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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Students at Wolfson High School are traveling "beyond the school walls" to participate in a program that teaches them about career opportunities.
Hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters, the students will spend the year taking a monthly class at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront downtown.
The students will be matched with a mentor to learn skills in a work environment.
"I think it's kind of fun," sophomore Janay said. "I've been looking forward to this since we heard about it. I'm ready."
Janay said she's eager to build a relationship with a role model, a manager at the Hyatt who is thrilled to offer guidance.
"It's really exciting. Actually, I'm very excited," Janay's mentor, Aisha Alami, said. "We already kind of hit it off, so I'm really excited to kind of get to know her even more."
The program Beyond School Walls is designed to help students with long-term goals. Each month, students will meet with their mentor at their workplace.
"This gives them an opportunity to actually see business at work before they graduate high school, and hopefully it will inspire them to go on to post-secondary success, junior college, college or into the workforce," said Warren Grymes, of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida.
Beyond the walls of the hotel, the school district is hoping to expand programs like this to teach students about career opportunities.
"We have to bring schools back to a place of common sense, where we are teaching critical thinking skills, but we're also allowing for real world experiences," Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said. "And I think this partnership at Big Brothers, Big Sisters here at the Hyatt will give students an opportunity to actually see what they're learning."
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Dallas -- Neiman Marcus Group said Tuesday it has launched international shipping and payment options for online sales via a relationship with global e-commerce expansion platform FiftyOne Global Ecommerce.
The move will allow Neiman, which has only a domestic bricks-and-mortar presence, to expand its online reach to 100+ countries. It kicks off with a promotional flat-rate shipping offer on all international purchases through Dec. 10.
FiftyOne will deliver the international shipping features, including the detection of a shopper's country of residence to convert U.S. dollar prices into the local currency as well as calculating sales taxes and customs duties.
FiftyOne also handles customs paperwork.

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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Aug. 23) CHICAGO — Faced with one of the most uncertain apple seasons in memory, Washington shippers will have to dig deep to come up with ways to keep the nation supplied with apples until 2013 harvests.
Because of spring freezes, Michigan's apple crop will be 85% lighter than last year and New York's will be 52% lighter, according to the annual crop estimate from the Vienna, Va.-based U.S. Apple Association, released Aug. 17 at the association's annual Apple Crop Outlook & Marketing Conference.
Until late July, it looked like Washington was adequately equipped to compensate for losses east of the Mississippi. Early estimates put Washington's fresh crop in the 120-million bushel range, a record.
But a July 20 hailstorm changed that, lowering Washington's estimate to about 109 million boxes, though shippers and officials said that number could go up or down by several thousand boxes.
That would still be the second-largest crop on record, but whether it can make up for the losses in Michigan and New York remains to be seen.
Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers expects to increase its bagged sales this season in an effort to supply markets that Michigan growers supply, said Loren Queen, marketing and communications manager.
"Michigan is primarily a bagged deal, and it's up to us to cover that," Queen said. "We're grateful that we're up to the challenge."
Much of Domex's bagged product will be packed in its 2-pound Superfresh Kids bags, which feature smaller fruit in the 125-size range and smaller, Queen said.
"It will be at a price point that's interesting to consumers," he said.
Braeburns, jonagolds and granny smiths will be among the varieties targeted for bagged promotions in the Midwest, Queen said.
By mid-August, Yakima-based FirstFruits Marketing Of Washington had already received several calls from Eastern producers looking for product, said Keith Mathews, the company's chief executive officer.
Some have asked if FirstFruits was willing to ship products in bins, Mathews said. Thus far, the company has declined those offers, instead offering to pack in the Eastern producer's label, then send it to them.
"We're going into the season with our eyes open," he said. "It's hard to know what the Eastern folks will do with what they have."
One temptation marketers must avoid is charging too much for fruit, Mathews said. F.o.b. prices higher than $50 and retail prices in the $2.50-per-pound range would not be an ideal climate for demand, he said.
Even if they don't get that high, prices will be higher this season, which could open the door for hail-grade bagged promotions at discount retailers like Aldi and Sav-A-Lot, Mathews said.
Retailers don't like to do hail-grade, he said, and the practice hasn't been very effective in his experience, but because of the extraordinary circumstances, this could be the year it works, Mathews said.
Washington fruit packed in Michigan shippers' or in private-label bags is certainly an option, but Scott Swindeman, vice president and sales manager of Deerfield, Mich.-based Applewood Orchards Inc., said that after Washington's hailstorm, it's not nearly as viable an option as it was before.
"I'm not saying there won't be some, but chances are there won't be nearly as much as before the storm," Swindeman said. "I'm not sure how much those guys are going to let go to anybody else."
Steve Reisenhauer, sales manager for Yakima-based Sage Fruit Co., agrees.
"Personally, I see that (Washington supplying Michigan growers) happening very minimally," he said. "We feel that at least 30% of the Washington crop has hail damage."
Because of that, Washington shippers will have to scramble just to supply their own customers, Reisenhauer said.
Also, he said, at the lower costs Michigan shippers would be forced to sell bagged hail-grade Washington apples, it may, in many cases, not be cost-effecitve for Michigan shippers, given the freight costs to bring fruit from Washington.
With a normal size profile this year, Sage does not anticipate bagging a disproportionate number of small apples in bags, Reisenhauer said. Many hail-grade apples, however, will wind up in bags, he said.
Hail-damaged fruit could make up just 10% of the Washington crop, said Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers Inc.
Some of that will get packed in 5-pound hail-grade bags. Because of the larger size profile this year, more fruit will get packed in 5-pound than in 3-pound bags, he said.
Stemilt will not pack in Michigan growers' labels, Pepperl said.
Applewood Orchards probably got through the April freeze better than any other Michigan shipper. As of Aug. 23, Swindeman estimated losses at just 25%, meaning the company should have decent supplies of Honeycrisps and other varieties at least this fall.
"We're feeling extremely fortunate and blessed," he said. "We've got a fair amount of fruit to work with, to take us into the season a little ways."
It won't be until harvest is in full swing that growers will have a better idea of what the 2012-13 season holds, Suzanne Wolter, marketing director for Selah, Wash.-based Rainier Fruit Co., said after attending the Western region meeting Aug. 16 at the U.S. Apple conference.
"I think it will be several weeks before we really get a handle on what we have to work with," she said. "And it could be December before we really know how the season will shape up. The one thing that kept coming up at the meeting was that this is the hardest crop to get a handle on."
In addition to the losses in Michigan and New York and the hailstorm in Washington, the U.S. domestic season will kick off with one of the emptiest pipelines in recent years, Wolter said.
"Demand is coming in from everywhere. We need to find a balance to make sure we're not turning consumers off" with high prices, she said.


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"REFRACTION: Glass Art through the Cleveland Institute of Art and Brent Kee Young," celebrates the multi-generational community of glass artists in northern Ohio, centered around the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Works by Brent Kee Young, Carrie Battista, Robert Coby, Scott Goss, Earl O. James, Brent Marshall, Shawn Messenger, Mike Mikula, Marc Petrovic, Kari Russell-Pool, Mark Sudduth, and Linda Zmina illuminate the exhibition. REFRACTION will be on view through July 30 (closed July 4).


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In listening to Dhamma talks and chanting on the websites of various Theravadin monasteries, I have noticed that some group pronounce v's as w's in Pali (i.e., Bhagavato, brahmavihara). (I'm reminded of the Vesak vs. Wesak semantics, but I know that Vesak is Sinhalese). Could anyone help shed some light on why different groups pronounce v's differently, and what the pronounciation rules for v are in Pali?
Much metta,


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With limited radio spectrum and the rapid growth in data consumption, wireless carriers are having trouble keeping up with data demand on their 3G and 4G networks--even after investing tens of billions a year in upgrades. The transition to smartphones has brought the full Web experience to mobile phone Web browsers, and that entails a lot of video streaming, despite the fact that mobile networks aren't suited for video on demand. The resulting congestion often causes delays in buffering when users are trying to watch streaming video.
Skyfire offers an alternative to buffering delays with a carrier solution called Rocket Optimizer. It is a cloud-based service that buffers and dynamically converts streaming video to a lower bit rate with an average size reduction of 50% to 60%. The concept of additional compression for Internet Web content is nothing new and has been used as far back as the AOL dial-up days when images had to be compressed further to run well on 0.028 Mbps dial-up modems. Though images no longer constitute the bulk of the network traffic, video already accounts for more than half of wireless network traffic.
Given the sometimes contentious nature of network management, especially when content is being reduced in quality, I interviewed Skyfire CEO Jeff Glueck to better understand how the product works. I was pleased to hear that the additional compression is only applied when there is network congestion. More importantly, this prevents video streams from being slowed by congestion control mechanisms within the network. So instead of buffering pauses in the video stream, the video bit rate is temporarily reduced in size.
Taking traffic data from the mobile networks as input, Rocket Controller might choose to route video data through the Rocket Optimizer to keep traffic flowing smoothly and fairly to app viewers.
Furthermore, the additional compression is applied fairly between customers and content sites. If everyone is trying to view the same bit-rate video and the network's capacity can't support all of them concurrently, then everyone's bit rate is shrunken enough to make all the streams fit. If 10 customers on a cell tower are viewing lower bit-rate videos while one customer views an HD video stream, the HD video stream will undergo additional compression while the others are left alone. It wouldn't be fair to apply additional compression to video streams that are already low in bit rate.
From a usability standpoint, buffering delays are far more disruptive than a small loss of video fidelity. Though many content sites offer a selection of video bit rates and resolutions, granularity is often lacking. Netflix, for example, might abruptly drop an HD stream from 2 Mbps to 0.5 Mbps when the network is congested, even though it might support 1.5 Mbps. A dynamic transcoder can in some cases offer a higher quality of video to the mobile device when an in-between bit rate with more optimal resolution is provided.
Skyfire shrinks video to the optimal resolution of the particular client device. Many first-generation smartphones such as the iPhone 3GS are capable of displaying only HVGA (480 pixels by 320 pixels) which means widescreen content is rendered at a 480-pixel-by-270-pixel resolution. The benefit of a higher resolution and higher bit rate video stream at these lower resolutions is less noticeable and a dynamic compression scheme seems to be a reasonable compromise.
On a related note, Skyfire also offers a solution for consumers that solves the Adobe Flash compatibility problem on iPhones and iPads. The Skyfire iPhone and iPad apps tap into Skyfire's transcoding cloud, which can convert flash videos to an iOS-compatible format.
While Skyfire's carrier solution is already fairly reasonable, I asked Jeff Glueck if users could have a way to opt out of the system. For example, some wireless customers might be willing to let a higher bit rate and higher quality video buffer while they do something else rather than take a lower bit rate in real-time. The vast majority of customers will likely prefer to avoid buffering delays, but an opt-out capability would make everyone happy. Glueck responded that this might be a good feature and that it is probably a good idea for carriers to implement this, but for now users who want maximum fidelity and minimal delays are better off using a Wi-fi connection linked to a wired Internet service.


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Hay producers across the country are increasingly aware of the need to protect their alfalfa production from weather damage. The main goals when covering your hay piles are to dry the hay and prevent dry matter losses. As the demand and price of alfalfa increases, producers invest more effort in protecting their valuable hay. Traditionally protected alfalfa hay has been stored in (1) a hay barn or commodity shed or (2) under plastic tarps. A recent introduction (3) is the hay tarp (for example, the SupaCovaTM Breathable Tarp). It is important to know that poor quality tarps or improperly installed tarps may cause more damage to alfalfa hay than having no tarp or cover at all. Remember, achieving quality hay is a group effort from harvest to feedout, and it does require diligence and attention to detail from producers to ensure that forage quality does not become a limiting factor.
Hay Barn
A hay barn or commodity shed is considered to be a consistent highly effective method of storing hay. It provides the advantages of keeping water from the hay, and it allows for acceptable moisture loss if well stored and ventilated. However, one disadvantage of this method is that barns can be expensive to build and maintain as well as they need real estate in the farmyard to build.
Plastic Hay Tarps
Plastic hay tarps offer maximum flexibility. The advantage of plastic traps is they allow more protection while minimizing field transportation. It allows hay to be stored in the field or in the bale yard until is ready to use or to be sold. A producer who tarps his hay has the flexibility to sell it when the market price and his price goals coincide. They are cheap, and keep water off the bale as well as being easy to manage. However, one disadvantage of plastic tarps is that often there are issues with trapping moisture as the bale dries out. Another disadvantage is they often suffer from exposure to Ultra-violet light which significantly reduces their service life.
Hay Tarp: A recent introduction into the Forage Producer's Tool Box
Similar to a plastic tarp in usage, however hay tarps are made of a breathable material which allows moisture to leave the bale but also prevents precipitation from penetrating (it is similar to the commercial product "Goretex" in function; people who work outdoors appreciate this material for its ability to keep their feet dry in a durable light weight fabric boot). The advantages of this breathable tarp are: (1) allows passage of air and vapor (prevents mold); (2) provides excellent protection against rain (3) resistant to wind lifting; (4) maximum drying of damp straw after downpours; (5) extremely tear resistant (they have been shown to withstand strong winds); and (6) Ultra- violet light stable (which leads to a long service life). A disadvantage of this product is that it is more expensive than a traditional tarp (they can be up to five times the cost of a plastic tarp).
Photo Source: Ed Zahn from Bruno Rimini Corp (2013)
The picture on the left side (A) shows alfalfa bales harvested at the same time but the bales in the front were left unprotected and showed signs of weathering, while those in the rear were protected with a breathable hay tarp. The picture on the right (B) shows the internal color of the alfalfa underneath the tarp.
After the forage has been properly covered, it is important to regularly inspect and repair the covered surfaces of the hay to maintain feed quality. In general, catching a damaged cover early can help minimize spoilage from excessive moisture. An annual evaluation of covering and feeding practices can help a livestock producer extend their hay inventory and feed higher quality forage all year long.
- Ball D, Bade D, Lacefield G, Martin N and Pinkerton B "Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding". http://www.clemson.edu/psapublishing/PAGES/AGRO/Hay.pdf
- Hollin F (2009) Oxygen-Stopping Silage-Covering Systems Woks. Hay and Forage Grower. http://hayandforage.com/silage/0923-oxygen-stopping-silagecovering-system
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Second Antietam
The Pursuit of Lee from Gettysburg to Falling Waters
Thomas D. Gilbert
At about 11:00PM Friday, July 3, 1863, Confederate Brigadier General John D. Imboden received a summons to General Robert E. Lee's headquarters. Imboden and his independent cavalry brigade had been engaged for the past few days in patrolling the army's rear and destroying a few bridges, but at the same time incurring Lee's wrath by lagging too far behind the advance. (1) The brigade had at last arrived in the vicinity of Gettysburg just before the climatic events of the battle took place and had taken no part in the final attack. Imboden's command, however, was not to be left out. It was about to receive its most important assignment of the entire war.
Imboden may have expected a reception by his commander not unlike that recently received by fellow cavalryman J. E. B. Stuart after his long absence. It was, however, the comparatively fresh condition of Imboden's brigade that had prompted Lee to send for him. Lee advised Imboden, "We must now return to Virginia. As many of our poor wounded as possible must be taken home. I have sent for you, because your men and horses are fresh and in good condition, to guard and conduct our train back to Virginia." In addition to the wounded, which included Generals Hood, Hampton, Pender, and Scales, Imboden was given charge of most of the army's wagons. These contained the fruits of several days' foraging in Pennsylvania. Lee instructed Imboden to move along the Chambersburg Pike through Cashtown and then by way of Greencastle to Williamsport, Maryland. Near there, he would cross the Potomac at Falling Waters. He was ordered not to halt for any reason along the forty-mile route. Lee reinforced Imboden's force of 2,100 with additional cavalry and 23 pieces of artillery. The movement was to begin by at least 5:00PM, July 4.(2)
Imboden's marching orders marked the beginning of Lee's withdrawal from Pennsylvania. He explained in a letter to President Jefferson Davis a few days later, "Finding the [enemy's] position too strong to be carried, and being much hindered in collecting necessary supplies for the army...I determined to withdraw to the west side of the mountain."(3)
Lieutenant General James Longstreet, later elaborated: "The enemy had cast his lines on grounds too strong for lead and steel, and exhausted alike of aggressive force and means of protracted defense [sic], there was nothing left for the vanquished but to march for distant homeward lines."(4)
As soon as Imboden's train was safely underway, Lee planned to withdraw the rest of the army under cover of darkness by the more direct route through Fairfield, some twelve miles shorter but over poorer roads than those chosen for the wagons. In preparation for this march (as well as for defense against possible attack), Lee ordered Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell to withdraw his corps from its position east of Gettysburg, conforming it with the main line, now behind Seminary Ridge. (5) Throughout the day, the army's wagons were loaded and maneuvered into position. Around midday, rain started to fall and soon became a deluge. At about 4:00PM, the wagons started to roll. (Unofficially accompanying the seventeen-mile train were about 5,000 physically fit men who had had enough of this war. Some eventually changed their minds and returned to their units; others were taken prisoner as they straggled behind; many simply quit and went home.) A shorter line of vehicles moved out along the Fairfield Road. Soon after nightfall, the infantry followed, led by the Third Corps under Lieutenant General A. P. Hill. Longstreet's First Corps followed, and at 2:00AM, Ewell's Second Corps departed, bringing up the rear.(6)
Lee knew precisely what he had to do and had planned a carefully coordinated withdrawal. His adversary, Major General George Gordon Meade, was not so certain about what post-battle actions the Army of the Potomac should take. His movements depended upon those of Lee. Meade's general orders from Washington remained basically the same as they had been on his assumption of command less than one week before: "Maneuver and fight in such a manner as to cover the capital and also Baltimore." (7) Since he was uncertain as to Lee's intentions, Meade considered it prudent to remain in his defensive position for the time being. The enemy movements reported late July 4 by Union signal stations could well be maneuvers by Lee to a better position from which to renew hostilities. Along this line of possibilities, a message had been received from Brigadier General Francis Barlow, an Eleventh Corps division commander. Barlow had been wounded on July 1 and subsequently was captured. Left behind when the Confederate Second Corps moved out of town, he immediately sent a report to Meade, claiming to have heard his captor's state that Lee planned to present the appearance of a retreat while setting up a trap for the Federals. (8)
Meade advised General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck in Washington of the movements observed, announcing his intention to pursue Lee on his left flank "should the enemy retreat."(9) Meade believed that his greatest priority was to rest and re-supply his army, heavily damaged during the past three days. He issued a general order, congratulating his men for a job well done, warning, however, that "our task is not yet accomplished."(10) He then gathered his corps commanders to determine the condition of the army and to question them regarding future plans. Should the army remain at Gettysburg, and if so, should it assume the offensive? If Lee retreats, should pursuit be direct or indirect, that is, keeping the army between Lee and Washington? Most preferred to remain, and all favored a continued defensive posture. It was agreed that an advance should be along Lee's flank, with the possible exception of a cavalry pursuit. Meade concurred with the consensus. The army would wait and see. Meanwhile, Meade sent his cavalry to "harass and annoy" the enemy's rear and lines of communications. He also ordered staff officer Gouvenour K. Warren to conduct a reconnaissance early next morning, July 5, to try to determine Lee's intentions. The early morning probe that followed discovered an empty Seminary Ridge. The Army of Northern Virginia had disappeared.(11)
Imboden had spent a very long night during which he "realized more of the horrors of war than I had in all the two preceding years," continually listening to moans and shrieks of the helpless wounded jostling about in the wagons. At dawn his train rolled into Greencastle. It had covered more than half its journey from Gettysburg to the Potomac. As the wagons followed the 18th Virginia Cavalry through town, a delegation of local citizens decided that now was the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. They did so by attacking the wagon wheels with axes, dropping several wagons into the streets. When word was passed ahead to Imboden about this, he sent a detachment back to deal with the problem, ordering the involved citizens taken as prisoners of war (I can imagine the ensuing "retreat"). (12)
The heavy rain and darkness had so far provided protection from probing Union cavalry, but with daylight came incessant attacks all along the train. Imboden himself "narrowly missed" capture at one point. To add to his stress came a report of Federals in strength at Williamsport. Imboden chose not to believe this and pushed on, arriving by late afternoon. No enemy was present, but neither was the army's pontoon bridge at Falling Waters. The day before, it had been destroyed, and its guard had been captured by an "expedition" sent for this purpose from Harper's Ferry. To further complicate matters, the Potomac was on a rampage, swollen by the recent heavy rains. It was well past fording. The withdrawal had come to a screeching halt. (13)
Imboden deployed his men and wagons into a semicircle with the river covering his rear. He then took possession of Williamsport, turning it into a "great hospital." He ordered the townspeople to prepare food for his sick and wounded. Surgeons that had accompanied the train got busy, and "soon a vast amount of suffering was mitigated." Imboden commandeered two small ferry boats and put them to work, gradually shuttling the wounded across to Virginia. Thus occupied, Imboden and company waited for the arrival of Lee and the rest of the army. (14)
Progress was slow along the Fairfield Road. Leading the way, Hill's corps found it to be "a universal quagmire." The infantry slogged through knee-deep mud and water, and the accompanying wagons and artillery repeatedly bogged down. As Imboden was surveying the damage at Falling Waters on the afternoon of July 5, Ewell with the rear of the army was just arriving at Fairfield, only nine miles from Gettysburg. During the night march, Kilpatrick's cavalry sliced through Ewell's train, capturing several wagons along with their guards and drivers. Ewell, outraged, begged Lee for permission to turn about and resume hostilities. Lee refused, responding, "We must let those people alone for the present. We will try them again some other time."(15)
Meade, meanwhile, prepared to pursue. He divided his army into three wings under Generals Sedgwick, Howard, and Slocum. They were to travel along different routes so as to expedite the march. Rendezvous was planned for July 7 at Middletown, Maryland, just east of South Mountain and beyond that, the site of the preceding September's Battle of Antietam. A short distance past Antietam Creek lay Williamsport and Falling Waters.
Staff Officer Warren's reconnaissance of Lee's whereabouts and intentions continued after he found the Rebel lines abandoned. He utilized Major General John Sedgwick's Sixth Corps, which was nearby and relatively fresh. Warren and Sedgwick followed slowly behind Ewell. The leading elements of the corps formed into line of battle, encountering Ewell's rearguard near Fairfield. A sharp exchange ensued, followed by a slow withdrawal by the Confederates into the town. Warren reported to Meade that Lee appeared to be concentrating his army at Fairfield, possibly to offer battle. Meade ordered the army's beginning movements halted until this possibility could be better assessed. He ordered Sedgwick to press on to determine Lee's intentions. The next morning, Sedgwick discovered little due to heavy fog, except that he found the mountain passes in the area formidable and well defended. Meade decided that an attempt to storm these passes would be costly and probably fruitless. Leaving a detachment to observe and follow the Confederates, he ordered the southward march to resume. (16)
While Sedgwick was inspecting the passes, Lee's army was again in motion. Longstreet's corps now took the lead, and by the next day, July 6, Lee and Longstreet rode into Hagerstown at the head of the infantry. Ewell remained in the rear, Union cavalry still nipping at his heels. Lee at last gave him permission to "turn back and trash them." Ewell led one of his divisions back to the passes and searched for his tormentors, but they had vanished. Disappointed, the Second Corps resumed its march and
arrived Hagerstown on July 8. The army had completed its evacuation of Pennsylvania. (17)
Lee and his other two corps had moved on to Williamsport on July 7. Imboden was no doubt elated to see the army arrive. He had fought off several attacks the past two days. These culminated in a determined assault by a superior force under Cavalrymen Buford and Kilpatrick, from which he was rescued by Fitzhugh Lee and Stuart. (18)
Upon assessing the situation, Lee directed his engineers to lay out a system of defense. He ordered a search up and down the Potomac for any watercraft that could be used to supplement the busy ferries. Hoping for the river to fall, he kept a watch out for Meade. (19)
The Federal commander was on his way. He moved his headquarters July 7 to Frederick. Meanwhile, by forced marches, the Army of the Potomac moved into Maryland, its lead elements reaching Middletown and the rear in Taneytown. Meade advised Halleck that the consolidation at Middletown would be completed by the following day, upon which "I will immediately move on Williamsport." He added, however, a request for further instructions, "should the enemy succeed in crossing the river before I can reach him." This worried Halleck, who responded, "You have given the enemy a stunning blow at Gettysburg. Follow it up, and give him another before he can cross the Potomac." He also forwarded a message from the President: "If General Meade can complete his work...the rebellion will be over." The telegraph lines remained busy July 8. Meade advised that his army was "assembling slowly." He complained that the roads were almost impassable due to the continued rains. Wagons and artillery were stuck in the mud, and the supply train was likewise delayed. His men were low on provisions, and many were barefooted, having worn out their shoes during the past few days. Meade reassured Halleck that he intended to move against the enemy as soon as possible, but warned his superior not to "expect too much," given the likelihood of finding Lee in a strong defensive position. "All that I can do under the circumstances I pledge this army to do." To this, Halleck responded that he had received "reliable" information that the enemy was crossing. "The President is urgent and anxious that your army should move against him by forced marches." Meade disputed Halleck's information, assuring him that Lee was still on the north side of the river. He further stated that the army had been and was still making "forced marches," "short of rations and barefooted." He repeated that he would continue to use his "utmost efforts."(20)
The "reliable information" concerning the enemy's crossing no doubt referred to Lee's stepped-up efforts to move his wounded and prisoners across. In addition, emergency supplies were being sent to the north side on the returning ferries. The process was slow, each transit requiring about seven minutes. On July 8, Lee received word that ammunition was enroute from Winchester and would arrive the next day. The river remained high with no sign of decreasing. Lee's defensive system was nearing completion. Its six-mile curved line was anchored on the Potomac below Falling Waters and on Conoococheague Creek to the north. Lee had about 35,000 men available (about a third less than had marched north with him) to defend the position. He placed Longstreet's corps on the right, Hill in the center, and Ewell, now moving in from Hagerstown, on the left. Stuart's cavalry patrolled the flanks and screened the approaches. (21)
Lee wrote to Davis that the condition and confidence of his army was good, and it was prepared if necessary to meet the enemy again. He suggested that a diversion be made on his behalf, a demonstration against Washington by General Beauregard and whatever troops might be gathered from the Carolinas. He assured Davis that he was "not in the least discouraged" by his situation, but pointed out that Meade's army was likely to be heavily reinforced, while his own army could not expect any help while on the northern side of the river. (22)
As the new supply of ammunition was being distributed on July 9, Lee received reports that the Federals were approaching. The Army of the Potomac was concentrating, and its supply trains were catching up. As Lee had predicted, Meade had received enough reinforcements to equal his pre-Gettysburg strength of 85,000, and more were on the way. Advance elements cautiously crossed South Mountain and established a line from Boonesborough south to Rohrersville. Behind this line, Meade moved the army in three columns. He advanced his headquarters to Turner's Gap. To Halleck, Meade predicted "the decisive battle of the war will be fought in a few days." He justified his caution: "In view of its momentous consequences, I desire to adopt such measures as in my judgment will tend to insure success, even though these may be deemed tardy." Now that Meade was at last moving in the right direction, Halleck concurred with Meade's caution. He promised still more reinforcements and assured Meade that "I fully appreciate the importance of the coming battle."(23)
On July 10 and 11, Meade's army continued to inch forward to within two miles of the Confederate defenses. Opposing cavalry continuously skirmished between the lines, as the Federal infantry threw up precautionary breastworks near Antietam Creek. By the afternoon of July 12, Meade reported that his army was across the creek and in line from Funkstown to Fairplay. One mile away, the Confederates waited. (24)
Observing the gradual approach of the enemy, Lee continued to prepare his army for the inevitable. He issued "General Orders No. 76," congratulating his men for their efforts during the invasion and encouraging them for what seemed to lie ahead: "Once more you are called upon to meet the army from which you have won on so many fields a name that will never die. Once more the eyes of your countrymen are turned upon you...Soldiers! Your old enemy is before you! Win from him honors worthy of your righteous cause - worthy of your comrades dead on so many illustrious fields." To Davis, Lee wrote, "The enemy seems to be collecting in the valley of the Antietam...I should be willing to await his attack, excepting that in our restricted limits the means of obtaining subsistence are becoming precarious." He had, however, a bit of good news to report: "The river has now fallen to four feet, and...I hope will be passable tomorrow."(25)
Now that the Potomac was falling, a makeshift bridge was being frantically constructed out of whatever material was available. Abandoned houses in Williamsport were dismantled, and the timbers were floated downstream to Falling Waters. There the planks were linked together. Branches were cut to overlay the planks to deaden the sound or crossing wagons, horses, and men. If the river continued to drop, the army would be ready to cross. (26)
Meade established his headquarters at Hagerstown after a successful skirmish drove out the remaining Confederate cavalry. Surveying enemy defenses, Meade found that Lee had taken full advantage of the lay of the land. Stone fences were supplemented by earthworks, and every ridge and hill was put to good use for fortification. Overall, the line followed high ground and was well protected by carefully placed artillery. Its length, however, suggested possible weakness, and Meade determined to test it for resistance. Selected units from the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Corps were concentrated near an occupied wheat field. As they were about to move forward, so the story goes, a regimental chaplain, Father William O'Neill of the 119th Pennsylvania, approached Meade. It was the Sabbath, and the priest protested that this activity that the Commanding General proposed to initiate was a violation of the Holy Day. Meade patiently tried to explain the necessity of the advance, but the friar, unimpressed, invoked the heavens to demonstrate God's disapproval. Sure enough, thunder and lightning suddenly announced the approach of a storm. Heavy rain soon began and continued abated, and the movement was finally cancelled. (27)
Off went another message to Halleck, announcing Meade's intention to attack the next day, July 13, "unless something intervenes to prevent it." He declared the same intention to his corps commanders, gathered for a meeting Sunday night. As he had done repeatedly since taking command two weeks before, Meade asked their opinion. Of the seven corps commanders present, only two concurred with Meade. The other five believed that the enemy position was too strong for immediate assault. Deferring to their judgment, Meade ordered a reconnaissance for July 13 in hopes of finding a weak point. He advised Halleck of this decision the next afternoon. The exasperated General-in-Chief promptly wired back, "You are strong enough to attack and defeat the enemy...Act upon your own judgment and make your generals execute your orders. Call no council of war. It is proverbial that councils of war never fight...Do not let the enemy escape." Meanwhile fog and rain had hindered reconnaissance operations, and Meade knew little more than he had the day before. That evening he made up his mind. He ordered an advance by four divisions next morning, July 14. Set for 7:00AM, it would hopefully reveal Lee's defenses and provide intelligence for subsequent operations. Realizing that a general engagement could develop, he ordered all his subordinates to stand ready. (28)
The four divisions crept forward. Skirmishers led the way toward the enemy line. On and on they moved, strangely encountering no resistance. Finally they realized that they were alone. The defensive positions were unoccupied. Once again, the Rebels had disappeared. (29)
Lee had hoped that Meade would risk an assault on July 13. He now had an escape avenue, as the river had at last fallen to a fordable level. His defenses were strong, and he now had sufficient ammunition for one more round with the Yankees. After observing enemy inactivity, however, and learning that the Federals were themselves digging in, Lee decided he had better leave while he still could. Accordingly, he ordered Longstreet to cross the now completed bridge at nightfall, to be followed by Hill. Ewell was instructed to ford the river at Williamsport. It was not an easy evacuation. Longstreet later wrote, "Such a night is seldom experienced even in the rough life of a soldier." The rain started up again, falling in "blinding sheets." Once again, wagons, animals, and men struggled through deep mud. Ewell found the upriver ford to be a scene of "total confusion." The water was deeper than expected, and taller men had to help carry shorter comrades over. By morning, however, Ewell and Longstreet were completely across, and Hill was well underway. Heth's division of Hill's corps guarded the rear. About 11:00AM, a squadron of cavalry approached the bridge. Believing it to be their own men, the Confederates held their fire. Suddenly, the horsemen broke into a gallop and charged. Reacting almost too late, Heth's men repelled the slashing attack with anything they could lay their hands on, after emptying their muskets. Some threw stones, and others swung fence rails. One man used an axe to unhorse a rider. It was over in a few minutes and the result turned out to be rather one-sided. Federal casualties amounted to 39, while the Confederates lost two. One of the two was Brigadier General Johnston Pettigrew, mortally wounded by a Union cavalryman. He was carried across, and the rest of the division followed, except for about 300 stragglers and two cannon too deeply mired in the road. These were later captured when the bridge was cut loose, and more Yankee cavalry showed up. The Battle of Falling Waters, such as it was, was over. The Battle of Second Antietam, which could have been very significant, was never fought. The withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia was complete. (29)
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Could Meade have ended the war at "Second Antietam?" Lee's army, while weakened, was not a defeated army. Its spirit was strong, and it would take a long time to be overcome. The army was in a very strong position, and it was always at its best while in a defensive mode. Meade, and no doubt many Union veterans, were probably reminded of ("First") Antietam, and more recently, Fredericksburg, when they contemplated the Confederate lines awaiting them. They may have even remembered how they had just won at Gettysburg, and they may have seen this as a reversal of roles. The Union army had many more men than the Confederates, but many of these were recruits and conscripts. A large portion of its veteran force now filled the casualty lists. Besides this, Lee had been successful time and time again against superior forces.
Should Meade have tried? Lincoln and Halleck seemed to have thought so. But they were not on the scene. They had never fought Lee. Meade had been fighting him for over a year. Meade knew what Lee could be like when cornered. Meade had demonstrated his willingness to fight his adversary many times, but he was not reckless. An engineer, he was particular how and when things should be done, and he always weighed the pros and cons. He was criticized for calling councils of war. It must be remembered, however, that he had only recently been elevated to high command. His corps commanders had been his fellow corps commanders, his associates and friends. He was not above asking for their advice. They were all "in this mess together."
I believe he did the right thing. Had he charged Lee headlong, his psychological gains of Gettysburg may well have been reversed. A disaster might have resulted in the army becoming a mob fleeing for Washington with Lee and Stuart close behind. To be sure, a victory would have probably wrapped things up, given Grant's success out west. But it would have been a very risky undertaking.
Having said all that, it is intriguing to consider what might have happened had the river stayed high a few more days. The war could have ended at Second Antietam...but in whose favor??
(1) Douglas Southall Freeman, Lee's Lieutenants (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944), Volume 3, 48.
(2) John D. Imboden, "The Confederate Retreat from Gettysburg," Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Robert U. Johnson and Clarence C. Buel, eds. (New York, 1888), Volume 3, 422-423 (cited hereafter as B & L). Edwin B. Coddington, The Gettysburg Campaign (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968), 537. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of Union and Confederate Armies (Washington, D. C., 1880-1901), Ser. I, Vol. XXVII, pt. 3, p. 966 (cited hereafter as O. R. 27).
(3) O. R. 27, pt. 2, p. 299.
(4) James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1895), 426.
(5) Coddington, 537.
(6) Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative (New York: Random House, 1963), Vol. 2, 583. Emory M. Thomas, Robert E. Lee: A Biography (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995), 24-25.
(7) O. R. 27, pt. 1, p. 61.
(8) Foote, 587.
(9) O. R. 27, pt. 1, p. 78.
(10) O. R. 27, pt. 1, p. 519.
(11) A. Wilson Greene, "From Gettysburg to Falling Waters," The Third Day at Gettysburg & Beyond, Gary W. Gallagher, ed. (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1994), 165. O. R. 27, pt. 1, p. 916. Coddington, 544-545.
(13) B & L, 424-425.O. R. 27, pt. 3, p.524.
(14) B & L, 425. Foote, 585.
(15) James I. Robertson, Jr., General A. P. Hill (New York: Random House, 1987), 226. Samuel J. Martin, The Road to Glory (Indianapolis: Guild Press of Indiana, 1991), 245.
(16) Greene, 165.Coddington, 549-550.
(17) Foote,584. Martin, 245-246.
(18) Foote,585. B & L, 426-427.
(19) Foote,585.
(20) O. R. 27, pt. 1, pp 81-84.
(21) Freeman Cleaves, Meade of Gettysburg (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960), 178. Coddington,536. Foote,585.
(22) O. R. 27, pt. 2, pp. 299-300.
(23) Foote, 586,590. Greene, 171. O. R. 27, pt. 1, pp. 86, 88.
(24) O. R. 27, pt. 1, pp. 89-91.
(25) O. R. 27, pt. 2, pp. 301-302.
(26) Foote,592.
(27) Cleaves, 180-181.
(28) O. R. 27, pt. 1, pp. 91-92.Greene, 172.
(29) Coddington,570. Longstreet, 429-430. Martin, 248-249. Robertson, 228. Foote,592.


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Not sure why Paul isn't actively campaigning at this point. Seems like he was doing very well with the delegate process. If Romney wins the nomination the GOP can only blame themselves for going with the status quo. He's no different than Obama. I probably won't even vote if Romney is on the ballot.
Ben Swann Chimes In on Ron Paul's Email
Submitted by [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/user/8029"]bucko158[/URL] on Mon, [URL="http://www.planetsteelers.com/date/2012/05/14"]05/14/2012[/URL] - 15:12 in
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"The headline on Drudge says it all "Ron Paul OUT!" Link to the Washington Times article and it says "Ron Paul Ends His Hunt For Votes".
The first headline is NOT TRUE.
The second headline MAY BE.
Either way, read through the article and you will see that the inference that Paul is out of the race is absolutely not true.
The article explains that Paul will abandon the game of going from state to state to trying to win a popular vote that doesn't count for anything. Instead he will focus on the states that are currently holding delegate conventions.
That strategy makes a lot of sense when you have the kind of fights in Oklahoma and Arizona we saw this weekend. The State Conventions is where the nomination will be won or lost not traveling from state to state for beauty contests."
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Update: Ben Swann via twitter:
MSM thinks Paul is dropping out because they don't understand delegate process [URL]http://t.co/Vx962L1X[/URL]
That is correct. It just not finacially possible to compete and waste milions of dollors in these primary states. The delagte process is working.... Keep your eyes open for more news to come about that!
If you don't vote for Romney you are voting for Obama, even if you don't cast a ballot. Romney doesn't inspire you? I have no issues with that, but then does Obama? Once again we vote AGAINST one candidate.
The media has too much control over who we get to vote for.


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DETROIT -- There has been so little buzz around the White Sox as Thursday's 3 p.m. CT non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches that far-ranging rumors about the Yankees' interest in John Danks have drawn attention.
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text: WVU's Hinds, Brown, Gerun to transfer By Dave Hickman April 1, 2013 Story Share AP Photo Jabarie Hinds MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - And so the exodus has begun.Maybe it's ended, too. Who knows?If Bob Huggins does, he's not saying."You never say never,'' the West Virginia basketball coach said Monday. "But if somebody else is leaving I don't know about it now.''In what was certainly a welcome relief to both fans and sportswriters alike - but particularly sportswriters - Huggins managed to tie a neat little bow around what was otherwise certain to be a drawn-out and speculative mess regarding his West Virginia basketball roster. In one fell swoop on Monday, he had the school's public relations machine announce that three players have been given their release and will transfer.Jabarie Hinds. GoneAaron Brown. Gone.Volodymyr Gerun. Gone.Sure, the speculation will remain about others, but it sure is nice to have the first wave of questions answered.Those questions, of course, centered on how Huggins would necessarily remake a team that he didn't like. He'd already recruited four new players for next season and was losing just three. Now, instead of being one over the scholarship limit of 13, he's two under it. Let the recruiting begin.It's not that the three who are leaving were bad eggs. Actually, quite the contrary."All three of them are great kids,'' Huggins said. "I've said that from the beginning.''Great kids, maybe, but for whatever reason they just didn't fit. The departures of Brown and Gerun are not unexpected at all. Neither played the kind of minutes they would have liked.Hinds is a different case. Highly touted when he arrived from New York, he started virtually every game during his two-year stay until late this past season. But for whatever reason, he always seemed a little out of control for a point guard and far too inconsistent with his shot for a shooting guard. He, unlike the other two, seems destined to find another home at a Division I school. And he'll help someone. He just wasn't the right fit here.So now it's Huggins' turn to find a few more players who do fit. To say that there is work to be done is an understatement.Huggins talked several times this season about having recruited a team to compete in the muscular Big East and having to throw them out there into the Big 12. But the fact is, this was probably not a team that was going to fare particularly well no matter where it ended up playing.The bottom line is that the failures of this team of late have had far less to do with conference affiliation than with recruiting ills. Consider that since playing in the national semifinals in April of 2010, West Virginia has gone just 53-45 in all games. 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Just watching baseball tonight and saw Mariano Duncan, now the 3b coach for the Dodgers, get tossed for arguing balls and strikes. Did anyone else see how this was done? Angel Hernandez basically swept his hand to toss Duncan and then when Duncan came to argue his tossing, he threw his hat to the ground, Hernandez picked it up and gave it to a fan, that was something I've never seen done before.


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Immune responses are controlled by specialized cells known as dendritic cells. Dr. Carla Rothlin and colleagues at Yale University found that a protein called protein-S acts as a signal to turn off dendritic cells and thereby calm down the immune system.
"Previously protein S was thought only to play a role in blood clotting," said Dr. Rothlin. "We have discovered that it also keeps the activation of dendritic cells in check and might prevent the possibility of developing autoimmunity."
Protein S is known to be low in lupus patients and Dr. Rothlin plans to study if this is due to genetic defects. If so, restoring protein S function could be a new strategy to treat lupus.
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Phillip Allen was born in London in 1967 and currently lives and works in the capital. He was educated at Kingston University, London and Royal College of Art, London, where he obtained an MA in Fine Art in 1992.
Allen is known for his textured paintings and pen drawings, both of which use colour and shape to exploit his materials to their inherent potential. His sketches and felt-tip drawings display a fascination with geometry and abstract form, and possess something of the school boy's doodles, despite being controlled and intricately arranged.
Allen has exhibited broadly, including the following group exhibitions: The British Art Show 6, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary, Art Gateshead;, touring to venues in Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, 2005; Archipeinture: painters build architecture, Le Plateau/Frac Île-de France, Paris; Camden Arts Centre, London, 2006 and Layer Cake, Fabio Tiboni Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy, 2007. Recent solo exhibitions include Phillip Allen: Recent Paintings, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, LongIsland City, New York, 2003; One Man Show, Xavier Hufkens, ART Brussels, 2005; Milton Keynes Gallery, Milton Keynes, 2006 and The Approach, London, 2008-9.
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It's obvious that Dr. Zweig and/or a few fans are trying to paint a better picture of him. Yes, he absolutely would embarrass patients and he can be shockingly arrogant, judgmental, and condescending toward patients and colleagues. He is far from the caring great "healer" that one or two people would have you believe. He may get along with a few patients provided that they agree with everything and anything he has to say. Why would a physician his age have to advertise, claiming to be an expert on virtually everything? I am also a former patient and will never forget his hideous attitudes, judgments, and ridiculous statements (yes, without any scientific basis).
I found Dr. Zweig and his staff to be attentive to my needs and concerns. Dr. Zweig takes adequate time to really listen and then responds with well thought out diagnosis based on supporting data. Dr. Zweig does not hesitate to recommend a specialist if he deems a condition to warrant it. In this day and age it is truly refreshing to find a physician that cares about me and my health.
As a long time patient of Dr. Zweig's, I can recommend him highly and without hesitation. Consistently during my time with Dr. Zweig, I have found him to be: thorough; meticulous; unassuming; insightful; engaging; and, of course knowledgeable. He stays very current on new studies and information, as well as procedures across the spectrum, showing a rare ability to adapt to new data. When he has referred me to specialists, they have been uniformly excellent. He takes the health and welfare of his patients very personally and works very hard to insure our wellbeing. How has this worked? Dr. Zweig clearly saved my wife's life once, and both she and I have benefitted immensely in several critical situations where his care has resulted in little impact to quality of life, where even a small oversight would have changed the course of that impact. If you are looking for an exceptionally high performing Internist to partner in your health and wellbeing, you will not find anyone better.
Years ago, determined to locate the best possible internist, an old-fashioned doctor of loyalty, patience, caring, and sincere involvement, I began canvassing my tennis-playing friends, physicians, dentists, Silicon Valley executives, business entrepreneurs, etc., for a name. Unequivocally, the response was the same: "If you want to live past a hundred, see Gary Zweig." Among those of us who are his patients, we agree that Zweig's qualities, first, as a man, and, second, as a doctor, are too well known on the Peninsula to warrant description. Nonetheless, what stands out is his gentleness, tactfulness, and, with his smile, a general good nature. As for his devotion to medicine, note Dr. Zweig is never economical with his words. He means to heal and preserve the dignity of his patient. In short, this is an internist who is nonpareil in precision diagnoses and accurate intervention. I'm one of those who plans to live well into the hundreds, and I'm thankful I found him. I'm indebted.
Dct. Zweig is the best doctor I have ever had. He is extremely knowledgeable and takes the time to explain everything in detail. He also is very available and caring, and has a great staff. I highly recommend him.- Brian R.
Gary Zweig is a top-notch doctor. I respect him for his knowledge, his sensitivity and compassion, and his connections within the medical community. He has always been there to help, after hours and weekends, and he answers emails promptly.
Dr. Zweig is very thorough and helpful in figuring out what is ailing me. I have had some interesting diagnoses to figure out but he always stayed the mile and gotten me through whatever it is. He is very good about finding specialists and follows up with those referrals. I have been a patient for over twelve years and don't plan to change doctors until he retires (which I hope is far into the future).
Dr Zweig has been my doctor for 10 years. He is the best doctor I have ever had, smart, good guy. Knows what things are important, including detecting a cancer in me once which others missed, and can also quickly exclude things that are irrelevant. He also is incredibly responsive and available and will always help me get into a specialist quickly. Greg
Gary Zweig is an outstanding doctor. I have been a patient for over 15 years, and he has provided amazing care to my family and me. He is terrific both in general/routine care as well as working with the top specialists for specific issues. His attention to detail, expertise in healthcare, sense of urgency and compassion for his patients are amazing. Our family feels very grateful to have him as our doctor.
Wow! I am not sure the comments from the rating of 12/30/07 and 07/27/09 are talking about the same Dr. Zweig that I have been seeing for the last 6 years. I have found him to be kind, caring, knowledgeable, and passionate about helping patients in any way he can. Honesty is one of his many qualities, and I have never known Dr. Zweig to make any statements that were false; nor has he ever argued with me, criticize or make assumptions. If he feels a specialist is needed after checking you out, he is happy to find the best specialist available and arrange for a timely appointment. He actually arranged an appointment with a cardiologist for me by calling the doctor while I was in the room and discussed my case with him, and had an appointment before I left the office. He would NEVER embarrass or share any information about a patient. Having a physician that will call you back, text you, or email you with any urgent problem shows the commitment he has to his practice. He is the best.
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It was a fantastic weekend for FC Dallas' loanee players with goals coming from two different countries.
HIGHLIGHTS: Strikers 2, Rowdies 1
In Fort Lauderdale, the Strikers matched up against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in a huge Florida derby matchup. On-loan forward Bradlee Baladez proved to be the hero for the Strikers scoring the game-winner in the 84th minute of a 2-1 victory for the home side.
Baladez replaced Yaikel Perez in the 80th minute of Saturday's match and after a nice dummy from Justin Chavez received a pass with only the keeper to beat. Baladez blasted one into the top corner to double the Strikers' advantage, a goal that would prove crucial after Carl Cort volleyed home a spectacular goal for the Rowdies with only seconds left in stoppage time.
Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez had a nice game for the Strikers making three saves while the only Rowdies goal was an unstoppable effort. With the win, the Strikers pull into a four-way logjam at second place in the NASL with just four games remaining in the fall regular season schedule.
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Over at Angelholm, Bobby Warshaw continued his fantastic run of form scoring the first goal of the Swede's 2-0 win over Ljungskile. It's Warshaw's fourth goal for Angelhom in just six matches and his third in the last four games. Just three games remain in the Swedish Superettan season which wraps up on November 2.
Deportivo Saprissa kept hold of their top spot in the Costa Rican first division with two wins last week. Moises Hernandez did not feature in either game having been suspended for the first match. Two games remain in the Costa Rican first division season with playoffs looming for Saprissa.


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Observatory assistant Edward Giannelli will discuss the behavior of stars at the end of their lives.
"Lake County's Window to the Universe" planetarium series is held on the third Saturday of each month. The evening's event includes a science topic presentation, a full dome theater experience and astronomical viewing.
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Category: Shakespearean boys' names
Yes, today is the Ides of March (which really just means the mid-point of the month), yet unless you're Julius Caesar, there's no reason to beware. But Julius Caesar does bring to mind William Shakespeare, so this seems like a good time to look at Shakespeare names beyond Juliet and Jessica, Richard and Romeo, to some of the more underappreciated names used by the Bard in his comedies and tragedies.
Some of Shakespeare's most distinctive, most villainous names will probably always be verboten, such as Iago, which on the surface would seem to have the makings of a perfect I-beginning, o-ending name. Other baddies, though, such as Cassius and Edmund and Regan, have escaped having their reputations permanently ruined.
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Balthasar/Balthazar—Balthasar was the name assumed by Portia when disguised as a boy in The Merchant of Venice, as well as being one of the three Wise Men of the Orient who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. Balthazar has been associated in modern times with the acting member of the Getty family, who has a son with the equally Shakespearean name of Cassius.
Cassio— Cassio is a young and handsome Florentine solider who serves under Othello, Cassio actually being his last name—his first being Michael–an implausible choice for an Italian. Cassio just might conceivable slipstream along in the wake of the related, growing-in-popularity Cassius.


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I have been running now for over a year, and plan to do 2 10k runs this spring and later a half later on. Last April, I did my first 10k in 30:01 so I'd like to improve on that time. My PB is 5k at 25:50 but I haven't come close to that lately.
I usually run at 10pm since I find it calming and the least disruptive to my schedule. Came home at 10:40, showered and since I'm on holiday, started renovating till 2am!!! Next day, I was a friggin' zombie! Duh! I thought holidays were a time to relax but no, I'm more busy during the holiday catching up on seeing family and friends.
Ideally, I should be doing weights for my upper body. I find though that in my 40's, time is really difficult to find. My kids are getting older so trading off with my wife is not an option, they need help with homework so it's all hands on board during the Monday to Friday rush.
Anyway, I know I'm not the only person who has no time, I can't imagine being a single parent, so how do you do it to make your life stay balanced? Being a good dad, husband, home renovator, have my own hobbies (musician), and running, something's gotta give! This is the life of a forty something person so instead of whining, I'd love to know how you keep everything in check.


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Defense remains strength at third base
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers haven't gotten much offensive production from their third-base options, but that hasn't hurt the defense.
So while manager Don Mattingly continues to mix and match at third to find offense, he's not worried about sacrificing defensively.
"Our defense at third has been great," Mattingly said before Friday's game against the Brewers. "It don't matter who we throw over there. They've all caught it really well."
Juan Uribe made his eighth start at third on Friday, his second in as many games after three straight starts by Jerry Hairston. Uribe walked three times with a single and an RBI during Thursday's 3-2 win against the Mets, which intrigued Mattingly.
"He's been more patient," the manager said. "For him to walk three times in a game, we didn't see any of that before. He's pretty much been on base."
Uribe is hitting .190 with two homers and four RBIs, but is reaching base at a .414 clip in 11 games. He's seen more time at third recently with Luis Cruz hitting .087 (4-for-46) in 16 games.
Cruz was the primary third baseman to begin the year and made nine starts, but his slump has limited his playing time.
"Cruzer will get his chances again," Mattingly said. "This is the time for him to get his swing back together. We're going to need him. I'll get him back in the mix."
Hairston provided some spectacular defense at third during a six-game road trip, but went 2-for-15 and is hitting .172.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A few things stood out mainly, that a clinical trial may not always benefit the cancer patient involved in a particular trial and that generally, it is requested by persons with stage IV disease.
There is a need to test the drug interventions in humans as in many instances; it works in animal models but not in people.
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BentElbow11 wrote:Oh, I meant distance being the same between the Terns. You're getting straight w/fade from the champ Tern, an S curve with the Gstar Tern, and a lot of turn out of the Star, but are they all close in distance? That would indicate you're getting the same range out of all 3, but they're all flying differently because of the different stabilities.
How about just throwing the PD for fade and hyzer drives and get something more OS as a dedicated headwind driver. The C-line PD I can imagine is pretty darn OS, it may do the trick as a headwind driver. The S-PD is something I(personally) would use for fade and hyzer drives and leave the straight/turnover duty to the Beast(s).
To be honest I think I could use my C-PD in the spot of my Predator. It's pretty old,but it is still dang overstable. That could be my main Headwind Driver. The S-Line needs to be beat in more. It's still kinda new,just had for maybe a year.
Yeah all the Terns are all about the same in distance,except for the Star Tern. If I hyzerflip it just right it Bombs. If I miss it it's turning over and not going straight.


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Thoughtful pupils from Royal Wootton Bassett Academy have donated dozens of boxes for people less fortunate than them.
Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 have donated 148 boxes to the Rotary shoebox scheme, which are delivered to people in poverty.
The school's contribution was given to the Rotary Club of Royal Wootton Bassett and District last week.
Year 9 manager Linda Woodruffe said: "We are into our third year of doing this now.
"The pupils are very enthusiastic about it. Some of them completed boxes at primary school and they were pleased to get the opportunity to do it again.
"Quite often the boxes are the first time the child has ever received a gift in their life, so it is quite poignant.
"The Rotary Club was delighted with the pupils' contribution."
Some boxes contained toys while others were packed with household items.
Boxes also contained toiletries and educational items, which had all been chosen and packed by the pupils.