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Everything You Need to Know About 2011 Sports
2011 was a wild year in the world of sports. Sadly, much of the drama occurred off the field and left many of us vainly searching for an answer to the question, "How could they have let this happen?" But fortunately, there were also a lot of great team and individual accomplishments to be enjoyed. Here is a look back at the 10 most significant sports stories of 2011.
Rory McIlroy Collapses in Masters, But Comes Back to Dominate US Open
NCAA Scandals Hit Ohio State, Miami
The new year began with Ohio State already under investigation and several key players who were implicated in the scandal being allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl. But as the NCAA investigation surrounding Buckeye players trading sports memorabilia for tattoos went on, the heat continued to grow, eventually costing coach Jim Tressel his job and sending starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor off to the NFL.
However, the OSU scandal didn't begin to touch the shock value of allegations made by a former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro against the Hurricanes' program. Shapiro claimed to have provided cash, vacations, cars, drugs and prostitutes to several dozen Miami athletes (as well as a handful from other schools) over an eight-year period. Further, he claimed that university officials and coaches were aware of what was going on but turned a blind eye. A whopping 73 current and former Hurricanes players have been implicated in the report, which is still under investigation by the NCAA.
Japan Ends US Women's Run in World Cup
This year, the US women's team for the World Cup provided all the drama sports fans could have hoped for. Down 2-1 in the quarterfinals against soccer superpower Brazil, a spectacular crossing pass allowed US star Abby Wombach to score the tying goal on a header in the waning seconds of extra time. The US then went on to win 5-3 on penalty kicks to advance.
In the finals, the US women twice held a second half lead over underdog Japan, only to see the Japanese come back to tie it up, once in regulation and once in extra time. Japan then outscored the US 3-1 on penalty kicks to become the first Asian nation to win the World Cup. It was arguably the most dramatic World Cup finals in history and, although the US came out on the short end, it put soccer front and center on the American sports stage.
Tony Stewart Ends Jimmy Johnson's Five-Year NASCAR Run
Dallas Mavericks Beat LeBron, Heat in NBA Finals
College Football Realignment Continues
The seismic shifting of college football's landscape continued in 2011. In July, Colorado and Nebraska made their moves from the Big 12 to the Pac-12 and Big Ten, respectively, while Utah jumped from the Mountain West to the Pac-12. Those moves were just the tip of the iceberg, as several other teams this year finalized plans to move conferences in the future. Here are some of the key moves:
- After a great deal of legal wrangling with their Big 12 counterparts, Texas A&M and Missouri finalized plans to move to the SEC next year.
- TCU announced last year they would leave the Mountain West for the Big East, but changed their mind this year when they got a better offer from the Big 12.
- West Virginia announced it would leave the Big East for the Big 12, but is currently engaged in a lawsuit to determine whether the move will take place in 2012 or later.
- Syracuse and Pittsburgh announced their plans to leave the Big East for the ACC.
- With the loss of four football schools, the Big East would have been left with just five football teams and the likely loss of their BCS automatic qualifying bid. In an effort to maintain their football relevance, the conference announced the addition of Boise State, Houston, San Diego State, SMU and Central Florida, making the Big East, as commissioner John Marinatto put it, "the first truly national college football conference."
Green Bay Packers Win the Super Bowl and Keep on Winning
Holding the #6 seed, the Green Bay Packers needed three straight road wins (at Philadelphia, at Atlanta and at Chicago) just to reach Super Bowl XLV. They then got an MVP-caliber performance from quarterback Aaron Rodgers to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers and secure the team's fourth Super Bowl trophy. But the Packers didn't stop there, starting off the 2011 season with a perfect 13-0 record. While Green Bay finally lost to Kansas City in Week 15, the Packers' run of nearly a year (their previous loss came Dec. 19, 2010) without a loss was truly remarkable.
NBA, NFL Lockouts Resolved
In midsummer, sports fans should be focusing on baseball and the beginning of NFL training camp, but instead the sports page read like a pre-law class on labor relations and union negotiations. Both the NFL and NBA locked out their players for prolonged periods this offseason, forcing some NBA players to seek work overseas and delaying contract negotiations with NFL rookies and free agents. The NFL settlement came in early August, resulting in a shortened training camp schedule but no lost games. The NBA didn't reach a settlement until late November, meaning the NBA 2011-12 season will be 66 games long, instead of the customary 82. Although the NFL settlement came later than most hoped, there was little doubt that the league and the players would reach an agreement — after all, everyone in the NFL was essentially just arguing over who got how much money.
Cardinals Get Miracle Rally to Win World Series
Officially, the record books will say St. Louis beat the Texas Rangers in seven games to win the 2011 World Series, but what everyone will remember years from now is Game Six. Leading the Series 3-2, the Rangers twice had the Cardinals down to their final strike, only to see St. Louis get a needed hit both times to keep the game alive. The Cardinals went on to win the game 10-9 on an 11th inning walk-off homer by David Freese to tie the Series. They then won Game Seven 6-2, capping one of the most improbable championships in history.
What happened to the days when the worst college scandals involved players getting money under the table? Those days clearly ended when former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of child sexual abuse. Two former PSU administrators were charged with perjury for their roles in covering up the crimes, and the fallout resulted in the firing of once-legendary head coach Joe Paterno. Grand jury testimony recently began and included testimony from Paterno saying, once he was aware of the allegations, he waited to inform PSU officials because he "didn't want to interfere with their weekend." The Penn State story has gotten more disgusting and stomach-turning with every new revelation and it, unfortunately, became the most important and talked-about sports story of 2011.


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Teacher's Interesting Approach To Homework Goes Viral
Stories like this really just make our day: A teacher in the US has sent home a touching note to let her students' parents know that when it comes to homework this year, it's all going to be about family time.
Samantha Gallagher, who received the "New Homework Policy", took to Facebook to commend her daughter's new teacher, Mrs Young; the post - titled "Brooke is loving her new teacher!" - has since been shared more than 70,000 times by users heaping praise on the Texan educator.
In the note, Mrs Young explains that, with careful consideration and research, she's taking a new approach to her students' learning.
"After much research this summer, I am trying something new. Homework will only consist of work that your student did not finish during the school day," she writes. "There will be no formally assigned homework this year.
"Research has been unable to prove that homework improves student performance. Rather, I ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success.
"Eat dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child to bed early."
Mrs Gallagher told USA Today that the response to her post has been "supportive and positive."
"Many who have responded are educators themselves wanting info from Mrs Young on how to go about implementing the policy themselves," she said.
"We plan on spending more time as a family unwinding and catching up in the evenings. Also, Brooke is interested in gymnastics and this will allow more time for that."
One Facebook user also pointed out that more educators should embrace Mrs Young's attitude.
"Especially for kids in Elementary school... It prioritises family time and youth activity. I feel 8 hrs a day in school for kids this age is enough."
What do you think? Should more teachers be focussing on family rather than assignments?

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Derek Llambias has resigned as managing director of Newcastle United, just one day after Joe Kinnear returned to the club.
Kinnear has taken charge of all football-related matters after stepping down from manager following a heart attack in 2009.
Llambias did not give any reasons for his decision to leave the club, and said in a statement on Tuesday that he was 'pleased to welcome Joe back'.
Llambias has worked closely with club owner Mike Ashley, who took over at the club in 2007 but it is Ashley that has brought Kinnear back on a three-year contract.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is yet to comment on both the appointment of Kinnear and the resignation of Llambias but Pardew himself is currently on a eight-year contract.
The Magpies had a disappointing Premier League campaign last season, finishing 16th, just five points ahead of the relegation zone.
They had a successful previous season, reaching the top six and securing themselves a place in the Europa League, where they reached the quarter-finals.
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by Paula M. Riley
Long before children returned to school in September, Wyndmoor resident Debra Roberts was filling backpacks. In her capacity as the new director of Individual and Family Philanthropy at Cradles to Crayons, she participated in the Ready for School backpackathon.
In just under 75 minutes, 500 corporate representatives filled 22,000 backpacks with all the essential school supplies and items that children need to go to school.
"The beauty of this is that we don't just give them one (backpack)," Roberts said. "For as long as they need assistance, they can get refills for the backpacks. Instead of just giving out products, we stay with the product and ensure we can provide essentials throughout the entire year."
Cradles to Crayons works to address what Roberts calls "mind numbing" poverty affecting children in Philadelphia. She tossed out the raw statistics of children in our region: One in five young Philadelphians live in poverty, Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate among the country's largest cities, and 400,000 children live in poverty across the five- county region.
Targeting children aged birth through 12, Cradles to Crayons provides essential items needed to thrive at home, school or play. These products are collected in community drives or through corporate donations, then are processed and packaged by volunteers and distributed through a network of more than 275 social service agencies and school partners. Modeled after Cradles to Crayons Boston, the Philadelphia location was established by Wyndmoor resident Jennifer Case more than six years ago.
Today, Cradles to Crayons collects products from communities across the region and hosts 1400 volunteers a month in its 17,000 square foot warehouse in Conshohocken. A much larger space than its original location in Horsham, the warehouse accommodates large groups, such as corporations, church or community groups for community service projects and team-building exercises.
Roberts joins these activities, but her central role is as director of Individual and Family Philanthropy – a newly created position. She is charged with developing a family philanthropy program and thrilled with the opportunities she can offer local families.
"We are the only nonprofit that will serve a volunteer as young as 6 years old," Roberts said.
Opportunities abound for young children and their parents to volunteer together. They collect products, sorting and repacking them into a backpack or an "Outfit Pack" – a week's worth of clothing, shoes and products for a child.
Roberts believes there is something so magical and yet so simple in this form of service, as children are helping other children. Young people appreciate how important it is to get a new notebook for school, a good book, a favorite outfit or a super-fun toy.
Ten year old Eimilie Scibelli, of Wyndmoor, participated in a Family Volunteer Day with her mother and younger sister.
"It was so much fun to assemble orders for children in need," Scibelli said. "Cradles to Crayons is a fantastic organization. I will definitely be back with my fifth-grade class to do this again."
The family component is most compelling to Roberts. Countless lessons are learned when children see that they can make a difference and when they witness their parents' commitment to volunteerism. Roberts hopes they are creating lifelong habits.
"So much research has examined the likelihood of what happens to a child who volunteers when they are younger than 12 years old," said Roberts. "It shows that this (service in childhood) increases the likelihood of giving and volunteering as adults."
Throughout her entire career Roberts has been connecting people to a mission that resonates with them. Her former roles have mostly involved children and families.
"I have always had a job in which I've been blessed to be able to look at families in crisis," she said.
Before joining Cradles to Crayons she was the director of Gift of Life Family House and the executive director of Ronald McDonald House, Philadelphia. Both facilities offer lodging and services for families with members who are ill.
Closer to home, Roberts created the Supper at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church. This volunteer meal project offers free, home-cooked meals to 100 guests on Wednesdays, twice a month. Volunteers create menus, purchase ingredients and prepare, serve and clean up the meal. Everyone is welcome at the table, and those in need often sit beside those providing the meal.
She relates this to Cradles to Crayons service model of directly impacting the lives of others in the community by relying on volunteers and partners. Roberts is quick to point out that poverty is rampant well outside the city borders and cites a 117 percent increase in poverty in Montgomery County, which she feels is sometimes harder to deal with in the suburbs.
"Often families in the suburbs don't have the coping skills when they hit a bad or tough patch," she said. "There isn't the family support or knowledge of resources."
Roberts promises that Cradles to Crayons will be there to help these and other families. She expects the organization will soon outgrow its warehouse and will continue to see increases in both volunteers and clients.
Last winter, Cradles to Crayons received 17,000 requests for coats, hats, gloves and boots. Looking towards winter, Roberts invites families to participate in the Gear Up for Winter campaign by making a financial donation or donating clothing, boots and other supplies necessary for children to survive and thrive during the winter season.
Upcoming Family Volunteer Days are on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m., and the Un-gala family fundraiser is on Dec.7 and includes one work shift in a circus-like atmosphere with games, entertainment, prizes and lunch. For further information, go to www.cradlestocrayons.org.


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HandGround necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 8 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
iRevive is the new product. Parent company is United iPhone Repair
iRevive: A solution that fixes water damaged iPhones. A do it yourself water damage repair kit in a box for iPhones. The product is being produced by United iPhone Repair, which is a company that helps people start iPhone Repair Businesses.
We are going to start with a product logo & label, and then build a website and the rest of the packaging around this. So this is the base and beginning of this new product, we will definitely be considering the winner to continue with development of the website and packaging.
This is going to be used as a label on the bottle of our new product. It will be sold to people who are seeking to fix their own iPhones, a do it yourselfer. This is a new product but applies to the same markets that sell DIY iPhone screen repair kits and the "techy" crowd, the pricing on the product will be in the $30-$40 range.
We appeal to a mostly male, techy crowd. We hold a very professional image in the iPhone repair community and the design of the logo and label should compliment the United iPhone Repair brand image.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
I would prefer a red theme for the logo, to compliment United iPhone Repair. I want to give full creativity as to what the font, design, shape ect of the logo is. You can include more pictures of graphics on the label (water iphone or iphone being "revived")
no calligraphy
nothing playful or feminine
The label will go on the bottle with the following dimensions:
Bottle Total Height: 11 cm
Bottle Circumference: 9.1 cm
Label Height: 5 cm
Label Width: 8.5 cm
The pictures of attached bottle label is to be used as example of layout, not colors or graphics.
****It is important to keep in mind that this is going on a bottle so only approx. 3.5 cm are viewable at any one time. (so have a designated "Front" portion of the label no bigger than 3.5 to 4cm)
Here are some ideas of phrases for the front:
-Repair your water damaged iPhone
-Cleans and removes corrosion and eliminates moisture from iPhone mother (logic) board
-Bring your water damaged iPhone back to life!
-Removes corrosion
-Eliminates moisture
-Safe to use on iPhone Logic Board
Here are some things to put on the back:
Contents: Proprietary Isopropanol Solvent
Patent Pending
Custom Assembled in the USA for
United iPhone Repair, LLC


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A parcel, a building, several hundred years of neglect. A child of an artist walks on to the land and is moved by what he sees, hears, feels. The land is in the middle of Paradise, but it was in a temporary Purgatory. Now the doors will be pried open by the new generation, with a little help from an ancient one.
The young man speaks Italian like an Italian, French like a Frenchman and English like an Englishman. He stands straight and tall and has clear, piercing eyes. He is young but his soul is that of one much older than he. When he looks around the estate he sees centuries of history, for it courses through his veins and his DNA. He is bringing new life into this thirsty vineyard.
There is no proper well on the property, so it must be abandoned during harsh weather. When a place is empty for periods of time, it is like a person who can read but only stares at a television. Things start to fall apart. Tuscany and all of Italy had the fortune in the past to have people who could read the land. But those people are dying and their craft has not been handed down. The craft of the diviner is one of those.
One day the noble young man summoned a local farmer, a contadino, to the property. The farmer, it was said, had the gift. He could find water. Yes, he was a bit crazy. Yes, he scared the women and the young children. At first. But squirrels would come up to the man and talk to him. And he would answer them. Birds would follow him as he walked through the land, keeping an eye on what was ahead. Dogs loved the man; they sensed his ability to tune into their frequency.
He appeared at the door of the Castello and the young man welcomed him. Yes, he would help to find water in this estate, which in Italian meant "re-dried". It would not be inexpensive, but he wouldn't charge unless he found water.
He walked around the property for about an hour reciting Dante. He had memorized the Divine Comedy by heart and was prone to reciting verse after verse. It would take him to that place where his mind would no longer pay attention to the distractions, and then it could get on with the work of bringing back life to the dirt.
The mystic farmer fashioned a rod from a branch he found on the property. With it he started walking in search of the water source. At a point he found indications of water, but told the young man he wanted to find the place where the two underground rivers met. There is where the well would be dug and a stronger water force could be found.
The young man was a bit skeptical but he stayed in the background, letting this walking encyclopedia of Paradise and Inferno go about his work. When the farmer found the confluence of the two rivers he brought out a little pendulum. "Ecco", he exclaimed, he had found the spot. He then told the young man that he would find water at eighteen meters. The young man asked him how much he wanted for his service, but the old man told him to drill first and if the water was found he would be back with his bill.
To drill for water is expensive. But the people who do such things were summoned and started right up. The deeper one drills the more expensive the job is. But eighteen meters was not so harsh. As they neared ten meters, the workmen thought they hit some kind of hard mineral. But after a time they moved on. Past fifteen, to twenty meters. Still no water. Deeper, to thirty, forty, fifty meters. Nothing. An hour or so later they found what they were looking for. As they hit the water there came a sound out of the bowels of earth that could have been from Hell. Deep and haunting was the rumble and silence for a brief moment. Then all Hell broke loose and a force of water shot twenty meters into the air. There was no way to stop the water until the workmen came back to cap it the next morning. When they returned to finish the work, all of the property had been flooded. They indeed had found the joining of the two rivers, not at eighteen meters but at eighty.
When the farmer came around to collect his fee, he was apologetic and didn't want to accept any money. He felt bad that he had misled the young man and made him drill deeper than he had divined. The young man persuaded the old man to accept his fee, and asked the old man how much it would be. The farmer explained that he had expenses and had to keep his old farm running and had to keep food on the table. This talent that he had was a way for him to subsist. The young man started getting nervous, thinking this was going to cost more than he had imagined or allocated. When the old man asked him for 250 Euros, the wise young man wrote him out a check for 1,000 Euros. Because the old man had miscalculated the depth by four times, the young man also miscalculated by four times when he paid the fee. It seemed a fitting way to repay the man for his "mistake".
Now the property still carries the Italian name "Re-dried", but the property has water year round. Swimming pools dot the property and the vines bear luscious fruit which become delicious wines.
If you ever visit Tuscany and are in the area of Greve, please do not hesitate to visit this property. This is a true story and the estate accepts visits off the street. Email me and I will send you the information, when you want to go there.
written by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy


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Tehran emerged from the latest round of talks on its nuclear program fairly upbeat. Iran's foreign minister said Monday that all of the disputes over his country's nuclear program – which Iranian officials say is peaceful but world powers worry is military in nature – could be solved "quickly and easily," even by the next round of talks scheduled to be held in Baghdad on May 23.
American negotiators struck a more cautious note after the weekend talks in Istanbul. The Iranians "brought ideas to the table," one senior U.S. diplomat told the Christian Science Monitor, but "dialogue is not sufficient for any sanctions relief."
And back in the U.S., the news was greeted with even more skepticism. Congress still plans to push ahead with a new round of even tougher sanctions by the end of the summer. Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues to criticize Obama on Iran: "The President was silent when they took to the streets following a stolen election. And I think we have to make it very clear that we would take military action if necessary to prevent them from pursuing, or from achieving their nuclear ambition," he said on April 4.
The truth is, it's too early to make much of determination about the talks at all. The last set of so-called P5+1 negotiations — which included the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the U.S., Russia, China, Great Britain and France, plus Germany — ended prematurely 15 months ago when Iran showed up demanding that the international community lift all sanctions and recognize its right to enrich uranium before Iran even sat down at the table. By comparison, the latest talks, which lasted 10 hours, were a success. "The Istanbul meeting was like a preliminary consultation to schedule a very complicated surgery," says Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace. " The really hard part hasn't begun."
Indeed, for Obama this process could be like performing open-heart surgery with one hand tied behind his back. It's an election year in the U.S. And coming up with a peaceful diplomatic solution in Iran will only be welcomed as a success at home if Israel doesn't freak out and accuse the U.S. of caving. The track record isn't good: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scoffed at the weekend talks, dismissing them as a "freebie" of five more weeks of uranium enrichment without penalties for Iran. Obama took exception with this characterization. "The notion that somehow we've given something away or 'a freebie,' would indicate that Iran has gotten something," Obama said at a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the end of a Summit of the Americas in Cartagena on Sunday. "In fact, they've got some of the toughest sanctions that they're going to be facing coming up in just a few months if they don't take advantage of these talks. I hope they do."
For his part, Romney feels that Iran is one of his strongest election issues, as his foreign policy adviser Richard Williamson recently told Reuters:
"I think our biggest single difference is probably over Iran," Williamson said. "Put it this way: If I was the regime in Tehran, I'd be much more worried about dealing with a Romney Administration than with the current Administration."
With Congress and Romney – not to mention Israel and Europe – urging Obama to be tougher on Iran, the President doesn't have much room to make concessions. Which is, perhaps, why many are predicting that the current talks could last a year or more, stretching beyond the November elections. "Talk of a final and closing window for talks is unrealistic: the U.S. simply cannot go far enough for a deal during an election campaign," says Richard Dalton, a Middle East expert at Chatham House, a U.K. think tank on international affairs. "A full year will be needed."
If Obama wanted "space" from Russia on missile treaties, he needs a time-bending worm-hole to deal with Iran. There's no way Israel will accept the extension of the status quo for another year while Iran produces giant stockpiles of highly enriched uranium. So, in order for a freeze to work, Iran at the very least must soon stop its production of 20% purity uranium–if not also production of lower, 3.5% enriched uranium. What they can get in exchange for that – since "reciprocity" seems to be a popular buzz word at the negotiations – is anyone's guess. It's hard to imagine the U.S. and E.U. dismantling their sanctions in exchange for a simple freeze in uranium production. And Iran would probably not accept a freeze at the current level of sanctions, as the status quo is incredibly painful for them economically.
The next round of sanctions is scheduled to take effect July 1. In this game of musical chairs where no one wants to stand up or sit down, all they've really agreed upon so far is that everyone likes the music.


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New Zealand bounced back from last week's close call in style with a record 60-0 beating of Ireland in Hamilton on Saturday.
New Zealand bounced back from last week's close call in style with an impressive 60-0 hammering of Ireland in Hamilton on Saturday.
After the heartbreakingly narrow defeat of last week, Ireland were no match for the effervescent All Blacks, who scored four tries in the first 25 minutes and looked dangerous at every turn. Dominated at the tackle – most unlike the Irish – and shredded out wide, the Irish just could not muster the spirit or precision of last week and were plain annihilated.
Perhaps the most satisfying aspect for the ABs was the nilling, however. Tries have never been a problem for this generation, but the fact that Ireland not only didn't score, they had only one kick at goal and barely once got close to crossing the whitewash will be a source of immense pride to Richie McCaw and his men. Ireland's most promising-looking first-half attack ended in a mistake and an All Black try. The overall penalty count against the hosts was ridiculously low.
Within seven minutes New Zealand had the advantage, Sam Cane finishing off a sweeping move out right. On a quarter of an hour Aaron Cruden produced a dart and a brilliant offload to put Sonny Bill Williams through the gap for the second. On 20 minutes it was the Cruden-Williams axis again, this time on a well-timed switch. And on 24 minutes it was an Irish error – Brian O'Driscoll spilling an ill-directed switch pass from Paddy Wallace – that gifted the ball to Cruden. Cruden scorched away and the two Smiths, Conrad and Ben, combined on straight lines and soft hands to send Ben away in the corner. It was all that simple, all that devastating.
The loss of Cruden to injury – a possible worry for both the Chiefs and the All Blacks – stymied the attacking rhythm for a while but did little to change the domination. Beauden Barrett landed a penalty with the final act of the first half, with the penultimate act being a harsh yellow dished out to Rob Kearney for what looked to be a legitimate interception attempt.
Ireland thus spent the first ten minutes of the second half a man down and paid for it with two more tries, one a series of three inside offloads finished off by Cane under the posts, the other a magnificent 50m finish from Hosea Gear. Barrett could only convert one, but that left Ireland trailing 41-0 after 50 minutes; New Zealand were good value for their near point-a-minute ratio and the Irish body count was rising.
Kearney's return changed nothing. Cane slipped a super ball to Messam on an super line for what was New Zealand's 100th-ever try against Ireland. Barrett's indifferent form with the boot continued as a comparatively easy kick bounced off the uprights.
Williams showed a rare glimpse of his complete skill set with a well-judged opportunistic grubber deep for Israel Dagg to run in the eighth try on the hour mark, this time Barrett converting.
New Zealand kept attacking, although some handling errors began to creep in. Ireland looked to move from deeper and deeper, presumably playing right into the hosts' hands. A handling error ten minutes from time and super delay of the pass from Barrett saw Adam Thomson run a direct line home for try number nine.
Ireland rallied hard, determined to get something out of the game, but there was no change to be had. In minutes 79, Keven Mealamu's well-timed charge on Eoin Reddan saw the half-back spill the ball and that was that. Firmly that.
Man of the match: Aaron Cruden was putting in a good claim for this until he went off after 25 minutes, Sonny Bill Williams dominated the centres, but it was Sam Cane whose domination in the loose created the space for his team-mates outside, and brace of tries gave his side a commanding lead.
Moment of the match: The fourth try. As exciting as it was clinical, it was curtains for Ireland after that.
Villain of the match: He reffed well, but for a really poor moment of judgement, referee Romain Poite gets this for the yellow card he dished out to Rob Kearney. Brian O'Driscoll called it 'ridiculous'. He was right.
The scorers:
For New Zealand:
Tries: Cane 2, Williams 2, B.Smith, Gear, Messam, Dagg, Thomson
Cons: Cruden 3, Barrett 3
Pens: Barrett
Yellow cards: Kearney,40, Ireland – deliberate knock-on
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Richie McCaw (c), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Brodie Retallick, 19 Adam Thomson, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Beauden Barrett, 22 Tamati Ellison.
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Fergus McFadden, 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c), 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Peter O'Mahony, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Donnacha Ryan, 4 Dan Tuohy, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Declan Fitzpatrick, 18 Donncha O'Callaghan, 19 Chris Henry, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Ronan O'Gara, 22 Andrew Trimble.
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere (France), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia)


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Red Sox left fielder Jonny Gomes not only wears the red, white and blue, but supports and works with the charity TroopsDirect.org that aids U.S. service men and women.
BOSTON – Even after Jonny Gomes hit .356 with nine homers in 118 at-bats as a sophomore at Santa Rosa Junior College, it looked like his playing days were coming to an end. And with baseball seemingly a part of his past, Gomes had figured what his future would hold.
"After my second year of junior college, I didn't have a college scholarship anywhere and I didn't think I was going to get drafted, so I was in the process of enrolling in the service," said the Red Sox left fielder. "It wasn't a last resort; I wanted to go in to the service. I kind of unexpectedly got drafted in baseball and changed my plans a little bit."
Tampa Bay selected Gomes in the 18th round of the 2001 draft. He signed quickly for $25,000, then began a rapid climb toward the big leagues that saw him make his debut for Tampa in September 2003.
He earned another cup of coffee in 2004, then belted 21 homers while finishing third in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2005. His career included stops in Cincinnati, Washington and Oakland before he helped the Red Sox win the World Series last season.
Gomes' plans may have changed when he got drafted, but the military men and women of who almost became his brothers and sisters in arms have always remained top of mind.
It's for that reason that below his right knee, Gomes' leg is adorned with tattoos that form of a series of tributes to his country and the people who protect its freedom. An American flag, a bald eagle, a U.S. Army helmet and military dog tags are all part of his patriotic mural.
Gomes is quick to acknowledge that the U.S. military affords Americans the lifestyle they've grown accustomed to.
"People think it's just kind of the American way, but they don't always realize that all of the wars we've had – most recently in Afghanistan and Iraq, Vietnam and others before that – those wars were started in battles for our lifestyles here," Gomes said. "We don't have to worry about a quarter of things that other people have to worry about in their everyday lives. We don't have fighter jets flying overhead on our way to schools as kids; we don't worry about explosives going off in bus stops or malls at a normal rate. That's all due to our troops and what they're fighting for and keeping an eye on to keep us safe."
Now that Gomes has reached the highest level of baseball, he's using his stature in the sport to help those people who risk everything for the freedom and safety of civilians. The main charity Gomes works with is Troops Direct, which according to the charity's Web site, TroopsDirect.org, aims to make U.S. front line troops the healthiest, most energized and highest-spirited force possible.
"It's getting stuff the troops need directly to them," said Gomes. "We're sending thousands of yards worth of garden hose to transfer water. We sent over a Volkswagen motor for a broken-down Hummer. We sent over wool socks. We sent over toothbrushes, toothpaste, protein powders."
Gomes' patriotism has become obvious to his teammates through gifts he has given. Last year, Red Sox players were provided American flag shorts, tee-shirts and socks featuring the team logo.
Earlier this year, he gifted each teammate (and President Obama) with blazers that featured the stars and stripes, and wore his to the White House when the team was welcomed for winning the World Series.
Gomes has heard his share of criticism for wearing the American flag as fashion, but he does so to show his love of his country and support for those who protect it. That was why he chose to wear the blazer to the White House and then to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, to visit wounded troops.
"It was pretty moving, going to Walter Reed," said Gomes, who auctioned the jacket to benefit Troops Direct. "That American flag is basically why there's a couple guys who are double amputees, there's a couple guys missing limbs, a couple guys that unfortunately have some pretty serious injuries.
"Once you dissect it a little bit, what that American flag stands for, it's easy to see why the red, white and blue are some pretty awesome colors."


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Congress has taken the first step on the road to a new farm bill with the House Agriculture Committee's passage of "The Agricultural Act of 2001." By reporting the legislation on July 27, the committee laid claim to the funding reserved for agriculture in the 10-year budget resolution passed by Congress last spring, a concern given the dwindling surplus in the federal Treasury.
But the bill, which would provide farmers with a new counter-cyclical payment along with AMTA, loan deficiency and increased conservation compensation, still faces many hurdles.
Just how difficult the road could be was indicated by the response of a coalition of environmental groups to the farm bill concept paper released by Chairman Larry Combest and Rep. Charlie Stenholm, ranking minority member, before the committee adopted the new farm bill.
The coalition, which included Environmental Defense, American Farmland Trust and the Environmental Working Group, said Congress should shift half of all federal farm spending from crop subsidies to conservation programs.
Currently, less than 10 percent of those funds go to conservation programs, an Environmental Defense spokesman noted. He complained that the bulk of spending goes to a small number of states and that states with high percentages of specialty crops are left out of the programs.
Coalition members claim that North Dakota receives 27 cents in federal subsidies for every dollar of agricultural production, followed by Montana at 24 cents and Illinois and Louisiana at 18 cents. California and Pennsylvania reportedly receive 2 cents per dollar of production and Florida, 1 cent.
The committee also took flack from the National Grain and Feed Association, which urged the committee to back away from a proposal to increase the size of the Conservation Reserve Program from 36.4 million to 40 million acres.
The NGFA, which represents the nation's grain elevators, called the increase a shift toward "long-term supply control." It argued that Congress instead should put money into programs that allow continued use of farmland under stewardship programs.
Testifying at a hearing, the NGFA urged the House Ag Committee to eliminate counter-cyclical payments, replacing them with tax-exempt Farm and Ranch Risk Management accounts.
The grain elevator group said the counter-cyclical plan probably would be viewed as market- and trade-distorting and thus be classed an "amber box" payment by the World Trade Organization.
Most commodity and farm organization threw their support behind the bill. But the National Farmers Union, a more-Midwest, populist-oriented organization, expressed disappointment, saying it failed to provide farmers with the tools needed to survive in today's economy.
Assuming the bill passes the intact — a big if, considering the waning influence of farm-state congressmen — the next stop will be the Senate Agriculture Committee whose chairman, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has said he favors a more conservation-oriented approach to farm legislation.
When the Senate Agriculture Committee reported its version of the fiscal 2001 disaster assistance bill last month, Harkin repeated his criticism of AMTA payments, saying he believes the AMTA mechanism contains serious inequities that should be changed in the next farm bill.
Such comments could mean that the Agricultural Act of 2001 could easily become the Act of 2002.
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A risk factor is anything that may increase your risk for a disease. Risk factors may be different for the different types of leukemia:
- Radiation: Exposure to very high levels of radiation can lead to acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, or acute lymphocytic leukemia.
- CT scans: Recent research suggests a possible link between CT scans in childhood and leukemia later in life, but more research is needed.
- Smoking: Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of acute myeloid leukemia.
- Benzene: Exposure to benzene in the workplace can cause acute myeloid leukemia. It may also cause chronic myeloid leukemia or acute lymphocytic leukemia. Benzene is used widely in the chemical industry. It's also found in cigarette smoke and gasoline.
- Chemotherapy: Cancer patients treated with certain types of cancer-fighting drugs sometimes develop acute myeloid leukemia or acute lymphocytic leukemia later on. For example, being treated with drugs known as alkylating agents or topoisomerase inhibitors has been linked to a small chance of developing acute leukemia.
- Down syndrome and certain other inherited diseases: Down syndrome and certain other inherited diseases increase the risk of developing acute leukemia.
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and certain other blood disorders: People with certain blood disorders are at increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia.
- Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I): People with HTLV-I infection are at increased risk of a rare type of leukemia known as adult T-cell leukemia. Although the HTLV-I virus may cause this rare disease, adult T-cell leukemia and other types of leukemia are not contagious.
- Family history of leukemia: It's rare for more than one person in a family to have leukemia. When it does happen, it's most likely to involve chronic lymphocytic leukemia. However, only a few people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia have a father, mother, brother, sister, or child who also has the disease.
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Chuck Wicks Stars in 'The Voice' Parody
It seems like music competition reality shows are springing up with increasing frequency. There's this awesome, brand-new "must watch" show called 'The Vibe,' where the judges critique talent while encased in sensory deprivation chambers. They can't see. They can't hear. They don't know what the heck is going on with the singers who are auditioning. Country singer Chuck Wicks even turns up for a stint as a guest judge, complete with his own headphones, sunglasses and soundproof, coffin-like chamber that is akin to being trapped in a black void for four hours.
OK, so it's not a real show. It's a College Humor-devised parody of Blake Shelton and Co.'s popular show 'The Voice.'
'90s alt-rock singer Lisa Loeb also appears as a 'The Vibe' judge in the video seen below, offering up nonsensical commentary on singers that haven't even uttered a note yet.
Wicks appears midway through the spot as a guest judge. While he is in his chamber, the contestant o stage emotionally explains that Wicks is a true inspiration to him. The camera cuts to a frustrated Wicks, blinded by massive black goggles that look like something out of 'The Fly,' while he is saying, "I can't see or hear anything." He misses the touching tribute from the 'The Vibe' wannabe.
During Wicks' interview segment, he calls his time as a 'The Vibe' judge as "the most horrifying experience of my life."
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Beware! This post will most likely make you crave something sweet.
On Sunday, LACMA and KCRW presented the 3rd Annual Good Food Pie Contest where everyone from home-cooks to professionals submitted pies to be judged by some of LA's best chefs and food writers. Over 200 pies were entered into one of the following five categories–cream, fruit, savory, nut, and, of course, Tim Burton-inspired.
Contestants got innovative with their pie fillings and even their pie names (especially in the Tim Burton category!)–Beetlejuice Pie with green tea slime and goo, Oogie Boogie Cherry Pie, Mushroom Forest Tart, The Apple Pie with Many Eyes, Chumpkin Pocolate, James and the Giant Bourbon Honey Peach Pie, and more.
Here's one of the amazing Tim Burton -themed pies. View a slideshow of all of the Tim Burton entries.
Here's a birds-eye-view of more of the gorgeous (and delicious) pies. Feast your eyes on all of the entries.
The day was full of activities–even for those who didn't enter a pie. Bakers and eaters showed their enthusiasm for all things pie by wearing their aprons (many were homemade or vintage!) and strutting around LACMA for an apron walk-off.
Kids and families participated by making their own artful, inedible pies in our family day art activity.
Docents took visitors on dessert-themed tours of our galleries.
Pie makers served their creations to a crowd of hungry, pastry-loving attendees.
And judges presented awards to the top entrants.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Stephanie Shaiken – Classic Apple Pie
1. Stephanie Shaiken – Classic Apple Pie
2. Sam Robinson – Peach Blueberry Crumble
3. Jessica Kubel – Apple Cranberry
1. Stuart Faber – Pecan Toffee Pie
2. Kristin Anderson – Marcona Almond Pie
3. Claudia Guevara – Pecan Pie
1. Sandra Nuzzolilo – Banana Cream Pie
2. Morgan Simons – Banana Nutella Cream Pie
3. Linnea Weaver – Max's Cheese Pie
1. Terry Sweeney – Persian Tart
2. Jennifer Wang – Tomato Pie
3. Marla Cusack – Zucchini Pecorino Pie
1. Emily Baker – "James and the Giant Peach" Pie
2. Bobbie Chi – Blueberry Pie for Tim Burton
3. Gretchen Getz – Chocolate Chess Pie
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County Attorney Gets Report of Child Left on Bus
CLOQUET (AP) - Fond du Lac tribal police will forward their investigation of a child left on a school bus to the Carlton County Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors will decide whether charges are warranted in the case. Three-year-old Ty Stiffarm was left on the bus Monday for three hours in freezing temperatures after other children were dropped off at the tribal Head Start building.
Tribal programs director Chuck Walt says teachers will be required to take attendance early in the day to determine if there are any unexcused absences.
Walt says two transportation employees are on leave while an internal investigation is conducted.
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Jets coach Rex Ryan went nearly four years without playing a meaningless game.
The new streak will last only one week.
The 6-9 Jets close out their 2012 season with a trip to Buffalo. And there's a chance that quarterback Greg McElroy's streak as the starter also will last at only one week, too.
Via multiple reports, Ryan said Wednesday that McElroy has an abdominal issue. (Given that he was sacked 11 times on Sunday, it's surprising he still has an abdomen at all.)
While McElroy is expected to practice, his availability for Sunday suddenly is in question. And it could mean that Mark Sanchez and/or Tim Tebow will play.
As long as, you know, Tebow is OK with playing.
Maybe this week he'll tell the coach right before kickoff that he's willing to do whatever the team needs him to do.


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One of theose was guitarist Walter "Hopalong" Miller, who performs Sherman's Blues on a deliciously distorted electric guitar and switches over to acoustic on Stuttgart, Arkansas, which finds Coley comping him on washtub bass and kazoo. Like Corley, Ashley Thompson was part of the vital jug band scene in Memphis in the '20s and '30s, working as a guitarist and vocalist in Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers, whose Minglewood Blues was later interpreted by the Grateful Dead (Olsson's recordings represent the first known of Thompson since his Jug Stomper stint).
Upon returning home to Sweden, Ollson published his research in the paperback memhis Blues and Jug Bands, and was soon back in the Memphis region. one of Ollson's collaborators there was Bill Barth, member of the psych band Insect Trust, who appears here backing gospel singer Joe Townsend, who earlier recorded the single "Going Over The Hill" for Memphis' eccentric gospel label, Designer.
Just east of Memphis, Ollson recorded Lum Guffin, called "the walking Victrola" because of his wide repertoirs; Guffin also played in a local fife and drum band. Farther east in Somerville, Tennessee, Ollson set up shop in a bootlegger's shack to record Lattie "The Wolf" Murrell, whose nickname stems from his great ability to mimic the vocal mannerisms of Howlin' Wolf. Elba, Alabama's David Johnson was arguably a greater folk sculptor than musician, but there's a wonderful sense of abandon on his two tracks here that one only encounters rarely. His neighbor Perry Tillis, subject of the full-length Birdman release Too Close, was blind from birth and spent his early years rambling the country playing blues. When Olsson caught up with him in 1972 he was a preacher, but like his influence Blind Willie Johnson his guitar playing was still infused with the blues.
Little is known about the remaining artists, Lonnie Fuqua and the gospel duo of Cleo and Howard Williams. They are true ghosts preserved on tape to linger forever.
- Scott Barrett, Oxford, MS. (From the liner notes.)
These field recordings of lesser-known southern blues acts stand up with the best of Alan Lomax & George Mitchell. The performances are raw and the sound quality is resonant. Great stuff. Released in 2010 on LP by Sutro Park. 320 vinyl rip by yours truly.
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1. Jonny Wilson / Lum Guffin 3:46
2. Sherman's Blues / Walter Miller 5:55
3. Somewhere To Lay My Head / Bishop Perry Tillis 3:35
4. Jesus Has Never Left Me Alone / Cleo Williams 3:44
5. Sweet Peace / Ashley Thompson 2:09
6. Take Your Burdens To The Lord / Joe Toownsend & Bill Barth 2:16
7. Stuttgart, Ark / Dewey Corley & Walter Miller 4:43
8. He's Calling Me / Bootlegger's Quartet 5:02
9. Wolf's At Your Door / Lattie Murrell 3:38
10. 40 Days And 40 Nights / David Johnson & Guitar Sam 3:21
11. Moan / Lonnie Fuqua 4:34
12. The Soul Of A Man / David Johnson 2:37
13. (Untitled) / David Johnson 1:11
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Captain's Report
Captain's Report by Captain John WenzDoral started building fiberglass boats back in the fifties, so this isn't some newcomer. They've focused primarily on the Canadian market, but more recently the word has been getting around about how exceptional its boats are. And while it is a boutique builder, these days Doral is selling boats in something like 25 countries.Let's face it: the eighteen to twenty foot bowrider class has been around for a while. So as a builder, you can't expect to sell much in the way of a "breakthrough" here if you expect to be competitive in terms of price point. Things like the ride, the fit and finish, and the feel you get when you're aboard are what distinguish one builder from the other. That's where the Doral 185 Sunquest makes its mark.
A Pad for Speed
Weighing in at 2,250 lbs, the hull features an 18- degree deadrise, with a pad on the centerline aft.Our test location was on a freshwater lake in central Florida. There was a light breeze blowing, so there was a little chop. With two of us on board, she took off out of the hole in 4.5 seconds. Visibility from the helm is at least as good as anything I've seen in this class, and even with the 3.0L 135 hp Merc Alpha we were rocketing right along at a top speed of just over 42 mph. I could feel the boat accelerate when I trimmed the drive up. We calculated an optimal cruise speed to be 33.6 mph burning 9.1 gph for a range of 76 miles.
One word of caution here: If you look at this class as "entry level" in respect to price or size, remember that no boat in this class with this size engine will be able to handle the entire family, grandma, grandpa, and two cousins and then climb out of the hole pulling a waterskier. If that's what you're looking for, think bigger and more horsepower. If you are looking for a safe and secure boat for the family, the cockpit depth here is enough to make you feel well surrounded.
High-Speed Handling
In the high speed turn test, I did notice the effect of the flat pad. I tend to be a bit more aggressive when it comes to putting the boat through her paces, and this day was no exception. There's no keel to bite, so we did seem to skip a bit through the turns when I cranked it over. However, the flat also seemed to provide an advantage in speed up on plane. In reality, you probably won't be doing much high-speed maneuvering. Given the way most boaters run a boat in this class, I'd conclude that the gain in speed seems worth the small sacrifice in high-speed turning ability.
When it comes to those intangibles, like the feel you get on board, the 185 Sunquest has got it in spades. Construction is well executed, and I didn't notice any jiggles and rattles when I was running hard out in the chop. All in all, Doral's 185 Sunquest bowrider is a good value that will make you proud wherever you do your boating.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Doral 185 Sunquest (2011-) is 42.7 mph (68.7 kph), burning 12.5 gallons per hour (gph) or 47.31 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Doral 185 Sunquest (2011-) is 33.6 mph (54.1 kph), and the boat gets 3.69 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.57 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 76 miles (122.31 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 135-hp MerCruiser 3.0 TKS.
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Solomon Williams (1764-1836) farmed for many years on the land he inherited from his father, Dr. Thomas Williams, in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Williams was active in town affairs and served as a selectman. As a prominent man in town, his testimony in an affidavit as to the quality of John Wilson's plough carried weight. John Wilson (1782-1869) was a devoted agriculturist, an inventor and manufacturer of agricultural implements as well as a book publisher. His plough is the subject of this affidavit. Solomon Williams acknowledges he has used the plough for the last three seasons and finds it superior to any he has used in nearly 50 years of farming.
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The only change I've made to the original version I was taught is being much more generous with the fruit filling. One of my hates is meanness of fruit. I find that a lot of the time you have to play the game of "Find or guess the fruit in this". Hope you are getting the message - 3lbs of plums is not too many.
As reported by the CC our damson plum tree has excelled itself this year. To date we have picked over 60lbs and I think there is more than that amount still on the tree. I have lost count of how many plum pies I have made to eat and freeze over the past few weeks. Hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as we all do.
Footnote from the Caked Crusader: The recipe is given in imperial measurements as the CCM doesn't do metric.
Serving suggestion:
3lbs (damson) plums
2ozs caster sugar
1 egg + a little drop of milk to bind together
8ozs self raising flour
4ozs Cookeen (or Trex)
Pinch of salt
3-4 tablespoons of water
To serve: ice cream or custard
To serve: ice cream or custard
Method for the plums:
-I like to poach the plums a few hours ahead of making the pastry so they are cold.
-Pour the water into base of a large saucepan.
-Cut each plum in half and remove stone (very quick and easy).
-Layer into saucepan with the sugar.
-Simmer on a small heat until just beginning to soften (they should still look like plums - not mushy).
-Turn into a dish to cool for a few hours.
Method for the pastry:
-Grease an 8" pie dish.
-Put all the flour + pinch of salt into a bowl.
-Rub in the Cookeen until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
-Add egg and enough milk to bind mixture together into a soft dough.
-Cut dough into two equal pieces.
-Roll out one piece on a floured board to fit your dish.
-Drain all the juice from the plums (do not throw this juice away it's lovely to drink).
-Spoon plums into pastry base.
-Roll remaining dough to fit on top of plums and to overlap base.
-Trim pastry edge with knife.
-Seal the top and bottom edges on dish with a fork dipped into water.
-Cut a few slits in top of pastry.
-Roll out trimmings to make decorations for top of pie (these can be cut out freehand or with a small pastry cutter).
-Cover pie and dish with Clingfilm and refrigerate for an hour or two or overnight if you prefer.
-Remove dish from fridge and brush top of pie with beaten egg or milk.
-Bake in centre of oven at 180 C for 40 minutes giving pie a turnaround halfway through cooking.
-When a golden colour remove from oven and sprinkle top with caster sugar.
-Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have made.
-(I might have borrowed the last two lines from someone else but originality is so tiring!)


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The following are updates on local athletes at the collegiate level.
Stella Ghazarian (Glendale, 2011) freshman, Pasadena City College women's basketball: Known for her sharpshooting skills since her days as a Nitro, Ghazarian came through in a big way for the Lancers in their 67-65 win over Antelope Valley on Wednesday in the first round of the CCCAA Women's Basketball Southern California Regional playoffs.
Ghazarian sank the game-winning three-pointer with 12 seconds left, her seventh long ball of the game, and finished with a team-high 27 points to spark 15th-seeded PCC's comeback from a 25-point deficit in the second half.
"My teammates set up my shots and I just hit them," said Ghazarian, who helped the Lancers improve to 17-12. "They were looking for me and I was moving around. It's them, not me."
Going into Saturday's second-round game against No. 2 Ventura, Ghazarian is averaging 12.2 points per game and has hit 80 three-pointers, including a South Coast Conference-best 73.
Kris Kauppila (Crescenta Valley High, 2008) senior, University of Portland baseball: The Pilots played just two games during the week of Feb. 12-19, but Kauppila's outstanding performance in a season-opening, two-game sweep of Stephen F. Austin in Beaumont, Texas, were enough to land the shortstop West Coast Conference Player of the Week honors.
Kauppila opened his season by going three for five with a double, three runs batted in and three runs scored in an 11-0 win on Feb. 17 before leading off the Pilots' 10-5 win on Sunday with a home run en route to a two-for-four day with a walk and three more runs scored.
In the Pilots' home opener against Concordia on Tuesday, Kauppila kept it going with two more hits, including a three-bagger, in five at bats with a run scored in the 11-4 win to take a .500 batting average and .929 slugging percentage with four RBIs and seven runs scored going into today's home game against Creighton.
Nina Moore (Glendale Community College, 2010) senior, Long Beach State women's track and field: Moore won the 3,000-meter race in 10 minutes, 51.40 seconds in a non-scored meet Wednesday against host Riverside Community College, which served as a tuneup for the upcoming outdoor season.
Moore's teammate Rose Del Toro, also a former Vaquero, added to her list of 49ers records on Feb. 11, when she clocked a 9:34.81 in the 3,000 at the Husky Classic in Seattle.
Moore and Del Toro both competed in the fall for the Long Beach State women's cross-country squad, which was bestowed 2011 Division I All-Academic Cross Country status from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Feb. 13.


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Ellen Sidransky, M.D., senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, has been studying a genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease for 18 years, yet it still intrigues her.
Because Gaucher disease produces a wide range of symptoms, almost every patient's problems are unique in some way. Complicating the picture further is the fact that patients with similar symptoms can have very different genetic mutations and, conversely, that patients with the same genetic mutation can experience very different symptoms.
So, Dr. Sidransky must be prepared for anything and everything when she sees someone with Gaucher disease. It's an endless puzzle that she finds endlessly fascinating.
"There are people who have had Gaucher disease all their lives and never know it until it is diagnosed coincidentally in their 70s or 80s," Dr. Sidransky said. "Some infants with the disease die soon after birth, and there are children whose spleen and liver are so enlarged that they look like teddy bears." Symptoms range from brittle bones and yellowish-brown skin to seizures and dementia.
Like cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia, Gaucher (pronounced go-SHAY) disease is caused by mutations in a single gene, called GBA. Gaucher disease is a recessive genetic disorder, meaning that a person must inherit a mutated copy of the GBA gene from both parents in order to become ill.
Dr. Sidransky often wonders how just one altered gene can produce so many different problems. "A seemingly simple disease like Gaucher disease is proving more complex than I ever anticipated," she remarked. "When we finally find out why, we will understand aspects of genetics that are now no more than guesswork. Gaucher disease will give us a window into more complicated genetic problems and a whole range of more common genetic disorders."
GBA is considered a "housekeeping" gene that handles basic cell maintenance. It helps produce the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, which breaks down a fat, called glucocerebroside, that is part of all cell membranes. When cells die, the body has no further use for glucocerebroside and it is tagged as waste to be picked up by scavenger white blood cells, called macrophages.
Macrophages (Greek for "big eaters") develop from a type of white blood cell, called a monocyte, that is produced in the spleen, liver and bone marrow. Their job is to engulf and break down cellular debris and pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. They do this by sending the unwanted items into tiny organelles in their cytoplasm called lysosomes, where they are destroyed.
In people with Gaucher disease, macrophages produce defective or insufficient amounts of glucocerebrosidase, which means they cannot digest glucocerebroside. Instead, the fatty substance builds up inside the lysosomes, which get larger and larger until the macrophage looks like it is filled with crumpled tissue paper with its nucleus pushed to one side.
This build-up of glucocerebroside causes problems in the spleen, liver and bone marrow. Without treatment, the liver can expand to two or three times its normal size, and the size of the spleen can increase up to 20 times.
"We tell kids with Gaucher disease that having a lysosomal enzyme deficiency is like having a garbage strike in their cells," Dr. Sidransky said. "Unwanted 'stuff' just keeps accumulating until their yard fills up and becomes unpleasant."
Before the gene responsible for Gaucher disease was discovered, doctors tried to classify patients based on their symptoms. The disorder usually is divided into three types, although Sidransky says she has observed so many atypical presentations that she now considers the disease a continuum.
The vast majority of people with Gaucher disease are classified as type 1, a variation seen most frequently in Jewish people of eastern and central European ancestry, or Ashkenazi Jews. Symptoms can begin at any age and include bruising, fatigue, bleeding problems, enlarged livers and spleens, osteoporosis, skeletal deformities and sometimes lung impairment.
Dr. Sidransky calls type 1 Gaucher a "sigh of relief disease" because people with these symptoms are often told they might have cancer before a diagnosis of Gaucher disease is made. In fact, when French medical student Philippe Gaucher first described the problem in 1882, he thought he had found a form of cancer of the spleen. The true nature of the disorder wasn't understood until 1965, when the enzyme deficiency that causes Gaucher disease was discovered at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by Roscoe Brady, M.D. Currently, type 1 Gaucher disease is treated with enzyme replacement therapy, delivered intravenously every two weeks for life at a cost of around $250,000 per year.
The most severe form of Gaucher disease is type 2, for which no treatment has so far been successful. Infants with this form of the disorder develop enlarged livers and spleens several months after birth, experiencing problems with movement, breathing and growth. These children suffer progressive and extensive brain and nervous system damage, usually dying before age 3.
In contrast, type 3 Gaucher disease can appear at any age. Its symptoms include all the problems seen in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease, as well as brain and nervous system involvement. While enzyme replacement therapy is useful for the type 1 symptoms, no treatment to date has had any effect on type 3's neurologic difficulties.
Gaucher disease affects men and women equally. About 20,000 people in the United States have type 1, and about 4,000 are receiving treatment. Types 2 and 3 are much rarer, and only a few thousand cases have been reported worldwide.
Dr. Sidransky and her colleagues at NIH are considered leaders in the Gaucher disease research community. Not only was the enzyme deficiency responsible for the disorder discovered at NIH, researchers at NIH also pinpointed the GBA gene, identified the first mutations in GBA associated with Gaucher disease, developed the first enzyme replacement therapy for the disorder and initiated the first gene therapy studies for Gaucher disease.
NIH scientists also created the first mouse model that mimics the disease, paving the way for efforts to study the problem more closely than is possible in humans. Using these mice, Dr. Sidransky discovered a previously unrecognized form of type 2 Gaucher disease in which both mice and humans develop a cellophane-like membrane over their skin when in the uterus and die either before or shortly after birth.
Dr. Sidransky and her colleagues are eager to share their knowledge and expertise with other researchers, as well as to raise the profile of the disorder in the medical community. "Even though you can make the diagnosis from a blood sample, many patients must endure painful bone marrow or liver biopsies before Gaucher disease is identified," said Dr. Sidransky. "That is one of the reasons greater physician awareness is so important."
Dr. Sidransky understands this lack of knowledge because she only began working on Gaucher disease by chance. A pediatrician by training, she became interested in genetics in the late 1980s and applied for a fellowship at NIH to study clinical genetics and molecular biology in a way that was relevant to disease. As her mentor, she selected Edward Ginns, M.D., Ph.D., former chief of the Clinical Neuroscience Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health, who happened to be investigating Gaucher disease. He and his research group had just cloned the GBA gene and found the first Gaucher mutations, so it was an exciting time to join the team.
After she became a senior investigator at NIH, Dr. Sidransky continued her pursuit of Gaucher disease. She views her approach to research as a two-way street: sometimes her experience in the clinic drives the research and sometimes her research determines what she explores in the clinic.
Her current work focuses on understanding why each GBA mutation can produce such a wide array of symptoms. She thinks that interactions between glucocerebrosidase and other genes or proteins may be responsible, and her laboratory is searching for these potential partners. She is also looking into new treatments for the disease that are more effective, less costly, easier to administer or that can prevent or lessen neurological symptoms.
In addition, Dr. Sidransky is exploring a link between Gaucher disease and a far more common disorder, Parkinson's disease. Gaucher disease patients with unusual problems are often referred to the NIH, and one of these patients also had symptoms of progressive Parkinson's disease. When Dr. Sidransky and her colleagues at other institutions looked at their patient pools more closely, they found more people with signs of both disorders. They also discovered that people with Gaucher disease had more relatives with Parkinson's disease than the general public. Dr. Sidransky's lab searched for GBA mutations in brain samples of patients who died of different forms of Parkinson's, and discovered them in about 10 percent of this population.
"I'm currently studying older adults with Parkinson's disease because that is where the story has taken me," Dr. Sidransky said. "Only a small number of patients with Gaucher disease also have Parkinson's disease. Their Parkinson's symptoms can be mild to severe, and treatment responses differ widely as well. Although one problem does not cause the other, there is definitely a connection and we are trying to discover what it is."
Dr. Sidransky finds the link between the two diseases a rewarding example of how studying a rare disorder can produce insights that help people with far more common illnesses. "The more deeply you study this dual problem, the more variations in the symptoms, the mutations and the disease course you find," she concluded. "You never know where these studies will lead."
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The point of no return is fast approaching: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act begins Oct. 1. It is imperative to take action to stop this job-killing overreach of Government.
ObamaCare is anything but affordable. If it were so great, then unions, big business and Congress would not be begging for exemptions.
Even the IRS employees who will be charged with enforcing this debacle are whining to be exempted from it.
What about the rest of us?
This country cannot afford another ill-conceived entitlement program. The healthcare system needs some tweaking, but by and large our healthcare system is the best on the planet. The last thing Americans need is the government or the director of Health and Human Services telling us what procedures we can and cannot receive.
What most fail to understand about universal health care is that it is not about health care; it is about control or every aspect of our lives. Just the fact that the IRS (which is currently under scrutiny for unethical practices) will be enforcing ObamaCare should send a chill up your spine.
The people that this albatross was supposed to be helping the most are the very ones who are being hurt the most.
Employers are already reducing the 40-hour work week to 29.5 hours for many employees to get out from under the employer mandate to provide healthcare to full-time employees. As a result, families now having to find two part-time jobs still end up without employer provided healthcare.
In addition, young people who do not feel the need for insurance will be forced to purchase it or pay a fine. Most will take the fine until 2016, when it becomes too high. Young people are needed to purchase the insurance to pay for the older people who will be using it.
The (un)Affordable Care Act is a more than 2,000-page piece of legislation that was not read in its entirety by anyone who signed it. As Nancy Pelosi famously said, "We have to pass it to find out what's in it." Enough said.
I urge you to contact everyone you know to go to Freedomworks and sign the petition to defund ObamaCare.


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59. In conclusion, it is helpful to recall
the words of the Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes: "The
Church believes that Christ, who died and was raised up for all, can through
his Spirit offer man the light and the strength to measure up to his supreme
destiny. Nor has any other name under heaven been given to man by which it
is fitting for him to be saved. She likewise holds that in her most benign Lord and Master can be
found the key, the focal point, and the goal of all human history. The
Church also maintains that beneath all changes there are so many realities which do not change and
which have their ultimate foundation in Christ, who is the same
yesterday and today and for ever. Hence in the light of Christ, the image of
the unseen God, the firstborn of every creature, the Council wishes to speak
to all men in order to illuminate the mystery of man and to cooperate in
finding the solution to the outstanding problems of our time".(41)
While I invite the faithful to raise to the Lord fervent prayers to obtain the light
and assistance necessary for the preparation and celebration of the forthcoming Jubilee, I
exhort my Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and the ecclesial communities entrusted to
them to open their hearts to the promptings of the Spirit. He will not fail to arouse
enthusiasm and lead people to celebrate the Jubilee with renewed faith and generous
I entrust this responsibility of the whole
Church to the maternal intercession of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer. She,
the Mother of Fairest Love, will be for Christians on the way to the Great
Jubilee of the Third Millennium the Star which safely guides their steps to
the Lord. May the unassuming Young Woman of Nazareth, who two thousand years
ago offered to the world the Incarnate Word, lead the men and women of the
new millennium towards the One who is "the true light that enlightens
every man" (Jn 1:9).
With these sentiments I impart to all my Blessing.
From the Vatican, on 10 November in the year 1994, the seventeenth of my
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Late in the first half of the absorbing drawn Test between Ireland and Australia, Wycliff Palu, the monster Wallaby number 8, was given a yellow card by the South African referee Jonathan Kaplan for allegedly making a shoulder charge on Rob Kearney, Ireland's fullback.
I use the word 'allegedly' because it was Kearney who made the shoulder charge on Palu while he was carrying the ball upfield.
Later in the Test, Kearney repeated the infringement with a shoulder charge on Rocky Elsom as the Wallaby captain dived across the line to score a try.
Kaplan is regarded as one the top referees in international rugby.
He showed no rugby nous or understanding, though, with both decisions he made: first, when he gave a yellow card to Palu and, second, when he did not give a yellow card to Kearney.
In the Palu incident, Kearney fielded the ball outside his 22. He decided to run the ball back rather than put in a towering kick.
Palu closed in on him.
Kearney raced towards Palu, turned his shoulder and smashed into Palu shoulder first (a shoulder charge in other words). Kearney was bumped to the ground and rolled forward, uninjured, with the ball firmly in his grasp.
Palu met the shoulder charge with his body square to the tackler.
He did NOT turn side on in preparation for a shoulder charge. Kearney's sudden explosion of speed caught him slightly unprepared. Kearney smashed into Palu's upper body at about the same time as the tackler was trying to get his arms around the runner.
Kaplan was behind Palu when the incident happened.
He saw Kearney bounce off Palu and presumed – incorrectly as it happened – that it was Palu who had made the shoulder charge.
With the Elsom incident, it was obvious that Kearney had used his shoulder to charge the Wallaby into touch. This should have been identified by the assistant referee, who was on the spot and the referee, who had a good view of the incident.
Kearney should have been given a yellow card, which probably would have ended Ireland's fight-back. And the Wallabies should have been awarded a penalty kick on the halfway mark after the conversion.
Given the Daniel Carter precedent, too, Kearney should have been put out for a week by an IRB judicial review committee to make up for the failure of the match referees to get the decision on the infringement right.
I have argued for some time now that too many yellow cards are wrongly handed out.
There should be a video replay before a card is handed out. The impact on the game of a yellow card warrants this type of accuracy.
As it happened, Ireland did not score with Palu off the field. But the Wallabies were well on top at the time, and with Palu breaking through the middle, they may well put more points on the board.
The irony about the curious case of Wycliff Palu's yellow card is that there were a number of slow-motion replays of Kearney's shoulder charge on Elsom while the video referee was working out if a try was scored or not.


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Gregorius' three-run shot in eighth tops Padres
PHOENIX -- It's hard to keep your head up when you make adjustments and they don't pay off immediately.
Manager Kirk Gibson said Didi Gregorius had been changing things up lately, but the results weren't showing on the field. Entering Saturday's game, Gregorius had a .056 average (2-for-36) in his last 10 games.View Full Game Coverage
PHOENIX -- It's hard to keep your head up when you make adjustments and they don't pay off immediately.
Manager Kirk Gibson said Didi Gregorius had been changing things up lately, but the results weren't showing on the field. Entering Saturday's game, Gregorius had a .056 average (2-for-36) in his last 10 games.View Full Game Coverage
"He's been working very hard, and he hasn't had instant gratification or instant results," Gibson said.
That changed in the course of the few seconds in the eighth inning of Saturday's game.
Gregorius launched a three-run homer that put the D-backs ahead 5-2 late in the game, giving them a series-clinching victory over the Padres at Chase Field.
"I thought it was just a line drive," Gregorius said. "It went over, and I'll take that."
Said Padres pitcher Kevin Quackenbush: "I just missed my spot. I wanted to go in on his hands and I just missed."
The game-winning homer took the burden off Oliver Perez, who allowed the game-tying hit in the top half of the inning.
The D-backs held a 2-0 lead for most of the game, but the Padres forced starter Vidal Nuno into a jam late.
Nuno, who had pitched seven scoreless innings in arguably the best game of his career, hit Rymer Liriano to lead off the inning before giving up a single to Cameron Maybin and a walk to Alexi Amarista, loading the bases.
"I hit that guy, and sure enough it just led to another, and two guys later it was bases loaded out of nowhere," Nuno said.
Gibson put in Perez, who struck out pinch-hitter Jedd Gyorko and got a 0-2 count on Yangervis Solarte, who took the two-strike sinker up the middle for a game-tying, two-run single.
Before that inning, Nuno had dominated the Padres' lineup.
In his ninth start for the D-backs, he allowed only one hit through seven innings, cruising right up until the eighth. His struggles in the eighth were even more surprising given his low pitch count -- he was at only 72 pitches entering the inning.
"He had a sneaky fastball and a decent breaking ball and changeup," Padres manager Bud Black said. "We hadn't faced him before and I've said it before, when that happens the advantage usually goes to the pitcher."
Despite his solid pitching since joining the team, Nuno still hasn't recorded his first victory as a D-back -- a fact that doesn't bother Nuno.
"It's part of the game," he said. "We try to go deep into ballgames, and the outcome has been unlucky. But just keep on fighting, and one day, I'll get it."
Nuno did have a small victory at the plate in the second inning, picking up his first Major League hit.
A bigger, flashier first came earlier in the inning. Rookie third baseman Jake Lamb took a 1-1 changeup into the pool area in right-center field for his first big league home run.
"It was kind of getting on my mind a little bit, so just to get one out of the way feels great," Lamb said.
The solo shot gave the D-backs a 2-0 lead, which looked as if it would be the final score as Nuno carved up the Padres' lineup.
Fortunately for the D-backs, when that lead did cave, Gregorius was there to get it right back.
"It's good to see that that happened to him tonight because he has been working," Gibson said. "He hasn't been rewarded much, but tonight, it came through for him."
Adam Lichtenstein is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Lisa K. Kozak, 55, of Middletown, DE passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home on Monday, June 18, 2012 surrounded by her loving family following 21 years of a courageous battle with cancer.
Lisa K. Kozak, 55, of Middletown, DE passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home on Monday, June 18, 2012 surrounded by her loving family following 21 years of a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 26, 1956 in Natrona Heights, PA, she is the daughter of John Harry and Joyce (Bumgardner) Kerr.
Lisa was a homemaker who delighted in watching her children grow into the adults they have become today. She enjoyed crafting and baking but her greatest desire was serving her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Lisa was very active at Connection Community Church and in the Delmarva Emmaus Community. Her passion was prayer; she met on Wednesday's and Friday's for prayer. She also loved to do her daily devotions in God's word. Lisa's faith and spirit will be missed by her family and friends. We all rejoice with her as she looks upon the face of Jesus.
In addition to her parents, Harry and Joyce Kerr, Lisa is survived by her devoted and loving husband of more than 32 years, Bruce; son, John Kozak and his wife, Jessica, of Clayton; daughter, Lesley Davidson and her husband, Randall, of Middletown; sister, Laurie Kerr of IL and Laurie's children, Sheila and Matthew Benbennick; a precious and adorable granddaughter, Tatiyanna Kozak, as well as many brothers and sisters in Christ.
A celebration of Lisa's life will be held 1 pm on Saturday, June 23 at Connection Community Church, 100 West Green Street in Middletown, where friends may visit with her family from 12:00-1:00 pm. Interment will be held in Buffalo Church Cemetery, Sarver, PA at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, 92 Reads Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720 in memory of Lisa K. Kozak.
Arrangements by Daniels & Hutchison Funeral Home LLC, Middletown, DE.
On-line condolences may be sent to www.daniels-hutchison.com 302-378-3410


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Jaimecreain had een nieuw banner ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit168 ontwerpen ingezonden door21 freelance designers.
We do diets and nutrition advice. This is a healthy web were people can ask and have a proffesional nutrition service online.
I will print the advertising and put it in my city streets.
I need a quality marketing design. Original and eye-catching design. Is very important that the design gain and cpture the street people attention.
Womans and mens who like to be fit or lose weight
The design must have the logo (nutricionvip.com), and this two sentences:
"Tu nutricionista desde casa" This is the main sentence
"Juntos lograremos lo que te propongas. Tu meta será nuestro objetivo."
"Tu nutricionista desde casa" means Your diet adviser in your house (we say this because we give peolpe the option to have a diet adviser online, without going to a consultant with an appointment. And this is better because you must not have shedule for the appointment, etc...
And "Juntos lograremos lo que te propongas. Tu meta será nuestro objetivo" means: We together will succed in your intentions (become fit, loose weight...). And, your aim will be our objective
You can see logo here:
And must put somewhere the URL: http://www.nutricionvip.com
Measurement: A3
Thanks a lot


text: A couple months ago I wrote a short term review for the Easton Mako II stick right after its release (I would recommend reading that since this is simply an add-0n to the previous blog. Click here to read). After I broke my CCM RBZ, I turned to the Easton Mako II Grip 85 Flex with the E28 curve for full time use.