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- Overview
- Brand and Generic Availability
- Approved & Off-label Uses
- How Long & How Likely To Work, Comparisons with Other Meds
- How to Take and Discontinue
- Pros & Cons, Interesting Stuff Your Doctor Didn't Tell You
- Side Effects
- Blackbox Warning & Noted Traits
- Consumer Reviews & Comments
- Pharmacokinetics & Noted Drug-Drug Interactions
- Mechanism/Methods of Action/How it Works
- Comments
- Useful Links
- Bibliography
- Comprehensive Rundown Page 1
- Comprehensive Rundown Page 2
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At The Plate – A huge first inning from Iowa was all they needed as they scored six times en route to a 9-3 victory over Omaha. Brent Lillibridge had an outstanding game going 4-for-5 with a walk, and two RBI's. Ryan Sweeney was also 4-for-5, he was a lot more productive though. Sweeney had a walk, a home run, a triple, four RBI's, and two runs scored in the win. Darnell McDonald was 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, and an RBI.
On The Mound – Barret Loux got the start and struggled with command, and was wild in the strike zone but managed to pitch around trouble. He was able to go 4.2 innings giving up three runs on eight hits while walking four and striking out three. Esmailin Caridad did a fine job out of the bullpen and earned the win going 2.1 scoreless innings while walking two and striking out three. Cory Wade and Rafael Dolis struggled but managed to each have a scoreless appearance. Dolis worked 1.1 innings to earn his first save of the season while walking two and striking out two.
At The Plate – The Smokies are playing good baseball, and if not for a few blown saves recently could be on a real impressive winning streak. It was the Ronald Torreyes show for the Smokies, he was 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a triple, and a run scored from the lead-off spot. Only three other Smokies registered hits in this one, but it was enough. Rafael Lopez and Jae-Hoon Ha recorded the RBI's with Ha going 1-for-4, and Lopez going 1-for-3 with a double.
On The Mound – Dallas Beeler is dealing right now, and last night was no exception. Beeler went seven scoreless innings giving up seven hits while walking one and striking out two. Zach Rosscup found some trouble out of the pen but was able to hold the lead, he gave up one run on one hit while walking one in one inning of work. Brian Schlitter worked a stress free ninth inning for his first save of the season, he has yet to give up an earned run this year.
At The Plate – Daytona jumped out early in this one and never looked back as they pounded out twelve hits and scored five runs to beat the Flying Tigers…Flying Tigers! 5-3. Every player in the Daytona starting lineup had at least one hit. Javier Baez is slowly but surely turning around his slow start, he was 2-for-4 with his fourth home run of the season with an RBI, and a run scored. Timothy Saunders was 1-for-4 with a big triple, and two RBI's in the win. Chad Noble was 2-for-3 with his first home run of the season, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. Anthony Giansanti stayed hot since his return going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
On The Mound – Zach Cates got the start and the win as he pitched a solid game. Cates worked five scoreless innings giving up four hits while walking one and striking out four. Yeiper Castillo did a solid job out of the pen tossing a scoreless inning. Austin Reed continues to get beat up, he gave up three runs on three hits while walking three in one inning of work. David Cales was outstanding to earn his first save of the year, he went two scoreless innings while walking two and striking out four.
At The Plate – A late rally wasn't enough for the Cougars as they fell to the Tin Caps 6-4 after trailing 6-1 in the third inning. The Cougars approach was fantastic in this one, they just couldn't get the big hit when they needed it. They had eight hits, walked five times, and only struck out four times, unfortunately they came up just short. Rock Shoulders continues to hit, he was 1-for-3 with a walk, and a run scored, he's now hitting .406 on the season. Marco Hernandez was also 1-for-3 with a walk in the loss. Bijan Rademacher was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored, he's now hitting .314 on the season.
On The Mound – Lendy Castillo ran into trouble in one inning and that was enough for him to suffer his first loss of the season. Castillo worked six innings giving up six runs, five earned, on eight hits while walking none and striking out three. Both Justin Amlung and Steve Perakslis worked scoreless innings out of the pen to keep the Cougars in this one.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas coach Mike Anderson thought his team was flat, missing energy and not its usual self in Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday night.
It proved costly in a 75-71 loss to Missouri. It was the second time the Razorbacks had lost at home in four SEC games and the defeat further damaged Arkansas' fading NCAA Tournament hopes one month into the conference season.
So how could it have happened?
"I have no answer for that," Anderson said Tuesday night. "When we did get it going, I thought when we had energy on defense and made some stops. I thought the crowd got into it, and we did some good things. We got to the free-throw line, and were making one, missing one. It just seemed like we never got a rhythm."
Arkansas (13-7, 2-5 in SEC) began picking up the pieces when it returned to practice Thursday, beginning two days of preparation for its next test at LSU (13-6, 4-3).
The problem: the Razorbacks have to go back on the road — where they are 2-21 during Anderson's tenure — looking for ways to end their conference slide.
They'll need a quick solution or it will get much worse. LSU is the start of a four-game stretch in which the Razorbacks will be on the road three times and Arkansas can't afford to lose any more ground as it tries to reach postseason play of any sort.
But Anderson remained optimistic when asked if the Razorbacks were toiling through the most difficult stretch of his Arkansas tenure.
"Challenging," Anderson said. "How about that? I'd say challenging. But I see the positives that are taking place. And so, with young players, you've got to build on that. Because they are (young). Every game we've played we've been in it, so just got to be able to make the plays. And again, identifying those guys that can make those plays for us going down the stretch. That's the key."
Arkansas had a chance, once again, against Missouri. The Razorbacks took a one-point lead when Michael Qualls knocked down a 3-pointer with 3:28 left. They tied the game when Ky Madden completed a 3-point play at the 1:59 mark.
But Arkansas couldn't finish off the Tigers. Missouri scored nine straight points over the next 1:39 seconds to take control and beat the Razorbacks. Missouri got the key plays in the game's critical minutes, while Arkansas struggled to finish once again.
Anderson said there's only one way to get out of it.
"Players making plays," Anderson said. "I think that's going to be the biggest key. Players making plays, taking on the initiative, the ownership. I think just the leadership. That's what's got to take place."
But the lack of success over the four minutes weren't the only problems that must be addressed if Arkansas hopes to snap out of its struggles.
Arkansas spent much of the first half settling on 3-point shots – even though most went in. The Razorbacks were dominated on the boards once again, reintroducing an issue that plagued them at Georgia. Missouri spent a good chunk of the second half on the free-throw line because of the Razorbacks issues in committing fouls.
"We have a history of taking care of home here and its easy coming out knowing you are going to take care of business and lose focus," Qualls said. "We lost focus."
Anderson said his team was "disappointed" and "somber" after the Missouri loss, but stressed the Razorbacks continue to show resilience despite the struggles.
He won't make sweeping changes in personnel or philosophy, believing it wouldn't be wise to "go crazy." Anderson did open the possibility of injecting more of his "energy" players on the floor in hopes it will help the Hogs finish stronger.
Arkansas also may pull back a bit defensively as well on the road, trying to avoid a mass accumulation of fouls. Arkansas' three road opponents — Texas A&M, Georgia and Tennessee — attempted 47 more free throws than the Razorbacks.
But Anderson still insists his team is close to a breakthrough even after the home loss to Missouri, which he labeled as a "half-step back" Tuesday night. Two days later, Anderson pointed to Arkansas' last road performance at Tennessee as an example of what his team could still accomplish at LSU on Saturday.
"We'll build on that," Anderson said. "I thought we came out at Tennessee, that was a game I thought, our guys, we were going to win that game. Our guys were focused, engaged. They took the game plan, and we just didn't quite finish it.
"So, we'll have a game plan going to LSU. Let's see if we can go and execute it. That's the key. Stay to the script and finish it out and just go and compete and battle."


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Chocolate Mocha Mousse
My family goes to the same spot in Jamaica every year, and my dad always tells us that he swears the restaurant at the resort we stay at puts something in their chocolate cake to make it completely addictive. He might be right, because I always find myself going back for an extra bowl or four. Finally, after several years of listening to this, I asked one of the waiters what was in the cake my dad raves so much about.
He kind of laughed, and told me that it was actually a chocolate and tia maria cake. No wonder it was so addictive. But it speaks to a fundamentally true dessert concept: while chocolate is good, chocolate, coffee and liqueur are great.
Well, I have managed to turn my dad's favorite dessert into a chocolate mousse. And I've realized, now, what my previous mousse recipes were lacking, and what made them go wrong: they needed several very generous splashes of liqueur. Ok, well, maybe that couldn't have saved all of my previously chronicled mousse failures, but it was actually a large part of the texture problem. The chocolate section of the recipe needed something to make it a little bit lighter, so that it could incorporate itself into the egg and cream without deflating them: water and liqueur.
I didn't figure this out entirely on my own, though. My DVR helped quite a bit, because it happened to record an episode of America's Test Kitchen, which is pretty much my favorite cooking show, and in that episode, they tackled chocolate mousse. With this knowledge, and adding a few of their tweaks to my prior recipe, I was ready to boldly go where I'd never (successfully) gone before.
But, if I do say so myself, this one knocked my expectations out of the park. It was just incredible. I served the mousse in pretty little dessert cups at the end of a great dinner party, and everyone loved them. And now that I have the basic principles down, there will be plenty more chocolate mousse recipes where this one came from -- it's a perfect dish to entertain with because it's made ahead of time, and everyone loves chocolate. But don't take my word for it -- go make it yourself!
Chocolate Mocha Mousse
For the Chocolate Mocha Mousse:
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tablespoons tia maria
1 tbsp butter
4 tbsp water
3 eggs, separated
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp sugar
For the Whipped Cream:
2Â tbsp tia maria
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp chocolate shavings
1. Combine chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, 4 tbsp water water and 3 tbsp tia maria in a double-boiler, and heat until chocolate melts to a smooth consistency.
2. Remove from the heat and let cool until the chocolate warm, but not hot.
3. Beat together the egg yolds and 1 tbsp of sugar. Stir a little bit of the warm chocolate into the egg yolks, and then stir all of the egg yolk mixture into the chocolate.
4. In another bowl, beat the egg whites and one tablespoon of sugar until they form soft peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
5. Beat one cup of heavy cream until it forms soft peaks (do not overbeat!). Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture.
6. Spoon the mousse into serving dishes. Refrigerate the dishes, covered with saran wrap, for at least 8 hours or up to one day.
7. Immediately before serving, whip 1/2 cup of heavy cream and 1/4 cup sugar to soft peaks. Beat in 2 tbsp tia maria until incorporated. Spoon a dollop of whipped cream onto each of the mousse dishes, and garnish with chocolate shavings. Serve.
Makes about 10 small-ish servings, or 6-8 medium-sized ones.


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Economic and Strategy Viewpoint
February 2014
Economic and Strategy Viewpoint
February 2014
Global recovery to shrug off bad weather (page 2)
• Despite the recent wobble in the world economy and a further downgrade to the emerging economies, we continue to forecast a year of recovery in 2014. We attribute much of the recent weakness in US activity to adverse weather, although recognise that there is also an inventory correction weighing on activity. Growth should pick up in the second quarter and we expect the Fed to continue with the taper and actually raise rates in the third quarter of next year. Meanwhile, the ECB and BoJ are expected to ease further to support activity and inflation, whilst the Bank of England remains on hold through the forecast.
• The risks to our forecasts are still tilted toward deflation although there is an increased probability of a stronger reflationary outcome if animal spirits return to the G7. On the downside, our greatest concern is a hard landing in China emanating from the financial sector. Such an outcome would hit the rest of the emerging markets, particularly the commodity producers.
Europe: Deflation fears to trigger ECB action (page 6)
• Eurozone GDP growth is recovering as expected with no change to our 2014 and 2015 forecast. German growth has been downgraded due to its export exposure to emerging markets, while better results from the periphery prompt an upgrade. The inflation forecast has been lowered, and should prompt the ECB to cut rates in the near term. Meanwhile, UK inflation has also been downgraded, while growth has been upgraded, although a slowdown in activity is still forecast going forward.
BRICs: Central banks must be cruel to be kind (page 10)
• We have downgraded the growth outlook for the BRICs and EM in the face of tighter monetary policy, and a range of country specific concerns. Central banks are increasingly finding they must be cruel to be kind, and tame inflation even at the cost of lower growth.
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text: Entering any NFL season, there is uncertainty about just how much a player might produce, but the greatest uncertainty is reserved for the rookies, those first year players so full of promise in the draft, or minicamp or even early in training camp, but its never a sure thing until the games count for real. Last year, the rookie class brought difference makers right out of the gate. Much of the attention focused on quarterbacks, as Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III and Russell Wilson turned their teams into winners, but rookie running back Alfred Morris may have been the one that had the most fantasy impact. Griffin III passed for 3,200 yards and 20 touchdowns, running for 815 yards and seven more touchdowns and was one of the top handful of fantasy quarterbacks. Luck threw for 4,374 yards and 23 touchdowns, adding five more touchdowns on the ground. His 18 interceptions made Luck less appealing than RGIII, but he was still a viable starter for fantasy purposes. Wilson was a third-round pick, so not as hyped as the top two picks in the draft, Luck and Griffin III, but there was little doubt that Wilson was immediately ready for the challenge. His 3,118 passing yards was okay, but 26 passing touchdowns and four more rushing touchdowns made Wilson a low-end fantasy starter. Three rookie quarterbacks producing at a high level and Tampa Bay running back Doug Martin, a late first-round pick, merely gained 1,926 yards from scrimmage and scored 14 touchdowns. However, Morris was a sixth-round pick running back playing for a team that had cobbled together a running game the previous two seasons with the likes of Roy Helu, Ryan Torain and Tim Hightower. Who knew that unheralded Morris would run for 1,613 yards and 13 touchdowns, ranking second in both categories? As a late-round pick in fantasy drafts or, in some cases, a waiver pickup after 96 yards and two touchdowns in Week One, Morris may have been the most influential rookie in 2012. Not all rookie classes are created equally. In 2011, Cam Newton was a fantasy goldmine as other rookie quarterbacks struggled and none of the rookie runners impressed, but receivers A.J. Green and Julio Jones had an immediate impact. In 2010, Rob Gronkowski had 10 touchdowns for the Patriots, making him the best of an uninspiring first-year crop. So, recognizing how much uncertainty is involved when it comes to first-year pros, who are some of the offensive freshman candidates to have an eye on for 2013? Eddie Lacy (and Johnathan Franklin), RB, Green Bay - Lacy, a second-round pick, and Franklin, a fourth-round pick, face the challenge of upgrading the Packers running game. While the passing game is going to be front and centre as long as Aaron Rodgers is directing the offence, Lacy and Franklin are an upgrade on the mediocrity that has marked the Packers ground game in recent seasons as Dujuan Harris, Alex Green and James Starks have seen much of the action in the backfield. A powerfully-built back who gained 1,511 yards from scrimmage and scored 19 touchdowns as a junior at Alabama last season, Lacy could be in position to score, and run out the clock when the Packers have the lead this season and, provided he wins the starting job, Lacy could be one of the better bets for production among rookie runners. LeVeon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh - A big runner who fits the mold of physical backs that the Steelers have lined up in recent seasons, Bell is an upgrade in terms of skill. He gained 1,960 yards from scrimmage and scored 13 touchdowns as a junior at Michigan State last season and there appears to be a real opportunity available to Bell to play a prominent role in a Steelers offence that is undergoing some personnel changes. Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati - Drafted in the second round out of North Carolina, Bernard racked up 31 touchdowns and 3,333 yards from scrimmage in two years with the Tar Heels. He has a more-established veteran, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, ahead of him on the depth chart, but Bernard will push for more than a reserve role. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston - Being the number two wide receiver for the Texans hasnt been a terribly productive spot, but Hopkins presents a whole new threat. Hes not a burner, but Hopkins has good size, which should make him a red zone threat (he scored 18 touchdowns for Clemson as a junior last season). So long as Andre Johnson is Matt Schaubs first choice in the passing game and Arian Foster commands a lot of touches in the backfield, there is a ceiling on how much Hopkins can produce as a rookie, but as he gains the trust of Schaub and the coaches, Hopkins could warrant consideration in deeper leagues. Aaron Dobson, WR, New England - Considering the Patriots depleted receiving corps, second-round pick Dobson could see a lot more action than might have been anticipated coming out of Marshall having never gained more than 700 yards in a season. Hes a big target who can make a spectacular catch and if he earns a starting job with the Patriots right off the bat, Tom Brady could drag enough production out of Dobson to make him a viable fantasy player. Montee Ball, RB, Denver - Ball ran roughshod over the Big 10 while at Wisconsin, gaining 4,131 yards from scrimmage and scoring 61 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons, but the second-round pick remains locked in a battle with second-year back Ronnie Hillman (who is almost a year younger) for the Broncos starting job. If Ball could move into a starting role, even with the Broncos pass-oriented offence, that would mean opportunities for him to score. Tavon Austin, WR, St. Louis - The highest-drafted skill-position player, taken eighth overall out of West Virginia, Austin is on the small side, but was a multi-faceted threat in college, gaining 1,932 yards from scrimmage (including 643 rushing yards on 72 attempts) with 15 touchdowns as a senior. The Rams passing game is a work in progress and Austin may need some time before he develops into a consistent threat out of the slot or across from deep threat Chris Givens, but hes worth tracking as your fantasy draft approaches. Geno Smith, QB, N.Y. Jets - If he cant beat out Mark Sanchez for the starting job, and an ankle injury isnt helping his case, then Smith obviously isnt going to provide much value, but Smith was so productive (8,590 passing yards and 73 passing touchdowns the last two years at West Virginia) and accurate (completing 71.2% of his passes last season) that he should find his way onto the field at some point this year and then well see if he can make the Jets offence any more competent. Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Minnesota - Not only is Patterson a receiver who can run (25 carries for 308 yards at Tennessee last season), hes a big target (6-foot-2, 220 pounds), who just may give the Vikings a viable passing game to complement running back Adrian Peterson. With an unproven quarterback and the aforementioned Mr. Peterson lugging the rock, dont place unreasonable expectations on Patterson, but hes one to watch, especially if veteran wideout Greg Jennings gets hurt. E.J. Manuel, QB, Buffalo - When the Bills drafted Manuel 16th overall out of Florida State, it appeared to be a bit of a reach on an undeniably-talented, but not necessarily high-end prospect. However, Manuel completed two-thirds of his passes in college, passing for 41 touchdowns over his last two seasons with the Seminoles and going to the Bills presents an opportunity. The plan figured to be to have veteran Kevin Kolb and Manuel compete for the starting job, maybe giving Kolb the early action until Manuel was ready to take over. With Kolb suffering a knee injury in camp, Manuel started the Bills first preseason game, completing 16-of-21 passes for 107 yards and one touchdown. Thats a lot of short passing, and the ground game is likely to be Buffalos relative strength offensively, but Manuel could win a starting job. 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Woods appeal is limited by the fact that the ground game may be Buffalos focus and the possibility that hell have a rookie quarterback, but hes worth having on the radar, particularly in the event of an injury to Stevie Johnson, the Bills top receiving threat. Markus Wheaton, WR, Pittsburgh - A speedster who ran track at Oregon State, Wheaton was a receiver who also carried the ball a couple of times per game for the Beavers, coming up with 1,386 yards from scrimmage and 13 touchdowns last season, leading to the Steelers drafting Wheaton in the third round. With Mike Wallace leaving for Miami, there is room for a new starter opposite Antonio Brown at wide receiver and fourth-year wideout Emmanuel Sanders appears to have the inside track on that job, but Wheaton could force his way into a more prominent role. 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On the worlds biggest stage, Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby made good on their strong tournaments and controversial roster pick Chris Kunitz sealed the victory as Canada won its second straight Olympic gold medal in mens hockey with a 3-0 win over Sweden on Sunday. Canada did not trail at any point in the final or over the course of the entire tournament and finished as the first undefeated gold medallist since the Soviet Union in 1984 in Sarajevo, beating Norway, Austria, Finland, Latvia, the United States and Sweden along the way. Until Sunday, Toews and Crosby were two of Canadas best players through the first five games but did not have a goal to show for it. Canadian coach Mike Babcock brushed off concerns about a lack of offence from his forwards, figuring they would come but hoping the stars wouldnt "run out of time." Toews, who opened the scoring with a deflection in the first period, and Crosby, who beat Henrik Lundqvist on a breakaway in the second, delivered just in time. Putting up two goals meant Sweden would have had to score as many goals in the third period as Canada gave up in its first five games of the Olympics. That defensive dominance continued against Sweden, which was without first-line centre Nicklas Backstrom, a late scratch. NHL stars accustomed to more offensive roles continued to display the kind of hard-working defensive intensity Babcock needed out of them, limiting Swedens scoring chances in the process. Goaltender Carey Price made 24 saves for his second straight shutout to cap off his impressive tournament in which he allowed just three goals in five starts. By beating Sweden, Canada became the first back-to-back gold-medal winner since the NHL began sending its players in 1998. It was the first time Canada won gold in two straight Games since 1948 and 1952. And this didnt take a fortunate bounce Quality chances came fast and furious in the games first few minutes. Crosby generated the first one 57 seconds in when he batted the puck down and found Patrice Bergeron for a shot from between the circles that Lundqvist got in front of. Canadas Jamie Benn and Swedens Niklas Kronwall traded shots before Bergeron picked off a pass from Johnny Oduya three minutes in and shot it right into Lundqvist. Swedens best chance of the first period was a minute later, when Gustav Nyquists shot from close range hit the left post behind Price. Canadas starter looked behind him to see the puck inches from the goal line before covering it up. Bergeron continued his tremendous start by shooting off the shaft of Lundqvists stick and hitting the post 11 minutes in. That helped Canada turn the tide after being on the receiving end for a handful of shifts. It was the line of Patrick Marleau, Jeff Carter and Toews that has been together the longest thaat got Canada on the board at the 12:55 mark.dddddddddddd Carter skated down the right wing almost to the goal-line and found Toews streaking to the net. Able to keep his stick free from Patrik Berglund, Toews got it on the puck and deflected it off the inside of Lundqvists right pad and in. With Martin St. Louis inserted onto the fourth line in place of Patrick Sharp, Canada generated a couple of scoring chances and got a power play after Matt Duchene drew a penalty on Swedish defenceman Jonathan Ericsson. Unable to score in those two minutes, Canada went on the kill late in the first into the second after a Kunitz high-sticking penalty and got the job done. Canada had the lions share of chances throughout the second period, save for a couple of opportunities by Loui Eriksson and Erik Karlsson, who came into the day tied for the tournament lead in scoring. 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Pohl, Matthias (1869-1934)
Matthias Pohl (1869-1934), a Mennonite preacher, born in Emmendingen, Baden, Germany, on 26 March 1869, was a typesetter and proofreader in Langnau in the Emmental, Switzerland, where he also served the Mennonite congregation as preacher. In 1896 he was called as a co-worker on the Zionspilger and wrote several articles for this periodical. He also had some poetic gift and published some of his verse in a small volume, Blumen am Wege.
In 1898 he became editor of the Zionspilger and kept this position until he returned to Germany in 1900. In that year he was elected preacher in Sembach in the Palatinate. His work here was blessed until he retired in 1929. He spent his last years at the Thomashof. As an author he was unusually active, contributing devotional, narrative, and historical articles to the Gemeindeblatt and the Christlicher Gemeindekalender, thereby creating for himself a lasting monument of grateful appreciation. Matthias Pohl died at the Thomashof on 13 May 1934.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 381.
Mennonitischer Gemeinde-Kalender (1935): 54-63.
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|Samuel Geiser
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Anybody who takes up photography will sooner or later stumble across the following term: depth of field. But what does it actually mean? And just how deep can the depth of field be?
Christoph Oberschneider is constantly on the lookout for new challenges. His latest photographic expedition took the Salzburg based sports photographer to Corsica. He was accompanied by a Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di USD together with a Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di USD – the high speed zoom duo specially designed to meet the needs of professionals.
Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Morio Ono; Head office: Saitama-shi), a leading manufacturer of precision optics, announced that it had produced a total of 5 million high-power zoom lenses*1 for interchangeable-lens cameras as of September 30, 2014.
During a reportage dedicated to climbing the highest summit in geographic Europe, Mount Elbrouz (5642 metres, Russia), the photographer Anthony Nicolazzi swapped his two 24-70 and 70-200 F/2.8 pro lenses for one sole lens system: the brand new Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. The objective: to favour versatility and restrict oneself to a minimum of weight. Here is an account of this experiment performed in extreme conditions.
Tamron announces development of F/2.8 fast ultra-wideangle zoom lens with VC*1 (Vibration Compensation), world's first* in its category


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Every morning beginning around daylight, the line forms in Alys Beach.
In the early morning hours, it's mostly a line of dads who were given their list the night before and are now dutifully following through on their assignment. The moms with youngsters in tow and bikini-clad teens will come later. The dads, with their list in their fists, though, will be adored like a king when they arrive back at their house with sacks full of the revered Charlie's Donuts.
"Besides having the best donuts anywhere, people on vacation make a point to return year after year and take their kid's picture in front of the truck. It's like a destination. One woman was going to enter her kid's pictures taken in front of the truck in a Best Vacation Picture contest," said co-owner Charlie Mingus with a chuckle. "We have had 55 people in line at one time!"
This is pretty good for a former little white Sunbeam bread truck with an awning set in a not-readily noticed section of Alys Beach.
The truck opens its windows every morning at 6 a.m. to a line that formed earlier and has been patiently waiting.
But those eager for the tasty treats knew they must get there early because the donuts aren't made onsite, but trucked in that morning from a kitchen in Bonifay, and once they are gone, they are gone. And that usually happens by 10 or 11 a.m.
"We don't keep anything overnight," said Mingus. "Everything is made fresh daily by hand, the old-fashioned way."
To keep down on the weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth at sell out � and that has happened � Mingus encourages all who want donuts to call in their orders 24 hours in advance.
"I got a call once from Tupelo, Miss. from a family that was on the way down and wanted to make sure they would have donuts their first morning," Mingus said proudly.
What makes Charlie's Donuts so sought after is the way they are made, said Mingus.
"We tried every mix until we got it right," he said. "We do something different that brings up the flavor. We have small margins and no sophisticated equipment. Every donut is handmade and hand dipped, and filled individually by hand. It takes a little army of folks, but it's what makes them better. Even our cinnamon rolls and twists have cinnamon throughout and not just sprinkled on top. That's what makes it. I taste the product every day. They're the same size and same amount of chocolate and we don't measure. It's all labor intensive."
The Charlie's Donut truck is not the only thing that is old in the company. Mingus's small army uses a glazer from the late 1960s to glaze the donuts.
"We're just a little mom-and-pop establishment," says Mingus modestly.
His foray into the donut business was totally by accident, says Mingus.
After 20 years service in the United States Army flying helicopters, Mingus retired to Bonifay, where he bought a pine tree farm.
One day, he struck up a conversation with a "young kid" in his early 30s driving a lumber truck that was helping build Mingus's farmhouse. The young man was also ex army.
"I asked him what he wanted to do with the rest of his life and he told me he had always wanted to open a donut store," recalls Mingus.
That young man was John Smith, who is now his partner.
While in Germany, Smith had worked in a donut store.
"I had no product knowledge except I like to eat donuts," said Mingus. "But I said, heck, let's do it."
The first day open, they were out of donuts by 8 a.m.
Mingus again credits the success to his tremendous product.
"They are all made like they were in 1930s and 1940s. It's hard work and slower this way but you get a better product," he said. "Our glazed donut is 2.5 or 3.5 ounces and tastes like an old-fashioned sour cream pound cake. If you get some peach ice cream and put a scoop on there you create a masterpiece."
Charlie's Donuts offers 12 to 14 different varieties of donuts made every day in Bonifay, and he now has 21 employees.
In addition to locations in Bonifay and Alys Beach, Charlie's Donuts now has locations in Daleville, in Milk & Honey in Marianna, Montgomery, on campus at Auburn, and he supplies donuts to Modica's Market at Seaside. He is also poised to open two more locations.
"It is a product that is so good it is unbelievable," says Mingus. "When I worked for the government, that was work, but this is fun. I never thought I would be doing this."
At a cost of 99 cents to $1.60, Mingus said this is the only deal you'll get on 30A.
Charlie's Donuts is open until the donuts run out, seven days a week.
To advance order, call 547-2960.


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From what I understand, an object entering the atmosphere will start to burn up from the tremendous resistance of the atmosphere. Presumably, for asteroids under a certain size, they will burn up completely and never impact the surface of the earth.
Do we have a way of determining the minimum size needed for actual impact?
If so, roughly what is the size and how does it compare to the average size of asteroids that pass by us regularly?


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Sure, cricket is a weird sport that nobody understands. I'm not sure that cricket players themselves even know all the bizarre rules. And sure, it's pretty much the opposite of NFL football in the gametime excitement department. But for Afghans who don't have much and who continue to deal with an ongoing, exhausting war – this story about their rising in the cricket world to qualify for cricket's World Cup is, as the author puts it, "stunning".
This will mark the first time I will ever follow a cricket tournament of any kind. I will follow this tournament even though the only way I'll know if Afghanistan has beaten India in Game 1 is if someone clearly states "Afghanistan won". And I will follow this tournament even though the game, which is scheduled for May 1st, may not end until May 4th. Go Afghanistan!


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Christine Sinclair (left) was one of 18 players called up for Canada's international friendly against Korea Republic on October 30, 2013. (Photo: Mexsport)
OTTAWA – Canada announced Thursday an 18-player preliminary roster for its women's international friendly against visiting Korea Republic scheduled for October 30 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.
This selection, which features 13 players who were part of Canada's bronze-medal-winning roster at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament, will most likely see additional young faces added to the mix by the start of camp on October 24.
Sura Yekka, a 16-year-old defender, earned her first call-up to the senior team after having participated in a couple youth camps earlier this year.
In their last meeting on January 14, a new-look Canada dropped a 3-1 decision to the Koreans at the Yongchuan Cup International Women's Football Tournament.
"South Korea will be a tough test for us," said head coach John Herdman. "Our 1-3 loss to them in January this year and their recent win over Japan has shown we will need to be on our game to get a result while still developing our new playing models."
It will be Canada's first women's fixture at Commonwealth Stadium since a 2005 friendly against Germany. The venue will host the opening match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which will involve Canada.
"This event provides the team with an excellent opportunity to develop the processes and systems around playing in the stadium where we'll play our opening match at the FIFA Women's World Cup and to continue to learn how to play at home," noted Herdman.
Canada is 3-0-1 all-time against Korea Republic in four matches dating back to 2000.
(International Friendly: October 30, 2013, home v Korea Republic)
GOALKEEPERS: Stephanie Labbé (Örebro/Sweden), Karina LeBlanc (Portland Thorns/USA), Erin McLeod (Chicago Red Stars/USA)
DEFENDERS: Robyn Gayle (Washington Spirit/USA), Carmelina Moscato (Seattle Reign/USA), Marie-Eve Nault (Örebro/Sweden), Lauren Sesselmann (FC Kansas City/USA), Rhian Wilkinson (Boston Breakers/USA), Sura Yekka (Brams United), Emily Zurrer (Seattle Reign FC/USA)
MIDFIELDERS: Kaylyn Kyle (Boston Breakers/USA), Diana Matheson (Washington Spirit/USA), Sophie Schmidt (Sky Blue FC/USA), Desiree Scott (FC Kansas City/USA), Brittany Timko (no club)
FORWARDS: Mélissa Busque (Seattle University/USA), Adriana Leon (Chicago Red Stars/USA), Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns/USA)


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Defeating Shoulder Surfing (Tutorial)
Although multi-factor authentication is becoming more and more common password security is still a critical element to an overall security policy. Password security is faced with the following threats:
- Storage compromise
- Transmission compromise
- Artificial agent
- Psychological evaluation
- Brute force
- User dissemination
- Attacker observation
If security theory teaches us anything, it is that a single high assurance point of control offers the greatest security. The problem with password security is that the controls used to protect passwords against transmission compromise, artificial agent, psychological evaluation, user dissemination, and attacker observation fall directly on the shoulders of each and every user.
In the case of transmission compromise it is critical for the user to ensure they are not using a compromised/monitored host or network, a plain text protocol, or a flawed protocol. It is critical that the user ensure they are providing the password to the proper agent. How difficult is it to create a fake login screen?
In the case of psychological evaluation attacks, users are given the burden of selecting passwords unrelated to personal information (spouses name, pets name, birthdays, etc.).
User dissemination via post-it notes or whatever is directly related to the users ability to remember their passwords, which in turn is related to both the complexity and quantity of passwords they are required to remember.
Lastly we have attacker observation, which historically has been limited to a person watching and remembering the password inputs. Technological advancements have made various keystroke recorders as well as easily concealed video recording devices more available to the general public (including of course any potential attackers). This is exceptionally difficult for a user to ensure that no such recording devices are present.
Unfortunately at this time no single technique (although multi-factor authentication helps) defeats all of these vulnerabilities. Traditional means of strong hashes, strong password, secure channels, frequently changing password, etc fail to address all of these issues, in particular they fail to address input monitoring. Fortunately last October Roth, Richter, and Freidinger published A PIN-entry method resilient against shoulder surfing (http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1030116), which introduces the idea of Cognitive and Probabilistic Cognitive Trapdoor Games. Although this paper specifically addresses PIN entry, it translates to passwords very easily though perhaps ideally... I will modify and expand on it for my purposes.
The idea is to discontinue the use of passwords and switch users to smart cards/trusted systems and simple 4-6 digit PINs.
Storage compromise: shows an increased likelihood of hash compromise
Transmission compromise: shows no change
Artificial agent: shows no change
Psychological evaluation: shows an increased likelihood of correct guessing
Brute force: shows an increased likelihood of correct guessing, but see below
User dissemination: shows a clear decrease in likelihood
Attacker observation: is dramatically reduced
To elaborate this will increase the likelihood of hash cracking in the event of a system compromise and may exasperate the issue of psychological attacks, as users are likely to pick simple dates (birthday, anniversary, last four digits of their phone number, etc) and lastly brute forcing is easier as there is a shorter key length and simpler data set. With all of these negatives, why in gods name would I think of this as a good idea?
Well first and foremost brute forcing will in fact decrease when this PIN is coupled with an account lockout policy and the requirement of the second factor of authentication. Additionally the account lockout policy can require the smart card to be re-keyed preventing a second attempt by the attacker. The account lockout policy may be unusually strict as well due to the limited complexity of the PIN, the user is unlikely to typo repeatedly and impossible to mis-shift.
User dissemination is far less likely due to the aforementioned reduction in complexity as well, though this issue will never be completely removed so long as users need to remember anything.
The meat of all of this is the game! The idea is to create a game so simple that any user can win if they know the key, but sufficiently difficult to win for an attacker that doesnt know the key. Additionally the attacker should not be able to learn the key, even after observing the entire input and output of the authentication transaction.
The user will be presented with a 10-key display, either touch screen, an actually keypad (for more secure environments), or most likely a display with binary keys defined on the keyboard. (left and right arrow for example) Half of the digits are white text on black keys and the other half or black text on white keys. The touch screen, keypad, or binary keyboard keys will represent both the white and black keys. In order to select a given number select its key color, the result is a high degree of ambiguity for an observer.
Example (The PIN is 2005):
In this simple example an observer is left with the following potential PINs:Code:Round 1: Black (1,3,4,7,0) - White(2,5,6,8,9) Select - White Round 2: Black (2,3,5,7,0) - White(1,4,6,8,9) Select - Black Round 3: Black (1,2,5,8,9) White (3,4,6,7,0) Select - White Round 4: Black (1,4,5,7,0) White (2,3,6,8,9) Select Black
2231, 2234, 2235, etc, etc (625 possible for a four digit PIN) however, since the entry method is binary the attacker doesnt need to know the exact password since each selection has a 50/50 chance of being correct. The odds now of a correct guess are not one in 625 after a single, complete observation (which is much better than one in one after a complete observation) but one in 16 after no observations (which is much, much worse) and unchanged after a single observation.
Clearly this implementation isnt that great, but perhaps you see where were going with it. In the aforementioned article they use two methods. The first is directed at deterring simple human observation (Cognitive Trapdoor Game), which requires four inputs like the one above for each digit in the PIN, resulting in 16 entries over all. Each entry is presented in real time. The second approach (Probabilistic Cognitive Trapdoor Game) is intended to even defeat observation attacks where the observer acquires all of the input, such as with a recording device. This method presents a sequence of four screens and then prompts the user for black and whites after the sequence; this process is repeated for each digit. The key in the Probabilistic Cognitive Trapdoor Game is that each entry defines two digits instead of one to ensure a level of ambiguity, otherwise after 2-3 selections is it usually possible to isolate which digit is correct for example:
First PIN digit
Using this data we can determine that first digit:Code:Round 1: Black (1,3,4,7,0) White (2,5,6,8,9) Select - Black Round 2: Black (2,3,5,7,0) White (1,4,6,8,9) Select - Black Round 3: Black (1,2,5,8,9) White (3,4,6,7,0) Select - White Round 4: Black (1,4,5,7,0) White (2,3,6,8,9) Select White
Round 1: 1,3,4,7,0
Round 2: 2,3,5,7,0
Round 3: 3,4,6,7,0
Round 4: 2,3,6,8,9
First Elimination: 1,2,4,5
Second Elimination: 6
Third Elimination: 7,8,9,0
Leaving only 3.
I wish to take a slightly different path, although many are available depending on your given needs. In the system I will present here, the objectives were simplicity and the ability to optionally and seamlessly integrate a duress alarm for critical accounts.
The user requires:
[list=1][*]Their smart card[*]Their numerical password[*]Their color[/list=1]
To authenticate themselves to the system the user must present their smart card (in this case a USB keychain). Next the user is presented with the numerical display and the left arrow key is used to indicate black, the right arrow key for white. The user must enter each digit of their PIN and their color once, while each digit of their password not first presented in their color twice. For example:
Now let us assume the user password is 1234 and their color is black.
Since the users color is black, these digits are entered correctly.Code:Round 1: Black (1,3,4,7,0) White (2,5,6,8,9) Select - Black Round 2: Black (2,3,5,7,0) White (1,4,6,8,9) Select Black
Now in this case the digit (0) was a white key, the user must enter the third digit againCode:Round 3: Black (1,2,5,8,9) White (3,4,6,7,0) Select White
This completes the third digit, even if the digit showed as white again.Code:Round 4: Black (1,4,5,7,0) White (2,3,6,8,9) Select- Black
This conclude the actually data entry portion, (in this case five rounds) to further complicate the issue, since the entry may take up to 12 rounds (six digit password, each time of the none chosen color.) it is best to have all password entry sequences of a fixed length, otherwise the observer may verify the password length. In the given example, the user only entered five rounds leaving seven rounds open.Code:Round 5: Black (1,2,5,6,9) White (3,4,7,8,0) Select- Black
In this system we have three types of accounts, and each account makes different use of these empty rounds.
Type 1: Standard User
These rounds are blank and the user can enter anything they see fit. This passwords must be at least five digits.
Type 2: Medium Security User
These rounds are filled in by running through the password repeatedly (as much as will fit in the 12 rounds).
Type 3: High Security User
Same as type two, expect this account is fitted with a duress alarm. After the initial password, the user can error in a predefined manner in the repetition phase. Passwords for this user type can be no longer than five digits.
My experience is that upon implementing this type of access control system for remote ERP access (sales reps and such) required 30 minutes of training, resulting in initial error rates comparable to standard passwords and after three months error rates roughly 20% lower than standard. Added benefits include of course increased immunity to keystroke recorders and shoulder surfing.


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Michael Sam signed to Dallas Cowboys' practice squad
Greg Botelho | 9/4/2014, 10:02 a.m.
(CNN) He may not play on game days, but Michael Sam -- the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL -- will at least have a home in the league once the regular season starts: the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys announced Wednesday they'd signed the former University of Missouri defender to their 10-man practice squad, a group that plays during the week with members of the 53-man roster but not during official games.
That means Sam isn't likely to record a sack or tackle in front of national television cameras anytime soon. Even so, his signing -- in light of all the attention he has received, as a possible groundbreaker in pro football -- drew plenty of attention.
Jerry Jones, Dallas' high-profile owner, president and general manager, cast the signing as a football decision for the club that is sometimes dubbed America's Team.
"The facts are that, if he's good enough to develop as a practice squad (player) and could evolve -- as many players do -- ... into a contributor, then that would be a plus for the Cowboys," he told reporters. "That's it."
Jones touched on Sam's strengths and weaknesses, describing him as a "relentless" worker and pass rusher who "is going to have to make for a little speed (and) make up for a little size."
"But how many times have we seen that happen?" the Cowboys' owner and general manager said. "That's what makes football."
One thing that Jones did not express any reservations about is how Sam will fit in the locker room.
He noted that his son, Stephen Jones, Dallas' chief operating officer and director of player personnel, is "really close friends" with Jeff Fisher, the St. Louis Rams head coach. The Rams drafted Sam -- an All-American defensive end in college -- in the seventh and final round of the NFL draft last May, only to waive him Saturday after four preseason games.
Talking about what Fisher told the Cowboys executive about Sam, Jerry Jones said, "He was an addition to their locker room, he brought a plus to the locker room."
Fisher praised the signing as "a great decision by the Cowboys," especially given the injuries they've suffered recently on their defensive line.
"I hope Mike gets a chance," the Rams coach said. "Maybe he can help them."
CNN's Wayne Sterling, Jill Martin and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.


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For the 2014 Yankees, there is still much work to do…
The highs and lows of the Hot Stove League, thus far…
For Yankees fans, the off-season started nicely. After early speculation that manager Joe Girardi might jump to the Chicago Cubs, he re-signed a long-term deal with the Yankees and expressed it was his desire to remain in New York. All good.
Then, Derek Jeter quickly signed a one year deal with negotiations that where smooth, quick and efficient (unlike the prior Jeter negotiations). It remains to be seen if we'll get the Jeter of 2012 or the injured, aging 2013 model, but there's no question that Jeter must finish his career in pinstripes. I don't think Derek would want to go anywhere else at this point anyway, but still, he is the face of the franchise and he'll forever be remembered as one of its legends. In the distant future, when the old greats from the 50's Dynasty era are gone (Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford, among others), it will be guys like Jeter that maintain the honor and tradition in baseball's most storied franchise.
The Yankees struck fast in signing free agent catcher Brian McCann after last year's parade of backups in the starting role. It gives the team its first legitimate starter at the position since Russell Martin left, and the best offensive bat at the position since Jorge Posada retired. This is a move that places backup catchers Francisco Cervelli, J.R. Murphy, and Austin Romine in a better position to succeed. At first pass, I expect Cervelli to take the backup job in spring training but the other two are capable. On the days that McCann slides to DH, the catching position will be capable hands.
Next came a big surprise. I honestly did not see the Yankees signing centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury. While I have been a fan of Ellsbury's work, it didn't seem to be a great need for the team. Brett Gardner has been an effective centerfielder, and has the speed to burn. Still, Ellsbury's signing upgrades the position and allows the Yankees to slide Gardner to left where he a defensive upgrade over Alfonso Soriano. The concern here is that by making Soriano the full-time DH, it does limit the DH opportunities for Derek Jeter and Brian McCann. Soriano's bat is still very valuable, and it's much needed in the lineup.
Then came the bittersweet day of Friday, December 6th. The night before, there had been reports that second baseman Robinson Cano had flown to Seattle, but in the morning, the early reports indicated that talks had stalled or perhaps even ended. It gave a brief ray of hope that he'd come back to the Yankees, but those hopes were soon dissolved when it was reported Cano had agreed to a 10-year $240 million deal with the Mariners. While it's tough to lose a great player, perhaps the team's best, it is simply too hard to justify those numbers. I have enjoyed the early 30's version of Cano at second, but in his late 30's and early 40's, the prospect doesn't look too promising at $24 million per year. That's a huge chunk of any team's overall payroll. I think of when Chase Utley was the premier second baseman, but now, with injuries, he has become a shell of what he once was. What happens if Cano does not age well? I guess I am not a gambling man and would prefer that the M's take that bet. $240 million can be better spent by spreading it over multiple positions rather than locking it into only one.
This is where I find Robinson Cano to be extremely selfish. You can't begrudge anyone from wanting as much money as they can get, but this is a team game and every team has a budget…even the Yankees. If it were me, I would have taken the Yankees offer of 7 years at $175 million because the average annual salary was stronger and I'd know that the team would be more flexible in other areas by not being locked into so many years. For those additional three years, it would be up to me to perform and if so, there would be a reward. It also would have kept the Yankee legacy intact and ensured a potential place among the team's legends. But now, Cano is just another player who took the money and ran. He proved that money is more valuable than wins, and money is more important than helping build a strong supporting cast of quality players. That doesn't mean Seattle doesn't have quality players, they do, but they are a long way from contending. It is very possible that when they are ready to contend, Cano has started his career regression due to age that's inevitable for everyone.
Cano has carried the "lazy" rap for years. While he is an exciting player at times, it was frustrating when he didn't hustle. I think of someone like Dustin Pedroia, whose motor is always running. He creates opportunities that otherwise wouldn't be there because he is alert and proactive. He seizes the opportunities and takes advantage of them. That's what winning ball players do. Cano is not that guy. I have never thought of him as a team player, and I didn't view him as a player who helped raise the performance level of those around him. Rest assured the Yankees will miss his offensive production at the position. At this point, I have no idea who will be the second baseman in 2014. Kelly Johnson seems better suited to help replace Alex Rodriguez at third base, in a platoon situation. Omar Infante signed a four year deal with the Kansas City Royals, and Brandon Phillips is starting the downward slide that comes with age. David Adams, a young player who had the talent but couldn't show it at the major league level during brief auditions, was non-tendered and is now a Cleveland Indian. It looks as though the Yankees will fill second base with a bargain basement fill-in, much like they did last year with first and third bases. I wish the organization was better stocked with up and coming second base talent, but that does not appear to be the case. I personally thought Infante would have been the best short-term option, but the Yankees allowed them to get beat by the Royals in signing the player. You know it's an odd year when the Yankees get beat in free agency by both the Royals and the Mariners.
But enough about Cano, he is gone and so is his Yankees legacy.
Around the same time as the news had broken about the former second baseman signing with Seattle, it was reported that starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda had signed a new one year deal with the team. This was very good news to hear. Kuroda is much needed, and I am grateful that he chose to delay his return to Japan by a year or head back to his home in Southern California. So, Cashman has filled 200 of the 400 innings he previously stated were needed this off-season.
After the tumultuous events of the day, news broke on the evening of December 6th that the Yankees had signed outfielder Carlos Beltran. At 36, he is no longer the player he once was, but he is a "gamer" or as George Steinbrenner would say, a warrior. Even an aging Beltran is an upgrade over an even older Ichiro Suzuki or the outfielder still primarily funded by the Los Angeles Angels, Vernon Wells.
But after the three free agent signings, the news has mostly been about departures. Phil Hughes was the first to depart, signing a three year deal with the Minnesota Twins. It was probably a good move for Hughes. Minnesota will be less pressurized and he should have the opportunity to flourish, much like Carl Pavano was able to resurrect his career in Minneapolis after leaving New York. I certainly did not expect the Yankees to re-sign Hughes after the season he had last year, but I thought he'd go to Southern California and saw the San Diego Padres as a good fit. Nevertheless, Minneapolis is a fun city and it's a good ballpark.
A couple of other notable defections occurred in the bullpen, where Joba Chamberlain signed a one year deal with the Detroit Tigers and Boone Logan went for three years with the Colorado Rockies. Of the two, it is Logan that I really hated to see leave. He was a trusted left-handed reliever, but it really didn't seem like the team made much of an effort to retain his services. They obviously had other priorities, but I suppose the Yankees are hopeful that a less expensive options like Cesar Cabral will step up to fill Boone's role. It was a foregone conclusion that Joba had thrown his last pitch for the Yankees. But admittedly, I was surprised he went to Detroit. There are worse things to do than to go to a team that is probably the best one in the American League right now, but I thought that Joba would go to the Kansas City Royals since it is closer to his hometown roots. The one year deal does give him an opportunity to try and restore the promise he once had with the Yankees. Plus, if he wins a World Series, it will help give his career a further boost.
The Yankees also lost last year's starting catcher when they traded Chris Stewart to the Pittsburgh Pirates. This move was a given after the McCann signing combined with the surplus of backup catchers.
For as crazy as December started for the Yankees, the week of the baseball winter meetings was extremely quiet. The Yankees still have much work to do. On paper, after consideration of all plusses and minuses, they are not noticeably better than last year's 85 win team. They still need a quality starting pitcher, a second baseman, and bullpen help. Brian Cashman has his work cut out for him between now and spring training.
I honestly do not know where the Yankees will go from here. I'd like to see the free agent signing of a pitcher like Matt Garza, but so far, the Yankees have not been one of the team's linked to the pitcher. Same with Bronson Arroyo, who is certainly capable of eating a large number of innings as a #4 starter. For second base, the latest reports have the Yankees interested in Darwin Barney of the Chicago Cubs but I have no idea what he would cost in terms of talent in a trade. I will feel much better about the 2014 Yankees once the additional starting pitcher and second baseman are in the fold, but at least it is reassuring to know that Hal Steinbrenner wants to win as much as the rest of us do.
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The restoration of Bowbridge Lock itself was completed in 2015 with some remaining work to the retaining walls between the tail of the lock and the adjacent Bowbridge Bridge completed in 2016.
Construction: Bowbridge Lock is the third lock on the Thames & Severn Canal on the section of the canal between Wallbridge and the former interchange facilities at Brimscombe Port. It was built to accommodate Severn trows rather than Thames barges, and is thus a little over 16 feet wide and 68 feet long, with a rise of 10 feet (3m). The chamber is brick lined with a substantial stone coping.
The approach at the head of the lock is quite abrupt, the cut narrowing sharply; on both sides there are ground paddles set at right-angles to the canal, in the ends of the lock structure above the top gates.
During Restoration
Work on restoring this lock started in March 2014, and is largely being undertaken by volunteers.
A new concrete retaining wall was constructed on the off-side of the lock by contractors in April-May 2014 before volunteers took over.


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Friday, November 30, 2012
Sports News
Sport loses one of its toughest in Ponting
By AP's John Leicester
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[November 30, 2012]
The cricket ball that hit Ricky Ponting in the mouth surely regretted it. It probably wanted to curl up into a ball and cry. Because Ponting was tougher than leather.
The retirement from test cricket of Australia's former captain and most prolific run-scorer deprives sport, all sport, of one of its steeliest characters, a man not easy to like but impossible not to respect.
No angel, Ponting wasn't the sort of role model you'd want your kids to emulate. Not unless you want them to be argumentative, confrontational, competitive in the extreme and be photographed in their wilder youth sporting a black eye from a postmatch night of booze and brawling at the Bourbon and Beefsteak nightclub in Sydney's red-light district.
But if you want them to lead from the front, to man-up, knuckle down and quit whining, you'd point to Ponting.
"Ricky wouldn't cry about a little scratch like this," you'd say.
Or a big one.
Politely spitting into a hankie wasn't Ponting's style. He spit up great globs of blood onto the turf at The Oval in 2009 after Matt Prior put bat to ball and drove it hard into Ponting's face.
Typical Ponting, he was crowding the England batsman, crouching like a cat just 10 feet away, willing him to make a mistake, waiting for the catch.
Ponting doesn't do wussy protective helmets, at least not that morning. The ball smacked onto bone and split open flesh with an audible crack, straight into the side of his mouth.
Ponting went down. But then, remarkably, got straight back up again, acting as though what must have been major pain was only minor annoyance. Prior later recounted that when he asked Ponting if he was OK, the reply was uncompromising and unprintable.
Fortunately, the match then broke for lunch, giving the ball time to recover.
Photos of Ponting from that day say more about him than a thousand words. His lip is cut, but his gaze is unbending. He stares out from under his green baggy cap that is frayed at the edges, crumpled and worn
-- which is how Ponting started to look as his team lost that test for the second of three Ashes series defeats on his watch.
Ponting will be eulogized for his batting, so aggressive and fearless. His hook shot, rocking back on his feet, knees slightly bent, pivoting round and punishing short balls for four or six was so fluid and confident. Bang! Cue applause.
Sachin Tendulkar, the only man with more test runs than Ponting's 13,366, also can't be far from retirement, at age 39 and with 192 tests under his bat. Another Indian master batsman, Rahul Dravid, retired in March on 13,288, the third-highest total. South Africa's Jacques Kallis, fourth on the all-time test scoring list, is getting long in the tooth at age 37. So Ponting's retirement feels less like an isolated loss and more like curtains coming down on a galaxy of batting stars who pushed the art of intimidating, confronting and resisting bowlers to new heights.
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As a batsman and Australia's captain at the 2011 World Cup, Ponting made headlines for standing his ground, for waiting to be given out by the umpire even though he himself knew he'd been caught. To some, that wasn't cricket. The old-school thinking is that a gentleman retires to the pavilion when he knows he's out, without needing to be told. But that is not the Ponting way. He was hard-nosed and unapologetic about it. Waiting for the umpire's verdict was within the rules of cricket, but offended its "spirit"
-- a nebulous concept of honor and tradition that Ponting ignored more than once in his relentless drive to win.
But when it came to walking from his 17-year test career, Ponting didn't need to be told. He wasn't prepared to watch his skills go slowly to seed with age. He turns 38 next month but looks older and a bit beat-up when he lets his stubble grow. He decided he was no longer playing well enough to satisfy his own exacting standards. What's more, he concluded he hadn't been satisfying them for a while.
So he said so -- to himself, to Cricket Australia and to his captain, Michael Clarke, who was distraught. Straight-talking honesty was always one of Ponting's better traits, from his early days when he publicly acknowledged after his drunken night in 1999 that he had an alcohol problem and would treat it.
At a news conference, Ponting laid out his reasoning for retiring with no more emotion than an accountant assessing company books. His 168th test, against South Africa starting Friday in Perth, will be his last.
"If you look back over the last twelve or eighteen months, I haven't been able to perform consistently. I've had, you know, moments of really good stuff and I've had moments, prolonged moments, of cricket that's been below my expectations," he said. "It's just been a buildup of, in my own eyes, I guess, reasonably consistent failure."
Brutally blunt and sure of himself, it was pure Ponting.
Without wading too deep into national stereotypes, his rugged toughness sometimes seemed to epitomize Australia, or at least its passion for sport, an issue of vital national importance to many there, perhaps less weighty than death, but not by much, especially when playing the English.
For taking cricket so very, very seriously, but never making it look like it hurt, Ponting will be missed.
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With the move into the new school building, Fayette's elementary school students will need to align their schedules.
Classes at the Franklin building follow a trimester grading period while grades four and five are still on a nine-week schedule.
School board members will vote at the March meeting on a request from principal Dr. LuAnn Boyer to have all students follow the trimester plan.
The trimester schedule has worked out well for the lower grades, she said, and she has several reasons for favoring that plan.
• Additional days in the trimesters allow students more time to raise a "failing" grade at midterm.
• The longer trimester supports students who may be struggling by giving them more opportunities to receive help.
• Parent-teacher conferences coincide with the end of the first trimester, giving teachers the opportunity to share more with parents.
After discussing the issue with fourth and fifth grade teachers, those staff members also agreed to switch to trimesters.
ENROLLMENT—Dr. Boyer told the board that 32 kindergarten students are expected for the next school year as of now, with the annual registration date yet to come.
That marks a gain of five students more than the kindergarten enrollment from last fall.
The current elementary school enrollment of 248 is the lowest in her eight years with the district.


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Couch to cafe: comfy at-home clothes you can wear outside
There's nothing harder than trying to get out of the house during winter. When it's cold and wet outside, the last thing you want to do is get up and change out of your comfy loungewear. And how many times have you cancelled on that catch-up with your friend? It seems you can only put it off for so long. We have a great solution, so you won't have to ditch your comfy home style when heading out to the next coffee catch-up.
Keep your track pants on
Cute track pants are a thing now. All the latest styles are cropped, elasticated at the ankle or having a flash back to button-down styles that you can instantly dress up with the right footwear. Athleisure tights are also more than acceptable to wear with casual, non-gym attire.
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Our top picks for track pants:
Sweater or knit
Keep your cosy vibes intact as you head out the door. Keep your cute sweater from the couch on, or if you're in the mood to do a quick switch-up, a cashmere knit will do the trick too.
Our top picks for sweaters and knits:
Add sneakers
Keep things comfortable by adding next-level sneakers to your café style. Crisp white sneakers are a classic go-to or fancy high-tops work just as well for something extra.
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All you need is a cute side piece
And by side piece, we mean an adorable teeny-tiny side bag! You're heading out for a quick coffee, so all you need is some cash, lip balm and maybe sunnies if you're sitting outside. There's nothing better than quickly swinging a side bag on you as you head out of the door.
Our top picks for a cute side piece:
Top it off with your coat
The perfect coat is all you need to make your outfit look fabulous! Let me tell you, whatever you have going on under the coat – e.g. dinosaur-print onesie PJs for all we know – it wouldn't matter, because your killer coat would instantly making your outfit street style-worthy.
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Voila! That's how to get away with not changing (too much) out of your loungewear. Comfy vibes all winter long, we say.


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An avalanche sweeping down Mount Everest killed 12 Nepali guides on Friday at the start of the main climbing season, the tourism ministry said, in what may be the deadliest single incident on the world's highest peak.
The avalanche hit the most popular route to the summit. Three Nepali guides were injured, while four people are still missing and presumed buried under snow, the ministry said.
Friday's avalanche was the first major one on Mount Everest during this year's climbing season, when hundreds of foreign and Nepali climbers will flock to the mountain to attempt to reach its 8,850 meter (29,035 feet) peak.
The Himalayan Guides, a Nepali hiking group, said six of its sherpas had gone ahead of the climbers they were accompanying to fix ropes and crack snow and ice to carve out a trekking route when they were caught in the avalanche and died.
"They were very strong and skilled climbers. It is a natural disaster and no one could do anything about it," Ishwari Paudel, the owner of the group, said in Kathmandu. The other victims were working for other mountaineering groups.
More than 4,000 climbers have scaled Everest's summit since it was first climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953. The route they took along the South Col was the one hit by the avalanche on Friday.
Nearly 250 people have died on Everest, which is on the border between Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet and can be climbed from both sides. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks.
The search for those still missing has been called off for the night and will resume on Saturday, Lakpa Sherpa of the Himalayan Rescue Association told Reuters from Base Camp.
The avalanche hit the sherpa guides between Base Camp and Camp 1 at around 6:30 a.m., eyewitnesses and officials said. It occurred in the upper reaches of the Khumbu Icefall, a dangerous section known for frequent avalanches, Sherpa told Reuters.
"An estimated 100 sherpas or Westerners were estimated to be above the impact area and are cut off from returning to Base Camp until a new route can be put in," mountaineer and blogger Alan Arnette wrote from the scene, adding this could take days.
The rising number of tourists attempting to climb Everest in recent years has raised concerns about both safety and environmental damage, although Nepal still plans next year to cut fees for those wishing to do the trek.
Nepal's Tourism Ministry has issued permits to 334 foreign climbers to scale Everest this season, up from 328 for the whole of last year. An equal number of guides also climb the mountain to help the foreign mountaineers.
A travel blog for 67-year-old Ed Marzec, a Californian attempting to become the oldest American to climb Everest, reported that he was among tourists preparing to set out when the avalanche happened.
"We've just heard from Ed. He is safe and sound at Base Camp," said the updated simply signed "Dan".
"Asha, a sherpa on Ed's team, has been lost in the avalanche," the update continued. "He was a member of the pioneering Sherpa group who went up to first camp to set ropes. He has a wife and two young children, ages one and three."
Overcrowding is a problem near the summit, where climbers wait their turn to scale or descend a steep rock formation called the Hillary Step, but Paudel of the Himalayan Guides said of the accident: "It had nothing to do with the overcrowding."
Authorities are installing two ropes - one to go up and one to come down - in an effort to ease congestion at the Hillary Step, located in Everest's "death zone" because of its thin air.
The climbing season usually ends in late May when rainy season winds and clouds push up from the south to cloak the Himalayas, making high altitude climbing virtually impossible.
- By Reuters


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Excelsior College reserves the right to require documentation from a college about the specific content of the learning that took place outside the college and the methods used to assess that learning. Excelsior College may not accept transfer credit based on such prior learning assessment if it determines that the originating college has not provided sufficient information to justify applying that credit to the student's degree program or to permit Excelsior College to classify the credit. The College accepts extra-institutional credit transcripted as course analogs (with specific course titles included) but does not accept block credit.
The Academic Affairs Council recognizes an exception to the policy regarding block credit as prudent for law enforcement academies. The award of such credit must take into consideration concerns of duplication. When block credit is awarded for an Extra-Institutional Learning (EIL) and/or a degree applicable college course, and the student presents additional course work in criminal justice for evaluation, then the advisor must obtain the curriculum/syllabi for the law enforcement academy to ensure that the course work does not duplicate the credit awarded for the law enforcement academy. Also in terms of law enforcement academies, it is not necessary to induct the EIL process if the academy is listed in its college catalog as awarding degree applicable credit. The credits on the issuing college's transcript are acceptable if listed as "P","CR", or letter grades. Finally, credit from academies that are listed in block credit will not be applied toward Criminal Justice majors.
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