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By Jill Dougherty reporting from Kolkata
The girls step forward, chanting rhythmically, their breath coming in explosive waves.
At first they look delicate, vulnerable. Their feet are bare. They wear brightly colored tops held with a sash of traditional fabric, and cream pantaloons secured with a saffron belt.
But their vulnerability is suddenly transformed, their arms moving in karate-chop gestures, their voices slashing the air.
These are teenagers who once worked in the sex trade. They live in Kolkata, India, a nation that, according to non-governmental organizations, has approximately 3 million female sex workers. Some of them were trafficked, held against their will. Others were sold into prostitution by their families. Others left the work, only to return to it later, the way an abused woman returns to a spouse who continues to beat her.
The U.S. State Department issues an annual Trafficking in Persons Report, the world's most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts.
In its 2011 report, the department says, "The government of India does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so."
But in these dances you see none of that.
The girls are part of Kolkata Sanved, a dance therapy movement founded in 2004 by Sohini Chakraborty, a dance sociologist and dance activist.
Kolkata Sanved conducts workshops around the world, providing an alternative approach to recovery and healing for victims of violence and trafficking, for mental health patients, for women and children with HIV /AIDS, and other vulnerable people.
"Sanved" means "that which responds to stimulus" and the approach tries to break the barriers of traditional dance, employing body movements to transform victims of sexual abuse into "proactive advocates" for themselves.
The girls came to Kolkata's Cultural Center to perform for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As they began, the visitors who filled the hall fell silent and the secretary's face became a study in concentration as they watched five teenage girls suddenly filled with a power that comes from within.
Mrs Clinton's husband would have loved to accompany her on that trip
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Bravo Girls! Well done, my admiration for you all is immeasurable. Let dance take over your life and make you whole once again.
Its great to see the restoration these girls have experienced. Check out restoreinnocence.org to see what is being done for victims of human trafficking here in Colorado!
Dancing seems to help a lot of people. Students who are too shy do any active activities seem to be more relaxed after they dance. Prisoners do massive coordinated dances to release tensions. Here, victims of sexual assault also seem to be coping better through dance. More projects with dance would be better in schools, too. haha. I'm a klutz.
It shoud wake up our morale and responsibility.
If you want to help go to 4the1.org
How much for the one in orange? Not to rent, to buy. She's hot.
You obviously do not have a daughter, wife, or woman in your life that means something to you.
Do even know how a woman feels after she's been thru this? How would you feel if that girl in orange was your sister, mother, daughter or even your grandmother? I completely agree with Someday.
Only by someone with your mentality – It will be your sister or mother (not to rent but to BUY) even if she is not HOT.
Maybe Dieter from 'Sprockets' can give them a hand.
I wanted to let you know that your reocfltien has hit a chord with a number of my readers. Thanks for letting me share this. Many blessings on you and your work. If you are interested in contributing to future blog series that I do (usually for Lent and Advent) please let me know & send me your email so that I can add you to my writers list.Blessings
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LaRoche out with flu; Harper bats cleanup
WASHINGTON -- Just when it seemed like the Nationals finally had returned to full health, one of their marquee players was left out of the lineup in Friday night's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Adam LaRoche missed the team's first game after the All-Star break with flu-like symptoms. Manager Davey Johnson hopes that LaRoche can return Saturday.
"He was coughing and whatever; I think he's just got a bad case of the flu," Johnson said before Friday's game. "He came in just to see the doctor, and he's going to stay in the back room and see if they can't get him well."
Johnson tinkered with the Nationals' lineup before the break, moving All-Star Bryce Harper to the top of the order, Anthony Rendon to the No. 2 spot and dropping Denard Span to seventh. Span was back in his usual leadoff role on Friday, with Rendon still second and Harper hitting cleanup.
But after another tough offensive performance, Johnson said that Harper would return to the leadoff spot if LaRoche is available on Saturday. The Nationals' skipper said that he likes his 20-year-old at the top of the order because it frees him up. Harper, however, doesn't have a preference one way or the other.
"Whatever he wants to do. It's up to him. He makes the lineup," Harper said. "I'll just try to have good ABs, and we've got [Zack] Greinke tomorrow, so we've got a lot of work ahead of us, and hopefully we can get things going and try to get some runs."


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Eventually, the UBPs will be clearanced (some stores started this weekend in fact) and when the clearance is over, the Rancors should follow relatively soon after that.
Has anyone gotten a Rancor and opened it yet?If so, is there supposed to be a special feature that I'm not activating or is the "Rancor Grip" just a bendy-style right hand?Since this is an exclusive, I'm hesitant to try to joints out too roughly, but I can't get mine to even raise it's right arm! So what good is the bendy hand if I can't raise the arm? I'm a tad bit concerned that mine might be defective.
I smell a Hasbro question coming on.
There is a spot on the bottom shelf at a couple of Targets in MN now. SW is the last thing in the aisle now too instead of the first.
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CIA director apologizes after internal report finds officers read Senate emails
WASHINGTON >> The CIA's insistence that it did not spy on its Senate overseers collapsed Thursday with the release of a stark report by the agency's internal watchdog documenting improper computer surveillance and obstructionist behavior by CIA officers.
Five agency employees — two lawyers and three computer specialists— improperly accessed Senate intelligence committee computers earlier this year in a dispute over interrogation documents, according to a summary of a CIA inspector general report describing the results of an internal investigation. Then, despite CIA Director John Brennan ordering a halt to that operation, the CIA's office of security began an unauthorized investigation that led it to review the emails of Senate staffers and search them for key words.
After Senate leaders learned about the intrusion in January and protested, the CIA made a criminal referral to the Justice Department, alleging improper behavior by Senate staffers. That referral, CIA watchdog David Buckley found, was based on inaccurate information and was not justified. When the inspector general interviewed three CIA computer specialists, they exhibited "a lack of candor," the IG report said.
Those internal conclusions prompted CIA Director Brennan to abandon months of defiance and defense of the agency and apologize to Senate intelligence committee leaders.
"The director said that wherever the investigation led, he would accept the findings and own up to them," said his spokesman, Dean Boyd.
Brennan has convened an internal accountability board chaired by former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., to examine whether any CIA officers should be disciplined.
At issue is a search by agency officers for information gathered in the course of a Senate investigation into the CIA's interrogation techniques. The search involved a penetration of the Senate portion of a shared, classified computer network at a Northern Virginia facility that was being used to provide Senate aides access to millions of CIA documents.
The fruits of the Senate's years-long inquiry — an unclassified summary of a lengthy and classified report on post 9/11 detentions and interrogations that accuses the CIA of misconduct — is expected to be made public soon. It is expected to renew criticism contending that the U.S. engaged in torture as it questioned terrorism suspects after the 2001 attacks.
Thursday's CIA revelations came a day after The Associated Press reported on talking points generated by the State Department that embrace the report's conclusions that the interrogations were a dark chapter in American history.
As for the CIA's actions in regard to the committee's computers, furious Senate Democrats demanded further investigation and a public accounting from Brennan.
"What's needed now is a public apology from Director Brennan to staff and the committee, a full accounting of how this occurred and a commitment there will be no further attempts to undermine congressional oversight of CIA activities," said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, a committee member.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who chairs the committee, said in a statement: "The investigation confirmed what I said on the Senate floor in March — CIA personnel inappropriately searched Senate intelligence committee computers in violation of an agreement we had reached, and I believe in violation of the constitutional separation of powers."
The CIA conducted its search after it began to suspect that Senate aides had obtained a draft internal review that the CIA believed the Senate was not entitled to see. The review included comments from CIA officers describing misgivings about the treatment of al-Qaida detainees.
As it turned out, the Senate staffers got the review thanks to a glitch in the CIA's firewall, several officials said.
The findings of the investigation by the CIA's inspector general were shared with the Justice Department, which has so far declined to pursue criminal charges, officials said.
The inspector general concluded "that some CIA employees acted in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding" about the shared computer network, Boyd said.
The CIA is generally forbidden from conducting operations on U.S. soil. One reason no criminal charges have been filed, said a Senate aide who was not authorized to be quoted, is that the Senate computers were on a CIA network subject to agency monitoring. But the CIA violated its agreement not to scrutinize the Senate side of the network.
A one-page summary of the inspector general's report, released by the CIA Thursday, does not say who ordered the search of Senate computers or who conducted it. It says that after an initial search, Brennan ordered the review to stop, but the CIA's office of security, unaware of his order, began searching Senate emails anyway. The Senate staff used the system to communicate about their investigation into what some call torture by CIA officers.
Part of the CIA's computer surveillance, officials on both sides said, involved creating a fake Senate account to review what documents Senate staffers had access to.
On Tuesday, Brennan informed Feinstein and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the senior Republican on the committee, "and apologized to them for such actions by CIA officers as described in the (inspector general's) report," Boyd said.
Until this week, the CIA director had dismissed the notion that the CIA had done anything wrong.
After Feinstein complained in March about the CIA's penetration of committee computers, Brennan said, "When the facts come out on this, I think a lot of people who are claiming that there has been this tremendous sort of spying and monitoring and hacking will be proved wrong." He added, "We wouldn't do that."
By all accounts, the spying flap and the larger dispute over decade-old CIA practices have poisoned relations between Senate Democrats and the CIA.
Democrats pressed Thursday for further action.
"The administration should appoint an independent counsel to look into what I believe could be the violation of multiple provisions of the Constitution as well as federal criminal statutes," said Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo.
Later in the day, Udall called for Brennan's resignation, citing "a tremendous failure of leadership."
At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest defended Brennan, pointing out that the CIA director "is the one who suggested that the inspector general investigate in the first place," and saying Brennan continued to have the president's confidence.
As for the talking-points document obtained by the AP, U.S. officials said Thursday they were unable to discuss it because the underlying Senate report that it discussed was still classified. But they did not explain how the talking points, which were explicitly marked "unclassified," could describe in such detail some parts of the still-classified report.
Under the government's "derivative classification" rules, information from a classified document remains classified whenever it is extracted, paraphrased or restated in a new form.


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Smart Cool !
Its not easy to couple goggles or sun glasses with an open face helmet, its always a compromise. If you want to look cool then you should deal with air, tears, fog and limited visibility, on the other hand if you want to feel comfortable you'll probably look boring and just like everyone else on the road.
The 100% brand has always been synonymous with motocross, but the Barstow line is a road use line with motocross styling which i have always resisted buying because i thought they were bulky uncool. Yesterday i got a one as a gift and since i was already on the bike i took them out for a test ride and surprisingly they were great .
The 1290 Super Duke R "Smutty" !
KTM calls it The Beast but i believe that name is over used and is very cheesy so I'm calling it Smutty ! I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my friend at K&S – KTM dealer in Kuwait- asking me to pass by to check out the 2014 lineup, he didn't say much but i knew he wouldn't call unless he has something really interesting to show. Anyway the next morning I'm on The 1290 Super Duke R -better known now as Smutty- fiddling with the electronics, the bike was the first and only one in the middle east. It is as cool as it looked in the pictures if not more and it also looked smaller. A fuel tank and two wheels attached to a 1300cc engine ! I did crank up the 180 horses -192hp with the Akrapovic exhaust- but i didn't get a test joy ride. I'm hopping i will get my test ride soon but with 180 horsepower and 106 foot-pounds of torque coupled with an adrenaline junkie, I'm not sure if I'll bring it back.
Along with the 192hp, Smutty comes with ABS, traction control, slipper clutch and ride-by-wire throttle.
Yamaha Scrambler
Seams the Scrambler fever is spreading, this gem is derived from the Yamaha XV950 Star Bolt "the Yamaha bobber". Yamaha gave ten XV950 Star Bolt to 10 custom builders and asked them to customize it the way they like.
Greg Hageman is the builder of this scrambler, Hageman is a famous customizer specializing in Yamaha and his design chosen by Yamaha as one of the ten best customizations. The concept is inspired by the 60s and 70s the golden age of scramblers.
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"NineT" BMW Retro Roadster
In around 2 weeks from now, BMW will introduce its new Retro Roadster the "NineT ".The NineT will be powered buy the old" air-cooled 1200cc boxer engine, producing around 120hp which would be great for such a bike after a couple of mods.
The bike will also have the upside-down telescopic fork similar to the ones on the S 1000 RR. From the spy photos looks like its gonna have a natural aluminum finish and probably clear coated. Aprox wet weight is about 210 kg and it we cost around KD4500. Read more
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169 kg with 148 HP, the snack that you won't feel bloated after ! The bike comes with all the gismos you'll ever need, riding Modes, fully integrated ABS, Ducati Traction Control (DTC), Ducati Quick Shift (DQS), Engine Brake Control (EBC) and full Ride-by-Wire (RbW) throttle control with Ducati e-Grip. The power to weight ratio is great, the rider will be able to go throttle happy without feeling guilty afterwords. I feel this bike will do much better that the 848 which didn't get amble time to prove it self locally, it might also do better than the 1199 which is hot, harsh and very track focused.
This is the coolest corporate invitation i have ever got !
Thank you Zain, you never fail to outdo yourself 🙂
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"MotoCals" Moto GP Calendar 2013
If you are a MotoGP fan then this iPhone app is worth a 12 pack, u'll never miss a practice, a qualifying or a race…provided you have the TV channel thats broadcasting the all this live of course.
Conquering the soul !
A couple of years back when BMW launched the S1000RR no one expected that this bike will dominate the super bikes for that long, the RR is still by far the most powerful production bike on the market its even much more powerful than some 1300cc bikes. But for riders with a twin engine fetish, you'll need much more than horse power to capture their attention, you need a bike with soul, a bike with a character, a bike with a history, a bike that makes riders reminisce.
I guess BMW doesn't need me to tell them this, they were smart enough to figure it out them self's. So they decided to recreate the BMW R 90 S and because they have a lot of money they didn't bother going back to the drawing boards, they decided to ride on someones else back, someone rebellious, someone that can put some soul in the dead long dead R90S. Read more
KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Every couple of years the motorcycle industry spits out a must have art piece, but the only problem with such bikes is that you have to treat is as an art piece ! The new KTM 1290 Super Duke R is an exception, its a super bad ass piece of art that begs you to give all of your "who's your dady" treatment.
The KTM 1290 Super Duke R is modern minimalism at its best…no its more than that its actually a minimalist hardcore sex scene looping for your pleasure, its like one of those long orgasms and i bet you haven't had any of those for a while.
The good news is that you wont have to wait long for that feeling, the Super Duke R will be available at K&S in November.


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I've heard that the University of Houston-Victoria has put together its annual report. What exactly is in the report, and where can I find it?
Every November, the University of Houston-Victoria assembles a report and series of videos about the state of the university. The annual report is designed to make information about UHV available to a wider audience. The report was unveiled during the Nov. 15 President's Annual Report & Excellence Awards presentation.
"History in the Making," a report covering 2011-12, is now available online at uhvannualreport.com. The theme "History in the Making" is a nod to both the history and future of UHV. While several elements of the report reflect back on the past year, it also sets the table for the university's 40th anniversary year.
The annual report includes: • Student and alumni accomplishments
• Faculty and staff achievements
• Enrollment and financial figures
• A list of UHV donors
• Athletic and student life highlights
• A photo gallery from the dinner and awards ceremony
Annual report website visitors also can watch a number of videos featuring students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members talking about how UHV has helped them make history.
In the videos, interview subjects describe in their own words success stories from the four schools at the university: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Education & Human Development and Nursing. In another video, Victoria business owners and members of community organizations discuss what partnering with UHV has meant to them. The "Time For Fun" video captures the essence of student life and sports at the university.
Also included on the website are videos of speeches and awards given out during the annual report dinner. The Victoria Independent School District received this year's Community Organization Partnership Award, and the Community Business Partnership Award went to Ashley Furniture HomeStore. UHV junior Moses Olukoya was chosen for the Student Leadership Award.
In an effort to be environmentally friendly and add multimedia elements to the annual report, there are no paper versions. The entire report can be viewed online. A PDF version is available online, as well, for those who prefer to print out and the read the annual report.
Do you have a question about the University of Houston-Victoria? Contact Jeremy Shapiro, UHV communications specialist, at 361-570-4296 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dominican Sisters of Houston
Praying daily for the sisters in active ministries, friends, Dominican Family, and Partners in Mission is the focus of their ministry for the retired sisters of St. Dominic Villa. Constructed in 1967 on the site of the old Motherhouse, the Villa is a hub of activity, peace and gentle care.
Volunteers offer help daily with important and specialized services, acting as receptionist at the front desk, gardening, driving sisters to medical appointments, helping the sisters prepare for the Annual Villa Arts and Craft Sale every year in November.
The building is located close to the Dominican Sisters Community Garden, an affiliate of Urban Harvest, and the beautiful outdoor Labyrinth that is open for walking in meditative prayer. The Villa Dining Room is decorated seasonally, lunch is the main meal, a steam table offers good basic dishes. Volunteers, special guests, students from St. Pius X and St. Agnes, staff and sisters drop in to share a meal and conversation.
Seeing to the quality of life of the Villa are the Administrator, Sr. Eleanor Cresap, OP, Pastoral Coordinator Annette Dworsky, the nursing staff led by Doris Yordanoff, RN and the Dietary Staff led by Ruby Wilson, Food Service Manager. Dottie Ross is Volunteer Director of Volunteers.
Visitors are welcome to attend Mass at St. Joseph Chapel (located in the Villa):Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.Saturday Vigil at 4:00 p.m.


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The semiconductor biz looks set for a bumpy start to the New Year with analysts downgrading worldwide spending and sales expectations amid oversupply woes, high energy costs, and credit crunch fears.
Gartner reduced its forecast for sales for chip building equipment by nearly 10 per cent to $40.3bn for 2008, a decrease of $4.5bn compared to the total spent this year.
It said the tech market had been flooded with too much DRAM in 2007 and reckoned the industry now faced the less-than-pretty prospect of having to scale back spending. It's a move that will inevitably impact sales in that sector for the year ahead.
Echoing those findings, market research firm iSuppli marked down its revenue growth forecast for the chip industry overall by 1.8 per cent to £291.4bn for 2008.
It said that semiconductor market conditions in the first half of next year will be "extremely weak" as the biz struggles to turn around price attrition and correct its oversupply issues.
iSuppli said the DRAM market could undergo a pricing recovery in the second quarter of next year, with NAND-type flash memory sales possibly rebounding in Q3. But it also warned that the arrival of a much-feared recession in the US could yet put the boot in.®


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We're taking the highway to French elegance with these stacked desserts. Unsweetened whipped cream is a wonderful foil for gooey caramelized pears and flaky puff pastry.
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- Makes 4 servings
- Active Time
- 30 min
- Total Time
- 45 min
- 1/2 package (1 pound) frozen all-butter puff pastry in 1 piece, thawed
- 1/2 cup chilled heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 (14-ounce) cans pear halves in light syrup, drained, reserving syrup
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Garnish: confectioners sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in upper third.
- Roll out pastry with a floured rolling pin on a lightly floured surface into about a 16-inch square. Trim edges. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and place another baking sheet on top. Bake until golden and cooked through, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove top baking sheet from pastry and transfer pastry to a rack to cool completely.
- While pastry cools, beat heavy cream with an electric mixer until it just holds soft peaks. Fold in sour cream gently but thoroughly.
- Meanwhile, cook sugar in a dry large heavy skillet over medium heat until it begins to melt, then continue to cook, stirring with a fork, until it is completely melted and golden. Stir in reserved pear syrup and boil, stirring, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in pears. Remove from heat and swirl in butter until combined.
- Cut pastry into 8 rectangles with a large knife. Place half of rectangles on 4 serving plates. Spread cream mixture over pastry, then spoon pears with caramel over top. Place remaining pastry rectangles on top.


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I've lived in Minnesota for 12 years now, and never been there. That will be rectified next month.
I'll see you folks from the Northeast quadrant of the state there.
I've lived in Minnesota for 12 years now, and never been there. That will be rectified next month.
I'll see you folks from the Northeast quadrant of the state there.
PZ Myers says
Note: 9:30 am. Weird.
cethis says
Check out the Lake Superior Museum while you're there. http://www.lsmma.com
A. R says
Whilst you Minnesota people will be having fun laughing a creationists, I'll be in my lab squishing fruit flies…
Usernames are smart says
Woah! Where'd you get the crocoduck tie?! That's pretty nice, PZ!
If I had to wear a tie, that one would be it, fo' shizzle!
A. R says
Usernames are smart: I had one custom-made when I was preparing for an encounter with Bananaman (saw something about him coming to the area I was going to be in, promptly ordered one, wore it every day, but I didn't ever run into his goons. He probably would have deleted the video anyway.)
brianwestley says
And the Lake Superior Railroad Museum:
navigator says
Hooray! I'll be there…wait a minute. 0930 on a Sunday? That's like going to church:)
mikesalamone says
A man gets on a bus and asks the driver, "Does this bus go to Duluth?" The bus driver responds, "No, this bus goes beep beep."
tychabrahe says
Does this bus go to Duluth?
No, this bus goes beep beep!
John Morales says
Not Dunwich?
(Would help with tenure at Miskatonic University)
Brad says
Unholy fuck! Something that would make me want to go to Duluth!
grendelsfather says
Ole and Lena finally get married in Minnesota. Ole drives them to the hotel in Morris where they planned to spend their honeymoon. As they are about to pull into the hotel parking lot, Ole reaches over and puts his hand on Lena's knee. Lena says, "Oh, Ole, now that we are married, you can go farther than that." So he drives on to Duluth.
deathpaneldecider says
While you're fighting the good fight against 12th century thinking, can you please be sure to get in some ridicule for that national embarrassment Michelle Bachmann? It sounds like there's a chance we might be rid of that clownish fool come November. :)
Brother Yam says
Go to Fitger's and get a wild rice burger, they're loverly.
Or, if'n yer by Canal Park, Northern Waters Smokehaus for a sandwich. But, considering your ticker, I'd hope that you'd opt for the wild rice burger as it's probably less strain on the blood plumbing…
defaithed says
Stay tuned for the rebuttal from the Discovery Institute:
The Creation of Evolutionism
Zeno says
I know all about Duluth. I read Gore Vidal's book.
deathpaneldecider says
Never visited Duluth, but being on Lake Superior it's probably got some amazing natural beauty which may not yet be buried under snow for a few more weeks. :)
birgerjohansson says
I just noticed P Z looks a lot like Krugman.
Genetic "green beard" effect?
Niki M says
My partner's lived in MN for almost as long as I've been alive and he still can't tell me what's the big deal about Duluth.
Yellow Thursday says
Duluth may have no more to offer than any other city about the same size, but to those of us on the frozen, barren Iron Range, it is a destination for shopping and dining. I will definitely be setting my alarm October 7, so I can drive that hour to Duluth.
bbgunn says
My father-in-law, my spouse and I sat for nearly 5 hrs on our veranda at the Best Western in Duluth a few years back, relaxing while sipping whiskey and enjoying a beautifully sunny 70F day in September. From our perch, we overlooked the Lake and the entrance to Duluth's harbor. His short term memory issues from dementia had him pointing out each time the harbor lift bridge would rise or lower like it was a brand new event. And we treated each of his observations like it was the first time we heard it. It was the last vacation we were able to take with him, so Duluth will always be a special place for me.
And yeah, I truly loved and admired my father-in-law.
David Marjanović says
Crocoduck ties are available somewhere online. I forgot where I got mine, though… wait… zazzle.com, I think.
@Zeno: I can't remember if I read that book while I had a fever, or if it just made me feel like I had a fever.
Cat's Staff says
The malt shop opens at 11.
I understand that there is a student group that might form in Ely… you could go another 2 hours up the road, deeper into the woods, and meet with them too. I wish I had the contact info for whoever it was that I talked to at Pride in the Twin Cities about it. Maybe they can contact you and set something up.
denisepatterson-monroe says
Be careful driving! There are some crazy intersections in Duluth, that damn 5-way stop at Kenwood/Skyline has brought grown men to tears and separated loving families before.
kc9oq says
I was in Doo-Looth once, to fly home after driving to Ashland WI with a daughter who was spending a semester at Northland College there. I received the most intensive TSA pat-down ever at the Duluth International Airport.
The airport is a glorified quonset hut with 4 gates, of which 2 were in use. Commercial air service comprised a turboprop that shuttled between there and Minneapolis. Surly a hot-bed of terrorist activity.
Maybe it was because I had a one-way ticket…
sisu says
Oh, I love Duluth!
*waves to Yellow Thursday* hey there! I may live in the Cities now but I'll always be a Ranger. I thought Virginia was the shopping/dining destination? ;)
Eamon Knight says
I've been to Duluth twice, and I wouldn't at all mind going back. Yes, the railroad museum, and TWO tourist railroads (my advice: skip the North Shore Scenic and take a ride on the Lake Superior & Mississippi, out of West Duluth. Nice slow amble along the river bank and through the marshes.) Also, ore docks (yeah, I have a thing for jumbo industrial structures).
(Of course, the best memories of those trips was the drive up the North Shore to Thunder Bay. I really, really want to spend more time in that neck of the woods)
davidhuber says
Hey cool! That flyer has a picture of PZ on it that was taken with my camera at the creation museum. Wish I could say I snapped it, but my friend was holding my camera at the time while I was jockeying for position to get into the picture. Obviously, I didn't make it, but my friend did get a pretty good picture of PZ.
Man, those were the days.


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3 Marines Dead, Including Suspect, at Quantico Marine Base Shooting
The identities of the victims will be withheld until the families are notified.
March 22, 2013 -- Three Marines, including the suspected gunman, are dead after a shooting at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.
The suspected shooter, a male Marine, was killed from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after he allegedly shot and killed another male and a female Marine. Authorities found the suspect's body inside a barracks building near the Officer Candidates School early this morning, Lt. Agustin Solivan told ABC News.
All three were active-duty Marines assigned to Officer Candidates School and pronounced dead at the scene, Col. David W. Maxwell, base commander at Quantico, said this morning at a news conference.
The three Marines were junior-enlisted Marines who worked as training personnel at the school, a Department of Defense official told ABC News.
Maxwell said, "On behalf of Marine Base Corp Quantico and the Officer Candidates School, I want to express my sincere condolences to the families, friends and of the three marines we lost night. My thoughts and prayers are with them at this time."
The Marine base at Quantico is a sprawling training facility located 37 miles south of Washington. It is also home to the FBI's Training Academy.
A 911 call was received by the Provost Marshal's office about 10:30 p.m. William County Police and military officials responded and were on the scene within five minutes, but did not report hearing any shots fired, Maxwell said.
The shooting, Maxwell said, occurred at Taylor Hall, a single barracks at the Officer Candidates School.
All base residents and employees were notified to remain indoors and keep their doors locked.
Contrary to previous information distributed by the Marine base, there was no standoff or barricade around the shooter, Maxwell said.
The lockdown of the base was lifted at about 2:30 a.m. today.
"Marine Corps Base Quantico is Code Green at this time," Quantico said on Twitter. "All normal activities are cleared to resume."
The identities of the victims will be withheld until the families are notified, said Maxwell, who expects a lengthy investigation into the shooting.
"This is truly a tragic loss for the Marine Corps, which has had a number of tragic losses in the last couple of weeks," Maxwell said.
Seven Marines were killed Monday in a training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada when a mortar round exploded.
ABC News' Chad Murray contributed to this report.


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Kolkata - A host of former India and Pakistan players, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and Intikhab Alam, were Thursday feted by the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) during the ODI between the two teams at the Eden Gardens to celebrate the silver jubilee of the ground staging its first ever ODI.
The former players, who included Kapil Dev, Bishen Singh Bedi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman from India and Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja and Mushtaq Mohammad from Pakistan, were given a lap of honour around the ground on open jeeps decorated with flowers as the capacity crowd gave a standing ovation.
The biggest cheers, however, were for Laxman, who had made the ground his own by playing several masterly knocks, and, of course, local hero Ganguly.
Roars of "VVS VVS" and "Sourav Sourav" filled the air as the cavalcade of cars carrying all the greats moved around the stadium.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the guest of honour, handed a commemorative tie, a plaque, a shawl and a cheque of Rs.One lakh to each of the former cricketers with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf and CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya among those present.
India and Pakistan had clashed when the hallowed venue staged its maiden ODI Feb 18, 1987. Pakistan had won the thriller by two wickets, thanks to a 36-ball 72 by Salim Malik.Published 03 Jan 2013, 21:34 IST


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Target apologizes for label on plus-size dress
Shoppers at a Target store in Brooklyn say a label that listed the color of a plus-size dress as "manatee gray" was insulting.
The label for the same dress in smaller sizes described it as "dark heather gray."
Target apologized for the label.
Michelle Ho, shopping at the store at Atlantic Terminal Mall, told the New York Post ( https://bit.ly/16vmd9u ) that Target was "putting down one set of people over another" with the different labels.
Spokeswoman Jessica Deede called the labeling of the Mossimo-brand "Women's Plus-Size Kimono Maxi Dress" "an unintentional oversight."
She said although manatee gray was a seasonal color, Target was "fixing the discrepancy." She said the item was removed from the company website.
Information from: New York Post, https://www.nypost.com


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February 22, 2006: The optical afterglow and underlying supernova for GRB060218 continues to brighten and has generated a lot of interest in the scientific community. It is well positioned in the early evening sky for professional and amateur monitoring. The latest coordinates are:
R.A.: 03:21:39.71 Decl.: +16:52:02.1 J2000
March 19, 2008: The intense gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B was detected in gamma ray, x-ray, optical light, and early indications by two automated cameras suggest that the optical afterglow of the burst may have briefly reached naked-eye visibility (mag ~ 5.76, GCN 7445, Cwiok et al) within 60 seconds of the onset. It is highly unlikely the burst was caught visually, but it is possible the burst may have been detected if any observers were monitoring this area of the sky (e.g. for minor planet searching).
The coordinates of the burst are:
We're pleased to note that GCN Circular #14490 has been published, detailing time-series photometry of the bright GRB 130427A by Patrick Wiggins. His observations provide a comprehensive record of the three hours of the early evolution of this incredibly bright afterglow.
Congratulations to Patrick on his observations!
Thanks to the Curry Foundation and NASA for support of the AAVSO International High Energy Network. Thanks to all the observers across the world for their hard work.
GRB130427A photometry by P. Wiggins
GRB110918A photometry by A. Oksanen, C. Harlingten, B. Schaefer, and M. Templeton
GRB detecting satellites in the network:
The AAVSO has held three Professional-Amateur meetings in collaboration with NASA, Sonoma State University, and New Mexico State University


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Why is getting dinner on the table every night such a giant pain in the ass?
When you are a kid your nightly burden is homework. When you are an adult your nightly burden is trying to figure out what to have for dinner.
It's my goal to set up a meal planning system that works for me, that is as uncomplicated as possible, and that gets dinner on the table on a regular basis. I have tried lots of different meal planning systems but nothing has worked consistently. I want to make homemade dinners and meal planning a lifelong habit.
Pre-baby I was getting pretty good at putting dinner on the table every night by the seat of my pants. Ta-da! Another delicious meal half-assedly pulled from the fridge at a moment's notice!
Having a baby changes that, of course, and besides, it was not a very reliable system to begin with. Isobel is quite mobile now and with that blessing comes a curse: she can move around and entertain herself now, which is great, but what does she choose do with this mobility? She follows me around the kitchen, demanding me to be held, while I'm frying bacon or boiling pasta or tending to some other baby-unfriendly activity. Any dinner requiring preparation more complicated than reheating leftovers requires Anthony to watch her while she follows me around wailing. We're still working on this.
It takes a lot of effort to make dinner happen every night. The act of cooking itself is the culmination of many preparatory steps involving grocery shopping, advance prep work, and the most dreaded step of all – actually deciding what to have for dinner. The goal for dinner is this:
– It has to be tasty and appealing
– It has to be affordable
– It has to be (mostly) healthy
– It has to be prepared in about a half hour (weeknights)
I have been using some iphone apps to help me. My bestie turned me on to Grocery Gadget, and it is worth the ten bucks or whatever I paid for it. I love that you can assign aisles to items, that it saves items so you make lists faster, and that you can modify your lists online and send them to those that share your account. I've had issues with adding amounts to things but that's probably because I didn't take the time to read the instructions or watch the tutorials.
I've been playing around with Mise en Place to organize the tasks associated with each meal (raise your hand if you've ever forgotten to marinate the steak!) but it's more complicated than useful for day to day meal prep.
I use relish to plan two to three meals a week. When I first heard about it I hoped it would become my meal-planning, list-making savior. It hasn't, but I still find the service to be valuable and well-worth the $7 a month subscription fee. Subscribers also have access to the free iphone app, which is great. I can look up a recipe stoveside if I want and cook from it right there without printing the recipe. Nice!
My meal planning process is still a work in progress. What I want to know is, how do you make dinner happen? Do you share the cooking or planning duties? Do you plan at all? What do you eat most often? Do you have any hints or tricks? Please share and help me make dinner less of a pain in the ass!
(*It should be noted that none of these apps or relish has paid me to talk about their product.)


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How to maximise cash flow by using trade and invoice finance
With business leaders adopting clever business strategies, facing up to the recession has created unexpected opportunities for organisations. A focus on international trade, reshaping culture, outlook and getting innovative about financing has led to companies creating more efficient ways of working.
Research from HSBC Commercial Banking has found businesses with smart finance strategies are both more likely to be predicting growth over the next two years and projecting a growth in exporting- with access to finance, such as using trade and invoice finance being central.
Steve Box, HSBC Head of Trade and Receivables Finance Europe talks about smarter ways of financing your business. Key topics for the show include: How to form formal and informal alliances; maximizing cash flow and how to free up working capital and investing assets for growth.
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It's hardly a secret that GM's front drive minivans--Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport--have been a major disappointment to their manufacturer. Designed to challenge Chrysler's minivan supremacy with their radical styling, the trio languished as Chrysler and Ford gobbled up the lion's share of the market.
Instead of accolades, the daring new shapes drew criticism and an unfortunate nickname--the Dustbusters.
Although GM gave the trio nose jobs, powertrain upgrades and a power-operated sliding side door along the way, the trio never recovered from the early impressions.
An all-new set of replacements is just around the corner. Due this fall, the new Chevy Venture, Silhouette and Trans Sport will feature styling that's closer to the minivan mainstream, as well as a sliding driver-side rear door option, a la Chrysler.
Meanwhile, the current generation is still in showrooms. Although these minivans do have their weak points, they have strong points, too. With dealers unloading current models to make room for the new vans, the opportunity for bargains is exceptional.
Since the Pontiac Trans Sport concept van was the design template for the current GM minivans, we chose a Trans Sport SE for our final review of this generation.
Similar in size to the standard Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, the '96 Trans Sport and its corporate cousins come with one powertrain. A 3.4-liter V6, which will also be the sole engine offered in the new minivans, replaces the previous 2-engine inventory. GM's ubquitous 3.8-liter V6, the previous upgrade engine, is in too much demand for passenger car applications, which led to the substitution.
Although it doesn't have the muscle of the 3.8-liter engine, the GM 3.4 V6 is second only to the optional 3.8-liter V6 offered in Ford's Windstar for peak horsepower, and it delivers respectable torque. There's enough grunt to give the Trans Sport a 3000-lb. towing capacity when it's equipped with the trailering package.
Like all minivans, the GM threesome is equipped with automatic transmissions. That's a plus for the Trans Sport and its clones, because GM's 4-speed automatics are the smoothest in the business. No all-wheel drive option is offered.
A penumatic automatic load-leveling system is offered as a $100 option. A pump adds air pressure to the rear shock absorbers according to load information furnished by an integrated sensor. A nifty feature of this system is that it can also be used to inflate tires or vacation gear like inner tubes and air mattresses.
Another feature exclusive to the GM vans is plastic body panels on vertical exterior surfaces, similar to the panels used on Saturn cars. The plus is extra resistance to parking lot dents and scratches. If this is a feature that appeals to you, 1996 is your last chance to get it. The '97 vans will have conventional sheet steel bodies.
Exterior and interior styling of the current vans follows divisional positioning. The Trans Sport has the sportiest appearance, the Chevy is more basic and the Silhouette the most luxurious.
Clearing the decks for the arrival of the next generation, Pontiac has pared the 1996 Trans Sport model range to just one, the Trans Sport SE. The base price is $19,394, which includes basic comfort/convenience features like air conditioning and an AM/FM radio.
Our test van had the power sliding side door option ($350), a very convenient addition we hope other minivans will adopt. It's been popular for Pontiac; some 85% of the Trans Sports sold last year were equipped with the power door feature.
The basic Trans Sport SE seats five, two up front, three on a rear bench. Our test van had 7-passenger seating, which is another plus for these vans, perhaps their strongest single feature. Arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration, the seats are removable as single units, lending excellent versatility to the cargo space. And they're light, making them the most easily removable of any minivan, including Chrysler's new roller seats.
The weakest point of the interior layout can be viewed from the driver's seat. Although the long nose has been bobbed, it's still invisible from the front seats, something that's led many owners to complain about not knowing exactly where the snout ended until it touched the vehicle in front.
Although GM was able to make a modest fix on the extended front end, there was no way to remedy the extreme rake of the windshield without a major redesign. As a result, the upper surface of the dashboard is a vast plain of plastic between the driver and the base of the windshield.
This distance has proved disconcerting to some drivers, and it does take a bit of getting used to. However, in our past experiences with these vans, including a one-year long-term evaluation of an earlier Trans Sport, we found that familiarity breeds comfort.
Passive safety equipment isn't quite up to current minivan standards--there's no airbag on the passenger side, something that will be corrected in the next generation. On the other hand, antilock brakes are standard, which still isn't true for all minivans.
With all the seats removed, the GM minivans can hold up to 112.6 cu. feet. That's considerably less than a standard Dodge Caravan, but it's a good-sized cargo hold nevertheless. The floor is flat, and the swing-up rear hatch is wide for easy access.
There's also plenty of legroom in all three seating positions.
GM was among the first to recognize America's for mobile dining, a recognition that's reflected in the Trans Sport's impressive array of cupholders. There are eight in the 7-passenger edition, which was probably a world record when these vans first rolled onto the scene.
Though the Trans Sport looks sporty, it's no Bonneville in the handling department. The combination of minivan height, a relatively narrow track and suspension tuning aimed at good ride quality produces lots of body roll if the vehicle is hurried through turns. In this respect, the Trans Sport, Lumina and Silhouette are a little less car-like than their prime competitors from Chrysler and Ford.
On the other hand, there are no nasty surprises lurking in the Trans Sport's behavior. Although it refuses to be hurried on tight, winding roads, it's fully predictable.
On the plus side, we think most drivers and passengers will find the Trans Sport's ride quality more than acceptable. Although early members of this minivan clan weren't as smooth as some, GM has retuned the suspension over the years, giving all three vans a more supple feel that does a good job of isolating occupants from minor road shocks.
As we noted earlier, the driving position takes some getting used to, and it's something to be aware of if you take one of these vans out for a test drive. The distance between the driver's seat and the base of the windshield produces an odd sensation at first--you may feel that you're piloting from the middle of the van, rather than the driver's seat. But this feeling will disappear with experience.
Although the new 3.4-liter V6 doesn't have quite as much low-rpm punch as the 3.8-liter, it's far stronger than the previous base engine, a 3.1-liter V6, and it's got enough snort to keep pace with all but a few of its competitors, as well as the cut-and-thrust of commute traffic.
Braking performance, augmented by standard ABS, is good compared to the rest of the minivan universe, though not exceptional.
While the Pontiac Trans Sport and its stablemates aren't the best minivans in the business, they do have their strengths and the Flash Gordon styling still stands out from the crowd.
At suggested retail prices, which pretty much parallel the competition, it's hard to view these vans as bargains. Our well-equipped tester, for example, stickered out at $22,406.
But with the new minivans just over the horizon, suggested retail and actual retail are likely to be two different things. A little bargaining should save a bunch, and the appeal of the van will increase in direct proportion.


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The surviving birds, 39 of them I think, are doing well, so far. Now it's just a waiting game, to see if they can stand the stress of captivity long enough to grow their damaged feathers back.
Amber keeps them in a 6-foot-long aquarium, rather than a cage, to protect them from drafts. She puts two cat dishes in the tank, each with two bowls, and every three hours she has to refill those bowls and clean out the bottom of the tank, shoving the birds gently first to one side, then to the other, to accomplish this.
We (that is, the Area Rehabbers Klub) have been receiving some donations toward the estimated $1,000 it will take to rehabilitate these birds. Of particular interest to us is one from the State Senate, with this note:
Enclosed is a check for $200.00 from the Senate Employees Fund to assist your efforts to rehabilitate the cedar waxwings which were injured at the General Assembly Building.
Unfortunately, in our efforts to correct a health issue with the pigeons, another species suffered. This was certainly not the intention and this office deeply regrest the loss of some of the cedar waxwings.
We appreciate the good works of you and your colleagues at ARK and are encouraged by your efforts to save the surviving cedar waxwings. We know that this is a difficult and costly task and hope that this donation will be helpful.
With kind regards, I am
sincerely yours,
[Clerk of the Senate]
Very nice.
But still... it's like saying unfortunatley in my effort to posion rats, I poisoned your dog, not realizing he would get to the bait first...
Update: We have now received a $100 donation from the Governor of Virginia and his wife. Now THAT kind of recognition is cool! They also mentioned the waxwings in their kind note.


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37.2020 Four-year lease.
No lease of real property owned or controlled by the Government may be entered into for a period longer than 4 years unless such lease contains a provision satisfactory to the lessor whereby the rentals or lease price is adjusted upward or downward at intervals to adjust for inflation. For this purpose, recognized indexes appropriate to measure increases in value of real property, maintained by federal government agencies, shall be made applicable by regulation adopted under the provision of the Administrative Procedure Act, 4.1001 et seq.History: 1978, PL 15-69; readopted 1980, 16-88 § 1; 1982, PL 17-31 § 1.
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Where the Government had drafted a lease document inadvertently omitting a provision required by statute for periodic adjustment of the rent, and the lessee had no objection to such a provision, the lease would be reformed or construed to include the required provision rather than declared invalid. A.S.C.A. § 37.2020. American Samoa Government v. Samoa Aviation, Inc., 11 A.S.R.2d 144 (1989).
Territorial Government has the statutory right to enforce against its lessee a provision satisfactory to it whereby rentals are adjusted at intervals for inflation, although such a clause was inadvertently omitted from the lease, but has no right to evict the lessee on account of such omission. American Samoa Government v. Samoa Aviation, Inc. (Mem), 13 A.S.R.2d 65. A.S.C.A. § 37.2020 (1989).
Lease agreement omitting inflation adjustment clause required by statute would be enforced, after modification to include such a clause, where: (1) the statute did not provide that contracts omitting the required term should be absolutely void; (2) the contract complied with all applicable laws and regulations but one; (3) the only "misconduct" in which the lessee might be said to have engaged was to sign an apparently lawful agreement drafted by the lessor; (4) there was no evidence that the required clause was omitted by any reason but inadvertence; (5) the lessee had signed a covenant to obey all laws pertaining to the premises; (6) soon after being notified of the absence of the inflation adjustment clause, the lessee expressed its belief that it was in fact bound to pay the required adjustments; (7) the statute did not appear designed to punish conduct regarded as malum in se by effecting a forfeiture; (8) the statutory purpose of protecting the lessor could be accomplished by imposing on the lessee the obligation to pay the required adjustments; and (9) the record rather clearly shoed that the absence of an inflation adjustment clause was not a genuine point of controversy between the lessor and lessee, but was one of a series of technical grounds on which the lessor sought to evict the lessee in order to accommodate another prospective tenant v. Samoa Aviation, Inc. (Mem), 13 A.S.R.2d 65 (1989).


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Under Collins, Gee has dose of confidence with win
Mets manager works to ensure young starters build self-esteem on mound
NEW YORK -- Not every young pitcher reaches the big leagues with the self-esteem -- or the stuff -- that Jose Fernandez demonstrated last season, that Tim Lincecum displayed in 2007 or that Fernando Valenzuela showed in 1980, before he became a phenomenon. The gestation period for full self-esteem usually is extended, and, early on, the byproduct is often as fragile as a Faberge egg.
The self-esteem of youngens must be protected. And, in an odd twist, the person least capable of providing protection is often the youngen himself. With big league pitchers, protection comes from one of two sources, the manager or the pitching coach, whoever determines how much rope.
So it was Sunday afternoon at Citi Field after Dillon Gee had shut down the Marlins, the team that had scored the third most runs in the Majors through Saturday, for eight innings and wanted the ninth. Mets manager Terry Collins, aka the rope dispenser, said eight was enough and put Carlos Torres in charge of yet another happy ending for the Mets. The starter was finished, and, after a clean ninth, Gee emerged victorious with self-esteem undamaged and shiny.
Collins and Gee's catcher, Anthony Recker, indicated Gee "probably could have continued." Gee said chances at a complete game "don't come easily." Moreover, the Mets had a 4-0 lead, so even if mighty Giancarlo Stanton, the Marlins' leadoff hitter in the ninth, was to hit one to the Flushing Oil Pits beyond left center, the team's lead would not have been imperiled. A pitching change could be made then.
But the dispenser would afford Gee nary a smidgeon of additional hemp. The pitcher had reached almost unchartered territory; he had thrown 110 pitches, more than in any start since 2012. With no mention of Stanton, Collins later explained the removal of his starter: "We are in a situation where we're trying to really build some momentum here. The one thing I didn't want to have happen was the fourth time through the lineup, to have him hang a slider on the 113th pitch and have something go into the seats."
Which you can interpret as Gee's self-esteem and the team's trust in him are more important than the probability of a complete game and the possibility of a shutout.
Collins preferred that his starter end his workday with an unqualified sense of achievement, recalling afterward a game in which Gee pitched in Atlanta last June. Freddie Freeman changed a potential 1-0 victory to a 2-1 defeat in the ninth inning. He hit Gee's 101st pitch.
The manager also referenced a conversation he had with Gee 11 days earlier. He had removed Gee after seven scoreless innings and merely 72 pitches against the D-backs. Gee told him his intent was to pitch deeper into games and win back the later-inning trust he sensed he had lost. Collins allowed him to throw 110 Sunday, which addressed the pitcher's intent and also protected Gee's self-esteem. So Gee came out ahead in two ways.
We've seen this sort of thing in these parts. Thirty years and five days ago, on an April Sunday in 1984, Davey Johnson had the same objective as Collins, though in substantially different circumstances. In that scenario, Johnson put the development of a starting pitcher, namely Ron Darling, before a chance for his team to win. He too wanted Darling to end his day with a sense of achievement.
So after Darling had surrendered six runs in the first two innings of a game in Philadelphia, Johnson allowed him to bat with two runners on base and two out in the fourth inning. Darling popped out and then returned to the mound to pitch merely one more inning, a third straight scoreless inning, incidentally.
His self-esteem had been more than protected; it had been enhanced. Darling has acknowledged many times since that long-ago Sunday how much he benefitted from Johnson's pay-now, win-later approach.
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I like Ike
The Mets do, or at least they are still interested in the fortunes of their former colleague. One player acknowledged Sunday that he and some of his teammates occasionally have gathered around a clubhouse television to monitor the at-bats Ike Davis has had with the Pirates.
"Hey, Peanuts here"
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, he of the longest surname in big league history, was presented his World Series ring on Sunday at Citi Field. Allard Baird, the Red Sox's vice president of player personnel, made the presentation of the handsome jewelry that had room for three inscriptions special -- "B Strong," the "Bearded Brothers" and the catcher's 14-character last name.
Saltalamacchia was asked whether he had been asked if he would accept his nickname "Salty" on the ring. But he was pleased with the unabridged ID. He was told only two other players had a similar ID -- Salty Parker, who played for the Tigers in 1936 and managed the Mets on an interim basis in 1967 and, of course, former Cubs utility man Peanuts Lowrey.


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First Look: Manny Torres Gimenez at The Palace, San Francisco
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When last we checked in with him, Manny Torres Gimenez was serving fresh pasta and two different prix fixe menus at Roxy's Cafe in the Mission...all without much of a kitchen. At Roxy's, he could basically only boil water on an induction burner; now, he's moved into the old Palace Steakhouse on Mission and Cesar Chavez and installed a real kitchen, complete with rotisserie, broiler, and grill. The chef, who trained at Nobu in New York and SPQR, Quince, and Coi in San Francisco, says of the new space, "Here, this is like my dream. Now I can use my entire imagination."
As at Roxy's, Chef Gimenez and his wife, general manager Katerina de Torres, plan to execute the entire operation pretty much on their own. As soon as the permits come through (they're currently in previews, but plan open on Saturday, June 8), they'll be running service Wednesday through Sunday nights, offering two seatings for the 5-course chef's tasting menu ($50; 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.), with alternate hours for those who wish to dine à la carte. (They also plan to offer organic whole rotisserie chickens to go.)
Inspired by his new equipment, Gimenez knew that he wanted to showcase different techniques in each course of the tasting. "I wanted each dish to be cooked differently, and to have different ingredients," he says. "There are so many ingredients in California—if you go to a restaurant for a meal and eat the same ingredient twice, except maybe garlic or onion, it's a lack of creativity. The chef is playing it safe," he says. "I really want to do everything. One dish grilled, another steamed, sauteed, roasted...I want to buy a smoker, too."
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If you watch any television at all, you've probably seen Microsoft's cloud computing commercial featuring a couple at the airport waiting for their flight. The airline announces a lengthy flight delay, but that's OK. "To the cloud!" the man says, as he pulls up stored episodes of favorite TV shows on a laptop, and the couple happily kills time until their plane arrives.
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But for enterprise users like government agencies, moving to the cloud is more complicated than simply flipping a switch. That's not to say the approach won't deliver benefits — it's most certainly a direction the industry is moving in — just that getting there isn't painless. Like any other large-scale deployment, moving hundreds or thousands of users to cloud-based applications demands careful attention to change management, IT governance and other bread-and-butter project management issues.
For a taste of what's involved, check out our story from Contributing Writer Merrill Douglas. She talked to several state and local CIOs who are deploying cloud services and provides a reality check on what to expect.
Also in this issue, Contributing Writer David Raths takes an in-depth look at an area where a growing number of CIOs hope cloud services can lend a hand: Medicaid. At least 10 states are currently grappling with the need to replace their Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), the massive and costly computer systems that handle Medicaid claims processing and reporting. The price tag for replacingthese systems using conventional methods runs somewhere north of $100 million, which is driving some CIOs to look for hosted or shared MMIS solutions.
One of those individuals is Ivan Handler, who recently left his position as CIO of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to become CTO of the Governor's Office of Health Information Technology. Handler says he's pushing traditional MMIS vendors to think outside the box. He'll be giving a talk on "MMIS and the cloud" at an upcoming Medicaid conference.
So although going "to the cloud" may not be as easy as it looks on TV, it's a journey more government applications are likely to make as the concept matures.
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At a Women in the Economy conference held by The Wall Street Journal this week, Welch, alongside his wife Suzy, told a group of women that the only thing that would aid their advancement is getting results. "Over deliver," he said. "Performance is it!" The female audience members balked, accusing him of understanding nothing about cultural biases and how they shape the perception of performance.
This isn't the first time Welch has faced the keen female glare. At a Society for Human Resource Management conference in 2009, he said: "There's no such thing as work-life balance… We'd love to have more women moving up faster. But they've got to make the tough choices and know the consequences of each one." The comments prompted attendees, mostly women, to shake their heads in disapproval and call Welch "old-fashioned" and "out of touch." Nancy McKinstry, CEO of publisher Wolters Kluwer, said he was just wrong, noting that she'd taken maternity leaves with each of her two children.
It should be no surprise to anyone breathing that performance matters. But by the way Welch framed this conversation, one would infer that he assumes women are just 3% of corporate CEOs, 7% of top earners, 14% of executive officers and 16% of board members because they're slacking off.
Meanwhile, a recent study in the Harvard Business Review of 7,280 business leaders found that women outperformed men in 12 out of 16 competencies that comprise outstanding leadership. In the remaining four categories, men and women scored evenly. Perhaps most interesting, two of the traits where women outscored men to the highest degree were taking initiative and driving for results. This mirrors a groundbreaking 2009 study by INSEAD of 3,000 executives and 22,000 of their colleagues that discovered women ranked higher than men in almost every category of leadership.
Furthermore, according to a recent survey of 5,000 U.S. workers by workplace research firm theFIT, women work more than men. In fact, 54% of women vs. 41% of men reported working 9 to 11 hours a day, and 7% of women vs. 5% of men reported working more than 11 hours a day. Women are also more likely to work 6 to 7 days a week (11% vs. 7%), more willing to do work on vacation (68% vs. 62%), and less likely to lie about a "sick day" (14% vs. 20%).
Women say they need to work harder than men to prove themselves, that they feel constant pressure to never make a mistake and always show their value to the organization. And yet…the leadership gap.
Well, since Welch's theory is blown, what might really be going on? KeyCorp's Beth Mooney, who last year became the first female chief of a top-20 U.S. bank, says it can be discouraging for women to look up the organizational ladder and see only men at the top. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg believes women need to speak up and promote themselves more, and choose a partner who can equally share the responsibilities at home. Ernst & Young's Beth Brooke frequently speaks about needing a "critical mass" of women at the top, so that women's voices are heard. In fact, studies show when companies have 30% women in senior positions, they begin to create cultures supportive of women's advancement and the gender wage gap narrows. IBM's new chief Ginni Rometty may not say it out loud but this year proved, on a national scale, that boys clubs are alive and well.
At an event last year, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns told me: "If you look at just pure genetics, there was no gene—an intelligence gene, a capability gene, a work-hard gene—that was removed from women. So why would it be any different? There are some structural issues that we have to fix, like having men more engaged and involved in family, but there is no reason to believe whatsoever that women are any less capable."
Honestly, I'd question just how well Jack Welch prepared for his performance pep-talk that spectacularly underperformed. Clearly, he hadn't done his research.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013) – Real Salt Lake drew its opening match of the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup on Wednesday night, tying the New York Red Bulls 2-2 at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.
RSL Head Coach Jason Kreis ran out a reserve laden starting lineup, beginning the match with zero expected 2013 regulars on the field. New York took a different approach, running Designated Players Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill out in a strong first XI.
Despite the on-paper disparity, RSL got off to a blistering start, scoring two goals in the first three minutes of action. FW Joao Plata got the first, putting the Claret-and-Cobalt on the board in the 1st minute. The diminutive Ecuadorian collected a through ball in the right side of the area and quickly turned to goal before firing a 10-yard shot inside the near post of New York GK Santiago Castano.
The Claret-and-Cobalt's dream start continued in the third minute when MF Cole Grossman slotted a loose ball into the back of the net from six yards. Plata started the play, hitting a hard 10-yarder from the right side of the box that Castano could only parry into the area. Grossman took full advantage, running onto the ball at the left corner of the six-yard-box and burying it home to put RSL up 2-0.
New York started to settle in after Grossman's goal, holding more possession and frequently testing RSL trialist GK Josh Saunders. The former LA 'keeper came up big on a number of occasions, making big stops in the 11th, 16th and 27th minutes.
New York slipped one past Saunders in the 31st minute. Former Real Salt Lake DF Jamison Olave – who was traded by RSL along with FW Fabian Espindola to New York in December – got on the end of a failed corner kick clearance in the box, sneaking a close-range shot past Saunders to halve RSL's advantage.
RSL dodged a bullet in the 39th minute, when Red Bulls MF Tim Cahill headed MF Dax McCarty's cross off the bar from eight yards out.
Kreis made two changes at the break, bringing in DF Tony Beltran for trialist DF Nickardo Blake and GK Jeff Attinella for Saunders. New York made nine substitutions at halftime, with McCarty and Castano the only holdovers from the first half.
New York equalized in the 61st minute. Substitute MF Michael Bustamante ran onto DF Roy Miller's cross eight yards out, slamming a hard volley past Attinella to tie the game 2-2.
RSL made nine changes immediately after Bustamante's goal, bringing in DF's Kenny Mansally, Chris Schuler and Kwame Watson-Siriboe; MF's Kyle Beckerman, Ned Grabavoy, Sebastian Velasquez and trialist Khari Stephenson; and FW's Alvaro Saborio and Robbie Findley.
The Claret-and-Cobalt controlled more of the ball after making its substitutions, but couldn't quite carve out any clear cut chances. New York didn't have much luck in getting forward either, and the final 30 minutes went by without much incident.
RSL is currently tied for second with New York in the DDC standings with one point. Seattle Sounders FC is currently in first-place with three points after beating fourth-place New England 2-0 earlier Wednesday night. RSL plays Seattle in its second DDC match on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. MT. That match will be streamed live at MLSsoccer.com.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 2 0 2
New York Red Bulls 1 1 2
Scoring Summary: RSL – Joao Plata – 1'
RSL – Cole Grossman – 3'
NY – Jamison Olave – 31'
NY – Michael Bustamante (Roy Miller) – 61'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Josh Saunders** (Jeff Attinella, 46'); Lovel Palmer (Kenny Mansally, 62'), Carlos Salcedo (Chris Schuler, 62'), Aaron Maund (Kwame Watson-Siriboe, 62'), Nickardo Blake** (Tony Beltran, 46'); Yordany Alvarez (Kyle Beckerman, 62'); Cole Grossman (Sebastian Velasquez, 62'), John Stertzer (Khari Stephenson**, 62'); David Viana (Ned Grabavoy, 62'); Joao Plata (Robbie Findley, 62'), Devon Sandoval* (Alvaro Saborio, 62')
New York Red Bulls (4-3-3) – Santiago Castano; Brandon Barklage (Kosuke Kimura, 46'), Markus Holgersson (Heath Pearce, 46'), Jamison Olave (Tyler Ruthven, 46'), Connor Lade (Roy Miller, 46'); Dax McCarty (Amando Moreno, 74'), Tim Cahill (Michael Bustamante*, 46'), Lloyd Sam (Eric Alexander, 35'); Juninho (Rafhael Domingues**, 46'; Josue Martinez, 84'), Fabian Espindola (Marius Obekop**, 46'), Thierry Henry (Peguy Luyindula**, 46')
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that David V. Elkins, 44, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of his plans to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity at Round Rock Research, LLC, a technology licensing company, serving as its CFO. He will leave BD in November following the Company's release of full fiscal year 2012 results on November 7, 2012. BD's Board of Directors intends to commence a search for a successor to Mr. Elkins.
Suketu Upadhyay, currently Senior Vice President and Controller, has been named as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective November 9, 2012. Prior to his current role, Mr. Upadhyay served as the chief financial officer for BD's international operations. Before joining BD in 2010, he held senior-level finance positions with Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
Vincent A. Forlenza, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, said, "I am genuinely disappointed that we are losing David. He has been an outstanding chief financial officer and terrific partner since he joined BD in 2008, but we respect his decision to pursue the next chapter of his career elsewhere. The Board and I are grateful for his contributions to BD and for his commitment to helping achieve a smooth transition. We wish him the best for the future."
Forlenza continued, "We are pleased that Suky has agreed to become interim CFO. He has worked closely with David and me since joining the Company in 2010, and I am confident that BD will have a smooth transition. I am optimistic about the year ahead and look forward to updating investors and providing 2013 guidance on our November earnings call."
David Elkins said, "BD is a tremendous company with outstanding people, products and prospects. While my decision to leave was difficult, this new entrepreneurial opportunity is something that makes sense for me and my family. This will give me an opportunity to work with a long-time friend at Round Rock as its CFO and help the company execute its growth strategy. I have greatly appreciated the opportunities afforded me by Vince and the Board and am very proud to have been part of a very talented BD team. BD has a great future and I know it is well positioned to succeed. I have worked with Suky for a long time, and I am confident that he has the capabilities to ensure a seamless transition. I will be working closely with him over the next several weeks, and we will both be on the November 7 earnings call."
Company Reaffirms Fiscal 2012 Guidance
BD will report fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year 2012 results in a press release and on a previously announced conference call scheduled for Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. (ET). The Company reaffirms the guidance it provided on August 2, 2012 and continues to expect reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the full fiscal year 2012 to be between $5.33 and $5.38. The Company will provide 2013 guidance when it reports on November 7.
About BD
BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. BD's capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world's most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 29,000 associates in more than 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.
This press release contains certain estimates and other forward-looking statements (as defined under Federal securities laws) regarding BD's performance, including future revenues and earnings per share. All such statements are based upon current expectations of BD and involve a number of business risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from anticipated results described, implied or projected in any forward-looking statement. With respect to forward-looking statements contained herein, a number of factors could cause actual results to vary materially from any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to: adverse changes in regional, national or foreign economic conditions, including any impact that may result from the current global economic conditions on our ability to access credit markets and finance our operations, the demand for our products and services as a result of reduced government funding, lower utilization rates or otherwise, or our suppliers' ability to provide products needed for our operations; the unknown consequences of healthcare reform in the United States, including the impact of the reduction in Medicare and Medicaid payments to hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other customers, which could reduce demand for our products and increase downward pricing pressure; changes in interest or foreign currency exchange rates; competitive factors; pricing and other market pressures; our ability to successfully integrate any businesses we acquire; difficulties inherent in product development and delays in product introductions; increases in energy costs and their effect on, among other things, the cost of producing BD's products; fluctuations in costs and availability of raw materials and in BD's ability to maintain favorable supplier arrangements and relationships; new or changing laws impacting our business or changes in enforcement practices with respect to such laws; uncertainties of litigation (as described in BD's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission); future healthcare reform, including changes in government pricing and reimbursement policies or other cost containment reforms; the effects of potential pandemic diseases; and issuance of new or revised accounting standards, as well as other factors discussed in BD's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof except as required by applicable laws or regulations.
Monique N. Dolecki, Investor Relations – 201-847-5378;
Colleen T. White, Corporate Communications – 201-847-5369;
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TORRINGTON >> Griswold Street was closed Thursday afternoon after an elderly homeowner accidentally drove his car through the rear wall of his garage.
Sgt. Brett Johnson with the Torrington police said Robert McNulty, 86, of 123 Griswold St., accidentally accelerated through the garage. Having realized his mistake, McNulty then went into reverse just as quickly and lodged his car on a boulder in his front yard.
The Torrington Fire Department was called to the scene because McNulty was stuck in his vehicle, as the front wheels were about a foot off the ground and the rear wheels were several feet off the ground.
McNulty, the only occupant of the vehicle, was not injured in the incident, officials said.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Stephanie Vellucci grew up in a rural town and barely made it through high school. As a teenager, she fell in with the wrong crowd and struggled with a lack of motivation toward her education. But as time passed, she realized she wanted more for herself and wanted to make her family proud. She took steps to turn her life around.
Vellucci enlisted in the U.S. Army as an operating room technician, serving at U.S. posts and overseas. She assisted with surgeries and saved lives. Vellucci then knew she could make a difference.
She enrolled at Penn State as an adult learner in health policy and administration. She plans to graduate in May and hopes to become an administrator at a military medical center.
Between classes, Vellucci works at Starbucks. She co-founded "Starbucks Gives Back" to raise money for the Pennsylvania Wounded Warrior Project and Relay for Life. Her husband is in the Navy, active duty, and currently is in the NROTC. They have two young sons.
To recognize her academic accomplishments, Vellucci was recently named the 2014 recipient of the Penn State Outstanding Adult Student Award.
This award recognizes an exceptional adult learner at University Park campus who demonstrates initiative in overcoming obstacles to further their education.
Leslie A. Laing, assistant director for Adult Learner Programs and Services in the Division of Student Affairs, sponsors the award in partnership with Outreach and Online Education. She applauds Vellucci for her motivation.
"Stephanie is an exemplary model of academic success while juggling multiple roles, overcoming obstacles and demonstrating leadership," Laing said. "She makes us Penn State Proud."
Vellucci said, "Looking back on it, I'd do it all over again. I will have a degree, my children will still be healthy, and I'll have completed a major step in my life. I wouldn't change a thing."
Vellucci's award includes an official Penn State diploma case and a $500 grant from the Adult Learner Opportunity Fund.
To contribute to this fund, visit https://secure.ddar.psu.edu/GiveTo/. In the drop down box, enter "XXTOF Adult Learner Opportunity Fund" or text ALPS to 50555 to give $10 to Renaissance Charitable Foundation benefiting the Penn State Adult Learner Program. (Reply with YES to confirm your donation. Charges will appear on your wireless bill or be deducted from your prepaid balance.)
U.S. Army veteran Stephanie Vellucci (center), a senior majoring in health policy and administration, has won the 2014 Outstanding Adult Student Award. Also shown are Dennis Shea, associate dean for undergraduate studies and outreach, College of Health and Human Development, who nominated Vellucci for the award, and Leslie A. Laing, assistant director for Adult Learner Programs and Services,... Read more ›


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