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The car rotated counterclockwise before it ran off the left side of the road, collided with a large culvert and rolled several times before coming to rest on its top.
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Kerrigan needed to be extricated from the vehicle, a passenger was ejected and two passengers crawled out on their own, he said.
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Kansas All-American long and triple jumper Andrea Geubelle concluded a record-breaking, banner season after finishing 11th in the long jump, her second of two events, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials hosted at historic Hayward Field last June.
A week earlier, she became one of only nine female collegians to medal at the Olympic Trials, finishing third in the triple jump.
During the previous four months, 5-foot-5-inch Geubelle was dubbed a first team All-American for the eighth time with a pair of top-six finishes in the long and triple jump at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, crowned the Big 12 Outdoor Champion in the triple jump and was the conference's runner-up in the long jump. She also claimed an NCAA indoor triple jump title and aided the Jayhawks to a runner-up team finish, the highest in KU women's program's history.
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In June, Geubelle left the Hayward Field track feeling unfulfilled. Her season, while adding several prestigious notches to her already decorated belt, didn't go how she had planned.
"I was really happy with myself but I was disappointed with the outcome of everything," Geubelle said. "I got [personal records] in both the long and triple jump but the outcome of my final two meets wasn't what I wanted. I wanted an outdoor national championship and I wanted to make the Olympic Team."
In the first couple weeks following the conclusion of her 2012 season, Geubelle admits she was down. Rewinding her season's final month and playing it back in her head over and over again, remembering all the ways it didn't go as planned. She was mad. Mad that she would have to wait nearly six months with a bad taste in her mouth. Wait to get back to the runway and back to competition.
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Kansas' horizontal jumps coach and Geubelle's mentor, Wayne Pate, saw a different person when she reported for the team's first practices at the start of this school year.
"She's doing things now that she's never been able to do at this point in the season," Pate said. "Her technical practices have been as spot-on as anything I've ever seen and that's extremely encouraging. I'm very, very anxious about what she'll be able to do and what the future holds."
Geubelle agrees with her coach's observations. She knows better than anyone the distractions that come along with college life, which can mean the difference between winning championships and second place.
"I've given everything else up this year," Geubelle said. "Besides school, my life is dedicated to track and field. After college I have to provide for myself so it just has sunk in a little more that this is my life. It's those little inches here and there that will help and that has to with something as little as how I'm eating. How I'm sleeping. This is definitely the most focused I've been in every area."
So what's driving this insane hunger that an NCAA title, an Olympic Trials bronze medal and a horde of All-America honors can't satisfy? The answer is simple. Geubelle's aspirations don't just lie with national championships and seeing her name in the KU history books. She wants to become a contender on the world stage, and in that respect, she knows she still has work to do.
The women's triple jump is one of the rare events in track and field that Americans don't dominate. An American has never medaled in the event at any world championship meet, including the Olympics. The American record is more than three feet shorter than the world record. Geubelle says she will close that gap though, and she and her coach don't flinch at the prospect of doing something no American female has ever done in the event.
"She wants to be one of the best in the world," Pate said. "Not just the best in the U.S., not just the best at KU, but the best in the world. I think that's one of the things that continues to drive her. She's looking past NCAA's. She's looking past the U.S. She's thinking world-wide and for you to compete at that high level, that's what your mindset has to be."
While dreams of her own success on the world stage are a constant, the majority of her attention is focused on how she will be able to help her team this season. The KU women are ranked No. 2 and are favorites for high finishes at the conference and national meets.
Geubelle is obviously a prominent part of this group that has already been the most successful women's team ever assembled at Kansas. But it's her leadership and desire to see her teammates succeed that many think is her best contribution to the team.
"Andrea, by far, is one of the most unselfish people I've met," freshman long jumper Sydney Conley said. "She knows we have one of the best teams in the country and knows we have the potential to be better than anyone else. She knows how to lead her team and she knows how and when to give great advice."
A rare three-time captain of the women's team, Geubelle has seen Kansas go from relatively unknown to a prime contender on the national scene. She has had to grow accustomed to oftentimes unfair expectations of her production at the national and conference meets. Always one to rise to the occasion though, she believes these expectations have made her not only a better athlete, but a better teammate as well.
"You're just held so much more accountable," Geubelle said of her team mentality. "I know when I'm out there, I leave it all out on the track, and I do that for my team. Individual national championships feel great, but that fact that I can help team my team get second or third, you're not just making yourself happy, you're making 40 other girls ecstatic."
If all goes as planned with her individual and team goals, Geubelle will look to sign with a sponsor at the conclusion of this season and pursue jumping oversees with an eye on the Olympics in 2016. She is currently in the final stages of completing a bachelor's degree in community health and has plans to begin nursing school in the coming years. All this would lead her to her "dream job" of becoming a pediatric oncologist and caring for children diagnosed with cancer.
In the meantime, she has unfinished business on the track and while her lofty aspirations may raise some skeptical eyebrows, her coach has learned that with her competitive drive and unwavering desire to win, anything is possible.
"The great thing about Andrea is when you put her in a competition situation and put her in a situation that she has to beat someone, she's an entirely different athlete," Pate said. "When the gun goes off and her back is against the wall, she will not accept someone else beating her."
Geubelle knows it will be an uphill battle that will likely have some bumps along the way. It's nothing she hasn't already overcome though. She'll plan on taking it one step, one day and one meet at a time, but that doesn't mean she won't keep that competitive edge at every stop along the way. That's what will give her that extra inch in crunch time and could lead to the rewards she can be proud of.
"In June, I'll have an outdoor national championship to win," Geubelle said. "I'll have a Big 12 indoor championship to win next month. I have a meet this week here in Lawrence to win. It's just about taking it slow, taking it one step at a time and putting it all out there at every meet, every chance I get."


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Just about everybody who owns land or manages a lease for wildlife has experienced feral hog infestation. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is holding a seminar, "Managing Wild Pig Damage," March 2 at the Tuscaloosa County Extension Office at 2513 Seventh St., Tuscaloosa.
TUSCALOOSA | Just about everybody who owns land or manages a lease for wildlife has experienced feral hog infestation. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is holding a seminar, "Managing Wild Pig Damage," March 2 at the Tuscaloosa County Extension Office at 2513 Seventh St., Tuscaloosa.
"Right now, it's getting pretty bad," Tuscaloosa County Extension Agent Neal Hargle said. "We're getting calls about them getting into some of the neighborhoods around Lake Tuscaloosa. They're rooting some of the yards up. We are having some cases where people have reported being chased by feral pigs."
The seminar is designed to help people learn what they can do to control the feral hog population on their property and the damage hogs cause. The cost is $20 and online registration is encouraged in order to establish a head count for the noon meal. To register, visit www.aces.edu/go/314.
The hogs in the Tuscaloosa County area are virtually all feral domestic hogs. No one knows exactly where they came from, Hargle said. But it's suspected that most have either escaped from enclosures or were released into the wild by people wanting to establish a population to hunt.
However, they have quickly become a nuisance, Hargle said, and there are stiff fines for transporting and releasing feral hogs.
"The dollar amount of the crop damage, the timber damage and even landscaping damage is huge," Hargle said.
Despite their domestic roots, feral pigs in the area often look different from the barnyard animals.
"We don't have a true wild pig as much as we have feral pigs," Hargle said. "But they wouldn't look like the more common pink pig. They have adapted. There will be more hair on their body. Their snout will be longer. They can range up to 300 pound."
Even their body shape is different. Feral pigs tend to be large in the shoulders and smaller in the rear end, he said.
They quickly become a nuisance because of their prolific reproduction and adaptability. A feral hog sow becomes sexually mature at only six months old and they can have two to three litters of eight to 12 piglets every year.
They're also intelligent, making them difficult to eradicate.
"Once you've trapped them and eradicated them in an area, they won't come back to that area," Hargle said. "They avoid that trap."
And they have no natural predators. Even coyotes don't prey on them.
"The only predator they have is man and we do not do enough of it," Hargle said.
The seminar will run from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Other sponsors include The Tombigbee Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, USDA Wildlife Services and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
The seminar begins with coffee and donuts at 8 a.m. From 8:30-9 a.m., Jim Armstrong and either Frank Boyd or Dana Johnson will discuss the foundations and philosophy of damage management. Mark Smith will discuss wild hog history, biology and ecology from 9-9:40 a.m.
Tony Frazier of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and industries will follow with a discussion of feral swine diseases, parasites and the implications for people and livestock. Following a break Chris Jaworowski will discuss methods of controlling feral swine.
A Conservation Department law enforcement member will discuss the laws governing feral hog removal and that will be followed by a panel discussion. A catered barbecue lunch will be served between noon and 1 p.m.
Jaworowski will finish up the seminar by demonstrating hog trap designs and techniques.
For information, call 205-349-4630.


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A quarter century ago, Gadsden County grabbed a slice of international fame.
It was 1987, the summer of the big pizza project.
Twenty-five years ago this month, a cooperative county commission expedited approval of a plan to create the world's largest pizza in Havana.
Tallahassee restaurateur Lorenzo Amato planned the giant pie and the world's largest oven to bake it in.
He knew his sauce, having twice previously held the record for the world's largest pizza. But Amato had lost the crown to a South African pizza maker and told the commission he wanted to return the title to America.
Why Havana? It seems his son owned some land just north of town on U.S. 27.
So that summer, the Gadsden County Times through Alice Du Pont kept the public informed about progress on the big pizza.
The recipe called for 15,624 pounds of flour, 1,037 gallons of water, 494 gallons of sauce, 2,062 pounds of cheese -- and don't forget the pepperoni, 1,875 pounds of it.
The finished product would be about one-third the size of a football field and weigh an estimated 29,160 pounds. The giant pizza would be 100.83 feet in diameter, giving it a circumference of 316.6 feet.
Construction of the giant propane-fired pizza oven became an attraction itself with busloads of kids from Gadsden and Leon counties stopping off to see the progress.
The oven was finished and tested in early September, as the pizza pieces were being pre-sold. The pizza project was also a fundraiser to benefit the American Red Cross, the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society.
Preparing the big pizza was set for Columbus Day weekend. According to news accounts, there were two days of carnival atmosphere with pony rides and vendors and traffic jams at what was being called Lorenzo Park.
About 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning Amato and "an army of experts from the United States and Canada" finished preparations, rolled out the dough and fired up the oven. Eight hours later it was ready to eat.
The event attracted a crowd estimated at 10,000 to 30,000 people, who polished off less than half of the giant pizza with its estimated 94,000 slices.
"We have regained the pizza title for the United States," proclaimed Louis Piancone, president of Roma Foods, which sponsored the $500,000 project. Representatives from the state Bureau of Weights and Measures verified its size.
The famous Havana pizza did go in the record book and ruled until June 1990 when a Pizza Hut in Singapore broke the record, which was quickly topped again by a supermarket in South Africa.
Tales about Havana's giant pizza can still be found on various websites and Google images has a color photo of the finished product.
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What Is Yellow Fever?
Yellow fever is a virus that is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites.
Risk factors for getting yellow fever include traveling to an area where yellow fever is present.
Symptoms for yellow fever include:
- High fever
- Chills and muscle aches
- Yellowing of the skin, known as jaundice
- Vomiting
- Headache
- Backache
More serious complications include:
- Shock
- Bleeding
- Liver failure
- Kidney failure
Treatment involves supportive care. There is no medication available to treat the illness.
What Is the Yellow Fever Vaccine?
The vaccine is a weakened, live form of the yellow fever virus. The vaccine is created by growing the live virus in a lab. The vaccine is given by a shot.
Who Should Get Vaccinated and When?
Vaccination is the best way to prevent yellow fever. The yellow fever vaccine is advised for those who are traveling to or living in areas where the disease is present. Ask your doctor if the vaccine is right for you.
What Are the Risks Associated With Yellow Fever Vaccine?
Common minor side effects include:
- Fever
- Soreness, swelling, or redness at the injection site
- Muscle aches
Rare, serious side effects include:
- Nervous system reaction
- Severe allergic reaction
- Organ failure
Who Should Not Get Vaccinated?
The vaccine should not be given to:
- Infants aged 6 months or younger—In rare cases when your 6-8 months-old baby must travel to high-risk areas, talk to the doctor about the vaccine.
- People over the age of 60 are at higher risk for serious complications. If you are traveling to a high-risk area, consult an infectious disease specialist to find out if vaccination is a good choice for you.
People who:
- Are severely allergic to eggs, chicken, or gelatin.
- Have a disease that weakens the immune system, such as HIV infection—If you are traveling to high-risk areas, talk to your doctor about the vaccine.
- Are receiving treatments that weaken the immune system, such as cancer treatment.
- Have cancer.
- Have problems with the thymus or have had their thymus removed.
- Are pregnant—Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of the vaccine if you are traveling to a high-risk area. If you are vaccinated, your doctor may use a blood test to confirm immunity.
- Are breastfeeding—If you are traveling to high-risk areas, talk to your doctor about the vaccine.
What Other Ways Can Yellow Fever Be Prevented Besides Vaccination?
To decrease your chance of getting yellow fever:
- Use insect repellent
- Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants
- Stay in screened areas
What Happens in the Event of an Outbreak?
An outbreak of yellow fever in the US is unlikely since the virus is not geographically present in this country. But, in the event of an outbreak, uninfected people would be vaccinated and precautions would be taken to reduce transmission.
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Other than French Fries, Rice Krispy Treats are one of of my guilty pleasures. There's something about biting into crunchy cereal that has a gloriously chewy texture of marshmallow that transports me to my childhood, with great memories. Seriously, I could eat an entire pan of these, if left to my own devices. Fortunately, my son is as crazy about these treats as much as I am. That means they'll be gone before I have a chance to go overboard with eating these. Amen.
It has been years since I've made these. My son was in Middle School, 13 years ago, and I tried my best to play the role of June Cleaver when his friends would hang out at our home. (Little did my son know that a mom's secret weapon is to feed his friends all kinds of treats-- the better to get to know the little monster darlin's, so that I could keep a closer eye on the hormonal-raged" tweens".) A couple of weeks ago, my son asked me to make a pan of rice krispie treats. It took all of 5 minutes to do, and my husband thought it was an odd dessert for me to make-- so different from my fancier Apple Brown Butter Tart or Red Velvet Layer Cake.. I mean, melted marshmallows and a cereal? Uh-huh. My husband polished off his fair share of them. I think he understood, at that point. These are very addicting.
Greens And Chocolate, and thought this would be a fun variation of our beloved Rice Krispie Treats.
I've measured five cups of rice krispy cereal with 1-1/2 cups of coarsely chopped graham crackers.
After nuking the marshmallow-butter mixture for another 30 seconds, it melted and ready to be poured into the bowl of cereal and graham crackers.
I added 1-1/2 cups of the milk chocolate chips and started to fold everything in, mixing it well. Then I poured it into a 9x13 pan, that I had placed a foil "sling" into and sprayed with non-stick spray. I like to butter my well washed hands so that I can easily pat the mixture evenly. I let this set for about 30 minutes.
I measured 1-1/2 cups of milk chocolate chips and microwaved them for about one minute, then stirred vigorously until silky smooth. I will adjust the printable recipe card to be 2 cups of melted chocolate, as I ran out!
TASTING NOTES: Yesssss! These are sinfully good. I'm so glad that I chose milk chocolate, over semi-sweet, because it has that authentic taste of S'mores. Though I added 2 extra cups of marshmallow, I think I'm going to increase it to at least 7 cups....maybe 8. I'd love just a bit more "goo", which my son concurred-- as he stuffed one eagerly into his mouth.
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Could the World Baseball Classic or baseball in general take place down the street inside Edward Jones Dome, the home of the NFL's St. Louis Rams?
"Nothing's impossible," Gary Schurk, director of sports sales for the Edward Jones Dome, told me this week. "If someone wants to experiment with the dome they could."
The World Baseball Classic got me thinking a couple weeks ago.
Obviously it's a big deal to bring together all of these international teams and host a portion of the tournament, but it has been limited in the United States.
Only cities in pleasant climates during March have hosted games, or cities that have a dome or retractable roof. Which is why we've seen many games played in the U.S. take place in California, Arizona and Florida.
But what about a baseball-crazy city like St. Louis - more often than not referred to as the best baseball city in America.
It can be way too cold in March to play a baseball game in Busch Stadium. The brisk Missouri weather just wouldn't allow it.
So I got to thinking. Could the World Baseball Classic or baseball in general take place down the street inside Edward Jones Dome, the home of the NFL's St. Louis Rams?
"Nothing's impossible," Gary Schurk, director of sports sales for the Edward Jones Dome, told me this week. "If someone wants to experiment with the dome they could."
Schurk pointed out numerous times that baseball organizers for any event would be "foolish" to not consider Busch Stadium first, however, when the weather outside doesn't allow for baseball, an indoor contest of the national pastime could very much get the green light.
"We'd consider it just like the World Cup," Schurk said. "When the World Cup was looking at the United States, we were going to be one of the satellite cities. We would've had to put in grass, and keep grass alive (in the dome). They did that up in Detroit several years ago. We'd never say no if someone came to us like that."
Nicholas Langella, general manager of the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is the former general manager of the Edward Jones Dome. He said the Edward Jones Dome could very well host baseball, because the Alamodome just hosted baseball for the first time last week. The Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres brought about 75,000 fans into a facility mostly used for football and once the home of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.
"It's very similar-sized facility," Langella said of the Edward Jones Dome. "There's a lot of similarities to it."
Langella said it was mainly all about communication between the teams and Major League Baseball in proceeding with the event. What worked out well in landing the Padres was the team having their Double-A affiliate in San Antonio. The San Antonio Missions play in the Texas League.
"There's no reason why (St. Louis) couldn't do the same thing we did," Langella said.
Astroturf was brought in and the base pits, still seen today in the Toronto Blue Jay's Rogers Centre, were filled with three inches of dirt. Dirt was also laid underneath the turf to help create a more natural feel to the playing surface.
"It was really good transparent stuff. Couldn't ask for a better scenario," Langella said. "The focus really was on the game. We wanted to keep the integrity of the game. We had a real great experience."
Seats were pushed back in such a way the Rangers were given a space to resemble a dugout, since there's no dug-in space in the floor, and the Padres' makeshift dugout was framed off similar to a soccer goal.
Langella said the iron grid in the roof wasn't an issue. That was one of Schurk's concerns with the Edward Jones Dome's 140-foot distance from the floor, but Langella said Major League Baseball did come in and set ground rules for the facility before games began.
All I have to say is, "Why not?"
St. Louis should be able to host an international baseball event like the World Baseball Classic some day, and the cold temperatures of March shouldn't make officials of the World Baseball Classic think otherwise. There is an indoor facility that appears to have the ability to hold baseball, so let's give it a shot. Hold an exhibition game, something. Have the Cardinals play exhibition games before the start of next season in the Edward Jones Dome to show that it can be done. Let it be a bug in the ear of those coordinating the next World Baseball Classic.
St. Louis is located at the center of the world and it should host an international baseball event.


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February 04. 2013 10:41PM
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard contemplates cuts
By GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
Shaheen, Collins call for action to avoid potential cuts to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
KITTERY, Maine - A civilian hiring freeze remains in effect until March 2 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, but things could get worse if sequestration is triggered in March.
Public Affairs Officer Gary Hildreth said Monday there is only one temporary employee at the shipyard, and that employee will be released Feb. 15 if the budget situation is not resolved per an order from Naval Sea Systems Command to release all temporary personnel.
"The Navy hopes these layoffs are temporary and may be reversed if Congress passes a Fiscal 2013 Defense Appropriations Bill or grants Navy permission to reprogram funds from investment accounts to operations and maintenance accounts," Hildreth said.
In total, 1,121 temporary employees across the Navy will lose their jobs, at least temporarily, including 34 employees at the nation's four Naval shipyards.
The cuts will save about $30 million, according to Navy spokeswoman Lt. Courtney Hillson.
If sequestration goes forward, about $294 million worth of repairs for the USS Miami will be deferred, according to the Navy. The submarine is currently under repair after a shipyard employee set two fires aboard last spring.
Any employee furloughs are tied to sequestration. While no decision has been made yet on furloughing civilian personnel, the national plan under discussion at the Department of Defense level would be one day per week for 22 weeks.
According to numbers provided by the Navy, a 22-day furlough of most civilians would save about $448 million.
Hildreth said at this time, ongoing modernization projects are not affected because they are already funded.
PNSY has stopped all non-mission essential travel and professional training, including attendance at conferences and seminars per a directive from the Chief of Naval Operations, Jonathan W. Greenert, sent on Jan. 25.
Overtime work has also been reduced to focus only on "critical path work."
On Monday, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Republican Susan Collins of Maine announced that they have called for a "balanced, bipartisan deficit reduction solution that protects jobs and national security interests."
The senators said Congress' inaction could enact nearly $1.2 trillion in defense and non-defense spending within the federal budget.
"This would have severe ramifications for many critical defense facilities, including our own Portsmouth Naval Shipyard," the senators said.
Overall, the commander of Navy Installations Command has been directed to reduce base operating support by 10 percent and facilities sustainment expenditures by 50 percent.
In the event sequestration is triggered in March, the Navy will face an additional $4 billion reduction for operations and maintenance in FY13.


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March 22. 2013 1:07AM
Shamrock Shuffle set for Sunday
Staff report
Shamrock Shuffle
Sunday, 11:15 a.m.
Elm Street at Veteran's Park, Manchester
Other events:
Kids Leprechaun Runs, 10:45 a.m.; St. Patrick's Parade, noon
For Ruben Sanca, the Shamrock Shuffle was on the road to the 2012 London Olympics. Sanca won last year's Shamrock race in downtown Manchester, an Irish-themed 2-miler preceding the St. Patrick's Parade, and later competed in a 5,000-meter qualifying heat at London.
Other participants are thrilled to simply reach the giant clover painted on Elm Street and cross the finish line. Last year's Shamrock Shuffle drew more than 2,500 runners and walkers, including women's champion Kara Haas of Chelmsford, Mass., clocked at 10 minutes, 55.76 seconds. Sanca, of Dracut, Mass., represented Cape Verde at London last summer. In March, he crushed the Shamrock field by running a 9:05.77.
Another sold-out Shamrock Shuffle, headquartered at Veteran's Park, is set for Sunday. The Kids Leprechaun Run begins at 10:45 a.m., followed by the Shuffle at 11:15 a.m. Proceeds will benefit New Horizons for New Hampshire. The St. Patrick's Day Parade begins at noon.
For those preparing for the Boston Marathon, there's a much longer race on the Seacoast on Sunday. The 18th Annual Eastern States 20-Mile Race, formerly known as the Border to Border, takes runners through six towns and two states. The 20-miler begins at Portmouth High School at 11 a.m. and finishes across the Massachusetts border in Salibury. Casey Moulton, a Pelham High graduate, won last year's event at 1:45:40. Twin brother Patrick finished third.
The 14th annual Run for the Border Half Marathon, which begins at Wallis Sands Beach in Rye, also begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Casey Carroll of Dover is the defending champion in the Run for the Border Half Marathon. Carroll ran a blistering 5:51 pace and finished at 1:16:34 last year.


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Imagine that you're driving down the road. Looking ahead through your car's windshield, you keep your eyes on the road to avoid traffic hazards and to make sure you don't make any wrong turns. Occasionally, you glance at the rear view mirror to see what's behind you. Both views are needed to ensure a safe arrival.
This illustration captures the difference between portfolio monitoring and portfolio management. For advisors who specialize in the ever-changing 403(b) and 457 retirement plan marketplace, and the school district officials and plan participants they serve, knowing the distinction between portfolio monitoring and portfolio management is one of the keys to ensuring investment success for their clients.
Portfolio monitoring tends to take the rearward view, looking at where the client's portfolio has been in terms of investment performance and results. Portfolio management is always forward-looking.
When you're driving a car, you look in the rear view mirror from time to time, but you spend most of your time looking out the windshield at the road ahead. Similarly, 403(b) and 457 financial advisors need to focus most of their time and attention on portfolio management.
Portfolio management is the professional management of various securities (e.g., shares, bonds, cash, mutual funds) and assets (e.g., real estate) in order to meet clients' specified investment goals. Portfolio management embodies the art and science of making decisions about investment mix and policy, matching investments to objectives and balancing risk against performance.
In the long run, portfolio management enables 403(b) and 457 advisors to provide customized investment solutions to clients according to their needs and requirements. The portfolio manager must understand the client's financial goals and objectives and offer an investment solution tailored just for him or her. That is because no two clients, as any experienced 403(b) and 457 pro knows, have the same financial needs.
At the same time, the portfolio manager is a fiduciary who is looking out for his or her clients' best interest. A financial advisor who is a fiduciary provides the best advice that he or she can give, without any influence from outside interests. At the same time, a fiduciary advisor has the discretionary authority to make investment purchases he or she deems wise, on behalf of the client.
A classic example of portfolio management can be found in the recent run-up of social media stocks. A portfolio monitor will look in the rear view mirror at the recent increases in share prices for Facebook and LinkedIn and say, "Social media stocks are doing well, and we should be in those stocks." For the portfolio manager, however, social media stocks trading at hefty premiums are shiny objects that could lead to a wrong turn in the client's investment strategy.
From a philosophical point of view, a good portfolio manager will concentrate on the road ahead and stay focused on the client's long-term goals and objectives. This means being conscious of both overvalued and undervalued market sectors. In today's market, for example, a forward-looking portfolio manager will notice that international markets are lagging but are showing strong long-term fundamentals.
In the final analysis, the portfolio manager will stick to a disciplined process to find opportunities where the mass market is not looking for them. As an investment strategist in the dynamic and fluid 403(b) and 457 retirement planning marketplace, the portfolio manager will be fearful when others are greedy and opportunistic.
When you're wearing the portfolio monitoring hat, your focus is on recent past performance. But as a portfolio manager, combining long-term vision with fiduciary responsibility, you keep your eyes on the financial road and your hands on the investment wheel in order to make the mid-course corrections that steer the client in the right retirement direction.
Clark Kendall
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Pilot Grove may gain a grocery store
Since late 2009 Pilot Grove has been without a grocery store, forcing its residents to travel either to Boonville or Sedalia for their groceries.
A new grocery store is looking likely to join the Pilot Grove scene once again. The topic of discussion at the Wednesday night Pilot Grove City Council meeting was focused on the possible grocery store.
Area resident Laurie Beach intends to sell a lot to be used for the project, which calls for local contractors to build the store. The proposed plans call for a small grocery store (60x70 foot) building.
The store operators will be Paula and Cody Tyler from Concordia who will bring their experience of owning two grocery stores already in Waverly and Knob Noster. The plan also calls for a 10 year lease term, six part-time positions and strong support to community businesses, organizations and events.
The Tylers plan to offer a variety of items found in a traditional grocery establishment. Items include grocery, dairy, frozen foods, meat, produce, beer and liquor and movie rental. In addition to the traditional grocery items the store will also include a deli, which will offer shaved deli meats by the pound, made to order sandwiches, breakfast and a light lunch. The Tylers answered questions throughout the meeting and talked about their business methods.
"The benefits of having a grocery store in a small town go beyond providing a service and convenience to the public. The store means more than just ready access to food; it provides jobs and generates tax revenue that supports the community. Having a grocery store also helps attract new residents to a town. A grocery store makes a community a more attractive place to live," Tyler said. "A big part of our philosophy is to be strong supporters of the communities in which we have a presence. We work with the business, schools, churches, and organizations in the community."
While this meeting was to update the community on the progress, more talks are being planned to address any issues that may arise.
"I do feel that it is important to keep the community up to date on the committee's progress and allow them an opportunity to offer their assistance. We are also fortunate that the Tyler's have been such good partners in all of this, and I hope that we can move forward fairly quickly so they can expand their grocery businesses and become part of the Pilot Grove community," Beach said.
Beach was very excited about these developments.
"The community has the opportunity to have a community store again, and it will take the communities' support, to make it happen and succeed." Beach said. "The grocery store will be such a great asset for the community."


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- 150-170 ml warm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 package dry yeast
In a mixer with the hook attachment mix the flour, yeast, oil and salt. Slowly add in the water (use as little as much as you need) until your dough forms a ball that is not sticky or dry. Beat the dough in the mixer for about 5 minutes (you can do it by hand to for about 15 m). Leave the ball of dough to rise in a warm place covered with a cloth until it doubles in size. If you're doing a normal pizza at this point stretch or roll out the dough and put in a tray or pizza wheel leaving it to rise once again for about 45 m. Put your pizza toppings and bake in a hot pre heated oven (200ºC/ 400ºF).
For the pizza waffles: After the dough's first rise, take small portions and make balls with the dough (don't worry to make them perfect). Leave them to rise once more in a floured tray until they double their volume again. They're ready for your waffle iron. Make sure it's hot! Cook the balls of pizza dough until they start to golden, don't get them too cooked because they're still gonna go in the oven.
Put your cooked pizza waffles in a tray, spoon a little bit of tomato sauce and the toppings of your choice (I've used tomato sauce, roasted chicken, mushrooms, sliced black olives, oregano and shredded mozzarella cheese). Put it on you oven's grill (hot) just until the cheese is melted.
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It's time for Republicans to return to their core beliefs
To paraphrase Lewis Carroll: "If you don't know where you're going, any road will lead you there."
The Republican Party, as it continues to tumble down a rabbit hole, is proving the "Alice in Wonderland" author's point.
The party is floundering. Republicans are told they should reject internal voices that advocate a conservative doctrine. That advice is partly correct, for if the Republican Party is to remain viable it will need to extricate the neo-conservative agenda that brought the Iraq War, nation building and promoting democracy by military force. The party also needs to learn the lesson from such domestic big government, social engineering boondoggles as "No Child Left Behind."
The party must erase the conservative caricatures painted by Democrats and the media and explain why America needs a dose of classical conservatism and guiding principles - not from a failed Bush doctrine - but from the kind of conservatism championed by the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan.
Economics is a discipline that has been snatched by the left and is now used to provoke class envy.
Who spoke these words? "There are�ways by which the federal government can�aid economic growth�I am talking about the accumulated evidence� that our present tax system exerts too heavy a drag on growth�. that it siphons out of private economy too large a share of personal and business purchasing power; that it reduces the financial incentives for personal effort.
"(To) lift the economy the federal government's most useful role is not to rush into a program of excessive increases in public expenditures but to expand the opportunities for private expenditures� next year's tax bill should reduce personal as well as corporate income taxes."
Was it Reagan? Barry Goldwater? It was from President John F Kennedy's 1962 speech to the Economic Club of New York. There was a time when Democrats understood the laws of economics do not bow to political affiliation. Classical conservative Republicans must remind people of this reality as they make the case for tax cuts and reforming America's galactic tax code.
Recently the Republican controlled House approved extending the government's borrowing authority. It's bad enough Republicans couldn't find any places to cut spending, but making matters worse, they joined Democrats in waiving the debt limit until March 15, 2015. Since there is no limit for a year, the federal government can borrow as much as it wants. Congress has essentially relinquished its constitutional authority to control spending.
Long before the Bush doctrine and neo-conservatives ascendency to power in 1994, the country gave the Republican Party sweeping victories in Congress. The Contract with America was a worthy blueprint, however not ever followed through on. The combined budgets of 95 programs the Contract pledged to eliminate increased by 13 percent in 2000. That's not a record of achievement, but of abandonment.
Republicans again have a chance to win big in the next election. For that to happen across the country and right here in Connecticut, they will have to return to their roots and explicitly denounce the failed policies backed by the neo-conservative right and forcefully articulate the virtues of classical conservatism.
Matt Daly is a former policy scholar at the Yankee Institute and was a Republican candidate for Congress in 2010. He lives in Glastonbury.
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Electronics is the branch of science and technology which makes use of the controlled motion of electrons through different media and vacuum. The ability to control electron flow is usually applied to information handling or device control. Electronics is distinct from electrical science and technology, which deals with the generation, distribution, control and application of electrical power. This distinction started around 1906 with the invention by Lee De Forest of the triode, which made electrical amplification possible with a non-mechanical device. Until 1950 this field was called "radio technology" because its principal application was the design and theory of radio transmitters, receivers and vacuum tubes.
Most electronic devices today use semiconductor components to perform electron control. The study of semiconductor devices and related technology is considered a branch of physics, whereas the design and construction of electronic circuits to solve practical problems come under electronics engineering. This article focuses on engineering aspects of electronics.
An electronic component is any physical entity in an electronic system used to affect the electrons or their associated fields in a desired manner consistent with the intended function of the electronic system. Components are generally intended to be connected together, usually by being soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB), to create an electronic circuit with a particular function (for example an amplifier, radio receiver, or oscillator). Components may be packaged singly or in more complex groups as integrated circuits. Some common electronic components are capacitors, resistors, diodes, transistors, etc. Components are often categorized as active (e.g. transistors and thyristors) or passive (e.g. resistors and capacitors).
Types of circuits
Circuits and components can be divided into two groups: analog and digital. A particular device may consist of circuitry that has one or the other or a mix of the two types
Analog circuits
Most analog electronic appliances, such as radio receivers, are constructed from combinations of a few types of basic circuits. Analog circuits use a continuous range of voltage as opposed to discrete levels as in digital circuits.
The number of different analog circuits so far devised is huge, especially because a 'circuit' can be defined as anything from a single component, to systems containing thousands of components.
Analog circuits are sometimes called linear circuits although many non-linear effects are used in analog circuits such as mixers, modulators, etc. Good examples of analog circuits include vacuum tube and transistor amplifiers, operational amplifiers and oscillators.
One rarely finds modern circuits that are entirely analog. These days analog circuitry may use digital or even microprocessor techniques to improve performance. This type of circuit is usually called "mixed signal" rather than analog or digital.
Sometimes it may be difficult to differentiate between analog and digital circuits as they have elements of both linear and non-linear operation. An example is the comparator which takes in a continuous range of voltage but only outputs one of two levels as in a digital circuit. Similarly, an overdriven transistor amplifier can take on the characteristics of a controlled switch having essentially two levels of output.
Digital circuits
Digital circuits are electric circuits based on a number of discrete voltage levels. Digital circuits are the most common physical representation of Boolean algebra and are the basis of all digital computers. To most engineers, the terms "digital circuit", "digital system" and "logic" are interchangeable in the context of digital circuits. Most digital circuits use two voltage levels labeled "Low"(0) and "High"(1). Often "Low" will be near zero volts and "High" will be at a higher level depending on the supply voltage in use. Ternary (with three states) logic has been studied, and some prototype computers made.
Computers, electronic clocks, and programmable logic controllers (used to control industrial processes) are constructed of digital circuits. Digital Signal Processors are another example.
Highly integrated devices:
- Microprocessors
- Microcontrollers
- Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
- Digital signal processor (DSP)
- Field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
Heat dissipation and thermal management
Heat generated by electronic circuitry must be dissipated to prevent immediate failure and improve long term reliability. Techniques for heat dissipation can include heat sinks and fans for air cooling, and other forms of computer cooling such as water cooling. These techniques use convection, conduction, & radiation of heat energy.
Noise is associated with all electronic circuits. Noise is defined[1] as unwanted disturbances superposed on a useful signal that tend to obscure its information content. Noise is not the same as signal distortion caused by a circuit. Noise may be electromagnetically or thermally generated, which can be decreased by lowering the operating temperature of the circuit. Other types of noise, such as shot noise cannot be removed as they are due to limitations in physical properties.
Electronics theory
Mathematical methods are integral to the study of electronics. To become proficient in electronics it is also necessary to become proficient in the mathematics of circuit analysis.
Circuit analysis is the study of methods of solving generally linear systems for unknown variables such as the voltage at a certain node or the current through a certain branch of a network. A common analytical tool for this is the SPICE circuit simulator.
Also important to electronics is the study and understanding of electromagnetic field theory.
Computer aided design (CAD)
Today's electronics engineers have the ability to design circuits using premanufactured building blocks such as power supplies, semiconductors (such as transistors), and integrated circuits. Electronic design automation software programs include schematic capture programs and printed circuit board design programs. Popular names in the EDA software world are NI Multisim, Cadence (ORCAD), Eagle PCB and Schematic, Mentor (PADS PCB and LOGIC Schematic), Altium (Protel), LabCentre Electronics (Proteus), gEDA, KiCad and many others.
Construction methods
Many different methods of connecting components have been used over the years. For instance, early electronics often used point to point wiring with components attached to wooden breadboards to construct circuits. Cordwood construction and wire wraps were other methods used. Most modern day electronics now use printed circuit boards made of materials such as FR4, or the cheaper (and less hard-wearing) Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper (SRBP, also known as Paxoline/Paxolin (trade marks) and FR2) - characterised by its light yellow-to-brown colour. Health and environmental concerns associated with electronics assembly have gained increased attention in recent years, especially for products destined to the European Union, with its Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), which went into force in July 2006.


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Less than three months following former Belding City Manager Randall DeBruine's last day, members of the city council unanimously voted Margaret Mullendore to take the position at a special meeting Thursday.
Less than three months following former Belding City Manager Randall DeBruine's last day, members of the city council unanimously voted Margaret Mullendore to take the position at a special meeting Thursday.
Mullendore was one of two candidates chosen by the Belding City Council to return for a second interview after primary interviews took place March 2. The second candidate, Michael Mitchell, withdrew from the process at 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to Robert Hamilton of the Michigan Municipal League.
During the interview, Mullendore expressed her love for the city and her skills and expertise that make her an excellent fit for the position.
She said she is a skilled communicator with an open door policy, is skilled in public and private business relations, is visible and active in the community, has an excellent work ethic and is skilled in management. Mullendore added she will bring a team effort to the city.
"Frankly, I have the experience you want," said Mullendore.
She said she believes honesty is the best policy and is an expert in planning, comprehending legislation and giving guidance. She added she also has successfully written grant applications ranging from thousands to millions of dollars, has a successful track record of economic development, understands engineering plans and has labor relations experience.
"I'm committed to Belding, to its success. I'm invested in the future here. I'm invested in the outcome," Mullendore added.
When asked of her greatest weakness, she replied she believes she can get lost in a project because of her overachieving attitude, but her children motivate her to work on the problem.
Following the interview, council members discussed their views on Mullendore and how she would handle the position of city manager. Many stated they liked her honesty, her ability to bring a lot to the table and how she is not afraid to address negative situations.
Belding Mayor Protem Andrea Belding said she has some reservations about Mullendore's personal financial background. She added terms of the contract, if Mullendore is hired, would have to be defined.
In citizen comments, community members said they were impressed with Mullendore and added they believe she has a passion for the city that would fit well in the position.
Belding Mayor Ron Gunderson made a motion to proceed with contract negotiations and vetting with Mullendore, and the motion was approved with none opposed. Mullendore will begin in the position after a physical evaluation and drug screening is complete.
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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
It opens the TCP port 81 and waits for remote connections. It ends processes belonging to security tools and deletes entries belonging to other worms from the Windows Registry.
Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
Bagle.BE is a worm that opens the TCP port 81 and listens to it, waiting for remote connections. By doing so, Bagle.BE allows hackers to gain remote control over the affected computer in order to carry out malicious actions that would compromise user's confidentiality or impede normal work.
Bagle.BE ends processes belonging to security tools, such as antivirus programs. This leaves the affected computer vulnerable to the attack of other malware.
In addition, Bagle.BE prevents certain worms, such as several variants of Netsky, from being executed whenever Windows is started. In order to do so, it deletes the entries belonging to these worms from the Windows Registry.
Bagle.BE spreads via e-mail in a message with variable characteristics and through peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs.
Bagle.BE is difficult to recognize, as it does not display any messages or warnings that indicate it has reached the computer.


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Picking a subject for today's column was as easy as falling off a log.
Picking a subject for today's column was as easy as falling off a log. The month and date are "exact" ones in U.S. military history, but the event was only 96 years ago instead of an even 100. That's close enough.
On this date in 1917 President Woodrow Wilson called on Congress to declare war on Germany, which got American troops into the European fray quite late, according to the Allies who'd been fighting for three years.
But I've not read or heard anywhere that the Allies told the Americans to stay out of their European fight, although The Great War, as it was initially called, was being fought all over the globe and at sea.
Several things have happened recently regarding World War I, as The Great War was finally called, after being The War to End All Wars for a while.
A few years ago the World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City was designated by Congress as the National World War I Museum. Politicians in Missouri and Kansas immediately joined forces to have it also designated as the seat of planning for activities that will occur all across the U.S. for the next four years.
This was finally done in January when President Obama signed the bill Congress sent him. Although the Liberty Memorial CEO resigned last year and a new one has not been selected, or announced, the acting CEO wasted no time in getting the planning ball rolling.
Two weekends ago representatives from across the U.S. and from several other countries, as far away as Australia, gathered at the Liberty Memorial for an initial planning session. No one who is not on the committee knows what recommendations were made, or who the decider is, but as soon as decisions are made volunteers will receive an email alerting us to what is being proposed.
When I became a volunteer in 2006 there were about 75 of us. As of last week, there are now 307, so the word is getting out that the museum is fast becoming the place to be for those interested in promulgating the history of The Great War.
An introductory movie gives a superb background of why the war began, and does it in just 12 minutes. Then, halfway through the main gallery visitors see a second movie, 15 minutes long, that explains why America entered the war when we did and why.
When I am an interpreter (tour guide), I enjoy listening to comments from visitors after seeing the second movie such as "Gee, I never knew that's why we entered the war on the side of the Allies," and "Boy, we sure came close to entering on Germany's side."
As to the whys, I'll not cover them here. If you aren't real sure, as almost all visitors are not, it is perhaps time for you to head to Kansas City for a museum experience of your life. And you can return later, as special centennial celebrations and events happen.
At a volunteer meeting many months ago someone announced that, as part of its centennial contribution, Austria will send the car and uniform the Austrian archduke was wearing on that fateful day that began the conflagration, and the pistol that killed him and his wife.
About 300 volunteers and a bunch of paid staff members are looking forward to that happening also. No dates have been announced, but readers will surely be aware of it well in advance.
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, and a ticket is good for two consecutive days. There is plenty of free parking, and a fine cafeteria inside the building for those there at lunchtime.
Not sure what more I can say about events 96 years ago that have led to today. And after your visit to the museum you can go to Laclede, Mo., and see Gen. Pershing's museum.
John Reichley is a retired Army officer and retired Department of the Army civilian employee.


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Posted on July 18, 2012
Well, one week to go, and this is so long for now. I must take a deep breath and dive in, and leave you to seek bookish blogginess elsewhere for a while. I expect to return to Cyberland around August 1, provided I have not been locked away for what I said to the woman who asked me if she could buy volume 1 of the encyclopedia this year, see if her kids like it, and come back to buy the rest in 2013.
There is no more time to pause in the day's activities to tell you of the treasures awaiting you—the Uncle Scrooge comic books in German or the U.S. Olympic Team souvenir books from 1956 and 1960. No, I cannot tantalize you with the children's books signed by Avi. There are boxes to be shoved out of the way, tables to be arranged, and donations to be cursed and hidden away. (Thanks to whomever left three unpriced books on top of a box in Room 6. That's not how we like our donations, nor even when, but hey: one of the books actually conceivably belonged in Room 6.)
I can only leave you with the same advice I give you every year. Be nice, bring money, don't expect too much. You may find a $100 book for $10, and you may not. We don't claim to have the lowest prices in town: just good books at prices we thought would do something for you. Don't elbow your neighbor TOO hard to get at that copy of Leo Albert's verse first, and remember that although we boast of our air conditioning, it's going to be a little warm and humid with eighty or so frenzied booklovers hunting for that first edition of Bridges of Madison County.
Most of the usual cast and crew will be there. One of our perennials, Evelyn Lampe, who has not missed a day of any Book Fair since the founding, will be cheering us from the sidelines due to medical difficulties. This does NOT mean you can try to get away with those tricks she caught you at in 1992 or 2009. Other people will be watching, and they will tell her you were naughty.
Architecture is where Chicago was last year, and vice versa. The Show Biz section is smaller; the Religion section is bigger. You'll note other differences on your own. Every Book Fair has its own personality. So does every Book Fair customer: try to make yours memorable by its innate pleasantness.
We should have three items out for silent auction, and we will have a free book again this year. It's the same book as last year (we were given a bunch more) but perhaps you've thought of other friends who would like a copy of a nice, big Chicago photography book.
Look, I've really got to go now: they're playing my song. If I leave you for now with one bit of inspiration for the 2012 Book Fair, remember that a book bought here is a vote for the world of books over the world of cybertexts which can be changed at the whim of the entity which controls the device. And remember also, please, that this is Chicago. We expect you to vote early and often.
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