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Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses - savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary.
Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. Suddenly, more than Rachel's soul is at stake.
And hear more from the Rachel Morgan series!
©2006 Kim Harrison; (P)2007 Tantor
"This strong entry in Harrison's intricate [Rachel Morgan] series....plunges headlong into the action." (Publishers Weekly)
"Got Tired of the Main Character Whining"
I have enjoyed the series but this book became one long whine about how nothing can go right for the main character and how she hates her life. Even cool things that happen are met with a pissy attitude. I am moving on to a main character that doesn't bitch about everything.
I loved reading about King Arthur and Knights of the round table when I was a wee lad. Now I am older and love Game of Thrones!
"Not as good as the 3 previous."
Yes, definately if the reviews were good, and it was narratted by Marguerite Gavin. I love her narration. I am starting to become disapointed after reading this book and not sure if I am going to get another of the hollows series. I am ready to read some other books. I definately agreed with many reviewers who recommended the first three.. I feel they are terrific and great of this series.
She could have included more of Kisten, demon Al, and writing off Nick was apparently evident. Nick started the series as an extremely nice guy, then off he leaves in the last book, and in this one, he becomes a real jerk. I did enjoy the partnership of Rachel and Jenks, even if she oogled him a bit too much. Also, the weres didn't make it for me along the plot. It becomes apparent that Kim wants Rachel's character to have more enchanting loves in her life, or open the door for Kisten or Ivy in her love triangle.
I love her connection with all the charactors, and thier personalities. I say that I cringed everytime when she read "MackinacK", not MackinaW several times in the book.
Perhaps, especially being a Michigan native, and visiting Mackinaw every summer, this could be an endless playing movie in an Imax theater up in Northern Michigan. Kim's inclusion in the book with the mighty Mac bridge, her describing the sites area of Mackinaw Mich and the islands, and mention of the "fudgies" made me chuckle. I am surprised that they haven't started selling this book all the gift shops in and around the tourist district.
It would appear that Rachel likes a heterosexual lifestyle, and Kim writes it safe between her and Kisten. Only brief teasing sequences between Ivy and Rachel which seems to me that Kim isn't truly prepared to make the Rachel the witch and Ivy the vampire lovers quite yet. Is she afraid that readers will respond negatively to such lesbian scenes?
"Lots to like, but some complaints"
Having already enjoyed the first 3 books in this series in rapid succession, I was eager to start this one. There was a lot I liked, but some elements of the plot (particularly in the 2nd half of the book) disappointed me.
On the plus side, the personalities of the major characters are developed even further as they face challenging new situations. The growth (in one character's case, literal) seems consistent with what we already know of them. Rachel continues to push the envelope as she begins to explore new types of magic. She exclusively used nature based earth charms in the first book of the series, but as she continues to tally up demon marks and increasingly rely on other forms of magic, you may wonder whether this "white witch" is gradually becoming a gray one.
The relationships between the characters are interesting to follow throughout the entire book, but the major plotline from the 2nd half of the book didn't work well for me. I felt that the plan developed by Rachel and company didn't seem well thought out, considering its complexity. Their scheme seemed full of holes and likely trouble spots, and I expected they could have arranged a solution that involved less risk and effort on their part.
The narrator from the previous three books returns again, and she continues to do outstanding work. As the number of recurring characters in the series continues to increase, she does a great job of giving each of them a distinctive voice and attitude.
If you've enjoyed the previous entries in this series, I suspect you will also enjoy this one (as I did). If you're new to the series, I'd strongly recommend starting with the first book, Dead Witch Walking. The author does a decent job of recapping key details from earlier books as needed, but understanding the characters, the world they live in, and the details of the magic they use may still be a challenge.
"Series going down hill"
The final audio recording was poorly edited, with jarring, abrupt changes in volume, voice/tone, and strange sections where it seemed to be playing on a fast speed, as if I'd pushed the 1 1/2 speed on my iPod (which I confirmed each time I hadn't, and only happened with this audiobook.)
Also, the narrator made lots of mistakes, like saying FBI instead of FIB. She also kept ending her sentences before. They were done. She just kept taking on the ending parts of the sentence, even after she had finished. Saying the first part.
It drove me crazy.
Also, Rachel became more and more of a martyr, assuming guild and responsibility for EVERYTHING, to the point of ridiculousness. It would have been tolerable if it was just her neurosis, but everyone else blamed her for those things as well, which made no sense at all.
Lastly, the relationship between Rachel and Ivy has just gotten annoying and unbelievable. Rachel keeps narrating things about how she feels, but none of those things are ever evident in the story. It was the same with all the conclusions Rachel came to; there was no hint of those things, but she just kept suddenly narrating what she had figured out.
The only thing I liked about the story really was the plot line with Rachel and Kisten.
I had been hooked on this series, but I'm losing interest. I already had the next audiobook in the series, so I gave it a try as well. It was better narrated, but was MUCH worse as far as Rachel's personality, how everyone blames her for everything, and the ridiculousness of Rachel and Ivy.
"This is not a good book."
I've listened to all the previous books in the series but this was the worst. Too many of the plot lines make no sense. The main character Rachel comes across as childish or downright silly in most of her actions.
I would suggest the author could have considered previous motives in her writing to help describe current motives. The characters don't appear to be growing.
There are major flaws in this plot line.The Nick Plotline. Rachel blames Nick for betraying her trust but the story has Rachael causing pain to Nick by forcing him to be her familiar. When he leaves to get away from the pain, they don't break up, Rachel just has an affair with another vampire because she needs the comfort. When Nick thinks Rachel has been killed by a demon (and Rachel knows this) she doesn't call or contact Nick to let him know she is okay, rather she lets him suffer for months thinking she has died (what a bitch). When Rachel comes to rescue Nick (unasked for) Rachel then steals the totem Nick has been contracted to retrieve then she keeps it from Nick as though she has a right to have it even though it belongs to the Weres. The totem would allow the Weres to organize and become as powerful an influence as the Vampires but Rachel has decided she doesn't want that to happen. None of this plot line makes any sense. Nick actually comes across as the good guy.The Kisten Plotline. This dude is a vampire who is also a mass murderer. He set a bomb that killed 14 people yet Rachel doesn't think it was Kisten's fault because he called in a warning to the owner of the boat that the bomb was set so clearly Kisten didn't mean to hurt anyone. Yeah right. Like that would fly in ANY court of law anywhere.The Trent Plotline. Rachel knows Trent is trying to save the entire race of Elves. Trent needs elf DNA from an older elf. Preferably one that is 2000 years old but any older DNA would help. Rachel conveniently knows of an elf princess named Ceridwen who is 1000 years old. However, Rachel won't tell either elf about what is going on. Why? Who knows!!!! Rachel has simply decided that she knows what is best for Ceridwen and the race of elves. Ceridwen isn't even asked if she would like to help her people! It makes no sense.The Vampire Rape Plotline. This rape/drink blood theme is ridiculous. Rachel does not want vampires to drink her blood and has clearly said no. However, the vampires/rapists who claim to be her ever faithful friends have lusts they apparently cannot control. So when the vampire rapists lose control, it's always Rachel's fault. She dressed wrong, or said something wrong, or flirted wrong or smelled wrong or followed them into a room, or touched them, etc.We are told the vampires want 'trust'. Of course when Rachel does finally trust Ivy, Rachel is almost murdered. Amazingly it ends up being Rachel's fault because she asked Ivy to take affection/sex out of the blood sharing. What???? Finally, Rachel is constantly saying she can take care of herself and others talk about how strong willed Rachel is or how bad-ass she is. But she never comes across as even remotely tough. She always whines and complains and carries a splat gun. She has no will power and never thinks of clever things to do. I can't recommend this book, it's not that good.
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"Not my favorite"
Read/Listened for Fun (Library/Audible)
Overall Rating: 3.75
Story Rating: 3.50
Character Rating: 4.00
Audio Rating: 4.50 (Not part of the overall rating)
First Thought when Finished:A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison won't go down as one of my favorites in the series mostly because of Nick!
Overall Thoughts:
1: Have never been a fan of Nick (though I honestly don't want her with Kist either) and so I am hoping the end marked their relationship from this point forward.
2: I still love the troubled threesome but the foreshadowing is making me pre-sad!
3: Big Jenks = Awesome!
4: Hoping this is a turn for Ivy and she will be more open!
5: No Trent so I felt like the overall story didn't move forward.
6: Need more Ceri--she is super interesting.
7: Less Kisten (and he wasn't even in this one much)
Audio Thoughts:
Narrated By Marguerite Gavin / Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
She really nails all of these characters. I am just a fan of Marguerite's narration. Awesome is just awesome :)
Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews
My Status Updates:
20%: #Listening Yeah Jenks is back in the mix!
51%: I am reading and listening. The library had the book so I can switch up Yeah!
56%: Listening while working today: I HATE NICK! Seriously I doubt he dies (cause really I wouldn't miss him so that means he lives) but the Ray Ray thing is going to make me fall into the world with some duct tape :)"
60%: Listening is that really about to happen? OMG really Ivy/Rachel--this is a really intense scene!
Favorite Quote:
"If you do it once, it's a mistake. If you do it twice, it's not a mistake anymore."
He grinned. "That's because pixies are ever-after. We're magic, baby. Just ask Matalina."
"Damn it all to Disneyland! Where's crap for brains?"
"love the story except..."
I like the entire story especially Janx but it is getting a little weird between Rachael and Ivy and the direction it is going.
"A boatload of Tricks"
Yet another adventurous,fun filled book by Kim.New fun character's mix it up with the regular's.New twists & turns & hijinx to navigate.Rachel is becoming a source not to be reckoned with.Going into the unknown to gain more abilities & powers.Meeting more people to add to her growing list of enemies & or foes.Finding out there is much more to being "Rachel"than she knows.Bit by bit,these books reveal the mystery behind the question that is"What IS Rachel Morgan".Can't wait to read on to find out.
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"Wow...must she be an idiot??"
I think this will have to be the end of the series for me...I just cannot take it. Rachel has outlasted my endurance for stupid. I enjoyed the storyline and the supporting cast of characters, but Rachel is like the talented kid in your family that decides to break the law for a living. At some point you turn away from the wreckage, this book is that point for me. :-(
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Clinical Tests to Confirm Depression
Are there any clinical tests currently being developed to absolutely diagnose depression? Some people need positive, clinical evidence of depression before they get help. I know someone who`s probably depressed but refuses to seek treatment, stating there are no "real tests" to prove it. And if there are no tests being developed that can absolutely prove clinical depression, why not? We need a simple blood or urine test, please!
Just as there is no simple blood or urine tests for most forms of heart disease, I doubt we will ever have a simple blood or urine test for most types of depressive disorders. However, there are good imaging tests for heart disease, such as heart catheterizations and exercise stress tests. Within five years clinicians will be using good brain imaging tests to diagnose the more severe kinds of depression. They are the focus of intense research now, but are still too expensive and unreliable for use in clinical practice. Until then, we should rely on experienced clinicians to make the diagnosis through history and careful examination of current symptoms. One persuasive proof of depression comes with the relief of the distress through antidepressant treatment, either counseling or medications. Many people who recover this way understand better how depression had been running their lives.
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Europe's Best-Kept Automation Software Secret Marks 20th Birthday
Here are excerpts from the August 2007 issue of Andrew Bonds Industrial Automation Insider, a monthly newsletter covering the important industrial automation news and issues as seen from the U.K.
By Andrew Bond, Industrial Automation Insider
Europe's Best-Kept Automation Software Secret Marks 20th Birthday with Windows Vista Certification
Wonderware, it seems, isn't the only SCADA software vendor celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2007, and while its birthday celebrations were no doubt extensive and expensive, they almost certainly didn't feature a 250-year-old former archbishop's palace as the venue. However, Schloss Leopoldskron on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria and the location for some of the key scenes in the film of "The Sound of Music," was where Copa-Data last month held its own 20th birthday party. And before you say "Copa-Who?" be aware that the guest list included top brass from key customers such as BMW, Audi and Ford of Germany. Nor does Microsoft have to ask who Copa-Data is—the latest version of Copa-Data's zenOn SCADA package is the first offering of its kind from any vendor to achieve the accolade of being "Certified for Windows Vista."
All of which is heady stuff for a company that is not only entirely self-financed, but now once again entirely owned by its founders, brothers Thomas and Alexander Punzenberger, after they bought back all of the externally owned shares last year. With both brothers still well on the right side of 50, there's no sign of that independence being surrendered. Indeed it's a key plank of the company's strategy, not least because it allows it to pursue its own—or perhaps more exactly Thomas Punzenberger's own—ideas about what a SCADA system should look like. But it's also increasingly seen as an advantage, even by its bluest of blue chip clients.
"Many of our prospective customers are looking for a hardware independent solution," explains brand manager Markus Stangl. "Although the automation market is growing at between 5% and 10% a year, it's also consolidating so that there are fewer players. As a result users seem to have less control over their core processes and are experiencing higher total cost of ownership."
Meeting user expectations means focusing primarily on ease of use and ease of integration. zenOn, it is claimed, can be implemented entirely without coding and purely by parameter setting and boasts what the company believes is the widest range of its own drivers for third party devices.
Why Not Rely Simply on OPC?
Because another key plank of the approach is quality, says, Stangl, and "You can't control the quality of the other vendor's OPC implementation."
The same, he argues, goes for proprietary drivers from third parties, so Copa-Data has a policy of always developing its own. Expensive maybe, but it's seen as a key differentiator not just from hardware vendors' SCADA offerings, but from those of the other independent vendors, and the payback comes in ease of integration and implementation and, hence, in customer satisfaction. The same goes for what he describes as its "one click networking" and "one-click FDA compliance" and its automated engineering documentation. Add the capabilities of its Straton soft PLC, developed by its French joint venture Copalp and currently being used by Audi for logic control in a plant in Hungary, and you have what Stangl calls a "true open DCS" or, more colorfully, "Esperanto for automation."
Mits' MES Module Does Away with MES
Mitsubishi has made something of a habit of announcing new products under old names, for example, maintaining the MX branding when it switched from Intellution to Citect for its SCADA offering back in 2003. So when the hacks were summoned to Mits' UK headquarters at Hatfield, some 30 miles north of London, last month, it wasn't entirely surprising that part of the justification for the trip—made somewhat more complicated by PR consultant Bob Dobson's failure to identify in his instructions the correct junction at which to leave the motorway—was the launch of a new MES software product under the MX brand which comes neither from Intellution nor from Citect, but from Gemba Solutions, the Leicester, U.K.-based MES developer which was bought out by its management from the MCS Group.
More of that later. First, however, what looks a lot like a new variation on the Mits approach—a new name for an old product. In fairness, the iQ platform, which carries the tag line "Intelligent Automation," does involve one new module, and Jeremy Shinton, product manager for modular PLCs and software, assured us that there are "a whole lot of additional things to come," but for now the fact remains that we're talking about one new module that fits into the backplane of the long-established Q-series of PLCs.
That said, however, the new MES module is certainly significant and could have some of the other vendors reassessing their own approaches. Already in use in Mits' own plants in Japan and in the GEMA (Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance) facility which builds 800,000 engines a year for Chrysler, Mitsubishi Motors and Hyundai, it represents, claims commercial communications manager Jeff Whiting, a "new generation of integration."
Eliminating PCs
What it actually does is to connect directly to industry standard databases, such as SQL Server and Oracle, flattening the architecture and eliminating the need for PCs to link the plant floor to the ERP and MES layers. A key objective in the development was to eliminate any requirement for programming or scripting so that setup would be entirely a matter of configuration, selecting which data is to be logged and at what intervals or on what trigger. The module doesn't just have access to the Q-series backplane in which it is installed, but can get data from anywhere on the plant network and talk to up to 32 concurrent databases, automatically generating the relevant SQL code. In addition, it provides local backup in the event of a communication failure, buffering data locally on standard flash cards until communication can be restored. It thus has a significant role to play in regulated traceability applications.
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So the other day I tried to shoot some instructional videos. Wind was super loud so only 20% or so of the footage was useable. I put that content into some stupid little starter video you can see here just so I had something to go from. Obviously it's all jittery from the editing and isn't comprehensive at all but it was a learning experience and will help me with what not to do for the more in-depth BH video.
Here's what I'm thinking of including in the video. Anything you think I should add or leave out?
1. Defining OAT, showing what it does and discussing how to eliminate it.
2. Discussing late acceleration / snap / the hit
3. Pulling in a straight line not around the body, keeping the disc on the same plane while pulling through.
4. Rotating the entire body to generate power and discussing leading with the legs, hips and shoulders.
5. Footwork. X-step examples, follow through etc.
6. Grip and proper wrist alignment.
7. Keeping disc close to chest on the pull through.
8. Weight forward
9. Follow through in general. Discussing why it's important to avoid injury and how to follow through on the same plane of the throw.
10. Some random little tips like keeping your off hand off the disc.
11. How to power down your throwing form. Using less body rotation, throwing from a standstill etc.
12. Mention something about how other forms like the Swedish style of throwing will have some variations in the technique but generally the fundamentals are all the same.
13. Aiming with your body.
14. Working from the HIT back to develop your throw, recommending starting at a standstill and focusing on feeling the snap etc.
15. Possibly include a section on how to throw hyzer and anhyzer...maybe save this for another video.
I'm wondering a couple of things. First if there is any specific way you think would be best to organize these topics. I have my own ideas but I wanted to hear from others too. Second, I was talking with a friend through DGCR and he mentioned he finds instructional videos much easier to follow if they give a sort of step-by-step series of exercises for you to try out. If you have any thoughts on that let me know.
I will also be linking to additional resources such as other videos like Dan's HIT videos, the incomplete secret thread and other such things, but I'm hoping to incorporate a lot of these ideas into an easy to digest video to give people an accessible starting point for refining form.


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You may recall that on that last expiration, Friday, Dec. 21 (which happened to be a quadruple expiration), the market sold off and sold off hard. Not only that, but it gapped down big time and left overhead gaps to be filled. That selloff was in response to House Speaker John Boehner's inability to get Plan B to a vote in the House the day before, and at about 8:00 p.m. that evening, the S&P 500 Emini futures collapsed about 50 points. Yes, it's ancient history now, but what's important about that episode was the gap that was left and the subsequent island that has since been created.
The futures sold off to a low of 1391.25. That level wasn't seen in Friday's open outcry session, as the low, once the cash markets began trading, was only 1416.50. But there was that massive gap left from 1440.50 to 1428.00 that wasn't revisited until this past Wednesday, Jan. 2. That day, the market popped up from its New Year's Eve close of 1420 and shot up to 1444. That level was the low on Jan. 2, so the Jan. 2 gap in the futures is 1420-1444. That's a massive gap.
In the process of creating that gap, two islands were formed. First, was a huge island from 1428 to 1440.50, up to the top of the Dec. 21 gap. That is very bullish for the market. But it also represents a massive target for the market in the event of a pullback toward that area. The second island is barely visible. It's based on the tiny sliver of a gap left from Dec. 24. That gap was 1425.75-1426. It's just one tick wide, but it's there and it's another target for the futures in the event of a pullback. And yes, it's on the charts of about a million technicians' computers, so keep an eye on it.
One reason I highlight the futures chart is because the chart of the cash, the S&P 500, is not very helpful when it comes to these things. Gaps often don't show up in the S&P 500, islands are extremely rare, and Wednesday's non-gap and non-island is a good illustration. The massive gap-up opening from Monday's close, which should have produced a five-point gap from 1426.19, isn't there at all. What is there, however, is the prior multiyear high from mid-September at 1474.51. That's now an upside target for this move. It's really a minimum upside objective, given the continued strength by the Russell 2000 and the bullish implications of the bullish island reversals.
As noted, the Russell 2000 is making new all-time highs. This, in fact, is the third straight day it has made higher all-time highs. That bodes well for the Russell 2000 and for the rest of the market. A pullback can be expected at any time, and I will likely be selling my remaining positions in this sector into further strength, perhaps at today's close.
There were many reasons to look for a bottom a couple of weeks ago on that expiration Friday. Some of you may have noticed (in fact, some of you emailed me about it over the holidays) that the selloff in the Nasdaq-100 actually bottomed on Thursday, Dec. 20, just pennies below the Nov. 23 gap at the 2600 level. Then on Friday, Dec. 21, while the blue chip indices made lower lows, the Nasdaq indices failed to confirm and that, too, was a bullish omen.
There were other things going on that day that signaled that it was time to get back into the fray. For one, the Volatility Index (VIX) had just popped up to a multi-month high just shy of 20. That level was later eclipsed Dec. 28, last Friday, as the VIX popped to 23.23, signaling another time to buy. But now? Now that the VIX is collapsing to multi-month lows back below the 14 level, I can't get too excited about buying. I am, at best, a cautious holder. It's noteworthy that on this drop in the VIX, that gap from Oct. 8 at 14.33 was filled. That occurred Thursday.
The bottom line is that I am a cautious holder here at current levels (up to a maximum of 45% invested at Guggenheim), and will likely sell more of my positions once the S&P 500 tags its prior highs at 1474.51.


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2013 Young Hollywood Awards: See Selena Gomez, Becky G, Austin Mahone + More [Pictures]
The 2013 Young Hollywood Awards took place last night, with our favorite young pop stars coming out, like the ubiquitous Selena Gomez, her shared namesake Becky G –the "G" is for Gomez– and Austin Mahone.
It was a more casual event, but that didn't stop the red carpet walkers and attendees from hitting style high notes.
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In a celebrated 2003 case published in the Archives of Neurology, for example, a 40-year old Virginia school teacher with no history of pedophilia developed a sudden interest in child pornography and began making sexual overtures to his stepdaughter. His wife reported his behavior and he was arrested and assigned to a 12-step program for sex offenders. He flunked out of the course—he couldn't stop propositioning staff members—and was sentenced to prison. Only a day before he was set to surrender, however, he appeared in a local emergency room with an explosive headache and a range of other neurological symptoms. Doctors scanned his brain and found a tumor the size of an egg in the right orbitofrontal cortex, the region that processes decision-making and other so-called executive functions. The tumor was removed and the compulsive sexuality vanished along with it. Less than a year later, the tumor returned—and so, almost in lockstep, did his urges.
"There's no one spot in the brain for pedophilia," says Stephen J. Morse, professor of both law and psychiatry at the University Of Pennsylvania. "but damage to the orbitofrontal region is known to be associated with disinhibition. We know that various forms of brain damage can contribute to difficulties in being guided by reason."
Other, more recent studies, are finding roots of criminality in other parts of the brain. As Time.com's Maia Szalavitz reported in April, a team of researchers led by Kent Kiehl, associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in which the brains of 96 male felons sentenced to at least a year in jail for crimes including robbery, drug dealing and assault, were scanned in a functional magnetic resonance imager (fMRI). While they were in the fMRI, the men performed a task that required them to hit a key on a computer when they saw the letter X on a screen, but refrain when they saw the letter K. Since the X appeared 84% of the time and since the two letters look awfully similar to begin with, it was easy to get into the habit of over-clicking.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Packer staffers Greg Johnson, Pamela Riemenschneider, Amelia Freidline, Vicky Boyd, Mike Hornick., Tom Burfield, Coral Beach and Tom Karst collected these news items Oct. 27-28 on the Fresh Summit exposition floor.
PACIFIC AGPAK: Kyle Baum shows the company's 1-pound clamshell for berries, released earlier in 2012. The single layer packaging speeds cooling, Baum says, and stacking tabs secure product.
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL MARKETING INC.: A 1-pound baby organic spinach clamshell is expected to ship within a few weeks after Fresh Summit. Pacific International planned to start shipping 10-ounce and 48-ounce bags of broccoli florets shortly after the trade show ended.
PARAMOUNT CITRUS INC.: Texas Sweet Citrus grapefruit in 8-pound bags, a new Paramount Citrus offering, is sourced by Healds Valley Farms Ltd., Edinburg, Texas. Paramount acquired Healds Valley Farms in July, says Marc Seguin, vice president of marketing.
PERO FAMILY FARMS: Zipper bags of organic snipped green beans offer customers a new 24-ounce size, says Scott Seddon, brand manager for Delray Beach, Fla.-based Pero Family Farms. The company also unveiled 10-ounce zipper bags of jalepeno peppers at Fresh Summit 2012, which Seddon says provide retailers a better display option than traditional bulk bins.
PERU CITRUS GROWERS ASSOCIATION: Sergio Del Castillo Valderrama, chief executive officer for ProCitrus, Lima, Peru, says Peruvian citrus growers are preparing for a larger crop in 2013 because 3-year-old plantings will begin bearing marketable fruit. He also says the two-day format for the Produce Marketing Association's annual trade show worked well for international attendees.
PHILLIPS MUSHROOM FARMS: Kennett Square, Pa.-based Phillips Mushroom Farms is rolling out 6-ounce packs of vitamin D-enhanced sliced and whole portabellas, says national sales manager Kevin Donovan. He says the company plans to introduce the product over the winter and make a big push in the summer.
PONDEROSA MUSHROOMS: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia-based Ponderosa Mushrooms rolled out a 6-ounce pack of handsliced king oyster mushrooms at retailers in Vancouver this summer and it is now shipping into parts of southern Ontario, president Joe Salvo says. He says the company has begun exporting its product line to Dubai, with a good response so far.
POTANDON PRODUCE LLC: Using a 1950s diner theme in its booth at Fresh Summit 2012, Potandon Produce staff including Ralph Schwartz dressed the part as they showed new mini-retail displays that will be available to retailers in mid-November. Schwartz, director of category management and value-added marketing, says Potandon will help retailers with promotions if they purchase the new mini displays.
PROGRESSIVE PRODUCE: Progressive Produce Corp., Commerce, Calif., introduced a Hollywood Fries consumer package at Fresh Summit. Sales manager Cory Stohl says the potatoes previously were available only in 50-pound cartons for foodservice operators. Now the potatoes, created to make perfect french fries, are available in 5-pound bags for consumers. The company also is in the process of adding quick-response codes and U.S.A. Grown and Environmental Packaging Initiative labels to its packaging.
PURE HOT HOUSE FOODS: Sarah Paul, marketing analyst, showed a new product line under the Pure Flavor brand from Leamington, Ontario-based Pure Hot House Foods. Scheduled to hit retail shelves in North America in November, the fresh kits for salsa, guacamole and caprese feature three-step directions for consumers. Also new this fall are Pure Flavor's Luna Sweets Trio 10-ounce clamshells of tri-colored cocktail tomatoes-on-the-vine.
RAINIER: Selah, Wash.-based Rainier Fruit Co., is participating in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program started by the National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with USDA, says Suzanne Wolter, marketing director. The program, which helps earn money for schools, encourages children to consume nutrient-rich foods to fuel their bodies for 60 minutes of exercise. Rainier also showed its popular Lady Alice and Junami apples at Fresh Summit that should have increased availability starting early next year.
READY PAC FOODS: Newly released, Disney-themed Ready Pac Cool Cuts salads and mini-meals were one of six products to receive a 2012 PMA Impact Award for excellence in packaging. The eight-item line is geared specifically for elementary and middle school-age children, and started shipping nationwide the first week of September, says Tristan Simpson, director of marketing at Ready Pac. Also recently released from Ready Pac are three new single-serve Ready Pac Bistro organic salads.
RIVER RANCH FRESH FOODS LLC: Larry Narwold, retail and foodservice sales manager, displayed individually wrapped lettuce from River Ranch. Romaine, red leaf and green leaf versions started shipping a few weeks before Fresh Summit.
ROCK GARDEN SOUTH: Miami-based Rock Garden South, part of Coosemans Worldwide, received an Impact Award for its Go Micro! Microgreens. Manny Lepe, procurement director, says the packaging, which is a resealable micro-perforated bag with a stand-up bottom, allows the product to breathe and keeps it fresher longer. The company also displayed trial products of living kale and broccoli microgreens on pads to gauge retail interest, Lepe says.
RPE INC.: Two microwaveable 16-ounce bags have been added to RPE's Tasteful Selections line. Honey Gold and Ruby Sensation were released about a week before Fresh Summit.
RUBY FRESH: Ruby Fresh, Firebaugh, Calif., rolls out three Salad Jewels salad toppings featuring pomegranate. They are Brilliant Southern Blend, Sparkling Spring Mix and Gleaming Mediterranean Medley. Consumers add greens/lettuce to the kit to make a salad or even a meal, says David Anthony, sales.
SEALD SWEET INTERNATIONAL: New for this season from Seald Sweet International, Vero Beach, Fla., is the Autumn Gold label for late-season mandarins from South Africa. Kim Flores, marketing manager, says the label will also be used for W. murcotts from Chile. The mandarins and murcotts are available in 2- and 3-pound pack sizes.
SEV-REND CORP.: Harrison Chien, vice president of sales and marketing for Collinsville, Ill.-based Sev-Rend Corp., demonstrated how the company's invisible barcodes can be seen by scanners but not the human eye. The bar codes are being introduced to the fresh produce industry now as the company opens new distribution centers in Bakersfield, Calif., and Vidalia, Ga. The invisible codes make labels look less cluttered and help guard against counterfeiters.
SOUTHERN SPECIALTIES: Charlie Eagle, vice president of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Southern Specialties, says he expects the company's new grab-and-go resealable bags of green beans with holiday-themed packaging to be popular with retailers and consumers. The beans are available in 1- and 2-pound bags. New zipper pouches are also available for sugar snap peas and Brussels sprouts (in cold case) and were designed based on consumer input.
SUMMERIPE WORLDWIDE: President Pat Steider says new packaging styles and sizes, including kid-friendly packages, are in the works for the tree fruit offered by Reedley, Calif.-based Summeripe. He says the company plans to add acreage in 2013, and customers should expect to see the new offerings in January and February.
SUNFED: Matt Mandel, sales representative for Rio Rico, Ariz.-based SunFed, says the company added mini cucumbers and new varieties of tomatoes this year. the company is adding field-grown red peppers now and plans new pack styles and sizes for 2013.
SUNKIST GROWERS: Julie DeWolf, director of retail marketing, shows cara cara, one of five citrus varieties Sunkist has licensed to offer under Stemilt Growers' Lil Snappers label. The rest are navels, moro blood, minneola tangelo and California mandarin. They launch in January — in future years, they'll start in November — shipping in high-graphic display trays and quarter bins. Sunkist also has a new 2-pound lemon pouch and a carton, dubbed "generations," to its line of about a half-dozen 10-pound orange retail boxes. It underlines the company's history and its family connections.
SUNSWEET GROWERS INC: Sunsweet, a Yuba City, Calif.-based growers cooperative, introduced two products based on its Amazins diced dried plums: Amazin Berry Blend and Amazin Cranberries. The berry blend contains an equal mix of Amazins and dried cranberries, cherries and blueberries, says Jeff McLemore, marketing director of dried fruit. Amazin Cranberries contains 50% dried plums and 50% dried cranberries. The co-op also rolled out PlumSweets — dark chocolate-covered dried plum bites.
TEXSTARR: Ryan Wolverton, (left), and Kenny Alford of TexStarr Distributing, Alamo, Texas, were on hand talking about the company's Royal Star papaya program. The company also recently completed Global Food Safety Initiative certification for all aspects of its business, from the field through its packing facility, Wolverton says.
TO-JO MUSHROOMS: Kyle Stensmith, intern for Avondale, Pa.-based To-Jo Mushrooms, and Paul Frederic, senior vice president of sales and marketing, showed off the company's 8-ounce pack of portabella sliders, introduced this summer. Frederic says the product is a nice-sized mushroom that has a lot of applications, such as stuffing or grilling, and has been a good mover at retail.
TAYLOR FARMS: Kim St. George, senior director of marketing at Taylor Farms, introduced attendees to BBQ Ranch Chopped Salad, the fourth product in Taylor Farms' chopped salad line. Vegetables include romaine, two cabbage varieties, green onions, broccoli and carrots. Bacon, ranch dressing, barbecue sauce and lime tortilla chips top it off. For early 2013, the Salinas, Calif., company plans a Power Greens line with three varieties: Rainbow Medley, Tuscan Blend and Chopped Kale. New packaging for three Popeye spinach products enlarges character faces and adds the word "superfood" and nutrition information. Olive Oyl appears on spinach mix, Popeye on spinach and baby spinach.
VIDALIA ONION COMMITTEE: A new, long-term promotion in 2013 will partmer the Vidalia Onion Committee with other brands for retail cross promotions, says Wendy Brannen, executive director of the committee. "Taste of Summer" will run for three-and-a-half years. Johnsonville Sausage LLC already joined the committee for the promotion. Point-of-sale materials and consumer recipe contests are planned as part of the campaign.
VILLAGE FARMS: A 10-ounce grab-and-go bag (above far left and right) for mini San Marzano plum tomatoes marketed as Heavenly Villagio Marzano introduced at the expo by Village Farms LP, Eatontown, N.J., is the company's latest addition to its "Olde World Flavor" collection. Helen Aquino, marketing manager, says the company's heirloom tomatoes (above center) are also proving popular with consumers.
WADA FARMS: Mini red and yellow potatoes from Wada Farms, Pingree, Idaho, are scheduled to appear in retail stores in early November in 1.5-pound bags. Bob Meek, chief executive officer for Wada Farms Marketing Group, says the company is shipping another new product in early November: sleeve-packed medallion onions.
WAYNE E. BAILEY INC.: George Wooten, president of Chadbourn, N.C.-based Wayne E. Bailey Inc., introduces a new four-pack tray of sweet potatoes. They come 12 to a case with the potatoes between 8-10 ounces each and no longer than six inches to allow uniform cooking times for consumers.
WELL-PICT: Well-Pict Berries, Watsonville, Calif., promoted its new Healthy Kids site on the company's website — wellpict.com. "We want to promote consumptions with kids year-round," says Julie Lucido, marketing director. The kids' section has healthful strawberry recipes, coloring and crafts pages and a wealth of Berry Fun Facts.
WESTMORELAND SALES: Leamington, Ontario-based Westmoreland Sales plans to start shipping mini sweet peppers this season, says salesman Dino DiLaudo. The pepper program will start this spring with Ontario operations and will move year-round from Mexican growers. Westmoreland plans to offer two sizes: 8-ounces and 1.5-pounds.
WILCOX FRESH: Jim Richter, executive vice president of sales and marketing, for Rexburg, Idaho-based Wilcox Fresh, says the company partnered with Little Potato Co., Edmonton, Alberta, to relaunch its Potato Jazz brand of microwave-ready packs. He says there are four varieties, such as Zesty Italian and Garlic and Parsley, that use C-size potatoes. He says they are also available in 1.5-pound bags.
WISH FARMS: Wish Farms, Plant City Fla., is marking 90 years in business, says Gary Wishnatzki, president. At the same time, the company has redesigned its website to make it more consumer friendly, says his daughter, Elizabeth Peterson, who manages marketing, social media and public relations for the company. Peterson hopes to "get a dialog going" with consumers on the new site that will include features like a blog and recipe catalog.
WONDERFUL PISTACHIOS: Two flavors, sweet chili and salt and pepper, have been added to its lineup of 7-ounce pistachio snacks. Shipments started in October. A Super Bowl commercial is planned, says Marc Seguin, vice president of marketing for Paramount Farms, Pom Wonderful and Paramount Citrus.


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Store brands are a core aspect of Kmart's business, especially in apparel, according to Snyder. Jaclyn Smith has been a staple at Kmart, along with the Joe Boxer line, and the new Glow line, which includes jeans and footwear, will be a big opportunity for the juniors department. In menswear, the new brand Top Flite, a popular golf line, brings something unexpected to the department.
According to Snyder, improving store navigation and making customers aware of what Kmart has to offer is important. In the home category, for example, "lots of folks don't realize Kmart sells furniture," said Snyder.
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Whiz wrote:If you do not have a correct heel pivot it will cause knee stress. If you plant with a closed stance and try to pivot on your toes/ball of your foot you will hurt/stress your knee.
The lack of the pop sound was actually what lead me to believe I was doing something right. As far as I know I'm turning a full 180 on my reach back, but I have been keeping my feet parallel to one another, not staggered in a closed position. I also keep my right foot's toes pointing closer to 90 than 100 degrees from the target. I'll make those tweaks the next time I get to hit the fields, and try to get the timing right. Unfortunately it wont' be until next friday or saturday. Hopefully I will be able to duplicate what I did today and incorporate this new positional information. Thanks Blake.
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my right knee bends 3 degrees sideways in either direction.
the angle of your knee bend while you pivot as well as where your weight is focused has most to do with it.
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text: Show Hide image Politics 7 February 2013 The challenges facing Mark Carney at the Bank of England The new Bank of England governor doesn't start until July but he has some important decisions to make before then. Sign up for our weekly email * This is an interesting week or so for us MPC watchers; the committee is meeting on Thursday to make its latest policy decision. There is a slight possibility that it will cut rates to 0.25% but no chance at all that it will raise them. It is possible but unlikely it will do more QE. Next week the Bank of England will release the latest in its long line of overly optimistic forecasts in its Inflation Report. Of particular concern is that their new forecasting model, Compass, apparently doesn't work. I gather that the staff are simply writing the numbers in, which, if true, needs explanation. The Bank has refused to release details of how Compass works and until they do speculation such as this will run rife. Thankfully, there is someone around the corner who is likely to wield a big broom and sweep clean. There is a lot of work for Mark "Capable" Carney to do. On the same morning as the MPC's decision is released, Carney – who becomes the Bank's new governor in the summer – will face his first grilling by the Treasury select committee. The Canadian was the best person available to succeed Mervyn King, but he is likely to face close questioning from the committee and the press given that he was a surprise choice. Carney and his wife were rather taken aback, apparently, when the British media showed up on their doorstep asking for comment after his appointment was announced. One journalist called me from outside Carney's house to say his paper was in the market for dirt on him, but hadn't found much other than a reputation for being rather grumpy. I am sure he is squeaky clean and the government has done due diligence. The hearing should be great viewing; I just hope he doesn't lose his cool. Welcome to prime time. Carney doesn't start until July but he has some important personnel decisions to make before then. In particular, two of the three most hawkish members of the MPC are up for renewal in May and July. They should be pink-slipped. Even George Osborne might take my advice on this one as he really doesn't need monetary tightening any time soon. The underqualified chief economist, Spencer Dale, and the external member Martin Weale should both be put out to pasture. Carney has made it clear that he is hoping to be able to use "forward guidance", which means a promise to keep rates lower for longer. He has also called for increased flexibility in monetary policy, with a greater emphasis on growth rather than inflation, along with morenon-conventional quantitative easing which would involve buying assets other than gilts. All of these ideas are sensible, but change at the Bank of England was never going to be easy. King, the cruel tyrant, has already pushed back: in his final speech, he shockingly went after Carney. "Wishful thinking can be indulged if the costs fall on the dreamers; when the costs fall on others, it is unacceptable. So a long-run target of 2 per cent inflation should be an essential part of our macroeconomic framework." Typical. There are grounds for letting Carney earn his money without the monetary policy committee getting in the way. There are two possibilities, either the MPC is a rubber stamp or it stands in the way of change – so under either scenario it looks irrelevant. I bet Carney is already thinking along the same lines. I can't wait. David Blanchflower is economics editor of the New Statesman and professor of economics at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 11 February 2013 issue of the New Statesman, Assange Alone More


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McCutchen, Mercer back Burnett's sharp effort
Bucs righty, supported by homers, holds Nats to one run over seven
PITTSBURGH -- A.J. Burnett had a pretty good night Friday. He pitched, he won, afterward he even capsulized the Pirates' 3-1 victory over the Nationals.
Take it away, Burnett:
"I was just trying to get in and out, try to keep them off base," the right-hander said in response to a general question following his seven-inning outing. "Then Jordy came up and had a great night -- welcome back, Jordy -- and the Shark Tank did their thing, and it was a great win altogether."
That's Jordy Mercer, featured in the Pirates' ongoing campaign to raise the mark of any good baseball club -- another day, another hero -- to ridiculous heights.
In his third hour with the team, having been formally recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis shortly before the game when Neil Walker was placed on the disabled list, and on his third at-bat, he hit a two-run homer to snap a 1-1 tie in the fifth.
The Shark Tank is the Pirates' self-named bullpen, from which Mark Melancon and Jason Grilli emerged for their usual eighth-ninth inning finishing frenzy.
There was more to the Bucs' 16th win in their last 23 games, of course.
Andrew McCutchen began the scoring with a solo homer in the first and went 3-for-3 against his favorite kind of pitcher, a left-hander, in this instance, Ross Detwiler.
Starling Marte had two hits and two stolen bases, including one of each in front of Mercer's homer.
Burnett spent seven innings disrupting hitters' timing, allowing five hits and a run while adding nine to his National League-leading strikeout total, now at 57.
The difference-maker, however, was Mercer, who at about the same time slipped into the clubhouse and into the lineup -- in the key two-hole, because he had departed Indianapolis with a hot .333 average.
"I hit him there because he's been hot," manager Clint Hurdle said. "I'm a big fan of getting guys right in there when we get them up here."
Mercer took mental notes on Detwiler the first two futile times he faced him.
"I was just getting ready," Mercer said. "He was pounding the fastball, with good velocity."
His third time up, Mercer got the advantage of a 2-and-0 count.
"I told myself to get ready, and let's see what happens," Mercer said. "I got myself in a good count and let it fly."
It flew all the way into the left-field bleachers. Detwiler was dazed, recognizing the pitch identical to the one McCutchen had hit out.
"It was kind of weird. It was the same exact pitch," Detwiler said. "I was trying to throw a fastball away. I cut it a little bit. It goes right over the middle of the plate. They are paid to hit them."
And Burnett had a lead he treasured.
Burnett allowed five hits and the run in his seven innings, with one walk next to the nine whiffs. When not striking out Nationals, he was dispatching them quickly, registering eight outs on three pitches or fewer.
"That's what got him through seven. It was just what we were looking for from him," Hurdle said.
"That's what it's about: Getting to the eighth- and ninth-inning guys," Burnett said. "This was a day I felt good out of the gate. I would've been surprised if I didn't go deep. That's huge for starters, it saves those guys down there [in the bullpen]."
The last guy down there is the Majors' Delivery Man of April, not a bad feather in the cap of first-time closer Grilli. He remained perfect in 12 save opportunities; that's more than the victory totals of six teams.
"That's one month. We've got five months to go," Grilli said. "[We've got to] keep looking ahead."
When it comes to leveling cities, McCutchen has been as thorough on Washington as Sherman was on Atlanta.
McCutchen brought a lifetime average against the Nationals of .442 into the game, and considerably improved on it by going 3-for-4 overall. He has also hit in 16 straight games against the Nats, with those numbers now at a Nintendo-esque 31-for-60 (.517), including seven homers and 13 RBIs.
Burnett got into trouble in the fourth inning, as the Nats drew into a 1-1 tie: With two outs, he walked Adam LaRoche (batting .146) and gave up consecutive singles to Tyler Moore (.179) and Danny Espinosa (.173).
Thereafter, he silenced the Nationals on one more hit.
The early cheers for McCutchen's homer and Burnett's effectiveness were not the loudest, to be sure, heard in the ballpark. This, after all, is Pittsburgh and the Penguins were playing concurrent playoff hockey. Updates on their game with the Islanders elicited the crowd's roars.
However, Pirates updates inside the Penguins' Consol Energy Center most assuredly also drew cheers. There's plenty of room in this proverbial Title Town for the Bucs to reclaim their swagger.
It would appear they have already begun that: The competition from the televised hockey game notwithstanding, the Bucs were welcomed home from a 6-4 road trip by a crowd of 26,404 -- second-largest since the season-opening series against the Cubs.
"Yeah, that's special," Hurdle acknowledged. "I was looking around the stands and going, 'Wow.'"
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Gang Prevention Report Highlights Accomplishments and Next Steps
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June 20, 2005
Gang Prevention Report Highlights
Accomplishments and Next Steps
The Fairfax County Coordinating Council on Gang Prevention and the Fairfax County Gang Prevention Steering Committee presented "Report to the Community: Actions and Recommendations" to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors during its meeting today. Building upon the ideas generated at the Fairfax County Gang Prevention Summit in February, the report outlines the actions that have been accomplished and recommendations for the next steps.
"Four months ago Fairfax County took serious action to combat the threat from gangs in our community by bringing residents, community and business leaders together at the Gang Prevention Summit," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly. "Today, this report shows the major accomplishments we already have achieved and the next steps, many currently underway, that will move us closer to our goal of eliminating gangs and gang activity in Fairfax County. It is vital that we stay ahead of the curve on this problem for the sake of the community."
The accomplishments have been driven by the insights gained from the Gang Prevention Summit, the efforts of the Gang Prevention Steering Committee chaired by County Executive Anthony H. Griffin and the contributions of the Fairfax County Coordinating Council on Gang Prevention. Among the accomplishments presented in the report are:
- The considerable expansion of the availability and quality of after-school opportunities because of the significant investment in after-school programs by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the Fairfax County School Board and the School-Community Coalitions. Twenty-four of the county's 25 middle schools offer at least three days of activities weekly, and overall usage of the programs is an average 226 students per school.
- Multi-agency teams have begun to pilot wraparound services for youths involved in gang activity and their families. These teams are building on the concept of a Child Specific Team, which has been used successfully by human services and brings together parents and their children, community members and professionals in an effort to help the family.
- In response to information from the Gang Prevention Summit and direct presentations to the Board of Supervisors by youths representing Neighborhood Pride, six youths have been hired by the Department of Community and Recreation Services as limited-term employees for the summer. They will focus on community outreach and program evaluation at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church and the Area II Human Services office. In addition, they will work with staff to develop new outreach strategies to increase the number of at-risk youths in summer programs.
"We have been able to make significant strides," said Bob Bermingham, Fairfax County gang prevention coordinator. "By drawing on the extensive network of Fairfax County services and reaching out to the community and businesses, we have built a solid base for a comprehensive effort to attack the gang issue on all fronts–which is what it will take."
A key element in the county's gang prevention strategy is the Comprehensive Gang Model developed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and presented at the Gang Prevention Summit. The model calls for five core strategies: community mobilization, social intervention, opportunities provision, suppression, and organizational change and development.
"Implementing the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model is not a simple process," Bermingham pointed out, "and cannot be accomplished in a short period of time. Many large challenges and tasks lie ahead for the Coordinating Council on Gang Prevention, members of the community, county agencies, the school system, the business community, nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations that choose to participate in gang prevention activities."
To view the full report, and for more information on the Fairfax County
Coordinating Council on Gang Prevention and the Gang Prevention Summit,
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or call Bermingham at 703-246-2396, TTY 711.


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SAN ANTONIO - Starting Friday, Mission Ranch Apartments in San Antonio, Texas will begin DNA testing all residents' dogs.
Once all the dogs have been tested, any waste found at the complex will also be tested, the offending dog identified by its DNA and its owner fined.
Property director Cindy Baker said the program is already working.
"Just by even bringing it up that we're starting this program, I've noticed that the pet waste on the ground is less than it was before," Baker said.
But one resident complained about the $30 charge for the initial test, the $150 fines and that this requirement is not on their lease.
At the McAllister Park dog park, other dog owners also weighed in. They agreed pet owners should be responsible, but disagreed about the fine.
"Charging $150 and charging someone to have their dog DNA tested for the complex is a little ridiculous," said dog owner Clover Street.
Stephanie Huppert agreed and said irresponsible owners are making it rough on those who aren't.
"We pick up after our dog -- that's our responsibility," Huppert said. But it's unfortunate when other people don't."
Mission Ranch is using a company called PooPrints, but DNA Reference Labs on the Northwest side can also DNA test dogs.
Dr. Ali Sali Ali said it is really not that hard.
He said high-tech instruments can determine dog DNA through feces and match it to a list of previously DNA tested dogs fairly quickly and cheaply.
"It's not really very difficult because the technology has been advanced so much," Salih said.
There are five waste stations around Mission Ranch and expectations are they will be used more fully from now on.
"Hopefully it'll be greener and safer and healthier for everybody," Baker said.
A resident here can refuse to participate in the program and not get their dog's DNA tested, but there is a $150 fine for that as well.
Residents also risk having their lease terminated.
Some say this requirement goes way too far. Others say if people had been picking up their dog's waste in the first place, it would not have come to this.
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Photo Gallery: Warm-Weather Vacation Homes
Escape to one of these sunny retreats!
Traditional Bajan touches and a seaside palette set the scene for a laid-back Caribbean feast.
Homeowner and designer Colette van den Thillart chose to play up the beachy vibe in the dining room of her Barbados vacation home. Green-striped slipcovers over teak furniture complement the lush greenery outside and a white ceiling and drapes make the space feel fresh. The gingerbreading is a traditional detail on island houses.
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Warm-Weather Vacation Homes and Suzanne Dimma's Favourite Dreamy Retreats.
Vibrant decor inspired by the Caribbean.
A punchy coral slipcovered sofa and shell-pink coffee table is a nod to the home's warm, tropical locale. Trellis-patterned fabric and wicker furniture lend an outdoor vibe that makes the space livable. The jute rug tempers the pink, steering the room away from feminine territory.
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A tranquil spot for an afternoon siesta.
This exquisite outdoor living room uses durable furnishings like a wicker sofa and chair. A white, green and tobacco palette echo the natural landscape beyond the white gauzy curtains. A travertine floor continues inside, connecting the two spaces.
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An island-inspired bedroom with glam touches.
"I wanted a glam shack — the romantic idea of the room on the beach and the Robinson Crusoe fantasy," says homeowner Colette van den Thillart of the bedroom in her Barbados home. High-gloss, lacquered white ceilings add height and a four-poster bed draped in mosquito netting lends a feminine touch. Red side tables are a burst of contrast.
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A serene relaxation spot that brings the outdoors in.
Colette designed an Oliver Messel-inspired trellis screen outside so that she can leave the windows open to the refreshing breeze and still have privacy while bathing. Seashells adorn the space, enhancing the seaside vibe.
A winding walkway framed with palms and lanterns welcomes guests to this island home.
Coral stone steps lead up to Colette van den Thillart's charming Barbados beach house. The exterior reflects the local wooden chattel house style, with gingerbread detailing. The island's easterly location means early sunsets, so lanterns on the steps light the way.
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The transition between indoors and out in this Maui dining room is softened with dramatic drapes.
Italian-style lanterns make a stylistic reference to the outdoors and softly illuminate the French farmhouse table. Neutral tones and textures look elegant against the vibrant greenery of the surrounding gardens.
Old world opulence with a tropical twist.
This Maui escape boasts a romantic, shabby chic-inspired sunroom. An antique chandelier from France and simple whitewashed country furniture with custom back-button slipcovered chairs gives the space a cottage look
Plant climbing vines to accent a bare façade.
At designer Sloan Mauran's bungalow in Florida, the loggia is a true indoor-outdoor space with an open-air living and dining room — perfect for entertaining.
A large outdoor sectional comfortably accommodates a crowd.
Sloan enjoys most of her meals with her family in the loggia, which overlooks the pool.
Keeping the original terracotta tile floors gives this newly renovated kitchen character.
The kitchen in designer Sloan Mauran's Palm Beach retreat was inspired by a modern Belgian aesthetic. The TV is recessed in the wall for a sleek look, and its chunky stone frame mirrors the thick edge on the marble peninsula. The range hood is clad in stainless steel and spans the stoves and work areas for a dramatic effect.
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Pair a settee with dining chairs for a cosier look.
In designer Sloan Mauran's Palm Beach home, breakfast is taken in the family room, where the glass-topped Parsons table also doubles as a home office. Her 11-year-old daughter's friends often convene here. "I usually have about three or four other children over all the time," says Mauran.
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A black and white palette never goes out of style.
Initially an impulse buy, Sloan calls this stylized ram's-head dining table her greatest find. The table, comfortable vintage velvet Z chairs and lamps establish an authentic, glam 1970s tone.
Large mirrors increase brightness.
To keep focus on the views, Sloan skipped a mantel and adorned the living room chimney breast with sculptural kudu horns. Mirrors flanking the fireplace mimic the glass doors and reflect the outdoors inside.
Grasscloth wallpaper adds a hit of texture.
In the principal bedroom, the palette is soothing, the fabrics are soft, and a low-profile bed looks fresh. French doors leading to the loggia and expansive windows make the most of the garden view.
A circa-1970s brass mirror warms up this guest room.
The crane artwork and zebra pillows were selected for their complementary hues and exotic feel. An iconic mid-century modern Warren Platner chair was reupholstered in fresh white cotton.
Twin beds allow for flexibility in a guest room.
Place X-benches in front of beds for propping suitcases. "The guest rooms are right next to each other with their own ensuite baths. If I'm hosting friends with children, they can stay close together in their own little wing," says designer Sloan Mauran of her Palm Beach retreat.
Find more inspiration in our photo galleries of Warm-Weather Vacation Homes and Sloan Mauran's Palm Beach Home.
Stick to classic finishes for a timeless look.
Sloan used similar materials in all the bathrooms for continuity, yet each bath has its own look. In the functional guest bath, butterfly artwork and plantation shutters lend a beachy feel.
The outdoor bar repeats the infinity pool's graphic simplicity.
At Monica and Michael Belcourt's sleek, modern getaway home in the Dominican Republic's luxe Casa de Campo resort, all the principal rooms along the front of the house open onto the pool area, which offers spectacular views of the Caribbean across a sprawling lawn.
See more Warm-Weather Vacation Homes, plus more from this Dominican home.
This retreat blurs the boundaries between outside and inside.
A covered wooden walkway surrounds the interior courtyard, linking all the rooms that open onto it. Lush greenery and stately Royal palms frame the slate-lined reflecting pool and fountain.
Inspired by the tropical locale, Monica and Michael chose an eye-opening shade of leaf green for the sleek Italian cabinets.
The pair love to cook with family and friends and dreamed of a dramatic modern kitchen that would be fun, functional and big enough to accommodate multiple chefs. "The minute you walk in, you're energized to cook," says Monica.
A massive table and solid credenza keep the room from looking too "leggy."
Surrounded by pale coral stone walls and porcelain-slab floors, the dark, linear furniture appears to float. Cloud lights by Frank Gehry for Vitra and chairs inspired by the colour of the Caribbean subtly bring the outdoors in.
Embrace a modern look with iconic furnishings.
In this media room, a low-slung sofa and an Eames lounge chair create a sophisticated spot to watch TV.
A lack of clutter, rug-free floors and a crisp white colour scheme keep the room feeling cool and fresh.
The principal bedroom's matching wood floor and ceiling were chosen to create balance and calm. Brightly coloured abstract prints, found in Italy, visually anchor the bed.
In warm climates, extend your living space to the outdoors.
Every bathroom in this Dominican Republic home includes a private outdoor shower with lush plantings.
For a zen look, frame a freestanding tub with stones.
Huge sliding doors and walls of glass in the spa-like principal bathroom all but erase lines between indoors and out.
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The phone rings. It's 3 a.m. No, it's not Mom calling to say Dad just deposited $500 in your overdrawn checking account. Instead you are greeted by a string of obscenities, heavy breathing or silence.
You have just become another victim of the crank caller. Some authorities estimate that over a million crank calls were made last year. Most of these calls are the ring-and-hang-up variety. A growing number are either obscene or threatening.
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A review of the 200 or so human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for federal funding has found a possible ethical problem: Some of the cell lines may have involved sperm or egg donors who didn't consent to having their material used in research. University oversight committees should be aware that these cell lines may not meet widely accepted standards, the authors say.
In July 2009, following an order from President Barack Obama, NIH issued guidelines laying out ethical standards that all hESC lines studied with NIH funding must meet. The cell lines must have been derived from surplus embryos donated by couples receiving fertility treatments, for example. But the guidelines don't discuss the possibility that some embryos made have been created using donor eggs or sperm, even though 2005 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) guidelines call for consent from gamete donors. Research administrators at the Rockefeller University in New York City became concerned about this gap last year after a survey suggested that U.S. in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics usually don't tell egg donors that their eggs could be used in research.
So Rockefeller's Amy Wilkerson and Kathaliya Wongsatittham and bioethicist Josephine Johnston of The Hastings Center in Garrison, New York, looked into the origins of the approved NIH hESC lines. They tracked down (from Web sites or direct requests) information on the sources of the gametes. For about half the lines (104 of 198), the embryo donors provided the egg and sperm, so there was no problem. In a few cases, gamete donors gave consent for research. For many other lines, the provider said that if donor gametes were involved, the donors would have consented to hESC studies or research in general.
For 30 of the lines, however, the cell line providers didn't know if donor sperm or eggs had been involved in the creation of the embryo, or if they had been, whether the donors gave consent. In addition, the providers of 19 lines did not respond to the request for consent information, Wilkerson and her co-authors report in a letter today in Cell Stem Cell.
That lack of information on a total of about 50 cell lines in the NIH registry is a problem, Wilkerson says. The ethics committee that oversees ES cell research at Rockefeller and two partner institutions has since decided it cannot approve requests from their researchers to use these lines. (Fortunately, she says, this list doesn't include such popular lines as H1 and H9.)
Wilkerson says the point isn't that NIH needs to remove the lines from the registry or revise its guidelines. Rather, other university ethics committees reviewing hESC research should be aware that some lines on NIH's list don't meet the NAS standards and decide accordingly. In addition, IVF clinics should obtain consent from gamete donors for hESC research, and researchers who develop new hESC lines should make information about any gamete donors readily available. "It shouldn't be as hard to get as it is," Wilkerson says.
In an e-mail to ScienceInsider, NIH pointed out that the agency did discuss gamete donors in a preamble to the 2009 guidelines. The agency wrote that "the risks are associated with privacy" and would be covered by existing rules protecting human subjects in research. But Johnston argues that the ethics issues go beyond privacy to the need to inform people that their sperm or egg donation could be used in hESC research: "People have an interest in knowing what's going to happen to the biological materials that they donate," Johnston says.


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Rivalries will be set aside as Crystal Palace and Brighton fans go head to head for charity next month.
Supporters from both clubs are taking part in the 13th annual Robert Eaton Memorial Fund match on May 2 at the Dripping Pan stadium in Lewes.
Former Palace heroes Simon Osborn and Robert Quinn will be donning the famous red and blue once again to help the Eagles beat the Seagulls.
Palace's Crystal Girls cheerleaders will also be there as will the club's mascots Pete and Alice the Eagles.
Brighton currently lead 8-4 in the series and Palace fans will be desperate to reduce the deficit this year.
The REMF fund was set up after Brighton fan Robert Eaton was killed in the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001.
More than £100,000 has been raised for disadvantaged children in America, Sussex, Croydon and Africa.
Five Year Plan fanzine editor Jim Daly is organising the Palace team this year and is desperate for an Eagles win.
He said: "We have lost the last two years to slender score lines so it is time to bring the trophy back to South London.
"Obviously, it is a brilliant cause, which helps underprivileged kids in Sussex, Croydon and America and it's great to be able to help out each year, but I'd be lying if I said the result didn't matter.
"We're delighted Simon and Robert are giving up their time to help us out too in the true spirit of charity and what the night is all about."
The game is on May 2 at 7.45pm. Entry is £5 for adults, U16s £2 or get in free if accompanied by an adult.
For more information about the fund or to donate visit remf.org.uk.


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STOURBRIDGE environmentalists will be showing a documentary about money and the social and economic ills it creates.
Transition Stourbridge will be screening monetary reform documentary 97% Owned at the Friends Meeting House, Scotts Road, Stourbridge, on Saturday April 5 at 7.30pm.
The film, featuring interviews and commentary from economists, campaigners and former bankers, looks at how private banks have the power to create money from nothing and looks to blame the debt based money system for social and economic problems across the world.
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|Starting the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex
posted April 23, 2007
The biggest building project in Calvin history will officially start on May 4 at 3 pm when the college hosts a celebratory ceremony to mark the formal beginnings of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex.
The upcoming expansion will include a new arena, a new aquatic center, a new indoor track and tennis center and a significant renovation of the existing Calvin Fieldhouse (the latter also includes building a new student health center within the facility as part of the renovation). The first phase is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2008, and the entire project by the end of 2009.
The event will take place in the current Calvin Fieldhouse and special guests such as Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell and MIAA commissioner Dave Neilson will participate in the program along with Calvin athletic director Nancy Meyer, college president Gaylen Byker, the Calvin Pep Band and several of the project's major donors.
One of those donors is John Spoelhof who with his wife Judy made a lead gift to the project which as a result will be called the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex.
John Spoelhof is the former president of Prince Corporation, and a longtime friend of Calvin, while Judy is a 1961 graduate of the college. They reside in Holland, Michigan.
The new arena at Calvin will be called VanNoord Arena in honor of Andrew and Gladys VanNoord. It will measure some 175,000 square feet, seat approximately 5,000 and replace the Calvin Fieldhouse, which was built in 1965, as the homecourt for the school's Division III men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team.
The new aquatic center at Calvin will be named the Venema Aquatic Center in recognition of a gift from Calvin alumna Thelma Venema.
The renovation of the existing Calvin Fieldhouse will be a significant effort and will create both a new health and recreation center and a new student health center within the renovated facility. The retooled fieldhouse will be renamed the Hoogenboom Health and Recreation Center. The new student health center will be named Marian Hoogenboom Health Services. Both names recognize significant financial support for the project from Terry Hoogenboom, a Goshen, Indiana-based builder and real estate developer. His wife Marian died of cancer and the connections to health and wellness are especially poignant for the Hoogenboom family.
In addition, the current on-campus student health center at Calvin, which now is housed in the basement of a residence hall, will be significantly expanded and find a new home in the renovated fieldhouse. It will increase from a 2,000 square foot facility currently to an approximately 6,000 square foot center complete with numerous exam and treatment rooms, a lab and various health center employee offices.
The other lead donor to the overall expansion project at Calvin is the Grand Rapids-based Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation.
At the upcoming event Calvin students will be eligible for special prizes, including gift certificates for Ada Bike Shop, (compliments of Ada Bike Shop and Aspen Gold Investment Inc) and a one-week vacation in Florida (also compliments of Aspen Gold Investment Inc).
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Leadership key to finding right coach

By Chris Mortensen
The first coach has been fired. The Detroit Lions have said goodbye to Steve Mariucci and they're paying him about $12 million over the next two years to take a hike.
It was a costly mistake. It doesn't mean Mariucci is a failure as a head coach. It means he was the wrong man for the Lions. There is a difference.
Atlanta Falcons general manager Rich McKay and Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Polian have had outstanding success in hiring the right coach for their franchises. They have a common link in Tony Dungy, who got his first job when McKay hired him in Tampa and his second job when Polian hired him in Indianapolis.
Another link between Polian and McKay is that both hired Jim Mora to coach their teams -- father and son, that is.
What's the secret to finding the right guy?
I spent less time with Polian on the topic, so I'll share his thoughts first in a question and answer format.
CM: Simply, what's the key to picking a coach?

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Bill Polian (in Indianapolis) and Rich McKay (in Tampa) each hired Tony Dungy.

Polian: You just have to get the coach that is the right fit for your organization at the time you have to make that choice. That's the key. It isn't just going out and picking a name from a group of coaches who have achieved a lot. It's more about what kind of talent do you have, what kind of program and what role will that coach play in the organization.
CM: So it's not always the hot candidate?
Polian: No. Marv Levy used to say, "When you speak so loudly, I can't hear what you say." Look, track record is important. But just because it's something so obvious, it can be the wrong path. You don't choose a head coach for that reason alone. You choose based on what he brings to the overall program.
CM: Your first hire with the Colts was Jim Mora, but you fired him and ended up with Dungy. Was Mora a mistake?
Polian: No, he was absolutely the right guy at the time. We owe Jim a tremendous debt of gratitude for getting this program on the right path, the right footing, the right way. This program was in disarray and Jim pointed every single player that is still on this roster in the right direction. He showed them how to prepare, how to win, how to be a professional.
CM: Of all the qualities a head coach should have, what's the most important?
Polian: Leadership is by far the most important quality.
Now, on to McKay, who, like Polian, is a member of the NFL's Competition Committee.
CM: What's the first thing an executive in your position must do before he hires a coach?
McKay: First and foremost, you have to develop a profile for your coach that best fits your organization. You have to establish your goals, not just the bottom line of winning, but how you want to go about winning. The most important person in that deal is the owner. You have to get a clear understanding from the owner what his or her expectations are.
CM: When you get down to the nitty-gritty of interviewing a coach, what are the key talking points? If your offense has been dreadful -- or if it's the defense -- does a coordinator on that need-side of the ball get more consideration?
McKay: I think that's a mistake. In the end, it's as much about leadership and the type of environment that a coach will create as opposed to how they line up the X & Y. I want to spend as much time talking to various candidates about how they will structure their coaching staff and how they will operate on a daily basis. I like to spend as much time on the staffing. I don't want to talk just talk about specific names of coaches who might be on staff, but the type of coaches they like and what they expect out of those coaches.
CM: I take it you agree with the concept that one coach that could succeed with one franchise could actually fail in another?
McKay: No question about it. That goes back to how that coach fits in your organization at a very particular time of where you are as an organization and a football team. Tony Dungy was a perfect fit in Tampa because of what we needed -- stability, leadership and a grounded approach to build something that will last. Jim Mora was perfect in Atlanta because this was a team with some talent in place that needed his energy, his motivational skills and the type of discipline be brought to the organization.
CM: In Tampa, when the Glazer family decided to fire Dungy, you recommended that they hire Marvin Lewis but they passed. That would have been a pretty good call now, too, don't you think?
McKay: I just liked Marvin's leadership and the fact I felt he would be very successful with the type of adversity we were facing at the time. Remember, Tony had been dismissed and Bill Parcells did not come. There was a lot of unrest. That situation needed a unique personality. Jon [Gruden] handled it well and Marvin would have done likewise.
CM: What about the franchise where the stadiums are half-empty and there's a need to reenergize the fan base? Do you go for the headliner?
McKay: Big mistake. One of the things I always like to say is that the last thing you consider is the impact of a hire on season-ticket sales and local headlines. It's all about winning. When you win, those things fall into place. The fact that you generate 3,000 more season tickets because you hired a legend is pointless if you don't become a winning franchise. There are plenty of examples of that.
CM: You serve on the diversity committee. There is a now a policy in place that requires teams to interview minority candidates. What's the best thing about that policy?
McKay: First, the diversity policy is one of the best things we have done in recent years as a league. Not only does it bring the minority candidates to the forefront, but it's a good, healthy exercise for the organization. It requires you as an organization to have a plan, to incorporate a lot of people in making that plan, as opposed to an owner who saw Coach X on TV and liked him, so why not hire him? You learn something about yourself as an organization when you actually take the time to draw up a plan, create a profile, and then meet with a good group of candidates who actually bring a variety of ideas to the table.
CM: Yet, even though you, your owner [Arthur Blank] and [executive vice president] Ray Anderson were on the league's diversity committee, you surprised and even disappointed a lot of people in Atlanta by hiring Mora, a nonminority coach.
McKay: That's correct. In the end, you owe it to your organization, the players and the fan base to simply hire the right guy, the right fit for your organization at that specific time. It all goes back to that. It doesn't mean you hire by somebody else's measurement. This isn't the quarterback ratings game. You hire the best coach that you think can win. In our case, Mora was the right choice, but we still were better off by going through a thorough process.
McKay added, "The other thing I like about the process is that it's a great opportunity for the organization and a prospective new coach to lay out a game plan prior to the time the coach is hired. If you simply identify your guy beforehand and hire him without real substantive discussion, you might discover that you're not really on the same page but it's too late because the hire has been made. You can go through all the various issues -- how you meet, how you organize the draft, how you organize free agency, everything. ... and when you finally do hire a coach, you hit the ground running."
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is a regular contributor to Insider. He chats every Wednesday in The Show.


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U.S. Supreme Court Decides American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut; Holds That Federal Judges Cannot Set Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards by Judicial Decree Under Federal Tort Law
On June 20, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that several states, the city of New York and three nonprofit land trusts could not maintain federal common law public nuisance claims against five major electric power companies for their carbon dioxide emissions. American Electric Power Co., Inc. v. Connecticut, U.S., No. 10-74, June 20, 2011 (references are to the Slip op., publically available here
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We are proud to announce the last in our series of Gimme Gimme Giveaways. Through the summer we have been giving away treasured items left behind at Blog Cabin 2013 after episode filming wrapped.
The final item up for grabs? We will give away a cornhole game set, designed and signed by Blog Cabin 2013 show host Chris Grundy. See here for tune-in details regarding the Blog Cabin 2013 special.
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You have from September 5 at 11:30 a.m. ET until September 12, at 5 p.m. ET to post your comment and thereby enter for a chance to win this game set. On September 13, 2013, we will randomly select the winner of this giveaway and post the winner in the blog on or around September 16, 2013.
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