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Focus on the Present
This isn't a blog about baseball, but give me a moment and I promise I'll tie this all into the title. It happened, it really did. The Cardinal's started September almost eight games out of the Wild Card chase and on the last day of the regular season, an hour after the last pitch of their successful game against the Houston Astros, they made it to the playoff's. They didn't do it alone. They had a little help from the Atlanta Brave's as they choked and crashed over the last month of their season, but they made it. Die hard fans watched and moaned to themselves about another year without playoff baseball. Fair weather fans gave up and started counting the days to football season. Now we're all wearing Cardinal red and trying not to think past today's game. Because if we don't win today, we won't move forward.
I know it's a playoff series, we have to win three, but first we must win today and that's a lot like accomplishing anything. You have to complete what's happening right now before you move on.
I have to do laundry today to have clean clothes tomorrow. I have to get groceries today before I can cook dinner all week. I have to write today, to end up with a novel. It's easy to get so focused on the future, that you neglect what's right in front of you. Have you ever seen a shortstop make an amazing play to snag the baseball then fumbled the ball on the throw. He's so focused on throwing the runner out he didn't have a handle on the ball to begin with. I do this all the time. Not failing to throw runners out at first, I've never done that. It could be said that I fail to that all the time. What I mean is I get so focused on what I'm trying to accomplish I screw up what I'm doing right now. Here's an example.
A couple of years ago when I travelled for work, I was leaving a completed job and heading for a new one. I had a list of things I wanted to accomplish before I left to find a new motel and set up for weeks ahead. One of those was a manicure. I know, I work construction, but dammit sometimes I like to have nice nails. So I went to get a manicure. I took my Kindle and read while I was getting my nails done. It was a lovely break in a schedule that had been nuts for weeks. But I had a dozen things to do before dark, find a place to stay, drive to the new worksite to make sure I knew the way and how long it would take to get there. I needed to get groceries, do my laundry, well you get the picture. I had a lot on my mind. I paid for my manicure, jumped in my car and drove south for sixty miles or so. I had another thirty miles to drive to find a place to stay, but I was hungry and wanted lunch and I needed to stop in the mall and find a new raincoat, because it was tropical storm season and I was going to need it. I walked into the restaurant thinking about getting a coat, eating a nice lunch, finding a place to stay...and opened my purse to get out my Kindle. AND IT WASN'T THERE!
I went back to my car, searched all my bags, but my Kindle was sixty miles north in the nail salon. Because I was so focused on what I needed to get done, I messed up what I was doing right then and had to drive back the way I'd just come to get my Kindle. Almost all my plans for that day shattered and clattered into the trash and the only thing I accomlished was driving a 120 mile round trip through LSU football traffic and ending up still thirty miles from where I needed to be searching for a place to stay in the dark and no I didn't get a chance to get a raincoat either.
Have you ever focused so much on what your final goal is that you missed out or messed up the thing you were doing right then. Share in the comments or I'm gonna think I'm the only one this stuff happens to.


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> "Are you a greater class daemon?"> "Sorry, but once you start a spell you can't stop it, that's how our spells work"> Would a physical attack that causes a reflexive response break her spell?
>"...So judging from the fact that you're not going to bother fighting, perhaps you'd be more willing to talk with us than some of the other Daemons that have been trying to cross over...?"
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> "Well I like Makai, and you evaded my question miss"> "Okay, I was going to try stopping her but if you're fine with it I won't"> "So, what brings you to Gensokyo?"
>"Well you don't look like a Koa, so you obviously have to be a Chu or greater, assuming you're actually a Daemon.">"Anyway, before we begin, let's introduce ourselves at least. I'm Rumia, what's your name?"
> "So tourism basically ... ?"> Make our cheeryest face> "Hey we showed someone around recently, maybe you're just like them! Wanna come with us? I'm sure we'll visit various places in Gensokyo while investigating this incident"> "Say, are you someone's familiar and do you have familiars?"> "Also what do you think of lady Shinki?"> Look her in the eyes (cheerfully) while asking that last part, hopefully we can tell if she's sincere
> Is Mystia okay? Visually, don't turn our back or move towards her> Make a serious face and point at Mystia> "That was uncalled for! You're in Gensokyo and we use the Spell Card System here which means you can't use lethal magic or kill people! There's a vicious shrine maiden that enforces these rules, and trust me you don't wanna get on her bad side, I've been there" low voice "and might still be!"> "Know ... too much? Aren't all welcome to come to Makai?"> Pay close attention to how she responds to this (not in a noticeable way) as we're quoting Shinki> "Well I manipulate darkness"> Make it as dark as we can around all of us (including the daemoness)> "Interesting isn't it?"
> Damn she's good at being ambiguous, can't tell if shes heretic or not> "You're using a spell or magic, I create darkness without even trying"> "How bout this?"> Form a Demarcation darkness spherical barrier between us and her> "I can separate the boundary of light and darkness in a way that there's no intermediate area between them"> "Also I see you're able to slip through our world's barrier, how come? Others haven't been as successful without using a portal"> "Additionally, I assume you're aware of the treaty between Makai and Gensokyo?"
> Dispel the demarcation sphere> "If you put it that way isn't everything magic? Even life itself?"> "Darkness and barriers are my natural talent that's all. I do want to get stronger and improve my skills but I'm not sure how"> "Are you as strong as Yuki or Mai?"> Do we know about the UFO incident and Byakuren?> "I didn't have any part in making that treaty, just giving you the heads up since there's a scary shrine maiden that enforces this stuff"> "Personally I like the idea of being able to freely travel between Gensokyo and Makai but each place has its own rules and visitors need to follow them if they expect to be welcome"> "I made this using different types and shapes of barriers"> Show her the compass we made, marking all of our locations with tiny darkness spheres> "It always points in the same direction and those spheres are our locations relative to me"
> Mark Remilia Koa and Fladre with tiny moving darkness spheres on our compass> "I guess you're one of the strongest in Makai then"> "The shrine maiden has dark brown hair, not purple"> Look towards them and say "Oh hey its Flandre, Koa and Remi!"> "I'm sure they'll be a whole lot more interesting than me, I'm just the average garden variety Youkai..."> Make a sad face after saying that> "Anyways what did you think of the barrier thing? I want to learn how to make more complicated things out of barriers"
> Mark Remilia Koa and Fladre with tiny moving darkness spheres on our compass> "I guess you're one of the strongest in Makai then"> "The shrine maiden has dark brown hair, not purple"> Look towards them and say "Oh hey its Flandre, Koa and Remi!"> "I'm sure they'll be a whole lot more interesting than me, to you I'm just the average garden variety Youkai..."> Make a sad face after saying that> "Anyways what did you think of the barrier thing? I want to learn how to make more complicated things out of barriers"
> Before Elis' reply,half-gaze on her and half on Mystia,wave at Mystia and assume calm and soothing tone: " Glad you are okay,Mysti! "> " Please,excuse Elis for that rash action : it's her first time in Gensokyo ,not knowing the whos and hows ,not on tourism but on business and she did held back ."
>To Mystia: (Before Tom)>>"A shrine maiden? Cirno and Daiyousei were attacked by a demon that looked like a shrine maiden! At least we know where she went now...">>"The question is which side are both of them on...? Are they part of the incident, or are they some third party with their own agenda... At least they certainly seem more willing to talk then the others, or at least Elis is..."
// After Evil_Nazgul0616's second action> "I think we all know too well that there's no right or wrong when it comes to incidents, everyone has their own plans and what seems wrong to us might seem very right to someone else"
> The reason we marked them was to give Elis the heads up (before Remilia, Sakuya and Koakuma realize we're aware of them)> Shout "Stop it now!" Sound as imposing as we can> "If she's as powerful as she claims we don't stand a chance"> "Was she the one that broke in to your mansion or was it her shrine maiden friend?"
> "I'm sure that crow and her friends thought what they were doing was very reasonable"> Turn to Sakuya and Remilia> "I don't underestimate you, it's just that we're all walking on a very thin line right here you see... If you get hurt fighting her Reimu will surely launch another full scale attack on Makai, and if she gets hurt Shinki will surely avenge her fallen child"> "Which is why I think we should avoid fighting at all costs"> "What seal are you after, Elis? If it has nothing to do with us I doubt we'll get in your way"> "It's not like there's that many seals in Gensokyo anyways!"
>"Oh, so it's a personal matter, then... that's understandable">Actually did we ever tell Mystia about Alice's book?>>If so, then whisper to Mystia.>>"Mystia... Why on earth would you mention a certain item where Elis could hear it...? If she does turn out to be one of or in league with the heretics you could've put Alice at risk!">>If not then this obviously isn't the real Mystia, and we should be cautious.>We should probably make good on Yumeko and Shinki's requests soon...>Recall what Yumeko's exact words were again?
> Ensure that no-one gets the Grimoire.
> Turn to Remilia> "So you're researching Makai and how to summon familiars?"
> Return to where we left Daiyousei and Mayina
>Whisper to Mystia:>"When this is over, just in case she heard you, we should probably high-tail it to Alice immediately. I was planning on heading there anyway, so might as well do so sooner than later... Hopefully she won't attack us like last time..."
> "If you really are Makaians how come you haven't run out of energy all these years outside the Miasma?"> "Anyways, if you insist you're allowed to fight each other go ahead, there's not much we can do to stop you"> "It would be nice if you used the spell card rules though, the loser has to do what the winner says anyways"> "We'll get out of your way then"> Turn to our group> "Lets head back and check on Daiyousei"> Return to where we left Daiyousei and Mayina
>Make sure nobody unexpected follows us on the way.
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Thinking about innovation
A constant thread of conversation and discussion in the past few years in my professional world, particularly since starting work with CETIS, has been how to support and encourage innovation. The past month hase been especially thought provoking – in part because I've been thinking a little about ongoing work of the Observatory and in part prompted by the chance I had to take a break from my summer holidays and go to a symposium on innovation and reform in global education. The symposium was held at the Center for Global Curriculum Studies at Seattle Pacific University – "2011 Global Symposium : Educational Innovations and Reform in Countries around the World". With a focus on educational practice, theory, and policy and with delegates who were teachers, lecturers, and university administrators, the symposium was a stimulating step out of my ed tech and development project comfort zone.
I'm not going to go into the symposium in detail, in part because it was too diverse for me to try to synthesise but mostly because it's outside of my area of expertise and you can get the slidecasts of the presentations on iTunesU. I'd like to pick out one or two things that I think are relevant to our more tech-focused conversations about fostering innovation.
How do you think about failure and failure rates?
"Out of every ten innovations attempted,
all very splendid,
nine will end up in silliness"
Antonio Machado (Spanish poet)
"make lots of mistakes and make them quickly"
(Agile programming via CRIG and David Flanders)
Obviously a piece of software failing and the failure of an educational strategy are quite different things with different implications for those involved but innovation requires risk, requires that we tolerate failure, and we recognise when a good idea has not worked in practice.
I reckon if we (HE/FE) manage a 1 in 10 adoption rate of successful innovations I reckon we're actually making a difference – we need to be be willing to work on and with things that turn out to be silly.
How do we judge innovation?
It is perhaps obvious that innovation will be judged one a case by case basis, but when trying to foster innovation it's easy to focus on the 'shiny' and forget both the criteria which innovations will be judged on and the potential hidden costs of an innovation. In that light I found Richard Scheuerman's "Trends in American Teacher Preparation: Innovations, Destinations, and Consequences" thought provoking – in particular his summary of Wendell Berry's reflections on innovation (the following is Scheuerman's summary of points made by Berry in 1987 interview about not buying a computer; currently available ).
"Fundamental Qualities of Progressive Innovation
- Cheaper than the replacement or what has been charged before
- More effective than the replacement or the programme previously used
- Takes less energy than the previous model
- If technological use renewable energy where possible
- Should be comprehensible or obvious to the masses
- Should promote well-being of local places and the community
- Should not disrupt goodness including family and cultural relationships"
I suspect most readers of this blog may be sceptical of a writer who questioned why he needed a computer but, sidestep your initial scepticism, remember that he said this in 1987, and consider how such criteria relate to what we do. For innovations that require mass adoption these qualities provoke some interesting questions, and more importantly provoke some interesting responses (in my mind at least).
I'm still thinking about how the above apply to innovation in education and how innovation and purpose interact and it was interesting throughout the symposium to see how any discussions about innovation and reform often began with and certainly could not avoid discussing the purpose(s) of education as they interact with national policy. In this light I'm also glad to see another round discussions about the purpose of education (this time looking at assessment) – purpos/ed – kicking off.
Where and when does innovation happen?
this is perhaps the critical question for an Innovation Support Centre [alongside "how do you measure innovation?"].
In his concluding thoughts about patterns of reform which had been mentioned in the symposium, Dr Ellis noted that different global regions who had presented had reported on different patterns of centralisation and decentralisation in their initiatives both in terms of mode and style of educational structures and their intended impact on the student (e.g. a Russian trend towards national identity and centralised structures and a Chinese trend towards regional structures and developing individuals potential) – reflecting that some of the time it may be the process rather than direction which is the important aspect of effective reform.
Perhaps then the key element in innovation support, is the environment ISCs can help create and process we support – the events, the community interactions, stimuli, and the amplification of interesting work. I'm struck by the way I've seen this work UKOLN is doing with in Dev8D and DevCSI, and the hackdays, conferences, and community meetings we organise.
In this regard something Gardner Campbell posted recently about invention is also relevant, in particular the quotation he kicks off with:
"For a great period of invention,
the artisans must become philosophers or the philosophers, artisans"
quotation from Norbert Wiener's Invention: The Care and Feeding of Ideas
I think for the Observatory and other innovation support this is a key balance – the academic and the practical informing each other without one dominating the other.
Related posts
recent posts about innovation recently:
- My presentation at the symposium was on Openness as a Catalyst for Innovation
- Amber Thomas pointed out recently – The Trouble With Facts in Innovation
- Paul Walk Responsive innovation – change management in a recession


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Slava "Comma Sutra"
07 Mar 2014 — Evelyn Malinowski
You guys, this EP is amazing. Just sit, start with the second track "Better," and look at the artwork. Doesn't that fill your heart with joy? Slava's quite impressive handle on Chicago clubby breaks mixes delightfully well with the kink-awareness overtone of Comma Sutra. I wonder whether the chapter from the Kama Sutra about using "the accessory" to sodomize the male after his selfish climax to re-arouse him so she can get hers plays into this concept at all. No matter the case, Slava's new work is danceable, edible, and maybe fuckable.
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Deadline chatter: Garza deal could be near
Texas still pursuing righty; no deal for Rios; Aramis not being rushed
With July more than half over, and the All-Star break over, a single topic will dominate baseball conversation over the coming weeks: the non-waiver Trade Deadline. Clubs are sorting out whether they're buyers or sellers and at what price in either case, all while also trying to, you know, win ballgames.
From now until the July 31 Deadline, we'll be checking in on the trade news around baseball, with help from MLB.com's reporters. The countdown is underway.
Another Garza update: As of midnight ET, Matt Garza was still a Cub. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports that the Rangers are still working diligently to acquire the right-hander, but it looks like any move won't happen before Saturday.
There was one small actual development in the Garza saga on Friday. He threw a bullpen session, meaning he likely wouldn't be available to make a start until Monday.
So if the Rangers wanted him to start for them on Saturday, that's probably off the table. That doesn't mean he couldn't be traded to Texas. It could even be imminent. But with Ross Wolf scheduled to take the mound for the Rangers on Monday, there had been some speculation that a Garza deal could lead to him getting that start.
That possibility seems to be no longer in play.
Rios not going anywhere: We are living in a new era. When Alex Rios was removed from Friday night's White Sox game, Twitter lit up with speculation that he would be dealt. A Pirates prospect was pulled from his game at about the same time, and the dot-connecting quickly reached warp speed.
Except none of it was what it looked like. There was no connection between the two moves. And Rios was pulled not because he had played his last game with the Sox, but because he didn't leg out a ground ball.
Rios, of course, could yet be traded. He could even be traded to Pittsburgh, which could use a corner bat. But he's owed a lot of money over the next two years, and he's not having a great year, so it's not at all a given.
Mostly, the events served as a reminder that in 2013, it's wise to make sure we have sufficient information before jumping to conclusions.
Ramirez won't rush: There seems to be a dearth of power bats on the market, making the potential availability of Aramis Ramirez quite noteworthy. Ramirez is signed through 2014 with a '15 mutual option, which might dissuade buyers since he's already 35, but he's remained productive.
However, Ramirez is currently on the disabled list due to a left knee injury, which obviously could hurt his trade value. MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reported Friday that while Ramirez may be close to returning from the DL, there's not going to be any rush.
Instead, even with the Deadline 12 days away, the goal will be to get Ramirez fully healthy and effective. If that means fewer games before the Deadline, so be it.
Besides, Ramirez's deal is hefty enough that if Milwaukee needs to wait until August to deal him, he seemingly would have a good chance to clear waivers.
Crain makes progress: Another injured player who will draw interest when and if he's healthy is the White Sox Jesse Crain. The veteran right-hander is having a tremendous year, but he's sidelined due to a shoulder injury.
But MLB.com's Scott Merkin reports that Crain threw from about 70-80 feet on Friday, the first time he's thrown in about a week. It's still hard to envision Crain being ready to join the active roster before July 31, since he has yet to throw off a mound, but he's progressing.
Crain, 32, is in the final year of a three-year contract with the Sox. If he's healthy, it would make little sense for Chicago not to trade him.
Dickerson on the move: One player who does appear bound for another location is Baltimore outfielder Chris Dickerson. The lefty-swinging outfielder was designated for assignment when the O's called up Henry Urrutia.
MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reported that the Orioles are trying to work out a trade of Dickerson. Manager Buck Showalter seemed to indicate that Dickerson could be headed someplace where he'll get more playing time than he's getting in Baltimore.
Dickerson, who spent the previous two years with the Yankees, has a lifetime .263/.340/.408 line in 304 big league games.


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When I left for the USA at the start of October, the thought of letting someone in made my body curl inward. The suggestion of sleeping next to someone made me want to cry. Going to work had been such a struggle. Speaking to people, sexualising myself, being sexualised, disrespected, adored – all of it was too much. Breaking my own heart and deciding on having my womb raked when I wanted to keep the autumn leaves was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.
The guy who was 50% responsible claimed absolutely no responsibility, he did not help me when I asked, he expected thanks for telling me I was doing the wrong thing by considering the alternative which he did not welcome. This cavernous human being was so incredibly awful that I had to send that little spirit on rather than let it enter this world with him as a father. This misguided, egotistical narcissist was so lacking in sensitivity as to flippantly tell one of my dearest and most intuitive friends about how the other girl he got pregnant two weeks after me was so cool about it, she just dealt with it like you're meant to, without making a fuss, without being difficult, without being a bitch and making him feel bad. This moron was so self involved that he would say this to a woman in her second trimester of pregnancy while she stood with her face perfectly composed, hands lightly shielding her belly from anything he had to send forth to the baby girl growing in there. She called me when she arrived home, shaking with rage and disbelief. I was at work, about to go on stage. I was trembling. I was still pregnant. My legs felt like they'd disappeared, as though my torso was hovering above 6 inch heels, each guiding the other out into bright lights and an onslaught of loud.
My friend had withstood the pathetic tirade of this squirming lumbricus as only a queen can, "I will not be conquered by a fuckwit Billie. I just won't, and nor will you." This woman knew the extent of he and I. She was our number one supporter in the beginning but swooshed her skirts in his blind little face at the end. Dismissed by royalty. He'll be flailing, nothing more than brainless matter at her feet til kingdom come, taking any breath shared in the same room to mean she doesn't see him for who he is, as if the sharing of oxygen alone will absolve him of himself. What a douchebag. What a dickhead. I could not curse a child with him for life, when in 8 weeks I went from one of the happiest versions of myself to the most broken B side mix tape of the shittiest band ever known to man. Imagine how fucked up you'd be, if you had to have him as a dad? Imagine the cycle of pain and suffering as this child, my child and his, spun its way through relationships with family members, partners, its own children? I could have no part in this. Cycles have to be broken.
By the time I left Australia I'd emerged from the worst. I still didn't smile from my heart, but I wasn't overtly grieving or consumed by anger either. I went straight from La Guardia to Brooklyn and a guy I'd never met in real life before. He took me out of NY and away to East Hampton the evening I arrived. It was so calm and pretty out there. He was fun and silly like the old me. He reminded me of all my favorite parts of the girl who had been buried in snow for months. There was a rose bramble growing in a car park over some whitewashed fencing. The roses smelt like rose, lemon and apple. Felt like all the answers were sitting in that moment when I had my face in those petals and let my heart fall in. Sharing those seconds, elongated with magic, a stranger standing right beside me, face mushed next to my face, arm resting against my arm. I was suddenly clear. My thoughts felt like my own again and I laughed when I realised that somehow, I felt beyond safe with this man. That moment felt like home. He had absolutely no idea. I hadn't breathed a word of anything to him. It wasn't an outpouring of secrets and acceptance of my darkness that brought me close to him. I don't know why. I felt like myself. I exhaled. Finally. All my shit, started to melt off me. I could feel myself as broken but getting ready to stir and shift the pieces. Later that day I wrote. I hadn't written anything much for months. I hadn't had the reserves of strength it takes to put all this down and still be able to press on with my day having played the painful history over in my head. The reality of it sitting in solid, ordered characters confronting my face with lines and lines of pain in words on paper. That afternoon I lay on my stomach in the lounge room and I wrote. I wrote with my hair draped over covert tears as they made their escape down my face before I myself absconded from the room and passed out for hours. Exhausted. My Home Fire cooked our first supper like a boss named Jesus and I woke up to a table laden with food and butter and warmth.
I forgot about it until a couple of weeks later when I'd moved on to North Carolina. When I dug it up again I found my little love prayer for the future. Loneliness is inherent in most people i know, or maybe it's just me. But we are creatures to love and be loved. That's just how it is.
I want to breathe unhindered.
To feel the cold wind,
the golden syrupy sunshine,
to smell the apple rose right down to where my heart lies beating,
whispering in rhythms.
Tell my all of the magic that emanates from simple things.
I want to give my love to someone and know it will be treasured,
to show myself.
Give my heart and have it held in open palms,
a baby bird to be cared for.
Share my joy with me.
Feel the same light glide inward across fingertips that keep me safe from any darkness they made themselves.
Cradle my head.
Uncrush my heart.
Dint by dint.
Scratch by scratch.
Smooth the scars from my skin.
Kiss my lips with dew drops.
Press flowers into my hair.
Love me.
Without fear.
Let my face always look upwards to yours and trust my neck wont break.
My head won't roll.
My heart won't bleed in rivers from me,
cascading down my legs,
pooling at my toes.
Vibrate. With me.
Let each cell jump with joy and noticing.
Have each moment this smile lingers,
bask in the assuredness of its immortality.
Answer me in songs,
speaking five tongues.
Dance with me in rhythms nobody else cares to know.
Leave the giant blooms of the oriental lily.
Wade through heavy curtains of its smell they made.
Leave its stems in the crystal vase to stew in money.
Walk a little farther.
Come, bury yourself in me.
I am the apple rose.
Final two photos taken by Misha Jenkins on Instagram @miloscameros.


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Are you ready to scream? FX has ordered a third installment of American Horror Story, the network announced Thursday.
Adam Levine? Sofia Vergara? Make your picks for TV's sexiest eye candy now!The third season of the show, which was co-created by Glee's Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, will consist of thirteen new episodes to film next summer and premiere fall 2013."With American Horror Story: Asylum, Ryan and Brad have raised the bar in every way from Murder House, the first American Horror Story miniseries," FX President and General Manager John Landgraf said in a statement. "And their original idea — the notion of doing an anthological series of miniseries with a repertory cast — has proven groundbreaking, wildly successful and will prove to be trendsetting. We can't wait to see what deviously brilliant ideas they come up with for their third miniseries."
Dead sexy! Check out our horror movie crushesMurphy and Falchuk have yet to announce the title or story line of the next incarnation of the anthology. However, FX did reveal that Jessica Lange will return once again after playing Constance in in American Horror Story and Sister Jude in Asylum. Many other actors from the series are expected to return for the third installment.American Horror Story: Asylum airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on FX. Which actors do you want to return?


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(Pocket-lint) - We at Pocket-lint have a theory that, at electronic trade shows, you could decipher just how badly a company wants to impress the attendees by the thickness of its booth's carpet.
At CES 2012, Kodak's booth was covered in a pile so substantial that we almost felt like taking a well earned kip on it. Actually, who are we kidding - we did have a lovely power nap and awoke to take a concentrated look at the Kodak Playfull Dual camera.
Kodak has had its fair share of financial woes as of late but that didn't stop it announcing a few gems at CES 2012, the highlight probably being the Playfull Dual. After all, it can not only shoot Full HD video but also snap 12-megapixel stills as well.
Its real USP is its Wi-Fi capabilities though, which mean that any images or video that you take can be wirelessly uploaded to your computer via the Share button. The in-camera UI will allow you to choose where you'd like to send your footage online - all the usual suspects like Facebook and YouTube are present - and then it's simply a case of connecting.
This is great and the camera threw up the social networking options without hesitation although we couldn't help but wonder if this was a device that was still relevant. After all, you show us a modern smartphone that can't shoot HD video (maybe not 1080p, but 720p at least) and ping it to the web using Wi-Fi and we'll eat our hat. And it's a big hat.
Maybe there is still a market for some higher end fun camera tech though and, if so, then this camera will certainly fit the bill. It can shoot in Full HD a 60fps and there's also a high-speed capture mode which shoots at up to 240fps at 720p resolution for slow-motion movies. You'll also get an external microphone jack, built-in Xenon flash, micro-HDMI and an SDHC card slot.
The Kodak PlayFull Dual Video Camera will be available in black and white and should be in the UK for spring priced at £159.99. We liked the white one the most, it's very pretty.


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The 2011 Gran Fondo Rockies cycling event offers extraordinary setting and a fully supported epic ride for 2,000 cyclists, along with a professional road race offering one of the largest cash purses in Canada
Mabel Outdoor Events Inc., in conjunction with TCR Sport Lab, is pleased to announce the first gran fondo cycling event in Alberta. The 2011 Gran Fondo Rockies will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2011. Up to 2,000 riders of all abilities will converge south of Calgary and ride various distances up to 170 kilometres in the first Gran Fondo Rockies. A scenic and rolling loop route through the Rocky Mountain foothills will provide riders an authentic gran fondo experience - completing a fully supported epic ride with a large social group.
In addition, it is expected that a large field of professional and serious amateur cyclists will compete for the one of the largest cash purses offered for a road race in Canada. This race will precede the mass start of the Gran Fondo Rockies. Individuals and teams from across Canada and the northwest U.S. are expected.
The Gran Fondo Rockies will provide participants with the opportunity to challenge themselves with a long distance ride often simply for the pride of making it to the finish line. Gran Fondo Rockies will offer roving mechanical and medical support, traffic control and well-stocked aid stations. In addition, participants will be treated to an authentic Italian-style lunch and refreshments after their epic ride.
Registration for the Gran Fondo Rockies will open in January at www.granfondorockies.ca. Once route details are finalized they will be announced.
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When I wrote JAPROCKSAMPLER, so little had been published in English on the subject that I was forced to create first my own miniature encyclopedia of information, gradually building up the picture from millions of tiny bits of information. Of course, when the book was finished, I was left with such a colossal repository of information that I have decided to bequeath it to all fans of Japanese rock across the world in the form of these 'Artist A-Z' and 'Group Sounds A-Z' sections. Hopefully, by employing these biographies as the bedrock, japrocksampler.com will eventually become an essential resource for all future Japanese music research.
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I have a soft spot for these type of beer lights.The art deco curved back,the vibrant colors,the serifed font and fox graphics....(exhales deeply) this sign is timeless in its beauty.
Its constructed of glass and metal,not cheap plastic.The backglass is free of pinholes,and has no crazing or paint loss.When the light burned out in these,a bartender would usually stick whatever bulb he had behind the bar in this and it would fry the paint from behind.This still had the original bulb in it...sigh.
This was made by the Price Brothers Co. in the mid to late 40's.There are many other brands in this style housing,and if you have one,there is a beer nut in the frozen tundra of Minnesota that will give it a "loving home"


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Through the development of ETFs, investors are not only able to apply them as a great diversification tools, but these funds also grant access to niche markets and businesses often overlooked in large portfolios. Small businesses are typically included in ETFs seeking high growth potential and diversification, even though within the first five years, 50% of all new businesses fail, while others not only flourish but expand. Those looking for some direction into promising small businesses, Forbes' "Best Small Companies in America" list is a great place to start [see also How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
These companies are selected based on a number of requirements, including having an annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion, they need to have traded for more than a year, and boast a stock price above $5 a share. The highest ranked companies were selected based on earnings growth, sales growth, and return on equity over the last few years. Investors who are looking for great growth potential and aren't afraid of a little risk should make sure to check out these three companies and the ETFs already invested in them:
SolarWinds, INC (SWI): Affordable IT Software
With data traffic expected to triple over the next five years, SolarWinds is first on Forbes' Best Small Companies in America list, as this software company continues to chip away at sales to much larger competitors IBM and HP. By selling software for IT departments that are 80% of functionality but at a tenth of the price, this small firm many not be small for long as sales have grown 38% since 2006 to create a market cap of $233 million [see also High Tech ETFdb Portfolio].
For those looking to cash in on this technology firm, there is currently only one option for ETF investing, the Technology AlphaDEX Fund (FXL). This First Trust ETF has a higher than average expense ratio of 0.70% and SolarWinds only makes up for 2.42% of the portfolio, but with a three-year-return of almost 30% it seems the other companies it holds are also on their way up.
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc (QCOR): Niche BioTech
This biopharmaceutical company has created products in its niche market of serious and hard-to-treat autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, where it leads the industry in research and developing medication for market. Its flagship product, H.P. Acthar Gel, is prescribed to treat infantile spasms (a rare form of epilepsy), multiple sclerosis (where the body damages its own spinal cord), and nephrotic syndrome (where the body damages its own kidneys) [see also ETF Picks For 3 Of The World's Most Innovative Companies].
Currently, there are four exchange-traded products that offer exposure to Questcor, but none offer very high exposure, with the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) giving the most weighting of them all, 1.28%. The S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) also holds Questcor, but it makes up less than 1% of the fund. Both the Russeell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) and Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) also hold this pharmaceutical firm, but a lot of interest has dried up after healthcare provider Aetna decided to limit its reimbursement of Acthar Gel.
Cirrus Logic, Inc (CRUS): Semiconductor Kings
This small semiconductor group has obtained over 1000 patents on over 700 products since its founding in 1981, and some pretty big clients, namely Apple, who accounted for 62% of sales last year. Their audio processors and converters can be found in smartphones, tablets, MP3s and other portable electronics, and their newest line of remote controlled LED lights are making waves in the industry. With fewer then 500 highly specialized employees, Cirrus has made almost $434 million in revenues and its deals with Apple should only help it grow more [see also Actionable Ideas for ETFs].
There are 10 ETFs with varying levels of exposure to Cirrus, but none with more weighting than the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD). This specialized technology fund allocates 2.78% of its total assets to Cirrus, while the S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio (PSCT) is a close second with its 2.71% weighting. For a more diversified view of the small cap market that still has exposure to our growing semiconductor firm, investors could try the S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Growth (RZG) or SmallCap Earnings Fund (EES). Other ETFs with meaningful allocations to Cirrus include:
- Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC)
- SDPR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG)
- S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund (IJT)
- SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY)
- Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR)
- Russell 2000 Growth (IWO)
[For more ETF analysis, make sure to sign up for our free ETF newsletter or try a free seven day trial to ETFdb Pro]
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.102 n.8 Pretoria Aug. 2012
Osteosarcoma presentation stages at a tumour unit in South Africa
N FerreiraI; L C MaraisII
IBSc, MB ChB, HDip Orth (SA), FC Orth (SA), MMed (Orth). Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Greys Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
IIMB ChB, FCS (Orth) (SA), MMed (Orth), CIME. Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Greys Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
BACKGROUND: Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumour found in children and adolescents. Changed treatment protocols have resulted in improved survival and the opportunity for limb salvage surgery. Despite these advances, the outcome is mainly determined by the stage of disease at presentation, making early referral to a tumour unit essential.
METHODS: Between July 2009 and October 2011, 25 consecutive patients were diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed osteosarcoma. Their records were reviewed and information extracted regarding clinical presentation, histological subtype and stage of disease.
RESULTS: Twenty-four patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Conventional osteosarcoma was the most common histological diagnosis encountered; 16 out of 24 (66.7%) patients had metastases at presentation; 6 of the remaining had advanced local disease with very large tumours or pathological fractures that precluded limb salvage surgery.
CONCLUSION: The great majority of patients referred to our tumour unit present with locally advanced or metastatic disease, which limits treatment options and adversely affects survival. Increased awareness, a high index of suspicion and appropriate early referral is crucial to enable limb salvage surgery and increase disease-free survival rates.
Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant primary bone tumour in children and adolescents, and the second most common primary bone tumour overall, after multiple myeloma.1-6 With an estimated incidence of approximately 3 - 5 cases/million population per year, osteosarcoma has been classified as an orphan disease by the WHO.7
Prior to 1970, the overall survival rate of localised osteosarcoma was 10 - 20%.2,8 This survival rate has dramatically improved over the last 30 years, to 60 - 70% , as a result of improved chemotherapy regimens and surgical techniques.2,4,6,8 To benefit from these advances in treatment, the diagnosis must be made prior to progression beyond localised disease. Non-metastatic disease is currently curable in 60 - 70% of cases.5,6 However, osteosarcoma associated with systemic spread carries a much graver prognosis, with cure expected in less than 30% of cases.2,6
This study evaluated the clinical stage of osteosarcoma at presentation to our tumour unit. Particular emphasis was placed on the early signs of disease and radiological findings, to raise awareness among doctors who might be the first point of call for these patients and their families.
Between July 2009 and October 2011, 25 patients with suspected osteosarcoma were managed at our orthopaedic tumour unit. After complete workup and radiological staging, the diagnosis of osteosarcoma was confirmed with formal open incisional biopsy. Inclusion criteria were patients with histological diagnosis of osteosarcoma. Patients were excluded if their records were insufficient in terms of the required data. Patients' charts were reviewed and information extracted regarding clinical presentation, histological diagnosis and stage of disease.
The records of 25 patients were reviewed; 24 (10 males and 14 females) met the inclusion and exclusion criteria (Table 1). One patient was excluded owing to insufficient data. The median age was 16 years (range 11 - 53 years).
Patients presented to our unit a median of 4 months after symptom onset. The most common presenting complaint was a swelling or mass (n=22) followed by pain (n=12) and constitutional symptoms (n=2). Pathological fracture at presentation was found in 3 (12.5%) patients.
Metaphyseal location around the knee was the most common anatomic site, with the distal femur being involved in 13 cases and the proximal tibia being involved in 10 (Fig. 1). The remaining case was located in the metaphyseal region of the proximal ulna.
Conventional osteosarcoma was the most common histological diagnosis and found in 22 out of 24 patients (91.6%); these were histologically subdivided into 20 osteoblastic and 2 chondroblastic osteosarcomas. The remaining 2 patients had histological diagnoses of periosteal osteosarcoma and dedifferentiated parosteal osteosarcoma respectively.
At presentation, 16/24 (66.7%) patients had metastatic disease (Table 1); metastasis to the lung was the most common site in 12/16 (75%) patients (Fig. 2); 5 had concurrent bony metastases; and 4 had bony metastases without radiological evidence of lung metastases.
Eight patients presented without any evidence of metastatic disease; 4 of them had advanced local disease, including large tumour mass with soft-tissue compromise, neurovascular encasement and pathological fracture. Limb salvage was performed in 2/8 patients who presented without metastatic disease, both of whom had a proximal tibial tumour, and underwent wide resection and megaprosthesis total knee replacement.
Three of the patients were older than expected for primary osteosarcoma, aged 40, 51 and 53 years, respectively. Two of these patients were HIV-1 infected; further research is being conducted to determine the causality, if any, between osteosarcoma and HIV-1 infection.
Osteosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumour that is characterised by the proliferation of malignant mesenchymal cells capable of the direct production of osteoid.3,4,6,9 The World Health Organization's histological classification further divides osteosarcoma into medullary and surface tumours, which are each divided into several subtypes. Conventional osteosarcoma (the high-grade medullary variant) is the most common subtype, making up about 90% of all cases,4,6 and was found in 91.5% of our cases.
Patients usually present during the second and third decades of life, 70 - 75% of patients being between the ages of 15 and 25 years.3,4,6,10 Our patients had a slightly wider age variance, with 70% being between the ages of 11 and 28 years. Lesions are typically located in the metaphyseal region of long bones, with the distal femur and proximal tibia making up approximately 50% of all cases.3-6,10,11 The tumour location in our patients was almost exclusively in the distal femur and proximal tibia.
Patients usually present with localised pain and swelling.2,6,10 The onset of symptoms is insidious, generally being present for several weeks before presentation. Most patients cite incidental trauma as the cause of their symptoms. Pain may be activity-related but typically also occurs during rest or at night. Constitutional symptoms include weight loss, pallor, fever and anorexia.6 At presentation, a limp, loss of function or decreased range of motion may be detected.3 The most common clinical finding is a mass that is invariably firm and tender. Erythema and venous distention are also frequently noted.3 A high index of suspicion must be maintained in every child or adolescent who complains of pain around the knee, irrespective of a trauma history.
Plain X-rays are indispensable for diagnosis, and the clinical suspicion of osteosarcoma is often confirmed by plain radiographs.5 Typical radiographic findings of an aggressive bone-forming tumour with a periosteal reaction and extraskeletal soft tissue extension are present in 80 - 90% of cases (Table 2) (Fig. 3).2-4,6,11 Early osteosarcoma, however, can often be overlooked or mistaken for benign lesions.12
Therefore, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be used when there is doubt as to the nature of a bony lesion in a child or adolescent. These modalities can show subtle aggressive features not apparent on plain radiographs.11 Most of our patients presented with locally advanced disease and classic radiographic findings.
Along with plain radiographs, CT, MRI, bone scintigraphy and occasionally angiography are used for diagnosis and staging purposes.6 MRI is used to delineate the extent of the tumour, plan biopsy and definitive surgery, and identify any possible skip lesions. CT scan of the chest and abdomen is performed to identify any visceral metastases, while bone scintigraphy should be done to rule out bony metastases.6,13 Where available, positron emission tomography fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (PET 18-FDG) may be used as an alternative staging modality.13
To confirm the diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a biopsy is always required.6 As with all suspected malignant bone tumours, the biopsy should be done in a specialised unit by the surgeon who will also perform the definitive surgery.5,6,14 Biopsy is preferably done open, through a longitudinal incision, without jeopardising possible future limb salvage surgery.2 The biopsy incision must be placed in an area where it can be totally excised at the time of eventual resection, to allow successful limb salvage surgery.5,6,14 All biopsies done at our institution are open incisional biopsies, and no postoperative wound complications were observed.
Once confirmed histologically, the definitive treatment decision is based on the stage of disease and prognosis. Staging is performed using the Musculoskeletal Tumour Staging System (Table 3),15,16 that is based on the histological grade, local extent, and presence of metastases. Multiple prognostic factors have been proposed including detectable metastases, advanced age, non-extremity location, large tumour volume, elevated LDH and ALP, and poor histological response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.6,8,17 Of these, only metastatic disease, tumour size >10 cm, and poor response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy have consistently been associated with poor outcome.2,4,6,8,18
The primary surgical objective is complete resection of tumour tissue.1 Therefore, limb salvage and prosthetic replacement can only be considered if a viable, functional limb remains after resection. If limb salvage is considered, pre-operative neo-adjuvant chemotherapeutic treatment is instituted to facilitate the surgical dissection. If limb salvage is not possible, ablation of the limb may be performed.4 The literature reports limb salvage rates in excess of 80%,1,6,17 which was not possible in our patients as 20/24 (83.3%) patients presented with advanced disease precluding limb salvage surgery. Following surgical tumour excision, either through limb salvage or ablation, all patients are considered for postoperative systemic chemotherapy.
Owing to its relative rarity, osteosarcoma is unfortunately often missed on the initial visit to a local hospital. To improve the early recognition of osteosarcoma, a high index of suspicion, liberal use of radiographs and a sound knowledge of the subtle X-ray changes are needed. When faced with a suspected osteosarcoma, consultation with a referral unit that specialises in these diseases is advisable, as missed or late diagnoses could have catastrophic consequences.
The content of this article is the sole work of the authors. No benefits of any form were or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article. This research was approved by an ethics committee.
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6. Picci P. Osteosarcoma (Osteogenic sarcoma). Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2007;2(6):1-4. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1186%2F1750-1172-2-6] [ Links ]
7. Ferrari S, Palmerini E. Adjuvant and neoadjuvant combination chemotherapy for osteogenic sarcoma. Curr Opin Oncol 2007;19(4):341-346. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1097%2FCCO.0b013e328122d73f] [ Links ]
8. Romeo S, Cleton-Jansen AM, Bovee JVMG, Hogendoorn PCW. Advances in bone and cartilage tumours. Applied Cancer Research 2005;25(3):108-115. [ Links ]
9. Huvos A. Bone Tumors: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1991. [ Links ]
10. Chaudhary S, Singh D, Sen R, Deviraju C, Bhagwat K. Osteosarcoma of calcaneum. A case series of rare tumour presenting a diagnostic dilemma. WebmedCentral Orthopaedics 2010;1(12):WMC001273. [ Links ]
11. Rosenberg ZS, Lev S, Schmahmann S, Steiner GC, Beltran J, Present D. Osteosarcoma: subtle, rare, and misleading plain film features. AJR 1995;165:1209-1214. [ Links ]
12. DeSantos LA, Edeiken BS. Subtle early osteosarcoma. Skeletal Radiol 1985;13:44-48. [ Links ]
13. Meyer JS, Nadel HR, Marina N, et al. Imaging guidelines for children with Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group Bone Tumor Committee. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;51(2):163-170. [ Links ]
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Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
A lot of people make a choice in their lives to walk with God. But, things start happening and they move away. Sometimes, these things are just pressures of life that just move in and take over. Pretty soon people begin to tell themselves: I can't go to church, it costs too much money, I'm afraid to leave the house, it's a bad time, my family doesn't want me to leave, my clothes don't look right, I don't know anyone, I don't like the church , nmy car doesn't drive right or whatever else.
I'm not saying that none of this is true. I've been there. But, I know the author of the thoughts. It's Satan. He's always going to put thoughts in your head to move you away from God and put you in the wilderness roaming around. I assure you that it is in that wilderness where he strikes. Be proactive, get in the Word of God and begin to meditate and pray. Make up your mind that nothing will separate you from the love of God. Allow no distractions! In One year, you'll be firmly persuaded that your life has changed for the better. Trust God.


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"One day I just decided, it sure would be nice to turn it into a garden," she said.
And so, with little gardening experience, having grown up in Washington Heights, and a desire to help her community, Radzinsky founded Bushwick City Farm.
In the summer of 2008, a group of volunteers filed into the lot at 897 Broadway and got to work.
"It seemed obvious to me," she said, "you want to produce food, you want a green space, you have to build a garden."
Radzinsky entered an agreement with the landlords of the properties allowing Bushwick City to use the space free-of-charge if it performs all maintenance work.
The farms, at the Broadway location and the other at 354 Stockton Street, provide free food, including eggs from their on-site chickens, and clothing to Bushwick residents in need.
They offer educational seminars on gardening and the English language, and host school trips and visits from JobPath NYC, which helps people with disabilities obtain job training.
Bushwick City also built a garden for P.S. 123, and will start building another for P.S. 377 this month.
The organization is still developing its 10,000-square-foot Stockton location, which was a dump that was abandoned 30 years ago, Radzinsky said. Like at the Broadway location, volunteers cleared out debris and also built the fence around the property.
"It's a lot of work," she said.
She referred to the new site as an "edible garden," complete with a fruit orchard, more chickens and a vegetable garden. It will also have a recreation center.
"Our main goal is to provide free food for those in need in our community," Radzinsky said.
Bushwick City's other programs developed organically, she said, to meet other needs in its community.
"I've always believed that you make yourself what you want to see around you," she said. "This is kind of what that is, it's the community coming together and building it on their own for themselves."
For more information, visit Bushwickcityfarm.wordpress.com.


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If you can't find burrata, substitute fresh whole-milk mozzarella.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- 1 medium head of escarole (about 13 ounces), halved lengthwise
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus additional for brushing
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt, divided
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 large garlic clove, minced, plus 1 garlic clove, halved
- 8 bâtarde slices or large baguette slices or four 5x3-inch country-style bread slices, cut in half crosswise
- 8 thick slices applewood-smoked bacon, halved crosswise
- 2 8-ounce balls burrata cheese, each cut into 4 slices
- 8 teaspoons mostarda
- Place escarole in bowl. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and pinch of ground black pepper. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Heat large skillet over high heat. Cook escarole until browned and wilted, about 6 minutes; turn and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to cutting board and cool. Cut off root end and any blackened pieces from escarole and discard, then coarsely chop escarole.
- Whisk 4 tablespoons oil, vinegar, minced garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Season with pepper. Add escarole and toss to coat; let stand at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush bread slices on 1 side with additional olive oil. Place oiled side up on baking sheet and bake until golden, about 6 minutes. Rub bread with halved garlic.
- Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown but not crisp.
- Place 2 crostini on each of 4 plates. Divide escarole among crostini; top each with 1 bacon piece and 1 cheese slice. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Top each with 1 teaspoon mostarda.
- Ingredient guide:
- A sweet-tart Italian condiment made of fruit preserved in syrup, mostarda contains only a bit of mustard and is served like a chutney with savory foods. You'll find it at some supermarkets, Italian markets, specialty foods stores, and cheese stores. Burrata, mozzarella filled with cream and curds, is available at some supermarkets, Italian markets, and cheese stores.


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Cabrera accomplishes goal to become All-Star
Padres shortstop worked hard on defense, batting right-handed
NEW YORK -- Everth Cabrera finished the 2012 season, brushed himself off, took some time to recharge, went to his native country of Nicaragua and promised those closest to him that he'd be an All-Star next year. He told a couple of his closest friends, he told his wife, he told his mom, and they all smiled and patted him on the back.
More so, it was a promise to himself.
"I had that mentality," Cabrera said in Spanish. "But I also knew the responsibility that came with it, and the work I had to do in order to get to the All-Star Game."
Sure enough, there he was Monday afternoon -- sitting at a podium in Citi Field and talking about being the Padres' representative at the All-Star Game.
"It's special," Cabrera said. "I feel so honored."
It takes a certain amount of confidence, a swagger, to make a vow like that eight months in advance.
Cabrera, 26, doesn't necessarily lack it.
"I've acquired that over time, through experience in this game during my short career," Cabrera said. "You have to be a little bold in this game. You have to play baseball aggressively and without fear. Sometimes you can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't have the confidence, that talent doesn't come out."
Cabrera didn't have all the talent in the world. He's generously listed at 5-foot-10, and four years into his pro career, the Rockies essentially gave up on him, subjecting him to the Rule 5 Draft and leaving him to be picked up by the Padres in December 2008.
"When they picked me up in that Rule 5 pick in 2008," Cabrera said, "I really felt in my heart that at any point I could make that jump to the Major Leagues and make an impact here."
He showed flashes of the dynamic player he could be those first four years, making a handful of head-turning defensive plays and stealing bases and occasionally getting hot. But he still hadn't put it together. He made lazy errors, and he was perennially woeful against southpaws, batting .195 against them in 2012 to bring his average down to .246 for the season.
At one point, he almost gave up switch-hitting altogether.
"I started batting left-handed a little late, but I became a better hitter from the left side, against right-handed pitching," Cabrera said. "I slipped against left-handed pitching -- that happens -- but now I understand the type of game that I have, which is to put the ball in play, try to slap the ball the other way and to always try to pick up something that can help me."
His focus defensively, the type that's required out of a premier shortstop, has also been there.
"When I focus a lot on every play that I have to make -- the pitch location, if there's going to be a hit-and-run, if they're going to bunt, things like that -- it helps me forget about the pressure that you get when it's going bad at the plate," Cabrera said, his Padres 42-54 and 8 1/2 games out of first place heading into the All-Star break. "It's helped me separate the defense from the offense. And sometimes I focus more on the defense than the hitting and it comes more naturally, more consistently, at the plate."
Padres manager Bud Black recently called Cabrera "arguably the team's MVP," but he was being cautious. Cabrera hasn't left much up for debate. His 2.8 wins above replacement score, per FanGraphs.com, is tops on the Padres and is third at his position in the NL.
Despite a strained left hamstring that kept him out 17 games and at one point may have threatened his chances of being selected to the Midsummer Classic, he's the first Padres position player to make the All-Star team since Adrian Gonzalez in 2010 and the first shortstop since Tony Fernandez in 1992.
Just as he promised.
"I always had the mentality of not being simply being a Major League player," Cabrera said, "but of being a good player in the Major Leagues."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on Tuesday. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.


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Pg restore
From PostgreSQL wiki
pg_restore restores a PostgreSQL database from an archive file created by pg_dump. See documentation for details.
This list includes things we might like to be able to do and currently can't. These are unofficial Todo items.
- Optimize data load using TRUNCATE before COPY even if we use non-single-transaction and --jobs=1
- Somehow we didn't use TRUNCATE-and-COPY optimization in single-threaded restore. Patch submitted here.
- Support --single-transaction and --clean to an empty database
- Restore fails because --clean generates DROP TABLE. Instead, DROP TABLE IF EXISTS will enable the restore in some cases.
- Consistent behavior for --data-only and --clean
- We don't add any commands for --clean for data except large objects. TRUNCATE before COPY seems to be a consistent behavior. FYI, we add DROP TABLE before data loading with schema (without --data-only).
- Have --compatible-mode to be able to restore other databases
- "pg_dump --column-inserts" generates a bit more portable dump, but there are still issues, like BOOLEAN vs BIT.


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Nearly 125,000 CDL holders haven't submitted proper certification forms ahead of the deadline.
Ohio is notifying thousands of commercial driver license holders that those privileges could be canceled if they don't self-certify their type of driving by January 30 under updated federal regulations.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has mailed letters to notify nearly 125,000 CDL holders who haven't submitted proper certification forms ahead of the deadline.
Ohio had roughly three times that many CDL holders last year. The people required to have such licenses include those who drive tractor-trailers.
Federal regulations now require such drivers to certify that their driving falls into one of several categories. That includes specifying whether they travel across state lines and in some cases whether they have a required medical certificate.
Online: Ohio BMV information on new federal rules for CDL holder


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I decided to add a 4th group! Check HERE!!!
The Button: Grab the button and spread the word!!!
Well, I'm in Utah, but it looks like you already have Ut on there. Sounds like fun!
Yeah very excited can't wait to do this with the kids.
I posted it on my blog and will send out a few emails. Can't wait!
We can do California...
Hi Aimee,
I'm thrilled about this idea! I've been wanting to start a pen pal exchange for the kids and we've been working on learning our states so this will be such a great experience for us. Plus kids LOVE mail (and so do I) Please mark me down for Texas - I'll tell everyone on Kids Stuff World right away.
Dang! Stacy beat me to it!
If you have enough to make two lists, count me in for the second Texas!
I would love to do this...I'm in NC!
Bummer... no colorado!
Have fun!
Hi! We would love to send from Illinois! (I sent you an email.) -Ellen
I love this concept. We are in Alaska and we love to get mail. Sign me up! (I did send you an email:)
Do you still need Ohio? We'll do Ohio!
Sent you an email, would love to be involved!
We're in Virginia...we'd love to join in!
I'm in for New York if you don't have a one already!
I'm in for Massachusetts--I didn't see one for MA yet!
I heard about this from my friend, Patrizzia. I would like to join with my daughters for the state of New Jersey. Sounds like a fun learning experience.
Does this mean we're down for Texas????
I'll post about it on Monday, okay?
I would so love to do this, but I am in Ohio and apparently, its already taken. I don't have a blog so can't host my own. Hopefully another one will come up soon! This sounds like a really fun idea.
Patty in NE Ohio
Count us in for Arkansas. :)
I'd love to do North Carolina if you need someone.
I sent you an email. we from PA would love to be part of this:)
Hi Aimee
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I can't seem to email you through blogger, something with my program. My address is
Kimmarie Baker
57 Columbia Street
Wood Ridge, NJ 07075
I am looking forward to this swap.
PA looks taken but thanks for letting me know! This looks like a great idea for when my girl is a little older to understand states!
I see Florida is taken. How about the back-up list? Any room for Florida?
Do you need Oregon for that second list? Daughter and I have a project to know the states this summer. This would be perfect!
Oh my goodness! I can't believe Connecticut isn't taken!!! Count us in for Connecticut!
If we're a go for it, email me and let me know the details:
We'd love to do NH! www.barefootbysea.blogspot.com
Please email me with the details - I can't email you for some reason. email@example.com
I love this! Count me in for New Mexico (either list!)
Just emailed you - we'd love to participate! Indiana
you've got your kansas family right here if you still need one.
i emailed you.
cute idea!
Just replied to your email. We would love to participate! You can mark South Dakota off of your list!
Oops, I was wondering if you could update my address [I'm Texas] to read the Teet Family instead of my name. This is supposed to be mail for the kids, not for me :)
I'd love to join, is Puerto Rico in ???????? I'll send you an email..
If anyone is still looking to participate in a postcard swap I started one because I know Aimee has 3 going! You go girl!
Just emailed you, in case you ever do another one and need someone from Pa. I do love this idea!
I would like to take part of this, but I'm afraid I can't 'cause I live in Spain...GREAT IDEA anyway!
Hey man .You have done an awesome job.If you reopen any soon ,drop me an email .Thanks.
We will do North Dakota if it is still available. I sent you an email.


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text: How ugly was it? The Lakers' 65-55 lead early in the third quarter morphed into a one-point deficit nearly two minutes later. Magic guard Victor Oladipo threw a between-the-legs pass to Harris for an easy fast-break layup. The Lakers' offensive firepower from Gasol (21), Kendall Marshall (19), Jodie Meeks (17), Young (16) and Ryan Kelly (15) went to waste. Will the Lakers ever stop teams?"Yeah, if they want," D'Antoni said. "There's nothing wrong with the defense (schematically). It's what everybody does. Can we do it better? Yeah. Could we run back on defense? Yeah. Could we not turn the ball over? Yeah. Can we pay attention to your man? Yes. Can we not get back-doored? Yes. Everything in that room is fixable."Can the Lakers stop Carmelo Anthony when they visit the New York Knicks on Sunday? Unlikely. He dropped 62 points in a win Friday over Charlotte, breaking Kobe Bryant's Madison Square Garden scoring record of 61 points set in Feb. 2, 2009."We have to step up to the challenge, be disciplined and have a solid game from the beginning ot the end," Gasol said. "Melo came off a huge night at the Garden, so let somebody else beat you."Bad news for the Lakers: there's plenty of NBA players who have already done that to them. Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error ORLANDO — Who says Mike D'Antoni doesn't talk enough about defense?He griped plenty about the season-long issue, even before the Lakers' 114-105 loss Friday to the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. There, D'Antoni paced the sideline and furiously burned timeouts while the Lakers conceded gobs of points from Tobias Harris (28), Arron Afflalo (23), from 3-point range (9 of 17) and in the paint (42). "We were rotating too deep, too hard and too crazy and left guys open," D'Antoni said. "We weren't very smart."D'Antoni partly excused the Lakers (16-28) for their third consecutive loss and 15th in the past 18 games, saying they "ran out of gas" playing on the second night of a back-to-back. D'Antoni didn't seem forgiving beforehand. He still sounded upset over the Miami Heat melting the Lakers on Thursday with a strong dosage of LeBron James and Chris Bosh (58 points), 52 points in the paint, rebounding (48-35) and a 8 of 20 mark from 3-point range. "We were just watching film and we give up 15 to 20 points by guys not paying attention and not doing the things we talk about," D'Antoni said. "We're trying to get that right."The Lakers are nowhere close toward reaching that goal. The lowly Magic (12-32), who rank 23rd in total offense (96.2 points per game, looked like a fantasy basketball roster."I'm not happy with it at all," said Lakers forward Pau Gasol, after posting a team-leading 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting and 11 rebounds. "Every team in the league knows the Lakers aren't good defensively to say the least and they'll have a good night.""When you lose against the worst teams in the league, you have to ask yourself and wonder what does that make you?"The Lakers belong in that category. They rank 29th in the NBA out of 30 teams in total defense, allowing 105.8 points per game. Both the Magic and Lakers have since said good riddance to Dwight Howard. But the Lakers lack a dependable rim protector. Or really anyone who can sprint back on defense.