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Sacramento, CA
Arthur William Brown
March 16, 1929 - January 18, 2014
Born March 16, 1929, and passed away January 18, 2014, in Sacramento, California, a victim of Parkinson's Disease. Art grew up in Walnut Grove in the Sacramento River Delta.
He is survived by Jean Helmke Brown, his loving wife of 62 years, his daughter Marjorie Dunn, grandson Patrick Arthur Dunn of Stockton and brother Dr. Thomas A. Brown (Joyce) of Williamsburg, VA. Predeceasing him were his son William A. (Bill) Brown, son-in-law Philip Dunn, parents Myron M. and Helen Cole Brown, grandparents Arthur and Amy Dye Brown and great grandfather Alex Brown (Kate Stanford).
Art attended Delta schools and Stanford University, where he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and earned a Block S in swimming. Upon graduation he married Stanford classmate Jean Helmke. After serving with the Eleventh Airborne Division in the Korean War he returned to Walnut Grove where he raised his family, was a partner in Brown & Meyer Insurance Co, a board member of The Bank of Alex Brown, an elder in the Walnut Grove Community Presbyterian Church and an active member in The Walnut Grove Rotary Club. Art was a lifelong member of the Boy Scouts of America. An eagle scout, He was awarded the Silver Beaver and later he served on the Golden Empire Council. Art and Jean moved to Sacramento in l984 where he joined East Sacramento Rotary and received the Paul Harris Award.
Art dearly loved his family and friends and added great humor to many gatherings. His interests included all sports, especially hunting and fishing.
A Memorial Service will be held at River's Edge Senior Community at 2:30 pm, in the afternoon, on Thursday, January 30. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Stockton home of his daughter at noon on Sunday, March 16.
Donations may be made in memory of Arthur Brown to Boy Scouts of America, Golden Empire Council, for Camp Robert L. Cole, 251 Commerce Circle, Sacramento, 95812 or to a charity of your choice.


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What could be better than combining fine wine, innovative food, scenic beauty and the equestrian lifestyle? The Santa Ynez Valley, just a short, gorgeous drive from Santa Barbara and an easy day or weekend trip from LA sprawl is known as the Napa Valley of Los Angeles. ►
The soundtrack to the movie Sideways may come to mind as you turn off the Pacific Coast Highway and meander towards Santa Ynez valley. You may not be on a male bonding trip or a wine tasting outing but you will inevitably fall in love with this central coast region of California.
This region of California, just 30 miles north of Santa Barbara, yields some of the finest wines in the country. It is the gentle balance of shifting winds in an opposing flow of warm and cool air that prevent the grapes from ripening too quickly—paving the way for a longer growing season which enhances the grapes with a crisp balance between acid and wine. Add to that the natural drift of fog from the pacific that travels along the east-west Santa Ynez mountain range and you have ideal conditions for producing a variety of award winning wines.
Santa Ynez was not originally recognized for its ideal grape growing conditions. The ranchers were first to settle here--appreciating the unique character and rustic appeal of the valley. It was a more recent discovery that the valley offered optimal growing conditions for wine makers. Today there exists a comfortable balance of horse farms and ranches and preeminent vineyards.
The ranchers and winemakers share the sentiment that protecting the authentic casual atmosphere and minimizing development of Santa Ynez is essential. There is a nostalgic feel here, similar, the locals say, to what Sonoma and Napa Valley felt like 20-30 years ago. They wish to preserve the appealing character of classic gentleman ranchers sharing the land with emerging winemakers.
There is no better place to witness this blending of wine and horse than at Bridlewood Winery. Once an Arabian horse farm and equestrian rehabilitation center, it now stands as a state-of-the art award-winning winery. The Spanish Mission architecture with white stucco walls and adobe tile roofs sits beautifully at the end of a tree-lined drive, surrounded by vine-covered hillsides. A Spanish-style bell tower and wrap-around verandas contribute to the welcoming atmosphere of this intimate winery.
The Gallo family purchased Bridlewood in 2004—appreciating the wine David Hopkins, the winemaker, was producing and the sheer beauty of the property. The family shares a passion for wine and horses—several family members are accomplished equestrians and at least a dozen of senior management own horses and love to ride. The family keeps some of their horses here where they can enjoy relaxed rides through 100 acres of Bridlewood and the neighboring farms and vineyards beyond.
The exquisite remodel and preservation of the original equestrian center also held special appeal to the Gallos. Only minor architectural changes were made to the main structure. Stalls were removed and floors were concreted making way for modern, innovative wine making equipment. Original doors, hardware, and bathing stalls are still in place. David Hopkins enjoys the fact that his office was once the sophisticated equine surgical suite.
The property still boasts a race track, originally used for rehabilitation, paddocks, two lakes and a waterfall. Retired horses bask in the bucolic setting, enjoying the California sunshine and grazing in the shaded paddocks. In keeping with the equestrian flavor of this winery, horse and carriage tours are offered on the weekends. What better way for visitors to enjoy the history of the facility, experience the beauty of the property, and sample some of Bridlewood's award-winning varietals.
Bridlewood firmly believes that horses and wine go together. David Hopkins states there is something so enjoyable about taking an evening ride and returning to a perfect glass of wine. He fully embraces the concept that life is a celebration.
Article courtesy Equestrian Quarterly magazine.

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It's hard to imagine anybody doing everything in Fallout 3 already, but I guess that's why they call some gamers hardcore. Whether you've finished Fallout 3 or not, you're probably already looking forward to the downloadable add-ons coming to Xbox 360 and PC early next year. IGN recently had the chance to learn more about the three pieces of downloadable content (DLC) that have already been announced by way of Jeff Gardiner, lead producer for Fallout 3 DLC. The focus of the interview was January's DLC, titled Operation Anchorage, but we also learned a bit about the next two downloads as well.
IGN: The liberation of Alaska was hinted at a lot during Fallout 3. What can we expect out of that simulated battle?
Jeff Gardiner: In Operation: Anchorage the player will find themselves able to re-live the famous liberation of Anchorage from Fallout lore -- inside a simulation similar to one found along the main quest of Fallout 3. Once the player finds their way into the simulation, they'll be stripped of their resources and have to survive within the rules set up by the simulation's creators.
The Chinese red army is everywhere, and the player will first have to secure the surrounding mountain side and then fight their way into the Chinese base. The player will have to use a lot of their standard combat skills, along with several new tools that will only be available in the downloadable content. These include interactive Strike Teams under the player's command and unique armor, weapons, and other exotic gadgets.
IGN: A lot of quests in Fallout 3 were slightly different depending upon your character (mostly through dialogue options). Can we expect the same for Operation Anchorage?
Gardiner: Operation: Anchorage focuses mainly on a combat/stealth path. It's important to our team to use DLC as a way for us to flex our creativity, to try new things and answer the "wouldn't have been cool if we did this?" question that always comes up towards a games completion; when it's too late to try them! Don't worry, we're trying something a little different with all of our upcoming content so there will be plenty of the morally gray, multiple path quest lines everyone loves the franchise for.
IGN: Do you expect title updates to fix a few outstanding bugs to come along with Operation Anchorage?
Gardiner: We are releasing an update for all versions of Fallout 3 prior to the release of this DLC. We take pride in fixing issues that are found by our fans and posted in our forums.
IGN: How will the simulation of the battle work? Will we be teleported to a new area or will it all take place within a computer?
Gardiner: Since this is a simulation of a battle that took place in the past, it is taking place within a computer. It's a "what if" scenario, created by the Government in order to test different counter-offensives against the red menace.
IGN: How exactly will players access Operation Anchorage after purchasing the download? Will there be a specific place they'll have to go to in order to start the quest?
Gardiner: There will be a new quest objective and map marker for the player to travel to. You can play through this content at any level, once you've exited the Vault.


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Researching the Genealogy and Family History of Orphan Heirlooms
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
1920 Photograph of an Experimental Snow Motor Car developed by Francis Stadig of St. Francis, Maine
Found with a collection of 1920s photographs of Aroostook County, Maine, was this interesting photograph of an experimental snow motor car, dated 20 March 1920.
The identification on the reverse indicates that the photograph was taken at Ashland, Maine, and that the machine was patented by Francis Stadig of St. Francis, Maine.
More information on Francis Stadig can be found here. The site indicates that he was born 22 August 1888 at New Sweden, Maine, the son of Olaf L. Stadig and Ella Beda (Becklin) Stadig, and that he was an expert mechanic. He died 2 May 1926 after a hard life working in the woods of northern Maine.
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Amidst the jubilation of the new year and a long awaited solution to the fiscal cliff crisis lies sad news: Lillian Miles Lewis, the wife of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, died Monday morning in Atlanta, his office announced. Spokeswoman Brenda Jones said John Lewis is returning to Atlanta but had no more details to release about the cause of death.
The Lewises had been married 44 years. They have one son, John Miles.
Atlanta Journal Constitution reports:
In his memoir, Walking With the Wind, Lewis recalled how his wife helped him decide to run for Congress in 1977 — a race he lost to Wyche Fowler — and became his chief adviser.
"She had always been very involved in politics, much more than I. She had been a delegate (supporting Shirley Chisholm) to the Democratic National Convention in '72, and she was constantly active in a variety of local circles and organizations. She was outgoing, involved, intelligent and great in front of an audience — she could make a speech. She also knew how to organize, how to chair a meeting, the nitty-gritty stuff. When she finally said, 'Let's do it. Let's go for it,' that was enough. We were in," Lewis wrote.
Mrs. Lewis continued to play a major behind-the-scenes role in her husband's career, which progressed from winning a seat on the Atlanta City Council in 1981 to his upset victory over Bond in the 1986 congressional race.
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The following content is provided by the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA).
By Andrew Spiegel, Esquire
Chief Executive Officer, Colon Cancer Alliance
One in three people 50 years or older has not been screened for colon cancer, yet screening could help save their lives. This statistic is just one of the troubling findings of a national study by the Colon Cancer Alliance, the leading national patient advocacy organization dedicated to increasing screening rates and survivorship, and Quest Diagnostics, a leading diagnostic testing company. The two organizations recently teamed up to uncover the barriers that prevent people from being tested for colon cancer (also known as colorectal cancer), the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the U.S.
Screening by colonoscopy, fecal immunochemical tests and other methods help identify colon cancer in early stages when it is still highly treatable. For this reason, the American Cancer Society recommends screening for every man and woman of average risk, beginning at age 50. African Americans, smokers and anyone who has a family history or other risk factors should be tested even earlier. Yet, the Colon Cancer Alliance study found that many people 50 and over are not being screened. Moreover, the barriers to screening ranged from the lack of recommendation for screening by a healthcare professional to time and cost constraints. The study also suggested that fear of the bowel preparation, side effects and anesthesia typically associated with colonoscopy are additional barriers.
"Any death from colon cancer due to a failure to screen is a tragedy that could have been prevented," said Andrew Spiegel, chief executive officer of the Colon Cancer Alliance. "I encourage people to talk to their health care providers about the importance of colon cancer screening, their risk factors for colon cancer, and the different screening tests available. With increased screening rates, deaths from colon cancer may one day be a thing of the past."
Colon cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in America, and worldwide. About 50,000 Americans and over 600,000 people worldwide die each year from what is a very preventable disease. The Colon Cancer Alliance recently partnered with its European equivalent, EuropaColon to form an international colon cancer advocacy organization, Global Colon Cancer Alliance. The goal of the Global organization is to teach people worldwide how to advocate for colon cancer screening programs and share some of the successes learned in the US and Europe.
Colon cancer is the most preventable major cancer through screening. There are no excuses for not undergoing a simple screening test to prevent a very deadly disease which takes the life of an American every 9 minutes. We encourage all to talk to their doctor about whether a colon cancer screening test is appropriate for them. 1 in 19 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer, but you have the power to change that by starting a simple conversation with your family and friends and making sure you're taking care of YOU. But I hope you won't stop there. If you'd like to join the fight against this disease, the Colon Cancer Alliance has a multitude of volunteer opportunities. Please visit www.ccalliance.org to find out how you can help.
Andrew Spiegel is the Chief Executive Officer of the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA), the leading national patient advocacy organization dedicated to increasing screening rates and survivorship. The CCA provides hope and support to patients and their families, while saving lives through screening, access, awareness, advocacy and research.
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West Pullman on Tuesday saw a double homicide, the first double homicide in Chicago since June, according to a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data.
Two men, ages 35 and 38, were shot to death in the 100 block of East 120th Street, police said.
West Pullman has logged 12 homicides so far this year. The South Side community area recorded 13 homicides last year, according to RedEye data.
The previous double homicide was June 28 when a 31-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy were shot to death in the 5300 block of South Winchester Avenue in New City, RedEye found.
In the last week, gunshot homicides were logged in Chatham, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing and West Elsdon, RedEye determined.
Meanwhile, a 35-year-old man was stabbed to death Aug. 1 in the 7300 block of North Seeley Avenue in Rogers Park, officials said. On Wednesday, a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death in 3000 block of West Douglas Boulevard in North Lawndale, officials said.
July ended last week with 52 homicides, up from 49 homicides logged in July 2012, RedEye found.
Ten homicides have been recorded so far this month. Fifty-seven homicides were logged in August 2012, according to RedEye data.


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Violence in Mexico — The Real Story
Safety in Mexico is suddenly a hot topic, thanks to the U.S. mass media (and, in part, to the drug cartels). Unfortunately, a lot of what these sources report is less than accurate. Or at least, it's only accurate for a tiny portion of a very large, very pacific country.
Most of Mexico is safer than much of the US, in fact. Yes, there is drug-related violence in Mexico. (Where isn't there? And how does it compare to, say, downtown Chicago or L.A.?) It is a problem, of course, but a very concentrated one — affecting specific areas, and specific people (generally those involved with the trade). It is not all over Mexico, and it's not in San Miguel.
Of course, not all Sanmiguelenses are angels. Someone might overcharge you. You could get your pocket picked in a crowd. And you don't want to valuables lying around (ie: cell phones and ipods on café tables, or your purse dangling on the back of your chair at a restaurant). You might reconsider taking your purse to the Tuesday Market.
These, however, are not the signs of an outlaw state. They are merely the universal symptoms of poverty living side by side with wealth.
San Miguel de Allende is a peaceful place (unless you're driving, then things can get a wee bit confrontational — but that's not violence, so much as what happens when everybody subscribes to their own version of the rules of the road.)
Statistically speaking, you're safer here at four a.m. than you are in a major American city at noon. Probably safer than where you live, unless you live in one of those (mythical?) tiny towns where everybody knows each other (and are all related) and nobody locks their doors.
If you really want to compare San Miguel with, say, the U.S… Ok. Let's see. So far, we have no serial killers, axe murderers, snipers, carjackings, road-rage gunfights, mad bombers, Crips, or Bloods. We've had one high(ish)-speed car chase that we know of. Nor do we have school or workplace shootings.
In San Miguel, "going postal" denotes how badly you need a margarita after spending two hours in line trying to mail a postcard, and then realizing you'll arrive home before it does.
Apart from the extremely rare and easily-avoided mugging or robbery, visits here are rather uneventful. (If it's drama you want, try caching a cab in Mexico City — even there, drama is not guaranteed.)
The real crime here is how Mexico has been portrayed. This recent gory image of Mexico — as a dangerous, lawless land to be avoided at all costs by anyone who values his/her life — is highly irresponsible sensationalism. By wreaking havoc on tourism (the nation's third largest source of income) not to mention the millions of people that work in the industry, this portrayal hurts exponentially more innocent people than does the violence it trumpets.
One North American voice of reason, award-winning journalist Linda Ellerbee, recommends a certain sense of proportion when judging Mexico:
"The U.S. media tend to lump all of Mexico into one big bad bowl. Talking about drug violence in Mexico without naming a state or city where this is taking place is rather like looking at the horror of Katrina and saying, "Damn. Did you know the U.S. is under water?" or reporting on the shootings at Columbine or the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City by saying that kids all over the U.S. are shooting their classmates and all the grownups are blowing up buildings. The recent rise in violence in Mexico has mostly occurred in a few states, and especially along the border. It is real, but it does not describe an entire country.
"It would be nice if we could put what's going on in Mexico in perspective, geographically and emotionally. It would be nice if we could remember that, as has been noted more than once, these drug wars wouldn't be going on if people in the United States didn't want the drugs, or if other people in the United States weren't selling Mexican drug lords the guns.
"Most of all, it would be nice if more people in the United States actually came to this part of America (Mexico is also America, you will recall) to see for themselves what a fine place Mexico really is, and how good a vacation (or a life) here can be.
"So come on down and get to know your southern neighbors. I think you'll like it here. Especially the people." (To see the the full text of the article, go to: http://www.hispanicvista.com/HVC/Columnist/Misc/041509Linda_Ellerbee.htm)
Nicely put, Ms. Ellerbee!
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ESP USA Factory Line Expectations
Hello fellow ESP Forum Members!
Many of you know the news about ESP opening a USA Factory, thus expanding the brand in 2014.
Any particular model you want in the line or are you envisioning brand new products along the way?
What are your expectations for the new ESP USA Brand?
ESP Horizon NT-II with an Alder body and solid color finishes like sonic blue, see thru green and stuff like that. perhaps one model with emg's.
ESP M's with ebony boards, neck thru, nice finishes.
Not only for the ESP USA line but also the LTD line, I'd absolutely love to see the NV series come back with a bit more variation.
Also a big fan of the M series body shape with the traditional straight six headstock.
Thanks Ross and Jacob for sharing your expectations at the forum!
Glad to know there's people that want to preserve and enhance the ESP line.
Personally I'm a fan of the ESP Eclipse body shape but have also been looking forward to Z, V, and Star shaped bodies like the Gus G. Signature guitar.
I would love to have more model, different colors, and pickups options available for them.
This year great pickups like the EMG 57/66 (stock in the Black LTD Elite Eclipse), Seymour Duncan Black Winter, Seymour Duncan Whole Lotta Humbucker, EMG James Hetfield Signature pickups, and others were released to the market. I'm sure ESP could add new pickups to the line and get even deeper into their target market. Who knows? Maybe they could get new ESP players!
The only thing I'm really sure is that 2014 is going to be a great year for guitar players, expect great guitars coming your way soon!
eclipses rule. what was the finish esp use to have from the mid 2000's? it was like a honey burst or something. absolutely gorgeous.
Maybe offer some different finishes, like you had in california back in the nineties, those Extreme Series were pretty cool. An Eclipse T (thick) like the LTD with some more classic pick-ups maybe. This way you'd toss your "overrated" friend Gib...n away a little bit (not that i would care!)
Would really like to see fixed bridge M or a reverse headstock Horizon plus some real finishes minus the quilted look.
The old MX, EXP shape...
I mean c'mon gibson! Don't be jealous because ESP makes better explorers than you ;) hahaha just messing guys! I would love to see new finishes for sure! An M-II with a stop bar tailpiece and tune-omatic bridge, more ebony fret boards, old esp logo back (block letters)
I don't know about you all, but I would love to see a rebirth of the M-1 series. Craftmanship was always top-notch, price point was spot on, playability - well, it's an ESP. The ESP USA M-1. It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
I'd love for them to make the Horizon in a Natural finish again, that fiddle was BEAUTIFUL. Maybe make a 7 and 8 sting version as well, who knows.
Eclipse with neck through construction +24 XJ frets! Idk if anyone else wants that but in my eyes PERFECT guitar. Are you guys going to go over possible job opportunities with this new location? That would be dope \m/
My expectations will be quality the same as the Japanese and the come back of the GL-56. Why is the George Lynch now a GL-256?
And I would like the ESP Vintage plus to return.
I only hope the US quality is on par with their Japanese counterparts... The array of guitars I just saw at the ESP Craft House was de facto 'Guitar Heaven'. The custom MII's were impressive... Masao Ohmuro's customs are simply unreal. Hopefully all of their premier work stays in house in Japan, but the US production is interesting considering how bad ESP Japan makes the rest of the US luthiers look.


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Detroit's Cabrera says he'll play Opening Day
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Injured Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is certain he'll be in the lineup on opening day.
Cabrera rejoined his teammates Monday, a week after a bad-hop grounder in an exhibition game broke a bone below his right eye.
"I'll be ready for opening day," said the star slugger, still with some discloring beneath his eye. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. There's no pain and my vision is fine."
The Tigers open the season on April 5 at home against Boston.
Cabrera hit a major league-leading .344 last season with 30 home runs and 105 RBIs for the AL Central champions.
The sharp shot by Philadelphia's Hunter Pence left Cabrera with a bloody gash that took eight stitches to close.
Detroit moved its best hitter across the diamond this year to make room for new first baseman Prince Fielder. Cabrera last played third base in 2008, making 14 starts for the Tigers. He was the Marlins' full-time third baseman in 2006 and 2007 and was somewhat shaky at the position.
Cabrera said he has looked at the replay of the Pence ball quite often since the injury a week ago Monday.
"It taught me about my positioning," he said.
Cabrera will be examined Tuesday to see if he's OK. Tigers manager Jim Leyland has said he'll put Cabrera in the lineup two days after he's cleared by medical personnel.
Once Cabrera is deemed all right, he would take batting practice his first day back and be in the lineup the next.


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DePaul still looking for breakthrough entering fourth season under Purnell
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CHICAGO – Cleveland Melvin realizes he's running out of time. He's not losing hope, though.
As he enters his senior season at DePaul, the 6-foot-8 forward remains confident the Blue Demons can turn things around and end this losing cycle before he moves on.
"We've got a better team now, and now is the time to show everybody," Melvin said. "We can definitely make a statement with the team we've got and go far in the Big East and make the tournament."
Once-proud DePaul hasn't gone anywhere in recent years.
The program that rose to prominence under Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2004 and last made the NIT in 2007. It's been nothing but losing seasons since then, and whatever strides they've made under Oliver Purnell haven't shown up in the record.
The architect of turnarounds at Dayton and Clemson, he's 30-64 overall and 6-48 in Big East play entering his fourth year at DePaul. The Blue Demons — 11-21 and 2-16 in league play last year — haven't won more than three conference games in a season during that time, but Purnell knew it wouldn't be easy when he accepted the job.
"It's tough," he said. "We knew that when we took over, and every time we've been close, we chose not to stand pat. We chose to get a lot better, and that's the way we went at this offseason."
Purnell said DePaul now has the supporting cast behind Melvin and senior Brandon Young to take a big step in the revised Big East. It doesn't hurt, either, that the Blue Demons will soon be playing in a new arena. With that in mind, here are five things to know about the Blue Demons:
THEY'RE BACK: DePaul has its top two scorers back in Brandon Young (16.7 points) and Melvin (16.6 points), who finished sixth and seventh in the conference in scoring last season, and four starters returning in all. Melvin also averaged 6.8 rebounds, while Young turned in 4.6 assists per game a year ago.
HOMEGROWN: DePaul's roster has eight newcomers, including star recruit Billy Garrett Jr. of Chicago. A point guard and son of a Blue Demons assistant, he led Morgan Park High School to the Illinois Class 3A State Championship last season. And he could be a catalyst to land other prospects.
"Flashes of tremendous potential," Purnell said. "I think it's really important we don't put too much pressure on him early. He's going to be important to us. He's going to play a lot of basketball. He's probably wise beyond his years in terms of basketball IQ."
NEW DIGS ... SOON: Goodbye suburbs, the Blue Demons are finally coming back to the city. A 10,000-seat facility in the McCormick Place area on the South Side is slated to be completed in time for the 2016-2017 season, and for many, that day can't come soon enough. DePaul has played most of its home games at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont since 1980. Small crowds and an older arena probably weren't an easy sell to prep prospects.
"It'll help our recruiting in terms of people who are interested," Purnell said. "I think it's even helped us with the incoming class, with Billy Garrett and Tommy Hamilton and R.J. Curington. They've clearly bought into that as part of the reason that they came to DePaul."
NEW-LOOK CONFERENCE .. NOW: The Big East will have a different look with Creighton, Butler and Xavier in the mix and heavyweights such as Louisville, Syracuse and Connecticut gone after the schools whose main sport is basketball broke away and kept the conference name. The members now have a similar makeup and similar mission, with the focus now on basketball and each team having the opportunity to play everybody else at home and on the road.
"I really like it from a preparation standpoint and from an excitement standpoint for our fans," Purnell said. "Those games mean something because the fans of those programs have a lot of things in common. Most of them are Catholic schools that have similar missions. These teams have played each other in the past so there's a lot of tradition and rivalry already established, and there's a lot of room for more of that."
FOR STARTERS: DePaul opens at home against Grambling State on Nov. 9. Its first Big East game is at Georgetown on Dec. 31.


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May 08, 2014
Tailoring your resume is vital for landing an interview, and ultimately, the job you're applying for. You can't simply write your resume and send that one out to every job opportunity that fits your career goals. You won't get the responses you need. You need to customize your resume to fit each individual job application, and you can do so in these three steps. It will become second nature once you get to know the process.
Start with a core resume that you will keep saved on your computer. This is a basic resume that includes your job objective, your background, your accomplishments, your education, your skills, and any awards you have earned. Basically, this resume includes everything, but you won't be sending this resume out to anyone.
Before you send it you will be deleting some information and possibly adding some. You need this core resume to work from so you can create great, customized resumes for each job application.
1. Read the Job Posting and Description Thoroughly
Many candidates forget the job posting once they have begun the application process, but this is so important to read and read again. Print it out so you can read it thoroughly and know what is expected of you. Having it printed will help you so you can go back to it anytime. This will help you tailor your resume for that specific position and impress the hiring manager. They need to know that you understand the job's requirements and what will be expected of you. The only way the hiring manager will know this is if you include the information in your resume. If you confirm this for them you will have a much better chance of getting a call back for an interview.
2. List Your Relevant Accomplishments, Experiences and Skills
While reading through the job description stop when you see an accomplishment (such as a certain college degree, for example), experience or skill that you have. Write it down. Write down everything that have experience in or have a skill that is in the job description and requirements. This needs to go into your customized resume for the job position you're applying for. Remember that experience and skills don't just come from jobs you've had. They also come from volunteer work, unpaid work, relevant hobbies, extracurricular activities, temporary jobs, and more. You're not limited to your previous jobs.
3. Match Your Information to the Job Description
Now you need to customize your resume to include those relevant accomplishments, experienced and skills. Most recruiters and hiring managers have a software that your resume will go through, and if it doesn't have the keywords and phrases in it that match the job description and requirements it may never get to their email! You have to include these so that when the hiring manager scans through your resume seeking out those keywords he or she will see them and shortlist your application. Getting shortlisted means getting a call back for a job interview.
You will gain attention with your tailored resume from the hiring manager. Most people are sending off their same old core resume, which is a huge mistake. You'll be more likely to receive a call asking you to come in for an interview because you have put in the extra effort others have not. By customizing your resume you are showing the hiring manager that you are serious about the job opportunity and that you are the best candidate for the job. They will see that you are qualified for the position because you've listed what is relevant.
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Source: wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2013/0621/563588/spoilers-wwe-smackdown-results/
* Daniel Bryan opens SmackDown and talks about how he's never had a match stopped due to injury like he did on RAW. Bryan says they stopped the match because he is the weakest link. Bryan wants to prove he's not the weakest link by defeating Randy Orton tonight. Orton comes out and says he helped Bryan up out of respect. Orton says Bryan will have to be stretchered out tonight.
* Curtis Axel vs. Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho is announced for tonight.
* Sheamus defeated Cody Rhodes with the Cloverleaf submission. After the match, Damien Sandow beats Sheamus down.
* Another promo for The Wyatt Family.
* Curtis Axel beat Wade Barrett with the Intercontinental Title on the line. The Miz was on commentary.
* AJ Lee defeated Natalya.
* Backstage segment with Aksana teasing Kaitlyn about AJ's win. Kaitlyn attacks her and goes crazy until Layla breaks it up.
* Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho ends when Ricardo Rodriguez interferes and Dolph Ziggler attacks Del Rio for the DQ. Del Rio escapes the ring and Jericho hits Ziggler with a Codebreaker. Del Rio comes back to kick Ziggler and pose over him.
* Christian defeated Drew McIntyre with Killswitch. After the match, Christian cuts a promo about being back. The Shield enter the ring through the crowd and hit the triple powerbomb on him.
* We get a replay of Brock Lesnar attacking CM Punk on RAW. Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman backstage about what happened.
* Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton is up next. Orton dominates most of the match. They end up on the floor and Bryan hits a suicide dive. Bryan wins by count out. After the match, Bryan demands that the match be restarted because he didn't want it to end that way. The referee refuses and that's the end of SmackDown.
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- WWE RAW RESULTS 17th June 2013 (wrestleraw.wordpress.com)


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Theo Epstein Speaks on the Marshall Trade, on Travis Wood and the Prospects Acquired, and on Matt Garza
Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein addressed the media via conference call (yo, Cubs – shoot a blogger a dial-in number next time) shortly after the Sean Marshall trade, which netted the Cubs young lefty starter Travis Wood, as well as outfield prospect Dave Sappelt, and infield prospect Ronald Torreyes, was finalized and announced. I'll have more on Wood's future with the Cubs, as well as more on the two prospects in the near future. For now, here's what Epstein had to say on the three new members of the Cubs' organization, on the loss of Sean Marshall, and on the possibility of dealing Matt Garza.
- On the trade, in general: Theo called the move exemplary of what the organization is trying to do, and said that it fits with the "general direction" in which the team is moving. Namely, to turn short-term assets (Theo noted that Marshall could have walked away for nothing at the end of 2012) into long-term assets. "I don't think we are done," Epstein said of the move and ones that may follow. "I do think we still need to build more depth on the starting pitching front, both in the big leagues and minor leagues. But it doesn't happen overnight. You have to make sacrifices. Just like moving Sean Marshall, who was certainly an asset for the 2012 club."
- On Travis Wood: "He caught the eye of a lot of people and a lot of clubs had interest in him," Epstein said. "He's a really athletic package. Very athletic, his arm works very well. More than enough velocity to succeed as a left-handed pitcher. Some days you can see him, he has 3 or 4 above-average pitches. Those are the ingredients you need to be successful as a starting pitcher." Theo noted that, if Wood pitches like he did in 2010, the Cubs could have improved for 2012 in this move.
- On Torreyes and Sappelt: Theo called the youngster Torreyes a good defender and baserunner, and added that "When you're young for your level, and you've hit everywhere you've ever been, that's a good sign." Theo also joked about the last small second baseman he had, Dustin Pedroia. In general, Theo was excited to add some more depth to the farm system.
- On losing Sean Marshall: Theo conceded that the bullpen was now weaker, and said that guys like James Russell will have to help fill the void. Theo also mentioned minor league lefties Scott Maine, John Gaub, and Jeff Beliveau (the latter of whom was the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year in 2011).
- On the possibility of now trading Matt Garza: Theo conceded that the Cubs will listen to offers on Garza, and anyone else. "There's always an active trade market for starting pitchers," Epstein said. "But we don't take lightly what it means to have a top-of-the-rotation guy in the house …. It's hard to find top-of-the-rotation guys, so if you have them, and if there's way to keep them around, that's always compelling for the club. With that said, we've been honest. We are in a mode where we have to listen on everybody. And if there's a way to improve the long-term outlook for this club in a significant manner, we can't look past opportunities." To me, that's another of Theo's excellent coded messages, like what he said about Marshall being the best left-handed reliever in baseball. Here, Theo is saying: Garza is available, but he's going to cost you plenty. The Cubs' starting point in negotiations will absolutely be the kind of packages Gio Gonzalez and Mat Latos recently netted, even if the Cubs cannot ultimately secure packages quite that good (Garza is probably the third most valuable of the three pitchers).
- Theo left open the possibility of extending Matt Garza, instead of trading him, but that seems more like a matter of preserving leverage in trade talks than a sincere desire to extend Garza. "In the case of Matt Garza, perhaps nothing happens [in terms of a trade]," Epstein said, "or perhaps we can turn him into a long-term asset by extending him on a deal that makes sense for everybody."


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Zac Efron bumps into Imogen Poots while filming on Are We Officially Dating? in New York City on Thursday afternoon (December 20).
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Mixtures of bioactive chemical compounds require high efficiency separations and mass spectrometry techniques for their careful characterization. Our laboratory has become particularly adept at the development of methods for quantitative analysis of small and large molecules present in trace quantities in biological fluids. With this ability, we can provide strong support of pharmaceutical, preclinical, and clinical research. We are also currently undertaking one of the most extensive investigations of the potential impact of industrial processes, such as unconventional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, on our environment. This includes a large focus on groundwater quality. In our group, we strive to use the complete analytical chemistry toolbox to solve problems, including state-of-the-art sample preparation, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry techniques. We are interested in both fundamental and applied research problems. We work in close collaboration with many influential industry and academic partners to ensure our research is timely and relevant to today's needs and issues. Some specific topics of current research include development and application of:
• An integrated instrument for simultaneous determination of small and large molecules from complex samples featuring multidimensional liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry;
• restricted access media for on-line sample preparation;
• methods for evaluation of the potential impact of unconventional drilling processes on groundwater quality;
• technologies for remediation of waste water; and the characterization thereof;
• novel methods for antibacterial drug discovery, especially materials and mass spectrometric methods to stream-line discovery work-flows;
• a new gas chromatography – vacuum ultraviolet absorption detection system;
• higher order tandem mass spectrometry for the differentiation and elucidation of isomeric natural products and chemical degradation mechanisms.
Schug, K.A.; Sawicki, I.; Carlton Jr., D.D.; Fan, H.; McNair, H.M.; Nimmo, J.P.; Kroll, P.; Smuts, J.; Walsh, P.; Harrison, D. A Vacuum Ultraviolet Detector for Gas Chromatography. Anal. Chem. 2014, 86, 8329-8335.
Fan, H.; Papouskova, B.; Lemr, K.; Wigginton, J.G.; Schug, K.A. Bulk Derivatization and Direct Injection of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid for Trace Level Quantification of Endogenous Estrogens Using Trap-and-Elute LC-MS/MS. J. Sep. Sci. 2014, 37, 2010-2017.
Barnes, J.S.; Schug, K.A. Oxidative Degradation of Quercetin with Hydrogen Peroxide Using Continuous Flow Kinetic Electrospray – Ion Trap – Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2014, 62, 4322-4331.
Fontenot, B.E.; Hunt, L.R.; Hildenbrand, Z.L.; Carlton Jr., D.D.; Oka, H.; Walton, J.L.; Hopkins, D.; Osorio, A.; Bjorndal, B.; Hu, Q.; Schug, K.A. An evaluation of water quality in private drinking water wells near natural gas extraction sites in the Barnett Shale Formation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, 10032-10040.
Yang, S.H.; Wang, E.H.; Gurak, J.A.; Bhawal, S.; Deshmukh, R.; Wijeratne, A.B.; Edwards, B.L.; Foss Jr., F.W.;* Timmons, R.B.; Schug, K.A. Affinity Mesh Screen Materials for Selective Extraction and Analysis of Antibiotics using Transmission Mode Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Langmuir 2013, 29, 8046-8053.
Li, L.; Yang, S.H.; Havlicek, V.; Lemr, K.; Schug, K.A. Continuous Flow‐ Extractive Desorption Electrospray Ionization: Analysis from "Non‐ESI‐Friendly" Solvents and Related Mechanism. Anal. Chim. Acta 2013, 769, 84-90.
Tedmon, L.; Barnes, J.S.; Nguyen, H.P.; Schug, K.A. Differentiating Isobaric Steroid Hormone Metabolites Using Multi-Stage Tandem Mass Spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2013, 24, 399-409.
Spencer, S.E.; Kim, S.Y.; Kim, S.B.; Schug, K.A. Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization ‐ Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Trace Constituents of Condom Lubricants in the Presence of Biological Fluids. Forensic Sci. Int. 2011, 207, 19-26.
Wijeratne, A.W.; Yang, S.H.; Armstrong, D.W.; Schug, K.A. Solvent Molecules Undergo Homolytic Cleavage and Radical Recombination Processes during Negative-Mode Electrospray Ionization: Adduct Formation with Antimony(III)-Tartrate Dianion. Anal. Chem. 2010, 82, 5141-5146.
Barnes, J.S.; Nguyen, H.P.; Shen, S.; Schug, K.A. General Method for Extraction of Blueberry Anthocyanins and Identification Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization-Ion Trap-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry J. Chromatogr. A 2009, 1216, 4728-4735.
Fryčák, P.; Schug, K.A. Dynamic Titration: Determination of Dissociation Constants for Noncovalent Complexes in Multiplexed Format Using HPLC-ESI-MS. (Accelerated Article) Anal. Chem. 2008, 80, 1385-1393.
B.S. in Chemistry, College of William and Mary (1998)
Minor, Classical Civilizations
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2002)
Adviser: Prof. Harold M. McNair
Postdoctoral Fellow:
Institute for Analytical Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria (2003-2005)
Adviser: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lindner
Kevin A. Schug is Associate Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He is also Shimadzu Science Advisor to the Vice President for Research at UTA and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
Dr. Schug received his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1998 from the College of William and Mary, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Virginia Tech in 2002 under the supervision of Prof. Harold M. McNair. From 2003-2005, he performed post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lindner at the University of Vienna in Austria.
Since joining UTA in 2005, his research has been focused on the theory and application of separation science and mass spectrometry for solving a variety of analytical and physical chemistry problems. Two main research threads are currently pursued with some intertwined aspects: 1) Fundamental studies of chromatographic separations and mass spectrometry ionization mechanisms; and 2) isolation, characterization, and trace analysis of bioactive compounds in complex matrices. His group is also active in chemical education research. Financial support for chemistry and educational research is from UTA, Eli Lilly and Company, that National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., and other industry partners. He has 78 peer-reviewed publications and over 250 presentations, posters, and invited talks to his group's credit. Over the course of nine years at UTA he has been PI or co-PI on $5.5-Million in external grant support, contracts, and awards; he has further contributed to capturing $17.8-Million in development support, which have been used to create the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry (www.uta.edu/scaac) and the Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies at UTA.
Dr. Schug is Founder and Director of a K-12 science outreach program Diversity in Science in the United States (www.discusprogram.com). He is the institutional founder and steering committee member for the Organizational Network for Teaching as Research Advancement and Collaboration (ON-TRAC; https://grad.uta.edu/ontrac) at UTA, an affiliate of the nationwide Center for Integration of Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) preparing future faculty program. He is a project leader in UTA's National Science Foundation STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP), which focuses on efforts to improve retention and graduation rates of STEM students (www.uta.edu/auras). Through these, Dr. Schug's efforts touch virtually every level of the U.S. STEM education system.
Dr. Schug has received the 2009 Emerging Leader in Chromatography award given by LCGC magazine, an NSF CAREER award, the 2009 Eli Lilly and Company ACACC Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry, and the 2013 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Young Investigator in Separation Science Award. For his teaching, he received the 2014 University of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of LCGC Magazine (Advanstar) and Analytica Chimica Acta (Elsevier). He is a Senior Editor for Journal of Separation Science (Wiley). He writes a regular blog for LCGC On-line (www.chromatographyonline.com/lcgc) on various aspects of separation science, which is promoted and subscribed to across the world.
2009, Emerging Leader in Chromatography Award (sponsored by LCGC Magazine)
2009, Eli Lilly and Company Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry
2009 - 2014, National Science Foundation CAREER Award
2010, U.T. Arlington, College of Science Research Excellence Award
2010, Outstanding Mentor Award, Sigma Xi Honor Society (U.T. Arlington chapter)
2011, Outstanding Mentor Award, Sigma Xi Honor Society (U.T. Arlington chapter)
2012, Outstanding Mentor Award, Sigma Xi Honor Society (U.T. Arlington chapter)
2013, Outstanding Mentor Award, Sigma Xi Honor Society (U.T. Arlington chapter)
2013, American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry Young Investigator in Separation Science Award
2014, Outstanding Reviewer of the Year, Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
2014, U.T. Arlington College of Science Teaching Excellence Award
2014, University of Texas System Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award


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President's Commentary (Winter 2003)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape: Essentials of Physics Teaching
Did I get your attention? I want it for an important new report, and I thought that Strategic Programs for Innovations in Under-graduate Physics might not do the job. Also, I think that "sex, lies, and videotape" conveys the report's message better than its title or its acronym, SPIN-UP.
Sex, lies, and videotape is Steven Soderberg's 1989 movie with a plot driven by marital and sexual dysfunction. "Surely," you say, somewhat shocked, "sex, lies and videotape can't have to do with physics teaching." I think the SPIN-UP report shows them to be essential. But before I go into that, let's review what SPIN-UP is about.
In response to the decline in the number of undergraduate physics majors in the United States, AAPT, APS, and AIP helped set up the National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics led by former AAPT president Bob Hilborn. With help from the ExxonMobil Foundation, this group put together project SPIN-UP to visit and assess 21 very different undergraduate physics programs that were flourishing against the general trend. SPIN-UP's report describes these programs and draws conclusions about why they are successful.
SPIN-UP visiting teams found four essentials for success that are independent of whether you are Harvard University or Reed College or Ball State or Bethel College or the University of Arizona …
Undergraduate physics programs prosper when there is:
What has sex to do with this? The essence of sex is attraction. If you want more students to major in physics, you must draw them in. You need to interact with them. You need to find out what is important in their lives and connect physics to it. You are courting. You and your colleagues must work openly to attract students into physics, and let them know persuasively that you want them. You need to teach physics that interests them — and you. Creating a supportive, inviting social milieu in your department helps. So does involving undergraduates in research. There is nothing wrong with making the physics major sexy. Large parts of AAPT's national and sectional meetings propose ways to do this.
What about "lies"? Physics teachers tell plenty of lies — many to students, and many to themselves. There are heuristic lies, philosophical lies, and lies of denial. The SPIN-UP report's assertion that a successful undergraduate program requires a clear sense of mission warns against lies of denial. You need to know who you are, who your students are, and what your institution is trying to do. Do not act as though you are Ball State when you are Reed College. These are hard truths to face, for they impinge directly on personal egos and professional aspirations.
Newtonian physics is both a heuristic and a philosophical lie. Simplifying the complex is the essence of heuristics. But almost always when we say "This is quite simple," we lie. Often we go further and celebrate the intellectual certainty of Newtonian physics to attract students who savor that kind of certainty. This is a flat-out philosophical deception. Newton was wrong. And not just in small ways. He was profoundly and deeply wrong both about the nature of space and time and the nature of causality. It is usually difficult to find this out in a beginning physics course.
Don't get me wrong. I am not proposing that we stop telling lies. They have their uses. Lies of denial make it possible to go on teaching physics when otherwise you might sink into depression and become an administrator. Heuristic lies are essential to teaching any subject, let alone physics. I am less certain about the virtues of philosophical lies, but they are so deeply embedded in our pedagogy that I don't know how to get rid of them. Besides, I don't know philosophical truths to replace them with. But to improve physics teaching, we should work to identify the lies we use and why we use them.
I leave the interpretation of "video tapes" as a homework exercise. Even if you don't do that homework, I'll bet you still can build a thriving undergraduate program using only "sex" and "lies."


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The Washington Times reports that Germany's elections, scheduled for next month, may bring about a realignment in the European Union, with Jacques Chirac's dream of a French-German anti-American alliance in tatters:
A new power lineup in the heart of Europe is expected after the forthcoming German elections, with more accent on trans-Atlantic relations and the role of East European countries.
According to French and German assessments, such a dramatic change would reflect disappointment with French President Jacques Chirac's anti-Americanism and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's political weakness.
Some German analysts say Mr. Chirac's strident opposition to the Iraq war has created a dangerous rift across Europe, pushing the new East European union members toward the United States rather than toward Western Europe.
The new orientation is expected to crystallize after Sept. 18 parliamentary elections in Germany, with polls showing that voters favor the conservatives and their leader, Angela Merkel.


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The federal government should act to ensure Alcoa workers don't land on the scrap heap, Labor says.
After more than 50 years operation, the Victorian aluminium smelter at Point Henry shut down on Friday putting some 500 people out of work.
"There's a lot of people here in their 50s. They have still got valuable years of work ahead of them and the job market is tight," Opposition Leader Bill Shorten told reporters at the plant.
"Labor will be demanding of the Abbott government a plan to create and maintain jobs and not see people put on the scrap heap."
The Labor leader described as a "dark day" the closure of the smelter but thanked Alcoa for its handling of the shutdown.
The business signalled its intention to close the site in February. It plans to close other operations in Victoria and NSW by the end of 2014, following a dive in the world aluminium price and the persistently high Australian dollar.
"We need to see a government who will get behind advanced manufacturing," Mr Shorten said, before calling on greater support for research and innovation.
The coalition should shift its focus from mining to manufacturing, he said.
"Blue collar jobs and manufacturing jobs are part of our future."
The previous Labor government paid Alcoa a multi-million dollar lifeline to continue operations, a decision which Mr Shorten stood by on Friday.
"Labor's investment supporting aluminium in Australia ... has seen a multiple return on investment for Australian taxpayers and I see that there's a lot of good people today wondering what the future holds for them."
A survey of the redundant workers found a "limited number" have secured new jobs and a further 20 per cent had "firm prospects", the AWU said.
"It is a day of unspeakable sadness for most and brings with it fears for the future for a great many," union Victorian secretary Ben Davis said.


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Lemon Grass & Ginger Marinated Turkey & Shrimp Pinwheels
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Small plates are a trend that isn't going away. These downsized portions fit into today's snacking style—especially for the mid-afternoon and happy hour dayparts. Here, shrimp and turkey take on an Asian twist.
2 cups water
1 cup soy sauce
2 bunches lemon grass
2 tbsp. peeled, minced fresh ginger root
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
16-20 shrimp, peeled, de-veined and tails removed
1 lb. skinless raw turkey breast, sliced into 3-in. finger size strips
Toasted sesame seeds
Sliced scallions
- In saucepan, combine water, soy sauce, lemon grass, ginger and sugar. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool.
- For each portion, thread one shrimp on a short bamboo skewer. Wrap a turkey strip around the shrimp.
- Place the skewers in the cooled marinade. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hr.
- Remove from marinade and discard marinade. Pan sear each skewer until cooked through.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president is warning that any further delay turning over a key U.S.-run detention facility to full Afghan control would harm relations.
Hamid Karzai's statement comes after he and U.S. commander Gen. Joseph Dunford met Wednesday but failed to resolve the impasse that derailed a scheduled handover last Saturday.
NATO released a statement after the meeting saying both parties pledged to continue constructive dialogue to resolve the remaining issues.
The facility has an Afghan administrator but is still U.S.-run. The Americans also have the power to veto the release of detainees they feel present a continuing threat — a right they want to keep.
Karzai pledges that even after Afghans take over, they will keep anyone who is a security threat in custody.


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Cycling fan Patrick Dempsey has given up sex as he prepares for a 100-mile (160.9 kilometre) bike ride.
The Grey's Anatomy star, 46, admits his new celibacy has helped him focus on his athletic goal.
The actor, who married wife Jillian Fink in 1999, tells the Globe, "It's easier to focus on my training plans. My longest ride so far has been 75 miles."
And he admits, "Yes, shaving my legs has done wonders for my riding."
The enterprising star also hopes to turn his hobby into a career: "I'd love to open a bike shop in Malibu (California) that's a hang-out for cyclists."


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The newly built Al Habtoor Business Tower offers its visitors a first-class, exclusive atmosphere in one of the most sought after business addresses in the 'New Dubai' area. Servcorp UAE clients share this address with a prestigious tenant list, including the Consulate General of Netherlands, Peruvian Embassy, French consulate and Emirates hospital. The tower is strategically located at the entrance to both Dubai Marina and JBR providing clients with various lunch and dining options within a short walking distance from the tower. This location is also a 10 minute drive from three of the major shopping malls in Dubai.
The building is surrounded with various amenities, cafes, high-end brands, major banks and 5 star hotels as well as being located between 2 of Dubai's most popular residential areas, Dubai Marina and JBR. In addition to the 24 hour security, marble entrance lobby, covered parking, two large elevator banks and the stunning views, our clients have access to impressive boardrooms, meeting rooms, an executive coworking space and exclusive pantry.
20 minutes drive to Al Maktoum International Airport.
30 - 40 minutes drive to Dubai International Airport.
Taxis are available outside the building throughout the day. Habtoor Business Tower is located between the JBR and Dubai Marina districts which are lively residential and tourist areas and taxis are available at every corner. A taxi pick up can be booked by calling Dubai taxi 04 2080808.
10 minutes walk to Marina Metro Station.
Buses are available around the hour till 10pm.
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Ask if the provider is Tier-1.
Ask to be allowed to check download speeds.
Ask to speak to IT support: Are they in-house or a third party? Are they even in the country?
Ask to be given a phone number so you can try the service before you buy.
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Ask about disaster transfer.
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Comic book fans bring Pop Culture to RaymondBy GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
November 25. 2012 6:24PM
RAYMOND - Kenneth Cushing began collecting comic books and vintage toys as a child - and never stopped. His passion, he said, bordered on hoarding, a problem he shared with friend and business partner Erik Oparowske.
"I used to read comic books all the time and go to yard sales and flea markets each week, and I acquired a mass quantity of stuff," Cushing said.
The two decided to take their collections to market and recently opened a store called Pop Culture on Route 27 in Raymond. Pop Culture features everything from vintage Superman lunchboxes and puzzles to current Star Wars collectables, signed sports memorabilia, vintage toys and a wide assortment of games.
The signatures on each piece of signed sports memorabilia are witnessed by the business partners or otherwise professionally authenticated.
Cushing said they have also started planning various gaming nights to be held regularly in the store, including nights for Magic, Dungeons & Dragons and Catan. Wednesday nights have already been designated as Pathfinder nights from 6 to 10 p.m., and a War Hammer group is getting started for Saturdays.
Cushing, who lives in Manchester, said they felt Raymond was an ideal location to open the store because there is nothing like it in town. Those interested in comic book stores otherwise had to travel to Manchester, Portsmouth or Rochester for their fix.
Cushing said when he is asked "Why Raymond?" his response is, "Why not Raymond?"
"People are really nice out here and have been really open to our coming in," Cushing said. They opened the store about three weeks ago, and Cushing said they plan to be in town for a long time.
He said their collection is appealing to customers both young and old. Business is also helped by the reinvention of old comic book stories. The release of movies like "The Avengers" helps to increase business for comic book stores, he said.
But it is not always easy to see old favorites fly off the shelves.
"Having no emotional attachment is the hardest thing," Cushing said.


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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MYPLASH, the reloadable and responsible prepaid MasterCard® for teens and young adults, is excited to announce the launch of their newly redesigned website.
The new site is beautifully and intuitively designed to be surprisingly user-friendly – from icon-directed navigation and easy-to-find information to a streamlined single-step card order process. In a market space where information is often relayed in ways that either overwhelms or obscures, MYPLASH is paving a new path that trusts and respects consumers enough to be direct and honest. For example, rather than buried in legalese inside the Cardholder Agreement, a simple fee chart is just one click from the home page and clearly explains how to avoid each fee.
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Implantation and "all-on-4" prosthetics
Using ceramic restorations to treat pathological teeth abrasions in young patients
Using ceramic restorations in cases of pathological abrasion of teeth
Smile reconstruction using ultra thin Bleach 1 ceramic veneers
Aesthetic rehabilitation using ceramic veneers
Reducing diastema using porcelain veneers
Treatment of a patient with multiple complicated cavities using zirconium crowns
Plastic surgery of the gum area and a subsequent prosthetic treatment and placement of all-ceramic crowns in the case of a patient with a high-pitched smile
The alteration of the shape and colour of teeth by using ceramic veneers
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Aesthetic treatment of a patient using all-ceramic veneers and the DSD program
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Picea mariana var. semiprostrata (Peck) Teeri
Synonym: Picea mariana forma semiprostrata (Peck) Blake
General: Trees to 25 meters tall (often shrub-like near tree-line), the crown narrowly conic to spire-like or "irregularly subcylindric;" branches short and drooping, frequently layering; twigs not pendent, slender, yellow-brown, hairy; bark gray-brown. Needles evergreen, 0.6-1.5(-2) cm long, 4-angled, stiff and blunt-tipped, waxy and pale blue-green. Seed cones 1.5-2.5(-3.5) cm long, fusiform, purple-brown at maturity; cone scales fan-shaped, broadest near apex, 8-12 mm long, rigid, margin at apex irregularly toothed. Native. The common name refers to the dark (blackish) foliage.
Variation within the species: Black spruce shows north-south clinal variation in photoperiodism, productivity, and other traits, and discrete variants are not recognized at present, except for one. Fernald (1950) recognized "depressed" and "trailing" alpine forms at the rank of forma, but Roland and Smith (1969) and Rouleau and Lamoureux (1992) have treated them as var. semiprostrata. These occur in Keewatin, Quebec, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia:
However, these are of little significance to NRCS and conservation personnel in the United States.
Black spruce hybridizes with red spruce (Picea rubens) on disturbed sites in eastern Canada and with white spruce in a few places. Reports of natural hybrids between black spruce and white spruce apparently remain unverified.
Distribution: Black spruce occurs across the northern range of North America, from Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia eastward to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Québec. It also occurs in the northeastern United States and sporadically in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.


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Understanding fashion
To get off on the right foot, understand that this column has nothing to do with telling anyone how to dress. I wrote this column with the hope that someone would write back and explain in simple terms, what makes the fashion industry work.
I do not understand anything about fashion. For some unknown reason, I have made it this far in life with a fashion sense deficit.
If the purpose of the fashion industry is to dress people so they look attractive, why do they design clothes for the smallest percentage of the population? That doesn't make sense.
According to several different surveys that are unrelated, nearly 75 percent of the U.S. population is overweight. If we are to believe the statistics, 34 percent of people over 20 years old are obese and the other 41 percent are just fat.
This means that the multibillion dollar fashion industry caters to 25 percent of the available market. I have yet to see a fat model wearing the latest designer clothing line that is going to look good on the majority of the population.
In November – just a month away, Victoria's Secret is staging its big fall fashion show. At this gala extravaganza, we will see the worlds' highest paid models strutting down the runway in their underwear with giant size angel wings attached to their backs.
If the show is anything like last year's, the girls will look like 6-foot tall Tinkerbelles, only skinnier.
Now let's be honest — how many women can really wear those high-end, dainty little skivvies, and feel comfortable about the way they look? Even the angel wings won't help.
That's why they call it underwear. Wear it under other stuff so you don't look ridiculous. However, this rule does not apply to Victoria's Secret models. They can wear their underwear in public and get paid big bucks for doing so.
Besides, what would they do with the angel wings? I can't imagine that wearing them would be comfortable, I don't care how kinky you are.
The question is: what are normal people supposed to wear? Men can be grateful that the industry does not subject us to such dilemmas. Our undies are easy - briefs for the skinny guys, and boxers for the fat guys.
Getting away from the underwear, let's take a look at some other oddities in the garment industry.
Every year, there is a big Hoopla about wearing fur. If a designer doesn't identify clothing that appears to be made of fur as "faux fur," they are all but sent to the gallows by the fashion police.
Nonetheless, this year, the big "must have" in both men and women's wardrobes are jackets — leather jackets.
The last time I checked, leather is animal skin with the fur shaved off. I believe they call the process "tanning." Leather has always been an important element in the wardrobes of certain elements of our society, and nobody seems to criticize the wearers.
I can't help but wonder why donning animal skin minus the hair is okay, but if it has fur on it, the wearer is subjected to unspeakable ridicule and humiliation.
We certainly cannot discuss fashion without addressing the biggest budget breaker in the business — footwear. Men have it easy. Professionals wear wingtips, skilled labor wears work boots, and the rest of us wear loafers and sneakers.
Not so easy for women. Every year, the height of the boot and shape of the toe changes. The height of the heel and the color of the shoes is the difference between fashionable and Ugly Betty.
It's just cruel the way the industry can fleece women of their hard earned dollars by dramatically changing the "look" of their feet every year. Women's footwear is big bucks.
I don't believe it is fair to single out the Victoria's Secret fashion show without looking at other major events like the Mercedes Benz fashion week in New York.
Major designers show their new lines at this weeklong affair. The guests walking the red carpet sit at the foot of the runways and represent a Hollywood Who's Who. They come to see and be seen.
The one thing I do not understand, however, is that I never see any of the clothing on the street that is on display in those shows. Who buys that stuff?
Unfortunately, fashion will probably always be a large part of living in a system that we can't understand.


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Trezeguet joins Indian Super League
David Trezeguet has become the latest former star player to join India's eight-team Indian Super League (ISL) on a one-year deal with Pune City.
Trezeguet, 36, famously won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France and played for Juventus before heading to play for Hercules (Spain), Baniyas (UAE) and River Plate (Argentina) while also spending time on loan at Newell's Old Boys last season.
The new franchise-based soccer league has already signed up former Arsenal players Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg, while Spanish duo Joan Capdevila and Luis Garcia have also joined the competition which is scheduled from October to December.
Now Trezeguet has added his name to the list with the Kolkata franchise, which boasts Italian Franco Colomba as head coach.
"Trezeguet will be our marquee player. He will spearhead our team, score goals and hopefully win the league for us," Pune's chief executive Gaurav Modwel told reporters on Wednesday.
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Mbokani, Kabangu
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After bagging only two points from two matches, the Democratic Republic of Congo's chances to reach the quarter-finals hang by a thread. They need to beat Mali and hope Ghana overwhelm Niger during Group B's last match day on Monday.
The Leopards are returning to the continental scene after six years of absence and have pegged their worst setback to happen in the quarter-finals, which they have played five times after their 1968 and 1974 victories in the finals. However, their path will cross with another ambitious team, Mali, whose objective for the tournament is finishing third, at least, as they did in the 2012 Afcon.
DR Congo fuelled hopes after their bold 2-2 draw against Ghana in their opener but were stunned by low-rated Niger, who held them to a glaring goalless draw on Thursday, and thus adding woe to their situation for the rest of the competition.
Coach Claude Le Roy's blueprint will contain full attacking and defending tactics, needed to out-gun the Eagles while avoiding frustration in the process, against a talented and experienced Malian outfit.
Mali's lone-goal loss to Ghana brought a chilly shock to the Eagles' camp. Coach Patrice Carteron was expecting a repeat of his side's triumph over the Black Stars in the last edition's third place match. He told his players they could do it again and hoped his men would maintain the momentum from their 1-0 win over Niger earlier on, however, they were outplayed, which the Frenchman said was due to fatigue and hard luck.
Now he needs to amend all that against the Leopards in a clash to determine who qualifies to the knockout stage and who bids farewell to the competition.
The Malians have their backs to the wall and will push with all their might to scramble a ticket to the next round at a time when the west African nation stands at a crossroads in its history, with the war to dislodge Islamic forces from the north still raging and the population hanging their hopes on their team for the much-needed joy and happiness in times of difficulty.
DR Congo entered the competition in 1957 and have played 16 editions since then, winning the trophy in 1968 and 1974, and finishing third in 1998.
The Leopards had their biggest win in November 1969 against Zambia 10-1.
Claude Le Roy has coached the DR Congo twice, between 2004 and 2006 before returning in 2011. He also coached Cameroon twice from 1985 to 1988 and in 1998.
Mali came with three home based players: Soumbeyla Diakite from Stade Malien and Aly Yirango of Djoliba, as well as defender Salif Coulibaly also of Djoliba.
Twelve of Mali's 23 players ply their trade in the French Ligue 1.
- Mali's best record in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1972 when they finished as runners-up against Congo in Cameroon.


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When a soft snowfall flutters down on Boston's Beacon Hill, the heart can't help but be filled with romance. The lamp lit streets and cobblestone alleys create a picture postcard of New England that you'll cherish forever. And if you wish to explore outside of Boston city limits, a stay at a Bed & Breakfast in any wintry colonial town is the perfect winter getaway.
Of course, the winter season in Boston, Massachusetts, is not just for couples. There's plenty to do in town for everyone: Educational museums, thrilling theaters, and delightful dining abound.
Over in the North End, the TD Garden is the place for sports fans in winter - both the Bruins and Celtics play here. New England has some of the best Massachusetts ski resorts, many within a short drive of Boston.
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"We're told by someone with access to the NPD's data that sales for January were 'well under' 100,000 units. By our estimates, sales were somewhere between 45,000 and 59,000 units for the month, which is lower than any of the three previous-generation home consoles sold in their worst months, with the possible exception of a recent performance by the original Wii." This doesn't surprise me. I've always wondered: who's the Wii U for? Casual Wii buyers - which comprise most of the Wii owners, I'd guess - have little reason to upgrade, and hardcore Nintendo fans are waiting for the next re-releases of Mario and Zelda from the Nintendo Game-o-tron. Until then, who's going to buy this thing?