredictable and irreverent, it's never the same show twice. Expert puppeteers create twisted scenes and songs on the fly, as suggestions from the audience prompt the improvised storylines unfolding on stage. This production delivers "two shows in one" as the hilarious puppet action is projected live on large screens flanking the stage, while the puppeteers race around below - displaying their skills in full view of the audience. With live musical accompaniment and Bristow as host, STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG boasts a cast of six world-class puppeteers in an uninhibited live puppet performance.
June 26 - July 1, 2012
Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph)
RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance in this multi-media concert, that's as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day's Night, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Let It Be, Come Together, Hey Jude and more), this adoring tribute has proven to take audiences back to a time when all they needed was love.
Nov. 14 - Dec. 2, 2012
Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph St.)
Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, LES MISERABLES is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the classic songs "I Dreamed a Dream," "On My Own," "Stars," "Bring Him Home," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "One Day More," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," "Master Of The House" and many more.
As previously announced, an open-run production of the beloved 2011 Broadway hit, THE BOOK OF MORMON, will hit the Bank of America Theatre on December 11, 2012.
For more information and tickets to any of the shows featured in the 2012-2013 season of Broadway in Chicago, visit broadwayinchicago.com.


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Hello everyone,
My name is Julian, I'm from Canada, i've been a Buddhist for three and a half years now and, no offence to this forum but; I was looking for a Buddhist forum for some guidance and I saw this had the most members so I figured it was the best place for a global perspective. Now I see that it focuses on Theravada Dhamma.... So I don't know if this is the right forum for General Buddhism talks... but none the less.
I am here because I am trying to put together a "Buddhist Bible" so to speak because I was tried of looking for individual Sutras and Mantras scattered around. Call it blasphemous if u want, but, coming from a Christian background, I don't see why all the sutras of the Buddha cant be in one place, even if the schools disagree. If anyone can or would like to help to organize this "Buddhist Manuscript (Bible) please tell me. Some questions I had were, what should be included, and in what order.
I already have it in 3(ish) parts. Life of the Buddha, Buddhist Beliefs, Teachings of the Buddha, and Buddhist Mantras.... anyone know anything else that should be included. Right now it's over 1000 pages long.
PS: I would like it to be read by any school of Buddhism... I don't like when things split.


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West Dragons 5
Narberth 3
JONNY Horgan scored a stunning hat-trick to help West Dragons to a thoroughly deserved victory over Narberth at the Pavilion Field.
Horgan bagged two early goals before the visitors fought back with a brace from Ade Jones to make it 2-2 at half time.
But Byron Phillips' Dragons started the second period the more dangerous and were rewarded as Horgan ghosted in at the far post to score his third and minutes later Bardley Barrett's fierce strike made it 4-2.
Ashley Williams gave Narberth a glimmer of hope as he came off the right wing and buried his shot in the far corner past the outstretched Dan Birch.
But the Dragons sealed victory when Crawford broke clear and buried his side's fifth goal to secure the points and effectively kill any chances that Narberth had of winning the title.
West Dragons: Dan Birch, Lee Palmer, Jordan Thomas, Ewan Cunningham, Ian Harries, Gethin Roberts, Jamie Palmer, Kieran O'Brien, Jonny Horgan, Scott Crawford, Bradley Barrett. Subs: Joey Brill, Gareth John.
Narberth: John Durbridge, Dorian Davies, Jamie Fleig, Richard Henton, Justin Blewitt, Ade Jones, Jordan Williams, Ashley Williams, Tony Evans, Matthew Price, Morgan Preece. Subs: Iestyn Scourfield, Marc Hughes.
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Each morning close to 40 missionaries would hit the streets to visit homes, carrying the message of our Lord Jesus Christ.
On the 15th of July, 117 missionaries from the United
States, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland arrived in Toronto
to prepare hearts to welcome the Holy Father for the
XVII World Youth Day.For 15 days, the missionaries were adopted
by the parishioners of St. Clement´s Church, who not only
opened their homes to them but also showered them with
charity and kindness. For instance, the parishioners rented a tarp
so they would not have to eat lunch under the
sun, and they divided themselves into teams to cook for
and serve the young volunteers, which meant that some families
were "up and at ´em" by 5:00AM to prepare breakfast.The
young women took a brief
After a workshop on prayer, the missionaries had some time for personal time with our Lord.
course on prayer, and
many of them found it extremely beneficial. One said it
was the very first time that she had really talked
with Christ. Another left the chapel one day saying "Christ
is real, guys, He is real!" The missions were of
two types: evangelization and volunteer work. Every morning close
to 40 missionaries went out to visit a community of
about 6,000 families. In the afternoons they would host activities
such as the Way of the Cross, which attracted 150
families. At the end of the ceremony, Father Nino, Pastor
of St. Clement´s, drew near to one of the young
missionaries and said: "You have awoken something that has been
asleep for 15 years."As the week went on, a steady
The volunteers helped get the confessionals in place for World Youth Day.
stream of parish families came forward to offer the young
women food, to wash their clothes or help them with
some of their other needs. A spirit of generosity was
ever-present.In addition to the evangelization mission, another group of 80
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events.The WYD organizing committee was
The streets of Toronto became mission territory, thanks to the evangelization efforts of the young missionaries.
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spirit of the young women from Youth for the Third
Millennium, especially for their work ethic and spirit of prayer.
What began as simple volunteer effort was transformed into authentic
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Townie Pride is a big thing in the little city of East Providence; however the members of the East Providence High School Townie Marching Band show their pride almost every Friday, from the time school starts until Thanksgiving Day. No matter if it is raining, snowing, or blazing hot out, the Townie Marching Band is in the stands yelling cheers, dancing around, or playing some famous and well known pieces, in support of the football team. It seems that the Townie Marching Band and the Crimsonette Flag Corps are the only reason the fans come and watch. Both groups keep the crowds roaring and keep their spirits up. Not only is the Townie Marching Band the most awesometastic band ever, they are also well known for being the BEST band around. They make other bands look like a harmonica compared to them. You could almost say that they are the tuba marching band. They have had plenty of corruption in their band, but that never tore them apart. The band is like big family and they have to stick together to overcome whatever challenges are in their way. When the Townie Marching Band walks onto the field, the eyes of the audience open wide. With the festive red and white uniforms, the southern band director, and the wacky members of the band, you might take a guess that there is never a dull or boring moment. The Townie Marching Band is one of the best things that have happened to East Providence and hopefully it will be there for many years to come.
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Pickled Hakurei Turnips
Jarred, canned, pickled, and preserved.
The Hakurei turnip is a small, creamy, white-fleshed turnip that looks more like a radish than it does its larger kin. They can be eaten raw, braised, or pickled.
About the author: Marisa McClellan is a food writer, canning teacher, and dedicated pickler who lives in Center City Philadelphia. Find more of her jams, pickles and preserves (all cooked up in her 80-square-foot kitchen) at her blog, Food in Jars. Her first book, also called Food in Jars, was published by Running Press in May 2012.
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- Yield:makes 1 pint
- Active time: 10 minutes
- Total time:1 hour
- 1 bunch hakurei turnips (approximately six, see note above)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 tea black peppercorns, crushed
- 3 thin slices of ginger
Wash turnips well and slice them thinly on a mandolin. Place turnip slices in a small bowl and toss with the salt. Let rest until there is a pool of liquid on the bottom of the bowl, about 30 minutes. Drain turnips of the salty water and pack into a pint sized mason jar.
Add vinegar, sugar, pepper and ginger slices. Apply a watertight lid and shake to combine. Place pickled turnips in the fridge and chill before eating. Pickles can be eaten within an hour of being made and will keep for at least a week.


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With the summer vacation season here, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Park Service are alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip.
Rip currents are narrow channels of fast-moving water that pull swimmers away from the shore. Panicked swimmers fail trying to counter the current by swimming straight back to shore -- putting themselves at risk of drowning because of fatigue. Rip currents account for more than 80 percent of rescues performed by lifeguards, totaling tens of thousands of people in the U.S. every year. An estimated 100 people are killed by rip currents annually.
"Before going into the water, check the rip current forecast, swim on guarded beaches and know how to escape a rip current's grip," said Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), director of NOAA's National Weather Service. "Doing so may just save your life."
Rip currents are prevalent along the east, gulf and west coasts, in addition to the Great Lakes. Rip current education is critical to every swimmer and especially those who visit the beach infrequently and may be unfamiliar with this leading swimming hazard.
Identify a Threat
NOAA National Weather Service forecast offices that serve coastal areas issue surf zone forecasts with rip current outlooks when rip currents are a threat. These are available online, through the media and are broadcast over NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards.
"Everyone should learn how to identify rip currents and take the time to assess the surf conditions before diving in," advises Tom Herrington, Ph.D, director of the Stevens-New Jersey Sea Grant Cooperative Extension. "If caught in a rip current, don't fight it. Swim parallel to the shore and back to land at an angle." Sea Grant is NOAA's primary university-based program, located in each coastal state, to promote better understanding, conservation and use of America's coastal resources.
More Powerful Than an Olympian
Moving at speeds of up to eight feet per second, rip currents can move faster than an Olympic swimmer and can easily overpower a victim. Ian Crocker, four-time Olympic medalist for the United States swim team, holds the men's world record for completing the 100-meter butterfly in 50.40 seconds -- a pace of nearly six feet per second. "A rip current is one competitor all swimmers should avoid challenging," said Crocker, who joins NOAA and the NPS in educating the public on rip currents through his participation in public service announcements.
"Every year, more than 75 million visitors come to swim, fish, snorkel, scuba dive, boat and enjoy the wildlife and majestic scenery in the coastal areas of our National Park System. The National Park Service has had a long partnership with NOAA and its National Weather Service to enhance our ability to provide visitors with the latest information on water safety," said Mary Bomar, director of the National Park Service. "We are thrilled to partner with NOAA for this important awareness campaign to bring scientific-based information to the public about the dangers of rips currents and safety measures that will save lives in waterways throughout our parks."
For tips on swimming in open water, read Survive the surf: Entrances and exits in open water swims.
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Atlus has revealed the release date for the action role-playing game Code of Princess for Nintendo 3DS.
The game, which publisher Atlus more specifically describes as a "mix of side-scrolling beat 'em up with action RPG peppered in," is coming to the handheld on October 9.
Code of Princess allows for one to four players and features online multiplayer, co-op quests, and a versus mode.
Those who preorder will receive a "Sound + Visual Book" incentive that covers the game's art and music.
Atlus has also launched a full website for the game and uploaded a new trailer. Take a look below.
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