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BEIRUT – Syria's Western-backed main opposition group's leadership will meet Sunday in Turkey to name members of a delegation heading to a peace conference this week, a senior member of the Syrian National Coalition said.
Ahmad Ramadan said the Istanbul meeting will decide who will negotiate with the Syrian government delegation in the peace talks scheduled to open Wednesday in the Swiss city of Montreux.
Ramadan's comments came a day after the Syrian National Coalition voted in favor of attending the conference, paving the way for the first direct talks between the rival sides in the nearly three-year conflict.
The aim of the conference, dubbed Geneva 2, is to agree on a roadmap for Syria based on one adopted by the U.S., Russia and other major powers in June 2012. That plan includes the creation of a transitional government and eventual elections.
The U.S. and Russia have been trying to hold the peace conference since last year and it has been repeatedly delayed. Both sides finally agreed to sit together at the negotiations table after dropping some of their conditions.
The Coalition was under huge pressure from its Western and Arab sponsors to attend the peace talks and their decision to go was widely welcomed by the U.S., Britain and Russia.
Ramadan said the 15-member delegation will include two representatives of the country's ethnic Kurdish minority, two for the rebels and two for opposition groups based in Syria.
Mustafa Osso, a member of the National Kurdish Council, said they might have two people selected to represent them.
The opposition does not want President Bashar Assad to have any role during the transitional period. Syrian government officials say Assad will not hand over power and has the right to run for president again later this year.
"All the powers of the president and prime minister should be put under the control of the transitional government," Ramadan said.
Meanwhile Sunday, dozens of people, including some in need of medical treatment, left the besieged rebel-held Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Syria's capital, said a member of Palestinian Struggle Front who goes with the name Abu Jamal. The move came a day after some 200 food parcels were sent into the Yarmouk camp.
Yarmouk is one of the areas hardest hit by food shortages in Syria. Residents there say 46 people have died since October of starvation, illnesses exacerbated by hunger or because they couldn't obtain medical aid.
Footage aired by Lebanon's private Al-Mayadeen television station showed mostly women and children leaving the camp in ambulances.
An elderly woman, who said she suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure and an ulcer, told the station "we were suffering from hunger, cold and darkness."
"May God help the residents of the camp," the woman said.


text: At this year's CFDA awards, Thom Browne, Michael Bastian and Tom Ford all starred in a spoof of HBO series In Treatment. As someone who'd never heard of that show until I just googled it, the spoof kind of went over my head. Ford's a believable actor in this though, if the whole fashion thing wasn't going so well, he probably could consider acting as a career. See for yourself after the jump.

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This trip requires Inca Trail Permits. View permit availability here.
Descend into the vast catacombs beneath Lima on an underground tour. This is a side of Peru's capital not many people have seen
Marvel at ancient Incan architecture throughout the fertile Sacred Valley, before discovering the mother of all Incan cities, Machu Picchu. Enjoy a guided tour of the ruins and free time to explore on your own
Enjoy a day out on tranquil Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable body of water, and explore the floating islands crafted by the indigenous Uru locals
Experience the untouched world of the Amazon jungle. Stroll along jungle trails on the lookout for monkeys, parrots, otters and caiman, and sleep in a nature lodge lit by candles and kerosene lamps
Discover the colonial charm, neoclassical plazas and stylish neighbourhoods of Santiago. This city is packed full of history and is a great place to explore on foot
Wind through the country lanes of the Mendoza wine region - the world's largest producer of Malbec. During this trip you'll have ample opportunity to refine your palate by tasting varietals of one of South America's favourite wines
Take part in the daily routines and duties of a gaucho on a traditional Argentinian estancia, a unique retreat for any traveller
Indulge in the cuisine, culture and nightlife of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires. Argentinian produce is some of the best in the world
This trip visits places that are at high altitude, and as a result some people can suffer from altitude sickness, regardless of age or physical health. Please see the 'Health' section of the trip notes for more important information on this.
There are several orientation walks during this trip so there will be quite a lot of walking. The heat and humidity can also be high during the summer months, particularly in Buenos Aires. It's important to always bring plenty of water, wear comfortable walking shoes, and ensure you use adequate sun protection. Wearing layers is a good way to tackle the heat.
A decent level of fitness is required to hike the Inca Trail, as the walks are long, tiring and challenging. However, there are also a few different trail options to suit your interests and physical capabilities. The rewards of the trek make this an incredible experience.
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A Single Supplement to have your own room is available on this trip however excludes nights 2 & 3 Amazon Jungle and nights 18 & 19 Estancia where you wll have shared accommodation.
This trip includes a domestic flight. Argentina is particularly strict on excess baggage and usually enforces a maximum allowance of 15Kg for check in luggage.
During the colder months, usually between May and August, the border crossing between Chile and Argentina may be closed due to snowfalls. In that event, your emergency fund may be needed to purchase a flight between Santiago and Mendoza.
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While hiking the 4 Day Inca Trail or 3 Day Inca Quarry trail portion of this trip you may be joined by some non-Intrepid travellers from our one of our sister companies.
On June 30th Peruvian authorities released a new list of regulations for visiting Machu Picchu, which came into effect from July 1st. The main points impacting our visits are:
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Flooding shuts down DuPage government, delays triple-murder trial
Severe flooding has closed the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton, delaying the start of a triple-murder trial that was set to begin today.
State's Attorney Bob Berlin said jurors slated to hear testimony in the high-profile Johnny Borizov case were notified of the delay early this morning.
"Hopefully it will be business as usual tomorrow," Berlin said. "The problem is it's supposed to keep raining all day."
Officials said flooded parking lots and roads on the county campus at Manchester and County Farm Roads made it nearly impossible for travelers to access the courthouse, as well as the health department and other government buildings there, which also were closed.
"It looks like we're in upper Wisconsin or southwest Michigan," said John Elsner, chief judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit in DuPage.
Elsner said all judicial matters were extended by court order for an additional business day. Some employees remained at the courthouse and were working.
This is the first time the county campus has been closed since a severe snowstorm in February 2011.
"Before that, I don't recall it ever closing because of weather," said Berlin, who has worked in the state's attorney's office for nine years.
Berlin said a bomb threat in 2007 shut down the courthouse but only for a few hours.
County spokeswoman Johnna Kelly said county buildings would reopen "when conditions allow."
DuPage County has received 4 to 5 inches of rainfall since Wednesday, and 1 to 2 more inches were forecast for Thursday.
The county deployed more than 39,000 sandbags to municipalities, and more than 25 people had sought refuge at the county's emergency shelter at Benedictine University in Lisle, officials said.
The county was operating all 15 of its flood control facilities, including Fawell Dam in Naperville and, Spring Creek Reservoir in Bloomingdale and the Wood Dale-Itasca Reservoir.
"We are working with our municipal partners to help alleviate the situation for our residents," DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin said in a statement. "We will continue to monitor the situation and assist residents during this unprecedented flooding event."
Even if the courthouse reopens Friday, officials said the Borizov trial likely will be postponed until Tuesday.


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MIDDLESBORO, Ky. —
An eastern Kentucky man facing 25 charges related to sex acts with boys under the age of 12 faces trial in May.
A Bell County Circuit jury will hear the case of 29-year-old Jason Griffey May 7 in Middlesboro.
Griffey was indicted on 11 counts of first-degree sodomy, seven counts of first-degree sexual abuse and nine counts of first-degree criminal attempt to commit sexual abuse.
Police initially arrested Griffey Oct. 14, 2011, for just the 11 counts of sodomy. He was charged with sexual abuse and criminal attempt to commit sexual abuse following an investigation.
The Daily News in Middlesboro reported that Griffey was found competent to stand trial on the charges about a month ago.


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The Tornado were originally scheduled to play the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and the Bobcats on Jan. 24 but the Gallitos withdrew, prompting the change. King will now play Lees-McRae on Wednesday, Jan. 23 in the Student Center Complex at 7 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Steve Spurrier hasn't given up on No. 9 South Carolina hitting a few passes, no matter how good the Gamecocks look running the ball or how much Connor Shaw's right arm might hurt.
The Gamecocks coach says South Carolina (1-0) will keep trying to ignite a passing game Saturday against East Carolina (1-0) that was largely missing in its 17-13 opening victory at Vanderbilt. The team managed 67 yards through the air, an effort Spurrier said might've been the low point of his career.
It didn't help that Shaw took a shot to his throwing shoulder in the second half. Shaw didn't practice until Wednesday this week and, if he's not in significant pain, is expected to make a second straight start against the Pirates.
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Clouds are made of vapor, right? Does that mean that cloud technology is vaporware? Yes and no. I've struggled with forming opinions on enterprise-class cloud computing for a while, and I've struggled with basic questions such as what's really the difference between having your database in a cloud and having your database (and all the apps that go with it, of course) in a co-located facility somewhere out in the ether. This distinction might have been obvious to you for a long time, but it's only really begun to gel for me over the past few months.
Let's ignore technology for just a bit and focus on some of the process and business-level differences between having a cloud solution and hosting your applications and databases somewhere else. The differences are fundamental.
Everyone likes to use the example of an electrical grid when you talk about cloud computing. You just plug your stuff into the wall and you've got power, right? As in, you don't need to worry about where the power comes from. Well cloud computing isn't quite as seamless as plugging your toaster into the wall and just expecting it to work. However, cloud computing is a paradigm shift from what most of us have built our careers around, and I've come to believe that cloud computing in its various forms will have as transformational and disruptive impact on business computing as the Internet has had over the last decade.
Today, the corporate data management function spends vast sums of time and money performing backups, worrying about where data is on disk, and worrying about scaling applications up and out after it's been built. Much of this activity is performed by highly paid staff, and it consumes a large portion of their time. Unfortunately, many of these tasks don't really provide much in the way of unique or competitive advantage to the business. Backups have to work, of course, but does anyone really want to manage their own backups if they don't have to? Frankly, I don't think so. Theoretically, all of those needs simply dissipate like vapor in the cloud. The truth, of course, is that cloud computing technology, and cloud database technology in particular, simply isn't mature enough to replace all of what happens today. But I'm pretty sure that people used to say that about web development compared to traditional client/server technology a decade ago. However, I don't think it will take a decade for cloud computing to mature because it simply makes too much sense.
Small businesses typically have at least one person who performs DBA tasks at least half the time. Large businesses, of course, can have many, sometimes dozens, of DBAs. How many servers do you have? And how much do the resources and staff that you need to maintain and support your server environment cost? Well, they cost an awful lot, even for a small business if you're measuring as a percentage of actual profitability.
Infrastructure tasks don't vanish in the cloud. Somehow, somewhere, backups need to happen and servers need to exist. But the industrial revolution that started back in the 18th century taught us a thing or two about economies of scale in automation didn't it? I don't have statistics or Gartner-endorsed ROI white papers that I can point to that show how much it costs for a single DBA to back up and maintain a single database. But surely economies of scale will apply when this work is magically being done in the cloud, won't it?
Most of us who come from a technology background tend to focus on technology-oriented aspects of the decision-making process. Sometimes that makes sense. Is the cloud technologically mature right now? Yes and no. But cloud computing has the potential to lower costs of doing business so dramatically that it simply has to work. No one built their own Model T back when Henry Ford revolutionized the car business, and not too many people or businesses generate their own power. Do you really want and need to pay for engineers to do all that's necessary to make cloud computing work or do you just want to plug your toaster, or application, in and have it work?
This isn't necessarily a paradigm change that will be driven by IT people. Frankly, many IT people will get dragged along kicking and screaming, perhaps with a pink slip. But the potential cost savings associated with cloud computing are simply too great to ignore. It has to work; therefore, people will find a way to make it work.


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I wanted Roy Halladay. You wanted Roy Halladay. Some people said they didn't care what it took to get him. But, well, come on. There had to be some limit, right?
Now it will be Cliff Lee and right-handed bat Ben Francisco, in exchange for Carlos Carrasco, Jason Knapp, Lou Marson and Jason Donald. Lee is not Halladay. Carrasco & Co. are not Kyle Drabek, Jay Happ and Dominic Brown. These are both true facts. The Phillies and their rookie GM, Ruben Amaro Jr., played this right.
Long-term, we all can agree that the Phils are in better shape than if they had traded Drabek and Brown as part of the package to get Halladay. That isn't to say that Carrasco won't be useful and that Knapp -- a big kid with a huge fastball -- won't end up being very, very good. This wasn't theft. The Phillies did give up four players who could very well end up being major-league contributors. But they kept their big pieces -- Drabek, Brown and Michael Taylor. Again, long-term, this is clearly a win.
Short-term -- ignoring Francisco, a need -- we can boil everything down to this question: which would you rather have in October, Halladay alone or the combination of Lee and Happ?
Let's take an opening-round series against San Francisco as one example. In Game 1, you would have Tim Lincecum against either Lee or Halladay. Neither would have a clear-cut advantage over the other. If each man pitched to expectations, the game likely would be decided in the bullpen -- Halladay or Lee, doesn't matter. Now, go to Game 4. In one case, if they trade for Halladay, it is Moyer/Martinez/Lopez vs. whatever able-bodied guy the Giants can find (remember, Randy Johnson is on the 60-day DL, scrambling everything). Again, you are likely looking at a game decided in the bullpen. In the other case, with the Lee trade, you still have Happ and you suddenly have a clear advantage in Game 4.
Again, if you want to argue that Lee isn't Halladay, that's fair. But the differences are incremental, not enormous. The fact that you get to keep Happ turns incremental into something even smaller, and maybe shrinks the difference to nothing. Again, that's in the short-term.
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Gamecocks score five first-inning runs to back a solid pitching performance from Nolan Belcher as USC downs Texas A&M 6-4 on Friday night in Columbia
In Columbia, No. 14 South Carolina batted around in the first inning to score five times and senior left-hander Nolan Belcher worked into the ninth inning and struck out nine batters with no walks to earn his fifth win of the season as the Gamecocks knocked off No. 13 Texas A&M 6-4 on Friday night at Carolina Stadium.
South Carolina improved to 21-6 and 4-4 in the SEC with the Aggies falling to 18-10 and 5-3 in conference play.
Belcher (5-2) worked 8 1/3 innings and allowed four runs — two earned — on seven hits. Tyler Webb recorded the final two outs with a pair of strikeouts to capture his 10th save of the year.
Tanner English and Chase Vergason collected three hits each to lead the Gamecocks' offensive attack. English drove in a team-high two runs.
Wofford 9, Appalachian State 1: In Boone, N.C., Brandon Yarusi tossed a complete-game gem to lead the Terriers (13-14, 4-6 SoCon) to a victory over the Mountaineers (12-9, 4-5).
Yarusi allowed one run on four hits to capture his first victory of the season.
Josh Hyman and Seth Neely each finished 4-for-4 from the plate as the offense pounded out nine runs on 15 hits for Wofford. Hyman crossed the plate four times and James Plaisted, Clark Wise and Luke Feisal each drove in two runs.
USC Upstate 5, Northern Kentucky 4: Brandon Patterson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help the Spartans (14-11, 3-5 A-Sun) slip past Northern Kentucky (3-23, 1-4) at Harley Park.
David Roseboom improved to 5-1 on the season for Upstate. Roseboom allowed four runs — three earned — in 6 1/3 innings. He also whiffed nine batters. The Spartans' Chad Sobotka dominated in relief to capture his fourth save of the season. Sobotka struck out five in 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
Barton 2, Limestone 1: In Gaffney, Collins Cuthrell smashed a two-run ninth-inning home run off reliever Kaleb Earls (4-4) to lift the Bulldogs (14-14, 5-8 Conference Carolinas) past the Saints (16-15, 6-9).
Limestone's losing streak extended to five straight after the heartbreaking loss.
Chad Balderman and Julian Bridges each collected two hits for the Saints.
Limestone starter Cameron Ward received the no-decison, after allowing one run on just two hits in 8 1/3 impressive innings pitched.
Coker 5, North Greenville 3: In Hartsville, North Greenville (11-20, 4-9 Conference Carolinas) couldn't hold off a Coker rally. Andrew Lawrence was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Ryan Woodring took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, on nine hits in seven innings.


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Along with the rest of my friends, I'd been looking for signs of her pregnancy since the season finale of "Giuliana and Bill" aired at the end of September; I've been tuning into E! every night just to look for any hint of a baby bump, to see if this third round of IVF was successful for Giuliana and Bill Rancic. I don't know a single mom, or Chicagoan, who hasn't been watching and sincerely pulling for her. Though I have some Chicago connections to Bill (and I interviewed him in 2004 after he won The Apprentice), I've only merely met him a few times. I don't know Giuliana either, but they both happen to be friends of good friends of ours, and being from Chicago and watching their show religiously, I feel like we're much more than that, especially because I've had my own struggles with infertility...
It's no secret my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for over a year now, which is kind of hard to believe—the last time I wrote about it was back in February, when I said that "this would probably be my last post about this." Well, okay, so it's not going to be my last post about it, though I don't have good news to share yet—we started seeing a fertility specialist back in May, at the same clinic Giuliana and Bill were going to when they did their first two rounds of IVF (the Fertility Centers of Illinois, or FCI). It's the clinic in Chicago; one of the co-founders and early pioneers of IVF happens to be a longtime friend of my parents. He's my fertility doctor, and he was also in the room when I was born, 37 years ago, as an internist at the time.
But this blog isn't about my unexplained infertility problems—we're currently going through our first round of IVF and, despite getting very sick after my egg retrieval last month and other related road bumps along the way, I'm optimistic about the outcome. But I'll save the details of that story for another blog. This is about Giuliana's recent breast cancer diagnosis—a diagnosis she might not have had this early on if she hadn't been going through IVF in the first place. I've been watching their reality show since the first season, and along with the rest of the viewing public watched in total heartbreak as she miscarried eight weeks into her pregnancy after her first round of in vitro; then watched in heartbreak again after her second round of IVF didn't even take. It's one thing to watch a woman suffer through something like this on a reality show from a safe distance, but it's quite another to know exactly what she's going through, in excruciating, painful detail.
I was absolutely shocked, as I'm sure everyone was, on Monday morning when she came out with the news of her diagnosis of early stages of breast cancer. Honestly, I cried when my mom first told me—and I cried again when I watched her Today Show segment, as she sat there so poised and brave, yet so clearly shaken to her core from just finding out she had a lump in her breast.
The news devastated me, for Giuliana and Bill, for everything they've been through, and for everything they're about to go through. I know how much she aches for a baby; but now to find out she has a cancerous lump in her breast and needs an immediate lumpectomy, followed by six-and-a-half weeks of radiation—it's unimaginable.
I can't help but put myself in her shoes... The clinic Giuliana and Bill went to for their third round of IVF, the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, demanded she get a mammogram before doing her embryo transfer (I haven't done my transfer yet), even though she has no history of breast cancer in her family (we have incidents of breast cancer in ours, like many families do). She's only 36 (I'm 37), yet her doctor said it didn't matter how old she was—they require this of all their patients. "He said, 'I don't care if you're 26 or 36, but I will not get you pregnant if possibly there's a small risk that you have cancer because the hormones will accelerate the cancer,'" Giuliana told Ann Curry Monday morning on the Today Show.
It hadn't really dawned on me before hearing this—admittedly, I haven't ever been tested for the breast cancer gene (BRCA1 and BRCA2), against my OB's urging two years ago when I had Preston. Nor have I ever had a mammogram, against my mom's advice when I turned 35. My first thought after hearing Giuliana tell her story was to immediately call to schedule a mammogram, and that's exactly what I did. And while I'm obviously not looking forward to it, I know it's the responsible thing to do. We haven't done our embryo transfer yet (we decided to wait till I was feeling better), so I still have time.
I don't have any reason to believe that I have breast cancer, but I'm certainly not going to take any unnecessary risks. Not now. It's not just about putting my health first, it's also about making my son's life, as well as my husband's life, a priority. It's my responsibility to take care of myself for my family's sake, and especially before bringing a new life into this world.
If it weren't for Giuliana and her very personal and public experience with both IVF and now breast cancer, I wouldn't be as informed as I am, nor would I feel as comfortable talking about my own infertility struggles. Watching her determination with IVF has helped me get through the tough times with my own experience with it—and boy, have there been tough times lately. And now hearing her painful story about finding out she has breast cancer, at 36 years old—it's a reality check to say the least.
Her unborn baby may have saved her life, but I bet her story—and her willingness to share it—will save many other lives as well.


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McKenry's 2 HRs help Pirates rally past Reds 10-7
Michael McKenry knows he isn't going to get many curtain calls as a backup catcher.
So he savored the moment Sunday when he called out of the dugout following his second home run of the day, a drive that tied the game as the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a five-run, seventh-inning deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7.
"Neil Walker pushed me out of the dugout and told me to go to tip my cap," McKenry said. "It was special. It's good to have good teammates who want you to get recognized,and it's great to have the fans be so supportive and cheer that hard for you. A guy in my position, you just don't expect it."
McKenry got his curtain call after his two-run drive made it 6-6 in a six-run eighth inning against Jonathan Broxton (0-1).
McKenry had the first two-homer game of his four-year major league career, and Starling Marte hit a tiebreaking two-run drive.
Cincinnati has lost five straight, its longest slide since last Aug. 5-9. The Pirates swept the Reds for the first time since April 16-18, 2010, in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh trailed 5-0 when McKenry homered off Mat Latos leading off the seventh. Travis Snider's RBI double off the top of the right-field wall - upheld after a video review - chased Latos, Andrew McCutchen doubled in a run against Logan Ondrusek and pinch-hitter Gaby Sanchez had an RBI single off Manny Parra.
"The home run gave us some hope," Snider said. "We hit some balls hard early in the game and didn't have anything to show for it, but then Latos started making a lot of tough pitches. We hung with it, though, and it's a testament to the character of this team."
Latos said McKenry hit a good pitch.
"It was low and in the zone," Latos said. "He did what he was supposed to do, and you've got to give him credit."
Jack Hannahan's pinch RBI single off Jared Hughes (1-0) boosted Cincinnati's lead to 6-4 in the eighth, but Broxton walked Pedro Alvarez leading off the bottom half and McKenry's second homer tied it. Jose Tabata walked with one out, and Marte's first home run of the season gave the Pirates an 8-6 lead.
"You just don't expect to do that kind of damage against pitchers Latos and Broxton," McKenry said. "They're very good pitchers, and Latos has been particularly tough on us. I didn't know if we'd get to him the way he was pitching."
Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez pinch hit for Hughes and reached on Broxton's third walk of the inning and scored on Gaby Sanchez's sacrifice fly. Neil Walker added an RBI single.
Pittsburgh's three homers doubled its total this season. The Pirates have 32 runs during a 5-1 spurt after scoring eight in a 1-5 start.
The two homers and six runs allowed tied career highs for Broxton, a nine-year veteran. Reds manager Dusty Baker attributed Broxton's struggles to rustiness as he had not pitched in a week.
"He warmed up three times yesterday just to try to stay sharp," Baker said. "We need to get him some work. We need to start getting some more leads so we can get him in there more often."
Walker had three hits for Pittsburgh, while Snider hit two doubles, and Marte and McCutchen had two hits each.
Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips drove in three runs on a pair of singles, a day after attending his grandfather's funeral.
Cincinnati's Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and has reached base in all 12 games this season. Todd Frazier broke an 0-for-16 slump with a third-inning single and Chris Heisey ended a string of 14 hitless at-bats with a single in the second.
The Reds' Joey Votto led off the ninth with his first home run since June 24. He also drew three walks.
Pirates starter Phil Irwin had a rocky major league debut. He was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace left-hander Wandy Rodriguez, who strained his left hamstring Monday.
A 21st-round draft pick from the University of Mississippi in 2009, Irwin allowed five runs - four earned - six hits and four walks in 4 2-3 innings while striking out four.
"As I much as I tried to stay calm and act like I was calm, nerves got the better of me early on," Irwin said. "I finally settled down in the third inning and I thought I did OK after that."
Latos gave up three runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings. He is 4-0 with a 2.55 ERA in 10 starts dating to August and has 48 strikeouts in 45 innings during seven career starts against the Pirates.
"It's a tough loss, the toughest one we've had in a long time," Baker said. "That was a rough day for all of us."


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Of course, injury prevention is a critical concern for golfers of all ages, and especially those in their senior years. Although we did not conduct an in-depth injury analysis, none of the program participants reported any golf-related injuries during the 1995 season. It is logical to assume that the subjects' increased muscle strength and enhanced joint flexibility provided a higher level of injury resistance, and empirical evidence seems to support this contention.
Suggested Strength Exercises
With respect to program design, it may be beneficial to analyze specific strength exercises relative to driving performance. Although simple observation of the golf swing suggests that it is essentially an arm action, this is definitely not the case. In fact, almost all of the power production originates in the large muscles of the legs and hips. As indicated in Table 3, these are the quadriceps (addressed by the leg extension and leg press machines), the hamstrings (addressed by the leg curl and leg press machines), and the gluteals (addressed by the leg press machine).
Table 3. Muscles and machines relevant to the golf swing.


text: Fiz 878 Report post Posted November 10, 2010 JR had a plan for his team. Hire good people and let them do their job. It was his formula for success in the business world. He thought it would get his team to the top. He also was a man of honor. He believed in doing things right. He had good values. He believed in family. No doubt he had been a good son, and a good husband. He had sons of his own, he was going to be a great father. When his dream came true, the father wanted to share his dream with his sons and have them be a part of it. Things did not go as planned. Early success was quickly followed by bitter disappointment. The disappointment was not just about wins and losses. It was about character and honor and a violation of trust. But he had made a promise to the fans who supported his long-shot dream of bringing an NFL team to the Carolinas. So surely, finding someone who had done it before, can do it for his beloved team. It was not to be. Wounded, JR returned to his roots. He sought out a trusted friend and found a coach who was traditional, tough, and would do things the right way. He had not been great, but surely these qualities, after being around a championship team, would be just the right thing for JR's team. The beginning was tremendous. Surely this was it. And then, the Super Bowl. Oh, a loss, but this team will be back. The success was enough to outweigh the glaring mistakes along the way. JR's team had talent, very good talent. But it never progressed. Sometimes the team lost more than it won. JR became heartbroken, in more ways than one. His team was sick, but privately so was he. He had to trust his people, and most importantly his sons, to carry out his vision. Painfully, JR, a few weeks away from a life saving heart transplant, likely had to call upon every cell of energy his body could muster to watch his beloved team suffer one of the most embarrassing playoff losses ever. Only one thing could be worse than this. Who thinks that it is a coincidence that JR got his new heart on Super Bowl Sunday? There is nothing that creates an awareness of one's own mortality than a problem with one's heart. A heart transplant is an incredible shock and trauma to one's system physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It could only be understood by someone who has experienced it. We can only try to imagine what it is like to literally get a second chance at life because some has lost theirs, and then having to wonder everyday how long that chance will last. I imagine that perspective and focus take on an entirely new meaning. JR looked at his life. He looked at his dreams. There had to be one thing left. Can you imagine how sad it must have been for him to take a good look at his dream and the people he had trusted with it and realize that they had let him down? And then, can you imagine how hard it was for JR, a man of honor and strong family values to realize that his own sons had let him down? Next imagine what he went through in making the decision to fire them. It had to be the hardest thing he has ever done. It had to be a very, very sad day for him. We were all shocked. JR is determined to do things the right way. He is also determined to see his team be the champion. He then did something he has never done before. He got more involved in decisions about his team. He no longer trusted the vision of his coach. In fact, that vision,or lack of it, had made a mess of his team. So now JR had to start cleaning up the mess. He had to position his team to become a winner. (You know in his soul his dream is to build a dynasty.) He imposed bold decisions, at least as far as the old way. Remember, this is a man with a new heart, a new perspective, and a new deadline. Still he treated his coach honorably even though he was not the future. His last mistake was in believing he was a better coach than he is. JR has taken a lot of criticism this year. Some have even said that he does not care about winning, just saving money. Can you imagine JR firing his sons if that was the case? JR is positioning this team to be a champion. His next coach will be someone he believes in, period. Money will not be a factor. JR's literal change of heart has likely lead to a new future for the Panthers. I believe the future will be bright and I hope that JR is the heart of this team for many years to come. I respect JR and I trust him. He will get this team where we all want it to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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What a barrel of monkeys it is to look back over Stockton's year 2012, when the city gained international notoriety by filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
What a barrel of monkeys it is to look back over Stockton's year 2012, when the city gained international notoriety by filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy filing - the largest in American history - eclipsed numerous good stories, as well as signs of a better 2013. A record 71 homicides just piled it on.
"I think the key point in 2012 is elected officials made horrendous decisions that were in the best interest of the community," City Manager Bob Deis said. "We hit bottom and we're starting the climb out."
Unfortunately, a city cannot hit bottom discreetly. Stockton cratered in the glare of global media.
The terrible intensity of the city's crash was not just can't-look-away lurid, it was profoundly consequential. It may permanently alter the American bond market or state pensions.
It contributed strongly to a national discussion of proper public employee compensation and public service culture. We got everybody's attention, that's for sure.
Let's take things in order.
Before Stockton could file for bankruptcy, it was the crash test dummy for a new law. AB506 required the city to confidentially negotiate with creditors.
AB506 did not work. Hey, Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski, your labor-friendly law cost the cash-strapped city $3 million more.
Worse, by denying the city protection from creditors, by denying the city a stay from court actions, it left the city vulnerable to repossession of three parking garages and - as the global media reported with relish from here to Honduras - our new city hall was repossessed.
On top of that, the city's Wall Street creditors refused to negotiate. The suits showed up, only to adamantly demand 100 cents on the dollar.
Some even proffered plans by which Stockton could further gut its work force and ax public services so the bond insurers could get all their money.
And yet some people call Wall Street greedy. Go figure.
One positive involved city employees. For years, the beetle-browed conspiracy theorists among them insisted the city was not really broke. It was hiding money. A shell game.
In the AB506 confab they faced facts.
Ultimately all nine bargaining units accepted radical cuts. The police department dropped its lawsuit. It agreed to sell off the house it bought next door to the city manager's.
Something like labor peace settled over Stockton.
"We intend to make the best of the situation," said police union leader Sgt. Kathryn Nance, "and continue improving the situation for the city of Stockton and help out any way we can."
Before the d�tente, however, came The Exodus. The resignation or retirement of 71 police officers, coupled with staff cuts, left a decimated force of 327 ill-equipped to battle a record-setting upsurge of murders.
Young gunmen seemed to feel impunity as they committed brazen daytime shootings and crime spiked across all categories. Even the aforementioned police house was broken into. That is what they call a bad sign.
Crime and bankruptcy took a political toll on Stockton's elected leaders. Voters ousted Mayor Ann Johnston.
Johnston abetted her downfall by clumsy media appearances and complacent campaigning. Her successful challenger, Anthony Silva, shrewdly exploited public dissatisfaction.
"Right now conditions in the city are pretty grim," Silva said. "Do you want four more years of the same thing?"
Johnston did not represent four more years of the same thing. She helped lead the reform of Stockton's finances and its public service principles.
One begins to grasp yet another dysfunctional element in the city's body politic, the failure of voters and interest groups to consistently support long-term institutional reform.
There was actually a lot of good news.
The bustling Port of Stockton enjoyed its best year ever, $40 million in revenues, 211 ships and a "marine highway" agreement with the Port of Oakland for overflow containers.
At Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Allegiant continued packing flights to Las Vegas and inaugurated insanely cheap fights to Hawaii.
Redistricting, though arcane, put Stockton in command of its every political district, strengthening city/county political clout.
The super-successful first Stockton-Con comic book convention drew more than 4,000 attendees. The long-overdue fix-up of I-5's lunar surface continued.
New councilmembers Michael Tubbs and Moses Zapien appear promising. The Urban Land Institute showed a way to revive part of downtown.
Salmon flourished in the rivers.
Though city venues continued to bleed money, new management company SMG brought more and better acts to them. Cirque du Soleil's Stockton run outsold Fresno's, though Fresno is twice the size.
Arena red ink may largely disappear in 2013. Or whenever the city tackles its contracts with sports teams in bankruptcy court.
The city ended 2012 with $5.6 million extra. At the least, the city's downward spiral stopped. An optimist, if there are any left around here, might say Stockton is in for a better 2013.
Contact columnist Michael Fitzgerald at (209) 546-8270 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/fitzgeraldblog.


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....playing the part of Danny Wallace?
Not that Jim won't do a great job (he is a comedy genious, after all), but don't you think that the film will have more heart if it's actually Danny Wallace playing himself, and the film actually stays British?? A film doesn't have to be filmed in America to be a hit -- just look at the Harry Potter movies. Or that sleeper hit, The Fully Monty.
Jim can still produce it, and maybe Jim can have a part in it somehow -- but this is Danny's story, after all. Plus, the thought of Jim playing someone Danny's age is a bit perturbing...
What do you think?


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when you click on the down arrow for forum jump at the bottom of threads, and then click on "home" shouldnt that go to the main page? It takes me to the disscussion forums?
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Nope. The list of discussion forums is the home for the forums. That is why it is the forum jump... If you want to go back to the main page, click the Home in the top left corner of the screen, right after the AO image....
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but only for your enemy\"
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Since this isn't a bug, i'm closing the thread.
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As If Performance Royalty Threat Wasn't Enough, ASCAP, BMI Want To Increase Radio Royalties
from the squeeze-squeeze-squeeze dept
Again, this shouldn't be a surprise. As we've been detailing lately, ASCAP, BMI and other similar groups around the world have gone on something of a rampage lately, trying to get larger and larger fees from just about any use of music -- including ringtones, the 30-second previews on iTunes, and YouTube videos embedded in blogs (despite the fact that YouTube already pays a fee). Sucks to be a terrestrial radio station these days. Not only do you have a ton of new competition from other sources, but the rest of the industry is looking to tax you until you're gone.


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WHAT IS THE 'FISCAL CLIFF': A package of tax increases and spending cuts that takes effect in January unless Congress passes a budget deal by then.
WHO IS AFFECTED: Everyone who pays income tax — and some who don't —will feel it. Middle-income families would have to pay an average of about $2,000 more next year, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has calculated.
HIT TO GROWTH: Up to 3.4 million jobs would be lost, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. The unemployment rate would rise to 9.1 percent. The economy would likely fall into recession next year, the CBO says.


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The goal of pharmaceutical product development is to design and establish the formulation composition and its manufacturing process to consistently deliver a drug product with all the appropriate quality attributes required for its intended efficacy and safety profile. A systematic approach according to the quality-by-design (QbD) concept is applied to achieve both the information and material deliverables during the product development lifecycle (1). Before work begins on the development of a new product, it is crucial to clearly define the quality attributes of the product with consideration of the end user's needs in mind, commonly referred to as the target product profile (TPP) in the pharmaceutical industry. A TPP can be used to facilitate discussions with regulators regarding the anticipated label claims for a product (2). It can also be used for the private sector market, to help determine competition and associated pricing strategies (3, 4). Alternatively in the case of vaccines, a TPP can be used as a tool to engage and align with public health policy organization by working together to achieve the intended health impact (4, 5).The definition of TPP according to the target disease/health policy and user requirement drives the design of the dosage form with selection of the primary container-closure system as an integral aspect to meet the delivery requirement. Drug products packaged in prefilled syringes essentially remove the withdrawal step from another container, such as a vial or ampoule, prior to administration. As a result, prefilled syringes offer a more convenient alternative to vials for the preparation and administration of injectable drugs. This results in improved provider/patient convenience and compliance, as well as product differentiation when combined with auto-injector delivery devices.
There are many drivers and good reasons to have vaccines in the prefilled syringe presentation. First and foremost vaccines are complex biological entities; therefore, they must be administered by injection due to the lack of significant advance in alternative delivery technologies. From the technical point of view, one can imagine it is absolutely crucial to reduce the risk of wrong dose and also better dose precision; therefore, one can see the advantages of prefilled syringe as compared to vials. From a practical point of view, vaccines are sometimes driven by public health outbreaks because many doses could be given in a crowded setting, allowing simple administration with limited manipulation. This provides for less probability of handling errors in a prefilled syringe presentation, which is preferred. Lastly, there is a different economic factor than for example biologics and is driven by key stakeholders in the public health sector. The minimal overfill in a prefilled syringe as opposed to vial can also provide an economic advantage, because costs per unit must be low. In summary, there are clear scientific, practical, and economical drivers for developing vaccines products in prefilled syringes.
Vaccine product development is complex in many aspects. First, vaccine products are prophylactic as opposed to therapeutic, and more often than not, the target population is children and pregnant women, so the regulatory standard is high. Second, the product types are diverse such as recombinant proteins, glycoconjugates, virus-like particles, attenuated viruses, and live viruses. The dosing requirement is also challenging, in that doses are typically very small. Multiple antigens are often combined to reduce the number of injections, and adjuvants are added in some cases to boost the immune response. Lastly, the complex properties and interaction with prefilled syringe results in an acute challenge to vaccine manufacturers.


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Coalinga, Calif. rancher Anthony Amaro has been a frequent visitor to the University of California's Westside Research and Extension Center at Five Points, Calif. over the past year.
"I want to be the first farmer in California to grow switchgrass," said the fifth-generation SJV producer. And the only place he can find how switchgrass grows is from a small test plot at the field station.
"He comes by here just about every week," said Bob Hutmacher, station research director and UC Extension agronomist.
Amaro raises cattle and alfalfa crops in Los Gatos Canyon nestled in the Coast Range on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley. He wants to try switchgrass because he has read it is drought-tolerant and does well on marginal ground. Amaro is dependent on rainfall for pasture grass.
He was among a handful of farmers, pest control advisors and seed company representatives gathered at a WREC field day recently to look at the switchgrass variety and management trial on the station, and hear Dan Putnam, UC alfalfa and forage specialist, and others talk about what researchers have learned so far about switchgrass growing in the irrigated West.
However, knowledge gained is limited because the trial is young. Yet, there was an air of guarded optimism about the crop that has never been grown commercially in California.
The WREC switchgrass trial is one of four that the University of California currently has underway in conjunction with a Southern California Company, Ceres Inc. — which is evaluating a variety of crops for biofuel. The other three switchgrass trials are in Imperial Valley, on the UC Davis campus and at Tulelake in Northern California.
Switchgrass is a summer perennial grass that is native to North America. It was part of the mix in the tall grass prairies that covered most of the Great Plains.
It is identified often as an efficient bio-energy crop.
However, corn has been the major feedstock for U.S. biofuel production so far.
That is now coming under intense political scrutiny with the growing worldwide shortage of food. American farmers' ability to produce billions of pounds of corn en route to making America energy independent was once very popular with the politicians and media. About 20 percent of U.S. corn production now goes for ethanol production.
However, with world hunger reaching the front pages, U.S. corn producers and ethanol plants are now the bad guys, even though the issue of world hunger is impacted by far more factors than corn for ethanol. Droughts and growing world populations are bigger factors than corn for ethanol.
Corn has been the No. 1 biofuel feedstock because starch is easier to convert into fuel. However, government officials and others claim cellulosic biofuel is much more efficient than starch-based ethanol production. Unfortunately, the technology to convert things like wood waste, corn stover, paper, straws, and other cellulosic products into biofuel has been lacking.
Putnam says there are "three or four" government-subsidized cellulosic biofuel plants now starting up in the U.S. to see if the technology can be economically developed.
Switchgrass can be co-fired with coal to produce electricity in existing power plants. Pelletized switchgrass has been tested in pellet stoves for general home heating in some rural areas.
Putnam said corn takes considerable nitrogen to produce. The energy return can be much higher using switchgrass for biofuels.
"The payback can be four to seven times making biofuels from cellulosic products — than the 20 percent to 50 percent with corn," noted Putnam at the field day.
California's high value, high economic input agriculture has not jumped on the biofuel bandwagon. California increased its corn production strictly as a response to ethanol-driven corn prices, but much of the grain and corn silage produced in the state goes to animal feed.
Alfalfa, the state's No. 1 field crop with more than one million acres, has been identified as a potential feedstock for biofuel. However, the economic return as a forage crop for milk and beef production is far greater than for biofuel.
Putnam has doubts about California forages becoming feed stock for fuel production. "Forages produced in California equate to food production ... milk, cheese, meat, and a good question to answer is whether the No. 1 food producer in the nation will grow crops for biofuels," he said.
It is a question that does not beg for an answer now because there are only corn-fed biofuel plants in California and the feedstock for them is coming from the Midwest.
Nevertheless, Putnam, along with other UC researchers and Ceres, wants to find out as much as he can about switchgrass. It may become a biofuel feedstock at some point, but in the meantime it could become an alternative forage crop. It may be an alternative crop for marginal ground that will not economically support other crops.
Putnam called it "fairly efficient" at photosynthesis, as well as being drought and high temperature tolerant. It requires little fertilizer to survive, but UC researchers are pushing hard at WREC to maximize production.
In a recent on-farm study in the Midwest, switchgrass produced 2.3 to 5.9 tons per acre. That is about the same yield range generated in California variety trials last season, the first year of the trial. By comparison, winter cereal forage yields in the central valley are typically 20 tons per acre.
However, it likely will yield more than that in the second and third year. Putnam estimates it will maintain a stand for at least three years.
Hutmacher says by late April it was already taller than it was at the end of last season after it was planted in the summer. It was about 42 inches tall at harvest last fall. It goes totally dormant in the winter.
"It was incredibly responsive to irrigation in mid-March this year," said Hutmacher.
"It looks quite good in all trials across California," added Putnam.
It was summer seeded and harvested only once. Putnam said research elsewhere noted it can be harvested two or three times a season when stands mature. Putnam believes it will be harvested more often with typical, intense irrigation and fertility management in California.
"The yields off a first year stand of a perennial grass were very respectable," he added.
It does not establish as quickly as alfalfa. "You need patience in getting a stand of switchgrass. It is definitely a warm season grass. I would not plant it too early to avoid the flushes of summer weeds," he said. Putnam and UC Tulare County Farm Advisor Steve Wright said pre-irrigating to generate spring weed flushes to control weeds with herbicides or disking before planting switchgrass would ensure a stronger stand.
Wright applied Prowl H20 and did some hand weeding last winter to control weeds before the switchgrass began growing this spring.
The WREC trial received 65 pounds of nitrogen per acre last year and 100 pounds this spring.
Putnam surmised switchgrass could be swathed and windrowed for baling, cut for silage, or grazed.
"It must be cut no shorter than 4 to 6 inches to ensure good regrowth," Putnam warned.
UC researchers are evaluating about 10 different varieties under a wide range of California growing conditions.
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Keeping in mind what the 4th of July holiday is really about, a veterans' show will be displayed at the Snyder Museum starting July 9.
"We do this to honor the all of the veterans," organizer Nelson Jones said.
The display will feature uniforms and memorabilia from veterans beginning with World War I through the current Middle Eastern War on Terror. The memorabilia is all from local veterans in Morehouse Parish. Flags for all branches of service will also be on display. In previous years, the display had been set up at the First Baptist Church, but will now be shown at the Snyder.
"I appreciate all the veterans, men and women, in service," Sidney Jones said. "Some people don't realize they are serving to help keep us safe."
An open house will be from 5 to 7 p.m. July 11 and there will also be outdoor displays. Snyder Museum hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.


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I know you are all waiting to get going for Ashley's Scavenger Hunt Sunday. I had a complete brain vacation this week for the categories. Why? I don't know.
Strike a Pose
You will probably never see a self portrait of me anywhere. And since the only little person I saw this week did not cooperate, this was the best I could do.
I wear these all the time in the house. I love them!
I know, I know. This is the photo in my header. Well, I'm not a professional photographer, but my hobby is photography. Why? So I can get a shot like this once in a great while.
And this one.....
Yeah, I know this could have been in the green department, but it's also shiny and I couldn't find anything else. It is complete with my fingerprints on the bowl. You are so lucky!
Color Me Green
Our temperatures have been so mild, in the 40's, that the moss is beginning to show signs of life again. It usually stays gray for the winter.
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Make it rain laser pointers and catnip–it's World Cat Day today!
To help celebrate, Toronto Animal Services is offering a 2-for-1 on cat and kitten adoptions so more cats can benefit from more love this World Cat Day. If you're not quite ready to double-down on cat duties, you can split the adoption fee with a friend or family member and still spread 2x the cat love.Don't wait for Ca(t)sual Friday to show all your favourite cats just how special they are to mew, celebrate today!


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Liz Mosbach, a Hall graduate, followed her brother T.J. to the campus of Mount Mercy University to run with the Mustangs. She's keeping up with her big brother nicely.
The brother and sister act both came out on top in individuals races in the Sept. 14 Five Seasons Dual Meet with Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Liz turned in a winning time of 19:11.3 with T.J. crossing the finish at 21:34.8.
Another Hall product, Mount Mercy's freshman Kate Hoffert placed seventh with a time of 20:05.3.
More recently Liz (20:18) and T.J. (26:52) placed ninth in the Grand View Viking Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa on Sept. 21 and Hoffert was 45th (21:52).
• Two other Hall products are teaming up at the University of St. Francis. Senior Daniela Acamovic (Spring Valley) turned in a time of 21:47.7 and freshman Joseph Parochetti (Ladd) a 29:46.2 in the Sept. 14 Calvin College Knight Invite.
Another Hall product, Jacquie Wallaert, a freshman for Dominican University in River Forest, turned in a personal best 28:11 in the Sept. 14 Concordia Falcon Invite.
• Illinois State hosted its Country Financial Invite on Sept. 13 in Normal where two former BCR Runners of the Year competed. Sophomore Scott Janusick finished 62nd for the Redbirds with an 8K time of 27:06.25, while Kimi Sanden, a sophomore from Bureau Valley, came in 55th (19:20.25) in a 5K for the ISU women.
• Two Bureau Valley products competed in the Sept. 13 Illinois Intercollegiate Championships in Bourbonnais, Augustana's Lorraine Stamberger, a junior from LaMoille, placed 46th (19:52) and Judson's Cassie Criminger, a senior from Bureau Valley, finished 116th (22:20.8).
Princeton's Bryce Pharmer and Lexi Marselle have helped Illinois Central College, turn around their season. The Cougars lost their first five games, but won three straight heading into action in St. Louis over the weekend.
• Jordan Twidell, a junior from Bureau Valley, shot a 71 for Judson University in last week's University of Dubuque Invite.
• Collin Slattery of Princeton is a junior member of the golf team at the University of Northern Iowa, transferring from Illinois Central College.
• Sophomore Taylor Hewitt (Bureau Valley) had 25 digs for Lincoln College in losses to host Kaskakia and Mineral Area on Sept. 21.
• Kelle Nett (Hall, Spring Valley) had three kills for Gustavus Adolphus College in a 3-0 loss Sept. 25 at home to Hamline in St. Peter, Minn. She has started in 14 of 15 matches for the Gussies (10-18), registering 123 kills and 37 blocks. There is video of the Gussies match at gustavus.edu.
• Hailee Brayton (St. Bede, IVCC) had five kills for Augustana College in a 3-0 win over Monmouth on Sept. 24. She has 71 kills with a team-high 26 blocks for the Lady Vikings (9-4).
• Bethany Stavrakas (St. Bede), a sophomore middle blocker for Beloit College, had 11 kills in a 3-2 win on Sept. 24 over Rockford College. She has 54 kills and 11 aces and 116 digs overall.
• Amy Stanke (St. Bede, Spring Valley), a sophomore defensive specialist, has played in two matches for Webster University in St. Louis.
• After a week off, the Monmouth College Fighting Scots and a trio of Bureau County products got back in action Saturday in a 23-20 loss to Cornell College on Family Day Weekend in Monmouth. Quarterback Brik Wedekind (Princeton) threw for 182 yards and 1 TD while averaging 42.5 yards on four punts. Senior receiver Austin Peterson (Bureau Valley) had six catches for 78 yards. Ryan Hix (Bureau Valley) started at linebacker for the Fighting Scots (1-2), who travel to DePere, Wis., this week to face St. Norbert College.
• Senior linebacker Michael Weidner (Bureau Valley) and the North Central College Cardinals awarded coach John Thorne his 100th career victory Saturday with a 27-7 rout over Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Naperville.
• Jordan Twidell, a junior from Bureau Valley, shot a 71 for Judson University in last week's University of Dubuque Invite.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Le Cordon Bleu Paris
25 comments:
- Lucinda8:47 AM
They practically gave you lunch!ReplyDelete
Looks divinely delicious and very friendly
I would love to take a class there!
If it wasn't for Parisbreakfast I'd be stuck in a corner drawing all the time so it's good for me too Louise.Delete
Thanks, Carol, for sharing this both ways! It was loads of fun---the best I think was that everyone putting on the open house was obviously enjoying it! And the generosity of the samples, too. Yummm. I can't remember if I've ever before had two glasses of wine before noon. Viva Paris!ReplyDeleteReplies
Such excellent glasses of wine too...Makes one want to take up drinking for breakfast! :)Delete
Hi Carol - My daughter and I are going to Paris at the end of this month and I've been reading all of your posts with anticipation. We're booked to take a cooking class and I can't wait! We're doing a full meal, so excited. She's quite a gourmand so it should be delightful. xoxo ClaudiaReplyDelete
So much fun to know that I saw the real kitchen in the movie! Fascinating info about the chefs' hats...how about a painted guide?ReplyDelete
"Macarons fourres au chocolat with a side of Earl Grey tea ice cream" - now that is what I'd call my corner of heaven! :-)ReplyDelete
As always, your sketch captures the essence of your day out in Paris!
Love the copper sauce pan balancing on top of the Eiffel tower. ;-)
I hope you had all your attention focused on how they made macarons ! Then when you have guests to stay with you in your 'Appartement' you could serve afternoon tea 'English style' with 'French macaron'.... have fun.ReplyDelete
That will be the dayDelete
I've tried THREE times and failed
Over and out. The pastry chef at La Closerie agreed they are very hard to make at home
I don't even have an oven here!
Carol you write "But the hat grows in height as one climbs up the ladder of accomplishment in the cuisine" thanks for giving us such a great detail!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's true...some levels of hat are missing in the sketch..Delete
Hmmm - I love the side of earl grey ice cream with the chocolate macarons!ReplyDelete
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Green with envy:)ReplyDelete
I made Noix St -Jacques this week ..the old fashioned way:) Coquilles St~ Jacques..:)..
I cannot wait to make macarons again..you've inspired me.
Oh I'm so jealous!!! As you know I had two glorious weeks at Le Cordon Bleu Paris as an anniversary present from my husband during December 2011. I made foie gras as one of the classes. Soooooo Yum! :-) You can't get it raw here in Australia, only pasteurised. I would love to go again. (Sorry I haven't commented for a while....off sick) My First stop next time I am in Paris will be "Comtesse Du Barry" for foie gras and truffles. :-)ReplyDelete
Loved Audrey in Sabrina. Interesting how in the remake they made Sabrina A photographer. Never knew that about the hat sizes. You get the best info. Why slave over making Macaron's when you can buy such wonderful ones there. :)ReplyDelete
Great article and pictures! Aren't the Chefs wonderful?!ReplyDelete


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UH Hilo hosts 2009 Hawaiʻi TESOL Spring ConferenceUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Director Media Relations
"Ideas that Work for the ESOL Student, Teacher, and Program" is the theme of the 2009 Hawaiʻi TESOL Spring Conference, to be held on Saturday, February 14 on the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo campus from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 pm. The conference is sponsored by the UH Hilo English Language Institute and features guest speaker Joy Reid, who will give a plenary speech entitled, "Who are the L2 Students in our Classes?"
Reid, a retired professor of the English department at the University of Wyoming and currently a part-time research writing instructor at Maui Community College, has written numerous ESL textbooks, including her most recent work, Writing Myths: Applying ESL Research to Classroom Teaching. She is currently co-editing a series of teacher resource books for the University of Michigan Press. In addition to her many publications, she has done teacher training within and outside the U.S., including seminars in Hungary, Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt, Lebanon, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Her research interests include student learning styles, the change process, discourse analysis, and the need for curriculum change in MATESL/TEFL programs.
"Throughout the day, attendees can attend the two dozen or so conference presentations by ESL professionals throughout the state and from abroad," said Laura Kimoto, Hawaiʻi TESOL conference chair. "They can talk to publisher representatives and peruse exhibits of current ESL teaching materials on display, and may also get free examination copies of materials they are interested in. After a catered lunch by Sodexho, attendees can stay back for a practical workshop conducted by Joy Reid entitled, ʻWrite to Learn,' in which attendees learn how to successfully teach: sense of audience, research skills, and the use of specific detail." A raffle will close the conference.
The conference registration fee ranges from $15 to $40 depending on the status of registrants. The deadline for early registration (which includes lunch) is Friday, January 30. Onsite registration (with no guarantee of lunch) will also be available. Conference hotel rooms are provided at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. Post-conference activities have also been arranged.
Hawaiʻi TESOL is a volunteer-based professional organization for teachers of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and has traditionally held its annual conference on O'ahu.
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Does anyone out there know how to do this in digital scrapbooking? I have this tool set from We R Memory Keepers for my traditional paper scrapping and have done many a cross stitch way back when. I would love to know how to do something like this on my digital layouts but I have no idea how to do it or where to start. There is a video on the new circle tool, but if you scroll down the page you'll see the original ones like I have.
Embroidery Look in Digital Scrapping
Stitching is something I've been working at for a while, and haven't quite come up with a foolproof method that I like the look of.
These stitching actions from Mommyish are pretty good: http://www.sugarhillco.com/shop/CU-Stitching-Actions-for-Photoshop-CS/
This is purely cross stitching, but I guess it also works on other shapes... Tip: type in 'stitching' on his homepage; you'll get loads of new ideas!
Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!
Graphic River has a lot of "stitching" actions. I have downloaded four or five of them and have been pleased. They are fairly cheap, around $4, and easy to use. Some of them come with .psd files you can use instead of the actions, depending on what you are trying to do.
Here's a cross stitch action which happens to have been created by PSDude and then here's a list of others
Wow!!! Thanks ladies for all these great tips... I will have to check each of them out! I knew you all would know where I needed to go.
The font Emily pointed out is the one I used for some words on December blogtrain. I also have 2 brush sets for stitching installed:
This one was freebie, but now it isn´t anymore:
You gals are awesome, so much information, thank you.
Try Statchoo they also have heaps of other freebies
Deviant Art also has brushes but beware this link will take you to a search page that also includes sutures
@Liz: Thanks so much! The ones at statchoo that you shared... and another sample I found of what exactly I want to learn to do, is how she turned the butterflies and hearts etc into the stitched/embroidered shape like on this page. I wish there was a tutorial on how to do this with the shapes and/or brushes. I have no idea how to do it. lol
@Marisa: hint, hint when you do figure it out. lol
@Lorien, I tried to go to her shop but it appears that it's not up and running? Such a bummer! I found this set of stitches as well. Love them!
Wahooo....I figured out how to do it. I started out with this tutorial. It took a bit of digging to get some of the steps (wasn't familiar with some of the terms) but I figure it out.
These were the things that I had to look up...
- To reduce (or in my case enlarge the selection you go to select, then down to modify, then to down to expand/contract. You'll need to play around with the amount you expand/contract.
- When I clicked on the paths pallet it was blank. This threw me for a little while (feel a bit silly about that now). After clicking it, go to the upper right hand corner of the pallet and click the tiny arrow. Then you'll be able to go down to 'make a work path'. You'll find 'stroke path with brush' in that same drop down menu as well.
Hope this helps.
Wow...I've looked at a few of the links y'all have shared. Thanks. I too love to sew and would like to be able to add this to my digital scrapping.
I ran across this pack of brushes. I think the price is very reasonable considering the amount of brushes included (156). So many possibilities!
Oh, and the bonus is that both kits are CU friendly.
@Janet: I like the second set best... And thanks for sharing the tutorial, too!
Great info ladies, keep it coming! Now I just need to figure out how PSDude made this action...
I wrote a tutorial quite a while ago for digital cross stitch. It's a little different looking the PSDude. This is how it looks. Is this what you're looking for?
I searched on google to see if I could find a tutorial but didn't find any that turned out as well as his action does.
Oh wow...Jenn to the rescue! I swear you are insanely knowledgeable!!
You're so sweet. You always say the sweetest things.
@Jenn: Lovely cross-stitches there! But I meant how he filled up the flower with stitches, I can't seem to get my head around that. Does the action fill the flower with a cross-stitch pattern? But then, how do you get all those different colour variations? Ugh...
Are your stitches still up for grabs somewhere? I love the texture on them.
Oh that's easy... Save the single stitch as a pattern. Then fill your designs with the stitch pattern to the size you like. (put the fill to 0). Oh heck... Give me a bit and I'll make you a tutorial. That would be easier than trying to explain myself. Can ou give me a bit?
I am posting a freebie tonight with another cross stitch pattern. I will post the stitch when I do the tutorial.
Thanks Jenn, you're a doll!!
how awesome!!! I was curious about the very same thing how to fill the shapes in... with cross stitching.
I bought this stitching bundle a while back and use them all the time. They look realistic and I like how there are squares, circles as well as straight. Plus she has an assortment of different types of stitches.
WOW Jenn, you really know EVERYTHING don't you?! Thank you so much, I'm going to play with this right now!


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This is one of the most exciting jazz releases of 1995. Joe Lovano is showcased on four songs backed by a string section, is accompanied by a stringless big band filled with woodwinds and brass during four other pieces, performs Ornette Coleman's "Kathline Gray" with a chamber group, takes two songs as duets with his wife Judi Silvano (who contributes wordless vocals), plays his own "Wildcat" as an overdubbed feature for his tenor and drums, and does a straightforward version of "Chelsea Bridge" unaccompanied. Gunther Schuller's arrangements for the larger pieces (which include three of his own colorful originals: "Rush Hour on 23rd Street," "Lament for M," and "Headin' Out, Movin' In") expertly blend together Gil Evans-type orchestrations with aspects of modern classical music and freer forms of jazz, while allowing the music to swing. Silvano's voice is also an asset on three of the orchestra performances, and trumpeter Jack Walrath briefly makes his presence felt. However, this very well-conceived release would not have succeeded were it not for the talent, versatility and risk-taking of Joe Lovano. His improvisations (mostly on tenor) push the boundaries of this already adventurous music and his sound (which occasionally hints a little at Clifford Jordan) is quite original; on the basis of this date alone, Lovano must rank as one of the top tenors of the 1990s. ~ Scott Yanow


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SOMERSWORTH — There was no late comeback this time around.
On an afternoon where big plays were hard to come by, the Somersworth High School football team fell short in its quest to win its first state title in 15 years, losing 9-0 at home to Monadnock in the Division V championship game on Saturday.
It was the first title in program history for No. 3 Monadnock, which twice lost in previous championship games. No. 1 Somersworth was searching for its 15th title and first since winning the Division IV crown in 1997. Both teams finished 8-2.
"The turnovers really hurt us today," Somersworth coach Dan Hodsdon said. "Monadnock, to their credit, they capitalized. They're a great defense and we just had a hard time getting going. We couldn't hit passes when we could have. We had some open shots and just couldn't connect."
Monadnock scored the winning points early with a 33-yard touchdown run by Drew Bolewski on the Huskies' first drive, one of few big plays all day for either team. Somersworth's Darren Glore blocked the extra point, but the visitors had a 6-0 lead with 8:11 to go in the first quarter.
Bolewski's TD run came just three plays after Mason LeClair intercepted a pass by Somersworth quarterback Drew Francoeur on the Hilltoppers' opening series. It was the first of a pair of turnovers by Somersworth on their first two drives.
The Hilltoppers struggled mightily to move the ball all day. Running back Josh Ream, who was held to zero yards rushing by Monadnock when the teams met in the regular season, ran for 34 yards on 14 carries on Saturday but was unable to break free for a big gain. Running back Kurtis Michaud, who ran for 102 yards and a touchdown in the Hilltoppers' semifinal win over Stevens, did not get a touch.
"We just had a hard time getting things going on offense," Francoeur said. "It was so slippery out there, it was hard to make cuts. We fell down a lot when we were trying to make cuts. That was tough."
Somersworth's field took a beating during a midweek storm, and there was discussion of moving the game to a venue with artificial turf. The field was deemed playable on Friday after much work was done to repair the storm damage, but the field was nevertheless muddy at game time on Saturday.
"It was like quicksand," Ream said about the field conditions. "It was hard to get downfield. You couldn't get your footing or do anything like that. It was hard to make some cuts. They set up well and held us on the passing plays."
Francoeur was 6 for 21 passing for 90 yards and was held to a single rushing yard.
"The whole game plan today, obviously, was to keep Francoeur inside the pocket," said Monadnock coach Linwood Patnode. "Don't let him break one on you. He's a ticking time bomb. You never know when he's going to get loose."
Somersworth's only other loss of the season was at Monadnock on Sept. 22, a game which the Hilltoppers rallied to tie after trailing by 14 points late in the fourth quarter, only to lose 21-14 in overtime.
There was no comeback in store on Saturday. Somersworth took over for its final drive at the Monadnock 49-yard line and 5:53 to go in the game. A pass-interference call gained the Hilltoppers 18 yards, and Francoeur broke a number of tackles on the next play for a 14-yard gain that gave Somersworth first-and-10 at the Huskies' 12.
Unfortunately for Somersworth, that's where the drive stalled. Four passes to the end zone by Francoeur went incomplete (two were just inches out of Michaud's reach) and Monadnock took over with 4:11 to go.
"We talk all the time about coming back in the fourth quarter," Hodsdon said. "We needed to make plays, execute some things, and we just didn't do those little things we needed to. And this is the result."
Any hope for a miracle comeback by Somersworth fizzled on fourth-and-3 from the Monadnock 19, when Isaiah Prince swept to the right on a fake punt and gained 53 yards with just over a minute remaining, putting the game on ice for the Huskies and kick-starting their sideline celebration.
"We definitely thought we had a chance to come back," Francoeur said. "We didn't want to give up whatsoever at any time in that game."
After a pair of turnovers on their first two drives, the third was a disaster for the Hilltoppers. Francoeur was called for intentional grounding near the end zone (he was lucky not to be called for a safety), and a pooch punt on the next play pushed Monadnock back only to the Hilltopper 7-yard line. That set up a 25-yard field goal by Trevor Goquen early in the second quarter, which put Monadnock up 9-0 and closed out the scoring for the day.
'Toppers blanked in Division V final
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