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Its the end of the month. I can't believe I managed to post every day. Since it is only takes 21 days to establish a habit I hope it bodes well for the rest of my writing. I'm glad I did iv even though sometimes it has felt like scraping the bottom of my brain with an ice cream scoop. Onward to next month!
Month: November 2012
Day 218: Relationships And What I've Learned
People who say relationships are easy probably haven't been in a serious one yet. Every day there is conscious choice to continue. I am currently several states away from both of the people I care about and to say the separation is awful is a massive understatement. Love is beautiful and complicated. One of the things it took me a long time to learn is that sometimes the Princess has to work through some of her problems alone before her sweetheart (s) show up. I think that in order for relationships to work all parties must be comfortable with themselves before anyone else can be.
I admit that it has taken me quite a long time to get there. I do not mean that you have to like yourself all the time. Mostly you should know how to be honest with yourself even when it means acknowledging qualities in yourself that you would rather ignore. Somewhere I read a quote that says something to the effect of "love doesn't show you a perfect person it allows you to see an imperfect person perfectly". My girl has an Irish temper which drives me nuts sometimes. My man has patience 2 miles wide even people I would have given up on. He is also a self admitted ideogame junkie so sometimes creativity is necessary to get his attention. In
All of that aside they are the best thing that has ever happened to my life. This distance thing sucks but it is only a temporary condition. They used to think that the heart-wrenching I had gone through was pointless and only served to make me miserable but I realize now that everything that happened before this happened so this could work. I know myself better now and I communicate much easier than I used to though I am by no means perfect at it. I have learned the hard way that it is not a good thing to assume that your significant other can make your mind.
I don't give relationship advice much mostly because I am unqualified to but the one piece of advice I will continue to offer if anyone asks is to communicate. If something bothers you tell the other person don't keep it bottled up, if you do it will come back to bite you in the end. My man's saying is "if I don't know if it's broke I can't fix it".
Day 217:Things I Wish I'd Known in College
When your caregiver in college says that no one else will take care of you except her do you like your sister has been telling you for months, fire her. It will save you a ton of issues later. When Janet Norman tells you there is no safety plan for disabled students in case of fire other then to inform the firefighters where you are when they get there do not yell. Get a lawyer. When the math teacher gives you hell because your caregiver wasn't there to get you up in time to get to class in a rental chair do not cry. When the math tutor disabled student services set up for you doesn't show file a complaint call Nathan, he's probably better at it anyway. Tell him not to go kayaking that weekend. When he comes back tell him to go see a doctor.
When the math teacher who is been giving you hell all semester tells you (loud enough for the whole class to hear) that you failed just like she knew you would, do not cry tell her to go hell and then when she brings you in front of the Dean of your college tell him the hell she put you through. When you find out that one of your previous teachers informed a current teacher that you are a slacker do not cry. Go to the head of department and file a complaint against her for slander. Somewhere before the end of your argumentative writing class thank Prof. Brown for his younger and patience. Later apologized to Dr. Peterson because you could not give him your best effort. Tell The social work teacher you see in the elevator every week that her smile that her smile and bright clothing always make your day better. When Janet Norman to you that you cannot have a service dog in training on campus with you, get a lawyer. When she says awful things about your mother get a lawyer. You are an adult run the only way they can make you feel smaller and if you let them
Day 216: Can I Really Do This?
Write about your strongest memory of heart-pounding, belly-twisting nervousness: what caused the adrenaline? Was it justified? How did you respond?
This is what it feels like to stand along the edge of a cliff. That was the thought that ran through my head when a conference room full of adults with medical degrees turned to look at me, waiting for my answer. It has been decided after two weeks of evaluation that I was indeed a candidate for an experimental surgery which, if everything went well could make it possible for me to do things I wasn't able to before. However the doctors couldn't say exactly how much of a difference it would make other than saying that in their professional opinion the potential benefits outweighed the risks. Because it was surgery on the spinal cord itself there was the risk that I might end up worse off than I was now, though the doctors couldn't define what "worse" might entail anymore than they could "better". The surgery was never performed on anyone older than 14 so if it was going to be done and had to be this year. The doctors looked to my parents and my parents, reasoning that I would have to deal with the consequences good or bad, long after they were dead, looked at me.
I sat. I thought. I deliberately imagined the worst possible scenario I can think of, could I live without my voice and my hearing if things went badly? I imagined being trapped inside my own head and felt my gut twist into a Gordian Knot and my toes literally curl in my sneakers. I silently admitted to myself that if that were to happen I would probably see a mental health professional in order to cope, at least at first. refuse to even contemplate seriously any idea of what a best case scenario might be because even if the operation were successful chances are it would fall short of my hopes and I didn't want to be disappointed. They were still looking at me. Nothing ventured nothing gained right? With a mental shout of "cannonball!" I jumped, and heard myself say "let's do it." The rest is history.
Day 215 : How I Spent Black Friday Weekend
Usually when I think of poetry as performance art it conjures up images of the Beatnik movement and I cringe away in fear. Recently I was introduced to Taylor Mali through on a WordPress blog and my preconceptions were completely thrown out the window. Taylor is a former high school teacher turned performance arts poet and teachers advocate. I have watched all of his YouTube videos that I can find and in the process explored a little deeper into the Poetry Slam movement and found some more awesome writers. This particular style of poetry is not pretty in the classic sense. It is gritty, blind, and as far removed from a Shakespearean sonnet as it is possible to be. This is not to say that the poems aren't beautiful but it is a beauty grounded in reality.
Some of the poems like Mali's "On Girls Lending Pens" had me giggling through most of it because I remember similar scenes from high school."Unsolicited Advice to Adolescent Girls with Crooked Teeth and Pink Hair" (by Jeanann Verlee) however had me, caught somewhere between cheers, laughter, and sympathetic sobbing all the way through. Despite this I think I'm trying to memorize it, exactly why I am not sure. Her poem "40 Love Letters" is somewhat lighter in tone but I now feel as though I would probably ask her at least 40 questions if I ever got the chance, such as "what in the world did Ethan ask or suggest that led to such a flat, emphatic no?
After scouring YouTube for videos of poetry read in this style I can only come to one conclusion it is a good thing that I do not have aspirations to become a poet, if I wrote poetry every day for the next 50 years it would never hold a candle to some of the works I have seen over the weekend.
Do NOT LISTEN TO WITH SMALL CHILDREN PRESENT (I wouldn't anyway)
Also not with kids present
Taylor Mali's silliness
Day 214: For Mr. Smethers
Mr. Paul Smethers was my tenth grade Speech teacher who also taught Senior English. You either loved or hated him. Every time I see this video I think of him.If the link doesn't work look up "Taylor Mali What Teachers Make" on Youtube
Day 213 : I Am A Teacher
Though I have never taught in a public, private, or charter school I consider myself a teacher. I teach a tiny piece of Biology every time in a retail store or a restaurant asks me, "what's wrong with you?" My answer varies slightly depending on the age of the child but is usually something to the effect of "my brain and my legs don't communicate well and, it's like talking to someone who has a funny accent, they don't always understand each other so sometimes my links do what I ask and sometimes they don't." I sometimes end up gently criticizing the parent for discouraging the child from asking me that question, if they don't ask how will they ever know?
I have taught people how to bow and curtsy and in the process imparted a little History. I started teaching English As a Second Language almost by accident when a Turkish friend of mine asked me to help him improve his English and I have even though I still don't think it is nearly as bad as he thinks it is. I have taught children to weave and adults to dye. I helped my math note taker with her Business Law class. I have raised my voice when others would prefer I kept silent. I have spoken up rather than allow myself to be condescended to. I swear when others would whisper and whisper when others might swear. If you see me do either do not assume I am inarticulate. I call it like I see it no matter who you are, school board official, telemarketer, police officer or random neighborhood resident it doesn't matter. You have been warned, ignorance is not a viable excuse.
You ask me what I take a cure for this condition, I have, the answer is not a simple yes or no. Yes, assuming I could afford any treatment that comes along I would take it but not for the sake of being "normal". Normal is a societal construct and therefore its meaning is fluid. Any treatments would be divine to lesson the physical stress of my loved ones. I have also been asked if I regret being born the way I am. I am sad that I have never ran to hug any member of my family or been able to jump into the arms of a significant other. It means that I will probably not be the one to teach my children to ride a bike. It will not be the me who teaches them to drive a car or write in cursive..
I will teach them; double Dutch jump rope, at least have to turn the ropes without tangling with them. I will teach them the military phonetic alphabet and the languages I know. If they are inclined to learn cooking I will teach them drop biscuits, twice baked potato casserole and chocolate chip cookies. I will introduce them to Play-Doh and sidewalk chalk and checkers. I will show them how to blow soap bubbles.
You ask me if I regret being born this way. I regret it a little less every day because even though I have no academic degree in education I have been, am and will be a teacher and my disability gives me a unique perspective. It is annoying to knock things over and spill things, I really wish my handwriting was legible all the time and personal hygiene would be a lot easier to manage. That being said if I had the opportunity to go back and be born as an able-bodied child I wouldn't take it. For all of its frustrations and annoyances I believe I am a better person for my past and my unique experiences.


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President Obama announced on Wednesday yet another attempt at helping financially beleaguered homeowners.
The proposal would allow more borrowers to take advantage of record-low interest rates and lower their monthly mortgage payments, reports The Washington Post's David Nakamura and Brady Dennis.
This time around, homeowners whose mortgages are not federally backed may be eligible. As Nakamura and Dennis report, a key part of the plan would allow qualified homeowners to refinance their mortgages at current historically low interest rates. Unlike earlier proposals, the new refinance measure would cover not only home loans guaranteed by federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but also those owned by private investors, according to senior administration officials.
The criticism was quick.
"The Republican National Committee mocked Obama's plan Wednesday, predicting that it would get tossed into the 'alphabet soup' of housing proposals the administration has offered over three years that have 'failed to keep millions of Americans in their homes,'" Nakamura and Dennis wrote.
I've heard from homeowners and housing advocates about the problems with previous programs. People mostly complain that lenders haven't been willing to participate in the government programs or that the modifications they offer are of little help. Borrowers and advocates complain that lenders or servicers take too long to make decisions and repeatedly lose applicants' paperwork.
I certainly hope this program will have a greater impact than the earlier efforts.
But what do you think? This week's Color of Money question: What do you think of Obama's new plan to help homeowners? Send your responses to firstname.lastname@example.com. Be sure to include your full name, city and state. Put "New Housing Refinance Plan" in the subject line.
The Real Culprit in the Housing Crisis
Who is responsible for creating the mortgage mess that wreaked havoc in the housing industry?
Fingers should be pointing at the private mortgage market, says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics and a columnist for The Washington Post's Real Estate section.
Many have put most of the blame for the housing crisis on the two giant housing-finance institutions, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But when you look at the numbers, that blame is misplaced, Zandi says.
Between 2004 and 2007, private lenders originated three-quarters of all subprime and alt-A mortgage loans. These were loans to financially fragile homeowners with credit scores under 660, well below the U.S. average, which is closer to 700. But only one-fourth of such loans were originated by government agencies, including Fannie, Freddie and the Federal Housing Administration.
"The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control," Zandi wrote. "These included lenders who originated home loans, investment bankers who packaged them into securities, rating agencies that misjudged these securities, and global investors who bought them without much, if any, study."
Fannie and Freddie did play a significant part in the financial panic, Zandi says.
"As financial conditions began to weaken in 2007 and the private mortgage industry pulled back, the agencies partially filled the void. This was their chance to get back in the game," writes Zandi.
But, as Zandi concludes, "despite Fannie and Freddie's role in the panic, it is wrong to blame them for creating it; that distinction belongs rightly to the private mortgage market."
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Mortgage Help for the Jobless
Unemployed borrowers whose mortgages are owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac may be eligible for up to 12 months of forbearance, reports real estate columnist Kenneth R. Harney.
Forbearance is a process in which a lender or mortgage servicing company suspends or reduces required monthly payments for a specific length of time. Forbearance does not mean a forgiveness or reduction of the principal balance on the mortgage. "Think of it instead as a timeout," Harney says. "Whatever amounts go uncollected during the forbearance period must eventually be repaid.
On loans they own or have securitized, Fannie and Freddie are now directing servicers to forbear when a borrower can show that he or she has lost a job, Harney reports.
Servicers can grant six months of reduced or suspended payments without getting special permission. If unemployment continues beyond six months and the lender or servicer believes the borrower needs more time, it can ask Fannie or Freddie for approval to extend the forbearance. During any unemployment forbearance period under the rule revision, borrowers will not be subject to foreclosure, even if they had fallen behind on payments before the forbearance began.
Fannie Mae's policy becomes mandatory for all loan servicers on March 1. Freddie Mac's policy took effect this week.
Here are some of the program's terms for eligibility:
— You must have a financial hardship due to unemployment.
— The property must be your principal residence.
— Second homes, investment properties and properties that are vacant, condemned or abandoned are ineligible.
Here are the links for more details about eligibility for unemployment forbearance:
Class Warfare
President Obama's recent State of the Union speech addressed an array of issues from the economic disparity between the wealthy and middle class to the affordability of a college education.
"Higher education can't be a luxury," Obama said. "It's an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford."
For last week's Color of Money questions, I asked: "What economic proposals do you hope get passed?"
"I would like to see incentives developed to encourage manufacturing in America and disincentives for companies to ship manufacturing jobs overseas," wrote Albert Tindall of Grapevine, Tex. "Partner with community colleges to educate our people with the skills needed to support demands of high tech manufacturing."
Others want to see more to make education affordable.
"Education to me is the big one," said Adam Herbst of River Edge, N.J. "Everyone agrees that you need a good education in order to be a good tax-paying citizen in the future. So let's get together and decide what skills are going to be needed to compete in the future, both on a national and personal level, and design schools so that this can be done."
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Richardson Berkner pitcher Jacob Patterson has strikeout game down, but mental aspect sets him apart
RICHARDSON — Standing alone on the mound, staring down a batter, it's hard for a successful high school pitcher to sublimate his ego. If the pitcher's stuff is good enough, a strikeout is there for the taking.
"Guys that can strike people out want to strike people out," Rockwall-Heath coach Greg Harvey said.
However, sometimes it is best — for the team or the pitcher himself — to induce a groundout instead of chasing another "K," keeping the pitch count low. Finding that balance between effectiveness and efficiency is essential.
Perhaps no high schooler in the area understands that balance better than Richardson Berkner senior Jacob Patterson.
In eight starts this season, Patterson has eight double-digit strikeout games. Yet, he rarely hits the threshold on his 100-pitch limit; in one of his three 17-strikeout games, he threw just 85 pitches.
"Anywhere he wants to put it, he can do it with any of his pitches at any time," Berkner pitching coach Trent Starnes said.
At 6-1 and 170 pounds, Patterson isn't your typical barrel-chested flame thrower.
"When you see him in the hallway, he's not intimidating," Berkner coach John Tovar said. "He looks like an electrical engineer."
A Texas Tech signee, Patterson has led the Dallas-Fort Worth area in strikeouts the past two seasons. This year, Patterson is 5-2 with a 0.25 ERA. His 120 strikeouts (to only eight walks) are the most in all classifications, public or private. In fact, the left-hander has nearly a third more strikeouts than the next-best pitcher.
"I don't want to say it's natural because I don't want to sound cocky, but I've always had the mentality of trying to keep kids off balance — throw my off-speed — so I can keep them guessing," he said.
Change the eye level of a pitch, and an 87-mph fastball might look like a 97-mph fastball. Inverse the normal order of pitches: Start with a backdoor slider and end with a fastball that runs away from right-handers.
"Get it close to the zone, and get it to fall out — and most kids will chase after it," Patterson said.
It's this mental aspect that separates "throwers from pitchers," Harvey said.
A former minor league pitcher, Harvey has coached two of the area's most dynamic arms in recent years: junior Tyler Ivey (a Texas A&M pledge) and Jake Thompson, a hard-throwing righty who led Heath to the 2012 Class 4A title. Thompson has been outstanding in rookie and high-A leagues for the Detroit Tigers organization.
"At every level I pitched — from high school to college to pro — hell, I wanted to strike everyone out," Harvey said. "I get it. But with my guys, I stress that we are going to pitch to contact early, and if the guy doesn't hit it, then you can go for the strikeout."
After all, both Harvey and Patterson said, it's the final score that matters.
"Striking out guys is nice, but you just don't want them to cross the plate," Patterson said.


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ELYRIA — Drugs and crime.
In most cities — Elyria is no different — the two go hand in hand, and since the Elyria Police Department disbanded its Narcotics Unit two years ago because of budget concerns, Mayor Holly Brinda said burglaries in the city have increased. She can't help but notice an increase in drug use, as well, and sees the two trends as not mere coincidence.
In an effort to curb the rise in drug use and the number of burglaries, Brinda announced Monday the Narcotics Unit will be resurrected in 2013. The move will mean three officers will work nearly exclusively on drug crimes.
"There is a definite correlation between the drug, especially heroin, challenges of Northeast Ohio — it's not just Elyria — and the escalated number of burglaries," Brinda said. "We think if we can attack the root cause — that being the drugs — then the burglary rate will come down."
The city hasn't had a dedicated drug unit since January 2011, but it's not because such a division was not needed or wanted. Police Chief Duane Whitely cut the unit just one year into his role as the department's head as a way to save money and keep patrol officers on the street.
The move came after voters rejected a tax proposal that would have provided the funding to hire more officers, and the department knew it would face another budget cycle without any additional funds from city coffers.
"Back when we shut down the unit, I said I could not picture a city of Elyria's size operating without a Narcotics Unit, and I'm very happy we are bringing it back," Whitely said.
Brinda said finding the cash this year to fund the unit was not easy, but it's being done by cobbling together a number of resources.
The three-member unit will be paid partly from the law enforcement trust fund, which is confiscated drug money, and from savings the city anticipates from having two officers deployed overseas. Both of those officers are due back in July, but their deployment equates to a half-year of unpaid salaries.
Further, Whitely said the city already pays full salary and benefits for one officer, who works with the Lorain County Drug Task Force. He will return to the Elyria roster with the resurrection of the Narcotics Unit. And a third officer who had a desk job will round out the unit when his duties move to a civilian employee.
"Of course, we will have the challenge of determining how to perpetuate that money, but we believe with the Narcotics Unit, drug money confiscations will escalate meaning revenue will escalate," Brinda said. "It makes sense to use drug money to make drug arrests."
Whitely said he anticipates the unit being busy once it is up and running.
"The Neighborhood Impact Unit does work drug crimes, but they also work street crimes," he said. "This unit will work drug crimes solely so, yeah, I expect arrests to be way up this year."
Finance Committee Chairman Vic Stewart, D-at large, called the move a good one for the city and a sign that things are moving forward.
Using crime report analysis software to look at the types of calls officers are responding to — more than 4,600 so far this year — shows officers are seeing a number of drug-related and burglary calls. Whitely said a call for service does not mean officers find what they are initially dispatched to investigate, but the number shows that dozens of calls came in as either suspected drug use or abuse and burglaries, which heavily taxes patrol officers.
In just the first two months of this year, 34 calls were drug-related and another 76 dealt with possible burglaries. Those figures do not include the hundreds of times officers are sent with vague information and dispatchers tag the calls as suspicious circumstances.
Elyria's gain will not result in a loss for the county drug taskforce, said Chief Deputy Dennis Cavanaugh, who heads the Lorain County Drug Task Force. He calls a reformed Elyria unit a good thing.
"Whenever a new unit is created, it means there are more narcotics officers on the streets," Cavanaugh said. "We will just be able to expand on the work we already do together. If there is a big drug case then believe me Elyria, Lorain and the county are all involved because drugs don't care about city boundaries."
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New Test Can Spare Breast Cancer Patients from Chemo
Last updated: May 07, 2008
Is there a breast cancer patient in your life trying to decide whether to have chemotherapy? Tell her to ask her doctor about a genetic test called Oncotype DX. Two new studies show that the test can spare many women the debilitating effects of chemotherapy by determining if their cancer has a low recurrence risk. Available since 2004 but still not in wide use, Oncotype DX analyzes the action of 21 genes and "types" tumor cells according to their genetic thumbprint. The results predict which breast cancers have a low, medium, and high rate of recurrence.
Experts have long known that most women with early stage, estrogen-receptor-positive breast tumors that haven't spread to the lymph nodes won't benefit from chemotherapy. But since doctors had no way of knowing which cancers were aggressive and likely to recur and which weren't, they had to give all patients chemo to be safe.
The study results presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons this past weekend make it clear that Oncotype DX, which has been available for four years, can put an end to this "one size fits all" treatment approach. For example, half of the 78 women who participated in one study would traditionally have been given chemotherapy, but oncotyping revealed that only nine of them actually needed it, researchers said.
Doctors are hoping the studies influence insurance companies to expand coverage of Oncotype DX, which is an expensive test at about $3,500. Since avoiding chemo could save an insurance company $7,000 or more in costs, suddenly the equation makes sense. Let's hope these new studies convince insurers to make oncotyping the standard of care. And meanwhile, let's spread the word that a simple test might spare the breast cancer patients we love from the discomforts of chemo.
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Discussion in 'Texans Talk Archive' started by houstonhurricane, Jan 3, 2010.
Chiefs up 7-0!
This should be a playoff watch thread for all 3 of the games
this is going to be a long 7+ hours...
It's gonna be a long couple of hours.
So far, Denver and Baltimore not looking very good...
Oakland is showing pretty average offense. 0-0
OK, having a thread here is a good idea. Going back and forth between threads could get tiring.
BTW, I took off the Bengals / Jets. If we get one of these then that will be a thread in itself. If we don't get one of these then there will be no point.
Ray Rice busts a huge run, ravens in scoring position
i have a bottle of champagne i bought in 2003 that i said i wouldnt open until we make the playoffs i hope i get to open it tonight!
How did he hold on to that ball? Come on Oakland!
Sorry Hookem, I changed my Chiefs/Broncos post to this all-encompassing version at the request of one of the posters...
Almost picked off by the Raiders on a big hit
Guess, I didn't want to jinx anything. Let's not talk Bengals vs Jets yet..lol.
Ravens draw first blood up by 7
Darn, Ravens up 7-0.
Ravens up 7-0. Crap.
Update on the Chiefs game? Not televised here, so I don't know what's going on......
Oakland is not going to beat Baltimore. Our most realistic shot is the Jets and Broncos losing.
If Baltimore and Denver both don't lose, the Jets game is meaningless. We'll know by about 6:15 PM (Central).
Still 7-0 Chiefs...Broncos punting to KC right now. KC has ball on own 11.
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I had radiesse 3 days ago. My swelling has gone down but I now have some blanching and some "fever" fever to it. Ive been doing warm compress and ibupropen. I woke up this morning and the inside of my mouth is completely raw on the side where the redness/ blanching and fever is. Any suggestiions? Oh I've also had a depomedrol shot and a kenalog shot.
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This is not something that can reasonably be addressed via this forum. You need to see your physician as soon as possible and, unless there is some improvement, you should at least consider a second opinion, possibly from a plastic surgeon.
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At a restaurant called 400 Station in Sarasota, Fla., on Wednesday, Biden spoke on the phone with the brother of a voter who wanted him to chat with her Republican relative, according to a pool report.
After chatting about the health insurance law, Biden concluded, "Well look, I'm not trying to talk you into voting for me, I just wanted to say hi to you, okay? And after it's all over when your insurance rates go down then you'll vote for me in 2016. I'll talk to you later."
No matter who wins next Tuesday — Obama or Mitt Romney — Democrats are likely to be searching for a new candidate in 2016, either because Obama will have met his two consecutive term limit or because there will be a primary.
Biden has run for president twice before — in 1988 and in 2008 — but never received his party's nomination.
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Gel electrophoresis
Why is 'gel electrophoresis' important for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing in criminal cases?
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Re: Gel electrophoresis
Not exactly sure, but I think gel electrophoresis is a method of obtaining like a DNA map. So, if you look at it from the stance of law/justice, it could be to determine if a certain piece of evidence is linked to a certain suspect, etc.
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I am a 35 year old, mother of three, all delivered by c-section, the "old way" (a vertical incision) - ages 16-9. I am under 5-foot-tall, have lost close to 30 pounds using the tried-and-true method (eating right/exercise) and have maintained that weight loss for over one year. I was frustrated that no matter how "fit" I was getting, "it" (my ugly tummy) was always there. The stretch marks, the fat pockets, the scar...I felt & looked fine in clothes, my weight loss success was obvious, but could not be happy when looking at myself in the mirror - and a bikini was not in my future. In January 2012, I chose to have a Tummy Tuck to fix that ugly tummy. I went to the Doc's office at 1:30pm - and was home that night by around 8:30 (we live a couple hours away).
My day went like this:
11:30am - @ home, put on the anti-nausea patch
1:30 - arrive @ DOCTOR'S OFFICE (the surgery was done there, in his very own O.R. - saved me money & was so much more comfortable than a hospital)
by 2:30 - all prep work done, (including my first painless IV - I didn't even realize that the Nurse Anesthetist (NA) had inserted it-AMAZING!) - Doc had come in to draw on my old tummy, we had a few minutes for "last minute questions" (I don't remember if I had any or not though, haha)
2:30pm - I walked into the O.R. - and as I was getting on the table the "NA" had put something in my IV...I remember laying on the table, and having my arms strapped (very much like my c-sections, except I could breathe when laying flat on my back-LOL) ... and then it was lights out (for me). **best nap ever** **all times after this are a best guess**
around 5pm (ish) - I woke up, sitting in a chair in the recovery room (who knows how I got there) my husband and personal recovery-room nurse were both right beside me. I don't remember any pain but a nice feeling "tightness" in my abdomen. I was wearing a binder that quickly became my best friend. The nurse was giving us papers, telling my husband how to take good care of me, explaining the drains - how to care for them, and giving me SODA? I didn't complain - Diet Coke is my favorite anyway.
by 5:45pm - We were on the road to home, I don't remember the ride home really. I remember it was not easy to get in and out of the car, and I could not stand up straight - and walked very slowly. (I felt like a little old lady.)
HOME: Rest, I read (several) books in the 10 days I was off work, Rest, I watched several shows on TLC (WARNING: Comedies are not recommended, severe laughing hurts - and sneezes too - stay away from dust and people with colds)...and REST I used the narcotic pain pills for about 1 day - and decided I actually felt better only taking ibuprofen, the narcotic made me dizzy and a little queasy.
OVERALL: Much like childbirth (whether natural or c-section), of course, there's pain - but it's manageable and forgettable! The big difference - no new infant to care for - only babying yourself - and LOOKING GOOD!


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Gama Group has announced the signing of two new aircraft management contracts for Russian clients. The deals will see it operating a Bombardier Challenger 850 and a Boeing BBJ2 on behalf of their Russian owners, taking the UK-based company's worldwide portfolio to more than 80 aircraft, including several Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault Falcon and Gulfstream jets based in Moscow.
"We have been supporting the needs of our Russian clients for over 15 years," said Gama Aviation general manager Tom Wells. "Our clients respect our knowledge of the Russian market, our hands-on experience of all major business aircraft types and the global coverage of Gama's operations."
Recently, Wells told AIN, Russian owners have been more inclined to have their aircraft registered in the UK and operated under UK air operators certificates. "After the peak around 2006 and 2007, the market [in Russia] declined a lot during 2008 and 2009 and there was some natural attrition with aircraft being sold," he said. "We have maintained some of these [former owners] as charter clients and in the last year to 18 months we have seen the market coming back and more so than in other parts of the world.
Next year, Gama, which is headquartered at the London-area Farnborough Airport, will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The company, which is a first-time exhibitor at the Jet Expo show, has 30 operating bases across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.
"We have looked at the possibility of moving directly into Russia with an AOC there," said Wells. "But it is still pretty restrictive there and the rewards aren't necessarily there yet."


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Midwest Executive Aviation is expanding with a new FBO and business aviation center at Durham Tees Valley Airport in the UK. Plans call for a 2,750-sq-ft FBO terminal featuring a crew lounge, crew rest area, briefing facility, meeting rooms and offices for both FBO personnel and for other operators to locate aviation-related businesses. Midwest Executive also announced that it is rebranding as Weston Aviation, and this will include renaming the company's charter operations. Midwest Executive also operates an FBO at Newquay Cornwall Airport, and this facility will be rebranded as Weston Aviation.


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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2012/11/28 - IPC Systems has announced that the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) is now connected to IPCs Connexus Financial Extranet, enabling market participants hosted on the Exchange to further extend their reach in the global trading community.
IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of voice and electronic trading communications solutions to the worlds top financial services firms and global enterprises, today announced that the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) is now connected to IPCs Connexus Financial Extranet, enabling market participants hosted on the Exchange to further extend their reach in the global trading community.
HKMEx provides a state-of-the-art electronic platform for market participants around the world to trade commodities in the Asia-Pacific time zone. Its products are tailored to address the need for transparent price discovery and benchmarking of key commodities in China, as well as the rest of Asia. They include physically-delivered gold and silver futures contracts denominated in US dollars, as well as upcoming products in Chinese Renminbi.
The announcement is part of IPCs ongoing initiative to expand its financial markets network and supports HKMExs commitment to offering leadership in speed and reliability, as well as choice, to capital market participants seeking optimal connectivity approach. By connecting to the Connexus Financial Extranet, HKMEx will enable its market participants hosted at its co-location facilities to connect to IPCs network of over 4,000 global market participants, including buy-side firms, sell-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, and clearing/settlement firms.
By connecting our co-location market participants to IPC, HKMEx reaffirms its ongoing commitment to bridging Chinas fast-growing commodity markets with the rest of the world, said Stephane Lannoy, Executive Director for Operations and Technology at HKMEx. We look forward to welcoming traders from IPCs global community to access members hosted at HKMEx.
HKMEx is quickly becoming an industry leader within the international and Asian trading communities, and offers innovative products that will prove attractive to our global network, said David Dodd, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of IPC Systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Were committed to expanding the global reach of our network to all the key developed, emerging and frontier markets. Our collaboration with HKMEx demonstrates IPCs determination to build out our network across the Asia-Pacific region.
Connexus is part of the IPC Financial Markets Network service portfolio which also includes Trader Voice and Enhanced Voice Services. IPCs Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to more than 4,000 market participant locations in over 700 cities in nearly 60 countries.
About IPC
IPC (ipc.com) offers high- and low-touch trading communications solutions to the global financial trading community including the top investment banks, hedge funds and investment managers in established and emerging markets. With a 100-percent focus on this sector and nearly 40 years of expertise and an unrivaled record of innovation, IPC provides customers with unified solutions that support collaborative voice trading and real-time electronic trading and market data connectivity. IPCs offerings include the first unified communications/application platform, award-winning hard and soft turrets, electronic connectivity services including enhanced voice services, business continuity solutions, and follow-the-sun service and support. IPCs global reach extends to nearly 60 countries including a financial extranet of 4,000 on-net locations in over 700 cities and more than 115,000 turrets deployed worldwide. Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, IPC has approximately 1,000 employees located throughout the Americas and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.
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Gluten Free Carrot Cake
4 oz. (half of 8 oz. package) cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp. butter
½ tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1 to 3 tsp. milk
¼ cup coconut (optional)
Heat oven to 350º F. Grease bottom only of 8- or 9-inch square pan.
In a bowl, beat cake mix, water, ½ cup butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, 2 tsp. vanilla and eggs on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. With spoon, stir in carrots and pecans. Spread in pan.
Bake 36 to 41 min. for 8-inch pan or 33 to 38 min. for 9-inch pan or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely, approx 1 hour.
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 tbsp. butter, ½ tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. milk until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. Stir in coconut if desired. Spread frosting over cake. Servings: 12


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No company is an island unto itself: Organizations are a complex and diverse system of processes and business relationships. Risk and compliance challenges do not stop at traditional organizational boundaries. Organizations today struggle to identify, manage, and control governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) across extended business relationships. There is also a growing focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that force organizations to determine if business partners hold the same values, practices, and ethics they communicate to stakeholders, customers, and the world.
Any organization stands in the shoes of its vendors and delegated partners and entities — their problems are your problems and their issues can directly impact your brand and reputation. When questions of business practices, quality, safety, and ethics arise, the organization is held accountable, and it must ensure that business partners behave appropriately. Businesses must understand these issues across a range of risk issues that impact business operations and brand. The challenge for organizations is: "Can you attest to an in-compliance status of your extended business relationships?"


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For all the doomsday talk about federal spending cuts set to be triggered Friday, the immediate impact may be difficult to discern in North Texas.
Teachers and students will continue classes as usual. Planes will still operate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and other area runways. And buses and trains will keep rolling like always.
Instead, crossing the deadline Friday will start in earnest the scramble to determine just how the estimated $85 billion in federal cuts in 2013 will be doled out — and how local governments and agencies will deal with fresh budget gaps.
"It will not be the first day," Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck said on MSNBC's The Daily Rundown. "But within a year, we'll have a $3 million hit to our budget, and that's a lot of money for a community."
That the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration — created during 2011 negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling — will have serious economic consequences in North Texas and beyond is without question.
Everything from education to transportation to the military will be touched by $1.2 trillion in reductions over 10 years. Reports have said Texas will incur multimillion-dollar cuts this year in a variety of services and industries, and potentially lose nearly 160,000 jobs.
And President Barack Obama and other administration officials have been vocal — to the chagrin of their Republican counterparts — in making the case that average Americans will suffer greatly from the austerity measures.
But given that Obama and congressional lawmakers will sit down for substantive talks Friday, it's hard to know when exactly the budget pain will be felt, how bad things will get and whether Friday's deadline is the end-all, be-all.
Cluck, one of several mayors visiting Washington this week to urge compromise, said Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans, told him that the automatic-cut conflict is a "bitter fight" with no end in sight.
"It won't be over for a long time, apparently," Cluck said.
Some local officials, particularly in education, are bracing for a serious blow.
Irving Independent School District, for instance, expects to lose about 5 percent of its federal funding.
The $1.2 million would come mostly out of programs for at-risk and special education students.
"It's harming the most fragile of our students," said associate superintendent Debbie Cabrera.
The White House estimates that Texas will lose $67.8 million this year in funding for schools, "putting around 930 teacher and aide jobs at risks."
The state also will lose about $51 million to help children with disabilities, and some early education services will also be cut, the White House said.
But the reductions probably won't be felt for months, meaning districts can look for ways to shift around funds or wait for congressional action. And not all school districts will be hit the same.
The cuts could cost Richardson ISD as much as $1.46 million next year, putting a dozen positions there at risk. And Dallas ISD is expected to lose $659,000 next year in funding for low-income students, according to the U.S. Education Department.
Air travel
Another major talking point has been air travel and how cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration could affect airports big and small in North Texas.
The majority of FAA employees, ranging from secretaries to safety inspectors, will face furloughs. The agency has vowed not to compromise safety, but fewer workers may mean delays of up to 90 minutes for travelers, officials said.
David Magaña, a D/FW International Airport spokesman, said travelers may experience delays when passing through customs and security because of fewer staffers.
He said the airport would "react pretty quickly as we see fit, but there's limits to what we can do."
Smaller airports will be affected in different ways.
Overnight tower shifts will be cut at places like Fort Worth's Meacham International Airport, which serves lots of corporate jets. Arlington Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, Collin County Regional at McKinney and others could have their towers closed completely.
That doesn't mean those airports will close, just that pilots will have to take off and land without tower assistance, an FAA spokesman said.
But again, the impact of these budget cuts won't be felt until April or later because employees are required to receive 30 days notice. And some Republican officials have questioned whether the projected flight delays and other impacts are being exaggerated.
Roads and highways
Other transportation options will be largely spared in the short term.
The already cash-strapped Texas Department of Transportation is predicting that it could lose nearly $50 million in federal funds this year.
But the federal Highway Trust Fund is mostly protected from the spending cuts, and road projects aren't going to just stop.
Local transit agencies are fretting cuts to the Federal Transit Administration and a couple of grant programs. But that would have a bigger impact on future efforts rather than day-to-day operations.
Other casualties
The cuts will ripple through other aspects of North Texas life, especially if a deal isn't reached soon.
Military spending is expected to be hit hard. Hospitals could be hurt by reduced Medicare spending, The Associated Press reported, but those cuts are less than what's been proposed in some deficit deals.
Other concerns include immigration, prison staffing and meal programs for seniors.
Many North Texas officials are simply sitting tight for now.
Local branches of federal agencies — such as the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; U.S. attorney's office; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — said they did not want to or could not speculate on what the cuts could mean for their operations.
The unknown
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said the county's programs and services that rely on federal funds are expected to be affected. That includes about $1.5 million for a housing choice voucher program, officials said. But most other details haven't been worked out.
And Jenkins, a Democrat, expressed frustration that the exact impact is proving hard to predict.
"That gives the politicians in Washington a cover to play Russian roulette with our local economy," he said.
Staff writers Diane Jennings, Avi Selk, Brandon Formby, Tawnell Hobbs, Jeffrey Weiss, Kevin Krause and Dianne Solis contributed to this report.


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Docket No. FD 35445
Decided: November 23, 2010
By motion filed on November 12, 2010, Louisville & Indiana Railroad Company (L&I) seeks a protective order under 49 C.F.R. § 1104.14 to protect the confidential and commercially sensitive terms and conditions of the unredacted trackage rights agreement (Agreement) between L&I and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) submitted under seal in this proceeding. Concurrently, L&I has filed a notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. § 1180.2(d)(7) for L&I=s acquisition from CSXT of the trackage rights described in the Agreement and has attached to the notice a redacted version of the Agreement.
Good cause exists to grant the motion for protective order. L&I submits that a protective order is necessary because the Agreement contains confidential commercial information that could be competitively damaging to the parties if those terms were made public.
The motion conforms with the Board=s rules at 49 C.F.R. § 1104.14 governing protective orders to maintain the confidentiality of materials submitted to the Board. Issuance of the protective order will ensure that confidential information will be used solely for this proceeding and not for other purposes. Accordingly, the motion for protective order will be granted, and the Agreement shall be subject to the Protective Order and Undertaking, as modified, contained in the Appendix to this decision.[1]
This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The motion for a protective order is granted, and the Protective Order and Undertaking in the Appendix to this decision are adopted.
2. The Agreement submitted in Docket No. FD 35445 will be kept under seal by the Board and not placed in the public docket or otherwise disclosed to the public, unless the attached Undertaking is executed and the terms of the Protective Order are followed, or unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
3. This decision is effective on its service date.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings.
1. For purposes of this Protective Order (the "Order"), the term "person" or "people" includes any person or entity.
2. For purposes of this Order, information designated as "Confidential," as used herein, includes all such designated material, and all information contained in such designated material.
3. This Order shall apply to all information designated as "Confidential" (i) submitted to the Board or any other administrative, legislative or judicial body in connection with this proceeding; or (ii) obtained by any person pursuant to discovery requests, discovery responses or deposition or hearing transcripts, which are made in connection with this proceeding.
4. Any person submitting documents to the Board or any other administrative, legislative or judicial body in connection with this proceeding or submitting material requesting or responding to discovery in connection with this proceeding may designate as "Confidential" any information or portion thereof that it in good faith contends contains confidential, proprietary, or commercially sensitive information by clearly writing "Confidential" on each page of material so designated.
5. If a person inadvertently fails to designate documents or other material as "Confidential," it may make such a designation subsequently by notifying the appropriate people in writing and sending revised pages properly marked in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Order. After receipt of such notification, such materials and information shall be substituted and treated as if they initially had been designated as Confidential.
6. A person at any time may request by letter that a producing person cancel the "Confidential" designation of any document (or portion thereof), including without limitation any discovery response or request (or portion thereof). Such request should identify with particularity the designated documents (or portions thereof) it contends should not be treated as Confidential, provide the reasons there for, and explicitly state that it is made pursuant to this paragraph. If such request is denied in whole or in part, the requesting person may file a motion with the Board to have the "Confidential" designation removed as to the information listed in the request. The documents (or portions thereof) shall be treated as designated, pending a ruling on such motion. The burden of establishing that such information should not be afforded the protections of this Order shall be on the person filing the motion.
7. Information designated as "Confidential" may be disclosed only to "Authorized Persons." An "Authorized Person" is a person who has signed an undertaking, in the form set forth at Attachment 1 hereto, stating his or her identity, title, and employer, and that he or she has read this Order and agrees to abide by it, and who is:
(a) an attorney actively involved in this proceeding on behalf of a person who
is a party to this proceeding, or a legal assistant or a clerical employee under
such attorney's supervision; or
(b) a non-permanent employee who has been employed by any person who is a
party to this proceeding to provide advice, expertise or assistance in connection
with this proceeding, or an assistant or clerical employee under such a non-
permanent employee's supervision.
8. Storage, transmission, or communication of information designated as "Confidential" must be such as to reasonably ensure that Confidential information will not be disclosed, accidentally or otherwise, to non-Authorized Persons.
9. Information designated as "Confidential" may not be used for any purpose whatsoever other than the preparation and presentation of evidence and argument in this proceeding and in any judicial review of the Board's decision in this proceeding.
10. All Confidential information submitted to the Board, and any material submitted to the Board that contains Confidential information, shall be filed under seal and shall comply with all applicable Board rules and regulations necessary to effect the exclusion of the submitted Confidential information from the public docket.
11. Any person who has received Confidential information and/or materials containing such Confidential information (a "Recipient") shall destroy all copies of such information and materials and shall provide written notice of such destruction to the person that designated such information or materials as Confidential, at the earlier of (1) such time as the Recipient withdraws from this Proceeding, or (2) the termination of this proceeding, including all appeals; provided that an Authorized Person who is outside counsel to a Recipient may retain 1 copy of such Confidential information and materials for his or her files.
12. The provisions of this Order that restrict the handling, communication and use of Confidential information shall continue to be binding after the termination of this proceeding, unless the Board or the person designating such information as Confidential authorizes in writing alternative handling, communication or use of the information. Nothing in this Order shall restrict the right of any person who has designated information as Confidential to disclose voluntarily such information, so long as such information does not contain or reflect any information designated by another person as Confidential.
13. This Order shall not bar or otherwise restrict:
(a) a person from opposing production of information under the Board's rules
of Practice;
(b) an Authorized Person from making copies, abstracts, digests and analyses
of Confidential information for use in connection with this proceeding, subject
to the requirement that all such copies, abstracts, digests and analyses be treated
as Confidential information and clearly marked as such;
(c) an Authorized Person from rendering advice or opinions in connection with
this proceeding to his or her client or employer based upon his or her
examination of Confidential information, provided such person does not disclose
the Confidential information itself to any non-Authorized Person; and
(d) a person from applying to the Board at any time for additional protection.
14. If Confidential information in the possession of any person is subpoenaed by any administrative, legislative or judicial body, or any other person purporting to have authority to subpoena such information, the person to whom the subpoena is directed will not produce such information until a reasonable amount of time has passed after giving written notice (including the delivery of a copy of the subpoena) to the person who has designated such information as "Confidential," or the attorneys for such person. If a subpoena purports to require production of such Confidential information on less than five (5) business days' notice, the person to whom the subpoena is directed shall give immediate notice by telephone of the receipt of such subpoena to the person who designated such information as "Confidential" or the attorneys for such person.
15. No person may present or otherwise use any Confidential information at a Board hearing in this proceeding, unless that person has previously submitted, under seal, all proposed documents containing or reflecting such Confidential information to the Board, and has submitted to the Board a written request that the Board (a) restrict attendance at the hearing during any discussion of such Confidential information, and (b) restrict access to any portion of the record or briefs reflecting discussion of such Confidential information, in accordance with this Order.
16. If a person intends to use any Confidential information in the course of any deposition in this Proceeding (a "User"), the User shall provide prior notice to the person who has designated the information, as Confidential, and the User shall be responsible for limiting attendance at any portion of the deposition at which any Confidential information is used or discussed to persons who are Authorized Persons.
17. A person must file simultaneously a public version of any confidential submission it files with the Board.
18. All parties must comply with all of the provisions stated in this Protective Order unless good cause, as determined by the Board, is shown by any party to warrant suspension of any of the provisions herein.
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If this isn't how Jabari Parker wants his college career to end — breaking down in tears, trying to explain the unexplainable — then he does have an option. He can stay in college. He can defy the one-and-done expectation, remain at Duke for his sophomore season, tell the NBA and the agents and the TV networks and the shoe companies that they can wait until he's good and ready.
Does he realize what a glorious statement that would be, rejectng immediate millions and saying yes to one more year of the college experience?
"Incompletion,'' he told ESPN when asked to reflect on his Duke career, after the stunning loss to Mercer in his first and maybe only NCAA tournament game.
Is it possible such a bitter disappointment will impact his decision on whether to enter the NBA draft, where he could be the No. 1 pick? "I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know what I'm going to do,'' he said, adding that he "didn't care about the rankings'' of draft projections.
Then just say no and head to the student union for a burger. There is no set mandate that a gifted basketball player must turn pro simply because he might be drafted first. It's clear Parker's game and confidence level need work, dogged as he was by 4-of-14 shooting, four turnovers and four personal fouls while continuing to have well-scrutinized defensive issues against a Mercer team showing no mercy. If he looked like a polished NBA product only two weeks ago against North Carolina, he since has faded into a funk, perhaps feeling the burden of trying to lead Duke at least into the Final Four. He has lived with that weight since he was receiving scholarship offers in the sixth grade, recalling how Sports Illustrated plunged unfairly into the dastardly game it plays with ESPN The Magazine — sensationalize a teenager with a eyeball-grabbing cover headline — by calling him the best player since LeBron James. The best player since LeBron James is Kevin Durant, right? About a dozen other post-LeBron standouts come to mind, right? Yet that didn't stop the ridiculous hype for Parker and Andrew Wiggins, who avoided his own second-round exit as he and Kansas fended off Eastern Kentucky.
Just the day before, Parker had spoken about winning a national title. "The only way you can leave a legacy and you can leave behind memories is by winning a championship," he said. "I know we just came up short (in the ACC tournament). I've got to try to do something big now.'' Has to do something big now? He has been hearing, no doubt, the comparisons to Carmelo Anthony in terms of their offensive machinery and identical 6-8, 235-pound frames. Mike Krzyzewski, his coach, tried to temper the link before the Mercer game.
"Jabari's going to be an outstanding pro, but he's right now in the process of development,'' he said. "To compare the two now, there is no comparison. But in three, four, five years, Jabari, I think, will be a franchise player. He'll be a 25-points-a-game scorer in the NBA. But he's still developing.''
After the Mercer game, we realize that. "We put pressure on ourselves," Parker said before his tear ducts exploded. "Got to be a man about it. I've got to take the responsibility.''
The most responsible decision he could make would be to stay. I could think of no worse fate than Parker turning pro, being drafted by the god-awful Philadelphia 76ers and being expected to lead that franchise to the promised land in an overly demanding sports town. Just 19, he surely would struggle at times in his rookie season, whereas another season at Duke under Krzyzewski would better prepare him for the NBA — and give him a chance to redeem himself in March. That also would be a gift to Coach K, who now must be wondering, after two first-game NCAA tournament exits in three years, what's ahead in a magnificent career where he has accomplished almost everything. He had a health scare earlier this month, not the first time, and maybe the best plan is to coach two more seasons at Duke, coach the U.S. Olympic team to a third gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and retire. It wasn't his best coaching performance this season, with his players lagging defensively and lapsing on fundamentals. Is it time for to wonder if Harvard's Tommy Amaker, one of his many protegees, is the best man to replace him?
Dignified as always, Krzyzewski visited the Mercer locker room to congratulate the Bears, who want to be the next Florida Gulf Coast. "If we had to be beaten," Krzyzewski told them, "I'm glad we got beat by a hell of a basketball team.''
Soon enough, he will be visiting another young man to discuss the future. If he tells Jabari Parker to follow his heart, that artery will lead him back to Durham.


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Students at most campuses in the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems would pay more in tuition next fall under proposals scheduled to be voted on by their governing boards this week.
A plan to raise tuition at the University of Texas at Austin by an average 2.6 percent for resident undergraduates and up to 3.6 percent for non-resident and graduate students would raise about $25.7 million.
While its split with Texas Southmost College continues, the University of Texas at Brownsville has also proposed a tuition increase. For residents and non-residents, fall 2012 tuition would increase by 2.62 percent, while fall 2013 tuition would see a 2.58 increase. In total, the proposal amounts to a projected $1.2 million revenue increase, according to University of Texas System documents.
The UTB-TSC tuition increase is unrelated to the partnership breakup, officials said. However, the two schools are not yet completely separate, so TSC community college students will be affected by a potential increase, UTB-TSC Vice President for Business Affairs Rosemary Martinez told The Herald late last year.
Fall 2011 academic costs were $3,055 for a resident, while the first increase would bump that up to $3,135 for the 2012-2013 school year, according to a UT System document. It notes 15 semester credit hours is average for an undergraduate. The second increase would amount to $3,216 in total academic costs for the 2013-2014 school year, the document states.
Texas officials have said much of the money from tuition increases will be used to pay for better academic advising and expand classes and programs designed to help more students graduate in four years. The other seven campuses in the Texas system would see tuition increases ranging from 2.5 percent to 3.8 percent each year. The Texas regents meet in Austin starting Wednesday and are expected to vote on the tuition plan Thursday.
For undergraduate students at the Austin campus, that would mean an increase from the current $4,896 per semester to $5,154 by fall 2013. Non-resident students would see tuition jump from $16,190 per semester to $17,377 by fall 2013. Bianca Moragne, a junior multimedia journalism major, said the rising costs put more pressure on students and families who are already struggling to pay for school.
"I know I'm going to have to cut back" on expenses, Moragne said, noting that her parents are paying for her education. "I can't be anything but OK with it because I'm here and I want to graduate from Texas. But it's annoying to have prices keep going up."
Texas A&M University regents meet Thursday and Friday in College Station, where they will consider a plan that raises tuition by about $10 per credit hour at 10 campuses with one major exception: No increase is planned at the main campus in College Station after President Bowen Loftin chose not to recommend one, despite saying earlier this year that merit raises for faculty and staff were a top priority.
The main campus did not raise tuition last year either. Tuition for in-state students is $4,467 per semester and $23,809 for non-residents. A Texas A&M spokesman said the university would not comment until after the regents meeting. The Texas Legislature deregulated tuition in 2003 to allow universities to set their own rates.
The tuition increases come after both university systems faced tough criticism last year from Gov. Rick Perry and other Republicans who questioned whether they are making good use of their money. Perry has urged universities to develop degree programs that cost no more than $10,000.


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Pretzel-Topped Sweet Potatoes Recipe
- 2 cups chopped pretzel rods (about 13)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, melted, divided
- 1 can (2-1/2 pounds) sweet potatoes, drained
- 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1. In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, pecans, cranberries, brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter; set aside.
- 2. In a large bowl, beat the sweet potatoes until smooth. Add the milk, sugar, vanilla and remaining butter; beat until well blended.
- 3. Spoon into a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish; sprinkle with pretzel mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until the edges are bubbly. Yield: 12 servings.
Reviews for Pretzel-Topped Sweet Potatoes
Average Rating
"Too much topping. We did not care for the cranberries with the sweet potatoes."
"I made this last year and received rave reviews. I used fresh sweet potatoes and this year I am using Gluten free pretzels in the topping. It really is a fantastic recipe"
"I tried this recipe about a year ago and everone raved about it. Since then I've tried several other sweet potatoe recipe on this site, all very tasty too; however, this is the BEST for how the ingredients compliment each other in taste and texture. Plus the eye candy presentation and inviting smell ranks this colorful tasty dish as a must have, to make our family festive Christmas meal complete. Thank You for sharing your delicious recipe."
"I loved these sweet potatoes!"
"This is AMAZING! For personal preference, I used boiled fresh sweet potatoes and cut the sugar a bit by reducing the brown sugar in the topping to 3/4 cup and the sugar in the potato to 1/4 cup. (Still a very sweet dish)!"
"This looks fabulous and tastes awesome. The cranberries add a sweet, tangy surprise and the pretzel rods, pecans, and brown sugar all add to the taste as well as presentation. A real winner that guests rave about and ask for the recipe!"
"Excellent recipe, great blend of flavors! Everybody loved it. I used fresh sweet potatos vs. can."
"AMAZING!!!! The best side dish I've made in awhile. The Sweet and Savory mixes so well with this. I served it on Sunday with some vistors and I had TONS of compliments on it!! Everyone was asking me for the squash recipe. (I let them know that it wasn't squash and they were shocked!). Thanks TOH for providing the best!!!!!!!!!"
"I made these again for Thanksgiving dinner! And was reminded just how awesome they are! I love sweet potatoes. Not crazy about cranberries. It was the pretzel topping that caught my attention first time around. But truth be told, the star of this recipe is those tangy, tart cranberries! That sweet, salty, tangy combination is not at ALL what you'd expect! It's totally awesome!!! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!"
"Absolutely divine flavor! I cut the amounts of sugar & butter in half and replaced canned with fresh boiled sweet potatoes. Everyone loved it...definite keeper!"
"BEST sweet potatoe recipe EVER...HANDS DOWN!!!"
"Awesome recipe! The only thing i did different was just 1/2 Cup of brown sugar instead of 1 Cup and it was still very delicious!"
"This receipe is wonderful and very tasty. Everyone loved it and has put in their request for next years Thanksgiving dinner. I did leave out the pecans and it was still great!"
"Love this recipe. A friend made it for our 6th grade class for their Thanksgiving lunch feast. Had seconds then took some home. Already gave the recipe out to my mother. It is even great without the pecans. My friend left the nuts out because my son is allergic."
"The best sweet potatoe dish I've ever made! Family had mulit helpings!!"
"This recipe is wonderful. I made it for Thanksgiving last year and my sister, who NEVER eats sweet potatoes loved it. I also made it for a pot-luck at work and had several people ask for the recipe. I highly recommend it. Yum"
"Absolutely one of the BEST TOH recipes I've ever come across!!! The saltiness of the pretzels, Zing of the cranberries and sweetness of the sweet potatoes and sugar are a truly winning and very enjoyable combination!! A new Family Fave and one I've been asked to bring yet again to the family Thanksgiving table! It's even prettier than the picture, too! lol"
"My family and friends love it! I made it for a brunch and everyone has asked for the recipe. I substituted dried cranberries and 1/2 cup of brown sugar splenda and it was delicious. I love the sweet/salty topping."
"i made this for my family's Christmas dinner a couple years ago and everyone loved it and requested recipe. i boil and mash the sweet potato instead of using canned ones, however, i doubled the sweet potato to 5lbs but didn't double rest of ingredients - to cut down the sweetness. This one is an A+"
"I commented before, but I wanted to write that I didn't use evaporated milk last time I prepared it, and it still tasted great."
"We loved the tart and sweet flavors in this dish. I made just half the topping and used half the butter and sugar called for in the potatoes. It is healthier now and still tastes great!Kim from MI"
"I agree with Imwalker, this is a blue ribbon winner. We love cranberries, but I used canned whole cranberry relish and only 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Yummy, Yummy!"
"This is a blue ribbon recipe that I plan to make for every holiday meal. I got plenty of compliments on this one. I also omitted the cranberries.[email protected]"
"These are delicious. We are not cranberry fans so we omitted them when making this. It is more like dessert than a vegetable side dish."