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Chelsea defender Ashley Cole could be set for a sensational departure from Stamford Bridge, as we can reveal that there are no talks at present to renew a contract that has just one year to run.
Cole, who is just two England games away from 100 caps, has one season left on his current deal in west London and is seemingly happy to run down his contract and become a free agent next summer.
Considering the enormous controversy surrounding Chelsea's recruitment of Cole from Arsenal and the lengths the club went to in order to secure his services, it would be a major shock if the player, so synonymous with the Blues' recent success, could be walking away on a free.
Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City and wealthy clubs from China and the Middle East will be queuing up to recruit Cole on what could be phenomenal wages given there will be no transfer fee.
"Ashley is relaxed about his future, and will look at all the options when his contract expires," a source told us.
"He could go abroad, and there will not be any shortage of offers, but equally he could stay in the Premier League. He might be 31 but he is super fit and he is still recognised as the best left-back in the world.
"He has broken so many records and is still breaking them with club and country and there is sure to be huge demand for him.
As it stands there have been discussions about renewing his contract, but there are no negotiations as it stands.
Chelsea are believed to be keen to keep Cole and extend his contract, although the emergence of England Under-21 defender Ryan Bertrand may prompt him to seek a new challenge elsewhere.


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Dell Shifts to a Different Venue With New Win 8.1 Tablet
By Richard Adhikari
The shortage of Windows apps might affect the Venue's sales, suggested Michael Cherry, senior analyst at Directions on Microsoft. "Without modern applications, most users will be running the machine in essentially a Windows 7 mode, booting into the desktop," Cherry explained. "They will mostly be running traditional applications, likely with a mouse and keyboard attached."
Dell on Wednesday revived its dormant "Venue" brand by unveiling a Windows 8.1 tablet that will run on Intel's new Bay Trail system on a chip.
Featuring an 8-inch screen, the device was announced at the Intel Developer Forum being held in San Francisco this week. Few other details about the upcoming device were disclosed.
Dell's Venue Tablet
"This is a signature Bay Trail device -- very thin, reasonably priced, very sexy," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times.
The Venue "makes it a showcase of whether Windows can compete on both price and features with other offerings and, given this is a full Windows box, it comes pretty close seeing that its price has just a slight premium over the iPad mini and it's far more capable," Enderle added.
A Smartphone Brand
Dell has struggled in the U.S. mobile device market.
The Venue brand was initially for smartphones, but in December, Dell got out of the smartphone business altogether.
As for tablets, Dell has sold only a few hundred thousand units of its SPX-10 and Latitude 10 Windows tablets, Sam Burd, the company's vice president of personal computing, stated in July.
The Venue "could be extended to an audience Dell's not covering with its current brands," Jeff Orr, a senior practice director at ABI Research, told the E-Commerce Times.
Tablets' Rosy Outlook
The launch of the Venue might have come at just the right time, too: IDC on Wednesday forecasted that tablet shipments will exceed total PC shipments in Q4.
At the same time, Dell's teaming up with Intel and Microsoft could give the Venue tablet more "oomph."
"Microsoft and Dell are becoming very close," Enderle noted.
Meanwhile, Michael Dell's effort to take his company private was approved on Thursday morning. Now that that's happened, "I think you'll see them increase their marketing spend and execution sharply," Enderle predicted.
Holiday Availability
Dell is positioning the Venue tablet "as a key part of the Windows 8.1 and Bay Trail launch cycle so it will be [available] in the American market and showcased by both Intel and Microsoft as part of their launch efforts," Enderle opined.
Indeed, "I would say there is no question that Windows-based Venue tablets will be available to consumers this holiday season in the U.S.," asserted Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at the NPD Group.
The shortage of Windows apps, however, might affect the Venue's sales.
"The bottom line to me is ... around modern applications," Michael Cherry, senior analyst at Directions on Microsoft, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Without modern applications, most users will be running the machine in essentially a Windows 7 mode, booting into the desktop," Cherry explained. "They will mostly be running traditional applications, likely with a mouse and keyboard attached. To me, a tablet is defined by what I can do without a keyboard attached."
The Impact on Microsoft
Although Microsoft has not done well in the tablet market either, having had to write off some $1 billion worth of these products, the launch of Dell's Venue is likely to impact it positively.
The tablet's launch "will help [Microsoft] reach some level of consumer and channel awareness," NPD's Baker told the E-Commerce Times.
"There really aren't enough Windows tablets available to get critical mass," he added.
Microsoft and Intel worked closely on Windows 8.1 to provide a consistent experience for users, ABI's Orr pointed out. In fact, he added, Dell's historic relationships with Intel and Microsoft "represent a good example of how technology partners, both hardware and software, can affect an OEM coming to market.".


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Cebu Pacific Launches Flights From Kuala Lumpur To Cebu
10 December 2012
Sepang, 10 Decemeber 2012 - The Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) expands its regional network with the launch of its direct twice weekly service from Kuala Lumpur to Cebu.
CEB starts its Tuesday, Saturday service from Cebu to Kuala Lumpur on December 8, 2012. The maiden flight will leave Cebu at 4:45pm, and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 8:10pm. The return flight will depart Cebu at 8:55pm, and will arrive at 12:20am the next day.
Lowest year-round fares for this route start at MYR 395.
CEB already operates approximately 25 weekly flights from Cebu to Seoul (Incheon), Pusan, Hong Kong and Singapore. On December 9, 2012, CEB will also launch twice weekly flights from Cebu to Bangkok.
"Cebu is internationally renowned for its colorful festivals, diverse marine life, pristine beaches and rich history. We are very happy to offer travelers from Malaysia even more opportunities to visit Cebu, especially with our trademark lowest fares and direct flights," said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
"We look forward to working with our tourism and travel partners for a fruitful direct linkage between Kuala Lumpur and Cebu," she added.
Sending off CEB's first passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Cebu are Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia His Excellency Jose Eduardo Malaya, and government and tourism partners.
Malaysia Airports' General Manager of Marketing Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah expressed his delight with the new service by Cebu Pacific, "Malaysia Airports is thankful to Cebu Pacific for introducing this new service to Kuala Lumpur and I am confident that this operation will meet with great success with the abundance of tourism opportinities between Malaysia and Philippines.Malaysia Airports wishes Cebu Pacific 'All The Best' and hopes that this new route will very soon become one of the many popular international routes that connects to the metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur."
CEB also flies from Kuala Lumpur to Manila daily, and from Kota Kinabalu to Manila thrice weekly.
For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales and promos can also be found on CEB's official Twitter and Facebook pages.
CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 23 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 41 aircraft is the one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 18 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013.
Aside from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu, CEB also offers flights to the following international destinations: Brunei, Cambodia (Siem Reap), China (Beijing), China (Guangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Xiamen), Hong Kong, Indonesia (Bali), Indonesia (Jakarta), Japan (Osaka), Korea (Busan), Korea (Incheon), Macau, Singapore, Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok), Vietnam (Hanoi) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh).
About Cebu Air Inc. (PSE: CEB)
Cebu Air Inc. is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.


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Evaluating an Exercise Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children Infected With HIV
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00908284
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 25, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 7, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases
|Behavioral: Exercise Program Behavioral: Control Group
|Not Applicable
People infected with HIV are now living longer and healthier lives than HIV-infected people of previous generations because of the widespread use of HAART medications. However, as HIV infection becomes a more chronic illness, rather than a fatal disease, researchers are beginning to identify the long-term complications of HIV infection and its treatment. Adults infected with HIV are increasingly developing the following: hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia, both of which are associated with high cholesterol levels; endothelial dysfunction; insulin resistance; and changes in body composition, including increased obesity levels and an increase in central body fat. These conditions are all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. More research is needed to examine how children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART may be affected by these conditions. In this study, researchers will examine children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART (as well as a control group of children who are not infected with HIV) to evaluate vascular function and inflammation over time and how they affect body composition, fat redistribution, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, growth, nutrition, bone metabolism, and disease severity. This study will also evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise program on vascular function and cardiovascular outcomes in children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART.
There are two parts to this study. In Part 1, children infected with HIV and their siblings and friends who are not infected with HIV will attend study visits every 6 months for 3 years. At select visits, the following study procedures will occur: medical history review; physical exam; blood collection; body measurements; questionnaires regarding diet, quality of life, and activity levels; and an echocardiogram to obtain images of the heart.
In Part 2 of the study, a portion of participants from Part 1 of the study who are infected with HIV will be randomly assigned to take part in a 12-week exercise program or a control group. At a baseline study visit, all participants will undergo a medical history review, fitness testing, body measurements, muscle and fat measurements, blood collection, echocardiogram, questionnaires to assess quality of life and activity levels, and an ultrasound of the brachial artery (on the upper arm) and carotid artery (on the neck) to measure artery size.
Participants in the exercise program will exercise (e.g., walking, running, cycling, stretching, and weight training) for 1 hour at the study exercise laboratory 2 days a week for 12 weeks. If participants cannot come to the laboratory, they may exercise at home, under the guidance of study researchers. Participants will wear a pedometer on select days and keep an activity log to record how far they walk. At the end of the 12-week program, participants will undergo repeat baseline testing. They will also receive a written, personalized exercise program that they can follow on their own. Participants will receive weekly phone calls from study researchers and will attend study visits once a month for 3 months for follow-up and monitoring. Baseline testing will occur again at the end of the 3-month follow-up period.
Participants in the control group will attend group sessions once a week for 12 weeks at which time they will watch videos, including some exercise videos, and play games that do not require physical activity. At the end of Week 12, participants will undergo repeat baseline testing. They will then have the option of taking part in the exercise program.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|16 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Atherosclerotic Risk and Response to Exercise Intervention in HIV+ Children
|Study Start Date :
|December 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2015
Active Comparator: Control Group
Participants will take part in a 12-week control group.
Behavioral: Control Group
Participants will attend group sessions once a week for 12 weeks to watch videos, including some exercise videos, and play games that do not require physical activity.
Experimental: Exercise Program
Participants will take part in a 12-week exercise program.
Behavioral: Exercise Program
Participants will exercise in the study exercise laboratory for 1 hour on 2 nonconsecutive days a week for 12 weeks. The program will consist of a warm-up with flexibility exercises, aerobic conditioning, a muscular circuit, and a cool-down period with flexibility training.
- E-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), P-selectin, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), adiponectin, leptin, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), echocardiography, flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- Body mass index (BMI), dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), resting energy expenditure (REE), bone mineral density (BMD), lipid profiles, insulin and glucose strength, and fitness measures [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- Age, sex, HIV disease stage, CD4 counts, viral load, and type and length of antiretroviral therapies [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 25 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria for Part 1 of the Study:
HIV-Infected Children:
- Must be between 2 weeks and 25 years old with known perinatally acquired HIV infection
- Stable medical regimen for at least 3 months before study entry
- Has not used antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, or lipid-lowering medications
- Active opportunistic infection in the 3 months before study entry
- Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent document
Non-HIV-Infected Siblings/Friends/General Pediatric Control Group:
- Demographically similar to HIV-infected participants
- Not known to be HIV-infected
- Meets all other entry criteria for HIV-infected participants
Exclusion Criteria for Part 1 of the Study:
- Documented diabetes mellitus managed with medications
- Heart, kidney, liver, or muscle disease
- Intercurrent illness at the time of study entry and baseline testing (person can be enrolled when the illness is resolved [e.g., upper respiratory infection])
Inclusion Criteria for Part 2 of the Study:
- Must be enrolled in Part 1 of the study
- Must be between 6 and 25 years old
- Willing to participate in the exercise program and sign the informed consent document
- Has medical clearance from physician to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria for Part 2 of the Study:
- Unable to perform or understand exercise program
- Currently taking medications that would prohibit participation in exercise programs (e.g., coumadin, heparin)
- Heart, kidney, liver, or muscle disease
- Anabolic steroid use in the 3 months before study entry (e.g., growth hormone)
- Malignant arrhythmia
- Has a pacemaker
- Orthopedic problems that would prevent performance of any of the prescribed activities
- Changes in metabolic stress testing that would make the exercise program unsafe, as determined by the reporting cardiologist (i.e., ischemic changes)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00908284
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Research, Batchelor Children's Research Institute
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Principal Investigator:
|Tracie L. Miller, MD
|University of Miami
|Responsible Party:
|Tracie L. Miller, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Miami
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00908284 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01HL095127-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|May 25, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 7, 2015
|Last Verified:
|December 2015
Keywords provided by Tracie L. Miller, MD, University of Miami:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Exercise Physiology
Endothelial Dysfunction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases


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RIAA Tries To Make Deals With ISPs To Hound Customers Into Settling Earlier
from the how-nice-of-them dept
The letter says that the RIAA will be starting a new program that will let ISP subscribers settle early (at reduced rates!) if the ISP agrees to hold onto its log files for at least 180 days. Many ISPs don't keep the data that long as there's no good business reason to do so (though, the US government may force them to before too long). Basically, this is just an attempt by the RIAA to get ISPs to hang onto more info for the RIAA's sake -- and to try to have ISPs put pressure on subscribers to just pay up, rather than go to court where it can be pointed out just how flimsy the evidence is. Oddly, it also seems to be blaming the ISPs for all of the embarrassing mistakes the RIAA has made in its lawsuits lately -- and asking that they please stop identifying the wrong customers. Of course, what many people don't remember is that this isn't the first time the RIAA has tried this. Back in 2004, soon after the RIAA lost to Verizon, it tried a similar tactic of getting ISPs to agree to hand over info on their subscribers without a subpoena -- but most ISPs realized that there was no good reason to do so. Hopefully, the past few years haven't changed the minds of ISP execs. If not, it seems like some ISPs are likely to get some bad publicity once it comes out that they've rolled over for the RIAA.


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County Undivided Government Funds
Amounts Distributed within Counties by County Budget
Commissions, by Subdivision or Subdivision Class, Calendar
Year 1991
Table LG-3 shows the total amount of money distributed within
each county from its County Undivided Local Government Fund
during 1991, by subdivision class. The total amount
distributed was $399.4 million. The total for all cities for
1991 was $191.3 million, the village total was $20.8 million
and the township totaled $32.5 million while the counties
retained $147.2 million. The amount received by each
individual city and village from the County Undivided Local
Government Fund is shown in Table LG-5.
Figures shown in Tables LG-3 and 5 are derived from surveys
filed by county auditors with the Ohio Department of
Each of Ohio's 88 counties have a County Undivided Local
Government Fund. The county receives money for this fund from
two sources: (1) the portion of the state local government
fund allocated to the county from state income, sales, use,
public utility, and corporate franchise taxes; and (2)
state-collected intangible taxes paid by dealers in
intangibles. All of the money received by a county for its
Undivided Local Government Fund is distributed within the
county to eligible subdivisions: municipalities, townships,
park districts, and county government itself.
Monthly distributions of all County Undivided Local
Government Fund monies follow determinations made by the
County Budget Commission of respective percentage shares of
an estimated fund based upon revenue estimates supplied by
the Ohio Department of Taxation. Those percentage shares may
be arrived at according to the "statutory" method, which is
designed to yield a distribution reflecting the respective
"needs" of the various governmental units. This method calls
for a review of each subdivision's proposed expenditure
requests and a review of its various revenue sources,
according to specific statutory guidelines. In many counties,
budget commissions apportion under "alternative" methods
which include factors other than, or in addition to, "needs".
For additional data concerning amounts allocated from the
State Local Government Fund to each county for budget
commission distribution and directly to each municipality
levying an income tax, see Tables LG-1 and 2.


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Wednesday October 31, 2012
Kiefer Sutherland will once again be returning to play Jack Bauer - but in a mission to make the ultimate cupcake.
The actor, who played the hugely popular 24 character, will be appearing in an advert for Acer computers, where he will showcase his tasty treat skills.
The voice over, in the style of an action film commercial, says the latest ultrabook was designed, "so we can all explore our hidden passions.
"For Mr Kiefer Sutherland, that passion is a moist fluffy cupcake."
The 45-year-old Canadian actor is shown in a car chase with a cupcake delivery van, before he interrogates the driver, asking "Who is your supplier?"
He then approaches a woman in the supermarket and asks threateningly, "Where's the icing?!" before raiding the baking aisle.
The star then goes on to blow up his car so he knows the exact dimensions of how large to make his cupcake. This leads to him revealing his "dynamite cupcakes", which are in the shape of a mushroom cloud explosion.
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NOTICE: For your convenience, you can e-mail your bulletin board notices to email@example.com as well as mail to 1944 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889, or fax to 732-3110.
Tri City Elks
The Tri City Elks, 1515 West Shore Rd., presents Dave Howard and Young Neil on May 4. The kitchen opens at 7 p.m., the band starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 at the door.
On May 10 the Elks will have a pasta night. Join them for salad, Italian wedding soup, chicken parm, garlic sticks, bread & butter, applesauce cake and coffee for $8.@ Bulletin Board:VFW Post #183
The Johnson, Gilchrist, Goff Post #183, 176 Washington St., will have Irish Comedian/Musician Donal O'Shaughnessy and Kevin's famous corned beef dinner for $17.50 per person. Call 467-8940 if interested. Their hall is newly renovated and available for rentals.
SPRED Liturgy
St. Benedict's Parish, 135 Beach Ave., will hold a SPRED Liturgy at the 4 p.m. Mass on May 5. SPRED (Special Religious Development) is a religious program for the physically or mentally challenged. They will have special friends from St. Benedict, St. Kevin, St. Timothy, St. Mary in Cranston, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Gregory the Great, Sts. Rose and Clement, as well as St. Francis de Sales. The special friends will be preparing the altar and bringing the gifts during the Mass. All are welcome to attend the Mass and the open house that will follow, where refreshments will be served in the SPRED room.
West Bay Chorale Spring Concert
The West Bay Chorale will present a spring concert, "An American Quilt," featuring American composers, including Ron Kean's "American Mass" on May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Edgewood Congregational Church, 1788 Broad St., Cranston. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. For more information call 392-3458 or visit www.westbaychorale.org.
Kentucky Derby Run for the Roses
A live telecast from Kentucky's Churchhill Downs for the 138th Run for the Roses on May 5 at the Aldrich Mansion. Don your favorite festive hat while watching the most exciting two minutes in sports. Mint juleps and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5p.m. followed by the race at 5:45p.m. Dinner and dancing will follow the race. Your chances to win fabulous raffle prizes and auction items will help bolster local direct services for victims of interpersonal violence. For tickets at $75 per person, call Joyce at 738-9700. All proceeds from this event will support the work of the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center, to end domestic violence. The EBC has the only full-time elder advocate in Rhode Island and its court program serves up to 39 percent of the state.
Your Final Rights
Planning a funeral is one of the last things most of us want to do, but putting it off can cost you dearly. Most people don't know that the cost of a funeral or cremation can vary by thousands of dollars in the same city. They don't know the Federal Trade Commission gives grieving people specific rights so they can control funeral options and costs. The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Rhode Island is hosting Josh Slocum, executive director of the National Funeral Alliance, at a public talk on May 5 at 2 p.m. at the William Hall Free Library, 1825 Broad St., Cranston.
Daughters of Isabella
The Daughters of Isabella, St. Benedict's Circle invite you to join them May 7 at 6:30 p.m. for a Living Rosary, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. There will be collation and a short business meeting to follow for current members.
Swinging Squares
The Swinging Squares of RI will have dance workshops on Mondays, May 7, 14 and 21 from 7-10 p.m. at the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center, 7 Esmond St., Smithfield. $5 per person. Call Helen for further information.
College Bound Charters Free Seminar
The College Bound Charters will be sponsoring a free seminar at the Warwick Public Library May 8 at 7 p.m. in Room 100. The seminar, "Getting Your Fair Share: An Introduction to the World of College Financial Aid and Scholarships," will be presented by Joseph Adamec, a senior college counselor. Light refreshments will be served from 6-7 p.m. Reservations are required. The seminar is open to students and parents. Call Cristine Bolton at 524-9542.
Gorton Monthly Luncheon
The Gorton High School monthly luncheon will be held May 9 at 11:30 a.m.at the Top of the Bay. Call Dot at 463-9535.
Westbay Marketplace
The Westbay Marketplace, 211 Buttonwoods Ave., will maintain operating hours of Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. All residents of Kent County are encouraged to apply for food assistance if needed. The Marketplace will participate in the Feinstein Annual $100,000,000 Giveaway to Fight Hunger Food Drive and Fundraising Program. The Feinstein Foundation, the philanthropic organization started by Alan Shawn Feinstein, will add further proportional contribution to any monetary or canned food donation to the Westbay CAP Marketplace received during the months of March and April. The wish list includes boxed-shelf storable liquid milk, canned spinach, mashed potato mix, beef stew, hardy soups, fruit juices (especially children's size) or a $5 donation to the Marketplace for operational expenses. Contact the Westbay CAP Marketplace at 732-4660 x140 for more information.
Cornerstone Church
Cornerstone Church, 1990 Elmwood Ave., Warwick, is now a member of the RI Community Food Bank. Hours of operation are the first and third Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and the second and fourth Monday from 6-8 p.m. For more information call 781-6121.
Mentor a Child
Do you have an hour a week to spare? That's all it takes to make a difference in the life of a child. Today's children need positive, caring adult role models to help them develop confidence, self-esteem and a desire to stay in school. For more information on the Warwick Mentor Program, please contact Pamela Leonhardt at 732-7700 x117 or visit the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership web site at www.mentorRI.org.
Old Warwick Grange #41
The Grange is a fraternal community service, non-profit organization with a special interest in rural life and the traditions of faith, patriotism, leadership and family values. Grange-where the whole family can go and grow. Help them to help others. The meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. No meetings in July or August. The Grange hall is located at 1175 West Shore Rd.
Developmental Screening
The Child Outreach Department of the Warwick Public Schools, in cooperation with the Volunteers of Warwick schools (VOWS), conducts regular preschool screening clinics. All Warwick preschool children between the ages of 3 and 5 are offered the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R). This is a free service provided by the Warwick Public Schools. Participation in a Developmental Screening is a long established program of the Warwick School Department that provides families with information about their child's development and offers information about community resources. For more information, or to arrange a clinic appointment for your preschool aged child, call the VOWS office at 734-3230.
Free Sunday Lunch
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 389 Greenwich Ave., is offering a free lunch for anyone in need of a meal or companionship. All are welcome every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more information call 737-6758.
Rhode Island Pet Bird Club
The R.I. Pet Bird Club welcomes anyone who owns birds or has an interest in exotic birds. Meet other people who have birds, listen to guest lecturers and more. The meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. For more information call Michele at 739-7290 or visit www.orgsites.com/ri/ripbc.
All are welcome to try your luck every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Warwick Terrace Hall, 2215 Elmwood Ave., behind the Family Dollar Store on Post Rd. Refreshments and coffee. For more info call Bonnie at 215-4125.
Photographic Society of RI
The Photographic Society of Rhode Island welcomes camera enthusiasts of all abilities. Meetings are held on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month, September through May at Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave. For more information visit www.psri.us.
There will be bingo every Friday at 6:45 p.m. at Meadowbrook Terrace on Warwick Ave. in the Community Hall.
Donate Shop
The Donate Shop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit thrift store that provides free clothing to families in crisis. They are an all-volunteer organization that relies solely on the support of the community to continue this endeavor. The shop has a new location at 400 Warwick Ave., Unit #14, between Dunkin Donuts and Shaw's. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The phone number is 533-9944, the website is www.thedonateshop.org and "Like" them on Facebook for special updates.
Gambling Counseling Offered
Bridgemark now offers individual, group and family counseling for problem gambling. If you or a loved one is experiencing difficulties as a result of gambling, call for discreet and confidential assistance, 781-2700. Deaf services are also available; call their videophone number 1-866-730-9573.
Domestic Violence Volunteers
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center (EBCC) is currently seeking volunteers for their Speakers Bureau. All volunteers will be trained to provide outreach, as a representative of EBCC, to communities in their service area through attendance at health and community fairs and by fulfilling requests for informational speaking engagements. Volunteers will receive thorough and specialized training under the supervision of the agency services coordinator before beginning this work. For more information, or to get involved, contact Deb Ferrante at 738-9700.
Fife and Drum Corps
The Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the Kentish Guards Armory on Pierce St. in East Greenwich. Free lessons on playing the fife are provided to men and young men interested in joining the corps.
Fife & Drum Corps
Join the Pawtuxet Rangers Fife & Drum Corps of Warwick and continue the great tradition of Colonial/Revolutionary history through music. The Fife & Drum Corps meets every Wednesday night at Wyman Elementary School from 6:30-8 p.m. The corps is open to anyone over the age of 12. Drum and fife instruction is available to beginners.


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"High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Protoplanetary Disks", in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy, vol. 34, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2005, pp. 203–213. (253.93 KB),
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"ASTROCAM: offner re-imaging 1024 X 1024 InSb camera for near-infrared astrometry on the USNO 1.55-m telescope", in Proc. of SPIE, vol 4841, 2003, vol. 4841, pp. 564–577. (1.38 MB),
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Inguinal hernia repair is surgery to repair a
During hernia repair, this bulging tissue is pushed back in. Your abdominal wall is strengthened and supported with sutures (stitches), and sometimes mesh.
Alternative Names
Herniorrhaphy; Hernioplasty - inguinal
You will probably receive
In open surgery, your surgeon will make a cut near your hernia.
- Your surgeon will find the hernia and separate it from the tissues around it. Then your surgeon will remove the hernia sac or push the intestines back into your abdomen.
- Your surgeon will close your weakened abdominal muscles with stitches. Often a piece of mesh is also sewn into place to strengthen your abdominal wall. This repairs the weakness in the wall of your abdomen.
Your surgeon may use a laparoscope instead of doing open surgery.
- A laparoscope is a thin tube with a tiny camera on the end that allows your surgeon to see inside this area. Your surgeon will make 3 or 4 small cuts in your lower belly and insert the laparoscope and other small instruments through them.
- The same repair will be done as the repair in open surgery.
- The benefits of this surgery are a faster healing time, less pain, and less scarring. Laparoscopic surgery may not be recommended for larger or more complicated hernias, or for growing hernias on both sides.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Your doctor may suggest hernia repair surgery if you have pain or your hernia bothers you during your everyday activities. If your hernia is not causing you problems, you may not need surgery. However, these hernias most often do not go away on their own, and they may get larger.
Sometimes the intestines can be trapped inside. This can be life threatening. If it happens, you would need emergency surgery right away.
Risks for any surgery are:
Bleeding Breathing problems, such as pneumonia
- Heart problems
- Infection
- Reactions to medicines
Risks for this surgery are:
- Damage to other blood vessels or organs
- Damage to the nerves
- Damage to the testicles if a blood vessel connected to them is harmed
- Long-term pain in the cut area
- Return of the hernia
Before the Procedure
Always tell your doctor or nurse if:
- You are or could be pregnant
- You are taking any drugs, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription
During the week before your surgery:
- Several days before surgery, you may be asked to stop taking drugs that make it harder for your blood to clot. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), naprosyn (Aleve, Naproxen), and other drugs like these.
- Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of surgery.
On the day of your surgery:
- Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before surgery.
- Take your drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.
After the Procedure
Most patients are able to get out of bed an hour or so after this surgery. Most can go home the same day, but some may need to stay in the hospital overnight.
Some men may have problems passing urine after hernia surgery. If you have problems urinating, you may need a catheter (a flexible tube that will drain urine) in your bladder for a short time.
Outlook (Prognosis)
The outcome of this surgery is usually very good. In a few persons, the hernia returns.
Malangoni MA, Rosen MJ. Hernias. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 46.
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John A. Daller, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Chester, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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There are two draft picks that everyone seems to have the Steelers interested in since the combine, if not before. Dontari Poe appears to get further and further out of sight by the day with many experts saying he's a top 15 pick by now. The more realistic name is Dont'a Hightower, LB out of Alabama. Of course you can still make a case for an offensive lineman in round one but for now let's focus on why the need for middle linebacker seems to be so big; or is it?
The Steelers have two solid options on the roster today, one of which should be capable of stepping in right away and the other with the potential to do so.
James Farrior is gone now, free to sign with another team and the consensus is that his long time partner Larry Foote will take over opposite Lawrence Timmons. Makes sense; Foote has starting experience, knows the defense as well as anyone, and is 5 years the younger of Farrior. He's solid in pass coverage, something that Potsie struggled with at times in 2011. Dick Lebeau used the buddy system at middle linebacker last year rotating in the two players to not only keep them fresh but also based on what the offense was likely going to run. The fact that Foote made the cut over farrior wasn't about the money, as the two had very similar cap numbers. It had more to do with Foote's youth and speed in helping to defend the middle of the field against the dreaded tight end and running back's catching passes.
The fact that Foote is still on the roster though doesn't guarantee him a roster spot in 2012 but it does appear that he has been penciled in as the starter. I would expect a full on battle come training camp and preseason between both Foote and 3rd year player Stevenson Sylvester. Larry is as much insurance as anything else because Lebeau knows he can count on him to be able to call the plays and be able to handle the pressure of playing linebacker on a Steeler defense.
Now that he's entering his 3rd season, you expect Sylvester to really take the next step in his career and hopefully be able to solidify a starting spot on the defense. He's had ample time, even with the lockout last season, to learn from the veterans and prove his worth to the team. Being a 3rd round pick, you expect that he'll be able to make his mark on the defense in a role other than just a backup. This is an important year for Sylvester, it's his year to shine and take the job away from Larry Foote. Honestly, for as much as of a Foote fan as I am, if Sly doesn't win this job there is something wrong. That's not a knock against Foote at all, he's been a solid player his entire career and can still get it done.
Sylvester played in 15 games last season in a reserve roll in all except for one start in week 8 against New England. That experience will serve him well but he's going to have to have a great training camp and preseason in order to give the coaches enough confidence to hand him the reigns. From what I saw watching him last season he's definitely got the speed to play the position, and the natural size but seemed to have a tendency to over pursue plays and sometimes get swallowed up in blocks. Those issues can be rectified with experience and coaching; he'll have his work cut out for him no matter how you slice it. He'll be going up against not only Larry Foote but also Dont'a Hightower potentially as well.
If the Steelers do go with Hightower, no one will be surprised or disappointed. He's a beast of an athlete; with the prototypical size and speed to fit the bill. He's also a very intelligent player who could potentially be a starter by mid season if not before. The issue here isn't whether Hightower is a good player or not but really how big is the need for another body at his position; big enough to spend a first round draft pick on? Potentially yes but I wouldn't say it's a given that he'll be a Steeler even if he is there at #24.
I think Dick Lebeau is pretty comfortable with both Foote and Sylvester right now, perhaps more than what most might think. The Steelers have always been big on experience and would rather have a player on the field who already knows what they're doing, rather than a rookie. If they pass on Hightower in favor of say offensive lineman such as Cordy Glenn, Kevin Zeitler, or Mike Adams I wouldn't upset at all. Right now you can make a good case for the interior line being a far greater need than middle linebacker, in fact I would absolutely say that should be the case.
The Steelers obviously have some interest in Hightower since they talked to him at the combine as well as Kevin Colbert being on hand at the Alabama pro day to watch the linebacker go through his paces. As per the Post Gazette and CBS Sportsline's Chuck Finder: Steelers GM Kevin Colbert attended the first Alabama Pro Day on Wednesday and paid close attention to Crimson Tide LB Dont'a Hightower. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review quoted ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. on Hightower: "How many 265-pound linebackers can run? There's a lot of roles he could play, but in Pittsburgh he would be a key edition".
Losing out on Hightower, intentionally or otherwise isn't the end of the world because there are options available now that hold the team over for another year if not longer. However if the Bama standout joins the Steelers I'll be just as excited as everyone to watch him play but I'll also wonder what they left behind on the offensive line.


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Carolyn Joyce Stair, age 72, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Carolyn Joyce Stair, age 72, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born March 27, 1940, in Thornhill, Tenn., the daughter of Von and Opal Hurst Farmer.
Mrs. Stair was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church when in Knoxville. She graduated from the University of Tennessee and was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.
Mrs. Stair was the owner/operator of the Small Fry Boutique in Uptown Westerville, Ohio, where the family resided for over 30 years. As a teen and young adult, Mrs. Stair worked with her mother at the Nettie Lee Shop in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Her passion was spending time with her grandchildren, family and friends. Working with all kinds of people, she enjoyed retail sales as her profession.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Joe Stair; daughter, Cindy Collins and husband, John, of Jupiter, Fla.; son, Stephen Von Stair and wife, Peggy, of Mason, Ohio; brother, Gary Farmer of Knoxville; and five grandchildren, Stephanie Lynn Collins, Cameron David Stair, Caroline Janine Collins, Landen Joseph Stair and Bennett Von Stair.
The family would like to express their appreciation for the care, compassion and support given to them by the doctors and staff of Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center and by Caris Hospice.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Weatherford Mortuary in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut with Father Christopher Riehl officiating. A private family burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family asks that any memorials be made to Alzheimer's TN Inc., PO Box 10088, Knoxville, TN 37939-9910.
An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.


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I should have brought my hat along,
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I fell into a river once
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Lisa, I enjoyed your article [about home theaters coming of age ]. It reminded me of when I wrote one for Bose back in the mid-1980s on "Sofa Cinema," aimed at encouraging Bose owners to start orienting their audio systems around their television, and some products to make that work better (back then there weren't many). [Mark Cerasuolo, the author of those articles graciously dug up the back issues about the early days of surround-sound; see slideshow.]
Here's what Mark had to say about home theater way back when: The home theater article was split into two issues, a big subject even in 1986. The first part was a review of "state of the art" for that year in the emerging audio-for-video segment; the second part featured a lot of products that look pretty quaint now. Back then hi-fi VCRs were pretty new, stereo broadcasting was just becoming established, and five-channel and Dolby Pro-Logic were still several years away. The article took home theater in stages: improving and cleaning up mono, going stereo, adding full high-fidelity, and finally rudimentary surround. Pretty ambitious for the time.
Bose also had developed a television along with Zenith with an Acoustic Waveguide inside, a forerunner to their current "Video Wave" system they it now sells in the company stores. Back then it was almost impossible to put decent bass in a TV cabinet for three reasons:
1. The only display technology in the home back then was the CRT (also used in all projectors then) which is very sensitive to magnetic interference, and properly shielding a conventional subwoofer is difficult.
2. TVs then needed considerable ventilation because CRTs generate a lot of heat, which makes integrating a TV with an acoustically-sound subwoofer enclosure with normal-sized bass driver very challenging.
3. Conventional subwoofers would also generate a lot of vibration which could shorten the life of sensitive internal video circuitry and components.
The Bose Acoustic Waveguide was promising in that a compact plastic sub-enclosure with very small, easily-shielded drivers that could do the job and fit into a relatively conventional television set's footprint Unfortunately, the concept in the Zenith line was relegated to higher-end semi-console TVs (with matching VCR, which wasn't cheap back then) and never quite caught on. Now they are doing the same thing by combining a Waveguide with an LCD in the Video Wave system.
Mark's Take on the Next Big Thing:
I think the next big shift in home theater will be in the pico projector area and making it truly personal. I watch movies and downloaded TV shows on my laptop and ipod more than using any other device; I think I just catch the news on TV. Tablet owners use their devices to watch TV much more than any other group. All that shift to personal screens will open up a big market for small projectors to share that video when the viewer wants to. I think that an iPad (or similar device) cradle on a coffee table or bedside table with a high-resolution pico projector sitting next to it (and about the size of that cradle) will be the display system of the near future.


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The company's digital altimeter is designed to show altitude on a large, easy-to-read digital LCD display. It also calculates and displays density altitude, based on current cabin temperature, as well as system voltage and an alarm that notifies the user when the airplane strays off VFR altitude.
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The company also has an electronic MFD that combines an Air Speed Indicator, VSI, and Angle of Attack instrument. It includes up to five other major functions: Turn Rate Indicator, Inclinometer, Vertical Speed, Angle Of Attack and Gear Status.
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We have beaten the snot out of the 2009 Escape. We like the Subie 8.7 inch travel for our dirt road. I know I could just slow down. We like its rep for reliability. It is a hair too big for San Miguel, but we don't like the smaller Forester. I like the Crosstrek, but Terri is working(paying), not I.
Gonna choose engine after 1 final drive.
I have officially moved to Geezerville. This will NOT be an exciting purchase. It might be the LAST car I ever buy. I'm OK with that, have a ton of car memories. Still have 1 more engine upgrade planned for the SPF.
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The Poketo Store
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Specialty: Modern, playful, and colorful assortment of homewares, gifts, fashion, and accessories.
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- Website: poketo.com
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- Founded: 2003
- Founded by: Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
What's next after putting together a 52-piece accessories collection that eventually sold out at Targets across the nation? Poketo owners Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung brought their brand of "art for your everyday" back home to Downtown Los Angeles, opening their very own retail shop to showcase their signature eye for both local and global modernist designs for nearly every corner of the home...
It can be difficult to describe the scope of everything available inside the L-shaped walls of the Arts District Downtown store, such is the plentitude of rainbow hued designs for the desk, walls, ceilings, kitchen, shelves, and even clothing and fashion accessories, all neatly arranged for your eyes to wander in a sort of colorful game of retail connect-the-dots. I often found myself spinning or pivoting back and forth between tables and displays as my eyes would catch yet another "ooh, look at that" item.
If you can't already tell from the photos above, Poketo specializes in vibrant colors, a penchant for the geometric, and an ever present sense of playful humor permeating through their catalog of hand-picked wares. Ted and Angie have never forgotten the "fun" in "functional", and the store invites customers to look, touch, and try things on for size, with many items revealing an "a-ha!" detail upon closer inspection. Simply put, the Poketo Store is the answer to your question, "What do I get for the design nerd in my life without emptying my wallet?", thus making it one of my new favorite gift destinations.
Co-founder (and Ted's wife), Angie Myung, shared the store wasn't just conceived as a retail venture, but also as an opportunity to help establish a creative and collaborative space for their circle of friends. Plans are already brewing for artists, musicians, and even chefs to drop in for workshops and presentations, and invite the possibility of collaboration between presenters and attendees, underlining Poketo's goal to bring the concept of the "pop-up shop" right back into their own space with community building in mind.
For those who can't make it to the Poketo party in Los Angeles, don't fret, there's always their online store, a virtual facsimile to the wondrous wares of their new brick and mortar venture.
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Author Notes: A pizza, or two, helped celebrate special occasions; family and friends often put in their request. My Grandma Angelo called this style pizza, the only kind she made, "the frienda kind." In fact, she called a lot of things frienda, her Italian slang the best I can explain it, means something that is the most familiar to all.
This recipe is similar to the days gone by - as I only have memory to go on, it was never written down; crushed tomato sauce, sautéed garlic, basil, a sprinkle or two of pecorino and melt in your mouth stringy mozzarella over a square shaped yeast dough that bakes airy and crisp – that's the frienda kind.
Today, I keep the pizza memories alive, and am known not only for the pizza but for the party moments that goes with it; definitely a feast enjoyed by all.
Makes: 1 square pizza, 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan (easy to make 2 or 3)
1 28 oz. can organic Italian crushed tomatoes or 2 lbs fresh plum tomatoes
Garlic, finely chopped – to your taste
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt - to taste
12 fresh basil leaves - chiffonade - optional,I don't always use it my grandmother never did
1 envelope Rapid Rise yeast
1-1/3 cups warm water
3-1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
3 cups grated low moisture whole milk mozzarella
1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano - divided in half
Extra Virgin Olive Oil to drizzle over the raw dough
- SAUCE Heat the olive oil, add the garlic, sauté a minute to soften, add the tomatoes, salt to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 45 minutes. Stir in the fresh basil. Let the sauce cool.
- CRUST In a large bowl, combine 3-1/2 cups of the flour, yeast packet and the salt. Add the water until a soft dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if necessary, about 10 minutes.
- Lightly coat a large bowl with oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to oil the top. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm, draft free place and let rise until doubled, about 2 hours.
- Oil a 15 x 10 x 1 inch jelly-roll type pan. Place the dough in the center of the pan, with your fist flatten. Continue to stretch and flatten the dough to fit the pan. NOTE: You may need to relax the dough; let it rest around 5-10 minute intervals, a couple times, relaxing the dough helps to stretch and flatten. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for about 1 hour, until puffy and almost doubled.
- CHEESE Grate the cheese, set aside until needed.
- BAKING THE PIZZA Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- With your fingertips, firmly press the dough to make dimples at 1-inch intervals all over the surface. Drizzle a little olive oil over the dough and then the sauce, leaving a ½-inch border all around.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the pizza from the oven. Sprinkle half of the grated cheese and then scatter the mozzarella over top. Sprinkle with rest of the grated cheese.
- Return the pizza to the oven and bake for about 5-10 more minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is browned. Let pizza sit for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Family Recipe, Part 2
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cheap Feast
- This recipe was entered in the contest for The Recipe You Want To Be Remembered For
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|General Information
|Gothmog, Othrond, Gorbag
|Physical Description
|Short, sallow
|Average height
|probably just above 5'
Orcs were the footsoldiers of evil overlords - Sauron, Morgoth and the Witch-king of Angmar - but also operated as a seperate faction throughout the Ages of Arda.
In Tolkien's writing, Orcs are described as humanoid, roughly human-sized, ugly and filthy. In Tolkien's letters he gave a description as ...sallow, squint eyed, and like (to the Europeans) the less-handsome Mongolians... (this part is often subject to the critisism of racism). Although not dim-witted, they are portrayed as dull and miserable beings, who corrupt words (an insult to a philologist like Tolkien) and are only able to destroy, not to create. They have sour black blood. Orcs are used as soldiers by both the greater and lesser villains of The Lord of the Rings — Sauron and Saruman. In Tolkien's Sindarin language, "Orc" is orch, plural yrch. In his late, post-Lord of the Rings writings (published in The Peoples of Middle-earth), he preferred the spelling "Ork", evidently mainly to avoid the form Orcish, which would be naturally pronounced with the c as /s/ instead of /k/. (In Tolkien's languages the letter c was always pronounced /k/.) It is also possible that the word is a Common Tongue Version of 'orch', the Sindarin word for Orc. The original sense of the word seems to be "bogey", "bogeyman", that is, something that provokes fear, as seen in the Quenya cognate urko, pl. urqui.
The origin of Orcs is an open question. In Tolkien's writings, evil is not capable of independent creation, making it unlikely that the Vala Melkor, who was obviously the first to produce them, could do that ex nihilo. According to the oldest "theory" proposed by Tolkien, Orcs were made of stone and slime through the sorcery of Morgoth. But, Tolkien later changed the legendarium so that Morgoth could no longer produce life on his own, and amended the origins to the "theory" that would eventually be published in The Silmarillion: that the Orcs were transformed from Elves — the purest form of life on Arda (the Earth) — by means of torture and mutilation; and this "theory" would then become the most popular. Moreover, if Orcs were in fact Elves at their core, this could perhaps mean that they were also immortal — a fact which, if true, would seem inconsistent with Tolkien's treatment of Orcs, though the books do not openly confirm or deny it. If Orcs indeed were immortal, it holds no doubt that their fëar would not be allowed reincarnation by Mandos, if they even answered the calling. Most Orcs would probably fear the calling of Mandos, and therefore would see their fëar diminished to evil spirits. These may have been some of the evil spirits occasionally described in the books, such as the spirit which tempted Gorlim of Barahir's company, or the Barrow-wights. There is some evidence for the immortality, or otherwise long life of Orcs in The Two Towers: Gorbag and Shagrat, during the conversation which Sam overheard, mention the "Great Siege" of the Last Alliance. It is possible to interpret from the sentence that they were actually there and remembered it themselves: an event which lay millennia in the past. Another interpretation of this conversation is that this "Great Siege" could have instead been merely the current siege ongoing at Minas Tirith or that they were refereing to the seige out of a knowlege of history. This is consistent with a statement made in the "Myths Transformed" essay of Morgoth's Ring that the orcs had short lifespans in relation to the Numenoreans.
Another hint for a long livespan, respectively immortality, lies in the story of two of the most famous Orc-chieftains: Azog and Bolg. Bolg, being the son of Azog, was the chieftain of the Orcs who attacked Erebor in the Battle of Five Armies in T.A. 2941. Azog himself was killed in the Battle of Azanulbizar in T.A. 2799, so Bolg was aproximately 150 years old.
There are hints in the History of Middle-earth series of books, (especially in Morgoth's Ring in the section "Myths Transformed"), that some Orc leaders, such as the First Age's Boldog, or the Great Goblin encountered by Bilbo and the Dwarves, may in fact have been fallen Maiar which had taken Orc form:
- Some of these things may have been delusions and phantoms but some were no doubt shapes taken by the servants of Melkor, mocking and degrading the very forms of the children. For Melkor had in his service great numbers of Maiar, who had the power, as their Master, of taking visible and tangible shape in Arda. (Morgoth's Ring, "Myths transformed", text X')
- Boldog (…) is a name that occurs many times in the tales of the War. But it is possible that Boldog was not a personal name, and either a title, or else the name of a kind of creature: the Orc-formed Maiar, only less formidable than the Balrogs (Author's footnote to the text X)
- Melkor had corrupted many spirits - some great as Sauron, or less as Balrogs. The least could have been primitive Orcs. (Author's note to text)
Later under Morgoth's lieutenant, the necromancer Sauron, it has been suggested that Men were cross-bred with the Orcs. This process was later repeated during the War of the Ring, creating the fierce Orcs known as Uruk-hai.
Yet other Orcs may have begun as animals of vaguely humanoid shapes, empowered by the will of the Dark Lord (first Morgoth, later Sauron): this may explain the references to their "beaks and feathers" in Tolkien's writings.
- The Orcs were beasts of humanized shape (…). ('Morgoth's Ring', "Myths transformed", text VIII')
It is certain all Orcs were dependent on the Dark Lord in various ways: after their leader was defeated, the Orcs were confused and dismayed, and easily scattered by their enemies. In the millennia after Morgoth's defeat and banishment from Arda, they were without a leader they degenerated to small, quarrelsome tribes hiding in the Misty Mountains. Only when Sauron returned to power did they begin to reclaim some of their old power. The same happened after Sauron's defeat by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men: only when Sauron returned as the Necromancer of Mirkwood did the Orcs become a real danger for Middle-earth again.
While Tolkien originally saw all Orcs as descended from tortured Elves, later comments of his indicate, according to Christopher Tolkien in Morgoth's Ring ("Myths Transformed, text X"), that he began to feel uncomfortable with this theory. At about the same time he removed the references to the Thrall-Ñoldorin, he also began searching for a new origin for the Orcs. The Orc origin question may have been one of the problems Tolkien tried to solve by completely changing the cosmology and prehistory of Arda. By setting the origin of Men back to almost the same time as the Elves, he possibly allowed for Men to be the origin of Orcs all along. However, Tolkien died before he could complete this upheaval of the cosmology, and in the published version of The Silmarillion, the Elf origin of Orcs was adopted.
It is interesting to note that to an extent, Tolkien did not regard Orcs as evil in their own right, but only as tools of Melkor and Sauron. He wrote once that "we were all orcs in the Great War", indicating perhaps that an orc for him was not an inherent build-up of personality, but rather a state of mind bound upon destruction.
Orcs and goblins
In The Hobbit, Tolkien used the word "goblin" for Orcs, because he had not yet identified the world of The Hobbit with Middle-earth (which predated The Hobbit by several decades, in early writings which would later become The Silmarillion). Fortunately Tolkien did include some references to his mythology in the Hobbit, which later allowed him to identify the lands of the Hobbit with his Middle-earth. In The Lord of the Rings, "Orc" is used predominantly, and "goblin" mostly in the Hobbits' speech. This change can be seen either as a part of the shift towards the use of Elvish words that occurred during the period between the writing of The Hobbit and the writing of The Lord of the Rings, or a translation of the Hobbits' more colloquial manner (if we "accept" the books' authenticity and regard Tolkien merely as a translator). So essentially the race is correctly named "Orc", and "Goblin" is a colloquial "slang term" for Orcs used by Hobbits and sometimes picked up by Men and Elves. It is possible that "goblin" refers to the those of the orcish race who are not under the control of Sauron (or Morgoth), whereas using "orc" directly would refer to servants of (whichever) Dark Lord. Tolkien did mention several times that orcs were not inherently evil, something this theory would partly emphasize.
The original edition of the Hobbit and early drafts of The Lord of the Rings first used 'goblin' everywhere and used 'hobgoblin' for larger, more evil goblins: when goblins were replaced with Orcs Tolkien invented the term Uruk-hai for his more evil Orcs.
Kinds of Orcs
Tolkien loosely implies that there are actually several different breeds of Orcs, not simply in the wide variety in clans, but strains of Orc that were specifically bred for certain tasks. The Fellowship usually encounters the large soldier-Orcs bred for war, and sometimes the "snaga" variety which were more geared towards being laborers. However, a strong hint at the variety of Orc breeds is when Frodo and Sam are in Mordor, and realize that they are being followed by two Orcs, then hide to observe them. One of the Orcs is a normal soldier-Orc, but the other is described as a "Snuffler", a breed specifically geared towards being a tracker. This tracker-Orc was, compared to the soldier-Orc, physically unimposing, but had vastly overdeveloped sensory organs, particularly a single giant nostril. While physically weak compared to the soldier-Orc, the "snuffler" was able to skillfully kill the soldier-orc when they got into a disagreement.
- Snaga
- Orcs of Mordor
- Half-Orcs
- Uruk-hai
- Hobgoblins (perhaps same as Uruk-hai)
It is possible that the Orcs at Helm's Deep were inspired by apes in Tolkien's childhood years.
- "and Orcs sprang up them [walls] like apes in the dark forests of the South"
- ― Helm's Deep, The Lord of the Rings
- "One day a neighbour's pet monkeys climbed over the wall and chewed up three of the baby's [Tolkien's] pinafores."
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography


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Hello everyone, I wanted to post on my experience with my pet insurance since I got the final status of my claim from Pixie's hospitalization. First, they were sensitive to our situation losing Pixie, and they bypassed making me fill out and sign the claim form. They gathered the phone numbers for my vet and the hospital and got that information directly from them for me. There were delays based on the vet hospital taking a while to get the claim form faxed over to Embrace, but once they got it there, Embrace was quick. They paid every cent minus my $200.00 annual deductible and my 10% copay. The vet hospital said many companies won't pay for mechanical ventilation, which was $530.00 of our $1300.00 bill, but Embrace paid and didn't exclude anything. I have been very pleased with their service, sensitivity and timeliness. I must say, from my experience, I recommend them and will get another policy for our next cavalier. They do cover congenital defects and offer continuing care as well.


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Kyle and Tiffany (Girardin) Lechtenberg of Spencer are proud to announce the arrival of their twins, Addison Grace and Austin James. They were born at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha Aug. 15, 2012, with Addison arriving at 3:39pm and Austin a minute later at 3:40pm. Addison weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces and measured 18 inches long. Austin weighed 3 pounds 14 ounces and measured 17.5 inches long. They were welcomed home by their excited big sister, Joycin. Grandparents are Jim and Deb Girardin of Broken Bow and Russell and Susan Lechtenberg of Butte. Austin and Addison are the great-grandchildren of Howard and Marlene Ballenger, and Jim and Marilyn Girardin all of Broken Bow. Great-great- grandmother is Ilene Powell of Broken Bow.


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In the first Provocative Resurrection post, I looked at how the resurrection happened, is real; the resurrection cannot just be a metaphor for 'things working out', but has to be an actual, real thing. And how Jesus' first apprentices didn't get it, and how we really can't blame them. Who would get it?
So if we believe that Jesus knew he was going to be very much dead and then very much alive, what does that mean? Was it just a super-Lazarus-miracle-resuscitation trick, or something more?
Something more, something much more. Because Jesus wasn't resuscitated, he was resurrected; he wasn't just raised to life, but raised to new life. Because this Jesus who was very dead and then very alive wasn't a normal human, but was God. So in a way, God was alive. Then God was dead. Then God was alive.
During Comic Relief this year there was an amazing telly programme called Comic Relief: Famous, Rich and in the Slums. Basically some people off the telly lived for a few days in the Kibera slum in Kenya, one of the worst places to live that humans have created and made their kind live in. This programme showed us what it is like to intentionally live somewhere you do not need to. For a few days. Jesus' life shows us that it is in God's character to do the same. Forever. The incarnation is what we call that, that God came to live among us. The resurrection takes the incarnation one step further.
Like the celebrities, God wanted to change the environment, to change the way people lived. Unlike Lenny Henry, who was able to make a huge difference to one family at little real personal cost, God took that filth and rubbish upon himself, at great personal cost; and yet it did not overcome him, he overcame it. He made possible real change. The provocative resurrection shows us that God steps into the crap we make ourselves live in and is able to transform it.
But isn't that just a metaphor, a spiritualisation? Does the resurrection mean anything real for people in suffering? Yes. Because it shows us that this world matters. That we do not seek to avoid this world and its pains in order to escape to the next. The resurrection happened here, the new life happened here. Here matters. Matter matters.
But. People suffer. We suffer. We think of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. And countless other things. Can anything real and meaningful be said of God in the midst of that sort of disaster. Nick Baines wrote this:
Christian hope is not derived from a fantasy of personal happiness or security, but rooted in the person of a God who doesn't spare himself and drives the people who bear his name (and have been grasped by him) away from their own securities and into places of vulnerability. We are not called into the light, but to shed light in the dark places: the distinction matters.
The question of suffering is a big one. But as Nick later writes, we have no right to be spared cancer or hurricane. In our culture we do all we can to eradicate pain and suffering, desperate to control our lives and all influences on them; if we do not choose it, we think it is bad. If things go wrong, God must be absent.
God is not absent. Christians are not called to retreat from pain. God has not given up on this world. The cross is placed right in the middle of the pain of the world, geographically and spiritually. The resurrection challenges and provokes us not to spiritualise our faith, but to earth it; not to make it all about 'up there' and avoid the 'down here'. God came here, chose here, lived here, died here and rose again here.
We must be a part of bringing that resurrection life to people here, both spiritually as people come to know the resurrected Jesus for themselves, and practically in an Isaiah 58 kind of way, as we serve those in the world who live in places desperate for light, any light.
The resurrection is true. The resurrection speaks hope into a world that often seems hopeless. And whilst there is no easy answer to the question of suffering, the question is a lot different when asked to the God of incarnation and resurrection.


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Plenty of big movers in the new Rivals250
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The Rivals100 was released on Monday with many significant changes, and that story holds true with the new Rivals250 as players moved up, down and all around after numerous summer evaluations.
While there is not a tremendous amount of movement in the first handful of prospects outside the Rivals100, after that there are changes aplenty.
After seeing Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington offensive tackle Denver Kirkland at The Opening, he has been moved up 103 spots to No. 107. Right behind Kirkland is Bushnell (Fla.) South Sumter safety Keanu Neal, a Florida commit, who also shined at The Opening this summer
and moves up 142 spots.
"Kirkland is a massive kid, and he was a lot more agile and mobile than we expected watching him at The Opening," Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell said. "He's an aggressive kid and physical but also smart and patient and knows when to attack and when to sit back and let the opponent come to him. With that size and agility, he has a very high ceiling.
"Neal is a big safety who can really move well in coverage, and his instincts are excellent. We knew he was a downhill guy who could hit, but we didn't know how he would handle elite receivers in a setting like The Opening, and he did very well. I was surprised at how fluid his hips were and how he was not only able to close on the ball well but also flip his hips and run with speedy wide receivers when needed. He has a great combination of size and athletic ability for the position."
Following Kirkland and Neal in the rankings is Clemson defensive end commit Elijah Daniel. The Avon, Ind., four-star moves up 63 spots to No. 109.
Two prospects who were outside the Rivals250 during the last rankings shoot up the chart as LSU quarterback commit Anthony Jennings jumps to No. 117 and UCLA offensive lineman pledge Christian Morris enters at No. 126.
"Jennings doesn't do anything great, but he does very little wrong, and his decision-making and accuracy are very impressive," Farrell said. "He has good mechanics, throws downfield and intermediate passes on the button and seems to lead his receivers consistently. And his footwork is excellent. He's not the biggest and doesn't have the strongest arm, but he has all the tools to be successful. He is a very smart quarterback who sees the field well, and that's crucial at the next level."
"Morris first made his mark at the B2G Elite Camp, where he was arguably the best offensive lineman," Rivals.com West analyst Adam Gorney said. "He was a little slowed by injury, but he showed great feet, great size and a lot of strength. If Morris was good at B2G then he was even better at The Opening against some really outstanding defensive linemen. He was consistently good everywhere we've seen him and deserved a significant move up."
Three other big movers in the top 140 are Penn State offensive line commit Brendan Mahon, who moves up 35 spots to No. 130; Maryland linebacker pledge Yannick Ngakoue, up 96 spots to No. 136; and Miami running back commit Alex Collins, who jumps ahead 46 spots to No. 139.
There are a chunk of California prospects who make big moves up, led by Cal quarterback commit Jared Goff, who moves from unranked to No. 153 after performing well at the Elite 11 and some 7-on-7 tournaments.
Oregon wide receiver pledge Darren Carrington, from San Diego (Calif.) Horizon, also goes from unranked all the way to No. 162. San Diego (Calif.) Lincoln linebacker Tyrell Robinson shined at the B2G Elite Camp and moves up 72 spots to No. 162.
Fresno (Calif.) Central East teammates L.J. Moore and Hatari Byrd had outstanding summers and are rewarded in the Rivals250. Moore and Byrd shined at the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge, The Opening and Gridiron Kings. Up 50 spots is Moore to No. 163, and Byrd is right on his trail rising 61 spots to No. 168.
"Goff was really impressive this summer and deserved to be moved into the Rivals250," Gorney said. "He has nice size, throws a great deep ball and was consistently impressive during the Elite 11 week. With Carrington, he is a big-play threat and has taken games over at times. He plays at a small high school, so he didn't get lots of exposure leading into this off-season, but became known really quickly because he catches everything thrown near him.
"Byrd really impressed me this summer. He looks much more comfortable on the field, and because of that he's loosened up and plays more freely and gets to more balls. There is no doubt Byrd is one of the best-looking safeties in the country, and now he's starting to play that way which is encouraging. Moore is good at corner or safety, and he can excel at either position. He played more cornerback this summer and was always good. He has great length and plays with a lot of toughness. Sure, he could gain some weight but that shouldn't be a problem when he gets to college."
In that range, Clairton, Pa., wide receiver Tyler Boyd jumps 51 spots to No. 154; Georgia Tech offensive line commit Shamire Devine moves up 33 places to No. 155; Norcross, Ga., running back Alvin Kamara moves ahead 59 positions to No. 157; and Oklahoma athlete commit Stanvon Taylor jumps 38 spots to No. 161. Notre Dame offensive line commit Hunter Bivin is a big mover going from unranked to No. 158.
"There is a lot to like about Bivin from a frame standpoint," Rivals.com Midwest analyst Josh Helmholdt said. "At 6-7 he has ideal length, but he also has a wide build and is difficult for defensive linemen to get around. Bivin is extremely versatile and could play left tackle all the way down to center, depending on what his team needs."
As the list continues, more players have moved up after strong showings this summer. Alabama tight end commit Josh McNeil moves from out of the rankings to No. 169. Ole Miss running back commit Mark Dodson Jr. is up 44 spots to No. 174, and four-star offensive lineman Tyrone Crowder moves up 60 spots to No. 176.
"McNeil is very good at sitting down in the soft spots of the zone and finding open space," Farrell said. "He gets downfield well, provides a big target and he catches pretty much everything thrown his way. He's not super fast, but he can get open and I think he'll be a terrific possession receiver and dump down guy at the next level who will account for a lot of first downs."
After a strong performance at the Elite 11, Purdue quarterback commit Danny Etling cracks the Rivals250 at No. 185. Helmholdt said the upgrade is well-deserved.
"It has been a tremendous off-season for Etling, and he proved at the Elite 11 he deserves recognition with the top quarterbacks in the country," Helmholdt said. "There are very few weaknesses in the Purdue commit's game. He puts the ball where it needs to be, on time, throw after throw. He is also a good-sized kid who can hurt defenses with his feet when the situation calls for it."
Others on the rise include Louisville (Ky.) Trinity wide receiver James Quick (No. 182, up 25 spots), Piscataway, N.J., athlete Nadir Barnwell (No. 186, up 35 spots), Belle Vernon, Pa., offensive lineman Dorian Johnson (No. 187, up 46 spots) and Auburn quarterback commit Jeremy Johnson, who went from unranked to No. 191.
Florida linebacker commit Quinton Powell moves up 26 spots to No. 199, and USC defensive end pledge Jason Hatcher advances 28 places to No. 213.
Toward the bottom of the Rivals 250, 11 previously unranked players make the list: William Fuller (Notre Dame commit), Mike Williams (Clemson), Darius Latham (Wisconsin), Terrell Newby, Keelon Brookins (Wisconsin), Darius Allensworth (Cal), Torii Hunter Jr., Deon Hollins Jr. (UCLA), Rashard Robinson (LSU), Tavares Garner (Texas A&M) and Brendan Langley (South Carolina).
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