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|The 2012 Trek Cocoa. Photo credit: Trek.
We can tell that it's a "Dutch-style" bike because it is only offered in glossy black. All right, all right, maybe also because it has an internal gear hub, fenders, and full chaincase. Despite the retro, Dutchy look, the frame is made of aluminum and the internal hub is Shimano Nexus. There's definitiely a demand for this type of bike (did you read Tom's last post?) and Trek, the 800-pound gorilla of bike manufacturers, is weighing in with the Trek Cocoa.
Who does Trek think will buy the Cocoa? Here are a couple hints:
|Do you see the appeal? Photo credit: Trek.
All and all, the Cocoa is a much better effort than Trek's last attempt to woo women riders - remember the Trek Lime? Jennifer of General Carlessness declared that the Lime was "rotten" and that "[i]t's not a bike for the rest of us." I totally agree.
The Cocoa is a different story. It has potential to be a fun, practical bike. But I think it should come with custom racks, or at least some kind of basket, so that it can, you know, carry stuff. That's a basic thing that a bike should be able to do.
Here are a couple other reviews of the Trek Cocoa:
Lovely Bike
Bicycle Times interbike review
Here are the specs, as reported by Trek:
Colors: Gloss Black
Frame: Alpha Silver Aluminum
Fork: Steel w/curved blades
Sizes: 15, 19"
Wheels: Alloy front hub, Shimano Nexus 3-speed rear hub; 36-hole double-wall alloy rims
Tires: Bontrager H2, 700x32c
Shifters: Shimano Nexus, 3-speed twist
Crank: Forged alloy, 42T chainring
Cassette: 20T cog
Pedals: Steel, city type
Saddle: Cocoa comfort saddle
Seatpost: Alloy seatpost w/clamp
Handlebar: Alloy, swept-back
Stem: Forged alloy
Headset: Threaded, 1"
Brakeset: Long reach alloy caliper brakes w/alloy 4-finger levers
Grips: Kraton
Extras: Fenders, kickstand, skirt guard, full-coverage chainguard


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Every now and then, a play or song or book comes around that perfectly encapsulates the time we live in, despite having been created decades, or even centuries, ago.
Such is the case with
Here, director Dámaso Rodriguez talks to us about the play's current relevance, the heart of its story and the reason it's being put on now.
Tell me about the play.
It's a rarely produced George Bernard Shaw play. He wrote it as kind of a scathing satire of the medical profession, so it has all these references to medical procedures and philosophies that are ripped from the headlines of its day.
In addition to being scathing, though, it's a compelling story. A doctor has been knighted for discovering this cure for
The play examines who is worth saving, the doctor's power, and Shaw puts this twist in where the wife of the young artist is extremely beautiful and the doctor has fallen for her, so if he lets the artist die he can potentially marry his widow.
What made you want to put the show on now?
The play was first selected for the season by the artistic director at A Noise Within and offered to me. It's extremely timely — surprisingly so — and it's not very commonly produced. In light of everything that's going on right now in terms of Obama's healthcare plan and the insurance industry, the play kind of can't help but reflect that moment in a way. It's shockingly relevant.
How does this speak to healthcare issues today?
It forces you to think about why things are driven by money in large part when it comes to people's health and lives. In this case, people are unable to care for themselves and pay for available treatment, so one person is going to die.
You are forced to think about it and talk about it and think about how we came to this place where those kinds of choices are made every day. Someone doesn't have insurance and can't get the care they need when it's readily available.
What motivates the doctor in question?
He gets his colleagues together, and they are going to evaluate the worth of the individual, and that leads to a whole other discussion about the value of lives and who is going to make the most out of life if they are saved.
What of course happens in the play is that the artist is undeniably brilliant, but then you find out that he's a terrible person. He's a bigamist, he's in massive amounts of debt, he's constantly borrowing money and lives in his own moral code. This person who produces art is a bad human — that becomes a true dilemma.
How did you research the show?
We consulted with a board member, how would someone literally check somebody out in the medical profession. There is also a lot of material in the play that tells you about the profession, and Shaw was basing everything on personal interactions with friends who were doctors. On top of that, he wrote a hundred-page preface to the play, which was a scathing commentary.

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Volunteers contributed more than 62,000 hours of service
More than 220 volunteers from Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center and the Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence were honored at the annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, April 25, at the Niagara Falls Country Club. In 2012, more than 62,000 hours of service were given by volunteers at the hospital and nursing care residence to improve the lives of others. Volunteers represent the American Red Cross, Our Lady of Peace, Mount St. Mary's Hospital, "VanGo" drivers, St. Francis Guild, board of associates, and the senior companion program.
The second annual Outstanding Volunteer Award in Honor of Ruth Woolery was presented to Mary Lou Brennan of Lewiston who has more than 21 years of service. She was selected by her peers.
Individuals recognized for more than 1,000 hours of service include: Ed Page from Mount St. Mary's; Dolores Borowski and Marilyn Keenan, foster grandparents at the Child Care Center; and Lucille Rice, HANCI senior companion program.
Individuals recognized for more than 500 hours of service include: Philo Brooks, VanGo; Rosemary Dann, gift shop; Jessica Freeman, gift shop; Ann Gallagher, information desk; Lois Grauerholz, gift shop; Dorothy Kraft, gift shop; Stephen LaBarber, info. desk, Milton Lindsay, mail cart; Donna Montie, coffee cart/north lobby; Doug Reading, "VanGo"; Dolores Scarfone, EmStar; Barbara Scozzafava, gift shop; and Mary Rose Thomas, gift shop/info. desk.
Individuals recognized also included those who have served 20 or more years from Mount St. Mary's are: Elsie Bateman (25 years), Mary Lou Brennan (21 years), Marilyn D'Angelo (22 years), Margaret Destino (28 years), Josephine Deweese (25 years), Shirley Elia (41 years), Peter Fatouros (22 years), Jane Finn (25 years), Janet Furlong (25 years), Dennis Horvath (25 years), Pat Irish (25 years), Mary Lou Lanphear (35 years), Milt Lindsay (27 years), Marilyn Lojek (23 years), Arline Loughrey (24 years), Ed Page (29 years), Marianne Rampado (27 years), Cecilia Ryan (32 years), Sheila Spatar (27 years), Joyce Switzer (24 years), Agnes Wakeman (23 years), and Eleanor Zelinski (24 years).
Individuals who reached 20 years of service this year are: Kathy Banks, Red Cross; Rosemary Dann, St. Francis Guild; Sandy Demus, Mount St. Mary's; Sarah Jean Pasek, Red Cross; Phyllis Ibaugh-Specyal, St. Francis Guild; and Audrey Tower, Red Cross.
Our Lady of Peace Volunteer awards were given to Salvatore Chiappone, DDS, for more than 500 hours of service; and Al Picogna, spiritual care, for service since the facility opened in 2003.
"Our dedicated volunteers give so much to our patients and their families," said Judith A. Maness, president and CEO. "From greeting visitors at the main lobby, to escort and delivery and everything in between, they all touch the lives of our patients, staff and physicians. They are very special people."
Volunteers work in many areas of the hospital and nursing care residence and also operate the "VanGo" patient transportation system.
The luncheon also welcomed new volunteers to the organization and said goodbye to seven volunteers who passed away in 2012. Those who were remembered for their passing included: Anthony Guthrie, MSMH volunteer; Melinda Hutchison, SFG member; Phyllis Mussari, SFG member; Eileen Payne, Red Cross volunteer; Betty Stoyell, MSMH volunteer; and Donna Wrona, SFG gift shop.
New volunteers at Mount St. Mary's Hospital include: Gary Balcom, Barbara Bongiovanni, Kathy Boslet, Barbara Duck, Richard Duck, Alice Morgan, Gina O'Brien, Judy Preskop, Nancy Richards, Dolores "Dee" Roma, Alan Schug, Jean Schul, Diana Smith, Janis Sotherden and Amos Sweet.
For more information on volunteering, call the Mount St. Mary's Hospital Volunteer Office at 716-298-2144.


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Almost four years in, B&O American Brasserie, the restaurant inside the Hotel Monaco, has established itself as a worthy citizen of Baltimore. Before it came along, downtown dining options were scarce, especially at night, both for visitors and the hometown crowd.
Now, nearby office workers have a handsome and uplifting after-work destination, a smartly designed space within an impressive 13-story Beaux Arts building, once the headquarters of the B&O Railroad and now part of the San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group. We've seen the brasserie's lower-level space packed to the rafters at happy hour. But even at its most raucous, there's comfort and quiet for diners on the upper-level loft.
Bradley Willits is the third executive chef here. He follows E. Michael Reidt and Thomas Dunklin, who have both moved on to other Kimpton positions. Willits is only 31 but has more than 20 years of restaurant experience, beginning at his father's cafe in Sarasota, Fla. Based on his first menu, Willits is giving himself time to absorb and appreciate Maryland's cuisine. Among the entrees, there's a Maryland rockfish alongside a Florida snapper. And Willits' two best appetizers are a splendid offering of bison from Monkton's Gunpowder Farms and a sterling composition of imported burrata.
I like this approach — working in local cuisine gradually, only as you get to know it, not forcing things. It makes for an engaging dining experience, too, when a chef is playing by his own rules.
Do get the burrata, a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. Willits' preparation manages to both leave the burrata's best luxurious qualities intact while adding notes of surprising texture (from roasted hazelnuts) and flavor (a nutty Romesco sauce). Likewise, it's the bison that stars in its own appetizer, but the egg-yolk horseradish vinaigrette, pickled ramps, buttery rye toasts and peppery mizuna leaves play essential supporting roles.
We liked the impulse behind a chilled strawberry soup, flavored with lime, cilantro and basil. It would work fine in a small dose, paired with something else, but a bowl of it was way too much. It's too intense.
And it was hard to untie the independent flavors in a smoked shrimp agnolotti appetizer. We licked up the sea urchin butter, but the carrot-cardamom puree kept fighting for attention, and our tongues never did pick up the taste of smoked shrimp inside the pasta.
The sauteed snapper, all of its sweet and delicate qualities shining, was the best of the entrees. Willits served it, jewel-like, in a setting of marinated tomatoes, marinated jumbo asparagus and a puree of white asparagus. Perfectly grilled thyme-basted scallops were excellent, too, and the plate's other ingredients — hen of the woods mushrooms, leeks and bacon sausage — were intriguing certainly and random maybe.
The new menu has a permanent space for steak frites. It could use some editing. Diners have a choice of steaks (skirt, bison rib-eye and strip), sauces (bearnaise, au poivre and Worcestershire) and even preparations of fries (Old Bay, onion gravy or truffle-manchego cheese). We went with the bison, au poivre and truffle manchego, which won awards for Willits back in Florida. The bison was superb, the fries crisp and sunny but not mind-blowing, and the sauce irrelevant.
The other entree, a smoked pork shoulder, served at room temperature with plums, turnips, market beans and bacon jam, just didn't seem like dinnertime fare. It would work better at lunch as a cold platter or reworked into a sandwich.
Only a few things at B&O feel corporately weird, like the theatrical presentation of the wine-and-cocktail book. And the desserts come across as a list of gimmicks with things like cheesecake ice cream sundae with banana croutons and espresso pot de creme with candied bacon chips. We tried a herby lemon-thyme doughnut, which was underbaked, and shared a root beer float, which was a tasty ice cream treat but not a float.
The chef shifts at B&O have been handled well. But if it's consistency you want, head for the bar, which has been superintended from the start by Brendan Dorr, the star of Baltimore's craft cocktail scene. Dorr was up to his wonderful tricks when we visited. Order his Coal Train, the peatiest cocktail you'll ever love.
B&O American Brasserie
Rating: 3 stars
Where: 2 N. Charles St., downtown
Contact: 443-692-6172, bandorestaurant.com
Open: Daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Prices: Appetizers $10-$14; entrees $18-$30
Food: Seasonally changing American regional cuisine
Service: Steady, knowledgeable
Best dishes: Gunpowder Farms chopped bison, sauteed Florida snapper, thyme-basted scallops
Parking: $5 valet parking in addition to on-street parking, which becomes easier to find after 6 p.m.
Children: A children's menu is always available.
Noise level/television: The lower level can get brassy when its full; the upper level is always comfortable. A large TV screen in the front lounge shows vintage movies with the sound off. No TVs in upper dining room.
Nearby reviews: Dish Baltimore - Inner Harbor/Downtown
Special diets: The staff is knowledgeable of menu items that are gluten free, and kitchen can accommodate allergies.
[Key: Superlative: 5 stars; Excellent: 4 stars; Very Good: 3 stars; Good: 2 stars; Promising: 1 star]


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Breakfast Roundtable for the Southington Chamber of Commerce
Speaker: Peter Wendzel
The 2018 edition of the attorney rating publication Super Lawyers has named Benjamin Daniels, Tadhg Dooley and David Roth as New England Rising Stars in the area of appellate law. They were three of the eleven Rising Stars named for all of New England, underscoring the deep appellate bench that Wiggin offers clients. In fact, no other firm in New England had more than a single Appellate Rising Star.
Wiggin and Dana has secured a victory in the matter of the Estate of Evelyn Seiden, resulting in the refund of approximately half a million dollars of New York Estate taxes imposed on the QTIP trust that was established by her husband's will following his death in 2010. In a case of first impression brought before the New York Surrogate's Court, Surrogate Rita Mella ordered the refund and vacated a New York State Notice of Deficiency imposed against the estate.
Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce that 42 of our attorneys have been recognized in 2018 Super Lawyers. Two of them have also been recognized on various Connecticut's Top Lawyers' Lists. Twenty-four of those attorneys were recognized in 2018 Connecticut Super Lawyers Magazine, four in the New York Metro Area Super Lawyers Magazine, and one in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine. We also have thirteen attorneys listed as Rising Stars. The following are the recognized Wiggin and Dana lawyers and their respective practice areas:
Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that Paul Tuchmann, former Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, has joined the firm as a Litigation Partner in the White Collar Defense, Investigations and Corporate Compliance practice group. Mr. Tuchmann's practice will focus on representing and advising corporations, boards of directors, special committees and individuals regarding internal investigations, regulatory compliance, criminal defense, and related civil and administrative matters. Mr. Tuchmann's practice will also include complex civil litigation.
Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that two partners have been named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers 2019. Only one lawyer in each category in each community receives this honor. In 2019, The Best Lawyers in America® recognized the following Wiggin and Dana partners:
Wiggin and Dana has been ranked nationally among a select group of firms as a "BTI Mover and Shaker" in BTI's Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook 2019: Clients Rank Their Needs and Law Firm Performance. The ranking identifies Wiggin and Dana as one of the firms, "disrupting the legal industry by making strategic and tactical moves." BTI Consulting Group's new report, is the only guide to rank firms on legal innovation and technology based solely on client input.


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Samsung R210 pinouts
The connector/pinout information may be applied to the :
Vendor: SamsungSamsung Electronics Co. is a South Korean multinational electronics company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Samsung has long been a major manufacturer of electronic components such as lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, flash memory and hard drive devices. It is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones and smartphones.The company is also a major vendor of tablet computers, particularly Android-powered.
Device name: R210Obsolete Smart Phones, Mobile Phones
There are 6 pinouts found for Samsung R210.The pinout (pin-out) is a cross-references between the contacts (pins) of an electrical connector and their functions. The links to appropriate pin outs diagrams are listed below.
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Sarah Ann Drake
Victorian botanical artist born in Skeyton, Norfolf, studied art in Paris.
She moved to London and illustrated for the Botanical Register 1829-1847, Lindley's Sertum Orchidacae 1837-1842, Plantae Asisticae Rariores 1830, James Bateman's orchidacae of Mexico and Guatemala.She created well over 1000 illustrations for the Botanical Register alone. She retired in 1847 and returned to Norfolk, married wealthy John Hastings in 1852 and three years later died of diabetes. She was one of the most accomplished artits of all time.
Hand-coloured engravings
Certifivate of Authenticity
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Defined Contribution
Pointers towards a better pensions landscape
As pension arrangements around the world increasingly shift the onus for making provision in retirement to individuals, the savings industry faces a set of unfamiliar issues.
As pension arrangements around the world increasingly shift the onus for making provision in retirement to individuals, the savings industry faces a set of unfamiliar issues. Whereas the management of defined benefits arrangements is fundamentally an investment challenge, the challenge in defined contribution (DC) is much more about emotion and psychology. In DC, sound investment principles are very likely to come into conflict with the messy real-world human biases and preferences that characterise individual savers.
So what should the industry do? Should it create answers that the customer wants or answers that the customer needs? We certainly think we need to be bold, remembering the comment often attributed to Henry Ford, developer of the first mass-market car, that 'if I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.' This applies particularly to financial services where, perhaps more than elsewhere, people expect the experts to lead them down the right path. That said, trust in financial services is not in plentiful supply right now. Since the credit crunch, people need to have even greater confidence in the financial products they are being offered. Moreover, the deferred gratification inherent in pension provision is already a big hurdle to overcome with most would-be savers. Persuasion is therefore going to be crucial.
This article seeks to outline the sensible principles that can help guide us towards building solid foundations for retirement portfolios, blending – we hope – what people need with what they want.
Some prudent pension principles
Prospects for an asset's returns are mathematically dependent on its starting value, so price is where any saver must start. Sustainable wealth accumulation means at least two things: investing in assets when they are not expensive and then protecting them from the corrosive effects of long-term inflation. Success in the latter is to a large extent achieved by success in the former, but asset prices inevitably change. They are influenced by many things but – to take a DC example – an asset allocation glide-path is not among them. Indeed, such a static allocation can be harmful, as asset values are prone to periods of over– and undervaluation. So investing while being totally agnostic to the price paid can be harmful to retirement ambitions.
Just as a balanced diet is to be recommended for an individual's well-being, a portfolio which seeks to harvest multiple return sources is preferable to one which relies on a single asset. Given that the prices of assets do not move in tandem (over most time periods), this should also help to make the ride less bumpy, a key part of persuasion.
However, diversification should be with purpose – an asset has a role in a portfolio only if it has return potential or insurance potential. So purposeful diversification is another ingredient we believe is crucial for savers, both before and particularly after retirement.
It is acknowledged that the central issue for most people is that they have not saved enough for retirement. Some will be persuaded to save more but, for many others, maintaining a growth component into retirement will be a necessary condition for an adequate pension. The principle of money-weighted returns means that having that growth when the portfolio is larger will have much more impact – so the size of the portfolio and the sequence of returns matters too1 (see more on this below).
Given the significant increases in life expectancy since 1960, most people will spend a
large proportion of their lives as retirees (from 1970 to 2010 life expectancy globally has increased by about four hours every 24 hours2). This should permit them to run higher levels of investment risk in their portfolios into retirement.
The modelling carried out by Don Ezra and his colleagues at Russell Investments, the consultancy, supports the view that investment returns in retirement have an important role to play in meeting retirement ambitions. It suggests that only 10% of retirement income actually comes from contributions, with all the rest from investment returns, split 30% before retirement and a surprising 60% afterwards3. Even if we assume a lower – and perhaps more realistic – return assumption after retirement (5% rather than 7.8%), about 85% of pension income comes from investment returns, of which nearly 40% is earned after retirement. So investing in growth assets for longer is another ingredient for success (Figure 1).
1Arnott et al in 'The Glidepath Illusion' in Fundamentals, Research Affiliates, September 2012. 2
Medicalexpress.com. Improvements in life expectancy mean that retirees in the developed world can typically expect to have about 15 years in retirement, which could increase to over 20 years by the time current 40-year-olds retire. 3'Where do defined contribution (DC) plan benefits come from? It's not where you think', Russell Investments, January 2008 and July 2012, and D. Don Ezra, 'A Model of Pension Fund Growth', Russell Investments, June 1989
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Danica Emerges as Threat for Daytona Pole
PRN at Media Tour: Day One Recap
Danica Patrick may not be at the front of the field very often during her first full campaign in the Sprint Cup Series. But given the results of recent testing at Daytona International Speedway, it's not outlandish to think that the rookie could start there.
A strong showing at Preseason Thunder has members of the No. 10 team thinking they might be capable of opening the 2013 season with a very big bang -- placing Patrick on the pole for the Daytona 500. It certainly seems possible, given that Patrick only got faster as the three-day session went on, and that her Stewart-Haas Racing entry will have to be speedy given that it doesn't have a guaranteed berth in the Great American Race.
Patrick was fastest on the speed chart for much of the final morning of Daytona testing, which consisted solely of single-car runs that mimic qualifying. Her No. 10 team was so pleased with her testing car that it could emerge as her Speedweeks primary if it produces the right numbers in the wind tunnel. There's been no shortage of preparation, including a December trip to the General Motors Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz., to perform aerodynamic straight-line testing at the facility's 1.4-mile strip.
It's all being done out of necessity, given that Patrick has no points from 2012 to carry over, and no safety net for her high-profile team to fall back on. She needs to place in the top six in front-row qualifying to secure a Daytona 500 berth without having to race her way in through the Duels, which is the primary goal. But given how fast the car has been, the No. 10 team can't help but think it has a chance to win the pole for NASCAR's biggest race.
"I think so," crew chief Tony Gibson said Monday, the opening day of the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I say that, but that's our plan. We have to make it on speed. At least the top six are locked in -- the pole-sitter, outside and four others. Hendrick does a great job with our engines. We're always a threat with the speedway stuff. So I really, truly think we have a shot. I'm sure everybody going down there thinks they have a shot at the pole. But with our guys hanging the bodies, and the detail our aero department has put in, all the work, I think we have a shot to sit on the pole."
In her NASCAR career to this point, Patrick has often been at her best at big, fast tracks, with her top Nationwide Series finishes coming at 1.5-mile intermediates like Las Vegas and Texas. That has yet to translate to the Sprint Cup level, where she made 10 starts last season. But she did win the pole for last year's Nationwide event at Daytona, proving that she's capable of generating speed on the 2.5-mile high banks.
"I think Tony Gibson and the guys and myself, we all think we have a chance at the pole, maybe," she said. "I think we're all thinking very positively about top six. Hopefully, that happens. But last year I went to preseason testing and it was really good. Not as good as what we tested this year, but it was still pretty good, and we went back for the race and just didn't have the speed. Anything can happen, and anything can change. Perhaps we don't find as much speed when we go back for the race, and other people do. Maybe we find more, and we'll just have to evaluate then. But this point in time, we're all thinking pretty positive. I'm thinking top six seems realistic. And a pole would be if everything went right and we found a couple more speed items and put a good lap in."
It would certainly be a big boost to begin her Sprint Cup career, which comes on the heels of a promising finish to her most recent Nationwide campaign. Car owner Tony Stewart, with a championship provisional available to him, had the option of switching points with Patrick to ensure her a berth in the Daytona 500. He didn't, in large part because he feels his new driver has a fast car and the ability to get in on her own.
"That's the confidence I have in her," he said. That confidence extends beyond Daytona, and into a 36-race season that will present some tracks and challenges that Patrick has not faced before. Like other open-wheel converts before her, Stewart believes the day will come when Patrick puts it all together.
"We saw it with Ricky Stenhouse, we saw it with Juan (Montoya)," he said. "When drivers first come to this series, it takes a minute. And all of the sudden there's just a day that you can tell that the light switch kicked on that day and they finally get that feel that you're looking for. I wish I could explain it better than that, but it's just literally one day happens, and something happens, and things start clicking. … Danica's done a lot in a very short amount of time in this series, and her feedback from the first day we've worked with her has been incredible. A lot better than mine was -- I was driving a car and didn't know what was going on. Her feedback, she understands what the car's doing, what she's feeling, and I think that shows comfort. That's a sign that she's going to do really well, that she's that comfortable that quick."
Patrick is still waiting on that moment.
"It does just kind of click. I'm not there in a Cup car yet," she said. "When I finally start to be faster in practice from the get-go, that will be a sign things are finally starting to click for me. But it's an effort right now. It's an effort right now to get faster and more comfortable. But I'm excited for the day it finally it clicks."
Toward that end, Gibson has set small, attainable goals -- turn top 20s into top 15s, be in the left-hand column of the scoring monitor after practice, find positives each weekend. "She wants to do it so bad," he said. Given how fast her car has been, Daytona seems a good opportunity forPatrick to build some confidence and momentum that she can carry into the early part of the year.
And if Speedweeks doesn't go well? Well, she's been there before, wrecking three cars last year and letting the frustration fester well after she left Daytona. This time, whether she starts the Daytona 500 from the pole or ends it in the garage area, Patrick seems more prepared.
"It's just Daytona," she said. "All I learned last year is that I can't let it get to me. And it did last year. And I went into Phoenix and didn't have a great weekend and my attitude got the best of me, and I had to regroup from there on out. … You can let it get the best of you, and that next weekend is just a spiral down. I learned very quickly at the beginning last year what a bad weekend at Daytona can teach you, and I'm better for it."


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Masculine Botanicals? Plant Inspired Patterns
We all instinctively know what patterns are typically "masculine," whether it's plaid, striped, or … well, that might be it. But doesn't anyone want to challenge those narrow boundaries of gender propriety? Men are gardeners, landscape architects, naturalists and outdoorsmen of all kinds — it's hardly a stretch to bring images of verdant nature indoors. After all, there is nothing inherently feminine about leaves and flowers, is there? Here is a roundup of floral and botanical patterns for the green-thumbed guy.
• Organic Seedling duvet and shams from West Elm
• Marimekko Putkinotko fabric (1957)
• Cowhide Floral Rug from The Rug Company
• Larch organic bedding in bark from Unisonhome.com
• Josef Frank Celotocaulis pillow from Just Scandinavian
• Calvin Klein Cottonwood bedding
• Batik bedding by Thomas O'Brien for Target
• Melamine dinner plates by John Derian for Target
• City Scene Bamboo Smoke Bedding from Overstock.com
• Etching Ink Duvet Set from DwellStudio


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March 4, 2011
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Boys Hope Girls Hope are sponsoring Race Judicata, a 5K race and one-mile fun run/walk, which will be held Saturday, March 19, at Audubon Park, Shelter 10, at the Magazine Street entrance to Audubon Park. The funds raised from this race will go directly to support BHGH of New Orleans.
Race registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The one-mile fun run/walk begins at 9:15 a.m. and the 5K race begins at 10 a.m. Complimentary food and beverages will be provided.
Registration can be as individuals or teams. The individual fee is $18 for pre-registration at the College of Law, which will be accepted through Friday, March 18, and $20 for online registration. Race day registration is $25. The three to five person team registration fee is $75 and must be received by Thursday, March 17. There will be no race-day registrations for teams. To pay at the College of Law, see Arlene Wiltz in the Broadway Activities Center, 501 Pine St., Room 102.
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Adam Levine Covers Paper, Talks Marriage Fascination + Being a Pain in the A–
Adam Levine and his handsome, five o'clock shadowed face grace the cover of the May issue of Paper. Quick, someone text Jennifer Love Hewitt, who has admitted to crushing on the newly single superstar, so she can nab a copy of the mag, which is on stands today.. It's a simple and classic image of the singer, who is classically and simply good looking.
Levine is quite self-aware and candid in the feature and he knows that his role as Maroon 5 lead singer, 'The Voice' coach and 'American Horror Story' guest star could lead him to crumble from the dreaded pop culture overexposure that can kill a legitimate musician's career. The band named its forthcoming album 'Overexposed,' so Levine is in on "the joke," for lack of a better word. He knows this much media attention can be a detriment, saying, "I feel the potential of overexposure and it's a very real feeling."
That's why the band is taking advantage of Levine riding a massive crest of fame as a "brand" and releasing the album sooner than later. The singer said, "We've kind of succumbed to the fact that that's what's going on. It's better to know about it and make light of it because I don't think we ever want the music to be overshadowed. You can't get sick of us if we're already sick of ourselves."
Another self-aware revelation? Levine knows he can be a pain in the patoot. "I can be a huge pain in the a–, huge pain in the a–," he declared. "That's part of who I am and there's not a person I know who doesn't think I'm a pain in the a–. But I'm also really nice and a completely affable and socially adept person. There's a difference between being an a–hole and a pain in the a–." Socially adept but a pain in the a–? A decent enough combo, JLH?
Butt pain aside, Levine is also totally enthralled by the concept of marriage, even though he is newly back on the market after two years with model Anne V. "I want to study marriage," Levine said. Perhaps in his research he can unearth why half of all unions end in divorce. He continued, I want to learn about it. I want to know it. I want to figure out whether or not I want to do it. I'm not just going to leap into it, because that's not good for anybody."


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With training camp set to start the afternoon of July 30th, the Dolphins are obviously working on having all their players present but as of this morning two rookies -- first-rounder Jared Odrick and second-rounder Koa Misi -- are still not in the stable.
The Dolphins have made contract offers to both, according to a source. The same source tells me the club is not waiting for the typical slotting method -- waiting on a player ahead and behind to sign -- to get their deals done, particularly with Odrick.
The team and Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for the No. 28 overall selection, "have been working on the deal," and "are still optimistic about getting Jared into camp on time" the source said.
Rosenhaus was unavailable for comment.
Although nothing seems imminent at this point, there seem to be no out-of-the-ordinary obstacles preventing Odrick's deal from being done by July 30th's first training camp practice.
That is obviously good news as the Dolphins want Odrick competing with veteran Phillip Merling as each vies for a starting defensive end job.
The Dolphins have already signed A.J. Edds, Nolan Carroll, Reshad Jones, Chris McCoy and Austin Spitler. The club agreed to terms with third-round pick John Jerry on Monday. As previously reported, he gets a four-year contract worth $2.64 million.


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New schemes can't negate football's roots
Maybe it's fantasy football that does it. Maybe it's the fact that the NFL is a league built around its quarterbacks. Maybe you can trace it all the way back to the forward pass and follow incremental steps to where we are now.
Whatever the reason, it seems our perceptions of the game of football have shifted. Three yards and a cloud of dust? It's been left in the dust. Football is high-flying these days, full of fast-paced offenses that can't be slowed down. It's about skill players – how talented they are, how fast they are and how much they can help our fantasy teams, which not coincidentally know nothing of offensive lines and little of defense.
At least, that's what we think football is about.
But perception is not always reality.
At every level, from the NFL to college football to high school football in the smallest state in the union, teams are proving that pedal-to-the-metal spread offenses are still only one part of the game. And maybe not even the most important part.
You can throw it around, push your team to the cutting edge of football strategy. But you better be able to do the same things football teams have done since the days of leather helmets, or it won't matter much.
As high school teams in Rhode Island get set to open their seasons, they'll be putting that lesson on display again. In each of the last two years, teams with high-powered offenses have made the headlines in the state's highest division. Bishop Hendricken has won the championships.
It's not as black-and-white as new school vs. old school, but it trends in that direction. The Hawks have won three straight titles thanks in part to their ability to play defense, control games and turn max effort into stronger blocks and more crushing tackles.
They are not the only ones. Alabama has become the nation's premier college football team without a whole lot of sizzle. The Crimson Tide bring in the best athletes, stick religiously to a system of execution and consistency – and win.
In the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens – the same team that brought us Trent Dilfer as Super Bowl quarterback – proved last season that you can still win the old-fashioned way, even in an era owned by record-breaking quarterbacks.
Of course, you can win the other way, too. Cam Newton was so good in 2010 that it didn't much matter what else Auburn did. The Saints and Drew Brees were unstoppable in their Super Bowl run.
But the steady trend to spread offenses is not some magic elixir.
Football is still football.
Sure, the best teams can do everything – score at will and then stop you. But in many cases, the nature of spread offenses necessarily impacts other facets of the game. Teams built for marching down the field may have a tendency to stall in the red zone, when there isn't much room to march. Teams that use a no-huddle attack and squeeze in more plays than their counterparts also set up their defense to run more plays, and the results are not usually good. When's the last time you saw a high-octane offense and a dominant defense? They're almost mutually exclusive.
We'll see how it plays out on Rhode Island football fields this fall. The stage is set and so are the actors. Cranston East has the best skill players in the state – a talented quarterback, an explosive running back and a next-level talent at wide receiver. The 'Bolts are also strong in the trenches and they have a head coach who knows fundamentals. They may be the rare team that can do it all – and it may just be their year.
But the defending champs will be lurking. The Hawks have some skill of their own and some questions in the areas that have been their trademarks. The offensive line returns only two starters and the front seven on defense brings back just one. If the Hawks have their way, though, they'll still be a team built around defense, toughness and a powerful running game.
If the two meet with everything on the line, the offense vs. defense showdown will be a battle of strength on strength. It'll also be another battle of football perception.
We'll see what the reality is.
William Geoghegan is the sports editor at the Warwick Beacon. He can be reached at 732-3100 and email@example.com.


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Dolgellau [3] is a picturesque little town in Gwynedd, North Wales, UK. It is located within the Snowdonia National Park and is an important centre for Welsh traditional music.
Get in
By Bus
Dolgellau is served by the Traws Cambria[4] bus network from all across Wales.
By Train
The nearest station is at Barmouth on the Cambrian Coast line. Traws Cambria and Bws Gwynedd[5] services connect the towns. Machynlleth station is not much further away and is better connected to the main population centres in the English Midlands.
By Bike
Dolgellau is on National Cycle Network [6] route 8.
By Road
Dolgellau is on the main A470 Trunk road which connects north and south Wales. The A494 comes from the north-east and the A458 comes from the east, joining the A470 at nearby Dinas Mawddwy.
By Water
Yacht moorings are available at Barmouth harbour. Harbourmaster: 01341 280671
Get around
Bike Hire
Visit the Quaker Interpretive Centre, within the Tourist Information Centre on Eldon Square.
Take a short walk out of town to see the ruins of the 12th Century Cymer Abbey
Walk to the summit of Cadair Idris (2930 feet/893 metres). Parts of the route are very steep, but once on the shoulder of the mountain, the going is easier. There are several routes, but the closest to Dolgellau takes the so-called Pony Path, and takes about two and a half to three hours to reach the summit.
In July, the town plays host to the annual Sesiwn Fawr[7] World Music Festival. With 6 stages, there's something for everyone.
Pan for gold in the river at nearby Bontddu. Dolgellau was at the centre of a "gold rush" in the 19th Century and its mines at Clogau and Gwynfynydd were worked on and off right up until the 21st Century. You're extremely unlikely to strike it rich but it can be fun trying.
Walk or cycle along the Mawddach Trail, a 9 mile stretch of former railway line, that runs along the scenic estuary of the Mawddach river, through Penmaenpool and on to the sea at Morfa Mawddach. From here you can cross the toll bridge to Barmouth.
Follow one of the 6 Mountain Bike Trails[8] in the nearby Coed y Brenin Forest. This was the first UK forest to be developed for mountain biking, and there are a range of tracks to suit everyone from families to expert mountain-bikers.
Bed and Breakfast
Get out
Tucked away on the idyllic southern shore of the Mawddach estuary, the village of Penmaenpool is only three miles west of Dolgellau. Penmaenpool can be reached by road (A493) or via the disused railway line footpath and cycle route which starts near the main car park in Dolgellau. The railway path "calls" first at Penmaenpool, but extends another three miles or so to Morfa Mawddach and the Barmouth railway bridge which can be crossed for a modest toll.
Continuing westwards from Penmaenpool, the main road turns to the south at Fairbourne. From here it twists and turns along the cliff tops through the pretty village of Llwyngwril to Rhoslefain. Just a few miles to the south lies the town of Tywyn, with miles of sandy beach. Tywyn is also home to the famous Talyllyn Railway.
If you fancy a day at the seaside, then Barmouth is easily reached by local buses or by walking or cycling along the Mawddach Trail.


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The following photograph is of President Lyndon Johnson, 36th U.S. President, and daughter, Lynda, at the Lincoln Memorial on February 12, 1968 as part of the annual MOLLUS commemorative ceremony. The annual ceremony, which takes place on the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, February 12th, commemorates the life and contributions of our 16th President to our county. Others in photograph are not known.
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As Americans digest the outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder case – a "not guilty" verdict for shooter George Zimmerman – some are also looking back to the role that President Obama's early remarks played in shaping public sentiment about the event.
Mr. Obama, who for the most part has maintained painstaking caution on topics of race, waded early and with conviction into the national dialogue on the killing.
"When I think about this boy," he told reporters in the White House Rose Garden after the crime was committed but before Mr. Zimmerman was charged, "I think about my own kids." If he had a son, Obama said, he would look like Trayvon.
But now, in the wake of a jury decision that has generated rage in some corners and relief in others, the president has dialed back his language, urging calm reflection of how we can all do more to facilitate dialogue on these complicated issues – to "widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities," as he said in a statement released Sunday.
"I know this case has elicited strong passions," Obama said in his paragraph-long comment. "And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken." The only mention of something policy-oriented was his plea to "ask ourselves if we are doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis."
For this tonal pivot – politically necessary, some say, even responsible – he is garnering some criticism, from conservatives especially. They say that he shouldn't have engaged in the issue from the get-go, that he elevated tensions and turned a local legal matter into a divisive national debate.
"President Obama politicized this at the beginning of it, I believe, unfortunately, by injecting himself into it," said Karl Rove, former political adviser to President George W. Bush.
Rep. Steve King, an Iowa Republican, struck a similar theme, saying the president turned the Florida killing "into a political issue." Rove and King both spoke on "Fox News Sunday."
Of course the same could be said of the president's critics. Who can claim with validity that Obama was really a key driver of the gavel-to-gavel coverage of this trial?
More generally, should the nation's first black president not be expected to remark on a matter that has sparked a new conversation about race and justice in America?
It's worth noting that Obama has rarely and reluctantly stepped directly into topical matters of race, and he has done so, historically, at his own political peril. In Philadelphia, during his 2008 campaign, Obama gave a heartfelt, and largely well-received, treatise on race as a response to growing concerns about his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Obama's candidacy in the presidential primary race was in jeopardy at the time.
Less successfully, Obama suggested in 2009 that police "acted stupidly" in arresting Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard scholar, outside his home in Cambridge, Mass. That led to an awkward gathering at the White House – over beers, no less – between Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Professor Gates, and the officer who arrested him.
Writing on CNN's website, Abigail Thernstrom of the American Enterprise Institute suggests that Obama's initial statements about Trayvon reflect a mistake in judgment. The president, she says, must distinguish himself from others fanning tensions. And he knows how to do so, she adds.
"People such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson see white racism as endemic and elevate what's wrong with America over all that is remarkably right," Ms. Thernstrom says. "In his 2008 Philadelphia speech, Obama separated himself from activists of their ilk: the very people who today still hope to punish George Zimmerman. On the campaign trail, Obama understood the sensibilities of the American people on these questions; in office, Obama seems to have lost that touch."
But Obama has said nothing more since that restrained Sunday statement, and his silence speaks volumes – especially as the Justice Department continues its own investigation of the case.
"I don't have anything to add," White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday when pressed to answer if Obama felt justice was served in the Zimmerman trial.
Charles Ogletree, a Harvard law professor and friend of the president, suggests that Obama's statement Sunday might be the last we hear from him on the matter.
"Barack Obama is a lawyer and I think his legal sense is that he should do nothing that would interrupt or disrupt any future matters involving George Zimmerman," Professor Ogletree told the Los Angeles Times.
Does that mean Obama learned a lesson from his earlier candor? Or instead, does the brevity and tone of his most recent remark more simply serve to guide an American public to a place of more peaceful discourse? A conversation guided, perhaps, by their neighbors and friends and rooted in their communities, rather than steered by politicians and television personalities.


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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell in early trading Tuesday as investors evaluated the most recent earnings reports and waited for more news on the economy.
Tenet Healthcare plunged after the hospital operator said that its third-quarter profit fell, in part because of costs associated with its $4.3 billion acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems. Fastenal dropped after the industrial and construction supplies company rescheduled a sales and revenue release for next month.
The stock market is still close to record levels after a surge that has put the Standard & Poor's 500 index on track for its best performance since 2009. Stocks have gained as the Federal Reserve kept up its economic stimulus and as company earnings edged higher.
The S&P 500 index fell nine points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,759 in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 93 points, or 0.6 percent, to 15,547. The Nasdaq composite fell 17 points, or 0.5 percent, to 3,917.
Tenet dropped $4.48, or 9 percent, to $43.77. That pared the stock's gain this year to 35 percent. Fastenal dropped $2.89, or 5.6 percent, to $49.
Investors are also waiting for the Labor Department's closely watched monthly jobs survey, which was delayed a week by the 16-day partial shutdown of the U.S. government. The report is due out Friday.
In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year note climbed to 2.67 percent from 2.60 percent on Monday.
In the commodities markets, the price of oil fell 97 cents, or 1 percent, to $93.69 a barrel. Gold edged down $8 to $1,306.80 an ounce.
Among other stocks making big moves:
— CVS Caremark rose $1.07, or 2 percent, to $63.15 after its third-quarter income climbed 25 percent, beating Wall Street expectations. The drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager also raised its 2013 earnings forecast.
— Regeneron jumped $14.67, or 5 percent, to $296.25 after the pharmaceutical company posted earnings that beat analysts' expectations. The company also reported strong growth of its eye disease drug Eylea.


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GLASTONBURY, CONN. (May 2015) - High school seniors from Bolton, Ellington, Hebron, Somers, Stafford Springs, Storrs, Tolland, and Vernon were recognized as the state's top scholar-athletes at the 2015 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS)/ Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) Scholar-Athlete Banquet sponsored by McDonald's. This year, McDonald's Brand Ambassador John Cisna, the Iowa high school teacher who lost nearly 60 pounds eating only at McDonald's served as the guest speaker at the awards banquet.
A 32-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald's joined CAS/CIAC to honor the following local students as the best of the best in the state at an awards ceremony held at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Conn. on May 3.
• Marissa Gudauskas and Benjamin Phelon, Bolton High School, Bolton
• Katherine Lee and Jonathan Wing, Ellington High School, Ellington
• Jessica Cascio and Timothy Breckel, RHAM High School, Hebron
• Samantha Pruden and Kyle Trusch, Somers High School, Somers
• Kaela Maloney and Matthew Moore, Stafford High School, Stafford Springs
• Siobhan Dale and Justin Vampatella, E.O. Smith High School, Storrs
• Jennifer Jacobs and Eric Goetz, Tolland High School, Tolland
• Haley Hasty and Brett Montminy, Rockville High School, Vernon
"McDonald's has been a proud sponsor of the CAS Scholar Athlete Awards for 32 years and each year we are truly amazed by these Scholar Athletes, who thrive in both academic and athletic achievement," said Scott Taylor, McDonald's owner/operator and president of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's Owner/Operator Association.
The Connecticut High School Scholar-Athlete 2015 Awards Banquet is the largest program of its type in the state. Only one male and one female student are eligible for the award through a nomination from their principal for: demonstrating exemplary academic and athletic careers including participating in an interscholastic athletics; possessing personal standards and achievements that are a model to others; exhibiting outstanding school; and community service and carrying themselves with high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
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"We Hate Comics" (AKA Review Group) #279: Northlanders #41
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
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Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
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by thefourthman » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:31 pmseriously, does this guy come in any other time than when I am working, I hate him and his same repetitive stupid shit, I have told him how to fix the problems he is having multiple times, he doesn't want to listen fuck him, I will no longer listen to his complaints.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:34 pm
Not that I know of, and yes they are more expensive by far. Maybe wait and hope it ends shortly for small sales then?
Here's eBay's announcement:
by Eli Katz » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:53 pmI think the prime minister has near dictatorial powers can pass something called "back to work" legislation, which forces the postal carriers to deliver the mail. Who knows if the unions would comply?
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:12 pm
I don't think there's much of a chance that my LCS will have this one. I guess I 'm out for this week.
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:15 pm
What the hell?
I never claimed anything of the sort.
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:20 pm
And just for the sake of accuracy -- it not a strike, Canada Post has locked its employees out.
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:34 pm
They comply most of the time. In this case since its a lock out, there's not much reason to assume they won't.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/201 ... ation.html
by GLX » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:26 pm
You can read it legally online.
http://davidhahnart.com/download-comple ... ghter-1-2/
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:41 pm
Cool, I'm back in then.
by Stephen Day » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:45 pm
And thank you as well.
by GLX » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:46 pm
by guitarsmashley » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:52 amyou guys suck.
by Punchy » Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:08 amNorthlanders #41 - 'Thor's Daughter' - Wood and Churchland
Story - I kind of think Vikings get a short shrift when it comes to historical fiction, most writers seem to prefer the Romans or the Middle Ages, and when we see Vikings they are just portrayed as savages out to rape and pillage whatever they can and drink as much mead as they can. And whilst they did do that, they were deeper than that, and Brian Wood knows this, and it's why Northlanders is such a good book. It's a comic about Vikings, but it's not just mindless violence, it's about people, and about a society very different from ours. And this particular issue focusses on the place of women in Viking society.
The story of this issue, like most of the shorter Northlanders stories is fairly lightweight. Birna is the only child of a clan-chief, and even though she is a girl she is treated well by the Clan. But when her father dies she is not allowed to take charge, even though she has been groomed to take over.
That's pretty much it, there's some back-story detail about how Birna's mother killed herself, but that's not really important. What's important here is the tone of the story, the world it creates and the themes it expresses. This is a one-shot story, we'll never see this character again, so we don't really need to know a lot about her. Birna is here to show how rough it was for a woman in Viking times, and I think Wood expresses this well. She has no real place, unless she takes it, unless she in some ways becomes a Man herself, and leads an army to battle. In today's modern times of (more or less) gender equality it's interesting to see what things were like when women were basically treated as property, and it's great to see one woman fight back. It's something Wood has done before in this book, with the 'Plague Widow' and 'Shield Maidens' storylines, and it's something that's needed. Viking stories are often hyper-masculine action-fests, but without women, these bearded bad-asses would be nowhere.
This was a good issue of Northlanders, like last month's 'The Hunt' it was a contemplative, complete short story, and it's to this book and to Brian Wood's credit that he can do both these short vignettes about Viking life and also epic 9 and 8 part serials. It's a shame it's been cancelled, but stories as strong as this will live on in trades.
Art - I wasn't familiar with Marian Churchland before this issue, but I was really impressed with this issue, it was beautiful. The art reminded me of illustrations from a children's book in some ways, and as this is a story about a young girl trying to find her place, it was very appropriate. The colours by Dave McCaig also contributed to this effect, it looked like he had used colouring pencils and crayons.
Best Line - 'You're going to have to convince yourself before anyone'll listen to you'
by Zero » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:01 amWill post my review tonight, and then do next week's afterwards.
by Comic_Doctor » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:01 amNo Northlander review for me (and it's only my second week).
My LCS only got one copy, and it was for a customer's pull-list.
I DO plan on picking up All Nighter #1
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By Marc Livitz at ringside in Austin, TX: Raymundo Beltran defeated Alejandro Rodriguez by way of unanimous decision tonight at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas. The two Mexican fighters battled in a ten round lightweight contest in front of a good sized crowd.
The first round was an odd one, especially for two lightweight fighters from the slug happy Mexican states of Sinaloa and Jalisco. They each threw their fair share of jabs more so in an effort to safely get a feel for the distance between one another. They opened up somewhat in the second. Beltran connected more, while Rodriguez was busier with the jab. The crowd at the Erwin Center was slowly yet audibly growing impatient with the lack of action during round three. Beltran didn't display much lateral movement, although he utilized his left jab to his advantage. Raymundo had a cut over his left eye to worry about in the fourth. He pawed at it whenever he had the chance. No replays were available to determine the cause, yet it was possible to have occurred when Alejandro grazed the face of his opponent at the end of the third.
Beltran began to go to the body considerably more in the fifth stanza. His shots held more of the proverbial "thud", although Rodriguez would connect with his left jab and follow up right at times. Raymundo was moving in closer and connecting with more meaningful shots as the first half of the scheduled ten rounds concluded. Each fighter showed facial signs of wear and tear in the sixth and the story was much of the same.
Rodriguez held his jabbing glove out and popped it towards Beltran at times, while his Los Mochis foe threw more from the body. Alejandro Rodriguez of Guadalajara retreated a bit in round seven. Beltran was pushing the action and the crowd seemed to appreciate the fight moving more towards the center of the ring. Raymundo's left eye was holding and Alejandro's face was swollen.
In the eighth, Beltran continued to push forward and Rodriguez's jabs held little to no pop to them. He was able to reopen Beltran's cut in the ninth, although this did nothing to slow him down. Raymundo continued to throw the harder punches. The boxing fans in attendance showed their admiration for the efforts of the pair of combatants as the tenth and final round was underway. Throughout the contest, it was Beltran who used the ring to his benefit, showed considerably more aggression and by far landed the more meaningful shots. The three ringside judges saw the bout as a near walkover for Raymundo Beltran (two cards read 99-91 and the third differed slightly at 97-93), who improved to (28(17)-6). Alejandro Rodriguez's record dropped to (18(11)-10).
Co-Main Event Report
Jose Ramirez Cruises Past Antonio Martinez
In the evening's first televised and co-main event, Jose Ramirez earned a unanimous decision victory over Antonio Martinez. Ramirez was taking part in his third professional bout since representing the United States in the 2012 Olympics in London.Jose began the bout aggressively and sought to quickly neutralize any weapons his Espanola, NM opponent may have had. The Fresno, California native continued the assault by way of tremendous shots to the body and an effective left hook. Martinez began to counter just a bit in the second, however it was in fact for just a bit. Ramirez continued his shots to the body, which likely was what led Antonio to take a knee and register the fight's first and only knockdown. Jose used his shoulder to create distance whenever Antonio got too close.
Martinez slowed considerably in the last two rounds of the bout. He seemed to be content with gaining a moral victory by standing in front of the former Olympian who had previously had a perfect win to knockout ratio. Jose Ramirez landed more shots to the head and his New Mexican foe screamed out to the crowd at the end of the third. He just wanted to make it out of the fight and absorb what he could. He held at times and shook away from Ramirez. In the end, it didn't matter.
Two judges saw the contest equally at 40-35, while the other registered 40-36 (odd for a unanimous call with a knockdown). The 2012 US Olympian maintains his unbeaten record and improved to (3(3)-0) while Antonio Martinez fell to (1(1)-1-2).
Undercard Results
Tramaine Williams UD4 Ricardo Williams
Kenton Sippio-Cook TKO1 John Burns - Super Welterweights
Trevor McCumby TKO1 Jason Smith - Light Heavyweights
Donald Ward TKO2 Zach Kelley - Super Welterweights
April 27, 2013
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1 record(s) were found:TRIAL #3305
Date: 1926/03/27; Reels(s): 417.
Defendant(s): Harry Kleinberg, Sex: M; Eugene Geiger, Sex: M;
Charge(s): Burglary;
Judge: Andrew Macrery;
Defense Attorney(s): Sydney R. Lash;
Prosecuting Attorney(s): Robert Santangleo;
Note(s): City Magistrates' Court, Seventh District. Eugene Geiger vs Harry Kleinberg.
Stenographer Number: 0; Page(s): 43 p.
Court: Miscellaneous Tribunals
The Crime in New York 1850-1950 digitization project was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program.


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"If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same……..
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it……………."
R. Kipling
Okay, our life is BIZARRE and BEAUTIFUL at the same time……….I was just thinking the other day how nice it was to have a non-medical scenario………………..
But then let me tell you how our evening went a few weeks ago.
I had been downtown painting at the "community kitchen" I was working on. (It's my way of paying forward the kindness we've been shown). When I looked down at my phone and saw that I had missed two calls from home.
(Here are photos of the community kitchen in case you're curious as to how the kitchen turned out!)
I called home and Chris told me, "Panic's over. Winston's okay. He was standing up at the ottoman, went to grab the silver bird candle, and he fell backwards. He made a weird noise for a moment or two from his trach but now he's doing okay."
We chatted for a bit, he tells me had problems getting the catheter down, but that he got some secretions out which seemed very thick. He also says that Winston's trach ties were loose and he tightened them up.
Chris sounded very calm but there is always, always a secret storyline when we talk trachs and incidents.
Since July 5th 2009, anything evolving trachs makes Chris' heart rate increase…….. a tightness in his chest reappears ………..and a hint of anxiety comes back as a reminder of that fateful day when Chris had to do CPR and resuscitate Winston as blood was literally streaming out of Winston's stoma.
I am still always in awe of how amazing he handled that mad moment. I don't think I would have been able to stay as calm as he did.
But since that moment, it's almost as if Chris has a little bit of post traumatic stress (for a great reason) when it comes to anything involving Winston's trach.
But don't get me wrong, Chris wouldn't hesitate to rise to the occasion yet again if he needed to, I know that without a doubt. He handles all other aspects of Winston's medical needs and fatherhood beautifully and with ease. Now with all of that said, knowing that Chris has a "get out jail free" pass forever for saving Winston, let me continue my story…………………..
Okay, so Winston fell backwards, he made a weird noise, he did a cough, and Chris noticed Winston's trach ties were super loose so he tightened them. He checked to be sure Winston was not in distress and so they continued on with their evening.
I arrived home not much later, and seeing Winston fine and thinking nothing of it, we continued on as usual. Winston and I headed to the dog park with Sophie and that night we stayed for two hours just to be sure Sophie's puppy energy had an outlet.
When we got home, Winston and I did our usual evening routine of a bed bath, pajama time and medicines. Chris and I were even laughing because Winston was giggling out loud while playing in the sink water………..it was so cute we had to video it…………..little did we know………..
So thinking there were still no issues, during our bed time routine, I started to notice a weird sound from Winston. I go to suction his trach and the catheter wouldn't go down……………..
"Uh, Chris……" I yelled up the stairs, "Did Winston's catheter ever go down after the fall?"
"Hhhhhhhmm, no," keep in mind he's a fabulous dad who has a forever "get out of jail free" pass.
"He wasn't in distress and was fine."
So anyone who is around trachs ever, if you cannot get the catheter down, you stop whatever it is you're are doing and you assess the situation. Do not stop until you figure out why the catheter is not going down!!
Quickly my face turns to a "poop face"……all scrunched up and serious. "We need to get ready for a trach change when the nurse arrives."
The nurse arrives, we are all set up for worse case scenario…………remember we've been through a coding. So in our minds, it was prepare for the worse…..a spasm, anything………….oxygen ready, suction machine ready, land line phone ready………………….Winston was down on the floor, ready for the trach change when Chris spots something…………….
"What's that? That's his trach!!", Chris says.
OMG……………………Winston's trach was out for four and a half hours…………..that's right kids, four and a half hours!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a happy thing and a "OMG..........we're idiots....how did we not notice!" thing!!!! But it's a beautiful moment that's for sure!!!! Bottom line, Winston breathed on his own that whole time!!!! Basically his trach was too short and he needed increase the size to a pediatric size (which we have now done).
NOW the big question you want to ask is, "Will he lose his trach now?"
The answer is no.
Ultimately, the trach is a guaranteed, secure airway for any time Winston is having treatment or surgery. It's basically peace of mind. BUT we do know he will eventually lose his trach which is BRILLIANT!!! :)


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In the past few weeks, the collective console consciousness has been firmly planted in the Nintendo and Sony camps. This has been thanks in large part to the release of the Wii U and the rampant rumors surrounding the PlayStation 4, or the Orbis as it's reportedly called by Sony. Even as Microsoft made headlines with the controversial release of its Windows 8 operating system, its Xbox brand has been firmly planted in the present. The Xbox 360 received a line wide price drop in October, but talk about its successor has been scant. What's going on with the Xbox 720, or the Durango as it's sometimes called?
The latest issue of Xbox World magazine has a report summarizing what a number of industry sources and leaks have said about Microsoft's next gaming machine. The magazine even went so far as to make a mock up of the machine based on the information it's received.
Although still unconfirmed, those details fall largely in line with what we've heard before about the console. The next Xbox will use Blu-ray discs for optical media, 8GB of RAM (compared to the Wii U's 2GB), and its CPU will include four cores (just as the PlayStation Orbis is rumored to have.)
It will have an "innovative" controller according to the report, but it doesn't go so far as to say that Microsoft will mimic the Wii U with a touchscreen in its controller. It does, however, seem likely that both the next Xbox and the next PlayStation will incorporate a touchscreen, or something similar, into its controller. Nintendo isn't the only company pursuing that strategy. Ouya, the crowd-funded Android console, will have a traditional controller with a touchscreen in it as well.
The next Xbox will be accompanied by the next generation of Kinect as well, said to be called Kinect 2.0. Microsoft will augment the new motion controller later on with a specialized headset, likely based on the company's patents for "Project Eyewear."
While the Durango codename is still in use, the article says that Microsoft plans to name its next console simply Xbox. A good plan actually, considering the success Apple has had by maintaining simply brands for the iPod and iPad.
Xbox World is a reliable source for information on Microsoft's business. The magazine published stories on new versions of Kinect, Microsoft's headset plans, and new surround sound systems that were all later detailed in the infamously leaked 10-year plan for the Xbox brand.
Source: CVG
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PHOENIX, Ariz. >> Spring training being more about preparation than results, it would have been easy for Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw to just sweep Monday's rough outing against the Oakland A's under a rug of early March cliches.
Something along the lines of being more focused on working on a specific pitch rather than getting hitters out or being satisfied getting his work in and building up arm strength and refining his command.
Yada, yada, yada.
But Kershaw doesn't operate that way. So when a collapse of control sabotaged him in the third inning and the A's pounded him for five runs on two hits and three walks he wasn't just upset about it. He was borderline fuming.
"I know it's spring training and it doesn't matter," Kershaw said afterward. "But it matters to me."
He took nothing positive from an outing in which he sailed through the first two innings before falling apart in the third inning with three walks and two hits.
The Dodgers committed four errors,and were victimized by a sun-induced double that fell in front of left fielder Scott Van Slyke and lost to the A's 7-3.
Kershaw never did make it out of the third and was pulled before recording an out. His Cactus League ERA soared to 18.00 and his blood pressure rose right along with it.
At the risk of over-reacting, he's perplexed.
"You pitch bad, there's concern," Kershaw said.
He wasn't about to hide behind spring training being a time to get ready for the season.
"That's what the offseasons for," Kershaw said. "I don't believe you come in to get ready. You're supposed to be ready to go."
Dodgers Don Mattingly appreciates Kershaw's level of expectation but thinks it's unrealistic to expect total sharpness at this stage of the season,
"The big problem with that, he hasn't thrown a baseball in a while," Mattingly said. "He's working on things, that's what spring training is all about."
Mattingly also pointed out Kershaw wasn't sharp last spring either.
And all he did was go on to win the Cy Young Award.
Kershaw, though, isn't satisfied. And he isn't happy about it.
"I'm searching for answers right now," he said.
It isn't a physical problem, Kershaw insisted. His arm and body feel fine.
"Physically I feel great," he said, "No excuses."
Just questions and concerns.
Spring or no spring.
Mattingly flashed an understanding smile.
"He expects himself to be really good all the time and when he's not, he's frustrated," Mattingly said. "That's why we love him."
Maholm hopeful
The entry point was different than he is accustomed, but for Pat Maholm a clean finish trumped the abnormal starting line in his first appearance of the spring as a member of the Dodgers.
The 31-year-old left-hander entered Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres in the third inning, only the second time in his career he wasn't on the mound to start the game. Not that it affected him, considering the two scoreless innings he threw. He surrendering just one hit and faced seven batters.
"Obviously it's only two innings but it felt good," said Maholm, whom the Dodgers signed in early February. "And it felt good putting pitch sequences together and facing the top four hitters, the guys you'll face in the regular season."
Maholm is in the running for the No. 5 starter's job, although a strong performance by Josh Beckett against the Padres — not to mention his clean bill of health — likely improved Beckett's odds of breaking camp as the fifth starter.
That would suggest Maholm's future with the Dodgers would be in the bullpen, a role he is not familiar with.
But it's early in spring, and as last year proved when the Dodgers started camp with nine legitimate starters, only to scramble throughout the season filling the fourth and fifth starter spots, projecting definitive pitching roles on March 2 is an exercise in folly.
Maholm will spend the spring preparing for a starting role and hope the esults leave no question where he fits in the Dodgers puzzle.
"My whole thing, since I turned pro, you pitch well and make them make tough decisions," Maholm said. "I don't have control over it, all I can do is put my work in stay healthy, pitch well and it will work out."
Maholm pitched last year for the Atlanta Braves and was 10-11 with a 4.41 ERA over 26 starts and 153 innings. But wrist and elbow injuries forced him to the disabled list, and what initially looked like a very good season when he opened with 26 consecutive scoreless innings and three consecutive wins slumped to just an average year.
Maholm lost four of his next five starts and never established a consistent groove.
"You start off 3-0 with (all) zeros) … there's only one way to go," Maholm said. "You're going to have rough outings and have your rough patch. Unfortunately instead of getting to pitch out of it I was on the DL for six weeks."
With the Braves in a playoff race, Maholm hurried back from the D.L in late August to mixed results.
"Trying to rush out of it to attempt to make the playoff rotation, things didn't work out," Maholm said.
He was left off the Braves playoff roster in the Divisional Series against the Dodgers, and ultimately left Atlanta for Los Angeles as a free agent.
Now he's trying to lock down a job with the Dodgers, although the role is murky at this point. In the meantime, he'll keep plugging away.
"Like I said, you pitch well and stay healthy things have a way of working out," Maholm said. "We'll deal with the other things down the road."
Subtle adjustment
Among the subtle differences between the Josh Beckett who pitched Sunday for the Dodgers and the one pitching for them last May was a higher arm slot on his throwing release.
It wasn't a new angle, mind you. In fact it represented a return to what Beckett is most comfortable with.
But it typifies just how good Beckett is feeling this spring compared to how he felt last summer when numbness in his right hand and fingers led to season-ending surgery.
Prior to the numbness being traced to a nerve disorder called thoracic outlet syndrome — and mandating surgery — Beckett tried to pitch through the ailment. That resulted in him gradually lowering his arm slot in order to maintain blood flow to his hand and alleviate the numbness.
"It was slowly starting to creep down further and further, which really was not knowing what the injury was," Beckett said. "The higher I got, the less blood supply got to my hand and arm so, not even knowing, almost subconsciously, it got lower and lower and lower."
It was a slow, subtle change but it resulted in pronounced ramifications for the 6-foot-5 Beckett, a power pitcher used to a more over-the-top throwing motion, not the three-quarters delivery he inadvertently dropped to — only to realize upon comparing tape of himself over the years.
It was the result of pitching through an injury he couldn't quite wrap his arms around.
"It led to some bad habits, for sure," Beckett said.
Beckett is back to the more natural over-the-top delivery, and on Sunday it helped him strike out three batters over two scoreless innings against the Padres.
And that represented another positive step Beckett hopes leads him back to the Dodgers starting rotation.
Prospect to get MRI
Dodgers pitching prospect Ross Stripling left Arizona for Los Angeles to consult with Dr. Neal ElAttrache about MRI results on his right elbow.
Stripling, who did not tell the Dodgers he was experiencing discomfort in the elbow for a week — or until he woke up last Thursday after pitching the day before unable to throw a baseball — remained hopeful the injury wasn't major. But the fact he's been sent to L.A.to meet with ElAttrache likely wasn't a good sign.


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Nadal faces another test at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal is not sure how his injured left knee will respond to his first hardcourt match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open.
Nadal is a two-time champion and three-time finalist at this event. He hasn't played a match on a hard court in almost a year and is only a month into his comeback from a left knee injury that sidelined him for seven months.
He has played three tournaments since returning, all on clay, and won titles in Brazil and Acapulco, Mexico, after losing to Horacio Zeballos in the final in Chile in his first week back.
"The results on clay were positive, especially because the knee was feeling better and better every week, especially last week," Nadal said. "Now I'm going to try here on hard (court). I don't know (what might happen). I cannot say much.
"I'm not confident about what I will be able to do here after one year of not playing on hard. I will try my best. I don't expect anything in results here."
His first match will be Saturday against American Ryan Harrison, who beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.
Down the road could be a quarterfinal round matchup with No. 2 Roger Federer and a semifinal match against No. 4 David Ferrer, whom Nadal beat 6-0, 6-2 in the Acapulco final.
For that to happen, it would take the same kind of improvement Nadal saw between his loss to Zeballos and his win over Ferrer.
"The difference is that I was able to compete close to 100 percent in Acapulco and I didn't have that chance in Chile," Nadal said while praising Zeballos for playing a fantastic match. "My tennis level was much better in Acapulco.
"You cannot expect to be back after seven months and play fantastic. You cannot expect to be back on hard court and practice 2 or 3 days and play a fantastic match in the first match.
"That's competition, that's the sport. You have to work to be 100 percent ready."
Two-time tournament champions Lleyton Hewitt and Daniela Hantuchova both won long first-round matches Thursday. Hewitt, who got his titles back-to-back in 2002 and 2003, beat Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, and will face No. 15 seed John Isner on Saturday.
Hantuchova, the women's champion in 2002 and 2007, beat qualifier Stephanie Foretz Gacon of France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, in 2 hours and 12 minutes to set up a second-round match against reigning champion and top seed Victoria Azarenka.
In other women's first-round matches on Thursday, Taylor Townsend, a 16-year-old from Stonebridge, Ga., playing her fourth professional match of the year, beat 27-year-old Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3, and 42-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan was a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 winner over Galena Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan.
American Jamie Hampton, who advanced to the fourth round last year at Indian Wells, is in the second round this time thanks to a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
In the first night match of the 10-day tournament, Madison Keys beat Melanie Oudin, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
The men's first round started with David Nalbandian of Argentina beating Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-4, 6-2 and 20-year-old Bernard Tomic of Australia ousting Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-4, 6-3.
Townsend said she "wasn't really nervous when I got on the court, but when I got up (ahead) I got really nervous. In the tiebreaker I was just trying to keep myself calm, so I wouldn't get ahead of myself.
"I've always thought that I belonged at this level, it's always been a dream of mine."


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CIHR Foundation Grant Program: Stage 2 Application Deadline
Feb 6, 2018
The Foundation Grant program contributes to a sustainable foundation of health research leaders by providing long-term support for the pursuit of innovative, high-impact programs of research.
There is one Foundation Grant competition per year, which is a three-stage competition and review process.
Stage 1 (Deadline: September 12, 2017): focuses on the caliber of the applicant(s); and,
Stage 2 (Deadline: February 6, 2018): focuses on the quality of the proposed program of research.
Stage 3 (There are no deadlines for this stage): involves a face-to-face discussion of applications by a multidisciplinary committee responsible for the integration of results from stage 2.
If you are planning to apply via the UofT, please reveiw the the Research Services Office Foundation Grants page for MRA internal deadlines.
All applicants are encouraged to have an editorial review of their application at both stage 1 and 2. Please contact your relevant hospital research institute, or the Faculty of Medicine Grant Development office.