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Here are some of the latest health and medical news
developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Bill Could Give FDA New Powers Over Compounding Pharmacies
A bill to increase the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's
control over compounding pharmacies was passed by Congress on
Monday and experts say it will help improve drug safety.
The bill does not give the FDA complete authority over these
pharmacies -- which tailor-mix drugs for individual patients -- but
still provides significant safeguards and is supported by many
public health advocates, according to
The New York Times.
"It has very sharp teeth," drug safety consultant Sarah Sellers said of the bill, which is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The bill began taking shape shortly after tainted injectable
drugs from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts caused a
meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the U.S. just over
a year ago,
The Timesreported.
NYC to Ban Tobacco Sales to People Younger Than 21
Legislation banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under
the age of 21 is to be signed Tuesday by New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg.
The new law would make New York the first large city or state in
the country to ban tobacco sales to young adults. City health
officials hope that raising the legal age to 21 will slash smoking
rates among young people. Most smokers get addicted to cigarettes
before age 21, the
Associated Pressreported.
The legislation also bans the sale of small cigars in packages
of less than 20 and boosts penalties for retailers that violate
sales regulations.
Also on Tuesday, Bloomberg was to sign legislation meant to keep
the price of tobacco high by prohibiting coupons and other
discounts, and by making the minimum price of cigarettes $10.50 a
pack, the
The increase in the minimum age for buying tobacco products will
simply drive teenagers to the black market, according to tobacco
companies and some retailers.
Study Charges FDA Was Silent on Amphetamine-Like Compound in
U.S. government scientists found an amphetamine-like compound in
nine dietary supplements but did not alert consumers, researchers
The Food and Drug Administration team tested 21 supposedly
all-natural supplements and found that nine contained the compound
beta-methylphenethylamine, according to an article in the
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis.
All 21 products list an ingredient called Acacia rigidula, which
is a plant found in Texas and Mexico. The FDA scientists said they
couldn't find the amphetamine-like compound in verified samples of
the plant, and also said that the compound appears to have never
been tested for safety on humans,
USA Todayreported.
The supplements tested were marketed for things such as mood
stabilization, weight loss and boosting energy. FDA officials would
not comment on the study or release the names of the supplements
that were tested or the nine found to contain the compound.
"This is a brand new drug being placed into a number of supplements under the guise of a natural ingredient," Pieter Cohen, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told USA Today.
He was part of another team of scientists who last month
reported finding a methamphetamine-like compound in a pre-workout
supplement called Craze. He's dismayed that the FDA hasn't issued
public warnings about Craze or the nine supplements in the new
"The laws are incredibly weak, but the FDA is not moving as fast as it could to remove hazardous products," Cohen told USA Today.
Positive Drug Tests Declining Among U.S. Workers
The percentage of American workers testing positive for cocaine
and marijuana has declined sharply since 1988, but the use of
prescription drugs appears to be a growing problem, according to a
new study.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. reviewed more than 125 million urine drug
tests administered to U.S. employees from 1988 to last year. They
found that 3.5 percent of samples came back positive in 2012,
compared with 13.6 percent in 1988, the
Wall Street Journalreported.
However, positive tests for amphetamines -- which includes
prescription medicines such as Adderall -- more than doubled
between 2002 and 2012. Positive tests for the painkillers Vicodin
and OxyContin rose 172 percent and 71 percent, respectively, from
2005 to 2012.
The analysis also uncovered higher levels of painkiller use when
testing workers after they have been involved in an accident on the
"Even when used under prescription, these drugs can have an impact on workplace safety," said Barry Sample, director of drug-testing technology for Quest.
The data also showed that positive tests for methamphetamines
fell after 2005, but recently started to rise again, especially
among workers in safety-sensitive industries such as railroads and
The lower rate of positive tests for illegal drugs may be due to
the fact that workers have become more adept at finding ways to
pass urine drug tests. Labs are trying to develop oral swabs and
hair tests to reduce the number of people who pass tests by
substituting someone else's urine,
Medtronic Recalls Guidewires Used in Heart Procedures
About 15,000 Medtronic devices used in heart procedures are
being recalled by the company because they have defects that could
result in serious injury or death, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration announced.
The recalled products are guidewires. They are inserted through
an artery and used to guide into place devices such as stents, the
Associated Pressreported.
The recall was implemented Oct. 21 after Medtronic was informed
about four problems, including one patient who suffered cardiac
arrest but was resuscitated, according to company spokesman Joseph
The coating on the recalled guidewires could break off and
possibly block a blood vessel. The coating is meant to help the
wires slide through blood vessels more easily, the
The FDA has classified the recall as Class I, a category
reserved for products with reasonable potential to cause serious
injury or death.
The recall covers certain lots of guidewires made since April.
Medtronic said it has halted new shipments of the wires and alerted
regulators worldwide about the problem, the
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People are encouraged to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to firstname.lastname@example.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published.
Sept. 6 and 7
The Montelores Catholic Community will hold their annual Rummage/Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at St. Margaret Mary Church. For more information, call the church office at 565-7308 or Barbara at 565-9673.
Sept. 7
Sample microbrews from eight regional breweries at the foot of Mesa Verde in Cortez from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 565-1664 or go to email@example.com.
The M-CHS Drama Department will be hosting a Parents' Night at 5 p.m. Saturday in the M-CHS Auditorium. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. Contact Mr. Sandner for more information at email@example.com.
Sept. 7 and 8
The 4 Corners Australian Shepherd Association is hosting an "Autumn Jubilee" on Saturday and Sunday at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. This will be an ASCA Sanctioned Dog Show including Obedience and Rally. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and the show will end at 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information visit http://www.windymesaaussies.com/4CASA_home.htm.
Sept. 9
The Montelores Early Childhood Council (MECC) will hold their next monthly luncheon meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 at 11:45 a.m., at the First National Bank conference room, 2258 E. Main St., Cortez. Lunch will be provided so please RSVP to MECC's coordinator, Vangi McCoy, firstname.lastname@example.com, PO Box 1725, Cortez, CO 81321, phone 749-7017.
Sept. 10
The Dolores High School, class of 1958 will be holding their 55th class reunion on Sept. 10 at noon at the home of Vern and Anna Ruth Coppenhafer ( 5827 Rd. 24, Cortez). Hamburgers will be served, please bring a side dish. For more information call 565-6414.
Sept. 12
On Sept. 12, Mesa Verde artist in residence Sue King from Lancaster, Ohio, will speak about her work as an art quilter and demonstrate the use of silk screening as a form of surface design.
Participants can make a textile postcard as a memento of their visit to the park, or screen a design on an item of their own clothing.
The free event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the library downstairs at Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park, and is open to all.
Supplies will be provided but participants must bring their own item of clothing, such as a T-shirt, to screen if desired.
Habitat for Humanity will host this month's Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in the bright blue building, next to Belt Salvage at 6786 Hwy 491/160 just past the intersection with Road G. Celebrate with the beneficiaries of this year's 12 Hours of Mesa Verde Bike Race. Call the Chamber at 565-3414 with questions.
The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango. Guests are always encouraged to attend. For more information call bob at 970-883-4004 or email him at email@example.com
The Republican Women of Montezuma County will hold their next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12 at noon at Shiloh's Steak House. There will be a presentation by J. Paul Brown. For more info call Rosemarie Beall at 564-1576.
Sept. 13
For Pets' Sake Humane Society will hold their fall yard sale on two weekends: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 and 14 AND Sept. 20 and 21. It will be at the Cortez Christian Church from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Donations can be brought to the building on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 2 to 7 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m., or call For Pets' Sake at 565-7387 (Please no computers or accessories, tires, or tv's)
Sept. 14
The Class of 1948 is celebrating its 65th class reunion at the Elks Club on Sept. 14. All are welcome to join in the fun. Visit from 1 to 5:30 p.m., the banquet starts at 5:30 p.m. and dance at 6:30 p.m. To make reservations please call Cheryl McCutcheon at (970) 394-4929. For more information, call Jean Belden at 565-7915 or Mary Alexander at 882-7317.
The public is invited to join San Juan Mountains Association on a hike in Sand Canyon, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument on Sept. 14. Registration is required. Contact SJMA to register and for more information at 385-1256 or email@example.com. Sponsored by SJMA, BLM Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, BLM Tres Rios Field Office, and San Juan National Forest. To learn more about SJMA, and to become a member, visit www.sjma.org.
The public is invited to a Teacher Appreciation Party held on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 12 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. $14.50 / person, includes: cordon bleu lunch, drink and dessert. For more info or to make reservations call Cindy at 560-0395. Reservations required by Monday, Sept. 9.
Sept. 15
On Sept. 15, at 4 p.m., St. Barnabas Church, 110 W. North St., will host a showing of "Love Free or Die," a documentary about Episcopal Bishop Eugene Robinson. The event will be preceded by wine and cheese. A discussion will follow for those who wish to stay.
Sept. 16
The Cortez Cultural Center will hold an Agriculture Exhibit Sept. 16 - Oct. 5. The opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 20. For more information call 565-1151 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sept. 17
"What Should the Christian Response be to (chemical) warfare?" will be the topic on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6:30 for the next "How You Can Be Part of a Christian Community with Integrity and Not Believe All Those Things You Thought You Had to Believe" conversation. St. Barnabas Church (corner of North and Elm) Questions are required. No answers are promised. Call 565-7865 for information.
Sept. 19
The public is invited to a free seminar at the Dolores Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Connect for Health Colorado and the Piñon Project will give an overview about the Affordable Care Act and the upcoming changes to health insurance and answer any questions. For more information visit doloreslibrary.org or call the library at 970-882-4127.
Sept. 20 and 21
The M-CHS Class of 1978 is celebrating its 35-year class reunion on Sept. 20 and 21. For more information, join the class on Facebook: M-CHS Class of 1978 or email email@example.com or email@example.com.
Sept. 21
Fashion show by Second Time Fashions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the Center, 565-1151, or at the door on the night of the event. Proceeds will benefit the Patsy Brown Art Scholarship fund. Vendors may contact the center for applications and more information.
The public is invited to join a free trip to the San Juan Mountains Association, in partnership with the San Juan National Forest, for a seven-mile hike in the high country Sept. 21.The group will start early and be out most of the day. Contact MK to sign up and get more information: email@example.com or (970) 759-9113
Four Corners Dancers invite the public to come check out the Meet & Greet of their Square Dance lessons; there will be an introduction to mainstream square dancing Sept. 21 and the lessons will start Sept. 23 at Kemper School throughout November from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday. For more information, call Don and Judy Morris at 565-9836 or Ronnie and Vonnie Robinson at 749-9682.
Sept. 22
The Mancos Public Library will present the first annual Harvest Heritage Festival in Mancos at Boyle Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22. The festival features: demonstrations, music, children's activities and more. For more information, call Lee Hallberg at 533-7600 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.mancoslibrary.org
Sept. 28
Kiwanis Club of Mesa Verde is hosting their annual charity night on Sept. 28 at the Cortez Elk's lodge. Tickets are $250; includes dinner for two and a chance to win a 2014 Ford Mustang. Proceeds will be donated to help children in Montezuma and Dolores counties. For tickets and information call Marie at 564-9770 or Edith at 565-8491.
Through September
Every Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. through September, there will be a community garage sale at Pleasant View Mercantile parking lot. Participation is free. This event is open to the public.
For more information, call 562-6372.
Book a librarian for up to two hours for free at the Dolores Public Library to help with research, a job search (résumé), your computer or software. To schedule please come in, call 882-4127 or visit our web page at www.doloreslibrary.org
Oct. 6
SouthWest Colorado Concerts presents the San Juan Symphony, performing a program of modern and classical music at 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Montezuma-Cortez High School Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale at the door beginning at 2 p.m. For more information, call Paul Bostrom at 565-9127 or Joyce Stevenson at 565-4757.
First Wednesday
The first Wednesday of each month at noon the Chamber will have its business lunch forum. For more information and locations, call 565-3414
First Thursday
Montezuma County Republican Central Committee meets the first Thursday of every month at noon at Shiloh's Steakhouse. Come out to hear what your Republican elected officials are up to.
For more information, contact Nicci Crowley, secretary, email@example.com or call 570-9372 for more information.
First Friday
The first Friday of each month, the public is invited by the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce to participate in a leadership development program at First National Bank, 2258 E. Main in Cortez.
For more information, call Dena at the Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce 565-3414.
Second Thursday
The second Thursday of each month Business After Hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at various locations. For more information, call 565-3414
Third Wednesday
The third Wednesday of every month the Chamber Luncheon will be held at noon at Shiloh Steakhouse. For more information, call 565-3414
Every Tuesday
The Kiwanis Club of Mesa Verde meets at noon every Tuesday at Shiloh. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
Contact email@example.com for more information.
Every Tuesday The Dolores Public Library will answer technology/software questions for free from 3 to 5 p.m. 882-4127
Fall Semester
The Cultural Center is offering after-school programs for creative kids and adults for ages 6 and up. Classes slated for the fall semester are: Feel for Art, visual art program, Silent Storytelling the Art of Mime, Young Playwrights, Actor's Studio and Story Arts, storytelling. Registration and course descriptions can be found on the website. Partial Scholarships available.

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Best Buy kicked off this week by announcing that it purchased Napster for $121 million in cash in an attempt to compete against Apple iTunes and Amazon's online music store. The deal should be closed by the fourth quarter.
"This transaction offers Best Buy a recognized platform for enhancing our capabilities in the digital media space and building new, recurring relationships with customers," said Best Buy President and COO Brian Dunn. "Over time we hope to strengthen our offerings to consumers, who we believe will increasingly seek devices and solutions that enable them to access their content wherever, whenever and however they want."
Since Napster has about $67 million in cash and short-term investments, Best Buy will actually end up paying just $54 million, or $2.65 per share, which is a 50 percent increase in the stock's closing price last week. The company purchased several smaller online music stores over the past few years, but its stock price continued to drop -- but the turnaround started in May, when the company launched its new store.
Both Best Buy and Napster have their own digital music download services, but both services have had a hard time competing with Apple which controls 70 percent of the music market. Best Buy will be able to collect Napster's 700,000 subscribers, along with the Napster customer service platform and mobile service. The deal does not include the company's peer-to-peer platform, which is a strong sign that it is no longer relevant.
Napster's online music store is one of the largest in the world, and generated $127.5 million in revenue over the last fiscal year.
Napster has 140 employees in its Los Angeles headquarters and Best Buy does not have immediate plans to make drastic changes among the employees.


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I'm glad you asked. Understanding observation status is actually quite easy. First of all, while insurance rules require the physician to write the order for inpatient or observation status, I don't think it should be up to us. The rules are just too complicated for us to know. But, since it is up to us, we need lots of help from people who actually know what they are doing.
It takes years of experience to get a feeling on who is full admit and who is observation. The utilization review people of the hospital carry around huge books with thousands of rules that Medicare and private insurance companies use to determine whether a patient meets inpatient criteria or not.
If they say the patient doesn't meet inpatient criteria, the patient should be observation status and they should let you know. You have to make sure your CPT® coding (reference the AMA CPT 2018 Standard Edition on Amazon for definitive authority) status as a physician matches the status of the patient by the hospital when the order is written. For example, if the patient is observation status by the hospital, and you are billing inpatient codes, your payment will get denied. Make sure your billing is in line with the hospital's status. Read this very carefully, because understanding the following few paragraphs will show you the light on hospital billing. It really is very easy to understand. You only have three possible scenarios to worry about.
- Inpatient status
- Observation status that crosses over the magic midnight hour
- Admit/Discharge Same Day (Does not cross over the magic midnight hour)
The following rules in coding and documentation apply: 99218 (low level obs) = 99221 (low level admit), 99219 (mid level obs) = 99222 (mid level admit), and 99220 (high level obs) = 99223 (high level admit). So if you learn how to code the three full admit codes, you just pick the equivalent level in the observation codes. And the easiest part of all is that there is only one possible discharge code you can use: observation discharge code 99217.
What happens if a patient goes past two calendar days? What codes do you use for the middle days? For example lets say you bring a patient into the hospital observation status on June 1st at 11:59 pm. You can bill a (99218- 99220) for June 1st. Lets say the following calendar day, June 2nd at 8 am, you are doing rounds and you determine the patient is not stable for discharge. You can elect to keep them there under observation status (Medicare allows up to 48 hours of observation care) or you can do a full hospital admission (if they meet criteria determined by your utilization folks).
If you elect to keep them observation, as the attending physician, on June 2nd, you would bill them the followup observation codes 99224, 99225 or 99226. Since the patient is not technically admitted, you cannot bill the inpatient subsequent care codes (99231-99233). On the following day, June 3rd, the third calendar day you would bill the observation discharge code 99217 when they are discharged. If you decide to make the patient a full admission on June 2nd, technically, you can do another complete H&P and bill a new full admit code (99221-99223) on June 2nd, in addition to the June 1st observation admission code (99218-99220).
However, I rarely do this because I don't want to go through all that hassle. I usually write an order to change the status to full admission starting from the time I write the order, leave my initial hospital admission code on June 1st as an initial observation code and then just use the inpatient hospital follow up codes on June 2nd and beyond. Once a full admit, you use the inpatient followup codes until discharge, at which point you pick either the less than 30 minutes (99238) or greater than 30 minutes (99239).
That's why you only need to learn the rules for the admit codes 99221-99223 and you have all the others mastered as well. Remember the 99234-99236 are used when the the physician's face-to-face admission and discharge documentation is performed at least eight hours apart on the same calendar day. If the time is not separated by at least eight hours, you may not get paid.
One rare scenario that I run into is the occasional drug overdose on a ventilator that I admit using the critical care codes. Sometimes the patient will improve very quickly, I can extubate and discharge on the same day. In this case, I would keep my critical care code but I wouldn't bill a discharge code because there is no discharge code that would suffice. A critical care code will probably be audited on a patient that is discharged the same day, but, as long as your documentation supports critical care, you have done nothing wrong.


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Gardenhire has several possibilities to bat second
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- When the Twins traded Denard Span and Ben Revere this offseason, they not only lost their starting center and right fielders but also their leadoff and No. 2 hitters.
Minnesota is set to replace Span in center field with either top prospect Aaron Hicks -- who is the heavy favorite with a little more than a week left in camp -- or Darin Mastroianni, and whoever wins that battle will bat leadoff.
And with Chris Parmelee, who figures to hit seventh in the lineup, taking over in right field, the Twins are trying to decide who will bat second in 2013.
Second baseman Brian Dozier has been getting a look as a No. 2 possibility this spring, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he still hasn't officially decided how his lineup will shake out on Opening Day.
"I've always thought that No. 2 hitters have to take pitches a little bit and have to protect the runner on base while also being an on-base guy, too, so that the number three, four and five guys have an opportunity," Gardenhire said. "He has to bunt and all those things and get the guy over. Like leadoff gets on, steals second and then shoot the ball the other way to get him over for the other guys."
Gardenhire added that he works with a statistician to help him come up with the lineup, but joked that the computer says Joe Mauer should bat first, second and third in the order. He said it's not out of the question that Mauer hits second, but that he prefers him in the three hole.
"People say they want Joe Mauer batting second, but do you really want him coming up with a man on second base and shooting them the other way?" Gardenhire asked. "I don't know about that. That's not his game. But hitting is his game, so he can do it, so I've looked at it."
Dozier is currently the top candidate to hit second but posted just a .234 batting average with a .271 on-base percentage in 84 games as a Rookie last year. Gardenhire feels Dozier can improve those totals, as he had a .370 OBP in four seasons in the Minors.
"I'm comfortable with Dozier right there," Gardenhire said. "He's been swinging good. He's been having good at-bats. He can handle the bat. We can see how it goes. I'm seeing better at-bats. He's a swinger, but he has the chance to have a better on-base percentage."
Correia feels ready for season despite spring numbers
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Kevin Correia made his sixth start of the spring on Saturday against the Rays, and said he's ready for the regular season to begin after a long Spring Training because of the World Baseball Classic.
Correia matched his longest outing of the spring, going 4 2/3 innings, and gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks. He's scheduled to make his final start on Thursday against the Red Sox.
He said he's not worried about his numbers this spring -- he has a 6.30 ERA in 20 innings -- because he's historically struggled in Spring Training. He had a 7.71 ERA in Grapefruit League play with the Pirates last season but posted a 4.21 ERA during the regular season.
"At this point, I'm ready to start the season," Correia said. "It'll be nice to go into my last start and treat it like a real start in the season and see how I feel."
Correia said he still hasn't been told where he'll be slotted in the rotation to open the season. The Twins have yet to announce their starters for their opening series against the Tigers at Target Field.
Deduno scratched Sunday, may not be ready for season
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Right-hander Samuel Deduno was scratched from his scheduled start against the Blue Jays on Sunday because of groin tightness, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire announced Saturday.
Deduno originally felt the tightness while pitching in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
He thought the injury was minor, as he was still able to throw five scoreless innings to help lead the Dominican Republic to the title, but felt it while throwing a bullpen session on Thursday.
Gardenhire said there is no timetable for Deduno's return and that right-hander P.J. Walters will start in his place against Toronto on Sunday.
"We have to wait until he's healthy," Gardenhire said. "We don't have a plan until he gets back on the mound. He has some groin tightness. We put him on the mound, but he said he felt something at the World games so we're just biding our time now."
Deduno was a candidate to be part of the club's starting rotation, especially after he posted a 0.69 ERA with 17 strikeouts and five walks in 13 innings in the Classic.
But now it appears that the non-roster invitee will have trouble being ready for the season. Other candidates for the back end of the rotation include Liam Hendriks, Cole De Vries and Walters.
"He didn't think it was a big deal, but it is a big deal because you can't start with that," Gardenhire said. "So now we're on hold until he gets back off that. It kind of makes us ad lib a little bit."
Worth noting
• Left-hander Scott Diamond, who had a bone chip removed from his left elbow in December, made his second Minor League start on Saturday. Diamond threw three innings, allowing three runs on five hits, against Triple-A Pawtucket. He's currently on the 15-day disabled list but remains on track to rejoin the rotation on April 12.
• Closer Glen Perkins tossed a scoreless inning against the Rays on Saturday in his first Grapefruit League outing since March 3. Perkins left camp to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic and pitched in two Minor League games this week before returning to Grapefruit League action.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and Carl Quintanilla provide the latest electoral vote update. Larry Kudlow offers his opinion on the "fiscal cliff," and says if the Senate stays Democratic, the issue will become more contentious. Eric Cantor (R-VA) offers his take on the battleground states, and particularly the turnout in Virginia. NBC's Mike Taibbi, reports from Colorado. John Harwood reports there have been no surprises so far, but that Michigan (where Romney was born) going for Obama is a bit of a Republican disappointment. Tom Stemberg, Staples co-founder and Don Peebles, CEO & Chairman of The Peebles Corporation, discuss the latest electoral numbers and whether Congress and the President will be able to work together. PA goes for Obama.


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ronnewmexico wrote:Regarding the terminology used.."story".
Perhaps this is unintended but the way this is being used infers some differing tale.
Past lives being perceived by one may indeed, as most here know, be a progressive thing for some.
With more spiritual understanding comes more recollection.
On occasion a circumstance may also presents in which the elicitation of a memory of past lives ensues.
A past spiritual life of attainment is perhaps replicated in this life. As that replication occurs prior capacity may also occur.
So I would say it is quite normal for one to have them not one day and have them the next.
Just to clarify that as the term seemed or could be taken to infer a story was being told.
Buddhas have perfect recall of their past lives. In fact, any highly realized bodhisattva on the stages will.
My point is that tulkus with no or hazy memories of past lives does not make for impressive tulkus.


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The accreditation in public relations (APR) is a hit or miss topic for PR pros. Some say it is essential, and others want a raise and promotion to come along with the hard work that it takes to be accredited.
Here are 10 reasons—straight from accredited PR pros—why you should consider earning your APR:
1. "It provides a higher level of professional credibility and distinction. It sets you apart from the crowd at work and in the job market." — Gretchen E. Fri, APR, InfoCision Management Corporation
2. "It familiarizes you with current public relations standards, updates and processes." — Ed McMasters, APR, Flottman Company
3. "The APR preparation process itself is an eye-opener to the breadth and depth of public relations, as well as the important aspects of public relations as a management function." — Christel Hall, APR, PRowrite Public Relations
4. "APR accreditation means the practitioner acts competently and ethically in dealings with clients, news media, customers, community members and others. It gives our profession credibility—the only currency that really matters." — Chuck Williams, APR, Providence Health & Services
5. "The APR process increases your strategic thinking for research, planning, implementation, measurement and evaluation for projects small and large, making you a more efficient and valued PR professional." — Rodric Bradford, APR, CAN National Warranty Corporation
6. "Differentiation—only 2 percent of public relations practitioners are accredited, so it sets you apart." — Jeffrey Geibel, APR, LEED-AP (BD+C), Geibel Marketing and Public Relations
7. "It comes with a fantastic network that enables you to pick up the phone and find out how to do something or get help in a far-away place." — Doug Fenichel, APR, In-House Public Relations
8. "It opens up opportunities for speaking, teaching and other experiences that might not be available without the credentials." — Stacey Doss, APR, SDDPR
9. "Accreditation shows you are serious enough about your job to seek and obtain a higher professional standard." — Dianne Danowski Smith, APR, Publix Northwest PR
10. "Experience the incredible satisfaction of receiving an envelope with APR after your name, and know you're joining a group of professionals committed to ongoing professional excellence." — Heather Morgan, APR, Children's Home Society of Florida
No PR pro has extra time to take on what is essentially a college course. But sometimes it takes motivation from within to want to achieve the industry standard for excellence as determined by a rigorous vetting process of other PR professionals.
"Obtaining your APR is a personal achievement," added Geibel. "When it is all said and done it is a badge of accomplishment. No excuses."
Do you have what it takes to stand out?
Linzy Roussel Cotaya is a New Orleans based public relations professional. A version of this article originally ran on PR Breakfast Club.
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OCEAN CITY — Memorial
Day used to be the official kickoff to the summer season in Ocean City, but
this year, it's just one of three busy weekends scheduled in succession to help
blast the resort into the summer of 2010.
Local businesses are
hoping that three is the magic number this year as a trifecta of events (last
week's gigantic Cruisin' weekend, the present Memorial Day weekend and next
week's 3rd Annual OC Air Show) will help get the summer off and
running in the right direction after enduring a lackluster 2009 season and a
dismal off-season in Ocean City.
"It's definitely the
shot in the arm that the local business community needs right now," said Buxy's
Salty Dog owner Doug Buxbaum. "After the winter and the early spring, it's such
a blessing to have three big weekends right in a row to start the season.
Cruisin' was unbelievable last weekend, and couple that with the next two
weekends, that could propel the business community right through June and into
Historically, the resort
swells to capacity in the last two weeks of May, but then tapers off throughout
the month of June, with the largest contingent of visitors seemingly being the
graduating seniors, or "june bugs" as they are commonly known.
Mayor Rick Meehan said
that the town has made a concerted effort to build the so-called shoulder
seasons and the month of June and has done so with special events like Cruisin'
and the Air Show.
"These three powerful
weekends right in a row are going to hopefully help our business community
build momentum and have a great summer season," said Meehan. "Special events
are crucial in helping us build things that draw folks to Ocean City that
aren't so reliant on the weather. It does appear that weather is going to be
our friend this weekend, and I think we are shaping up to have a fantastic
weekend, and I'm confident it's going to be a great summer."
Statistically speaking,
AAA Mid-Atlantic projects the number of travelers in the state of Maryland will
rise about 6 percent from last year, even though gas prices are 17 percent
higher from 2009's Memorial Day weekend.
"Marylanders may feel
more confident to take a holiday trip this year, which they may have postponed
last year, due to their personal economic situation," said AAA Mid-Atlantic
Manager of Public and Government Affairs Ragina Averella. "We view the increase
as a result of possible increased consumer confidence, as well as pent-up
demand to get away this year."
AAA also projects that
median spending will be in the $800 range for the holiday weekend.
Local hoteliers say that
advanced bookings, which were drastically down last year, are looking to be on
the proverbial up and up.
"We had a great month of
May and that's a great sign leading up to the summer season," said Grand Hotel
General Manager Patrick Staib. "Of course, our success is always weather based,
but our advance bookings for this weekend are already at 80 percent. I think
having the trifecta of events is something the town should consider doing every
Last weekend's Cruisin'
event brought in an estimated 170,000 people to the resort, and a strong month
of May has pushed projected room tax numbers above last year's pace, according
to Meehan.
"If you think about it,
when Cruisin' started 20 years ago, there were 148 cars that were registered,
now there are probably close to 3,500 registered cars and another couple of
thousand cars who are just down for the weekend," said Meehan. "It's turned
into the new start of the summer season, but more importantly, it's one of
those events that gets people booking hotel rooms in advance."
Ocean City
Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) Executive Director Susan Jones said
that getting people to stay overnight in Ocean City, and hopefully, for longer
than what they did last summer is the key to driving the local economy.
"Cruisin' was certainly
a great kick-off to the season, Memorial Day is typically weather dependent,
and the
Air Show weekend will be
totally packed as there are numerous events that weekend. (ie, OC Car Show,
soccer tournaments and the Ravens Roost parade)," said Jones. "It is important
to create events which will bring people to stay overnight. This generates room
revenue for the lodging operators, food revenue for restaurateurs and tax
revenue for the local and state governments."
Experts are projecting
once again that Ocean City's geographic location coupled with their promotional
efforts (earmarking more than the entire state does in advertising spending)
could help the resort fare well this season, despite the fact that unemployment
is still in double-digit numbers, the economy has not fully recovered and
per-gallon gas prices are nearing $3.
Yet, after last
weekend's stellar turnout and a similar draw expected for Memorial Day, next
weekend's Air Show is where a lot of businesses are setting their sights on as
a huge economic boost to start the season.
"We are excited about
the Air Show's success last year and the town has done a great job in creating
a compelling and exciting event for all ages in early June," said Fager's
Island General Manager Kevin Myers. "Weather is, of course, key but I think the
timing of the Air Show on the weekend after the big holiday is a great move
that will help our business and get a mix of people thinking about and coming
to Ocean City.
Buxbaum agrees that the
town's efforts in building up the month of June is making a lot of local
business numbers move from cautious optimism concerning the summer season, to
simply optimism.
"This should give
everyone the punch they need to get through June, and to also get their staff's
acclimated to what 'busy' is in the summer in Ocean City," said Buxbaum. "The
traffic last weekend was like 4th of July weekend, and if that's any
indication about what might be on the horizon this summer, I say bring it on."


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In the same interview with THR where Doug Belgrad hinted at the possibility of a new Jumanji movie, the Columbia Pictures President also dropped a hint about a fourth Men in Black film.
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This recipe actually came out of my Jamie Oliver cookbook, The Naked Chef. Jamie himself gives credit to his friend Bender who found it in an old cookbook. So I guess, Bender, Jamie and I can all only take credit for recognizing a good soup when we see one. This one is quick and easy to make, tasty and really original. I have added a few touches here and there of my own, but the real beauty of it is the mixture of nutty chickpeas and silky leeks. It makes a subtle combination that really is delightful. Also, it gives me an excuse to use my beloved immersion blender...
Bender's Chickpea and Leek Soup
I've decided to attribute this one to the mysterious Bender because I don't know where he found the recipe and anyway it's a silly name.
5 leeks
12 ounces / about two cups chickpeas, either soaked overnight and cooked until soft or canned
a couple of cloves of garlic
4-5 cups of vegetable or chicken broth
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan plus extra for garnish
a couple of Tbs butter and a drizzle of olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbs chopped fresh thyme
2 Tbs chopped fresh parsley
crispy bacon bits for garnish
Clean and slice the leeks in ringlets. I usually slice the leeks halfway down the center before slicing and then throw the strips in a colandar to wash. This way you can make sure of getting out all the sandy grit, although you won't have pretty rings. Then again, this recipe doesn't really show them off even if you do. Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed stock pot with the olive oil and add the garlic, thinly sliced. Once they begin to soften, add the leeks. (If you add them both together it will be more difficult to properly cook the garlic as it will get caught up in the leeks.)
Once the leeks are soft and smelling good, add half the broth and the chickpeas. At this point you have to decide how you want to serve the soup - as it is, puréed or semi-puréed. JO recommends the latter and I tend to agree. If you have an immersion blender just give the soup a few whizzes until you have a thick broth but about half of the chickpeas are still whole. (Alternatively, you can put half the soup in a blender or food processor and blend.)
Add the rest of the broth and bring to a boil. Add the grated parmesan, thyme and parsley and taste for salt and pepper. Let it simmer for at least 15-20 minutes.
Serve with shaved or grated fresh Parmesan and bacon bits and some good crusty bread.
Note on my aberrations: The last three ingredients in the list are mine. If you want to stay true to Jamie and Bender you should leave them out!
I was lucky enough to get a taste of that fantastic soup, and I will say this : do not omit the crispy bacon bits, they're a wonderful addition!
Thanks, Clotilde! What a shame there wasn't a write-up for all the other great dishes on that occasion, including your masterful terrines! The bacon is actually the Critic's contribution...if there is a way to make it more delicious and less healthy he can usually find it.
Actually, I'm working on a writeup of all the recipes, and am gathering all of them, It will include a link to yours!
Great! There were quite a few I wanted but I wasn't sure who made what!
I made this tonight with fake bacon (Smart Bacon brand) and accompanied by fake b-l-t's. It was described by the peanut gallery as "orgasmic".
I thought it was pretty darn good myself. Great recipe, Meg.
Cool! That makes TWO recipes I know someone has tried...I'm well on my way to being a celebrity chef now!
Are you including the goulash? Jace at our friendly hosting company said they tried it and found it delicious.
Hello Meg,
I still remember the taste of the one you made last saturday. It was really good. Have a good week-end.
Yes, that was the goulash, Barrett!
Thanks, Pascale!
Good recipe, I made it the original way then added crab meat and prawns at the end. Totally good chowder...
Ben, sounds like a great twist - I'll have to give it a go myself one of these days. For some reason I rarely think of adding seafood to soups, but it sounds delish!
i htought this was a great recipe at first, but my relatives hated it. they sed that it was too much chik peas. i would try it without them
I substituted onions for the leeks, (couldn't find 'em at my lame Kroger) added some diced carrot to the sweat. Just for grins, I added some frozen spinach lettign it simmer for about 10 minuts. It turned out nicely


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4-18-2011 Safeco Field
More good news on my charity projects. I finally heard back from the Red Cross. Theyre going to work with me to help promote my charity project for the relief in Japan. How cool is that? So I was especially excited to come out to Safeco Field after the Mariners got home from their four day road trip to Kansas City. They were nearly swept too. But our rookie sensation, Michael Pineda, saved the day.
When I got to the stadium the weather was fair. There was plenty of sun but it was supposed to get very cold. So again I would be freezing my butt off during the game. But I was determined to snag a home run ball this year. Ill eventually learn to dress warmer. It really isnt that bad but its tough to take a nine whole innings of bitter coldness. When they close the roof it seems to warm up a tad. But not by much.
It wasnt until around 4:30pm when my competition showed up. Three older gentlemen. One was a veteran Ballhawk ( I suppose ) and the other two seemed like tag alongs. Of course I had to hear the "Safeco basics" from them and I just played stupid. I thought that was the best way to handle things. As soon as the gates opened I slinked in and waited at the turnstile for the music to play. When the horn blew I took long strides towards section 115. Let me back up for a second. While I was standing in line against the gates a security guard came over and asked me if I collected baseballs. I informed him I did sometimes…( Not sure what he wanted so I just kept it simple ) and he told me there were about three baseballs about ten rows up in section 115. There were still 30 minutes before the gates opened and I truely believed that by the time I got there the baseballs would be gone.
I arrived at section 115 and ran down towards the tenth row. The other guys right on my heels. No three baseballs in row ten. Or anywhere for that matter. I guess the security guards had tossed them all back onto the field. Blah. I wandered around for a few moments, and even called out to Michael Pineda to toss me a baseball but he ended up tossing it to a woman in the front row with some kind of media credentials. I scouted around for a decent place to set up shop and then I noticed three baseballs on the base line. As the Mariners were starting to jog off the field I noticed that Tom Wilhemsen was talking to family members or close friends, relatives, whatever, over in foul territory. I anticipated that he would run right passed those three baseballs. So I ran over and lined myself up with them and waited patiently. As Wilhemsen ran towards me I pointed to the baseballs and asked if he would toss a few up. He did just that. I thanked him and told him I appreciated it. He nodded to me and tossed another lucky fan a ball.
The Mariners were totally off the field and no sign of the Detroit Tigers. Were they not taking batting practice today? The batting practice equipment was still up. Surely they would.
I stopped to take this picture as I continued around the stadium.
Finally the Tigers started to come out of the dugout. Still no one in the cage though. I guess Jim Leyland had a meeting with the team that went over scheduled time. That or the Tigers were busy in the clubhouse watching a movie or something.
Once I got down to the base line I lined up behind the Tigers pitchers for any overthrows that may occur. Unfortunatly, nothing came my way. The Tigers were sound during their warmups. Which is expected. I have high respects for the Detroit Tigers. Two of my favorite players are on this team. Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez.
Still. No. Batting. Practice. Where were the position players? Napping? C`mon already!
As the Tigers pitching staff ended their warmup the position players FINALLY started to come out and hit. I moved up into the left field bleacher seats ( Which let me tell you. Limited space.) It wasnt long and the rows started to fill up. For me to catch a baseball one would have to be hit exactly to me. The chances of that happening? Probably one out of 100. Those seem like decent odds but when you figure in the competition factor ( People around me trying to catch a baseball too ) the odds steadily increase as more people fill the rows. I did have a couple hit out to the area I was standing in. I think Brandon Inge was the one batting but he sailed one deep and I ran to my left to try and make a last minute snag but it was way over my head. The guy behind me got it.
I took a couple pictures of Magglio Ordonez while I was up there. Batting practice for the Tigers didnt last much longer than about 30 minutes. For some reason they cut it short by 15 minutes.
Here is another picture of Magglio warming up.
When I got down to the dugout Victor Martinez was being interviews pre-game. And of course all the autographers were after him. Heres a picture of Victor being interviewed.
Before the game started I tried to get the warmup baseball from one of the Tigers position players. I just casually walked down the aisle acting like I was going to take pictures of the Tigers. It was about 7:00pm. Five minutes until first pitch. The security guards really didnt hassle with me too much. The guard that was working that aisle kind of took a look at me and then waved me off as some Tigers fan trying to get pictures. He just assumed I wouldnt stay down there the entire game. I guess I could have. The first row was pretty much empty the entire game by the dugout. Anyway. I took a few pictures but what I really wanted was the baseball Brandon Inge and Brennan Boesch were tossing around. About three minutes before first pitch, Inge and Boesch both started to head towards the dugout. They continued to flip the baseball back and forth to each other and finally Inge tossed it behind his back and Boesch missed it. They both continued towards the dugout where they left the personal trainer to deal with the baseball. He tossed it to a family of Tiger fans.
Here is a picture of Magglio Ordonez right before first pitch. On the far left is the personal trainer that ended up with the baseball.
I made my way out to the right field bleachers where I sat for the majority of the game. In the first inning Ryan Raburn popped a towering foul ball that no one ended up catching because it hit off the rafters of the roof. Can you believe that? If you ever get to Safeco Field or already have and remember how far up the roof rafters are…well that is just amazing. Ryan Raburn is the first baseball player to have done that at Safeco Field.
The text under Ryan Raburns name says " Foul ball in the first inning was the first to ever hit the Safeco Field roof. "
Here is a picture of the view from my seat. The outfield was pretty cold but when they finally closed the roof it started to warm up a bit. But not by much. I think Ive already said that.
Another notable highlight of the game was that Mike McCready was there. How cool is that? Its pretty awesome if youre a Seattle Native. If you dont know who Mike McCready is I suggest you open up your musical avenues. Mike McCready is this guy.
Still having a hard time figuring out who Mike McCready is? Maybe you already know…
Heres another picture.
Give up? Mike McCready is the lead guitarist for the Seattle formed band Pearl Jam.
Anyway. The Mariners played like absolute crap. Well, not their defense. Well, sorta. Miguel Olivo allowed two pass balls that counted for two of the eight runs that Detroit scored. Not to mention a base clearing triple by Jhonny Peralta and before that the Tigers managed to get the bases loaded and the Mariners walked a run in. By the seventh inning nearly the entire stadium was clearing out. Justin Smoak did manage to get one run back by parking one in the Mariners bullpen. Milton Bradley also put one in the seats but that was in the 3rd inning.
One of my Ballhawk aquaintances, John Schulstad, was at the game as well. He was able to snag a Milton Bradley foul ball in the first inning. You can read his blog here, and you can also read about his Milton Bradley foul ball snag here. It was actually quite an eventful night at the Safe. After the final out was recorded I chased down to the umpire tunnel and called out to Larry Vanover. He immediatly hooked me up with my 2nd and final ball of the night.
If youre curious about my charity, which by the way, I think is totally awesome and worth it, you can read all about it here. I encourage you to just take a peek if you havent done so already. I have a few other projects going on as well. Im not only snagging baseballs for puppies for the Seattle-King Co. Humanes Society but I am also snagging baseballs for the Red Cross. That charity project is called; Snagging Baseballs for Relief in Japan. If you feel like pledging you can send me an email to email@example.com. Id love to hear from you.
Game; April 18th 2011 Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
Gameballs; Two
Attendance; 12,774
Snagging Baseballs for Puppies has raised; $6.40 this season.
Snagging Baseballs for Relief in Japan has raised; $4.00 this season.


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Aaron Harang's pitching role with the Reds isn't the only way he uses the word "ace" in his life.
The 6-foot-7 right-hander just got nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award from the Reds in honor of a long list of philanthropic activities. But none is more closer to Harang's heart -- and a whole bunch of military families -- than "Aaron's Aces."
Growing up in the military city of San Diego, Harang knew all about the separation of loved ones due to the call of duty. So he began a program in which spouses and children of service personnel stationed in Iraq could enjoy a Sunday at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, including a meet-and-greet session with Harang in the Reds' bullpen.
About 30 family members get to attend the games. After meeting Harang, who signs autographs, the fans receive T-shirts and vouchers for the concession stands. They are also recognized on the ballpark JumboTron scoreboard in the second inning.
But more importantly, it's three hours of escape from the stress of loved ones having to serve in a combat zone.
"It's very hard [to deal with]," Harang said. "But that's what we look at -- get away for three hours to watch game. A lot of kids have never been to a game. They can be in the bullpen to see the field from our perspective. I've met a lot of nice people.
"I've received stuff from them -- military coins, little plaques and badges, a flag flown over a camp in Iraq. I've had an offer to take me out to an Air Force base near Cincinnati. If we start getting other teams and players involved, we can expand it. It would be great if a bunch of guys got together to do this at different stadiums."
"Aaron's Aces" is one of several ongoing programs players have held for Iraq veterans and their families. The Giants' Barry Zito has his "Strikeouts For Troops" involving scores of players raising money. The Cubs' Ryan Dempster hosts families of Iraq service people at Wrigley Field every Father's Day weekend.
The need is never-ending. Harang would like to expand "Aces" to perhaps 50 people every Sunday game, or even both weekend days.
He has heard heart-warming -- and heartbreaking -- stories.
"One time, I got on the cell phone and talked to a dad in Iraq," Harang said. "He called when his family was at the field. He wanted to talk to me and tell me how much he appreciated me.
"But we've had some tough situations. The father of two kids came home, had health problems and died. I had these kids last week -- their mom could not show up. I had them come back."
Harang has talked to veterans who have repeatedly had to go back into harm's way.
"I've had a number of guys come back, but say they're going back over in a couple of months -- it's their third time over there," he said. "That's amazing, how much you go. They said they're needed there."
Overall, Harang has been buoyed by his efforts.
"You can't put words into it," he said. "It's been a tremendous experience."
For his Clemente award nomination, Harang received $7,500 from Chevy, money that was donated to help build the Miracle League Field for disabled athletes in Cincinnati.
"I'm trying to do a lot with the community," he said. "I'm going to be there for awhile. It's a lot easier to do that stuff. I have a lot of fun with it."
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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James Jackson, Jr. Brings CLASS to Duane Park, 11/27
He's been called "too little". He's been called "too much". His jeans have definitely been called "too tight". But there's always been an air of class about him. Well, he's back and he's learned a few things this time around. Join James Jackson, Jr. on Tuesday, November 27th at 8PM for a night of new music in this amazingly intimate setting.
He's taking away the band, leaving him with just a piano, tickled by the smooth and sultry Elliot Roth (www.ElliotRothMusic.com). The show will be directed by Gerry Geddes. It's time for the blues, the jazz, …the fire, and the rain. If you didn't know story-telling was an art, you've never seen a single one of James' shows. If you missed him at Joe's Pub or Drom, be sure to check him out at Duane Park for another great evening of gender defying songs, ramblings from the pages of his leather-bound diary and an evening like no other. There will be Living!
The concert will be on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Dinner seating is at 7PM and the show begins at 8PM.
Duane Park is located at 157 Duane Street (betwen West Broadway and Hudson.) To reserve free tickets, call 212-732-5555 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about Duane Park, visit www.DuaneParkNYC.com.<
James Jackson, Jr. was undergraduately reared by lesbians in the New England Bekshires after artistically growing up in Boston under the soul-food tutelage of a deep southern family. The shoes: Birkenstocks. The music: Indigo, Simone, Franklin, & Difranconian. The food: fattening. The relationships: many, lost, and strong.
After being deposited in New York City over a decade ago, the real work began. Dance belts, regional stage yelts, demanding Brits, and a rather unfortunate stop in Branson, Missouri lead to his discovery of artistic truth on prestigious stages like Radio City Music Hall as well as Carnegie Hall. James' razor-sharp wit, unique sense of humor, talent, and on & off stage persona have become an artistic force to be reckoned with as well as a voice people want to hear as he changes the face of the concert stage.
For more information about James Jackson, Jr, visit www.JJacksonJr.com.


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In similar situations, with international rules in place, Sisson typically bunted runners into scoring position. This time, he wanted to go all out in the 6A softball state tournament semfinal at M.J. Hickey Park.
"Sisson told me he was thinking about having Andrea Kindrick hit," RHS assistant head coach Mickey DuVall said. "I told him to ask the team what they wanted to do."
"My seniors, without hesitation, told me to do it," Sisson said.
Kindrick's hit sailed to the fence and scored Russellville courtesy runner Dianna Hale to set the final score at 4-3 in the eighth inning. The Lady Cyclones (19-7) beat top-ranked Sheridan and stamped their ticket to the Class 6A state championship game for the second year in a row.
Russellville will face Benton in the Class 6A state championship game scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bogle Park on the University of Arkansas campus. Benton beat Mountain Home 8-0 in Saturday's first semifinal.
"Before the game, we told the girls that the best team on paper doesn't win the game," DuVall said. "It's the team that plays the best on the field."
After two perfect innings from both Russellville and Sheridan (26-3), it was the Lady Cyclones who slipped first. Kindrick, who had previously pitched two consecutive perfect games in the tournament, gave up a single in the bottom of the third inning.
With two outs, Kindrick walked the next batter and the Lady Yellow Jackets threatened to load the bases. But a pop fly to center kept the game scoreless going into the fourth.
Then it was Sheridan's turn to falter. On the second pitch of the fourth inning, Kayla Sisco cracked the ball to right field and raced to first. Sisco's replacement runner, Sydney Tolliver reached second on Dianna Hale's sacrifice before Kindrick's RBI double sent her across the plate to give the Lady Cyclones a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Yellow Jackets responded with two hits in the bottom of the fourth and put a runner on first and second. Sheridan laid a bunt at Kindrick's feet to load the bases. Kindrick struck out the next batter, but a two-RBI double gave the Lady Yellow Jackets a 2-1 lead with two outs remaining. They added one more before Russellville was able to close the inning.
Russellville stranded two runners in the top of the fifth, but not before Sisco's RBI single scored Shelby Thompson to inch the Lady Cyclones back into the game. With a full count and Russellville threatening, Hale struck out swinging to end the inning.
After forcing Sheridan to go three up, three down, the Lady Cyclones added another run to tie the game, set up by Kindrick and Cortney Norman's single. Kindrick's replacement runner, Jocelyn Brown reached third on Pizzolato's single and stole home on an error at third to make it 3-3.
Kindrick, who struck out 14 in Saturday's game, not only drove Russellville's courtesy runner home to put Russellville ahead, but also struck out the final Sheridan batter to end the game.
For Sisson, the final score was a direct result of senior leadership.
"Our seniors just carried us," Sisson said. "That's what you want in this situation. Kayla Sisco, in particular, had an outstanding tournament. We were able to lay down bunts and produce runs. It was just incredible."


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Item 032596 in the collection of the West Virginia Historical Photographs Collection reads Testament to the Brick Laying Prowess of Thoney Pietro and appears to be a 1946 newspaper clipping, though its source is not identified in the collection. "The life of Thoney Pietro has not always been that of a retired country gentleman; he […]1 comments


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The opening of Home Depot's first direct fulfillment center marks a major step forward for the company's omnichannel efforts.
The approximately 1 million-sq.-ft. facility less than an hour south of Atlanta in the community of Locust Growth is the first of three new direct fulfillment centers (DFCs) Home Depot plans to build in the next two years. The other two facilities, strategically located in Perris, Calif., and Troy, Ohio, will stock more than 100,000 items, which are capable of being shipped to 90% of zip codes in the United States within 48 hours.
"We tried to look at it from the customer's perspective of how they want to be supported instead of designing a facility based on how we want to support customers," said Scott Spata, Home Depot's VP distribution. "These facilities are designed for same-day order picking and they will also allow us to experience out of stocks less often."
In addition to accelerating shipments to customers and more reliable in-stock levels, Spata said the DFCs combined with a network of more than 2,000 stores will help the company more effectively satisfy shoppers' expectations for a seamless experience. Currently, about one-third of Home Depot's e-commerce volume results from shoppers who buy online and have their goods shipped from DFCs to stores, or shoppers who buy online and pick up goods that are already stocked at the stores.
An even more extensive assortment of more than 500,000 items is available from what Spata called the long tail of Home Depot's product offering. While the company can satisfy the majority of shoppers' needs between the 35,000 items in stores and the 100,000 items in DFCs, a more extensive assortment is available from the company's vendor-direct program.
"It is a seamless experience for the customer," Spata said, referring to orders placed on HomeDepot.com that are fulfilled directly by suppliers.
To further develop its omnichannel capabilities, Home Depot expects to pilot this year ship-from-store capabilities and refine the processes on how products ordered online and returned to stores are returned to distribution centers or made available for sale.
"Buy online, return in stores has been an absolute homerun for customers," Spata said.
However, those items are then accumulated in stores for shipment back to the DFC since Home Depot doesn't allow non-store SKUs returned to stores to be sold in stores. That may change over time as the company's e-commerce volume builds, but for now the approach involves leveraging back-haul capabilities and the creation of regional reclamation centers to more efficiently process returns.
While Home Depot has considerable work ahead to execute its omnichannel vision, the company has enjoyed tremendous e-commerce growth. About the time the DFC opened last month, Home Depot CEO Frank Blake reported the company's U.S. stores produced a 4.9% comp increase and e-commerce sales grew by 50%.
"Our online customer satisfaction scores improved as we continued to enhance the experience across our full site, mobile and tablet, and we're seeing accelerated improvement in our conversion rates," Blake said.
Those metrics are poised to improve going forward as the company integrates its new DFC into the supply chain and takes the locations in California and Ohio online.
(A version of this article first appeared on RetailingToday.com.)


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When North was just a puppy, I had to go to London for several weeks. Not wanting to leave my lil guy in care of strangers, I brought him to my parents' house for safekeeping. I checked in often, but one day my dad had a funny story to share. He decided to go into my bedroom and gather up all of North's toys (that I brought in a travel pack from my apartment), and bring them into the living room where my parents were sitting. I guess my pup watched my dad do this . . . and then, one by one, my silly pooch carried each of his toys back into the bedroom and came back into the living room and laid down. Ouch.
Clearly North was not feeling into playtime (and protective of his toys), but now my doggie often ignores me if I've got friends over. He tries to present his toys to them instead – I guess he loves his playtime any way he can get it or maybe he's giving me a break? Do your pups seem to favor playing with one person (or other pet) in particular or is it all equal on the homefront?


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For me the baffling thing about this tree is that the leaves occur in groups of four to seven individual leaves each of which is attached by a thin and very flexible rhubarb-red stalk to a short spur or node formed at a random angular position along a branch. Each leaf group forms a whorl around its spur, Whatever the angular position of the spur the stalks are long enough to allow all of the leave blades to hang tip down below the branch which carries them. There's no useful evidence of flowers or fruit. Young tree about 120 mm diameter, maybe 4 metres high and still in its wire cage. Help!
It is a cherry, Prunus avium or similar.
Note the tiny red glands at the bottom of the blade of the leaf (before the stalk) - characteristic of Prunus (though not always present or obvious).
The grouping of leaves is just how they happen to occur on stubby spurs.


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2011 Saving Our Boys Summer Leadership Development Institute Overview
Not another sob story.. August 10th- 14th, 2011
July 12, 2011
The objective S.O.B. (Saving Our Boys) Summer Leadership Development Institute's mission is to provide opportunity, access and support to young boys of color in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Community. The goal is to not only motivate young boys to be great but empower them to live in greatness as well-adjusted citizens, professionals and contributors to their community.
The S.O.B. Summer Leadership Development Institute was developed to counteract the growing problems of increased dropout rates and decrease the prison epidemic of black males by providing a summer and yearlong leadership/mentorship development institute that addresses key areas of performance; personal, academic and social.
To address the aforementioned problems, a proactive approach will be taken by preparing the students with a tool kit & training for success. High School Males will participate in a week long residential life experience (August 10th-14th) at Cheyney University that exposes them to; goal setting, mentor leadership development, college preparedness, SAT preparation and pre-professional skills. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in recreational activities as follows; swimming, tennis, golf, basketball, football and other activities. In order to foster team building and team work, students will be lead through various team building activities each morning after meditation.
Participants will be challenged to expand their notions of success, hard work, discipline, manhood, leadership and personal development throughout the institute with pre-service teachers of the Call Me MISTER Teacher Leadership Program of Cheyney University and graduates who are fully certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The summer institute and ongoing campaign throughout the year will begin to repair the vision and future of boys of color and begin to answer the ongoing cry of "Who will save our children".
All application materials should be mailed or delivered by Friday, July 15th 2011 to the address below. If you have any questions, please contact the Call Me MISTER Teacher Leadership Office at 610.399.2143 and reference the S.O.B. Summer Leadership Development Institute. If accepted, students will receive a packet and email listing items to bring, along with other needed information no later than July 22nd .
Students will receive the following items upon arrival and departure from the institute; SAT preparation materials, polo, t-shirt, book bag, "Visions for a Black Man" by Naiim Akbar, dream board, Journal (holds daily writing activities and reflections), resume folder of all speakers, certificate of achievement, college application waivers, school supplies, gift certificates to local book stores and a pre-loaded USB drive with information from the institute.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Call Me MISTER Teacher Leadership Program/ SOB Summer Institute
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Okay. I'm writing a post-Hogwarts fic, where Rose and Albus are in their fifth year. The year is 2021, I think.
My question is, how much do you think wizarding inventions would have developed by then? Mainly things like using ballpoint pens instead of quills, and lightbulbs instead of candles, and normal paper instead of parchment, and so on.
I know wizards are behind the times, but I think they would've progressed a little by then. Any thoughts?


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo)
This regulation sets out rules on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes, EGNOS and Galileo, as well as the governance and funding of the programmes by the European Union (EU).
Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo) [See amending act(s)].
The EGNOS and Galileo programmes cover all the activities needed to define, develop, validate, construct, operate, renew and improve the two European satellite navigation systems, namely the EGNOS system and the system established under the Galileo programme.
EGNOS system
The EGNOS system monitors and improves the quality of signals from existing global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), whereas the Galileo programme established an independent GNSS infrastructure.
The operation of the EGNOS system will predominantly involve infrastructure management, maintenance, improvement and renewal of the system, marketing, and the certification and standardisation operations relating to the programme. The EU will contribute to the financing of the EGNOS system operation.
Galileo programme
The Galileo programme consists of four phases:
- a definition phase which ended in 2001;
- a development and validation phase which will end in 2010;
- a deployment phase which runs from 2008 to 2013;
- an exploitation phase which will begin by the conclusion of the deployment phase.
The development and validation phase will be funded by the EU and the European Space Agency (ESA). The EU will finance the deployment phase regardless of additional funding from EU countries, non-EU countries and international organisations.
Ownership of the systems
The EU will own all tangible and intangible assets created or developed under the programmes, to which effect agreements will be concluded with third parties, wherever appropriate, with regard to existing ownership rights.
Budgetary contribution and mechanisms
Within the programmes concerned by this regulation, the EU can allocate funding to:
- activities relating to the completion of the development and validation phase of the Galileo programme;
- activities relating to the deployment phase of the Galileo programme;
- activities relating to the operation of EGNOS and actions preceding the exploitation phase of the programmes.
The budget for the implementation of the above-listed activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2013 is EUR 3 405 million.
Public governance of the programmes
Public governance of the programmes is based on the principle of strict division of responsibilities between the EU (represented by the Commission), the European GNSS Agency and the ESA.
The Commission is responsible for:
- the management of the programmes;
- all questions regarding the security of the systems;
- the management of the funds allocated to the programmes under this regulation.
The European GNSS Agency is responsible for the following tasks, in accordance with Commission guidelines:
- ensure the security of the programmes;
- contribute to the preparation of the commercialisation of the systems;
- undertake other tasks given to it by the Commission relating to the programmes.
The EU's public procurement rules will apply to the deployment phase of the Galileo programme, without prejudice to measures required to protect the essential interests of the security of the EU or public security or to comply with EU export control requirements.
The Commission shall conclude a multi-annual delegation agreement with the ESA relating to the delegated tasks and budget implementation of the Galileo programme. This delegation agreement will cover the general conditions for the management of the funds entrusted to ESA, in particular:
- actions to be implemented;
- relevant financing;
- management procedures;
- monitoring and inspection measures;
- measures applicable in case of inadequate performance of contracts;
- rules relating to ownership of tangible and intangible assets.
Mid-term review
Attached to this regulation, a joint declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission provides for the creation of a Galileo Interinstitutional Panel (GIP) which will be responsible for facilitating the EU institutions exercising its respective responsibility. The GIP, which will be composed of three representatives from the Council, three from the European Parliament, and one from the Commission, will meet on a regular basis.
This regulation repeals Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 24 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking.
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Regulation (EC) No 683/2008
OJ L 196 of 24.7.2008
Amending act(s)
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Regulation (EU) No 912/2010
OJ L276 of 20.10.2010
Successive amendments and corrections to Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference only.
Council Decision 2014/20/EU of 23 September 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and the provisional application of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes [Official Journal L15 of 20.1.2014].
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Applications [COM/2010/0308 final – not published in the Official Journal].
Commission Decision 2009/846/EC of 20 October 2009 on the conclusion of an administrative Agreement between the European Commission and the European GNSS Supervisory Authority on the security and exchange of classified information [Official Journal L 306 of 20.11.2009].
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the GNSS programmes and on future challenges pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 [COM/2009/0302 final – not published in the Official Journal].
Commission Decision 2009/334/EC of 20 April 2009 establishing an expert group on the security of the European GNSS systems [Official Journal L 101 of 21.4.2009].
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