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Boulder, CO, USA - GEOLOGY includes three papers about Mars; continuation of the "jelly sandwich" versus "crme brle" debate; support for the Snowball Earth hypothesis; what nine-million-year-old tooth enamel says about vegetation in an ancient sub-Himalayan ecosystem; anthropogenic lead in the Tyrrhenian Sea; evidence for a prehistoric South Pacific tsunami; a multicentennial megadrought in medieval Europe; and a newly discovered fossil turtle in the Canadian Arctic. GSA Today's science article proposes a new method for classifying Quaternary glacial deposits.
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Tropical sea temperatures in the high-latitude South Pacific during the Eocene
Christopher J. Hollis et al., GNS Science, P.O. Box 30368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand. Pages 99-102.
Hollis et al. provide evidence for a tropical climate in the high-latitude southwest Pacific in Eocene time. The early Eocene, around 50 million years ago, has been long recognized as a time of pronounced global warming. In New Zealand, warm climate conditions were inferred for this time period from a wide range of fossil evidence but, until now, the degree of warmth was uncertain. Hollis et al. used three independent geochemical methods for extracting sea temperatures from the sedimentary rock record and determined that surface waters exceeded 30 degrees Celsius, and water at the sea floor hovered around 20 degrees Celsius, during what is inferred to have been a 2-3-million-year episode of greenhouse gas-induced global warming. These temperatures are at the extreme end of modern tropical water masses (annual sea surface temperatures of 25-30 degrees Celsius). Tropical temperatures at this high-latitude location (55 degrees south) present a huge challenge for climate modelers. Even under extreme greenhouse conditions of greater than 2000 parts per million of carbon dioxide, modeled temperatures for Eocene era New Zealand do not exceed 20 degrees Celsius. Anomalously warm conditions have also been reported for early Eocene records from high-latitude regions in the Northern Hemisphere. It now seems likely that some as yet unknown heat transport mechanism comes into play during times of extreme global warmth.
Lateral trends in carbon isotope ratios reveal a Miocene vegetation gradient in the Siwaliks of Pakistan
Michele E. Morgan et al., Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. Pages 103-106.
It is unusual to be able to look back in time at ancient ecosystems, but through analysis of carbon atoms preserved in fossils, paleontologists and chemists are opening new windows onto Earth's ecological past. Morgan et al. use stable carbon isotope ratios measured in 9-million-year-old mammalian tooth enamel from northern Pakistan to reveal how the landscape and vegetation varied across two different paleo-river systems on the ancient sub-Himalayan plain. The teeth were sampled along a 32-km transect within a time slice of about 150,000 years. Fossil teeth from the southwestern end have more of the heavier 13-C isotope compared with fossil teeth from the northeastern end, evidence that there was increased evaporation of moisture from the soil and plants in that direction. The carbon isotopic data indicate that animals living on the river plain to the southwest were foraging in more open vegetation compared with the river system to the northeast, which had moister soil conditions with more closed-canopy woodland and forest. The data also imply that the resident mammals, including giraffes, antelopes, pigs, the hippo-like anthracotheres, and primates, stayed in a limited area and did not move from one river system to the other on a yearly or seasonal basis. This approach offers new insights into kilometer-scale habitat variation and mammalian landscape-use patterns in an ancient sub-Himalayan ecosystem.
Mafic magma recharge supplies high CO2 and SO2 gas fluxes from Popocatpetl volcano, Mexico
Julie Roberge et al., Departamento de Geoqumica, Instituto de Geologa, Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mexico, Coyoacan, Mexico D.F. 04510, Mexico. Pages 107-110.
Since late 1994, open-vent eruptive activity and degassing at Popocatpetl volcano, Mexico, have released large masses of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Tephra and lava produced by these eruptions show evidence for mixing of mafic and silicic magmas shortly before eruption. Roberge et al. present the first measurements of dissolved carbon dioxide in the mafic magma endmember based on analyses of olivine-hosted melt inclusions that were trapped at pressures as high as about 400 megapascals (MPa) (about 17 km) beneath the volcano. They combine their data with thermodynamic models to show that degassing of mafic magma at about 150� MPa pressure can explain the carbon-dioxide/sulfur-dioxide mass ratios (1:8) of volcanic gases released from the volcano during 1995-1997. Their results demonstrate that mafic magma recharge was responsible for the high measured fluxes of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from 1995-1997. Their results suggest that the ongoing eruption of Popocatpetl is essentially an intrusive event. More generally, they suggest that intrusion and deep degassing may explain the high gas fluxes at some other open-vent volcanoes, rather than convection of magma in the uppermost parts of subvolcanic conduits.
Anthropogenic Pb in recent hydrothermal sediments from the Tyrrhenian Sea: Implications for seawater Pb control on low-temperature hydrothermal systems
George D. Kamenov et al., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA. Pages 111-114.
Hydrothermal sediments from a submarine mineralization site on the Eolo Seamount (Tyrrhenian Sea), exhibit unusual lead (Pb) that cannot be solely derived from natural sources in the region. Lead isotopic abundances indicate a significant part of the lead in these sediments is anthropogenic in origin. This finding by Kamenov et al. suggests that modern low-temperature hydrothermal processes do not contribute a significant amount of lead to seawater, and implies that anthropogenic activities can influence the chemistry of natural hydrothermal systems.
The impact of lithification on the diversity, size distribution, and recovery dynamics of marine invertebrate assemblages
Jocelyn A. Sessa et al., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-2714, USA. Pages 115-118.
The process of turning sediments into stone has recently been recognized as having the potential to significantly alter fossil collections. Sessa et al. find that the diversity of fossil assemblages in sediments is about twice as high as the diversity found in coeval lithified rocks, due to a loss of taxa smaller than 5 millimeters. In some of the world's best studied and stratigraphically expanded Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction boundary sections, this bias prolongs the recovery period by about seven million years, the duration that lithified rocks persist after unlithified diversities recover to pre-extinction values.
Stratigraphic and tectonic implications of a newly discovered glacial diamictite-cap carbonate couplet in southwestern Mongolia
Francis A. Macdonald et al., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. Pages 123-126.
Macdonald et al. report stratigraphic studies on a newly discovered Neoproterozoic glacial deposit and bounding carbonate rocks in western Mongolia. The juxtaposition of cold-water glacial deposits and warm-water carbonate rocks is consistent with the Snowball Earth hypothesis. Integration of this stratum into the Neoproterozoic record of climate change also places constraints on the timing of basin formation and early accretion in Central Asia.
Tails of two plume types in one mantle
A. Lenardic and A.M. Jellinek, Department of Earth Science, MS 126, P.O. Box 1892, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA. Pages 127-130.
Observations related to flood basalts suggest the existence of mantle plumes with large heads and thin trailing tails (cavity plumes). Seismic data suggest the existence of mantle plumes with thick tails (diapir plumes). The conditions required for diapir versus cavity plume generation are different, and in a chemically homogeneous mantle both types are not predicted to coexist. Lenardic and Jellinek show, however, that if a variable-thickness chemical layer exists at the base of the mantle, consistent with seismic observations, then the coexistence of morphologically distinct plumes types is expected. The chemical layer governs temperature and, thus, viscosity variations in the thermal boundary layer from which mantle plumes rise. A locally thick layer leads to small viscosity variation instabilities and hence to diapir plumes. A locally thin chemical layer allows for large viscosity variations across the active portion of the lower mantle thermal boundary layer and, hence, for cavity plume formation. A chemical layer that can move in response to changing flow patterns allows for the potential that plumes can morphologically transition over their lifetimes. An expectation that the morphology and thermal structure of mantle plumes should vary according to the thickness of a chemical layer is consistent with correlations between seismic observations of chemically distinct material at the core-mantle boundary, the varied morphology of mantle thermal anomalies, and the inferred diversity in hotspot buoyancy fluxes and excess temperatures.
Huge erratic boulders in Tonga deposited by a prehistoric tsunami
Cliff Frohlich et al., Institute for Geophysics, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758-4445, USA. Pages 131-134.
Seven huge and hugely puzzling coral limestone boulders sit 100� meters from the shoreline on the island of Tongatapu in the southwest Pacific. In 2007, Frohlich et al. studied these boulders, which have dimensions as large as 9 meters and weigh up to 1600 tons, and concluded that the boulders originated at the shoreline about 120,000 years ago and have since been displaced by a prehistoric tsunami. Frohlich et al. analyzed undersea volcanic calderas in the Tofua arc west of Tongatapu and local slump features just offshore from the boulders and concluded that a caldera collapse was the likely cause of a tsunami large enough to move the boulders. A systematic census and analysis of erratic boulders and other tsunamigenic features along shorelines elsewhere in the world may provide a means for extending the historic record and thus more accurately assessing tsunami hazard.
Volcanic spreading and lateral variations in the structure of Olympus Mons, Mars
Patrick J. McGovern and Julia K. Morgan, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, USA. Pages 139-142.
The immense Olympus Mons volcano on Mars (about 23 km tall and 600 km wide) exhibits a somewhat lopsided structure: elongated to the northwest, shortened to the southeast, with corresponding types of faulting (extensional and compressional, respectively) prevalent in each sector. However, the overall shape of the edifice is characterized by a decrease in slope with increasing distance from the center, somewhat like the surface of a tent that is supported by a single central pole. In order to uncover the mechanism that generates the distinctive features of the shape of Olympus Mons, McGovern and Morgan constructed models of Olympus Mons as collections of particles that slip and slide past each other, controlled by the weight of other particles and the friction value assigned to each. They find that a low-friction zone at the base of the volcanic pile is required, and lateral variations in basal friction are critical. Friction decreasing outward from the center of the edifice can explain the overall "circus tent" shape, whereas friction decreasing from southeast to northwest accounts for the shortening and elongation of the respective quadrants. The most likely origin for the basal low-friction zone is in a layer of clay sediment, overpressured by pore water. This layer would be thicker in the "downhill" (northwest) direction, accounting for the asymmetry. Such a layer likely corresponds to widespread and ancient clay deposits discovered by the Mars Express mission, and may constitute a favored environment for extant thermophilic ("heat-loving") organisms on Mars.
Mantle weakening and strain localization: Implications for the long-term strength of the continental lithosphere
Jacques Prcigout and Frdric Gueydan, Gosciences Rennes, Universit de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6118, 35042 Rennes, France. Pages 147-150.
The long-term strength of the continental lithosphere remains a matter of debate, implying two opposite models with either a stiff or a weak lithosphere mantle, e.g. "jelly sandwich" versus "crme brle," respectively. In the study by Prcigout and Gueydan, numerical results show that the dominance of grain boundary sliding during dynamic grain size reduction can trigger intense strain localization. This process of ductile strain localization could drastically reduce the strength of the subcontinental mantle. Therefore, in response to the grain boundary slidinginduced weakening in mantle shear zones, the long-term deformation of such a ductile localizing mantle could change the lithosphere strength layering from "jelly sandwich" to "crme brle."
Is there an orbital signal in the polar layered deposits on Mars?
J. Taylor Perron and Peter Huybers, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. Pages 155-158.
Climate records in ice cores and ocean sediments record temperature changes, including repeated ice ages that bear a clear imprint of long-term variations in the Earth's orbit. In their study, Perron and Huybers ask whether the polar ice caps on Mars contain a similar record of orbital changes. The martian polar caps contain hundreds of meters of layers composed of mixed ice and dust, and scientists have speculated that these layers formed in response to variations in orbital characteristics like the tilt of Mars' rotational axis, which controls the intensity of the seasons. Perron and Huybers used spacecraft images of exposed layers and elevation measurements to construct virtual "cores" through the north polar cap. Their analysis of these cores revealed repeating layers 1.6 meters (about 5 feet) thick in many areas of the polar cap. Because the age of the polar caps is unknown, it is not currently possible to determine whether the layering formed in response to orbital variations, contrary to the conclusions of several previous studies. To confirm an orbital cause, repeating layers with multiple thicknesses, corresponding to the multiple orbital cycles, would be required. The martian layers could be evidence of a shorter-term process that affects the deposition of ice and dust at the poles, perhaps similar to the way the El Nio Southern Oscillation produces intermittent changes in Pacific Ocean temperatures and rainfall. Perron and Huybers do not rule out the possibility that the layers they observe are part of an orbital signature, and they note that new data from current and future Mars missions could reveal whether the layers on Mars are, or are not, like the ones buried in Earth's oceans and Antarctic ice.
Choking the Mediterranean to dehydration: The Messinian salinity crisis
Rob Govers, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands. Pages 167-170.
Motions of the Earth's crust, not sea-level variations, caused the Mediterranean Sea to dry up and re-flood about six million years ago. Model results by Govers shed new light on the cause of this Messinian Salinity Crisis, which left kilometer-thick evaporite layers as massive footprints of this major climate event.
Discovery of columnar jointing on mars
M.P. Milazzo et al., Astrogeology Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA. Pages 171-174.
Part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program is the search for liquid water (and potential life) on Mars. One of the most promising ways to locate water near the surface is to search for geological features in which water and lava have interacted. On Earth, columnar jointing and entablature are two such geologic features that indicate cooling lava and liquid water have interacted near the Earth's surface. Milazzo et al. show that the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered columnar jointing and entablature near the martian surface, suggesting geologically recent interactions between cooling lava and liquid water.
Multicentennial megadrought in Northern Europe coincided with a global El Nio-Southern Oscillation drought pattern during the Medieval Climate Anomaly
Samuli Helama et al., Department of Geology, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. Pages 175-178.
Climatologists from Finland report a severe multi-centennial drought in Northern Europe. This drought occurred during the late medieval times, approximately 1,000 years ago, between A.D. 1000 and 1200. During this interval, only a few moister periods (with duration of tens of years) seem to have ameliorated the climate. Hundreds of moisture-sensitive tree-ring records enabled a precise reconstruction of precipitation variability. The study by Helama et al. is the first European dendroclimatic precipitation reconstruction that runs through the alternating climate phases of the Medieval Climate Anomaly and the Little Ice Age. Northern Europe thus suffered from a severe precipitation deficit during the Medieval Climate Anomaly. Subsequent centuries during the Little Ice Age show a markedly wetter climate. The medieval drought was strikingly synchronous with droughts experienced in various regions sensitive to El Nio-Southern Oscillation, worldwide, including North America, eastern South America, and equatorial East Africa. Results of the study are important since the ongoing climate change may be causing current and future regional droughts, similar to droughts in medieval times. Results thus underscore the need for a higher number of longer high-precision precipitation reconstructions, to better understand the temporal and spatial variability of the worldwide late Holocene droughts.
A New Late Cretaceous macrobaenid turtle with Asian affinities from the High Canadian Arctic: Dispersal via ice-free polar routes
Deborah Vandermark et al., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA. Pages 183-186.
The waning volume of Arctic sea ice highlights the future potential impact of climate change. Such changes can be placed in a broader context by looking at times in the past when the Arctic had a much warmer climate. Aurorachelys, a newly discovered fossil turtle found in the High Canadian Arctic, lived in ice-free polar latitudes some 92-86 million years ago. Aurorachelys has affinities with turtles in Mongolia, and documents faunal interchange between Asia and North America during the Late Cretaceous. Vandermark et al. postulate that the extreme polar warmth of the time (similar to the climate of northern Florida today), may have been driven by volcanic carbon dioxide missions, allowing reptiles to expand their temperature-dependent ranges poleward. Other features of the ancient, volcanically active Arctic Ocean, such as islands and fresh surface waters, could have assisted the faunal interchange.
Fetch-limited self-organization of elongate water bodies
Andrew D. Ashton et al., Coastal Systems Group, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA. Pages 187-190.
Series of rounded water bodies can be found in many environments worldwide. These enigmatic water bodies often appear to be the result of the segmentation of a larger water body. Ashton et al. present numerical modeling showing the first quantitative demonstration of how an elongate water body with sandy coastlines could self-organize and segment itself into equally sized rounded lakes. As a result of the long fetch along an elongate water body, waves approach most of the coast at large relative angles. These "high-angle" waves cause capes and spits to form and to continue to grow along these coasts. As these capes extend across the water body, they affect the fetch felt by capes on the opposing coast, attracting capes on the opposite shore, causing the elongate water body to segment into smaller, round ponds or lakes. These results can explain the morphology of many wave-formed features in many environments, potentially explaining the reworking of elongate back barriers, kettle ponds, and even Carolina bays into series of rounded ponds.
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A shift from lithostratigraphic to allostratigraphic classification of Quaternary glacial deposits Matti E. Rsnen et al., Dept. of Geology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland
Surficial, Quaternary glacial deposits historically have not received much attention from stratigraphers, and the economic importance of such deposits has, until recently, gone largely unappreciated. Moreover, the geologically unique characteristics of Quaternary glacial deposits have caused them to be regarded differently in geological research than older, generally more lithified strata. This has been exacerbated by the segregation of the Quaternary research community into different schools of geology and geography, producing redundant nomenclature, multiple classification approaches, and inconsistent stratigraphies that ultimately are not well suited for describing glaciated surficial deposits in a predictive fashion. Here, the authors propose a classification of Quaternary glacial deposits based on the combined use of conventional lithostratigraphic and sequence stratigraphic data. In this proposal, alloformations are treated as the fundamental stratigraphic unit, and lithostratigraphic units fill out the framework where appropriate. This classification provides a predictive, hierarchical framework for glaciogenic deposits that will potentially support stratigraphic information systems, databases, and digital spatial models more effectively than the traditional lithostratigraphic frameworks. The increased interest in and recognition of the importance of surficial Quaternary deposits makes this a timely and important contribution. The bedrock of the northern halves of North America and Europe is covered by Quaternary glacial deposits, forming a surficial overburden that is relatively thin, nonlithified, lithologically variable on a small scale (in terms of grain-size, mineralogy, texture, fabric, structure, and color), and often has a well-preserved depositional topography.
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Handmade gifts are perfect for any occasion. Robyn will show how to make a thread necklace designed by Susan Lowman and Kristin will show how to make a cable stitch tablet case designed by Cheryl Murray. This week we will show how to finish up the afghan square of the week.
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miércoles, 20 de febrero de 2013
Girl catches fire in hospital room: 'I woke up to fire'
PORTLAND, Ore. – At just 11 years old, Ireland Lane has spent plenty of time in a hospital room. She had already survived cancer and was back in the hospital to treat a head injury when bad luck struck again earlier this month.
Ireland was cleaning up with hand sanitizer in her hospital room at Doernbecher Children's Hospital on February 2 when she suddenly caught fire.
Her father, Steve Lane, was napping in the room when he woke up to his daughter saying she was burning.
"I told the nurses I'd take a nap because I was up with her all night. I woke up to fire." Steve said. "All I saw was the back end of her going out the door and I was right behind her. Nurses had her down, trying to put her out. One yelled 'put a fire blanket over her.' I laid across her back and put the fire out."
Steve said he ripped off a rubber decal on his daughter's shirt that was melting as the nurses rushed to treat her. She suffered burns from her neck down to her stomach and also on her arms.
The fire marshal is still investigating how the fire started. It's possible the hand sanitizer, which is flammable, played a role, although fires with sanitizer are incredibly rare.
"They couldn't find any sources," Steve said. "No machinery, I've never smoked, no lighters, matches, nothing that would cause fire."
Steve said his daughter just recently learned about static electricity and at one point was goofing around with the sheets watching the sparks when she touched something.
"I've been in medicine going back 30 years now and never heard anything like this. And hopefully I never will again," Dr. Stacy Nicholson, Assistant Chief at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, said on Sunday evening.
Ireland had been cleaning up after an art project when the fire started. It was the day she was supposed to be discharged and she was making a box as a thank you gift for her nurses. She used the hand sanitizer to clean the table.
She frequently used hand sanitizer ever since being diagnosed with cancer. Her cancer is currently in remission.
Ireland has had one skin graft since suffering the burns. She will have a second on her 12th birthday this coming Thursday. She'll likely have scars, but otherwise is expected to make a full recovery from the burns.
Her father praised the hospital staff for their quick reaction. He said despite everything that has happened to her, Ireland remains upbeat.
"She's still happy – a kid smiling and playing," Steve said. "She takes everything so well."
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Chris Bosh Admits He Was Close To Leaving The Heat
Money talks, but Chris Bosh is admitting that it wasn't always about the money, and he was really close to bolting the Miami Heat for greener Pastures.
Per ESPN.com:
"It was close. I'm not going to lie," Bosh said on "The Zaslow and Joy Show" on FM 104.3 The Ticket in Miami. "It was close. It was a weird situation because we were waiting so long and I didn't know what was going on.
"I think you're always in a situation where it is close even if you don't leave because teams got very aggressive on me. And I guess as soon as LeBron made up his mind, that's when everything could fall in line. But I was just waiting, so I didn't know what was going on."
With the loss of LeBron James to Cleveland, the retooled Heat will include a roster that includes Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole andChris Andersen, and newcomers Josh McRoberts, Luol Deng, Shabazz Napier and Danny Granger.
Bosh for his part believes Miami will be really good.
"I think we have a very good team," Bosh told The Ticket. "Looking at the guys we're bringing in, we have a chance to be very good. I know we don't have the best player in the world; that's an obvious thing. But teamwise, if we come together we can do a bunch of special things. We're still going to be competitive. It gives us an opportunity to play with a chip on our shoulder. It has revitalized my attitude towards basketball a little bit. And I'm really excited."


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The 19-horse field for today's Kentucky Derby is balanced, with no definitive favorite.
Orb is the pre-race choice, just barely. Nearly overshadowed is his trainer, Shug McGaughey, who really, really wants this race. Doug O'Neill trying to win back-to-back. And then there's the threat of rain, which has done in some of the best-laid plans on race day.
It sure looks like a topsy-turvy Derby.
"I don't think we've got Secretariat in this bunch, even Seattle Slew," four-time Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas said, "so I think it's going to boil down to the trip and the pace and a lot of other things."
Todd Pletcher will saddle a record-tying five horses -- undefeated and early second choice Verrazano, Revolutionary, Overanalyze, Palace Malice and Charming Kitten.
"We laid out a plan to get here with them, and it's all come down pretty much like we hoped," said Pletcher, who has one Derby win with 31 previous starters.
Verrazano is 4-0 in his young career, not having run as a 2-year-old. He'll be trying to disprove an old Derby jinx: no horse since Apollo in 1882 has won without racing as a juvenile.
Relative unknown Kevin Krigger will be aboard Goldencents, trying to become the first black jockey to win since Jimmy Winkfield in 1902.
"I'm going to ride us the race that should get us to the Kentucky Derby winner's circle," Krigger said.The colt is partly owned by Pitino, whose Cardinals won the NCAA championship last month. The coach recently got elected to basketball's Hall of Fame, so a Derby win would complete the ultimate trifecta.
Rosie Napravnik wants to grab history for herself, too.
No female jockey has ever won the Derby, although she came closest, with a ninth-place finish in 2011. Napravnik will ride 15-1 long shot Mylute.
"He feels great, he's acting great and I'm very confident heading into the Derby," she said.
Orb was the narrow 7-2 early favorite for the 139th Derby. He comes in on a four-race winning streak for McGaughey, the 62-year-old trainer whose Hall of Fame résumé lacks a Derby victory. He's making his second appearance since 1989, when he finished second with Easy Goer.
"I hope the track is fast and safe for everybody and nobody has any excuses, and let the best horse win," McGaughey said.
Kentucky Derby odds
Field for today's 139th Kentucky Derby, with post position, horse's name, jockey's name and odds:
PP Horse Trainer Jockey Odds
2. Oxbow Gary Stevens 30-1
3. Revolutionary Calvin Borel 10-1
4. Golden Soul Robby Albarado 50-1
5. Normandy Invasion J. Castellano 12-1
6. Mylute Rosie Napravnik 15-1
7. Giant Finish Jose Espinoza 50-1
8. Goldencents Kevin Krigger 5-1
9. Overanalyze Rafael Bejarano 15-1
10. Palace Malice Mike Smith 20-1
11. Lines of Battle R. Moore 30-1
12. Itsmyluckyday Elvis Trujillo 15-1
13. Falling Sky Luis Saez 50-1
14. Verrazano John Velazquez 4-1
15. Charming Kitten E. Prado 20-1
16. Orb Joel Rosario 7-2
17. Will Take Charge J.Court 20-1
18. Frac Daddy Victor Lebron 50-1
19. Java's War Julien Leparoux 15-1
20. Vyjack Garrett Gomez 15-1
Trainers (by post position): 2, D. Wayne Lukas. 3, Todd Pletcher. 4, Dallas Stewart. 5, Chad Brown. 6, Tom Amoss. 7, Anthony Dutrow. 8, Doug O'Neill. 9, Todd Pletcher. 10, Todd Pletcher. 11, Aidan O'Brien. 12, Eddie Plesa Jr. 13, John Terranova II. 14, Todd Pletcher. 15, Todd Pletcher. 16, Shug McGaughey. 17, D. Wayne Lukas. 18, Kenny McPeek. 19, Kenny McPeek. 20, Rudy Rodriguez. 21, Mike Maker.
Owners (by post position): 2, Calumet Farm. 3, WinStar Farm LLC. 4, Charles E. Fipke. 5, Fox Hill Farms. 6, GoldMark Farm, LLC. and Whisper Hills Farm. 7. Sunrise Stables, Gary Tolchin, Aubrey Flanagan & Bob Smith 8, W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney & RAP Racing. 9, Repole Stable. 10, Dogwood Stable. 11, Joseph Allen, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith. 12, Trilogy Stable & Laurie Plesa. 13, Newtown Anner Stud, James Covello & Joseph Bulger. 14, Let's Go Stable. 15, Ken and Sarah Ramsey. 16, Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable. 17, Willis D. Horton. 18, Magic City Thoroughbred Partners. 19, Charles E. Fipke. 20, Pick Six Racing. 21, Frank Irvin.
Weights: 126 pounds. Distance: 1¼ miles. Purse: $2,199,800 if 20 start. First place: $1,439,800. Second place: $400,000. Third place: $200,000. Fourth place: $100,000. Fifth place: $60,000. Post time: 4:24 p.m. MDT.
Note: Black Onyx scratched, the No. 1 post will be vacant.


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Friday, November 25, 2011
Casual Friday Prepster
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@Cliff, Thank You!So thrilled that you stopped by!
@ Dimitir, Thank you dear:-) xoxo
@Sam, thank you!
@Nicjames, @Jen Umm,
Thank you so much:-) xoxo
- November 26, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Jewelsy said...
I love that look. I'm the type, when I see something like this that I really like, I will go right out and try to find it, or something similar. I love those shoes too, and the bag. The sweater is so cute.Thanks for the pics!
- November 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Ticka said...
Very cute and casual. Love the look! I should have chosen to relax as well on Black Friday...
OAN: I'm still eating leftovers for breakfast. Ham & eggs this morning! =D
- November 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Gail and Rhoda said...
Very fun and casual look. Love the shoes! Great pictures! ~ Rhoda
- November 26, 2011 at 11:21 AM
- Sick by Trend said...
that bag is amazing! love it :D
Have a great weekend :)
- November 26, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Elle Sees said...
you are too cute posing on the line!
- November 26, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Antonella said...
oooh, so cute pic!!!! I'love your blog!
- November 26, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- Castle Fashion said...
Awww. That's so cute. Our current football field is pretty much off limits even when there are no games going on (RU is crazy about football) Anyway, I love the shoes and bag. The checker print is really cute. :D
Castle Fashion
- November 26, 2011 at 1:15 PM
- alicia said...
you look PERFECT!
- November 26, 2011 at 1:58 PM
- cheapfabmom said...
Your look is everything! Clean, classic, fresh, and fashion forward all in one! Thanks somuch for your lovely comment! I appreciate that!..
- November 26, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Just Daisy said...
I love those cute little oxfords!
You look awesome and relaxed :)
Makes me miss my old college campus hehe
P.S. Thanks for dropping by and leaving such a sweet comment. I love the feel of your blog very creative and chic.
I look forward to checking out more of your posts in the future. <3
your new follower
- November 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- Rhe Beep said...
So cute! There is nothing like a casual preppy look. Great sweater. It is a classic style along with your wingtips!!!
- November 26, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- LV said...
@jewelsy, I often do that too! Thank you so much for the compliemnt:-)
@Ticka, thank you doll! I know you soored some cute stuff at all those great sales!
@Gail and Rhoda, thank you so much! you won't believe how comfortable these shoes are
@Sick by Trend, thank you sweetie! I l love this purse too. I got this in the Little Italy section of New York:-)
@Elle Sees, thank you:-) there is just something about the 50 yard line...LOL
@Antonella, Thank you so much!
@Castle Fashion, thank you so much for such a sweet compliment!
@Alicia, Thank you! you just made me smile:-)
@Cheapfabmom, Thank you! I am so thrilled that you stopped by. Come again!
@Just Daisy, thank you so much for the love! So thrilled that you took a moment to visit. Looking forward to you coming again!
@Rhe Besp, thank you! I actually got this wweater at a Black Friday sale a long time ago. There is nothing like a pair of wingtips:-)
- November 26, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- jessica summer said...
What an adorable pair of oxfords!! Love them!
- November 26, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- LV said...
Thanks Jessica!
- November 26, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- ProprPostur said...
loving the cable knit v neck sweater !!! great touch with the purse as well :)
- November 26, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- BobbieAustin27 said...
love your shoes
nice look!
- November 26, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Anna said...
What a gorgeous outfit! I have been looking for a similar pair of shoes with no success yet. Your breakfast sounds delicious too, I love leftovers for brekky :) It sounds like you had a lovely thanksgiving.
Anna xo
- November 26, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- Rach said...
love this relaxed preppy look! epecially the shoes and the ring.
Check out my blog for a chance to win some Leopard print loafers!
- November 26, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Jeeda said...
Chic and preppy...love it!!
- November 26, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- Fashionista said...
Hey Girl,
Thanks for stopping by! Miss you too,although I have been reading your delish recipes! I lack in that department big time.
Thanksgiving was great. Busy week with P/T conferences,plus a bit of a cold. But....still good. Like you I just chilled on Black Friday. Almost done Xmas shopping anyway. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Looking cute AND collegiate. Love those sweaters!
- November 27, 2011 at 5:38 AM
- Minister of Style said...
This is such a cute and casual outfit. It is polished yet totally comfy and your sparkle give it that extra something.
- November 27, 2011 at 7:14 AM
- Sandra said...
Classic, and look so comfortable..my kind of outfit! You look beautiful!
- November 27, 2011 at 8:57 AM
- Lidiya said...
Adorable casual look, I love the gorgeous style of your bag <3
- November 27, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- Not Just A Pretty Dress said...
I'm glad you had a great Thanksgiving (BTW, the menu looked amazing!) and this casual outfit is lovely, especially the brogues...Thank you for visiting my blog!
- November 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Francesca Giusti said...
love this post and also your blog! It's so nice!!! I follow you!
Pass to my blog and if it likes you follow me too, I will be so glad :D
- November 27, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- yiqin; said...
that bag is nie :D
- November 27, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Sandy at Ooh La Frou Frou said...
Love the black and white houndstooth check ... the perfect sophisticated accent! Hope you had a fabulous weekend, darling ... left you a little note in response to your comment at ~ http://tiny.cc/ud2to ... till later!
Sandy at Ooh La Frou Frou
- November 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Sing said...
I love your take on preppy, these are really cool pieces.
- November 27, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- Shannon said...
Really love this look!
- November 27, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Hillary said...
You look so cute! Thanks for the sweet comment!
- November 27, 2011 at 5:51 PM
- Maryam Maquillage said...
love your blog and style. great shoes too :)))
- November 27, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- yummychunklet said...
Sweater and jeans combo...always a classic!
- November 27, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Ivana said...
Love that gorgeous color combo! You look so amazing in that preppy style. And that bag...so beautiful!
Happy Monday!
xx Ivana
Stop by sometimes :)
Style in the City
- November 28, 2011 at 12:25 AM
- Charles said...
Glad you had a good thanksgiving! That 50yd line pic is too funny :)
Charles @ FiveEuroFood.com
- November 28, 2011 at 12:56 AM
- fati said...
thanks for your blog for more make up for see:
- November 28, 2011 at 1:20 AM
- Fashion Pad said...
Loving the preppy look. Those shoes are too cute!
- November 28, 2011 at 3:43 AM
- Rochelle's Closet said...
I love your lack shoes super cool style
- November 28, 2011 at 5:47 AM
- Melissa Tchieu said...
What a great day for some reflection!! i m lovin those loafers my dear. :P *jealous
- November 28, 2011 at 6:05 AM
- J'Adore Fashion said...
Cute preppy look!
- November 28, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Cilla B said...
Lovin this laid back look. definately chic
- November 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Fashion Meets Food said...
As always your outfit looks absolutely amazing! xo
- November 28, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Like Mousse Au Chocolat said...
lovely !!!! kiss
- November 30, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- Like Mousse Au Chocolat said...
lovely !!!! kiss
- November 30, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- Like Mousse Au Chocolat said...
lovely !!!! kiss
- November 30, 2011 at 5:53 PM
- Inez said...
Love your preppy outfit. Cute brogues.
- December 1, 2011 at 8:44 PM
- Danielle Celeste Couture said...
I really like this post. Somehow I missed it. I love the sweater and bag.
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text: UMW News BureauThe University of Montana Western Bulldogs moved into first place by defeating the Montana State-Northern Lights 89-75 in a men's basketball game at the Straugh Gymnasium in Dillon Saturday night. By Lowell Peterson The University of Montana Western Bulldogs moved into first place by defeating the Montana State-Northern Lights 89-75 in a men's basketball game at the Straugh Gymnasium in Dillon Saturday night. The 89 points were the most scored in a game against MSU-Northern this season. The Lights entered the game as the leading defensive team in NAIA Division I allowing just 56.1 points a game overall and 53.1 in conference play. The Lights controlled the first six minutes of the game and led 12-6 at the 13:47 mark on a basket by Jordan Harris. Montana Western answered with six straight points by Brandon Brown and two by Kyle Erickson completing an 8-0 run to put the Bulldogs on top 14-12 with 10:48 to play. Four lead changes followed before two free throws by Brown tied things up 18-all with eight minutes left in the first half. Brown, Erickson and Tyler Hurley combined to score 15 points as the Bulldogs completed a 19-6 run to end the opening period with 37-24 lead. Devin Jackson's three point basket opened the second half to bring the Lights to within 10 points. The Bulldogs got back to back baskets from Erickson and Brown to build the lead back to 14 points and the Bulldogs increased the lead to 19 points with 7:07 to play on a basket and free throw by Hurley. Consecutive three pointers by Shaun Tatarka and LaVon Myers got the Lights to within 10 points again at 80-70 with 2:28 remaining but the Bulldogs responded with a 7-2 run in the next minute to push the lead back to 15. A three pointer by Jordan Harris for the Lights and two free throws by Erickson for the Bulldogs closed out the scoring. Three Montana Western players led the way. Erickson had a monster night for the Bulldogs scoring a career high 32 points (21 in the second half), pulling down a team high 10 rebounds and dishing out seven assists. Erickson made 10 of 11 shots from the field and 11 of 12 free throws. Brown had a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists and Hurley just missed a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Hurley was seven of eight from the field and six of seven from the free throw line. As a team Montana Western shot .592 (29-49) from the field, .333 (3-9) on three pointers and an excellent .875 (28-32) from the free throw line. Three players scored in double figures for the Lights. Tatarka scored 19 points (16 in the second half); making five of nine three point shots. Myers added 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Joe Simpson had 11 points and seven rebounds. MSU-Northern was .403 (27-67) from the field, .344 (11-32) from beyond the three point line and .667 (10-15) on free throws. Montana Western moved into first place in the Frontier Conference with a 7-3 record and improved to 19-7 overall. MSU-Northern fell to 6-3 in the conference and 20-5 overall. The Bulldogs face the University of Great Falls Argos (5-4, 17-7) Saturday night in Dillon. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Argos defeated Montana Tech 70-41 Friday night.


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Best Oscar BitchFace: Marky Mark's Wife
Has there ever been a BitchFace ascent as accomplished and as meteoric as Mark Wahlberg's wife's, also known as Rhea Durham? We first saw it when she punked off Jessi Cruickshank at a Golden Globes after party. Last night….all night… every time they cut to her, there was something up her ass. On the carpet there was something up her ass. Like she couldn't remember how to smile genuinely. Without looking like she's about to take out your eye with her elbow. When Ben was interviewing her for etalk on our red carpet show she had her face turned to the side like Canada gave off some kind of stink.
Maybe it's a BitchFace that has grown with Mark's Hollywood power. After all, Mr Wahlberg is a mogul now. A bonafide television and movie mogul. As the wife of that kind of mogul, beautiful and model-thin and fertile, you walk with a sharp strut and a vicious Bitch. This award season, she has demonstrated this with impressive ferocity. I now want this on my resumé. I want to be BitchFaced by Rhea Durham very badly.
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Jeffrey Draves
Teaching Area(s): Chemistry
Title: Professor of Chemistry, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Interim Chair of the Department of Engineering
Courses Taught: Chemistry
Chemistry is often referred to as the "central science," which means that I can attach a whole range of problems and whatever I might be interested in.
Teaching Style
My teaching philosophy centers on excitement, engagement and discovery. I would rather have students "do and learn" than "be told and maybe learn," and to this end my courses have a great deal of hands-on assignments.
Chemistry at the Interface
My research focuses on the chemistry that occurs at interfaces. My current work involves atmospheric aerosols, which are known to play significant roles in climate change, photochemical smog and acid deposition. In terms of curricula, we recently instituted a unique general chemistry sequence that allows students to begin in the best course for them, based on their background. This has been quite successful for us.
Bracy is Best
Bracy Hall is a really excellent facility. It's great to work in, and the addition will provide much needed space for the science programs.
Focus on Individual Students
In chemistry and biochemistry, we are constantly focused on developing skills, critical thinking and analysis abilities of our students. Since classes are small, we can focus on individual students, as there is no way for a student to hide. We are sure that students are competent in the areas we target.
Research Interests
Teaching chemistry through cooking, computational chemistry, spectroscopy
B.A., Chemistry, Monmouth College
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Illinois
Since classes are small, we can focus on individual students, as there is no way for a student to hide. We are sure that students are competent in the areas we target.
- Favorite Quote or Motto
- "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission" and "There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery."
- If You Weren't a Professor
- I'd be a chef. I always used to say in graduate school, "If I wash out here, I'm going to culinary school."
- Surprising Fact About Yourself
- I have more of a wild streak than most people would like to believe.
- Places to Visit or Things to Do
- I'd like to visit Antarctica—but for just a little while. I get the sense that I haven't experienced anything close to that environment.
- Favorite Movie
- Patton or the Harry Potter movies
- Favorite Book
- Any Sherlock Holmes mystery
- Hobbies and Interests
- I enjoyed coaching my son's soccer team for years. I also like playing chess and cooking.


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Choking hard today.
where were you people saying how bad these guys were weeks ago? People are just seeing this now?
when they barely beat the jets u knew something was wrong
Texans and Falcons are pretty much the pretenders of the playoffs. No one is scared of them at all.
Hey im just as disappointed of the Texans today as anyone else, but man yall really are some bandwagon fans, mainly talking about the OP. Calm the hell down and believe iny our team, be a fan of your team, or GTFO and go root for someone else trust me we wont miss bandwagon fans.
Yea I have my doubts, and how they are playing, they might be one and done in the playoffs, but dont come in here and trash talk your own team what kind of fan are you?
I still dont think any AFC team will want to face Houston, because when they are clicking, they are hard to stop.
It's Matt Schuab, it's always been Matt Schuab. I've been saying it for years. He's not clutch and will not win the important games for you.
I picked the Texans in the super Bowl but they have to be excellent to recover from Schuab's ineptitudes. Now is not the time for the defense to let up for them.
What is sad is they gave the LVP Matt Schuab an extension....MISTAKE...lol.


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It started as a simple mod to a classic first-person PC shooter. Taking Valve's original Half-Life, a pair of programmers tinkered with the game's script and worked to turn it into a team-based multiplayer romp. The result was a mod called Counter-Strike, which turned 15 on June 19 of this year. Since then, it turned into a retail release and quickly ballooned into a global phenomenon, becoming one of the most influential and beloved multiplayer experiences ever created.
As a website with its roots firmly entrenched in PC gaming, Shacknews' Chatty community has some fond memories of battling Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists across the years. Their recollections range from unforgettable encounters, to funny bugs and glitches, to nights that just went on without end. This is a collection of memories from our community about Valve's Counter-Strike.
Shooting like it's 1999
What's there to say about Counter-Strike, other than there's no greater satisfaction than getting together with friends to run through Valve's classic maps in an effort to blow it up or defuse a bomb. It wasn't always the pristine experience we see today, as some of our posters remember the game in its rougher state.
"I was invited to the first beta and remember playing with [creators Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess Cliffe]," recalls poster cruncht1me. "This was before most of the guns and weapons were in the game. It was the Goldeneye level, Facility. Such good memories, man. I played this game so much though my teenage years."
The obsession for some of our posters had only just begun at that point.
"I played so much CS," said Chatty's ThomW. "I started playing almost at the beginning -- I was hitting planethalflife a bunch of times a day, and downloaded just about every mod to try it out. CS looked cool and grabbed me right away. I think the first version I played had the hostage-saving stuff implemented, but it was really rough. The map I remember had a big, ugly two-story building on one side where the Terrorists spawned, there was a big gap with a couple planks that the CTs would cross to get into the building, and not much else."
"I was really into the HL mod scene," Morgin added, recalling his time with the original beta. "I still have these emails back and forth I had with [co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le] where I tried to convince him to let me buy CS for $1000 to make it an exclusive mod for my website. This was way back in the day, like 4-5 days after it was first released. The only map was this really rough version of cs_mansion I think that had hedges with broken clipping and, as Thom said, the hostages glowed and you could **** with all the doors as a ghost."
But the original Counter-Strike was only the beginning. Over the course of the next 15 years, the Shacknews community would grow to cherish this multiplayer treasure, adding it to the annals of other beloved PC classics like Quake and Doom.
Back in the day
For some of our Chatty posters, Counter-Strike brings them back to their younger days, some as far back as high school.
"Counter-Strike was the first game I became almost obsessive with playing," said InfectedSoul. "During the latter half of my high school years, any time not at school (and some I should have been!), I pretty much played CS nonstop either with a few buddies or at a LAN we did in town here. Every Saturday night 15-25 guys, depending on the nights, would cramp into a local computer store, hook up our own rigs, and scream at each other until our throats hurt. Average night went from 6pm til 2-3am, with many of them stretching until the sun was coming up and we could go out for breakfast and talk about the hilarity of the night before. When I used to be good at the game I got banned a lot for "hacking" on pubs which always made me laugh and stroked my ego big time."
"Counter-Strike was the first game that I ever really got any good at," added Adm.Snackbar. "At the end of my senior year of high school, my parents finally ditched AOL got a broadband connection, which meant I could finally play online games. I had been exposed to Counter-Strike at a LAN party earlier in the year, so I immediately downloaded and started playing with friends from school on the NPS server. I came in right at the end of 1.4, so it was nice to not have to unlearn any bad habits during the transition to 1.5. I have fond memories of knifing AWPing bastards, going on TMP streaks in the 747, and playing noscope scout rounds on dust. But my absolute favorite memory is the time I jumped on a new server, bought a Colt, then sprinted across the bridge on Aztec while headshotting 5 consecutive people, including the server admin, and was instabanned for hacking. Nothing is a bigger ego-boost than having someone ban you for hacking while you're playing legit."
In the case of zerog83, Counter-Strike reminds him of conflicts with his college roommate over turning the volume to 11. Poster gorphine had a similar experience tormenting his college dorm with loud blasts of CS. "When my buddies back home got into CS too we would LAN up a couple computers so we could play internet games together," he explained. "Whoever died first would spot enemies for whoever was still alive. Plus shots and lots of smoking between rounds. When Gun Game came out years later, I was like a kid in a candy store. This is still my go to game for a quick adrenaline filled gaming session."
Counter-Strike was even good for helping folks find love. Chatty's helvetica recalls meeting her significant other (poster lefthighkick) through Counter-Strike: Source. It was all a part of a weekly gathering on Tuesdays, in which she'd set up her CS:S server to run custom maps. Custom creations included this Breakout-themed map and this dollhouse map.
Counter-Strike was good clean fun, whether it involved building silly towers or messing around with player names, as poster Rex_the_Runt would so often do.
Let's not pretend Counter-Strike was perfect, though. There were definitely bugs to be found, as sanchez points out when he remembers the game's initial issues with DirectX. Meanwhile, helvetica remembers an issue on de_dust2, in which the map's bomb exploded and the fire persisted through to the next round. But when it came to bugs, Counter-Strike was considered a different animal than large-budget FPS games of today. The latter come with expectations, given their funding and development team pedigrees. CS was one of the first games of its kind, so when it occasionally tossed in a glitch, players didn't react so much with fury, but rather with a light-hearted laugh.
The next generation
Since Counter-Strike first released 15 years ago, some of our Chatty posters have even gone on to have young children of their own. And yes, that means an entirely new generation is discovering Valve's shooter for the first time, whether it's the original, the updated Counter-Strike: Source, or the more-recent Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
At the forefront of this new breed is the son of baron calamity, who is creating headaches for anyone he comes across. In fact, he put together a video showing off his dynamite killing spree.
The kid has already reached the rank of Master Guardian Elite, having player CS:S for two years and CS:GO for eight months. With players like this, Chatty's legacy in the world of Counter-Strike will live on and is a great testament to 15 years of frags and bomb detonations.
Do you have any Counter-Strike memories you'd like to share, as we continue through this milestone year for the franchise? Share them with us in the comments below!


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Dartmouth announces $100M anonymous gift
April 10. 2014 10:45AM
Dartmouth College on its website today announced an anonymous gift of $100 million, the largest single outright donation in the college's 244-year history, which also includes a 2-to-1 challenge to double the investment's size to $200 million.
President Philip J. Hanlon said, "I am deeply honored and grateful for this extraordinary act of generosity. This historic gift is an exceptional vote of confidence as we embark on an exciting journey to ensure Dartmouth remains the preeminent undergraduate institution in the nation; a magnet for human talent; and a college that cultivates a culture of ideas, discovery, and solutions to problems that will make the world a better place."
Coming in the first year of Hanlon's presidency, the investment arrives at a pivotal moment in Dartmouth's history, according to trustee chairman Steve Mandel. "It marks the start of a remarkable era propelled by President Hanlon's vision for Dartmouth, a vision that has as its foundation the unparalleled academic excellence of a most distinct liberal arts college."
This first step to secure the future of Dartmouth's academic enterprise will be put to use in support of President Hanlon's recently announced Cluster Initiative and will create approximately 30 to 40 endowed faculty positions over the next decade through this measure alone. To date, 29 cluster proposals — involving as many as eight faculty members each and more than 100 faculty in total — have been submitted to the Office of the Provost.
Half of each new gift will be matched by today's commitment, with the $50 million eventually bringing in matching funds of another $100 million over the course of the challenge, which runs through Dec. 31, 2015. The combined result will provide $200 million in support of this first piece of Hanlon's vision.
"Dartmouth faculty and alumni have played a leadership role in global issues throughout the college's history," said Bob Lasher, senior vice president for advancement. "This momentous gift inspires us to do more and come together as a community to make a difference in the world. I have no doubt that other donors will show support for the ambition President Hanlon has brought to Dartmouth."


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Who Owns The Linux Trademark? 115
An anonymous reader writes "In an addendum to the recent noises by Microsoft about Linux, InformationWeek blogger Alexander Wolfe has turned up an interesting list of who owns U.S. trademarks on the word "Linux." Yes, Linus Torvalds does indeed have the trademark as far as software is concerned. But Swiss company Rosch owns "Linux" for use with laundry detergents. Interestingly, both Pogo Linux and United Linux have abandoned their trademarks (Wolfe speculates that's because of Linus's lawyers). But Finite State Machines of New Mexico owns RTLinux and Linux Networx Inc. owns "Linux Supercomputing." You can also read the full list of all 204 Linux trademarks"


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I know I'm probably really late to the party on this, but...so what?
Background first. I really only ran LFR a couple time during DS. I just didn't need stuff and I preferred to run with guildies and avoid all the asshattery I read about at the time. Fast forward to MoP. The first couple months, I wasn't really able to put much time into WoW. My work schedule was hectic and I was out of town quite a bit. Around early December, that cleared up a little and I was able to start focusing on getting a toon raid ready. I also decided to switch raiding mains from Druid tank to holy Pally. I really didn't/don't care much for the active mitigation style of Guardian tanking and being late to the show, I didn't really want the pressure of learning dungeons and heroics as a tank that was behind the curve. So, I switched to my pally, which has always been my primary alt (dating back to BC when I rolled my first holy pally alt). Got geared up relatively quickly through dungeons, rep stuff, and the help of a couple guildies. Then, I was able to hit LFR a couple times in the last few weeks, going for a few upgrades so I'll be better geared/prepared for raiding with my guild.
Okay, so here goes my thoughts on LFR:
1. LFR raids are a joke. The mechanics are so watered down, you basically have to be an idiot to fail. Or, perhaps even catatonic. Even though I've seen all the bosses in LFR, I don't think I'll be very prepared for real raiding because LFR just seems so simple that it isn't really teaching me anything. It's not a challenge. It's almost like steamrolling older content, it just takes longer to kill things because they have so much hp.
2. I don't really feel like I'm doing anything to contribute. Okay, I know I am, I can look at the meters and see that I'm contributing. I'm not topping healing meters, or anything, but I wouldn't really expect to at this point, since I'm only recently up over 470 iLvl. And, I don't really care if I top meters anyway. I just don't feel like what I'm doing matters. It seems like the raid will succeed regardless of what I do or don't do. Going back to point number 1, it just doesn't seem like a challenge.
Maybe part of this is because LFR is 25-man. I don't know. It's been a while since I really ran 25s. My guild has mostly been 10-man since Wrath. But, I just feel like 25-man LFR negates any individual contribution.
I know the LFR is really there as a bridge to the normal mode raids, but it just seems like loot pinata, without much challenge. ****, even back in the day of Loot Reaver, you could ***** it up and fail. I'm not trying to make this a rose-colored glasses, get off my lawn type thing here...LFR just seems too watered down. At least for me, maybe it's what most people want.
Again, I know I'm late to the party and this has probably all been said before. But, I thought I'd air my thoughts anyway. What the ****, the board's been pretty slow lately. :-)


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WOODSTOCK – A Pennsylvania breeder, who said she was fooled by a former Spring Grove couple charged when 17 neglected and malnourished Great Danes were found in their home, said she was disappointed at their sentence.
Charges against Sal Messina were dropped May 29, and his wife, Patricia, was ordered to be on probation through February. She must undergo a psychiatric evaluation. The couple can have no more than five animals at their home, and Animal Control will perform monthly inspections. A 30-day jail sentence is stayed upon successful completion of these terms.
Susan Fioravanti-Weaver of Erie, Pa., received four of the ill dogs after a court battle proved her ownership. She met the Messinas through the dog breeding community and had given the Messinas a Great Dane to deliver puppies. She never suspected that her dogs weren't being cared for, she said.
"We're put here to be these dogs' voice," Weaver said. "This is all they have. They cannot talk, and they cannot tell you what really went on. We're the only ones that can help them.
"The way I see it, there wasn't any justice served here at all."
The Messinas were charged in September with 17 misdemeanor counts of violating the Humane Care for Animals Act. Authorities at the time said they found 17 malnourished and dehydrated dogs. An inventory of the dogs showed they weighed between 32.7 and 180 pounds.
A number of the dogs went to Scott Rood, director of the Woodstock-based Great Dane Rescue Midwest. He said the dogs were covered in sores from lying in feces and were "walking skeletons."
He called the sentence "a mistake" and "not fair to the dogs." He hoped for a harsher punishment.
"When I received those dogs, [the veterinarian] didn't expect several of them to make it through the night," Rood said.
All the dogs formerly in his care have been placed and are doing well, he said.


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Channel 4 drama New Worlds filming in Bristol
22 August 2013
Channel 4 say that "New Worlds is a gripping story of love and loss and the human price paid for the freedoms we enjoy today".
New Worlds follows on from their 2008 BAFTA-nominated series The Devil's Whore and we rejoins Angelica from The Devil's Whore, now Countess of Abingdon, striving to protect her daughter Beth from a country yet again on the brink of chaos.
Channel 4 Head of Drama, Piers Wenger said: "New Worlds is a compelling four part drama capturing the political struggles of the period following the English Civil War both at home and overseas.
"The combination of Peter (Flannery) and Martine (Brant)'s scripts and Charles Martin's direction has attracted a diverse and glittering cast and we're greatly looking forward to seeing their work brought to the screen"


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"Cargo Bot is a fun and challenging game that students can play to learn some principles of logic and programming. The object of the game is to program a robot to complete increasingly complex sequences of tasks. Students start out by programming the robot to move one box from point A to point B. After successfully programming the robot students are advanced to programming more complex tasks like a repeating loop of movements and staggered movements."
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Awesome Video of the Day: Jean-Claude Van Damme Stops By Tristar Gym For a Few High Kicks
Perhaps I am just ignorant to a lot of the subtleties of Aikido, but when I watched Steven Seagal "spar" with former Strikeforce champion Rafael Cavalcante in the moments leading up to UFC 148, I was less than impressed. Though there is little doubt in my mind (none, in fact) that Sensei Seagal would absolutely destroy me in a fight, even after consuming his daily pallet of chocolate covered pretzels, when given the choice between Seagal's deadly patty-cake shenanigans and say, the leaping, spinning roundhouse kicks of Jean-Claude Van Damme, I will choose the latter 11 times out of 10. I mean, we're talking about the living embodiment of Colonel William F. Guile here, people. I could also get into the whole debate about how it was actually JCVD that invented the front kick, as well as the Showtime kick, only to have the techniques Milli-Vanilli'd from him by Seagal and Anthony Pettis, but I'd prefer not to filibuster my own article for the sake of argument.
But you can understand my excitement when I heard that none other than the roundhouse-kicking thespian himself recently stopped by Tristar Gym to pay Georges St. Pierre and the gang a visit and partake in some light sparring. This video was tweeted by St. Pierre yesterday, and although it is extremely light on both the sparring and actual content, it's still the coolest twenty five seconds you'll see all day, so just enjoy it.
As you can see, Van Damme can still wing those kicks up there and stop them on a dime, whereas I would be shocked to learn that Seagal could even lift his legs off of the ground without assistance. This of course leads to the question: If JCVD and Sensei Seagal were to throw down nowadays, who would take it and how?Read More DIGG THIS


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With the A's preparing to retire Rickey Henderson's No. 24 on Aug. 1, the Red Sox will honor their own 2009 Hall of Fame inductee tonight. Jim Rice's No. 14 will be retired in a pregame ceremony. Nice work by the Sox's groundskeeping crew, as there's a big "14" cut into the grass in left field, where Rice played for Boston.
As for A's news, Daric Barton was placed on the DL as expected with a strained left hamstring, and first baseman Tommy Everidge was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento for his major league debut. He's starting at first. A press release lists Everidge at 6-feet, 275 pounds. For you NFL fans, think of Craig "Ironhead" Heyward, the old Saints fullback. Now you've got your visual … This dude looks like he's got some power.
And talk about paying your dues: Everidge is 26, and in his sixth year with the organization after being drafted in 2004. He's never even been invited to major league spring training, and he's only been inside a handful of major league parks as a fan. He's a pretty soft-spoken guy, and is extremely grateful to be getting his chance. A Sonoma native, he grew up a Giants fan and loved Will Clark.
The A's announced today that right-hander Sean Gallagher, as expected, was sent to San Diego as the third player to complete the Scott Hairston trade. Yes, it was just a year ago that Gallagher was obtained by Oakland as the centerpiece of the Rich Harden trade. Obviously he didn't pan out like they hoped. Eric Patterson and minor league catcher Josh Donaldson are the only players remaining of the four the A's received from the Cubs in that deal (outfielder Matt Murton was traded in the offseason for infielder Corey Wimberly).
My question for you readers: Do you still think the Harden deal can work out as a good one for the A's??? Consider this as you ponder: A scout told me, at the time of the Dan Haren trade, that if two of the six players the A's got from the Diamondbacks for Haren turned into impact players, the trade could be considered a success. The A's got four players for Harden and Chad Gaudin, and unless Patterson blossoms at age 26, Donaldson is the last hope for that deal to produce an impact player. So how do you evaluate that trade a year later?
I was just watching Bobby Crosby take grounders at shortstop, and can't help thinking if he'll be playing his old position on a regular basis again. That might be the case if Orlando Cabrera gets traded before Friday's deadline.
Scott Hairston's left quad is still hurting, so he's out of the lineup. Ryan Sweeney is in center, with Patterson playing left and Jack Cust in right. Bob Geren said he likes having Sweeney's stronger arm in center because there's so much room to cover out there at Fenway.
Enough of my rambling, here's the rest of the lineups:
Kennedy 3B
Cabrera SS
Garciaparra DH
Cust RF
Suzuki C
Sweeney CF
Everidge 1B
Ellis 2B
Patterson LF
Mazzaro RHP
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Youkilis 1B
Ortiz DH
Bay LF
Drew RF
Lowell 3B
Kottaras C
Green SS
Buchholz RHP


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SOURCE: Koupon Media
November 19, 2012 08:33 ET
Marketers Can Deploy Effective Mobile Campaign Before Black Friday
Marketers Can Deploy Effective Mobile Campaign Before Black Friday
FRISCO, TX--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - Koupon Media, cloud-based Digital Campaign Management (DCM) platform provider, today announced its patent-pending 'tap-to-redeem' technology, to enable retailers, grocers, and c-stores to deploy single-use, fraud protected digital coupons. Customers can deploy effective, measureable, redeemable coupons and offers -- without POS integration -- enabling deployment of mobile campaigns in days. Koupon Media's DCM also allows retailers to get paid by Consumer Packaged Goods providers (CPGs) sooner than they do today.
Koupon Media recently announced its innovative DCM platform, which centralizes the creation, distribution, and measurement of digital offers through multiple channels, including Apple Passbook, mobile app, text, web, email, Facebook, etc.
"Our tap-to-redeem technology can be executed in days, helping customers understand consumer behavior in real time," said TJ Person, Koupon Media founder and CEO. "Retailers and c-stores want to offer mobile coupons, but many find it cumbersome to deal with complex systems already in place. Our non-POS option allows immediate deployment so they can see, firsthand, how successful mobile campaigns can be."
Using DCM, shopper marketers send coupons directly to customers under their own brand -- without 3rd party disintermediation. When consumers receive coupons on their smartphone, they simply 'tap' the coupon to redeem it. The technology enforces one-time use through multi-layer fraud protection that automatically geofences redemptions and requires costumers to act within a pre-determined time.
Koupon Media's DCM platform incorporates sophisticated consumer analytics that tracks the consumer's path to purchase. Marketers receive assurance that coupons are used, and that they aren't shared or duplicated.
"We invite retailers, grocers, and c-stores to implement just one mobile campaign now, before the holidays, to test it out and see how they can greatly increase foot traffic and the bottom line before year end," added Person.
About Koupon Media
Koupon Media provides an innovative Digital Campaign Management (DCM) platform for progressive retailers and brands wanting to unify the creation, distribution, redemption, and analysis of digital coupons and loyalty programs. The company's cloud-based B2B solution solves problems that plague today's fraud-filled and broken print coupon and promotions market, and helps brand managers customize offers and increase visibility into consumer buying behavior. Delivered via mobile app, QR, bar code, text, email, Apple Passbook, and social media, Koupon Media's patented technology deploys single-use coupons to eliminate fraud from the fulfillment process. Founded by mobile entrepreneurs T.J. Person and Scott Hutchinson, Koupon Media is funded by DFJ Mercury, Trailblazer Capital, and Matthew Pritzker Company. Major customers include Pepsi and 7-Eleven. Koupon Media is headquartered in Texas with offices in Illinois.
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Panama City - Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have drastically improved our ability to network. They can be powerful tools when looking for a job. But the reality is, they can also cost you employment. According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 2 out of every 5 companies research the social media sites of job candidates. What they find can make the difference between extending an offer or tossing your resume.
For the majority of college students, partying on spring break is a rite of passage. But what most of them aren't thinking about is how damaging those images could be in the hands of a recruiter or potential employer. "In the wonderful world of Google there is almost nothing you can't find these days, you can check their Facebook pages, their blogs. There are some people out there that are really oblivious to the fact that people actually look at these things and judge you by what you put on those pages," said Larry Burton of Snelling Staffing Services in Panama City.
A recruiter, Burton has seen candidates lose jobs because of old posts they had long forgotten, like the former model who wanted a church marketing position. "Some of the pictures on her site were from her modeling days and they didn't really think that some of the bikini and lingerie shots were appropriate for somebody that was going to be marketing their church. We've had other people that were stupid enough to have drink in one hand and a bong in the other and talk about how wasted they got last night. So we try to keep employers from dealing with those kinds of stupid people," said Burton.
Of course it's not just controversial photos that can get you in trouble. If you post political or religious opinions that a potential employer doesn't agree with, that too could knock you out of the running. Not considering you for a job for those reasons may be illegal, but the reality is, it's happening everyday.
Search Marketing expert Julio Fernandez says many people don't realize just how powerful social media platforms are as search engines. Even students at FSU-PC who had already purged their accounts of any questionable content were surprised at what Julio found. "It was interesting. I didn't realize that by just putting my name in quotation marks and putting my picture in Google Images it would link from account to account to account because I used the same photo" said Erin Wommack.
There are steps you can take to manage your professional reputation online. Privacy settings are key. Make sure you can control posts you get tagged in. "That is one of the settings I've done is if people tag you make sure you can see it before it goes live," said Fernandez. "The user has the power to double check their privacy settings but it's not as simple as it could be because sometimes you have to click on different menus to find the settings you want to turn on and off." You can also make your profile private.
Bottom line, in today's digital age, discretion is more important than ever. "You have to be responsible for what you are doing and don't do things that your are going to regret in a month or 3 years," said Fernandez.
Facebook's new graph search makes information you've shared even more accessible. Fernandez recommends "Googling" yourself and taking action steps to manage your professional reputation. Remember, once something is posted it's very hard, if not impossible to get rid of. For more resources to help you navigate the fast-paced world of social media click on the link provided.


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CEO: Yoram Novick
Converged infrastructure technology developer Maxta in November entered the market with software the company said eliminates the need for storage arrays in virtualized data centers.
The company's Maxta Storage Platform, or MxSP, is a software-only virtual storage solution that leverages a server's storage, whether internal or direct-attach external capacity, for use as a global pool that can be accessed by virtual machines on the server. Multiple servers can be clustered together to provide a larger storage pool, allowing any virtual machine on one server to access any storage across the cluster. All the storage can be managed with the same user interface used to manage the virtual machines, regardless of which hypervisor is used. Performance is competitive with midrange storage arrays, and solution providers can tune performance by choosing a mix of flash and hard drive capacity.


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Columbia Gorge Community College has just opened the gates for eligible high school students to apply for its best-kept secret: the Gorge Scholars program. Applications are being accepted until July 1 for this unique tuition-waiver program that awards students a chance to attend CGCC for up to two years and receive 18 college credits per term — for free.
"The impact and potential this program has for our students, their families and the community is really quite incredible when you consider that we're basically providing a quality education at no cost to them," says Loren Mason-Gere, CGCC's academic advisor.
"While students will have to cover the costs of their own books, fees and miscellaneous expenses, tuition is waived as long as they meet and maintain our Gorge Scholar eligibility requirements."
Applications for the Gorge Scholar program are now available in pdf format on the Gorge Scholar website. Here, students will find all they wish to know about what's needed for their application packets, which must be submitted in person to Student Services at either of the college's two campuses in The Dalles or Hood River (Indian Creek Campus).
Both the application and website also outline key eligibility requirements and the expectations. Gorge Scholar applicants must meet various criteria, including having graduated from a high school within CGCC's service area or be a registered homeschool student living within the service area of an eligible high school.
They need a cumulative, unweighted high school GPA of 3.5 or better and must have earned the required minimum scores on CGCC's placement test or equivalent as outlined on the Gorge Scholars webpage. (Homeschooled students must earn a minimum composite ACT score of 27 or SAT combined score of 1200.)
They must also enroll for full-time (12-18) credits at CGCC in fall term immediately following high school graduation or diploma completion. Graduates who join the military within three months of graduating will retain eligibility if they enroll at CGCC within six months of being discharged.
Of note, once accepted into the program, Gorge Scholars must continue to earn the reward they're receiving. The program requires these students to keep their eligibility by continuously enrolling (fall, winter and spring terms) in at least 12 credits, maintain a CGCC GPA of 3.25 or better, and perform eight hours of documented community service.
"The program's core goal is to empower a significant number of young adults to not just work toward achieving their dreams but afford to achieve their dreams," says Lori Ufford, CGCC's chief academic and student affairs officer. "Gorge Scholars caters to students with a proven track record for success and who see value pursuing their associate's degree from CGCC."
Columbia Gorge Community College is committed to offering Gorge Scholar tuition waivers for at least two years, but reserves the right to modify or terminate the program at any time. At the end of the pilot period, CGCC will conduct an analysis and determine the future of the program. Applications and more information may be found on the Gorge Scholars webpage.
About Columbia Gorge Community College
With roots that date back to 1977, Columbia Gorge Community College strives to be the first education option of choice in Oregon's historic and scenic mid-Columbia Region. The college serves students on two campuses in The Dalles and Hood River, and is independently accredited, awarding two-year associate degrees that transfer to many four-year universities.
Building dreams and transforming lives with lifelong educational programs that strengthen community, CGCC also offers continuing education and professional certification opportunities for residents in both Washington and Oregon.
For more information, visit cgcc.edu.
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text: Ryan Landry, best known for leading the Gold Dust Orphans in gender-bending shows such as "Death of a Saleslady," "Phantom of the Oprah," and "Mildred Fierce," introduced a screening of Fritz Lang's "M" at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Monday night. Landry's own adaptation of the classic (which apparently includes puppets) will be performed at the Huntington Theatre Company's Calderwood Pavilion starting March 29. Members of the production stayed for a panel discussion after the film. Pictured: Landry (right) with costume designer Scott Marino.


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De Inktpot, February 2006
Joshua Peeters is an art historian, as well as a comic artist. He draws for Kunst Centraal, the University Utrecht and the Belgian comics magazine Parcifal. His comic 'The Thinker on the Rock', based on the statue on the Utrecht square Neude, appears in magazines like Zone 5300, Utrechtse Straatnieuws and the Utrecht art magazine De Inktpot. Peeters also gives workshops in comic drawing in and around Utrecht.
A Thinker-on-the-Rock-Mystery (Straatnieuws,Winter 2007)


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Will she play Cassie's ghost? Is Cassie still alive? Did Cassie have a long-lost twin? Specifics are being kept under wraps but it is more than just a one-day visit. Grimes originated the role of Nick and Sharon's daughter in 1997 and played the part until the character's death in 2005.
The actress has made several guest appearances since then, and was most recently spotted on the big screen as the "Birthday Girl" in Magic Mike.


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First guy I ever knew with gout was no more than 40.
I haven't went to bed before 11 pm since I retired. More often closer to midnight.
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First guy I ever knew with gout was no more than 40.
I haven't went to bed before 11 pm since I retired. More often closer to midnight.
As it turned out in the end, gout was the least of my problems. I actually had a genetic (in my case; there are lots of causes, but we've pretty much determined that mine was genetic) condition known as avascular necrosis, which is a fancy way of saying that all of the cartilage in my hips was gone and the tops of my femurs were effectively dead tissue, so my femurs were grinding directly into my pelvis with each step. One hip replacement done, and another on the way, I'm much better today, but the pain caused me to not sleep for a year. I'm not kidding. But even that pain, as bad as it was, wasn't nearly so debilitating as the pain I had from gout in my left knee.
I have, however, gone from not quite 6'1" to 5'8". :blue:
ETA: FWIW, gout appeared to me just after my 39th birthday.
I'm glad that I read this. My doc annoys me so much by keeping his patients waiting hours and hours in the waiting room that I started going to the physician's assistant. I think what I need to do is just change docs.
The PA told me to take cranberry tablets to prevent UTI's. And he told me to increase the water pills for the blod pressure. No wonder I still feel bad. A German lady who works at Mote Marine with me told me to get pure cherry juice and drink lots and lots of it. Think I'll give it a try.
Of all the places for gout to settle, last year it hit my right index finger. I could barely use the computer. I take allopurinol, which has helped but had a flareup last week. I was bad and had a tiny amount of clams and scallops and the week before that some crab cakes. I paid for it. My foot was swollen this time and I could hardly walk.
Believe me, I feel your pain, Rock.
Be careful with certain veggies. They thought initially the gout surfaced because of all the asparagus I was eating. It's very inexpensive down here and I was OD'ing on asparagus several times a day. I also no longer eat spinach or mushrooms, also high in puric acid. Bacon also is a problem, along with most shell fish. Life isn't as much fun now. Drat.
Do not ever take aspirin for a gout attack!
Do not ever take aspirin for a gout attack!!!!
What was I thinking, acetylsalicylic acid.
http://www.colcrys.com/default.aspx (This of course is not medical advice) (PS: The link has a free 7 day trial card for the drug)
I work with a guy that is 60, on his feet for 10 hours a day, with over an hour commute to work. He had a bad flare up last week in his toe and could hardly walk. It was hard not to cry just watching the guy. A couple years ago when he first found out he had gout, his leg locked up and he could not move.
When I was a kid I was always told my relatives that had gout received it from drinking too much beer. :biggrin-new:


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Last week, we got some expert tips on the best bourbon to buy for cocktails and sipping at home. But these days we often find ourselves reaching for rye-based cocktails instead; sometimes we're just not craving the sweetness of bourbon. So which rye should we buy for cocktails at home? As usual, our experts are full of advice.
Kamal Mukherjee, founder of DrinkUpNY
What's your one must-have bottle of rye?
If I were going to have one bottle of rye in my home bar, it would be Templeton Small Batch Rye Whiskey. Always nice to have a good product that is little hard to find—it's great on the palate and you can boast that you've tracked down something special.
What's your top affordable pick?
Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond 100 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey. Very mixable, good by itself, and fairly easy to find.
Jayson Wilde, Bar Manager at Bourbon and Branch (San Francisco)
If you could only have one rye at home, what would it be?
Rittenhouse 100. It's nice and hot without being too hot. It's got depth, great spice. Ask anyone, it is the best well rye there is. It stands up great in cocktails and it is incredibly affordable. Only downside is the limited allocation.
All for about $20—awesome. What's your favorite rye cocktail?
The Vieux Carré. A blend of rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, Angostura and Peychaud's Bitters.
Craig Bridger, bartender at Char No. 4 (Brooklyn)
What's your one must-have bottle of rye?
Well, my one "must have" would also be my "affordable" pick (see below.) But if you've got the cash for it, Whistlepig Rye (10 year old, 100 Proof, 100% rye) will knock your socks off. A delicious whiskey.
Top pick for affordable rye?
Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond. The benchmark American rye whiskey, in my opinion. And our go-to for whiskey cocktails at Char. Unbelievable that it's still under $20 in most places.
What's your favorite cocktail to make with rye?
I gotta go with a Sazerac.
KaMar Gomez, Spirits buyer at Smith & Vine (Brooklyn)
If you could only pick one rye, what would it be?
Gotta go with the Rittenhouse 100 Proof bonded rye. Big and spicy and rich. Delightful in cocktails.
We've heard that one before...Any other favorites?
Lately, I have been straying a bit with the Redemption Rye, a new entry to the market. Not quite as full bodied as Rittenhouse, but nice vanilla and cinnamon spice.
What's your top pick for affordable rye?
Old Overholt. Classic and although cheap, it's certainly good enough to be the call whiskey at plenty of bars and certainly does the job at home for a low price.
What rye cocktail do you make at home?
A Mini Manhattan: rye, sweet vermouth (punt e mes or cocchi vermouth di torino lately), dash of bitters. If I have it, a Luxardo maraschino. I never seem to have an orange peel for garnish.


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The Times Herald (http://www.timesherald.com)
Monday, March 31, 2014
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cliff Lee was hoping to start 2014 with a win as the Phillies' Opening Day starter. There is no way he envisioned the way it went down.
After a Grapefruit League session that was efficient and impressive even by Lee's high standards, the veteran had to settle for an oddity that only seven other pitchers since 1914 have pulled off: He gave up eight earned runs and worked the minimum amount of innings required to be credited with a win.
The Phillies prevailed, 14-10, over the Texas Rangers Monday in a wild opener that featured 31 hits and saw Jimmy Rollins deliver a grand slam and Marlon Byrd and Cody Asche also go deep.
"I was locating well all spring," said Lee, who had a 2.55 ERA in six spring outings, but heads into his next start in Chicago with a 14.40 ERA. "It was just one of those days. It's over now and we got the win, that's the most important thing."
"Cliff lost his cutter, believe it or not," said Rollins, who had spotted Lee a 6-0 lead with his fourth career grand slam in the second inning, only to see it vanish by the bottom of the third. "That's his bread-and-butter pitch, (so) he had to throw a lot of fastballs and they took advantage of it. When a pitcher loses a pitch, it's like a green light on him."
"I think Cliff was just working a little bit too much down the middle of the plate," Ryne Sandberg said. "He was elevated a little bit, but he battled through it to get the win.
"Maybe he had a game like this coming, because run support has been a problem a little bit in the past. The offense picked him up today and he battled through the five innings."
Lee allowed four runs in the bottom of the second and three more in the third, and it took an RBI single by Chase Utley in the fourth and a two-run, pinch-hit double by John Mayberry Jr. in the fifth to give the southpaw enough support on a windy and wild day in a notoriously hitter-friendly ballpark.
Even though Lee has had some epic stretches where he lacked support, including an surreal 2012 when he went 6-9 despite finishing ninth in the National League with a 3.16 ERA, he wasn't treating this as a chit he was cashing.
"I'm not happy with the way I pitched," said Lee, who allowed as many runs Monday as he did in his last five starts of last season, spanning 39 innings. "I'm proud of the way we swung the bat. The offense bailed me out for sure. It's not very often you're going to go five innings and give up eight runs and get a win. That just doesn't happen. It's a credit to our offense. Hopefully we can keep that going."
The last time a pitcher allowed eight earned runs in five innings and got the winning decision was Sept. 29, 2007, when Andy Pettitte, in his last start of the season for the Yankees, got his 201st career win. The other pitchers to have "5.0 IP, 8 ER" in a winning line were Woody Williams (April 4, 2001), Cal Eldred (June 4, 1997), Rick Rhoden (April 12, 1977), Lee Pfund (May 30, 1945), Ray Kremer (Aug. 28, 1930) and Phillie Petie Behan, who turned the trick in a 20-14 win over St. Louis, May 11, 1923.
Arlington Ballpark has been tough on Lee in openers and in general. He made the first start of the year for Cleveland in 2009 after going 22-3 the year before and allowed seven runs in five innings. For his career, Lee has a 5.55 ERA in 99 innings in Arlington.
Ninety-nine also had been the number of consecutive starts Lee had made without allowing more than six earned runs entering the day, the longest streak in the majors. Amazingly, the Phillies' lineup, which slumbered for most of the spring after finishing 13th out of 15 N.L. teams in runs scored last season, was primed for a record-setting offensive day to give Lee a boost.
"We were able to give him enough runs," Rollins said, "and you're not going to see that Cliff too many more times – hopefully never. He just lost his cutter, and after that he became a one-pitch pitcher."
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NOTES: The radar-gun readings shown to the fans in Arlington was balky Monday, and at one point a Jake Diekman fastball flashed on the board as 192 mph. The southpaw worked a strong, scoreless sixth inning when the Phils really needed it, although he allowed a hit and walk to start the seventh that eventually scored when B.J. Rosenberg came in and labored ... Antonio Bastardo bailed out Rosenberg to end the seventh, then pitched a clean eighth inning before handing it over to Jonathan Papelbon, who didn't have a ball leave the infield in a 1-2-3 ninth ... Seth Rosin, whom the Phillies lost to the Dodgers in the Rule 5 draft, then saw the Rangers claim after L.A. released the right-hander, made his big-league debut by working a scoreless ninth inning for Texas ... A.J. Burnett (10-11, 3.30 ERA in 2013) makes his Phillies' debut Tuesday night when he starts across from southpaw Martin Perez (10-6, 3.62).