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"What we have is insufficient demand for the existing supplies," pronounced wine industry expert Barry Bedwell in explaining the current economic plight of California wine grapes in his best impersonation of actor Strother Martin. As you recall, Martin was immortalized for his famous line, "What we have here is a failure to communicate" from the movie Cool Hand Luke.
Bedwell, California wine broker coordinator for Joseph W. Ciatti Co. and Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson and Associates avoided the G (glut) word like a glass of bad White Grenache when they reported on the status of the industry to a rapt crowd of more than 1,000 at the 9th annual United Wine and Grape Symposium recently in Sacramento, Calif.
Fredrikson and Bedwell are two of the most respected wine industry analysts. Bedwell's opening comment about "insufficient demand" was calculated to net a laugh from the audience, and it did.
However, it has not been a laughing matter for most wine grape growers and many wineries over at least the past two years as acreage coming into production has soared, creating an oversupply in many varietals and sending prices plummeting; imports taking an increasingly bigger share of the U.S. wine market and wine finding tough going in getting shelf space from beers and spirits.
No wine glut
However, there is no California wine glut, Bedwell said. There are oversupplies of some varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and perhaps Syrah. However, supply and demand are getting closer to balances for Chardonnay, red Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and White Zinfandel.
The California wine industry is in a "down cycle," not in wine glut, according to Bedwell, after experiencing a decade of phenomenal growth following the 1991 French Paradox. That broadcast heralded the health benefits of moderate wine drinking. Sales have increased by 75 million cases since then.
"What I think Jon and I were trying to do in our industry assessments is counter the overwhelming negative publicity of the wine industry over the past few months that is ignoring the cyclical aspects of this industry," said Bedwell.
"This is a remarkably strong, $1.5 billion a year industry," Bedwell said.
"Is there an oversupply of wine grapes? Absolutely," said Bedwell., who said the value of wine grapes dropped $200 million last year and likely will drop another 7 percent to 10 percent this season as the industry works off oversupplies.
"The California situation is not a glut," echoed Fredrikson. "A glut is the wine lake in Europe where growers are producing wine that is not intended for sale as wine but to be used as gasohol as part of a social program."
Bedwell said the California wine industry has become notorious for overreacting. When things are good, new plantings quickly catch up with grape and wine demand and an oversupply situation is created, even with growing wine sales. When things go bad, growers become too aggressive with bulldozers in taking out vineyards.
Bulldoze vineyards
They may already be doing that with some of the so-called lesser varietals like Chenin Blanc and French Colombard in the economically hardest hit area of the southern and central San Joaquin Valley.
These jug, dry white varietals have been among the lowest priced wine grape over the past two seasons, and growers are either dozing them out or abandoning them.
Bedwell said that may be a mistake. Madera, Calif., wine grape grower Steve Schafer and chairman of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, had evidence of that when he said two months ago he received a winery inquiry for French Colombard.
While variety plays a role in keeping or pulling a vineyard, Bedwell cautioned growers to evaluate a vineyard's efficiency first. "If a vineyard is producing below average quality or tonnage, take a hard look at it," said Bedwell. Don't pull it solely because it seems to be the wrong variety.
Bedwell estimates 30,000 acres of Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley wine grapes will be bulldozed before next summer.
While Bedwell and Fredrikson tried to paint something other than a gloom and doom picture for the future, Bedwell did acknowledge that between 50 and 200 wineries in the state will either change ownership or "have difficulty staying in business" within the next three to four years.
However, that may not be any different than any other three- to four-year period.
There are about 850 wineries in California, but half of them sell fewer than 5,000 cases annually. California's wine industry has long attracted wine aficionados who make money elsewhere to invest in wineries. There is an old saying that goes: "Know how to make a small fortune in the wine business? Start with a large fortune."
Largest shippers
The largest 25 wineries in the state ship 90 percent of all California wines in markets worldwide, and it is unlikely any of those will go out of business or change owners. They may change marketing approaches to weather the down cycles, but most have been around for decades and will continue to be from now on.
Wine sales grew at about 4 percent last year, up from 1 percent the year before, according to Fredrikson. This growth is consumer response to many price promotions and discounts to move surplus wine.
Demand should remain strong this year, he added, "as consumers respond to continued discounting and especially if the economy gradually improves.
"Trade and consumer interest will pick up considerably for California wines as more of the excellent 2001 vintage is released," added Fredrikson.
Wine marketing will remain competitive as demand catches up with supply. "And that will happen; it's only a matter of time," he said.
Fredrikson and Bedwell did industry assessments by regions and varietals.
"There are no one liners in the in the wine industry, especially true this year," said Fredrikson. Each region, wine segment and winery are different. Some he said had good years in 2002, while others did not. It's all in marketing."
In his regional approach to looking at the business, Bedwell said prices in the central and Southern San Joaquin Valley have seen the worst while the coastal area has not yet "hit bottom."
Market outlook
Here is Bedwell's market outlook for 2003:
North Coast: The spot market (5-15 percent of the total market) will continue to have difficulty, even in Napa and Sonoma. Overall prices will remain stable due to higher number of reference price contracts.
Central Coast: Given the growing amount of grapes on the spot market (10-25 percent), average prices should ease as annual purchases continue a downward trend. Gap between the Central Coast and Northern Interior areas will narrow in accordance with bottle price trends.
Northern Interior: Acreages of over-supplied varieties should be reduced as growers face reality of another year of below cost spot prices. Grapes under contract should be relatively stable as the 15-30 percent available on the spot market takes the majority of pricing pressures.
Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley: Prices for grapes purchased for wine have bottomed, and bounce may occur in 2003 due to pullouts and increases in sales of lower priced bottled varietal wine. Annual purchases (25-50 percent of the market) will still be impacted by the concentrate market and a surplus of raisin varieties. Vineyard plantings have stopped.
Key varietals
For the key varietals in the state, here are Bedwell's projections through 2005 based on 2001 yields and non bearing acreage now planted:
Chardonnay: Production levels slightly above 600,000 tons for the next three seasons. "Not bad considering the growth we have seen in Chardonnay market over the past couple of years. There is light at the end of the tunnel already on a regional basis for 2003."
Cabernet Sauvignon: Market says tonnage is too much. Looking at 470,000 tons 2003. "Not a good situation. If that comes true, I'm not sure all will get picked in the valley. We have a ways to go" in getting Cabernet supply back into balance with demand.
Merlot: Positive outlook. Three to 5 percent increase over next three years. Much better situation for Merlot given the demand projected.
Zinfandel: Less Zin production over next three to four years with known pull outs so far. Production will decline to 351,000 tons by 2005 from 375,000 in 2002. Good Zinfandel growers have taken a beating last few years, but better times ahead. Take close look at vineyard before making final decision to take it out.
Pinot Noir: Short crop in 2002. Normal yields in 2003 could pop tonnage up significantly. That is cause for concern. There will be significant price pressure, mostly on older clones.
Syrah: Big jump in 2003 to 123,000 tons and 132,000 in 2005. Syrah is a blending grape in some areas, replacing old blenders Barbera, Carignane and Ruby Cabernet. However, be very cautious about pulling Ruby Cab. There should be good demand for Ruby Cab in the future. Syrah is not developing into varietal programs many expected. Very much a regional and quality market. Certainly not a slam dunk.
Sauvignon Blanc: Not much change in tonnage from 2001 to 2005. Positive signs ahead for Sauvignon Blanc.
"There are some good signs if we keep a positive focus in the industry. I believe that is where we are heading," said Bedwell.
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I love using puddles to capture reflections. Big, small, doesn't matter. This was some water on a bench at Morton Arboretum.
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Perspective is everything. Great reflections in one of the ponds at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.
The Shape of Winter
Interesting reflections and shapes in the local park's pond.
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Simple light on a simple branch at the Bluff City Fen Forest Preserve in Elgin, Illinois.
Trees Lit From Within
Wandering at a local forest preserve, Bluff City Fens, with some great light.
Trees & Trains
Wandering around Bluff City Spring Fen in Elgin, Illinois.
Just an amazing fall tree along a country road in the middle of nowhere Illinois. I had to stop to take a few shots.
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The Comeback: Tom Brady
Admit it—for a while there, you thought Tom Brady was done. He blew out his knee, got all soft and mushy and married Gisele, couldn't hit Randy Moss to save his ass. But as the Tennessee Titans secondary can testify, Captain America doesn't go down that easy
you could argue—pretty convincingly—that the NFL didn't miss a beat last season. That after Tom Brady went down with a torn ACL in the opening week, Peyton and Eli and Big Ben all stepped up and guided us through yet another intensely competitive regular season, a relentless playoffs, and an unforgettable Super Bowl (well, the fourth quarter, at least).
But one season doesn't make a league—its players do. And as many marquee QBs as the NFL can throw out there—guys who can put up 400-yard games and orchestrate last-minute game-winning drives—sorry, but none of them are Tom Brady. Not even close.
Would you even recognize Drew Brees if you walked past him in the frozen-foods aisle? Can you imagine Brett Favre in his Wranglers hobnobbing with supermodels and fashion designers in Paris?
Didn't think so.
Brady is like no other player in the league. Hell, like no other athlete in America.
Which is why we're giving it up for him this year, raising a pint to the fact that he's back in the game. Sure, we can carp about whether or not he was stepping into his throws early in the season and whether his mechanics were...Bradyesque enough. But think about it for a minute: The dude had his ACL and MCL sheared against Kansas City, underwent three surgeries, rehabbed it back into form by early spring, and didn't miss a beat in training camp. And amid all the leg presses and wind sprints and crunches, he not only got engaged to the world's most famous supermodel but married her twice (more on that later) and announced that he and Gisele are expecting a baby this month. And by the way, do we need to remind you about the ridiculous game he had against the Tennessee Titans in week six, throwing five TDs in one quarter? Have some of that, Dan Marino.
So yeah, while the Patriots won't finish 16-0 this season, stop for a moment and consider all that the 32-year-old quarterback (and new groom and soon-to-be father of two) endured and accomplished over a twelve-month span and ask yourself, What more could the guy have done? Of course, convincing you that Brady deserves to be one of our Men of the Year is one thing; telling him what a totally awesome time he's been having is something else.
torn and frayed
i hook up with him in the parking lot at Gillette Stadium less than twenty-four hours after the Patriots go scoreless in the second half against the Broncos—in Denver—and fall in overtime, 20-17.
"You're catching me at a tough time," he says with a grin (or maybe it's a grimace), extending a golem-sized right hand. We climb into his Lexus sedan: A/C blasting (even though it's forty-five degrees out), blacked-out windows. The fellow commuters on I-95 heading back into Boston have no idea who they're stuck in traffic next to.
I explain that if we're going to talk about his year, we're going to have to start with that exceedingly crappy Sunday at Gillette Stadium, September 7, 2008.
It wasn't one of those oh shit! cough-up-your-buffalo-wings knee injuries, but Brady knew—even before he was carted off the field—that he was done for the season. His left leg buckled under Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard, who lunged at him as Brady planted his foot to throw the ball. All the trainer had to do was perform a simple manual test (grasp the calf with one hand, just above the knee with the other, and gently shift it about) to determine that he had blown out his anterior cruciate ligament.
Translation: reconstructive surgery, six months of grueling rehab, a nation of Patriots fans bitching and moaning and blogging.
Brady opted for surgery in L.A. by surgeon Neal ElAttrache (not the Patriots' team doctor), and that should've been that. Except that's when things got complicated.
"I had the full-leg brace for two days, and then I said, 'Okay, enough with that brace.' And that's why I got the infection," Brady says. "I was just really hardheaded. I decided I wanted to prove to everybody how fast I could return from this, and I was out doing way too much stuff two days after surgery."
Nine days later, Brady underwent a second surgery, to clean out the infection, and then a third a few days after that for more cleaning. Even if you're a six-foot-four tough-as-titanium QB, it ain't fun.
"You're never prepared for that moment when you wake up after surgery and the nerve block wears off and you're like, 'Why am I in so much pain?' " he says as we cruise in the slow lane. "And then I had the second and then third surgeries. And at that point, I said, 'Guys, when I wake up, I don't want to be in any pain. So whatever you have to give me, go ahead—I'm all pained out at this point.'"
a new year
by January, after a couple of months of rehab in both L.A. and Boston, Brady was already rounding in form, playing eighteen holes with his dad at his dad's golf club outside San Francisco ("I think I shot like high seventies, low eighties"), tossing the ball around, and, oh yeah, asking Gisele to marry him. Two months later, they were standing in a church in Santa Monica.
"We planned it in like ten days, and it was perfect," he says. Gisele's parents flew in from Brazil, joining Brady's parents and his then 18-month-old son, John, from his relationship with the actress Bridget Moynahan. "We went back to the house and I barbecued aged New York strips. We had champagne, a cake, some ice cream. It was a great night. I think you always have this idea that weddings need to be 200 people and you invite everybody, and I'm all for it if people want to do that, but I think there was really something special about just having our parents there."
In April the world's most photogenic couple threw another wedding in Costa Rica, where they own a house. A bigger affair, but hardly big. About forty people, extended family only. None of Brady's teammates, none of his boys from the University of Michigan, no Karl Lagerfeld.
"The thing about it is, the day's for you," he says. "It's nothing personal against anybody, but it's not about them. It's about what you and your wife need for that day."
Brady and Gisele stayed on in Costa Rica, and then it was back to work. Serious work.
passing grade?
"no matter how strong you are, remember—you just had major, major surgery on your knee. It will never be the same. No matter how much rehab you do, how many squats and sprints, it will never, ever be the same."
That's Rodney Harrison talking. He's worth listening to. The former Pro Bowl safety returned from ACL surgery in 2006, and although he thinks he was a productive player for the Patriots after the injury, he says he never returned to that "high, high level of play." He retired three injury-plagued years later, at age 36.
Brady knows all too well the stigma that an injury of this severity leaves. And in his absence last season, let's remember that the Patriots didn't do so badly. Brady's backup Matt Cassel led the team to an 11-5 record. In the off-season, they slapped the franchise-player tag on him. And ludicrous as it seems now, there was chatter about whether the Patriots would consider trading Brady.
"You think you're going to be the same place your whole career," Brady says. "But look at Joe Montana, the best quarterback of all time: When it doesn't work out for the team, the player is going to move on. That's why the league's so strong, because it's so highly competitive."
Ultimately, the Patriots traded Cassel to the Chiefs, and Brady sailed through the preseason. But when the real action began, the Patriots played herky-jerky—a good quarter here and there but never a full sixty minutes. Analysts and fans alike questioned his confidence, his mechanics, his fire.
"If people were to ask me, Is Tom Brady back? I couldn't have said yes till what I saw in the Atlanta Falcons game," says Brady's former teammate Tedy Bruschi, now an ESPN analyst. The Patriots won in grind-it-out fashion, 26–10. But it wasn't Brady's on-field performance that impressed Bruschi. "I'm talking about his mentality. He was expecting performances from his receivers, and when he wasn't getting it, he got in their grilles. He yelled at them on the sidelines. That's the final step, when he says, 'I'm back—now you guys better join me.'"
Brady agrees, to an extent.
"The Friday before the Falcons game, Kevin Faulk came up to me and said, 'You doing all right?' And I was like, 'Yeah.' And he just said, "Well, I've played with you for a long time, and there's just something that's a little different now.' And for me, I think it was my intensity—or lack of it. And after the game, I said, 'Man, I really appreciate what you said, and know that I take it to heart.' I'm a person who plays on emotion and energy and excitement, and when I'm not like that, there's something missing. And I think there was probably a little bit of that yesterday against the Broncos. I gotta figure out the reason why it hasn't been there."
playing the other game
after pulling up to Brady's apartment in Boston's Back Bay, we keep chatting. We talk Michael Vick and concussions and roughing-the-passer rules, or at least try to. Brady's not big on tackling controversial subjects; anyone who thinks he's destined for a career in politics might want to try lobbing some tough, complex questions his way first.
So I ask him about his condo, the top two floors of a brick town house a few blocks from Newbury Street. Much as he and Gisele enjoy living in the city, he says they'll look for a bigger house—closer to the stadium, in a town like Chestnut Hill or Wellesley—to make room for their new baby.
But mostly, I want to know how he manages to lead a team through a six-month season and do this—the interviews, the high-gloss photo shoots, the red-carpet appearances.
"It's about looking back at your life and taking advantage of opportunities," he says. "They're not always going to be calling me to be on the cover of a magazine, you know? And also, it's very out of my comfort zone; it's a different side of me. I'll reveal more with something like this than I would on a Wednesday afternoon in front of my locker."
More than any other player since Joe Namath, Brady lives—and looks—the part. He's the only player in the league to be shot by fashion's most revered couple, Inez and Vinoodh (a tandem much more of his wife's world), not to mention by the likes of Steven Klein and Bruce Weber. He wears custom-made suits by Zegna and Tom Ford. Two buttons, usually. Sometimes even with a vest, if he's feeling spiffy. "If I wear a vest, I usually like to wear a tie," he says. "But last night, after the game, I didn't, because I was pissed off, and I was trying to button the shirt, and my neck for some reason felt swollen. So I couldn't get it closed. I just said, 'Fuck it!'"
Get Brady going and he'll gladly talk fashion. I fire off a few quick questions.
Pleats or flat fronts? "Flat fronts. Always. I see so many guys, really athletic guys, wearing pleats and I just shake my head. Like, Tiger Woods used to wear pleated pants! I'm like, C'mon, Tiger!"
Boot-cut or straight-leg jeans? "I go back and forth. It depends what mood I'm in. I'm more of a boot-cut guy when I'm dressed like this—casually—but when I want to wear something nice, it's all straight-leg."
Does the wife tell you what to wear? "I think any man who lets a woman pick what he should wear... I mean, you gotta draw the line somewhere as a man. I see these guys, 'My wife told me to wear this!' And I just shake my head."
a model marriage
So yeah, the wife. I want to know about life with Gisele. Is it tough for her to be married to a guy who doesn't even crack a beer on the flight home from a road game but instead immediately starts studying next week's opponent? He laughs. "Yeah. Yeah. You know, we find time to spend together," Brady says. "But Gisele understands the job requirements. I get some time with her on my day off, Tuesday, and then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday nights. Probably after wins I'm more with her. After losses, I don't think much of anything other than the game. This morning at breakfast, for instance, I was talking to her, but I just wasn't there."
(Odd Brady breakfast fact: He doesn't drink coffee. Ever. "I've never had a cup in my life," he says. "I've never liked the smell of it, so I've never tasted it.")
Not that Brady doesn't put in the time with Gisele, hobnobbing with the folks in her world. He has met the famously eccentric Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld (while picking up Gisele after a photo shoot at Lagerfeld's house in Paris). And he's had dinner with Christian Dior designer John Galliano—he of the whisper-thin mustache, non-ironic pirate shirts, and tight-as-sausage-casing trousers—in both Paris and New York, where they sat together at fashion's annual big powwow, the Metropolitan Museum of Art costume gala. ("He's a really nice guy—not a big sports buff, though.")
Brady's a quick study: "Fashion people, they always kind of shake your hand and look you up and down. I'm a fairly reserved person, and when I'm with her, most people like to talk about themselves—so I'll just ask a question and they'll talk for hours."
Do they ever ask you about your job? "No," he says with a laugh. "There's no interest."
what a difference a week makes
six days after I interview Brady, the dude goes off—like he used to back in the Patriots' record-breaking 2007 season. In a mid-October snowstorm at Gillette, he completes twenty-nine of thirty-four and erupts for six TDs in a 59-0 romp against the Titans. It was the kind of performance that reminds us—and the entire league—what Brady can do when he's clicking. For anyone who's not a Patriots fan, it was frightening.
"It actually did feel a lot like a couple of years ago," he says, calling from his car two days after the game. "We hit a couple of TDs, and then you just gain so much confidence from that. For me, after this game, it was like, 'It's about time. This is how we should be playing.'"
So does this mean that, yes, Brady's officially back? That he's the same quarterback he ever was?
Who knows? One game doesn't make a career, or a season. But for a week at least, no one was talking about Brady's knee. And for at least one Monday morning at the breakfast nook, the world's most beautiful woman was getting the attention she deserves.
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When I quit the seminary and left the church I tried to slip as quietly out the back door as I could. At this point my theology professors from college, many of my college and seminary friends, and most of my extended family know I'm an atheist. I officially resigned my membership with the SDA church almost two years ago. Now I'm an atheist blogger and I've talked about the SDA church on the Chariots of Iron podcast a few times.
I'm as out of an atheist as I can be, both with those inside the SDA church and everybody else.
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I was raised in SDA family. I began to doubt the idea of God after reading Cosmos by Carl Sagan at age 15. Took me about 20 years to finally become an atheist. Just shows how hard it is to undo things you are indoctrinated as a child sometimes.
I think I've lost track of how out I am with some people. A lot of my extended family has no idea. My brother knows everything. My parents probably still think I'm agnostic (I just haven't felt the need to update them). All my good friends know, and many of them are quite supportive, even while still being fully Christian. (I don't know how exactly that works for them, but I'll take it)
As far as generally "out", I don't lie to anyone, but I don't make a big deal about it either. If it comes up, I'll straight out tell it like it is.
I also am very out, even though most of my family members are still SDA. I'm sure they're still praying for me.
I had the fortune (I guess) of getting away from Adventism before becoming atheist so I didn't really have to deal with any former Adventist communities, other than my immediate family. I have mostly stayed in the closet about my atheism, but do post lots of science and even some humanism-related posts on my FB. My guess is they probably have an idea that I'm no longer Adventist but its not something anyone really asks me about and I'm okay with that. Sometimes I do wish I could be more open with my family about it, though. Shedding cognitive dissonance is such freedom.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii – Fueled by stellar pitching from Andriana Collins and clutch hitting by DeJanee Moore, UC Santa Barbara (7-12) defeated Radford (4-5), 2-1, in its second game at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational on an expectedly beautiful morning in Honolulu.
UCSB got a pair of runners on base at the bottom of the first inning after consecutive infield singles from Jessica Soria and McKenzie Kane. Allison Taylor laid down an effective sacrifice bunt to move both the runners into scoring position, but the next two batters were retired on a pair of fly balls hit to the outfield, as Radford escaped the inning unscathed.
The Highlanders opened the second inning with a base hit to left field by Ryndee Ruch. The next batter, Jackie Warr reached on a fielder's choice, but third baseman Moore overthrew to second base, allowing Ruch to advance to third base. Warr stole second before Jessica Agee hit a sacrifice fly to left field to drive Ruch home for the unearned run.
Kathryn Pilpil led off at the bottom of the same inning with a single to the right field. Lauren Boser attempted to bunt the runner to second, but the Highlanders were able to beat Pilpil with the throw to second. Keilani Jennings reached on a fielder's choice as well and Boser was out at second on the play.
With a runner on first and two outs, Brooke Putich and Jessica Soria reached on consecutive walks, but Radford pitcher Jackie Jenkins was able to strike out the next Gaucho batter to end the inning with three runners stranded.
After Collins retired the Highlander side at the top of the third inning, UCSB's offense went back to work. With two outs, Moore hit a single to left field. Radford left fielder Jessie Hutchens attempted a diving catch, but couldn't keep the ball in her glove. Pilpil followed with a double hit deep over center fielder Hannah Ojeda's head to score Moore and knot the game at 1-1.
Moore broke the tie at the bottom of the fifth when she hit a two-out home run – the first of her collegiate career – over the center field fence, giving UCSB a 2-1 lead.
At the bottom of the sixth, Jennings led off with a single hit to the right center field fence. Putich followed with a sacrifice hit to third base, moving the runner into scoring position. One out later, Kane proceeded to lay down a gorgeous bunt, giving herself ample time to reach first and Jennings to move to third, but the Highlanders were able to collect the final out to hold off the Gauchos.
Radford attempted to rally at the top of the seventh when pinch hitter Meredith Moore led off with a double hit to deep center field. One out later, Agee grounded out to second, moving the batter to third. Collins was able to assist on the final out though, as Hannah Ojeda grounded out to the pitcher sealing the Gaucho win.
Collins (3-7) pitched a complete game and allowed just one unearned run on three hits. She did not allow a single walk and she struck out seven batters, which was just one shy of her season-high.
At the plate, Kane and Pilpil each had a pair of hits. Moore led the way going 2-for-3 with two runs, including her solo homer.
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Halladay shows encouraging signs in return from DL
PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Halladay gave the Phillies something to think about Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
He rejoined the rotation after missing more than three months recovering from right shoulder surgery. He allowed two runs, four hits, two walks and struck out two in six innings of a 9-5 victory against Arizona, giving the Phillies a second consecutive series victory for the first time since early July.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Halladay gave the Phillies something to think about Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
He rejoined the rotation after missing more than three months recovering from right shoulder surgery. He allowed two runs, four hits, two walks and struck out two in six innings of a 9-5 victory against Arizona, giving the Phillies a second consecutive series victory for the first time since early July.View Full Game Coverage
Wins are nice, but they are insignificant at the moment. The Phillies will not make the postseason this year. Instead, they are using these final few weeks to evaluate their personnel, and one of the most interesting players to evaluate is Halladay, who is a free agent following the season.
"I'm getting back to who I was," said Halladay, whose fastball sat in the 87-89 mph range. "I feel like each time out I'm progressing back to where I was. There are going to be changes, and you always change over your career. But I think my arm slot is back to where it used to be. The movement is back to where it used to be. I can be more consistent with the location. Just from talking to the doctors, the velocity is the last thing to come."
The 36-year-old has been one of the best pitchers of his generation, but the last two seasons have been a disappointment as he battled shoulder injuries and the natural fight against age. He was a combined 13-12 with a 5.24 ERA in 32 starts the previous two seasons, including a 2-4 mark with an 8.65 ERA in seven starts this season, before he had surgery in May.
But if Halladay shows some upside these final few weeks, the Phillies might want to bring him back. They have potential holes to fill in the rotation, especially after the deal for Cuban right-hander Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez seems to have fallen through. They currently have Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee atop the rotation next season. Kyle Kendrick and John Lannan are eligible for salary arbitration, and rookie Jonathan Pettibone showed promise this year, but the Phillies could use somebody like Halladay, even if he isn't the Cy Young Award winner of old.
"I think the results speak for themselves," catcher Erik Kratz said. "A lot of pitches were down in the zone."
Halladay recently made two rehab starts with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Phillies and Class A Lakewood. He hardly dazzled. He allowed 13 hits, four earned runs, six walks and struck out eight in 12 innings, which is why the Phillies scheduled a third rehab start Sunday with Double-A Reading.
But Saturday's 18-inning loss to Arizona forced the Phillies to burn right-hander Tyler Cloyd, who had been scheduled to start the series finale. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. woke up Halladay close to midnight in his hotel room in Reading, Pa., to ask if he would pitch in Philadelphia instead.
"The hotel phone was going off. My cell phone was going off," Halladay said. "Everything was ringing. I didn't know what was going on. I was out."
Halladay didn't protest much. He said yes.
He allowed a leadoff triple in the first inning to Tony Campana, which led to a run, and allowed another run in the second before he retired 14 of the final 17 batters he faced.
It could have been worse. Phillies center fielder Roger Bernadina saved a couple runs in the third, when he made a leaping catch at the wall in center field to prevent a two-run home run from Matt Davidson. Bernadina later made a spectacular diving catch in left-center field in the seventh.
"He's crafty," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said of Halladay. "He threw all of his pitches. We had him in some trouble and couldn't capitalize on it. He did a good job. His experience took over for him. The big play was Bernadina on Davidson. That would have been a tie game at that time and maybe it's a different story."
The Phillies took a 4-1 lead in the first. Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin loaded the bases with one out, when Darin Ruf singled to left to score Bernadina and tie the game. Cody Asche then doubled to right field to score Michael Young and Erik Kratz and make it 3-1, while Kevin Frandsen's fielder's choice scored Ruf for the Phillies' fourth run.
The Phillies took a 6-2 lead in the fourth, when Frandsen singled and John Mayberry hit a two-run home run to left field. They scored three more runs in the sixth, adding insurance as interim manager Ryne Sandberg improved to 6-4.
But this was a day to watch Halladay. Everybody connected with the Phillies said they noticed a difference, saw improvement or had reason to be encouraged, but it remains to be seen how effective Halladay will be in the future.
The next few weeks will offer a glimpse of that.
"I just want to win games and win a World Series," Halladay said, asked if he thought he could be a dominant pitcher again. "I'm not worried about anything else. I'm really not. You always have to look forward. You can't ever look back. I'm not trying to replicate anything I've done in the past. I'm trying to help us win and hopefully get a chance at some point to win a World Series."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Neurons in a pigeon's brain respond to magnetic fields
In retrospect, the helmet should have been a clue…
Of all the super-senses that animals possess, the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field must be the most puzzling. We've known that birds can do it since the 1960s, but every new attempt to understand this ability – known as magnetoreception – just seems to complicate matters even further.
Take the latest discovery. Le-Qing Wu and David Dickman from the Baylor College of Medicine have found neurons in a pigeon's brain that encode the properties of a magnetic field. They buzz in different ways depending on how strong the field is, and which direction it's pointing in.
This is a big step. Scientists have identified parts of the brain that are important for magnetoreception, but no one has managed to nail down the actual neurons responsible for the sense. Miriam Liedvogel, who studies magnetic senses, calls it "a milestone in the field". It's a key puzzle piece that has been unavailable for a very long time.
But Wu and Dickman's discovery doesn't solve the magnetoreception puzzle. If anything, it makes it more complex. Until recently, scientists thought that birds had two separate magnetic detectors – one in the eye and one in the beak. And it looks like the new magnetic neurons don't hook up to either of these. "We can't say where the signals come from," says Dickman.
If these neurons are responding to magnetic fields, which part of the bird is feeding them their information? Is there a third sensor?
Finding the neurons
Wu and Dickman found their neurons by placing pigeons in a set of coils that can produce bespoke magnetic fields. First, they programmed the coils to cancel out the Earth's magnetic field around the pigeon's head. Next, they created fields of their own, and gradually altered their strength and direction.
As the fields shifted, Wu and Dickman recorded the activity of individual neurons in the pigeons' vestibular brainstem – an area that connects the brain and spine, and is involved in balance. Based on earlier experiments, they knew that neurons in this area fire when pigeons are using their magnetic sense.
The duo found 53 neurons that fire at different strengths depending on how strong the magnetic fields around them are. They're most sensitive to a range of intensity that's naturally produced by the Earth's actual magnetic field. They also fire differently depending on where the field is pointing along the horizon (the azimuth), where it points above or below the horizon (the elevation), and the direction it points in (the polarity).
The last bit was a surprise. Earlier experiments from the 1970s showed that birds aren't sensitive to the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field. But Wu and Dickman's experiments suggest otherwise. As "north" moves around the bird's head, the neurons fire at their fullest in one direction, and at their weakest in the opposite one.
Now, the duo wants to understand how birds use this information to navigate. It's easy to take a guess. Sensing the azimuth tells the bird where to head, just like a compass. Sensing the elevation provides information about latitude. Sensing intensity could tell the bird where exactly it is, because the strength of the Earth's magnetic field varies from place to place, often at a very fine scale. This is all plausible in theory, but how it works in practice is another matter. And there is an even bigger mystery…
Where's the sensor?
If these neurons are processing magnetic fields, what's feeding them with information? Where's the compass? We know that birds have a compass in their eyes, which relies on a protein called cryptochrome and a dash of quantum physics. When the protein is struck by blue light, it shunts one of its electrons to a partner molecule called FAD. Electrons normally waltz in pairs, and molecules with lone electrons – as cryptochrome and FAD now do – are called radicals.
Electrons have a property called 'spin'. The solo electrons of cryptochrome and FAD are linked, so that they either spin together or in opposite directions. These states have different chemical properties, and the radical pair can flip between them. Here's where the Earth's magnetic field comes in – it can influence these flips. In doing so, it can affect the outcome or the speed of the chemical reactions involving the radical pair.
This explains how living cells can be sensitive to something as weak as the Earth's magnetic field. It also explains why birds need to see for their internal compasses to work. A robin in a shuttered cage will try to escape in a fixed direction, even if it can't see any landmarks. If you cover the robin's right eye, it loses its bearings. (Read my feature from New Scientist for the story of the cryptochrome discovery.)
Cryptochrome is found in the retina, and it seems to connect to a part of the brain called Cluster N. To this date, we still don't know how information about magnetic fields gets from the eye to the brain, or how it's processed there. Thorsten Ritz, who helped to uncover the role of cryptochrome, once told me: "We need to find that magnetic neuron."
Wu and Dickman's study might look like it provides the answer, but it doesn't. The brainstem neurons they identified aren't anywhere near Cluster N, and they responded to the polarity of magnetic fields. "The cryptochrome idea can't give you polarity information," says Dickman.
The duo thinks that the properties of their magnetic neurons are more consistent with a sensor that uses magnetite – a magnetic iron mineral that could act as tiny compass needles. Until recently, scientists thought that birds have such as sensor in their beaks. Neurons in their bills supposedly contained magnetite crystals, and send information to the brain via the trigeminal nerve. Cutting the nerve robs pigeons of their ability to detect strong magnetic fields. Everything added up.
But a study published earlier this month blew that idea apart. Christoph Treiber showed that the iron deposits in the beak are actually are found in immune cells called macrophages, not neurons, and they don't contain magnetite. Instead, these cells are simply recycling iron from red blood cells, rather than using it to sense magnetic fields. There might still be a magnetic sensor in the beak (how else could you explain the effects of cutting the trigeminal nerve?) but it'll be a very different to the one that people had assumed.
So if the magnetic neurons in the brainstem aren't getting their signals from the eye or the beak, what's the alternative? Dickman thinks that the answer lies in the inner ear, and that's where he is currently looking. "Maybe there are two or even three receptors that come together in the brain to work together," he says. For example, as you move about, your brain combines what you see with your eyes with information form the inner ear. Perhaps the magnetic sense works in the same way.
Reference: Wu & Dickman. 2012. Neural Correlates of a Magnetic Sense. Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1216567
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More on magnetic senses:
- Humans have a magnetic sensor in our eyes, but can we detect magnetic fields?
- Foxes use the Earth's magnetic field as a targeting system
- Turtles use the Earth's magnetic field as a global GPS
- Bats: compasses, tongues and memories
- How birds see magnetic fields – an interview with Thorsten Ritz
- How birds see magnetic fields – an interview with Klaus Schulten
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Very interesting. Have there been similar tests in other animals? Perhaps the response to changes in the magnetic field occurs in the neurons of many animals and is not functionally relevant for navigation.
Actually, none of the experts I talked to when I wrote about this (Scientific American, January 2012) said that the cryptochrome theory was fait accompli. Not even its staunchest proponents thought it had been proven true yet. And whether FAD is the molecule involved is highly speculative. The results published in Nature were presented at a meeting last year. I couldn't go into detail in my piece but I did quote people saying that that the beak magnetite model had been discredited. Also, no one seemed to buy the eyepatch results either. What people did tell me is that the trigeminal nerve may be involved because it also carries information from the snout… that is where people are betting that the magnetite sensors are located.
Alex: magnetoperception has been pretty clearly implicated in navigation. For example, when robins are placed in a magnetic field polarized opposite to the Earth's they migrate in the wrong direction (eg, heading south instead of north).
Thanks sedeer!
Do ocean mammals have similar abilities?
Maybe if we can locate it in one animal it will help us locate it in other animals.
When we sense EM fields from things like crystals and unearthed electrical devices, what part of us is perceiving these sensations?
Is it at all similar to magneto bird?
BTW, Love the picture!
Also, fish seem very sensitive to magnetism, and other vibrations like microwaves, my very friendly fish freak out if I use my iPhone too close to their tank. And calm down when I take it away.
Do some migrating fish use the earth's magnetism to navigate? Is it possible they may hold a clue to how it works?
"Turtles (not mammals, but ocean animals)".
Besides pigeon and turtles there is some arthropods with "magnetic sensors", right?
Hi Ed,
Thanks for your reply.
I was wondering more about whales, dolphins and porpoises. Do they use the Earth's magnetism?
With pigeons, is it possible that the position of the trigeminal nerve allows it to detect a polarity within the iron in the beak even if it is not magnetite? Can the iron be doing two jobs?
I question the dead end thinking that something is just imagination. Surely there is a spectrum of sensations between nothing and electrocution? Depending upon the sensitivity of the individual. Ever 'tasted' a 9volt battery?
Two other examples, I can tell you if hematite has been magnetized or not, by how it feels in my hand, not everyone is able to discern this subtle difference but it's probably just practice. Magnetized hematite makes my hand ache, it feels like resistance, I'm only speculating but perhaps it effects the flow in my own magnetic field, effecting they way localized nerves talk to each other.
Also, When my child is holding their iPod and it is being charged using only a 2 prong plug (Australian, unearthed) I can feel the current when I touch them. It's the same fuzzy buzz sensation I get from my lap top when it is also charging with only the 2 prong plug.
When I switch to the 3 prong plug the unpleasant sensation is not present because it is earthed.
So what part of me is detecting the electrical current and/or magnetism and what part is perceiving the electrical current and/or magnetism?
It seems pointless to dismiss these phenomena as imagination, if there could be some clues to how electrical and magnetic fields might effect us, considering we are bio-electrical, we have iron in our hemoglobin, we evolved on a planet with magnetic fields, and we are now surrounded by man made electrical fields. Don't we owe it to ourselves to find out how these things effect us?
Just because we rely on GPS now doesn't mean that ancient cultures didn't use the earth's magnetism to navigate, perhaps our bombarded modern lives have cheated us out of some amazing abilities that only ancient or seemingly primitive cultures could use.
It's exciting to speculate, and even more exciting when that speculation bares fruit.


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NTT DoCoMo reportedly doesn't want the iPhone unless they can stick their logo and crapware, er, value added services, on it. Apple, of course, doesn't allow such shenanigans. The result, apparently, is a stalemate for the two companies, and no iPhone on NTT DoCoMo for customers. So what are customers doing about it? Leaving NTT DoCoMo, it seems. Sophie Knight and Maki Shiraki report for Reuters:
DoCoMo's requirement that its company logo be imprinted on all its devices also conflicts with style-conscious Apple's insistence that its products be left as manufactured.
No carrier, not anywhere in the world, has their logo on the iPhone. So good luck with that, and with carrier exclusive features. However, Apple might also be playing hardball:
Apple. While negotiations between the two have been a strictly guarded secret, Kato's predecessor made comments at a shareholder meeting last year suggesting the U.S. company was demanding iPhones make up half of its handset sales.
Both Sprint and T-Mobile in the U.S. played chicken with Apple, and tried to hitch their competitive success to Android instead. Both blinked. NTT DoCoMo might have to as well. Apple could relax the product mix demands, but anyone think they'll allow logos or crapware on their products any time soon?
Source: Reuters


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Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that the City is working on an effort that would allow neighborhood groups to turn residential street intersections into works of art. He proposed the "Intersection Connection" project as a way to way to "foster an even greater sense of connection and sense of place in Lincoln."
Neighborhoods would generate the design ideas, plan the project, do the painting and supply the materials. The City would review the designs, but only to make sure they are appropriate for all. Eventually, funding for paint and materials could come from civic groups or grants.
"I believe some of our greatest strengths are our community spirit, the connections we have developed, the events and places that bring us together for social interaction," Beutler said. ".
The Intersection Connection program is an example of how we can encourage civic action and pride to make our community an even better place to live without spending City tax dollars." .
Beutler reminded residents that the idea is not altogether new for Lincoln. In 1976, a star was built into the pavement at the intersection of 13th and "O" to promote Lincoln as the "Star City."
The idea for Intersection Connection came from a series of "new ideas" presentations the Mayor's asked department directors to prepare. Similar projects in other cities was part of the presentation from the City Urban Development.
"When we turn urban spaces into community-oriented places, we plant the seeds for greater neighborhood communication, empower our communities and nurture our shared sense of place," Beutler said.
Attending the announcement in support of the project were Tracy Corr, President of the Mayor's Neighborhood Roundtable and of the 40th and "A" Neighborhood Association; Deb Weber, Executive Director of the Lincoln Arts Council; and City Council member Jonathan Cook. The Mayor said details of the project have not yet been worked out, but he wants the community to learn about the project and offer their feedback. "We need that discussion and input in order to do this in a way that works for Lincoln," Beutler said.
Photos of Intersections from other cities. (Seattle, WA, St. Paul, MN and Portland, OR)


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Lipscomb's Lady Bisons basketball team extended its home winning streak to 10 games and Atlantic Sun winning streak to nine games with a 71-55 victory Saturday afternoon over Campbell University at Allen Arena.
The Lady Bisons are tied for sixth in the NCAA for the longest home winning streak with Kentucky and Northwestern St.
The victory also raised the Lady Bisons record to 8-3, overall, 5-0 in the conference. They are the only undefeated team in conference play.
"We could still be playing better," said Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett.
The Lady Bisons trailed for the first time in three games early as Campbell took a 2-0 advantage with the first field goal of the game by Kristin Vuckovich. Lynn Roller answered with a 3-pointer at 18:37 and the Lady Bisons never trailed again.
Using a combination of 3-point shots and lay-ups the Lady Bisons were never seriously challenged in the first half. The Lady Bisons largest lead of the first half was 24 points (39-15) as Katie Beth Pate hit a lay-up with 2:23 left.
"I thought we came out with good focus and good intensity in the first half," Bennett said. "Campbell came out against us with a triangle-and-two defense. We did a good job of finding weaknesses and getting good shots."
It was much the same in the second half as the Lady Bisons lowest points margin was 16 points at final buzzer.
The Lady Bisons twice led by 25 points, the last time at 10:32 as Pate made the first of two free throws.
"Most of our games have been decided in the last couple of minutes," Bennett said. "This is the first game since we played Fisk (Dec. 7) that we have had a comfortable margin in the final three minutes."
Courtney Boynton led the way for the Lady Bisons with a game-high 24 points, the fourth time this season she has scored more than 20 points in a game and the 10th time this season that she has finished in double figures.
Boynton was the only Lady Bisons player to reach double figures in scoring. Lynn Roller came close with nine points.
Boynton and Pate tied for the rebound lead with four each. Campbell beat the Lady Bisons 44-30 on the boards.
Jennifer Martin led Campbell with 11 points. Dasha Green added 10.


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Lemon Cornmeal Cookies - Cooking Light
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
For our Cooking Light Virtual Supper Club the theme this month is A Celebration of Corn. I made those delicious Lemon Cornmeal Cookies. They were well received in the house.
For December the theme will be Holiday Dinner Party. You can join us in cooking a dish from Cooking Light and post on the first Wednesday of December.
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Val from More than burnt toast made a
Creamed Corn with Bacon and Leeks
Jamie from Mom's Cooking Club made a Double Corn Bread
Sandy from Whistlestop Cafe Cooking made some Curried Corn Crab Cakes
Mary Ann from Meet Me in the Kitchen prepared Greens with Roasted Corn and Pepper Salad
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HULL, Ga. -- A Georgia woman is behind bars after deputies said she slammed into a chicken truck, fled the scene and then refused to leave her home once authorities tracked her down.
The investigation began when a truck driver told police he was traveling west on Hwy. 72 when a red four-door car hit the side of his truck. The driver said he initiated his brakes only to have the suspect vehicle slam into his truck once more - spinning in front of the truck in the process.
The truck driver pulled over and called 911 as the red car fled. He only had a basic description of the driver, a woman with shoulder length red hair. Had that been all that Madison County deputies had to work with, she might not have been as easy to find. However they reported that there was debris from the crash left on the side of the road - including her license plate.
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A records check tracked the car's owner back to a residents in the 2300 block of Spring Circle in Comer, Ga. When police initially arrived, they found no one there. However, a second attempt found both the vehicle and a driver matching the driver's vague description.
The woman refused to leave the home unless the officer's secured a warrant but did speak with deputies through multiple windows of the house, explaining what happened. The woman, later identified as Judith Moriah Armstrong, 26, admitted she was involved in an accident and fled for fear of what would happen to her license.
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But further questioning revealed that the accident wasn't all that accidental. She told officers she hit the other vehicle because it was a chicken truck and she was a vegan. Armstrong said she was heading home from work when she hit the truck and denied having alcohol before making the drive. However, claimed to have "taken a couple of shots" when she arrived home.
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A report states that Armstrong continued to refuse leaving the home after repeated requests that she step outside. Officers eventually obtained a warrant and she surrendered to police. She was tested for alcohol consumption in jail and blew a .089 which is over the legal limit.
Authorities said she now faces charges of hit-and-run, aggressive driving, driving under the influence, and obstruction.
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(VERNON) - A Jennings County judge sentenced a Seymour man to 70 years in prison for killing his ex-wife and shooting her daughter.
64-year-old James "Darrell" Sowder, was sentenced Friday to two consecutive 35-year sentences for manslaughter and burglary.
He originally was charged with murder and attempted murder in the July 29, 2012 shooting that killed 64-year-old Candice Sowder and seriously wounded her then-42-year-old daughter, Regina Johnson.
Regina barricade herself in a bedroom while her mother was shot to death on the front porch of the house they shared, according to court records.
Court documents say that Darrell and Candice had argued frequently since their divorce several years earlier.
On the day of the shooting Regina and her boyfriend John Charles went to bed about 7:30 p.m. after spending the day swimming.
As they slept, Candice Sowder drove her grandson, 24-year-old Joshua Johnson, and four others to visit one of her friends in Hayden.
While the others were gone, Charles was awakened shortly before 9 p.m. by the sound of Darrell Sowder in the bedroom hitting Regina Johnson repeatedly in the head.
Johnson was yelling at her former stepfather to get out when Charles grabbed a lamp and swung it at Sowder. After a struggle, Charles ordered Sowder to leave as Regina grabbed the phone to call police.
After Sowder left, Charles and Regina Johnson locked their bedroom door and tried to barricade themselves inside with a TV stand and their own bodies.
Sowder left the house just as his ex-wife and her five passengers returned. According to witnesses, Candice Sowder saw her ex-husband's vehicle in the driveway as she pulled up and saw him walking out of the house. Candice Sowder told her grandson to get out of the vehicle and tell Darrell Sowder to leave the property. After Joshua Johnson and Candice Sowder got out of their vehicle, Johnson saw his grandmother walk up on the porch to confront her former husband.
At least two witnesses heard Darrell Sowder say "It's all over now" as he walked from the house to his SUV, grabbed a revolver and waved it in the air as he returned to the porch.
According to Joshua Johnson, Sowder grabbed his ex-wife by the back of the neck. She reportedly called her ex-husband an obscene name before Sowder shot her at point blank range, witnesses said.
Police said the bullet went straight through the victim's head and lodged in the side of the house.
As most of the witnesses scattered for cover, one of Joshua Johnson's friends helped him call 911 on her cellphone. As he was talking to the emergency dispatcher, Sowder walked back into the house.
Inside, Charles and Regina Johnson heard the gunshot. As Charles was talking to an emergency dispatcher while blocking the bedroom door, he said he heard Sowder yelling, "I'm taking care of this ... once and for all. It's done tonight. We're ending it right here. Everybody is ... dead."
Darrell Sowder then tried to ram the door open as Charles urged police to hurry to the scene.
"I've got it cocked," he heard Sowder say from the other side of the door. "I'll shoot through this ... door, and I'll shoot you, too, John." The door shattered after it was struck about five times. The buckled wood separated the couple, and Regina Johnson found herself between the bed and a wall.
Charles told police that he was trying to grab Sowder when Johnson was shot in the head.
After she collapsed, Charles said he saw the blood and thought she was already dead. He said he focused his attention on his girlfriend, no longer caring what might happen to him.
Within a minute after Johnson was shot, emergency personnel arrived. Sowder told Charles he'd be back and that the police couldn't get him, Charles said. Then, Sowder fled the house.
Sowder was apprehended as he tried to drive away on a nearby street.
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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl to Be Featured in 'Teachers Rock' TV Special
When you're on summer vacation from school, your teachers are probably the last thing you want to think about, but come Aug. 18, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will join some other famous faces to pay tribute to educators in the new CBS special 'Teachers Rock.'
Grohl, who's also been busy in front of the cameras with his upcoming 'Sound City' documentary, will play an unspecified part in the special, which will also include appearances by Jack Black, Adam Levine, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Morgan Freeman, all of whom will share their memories of teachers who made a difference in their lives.
The show will also feature musical performances, and while it's unclear whether Grohl will be one of them, we do know the program will include songs by Carrie Underwood and Josh Groban.
Aside from serving as a tribute to teachers, 'Teachers Rock' will also help raise funds for three charities: DonorsChoose.org, Feeding America and Teach for America. It's set to air at 8PM ET on Aug. 18.


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History and background of Puig. In 1914, Antonio Puig Castelló founded the company which still bears his name today, Antonio Puig S.A. From its very beginnings it was dedicated to the sector of perfumery and cosmetics, but it was not until 1922 that it launched a product made by the company itself. This product was Milady, and it had the added distinction of being the first lipstick to be made in Spain. He married and had four children: Antonio, Mariano, José María and Enrique.Antonio Puig Castelló had always been a man interested in art, and this caused him to cul....Read More
History and background of Puig. In 1914, Antonio Puig Castelló founded the company which still bears his name today, Antonio Puig S.A. From its very beginnings it was dedicated to the sector of perfumery and cosmetics, but it was not until 1922 that it launched a product made by the company itself. This product was Milady, and it had the added distinction of being the first lipstick to be made in Spain. He married and had four children: Antonio, Mariano, José María and Enrique.Antonio Puig Castelló had always been a man interested in art, and this caused him to cultivate the acquaintance of the leading artists of the day. This interest also lead to the creation of a publicity department within the company.1940 saw the appearance of one of the company's most emblematic products, Agua Lavanda Puig. The raw materials used in its production such as rosemary, spike lavender, lavender and lemon came entirely from within Spain due to the fact that the country was closed to imports and at that time totally self-sufficient. The launch of Lavanda Puig was a great success and the product gained an important position in the market. The birth of this product confirmed the company's innovative talent; a talent that has been carefully maintained from the very beginning to the present day.The company's business was growing and it became necessary to look for new premises. Thus, in 1942, Antonio Puig moved the company's factory and headquarters to a building on Travessera de Gràcia (Barcelona) and this building remains in use today, providing the headquarters for the Puig Beauty & Fashion Group.With the incorporation of the second generation into the family businesses came the first significant change of management mentality. Antonio and Mariano involved themselves in the perfumery business, José María dedicated himself to the various diversification businesses and Enrique took charge of institutional relations. Now, Antonio Puig Castelló delegated decision making to his four sons, and new management mechanisms were established. In this way, the transition from one generation to the next was accomplished gradually during the life of the founder, who bequeathed his company vision and values to his sons.The business continued to evolve, and in the 1960s a new factory was built in the Besós Industrial Park (Barcelona), and all production moved to this new site.It was at this time that the keys to the Group's future expansion were defined:The creation of a team of people, not simply with talent, but also in tune with the culture and values of a family company.- Product quality. This meant the creation of the perfumery and cosmetics laboratories. The company has worked closely with research laboratories and conducts own research principally in the field of marketing. Additionally, the company is innovative in the application of industrial design to its products, working with the top contemporary designers.- Internationalisation. This lead to the creation of the first company outside Spain in 1959, in the USA. In 1968, the company was established in Paris, reaching an agreement with the groundbreaking designer Paco Rabanne to incorporate the brand into the Group. 1976 saw the construction of the perfume factory in Chartres.In New York in the mid-80s an agreement was signed with the designer Carolina Herrera for the creation and promotion of fragrances bearing her name.Until now, the company's evolution had been based on strong organic growth.The 1980's drew to a close with the end of the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the world was becoming ever more globalised. In this new environment the decision was taken to strengthen growth through acquisitions in order to achieve sufficient a critical mass.On an internal level, measures were taken to guarantee the Group's continuity and ensure that it would continue to run smoothly. Management structures were made more professional and control mechanisms were established to regulate the relationship between shareholders and the business.In this new era, growth was key, and thus new sectors were entered, diversifying the product portfolio with cosmetics and personal care products.In 1995 the Spanish brand Genesse became part of the Group and then a share of Perfumería Gal was acquired. In order to develop production capacity, a new factory dedicated to skin care products was built in Vacarisses (Barcelona).In this same year, the Group increased its relationship with Carolina Herrera with the incorporation of her fashion division.In 1996 a new stage in the generational transition began. The birth of the holding Puig Beauty & Fashion Group was a great step forward, including the perfumery, cosmetics and fashion businesses. The second generation passed on power to the Excom, an executive structure composed of three family members from the third generation and one non-family member. They shared responsibilities according to geographical areas and reported directly to the board of the holding company. The stages of transition and the strategies for the future were also defined in a ten-year plan.In 1998 Nina Ricci (both perfumery and fashion) became part of the Group.The system continued to evolve and in the year 2000 Javier Cano was named Chief Executive Officer. The decision was taken to structure the company's activity in three divisions according to business activity: Prestige Beauty Brands, Fragrances & Personal Care and Fashion. The president of each division would report directly to Javier Cano.In the year 2000 Puig Beauty & Fashion acquired the Spanish company Myrurgia and in 2001 completed the acquisition of Perfumería Gal, in which the Group had held an important significant share since 1995.For the last decade, as a result of continual growth and internationalisation, the Puig group net sales have increased fivefold, rising from 180m€ to 914m€. More than half of the group's sales currently occur in international markets and the Group's products are distributed in more than 150 countries around the world.
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Okay let's balance things a bit. We all tend to look at the negative side of things when we discuss politicians. But they must have some good points and I do not for one minute believe every president since Kennedy has been a dud.
I'm not an expert on American politics at all, but I believe Kennedy was a good president despite his failings, Johnson was a man's man and I think Jimmy Carter was a decent man out of his depth and perhaps could have been a better president had he been more solid on foreign affairs.
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