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Wayne Weiderman Sr., 64, of Cross Plains, Texas, died on July 6, 2012, in Abilene, Texas, of complications related to a stroke. He is survived by his father, Lester Weiderman; mother, Evelyn Stearns; brother, Warren Weiderman; sisters, Loretta Post, Claudia Weiderman and Pam Moniz, all of New York; sister, Sandye Vaugh of California; his children, Wayne Weiderman Jr. of Washington; and daughters, Toni Hoyle and April of New York. He had 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; and was preceded in death by his son, Rodney.
After spending his childhood in Fulton County, New York, as an adult he moved around the country and spent many years in farming and trucking before working as a tax advisor. He had a free and entrepreneurial spirit and lived independently for over 30 years after a prior stroke stole much of his mobility. Wayne had a strong resolve and was devoted to organizing just about everything in his life. His outgoing and friendly nature created a large network of friends in Cross Plains, where he lived for 18 years. A memorial service will be scheduled for a later date.
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In yet another sign of Gentilly's slow, but steady, regrowth, the historic Holy Cross School opened its new campus on Paris Avenue this morning.
About 760 students began the school year with cranes and construction crews looming in the background. Two of the main buildings -- the middle and high schools -- were finished and ready for students today. The third structure, which will house administrative offices and the library, will open in the middle of the school year.
Since Holy Cross' board of directors decided to leave its flood-ravaged Lower 9th Ward campus and rebuild in Gentilly, the project has been a symbol of hope for a part of the city where recovery has, at times, been spotty and slow.
The school's leaders chose the Gentilly site over one in Kenner.
"We felt it was important since our roots are in New Orleans," said Charles DiGange, the school's headmaster.

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Region : Haryana, from Mahendragarh about twenty five kilometers
Major Festival : Shiv Ratri festival
Dedicated to : Lord Shiva
The temple of Lord Shiva is located around twenty five kilometers from the location called Mahendragarh, it is at Bagot. Bagot is very much important location by their religious factors. On this religious land, you will get to see a very much popular mandir of Lord Shiva. In this Shiva temple, one fair is celebrated by the devotees on very high scale that is Shiv Ratri, which comes in the Sawan month, it is a month of monsoon season. Their thousands of devotee, who believe on Lord Shiva and his power. That's why millions of people come together at this temple in the Sawan month and worship the Lord Shiva with lots of faith and enthusiasm. People believe Shiv Ratri Festival very much auspicious and holiest.
If people want to get fulfill their wish by the Lord Shiva, then they pledge that if their wish will get fulfilled then they will visit the Lord Shiva's temple and they will offer the water which they brought from the Ganga River. As per their pledge, which they have taken and their wish has been fulfilled, then the devotes go to the very religious and holy place Haridwar, but fair's one week before and from their they bring the holy water of Ganga River in 2 small size pots which are called as Kawars. The unique thing about their journey is that, they do the entire journey without wearing a foot wear. From Haridwar, they directly go to the Bagot. Till amercing the water on the Lord Shiva's idol, devotees should not keep the Ganga water's pot on the land. Because this custom, there is a believe behind it that, if the water will get into the contact of land, then the water wouldn't be pure. And devotees won't dedicate it to Lord Shiva. These are the old and traditional religious customs, which are still followed by the religious people. after reaching at the Shiva temple, devotees sprinkle the Ganga water on the Lord Shiva's stone idol and they worship the idol, over the entire day with the rhythmic songs of the Shiva and the bhajans through which the whole surrounding of the temple becomes spiritual and gets colored by the color of Lord Shiva.
When you will plan to visit the Haryana, must visit the Shiva temple and experience the pure love of devotees and Lord Shiva on each other.


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MUSKEGON — An informal poll of MLive.com users found surprisingly strong support for the concept of a Michigan Energy and Technology Center being planned for a site on Muskegon Lake.
However, 19 percent of those responding found the idea cool but "not realistic" while 14.2 percent responded to "Are you kidding? Get real."
The Michigan Wind Energy Consortium led by L3 Combat Propulsion Systems in Muskegon and Rockford Berge of Grand Rapids last week announced efforts to develop the manufacturing, research, shipping and testing center to support Michigan's growing wind energy industry.
Several of the MLive.com commenters taking the poll weighed in on the wind power industry and the need to place dozens of huge utility-scale turbines on wind farms. The industry has its proponents and its detractors.
"I have seen lots of wind farms and not a one of them is the thing of beauty that you see," one poll respondent wrote in a comments section. "They are plain butt ugly, and turn a pristine landscape into a forest of scrap aluminum."
MLive.com users also were asked, if the wind center was developed, what would be the best location on Muskegon Lake. Muskegon is being targeted, among other factors, because of its deep-water port to ship the large components that make up a wind turbine.
Of the 62 poll-question respondents, 58.2 percent would want the manufacturing center on the former Sappi Fine Paper mill property on the south shore of Muskegon Lake at the west end of the lake. The Verplank Trucking property on the east end of the lake received 13.4 percent of the votes and the Mart Dock adjacent to the downtown 5.9 percent.
The poll question on location allowed respondents to select "other," of which 22.3 percent did. Most of those respondents were against the wind energy center on Muskegon Lake rather than giving an alternative location. But the majority of those responding to the two poll questions were in favor of the proposed wind energy center.
"Anywhere they build them will fine, just build them," a poll respondent stated. "A day may come when they will be our only source of power, could we please get closer to being ready for it? To everyone who says how ugly they are, have you actually seen one? Watched their graceful, gentle movement? I love the Indiana wind farms, they are so peaceful and majestic."


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FLORENCE, Ky. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's golf team earned its second team victory of the 2012-13 campaign after a come-from-behind effort gave the Cardinals a one-stroke margin at the SVSU-hosted Spring Invitational in Kentucky.
The event was shortened to 27-holes on Saturday due to expected snowfall that cancelled the final round scheduled for Sunday, March 24.
SVSU's total of 448 enabled it to finish one shot in front of Wayne State (449) after the Cardinals overcame a seven-stroke deficit on the final nine holes of action.
Junior Eric Gandy (Midland, Mich. / Bullock Creek HS) led the way for the Cardinals by firing a 1-over par 73 and completed his final nine with a 1-under 35 to finish at even par.
Senior Dustin Vogl (Bay City, Mich. / Western HS) finished 27-holes in 5-over par after going 75-38 for a 113 total. Sophomore Micah Skidmore (Saginaw, Mich.) recorded rounds of 77-37 to end with a 114 total.
Senior Kreg Sherman (Caro, Mich.) carded rounds of 79-36 to finish at 115, while Wyatt Drost (Charlevoix, Mich.) rounded out the SVSU lineup with splits of 80-36 (116).
Wayne State's Tyler LaSerra earned medalist honors for the Warriors.
Grand Valley finished third at 459, while Lake Superior State (468) and Findlay (472) took the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
Saginaw Valley's first win of the year came back in September at the Northern Michigan Intercollegiate Match Play Invitational, their first team victory since October 2006.
The Cardinals will return to the course next weekend (March 31 - April 1) at the UW-Parkside Invite at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind.


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Artifact returned to rightful owner
I have often spent time on the internet, searching the records for the McKiernan name. There are several famous McKiernans, including one who is a senator in Australia. We have conversed through e-mail a few times; another is a fiction author, Dennis McKiernan. I have talked to a few who live locally as well to see if we are related in some way. With a somewhat rare name, it is easier to find people who might be related.
I also have some artifacts and letters from grandparents, passed down a few generations, usually relative to how long the McKiernans have been in this country. The point is our need to establish a link to our past in order to better understand our future.
So now I move into something that really felt good. As many of you know, the Snoqualmie Tribe has opened new offices just across the street from the Valley Record office. They had an open house with several local dignitaries present. But for me, it was an opportunity to return a piece of their history.
In 1968, I was a young first-grader attending school at Snoqualmie Falls Elementary on the hill behind the mill. That year the entire school moved to new facilities, Snoqualmie Elementary School in Meadowbrook. According to several of those who know local American Indian history, that area was the site of many a hunting camp as well as a longhouse.
As an exploring young kid, it was natural to dig around in the dirt behind the newly constructed school and see what was there. As fate would have it, I uncovered a piece of a tribal connection to the past. It was a long cylindrical rock with one flat surface. Greg Watson, former Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum director and Native American historian, confirmed it was some kind of tool, probably to sharpen arrows or axes as well as for mashing grain or berries.
So at the age of 6, I packed that rock home. From house to house as we grew up, that rock moved with us. When I had my own place, along came the rock, sometimes prominently displayed and sometimes tucked back in a cabinet. For the last 15 years it has been sitting on a shelf in my garage.
I tried several times to give it to the historical museum, but was told it would just sit on a shelf and that it should go to the Tribe.
Last week I had my chance, thinking about the fact that the Snoqualmie Tribe's ancestors likely used that rock years ago on the plains of the Valley. I gave the rock to them during their open house and felt really good about returning this link to the past.
The point is this: as you explored the Valley, generations past or now, you may have come across similar items. Sure, you might be tempted to sell it on ebay, likely making a nice profit. But maybe you can do the same thing, return it and maintain a link to the past for someone. There are many areas people have found tribal artifacts in the Valley. To the Snoqualmie Tribe, each artifact holds deep sentimental value, similar to the watch that your grandfather once wore. Return it and let the Tribe continue to celebrate itspast.
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ovember 26, 2001
Guest Editorial: Breaking through: When school gets tough
by Karen Lytle Blaha
When adolescents groan that they "just don't get it," meaning their schoolwork, what's a parent to do?
Schoolwork becomes more complex as kids get older. Concepts and texts get complicated and difficult to understand. Reading skills that worked just fine in the lower grades may not work for tougher material. Knowing what the words "say" and what they "mean" is a complex skill that many kids find difficult to master. In fact, some kids can amaze you with their "reading" but with little or no understanding about what they've read.
"Reading is thinking," says Dr. Rebecca Novick, literacy and language team leader at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
Kids need solid decoding skills to figure out what a word is, but that alone is not sufficient for understanding.
"Proficient readers put together some specific strategies that help them understand what they're reading," she points out, "and these strategies can be taught. All reading material isn't the same, and good readers realize the differences and adapt their reading strategies to fit the material. A novel is different from a science text, and both are different from a computer manual, for example."
Education researchers know that proficient readers match up how they read with the demands of what they're reading." Novick points to a "I Read It But I Don't Understand It" by Chris Tovani (Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, Maine,) as a resource teachers find useful, and parents might find informative.
Drawing from Tovani's work, Novick reports that adolescents who are good readers know how to revive information they already have in their heads to help them make connections for understanding.
They draw upon their experiences, memories, facts, and any other existing knowledge that help them relate to what they're reading. Without drawing on what they already know, kids don't hook into the new material, and tend to forget it.
One of the things parents can do to help is to notice how they themselves read, what connections they make, what their thinking process is like and then talk about it with their kids.
For example, says Novick, if a student becomes confused reading about an experiment in a science text, the parent might say: You know, this reminds me of when I put together that cabinet that came in pieces. Wow, I was so confused. I reread the instructions three times, but still I didn't get it.
So I laid out all the pieces, drew a rough diagram of them, and the wrote out the instructions, going back and forth between the "real" instructions, what I was writing, and the pictures I had drawn. I won't say it made the job a delight, but I got a better idea of the steps and their order. It took me a while, but now we have a cabinet, and that was the purpose. Do you think writing out and drawing this experiment might help you? When rereading along doesn't help, Novick says, both writing and drawing may help to tug meaning out of text, making it part of a student's experience.
This column by Karen Lytle Blaha is provided as a public service by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.


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Galaxias olidus
Other Common Names
Marbled galaxias, inland Galaxias, ornate mountain galaxias
Up to about 120 mm, commonly 60 - 80 mm
Conservation Status
Insufficiently known
Usually in clear flowing streams with a sand, gravel or boulder bottom. Will form loose schools in pools and runs, solitary amongst rocks or at the stream edge. Has been found over a mud bottom in quieter reaches.
Can tolerate water temperatures up to 32°C and has been found in small ponds and streams surrounded by thick snow on the Bogong High Plains and Mount Buffallo in Victoria.
Since G. olidus has similar habitat and food requirements to small trout and feeds in a similar manner, competition for food and living space is bound to occur. However, predation by trout also occurs and is considered to be the main reason for the extinction of this species in areas where trout have been introduced.
Spawning occurs mainly in spring but may continue through summer and even into autumn in alpine populations. Fertilised eggs are relatively large at around 2.3 mm with females producing between about 50 and 350 eggs. Incubation takes around 3 weeks at 15°C and the newly hatched larvae are about 9-10 mm long. Growth is rapid and within 8 weeks the juvenile fish may attain a length of 31 mm. There is no downstream migration to the sea and juveniles may be found with adults in loose shoals.
Carnivorous, feeding on a wide variety of aquatic insects, crustaceans, molluscs and worms. Also feeds on terrestrial insects and spiders especially under overhanging vegetation. Larger individuals feed more actively on these terrestrial food sources.
Not an angling species
On the table
Not a table fish
In the aquarium
Mountain galaxias are robust and easily kept aquarium fish. A shoal of these fish in an aquarium is particularly attractive. They will take a variety of foods such as mosquito larvae, grasshoppers, midges, earthworms and moths. They will jump to take insects hovering over the water and will also readily take fruitfly larvae, chopped liver, lean raw minced steak, frozen brine shrimp, powdered pellets and flake food.
Larger adults will chase small juveniles for a short time but generally there is little aggression within the group. However, it is recorded that G. olidus attacked and killed a Cox's Gudgeon Gobimorphus coxii which was introduced to an established tank population.
Steady illumination is important as sudden changes in lighting appear to panic smaller G. olidus individuals. In a small tank or pond this species can withstand water temperatures up to 32° with substantial daily variation.
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AMASA and partner agencies confirm employment of four interns
The AMASA Learnership Programme, now in its fourth year, has confirmed the employment of four new interns selected from the AAA School of Advertising into the industry. AMASA prides itself in successfully placing candidates after they have completed the internship process.
The Starcom MediaVest Group, The MediaShop and NotaBene will be employing students as part of AMASA's Learnership initiative. Each new industry entrant will be mentored by their partner agencies, be remunerated and enrolled on the AAA media module and AMASA Media Planning Workshop.
"Our core focus is to attract bright young minds into the exciting world of media, and ensure that the individuals not only excel, but remain within the industry," says AMASA chairperson, Lyn Jones. "The ALP is one avenue which allows AMASA to follow their mandate of education."
The ALP calls to graduates who not only possess exceptional academic credentials, but outstanding potential. It offers talented graduates a unique foot into the media industry and the opportunity to be mentored by some of the most respected professionals in the industry. Simultaneously, the ALP assists in curbing the talent shortage from an agency perspective.
"We extend our sincere thanks to The Starcom MediaVest Group who will be employing Lerato Tsotetsi, The MediaShop who welcomes Nonhlanhla Malobola and Thobekile Badebe, and to NotaBene who will be mentoring Wandile Luduwana," says Lyn. "It is imperative that partner agencies such as these continue to support programmes like the ALP to ensure the continued growth of our industry."


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*Fab Melo was great in some respects, but struggled in two categories.
1. Patience. He was forcing up several shots without setting and getting a good look at the basket.
2. Turnovers.
As good as he was with 10 points, 10 boards, and six blocks he also had half of this team's turnovers with five. Some of his shots looked like Tim Tebow short yardage throws (quack quack).
*Kris Joseph had another off night shooting from the outside in going 1-6 from three-point range (5-11 overall).
He is getting the looks, they just aren't falling.
Kris has told me previously that when he struggles from the outside, he tends to drift a bit on his shots. It has been something he has worked on extensively with Assistant Coach Adrian Autry.
Kris admitted after the game that and maybe another factor or two has led to his recent struggles from the outside.
"I'm drifting a bit, yes, but I'm also rushing it and thinking about the missed shots, which I can't do. That's why I cleared my mind of all the garbage and hit that shot at the end."
You hope he can clear his mind of that garbage for good, because if he does, this kid could have been having some monster games lately.
*James Southerland had another cold offensive day in going 1-3 overall, including missing two three-point attempts.
James is another guy who is getting some open looks right now, but just can't find his stroke. His long-range miss from the top of the key was particularly bad in this game.
"Shooters go through slumps. I went 1-9 last game, 1-3 this game. It happens. I'll be back." Southerland said after the game.
You hope it isn't a prolonged slump for James. He did log 11 minutes in this game and got an extended run in the second half when it would seem tp make more sense to have C.J Fair on the floor. If James isn't hitting his shots, you really can't justify keeping him out there for extended periods of time over C.J., because Fair does everything else better than him at this point.
*It was another struggle from the outside overall as Syracuse was 5-18 (27%).
We haven't been making many perimeter shots and that is something that has been a little bit of a concern. We made those two when we really needed them, but we need to start making some more." Jim Boeheim said after the game on that.
*Baye Keita could not find a rhythm in this game and it should have been a game he would do well in against a scrappy, tough team like Pitt. Baye only had one rebound and one block in 11 minutes. He really needs to stop leaving his feet so much on defense.
He is biting too much on that.
*The freshman connection didn't get much of a go of it vs Pitt.
Rakeem Christmas played seven minutes and grabbed one rebound.
Michael Carter-Williams played one minute and had a foul and an awkward missed shot in his cameo appearance.
*There was a bit of a second half fade for Syracuse in this game.
After out-shooting Pitt 51-32% in the first half, the Orange were outshot 48-39% in the second half. Pitt outscored Syracuse in the second half 37-36.
Syracuse made the plays they had to in order to hold off the Pitt comeback, but the Panthers made them earn it.
*We all knew Pitt was going to out-rebound Syracuse. They are the #2 rebounding team in the country and Syracuse just isn't a team that rebounds well, especially out of the zone.
So, for the record, here it is. 40-28 Pitt on the boards. They were particularly strong on the offensive glass, out rebounding Syracuse there 19-8. That gave Pitt 15 second chance points.
*Stop the press! SU's bench got outscored. Pitt's bench outscored Syracuse's bench 30-25.
*Yet another game with four-five "face palm worthy" calls from the officials. This time the crew of John Cahill (who is normally pretty solid), John Gaffnet, and Tony Greene provided the laughs.
There were two bogus offensive foul calls in the first half against Syracuse. One TERRIBLE call on Fab Melo followed up shortly there after by a sketchy call on Dion Waiters.
I couldn't believe Kris Joseph didn't draw a foul call as he got MUGGED with 5:34 to go and a drive at the end of the game by Pitt's J.J. Moore that had been called a charge all game long,instead resulted in Fab's fifth foul.
There were a few others, but those were some that stood out.
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After a couple of days of everyone, including us, talking about how bad the Celtics look when Kevin Garnett leaves the floor, Doc told his bench today that there's no bailing them out with a change to KG's minutes.
"No, no, I'm not going to let him do more. I'm going to play Kevin the same amount of minutes," Rivers said. "With Paul, Rondo you can go anywhere but if we can't win with him off the floor, we just won't win. And I told our bench that. We're going to play the minutes that I'm giving them. The bench will play the minutes they should get and if they've got to do something or we just won't win. It's that simple."
I'm with ya, Doc. The absolute worst thing the Celtics can do at this point is increase KG's minutes. Hell, I'm all for dropping them by a couple and letting these guys figure it out. Toss them into the deep end, and let them figure out how to swim.
Like I've said before, KG exists in a world where few others do… a world where the game moves at a slower speed, and they can pick things up well before the rest of us. But what that ends up really meaning for the rest of the team is they have to do fundamental things better to make up for it.
It's really not that hard. Guys like KG and, on the offensive end especially, Rajon Rondo, can anticipate things because they've got that extra-sensory ability on the court. That gives them an extra half second jump on everyone. But doing things like closing out properly on 3's, hedging and recovering properly on pick and rolls, and boxing out when the shot goes up can make up those half seconds you don't have to anticipate.
So instead of being able to see a play ahead of time, reacting to it with properly executed fundamentals can work just as well. It's harder work. It's going to take a lot of communication between players. But defending well without KG on the floor is very possible.
These guys just have to do it. And they're all pretty good NBA players, so there really is no excuse long-term for not doing it. In the short-term, we can excuse some of it away with a lack of repetition and familiarity with one another (a.k.a. "chemistry"). But if this is still going on a month from now, then there's a problem.
I don't want to go down that road right now. But Doc's language and tone is getting a little stronger with these guys. He knows they have the ability to do it. But the only way they can do it is with effort, and expending that effort consistently in the upcoming practices and games.


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FLEMINGTON — A fire that chased residents from Hunter Hills Apartments this afternoon complicated the return trip home for students at Case Middle School in Raritan Township and Reading-Fleming Intermediate School and Desmares School in the borough.
The fire is said to have begun just before 1 p.m. in the walls in or near Apartment L-12. At 2 p.m. it was still a "working fire," with multiple ladder trucks and fire companies on the scene. By 2:30 the last of the fire trucks was leaving the area, according to an observer at the scene.
Flemington-Raritan school students had a half-day today and both Case and RFIS had already been dismissed at 1 p.m., before reports of the fire had reached school officials.
Shortly after 1 p.m. the Hunterdon Communication Center warned first-responders at the scene that about 25 students were on their way home from Case by bus and another 50 or so, dismissed from RFIS, would be moving through the area on foot. RFIS is just three blocks from the apartment complex and some students' families live there.
After speaking with Flemington Police, Superintendent Gregory Nolan made the call to hold the Desmares bus until getting the OK from first-responders at the scene.
When the bus left Desmares for the complex a short time later, Principal Carol Howell and guidance counselor Mary Veltri were on it. As they explained the situation to the students, letting them know that no one had been injured, Nolan was advising residents at the scene that the bus had been delayed but was on its way.
"It was a safe and common sense call to leave the students in a safe environment while the fire trucks and police were there at the complex," Nolan said.
According to Nolan, Detective Sgt. Kevin Burd of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office was also at the scene. Burd is overseeing efforts to coordinate law enforcement and school officials' response to school emergencies ranging from fires to attacks. Burd hopes to help schools and local police agencies in the county standardize the process of reuniting schoolchildren with their parents after such emergencies.
A training session at Clinton Public School is set for Jan. 22.
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ADA TOWNSHIP -- Mark your calendars for an all-ages lesson on bird-nesting boxes at Ada Park. Participants will work in teams to build their own nesting boxes, with materials and tools supplied.
The session runs 10 a.m. to noon March 6 in the park's Les Craig Learning Center, Buttrick Avenue and Grand River Drive. Cost: $3 for adults and $2 for children.
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Trinity completes historic surgery
STEUBENVILLE – The first robotic-assisted surgery has been completed using Trinity Health System's new da Vinci Surgical System, a state-of-the-art robotic platform that enables surgeons to perform complex surgeries through a minimally invasive approach.
The robotic platform consists of a computerized screen that allows the surgeon to view the surgical site as a highly magnified 3-D image, and a control panel is used to operate miniature robotic "wrists" to perform surgery that would normally be beyond human capabilities alone. Incisions with robotic-assisted surgery can be as small as the diameter of a quarter and are virtually scarless.
Trinity is the first in the region to use the da Vinci Surgical System, offering its patients the conveniences of cutting-edge technology in their surgical procedures.
"The da Vinci System offers real-time, three-dimensional, high definition visualization, which allows for improved precision, dexterity and control," said Dr. Patrick Macedonia, who was scheduled to perform two gynecological surgeries last week. "This allows surgical procedures to be even less invasive and more accurate than laparoscopic surgery, providing better quality of care for patients."
The first surgery was a robotic cholecystectomy on a 27-year-old female with biliary disease. Her surgeon, Dr. Sam Licata, said the procedure went well.
"It took about 32 minutes and the patient came through without any problems and almost pain free," he said. "The benefits that my cholecystectomy patient will see are quicker recovery, less pain post-operatively and a (quicker) return to the workplace."
Licata said the new system allows them "to offer our patients more precise and improved surgical procedures with a faster recovery time and a shorter length of stay at the hospital."
Trinity Health System is using the robot for gynecological and general surgeries to begin with, but with an entire team dedicated to robotic-assisted surgery, they plan to expand into colorectal, thoracic, urological and head and neck surgeries in the near future.
Macedonia and Licata, the two surgeons who were an integral part of initiating the health system's investment in the da Vinci Surgical System, said they are thrilled to make the system a pivotal method of care for patients and are seeing the newfound results that each surgery will offer.


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Hey kids, I bet I know what's on your holiday wish lists. Laptop computers, cell phones and video games, right?
Well, good luck, children.
Santa is going to need a very ambitious layaway plan to pay for all that gear.
I'll wager that asking your parents for all those electronic presents didn't go exactly as planned. Your folks probably said things like "Internet dangers" and "one more thing to argue about." Come Christmas morning, you may have to practice acting gracious while unwrapping a Parcheesi game and wool socks.
We grownups sure know how to squash a kid's fun, don't we?
Still, don't be too hard on us. Older people's lives are filled with all kinds of fun-sucking complications, like mortgages and bunions. The memory of our carefree youth is a faint recollection of pre-Elmo Sesame Street, Mercurochrome-stained knees, and a few dance steps from the Electric Slide.
But you really want a new cell phone, so what to do?
I'm guessing you've already tried pleading: "But, Mooommm, everyone has an iPhone! I'm the only kid in the entire school without one." Unfortunately, this ploy won't work. I know this because I used that same line on my parents 30 years ago. It didn't work back then, and I was only asking for a Sony Walkman.
Even if you catch your parents in a moment of doubt ("Is my son really the only kid without an iPhone?"),your mom is going to crowdsource her Facebook friends and learn the truth ("My teens don't have a fancy cell phones either, Hilda. I say let 'em whine. It strengthens their lungs.")
Well, whine no more, kids. Today is your lucky day.
In five easy steps, I'm going to help you have a happy holiday with all the bells, whistles and custom ringtones.
Step One: Be Perfect
Ok, maybe not perfect. But, it's a parent's job to make sure a child grows up to become a responsible, polite and highly employable young adult. Parents worry that the Siren song of electronic gadgets and social media could distract kids from the goal of being good students and model citizens.
If you want that new tablet in your hand, behave yourself. Pay attention. Do your homework without being nagged. Take out the trash. Say "Please" and "Thank you" and "Is there something else I can help you with, Mom?" Exercise. Staying on the right track will help convince the grownups that shiny screens won't lead you down wrong path.
Step Two: Talk about electronics as brain food, not junk food
Instead of "I want to play that addictive new game app, Fuming Penguins," say "I can't wait to try that cool geometry quiz app, Pythagorean Crush!"
Instead of "Did you see the video of those Norwegian men dancing in fox costumes?" ask "Did you hear the TED podcast on developing interpersonal skills via middle school Social Studies group work projects?"
Instead of "I can't wait to post photos of my tongue on Instagram" say "I could use this phone camera to conduct a time lapse stink bug movie for art class."
Step Three: Convince your parents that gadgetry will bring the family closer
Memorize these talking points: You want a cell phone so you can call Grandma to chat about the weather and her bad hip; you'll use your laptop to organize a family address book and print labels for this year's Christmas cards; on rainy weekends,you'll play video games with your younger siblings so that Mom can take a nap.
Step Four: Prove that you will defend against cyberbullying and Internet goons
Give your parents a notebook and pen to keep track of all your usernames and passwords. Promise to forward any emails and texts that are creepy or mean. Don't wait for your parents to write a long Internet contract outlining the allowed behaviors and dire consequences—write one yourself with the help of a teacher or approach your parents first with the idea.
Step Five: Put your money where your megabyte is
When you pony up some of your chore money toward the purchase price, it's a good indication to your parents that you will be careful and responsible with your electronic toys.
Good luck, kids!
If your parents still say no, don't whine. Say, "Happy holidays! How about a game of Parcheesi, Mom and Dad?" And try again for your birthday.
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Baseball coaches across the Baton Rouge area enter 2013 with a variety of question marks despite their routinely high expectations.
The graduation of last year's talented senior class has left even top programs with relative uncertainties in one facet or another, although most expect success to follow any potential early growing pains.
Parkview Baptist's Brennan Bozeman and Lutcher's Jared Poche start the season among the most proven commodities and as the Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason Pitcher of the Year, respectively, on the first annual Times-Picayune | NOLA.com Preseason Baton Rouge All-Area Baseball Team.
"It's really just come down to a lot of hard work, my coaches helping my out during the week and executing the pitches my coaches call, and then my defense making plays," Poche said. "Hopefully we can make it to state this year and have a better season than we did last year."
Both Poche's 4A Bulldogs and Bozeman's 3A Eagles fell just short in their respective quarterfinals in 2012.
Improving on that team success is as large a goal as any for the LSU-bound southpaw and LSU-Eunice-bound shortstop, who quarterbacked Parkview Baptist's state championship football team in the fall.
"It's definitely not what we expected coming into high school," Bozeman said. "We expected a couple baseball state championships and at least one football, so it's a big deal to get baseball this year and add on to the accolades of the past four years."
Coach Darron Mitchell expects his senior's batting, defense and leadership to play a large role if the Eagles are in fact able to get over that hump.
"He's got the quickest hands I've seen as far as defense," Mitchell said. "And also the past years, he's hit .430 and .450 for us. You don't see that too much, especially as a sophomore. The ball just consistently finds a hole, and he hits it hard."
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Brennan credits older brother Kellen Bozeman, who began his own college baseball career at LSU, for preparing him to perform at such a high level.
"He's the one who taught me how to swing and do everything at an early age," Brennan said. "I think I was just really ready for Parkview baseball because from the time I was a little kid, that's all I knew."
Like the older Bozeman, Poche will head to Baton Rouge after graduation, but will enjoy one more season of wreaking as much havoc on opposing high school lineups as as any other pitcher in the area's deep field of arms.
The southpaw said he likes to use his two- and four-seam fastballs to work himself ahead in the count before ringing batters up with his curveball or rolling them over with his changeup.
His performance thus far has impressed Lutcher Coach Davey Clement as much as any recent Bulldogs standout, including Gavin Webster, Southeastern's Jordan Hymel and LSU's Joey Bourgeois.
"He's consistent," Clement said. "At this point in his development, I think he's the best high school kid I've ever coached, and what people don't understand is he can swing it just as well as he can pitch."
Praise like that will only add to the already high expectations for the future Tiger.
But the fanfare doesn't faze Poche.
"I see it as more confidence knowing I've already signed with LSU, not really so much as having any more pressure," he said. "I just need to make my pitches, and let my defense work and do whatever I can do to help the team win."
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A former Idaho man who was on the run for a decade has pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges related to a German exchange student.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Gerald Lee Farrell pleaded guilty to interstate travel with a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. He also pleaded guilty to possession of sexually explicit images of minors.
Court records say Farrell and his wife hosted a 16-year-old German exchange student in August 2003. Prosecutors say Farrell made attempts to see the girl naked and engaged her in sexual conversation.
In December 2003, Farrell took the girl to Nevada. She said one night she woke up with Farrell on top of her trying to remove her underwear.
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MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The new digital sign in
front of City Hall is not exactly what City Council had in mind when
council members signed off on the purchase last December.
The problem is that the sign is smaller than some council members expected. The $8,848 sign, embedded in a brick monument, holds only two lines of digital display instead of the desired three and is smaller than the sign it replaced.
"A lot of residents have complained," said Councilwoman Donna Finney, who is also a mayoral candidate. "They're shocked when they drive by and see how small it is. People knew we were getting a new sign, but they say, 'No wonder I didn't see it when I drove by, it's so small."
Finney said council's intent was to get a digital sign the size of the one in front of the Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Road, which allows for three lines of messaging.
Former Council President Anthony DiCicco, who was appointed mayor in February and also is running for the seat in the fall election, said the deal to buy the sign received unanimous council approval.
"Everyone on council was worried about it being too big a sign," he said. "No one wanted a gaudy sign. "(Council members) talked about keeping it low (in height). I think we may have erred on the too low side.
The digital sign is about 18 inches high and five feet, eight inches wide. The sign in front of the community center is 30 inches high, and seven feet, nine inches wide.
"Looking at the mock-ups, the sign we were shown was not the sign we got," DiCicco said.
As for rectifying the matter, DiCicco said a larger sign could be coming.
"We're in the works trying to get something settled," he said.


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Country singers Wynonna Judd and Kellie Pickler, comics Andy Dick and D.L. Hughley and Olympians Dorothy Hamill and Aly Raismansinger are among the celebrities competing in season 16 of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
Also taking part are reality TV personality Lisa Vanderpump, the Disney Channel's Zendaya, soap actor Ingo Rademacher, boxer Victor Ortiz, and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones.
The dancing begins on March 18 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Nashville Ad a Low Blow?
The Predators are promoting their mini-plans with what some might consider a pretty non-PC campaign:
Two Foot Fred (really 3'2"), also stars in a commercial (Predators 2006-07 Mini Plans commercial)
Hey, the guy accepted the job, it's his choice, and little people rarely get steady tv work outside of Christmas season, so I'll leave the judging to the community.
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Saint Paul's School's luminaria display, previously scheduled for Dec. 8, has been moved to Dec. 12 due to impending weather forecast for this Sunday. The community is invited to attend the free event, which will begin at dusk, or about 6 p.m. on the school campus located at 917 S. Jahncke Ave. in Covington.
Caroling, led by chorus director Christie Simoneaux, will be held in Founder's Circle at 6:30 p.m., with music provided by the school band under the direction of Andrew Moran.
The program will be followed by an all-faith prayer service, led by Denny Charbonnet, which will be held in Our Lady of Peace Chapel.
The Mother's Club will provide hot chocolate, coffee, brownies and cupcakes in the school cafeteria for those in attendance. Mary Ellen Jordan, Susan James and
Letha Tepper are co-chairwomen for providing refreshments for the event.
For information, call 892.3200, ext. 1003. Saint Paul's has 870 students in grades 8-12. For information about the school, visit www.stpauls.com.


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Do you remember when Merck (chart here) got clobbered? Merck was a high-flying pharmaceutical company, but in 2004 we heard that one of its "blockbuster" products, Vioxx, which was for arthritis relief, was causing heart attacks. The stock dropped more than 50%. But then, over the next couple of years, the stock slowly recovered. And a year ago the company took a nearly $500M accounting charge related to the Vioxx problems. But today, Merck announced it was profitable again and shareholders should feel better (see article here).
I think most investors can see through this. The huge write off last year was a classic financial machination designed to create profits this year – regardless of the real results. The company essentially "pulled forward" the accounting for a wide range of costs into a single quarter in order to keep those costs from appearing in future quarters. Thus, the current quarter is without those costs – making it a "slam dunk" to beat the previous results.
Merck's leaders would like investors to believe the company is profitable, thus a safe investment. But reality is that Merck missed the biologics business just as Pfizer did. It's blockbuster products are off or coming off patent, and despite enormous R&D expenditures there aren't any replacements at hand. Sales of highly promoted products (Zetia, Vytorin and Gardasil) are down 16% to 26%. Profits, highly manipulated by accounting rules, do not tell the story of a company that is badly stuck in the Swamp trying to do what it has always done – but producing declining results. Merck hit a growth stall, and like 93% of companies falling into this trap there is no sign the company will grow even at a consistent 2% again.
On the other hand, Amazon (see chart here) shows much smarter management sense. The New York Times reported early in 2009 that book sales last year fell 8% (article here). If Amazon had acted like Merck, it would be announcing a big write-off, and resturcturing, to deal with the horrible decline in book sales! But the decline in the old product (books) doesn't mean people don't have a thirst for information (just like people don't have a desire for better disease management in Merck's market). Google searches and articles read on the internet have skyrocketed. Increasingly, it appears people simply don't want to pay for a printed book. The want to read things on on their computer, or phone, or listen to them on the treadmill while working out or commuting. The demand is still there, but the format or medium is changing.
And that is where Amazon appears to be doing something very special. After launching the digital Kindle book reader in December, 2007, it appears the company may have sold upwards of 500,000 units in 2008 (read article here). According to the article, that would be 32% more units than iPod sold in its first year! Apparently, Kindle units sold out in both holiday seasons.
This is an example of a company creating a growth strategy in what appears to be a declining market. Amazon could remain stuck in the world of traditional books. And, Kindle is probably just a technology footnote on the road to more advanced and popular digital reading (or listening). But Kindle is in the market, and in pretty big numbers. If a small company had launched Kindle to those kinds of numbers, it would be a NASDAQ darling!! Amazon is in the market, learning, selling and making money. If the market keeps transitioning, Amazon is well positioned to succeed.
Smart management teams don't ride their business model too long. They launch new solutions before the demand is clear, and before the solution is clear. Before profits go to heck, and financial machinations become the norm, they make changes trying to get back into the Rapids. The set up White Space with new projects to learn, and regain growth. Merck leaders could take a lesson from Amazon – and quickly get into the solutions that will drive growth in the next 10 years.


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It's no secret that Duck fans have high expectations for running back Thomas Tyner in 2013.
The five-star recruit has a unique combination of size and speed which could allow him to contribute immediately to a team with some question marks over their depth at running back.
Sure there's De'Anthony Thomas, a top-tier Heisman candidate and one of the most electrifying players in the country. There's also Byron Marshall, a talented sophomore who looks ready to take over as an every down back.
But most of the intrigue, at least during preseason, surrounds the highly-touted recruit from Aloha, Oregon.
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School bond hopes flattened
By MIKE HALLIDAY
The Mirror
The word of the week for Federal Way School Board members: Disappointment.
They and other supporters of the defeated Federal Way Public Schools $245 million capital bond all used "disappointment" at some point to describe their feelings on the outcome of Tuesday's vote.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 52.7 percent of the more than 14,000 voters who cast ballots were in favor of the bond. That might sound like a win, but school districts have to get a super-majority of voters at least 60 percent to pass a bond or levy.
Bond supporters expressed frustration with the Legislature for keeping the super-majority requirement in the state's constitution.
"I think it would be interesting if elected officials had to get 60 percent" to win elections, said board member Ed Barney, who was re-elected last November with 49.8 percent of the votes.
If it had passed, the bond would have paid for the construction of six schools to replace ones the district labeled as having reached the end of their usefulness. Along with replacing Federal Way High School, Lakota Middle School and Panther Lake, Valhalla, Sunnycrest and Lakeland elementary schools, the bond would have also paid for a new central kitchen, maintenance center and bus barn. Additionally, a new Memorial Stadium was planned for a spot of empty ground across from Celebration Park, a performing arts center would have been built on the new high school's campus, and an environmental studies center would have been created adjacent to Sequoyah Middle School.
A study of the schools in the district revealed many were antiquated for the needs of educators and students. While structurally sound, the older structures and their aging heating, cooling and lighting systems were costing the district thousands of dollars per school, officials said.
A study session for the School Board to go over the election results is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 7 at the district's administrative office. Board members hope to hear from citizens who didn't support the bond and their reasons.
Randy Kaczor, principal at Federal Way High, said he was surprised at the outcome because he hadn't heard a lot of opposition to the bond. When he telephoned people encouraging them to support the bond, all he heard were supportive responses, he said.
That was a comment many made when interviewed after Tuesday's loss.
Speculation why the bond failed resulted in different notions.
Federal Way's usual problem of a lack of cohesion was the reason the bond failed, School Board member Charles Hoff said. The 60 percent requirement didn't help, he added.
"I think people are tired of taxes, No. 1," and the 60 percent rule limits a successful outcome, said board member Tom Madden.
More emphasis might need to be placed on people living in apartments and seniors to register to vote and cast their ballots, Kaczor said, adding that many students at the high school live in apartments.
"Maybe we're a little out of touch" with homeowners, Madden pondered.
Key groups need to be asked why the bond didn't pass, according to Audrey Germanis, president of Citizens for Federal Way Public Schools, a volunteer organization which ran the bond campaign.
By key groups, Germanis said, she meant parents of future students at Federal Way High, senior citizens and absentee voters.
The latter group is where support for the bond fell, she said, adding, "There must be a reason."
The performing arts center, while widely supported by members of the arts community, was something of a target for bond detractors.
If it becomes clear an aspect of the bond was the reason for its failure, the School Board might have to consider revamping the proposal, some supporters said.
But there wasn't a large number of opponents or an organized block of nay voters. Otherwise, the board and the bond campaign could have addressed those issues before the election, Germanis said.
Maybe since test scores are up and the high school looks acceptable from Pacific Highway South, people think "it's all good," Kaczor said.
Board member Bob Millen said while he was surprised at the result, he didn't want to speculate on the reason for the loss until he had more information.
None of the bond supporters interviewed post-election thought the bond's price tag the largest in district history scared off voters or was the reason they marked "no" on their ballots.
Publicity also apparently wasn't a weak point. "We did a lot of publicity on this," Hoff said.
While the loss on Tuesday stung, supporters were already planning to bring the bond back. "We'll be back with something," Hoff said.
Germanis anticipates it being on the September ballot.
"It's an investment in the community," Madden said.
District superintendent Tom Murphy left town Wednesday to attend a family function out of state and couldn't be reached for comment. Board member Evelyn Castellar also was unavailable Thursday.
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GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — Reports are coming in from the state's Department of Natural Resources on hunting activity following the beginning of firearm deer season nearly one week ago.
Officials said hunting started slow but grew over the course of the week and during the weekend, noting the condition of deer as good to excellent, according to a release combining information from deer observations, hunting activity and check stations by DNR Wildlife .
In the southern part of the lower peninsula — including Genesee County — hunting was reported as fair with hunting activity similar or lower than 2010, with less shots heard and less deer checked compared to last year at check stations, but deer are in good condition.
License sales through opening day were about 2.5 percent lower than in 2010, which supports the observations of generally lighter hunting pressure in most areas of the state.
Updated field observations and check station summaries will be posted on the collaborative DNR Wildlife Division and Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife website at www.deer.fw.msu.edu.
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By now, you've had a few days to digest the results that Raytheon (NYSE: RTN ) announced last week. You've read the AP's take on the news, if not Reuters and Marketwatch's. You know that Raytheon beat earnings and sales estimates, that it got some taxes back from the Feds, and upped its guidance for next year. Today, we'll fill in the blanks with the important news that the mainstream media missed, in three parts:
When all else fails, read the instructions
Apparently, it pays to read the entire earnings release. Whodathunkit?
When you think Raytheon, you usually think about things that fly in the sky, rather than rumble on the ground. Patriot missiles, for example. Or the flying laser gun that Raytheon is helping best buds Lockheed (NYSE: LMT ) , Northrop (NYSE: NOC ) , and Boeing (NYSE: BA ) build. Yet several pages into Raytheon's release, we learn that Raytheon's Network Centric Systems business has received a $150 million order to produce "SATCOM on the Move (SOTM)" communications systems for use on mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles operated by the U.S. Army. So in at least a small part, Raytheon's future is tied to the continued success of the Pentagon's MRAP program.
Raytheon is certainly not as dependent on the program as such ground warfare-centric contractors as General Dynamics (NYSE: GD ) or Force Protection (Nasdaq: FRPT ) . Or firms that want to get in the game, like Oshkosh and Ceradyne (Nasdaq: CRDN ) . But there's some exposure there. Something to keep in mind.
Let backlog be your crystal ball
Raytheon boasted of achieving record backlog of $36.6 billion. As you know, we've been paying special attention to this metric the past few weeks, checking out each of the major defense contractors and how well they're doing at keeping the business flowing. For this purpose, I've updated my figures for where the company stands, and where it stood at year-end in each of the two past years:
Funded backlog
$17.6 billion
$18.2 billion
$20.5 billion
Total backlog
$34.4 billion
$33.8 billion
$36.6 billion
Total bookings
$24.8 billion
$23.0 billion
$25.5 billion
$21.9 billion
$20.3 billion
$21.3 billion
Turns out, Raytheon improved quite a bit in Q4. It generated more bookings relative to sales in 2007 than in any of the past three years. And its backlog -- both funded and total -- is once again on the rise. So if you're disappointed by the failure of Raytheon's 2007 sales to match its levels of two years previous, take heart; the backlog suggests those sales will grow in the future.
Follow the money
Sales are all well and good, of course. But what about profits? You know that Raytheon's "adjusted earnings from continuing operations" amounted to $0.96 in Q4 and $3.31 for full-year 2007. But you also know that when a company "adjusts" its earnings, there's always the potential that it's doing so more for its own benefit (spin) than for yours (clarification.) To de-spin the news, let's take an independent look at the most objective form of profits a company can earn: cash.
Raytheon generated $1.2 billion in operating cash flow last year, about half its 2006 level. That sounds pretty bad, but Raytheon has a reasonable explanation for (much of) the decline. Much of the increase came from a $631 million tax bill that came due on the company's profits from selling off Raytheon Aircraft Co. (RAC). The company also upped its "discretionary" contributions to its pension fund by $700 million compared to 2006. Net out all the one-time items, and I think Raytheon still would have suffered a decline in operating cash flow last year -- but not a 50% cut.
Of course, that still leaves the firm with free cash flow of around just $900 million for the year -- about one-third the firm's 2006 free cash flow. The good news here is that Raytheon expects to generate about $2.1 billion in operating cash flow next year. If we assume that capex remains more or less stable, free cash flow for 2008 will probably approximate $1.8 billion.
Foolish takeaway
Based on last year's free cash flow, Raytheon looks like anything but a bargain. But if you take the firm's predictions about a stronger 2008 at face value -- and the backlog trends suggest you should -- a different picture emerges.
Assuming $1.8 billion in free cash flow this year, Raytheon trades at about 16 times that sum. And if the analysts are right about this firm's ability to grow at 15% per year over the next five years, I'd say the shares are fairly priced.
Not cheap. Not expensive. Just fair.


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Covered in red, white, and blue, USA soccer fans packed Hoboken bars to watch their team face off against Ghana. Some bars were at capacity, as hundreds of people were in each bar before 2 p.m. for the start of the match, as reported by The Jersey Journal's Amy Clark in today's editions.
Bar owners can remember when they could not attract enough people to come watch the United States play. However, now the US has had some success and people are excited about the team.
Disappointingly, the US lost their match to Ghana on Saturday. The question is will people still be interested in the World Cup now that the US is eliminated.


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The president of the so-called cooking G9, Spanish chef Ferran Adria, said that the influence of Japanese cooking, with its touch of "poetry," has been "the most important fact of the last 10 years of elBulli's history."
In an interview with Efe in Tokyo, Adria, who is in the Japanese capital to inaugurate on Sunday the advisory council of the G9 (comprised of prestigious cooks from nine countries), said that the importance of Japanese cooking "is not only the product, it's the feeling. The perfect pairing between our pragmatism and their poetry."
Adria in July 2011 closed the doors of his restaurant elBulli, after 27 successful years, to begin a creative process that has aroused much expectation and in which, he says, the pressure is not a burden.
"Pressure? I've always enjoyed pressure. It's pressure with passion. I have a luxury now, which is time, and another luxury, which is freedom. I can do what I want, but this is not the most important thing; the most important thing is to love what you do," said the Catalonian, who is currently involved in several projects.
Among those projects are the future elBulli Foundation and the "Bullipedia" project, a virtual encyclopedia gathering all the culinary knowledge generated during the history of elBulli and which will be placed at the world's disposal.
"Bullipedia is a 20-year project to obtain all the content we want to have. When we begin there will be content, but it will be completed little by little. It's a new codification of cooking," Adria said.
The chef admitted that with the economic crisis "Spanish cooking is suffering a lot," but he said he would maintain his international outlook given that, although many "comrades" have had to close their businesses, there are some "very promising chefs" throughout the world.
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Saving Mory's
The group rallying around Mory's wants to keep its unique character while catering to the needs of today's Yale students, faculty and staff—and even the New Haven community as a whole.
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As Getman stares at the Whiffenpoofs' table, he says, "We've got to get this place reopened for the centennial this fall," a hint of panic at the passing time briefly crossing his otherwise impassive face.
The house at 306 York Street is where Mory's has resided since 1912, but it is only the "newest" of the club's locations. Mory's origins are shrouded in the hazy mists of ancient undergraduate lore. As nearly as can be pieced together, the "concept" of Morys began on a pleasant afternoon when members of Yale's crew team needed a place to slake their thirsts after a workout on New Haven Harbor. They stopped at a dingy alehouse on Wooster Street, an unpretentious but atmospheric place run by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moriarty (thus, the unofficial nickname of "Mory's"). Word quickly spread across campus that here was a place that happily and cheaply served undergraduates ale, Welsh rarebits and eggs on toast.
After Frank Moriarty died in 1876, Mrs. Moriarty took over and continued to run things until her death in 1885—but not before moving the bar to Temple Street (thus, the honorific "Temple Bar"). The next owner, Eddie Oakley, was killed by a New Haven trolley car in 1905—he may have been inebriated at the time—at which point the legendary Louis Linder took over operations, ushering in the golden age of Mory's. Linder, a member of a singing society as well as an experienced restaurant manager, added music and cold beer, and expanded the menu. Various Yale singing groups were also given a regular venue at Mory's.
One in particular, the Whiffenpoofs, was formed in February 1909, dedicated to "eating, drinking and good fellowship."
When Linder's health declined and the Temple Street area was threatened with a renewal project, some Mory's regulars decided to take matters into their own hands. On Sept. 5, 1912, articles of association were drawn up and signed by 35 alumni, establishing The Mory's Association Inc. Mory's was now no longer a public bar open to anyone but a private corporation (without capital stock) open only to men with ties to Yale. The new association moved Mory's to its current house at 306 York Street and reopened the Temple Bar here, dragging along as much of the old establishment as they could—including the windows, door casings, wainscoting, fireplace mantels, the front entrance, pictures and photographs, decorations, tables, and even Louis Linder himself, who was given a place to live in one of the upstairs rooms and the mostly ceremonial role as steward. Linder died in his sleep on Oct. 18, 1913, and—as the song has it—Mory's is "the place where Louis dwells," presumably for eternity.
Getman recently met this reporter at the door of a shuttered Mory's to shed some light on the dark situation. In addition to being president of the Mory's Association, Getman is president of Soundview Capital (an investment firm) and first vice president of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. He's a busy man, but Mory's seems to be his highest priority as he shows his visitor around.
Mory's smells exactly the way you might remember your own favorite college bar smelling—a bit of stale beer, a bit of mildew and a ton of history. The ground floor holds two small dining rooms and a main dining hall, the kitchen, some offices, a taproom, and a vaultlike closet where Mory's cups are stored. The seating capacity downstairs is 100, and in its heyday, you did not get a table here unless you had a reservation.
After Linder died, the upstairs of the house was converted into several more rooms, including a library, separate kitchen serving area and five private dining areas, each named after the theme of the photographs and memorabilia on the wall (Captains' Room, Governors' Room, Presidents' Room, etc.). The Captains' Room is filled with photographs of Yale's various sports teams' captains, while another upstairs room is devoted to Mory's Honor Roll. An engraved placard lists all members who gave their lives for their country in World Wars I and II.
Next door is a room dedicated to Mory's Cup recipients, whose names are engraved on the wall. Starting in 1927, it has been a Mory's custom to annually award a cup to a member "for conspicuous service to Yale." Among these honorees is John Frederick Baker (Class of 1909), who is credited with inventing the famous menu staple known as Baker's soup, alleged to cure hangovers. Another is George H.W. Bush, whose iconic status at Mory's is reinforced by his prominently displayed photograph, as the captain of Yale's 1948 baseball team. Bush received his Mory's Cup in this room on Dec. 14, 2008, just four days before Mory's shut its doors. Getman presided over that ceremony, at which he told the former baseball star, "Mr. President, you've overcome a lot of obstacles, such as being a Phi Beta Deke and getting to the finals of the NCAA tournament by throwing left-handed and batting right-handed."


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CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in three years, new Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan will get a crack at working with a high-profile rookie quarterback. Browns fans can only hope that Shanahan is able to find the same success with Johnny Manziel that he had in 2012 with Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins.
During that 2012 campaign, Griffin III set rookie records for passer rating and touchdown-to-interception ratio while leading one of the NFL's top offenses. Griffin III finished with a 102.4 quarterback rating while throwing for 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also rushed for 815 yards and seven touchdowns.
The Redskins were fourth in the league in points in 2012, and fifth in offensive yards.
For Shanahan and Manziel, mimicking that success won't be easy for many reasons, not the least of which being the reports of an impending suspension for Browns receiver Josh Gordon. Manziel doesn't have the size or speed of Griffin III, but both have something that can't be taught: a knack for making big plays.
Let's take a look at some successful plays for Griffin III during his 2012 campaign and see how Manziel might fare in a similar situation:
Read option
The cornerstone of a Kyle Shanahan offense is a zone running scheme and a mobile quarterback. With Griffin III, Shanahan had one of the most mobile quarterbacks in the history of the game, and the read option was a major component of the Redskins success.
In this play during Week 1 of the 2012 season against the Saints, Griffin III sells the fake to Alfred Morris and gets the defense to commit to a run to the left. The offensive line helps sell it as well, and Griffin runs around the right side for 12 yards.
Manziel isn't quite as fast as Griffin III, but has the speed and enough experience with the read option to be effective, provided the Browns can build a strong enough rushing attack to keep defenses honest.
Play action
A big part of what made Griffin III and the Redskins offense successful in 2012 was their ability to work off of play action. Shanahan's offense is heavy on the play action, and with a viable rushing attack, the Redskins were able to open up options downfield.
In Week 7 of the 2012 season against the Giants, Griffin III and the Redskins offense picked up some big yards on this play-action pass to tight end Logan Paulsen. Griffin III sells the fake, pulling in the linebacker briefly and opening up some space for Paulsen, who finds some room on a seam route and picks up 19 yards.
A play like this should be easy yards for Manziel as well, especially with a player like Jordan Cameron on the receiving end.
Designed quarterback movement
A concern among some of Manziel's doubters has been whether or not he has the ability to sit in the pocket and deliver passes downfield. Shanahan can avoid some of those situations by using some of the designed quarterback movement he used with Griffin III.
In this play from Week 9 of the 2012 season against the Panthers, Griffin III sells play action again, getting the defense to slide to his right. He then boots left and has an open Paulsen down the field for a 19-yard gain.
Manziel is seemingly a good fit for the the type of offense Shanahan ran with Griffin III over the past two seasons. The potential loss of Gordon will hinder the offense, but Manziel will have a better option at tight end, a potentially better offensive line and what should be a solid rushing attack, provided Ben Tate stays healthy.
Griffin III has been described as a once-in-a-lifetime talent, Manziel a work in progress. But if Shanahan has shown one thing, he's willing and able to tailor his offense to his quarterback's strengths, and plays like the ones shown above fit right in Johnny Football's wheelhouse.


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Krenkel, W. (2000) High Performance Ceramics For Structural Applications. ICCST 3, Durban, S. Afrika, 11-13. January 2000.
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The main drawback of monolithic ceramics is their brittle failure behaviour and the thus dissatisfactory damage tolerance of ceramic components. The most favorable way to improve their fracture toughness is the reinforcement with thermally stable fibres. Commercially available carbon fibres represent the most economical fibre reinforcement and different processing techniques are currently under investigation to embed them in a matrix of silicon carbide. A very cost efficient manufacturing route for those ceramic matrix composites (CMC) has been developed by DLR. The process is based on the infiltration of molten silicon into porous carbon/carbon preforms, which replaces the initial pore volume of the preform and reacts subsequently with the carbon matrix to form silicon carbide. CMC materials of high mass specific properties and of excellent thermal shock resistance have been achieved. This paper deals with principles in designing and manufacturing of C/C-SiC components and describes some applications where these ceramic materials are very attractive alternatives to conventional metals.
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Allyson Nichole Burnett, an Alabama-based singer and songwriter who authored the 2010 song, "Ah, It's a Love Song," has sued singers Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City's Adam Young, among others, in a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed in California federal court, according to multiple news reports.
"Song theft lawsuits are on the rise, but this one, authored by THR power lawyer Neville Johnson, is filled with details about musicology and contains other idiosyncrasies," Billboard.com reported.
The report continues:
"Burnett, who sometimes performs as Ally "Cupcake" Burnett, is alleging copyright infringement and playing up the alleged damage suffered. She says in her complaint that "many consumers may incorrectly assume that Burnett copied her own Original Motif from the Infringing Songwriters due to the widespread popularity and publication of 'Good Time.' Burnett's reputation as an independent artist will be significantly damaged by such incorrect assumptions."
"Burnett's suit gets incredibly particular, pointing out that the two songs feature "identical pitch sequence ... melodic contour ... rhythmic construction ... [and] timbre," but also takes time to point out that both tunes also share "a catchy pop vibe that both draws people in and sticks in people's heads."


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Insider Trading Alert - UAL, TECD And BWLD Traded By Insiders
Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link.
Yesterday, April 16, 2014, 80 U.S. common stocks issued filings of shares being bought or sold by insiders. The transactions ranged in value from $35.35 to $75,000,000.00.
Highlighted Stocks Traded by Insiders:
United Continental Holdings (UAL) - FREE Research Report
Hart Gregory L who is Evp & Coo at United Continental Holdings sold 1,040 shares at $41.88 on April 16, 2014. Following this transaction, the Evp & Coo owned 22,959 shares meaning that the stake was reduced by 4.33% with the 1,040-share transaction.
The shares most recently traded at $42.98, up $1.10, or 2.56% since the insider transaction. Historical insider transactions for United Continental Holdings go as follows:
- 4-Week # shares bought: 7,800
- 4-Week # shares sold: 3,423
- 12-Week # shares bought: 1,150
- 12-Week # shares sold: 8,423
- 24-Week # shares bought: 1,150
- 24-Week # shares sold: 8,423
The average volume for United Continental Holdings has been 5.0 million shares per day over the past 30 days. United Continental Holdings has a market cap of $15.6 billion and is part of the services sector and transportation industry. Shares are up 16.15% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
United Continental Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo transportation services. It transports people and cargo through its mainline operations, which use jet aircraft with 118 seats, and its regional operations. The company has a P/E ratio of 29.6. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate United Continental Holdings a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 2 rate it a hold.
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Could you be a volunteer Dining Companion?
Nobles' Hospital is looking to further increase the number of volunteer Dining Companions who offer help and companionship to patients during meal times. The Department of Health has, since 2010, established a wide range of volunteer services providing a valuable extra element of support for patients, relatives and visitors, with Noble's Hospital now having over 25 dining companions.
The Noble's Hospital Volunteer Service is looking for more people who have the ability to relate to patients and who are able to volunteer an hour or so of their time to become volunteer Dining Companions during meal times.
Minister for Health, David Anderson MHK, said: "The Department is always looking to improve our patients' experiences at Noble's Hospital. The work of our volunteers greatly benefits our patients and is essential to the delivery of our wide range of services. The Dining Companion role supports patients at meal times by providing companionship and encouragement, making meal times more of a social occasion and a positive experience."
Jayne Paton, Acting Senior Nurse, said: "The help from the Dining Companions is extremely valuable and greatly appreciated by both patients and ward staff. The assistance needed by our patients can be as simple as opening a wrapper or packet or helping a patient to cut up their food. Our volunteers find this service very rewarding and realise how important it is in a patient's recovery and wellbeing."
Volunteers have the opportunity to learn new skills through comprehensive training from healthcare professionals, meet new people, and make a difference to patient comfort and safety.
Alison Lester, Volunteer Service Manager, said: "The time commitment is relatively small so, if you are a good communicator, enjoy meeting new people and have an hour or so to spare, either weekdays or weekends, please contact Noble's Hospital Volunteer Service."
The Noble's Hospital Volunteer Service can be contacted on Tel: 650720 or email email@example.com.
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My friends and I love pizza. Can you help us share these pizzas
Grandma found her pie balanced on the scale with two weights and a
quarter of a pie. So how heavy was each pie?
Katie and Will have some balloons. Will's balloon burst at exactly
the same size as Katie's at the beginning of a puff. How many puffs
had Will done before his balloon burst?
You might have had to read this problem
over several times before you understood it clearly - it wasn't
easy! However, we have received many correct solutions and the
majority of you tackled it in the same way. Esther explains how she
went about solving the problem very well:
Esther also wrote:
Excellent reasoning
Esther, thank you. Pupils from Queens College Junior School used a
similar method to the first way Esther described. Greg, Liam,
George and Joe from Moorfield Junior School found a slightly
different way:
Alex from Columbia
Independent School, MO, USA worked at the problem in a similar way
to Esther's second method:
Finally, pupils from Wilby School
tackled the problem in a slightly different way again. Here is
Georgina's solution:
Thank you very much to all those who sent
solutions - even if there isn't room here to mention you


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National Signing Day is fast approaching and athletes around the state of Oregon are gearing up to sign their letters of intent on Wednesday Feb. 5.
Joey Alfieri and Henry Mondeaux of Jesuit High School are getting ready to sign their letters to play football at Stanford University and the University of Oregon next season.
In the video above Alfieri and Mondeaux talk about what they have been up to since the Class 6A OSAA state championship game and how they are preparing to play at the next level.
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In case you missed it:
From Danny Moran: Bonded by recruitment, Jesuit's Joey Alfieri (Stanford) and Henry Mondeaux (Oregon) reflect on friendship before Signing Day


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Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, 1761 - 1809. Soldier (Fragment of The Death of Abercromby) About 1801
Not on display
- Scottish Art
John Moore joined the army at fifteen. He saw rapid promotion but was so frequently wounded in action that he became known as 'unlucky man'. He was in command of the British forces at the beginning of the Peninsular War against Napoleon in Spain. On hearing that the French had taken Madrid, Moore was forced to march his men through the mountains in appalling weather conditions. They reached Corunna and the coast, but the enemy attacked on the afternoon of 15 January 1809. Against all the odds, the British were victorious, but Moore was fatally wounded. This picture is a fragment of a large history painting depicting the death of Sir Ralph Abercromby at Alexandria in 1801, an earlier episode in the wars against Napoleon. It was cut into six pieces in the 1930s, with each portion, a portrait, being sold separately.


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Since there was recently a post about the ultra limited edition "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" Japanese box set, I thought I'd also post about the other Japanese box sets that came out for "Twilight" and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" .
From the research I have conducted online at various Japanese retailer sites, there seems to have only been one special box set for the release of "Twilight" on DVD. It was a limited edition of 10,000 sets. It came in a keepsake box featuring Bella and Edward dancing at the Prom on the lid; it was accented with hand-glued Swarovski crystals. The box set included an 80 page photo album, a 2-disc DVD set with a special cover featuring Bella and Edward right before their first kiss, film cells and a 36 page special "The World of Twilight" booklet. The extra content on the 2-disc DVD set included: audio commentary with Catherine Hardwicke, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart; 15 minutes of unused footage; a 50-minute "Making of" documentary; an 8-minute Comic Con documentary; an 11-minute slide show of promotional photos; a 23-minute interview with Stephenie Meyer; a 6-minute documentary about the movie's music; a 7-minute clip with Robert Pattinson; a 5-minute clip with Kristen Stewart; a 4-minute "Bella's Lullaby" remix video; a 5-minute clip of Robert Pattinson playing the piano and clips of Bella being bitten; music video clips of "Decode" by Paramore, "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park and "Super Massive Black H***" by Muse; and exclusive footage of the cast's visit to Japan. THIS SET IS SOLD OUT.
For the New Moon DVD release, there were two special box sets available. There was the "Premium" edition limited to 10,000 set and the "Always" edition limited to 3,000 sets.
"Always" Edition:
The "Premium" edition and the "Always" edition both came in a keepsake box and included a 3-disc DVD set in a special case featuring Edward and Bella laying in the meadow, a photo card set, a photo sleeve, a promotion/production notes booklet and film cells. In addition, the "Always" edition also included a special microSD card loaded with a copy of "Twilight" so you could watch the movie on your cell phone. The extra content on the 3-disc DVD set included: audio commentary by Chris Weitz and Peter Lambert; a 2-minute slide show of "Eclipse" scenery; the theatrical trailer; a 65-minute "Making of" documentary; 13-minutes of music video clips; a 9-minute clip "About the Wolves"; a 7-minute clip "Team Edward vs. Team Jacob"; a 5-minute clip with Taylor Lautner; a 7-minute "Behind the Scenes" clip about the location shoot in Italy; a 31-minute collection of Edward's scenes; a 33-minute collection of Jacob's scenes; a 19 minute collection of unused footage; an additional 31 minute collection of unused footage; an 8-minute clip "About the Volturi"; a 13-minute clip about the Twilight fans; a 10-minute "Making of" clip about the movie's music; a 14-minute story board gallery slide show; and, 6 minutes of footage of the cast's visit to Japan. These sets are sold out at Amazon Japan. If you are web-savvy and able to read Japanese, you may be able to find these box sets at other retailers, in-store and online. Please be aware that many Japanese retailers will not ship outside of Japan.
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Thank goodness I'm bilingual. I've been doing more research on the Japanese Twilighter's site and it seems that the "Twilight" special Japanese box set was originally only limited to 5000 sets. When this box set sold out before it was released to stores, the distribution company raised the number to 10,000 box sets instead. Keep your fingers crossed that I can get my hands on one of these!
Also I've found that in Japan, just like in the US, different retailers offered different goodies to fans who pre-ordered from their respective outlets. Although the actual contents of the DVD was the same (unlike in the US for the "Twilight" and "New Moon" DVDs, which had different contents depending on where you ordered from), Japanese retailers coupled such items as Twilight postcards, posters, desktop backgrounds, file folders, etc. Each retailer had a different goody. Japanese New Moon DVD pre-order goodies


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Will it Ever Be?
July 21, 2009 - Dave Hecei
There have been rumors of a Mac tablet computer for quite a while now. With the insurgence of the PC netbook this year, this rumor has taken a new twist. Will Apple ever make a tablet Mac? Some say they already have.
In fact the iPhone/iPod Touch (we'll just say iPhone from now on) is a Mac tablet computer. Yes it is small, it doesn't have a true keyboard, but the iPhone is a computer. In fact the iPhone has many more times the computing power of the original Apple II, and that was definitely a computer.
The iPhone has risen from a phone/PDA device to become a full computer, partly from the ability to access the Internet but mostly from the now year old iPhone App store. In the first year of operation the App Store has doled out over 1.5 billion applications. That's billion with a B. While Apple doesn't say, I'm sure that a good portion of this number is for the many little free Apps in the store. There are some amazing Apps for the iPhone that cover a whole gambit of topics and range from 99 cents on up.
With the release of a new iPhone model, mainly a feature bump but this also included an improvement in processor speed and graphics. With this new iPhone model came a new OS version, 3.0, which added some very interesting and much needed new features. Finally the iPhone gets cut-and-paste functionality, along with a much-anticipated turn-by-turn GPS navigation feature.
While the new iPhone and new iPhone OS, available for older models, can be considered a tablet computer and is available today, there are still rumors that Apple will make a larger tablet Mac. While nobody can confirm the existence of such a thing, if Apple bought the right product to the market they could corner a part of the market where they haven't been able to do much business, the Netbook/eBook reader market.
If Apple were to make say something like the iPod Touch, but bigger, this could be the ultimate media player, ebook reader, tablet/pad Internet device, and netbook. Instead of being a Mac it would more likely be an iPod. The iPhone/iPod Touch uses Mac OS, just a special version with one of the best touch interfaces available. It would need WiFi and AT&T 3G connections for Internet access. The Amazon Kindle would be in trouble. PC netbooks would be in trouble.
Now that Steve Jobs is back to work, we'll just have to see if Apple has something up their sleeve. Personally, I'm hoping it's a new iPod Tablet.
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