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It's time to emerge from the doldrums.
In fact, you don't have any time to waste - especially if you want to add quality years to your life. Mayo Clinic researchers finally gave us the proof we need to kick our negative friends and loved-ones where it hurts the most - right in the attitude!
According to a recent article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the actual difference between optimists and pessimists just might amount to about 12 years of life. The Mayo team began by examining personality tests performed in the early and mid '60s. They proceeded to look well into future to see how things turned out. Actually they followed their subjects (about 30 years), to scientifically measure the relationship between attitude and longevity. Simply stated, they've shown what many have known all along - the mind and body are an inseparable team!
Dr. Toshihiko Maruta, the study's chief investigator stated, "The important thing is that we've proven the relationship scientifically, and made a correlation between how people see the world when they're young and how they turn out 30 years later."
You might be thinking that optimism vs. pessimism depends on one's environment, circumstances and stressors. While I'm certainly not doubting these factors play a role, I recognize that people, even under the worst conditions, have the innate capacity to be positive and hopeful.
Ultimately, it's not the stress that kills us. Rather, it's our perception of stress that makes the difference.
Perception seems to determine whether that pink slip on Friday heralds doomsday or a new chance for realizing our dreams. It has also been shown to determine the killing capacity of specific cells in our body that fight cancer. The scratch on your car door can only destroy your day if you allow it to do so. Yes, we do have a choice!
In fact, we have the capacity to change and to adopt a new belief system whenever the opportunity arises. We also have the ability to create that opportunity. I suppose that's one of the perks of being human.
And when it comes to change, we should all be experts by now. For nothing really stands still in life. As Tony DeFail and I noted in our book, Maze of Life, "three things in life are certain: death, taxes and change."
Yet what changes and what needs to change are often quite different. Some people simply don't know where to begin. I often suggest finding a role model and discovering their formula for succeeding. The one thing I can assure you is that no pessimist ever built a steady stream of successes. Why not consider these basic observations:
- People who believe they can't - don't.
- People who believe it's impossible - never succeed.
- People who believe they can't win - lose.
- People who believe life isn't worth living - die.
While we;ve heard these statements over and over again, did you ever realize that the common denominator is "belief." The good news is that beliefs are changeable. We can learn to cope and to de-stress ourselves. The capacity to develop a positive attitude is within us.
The problem, however, is that attitudinal change requires work and determination. Unfortunately, it's easier to sulk than to discover something positive. It's far simpler to sink into despair that it is to rise above a situation. It requires far less effort to wage war than to recreate peace.
So what is the formula for optimism?
Begin with a healthy dose of determination, add willingness to develop a positive belief system and sprinkle in a comforting sense of hope. Find a role model, take a class, sit in the park, watch children play and imagine how wonderful the next moment can be. For stringing together a series of wonderful moments is all it takes to create the future of our dreams.
You'll soon discover that when positive change begins within, everything seems to magically change around us. The glass that was once half empty is now the one that's half full. The obstacle we counted on (the one preventing us from moving ahead) is now seen as an opportunity in disguise. The life we failed to appreciate suddenly yields 12 more years of incredible moments. All it takes is a kick in the attitude - Mind Over Matter!
Barry Bittman M.D.


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Newtown Music Project director Sabrina Post says American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will fly to Connecticut to do a live segment with the children for Sunday's broadcast.
Post says a pre-recorded version of "Over the Rainbow" will be shown and the children will do a live performance of Carly Rae Jepson's "Call Me Maybe."
Post says the kids recorded the song made famous by "The Wizard of Oz" because they wanted to help the town heal from the tragedy.
The proceeds from the download of the single benefit the Newtown Youth Academy. The nonprofit sports center opened free programs to Newtown children after the shooting and hopes to expand free programming.

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A swimmer was bitten on the ankle Monday, apparently by a shark while in the water off Ballston Beach in Truro, police said. The injury was not believed to be life-threatening.
The man, who was not identified, swam to shore and spoke with rescue personnel as he was taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a 911 call came in about 3:30 p.m., said dispatcher Martha Wheeler of the Truro police. About 7 p.m., the man was being prepared for transfer to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said Ana Paula, a secretary in the emergency room at Cape Cod Hospital.
Witnesses at the beach reported seeing a shark fin, but police could not confirm its presence, Wheeler said.
The beach, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore and managed by the town of Truro, remained open at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Wheeler said.
She said authorities did not know the man's name or where he was from.
Jessica Wynne of New York was enjoying a day at the beach with her family when the attack happened.
"We were looking out on the water and noticed there were a lot of seals in the water," said Wynne, a photographer. "We were joking, 'If there are seals in the water, there must be sharks.' "
A short time later, Wynne said, a fin flew up in the air about 500 yards from shore and "slammed down" on one of two men swimming in the area.
"[The men] started swimming frantically toward the shore, and everyone started running toward the water," Wynne said.
Swimmers fled the water, and paramedics arrived within five minutes, Wynne said.Chris Stuck-Girard
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Rockers Blink-182 are marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by donating money from their gig on Wednesday (11Sep13) to hospitals in New York.
Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge will play at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn in memory of the thousands who died in America's worst ever terrorist attacks.
According to TMZ.com, the band is donating money raised from the concert to hospitals and medical units, including the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Drummer Barker reportedly asked to donate proceeds to the Big Apple centre after he suffered extensive injuries in a plane crash in 2008.


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Date: July 18, 2013
Description: Hudson National Bank
Unauthorized Banking: Hudson National Bank
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been informed of an entity claiming to be associated with a national bank named Hudson National Bank. Hudson National Bank is not authorized by the OCC pursuant to federal law to conduct business as a national bank. It is a violation of federal criminal law, 18 USC 709, for any corporation or person acting on behalf of a corporation to operate as a national bank without authorization. All national banks are chartered and regulated by the OCC, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
This entity claims to be physically located at 295 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Suite 301, West Windsor, NJ 08550. The entity uses a telephone number of (609) 228-6786 and a fax number of (609) 228-6051. Individual names associated with this entity may include Tom Blaine and Susan Smith.
Additional information concerning this matter that should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to
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The Ashokan Release Channel is a concrete canal, constructed in the early 1900s during construction of the Ashokan Reservoir and is used to convey water — currently up to 600 million gallons per day — in a controlled manner from the reservoir through the upper and lower gate chambers to the Old Esopus Creek, which runs in a southeasterly direction through the SUNY Ashokan Field Campus to the Lower Esopus Creek.
The Ashokan Release Channel has the ability to reduce turbidity levels following storms and be used proactively to create a void to help accept flows from an impending storm or when seasonal runoff is expected to be high.
In October 2011, DEP and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a new interim protocol for operating the Ashokan Reservoir that will, for the first time ever, create target reservoir elevations during certain months of the year. The new protocol will help reduce flooding and help protect the drinking water of approximately eight million New York City residents and the roughly 160,000 residents of towns that rely on the Catskill Aqueduct such as New Paltz and High Falls in Ulster County, and New Windsor and Cornwall in Orange County. The agreement provides for a 10% void in the reservoir from October 15 to March 15; an average of a 5% void from March 15 to May 1 and from July 1 to September 1. The interim protocol also guarantees minimum water releases throughout the year – 10 MGD in summer and 15 MGD in winter. The summer time release will be a benefit to river recreation at a time when the lower Esopus Creek usually becomes somewhat stagnant and warm.
To read the entire protocol, click here:
Its operation has a number benefits: it helps protect water quality by minimizing the potential for spilling high turbidity water from the West Basin into the East Basin (where the intake to the Catskill Aqueduct is located, which supplies nearly half of the drinking water needs of nearly nine million New Yorkers); it lessens the need for alum treatment; and it helps to mitigate flooding conditions below the reservoir. The Release Channel can be operated until the turbidity condition improves, with higher flows resulting in a shorter duration of operation, while at the same time balancing operations against the ability to refill Ashokan Reservoir by June 1st for the start of drawdown.
To protect infrastructure immediately downstream, Release Channel operations are managed in cooperation with the SUNY Ashokan Field Campus. Releases are monitored daily both electronically and by direct observation. The Release Channel It is not activated when the lower Esopus has the potential to flood.
This new protocol is made possible because of DEP's multi-million dollar investment in our new Operations Support Tool (OST), a high-tech computer application which allows DEP to better predict reservoir-specific water storage levels, quality, and inflows, which gives us a level of certainty that was not previously possible about when it is safe to release water without unnecessarily depleting New York's water supply.
Catskill watershed streams can contribute elevated turbidity following high rainfall and/or snowmelt events. This turbidity is caused primarily by naturally occurring clay particles being suspended in the water. The clay particles make the water cloudy or less transparent, and can give the water a brownish appearance. Turbid water is of particular concern in a drinking water supply. Not only is the cloudy water less appealing to consumers but the particles can interfere with the disinfection process. For this reason, levels of turbidity in drinking water supplies are highly regulated by both state and federal government and rigorously monitored. DEP currently monitors turbidity at over 1,400 locations in the watershed and distribution system.
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text: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins So ... maybe Juan Castillo wasn't the problem in Philly. Before Andy Reid fired his previous defensive coordinator, the Eagles had the league's best defensive completion percentage against passes thrown 10 yards or more. Since former secondary coach Todd Bowles took over a couple weeks back, that same defense has allowed over 70 percent of such passes to be completed, worst in the NFL. Meanwhile, with Michael Vick out of this game due to a concussion, rookie Nick Foles will make his first NFL start. Foles was actually decent last Sunday against the Cowboys after Vick was hurt, throwing for 219 yards, one touchdown, and one interception on 22 completions. However, he had a couple more potential picks dropped. Washington's pass defense should be more forgiving, but unless Bowles figures out a way to stop the bleeding against the deep ball, Robert Griffin III will light him up. Pick: Redskins 23, Eagles 20 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers The good news: Since Ben Roethlisberger came into the NFL in 2004, the Steelers have only lost five games in which Big Ben did not start. The bad news: Four of those losses were against the Baltimore Ravens. Byron Leftwich will sub in for Big Ben, whose shoulder injury is complicated by a rib issue that could actually threaten his life. Leftwich is a serviceable starter, and as long as the Steelers can keep their recently strong running game up, things should be okay against an injury-plagues Baltimore defense that can't seem to stop anyone consistently. For Baltimore's offense, it's no surprise that Joe Flacco has thrown a higher percentage of deep passes than anyone else -- 17.8 percent of his total throws are to targets 20 yards downfield or more, per Pro Football Focus. However, per ESPN Stats & Info, Flacco has 52 overthrown passes of 20 yards or more, far more than anyone else. This game could very well key on how offensive coordinator Cam Cameron uses his weapons -- more explosions and risk, or better ball control to protect the defense? Pick: Steelers 25, Ravens 22 Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Cardinals tackles D'Anthony Batiste and Bobby Massie have combined to allow over 100 quarterback pressures this season, which begs the question: Who's coaching these guys up? Some league sources believe that the Cardinals offensive line is woefully unprepared to deal with any manner of stunts and blitzes -- these guys are just getting caught flat-footed. The Falcons aren't sackmasters, per se, but Mike Nolan puts more multiple fronts out there than we've seen from the Falcons in a long time. Rookie Nate Potter replaced Batiste in Arizona's Week 9 loss to the Packers and didn't perform worse, which we supposed could be cause for optimism if you're into low expectations. Of course, when Potter has to deal with John Abraham, and the Falcons are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the year, and the Cards' defense is starting to spring leaks ... well, yikes. Pick: Falcons 37, Cardinals 12 Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys Believe it or not, the Cowboys could be on the verge of a breakthrough that might give them an NFC East that nobody seems to want. Per Football Outsiders, Dallas plays one of the easiest schedules down the stretch, and the more we look at the job Rob Ryan is doing with Dallas' defense, the more we like it. If Tony Romo can find some consistency, and his receivers can run routes the way they're supposed to, Dallas could very well be one of the champs of the 2012 stretch run. Meanwhile, the Browns' new ownership and front office are in evaluation mode, and everyone -- including rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden -- is fighting for position. Pick: Cowboys 29. Browns 18 Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions "We're in for a major league challenge this weekend," Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham said of Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay receivers on Friday.


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Medal title: Think fast
To qualify: Play a map for the first time and win your first 5 games on that map.
As a lot of people have said, if you play a lot of games you will win most of the medals out there. This one is different - every time you fail to win on a new map you could never qualify for this medal on it. It would take real skill to achieve with no practice first !!!
I would suggest 1,3 & 5 for Bronze/Silver/Gold - i have a couple of maps i have played once or twice and have 100% record on, but 5 would be tough !


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For CEO Eric Schmidt, life after Google apparently includes a great deal of Jacque Costeau-ing.
Over the past few years, Schmidt and his wife Wendy have accumulated some $60-odd million in assets for "ocean studies," according to IRS filings for the Schmidt Research Vessel Institute and Marine Science and Technology Foundation.
These assets include two ships. (See them here.)
One of these ships, the 255-ft Lone Ranger yacht, was once valued at $48 million, although its donated value was pegged at a measly $32.2 million.
Curiously, it was donated to SRVI by Progressive Insurance's retired pot-smoking CEO Peter B. Lewis. The Lone Ranger has been refitted and is sailing the seas on a mission to analyze the impact of marine debris (video).
The other ship, the 83 meter Falkor, had a reported fair market value of $2.78MM and is undergoing extensive refit.
According to its Facebook page, the mission of the Schmidt Ocean Institute is to "advance ocean exploration, discovery, and knowledge, and be a catalyst for sharing the information about the oceans."
"It is our position that the free sharing of information about the oceans is the key benefit in itself. We will evaluate the broad impact directly by how widely and frequently the shared information is requested and referred to."
Schmidt reportedly also has a $72.3 million, 195-ft pleasure yacht that puts Google co-founder Larry Page's $45 million, 193-foot 'dinghy' to shame.
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Smitty at the Other McCain suggests a return to first principles, and a re-examination of what the institution was for in the first place. We have just completed such an examination here, in our autumn debate on polygamy, so it is not necessary to do it again; if you want to revisit the discussion, though, Elise has kindly gathered all of my posts and her own into a category.
I do want to say something about the bias in the law, though, because I find this particular bias to be an interesting one. I think it represents a real challenge to our idea that equality before the law is a goal towards which we should strive: this seems to me to be a clear case in which equality before the law would be wrong.
First, though, we need to narrow the field a bit. There are so many different ways in which men and women are treated differently by the law in family matters that it would be wise to choose a couple of clear-cut cases, with minimal ambiguity, so that we don't end up lost in anecdotes. I can think of two examples that are paradigms of unequal treatment by the law, and that illuminate the problem well.
The first is the law of termination of parental responsibility. The woman has a legal right to abortion in this country that is essentially unfettered; she may thus terminate her duties at will, and for any reason, up until the moment of birth (and even afterwards, in the case of partial-birth abortion). The man has no right to demand the termination of the baby; whereas the patria in ancient Rome made the call on exposure and infanticide, in America it is the mother.
There remains some disparity after birth. In cases in which the child is born, in 49 states and Puerto Rico, it is lawful to abandon the child for adoption at a recognized safe haven. However, in four of those states only the mother can do it.
That is the first matter. The second -- a law currently under discussion, rather than actualized, but a good and illuminating example -- is this proposal to restrict mens' right to stop living with a woman they have gotten pregnant if he is doing so to try to compel her to have an abortion.
HB 5882 [CAPA] actually makes it a crime for a man to "change or attempt to change an existing housing or cohabitation arrangement" with a pregnant significant other, to "file or attempt to file for a divorce" from his pregnant wife, or to "withdraw or attempt to withdraw financial support" from a woman who he has been supporting, if it is determined that the man is doing these things to try to pressure the woman to terminate her pregnancy.What would we get out of equality before the law in the first case? Something rather worse than what we have now: a situation in which fathers were either empowered to demand the death of a child they didn't want (as mothers already are); or, failing that, the right to abandon responsibility for a child that they sired, leaving the woman financially alone to raise it. One thing seemed to agree on with Aquinas' philosophy of matrimony, which we encountered in our discussion of marriage and polygamy, is that the principal end of marriage is procreation -- not merely in the sense of having a child, but seeing that the child is raised to achieve its capacity to fulfill a role as a member of, and defender of, our civilization. Equality before this law would only further damage that principal end.
So, is it right to speak of marriage to the young man? Surely so, if the boy has the guts for the big game: for a love that speaks to thunder, and answers the principal end. And if he doesn't, well, what's the point of living at all? A man dies soon enough. Why wrap anyone else up in it, if you don't have what it takes to play for the real thing?


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NCSE is pleased to announce the addition of a further batch of videos to NCSE's YouTube channel.
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of George Marshall's Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Bruce Alberts
NCSE is pleased to congratulate Bruce Alberts on receiving the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for achievement and leadership in science.
NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on-line.
NCSE is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Haas, a businessman, entrepreneur, and climate activist, to its board of directors. "In the fight with climate change, knowledge is power," Haas explained. "But too many students are not learning what they need to know about climate change and the solutions. That's why I'm pleased to join NCSE's board of directors and to support its diverse efforts to defend the integrity of science education."
NCSE is pleased to announce the publication of Climate Smart & Energy Wise (Corwin Press, 2014), written by NCSE's Mark McCaffrey. In their foreword, Eugenie C. Scott and Jay Labov write, "Climate Smart & Energy Wise provides a roadmap to teachers to assist them in acquiring the background and resources to bring climate and energy education into their classrooms ... It provides a wealth of information to help teachers find resources, including the very useful Climate Literacy and Energy Literacy frameworks, developed by scientists and master teachers. This book is packed with suggestions for where a teacher can find more information and classroom guidance for the teaching of global climate change."
Eugenie C. Scott, the former executive director of NCSE and the present chair of its Advisory Council, received the James Randi Educational Foundation's Award for Skepticism in the Public Interest at The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 12, 2014.
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NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Seth B. Darling and Douglas L. Sisterson's How to Change Minds about Our Changing Climate (The Experiment, 2014).
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From the moment the rover hits the Martian atmosphere it will start taking data. Studded in 14 locations around the probes heat shield are devices known as the Mars Science Laboratory Entry Descent and Landing Instrument (MEDLI). This equipment will provide information about Mars atmosphere and the dynamics of the rovers descent, analyzing Curiositys trip to the surface and providing information helpful in designing future Mars missions.Additionally, a special camera, the Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) will be watching the view as the ground rushes up at Curiosity. By taking high-resolution color video during the probes landing sequence, MARDI will provide an overview of the landscape during descent and allow geologists back on Earth to determine exactly where Curiosity lands.Curiosity has plenty of eyes to take in the view on the ground. Perched atop its head is the MastCam, two cameras capable of taking color images and video, as well as stitching pictures together into larger panoramas. One of these two cameras has a high-resolution lens, allowing Curiosity to study the distant landscape in detail.
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Tonight Zach's little league team (which ended their season undefeated) had a chance to run out on the field with the Orem Owlz starting line up. The Owlz are a team that feeds the Anaheim Angels major league team. So for these boys it was a big deal. Randomly, they had Zach run out with the left fielder, which I don't think he's ever played that position but oh we'll! It was a fun evening with the family at the ball park! Look how happy Zach is on these photos. Now on to the State Tournament next week! Go Cubs!
Monday, July 9, 2012
Zach's Night with the Orem Owlz
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FY11 Arts on Radio and Television
Announced May 17, 2011
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, $20,000
To support the BP Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series. Performances will include Berlioz's Lelio, featuring French movie star Gerard Depardieu narrating a vivid tale of horror; the world premiere of Bernard Rands' Danza Petrificada, a work inspired by the words of Mexican poet Octavio Paz; and Verdi's Otello, which will showcase the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
New York Philharmonic, $35,000
To support the production of national radio broadcasts of performances by the New York Philharmonic during its 2011-12 season. Approximately 2.5 million listeners will hear each two-hour program in the 52-week series.
San Francisco Symphony, $25,000
To support the production of a television program featuring the San Francisco Symphony with Director Michael Tilson Thomas. The two-hour special, SFS@100, will capture the San Francisco Symphony's Centennial Season Opening Gala concert that will take place September 2011.
Capital Concerts, $25,000
To support staging and related costs for The National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth, two patriotic concerts at the United States Capitol to be broadcast nationally live on PBS in 2011. A national television audience of as many as 12 million watches these 90-minute programs each year.
From the Top, $60,000
To support the production of the public radio series From the Top. The weekly, hour-long radio program features performances by young classical musicians ages eight to 18.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, $100,000
To support the production and broadcast of the television series Live From Lincoln Center. Since 1976, Live From Lincoln Center has made accessible more than 200 live performances.
Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media, $150,000
To support the production, acquisition, and national radio broadcast of classical music programming. In 2011-12, programs such as Performance Today, SymphonyCast, and Pipedreams will reach a cumulative audience of as many as two million listeners each week.
National Public Radio, $125,000
To support a music website. The NPR Music site offers all genres of music (jazz, classical, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, rock, pop, folk, world) and provides content from NPR and 12 NPR public radio member stations, including live performances, studio sessions, first listens to new albums, interviews, reviews, and blogs.
Public Radio International, $60,000
To support the production and distribution of Studio 360. The series of weekly arts and culture radio programs designed to illuminate the role of the arts in society is a co-production of Public Radio International and WNYC-FM.
Sweet Bird Classics, $20,000
To support the production and distribution of the radio series America's Music Festivals. Hosted by conductor Marin Alsop, the 26-week series will showcase live performances from some of the most dynamic music festivals in the country.
Window to the World Communications, $40,000
To support the production and national distribution of the radio series Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin. The series consists of one-hour programs aired each weekday focusing on classical music and presented in an informed, educational, and entertaining manner.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Last week we looked at Sallie Mae's stance on how students and parents should work together on financing a college education. Now the college financing mainstay has a new loan repayment policy designed to ease the burden of college loan borrowers -- at a time deferred student loans represented 43.5% of all student loans, according to TransUnion. The Chicago-based credit rating services provider also says student loan balances have risen by 75% between 2007 and last year. Those numbers took analysts at the company by surprise. "With the economy either in recession or slowly coming out of it during the study period, we had expected that student loan balances might increase as consumers frustrated with the job market went back to school to work toward a different career path," says Ezra Becker, vice president of research and consulting in TransUnion's financial services business unit. "However, the rate of growth we observed was truly eye opening." The increasing inability of college loan borrowers to pay back their loans is a big reason Sallie Mae is readjusting its loan repayment terms. The company's new Graduated Repayment Period program enables borrowers "in good standing" to buy some time with their student loans, allowing for one year's worth of interest-only payments after the loan's six-month grace period. The program is available to any new borrower applying Sallie Mae's Smart Option Student Loan applicant for the 2013-14 academic year -- starting today. Sallie Mae is touting the repayment adjustment as an innovative way of keeping student loan repayments as low as possible. The company says that a first-year borrower who applies for a deferment on a $10,000 loan would pay $144 per month on a 10-year repayment plan. With the new program, Sallie Mae says those loan terms are cut to $89 the first year of the repayment schedule, then $152 the second year, until the loan is completely repaid. The program cuts the overall cost of the student loan by approximately $400 (for details, see there's a loan comparison chart here.) Essentially, Sallie Mae is giving new college graduates a price break in their first year out of school -- a time most grads are struggling to find a job. "Americans with college degrees are more likely to get hired and earn bigger paychecks, but newer graduates may need a more flexible option as they settle into a first job, create a budget and establish financial independence," says Charlie Rocha, a senior vice president at Sallie Mae. "This feature will serve our customers who need that extra time after graduation to land on their feet."
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While some Alabama farmers got a reprieve from kudzu bugs in 2013, almost everyone should expect to see the pest in 2014. "I think we have potential for kudzu bugs to be a statewide issue on soybeans," says Tim Reed, Auburn University Extension entomologist.
"In 2013, we sprayed for it in about a dozen counties, along Interstate 85 and the Georgia state line and in counties like Blount, Talladega and Tallapoosa. In certain locations, pressure built on early-planted soybeans severely and quickly. It scared some folks."
"They went out and sprayed when they were running 5 insects per plant on plants that were less than 1 foot tall. If you see that, it'll scare you, and they will be bad for a long time during the growing season if they start out on seedling beans at such a high density," he says.
Kudzu bugs were not present in large enough numbers to be of any use to researchers in central Alabama, says Reed.
"The only place where I got kudzu bugs in large enough numbers that I should be able to get data on yields was at the Pratt-ville agricultural unit. They were really heavy there last year, after not having them at all the previous year.
"There's kudzu on either side of that substation, and I suspect that contributed to it. At Crossville, where we had them in 2012, they weren't bad in our plots. They started out like they might be, but they never built up."
At Prattville, Reed says he initially became concerned when he started picking up about five per sweep.
"Research from the University of Georgia indicates that might be the critical point to start spraying, especially if part of that count is in immature insects.
"But in the unsprayed plots that were planted in mid-April with a late Group IV, they were running 60 per sweep. That's pretty heavy, and I'm expecting to see some yield loss in those plots."
At the beginning of the 2013 growing season, Reed says his threshold was based on data from counterparts in Georgia and South Carolina who had been fighting the kudzu bug for a couple of years.
"They were saying to wait until you have one adult per sweep and immature present. That's not really a good threshold to use because you can have a few adults and then have a few immatures, and you'll get that in a sweep net or just looking on the plant.
"But I really think you need a pretty respectable number, and five per sweep is a threshold that worked in one study in Georgia where they sprayed every week starting June 28, on early-planted beans.
"They sprayed at R1, at R2, at one per sweep, two adults per sweep. When they had about five per sweep with two adults and three immatures together, they got a yield reduction of about five bushels per acre. That's one of the best tests I've seen in terms of thresholds."
One thing Reed says he's encountered this past year was that just about every field had kudzu bug in it, but you might not pick up but one per sweep, or one per 20 or 25 sweeps.
"In a lot of fields, a grower might pick up enough that he would be a little bit concerned about them, if he was picking up a stink bug about every 10 sweeps or maybe two stink bugs per every 10 sweeps.
"If he was also picking up three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, a few loopers, green cloverworms, then he might be thinking about spraying a fungicide."
Keep tabs on disease situation
The critical decision comes when you've got disease and insect problems in a field, says Reed.
"You might make a decision to spray a fungicide and bide your time to see what the disease does. That's when it becomes more difficult to make a decision to apply an insecticide.
"If they're R4 or early R5 soybeans, there's still time for worms to get bad, and if you spray and kill all of your residuals, it may increase the worm problem."
Some consultants are cautious about spraying soybeans with sub-threshold levels of insects because of podworms, he says. "If podworms get down in the bottom, you can't get them with a sweep net, and they'll chew on the beans and hurt yield."
Reed advises growers to look at their fields closely, having a good idea about insect densities.
"Keep tabs on the disease situation. When disease starts showing up and is spreading to a wider area, you need to spray for soybean rust if you haven't already. Before soybean rust was being detected, some fields were going to be sprayed anyway because the yield potential was so good at R4 or R5.
"Go by a field-by-field situation, and if you're making good sweep net counts and have a good grasp on the insect populations, then use that to make your determination. If you just look down the plant, you can see them, and if you see a lot of them, then you need to spray."
Auburn University researchers have found a wasp parasite that is doing a good job on the kudzu bug, says Reed, and that might be part of the answer to this pest.
"In South Carolina, they'll have a problem one year and not the next, so hopefully we'll have that same situation. Kudzu bugs feed mainly on the stem, but they'll feed on any part of the plant.
"In 24 Georgia studies, the average yield reduction from this pest was five bushels per acre. When I started spraying for them during the last week of June in Prattville, they would build back up in two weeks.
"You'll see that until the first week of August. They continue to move around and get on beans that are in the early vegetative stage."


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I really did. I tried to make la madre's house socks with acrylic yarn. I even swatched the Red Heart soft yarn. A nice big swatch. But I just couldn't do it. It's so shiny and slippery and weird. So I packed it up and put it away with the rest of the cheap-o yarn that I hide around the house. (Well, okay, in a closet.) This disheartening setback totally interrupted my new sock-yarn-swatch project.
And then this came today:
Yay! My very first purchase from elann.com. Which was followed very promptly by my second order from elann.com when I realized I didn't buy enough of the sonata. And at $1.98 how could I not make up the difference immediately? Anyway, two shades of sonata (sweaters for la madre), four shades of esprit (two solids, two prints) for socks.
I have to say, the esprit seems great. I've never knit with an elasticized yarn; it took me a couple of rows to figure out tension — I was way too tight at first — but once that was straightened out, it was smooth swatch sailing.
The yarn has great give and knit up nicely on #2 needles: 7 spi. Grumperina was right, though, the needles do need to be slippery (Addi turbo were fine), the elastic is very grabby. Should make for a nice pair of socks — glad I didn't waste any more time with that Red Heart. It was not making me happy.
And since today was a day of much exciting mail (including the new Rebecca and a couple of the German back issues), I'll share one of my first academic purchases of the coming school year:
Brand new! And I didn't have to order it from Germany! Anyway, it's a nice anthology of texts, which are, if not exactly hard, then challenging, to find. Nice to save on the shipping and photocopying.


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Rumor: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in 3D?
Jan 26, 2010
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Reports are now making their way around the internet regarding rumors that the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" films are set appear in 3D upon their theatrical release. A report originating on the Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision Blog reports that following early 3D conversion tests of the film "Clash of the Titans" by Warner Bros., the studio has decided to release "two-part "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in 3D." This report of a 3D "Deathly Hallows" comes online despite confirmation by WB, but notes that it believes "but an announcement [regarding its 3D release] on "Titans" is expected by week's end, and official word on the "Potter"pics surely will follow." The blog goes on to say that "Conversion expenses have been coming down, so each film will cost just $5 million to convert into 3D."
While this is very much an exciting possibility, until official word comes from Warner Bros., this news remains in the rumor category.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One" is set for release on November 19, 2010, while "Part Two" is will hit theaters on July 15, 2011.
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A country winter
WYRK's Winter Taste of Country finds three up-and-coming acts joining together to offer an evening of stripped-down, intimate acoustic music. This year's show takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Shea's Performing Arts Center (646 Main St.).
Traditionally, the WYRK acoustic shows have offered emerging artists an opportunity to present their songs in an "unplugged" environment, with an easygoing interplay and a conversational demeanor providing concertgoers a much more personal experience than a high-wattage, arena extravaganza might offer. This works particularly well with country music – the scaled-back presentation reacquaints the genre with its acoustic, folk-based roots, and allows the artist's songwriting to do the talking.
For the 2012 edition, WYRK has enlisted the talents of singer/songwriter Jerrod Niemann ("Lover, Lover," "What Do You Want"), Nashville duo Love & Theft ("Runaway," "Angel Eyes") and newcomer Joanna Smith ("Gettin' Married").
Tickets are $20-$60 (box office, Ticketmaster).
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Battle Levels
In Brikwars, several different sizes of battles take place, ranging from skirmishes to apocalyptic crusades. They are organized into different levels of intensity. The category a battle fits into isn't just to do with points values, but what kind of units are used and objectives, take what you see below as a rough guide. Links provided are just a sample of battles, many more exist buried withing the tens of thousands of posts on the brikwars forums, have gone un-reported, are hosted on brickshelf, mocpages, personal sites, Nelug and more dark corners of the internet or lost.
Skirmishes: Small battles often focused in small areas such as bars or streets, while small they can be extremely entertaining, allowing players to utilize close combat weapons and random objects like beer mugs with brutal LOL-efficiency. Skirmishes rarely feature vehicles of any kind.
Confrontations: When two to three platoons of soldiers face each other in combat over some obscure possibly pizza or siege based objective, hilarity will almost always occur, Confrontations feature the fun high-explosive weapons and vehicles of higher levels but will stay easy to manage like skirmishes.
Upon A Stranded Toybox (Unfortunately the music to this amazing video was disabled)
Clashes: This kind of battle is relatively common among war-gaming clubs and friends playing together in an thoroughly organised way. Features of this kind of battle are multiple groups playing some kind of extended scenario such as assassinating enemy leaders or escaping with the gold. Clashes require lots of prior organisation but once the game momentum gets going it tends to work out. They feature good use of vehicles of various sizes from squads of bikes to tanks, Dragons & mecha.
Onslaughts: This is a rare breed of battle, mainly because it can become easier to jump to epic level games, this kind of battle is known by it's large armies utilizing all kinds of war machines.
Epics: These types of battle can feature the larger varieties of weapons, or can simply be of a grander scale.
Armageddons: Extremely large battles that are encompass the ultimate weapons in brik warfare, Super Weapons and Hyper Weapons. To this day no Hyper Weapons have been built. Armageddons rarely ever happen (possibly 1-2 in the brikwars' 15 year history).
Unfortunately many battles have been lost to the dreaded 404 and Hosting Fee's as such no battle report still exists of such battles.
There are also a plethora of battles which have defied standard ranking by not following what most battles are, they may involve races or role-playing. They occur because brikwars is a great platform for modification to any kind of turn based strategy game.


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I just moved to Brooklyn and looking for people to play with, preferably outdoors on days the weather is nice. I'm a 4.5 USTA rated player and would play anyone from 4.0 to 5.0. I'm flexible with the days and times. Please message me if this works for anyone, thanks.
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Sunday may work for me, but not sure yet. Also, the weather looks iffy, so let's touch base on Friday. What area do you live in BK? Could you play at Fort Greene Park?
Hey Rich. I am a 4.0/4.5 player, and I am always looking for partners in Brooklyn. I play pretty exclusively at the Prospect Park Courts, evenings at 8/9/10pm. If you are interested just let me know. Thanks.
Hi Steve, yes I'm interested in playing. Sorry for the late reply, I haven't checked this site in a couple weeks. Let me know more details, thanks.
Hey Rich,
I am a 4.0 to 4.5 self-rated 40 year old player in decent shape. I am also flexible in terms of time. I can play either outdoors or indoors. I live next to Mill Basin tennis club for indoors or Marine Park for outdoors. I also play on some morning at USTA Flushing Queens. Let me know if you are interested in hitting. My e-mail is email@example.com.
Hi Rich, I just moved to Brooklyn as well, and would love to hit. My level is about 4.5. What is your schedule like?
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Pride on the Line Saturday in Bell Gameby Jim Amidon • November 8, 2012 Share:
The 119th Monon Bell Classic looks like a throw-back game; a game played between arch rivals without playoff or conference title implications.
When Wabash College and DePauw University lock horns on the gridiron Saturday at 1:00 p.m., the only prize will be the coveted Monon Bell. For over 100 years, that 300-pound locomotive's bell was all that mattered when the Little Giants and Tigers clashed in the last game of the season.
For most of a decade, though, one of the two rivals had opportunities to win playoff berths in the NCAA Division III football tournament. In a lot of ways, that took the shine off the brass bell that's served as the winner's trophy since 1932.
Wabash's conference title hopes and playoff berth were dashed a week ago when the Little Giants fell to upset-minded Oberlin — even though Wabash won at Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan, two teams in the mix for the North Coast Athletic Conference championship.
The game will be televised nationally by AXS TV (formerly HDNet) with veteran announcers Kenny Rice and Paul Maguire on the call. Game day ticket sales for both sides of the field will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. A limited number of tickets will be sold at $15 until they are gone.
DePauw, 2-7 on the year after a home loss to Denison last week, has struggled. Scott Srnka stepped in as interim coach in the third week of the year and led the team to wins over Washington University and Wooster; two of the team's losses were by just two points.
The Tigers know their season could be made perfect by knocking off Wabash, 7-2 on the year. Doing so would allow DePauw to reclaim the Monon Bell, which the Little Giants have held for the last three years.
The Little Giant seniors — 17 in all — hope to be the first class since 1979 to graduate having won the Monon Bell Game in all four years. (The Class of 1996 had possession in all four years, going 3-0-1.) Senior captains Austin Hodges, Pat Clegg, Weston Kitley, and Chase Belton know the significance, as does their coach, Erik Raeburn.
"This is a chance to become one of only 10 Wabash senior classes to win the Bell Game all four years," said Raeburn, who will be coaching in his fifth battle for the Bell. "I can't imagine a better football experience than being a part of four Bell Game wins. Our seniors have worked hard over their careers to be in a position to do that. It will take a great effort on Saturday, but it would certainly mean a lot to them and would mean a lot to me."
Last year's Bell Game, won by Wabash 45-7, was closer than the score indicated. Wabash's defense and special teams scored four times. The Tiger defense held Wabash to just 180 yards and only two completed passes.
For Wabash to be successful in 2012, it will need to put points on the scoreboard. In its two losses, Wabash struggled for offensive consistency because of turnovers, penalties, and poor execution.
Key for Wabash will be the running game. Led by junior Tyler Holmes, the Little Giants developed a punishing rushing game in mid-season that twice eclipsed 300 yards on the ground. The loss of C.P. Porter to a broken hip in the Wooster game slowed the attack.
Holmes has a shot at a 1,000-yard season (he needs 102 yards) and Belton has proven throughout the year to be a dangerous threat — twice rushing for more than 150 yards in a game. Holmes, a 6-2, 220-pounder, averages 6.3 yards per carry and 128 yards per game. Belton has rushed for 449 yards and eight touchdowns.
Wabash ran the ball effectively against Oberlin, but bad snaps, penalties in the red zone, and two missed field goals doomed the Little Giants.
When Wabash has run well, the passing game has followed. Belton has completed 60 percent of his passes for 1,642 yards and 15 touchdowns. Juniors Sean Hildenbrand (28 receptions, 468 yards, six TDs) and Jon Laird (26-347-3) have been Belton's favorite targets. Two-way threat Houston Hodges is Belton's big-play receiver with 13 catches for an average of 21 yards each and four touchdowns.
The Tiger defense is led by seniors Jack Quinn, Robby Schuler, Myron Burr, and Jake Konovsky. Quinn, a 6-1, 205-pound linebacker, leads the team with 77 tackles and nine tackles for loss. Schuler is the squad's speedy free safety and boasts 64 tackles and two interceptions.
Linemen Michael McManis (4.5 sacks), Patrick Keller (5 sacks), and Konovsky (3.5 sacks) make things difficult for opposing quarterbacks.
"Defensively, they have a really good front line," Raeburn said. "They are very active up front and run a lot of stunts to confuse the offensive line. That will be a real challenge for us to try to run the football and to protect our quarterback on Saturday."
Wabash's defense will have its hands full against a DePauw offense with plenty of firepower at wide receiver, running back, tight end, and on special teams.
The Tigers employ a two-quarterback rotation with freshman Justin Murray and Sophomore Drew Seaman splitting time. Murray has an ability to scramble and run for big gains, while Seaman is a more traditional pocket passer. Together they have combined to throw for more than 2,100 yards and a dozen touchdowns.
Murray has the ability to break long runs from the quarterback spot and has scored twice on the season.
Senior Taylor Wagner and juniors Nikko Sansone and Jackson Kirtley lead the wide receiving corps for DePauw. Wagner and Kirtley each have two touchdowns, while Sansone leads the team with 38 receptions and 399 yards.
Sansone and Wagner are also dangerous return men. Sansone averages 24.4 yards on kickoff returns and 13.8 yards on punt returns. Wagner has a 24.9-yard kickoff return average and an 86-yard touchdown return.
Senior Bobby Coburn is a dangerous tight end that Raeburn describes as a powerful blocker with good hands capable of making big plays. Coburn is fourth on the team with 30 receptions and leads the team with four touchdown catches.
"Their passing game is pretty dangerous, and in the past two weeks our pass defense hasn't been very good. We have to get that corrected against a good offensive team this week," said Raeburn.
Austin Hodges (six interceptions) leads a Wabash secondary that hopes to get senior safety Jonathan Koop back in the lineup. Koop has missed four games with injuries, but has 38 tackles, three interceptions, and a team-best seven pass breakups in just five starts.
DePauw averages just 85 yards on the ground, but junior Armani Cato has a 100-yard game under his belt and leads the team with five rushing touchdowns. Amen Gailey averages a team-high 4.0 yards per carry and has scored once.
Wabash's linebackers have been outstanding all year. Junior Nate Scola leads the team with 84 tackles, while sophomores A.J. Akinribade and Cody Buresh have 78 and 67 stops, respectively. Tackle Pat Clegg has enjoyed a terrific senior season with 48 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss.
Wabash owns a 56-53 advantage in the series and there have been nine ties. The rivalry is deadlocked at 36-36-9 since the Monon Bell became the trophy in 1932.
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|Rushing Offense
|202.9 ypg
|85.0 ypg
|Passing Offense
|203.1 ypg
|232.4 ypg
|Total Offense
|406.0 ypg
|317.4 ypg
|Scoring Defense
|14.6 ppg
|30.2 ppg
|Rushing Defense
|85.3 ypg
|155.3 ypg
|Passing Defense
|227.6 ypg
|240.2 ypg
|Total Defense
|312.9 ypg
|395.6 ypg
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|DePauw (2-7)
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TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Jordan Lynch directed Northern Illinois to the game's final 21 points Wednesday and the No. 21 Huskies stayed unbeaten by rallying past Toledo 35-17.
Northern Illinois, one of six unbeaten teams remaining in major college football at 11-0, clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference championship game. A win next week over Western Michigan will complete a perfect regular season for the Huskies along with an undisputed West Division title.
Lynch ran 12 yards for a score on the opening possession of the third quarter to overcome a 10-7 halftime deficit, but Toledo regained the lead on a 36-yard throw from Terrance Owens to Bernard Reedy.
Lynch then drove the Huskies 65, 94 and 77 yards to wrap up the victory -- running 31 yards for a touchdown at the end of the first of those drives and finishing off the second with a 1-yard run.
James Spencer produced the final Northern Illinois touchdown with a 9-yard run.
Lynch completed 17-of-22 passes for 202 yards and ran for another 161 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries.
Toledo fell to 7-4 for the season and is 5-1 in the West Division.
Despite turning the ball over three times in the first half, the Rockets were able to take the lead at intermission thanks in part to two missed field goals by Northern Illinois' Mathew Sims.
Owens went 17-of-29 for 235 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Northern Illinois stayed unbeaten along with Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Baylor and Fresno State.
The Huskies will meet either Buffalo or Bowling Green for the conference title in Detroit on Dec. 6.


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Welcome to Lehigh Valley Music's Ticket Box, listing new shows on sale.
Hall and Oates at Allentown's PPL Center, Tony Bennett at Easton's State Theatre and Mary lambert at Musikfest Cafe at ArtsQuest Center in Bethlehem are among 45 shows for which we have information.
Here is the list:
Hall and Oates, 7:30 p.m. May 6, PPL Center, 701 Hamilton St., Allentown, www.PPLCenter.com, 610-347-TIXX.Tickets: $45-$99.50, on sale 10 a.m. SaturdayFeb.28.
Tony Bennett, 8 p.m. May 1, State Theatre, 453 Northampton St., Easton,


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Food Processors Trying to Formulating Healthier Savory Snacks for Consumers
There's no oxymoron there. For many consumers, snacks have become the meal; for others, their diet plan promotes snacking as a means of weight control.
Savory snacks, according to Mumbai-based consumer market research group Bharat Book Bureau (www.bharatbook.com), are a $75 billion global industry and poised to hit $85 billion next year. But they suffer a split personality.
By definition, a snack is something to enjoy only on occasion. But call it grazing, and snacking becomes a diet tool. Unless you do that in front of a television and snacks become the main culprit in the obesity epidemic. Which is it?
Well, all of those, so the challenge for processors is how to make snacks healthier without losing the attraction of crunching and munching that turns us especially toward savory snacks.
"Food makers are seeking to satisfy consumer demands for healthier snacks; they are looking for lower sodium, sugar and fats and to increase functional ingredients that provide qualities such as heart-health benefits or digestive health benefits," says Laura Daly, marketing manager for Snacks & Cereals at Cargill (www.cargill.com), Minneapolis.
But "looking for" and purchasing are not always the same thing. "Taste is always king," adds Daly. "When consumers were asked to list the most important attributes they consider when selecting the foods and beverages in a recent Natural Marketing Institute Health and Wellness Trends survey, taste was at the top — where it always is, above 'health and nutrition' and being 'natural.' "
Since consumers are only going to meet you halfway in your quest to make healthier snacks, creativity is a must. The product has to both be better, which means it has to carry a healthier profile, and it has to taste better in order to break the old paradigm that says healthy foods just don't measure up when it comes to taste.
Crunching the numbers
Something as simple as changing a cooking method can make a big difference in the most fundamental health/nutrition aspect: calories. But any such change has to be done right to maintain the organoleptic qualities of the original technique.
"Baked fries have been tremendously popular, and our sales have reached an all-time high since they were introduced them," says Mary Schulman, co-founder of Snikiddy Inc. (www.snikiddy.com), Boulder, Colo. With a passion for children's health, Schulman and her daughter, Janet Owings, founded Snikiddy in 2006 to create a "crunchy and tasty alternative to the fat-laden french fries and potato chips that typically dominate kid's diets — and [which] make them thirsty for sugar-rich sodas, creating a one-punch of high calories and low nutrients."
The company's baked fries are made with real potatoes and corn and are completely free of trans fats, corn syrup, hydrogenated oils and preservatives. They contain no cholesterol, have half the fat of standard potato chips and are gluten- and wheat-free, as well as low in sodium.
Developed for kids and families, the baked fries are available in different flavors, including "Classic Ketchup," simple sea salt and barbecue. The company recently released new varieties that are dairy-free. "Snikiddy Baked Fries have also attracted a large following of consumers who are on strict gluten-free, low-calorie and low-sugar diets," adds Schulman.
Grains and seeds
Another tactic for "healthying up" savory snacks involves the use of the up-trending seeds and ancient grains. By using higher-protein, denser grains and seeds, formulators get to play on the advantages of the resultant denseness that, when baked, translates to a hearty crunch. Quinoa, kamut, spelt and amaranth as well as flax seed have become grains of choice for healthy-chip and -cracker processors.
One measure of this acceptance is the presence of the whole grain stamp that now can be found on more than 5,000 products, according to stamp creator Oldways (www.oldwayspt.org), Boston, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthier eating patterns.
An unusual outgrowth of this is the availability of whole-grain nutrition without whole-grain taste. Cargill has developed savory snack crisp clusters, featuring fibrous portions of the grain called the aleurone, a layer surrounding the endosperm, or the starchy part of the grain. Aleurone contains about 30 percent of the grain's proteins, including beneficial pigments such as anthocyanins.
"Barliv Crisp and GrainWise Wheat Aleurone deliver a heart-healthy, fiber-rich snack [ingredient] that qualifies for a front-of-package claim," says Daly.
One of the most ancient grains is a common one: oats. Not typically considered a savory candidate, Edinburgh, Scotland, cookie and biscuit maker Nairn's Oatcakes (www.nairns-oatcakes.com) recently began offering savory versions of its oat snacks, such as Herb & Pumpkin, on this side of the pond.
San Diego-based Granola Flats (www.granolaflats.com) takes a standard concept of oat and nut base to create flat little squares in flavors savory, sweet and the growing trend of both. Plus, they're whole grain.
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Robert Don (Bob) Jones, 70
Robert Don (Bob) Jones, 70, of Boise died peacefully on Jan. 18, 2013 of complications due to leukemia.
Robert was born Dec. 31. 1942 in Woodland, Utah to Don P and June Jones. In 1954 the family, which eventually totaled 4 boys and 4 girls, moved to Moreland. He graduated from Snake River High School in 1961. He then served as a missionary in the Eastern States Mission. In 1965 he was drafted into the Army during Vietnam.
In 1970 he married Sheila Adams of Blackfoot. They raised 4 wonderful children: Andrea, RaNae, Jason, and Justin. Professionally, Robert was a salesman. Amongst many things, he owned and operated Boise Equipment Sales for many years before turning to the sale of recreational vehicles. He was born to sell and loved people.
He was a man of many talents. He loved to sing, race snowmobiles, hunt big game, dance, play softball and basketball, tend a large garden, camp and philosophize on the finer points of life.
He served faithfully as a member of the LDS Church and in many callings, finding particular joy during his long tenure as the Young Men's president.
Throughout his life he defined himself by his optimism and excellent sense of humor. Up to his last moments he was making others laugh. He was a wonderful husband, a kind and caring father and grandfather. He was wholly devoted to his family. Loved ones surrounded him as he passed on. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered. We express profound gratitude to the staff of the VA Hospital for their exceptional care.
Services will be held at Relyea Funeral Home in Boise. Viewing on Thursday, Jan. 24, from 7-9 p.m., with another viewing at 10 a.m. Jan. 25 prior to the funeral service at 11 a.m. at the LDS chapel at 2650 South Five Mile Rd, Boise.


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BOSTON, Mass.—UMass Boston men's hockey concluded their best season in over three decades by finishing the season 14th in both the USCHO.com National Poll and D3Hockey.com Top 15.
The 14th place finish is the best in program-history and continues a record nine-week run in the D3Hockey.com Top 15.
Peter Belisle's squad finished the season 19-6-2 and reached as high as number nine in the D3Hockey.com poll and 11th in the USCHO.com poll.
The Beacons finished in second in the ECAC East, their highest finish in over two decades, and reached the semifinals of the conference tournament before being bounced by #8/11 Babson College.
Belisle's squad returns four of their six all-conference players including Second Team forward Travis Daniel (North Brunswick, N.J.) and national Rookie of the Year runner-up Peter MacIntyre (Norfolk, Mass.).
In addition to the two-standout forwards, UMass Boston also returns ECAC East All-Rookie Team members Frankie DeAugustine (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Kit Sitterley (Mooresville, N.C.) and the single-season program-record holder for wins Zach Andrews (Coral Springs, Fla.).


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Bromium vSentry Sets New Standard for Security Effectiveness.
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Bromium, Inc., a software solutions provider that makes enterprise endpoints secure by design, today announced the first independent security validation of its vSentry(TM) software for Windows desktops. In test results just published by NSS Labs, Bromium vSentry protected endpoints from every attack, confirming that Bromium vSentry sets a new industry standard for endpoint security.
NSS Labs testing verified that Bromium vSentry managed to defeat and automatically remediate all attacks, including 166 embedded exploits delivered via email to Microsoft Outlook[R], 153 drive-by attacks delivered via HTTP and HTTPS, and 15 advanced attacks using the Metasploit penetration testing toolset that incorporated advanced obfuscation and evasion techniques in an attempt to bypass protection.
"This is the first public test in our new Threat Isolation group test, using our new Security Stack Test Harness," said Ken Baylor, Research VP at NSS Labs. "The Stack Test Harness allows NSS to accurately determine the level of protection offered by the industry's leading security products as measured against active penetration attempts by actual threat actors. Tests conducted with Bromium vSentry showed that the software was able to defeat 100 percent of the attacks launched against an otherwise unprotected Windows 7 desktop."
vSentry is built on the Bromium Microvisor(TM) - a security-focused hypervisor designed to automatically, instantly and invisibly hardware-isolate each vulnerable Microsoft Windowstask in a micro-VM that is prevented from modifying Windows or gain access to enterprise data or network infrastructure. Whenever a task isolated with vSentry attempts to access files, networks, devices, the clipboard, or interact with the user, the hardware interrupts execution and passes control to the Microvisor, which enforces task- specific policies on a strictly "need-to- know" basis.
The New York Stock Exchange is among the growing number of large enterprise and government organizations that attest to the power of vSentry.
"vSentry is an intriguing product because of its unique ability to isolate and analyze the potential impact of very real attacks on your network," said Sunil Seshadri, SVP & Chief Information Security Officer at NYSE Euronext. "It's almost like performing preventative forensics, which is a very innovative capability, and incredibly valuable in today's carefully guarded corporate networks."
"The independent findings of NSS Labs, as well as the feedback we receive from customers, all validate the unmatched protection of Bromium's hardware-enabled isolation technology integrated into the innovative, lightweight design of vSentry," said Franklyn Jones, Vice President of Marketing at Bromium. "Bromium continues to deliver on its vision of a profoundly more secure enterprise endpoint, while simultaneously enabling IT to empower end-users to access the web and untrustworthy content with a safe, non-disruptive user experience."
About NSS Labs, Inc.
NSS Labs, Inc. is the world's leading information security research and advisory company, with unparalleled expertise in the complex aspects of information security across a wide range of technologies. CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, and information security professionals from many of the largest and most demanding enterprises rely on NSS Labs' insight, every day. For more information, visit www.nsslabs.com.
About Bromium
Bromium is a pioneer in trustworthy computing. Its products transform the resilience of computer systems, making them secure by design. The company's founders led development of the Xen[R] hypervisor, and the Bromium team is comprised of virtualization and security black-belts who have dedicated their careers to advancing the state of the art in systems architecture, security and performance. For more information, visit www.bromium.com
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Azarenka holds off Kuznetsova
World number one Victoria Azarenka saw off a spirited display from Svetlana Kuznetsova to keep the defence of her Australian Open title on track.
Kuznetsova, a two-time former grand slam champion, proved she is over the knee surgery which forced her to miss the second half of 2012 with a wonderfully creative display - mixing clever angles with raw power.
But it was not enough to derail Azarenka who, having edged the first set, ran through the second to register her 12th successive win in Melbourne, 7-5 6-1.
Azarenka said: "She played really well throughout the whole match. I know what kind of tennis she is capable of and in the beginning it took a little bit of adjustment because she has a very different game. I am glad I could produce my best tennis when it was needed."
Azarenka needs to retain the title on Saturday night to stand any hope of keeping her number one ranking and it looked as though that position was under severe threat in the early stages as Kuznetsova came out firing, displaying the kind of tennis which saw her win the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open crowns.
This was no typical crash, bang, wallop encounter, with Kuznetsova particularly inventive. Deft with the drop shot and imaginative from mid-court, she tried to move Azarenka off the baseline from where she can do the most damage with her brutal groundstrokes.
And for a while it worked. The Russian broke for 3-1 and after holding, an upset seemed on the cards. But Azarenka roared back, playing some smart tennis of her own.
She broke back for 3-4 and then ramped up her performance level even further at 5-5, with a big forehand on break point edging her ahead for the first time in the match.
She served it out and then maintained the momentum by breaking in the opening game of the second.
Kuznetsova hit back immediately but she could not win another game as the top seed advanced to a last-four clash with Sloane Stephens.


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Style # 214252
With a gladiator-inspired design, darkly glamorous metal link embellishments and comfy cork wedge, these bebe sandals are sure to offset spring's hottest colors. Try it with pop-bright rompers and jumpsuits.
- Synthetic and metal upper, synthetic outsole
- Heel height: 5.5" (14 cm)
- Platform: 1.5" (4 cm)
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[My Hope Is In You was brilliantly written by April Geesbreght and resonates with the cry of my heart found throughout my latest album, THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVE. My Deluxe Edition CD contains 6 additional songs (4 acoustic remixes and 2 new) and a devotional corresponding with each song. The following is the devotional I wrote for the song, My Hope Is In You.]
As I'm typing this, the states of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi are dealing with the repercussions of the most severe tornadic activity in our nation's history. Entire towns were flattened, the death toll was already in the hundreds after 24 hours with hundreds more missing. I read this morning that University of Alabama students are asking for prayer as they pull bodies out from the wreckage on campus.
Earthquakes have recently devastated Japan and Chile, the repercussions of which will last a lifetime for those who have lost loved ones.
Death is a part of every life. And that fact in no way diminishes the gravity, difficulty and emotional pain it can bring to those of us who remain.
When my 2-year-old boy, Nicky, was diagnosed with Eosinaphilic Esophogitis (EE), a rare, painful and, thus far, incurable disease, it rocked my family to our core. It dropped us to our knees, face-planted us in prayer. I wept like I've never wept before. He spent months in Children's hospital and on December 6th, two days after his 2nd birthday, we found out that he had Septic Shock, his organs had dropped, a 104 degree fever hadn't broken for days and he was admitted into what we accidentally discovered was called "the bereavement wing" of the PICU; where children don't normally get discharged.
When the ground on which you are standing begins to shake, you will naturally reach for the closest thing you believe to be the most stable or secure.
David says in Psalm 62, "Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. Truly He is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Fortress, I will not be shaken."
My wife, Sarah, and I have always believed that God has a plan. More than a plan: a Perfect plan, the end result of which is His increased glory! Its the kind of perfect plan that would make all of mankind spontaneously shout out loud for joy if we understood the half of it! So even when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we fear no evil, He is with us! He's promised He will never leave us or forsake us: even through the droughts and the storms. Before we were even blessed to become parents, Sarah and I spoke of the reality that if God graces us with children one day, we will simply be their caretakers, they will belong to Him and whether they live for 90 years or 9 days, He holds the measure of their days. Who are we to say how long anyone is supposed to live? Can we improve on God's perfect plan?
The foundation on which we stood was rock solid. We were not the solid ones. He is. Our hope is in Him alone. The peace that passes understand was our song. Multiple nurses would spend their downtime in Nicky's room and tell Sarah, "There's such a peace in here!" Then Sarah would tell them why.
And on one glorious day, a befuddled doctor told us that the most severe case of EE they had ever witnessed was no longer remotely present in Nicky's little body.


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Girl in a Bonnet
Carolyn M. Fletcher 7/3/2012 4:46:22 AMOh she's just so cute! Another spectacular portrait! #1472715
Jeff Robinson 7/3/2012 6:19:12 AMVery impressive portrait work Mary Beth! #10212124
Joy Rector 7/3/2012 6:22:35 AMfantastic, beautifully done #10212129
Robert Jensen 7/3/2012 7:30:00 AMSuperb portrait. Sure wish we lived closer together. Would love to go to some of the events you attend. #10212226
Robert R. Goodman 7/3/2012 7:48:44 AMHi Mary Beth,Those freckles about the cutest I've seen.Stunning capture my friend,beautiful treatment!!!!!
JO ANN CLEVELAND 7/3/2012 9:03:18 AMThat is just too cute Mary Beth! And those freckles just top it off too!
jo ann c. #10212332
David Phalen 7/3/2012 11:14:45 AMA spectacular portrait!! Love the eyes and freckles!! #10212518
Mary Beth Aiello 7/3/2012 12:37:04 PMYes, textures are from French Kiss and Kim Klaussen. I'll post it in my description. #10212593
David M. Montero 7/3/2012 2:12:50 PMLove the freckles and whisp of hair across her forehead. Wonderfully done Mary Beth. #10212730
Michelle Alton 7/3/2012 3:48:39 PMwow! It's hard to think of words of praise for this work Mary Beth. The freckles alone would have been enough for me. But this is definitely a winner, and of course a favorite for me. #10212895
Agnes Fegan 7/3/2012 5:56:28 PMWhat a cute capture this is Mary Beth! #10213104
Debbie Bray 7/3/2012 11:31:50 PMShe is such a pretty little picture, Mary Beth, and the freckles add to her personality! Very beautiful image, and her little bonnet is just an added bonus! #10213401
Patricia A. Casey 7/5/2012 6:16:01 AMAnother Wow!!! just a delight...brought a big smile to my face....Beautiful Mary Beth... #10215100
Linda S. Smith 7/11/2012 7:46:29 PMAbsolutely adorable Mary Beth! Wonderful capture with the perfect treatment! #10225937
Bonnie C. Lackey 7/17/2012 11:35:46 AMI haven't kept up with my favorite photographers and see what I missed! Of course, your gallery is just chock full of gems but this is way up at the top. It's not just the technique (perfection) but the expression on this little girl's face makes every parent envious! #10233563
Leslie McLain 8/29/2012 4:34:53 AMCongrats on a beautiful finalist, Mary Beth. #10295183
Danny B. Head 8/29/2012 5:35:56 AMSimply awesome! Congrats! #10295446
Stefania Barbier 8/29/2012 5:47:03 AMcongratulations on a fabulous finalist!!! #10295496
Julianne Bradford 8/29/2012 8:06:38 AMHow adorable!! Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #10295978
Jessica Jenney 8/29/2012 8:30:41 AMCongrats, Mary Beth on your fabulous finalist! #10296124
Ellen Hodges 8/29/2012 1:32:25 PMHuge congrats and the best with your fabulous finalists, Mary Beth!! #10297185
Patricia A. Casey 8/29/2012 1:35:51 PMCongratulations on this Finalist Mary Beth....I hope we see it again...just brought another smile to my face....she is so beautiful! #10297199
David M. Montero 8/29/2012 1:43:13 PMSomething out of Norman Rockwell. Congratulations on your Finalist selection Mary Beth! #10297225
JO ANN CLEVELAND 8/29/2012 5:17:25 PMCongratulations on another outstanding finalist Mary Beth...I just loved this, and all those little freckles! :-)
jo ann c. #10297802
Neal D. Hatcher 8/29/2012 6:57:53 PMCONGRATULATIONS #10298159
Nikki McDonald 8/29/2012 7:47:56 PMWhat a cutie! Congratulations on the outstanding finalist, Mary Beth, and best of luck in the next round. #10298290
Christopher Budny 8/30/2012 10:54:57 AMFantastic portraiture as always, Mary Beth; you are so talented! Congratulations! #10299446
Lydia Williams 8/30/2012 4:50:37 PMSo adorable...congratulations, Mary Beth! Well done! #10300110
R. J. Laudenbacher 8/31/2012 5:09:09 AMWhat a face to remember, MB. Congrats on this tremendous Finalist! #10301167
Cheryl Schneider 8/31/2012 2:52:55 PMGreat work, Mary Beth! Congratulations. #10301912
Phyllis H. Burchett 8/31/2012 5:04:42 PMWhat an adorable child....fabulous Mary Beth, congrats! #10302091
Renee Doyle 8/31/2012 6:28:25 PMShe's adorable and your work awesome! Congrats Mary Beth! #10302278
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer 9/16/2012 5:27:50 AMWhat an adorable face! Congrats again. #10324894
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"There really is nothing like a weekend getaway to the mountains. After an early morning of coffee and coffee, I decided to go on one of the many hikes this community boasted. Because I am an overachiever and think I'm a triathlete, despite never having attempted one, I headed to the most difficult trail. It read on the complex map "MOST DIFFICULT." Well, that was for me. I set out after a little stretching.
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