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Jim Gallagher ended up being named the Barons team MVP for 2010. Deservedly so, as he led the team in most offensive categories. I've already stated before that I see him as a Ross Gload type if he were to make it to the majors. He certainly is passionate enough to put forth the effort to get there. I expect him to be in Charlotte for 2011.
Anthony Carter was named Barons pitcher of the year after having a fantastic run as a closer. Hopefully he can build on that and put himself into consideration as a future big league reliever. Deunte Heath pitched excellently for the Barons in relief, striking out 84 in 57.2 innings. The White Sox made a good call giving him a second chance. Both Carter and Heath should be in Charlotte in 2011.
Gallagher (25 years old): .590 PA, 292/.390/.425/.815, 74 BB / 89 K, .339 BABIP, .361 wOBA
Carter (24): 57.1 IP, 22 BB / 58 K, 3.92 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 3.91 FIP, .282 BABIP
Heath (25): 57.2 IP, 32 BB / 84 K, 3.12 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 3.23 FIP, .369 BABIP


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This message was preached on April 1, 2007 and was part of a series Pastor Steve McCracken has been preaching on Jesus being Lord of each area of our lives. You will find the other messages in this series here.
The text I used was Ecclesiates 7:1-14. In it we enter into Sololmon's journey of discovering that there is much more to gain in the hardships of life than in the easy going, good times in life.
Hope you enjoy my introduction. It was an April Fools joke that I pulled on everyone and served as a great opener and illustration for my message.
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The first library I ever remember visiting was the library in Red Bluff, California. I was five at the time, and living with my aunt while my mother was recovering from surgery. I remember the children's area of the library, and in my recollection of the place today, the rows of books went all the way up to the ceiling. I remember specifically, although not by name, a picture book a pulled down from the rows, about children leaping for the moon. It was explained to me that I could take the book home — and not just that book, but any book I wanted in the entire library. I remember thinking, in a five year old's vocabulary, how unbelievably perfect. I took home a book about stars, which started a life-long love of astronomy.
The second library I have a strong memory of was the Covina Public Library, in my then hometown of Covina, California. My mother and then-stepfather worked all day and I would walk or bike to the library most afternoons, and read magazines and look through reference and trivia books. I also remember specifically spending a lot of time with a book about dragons.
I remember the library at Ben Lomond Elementary School, also in Covina. It was there I first made the acquaintance of Robert Heinlein, in a library-bound edition of Farmer in the Sky. It was the start of a beautiful relationship.
At the West Covina library, I discovered that one could borrow LPs and listen to them at turntables in the library! I remember sitting in a chair, next to a turntable, headphones on, listening to Bill Cosby LPs and giggling as quietly as I could (it was a library) while simultaneously flipping through a Time-Life book called The Planets, written by one Carl Sagan.
The library in Glendora was where I stayed in the afternoons when my now-divorced mother worked. I would sit in the just outside the kids' area, eating Jujyfruit candies (you could buy a whole big box for 49 cents at the Ralph's just down the street), reading what were called "juvies" then and are called "Young Adult" books now. It was the first place I was exposed to a real live computer: A TRS-80 Model III. I remember programming the computer in BASIC to play simple games. It was there I met Mykal Burns, who was (and remains) one of my best friends. I also met — actually met, not just in a book — Ray Bradbury there, which to me was something like meeting a wizard.
The library at Sandburg Middle School is where I would be in the early morning before school started, reading science fiction and rushing through my homework. It was also the scene of some of my greatest junior high triumphs, as I participated in a school-wide "science bees" staged there, for the Red team (the school divided alphabetically into colors), and would single-handedly utterly slaughter entire opposing teams. All those years of checking out trivia and science books paid off with a vengeance.
At the Thomas Jackson Library at the Webb Schools of California I met Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, James Thurber, Harold Ross — heck, the whole of the Algonquin Round Table — plus Ben Hecht, H.L. Mencken, P.J. O'Rourke, Molly Ivins and Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Stoppard and George Bernard Shaw. In the science fiction section I was introduced to Robert Silverberg, Larry Niven and Ursula K. LeGuin. Here was where I discovered many of the writing idols of my youth.
The University of Chicago unsurprisingly had many libraries; the one I spent the most time in was the Harper Library, where the University kept most of its fiction. The space these days would remind people of Hogwarts, I suppose; at the time I thought of it like a cathedral, filled with books, and also, very comfortable cushions to read (and, sometimes, nap) on.
When I left the University of Chicago, my relationship with libraries changed, because my position in life changed. I had a job and money, and for me that meant I could buy books. So I did: I bought new books by the authors I was introduced to in the library, and bought the old books that checked out so many times from the library, because now I could afford to own them. I bought books on the subjects I first became interested in by wandering through the library stacks. I bought as gifts the books I had grown to love and wanted others to love, too. I had become a fervent buyer of books because libraries made it easy to become a fervent reader of books — to make them a necessary part of my life. For about a decade I didn't use the library much, because I was in the bookstore. It was a natural progression.
I remember the library in Sterling, Virginia, because that was where I lived when I got my contract for the very first book I would have published: a book on online finance. As part of my research for writing the book, I went to the library and checked out just about every book on finance they had, to see how those authors had written on the subject, and to make sure I didn't have any obvious gaps in my own knowledge of the subject. When it was published I went back to the library and was delighted to find my new book there too. And it had even been checked out! More than once! I felt like a real author.
Finally I arrive at my present library, the one in Bradford, Ohio. It's a small library, but then, Bradford is a small community, of about 1,800. For that community, the library holds books, and movies, magazines and music; it has Internet access, which folks here use to look for jobs and to keep in contact with friends and family around the county, state and country. It hosts local meetings and events, has story times and reading groups, is a place where kids can hang out after school while their parents work, and generally functions as libraries always have: A focal point and center of gravity for the community — a place where a community knows it is a community, in point of fact, and not just a collection of houses and streets.
I don't use my local library like I used libraries when I was younger. But I want my local library, in no small part because I recognize that I am fortunate not to need my local library — but others do, and my connection with humanity extends beyond the front door of my house. My life was indisputably improved because those before me decided to put those libraries there. It would be stupid and selfish and shortsighted of me to declare, after having wrung all I could from them, that they serve no further purpose, or that the times have changed so much that they are obsolete. My library is used every single day that it is open, by the people who live here, children to senior citizens. They use the building, they use the Internet, they use the books. This is, as it happens, the exact opposite of what "obsolete" means. I am glad my library is here and I am glad to support it.
Every time I publish a new book — every time — the first hardcover copy goes to my wife and the second goes to the Bradford library. First because it makes me happy to do it: I love the idea of my book being in my library. Second because that means the library doesn't have to spend money to buy my book, and can then use it to buy the book of another author — a small but nice way of paying it forward. Third because I wouldn't be a writer without libraries, hard stop, end of story. Which means I wouldn't have the life I have without libraries, hard stop, end of story.
I am, in no small part, the sum of what all those libraries I have listed above have made me. When I give my books to my local library, it's my way of saying: Thank you. For all of it.
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Adding to the already tense and riskoffish environment heading into Monday, is the news from Reuters that North Korea's parliament will hold a "rare second annual session on Monday." While the reason for the extra session is unknown, "analysts said the North could use the extra session of the Supreme People's Assembly to make a major announcement on personnel changes or power succession, or to issue a hardline response to sanctions imposed by the South over the ship sinking." With China still pending in its firm response toward the recent North Korean provocation, will this be the enablement signal that allows Pyongyang to test just how much further it can push the international community? The quandary of dealing with Korea was best recapped by Robert Gates, who was earlier quoted by Yonhap: "As long as the regime doesn't care about what the outside world thinks of it, as long as it doesn't care about the well-being of its people, there is not a lot you can do about it, to be quite frank, unless you are willing at some point to use military force. And nobody wants to do that." The main problem with Gates' argument is that in attempting to explain the behaviour of an irrational actor he assumes North Korea will come to the rational conclusion. The world may know within 24 hours if he is in fact wrong.
More from Reuters:
Analysts said the North could use the extra session of the Supreme People's Assembly to make a major announcement on personnel changes or power succession, or to issue a hardline response to sanctions imposed by the South over the ship sinking.
Many analysts say neither side is ready to go to war but also see the possibility of more skirmishes at their disputed sea border off the west coast or along the heavily armed DMZ land buffer that could flare up into a major fight.
Some analysts said the parliamentary session could also mark the 10th anniversary of a summit between the two Koreas by formally overturning pledges of reconciliation made then.
North Korea has called Seoul's move to refer it to the Security Council an "unforgivable act of grave provocation."
The Supreme People's Assembly is the North's rubberstamp parliament, and approves new laws, personnel changes and economic policy initiatives as a formality after they have been formulated by the leadership.
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Many dubious practitioners claim that food allergies may be responsible for virtually any symptom a person can have. In support of this claim—which is false—they administer various tests purported to identify offending foods. Claims of this type may seem credible because about 25% of people think they are allergic to foods. However, scientific studies have found that only about 6% of children and 1-2% of adults actually have a food allergy, and most people with food allergies are allergic to less than four foods [1].
Cytotoxic Testing
The most notorious such test was cytotoxic testing, which was promoted during the early 1980s by storefront clinics, laboratories, nutrition consultants, chiropractors, and medical doctors. Advocates claimed it could determine sensitivity to food, which they blamed for asthma, arthritis, constipation, diarrhea, hypertension, obesity, stomach disorders, and many other conditions. However, controlled studies never demonstrated reliability, and some studies found it highly unreliable [2-5]. For example, one study found that white cells from allergic patients reacted no differently when exposed to substances known to produce symptoms than when exposed to substances to which the patients were not sensitive [6]. Government regulatory actions [7-10] and unfavorable publicity have almost driven cytotoxic testing from the health marketplace. But a few practitioners still perform it, and many use similar "food sensitivity" tests.
ELISA/ACT Testing
Another test claimed to locate "hidden allergies" is the ELISA/ACT, developed by Russell Jaffe, M.D., Ph.D., and performed by Serammune Physicians Lab (SPL), of Reston, Virginia, which Jaffe directs. According to an SPL brochure:
When we think of allergies, we immediately think of an allergy whose symptoms occur within minutes of ingesting a food or chemical. The symptoms include hives and itching. . . .
"Hidden" or "delayed" allergies are more difficult to identify because the onset of symptoms is delayed from 2 hours to 5 days and the symptoms range from physical pain to unexplained fatigue. Scientific estimates are that as much as 60% of all illness is due to hidden allergies [11].
The brochure states that any of the following may indicate the presence of hidden allergies: chronic headaches, migraines, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, runny or stuffy nose, postnasal drip, ringing in the ears, earaches, blurred vision, irregular or rapid heartbeat, asthma, nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, hives, skin rashes (psoriasis, eczema), muscle aches, joint pain, arthritis, nervous tension, fatigue, depression, mental dullness, and difficulty in getting your work done.
The ELISA/ACT is performed by culturing the patient's lymphocytes and seeing how they react to up to 300 foods, minerals, preservatives, and other environmental substances. After the test is completed, the practitioner (typically a chiropractor) recommends dietary modification and supplements. SPL maintains a referral list of practitioners who perform the test and suppliers who can provide "special combinations of the suggested supplements to reduce the number of 'pills' you may have to take." In 1994, the complete (300-item) profile plus interpretation cost $695.
Although the ELISA/ACT test can assess the levels of certain immune responses, these are not necessarily related to allergy and have nothing whatsoever to do with a person's need for supplements. Moreover, many of the symptoms listed in SPL's brochure are unrelated to allergy and are not appropriately treated with supplement products. [Note: This test should not be confused with the ELISA test, which is a standard test for certain infectious diseases.]
Other Dubious Tests
In addition to cytotoxic testing and ELISA/ACT, the following procedures are not valid for managing food allergies:
- ALCAT testing, an automated version of cytotoxic testing, which is said to measure how blood cells react to foods "under conditions designed to mimic what happens when the foods are consumed in real life." [12]
- NuTron testing, which supposedly measures the "reactivity" of white blood cells to food and other substances, is used design a diet that eliminates foods that cause white cell "activation." Proponents claim that the diet can improve overweight and many other conditions "caused by the release of inflammatory chemicals from the activated white cells."
- The LEAP Program, in which the Mediator Release Test (MRT) is used to identify "delayed food allergies" and treatment involves dietary manipulation and possibly supplements and/or herbs.
- Provocative testing, in which substances are injected under the skin in increasing doses until symptoms are reported
- Sublingual testing, in which suspected foods are placed under the tongue
- Neutralization, in which progressively smaller doses of substances are administered until the patient no longer reacts
- Other food immune complex and IgG tests, which assess immune reactions that are common but not necessarily related to allergy
- Desensitization, in which progressively larger doses of a food are injected. While desensitization may work for hay fever and other allergies related to inhaled substances, it is worthless for foods and can be dangerous.
- Applied kinesiology, in which the patient's arm strength is tested after test substances are placed in the patient's mouth or hand.
- Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET), based on the notion that allergies are caused by "energy blockage" that can be diagnosed with muscle-testing and permanently cured with acupressure and/or acupuncture treatments.
- Electrodermal skin testing, in which a computerized galvanometer is used to detect supposed "energy imbalances." In 1999, the British Advertising Standards Authority reviewed a pamphlet which alleged that a Bio Resonance Therapy device could help people suffering from headaches, overweight, tiredness, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, skin rashes, arthritis, and premenstrual tension. In May 1999, after reviewing a manual and other information about the device, the Authority concluded that the claims were unsubstantiated [13].
- Neurological Stress Reduction Therapy (NRST) purports to use a BAX 3000 device to assess and treat allergies and many other conditions with a "light and sound energy relaxation technique" that supposedly identifies problematic substances and conditions the body not to react negatively to them.
Proper Testing
The correct way to assess a suspected food allergy or intolerance is to begin with a careful record of food intake and symptoms over a period of several weeks. Symptoms such as swollen lips or eyes, hives, or skin rash may be allergy-related, particularly if they occur within a few minutes (up to two hours) after eating. Diarrhea may be related to a food intolerance. Vague symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, or fatigue are unlikely to be food-related. The history-taking procedure should note the suspected foods, the amounts consumed, the length of time between ingestion and symptoms, whether there is a consistent pattern of symptoms after the food is consumed, and several other factors. Although nearly any food can cause an allergic reaction, a few foods account for about 90% of reactions. Among adults these foods are peanuts, nuts, fish, and shellfish. Among children, they are egg, milk, peanuts, soy, and wheat [14].
If significant symptoms occur, the next step should be to see whether avoiding suspected foods for several weeks prevents possible allergy-related symptoms from recurring. If so, the suspected foods could be reintroduced one at a time to see whether symptoms can be reproduced. However, if the symptoms include hives, vomiting, swollen throat, wheezing, or other difficulty in breathing, continued self-testing could be dangerous, so an allergist should be consulted.
Proper medical evaluation—done best by an allergist—will include careful review of your history and skin testing with food extracts (using a prick or puncture technique) to see whether an allergic mechanism is involved in your symptoms. In cases where skin testing might be dangerous, a radioactive allergy sensitivity test (RAST) may be appropriate. The RAST is a laboratory test in which the technician mixes a sample of the patient's blood with various food extracts to see whether antibodies to food proteins are present in the blood. It is not as reliable as skin testing and is more expensive. A negative prick or RAST test indicates a low probability of allergy to the test substance. Positive tests, however, have much less predictive value [1].
The only sure way to diagnose an allergy to a suspected food, food coloring, or other additive is challenge testing in which the patient ingests either the suspected food or a placebo [14]. This may be appropriate if the patient's history suggests a food allergy but the skin or RAST tests are negative. Because dangerous reactions can occur, challenge testing should be done in a hospital or office that is specially equipped for that purpose.
For Additional Information
- Aetna Policy Coverage Policy Bulletin 0038. Allergy testing and allergy immunotherapy
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medical Policy Manual
- British Advertising Standards Authority Criticizes Ads for YorkTest Laboratories FoodScan Test
- EACCI Task Force Report on IgG4 Testing against Foods
- Food Allergies for Dummies
- Institute of Food Technologists Scientific Status Summary on Food Allergies and Other Sensitivities
- The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield): Noncovered "investigational" methods
- University of Iowa Virtual Hospital: Food allergy basics
- Sicherer SH. Manifestations of food allergy: Evaluation and management. American Family Physician 59:415-424, 1999.
- American Academy of Allergy: Position statements—Controversial techniques. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 67:333-338, 1980. Reaffirmed in 1984.
- Chambers VV and others. A study of the reactions of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes to various antigens. Journal of Allergy 29:93-102, 1958.
- Lieberman P and others. Controlled study of the cytotoxic food test. JAMA 231:728, 1974.
- Benson TE, Arkins JA. Cytotoxic testing for food allergy: Evaluations of reproducibility and correlation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 58:471-476, 1976.
- Lehman CW. The leukocytic food allergy test: A study of its reliability and reproducibility. Annals of Allergy 45:150-158, 1980.
- Hecht A: Lab warns cow: Don't drink your milk. FDA Consumer 19(6):31-32, 1985.
- State prohibits cytotoxic testing for food allergies. Regulatory note, effective date July 23, 1985.
- Proposed notice: Medicare program; Exclusion from Medicare coverage of certain food allergy tests and treatments. Federal Register 48(162):37716-37718, 1983.
- Cytotoxic testing
for allergic diseases. FDA Compliance Policy Guide 7124.27, March 19, 1985, revised March 1995.
- Do you have hidden allergies? ELISA/ACT can help you. Undated brochure distributed in 1993 by Serammune Physicians Lab.
- Barrett S. A skeptical look at ALCAT Testing, Quackwatch, June 9, 2019..
- British Advertising Standards Organization. Adjudication: Allergy Testing Service, May 1999.
- Sampson HA. Food allergy. JAMA 278:1888-1894, 1997.
This article was revised on June 10, 2019.


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UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL: Postseason ban prompts response from Connecticut congressmen
HARTFORD -- Two members of Congress are planning to take a closer look at the NCAA after Connecticut's men's basketball team was banned from next year's postseason because of past academic problems.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John Larson, both Connecticut Democrats, said Friday they believe the system used to enforce NCAA standards "often appears arbitrary and unfair."
UConn faces a postseason ban because of several years of low scores on the NCAA's Academic Performance Rate. The school argues the penalty was applied retroactively and hurts current students, who had nothing to do with the low scores.
"We believe these issues demand Congressional attention because the questions regarding fairness for student-athletes have gone on too long - and the reforms that have been made are not yet sufficient," Larson and Blumenthal said in a joint statement. "Over the coming days we will be working together and with our colleagues to shine a light on the way the NCAA enforces its rules and review all possible courses of action to compel reform with the goal of ensuring the welfare of student-athletes."
The NCAA this week denied UConn's latest appeal for a waiver of the academic requirement, though the school is still hoping to become eligible for the 2013 postseason by having the rules changed again to allow it to submit more recent test scores.
The NCAA's Committee on Academic Performance is expected to take up that issue either later this month or in July.
"We respect the views of the members of the Connecticut delegation," NCAA spokeswoman Amy Dunham said Friday. "The NCAA is committed to upholding the academic standards our member institutions have approved, as they support student-athlete success both on the court and in the classroom. We will respond quickly to any requests we may receive from members of Congress."
The NCAA approved rules in October requiring a school have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 on the NCAA's annual Academic Progress Rate, which measures the academic performance of student-athletes, in order to qualify for the 2013 postseason tournament.
Connecticut's men's basketball program scored 826 for the 2009-10 school year. UConn's score for 2010-11 was 978. That would not be high enough. It would give Connecticut a two-year score of 902 and a four-year score of below 890.
But if more recent scores were used, UConn could be part of March Madness in 2013. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the men's basketball team had a perfect APR score last semester.
Manuel said UConn supports tougher academic standards, but does not support applying them retroactively to scores that had been recorded before the rule was in effect.
"The approach to APR marks the first time in the history of the NCAA that it has ever implemented an academic rule significantly impacting current student-athletes without allowing the members time to adjust to the adoption of the legislation," Manuel said Thursday.
The NCAA said schools have known since 2006 that APRs below 900 could result in penalties.


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I missed out on the Alexander Henry Ghastlies prints last year so I made sure to purchase them when they were rereleased this year! I even knew when I bought them that I wanted use them with the I Do pattern from Cherri House. I think the large piecing and simpe design of the quilt works beautifully with these fabrics.
The original pattern called for 12 prints and 12 solids but I felt that would look too busy. I'm not a super scrappy quilt type person. Ultimately I used 12 prints, nine from the Ghastlies and three that I had in my stash. I've cut way back on my fabric purchasing this year by focusing on buying fabric that I love. Rather than purchase twelve new prints because that's what the pattern called for I bought the nine prints I loved. And I think the three prints from my stash work beautifully!
Since the color scheme of the Ghastlies prints is fairly limited and I prefer a limited palette I only used six solids- white, black, two shades of gray and two shades of pink. I wasn't sold on the pink at first but I went with my gut and LOVE the results. I'm not normally a pink person but this is an exception.
My goal is to have this finished by Halloween but between work and school I think next Halloween is probably a more realistic goal!


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Tomato pretzel with tomato yeast water and the thin pocky and crackers.
Actually, Japanese call this "Tomato pretzl", I think that is come from pretzel. So, I will write it Pretzel here that is understandable for everyone, even though it doesn't look like pretzel that I usually get here. The texture is very crispy and keep the crispiness for days as same as Ron's *sourdough cracker. They all gone within a couple days. So I don't know the thing exactly. Ron's great formula
( *Here: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/22562/sourdough-crackers)and ,I made a Japanese snack, Pocky recently ( Here: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/23615/strawberry-pocky-my-version-mixed-fruit-yeast-water ) After I posted strawberry pocky, Robyn (RobynNZ )who gives us great information on TFL told me the great link of the pocky that we can make at home. Thank you for all your help, Robyn. ( Bowー お辞儀) ( Here : http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/12/01/pocky-christmas-forest-white-christmas-dark-christmas-chili-chocolate-honeycomb-and-green-tea-pocky/ ) That motivated me to make thinner strawberry pocky. Although I was intrigued to make healthier one because my daughter tends to suffer with irregularity. My brother and mother who are in Japan love Tomato pretzel which is used tomatoes and vegetables..http://www.google.com/search?q=tomato+pretz&hl=en&pwst=1&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS370US371&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AvTbTa-0A9KCtgf6xKC4Dw&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1259&bih=681 Tomatoes? Yes, I made tomato pretzel with tomato yeast that I used jump-start with my raisin yeast water.It is very thin sticks that I really wanted to make. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: Levain:
- Smashed ( 20g raisin yeast water + 80g grape tomatoes by FP )+ filtered water =100g
- KA AP 100g
- Honey 16g
* Note: After I smashed the tomatoes with raisin yeast water by FP and taking them out, the actual weight was 82g around. So I added 18g filtered water to get total 100g.Final dough:
- 216g levain
- 108g KA AP ( Levain 216 x0.5=108)
- 43g butter
- 4.3g salt
- 0.6g black pepper ( as you like)
- 0.4g vegetable broth powder or consomme powder ( as you like)
Optional : Topping for sesami seedsMethod:
- Make the levain : leave it at room temperature at 70F for 14-16 hours until doubled The grape tomatoes + raisin yeast water + filtered water mixture. After I made the levain. . Doubled.
- Note: You can keep it in the refrigerator to adjust for you baking schedule. * I haven't left the dough for more than 4 hours. It may be suffered from sour if you leave it for 24 hours. My point is that not to get the levain hungry
- Mix the levain with the final dough: Mix all the ingredients and knead until passing a window pane.
- Bulk fermentation: 4-5 hours until doubled at 73 F around.
- Preheat & shape : Preheat the oven at 400F/200℃. Dump the dough in some sesami seads both sides and flatten the dough as much as you can. . 2mm thick.
- Make the string: Cut the dough to make a string by a pizza cutter or a knife.
- Make thin and long strings: Roll the string using both hands like rolling the pie dough.
- Bake : 380F/ 193℃ for 10-11 minutes until golden brown. Light yellow is not ready to take out of the oven yet. It may not be crispy ...
- Actual levain weight : 200g
- 200 x 0.5 = 100g -- Final dough's flour
- Flour 200g ( 100g levain's flour + 100g final dough's flour which means the actual levain amount) 100%
- Butter 40g 20%
- Salt 4g 2%
- Black pepper 0.6g 0.3%
- Consomme or vegetable broth powder 0.4g 0.2%
Thin pocky turned out crackers:
When I achieve to make thin pocky that I want, I made a mistake at the shaping process. It ended up crackers.. but I though it will be good and easy to make.
Here is how I made:
#Strawberry mix yeast water# Smashed all the 4 ingredients by FP
- Raisin yeast water 20g
- Fresh strawberries 5 pieces
- Fresh lime juice 2 drops
- Honey 27g
After taking out the yeast mixture from the FP ----Total 160g
- Strawberry mixed yeast water 160g
- KA AP 160g
Final dough
- Levain 287g ( that was the actual weight from the total levain 320g)
- KA AP 144g
- Butter 72g
- Salt 5.2g
- Sugar 8g
For topping Some walnuts ( as you like) or you can use any kind of nuts you like ..
1. Make the levain : leave it at room temperature at 70F for 14-16 hours until tripled. * strawberry mix yeast will rise well.
* Note: You can keep it in the refrigerator to adjust for you baking schedule. * I haven't left the dough for more than 4 hours. It may be suffered from sour if you leave it for 24 hours. My point is that not to get the levain hungry
2. Mix the levain with the final dough: Mix all the ingredients and knead until passing a window pane.
3. Bulk fermentation: 3-4 hours until doubled at 73 F around. *It fermented faster.
4. Preheat & shape : Preheat the oven at 400F/200℃. Dump the dough in some walnuts or any kind of nuts that you like both sides and flatten the dough as much as you can. . ** This method for when you use tiny seeds or making crackers! To make pocky shape with bigger topping, It should be shaped before using the nuts. ***
Chopping the walnuts...
Dipping the dough in the walnuts.. That is not for shaping a stick!! roll the dough until it is 3 mm thick.
So I cut it into cracker -shape. I also tried to make a stick .. but it was really hard.. because the big walnut doesn't stay in the dough nicely..
I made holes in the cracker to have some air to make it good texture ( crispier)when I bite.
5. Bake : 380F/ 193℃ for 15-17 minutes until golden brown. Light color crust is not ready to take out of the oven yet. It may not be crispy ... This oven temperature will be vary depends on your oven. * If the crackers are not crispy enough even it is cooled, You can bake them again that will be super crispy.
6. Place them on the rack to cool. When it is completely cool, put melted white chocolate in a ziplock and cut an edge like a triangle shape then drizzle it over the crackers.
I still made the pocky but it was irregular shapes... I will update it when I am succeeded.
It was the best flavor so far..
* In summer, This chocolate doesn't firm quickly, so I put them in the refrigerator. I also keep them in the refrigerator too when ants are looking for food in my house ! but, when I put the pocky with chocolate to firm in the refrigerator as soon as I drizzled, the chocolate didn't stick to the pocky. so I recommend to leave the pocky with the chocolate for 20 minutes before putting in the refrigerator.
Next day: I tried another thin pocky again. Yesterday's crackers above were gone within the day I made. My son shared some of them with his friends. I felt little guilty to give my daughter the kind of sweets.. Next time, I want to try Pizza pretz !! Thank you for reminding me! :P Great idea, Sue!
Here is the result:
This ingredients are as same as the crackers above. The method is almost the same with the cracker too except the shaping and baking methods.
* Shape- Roll it out until the dough thick is 3 mm around without any topping,and make a string shape, then dipping the string in the topping.
*Bake at 380F for 12-13 minutes until slightly golden brown.
You can use any topping , any kind of chocolate for your taste and convenience.
Happy baking,


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Confidence boosted by new-found cycling skills
Press Release – Kiwisport
Local events such as the Porirua Grand Traverse could have dozens more cycling entries in coming years, thanks to the KiwiSport-funded initiative Pedal Ready. Almost 60 pupils at both Russell School and Corinna School in Porirua have completed the basic …28 November 2012
Confidence boosted by new-found cycling skills
Local events such as the Porirua Grand Traverse could have dozens more cycling entries in coming years, thanks to the KiwiSport-funded initiative Pedal Ready.
Almost 60 pupils at both Russell School and Corinna School in Porirua have completed the basic cycling skills programme. Many children got on a bike for the first time and finished Pedal Ready with greater overall confidence.
Since October, 45 Year 5 and 6 Corinna School pupils have learned about helmet and bike safety checks and practised their balance, control skills and hand signals. They've also found out how a bike operates.
"Many children couldn't ride a bike before we began the programme," says Year 5 and 6 teacher Liam Smiley. "By the end they were really buzzing and very excited by the fact they were riding a bike. The programme gave them confidence and motivation and most picked the skills up really fast."
Pedal Ready is available free of charge to school children in the Wellington region and is split into two grades: the initial grade provides three, one- hour sessions teaching bike handling and cycle control in an off-road environment; grade two training takes place on roads in realistic conditions.
Earlier this year several senior students at Russell School completed both Pedal Ready grades. Principal Sose Annandale said the improvement in pupil's interest in cycling, confidence and competence was remarkable.
en Velo received $107,500 from KiwiSport through Sport Wellington to deliver Pedal Ready to schools in the Wellington area over the next three years, in partnership with the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Already more than 450 children from 12 schools throughout the region have completed the basic cycling skills programme. In addition about 30 adults have attended instructor training sessions.
Pedal Ready regional coordinator Marilyn Northcotte says learning to work the myriad of moving parts on a bike – pedals, handle bars, brakes and gears – all simultaneously, helps children to exercise their manipulative skills, coordination and body sense.
"As children learn cycling skills they develop body awareness and explore movement. They gain balance and learn about transferring their weight. Children also learn about relationships to people and objects as they copy the instructor, follow their peers and move in and out of obstacles," says Marilyn.
The course also prepares children for future riding – whether that is out with friends or family, on the bmx track, riding on the road, mountain biking or participating in events such as the Porirua Grand Traverse.
KiwiSport Manager Peter Woodman-Aldridge says Pedal Ready is a programme which motivates children to get out and enjoy riding a bike safely. "The Wellington region has hundreds of kilometres of bike trails in which kids can use. Pedal Ready gives them the opportunity and motivation to use these new-found cycling skills."
For more information on KiwiSport please go to sportwellington.org.nz/kiwisport
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Winners of the 2008 Feynman Prizes in Nanotechnology
The 2008 Foresight Institute Feynman Prizes, named in honor of pioneer physicist Richard Feynman, are given in two categories, one for experimental work and the other for theory in advances in nanotechnology.
"This year we honor major advances in both understanding and building of nanoscale structures," said Christine Peterson, President of Foresight Institute. "This work moves us forward on the path to systems of complex, atomically-precise molecular machinery."
Winning in the Experimental category for 2008 is James M. Tour of Rice University for the Synthesis of Nanocars. Prof. Tour has published more than 330 research articles in fields including molecular electronics, chemical self-assembly, carbon nanotube modification and composite formation, and synthesis of molecular motors and nanocars. The synthesis and testing of nanocars and other molecular machines is providing critical insight in investigations of bottom-up molecular manufacturing. His work on nanocars has involved molecular building blocks that include electro- or photoactive functionality, and he has investigated the synergistic effects of combining functional molecular building blocks.
This year's winner in the Theory category, George C. Schatz of Northwestern University, has made outstanding theoretical contributions to nanofabrication and sensing. Prof. Schatz has published three books and more than 500 journal articles in theoretical and computational chemistry. In particular, he is cited first for sophisticated modeling and optimization of the dip pen nanolithography method of nanofabrication, and second, for his explanation of plasmon effects in metallic nanodots. The impact of this theoretical work on nanofabrication and single molecule sensing and characterization is leading toward molecular machine systems.
2008 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize Finalists Announced
The 2008 finalists for the Experimental prize are:
The 2008 Finalists for the Theory prize are:
2008 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for Theoretical and Experimental Molecular Nanotechnology
Two prizes in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to the researchers whose recent work has most advanced the achievement of Feynman's goal for nanotechnology: molecular manufacturing, defined as the construction of atomically-precise products through the use of molecular machine systems. Separate prizes will be awarded for theoretical work and for experimental work.
This prize is given in honor of Richard P. Feynman who, in 1959, gave a visionary talk at Caltech in which he said "The problems of chemistry and biology can be greatly helped if our ability to see what we are doing, and to do things on an atomic level, is ultimately developed — a development which I think cannot be avoided."
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KILLINGLY � A summertime push to engage young readers was an unqualified success, Killingly library officials said, and they plan to continue building on the program�s momentum in the coming years.
For seven weeks this summer, dozens of kindergarten and elementary school students read books, explored the library and took part in a host of activities all designed to maintain their reading skills during the long school break. The inaugural year of the three-year grant funded �Remarkable Readers� program, sponsored by NewAlliance Bank Foundation, served nearly 100 children, said Allison Whiston, children�s� librarian.
�We gave away nearly 1,000 books as part of the program�s free book take-home, met with children individually and during group sessions,� she said. �There were plenty of hands-on activities, too.�
As part of the grant funding, the library was able to hire to two reading teachers from the Killingly school district in order to provide �level-specific� help for the participants. The children�s reading levels were tracked throughout the course of the summer with the results funneled to the district�s reading specialist.
�We were given (the children�s) reading levels before-hand,� Whiston said. �And we expect to see the results of the program when the students are tested later in the year. The whole idea was to ensure the reading skills the students had at the end of the school year weren�t lost.�
Whiston said her team is preparing to �hit the ground running� for next year�s program, which will aim to get parents more involved with their children�s reading maintenance.
The library hosted four groups, including one through a mobile �classroom� at the Village at Killingly�s affordable housing complex. The attendees met once a week, with some supplemental programing throughout summer. In addition to group �read-alouds� and individual reading components, the children were also encouraged to spread their wings a little.
�We let them head off into the library and choose the books they were interested in,� said Claudette Stockwell, assistant children�s librarian. �But we also made time for other activities. We broke open geodes, dusted for dinosaur fossils and planted in the garden.�
Library Director Peter Ciparelli said the children read more than 4,080 books and logged 83,010 reading minutes. Several hundred new library cards were also issued.
�Compared to the other town libraries in the state who participated in the program � New Haven, Wallingford and Rockville � we had more readers than all of them combined,� he said.
Parent Marsha Tomasso said her 7-year-old daughter, Alyssa, benefited greatly from the program.
�She didn�t miss a single Tuesday,� Tomasso said. �Last year, she�d complain that her school reading would last so long. She was just learning and it was a struggle since it was so new. Now there�s a big difference in that she enjoys reading and I haven�t heard a single complaint.�


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Can Cats Eat Dog Food Too?
Question: Help! I ran out of food for my cats. Can I feed my cats dog food instead? Answer: As you will soon learn, the answer to this question is yes they can…however, be prepared to experience the
Question: Help! I ran out of food for my cats. Can I feed my cats dog food instead?
Answer: As you will soon learn, the answer to this question is yes they can…however, be prepared to experience the result of doing so.
It is estimated that 90 percent of disease in animals is related to poor nutrition. What you get from having your cat eat from the dog's bowl is a lack of proper nutrition for a feline animal.
To properly understand the difference you have to look inside of the feline's mouth and analyze their dental structure. You will notice that a cat's teeth have been designed for ripping and tearing of flesh. Therefore, does it make sense then that a dry, heat-processed feline diet is appropriate nutrition for this species? Of course not, meat is what they crave!
Cats are called obligate carnivores. This means that they are dependent upon meat as the basis of their diet and the most appropriate form of meat would be a fresh, raw meat source. A diet that contains 60 to 80% meat is close to what they would consume in the wild.
Supermarket cat food and even the exclusive veterinary brands are not what nature has intended for our felines to eat. If a cat eats from a dog's food bowl that was comprised of raw meat, vegetables, and a few grains the cat would have a potentially adequate nutrient base. Yet there is much more of a difference between diets for dogs and diets cats if they are consuming a dry kibble diet.
There are essential nutrients that felines need that cannot be acquired naturally from eating a cooked or kibble diet. Taurine for example is an essential amino acid that is found in raw meat (mainly organ meats), which is destroyed by the heat process of cooking. Cats lacking this essential amino acid can become sick and taurine deficiency can lead to heart complications.
Feeding cats a cooked meat diet also weakens their digestive system and makes them more susceptible to parasites and infections from sources such as tapeworms (transmitted via fleas). When a cat is fed a fresh, raw meat diet, his intestinal tract remains clean and strong. The digestives juices are potent, and the environment within the bowel is inhospitable to worms, salmonella, and so forth.
Also, be aware that cats that are free-fed (meaning that a bowl of dry kibble is left out for the cat to graze on throughout the day), can lead to an environment conducive to the formation of urinary crystals and calculi over time. That is because the urine becomes more alkaline which is the right medium for crystal formation.
It is ironic however, that a dog can eat a cat food diet and gain sufficient nutrition from it. A canine has a better adaptability to convert the nutrients in a cat diet to a sufficient nutrient level. Basically the cat diet requires a higher level of protein and a few added vitamin and mineral supplements in order to gain a sufficient nutrition base.
The main lesson to be learned is:
• A cat needs fresh, raw meat to thrive and function nutritionally.
• A cat has a greater demand for a higher level of protein
• In order to convert a raw meat diet for dogs to a diet appropriate for your cat, you will need to add 20 to 25% more meat protein to the diet. This becomes a very simple process to convert your dog's diet to a proper cat diet.
For more information on raw diets for our pets, please visit www.barfworld.com .
What is BARF?
"BARF®" is our acronym that means Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. It is a complete and carefully balanced blend of raw meat, fruits, vegetables and bone. Our formula mimics what nature has designed our pet's to thrive on in the wild. The result is a pet free of allergies, digestive problems, and full of life!


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SMG classes are open to anyone aged 18 or over and are held over three continuous terms which align to the school year, September to June, for 12, 10 and 8 weeks.
Most classes run for 3 continuous terms starting in September, with teaching progressing over 30 weeks in total. It may be possible to join a class part of the way through the year but please contact the SMG Office first so we can check with the tutor if they are willing to take a new student after the year has started.
You should have an instrument to bring to class.
VENUES: All evening classes take place at James Gillespie's High School, Lauderdale Street. Daytime classes take place in a variety of community halls; check the individual class listings for information.
ROOM NUMBERS for James Gillespie's are given in each individual class listing.
LEARNING BY EAR: Scots Music Group encourages teaching and learning by ear. If you are new to this method of learning, don't panic! Tutors will teach slowly and will work at a pace suitable to the group. It is highly recommended that you bring a recording device to your class. Tutors will also share music and songs as the class prefers, for example with photocopies or a cloud storage facility, e.g. Dropbox.
Read our Class FAQ for answers to some typical questions about SMG classes.
Membership & enrolment for 2019/20 opens on Thursday 1st August 2019.
To enrol, click "Book Online" to the right, or from the relevant class page, and follow the instructions.
Save £15.00 per term by booking before the Early Bird deadline!
Early Bird runs from 1st August 2019 until:
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Consider becoming a SMG member to receive discounts on class prices.
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Membership runs from 1st August-31st July each year and costs £20/£15 concession.
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CHICAGO (AP) South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney has won the 2012 Ted Hendricks Award, becoming the first sophomore chosen as the nation's top defensive end.
Clowney set a school record for sacks (13), tackles for loss in a season (21 1-2) and sacks in a single game (4 1-2 vs Clemson). He was chosen for the All-Southeastern Conference team earlier this week.
The other finalists were Morgan Breslin from Southern California, Tank Carradine and Bjoern Werner from Florida State, Sam Montgomery from LSU and Damontre Moore from Texas A&M.


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MONTEGO BAY – Residents, who occupy housing lots in the Whitehall phase one housing development in Westmoreland, were presented with their titles on Friday (Nov. 23), by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy.
More than 500 lots are available in the development, which was originally earmarked for hotel workers in the 1980's. The Government started the project under Operation PRIDE in the early 1990's, and has decided to hand over the titles to owners for nominal fees ranging from $25,000 to $300,000.
Minister Guy, in addressing the title handing over ceremony held at the Whitehall Early Childhood Institution, said he was pleased with the project.
"I am impressed with the level of work being done. What I see at Whitehall is something that every recipient here, and those who are not here, ought to be proud off. It is a wonderful development," he stated.
He challenged the residents to take charge of the community. "Let us be the ones in charge and not others. I am talking about the criminals creeping in and taking charge. At the end, let us have a community that everyone can be proud of," he urged.
The Minister said he has mandated the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) to institute a competition among the various Operation Pride housing schemes, aimed at fostering civic pride. Such as competition, he argued, could encourage residents to always work to keep their communities in top shape, while they vie for prizes.
"Let us see, of these communities, which one can vie for a prize from the Housing Agency of Jamaica, because, what we are talking about is not only national development, but personal and civic development as well," he stated.
The Whitehall development is a three phase project, with more than 2,000 houses to be provided at the end of the undertaking. A total of 512 housing lots are available in phase 1, while 24 lots are earmarked for commercial activities.
Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Dr. Wykeham McNeil, who is also Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, informed that funding is now in place for the completion of the playfield, and community centre.


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It would be a fool's errand to try and argue that Mr. Nielsen's greatest moments were not in "Airplane" and as Lt. Frank Drebbin in the "The Naked Gun" and the "Police Squad!" series that preceded it. But, with everyone else saluting those amazing deadpan moments now that Leslie Nielsen has sadly left us at age 84, I thought I'd take a moment to take two somewhat less well known moments from his early, less funny movies.
First, before Captains Kirk and Reynolds and Han Solo, there was the not-so-dissimilar Commander J.J. Adams in "Forbidden Planet."
And here is Nielsen in what honestly really is, in its way, an amazing pre-Zucker Brothers performance by Nielsen. In 1977's "Day of the Animals" he portrayed an ad man who takes over one faction of an extremely ill-starred group of campers. Below, he indulges in some poor behavior even Sterling Cooper wouldn't have tolerated.
And, because it's mandatory, a brief moment of sheer genius from "The Naked Gun."
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UPDATE: More reaction to Leslie Nielsen's life and passing from David Hudson.
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Aug. 18, 2011 -- An imaging test that identifies calcium in the coronary arteries of the heart is a more accurate indicator of heart attack risk in seemingly healthy people than a widely used test that measures inflammation, a new study shows.
Researchers say coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing can better identify people with normal cholesterol who could benefit from treatment with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs than the C-reactive protein (CRP) blood test.
Statins were once prescribed only to people with high cholesterol, but that changed following the publication of a practice-changing study known as the JUPITER trial in 2006.
JUPITER found that patients with normal cholesterol benefited from treatment with statins when they had elevated levels of inflammation, as measured by CRP.
Patients in the study with normal cholesterol and elevated CRP who took statins had fewer heart attacks than patients with the same characteristics who did not take the drugs.
Based on the findings, it was estimated that an additional 6.5 million adults in the U.S. might benefit from treatment with statins.
But the new study suggests that far fewer patients would actually benefit.
The study included 950 participants in another trial followed for an average of just under six years who also had normal cholesterol and elevated CRP levels.
All the participants underwent CT scans to look for evidence of calcium in the coronary arteries, which is an indicator of possible plaque buildup and heart disease.
Checking for Heart Risk With CAC Testing
Even though all of the study participants would have been candidates for statins under the JUPITER guidelines, CAC testing indicated that about half had a very low risk for heart attack or stroke.
Three out of four heart attacks, strokes, or other blood-clot-related events over the follow-up period occurred in the 25% of patients with the highest CAC scores, and almost all heart attacks (95%) occurred in people with some measurable level of calcium in their coronary arteries.
"The JUPITER trial suggested that all of the people in our patient population should be treated with statins, but our analysis suggests that half are at very low risk," cardiologist and study researcher Michael J. Blaha, MD, of Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center, tells WebMD.
Blaha believes CAC imaging will prove to be a better test for assessing cardiovascular risk than CRP in generally healthy patients for whom treatment decisions are unclear.
He adds that a trial like JUPITER is needed to determine if patients treated with statins based on CAC findings have fewer heart attacks and strokes.
Cardiologist Robert Bonow, MD, who is a past president of the American Heart Association (AHA), says until such a trial is done it will not be clear if coronary calcium screening influences treatment and changes outcomes.
The AHA does not recommend coronary artery calcium screening for patients with a low or high risk of heart disease, but it concludes that the test may be of use in average-risk patients who are not having symptoms such as chest pain.
Bonow, who is a professor of medicine at Chicago's Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, says one potential downside to the screening test is that it might lead to even more testing and potentially unnecessary invasive treatments like angioplasty.
"It is human nature to want to do something about a blockage when it is found, even if that blockage is not causing any symptoms," he says.
Blaha believes this concern is unfounded.
"CAC should be used to establish risk, but it should play no part in driving more testing," he says, adding that angioplasty should be considered only in patients with chest pain or other symptoms indicative of heart disease.


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HUNTLEY – Police in Huntley are still trying to piece together events that led to the shooting death of 48-year-old Robert Grundei, but they believe the deadly Memorial Day fight began over living arrangements.
Grundei was in Huntley from Coral Springs, Florida, to mourn the loss of his youngest brother, Brian, who drowned earlier this month in Lake County, authorities said.
Robert Grundei and his older brother, 50-year-old Mark, on Monday began arguing over living arrangements. Mark Grundei lived with their 81-year-old mother, Alyce, at 11469 Morning Glory Lane in Sun City. The house recently had sold, and Robert Grundei was going to live with Alyce, and Mark was going to leave, authorities said.
"From what it sounds like there was some sort of argument about that," Huntley Deputy Police Chief Michael Klunk said.
Police said at least five shots were fired. Robert Grundei was shot in the shoulder and head and later died from his injuries.
Mark Grundei sustained a gunshot wound to the head that was believed to be self-inflicted. He remains in critical condition at Advocate Sherman Hospital.
An autopsy for Robert Grundei is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Kane County.
Just after 5 p.m. Monday, Alyce Grundei called police saying that she had been shot, and that shots were still being fired. She suffered a graze wound from a bullet and was treated and released at the hospital.
Alyce met officers outside her home and was holding the .38 caliber revolver when police arrived. She told them her two sons were inside and had been shot.
Mark Grundei is believed to be the shooter, though no charges have been filed and authorities said the investigation is ongoing. He purchased the weapon in 2005 and had a valid firearm owners identification card, Klunk said.
The only other police contact at the 11469 Morning Glory Lane home was on May 16, when Lake County asked Huntley officers to deliver news that Brian Grundei had died, Klunk said.
Neighbors on Tuesday said the cul-de-sac street of Sun City Huntley is typically quiet and were shocked by Monday's violence.
A woman who didn't want to be identified but lives across the street from the Grundeis said she didn't notice any disturbance Monday night until she heard the sirens and the police rang her doorbell.
"It's especially bad for Alyce because she lost her husband a few years ago. I understand she lost another son not too long ago," said the neighbor, who only knows the family casually.
"It's a terrible tragedy."
This is the second violent death in recent years in Sun City, a neighborhood marketed to retired seniors. Robert Signorile is serving a 40-year prison sentence for the 2012 murder of his girlfriend, Michelle Mathieu.
Police believe Huntley shooting death began over living arrangements
HUNTLEY – Police in Huntley are still trying to piece together events that led to the shooting death of 48-year-old Robert Grundei, but they believe the deadly Memorial Day fight began over living arrangements.


text: Radiohead graces Glendale with hypnotic concert Share Tweet Email Print [imagebrowser id=68] Audience members were buying overpriced beer and socializing near the concession stands after opening band Other Lives attempted to entertain them before the main act. The faces of the concert-goers said it all — they were there to see the incredible headliners. Their eager smiles were pasted on so permanently that frowning seemed to be an unheard of idea. As the lights finally turned off, the stage lit up a bright purple hue as the band walked out in the coolest of fashions, calmly and in control as if to say, "Get ready, we're here to rock your brains out." An influx of distant, distorted sounds flooded the stage before the band began the opening chords to their song "Bloom" off their 2011 album "King of Limbs." A dozen square-shaped screens hung above the heads of lead singer Thom Yorke, guitarists Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien, bassist Colin Greenwood and drummer Phil Selway. The screens resembled mirrors and each of them was focused on one of the band members to enlarge their faces for the entire arena to see. "Hello everybody" was all Thom Yorke had to say to get the audience screaming before they got into "15 Step," a track heard on the album "In Rainbows." The set continued with the pulsating rhythms of "Airbag" and "Little by Little." Yorke played the roles of a rock icon and pop star as he played his guitar for some songs and set it down to dance for others. His dance moves were just as erratic and uncontrollable as they are in the music video for "Lotus Flower." Yorke's body jolted around all over the stage like it was seizing, and the crowd seemed to dance in the same manner. Yorke even mimicked the movements of typical rap artist when "Myxomatosis" was performed. The singer threw his arms at the audience, microphone in hand, urging them to join in singing the lyrics "I don't know why I feel so tongue-tied." The guitar was placed upright and with a bow in "Pyramid Song," suddenly turning into a miniature cello. Yorke was at the piano passionately hammering on the keys and singing the words, "nothing to fear and nothing to doubt." The set list continued with songs from albums "Kid A" and "Amnesiac." The band performed "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Box" for the first time since 2001, perhaps in celebration of their last show on their tour before heading to the Coachella music festival in California. "Looking forward is better than looking back, but looking back is okay, too," Yorke said before beginning the band's new song "Identikit." The band attempted to close the show with "Idioteque," but the audience wouldn't allow them to finish. An encore was in order, and the band returned to the stage with "How to Disappear Completely." After three more songs, Radiohead again tried to leave the stage only to be pressured into a second encore. Yorke grabbed an acoustic guitar and gave a haunting rendition of "Give Up the Ghost." "This song was born out of a very trippy dream," Yorke said before getting into their song "Reckoner." He continued, "The kind where you wake up and go, 'Man, I don't ever want to wake up from that.'" If this show was a dream for the audience, they didn't want to wake up either. At this point, it is easy to think the crowd might have felt like they were being left "high and dry," as the band played only a few songs from "OK Computer" and none from "Pablo Honey." But like Yorke said earlier, "Looking back is okay too," so the band concluded with "Paranoid Android." It was one of the first six-minute songs to ever be released as a single, and it was good for the band to end on a historical note as they themselves are historical. Radiohead looks back on all of their accomplishments as one of the best bands of the past two decades — and looks forward to a future of creating music that will hopefully continue to inspire listeners of all ages. On Thursday night in Glendale, everyone looked directly at Radiohead as they performed one of the best concerts to ever grace the Valley. Reach the reporter at firstname.lastname@example.com Subscribe to Pressing Matters Get the best of State Press delivered straight to your inbox. Related Stories The Black Lives Matter movement, and why we need to lean in The long history of police brutality covered in music 'Avatar: The Last Airbender's' themes, characters leave lasting impact


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Balloting for the 86th Annual Academy Awards closed Tuesday evening, meaning the best picture race has already been decided. But viewers and those in attendance will have to wait until just before midnight Sunday to discover which film will get to bask in Oscars' gilded glow.
That presentation will mark the end of a long Hollywood award season that's seen a slew of worthy (and thankfully entertaining) movies receive widespread adulation. It's also a season that witnessed the tragic death of one of its leading men, the sordid accusations and denials between an adopted daughter and her famous director father, and high profile members of the acting community who no longer wish to participate in the media process that helps propel audiences to consume their creative output.
Host Ellen DeGeneres' light comedic touch will need to be in abundance as she ushers along a three-plus hour ceremony in front of an audience all too aware of the shadow cast by Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman's tragic death from an apparent drug overdose, the she-said, he-said war of words between Dylan Farrow and nominated "Blue Jasmine" director and writer Woody Allen, and the media-attracting antics of Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf, who profess that all they want is to be left alone.
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Ultimately, such stories will serve only as a lurid sideshow to the main event: the handing out of those little gold men. And with a few of the highest profile categories sporting a tightly run field, audiences should be rewarded with the right amount of "Knew it would win," and "Didn't see that coming!" moments.
The night's top prize, best picture, sees "12 Years a Slave," "Gravity" and "American Hustle" elbowing to get to the podium and grab the coveted statuette. While the remaining six best picture nominees--''Captain Phillips," ''Dallas Buyers Club," ''Gravity," ''Her," ''Nebraska," ''Philomena," ''The Wolf of Wall Street"--are all worthy contenders, "Gravity" should take most of the early technical awards making it a possible best pic choice. But "12 Years" looks to finish the season strong after dominating the drama categories of prior award shows, in contrast to "Hustle," which has ruled in the comedy genres.
Overall, they are Oscars' three dominant films with "Hustle" and "Gravity" receiving 10 nominations apiece, while "12 Years" follows closely with nine.
Matthew McConaughey took home the Golden Globe for best actor for his role as HIV positive patient Ron Woodruff who, in the 1980s-set "Dallas Buyers Club," smuggled unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into Texas in order to alleviate his symptoms and those of his fellow patients. McConaughey's transformative role - both physically and in regards to his career recognition - gives him the edge in Oscar's best actor field ahead of Christian Bale ("American Hustle"), Bruce Dern ("Nebraska"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street") and possible surprise upset Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave").
Cate Blanchett's lock on the best actress trophy appears unbreakable. Her turn in Allen's "Blue Jasmine" has swept every prior award show this season. Worthy competition comes in the form of Amy Adams ("American Hustle"), Sandra Bullock "Gravity"), Judi Dench ("Philomena") and Meryl Streep ("August: Osage County"), but Blanchett's searing portrayal of a woman whose privileged, constructed existence suddenly unravels, forcing her to confront the harsh realities of everyday life will be the one to beat.
Like his "Dallas Buyers Club" co-star McConaughey in the best actor race, Jared Leto looks set to take the supporting actor competition. Leto's role as a transgender AIDS patient who teaches Woodruff lessons in life and respect, has made the actor a darling of the awards season, winning the SAG, Golden Globe and numerous critic circle trophies. Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips"), Bradley Cooper ("American Hustle"), Michael Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave") and Jonah Hill ("The Wolf of Wall Street") round out the field.
While Jennifer Lawrence may have gained an early lead in the best supporting actress field for her work in "American Hustle," "12 Years'" Lupita Nyong'o has made a last minute dash thanks to be neck-and-neck with last year's best actress winner for "Silver Linings Playbook." Both adopt a fresh, yet-to-be-jaded approach to the Hollywood machine, both are major red carpet style stars, and both turned in talked-about performances.
Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine''), Julia Roberts ("August: Osage County") and June Squibb ("Nebraska") are also nominated in the supporting actress category.
Unlike Ben Affleck and last year's best picture winner "Argo," every director named to that category saw their respective films make the list of best picture nominees. David O. Russell ("American Hustle"), Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity"), Alexander Payne ("Nebraska"), Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave") and Martin Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street") make up the directorial field.
Presenter on the night include Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Kristen Bell, Jim Carrey, Glenn Close, Penelope Cruz, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Day-Lewis, Viola Davis, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Sally Field, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Hemsworth, Kate Hudson, Michael B. Jordan, Bill Murray, Kim Novak, Gabourey Sidibe, Channing Tatum, Kerry Washington, Will Smith and Naomi Watts.
Bette Midler, Pink and Pharrell Williams are among the musical acts scheduled to perform.
The 86th Annual Academy Awards air live on Sunday Mar. 2 on ABC.


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On rare occasions I hear music scores that don't get enough attention. Beautiful music, mostly on piano, that I wish I could play myself. I'm no musician, and the way I play piano is by ear, or by watching midi files.
I spent a lot of time searching for sheets and midis of music I really wanted to play.
For people like me, not being able to read sheets and have their own way to play the piano. I really wanted to share what I found for the not-so-fortunate.
Download ``Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars´´ midi fileDownload ``Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars´´ sheetsWatch on Youtube


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A search warrant has been executed at the Middletown, Connecticut, home of a woman who is presumed dead after disappearing during a fishing trip with her son, a source close to the investigation said.
NBC Connecticut was at the home on Thursday night when police were at the scene for about an hour and officers took items in brown paper bags from the house.
There is a joint investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the disappearance of 54-year-old Linda Carman, according to police in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and it includes federal law enforcement agencies, as well as state law enforcement in Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts.
Linda Carman has not been seen since she and her 22-year-old son, Nathan, went fishing on Sept. 17.
The mother and son failed to return from a fishing trip in their boat, the Chicken Pox, from the waters off Point Judith in Rhode Island.
For the next six days, the Coast Guard searched a span of 62,000 miles, from Block Island to New Jersey, but called off the search when nothing turned up.
Two days later, the crew on the Chinese freighter spotted a life raft 100 miles from Martha's Vineyard and discovered Nathan Carman in it. He had a supply of emergency food and water, but there was no sign of his mother.
Nathan later told the Coast Guard that he heard a "funny noise" coming from the boat's engine compartment when they were at sea. When he went to go look, it was filling up with water. Then he got into the life raft and called for his mother, but could not find her.
"I got to the life raft after I got my bearings and I was whistling and calling and looking around and I didn't see (my mom)," Carman told the Coast Guard.
Nathan Carman now lives in Vermont and officials have searched his home there as part of the investigation. The search warrant affidavit says police "believe that evidence relating to the crime of RIGL 46-22-9.3 {Operating so as to endanger, resulting in the death} will be located inside Nathan's residence located at 3034 Fort Bridgemon Road in Vernon, Vermont."
A friend of the family told investigators that Linda Carman said the pair was going fishing at Striper Rock, which is located approximately 20 miles off of the Block Island shoreline, according to the affidavit.
However, another witness told police that Nathan Carman said they were going fishing at the Canyons, which is approximately 100 miles off the Block Island shore, the affidavit reads.
When Carman was rescued about 100 miles off shore of Martha's Vineyard, he told investigators he and his mother were fishing on the Block Canyon for tuna, the affidavit said.
Sources close to the investigation also said that Nathan Carman is a person of interest into his wealthy grandfather's homicide in 2013.
The 22-year old told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he had nothing to do with his grandfather's unsolved slaying and didn't harm his missing mother.
While the investigation into what happened to Linda Carman is ongoing, Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole Groll said during a news conference on Monday that the chances of Linda Carman's survival are minimal.
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Vintage Tailor's Room by Chun Kai, Kyle Chan
Chun Kai, Kyle Chan Spotlights The Vintage Tailor's Room Office Design
Chun Kai, Kyle Chan, the creator of the award winning project Office Design by Chun Kai, Kyle Chan says, The project is away from the traditional office design. When you enter the office, you will believe that it is rather a showroom than an office. When you walk in the office, it's like a time travel which brings you to the old garment period. Most of the decorations are from the old garment factory which we have tried to show the timeline of the garment history in HK. We will let you experience the goods of old and how important working environment is. We are now presenting a modern and innovative office design to every boss..
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The scorpion is a controversial symbol, with very different associated meanings. It´s a symbol of danger, "leave me alone", but it´s a symbol of love too. Indian culture uses the scorpion to symbolize passional love which, like the sting of a scorpion, leaves lovers in an almost feverish state: skin burns, breath gets deeper, people suffer when their loved one is far away.


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Ever since Exchange 2010, load balancing has become an essential part of highly available Exchange Server infrastructures. While the new Exchange 2013 architecture allows for other, perhaps easier, ways to support load balancing requirements, there are still various options to choose from. In part one of this two-part series, we'll explore the basics and a few different load-balancing options.
As with most IT topics, it's best to start with the basics. This is no different with load balancing for Exchange 2013. When setting up load balancing for your Exchange infrastructure, the following concepts will always be involved:
- A virtual service (VS) — also often called a virtual IP — which is configured on the load balancer. The VS is usually a unique combination of an IP address and a TCP port, like 192.168.10.100 and port 443.
- Each VS contains a set of rules that defines the load balancing logic that it will use. Along with the set of rules, each VS also contains two or more "real" servers. Traffic that hits the load balancers is forwarded there.
- Each VS also contains what is known as a health check. The load balancer executes this health check against the underlying servers in order to determine whether they are available to route traffic to.
For example, if a server is down, it is removed from the pool of servers and will not receive traffic until it is available. Depending on the make and model of your load balancer, a health check may be anything from a simple ping to an advanced script that checks end-to-end functionality of the VS on the real servers.
When you put these concepts together, you end up with a schematic overview that looks like what you'll see in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Overview of an Exchange 2013 load-balancing setup.
Layer 4 vs. Layer 7 load balancing
Load balancing typically operates at two different layers: Layer 4 (L4) and Layer 7 (L7). When talking about load balancing, we're really talking about network, right? Try hard and I'm sure you'll remember some — if not all — of the layers of the famous OSI model. If you don't, worry not. Here's a quick summary.
With L4 load balancing, you're actually operating in the most rudimentary way possible. The load balancing device is only aware of two things: the destination IP address and the TCP port where traffic hits the load balancer. The load balancer doesn't know — or care — about the traffic or content passing through.
As a result, the load balancer can — and will — only route and load balance traffic based on the unique combination of the destination IP address and TCP port. Assuming that a service is only available on a single combination of an IP address and TCP port, the load balancer can only maintain a single health check and other settings such as persistence — also known as stickiness — which control affinity between clients and a particular server, per service.
L7 load balancing, on the other hand, does allow the load balancer to read the data in the packets flowing through it. Doing so lets the load balancer use a routing and load-balancing logic that is not only limited to the IP address and port, but also based on the traffic content.
As a result, the load balancer can make different routing decisions based on traffic content. So how exactly does this apply to Exchange 2013? Well, a load balancer in Exchange 2013 can distinguish between OWA 2013 traffic and Outlook Anywhere traffic. Therefore, the load balancer sends traffic for OWA to one set of servers and traffic for Outlook Anywhereto a different set.
Load balancing and SSL
Exchange secures HTTP traffic with secure socket layers (SSL) for most workloads. The downside of load balancing SSL traffic over L7 is that the load balancer needs to decrypt traffic before it reads it.
Note: This is a requirement if you want your load balancer to make routing decisions based on content.
The decryption process — and, by definition, the re-encryption of traffic before sending it to Exchange again — may end up using a good deal of resources on your load balancer (mostly CPU and memory). The process of decrypting traffic on the load balancer but not re-encrypting it is known as SSL offloading.
SSL offloading was supported in Exchange 2010 — if you made the right configuration tweaks. In Exchange 2013, however, SSL offloading isn't supported — yet. Therefore, you must re-encrypt traffic.
Luckily, many devices include a dedicated CPU that's only used for decrypting/re-encrypting SSL traffic. Unfortunately, they come with a higher price tag.
Exchange 2013 load balancing: Physical, virtual or WNLB?
The decision of whether to choose a physical (hardware) load balancer, a virtual appliance, or an alternative solution like Windows Network Load Balancing (WNLB) depends entirely on your own specific requirements and personal biases.
Though it's supported in Exchange 2013, I am not a fan of WNLB and do not recommend it. When it comes to using WNLB, there are several factors — especially in combination with a virtualized environment — that I simply don't care for. On top of that, WNLB doesn't scale very well for larger environments and can only check the availability of the underlying real servers through a simple ping.
If you intend on using L4 or L7 load balancing for Exchange, I highly recommend either a hardware load balancer or virtual appliance.
Your choice will come down to your environment and, more importantly, your budget. Virtual appliances can leverage the high-availability features of your virtual infrastructure, whereas normally you'd need to buy an additional physical appliance to make it redundant. Though virtually unlimited, the performance of a virtual appliance is a close one-to-one relationship with the hardware and performance of your virtual server farm.
About the author:
Michael is a technology consultant, Microsoft Certified Trainer and Exchange MVP from Belgium, mainly working with Exchange Server, Office 365, Active Directory and a bit of Lync. Michael has been active in the industry for 12 years and developed his love for Exchange back in 2000. He is a frequent blogger, member of the Belgian Unified Communications User Group Pro-Exchange and a regular contributor to The UC Architects podcast.


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Historic building with a mixture of architectural styles
Although the original work dates from the 14th century, various remodelling projects have endowed the Casa de la Ciutat with a mixture of styles.
The original work dates from 1372, although it has undergone major reforms. The main façade is in the neoclassical style and was produced between 1838 and 1847 by Josep Mas. Highlights of the interior, which is in a more refined style, include the historic room known as the Saló de Cent, with its characteristic semicircular arches and decorated wooden beams. Also of interest is the Saló de Cròniques, with luxurious black flooring and paintings by Josep María Sert. It has an attractive courtyard with a stairway and an ogival gallery. The Grand Staircase in black marble was built in 1926.
- Construction: Public building
- Artistic period: Neo-classical
- Historic period: 19th century, 14th century
- Setting: Palau de la Generalitat, Palau Episcopal.
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By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
TORONTO — It was the day before shooting began on "The Fifth Estate" when Benedict Cumberbatch, as he was trying on blond wigs for the last time, heard back from Julian Assange, the man he was to play.
Through friends of the WikiLeaks creator, Cumberbatch had reached out to Assange. The letter (which WikiLeaks has since posted online) starts out cordially, with Assange complementing Cumberbatch's work. But he then levels a warning: "I believe you are a good person, but I do not believe that this film is a good film."
Assange went on to say, at some length, why the movie, based on two books Assange disputes (Daniel Domscheit-Berg's "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time With Julian Assange and the World's Most Dangerous Website" and "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assanges War on Secrecy," by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding), would do harm to him, WikiLeaks and whistleblowers around the world.
"It winded me quite a bit," Cumberbatch said in an interview shortly after "The Fifth Estate" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month. "He was very polite. He wasn't aggressive. … But there was a certain amount of naivety about what he thought a film's impact could be."
Playing Assange, one of the world's most debated and recognizable figures, was always going to be a challenge for Cumberbatch, and it would be particularly so with his very subject objecting to the enterprise. Cumberbatch hoped his portrait would be balanced, showing Assange as controlling and reckless, but also "fiercely intelligent, principled and rather brilliant."
"Frankly, the perception of him before this film comes out is already a fractured thing," Cumberbatch says. "The kind of tabloid heading of it is 'Weirdo, white-haired guy wanted for rape who's hiding behind Harrod's in an embassy' — nothing to do with the achievements we show in the film. All of that is celebrated."
"The Fifth Estate," which Disney will release Oct. 18, is just the first entry in a season of Cumberbatch, the British actor most famed for his running TV series "Sherlock." This fall, he also appears in "August: Osage County," "12 Years a Slave" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug."
Cumberbatch is the latest British sensation in Hollywood — an actor of scrupulous intelligence and a fragile, shape-shifting presence as unique as his name.
"At the moment, I'm just enjoying the momentum," he says.
But Cumberbatch hasn't been enthralled with every aspect of his growing fame. When hounded by paparazzi earlier this year, he, hooded and wearing sunglasses, held a sign over his face reading: "Go photograph Egypt and show the world something important." The actor sympathizes with Assange, whom he believes has been more scrutinized personally than discussed for his work: "I don't want everyone to know everything about me," he says.
Cumberbatch is known for his energy and boundless loquaciousness, and will go on for many uninterrupted minutes turning over all sides of a question.
What most comes across talking to Cumberbatch, the only child of actors Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton, is his thoroughness. To craft Assange, he poured over YouTube footage of him, talked with Assange colleagues and worked with a dialect coach to specify Assange's droll Australian accent.
"It's an excuse for one of the gifts of our job, which is further education," he says. "Within that, I always get embroiled in the detail. … I believe in the intelligence of audiences and I also believe they deserve hard work."
"Fifth Estate" director Bill Condon says Cumberbatch was meticulous in piecing together Assange.
"With an actor like that, it's just making sure that all of the levels of complexity are communicated," Condon says. "That's his great gift. There are moments when he can express something that's a moment of great intelligence combined with some cruelty and also vulnerability."
Often, Cumberbatch found himself flip-flopping on Assange, judging him cantankerous in an interview, then re-watching and seeing the unfair bias of the interviewer.
"It was very difficult to compartmentalize the work in building toward him," says Cumberbatch. "Every single moment had a huge deal of potential interpretation…"
He's clearly still enraptured by the contradiction of Assange, whom he analyzes with nearly Sherlock-like precision. Yet Cumberbatch says he doesn't feel similar to the fast-thinking detective, whom he says is "a real effort to work up to."
Still, it can be hard to slow Cumberbatch once he gets going. He recalls an interview where he gave a short answer that led to a quiet pause of confusion before he explained that he had indeed stopped talking.
"I do do that sometimes," he says.