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Richard Littlemore | July 7, 2008
By Richard Littlemore • Monday, July 7, 2008 - 17:19
The Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has forced the University of Calgary to re-release part of an audit report, overruling censored information about a university payment to a PR firm that helped prepare and distribute a climate change denial video.
The audit report - censored and uncensored versions of which are attached - states that the University of Calgary paid APCO Worldwide more than $170,000 for "advice regarding video production, promotion of the video, distribution of the video, media relations services and other services."
These payments were made under a "Research on Climate Change Debate" project being run by Professor Barry Cooper. APCO's services were untendered (in violation of university policy) and the university can find no contract describing or authorizing the work.
All of this has been reported before as an elaborate effort to allow a climate change lobby group called Friends of Science to circumvent federal tax laws. By moving funds through the Calgary Foundation and Prof. Cooper's UCalgary slush fund, FOS was able to offer its donors tax deductibility on the basis that the money was being used for academic research. It's not clear what part of 'video production, promotion of the video, distribution of the video, media relations services and other services" constitutes academic research.
APCO also has a long and highly political history itself as a lobby and front group for tobacco companies and as an early intervenor in the corporate campaign to deny climate change.
We'll have more on all of this as the week unfolds.
Gary replied on Permalink
The U of A attepts to assist in getting the truth about the AGW scam out to the people and the money launderers complain. Hilarious…..
Brian D replied on Permalink
Corrections, Gary.
First, it's the U of Calgary (U of C is an acceptable, if ambiguous, shorthand), not the U of A. The U of A, aka the University of Alberta, is located 300 kilometers further north, in Edmonton. The two cities, and universities, have a semi-friendly rivalry; as an Edmonton native it's something I'm compelled to correct.
Second, if Cooper was involved in the dissemination of truth, why would he need to lie about where the money was going (violating the academic integrity of not only his own career but also the entire U of C)? Only lies require lies.
Third, your summary of the parties involved indicates you haven't read the documents involved. It's apparent you can read, as you read enough to pass judgement on others. Why not read about the entire issue before forming an opinion? That would be the rational course of action, wouldn't it? After all, it's rather childish to let others do your thinking for you.
Gary replied on Permalink
Hi Brian
Interesting comment.
Made even more interesting considering AGW is based on well known lies and a lot of conjecture.
BTW; I live in Edmonton too.
VJ replied on Permalink
So Gary, why did you call it
So Gary, why did you call it U of A? Are you that ignorant, or are you just lying about living in Edmonton the way you lie about AGW?
gary replied on Permalink
The Lie revealed!
The Cynical Politics of Global Warming and Its Hobgoblins By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson June 11, 2008 "Cynical politics" may be a redundancy, but it is hard to imagine a mo1re cynical political issue than global warming (GW).
Link: http://www.visandvals.org/The_Cynical_Politics_of_Global_Warming_and_Its_Hobgoblins.php
Kevin Grandia replied on Permalink
Post a link
Please post a link instead of entire articles. Thanks.
Like Monday night football
This is going to be very interesting to watch.
Cooper is clearly creating a lot of problems for the U of C administration. I bet there are elements of that admin who are wondering just what the heck they are supposed to do next. When university administrations find themselves embroiled in craziness like this, my experience is that they circle the wagons and say as little as possible.
Although something a little sordid has clearly happened here, I hope no one will start calling the U of C community unethical. No doubt, there are lots of very good, entirely honest and ethical people there. The biological sciences crowd are world class and probably, like 100% of the academics I know, disgusted by this. But it's a relatively little thing - less than $200k is a moderate research grant only. Cooper may be involved somehow, and, if so, probably not favourably, but that amount of money is not big enough for its disposition to have been _necessarily_ decided by any of the major decision-making entities in the university.
But it's going to be very interesting to watch U of C be forced to come clean on some really dreadful decisions they have taken. I wonder if their own faculty have been pushing this appeal also?
I should say, that amount of
I should say, that amount of money is the size of a moderate research grant only. Obviously, nothing about that money was in the form of a research grant in either its purpose or its administration.
Dan replied on Permalink
that's substantial
You may be thinking of medicine or nuclear physics. This is not the size of a moderate research grant in Universities. Most individual scientists make do with under $50k, or even none, and have to cover costs where they can. Some augment their work out of pocket. This is why it is so comical to hear the deniers cry about all the money researchers take in by supposedly faking results and conclusions (which I suppose might seem normal, to some deniers).
Carl S replied on Permalink
Did a graduate degree with
Did a graduate degree with less than 25k in research funding, including stipend and research costs. I knew other grad students doing their grad work with no financial support. I tend to think its this way in all sciences, plenty of bare bones research programs except for the more prominant scholars.
Right you are - standard NSERC grants in the life sciences are in the 20-30k range, per year. You COULD view those grants as being for five years as a rule, so they have a total value of 5 X 20 or 30k = ~~~~~$150k. I don't want to overgeneralize.
I was thinking more of the CFI - type grants, which are closer to big single infusions of money. These are very often in the 300-500k range. They're fairly common for new researchers in the last 6-7 years.
But I am not disagreeing with you - $200k would be a really nice grant for just about anyone!
Grad students these days are guaranteed ~$18.5k salary per year, which comes from various sources. That applies to the sciences in Ontario universities, but there is some variation. The folks in Arts have usually less generous stipends for various reasons.
This PR thing at U of C, of course, is nothing like a research grant and seems likely to be, at minimum, a little unsavoury.
kmr replied on Permalink
Good Advice..
……for the denier crowd. Gary and Zog come to mind.
I think it was Franklin? maybe Lincoln who said this, and they should take it to heart.."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt."
Gary replied on Permalink
Which begs the question
Why do you fools keep pushing this AGW nonsense?
It is sooooo obviously wrong.
kmr replied on Permalink
and he speaks up.....
…as if there were any doubt.
JTK replied on Permalink
Advice not taken
… it seems, thus raising the question of whether the last part of the quote is now proven.
I love the constant ad hominems from these guys. So long as you don't respond directly, you can just sit back and chuckle at the pure troll nature of them. Conversations with the deniers seem to skip right over anything of substance.
So, I'll just walk right into this alternate reality: Gary - why is it "nonsense"?
Gary replied on Permalink
Why is it nonsnese?
Where have you been?
Or do you only read popoganda from RC and the like?
The last two years have of papers (all way way newer than anything in the outdated IPCC schlock) have shown no corrolation between CO2 and last century's little warm spell.
On the other hand good corrolation between the sun and warming is clear.
Couple that with the obvious errors and dumb assumptions in the GCM's increadibly bad quality of measurement and Jim Hansen's fudging and ….. on and on and on…….
It is absolutely amazing that anyone still buys this scam anymore.
But then, People are smart, crowds are stupid.
It's just a fact.
Like I always say, read, learn and think.
You too can be deprogrammed.
Have a good one.
JTK replied on Permalink
We love TROLLS!
Thanks Garry.
You mean "correlation" and "incredibly" and "propaganda".
So, thanks for making the effort to explain what you described as "nonsense". Too bad about the random insults thrown in there, as though for good measure.
Now try to do it again, but this time with a modicum of rigour. Cite real references in real journals. Not web sites, or blogs, but scientific journals. You didn't actually say anything in your last message, you just claimed that people who thought mainstream scientific claims were credible were "stupid", could be "deprogrammed", susceptible to "propo[sic]ganda", and the like.
I would be willing to respect your opinion more if it could be defended specifically rather than by resorting to these very general statements.
So, once more from the top, with feeling.
JTK replied on Permalink
I meant, "Gary". Har. JTK
I meant, "Gary". Har.
VJ replied on Permalink
I wonder if they can fire
I wonder if they can fire Cooper yet. Let him earn his living from the Fraser Institute, like most Canadian denialists.
Come to think of it, was the Fraser Institute involved in this shady business at all? Wouldn't it be nice to take it down too?
Gary replied on Permalink
Firstly; it is incumbent on
Firstly; it is incumbent on you believes to prove your case.
Realists need simply illustrate that you have not.
Secondly; as I have stated often, the definition of "Credible on reality denialist sites like this is:
Agreement is credible, all else is lies.
Therefore I simply suggest people search it out for themselves and not take my word for anything.
It is easy to find and abundant.
Look for
Historical cycles,
Sun spot influences,
30 year climate cycle shift,
CO2 sensitivity papers that show how GCMs grossly over estimate it's influence,
The effects of water vapor and clouds on temperature feedbacks,
Then review surfacestations.org and see if you even trust the numbers.
The compare James Hansen's fudge with the other standard measures.
Then review historical sea level rise that shows current trends are perfectly normal,
Then look for the recent peer reviewed paper on Greenland ice melt slow down,
The volume of contradictory information is staggering.
But posting links here is silly since the only response is to attempt to smear anyone and everyone that has a dissenting (realist) view.
31000 scientists of the real "overwhelming consensus" can't all be wrong.
VJ replied on Permalink
This kind of incoherent
This kind of incoherent rambling is not convincing.
JTK replied on Permalink
well.... no.
I appreciate that you are trying to present a case but I am dismayed that you think these internet-surfer style statements constitute one.
I'm afraid you have also bought into some impressively obvious propaganda.
I won't worry about your ability to make a coherent case anymore.
Thanks for trying though.

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This has been a time coming. I guess since I went out on a couple of dates with someone that I met through Linked In. I discovered that it was a better way of connecting. Though there was never a relationship but it taught me a few things about connecting with people.
Through social networks you can find common ground, discover their interests, and communicate with them FREE. The thing with some of the better dating sites is that you are charged a fee to talk. If you meet someone that you think is a business contact, you add them to build your network, with Linked IN. Then if it transfers over to something like facebook, to be more casual, it could then transfer over to something "James Bond" like but you at least have stable ground and two way conversation.
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Melk! It's Good For Your Outfield: Where Does Toronto's New Outfield Stand?
Thursday, November 22nd, 2013
Alex Mednick (Baseball Writer and Analyst)
Since the Blue Jays and Marlins blockbuster trade, there has been a lot of discussion about Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle. Jose Reyes is going to have an amazing presence at the top of the lineup, getting on base, steal bases and playing beautiful shortstop on the left side of the infield with Brett Lawrie for the Blue Jays ground ball pitchers. Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle immediately make the Blue Jays rotation a top rotation in all of baseball by being inserted in. Effectively, they got two top of the line starters to create an elite rotation that makes them serious contenders.
There have been some discussions about a man named Melky Cabrera that signed with the Blue Jays to play left field…mostly discussing his use of PEDs and whether his production will drop off without the drugs. They don't realize that his rate of contact was more or less the same as his career numbers, just that in 2012 his BABIP took a .30 point spike, They don't mention the fact that he plays stellar defense in left field, has a cannon arm, gets on base, hits for contact and can steal a lot of bags. They don't talk about the fact that adding him to a nucleus of Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista, effectively, gives the Toronto Blue Jays a top 5 outfield in all of baseball.
Last year, the Blue Jays used a variety of players in left field. Rajai Davis, who is now considered by the team as a 4th outfielder (as he should be) and an amazing pinch runner, was one of them. Travis Snider, the 24-year-old prospect that was nicknamed "The Franchise" didn't pan out and was traded for fellow first rounder Brad Lincoln…everybody in Toronto expected that the next coming of glory for their team would be led by one Travis Snider. Alex Anthopoulos nixed this plan during the summer when he surprised the Toronto fan base in the midst of a disappointing season by trading their favorite player.
He had different plans, and he knew it…that is the difference between Anthopoulos and Ricciardi. Ricciardi had a sinking ship on his hands and chose to expose Travis Snider to the big leagues early to take the attention away from the front office…he also fired John Gibbons to take heat away from the GM position as well. Alex Anthopoulos, however, made a calculated and prudent call that would also be unpopular, when he chose to trade the former blue chip prospect for a quality reliever that was cheap and controllable for years to come. Snider had never produced consistently at the big league level, and was out of option after the season ended.
Anyways, getting back to the Blue Jays outfield. Melky Cabrera replaces a platoon that consisted of Rajai Davis, Travis Snider, Moises Sierra and Eric Thames. His 2-year, $16 million contract answers the question that fans had about who was going to man left field for the near future. It puts a quality player in the lineup for the next two years when the core of this Blue Jays team is still intact (Morrow, Romero, Buehrle, Encarnacion, Baustista, Rasmus/Gose, Lawrie, Reyes, Arencibia). It gives the Blue Jays, a team that has clearly taken steps to demonstrate that they are intending to be a winner in the here and now…it gives them a top-tier outfield to compliment their rotation, their infield, and their re-worked bullpen.
And it does this not only on just an offensive level, but also defensively. Looking across the outfield, from left to right, the range covered by Cabrera, Rasmus and Bautista is extremely impressive. Just as the Blue Jays benefit from having fast runners on their turf, they also benefit from having superior range in the outfield to cut down on extra base hits from opposing teams. These guys all field their positions really well and cover a lot of ground gracefully. Not to mention, Bautista and Cabrera have rocket launchers attached to their arms. Both are consistently in the top ten for most assists throughout the league.
I have assembled some statistics from what I expect (at least on paper) to be the most productive outfield trio's in the major leagues this coming season (2013). These numbers have been accumulated based on these players 2012 campaigns. Several of them were hurt for significant periods of time, and several of them were part of different lineups. Take a shot of tequila and add some salt before you go off on me about inaccuracies in the comments section.
How would you rank these outfield groups based on the production you see here? These are the top 5 outfields in baseball as rosters sit right now.
Group E is undeniably the weakest of the 5.
Group D has really great doubles production and put up mammoth numbers when it came to batting in runs.
Group C also had great doubles production, miserable HR production, the worst RBI production and then lots of SB's and a great BA at .370.
Group B slacked on SB's, but batted to a tune of .371 with over 200 RBI's while putting up respectable HR/2B numbers.
Group A demonstrated the most home run power but is relatively weak in the remaining 4 categories.
Hopefully you have now picked which groups you would pick based on these numbers. Assume that all groups provide equal defense as this is supposed to be only evaluating outfields on these core offensive statistics. This should help us eliminate pre-notions of star power and media bias when consider which outfield we would be happiest with out team having. It would be great if you would enter into the comments section how you rank these outfields, and especially if you did it now, before I reveal who they are made up of.
So who are these outfield teams? Here they are with their 2012 statistics:
Which one of these outfields is truly the best and most productive is actually pretty arbitrary. They all put up great production and are all outfields that any manager would love to have…especially if you are John Farrell and you are stuck managing a last place team!
The point being made is that not only have the Blue Jays dramatically revamped their starting rotation and infield with these two huge transactions this week, but Melky Cabrera completely changes the dynamic of their lineup and outfield. In the late 80s the Blue Jays had a stellar outfield (Bell, Barfield, Moseby), and respectable pitching, but they were pretty ho-hum on the infield. In the early 90s, the Blue Jays had it all. They had starting pitching, a bullpen, and infield and an outfield that had Devon White in Center, Joe Carter in Right, and a rental in the shape of either Dave Winfield or Rickey Henderson in Left (also, please note that the 92/93 Blue Jays had Candy Maldonado and a 3-way-platoon until the playoffs during those years, respectively. Henderson and Winfield were late summer acquisitions. If the 2013 Blue Jays are in a playoff race, maybe they will go out and pickup another elite outfield/first base/DH rental to add some pop to their lineup).
Before the Melky Cabrera trade happened every one was still enamored by the colossal trade that had taken place just two days before. The trade that re-shaped the infield and rotation. Well, Melky Cabrera might have been that two-year rental, much like Winfield/Henderson, that supplemented their graceful center fielder and slugging right fielder. Melky Cabrera is by no means Dave Winfield or Rickey Henderson by and stretch of the imagination. But he just completed the outfield for a team that is already looking pretty comfortable in all other aspects of their game.
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Hi to all,
I recently swiched to a bold 9000 smartphone. I am very pleased with my selection except from the battery life. I have installed a number of OS5 but no luck with any of them.
I wiped the device and reset it to factory settings using BBSAK.
I am currently on OS v188.8.131.529 bundle 1748 platform 220.127.116.11.
I have spent the last 3 weeks reading posts and solutions but none of them seem to work on my device. The maximum I have gotten out of the phone is 5 hours of use (or non-use I should say since the phone is on 2G and used for a couple of quick phone calls and 2 or 3 emails). If I put it on 3G battery lasts for 3 hours wihtout doing anything. If I use like I used all my other balackberries then in 2 hours the battery is dead. I have also noticed that when the battery drops to 50% then the discharge is much much faster (maybe half an hour).
I have checked my battery and it is working fine. It also charges fine both with AC outlet charger and USB (it is new after all).
I have set backlight brightness to 30 backlight timeout to 10 seconds no applications running in the background but I can not manage any better than 5 hours which makes the phone useless for my 16 hours day(I don't mind charging it every night but I need it to get me through the day).
I have checked the eventlog file but I do not see anything suspicious based on my understanding apart from the "a net.rim.memclean - FrmF" that is running every 2 or 3 minutes for about ten times each. Is this a probable cause for the battery drain?
I will greatly appreciate if any of you have some ideas as to what to do to make this device productive for me.
Thank you very much...


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The NFL Has A Major Underclassmen Problem
Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr was one of only a half-dozen—at best—potential first-round prospects at the Senior Bowl, which traditionally is a richer environment for scouts to mine. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MOBILE, Ala. — The cries came from every corner in the NFL world: coaches, personnel executives and agents.
There's nothing here. ... Worst group I've ever seen.
They were talking about the players on display at the Senior Bowl, the premier pre-draft showcase on the field. They weren't just whistling in Dixie. In the previous five drafts, there were an average of 10.2 Senior Bowl players draft in the first round—and no less than eight (2012). There was an average of 2.2 players taken in the top 15.
Mobile Musings
At the Senior Bowl practices, Greg Bedard found a receiver bonanza, the next Geno Atkins and an absence of elite QBs. FULL STORY
After spending most of the week in Mobile, the consensus is there were maybe three first-round talents here, with a maximum of six.
There is little doubt what is responsible for the drain on the experienced and mature player ascending into the draft: the new collective bargaining agreement that arrived after the 2011 lockout and was first in place for the '12 draft. After having an average of 50.1 players declare for the draft from '05 to '11, the number has basically doubled under the new CBA: from 56 in '11 to 65 in '12, 73 in '13 and 98 this year. As of right now, about 250 players will be selected in the NFL draft. You do the math.
The effects are having wide-ranging impacts on the draft, college football, the evaluation process and the viability of NFL players. Let's address each:
College Football
The reason that there has been such a rise in underclassmen declaring for the draft is because of the rookie wage scale instituted by the owners. All draft picks are now locked into their rookie contracts for at least three years. The impact on the first-round picks is even more punitive since teams hold an option for a fifth year, and then they can be franchised in the sixth. Jason Cole of the National Football Post perfectly laid out the situation.
Ryan Kerrigan (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
For a player like Redskins outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, who played four years in college, he might not hit unrestricted free agency until he's 29 and heading into his seventh season. That likely will be his only opportunity for a big-money contract.
That leads players—and the agents and buddies whispering into their ears—to the following thought: Get into the NFL as soon as possible to get that free agency clock started and get to that big money.
The result is that you're getting more and more players leaving school early, many of whom aren't ready. "The college programs are having a big problem," said one prominent NFC general manager who spends a lot of time on the road scouting. "That means the NFL has a big problem. I can only speak for me, but I want guys who have skins on the wall. A lot of these guys don't have them, and you're having to project even more."
College football programs are now taking a page from their basketball counterparts. They're telling top prospects that they can get them out in three years and using the promise of playing time as freshmen as the biggest selling point.
"College football is turning into the NBA," said a long-time college scout. "They're telling the players they can get them in and out. And half of them aren't ready."
Expect this to be a big area of discussion when the competition committee meets with top college coaches at the NFL Scouting Combine next month in Indianapolis.
"I don't know what can be done about it," said the general manager. "The CBA is the CBA and it's locked in (until 2021)."
Expect there to be an increase in the education of the college players on life in the NFL, namely that the average length of a career is about 3.5 years. It's in the player's best interest to get his college education because, odds are, they won't be in the league for long.
Evaluation Process
Despite having a good idea about which players will declare early, most NFL teams don't start studying the underclassmen until after the Senior Bowl. With so many 90-plus underclassmen to research now, several scouts said that they expect to be doing even more research on third-year sophomores and juniors during the season. That could lead to a bit of a mess. The league is vigilant about NFL personnel steering clear of underclassmen out of respect for college football.
In any event, what we now know is the post-season evaluation process—the NFLPA Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl—has been adversely affected if not completely broken. The more juniors that declare, the weaker that leaves the senior class the following season. If you thought this year's Senior Bowl was watered down, wait until next season.
The NFL created this situation with the NFLPA, and both groups need to deal with the ramifications.
"This really screws us up," said another college scout. "The talent is going downhill at these games."
One solution that was being talked about in Mobile, which Senior Bowl executive director Phil Savage brought up on NFL Network, is to allow some underclassmen to play in the events.
NFL Players
With more younger players coming into the league, some are going to fall through the cracks, especially those who need more development. There are only 53 roster spots and eight practice squad slots available on each team. There isn't much room for developmental players. Move this to the top of the list why the NFL needs to revive a developmental league, which ceased to exist when NFL Europa was closed in '07. The NFL created this situation with the NFLPA, and both groups need to deal with the ramifications. (What fans shouldn't want is for the NFL to begin to think expansion is the answer. It would water down the product.)
The 2014 Draft
Even though NFL teams have just started their evaluation of the underclassmen, general managers universally believe this will be the deepest draft ever because of the influx.
"You hope that all these guys can play," said Chiefs general manager John Dorsey. "Once you determine they can play and they're real players, after studying the combine next month, you'll see it. All of a sudden you'll have quality of depth. Hopefully that adds quality of depth to this year's draft."
The NFL Job Interview
The Senior Bowl is an introduction to pro football, with coaches and scouts quizzing players to see if they're ready. Jenny Vrentas followed three QBs to see how they did. FULL STORY
That could lead to a rash of trade downs—including picking up seventh-round selections to get a jump on undrafted free agency—and teams using picks from the '15 draft to get more picks this year.
"If people say there are a lot of juniors this year, that means there might not be a lot of seniors next year and teams will say, 'Let's maybe use future picks for this year,'" said Rams general manager Les Snead. "You never know how that's going to work. But I do think when it's deep, that it does affect strategy. It just depends on how creative people get."
The Rams could be one of those teams. They have nine selections, including two in the first round: second overall and 13th. St. Louis already stated it's open to trading down.
"I'm ecstatic about where we're sitting now with the 2 and 13," Snead said. "The deeper this (draft) gets, all of a sudden you may have more quality. You may have a second and a third that you might feel good about trading to get lower and with more picks. Should be fun."
The influx of underclassmen to the NFL is in full swing and shows no sign of slowing down. Things are about to change in a big way.
Five takes on recent NFL news...
1. Seahawks over Broncos? My early thought on the Super Bowl: I like the Seahawks. A lot. I always prefer defense over offense in the postseason, and this is a good matchup for Seattle. The cold weather is only going to help. Seattle's defense can limit Denver's preferred short passing game, and it's tough to run against even when playing nickel. While the Broncos are solid against the run, the Seahawks—with Russell Wilson's legs as a threat—will do some work. Expect some read option. And while Seattle's passing game is limited, its shot-play philosophy matches up perfectly with Denver's weak safety play. Wilson won't miss the shots Tom Brady did in the AFC Championship Game. Wilson is a better deep-ball thrower.
2. Patriots-Dolphins intrigue. Interesting that, after turning down interview opportunities in the past, Patriots director of pro personnel Nick Caserio accepted an opportunity to speak with the Dolphins. Maybe Caserio is just looking for interview experience. Maybe Bill Belichick wants Caserio to gain some intel on an AFC East rival. Maybe Caserio really wants the job calling his own personnel shots. Belichick has been known to overrule his scouting department on occasion in the draft and take his own guys. That has been a source of frustration for some, but Belichick has ultimate power and can do what he wants. For that reason, it's tough to tell who's responsible for which draft picks, but Caserio's good work has shown up in undrafted free agency and street free-agent pickups. Both areas have immensely helped the Patriots.
3. Surprising Browns hire. I'm surprised the Browns hierarchy of Joe Banner, Alec Scheiner and Mike Lombardi hired Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine as head coach. After the Rob Chudzinski debacle, this is a momentous decision for that trio—they better have hit a home run or they're likely done. Pettine, a former Jets defensive coordinator under Rex Ryan, is a little green in that scenario. That being said, it's a great decision to go with Ryan's scheme—it's effectiveness in today's NFL is proven (Jets, Saints, Chiefs, Bills all utilize it). And those who have worked with Pettine say he's organized and thorough with a concise message for players. That's a good place to start.
4. How Rex's defense does it. Speaking of Rex Ryan, I've always been amazed at the effectiveness of his scheme despite having so many moving parts, with constantly changing pressure concepts and coverage calls. I asked him in Mobile how he does that. "It's all about concepts," he said. "If you teach the concepts well, the players will understand it. Once they know the concepts, then it's easy for them to execute. It looks complicated, but it really isn't."
5. About that Welker-Talib hit... Belichick knows better than anybody that collisions like that between Wes Welker and Aqib Talib happen in just about every game each week, and his team uses the same tactics. Talib should have known a rub route was coming, but for some reason he didn't see it. Welker expected, like all receivers in that position, that the cornerback would bubble over the receiver, so he angled toward the line of scrimmage to avoid a hit, not to take Talib out. But Talib didn't see it, and they collided. Belichick was right that Welker wasn't making an attempt to get open at that point. But Welker would have looked for the ball in the next window if Talib avoided him. It was a run-of-the-mill, common football play. No more, no less.


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New Harvest Fellowship (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)
Church planters Zane and Marcia Grant began work on planting a new congregation in Cambridge, Ontario in September 2001. New Harvest Fellowship was a church plant under Love Toronto, the Key City Initiative sponsored by the Ontario Conference and the Canadian MB Conference Board of Evangelism. The congregation began holding services on 31 March 2002 and joined the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren (MB) Churches in February 2003. In February 2009 the Ontario MB Conference convention reported that the congregation had closed.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (22 March 2002): http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html (accessed 11 October 2009); (21 March 2003): http://www.mbherald.com/42/04/news-1.en.html (accessed 11 October 2009); (April 2009): 21.
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Denominational Affiliations:
Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2003-2008)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2003-2008)
|Richard D Thiessen
|Date Published
|October 2009
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Thiessen, Richard D. "New Harvest Fellowship (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2009. Web. 13 Jul 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=New_Harvest_Fellowship_(Cambridge,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=142808.
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Faces of Food Safety: Scott Seys
Finishing high school, Scott Seys envisioned becoming a math instructor like his grandfather. But early in college, he discovered an interest in health care and so his journey began on a pre-medicine track that included a major in biology.
While a sophomore at Minnesota State University, Mankato, a bacterial meningitis outbreak struck the college community. He watched as epidemiologists and other public health professionals worked with local leaders to investigate the outbreak, responded to questions from a fearful community and staged mass vaccination clinics. "I knew at this point that I wanted to be an epidemiologist and work with infectious diseases," recalled Seys. "I wanted to be involved in solving scientific problems that directly impacted public health."
Fulfilling his dream, today Seys works as an Epidemiologist at the national level with the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) Office of Policy and Program Development (OPPD). In OPPD, he helps to develop food safety policy and guidance published in directives and notices to reduce foodborne illnesses and hazards. "I was excited to take the position in OPPD to explore how to more broadly prevent illnesses using more widespread interventions and policy," said Seys.
Preventing foodborne illness and protecting public health
"I love being an epidemiologist and am grateful for the education I received," said Seys. "My college professors emphasized the need to critique data, assumptions, methodology and results. At FSIS, scientific data are critical in meeting FSIS' strategic goals to prevent foodborne illness and protect the public's health—FSIS' primary purpose. It's crucial that we use, interpret and even question our data continually." He is thankful to have access to valuable FSIS data, such as the demographic and testing information for establishments as well as other data that are generated in the field and FSIS laboratories from the Public Health Information System (PHIS), to respond to questions from the field using FSIS' query system, askFSIS.
Working with other FSIS staff members, Seys provides critical scientific and technical assistance to field inspection personnel and other field investigation staff through askFSIS, principally concerning allergens, test and hold policies, ready-to-eat (RTE) products and Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Seys also began developing outreach materials and educational supplements regarding Lm at retail.
A RTE workgroup was developed with members from FSIS' Office of Public Health Science (OPHS) (Philip Bronstein), Office of Data Integration and Food Protection (ODIFP) (Steve Mamber) and OPPD (Kristi Barlow) to help support the mission of FSIS by developing initiatives that improve the FSIS verification sampling programs for Lm and Salmonella in RTE products regulated by FSIS. The workgroup members pursue leadership objectives on RTE sampling issues, answer questions from the field on RTE sampling, provide feedback on data analysis for the program and make recommendations for sampling actions.
"I'm very interested in the data and trends that underlie decisions and policies," said Seys. Just recently, he led a workgroup that was formed because of an increase in the number of recalls of FSIS-regulated
products containing undeclared allergens. This workgroup analyzed PHIS data and trends regarding the number of allergen-related recalls and applied the scientific findings to develop a verification task that is now being carried out in the field. As a result, a notice was issued to give instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP) to verify that establishments were accurately labeling the eight most common food allergens—wheat, crustacean shellfish, eggs, fish, peanuts, milk, tree nuts and soybeans.
Presently, he is working with ODIFP to develop a plan to analyze PHIS allergen-related questions tied to the notice to find out how well establishments are doing to make sure that product labeling matches the product formulation for products containing allergens.
Seys spent 5 years in various roles ranging from Lead Public Health and Epidemiology Liaison in OPHS to Deputy Director for the Applied Epidemiology Division. Then in 2010, he and his OPHS Foodborne Illness Investigation Team investigated illnesses that were linked to salami products with pepper added after cooking. "This investigation made an impact on RTE foods policy, resulting in an FSIS notice which led to changes at establishments," said Seys. "Today, working with policy, I am now answering questions arising from that notice to ensure that "best practices" are being implemented. This is one example of how I have been able to watch firsthand as data and science impact FSIS policy."
Building camaraderie and collaboration toward a common goal
Seys enjoys collaborating and working with other federal, state and local agencies and national organizations. His camaraderie has led to numerous partnerships which have resulted in important outcomes related to public health issues.
During 2007-2008, Seys helped to produce a new FSIS directive that directly impacted customer service and FSIS' reputation for investigations. "This directive led to better defined roles, responsibilities and procedures during foodborne illness investigations. It allowed the agency to more efficiently remove unsafe food from commerce and prevent illnesses," Seys added. Today, public health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, commend FSIS for the quality of its foodborne illness investigations. National and international agencies have also contacted the agency to use the directive as a model. Currently, Seys is leading a workgroup to review and update the directive.
Looking to the future
Having received a degree in Human Biology and Spanish from Minnesota State University and a Masters in Public Health degree in Epidemiology, Seys is currently completing research for a Ph.D. in environmental health at the University of Minnesota. "I am excited to be nearing the completion of my degree and hopeful that my research will contribute positively to work being done in the food safety realm."
Applicable to the crucial work he does each and every day at FSIS, Seys concluded with one of his favorite quotes, "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."
"I think as changes occur, it's important to keep your eyes open for opportunities to improve. Just because something has been done a certain way for years doesn't necessarily make it the best option. There may be confines to work within, but we are constantly challenged to be collaborative, innovative and progressive," reflected Seys. "I'm optimistic that the agency will continue to move forward in this manner, building on our successes with data-driven goals."


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Shrews are going up
Shrewsbury sealed promotion with a 1-0 win over Dagenham in front of a sell-out crowd.
James Collins headed them into npower League One as the Shrews completed a season unbeaten at the Greenhous Meadow.
Shrewsbury made much of the running from the first whistle and Ian Sharps curled an early shot just wide from the edge of the box.
Graham Turner's men went closer still when Jermaine Grandison's header from a Matt Richards corner was cleared off the line by Brian Woodall.
But the breakthrough Shrewsbury craved eventually came in the 37th minute when Nicky Wroe's angled cross was headed home by top-scorer Collins for his 16th goal of the season.
Dagenham's only first-half chance came just earlier when Medi Elito's 20-yard drive drifted narrowly wide.
Home winger Mark Wright bent a shot just wide in the closing stages, while at the other end Shrewsbury registered another clean sheet with goalkeeper Chris Neal never seriously tested.
Turner, in his second spell as Shrewsbury manager, has now enjoyed two promotions in charge of the Shropshire club after a gap of 33 years.
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Monday was salad. Tuesday was cookies. Wednesday was salad. Thursday is…
Oh, and these are not just any cookies. They're chocolate-covered graham crackers. Let me say that again, for full effect. They're graham crackers that I made (!), that I covered with chocolate (!), and that I didn't eat all in one sitting (!). I will admit, however, that I also didn't share them.
I've been slow to jump on the DIY food bandwagon (actually, I'm generally slow with these bandwagon things), but I've made an exception for graham crackers.
Because when the holiday lights and decorations come out of storage, and the carols play on every radio station, I think of chocolate covered grahams, pink grapefruit, and Chinese food.
My mother's mother was a snowbird, leaving her Manhattan home every October to spend the coldest months in Miami. Each December when my sister and I were kids, our parents drove us down from Maryland to the tip of Florida for two weeks of sun. As we pulled up to the building, no matter what time of night, Bubbie would be sitting in the lobby, perched between a twinkling plastic pine tree and an over-sized candelabra. Riding up the elevator, luggage still in the car, Bubbie would hand my father a list of chores – hang a picture, re-wire a lamp, fix a television.
When the elevator door opened, my sister and I would grab the key and race down the hall, bursting into the apartment and making a beeline to the kitchen. In the middle of the table, next to a bowl of the pink grapefruits that Bubbie sliced and sectioned before every dinner, sat a plate of chocolate-covered graham crackers and two glasses of milk.
We knew the deal. No milk, no sweets. We drank a lot of milk during those two weeks.
The highlight of each visit was going to the kosher Chinese restaurant on Christmas eve. We'd order the usual – egg drop soup, mu shu chicken, beef with broccoli, and Kung Pao chicken. And a steak. Bubbie figured that if we were going out, she was going to go all out. I don't like Chinese food, she would say. So we'd order the steak.
The waiter would pile all the dishes on a lazy Susan in the middle of the table, and pass around plates. My grandmother would hand back her empty plate and place her steak plate in front of her. We'd spin the Susan to the pancakes, pass hoisin sauce under Bubbie's nose, and then spin the Susan back to the mu shu. And Bubbie would smile and slice into her steak. Soon, she would sneak a fork into the mu shu. Then into the beef. She'd make room on her plate for rice, pushing the steak aside. It's too tough, she'd say. We'd pass her the Kung Pao. My dad would finish the steak.
Maybe one day I'll bribe my own kids with some chocolate covered grahams. And then my grandkids. For now, though, they're all for me to nibble with my coffee. Sorry Bubbie. I still don't like to drink milk.
Chocolate covered graham crackers
I adapted Alton Brown's graham cracker recipe, and frequently consulted Joanne Chang's recipe in Flour (Thanks, Molly, for lending me your extra copy). You'll need to give yourself enough time to chill the dough for 30 minutes before you can roll it out.
Makes over 3 dozen cookies
– 6 T unsalted butter
– 1 1/2 C T graham flour
– 5 T all-purpose flour
– 5 T packed dark brown sugar
– 3/4 t aluminum-free baking powder
– 1/2 t baking soda
– 1/2 t kosher salt
– 1/2 t ground cinnamon
– 3 heaping T dark molasses or honey (I used 1 tablespoon of molasses, 2 of honey)
– 2 T low-fat or whole milk
– 1/2 t vanilla extract
– 1/4 – 1/2 lb dark or milk chocolate (If you plan to drizzle, use less; if you plan to dip, use more)
Chill. Cut the butter into 1/4-inch cubes and place in freezer while preparing the other ingredients.
Pulse. Place in the bowl of a food processor both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Pulse several times to combine. Then add the butter and continue to pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Add molasses/honey, milk, and vanilla and process for about a minute until the dough forms a ball.
Chill again. Press the ball into a 1/2-inch thick disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll. Remove the chilled dough and divide it in half. Return the other half to the fridge. Roll the dough out between two sheets of parchment until it is 1/8-inch thick .
Slice. Remove the top sheet of parchment and slide the other sheet onto a cookie sheet. You want to cut the dough into squares – a traditional graham cracker is 2 X 2 – but I made mine about 1.5 X 1.5 or so (I skipped the ruler). Use a pizza cutter and straightedge to make vertical and horizontal cuts all the way across the dough. Don't trim the excess! (You'll see why in a moment.) Use a fork to make holes in the crackers in whatever pattern you'd like. Don't separate the crackers.
Bake. Bake the crackers in the middle of the oven for 25 minutes until the edges just start to darken (luckily, you kept on the extra dough and these jagged edges get too dark, leaving all the crackers perfectly golden.)
Cool. Remove from oven, set the sheet pan with the crackers on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. As the crackers cool, they'll harden.
Break. Once the crackers are completely cool (20-30 minutes), break them up.
Temper. Fill a small pot with 1/2-inch of water and bring to a slow simmer. Chop the chocolate into small chunks and place half of them in a large metal or glass bowl. Place the bowl over the simmering water, making sure that the water doesn't touch the bowl. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, mix the chocolate until it melts. Take the bowl off the pot and wipe away any moisture from the bottom. Slowly add the remaining chocolate pieces, continuing to stir until each small addition melts, and then add another pinch or two. The chocolate will start to get glossy. The more you stir, the glossier your chocolate will be. If you have a candy thermometer, keep stirring until the chocolate reaches 90ºF. No thermometer? No problem. Keep stirring and after about 15 minutes, dip a metal spoon in the chocolate, and then stick it in the refrigerator for 2 minutes for dark, 5 for milk. If it comes out set and glossy and not tacky to the touch, it's perfect. If it's still sticky – it's not cool enough, and not tempered, so keep mixing and add any remaining chocolate pieces.
Drizzle. Lay the cooled crackers in a cooling rack. Drizzle the chocolate in a crisscross pattern over the crackers. Let the chocolate harden.
Dip. Dip each cracker in the tempered chocolate, coating half of each side. Lay the dipped crackers directly on parchment.
Eat. Don't forget the glass of milk.
Store. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.


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Vote to lease Cincinnati's parking operations possible Monday
Private companies would run enforcement, operations
WLWT News 5 has learned Cincinnati council could vote Monday on a plan to lease the city's parking operations and enforcement to a three private companies and the Port Authority.
The $92 million deal has been widely panned by people who spoke out at two public hearings. But despite the opposition, council leaders are prepared to accept the bid. WLWT News 5's John London has learned at least four council members will vote to approve the plan.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls told London that if a fifth "yes" vote can be found by Monday, she will call for the vote. If council is not ready to vote Monday, Qualls said she will call for a special meeting of the finance committee either the following Monday or later that week.
WLWT talked to two of the key council members who are on the fence. Wendell Young said there is "some additional information I'd like to get my hands on."
Councilman Chris Seelbach said he remains "100 percent undecided" and could vote either way.
City manager Milton Dohoney sent council members a memo Feb. 26 detailing cuts he intends to make if council does not approve the parking deal. Dohoney wrote that he will immediately begin cutting programs and laying off workers. Among the 344 job positions that would be cut are 80 firefighters and 189 police officers.
The parking plan calls for a 30-year lease of the city's parking enforcement and operations. A group consisting of Xerox, Guggenheim, Dennison and the Port Authority has the preferred bid which is now before council. Guggenheim will underwrite the financing. Dennison will operate the lots and garages. Xerox will run the meters. The Port Authority will exert local control.
WLWT News 5 has uncovered documents from Guggenheim to the city which outline its expectation of doubling revenue from parking meters in the first year of its operation.
Currently, the city takes in $3.7 million in parking meter money.
And $3.6 million in ticket enforcement.
Guggenheim's projected take for 2014 is $8.5 million in meter money and $6.4 million in revenue from enforcement.
No elected leader we asked Thursday was clear on whether truck stop violations, double parking or other non-meter violations would be enforced by the forty new Xerox employees.
The city confirmed Xerox will have that enforcement power subject to rules and regs laid out by the city.
Mayoral candidate and former councilman John Cranley told WLWT there will be aggressive ticketing and aggressive enforcement by the companies.
The Cranley-for-Mayor campaign cited pages 41 and 42 in the Guggenheim response.
"Cameras can also be used to enforce...double parking and a host of other parking (violations)..."
WLWT has a request to the city for a copy of those documents. That request was still pending late Thursday afternoon.
The $92 million windfall from the sale would fund a variety of projects, help underwrite the city's pension fund and fill an existing budget gap.


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Betts slows game down to speed through farm system
Young outfielder's focus, athleticism boosted him to big leagues quickly
BOSTON -- When Mookie Betts sprinted around the bases after hitting his first Major League homer on Wednesday night against the Cubs, it was symbolic of his ascension through the Red Sox's farm system.
Players who get drafted out of high school, as Betts did in 2011, typically take four to five years of development as a professional before making the jump to the Majors.
But the reason Betts has outraced the projections with his pace of development is actually because of something that is a direct contrast to the speed that he so often displays on the bases and on defense.
Betts, you see, is able to slow the game down. Some talent evaluators from the Red Sox first noticed this about Betts when he was on the basketball court as a standout point guard for John Overton High School in Nashville, Tenn.
"He was better than just a basketball player," said Red Sox director of amateur scouting Amiel Sawdaye. "He was a really good basketball player. And he was a point guard in high school, and our area scout saw his makeup on the basketball court. Not to say that always correlates with makeup on the baseball field, but point guards have a way to sort of slow the game down a little bit, and he did that and he showed us the same skills on the baseball field."
As excited as the Red Sox were to scoop Betts up where they did -- with pick No. 172 in that 2011 First-Year Player Draft -- they didn't necessarily know quite how dynamic and well-rounded he would wind up being on the diamond.
"If we knew what type of player he was, we would have taken him in the first round," quipped Sawdaye.
It was somehow fitting that the first home run Betts struck in his Major League career was against the Cubs, the team for which Theo Epstein serves as president of baseball operations.
Epstein was in the last of his nine years as general manager for the Red Sox, his hometown team, when Betts was selected.
"Mookie was a multisport kid in high school -- including being a decorated bowler -- who was intriguing initially for his athleticism and actions," Epstein wrote in an email earlier this week. "Danny Watkins, the area scout and a big advocate of Mookie's talent and character, did a great job scouting him along with the coordinator group, and Mookie seemed early on like a worthwhile investment of a bigger bonus deeper in the Draft.
"Then Mookie ended up acing some of the proprietary testing we had developed, so he became even more intriguing as a young player who combined elite hand-eye and reaction time with speed and athleticism. We moved him up to the fifth-round area, where we were just about certain to get him. Obviously, the player development guys have done a fantastic job with him, and Mookie has worked hard to fly through the system quicker than anyone imagined. He's become a dynamic two-way player with a great career ahead of him. It's a great story. Good for Mookie and good for the Sox."
When the Red Sox put together their player development projections for a given season, they base their Rookie Development Camp invitees on who they think could be on the cusp of reaching the Major Leagues. The same thought process is involved in setting up the roster for Spring Training.
Back in January, Betts wasn't at Rookie Camp. And he also was not at big league camp.
Hitting a home run at Fenway Park was not on Betts' radar during the winter and spring.
"No, I was just concerned with going to Double-A," Betts said. "That's said to be the big jump, and that was really my main concern, that was going to be my focus."
By staying focused on his immediate tasks, Betts also aced them, putting together a prolific season at the plate at Double-A and Triple-A.
"It's a quick ascent, no doubt about it," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "Every level that he's been assigned to and challenged with, however you want to describe it, he has more than answered the call to it. I think the fact that he wasn't invited to some of those [things] means he's outpaced some of that projection, and I think the way we always view it is a player will tell you when their time has come and when they're ready and based on what he's done at every level throughout the Minor Leagues. The next challenge was here. The need is here, as is Mookie."
The last Red Sox prospect to get to the Majors within three years of being drafted out of high school was right-hander Michael Bowden, but he made just one start during the 2008 season of his first callup.
For the last Boston position player to get a callup that quickly, you'd have to go back to Michael Coleman in 1997, who wound up with a forgettable 22-game career.
While Coleman's demise was marked by attitude issues, Betts is the opposite -- containing poise that the organization would like all their players to have.
"He has a really inquisitive personality, always trying to learn, asking good questions about baseball situations or about fundamentals or different things that come up," said Red Sox director of player development Ben Crockett. "He's really a sponge for knowledge. He isn't satisfied with the status quo. Just always trying to gain more information. But at the same time, he's very open to suggestions and to learning."
At 21 years old, Betts has his whole career in front of him.
"It's hard to put a true time table on any individual guy," said Crockett. "I think certainly, in his case, the performance that he put together in both Double-A and Triple-A were pretty impressive and pretty unusual. At some point, they warranted promotion, given the opportunity that was present at the Major League level and the performance at multiple positions. We felt that was the right time."
And that's just fine with Betts, who in no way seems unnerved by the pressurized surroundings. Instead, he continues to gain comfort in the outfield, where he just started playing this season.
And Betts also looks forward to continuing the straightforward approach at the plate that has gotten him this far.
"I think just being able to put the ball in play," said Betts. "Make contact. I'm trying to keep my strikeout rate low and my walk rate high. And I'm trying to get on base."
Jackie Bradley Jr., another product of that 2011 Draft, is getting a kick out of being reunited with his former Instructional League roommate.
"He's smooth," said Bradley. "He's calm, collected, and that's the Mookie I've always known."
The way Betts' first career homer soared deep into the Monster seats wasn't necessarily the image the Red Sox had when they were scouting him all those years ago.
"I don't think anyone who scouted him in high school would tell you that they thought he would have this type of power," said Sawdaye. "How much power he ends up having in the big leagues, still, nobody knows. I think the idea that Mookie was a guy that could go out and hit and slug .500 and put up an OPS close to 1.000 was probably something that shocked a lot of people. I think that, obviously, we were excited when we saw him, what he brought to the table, but still realized he was a high school kid from Tennessee that was a little ways away."
There are no more levels for Betts to be promoted to now. He has climbed the ladder, so to speak. Now it's a matter of how he will fare against the best competition in the world.
"Mookie has certainly progressed quickly," said Crockett. "At each level, he's performed really well and showed that he's been ready to continue to be pushed. Certainly [the speed of his development] is unusual, but I think his ability to not only perform, but to do it while being moved up to new levels is a testament to his ability and his personality."


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Recently the gang at SEHQ shared a round-up of favorite cheeses. Turns out we're not too refined in our taste. We love our mozzarella, feta, and goat cheese, what can we say. Some of you were shocked at how pedestrian our choices could be. "My current cheese drawer is ten times more interesting than this list and it's pretty frickin boring," said one reader.
Ouch, but we'll admit, it wasn't the most impressive, show-offy list. It was just a genuine handful of cheeses that we love to eat, not really factoring in the splurge cheese shop purchase of Epoisse de Bourgogne or Jasper Hill Farms Winnimere.
This time around, we're living up to the "serious" of our name. We're stepping it up with these lesser-known, very rare, very hard to find, sometimes nearly impossible to find (unless you know a guy who knows a guy who knows a cat) varieties. Apologies in advance if it makes us sound like a bunch of cheese snobs.
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Tea Party fave Allen West trailing after recount
Two weeks after Election Day and there's still a dispute over vote counting ... in Florida.
GOP Rep. Allen West isn't conceding defeat after a recount shows he's still trailing Democrat Patrick Murphy in Florida's 18th Congressional District. The recount tally in St. Lucie County released Sunday says Murphy gained a couple hundred votes on West, a Tea Party favorite known for his sometimes fiery rhetoric.
The Palm Beach Postreports West said his campaign "will review the results of today's recount and the other available data to determine how to proceed." Murphy's campaign says it's time to put the campaign to rest and have the Democrat certified as the winner.
There are only three House races that are left undecided. Besides the Florida race, a winner has not yet been declared in North Carolina's 7th District, where Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre leads Republican David Rouzer by 655 votes.
GOP Reps. Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry face each other in a Dec. 8 runoff in Louisiana's 3rd District. If Murphy is declared the winner in Florida, Democrats will have picked up eight seats in the U.S. House.


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The August-September issue of Ordained Servant (published monthly online, except for combined June-July and August-September issues) is now available.
The editorial, entitled "Baseball and the Supernatural," may be seen by clicking here.
The feature article, "The Myth of Influence" by D. G. Hart and John R. Muether (reprinted from Ordained Servant 7.1, January 1998), may be seen by clicking here.
Also, Gregory Edward Reynolds' review of Michael Horton's God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006) has been added to the June-July issue. To go to this review, click here.


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One day after her mega-deal announcement, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer told CNBC that the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the effects will start to be felt next year..
"There is a lot of new energy in the core of Yahoo," she told CNBC. "I think that's really exciting."
Mayer was interviewed sitting next to Tumbler founder 26-year-old David Karp during the interview on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."
"We really wanted to be able to move faster as a company. I think you can see that we've achieved a lot more velocity and I think that's what's being felt right now," she said.
To value the deal, Mayer said that the traditional valuation analysis was done and "all of those methodologies supported this valuation."
"Tumblr has a really good thing going. I'm cognizant of the fact that we don't want to mess that up," Mayer added.
She said Tumblr will operate independently.
Karp, who is a high school dropout, said creating Tumblr was a "mission" to serve the online creative community. "This is an incredible opportunity to serve that mission for a long time. This is a long-term thing for me," he said.
"I have no idea what Marissa's expectations are, but this is still my baby and where I'm giving all of my heart and attention."
Here are some of the milestones on Mayer's watch:
- ALIBABA: In September, Yahoo completed a long-awaited, $7.6 billion deal for Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba to buy back half of Yahoo's 40 percent stake. Most of the proceeds will go to its shareholders, but Yahoo has an extra $1.3 billion to finance acquisitions or hire new talent. Some of that money is going to the Tumblr deal.
- MOBILE: Mayer has made mobile services one of her top priorities, as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers. During her tenure, Yahoo has created a new weather app for Apple's iPhone. It also has redesigned an email app for smartphones, as well as the app for its Flickr photo service on the iPhone and iPad. But in February, Mayer also said Yahoo will be better served with just 12 to 15 mobile applications, down from a ``scattered'' portfolio of as many as 75 different programs in recent years.
- WEB MAKEOVER: Yahoo unveiled a long-awaited redesign of its home page in February _ the first in four years. The new approach is meant to get people to visit more frequently and linger for longer periods of time. Yahoo said it has developed more sophisticated formulas to determine which topics are most likely to appeal to different people so the news feed can be fine-tuned to cater to different tastes.
- PERSONNEL: Ross Levinsohn, who was in charge of Yahoo's media and advertising services and served as interim CEO before Mayer's hiring, left the company. Software industry veteran Ken Goldman was named chief financial officer to replace cost-cutting specialist Tim Morse, who was hired in 2009. Alfred Amoroso stepped down as board chairman in April and plans to leave next month, which will make him the eighth director to leave since early 2012.
- STOCK PERFORMANCE: Mayer's efforts at Yahoo have been well-received on Wall Street, although most of the 70 percent surge in Yahoo's stock price under Mayer's leadership has been driven by the rising value of Yahoo's remaining 24 percent in Alibaba. Unlike Yahoo, Alibaba's growth has been accelerating. That success has been steadily increasing Alibaba's estimated market value during the past year. Analysts believe Yahoo may be able to make another $10 billion to $20 billion, before taxes, when it sells the rest of its Alibaba holdings.
- ACQUISITIONS: Yahoo has bought several startups primarily to obtain more engineering talent to build help build better mobile applications. It also bought London startup Summly, which makes a mobile application created by a teenage entrepreneur who sought an easier way to read news stories and other content on the smaller screens of smartphones.
- Now, it is buying Tumblr in the most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock. Yahoo is paying mostly cash and expects to complete the deal by the end of the year. Mayer is betting Tumblr will provide Yahoo with a captivating hook to reel in more traffic and advertisers on smartphones and tablet computers. More than half of Tumblr's users connect through the mobile app and engage in an average of seven visits per day.


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"PNC Winterfest has added a family friendly dimension, the likes of which our downtown has never experienced... especially in the winter! From toddlers to senior citizens and every age in between, PNC Winterfest is an outstanding draw to our downtown and Civic Center. What better way to spend the holidays than skating outdoors with family and friends. This is fun economic development..." - Peoria Mayor, Jim Ardis
"PNC Winterfest is a charming and wonderful event Peoria should be proud of. During the cold days of winter it has helped to increase traffic in my downtown restaurants. This is especially welcome during typically very slow times in our business, such as cold winter evenings." - Travis Mohlenbrink, local restaurant owner, two of which are downtown: Thyme and Sugar.
"On behalf of the Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria's Board of Directors, I want to thank the Peoria Civic Center and your major corporate sponsor PNC Bank for another successful season of PNC Winterfest. This event, although only in its second year, has proven to be an important attraction in downtown Peoria. PNC Winterfest has seen an increase in participation and provided a much-needed family focused winter attraction in the downtown."– An excerpt from the February 10th letter of support presented to PNC Winterfest from Michael Freilinger, President/CEO of the Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria.
"PNC Winterfest continues to get better and better…The sight of families, couples and even groups of school kids enjoying our great downtown was wonderful. This past season exceeded the first one and we are looking forward to an even better season next year." - Peoria City Manager , Patrick Urich
"The PNC Winterfest has been a fantastic addition to our Downtown. Peoria has talked for years about creating wintertime events that would continue to bring people Downtown throughout the year and not just during our busy summer and fall months. The PNC Winterfest has finally accomplished that goal! It is so exciting to see friends and families enjoying outdoor activity, celebrating special moments, and creating holiday memories in the heart of Downtown Peoria. Surrounding businesses appreciate the added exposure and fully support the event. The Peoria RiverFront Association is excited to help promote this family-friendly activity as part of our Visit Downtown Peoria campaign!" - Sharon Gramm, Executive Director of the Peoria RiverFront Association
"PNC Winterfest is a valuable attraction for the Peoria Area. It not only enhances our downtown and provides entertainment for locals, but also lures visitors from across the region. We are very fortunate to have another wonderful winter weather attraction that we are able to promote!"- Cara Allen, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau


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At 6-foot-11, Larry Sanders may already seem larger than life, but just imagine him on a two-story movie screen.
If Sanders has his way, you'll eventually see more of him in the giant, silver screen variety. The former VCU Basketball fan favorite and current Milwaukee Bucks forward will make his big screen debut in January with the release of "Movie 43", an ensemble comedy that features Emma Stone, Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman and a number of other stars. Sanders appears as, wait for it, a basketball player. He also wears a Jheri curl in the scene as a member of a team from the 1970s.
"It was a wig," Sanders assures. "It was either that or they were going to do something with my mohawk at the time."
Sanders actually shot the scenes for the movie over three days in Los Angeles prior to his rookie season two years ago. He says he really enjoyed the experience, including meeting Terrence Howard, who plays the coach of Sanders' team.
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Current Law Students / Re: List of Landmark cases all 1Ls study« on: March 07, 2009, 05:51:53 AM »
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His recommendation for you to be hired when you do OCI next fall.
The capacity to have independent thoughts.
Ah, sorry, j/k. Kinda. You should think introspectively on this one.
But some ideas: learn more about types of careers; advice about the benefits and pitfalls of different types of careers; learn how to be a good lawyer; job hunting tips; etc.
What memo are you writing this early? You are funny. LRW is meant to be done the weekend before it's due lol.
Silly 1L haha . Good luck.
I have a friend who went to GW as an undergrad. He said some interesting things about the law school.
He said..
-they have some of the most amazing guest lecturers (including Supreme Court justices). Have you guys gotten to experience anything like this?
-that on campus the joke was that GW must not have a law school since no one ever sees its students (the implication being that GW law students spend all of their time in the library). How true is this?


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Are you ready for Halloween? Have you gotten scared by anything recently? Perhaps a little creeped out that somewhere in the dark corners of your neighborhood, there sits a silent stalker in a white, blank mask, waiting… waiting… waiting for you to be alone?
I think about what used to scare me as a kid and realize that as I've grown older, I'm scared by different things. Monsters and murderers are still frightening, but the internet has opened up entirely new types of terror.
This isn't, strictly speaking, a game-related thing… okay, it's not even game-related if our speaking isn't that strict. But it's so awesome that I wanted to post it here and let you guys check it out if you haven't seen it yet.
It's a site called Take This Lollipop, and in order to best experience it, I can't tell you what it is. Just that it's rad, and you'll need a Facebook account to use it.
Click the link, and take the lollipop.
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The top U.S. securities regulator said no single event had been found to explain Thursday's mysterious market plunge but the events were unacceptable and additional safeguards were coming.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said it would take time to pinpoint the cause but reiterated an agreement with major exchanges to strengthen trading curbs in response to large market moves.
In prepared testimony for a congressional hearing later on Tuesday, Schapiro said SEC staff were now on site at all major markets to monitor trading conditions.
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"The markets failed many investors on May 6, and I am committed to finding effective solutions in the very near term," she said in written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets.
Schapiro said regulators were still sifting through more than 17 million trades in listed equities in the hour beginning at 2 p.m. New York time on May 6, and she cited the growth of trading in multiple markets over the past few years for the complexity of the probe.
But in some preliminary observations, Schapiro sounded skeptical that a large erroneous trade, the so called "fat finger" scenario, had triggered the brief stock rout.
She gave greater weight to theories that a confluence of events were responsible, but had come to no conclusion. Under heavy pressure from the SEC and the Obama administration, the exchanges have had to reconcile their differences and come up with ways to address their disparate trading systems.
Nasdaq OMX Group said an internal analysis found no system malfunction or errant trade, adding in prepared testimony the lawmakers that it backs adjusting an existing market-wide circuit breaker that halts trading.
NYSE Euronext , in prepared remarks to the panel, said regulators should require all trading venues use a coordinated mechanism to pause trading. CME Group , the world's biggest futures exchange operator, said there needed to be better coordination across futures, securities and options markets.
Backbiting initially broke out among the exchanges as they blamed one another in the hours after the shock trading jolt, but the sniping has since died down as the main market venues propose reforms that they believe they can live with.
Separately, sources said new circuit breakers to halt precipitous drops in individual stocks is "a done deal."
Circuit breakers have emerged as a key solution despite the dearth of answers. While breakers exist for broader market drops, those were not breached on Thursday.
Any new breakers would likely trip when individual stocks fell by a set amount in a set time frame. The source requested anonymity because the discussions between regulators and exchange operators are private.
Nasdaq OMX suggested halting trading for 15 minutes when the Standard & Poor's 500 index drops by 5 percent; for an hour when it drops 10 percent; and for the rest of the trading day when there is a 20 percent drop.
Currently, the breakers are tripped at the 10-percent and 20-percent thresholds.
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P never reached the crucial trigger point on May 6. The Dow fell as much as 9.2 percent and the S&P was off as much as 8.6 percent during the latter half of Thursday's trading day.
The SEC hosted a meeting Monday with the heads of major exchanges, and said afterward the parties agreed to a framework that would strengthen circuit breakers and safeguard markets from such chilling drops.