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Harvey: Greatest Olympian debate extends beyond Phelps, Lewis
We moved to Baltimore in 2004, a couple of months before a local star named Michael Phelps entered into the international consciousness by winning six gold medals in Athens.
Virtually everyone we knew during the two years we lived there belonged to a swim club. That wasn't inspired by Phelps. It's what people had always done there during the summers.
So we joined one. It wasn't the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, the Yankee Stadium of local swim clubs, where Phelps was a member. Ours was on the south side. It wasn't as exclusive as some, but it was surrounded by a fence, and a pass was required to enter.
Outside the fence was a predominantly African-American neighborhood. I could only guess what the children from that neighborhood were thinking as they cooled off in the sweltering heat with water hoses while predominantly white children were swimming in an Olympic-sized pool.
Anyone who ever watched "The Wire" knows Baltimore, like most cities, has racial tensions. I never got the impression our fellow club members were racist. The issue was economic. Some could afford to join the club, and some couldn't.
I bring this up because of a provocative column this week by Tim Sullivan in the Louisville Courier-Journal discussing whether Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. Sullivan questioned Phelps' legitimacy as the G.O.A.T. because virtually all of his opponents his entire life had virtually the same pigmentation as he does.
He called Phelps and competitors "members of the chlorinated upper middle class."
Phelps' family, like many others involved in swimming, isn't upper middle class. That, however, doesn't detract from Sullivan's observation. If you agree with him - and there's no judge here to deduct points if you don't, because Phelps has the medals to back you up - then who is the greatest Summer Olympian ever?
Boycott hurt Lewis
Carl Lewis? He duplicated Jesse Owens' achievements by winning gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200, the long jump and the 400 relay in 1984, then went on to win the 100 once more and the long jump three more times. He might have won more medals if not for the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games that prevented him from competing in five Olympics.
But what if professionals had been allowed into the Olympics while Owens was still competing and he continued beyond 1936 instead of returning from Berlin to run exhibitions against horses because he needed the money?
Would Mark Spitz have continued to be as dominant as he was when he won seven gold medals in Munich if he hadn't had to come home to embark upon a show business career? He was a mere 22 when he retired.
If the decathlon identifies the world's greatest male athlete, the heptathlon winner should be known as the world's greatest female athlete. Would Jackie Joyner-Kersee have won the heptathlon more than twice if she weren't such a relentless competitor that she also insisted on becoming the world's best woman long jumper?
What's the criterion for determining the G.O.A.T.?
Sportsmanship? Germany's Luz Long was a long jumper counted on to prove Hitler's theory of Aryan superiority by beating Owens. Instead, after Owens was in jeopardy of disqualification because of fouls, Luz gave him advice that enabled Owens to win.
Grace under pressure? Kerri Strug vaulted with a sprained ankle she could barely walk on and clinched gold for the U.S. women's gymnastics team title in 1996.
Changing the world? Gymnast Olga Korbut didn't win so many medals, but she helped defrost the Cold War with her smile during the 1972 Games. Soviet teenagers smiled? Who knew?
Ronald Reagan changed not only the world but the Olympic world with his 1987 challenge from Berlin's Brandenberg Gate, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.'' The wall eventually came down, enabling investigators to obtain Stasi files providing evidence of the extent of East German doping. You won't find East Germans on this list.
Courage? Many didn't approve, but Tommie Smith and John Carlos were more effective in making their point in 1968 with their upraised fists than the African-American athletes who boycotted.
Courageous acts
How about Anita DeFrantz, a gold-medalist rower in 1976 who was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the U.S. Olympic Committee after it succumbed to pressure from the government to boycott in 1980? You won't find Jimmy Carter on this list.
Perseverance? Gabriela Andersen Scheiss refused to quit while staggering around the L.A. Coliseum track at the end of the first women's Olympic marathon in 1984. She knew if she didn't finish that officials who didn't believe women should be allowed to run 26.2 miles would prevail.
Does anyone else put Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner, in this category?
I could go on. Emil Zatopek of the former Czech Republic won the 5,000, 10,000 and marathon in 1952. Paavo Nurmi, one of the Flying Finns, won nine gold medals as a distance runner from 1920-28 and inspired one of the fictional dental patients ("Is it safe?'') to run in William Goldman's "Marathon Man.''
Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina won a record 14 individual medals, one more than Phelps. How about that guy from "Chariots of Fire,'' who was so devout he wouldn't run on a Sunday? Or did Mr. Bean ruin that moment for you during London's Opening Ceremony?
Who have I left out? You tell me, by mail, e-mail or Twitter.
The only penalty is, as with some badminton players, for not trying.

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A closer view of the New Orleans Fair Grounds, ca. 1947. This is one of a number of aerial photographs donated to New Orleans Public Library in 1999 by Richard B. Taylor of Las Vegas. While on a business trip to the city Mr. Taylor chartered a private plane for a aerial tour; he shot the photographs from that plane.
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California regulators are recommending allowing a major expansion of the largest hazardous waste dump in the Western United States, even though some residents blame the dump for birth defects and have opposed the expansion, officials said on Tuesday.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control said it has issued a draft expansion permit that would allow the landfill near Kettleman City — a farmworker community in the state's Central Valley midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles — to expand by 5 million cubic yards.
The landfill, which is operated by Chemical Waste Management, currently houses 10 million cubic yards of hazardous waste.
Environmental organizations and residents have opposed the expansion of the 1,600-acre landfill for years. The landfill has been fined by state and federal regulators for improper waste disposal and other problems.
"A draft permit will send a message to industrial polluters that you can violate your permit constantly for years, commit serious and chronic violations, and still get your permit," said Bradley Angel of the group Greenaction.
The dump's owners say there's no evidence linking the facility to the birth defects and cancer-causing chemicals there were too low to affect the nearby community.
A recent report by California health officials found no common cause for the birth defects and left residents to speculate about what other potential hazards — a constant flow of diesel trucks, pesticide residue in the surrounding fields and multiple high-tension power lines — might pose the biggest risk to their children.
The permit carries some of the most restrictive requirements, including enhanced air and groundwater monitoring and sampling, a clean truck program that would reduce emissions from incoming diesel trucks and more inspections, state officials said.
The landfill accepts toxic waste not allowed into most landfills, including carcinogenic PCBs, herbicides and other chemicals, and lead-contaminated soil from cleanup sites.
Last November, the state issued 72 violations alleging the company failed to report small spills that occurred between 2008 and 2012 — though they posed no health threats to the public. In May 2011, the state levied $46,000 in fines against the company for failing to report two spills.
That same year, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the state toxics department levied $1 million in fines against the firm for having improperly calibrated lab equipment that thwarted efforts to accurately analyze chemical concentrations in waste. The EPA found the same problem with equipment five years earlier and said officials failed to fix it.
Federal officials also fined the operator nearly $10,000 for improper waste disposal.
Officials said the violations "have not reached a level that would trigger a permit denial," said Brian Johnson, director of hazardous waste management.
The public has 60 days to comment on the draft permit, which still requires final approval from the toxics department.


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This section provides an overview of the common security terminology.
The most common security processes are authentication, authorization, realm assignment, and role mapping.
Authentication verifies the user. For example, when the user provides a user name and password in a web browser, if those credentials match the permanent profile stored in the active realm, the user is authenticated. The user is associated with a security identity for the remainder of the session. For more information on authentication realms, see Managing Authentication Realms in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Administrator's Guide.
Authorization permits a user to perform desired operations after being authenticated. For example, a human resources application might authorize managers to view personal employee information for all employees, but allow employees to view only their own personal information.
A realm, also called a security policy domain or a security domain in the Java EE specification, is a scope over which a common security policy is defined and enforced by the security administrator of the security service. Supported realms in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 are file, ldap, certificate, solaris, custom, and native.
In the Java EE/Servlet security model, a client may be defined in terms of a security role. For example, a company might use its employee database to generate both a company-wide phone book application and payroll information obviously, While all employees might have access to phone numbers and email addresses, only some employees would have access to the salary information. Employees with the right to view or change salaries might be defined as having a special security role.
A role is different from a user group in that a role defines a function in an application, while a group is a set of users who are related in some way. For example, members of the groups astronauts, scientists, and pilots all fit into the role of SpaceShuttlePassenger.
In Sun Java System Web Server 7.0, roles correspond to users, groups or both used and groups configured in the active realm.


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|Progress on the RFQ Beam Cooler Design for SPES Project
|The SPES project is the new Radioactive Ion Beam facility under construction at Laboratori Nazionali of Legnaro, Italy. In this framework in order to improve the beam quality in terms of transversa emittance and energy spread, a study of a new RFQ beam cooler device is in progress. The electromagnetic design of the RFQ section and the electrostatic layout of the injection and extraction regions have been done. The study about the beam dynamic is going on by means of dedicated codes which allow to take into account the interaction of the ions with the buffer gas needed to cool the beams. The preliminary design of the device is carrying on at LNL since 2011 and the feasibility study is funded by V committee of INFN in the framework of REGATA experiment. Both beam dynamics study and the electromagnetic design are presented in this work.


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AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta man who spent almost 15 years in prison for gross sexual assault is facing new charges of possessing sexually explicit materials of young children.
Jeffrey Smith pleaded not guilty this week at his arraignment in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of possession of sexually explicit materials.
According to the indictment, Smith was in possession of material depicting a child under age 12 engaging in sexual conduct.
The Kennebec Journal reported the 46-year-old Smith was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail. He's also barred from using a computer and from accessing the Internet.
Smith was convicted in 1994 of gross sexual assault in Androscoggin County Superior Court.


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An absent pulmonary valve is a rare heart defect.
In a normal heart, blood flows from the body into the right atrium and on to the right ventricle. Blood is then pumped out of the heart through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The blood picks up fresh oxygen in the lungs. The blood returns to the left atrium of the heart and goes into the left ventricle. There it is pumped out through the aorta to deliver oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body.
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With this defect, the pulmonary valve does not develop properly. The opening where the valve should be is also narrowed. The defect causes the blood moving from the right ventricle to the arteries leading to the lungs to build up. This build-up causes swelling of these arteries that can put pressure on the air passages in the lungs.
The condition can be mild to severe. It usually occurs with other heart defects, like
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Absent pulmonary valve is a congenital defect. This means that the baby is born with it. It is not known exactly why some babies' hearts develop abnormally.
Factors that may increase the risk of absent pulmonary valve may include:
Symptoms may include:
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Talk with the doctor about the best treatment plan for your child. Treatment options include:
Surgery aims to improve function and blood flow. In milder cases, closing the septal defect may be all that is needed. In other cases, surgery may be needed to repair the valve. A human or synthetic valve is used to replace the defective pulmonary valve.
After surgery, your child will need to have regular visits with a heart doctor. Your child may also need to take antibiotics before some medical or dental procedures to prevent a heart infection.
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Stars attending the Baftas will have to make sure every angle is their best this year - as 360-degree cameras will be streaming an inside view of the red carpet live.
Fans can tune in on Facebook and on their smartphones to virtually rub shoulders with the likes of Bradley Cooper and Jessica Chastain thanks to the EE Baftas 360 degree Red Carpet Show on Sunday February 10.
The four interactive cameras along the red carpet will enable the public to scrutinise outfits and enjoy a close-up, personal view of their favourite film stars.
Wardrobe malfunctions, with skimpy or unforgiving outfits, will be impossible to hide from the panoramic view.
I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here Now! presenter Laura Whitmore will be hosting 360-degree interviews for EE with the celebrity guests live from the red carpet.
The MTV presenter said: "Although you think 'Oh God!' Now you have to make sure you're okay from every angle, it's really great for the people at home to feel like they're there and be part of it.
"In real life, you can see every angle. This technology blows my mind - with your iPad or your computer you can move it around and it's like being there."
Viewers will be able to watch the live streamed show and highlights package at facebook.com/EE or via the EE Film app on Apple and Android handsets.
Twitter users will also be able to suggest questions for Whitmore to put to the stars by tweeting @thewhitmore using the #EEBaftas hashtag.
The EE British Academy Film Awards are staged at The Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden on February 10, with live red carpet streaming from 5pm to 7pm.


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Outside Frazier's spotlight, Mom beams with pride
CINCINNATI -- Primed for the baseball spotlight since he was a 12-year-old in the Little League World Series, Reds third baseman Todd Frazier is very outgoing and can always handle his share of media attention.
During those exhilarating days in 1998, Frazier and his Toms River, N.J., teammates won it all in Williamsport, Pa., becoming national celebrities who were invited to appear at Yankee Stadium and on national-television talk shows. People often asked Joan Frazier what it was like to watch her son on his once-in-a-lifetime ride.
CINCINNATI -- Primed for the baseball spotlight since he was a 12-year-old in the Little League World Series, Reds third baseman Todd Frazier is very outgoing and can always handle his share of media attention.
During those exhilarating days in 1998, Frazier and his Toms River, N.J., teammates won it all in Williamsport, Pa., becoming national celebrities who were invited to appear at Yankee Stadium and on national-television talk shows. People often asked Joan Frazier what it was like to watch her son on his once-in-a-lifetime ride.
Joan was far less interested in being interviewed, however.
"Every time somebody came around, like an ESPN person, and asked, 'Where's Joan Frazier? We want to talk to her to get her on TV.' They'd always go and ask her, 'Are you Joan Frazier?' She'd say, 'No, Joan Frazier is in the upper deck,' or something," Todd said. "She never got interviewed. It was the funniest thing. She's the nicest lady in the world and she makes me laugh. She never wants to be in the spotlight."
From watching inches away from the media glare, rather than under it, Joan was impressed with how Todd, now 28, handled everything. She still marvels today, even after her youngest son reached the Major Leagues and became one of the Reds' most approachable players.
"Little League was a summer of dreams for a 12-year-old boy. That was his first exposure to any kind media," Joan said. "I think the attention that was given to Todd was pure enjoyment and fun for him. I think he handled the exposure pretty well. The boys on that team had no clue of the intensity and attention that came their way. They were too young to realize the impact they had on themselves, and actually the U.S., for that matter. But I do feel, though, the TV cameras and sports writers did help him today in regard to talking with the media. He seems to be very comfortable when approached."
Back in the 1990s, Joan and Charles Frazier were typical parents of an athletic family with multiple kids. They shuttled the kids to their various games and took turns watching one's game or another and switching.
Todd appreciated the effort of both parents for making sure he could play and helping him along the way. But he liked knowing his mother was at his games.
"She's been there for me through thick and thin," said Todd, who played shortstop and batted .600 with four home runs in that '98 Little League World Series, He went 4-for-4 and pitched the final two innings of the title game.
"Whenever my Mom was there, it was always comforting for me," he said. "She understands baseball, but at the same time she just wants us to have fun."
Joan's game-watching ritual hasn't changed very much since Little League. She admits to being quite superstitious.
"The one thing I always do is make sure I wear my cross to the games," said Joan. "That's a must. I do get nervous most of the time when he is at bat and things haven't been going well. It's your son and you want him to do well."
"She always rubs the cross and prays each time I come to the plate," Todd said. "She still does it -- my wife tells me she does. It's her thing. Say I don't get a hit in one at-bat, she'll move her seat and she will walk around the stadium. If I get a hit, wherever she is sitting or standing or if she's eating, she'll find a way getting back to that spot."
Of course, the Major League season is a longer grind and all players are prone to rough stretches.
Joan isn't shy to interject with her thoughts when things aren't going well at the plate for Todd.
"She always has some wise cracks like, 'Aw man, you haven't gotten a hit. What's going on bud?'" Todd said. "It's nice and light, but I'm like, 'All right, here we go, Mom. Keep it up. It's all right.' She starts laughing.
"She worries if I'm 0-for-4. It's, 'How are you feeling? Is there anything wrong?' I'm like, 'No, Mom, stop it.' We start laughing. My dad is the one who is laid back. He'll say, 'You know it happens. Just keep swinging. On TV, your swing looks good.' I can hear my mom in the background, 'Try bunting the ball one time. Maybe you'll get on bunting the ball.'"
Whether he goes 4-for-4 or 0-for-4, Joan remains filled with pride about the type of player and more importantly, the person, Todd has become.
That goes for both on and off of the field.
"He is a very social person and seems to be able to communicate well with people," Joan said. "He has shown qualities as being a good husband, father, son and brother. He is very family-oriented. As a player, he seems to have a great rapport with all people associated with the Cincinnati organization and doesn't mind talking with the media. He enjoys meeting new people every day and embraces the fans. I think that is part of being a baseball player, and I am proud he is like that."
The Reds are hosting the Rockies on Mother's Day afternoon on Sunday at Great American Ball Park. Beyond a card and a phone call, it will likely be a low-key affair for the Frazier family.
"We don't make a big deal about it," Todd said. "She just wants to be appreciated and I think she deserves it."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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While fighting for our freedom in Afghanistan last week, Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills stepped on an IED and lost all four of his limbs as a result. Just think about that for a second. He lost both of his arms and both of his legs. Can you even imagine?
And while he's no doubt happy to be alive and see his wife and 4-month-old daughter again, the injuries he suffered are incredibly devastating -- not to mention life changing. He'll be recovering at a hospital in Washington, D.C. for at least one year, but new struggles will arise when it's time for him to go home and try to get back to some sort of a normal life.
Incredibly, he may get a second chance at leading a happy home life thanks to the Stephen Siller Tunnels to Towers Foundation and another similar foundation headed by actor Gary Sinise. They've offered to build Mills and his family a "Smart Home," to help make his life as easy as possible.
The "Smart Homes" built by these organizations offer features like oversized bathrooms & kitchens, heated floors (which improve blood circulation in amputees), and iPad-controlled countertops (how cool is that?). And the best part is that they've agreed to build the home for the Mills family anywhere in the country they want to live.
There are so many things that we take for granted in our homes on a daily basis, such as getting a drink out of the fridge anytime we want or simply getting out of bed and taking a shower. Just thinking about how much harder (or even impossible) these things are for veterans who have lost multiple limbs makes me feel so guilty over the meaningless things I complain about. How many times have I huffed and sighed because I had to walk back upstairs to get something I forgot? Hearing the struggle that Travis Mills is facing really puts things into perspective -- and it makes me even more appreciative and grateful for everything the brave men and women in the military do so that we can be safe, happy, and secure.
You can hear more about what happened to Sgt. Mills in the video clip below.
What is something you take for granted in your home that you will appreciate more after hearing this story?
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A child who has hearing loss or impairment may be able to hear some sounds or nothing at all. Impairment means something is not working correctly or as well as it should. People also may use the words deaf, deafness, or hard of hearing when they're talking about hearing loss.
An audiologist will assess a child's hearing by doing different types of tests. Testing can even be done on infants. If it's found that a child has hearing loss, the audiologist will recommend treatment and suggest the family work with a special team. This team will figure out the best way for a child with hearing loss or impairment to learn and communicate.


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What is happening at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center
- Author: Therese Kapaun
Published on: January 4, 2013
Pictured here are thousands of slices of satsuma mandarins from one of the Lindcove research blocks. Dr. Mikeal Roose (UC Riverside) is studying the tree and fruit characteristics of several new satsuma varieties, to determine which ones show promise for commercial production in the San Joaquin Valley. The study analyzes scion and rootstock compatibility, tree size, fruit yield, and fruit quality. Satsumas are known for their easy-to-peel rinds, tolerance to cold winters, and as one can see, lack of seeds.


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|My-T-Pen®: for Windows; Indestructible Keyboards and Indispensable Utilites; Version 1.78 Release 4; User's Guide
Key Label
Key label will show which button is currently edited.
Key Description
Enter a detailed description (will appear on Quick Help).
In order to create a keystroke Macro follow these steps:
There are six vertical selection lists in the bottom left corner of the dialog box. Select & double-click to add to the Keystroke Macro.
Use the up-and-down arrows to select the appropriate keystrokes, then double-click to enter into the Keystroke Macro.
For example, double-click on Alt-Down to simulate pressing the Alt button down.
Now, double-click on the letter F.
Now, release the Alt button by double-clicking on Alt-Up.
Finally, double-click on the letter v.
This Macro [Alt-Down]f[Alt-Up]v will bring up the Print Preview while running MS Word!
You may edit the Keystroke Macro directly in the Edit window. You may wish to refer to the Advanced User Notes for options & details regarding the keystroke macros.
Reserved words in brackets [ ] will only function properly when typed exactly! They may be used to indicate combination keystrokes. For example, to execute Ctrl-S it must appear as [Ctrl-Down]s[Ctrl-Up]. This allows you to execute more than one character with the combination key depressed.
NOTE: For proper operation, you must have EVERY keystroke required! (Don't forget [Enter]) If the macro does not operate as desired, review & verify that each keystroke and the sequence of keystrokes is accurate. Also make sure that the correct Application is Active when the Macro is initiated.
There are seven buttons with standard editing options:
CUT - Cuts the highlighted portion of a Macro.
COPY - Copies the highlighted portion of a Macro.
PASTE - Pastes the highlighted portion of a Macro (must be preceded by a CUT or COPY).
DELETE - Deletes the highlighted portion of a Macro. (UNDO will not recover!)
UNDO - Undoes the previous operation (like a CUT OR DELETE).
SELECT ALL - Selects the whole Macro.
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CR - Changes carriage returns to [Enter]. (ANSI character 13)
CRLF - Changes carriage return-line feed to [Enter}. (ANSI characters 13 10)
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Indianas latest run as No. 1 didnt last long, abruptly halted by a loss to unranked Illinois.
Duke was bumped from the top spot twice in three weeks.
Michigan and Louisville went one and done when their turns came.
Its not lonely at the top; its getting crowded.
With the Hoosiers expected tumble in the next poll, thatll be six consecutive weeks with a new No. 1, the second-longest streak since the first Associated Press poll in 1949.
The way things have gone this season, coaches might start lobbying voters to not put their teams atop the ballot.
I do think there will be a revolving door or chairs that we will have a new No. 1 or new top fives moving forward because anyone can beat anyone, Kansas coach Bill Self said Friday. There is no dominant team, but there are a lot of really good ones.
Oddly enough, this season of jumbling started with stability at the top.
Indiana was the preseason No. 1 and held there for the first five weeks before a 5-11 walk-on from Butler named Alex, not David knocked Goliath from the top spot with a floater in overtime.
Duke got the bump to No. 1 after that and stayed in place for four polls until North Carolina States fans stormed the court after a Blue Devil dumping in Raleigh on Jan. 12.
Since then, No. 1 teams have perched on a precarious pedestal.
After Dukes first loss, Louisville moved to No. 1. The Cardinals responded to prosperity with not just one loss but three in a row and tumbled out of the top 10 within two weeks.
The Blue Devils reclaimed the top spot in the Jan. 21 poll and promptly made Louisvilles lapse forgettable with a 90-63 crushing by Miami, the third-worst loss by a No. 1 ever.
Next up, Michigan.
The Wolverines actually managed to win a game as No. 1, beating Northwestern. The downward pull of parity punched Michigan in its next game, a road loss to Indiana that sent the Hoosiers back to the top.
Indiana followed by getting caught up in the top-ranked turmoil in Champaign, inexplicably leaving Tyler Griffey open for an uncontested layup at the buzzer that sent hundreds of Illini fans streaming onto the floor and the Hoosiers toward a likely tumble down the poll.
Thats a hard question. Im not sure, Indiana coach Tom Crean said of No. 1 teams struggling to stay on top. We played at a high level most of the game.
The current string of No. 1 swapping is the longest since 1994, when Arkansas, North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA and Duke alternated at the top seven consecutive weeks the longest streak since Saint Louis debuted as No. 1 in the initial AP poll.
Top-ranked teams have lost six times this season overall, which isnt quite as rare; No. 1s lost nine times in 2008-09 and at least six times in a season since 1996-97, according to STATS INC. The top-ranked team also has lost to an unranked team twice this season, which has happened 10 times in that span.
But it isnt just the teams at the top that are having trouble. Top-25 teams all over the country are getting knocked off by unranked opponents.
According to STATS, top-25 teams lost to unranked teams 36 times from Jan. 17 to Feb. 6 this season, most in at least 17 years.
And some were ugly.
Indiana firmly was in control Thursday night before allowing Illinois, a team that had lost six of its previous seven games, to close with a 13-2 run to pull off the upset.
Florida would have been poised to take over the top spot but bumbled its way through a game against Arkansas a day after moving up to No. 2 in the poll, losing by 11 to the unranked Razorbacks.
Selfs Jayhawks were No. 2 in the poll two weeks ago, then lost to Oklahoma State at Allen Fieldhouse for the first time since 1989. Kansas followed that up with a real stinker, scoring 13 points in the first half of a loss to TCU, then lost to Oklahoma 72-66 on Saturday for its first three-game losing streak since 1995.
And even though Miami was at No. 25 when it beat Duke on Jan. 23, the voraciousness with which the Hurricanes attacked the Blue Devils was surprising, making it look like the players had swapped jerseys before the game.
Parity is here, and its not going anywhere anytime soon.
What people have underestimated about college basketball this season is that there is not a great dominant team or more than one great dominant team, but there is a whole bunch of really, really good teams, and even really good teams can get upset, Self said. And that is the way it is.
With the latest jumbling at the top, Michigan (20-3) couldve been the next team to move to No. 1, then lost Saturday to Wisconsin in overtime. Or maybe Duke (19-2) gets another shot. Who knows, maybe someone new such as Gonzaga (21-2) or Arizona (19-2) moves to the top.
Whoever gets there, no need to get comfortable. Chances are it wont last.
Associated Press Writer David Mercer in Champaign, Ill., and freelancer Kathleen Gier in Lawrence, Kan., contributed to this story.


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The Best of FreeBSD Basics by Dru Lavigne
579 pp., Reed Media Services, December 2007
One of the first tasks most users accomplish on their FreeBSD system is setting up X and a window manager. True to her businesslike style Dru Lavigne's book enters at the point of a freshly installed FreeBSD system, a
% prompt on a terminal.
This book is a collection of hands-on tutorials at the basic user level, in both senses. A complete computer newbie should be able to use this information, and, of course, the
% prompt is the basic user interface.
Not that she's adverse to a nice GUI — there's lots of information concerning the various window managers and desktop environments.
Dru Lavigne may be the perfect partner for a user who wants to set up a FreeBSD box for the first time. I suspect Dru in print might be close to what you'd get in person (as a tutor), with the added advantage of being able to leave her for breaks, or have her answer a question repeatedly.
Her style here is to sit with the reader at the
% prompt and lead him or her through whatever steps it takes to accomplish a certain task, or series of tasks, with very concise, but not dry, explanations of what is happening and why.
She has the ability to condense a world of background and information into a few words:
Once you have configured X, you'll want to start customizing your desktop environment. If I type startx on a fresh X Server, the resulting GUI may prove functional, but it looks awful. If you're unsure which window manager to install, http://xwinman.org is an excellent resource that provides screenshots of the most popular window managers and desktops.
If you like simplicity, configurability, and a clean look to a desktop, Windowmaker and XFCE are good choices. They also perform well on older video cards and computers with as little as 16MB of RAM.
If you have a new video card and lots of RAM and like a desktop with the works, KDE or Gnome was meant for you.
And beyond almost every conceivable basic task, Dru can show you how to perform really esoteric tasks — tasks thought up perhaps by someone with a drive to learn all she can herself and some extra time on her hands:
When you install X, you get a whole suite of interesting utilities, many of which you may not be aware of. One of these is Xnest, which allows you to run multiple window managers simultaneously.
And she gets down to it from square one:
Confirm that you have Xnest installed with:
# pkg_info|grep nest
# xorg-nestserver-6.9.0_1 Nesting X server from Xorg
If you just get your prompt back, install the program with the command:
# pkg_add -r xorg-nestserver
And so on. Whole chapters of the 579-pp. book are devoted to reference, such as
Useful Commands and
Using the vi Editor, and explanatory reference, such as
Read The Friendly Manpage — A Tutorial,
Where The Log Files Live and
Discovering System Processes.
If any of the titles in the last paragraph sound daunting to the new user, not to worry. Dru will be there to explain in exquisitely clear language just what's happening and why.
An updated and expanded collection of Dru's excellent collection of online tutorials on the O'Reilly Network's BSD DevCenter, this book is sure to find a treasured spot on the FreeBSD user's bookshelf. Invaluable for newbies, it still contains something for everyone. I predict every FreeBSD user will find value in it.
Greg Lehey is famous in the UNIX community for his over 30 years in the industry, performing most jobs you can think of, ranging from kernel support to product marketing, systems programming to operating, and processing satellite data to programming gasoline pumps. His foreword includes:
The nice thing about this sort of book is that you can always find something interesting, even if you have a lot of experience in the area. I've found interesting ideas; I hope you will too.
Buy the book: The Best of FreeBSD BasicsAbout the author:
Peter Hummers first installed NetBSD on a Macintosh IIsi in 1996, and never looked back. Since then he's used FreeBSD or variants for his writing.


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First Year Composition
The Institute Writing Program seeks to equip cadets for both academic success and participation in the full range of rhetorical occasions they will encounter in their lives as citizens and professionals. To ensure the development of strong written communication abilities, the program's curriculum provides sequential, sustained writing instruction and support throughout cadets' academic careers at VMI.
The program links a rigorous two-course sequence in first-year composition (ERH 101 and 102) with a thriving Writing Across the Curriculum initiative, which requires cadets to complete two additional "writing-intensive" courses prior to graduation. Professional tutors in the Writing Center consult individually with cadets at any stage of a writing project.
Beyond the classroom, the program celebrates excellence in writing by encouraging conversations among scholars, professional writers, cadets, and members of the surrounding community. The Institute Writing Program proudly hosts many events throughout the academic year. For example, professors of writing and rhetoric gather on Post each fall for the Spilman Symposium on Issues in Teaching Writing, a highly regarded national conference. And each spring, a Post-wide academic writing contest honors cadet winners of the Blackstone Drummond Ayres 1916 Award for Excellence in Writing and the Spilman Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Writing.


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These July 2004 Accident Reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee Six.
Location: Hot Springs, Ark.
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The 1,765-hour instrument rated private pilot was attempting to execute the ILS RWY 5 approach. Air traffic control was providing vectors for the pilot to intercept the localizer course. The controller instructed the pilot to fly a heading 020° and intercept the localizer. The pilot was instructed to maintain 3,000 feet until established on the approach. The pilot acknowledged the clearance and began a right turn towards the airport. Over the next two minutes, the airplane tracked the assigned heading but still remained south of the final approach course. A few minutes later, the airplane was just southeast of the FAF at an altitude of 3,000 feet msl. The published altitude for that leg of the approach is 2,300 feet msl. The pilot still had not reported being established on the localizer. The approach controller then conducted a position relief briefing with a controller coming on duty. The briefing included a discussion of the approach in progress. The first controller told the relief controller that the pilot would probably have to execute the missed approach as the controller had turned him too late to intercept the final approach course and descend to the published altitude. The pilot then reported he was established on the final approach course. The airplane was now 2.5 miles past the FAF and three miles from the runway and still 700 feet above the published altitude. The relief controller responded, "Roger change to advisory approved report your arrival time this frequency." The pilot acknowledged the transmission. The relief controller then transmitted, "Well just make sure you got this approach you are cleared for the ILS runway five approach and change to advisory approved report your arrival time this frequency." The pilot responded that he was cleared for the ILS runway five approach and indicated he would contact the controller again after landing. There were no further transmissions from the pilot and no further attempts on the part of ATC to contact the pilot. According to radar data, the pilot then made a left turn. The plane collided with mountainous terrain approximately five miles northeast of the airport. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical deficiencies.
Investigators determined that both controllers acknowledged the pilot's abnormal approach and failed to provide known information that may have assisted the pilot in determining whether to continue with the approach or take alternate action as required per FAA Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control paragraph 5-9-2, Final Approach Course Interception.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to fly the published instrument approach, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Factors were the air traffic controllers' failure to provide known information that may have assisted the pilot in determining whether to continue with the approach or take alternate action.
Aircraft: Cessna T210.
Location: Cheyenne, Wyo.
Injuries: 1 Minor.
Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was cleared to land on runway 30. While on final approach, the engine lost power. The pilot couldn't restore power and the aircraft came down in a field a mile and a half short of the runway. The airplane struck a fiber optics cable, a fence, and an irrigation ditch before coming to a stop.
The post-accident examination revealed that the bolt and nut that attach the throttle control cable to the fuel induction was missing. Examination of the aircraft maintenance records revealed that on April 1, 2004, the engine was removed from the airframe and inspected for metal contamination. Engine removal would necessitate detaching the throttle control cable from the fuel induction.
Probable cause: The detachment of the nut and bolt that attaches the throttle control cable to the fuel induction due to improper maintenance.
Aircraft: Beech Travel Air.
Location: Atlantic City, N.J.
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
What reportedly happened: A witness stated that she heard the accident pilot make a "normal inbound to land" transmission over the radio. However, when the airplane turned from base onto the final approach for the runway, the pilot transmitted, "Travel Air has a problem, we are going to climb out." The witness then observed the landing gear on the airplane retract, and the nose pitch up. The airplane subsequently entered into a spin to the left, turning two times, before descending into the water off the approach end of the runway.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right engine fuel selector was observed in the "main" tank position, and the left engine fuel selector was in the "off" position. Investigators determined the left engine had lost power. No other mechanical abnormalities were noted with the airframe or engines.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while performing a go-around after experiencing a loss of power to the left engine for undetermined reasons.


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Swalwell seeks federal funds for redevelopment agencies
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) has introduced legislation that would use federal funds to replace much of California's Redevelopment Agency development obligations that were declared illegal by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Called the "Restarting Local Economies Act of 2013," Swalwell's bill would make it easier for communities in California to obtain federal redevelopment funding.
In 2011, the state legislature voted and California closed all of the state's roughly 400 redevelopment agencies (RDAs), leaving localities without a source to fund much-needed development, Swalwell said in a statement. In his 15th Congressional District, alone, the loss was over $50 million.
Swalwell was joined at a press conference announcing the bill's introduction by Fremont Mayor Bill Harrison, Union City Mayor Carol Dutra-Vernaci, and East Bay Economic Development Alliance Director Darien Louie.
Swalwell introduced the legislation at an empty lot in Fremont, which was slated for mixed-use development with housing and retail. The closure of the Fremont RDA delayed the project.
"The state's closure of redevelopment agencies has effectively stalled local economic development across the East Bay," Swalwell said. "With that funding taken away by the state of California, too much land remains undeveloped and potential jobs sit on the sidelines."
"As a former Dublin city councilmember, I've taken my understanding of local economic development to Washington," he added. "While I can't undo the California legislature's mistake, my legislation helps cities whose redevelopment funding was raided by making it easier for them to obtain federal grants for redevelopment purposes. I'm proud to stand with mayors and communities across the East Bay as a federal partner in promoting local economic development."
The federal government's Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program provides competitive grants to localities for redevelopment projects, should they meet specific criteria related to challenges to their economy.
Swalwell's legislation would include the closure of a government entity, such as a redevelopment agency, as a specific example of an economic challenge to a region, allowing California localities to more easily compete for federal funds.
In addition, Swalwell's bill also would allow greater federal funding contributions to redevelopment activities in cities hurt by an RDA closure – even up to 100% of the project's cost.
"This legislation solves a problem facing our cities and represents a commonsense approach to grow our local economies, create jobs, and move the East Bay forward," added Swalwell.


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Pastrana Will Not Return to NASCAR in 2014
Action sports star Travis Pastrana informed his fans Monday that he will not return to NASCAR racing in 2014.
In a thorough post on his Facebook fan page, Pastrana said he was grateful for the opportunity but cited a lack of sponsorship, sub-par results and his wish to spend more time with his family as his reasons for leaving the sport. His announcement and shift in focus means Saturday's season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will likely be his final NASCAR
"I hate to quit and I hate to fail, but sometimes things work out as they should," Pastrana said in his Facebook message. "I've never been able to figure out the finesse required in pavement racing and that is disappointing, but I'm looking forward to driving more rally and racing more off-road trucks and there will be some announcements on those fronts shortly."
Pastrana signed with team owner Jack Roush before the 2013 season, joining former Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne as a full-time teammate in his No. 60 Ford. Though known for his extreme two-wheeled acrobatics on motorcycles, Pastrana had climbed the ranks through the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East while driving for team owner Michael Waltrip.
Pastrana soldiered through much of this season without sponsorship and failed to finish six races because of crashes, managing just four top-10 finishes -- his best, a ninth-place effort at Richmond International Raceway in April. His biggest highlight came one race later at Talladega Superspeedway, where he landed his only Coors Light Pole Award and led four laps before a wreck eventually ended his day.
In stepping away, Pastrana acknowledged the balance of family with a rigorous 33-race schedule on the Nationwide Series as another reason for his departure. Pastrana and his wife, Lyn-Z, welcomed an addition to the family with the birth of their first child, Addy, in September.
"My wife Lyn-Z has been more then supportive of my foray into NASCAR, often times being my biggest source of encouragement and support," Pastrana wrote. "But as my wife had to take a step back from being a professional skater to let me chase my goals in racing, I too need to take a step back and look at my situation as a father and husband."


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Scientists examine proton radiography of brain mockup
Los Alamos researchers and German collaborators have investigated the application of giga-electron volt (GeV, or billion electron volts) energy proton beams for medical imaging in combination with proton radiation treatment for cancer. The use of such a high-energy proton beam is ideal for imaging small tumors within patients for targeted proton therapy. Proton radiography, which was invented at Los Alamos, employs a high-energy proton beam to image the properties and behavior of materials.
Significance of the research
Proton beams for cancer treatment use the dramatic increase in energy deposition as the proton stops in tissue to kill the tumors. The incident proton beam must have relatively low energy (approximately 200 MeV) to stop within the human body. However, the low energy proton beam is susceptible to multiple scattering that spreads the beam at the end of its range, just as the protons reach the tumor. This effect restricts the utility of proton therapy to relatively large tumors. The German researchers have discovered that increasing the energy of the proton beam to a GeV reduces the scattering. The GeV proton beam, called a "proton knife," enables proton therapy to be applied to smaller tumors with greater accuracy. Irradiating the tumor from multiple angles allows uniform distribution of protons throughout its volume.
Locating the position of small tumors very accurately is difficult. Presently, X-ray CAT (computed axial tomography) scan results are collected weeks or months before treatment sessions. The "map" of the internal structure from the CAT scan is used to guide the proton beam to the tumor location within the body. This can be problematic as the tumor position can change within the body between the CAT scan and the treatment. Treating smaller tumors requires locating them precisely during the treatment session. A 1 GeV proton beam, which is used for the treatment, could image the tumor within the patient.
Research achievements
The Los Alamos researchers and collaborators investigated GeV proton radiography at LANSCE using biological samples and a high-fidelity human head mockup, called a Matroshka. This mockup was designed and built for dose measurements of humans in the International Space Station. The Matroshka's density and internal structure accurately matches a human head. The team radiographed the mockup with protons to determine the ability of GeV radiography to locate internal features. The scientists observed sub-mm resolution of features and contrast for structures located in soft tissue.
The research team
Frank Merrill of LANL's Neutron Science and Technology group led the proton radiography team in this effort funded in part by the NNSA. Additional researchers include Fesseha Mariam of Subatomic Physics, Kurt Schoenberg of Experimental Physical Sciences, Cris Barnes of Physics Division and German collaborators Chiara Latessa, Matthias Prall, Philipp Lang, Marco Durante, Lev Shestov, and Dmitry Varentsov. The international partners were from Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung and Technical University of Darmstadt. Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) originally supported the creation of the fundamental proton radiography technology. The research supports the Lab's Nuclear Deterrence and Global Security mission areas and the Science of Signatures science pillar.


text: Brazil tax court decision on withholding of individual income tax on employee stock options: key takeaways for companies Global Tax News Share this 28 JUL 2016 By: Dean Fealk Alex Jorge Humberto Marini A recent decision by the Brazilian Federal Administrative Tax Court (CARF) partially settles the debate between Brazilian tax authorities and companies regarding the treatment of employee stock options for purposes of withholding individual income tax (WHT). The court reaffirmed tax authorities' argument when it held that a major financial institution was required to deduct WHT on income from stock option plans to employees because the plan was in essence variable compensation to employees. Still, the decision is subject to a motion to clarify and could be appealed. Common questions and key takeaways for multinational companies doing business in Brazil and taxpayers include: 1. What are the clear rules that emerge from the court's decision? In essence, if an employee is granted a stock option plan that is treated as a form of variable compensation, it is subject to WHT. Brazilian tax law mandates employers to withhold income tax from employee's compensation, and employers' failure to collect may accordingly result in liability. 2. How did the court determine that issuing employee stock option plans qualifies as "variable compensation"? It is not clear what would be necessary for employee stock option plans not be considered variable compensation. In this particular case, tax authorities based the tax assessment on specific information about the stock option plan reported in official documents, which made clear reference of the "variable compensation" nature of such a plan. The presence of such language was a determinative factor in the court's ruling coupled with the finding that the employee had no risk. 3. Does the court clarify which event triggers WHT (vesting or exercising)? The moment when the taxable event occurs is still a matter of controversy in Brazil. In this particular case, the court's ruling is not clear. Since the decision is subject to a motion to clarify and/or appealed, such controversy may be further clarified in this case or another. 4. Are there any important steps to take in the future? In the meantime, to mitigate tax, labor and securities law related risks, taxpayers should review language associated with any stock options plan to avoid conflicting positions regarding its status as variable compensation, or lack thereof. *Alex Jorge and Humberto Marini are partners in the Tax practice of Campos Mello Advogados, an independent law firm in Brazil.


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Whenever I see comments on the internet like "I have never had a girlfriend before but I would treat her so good, and cherish her always", I feel emotions halfway between "aww, isn't that naive" and "your lack of self awareness upsets me."
Is that video game knowledge or is that just perving on Chun Li?I don't remember a part in a Street Fighter game where she explains what her hairstyle is.
So that game thinks women belong in the kitchen? Nice...
The entire premise is based on flawed sexist assumptions, I'm not too surprised. :P
due SOLELY to video game knowledge I identified it as a chignon which is what the name of chun li's hair style is called as well as the chinese girl from tekken, Xiaoyu.Video games have given me the tools to best women in their own fields!
I'd like to know what some of the "guy" questions were for the ladies. Sports stuff? Because I wouldn't be able to answer that crap. Then again, I didn't know the 2 you mentioned above either. So where does that put me? Hmm.Tomara, there's no way a game called "Battle of the Sexes" is NOT going to be sexist. It sucks, but that's the point of the game. I'd like to think our world is getting beyond some of that stuff, though. Baby steps, I guess.


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Submission of comprehensive review
Not later than January 15, 1982, the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive review of each program of the Department. Each such review shall be made available to the committee or committees of the Senate and House of Representatives having jurisdiction with respect to the annual authorization of funds, pursuant to section 7270 of this title, for such programs for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1982.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title X, § 1001, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 612.)
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Flamenco Reloaded!
Added Mar 27, 2013
by cris orange
Vienna, Austria
I bought this yellow fabric 7 years ago in Spain. I wanted to make (not myself!) of it a typical Spanish trail dress "bata de cola", and because this kind of dress requires very much fabric, I bought 10m of it! Now I discovered the fabric again in my closet and decided to make (now myself!) of it a dress which includes flamenco elements. A peplum dress seemed to be the perfect choice for this purpose – and I love peplum anyway!
I chose a Vogue Pattern V8849 and started with size 8, but the bodice was to small so I ended up with 10 for the bodice and 8 for the skirt. Now I make always a muslin, because the Vogue sizes seem to vary with the pattern.
For the first time I dared to change some details in the pattern: I wanted the peplum to be a typical flamenco valance, and I made 2 of them, both double-layered white+yellow. The white fabric is a nice cotton damast with woven polka dots, this detail matches the polka dots on the yellow fabric!
In the first version I put the white valance at the top, but my husband said: "you look like a cook". Even though he needles me sometimes with his brutally honest verdicts, this time I had to admit: this looked like an apron! So I put the yellow valance on the top, but it was too ruffled and my husband said again: "you look like you go swimming". And again he was right, it looked like a floating tire! I must say, in the meantime my dear husband has advanced to a competent critic, no blemish escapes to his eyes and he makes me definitely no false compliments :-)
During the work I had the idea to use piping and, unbelievable: I found in internet a nice yellow piping with white polka dots! Well, obviously I made myself a difficult life with this idea!
I wanted also absolutely to include a detail that I totally love: a long visible zipper! This turned out to be very practical, because I can now step into the dress!
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Mar 31, 2013, 04.43 AMby marloncosta
Another stunning successful project! I love your fabric choices!
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Mar 31, 2013, 10.10 AMby cris orange
thank you again :) yes, I am a "fabrics-victim" :) when I go to the fabric store just for a zipper, I come out after 1 or 2 hours, because I must look all that stunning fabrics, I could buy them all :)
Mar 28, 2013, 03.30 PMby Moimisie
I love the dress! The color is gorgeous and the detail you put into it really gives it something extra…. Hihihi, it does seem that the husbands are our critics…. I often have quarrels with mine when we can't agree on a garment that I'm making… but they make good critics with there brutal honesty! ;))
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Mar 28, 2013, 06.52 PMby cris orange
thank you for loving my dress, this makes me happy! yes, our husbands, what should we do without their critic? mine brings me to lough with his sentences :)
Mar 28, 2013, 08.53 AMby Gigette
Waouuuuh!!!! So beautiful ;)
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Mar 28, 2013, 06.49 PMby cris orange
merci beaucoup :)
Mar 28, 2013, 04.17 AMby baum
wow, your dress is so cool! I really like it:)
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Mar 28, 2013, 06.49 PMby cris orange
thank you so much, I´m so happy that you like it!
Mar 28, 2013, 12.00 AMby Mary Athey
stunning dress, i love everything about this from the fabric to the piping. the work you put into this dress shows as its just beautiful. i love this so much xx
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Mar 28, 2013, 06.48 PMby cris orange
thank you mary for appreciating my work :) indeed this dress made me sick after the last stitch, I was exhausted. but now I´m happy about it :)
Mar 27, 2013, 11.43 PMby ariation
Beautiful dress…………..especially all the details! Well done :)
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Mar 28, 2013, 06.46 PMby cris orange
thank you for your kind comment!
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Charles D. "Chuck" Klaiber
Charles D. "Chuck" Klaiber, 60, of 1205 Brusselles St., St. Marys, died unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys.He was born Oct. 13, 1952 in St. Marys, a son of the late Herman and Elizabeth Koker Klaiber.On Aug. 3, 1984 in St. Mary's Church, he married Marlene Weichman Klaiber, who survives.He was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of St. Mary's Church. He was a member of the Moose Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing cards. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. In addition to his wife of more than 29 years, Marlene Weichman Klaiber, he is survived by a son, Kenneth Schneider and his fiancee Edith Martin of Ridgway; three daughters, Lynette Schneider and her husband Zee Mustafaa of Colombus, Ohio, Tammy, Mrs. Troy Dennison of Alexandria, Va., and Tracey, Mrs. Eric Thompson of Kersey; four grandchildren, Danielle, Simone, Alyse, and Sarah; six step-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Irwin of St. Marys and Donna, Mrs. Thomas Goode of St. Marys; a brother, Richard Klaiber and his wife Anna of Altoona; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ashley Riemer who preceded him in death on June 22, 2013; and three brothers, Joseph, Herman and Robert Klaiber.A Mass of Christian Burial for Charles D. "Chuck" Klaiber will be celebrated at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Church Street, St. Marys, on Tuesday, Aug, 20, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas More, O.S.B., as celebrant. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.Visitation will be at the Lynch-Green Funeral Home, 151 N. Michael St., St. Marys tonight from 6-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Nurses Inc., 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, Pa. 15857. Lynch-Green Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and online condolences may be placed at www.LynchGreen.com.
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I have read all the posts on nipple pain (thanks!), but wanted some input as I wait back from a call to my midwives/LC.
My 6-mo is EBF (although started on solids last week) and is thriving and meeting milestones. Here is our issue:
Chronic nipple pain on one side only. Hurts worse as milk transfer starts, and gets a little better as feeding continues. In between feedings, I'm having frequent vasospasm (sometimes both sides, but mostly on this side.) Vasospasm is set off by cold or clothes rubbing.
6 weeks ago, we were both treated for thrush. LO had unmistakable symptoms and was put on nystatin, which worked immediately (completed full course.) I was put on diflucan for 2 weeks. I had slight improvement, but was not convinced yeast was causing my pain (but maybe adding to it?) I boiled/discarded pacifiers, washed clothes/towels after each wearing in hot, and used coconut oil each day.
Latch: LO has a bad, shallow latch because of a tight upper lip frenulum. We had this separated by an ENT at ~8 weeks, but it seems to have not worked/grown back? ENT was skeptical that lip ties have any affect on nursing. Do not plan to pursue further treatment for LO's mouth. He cannot flare his upper lip up at all.
Nipple status: nipple is not shiny or peeling, but the skin is dry and is coming off in small shreds. I can gently pull off this dead skin, but I try not to pick too much and make things worse. Sometimes the pain gets very bad during nursing and then suddenly better, and when I look there is a crater of skin, like my LO popped open something. There is no classic milk blister, but deep under the skin there is an irregularly shaped spot of yellowish white that looks like it could be a buried milk blister/bleb. It is hard to see unless I am in the shower (the warm water keeps the vasospasms from kicking in.) If I hand express, this area does not seem to bulge, but does get a bit whiter, as if the milk is coming from underneath it or over it.
History: I had the exact same thing happen with my older son (now almost 3). Nipple pain, shallow latch, lip tie ("resolved" by falling down stairs at age two). Same breast, but not as severe, chronic but not constant pain for the 19 months I nursed him. No thrush diagnosis. At almost the exact age (5 mo), it became worse, and I saw a LC. She was mostly concerned with his slow weight gain and we got sidetracked by increasing my supply. This time around, LO is much larger than his brother and supply is not an issue.
Unrelated(?) info: My adult brother is dealing with an open wound that has not healed in 4 years (!) He has been diagnosed with everything from yeast to staph to impetego. We live far apart and do not see each other often, but it has infections on my mind. Could I have a bacterial infection that doesn't spread or cause fever/malaise?
My theory: I think I have a buried milk blister that is covered over with layers of skin. Sometimes it gets close to the surface, but it doesn't seem to have ever popped completely. I have done some minor digging in the shower, but never got close enough. I have lanced milk blisters before, but this doesn't seem the same as a big, round one on the surface, so I'm hesitant to dig with a needle. Does this sound plausible?
As I mentioned, I'm going to talk to my midwives. I have a PCP but have never met her (have been pregnant or nursing for years and am healthy, so avoided doctors) but would consider calling the doctor if I thought she could help. Any input is appreciated!


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Tomlin wins in stellar return to mound for Tribe
CLEVELAND -- Josh Tomlin had ample time to think about his past starts in the big leagues. The pitcher had countless hours in the training room and plenty of days down in the Minors to look back while recovering and returning from surgery on his right elbow.
It turns out that Tomlin was only looking forward.View Full Game Coverage
CLEVELAND -- Josh Tomlin had ample time to think about his past starts in the big leagues. The pitcher had countless hours in the training room and plenty of days down in the Minors to look back while recovering and returning from surgery on his right elbow.
It turns out that Tomlin was only looking forward.View Full Game Coverage
He does not even remember the details of his last win in the Majors.
"I do not," Tomlin said. "This one. That's what I remember."
This one was a long time coming for Tomlin, who rejoined the Indians on Tuesday and then pitched with precision to lead Cleveland to a 4-2 victory over the Twins at Progressive Field. The Tribe's offense spotted the right-hander with an early lead and he did the rest, settling in and looking like his old self in front of the home crowd.
It had been 648 days since Tomlin last started for the Indians, and 670 days since he last collected a Major League win. He had Tommy John surgery -- performed on Aug. 22, 2012 -- to thank for those prolonged statistical droughts. Facing Minnesota, Tomlin pushed that past to the side and continued Cleveland's recent rotation resurgence.
All Indians manager Terry Francona knew of Tomlin were the stories he heard about the pitcher from those who were around when the righty was a rotation fixture in 2011. Francona then saw two innings from Tomlin last September, and watched the pitcher nearly claim a job with a solid performance in Spring Training this year.
It took until Tuesday for that job to fall to Tomlin, who was promoted from Triple-A Columbus before the game.
"I actually walked out to him before the game," Francona said. "I just said, 'Hey, man, enjoy the [heck] out of this.' He loves to compete. You can tell. We gave him the lead and he did exactly what you're supposed to do: threw strikes, used both sides of the plate, he worked ahead."
Tomlin did indeed savor the experience, which included a standing ovation when he walked off the mound in the seventh inning. He went on to win his first game since July 5, 2012, when he beat the Rays.
"It feels good," Tomlin said. "Any time you get the call to come up here, you want to do everything you can to help this team win. I definitely had some anxiety going before the game, but good anxiety. The same anxiety I've gotten in years past. To come out there and pitch well, pitch [deep] into the game, it was pretty special for me."
Cleveland's offense has labored of late, but the lineup ended a 14-inning scoreless drought in the first inning against Twins right-hander Samuel Deduno.
Nick Swisher began the rally for Cleveland with a double that snapped an 0-for-11 skid at the plate, and Michael Brantley followed with a run-scoring single to center. Brantley later crossed the plate when Colabello let a ground ball off the bat of David Murphy skip between his legs and into right field for an error.
The Indians added another pair of runs in the second inning, when Lonnie Chisenhall led things off with a single to right. Catcher Yan Gomes followed with an RBI double to left, and he later crossed the plate on a single up the middle by Swisher, putting the Twins in an early 4-0 hole.
"The name of the game is to score early," Brantley said. "Give the pitchers a lead so they can get a little more comfortable and even more aggressive. We need to do a better job of just continuing to put pressure on the defense and continue to put runs on the board."
The early cushion was sufficient for Tomlin, who scattered four hits and walked one in 6 2/3 innings and registered 66 strikes within 93 pitches thrown (71 percent). Tomlin threw a first-pitch strike to 17 of 24 hitters, and faced the minimum in five of the seven innings in which he worked.
Minnesota's best chance against Tomlin came in the second, when Kurt Suzuki and Eduardo Escobar delivered consecutive two-out singles off the pitcher. Tomlin then froze Chris Herrmann with a 90-mph fastball for an inning-ending strikeout.
"He kept the ball down and worked fast," Brantley said. "It's 10:15 [p.m. ET] and we were done 45 minutes ago. It's nice. We didn't play a four-hour game tonight. He gets the ball and works fast. That's one of the biggest keys for him. He works fast and gets us back in the dugout so we can get back on offense."
Tomlin was one of the final two candidates for the last spot in Cleveland's rotation during Spring Training, but the Tribe went with Carlos Carrasco, who was out of Minor League options. During the last road trip, the Indians changed course due to Carrasco's struggles, sending him to the bullpen and then electing to promote Tomlin from Triple-A.
At Columbus, Tomlin took his assignment in stride and excelled on the mound, turning in a 2.06 ERA through five starts. On Thursday, the right-hander spun a shutout against Durham on just 89 pitches, carrying a scoreless streak of 20 innings into his first start back with the Indians.
"I understand that," Tomlin said of Cleveland's initial decision to send him to Triple-A. "Organizationally, you try to do the best you can to put your team in the best situation to win. That's what happened in Spring Training, so I just went down there and tried to work hard to get back up here as quick as I could."
Tomlin continued his early-season success into the outing against the Twins, who managed only two hits off the righty in his first six innings of work. Finally, with one out in the seventh, Tomlin flinched. Minnesota first baseman Chris Colabello belted a 2-1 fastball from the starter to left-center field for a solo home run.
"It wasn't fast enough," Tomlin said with a smirk.
The pitcher said his lengthy return to Cleveland worked out as well as he could have imagined.
"It's very satisfying," he said. "There's never any guarantees."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian.


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Pearl Farmers Market Store Profile
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Website: pearlfarmersmarket.com
At the historic Pearl Brewery building in San Antonio, Texas, there's a 1933 smokestack emblazoned with the word "Pride" (for Texas Pride beer). Although alcohol is no longer produced here, Pride seems an appropriate slogan for the farmers' market that now takes place in the old brewery's shadow. Local pride is abundant at the market, and it's amply justified by the array of high-quality seasonal produce, meat, and artisanal food available here every Saturday morning.
Started in 2009, the Pearl Farmers Market is part of the eco-friendly, mixed-use Pearl Brewery complex. On Saturdays year round (rain or shine), around 20-30 vendors set up shop behind the Full Goods Building, which was once the brewery warehouse. A recently revitalized stretch of the San Antonio River flows just steps away, and local bands add to the market's festive atmosphere.
All of the market's vendors come from within a 150-mile radius of San Antonio, and they are eager to share and discuss their products, which include seasonal and organic fruits and vegetables, herbs, grass-fed bison, lamb, and beef, farm-raised fish, free-range eggs, baked goods, olive oil, pecans, corn meal, honey, preserves, salsa, spices, and more. Our favorites include cheeses from San Antonio's Humble House Foods, olive products from Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard located south of San Antonio, and lavender products from the Hill Country's Imagine Lavender farm.
Although San Antonio has a handful of other farmers' markets, the location and number of vendors at Pearl make it a premier destination for local food lovers and tourists. (The Pearl complex also houses the Culinary Institute of America, Texas Farm to Table Café, and Chef Andrew Weissman's Il Sogno.) Pearl is the farmers' market that a large and culturally-rich city like San Antonio has always deserved, and its presence makes this writer, a native San Antonian, even more proud of her home town.
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