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Born 1924 in Montreal, Québec, died November 18, 2003, North Bay, Ontario. Lovingly remembered by his wife, Toni and his children, Susan (Don) PRIEBE of North Bay, Pam (Tom) DAWES of Thunder Bay, Ken (Rose) BROWN of Port Perry, Heather ROBERTSON of Calgary, Alison (Bruce) MILLAR of Canmore, Toni BROWN (Dick AVERNS) of Vancouver, and Meredith BROWN (Ronnie DREVER) of Montreal. Especially loved by his grandchildren, Sarah, Nik, Heidi, Kim, Lisa, Eric, Graeme, Laura, Evan, Geoff, Cam, Aidan, Riley, Nelson, Brooke, and Lily. Also survived by his brother, James (Jean) BROWN of South Carolina. Friends may call at the Martyn Funeral Home, 464 Wyld Street, North Bay, on Thursday, November 20, 2003 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday November 21, 2003, at Christ Church Anglican, Vimy Street, North Bay. If desired, donations to the Parkinson Society Canada would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
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Canadian Football League wide receiver 'was always there' and rarely missed a pass
All-round athlete was also a prolific artist who amused teammates and Friends with his skillful caricatures
By Randy RAY Special to The Globe and Mail Monday, July 21, 2003 - Page R5
Ottawa -- Kelvin KIRK was an artist on and off the football field.
On the gridiron, the former Canadian Football League wide receiver was known as an all-round athlete with tremendous breakaway speed who rarely missed a pass within his grasp; in the locker room, at home and in his second career in the advertising department at an Ottawa newspaper, he was skilled with pen, pencil and paintbrush.
His humorous caricatures often left his teammates and fellow employees grabbing at their sides with laughter.
Mr. KIRK, who was born on December 13, 1953, died on July 2 of an apparent heart attack while playing pickup basketball in Ottawa.
The 49-year-old native of Mt. Pleasant, Florida, began his football career at Dunbar High School in Ohio where he caught 13 touchdown passes in two years for the Dunbar Wolverines.
In 1973, the 5-foot-11 (1.79 metre), 175-pound (65-kilogram) receiver joined the Dayton Flyers at the University of Dayton in Ohio, where he was the Flyers' top pass receiver for three straight years and was voted the team's most valuable player in 1975.
When he left after three seasons, he held the school's record for receiving yardage, with 1,676 yards. In the Flyers' record book, he continues to hold fourth place in career receiving yardage, says Doug HAUSCHILD, director of media relations and sports information at the University of Dayton.
After being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 17th round of the 1976 National Football League draft, Mr. KIRK walked out of training camp when he sensed he wasn't getting a legitimate opportunity to make the club.
He was named "Mr. Irrelevant" because as the 487th selection, he proved to be the last player taken in the draft, says Shawn LACKIE, a public-relations spokesman for the Canadian Football League.
He signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts in 1977 and led the team in pass receptions.
He also played for the Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was Ottawa's most valuable player in 1981 when the Rough Riders made it to the Grey Cup that year but lost 26 - 23 to the Edmonton Eskimos.
His quarterback that year was J.C. WATTS, who would later become an Oklahoma congressman.
During his Canadian Football League career he caught 153 passes for 2,942 yards and 16 touchdowns. He returned 163 punts for 1,678 yards and 82 kickoffs for another 1,922 yards. His runbacks produced seven touchdowns.
"When the ball was thrown to him, he was always there. He had great breakaway speed," says Rick SOWIETA, a teammate of Mr. KIRK's when both broke into the Canadian Football League with the Argonauts.
"He had good speed, great hands -- he was our deep threat," says Jeff AVERY, one of Mr. KIRK's former Ottawa Rough Riders teammates, and now a radio commentator for the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League. "I remember one game when he caught three touchdown passes to help us whip the Montreal Concorde." Most of his former Rough Riders' teammates remember Mr. KIRK's biggest missed pass, though the failed reception wasn't his fault.
"It was the 1981 Grey Cup game in the third or fourth quarter and Kelvin was streaking down the sidelines in the clear. J.C. [WATTS] overthrew him by about six inches. Had he made the catch, it was a touch-down and we would have won the cup," says Mr. SOWIETA, now a restaurant owner in Ottawa.
A professional artist and trained art teacher, Mr. KIRK joined the advertising department at The Ottawa Citizen in 1989 in an order entry position and eventually worked on layouts and processing copy for advertisements, before moving into desktop publishing, which involved the creation of ads.
"There was nothing you could put on his desk that he couldn't handle," says Rejéan SAUMURE, manager of advertising services at the Citizen.
"Kelvin never complained. He took it all on with a smile that was worth a million bucks.
"He was the kind of guy who, as soon as he walked into the office, everyone liked. He had a magnetism about him. He warmed a room." Besides staying in tip-top shape, Mr. KIRK kept involved in football by helping coach the Ottawa Sooners of the Ontario Football Conference. He was also a prolific artist, one of his specialties being caricatures that amused his former teammates and Citizen colleagues.
During his years as a player, he would often sneak into the locker room prior to practice and draw cartoons on a chalk board, usually poking fun at teammates, coaches and various on-field happenings, says Mr. AVERY. He continued his antics as a coach with the Sooners as a way of keeping the mood light, adds Mr. SOWIETA.
"Before practice, players always checked the board to see who was being picked on that day by this mystery drawer. His work could be hilarious," says Mr. AVERY.
At the Citizen, where one of his dreams was to become a newsroom artist, Mr. KIRK often drew caricatures of co-workers and members of his own family.
His drawings often appeared on the birthday cards that circulated around the office.
"People would be quite amused," says Mr. SAUMURE. " His work was not always flattering but it always captured those he was drawing." Mr. KIRK leaves his 20-year-old son, Jonathan, and his wife Joann LARVENTZ, from whom he was separated.
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PARIS, June 5 (UPI) -- Defending champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka earned places in the French Open semifinals with wins Wednesday.
Sharapova, the No. 2 seed, overcame a poor first set in taking a 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 decision from 18th-seeded Jelena Jankovic. Azarenka eliminated 12th-seeded Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
Sharapova moves into the semifinals for the third consecutive French Open and for the seventh time in the last nine major tournaments. Azarenka, who is to play Sharapova in the semis Thursday, is in the French Open semifinals for the first time but has been a semifinalist in six of the last eight Grand Slam events.
Sharapova had 20 unforced errors in the first set to four for Jankovic, who jumped out to the one-set lead in 29 minutes. But Sharapova opened the second set with a break and built a 5-1 lead before putting the set away with a love service game.
Sharapova got the first break of the third set in the seventh game, fought off a break point in holding serve and advanced with her fourth break of the match.
Azarenka and Kirilenko traded four breaks to open their match and both broke the other again in the 11th and 12th games to force the tiebreaker. Azarenka took over from there, winning five consecutive points to get to 6-1.
She posted a break in the fourth game of the second set and completed the victory with a break at 15. It was her fifth of the day.
Azarenka owns a 7-5 wedge over Sharapova in career meetings. They have met in major tournament matches twice, with Azarenka defeating Sharapova in three sets in the semifinals of the 2012 U.S. Open and in straight sets in the 2012 Australian Open final.
The other semifinal Thursday has world No. 1 Serena Williams going against fifth-seeded Sara Errani. Williams is 5-0 versus Errani, including a win in the other U.S. Open semifinal last year.


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saying doesn't go. Everyone harks on about essentials, but I don't think enough
time is spent harking on about our most needed essential: The humble boxer (If
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Seeing as we're in the second month of 2008, it's more than likely that you'll
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Topman Trench coat – get it before everyone else does
The thing with Topman is that it's too
popular for its own good. Buy a jacket from the Oxford Circus branch and you'll
have passed five people wearing the same jacket before you get to the tube
station. The Topman design branch aims
to redress this problem by issuing much smaller quantities of pieces.
Linea Purple jumper
So you want to jump on the purple trend.
Good choice. The only thing is, you don't want to spend too
much on an item you could fall out of love with in a couple of months. While
most sales at this point only have neon green drainpipes left, House of
Fraser's online store has this purple
V-neck from Linea.
Trends: Watch & Wear- Le Freak c'est Chic!
The time has come for the return of the eccentric dresser. But before you all stop reading this, firm in the belief that I have finally cracked, I promise that I am not subliminally feeding you pages from 'An Idiot's Guide to … being an idiot' but instead providing you with an outfit that will allow you to get freaky without the raised eyebrows- more crinkled blazer than straight-jacket.
Travel smart with One True Saxon
Are you a fan of killing two birds with one
stone? In a figurative sense of course, we don't condone bird-murdering on
Brandish. One True Saxon's
spring/summer range has popped up online and they've made a travel brochure
that features a city soundtrack, bars, restaurants, clubs and places to start a
fight before yelling 'Leave it Dave, He's not worth it!'. Maybe not that last
Destroy Pop Dino Vest
What young boy doesn't love dinosaurs, right? Right? They're so fascinating and ferocious, and they're like real life monsters
Grey on Grey Hoody by Opening Ceremony
New at Oak is this rather sumptuous hoody from Opening Ceremony. It appears to be patchwork, so that's a feat of construction which ought to be commended
YSL jacket at Browns
This jacket is a perfect piece for the season transition that so often leaves us men looking like idiots when we get caught in the mid-month sunshine wearing a winter coat, scarf, jeans and a pair of flip-flops.
Ralph Lauren polo shirts – They're not just for Chavs anymore
The thing about brands is that different
people have different relationships with them. For people like the fabulous Henry Conway,
Ralph Lauren polo shirts might conjure up images of days out at Ascot, Croquet
and Daddy embezzling money from the government (Ba-doom-chish!). I just think
of Chavs, or as they were called back in my day, Essex boys. Without giving you
my life story – I'm saving that for another post – when I was at secondary
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spotted a fake by looking at the number of legs on the horse of the logo. Fakes
had 3 or less, real ones had 4. This led to a horse-logo-checking habit that's
stayed with me to this day.
Last chance to buy Miu Miu
As Miu Miu menswear breathes its last this season, we should all perhaps be stocking up on the label before it disappears forever – well, for the time being at least.
Uniqlo Trench Coat
This has been a week for breaking promises.
We've broken our cardigan promise and our Topman promise (I'm not sure we made
one, but stay with me here) and now I'm about to break our winter coat promise.
What can I say? As Blue (featuring Elton John) would say, Sorry is the hardest
word to say.
Topman: Beach Shop
Passarella Death Squad Tee-Shirts – Stop this filth!
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Oh do hush. So I predicted the end of cardigans and now I've posted not one but two of them. What of it? I was only joking before. You obviously missed the intonation. Ahem.
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Lad Musician coat
Teasing is a horrible thing. What's the
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addition to Japan's Lad Musician
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111Vox Sale
Now's the time to go high end clothes shopping
There's never been a better time to get
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few days of their sales, high end stores don't sell nearly as much. Around this
time, most stores are forced to sell their clothes at the price they got them
for. Which why Matches are selling this Marc
Jacobs cable knit cardigan for the relatively low price of £175.
WISHLIST: Angelos Frentzos cardigan
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"In every role, she is dancing. She is going to be dancing throughout the whole video" choreographer Brian Friedman told MTV. "Dance is the focal point of this video."
Brit's upcoming album, Femme Fatale, drops on March 29!
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Ron Guth: "Centered Bust" on the 1795 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Dollar refers to the positioning of the bust of Liberty within the field of the die. The alternative is the "Off-Center Bust", on which the bust of Liberty is shifted toward the left. The difference between the two can be seen best on the position of the bow behind Liberty's head. On the Centered Bust, the bow is well away from the stars; on the Off-Center Bust, the bow comes close to the fifth star (but does not touch it).
Among the 39 major varieties of the Draped Bust type, the Centered Bust is one of the least rare (ranking 36th), but it is nowhere near as common as the 1798 Large Eagle, 1799 Normal Date, and the 1800 Normal Date. In Mint State, this variety is very scarce, with only 21 examples certified by PCGS (as of June 2011). The Condition Census is amazingly high for an early Silver Dollar, ranging from a low of MS-64 to a high of a unique MS-66.
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IPM1005, Revised February 2008
"Green industries" are the nonfood segment of agriculture dedicated to the production of, as well as the maintenance and sale of, ornamental, landscape, turf and nursery plant materials for the enhancement of the human environment. Green industries also include businesses, organizations, individuals and associated properties in the horticulture industry such as ornamental nurseries, sod farms, landscapers, floriculturists, arborists and lawn care firms.
Missouri's green industries can be divided into three segments: producers, service providers and end-users. Producers and service providers include businesses that primarily serve the end-user segment through production and sales of turf and ornamental plant material, as well as the contractual services involved in the installation and maintenance associated with these products. End-users are the final segment of green industry products and services and typically include golf courses, park districts, airports, commercial areas, schools and homeowners, all of which often employ their own workforce for landscaping and maintenance services.
Green industries are among the fastest growing of Missouri's agricultural sectors. They include nearly 1.5 million acres of maintained turfgrass areas, with estimated annual expenditures of $1.3 billion for establishment and maintenance of lawns, sports turf and athletic fields by homeowners, sod producers, golf courses, school districts, colleges and universities, lawn care firms, municipal and county governments and the Missouri Department of Transportation. Surveys show that these same groups spend more than $20 million annually on landscaping plants and materials.
Integrated pest management (IPM) can be thought of as a systematic approach to solving pest problems by applying knowledge about pests to prevent them from reaching unacceptable levels. IPM includes a variety of cultural, biological, genetic, regulatory, physical and chemical tactics to reduce pest problems. Maintaining high quality plant material involves carefully and routinely observing plants and looking for early signs of infestation or problems with plant material. Correctly diagnosing a pest problem is a key component to a successful IPM plant management program.
Beginning in 1972, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made funding available to the states to develop an IPM network through the extension system. MU's IPM program has been in place since the mid-1970s. Although IPM programs originally focused mainly on insects and their control, today's programs consider all categories of pests.
Missouri's geographic location and environment are conducive to the development of pests. Many sites planted with turfgrass are sprayed with pesticides, especially herbicides. Reliance on pesticides alone for pest control results in pesticide resistance, greater potential for human and pet exposure, potential environmental contamination and harm to nontarget organisms, and pesticide waste. IPM stresses routine inspection and monitoring and the use of correct cultural practices. IPM recommends treatment with pesticides only when pests are above economic thresholds, not routine applications based on calendar date whether pests are present or not. When pesticides are necessary, IPM seeks to use natural or biological substances or those that are the least toxic and most environmentally friendly.
In the green industries, particularly within urban areas, social and environmental considerations are at the forefront. As in other states, Missouri's citizens are concerned about pesticide and nutrient pollution of surface water and groundwater sources, effects on human health and impacts on nontarget organisms and food safety. A degraded environment with poor water and air quality is not a conducive atmosphere for healthy life. IPM strives to safeguard these resources, and this approach will have definite benefits to society in general.
Four national objectives have been identified for the IPM program:
MU's IPM program has specific objectives related to the interests of the green industries:
Putting a successful IPM program into action in the green industries involves the following five steps:
Proper identification of the pest is important for several reasons. It may not be an economically detrimental pest after all, and no control measures will be necessary. Not all insects are pests; some are natural predators or parasites that help to control pest species. The proper selection of a control measure or pesticide depends on the correct identification of the pest and in some cases its life stage.
Rather than calendar-based treatments, IPM stresses scouting practices to detect pests and determine if action is necessary. Time constraints and the lack of trained, competent personnel challenge green industry managers trying to implement a sound scouting program. If damage can be detected before a serious pest population becomes established, then several problems can be prevented. Environmentally friendly control measures, such as watering, handpicking or applying soaps and oils, may be employed. Before pesticides are applied, scouting may show that lower than maximum registered rates can be applied to achieve acceptable levels of control. Several practical considerations can save time in a scouting program. Knowing a pest's habitat can save time in the monitoring program. For example, weeds are most likely to invade thin and stressed areas of turfgrass. Such areas can be watched more frequently and closely. The anticipated time of pest development can alert a pest manager to the most opportune times for scouting. Degree-day modeling is based on the number of days when average temperatures exceed the threshold for development and activity of a particular pest. By tracking degree-days, pest managers can predict when the pest will appear and damage will occur. In greenhouse settings, it is common to monitor ubiquitous insect pests such as thrips and whiteflies using sticky traps and cards. Other landscape tree pests, including lilac, ash and dogwood borers, can be monitored with pheromone-baited wing traps.
In the original IPM models that were developed in agricultural environments, control measures were based on economic thresholds. To justify treatment, pest populations or pest damage had to exceed this threshold. In the green industry, there may be two different types of thresholds to take into consideration when making pest control decisions. Injury threshold refers to the level of damage a plant can tolerate. The amount of damage that a manager can tolerate is referred to as the aesthetic threshold. Injury thresholds tend to be more precise because the level of damage associated with a specific pest density is known. For example, grubs do not always cause damage to turfgrass. Most areas can sustain up to six May/June beetle grubs, 10 southern masked chafer grubs or 25 ataenius grubs per square foot without significant damage. Because aesthetic value is often of primary concern in turfgrass sites, individual tolerance levels are variable. Turfgrass managers may be willing to tolerate different levels of pests in different situations and make site-specific management decisions. A pest acceptance level can be extremely low in highly visible or high-use sites. For example, few weeds would be tolerated on a golf green or a lawn that is adjacent to a commercial building.
If there are health and safety threats or legal concerns associated with a certain pest, then thresholds are more clearly defined. Missouri's law prohibiting noxious weeds significantly affects the decision-making process of the Missouri Department of Transportation. In some instances, pest acceptance levels may be greater because of social or cultural factors or because of concerns about the costs or hazards of pest management methods used.
A variety of integrated pest management tactics are available to the green industries:
The success of an integrated pest management program depends on evaluation of its results. What worked well, which aspects need improvement, and which should be eliminated? What are the benefits of the program in financial return and in environmental or social value?
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Adult Japanese beetles can cause extensive defoliation of trees and shrubs.
The Japanese beetle was first found in the United States in 1916, following accidental introduction from its native country of Japan. It is now common to the eastern United States and for the past 70 years has been in pockets of Missouri, such as Springfield, Sedalia and western Missouri. These pockets have been expanding over the last few years and populations have been increasing.
Japanese beetles are half an inch long and metallic green in color with bronze or copper-colored wing covers. They can be confused with the green June beetle but are smaller. Japanese beetle adults often congregate in large numbers to feed on foliage and fruit of 300 to 400 different hosts, including fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, as well as agricultural plants such as corn and soybean plants (Figure 1). Typical feeding damage by the beetles is often seen as a lace-like pattern on the foliage of host plants as beetles avoid leaf veins when feeding. Beetles often begin feeding at the top of plants and move downward.
Adult beetles emerge from the soil in May and June to feed for about 60 days. During this time the beetles mate and females deposit eggs in the soil. Each female may lay 40 to 60 eggs, and larvae emerge in about two weeks. Larvae will feed on plant roots and decaying material before overwintering in the soil as third instars. The following spring, larvae quickly finish development, pupate and emerge as adult beetles beginning in May.
Emerald ash borer is an aggressive wood-boring insect that attacks and kills all species of ash (Fraxinus) trees. Attacks by this metallic-colored beetle of the Buprestidae family usually kill ash trees in one to three years. Although stressed trees are usually more prone to borer attack than healthy trees, evidence from Michigan suggests that even healthy well-maintained ash trees are being attacked and killed by this beetle.
The natural range of the emerald ash borer is eastern Russia, northern China, Japan and Korea. It was first discovered in North America in Michigan in June 2002. The borer most likely traveled from Asia to North America in wooden packing materials. Because adult insects only move short distances on their own, the continuing spread of this beetle is primarily by human transport of ash wood products.
Although the emerald ash borer has not yet been found in Missouri, it has been in isolated infestations in the neighboring state of Illinois. In addition, there are currently 21 counties under quarantine in Michigan and isolated infestations in Ohio, Indiana and Maryland as well as Ontario, Canada. For current national information on emerald ash borer online, see emeraldashborer.info.
The gypsy moth is an exotic and destructive pest that threatens the health of Missouri's forests and urban landscapes. Each gypsy moth caterpillar can consume up to 11 square feet of hardwood foliage from May until June. When abundant, caterpillars can completely defoliate trees. They are also a public nuisance in recreational and residential areas because of the rain of their excrement from treetops.
Gypsy moths are slowly expanding their range toward Missouri, spreading by wind and by people unknowingly carrying moths on vehicles, nursery stock or other outdoor items. Although there are no infestations currently in Missouri, an annual multiagency effort to detect introductions from other infested regions is conducted by using pheromone lure in sticky traps. If actively reproducing gypsy moth populations are detected, programs using IPM techniques will be employed to stop their spread.
The cooperating agencies for the Missouri Gypsy Moth Survey are the Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Conservation, the Plant Protection and Quarantine wing of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and MU IPM Program.
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Alex's Lemonade Stand Aids Childhood Cancer Research
Danielle Benoit, Ph.D. is accustomed to receiving funding from foundations to support the research in her Therapeutic Biomaterials Lab. But this weekend, Benoit and her students will be the ones raising funds for a foundation.
Benoit, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and her fellow researchers will be stepping out of the lab to staff a pair of lemonade stands (details below), with the proceeds going to the national Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. It's their way of giving back to an organization that has helped with their research into childhood cancer therapies.
"Most people don't realize that treating cancer in children is much different from treating cancer in adults," said Benoit. "At the same time, funding for childhood cancer research is woefully miniscule, compared to the money that goes into studying adult cancers."
The name, Alex's Lemonade Stand, comes from Alexandra "Alex" Scott of Connecticut, a four-year-old girl who was diagnosed with cancer before her first birthday. Alex set up lemonade stands every year before her death at age eight to raise money so that doctors could find a cure for cancer, the leading cause of death for children 15 and younger. The idea spread, and children in other parts of the country set up their own lemonade stands to join the cause.
Benoit hopes to raise $4,000 by the end of the weekend.
Event Details
What: Benoit Laboratory Lemonade Stand
When & Where: Saturday, June 9, 10am-1pm, at Rochester Public Market
280 N. Union St.
Sunday, June 10, 9am-1pm, at Brighton Farmers Market
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday recognized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the first recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed the "Jewish Nobel Prize."
The Genesis Prize Foundation said Bloomberg was honored for his long record of public service and philanthropy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present the prize to Bloomberg early next year in Israel. Bloomberg, a billionaire, will then announce to which philanthropic cause he will donate the money.
Bloomberg, whose third and final term as New York mayor is drawing to an end, said he was honored to be chosen.
"I got a call from Netanyahu this morning to congratulate me, and we'll work out a date when I can be in Israel to accept it," Bloomberg told a news conference in New York.
Bloomberg said he has not yet decided what to do with the money, though he said he bounced around some ideas with the Israeli leader. "I want to use it to do something that will foster relationships in a very difficult part of the world," he said.
Bloomberg beat out 200 other nominees for the prize, which the foundation said was established "to recognize exceptional human beings who, through their outstanding achievement, come to represent a fundamental value of the Jewish people — a commitment to the betterment of mankind."
The prize is administered by a partnership that includes the office of the Israeli prime minister, the semi-governmental Jewish Agency and the Genesis Philanthropy Group.
Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, a member of the selection committee, said Bloomberg set a high bar for the new award.
"It is a great honor for the entire Jewish people to celebrate his achievements, his commitment to improving the world, and in particular his city: New York," Wiesel said. "We are certain that his selection as the recipient of the Genesis Prize will serve as an inspiration to young Jews and others across the globe."
AP correspondent Colleen Long in New York contributed to this report.


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Kings crowned Stanley Cup champions in 2OT
LOS ANGELES _ Long live the Kings.
The crown is a perfect fit.
The Kings sent Hollywood into hysterics as they captured the coveted Stanley Cup Friday night at the Staples Center with a dramatic 3-2 double-OT victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5.
Alec Martinez scored the winner with 5:17 left to give the club the title.
Los Angeles will carry the title of Cup champion for the second time since 2012 after they sent the Rangers packing to make a step towards having the word dynasty attached to their name.
"(Tyler Toffoli) had a great shot on the corner pad and fortunately I was able to put it in," said Martinez. "It was a great play by him, I'm just the benefactor.
"The Rangers are a hell of a hockey club. There's guys who have been around and we knew the fourth is the hardest to get. That's what we talked about in the locker room, just dig deep and keep grinding away if we were going to win this game."
Trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes the Kings came charging back as Marian Gaborik tied it up and Justin Williams, the Conn Smythe winner, also beat Henrik Lundqvist during a wild third period.
Though Brian Boyle scored shorthanded and Chris Kreider beat Jonathan Quick on the power play, it wasn't enough to stop a Kings' team that showed it had no desire to go back to Broadway.
It was the first time since Bob Nystrom scored for the Islanders in 1980 that a home team clinched the Cup with an OT goal and it never felt better for Los Angeles.
"We had to leave it all out there. The boy's are pretty tired right now but it's a hell of a feeling," said Kings' centre Jeff Carter. "The first series we were down 3-0 and we had a confident group.
"We knew we had to come out, play our game and the way we're capable of that we'd be all right."
These two teams were relentless in this toe-to-toe battle. The Kings viewed this as a must-win while the Rangers were battling for their lives. There were countless chances in the extra time.
Hockey doesn't get much better than the battle these two teams showed in this arena. Tyler Toffoli hit the crossbar and Ryan McDonagh hit the post on a power play in the first OT.
In double-OT, Rick Nash had one headed for an open net tipped away. Jeff Carter hit the post and Mats Zuccarrello tipped one off the post. It was an unbelievable display of hockey at its best.
The third period was wild with the Rangers trying to cling to a 2-1 lead and the Kings pushing hard for the title. Los Angeles had all the zone time and had the Rangers on their collective heels.
The Kings wrote another third period comeback story, as Gaborik tipped a Drew Doughty shot on the power play and then pushed it by Lundqvist at 7:56 to tie it 2-2 with Mats Zuccarrello in the box.
The Kings outshot the Rangers 12-3 in the third period alone.
Surprisingly, it was the Rangers who held a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes and had made the most of their opportunities because they were being outshot 17-12 by the Kings and in many ways outplayed.
This time it was the Rangers who provided the shocker in the final minute. With the club shorthanded, Boyle picked up a loose puck and fired a bullet high by Quick that he never moved on it.
It caught the top corner and everybody in the building knew it was in but they went upstairs to ensure the Rangers had indeed scored with Dominic Moore in the box and 25 seconds left in the period.
"I had no clue what to expect. Down by a goal going into the third, we kept fighting and it's been like that all these playoffs," said Toffoli.
"To be able to win now is amazing. It's been such a long playoff run. To be here now, is amazing. It's the best feeling in the world. No words can explain this."
A high-sticking penalty to Dwight King turned out to be costly. It was Kreider, standing on the doorstep, who was able to finally beat Quick on the 11th shot he faced with 4:23 left in the second.
Up until then, the Kings had dominated, but Kreider did a great job converting a perfect pass from Ryan McDonagh by Quick on the stick side. Suddenly, there were plenty of nerves in the building.
With the fans screaming "We want a Cup", the Kings held a 1-0 lead after the first and outshot the Rangers 7-6. The Kings did a good job keeping the Rangers at bay as they tried to battle back.
Quick didn't face a shot until seven minutes into the period. There were more than a few nervous moments when
Williams' 30th career playoff goal and ninth this spring opened the scoring at 7:49 with a backhander rebound by Lundqvist. It was only the second time in the series the Kings have scored first.
"The one in 2012 went a bit smoother than this one. We worked really hard for this," said Williams.
Congrats to old teammate @tannerpearson14 on winning the Stanley Cup, proud of you man #kitchenerboy— mark scheifele (@markscheifele55) June 14, 2014
Congrats to the @LAKings on winning the cup! Congrats to Justin Williams! #Noonemoredeserving!— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) June 14, 2014
If you're not a hockey fan after these playoffs you never will be. Congrats to justin williams on the conn smyth and another cup— daniel winnik (@Danwinnik34) June 14, 2014
The Kings had a hard time finding words.
They just knew it felt good.
They were exhausted but they had enough left in them to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory in double-OT over the Rangers Friday night.
Working the extra time just comes with the territory.
"Probably the most exhausted I've ever been. It's been a long two months. But it's all worth it," said goalie Jonathan Quick.
The sense of relief when the puck went in the net was difficult for them to describe while the Rangers felt the agony of the awful defeat.
"Obviously everybody's very disappointed in the outcome," said coach Alain Vigneault. "That being said, I think in a couple of days, you know, we're going to reflect. You go into this hoping that you don't regret anything. We put it out there. We gave our best shot, best effort. Three games here all went to OT. What can I say?"
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DES MOINES, Iowa—The lawsuit against U.S. Rep Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign over allegedly stealing home-school supporters' email information was resolved Friday.
Jeffrey Wright, a lawyer for Barbara Heki, of Johnston, says the case against the Minnesota Republican and her senior Iowa campaign aides was dismissed in Polk County District Court.
"There's a dismissal," Wright said, but declined to say whether Heki had agreed to settle the case. "I signed it and filed it."
The development ends one—but certainly not all—of the lingering disputes that surfaced in the wake of Bachmann's fast-starting but unsuccessful campaign during Iowa's 2012 caucuses.
Heki had been a longtime board member of the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators and volunteered for Bachmann's 2012 Iowa caucus campaign. Home-school advocates are an influential bloc in the GOP caucuses.
Heki claimed the campaign's Iowa chairman, Sen. Kent Sorenson of Indianola, took her personal computer without permission to access home-school information. Sorenson was also named in the lawsuit, but had called the accusations as false. No criminal charges were filed.
Attempts to reach Bachmann representatives Friday were unsuccessful.
Bachmann entered the race in June 2011 as a favorite of tea party and social conservatives. She harnessed evangelical conservatives, including influential pastors, to win the Iowa Republican straw poll two months later. But her campaign, marked by staff infighting and complaints about her commitment to its rigors, struggled in the final months before the January caucuses.
Bachmann finished a disappointing sixth in the caucuses and abandoned her White House bid a day later.
Questions remain over whether Bachmann paid Sorenson for his campaign help, which would violate state Senate rules. An Iowa Senate ethics panel has voted to seek a special investigator to review charges that Sorenson broke those rules by receiving indirect payments from Bachmann sources.
Sorenson has also denied breaking Senate rules.


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will also want to add the man pages from XFree86 to the list of pages
to be searched when you are looking for documentation. The way to do
this depends on the shell you are using. With tcsh or csh add the
following two lines to a file in your home directory called
(create this file if you don't have one yet):
Now type ``
setenv MANPATH "${MANPATH}:/usr/X11R6/man:/usr/local/man"
setenv PATH "${PATH}:/usr/X11R6/bin"
source ~/.cshrc;rehash'' to
get these changes to take effect. On future logins, this file will be
executed automatically.
You are now ready to go. On Mac OS X, you have to do a few extra steps each time you want to run X windows. You can't run XFree86 with CoreGraphics running since they both want to control the screen. So for Mac OS X you first need to logout. Then for Mac OS X DP4, from the login window type ``console'' as the user name and push login. For Mac OS X Beta, type ``>console'' as the user name. This should shutdown CoreGraphics and bring you up with a text console. Login again.
Now from the text console you can start X Windows in either Darwin or Mac OS X by typing ``startx''. After a brief wait at least one terminal window should pop up for you. So far it probably isn't very impressive as you might not even have a window manager running to allow you to move windows around.
When you are ready to quit X windows type ``exit'' in the main terminal window or quit with the window manager if you have one running. Unfortunately the X server won't shutdown correctly and you will get an apparently frozen screen with only a spinning beachball cursor on it. Nothing you type shows up on the screen, but in fact your keystrokes are being received by the console. Type ``logout'' to return to normalcy after a brief delay. With Darwin this should put you back at the text console login prompt. With Mac OS X, CoreGraphics will restart and you should be given a login window.
Customize X Windows
X windows is very customizable and you will certainly want to change
some things. There is a lot you can do to control how your windows
look, how the windows are moved, resized, etc. You will likely want to
get a better window manager than twm, which is included with
XFree86. The
.xinitrc file in your home directory controls what
programs are run when you start X windows. You can find a sample
.xinitrc file in
There are several window managers that have been ported to Darwin. The best collection of window managers and other X windows applications is at Darwinfo's ports page. Another good place to look for Darwin ports in general is at Stepwise's Softrak site.
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There is a huge new movement popping up in hair care – people are not shampooing their hair and saying that their hair is healthier and nicer than ever!
This method – referred to as "no poo" means that you do just that, stop shampooing your hair. There has been a book published recently from two girls who have not shampooed their hair for over a year, plus I have seen quite a few magazine articles, and stumbled across a bunch of online communities where people share their experiences in belonging to the "no poo" experience. They all claim that there are so many harsh "cleansing" chemicals in most shampoos and it actually does more damage than good – drying out hair, stripping color – even natural color – and causing frizz and breakage, as well as scalp problems.
The consensus from almost everyone that has tried this is that it really works! They all say there is a bit of an awkward transition period for the first few weeks to month where your hair does get quite greasy, but after that their hair turns shiny and healthy, and is easier to style. And those with dandruff reported that their dandruff actually went away after a few weeks as their scalp returned to normal.
Now, from the research I've done there does seem to be quite a lot of people that, while not shampooing their hair, are using baking soda mixed with warm water once a week or so to wash their scalp. Some will then follow up with a vinegar or beer rinse. Quite a few other people talk about not shampooing their hair, but rinsing it well every few days then using a conditioner.
I did pick up an interesting tidbit of information which I think would be great for anyone – whether they embrace the no shampoo method or not – and that is to gently rub a clean, dry or slightly damp washcloth over dry hair from the scalp to the ends to pull the natural oils through. You can use a brush for this but brushes can be damaging to the hair and will not be as effective as the washcloth.
So, I don't think I will be embracing this movement anytime soon, but there does seem to be something to it. I will try to wash my hair less, maybe trying the baking soda mixture alternated with my regular shampoo, and I will definitely try the washcloth trick!


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The New York State Public High School Athletic Association will hold its first sanctioned cheerleading competition on Saturday at Arlington High School.
More than 45 schools from seven Sections throughout New York State will participate in the invitational event, the first of its kind in NYSPHSAA history.
The following schools will participate in the competition: Clarke John Jay Eastchester Newfield Yorktown New Rochelle Massapequa Scarsdale Harrison Windham Ashland-Jewett Highland Penfield Monticello Fox Hendrick Hudson Millbrook Dover Albertus Magnus Croton-Harmon Blind Brook Monroe-Woodbury Walter Panas Walter Campus Albany Mepham Nanuet Pelham Byram Hills Somers John S. Burke Tappan Zee Washingtonville Brewster Centereach The Ursuline School Port Jervis Beacon Putnam Valley Gorton Carmel Mahopac LakelandRed Hook Arlington FDR Syosset McGann-Mercy Academy of the Holy Names Maria Regina
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Panasonic to enter plea in price-fixing conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Panasonic Corp. and a subsidiary, SANYO Electric Co. Ltd., have agreed to plead guilty in a price-fixing conspiracy involving auto parts and battery cells and to pay $56.5 million in criminal fines.
Panasonic's guilty plea involves prices for auto parts sold to Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Mazda Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Separately, SANYO and another company, LG Chem Ltd., agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to fix prices of lithium ion batteries sold for notebook computer battery packs. LG Chem has agreed to pay a $1 million criminal fine.
The pleas are part of an ongoing probe in which 11 companies and 15 executives have agreed to pay more than $874 million in criminal fines.


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Back in final, Germany bolstered by national pride
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has come a long way since the national team last appeared in a World Cup final 12 years ago — and so has the team's image at home.
In 2002, an efficient but limited Germany joylessly ground its way through a weak draw to muted celebrations, before losing to Brazil in the final.
"It was the last time that a German World Cup team matched the picture the world has of us," the weekly Der Spiegel wrote this week.
Things could hardly be more different as Germany, fresh from its 7-1 semifinal win over host Brazil, prepares to face Argentina at the Maracana Stadium on Sunday.
Germans are celebrating "a team that plays smoothly, intelligently, elegantly and fluently," said Gunter Gebauer, a philosophy professor at Berlin's Free University who specializes in sports.
"People now get a picture of better Germans or a better Germany that is enormously flattering and certainly isn't entirely unjustified," Gebauer said.
It all started with the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when then-coach Jurgen Klinsmann brought a new flair to the team and the nation rallied behind it in a festival of flag-waving support previously unseen in post-World War II Germany.
No matter that Italy beat Germany in the semifinals. What became known as the "summer fairy tale" made the country more comfortable with patriotism, raised its expectations of entertainment from the national team and polished its image abroad.
It also came as Germany started emerging from painful reforms that have been credited with helping make it Europe's increasingly self-confident economic powerhouse of recent years.
This year's team has combined the thrills with experience and a dose of traditional grit, giving coach Joachim Loew — Klinsmann's assistant eight years ago — the chance to finally crown Germany's renaissance with the first World Cup in 24 years and the first title since the 1996 European Championship.
And while the flag-waving isn't as spectacular as in 2006, Germans are watching in huge numbers. More than 32.5 million tuned in for Tuesday's semifinal match — a record for a TV program in the country of about 80 million people, ZDF television said.
The revival of recent years has been helped by the increasing quality of Germany's top clubs and an emphasis on encouraging young players in Germany, including those with immigrant roots. Chancellor Angela Merkel has described the team as an example for the successful integration of immigrants.
Merkel, who has become a frequent stadium visitor and Germany's most prominent fan, said before this World Cup that "our national team is also an ambassador for Germany ... popular among millions of people."
That's a far cry from 2002.
That year's Germany was "an unloved team because it showed the Germans a picture of themselves that they have always feared — inelegant and stiff," Gebauer said. "It was, so to speak, the picture of the ugly German."


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NEW YORK (AP) — The next time meteorologist Mike Bettes talks about the power of tornadoes on The Weather Channel, he can speak from personal experience.
Bettes was nursing minor injuries Saturday, including stitches in his hand, a day after the SUV that he and two photographers were riding in was thrown 200 yards by a twister in Oklahoma. The Weather Channel said all the occupants were wearing safety belts and walked away from the banged-up vehicle.
It's the first time one of the network's personalities has been injured while covering violent weather, spokeswoman Shirley Powell said.
"That was the scariest moment of my life," Bettes said. "I had never been through anything like it before, and my life passed before my eyes."
He and the photographers were trying to outrun a tornado they spotted in El Reno, Okla., and failed.
Bettes said it felt like the vehicle tumbled over several times and was floating in the air before crashing to the ground.
The Weather Channel quickly posted video of the experience since the team kept cameras rolling throughout. The tape largely showed a black screen with audio of crashes until it came to rest with the picture sideways.
It was perhaps a warning sign of the dangers inherent in the trend of tornado chasers. Storm hunters driving specially equipped cars and racing to get video of tornadoes touching down have become an expected byproduct of severe weather outbreaks, and some have even gotten their own TV shows.
Earlier this week, a storm chaser video got wide exposure because an armor-plated vehicle didn't bother trying to outrun the storm. It came back with pictures from inside the tornado itself.
It's the fourth year that The Weather Channel has sent crews out actively hunting tornadoes, Powell said. Last year, one of the network's crews was among the first on the scene after a devastating twister hit Joplin, Mo., bringing back gripping video.
For the first two years, The Weather Channel was embedded with a government research team. But in the past two years, the network has sent its own crews out. Bettes' white vehicle is emblazoned with the phrase "tornado hunt" and the network's logo.
Powell said it is too early to tell how the close call will affect the network's tornado coverage, but it will be under review.
"Tornadoes are violent and unpredictable, but covering them keeps the public at large informed and, as a result, safer," she said.


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A former Eastern Jackson County car dealer will spend 15 years in prison for an identity theft case that Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster once said was the largest of its kind ever prosecuted in the state.
Terry Lee Morrow Jr. – after Circuit Court Judge Charles H. McKenzie heard testimony from several of the victims in Jackson County court in Independence – was sentenced to 15 years Thursday for using his customers' identities to obtain more than $1.1 million in fraudulent car loans, of which he garnered more than $478,000. He used that money to run up large hotel and nightclub bills.
Morrow pleaded guilty in April to 20 charges that included identity theft, forgery and unlawful business practices, all felonies. He was sentenced to 15 years on two counts, seven years on nine other counts and four years on the other nine. All sentences will run concurrently, which means he will spend 15 years in prison.
"We believe that this is the largest identity theft case ever prosecuted in Missouri," Koster said when Morrow was first charged last year.
Morrow owned and operated Edge Auto Sales, which for about the first half of 2011 was at 3550 Southwest U.S. 40 in Blue Springs and then was moved to 211 East U.S. 24 in Independence.
From October 2011 through April 2012, Morrow took personal information – driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth – from previous Edge Auto customers – which numbered in the dozens – and fabricated contracts for auto sales that never happened. He then sold those contracts to four auto-finance companies and pocketed the $478,000.
By inventing false addresses for the victims, Morrow made it harder for the auto-finance companies to track them down and collect on the loans. Eventually, one victim in Illinois noticed something questionable on her credit report and stepped forward.
Officials suggested Morrow knew his scheme couldn't last for long. He stopped operating Edge Auto Sales in April 2012 and had moved to Illinois, where he started another auto dealership and where he was later arrested.
At one point, Morrow also had created a fictitious auto dealership in Kansas City, and the address he gave was actually located in the Missouri River.
Illinois law enforcement interviewed him in late January 2013 and he admitted fraudulently using at least 18 Missouri residents' personal information, prosecutors said in court documents. They also said they took from him a suitcase with more forged auto-sale contracts.
The Missouri attorney general's office said the auto-finance companies were cooperative in clearing up the issues for the victims and removing the loans from their credit reports.


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Roger Brown's Diamond Notes: Was it the strangest NHIAA inning ever?BY ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 30. 2013 7:55PM
WHEN Londonderry's Tim Jennings was sent to the plate to pinch-hit in the fourth inning of Monday's game against Nashua North, little did he know he would have two more at-bats in the inning.
In what was perhaps the strangest inning ever played in NHIAA baseball, Londonderry sent 28 batters to the plate and scored 23 runs in the fourth inning of its 33-7 victory. At one point, 17 consecutive Londonderry players reached base, and all 17 scored.
"I really did the best I could in terms of holding runners and that sort of thing," Londonderry coach Brent Demas said. "I really don't know what to say about that game. You try to do the best you can without offending the other team. I was uncomfortable out there coaching third base."
Londonderry collected 12 of its 20 hits in the inning. The inning also featured seven walks, one hit batter and four errors. North used four pitchers in the inning.
Londonderry starting pitcher Ryan Moloney, who has committed to play baseball at the University of Massachusetts, pitched all five innings despite the fact that he had to wait nearly 50 minutes while the Lancers batted in the fourth.
"It definitely stiffened up my arm a lot, but I went in back of the dugout to play some catch while it was happening," Moloney said. "After that, I couldn't get my fastball over for a strike. I just had to pitch to contact to get those last couple outs.
"I've only been in a few games where a team just batted around once. It doesn't happen often."
It wasn't like Londonderry steamrolled a struggling North team, either. The Titans entered the contest with a 6-3 record in Division I.
"I don't want to say we quit, but it's difficult to play defense in that situation," North coach Kyle Harvell said. "It's tough to go make a play, but you have to do it. You didn't see a kid step up and say, 'I'm going to get us out of this,' and get the other kids moving."
It's been an interesting spring for Harvell, who is in his first season as North's head coach. His first game was a 14-inning contest against Exeter that was postponed after 13 scoreless innings and completed 15 days later (Exeter won, 1-0), and then he had the ultimate day of frustration Monday.
"It happened, it's over and we have to move on," Harvell said. "And we have to grow from it."
ALONE ON TOP: Timberlane established itself as the team to beat in Division I softball by defeating previously unbeaten Dover 12-3 Monday.
Freshman Kate Hoadley held Dover to two hits and picked up her seventh victory. Caroline Salvaneschi had two of Timberlane's 10 hits, and also scored twice. Amy Freeman drove in three runs.
Timberlane, which trailed 3-0 after one inning, raised its record to 9-0 and is the only unbeaten team in the division. Dover dropped to 7-1. Division II ConVal of Peterborough (6-0) and Division III White Mountains (7-0) are the only other unbeaten softball teams in the state.
NOTEWORTHY: The Keene baseball team turned a game-ending triple play in its 10-2 triumph over Alvirne on Friday. ... Merrimack (6-2) at Bishop Guertin (7-3) baseball, and Salem (6-1) at Concord (5-1) softball are among the appealing games on Thursday's schedule. ... Hollis/Brookline baseball improved to 5-0 by beating ConVal on Tuesday. The Cavaliers are the only unbeaten team in the state.
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Mixed Blessings Book 3 will be based on the Genre Challenge from the April-June quarter in 2007 (yes ... another really old one). The releases will start going out to these authors sometime toward the end of January. It may be a little tricky tracking some of them down:
Al Boyce
Allison Egley
Amy Michelle Wiley
Anita Neuman
Ann Grover
Beth LaBuff
Beth Muehlhausen
Betty Castleberry
Bonnie Winters
Brad Paulson
Brenda Kern
Bryan Coomes
Cassie Memmer (Cassie's daughter has given permission for us to use Cassie's work).
Catrina Bradley
Cheri Hardaway
Christine Dunn
Dan Louise Mann
David Butler
David Morey
Debbie O'Connor
Debbie Roome
Debora Dyess
Dixie Phillips
Elizabeth Burton
Evie Mack (account gone)
Helen Paynter
Henry Clemmons
Jacquelyn Horne
Jamie Rohde
Jan Ackerson
Janice Cartwright
Jennie Hilligus
Jess Capps
Joanne Malley
Joanne Sher
John Huckstep
Kaylee Blake
Kenn Allan
Kristen Hester
Kristi Sands
Larry Elliott
Leigh MacKelvey
Linda Germain
Lisa Graham
Lisa Holloway
Loren T. Lowery
Lynda Lee Schab
Lynda Schultz
Marilee Alvey
Melanie Kerr
Mike Delorenzo
Myrna Noyes
Pat Guy
Pepper Basham
Peter Stone
Philip Barnes
Purity Snowe
Rachel Burkum
Richard Adams
RuthAnn Cornelson
Sally Hanan
Sandra Petersen
Shari Armstrong
Sharlyn Guthrie
Sherrie Jackson
Steve Uppendahl
Tabiatha Tallent
Teri Wilson
Tim Chezum
Tim George
Val Clark
Valora Otis
Virginia Bliss
This was a really fun quarter of topics, and it's going to make for a really good book.
Love, Deb


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DATE, TIME, PLACE: 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9 on the Eastman Quadrangle at the University of Rochester's River Campus.
WHAT: The Rochester community is invited to attend a free, celebratory concert honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Hopeman Memorial Carillon, the 50-bell instrument located in the landmark tower of Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester. University of Rochester Carillon Society students will play a selection of classical and seasonal songs on the carillon and the University's Catholic Newman Community choir will make a guest appearance.
WATCH LIVE: For those unable to attend, a livestream of the event will be made available during the concert at this link: http://www.rochester.edu/news/live/.
HISTORY: One of just seven carillons in New York State, the University's Hopeman carillon replaced the former 17-bell Hopeman Memorial Chime in 1973. After the instrument's installation, Dutch carillonist Arie Abbenes performed at the dedication concert on Dec. 9, 1973, and stayed on campus for several weeks to help train new carillonists. Today, the carillon sounds every quarter-hour, and performances given by Doris Aman and student carillonists mark important University events.
The carillon is named for Arendt W. Hopeman. The company he founded served as the general contractor of the University River Campus from 1927 to 1930, and built the Eastman Theatre, Eastman School of Music, Eastman Kodak headquarters, and other Rochester landmarks. Read more about the history of the instrument here.


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Fighting Allergies the Natural Way
By Michael A. Smith, MDMy morning walks with my dog here in sunny South Florida inevitably end with my nose running, eyes watering, and three consecutive sneezes. The latter always causes my dog to look at me funny.
But here's my problem: I can't take over-the-counter allergy meds. They either knock me out or space me out, resulting in a very unproductive day. Sound familiar?
Fortunately, my quest to find relief from allergies without feeling drowsy or spacey has actually produced some pretty exciting results. Below are two potential winners in the natural fight against allergies.
Perilla is a Rich Source of Allergy FightersPerilla is an herb of the mint family native to East Asia. It's a traditional crop of China, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and other Asian countries. Since perilla was brought to the United States in the late 1800s by Asian immigrants, it has quickly naturalized and become a common plant lining pastures and roadsides in the southeastern US.
Perilla contains high levels of rosmarinic acid, which has been shown to suppress allergic reactions.1 Rosmarinic acid relieves symptoms preventing the activation of immune cells involved in the initial response to an allergen.2 These "first-responders" tend to overreact to the allergen, often resulting in an excessive immune response.
A Japanese scientist at the National Institute for Environmental Studies first uncovered rosmarinic acid's mechanism of action. His research team found that it actually inhibits allergy-activated "first responders" without affecting other resting or inactivated immune cells. Additionally, in experiments using environmental toxins, rosmarinic acid controlled the immune response by reducing the synthesis of inflammatory proteins.3
Here's a summary of additional benefits of rosmarinic extracts:
- Inhibits IL-2, a promoter of immune cell "over-activation" to allergens.4
- In animal models, it decreases allergic asthma caused by dust mites.5
- Inhibits eye-related allergy symptoms associated with seasonal allergies.6
Quercetin Safely Relieves Allergy SymptomsQuercetin is one of a thousand or so members of the bioflavonoid family. It's a colored pigment found throughout the plant kingdom, where it provides plants with antioxidant protection against environmental stresses.
Here are some of its anti-allergy properties:
- When used in nasal sprays with other herbal preparations, quercetin significantly reduces nasal symptoms, comparable to antihistamine sprays.7
- Quercetin safely and effectively relieved nasal symptoms in fast developing IgE-mediated allergies.8
- In laboratory studies, quercetin inhibits histamine release.9
Allergy Relief without DrugsWhen you're ready to try some alternative methods to relieve your own allergies, remember it's best to start taking supplements before your allergy symptoms start.
Since my quest for drug-free allergy relief was such a success, I may as well share the specifics. Here are the dosages of quercetin and rosmarinic acid that have been keeping my allergies at bay:
- Quercetin Extract – 250mg/day
- Rosmarinic Acid Extract – 100 to 200 mg/day
Have you tried any natural supplements to help relieve your own allergies? What's worked best for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
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- J Immunol. 2004 Jan 1;172(1):79-87.
- Free Radic Biol Med. 2003 Apr 15;34(8):1060-9.
- Eur J Immunol. 2003 Apr;33(4):870-9.
- Clin Exp Allergy. 2004 Jun;34(6):971-7.
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Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
Alabama: Like many states, Alabama is having an earlier and busier flu season than a year ago though not as bad as the 2009 pandemic. The state Department of Public Health doesn't tally statewide flu cases but emergency departments have been busy treating patients with flu symptoms. Hospitals have been able to handle the load without using tents or other unusual measures.
Alaska: Flu in Alaska is widespread and occurring throughout the state, though not at the high levels being reported in some other states. There is no vaccine shortage and no flu deaths have been reported in children.
Arizona: Flu cases are increasing in Arizona but authorities aren't calling it a worse-than-usual season so far. Plenty of vaccine remains. Like many states, Arizona only tallies flu deaths in children; none have been reported so far this season.
Arkansas: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that Arkansas is among a few states in the southeast in which flu cases spread less rapidly in the past week, but a state Health Department spokesman said it's too early to say cases have peaked there. Nine people have died from the flu so far in Arkansas, including one child,
California: Flu activity is on the rise in California, but the increase is not unexpected, state health officials said Friday. The nation's most populous state typically sees a surge in flu cases in late December or early January, peaking in February or March. Four flu-related deaths have been reported this year. Officials said there is no vaccine shortage and urged residents to get vaccinated.
Colorado: At least two children have died from flu-related complications in Colorado. Several providers have reported temporary vaccine shortages, and one large health group, Kaiser Permanente, stopped offering flu shots this week but expected to resume vaccinations with new shipments expected by this weekend.
Connecticut: There were 1,680 confirmed cases of flu in Connecticut as of Jan. 5, an increase over the past two years. Three flu deaths have occurred, all in people older than 65. Vaccine supplies are adequate.
Delaware: Flu activity is widespread in Delaware, and the number of cases is higher than at this time in recent years. No flu deaths have been reported and vaccine supplies are adequate.
District of Columbia: Washington, D.C. has seen a big spike in flu cases this year 310 since the season began on Sept. 30, an increase of more than 300 percent over the entire 2011-2012 flu season. There have been no reported deaths. Health officials are still urging residents to get vaccinated, and there have been no reports of shortages.
Florida: Most Florida counties are reporting mild or moderate flu activity. There has been an increase in flu-like illness treated in emergency rooms and doctors' offices, and two children have died. Vaccine demand is up but flu shots are readily available.
Georgia: State authorities said Friday that flu has reached epidemic levels in Georgia. Although activity has declined a bit, it's uncertain if cases have peaked. Two adult, flu-related deaths, have been reported.
Hawaii: Flu in Hawaii is at a low, steady level normal for the state this time of year, and there is plenty of vaccine available. There have been no pediatric deaths or uptick in adult deaths related to the flu.
Idaho: In Idaho, eight older adults have died from flu-related illness and doctors are seeing an increase in patients with flu-like symptoms. "It's definitely shaping up to be a more serious flu season than we've seen in the past several years," said spokeswoman Nikki Forbing-Orr of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare. There have been no runs on flu vaccine and the state's supply is in good shape.
Illinois: Intensive care unit hospitalizations and flu-related deaths surpass previous years and continue to climb, with 27 adult deaths so far. Eight Chicago-area hospitals turned away ambulances earlier this week because of a surge of patients with flu-like symptoms but that situation eased. Chicago's health department encouraged vaccinations and held a flu chat Friday on Twitter; Mayor Rahm Emanuel tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign that said, "Any advice for people who shake a ton of hands? #FluChicago."
Indiana: Flu is widespread in Indiana and deaths have climbed to 15 during what health officials call a "moderately severe" flu season. During the same period last year, no flu deaths were reported; two years ago there were two deaths. During the pandemic of the 2009-2010 flu season, there were 21 deaths by this time of the year. Two of this season's deaths were in children younger than 18.


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Emotional Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay in TV interview
Ian Thorpe, Australia's most decorated Olympian, revealed he was gay in an emotional television interview on Sunday, ending years of speculation about the champion swimmer's sexuality.other Updated: Jul 13, 2014 18:50 IST
Ian Thorpe, Australia's most decorated Olympian, revealed he was gay in an emotional television interview on Sunday, ending years of speculation about the champion swimmer's sexuality.
The five-times Olympic gold medallist made the admission to British journalist Michael Parkinson in a pre-recorded interview on Australia's Channel 10 in which he shared his relief in freeing himself from living "a lie".
"I've thought about this for a long time. I'm not straight," the 31-year-old said, struggling to hold tears back.
"And this is only something that very recently, we're talking the past two weeks, I've been comfortable telling the closest people around me, exactly that.
"I've wanted to (come out) for some time but I couldn't, I didn't feel as though I could.
"What happened was I felt the lie had become so big that I didn't want people to question my integrity."
One of Australia's favourite sons, Thorpe had long denied he was gay and wrote in his 2012 autobiography 'This Is Me' that he was heterosexual.
"For the record, I am not gay and all my sexual experiences have been straight," Thorpe wrote in the book. "I'm attracted to women, I love children and aspire to have a family one day."
Smartly dressed in a navy blue coat and sporting a face of stubble, Thorpe said he had long battled to accept his sexuality, and might have come out earlier if he had not been constantly questioned about it from the age of 16.
"The problem was I was asked at such a young age about my sexuality. I went to an all boys school... so if you're accused of being gay, the first answer is no and you get ready for a fight," he said.
Being called a "faggot" and other homophobic taunts by members of the public had also not helped.
However, he admitted a big part of his reticence was that he worried that being gay would not fit into his image as "Australia's champion".
"Now it'll be something that I work on with a doctor," he said.
"This trying to live a lie which I was doing... but I was already living somewhat of a lie in my life because I was trying to be what I thought was the right athlete by other people's standards.
"I wanted to make my family proud, I wanted to make my nation proud. Part of me didn't know if Australia wanted its champion to be gay.
"People will criticise me, some people won't like the idea other people may applaud me for it, but it's me."
Thorpe's revelations sparked a wave of support from fellow athletes, celebrities and gay activists on social media.
"I can totally understand how difficult this whole process has been for him," Australian Olympian Matthew Mitcham, who came out before winning a diving gold at the 2008 Beijing Games told Sydney newspaper, the Telegraph.
"I really hope this process gives him some peace and that the media and the public give him the same respect and the same overwhelming support I received in 2008."
Singer Ricky Martin tweeted: "Congrats @IanThorpe! Brave man! Happy for you! Millions appreciate what you've done! Proud of you! #SelfLove."
After shooting to fame when he won the 400 metres freestyle at the 1998 World Championships in Perth, Thorpe won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics but was soon taking medication and binge drinking in a long battle with depression.
Thorpe's revelations come only months after checking in to rehab after being found disoriented in Sydney, later attributed by his manager to a cocktail of anti-depressants and medication to treat an injured shoulder.
The man nicknamed "Thorpedo" was rushed to hospital in April after contracting an infection following shoulder surgery and is unlikely to swim competitively again.
Thorpe won two golds at the 2004 Athens Olympics but shocked by quitting the pool in 2006 at the age of 24, saying he was fed up with being a "performing seal".
He later revealed he had pondered ways to kill himself during the depths of his depression.
He returned to the pool in 2011 in a bid to qualify for the London Games but failed at national trials the following year.
Thorpe told Parkinson he regretted pulling the pin early in his career.
"Now I wish that I hadn't but it's what I needed to do," he said. "I could have (won more medals)."
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Hello all:
I have been working on my Yamaha MJ50J Towny for a while now, and am down to one last thing: sorting out the jetting. Just to bring everyone up to speed, (for those that don't know) the MJ50J has an engine very similar to the QT50 (2-speed trans instead of a single speed), and I have added a YT60 top end (Including the head), drilled the airbox, and added a custom exhaust using a pocket bike expansion chamber and muffler. I HAVE searched through the posts here and elsewhere, and it seems that most people who have done the YT60 swap end up jetting their carbs in the 70-75 range. Now, the reason I did the swap to begin with is that I ended up seizing the stock top end due to running lean, and I really don't want to do that again! (yeah, I did upjet after adding the exhaust & stuff, but apparently not enough...) Looking at the Yamaha service manual, the stock jetting for a YT60 is, get this, 92.5 ! Not wanting to risk anything, I installed a 92.5 jet in there and have put about 300 miles on it since. Performance has been ho-hum. It runs like it did stock, and gets terrible gas mileage. It will 4-stroke a little when cold, but once it warms up it doesn't. It "seems to be" running rich, but the plug that is in there is only starting to get color on it now so...
Plug chops on this thing, both before and after the swap, have not yielded any usable results. I have done plug chops before on my Tomos, and they worked perfect (ie: perfect smoke ring at the base of the insulator). Whenever I have done a plug chop on the Yamaha, though, the insulator is pretty much as white as it was when I first installed the plug, not giving a usable reading...
Now for my questions: Does anyone have any idea why Yamaha would use such a large main jet in the YT60?
(BTW, the YT60 uses a VM12 carb, just like the MJ50J) Any jetting recommendations here?
Plug chops - any idea why they "work" in my Tomos, but not in the Yamaha?
Any suggestions on any of this would be appreciated!
I know that I am just getting through the break in period on it, but I feel that there should be more power than there is... I would really like to get this sorted out because spring will be here before you know it, and with it-riding season!
Sorry that this post is so long, but I wanted to provide as much info as possible.
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United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship
Applications are invited for the twenty-eighth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publication on the history, art, and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one to twelve months; the stipend is $2500.00 per month. (Most awards are for one to four months.) Applications must be postmarked, e-mailed, or faxed by March 15, 2014, for fellowships beginning in September 2014 and ending in August 2015. Applications should be mailed to Dr. Donald Kennon, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002; faxed to the Architect of the Capitol at (202)-228-4602; or e-mailed in PDF format to email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com. Further details can be found at www.uschs.org. If you have questions about a potential topic, contact Dr. Barbara Wolanin at (202)-228-2700 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Have you discovered a chic, reasonably priced restaurant in your hometown? Hiked an off-the-beaten-path trail? Found the hotel room of your dreams? Well, tell us about it!
Quebec City Spotlight
Perched on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, Québec City is the epicenter of French-Canadian life. Cafés similar to those in Paris line the streets, setting that leisurely Québécois pace—unless, of course, it's time for winter's famed Carnaval de Québec or the city's 400th anniversary, to be fêted throughout 2008.
Snow Babies & Beach Bums
Travelers fell into two camps this week: those embracing cold-weather activities (some of which would give us cold feet) and those searching for sun, especially on the stretch of sand that reviewers call the best beach in the Florida Keys
Napa Valley Spotlight
Located just an hour from San Francisco, this northern California oasis crawls with happy oenophiles hopping from one winery to the next, especially during harvest season. A meal aboard the vintage Napa Valley Wine Train is a must, but there's more to the area than vineyards and tastings.
With a towering skyline, romantic sunsets, and Waikiki Beach, Honolulu plays host to jet-setting high rollers, down-home surfers, and winter-weary families alike. Hit the beach first, then reward yourself for carting around all that snorkel and scuba gear with Honolulu's favorite dessert, a shave ice. Once sufficiently waterlogged, take in a luau before heading back to the mainland.
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Jim Rosenberg's Bons Temps in New Orleans
Posted March 02, 2009 in Community Highlights
Missed Mardi Gras? There's still no time like the present to join in New Orleans' comeback, says charter member Jim Rosenberg. It helps that he knows how to experience Fat Tuesday even if there isn't a parade in sight... Continue reading Jim Rosenberg's Bons Temps in New Orleans
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Wildcat Dianne's Atlanta Visits Are History
Posted February 25, 2009 in Community Highlights
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When I recognize a threat to my fellow Soldiers, I will have
the personal courage to INTERVENE and prevent Sexual Assault. I
abide obscene gestures, language or behavior. I am a Warrior and
a member of a team.
I will INTERVENE.
You are my brother, my sister, my fellow Soldier. It is my
duty to stand up for you, no matter the time or place. I will
take ACTION. I will do what's right. I will prevent Sexual
Harassment and Assault. I will not tolerate sexually offensive
I will ACT.
We are American Soldiers, MOTIVATED to keep our fellow
Soldiers safe. It is our mission to prevent Sexual Harassment
and Assault. As Soldiers, we are all MOTIVATED to take
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The second generation of Intel's new 'i' series processors are out, and to build some hype they have just launched a neat video on YouTube called "The Chase". It's a short action/adventure film that is shown through a variety of windows, animations, code, Facebook pages, websites, Google maps and games, among other things! It went live this week and [...]Continue reading...
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Softball Drops Two
The Roughrider softball team dropped a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the hands of fellow ACCAC Division I foe Eastern Arizona College, 10-2 and 6-1 . YC is now 6-7 overall and 2-4 in the ACCAC.
In the opener, Yavapai was outmuscled by the Gila Monsters as the opponent hit 4 home runs against the Roughrider pitching including a grand slam in the 5-run third inning. YC closed the margin in the fifth inning with two runs but EAC put four on the board in their half of the fifth.
The Roughriders had three players with two hits a piece (Alma Cortez, Val Luera, Brooke Eifert-Pancoma). Kasey Oliver had a single hit driving in the only two Roughrider runs.
In the second game Yavapai could not overcome a 4-run first inning from the Gila Monsters. Offensivel Eifert-Pancoma provided the only offense with a solo home run in top half of the second inning.
Yavapai continues conference action on Tuesday, February 12 at Arizona Western College. The twinbill will start at 1:00 PM.