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CRIDERSVILLE — With tree limbs and branches strewn throughout yards, roofs torn off of buildings and broken shards of glass on the sidewalk, Cridersville Mayor Lorali Myers walks down the center of the street conversing with residents as she makes her way to the Cridersville Fire Department — the command center after a unconfirmed tornado ripped through the village.
"We will be OK just as long as nobody is hurt," Myers says assuring one resident along West Main Street as she walks with a quickened pace. "Everyone seems to be OK and that is good."
As she passes Cridersville Village Council member Stacy Cook, she offers a few consoling words about Cook's parents, Janice and Ned Myers.
"Tell your parents I'm thinking of them," the mayor says. "I heard the ceiling in their house came down on them. Tell them I'm praying for them."
At 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Myers declared the village in a state of emergency and informed state officials of the declaration after meeting for approximately 30 minutes with Police Chief John Drake and the Fire Chief Rick Miller as well as top county officials. Information initially sent to the state was the village had several buildings with structural damage, at least two members of the community injured and others requiring rescue services.
Auglaize County Emergency Management Agency Director Troy Anderson estimated winds reaching speeds of 85 mph with struck the area at approximately 3 p.m. He said radar images indicted tornadic activity with rotational winds.
He was to update state officials at the end of the day Wednesday.
Shannon Drake, a clerk at the village offices, said she heard the thunderstorm warning and looked out the window and saw really black clouds rolling into the village. After calling her children at her home to make sure they were safe, she peeked out the window again and saw trees blowing over and branches and leaves swirling in the wind.
"I could hardly see anything else but the branches and leaves and debris in a rotating wind," Drake said. "It really looked like a scene from the movie 'Twister.' The front door of the building was making really strange sounds, too, so I positioned myself in a doorway between the office and the hall so I could look out the front door and the windows.
"I then saw the tree limbs on the Myers' house and I called the police chief to check on them right away."
Police Chief John Drake said he learned of the thunderstorm warning at 2:15 p.m., which was to last until 2:45 p.m.
"I think it was about 2:50 p.m. when it got real dark, got a little windy and the rain came in real heavy and then at 2:54 I received a call from the clerk that there were trees down across the street from the office at the Myers'," John Drake said. "In a matter of about 4 minutes, the storm just came through and hammered us with heavy rain and heavy winds. There was a lot of lightning initially and then that stopped and the winds picked up even more.
"We did have an injury — the postman actually got picked up and thrown across the street and he ended being transported by Uniopolis Rescue Squad from Carlisle and Main," he said, noting the injuries may included some broken bones. "The roof collapsed here at 121 West Main Street (Janice and Ned Myers' house) and actually the two residents were in a room sitting there and we had to dig them out. We literally cleaned up all the insulation and broke up the ceiling drywall to get them out."
Wapakoneta Daily News circulation manager Cotie Ibarra was completing a delivery route when he helped the Cridersville couple out of the house after the roof had fell on top of them.
"I just ran into the house and helped lift the roof off of them," Ibarra said.
Several pieces of insulation had to be tore out before Ibarra, two neighbors, and a Cridersville police officer could get to the couple.
"We got in there and helped them, and then just kind of started running house to house checking on people," Ibarra said. "It was just crazy."
Ibarra said he helped Janice Myers get to her walker and another man helped Ned Myers as they guided them to another part of the house that was safe.
"The lady just kept asking where her dogs were," Ibarra said. "We were able to find two of them. It was crazy."
Much of the damage from the winds or tornado was limited to a block or two to the north and south of Main Street and National Road.
At the west end of the village, a section of roof at Cridersville United Methodist Church was torn off and the steeple bent toward the east. Tenants to an apartment complex, west of the church, could not enter or leave as a tree fell across the entrance.
Two mobile homes were blown off their foundations in a trailer park south of Community Markets and natural gas lines ruptured.
The roof of a storage building at the Reichelderfer & Graham Lumber company was torn off leaving the lumber at the lower section of the two-story building exposed. Debris from the roof may have damaged windows blocks away including the U.S. Post Office in Cridersville, although other reports have the windows blown out from the unconfirmed tornado.
Alfred Tester, the owner of Reichelderfer & Graham Lumber, stood outside one of the company's storage buildings and looked through the roof torn off from the storm and blown to the north and east. Three vehicles parked down the center aisle of the building were undisturbed and the lumber in the bottom bays did not move.
Stolly Insurance agent Jon Wade talked with Tester as they examined the damage.
"At least you are OK," Wade told Tester. "The building will likely have to come down and be replaced, but you are still standing and not hurt."
Tester said he left the offices when the weather turned ominous to look after his wife, Barbara, so he was not at the business when the storm hit.
"I have never had anything like this happen here," said Tester, who has worked at the lumber yard for 57 years and owned the business since 1978.
Eleven-year-old Carlyn Pangle and two little boys visited the lumber yard and looked at the damage.
"When the storm hit we were at my house and we looked out and the wind was swirling everywhere," said Pangle, who lives on West Main Street and was babysitting at the time. "I was just trying to keep the two boys from freaking out and trying to make sure everyone was alright and safe.
"My window in my bedroom got completely shattered and blown out," she said. "We were lucky because we were in my sister's room and her room didn't get touched. It was undisturbed."
Cridersville Postmaster Andy Johns, who lives in Lima, returned to the post office building on East Main Street. The post office is only open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
"No one was here thank goodness," Johns said as he inspects two large plate glass windows that have shards of jagged glass in the pane and shattered glass on the sidewalk as well as a spider break in the front door glass. "I am just waiting now for someone to come and fix or secure the windows and door. I can't leave until it is secured."
As the mayor exited the briefing on the damage, Myers sent members of the Cridersville Fire Department along with Uniopolis Fire De-
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partment firefighters to a quadrants of the city to conduct a primary search and by 6 p.m. she instructed them to conduct a secondary search. They inquired if any residents needed assistance as far as any special needs, such as oxygen, water or electricity.
Myers ordered the Cridersville Fire Department to serve as a first aid station.
Sheriff Al Solomon ordered several deputies to serve as law enforcement back-up for the Cridersville police officers in securing buildings, assisting with traffic control and helping with residents.
As far as the Cridersville Firemen's Jamboree set for Friday and Saturday, the fire chief gave an adamant response in the midst of coordinating his firefighters and mutual aid from Uniopolis.
"Right now, the jamboree is still on," Miller said. "This will not stop us."
The scene reminded the mayor of the tornado that hit the village in October 2010, but her concern remained the same.
"My first thoughts were was everybody OK and was everybody safe — that was my first concern," Myers said. "My second thought was this is a great village and we have wonderful residents and I know it is going to be a long clean-up effort, but I know we are going to endure what we have been through again. The homes were just completed last year from the tornado in October 2010."
Myers also commented on the resilience of the residents. By 5 p.m., as the black clouds had given way to blue skies, wispy white clouds and bright sunshine the residents began the clean-up.
"This is what Cridersville is about — it is about neighbors joining neighbors, helping in times of need, supporting each other, strangers walking up and asking if they can help," Myers said sitting on a bench next to the village hall as the sound of chainsaws could be heard and as village crews and residents picked up debris from Main Street. "That is the strength of our village is that we are here for each other. It does not surprise me that people are walking around asking what they can do, walking up with brooms in their hands, strangers picking up limbs and cleaning up the streets.
"This is what Ohio is about, this is what Auglaize County is about, this is what Cridersville is about," she said, "we all are willing to help each other."


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FULLERTON, Calif. – First baseman Carlos Lopez doubled to the gap in left-center field to drive in the winning run as No. 12 Cal State Fullerton scored a walk-off 10-inning 5-4 victory over Cal Poly in the finale of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Goodwin Field.
Cal Poly rallied from 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 deficits, but couldn't hold off the Titans in the ninth and 10th innings, falling to 22-16 for the season and 6-6 in Big West games. The Mustangs slipped one game behind UC Santa Barbara in the battle for third place as the Gauchos completed a three-game series sweep at Pacific with a 6-2 victory.
Cal Poly has not won a Big West series at Cal State Fullerton since joining the conference in 1997.
Cal State Fullerton improved to 26-13 and 9-3, remaining tied with Long Beach State atop the Big West standings. The 49ers edged UC Irvine 5-4 on Sunday.
Redshirt freshman right-hander Grahamm Wiest allowed two runs and eight hits in eight innings while Michael Lorenzen (2-0), who blew the chance for his 13th save in the ninth inning when Cal Poly scored twice for a 4-3 lead, earned the win with two innings of work on the mound.
The loss went to Mustang reliever Nick Grim (2-2), who allowed two runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings. He walked one – the only walk the Cal Poly pitching staff gave up all weekend – and that was to Ivory Thomas leading off the 10th. Thomas scored on the double by Lopez.
Redshirt freshman southpaw Matt Imhof (pictured above) pitched well in relief for Cal Poly, allowing just one run and one hit in 4 1/3 innings with no walks and two strikeouts.
Cal State Fullerton scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Lopez and Cal Poly answered in the fourth on junior center fielder Mitch Haniger's run-scoring single down the left-field line.
The Titans regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth on shortstop Matt Chapman's RBI double down the right-field line and Cal Poly tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth on a single through the right side of the infield by junior second baseman Denver Chavez.
Cal State Fullerton broke the deadlock in the sixth as Lopez doubled with one out and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by left fielder Anthony Hutting.
Sophomore right fielder David Armendariz opened the ninth with a double and, two outs later, came home on a single to right field by sophomore catcher Chris Hoo. Chavez drew a walk and senior shortstop Mike Miller singled through the right side of the infield to knock in Hoo and give the Mustangs a 4-3 lead.
Cal State Fullerton tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on singles by Anthony Hutting, Austin Kingsolver and No. 9 batter Jared Deacon, a .190 hitter when he came to the plate.
Cal Poly produced double-digit hits for the eighth straight game, but has won only two of the games. The Mustangs outhit the Titans 12-9, led by Miller with his second straight three-hit contest. Armendariz, Chavez and sophomore third baseman Jimmy Allen each added two hits.
Lopez finished with three hits and two RBI for Cal State Fullerton.
Cal Poly is 0-2 in extra-inning games, falling 6-5 to Cal State Northridge in 11 innings last weekend.
Cal Poly completes a stretch of playing eight of nine games on the road Tuesday night, visiting Fresno State for a 6:05 p.m. non-conference contest.
The Mustangs return home to host Pacific for a three-game set Friday through Sunday in Baggett Stadium.

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Pokémon Black and White introduced players to a fifth generation of Pokémon, bringing the total number of pocket monsters to just under a billion. With so many Pokémon available, how is a trainer supposed to know which ones are the best? Simple: I'm about to tell you which ones are the best. So grab a pen and some paper – you're going to want to take notes.
I'm obviously a Pokémon expert, as evident by my stunning
analysis of some of the new Pokémon in the original Black and White. However,
because I have yet to play Version 2, I asked my fellow editor Kyle to give me
his picks of the best Generation V Pokémon, so that I might provide my
professional assessment of them for your edification. However, it didn't take
me long to realize his picks are all horrible, so after analyzing his pathetic
lineup, I'm also providing what are obviously the real best Gen V Pokémon. Let
the learning begin!
Kyle's Horrendous Picks:
PigniteKyle told me Tepig was his starter Pokémon, so I'm guessing
he thinks Pignite is awesome because of his own silly, sentimental attachment.
There are two problems with this. First, Oshawott is clearly the best starting Pokémon
from B&W (though Tepig is still better than that snooty jerkbag Snivy).
Second, why would he pick Pignite and not Emboar? He probably wasn't good
enough to evolve his Pignite to its final form. Regardless, Pignite
is still pretty good.Official Pokémon Rating
(as decided by me): 5
WatchogI already made fun of Watchog in my previous
analysis – specifically, I questioned how good of a lookout Watchog can be
if he got caught by a trainer in the first place. Especially Kyle! Watchog does
look incredibly pissed off, though, so he can probably intimidate weenie Pokémon
like Deerling.Official Pokémon Rating:
HerdierI'm seriously starting to question Kyle's Pokémon-choosing
abilities. Herdier isn't even a Pokémon. He's a Scottish Terrier. Guess what
happens if you try and make a couple of Scottish Terriers fight each other? You
go to jail for dog fighting, that's what. I'm calling the ASPCA, Kyle!Official Pokémon Rating:
N/AOfficial Dog Rating:
TirtougaTirtouga ends up being better than most of Kyle's choices,
but I have to wonder: Why do we need another turtle Pokémon when we've already
got Squirtle? I get that Tirtouga is a Water/Rock hybrid Pokémon, but it still
seems like he's horning in on Squirtle's game, and Squirtle is straight up O.G.
– I certainly wouldn't mess with him.Official Pokémon Rating:
6 (Squirtle's Official Pokémon Rating: 10)
MusharnaKyle obviously didn't read my previous Pokémon analysis,
because Musharna is another disturbing selection that I already took to task. This
is what I wrote previously:
"My God, this Pokémon is still a fetus! What kind
of sicko is going to make a fetus fight?"
Clearly we now have the answer: Kyle is that kind of sicko.Official Pokémon Rating:
Coming Up Next: More lousy picks by Kyle...
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An outdoor clothes line is illegal by city ordinance where I live. They are seen to be an ugly eyesore that poor people own. On par with having a non-function car on cinderblocks in your yard.
I'm finding the idea that people don't want others looking at their underwear a bit amusing. I've lived in Australian suburbia my whole life, where everyone hangs everything outside, and I can't remember ever taking note of my neighbors' underwear. Although, I had a co-worker who would never hang mismatched sheet sets out in case the neighbors thought she slept in mismatched sheets.
I imagine in most of the more northern parts of the world you'd wake up to clothes that were frozen solid.
I once thought about buying a folding indoor rack for drying clothes, but I have cats.I will wash certain things and hang them up on the showerhead; as a single person I don't need to go to the laundromat more than once a week.
This thread is strangely fascinating. At the risk of looking like a doofus, I'll be honest and tell you all that I have never, ever used a clothesline in my entire life. I don't even really know how. So I have some possibly naive questions for those who use a clothesline almost exclusively.-How long do clothes typically take to dry indoors? What about outdoors? I know weather plays a huge factor in this, but I'm just looking for an approximation.
-I noticed a few posters mention that they have clotheslines in their apartments. So, when you do laundry, do you have, say, ten shirts, seven pairs of socks, and nine underpants hanging in your living space? Or do you not wait until all your clothes are dirty to finally do a few loads of laundry (like me)?
-Does your wet laundry drip water onto your floors?
-Do you have to iron all of your air-dried clothing? Or do the wrinkles caused by the spin cycle magically disappear like they do when I use my dryer?
I have more questions, but I'll stop there. It'd be super nice to be able to dry things in my apartment, so I'm really curious about anyone's answers.
...-How long do clothes typically take to dry indoors? What about outdoors? I know weather plays a huge factor in this, but I'm just looking for an approximation....
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By Don Meyer, Ph.D.
"You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."
Bob Hope
Few family traditions imbed themselves in our memories more than our birthday celebrations.As a child, my birthdays were marked by modest family gifts and my mother's homemade cake with candles creatively aligned in just the right way.
One of my favorite childhood photographs was taken on October 22, 1953, the same day I turned eight and my great-grandfather, Myer Gibble, turned 80. Evie remembers how her mother always prepared her favorite meal for her birthday—navy bean soup.
How could we celebrate a birthday without birthday cards?Evie and I usually give each other two or more cards because one just doesn't begin to capture everything we are trying to say to each other.And, those which come from other family members and colleagues and friends all capture, in part, the cherished relationships we build over the years.
More and more birthday greetings come to us through E-cards and Facebook notes.Friends and family from across the years can easily reach to us across the miles through these amazing technologies.
Birthday gifts change over the years, too.But no matter what we give, we always want it to convey our love and appreciation and celebration for another year.Some caution is always in order for as Erma Bombeck once said, "A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday."
Then there was Steven Wright who said, "For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier…I put them in the same room and let them fight it out."
As the years move on our focus at birthday celebrations shifts.Early in life, we think more about what we are getting than what we are giving.When we fall in love or we have children or grandchildren, however, we think more of what we are giving than what we are getting. Evie and I remember when that happened to us.When our youngest son, Kevin, became a father, he described how that also readily happened to him.
Even though our sons, Darin and Kevin are now 44 and 42, we still send them each a card and a gift for their birthday and, on their special day, we call them and sing in perfect harmony "Happy Birthday" over the phone.
However, it is now Noah, our ten-year old grandson, who gets most of the birthday attention in the family.One of the gift highlights we give him is the book of pictures Evie and I prepare from the five or so times we are together between his last birthday and his next.Since he lives in Minnesota, those times are cherished indeed.That tradition has become one of our favorite…and his.
One of the most memorable birthdays we celebrate is our Golden Birthday, sometimes called our "Lucky Birthday" or "Star Birthday."This birthday occurs when the day of the month is the same day as the age of the person's birthday.This year, our niece's two children have their Golden Birthdays.Nathan turns 11 on October 11 and Sidney turns 8 on August 8.And, ironically, their parents, Jeff and Tami, will celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary on August 17.What a year it is for their family.
Birthday celebrations are also a time to look back and also to look ahead.Recent birthdays have caused me to wonder where all of the years have gone.So many have now passed by that if someone references the evidence of a mild summer sun tan on me, I tend to reply, "Do you know what that is called when you are over 60?"To which I immediately reply, "Rust."
Lauren Hutton said, "We have to be able to grow up.Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life.They are what we have been through and who we want to be."
Happy birthday to you.
Think about it.
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Bodega Grill & Wine Lounge took over Gurneez Diner's former space in November and is a world apart from the former occupant. Offering a destination for locals who want a nice dinner out without driving too far, the chill spot serves a menu of internationally inspired small plates and entrees paired with an impressive drink selection.
Motif: The long marble bar is set with five TVs tuned to sports, which you can watch from one of the high-backed green chairs, high-top tables near the music or a booth. Dark wood walls, ornamented with wrought iron and lamps, separate the bar from the dining area, which features a fireplace, white tablecloth-topped tables and yellow lamps dangling overhead.
Bodega Grill & Wine Lounge750 S. Route 21, Gurnee, (847) 775-1111, bodegagrill.com
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday
The lounge area seats 15 on comfy couches and armchairs and has its own TVs, making it a great place to hang out and have a drink if you're not dining. A 60-person banquet room has already proved popular with local businesses and organizations looking for a place to host a party.
Crowd: The spot is busiest Friday and Saturday nights, drawing families and couples in their late 20s through 50s.
Food: One of Bodega's head chefs is from Italy and studied in Spain and Venezuela and he brought those global flavors to the spot's menu, where you'll find Mediterranean octopus, Italian meatballs and paella along with more standard American fare like New York strip and pecan-crusted tilapia. The restaurant also makes its own world tour of desserts, including bread pudding, flan, churros, gelato and tiramisu prepared with three liqueurs.
We stuck to small plates, ordering the mussels and mini-lamb chops. Both were beautifully presented with the perfectly grilled lamb served over a bed of yellow rice and the mussels surrounded by slices of very crispy bread that were delicious dipped in the rich buttery sauce mixed with bell pepper confetti.
Liquid consumption: As you might expect from the name, Bodega Grill & Wine Lounge offers an extensive selection of wines available by the bottle, glass or half glass, meant for tastings or if you just want a little something at the end of the meal. You can also try three wines in a red or white flight, with a premium flight coming soon. Drinkers can browse through the wines and Bodega's list of bottled beers on an iPad and email yourself if you find a new favorite.
Cocktail fans will find a lot to love on the list of nine martinis designed to be unique to the bar. The focus is on after-dinner drinks, with sweet treats like the tiramisu cocktail, a blend of Rumchatta and vanilla and chocolate liqueurs. The signature Bodega cocktail features fig vodka, muddled blackberries and Prosecco, served with a skewered berry. It's strong yet mellow at the same time.
Service: The manager was tending bar when we were there and the owner was greeting guests as they came in and left, and both proved very friendly and happy to talk about the spot. Our server was more disappointing. While food came out fast, he didn't bother to offer explanations of any of the dishes he suggested or the wines in the flight we ordered, just directing us to the menu.
Music: Bodega offers live music every night. You'll find a piano player singing Italian ballads and Billy Joel hits during dinner on Saturday, a singer crooning Sinatra tunes on Thursday and a three-piece band playing Beatles songs every other Sunday.
Parking: There's plenty of parking in the spot's free lot.
Overall: If travel wasn't in your holiday plans, get a taste of some world cuisine at Bodega Grill & Wine Lounge.


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I would just tell them, "Thanks so much for the offer! I'm all set for test knitters, though."
Congratulations!!!I agree with a casual "Thank you, but I'm all set on knitters."
CONGRATULATIONS! That's a real achievement- well done.I agree with PPs that the less said the better. I'd stick to "It's so kind of you to offer, but I'm all set, thank you"If they do push, then perhaps something like "I'm lucky to have so many knitting friends ready to help out"
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By now you should already know the story of Rodriguez - the Detroit folk rock survivor who has undergone a renaissance 40 years after his first shot at fame. And while he could do no wrong in front of the adoring sold-out Auckland crowd, many of whom were turned on to him by Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugarman, the real question on his first tour to New Zealand was whether the man and his music could live up to its legend.
Mostly, it did. However at 70, his eye sight is failing, and he looked fragile as he was escorted on and off the stage by his roadie and members of his recently assembled all-Kiwi band (more on them soon). But when he slung on his guitar (he has an effortless, almost lazy playing style), flashed that lovely warm smile, and sang, the frailty disappeared.
So it might not have been as electrifying and poignant as it was when he played songs like Sugarman and the electric blues of Only Good For Conversation the first time round, or even during his tours to South Africa in the late 90s and 2000s when he was "rediscovered" and his popularity boomed. But the soothing tone of his voice, contrasted with his often cutting (best of all is Conversation's "You're the coldest bitch I know.") and socially conscious lyrics, made him mesmerising.
His version of Sugarman started with a subtle flamenco-style intro, before the dreamy and enchanting core of the song morphed into a noisier, more psychedelic ending when the song almost fell apart (in a good way) before Rodriguez final "Sugarman" vocal. Only Good For Conversation is still his most wild song, and could have gone on for a lot longer, and the relentless spiel of This Is Not A Song It's An Outburst: Or The Establishment Blues - where he rattles off his take on everything from gun sales and garbage collection to adultery and the pope - is a timeless gem, and, as the song states, that's a "cold fact".
His backing band, made up of guitarist John Segovia, keyboardist Dominic Blaazer, bassist Maree Thom, and drummer Chris O'Connor, were understandably a little tentative throughout but made the likes of I Wonder a jaunty melancholic delight and by main set finale Forget It they were in the groove.
The thing that let the show down was the number of covers, including a suitably moochy Just One of Those Things and a solid Blue Suede Shoes. Because even though he only released two albums - 1970 debut Cold Fact and follow up Coming From Reality - you'd think he'd have enough material to sustain an almost 90 minute set, especially considering he only played a clutch of songs off the latter.
Yes, his rendition of Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone during the encore was well received, but the crowd wanted to hear Rodriguez' songs.
And fittingly, even though he was looking noticeably drained, yet buoyed by the standing ovation, he finished with his most beautiful song and Coming From Reality's best track, I Think of You, which was the perfect way to go out.


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McCloud has 39 years of experience in the rail industry. Most recently he served as general manager for the Grand Elk Railroad. Before joining the Watco Team he served as vice president of operations for Industrial Railway, a position he held since 1997. From 1991 to 1997, he served as president of the Tuscola Saginaw Bay Railroad. He was vice president at RailAmerica from 1986 to 1991 and from 1975 to 1986, he worked for the C&O Railway in many positions, such as brakeman, conductor, fireman, engineer, yardmaster and trainmaster.
Additionally, Joe Via has been appointed to director of operations for WSOR. He will be overseeing the operations of the railroad and will be managing and directing the team in the areas of safety, finances, customer relations and team development.
Via joined the Watco Team in 2012 as director of switching for the West Region. He worked for a year with Union Pacific before joining the West Region and he worked for 13 years for Utah Railway, a Genesee & Wyoming railroad. He held various positions such as conductor, assistant trainmaster, trainmaster and director of safety.
The company also appointed Chris Norman to general manager for the Grand Elk Railroad (GDLK). He will assume responsibility and oversight of the GDLK with the Customer First Foundation Principles being the highest priority. He will manage, direct and provide insight and follow up, maintain safety culture, set expectations and lead and develop all team members.
Norman started working for the GDLK in February of 2014 as senior trainmaster. He worked for the Canadian National from 2007 to 2014, holding the positions of trainmaster, division trainmaster and assistant superintendent. From 1997 to 2007, he worked for CSX as conductor, engineer, yardmaster and trainmaster.


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New & Improved! How many times, in this age of extreme marketing, have we seen these words? Hundreds? Thousands? Today, New & Improved is a phrase with little or no meaning, having gone beyond raising skepticism to being faint background noise. Conversely, though, our ears perk up when a product upgrades with hardly a whisper. Such is the case with Michelob, a brand that has quietly reverted to its roots, using an all-malt recipe. (Most commercial beers are made with a large portion of cheaper cereal grains.)
Michelob is a brand with more than a century of history, having been introduced in 1896. For much of its life, Michelob was available exclusively on draft, long after Anheuser-Busch's chief product, Budweiser, was widely available in bottle. AB positioned, and brewed, Michelob as a "beer for connoisseurs."
In 1961 AB introduced Michelob in bottle. Although the product abandoned its all-malt formula, the unique hourglass bottle with a gold foil neck-label gave Michelob an upscale look. As the decades rolled past, the brand saw variations in packaging and marketing schemes that, coupled with the emergence of craft beer, diminished Michelob's standing as an elite brand.
In the mid-1990s, AB decided to dip their toes in the craft beer pool, creating a selection of all-malt beers in a variety of classic styles, most notably Amber Bock. Rather than creating a new identity for these upscale brews, AB offered them under the Michelob banner. While the beers enjoyed largely approving nods from beer aficionados, the strategy did little to lift the flagship Michelob product.
Fast-forward to 2007. AB was determined to return Michelob to its winning heritage. When the dust settled from the obligatory corporate wrangling, it was decided that the best way to achieve their goal was to return to an all-malt recipe. By summer of this year, the new Michelob was on shelves across the country with only small type on the bottle's golden label alerting the observant consumer to the change. Thankfully, the phrase New & Improved was absent.
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A sordid tale of murder, scandal and celebrity, few Broadway shows make for a sexier night on the town than Chicago. Based on real events of the roaring American '20s, the musical follows the cautionary tales of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, each of whom murders her lover in pursuit of becoming famous in the press and, just as importantly, one-upping the other. In accordance with the two anti-heroines' aspirations of vaudevillians, lyricist Fred Ebb composed the music of the show in a vaudeville style when preparing the original production in 1975. The result was such iconic musical theatre tunes such as "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango" and "Roxie." Portraying one of the most glamorous eras in U.S. history—and perhaps its most short-lived—Chicago has proven to be truly timeless.
Audiences agree: Now in its 21st consecutive year on Broadway, Chicago holds the record as the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, and the second-longest running Broadway show period, second to only The Phantom of the Opera. The revival has been a critical darling since opening in 1996, winning a then-record six Tony Awards and earning strong reviews to this day. "You know a musical is intelligent, witty and connivingly devilish when its choicest songs about press manipulation, betrayal and selfishness could feel equally at home either on the Broadway stage or in any of the Presidential campaign trails in this election year," Philip David Morton wrote in a 2016 review for the Huffington Post. The current cast stars Bianca Marroquin (In the Heights) as Roxie Hart, Amra-Faye Wright (who has played opposite over 20 Roxie Harts) as Velma Kelly and Billy Flynn (On The Town) as their shared lawyer, Tony Yazbeck.


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Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has rubbished speculation linking him with a move to QPR and wishes to remain at White Hart Lane for the remainder of his career.
Defoe has been in fine form for Spurs this season and is their leading scorer with 10 goals in all competitions. Yet rumours have circulated that the England international would be prepared to move across London to link up with Rangers boss Harry Redknapp, with whom he has worked under at West Ham, Portsmouth and Tottenham, once more.
"That's not going to happen. I'm not leaving Tottenham, I love the club and to score goals at a big club like this is fantastic," Defoe told Sky Sports News.
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Today's photo puzzle.
ANSWER: I'm at (in) an installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art called "The Absent City":
While the work in the prow [of the museum] succeeds as a site-specific piece, at least architecturally speaking, the most important question to consider is how these works relate to the people of Madison. On a recent opening night, people were enjoying themselves, but I don't know if these pieces really dig deeply at the social and political issues the artists want to address — presumably, in part, issues about a sense of community and questioning the conventional order. Madison, while not a progressive utopia, is a pretty savvy place, and I think Madisonians could go for something more visually and conceptually challenging.Ahem. Yeah. I'm thinking this would be a good exhibition for children. I'm inside a room created by hanging red plastic ribbons. There are other rooms with permeable walls made of other colors of ribbons. Each room on the inside is made of a single color, and the outside of the walls are a second layer of hanging ribbons, made — did you guess? — of multiple colors. In a central area there are little figures of people standing under a big flag made of flowers. Get the message? Come on, people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now.
IN THE COMMENTS: Lots of good stuff, mainly about me being in hell. Plus: Sir Archy!


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STOCKTON - Tokay High School sophomore Julie Fukunaga, no stranger to academic success, is headed to next month's California State Science Fair in Los Angeles with momentum.
STOCKTON - Tokay High School sophomore Julie Fukunaga, no stranger to academic success, is headed to next month's California State Science Fair in Los Angeles with momentum.
She won both the overall high school award and the environmental award at last week's 56th annual San Joaquin County Science Fair.
Her project - "Autonomous Solar-Powered Boat for Algae Control" - is designed to control algae in a more environmentally friendly way by sending out wavelengths or frequencies that kill the pond organisms without harming animal life in an aquatic setting.
Fukunaga, as a freshman, tied for first at last year's county Science Fair with a high school project titled "Electromagnetic Soil Sensing."
That same year, she won the 16th annual San Joaquin County spelling bee.
"I like a little bit of both," Fukunaga said. "They are equal."
So why does she excel in such seemingly divergent academic fields?
"If you have an interest, then pursue it," Fukunaga said. "Whatever you do, make sure you like it."
The local Science Fair is sponsored by the county Office of Education.
More than 1,200 students from 30 schools entered 400 projects. A team of 35 professionals helped judge the projects and conduct student interviews.
Organizers said the event was designed to "promote science exploration and understanding."
The winners by grade levels, their schools and districts, and their projects:
First: Julie Fukunaga, Tokay High, Lodi Unified, "Autonomous Solar Powered Raft for Algae."
Second: Raul Lara, Tracy High, Tracy Unified, "Enhancing a Smoke Detector with a Visual."
Third: Isfar Munir, Tracy High, Tracy Unified, "The Relationship Between Air Pressure and the Deflection Experienced by and Electric Arc-Yr.2."
Honorable mention: Fanny Lopez, Tracy High, Tracy Unified, "Pedaling Power."
First: Bailey Henderson, Tom Hawkins School, Jefferson Elementary, "Zooming Through Fluency."
Second: Maddie McLeod, Tom Hawkins School, Jefferson Elementary, "What's Your Style?"
Third: Carmon Brown, Sebastian Questa, Mountain House Unified, "Fire Starters."
Honorable mention: Ojas Nain, Wicklund Elementary, Mountain House Unified, "Get Hurt, Make Cold at Home."
First: Jacqueline Prawira, Sebastian Questa Elementary, Mountain House Unified, "Absorbency."
Second: Andrea Larson, Bethany Elementary, Mountain House Unified, "Is Soup Ready?"
Third: Ashley Teele, Bethany Elementary, Mountain House Unified, "Hot Air Balloons."
Honorable mention: Alisonn Remollino, St. Bernard's Catholic School, Tracy, "Rock Candy Experiment."
Class winner: Marisela Ruiz-Guitierrez, Sebastian Questa Elementary, Mountain House Unified, "Catapult."
First place: Genevieve Casazza, Dent Elementary, Escalon Unified, "Germinating Lima Beans."
Second: Theodore Harp, Dent Elementary, Escalon Unified, "Local Apples."
Third: Wyatt Riesenbeck, Dent Elementary, Escalon Unified, "Scientific Method Project."
Ninth through 12th grade: Julie Fukunaga, Tokay High, Lodi Unified, "Autonomous Solar Powered Raft for Algae."
Sixth-eighth: Brennen Hernandez, Tom Hawkins, Jefferson Elementary, "Can You Sea the Difference?" and Pilar Goulart, Bella Vista Christian, Tracy, "Red Alert Wildfire."
Kindergarten-second grade: Eli Ingalls, Dent Elementary, Escalon Unified, "Bugs and Worms Like Wet Soils."


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1. I started with just a couple spoonfuls of house plant soil soaked in enough water to get it really wet. I hand squeezed it and spread it out in the bottom of an open CD case (the original 1/4" thick ones).
2. About a teaspoon of grass seeds were spread near the top edge. The case was closed, wrapped in a rubber band to keep shut, and set in a window.
3. Fuzzy little seeds were showing in 2 or 3 days, and the grass a few days after that. The soil stays wet for a long time, but if it appears to be dry, the lid can carefully be lifted and water sprinkled inside.
4. Paint markers were used for drawing tiny little lady bugs. I printed out my message, taped it inside and traced it so my writing would be nice and neat.


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House GOP Immigration Proposals Could Become Clearer
Dave Natzke, Editor, Dairy Herd Management | Updated: 01/27/2014
Congress returns this week, and House Republican leaders are expected to release — possibly very early this week — their principles for rewriting the nation's immigration laws, according to Mike Oscar, writing in the Northeast Dairy Farmers Cooperatives' NDFC Newsletter.
And, according to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), House Republicans will then hold an open session during their annual retreat later this week to discuss their legislative approach to immigration reform. House leadership has stated the session is intended to be an open and exhaustive forum to allow all members to put forward any concerns or suggestions before the GOP executes its step-by-step legislative approach to immigration reform.
Republicans want to address the issue in a piecemeal fashion, as opposed to one large bill already introduced in the Senate (S. 744). According to Oscar, the principles are expected to be broad-brush in nature and emphasize border and interior security measures, but they are likely to include a first-ever official House GOP endorsement of legal status for many of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.
Maggie McHugh, also writing in the NDFC Newsletter, said the betting is that the goals will cover increased border security, in-country security enforcement, fast-track for agricultural laborers, increased visas for high-tech workers, and opportunities for "dreamers" – children brought into the U.S. illegally by their parents.
McHugh said Rebecca Tallent, formerly chief of staff to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and recently a member of the Bipartisan Policy Council, is assisting House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and other members of Republican caucus in writing guiding principles on immigration reform. Another key individual, McHugh said, is Esther Olavarria, formerly a top immigration advisor to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, and now a member of the Domestic Policy Council.
With their involvement, the current immigration reform landscape is potentially better. However, as good as their combined abilities are, the opposition by Tea Party Republicans and immigration opponents will call for every bit of their skill and stamina, McHugh said.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) continues to hold out hope immigration reform will be addressed in the second session of the 113th Congress. NMPF has been deeply engaged in efforts to revise U.S. immigration system through its work with the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), a coalition of more than 70 agriculture organizations, and was involved in creation of the Senate bill.
Unlike the Senate's bill, the House will likely pursue a piecemeal approach centered on a series of bills passed last year by the House Judiciary Committee. One of those measures, the Agriculture Guestworker Act (H. R. 1773), was created specifically to deal with the challenges of using immigrant labor in the agricultural sector. While this legislation includes important reforms that would benefit agriculture – and specifically dairy farms – improvements will be needed to ensure that this measure fully addresses the No. 1 concern for the dairy industry: maintaining farmers' current workforce, NMPF said.


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Osasuna pulled off one of the shocks of the Spanish La Liga season as they thrashed title-chasing Atletico Madrid 3-0 in Pamplona.
Atletico were much changed but still expected to cast Javi Garcia's men aside and draw level with city rivals Real Madrid - who they host next weekend - at the top of the table.
Instead they were three down inside a breathless opening half as they were stunned by goals from Alvaro Cejudo, Emiliano Armenteros and Roberto Torres.
All of the goals were preventable and while Atletico improved marginally after the break, a deserving Osasuna had already inflicted too much damage.
Coach Diego Simeone's decision to make five changes from the team that won 1-0 away to AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League in midweek therefore appeared to backfire, although he did still include top scorer Diego Costa alongside David Villa up front.
It was in defence, however, that Atletico were most obviously laboured and, after a fourth defeat in their past six games in all competitions, Simeone has work to do ahead of a Madrid derby next weekend that has now taken on even more importance for his side.
Atletico will go into the match three points behind Real, who end the weekend clear at the top after Barcelona also suffered a surprise defeat, 3-1 at Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Valencia fight back
Portuguese defender Ruben Vezo volleyed the late winner as Valencia came from behind to beat Granada 2-1 at the Mestalla.
It seemed Valencia would suffer a setback to their hopes of making a run for a European place next season when Granada took the lead early through Piti in the second half after a blunder from Javi Fuego. Valencia got level thanks to substitute Paco Alcacer before Vezo struck late.
Rayo Vallecano's already slim hopes of avoiding relegation took a further blow as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Sevilla, who finished the game with ten men.
Former Rayo player Coke headed in the only goal of the game on 58 minutes and Paco Jemez's side were unable to respond, even though Vicente Iborra was sent off for the visitors on 83 minutes, given a second yellow card for time wasting.
Nine-man Real Betis plunged to even further depths with a disheartening 2-0 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao.
Iker Muniain opened the scoring in the first half from 12 yards and Damien Perquis, who had conceded the penalty, was sent off before the break.
Lolo Reyes then joined him in the dressing room in the second half after picking up two bookings, and 20-year-old Guillermo Fernandez scored his first goal for Athletic Bilbao to seal the points.


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They are still a social unit and not officially divorced. How would the children feel to be excluded? Until they are no longer a unit, then it is no one's business to judge.
There are children involved. How would they feel if Dad was excluded when they don't know the family situation? It doesn't matter if the family has been given heads up or not. The kids matter most. It sounds like this is why they are putting on the facade.
So everyone else is more important than the kids. Gotcha.
Two things come to mind for me. First, he will continue to be their father, regardless of what his relationship with their mother turns out to be. Is he going to be shunned by half their family?Second, it's entirely possible that the tension wont arise in 'public', around extended family. My ex and I were able to go to gatherings together for months after we decided the divorce was happening, and we were able to play nice.
Quote from: sparksals on February 05, 2013, 09:52:25 PMSo everyone else is more important than the kids. Gotcha.I don't think that's necessary, nor was that what anyone was trying to say.I don't know the particulars of the situation in the OP (for example, the OP mentions that she doesn't know whether the kids know about the split, so as a stranger I surely don't know!). But I'll use myself as an example. My parents fought incessantly from when I was about 10 till they finally separated when I was 16. It was a bad, bad situation. And then when they did separate, they pretended for about a year to not be separated. It made it kind of a dirty secret that I didn't feel comfortable sharing--because I knew, but also knew they weren't talking about it--and so I had trouble confiding in my friends about it. "The best thing for the kids" does not always equate to staying together or to pretending to stay together. I was relieved when they finally divorced.
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The spiraling drug violence is increasingly affecting journalists, in a country considered one of the most dangerous for reporters. Host Michel Martin speaks with Jose de Cordoba of The Wall Street Journal, and Carlos Lauria of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Advisory: This segment may not be comfortable for some listeners.
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Nose dive #2… This dress is for me and I will definitey wear it. I am very happy with the fit and how it turned out. I nearly didn't make it as it was a last minute rush.
I call this my Progressive Date Dress: first date all buttons done up. Second date maybe a little "peek a boob" and third date a bit (or lot) of leg and the open back.
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I really love it. it's tempting.
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shinyredvolvo wrote:ok, does anyone find it funny that we keep saying "she is only human" or "she is just acting human!" Yes, Kristen is human. So is Bella, for now! so lets not get too upset with her until Breaking Dawn! haha
Yes, I know cheesy.
Devious Cullen wrote:I'm so glad this thread has turned a little more positive! I had some points I wanted to make, but I don't think I will now because I don't want to turn the tone again. Anyway.
Has anyone else browsed the photos and footage from the Japan press? Kristen, Rob and Taylor all looked awesome and braved some cold and rainy weather to greet fans. Apparently it was like 3 degrees with rain and sleet, and Kristen faced it all in a little dress so good on her - she must have been freezing! And she was great with fans, one even asked for a kiss and she obliged. (Despite the fact the fan was a bit scary and over excited. I wouldn't have done it, but she didn't even flinch.)
Some pics:
The three together.
Kristen & Rob - SO looks like she's wearing vampire contacts in this hehe.
What a nice dress
Very cute
Hopefully there will be more and clearer footage soon. =]
You really need to read the full account over at Twilight Singapore to get the full play-by-play effect with AMAZING pictures that illustrate each moment. The segment had us laughing. Like a lot of their coverage, they seem to have captured the Kristen Stewart we met on set. By that we mean someone who is a little shy, reflective, better one-on-one, and who has a sense of humor when she realizes that you are laughing with her and not at her. This one moment below really stuck out.
Hehehe… Kristen and Robert looks pretty embarrassed here. Well, you guys can imagine what the question was…..check out how everyone is smiling. a nervous Japanese fan asked (you can hear her sigh in the video) Kristen how it felt like kissing Robert. And Kristen asked back, 'How did you think it felt?' The fan replied something which I couldn't hear. Then Kristen said," SOO much better!!". WOOOOoooOOOO!! The whole hall crowed and laughed! And Robert's facial reaction was like, "Oh?" Haha! You guys HAVE TO WATCH the video because I cannot described it! Awesome answer Kristen!!
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Quote from: CG on September 16, 2010, 03:25:39 PMMom used to get bruises that would last YEARS. As in, bruises that were 7 years old. A (obviously male) doctor told her it was "typical female bruising." Yeah, he got knocked off the list.Did she ever find out what caused it? just curious, I have a bruise that I've had for eight months now.
Mom used to get bruises that would last YEARS. As in, bruises that were 7 years old. A (obviously male) doctor told her it was "typical female bruising." Yeah, he got knocked off the list.
MLB online. I ordered my son a very expensive jacket for our local team. Ordered it so it came 3 weeks before Christmas. It came, but it was a football t-shirt for another state's team. I called the number, it was a warehouse number, and they connected me with a home shopping network. I gave the lady the info, she apologized and explained they both used the same warehouse for sports stuff. She told me to keep the shirt and thanked me so they could re-send their customer's order. I called MLB and they saw the mix up but said they would have to wait until customer in other state sent it back to them!!! They never did and it took 2 months and my credit card company's involvement to get me the refund.I gave the football t-shirt to a co-worker whose niece was going to school in that state. She was thrilled.
Another Best Buy story here.When they first opened in our area, about 15 years ago, I went in looking for a CD for an Xmas gift. Found it and went up to pay. At the time, we did not have a debit card (as we were told, incorrectly, that we would have to pay a $2 ATM fee every time we used it) and we used the credit card only for large purchases. The CD was around $10, and I pulled out my checkbook to pay for it. The cashier pitched a hissy fit -- "You're trying to pay with a check?!?!" You'd have thought I had handed her a bagful of zlotys. She tried to pressure me into using cash. I didn't have it. She tried to pressure me into using the credit card. When that didn't work, she tried to pressure me into just leaving the store without my purchase. I dug in my heels, and the line that was forming behind me was getting ugly -- and the remarks were being aimed at the cashier, not me. Finally she called over the supervisor, who reluctantly OK'ed my nasty check and allowed me to buy their precious merchandise, but not before informing me in a snotty voice that I'd better not even think about returning my purchase for cash; store credit only and that only after two weeks for my check to clear.I haven't been back.
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Before, During and After: stove replacement: Updated; spice drawer
I know this is off topic, but we're so pleased with the results, just had to post it.
The old stove never failed to deliver, but it was time to go
typical between-times mess
Finished. The stove is a dual-fuel Electrolux Icon
Just in time for the holidays!
1/3/2013 Update
A spice drawer still needed installing when I first posted. Here it is. Yeah, it's rather unassuming...
...until you open it.
I've forever wanted to have those spices I use most frequently immediately at hand. Now I do.
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hasanabbas1987 writes: There's no question that gaming on the Android platform has heretofore been relatively underwhelming, but that looks like it's all about to change. It seems that Sony Ericsson — a company that has yet to even introduce an Android 2.0 device — is at work on a project to redefine gaming on Google's mobile platform. We now know (via a trusted source) that the company is actively and heavily developing a brand new gaming platform, ecosystem, and device (possibly alongside Google) which are already in the late stages of planning. And we've got the goods on it.


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Lessons from a funeral
I was out of town for the funeral of my husband's father when I received the message inviting me to be a blogger. It was a stressful time, made bearable only by the assurance that while he cannot return to us, we will see him again in heaven.
The stress of those difficult days is the background of my first blog. Here are 3 lessons from the funeral.
My husband spent the last 10 days of his father's life helping to care for his dad. He and I talked on the phone every night. The days were increasingly stressful. One night he seemed close to the breaking point. I said, "Get to the store. Buy some multiple vitamins and some calcium." He had all kinds of excuses: he didn't know where to find a health food store, he didn't know what brand to buy, and he couldn't be away from the house too long. I said, "The stress is depleting your body of vitamins and minerals faster than you can possibly replace them with food. Just go to a grocery store. Buy any multiple and buy some calcium citrate." He did, and by the time we talked the next night he could feel the difference in his mood and in his ability to relax and sleep. Do I believe that the premium vitamins I buy are superior in quality and better absorbed than the grocery store brands? YES. But here is lesson #1 - When I can't do the best, I do the best I can.
After the funeral, friends of the family brought in lots of food and set up a reception in the dining room. The table was full of wheat and sugar and other avoids. It all was brought by people who love our family. I could have been obnoxious, rejecting the food and the love that came with it. I could have disregarded eating right and filled my plate with avoids. Either extreme would have been foolish. I graciously accepted a piece of carrot cake. Lesson #2 - My health problems are not the result of politely eating an occasional avoid that is offered as an expression of love, but of willfully indulging in avoids when I have the opportunity to make better choices.
That piece of carrot cake, while not satisfying any nutritional requirements, did satisfy me at an emotional level. At times of stress we all crave comfort food. However, the comfort effect of the carrot cake was very short lived. It wasn't long until I found myself circling the dessert table craving more. I was determined not to yield, and went into the kitchen. Someone brought a huge platter of brisket. Someone else brought a bowl of delightful greens - not just iceberg lettuce, but spinach and dandelion as well. I piled my plate with greens, and topped it with lots of brisket. Here was food that gave both nourishment and comfort. I felt full and satisfied for the rest of the day. Lesson #3 True comfort and satisfaction are in beneficials.
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Carlos Ruiz's go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game set.
After the Nationals went ahead in the top of the eighth on Scott Hairston's sacrifice fly, the Phillies answered with a pair of two-out runs in the home eighth.
Cesar Hernandez worked a two-out walk against Tyler Clippard (6-3) before Jimmy Rollins' double into right-center plated Hernandez for the game-tying run. Chase Utley was intentionally walked to bring up Ruiz, who grounded a single into the hole on the right side of the infield to bring home Rollins for the go-ahead run.
Washington had runners on the corners with one away in the ninth, but Jonathan Papelbon struck out both Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon to notch his 24th save of the season.
Ryan Zimmerman's two-out solo homer in the first was the only run Cole Hamels allowed over seven solid innings. He fanned eight and surrendered just two hits in the no-decision for Philadelphia, which moved to 10-8 during Ryne Sandberg's reign as the team's interim manager.
"I felt like he did his job there, we had fresh arms in the bullpen," Sandberg said on his rationale on taking Hamels out after seven innings and just 87 pitches.
Hamels, who threw 69 of his 87 pitches for strikes, is 2-1 with a minuscule 1.98 ERA over his last eight starts.
B.J. Rosenberg (2-0) recorded the last out in the eighth to pick up the win.
Washington starter Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 and gave up just an unearned run on two hits and a pair of walks over six frames for the Nationals, who moved 7 1/2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds for the NL's second wild-card spot.
"We had opportunities. but we couldn't get it done," Nationals manger Davey Johnson said.
Ruiz's one-out RBI single in the fourth tied the contest at 1-1.
Game Notes
The Phillies were 2-for-4 with runners in scoring position, while the Nationals finished 0-for-3 with RISP ... Ruiz had two of Philadelphia's four hits.


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The USA Multilateral Office in Washington D.C. is proud to announce that one of its young interns, Niyang Shen, has been awarded the prestigious Youth's Explorer Grant from the National Geographic.
Whilst at IUCN, Niyang has continued to develop his interest in the management of protected areas and sustainable tourism. His internship at IUCN has allowed him develop his own personal project, the Tibet Conservation Society, a non for profit organization which aims to develop sustainable solution models between conservation and development in Tibet.
Shen's particular area of interest is Motuo, an isolated homeland in the Eastern Himalayas that is only accessible during certain times of the year, weather permitting. Motuo is listed as one of WWF's 19 priority protected areas and is one of the last untouched biodiversity hotspots in the world with over a hundred species listed on IUCN's Red List.
With plans to build a road through Motuo scheduled for 2010, the future of this Himalayan homeland and its biodiversity is uncertain. But with the National Geographic Youth's Explorer Grant, Niyang and his team can commence their journey into Motuo to start recording the area's unique ecosystem and begin surveying its fauna and flora - the first step towards developing sustainable management initiatives for Tibet and its protected areas.
"I am delighted to receive the Youth's Explorer Grant on behalf of the Tibet Conservation Society," says Niyang on the eve of his departure. "A special thank you goes to IUCN as it is through this vital conservation network that I was able to initiate dialogue between environmentalists working in and around Tibet. It was also a great honor to be given the opportunity to meet George Schaller, a conservation hero of mine, and I look forward to his visit to Motou in the near future."
IUCN wishes Niyang luck with his first expedition to Motou and looks forward to his safe return.


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.- The Gauchos headed south to compete at Cal State Northridge. Day one of the competition included decathlon and heptathlon events.
The Gauchos took four athletes down to the competition. For the women, Tori Usgaard and Alyssa Schlom, and on the mens side, Ike Okapara and Billy Britt.
Tori Usgaard and Alyssa Schlom competed in the 200M, 100M hurdles, high jump and shot put. Usgaard had her highest placement in high jump where she came in second with a height of 5-05.25. Schlom placed highest in the 200m where she came in at 26.55 seconds placing her seventh.
Billy Britt and Ike Okapara competed in the 100M, 400M, long jump and shot put. Britt came in first in high jump with a mark of 6-02.25. Teammate Okapara came in right behind him in second with a mark of 6-01.25.
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Hi there,
I am to code a method that creates a rectangle (r3) which is the area of two intersected rectangles (r1, r2).
r3 must be in (x, y, width, height) format.
The first rectangle (r1) is randomly created (x, y, width, height - are all random inbetween 0-100)
The second rectangle (r2) is created by user input (x, y, width, height - entered by user between 0-100)
If there is an intersection, the program prints "r3(x, y, width, height)"
If there is no intersection the program prints "no intersection"
How would I go about doing this? A while loop inside an if statement?
Code :
private void findIntersection(Rectangle r1) { r2 = new Rectangle(x, y, width, height); r2 = userRectangle(); //method for user input if(r1.intersects(r2)) { //while loop? System.out.println("The intersection is "); }else{ System.out.println("No intersection"); } }
Any hints or tips appreciated
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March 24, 2010 > 2009: A year in review
As I tackle my many goals for 2010, I reflected on my first year in office as the District Three representative on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. On being elected, I made it a priority to continue my active involvement in the community and ensure its members are fully informed and represented, to use my experience in private businesses to ensure the county's operations are as efficient as possible so we can continue providing vital services to our residents and to ensure the county is well-represented on regional, governmental bodies to receive its fair share of resources.Here are just a few highlights of 2009:In the past year, I have brought together neighborhood members with city, county and local agency representatives through community meetings. One such forum was in Alviso. While it stemmed from security issues at the Alviso Marina County Park, more than 50 community members attended with concerns ranging from traffic at schools to multiple issues with mail delivery.Another community meeting, in the Alum Rock area of San Jose, welcomed residents with issues ranging from a seven-year wait for a handicapped parking space to property owners' fears about local agencies taking over their properties for additional parkland. My office has diligently followed up and brought many of them to a happy conclusion, including installation of the handicapped parking spot, cleaning up code enforcement and clearing up the traffic issues.During last year's budget process and throughout the year, we at the county have taken innovative approaches to increase revenues and reduce costs to continue providing the much-needed core services for our residents. I have proposed using vacant, county-owned land for renewable-energy generation which would offset the county's electricity consumption to allow savings to fund other programs. I also initiated the formation of a special district which would allow county residents to access low-cost financing to install solar panels and conduct energy-efficiency retrofits on their homes.As car-owners know, there is a significant cost associated with maintenance and usage. I have requested the Fleet Department evaluate how we can utilize rental car companies to augment our fleet without having to purchase additional vehicles that would increase maintenance and running costs. We have also asked them to begin "greening" our fleet with alternative fuel vehicles.Additionally, I was able to convince the Metropolitan Transportation Committee to send an additional $5M to the South Bay to help pave the way for the 101-Tully-Yerba Buena interchange. The additional funding will give this much-needed traffic relief project a kick start. I know many of you travel this route and we shall all appreciate the improvements.While this has been a good start, I am determined to accomplish more in the next year. The Board of Supervisors will begin the budget process in the next few months and my staff and I will examine each page with a fine tooth comb to ensure not a single dollar is wasted. We shall keep our eyes and ears open for innovative ideas and concepts that will benefit our communities, while reducing costs, to keep the county's core services alive.Additionally, my staff and I will make a concerted effort to continue my outreach to ensure you remain informed of available county services and how we can work together to benefit our communities.As always, I am here to help you and to listen to your suggestions. Please call me at (408) 299-5030 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Epiphany revisited
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John Hudson is the pastor of Pilgrim Church in Sherborn, MA. Prior to his call to that pastorate, John was the pastor of West Concord Union Church, located across the street from the former Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Concord. The proximity of the two churches and my friendship with John made for an especially good relationship between our two faith communities.
John this week to ask if he might use my Epiphany poem as part of his sermon this weekend when his Dover church celebrated the visit of the Magi. I was pleased and honored to welcome his using my words. He invited three readers to "voice" the poem and used it as the intro to his sermon which follows below.
What Next, Then?
Preached by Rev. John Hudson at Pilgrim Church in Dover: 1/10/09
Text: Matthew 2:1-12
A conversation overheard in the caravan while going home by another way...
Wise man #1: Myrrh, frankincense and gold: that's what we left with. Now we go home empty-handed. Empty saddlebags on the camels, hearts full of questions...
Wise man #2: Did we leave the presents with the right king? One king in a palace, warm, fine and plush; the other in a barn all muck and hay – and oh, the smell! But did we leave the presents with the right king? Oh, I think so! Remember Herod's eyes, envy-green?
Wise man #3: But ah, the innocence of the child who but cried and nursed and slept…I think I saw him smile once! And clearly, his parents needed the help. No newborn's parents would have turned down the gold! No, they were honest folk.
Wise man #1: You could see it in her face and in the way he cared for her and for the child. They'll save our gifts for when they need them and mark my words: they will need them.
Wise man#2: But did we find the one we sought? Was it his star? What if we were wrong?
Wise man#3: His star it was, indeed: a star of mystery beyond the wisdom of us all. We may not understand but we know it was his star.
Wise man #1: What next, then? What will we tell the folks at home of what we saw - and did not see? And what will they think of us when we tell of a manger throne in barn of a palace? They'll likely think us fools! I wonder, still, myself if we found anything or everything -or maybe even more than all…
Wise man #2: A trip we won't forget, that's sure, nor him we found, nor those we met along the way. And the angel in the dream with warning – just in time!
Wise man #3: Now this way home, another way…A new way now, the way of dreams… So mind the star, it's still above…But fading fast, so keep the pace…
(Thank you wise ones! And I my offer thanks for that beginning dramatic dialogue to an old friend and colleague, Father Austin Fleming, who serves The Holy Family Parish in Concord.)
What next, then? What's next? Good question by that wise man. For the magi that is the question. The gifts are given; the infant king found; the star followed; the quest over and so all that is left for them to do is to turn around, to keep a wary eye out for King Herod, to hop back up on their beasts of burden, and to get back on the road, the road, for their journey homeward.
Back on the road. Though facts about the Magi and their journey are somewhat speculative, many scholars surmise that those astrologers and scientists may have traveled up to 1000 miles from the East, up to one full year to get to the baby Jesus and then back again. That's seven hundred and thirty days on a camel! Ever rode a camel? It's murder on the backside! For two full cycles of the seasons. Two years away from their families and homes and the familiar, all for what was probably a very short visit with Mary and Joseph and that new baby. How long did they stay? An afternoon? An evening? An hour or so?
The story of the Magi and their magical mystery tour is one of the richest in our Christian tradition, filled with vivid imagery and details. But this year as I read it, what struck me was the incredible amount of time, time that those three travelers spent on the road, the journey, the trip, the riding and then stopping and then setting up camp and then feeding the animals and then mucking the stalls and then arising again and then just moving ahead: walking, living, going—day by day, week by week, month by month. If their direct face to face time with Jesus was just, say two hours, that means they spent the other 17,518 hours on the road. The road.
This is how most of our human life is lived: on the road—right? From….to. Birth to death. Traveling to and from. Life is never just about one day or one unique visit or one extra special event: it is about the journey, the mundane, the slogging, if you will, not just a singular star-crossed epiphany. Christmas is a big deal but—but it is only one day a year, one out of 364. The real work of Christmas happens beforehand for weeks, a month: shopping, prepping, wrapping, hoping: all of the details, the tasks, the road towards the 24th. The day our child is born is a big deal but—the parenting, the real work we do is done under far less dramatic circumstances: changing dirty diapers, reading bedtime stories, nervously waiting up past curfew for a kid to get home, eating thousands of meals around a worn and familiar dining room table, disciplining our kids, supporting them, loving: day by day and week by week and month by month and year by year. Our faith: if the only day we all took seriously this person called Jesus was Christmas or Easter, we'd risk having a pretty tepid, weak Christian faith. Faith really happens when we get ourselves to church on January 10th and July 15th, when we pray everyday, not just in the emergency room; when we get the kids to church school on a snowy March Sunday and for youth group on Mondays. Faith happens when we put our envelope in the offering plate every week and not just that stray twenty whenever we show up. Faith happens on the road, the road. Life is the road, all life is in fact mostly about the road.
One thought on this Epiphany. It's tempting as we live this life to want to mark it by just special days, holy days, singular events, the arrival if you will. Life really happens when, when I have a baby, when I get married, when I graduate, when I buy a house, when I get a promotion, when I run that marathon, when I arrive. But the truth is that a good life, a God life, happens in all of those in between times, mostly. On the road. Going towards. Coming from. God acts in our lives not just on holy days but on ho hum days too. The sum of a blessed life is not to be found when we will finally get there after so many days on the road but is to be found in the miracle of the journey of life itself.
In December my family gathered together to celebrate my Grandfather's 96th birthday at my Aunt Carol's and Mom's house, a well worn two family home just two streets away from where I grew up. As we ate the cake I turned to my cousin and observed, "I've been going to parties in this dining room for forty one years!" How many meals have I eaten in that home? How many times have I bound up those front steps, hugged my Mom, heard kind words from Aunt, laughed with my cousins, cried at receptions after a funeral, drank a thousand cups of coffee, swapped a score of bad jokes in the cramped kitchen? A hundred days. A thousand days. All on the road. All on the journey.
We'll return to New Orleans this March to help build Habitat houses for a third year and do so in a city that still boasts more than 100,000 damaged and abandoned homes. But: the ten houses we helped build in 2008 and 2009: today these are home, home to ten families. The road. Not the arrival. In just two weeks we will house one or two homeless families right here at church on the second floor, in a country that still today has more than 3.5 million folks classified as homeless. We can't house all of them. We can show love and hospitality to just two families. The road. The journey. Not arriving there yet. But working, striving, loving, to get there.
The road. The trip. The day to day acts of kindness we carry out and the people we love and the prayers we offer and the justice we work for and the gifts we give and life we live. This my friends is what really and finally matters. Not the arrival. But the road. What next, then? With our journeying God it is time to get back on that road. Let all God's faithful travelers declare, "Amen!"
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- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Your poem was innovatively used by Rev. John Hudson's three wise men and then his excellent homily embellished on it further. Nice collaboration between friends!ReplyDelete
The way John used your poem and then his homily was just wonderful. I do remember John and his gifts and your friendship as well. You were both great collaborators as well as such a good example to others.ReplyDelete
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Cerro Coso Community College received a $56,000 gift from the estate of Wallace F. Hirsch.
Cerro Coso Community College received a $56,000 gift from the estate of Wallace F. Hirsch. The gift presented by their nephew, Bruce Boyer, will assist Cerro Coso in the construction and equipping of an electronic technology laboratory to accommodate 36 students and a xeriscape project for student use and community enjoyment.
An electrician by trade, Wallace worked on aircraft for the Navy before establishing his own HVAC business in Ridgecrest. He provided area residents with quality HVAC services for many years before his retirement. Wallace and his wife, Alice, enjoyed the performing arts and Wallace took classes in solar and music at Cerro Coso.
Alice was the founding president and faithful member of the Desert Planters of Ridgecrest, and Wallace supported his wife's efforts to beautify Ridgecrest in many ways. He was instrumental in the development of composting and xeriscape practices taught by the Desert Planters in presentations, lectures, and formal workshops.
Constructing a xeriscaped garden for Cerro Coso students in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hirsch, utilizing drought-tolerant native plants, will create a space that is open to the community and used for instructional purposes and assist the college to encourage sustainability.
"We are pleased that Mr. Boyer and his sister have chosen to honor their uncle's memory by providing valuable resources that will continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and the community they loved," said Cerro Coso President Jill Board.


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WASHINGTON — The number of federal background checks for firearms sales declined in the United States last month, as retailers continue to run out of guns to sell during a buying spree driven by Washington's focus on gun control.
Background checks decreased 10 percent nationally between December and January, with large declines in the Southern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia as well as Texas, according to an analysis of new FBI data published Tuesday.
Firearms sales surged around the country after the December shooting spree in Newtown, Conn., in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a school.
There were more than 2.78 million checks in December. That was a 12-month peak following an upward trend through last fall. The number fell to 2.48 million in January, still a higher figure than any other month than December last year.
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During his stint as national commander, Clarence Hill stressed the need for himself and Legionnaires everywhere to embrace social media Web sites like Facebook. Current National Commander Jimmie Foster is following in his predecessor's footsteps.
Foster recently entered the world of social networking with the launch of his Facebook page. There, Legionnaires and Facebook users from all over the world can connect with the commander, allowing them to receive updates from him as he travels the country and represents the nation's largest veterans organization. Visit his page and click the "Like" button in the top right corner of the page to become a fan. "Fans" of the commander can receive status updates from him in real time, view his personal photos from the road, follow his schedule in the events calendar and interact with him and other Legionnaires.
Just as they were during Hill's tenure, Legionnaires are asked to follow the commander's example and embrace social media. Not only are social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook good avenues to attract younger veterans, they're also mediums that facilitate interaction among fellow members and instill a sense of unity within the Legion's membership ranks. Connect to the commander on his Facebook page and join up with Foster and Legionnaires everywhere.


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The white lab mouse is one of the most definitive icons of science. So where does this creature come from? Potentially the first was used by necessity in one of the most important experiments in scientific history.
'Microbe Hunters' With A Modern Sensibility
Thank you to David Shaywitz for the thoughtful Forbes write-up of The Remedy!
Rules Against Spitting
The story of Robert Koch and tuberculosis is, in part, a story about how one scientist's discovery under a microscope works its way into a new social truth. In other words, it's one thing to prove to scientists that those bacteria under the scope are the agents of disease. But it it quite another thing to change society, so that ordinary people comprehend the true nature of germs and how they must change their own daily habits and behaviors. That is a much harder challenge, and it's one science is still struggling with.
One wonderful example of how this social shift took place is this list of 19 rules for children, a list that first appeared around the turn of the 20th century in a pamphlet called "The True Story of Tuberculosis."
'When TB Was a Death Sentence'
The Daily Beast has published an excerpt from The Remedy. Give it a read, then order your own copy of the book.
Plus, check out my interview with The Daily Beast's Tessa Miller. We talked about what drew me to the story and how Twitter helped me write the book.
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Listen to the latest episode of WGBH's Innovation Overload podcast for my discussion with Kara Miller.
A 'Fascinating and Entertaining New Page Turner'
Thank you to the Los Angeles Times for its wonderful review of The Remedy!
The Story of The Remedy
In 2005, when I was mulling going back to school for my Masters in Public Health, my father sent me a recent copy of the New England Journal of Medicine with a special section on "Medical Detectives." There were two stories that were especially compelling: the first was a tribute to Berton Roueche, a wonderful writer for the New Yorker in the 1950s and 1960s, who specialized in ride-alongs with the New York City Department of Health epidemiology squad. His stories read like a sort of tweedy version of CSI, and the collections, especially 11 Blue Men, were favorites in the Goetz household.
The other story in that issue of NEJM concerned an odd coincidence between
'The Strange Connection Between Germs and Sherlock Holmes'
In the latest issue of WIRED, I talk with Caitlin Roper about the importance of Robert Koch, the role of germ theory in changing public behavior and how Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle fits into this. Head on over to WIRED to read the full interview.