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Novel imaging approach may assist in predicting success of treatment for atrial fibrillation
University of Utah researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. The results of the study are published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, that involves the heart's two upper chambers, or atria. One effective method of treating AF is radiofrequency (RF) ablation. In RF ablation, mild, painless radiofrequency energy is used to destroy carefully selected heart muscle cells to stop them from conducting extra electrical impulses. Previous research suggested scar formation within the left atrium (LA) after RF ablation helps to predict the success of the procedure in preventing the recurrence of atrial fibrillation.
"Until now, there has not been an accurate, non-invasive way to assess LA scar formation," said lead author Nassir F. Marrouche, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine in the University of Utah School of Medicine and director of the Atrial-Fibrillation Program. "We have developed a novel MRI-based method to detect and measure the extent of LA wall scarring and, potentially, predict the success of RF ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation."
MRI is a medical imaging technique that utilizes a powerful magnetic field to create detailed images of the body. In this study, Marrouche and his University of Utah colleagues developed a technique for using a non-invasive method called delayed-enhancement cardiovascular MRI (DE-CMRI) to create 3-D images of the left atrium both before and after RF ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation. They processed and analyzed these images using custom software tools and then used computer algorithms to calculate the extent of LA wall injury.
Marrouche and his colleagues found that all patients who underwent RF ablation showed evidence of left atrium wall injury on MRI three months after the procedure. The pattern of tissue injury correlated with the areas where the radiofrequency energy was applied during RF ablation, and thus, was presumed to reflect tissue scarring. Marrouche and his colleagues also found patients with a higher percentage of LA wall injury were more likely to be free of arrhythmia than patients with lower percentages, suggesting the degree of scarring is linked to the likelihood of success in the RF ablation procedure.
"DE-CMRI is an established method for evaluating the tissues of the heart after a heart attack," said Marrouche. "But performing DE-CMRI to detect left atrium wall injury is challenging because the wall of the left atrium is so thin."
The 3-D technique used by Marrouche and his colleagues achieves a much greater imaging resolution than the two-dimensional technique typically used to evaluate the extent of tissue damage after a heart attack or in other cardiac disease processes. Marrouche and his colleagues also developed methods of processing the MRI images in order to visualize the entire volume of left atrium wall injury in 3-D.
The novel visualization technique and analysis developed by Marrouche and his colleagues potentially could help doctors improve planning for RF ablation procedures by making it easier to identify the heart muscle cells that need to be destroyed. Improved localization and isolation of these heart muscle cells would likely lead to a reduction in the recurrence rate of AF.
"The benefit of 3-D MRI is that it visualizes the entire LA wall," said Marrouche. "And, it is safe and non-invasive, so it can be repeated without significant risk to the patient."
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Woman, 3-year-old killed in wrong-way I-695 crash
Girl's mother, 2-month-old sister injured
A woman and a young girl were killed and two others were seriously injured late Sunday night along the Outer Loop of the Beltway after police said a driver going the wrong way on the highway crashed head-on into an SUV.
Emergency crews were called to the Curtis Creek Drawbridge around 10 p.m. Sunday.
"It was a very serious crash scene for sure," said Sgt. Jonathan Green with MdTA police.
Investigators said Victoria Lynn DeAngelo, 21, of Dundalk, was driving the wrong way on the highway when she crashed head-on into an SUV driven by Kimberley Taylor, 29, of White Marsh.
"There was significant damage to both vehicles. Both vehicles were moving at, we assume, highway speeds and this caused significant damage to both vehicles. Both vehicles required extrication by fire and EMS personnel, rescue personnel to get the parties out of the vehicle," said Green.
DeAngelo died at the scene, and Taylor was taken to Shock Trauma in serious condition. Taylor was listed in critical condition on Monday night.
Maryland Transportation Authority police said Taylor's two children were in the car with her. Lily Kelley, 3, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital, while 2-month-old MacKenzie Kelley was released from the hospital Monday.
Police have not yet said if they know why DeAngelo was going the wrong way on the highway.
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Before the report, 'Hindu group involved in Orissa, Karnataka blasts', appeared in this paper on March 24, little had been written or spoken about the possible connection of 'Hindu terror' with attacks on Christians. Now, hopefully, some attention will be given to the role of the Hindu extremist grou p Abhinav Bharat in several attacks on the Christian community in the country as stated by the military investigator's report. The cases being handed over to National Investigation Agency will hopefully bring out this aspect more clearly and firmly.
For India's Christians, this revelation is nothing new. Their voice is often ignored by the police or by the powers that be. Let us take the case of Swami Aseemanand's confession before the magistrate. With revelations made by Aseemanand about his links with various terror attacks such as Malegaon, Mecca Masjid, Ajmer dargah and the Samjhauta Express, it would be instructive to look into the role played by him and others in anti-Christian attacks.
Aseemanand had reportedly taken upon himself the task of targeting Christian missionaries working in the Dangs district of Gujarat ever since he arrived there in late 1995. Under his leadership, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal organised a rally on Christmas Day in 1998 in Subir to prevent Christmas celebrations. A person, allegedly planted in the crowd, threw a stone at the Hindus who had gathered to attack the Christians. The carnage that began on December 25 lasted for 12 days. The panic-stricken Christian community did not know where to turn, for there was a BJP government in Gujarat and the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.
The Aseemanands of the world heard the message loud and clear. In 2006, Aseemanand organised a Shabri Kumbh in the Dangs. The slogan was, 'Every single person converted to Christianity adds one more enemy to the country'.
The pattern followed by Aseemanand in the Dangs was replicated in Kandhamal by Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. After Saraswati's death in the hands of the Maoists, Sangh parivar workers unleashed violence against Christians for 42 days, killing nearly 100 people, burning 147 churches,leaving nearly 48,000 people homeless, and raping a nun.
The story is the same in Karnataka. According to Justice Michael Saldanha who led the People's Tribunal Enquiry into the attacks on Christians, "The state is under an unprecedented wave of Christian persecution, having faced more than 1,000 attacks in 500 days... On January 26 [2010], the day we celebrated India's Republic Day, Karnataka's 1,000th attack took place in Mysore city."
In the past few years, the number of attacks on Christians, recorded by the Evangelical Fellowship of India, has been more than 1,000 attacks a year. On a petition by the spokesperson of the Madhya Pradesh Church, Father Anand Muttungal, the MP High Court asked the government to explain how in one year there had been more than 180 attacks on Christians.
India's Christians do not expect much from political parties, as the community is not perceived as a vote-bank for them. But they certainly expect the media to bring the injustice against them to the fore.
Dominic Emmanuel is director and spokesperson, Delhi Catholic Archdiocese
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I read Psalm 44 this morning - a cry of complaint and trust
13You have made us a reproach to our neighbours, the scorn and derision of those around us
14 You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 My disgrace is before me all day long, and my face is covered with sham
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge
17All this happened to us, though we had not forgotten you or been false to your covenant.
18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path
19 But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals and covered us over with deep darknes
22 Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23Awake, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us for ever
24 Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression
25We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground
26 Rise up and help us; redeem us because of your unfailing love


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Hello everyone! Golly, I have been absent from here for some time now so it feels good to be back. Today I bring you a card I made for the Paper Cupcake's weekly challenge which is a sketch. I used the image "Girl with Heart" by Paper Cupcakes and colored here with my colored pencils. The ticket sentiment is from Paper Cupcakes as well and is from the Variety Ticket set. I made an easel card and like how it turned out, but my mojo wasn't quite there that day and it took me all day to get this one card together. Although, I did like how it turned out in the end. The punches are both Martha Stewart's. My papers were scraps.
This was the card I made last week for the Paper Cupcakes Challenge. It was to make a thank you card and then mail it. The image is from Paper Cupcakes and is called "Deco Flower with Flourish" I colored this image so long ago, but never used it, but finally did. I colored the image with Bic Mark-its and used some stickles on the flower. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. I loved how this card turned out.
Well, that's all for me today! Joy is contagious, commit to be a carrier.
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I am Brian Wilkinson and I work at RCAHMS as the Activity Officer for the Britain from Above project. This is a Heritage Lottery Funded partnership project run jointly with English Heritage and RCAHMW, and I am responsible for engaging audiences with the Aerofilms collection, some of the earliest commercial aerial photographs of the British Isles. The image I have chosen is from North Ayrshire and Arran, and is an Aerofilms photograph taken in 1947. It shows Holy Island laying across the mouth of Lamlash Bay with the Isle of Arran in the background. My wife's family has strong connections to Arran and it's a spectacular island that I've visited often.
Holy Island affords Lamlash Bay protection from the worst of the elements. The sheltered bay is a natural harbour and has been used as an anchorage throughout history; during the two World Wars it accommodated the Royal Navy Home Fleet and mthe Atlantic Fleet. It was also the testing area for the 'Lily' floating airfield towards the end of WW2. Its strategic qualities were recognised even further back in time. It played a role in the last Norse invasion of Scotland in 1263, which culminated in the Battle of Largs on the North Ayrshire coast. The Norwegian king was the overlord of the Hebrides and Islands in the Clyde, these having been settled by the Norse from the 9th century onwards.
During the 13th century the Scottish kings started to flex their muscles and sought to extend their domain over the Isles. This led to the Norwegian King Hakon leading an invasion to forcibly protect his claim. The Saga of King Hakon Hakonsson records the Norse fleet sheltering in Lamlash Bay while negotiations between the two sides took place. These broke down and the Norsemen went marauding along the Clyde, even sailing up Loch Long and portaging their ships across the isthmus at Arrochar to go raiding in Loch Lomond. Events came to a head when several of the Norse' ships were blown ashore at Largs during a storm, leading to a skirmish between the two sides. This minor conflict is remembered as the Battle of Largs, and although the Norse may have won the day they lost the war, as Hakon died on his return voyage to Norway and control of the Hebrides was ceded to the Scots just three years after the battle. A monument to this Scottish victory in the form of a tower (known locally as "The Pencil") was erected in Largs in 1912.
There is some surviving evidence of Norse visitors, and perhaps even these events, still recorded within the landscape around Lamlash Bay. St Molaise's Cave on Holy Island is traditionally the hermitage of a sixth century saint and may have been a place of pilgrimage. The roof and sides of the cave are covered in many inscribed crosses and runic inscriptions dating from the 11th to 12th century. One of these reads "Vigleikr the marshal carved", and the saga records a certain Vigleik Priestson as one of the captains of the Norse fleet.
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What do babies know about geography? Not much. But a new report shows that where infants come into the world says a lot about when they'll leave it.
The report, published in the journal PLoS Medicine, lists newborn mortality rates per 1,000 births for scores of nations around the globe. Which country comes out on top? And where does the U.S. stand? Keep clicking to find out...
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Belgium and three other nations kick off the list of 20 countries with the lowest newborn mortality rates. Their newborn mortality rate is 2.3 deaths per 1,000 births.
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Newborn mortality rate: 2.3
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Newborn mortality rate: 2.2
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Newborn mortality rate: 2.1
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Newborn mortality rate: 2.0
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Newborn mortality rate: 1.8
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Newborn mortality rate: 0.8
This tiny country on the Italian peninsula also has a tiny newborn mortality rate - 0.6.
Hey, where's America? Keep clicking...
Wondering where America falls on the list? Behind 40 other nations - the United States ranks 41st on the list, with a newborn mortality rate of 4.3.


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i dont understand what these pictures have to do with tennis .... ?????
still wondering .....
still ......
good composition, regardless .. the water in the background looks 'soothing' ;-)
Wonder how many "free' lessons Coach V has offered these two.....
Not enough
hey I just read the post no hater here...
are your moves good on & off the court too.??? };-)>
Hey 2 of the most Gorgeous girls on the face of the earth. Smiling and happy just perfect.
Now get yourself wet now and retake the pictures. Got to credit your heavenly father for such beauty
you girls sure lighten up the beach. I am Glad I moved to Dallas from Hayward California
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Fortunes Waiting for Inventors (Jul, 1933)
Fortunes Waiting for Inventors
by RAYMOND F. YATES
Editor's note: Mr. Yates, the nationally known patent expert who conducts this department, will answer questions of readers desiring advice on how to secure patents, or methods of procedure, or on ideas for inventions, when such requests are accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Never send models, as they will not be accepted. Address Mr. Yates care of Modern Mechanix and Inventions, 529 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minn.
1. A Fortune in Earrings
MANY millions of sets of cheap earrings are sold in the chain stores every year. Mechanically these things belong to the middle ages. They are held in place actually by two small set screws that not only irritate but also become loose and permit the earrings to drop off. If you do not believe me ask your wife or your girl friend.
Let's get a new way of keeping these things on the ladies' ears. Why not some sort of a little spring arrangement that will always be at the same tension and that will firmly hold the earrings in place? Here is a simple little idea with the possibilities of volume sales and a fortune in royalties in the space of two years.
Specifications: Should not pinch the ear or leave marks. The holding mechanism should be more or less invisible and not bulky or unsightly.
Exploitation: Should be patented in the five leading countries of the world and should be sold strictly on a royalty basis.
2. A Tripod With a Single Leg
When one stops to think the matter over, one wonders why camera tripods have three legs. Why not just one leg? There MUST be some way in which this could be done. How about a rubber vacuum cup? The vacuum cup is removed from the end of the "tripod" when the camera is used out-of-doors and the pointed end is simply thrust into the soft earth.
The purely commercial angle of this problem is rather interesting for by the use of a single leg we could not only greatly cut the cost of a tripod but we could also cut its weight one-third. The telescoping single leg should be adjustable so that it could be held at different heights.
Specifications: Light weight and adaptability to various conditions are the chief requirements.
Exploitation: To be sold outright to a large manufacturer of camera equipment. Should be patented in the principal countries of the world.
3. Clock-controlled Kitchen Stove
As I have mentioned previously, many tidy fortunes have been made by inventors who have provided housewives with some little gadget that would save time and labor.
When one comes to think of it it seems rather peculiar that some inventor has not produced a clock-controlled stove—that is a stove with each burner subject to time control by a central clock regulator.
With such a device the housewife could put a roast or pie in the oven or a vegetable on the burner and leave it with the assurance that it will not burn and that the gas will be turned off at the proper moment.
Specifications: Should not be excessively priced and should also be made so that it could be attached to the type of stove now in use.
Exploitation: Should be licensed out to all of the larger manufacturers of gas stoves.
4. Dropper Top for Medicine Bottle
"Take ten drops before meals in a warm glass of water," says the doctor. The patient has no really convenient method of measuring out these drops. It is high time some clever inventor developed some sort of a dropper-stopper for bottles, something that would not only act as a stopper but would also act as a dropper.
The dropping could be controlled by a slight squeezing or perhaps the thing could be made perfectly automatic. At any rate if such a thing could be made to sell for a dime in the drug stores I dare say that the royalty piled up within the space of one year would be sufficient to make the inventor rich.
Specifications: Cheapness and reliability are the two principal features to be sought. Both should be automatically sealed when standing in an upright position.
Exploitation: Should be patented in all of the principal countries of the world. Should be sold only on royalty.
5. Cheap Electric Scale
I have often wondered why some clever inventor does not take advantage of the dieting fad among both women and men. But how take advantage of such a thing as this? you ask.
It's very easy. Bath room scales are very much in demand today, but they are too high. We need very cheap scales. Why doesn't some electrical experimenter develop a scale in which the sensitive element, in place of being a spring, is a compressible electrical resistance? The greater the weight on the resistance, the greater the reading on the meter.
Naturally the electrical meter used in connection with the outfit could be a very cheap one and in place of being calibrated in volts, it would be calibrated in pounds.
Specifications: This scale should sell for three dollars or less. It should be accurate to within 2 per cent and should not be affected by temperature or humidity changes.
Exploitation: Should be patented in all of the leading countries of the world. Should be sold outright in the U. S. for $40,000.
6. Explosion-proof Auto Muffler
When raw gas enters an automobile muffler it invariably explodes if a hot spark passes through the exhaust. The result is usually rather disastrous on the part of the muffler. Its sides are often blown out and the device rendered useless.
As a remedy, why not a high pressure valve or flap that will open under such strain and relieve this condition? At any rate I am turning the problem oyer to my readers.
Specifications: This must add nothing to the cost of building such equipment. Rather it must be perhaps a method of construction. An automobile manufacturer does not mind selling a man a new muffler and consequently if the manufacturer is going to adopt such a thing, he will not take it on if it is going to add to the cost of building a car.
Exploitation: Should be patented only in the United States and should be sold outright.


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The Census through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is expanding the items that it asks about civic engagement and social capital.
On the November 2011 Current Population Survey (CPS) supplement, BLS will now ask about:
• Voting in local elections (such as mayor or school board)
• Frequency of using the internet to express opinions about political or community issues
• Frequency of communicating with family and friends
• Trust of neighbors
• Confidence in institutions (specifically corporations, the media and public schools)
These metrics will show up in the 2012 Civic Life in America report.
Many other measures of social capital and civic engagement are already being surveyed by BLS on the November supplement (more here), and BLS also asks on their September supplement metrics on volunteering, attendance at public meetings, and whether Americans have worked with neighbors to fix/improve something. The volunteering measures are reported by CNCS on the Volunteering in America website.
See "Census to collect new social capital measures"
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From The Telluride Daily Planet (Collin McRann):
The legislation comes in the form of a bill called the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act. It was reintroduced to the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 15 by lawmakers from Colorado and Washington state. Though an identical bill was shot down in the Senate late last year, it did pass the House in July by a unanimous vote. The bill's main focus is to clear much of the red tape associated with permitting small hydroelectric power projects, mainly those generating less than 5-megawatts of electricity.
Both U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) co-sponsored the bill, and one of its major supporters is the Colorado Small Hydro Association. Ophir's Kurt Johnson is president of the association, and in the past he has promoted the benefits of small hydroelectric projects…
Regulations currently in place require most hydroelectric projects to go through an application process and review with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The FERC process can be lengthy and expensive, which can create a burden to small projects.
If the new bill is passed into law, the regulatory process could be streamlined for certain small hydro projects. The bill, as written, provides periods of public comment and directs FERC to examine the feasibility of a two-year licensing process for certain low-impact hydropower projects. Some of the low-impact projects could include the conversion of existing non-powered dams into power-generating ones.
According to the association, the current permitting process has been a barrier to small projects for decades. As a result the association claims much of Colorado's, and the country's hydroelectric resources are under utilized.
Historically, western Colorado has had a number of small hydroelectric projects, including the Bridal Veil hydroelectric power station above Telluride. Bridal Veil along with the Ouray Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ouray are two of the oldest AC power plants in the country…
The bill states a significant amount of new hydroelectric generation could come from maximizing existing infrastructure, particularly non-powered dams. It states that only about 3 percent of the nation's 80,000 dams currently generate hydropower.


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VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency (6W-2L-0D) lost a 2-1 heartbreaker against Seattle Sounders FC (4W-1L-3D) Saturday afternoon at UBC's Dhillon Field, while the U-16s (4W-2L-1D) fell to a 3-0 defeat.
Gordon Forrest's side came out with a strong effort, despite tough circumstances as the team was once again without five regular players (Marco Carducci, Marco Bustos, Matthew Chow, Kianz Froese and Jordan Haynes) who were all called up for the Canadian FIFA U-17 World Cup team.
The 'Caps battled long and hard against their Northwest rivals for much of the game, with a ton of scoring opportunities for both teams in the first half, but no goals to show early on.
Seattle broke the deadlock midway through the second half as a cross in was finished with a header, giving the Sounders the early lead on 60 minutes of play.
Seattle then gave themselves some insurance 15 minutes later, as another header found the back of the net on 75 minutes of action off a world-class diagonal ball that was knocked in far post.
Midfielder Mitch Piraux was able to pull one back for the Blue and White late, as he made a wicked 25-yard run to pot home the ball on 90 minutes, but it was too little too late for the U-18s as they fell a goal short.
In a very competitive affair, assistant coach Steve Meadley was happy to once again see the youngsters from the U-16 team get a chance to show their skills with the older boys.
"We knew it was going to be a game of very few chances, and they took theirs," Meadley told whitecapsfc.com. "It was very tight and seriously contested, and I thought we let ourselves down a bit; but the good thing is that it is about development and this was a great learning opportunity for all of them."
Scoring Summary
59' – SEA - Duncan McCormick
73' – SEA - Kenneth Sweet
90' – VAN - Mitch Piraux
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Nolan Wirth; Titouan Chopin, Jackson Farmer, Nicholas Prasad, Sam Adekugbe; Mitch Piraux, Mark Baldisimo, Dario Zanatta (Vaggeli Boucas 77'); Aymar Sigue, Mason James (Kyle Jones 61'), Nike Azuma.
The U-16s, with several players called up to play for the U-18s, fell 3-0 to the Sounders on a cloudy afternoon at UBC Dhillon Field.
The visitors took the lead on 24 minutes, carrying the advantage into halftime after a closely contested first half.
Despite efforts to make a comeback in the second half, the Sounders retained their lead before doubling their advantage to 2-0 on 47 minutes. Seattle then found a final tally with 15 minutes to go as a younger group of U-16s suffered only their second loss of the season.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-16 ResidencyAidan Aylward; Joshua Cuthbert (Kadin Chung 44'), Manraj Bains, Matthew Baldisimo, Erik Morden (John Kasper 70'); Jeevin Kang, David Norman, Thomas Gardner (Marcello Polisi 48'); Francesco Saporito, Cole Morokhovich (Daniel Sagno 60'), Terran Campbell (Patrick Izett 41')


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Patriot Guard Riders Escorting Fort Drum Troops in Statewide Ride
Members of the Patriot Guard Riders of New Yorkare escorting members of the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum to the New York State Thruway along NY Route 12 today.
Members of the 10th are caravaning to visit the family of a fallen soilder.
The convoy is expected to travel through Boonville between 12 and 12:30 today then pass though Adler Creek Remsen, Mapledale and meet the Thruway at Utica. A map of the expected route is below.


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Colchester is a town in Chittenden county, Vermont. It was formed in 1763 in N.H. from the following county/ies: Addison. The probate and court district for Colchester is Chittenden. For more information, contact the town at 835 Blakely Rd., P.O. Box 55, Colchester 05446. On the attached map, Colchester is shown as 4 in Chittenden county.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Kyle Zimmer, ranked the Royals' top prospect by MLB.com, has a locker in the rookies' corner of the clubhouse as he experiences his first Major League training camp.
"You have expectations of what camp is going to be like, but just being here and being around guys and getting to watch just the way they go about their business, I'm learning from them," Zimmer said. "I think it's going to be great going into this year."
For a while, it was expected that Zimmer might have a chance to jump right into the Royals' starting rotation. After being promoted from Class A Advanced Wilmington to Double-A Northwest Arkansas, he'd posted a 1.93 ERA in four games before being shut down because of an aching shoulder.
"Going through my throwing in December and the beginning of January, I started having a little bit of discomfort similar to the end of last year," Zimmer said. "But I went to Kansas City and got it checked out, and everything structurally is fine. They decided they were going take it a little bit slower. Basically what they told me is my innings are more important to them at the end of the year than right now at the start."
So Zimmer doesn't know yet if he'll even get into any Cactus League games. The idea is to have him be going full-bore by the All-Star break or so. In short, if he does well in the Minors and if the Royals need an arm for the stretch run, he might get the call.
"So I think it's going to work out well in terms of my innings limit and everything else. I'll be able to hit stride at the end of the year, when it actually matters for me," he said.
Zimmer, 22, is still getting accustomed to the demands of pitching. He didn't take up the position until his freshman year at the University of San Francisco.
Why did it take him so long to get around to pitching?
"That's a good question. I was hitting the ball too far," he said with a chuckle. "I was just always a hitter growing up, I just never thought about pitching. When I got to USF my freshman year, I went there as a third baseman, and the guy that was starting over me was a junior and had a bunch of home runs the year before and it was obvious I wasn't going to start over him in my freshman year. They saw me throwing it across the infield pretty good and had me try a couple of bullpens and throw a few intrasquad games, and I guess they saw a little potential there and decided to have me stick to it."
Zimmer confided bluntly: "I did not like it at first."
But it turned out pretty well -- Zimmer was the Royals' first-round Draft choice in 2012 after barely three years of pitching.
"So I'm still relatively new to it, but it's great just being around some of these old guys and picking up tidbits here and there as I can," he said, glancing around the Royals' clubhouse. "Just being around in the atmosphere of getting going is fun."
Even though the brakes have been applied in Spring Training, Zimmer is considered to be on a fast track to the Majors.
"I don't really think about it too much," he said. "I just go out there every day when I get to have the ball on the mound and go out and compete. Just try to attack the strike zone and it's not my decision whenever I get moved up or anything like that. I just go about my business as usual and when my time comes, I'll be ready to go."


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Analysis finds likely voters rank health care second most important issue in presidential choice
A new analysis of 37 national opinion polls conducted by 17 survey organizations finds that health care is the second most important issue for likely voters in deciding their 2012 presidential vote. This is the highest that health care has been ranked as a presidential election issue since 1992. When likely voters were asked to choose from a list of issues, similar to the approach used in election-day exit polls, one in five (20%) named "health care and Medicare" as the most important issue in their 2012 voting choice, far behind "the economy and jobs" (cited by 51%).
"The economy dominates most voters' thinking in terms of their priorities for choosing a candidate," said Robert J. Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis at Harvard School of Public Health and co-author of the analysis that appears as an online Special Report on October 10, 2012 in the New England Journal of Medicine. "But in a close election, the two candidates' stands on health care issues could help swing the balance among some voters."
Likely voters who said "health care and Medicare" will be the most important issue in deciding their presidential vote were much more supportive of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) than the public in general is. Despite two and a half years of contentious debate, the public has not changed its view: Americans' assessment of the ACA remains mixed. Although several elements of the law are popular, since the law's passage the majority of Americans (in an average of polls) has not approved of the ACA. Americans have been relatively evenly divided in their opinions. An average of current polls shows that 44% approve of the ACA, and 45% disapprove (Chart 1). However, among likely voters who said "health care/Medicare was the most important issue in their voting choice, 41% said they were much less likely to vote for a candidate who supported repealing all or part of the ACA; 14% said they were much more likely to vote for such a candidate (Chart 2).
The analysis also looked at the issue of changing Medicare in the future to a system in which the government provides seniors with a fixed sum of money they could use to purchase either private health insurance or Medicare coverage. An average of current polls of the general public shows that 27% favor such a proposed change, while a majority (66%) are opposed. Among likely voters who said "health care/Medicare" was the most important issue in their voting choice, 39% said they were much less likely to vote for a candidate who supported such a change in Medicare; 11% said they were much more likely to vote for such a candidate.
These results suggest that "health care/Medicare voters" are siding with Obama vs. Romney on the ACA and Medicare issues in the election.
Another issue that has emerged during the 2012 campaign is placing substantial new limits on the availability of abortion services. Abortion was found to be the top issue for 4% of likely voters. The general public is divided, with more people favoring restrictions on abortion. About half (52%) say that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances or legal in only a few circumstances; 44% believe abortion should be legal under any or most circumstances. However, a large majority (83%) of the public believes abortion should be legal when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest. Among likely voters who said abortion would be the most important issue in the presidential voting choice, 61% said they were much more likely to vote for a candidate who favored placing substantial new limits on abortion services, a position similar to that held by Governor Romney; 24% said they were much less likely to vote for such a candidate.
It should be noted that many likely voters who are opposed to the ACA or favor major changes in Medicare may not rank "health care and Medicare" as the top issue in their voting choice. They may see "the economy and jobs" or "the federal deficit and taxes" as most important.
An additional factor that influences election outcomes for incumbent presidents is the public's assessment of their record – in this case, the President's record on health care – during their first term. President Obama's approval rating on handling health care is 41%, with 52% disapproving. In terms of perceptions of progress, the majority of Americans believe the problem of health care costs in the United States has worsened during the past 5 years (65%). Only 27% see quality of care as having improved, although about equally few (25%) think it has worsened.
"Despite the historic nature of the health care legislation that was enacted during President Obama's first term, the public remains quite mixed in their views about his performance on health care," said Blendon.
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Torrington High School alum gets dream job at Notre Dame
TORRINGTON >> A graduate of Torrington High School is making a name for himself in the world of collegiate marching bands.
Justin McManus, a 2004 graduate, was named assistant band director at the University of Notre Dame on Feb. 8 following an interview in Indiana just four days prior.
"It moved quite fast," the 24-year-old said of the process. He applied for the position online back in November 2012.
McManus called the job at Notre Dame an "all encompassing position."
He expects to do everything from leading the pep band to loading and driving the truck full of equipment from game to game.
McManus will pick up and move out of his home state in mid-June. He is slated to start work at Notre Dame on July 1.
"It's uncharted territory," said McManus who grew up in Torrington and did both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus.
Currently, he is finishing up his master's degree in music performance at UConn and leads the college's pep band as a graduate assistant. The pep band is prepping to travel to New Orleans Friday for the Final Four.
"Our first game is against Notre Dame," McManus said with a laugh.
"I'm very excited to get started," McManus said of his new opportunity. "It's a dream job for a lot of people. It was a dream job for me."
McManus began his career in music on the clarinet in elementary school. In high school, he switched to the bassoon at the request of his band director. He said he took a look at the "greater college landscape," and knew the bassoon was a more coveted instrument. He would go further.
McManus said he never expected to get the assistant director position at Notre Dame. He called it, "a shot in the dark."
Wayne Splettstoeszer, director of the THS band, however, said he knew McManus would go on to do great things.
"Justin was always a very driven young man. All through high school he worked extremely hard and received numerous personal honors and awards and represented THS at countless local and state music festivals," said Splettstoeszer. "Justin was drum major of the marching band at THS when they traveled to their first national parade in 2006, the National Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C."
Splettstoeszer summed it up by saying, "Justin was always destined for greatness, I was just along for the ride with him."
McManus doesn't exactly see it that way. He gives credit where credit is due, and that is with the teachers who shaped him through his time in the Torrington School District.
"I've had great teachers ever since elementary school," said McManus, "ever since I played the recorder in third grade through leading the high school band."
McManus said that while he isn't in Torrington these days, he has been watching this budget season from afar.
"I hope through this fiscal process the arts will continue to be supported," McManus said. "Music is a strong point for Torrington and I hope it continues to be a strong point."
"I've known Justin for quite a while," said Mayor Ryan Bingham. "He's one of the brightest and hard working kids I've had the pleasure of meeting. This is a perfect example of how great our music education program is and its impact on the future success of Torrington students. I'm proud of him and know that he'll be a tremendous representative for such a prestigious music program at Notre Dame."
"Words can not describe how proud everyone is of Justin," said Splettstoeszer. "To be named the assistant band director at the University of Notre Dame, one of the most historic college band programs is truly remarkable. Justin is proof that anything is possible if you work hard."
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Tonight, the New Yorker Fiction Department's Twitter account (@NYerFiction) will start tweeting Jennifer Egan's new story "Black Box." The entire story, which will also appear in the magazine's Science Fiction Issue next Monday, will be tweeted over the next ten evenings, from 8 to 9 P.M. E.T.
The idea of tweeting fiction in 140-character spurts might make some literary-minded folk a little queasy, but the concept makes total sense in line with the more exciting, innovative web presence the magazine's had ever since Nicholas Thompson took over as editor of newyorker.com. And Egan is a great author to experiment with the medium — her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Visit from the Goon Squad, has a chapter that's written entirely in PowerPoint. It would be annoyingly schticky if the magazine picked any old story to serialize in this way, but Egan wrote on the books blog that it took her a year to devise a story "whose structure would lend itself to serialization on Twitter," which means the endeavor is not just a social-media lark. She explained:
I found myself imagining a series of terse mental dispatches from a female spy of the future, working undercover by the Mediterranean Sea. I wrote these bulletins by hand in a Japanese notebook that had eight rectangles on each page. The story was originally nearly twice its present length; it took me a year, on and off, to control and calibrate the material into what is now "Black Box."
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oneworld is best alliance three times over, says Global Traveler04 December 2012
oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance for the third year running by Global Traveler in the leading business travel magazine's GT Tested Reader Survey 2012 Awards. oneworld also retained Global Traveler's Wines on the Wing award as the alliance whose airlines serve the best wines in-flight
oneworld is in addition the current holder of the World Travel Awards' World's Leading Airline Alliance title, retaining that award for the ninth year running, and Australian Business Traveller's Best Airline Alliance in its debut awards. It is also the current holder of Business Traveller's Cellars in the Sky award as the alliance whose members serve the best wines in-flight.
oneworld's individual member airlines also flew high in Global Traveler's GT Tested reader survey and Wines on the Wing awards.
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LAN took the trophy for Best Airline in Central/South America and Qantas for Best Airline to Australia and New Zealand.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Los Angeles next week, with the oneworld trophy to be collected on behalf of the alliance by Vice-President Commercial Stephen Usery, who said: "oneworld has always aimed to be the first choice airline alliance for international business travellers, so we are thrilled that they have judged us once again to be the best in this prestigious survey. They can rest assured that our airlines will continue to work together tirelessly on their behalves to provide the very best airline alliance services and benefits."
Global Traveler Publisher and CEO Francis X Gallagher said: "Congratulations, oneworld, on receiving this recognition three years running. It's no surprise to see the alliance continually ranking at the top when you look at oneworld's member airlines, most of them award-winning airlines themselves. Service and quality are synonymous with the alliance and the member airlines."
Global Traveler conducted a survey of it readers from 1 January 2012 to 31 August 2012 with open-ended questions for the best in many categories of business and luxury travel. The survey was ducted in the magazine, as an insert to subscriber copies, as a direct mail questionnaire, on-line and emailed during the period in question. Only those questionnaires where more than 50 per cent of the questions were completed were counted. The 2012 survey generated results from more than 36 000 completed questionnaires under these criteria. Responses from employees of the magazine or individuals associated with the travel industry were not accepted. It is the ninth year running that Global Traveler has conducted its GT Tested Survey.
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- Serve some 860 airports in almost 160 countries, with more than 9 300 daily departures.
- Offer some 550 airport lounges for premium customers.
- Carry almost a million passengers a day on a combined fleet of more than 2 500 aircraft.
- Generate nearly US$ 120 billion annual revenues in total.
oneworld enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges. oneworld also offers one of the most extensive ranges of alliance fares.


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Every parent wonders just what their children are capable of, usually for good and occasionally — like when they climb on countertops and start waiving knives around — for not-so-good. Here's some handy infoporn showing traits shared by Formula 1 champions. Step 1: Move to Europe.
While some of this makes common sense, the stat concerning wealth is the most surprising, since many seats in race cars now must be lined with piles of the driver's cash. Here's the graphic via Carbuzz:


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PWK's 90th Birthday Party
The company took the opportunity to celebrate PWK's 90th birthday at the 1994 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This was a few months before his actual birthday of March 9th, but it made for an outstanding event. At that time Klipsch did not display on the CES show floor. Rather, they rented ballroom space at the now-defunct Crown Plaza. Limousines were hired to shuttle dealers to a much more private and extensive display of the products. This particular year it facilitated a huge party for PWK.
Naturally many industry notables would "be in town" and were invited to attend. See if you recognize any in the photos.
Some of the Klipsch Museum of Audio History artifacts were brought and displayed. Of note, the 13th Klipschorn was operating, powered by an immaculately restored Brooke 10 watt amp and preamp (Model 12). The K-horn woofer cabinet was one of the Baldwin-built units with its original drivers, including a Western Electric 713 HF. This is also the one reviewed by Consumer's Research in 1948, establishing the 1st K-horn review. Program material that evening consisted of Bell Telephone stereophonic recordings from the 1930's. Most witnesses were impressed with the performance.
View all the pictures from this event here.


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AUBURN, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 1:20 p.m. ET) — Currier Plastics Inc. continues to build its injection and blow molding capacity, adding five machines recently while awaiting construction of its 55,000-square-foot addition.
The Auburn, N.Y., company is adding two Sumitomo all-electric injection molding machines to boost its medium-range lid and cap molding capacity, according to Al Gross, vice president of operations.
The Sumitomo machines come with clamping forces of 198 and 308 tons and are being set up in space already available in the facility.
Currier also continues to boost its lineup of injection stretch blow molding machinery, adding three Aoki machines in the fall, one more than was previously announced. It will boost the number of Aoki blow molding machines to seven when done.
"We created space in our existing facility. It adds capacity while we are in the middle of our expansion," said Gross in a telephone interview.
The company had announced in May that it would construct a 55,000-square-foot addition that Gross said should be completed next spring. It will house Currier's blow molding division and allow Currier to gain more room and efficiencies in its current facility. Overall, the facility will grow to about 110,000 square feet. It has about 120 employees.
"Over the last two years our target has been 15 percent growth per year. We hit it the last two years and that's the target for next year," he said, noting that it has experienced growth from business coming back from overseas.
He said two contracts that were formerly done in China are part of the reason for the purchase of the Sumitomo machines. They are designed to be more energy efficient, provide a cleaner molding environment and to be more precise at higher speeds and pressures, according to Gross.


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Here's today's Gannett New Jersey game story (check out the photo of Gonzo patting Paul Gause on the head):
closing the backdoor
On the birth of his daughter, Brooke Kimberly, yesterday morning:
"We're very excited about it. I didn't tell anyone until after the game because I'm a little superstitious."
The middle name, Kim, is an homage to his sister who died of viral encephalitis at age 32.
"It was hard for me to leave my wife . . . I played both nights of my father's death and funeral, My family raised me that way. I've always been very resilient."
"I do have an obligation tot his team and these kids and I don't want to be hypocrite. I want them to understand this is so very important to me."
"I probably won't go out (to St. Mary's) with the team (they leave Thursday) for a couple of days. I need to spend the next couple of days with my wife. I'm hoping to fly out on Saturday."
On avoiding a letdown after the upset of Virginia:
"The night we beat Virginia the first thing I talked about was, we beat Virginia on Saturday, we don't want them to beat us on Wednesday. I've been around long enough to know that after a big game the next game is the hardest game to win."
On being 6-0 for the first time since 1988:
"The best lesson I brought to Seton Hall: I learned how to keep my team focused on one game at a time. We're 6-0 and that's great. I tell our guys, you can't take the pat on the back too serious because the kick in the butt is right around the corner."
On the defense:
"We got to the point where we finally understood—when your man has the ball you pressure the ball, when your man doesn't have the ball you loosen up and play off," Gonzalez explained. "We finally got that concept. It took us a couple of games, but we got it."
On Princeton:
Playing an Ivy League team on the road—that's great for us. Playing Princeton at Princeton is never an easy game, to win 65-55 is like winning by 25 against someone else. I think playing people like Monmouth and Navy helped us in this game."
"I don't know if any team can play with more energy than Seton Hall, because it stems from the coach and the enthusiasm he brings to the program and his guys."
On Gonzo's fatherhood: "We didn't know about it until halftime," Seton Hall center John Garcia said. "I guess he wanted to inspire us a little more and I think it worked. I'm glad we went out there and won it for him." The defense, which included 10 steals and six blocked shots, had a little something to do with that as well.
On the team's improving defense:
"People have the right to question our defense in the first few games, we weren't really defending well. We worked on it in practice. Guys are taking a little bit more pride into it. We realized we can't outscore teams every game. We have to play some defense."
On the program's best start since 1988:
"We don't pay any attention to that kind of stuff. We try to stay grounded. The day after we beat Virginia coach made sure we stayed grounded. That practice was pretty tough (laughs). He kind of got at us — to make sure we knew it was a long season and he didn't want any letdowns. I think it worked."
— Princeton is much better this year. Sophomore center Zach Finley is going to be one heck of a player. The Tigers look like they enjoy playing for Sydney Johnson, which would be a big contrast to the failed Joe Scott regime. They could give Rutgers a game on Saturday.
— Six games and no technical fouls for Bobby G.
— You gotta like Gonzo's use of different guards running the offense. It takes some pressure off Eugene Harvey and prepares the team for a situation where Harvey is in foul trouble or hurt.
— The Hall is improving by leaps and bounds defensively. Defensive is mostly effort, with a little smarts and teamwork kicked in. Good to see it come together.
— Jadwin Gym was at least half Seton Hall fans.
— When discussing his baby girl, Gonzo joked in the press conference that he didn't want to get too soft in front of the media and that "all the people who hate me" might be seeing a different side of him.


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Mornington Peninsula Map: $20
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See more information on Australian maps by this Aussie Australia map artist
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The Aussie maps of Australia - this page gives overall perspective
See closer sections of AussieMap - Australia Map - Here you will see his drawings in more detail.
Due to the size of this poster, we have taken small areas and enlarged them to give an idea of what you can expect to see & read
David E. Clarke - Artist mapmaker. Read how his early experiences as a Jackeroo & a fencer took him travelling and finally led him into the world of art.
Dave has produced a collection of cartoons - antics of his 'little furry creatures' - email for further information


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Adult Swim
Adult Swim continued its streak as basic cable's #1 network for Total Day Delivery of young adults 18-34, 18-49 and 18-24 as well as men 18-34 & 18-24. Adult Swim also ranked #2 in Prime Time (Broadcast definition) delivery of adults 18-34 among basic cable networks, behind only ESPN. Prime Time growth among key demos included 2% gains among adults 18-34, 3% gains among adults 18-49 and 1% gains among adults 18-24.
Among Adult Swim's original programming, Childrens Hospital (Thursday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among all adults 18-24 and men 18-24. Similarly, the Adult Swim premiere of the original Black Dynamite movie (Sunday, 11:30 p.m.) increased delivery among adults 18-24 by 10%, adults 18-49 by 7%, men 18-34 by 13%, men 18-24 by 20% and men 18-49 by 4%.
Adult Swim programming-including Family Guy, Robot Chicken and American Dad-accounted for 22 of the top 50 telecasts of the week on basic cable among adults 18-34, more than any other network.
Cartoon Network
Across the first week of September 2012, Cartoon Network ranked as basic cable's #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, and the #2 network among kids 9-14. Older kids drove solid growth vs. the same time period last year, with average kids 6-11 delivery in Early Prime expanding by 11% and average delivery in Total Day expanding by 20%.
Among its original animated programming, Monday night's presentation of Regular Show (8 p.m.) ranked as the #1 telecast of the week among all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, as well as the #1 telecast of the day among kids 2-11 & 9-14. Similarly, a new episode of Adventure Time (7:30 p.m.) scored as the #1 telecast in its time period among all kids 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 and all boy demos.
Tuesday night's season finale of Total Drama: Revenge of the Island (8 p.m.) scored as the #1 telecast of the day among boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, and was #1 in its time period among kids 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14. Overall, the series led Tuesday night (7-9 p.m.) to reign as the #1 network among kids 2-11 and all key boys, earning an average 8% delivery growth among kids 6-11 and 26% growth among kids 9-14.
TNT's new hit Major Crimes, which just secured the record for basic cable's biggest audience ever for a new series launch, ranked as basic cable's #1 non-news program last week, drawing more than 5.7 million viewers (+6% vs. the prior week). The latest episode of basic cable's #1 new series for the year-to-date also averaged 1.2 million adults 18-49 (+5%) and 1.6 million adults 25-54 (+2%).
Perception scored 4.0 million viewers Monday night (+2% vs. the prior week), making it basic cable's #2 scripted program for the week behind Major Crimes. The episode also brought in 854,000 adults 18-49 and grew its delivery of adults 25-54 by +2% to 1.1 million vs. the prior week.
TNT's caper drama Leverage pulled 2.4 million viewers in Live + Same Day delivery Sunday night, including 871,000 adults 18-49 and more than 1 million adults 25-54.
As reported earlier today, time-shifted viewing has given TNT two new viewership records. According to the latest Live + 7 data, the Aug. 13 finale of The Closer grew to a final tally of 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched series finale in basic cable history. On a household basis, the finale now stands as cable's highest-rated series finale of all time. Meanwhile, the Aug. 13 premiere of TNT's new series Major Crimes climbed to 9.5 million viewers, making it basic cable's biggest new series launch ever.
In addition, the Aug. 14 season finale of Rizzoli & Isles scored 8.3 million viewers, while the Aug. 19 season ender for Falling Skies captured 5.9 million viewers.
The following are the Live + 7 deliveries for TNT episodes airing the week of Aug. 13:
· The Closer (Aug. 13): 11.2 million viewers; 2.7 million adults 18-49; 3.6 million adults 25-54
· Major Crimes (Aug. 13 series debut): 9.5 million viewers; 2.2 million adults 18-49; 2.9 million adults 25-54
· Rizzoli & Isles (Aug. 14 Season 3 Finale): 8.3 million viewers; 2.5 million adults 18-49; 3.1 million adults 25-54
· Franklin & Bash (Aug. 14 Season 2 Finale): 4.3 million viewers; 1.9 million adults 18-49; 2.0 million adults 25-54
· Leverage (Aug. 19): 3.6 million viewers: 1.4 million adults 18-49; 1.7 million adults 25-54
· Falling Skies (Aug. 19 Season 2 Finale): 5.9 million viewers; 2.7 million adults 18-49; 3.2 million adults 25-54
TBS once again dominated basic cable's sitcom charts last week, with episodes of the recently renewed original series Sullivan & Son joining TBS's telecasts of The Big Bang Theory to claim 14 of basic cable's Top 15 sitcom telecasts for the week among total viewers. TBS also accounted for 13 of the Top 15 sitcom telecasts with adults 18-34 and adults 18-49.
Thursday night's episode of TBS hit original sitcom Sullivan & Son drew 2.1 million viewers Thursday night, and grew its delivery of adults 18-34 by 7% over the prior week to 545,000. Among adults 18-49, the episode garnered 1.2 million.
Last week, TBS's late-night series CONAN averaged 848,000 viewers in Live + Same Day, up 3% over the prior week of premieres. The show also scored 246,000 adults 18-34 and grew its delivery of adults 18-49 to 559,000, up 2% over the previous week of new episodes.
truTV ranked among ad-supported cable's Top 10 networks last week in primetime delivery of three key demos: adults 18-49, men 18-34 and men 18-49. Compared to the same week last year, truTV scored strong growth across the board, with total viewers up 6%, adults 18-34 up 17%, adults 18-49 up 6%, men 18-34 up 16% and men 18-49 up 7%.
Lizard Lick Towing (Monday at 10 p.m.) brought in 2.3 million viewers last week, along with 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 672,000 men 18-49. The show delivered triple-digit demo growth compared to the same timeslot last year and led truTV to Top 10 rankings for the night among key demos and viewers.
Hardcore Pawn (Tuesday at 9 p.m.) ranked as the #1 ad-supported cable show in its timeslot among men 18-34, while also scoring strong second-place rankings among adults 18-34 and men 18-49. The episode drew a total audience of 2.7 million viewers.
Operation Repo (Wednesday at 9 p.m.) garnered 1.6 million viewers and was the second-most-watched ad-supported program in the timeslot with men 18-34. Overall, the episode wrangled 1.6 million viewers.


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CHICAGO —The Roman Catholic Church has agreed to begin formally searching for a successor to the head of the nation's third-largest archdiocese.
Cardinal Francis George spoke about his most recent bout with cancer while meeting with reporters Friday to share his thoughts on the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. George had been scheduled to travel to Rome for the April 27 ceremony, but canceled his plans on the advice of his doctors.
A recent infection forced him to be hospitalized for a week, delaying the start of his second round of chemotherapy, and doctors were worried that he could be vulnerable to another infection during the trip.
"I can't do that, it would be very foolish" to travel against that advice, he said. "I'm not going to do something dangerous. ... But I'll be there in prayer."
George spoke admiringly of both popes and said John Paul was down to earth and had an ironic sense of humor even while being "a monumental figure."
"He was a genius and a poet and a philosopher and a very, very kind bishop and a saint. When you talked to him you had the sense that he was also having a conversation with the Lord, that there were three people in that conversation."
The 77-year-old said it was time to begin the search for his successor as the spiritual leader of Chicago's 2 million-plus Roman Catholics. He said he has spoken with the apostolic nuncio, the Vatican's U.S. ambassador, who agreed to formally begin the process.
He submitted a resignation letter when he turned 75, which all bishops are required to do. But many bishops continue serve beyond that point, and George said at the time that he hoped the pope would not immediately accept the resignation and allow him to serve two or three more years.
"The fact that my health is uncertain — it isn't a question of imminent death. I'm not going to be dying, I don't think, in the next few months — but it's a question of being able to spend your entire energy on what is my responsibility as archbishop of Chicago," George said. "Now, it looks as if I'm going to have to be spending a little more attention on my health. And so it's just not fair to the archdiocese."
George said the formal succession process is lengthy and will begin soon, although he had no precise timeframe.
The cancer is near his right kidney. George survived bladder cancer eight years ago and was diagnosed with urothelial cancer in 2012.
He had planned to meet with Pope Francis during the visit to Rome and said he still hopes to do so on another occasion.
George intends to participate in Holy Week services and Easter Mass at Holy Name Cathedral.


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America's Interactions with Islam and Judaism in North Africa
- Lawrence A. PeskinLawrence A. PeskinMorgan State University
Encounters between Americans, Muslims, and Jews in North Africa played a foundational role in Americans' early understanding of Islam and Judaism. At a time when the United States population had few Jews and virtually no free Muslims, North Africa was one of the places Americans were most likely to meet individuals from these groups.
Initially, American sailors and diplomats encountered North African Muslims and Jews as the result of frequent ship captures by Barbary corsairs beginning in the colonial period and culminating in the 1780s and 1790s. After 1815, the sailors and diplomats were joined by missionaries journeying to the Mediterranean region to convert Jews and Muslims as well as non-Protestant Christians.
These encounters prompted a good deal of literature published in the United States, including captivity narratives, novels, plays, histories, and missionary journals. These publications reinforced two dominant views of Islam. First, the early focus on Barbary corsairs capturing American "slaves" reinforced old notions of Islam as despotic and Muslims as "savages" similar to Native Americans. Missionary accounts prompted more thoughtful approaches to Muslim theology at the same time that they reinforced existing notions of Islam as a deceitful religion and revivified millenarian hopes that the declining Ottoman Empire foretold the Second Coming.
As a result of the captivity crises, Americans often had to deal with the area's small but influential group of Jewish merchants in order to get terms and credit to free their countrymen. These fraught negotiations reinforced older European stereotypes of Jews as sharpers and Shylocks. As with Islam, the missionary period brought more thoughtful consideration of Jewish theology as Americans engaged in chiliastic hopes of bringing the Jews to Jerusalem.
After 1850 or so, Americans interested in Jews or Muslims looked less frequently to North Africa. Growing immigrant populations, first of Jews and then of Muslims, meant that Americans could encounter people of all three Abrahamic faiths at home. At the same time, missionary interests moved east, into the Holy Land, Syria, Turkey, and ultimately East Asia. Nevertheless, the early impact of North Africa on American thinking retained its influence, as is evident from President Barack Obama's 2009 speech on American-Islamic relations delivered in Cairo.


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Dining on a Budget | Avocado Café
There must be something in those smoothies at Avocado Café to make the family that operates it so relentlessly happy.
But it's a genuine joy that seems to radiate from Tripp and Felicia Floyd, and their mother, Gale Goodman-Floyd. It's a feeling that a mom and her two grown children are doing something they love, together.
Gale Goodman-Floyd, a retired Air Force officer, found the space in a 100-year-old home in Bracken Village, transformed it into a restaurant and opened last August. The menu refers to her as GG.
The family and their place is so sweet and sincere that it's worth the drive from San Antonio just to hang out for a while.
The food is good, too.
Naturally, several dishes here featured avocado.
Among them, the Avocado Café Signature Sandwich, which combines slices of avocadoes and tomatoes with spring mix and an herb-enriched mayonnaiselike spread. It doesn't have any meat, but you'll be too busy enjoying it to care.
The Signature BLT Bowl combines bits of applewood-smoked bacon with chunks of avocado, spring greens and an excellent house-made ranch dressing, and is served with a couple of slices of wheat berry bread, grilled on a panini maker.
More Information
Avocado Café
18771 FM 2252, Suite 23 (Nacogdoches Road outside Loop 1604 in Bracken Village), 210-441-8536, www.avocado cafesa.com
Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Price range: Lunch: appetizers, $2-$6.50; salads, $5.50; soups, $4.50-$7; entrées, $5-$8.50. Dinner: appetizers, $6-$8.50; entrees, $9-$16. Custom juices, smoothies and milkshakes, $5-$6.
Hit: Artichoke cheese dip, Avocado Café Signature Sandwich
Miss: Eggs Benedict needed more richness and toasted bread
Lighter choice: Most of the menu is lighter
Noteworthy: Many items on menu are gluten-free, vegetarian or vegan. Owners are willing to accommodate food sensitivities upon request.
The version here of eggs Benedict also includes thin slices of avocado. Maybe the hollandaise sauce needed a bit more richness and depth of flavor, and the bread needed toasting, but you gotta give Goodman-Floyd credit for including the luxurious dish on a menu that could have just focused on salads and sandwiches.
Not every dish, though, features avocados. That would be too cutesy, and this place doesn't veer into that territory. For an appetizer, we chose the artichoke and cheese dip, served with veggie chips. It's creamy, salty and cheesy, just like something a thoughtful host or hostess would serve to good friends before a dinner party.
Although our visit took place during lunch, the dinner menu looks intriguing, with items such as ceviche, an avocado flatbread and kimchi soup with coconut rice. The family lived in Okinawa for five years, and Goodman-Floyd learned how to make ramen and other Asian dishes. Those alone may be worth checking out during a future visit.
Also, we're going to have to look into some items on the extensive list of smoothies, including the Signature Avocado Milkshake.
During our lunch visit, a large party of around 10 diners sat in an adjacent room and our dishes took a while to arrive. At different times, all three apologized for the wait and Tripp Floyd brought out complimentary cookies that looked and tasted almost like blondies to help make up for it.
OK — after one of those cookies, we were pretty chipper, too.
Twitter: @etij
Editor's Note: The phone number for Avocado Café in the Bracken Village is 210-441-8536. A review on page H7 of the June 30 Taste section gave the incorrect number.
Editor's Note: The phone number for Avocado Café in the Bracken Village is 210-441-8536. A review on page H7 of the June 30 Taste section gave the incorrect number.


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