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Fairfax County Establishes First Community Development Authority
April 27, 2009
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At its regularly scheduled meeting today, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors established the Mosaic District Community Development Authority (CDA) for the 31-acre Mosaic – Merrifield Town Center development.
"This CDA enables a highly desirable mixed-use project to move forward and is vital to the revitalization of the Merrifield area," said Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Board of Supervisors. "CDA is an exciting new funding tool that reflects the current economic climate."
The Mosaic – Merrifield Town Center development will be located south of Lee Highway/Rt. 29, west of Yates Way, east of Eskridge Road and north of Luther Jackson Middle School. The rezoning for the development was approved by the Board of Supervisors in October 2007, and consists of approximately 1,000 dwelling units; a multiplex theatre; 125,000 square feet of office space; 500,000 square feet of other non-residential uses and a 150-room hotel. Virtually all parking will be provided in structures.
Among planned public improvements are two parks; the realignment and widening of Eskridge Road; the widening of Lee Highway; improvements to the Lee Highway/Gallows Road intersection; and construction of a grid of streets. A portion of these public improvements will be funded by the CDA through bond financing and there will be no general fund or debt impact to the county.
A CDA is a flexible funding tool that can address a broad range of infrastructure needs, as well as services, and can cover varied areas such as a single shopping mall, a mixed-use development or a downtown redevelopment area.
A petition to the Board of Supervisors to establish a CDA must come from a majority (51 percent) of landowners within a proposed area; the CDA is then governed by board appointees. Either land area or assessed value can be used to determine the 51 percent.
Fairfax County's Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment led a county staff and consultant team that worked with the developer on the establishment of the CDA. The petition for the Mosaic District CDA was evaluated against the county's "16 Principles for Public Investment in Support of Commercial Redevelopment," which were adopted by the board on July 21, 2008, to advance revitalization and reinvestment opportunities within the county. The evaluation also determined that the project, which is planned to become the town center of Merrifield, would not occur without funding a portion of the public facilities through bond financing.
The 16 principles were developed by Fairfax County in collaboration with the Community Revitalization and Reinvestment Advisory Group; its membership includes community, business and county government representatives. The principles were developed in response to the county's changing development climate. By 2030, Fairfax County is projected to add 245,000 jobs and 290,000 new residents.
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A MOTORCYCLIST who was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after suffering severe head injuries in a crash yesterday remains in a critical condition.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Cirencester Way by a member of the public at midday on Saturday. The road was closed to traffic until 3pm.
The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man from Swindon, lost control of his vehicle before colliding with the central reservation.
Sgt Steven Love, of the serious collision investigation team at Wiltshire Police, said: "We were called at 12.15pm to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Cirencester Way.
"At this stage it seems that for no visible reason he has lost control of his motorcycle and collided with the central reservation.
"He has then come into contact with the Z posts on the barrier.
"He sustained significant head injuries, and a possible fractured right leg.
"We expect the road to be closed for around two hours while we conduct a thorough survey and investigation.
"Due to the nature of his injuries he was sedated at the scene and airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol."
He was still being treated at Frenchay for head injuries yesterday and remained in a critical condition.
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter landed close to the scene before taking the man to hospital at around 1.30pm. It took them approximately 12 minutes to arrive at Frenchay Hospital.
A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service said: "We received the call at 11.58am to a collision involving a motorcyclist.
"We sent the rapid response vehicle and basics doctor, along with the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
"The man has suffered severe head injuries and was flown to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.
"He was conscious and breathing when we arrived on the scene, but was found to have suffered significant injuries. The critical care team were able to begin intensive treatment by the roadside."
Swindon Town FC advised fans driving to Saturday's game against Sheffield Utd at the County Ground to look for an alternative route.
Wiltshire Police are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to contact 101 with any information.

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You have heard every dietitian, including me, tell you to try some of the other whole grains outside of whole wheat. You know that list of unfamiliar names: triticale, amaranth, rye, quinoa, barley, bulgur, millet, etc. I am a little ashamed to say it but even I have not found an everyday place in my diet for all of these. I am happy eating whole wheat and oatmeal–and while I am sure I would like some of the others–I am satisfied so I don't venture much further.
Recently I found Bob's Red Mill 5-Grain Hot Cereal at the store and I figured this was my chance to easily incorporate some of these "other" whole grains in. They also offer 6-Grain, 7-Grain, 8-Grain and 10-Grain but I started with 5-Grain to be on the safe side. Now that I have tried it and liked it, I'm not intimidated by the big 10-Grain!
In addition to oats and wheat the 5-Grain cereal provided me with some rye, barley and triticale, plus they add flaxseed. As far as grains go, that was a pretty mild mix so it was an easy substitution for old fashioned rolled oats. But by expanding what you take in, you guarantee your body some new doses of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
It's hard to believe I waited this long to tryout some of these other whole grains. They are not as scary as they seem. I hope by the time winter really arrives I'll have worked even more new grains into my diet. Are you ready and willing to take that challenge with me?! Grab some Bob's hot cereal today!
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FORMER Miss Swindon Ela Good is running this year's Miss Wiltshire competition.
The beauty queen who went on to the finals for Miss England in June last year was asked to run the competition in the county after the organisers were impressed with her work.
The 24-year-old said: "I was Miss Swindon 2012/2013 and I was in the finals for Miss England last June.
"The organisers asked me to take on the competition because I was too old to take part and because the previous person couldn't run it any more.
"I took part mainly because of the opportunity to do something for charity. I raised about £4,000 for charity."
Ela is trying to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the competition, which could help youngsters aged from 16 to 24 progress through the competition to become Miss World.
She said: "It's a good thing for people who want to boost their modelling career, or who are thinking about a career in presenting. It's good for people who want to feed back to their community too.
"The current Miss World is taking part in competitions all over the world so it's also a good opportunity to get a career for life and travel everywhere."
This year's finals will be held on April 27 at the De Vere hotel. Auditions will be held on March 22 and March 23.
To apply send your name, a profile, and two photographs – one portrait and another full-length photograph – to email@example.com.


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Marywood Aviators Club to Host Annual Aviation Day
Published on Mon, April 08, 2013
The Marywood Aviators Club will host its 8th Annual Aviation Day on Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport. All proceeds from the event, which is open to the public, will benefit Angel Flight of America. Angel Flight is a nonprofit organization founded to fly financially distressed individuals to hospitals and clinics. Marywood University, Tech Aviation Flight School, Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport and Saker Aviation are event sponsors.
This year's event will include a display of aircraft including WWII fighters, stunt planes, FedEx delivery planes, the Geisinger LifeFlight helicopter, private jets, Piper Cubs, and more. Visitors will have the opportunity to get a close up look at the planes. Many of the owners will be available to talk about their planes and answer any questions.
An Aviation Day highlight will be the opportunity to take an airplane ride with a certified instructor from Tech Aviation Flight School for $20. Anyone interested can buy a ticket at the event. There are a limited number of time slots available. Reservations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Other activities will include the opportunity to speak with representatives from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Civil Air Patrol, Marywood University, Angel Flight, and many more. There will be a basket raffle and child-friendly activities. Food will be available for purchase.
The activities will take place at Saker Aviation, located at 101 Hangar Road, Avoca, the road leading to Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport's terminal. Parking will be guided. Guests must go through security before going into the hangar.
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PEOPLE in the South-West are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage but hiding their problem by taking out risky loans or saying they would keep it secret from family and friends, according to housing and homelessness charity Shelter.
New research commissioned by the charity found that nearly one in four rent or mortgage payers in the South-West have borrowed money to cover their housing costs.
The YouGov survey of 4,000 adults found that 24% of people in the South-West would feel too ashamed to ask for help if they could not pay their rent or mortgage, while 37% would not admit if they were struggling with their housing costs to family or friends.
In a sign of the tough financial climate, the number of people Shelter helped last year because they could not pay their rent or mortgage rose by almost a third.
But the charity is warning that for every person turning to it for help, many will keep their rent or mortgage problems hidden.
Liz Clare, a helpline adviser for Shelter said: "These days, we could all find ourselves at risk of losing our home. Falling behind with the rent or mortgage can happen to any of us and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Anyone at the school gates, in the supermarket or at work could be silently struggling.
"Times are tough and we often hear from people who've reached crisis point because they haven't felt able to ask for help earlier.
Making the first step to ask for help is difficult but advice from an expert early on can make the difference between losing your home and keeping it"
Shelter chief executive Campbell Robb said: "We're now hearing from record numbers of families up and down the country who are desperately struggling to keep the roof over their heads.
But the truth is, we're more worried about the people we don't see.
"Our message today is don't keep your worries to yourself – Shelter's expert advisers can be the difference between keeping your home and losing it."


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Much of Google's success rests on the fact that the words "Google" and "suck" rarely appear in the same sentence.
There is one notable exception: Google Groups, which lately has started to look more and more like an abandoned service. The mailing-list and discussion-board service has remained short on features since Google launched it in 2001. Meanwhile, Groups has become overwhelmed with spam, and one the most popular Google Groups — the JQuery mailing list, with more than 20,000 members — is jumping ship.
John Resig, the lead developer of JQuery, a popular JavaScript Library for developing complex web applications, recently posted a sharply critical look at Google Groups.
"As far as I'm concerned, Google Groups is dead," he writes.
Resig isn't the only one with problems. Google Groups began life as a way to rescue the Deja.com Usenet archive, but as our Epicenter blog recently reported, the Usenet portion of Google Groups is fundamentally broken. Google has since addressed some problems highlighted in that piece, but even newly created groups, like the JQuery group, feel neglected and overrun with spam.
While Resig is careful to note that Google Groups remains a workable optionfor private mailing lists, but for large public mailing lists like JQuery, Google Groups' inability to combat spam, its poor moderator tools and general neglect have made the platform unusable.
"The problem mostly lies in the use cases that we're trying to support," Resig says in an e-mail to Webmonkey. "We need to support people who are actively trying to help new users, and we also need to support people who just want a simple question answered." Spam, awkward filtering tools and a lack of support have driven JQuery to look elsewhere for a platform that connects its users, he says.
From an end-user point of view, the problem might not be immediately noticeable, especially if you're using a good e-mail client which can filter out the spam for you. However, it can be a bit shocking to visit your favorite Groups' homepage and discover it's been overrun by spammers.
While Gmail is good at filtering spam, Google Groups is so bad, it's almost as if the company isn't even trying. There is a moderation option, which helps a bit. For example, compare the Django Users Group homepage (which uses moderation) to the EveryBlock Group (which doesn't use moderation). As you can see, there isn't one legitimate message on the Everyblock Group homepage, while there's hardly any spam in the Django Group.
Sadly, as Resig points out, moderation makes joining and posting to a Google Group much more complex for the first-time users who have come seeking help, and the tools provided for moderators aren't nearly as slick as you'd expect from a Google product.
Compounding the problem, spammers have figured out that spoofing e-mail addresses works swimmingly in Google Groups. So even with moderation turned on, spam will inevitably get through. Even worse, it'll look like it came from legitimate list members, or even the moderators. In the end, the moderators have to moderate their own e-mail addresses to truly stop Google Groups spam.
Resig tells Webmonkey that JQuery is still looking for a suitable replacement for Google Groups. The top contenders are Vanilla Forums, which allows people to subscribe to all new posts and comments by e-mail, and Stack Exchange, which is essentially Stack Overflow customized for a specific topic.
Unfortunately, based on Resig's account, it looks like Google's Data Liberation Front hasn't trained its data-export vision on Groups just yet — there is no way to export all the messages from a Group (there is, however, the ability to export a list of all members). In the JQuery Group's case, that means some 120,000 messages in the group will have to exported by hand.
As for the future of Google Groups, well, the handwriting might well be on the wall. As blogger and former Yahoo engineer Andy Baio points out, "If you want to know which areas of big companies are being ignored, watch for spam taking over."
See Also:
- Pack Up Your Data and Leave Whenever You Want, It's the New Rule of the Cloud
- Google Begins Fixing Usenet Archive
- Google's Abandoned Library of 700 Million Titles (UPDATED)


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ALDS Recap: Yankees Defeat Orioles
One night after the American League's other surprise team saw its season brought to end by Justin Verlander, the Orioles suffered the same fate courtesy of CC Sabathia. If you're a Yankees or Tigers fan (or an executive at TBS or FOX), you're probably pleased with the way things turned out. If you're anyone else, you might be mourning the underdogs. Like the A's, the Orioles pushed their opponent to the brink: all told, the Yankees outscored the O's by just four runs in 23 head-to-head games this season. But in the end, the better team advanced.
The Yankees scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh—aside from their five-run outburst in the ninth inning of Game One, all of their scoring in this series came in dribs and drabs. DH Raul Ibanez, starting for the first time since Game One, got the Yankees on the board with a grounder up the middle that barely skipped by second baseman Robert Andino, scoring Mark Teixeira from second.
Texieira was on second because he'd led off with a single and then stolen it. The steal was unexpected—both by Baltimore and by Ibanez—which is why it worked so well. Teixeira had never so much as attempted a steal in his 35 previous postseason games, and he'd been nursing a tender calf that had visibly slowed him up earlier in the series. He's averaged just two steals per season in his 10-year career, and stole two in 2012. In other words, he's about the last player on the roster one would have expected to change a game with his legs, unless it was by being too slow to score, as he was in Game Two.
When Teixeira has tried to swipe a base, though, he's succeeded almost 78 percent of the time. According to Girardi, he and Teixeira had discussed the possibility a day or two before, and Girardi had told him, "If you think you can get it, go ahead, go get it." The Orioles weren't holding Teixeira on, and he picked the perfect pitch to run on: a 76-mph curveball. It was a smart small-ball play by a player and a team better known for their big bats.
The next inning, Derek Jeter drew a one-out walk, and Ichiro Suzuki drove him in with a double to center. Cano struck out looking, and Hammel intentionally walked Mark Teixeira, putting men on first and second with two outs. With the left-handed Raul Ibanez due up, Buck Showalter brought in southpaw Troy Patton. That led to one of a couple times in the game I would've done something differently than Joe Girardi did. Ibanez disappeared into the dugout during the pitching change, and I expected to see Alex Rodriguez emerge. Benching A-Rod in order to set up a platoon advantage over the Orioles' starter was defensible, but calling on him here—the mirror opposite of the late-inning move that led to such success in Game Three—seemed like the obvious move to me. Instead, Girardi stayed with Ibanez, who struck out swinging on a curve in the dirt.
If Girardi wouldn't want Rodriguez over Ibanez with Patton on the mound, pinch-hit penalty and all, I wonder when he would want him. Is A-Rod's hand still hurt? Has Girardi's confidence in him eroded to such an extent that he wouldn't want him at the plate even with the platoon advantage in his favor? If so, will we see him starting at all in the ALDS against the Tigers' all-righty rotation? And what about 2013?
Okay, A-Rod rant over. With one out in the seventh, Curtis Granderson homered to deep right. Granderson entered the game 1-for-16 with nine strikeouts, but with the right-handed Hammel on the mound, Girardi resisted any temptation to bench him. As the skipper explained, "a lot of his struggles were off of lefties, and he had some pretty good at-bats off Hammel over at their place and during the course of their season." Leaving Granderson in the lineup didn't rise to the level of a good move, but benching him would've been a bad one.
I could give you plenty of glowing post-game quotes about Sabathia's performance, but they'd sound a lot like the things people said about Sabathia after Game One, or after his five starts in October 2009, or after his performance down the stretch in 2008 that propelled the Brewers into the playoffs. Sabathia likes to take the ball in big games, and he generally pitches well in those games because he generally pitches well, period. He was even more overpowering in Game Five than he had been in Game One, facing just one over the minimum (Nate McLouth, naturally) and throwing only 82 pitches through the first seven innings.
The closest the O's came to scoring to that point had been Nate McLouth's near homer with two outs in the sixth. From where I was sitting, I thought the ball had landed fair, and the replays I saw at the park seemed to suggest that it had grazed the foul pole. After subjecting the clip to Zapruder-style study at home, though, I'm convinced that the umpires made the right call when they reviewed the replay and let the initial call stand. Crew chief Brian Gorman said "There was no evidence to overturn the decision," and I'm inclined to agree.
In the eighth, things got interesting. Matt Wieters led off with a single, and Manny Machado walked on five pitches. Sabathia's control appeared to be slipping. He rebounded to strike out Mark Reynolds (whose career-low regular-season K rate didn't carry over to the ALDS), then allowed an RBI single to Lew Ford and an infield single to Robert Andino that loaded the bases. That brought up Yankees nemesis McLouth, almost the only Oriole who hit in this series. Sabathia struck him out on four pitches. That brought up J.J. Hardy, a right-handed hitter. David Robertson was warmed and standing in the bullpen, waiting for a summons that wouldn't come.
After the game, Girardi was asked how close he came to pulling Sabathia. He said:
I would've called for Robertson, but Girardi's way worked: Sabathia got Hardy to ground out, ending the threat. You'd think, having come so close to taking Sabathia out in the eighth, Girardi definitely would have made a move for the final inning. But while he did have Rafael Soriano warming and prepared to come in at the first breath of a baserunner, he stuck with Sabathia, who retired the side on 10 pitches.
After the game, Girardi explained where his confidence in Sabathia came from:
Girardi didn't credit his gut, stomach, or heart, as he did when explaining how he decided to pinch-hit for A-Rod in Game Three, but I still wondered whether what he said about Sabathia's ability to improve as the game goes on was mostly manager-speak for "I left him in because he gives me warm, fuzzy feelings." (After all, he also said, "It's his game, because he's our ace.") As it turns out, though, Girardi was right about Sabathia dialing it up in the eighth. The three hardest fastballs he threw—all 95 miles per hour—came in the eighth inning, two against Robert Andino and one against McLouth. And while Sabathia might not actually get better as the game goes on, he does seem to decline less than the league as a whole:
Couple that with the benefit of resting the bullpen with games scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday, and Girardi's decision to extend Sabathia starts to make more sense.
To see what the stats had to say, I checked the PITCHf/x plate discipline numbers for each team's hitters in Games One through Five and weighted them by pitches seen, giving me aggregate rates for the Yankees and Orioles. Then I weighted the same players' regular-season statistics by the distribution of pitches those players saw in the ALDS, making it possible to compare each team's regular-season and division-series plate discipline.
Thanks to CC Sabathia, Major League Baseball gets to have it all: the appearance of parity and competitive balance provided by the Orioles and A's, and the ratings and revenue bonanza guaranteed by the Yankees' continued presence in the postseason. And as for the fans—well, we get to see Verlander try to pump fastballs past Robinson Cano, and Sabathia squaring off against Miguel Cabrera. I can think of worse ways for the ALDS to end.
The winning clubhouse at the end of a series isn't a great source of insightful quotes, but I captured some audio anyway as the champagne sprayed and the Jay-Z played:
Curtis Granderson Clubhouse Audio
Russell Martin Clubhouse Audio
Joe Girardi Interview Room Audio
CC Sabathia Interview Room Audio
Andy Pettitte Interview Room Audio
Thanks to Rob McQuown for research assistance.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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//ALDS Recap: Yankees Defeat Tigers//
Oct 13, 2012 08:52 AM
Regardless of their poor offensive showing in the postseason, it was a great season for the O's. I hope that they are able to build upon this season's success like the Rays have done and stay competitive in the AL East. I played football in College (granted it was I-AA but we played big time schools like Georgia and UNC) and I had never seen a crowd as energized as the Baltimore crowd at Game 1 of he ALDS. 15 years of frustration will do that! I am looking forward to Verlander and Scherzer smoking the Yankees.
Oct 13, 2012 08:58 AM
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Trish! Have you seen the new Regions commercial with the family bike? They are in a shop making bikes, and they are talking about the simple elements of good banking and bike building. It is very neat! At the end they give a little family a two-seater bike and a kid seat on the back.
Last week my friend Jennie reminded me of an ad campaign featuring bicycles that Regions Bank has been running. It must be a success: it has been around for about two years and includes several different TV spots. A Birmingham-based ad agency, Luckie & Company, produced the spots.
While I haven't seen the spot she mentions, and couldn't find it on YouTube, I'm definitely a fan of these ads. My favorite is this one, which associates all the things we love about bicycles with Regions Bank. What I love most is that it flat out says cycling is a better way to get where you want to go.
This one features a woman riding in a dress.
Do you think Regions' CEO really bike commutes?
Of course, for every positive portrayal of bicycles in the media, there's an ad for car insurance that shows a wistful cyclist wanting to trade in his helmet for a set of SUV keys (everyone would rather be driving, right?). And everyone knows the "green" bandwagon is the place to be right now. Still, seeing cycling portrayed as a normal, sensible activity—even if it's just in a 20-second commercial—is always a good thing, right?


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due to crappy circumstances i havent been able to play in a while so i grabbed a bunch of old discs and hit the course so far results have been pretty good, just lack something between the teebird and buzz, not sure is the jls or kc champ eagle will give me what i want i like the flight pattern of the jls but its new to me, the eagle is good for speed, but i like a bit more finess
old school pro firebird with champ like plastic around 173g
star teebird broken in around but still very stable 175g
11xkc pro tee bird around 175g beat up but still stable
fr pro teebird feels like its around 168g slightly beat very glidy
jls 171g
ch eagle 173g
crystal buzz 175g
wizzard hard 178g for driving and tweener approach shots still stable
soft wizzard beat in for puts and touch shots
I know once i throw more again i will stretch my buzz out to around 300' i need to get prob a new z buzz for some more stability but my real concern is throwing plastic that is not easily replaced any more like some of the teebirds and fire birds. any suggestions on what i can do to get a dependable repeatable bag, becasue it does me no good to build my game around a disc that i cant replace or have to spend big money for a new one. thanks for the input


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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - Detroit Tigers Torii Hunter will appear at DC Sports on Saturday at Lakeside Mall to sign autographs for fans.
According to DetroitCitySports, Hunter will appear to sign autographs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fans can bring items to have them autographed or purchase select items at DC Sports. Photos and baseballs will be available for purchase.
Hunter signed with the Detroit Tigers in the off-season as a free agent and has made an immediate impact offensively and defensively, says DC Sports. Hunter is currently batting .365 and has 13 RBI.
Prior to signing with the Tigers, Hunter played for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels. While with the Twins and Angels, Hunter grabbed nine Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award and was a four-time All-Star.
DC Sports said it has conducted over 500 autograph sessions with professional athletes in its 25-year history.
DC Sports is located near JC Penney on the lower level in Lakeside Mall at 14600 Lakeside Circle in Sterling Heights.Directions to Lakeside Mall
Matt Tuiasosopo and Brayan Pena are also scheduled to appear in the mall between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
The two newest members of the Tigers will be singing autographs at Gameday Detroit for $15 each.
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Comparing FTC and Lamivudine in HIV-Infected Patients on a Stable Anti-HIV Drug Combination
This study has been completed.
Triangle Pharmaceuticals
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Last updated: June 23, 2005
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The purpose of this study is to compare two anti-HIV drugs, FTC and lamivudine (3TC), when given with either stavudine (d4T) or zidovudine (ZDV) and one other anti-HIV drug.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Emtricitabine Drug: Lamivudine
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Open-Label Equivalence Study of FTC Versus Lamivudine in Patients on a Stable Triple Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen Containing Lamivudine, Stavudine or Zidovudine, and a Protease Inhibitor or Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
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Patients are randomized to one of two arms in a 2:1 ratio (weighted to Arm 1). Arm 1: Replace lamivudine with FTC while continuing on current background regimen. Arm 2: Continue on current lamivudine-containing regimen. Patients are further stratified based upon screening plasma HIV-1 RNA and background therapy. Stratum 1: Less than 50 copies/ml; PI (protease inhibitor) in treatment regimen. Stratum 2: Less than 50 copies/ml; NNRTI (nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor) in treatment regimen. Stratum 3: 50-400 copies/ml; PI in treatment regimen. Stratum 4: 50-400 copies/ml; NNRTI in treatment regimen. Clinic visits occur at regular intervals throughout the 48-week study period to determine viral load.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible for this study if you:
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have a viral load below 400 copies/ml.
- Agree to use a barrier method of birth control (such as condoms) during the study.
- Have taken one of the following anti-HIV drug combinations: (1) 3TC plus d4T or ZDV plus a protease inhibitor (PI) for at least 8 weeks, or (2) 3TC plus d4T or ZDV plus a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) for at least 12 weeks. (You must show the date you started on this combination.)
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You will not be eligible for this study if you:
- Have had severe diarrhea or have been unable to eat as much as you need due to nausea, vomiting, or stomachache within 30 days of study entry.
- Have had a serious medical event within 30 days prior to study entry.
- Are taking hydroxyurea.
- Have Grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy.
- Abuse alcohol or drugs.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002416
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002416
|United States, Florida
|Dr Robert Wallace
|St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33713
|United States, New York
|North Shore Univ Hosp
|Great Neck, New York, United States, 11021
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Triangle Pharmaceuticals
|Study Chair:
|Charles van der Horst
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|NCT00002416 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
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HIV Protease Inhibitors
RNA, Viral
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Protease Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
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TPWD Seeks Public Comment on Hunting and Fishing Proposals
AUSTIN — Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of proposed changes to the state's hunting and fishing regulations the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering for 2010-2011.
TPWD is recommending an open general season for mule deer in Dawson and Wheeler counties, and adding a day to the season across the Trans Pecos region. Department staff presented the proposals to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Regulations Committee. The proposals address a priority goal in TPWD's Land and Water Resource Conservation and Recreation Plan to increase access to and participation in the outdoors.
Currently there is no open season for mule deer in Dawson or Wheeler counties. Implementing a nine-day, buck-only season in Dawson County and a 16-day, buck-only season in Wheeler County would offer increased hunter opportunity without adversely impacting mule deer reproduction or distribution.
According to TPWD wildlife biologists, mule deer populations in these counties are limited, but are present in some areas having suitable habitat and implementation of a buck-only season will not have any measurable impact on herd productivity or expansion.
Traditionally, big game hunting seasons in Texas open on Saturday to give hunters a full weekend of opportunity. Because the mule deer season in the Trans Pecos starts on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the TPW Commission asked the Wildlife Division to explore an option to open a day earlier to take advantage of the long holiday weekend. This proposal would add a day to the current 16-day season and create an opening day on the Friday following Thanksgiving each year.
Wildlife biologists suggest adding a day to the season in the Trans Pecos will not negatively impact the mule deer resource.
In addition to hunting regulation proposals, TPWD staff presented an abbreviated slate of potential changes to fishing regulations and, based on input during recent public scoping meetings, removed from consideration a proposal to lower the length limit on snook from 24 to 22 inches.
The department had considered the drop in length limit on snook to allow additional harvest of fat snook. Opinions expressed during scoping meetings reflected concern about potential impacts to common snook resources under reduced length limits and TPWD coastal fisheries officials opted to table the recommendation.
Fisheries staff will be seeking public comment on proposals strengthening commercial reporting requirements and separating commercial and recreational regulations, as well as a clarification of rules regarding catching and possessing fish within protected length limits or in excess of bag limits.
Official proposals will be available for review and comment during a series of public meetings in February, as well as online. The TPW Commission will make final determination on proposed changes at its April 1, 2010, public hearing.
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The perfect selfie. We all want it (don't deny it). And now, it's finally attainable – if you have the funds for a quick trip to NYC and the time to wait six hours in line, that is.
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I have been under alot of stress and I haven`t been eating but for very little aprox 300 to 400 calories a day for the past few weeks. My weight has droped from 127 to 108 in 7 weeks. I don`t feel like eating and sometimes the smell of it makes me feel sick. I take a few bites and it becomes hard to swallow. I am concerned that I have droped the weight as I am 5`6 and female. I don`t understand what is going on.
When stress increases and one is overwhelmed with difficult demands or some major problems, the body treats each stressor like a battle. The stomach does not want to accept food while the body is focused on fighting the stress. Hunger decreases and tension is high. The body will move into high battle mode for a while, but it functions on the assumption that the battle will end soon, then appetite should return and the body will be extra hungry to replace loss of body mass and needed energy.
Since this is not a true war or physical battle you are fighting in a few hours, in the meantime, one has to almost force oneself to eat to assure ongoing energy.
If appetite loss and high tension continues beyond 2 weeks, I highly recommend that you see your Primary Care Physician, to check out if there are any physical complications that are perpetuating the weight loss or if anything needs to be addressed to help you calm your body while facing your stressors.
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BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Enda Walsh on the Risk of Bringing ONCE to Broadway
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Enda Walsh, nominee for Best Book of a Musical for Once.
Walsh's main breakthrough came with the production of his play Disco Pigs in collaboration with director Pat Kiernan of Corcadorca. Since then he moved to London, where he has been particularly prolific over the past six years, bringing his productions to seventeen stage plays, two radio plays and three screenplays. His plays, notably Disco Pigs, Bedbound, Small Things, Chatroom, New Electric Ballroom and The Walworth Farce, have been translated into more than 20 languages and have had productions throughout Europe and in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. He has written two radio plays, with Four Big Days in the Life of Dessie Banks for RTÉ winning the PPI Award for Best Radio Drama (2001) and The Monotonous Life of Little Miss P for the BBC commended at the Berlin Prix Europa (2003). His commissioned work includes plays for Paines Plough in London, the Druid Theatre in Galway, the Kammerspiele in Munich and the Royal National Theatre's Connections Project in London.
ONCE opened at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Sunday, March 18, 2012. ONCE features a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, and direction by the acclaimed John Tiffany (Black Watch).The cast of ONCE features Steve Kazee as 'Guy' and Cristin Milioti as 'Girl.' Also in the company are David Abeles, Will Connolly, Elizabeth A. Davis, David PatRick Kelly, Anne L. Nathan, Lucas Papaelias, Ripley Sobo, Andy Taylor, Mckayla Twiggs, Erikka Walsh, Paul Whitty, and J.Michael Zygo.
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Shots were fired into part of an Elm Street home early Friday morning, Watsonville police said.
Officers were dispatched to the area of the 100 block of Riverside Drive around 12:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired at a residence there. Witnesses told police they heard shots fired in the alley, Sgt. Michael McKinley said in a release.
Officers searched the alleyway and found the unoccupied rear unit of a residence on the 100 block of Elm Street had multiple shots fired through a window.
Witnesses were unable to provide any suspect information.
Police ask anyone with information on the case to contact the investigations unit at 831-768-3352 or call the crime tipline at 831-768-3544.
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An 11-year-old boy on a bicycle was hospitalized Friday night after an SUV struck him near Park and McCormick avenues, Capitola police said.
The boy was riding on a bike with his father about 5:45 p.m. in the bike lane on Park Avenue, said Sgt. Mark Gonzalez. The driver turned from McCormick on to Park, did not see the pair and collided with them, police said.
The SUV and bicycle were going slowly, Gonzalez said. The driver stayed at the scene.
The boy and father were transported to a hospital by ambulance.
Their injuries were not life threatening, police said.
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SWIM/DIVE: UNC's Nagle, Kwatyra Claim Nike Titles
Posted November 16, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Senior Brett Nagle and freshman Matt Kwatyra won individual championships and UNC's women swept a pair of relay events on the opening night of the 2012 Janis Hape Dowd Nike Cup at Koury Natatorium.
Nagle claimed the 500-yard freestyle in 4:24.04 while Kwatyra won the 200-yard individual medley with a clocking of 1:48.54. UNC's women claimed the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:33.18 while also notching first place in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:44.42.
After the first night of competition, NC State lead both the women's and men's team scores. Scores on the women side are NC State at 265, Navy at 219.5, UNC at 218, East Carolina at 166.5, Old Dominion at 112 and Northeastern at 102. The Wolfpack leads the men's team scores with 366.5 points followed by Navy with 222.5, Carolina with 219, East Carolina with 153 and Old Dominion at 116.
The Tar Heel women's team got the evening off on a high note as its "A" relay in the 200-yard freestyle relay captured the Nike Cup championship in a time of 1:33.18. The UNC relay consisted of Nikki Barczak (23.88), Ally Hardesty (23.39), Hannah Lincoln (22.67) and Danielle Siverling (23.24). NC State and Navy relays finished 2-3 in the event.
NC State's 200-yard freestyle relay took gold in the event as the team of Simonas Bilis, Jonathan Boffa, Joseph Martin and David Williams touched first in 1:20.75, winning by almost a full second. UNC's "A" relay took second place with Logan Heck, Kyle Ficker, J.T. Stilley and Sean Sullivan clocking a time of 1:21.71.
Yesim Giresunlu of OldDominion won the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:52.92. Kristin Connors of NC State claimed the silver and Rachael Dudley of Navy was the bronze medalist. UNC's top finisher was Stephanie Eisenringwho finished 11th in a time of 4:59.19.
UNC senior co-captain Brett Nagle won the championship in the men's 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:24.04, finishing 2.22 seconds ahead of second place Thomas Duvall of Navy. Carolina sophomore Graham Williams was also in the championship final, taking sixth place in 4:35.94.
ODU won its second straight event on the women's side as Kimberly Rasleigh touched first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.45. She was almost two full seconds ahead of runner-up Laura Gorinski ofNavy who clocked a 2:03.11. UNC's top finisher was freshman Annie Goessling in sixth place with a time of 2:06.58.
In the men's 200-yard individual medley, Carolina won its second straight title on the night as freshman Matt Kwatyra touched first in 1:48.54. That moves him into ninth place all time in Carolina history in the event. He blew away the rest of the field, finishing 2.16 seconds ahead of runner-up Ben Bondurant of Navy. UNC sophomore Clifton Gordon took second place in the consolation heat and 10th overall in 1:52.05.
In the women's 50-yard freestyle, Riki Bonnema won the championship in a time of 23.18 seconds. She edged a pair of UNC swimmers who placed 2-3. Hannah Lincoln clocked a 23.21 to finish second and Nikki Barczak was third in 23.34.
Sidni Hoxha of Old Dominion won the men's 50-yard freestyle pulling away from the field to win in a time of 19.97. Simonas Bilis of NC State was second in 20.34. Carolina's best finish came from junior Kyle Ficker who was fifth in 20.72.
NC State won both of the platform diving competitions. Senior Hannah Hopkins of the Wolfpack placed first in the women's competition with 271.90 points, more than 40 points ahead of second place Rachael Mumma of NC State, who totaled 228.60. Carolina's top finishers were a pair of sophomores as Natalie Ritter took fourth with 201.45 points and Emily Schmidt claimed fifth with 201.20 points.
On the men's side, NC State captured the top two places with Hudson Rains finishing well ahead of the field, totaling 307.45 points. His teammate Charles Retter was second with 273.50 points. A pair of senior divers from Carolina finished fourth and fifth with Ryland Jones scoring 246.15 points and Jake Kinzbach totaling 232.00 points.
The UNC women's 400-yard medley relay team cruised to victory in the next-to-last event of the evening. The relay touched first in 3:44.42 and included Katie Nolan (56.12), Katie Rechsteiner (1:04.33), Cari Blalock(53.03) and Danielle Siverling (50.94).
NC State won the final event of the evening as Ivan Kopas, Ian Bishop, Barrett Miesfeld and Jonathan Boffa touched first in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:16.22. The "A" Carolina relay placed second in the event with a time of 3:19.44. That relay was an all-freshman affair for UNC and included Nic Graesser, Kurt Wohlrab, Ben Colley and Logan Heck.
Nike Cup action continues Friday with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 7 p.m. in eight events each for men and women.


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January 30, 2014
Title IX training required for administrators and more
If you are a supervisor, director, dean, chairperson, administrator, Human Resources employee, Police Department employee, athletic manager or coach, or a Student Conduct director or coordinator, then you are designated to receive complaints and report any knowledge of discriminatory and harassing behavior.
This designation requires you to have training under the College's Chapter 3 Policies. (Nos. 3-42, 3-43, 3-44, and 3-45).
During the HR/Budget Forums that were presented last week, Chief of Staff Kim Hall reviewed the 2014 training requirements that apply to these categories of Columbus State employees.
Please join the Ohio Attorney General's Office and the Ohio Department of Education for a Title IX/ EEO Compliance Training Session. The training will review Columbus State policies and federal and state law as they relate to compliance with Title IX Amendments to the Higher Education Act and the non-discrimination and anti-harassment obligations of the College.
Additionally, the training will review your responsibilities and requirements as a designated reporter under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The training session will be held on Friday, February 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Center Ballroom, WD fourth floor.
You may register to attend here: http://web.cscc.edu/is/EmployeeTraining/course.asp?C=528&D=3344.
For more information about these polices and this training event, please contact Jackie DeGenova, Columbus State in-house counsel, at ext. 5939.
Faculty win Theatre Roundtable awards
Associate Professor of Humanities William Cook, and Instructor in Communica- tions/Theater Frank Barnhart, each won awards at the Theatre Roundtable Awards ceremony, held January 26 at the Jewish Community Center.
Cook's theater company A&B Theatricals, put on three plays he wrote which were nominated for awards by the Roundtable this year. Joe Bishara won Best Director for Cook's play "The Promised Land" and Jeff Horst was named Best Supporting Actor for his role in the same play. Cook was also given a special award for writing and producing "The Promised Land" and "State of Control."
Barnhart was awarded Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his role in "Hairspray," produced by SRO Theatre Company and CATCO. Theatre Columbus State was also nominated in several categories for Barnhart's play "A Friday in November," including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Music Design, and Best Production of a Play.
Attendance Reporting dates established
Columbus State is required by federal law to verify and monitor the enrollment of students who participate in Federal Title IV student aid programs. These programs include the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and the Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Direct Loans. It is our responsibility to verify students are in attendance and are actively engaged in the course as demonstrated by meaningful efforts toward completion of the course.
The Participation/Attendance Verification Reporting process is automated and requires the faculty member to log into their CougarWeb faculty menu and select the item titled "Participation/Attendance Tracking." Full detailed instructions on completing the reporting can be found in the CougarWeb User Manual for Faculty.
The following reporting dates have been established for this semester:
Window 1: Feb. 1 – Feb. 7 - Window closes at 11:00 p.m.
Window 2: March 6 – March 24 - Window closes at 11:00 p.m.
Window 3: April 28 – May 4 - Window closes at 11:00 p.m.
We appreciate your assistance and cooperation with this most important process. If you have questions, please contact Bryan Wills in the Records and Registration Department at ext. 3605.
Batts earns master's degree
Bettina Batts, Registration imaging specialist in the Records and Registration Department, earned her master's in General Psychology from Capella University on December 31. Batts has been employed by the college since 2004 and has been with the Records and Registration Department since 2008.
Fowler is interim graduation coordinator
Rachel Fowler, transcript evaluator with the Records and Registration Department, will be stepping in as the interim Graduation Coordinator beginning February 1. Fowler started at Columbus State as a student employee in Records and Registration in 1998. She earned her associate degree in Aging Services at Columbus State and her Bachelor of Social Work at Capital University.
L-R: Bryan Wills, Jennifer Leggett, Rachel Fowler, Bettina Batts.
Wills new contact for attendance verification
As noted above, Bryan Wills, system specialist in Records and Registration, is the new contact for questions regarding the Federal Financial Aid Participation and Attendance Verification Reporting. Wills joined Columbus State in 2005 and has worked in Records and Registration since 2007.
Leggett is duplicate records coordinator
As of February 1, Jennifer Leggett, records specialist in Records and Registration, is the Duplicate Records coordinator. Leggett is a 20-plus year employee of Columbus State. She has spent many of those years in the Records and Registration Department and has a vast knowledge of student records.
Cougar Challenge 5K planned
The 3rd Annual Cougar Challenge 5K run is right around the corner! The race will be held at Fred Beekman Park at the corner of Kenny Road and Lane Avenue on Saturday, April 26. You can register online by February 15 for a discounted entry fee of only $20. Register: www.cscc.edu/CougarChallenge "Like" the Cougar Challenge 5K Facebook page for opportunities to win some cool prizes!
Di Pietro to perform in New York
Humanities instructor Rocco Di Pietro will perform his work "Rajas for John Cage," in Brooklyn, N.Y. on February 12, with the world renowned group The SEM Ensemble, under the direction of Petr Kotik. Fusing narration, improvisation, and Cageian structures, "Rajas for John Cage" offers a unique window into the later life of John Cage and his music. "Petr Kotik, conductor of SEM Ensemble and preeminent interpreter of John Cage's music, will work closely with me to bring this critical perspective of Cage and his music to life," said Di Pietro. The concert will help launch Di Pietro's new book of the same title to be published by New Music World of the Electronic Music Foundation. You can read more about Di Pietro's concert and support his work here: http://igg.me/at/DiPietroSEM/x/6152254.
Back Cougar Basketball!
The Lady Cougars are in the midst of their best season in years as the men's team takes the hardwood under the direction of a new coach. Check out this video about the Columbus State Basketball program this year:
Erinn Bailey
Columbus State's Erinn Bailey has been named one of two Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Players of the Week.
Bailey, a freshman guard from Dayton, Ohio, nearly led her team to a win over No. 16 Cincinnati State, with 23 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and three assists in her team's 85-79 loss on the road.


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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2013-09-07
Listen to podcast version here.
Matthew Reinhardt, Consecrated Member of Regnum Christi
Luke 6: 1-5
Jesus was going through a field of grain on
a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain,
rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some
Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is unlawful
on the sabbath?" Jesus said to them in reply,
"Have you not read what David did when he and
those who were with him were hungry? How he
went into the house of God, took the bread of
offering, which only the priests could lawfully eat, ate
of it, and shared it with his companions." Then
he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord
of the sabbath."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I worship you
because I came from you. I long for you
because you made me for yourself. I praise you as
my ever-present helper. I call on you as my
powerful protector. (Universal Prayer of Pope Clement XI)
Lord, purify my heart.
1. The Pharisees' Heart: Sometimes a short
phrase reveals so much about what is happening inside
a person's mind and heart. One can get a
glimpse into Hitler's corrupt heart with his famous phrase:
"I do not see why man should not be just
as cruel as nature." His actions were of the
cruelest. Thirty years ago, when John Paul II was elected
pope, the simple phrase, "Be not afraid", indicated the
attitude he would have for the following 26 fearless
years of his papacy. In this passage the Pharisees
say so much about the state of their own hearts
by saying so little: "Why are you doing what
is unlawful on the Sabbath?" The Pharisees are all
caught up in the externals of the law and miss
the big picture that Christ came to bring: complete
love for God and heroic love of neighbor. As Christians
we are not called to have a heart that
calculates the cost, but rather one filled with unconditional
2. A King's Heart: Another character in this passage
is King David, whom Christ hails for having chosen to
feed his starving army over scrupulously following some norms
of the law regarding eating. From the story of
David and Goliath, we learn that David had a brave
heart from his youth and that he trusted in
God over his own limitations. Young David's heart was
honest and humble: King Saul was trying to kill him,
yet when David had the chance to kill Saul
in a cave, he relented and later made amends
with Saul. David's heart was weak when he fell in
love with Uriah's wife and then had Uriah killed.
Nevertheless David's heart did not grow cold from this sin;
rather, he repented deeply: "Have mercy on me, God
in your goodness blot out my offenses, wash away
all my guilt, from my sin cleanse me" (Psalm 51).
With time and patience David formed a remarkable heart
that loved God and neighbor.
3. The Sacred Heart: What love
the Heart of Christ shows his apostles in this
passage. Imagine the scene: Christ walking through a ripe
field of grain with his closest friends, laughing, joking,
talking about the town they just visited, speaking of their
dreams, and also snacking on the ripe harvest. Christ's
heart was so immersed with love for these men
who would be the pillars of the Church and who
would bring his message to the whole world. How
far his thoughts were from the littleness and pettiness
of the empty details of the worn out laws! His
law is the new law of love: "Behold the
heart that has so loved men." Christ looks at us
the same way he looked at his apostles in
the field – as friends who are called to be
the pillars of the new evangelization, as apostles who
are to bring his words to the end of
the earth. He needs us to say "yes" to this
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus, thank you
for the unconditional love of your heart. I want to
repay your love for me by loving you back
with the same intensity. I know I always fall short
of this, but you know my heart, and you
know I want to be close to you until the
day I meet you face-to-face in eternity.
With a repentant heart, I will go to confession
The daily meditation is a service of Regnum Christi that offers people a Gospel reflection through e-mail. You can view the weekly meditation on this link or listen the podcast version here.
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Pelosi: Congress Will Work in a Bipartisan Way to Help Main Street Recover From Downturn in Economy
Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after House Democratic leaders held a conference call with economic experts, many of whom met with the congressional leaders on October 13. The House passed an economic recovery and job creation package in September, but it was blocked by Republicans in the Senate and opposed by the President.
"Our Main Street Recovery initiative will address the economic crisis in the short-term and the long-term, creating good-paying jobs here at home and making us more competitive in the 21st century global economy. We must create millions of green jobs pursuing energy independence, educate a skilled work force to make American innovation the engine for economic growth, and build a high-tech infrastructure that brings the power of renewable energy and broadband to every small business and home in America.
"As we pursue the priorities of a vibrant new economy, the best way to restore the confidence of both consumers and investors is to pair this vision with fiscal discipline, which will prevent future generations' prosperity from being undermined.
"Since the House passed an economic recovery and job creation plan on September 26, conditions have worsened both in the U.S. and in the global economy. Leading economists told us again today that we must pass an economic recovery package soon to give another boost to the economy, create jobs, and lessen the length and severity of a recession. If we don't, the economy will only get worse.
"After Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced last week his support for economic recovery legislation, I spoke with President Bush and we agreed to strive to find bipartisan agreement on an economic recovery package. Now we must find what is both fiscally responsible and politically possible, and the House-passed legislation is a strong starting point, which the Senate could pass next month and send to the President.
"The New Direction Congress will continue to ensure that the rescue of our financial system protects the interests of American taxpayers, as we work in a bipartisan way to take the next steps to help Main Street America recover."
The House passed an economic recovery and job creation package on September 26. The legislation creates and saves jobs by rebuilding our nation's infrastructure for long-term economic growth, extends unemployment benefits, expands food assistance to ensure American families who are struggling have access to nutritious meals, and helps states struggling with budget shortfalls meet the health care and education needs of millions of Americans.


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Pino headed to DL with minor elbow strain
MINNEAPOLIS -- Right-hander Yohan Pino underwent an MRI exam after feeling some elbow discomfort during his start in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader, and he was diagnosed with a minor strain of his ulnar collateral ligament.
Pino came up as the club's 26th man on the roster for the twin bill and gave up four runs (one earned) over five innings to get his second career win. He was optioned back to Rochester after the game, but Pino reported that his elbow began to flare up during the third inning, and he will remain in Minnesota to be treated by the club's medical staff at Target Field.
He'll be placed on the Minor League disabled list instead of the Major League disabled list because he was technically sent back to Rochester after his start.
"They think it'll be two to four weeks before he's able to throw here," Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said. "But as the 26th man, he has to go back. It's a stipulation as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement he has to be DL'd at Rochester."
Pino was a candidate to return once rosters expand on Sept. 1 but could miss the rest of the season with the injury. Pino, 30, is 2-5 with a 5.07 ERA in 11 starts with the Twins this season. He also went 10-2 with a 2.47 ERA in 16 appearances, including nine starts at Rochester.
"He was tremendous in the Minor Leagues and handled himself up here," Antony said. "He competed and kept us in games."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Chiquita Brands International Inc. reported operating income of $2 million for the third quarter this year, compared with a $17 million loss in the third quarter in 2012.
Ed Lonergan, president and chief executive officer for the Charlotte, N.C.-based company, and other Chiquita officials discussed the third quarter financial report with stockholders and media Nov. 7.
They reported a net loss of $18 million for the quarter, but said they are pleased with that number when it's compared to the $67 million net loss in the third quarter of 2012.
For the second consecutive quarter the banana giant reported good news from its packaged salads operations.
"For the first time since 2007, we are leading retail value-added salad category growth," Lonergan said.
"In Q3, we grew retail value-added salads volumes 7.5% year over year driven by improved velocity at existing customers and new customer acquisitions in both branded and private label products."
Private labels make up about 60% of the 4 million case increase in Chiquita's bagged salad business, Lonergan said. About 20% of the company's total salad business is in the foodservice sector with the remaining 80% in retail.
Lonergan said Chiquita added more salad stock keeping units in 2013 than in the previous three years combined.
Many of those products just hit retailer shelves this fall, giving Chiquita officials confidence that more volume growth is in their future.
"Those products include kale, chopped salad kits and salad bags with two conjoined packs so consumers can open one and keep the other as fresh as possible until they need it," Lonergan said.
He said additional salad product launches are set for the first half of 2014.
When Lonergan succeeded Chiquita's former CEO Fernando Aguirre in October 2012, he joined a company that had posted a 92% drop in profits for the second quarter, compared to its 2011 quarterly report.
The company's stock value had been falling for a year when Lonergan was hired and Chiquita had logged four straight quarters of declining revenue. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $2 million, compared with $78 million in the second quarter of 2011.
Lonergan, who is described by produce industry analyst Dick Spezzano as a "turnaround specialist" announced Chiquita would return to its core businesses and strategies, a 180-degree change from Aguirre's nine years of work to diversify the company.
"We remain focused on efficiency actions both in our organizing structure and in our operations and sourcing," Lonergan said during the Nov. 7 call.
"We are delivering our 4% target EBIT margin in bananas and remain on an appropriate glide path to deliver our target EBIT margin of 7%-8% for salads by the end of 2015."
There are some ongoing costs associated with Chiquita's consolidation of three salad plants and a distribution center in the Midwest into one facility.
The new facility is not yet fully operational, but Lonergan said full productivity should be achieved in 2014.
Chiquita also reported improvements in its banana business. Supply and demand was relatively balanced well into August and the company was able to hold high-season pricing for longer than is typical, especially in the European and Mediterranean markets, Lonergan said.
However, increasing volumes in North America boosted Chiquita's banana business, with sales up 2.6% in the third quarter to $458 million, compared to the same quarter in 2013.
Comparable operating income increased to $20 million in the third quarter this year, compared to a $2 million loss in 2012's third quarter, according to Chiquita's balance sheet.
Note on clarification: The original version of this story did not specify that the 60% private label bagged salad statistic is in relation to the 4 million case increase, not Chiquita's total bagged salad business.


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I have a couple barstamp buzzzs I would like to trade for other things i need more. They are located in the flickr link below.
Purple first run(wasp tooled): 9.5/10 173
Green buzz tooled(pearly): 8.5/10 174-175
Tye dye buzz tooled: 9/10 178
Blue First Run tourny stamp(wasp tooled): 9.9/10 (storage ware) 174-175
More Haves:
Batwing Z Avenger: 8.5/10 171
ESP Memorial Nuke orange: 8/0 174
ESP Memorial Nuke yellow: 8/10 174
First Run Legacy Rampage red: 10/10 174
Proto Ringer White: 10/10 173
Proto Ringer White: 10/10 173
ESP PreNate Doss Surge Midnight Black: 8/10 174
Special Edition Z Drone Midnight Black: 10/10 180
Z Bangers
Older stamper Pro D challengers 8/10 at least
Grip Bag
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Estee Lauder Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser Reviews
Sublime Cleanser for Fresh Skin!I am fickle when it comes to cosmetics. I find it hard to stay with one line for skin care, color, body/hair care, or fragrance. Right now I am only using Ole Henriksen's skin care line, but two months ago I was completed addicted to Estèe Lauder's delightful "Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser" (I'm sure I will return to it). This is the perfect cleanser for all skin types. I highl...read morey recommend removing all eye makeup with Lauder's, Lancôme's, or another company's eye makeup remover first (this should NOT be used around the delicate area). Then apply to moist skin and revel in the refreshing, deep-cleaning lather (lather is not lush, as the name suggests, but if you use enough product you can create as many bubbles as you want). After continual use, I found that my skin was not only perfect cleansed, but it was more smooth. Pores seem smaller when I use this. There is a luminosity which I love! My sister has very sensitive skin which seems to react to most products in a negative way, but she can use this with absolutely no problems. Once you splash away the cleanser, be sure to use a toner to restore your skin's natural pH balance. If you find it expensive, buy it when Lauder offers an irresistible gift with purchase. — 4 years, 4 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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Not a fanFirst of all I got this for free so I can't really complain all that much but I'm sure this is seriously over priced for what it is. I started trying out some Estee Lauder products and so far I have been disappointed in everything except the lip stick and roll on gloss... that's pretty much it. I started using this product a few weeks ago and not only have I found it to dry out my skin, but it d...read moreoes not remove makeup, nor does it really clean at all. I have been suffering from break outs every day after using this... EVERYDAY. I get out of the shower and my face is OILY, I wake up and I'm OILY... I do not have naturally oily skin!!!! — 4 years, 1 month agoBon_Bon | 522 reviews
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Why Discontinued??I have such a hard time finding face cleansers and as soon as I fell in love with this one, they discontinued it. I never write reviews about discontinued products, but this one is in high hopes that they bring it back. I spoke to someone at Estee Lauder and they have a replacement, but it's not a good replacement at all. The smell of this is so addicting and I love it. Besides that, it feels so g...read moreood on the skin, leaves you really feeling clean and doesn't dry my face out at all. I hope they bring this back one day because it is by far my #1 all time favorite face cleanser. If they do, run and buy it it bulk...I know I will! — 2 years, 8 months agosprout117 | 221 reviews
A Consumer Report's pickI bought a bottle of this because Consumer Reports recommended it, and I'm glad I did. It lathers nicely and doesn't cause my sensitive skin to flake. Best of all, it leaves my skin feeling CLEAN, but without tightness or dryness. My only complaint is that it doesn't tackle blackheads. — 9 years agoteshie | 396 reviews
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Great!I really like this product, especially in the summer or when I have a lot of makeup on. Takes it off, and leaves my face sooooo clean! I love it! — 6 years, 11 months agojenicide1 | 292 reviews
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One of the best for sensitive skinI have very problematic skin. If its not thing its another, I have sensitive, combination skin so everyday is a new suprise. I have found the best thing for my skin is thin but creamy cleansers that contain little to no chemicals. Estee Lauder is obviously a wonderful name with a fabulous reputation and my friend suggested this to me when I was having a skin emergency. It definately evened out my ...read moreskin tone and even improved the clarity of my skin quite a bit. I felt like all the dirt and oil literally "splashed away" and I felt clean but not dry. Great product and very good value for your money. — 5 years, 6 months agoAlisunshine | 146 reviews
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non drying, quick and easyEstee Lauder Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser is my go to for when I'm in a hurry and just want to clean up as quick as possible. It works especially well for those days when you're not wearing makeup or have on mineral makeup, it's not as effective at cleaning if you have on long wear makeup unless you use a washcloth, which negates the whole point of being splash away. Now if you do...read more use a cloth, it'll get you squeaky clean, but I like that I can just splash some water on my face and be done. it rinses off extremely easily and doesn't leave a residue. This is also a favorite for starting my skin out in the morning to get off my sleep funk. — 4 years, 3 months agoBeautyPirate | 163 reviews
My new favorite.It gets rid of makeup perfectly (I use it with a Clarisonic Mia system), it leaves my skin feeling clean and moisture, doesn't dry skin at all. — 5 years, 6 months agoreneegro | 210 reviews
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Not for those with acneAs far as daily cleansers go, this would be great for someone who is no longer breaking out (possibly middle aged women). For me personally, it just doesn't do much of anything. It is a foamy cleanser, so it is rather drying and you will need a good moisturizer. I don't think this is quite worth the money, but would be a nice mother's day or Christmas gift. I think I will be sticking to washes made more for acne prone skin. — 4 years, 2 months agomelissa_nicole | 19 reviews
Love this one!I went through a lot of different cleansers and this one won me over. I have sensitive skin and I feel like it's the only one that gives me a deep clean without drying my face out. I even keep an extra in my travel bag! — 4 years, 2 months agoamazingdinner | 3 reviews
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text: 7-Eleven has an array of gifts for last minute shoppers this holiday season. With retailers opening their stores even earlier for Black Friday door-buster sales, shoppers started the hunt for December holiday deals as early as Thanksgiving evening, jockeying for flat-screen TVs and fighting over waffle irons. But shopping in the middle of the night