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Ingram will replace CBC Radio host Bob McDonald as speaker at the plenary session Tuesday, June 26. Ingram is McDonald's predecessor as host of the award-winning science radio show "Quirks And Quarks."
Ingram, who speaks from 8-8:45 a.m. at Tuesday's plenary session, is one of Canada's most prominent science communicators. His broadcast career spans three decades and includes award-winning radio documentary series, The Talk Show, as well as regular appearances on CBC Newsworld's Canada Live. He is an accomplished writer with three Canadian Science Writer's Awards and has earned several national honors for promoting and popularizing science.
The 125th Annual Conference and Exposition features a professional program with more than 100 sessions and in-depth workshops. Over 500 exhibitors will showcase the latest products and services available to help ensure safe water.
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Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of The War of the Worlds from October 30, 1938. They read the broadcast script from the show and compare its characteristics to those listed in the checklist they created. They then listen to audio of the production and compare it to the script version. Next, students create their own audio dramatization of a text they have read, following a process that takes them from preproduction activities, such as outlining, through postproduction activities, such as editing and publishing their work. During the process, they analyze how The War of the Worlds script conveys emotion and feeling. Finally, students share their broadcasts with the class and use a checklist to assess each other's work.
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The carefree days of summer have passed, and even Columbus Day has come and gone. Autumn leaves will soon give way to snow. It might seem like there will be no more road trips until spring. But wait! While a two-week odyssey may be beyond your reach, don't underestimate the pleasures and restorative powers of a 20-hour road trip.
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Take a moment right now. Close your eyes and think of a place that you haven't visited for a long time, or one that you always planned to visit but somehow never did. Choose a destination that's three or four hours from your home or starting point. Maybe it's a tiny hamlet you've heard about or seen in a magazine. Maybe it's one of those spots you haven't visited because it was too close to home and therefore not worthy of a true road-trip vacation.
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Okay, I feel like I've been posting almost nothing but meta-stuff lately, which is totally annoying — and yet, there's more.
One of the reasons I've posted very little in the last week or so is that I've been frantically working on a book proposal with The Rotund. I've also been out of town. In New York. Where I hung out with lots of friends — including SP commenters Col, Spillah, Sumac, and Suezette — and had a drink at the Algonquin with Fillyjonk's mom. (The table, alas, was rectangular, but how awesome is that?)
Oh yeah, and I also met with the delightful woman who is now OUR AGENT!!!
So The Rotund and I now have representation for our blog-based book project. We are eeeing and squeeing and peeing ourselves, and lots of other things that rhyme with those actions. Our Australian readers will no doubt be able to hear a faint long E sound in the distance when we sign with a publisher.
Over the next little while, I'm probably going to be freaking out about book stuff and fielding the media requests that are continuing to arrive in the wake of the New York Times article on the fatosphere. (Check out her Rotundity in The Orlando Weekly*, and Richard Roeper mentioning SP in the Sun-Times today, which is flattering even though he got my name wrong. If you must add an "ee" sound to my name — which I suppose is appropriate this week — it's with a Y, people.)
It should go without saying that I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM TYPING SENTENCES LIKE THAT, but holy shit, I am. Which means I'm kinda distracted. So please bear with me. Fillyjonk and Sweet Machine will continue to bring you important fat news and general awesomeness, and I'll be around whenever I can.
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Another Surprise Endorsement
by Gary Jason | Posted September 12, 2012
In a recent Reflection, I noted that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), son of libertarian Ron Paul (R-TX), caused something of a stir among "movement libertarians" (a phrase rather ironic — sort of like "organized cats" or "conformist rebels") when he endorsed Mitt Romney, aka the Rich White Mormon.
Even more fascinating is the recent announcement by Wayne Allyn Root that he is resigning from the Libertarian Party's National Committee to switch to Romney and Ryan &‐ albeit with some understandable reservations: "I don't deny that Romney and Ryan aren't libertarians, but Romney is a pro-business capitalist and Obama is a Marxist-socialist."
He added, "The economy has been trashed. This is about my kids' future, it's about my businesses. There is no hope for America if Obama is re-elected."
Root was the Libertarian Party's VP nominee in 2008, running with Bob Barr. (Barr has signaled that he, too, will support Romney.)
The move has aroused a lot of criticism. One blogger called Root a turncoat who sold out after a rich Mormon helped him pay off campaign debts. Another said that Root is just angling to take a run at replacing Harry Reid (D-NV, and ironically yet another Rich White Mormon). Root seems to confirm this when he says that he "plan[s] to join Tea Party U.S. Senators like Rand Paul, Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio and Mike Lee in the near future, representing the great state of Nevada."
What's the old (and probably apocryphal) Chinese curse? "May you live in interesting times."
Gary Jason is a lecturer in Philosophy and a senior editor at Liberty. His books can be found on Amazon.com.
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Rodney Choate, P.E.
I opined here that I was highly skeptical about Instant Runoff Voting.
I went to Wikipedia and made a review of Instant Runoff Voting. I now stand corrected to a point. Many voting schemes would be preferable to the plurality system we now have for President. I would be willing to run an IRV system as a trial. But I also wish a simple two-step runoff system could be shown to more people as well. I grew up with the simple two-step system and it seems fine. It is also simple and easy to understand.
Thu, 2012-09-27 23:18
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To the readers of my piece: Root has done an interesting interview with Reason Magazine about his decision. You may find it interesting. Here is the link:
Sun, 2012-09-16 16:14
The very first thing that I thought of when I saw Roots video of him leaving the Libertarian Party and joining the republicans was that he was setting himself up to run against Harry Reid, who has another 4 years before he's up for re-election. Root at the LP convention in 2008 struck me as a political opportunist who shifted alliances and positions as it suited his ambitions. Sadly, it appears that I was only too right about him.
Fri, 2012-09-14 22:14
Gary Jason
It appears to be dawning on a number of people that it is much easier to achieve your political ends by being part of a large party and having a seat at the table, pushing that party in the direction of policies you favor, than forming feeble third parties that at best do nothing, and at worse, help elect officials who accelerate the establishment of policies you hate.
This is a function of our voting system, of course. As I noted in these pages some years ago, if we moved to some other system (such as ranked voting), it might be different. But we haven't, so it isn't.
Fri, 2012-09-14 14:28
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Liberarians kept Harry Reid in power. Reid would've lost in 1998 except for the one percent of the vote the LP took. We would have been rid of Reid and he's still there 14 years later. They also helped Democrats win a bunch of races in Montana (U.S. Senate and Governor), Arizona (two House seats) and Utah(one House seat) in 2012. They saved the Gabrielle Giffords Arizona seat in 2010 when Democrats were losing all around her. The Libertarians have become a weapon for Democrats to use in winning close elections. Win by one vote and you win. Democrats should pay the LP's filing fee. Of course, the LP usually claims the other two parties are alike. They aren't.
Mon, 2012-11-19 05:05
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Re: Your reference to "ranked voting".
This is what is sometimes called "instant runoff".
I have been thinking about this problem for a long time.
We have a defacto two party system. The number one cause of this is the lack of open primaries, with runoffs between the top two vote-getters, in each state. Even if states wanted to institute such a proper method, they are prevented from doing so by a national law of Congress, which requires that the states select their electors on ONE single day- thereby forcing "plurality" elections for the electors.
The first step toward ending this defacto two party system would be to change that congressional law and start promoting primaries and runoffs. Until then little will change. Of course, it's probably too late for us now anyway.
I'm not a statistician, but I am a philosopher and an engineer with a math minor, and I think the "instant runoff", or "ranked voting" concept would have its own built-in problems with fairness and some other things. I"m skeptical of it. Everyone should have to choose between the top two vote-getters in a separate runoff election. Instant runoff would not work that way, and that is my main problem with it.
Sat, 2012-09-15 11:06
Gary Jason
Dear Mr. Choate:
Thanks for reading my piece....as it happens, I have written before in these pages about the many different proposed alternatives to simple majority voting...some of which have been tried elsewhere (such as in Australia). You might want to look at my piece, "Ballot Boxing," in Liberty, August 2009.
Tue, 2012-09-18 14:12
Rodney Choate, P.E.
Gary, in your response to me above, you referred to "simple majority voting". Just for clarity, did you mean to say "PLURALITY" voting in that message to me?
It is plurality voting I condemn, and "simple majority" voting I am praising- IF, by that we mean and "simple" open primary and a "simple" runoff. I cannot envision a more appropriate and just election method. But if you have written a more elaborate and thoughtful essay on the matter I would be interested in reading it. I am very intellectually curious and honest. But I'm not sure I have the old issue of Liberty around. Do have an easy link or copy of it you could send.
Should I read the essay, would you be curious as to my reaction to it? I do think I recall that essay.
Thanks for the comments
Sat, 2012-09-22 14:57
Gary Jason
Rodney--the editors provided a link to my old piece, and the subject of voting systems is a deep one (really, at the heart of that area of economics called "public choice theory")--an area that goes back to Condorcet at least. And I am not sure that there is any perfect system of voting, if you mean a system that accurately results in everyone's preferences being expressed.
But what I mean is this. We could adopt a ranked preference system: faced with a Libertarian Party candidate, a Republican, a Democrat, a Green Party on, ranked voting would not just ask me to vote for one, but allow me to rank them. So I could rank as number one myself (write in my own name); as number two choice the Libertarian; as number three the Republican; as number four the Democrat; and as number five the Greenie. The election is held, and if someone wins a majority of the number one ranked votes, he wins outright. If not, we throw out the one with the lowest number of number one rankings, and count again. Keep going until we get a winner.
What you seem to prefer is multiple votes, which, alas, are impractical and have drawbacks of there own. For example, you seem to be saying, that after all the primaries in which parties choose their nominees, we have an election, and if none of the candidates wins a majority, we hold another election with the top two vote getters alone running. The expense and time involved would be high. Also, what if after the first round we discover invormation about the two remaining candidates that would have made the earlier cnadidates morte attractive? Seems unfair...
Mon, 2012-09-24 11:13
Rodney Choate, P.E.
I don't know who my second choice is until I see who the top two favorites are, and I submit that when you realize what could happen under an instant ranking system, you might come to feel that way too. Though you don't realize it, the instant ranking system is indeed ultra-democratic, and suffers the same fault as two foxes and a chicken deciding what to have for dinner. That is the moral statement of the mathematics involved in these instant ranking systems. As I mentioned previously, I'm an amateur philosopher and my engineering degree gives me a minor in mathematics.
It appears that many people have little or no exposure to the open-primary/runoff election system of which I speak. But I grew up with it, and we don't consider it an unreasonable expense at all- and certainly not unfair. In fact, we love it.
Mon, 2012-09-24 21:57
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Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN Alfa-2b), and Ribavirin (RBV) Treatment in Patients With Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
First received: April 26, 2001
Last updated: May 21, 2012
Last Verified: May 2012
History of Changes
This study will test the safety and effectiveness of a new treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) in
patients who also have HIV.
The usual treatment for HCV in people who are not HIV-infected is interferon-alfa (IFN) with ribavirin (RBV), an approved treatment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This study will use a new, longer acting form of IFN called PEG-IFN alfa-2b. PEG-IFN alfa-2b is approved by the FDA for use in treating HCV but has not yet been approved for use with RBV. This study also will use IL-2, which is a substance that the body naturally produces. People with HIV infection usually do not make enough IL-2. IL-2 is being tested in this study to see if it will "boost" the immune system's response to HCV. The FDA has approved IL-2 for the treatment of some cancers.
HIV Infections
Hepatitis C
Drug : Ribavirin
Drug : Aldesleukin
Drug : Peginterferon alfa-2b
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Low Dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) With the Addition of Pegylated Interferon (PEG-IFN Alfa-2b) and Ribavirin (RBV) for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in Subjects With HIV Coinfection
Further study details as provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2005
Detailed Description:
HCV infection is an increasingly important clinical problem in patients infected with HIV. In
HIV-uninfected patients with acute HCV infection, the presence of vigorous T-cell
proliferative responses to HCV proteins is associated with normalization of serum
transaminase levels and viral clearance. Furthermore, early results suggest IL-2 may improve
transaminase levels in HCV/HIV patients. These observations provide the rationale for an
immune-based therapeutic approach to HCV/HIV coinfection. This study explores the use of
initial immunostimulatory therapy with IL-2 followed by the addition of antiviral therapy
with PEG-IFN alfa-2b and RBV, as a possible synergistic approach to treatment.
Patients receive IL-2 for 12 weeks followed by the addition of PEG-IFN alfa-2b and RBV at the Week 12 visit. Patients remain on IL-2, PEG-IFN alfa-2b, and RBV for an additional 48 weeks. At Week 60, all study treatment is permanently discontinued and patients continue to be evaluated through Week 84. Toxicity or intolerance is evaluated. Data is collected on biochemical and virologic responses.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are between 18 and 65 years of age.
- Are infected with HIV.
- Have been on the same anti-HIV drugs and doses, if on any, for 8 weeks or longer and intend to stay on these drugs the first 24 weeks of the study. If patients have not been on anti-HIV drugs, they should not start them during the first 24 weeks of the study.
- Have a CD4 count of 300 cells/mm3 or more within 30 days before study entry.
- Have an HIV viral load of less than 5,000 copies/ml within 30 days before study entry.
- Have a detectable HCV viral load within 30 days before study entry.
- Have a chronic HCV infection at least 6 months before study entry.
- Can document chronic hepatitis within 24 months before study entry.
- Agree not to become pregnant (females) or make someone pregnant (males), or donate sperm, or participate in any other fertilization procedures while on the study drugs and for 6 months afterwards. Agree to use reliable forms of birth control during the same time period.
- Have a negative pregnancy test within 30 days of study entry.
- Have IgM antibody to hepatitis A within 30 days before study entry.
- Are coinfected with HBV within 30 days before study entry.
- Have had a liver biopsy showing liver disease (unless due to HCV) within 2 years before study entry.
- Have disease associated with the immune system such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, active rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, cryoglobulinemia with clinical manifestations including leukocytoclastic vasculitis, scleroderma, and severe psoriasis.
- Have severe cirrhosis of the liver.
- Have significant heart problems.
- Have a thyroid problem which has not been treated.
- Have a history of severe mental problems.
- Have taken the following within 6 weeks before study entry: rifampin, rifabutin, pyrazinamide, isoniazid, G-CSF (filgrastim), GM-CSF (sargramostim), or ganciclovir.
- Have taken any of the following within 6 months before study entry: interleukins, interferons, therapeutic HIV vaccine, thalidomide, pentoxifylline, dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), thymosin alpha, thymopentin inosiplex, polyribonucleoside, ditiocarb sodium, hydroxyurea, systemic corticosteroids, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, cyclosporin A, or any investigational drug.
- Have taken interferon or ribavirin any time before study entry.
- Have a disease affecting the red blood cells.
- Have retinopathy (disease of the eye).
- Have a chronic liver disease other than HCV.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Are allergic to IL-2, PEG-IFN alfa-2b, or RBV or other components of the study products.
- Are presently using illegal drugs.
- Have had more than 1 alcoholic drink per day during the previous 30 days before study entry, or more than 4 drinks per day during the previous 6 months.
- Have been treated for a serious infection or other serious medical illness within 14 days before study entry.
- Have uncontrolled seizures.
- Have serious breathing and lung problems.
- Have had a major organ transplantation.
- Have history of a severe medical problem that would make the patient unsuitable for the study.
- Have had treatment for cancer or treatment affecting the immune system within 24 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
Contacts and LocationsChoosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00015652
Locations Show More
|United States, California
|UCLA CARE Center CRS
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado Hospital CRS
|Aurora, Colorado, United States
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University CRS
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Iowa
|Univ. of Iowa Healthcare, Div. of Infectious Diseases
|Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Adult AIDS CRS
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, New York
|Weill Med. College of Cornell Univ., The Cornell CTU
|New York, New York, United States, 10021
|United States, Ohio
|Univ. of Cincinnati CRS
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 452670405
|United States, Texas
|Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr., Amelia Court Continuity Clinic
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
Sponsors and CollaboratorsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|Study Chair:
|Marshall Glesby
More Information
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00015652 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 26, 2001
|Last Updated:
|May 21, 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):Ribavirin
Polyethylene Glycols
Interferon Alfa-2b
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Antiviral Agents
Hepatitis C
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
HIV Infections
Interferon alpha-2
Peginterferon alfa-2b
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on March 27, 2020
This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov.


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Monday, June 18, 2012
Did Google Get Hacked?
Google makes available a series of icons for mapping with Google Fusion tables. There are about 200 icons that have names like "orange_blank" or "bars". You can view all the default icons here by clicking visualize ->map.
Cool huh? I thought so too.
In general the icons are pretty helpful. I was surprised to discover that the icon for "temple_ip" appears to be a swastika. Take a look:
I was looking at the symbols just a few days ago and didn't notice this, which leads me to believe it's not supposed to be there. That and the fact that it's incredibly distasteful - a not-often-employed trait for Google. I know the swastika is still used a lot to symbolize positive things, but it still seems strange that it is a featured icon image for Google. I left a comment; we'll see what happens!
So there's that. A bit disturbing, hopefully it will be fixed soon. Or maybe I'm just missing something. Feel free to let me know in the comment section!
Less "breaking" yet far more "exciting" is the news that the Fund For Peace has released its 2012 failed states index which Foreign Policy distributes. I've written about the index before but I'm hoping to use their data, along with my new knowledge of Google Fusion Tables and Google Maps to make a cool map or two. It won't be as cool as this one, but it'll be something I created :) That will be next week, unless more news breaks on the infamous Google swastika.
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Look up "Swastika" on wikipedia - it's use predates Nazi Germany. It is commonly used in Hindu/Buddhist religions art - centuries before it was adopted by the Nazi party.ReplyDelete
I remember begin in Japan in 1998 and the Lonely Plan guide book used the swastika to represent a Buddhist shrine, as to a Torii for a Shinto shrine (these are the gate or arch shapes - often seen painted in red).
If you jump to this google map url ( http://goo.gl/maps/b2Z1 ) you will see the swastika used in context.
Generic tech- I'm certainly aware of other uses of the swastika. I'm still surprised that, with a very small set of symbols, Google seems to have gone out of their way to use the swastika. Despite its other affiliations it is still widely recognized as a symbol of the Nazis and their ideologies. It's not wrong for it to be used, but to me it's surprising to be featured by google. Have they used the swastika in one of their doodles? They may have, but I don't recall one. If they haven't, why haven't they?ReplyDelete
My point is that it is a standard map icon - Lonely planet use it in their guide books, Google use in in their maps of Japan.ReplyDelete
There are large part of the world where the symbol as presented wound not be immediately associated with mid-20th century Germany.
If it was a black swastika in a white circle in a red background I would join you in outrage. This two tone white-orange on a clear background, in the reverse form to that used by the Nazis. I think this is very different, and quite appropriate to be used on a map.
Yes... Google uses it in their maps of Japan. It is a popular symbol in the east and extremely stigmatized in the west - which is why it is NOT used in Google's maps of western countries. That is why I find it surprising that it is a default symbol. The default symbols don't even have an "H" for hospital, a staple of almost any road map in the US AND included in Google Maps.ReplyDelete
I'm not outraged, just surprised. It's all fascinating stuff!
It's probably just a case of an uneven pace of adoption of different sets of map symbols. This is definitely a standard map symbol in Asia, and one of the main ones. For example, the Taipei City metro system also uses it on their station area maps to indicate a religious institution.ReplyDelete
And as Generic Technologist pointed out, this isn't the same swastika used by Nazi Germany. Theirs faced the opposite direction, was displayed at a 45-degree angle, and was closely associated symbolically with the color black. This may seem insignificant to Westerners with little experience in Asia, but once you've been exposed to both the difference becomes more obvious.
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Porter wins Hobey Baker Award
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Michigan senior Kevin Porter on Friday captured the Hobey Baker Award at the Pepsi Center. At the conclusion of his acceptance speech, the national player of the year said he was sorry.
He didn't mean to forget Notre Dame, the team that had beaten the top-ranked Wolverines on Thursday night to advance to Saturday's NCAA title game.
"Good luck to BC and North Dakota in tomorrow night's game," Porter said.
There was a delayed applause, after some gasping sounds from the crowd.
"Notre Dame!" the embarrassed Porter said loudly. "Sorry. Sorry about that."
Notre Dame defeated Michigan 5-4 in overtime, and the Fighting Irish will play Boston College, a 6-1 semifinal winner over North Dakota.
Before the slip up, Porter thanked his teammates, particularly linemates Chad Kolarik and Max Pacioretty, for winning the award. He also thanked his parents, who were in attendance, and his coaches.
"I'd like to thank (head) coach Red Berenson, Mel Pearson and Billy Powers for the opportunity to play at the University of Michigan," Porter said. "It's a dream come true and I've had an amazing four years."
Porter, who had a record five goals in two regional games, led the country in scoring until Thursday, when BC's Nathan Gerbe _ one of the two other "Hobey Hat Trick" finalists _ had three goals and four points at the Pepsi Center.
Porter finished with 33 goals and 63 points in 43 games. Gerbe has 33 goals, tied for the national high, and 64 points in 42 games.
Miami's Ryan Jones (31 goals, 49 points) was the other finalist.
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Smith, Denorfia rally Padres past Dodgers in opener
Three-run eighth keyed by pinch-hit homer, two-run single in victory
SAN DIEGO -- At some point this season, the Padres will hope that Yasmani Grandal can help them win a game with his bat, as the switch-hitter offers pop from both sides of the plate.
Or maybe the Padres' catcher will win a game with his strong right arm and ability to cut down a would-be basestealer with an on-the-mark throw to second base in a critical situation. In the meantime, San Diego will have to be content with letting Grandal contribute to victories with his … feet?
Grandal's first professional steal, utilizing a right knee that was surgically repaired not even eight months ago, was just one prominent storyline from the Padres' stunning 3-1 Opening Night comeback victory over the Dodgers on Sunday in front of the biggest crowd in Petco Park history (45,567).
"Being aggressive far outweighs the negative," said San Diego manager Bud Black of Grandal's eighth-inning steal, though he could have been describing a notable turn earlier in the inning, when another player off the bench made a mark.
After Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu tied the Padres in knots for seven scoreless innings, newcomer Seth Smith, whom the team traded for to improve its woeful production against right-handed pitchers in 2013, started the inning by jumping on a 2-0 cutter from reliever Brian Wilson, tying the game with a long pinch-hit home run to right field.
"It's about as much as you can hope for," Smith said of his first at-bat for San Diego.
Later in the inning, Wilson walked Grandal, who, like Smith, entered the game as a pinch-hitter. Grandal then advanced to second base when Wilson was charged with an error trying to handle Everth Cabrera's sacrifice bunt.
"It's a hard one to swallow. I wasn't able to get ahead of the hitters and make the proper pitches," said Wilson. "I'm not particularly used to having one of those nights. I just wasn't able to get ahead, and they took advantage."
The error brought up Chris Denorfia, who had every intention of dropping another bunt down to move the runners along with no outs.
Only Denorfia missed a slider from Wilson. But Grandal -- who went into Sunday without a professional steal in 268 games, 88 in the big leagues -- noticed that Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe crashed hard toward the plate when Denorfia squared to bunt and wasn't retreating as quickly as he should.
So Grandal took off for third base.
"I had a couple of things they weren't expecting," Grandal said, smiling. "One, I'm coming off of ACL surgery. Two, I'm a catcher. And three, I'm pretty slow."
Grandal's steal gave Denorfia more pitches to see, and after Cabrera later advanced to second base on defensive indifference, the outfielder lined a ball up the middle to score two for a 3-1 lead.
"We were probably a little fortunate that Deeno missed it," Black said of the bunt attempt.
In addition to Grandal's unlikely steal, Denorfia's big hit and Smith's home run in his debut, the Padres got a big effort from pitcher Andrew Cashner, who was making his first Opening Day start.
Cashner allowed one run on four hits in six innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. That two-seam fastball that he got big results from in Spring Training was good at times, as he got seven ground-ball outs.
"I thought I executed well early in the game," Cashner said. "It [two-seamer] wasn't as good as it has been. I thought I've had better command of it in previous times. But it was still pretty good."
It had to be to match Ryu, who wasn't even scheduled to pitch. But when Clayton Kershaw landed on the disabled list recently with a back injury, the Dodgers turned to the Korean left-hander.
Before he settled down, Ryu needed 22 pitches to get three outs in the first inning. In fact, San Diego put runners on second and third with one out before Ryu struck out Chase Headley trying to check his swing. After Jedd Gyorko walked, Yonder Alonso grounded into an inning-ending 1-2-3 double play.
The second inning saw the Padres get consecutive singles by Tommy Medica and Will Venable. After Rene Rivera flied out to right field, Cashner moved the runners along with a bunt. But Cabrera struck out to end the frame.
"The first inning was a variable, but after that, he sort of locked it in," Black said of Ryu. "I think you're going to have to be aggressive with a guy like that. He had four pitches working from the fourth inning on, and we had a tough time with him."
But once Ryu was gone, the momentum changed quickly. How quick? About as quickly as it takes your catcher, who is coming off anterior cruciate ligament surgery, to advance from second to third base in a tie game, a risky proposition in that situation.
"A lot of good stuff from a lot of our guys," Black said afterward.


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Briosa, the red eyed variety with a fine taste
In 2016 we developed a storyline and packaging for the variety Briosa for introduction in the Portuguese market.
The design was based on traditional Portuguese art in combination with the red eyed partridge bird.
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Mar 28, 2006 | ISBN 9780812970999
Praise for Elizabeth Berg
"The day you open this book you will miss all your appointments, because . . . you will read it straight through. . . . Berg's writing is to literature what Chopin's études are to music–measured, delicate, and impossible to walk away from until their completion."
–Entertainment Weekly, about Range of Motion
"Lyrical from start to finish . . . Shaped by Berg's artistic talents, these stories of ordinary people in ordinary situations are anything but ordinary."
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, about Ordinary Life
"Truth rings forth clearly from every page. Berg captures the way women think–and especially the way they talk to other women–as well as any writer I can think of."
–The Charlottesville Observer, about Talk Before Sleep
"Berg's lovely novels examine how some families grasp blindly at the ties that hold them together and some pluck them apart. Mending is no exception."
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"Elizabeth Berg is one of those rare souls who can play with truths as if swinging across the void from one trapeze to another."
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Jerry Lawler is the master of ceremonies. He thanked everyone for the welcome and welcomed everyone to the Hall of Fame. He said its the night everyone comes together to honor the past. Then asked everyone to give a round of applause for all the current stars.
Jerry Lawler introduced a video on Ron Simmons.
JBL came out to induct Simmons. JBL said a writer came up to him to help him write the speech. He said since this isn't the attitude era, he can't repeat what he told the writer. He said the day he can't talk about his best friend is the day you put him in the ground.
JBL talked about Simmons' great college football career. He talked about Simmons' owning and driving cars with his own picture painted on the hood. He then talked about Simmons' strength. He said when Simmons came to WWE wearing a blue helmet, Steve Austin said he's the only man who can walk in wearing that and no one will say a damn thing.
JBL talked about Simmons breaking the barriers by becoming the first African American WCW World champion. He said if there wasn't a Ron Simmons, there wouldn't have been The Rock. He said athletes have no barriers now because of what Simmons accomplished in wrestling.
He talked about the APA being put together and said he can't tell us what he thought of the former head of creative but you saw what happened when he went to WCW. He said that the writer wanted to make it about one of them being black and one being white and Ron said absolutely not. He talked about getting a 8.6 quarter when they faced each other. He said if one of the guys can do that today, please tweet him.
JBL said that they were guys who loved the business and told some wild stories about being on the road during the Attitude era. He said that people love stories of wrestling but especially about Ron Simmons who had nothing growing up and earned everything he was.
JBL said the best thing in his life was Ron Simmons becoming his friend. He said Simmons gave an amazing speech as his best man and like his wife, his friendship with Ron is 'til death do they part.
Simmons came out and said the entire evening he has been sitting in the back trying to think of one word to say. The crowd chanted, "Damn." He instead said, "Honored". He thanked everyone and said over the last few years he's had the fortunate luck of being honored in different Hall of Fames but this one was the one he treasures the most.
He said that he learned from a number of different generations, thanking Hiro Matsuda, Ric Flair, Junkyard Dog and Dusty Rhodes. He said that he looks back and wondered what his life may have been. He said that in his heart, the fans will always be brothers to him.
He talked about his run as World champion and how it led to runs like Booker T thanking him. He said it made the 27 years in the ring worthwhile. He said so many were on the journey but he has to thank the true Hall of Famer, his wife. He said he's gotten all these awards but he's never known fear until the day he came home at 5:30 in the morning and looked into her eyes...and he knew the meaning of fear.
Simmons thanked WWE and his family. He said he cannot remember a time where he had a problem and could not go to someone in the organization about it. He thanked everyone in the company on behalf of his family.
Simmons thanked the fans because without them there is no WWE. He finished off with damn!
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Spring Recipes for Seasonal Produce
In greengrocers' and farmers' markets around the country, signs of spring are all around. Make good use of the fresh, vibrant new vegetables and fruits with these 100+ spring recipes from F&W.
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Spring Vegetables
« This vibrant stew showcases white asparagus, fresh cranberry beans, scallions and fresh herbs.
- Spring Vegetable Stew
- Spring Vegetables with Pickled Onions
- Creamy Spring Onion Soup
- Garlic-Rubbed Pork Shoulder with Spring Vegetables
- Spring Pea Falafel with Marinated Radishes and Minted Yogurt
« Grilling apricots brings out their sweetness and adds a delicious smokey flavor.
- Grilled Apricots with Burrata, Country Ham and Arugula
- Apricot-Tarragon Cocktail Cookies
- Honey-Roasted Apricots with Amaretti Cookies
- Spicy Apricot Chicken Wings
- Rice with Duck and Apricots
« The nutty flavor of steamed artichokes is especially delicious with a smoky, herb-flecked mayonnaise.
- Artichokes with Smoked-Herb Mayonnaise
- Chicken Breasts with Artichoke-Olive Sauce
- Farro with Artichokes and Herb Salad
- Chicken Tagine with Artichoke Hearts and Peas
- Roasted Artichokes and Prosciutto
« This sauce—made with cream, ginger, garlic and chiles—is a superflavorful dressing for fresh asparagus.
- Singaporean Sautéed Asparagus
- Herbed Fazzoletti with Asparagus and Burrata
- Asparagus with Eggs and Pumpernickel Crumbs
- Mushroom Kufteh with Green Harissa and Asparagus Pesto
- Asparagus with Watercress and Brown Butter Potatoes
« This tangy, luscious soup is an excellent make-ahead dish: Simply puree everything except the garnish, then chill.
- Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup
- Pumpernickel with Avocado, Charred Corn and Tomato
- Avocado, Orange and Jicama Salad
- Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Cilantro
- Cumin-Glazed Ribs with Avocado-Pineapple Salsa
« Dan Barber's brilliant recipe makes braised carrots the star and lamb the accompaniment.
- Braised Carrots with Lamb
- Roasted Carrot and Cumin Puree
- Pork Chops with Quick-Pickled Carrots
- Grilled Baby Carrot Wraps with Poblano Cream
- Classic Carrot Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
« Pinch Food Design chef Bob Spiegel loves to rethink classic combinations, like this architectural take on blini and caviar.
- Mini Blini Napoleons
- Herb Salad
- Mustard-Glazed Black Cod with Fingerlings and Chive Puree
- Polenta with Chives
- Thai Chicken Stew with Potato-Chive Dumplings
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« Paul Kahan braises chicken in beer to make an excellent spring stew that makes great use of fava beans.
- Chicken Stew with Fava Beans and Peas
- Bruschetta with Smashed Fresh Favas
- Charred Fava Bean Salad
- Lamb Chops with Fava Beans and Potato Gnocchi
- Quinoa Salad with Grilled Scallions, Favas and Dates
« Jeff Cerciello tosses fresh spring vegetables with a lightly tangy crème fraîche and poppy seed dressing.
- Cabbage, Cucumber and Fennel Salad with Dill
- Fennel-Garlic Pork Roast
- Chilled Fennel-Grapefruit Velouté with Lemon Olive Oil
- Salmon Steaks with Curried Fennel-Wine Sauce
- Zucchini-and-Fennel Soup
« Leeks lend their delicious flavor to braised chicken in this elegant but easy-to-make dish.
- Vinegar-Braised Chicken with Leeks and Peas
- Stir-Fried Pork with Leeks
- Grilled Oysters with Tabasco-Leek Butter
- Buttery Leeks with Thyme
- Fusilli with Creamed Leek and Spinach
« Yigit Pura's crisp-creamy French dessert combines little lime meringue kisses with basil ice cream and sweet mango sorbet.
- Mango-Basil Vacherin
- Barbecued Salmon with Green Mango Salad
- Carrot-Mango Lassi
- Squid in Tamarind Brown Butter with Green Mango
- Thai Crab-and-Green-Mango Salad
« This pea soup from chef Daniel Humm gets a topping of intensely mushroomy, supremely rich morel cream, then topped with whole morels.
- Garden Pea Soup with Morel Cream
- Roast Beef Tenderloin with Morel Cream Sauce
- Roasted Herb Chicken with Morels and Watercress Salad
- Cheese Grits with Morel Ragout
- Golden Mashed Potatoes with Morels and Baked Eggs
« When spring finally arrives, chef Mike Lata uses delicate peas and pea shoots to make this simple side dish.
- Peas and Pea Shoots with Spring Onions and Mint
- Blistered Snap Peas with Mint
- Pea Porridge with Fresh Cheese and Ham
- Cucumber and Baby Pea Salad
- Pea-and-Bacon Risotto
« Pineapple stars in Andrew Carmellini's playful version of pork fried rice.
- Pork-and-Pineapple Fried Rice
- Coconut Pudding with Pineapple and Candied Cashews
- Free-Form Pineapple, Mango and Berry Tarts
- Jerk Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple Salsa
- Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
« José Andrés says, "If you have some potatoes, green beans and cauliflower, you have a heck of a dish that can feed an entire family."
- Garlicky Potatoes, Green Beans and Cauliflower
- Breakfast Potato Soup
- Crispy Potato Galette with Smoked Fish and Dill Crème
- Potatoes Lyonnaise with Lemon and Chile
- Potato-and-Wild-Salmon Cakes
« Grace Parisi's flaky, sweet strawberry-rhubarb pie is classic and satisfying.
- Deep Dish Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
- Braised Pork Shoulder with Rhubarb and Peas
- Rhubarb-Cheese Strudel with Vanilla Sauce
- Sautéed Salmon with Rhubarb Marmalade
- Tapioca and Rhubarb Parfait
« Mauricio Couly wraps a mix of spring spinach, fava beans, green beans and mint in his paprika-spiced empanada dough.
- Spinach-and-Green-Pea Empanadas
- Eggs Baked Over Sautéed Mushrooms and Spinach
- Grilled Polenta with Spinach and Robiola Cheese
- Lamb-and-Spinach-Stuffed Onions
- Stracciatella with Spinach
« Steve Sicinski's salad combines plenty of vibrant-tasting ingredients, like watercress, pomegranate and orange, so a little goes a long way.
- Beet Salad with Watercress and Fresh Pecorino
- Jicama, Citrus and Watercress Salad
- Cabbage, Watercress and Pine Nut Dumplings
- Hotel Russel Erskine Watercress Salad
- Watercress Salad with Verjus Vinaigrette


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Dr. Shadick has a national and international reputation for clinical investigation and patient care in rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Dr. Shadick is a director in the Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy department at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
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You may be able to bring your mobile phone, smartphone or mobile internet devices to Bell. Assuming you're in a position to move to Bell, there are three things you'll need to ensure:
Your device must be compatible - it must be HSPA (or UMTS) and 850 MHz and 1900 MHz compatible.
- If your device is currently locked, it needs to be unlocked.
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Norman Rockwell masterpieces available at NYC auction
- %22Saying Grace%22 could set an auction record for Rockwell%2C Sotheby%27s says
- Paintings are being sold by Rockwell%27s longtime art director
- They had been on loan for years to the Norman Rockwell Museum
Three Norman Rockwell paintings that for years resided at a New England museum named for him are being auctioned in New York City.
Saying Grace, The Gossips and Walking to Church are among seven works by the Saturday Evening Post illustrator at Sotheby's sale on Wednesday.
For nearly two decades, all three had been on loan at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., which has the world's largest collection of original Rockwell art located in the artist's hometown.
Saying Grace could set an auction record for the American artist, Sotheby's said. The painting, which depicts a crowded restaurant with a boy and woman bowed in prayer at their table, has a pre-sale estimate of $15 million to $20 million. In 2006, Sotheby's sold Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties for $15.4 million, the current record.
Rockwell was paid $3,500 for Saying Grace. It appeared on the cover of the magazine's Thanksgiving issue in 1951 and was voted Post readers' favorite cover in a 1955 poll.
The idea for the illustration came from a reader who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant. Rockwell's son, Jarvis, was among the models the artist used for the drawing.
The illustrator, who created his first cover for the Post in 1916, is celebrated for his reflections of small-town America and portraits of famous figures. Rockwell spent 47 years at the magazine and produced 321 covers. He died in 1978.
The Gossips, which was a cover illustration for the March 6, 1948, issue, is estimated to bring $6 million to $9 million. It depicts a montage of the artist's neighbors, wife Mary and Rockwell himself finger-wagging and yammering on the phone.
Walking to Church could fetch $3 million to $5 million. It appeared on the cover of the April 4, 1953, issue and shows a family dressed in their Sunday best walking along a city street. Rockwell based it on a painting by Johann Vermeer.
All seven Rockwell works are being sold by the family of Kenneth Stuart, Rockwell's longtime art director at the magazine. The sale comes years after a legal fight over the works among Stuart's three sons. Rockwell and Stuart worked together at the magazine for 18 years.
Laurie Norton Moffatt, director at the Rockwell museum, has expressed hope that the three Rockwells will eventually be returned.
"We cared for them like children. ... We hope they come back some day. We believe that's where they belong," she said.


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Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show filled with celebrities — and a big surprise
It's not easy to fool John Sie. Or, for that matter, his wife, Anna.
But the couple had no idea that they would be receiving the 2015 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award until the first frames of a video chronicling their amazing lives started to roll at the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show.
They had arrived at the Colorado Convention Center thinking that Jamie Brewer, the first model with Down syndrome to walk a runway at New York Fashion Week, was the sole honoree.
The Sies — he's the founder and former chairman of Starz Entertainment Group, the parent to such premium movie channels as Starz and Encore — established the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation in 2005 to support causes relating to Down syndrome, international security and diplomacy, education, arts and culture and media. The foundation was the founding donor to the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, the Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children's Hospital Colorado and the Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Their commitment to Down syndrome research, education and advocacy began when their first grandchild, Sophia Kay Whitten, was born with it. Sophia's mother, Michelle Sie Whitten, is the president and chief executive officer of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx joined such other stars at Beau Bridges, Minka Kelly and John C. McGinley for dinner and a fashion show that raised at least $2 million for the foundation.
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Members of the Fourth Ward have been reassigned to the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards.
The remaining wards in Blanding, including the First, Second, Third and Eighth wards, are not affected by the adjustment.
The Blanding West Stake was discontinued on May 1, 2011, with units from two stakes absorbed into a single Blanding Stake.
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The City values our many volunteers who offer their time and their talents to help make Kenmore a better place to live, work, and visit. Volunteers are essential to the City's ability to provide quality services to Kenmore residents and visitors.
Interested in Volunteering?
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Kenmore! Annually, the City organizes over a dozen special events that present unique experiences for thousands of residents year-round. These events wouldn't become reality without the help of our dedicated volunteers. In addition to assisting with putting on City events, Kenmore volunteers also help with park and street cleanups, traffic safety education, emergency preparedness, and more.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities in Kenmore, please view the Volunteer Brochure.
To apply for a volunteer position or be notified of volunteer opportunities, follow these steps:
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Ongoing Opportunities
There are plenty of places in and around Kenmore that offer volunteer opportunities. See if you are interested in expanding your volunteer portfolio!
- NEW: Hangar Ambassador Volunteers
The City is seeking part-time volunteers to serve as community ambassadors at the Hangar, Kenmore's newest community building. Volunteers are expected to serve as on-site support to assist visitors with questions.
- Special Events Volunteers
This category addresses the implementation of special events that are offered each year. These events include Fourth of July Fireworks Show, Kenmore Summer Concert Series, Movies @ the Square, Kenmore Play Day, #WhyILoveKenmore Summer Party, and the Tree Lighting Festival and Holiday Market.
- Adoption Programs
The City actively involves civic-minded individuals and organizations in the care of our City parks and open space in order to foster the development of a strong community and keep our parks and open space healthy and clean. Two Adoption Programs are available: Adopt a Park, Adopt a Street, and a leadership position for these two programs- Adopt a Park/Street Ambassador.
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The City promotes civic responsibility and volunteerism. If the City does not have a volunteer opportunity that meets your needs or availability, please consider connecting with other local agencies.
Student Volunteers Many schools, churches, and clubs require or strongly encourage youth to complete volunteer hours. The City has volunteer opportunities that can often meet these volunteer requirements if adequate planning time is provided. If hours are needed quickly, we suggest students review the Kenmore Connections page to explore other options within the community. Get in touch with City staff so we can tailor an opportunity for your needs.
- Scout Projects
Scout organizations strongly support volunteerism and strive to connect scouts to serving their local communities. Eagle Scouts have created park kiosks, beautified street corners, helped on environmental projects, and much more. Projects usually take a minimum of 3-4 months to plan and approximately 2 weeks to 1 month to fully complete. The City encourages scout groups to register with the City and schedule early to get involved in Kenmore volunteer events. Share your ideas with us and we will work with you and your team to make a project happen!