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KARACHI, April 10: Officials have made all arrangements to launch on Thursday a three-day polio vaccination drive in Gadap Town that had been twice postponed for want of security.
The officials had previously planned to launch the drive on April 5 in Gadap Town's union council-4 only, where some 77,000 children had missed out because of aggravated security situation. Later the authorities deferred it for six days.
However, this time the authorities have planned to launch the campaign in the entire Gadap Town prior to the nationwide immunisation campaign, which is planned for April 15.
"We have planned to cover Gadap Town's four union councils in coming three days ahead of the nationwide campaign so that proper security plans could be in place to ensure it concludes peacefully," deputy commissioner of Malir district Kazi Jan Mohammad told Dawn.
He added that the polio campaign in the remaining four union councils of the town would be supervised by district west officials.
Mr Jan said the Gadap campaign was given exclusive status because of the past security problems.
Children in Gadap had missed out from being administered with polio drops because of attacks on doctors and volunteers engaged in the campaign last year.
The latest attack was carried out on Dec 17, 2012 when a young volunteer associated with the polio drive was shot dead in Gadap Town in the area, stopping the three-day anti-polio campaign in the most volatile union council 4.
Earlier in July 2012, too, a local paramedic associated with polio vaccination was shot dead and a World Health Organisation doctor, Fosten Dido, from Ghana and his driver were wounded in two separate attacks in the Sohrab Goth area.
The deputy commissioner said: "We are conducting this drive separately, as otherwise our police force would be too preoccupied during the nationwide campaign to provide security cover to polio teams in this area."
He said special security arrangements had been made and micro plans for the polio drive were in place. He said so far, none of doctors or volunteers engaged in the drive had complained of any threats to their lives.
Gadap Town Health Officer Dr Shakoor Abbasi said they had made all necessary arrangements to kick-start the exclusive drive in his town.
The officials said they had got a nod from police and Malir district authorities to start the campaign that had been abruptly ended after attacks on a WHO doctor and several polio vaccinators last year.
"We have given UC-4 a special status because of volatile security situation. Our 74 teams are ready to go on foot for the coming three days to administer polio drops to some 77,000 children of UC-4, who had missed out in the previous campaigns," said Dr Abbasi.
The target population for vaccinators in Gadap is 218,421 for which some 637 teams have been designated by the health authorities. At least one policeman would accompany every team. However, the number of policemen could be more in highly sensitive areas.
The caretaker Health Minister of Sindh, Dr Junaid Ali Shah, said that polio teams would go door-to-door on foot with police cover. He said several lady health workers (LHWs) had been engaged in a programme to motivate the local population to get their children below five years vaccinated.
"We hope the LHWs' effort must have improved the situation and ended suspicions among the local population regarding the oral polio vaccine. We will set up awareness campaigns in the affected areas if the situation has not improved yet," said Dr Shah.
The three-day national immunisation campaign will start on April 15.


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When it comes to business, patents are an under-utilized asset and weapon. Many Fortune 500 companies, including tech giants, have patents worth billions of dollars. Patents are an integral part of businesses, and form both value and protection of ideas.
For example, tech company IBM is the largest holder of patents in America. They own over 7,300 patents, an outstanding achievement. Other large patent holders include Samsung with over 5000 and Canon with over 4000. Tech giant Google came in with over 2800.
IBM is rated (by the IEEE Spectrum which tries to measure the power of the patents in possession of a company) as the most powerful patent holder, with Google coming in at third. General Electric, Microsoft, and Johnson and Johnson also made appearances within the top 10.
With tech company Yahoo recently struggling until it was forced to sell out, it's been revealed that they hold an enormous amount of patents. Google only recently overtook them. In fact, it's estimated that their patent assets were worth as much as the rest of their business.
Knowing what an integral part of companies patents are, you should definitely consider filing them from a corporate perspective. In addition to protecting your ideas and giving you a competitive advantage, they can serve as powerful asset for your company. If you do consider applying for a patent, you have to be aware of the geographic area or city you are applying in. For example, if you worked for a business in Edmonton, Alberta then you would need a firm with a strong knowledge of Canadian patents. No matter what though, you need a qualified professional to assist you in the process.


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Putin signs law banning US adoptions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law controversial parliamentary legislation banning the adoption of Russian children by American families, the Kremlin said.
The law -- retaliation for a US law punishing Russian officials implicated in the 2009 prison death of the whistle-blowing attorney Sergei Magnitsky -- will come into force on January 1, it said.
The highly contentious law is seen as the toughest piece of anti-US legislation during Putin's 13-year rule and has prompted objections not just from activists but even some cabinet ministers.
A particular subject of concern are the dozens of Russian children who are now in an agonising limbo after being prepared for US adoption but who now are effectively banned from leaving for their new lives.
The Kremlin children's rights envoy Pavel Astakhov said a total of 52 Russian children who had been prepared for US adoption should now go to Russian parents specially selected by regional governors.
"I believe they should be adopted in Russia," Astakhov, a key backer of the legislation, told Interfax.
The law had been passed in three readings by the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, and then at a session Wednesday held by the Federation Council or upper house.
Putin said on Thursday that he intended to sign it, ending days of speculation about his position.
Pro-Kremlin lawmakers put together the bill in a matter of days in response to a new US law sanctioning Russian officials implicated in Magnitsky's death.
Its passage revealed cracks in the Russian leadership between those who would prefer to get tough with the United States and ministers who back a more cautious approach.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the cabinet's social affairs chief, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, have both spoken out against it.
By apparent coincidence, a Moscow court on Friday also acquitted the former deputy chief of a Moscow prison where Magnitsky was held over causing his death by negligence.
Dmitry Kratov was the only Russian official to still be facing charges over the Magnitsky case.
A separate measure in the law targets Russia's liberal activists by banning all domestic political organisations with funding from the United States.
Putin on Thursday had mounted a firm defence of the ban on US adoptions while accusing the United States of "acting brazenly and arrogantly" towards Russia.
He said those who believed the law limited the opportunities of orphans failed to see the threats to Russian society posed by a steady outflow of children.
"There are lots of places in the world where living standards are higher than they are here," said Putin.
"And what -- are we going to send all our children there? Perhaps we should move there ourselves?"
And he raised the spectre of Russia going to "ruin" if it continued to allow foreigners to take care of its young.
"It may seem like our resources are limitless. But this is not the case," Putin told the government's most senior members in a televised meeting.
"We may reach a certain point at which -- once we overstep it -- we will not be able to stop our ruin," he warned.
"So we have to be extremely sensitive and attentive toward such things."
US families adopted nearly 1,000 Russian children last year and are the number one foreign destination of the country's orphans.
Putin also signed a decree Friday on measures to protect orphans in Russia, part of a clear drive for all orphans in the country to be brought up in Russian families.
Astakhov has also raised the prospect of Russia banning foreign adoptions altogether once the new orphan support programme is in place.
"We will be ready to do that (eliminate foreign adoptions) after the adoption of the federal targeted programme on orphans," Interfax quoted Astakhov as saying on Thursday.


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We are AFC South champs courtesy of the Jag's loss. What do you think? A must win tomorrow night v. Cincy? Why or why not? What do you expect to happen?
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We are AFC South champs courtesy of the Jag's loss. What do you think? A must win tomorrow night v. Cincy? Why or why not? What do you expect to happen?
Well... losing 4 out of 5 this late in the game isn't going to inspire much confidence heading into the post season.
What we really need to see is this undersized defense to at least find some heart and fire and make a few plays to give everyone some hope.
No time like the present to start that.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Yes, absolutely! We need to win from here on out!
2007 Super Bowl XLI Champions!
It's a must win. We need some confidence back in this team. Confidence can help, a lot.
We need to get the offense back together and the defense needs to make some plays.
We need a win.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
It's going to be a complete shoot-out. Cincy's defense has played amazing the past 2 weeks, but no longer.
The "must win" designation is tenuous here for me in the sense that if we defeat the Bengals only to drop one or two of our remaining games, what will it really have shown?
Obviously, in the one game at a time world of the NFL you could easily say every game is a must win for a team in the Colt's scenario. Playoff position in flux and a late season spurt of uninspiring play.
Of our three remaining it's the most statement type of game since the Bengals are resurgent. I think it's the one that could do the most for our psyche with a victory. Assuming we don't follow it up by laying an egg down the line in Houston.
It's a lot more of a "must win" game for the Bengals, who are fighting for a wild card with a very tough finishing schedule.
The Colts are in, of course, and at some point they need to turn the D around but they have some more chances to do it.
It's a "must-win" game for both teams. For us, so that we still can get the much needed bye in the playoffs, and for the Bengals just to get to the playoffs.
That will be an exciting game.
Go Colts
We need the bye - it is a must win - period
Heywoode says... work hard man.
It's more of a must play better game. Winning is important, too, though.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I want this one badly.
However, if we win 63-56, I won't be nearly as happy as if we win 10-7.
Depends on if we want to face this team again in the playoffs...
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800.01 Description of the Game - Official Rules and Regulations of Disc Golf
The object of the game of disc golf is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest throws of the disc. The competitor who plays the stipulated round or rounds in the fewest throws plus penalty throws is the winner.
Play on each hole begins at the teeing area and ends at the target. After the player has thrown from the tee, each successive throw is made from where the previous throw came to rest. On completing a hole, the player proceeds to the teeing area of the next hole, until all holes have been played.
Disc golf courses are normally laid out in and around wooded areas with diverse terrain to provide natural obstacles to the flight of the disc. These natural obstacles are very much a part of the game and must not be altered by a player in any way to decrease the difficulty of a hole. Players must play the course as they find it and play the disc where it lies unless allowed otherwise by these rules.
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Disc Golf Rules and Standards
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- Technical Standards
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Assaulted woman called out for help on Main Street
Elk River police received a report shortly before 8 a.m. on Nov. 25 of a woman in the 900 block of Main Street walking down the street calling for help.
When they arrived they found a 25-year-old St. Francis woman with blood on her chest. The female stated an unidentified male had cut her with a razor. The victim had met the male earlier in the evening at a party in Big Lake. The female was transported via ambulance to the hospital; police are investigating.
Police respond to shooting complaint
Elk River police were called regarding a shooting complaint in the 21000 block of Vernon Street on the morning of Nov. 27. The complainant said she heard shots and then saw a man running with a long gun.
Police spoke to two men who live in the area, and they claimed to have been shooting a pellet gun. The homeowner and his son were warned about the complaint.
Attempt to buy Yorkies goes south for couple
An Elk River couple reported that they attempted to purchase two Yorkie puppies over the Internet from a party in Illinois, and now suspect that they have been scammed out of money.
They reportedly wired $800 via Western Union to Evansville, Ill., and have now been requested to send additional money to complete the purchase. The victims provided e-mails and phone numbers to police.
Fight at Time Out leads to two arrests
Elk River police were dispatched at 2:30 a.m. Nov. 24 to a large fight inside and outside Time Out Sports Bar.
Upon arrival, an assault was witnessed by police, and the suspect, a 35-year-old Elk River man, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct. A 25-year-old Elk River man was charged with disorderly conduct. He allegedly punched five or six people and placed the bouncer in a hold.
Motorist cited for endangering officer
A 48-year-old Monticello man was cited on Nov. 25 with failing to change lanes while passing an emergency vehicle after an officer observed the violation on Highway 10 in Elk River.
Siblings are arrested after incident at pub
Elk River police were called to McCoy's Pub at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 26 for a report of disorderly patrons.
The investigation led to the arrest of a brother and sister from Andover and Elk River, respectively.
It was alleged that the female had assaulted a staff member and that the brother and sister were both told to leave the business but refused, Elk River Police Capt. Bob Kluntz reported.
Fake leather wallet with cash goes missing
A Zimmerman woman, 40, reported that her pink (fake leather) wallet had fallen out of her pocket on her way into the Dollar Store in Elk River. After realizing it was gone, she was unable to locate the wallet and believes it was stolen. The wallet contained nearly $250 in cash, two debit cards and her driver's license.
Safe stolen in burglary of Elk River home
A 42-year-old Elk River man in the 10700 block of 203rd Avenue reported on Nov. 24 that unknown suspect(s) forced entry into his home and stole a safe. It appeared entry was initially attempted at the front door, but was actually gained through the garage service door.
TV taken from home
A 40-year-old Elk River man reported on the evening of Nov. 27 his front door in the 10600 block of 205th Avenue had been kicked in and his home was burglarized. It was reported that a television was missing from the home.
Elk River man, 33, reports burglary
A 33-year-old Elk River man in the 18300 block of Trott Brook Parkway in Elk River reported on the morning of Nov 24 that his home was burglarized. Taken were jewelry and sports memorabilia.
Tools, ATV taken from Elk Lake Road barn
A 53-year-old Big Lake man reported a barn located in the 22800 block of Elk Lake Road had been entered and tools and ATV accessories were stolen. He reported the incident at 4:11 p.m. on Nov. 27.
Stacy man spotted running red light
A 20-year-old Stacy man was cited with a semaphore violation shortly after 8 p.m. on Nov. 25 after an officer observed him proceed through an intersection at Jackson Avenue and Highway 10 at the railroad crossing in Elk River on a red light. The violation was captured on video.
Braham woman arrested for theft
A 25-year-old Braham woman was arrested for shoplifting at Walmart in Elk River after allegedly taking almost $600 in merchandise on Nov. 25. She was arrested for gross misdemeanor theft.
Thanksgiving meal was too much for man
An officer checked on a driver that was pulled over and vomiting near the intersection of Highway 10 and 167th Avenue in Elk River on the evening of Nov. 24.
The driver reported that he recently had surgery and that the large meal he had eaten for Thanksgiving did not agree with him.
Golden Valley man tagged for DWI
A Golden Valley man, 20, was arrested for DWI shortly after midnight on Nov. 24 after being stopped for speeding in the 22800 block of Highway 169 in Elk River. The driver was arrested for third-degree DWI after blowing a .12.
Otsego man, 42, says tools are missing
A 42-year-old Otsego man reported on Nov. 23 that a storage locker he was renting in the 11800 block of 191 1/2 Avenue in Elk River had been broken into and he was missing tools and metal. He told police that the lock had been cut from his storage locker.
Shooting scares up hunting violations
A resident in the 17900 block of Concord Street in Elk River reported that he heard gunshots near his home.
Officers eventually made contact with two juvenile males who were warned for several hunting violations.


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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Minnesota Investment Fund Grant Period Extension Aspen Research Corporation
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Maple Grove will hold a public hearing at the Maple Grove Government Center at 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway at 7:30 p.m. on MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014, to consider among other items a request to extend the Minnesota Investment Fund loan job creation and wage level commitment period for Aspen Research Corporation of one (1) year, expiring on February 10, 2015. Public comment relating to the proposed submittal of Minnesota Investment Fund application is welcome, and may be given in writing prior to the hearing or verbally at the hearing.
Located at 8401 Jefferson Highway
If you desire to be heard, please attend this meeting. For additional information, please call the Community Development department at 763-494-6040.
Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request if notified at least 96 hours in advance. Please call the Administration department at 763-494-6010 to make arrangements.
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A Union woman was seriously hurt Tuesday, Jan. 1, when the car she was driving left the road and overturned.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol preliminary report, Kaitlin Tetidrick, 18, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Monte Carlo northbound on Highway 47 south of Yellow Dog Road at 2:35 p.m. when the car left the road at a curve, struck a fence and overturned.
Tetidrick was taken to Mercy Hospital Washington by St. Clair ambulance. She was not wearing a seat belt, the patrol said.


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As an entrepreneur in a tough economic climate, you want to find every possible advantage. Business conferences have become popular destinations for the minds behind startup companies and projects. Conferences are an excellent way to network, communicating with possible customers, partners, and investors. Attending a conference can also help you get a new project started by discussing innovative ideas and finding sources of funding.
Raising capital for a startup business is never easy, but business conferences are one of the best places to find support. All this is in addition to the knowledge gained from the conference speakers and workshops. Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from people who have been there before, so you should try to be there whenever flourishing and aspiring entrepreneurs are in the same place together.
Let's start at the top with TiECon, which hosts the largest professional conference for entrepreneurs. Its sheer size is a significant advantage because TiECon draws in the big names and the top speakers in addition to providing the most opportunity for networking. The conference and the related innovation expo bring in hundreds of investors, making it a great place to find some funding for your great idea.
The speakers and workshops offer tons of useful information specific to your interests and needs. The cost of attending may seem prohibitive if you're just starting out and low on funds, but you know exactly what you're paying for with TiECon. The great thing about attending this type of conference is that you have a big opportunity to make up the cost of admission and much more. When a conference brings together creative minds and gets innovative projects off the ground, everyone wins.
Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference
Of course, the size of a huge conference can be a disadvantage as well. With such a variety of attendees, it can be difficult to find the type of people you're looking for. If you want to meet entrepreneurs from your area, try a local conference like the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference. You may have more success making good contacts with people who live nearby and the conference's information will be tailored to local issues. Make your state a stronger center for business by attending a local conference for entrepreneurs.
Social Enterprise Conference
You can also narrow your focus by seeking conferences for particular types of entrepreneurship. For example, if you are interested in applying entrepreneurial principles to social issues, keep an eye on conferences focused in that field. Remember that the best conferences in your field of interest are worth waiting for. Harvard runs another excellent social enterprise conference.
Web Conferences
The internet has broadened the way that people attend conferences. If you cannot take several days off to attend a conference or if the travel is unappealing, consider giving web conferencing a try. Technology allows us to give lectures, attend training events, and view presentations remotely. Web conferencing is appealing because it involves only a small commitment of time and money. On the other hand, it is much more difficult to successfully network with a web conference. Oftentimes, information will be traveling one way without a great deal of interaction between audience members. For more information, see the Entrepreneur.
A frequently seen term related to web conferencing is webinar. A webinar is a web conference on a much smaller scale, such as a single presentation or workshop. Webinars typically involve little interaction, but they're a quick and painless way to get useful information. If you are up to the task, you can also give your own webinar using webinar software to establish and market your ideas. Find out how a webinar can help your business succeed here.
National CEO Conference
Just as some conferences are can't-miss events, others are better off avoided. First, do your research on a conference to make sure that it has information and people you want to see. A conference may seem promising until you read that it is focused on overseas business. You are putting time and money into attending, so make sure you are investing in the right conference. You also need to think about the intended audience for the seminar or conference under consideration. The National CEO Conference may be an excellent learning experience for young entrepreneurs, but may not have much to offer older or more experienced attendees.
The best tip boils down to getting your money's worth. Skip conferences that require membership to a committee or club unless you plan on using that membership frequently in the future. Likewise, watch out for conferences that have considerable fees attached unless you are blown away by the speakers and workshops that are paid for with that money. Even a great conference must be worth the expense you put into it. This event looks great if you live around St. Louis, but you wouldn't want to drive far for such a short conference. Perform the research needed to find the right conferences for your business. A good conference will jumpstart your ideas and help you with the networking that any growing company needs.


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A Los Angeles man pleaded no contest Thursday to brutally beating a pitbull-mix dog.
Eric James Fowler, 40, was convicted of cruelty to an animal, a felony count. He is expected to be sentenced to a year in county jail and three years of probation on June 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Deputy District Attorney Cindy Waterman said in a news release.
On March 5, deputies driving through an unincorporated area of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Century Division, which covers Lynwood and surrounding unincorporated areas, observed Fowler allegedly kicking and stomping on something white, according to a news release. Closer observation revealed that it was a dog, and deputies intervened and yelled for Fowler to stop. The dog laid motionless for some time before waking up and struggling to its feet, according to a news release.
Fowler was immediately arrested, and the dog was taken to a shelter for medical treatment where it is still awaiting adoption, the department said.


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Glee still feels laboured
TV review: Glee still feels like a tired cross between 90210 and High School Musical, despite some unexpected pregnancy drama this week.
Surprise! For once something actually happened on musical teen soap Glee (E4) â the long-awaited end of its protracted fake pregnancy storyline.
Yes, permy haired teacher Will finally discovered wife Terri isnât actually up the spout, sheâs just been stuffing a pad up her frock for the past 12 episodes.
The reveal lacked drama â Will found the padding while rifling through some drawers â but thank goodness that dead horse is no longer being flogged.
The ensuing teeth-grinding and sobbing meant the showâs best feature, demented cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester , took a back seat, although not before dispensing some withering comments about Willâs curly coiffure â a further reminder that this series coasts along pretty much on actress Jane Lynchâs comedic strengths alone.
Meanwhile those crazy Glee Club kids posed for their yearbook pictures and advertised mattresses â hooks on which to hang unimpressive versions of Lily Allenâs Smile and Van Halenâs Jump.
The recurring theme of happiness coming from self-acceptance was once again thrust down the viewerâs throat, which is all well and good but gives the show an unpalatable schmaltz.
When Glee first arrived it promised some cutting humour and surreal high campery. Now it feels increasingly like a plodding cross between 90210 and High School Musical.


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New York (Dec. 26)
The Joint Distribution Committee provided more relief, worked in more countries and helped more sufferers in 1945 than any year in its 31-year history, Edward M. M. Warburg, chairman, announced today in commenting on J.D.C. activities during 1945.
"Our appropriations this year of $23,675,475 were probably the greatest of any private relief agency," Mr. Warburg disclosed. "Over 100 professionally trained welfare and secretarial workers are now operating in 50 countries, helping administer to the urgent needs of the 1,500,000 Jews who survived out of a pre-war population of over 7,000,000. Yet today, despits the size of its program, the J.D.C. is tragically forced to weigh one man's hunger against another's, to determine who shall get a second hot meal daily, or who shall be given a pair of shoes, or a warm coat."
In a full report by Moses A. Leavitt, J.D.C. secretary, it was emphasized that 75 percent of European Jewry live in countries where the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration does not operate. In 1945, nearly half the Jews in continental Europe outside the Soviet Union were directly dependent on the Joint Distribution Committee for major aid, and the vast majority of the other 750,000 looked to the J.D.C. for help other than direct relief, the report said.
Transportation for more than 8,000 Jews entering Palestine was paid for by the J.D.C. during 1945. This emigration was carried out in cooperation with the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
Emphasizing the need for help from governmental and intergovernmental agencies in saving the remnants of European Jewry, Mr. Warburg praised the work of the War Refugee Board and the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees. The latter took over part of the relief burden in Spain, Portugal and Belgium, and also granted aid to eligible refugees in France. He also urged that other countries follow the example of Switzerland and Sweden in the care and maintenance of refugees.
Because most of the funds of the J.D.C. were used to keep alive hundreds of thousands of Jews in dire need of their daily bread, he stated, only small beginnings could be made in rehabilitative and reconstructive activities. This was particularly so since the large-scale help from other sources failed to materialize. Restricted by its constitution, UNRRA was prevented from entering countries where most of the Jews are located. Even where it does operate, "at best only 10 percent of the needs of the destitute population can be met." The primary burden of caring for the Jews thus fell on the Joint Distribution Committee, he pointed out.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Phillip Morris (PM) shares are down 2.9% to $82.35 in trading on Thursday following a disappointing first quarter earnings report.
Net income for the tobacco company fell 12% to $1.88 billion, or $1.18 per share, from $2.13 billion, or $1.28 per share.
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Excluding excise taxes, revenue fell nearly 9% to $6.9 billion, falling short of analysts expected revenue of $7.01 billion.
Shipments to Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East fell more than 7% while shipments to Central America and Canada were down almost 5%.
TheStreet Ratings team rates PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL as a Hold with a ratings score of C+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL (PM) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed - some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and deteriorating net income."
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Before I buy - Moetherboard, cpu, gpu
I am going to setup a new PC for viewing at least 720p DVD and Flash movies on my HDTV. I am looking at the following boards and would like input on which will work better.
I plan on using Debian 5 Lenny (64-bit) with Fluxbox
XFX GeForce 9300 Motherboard CPU: E7400 / 2.80GHz
MB: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-9122
CPU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=4256897
XFX nForce 750a SLI Motherboard CPU: X3 8750 / 2.40GHz
MB: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=P450-9118
CPU: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=3797671
Any thoughts on this?
AMD Phenom X3 (AM2+) vs. Intel Core 2 Duo (775)
Are MT/s more important than GHz?
I would like to stick with Nvidia as I already know the driver setup.
Any other advice is appreciated.
Also this is the new direction from my last post.
Regarding the Intel Core 2 Duo I highly recommend the E8400. I tried the E7400. I hated it. The E8400 is much faster. I run it on an Asus P5GC-MX motherboard.
Both of those board are using nVidia GPUs, and nVidia has, as far as I know, not yet released a FOSS driver that supports a 64 bit OS with full functionality. Intel, on the other hand, has, I believe, released a FOSS driver for their GPU.
You may want to consider this issue before investing.
(Perhaps I'm biased since I primarily use Fedora, and have to rebuild my nVidia driver every time the kernel changes since my laptop has a nVidia GPU on it's m/b. Oh, I also have to do that when the kernel changes on my Kubuntu 8.10 but the Jaunty repository's dkpg for nVidia seems to be working. Note: My laptop uses 64-bit OS versions for all my distributions.)
I recommend you stay away from integrated graphics. What if you want to change out the graphics card in a few years ?
I recommend a good nvidia graphics card, either 8000, 9000 series (maybe 7000 will work too).
Here is the level of support for 64-bit nvidia drivers:
You'll also probably want a good dual core or quad core, but it also depends on the codec used. You may want to look into VDPAU (although it's still experimental) it may provide good results:
For the motherboard I would check the HCL:
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(Science: chemical) a second-generation histamine h1 receptor antagonist used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and urticaria. Unlike most classical antihistamines it lacks central nervous system depressing effects such as drowsiness.
Pharmacological action: anti-allergic agents, antipruritics, histamine h1 antagonists.
chemical name: 1-Piperidinecarboxylic acid, 4-(8-chloro-5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo(5,6)cyclohepta(1,2-b)pyridin-11-ylidene)-, ethyl ester
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Virgin Media has announced that they have struck a deal with Universal Music that will offer Virgin Media broadband customers unlimited music streams and downloads, at the cost of a monthly subscription fee. In return, Virgin Media will launch a new campaign to educate its customers about piracy, and introduce new measures to tackle those who illegally distribute Universal Music's intellectual property.
The music service will allow users to download and stream as much music as they wish, and allow them to keep what they download, permanently. In addition, users will also be able to copy the music to any device which can play MP3 files. For users that don't download enough to make the cost of the unlimited package worth it, an entry-level package will be available. Virgin Media are also looking at working with other labels to offer a wider range of music.
In return for gaining access to Universal Music's music collection, Virgin Media will be cracking down on pirates who distribute Universal Music's music using their broadband service. In their press release, Virgin Media explicitly state that they won't permanently disconnect their users; however they will suspend access if users repeatedly share music - although they state that this will only be used as a last resort.
"This will involve implementing a range of different strategies to educate file sharers about online piracy and to raise awareness of legal alternatives. They include, as a last resort for persistent offenders, a temporary suspension of internet access," Virgin Media said in their press release.
While many internet providers and anti-piracy organizations have proposed more severe solutions, Virgin Media (in the deal with Universal Music) have decided to take a less severe route, and in addition said that the process of discovering users who illegally distribute music using their service will "not depend on network monitoring or interception of customer traffic by Virgin Media."
Although just how Virgin Media will discover users that are illegally distributing music using their broadband service may bring up a few concerns, many will see the deal as a way forward for both consumers and record labels.


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Are you feeling "trapped on the treadmill"? Or are you off the treadmill and eager to be back on?
A whopping 62 percent of workers between the ages of 45 and 60 say their retirement planning includes working longer than they previously thought they would, according to "Trapped on the worker treadmill," a report from The Conference Board, an independent business membership and research association. That's up 20 percentage points from the 42 percent who said the same thing in 2010.
This month's unemployment numbers suggest that people who have made the decision to keep working can do so -- as long as they are able to hold onto the jobs they have. But if an older worker loses his job, he will have a very hard time finding another.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest figures show that the unemployment rate of workers older than 55 was a relatively low 5.8 percent -- almost 2 percentage points lower than the 7.7 percent overall unemployment rate. But workers age 55 and older were on average unemployed and job hunting for 44.9 weeks, compared to 34.3 weeks for workers under age 55.
Intuitively, unemployment among people old enough to choose retirement instead doesn't seem like such a bad thing because it would ostensibly open up opportunities for younger workers. But further analysis of employment numbers by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College suggests that keeping older people working means they have more money to spend and that encourages employers to hire more workers. The researchers concluded, "Greater labor force participation of older workers is associated with greater youth employment and reduced youth unemployment."
If you're among those looking for work, the National Council on Aging is partnering with JobSource.info, a website that aggregates job opportunities, to provide information and training for older job hunters. The service will launch initially in New Jersey, New York, San Francisco and Virginia.
Another tip comes from Bill Ellermeyer, who calls himself a "career transition consultant." Ellermeyer says, "Stop thinking that a traditional job is the only answer. Maybe it's time to consider starting your own business built around your area of expertise."


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Influence of Probiotics on Atopy, Immunological Responses and Gut Microflora - Follow-up to 5 Years
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|Eczema Asthma Allergic Rhinitis
|Dietary Supplement: Probiotic Other: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Care Provider)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Follow-up Study to 5 Years of a Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study on the Influence of Probiotics on Atopy, Immunological Responses and Gut Microflora
- Asthma [ Time Frame: 5 years of age ]
- Atopic eczema [ Time Frame: 5 years of age ]
- Allergic Rhinitis [ Time Frame: 5 years of age ]
- Allergen sensitization [ Time Frame: 5 years of age ]
- Food Allergy [ Time Frame: 5 years of age ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Probiotic
Commercially available cow's milk based infant formula with Bifidobacterium longum [BL999} and Lactobacillus rhamnosus [LPR]
Dietary Supplement: Probiotic
Bifidobacterium longum [BL999] and Lactobacillus rhamnosus [LPR]
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Commercially available cow's milk based infant formula without probiotic supplementation
Other: Placebo
Commercially available cow's milk based infant formula without probiotic supplementation
Detailed Description:
Probiotics are helpful bacteria of healthy gut and have shown potential in reducing allergy. A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial studying the effects of 6 months probiotics supplementation from birth on allergic disease and sensitization up to 2 years of age had been conducted. This study aims to assess the longer term beneficial effects of this form of intervention on the incidence of allergic disease and sensitization at 5 years of age by extending the follow-up period.
All children (from original cohort of 253) who completed the initial 2-year visit has been invited to participate. They will be evaluated with monthly phone calls and yearly clinic visits. Allergic sensitization will be assessed with skin prick tests to a panel of allergens.
This project will provide insights into the role of early supplementation of probiotics on the development of the immune system and its effect on allergy. The additional follow-up period is critical for the evaluation of respiratory allergies in the form of clinical asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization to inhalant allergens, which tend to develop after 2 years of age.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parents agree to the subject's participation in the study and informed consent has been obtained.
- The subject has been a participant in the Phase I double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study and had taken either normal infant formula or formula supplemented with probiotics postnatally for 6 months.
- The parents are willing to comply with study procedures and are able to keep to scheduled clinic visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The parent is unable /unwilling to comply with procedures.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00365469
|National University Hospital
|Singapore, Singapore, 119074
|Principal Investigator:
|Dr Marion Aw, Consultant
|National University Hospital, Singapore
|Principal Investigator:
|Dr Lynette Shek, Consultant
|National University Hospital, Singapore
|Responsible Party:
|Paediatrics, Dr Marion Aw, National University Hospital, Singapore
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00365469 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
SQNU01 (Phase II)
|Study First Received:
|August 16, 2006
|Last Updated:
|January 7, 2014
Keywords provided by Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Singapore:
Allergic Rhinitis
Immunological responses
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Rhinitis, Allergic
Nose Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immune System Diseases
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Eczematous
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


text: By the way, the proper way I should have suggested this is by writing a proposal with some suggested principles, but I don't feel I'm enough of an aged haskell library hacker to start making calls like that. If someone more experienced thinks this is a good idea it would be good if they could have a crack at writing up some principles or suggest some to me to write up. On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 09:20 +0900, Robert Marlow wrote: > I empathise with what you're saying, John, but I think it will fall upon > deaf ears unless the community agrees that your points support one of > the goals of the Haskell libraries project. > > I wrote some notes on formal consensus for free software projects a > while ago ( http://bobstopper.livejournal.com/22939.html ) and I think > one of my points is applicable here: without codified community > principles, it's difficult to identify what is and isn't relevant > discussion for the project. Clearly you consider the discussion relevent > while many others don't. > > I think your points would carry much more weight if you didn't have to > argue your case every time you raised them. For this, having a set of > principles which the community adheres to would be a boon: it could > clearly articulate whether the community as a whole is ultimately > concerned with the proliferation of names for small functions thus > ensuring that such proposals in future are judged in a consistent way > without the need for superfluous discussion. > > I'd suggest this community write up a simple set of principles with > measures to allow future proposals to ammend the principles. Start with > the smaller, more obvious principles and later move to add principles > that deal with the issues such as Jon is raising. > > > On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 18:52 +0000, Jon Fairbairn wrote: > > I simply don't have the stamina to follow up to all the > > objections to my messages. I'm posting this here in the > > thread because it's a convenient point, not because Robert's > > message troubles me particularly. > -- Robert Marlow <bobstopper at bobturf.org>


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German FM Arrives in Saudi Arabia for Talks
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in Riyadh Monday night for talks with Saudi officials on the latest regional and international developments, on the first leg of a whirlwind tour, reported the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
He was received at Riyadh airbase by Assistant Foreign Minister Nizar Madani and Germany's ambassador to the kingdom, Harald Kindermann.
AFP added that Fischer was due to hold talks with his Saudi counterpart, Saud Al Faisal.
Fischer will later fly on to Tehran for talks with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi.
After a stop in Paris on Wednesday for an informal Franco-German summit, Fischer will travel on Thursday to Israel and the Palestinian territories all as part of a major German diplomatic offensive, said the agency - Albawaba.com
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By Kevin McNulty
It's Veterans Day, a day set aside for the express purpose of remembering the sacrifices made by the brave and selfless men and women who put their lives in harm's way so that the world may continue to have the peace, freedom and liberty that is only found when someone is willing to stand up to the world's bullies and say "Forbear!"
I am talking about those who wore the stars and stripes on their shoulder, and marched into service in some far-off land where their uniform may make them a target—the servicemen and servicewomen of the United States of America.
This time of year some of us stop and rest and reflect on those people, the celebrated and the unknown, by whose actions we remain still the bright beacon of hope that has drawn so many millions of the world's downtrodden and persecuted out of the darkness and into the wonderful light.
Many modern Americans flee the mundane, armed with cooler or tent, swinging by the store for provisions on their way to The Great Escape. Burdened with chips, drinks, and 28 pounds of ice, we pilot our cart-full-o-loot out the doors of the local grocery toward the truck, thinking only of getting on the road.
We whizz right on by the solitary old Gipper sitting quietly behind the small colorful table. "Oh, yeah!" we say to ourselves,"it's Veterans Day weekend!" We pilot our nummies carefully past the table, nodding, smiling as we go by. We're in a hurry. Gotta get that campsite, gotta get that spot, be the first on the trail. No time to talk. Thanks for the Poppy. Oh, here, have a buck. Have a nice day.
We may never give another thought to the person behind the table, but to them and their fellows we owe so much.
These often wizened oldsters usually sport a vest or a hat of some kind adorned with pins , badges, or patches—icons of their past service to our nation, and to the ideals that it represents. Each patch or pin a touchstone of great importance. Mention one, and you've hit the "play" button on amazing and unique stories and memories recorded in the veterans' memory. Stories of heroism, victory, achievement. Of curiosities, humor, fun times, and camaraderie. Stories of sadness, loss, pain, and despair. Life's memories from one who may have seen things that you or I cannot even imagine.
The men and women are passing out "Buddy Poppies," handmade replicas of those famous little red flowers that grew in profusion in the fields of Europe where so much horror and death took place long ago.
Buddy Poppies are now symbols of the men and women who gave their lives, and of the beauty that persevered in the world because of their sacrifice.
I keep one on my rear-view mirror, so that it is never far from my thoughts. Who. How. What.
The poppies themselves are made by hand by disabled vets, living in rehabilitation hospitals. Buy one! Each dollar dropped into the can on the table goes toward keeping those places open and working, or toward helping the children of disabled veterans. Giving purpose to their lives. Giving back some of the hope we have reaped by their selflessness.
I like to imagine the hands that made the poppies.
Some hands are strong, swift, and sure. Some are thin, almost brittle. Shakey. Slow, deliberate. Some hands are healthy and whole. Others are missing fingers, or are twisted by some awful infliction.
Some hands are guided by healthy eyes, with perfect vision. Others, by eyes that no longer see outward things.
The minds that control the hands may be sharp. Precise. Moving the hands in efficient rhythms that produce hundreds of poppies a day.
Or the mind may be dulled from sickness, pain, or relentless age, Drifting in and out of lucidity. Thoughts interrupted by meandering trails to long-ago memories, or the sweet slumber of a summer afternoon. These hands may make only a few, imperfect poppies each day.
Those hands that assemble the poppies are the same hands that once pulled the pin, the trigger, and the roll of gauze. That held the shovel, the shell, and the hand of one stricken. The same hands passed the ammo can, the canteen, and the blanket.
Those hands gripped and held and wrested back from evil the freedoms that we take advantage of every day in this free world.
The hands of those old Gippers, and the young ones too, fought, and endured, and persevered for us, that we might still have the freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, those things that they thought valuable enough to fight and maybe die a horrible and gruesome death for so that throughout this land and the whole world the sound of freedom will ring out loud and clear, to gird up the good and drown out the voice of evil forevermore.
The freedom to go where we like, and do what we wish, and the preservation of the beautiful land where we live, and love, and recreate.
So as you go by the little table on your way to the rest of your lives, take a moment to thank the owner of those hands.
Have a happy, safe, and blessed Veteran's Day.
Kevin McNulty is a Ramona resident.


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Put a Fork in Him
Tuesday, September 30, 2008; 10:18 AM
President Bush put what was left of his influence on the line in his push to get Congress to pass a massive financial bailout. So yesterday, when House Republicans killed his proposal, it wasn't just the stock market that took its biggest tumble in history.
Bush is now wiped out.
Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz write in The Washington Post: "The vote marked the biggest legislative defeat of Bush's tenure and underscored the vanishing influence of a president who could once bend a pliant Congress to his will on wars, taxes, surveillance and a host of other high-profile initiatives.
"The defeat also brought into focus some of the key characteristics of Bush's troubled second term, including his weakened hold on his party, his tendency to delegate major responsibilities to aides and his continued reliance on alarmist rhetoric in an effort to get his way. Bush left much of the sales job for the rescue plan to Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., and his last-minute warnings that 'our entire economy is in danger' appeared to have little impact on the debate. . . .
"Several GOP strategists and lobbyists said the White House deserves considerable criticism for the way it handled legislative advocacy for the Paulson program. Some faulted the president for not personally lobbying lawmakers until the end, leaving it to Paulson, Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten and other aides. The president began calling GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate over the past few days, White House officials said.
"Other Republicans said Bush gave too much leeway to Paulson, whom they consider tone-deaf to politics, in fashioning a plan that initially gave him broad powers with no oversight."
Jackie Calmes writes in the New York Times: "If there was any doubt that President Bush had been left politically impotent by his travails over the last few years and his lame-duck status, it was erased on Monday when, despite his personal pleas, more than two-thirds of the Republicans in the House abandoned the plan. . . .
"At the White House, aides described the president as working the phones to lobby a dozen Republicans. Vice President Dick Cheney, a former No. 2 House Republican leader, pitched in, with no better luck."
Calmes writes that some Republicans "complained that it was too little, too late. They said Mr. Bush should have summoned lawmakers to the White House and gone to the Capitol to personally plead his case -- as other presidents including Mr. Bush have done in the past to sell their highest priorities. 'Reagan did it!' one said.
"'There probably could have been an outreach that began earlier than in just the last couple of days,' said Representative Adam Putman of Florida, a member of the Republican leadership, who supported the bailout."
But that might not have made any difference.
"The episode underscored that Mr. Bush's credibility and political clout, long gone among Democrats, is lacking among Republicans as well. 'There is a fair number of people who believe we're not staring into the abyss as has been represented,' Mr. Putnam said. 'And some people do believe we are facing a market collapse and something needs to be done, but they would rather not be the ones who have to vote for it.'


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Dear Georgetown College Community –
I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as your acting president. Many of you know me since I am an alumna and have been a trustee for many years. To those of you that I have not had the opportunity to meet; I look forward to meeting you and sharing the Georgetown College connection.
For the benefit of those who do not know me, allow me to tell you a little about myself — I am a 1980 graduate of Georgetown College, and then went on to earn an MBA from Xavier University. I am a long-time trustee of the College — first elected to the board in 1992. I have served two terms as board chair, and currently I am a member of the executive committee of the board and chair the trustee committee on academic excellence. I was also the College's interim chief financial officer from September 2002, through May 2003.
Over the course of my 30+ years in business, I have served as chief financial officer for several companies and held other senior management positions for both public and private entities. For the past thirteen years, I have had my own business services practice specializing in strategy development and implementation, business operations, and providing interim chief financial officer services.
I am both honored and humbled to serve as your acting president. I am here in this capacity because I love Georgetown College. We are in a transition period, which brings an element of uncertainty and questions. I will try to answer your questions as best I can, but hope you will understand that I do not have all the answers. However, I am confident that working together we can work through any issue we may face.
Like many of you, I am truly passionate about Georgetown College and believe in the education and opportunities it provides. In the days to come I hope we can experience a sense of unity that will clearly demonstrate what a great place Georgetown is and will continue to be.
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West Morris Central's Connor Young described the rivalry between West Morris and Mendham as "the good type of hatred, that all of our guys have."
While there is always as an added sense of importance whenever these two sister schools (both are a part of the West Morris School District), the rivalry took on a new level of interest for Tuesday's NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 semifinal, won by West Morris 5-0.
"We have our ups and downs," shortstop Matt Marino said "It seems like in big games when we need to come through, we come through. We tough it out and we find a way to win."
West Morris has gone 3-0 against Mendham this year, an amazing stat since both teams are so evenly matched (West Morris is now 18-10, while Mendham is 18-9).
The deciding factor between the two might be West Morris pitcher Michael Feula, who was on the mound for all three of the matchups. Of the three games against Mendham, this was clearly Feula's best as he allowed just one hit, a first inning single to Chris Murphy, in a complete game shutout.
"It takes a really good pitcher to do that," West Morris coach Dan Wydner said. "That speaks to (Feula's) character, his bulldog status and his stuff (but) not in that order since he was truly awesome today."
Feula didn't record a single strikeout on the day, but it was hardly the only thing unusual about the performance. As his West Morris teammates were up at bat in the first and second innings, Feula retreated to the bullpen to fire more warm-up pitches.
"Usually I have to keep my arm nice and loose, especially with the longer innings like the first two were," Feula explained. "I wanted to go out there loose. I wanted to make sure I was nice and warmed up"
Unconventional? Yes. Successful? Absolutely.
The extra throwing must have paid off since he retired the side 1-2-3 in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings. He retired 13-straight batters in total before a Murphy walk in the seventh inning.
Now with its rivals in the rear-view mirror, West Morris will travel to Cranford, ranked No. 15 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, on Friday in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 title game.
A victory would give West Morris its first ever sectional title in baseball.


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TC on the top-10 charts, finding a good cocktail in Minneapolis -- and a good play in good hands
The Twin Cities may not be the best at everything, but, by Zeus, it seems we're always among the top 10 of the best of everything. Perhaps it's the weather. We have three months of staying in a cabin and nine months of trying to figure out what we can do indoors, because the moment we step outside our weather is going to resume its ongoing scheme to murder us.
We seem to read a lot. Central Connecticut State University, which likes to track literacy, declared Minneapolis the third most literate city in America this year. And what of St. Paul? St. Paul is seventh. I'm not sure why Pigseye is so far below Albion; perhaps their reading time is abbreviated because it is so time consuming to build ice sculptures and castles. But though they may be below Minneapolis, they're above almost everybody else, and there is a very reasonable life lesson in this: You can't always be the best at something, but it's OK as long as most people are worse than you.
When we're not reading, we're apparently being gay: The Advocate declared Minneapolis the gayest city in America, thanks to an algorithm that seemed to surprise even them. But what are you going to do? We're here, and, according to a somewhat arbitrary mathematical formula, we're queer, so get used to it. You'd think a city in Iowa, where gay people are actually allowed to marry each other, might rank higher, but you'd think wrong. We must have an awful lot of lesbian bars to tip that balance. St. Paul, in the meanwhile, didn't rank.
Minneapolis definitely not in top 10
I'll tell you what we're not in the top ten of, and I'm not afraid to say it: cocktails. There have been a few bars with decent cocktail menus over the past few years, but that menu typically lasts just as long as it takes to change management and bar staff, and then suddenly the bar's pre-Prohibition menu is nothing but variations on vodka martinis. And the few places that maintain a slightly snobbier staff fall prey to a sort of frustrating experimental whimsy. You'll order a Manhattan and they'll suddenly declare they have their own recipe, involving essence of ginger and a mashed up dandelion and salt water from Jerusalem. They'll mix it all up and dip their straw in, tasting it with a practiced pretense of expertise, and then hand you something that tastes like a freshly blended Asian fusion restaurant. This is not what I wanted. I wanted a Manhattan. It's supposed to highlight the flavor of rye whiskey, and instead I've been coughing up yellow petals for the past half hour.
There is at least one decent bar in downtown Minneapolis, the Bradstreet Crafthouse in the Graves Hotel, abutted up against Block E. It takes its name from John Scott Bradstreet, an interior decorator from New England who made Minneapolis his home up until his untimely death by car crash in 1914. Bradstreet was a devotee of the Arts and Crafts movement, which reacted to the cheap gaudiness of the Victorian era with a return to clean, carefully made decorative arts that reflected traditional craftsmanship. There are hints of this throughout the Bradstreet restaurant, including a menu that is bound like a book and a typeface that, while I can't precisely place it, looks a bit like the Golden font designed by Arts and Crafts founder William Morris. The inside of the restaurant is tidy and modern and elegant, and doesn't really look Arts and Crafty — the Parlour Room actually sort of resembles a party room on a space ship. But the spirit of William Morris is there in the bar's cocktails, which are about as carefully made as any I have had.
Mysteries of the sazerac
I spent a nice evening there chatting up the manager one day, who insisted on offering me shots of the various top-shelf liquors they use, as well as tastes of their homemade bitters. On another occasion I spent an afternoon challenging one of their bartenders to make me various drinks, including the Ramos gin fizz, which I've never had well-made outside of New Orleans, until then. The Bradstreet offers a classic New Orleans cocktail called the sazerac, which actually has a reputable claim to being the first cocktail ever made, and it's a tough drink to get right — its recipe calls for rye whisky and asks that the glass be coated with absinthe. The resulting drink has a complex, savory, distinctly antique quality about it, and although a half-dozen local bars offer it on their menu, most get it wrong.
There are a few things I think they get wrong, and the biggest one is that most use one of the newly legal brands of absinthe to coat the glass. It's hard to fault a bartender for getting a drink wrong by actually following the recipe, but I have found contemporary absinthes, which are meant to be drunk with water and sugar, have a very pronounced taste, and easily overwhelm the cocktail. In New Orleans, they typically use a pastis, like the locally made Herbsaint, and they use just a drop of it. But there are all sorts of ways to muck up a sazerac — it's not a very forgiving drink. Use the wrong whisky (oddly, a rye named Sazerac makes a spectacularly bad sazerac), or use a bitters other than Peychaud's (whose inventor also invented the sazerac cocktail), and you've got something that tastes off.
Bradstreet gets it right. And, relatively new to their menu, they also offer a drink called the Vieux Carre, which was invented in New Orleans' Hotel Monteleone at a bar called the Carousel, which actually makes lazy perambulations around the center of the building. The Vieux Carre is a variation on the sazerac, although perhaps a bit more forgiving — the drink includes benedictine, which makes for a cocktail with a subtle sweetness. Now I know I'm sounding like a fussbudget about these things, but I have actually drunk both cocktails in New Orleans, as I lived there, and had my Vieux Carres at the Hotel Monteleone while circumnavigating the room, and it has made me very particular. The Bradstreet gets both right.
In the realm of terra incognito
It's nice to know of a place that makes classic cocktails just as they should be, but I'm an adventurous drinker, and the Bradstreet's menu is set up so that the most familiar drinks are at the top of the page and, as you work your way down, you enter terra incognito. Last night I drank something called a 56 Flip, which I think they just made up. It's main ingredient is something called Cynar, which is an extremely bitter Italian aperitif made, in large part, from artichoke.
Yes, you heard me. And if that weren't enough to send the timid drinker running for the hills, another ingredient is a whole egg. The cocktail is whipped into a froth and sprinkled with nutmeg, and the end results taste like a Negroni with a sweet finish. I don't imagine every reader has had a Negroni, so perhaps I should explain what it is: It's a cocktail made from Campari, which is a sort of bitters, and it's not something most Americans are acclimated to. It's the sort of drink I imagine very tough men sit around and sip at workingmen's bars, because life is hard to take and bitter and liquor should be the same. The Negroni is an upscale version of this, perhaps intended to be drunk on the deck of a ship just before one plunges over the side to rest in the arms of Poseidon. If you'd like to try one of these, swing by the Bradstreet. I am quite certain they can make one for you.
I've gone on for a bit, which is a risk when I start talking alcohol. But let me close with a quick theater recommendation. The Torch Theatre, which is the company of popular local actress Stacia Rice, is mounting David Mamet's bleak autopsy of the culture of sales, "Glengarry Glenn Ross," which may be the most quotable play ever written. I intended to go and review the thing last weekend, but through a series of mishaps that don't even have the benefit of being amusing, I missed it. Nonetheless, it has a very good director at its helm in the person of David Mann, and its cast is about as excellent a group of performers as you could want, so I can with confidence recommend it.
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If you're going to do a column on cocktails, I think you have to head down to Town Talk Diner for part 2. As it happens I had a Negroni there last night. Their Bacon Manhattan also happens to be quite good, and their Aviation is out of this world. They even stock Rittenhouse Rye, which is impressive, considering I have to bootleg mine back from Chicago. There are several good cocktail bars in the cities, not just Bradstreet.
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"I have 12 wins; 11 wins- all those guys want rematches. [Lyoto Machida is] not the first person who wants a rematch," Phil Davis, pictured, explained of his recent opponent, Lyoto Machida, to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour Monday.
By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA
It was the most controversial decision of late, when UFC light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis scored a unanimous decision victory over Lyoto Machida on August 3. UFC President Dana White, broadcaster Brian Stann and much of the media covering the fights believed Machida had the fight won, 30-27. The judges, all three of them, saw it 29-28 in favor of Davis.
On Monday, Davis appeared on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he dispelled all talk of a rematch between the two fighters. Despite the clamor amongst fans and spectators, Davis sees his win as a legitimate victory moving him closer to a title shot.
"I have 12 wins," Davis explained, "11 [of those] wins, all those guys want rematches. You're not the first person who wants a rematch. You fight every fight like this. You fight close fights. Name one fight that he didn't finish where he beat the crap out of somebody.
"You live by that sword, you die by that sword. When you habitually leave it to the judges, that strategy will fail you. I can't say it any other way."
Davis did go back and watch the fight. He said that, despite the commentary and what all the fans have said about the fight, he believes he won the first two rounds.
"The first was pretty even. The first round is almost always a hard round to score. There's not a lot of momentum. A lot of times people are feeling each other out. Machida has this style where he'll wait until the last minute-and-a-half of the round, explode with a flurry, evade, evade, not for the rest of the time, but pretty much. If you get taken down in that minute-and-a-half time frame, you're screwed. So he lost that round. To say takedowns shouldn't decide a round, well, then one flurry shouldn't win the round."
Machida did indeed throw his one flurry in the first round before Davis was able to secure the takedown, but Davis was quick to dismiss the effectiveness of his opponent's attack.
"I think one punch actually landed. The knee missed me entirely. It wasn't close. In retrospect, it was too close for comfort. If that hits you, you'd have been in big trouble, but he didn't come close to connecting. It's one of those things that if you see it on TV, you think it hit; but if you watch it at cage-side or on replay, he actually hit the knee against the fence, and that probably sucked."
After watching the replay of the fights, Davis conceded that Brian Stann, who commentated the fights, was a bit biased in his analysis. Davis was quick to praise Stann, however.
"When I went back and watched the fight, I did think it was a little biased. I was watching the telecast in the back the entire night. I thought he did an awesome job, and I think he did a good job in my fight. His job is no easier than mine."
One thing from the fight is clear. Davis' wrestling was a major factor in his victory. The former NCAA champion from Penn State scored two takedowns in ten attempts, both of which seemed to have won him the first and second rounds. Of course, there are many who felt that the low success rate should have gone to Machida's advantage, given his successful takedown defense. To this, Davis had plenty to say.
"If you have a guy like Lyoto Machida, who keeps an extra-long range, who has great kicks and his kicks allow him ot keep a great range and strike from the outside, and he's a counter-striker; in order to close the distance to take him down, you have to jump through hops and make this happen. He's able to, from that distance, evade a lot of takedowns. So to say he's got the best takedown defense in the light heavyweight division, you are inaccurately reporting on what's going on. Now let me say, he has great, fast hips. He's not easy to take down by any stretch of the imagination.
<"Let me explain… the mentality of a guy with my wrestling background, when you go for a takedown, it's not always to get a takedown. A lot of times it's to establish dominance.
"That's one of the reasons Machida keeps his range, if you're forcing the takedown. I'm the one in control of the center. The judges see, in wrestling if one person takes three shots in a row, the other guy is stalling. If I take a shot and he took no shots, he didn't do anything. Nobody in wrestling keeps the stats of how many shots you take. It's how many takedowns you get and who is in control. If you have two, the stat is it was 2-0."
Whatever the mentality may be, the scorebook will always show Davis winning the bout against Machida. That puts him in a position to fight his way to a title in the near future. The UFC places him as the 4th contender for the light heavyweight title, two spots behind the man he just beat. As it stands, Jon Jones will be facing Alexander Gustafsson on September 21. Next in line could be Glover Teixeira, if he gets an impressive win over Ryan Bader, or Daniel Cormier, if he beats Roy Nelson at UFC 166.
Where exactly that leaves Davis remains to be seen.Tags: Alexander Gustafsson, daniel cormier, Glover Teixeira, jon jones, lyoto machida, mma, MMA NEWS, phil davis, Roy Nelson, ufc, UFC 163, ufc news


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