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Deep down, D'Qwell Jackson is just like every frustrated Browns fan sick of all the losing.
Unlike those fans, the losing has been Jackson's life for most of the seven years he has been on the team. Also unlike the fans, Jackson can do something about the losing - but only to the extent of what he can do between the sidelines on Sundays. He leads the Browns with 106 tackles.
Jackson was drafted in 2006 in the second year of the Romeo Crennel era. Those three Browns teams were 18-30. He missed most of the Eric Mangini years with pectoral injuries when the Browns were 10-22 in 2009-10. He has played virtually every defensive snap during the last two years in which the Browns are 9-21 under Pat Shurmur with two games left in 2012. The next is Sunday in Denver against the 11-3 Broncos.
"Wins and losses are your resume," Jackson said. "I've been here a long time and I bust my tail just to get a win and I do whatever it takes. I want to be associated with winning.
"So I'm all for whether it's change, it's not change, as long as we can win games. It's the bottom line. Everyone's much happier. Guys stay around much longer. It's better for everyone."
Jackson has the same opinion as many players in the locker room -- if first-year owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner are just willing to ride out the storm, the current coaching staff and core of the current team will be better next season. But Jackson sounds resigned to the fact that has little chance of happening.
Haslam and Banner have kept their plans to themselves. In fact, on Tuesday night Banner said they haven't made a final decision on Shurmur or General Manager Tom Heckert. But Banner did say they are closer do a decision than they were just two weeks ago.
"The players have a responsibility just as the coaches do," Jackson said. "If we're not doing what we're supposed to do, you find someone else.
"Not to say that this group can't get it done. We're so close, and I think that if this unit and this staff and this organization can stay together I think next year we'll definitely move forward. But if I'm an owner, it's your ship and you have the right to do whatever you want to do. What that is, we don't know. I think Mr. Haslam coming in is a great sign. He's doing the right things to make this organization successful."
The Browns are 5-9. The remaining games against the Broncos and Steelers in Pittsburgh next week could be auditions for many players not assured of roster spots next season.
Jackson said even he won't rest easy if the entire coaching staff is swept away. A new coach could decide he isn't the answer.
"The way this league goes, if a guy isn't here next year, you're playing for the other 31 teams," Jackson said." If a new (coach) comes in and he doesn't like you per se as a player there are other guys and other teams who would reward you with a job.
"The best advice I'd give a guy is whatever you've done to this point, give it all you've got for the next two weeks, see where the chips fall and deal with it when that time comes."
Starting quarterback Brandon Weeden does not have job security. Former team president Mike Holmgren is already out of the building. Heckert and Shurmur might be packing their belongings in cardboard boxes on New Year's Eve.
Holmgren, Heckert and Shurmur are the men who decided to draft a 28-year-old rookie from Oklahoma State. A new regime might not like the idea of starting fresh with a quarterback who turns 30 in October.
"I can't think about that," Weeden said Wednesday. "I need to play well because I haven't played well enough. For myself, for this team, all I'm worried about is us finishing strong.
"We have eight quarters of football left. Me playing well for these guys in this locker room. Whatever happens, I have to put eight good quarters on tape."
Whether that tape is viewed by Shurmur, a new coach in Cleveland or one from another team is to be determined.


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It seems that every so often an otherwise reputable journal prints a report or a study that directly counters the scientific consensus, but gee—it just happens to dovetail perfectly with some anti-industry screed one (or more) of the researchers secretly harbors.
Usually, the report contains some kernels of truth, a few nuggets of wisdom and at least a semblance of the scientific method.
However, a new study titled, "Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize" published in the Journal of Food and Chemical Toxicology, "does not follow universal standards for a scientific experiment," according to a statement released by the American Society of Animal Science Board of Directors.
That's putting it mildly.
Here's what the controversy's all about, as an excerpt from the actual study graphically depicts:
"The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivated with or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1 ppb in water), were studied 2 years in rats," the authors wrote. "In females, all treated groups died 2 to 3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was visible in 3 male groups fed GMOs. All results were hormone- and sex-dependent, and the pathological profiles were comparable. Females developed large mammary tumors almost always more often than and before controls, the pituitary was the second most disabled organ; the sex hormonal balance was modified by GMO and Roundup treatments."
The writing isn't very elegant, but the conclusions are stark. If this research were credible, all of us who have been consuming genetically engineered corn, soy and other food ingredients for the last decade-plus would be in serious trouble.
Only one problem: The study is bunk.
In this study, the control group of rats was fed non-GM corn and Roundup-free water. Unfortunately, the control group had only 10 rats of each sex. Testing just 20 rats cannot generate statistically significant results.The researchers' conclusions are thus "based on a poorly designed experiment and unreliable statistics," according to the ASAS statement.
An expert in animal genomics and biotechnology was even harsher.o
"What's wrong with this study? I can't even count the ways," said Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, a Cooperative Extension Specialist at the University of California-Davis. "The authors refused to share their data with other scientists, they didn't perform a statistical analysis of the data and the strain of rats they used is known to spontaneously develop tumors.
"Basically, the paper is garbage."
Indeed, the researchers used the Sprague-Dawley line that is bred to be highly susceptible to the development of tumors. That particular strain has a more than 80% chance of growing tumors within two years under non-experimental conditions.
"You can't draw any conclusions from that small of a population," Van Eenennaam said. "To suggest that the tumors were the result of Roundup, the GMOs or an interaction between the two is ludicrous. It's Fantasyland stuff. How was this study was even published in the first place?"
The Frankenfoods card
That's a good question, and one without a good answer. There simply aren't any data to suggest that the genetic engineering of crops poses any significant threat to human health. Even the staunchest critics of Frankenfoods can only invoke the precautionary principle to support their fevered opposition—that, and vague warnings that "we don't know about the long-term effects" of consuming genetically engineered foods.
This study won't add any heft to the activists' portfolio, that's for sure.
"I think someone who had taken a basic biology or statistics class could have rejected this paper," said Dr. Bruce Chassy, Professor Emeritus in Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois.
Chassy noted there have been more than 200 studies comparing GM foodswith non-GM foods in at least 15 animal species, and almost every one shows no difference in animal health. He suggested that the researchers have a political agenda and noted that the primary author of the study is the leader of an anti-GM lobbying group called CRIIGEN (Committee for Research and Independent Information on Genetic Engineering).
If all that isn't damning enough, Dr. Van Eenennaam raised one final point that identifies perhaps the most egregious departure from scientific protocol.
"What really concerned me were the photos of the rats with abnormally large tumors," she said. "I realize that they were trying to prove a point, but you don't make animals suffer to do it. At our lab, once a tumor exceeds 40 millimeters, the animal is sacrificed. We take animal welfare very seriously, and for these researchers to allow the [treated] rats to grow tumors as large as the ones they photographed is absolutely appalling."
As are their methods, their conclusions and their betrayal of the most critical aspect of scientific inquiry: Its credibility.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dan Murphy, a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator.

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Best of the Blog 2011 – Poll Results
This is the continuation of the Best of the Blog 2011 series. This post will look at poll results from last year. The polls with the most responses were first impression polls where I asked you to give your first impression of new roller coasters that had just been announced. The possible responses were: Amazing, Pretty Good, Just Okay, or Boring. Here are the results:
Wild Eagle
Amazing (79%, 531 Votes)
Pretty Good (17%, 115 Votes)
Just Okay (3%, 19 Votes)
Boring (1%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 671
Amazing (79%, 255 Votes)
Pretty Good (15%, 49 Votes)
Just Okay (3%, 9 Votes)
Boring (3%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 322
Expectations are high for both of the new wing coasters opening in the States in 2012. Both of them saw 79% of their responses giving them the highest rating, "Amazing".
Amazing (52%, 220 Votes)
Pretty Good (38%, 162 Votes)
Just Okay (9%, 37 Votes)
Boring (1%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 425
Amazing (66%, 281 Votes)
Pretty Good (26%, 109 Votes)
Just Okay (5%, 23 Votes)
Boring (3%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 423
Excitement is not quite as high for Leviathan and SkyRush. Still, 90% or more of the responses were either Amazing or Pretty Good. It's no surprise that Leviathan, B&M's first Giga coaster, had a higher percentage of Amazing votes than SkyRush.
Pretty Good (41%, 134 Votes)
Amazing (31%, 100 Votes)
Okay (21%, 67 Votes)
Boring (7%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 325
There wasn't a whole lot revealed about Verbolten initially. But, it was enough to give almost 30% of the respondents a reason to vote Verbolten as Okay or Boring. Remember people, Verbolten's replacing Big Bad Wolf, which was more or less a thrilling family coaster. Still, 72% of you gave Verbolten an Amazing or Pretty Good vote, which isn't that bad.
Which Coaster Should Get Iron Horse Track Next?
After an incredible experience on the New Texas Giant, I asked you to vote (Yes/No) on which coasters should get a similar treatment. I suggested a few woodies and then asked you for more. It may come as no surprise that Son of Beast and Mean Streak led with 84% and 78% Yes votes respectively.
Not all of you share my disdain for Knott's Berry Farm's Ghostrider. Or, it gives some pretty uneven rides. It was a stalemate with 51% voting Yes and 49% voting No. Boss at Six Flags St. Louis was in the same boat with 53% Yes and 47% No.
The next two must have been reaches, because around 60% of you voted that Hersheypark's Wildcat and Kings Dominion's Grizzly don't need an Iron Horse track upgrade. I've been told that I need to re-ride Wildcat and that it's much improved. Read the full post here.
Cheetah Hunt Reviews – Poll Results
As I didn't make it down to Florida last year, I was really interested in how Busch Gardens Tampa's Cheetah Hunt was being received. 81% of you gave it a 7 (Good) or better.
8 – (Great) (22%, 64 Votes)
9 – (Excellent) (21%, 61 Votes)
10 – (Superior) (20%, 60 Votes)
7 – (Good) (18%, 53 Votes)
1 – (Demolish) (5%, 14 Votes)
5 – (Average) (5%, 14 Votes)
4 – (Below Average) (5%, 14 Votes)
6 – (Above Average) (3%, 9 Votes)
2 – (Horrible) (1%, 4 Votes)
3 – (Bad) (0%, 3 Votes)
What's Your Take?
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By Matt Pillar, Business Solutions magazine
After changing to a total-solutions business model, this POS VAR is expecting 23% revenue growth.
When Mark Love found himself at the helm of operations for Restaurant Service Solutions (RSS) in 2006, the three-man company had but one thing to offer: tech maintenance services for local restaurants running Panasonic hospitality systems. Since its origin in 2003, RSS had sold no hardware or software, but it had established a significant portfolio of restaurants that relied on its help desk, on-site services, and depot maintenance plans, primarily for Panasonic. Six years after Love came on board, the growing company employs 20 professionals in two offices and sells just about every technology system found within the four walls of a restaurant.
Love, a 33-year veteran on the hospitality technology scene, ran his own company for 18 years and honed his skills at Bristol, ERC, Delphi, and Dumac before joining RSS as a partner in 2006. His mission was to grow the business, and in 2011 that mission became his own, when the founding partner decided to leave the company. "Our small, service-based company was profitable, but in order to grow we had to expand our solutions set. We decided to build a full-solution offering and back it up with the reputation we had gained for our support and maintenance services," says Love. That required hand-picking top-shelf hospitality products and backing them up by recruiting experienced sales and support staff.
Build Out Of A Solutions Portfolio
The hospitality technology landscape has become crowded at a dizzying pace as new technology vendors crop up, peddling everything from core restaurant systems to peripheral components and new mobile and consumer-facing applications. Despite the rapid growth of the RSS solutions set and the new applications that are constantly pitched at him, Love says it's not so much about the products he chooses to sell, but finding quality solutions to meet the customers' needs. Pragmatically, he lets customer needs dictate RSS' course of action.
That said, RSS moved quickly toward building a holistic portfolio. The company now offers sales and support of POS hardware and software, digital menu boards, drive-thru communication/camera/speed of service systems, telephone service, Internet access and online ordering, a proprietary back office reporting application, in-store TV and digital signage, surveillance systems, and soon, in-store music. "In short, our solutions set comprises everything between the telephone pole that goes into the restaurant and the back office systems reporting up to headquarters," says Love. "But when we decided we were going to become a total solutions provider, we didn't just take on any product that was out there."
Adding XPIENT, for instance, constituted a calculated decision. "XPIENT is a highly featured product, to the point that even XPIENT acknowledges that it is a complex product to sell through the reseller channel because of the level of attention required to execute software installation, training, and follow-through," explains Love. After RSS had bolted down its core hospitality hardware (Panasonic) and software (XPIENT & Microsale) offerings, the market dictated the other solutions it currently sells. If a critical mass of customers were in need, systems such as digital signage and drive-thru solutions were added to the line card. Each came with a corresponding acquisition of relevant talent. "We've arrived at a position where we're experts at configuring and customizing any of our systems for our customers, and we're confident in our ability because we've brought on the people we need to excel in software and integration," says Love.
Ongoing Employee Investments
That Love is quick to laud his employees' skill sets is not empty marketing-speak. The XPIENT example is illustrative of the talent acquisition spree RSS went on concurrent with its technology build-out. This ongoing talent investment began in 2008, including positioning a Microsoft-certified systems engineer as the director of technology development and a number of Microsoft-certified engineers on the professional services team. Since November 2011 alone, the company has brought five new staffers on board at its headquarters and branch office in Mississippi, a trend Love says will continue this year with plans to grow the RSS workforce by 20%. That employee growth is cross-departmental, with additions spread across sales, 24-hour help desk, depot exchange, and installation teams. Underscoring the company's deep expertise is the fact that every employee, including the president himself, undergoes vendor-sponsored training on the solutions RSS sells. Love says very little, if any, training is second-hand. "From the very first person who answers the phone, and by the way, we still answer the phone, you're dealing with someone who understands the technology and the needs of the industry. Even our receptionists have an average of nine years experience in the POS industry," says Love.
He's also careful to point out that there's more to building a successful team than tech training and skill level. Love is an advocate of Jim Collins' Good To Great philosophy, particularly that employee performance is facilitated through example and empowerment. "That starts with me and carries through to our department heads. If we're well-trained and allowed to work creatively in our daily tasks, we'll give everything we have to whatever we put our hands to."
Achieving Fast But Measured Growth
Fast growth of young companies is often associated with high levels of borrowed money and risk. That wasn't the case for RSS. Love says the company's growth has been fueled purely by its own momentum. RSS pays its employees above scale, has perfected the art of positive cash flow, and has never borrowed money. "We're not the price leader in our market, but if we've done our job of illustrating the return we bring to the table, we will win the business," says Love. The company's unbendable terms are a significant aspect of its success. Any business it wins is funded up front, ensuring RSS gets paid for its work at a rate Love insists is worthy of the company's effort.
As for the illustration of ROI, RSS hangs its hat on three key areas. First, it demonstrates the payback on integrated credit card processing and POS hardware, as opposed to the legacy segregated approach so many restaurateurs still grapple with. In most cases, this integration proves to save RSS customers thousands of dollars per month. Next, RSS pushes biometric readers for timekeeping, which mitigates sloppy payroll costs and employee time theft. Finally, conversion from legacy back office systems to RSS' ARMOR, a back office product it developed and customizes for each client, drops the typical customer's food cost by a minimum of 1%. Love says that in most cases that conversion alone equates to tens of thousands of dollars in annual savings.
RSS also profits by carrying its internal stickler-for-training mentality through to its customers. Love believes that solutions providers carry the brunt of the blame for hospitality establishments that only scratch the surface of their software's functionality, so a concerted, ongoing customertraining program is packaged into every deal. "If an RSS customer doesn't fully embrace the software components it buys, it won't optimize its savings and fully exploit its ROI," he says. Many VARs scale back their training effort to keep their cost of the sale low, but Love insists on customer training. The RSS end-user training regimen includes a predeployment training "event," live deploymentday support, and postdeployment training checks at two weeks, 30 days, and beyond. "Of course, not everyone converts to a 'Class A' user, but we help customers get past old habits, mentalities, and shortcuts to the best of our ability," says Love.
Just six years ago, RSS relied on its service expertise for 100% of its revenue. Today, hardware sales account for 57% of its income, a figure Love says is still growing as a result of its hardware portfolio expansion. With that new source of sales and a continued focus on service revenue, the company anticipates another year of double- digit growth in 2012. "When your successes resonate in your community, opportunities come to you," says Love. And those opportunities keep coming for RSS, which finds stability in its success. "We're now in an advantageous position, as a total-solutions provider which presents an entry point with almost any account we choose to target."


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Infant With Persistent Fever and Cough, Worsening Rash
A 14-month-old girl presented with persistent fever, cough, and worsening rash of 5 days' duration. On the first day of the illness, the infant was brought to an acute care clinic for evaluation. Upper respiratory tract infection was diagnosed; her parents were instructed to use nasal saline and provide acetaminophen, as needed. Two days before presentation, she was brought to an outpatient clinic, where secondary otitis media on the left side was diagnosed and treatment with amoxicillin, 40 mg/kg/d in 2 doses for 10 days, was prescribed. On the day of presentation, the parents reported that the rash, which began on the cheeks and chest, had spread to other areas and the cough and fever had persisted.
Temperature was 37.6ºC (99.7ºF); respiration rate, 33 breaths per minute, without retractions or signs of distress. Maculopapular rash on the forehead, cheeks, neck, chest, back, and arms, with fewer macules on the upper thighs and sparing of the lower limbs. Gingival mucosa showed some hyperemia of the posterior palate, no enanthem; tonsils red and inflamed, with no white plaques. Infant had been taking solids and liquids without problem. Heart, abdominal, and genital findings normal.
White blood cell count of 15,900/µL, with 4% bands, 12% neutrophils, 67% lymphocytes, 9% atypical lymphocytes, and 6% eosinophils; hemoglobin, 11.3 g/dL; and hematocrit 32.4%, with normal red cell indices. Bicarbonate level, 17 mEq/L (normal, 21 to 33 mEq/L), with anion gap of 20 mEq/L; liver enzyme levels normal; and alkaline phosphatase level, 1736 U/L (normal, 108 to 317 U/L).


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"Love thy neighbor as thyself" — it is one of the most well-known verses in the Christian Bible. Now you have a chance to put that Scripture into action and help a lesbian couple in Vonore, Tenn.
The evening of Sept. 4, Carol Ann and Laura Stutte had gone into Nashville for dinner to celebrate the fifth anniversary of leaving Oklahoma to move into what they called their "dream home" just outside Vonore. But then they got the call from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office telling them their dream was going up in smoke: Their house was on fire.
As they drove up to the smoldering remains of their home, they saw the insult that had been heaped on top of injury: Someone had painted the word "Queers" in big, black letters across the white wall of their detached garage, which had not been destroyed by the fire.
The two women believe that the fire was the latest — and worst — in a string of anti-gay incidents that have plagued them since shortly after they moved into the house, things like having nails strewn across their driveway and the lug nuts on their boat trailer loosened. Plus, Carol Ann told KnoxNews.com, there were the threats and insults from a neighbor who once told them this "joke": What's better than a dead queer? Two dead queers.
The neighbor, Carol Ann said, had also told them she would burn their house down.
For five years, Carol Ann said she and Laura chose to just "turn the other cheek" and try to "keep the peace." But in August, they reached a breaking point and reported the ongoing harassment and vandalism to the sheriff's department. (Go to KnoxNews.com to see video of the two women talking about the fire.)
Sheriff Bill Bivens said his department has not determined whether the fire was a hate crime, but is definitely investigating the possibility. The Tennessee Bomb and Arson Investigative is also looking into the fire.
Carol Ann, a 47-year-old landscaper, and Laura, a 48-year-old nurse, have said they will never rebuild on that same site, and are too afraid to return to Vonore. For now, they are staying in a safe house at an undisclosed location. Carol Ann's 26-year-old daughter, Kimberly Holloway, had been living with them at the home in Vonore. She is now staying at a separate safe house location.
For several days after the fire, the Stuttes didn't talk to anyone about what had happened. When they finally did go public, the community responded. A special fund has been set up for them at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville (yes, that is the same church where a man opened fire during a children's production of "Annie" back in 2008 because he was angry over the church's liberal bent). Ben Byers with Tennessee Equality Project's Knoxville committee said a benefit concert is planned, and the Maryville chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is accepting contributions of clothing and toiletries for the women and dog food for their three dogs who survived the fire.
If you want to help, you can contact either the church or the PFLAG chapter. If you want to send a message of support, you can do that at the "We Support The Stutte Family" Facebook page.


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On Canaan's Side (Paperback)
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Publication Date: April 1, 2012
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Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. His plays include "Boss Grady's Boys" (1988), "The Steward of Christendom" (1995), "Our Lady of Sligo" (1998), "The Pride of Parnell Street" (2007), and "Dallas Sweetman" (2008). Among his novels are "The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty" (1998), "Annie Dunne" (2002) and "A Long Long Way" (2005), the latter shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His poetry includes "The Water-Colourist" (1982), "Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever" (1989) and "The Pinkening Boy" (2005). His awards include the Irish-America Fund Literary Award, The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize, the London Critics Circle Award, The Kerry Group Irish Fiction Prize, and Costa Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year. He lives in Wicklow with his wife Ali, and three children, Merlin, Coral, and Tobias.


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Dette krydderet har fersk og god lukt. Har brukt det på pizza. Ikke så sterkt, regner med man må bruke en del om man skal blande det i eks kjøttdeig. Vil kjøpe igjen!
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great seasoning, esp for dishes with chicken and/or beans. Recommended!
Perfect for tacos and other vegetarian meals like beans
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I love the salt-free blend, this is a great seasoning for all types of vegetarian meals, like beans etc
the best taco spice !
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I order this one again and again
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Love this spise. Will buy again.
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Love it. love the stuff. great flavor and no salt can't get better than that.
I like it!
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I have to start this review by saying that I've never eaten a taco before (all the Mexican restaurants I know only offer meat tacos, and I don't eat meat). But I think this seasoning is very tasty. I made tacos with textured soy protein instead of meat and they turned out great. The soy protein is very bland, but this seasoning made it tasty and flavourful. And it's not very spicy, it's perfect for me.


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Word Jumble 7 - The Gemstone SeriesLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
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YLAP Take letters 1 & 2
DRAAW Take letters 1 & 4
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AnswerYLAP Take letters 1 & 2 - PLAY, take P,L
DRAAW Take letters 1 & 4 - AWARD, take A,R
ELT Take letters 2 - LET, take E
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Pearls are an organic gem, created by Nature. A pearl is created when oysters cover any object with beautiful layers of nacre.
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Stanton, McGehee seek final All-Star push
MIAMI -- Among the top outfielders in the National League, Giancarlo Stanton's numbers stand out as the best.
Still, the Marlins slugger must make up ground on the final day of fan voting to secure a starting spot in the All-Star Game. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, and Stanton ranked fourth in voting among outfielders.
"I know I talk about it all the time, how much he means to our team," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "We need to get him in that starting lineup. He deserves that."
The numbers tell the story. Stanton paced the NL in home runs (21) and RBIs (61), heading into Thursday's game. Across the board, his numbers in a variety of categories all stand out. Stanton's slash line was .313/.412/.585.
Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates led NL outfielders in voting. He had a slash line of .313/.419/.519, with 12 homers and 49 RBIs. Carlos Gomez of the Brewers, in second place, was hitting .306/.372/.516, with 13 homers and 45 RBIs. Yasiel Puig was third, hitting .314/.401/.518, including 11 homers and 46 RBIs.
Stanton isn't the only Marlins position player worthy of votes. Casey McGehee led NL third basemen in batting average (.312) and RBIs (49).
"We'd love to have both Stanton and Casey McGehee in that All-Star Game," Redmond said. "You think about a great story, and where he was last year."
McGehee spent 2013 in Japan, and he's making a case as an All-Star and Comeback Player of the Year.
"Coming back and making the most of it," Redmond said. "Great guy. Great clubhouse guy. Look at what he's been able to do. Big hit after big hit. He's an All-Star on our team, absolutely."
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Stanton is expected to make the overall roster, and he could be a designated hitter option if he isn't voted in as a starting outfielder. The Miami standout also has committed to participating in the Home Run Derby.
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter


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Comox Valley Regional District directors have unanimously supported a plea from the Island Corridor Foundation to save the E&N railway line between Victoria and Courtenay.
Tuesday at regional district committee of the whole, directors gave preliminary approval to a one-time grant-in-aid of $392,000 to the ICF, which has asked for assistance from five Island regional districts to repair the decayed line. Support was unanimous.
The ICF is asking for a combined $3.2 million to repair 48 bridge structures. According to Southern Railway — which would operate the passenger service under contract with VIA Rail — a study shows the structures are in better condition than originally thought.
"We're at a crossroads here," Courtenay director Jon Ambler said. "The railway is part of what made Canada. We suffer from the tyranny of distance. We've lost them (other rail lines) at our peril."
Support is subject to approval from the other districts, and to comments from elected officials in Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland to whom a staff report will be forwarded.
"We're very pleased," ICF chief operating officer Graham Bruce said. "This is a big decision."
Districts in the Cowichan Valley, Alberni Clayoquot and Victoria regions have approved the request. All but one member of the Nanaimo Regional District approved a $945,000 request at the committee level.
Approval is contingent on the foundation's ability to secure a commitment from VIA Rail to reinstate passenger service along the Island rail corridor. The board is to vote on the item next week.
Bruce credits all Island communities and First Nations for banding together to save the railroad, especially in Alberni-Clayoquot where repairs are not necessary.
"They recognize it will benefit the entire Island," Bruce said.
Pending approval next week from the CVRD board, the $392,000 will be funded by a tax requisition. The amount is likely to change pending assessed property values.
According to the district, the public overwhelmingly supports the railway project. Ambler also noted most emails he receives regarding the issue are positive.
"We need to protect what we have here," Area B director Jim Gillis said. While he figures their share will exceed $392,000, Gillis said it's a start.
Last spring, the Province and federal government committed a combined $15 million for railroad infrastructure in an effort to rebuild the Island railway. Improvements provide an incremental approach to restoring and expanding passenger and freight service.
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According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, the Pirates are willing to listen to offers for Justin Wilson.
Corey Kluber earned his 18th win of the season Sunday in the Indians' 4-2 defeat of the Mariners.
Khris Davis launched his 41st home run of the season Sunday in the Athletics' 8-1 victory over the Rangers.
Aaron Judge hit his 47th and 48th homers of the season in a 9-5 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Bryce Harper (knee) is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Monday.
Jose Quintana pitched his first shutout since 2015 in the Cubs' 5-0 defeat of the Brewers on Sunday.
Lucas Giolito fired seven innings of one-run ball Sunday as the White Sox routed the Royals 8-1.
Felipe Rivero earned his 19th save of the season Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals.
Mookie Betts went 1-for-4 with three runs knocked in during a 5-4 victory over the Reds on Sunday.
Max Scherzer gave up just one run in six innings while striking out 10 in a 3-2 victory over the Mets on Sunday.
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2 Cry out " Hey everyone" at top of one's voice to draw everyone's attention.
3 Then begin complaining on wutever that strikes one's head.
4 After 5 mins, leave the place as if nothing has happened with bright smile on one's face.
5 then after 5 mins go back to the same place and apologize the sellers and the merchants around there 4 his misbehaviour.
6 Repeat step 2-step 5 5 times.
The aim: In order to be confident of the fact that he can deceive the civilians as many times as he wants and to have the ability to manage out one's aimed projec through tough and awsome atmosphere.
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Fortuna is continuing to use modern methods to fight hard economic times by having a "Cash Mob" event once a month at a local business. On the last Thursday of the month the Fortuna Cash Mob selects a business to be 'Cash Mobbed' by the community to help promote community support and relationships.
This month the mobbing will take place at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27 at longtime Fortuna business Country Rose, which is also celebrating their 15-year anniversary. Country Rose, a gift and clothing store, offers a variety of items. Many area residents frequent the store for Holly Yashi jewelry, Webkinz stuffed animals, unique baby and children's clothes, lingerie and more.
Country Rose is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. There is plenty of parking throughout the mall parking lot.
Country Rose is located at 737 South Fortuna Blvd. within the Redwood Village Shopping Mall in Fortuna. The Cash Mob event sports a theme of "wear your favorite hat."
Fortuna Cash Mob is not about spending large sums of money, but rather showing support and raising awareness about local businesses in Fortuna.
The community has really come together to support local business and have fun while doing it. Country Rose is excited about the upcoming hat theme as the community has always been outgoing and fun.
For more information call Barbara Baumgart at 725-3565 or Fortuna Business Improvement District's Dianna Crow at 725-9261.


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Posted January 31, 2014
Are you remodeling all or part of your house this year? Whether you're preparing to move into a home and you want it to be just perfect, or you're working on the home you live in now, you might want to consider entering This Old House's search for the best remodel in the country. You could win critical acclaim for your hard work, and you could take home some case, too! The grand prize winner gets $5,000, while runners-up get $1,000.
Even if you're not brave enough to pit your home against the other entries (or you won't be done in time to meet the 27 May deadline), you should definitely take a look at the ongoing gallery of new entries in the competition being hosted on their website. With ten categories, including whole house, kitchen, attic, yard, and more, there's tons of inspiration for remodeling projects that may give you ideas for tweaking your project to make it just a little more perfect.
We at Networx know that planning a remodel can be fun, but also stressful, especially if it's your first time. Even when you're working with an experienced contractor, you'll be making lots of tough choices about materials, interior design, and little details that might matter a lot in the future, even if they don't seem like a big deal now. Like, say, the placement of cabinets, or your San Francisco plumbing layout.
Use these remodels as learning experiences and visual lessons; think about what works and what doesn't for you, and take note of the writeups to find out what people learned from their remodeling projects. You might just find the project of your dreams to show a contractor and use as a basis for your planning...or you might be warned off something that you were thinking about doing; let someone else's costly mistake work to your benefit!
There's another great benefit to this contest: the staff at This Old House kindly posted some tips on taking high-quality photographs of home improvement projects. All too often, inexperienced photographers don't capture a home at its best, making it hard to see the improvements they made. It's always disappointing to read about an interesting project and not be able to see it brought out in the images -- these tips can help people with issues like lighting, composition, and presentation.
Taking great photos isn't just about having something nice to pass around to people interested in how your remodel is going. It can also be useful for detailed documentation of a job in the event something goes wrong, or in case you need to file an insurance claim. Furthermore, good pictures are the cornerstone of a great home sale, as we know, because they're what lures potential buyers in to look at a home on the market, so if you're thinking about listing, get a jump on things with a stellar set of photographs.
Remember: pros sometimes take hundreds of shots to get the right one, and thanks to digital cameras, it's not like you're going to run out of film. So don't be afraid to spend some serious time shooting at different angles and different times of the day to get that perfect capture of your beautiful home...and then why not upload it to This Old House and put yourself in the running for $5,000 clams?!
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New Pickup - 2016 Ford F-150 in Randolph, Nj
4X4, . Ford F-150 capability is legendary in the world of hardworking pickups. But think F-150 capability has been outstanding in the past? The 2016 F-150 is remarkably stronger, yet lighter by 700lbs. The body of the new F-150 is high-strength, military grade, aluminum alloy - delivering best-in-class maximum towing and payload. Greater strength with less weight achieves a 3,300-lb. maximum payload rating that is best-in-class. Even the F-150 powered by the new 2.7L EcoBoost V6 can haul up to 2,250 lbs. when properly equipped. The 3.5L Ti-VCT FFV V6 is engineered to handle demanding everyday jobs and has a 5 percent better power-to-weight ratio than the previous 3.7L V6, towing up to 7,600 lbs. The 3.5L V6 puts out 283 horsepower and 255 lb. ft. of torque. The available 3.5L EcoBoost V6 power ratings are quite impressive at 365hp and 420 lb. ft. of torque. The durable 5.0L V8 has a better power-to-weight ratio with 385hp and 387 lb. ft. torque. The 3.5L EcoBoost V6, in fact, delivers a best-in-class 12,200-lb. maximum tow rating. New Ford innovations will keep you working through all conditions; the BoxLink all-new configurable universal pickup box interface system secures a wide variety of available Ford and aftermarket accessories such as ramps, storage bins, dividers and many others including E-Track. LED Box Lights, stowable loading ramps, 110 volt AC plug-in-outlet and remote tailgate release systems are all available options and ways that the F-150 will make your life a little easier. Get comfortable after a hard day in the comfort of your cab, with the available new 8-inch LCD Productivity Screen provides useful information from fuel economy to towing data right in front of you.
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So if Orlando wants to have any shot of keeping Dwight around I think they will need to get Deron Williams this off-season.
Orlando is in a financial crunch as it is, if they want to do this they will need to find a taker for Jameer and Hideo.
What do you guys think about trading for Jameer, JJ Redick, Danial Orton, their 1st this year a future 1st for our future 2nd lets say Lance.
I know that Orlando would still have to make a ton of moves after this which make this unlikely, but this would free up a ton of cap space for them to work with.
If they could get Hedo off the books as well, they would be able to make a serious run at Williams.
Also Redic and Jameer's contracts are coming off the books after next season so we would still have room to sign guys.
Also a lot hinges on signing George and Hibbert first, it all depends on what happens with their qualifying offers.
Finished writing this and realized there is 0 chance of this happening at all, but it would be interesting to see what you guys think about it, or if you would be willing to take on any contracts that come with picks for next year.
Possibly from a team like Dallas, who will be very close money-wise to sign Deron Williams.


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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Officials with the Orange Bowl explain how to avoid traffic as fans head to Sun Life Stadium for the BCS National Championship game.
The Orange Bowl released the following news release on Friday:
College football fans and local South Florida commuters are advised that there is expected to be extremely heavy traffic congestion between the hours of noon and 9 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2013 due to the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium that night.
Drivers, including local commuters, are advised to seek alternate routes and avoid I?95 northbound between downtown Miami and the Golden Glades interchange to avoid the congestion due to game traffic mixed with normal heavy commuter traffic. Local commuters are advised to discuss with employers the possibility of leaving work early.
College football fans are advised that you must have a game ticket to park at Sun Life Stadium. Vehicles carrying non ticket holding patrons will not be permitted to park at the stadium on game day. Those with tickets are encouraged to arrive at the Stadium early and seek alternative routes to I-95/Florida Turnpike when traveling to the Stadium.
Cash Parking lots at Sun Life Stadium will open at noon on game day. Offsite cash lots within walking distance of the Stadium include Calder Race Track on the north side (off NW 27th Ave/University Drive); Betty T. Ferguson Park and Brentwood Elementary on the west side (NW 32nd Ave); and Norwood Elementary School (NW 14th Court), Norland High School and Norland Middle School (NW 12th Ave.) on the east side. Betty T. Ferguson will open at noon, Calder at 2 p.m. and the four schools will open at 3 p.m.
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If you work in media relations today, and you're having a hard time getting coverage for your news, you're doing something wrong. Journalists exist to write about news. If you have a legitimate news story, you shouldn't have a hard time getting coverage. When I reflect on the 15 years I've been doing some aspect of media relations as part of my job, I can't think of a single instance where I had a hard time getting coverage for news.
When I've had problems getting coverage – while I didn't realize it at the time – it was because the story wasn't actually newsworthy, or I was talking to the wrong journalists. The purpose of this post is to help you figure this stuff out much sooner than the 15 year mark in your career.
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We are awarding a scholarship to AgChat Foundation's Agvocacy 2.0 Farmer Social Media Training (August 23rd through 24th). See all of the Agvocacy scholarship finalists and vote for your favorite.
Being raised on a fifth generation family farm, I know the work is not always simple. As we all have seen, there are folks who don't understand agriculture. Instead of asking a farmer, they make up a theory of what they understand to be the truth, even if it's from a book they read, something they saw in a movie, what they learned in the classroom or even off the internet. It makes it hard for some agriculture folks to continue on with their business when these types of incidents are occurring. There is nothing wrong with folks questioning our ways, but telling false facts isn't the way to go about it. We all want to stop and correct those with the truth, but some of us wonder how we can do this in a friendly yet professional manner without getting frustrated? How can I not just walk away and think someone else will tell them or they'll figure out soon enough on their own, when the opportunity is right there for me to provide them with the truth?
More and more folks are using social media to communicate and to find information about agriculture. I would love to learn more about how to get the best use out of social media and how to get those important messages about agriculture to the public without going over the top. Every day I see the younger generation tweeting, facebooking, chatting with their friends all over the world about something they just heard or read. This will be the tool we will need to use to connect in the future.
I would love to attend 'Agvocacy 2.0' as I believe this experience will provide me with supplementary habits to support agriculture, as I have been learning with American Agri-Women. This will broaden my horizon, connect me with others who support agriculture, and motivate me to become a more presentable agriculture advocate. I know I will learn various ways to handle those false facts, as well as the proper way to handle social media and other situations facing the truth of agriculture revolving around on social media. I hope to learn more about each social media network being used for agriculture and become a member to help promote the truth, as well as join forces with others who are already involved in this process. I would especially like to learn to know when to share the facts, procedures, or processes rather than opinions and personal stories.
This will be a great teaching medium not only for myself but for those I share with in the future, as I know my ladies in Kansas Agri-Women will want tips and tricks too! By the end of this program, I know I will be more confident in using social media. I will be more prepared to share agriculture with folks, and not just the common folks, but with our government officials in Washington D.C. I will be that credible source for my people. I will work hard to get others to share their stories and facts about agriculture. I want to be a voice for agriculture.
I am part of the fifth generation family farm where we raise alfalfa, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat, all while managing a cow/calf operation. To keep up on agriculture policies, issues and happenings I have became involved with Kansas Agri-Women, a state affiliate of American Agri-Women. I currently sit as Second Vice President for Kansas Agri-Women and as a member we aim to share the truth, as our motto has it 'From Producer to Consumer with Understanding.'


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- For Touch Ups. Colorists recommend Roux's Tween-Time Touch Up Stick because "it's an ideal temporary fix for your hair part," says Giselle, a hair colorist at the Riccardo Maggiore Salonin New York City. This combination of paraffin and synthetic beeswax binds color to the hair and lasts until you wash it out. To apply, dampen the stick or apply straight to wet hair.
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Cotswold Outdoor is due to become the second business to open in Skipton's £8.5 million Albion Place today.
The outdoor clothing and equipment shop will be opened today. It follows Pizza Express in the High Street complex which opened last Thursday.
The remaining businesses in the development, Chevin Cycles, Dawsons Department Stores, Next and Pavers Shoes, are all due to open in time for Easter. Plans have also been submitted for a coffee shop, rumoured to be Starbucks, in the last remaining empty unit fronting onto Jerry Croft.
The opening of Cotswold Outdoor was to have been carried out by Skipton Mayor, John Kerwin-Davey. His place will now be filled by another councillor following his resignation last month.
The first 100 customers after the midday opening who spend £50 will also receive a goody bag of products worth more than £100.


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Feb. 23 Board of Supervisors Meeting Features 6 Presentations
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 23, scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., will make the following presentations to residents and county staff. For more information, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711. Information on the Feb. 23 meeting, including an agenda, is available online.
Graham Road Elementary School
The Board of Supervisors will recognize Graham Road Elementary School for being named a Blue Ribbon School by the U. S. Department of Education. The elementary school is ranked in the top 10 percent academically for schools in Virginia with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Sheriff's Office and Community Labor Force Program
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office and the Community Labor Force Program for its efforts to maintain the appearance of the county. Community Labor Force crews provide services at no cost to residents, including removal of graffiti, blight abatement, countywide litter pickup and maintenance of more than 200 bus stops and shelters.
Fire and Rescue Department
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for receiving the 2008 Governor's Fire Service Award for Fire Prevention. The department's Fire Prevention Division initiated a public-private partnership to create the Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System Laboratory, at no cost to residents, to provide hands-on training opportunities on sprinkler systems used throughout Fairfax County.
Diamond Dream Foundation
The Board of Supervisors will recognize the Diamond Dream Foundation for its generosity and commitment to the youth of Fairfax County. The foundation's goal is to help build values in today's youth by promoting a passion for baseball and providing opportunities to learn to play and appreciate the game.
Women's History Month
The Board of Supervisors will designate March 2009 as Women's History Month in Fairfax County emphasizing the high value it places on the countless contributions of women, past and present, toward enriching the quality of life for all members of the community.
Consumer Protection Week
The Board of Supervisors will designate the week of March 1-7, 2009, as Consumer Protection Week in Fairfax County and urges all residents to take advantage of the educational opportunities available to enhance their knowledge and understanding of money management.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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Gold can't catch a bid. We hear a million reasons why: The Federal Reserve wants interest rates lower, the dollar is strong, the chaos in Europe is over, China's stabilized.
I have to tell you that every one of those is a pile of hooey. Gold, using the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as the proxy, has now gone from $184 down to $159 from mid-2011 until now. During that period, we did have chaos overseas. But we also had a strong dollar and a dovish Fed. During the previous 12 years we saw all of these circumstances that are now being credited for gold's weakness -- and the precious metal rose every year.
I stand in defense of owning gold. I think we're seeing a long-awaited pullback, in part because it -- again, via the GLD -- took off like a rocket from the $140 level. It's now stepping back in a methodical way that, if it were a stock, would have us salivating for the selloff.
More important, when it comes to gold, I always come back to simple economics. No matter which gold company I listen to -- be it the South African golds, the Canadian or the U.S. golds, the finding costs continue to go up, the pollution rules continue to get tougher and the veins keep getting smaller.
Now, it is true that, at given times, we see some serious selling in the metal. We have to expect that the European love affair with gold has probably cooled, as the chaos has certainly diminished. The inflation scare in China has certainly been tamped. The demand in the U.S., which had never been off the charts, now faces tremendous competition from real estate.
Let's face it, though. We are in an experimental phase of monetary policy all over the globe. There are countries trying to reignite growth by driving down their currencies' value, with Japan the latest in a long line of nations trying to change their fortunes in that manner. Countries and continents are printing money left and right. Could anything make you more wary of the U.S. dollar than the Fed's policy of buying 80% of U.S. Treasury bonds, which our nation is issuing simply because we refuse to make any serious cuts in spending? Or how about the euro? Here, despite some interesting change in sentiment, countries without it are standing behind the currency with full faith and credit.
So you have plenty of reasons to want gold as your default currency. Plus, it isn't as if gold's been in a bear market, for heaven's sake. 12 years is a pretty long run.
Finally, what matters more than anything else in the world is the failure to find a huge new field of gold. Every time I think it has to happen, I am disappointed with the results, or with the ability to get it out of the ground without much effort.
I hope gold comes down more so I can recommend it hard and get through to the people who haven't listened during my eight-year attempt to get it into everyone's portfolio.


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Bruce's homer, Hamilton's big night key Reds
Leake staves off runs in solid outing as Cincinnati takes series opener
CINCINNATI -- Jay Bruce survived the experiment of playing at first base for the Reds on Monday night. Pitcher Mike Leake survived the constant threat of working with runners in scoring position. And Billy Hamilton has done more than survive -- he has thrived -- when given the chance to drive in runs.
A Bruce fielding error let a run score in the fifth inning, but he hit a two-run home run in the seventh. Hamilton contributed four RBIs and helped seal a 9-3 Reds win over the Cubs at Great American Ball Park.
"At the end of the day, I planned on falling back on being a baseball player and playing baseball and helping the team win in any way I could," Bruce said. "And luckily, tonight, I drove in more than I let in."
Since being swept three games at San Diego, the Reds have won three of their last four games. That included a series win over the Brewers, who lost again Monday. Cincinnati (46-42) trails Milwaukee by five games in the National League Central.
The game included a 21-minute rain delay after the top of the third inning.
Leake had runners in scoring position in each of his seven innings. But that was also when he did some of his better work. He came away with only three runs (two earned) on nine hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Chris Coghlan was responsible for four of those hits, including two doubles.
"With nobody on base, I'm not worried about giving up hits. Ultimately, I don't want to," Leake said. "Once guys get on base, that's really when I try to turn it on and be a little more particular with my pitches."
Against Cubs starter Edwin Jackson, a Brandon Phillips sacrifice fly scored Hamilton to give the Reds a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Jackson retired 13 in a row until he encountered trouble in the fifth inning.
In the top of the fifth with runners on the corners, Bruce's two-out error came when he missed collecting Anthony Rizzo's ground ball with a backhanded glove near the first-base line. It scored Coghlan to make it a 1-1 game.
Bruce was filling in for the injured Joey Votto (left quad strain) as the Reds were shorthanded for a first baseman.
"I really felt bad missing that ball down the line. It was a tough play, but it was one that I should've made and I expect to make," Bruce said. "But it was fun [playing there and], like I said, it was very, very stressful. And I think that will lessen the more I play."
The offense picked up for Bruce in the bottom of the fifth when Skip Schumaker hit a one-out double to end Jackson's streak and Ramon Santiago followed with a single. After a Leake sacrifice, Hamilton's RBI single to right field snapped the tie. Todd Frazier added his own RBI single to left field for a two-run lead.
In the top of the sixth with runners on the corners, Darwin Barney followed with a routine flyout to right field. Schumaker, filling in for Bruce, completed the inning-ending double play by throwing out Welington Castillo after he tagged up and tried to score.
"Skip has a very good arm and I think that was one of the reasons that I was the candidate to come play first, because we do have some very capable outfielders and we have a deep pool of them," Bruce said.
Devin Mesoraco's RBI double came in the bottom of the sixth, but a two-run homer by Rizzo off Leake with two outs in the top of the seventh brought Chicago to within one run. In the bottom half with two outs, a Phillips walk against reliever James Russell preceded Bruce driving a 3-2 pitch off the lefty for a two-run homer inside the right-field foul pole.
A bases-loaded triple in the eighth by Hamilton gave him a career-best four RBIs on the night and 34 for the season. He is batting .349 with runners in scoring position, which is second-best on the club behind Mesoraco.
"It's funny. I usually don't drive runs in that well," Hamilton said. "My whole career in the Minor Leagues, that's a situation I really pressed at -- guys in scoring position. I was trying to do too much. I didn't do too well. Now I'm letting it come to me. … I'm taking the same at-bat like there is nobody on."
Bruce had two other successful putouts in the game as the Reds hope to have him back in right field sooner than later.
"I thought he did a terrific job," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Again, it says a lot about our guys that are willing to do what it takes to create a situation where we have a better chance to win the game."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The Broward Sheriff's Office released surveillance video Wednesday of a rifle-wielding man robbing a 7-Eleven in Pompano Beach.
It happened at 290 Copans Road on Nov. 13.
The men walked into the store and immediately went to the register, said police. One robber demanded everyone get on the floor while the man carrying the rifle dragged an employee behind the counter and told him to open the register.
After he opened the register, the armed robber hit the employee with the rifle. The two men then took the cash and ran off.
The armed robber was last seen wearing a long-sleeve blue shirt, khaki pants, and a blue stocking cap. The second robber, believed to be in his early 30s, is described as about 5 feet 3 inches tall. He was last seen with a mustache, and wearing a black skull cap and black shirt.
A week later, another 7-Eleven in Pompano Beach was robbed.
Anyone with information is asked to call BSO at 954-321-4270.
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This is my project for January's Round Robin Challenge. My husband's brother got remarried last May, and I decided that as long as there was a professional photographer around, we should take advantage and get our photo done. It arrived earlier this month in the mail - nobody was in a big hurry either to get the order into the photographer or to get the prints to the people who ordered them - but at least it came and it turned out really nice. *************
I followed Carol - NMScrapper - this week. Her project is really gorgeous. You can see it here. http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/475533/view/3830905/-1.html
Since I wanted to scrap this photo, and since I needed TWO photos, I went digging around in my wedding album - I had to brush off the dust - and found this one. Gads we were so young and skinny back then! I scanned it, cropped it, took the color saturation WAY down - it's not technically a B&W, more of a pale pale pale washed out color - and printed it off the same size. I wanted to also include this in my ABC challenge for this month - WXYZ - so I needed to create a few little odd ball elements. I found a nice yellow zipper in my stash and managed to get two flowers made from it. I found the other yellow silks in a box of old floral stems from Dollar General. So - W is for Wedding Photo, X is the cross stitching, Y is all the yellow elements, and Z for the zipper flowers. It's also set up to play Marci's 5 ingredients Challenge. 1. ticket by Tim Holtz
2. red patterned paper
3. something angled - angled photograph
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5. typed journaling - the quote is typed and printed onto a piece of patterned paper
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New York -- Following unanimous approval in March by the New York City Council for the redevelopment of Pier 17, The Howard Hughes Corp. said it has named RKF as the exclusive consultant and leasing agent for the South Street Seaport.
With over 365,000 sq. ft. of retail, dining and entertainment space located along the East River in Lower Manhattan, the South Street Seaport is comprised of the historic Uplands and Pier 17, south of the Brooklyn Bridge. The redevelopment plan features the complete transformation of the Pier 17 building, including enhanced and increased open space on the pier and a new exterior façade.
"Our vision for a revitalized and reenergized Seaport will create an unrivaled New York experience that is compelling for the ever-growing population of residents, local workers and visitors," said David R. Weinreb, CEO, Howard Hughes Corp. "Working with RKF will ensure we bring best-in-class offerings, including acclaimed national and international retailers, local shops and destination restaurants."
Construction for the redevelopment is slated to begin this fall, and the project will be completed in 2015.


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Monoclonal Antibody-based Multipurpose Microbicides (Project WIND)
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The purpose of this project is to explore women's thoughts, opinions, and ideas about vaginal products. The investigators will ask women to help design the best strategy for applying a vaginal product using a specific kind of applicator. The investigators want to identify designs that women think would be easy to prepare and insert. Women's thoughts and opinions will help researchers develop new products called microbicides that may protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, that are easy to use, and that will be acceptable to women who use them. If researchers can make products that are easy to use and that women like to use, the products will be used more often, and more infections will be prevented.
Women who enroll in the project will either participate in a focus group with approximately 3-7 other women or a one-on-one cognitive interview. All participants will complete a brief questionnaire. Some women may enroll in both stages.
Each focus group will take approximately 1.5-2.5 hours. Group leaders will talk to women about their experiences using vaginal products and will provide participants with study products to look at and touch. All participants will be asked to come up with ideas of how to make the products easy to use and acceptable to women who use them. Group leaders will encourage discussion about the different designs. After this, group leaders will talk about a specific type of microbicide and ask women about their opinions. In particular, researchers and participants will talk about the language that would be best understood by women who would use these products or be in studies to evaluate them.
Each cognitive interview will take approximately 1.5-2.5 hours. Each participant will be asked about different product designs and application instructions, and will be asked her thoughts, opinions, and potential concerns about each. She will also evaluate sample language that will be used to help women understand the products and how to use them.
|HIV Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Monoclonal Antibody-based Multipurpose Microbicides
- Evaluate participant language suggestions, as measured by qualitative data collected in focus groups and cognitive interviews [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Evaluate designs of drug delivery system, based on qualitative data collected during focus groups and cognitive interviews [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Focus Group Stage
~20-24 participants, to comprise 3-6 focus groups
Cognitive Interview Stage
~12-16 participants in individual cognitive interviews
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
Women who:
- are between the ages of 18 and 45 at prescreening
- report vaginal sex with a man in the past 12 months at prescreening
- report negative pregnancy status and no intention to become pregnant during the course of the study
- report negative or unknown HIV status, and
- are willing and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Women who:
- self-report being pregnant, or intention to become pregnant during the course of the study
- self-report being HIV-positive
- self-report an allergy or sensitivity to vaginal contraceptive film (VCF), nonoxynol-9 (N9), or product(s) containing N9
- are unable or unwilling to give informed consent, or
- have any condition that, in the opinion of the project leader or principle investigator, would compromise the participant's ability to participate in the study.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01859195
|United States, Rhode Island
|The Miriam Hospital - ReproHelath Team
|Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
|Principal Investigator:
|Kathleen M Morrow, PhD
|The Miriam Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|The Miriam Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01859195 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U19AI096398 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 14, 2013
|Last Updated:
|December 29, 2016
Keywords provided by The Miriam Hospital:
Microbicides, Topical
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017