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ROCKFORD – An Algonquin attorney was sentenced Tuesday to 8½ years in federal prison for his plot to have his fianceé's ex killed.
Jason W. Smiekel, 30, previously pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder using interstate commerce. The intended target was Brian Hegg, who also was Smiekel's client at one point.
Prosecutors said Smiekel made several attempts to have Hegg killed, including soliciting a high school friend. Another attempt was with a former client who owed Smiekel's firm money.
And the last ended up involving an undercover agent for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Smiekel's attorney, Ralph Meczyk, had argued not that Smiekel was insane at the time of the offense, but that he had "diminished capacity."
"The entire tragic event can be considered the unraveling of Jason Smiekel," Meczyk said. "A lawyer, son, father, who – not to be trite or use a cliché – went off the deep end."
Smiekel suffered from a severe anxiety disorder that made him act irrationally and left him in great fear of Hegg, whether that threat was real or perceived, Meczyk said.
But prosecutors pointed to the fact that Smiekel tried to have Hegg killed multiple times over the course of several months. Smiekel had several reasons for wanting to do so, including that Hegg filed a complaint with the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Assistant U.S. Attorney John McKenzie said.
Smiekel sipped a frappuccino while discussing murder for hire, McKenzie said.
"Now he wants to have a shorter sentence because poor Jason suffered from anxiety?" McKenzie said. "That seems wrong."
In handing down his sentence, U.S. Judge Frederick Kapala said he had difficulty accepting the conclusions of defense experts, instead siding with a prosecution expert who said that Smiekel could control his actions.
After watching video of Smiekel meeting with an undercover agent, Kapala said Smiekel was matter-of-fact, composed and calculated.
Kapala also noted that Smiekel tried to keep his financial transactions from looking suspicious, used throwaway phones, and planned an alibi for when Hegg was supposed to be killed.
"I do not see how Mr. Smiekel could not understand that he was arranging the death of Brian Hegg," Kapala said. "It is a cold, evil, pernicious act to pay money to have another person murdered."
Stressors are common in modern society, and society expects people to cope with them, Kapala said, although he noted that Smiekel's mental condition should be taken into consideration.
Smiekel briefly addressed the court before the sentence, apologizing to Hegg. He also said he would seek out and actively participate in treatment.
"I can assure you under God, 100 percent, that I will never repeat those actions," Smiekel said.
Smiekel has been in custody at the Boone County Jail since his arrest in August 2011. He likely will serve his sentence in the Federal Medical Center near Rochester, Minn., which specializes in mental health services for male offenders.
Smiekel's law license was suspended pending the outcome of the case.

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Jeremy Hellickson cooled off baseball's hottest team, firing seven shutout innings to enable the Tampa Bay Rays to stop the Toronto Blue Jays' 11-game win streak with a 4-1 triumph at Tropicana Field.
Hellickson (6-3) limited a Toronto offense that averaged 6.4 runs over the club's franchise record-tying unbeaten stretch to just one hit -- a J.P. Arencibia single in the second inning -- to improve to 4-1 in June. The right- hander did issue four walks after going four straight starts and a total of 26 innings without one.
"Out of all the starts this year that he may have pitched well, tonight was the game that I think may have righted the ship for him," said Rays manager Joe Maddon.
He got all the support he needed from the trio of James Loney, Wil Myers and Sam Fuld, who socked back-to-back-to-back solo home runs off Esmil Rogers in the bottom of the second.
Myers finished 2-for-4 in the rookie's first-ever game at Tropicana Field, with Luke Scott contributing an RBI double to help the Rays take the opener of this three-game set.
Rogers (3-3) surrendered all four Tampa runs on seven hits over six innings of work.
"Losses are never easy, but we've been on a nice little roll," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "You knew it was going to happen sooner or later."
Hellickson baffled the Blue Jays' hitters all throughout his stint, with Toronto's lone threat against the 2011 AL Rookie of the Year coming after Colby Rasmus walked in front of Arencibia's single in the top of the second. No damage was done, however, as Hellickson induced a double-play grounder from Maicer Izturis to retire the side.
Loney staked his pitcher to a 1-0 lead by belting a hanging slider from Rogers into the right center-field seats in the bottom of the inning. Myers then delivered a monstrous blast off the batter's eye in center in his first career at-bat at home, right before Fuld drilled a fastball into the stands to complete the trifecta.
Tampa Bay extended the margin to 4-0 an inning later, with Matt Joyce leading off with a single and racing all the way from first on Scott's one-out blooper that dropped to the turf in short left field.
Toronto didn't get another hit until Emilio Bonifacio beat out an infield grounder against Alex Torres in the eighth, which was followed by a walk to Mark DeRosa and Melky Cabrera's base hit that loaded the bases.
Jose Bautista's fielder's choice that forced pinch-runner Rajai Davis out at second finally got the Jays on the board, while ending a string of 25 scoreless innings Torres had carried into the game.
Fernando Rodney permitted a two-out single to Arencibia in the ninth before notching his 16th save of the season.
Game Notes
Torres' streak of 20 1/3 scoreless innings to begin this season was just shy of Joe Borowski's team record of 21 straight in 2005 ... Myers has gone 10- for-30 with two homers and seven RBI over a seven-game hitting streak ... Rogers had allowed three home runs total over 48 2/3 innings this season coming into the contest ... Rasmus drew three of Hellickson's four walks on the evening ... Toronto has now lost in 11 of its last 13 visits to the Trop.


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Medical reports seen by IPS appear to confirm the testimony of IPS Gaza correspondent Mohammed Omer of physical abuse at the hands of Israelis last month.
Omer said he was physically and mentally abused at the Allenby crossing into Gaza while on his way back from a European tour. In London, he was awarded the Martha Gellhorn prize for investigative reporting.


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HIV/AIDS and the risky behaviors that spread it are often associated with youth. However, in the wake of the White House unveiling its first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy, the Health Department reports that 30 years into New York City's epidemic older adults now account for a growing percentage of people living with the disease. Some 75% of HIV-positive New Yorkers are now 40 or older, and more than a third are 50 or older. Younger adults still account for most new infections -- 17% of the city's new HIV diagnoses occur in older adults each year. But, as people with HIV live longer, the number of HIV-positive New Yorkers aged 50 and older continues to grow. From 2004 to 2008, the number increased by 45% among men in New York City (from about 20,000 to 29,000) and by 58% among women (from roughly 7,000 to 11,000). The new data come from the Health Department's latest semi-annual HIV surveillance report, which covers the first half of 2009. The full report is available at nyc.gov/health.
Because they're generally assumed to be at lower risk, older adults may be less aware of HIV, and providers may be less likely to recommend testing. "Older New Yorkers, like all New Yorkers, are at risk for HIV if they have unprotected sex or inject drugs," said Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City Health Commissioner. "Health care providers should counsel all patients, not just younger ones, about HIV prevention, and testing should be part of routine health care."
That message may be especially important for women. Though new HIV infections are most common in younger adults, women 50 and older accounted for 22% of the city's female HIV diagnoses in 2008 -- up from 17% in 2004.
"Age is not a vaccine against HIV/AIDS," said Dr. Monica Sweeney, the Health Department's assistant commissioner for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. "If you are having sex, be safe and use a condom. If your doctor gives you the eyeball test instead of offering you an HIV test, ask for it. We all need to work together to make sure we are all protected."
Older adults have more contact with the health care system than young adults do. Health care providers should seize this opportunity to offer voluntary HIV testing.
Men who have sex with men (MSM) and people of color continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV. During the first half of 2009, more than 80% of newly diagnosed New Yorkers were black or Hispanic, and 40% were MSM. The proportion of new HIV diagnoses among injection drug users fell from 6.7% in the first half of 2008 to 4.6% in the first half of 2009.
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As many of you may have known (or perhaps not) that when Ehrman responded to the Mythacists they ended up responding back. Now whether or not you believe there was an historical Jesus (I sure do), after one looks at the responses to Did Jesus Exist? you would have to come to the conclusion that Ehrman's book is downright horrible. But new developments have come about in a release of two works being published (one is currently in the process of publishing while the other is currently being written) as responses to Ehrman's work.
The works are as followed:
Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jesus edited by Frank Zindler and Robert Price. The paperback version of the book can be found here
Bart Ehrman Interrupted by Robert Price.
Edit: I have added a hyperlink to the first book listed as it has finally become available. Also as of 4/17/2013 I have added the paperback version of the book in question.


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Ginger and Coconut Chicken
This is a favourite from Bal Arneson, host of Spice Goddess on Food Network Canada, from her new cookbook Bal's Quick and Healthy Indian.
2 tablespoons (30 mL) grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon (15 mL) finely chopped ginger
2 tablespoons (30 mL) coriander seeds, crushed
1 tablespoon (15 mL) garam masala
1 teaspoon (5 mL) ground cardamom
2 tablespoons (30 mL) tomato paste
½ cup (125 mL) unsweetened dried coconut flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds (1 kg) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
½ cup (125 mL) coconut milk
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the ginger and cook for 10 seconds. When stirring add the coriander seeds, garam masala and cardamom and cook for 10 seconds.
Stir in the tomato paste and cook for another 10 seconds. Add the coconut flakes, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Add the chicken to the mixture, lower the heat to medium and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring regularly. Stir in the coconut milk, reduce the heat to low and cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve over brown rice with Green Beans and Paneer in Fresh Tomato Sauce (recipe follows).
Serves 4
Green Beans and Paneer in Fresh Tomato Sauce
"This is one of my signature dishes," Arneson says. "I cook it often and my kids love it. You can also substitute zucchini or eggplant — in fact, any kind of vegetable you like." The recipe is from Bal's Quick and Healthy Indian.
1 tablespoon (15 mL) grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon (5 mL) finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon (5 mL) mustard seeds
1 tablespoon (15 mL) garam masala
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 pound (500 g) green beans, trimmed
½ pound (250 g) paneer, cubed and pan-fried
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and mustard seeds and cook for 15 seconds. Add the garam masala, salt and pepper and cook for 5 seconds.
Add the tomatoes and green beans and cook, stirring frequently, until the beans are tender, about 7 to 10 minutes. Add the paneer and cook for another 2 minutes before serving.
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Welcome to the world's leading forum on Multiple Sclerosis research, support, and knowledge. For over 10 years, This is MS has provided an unbiased community dedicated to Multiple Sclerosis patients, caregivers, and affected loved ones.
blossom wrote:anyone know if kuwait has put out any info. on their liberated patients recoveries?
Control group N=100 patient without MS
Kuwaiti: non Kuwaiti % ···· 48:52
Male: female % ··············· 25:75
Age min-max ·················· 23-57
mean ±SD ······················ 39.7±7.8
Positive Duplex ··············· 7%
Normal Duplex ················ 93%
Study group N=100 patient with MS
Started colour Doppler screening of neck veins as protocol of Prof. Zamboni
Kuwaiti: non Kuwaiti % ··· 100
Male: female % ·············· 48:52
Age min-max ················· 22-57
Positive Duplex ·············· 87%
Positive MRV ·················· 96%
All successful Angioplasty with satisfactory post balloon dilatation
No complications
All patients reported improvement ( 1 month) :
Improvement or disappearance of Numbness
Loss of Fatigue and increased energy
Improvement of power (foot drop)
Improvement visual acuity (No blurred vision)
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BURLINGAME – As the state's schools prepare for the beginning of a new school year, the California Teachers Association today is hitting the airwaves and newspapers to remind everyone that a quality public education isn't just the best investment we can make in our children – it's the best investment we can make in everyone's future.
The statewide radio and print campaign marks the ninth annual back-to-school campaign to remind all Californians that public education is essential to building stronger local communities and a better California for all of us.
This school year, California students will be returning to classes that are very different from the ones they left in June. With $6 billion in additional cuts made by the state Legislature, California's education funding has been cut by more than $17 billion over a two-year period – the greatest single cut since the Great Depression. As a result, students are returning to schools with larger class sizes; fewer teachers, since more than 20,000 were laid off; and fewer opportunities to take art, music and vocational education classes.
"We want to remind the people of this state that their future depends on these children receiving a quality education, that teaching and learning is more than a test score, and educators need resources to help our students succeed," said CTA President David A. Sanchez. "We must find a solution to what has become chronic underfunding of schools, for everyone's sake."
The radio ad features several students describing what they want to be when they grow up, while teachers tell the radio audience that quality schools do more than give children a chance to dream – they are an investment in the state's future.
The radio ads begin Monday and run for three weeks on stations in every media market in the state, including Spanish- and Asian-language stations. The print ads will appear in about 40 ethnic newspapers, including African American, Latino, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Hmong, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, Filipino, Armenian, and Native American publications.
The radio ads are posted on the CTA website: www.cta.org
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Hot Harry is really good at sh-tters
Prince Harry welcomed home the Walking With The Wounded South Pole participants today in London. As you can see, his trek beard is gone. Not even a prince can avoid looking pale and pasty this time of year. It also wasn't his best hair day. But Cressie doesn't mind. Harry and Cressie are good. And we're all waiting for a 2014 engagement.
Anyway, let's talk about Harry's trip and what they did when they had to take a sh-t. According to Dominic West, Harry built the sh-tters.
"It was cool having Harry there because he was very much part of the team. He seemed to specialise in building the latrines and he built these incredibly elaborate ones. He did one with castellated sides and a flag pole, a loo roll holder, and you're sitting there thinking 'this is a real royal flush'. He must have spent about 40 minutes making it. I remember thinking that he did art A-level and you can tell he is artistic."
Poor Kanye West. He's over there busy making some great art and shouting for us to notice and Prince Harry comes along and fashions a crude dumping station and steals the creative spotlight. That said, I wonder if I could cure my constipation while sitting on Harry's throne.
Also, and this shouldn't be a surprise, West says Harry tells some diirrrrrrty ass jokes. And he drank champagne out of a dude's prosthetic leg. What we've confirmed today: our ginger prince can turn any environment into Vegas. Click here for more on the trip.
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Fall 2013
5405 Immigration Clinic I - HoffmanG/Beck- 12413
Geoffrey Hoffman (CLINICAL FACULTY [405(b)])
Janet Beck (DEPARTED)
Credits: 4
Course Areas: Practice Skills - Clinics and Externships
Time: 4:00p-6:00p TLocation: 111 TU2
Course Outline: This course examines the key issues, policies, and regulations governing the entrance of persons into the United States, including status, classification, preferences, asylum, and judicial review. We will also cover deportation and removal, as well as the grounds of inadmissibility, waivers, appeals and the relationship between immigration law and the federal courts.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus pdf
Course Notes:
First Day Assignments: July 8 TOPIC: Introduction and Sources of Federal Immigration Power
Reading : For the first class, pp. 1-11; Chapter 2A
CASE: Chinese Exclusion Case p. 120
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks.
In a study in Miami and Baltimore, stem cells donated by strangers proved as safe and effective as patients' own cells for helping restore heart tissue, allowing the heart to pump more effectively.
The work involved just 30 patients, but proves the concept that anyone's cells can be used to treat such cases. Doctors are excited because this suggests that stem cells could be banked for off-the-shelf use in patients after heart attacks the way blood is saved now.
Stem cell therapy reduced the scarred area of patients' hearts by about one third. Results were discussed Monday at a heart conference in California.
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WARRNAMBOOL'S shopping centre will become a community Christmas party zone on November 30 with free entertainment.
Businesses will be encouraged to trade until 8pm and entertainers will wander the streets from 5-8pm.
A winter snow-theme zone will be set up on the Civic Green while musicians, singers, a magician, a roving Christmas elf, juggling clown, balloon bender, cartoonist, face painter and Santa will mingle with shoppers.
Horse and carriage rides, craft stalls, buskers and a historic vehicle procession will also add to the party atmosphere.
City council business support manager Tanya Egan said the aim was to bring a community feel to Christmas.
"We find a lot of people tire of the commercialisation of Christmas when really their focus is on spending quality time with family and friends," she said.
"This event will have a very welcoming community feel with lots of free entertainment and activities while drawing people into the CBD to support out local traders."
Part of Liebig and Timor streets adjacent to the Civic Green will be closed off to traffic from 5-9pm and the event will culminate with Santa turning on the Christmas lights on a Civic Green Norfolk Island pine at sunset.
The event has been organised by the council in conjunction with Commerce Warrnambool, The Standard, and Ace Radio.


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Arsene Wenger's side, who travel to Fulham on Saturday, currently sit fourth in the Premier League, two points clear of Tottenham, although Andre Villas-Boas' men have played a game less.
Jol, who enjoyed a public rivalry with Wenger during his spell at White Hart Lane, hailed the Frenchman's managerial ability and predicted Arsenal will be in the running for the Champions League next season.
"I admire him, he is an unbelievable manager," Jol told reporters. "Of course you have got your problems now and then if you meet each other.
"He is emotional, he wants to win but even this season if you look at them they have been under pressure.
"Then they had an unbelievable win at Bayern, they came back and other teams like Chelsea, Spurs and Everton are fighting for a top-three, top-four spot. They are doing it again and I think they will make the top four."
Fulham extended their unbeaten run against Arsenal to four matches having held the Gunners to a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
On Wednesday, Jol's side saw their five-game unbeaten record against Chelsea end following a 3-0 defeat and the Fulham boss has urged his side to get back on track.
"I can remember the team struggling here," he said. "But, for example, we have done very well against Chelsea over the last four games and then we lost 3-0.
"Arsenal have done ever so well the last couple of months. They are on the top now and they want to play Champions League football.
"Hopefully we can get back to winning ways because that is important."
|James Richardson, Les Ferdinand & Goal.com's Peter Staunton run through the biggest transfer talking points of the week.


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MDA is conducting the first U.S. survey to determine the financial cost to families of muscular dystrophy, ALS and SMA
Most people affected by neuromuscular disease know all too well that their condition is costly. MDA wants to find out just how costly — and then translate those figures into terms that will speak to policy makers.
In a first-of-its kind survey of U.S. families affected by neuromuscular diseases, MDA is canvassing families affected by pediatric-onset muscular dystrophies, myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in order to discover how much of a financial burden these diseases impose.
"The information gathered from this survey will have a tremendous and lasting impact on health policy and therapy development efforts," said MDA Vice President for Advocacy Annie Kennedy. "MDA is delighted to be sponsoring this important effort and we are grateful to the thousands of families who are making it possible by contributing their expertise to our survey."
Purpose of the survey
MDA is gathering these figures in order to learn what services might best help families affected by neuromuscular disease.The figures also will be helpful when MDA advocates for additional government services and research dollars for people with neuromuscular diseases.
Biotech firms and other companies also need to know the financial impact of these diseases in order to help them perform more accurate cost-benefit analyses of drugs and treatments under development.
About the survey
Surveys are expected to be sent during the week of April 11, 2011, to 3,000 families registered with MDA.
Designed to determine the total cost of the disease for the family, survey questions cover household makeup and income, health status of all family members, insurance coverage, daily activities, caregiving arrangements, work situations, household modifications, transportation and other matters.
The survey can be filled out online or on paper and takes about an hour to complete. It should be answered by the person most familiar with the family's finances, who may need to consult tax returns, itemized medical expenses, and records of work lost due to the disease. The survey is confidential and no private information will be published or shared.
If you're interested in participating in the survey and were not a part of the random sampling (i.e., if you did not receive a paper survey from MDA through the mail), MDA welcomes your participation. To learn more, see MDA's Cost of Illness Survey FAQ.


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Connecticut Native is new TE Coach
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Patrick Hatch, a three-time all-conference offensive lineman at Union College who spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Stony Brook, is Yale's new tight ends coach.
Hatch worked with the Seawolves defensive linemen for two campaigns before taking over the running backs the last two. He tutored All-America backs Miguel Maysonet and Brock Jackolski, who combined for more than 3,000 yards, while helping Stony Brook to a school record output in 2011. Overall, he mentored four players who went over the 1,000-yard mark during the two seasons with the running backs.
Prior to joining Chuck Priore's staff on Long Island, Hatch coached both sides of the ball for three years at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He also worked as the academic liaison and co-video coordinator for the Engineers, who increased their win total each season, including the school's best (7-3, 2008) mark in 16 years.
Hatch is a 2006 graduate of Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., where he was a four-year starter on the offensive line and a three-time All-Liberty League selection. In 2005, the Dutchmen were undefeated in the regular season en route to capturing the Liberty League title and reaching the second round of the NCAA Division III Championships.
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If you buy the new CNN/Time poll and the other anecdotal evidence of growing crowds and newfound swagger, Mitt Romney is on the verge of winning next week's Iowa caucuses.
And he could do it with the same percentage -- 25% -- that gave him a second-place finish in Iowa four years ago.
If that happens, it would mean that Romney -- who supported abortion rights just six years ago, who enacted an individual health-care mandate in Massachusetts, and who raised revenues to balance his state's budget -- would be thisclose to wrapping up his party's presidential nomination.
So why are his GOP presidential rivals attacking each other and not Romney?
Consider some of today's activity:
-- Rick Perry is up with a new TV ad hitting Bachmann, Gingrich, Paul, and Santorum for their current or previous service in Congress. But it makes no mention of Romney.
-- Perry, while campaigning in Iowa today, called Santorum a "prolific earmarker" who "voted for the Bridge to Nowhere" and "loaded up on Pennsylvania pork," per NBC's Carrie Dann.
-- And Jon Huntsman's campaign has a new web video hitting Paul for those racially charged newsletters.
And this all raises the point we raised in First Thoughts this morning: Romney can win Iowa with just 25% if his rivals split up the other 75%.


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According to coach Kelly Sheets, several of Moab's wrestlers were among the top competitors in their respective weight categories in the fifth and sixth-grade division at the tournament.
In the 70-pound true beginner division, Caison Ault took first place, winning three matches. Maison Moyle, in his first wrestling experience, took second place in the 105-pound true beginner category, winning two matches and losing one.
Competing in the 85-pound advanced bracket, Carson Sheets took third place, winning four matches and losing one.
"His performance helped earn him a fifth place ranking at his age and weight in the USA Wrestling Utah rankings," said his father and coach, Kelly Sheets.
In that same 85-pound advanced category, teammate Dane Glencoe also posted two wins and two losses in the competitive 16-man bracket, coming up just short of qualifying for the medal round, coach Sheets said.
Also for Moab, Isaiah Williams placed third in the 146-pound true beginner class, winning one match and losing two.
In the seventh- through ninth-grade division, Austin Johnson, in his first-ever meet, placed fourth in the 105-pound true beginner bracket. Teammate Corbin Arbon, wrestling competitively for the first time in three years, took third place in the 90-pound true beginner bracket, winning one and losing two matches.
Tigis Glencoe of Moab went 1-2 in the 85-pound advanced bracket, just missing the medal round when he lost a close 11-9 decision in his final match. Kayden Robertson, competing in the 95-pound advanced bracket, went 3-2 in his matches and placed fourth.
Shortly after finishing his fifth- and sixth-grade bracket, Carson Sheets, a sixth-grader, also competed in the seventh- through ninth-grade division in the 16-man double elimination 85-pound advanced bracket. In that bracket, Sheets won three matches and lost two, coming one match short of the medal round. Sheets lost his final match in overtime, 7-5, to a top-ranked wrestler from the Vernal area, coach Sheets said. Carson Sheets finished the day with seven wins and three losses.
Also, independent of the team, Ean Ellis took first place in the first- and second-grade division, winning three matches, coach Sheets said.


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The unusual approach of blending completely different styles of whiskey together into a single spirit has provided a welcome new frontier. (See: Parker's Heritage Collection limited edition bourbon/rye blend and High West's bourbon/rye/scotch free-for-all for recent examples.) And like with any successful emerging trend, it was only a matter of time until the big boys jumped on the bandwagon. Enter the latest offering from Wild Turkey, called Forgiven. While the name and fanciful backstory (revolving around an 'accidental' discovery of this whiskey's recipe) are a bit of a stretch, this whiskey is an exciting step forward for the brand and the category.
It makes sense that Wild Turkey's foray into whiskey style blend would combine bourbon and rye—their flagship bourbon has a very rye-heavy mash bill with an unapologetic high proof to match. With Forgiven, they blend 78 percent of that Wild Turkey 6-year-old bourbon and 22 percent 4-year-old rye, and bottle it at 91 proof. At first blush, it's a bit of a knockout. Huge oak aromas and rye spices fly out of the glass. The taste is both complex and challenging, starting out with deep cinnamon and caramel but also a fair hit of alcohol, before settling down to more oak, vanilla, and clove. The finish is lighter and sweeter, with a little bit of pepper tingle lingering. Unlike many other blends, where the fight between bourbon and rye characteristics can be quite noticeable, Forgiven feels like a fully integrated whole: perhaps thinking of it as very-high rye bourbon makes the most sense.
While perfectly delightful straight up and standing up well to an ice cube or two, the tasty rye spice kick of Forgiven, which sells for around $50, makes this whiskey a natural for spiking your apple cider and juicing up a hot toddy as the air starts to take on an autumnal briskness. I also had wonderful luck pairing it with some homemade ginger ale with a little bitters for an amazingly elevated whiskey & ginger.
Have you tried any whiskey blends lately?
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Goals from Mario Mandzukic and Claudio Pizarro ensured it is now 10 years since the Bianconeri have reached the semi-finals, and on that occasion they were eventually defeated by Milan in the final.
Speaking to Mediaset, the 31-year-old defender said: "We certainly played better than the first leg, but Bayern proved they are a very strong side and one stronger than us.
"We need to improve in order to reach their level and maybe by working hard we can get there.
"This was our first Champions League in many years, for some of us the first full stop. Bayern have been at this level for five or six years, but we are just dipping our toes in."
Barzagli praised the support of the home fans and hopes that the team can achieve success by regaining the Serie A title.
"We played with great fans and we thank them for supporting us. Now we have to end the season well," he added.
"It's a shame we were unable to give them something to celebrate, but it was wonderful to receive applause even after the defeat."
Paul Pogba has impressed in his debut Champions League campaign, but the Frenchman agreed Bayern were worthy winners over the two legs.


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This episode focuses on stitching. It's a recurring theme this season and is an important part to just about every quilting project. Frieda Anderson starts out with a primer on free motion quilting - learn the basics to get started. Then, Wendy Butler Berns is back to show us the wonders of the walking foot and how it's used in your projects. We finish up with Jane LaFazio and project "paisley fever" using painters tape and taking your project from sketchbook to cloth.
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Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
St. Botolphs Church
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Mystery Person
Friday, August 28, 2009
On the Chain Gang
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
This picture was taken in 1903, and shows a group of prisoners working in a field. They don't appear to be chained together, but perhaps there are guards nearby but not in the picture.
In the comments the last few days a few people had wondered if there were still chain gangs. I don't know of any in the sense of convicts chained together working on a road, but in Texas they do send prisoners out on work detail. They don't wear striped clothes any more, but have very bright orange jumpsuits. You see them out cleaning the sides of the highways. Here in Texas, you can even have them send a prison work crew out to do work on your private property. Say you have some land you want cleared, you can have them send a work detail over, and they will clear the property for you. If I understand it right, it is completely voluntary . . . a prisoner could sit in jail, or go out and work on the work detail. If you have them come out, I don't think it costs much, you feed them, and pay for the gas to get them out to you. If it were me, I would rather be out on a work detail than sitting in jail.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
This is a picture of a chain gang from Greene Country Georgia in 1941. Interesting note is that the prisoners in the picture are attending the funeral of the Warden, who was killed the previous day in a car accident. I find it interesting that the me have a look of somber respect, not celebration over the event.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Convict Work Camp
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Jail Cell
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Chain Gang
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Contest Day
Friday, August 21, 2009
Immigrant Child
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Immigrant Ship
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Immigrants in New York
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Polish Immigrant
Monday, August 17, 2009
Arriving at Ellis Island
This picture shows a group of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. Like yesterday's picture, these people appear to be fairly affluent.
OK, for me, summer is over. It is back to school today. Boy, summer really went by fast. In one way I am sorry for vacation to be over, but in another way I am eager to get going with a new school year.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
It is Immigrant Week that you asked for, and it is Immigrant Week you shall have. I had actually planned on this week being "Chain Gang" week, but several people requested a week on pictures of Immigrants, so that is what we will do. This picture shows a boat of Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. It was taken in 1907. I really love the look of exuberance on the little girl's face. You can only imagine how happy they were to arrive in America, the land of opportunity.
OK, this is what I find very confusing . . . the difference between Immigrants and Emigrants. English teachers get really fired up about this one, and I have trouble keeping the two straight. For example, lets say these people are arriving from Ireland. If their departure from Ireland was reported in an Irish newspaper, the headline would read, "Emigrants depart for America". When they arrived, a New York newspaper would report, "Immigrants arrive in America". Same people, but in one case they are Immigrants, and in the other case they are Emigrants. So, you might ask, at what point in the trip did they transform from Emigrants to Immigrants. The answer is that it is not that simple . . . If Ireland reported their arrival in the US, they would report, "Emigrants arrive in America". You see to Ireland they are still Emigrants. Now, things can get even more confusing. Lets say the woman in the picture is from Ireland. When she was in Ireland, she would refer to the other people on the boat as "Emigrants". But, the day after she landed, another boat from Ireland lands. Should the woman who is from Ireland, and only one day in the US, refer to the new arrivals as Emigrants or Immigrants? You see, I think that you can create scenarios where it is almost impossible to figure out whether the word Emigrant or Immigrant should be used. I propose that in order to make things simpler, we need a new word, Imigrant (with one m), and we let this become the word to be used in all cases. I think things would be much simpler with this simple adjustment.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Mystery Person
Friday, August 14, 2009
Maine Burial
OK, this is not really a burial scene, it is a man in a sleeping bag in the woods in Maine. It does look like an old Indian burial scene. The picture was taken in 1888. This picture wraps up our trip through the backwoods of Maine. Tomorrow is Mystery Person contest, and I hope to make it a good one.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Moosehead Lake
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Maine Women
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Maine Fisherman
I worry about this guy. The picture was taken in 1886, and he is walking into the woods in Maine with (gulp) a fishing pole. Does he not know the woods in Maine are full of Axe Wielding, Knife Toting, Moonshine Guzzling Rednecks packing heat. Did he not see the pictures posted the last two days!?! Does the movie "Deliverance" come to mind? We can only hope he does not wander into one of the camps pictured earlier. Be afraid, Sir, be very afraid.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Maine Men
This picture was taken in 1886, and shows three men in the woods in Maine. Is it just me, or do the rest of you see a pattern developing here? It appears that Men in Maine like to got out to the woods with guns, knives, axes, and booze. All the things boys need to have fun. If the picture was from Texas, I could tell you what they were up to, but like yesterday, I have to say I have no idea what these men are doing.
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Mountain Man
This picture was taken in 1886, and shows a well armed man in the woods in Maine. I am not sure what the guy is up to. He has a Bowie knife in one hand, and a pistol in the other. He has another pistol in his belt, and a Winchester in his lap. He has an axe across his leg. At first I thought maybe he was a lumberjack, but I can not imagine a lumberjack would need that much firepower. Perhaps he is a trapper or hunter.
I have to admit I don't know much about Maine. I used to have to travel to Portland, Maine quiet a bit on business, but never got to see much except the company I was visiting (Fairchild Semiconductor). So, I don't know if Maine still has the fierce independence ideals exhibited in this man.
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Saturday, August 8, 2009
Round Two
OK, Nate put a quick end to my hopes of stumping everyone two weeks in a row. So, we will have a special edition round two.
Mystery Couple
OK, for today's contest, you must name both people. Use of third person verbiage in your response is optional. Let's Go!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Eleanor Roosevelt
We wrap up First Ladies week today with this picture of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She is pictures with the King and Queen of England. The picture was taken in 1938.Notice the small presidential seal on the side of the car.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
This picture was taken in 1901, and shows Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, wife of Teddy Roosevelt. You just don't see hats like that anymore. Dress is fairly ornate as well.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Julia Dent Grant
This picture was taken in 1872, and shows First Lady Julia Dent Grant, with husband Ulysses, and son Jesse. They had 4 children, but here they are posed only with one. The picture was taken during Grant's first term in office.
Domestic Update: I think I had mentioned that I was going to get chickens, since Mrs. PJM loves eggs for breakfast. I figured 10 chickens would do the trick. When I went to order the chicken, I found that they can only ship in batches of at least 25. The lady said they had to ship at least that many for the chicks to stay warm during shipping. Then I heard my neighbor wanted to get chickens, and was having the same problem. I went over and talked to her, and she said indeed she was getting a chicken order up. I don't know much about chickens, so just looked at what she was ordering. I put my name in for 10 of what she was ordering. That was a couple of weeks ago. Well, yesterday she came over, and said she did not have a computer. She did have the chicken list, and asked if I would order them since I had a computer. Well, I took the list, and come to find out everyone in town was going in on the Great Chicken Order of '09. Well, I placed the order for the 67 chicks, in about 14 different varieties. I am starting to get a bad feeling about this. I am worried whether people will pick their chickies up in a timely manner when they come in. Mrs. PJM was not too pleased about this, as she thinks in the end she will have to sort it all out.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Rosalynn Carter
OK, normally I show older pictures, but I could not resist this one. It shows First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The man in the picture is country singer Waylon Jennings. I think it is funny that he is puffing a cigarette in the First Ladies' face. The woman holding hands with Rosalynn in Jesse Colter, Waylon's wife.
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Grace Coolidge
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Mary Todd
OK, today we feature a picture by Mathew Brady of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln.
So, I officially won the mystery person contest yesterday. This was the first time I was able to win by stumping everyone for 24 hours. From the git go, everyone was on the wrong track, guessing people associated with Laundry or cleaning products. The mistake that you all made is that you thought the person was associated with last week's theme, which was laundry, as opposed to this week's theme, which is First Ladies. If you had thought to go with this week's theme, it would have been very easy, in that the clothing identified the time frame, and there were only a couple of possible first ladies to guess. I was shaking in my boots last night as a few people started guessing Grace Coolidge. I was fearful that my victory would be snatched from my hands, but in the end, I did win. I also thought it was a brilliant move on my part to require people to refer to me in third person. I would ridicule and scold people who submitted an entry that was not in third person, and so this turned out to be a diversionary tactic that threw people off their game. I was sort of surprised that no one got it, because some of the ones in the past had been much, much harder.
Domestic Update: I have brilliantly completed a new project. To all you naysayers out there that scolded me for paying someone to build the peacock palace, this is where I show my true handyman skills. I have built Lovie and the Chickies a nice little enclosed yard behind the peacock palace. It is enclosed on all sides, and top and bottom, with heavy hail wire to keep the coons out. There is a small door in the palace that allows the birds to go in and out of the palace, into the yard. I have a piece of canvas over part of it for shade. Lovie and the Chickies love the yard, and split their time between the Peacock Palace and the yard. Mrs. PJM was delighted with the project, and and all the things I accomplished this summer. I would say my points have never been higher with her. This combined with my stunning victory in the Mystery Person contest indeed puts me in high esteem.
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Mystery Contest
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By Sam Mamudi
Shares of United Continental Holdings (UAL) are up 6% today, and have risen just over 17% in March; meanwhile, rival Delta Air Lines' (DAL) stock is up 2.2% and 14% this month.
We've seen the airlines on a tear recently, in part boosted by the merger deal between US Airways (LCC) and AMR (AAMRQ), but also by an improving economy and lower crude oil prices. Today's move was probably triggered by this:
United, the world's largest airline by traffic, reported late Thursday that its passenger unit revenue—a closely watched measure of how much revenue is taken in for each passenger flown a mile—increased in February by an estimated 6.5% to 7.5% from the same month last year.
United's unit revenue performance lagged behind the industry for much of last year, as it struggled with the integration process after its 2010 merger. But the Chicago-based company has shown signs of rebounding, with its unit revenue performance in the past two months beating expectations. A sharp improvement is expected for March, in part because a rocky switch over in United's passenger-reservation system depressed revenue a year ago.


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Long-term safety of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis: 9.5-year follow-up of the global clinical trial programme with a focus on adverse events of interest in RA patients
– Source: Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, Nov 7, 2012
By Ronald F van Vollenhoven, et al.
[Note: The full text of this article is available free here. Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with elevated risks of serious infections, lymphomas and fatal cardiovascular events. The drug rituximab is used in combination with methotrexate to control autoimmune damage to RA patients' joints by reducing levels of a specific immune B-cell that attacks them. The therapy initially elevates risk of infection and malignancy somewhat. This long-term tracking study reflected a concern about the possibility that repeated courses of rituximab might further increase these risks. The findings will be of interest to researchers conducting experimental trials of rituximab as a potential treatment for ME/CFS as well.]
Objectives: Evaluation of long-term safety of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Pooled observed case analysis of data from patients with moderate-to-severe, active RA treated with rituximab in a global clinical trial program.
As of September 2010, 3,194 patients had received up to 17 rituximab courses over 9.5 years (11,962 patient-years). Of these, 627 had more than 5 years' follow-up (4,418 patient-years).
A pooled placebo population (n=818) (placebo + methotrexate (MTX)) was also analyzed.
Serious adverse event and infection rates generally remained stable over time and multiple courses.
• The overall serious infection event (SIE) rate was 3.94 per 100 patient-years (3.26 per 100 patient-years in patients observed for more than 5 years) and was comparable with placebo+MTX (3.79 per 100 patient-years).
• Serious opportunistic infections were rare.
• Overall, 22.4% (n=717) of rituximab-treated patients developed low immunoglobulin (Ig)M and 3.5% (n=112) low IgG levels for 4 months or more after 1 or more courses.
• Serious infection event rates were similar before and during/after development of low Ig levels; however, in patients with low IgG, rates were higher than in patients who never developed low IgG.
• Rates of myocardial infarction and stroke were consistent with rates in the general RA population.
• No increased risk of malignancy over time was observed.
This analysis demonstrates that rituximab remains generally well tolerated over time and multiple courses, with a safety profile consistent with published data and clinical trial experience.
Overall, the findings indicate that there was no evidence of an increased safety risk or increased reporting rates of any types of adverse events with prolonged exposure to rituximab during the 9.5 years of observation.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Nov 7, 2012. PMID:23136242, by van Vollenhoven RF, Emery P, Bingham CO 3rd, Keystone EC, Fleischmann RM, Furst DE, Tyson N, Collinson N, Lehane PB. Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases, The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. [Email: firstname.lastname@example.com]


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Staying up to date on the battles for all the various MLB playoff spots is a full-time job that requires daily attention -- and that's exactly what we'll be doing in this space, for the rest of the season.
American League
The big news: Mayhem. Everywhere. The A's beat the Rangers, so the AL West comes down to a one-game playoff tonight between Texas and Oakland. Meanwhile, the AL East was bonkers too, with the Orioles somehow winning despite being entirely overmatched by Tampa Bay's James Shields, and the Yankees somehow winning despite being down two runs in the ninth.
The little news: Though it doesn't matter anymore -- the race is over -- the Chicago White Sox lost again. That's 11 losses in their last 14 games … at the start of this stretch they were two games in front in the AL Central.
Who is in: Four of the five spots come down to the last day. The Yankees lead Baltimore by a game, so either a Yankees win or an Orioles loss will give the division to New York. If the Yankees lose and the Orioles win, they will have a one-game playoff in Baltimore on Thursday for the division. The West's one game playoff is tonight, with the Rangers-A's winner getting the title. Detroit is the only division winner that is in and waiting to see what happens.
The Triple Crown: Miguel Cabrera just about wrapped up the Triple Crown on Tuesday night by going 2 for 3 with two RBIs. It would take a Herculean effort, probably two homers by Josh Hamilton in Oakland, to take the Triple Crown away from Miggy now.
Batting average
Cabrera: .331
Mike Trout: .324
Home runs
Cabrera: 44
Josh Hamilton: 43
Cabrera: 139
Hamilton: 128
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Every now and again as a sportswriter, you connect with an athlete. Sometimes, it comes down to a mutual interest; former Kansas City Chiefs star Priest Holmes and I play chess. Sometimes, it's something else. Raul Ibanez's first-born son was born one day before my first-born daughter, and there's just something about first-time fathers going through the same things at the same time. That was particularly true at the time, because less than two weeks after our children were born, 9/11 happened. Everyone, across the country, felt the strongest emotions, of course. But for two bleary-eyed, sleep-deprived fathers filled with all these new feelings and hopes and worries, it was all but impossible not to feel attached somehow.
Raul Ibanez is a professional hitter. Of course, anyone who gets paid to hit is a professional hitter, but I'm referring to the term in the Harold Baines model of professional hitter. There are hitters in baseball history -- usually left-handed hitters -- who will hit you .280 or .290, sometimes higher, bang out 20 homers, sometimes more, drive in 90 runs, sometimes more than that too. Harold Baines did this for more than 20 years, making him the very essence of a "professional hitter," but there have been others. Chili Davis was a professional hitter. Matt Stairs was a professional hitter. Brian Giles … Fred McGriff … Ray Lankford … Bill White … you can go on like this for a while.
Then, it's more than just the numbers. Professional hitters, in my version, take their hitting seriously. I don't think of them as ballplayers so much. I think of them as artisans, guys who travel around with their bats and hit in whatever situation they happen to find themselves in. I have always thought of Raul that way. Nothing came easily for him. He was drafted in the 36th round. He was overlooked constantly. The first five or so years of what should have been his big-league career in Seattle, he found himself in the minors more than in the majors. He just didn't do anything quite well enough to capture attention. He tried hard, and he could hit a bit, but he couldn't run much, his defense was effort-based, he didn't hit with a lot of power, Raul Ibanez-type players will often fall through the cracks.
"The Royals gave him a chance on the hunch of general manager Allard Baird, and because they really had no one else. "I'm telling you," Baird would say, "if you give him 500 at-bats, he's going to hit." After two months of irregular play, Ibanez was hitting .132. Then in mid-June, in the middle of another lost season, Baird decided to play his hunch. Ibanez was 28 years old, and had been labeled all around baseball as a guy who couldn't do anything quite well enough -- and one of the hardest things to do is get people to see you in a new way. Ibanez did. He hit .301 and slugged .552 the rest of the season. The next two years, he was an everyday player. He hit .294 each season. That's a professional hitter batting average, by the way: .294. The Mariners brought him back to Seattle for a big-money deal. Then Philadelphia signed him. Now he's with the Yankees.
Raul is a thoughtful man. The line that reporters in Kansas City used about him was that he was the go-to guy on any story … except a story about Raul Ibanez. If you want to talk music or books or current events, he's your guy. If you want to talk about what makes Derek Jeter special or why the Phillies were so good for a while there or how ballplayers are in awe of Ichiro, he will fill your notebook. If you want to talk about Raul Ibanez … you need to go somewhere else. It isn't just humbleness, I don't think. He has this deep commitment to the idea that he's doing a job out there. You don't ask the person who paints your house afterward what it felt like. "I just try not to do too much," he always says.
When Ibanez came up in the ninth inning on Tuesday night against Boston's Andrew Bailey, the tying run at the plate with the Yankees down two runs, I thought he would hit a home run. It's easy to say that afterward, but it's just what I thought would happen. It was misting rain, like it had all night, and Yankee Stadium is a bandbox for lefty hitters, and Bailey did not look comfortable, and it's been that kind of year for the Red Sox. It's been that kind of year for the Yankees too. Ibanez is no longer a fully bonded professional hitter -- he's 40, and his averages have sagged, and his reflexes have slowed, and he struggles to recognize pitches that will slide or drop out of the strike zone.
But I thought that this was the right time for him. I thought that Bailey was likely to make a mistake. And it doesn't matter how old Raul gets; he can deposit a mistake. Bailey threw the 93-mph fastball right down the middle of the plate. Ibanez turned on it. Home run. Game tied.
When Ibanez came up in the 12th against lefty Andrew Miller -- this time with the score tied and runners on first and second -- I thought that he'd get the game-winning hit. Miller is ferocious against left-handed hitters because he's huge (6-foot-7) and throws from an angle that would make any left-handed batter wince. But, again, I thought that Ibanez would hang in there -- "not do too much," as he had said in hundreds of interviews -- and punch a ball through. I don't want to make it sound like I'm an oracle, almost all of my premonitions are way wrong. Heck, I thought the U.S. Ryder Cup team had no chance of losing on Sunday. But I know Raul a little bit. He picked out a 94-mph fastball, punched it the other way, drove in the run, and the Yankees won.
The YES Network's Meredith Marakovits interviewed him afterward on the field, and I was waiting for him to say that he did not want to do too much. Marakovits asked him how it felt to be a hero not just once but twice. "I tried not to do too much," he said, and I smiled and turned off the television. The baseball season is filled with a million stories. The Yankees can wrap up the division tonight with a victory, and if they do then this was perhaps the most memorable moment of all, and Raul Ibanez will be one of the heroes of the season. But, Raul, being Raul, would scoff at that and tell you (I'm sure) that everyone on the team is a hero. And that whatever success he's been lucky enough to have came from never trying to do too much.
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National League
The big news: The Cardinals clinched their playoff appearance. Well, they didn't clinch it -- they lost to the Reds -- but later in the evening the Dodgers were beaten 4-3 by San Francisco's Barry Zito, six other pitchers and Buster Posey, who homered.
The little news: Cincinnati and Washington both won, so they remain tied for the best record in the National League.
Who is in: Nothing left to set, except best overall record. Washington, Cincinnati and San Francisco are your division winners. Atlanta and St. Louis are your wild cards. Let the playoffs begin. Meet me in the land of hope and dreams.
The Pirates: They won again. They do have a shot at winning 80 games for the first time in 20 years. It's not a winning record. But it's something.
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Since the beginning of July, Buster Posey is hitting .374/.451/.622. I've mentioned that stat before. But it doesn't become any less amazing. This is a guy who saw his season crushed a year ago in that collision with Scott Cousins at home plate. There were people I talked to in the game who wondered if he would ever be the same after that.
Posey, who's hitting .337, will win the National League batting title tonight -- this because teammate Melky Cabrera has removed himself from consideration. As you know, Cabrera was one plate appearance short of qualifying for the title when he was suspended for failing a drug test. There is a rule in place under which Cabrera, who batted .346, could have been charged an out for that one plate appearance, and he still would have won the batting title by a lot. Cabrera refused to take advantage of the rule and disqualified himself.
This will make Posey the first National League catcher since Ernie Lombardi in 1942 to win a batting title.


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Well I posted before about the Reptar one, I've now figured all that out, but I used the battery cover from that one to start the Babe pig in the city one up again, and I CANNOT figure out the game on it!!
It doesn't seem anything like the normal left/right games like on the kitty and reptar that I have, it's weird.
There's 2 monkeys and they put their hands together in the middle while babe moves across the top.
I've tried pressing left and right, and sometimes Babe looks down at the monkeys, but he still shakes his head at the end because I've lost. >=/
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Maggie I wish Id never seen your face
Ill get on back home one of these days.
Maggie May (Rod Stewart/Martin Quitttenton)
Someone will be going on home tonight. How does Maggie May play into it? Read on.
Ryan opens the show with what he calls a staggering number 53 million votes were cast after the Performance Show on Wednesday. This is the Result Show so there will need to be acts to fill up the hour, and tonight's filler #1 will be a Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson duet and filler #2 will be a new Rhianna song.
To start the show off with music, Scotty McCreary and Lauren Alaina sing the Lady Antebellum song, American Honey. Scottys ear mic must have been causing problems in his solo entrance because he rips it out and continues with a naked ear. He seems more in tune with the surroundings when Lauren joins him and they take this sweet duet to the platform behind the judges singing to the audience. Unlike the Result Show where Scotty and Lauren learned their fate immediately following their duet, this time they will have to sweat it out through a commercial set, the Ford commercial and another duet.
This week we are allowed behind the scenes of the Ford commercial. For those who didnt watch Face Off (a Syfy competition show) where special effects make-up artists fought it out, this is a crash course in how to make appliances that turn humans into zombies. Paul is bummed that he doesnt get to be a monster, but we also discover that head banging as a zombie hurts; so maybe Paul saved himself a headache.
In honor of movie week, the commercial does a take off on campy horror flicks where teenagers picnic, lose a Frisbee in the dark woods and run screaming when zombies emerge. The zombies, it turns out, do not have a taste for teenage flesh, but for their happening car with the streaming music; another day in the park on a Sunday afternoon.
Now that the country kids have sung their duet, it is time for the competitions jazz artists to have their turn. Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart try on Moanin (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers) with growls, tight harmonies, finger snapping, a scat section and a long run to close it out. Since the judges stand up to applaud, and probably because he has a couple of extra minutes, Ryan feels the need to ask their opinion. They are all excited to watch Haley take on bluesy jazz. All right it was bluesy, it was jazzy and Haley took it on, but so did Casey. Whatever.
Dim the Lights
Scotty first Safe
Lauren second Safe
Casey third Safe
Haley first in the Bottom Three
Before we hear Kelly on her return to the Idol stage, Rob Reiner talks movie music and characters with the contestants. He puts some words to the theme from Chariots of Fire that had me giggling as it is one of my favorites and I could just see the beach run in slo-mo. He tells them that Idols can make the transition to acting citing Jennifer Hudson and, recently, Carrie Underwood. In honor of Kelly, he also mentions the completely forgettable and regrettable movie she did with Justin Guarini. But, then, he tells Casey that he could be Seth Rogans younger bass playing brother, so he redeems himself.
In case they need to prepare to welcome a country Idol, I guess it makes sense to include a country duet by Jason Aldean and premiere Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson. Jason wears his hat so low I can hear Stevens thoughts spinning now theres the hat, but wheres the cattle? Then there is the Kelly tweet that she thinks Casey is cute of course that brings out the Ryan jabbing needle which flushes out a few stammers, blushes and a feminist comeback by Kelly you Go, Girl!
They sing Dont You Wanna Stay which was released as a single (platinum) off of Jasons latest album. He opens with the verse and Kelly joins him for the chorus and takes the second verse. This is a possible glimpse into the future for Scotty and Lauren, but it will take years of seasoning and experience before they can match these two professionals.
Time for the boys (James Durbin, Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone and Paul McDonald) to gather center stage and sing four part harmony to Sounds of Silence and Mrs. Robinson two iconic Simon and Garfunkle songs from the movie, The Graduate. They stay in their tight cluster without solo interference, though Paul tries to bring in the audience. It isnt happening and "Jumpin Joe has left and gone away" as Ryan calls for the lights to dim.
(Note: Pia Toscano, last weeks shocking dismissal gets an audience spotlight as a late riser from her seat to applaud the boys.)
James fourth Safe
Jacob fifth Safe
Stefano second in the Bottom Three
Paul third in the Bottom Three
The Bottom Three Haley, Stefano and Paul must wait for the ax to fall because a Rhianna stage production takes precedence over their fate.
Ryan stands in the audience with true musical artists, Chaka Khan and Anita Baker, to introduce Rhianna, a relative newcomer to the scene.
Bed sheets hang from the rafters as the smoke machine (borrowed from the DWTS stage, Im sure) sends rolling white fog around dancers entangled in the sheets while Rhianna stands front and center singing her new song, California King. At one point the sheets drop and Rhianna jams with her guitarist as the dancers roll around on the stage. Is this a snippet from her upcoming tour? She does let slip (accidentally, of course) that the audience will be involved in the show by being right up on or within the stage. That sounds like an interesting gimmick maybe more tickets will be sold with the unintentional disclosure of this tantalizing tidbit.
No more delay. Dim the Lights.
Haley first Safe
Stefano second Safe
Paul Going Home
For his last song, Jennifer requests he sing, Maggie May, which turns into a celebration of Paul, and not the roiling sob fest of last week. Goodbye to the Indie Artist with the big white smile and the performance suits embroidered to bring notice to his band, The Grand Magnolias.
Ill get on back home one of these days.
Next week the Top 7 take on the 21st Century, which, when you think about it means they can sing ten year old songs and still be considered current. So yesterday. See you at the buffet table for choices from country, jazz, pop and gospel.


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When it comes to caring for insulin-resistant (IR) horses, diet plays a very important role in managing insulin levels and preventing associated diseases such laminitis. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are key features of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) and can also occur in horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (or equine Cushing's disease). These animals often need to lose weight and consume fewer carbs.
To that end, Ray Geor, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, a professor and researcher at Michigan State University's department of large animal clinical sciences, shared best feeding practices for IR horses at the 2013 International Equine Conference on Laminitis and Diseases of the Foot, held Nov. 1-3 in West Palm Beach, Fla. He first discussed weight loss, then carbohydrate consumption.
Managing Obesity
Geor explained that dietary restriction and exercise are two key components to curbing obesity in IR horses. "Dietary restriction is not rocket science," he said. "But it requires owner/trainer compliance and patience and sticking to the program (to be successful). Diet changes are likely a lifelong pursuit, especially for horses with EMS that are easy keepers and have a tendency to become obese."
Geor recommended owners of affected horses institute a weight loss program with the goal of improving the animal's metabolism to reduce his risk of developing associated laminitis. He offered the following guidelines for developing a program:
- Base your horse's diet on forage or a forage substitute, and eliminate grain and calorie-dense feeds (e.g., sweet feeds) if possible. - Feed a lower-quality, low-energy forage, such as late-maturity hay, at between 60 and 80% of your horse's daily energy requirements based on his body weight.
- When feeding a low-quality forage, add a ration balancer to help your horse meet his vitamin E, copper, zinc, and other requirements. "Alternatively, forage-based, low-calorie feeds that contain added vitamins and minerals are now available commercially," Geor said. "This type of feed offers convenience and may be used as a substitute for hay or fed as a component of the ration along with hay."
- Although all weight loss programs need to be individually tailored, as a general guide start by restricting your horse's daily dry matter intake (DMI) to 1.5% of his body weight in total feed. The rate of weight loss will vary between horses but in general at least six to eight weeks of dietary restriction is needed for noticeable weight loss to occur, Geor said. If your horse's weight loss response is less than desired, you might need to restrict his DMI to 1.25% body weight. If he still doesn't lose weight after another six to eight weeks, you can restrict his DMI even further to 1% body weight, but Geor recommended never feeding lower amounts than that for health and behavior reasons. "Hay feeders and slow feeders (e.g., hay nets with multiple small holes) are one way to extend your horse's hay supply if you're not feeding much," he said.
- Restrict or eliminate pasture grazing using a grazing muzzle or a drylot for turnout. "It should be noted that simply restricting the time allowed for grazing may not be an effective strategy for weight loss," Geor cautioned. "Ponies have been observed to consume up to 1% of body weight within three hours of pasture turnout."
- And as with any diet changes, make feed changes gradually and avoiding withholding food from your horse for long periods. Divide rations into three to four small meals, and do not bed a dieting horse on straw or shavings to reduce the risk of him eating them and potentially suffering an impaction, Geor said.
Geor encouraged owners to use a number of simple tools to monitor their horses' weight loss, including body condition scoring and measurements of girth and abdominal ('belly') circumference. "Body condition score is not always a sensitive indicator of weight loss," he added. "However, girth and belly circumference measurements will decrease with weight loss, and I recommend recording these measurements at three- to four-week intervals."
But once your horse meets his targeted weight and condition, you can't just stop there: "Develop and continually update an appropriate weight maintenance program," Geor said. "It should include monthly assessment of body weight and BCS to ensure that the feeding program is appropriate for the current level of physical activity and other environmental influences on energy requirements."
Controlling Carbohydrates
Veterinarians and researchers have long associated laminitis with increased nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) intake—especially in pastured horses. And because NSCs can contribute to exaggerated insulin responses, it's particularly important to restrict their intake in IR horses.
Geor offered suggestions for controlling NSC intake:
- Feed a forage-based diet with a low NSC content (less than 12%). "Soaking hay can help lower NSC levels, but it's not a panacea," he said.
- Eliminate grain and sweet feed (both high in NSCs) from the diet.
- Restrict or eliminate pasture access. At certain times of year (e.g., during spring and early summer growth periods, after summer or fall rains, or after drought or frost) pasture forages' NSC content is quite high, so Geor advised keeping IR horses off pasture during these periods to reduce the risk of developing laminitis. He said a grazing muzzle might be the best way to safely restrict grass consumption (studies show it can decrease pasture intake by about 80%), as simply providing a smaller space to graze can lead to an overgrazed area, which will still have high NSC content due to stress. Also, "beware the 'Hoover' pony," Geor said. "They can adapt and consume around 40% of their daily DMI in just two to three hours."
In conclusion, Geor said correcting obesity and restricting NSCs are not a cure for insulin resistance but these strategies can help to prevent laminitis in affected horses.
Disclaimer: Seek the advice of a qualified veterinarian before proceeding with any diagnosis, treatment, or therapy.


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- Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add the vanilla, salt and cream of tartar; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form.
- Drop meringue into 12 mounds on two parchment paper-lined baking sheets. With the back of a spoon, shape into 3-in. cups. Bake at 275° for 45-50 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven and do not open door; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour.
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Were it not for BeOS, I wouldn't have the job I have now.
I'm not involved in any BeOS / Haiku development at work, but the skills / knowledge I gained from expiramenting with it and learning to program for it (I taught myself C++ after having been taught Java in school) have brought me to my current job.
Had I not spent a weeks part-time pay in high school on the R5 Pro / Bible bundle, I may not be sitting here today. I consider it the best $80 I've ever spent, bar none.
So while I may not have time to work on Haiku nearly as much as I'd like, I still follow it, lurk on the lists, and occasionally commit a line here or there. I wish I could get paid to work with Haiku. I really wish I could. That's just not a reasonable goal right now.
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Update to the Commission's Nuclear Illustrative Programme
The European Commission has launched a wide-ranging energy package which gives a new boost to energy security in Europe. One of the key actions proposed is to stimulate investment in more efficient, low-carbon energy infrastructure. As part of the energy package, the Commission has updated its 2007 Nuclear Illustrative Programme (PINC)[1], proposing that future construction uses the latest technology; ensuring the highest standards of nuclear safety as well as simplifying and harmonising the currently differing licensing requirements and procedures in the Member States. Nuclear energy plays an important role in the transition to a low carbon economy and reduces EU external supply dependency. The choice to include nuclear energy in the energy mix lies with the Member States. Nevertheless, it should be noted that if strategic investment decisions about power generation capacities in nuclear as well as in renewable energy are taken rapidly, nearly two thirds of EU's electricity generation could be low carbon in the early 2020s.
It remains for each Member State to decide whether or not to rely on nuclear power for the generation of electricity. With 148 reactors spread over 15 EU Member States, today nuclear power contributes about one third of Europe's electricity. Decisions to construct new or replace existing nuclear power plants have been taken in Bulgaria, Finland, France and Slovakia. Firm plans are underway in Romania and the United Kingdom and other EU countries, including the Czech Republic, Italy and the Netherlands. Lithuania together with Estonia and Latvia, as well as Poland, are also considering new nuclear power plants.
However, if the planned shut down of nuclear reactors within some EU Member States continues, this share will be significantly reduced.
The updated PINC addresses some of the key issues that were raised in recent debates by the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Parliament and the European Nuclear Energy Forum. These include:
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Microsoft's rumoured black Xbox 360 will find its way into eager gamers' hands in late April. It's said to pack a 120GB hard drive and - a much-requested feature, this - an HDMI port.
So claims US-based Game Informer magazine in its April issue. Maybe that month is the key here, but staffers have been reported online as insisting the story is not for fools. We'll keep an open mind for now.
According to the mag, the black 360 will retail for around $479, a price that includes an HDMI cable but not, it seems, an HD DVD drive. Owners wanting to play next-generation optical discs on their console will still need to buy Microsoft's external HD DVD drive - you can read our review of the unit here.
The report maintains the machine's black accessories and 120GB hard drive will also be made available individually for folk who already own a 360.
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Christmas is now less than two weeks away.
Pretty soon, all the presents will be opened. New toys, clothes, electronics and other gadgets will be put to use.
And ... you'll realize you should have cleaned out some of your older clothes and accessories to make room for the new stuff.
During this season of giving, why don't you look around your home for items that you really don't use anymore but that could come in handy for someone else.
Goodwill Industries, a community-based nonprofit that provides job training and placement services for people with barriers to finding meaningful employment, is encouraging area residents to donate used goods in the name of helping others.
"In a season when many of us are focused on gift buying, many Americans are also just as interested in giving back," Shannon Halverson of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois said in a news release. "Even if funds are tight, people can give back by donating gently used items to Goodwill. We take everything from unwanted holiday sweaters to computers and laptops – even gift cards. At Goodwill, we turn these items into something very real: job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, those who lack education or job experience, and others who face challenges to finding employment."
Among the items that Goodwill will accept are computers, kitchenware, clothes, video games, books, CDs, cellphones, bikes, and general household items.
Goodwill has two locations in McHenry County: 11900 Kreutzer Road in Huntley (847-669-9338) and 2006 N. Richmond Road in McHenry (815-385-3160).
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