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USC School of Pharmacy
Founded in 1905, the USC School of Pharmacy is the oldest and foremost pharmacy school in Southern California. In 2005 the school celebrated its 100-year anniversary -- a milestone in pharmacy education and research. Approximately 50 percent of the practicing pharmacists in Southern California are graduates of USC. The school has an average student body of 740 full-time students in the professional program, 87 students in the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs, a full-time faculty of 74 and more than 355 part-time and volunteer faculty.
The school occupies state-of-the-art facilities on the USC Health Sciences campus in metropolitan Los Angeles, adjacent to the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center (one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country), the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Doheny Eye Institute and the USC University Hospital. USC pharmacy students receive clinical training at these facilities and many other affiliated hospitals, health care clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health care agencies and pharmacies in the Southern California region. Recognized as one of the most innovative schools of pharmacy in the nation, the USC School of Pharmacy serves as a model for other progressive pharmacy schools. USC was the first to establish the six-year program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree as the first professional degree. In 1968, USC initiated one of the first clinical pharmacy programs in the nation. In 1988, the school started a Pharm.D./M.B.A. dual degree program, the first of its kind in the country. In collaboration with the Andrus Gerontology Center, a Pharm.D./Graduate Certificate in Gerontology was developed in 1990. In 1994, the school implemented the M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, also the first of their kind in the country. In 2001, additional dual degree programs were introduced including the Pharm.D./J.D., the Pharm.D./M.S. in Regulatory Science and the Pharm.D./Master of Public Health, and in 2003, the school initiated the Pharm.D./M.S. in Gerontology.
The school is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, which promotes the interests of pharmaceutical education. All institutions holding membership must maintain certain minimum requirements for entrance and graduation. The school is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Health Sciences Campus
John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center
1985 Zonal Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9121
(323) 442-1369 Office of the Dean
(323) 442-1466 Office of Admission and Student Affairs
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AdministrationR. Pete Vanderveen, Ph.D., Dean
Fred G. Weissman, Pharm.D., J.D., Associate Dean, Academic and Clinical Affairs
Cynthia C. White, B.A., Associate Dean, Administrative Affairs
Ronald L. Alkana, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Associate Dean, Curricular Development
Michael Z. Wincor, Pharm.D., Associate Dean, External Programs
Melvin F. Baron, Pharm.D., Assistant Dean, Programmatic Advancement
FacultyUniversity Professor and Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Jean Chen Shih, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor: Walter W. Wolf, Ph.D.
John Stauffer Deanĺs Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences: R. Pete Vanderveen, Ph.D.
Hygeia Centennial Chair in Clinical Pharmacy: Gilbert J. Burckart, Pharm.D.
Timothy M. Chan Professorship in Complementary Therapeutics: Rajindar S. Sohal, Ph.D.
Gavin S. Herbert Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Ph.D.
Charles Krown/Pharmacy Alumni Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Enrique Cadenas, M.D., Ph.D.
QSAD Centurion Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Michael B. Nichol, Ph.D.
Professors: Ronald L. Alkana, Pharm.D., Ph.D.; David K. Ann, Ph.D.; Roberta D. Brinton, Ph.D.; Enrique Cadenas, M.D., Ph.D.; Timothy M. Chan, Ph.D.; Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Ph.D.; Wei-Chiang Shen, Ph.D.; Jean C. Shih, Ph.D.; Rajindar Sohal, Ph.D.; Walter W. Wolf, Ph.D.
Associate Professors: James D. Adams, Jr., Ph.D.; Roger F. Duncan, Ph.D.; Ian S. Haworth, Ph.D.; Joel W. Hay, Ph.D.; Jeffrey S. McCombs, Ph.D. (Gerontology); Michael B. Nichol, Ph.D.; Curtis T. Okamoto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professors: Jeonghoon Ahn, Ph.D.; Nouri Neamati, Ph.D.; Bangyan Stiles, Ph.D.; Clay C.C. Wang, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor: Kevin J.Y.H. Shin Chen, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professors: Daryl L. Davies, Ph.D.; Julianna Hwang, Pharm.D.; Robin Mockett, Ph.D.; Jon Nilsen, Ph.D.; Xiao-Ming Ou, Ph.D.; Igor Rebrin, Ph.D.
Professors of Pharmacy: Gilbert Burckart, Pharm.D.; Ian Hutchinson, Ph.D.; Glen L. Stimmel, Pharm.D. (Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences); R. Pete Vanderveen, Ph.D.; Bradley R. Williams, Pharm.D. (Clinical Gerontology)
Associate Professors of Pharmacy: Melvin F. Baron, M.P.A., Pharm.D.; Paul M. Beringer, Pharm.D.; Kathleen H. Besinque, Pharm.D., M.S.Ed.; Alfred Chin, Pharm.D.; Julie A. Dopheide, Pharm.D. (Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences); Kevin L. Forrester, Pharm.D.; William C. Gong, Pharm.D.; Mary A. Gutierrez, Pharm.D.; Kathleen A. Johnson, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy); Mervyn K. Kalman, M.B.A.; Jack W. Kern, Pharm.D.; Cynthia L.L. Lieu, Pharm.D.; Stanley G. Louie, Pharm.D. (Family Medicine); Gladys H. Mitani, Pharm.D.; Irving Steinberg, Pharm.D. (Clinical Pediatrics); Gregory A. Thompson, Pharm.D.; Fred G. Weissman, Pharm.D., J.D.; Michael Z. Wincor, Pharm.D. (Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences); Annie Wong-Beringer, Pharm.D.; Frances S. Wong, Pharm.D.
Assistant Professors of Pharmacy: Betty Chan, Pharm.D.; Steven Chen, Pharm.D.; Marc Cosep, Pharm.D.; Jennifer H. Cupo, Pharm.D.; Jeffery Goad, Pharm.D.; Emily Han, Pharm.D.; Kevin Kaneko, Pharm.D.; Armin Kasravi, Pharm.D.; Jiwon Kim, Pharm.D.; Kum Ja K. Lee, Pharm.D.; May C. Mak, Pharm.D.; Tien Ng, Pharm.D.; Thuy N. Nguyen, Pharm.D.; Susie Park, Pharm.D.; Paula Phongsamron, Pharm.D.; Maria I. Rudis, Pharm.D.; Florence H. Wong-Yu, Pharm.D.
Distinguished Emeritus Professors: John A. Biles, Ph.D.; Paul Hochstein, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professors: Glenn H. Hamor, Ph.D.; Eric J. Lien, Ph.D.
ProgramsThe School of Pharmacy offers curricula leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Through the Graduate School, graduate degrees offered are: Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in pharmaceutical sciences, Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in molecular pharmacology and toxicology, Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in pharmaceutical economics and policy, Master of Science (M.S.) in Regulatory Science. Five dual degree programs, one joint program and one certificate program are also offered: Pharm.D./J.D., Pharm.D./M.B.A., Pharm.D./M.P.H., Pharm.D./M.S., Regulatory Science, Pharm.D./M.S., Gerontology, Pharm.D./Ph.D., and Pharm.D./Graduate Certificate in Gerontology.
The University of Southern Californiaĺs Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602, Phone: (312) 664-3575, FAX (312) 664-4652.
Tuition and Fees (Estimated)Tuition for School of Pharmacy degree programs (Pharm.D.; M.S. and Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences; M.S. and Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology and toxicology; M.S. and Ph.D. in pharmaceutical economics and policy) is charged at the following rate (which differs from standard USC tuition): per semester (15-18 units) $17,111; for less than 15 units and each unit above 18 units, $1,141 per unit. See the Tuition and Fees for fee information. These fees are based upon current information available at the time of publication and are subject to possible later change.
Doctor of Pharmacy students must pay a $500 non-refundable acceptance deposit that is applicable toward tuition. For deposit information in other degree programs in the School of Pharmacy, please consult appropriate offices.
Honor Societies
Rho ChiTheta chapter of Rho Chi, national honorary pharmaceutical society, was established at USC in 1925. Charters for chapters of this organization are granted only to student groups in those colleges that are members in good standing of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Eligibility for membership is based on high attainment in scholarship, character, personality and leadership. All candidates selected for membership must have completed two years of college work, and they must be approved by the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.
Phi Lambda SigmaThe Phi Lambda Sigma chapter was established at USC in 1988. This national pharmacy leadership society is devoted to identifying, supporting and recognizing the contribution of pharmacy students to their colleges, their classmates, their campuses, their communities and to their chosen profession.
Student Housing and Service Facility, Health Sciences CampusThere are limited university-managed accommodations on the Health Sciences campus. Students may wish to live in student housing on the University Park campus, located about eight miles from the Health Sciences campus.
The Blanche and Frank R. Seaver Student Residence, adjacent to the John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, provides dining facilities and a bookstore. For residence information, phone (323) 442-1576; for bookstore information call (323) 442-2674.


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Sharp introduced a 240Hz 60-inch LCD TV, the LC-60E88UN at CES 2010.
The LC-60E88UN employs Sharp's proprietary full HD 1080p X-Gen LCD panel with UV2A technology and 10-bit processing for a bright and clear picture.
The new LC-60E88UN is compliant with Energy Star Version 4.0 standards and is equipped with Sharp's OPC function that automatically adjusts the unit's brightness based on the lighting of the room.
The LCD TV also is equipped with four HDMI inputs with Instaport Quick Switching.
The LC-60E88UN will be available in February, pricing to be determined.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
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This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.

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In Old Testament times, believers could bring offerings on different occasions and in different personal circumstances. Different objects they were allowed to "offer" included clean animals, grain, or drink, as well as other things. The animal sacrifice is the oldest element in the sanctuary service, and together with the priestly service, it belongs to the center of the Israelite service. Religious life without sacrifice was inconceivable.
Which kinds of offerings are described in the following texts? Exod. 12:21–27, Lev. 2:1–3, Exod. 25:2–7, Lev. 4:27–31.
God established the sacrificial system so that believers could enter into a close relationship with Him. This is why offerings could be brought in all different kinds of situations: for thanksgiving, for an expression of joy and celebration, for a gift, for a petition for forgiveness, for a penitential plea, for a symbol of dedication, or for restitution.
Among the most important types of offerings were the burnt offering (Leviticus 1) and the grain offering (Leviticus 2), as well as the peace, or well-being offering (Leviticus 3), the purification offering (Leviticus 4), and the reparation (trespass) offering (Lev. 5:14–6:7). The first three were voluntary offerings, which were to remind the giver (and us) that, in the end, everything that we are and all that we have belong to God. The burnt offering symbolizes the total dedication of the one making the offering. The grain offering symbolizes the dedication of our material possessions to God, whether they be food, animals, or something else. The well-being offering is the only sacrifice in which the participant receives a part of the offering for personal consumption.
The other two sacrifices were obligatory. They reminded the people that, though wrongs have consequences, those wrongs can be"healed." The purification offering, often called "sin offering," was offered after ritual defilement or after the person became aware of a moral defilement through sin.
The widespread function of the offerings shows that every aspect of our life must come under God's control. How can you learn to surrender completely everything you have, or are, to Him? What happens when you don't do this?


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The positive camber between the feet w/ flat towards the tip and tail was really stable on the groomers. I felt pretty solid while skating. this was a 146 and I usually ride all mountian and on a 148-151, so this board was much smaller than what I am used to, but was really fun to rip around on. I don't think I'd want to ride this on a 4+" day, but for jibbin around, I'd highly reccommend it.


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The yellow garden roses and agapanthus are the "high rollers" here. Garden roses are more expensive ($4 to $8 per stem) than mass-produced roses but are worth the extra money because "they're larger and lusher," says Fletcher. "Some almost look like peonies." Agapanthus "is one of the few flowers that are a true blue," she says, "and in this design, I wanted to use the prettiest blue blooms I could get my hands on."
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There are some popular social sites now.
I am using these and some others too, to increase my blog traffic. I am not getting very much traffic from Facebook or Linkedin. Don't know why. But getting good amount of traffic from twitter and pinterest.
What is your experience about these social sites?
all goes hand on hand you have to pay equal leverage to every social media sites to gain good traffic
All above social media sites has equal importance but if you are offering an e-commerce website then you may upload pictures on Pinterest to gain more traffic & in this case Pinterest has some more importance over all other social networking site. Basically Pinterest is a image sharing website so it is better to put effort there & will certainly boost your business.
While Facebook still drives significant and increasing traffic to my site, my favorite is Google+. With the addition of author highlighting the Google Plus profile has become a great way for all of my content to stand out in Google searches.
I prefer FB and TW.
All these Social site are very much likeable for blog traffic. Though I don't use these site for blog traffic i think, Twitter and LinkedIn are best for this. Please you do continue and see what is the best.
Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest is good for getting traffic but if you need more then other then i suggests you to use Reddit.com. Reddit is best for getting traffic for blog. I also use reddit for generate traffic on my blog on picszforu.blogspot
triberrgoogle+can also drive some traffic for your blog.
I like twitter for good traffic in search engine. Mostly peoples use twitter is more than 6 hours in a day. So its so good for generating traffic.
My experience has been similar. People on Facebook engage the most and click trough to see the content, while the G+ profile makes it stand out in the search results.
According to be Myspace is the best one which brings more blog traffic.
Blog traffic? There is livejournal.com which is a famous blogging platform...
I use plurk, friendster, friendfeed, and myspace on top of your list. But, in our case, the sites that are really effective in getting that traffic are friendfeed, facebook, and twitter. Friendfeed has a lot of groups which you can join and share your postings. On the other hand, Facebook and twitter are extremely famous that's why they've been helping a lot as well.
Above all are the best one for there genera. Now Pinterest and Google+ are on demand.
You know it is depend upon the website you post, because if you are posting on the site w/c is not relevant to your website the results may be useless. You have to post your site in a site's that is relevant to your site.
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You must try Limewire for this - it picks up blogs and generates good traffic.
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USC's top 12 stories for 2012
The holidays are the perfect time to reflect on the past year. Here are the top 12 stories in 2012 that readers viewed on the University of South Carolina's website.
1. USC doctoral student unravels 'tin whisker' mystery
2. PNAS: Topper site in middle of comet controversy
3. Top Honor for SC Honors College
4. USC faculty among 'The Best 300 Professors'
5. Time to get cocky: It's Homecoming week
7. Freshmen should use time at Carolina to explore
8. USC honors top students at Awards Day
9. Historic campus takes a bow in new exhibit
11. The Proving Ground: USC launches bold startup competition for students
12. GameDay returns to the Horseshoe
Curious about the stories that rounded out the top 15?
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Summer camps offer a world of adventure,
USC retail student is 'sew' fashion-forward and
Carolina on King brings Gamecock community to Charleston.
Carolina also has much to celebrate looking back at 2012. Here are a few of the highlights:
* graduated the first class of Gamecock Guarantee students;
* opened the School of Medicine Greenville, the International House at Maxcy on campus and the Carolina on King visitor center in Charleston;
* celebrated top national academic rankings and its naming as a top university for diversity and inclusivity;
* launched Palmetto College with the implementation of Back to Carolina;
* acquired a large collection of Ernest Hemingway's published works;
* established an Institute for Mind and Brain for neuroscience research;
* announced a $5 million gift for the McNair Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research;
* recognized four faculty who were inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science, bringing USC's total number of AAAS scholars to 23;
* honored a record 12 USC students who were selected as Fulbright scholars;
* launched publically its Carolina's Promise $1 billion capital campaign (now at $635.8 million) and No Limits branding campaign; and
* enjoyed great baseball, women's basketball and football seasons and welcomed ESPN's GameDay to the historic Horseshoe.
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High-Stakes Mystery at Ohio Library Involves 30 A1 Bottles
Would you like the latest George Saunders book medium rare or well done? That may sound like a strange request, but no stranger than what's been going on since January at an Ohio library.
Per Cleveland.com, staff at Avon Lake's book lender have been scratching their heads trying to figure out who has scattered 30 empty A1 steak sauce bottles around the place over the past two months, with no clues offered from surveillance tapes.
Most of the bottles have turned up in the adult fiction and non-fiction sections, per People. "We're stumped," a library spokeswoman tells the magazine, noting they've pretty much ruled out youth pranksters, as the bottles appear to be left during school hours.
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Kip Moore, Justin Moore, Brett Eldredge ACM New Artist nominees
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Kip Moore, Justin Moore, and Brett Eldredge are moving on. They're the finalists for the Academy of Country Music's New Artist of the Year.
The singers got the nod in a vote that was open both to the public as well as ACM professional members, who will now choose the winner. The second round of voting will begin at VoteACM.com on March 24th. The winner will be announced during the 49th annual ACM Awards, which will air on CBS from Las Vegas on April 6th.
Fans can learn more about the three nominees on the GAC special "ACM New Artist of the Year." The show will include interviews and performance clips from Kip, Justin, and Brett.
The special will debut on March 24th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, and air several times leading up to the ACM Awards.
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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as)
Turkish Translation An in-depth explanation of Quranic verse 4 of Surah Al-Nisaa, by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV (ra) in English and Arabic. Session no. 8, recorded on 30 January 1996.
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WATCH: Skrillex & Boys Noize take us inside the studio
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Skrillex and Boys Noize, aka Dog Blood, are working on their second EP, and - lucky for us - the guys are giving fans a glimpse of what they can expect!
In a new video, the duo talk about the new music they are creating in a studio session at Red Bull Studios in New York City.
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Fruits and vegetables can be surprisingly powerful, like babies who convert the mobiles above their cribs into resistance trainers. Send in the heavy hitters with this Groupon.
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Welcome to the Utah Public Notice Website: Your central source for all public notice information in Utah
Planning Commission
Entity: Kaysville
Body: Planning Commission
Subject: Zoning
Notice Title: Public Hearing
Notice Type: Hearing
Event Start Date & Time: February 27, 2014 07:00 PM
Event End Date & Time: February 27, 2014 08:00 PM
KAYSVILLE CITY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Kaysville City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Room of the Kaysville City Municipal Center, 23 East Center, Kaysville, to consider: Rezone of approximately 5.0 acres of property at 1387 South Sunset Drive from A-5 (Heavy Agriculture) to R-1-20 (Single Family Residential).
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In response to a court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday finalized an update to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution (PM2.5), including soot, setting the annual health standard at 12 micrograms per cubic meter. By 2020, ninety-nine percent of U.S. counties are projected to meet revised health standard without any additional actions.
The announcement has no effect on the existing daily standard for fine particles or the existing daily standard for coarse particles (PM10), which includes dust from farms and other sources), both of which remain unchanged.
"These standards are fulfilling the promise of the Clean Air Act. We will save lives and reduce the burden of illness in our communities, and families across the country will benefit from the simple fact of being able to breathe cleaner air," said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
Fine particle pollution can penetrate deep into the lungs and has been linked to a wide range of serious health effects, including premature death, heart attacks, and strokes, as well as acute bronchitis and aggravated asthma among children, according to EPA.
It is expected that fewer than 10 counties, out of the more than 3,000 counties in the United States, will need to consider any local actions to reduce fine particle pollution in order to meet the new standard by 2020, as required by the Clean Air Act. The rest can rely on air quality improvements from federal rules already on the books to meet this new standard.
More on the 2020 Map: http://www.epa.gov/pm/2012/2020map.pdf
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You may not always need wings to take to the air.
But fins aren't normally associated with flying.
Yet some fish spend a remarkable amount of time out of their native element.
Especially if they're driven by an incredibly strong homing instinct.
Most adult salmon spend their lives at sea.
But when it comes time to lay eggs, they head home, to the river they were born in, a journey that can take thousands of miles.
That's one heck of a class reunion.
Swimming as far as 50 miles a day upstream in a raging torrent isn't exactly easy.
If there's something in the way, there's only one option. Jump.
Legends once told that salmon hurled themselves over waterfalls by taking their tails in their mouths and flinging their bodies into the air, like a bow from an arrow.
Not exactly. Instead, it's all about timing.
The fish use strong upward currents created when falling water displaces the water beneath it.
The currents help propel them over waterfalls and rapids.
But they don't just depend on river conditions.
These fish have more moves than an Olympic high jumper-they can leap more than ten feet into the air.
But charging upstream and jumping waterfalls is much more than the fish equivalent of the decathlon.
It's a death wish.
When the salmon are running, even the laziest predators have easy pickings.
The fish have to just keep swimming and hope for the best.
But for their future babies, life will be even harder.
Less than 10 percent of fry will survive to make the same journey.
Given those odds, a bear's jaws start to look pretty good!


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Why do cats poop in a fresh litter box? One of mine hardly waits until the fresh litter is in the box before he climbs in. Does he save one just for that?!
I've always wanted to know this - how do container ships keep the shipping containers from sliding off the deck during rough seas? I know the containers themselves are really heavy and big (they only look small compared to the rest of the ship!) but I would think one rogue wave and all those containers would be at the bottom of the ocean.
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12.12.12: The Concert For Sandy Relief will be broadcast to over one billion people worldwide, event organizers announced Monday. The event will air on 34 US networks and television feeds worldwide, in addition to streaming online and on the radio.
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment will broadcast the concert live on its radio stations across the country, and will also video stream live on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's digital radio service, and across the websites and Facebook pages of its 850 stations.
Earlier today, Eric Clapton and Chris Martin were announced as additions to the star-studded line-up, taking the stage at NYC's Madison Square Garden December 12 at 7:30pm ET.
Alicia Keys, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters and The Who have previously been announced to take the stage at the concert to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Tickets for the one-night event went on sale Monday, December 3 through Ticketmaster phones, outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.thegarden.com and www.radiocity.com.
Event producers, James Dolan, John Sykes and Harvey Weinstein issued the following joint statement:
"The fact that so many major media companies are joining forces to distribute and stream this important event to homes worldwide will enable us to create a tremendous and unprecedented fundraising effort on a global scale to benefit the victims of this devastating storm.
We are grateful to each and every artist that has agreed to be part of this historic night - the response has been astounding. We are just now starting to understand the true scope and devastating impact that Hurricane Sandy brought to the tri-state area and we hope, through this tremendous and unprecedented concert event,to provide the most assistance possible."
Clear Channel Media + Entertainment's iHeartRadio is proud to be a presenter of 12.12.12 in conjunction with The Weinstein Company and The Madison Square Garden Company. Proceeds from the one-night event will benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid the victims of the storm that devastated coastal areas of Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast. Those that wish to donate will also be able to to contribute through Clear Channel's 'text to give' campaign.
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What is it about heroes that we admire so much in this modern day culture? Is it that they give us a certain hope from the challenges that we face or take place in our everyday lives or that we just feel the need sometimes to be saved by another? It boils down to the heart and the fascinating things it can do to overcome obstacles because it's not the weapon that fights the fight, it's just the heart, beat by beat. Heroes are those who understand their responsibilities that come with freedom and decide to find their inner strength to persevere and endure in spite of overpowering difficulties. They are made in that moment, not from questioning the past or fearing what's to come.
A hero that we all know, probably too well would have to be the fictional comic book superhero, Superman who first appeared in publication in 1938 by Detective Comics, later known as DC Comics. Widely considered to be an American cultural icon, the "Man of Steel" was created in 1932 by Cleveland's Jerry Siegel and Toronto's, Joe Shuster and made the hero's mark on the world subsequently appearing in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips and video games. With the success and establishment of the emerging world meeting such a hero, the superhero genre was soon created.
The mythology of Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent tells the tale of young Kal-El who was born on the planet Krypton before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father, Jor-El and his mother, Lara, moments before the planet's destruction. Kal-El, who lay in a pod was discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer, Jonathan Kent and his wife, Martha who raised the child as their own, naming him Clark. Imbuing him with a strong moral compass, the young Clark started to display superhuman abilities in his adolescence and would ultimately grow into the man, Jor-El knew he would be: "Earth's greatest saviour".
Tonight, after 10 years of being well-acquainted with the mild-mannered Clark Kent of The CW's network's Smallville, audiences will see the boy wonder meet his ultimate destiny and have to say their goodbyes in a two-hour series finale that will be hard to watch. Well, it'll be hard for me to watch, partially because I grew up with the show and it became a staple in my household. I remember sitting on the couch in the family room, watching the show while doing homework and occasionally not engaging well with my studies and ended up adding words like, "Clark" or "Kryptonite" into my essays and book reports much to my teachers' chagrin.
What's so appealing about Superman? He isn't just the symbol for hope and a brighter future. He's a lot like us and I think growing up, that's what made him my favourite fictional character because he makes mistakes, he wears his heart on his sleeve when making decisions and most importantly, he's thinking about others because he cares about people and it shows through his actions. Clark Kent, pre-Superman is a man of gold and he's someone who believes there is good in all of us and that change, doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing in this world. It's something that can form a better future and create a life we do want to achieve.
When the show Smallville first premiered in 2001, I was sceptical. I grew up on the Christopher Reeve films and I was that 16 year-old in high school whose last real experience with Superman was in the form of ABC's Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and that was really it for me. I didn't think it could be done again and in the form of a young Clark Kent being this "teenager" and with the way television studios portray the whole teen-genre, post-90210, I was apprehensive of this new vision in the form of Smallville. I didn't want Siegel and Shuster's vision to be glorified into another pointless high school network drama. However, I watched it and decided to give it a chance and it soon became one of my favourite nights of the week!
Clark Kent wasn't just the last son of Krypton. Growing up in Smallville, he appeared to be a lot like us. He was average. He was a dork. He didn't fit in. He got looked at differently. He was in love with the popular girl. He had that teen angst and was growing into his own before figuring out his true identity. He was just a regular teenager. When we're kids, we just have to figure out what can be done at that moment and soon it'll culminate into our future plans. Clark, as that adolescent teenager never figured one day he'd be "The Man of Tomorrow" wearing that distinct and iconic blue, red and yellow costume, complete with a cape, stylized with an "S" shield on his chest. He's a lot like, all of us and that was the beauty of this show. His abilities didn't ever define who he was. His actions did as did the love and encouragement of his parents, the support system he found with friends – that was what created and formed Clark Kent's big heart.
After ten years and many obstacles and the many shades of kryptonite, Clark Kent will finally dive into becoming Superman in the episode, simply titled "Finale" leaving the rest to our imagination. It's just a matter of hours until the series finale airs on The CW later tonight and it's important to not forget about the past decade that has brought us to this point. The two-hour swan song dives into the unfinished business with regards to the "darkness" and Darkseid which has affected Oliver Queen, The Green Arrow as well as a possible wedding in the works and Clark meeting an old "friend".
I'm going to miss this show, immensely. It isn't just a show, really. It's something that was such a constant in my life and lasting a decade, that's huge. Oh boy, has time flown by -- pun intended! I have never stuck that long with a show and it just goes to prove that the writing each time improved and built up from the last, and the quality of performances gave exactly what was asked of. The show had adventure, thrill, romance and comedy, especially within the relationship between Lois and Clark. It was exciting to watch them banter and understand each other from that foundation of friendship that they had first built over the years and from their first meeting in the fourth season as Lois stumbles across a naked Clark in the fields. Another part of Smallville that I am sure many will miss and it's a testament to the writing, is the philosophy behind life and the greater picture we each hold within it.
The executive producers, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson wrote a letter to fans expressing how important and vital they were to the show's history over the past decade. The final season of Smallville was shaped by every instance over the years and followed the theme of "hope" to sum up everything, especially in a world like today's. Souders and Peterson go onto saying that heroes exist and aren't just in red capes which is why this season's show proved that ideal more than anything and tonight's finale will definitely tune into that. Souders and Peterson added in their letter how lucky they've been, sitting with the writers and thinking about Superman everyday.
"We got to think about what inspires us. Think about why Superman is the most recognizable character in the world. Think about the most avid fans in television and the reason they tune in every week—not only do they want to believe in good, they actually do. Someone once said that you can only truly appreciate in others what you have the potential for in yourself. Superheroes are a reflection of who we want to become. Whatever impact we've had on the Superman mythos, it pales compared to the impact the fans of Superman across the globe have had on us. It's what makes us believe there's a more peaceful future out there. Being reminded of that every week for a decade has been a gift."
The show has brought us brilliant moments and provided us with amazing talent in the likes of Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Cassidy Freeman, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum along with Laura Vanderoot, Callum Blue, Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, John Glover and the many others who have left their mark over the years. It's a great show and it evolved into something quite astounding year by year, especially after the departure of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, which some fans were nervous about. There is a certain maturity in these past few seasons leading the story into another vision of how Superman will go about his destiny.
So, as the hours near, fans alike will be gearing up and gathering around their television sets once again to watch the conclusion of one of the greatest stories told and it'll be very bittersweet. It's a big moment in pop culture as one of the longest running shows is coming to a close. Sure, I'd love to see more Smallville over the years and see Clark don the suit and cape but I also believe there is a time and place for everything to end and begin its next chapter. The CW hasn't been very successful in trying to bring other DC heroes to the small screen as Smallville has set a precedent for future heroes on television. This very well could be the end of an era.
There will be many moments to look forward to tonight. One of them being, will we finally see Clark in his costume flying off as Superman? All season we've been teased with faded images of the suit and future-Superman flying high above the city. It'd make for a great ending if we do but if not, I'm sure we'll still all be glad to have been part of such a story.
The two-hour series finale of Smallville airs tonight at 8PM on The CW. Check your local listings.


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FDA has always been—and will always be—committed to making sure that the food you eat is safe for you and your family. It's a challenging job in today's complex, global marketplace.
One of those challenges can be summed up in one word: arsenic. This chemical element is found in the Earth's crust. It's everywhere in the environment and can be found in water, air and soil, in both organic and inorganic forms. Human activities also can introduce arsenic into the environment. That means that it can also be found in some foods and beverages.
Today, FDA is acting to help ensure that consumers do not come in contact with apple juice that has levels of inorganic arsenic that exceed 10 parts per billion. That's the same level that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set for drinking water, which is consumed in much greater quantities.
FDA tests hundreds of foods and beverages for all kinds of potentially harmful substances, and we have been monitoring the levels of arsenic in foods for decades. Of the two forms of arsenic, we worry about the inorganic kind because long-term exposure can be harmful.
The agency has always found that the amount of arsenic in apple juice is generally low—much lower, in fact, than the levels allowed in drinking water. Consumer Reports did an important story highlighting its own testing. And in 2011, we substantially increased testing and analysis of apple juice to continue and enhance our monitoring efforts.
We found that our original belief was correct, that the levels of inorganic arsenic in apple juice are too low to cause immediate or short-term health damage. Working with colleagues in EPA, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we then looked at potential risk from long-term exposure.
That risk assessment helped lead us to the "action level" of 10 parts per billion. We believe that this action level will keep any apple juice that may have more inorganic arsenic than that out of the marketplace.
We will continue to remain vigilant, work with the food industry, and take regulatory action when appropriate to minimize as much as we can the presence of arsenic and other unwanted contaminants in our food supply.
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., is Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine


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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is celebrating his second career no-hitter. He held the San Diego Padres hitless in a 4-0 win at AT&T Park. Lincecum went 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored. He retired the final 23 batters he faced after a one-out walk in the second inning. Will Venable grounded out to second base to end the game. The two-time National League Cy Young winner walked one and struck out six. Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter also against the Padres just last July in San Diego. Christy Mathewson is the only other Giant with two career no-hitters.
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LONG BEACH — Banned in ... Belmont Shore?
That's what a 24-year-old Long Beach resident faces after he pleaded no contest to public intoxication and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
What makes Andrew Zea unique is that as part of his plea, he cannot return to the popular entertainment and retail shopping area along East Second Street between Bay Shore Drive and Livingstone Drive for three years.
Zea is the first person to accept banishment as a condition of parole, which is part of the new "Belmont Shore Ban" concept recently unveiled by the City Prosecutor's Office and police.
City Prosecutor Doug Haubert said he came up with the ban concept after doing research and discussing the idea with police. He said he didn't know if any other cities had similar programs, but was concerned more with making a strong and effective law.
Haubert said he learned of Zea's arrest Monday and, after doing research into Zea's background and history of alcohol-related convictions - all on Second Street - "I thought he was more than appropriate to be ordered to stay away."
Haubert said so-called "stay away" orders are nothing new, although they are usually confined to specific people or locations. However, Second Street, with its variety of bars and eateries with alcohol, made a more limited stay-away order less effective.
Haubert said the "unique circumstances of Belmont Shore" made the wider ban more practical and effective.
By removing Zea from the area, Haubert said the city "took a further step to protect the public."
Although several local attorneys said civil liberties concerns could be raised, Haubert said he thought the ban answered civil liberties issues.
Several attorneys reached by the Press-Telegram said there is case law that holds some conditions of probation as invalid, including unreasonable banishment.
Among the requirements of a ban is that it must establish a nexus, or connection, between the crimes and the places. Even then it may be invalid.
However, local attorney Doug Otto also noted that as part of a plea bargain, a person can agree to waive constitutional rights.
Haubert said Zea accepted the conditions of parole. He added that Zea doesn't live in the Belmont Shore area and stipulated that it was not a hardship for him to stay away. Also, Zea is allowed to drive through the neighborhood and may shop and conduct business in the mornings, but cannot be in the area on foot between noon and 3 a.m.
Because all of Zea's arrests had occurred on Second Street, Haubert said the nexus issue was clear.
The American Civil Liberties Union didn't respond to requests for comment on whether it had concerns.
Zea's most recent arrest was on Friday, his third alcohol-related arrest and conviction since 2010, all on Second Street.
Officials say on Friday, Zea and two others were told to leave a bar by the owner because of drunken behavior and disturbing other customers.
Outside the bar, Zea was recognized by a police officer and arrested after it was determined he was intoxicated.
His earlier incidents include a conviction for public intoxication after being ejected from a bar, and a conviction for fighting in public and resisting arrest.
The Long Beach Police Department and City Prosecutor's Office announced the new program at a meeting of the Belmont Shore Residents Association as a way to curb alcohol-related crime along Second Street.
Several local business owners support the new effort, including Frank Colonna, president of the Belmont Shore Business Association.
"I think this program speaks well for laying down rules for what we'll accept," Colonna said.
A Realtor and former City Councilman, Colonna said the Second Street corridor, which is a popular night spot because of its restaurants and bars, has struggled with issues of public intoxication and public indecency, to rude behavior and hostility by patrons.
"We're delighted law enforcement is taking an aggressive approach," he said.
John Morris, a partner at the popular Legends sports bar on Second Street, also approved.
"Any tools that can provide us with a safe environment is a good thing," Morris said.
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For more information, view High-strength Concrete, a Historical Background
What is high-strength?
Defining "high-strength" in terms of a universally applicable numerical value is not possible, at least not with any sound degree of rationale. High-strength is a relative term that is dependent on many things. I suggest a range that most authorities might agree is a reasonable threshold for what would be considered HSC.
Strength is not an intrinsic property of concrete. It is a relative property that depends on numerous factors. Primary factors influencing the measured strength of concrete include specimen geometry, size, age, and curing history; testing equipment parameters, such as loading capacity; lateral and longitudinal stiffness; and the loading rate and uniformity of load distribution.
There also are geographic considerations. In regions where compressive strengths of 9000 psi is commercially produced routinely, concrete might not be considered high-strength until it attains a measured strength in the range of 10,000 or 12,000 psi. Conversely, in regions where the upper limit on commercially available concrete has been 4000 psi, concrete successfully meeting a design requirement for 6000 psi might be considered high-strength, and for good reason.
The reason for such diversity is two-fold: need and ability. Although realize that both are relative; need to the type of construction and the initiative of the designer, and ability to the commitment of the concrete producer and quality of the locally available materials.
Defining HSC by a specific strength value in essence establishes an arbitrarily selected line of demarcation that is neither practical nor warranted. The principal concern with arbitrarily chosen values defining high-strength is that concrete routinely produced in one market might not be considered a major achievement in another.
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The definition is by no means static. Where HSC has been defined in terms of precise numerical value, its definition has changed over the years.
In the 1984 version of ACI Committee Report 363R-92, 6000 psi was selected as a lower limit for HSC. Although the report selected this as the lower limit, it was not intended to imply that any drastic change in material properties or production techniques occurs at this level of compressive strength.
In reality, all of the gradual changes that take place represent a process that starts with very modest strength levels and continues well into the realm of ultra-high-strength concrete.
In revising the 1992 version of State-of-the-Art of High-Strength Concrete report, Committee 363 defined HSC as having a specified compressive strength for design of 8000 psi. Committee 363 also recognized that the definition of HSC varies on a geographic basis.
In most industrialized countries, producers and users generally consider concrete to be high-strength when the specified compressive strength of the material is in the 6000 to 8000 psi range at acceptance ages of 28 days or later. Of course, if the industry's rate of advancement in materials technology continues, it might not be long before values of the magnitude become obsolete.


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If you've seen this month's sci-fi hit Splice, directed by Vincenzo Natali, who brought us the cult classic Cube, you've seen how science can go terribly wrong. In the movie, two rogue scientists, played by Sarah Polly and Adrian Brody, splice human DNA into a multi-species genetic cocktail. The result is Dren, a creature that begins as something resembling a giant, rowdy larva and in a matter of weeks matures into a fully grown woman—with triple-sectioned legs, a stinger, and retractable wings. After her rapid transformation, Dren is left with the mind of an innocent (and—spoiler—sometimes not so innocent) child, and in the care of two neurotic nerds who oscillate between treating her like their child and treating her like a monster. What follows is equal parts sci-fi thriller, twisted family drama, and allegory on the psychoses involved in playing God. But what you don't see in theaters is the real-life creation of Dren, played by Delphine Chanéac, the beautiful young Frenchwoman who jumped at the chance to shave her head and act like an animal to be in a Natali film. "When I first saw Cube, I thought it was amazing," she says, "but I also thought, This director, he's out of his mind!" ELLE.com talked to Chanéac and Bob Munroe, the film's visual-effects supervisor, about how they created Dren with CGI, minimal makeup, and a whole lot of twisted love.
Before we talk about Delphine's transformation, tell me about the amazing little girl, Abigail Chu, who played the child Dren.
BM: We were training with Delphine and the set coordinator in a martial arts dojo here in Oakville, a small town west of Toronto. We were still looking for a small child who could perform a little more than just a hop, skip, and a jump, and we weren't having any luck. But the owner of the dojo teaches a type of martial arts called wushu, and he trains a six-year-old girl—Abby, who actually looks around four—who's nationally ranked. He showed us some videos of her on YouTube called "Wushu Cutie," and the way she was moving was unbelievable. We had her come over the next day and cast her.
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A Denebian slime devil was a foul animal from a planet orbiting the primary Deneb.
In 2268, the Klingon Korax compared James T. Kirk to a Denebian slime devil, an insult that offended Pavel Chekov. (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles"; DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")
Information about Denebian slime devils was displayed by the computer as an LCARS graphic in Keiko O'Brien's schoolroom on Deep Space 9 in 2369. (DS9: "A Man Alone", "The Nagus")
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The artwork used in the graphic is from the Denebian slime devil entry of the Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual published in 1977.
The Star Trek roleplaying game manual book, Creatures describes the Denebian slime devil as a carnivorous creature, living in the swamps on Deneb V, which can digest anything from sea animals to Humans. They can vary in sizes from 10 cm to 1 meter, and can mass up to 26 kg.
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- Denebian slime devil at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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As of July 1, 2013, Pragmatic Marketing has a new course catalog!
If you have attended Product Launch Essentials previously, or someone recommended that you should, you'll now want to attend Launch.
The reason for the change is that we're practicing what we preach: listening to the market. Our customers have been asking for a full and more flexible curriculum (single-day courses) and a more extensive certification process. And that's just what we've given them, along with new course names. But not everything has changed. All of our courses are still based on the Pragmatic Marketing Framework and the importance of listening to the market to find unsolved problems, the same methodologies we've been teaching companies for 20 years.


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There are only me and my hubby at home so sometimes we can't help letting our 8 month old baby watching cartoon so we can do the housework. Is it okay or is there any limitation? Thanks.
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Great concern, as a mum of 5 children, we do not limit tv time with our children. However a baby that is 8 months old does not have the attention span to sit and watch a television for long periods of time. He or she will become bored or hungry and may tire.
If you need to get something done, sitting your babe in front of a television is ok....however you can try to bring her with you and involved her in the tasks at hand. If your folding laundry...allow her to have a few pieces of clothing to play with, if your cooking...allow her to play with pots and pans and spoon on the floor while you cook.
If your talking on the telephone, offer her a few toys or an old telephone that doesn't work.
Music is a great past time for babies too, turn on some relaxing tunes and let her enjoy the rhythms.
Sounds like you will find a perfect fit for her and you.
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Worth trying. Thank you for the tips, sunnymomof5


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Purple Onion Cafe Bernardus Wine Dinner
Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
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Purple Onion Cafe is pulling out all the stops for Bernardus Winemaker Dinner on Thursday, February 28th. Not only will winemaker Dean DeKorth be making a rare appearance, but we will also be tasting the superb and almost impossible to find 2009 Vineyard Designate Pinor Noir, Pisoni Vineyard (28 cases in CA), and 2008 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc (10 cases in CA).
Winemaker Dean DeKorth, an American, is a French winemaker—all of his early impressions about wine came from his education and apprenticeship in France. With this old-world sense of taste, Dean seeks to make wines that flatter the palate. A viticulturalist, enologist, scholar, craftsman, and artist, Dean DeKorth brings to his winemaking a time-honored knowledge of wine and an endless passion to the Purple Onion Cafe's Bernardus Winemaker Dinner.
The French have perfected the art of using, locally harvested ingredients to create straightforward, deceptively delicious meals. So it is only fitting that we follow, dans la grande tradition française, with a dinner composed of quintessential farm-to-table fare.
Ooh La La Menu
crispy bacon and corn bruschetta
2009 santa lucia pinot noir
roasted baby carrot and avocado salad with citrus dressing
2010 monterey county chardonnay
sonoma duck confit hash
2009 santa lucia "pisoni" pinot noir
radish tartine
2011 monterey county sauvignon blanc
short rib nage with root vegetables
2009 carmel valley "marinus" red table wine
apple apricot bar with esipelette whip
2008 arroyo seco late harvest sauvignon blanc
Due to the intimate setting there are only 30 seats available so reserve seats today. This is the night to savor locally produced wine and food inspired by classic French traditions.
When & Where
Purple Onion Cafe
14107 Winchester Blvd
Los Gatos,
Thursday, February 28, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
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Does Anyone Have This On Target Software? If So Can You Please Tell Me What The Drop Is For A 425 Gr. Arrow Out Of A 210fps Bow Versus A 260 Fps Bow At 40 Yds.
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I have never seen any software program that would estimate trajectories with arrows. If there is some software, I'd like to see it also.
Compared to projectiles fired from a gun, arrows are a whole different animal. IMO
From my experience, a 425 gr. arrow that is flecthed with three 5" feathers may have a different trajectory of one that is fletched with three 5" vanes at 40 yards. Add to that, with all the different flecthing possibles, it would be tuff to give anything more than a guess. The point can make a difference also.
In regards to your querry about arrow speed, are you asking if 50 fps will flatten out your trajectory at 40 yards? The answer would be YES. But, it could be very slight. Or, it may be very noticable.Take a kid with you. Show them the Great Outdoors. Pass it on.
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What the righteous are to do when evil is dominant
What the righteous remnant are to do when the power of evil is thus dominant in Emmanuel's land, Psalm 11 treats of. Psalms 11-15, as I have already remarked, give the thoughts and feelings of the remnant at that time (that is, consequent on the state of things spoken of in Psalms 9, 10). I will now trace the outline of these five psalms. Psalm 11 presents to us the righteous repelling the idea of quailing, as void of resource, before the godless wickedness of those who fear not God. He trusts in Jehovah. Still the wicked, with all will, seek the destruction of those who are true of heart. And if all human resource fails all that was a ground on which hope could be built for the earth, what was the righteous to do? Jehovah is as stable as ever. He is in His holy temple has His place on earth, which faith owns, let it be ever so desolate; and His throne is in heaven: no evil can enter there, and it rules over all.
But there is more than this. If He abide in sure repose, because Almighty and far above all evil, in heaven, He looks on the earth He governs it, for this, not the assembly's heavenly portion, is our subject here and indeed in all the Old Testament. His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men. This is a most solemn and consoling truth for those in trial. But the ways of God in government are still further revealed. The Lord tries the righteous: so the history of Job, a picture of what happens to Israel, teaches us. The present state of things is not in any way a revelation of the government of God. Faith knows God has the upper hand, and that all things work together for good to those that love Him; but immediate government, so that the present state of things should show the result of God's estimate of good and evil here below, is not in exercise. If it were so, no evil could be allowed. The righteous would flourish, and all he does prosper. But it is not so. The assembly, meanwhile, has her portion out of the world, has her place of abode where Christ has gone to prepare her one. She suffers with Him and will reign with Him. But as to all His saints, He tries them; as to the wicked, whom He abhors, upon them He will rain judgment, snares, and fire and brimstone; for the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness, His countenance beholds the upright. Here is the clear ground for faith then, when the remnant are in trial. God beholds He tries the righteous, and will in due time execute judgment. It involves this: the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness.Synopsis by John Darby


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What Big Three?
After San Diego defeated BYU 74-68 last Thursday, Toreros coach Bill Grier still referred to the Cougars as "one of the Big Three" in the West Coast Conference, along with Gonzaga and Saint Mary's.
Obviously, he was being too kind to BYU, which promptly was blown out at the Marriott Center on Saturday 99-87 by a San Francisco team that is still two games below .500 (11-13).
Grier went on to say that BYU is "one of the better programs" in the country.
"The environment they play in at home, in their arena, what they've done in the NCAA Tournament, the fact that they can recruit nationally because of their name. For us, this is a huge, huge win," Grier concluded.
It is true that BYU is one of five teams to win 25 games each of the past five years, along with Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, Duke and Kansas.
But to put the Cougars (8-4 WCC) on the level of the Gaels (10-1) and the Zags (10-0) this year is a stretch. It is really the Big Two in the WCC, as the conference tournament in Las Vegas next month will most likely show.
As for Grier's Toreros, currently in fourth place with a 6-5 league mark, two nights after upsetting BYU, they fell 74-64 at home to Saint Mary's after the Gaels pulled away in the final 10 minutes.
"I think fatigue was a big part of it," Grier told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "Why we would have to play four games in eight days, I don't know, but we did."
Cal cools off Arizona
BYU isn't the only team in the West to employ an effective zone defense this season, although coach Dave Rose's zone was riddled Saturday night when San Francisco's shooters went 9 for 10 in the second half from beyond the 3-point line.
Cal coach Mike Montgomery used a zone to upset then-No. 7 Arizona 77-69 on Sunday night at the McKale Center.
"We haven't been very good at it this season … but it was effective this time," said Montgomery.
The Bears (14-9, 6-5 Pac-12) got the idea that a zone might work well against Arizona when they used it three nights earlier in a close 66-62 loss at Arizona State.
Spotlight on WCC Thursday
The West Coast Conference was hoping that Saint Mary's would crack the national rankings on Monday so Thursday's showdown in Moraga against No. 5 Gonzaga would pit a pair of ranked teams. But it wasn't to be; the Gaels (21-4) received votes in both the AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, but would be 29th, and 31st, respectively, if the polls extended that far.
Still, the 9 p.m. MST showdown should draw plenty of national attention, seeing as how the Gaels have won nine straight games since losing 83-78 in Spokane on Jan. 10.
Gonzaga (23-2) has lost just once since holding off the Gaels a month ago, 64-63 to No. 13 Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
More moments for Mountain West
With Gonzaga at No. 3/5 in the aforementioned polls and Arizona at No. 9 in both polls, the WCC and Pac-12 have the highest-ranked teams in the West, but the Mountain West Conference is still superior to either league top to bottom, with New Mexico at No. 19 and Colorado State at No. 24 in the AP poll. San Diego State, which has been plagued by injuries, is No. 22 in the Coaches Poll.
UNLV (18-6) is also right there in line for an NCAA Tournament at-large berth, providing the Rebels don't win the conference tournament on their home floor, giving the MWC five probable teams for the Big Dance.
Then there's the surprise team of the league Air Force. The Falcons are tied for fifth in the league with a 5-4 record, despite stumbling last week at New Mexico and Nevada, and can add the Rebels to the list of teams they've upset at Clune Arena this year on Wednesday.
Air Force surprised San Diego State 70-67 in Colorado Springs last week for the second straight year.


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Timbaland recorded song apologizing to Jay-Z
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Timbaland is voicing an apology to Jay-Z through music. The hit-making producer and Jay-Z had a falling out during the recording of Jay's album "The Blueprint 3."
In an interview with Revolt TV, Timbaland says one song on his upcoming album is dedicated to saying sorry to Jay. Aptly titled "Sorry," the track features singer Keri Hilson, who was accused of dissing Jay's wife Beyoncé on her 2009 song "Turnin Me On."
While Keri recounts the controversy with Beyoncé, Timbaland raps verses about how missing Jay's 40th birthday hurt him "so deep." He also asks Jay to accept his apology.
Timbaland and Jay-Z have since reconciled and recently teamed up for a number of tracks on Jay's latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail.
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PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNERALS: The daughter of one of our most esteemed colleagues is getting married this month - on the date of the anniversary of our marriage to our current wife, Mamie Eisenhower.
We aren't going to the wedding. Happily, we have the whole anniversary thing working for us as an excuse. If one of our most esteemed colleagues were to, sadly, pass on, and there was a funeral scheduled for the same day as our anniversary, we would happily attend because, at the very real and likely risk of sounding creepy, cynical and joyless, we're gonna go ahead and say we like funerals more than weddings.
Your immediate impulse is to disagree with us 100 percent. But allow us to change your mind.
First, we need to say that it's not true across the board that funerals are more enjoyable than weddings. You're not going to enjoy yourself at a child's funeral or, in many cases, your spouse's funeral. We're talking about a natural-order-of-things funeral.
And, of course, we're comparing the two ceremonies from an attendee's point of view, not the participants'. Participants will always take a wedding over a funeral. Unless they can see the future.
When you're at a funeral, you're fairly relaxed. You're with friends and family, many of whom you haven't seen in years. They are fine and good people. It's a time of happy reflections and agreeing about politics.
At the after-party, or wake if you will, you have a few cocktails. You chat about how great the deceased was in real life. You catch up on things. You don't dance. You don't listen to a crappy covers band or an idiotic DJ. You swear to keep in touch and you go home.
At a wedding you need to go to a couple of wedding showers (we, in fact, never go, but one is supposed to go), you need to buy a few gifts, you need to sit through an invariably mawkish ceremony, then you have to wait an hour or two and go to a reception where you will sit for a long time eating something you wouldn't order or make yourself at a table with people who, if you're lucky, you feel ambivalent toward.
You're fairly likely to get in a fistfight. You don't know 50 percent of the people there and you're fairly certain you don't like them. They just sort of rub you the wrong way.
And you have to dance (we don't, but you pretty much have to).
Funerals are dignified and thoughtful and cost about $7,000 for a traditional, fairly basic one.
Weddings are artificially opulent and go for about $27,000 these days if you don't overly frill it up.
Funerals are forever. When you're at a funeral, you're thinking, "This is a death that will last. Jack will always be dead, for better or for worse."
Marriages are, statistically, temporary. When you're at a wedding, you're thinking, "This marriage is doomed. I should've just kept the crockpot for myself. This is like throwing it down a rat hole."
Similarly, marriages start out with weddings that are crazily overoptimistic. Life, we are to believe, will be nothing but cake and dollar dances.
Funerals are realistic. You're dead. Your death, post-dying, isn't going to get any better or any worse. Promises aren't going to be broken. You're not going to get weary of your death and breach the contract and come back to life. Probably.
Weddings are a huge imposition on the attendee. Your whole day is shot and it's usually on a Saturday. You need to buy gifts that the bride and groom specify. It's like a little kid's Santa list but more obnoxious.
Funerals can be on any day of the week, and more often than not you can get off work to go to them rather than botch your sacred Saturday. The music is better, generally, unless the deceased has made arrangements to go out with a tape of Willie Nelson singing "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" or anything by John Denver.
We didn't have a lot of fun even at our own wedding. We were in a daze much of the time. Most of the guests were friends of our parents. We did have a lot of cocktails, so that part was nice. But we had to dance (to Boz Scaggs' "Harbor Lights," which was a tactical error; we hadn't realized that the song starts with about 90 seconds of ambient harbor sounds, so Mamie and we were out on the dance floor just standing there for the longest minute and a half that's ever been, listening to the cry of seagulls and the clanking of pulleys on masts while the crowd began murmuring discontentedly).
But we've just had a blast with our marriage, which hits the 33-year mark on Aug. 18. And we apologize here to whatever grief we caused to those whose day we messed up on a glorious summer day in 1979.
We promise our funeral will be better.
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Charlotte, N.C. - Brevard College is pleased to announce that the school's men's basketball game against Belmont Abbey College, set for Saturday, November 29, has been moved to Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., the home of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. This is the first time in program history that a Brevard team has played a game at an NBA arena.
Following the Brevard vs. Belmont Abbey showdown at 2:30 p.m. is an NBA match-up between the Bobcats and the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics at 7:00 p.m. Fans who purchase a ticket for the Tornado game will be readmitted later in the evening on the same ticket to see the Bobcats/Celtics game.
Fans can purchase tickets through the Brevard College Athletic Department, which can be reached at (828) 884-8276. The college is furnishing a booster bus that will leave from the school at 11 a.m. The cost of a riding the booster bus plus a ticket is $40. Individual tickets without the booster bus ride cost $30 apiece. Seating is general admission for the Brevard game. At the conclusion of the afternoon contest, the arena will be cleared and fans will be readmitted on the for upper-level seating for the Bobcats game that evening.
There is also an alumni event that will take place inbetween the two games, as the Brevard College Alumni Office will host a dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn-Charlotte Uptown. Join friends from Brevard College and the members of the men's basketball team for a meal after cheering the Tornados on to victory. The cost is $50 per person for admission to dinner and both games and $30 per person for admission to both games. For more information and to R.S.V.P. please click here.
"This is a historic opportunity for the Brevard College men's basketball team," said head coach Michael Jones. "It is truly an honor for guys like Jonathan Whitson and Andrew Freeman to play on the same court as NBA stars like Kevin Garnett, Emeka Okafor and Raymond Felton. Every Brevard College fan should take the opportunity to watch this historic game."
"The Brevard Athletic Department is very grateful for the opportunity to play a game at the home of the Bobcats," said Assistant Sports Information Director Rob Walden. "This is a must-see event for everyone who has a personal investment in Brevard College."
The game will also be broadcast live on WSQL AM-1240, The Home of the White Squirrel. The Tornado Basketball Pregame Show will start the broadcast 30 minutes before tip-off.
Brevard College vs. Belmont Abbey College
Saturday, November 29, 2:30 p.m.
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With its national reputation growing with each statement win, the Lone Peak boys' basketball team is being recognized as a national powerhouse.
Just ask the folks at MaxPreps.com, who have ranked the Knights (6-0) No. 2 in the country in their weekly national rankings. The only team in the country ahead of Lone Peak in the MaxPreps.com Top 25? Jabari Parker's Simeon Career Academy out of Chicago, Ill.
The Knights have already played some of the top teams in the nation through six games, including decimating previously-ranked No. 13 Proviso East (Ill.) 84-46 in Chicago on Dec. 1. Most recently, Lone Peak went 3-0 at the Great Western Shootout this weekend, handily defeating Foothill (Nev.), Denver-East (Colo.) and the 4A Orem Tigers.
Lone Peak's 73-54 win over Denver-East, the No. 1-ranked Class 5A team in Colorado, was the second time the Knights defeated the Angels in two years at the Great Western Shootout.
Senior guard Nick Emery had a stellar outing in the Great Western Shootout in Orem, averaging 21 points in the three Lone Peak victories, including a game-high 25 points in a 22-point victory over Orem Saturday night.
This week, Lone Peak is scheduled to be at Viewmont Wednesday at 7 p.m. After that, the Knights are set to head East once again next week to participate in the 40th anniversary of the State Farm City of Palms Classic in Fort Meyers, Fla. Once there, Lone Peak is scheduled to face Callaway out of Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Dec. 19. According to the City of Palms Classic website, Callaway won Mississippi's Class 5A title a year ago behind 6-foot-7 senior TreShawn Bolden and highly-ranked 6-foot-4 sophomore Malik Newman, whose 22.9 points per game a year ago broke a state record set by Monta Ellis of the Milwaukee Bucks for most points per game averaged by a freshman.
In their six victories so far this season, the Knights are averaging over 73 points per game and have an average margin of victory of nearly 30 points per outing. All of Lone Peak's stars, Emery, center Eric Mika and guard TJ Haws all BYU commits will have to be on top of their game if they want to advance far in the prestigious City of Palms Classic and handle the versatility of Bolden and Newman in the opening round game. Lone Peak senior forward Talon Shumway has established himself as a lockdown defender as he held BYU commit and Orem forward Dalton Nixon to just two points and will be key to how far the Knights can advance.
Orem coach Golden Holt, who has coached many of Lone Peak's top players in the club realm, said Shumway's energy and effort does not go unseen and that it's players like him that make the Knights such a well-rounded team.
"I told Talon Shumway after the game, 'If I could choose one (player), I'd choose you,'" Holt said after Lone Peak beat his Tigers 56-34 Saturday night. "When he played for me, I could point to (a) wall and he'd run through it."
The City of Palms tournament is a 16-team championship-style bracket and the Knights will learn who they play throughout the remainder of the tournament depending on wins and losses.
Some notable national teams set to participate in the City of Palms Classic are: Chester (Pa.), which features Arizona commit Rondae Jefferson and owns a 58-game win streak; Long Beach Poly (Calif.), led by USC commit Roschon Prince and Oregon commit Jordan Bell; Montverde Academy (Fla.), a team that has Florida commit Kasey Hill and West Virginia commit Devin Williams; Omaha Central (Neb.), a team aiming for a fifth-straight Class A title behind 6-foot-9 Louisville commit Akoy Agau.
Lone Peak is still scheduled to travel back to Wisconsin and Massachusetts for tournaments before the season ends. The Knights are scheduled to open region play in a home game against Riverton on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
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Black History Month: What I've Learned
Fish-taco expert, chef at a New York hotel of the moment, two-time Top Chef competitor, cookbook author: All of these titles have, at one time or another, defined Sam Talbot, a 33-year-old chef from Charlotte, North Carolina, who's helped re-create what it means to be a strong cook right now — when chefs aren't just expected to work in the kitchen, but also on television and the Internet, and in bookstores around the country. Talbot manages this all from his surprisingly city-sized (read: small) kitchen in New York's Lower East Side, where he showed us the knives, pots, and wine every man should have in his kitchen at all times — especially as the holiday season approaches and preparation can get a bit more complicated. This chef's advice: Keep it simple. Perhaps that's because Talbot, a lifelong diabetic, spends his life explaining to others that the better we eat, the better we feel (that's the crux of his first cookbook, The Sweet Life) or perhaps it's because he always remember something we all forget too easily: Cooking doesn't have to be so complicated. Nor does your kitchen.
"In my kitchen here in New York, I use Kyocera ceramic knives — they're sharp and light, so they travel around the city well. And if I break one, it's affordable to replace."
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