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Martha Stewart Debuts A Turkey
Hain Pure Protein Corp. unit Plainville Farms, New Oxford, Pa., and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSLO) are partnering in the launch of antibiotic-free, GMO-free, vegetarian-fed Martha Stewart branded whole turkey.
Grown on family farms in New Oxford, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania's Amish Country, the birds are fed a vegetarian diet consisting of corn, soybean meal, vitamins, minerals and oils. The whole turkeys are available in supermarkets, warehouse clubs and online at www.marthastewart.com/turkey.
An added bonus is that each Martha Stewart turkey is packaged with a booklet providing consumers with instructions from Martha Stewart Living's "Turkey 101" – tips on how to prepare and cook the turkey as well as recipes for stuffing and gravy.
"As an avid cook, I'm delighted to enter into this partnership with Hain Pure Protein Corp. to provide consumers with a natural turkey that is moist, tender and absolutely delicious," says Martha Stewart.
"Millions of viewers, readers, and listeners turn to Martha Stewart for Thanksgiving turkey tips and recipes," notes Charles Koppelman, MSLO executive chairman and principal executive officer. "They will now be able to purchase the finest main ingredient available for that perfect holiday meal - not only for its flavor and wholesomeness, but for sustainable values too."
Suggested retail price is $2.59-2.99 per lb.


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Denver Calendar: St. Joseph Hospital Heritage Gala set for Saturday
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation's first Heritage Gala takes place Saturday at the History Colorado Center with Dr. Lisa Kettering and her husband, Charles Kettering III serving as chairmen.
Lisa Kettering previously served as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer for Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital. Charles is president of Ridgeleigh Management Company and the Kettering Family Foundation.
The gala launches the Heritage Project, a $623 million capital campaign to benefit the new 830,000 square foot Exempla St. Joseph Hospital that is scheduled to open in December 2014.


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The sale of 201 Beaumont Ave., a house on a quiet, tree-lined side street in Catonsville, is a good example in today's housing market that a little work goes a long way toward buyer and seller satisfaction.
Marybeth Brohawn, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, relates the details of the transaction that brought new owners to the bungalow built in 1925.
"There were two list cards for the house, the first one priced at $319,000 in April 2011," she said. "While very charming, the kitchen was small, and there was no air conditioning; over and over, people commented on that."
A few parties showed up to have a look; one even made a very low offer. After that, the owners pulled it off the market, deciding to remain in their home a while longer.
"It came back on the market the first of April 2013, and someone who had heard about it was begging to get in on it early," Brohawn said, adding, "They actually came and saw it even before we got [the listing] in the computer."
The asking price this time around was $329,900, and that is exactly what the buyers paid for it.
So what happened in two years? For starters, the market had improved, but what really clinched the deal was that the previous owners added air conditioning and opened up the walls between the dining room and kitchen for a more spacious and contemporary feel.
The improvements appear to have made the difference.
"What we're seeing is that people are very particular when homes need work, and they will [end up] having to put their time and money into it. The sellers take a disproportionate hit on their asking price," Brohawn said. "If the house needs a couple of thousand dollars' worth of work [and buyers] see that it needs air conditioning or the kitchen needs remodeling, they offer even less."
The home features a traditional floor plan, with a living room dining room and kitchen. There is wood flooring throughout and a wood-burning fireplace on the main level. Three large bedrooms are on the second level.
"I think people really love the small-town feel that we have here in Catonsville," Brohawn said. "They love being able to walk up to the village center or bike to it. We have the state park [nearby] and the Trolley Trail with access to Ellicott City. You just can't beat it from a location standpoint. …We've got a lot here, and a very strong market in Catonsville."
And with that strong market, Brohawn encourages the seller to take the time and money to upgrade. "Both speak for the success of the sale the second time around," she said.
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Address: 201Beaumont Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
Sale price: $329,900
Taxes: $3,443
Year built: 1925
Selling agents: The Meg and Marybeth Team, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.


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This is a new demo for 3DMark 11, the latest version of the venerable PC graphics benchmarking tool. It's basically showing what a PC game running DirectX 11 at full settings would look like. In your dreams.
Futuremark, the creators of the tool, say the demo makes use of all the latest bells and whistles available to PC developers, including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.
Which is all well and good for technophiles, but for me, I just like how pretty it looks. Especially the lighting, which looks so warm and inviting that I'd put a spoonful of it in my tea before bedtime.
Practically nobody at a consumer level will get these kind of results today, of course, but a demo like this does give you a good taste of where things will be in, say, 12-24 months time.
It's the second demo we've seen from Futuremark over the past few months; to check out the underwater clip, head over here.


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IT training and certification can be a wild, wacky and sometimes wooly world. That's why I follow lots of different news sources to keep up. This week, I have a better than usual reason for sharing those sources with you.
Interesting item showed up on the Born to Learn blog from Larry Kaye at Microsoft Learning on February 16, 2016, to inform readers that most of the SQL Sever exams will now cover content from both SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014. This should extend the lifetime of current SQL Server certs for a while, as new version is expected to follow in the wake of Windows Server 2016, scheduled for public release sometime in the second half of 2016.
Ace psychometrician and MS Learning guru Liberty Munson helps certification minded IT professionals strike gold once again in a recent blog post for Born to Learn. In that post, she not only asserts that numerous Microsoft certification exams can provide college credit at a large number of institutions at the rate of 2-3 credit hours a pop, she also provides a list of the exam that potentially qualify for this bonanza.
You've got to hand it to the team at Microsoft Learning and the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA): they're always coming up with cool and interesting ways to incent people to dig more deeply into their tools and technologies, while also expanding their skills and knowledge. It's a good thing 2016 is a Leap Year, as it happens, because MS has issued ten learning challenges IT pros, students, and software developers to get their juices flowing and to help them improve their technical chops.
In trying to understand the value proposition for IT certification, employers and IT pros alike are always interested in finding good answers to the question posed in this blog post's title: "Why hire certified IT pros?" Cert sponsors, always seeking to sell more cert exams and expand their certified populations, are no less interested in providing such answers. A recent study from IDC (October 2015) entitled "The Business Value of IT Certification" provides some interesting and useful answers of interest to all parties.
When LinkedIn bought online training company Lynda.com in April 2015, a lot of people wondered what was really going on behind the scenes. A recent post from Steve Weiss, Content Manager for Business and Data Science at Linked (formerly at Lynda.com), helps put such speculation to rest: in a self-referential bow toward data mining/Big Data/Data Science, LinkedIn has been mining the heck out of its 400-million-plus user base and watching hiring decisions made under its purview to help the company target hot education topics. What's at the top of the list for 2016?
Last month, MS updated some of its technical certifications, adding the MCSA: Windows 10, and dropping the earlier versions of that cert for Windows 7 and Windows 8. Perforce, this changes the certification roadmap for the company's programs, and now they've released an updated version of that infographic to follow suit. Find the link, and some discussion, in the remainder of this blog post!
Dr. Liberty Munson is not just the Principle Psychmetrician for Microsoft Learning -- and as such, a driving force in exam development and delivery -- she's also a calm, reassuring, and often funny voice for the organization. In a recent Born to Learn blog post, she provides some excellent advice on how to select oneself, and then to prepare for beta exams that is useful enough to be restatement and further examination. It bleeds nicely over into general exam preparation techniques, in fact.
As that inimitable and always sly soothsayer, Yogi Berra, once said: "It's like deja vu, all over again," when it comes to chart-topping IT skills and technical areas for 2016. There are some recurring themes here to be sure, but also some newer technologies that promise to take up residence on the short list of what's hot for next year.
This is the time of year when we can all thank our lucky stars for our current situation, and prepare for the onslaught of the holiday season. Most of my readers here are technophiles like myself, so I'd like to point them -- and their older, gently used computers and related gear such as game consoles, smart phones, routers, wireless access points, and so forth -- at some charities to which they can donate such gear to help those less well-endowed with gadgets and goodies.
In a recent post to Microsoft's Born to Learn blog, Senior Product Manager for Certification Larry Kaye announced the pending release of an MCSA for Windows 10, along with its specific requirements. The details are sure to surprise some readers, and to delight those among them who've earned the MCSA: Windows 8.
Ever since I started writing about certification and related IT career development topics back in the mid-1990s, one perennial question I've been posed has been "Which is better: a college degree or IT certification(s)?" This is something I've written about repeatedly, but it's one of those questions that keeps coming up, particularly for cash-strapped youngsters trying to decide if their lmited funds should go to a degree, or some collection of specific IT certifications. For this blog post, I'll give a nod to an interesting and informative article over at GoCertify, and then revisit the issue yet one more time because of its enduring relevance to current and aspiring IT pros of all ages.
CompTIA A+ Cert Guide Core 1 (220-1001) and Core 2 (220-1002) uCertify Course and Labs Access Code Card, 5th Edition
IT Essentials Course Booklet, 7th Edition
CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) and Core 2 (220-1002) Cert Guide Premium Edition and Practice Tests, 5th Edition


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With contributions by Mario Codognato, Irmgard Emmelhainz, Paul Feigelfeld, Georg Lechner, Sandra Noeth, Mirjam Schaub, Daniela Zyman
"OLAFUR ELIASSON: BAROQUE BAROQUE" is an ambitious exhibition that brings together and reconnects some of Olafur Eliasson's most distinguished works from the collections of TBA21 and the Juan and Patricia Vergez Collection. The overview of artworks from two decades explores the affinities between his work and the extraordinary baroque setting of the Belvedere's Winter Palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna.
As an accompaniment to the exhibition, the catalogue Olafur Eliasson: Baroque Baroque examines some of the trajectories of thought raised by the encounter between Eliasson's artworks and their temporary baroque housing: in particular, how transformations of space, perception, and cognition reflect the realms of politics, technology, and the Anthropocene.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "OLAFUR ELIASSON: BAROQUE BAROQUE," November 21, 2015–March 6, 2016, Winterpalais of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna.
Copublished with Belvedere and TBA 21, Vienna
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Nigeria: 1-Vincent Enyeama; 17-Chidi Odiah, 6-Danny Shittu, 2-Joseph Yobo, 5-Rabiu Afolabi, 12-Kalu Uche, 20-Dickson Etuhu, 13-Yusuf Ayila, 8-Yakubu Aiyegbeni, 19-Chinedu Obasi, 4-Nwankwo Kanu.
South Korea: 18-Jung Sung-ryong; 22-Cha Du-ri, 12-Lee Young-pyo, 4-Cho Yong-hyung, 14-Lee Jung-soo, 8-Kim Jung-woo, 16-Ki Sung-yong, 7-Park Ji-sung, 17-Lee Chung-yong, 10-Park Chu-young, 19-Yeom Ki-hun.
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)
Proceeds from the ubiquitous advertising hoarding: Not going to anyone in South Africa, rather to everyone's favourite Swiss-based "charity".
Preamble: A curious quirk of fate: Nigeria have lost both their matches so far but are perhaps the best placed African team to progress to the next round. Any win here will suffice unless Argentina take an extended nap against Greece, who, admittedly, are capable of boring anyone to sleep. For whatever it's worth, I reckon South Korea will triumph - they're a slick and well-drilled team.
I can confirm that I am about to quote Garth Crooks, who is raging at the inclusion of Kanu in Nigeria's starting line-up. "I don't care what his passport says," fumes the Crookster ... "that man is older than me." Garth Crooks is 52-year-old.
National anthems: There's a fine line between serene and deathly boring and the Nigerian one is on the wrong side of it. How inappropriate for that vibrant country. The South Korean is no better, sounding a lot like the sort of thing you'd hear over the closing credits of a weepy straight-to-dvd movie. It's high time militaristic brass bands were banned from these formalities: all anthems should be played solely on drums or banjo, or by Fela Kuti.
1 min: Korea kick off.
2 min: Almost the perfect start for South Korea. They tore down the right and slipped a ball through for Lee Chung-yong, who slid for it with Enyeama and got there first, but could only direct it into the sidenetting. The striker may regret his bravery because he's down injured now.
4 min: After a rub-down with the magic sponge, Lee Chung-yong regains his feet, just in time to help his team-mates chase the ball, which is what they've been doing for the last two minutes as Nigeria circulate it snappily.
6 min: Early indications are that Kanu is playing in a stationary role just behind Yakubu, which makes him a sort of misplaced corner flag.
7 min: Freekick to South Korea as Ayila is punished for being stronger than Ki Sung-young, who fell following a collision with the Nigeria's shoulder.
8 min: Ki spots some pals in the crowd ... and obligingly sends them a souvenir ball. Or was he attempting a shot?
9 min: Yikes! Shittu is in serious pain after jarring his knee as he went to get up after heading the ball clear. That looks like ligament knack and no matter how persistent the aerosol that the physio is now spraying like a man determined to finish off the ozone layer, the burly centreback may not recover. Oh hold on, he's getting up. What is in that spray?
GOAL! Nigeria 1-0 South Korea (Uche 12) A goal of delicious simplicity, aided by some crackpot Korea defending. Odiah did well down the right as Koreans waved him on and then fizzed an inviting cross into the centre where Cha Du-ri made like Sir Walter Raleigh, gallantly laying his cloak down for Uche to walk on and sidefoot the ball past the keeper from close range.
14 min: A Korean corner yields as much as an investment in a leading snake oil company.
16 min: Park Ji-Sung fails to control a long ball over the top from Lee Young-pyo, but turns around to salute the idea.
18 min: South Korea wobbled a little after the concession of that goal but they're getting back into their groove now and starting to apply serious pressure. But so far Nigeria have defended well and kept them at arms' length.
20 min: Corner for South Korea after Etuhu nods a freekick behind. Shittu rises powerfully to nut it clear. Korea really should consider a more crafty ploy from their corners because Nigeria have significant height advantage.
22 min: Uche floats a reasonable freekick over the bar from 20 yards.
23 min: Lovely play by Yakubu, who twisted and jinked past two Koreans on the left wing before slipping the ball inside to Obasi. He took a touch to set himself up for the shot and then blazed it into the sidenetting from about 21,987 millimetres.
25 min: Korea nearly strike on the counter, Park Ji-Sung serving Park Chu-Young with a nice through-ball but the striker's finish was tame, not to say lame. No problem for Enyeama.
26 min: There are no flies on Shittu tonight. He has just rumbled across the box to snuff out another Korean attack with yet another well-timed tackle.
28 min: Kanu feints past his man and plays a canny pass to carve open the Korean defence. The move concludes with Obasi shooting weakly a the keeper from 20 yards. "Is this the first email you've received tonight?" taunts Rod Jones. No, but it is the best, which shows you the bar is so low as to be subterranean. Help!
30 min: Oh dear. Enyeama rushes out of his area to kick clear ... and then decides to try to take the ball down and dribble past Park Ji-Sung. Bad idea! The forward dispossess him and the keeper pulls him back, concdeding a freekick and a yellow card. It would have been red if not for the acute angle and the fact that there was a defender on the line. The keeper then atones for that by scrambling the freekick clear.
32 min: Another freekick to South Korea in Nigerian territory, this time Etuhu being the transgressor. Park Chu-young's low curler skids into the sidenetting. "Regarding your enquiry at 9 mins, the magical contents of that spray are ammonium nitrate and water," discloses Knut Hardt-Bakfra. "Said mixture can cure everything apart from the social stigmata that comes with knowing stuff like that."
34 min: So unlucky for Nigeria! Kanu was again to the fore, receiving the ball mid-way inside the Korean half and then rolling it to Uche, who took one touch and then fired it as if from a tank from 25 yards. It cannoned back out off the post.
36 min: Obasi booked for tripping Lee Young-Pyo wide on the right. He'll miss the next match if Nigeria make it through.
GOAL! Nigeria 1-1 South Korea (Lee Jung-soo 38) It seemed likely that incessantly giving away freekick around the box would prove costly to Nigeria. So it turned out. Ki Sung-young curled this one in from the left, and at the back post Lee Jung-soo met with his foot - although he was attempting to head it - and knocked it into the net with more than a hint of fluke.
40 min: Another freekick to South Korea on the edge of the area, and Ayila is booked. There'll be no cross from this one: it's very definitely within shooting range. Ki blems it over the wall, Enyeama gathers. "When even the South Koreans are diving, there's something seriously wrong with football," moans Scott Martin without any justification.
42 min: South Korea are on top now, albeit partially because Nigeria seem to have decided to play on the counter. Not altogether sure why because they showed for most of the half that they can dominate their opponents.
Half-time: An entertaining first half sets the scene for a potentially dramatic second one. Both teams could still go through, and everything so far suggests there will be more goals.
Garth Crooks update: He has just revealed that he changed his trousers during that half because "my wife rang in to complain about the ones I was wearing at the start", which really makes me wish I'd been paying more attention. Can any of you tell us what manner of stride he was wearing? Baggy velvet pantaloons with glitter? Nut-cracking blue denims leather patches? Transparent cordruy dungarees? Someone please ease this boggling mind. By do forewarn us if you're going to attach a photo. "Garth Crooks appears to be slowly turning into a sphere," is all that Terry Gallagher can offer by way of illumination.
This: "You know it has gotten bad for Scott Murray over at the Greece-Argentina MBM," taunts Tim Smith. They are telling Latin jokes over there. I swear." Oh well, suum cuique, I suppose.
And this: "As an American who's really taken a liking to soccer, I must admit that it's hard for us to imagine advancement in such an important competition coming down to a draw from a hat," yeehaas Matt Nelson. "Notwithstanding the 2000 presidential election, of course."
46 min: Nigeria have made a change: Echijile is on for Yobo, meaning Afolabi will go to centreback and the new arrival will slot in at left-back.
GOAL! Nigeria 1-2 South Korea (Park Chu-young 48) New half, same old story: freekick to South Korea just outside the box ... and Park Chu-young curls it into the far corner! Enyeama should have dealt with it but he'd started to move in the opposite direction and couldn't re-adjust, the galoot.
50 min: This is a reward for South Korean diligence and punishment for Nigeria slacking. They are the more talented team but they keep committing silly mistakes. "I'm American," confesses Emabes in North Carolina. "But I have a younger sister who was adopted from South Korea, and I found it a wonderful place when we visited. I also love watching Park Ji-Sung. That said, I simply can't stand their team for the sole reason of their lame goal celebration against the US in 2002, in which they mimicked a figure skater in response to Apollo Anton Ohno winning a controversial gold medal against Korea in the Olympics. It didn't annoy me because it insulted the US; on the contrary, it irritated me because it was the worst attempt at "zinging" someone that I've ever seen. 99.9 percent of Americans (including our players on the field) had no idea what they were doing, can't tell you who Ohno is, and certainly weren't wounded by this vicious figure skating barb. I think we've provided the world with a few more ways to rip on us than that. It would be like Sweden sticking it to us by insulting our women's curling team. Man, you got us."
52 min: "In South Korean newspaper, there are a couple of speculations as to the cause of the disastrous defeat of N Korea against Portugal," discloses Cho Heejae. "One is that NK players 'didn't have proper shoes'. Their reporter noticed that the NK players were not wearing studs while all the Portuguese players were wearing them. Others are speculating that the coach would have played more defensive football, but Dear Leader ordered more risky offensive strategy. The mood in NK is described as funereal. That will also apply to my home country tomorrow should we lose to Nigeria." There'll be no mourning in the morning, I'll wager. South Korea are well on top now. Nigeria looked deflated.
54 min: Park Chu-young has a pop from another freekick - but this one flies wide from 25 yards. "I am picturing you and Scott Murray sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in a cubicle in an office somewhere, trying to listen to your respective TVs and ignore the other's, alternating between checking mail, the TV screen, and posting updates," admits Art Delano. "Should I also imagine one of you is having a delicious snack and beer while the other isn't?" Yes. I am helping myself to a delicious snack and beer that belongs to Scott, just to add to the tension.
56 min: Nigerian substitution" Martins on, Kanu toddles off. "Eight years later and Emabes is still bitter about that celebration?" guffaws John Allen. "Sounds like Ahn Jung-hwan, the goal scorer and originator of said celebration, is the winner there."
58 min: Yakubu would have been in there, only his control let him down.
59 min: Yakubu with another chance! He turned cleverly past Cho Young-hyung but then took a heavy touch, allowing Lee Young-pyo to nick in and knock the ball clear. Martins is aghast - he was awaiting a pass and open goal just four yards to Yakubu's right.
61 min: That was sweet one-two twist Martins and Obasi but, after a weaving run, the latter was dispossessed by Cho. Meanwhile, Chris Ballard also wants to put Emabes in his place. "Not sure if American's don't know about Ohno (aha!)…during the Vancouver Olympics he was everywhere on TV," carps Chris. "Breakfast cereal ads, car ads, I believe he even did a spot of skating. So actually, you could say that the zinging was quite good, especially since speed skating is pretty much the only winter sport that South Korea traditionally does anything of note in. Perhaps their celebration was designed to get their own fans worked up, rather than annoy Americans?"
62 min: Excellent counter-attack by South Korea! Lee Young-pyo raced down the left and curled a sumptuous cross to Park Chu-young, who slid to meet it and force a fine one-handed save from Enyeama.
64 min: South Korean substitute: Yeom off, Kim Nami-il on. Apparently the new arrival is nicknamed Hoover, so henceforth we will refer to him thusly. "Knut Hardt-Bakfra (32 mins) disclosed the contents of magic spray as ammonium nitrate and water,|" notes Robin Hazlelhurst. "Isn't that just a fancy chemical way of saying wee? No wonder players get back to their feet sharpish and forget their pain when someone starts spraying wee all over them." well, if Knut's been using that, that would sure explain the social stigma.
UNBELIEVABLE MISS! It was a beautiful move by Nigeria. Uche waited for Ayila to provide the overlap down the right and then knocked it through to him. Ayila's cross was perfect, eliminating hte keeper and leaving Yakubu with nothing to do but tap the ball into an empty goal from three yards out .... and somehow he skewed his shot wide! It's a Chris Iwelumo special!
PENALTY TO NIGERIA! Hoover goofs, chopping down Obasi in an act of ridiculous and blatant clumsiness. Guess who's going to take it? Yakubu ... and he calmly waits for the keeper to commit himself and then slots it in the other direction. Hats off to the striker for showing such composure moments after that absurd miss.
70 min: A strange five minutes for Yakubu concludes with him being subbed off and replaced by Obinna.
72 min: "Oh Shittu!" blurts Nigerians all over the world as the burly stopper nearly pokes the ball into his own goal! Luckily for him it went into the sidenetting instead. The ensuing corner triggered chaos in the Nigerian box but eventually the Super Eagles scramble the ball away. This match is a helter-skelter delight and no mistake. "Well now we know how Kim Nam-Il got his nickname," drawls Gary Ford following the foul that lead to Yakubu's penalty. "His tackling in the box sucks."
74 min: Az pause in play as Obasi goes down with cramp. "Re. Emabes in North Carolina, Apollo Anton Ohno is a short track speed skater, not a figure skater," quibbles Mark Zastrow. "As an American and South Korean adoptee myself who was in the streets of Seoul during the 2002 finals, I can attest to the vehement regard with which Korea holds Ohno, and how seriously they take short track. It's not an understatement to say that the Ohno incident, which still resonates in Korean society today, combined with the 2002 acquittal of US soldiers who accidentally ran a tank over and killed a South Korean schoolgirl in the DMZ, contributed to a strong wave of anti-Americanism that continues to run its course."
76 min: Park Ji-Sung wriggles past the left-back to create a shooting opportunity for himself but he drags his effort into the sidenetting.
77 min: South Korea have reacted to that equaliser in fine style, and again come close to a third goal, but Enyeama sprawled full-length to divert Lee Chung-yong's shot out for a corner. Meanwhile, Argentina have gone 1-0 up against Greece, so, as things stand, South Korea will finish second in this group. But this game is far from over.
79 mins: That's another dreadful miss by Nigeria! Not as bad as Yakubu's but very definitely not good. One-on-one with the keeper, Martins dinked it over Jung Sung-ryong and watched in horror as the ball trickled wide.
81 min: Fine interplay by Nigeria at the edge of the box, but Obinna;s shot from 20 yards skims wide.
83 min: South Korean pressure. The monopolise the ball around the Nigerian box before Obasi reacks back to concede a throw-in by the left-hand corner flag. But there will be a delay before it's taken because a Korean has gone down with cramp. "You notice how the Koreans don't seem to ever argue with the refs?" yelps Rob Buzz. "Even when they're wrong? How do they expect to get picked by the big British teams if they don't learn that manhood involves a whole lot of whingeing?"
85 min: South Korean substitution: Ke Sung-Yueng off, Kim Jae-Sung on.
87 min: Odiah loops in a cross from the right, Martins tries to take it down after stealthily escaping his marker ... but his touch is too heavy and the chance is killed.
88 min: Scott Murray tells me that Martin Palermo has put Argentina 2-0 up. Greece look dead and buried. Whoever scores the next goal here will join Diego Maradona's men in the next round. And if no one scores, South Korea will go through.
89 min: Jubilation in the stadium as Obinna whacks the ball from 20 yards into the net! But what those jumping up and down and squealing with joy don't realise is that it was into the sidenetting.
90 min: There will be three more minutes. And Nigeria's best plan now might be to keep giving the ball to Obinna, because he has just smashed another rocket millimetres wide from 20 metres.
90+2 min: Shittu penalised for clambering on a Korean as he tried to meet a long throw into the opposing box.
Full-time: There ends an exhilarating if error-strewn game and the upshot of it is this: South Korea will play Uruguay in the last 16 of the World Cup. Their players exult on the pitch as the Super Eagles grieve and, no doubt, reflect on what might have been had they been better organised and kept their concentration at key moments, both in this match and against Greece. Thanks for tuning in, and for your emails. Bye.


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So Tyler had his first popsicle yesterday. Just in time for summer!!!
I hadn't planned on letting him have a taste…it just sorta happened. I sat down to nurse him with a popsicle of my own in hand and he had NO interest in what I had to offer him and kept eying my popsicle. And by eying, I mean…EYING! Then he started reaching.
So I gave him a taste. And he wanted another. And another. So I sat him in his chair and gave him his own to try. (While it appears he is holding the popsicle himself, I am helping him.) And when he'd had enough of the popsicle, he went back to his regularly scheduled nursing.
I remember Ryan chewing on mango seeds when we lived in the D.R. He would nibble on that seed for 15 minutes. Drool all over the place and orange mango pieces in his hair, his ears and up his nose!
These popsicles made a similar mess!
When my first cookbook came out in December, a dear friend of our family sent me this super duper amazing popsicle maker by Zoku as a congratulatory gift. It was the dead of winter and the last thing on my mind was making popsicles. But now that we've hit 80 degrees every day this week, it's high time to put this little contraption to work! (Note: Zoku is an INSTANT popsicle maker. It makes popsicles in minutes! Details and a video here.)
Mangoes on sale for $.50 each this week…and I found a few cans of coconut milk in the back of the pantry. Perfect combo for a snack during pantry challenge week!
You can rest assured we'll be making LOTS of REAL FRUIT popsicles all summer long!!! Who knows, perhaps I'll sneak some veggies in too!
Homemade Coconut Mango Popsicles
Yield – 4 servings
Preparation Time – 5 minutes
Freezing Time – 120 minutes
- 1 banana
- 2 mangoes
- 1/2 15 ounce can of unsweetened coconut milk (1 cup of regular milk will do too!)
- Sweetener of choice – optional (I omitted)
- (Water if you need to thin out the "popsicle juice")
- Blend all the ingredients.
- Pour into your favorite popsicle mold.
- Freeze, then enjoy!
(Kids will NEVER know these are GOOD for them! *snicker*)
A few pics of the Zoku in action…
A little screw cap loosens the popsicle from the mold.
In about 5 minutes, a totally solid popsicle!
Stunned. I couldn't believe I captured this look. He was totally stunned that they were ready so fast! He remembers waiting and waiting and waiting last year for the popsicles made in the freezer!
His eyes speak delight.
Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!
Enjoy a popsicle for me!


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The goal is to increase the "tree canopy cover" - the area of land shaded by trees - in the tri-state area to 30 percent, the greatest coverage in more than a century, by planting one million trees by 2020.
For the eighth year in a row, the Phillies and PGW partnered with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) on its efforts to Plant One Million.
Plant One Million is an ambitious multi-state tree-planting campaign, encompassing 13 counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey and Delaware. For each home run hit by a Phillies player during the season, a tree will be planted as part of the program. To date, 1,074 trees have been planted through Home Runs for Trees.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Springfield College saw four players reach double-digits in the scoring column as it defeated MIT, 60-43, in a NEWMAC women's basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Senior Kelly Slattery (Somers, Conn.) tallied a game-high 17 points for the Pride, which improved to 9-6 on the year and 5-3 in league play. Junior Lauren Sascha Burton (Seattle, Wash.) and sophomore Tamara Pena (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) both posted 11 points for the Engineers (7-7, 3-5 NEWMAC).
After trading baskets to start the game, Springfield generated a 10-2 spurt that resulted in a 12-5 advantage after three minutes expired. A basket by sophomore Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) followed by two free throws from freshman Mari Kordell (Ijamsville, Md.) brought MIT within three at the 16:15 mark. The Pride used an 11-4 spurt during the next six minutes to increase its margin to 23-13. Burton buried a three-pointer on the Cardinal and Gray's next possession but the visitors mounted an 18-7 run en route to a 41-23 lead at halftime.
Springfield scored eight of the first 10 points of the second stanza, establishing its largest margin of the day at 24 points (49-25) with 16:39 left to play. Despite the deficit, MIT continued to attack and closed the game by outscoring the Pride, 18-11.
In addition to their team-high scoring performances, Burton tacked on five rebounds while Pena notched four boards, two assists, one block, and one steal. Hunt posted six points as junior Anna Merrifield (Honolulu, Hawaii) grabbed seven rebounds. Kordell along with freshman Alexxis Isaac (San Antonio, Texas) recorded four and three steals, respectively, while junior Rebecca Odim (Brooklyn, N.Y.) totaled four rebounds. As a team, the Engineers finished with a 17-6 advantage in second-chance points.
Freshman Jaimie Bickelhaupt (Brookfield, Conn.) compiled 15 rebounds and 11 points for the Pride as senior Kelly Murphy (Mechanicsville, N.Y.) added 10 points and 10 boards. Junior Colleen Dignum (Albany, N.Y.) registered 12 points coming off the bench while junior Emily Walker (East Lyme, Conn.) chipped in six rebounds. Senior Andrea Butler (Cohoes, N.Y.) rounded out the squad with seven assists and two steals.
Both teams continue NEWMAC play at home on Wednesday, Jan. 18. MIT will host Wheaton College while Springfield will take on Mount Holyoke College.


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Call the Alarm Administrator Janickie Smith at 772-589-5233 extension 8285 or stop by the Sebastian Police Department for an Alarm Permit application. You can also download it below.
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2013 NAIA Men?s Cross Country Runner of the Week - No. 7
By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Avila of Southern Oregon has been named the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Runner of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Avila was chosen for his performance during the week of Oct. 21 – 27 and was selected out of a pool of conference, independent, and unaffiliated grouping award winners.
Avila, a native of Chula Vista, Calif., won the Beaver Classic, hosted by NCAA Division I Oregon State on Oct. 25 in Corvallis, Ore. The junior outpaced the 106-runner field, covering the 8-kilometer course in 24:15 and finishing six seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. The time was Avila's fastest of the season and led Southern Oregon to a second place finish behind NCAA Division I Portland (Ore.). Each of the Raiders scoring five placed among the top 20 individuals, with times ranging from Avila's 24:15 to 25:28.
With this week's selection, Avila becomes the second athlete to earn multiple Runner of the Week awards in 2013. Sam Atkin of Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) was the first to do so, earning his second Runner of the Week nod on Oct. 23.
For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Thomas Chelulei, Park (Mo.); Jacob Pinkley, Missouri Baptist; Kaleb Wilson , William Woods (Mo.); Anthony Simpson, Bryan (Tenn.); Nathan Meeuwenberg , Milligan (Tenn.); Luis Gonzalez, Truett-McConnell (Ga.); Roderrick Bowman, Tennessee Wesleyan; Spencer Lewis, Cal Maritime; Scott Minor, Oregon Tech; Mizael Carrera, Robert Morris (Ill.); Ethan Gallagher, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Dylan Reyes, St. Francis (Ill.); Kyle Anderson, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Parker Williams, Indiana Wesleyan; Matt Hall, Taylor (Ind.); Dante Carter, Dickinson State (N.D.); Sancho Ridesattthedoor, Carroll (Mont.); Rico Gutierrez, Great Falls (Mont.); Crichton Matthew, The Master's (Calif.); Garret Ehlers, Morningside (Iowa); Beau Billings, Concordia (Neb.); Kwame Jackson, Xavier (La.); Phillip Cheriyout, Missouri Valley; Cris Renteria, Central Methodist (Mo.); Jeo Mendez, Ottawa (Kan.); Joel Allen, Tabor (Kan.); Brooks Ballou, Saint Mary (Kan.); Jeremy Johnson, Berea (Ky.); Seth Prince, Indiana East; Connor Mulvaney, Point Park (Pa.); Brad Liston, Shawnee State (Ohio); Brett Pierce, Campbellsville (Ky.); Stephen Sartoris, Cumberlands (Ky.); John-Paul Williamson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Jeff Austin, York (Neb.); Chad Upshaw, Haskell (Kan.); Tj Mosbach, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Kevin Brown, Grand View (Iowa); Michael Hoffman, Dakota State (S.D.); Adam Godwin, Oklahoma Baptist; Matthew Crow, Science & Arts (Okla.); Arya Bahreini, Oklahoma City; Leonel Ayala, Emmanuel (Ga.); Paul Freese, Loyola (La.); Vincent Bett, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Jonathan Nusbaum, Warner (Fla.); Trevor Coules, Ave Maria (Fla.); No Nominee, Northwood (Fla.); Anthony Vecchio, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Deion Cossio, Southeastern (Fla.); Jon Riley, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Aaron Belcher, Indiana Tech; Louis Falland, Cornerstone (Mich.); Vince Varricchio, Lourdes (Ohio).
2013 Men's Cross Country Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (September 18): Mike Blaszczyk, St. Francis (Ill.)
Week 2 (September 25): Sam Atkin, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Week 3 (October 2): Eric Avila, Southern Oregon
Week 4 (October 9): Paul Adams, Oregon Tech
Week 5 (October 16): Adam Godwin, Oklahoma Baptist
Week 6 (October 23): Sam Atkin, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish telecom company Turkcell dropped its multibillion-dollar U.S. lawsuit against rival African mobile phone group MTN Group, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that hurt its case.
Turkey's largest cell phone operator filed a $4.2 billion lawsuit in Washington last year alleging the Johannesburg-based company used bribery to win a mobile license in Iran that was first awarded to Turkcell.
But the court delayed the case in October pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Alien Tort Statute, the U.S. human rights law on which Turkcell's suit is based.
In April, the high court limited the ability of foreign plaintiffs to invoke the 200-year old law without a strong U.S. connection to the conduct.
In a Wednesday filing, lawyers for Turkcell asked to dismiss the case in light of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Mother's Day 2014 is just around the corner and the art galleries of Joseph Oregon are ready to host another fabulous event! The 7th Annual Joseph Art Walk for Mother's Day Weekend takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 & 11, 2014.
The Art Walk hours are Saturday from 3 pm to 7 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. You'll have opportunities to meet many of the artists who are represented by the galleries along Main Street, see artist demonstrations and new works of art, and all while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and refreshments at nine different locations around town. Here are the participating galleries:
- Aspen Grove Gallery
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- Josephy Center for Arts & Culture
- Kelly's Gallery on Main
- Norman Arts Gallery
- Stewart Jones Designs
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- Valley Bronze Gallery
Questions? Call Kelly Wick at Kelly's Gallery on Main at (541) 432-3116. More information about our town, the galleries, restaurants and more at the Joseph Oregon website.
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Named to SGI/NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Played in all 17 games ... Made Harvard debut in season-opening 4-0 win at Holy Cross (Sept. 2).
Before Harvard
Won three varsity letters each in field hockey and lacrosse at Severn School, garnering national all-academic honors in each sport as a senior … Earned conference all-star selection in field hockey twice … Also as a senior, made Maryland senior all-star team and Washington Post all-league team and received field hockey Coaches Award and Class of '23 Athletic Graduation Award … Also played ice hockey, helping the Navy Under-19 girls' team win its league championship and reach the Southern District playoffs in 2010 … A two-year ice hockey captain … A member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and Cum Laude Society … A Maryland Distinguished Scholar … Served as senior prefect, peer counselor and volunteer at Lighthouse Shelter and Chrysallis House.
Father, Ken Code '84, captained the Harvard men's ice hockey team and uncle, Murray Dea '79, also played ice hockey for the Crimson.


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Friday, July 31, 2009
How much more of this can you bear?
Seriously, we spent a good chunk of yesterday afternoon considering the relative merits of Yonder Alonso, a Reds prospect that we'd never heard of before, and Devaris Gordon, who we'd heard of but hadn't realized was "untouchable" and "off-limits" before we spent a half-hour picking apart his short season rookie ball numbers.
This is not healthy. This is no way for a man to live.
We're really tempted just to shut everything down for the day and ignore the rest of this tomfoolery. Although if you stop by Twitter at some point this afternoon, you'll likely see us making up opinions on Justin Smoak, or whoever.
The other trade deadline
For the media tourists who are going to heave scorn onto J.P. if he doesn't make a move today, it should probably be noted that he's traditionally made more moves after the non-waiver trade deadline.
Last year, Ricciardi moved Matt Stairs (for Fabio Castro) and brought in José Bautista after July 31. He also shipped Eric Shitske through waivers and out to the Red Sox a couple of years back, and brought in Joe Inglett in September.
Our guess is that if there is no big splash of a move by 4 pm today, there will be some marginal moves in the next couple of weeks that won't particularly seem like much, but which will shore up the Jays' bench for 2010.
11 comments:
- The Ack said...
You know, I think I might buy into Griff's conspiracy theory that Rogers under-estimated fan backlash and told Ricciardi any deal would have to be a huge, one-sided win. Seems to fall in line with the historical "appearances are everything" angle from ownerhsip.
Halladay will remain a Jay through the season....
Wonder if we might see some other minor moves though? Like a Downs/Frasor deal?
- July 31, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- SP said...
Don't forget, it's Devaris STRANGE-Gordon
- July 31, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- SP said...
Without even researching Strange-Gordon, I can tell you he's gonna be a bust. How many star male athletes are there with a hyphenated last name? Remember John Ford-Griffin?
- July 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- The Ack said...
^^ Indisputable evidence. Agreed.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- The Ack said...
Just to play devil's advocate here....I'm a little surprised that Holland is the sticking point in the Rangers talks. I would have thought a package including Smoak/Feliz (in place of Holland)/others would have got it done from the Jays perspective?...
- July 31, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
It was John-Ford Griffin. His given name was hyphenated.
@ Ack
I think Feliz is rated higher in the Rangers' mind than Holland, but I could be wrong about that.
Also, don't buy into what Griff is selling. You'll go crazy.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- The Ack said...
This is precisely why I need a weekend off.
To the wilds of Northern Ontario!
- July 31, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- The Ack said...
Also, re: minor moves - here's one that should be made right now:
Offer Millar to anyone willing to have him. If no takers, outright release and promote Dopirak. What's the harm? He's 25, a former top prospect in the Cubs system before falling off the map....seems to have figured it out in the Jays system & has been raking in the minors for 2 years now. Just bring him up and see what they have there. Who knows? Maybe they have a cheap, productive DH in-house for 2010.
People are always saying moves like Millar/Mencherson/Dellucci are low-risk - how is this any different?
Oh yeah, the "clubhouse presence" angle....right. Because that's important on a team that isn't in the race.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- SP said...
Thanks for ruining my theory Tao! And I just remembered Maurice Jones-Drew. I'm reeling here. Hopefully Darrius Heyward-Bey doesn't become a star.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Ian H. said...
Release Millar and Free Ruiz/Coats/Castro!
- July 31, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Brendan said...
Someone said(Jamie maybe?) that the Mariners pitchers, Rowland-Smith, was the first player with a hyphenated last name to ever play in MLB. At least that's what I thought I heard, and I was shocked to hear it. But of course, I may have heard wrong. So yeah, dude should ditch one of his names(I'm thinking he should ditch Gordon)
- July 31, 2009 at 2:04 PM


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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Spring Has Sprung
13 comments:
- ben and/or anne said...
Spring had sprung here... I hope this morning's snow doesn't smother my tulips :(
I so love your photos. I was just home and asked all parents/grandparents if they had their old polaroids so I could have a little fun. No luck.
- March 27, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- Sofia Barao said...
beautiful dyptic :) great composition and of course the light!
- March 27, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Chelsea said...
And it was snowing here this morning;) These are lovely. It's funny I just took a picture with an aqua vase and yellow flowers too!
- March 27, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- lisa-marie said...
The daffodils are lovely!
- March 27, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- jenny vorwaller said...
totally adorable! the colors are so lovely..
i'm finding a little group of new photographers since the love of light started - i'm curious to see who everyone else is!
glad to have found you.
- March 27, 2008 at 1:05 PM
- lengli said...
Just found your blog for the first time and your photographs are wonderful! I'm recently getting more into photography (I'm experimenting with the Lomography Diana+ at the moment) and now I'm inspired to jump on the Polaroid bandwagon before it's too late!
- March 27, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- Jessica said...
Just love love love the rain boots with the umbrella!!
Makes me want to go find the biggest puddle with my nieces & nephews..
- March 27, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Carlyn said...
I just commented your other blog about how I love your photos.
How do you feel about the discontinuation of Polaroid?
- March 27, 2008 at 8:09 PM
- kimbab.sarang said...
perfect photo. i love the colors and juxtaposition (:
- March 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM
- Madison said...
OH this is so cute! I LOVE the color yellow!
- March 30, 2008 at 12:46 AM
- dell said...
that yellow glow under the umbrella kills me, this is beautiful...
happy spring!
- April 2, 2008 at 6:50 AM
- cindy k said...
i've just learned about you through design for mankind and i'm in total love with your photos.
- April 2, 2008 at 7:14 AM
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OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2012--
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading manufacturer of specialty
vehicles and vehicle bodies, today issued the following statement in
response to the press release Carl Icahn issued earlier today announcing
the expiration of his unsolicited tender offer after failing to meet his
25% tender threshold:
The Board and management team thank shareholders for their continued
support. We remain focused on continuing to successfully execute the
Company's MOVE strategy and on generating substantial value for our
Mr. Icahn pledged to shareholders in a press release on November 29,
2012, that "if we do not receive tenders of at least 25% of the
outstanding shares by the expiration of the offer on December 3rd, we
will respect the shareholders' wishes, drop our tender offer and proxy
fight and move on to other endeavors." Given today's tender results,
Oshkosh looks forward to moving ahead without the unnecessary expense
and distraction of a proxy contest.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. is serving as financial advisor and Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Foley & Lardner LLP are serving as legal
advisors to the Company.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of
a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire &
emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corporation
manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of
Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®,
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and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses
where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and
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trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
This communication contains statements that the Company believes to be
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than
statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements
regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy,
targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt
levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future
operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this
communication, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend,"
"estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "should," "project" or "plan" or
the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are
generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some
of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These factors include the cyclical nature of
the Company's access equipment, commercial and fire & emergency markets,
especially in the current environment where there are conflicting signs
regarding the future global economic outlook; the expected level and
timing of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement of products
and services and funding thereof; risks related to reductions in
government expenditures in light of U.S. defense budget pressures and an
uncertain DoD tactical wheeled vehicle strategy; the ability to increase
prices to raise margins or offset higher input costs; increasing
commodity and other raw material costs, particularly in a sustained
economic recovery; risks related to the Company's exit from its
ambulance business, including the amounts of related costs and charges;
risks related to facilities consolidation and alignment, including the
amounts of related costs and charges and that anticipated cost savings
may not be achieved; the duration of the ongoing global economic
weakness, which could lead to additional impairment charges related to
many of the Company's intangible assets and/or a slower recovery in the
Company's cyclical businesses than Company or equity market
expectations; the potential for the U.S. government to competitively bid
the Company's Army and Marine Corps contracts; risks related to the
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exposure to construction markets; the cost of any warranty campaigns
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associated with international operations and sales, including foreign
currency fluctuations and compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act; risks related to actions of activist shareholders, including the
amount of related costs and the Company's ability to successfully
execute on its strategic road map and meet its long-term financial
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Emanuel Friedman (1926-)
Emanuel Friedman is a retired American obstetrician. He analysed thousands of women during labour in the 1950s, and from his statistics produced a graphical representation of an 'ideal' labour, which remains known as the Friedman curve. Supporters claim his work provided a stronger scientific foundation for childbirth. They say it allows physicians to make medical judgments reliant on something other than intuition. Critics argue his curve characterised the growing medicalisation of childbirth, where medical intervention was encouraged when the progress of a birth strayed from this idealised perception.
Friedman's curve is a graph. Hours in labour are plotted against cervical dilation, measured in centimetres. Increasing dilation indicates the progress of the foetus as it moves down the birth canal. The curve is S-shaped. Friedman subdivided the first phase of labour from when labour starts to when the neck of the cervix dilates to 10 cm. At that point the second phase begins, during which the infant is delivered. Monitoring progress through the first phase against that expected by Friedman's curve has directed clinical decisions such as whether to perform a Caesarean section.
The curve remains a feature of obstetrical training. However, its influence in the delivery room has decreased recently. There have also been calls to re-examine the criteria behind Friedman's curve. This would take into account changes in both obstetrics and society since Friedman's original work, such as the use of epidural anaesthesia and increases in average weights of mothers and infants.
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E A Friedman, Labor: Clinical evaluation and management (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1978)
J Zhang et al. 'Reassessing the labor curve in nulliparous women', American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 187 (October 2002), pp 824-828
E van Teijlingen et al (eds.), Midwifery and the medicalization of childbirth: comparative perspectives (New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 1999)
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Fredette might not reach Hammon's all-time WAC record
Jimmer Fredette's BYU career has seven regular season games, a minimum of one Mountain West Tournament game and at least one NCAA game. During that time, he may put the MWC career scoring record out of reach for all those who follow.
He took over No. 1 on the charts last week and goes into tonight's game at Air Force with 2,194 points.
That's nice. But the MWC record book is only 12 years ago. I wondered where Fredette stood on a greater test of time with BYU's peer group, going back 50 years to the creation of the WAC.
Fredette has some ground to make up. First, he needs 274 points to eclipse Danny Ainge for the BYU record of 2467. Ainge remains No. 2 on the all-time WAC career list. No. 1 is Utah's Keith Van Horn at 2,542.
Incidentally, the all-time WAC scoring record — male or female — is still owned by former Colorado State All-America Becky Hammon at 2,740 points.


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Another car dealer files for bankruptcy, this one in Georgia
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. -- Car dealer Eddie Wiggins said Wednesday that he has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but he hopes to reorganize with new investors and remain in business.
"Our plan is to be closed for New Year's Day and then be back open Friday with a skeleton crew," he said. "We hope to go before a judge either Monday or Tuesday and have our reorganization plan approved so we can keep trying to sell cars and keep our employees working."
Wiggins said he has 47 employees at his GMC, Buick and Pontiac dealership on Russell Parkway.
His financial woes are related to the poor economy that saw his sales drop off by about 50 percent in 2008, but Wiggins said he was forced to file for bankruptcy because he has not been paid about $140,000 in rebate and incentive money he is due from General Motors Corp.
"I don't owe GM anything, and I'm up to date with GMAC (the financing company for GM dealers). But I'm having to file and notify my creditors because of the cash flow problems from not receiving what GM owes me," he said.
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Doc Rivers said the trades the Clippers made Thursday were more about freeing up cap space than improving the team for the final 26 games of the regular season.
The team traded veteran forward Antawn Jamison to the Atlanta Hawks and reserve center Byron Mullens to the Philadelphia 76ers in moves that brought them within $1 million of the NBA's luxury tax threshold.
"That's more cap room for this summer," Rivers, who is also the team's senior vice president of basketball operations, told reporters in Memphis. "From a coaching standpoint, those are moves that [don't] necessarily make your team better, but from a team standpoint it was the right thing to do because it gives us a little more room cap room."
The trades leave the Clippers woefully thin at the power forward and center spots, with only Ryan Hollins as a backup to Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. The team will likely add a free agent big man for depth.
Former Atlanta power forward Ivan Johnson recently worked out for the Clippers but did not impress those in attendance, according to a league executive who spoke on condition of anonymity because the workout was private. Johnson averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds for the Hawks during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons before playing for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association, whose season ended this week.
Other center-power forward options for the Clippers include Glen "Big Baby" Davis, who was reportedly negotiating a buyout with the Orlando Magic, and free agent Jason Collins, both of whom previously played for Rivers with the Boston Celtics. The Clippers could have competition for Collins from the Brooklyn Nets, who were reportedly considering signing him to a 10-day contract.
Collins, the first openly gay player in major professional sports, has been working out in Los Angeles in hopes of signing with a team.
Rivers said earlier this week that he would also consider signing guard Sasha Vujacic to a second 10-day contract to add roster depth. But Rivers said he was in no rush to add to a roster that now stands at 12 players and that he would consider the best available players at all positions, not just in the frontcourt.
"I'm looking for anything — the best wing player, the best big player … whatever it takes," Rivers said. "I like our team and we do have to play better and I told our guys that we have to improve our play defensively."
Jamison and Mullens were both largely disappointments after signing with the Clippers over the summer.
Jamison, a two-time All-Star, was averaging a career-low 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds in only 11.3 minutes per game. Mullens was averaging 2.5 points and 1.2 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game.
"I think Antawn did everything we asked him to do," Rivers said. "What I really decided was, if we're going to go small, I like Duds [Jared Dudley] at that position more rather than a four with his ability to stretch the floor and then we bring in Turk [Hedo Turkoglu]."


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Bankruptcy would let GM restructure fast, shed debt
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's rejection Monday of restructuring plans offered by General Motors and Chrysler increases the likelihood that one or both carmakers could declare bankruptcy.
Obama found the plans inadequate to turn the companies toward sustained profitability. The plans were required to be submitted before the government would give nearly $22 billion in taxpayer aid that the two companies sought.
Instead, Obama promised GM enough working capital to get through the next 60 days and Chrysler the next 30 days. The firms were sent back to revamp their restructuring plans, and the administration signaled clearly that bankruptcy, once unthinkable, is now an option for GM.
"We cannot and must not and we will not let our auto industry simply vanish," the president said. At the same time, he cautioned that he won't support "an unending flow" of tax dollars to bail out the firms. "These companies and this industry must ultimately stand on their own, not as wards of the state."
Late Monday, an administration official confirmed that among the options on the table is a plan that would separate the "good" parts of GM from the "bad."
Under such a plan, the stronger GM divisions, such as Chevrolet and Cadillac, would avoid bankruptcy while the weakest, such as Saturn and Hummer, would enter bankruptcy with the hope that they could be sold or liquidated. The official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity, cautioned that no decision had been made on this plan or any other.
Obama said that his automotive task force had concluded that GM must be vastly restructured to have any hope of survival.
Just weeks ago, both GM and the administration were confident that bankruptcy could be avoided. Now it appears likely. A senior administration official, discussing the automakers' plight on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, emphasized that a "significant restructuring that employs parts of the bankruptcy code is the best way to turn GM around quickly."
Chrysler, the task force concluded, is no longer viable as a standalone company and must be merged or liquidated.
In a statement on its corporate Web site Monday afternoon, Chrysler Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Nardelli announced that his company, which is owned by Cerberus Capital Management, had reached a tentative "framework" toward a merger with Italian carmaker Fiat.
"We are pleased that Chrysler, Fiat and Cerberus have reached agreement on the framework of a global alliance, supported by the U.S. Treasury," the statement said. "Chrysler has consistently said that the alliance with Fiat enhances its business model that expands its global competitiveness."
Later Chrysler issued a clarification to its statement, saying the company remains short of a final deal and that "substantial hurdles" must first be resolved.
Obama confirmed that his administration had asked GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner to step aside. Wagoner's successor will be GM's operating chief, Frederick "Fritz" Henderson, whose resume and compensation package is similar to Wagoner's.
Obama's auto task force chastised GM and Chrysler for not presenting realistic plans to produce more fuel-efficient cars profitably. The government is now setting manufacturing priorities for the carmakers. Some automotive experts questioned the logic of forcing carmakers to produce hybrid vehicles.
"The market for fuel-efficient vehicles rises and falls with gas prices. Until there is a consistent and compelling reason for consumers to buy hybrids, such as stabilized gas prices, automakers cannot realistically turn over their product lines to that more expensive, less profitable product that has only achieved two percent market share after all these years in production," Michelle Krebs, editor of Edmunds AutoObserver, an online news site covering the auto industry, wrote in a commentary Monday.
Some Republicans immediately accused the president of imposing a state-driven industrial policy on private companies.
"This is a marked departure from the past, truly breathtaking, and should send a chill through all Americans who believe in free enterprise," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., in a statement. He accused Obama of erecting an industrial policy that picks winners and losers.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., added in a statement, "We are now told these two companies are getting their last check from the taxpayers, and that if they don't finally come up with truly viable plans then they'll be forced into bankruptcy. Unfortunately, we've heard this before, from both this and the previous administration."
Bankruptcy experts were more forgiving of Obama.
"I want to know the Republican who in their heart of hearts would be willing to say the only carmakers making cars in the United States will be Ford, Toyota, Nissan and BMW," said Douglas Baird, a bankruptcy expert at the University of Chicago School of Law.
Talk of industrial policy or the nationalization of GM misses a vital point, he said.
"The alternative is not simply letting GM go through a bankruptcy. GM will not survive in bankruptcy or outside of bankruptcy without federal assistance," Baird said. "Some companies, like some horses, should be taken out to the back pasture and shot. If you don't have a government intervention, it will die."
Bankruptcy conjures up negative images of shuttered, rusting factories. The administration is working on a structured bankruptcy in which GM could use bankruptcy law to shed commitments to creditors and void union contracts after negotiating these changes first.
In theory, this would be a quick process.
"GM is a little bigger and more complex," than auto-parts supplier Delphi, which has been in bankruptcy since 2005, said George Magliano, director of North American automotive research for forecaster Global Insight. "It's going to take a lot longer than people think, that's the key bottom line issue. You are going to have lawyers involved, you need funding . . . the government is now involved up to its armpits with this thing. It's not a 30-to 60-day process."
Even lawmakers from Michigan seemed resigned to bankruptcy proceedings.
"It's not the favorite option for anybody. There's a risk, but again the president was so clear today, so absolutely firm . . . absolutely committed to this industry. That means committed whether they can avoid going into bankruptcy, avoid being put there by creditors, particularly bondholders not willing to make the necessary compromise, or whether or not they can avoid it," said Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.
Trying to fight that image, administration officials rolled out a plan to provide a federal backstop for the warranty of any GM and Chrysler vehicle purchased in the current period of turbulence. Obama also promised to unveil soon a series of tax incentives for owners of older vehicles who are willing to trade them in on new fuel-efficient vehicles.
Two big hurdles remain at GM, which seeks more than $16 billion in additional taxpayer bailout funds to stay alive. Its negotiations with the United Auto Workers union and bondholders fell far short of what Obama's task force required by a March 31 deadline.
GM has about $35 billion in debt — $27 billion of it unsecured and in the hands of bondholders. GM was expected to reduce that amount to $9 billion through a voluntary exchange of bonds for new shares of GM stock, but that hasn't happened as yet.
"The union is waiting for the bondholders and the bondholders are definitely playing chicken," Magliano said, suggesting that they've been holding out for a better deal but may now be left with a weaker hand. Several financial news wires reported late Monday that bondholders are now being offered just 16 cents on every dollar of credit they'd extended and that credit-protection costs soared after Obama's announcement.
Chrysler is smaller than GM, yet it owes banks more than $8 billion, and the financially weakened banks want to be repaid.
(David Lightman and William Douglas contributed to this article.)
To ask a question about this story or any economic question, go to McClatchy's economy Q&A
Will Europe embrace President Obama like candidate Obama?
Is the worst over? Some economists see glimmer of hope
7,500 GM workers, 12 percent of total, take buyout offer
If automakers fail, here's a flavor of what might happen
Will Bush's auto bailout work? We'll know by March


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Sad tale of greed
The story of a Groves family who turned to friends and strangers to help their diabetic son live a better life has taken an unexpected turn. The saga began when Ryan and Tara McLeod heard about service dogs who could detect if their young son Racer, who has Type 1 Diabetes, has blood sugar that's too high or too low.
In a wonderful example of charity beginning at home, the community rallied around Racer and collectively donated more than $60,000 to the family, enough to purchase the dog for $20,000 and also establish a fund to help offset the expense of the boy's long-term care. So far, so good, right? Not quite.
An attorney for Dan Warren, president of Guardian Angels Service Dogs Inc., is demanding that the extra money made by the McLeods' fundraising efforts go to him. His theory is that because the McLeods promoted the event "as being tax deductible to the donors and for the benefit of Guardian Angel," Warren and his company are entitled to the excess money raised by the McLeods.
This is wrong on so many levels that it boggles the mind.
Exactly how Warren decided he was entitled to receive $60,000 for a $20,000 dog is not clear, but it does not appear to be a legal claim. The McLeods aren't taking any chances and beat Warren to the courthouse door, seeking a declaration that they not be required to pay more than the $20,000 already paid for the dog.
To add insult to injury, the dog delivered by Warren does not function as advertised. "We were told we'd be able to sleep through the night and if the dog noticed Racer's blood sugar change, he'd come and alert us," said Ryan McLeod. "My wife and I would've never gone with this company if we'd known we were going to have to train the dog ourselves."
Two things need to happen. The McLeods need a dog to monitor Racer at night as promised. Research shows such service animals can be effective when trained for that purpose. That's why the family wanted the dog in the first place. And Warren and his attorney need to back way off. Any legal claim they think they have to that money – a questionable prospect at best – pales beside the moral imperative of the McLeods' need to care for their son.
Finally, the Southeast Texas community that rallied to this boy's side should take heart in their good deeds and not let the actions of this greedy dog merchant sully their actions.


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Coventry University is to open an 'Ethical Hacking Lab', the latest UK institution to put money into developing the practical skills that have been in short supply during the cybercrime boom of the last decade.
Coventry's established Applied Research Group (ARG) in Digital Security and Forensics (SaFe), established in 2006, will receive an investment of £20,000 from the University backed up by a further £17,000 of equipment from local penetration testing company Nettitude.
This will result in a lab of 25 PCs with a server, firewall and intrusion detection system (IDS), together able to allow students to simulate attacks on systems in real time.
"Nettitude has also provided guest lectures, placement opportunities, technical expertise and support," said Coventry's senior lecturer in ethical hacking and network security, Brian Moore, underlining the public-private theme of the new facility.
"We can now forge ahead with modules in cloud security and both mobile device and network forensics. This is a very exciting and challenging time for Coventry University, and we hope to become known as the institution of choice in the UK for security and forensics," said Moore.
Coventry is only the latest UK University to embrace ethical hacking as a subject attractive to students. As long ago as 2006, Abertay University in Dundee became the first in the UK to offer a degree-level course in the subject. This year, Northumbria University became another institution to offer a degree course.
Elsewhere, City University in London recently announced a well-funded cybersecurity centre, although this will take a more academic approach to the theme of hacking and its repercussions.
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke sang from the soul.
He was the definitive soul man. Cooke was seductive, devoted, elegant and moving. These qualities combined with his dazzling, pure voice made him irresistible to audiences regardless of race or religion.
Considered by many to be the definitive soul singer, Sam Cooke blended sensuality and spirituality, sophistication and soul, movie-idol looks and gospel-singer poise.
His warm, confessional voice won him a devoted gospel following as lead singer for the Soul Stirrers and sent "You Send Me," one of his earliest secular recordings, to the top of the pop and R&B charts in 1957. It was the first of twenty-nine Top Forty hits for the Chicago-raised singer, who was one of eight sons born to a Baptist minister.
Cooke's career was defined by his early embrace of gospel and his subsequent move into the world of pop music and rhythm & blues. Joining the Soul Stirrers at age fifteen, he served as lead vocalist from 1950 to 1956. He recorded his first pop song, "Lovable," as Dale Cook, choosing the pseudonym so as not to jeopardize his standing within the gospel community. Regardless, he had crossed a line that made it impossible for him to carry on with the Soul Stirrers. Cooke's first solo successes came on the Keen label, for which he recorded "You Send Me," "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" and "Wonderful World," among others. In 1960 Cooke signed with RCA, where his hits included "Chain Gang," "Cupid," "Another Saturday Night" and "Twistin' the Night Away." A versatile singer who never really settled on a style, Cooke tackled everything from sophisticated balladry and lighthearted pop to finger-popping rock and roll and raw, raspy rhythm & blues.
In addition to being a performer, Cooke established himself as a successful, even groundbreaking black entrepreneur operating within the mainstream music industry. Cooke produced records for other singers, founded his own publishing company (Kags Music) and launched a record label (Sar/Derby). He also helped such fellow artists as Bobby Womack, Johnnie Taylor, Billy Preston and Lou Rawls make the transition from gospel to pop. Tragically, Cooke was shot to death at a Los Angeles motel on December 11th, 1964 under mysterious circumstances. RCA posthumously issued "Shake" b/w "A Change Is Gonna Come." Regarded as one of the greatest singles of the modern era, it matched a hard-hitting R&B number (later cut by Otis Redding) with a haunting song about faith and reckoning that returned Cooke's voice to its familiar gospel home.
Inductee: Sam Cooke (vocals; born January 22, 1931, died December 11, 1964)