text: Submitted by Dwayne.Meadows on Fri, 2013-11-22 13:20 Vote Up Down +158 + NoPebbleMine_From Vector RGB.website.jpg Bristol Bay in the News: November 21, 2013 Earlier this week, Anchorage TV station KTUU ran a lengthy feature piece on the battle over the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay. Despite Anglo American's recent announcement that it will leave the Pebble Limited Partnership and amid growing opposition to the project in Alaska, representatives from Northern Dynasty Minerals made it clear that the company intends to move forward with the project and has investors interested in joining the parternship. In a statement provided to KTUU, the EPA made clear what's at stake in Bristol Bay, saying "…mining could harm habitat and crate large quantities of waste that would have to be managed indefinitely." The Bristol Bay Native Corporation's CEO Jason Metrokin summed up what's at stake for Bristol Bay and its people when he said "We shouldn't think for a minute that the proposed Pebble Mine project is the answer to people's prayers when it comes to jobs and diversification of the economy. The threat, in our mind, overshadows these opportunities." Elsewhere in Alaska, Cameron Byrnes authored an op ed in the Juneau Empire that comes to a very simple and apt conclusion: "Once the Pebble mine starts there is no turning back. Once the toxic tailings are created, you can't change your mind if things aren't working out right." In the Bristol Bay Times, Carey Restino writes about some of the recent developments in the campaign to protect Bristol Bay, including the formation of Bristol Bay United. Just because Anglo American is leaving the Pebble Limited Partnership doesn't mean the fight is over. And in Anchorage, Bristol Bay champion and former Republican State Senate President Rick Halford is quoted in response to the state's decision to abandon plans for public meetings on HB 77, which would attempt to remove the public's ability to apply for water rights and also limit the public's right to challenge state permitting decisions. You can read these stories and others in this week's Bristol Bay in the News. Shoren Brown Executive Director, Bristol Bay United Pebble's Lone Investor Remains Optimistic Despite Challenges By Mallory Peebles KTUU 11/18/13 For more than 2 months The Pebble Partnership has been operating with only one investor following Anglo American's Sept. 16 withdrawal. "Since that time we've really been evaluating how we'll move the Pebble project forward and losing a major partner is a major challenge," said Sean Magee, spokesman for Northern Dynasty Minerals. "On the flip side Northern Dynasty woke up on September 16 as 100 percent owner of one of the world's largest mineral deposits." Northern Dynasty Minerals officials note the company is actively looking for an additional investor for the billion-dollar mining project but remains confident that it can move the project forward through 2014 on its own financial standings… click here to read more/watch video. Missing the point on Pebble Mine By Cameron Byrnes The Juneau Empire 11/14/13 We have to stop thinking short-term on things that will affect the future. Once the Pebble mine starts there is no turning back. Once the toxic tailings are created, you can't change your mind if things aren't working out right. What's my dream for the Pebble Mine? I hope the company wakes up one day, realizes the terrible thing they are about to inflict on Alaska, apologizes to all of us who live here, cleans up their mess and goes away… click here to read more. Pebble debate rages on By Carey Restino The Bristol Bay Times 11/1/13 Only weeks after the announcement that Anglo American had pulled out of the Pebble Partnership, with some in the state predicting the mine plans were all but sunk, the anti-Pebble mine contingent continues to push on. A new coalition was announced last week to "demand action from the Obama Administration and elect officials to stop the Pebble Mine and protect Alaska's jobs and way of life." The partnership — Bristol Bay United — identifies itself as a diverse coalition consisting of Tim Bristol, Alaska State Director for Trout Unlimited, Jason Metrokin, CEO of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation, and Bob Waldrop, executive director of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association. The group began a series of television ads highlighting Alaska Natives, sportsmen, fishermen and retired Alaska elected officials… click here to read more. DNR Calls Off Public Meetings For Permitting Bill By Alexandra Gutierrez Alaska Public Radio Network 11/15/13 HB 77 has provisions that limit who can appeal DNR's decisions, and it only allows public entities to apply for water reservations. (For those not immersed in environmental politics, a water reservation guarantees a certain level of flow for a given stream or river, and the objective is usually to conserve fish habitat.) That means that individuals, non-profits, and even tribal groups would no longer be able to ask for that protection from the state. The bill also gives the commissioner power to issue general permits — which don't need public notice — to projects, so long as the project is unlikely to cause "significant and irreparable harm" to the land. Because so much of HB 77 deals with the public process, those meetings have taken on a symbolic importance to people with concerns about the legislation. Rick Halford is one of those people. Halford is a Republican who served in the Alaska Legislature for two decades, and he's been a vocal opponent of Pebble Mine since retiring from public life. He doesn't like HB 77 as it's written, and he thinks the state should be coming to affected communities to explain why it's needed… click here to read more. Pebble Mine: It's Really About People NRDC – Taryn Kiekow's Blog 11/19/13 Pebble Limited Partnership CEO John Shively will speak at the Alaska Resource Development Council's annual conference this Thursday in Anchorage. The title of his talk is "It's Really About People." Really? But the people of Bristol Bay have already spoken, time and time again, and they've expressed adamant opposition to Pebble Mine – a giant gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Bristol Bay is home to the world's greatest wild salmon fishery; salmon are not only the economic but also the cultural lifeblood of the region. The behemoth open-pit mine generating 10 billion tons of mining waste would inevitably compromise this vital resource… click here to read more. Miners say Anglo American departure casts pall on all of Alaska industry By Yereth Rosen Alasaka Dispatch 11/10/13 "It's not about mining. It's the location," said Anders Gustafson, executive director of the Renewable Resources Coalition, one of the most visible opponents of the Pebble project. "We're not against mining. We're trying to protect this renewable resource." Pebble's demise, if it becomes final, could be a good thing for the Alaska mining industry, he argued. That mine was potentially a "bad apple in a good industry" that could spoil the climate for other mines, and Anglo American's decision was a wise choice about something that was ultimately a bad business plan, he said. Mining is not the only industry with investment decisions to make about Southwest Alaska, Gustafson said. He predicted that new money will flow into the region if EPA follows its ongoing Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment with new and permanent protections for the region and it becomes clear that Pebble will not happen. "As the coffin gets nailed gather and tighter ... you're going to have the certainty for the fishing industry and the tourism industry," he said. Even some of the Pebble supporters at the miners' convention tacitly acknowledged that the project carries a stigma… click here to read more. Ken moorish sockeye.jpg Sockeye Photo - Ken Morrish Flywater Travel Log in or register to post comments


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Scary Senator Invites You To Touch Him on the iPhone
Saxby Chambliss has become the first senator to release an iPhone app. This would be an ominous development even if the Georgia Republican's office didn't have a history involving online hate speech.
"This way, folks don't have to sit down and stop what they're doing in order to find out what I'm up to," Chambliss said in a video announcing the app. Right, there's no need for Chambliss' constituents to consult biased liberal media iPhone apps, which cover incidents like the time a Chambliss staffer wrote "all faggots must die" in an online discussion, or the time his campaign ad smearing a triple amputee Vietnam war veteran was called "disgraceful" by John McCain. Then again, the app has a video gallery, so it's entirely possible Chambliss will shoot himself in the foot with some creepy family groping or whatever.
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Amazon Web Services is hoping to make it easier for customers to find Web-based software with today's launch of AWS Marketplace, a new online store where customers can purchase software and pay by the hour or month.
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Bartlett a last-second scratch in finale
Shortstop tending to situation with family; Zobrist gets first start
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
The infielder had started in 38 of the Rays' first 40 games, and in addition to being a defensive cornerstone, was batting .237 with eight RBIs.
In his place, the Rays penciled in utilityman Ben Zobrist, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Zobrist opened the season on the DL after fracturing his left thumb in Spring Training, and is coming off a four-game rehab stint with Class A Vero Beach last week.
The Rays' Opening Day shortstop in 2007, Zobrist made his first appearance with the Major League squad this year, after going 4-for-14 with two RBIs in Vero Beach.
It is unknown whether Bartlett will travel with the team tonight to St. Louis, in preparation for a six-game road trip starting Friday.
Brittany Ghiroli is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: sadly, i have lost touch with my creative side. in school, instead of being encouraged to write freely and about whatever came to mind, i was taught how to write a proper essay. this writing style was drilled into my head until i could practially do it in my sleep. now, i'm not sure i even remember HOW to write a fiction, as i haven't for years. nevertheless, i have several ideas running through my head at all hours of the day and i hope to one day organize them enough to get them into a word document. these ideas include: a neville/luna pairing, an au where snape reflects on his life (this is the story i'm most excited for), and a story regarding the trials of living as the wife of a malfoy. cross your fingers.


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Lee Perry, level and gameplay designer for the Gears of War series, has started a new studio with other former members of Epic Games.
BitMonster Games has already announced its first title, an RPG-adventure game for iOS called Lili that's set on a mysterious island and uses "non-combat" to deal with enemies. See the trailer below.
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"Epic has been extremely supportive of our new studio and in helping us build the game of our dreams," said Perry, president of BitMonster. "We set out to create an adventure that is appropriate for nearly anyone. As a designer, it's exciting to see that the Unreal Engine 3 tools are better than ever, and they provide everything we need to achieve a gratifying and imaginative experience."
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text: Has anyone out there had a bone spur break off their elbow (olecranon) from serving? If so, what was your prognosis and how was it resolved? I had pain in my elbow for about 2 months - the kind of pin-point pain on my elbow when I rested my elbow on the arm of a chair. Then one day while serving I heard and felt a pop. I couldn't lift and straighten my arm over my head at all. There was no swelling in my elbow although my hand swelled. I got an MRI which showed nothing. The ortho thought it might be a micro tear in the tricep tendon. I got a second opinion where they took an x-ray which showed a 1 cm bone spur that broke off the olecranon. It's been weeks now and it only hurts if I straighten my arm (hyperextending it), bump/rest the elbow on something, or use my arm to push up. I can still hit ground strokes, but no serving, back hand slice (where I hyperextend), overheads, or lunging shots again when hyperextending. The doctor says the spur could stay in my arm forever and the pain may go away. However, he recommends I get it surgically removed. That would be my last resort, but I would be interested to know if anyone out there had a similar ingury and how it was resloved.


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ITHACA, NY — An influential scholar in American and racial studies will give a free public presentation on "How Racism Takes Place: Why the Margins Matter Now" at Ithaca College on Monday, April 11. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CSCRE), the talk by George Lipsitz is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Textor 102.
"How Racism Takes Place" is the title of Lipsitz's latest book, in which he contends that racism persists because a network of practices skew opportunities and life chances along racial lines. His other books include "The Possessive Investment in Whiteness," which won the 1999 Outstanding Book Award from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America; "Time Passages: Collective Memory and American Popular Culture"; and "American Studies in a Moment of Danger."
Lipsitz teaches in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He serves as chairman of the board of directors for the African American Policy Forum and is on the board of the National Fair Housing Alliance. He edits the Critical American Studies series for the University of Minnesota Press and coedits the American Crossroads series for the University of California Press.
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If I'm not mistaken, the Stella mozzarella at Sam's is part-skim mozzarella. Personally i'm not a big fan of part-skim, I prefer the whole milk.
It's hard to find whole milk as well unless I want to use kraft. I'm going to cave in soon and buy grande even with the 25$ shipping . At the end of the day if your cheese sucks than your pizza sucks. I may search the shelves of restaurant depot one last time before I buy into the whole grande madness. No trader joes around here.
:(Sorrento, Polly-O (a Kraft brand), Stella, Frigo, Dragone and even Great Value (Walmart) all make whole milk mozzarella, and are all decent cheeses. Mozzarella by it's very nature is not an overly flavorfull cheese, it's basically milk and salt, don't really know what people expect of it, it's not a long aged cheese which developes flavor over time. Paying a fortune for it isn't gonna buy you much more either!
This may me a stupid question but if whole milk has more Flavor then part skim then why don't more people use it? Is excessive oiling the only reason?
Bob what might help you get that buttery flavor is....butter. I drizzle melted butter and sprinkle pecorino on my NY pies. You get buttery, salty, and added flavor to your mozz.Scott why are you no longer a Grande fanatic?
Some people are not big fans of oil-y pizza (weird, I know), but I think the larger driving factor is health.
I'll agree that a good mozz from a food service beats the stuff in the store, I have mentioned on several occasions that I buy 5 lb. bricks of Sorrento from a food service outlet. That said, it still remains that mozz is a mild cheese no matter how long it's been aging, and I personally spend the extra$$$ to try Grande and was not impressed in the least. I have one source (and it will remain anonymous) where I can get outstanding mozzarella, and ONE only! The rest of the stuff is all pretty much the same. Lately, I've been using Dragone in a pinch and I'd rate it one of the best store bought brands. I mix other cheeses with mozzarella to get around it's lack of flavor.
That said, it still remains that mozz is a mild cheese no matter how long it's been aging, and I personally spend the extra$$$ to try Grande and was not impressed in the least.
Scott as long as you don't overdo it on the butter it will take your cheese up a notch. So just a light drizzle. I put it into one of those cheap plastic squeeze bottles with a small hole cut at the tip. Try it you'll thank me later. Also be aware if you are using salted butter vs. Unsalted.
Does anybody know of a good mister...I've had those stainless steel looking ones called "Misto" and they don't work good.
The last time this topic came up, it got pretty heated, and, as far as I recall, no clear cut frontrunners emerged as quality products. I believe a lot of it boils down to the luck of the draw.


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Create a love letter book with metal embossing, wire form and stamp art. This DIY journal is a great place to store all your love letters, or use it as a journal to write about your days. You could also fill it with notes and mementos for your significant other and give it as a gift for Valentine's Day. The possibilities are endless for this simple and sophisticated do-it-yourself journal.
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Condition all clay before use, starting with the lightest colors first. Knead or roll through the pasta machine until smooth and pliable.
Roll a pinch of Metallic Silver Clay to 1/16" thick using the acrylic roller. Stamp with the pre-inked "Joy" Stamp. Trim the edges to make a rectangular panel.
Cut: 4", 6", and 12" lengths of Aluminum Wire Rod. Coil the smaller lengths and form the longer length into a heart by hand (use pliers if needed). Start the heart by making a gentle bend at the middle to mark the bottom. Add a bead if desired at this point. With one end, loop and bend outward to form a loop. Finish by bending a one and a half turn at the end to form a coil. Finish the other end by mirroring the same bend and coil. Hammer the coils and heart against a metal or scrap wood work surface until flattened.
Roll out 1/4 block of Black clay to 1/16" thick with the clay roller. Place the clay sheet on the ceramic tile. Apply a small amount of glue to the back of the heart and press down into the clay. Repeat this with the stamped "Joy panel. Gently glue and press this piece just above the crossed wire at the bottom of the heart.
Repeat Step 4 for the coils, using more clay if needed.
Stipple the exposed Black clay background inside of the metal components using the ball tip stylus and tool ends from the ArtEmboss® Tool set. Trim the excess clay from the outer edges of the metal components.
Roll a 1/4" diameter snake of Black clay. Spray a small amount of automotive protectant spray on the snake and spread with your fingers. Press the lubricated clay into the woven rope cavity of the border mold. Shave off raised clay using the PolyBlade. Remove the molded clay and trim the edges.
Bake all of the clay components on the ceramic tile for 30 minutes at 265°F (130°C).
When the clay border is cool, pat Pearl Blue and Pewter Rub 'n Buff® randomly over the raised surface of the border. Wipe away with a tissue, leaving a light patina.
Stamp the covers of the book with the Striped Tube stamp inked with the black stamp pad. Perfect coverage of the pattern isn't necessary for this step.
Stipple Rub 'n Buff® over the covers and the inside first page using Pearl Blue followed by Pewter.
Apply black ink on the Love Letter stamp and imprint the inside first page over the dried Rub 'n Buff®.
Use scissors to cut a piece of ArtEmboss® metal sheeting to the outer dimensions of the hinged door. Working on top of the pages of an open phone book, make swirl patterns in the embossing metal using the stylus from the ArtEmboss® Tool Set. Antique the metal by spreading Ebony Rub 'n Buff® into the crevices of the embossed pattern and lightly wipe away excess with a tissue.
Working on the open pages of the phone book, roll the embossing wheel over 2 feet of ArtEmboss® tape. Spread Ebony Rub 'n Buff® over the textured tape and lightly wipe away excess, leaving the recessed pattern antiqued. Peel away backing and attach around the hinged door and around the top and bottom of the hinge on the left side. Make sure to apply leaving a 1/16" overhang to wrap over the raised edges of the door and hinge.
Mark the center of the hinged opening with a pencil. Glue the photo of your choice to over the center of the first inside page using the Zip Dry glue. Peel off the adhesive backing of the textured and antiqued ArtEmboss® tape made in Step 13. Apply around the outer edges of the photo to secure and embellish. Use scissors to trim.
Apply brush strokes of Ebony Rub 'n Buff® along the outer edges of the front and back covers using a flat brush. Repeat this applying Pewter Rub 'n Buff® slightly lower along the edges (leaving some of the Ebony color exposed) around both covers.
Use wire cutters or utility scissors to cut small and medium triangular "patches" from the WireForm® mesh.
- When the clay components are cool, use the Zip Dry Glue to attach the wire patches, clay/wire rod coils, heart, and border as shown. Fill with memories!
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Kaliff R. Altizer, 24, appeared before District Judge Don Bourne during felony bond hearings Friday on suspicion of second-degree battery.
A Pope County Sheriff's Office investigator testified the victim, an inmate, was transferred from the A-Block to a protective custody unit at 7:15 p.m. At 8:23, inmates in that unit covered up security cameras to get the guards' attention, the investigator testified.
Guards entered the unit to find the victim bleeding from the head and suffering from severe injuries.
During the course of investigation into the event, Altizer was identified as a suspect. The investigator testified Altizer and the victim were previously housed together in the A-Block, where they had a disagreement.
Altizer also allegedly made a comment about beating up the victim because he was a child molester.
The victim was transported to Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center and later transferred to Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
Altizer and the victim, a 26-year-old male, were convicted of felony charges earlier this year and were awaiting transfer to the Arkansas Department of Correction.
Altizer was convicted of failure to register in September. He has a 2011 conviction of fourth-degree sexual assault, which requires him to comply with certain requirements.
The victim was convicted of sexual indecency with a child and aggravated assault in September. He also has a 2008 conviction of second-degree sexual assault.
Bourne set Altizer's bond at $30,000, though he cannot be released while he is serving time for his prior conviction.
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Also appearing in bond hearings Friday was Jaime Lara, 29, on suspicion of theft of property.
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To the Clarks, philanthropists ideally give a little cash, but take away much more from the experience. There are no ties, no tuxedos or gowns, and certainly no quick-mouthed, barely-intelligible auctioneers. The Clarks prefer their philanthropy down-to-earth and sweaty.
And that's why for the past 11 years the Clark family has hosted the Zimbabwe Run, a fair and set of races for kids that support a Zimbabwean orphanage and celebrate things that are important in the African nation: health, food, music, art, and charity.
The Zimbabwe Run will be held on Sunday, March 27, at St. Joseph's School, 1120 Miramonte Ave. in Mountain View. The fair begins at noon, and the races start at 1 p.m. The last race of the day is named for Kate Wakerly, the founder of the Voice.
The Zimbabwe Run holds true to the Clark family philosophy, "Money isn't the only thing," said Clark "and the kids come back with an education about Africa and they experience charity at their own level."
The Zimbabwe Run's fair is free to the public, and the 12 scheduled races are open to all ages with a $5 registration fee. The races vary in length: 220 yards for preschoolers, one-half mile for kindergartners and up, and a series of mile-long races aimed at grade-school through adult runners.
Coursing throughout the fair and the races is a distinctly Zimbabwean cultural vibe. Two Zimbabwean bands will be performing while runners snack on sadza, an authentic food made of cornmeal that is predominant in Zimbabwe. Local student artists from the community will also be exhibiting their African-themed artwork: clay sculptures, masks, paintings. Other arts and crafts will be on display as well.
The Batsirani foundation, a group of Zimbabwean mothers of disabled children, will have authentic Zimbabwean arts and crafts available for sale. And each of the races will have its own mascot, men and women in giraffe and lion suits running around, guiding runners, and doubtlessly cursing the heat.
Supplementing this distinct Zimbabwe flavor will be the presence of Gray Mahvera, professional cross-country runner and Zimbabwe native. Since 2008, the 41-year-old from Los Angeles has been coming to the Zimbabwe Run to support the cause started by the Clarks.
Mahvera is a seasoned runner. This February at the USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego he ran an 8K race in 26:38 and took second place.
However, the Zimbabwe Run is as full of surprises as it is charity. Last year Mahvera finished in second place in the mile run when he was bested, by one second, by Colin Mack, a sophomore from St. Francis High School. Mahvera blamed the U-turn in the race, which is there to keep the course on school grounds — "Everyone knows the legs of a 15-year-old are more flexible going around a U-turn than those of a 40-year-old — especially a 40-year-old who just drove from Los Angeles," Mahvera said about his finish last year.
Clark says the outcome of the races reinvent the Zimbabwe Run every year, and this year Mahvera is determined to best Mack.
As in previous years, all proceeds from this event will go to the Mukumbi Orphanage in Zimbabwe. The orphanage is home to about 100 children who need amenities like working toilets, solar cookers and a fence to ward off raiding baboons. Last year's event brought in $27,000 in money the orphanage used to acquire an electric generator.
The shoe drive will also be there this year. Fair goers can donate gently worn shoes to children in Zimbabwe, who often cannot afford them and cannot attend school without them.
The genesis of the Zimbabwe Run began in the 1990s when Clark's son Bill began living in Zimbabwe as a teacher. After visiting her son, Ellen Clark fell in love with the country and its people, but her heart was wrenched by the poverty and poor living conditions in the south African country known for its high occurrence of HIV/AIDS and the dictatorial oppression of its government.
The Clarks have another charity program at work in Paraguay. They accept direct donations to help provide farm land and gardens for a group of students and families to sustain and harvest.
Information and race sign-ups are available at www.zimbabweparaguay.org.
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By Evan Peaslee / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Brett Lawrie returned to the Blue Jays on Tuesday, but until Friday's game, he struggled offensively.
Lawrie's still trying to regain his rhythm and timing after missing almost seven weeks with a left oblique strain that caused him to miss most of Spring Training. As a result, the young third baseman has been taking extra batting practice with hitting coach Chad Mottola. On Friday, Lawrie broke an 0-for-10 skid to begin the season, grabbing back-to-back hits in his first two plate appearances.
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TORONTO -- The Blue Jays lost for the fourth time in their last five games on Saturday, but if there's a consolation prize, it would come in the form of Mark Buehrle.
Buehrle tossed his best outing of the year, and his second straight quality start after beginning the season with two subpar outings.
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TORONTO -- Safe to say that for the Blue Jays, the season hasn't started the way that everyone hoped it would.
Toronto began the season 7-10 entering play on Saturday, emerging victorious in only one of its first five series, and had given up the first run in 12 of its 17 games, finding it consistently in an early hole.
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Toronto re-tooled its offense in the offseason, adding the likes of Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera to a lineup that already included two-time home run champion Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Arencibia, and Brett Lawrie.
However, 17 games into the season, the offense had struggled scoring runs, sitting 19th in the league before Saturday's contest, 27th in OBP, and the Blue Jays were hitting .180 with runners in scoring position.
"We've had some well-pitched outings and haven't gotten a whole lot of offense with it," Gibbons said. "Nothing has come together yet. I think it will, it's just a matter of time, but you know what, it's time to start playing some better baseball, there's no question about it."
The club however continues to struggle, with a 9-4 loss to the Yankees on Friday night exposing weaknesses in the Blue Jays' lineup, but the team is trying to stay mentally tough. Something that has become more difficult with the weight of the expectations Toronto had coming into the season.
Even hitting coach Chad Mottola admitted earlier this week the team was pressing a little to make up for the loss created by some injuries.
"I'm not worried about that," Gibbons said. "We still have a confident bunch, but I know they're all frustrated as we all are."
"It's early" has become the team's mantra of late, but the Blue Jays are a mentally tough club, something that stems from a meeting with Gibbons in Spring Training.
The Toronto manager reminded the club that the best teams, and the best players in the league, have a tough mentality, one that's not bothered by a slow start, a cold streak, or a tough loss. These things happen in baseball, and the teams that can move on from them have a better chance to succeed.
The talk from Gibbons still remains a nice reminder for a club that has seen its fair share of all those challenges to begin the season.
"Obviously we're not off to the best start, but again, no one's panicking, no one's worried," said Arencibia. "We know we've got to make adjustments and go out there and change this around, but there's a long season ahead."
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Palo Alto mulls 'neighborliness' grant program
Original post made on Sep 13, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 13, 2012, 5:15 PM
Comments (34)
a resident of University South
on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Is this serious? This is a joke, right?
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Have a kegger & a potluck - no grant needed. Really - give it a shot - no gov't interference needed. Heck, we had such great potlucks & BBQs that PAPD would show up here in EPA for food.
How sad & silly that city hall thinks that they need to throw money at this.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 13, 2012 at 11:40 pm
"IF it ain't broke........" This is really silliness. Beyond absurd. Big Brother or is it Sister Palo Alto doesn't need to give instruction on how to do this.ˇThe neighborhoods do a very good job of being neighborly with no help from City Hall. Keep your hands off. Take this 'grant money' and give it to the various food kitchens.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:32 am
Did I miss the news that Palo Alto all of a sudden has a lot of money to throw around at things that people already do for themselves quite well. For as many smart people as there are in Palo Alto, we can sure be stupid sometimes. Next, the city will want to ensure fairness by mandating that each block party has the same types of food with allowances for different preferences and ethnicities.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:56 am
Its a happy aspect of our democratic system that politicians can feel free to suggest ideas for social improvement and we can tell them how incredibly stupid they are.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:57 am
A clean sweep next election. Throw out ALL the TAX AND SPEND 'would be' Big Brother fans!
Just gotta start with a Zero Base Budget. (Liberals, got that term in your vocabulary?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 14, 2012 at 11:09 am
This is the stupidest CIty Council idea ever.
If people care about meeting their neighbors, they can do a potluck and spring for the burgers themselves. Why are you going to tax me so that people in another neighborhood can eat for free?
a resident of Community Center
on Sep 14, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Let me see if understand this. Palo Alto is getting $25K as a grant program (where did that money come from??) to tell the neighborhoods how to be neighborly!! The City is going to tell Midtown, Barron Park, Greenmeadow, College Terrace, various DSFNA block areas, the "Hills", and all the others how to throw a party? How to have a Neighborhood Watch Group? Two years ago the city would not sponsor National Neighborhood Night Out. It was 'too expensive'. Keep Big Brother in City Hall. Hands off!!
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 14, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Why not take that $4 million set aside for a bicycle overpass and use it for grants for block parties? We could really have some great times with that kind of money.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:19 pm
As a PA resident I don't need the City throwing money at this. My little block does quite well in part because of the number of children & toddlers that live on it. This encourages people to be outside (why live in California, if you can't play outside?). Make housing affordable and I'm sure you'd have more kids in the city (and I'm not talking the nanny brigade!) and more people who live in Palo Alto out meeting other people.
a resident of another community
on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:40 pm
> "This is a joke, right?"
If only it were. City Hall is one big joke after another. Thank goodness Yiaway is leaving the council. Nice guy, but clueless about real leadership and governance. His contribution as mayor was ping-pong tournaments.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Hmmm is a registered user.
Well, grant $$ isn't money out of your pockets directly, right? I can see the "logic" of city leaders going, "Hey, looky here - we can get moola for neighborhood block parties! That's a no-brainer!" But they should've thought how it comes across to you all who are grappling w/budget & quality of life issues, like other cities. What's nice if that it's not $$ you all have to pony up, but it does come across as silly w/out the proper context. Or maybe w/the proper context!
Our Nat'l Nights Out have been successful - & they're full of law enforcement, too. Oh, & we get significant $$ for our law enforcement with grants.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Another optimistic idea, but doubtful as far as meaningful results. Before Palo Alto's "1985" conversion, Summer block parties were evident in neighborhoods whose residents favored them, or grew up with them in warm Summer months. I recall some excellent block parties that were usually networked by neighbors, club members, class or team mates, etc. However, those were not developed by the city, but rather by residents. It was also clear that the wealthier the street, the less that neighbors spent outside in this manner. Now that most of Palo Alto is wealthy, the combination of local and new well-off people is bound to further isolate the community feeling of past generations.
This note isn't intended to be "yet another" rehash of the past we no longer have, but a recommendation to use this $25K on law enforcement and neighborhood watch, without the artificial block party aspect. If police cannot "profile" suspects, they are always playing catch-up. Palo Alto is not a city that really welcomes pass-through pedestrian or bicycle riders who clearly do not fit in. Sorry to say, but this is true. As a city, everyone needs to become more self-aware and alert. This money could also be used to bring more bi-lingual officers to the police force.
Ok, sorry to have bored you. It's just a bigger problem than hot dogs and potato salad can resolve.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 14, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Another example of our money being wasted! If neighbors wanted to throw a party why do they need a handout from the city to do that? The city council that approved this must be voted out at the first opportunity.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 14, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Hmmm is a registered user.
Again I ask - would any of this $$ come out of your pockets if it's a grant? Can it be used for anything else? I don't think so, is the answer to both questions.
What I know about orgs seeking grants is that they will apply for ones that they are eligible for, relevant to their mission & used to make their desired impact.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2012 at 5:16 pm
So "they" want to propose a grant proposal while "they" are considering putting a proposal for a bond issue for increasing our property tax to cover infrastructure.
Something very "wrong" here.
a resident of another community
on Sep 14, 2012 at 5:36 pm
RTFM. WE would pay for this program. See the memo at
Web Link
"To support this effort, we ask colleagues to join us in directing staff to develop a pilot neighborhood grant program funded for the first year through $25,000 from the FY 2012-13 City Council contingency fund. Staff would design a grant program ..."
Money and staff time and it's just a pilot. Next year maybe they'll want $50K or $100K for neighborliness.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2012 at 5:37 pm
Well, if this string of posts isn't the greatest ad for why we need to encourage neighborliness in this town! (I'm sure the curmudgeons will be sitting in their holes anyway.)
Our council is trying new things, and $25k is not a huge amount of money in this town. It's what, like a quarter per resident? If it helps, it's a worthy investment, it it doesn't, it was worth a short for not that great an amount of money.
Neighbors knowing neighbors, by the way, I wonder if I can apply to pay for music and hold a neighborhood festival?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 14, 2012 at 5:50 pm
Silly waste of $$$ Our neighborhood does quite fine on its own when hosting block parties. Please put this money into sidewalk repairs so we can all walk to our neighbor's homes without tripping and falling over all the cracked and buckling pavement located throughout the city.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Sep 14, 2012 at 6:15 pm
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a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Sep 15, 2012 at 12:26 pm
There was a point in time when Palo Alto neighbors knew each other and were neighborly to each other. Then the snooty ones with big money moved in, from then on the good neighbor spirit went down the drain.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Sep 15, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Caarlitos - you can tell that they're also VERY important, because they park the wrong way on the street, their cell phones are more important than their neighbors, driving or walking skills & of course, they're waaaaaay too busy to get to know their neighbors.
a resident of Barron Park
on Sep 15, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Douglas Moran is a registered user.
I was not involved in the current proposal, but was involved in discussions on this topic over the years. Based on those previous discussions:
1. To characterize it as just funding block parties is a major mischaracterization.
2. Mountain View and other cities have similar program and regard them as successful and a good use of the money (MV's budget is $25K/yr, same as this).
3. Many of the neighborhood events that happen under such programs have small budgets, but ones that are hard for the organizers to _continually_ pay for out of their own pockets. Recognize that the people who are organizers are often residents who aren't wealthy. Simple events can easily cost several hundred dollars: advertising (poster for A-frame along streets,...), room rental fees (where needed), insurance (required as part of most room rentals), ...
For many events, the insurance requirements attached to the facility can be the biggest cost, and can be a barrier if your organization doesn't already have an insurance policy that allows quickly adding events to the coverage (typically at a non-trivial cost). The City sometimes waives the insurance requirements for its facilities, but this has been on a case by case situation. Recently the City has simplified this for its own facilities, but there is still confusion. Plus, the public facilities convenient to most neighborhoods are not City-owned, but owned by the School District.
a resident of Downtown North
on Sep 16, 2012 at 9:48 am
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a resident of another community
on Sep 16, 2012 at 5:18 pm
WOW...all these hostile reactions to a simple and inexpensive proposal to restore some positive community spirit in Palo Alto. Amazing. Clearly this project is desperately needed.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Thank you, neighbor, and Doug Moran. I think this is a great idea!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Sep 17, 2012 at 12:37 pm
> For many events, the insurance requirements attached to
> the facility can be the biggest cost
I recently priced a "special event" insurance policy at $175/event. If no alcohol were involved, the price quoted was significantly less.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Whether you think it is expensive or just a drop in the bucket, the answer should be no.
How about we get our city budget to either break-even or gain a surplus before we start throwing money around?
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 17, 2012 at 4:46 pm
The Mayor is well intentioned but clueless. But Greg Scharff is a real estate lawyer and probably has some benefit in mind for real estate. I'll be listening tonight for his reasoning.
It isn't lack of money that keeps neighborhoods from getting together. Potlucks work every time. It's the self-centered people who aren't interested in local connections that make it difficult.
$25,000 may be peanuts to our council but jeez! how many hundreds of events can you organize with so much money.
o, wait! They can pay a staff person to administer it. Now I'm beginning to understand.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 17, 2012 at 6:48 pm
My neighbor in palo alto has a community garden that she created on her own - own time, own energy, own resources. It has brought the community together without city grants/funding.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Sep 17, 2012 at 6:59 pm
My neighborhood of Charleston Gardens will be having our annual Block Party next Saturday 9/22. How can we apply for this $25,000?
a resident of another community
on Sep 17, 2012 at 9:18 pm
You could almost hear the countdown until the sarcastic comments started -- and most of the comments, as well as the general nastiness that often fills these PaloAltoOnline pages, just underline the urgent need for this low-cost program.
NOTE: If 50 blocks get grants over the next year (a likely underestimate), each group would get only $500. Enough for food and equipment to run a safe block party for 100 people (signs, roadblocks, rental of safe play equipment).
This amount is nothing in the PA budget and it is a pretty good investment with many potential pay-offs. At the very least you could see who lives nearby, people who might help you out or need help, who might babysit your kids, etc.
Did you read the article? The program's developers note that PA neighborhoods are getting more diverse and older. No one knows their neighbors…communities are not the same as they were even a decade ago, and that is a loss for everyone. This program is to "encourage more interaction between neighbors, particularly neighbors of different generations and cultures."
Maybe the program would reduce the growing hostility that we see in Palo Alto everyday, and maybe there would also be safety benefits that would come from knowing and caring about your neighbors. And those outcomes – e.g., neighborhood watch or disaster preparedness – have been proven to SAVE police/fire money.
You don't have to "Love thy neighbor" (ask yourself who said that), just "know thy neighbor." It's an investment in your own self-interest.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 18, 2012 at 9:50 am
The city council should just let people alone and go about their much needed business: infrastructure repair, safe police station, other appropriate city council duties.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 18, 2012 at 10:20 am
Mr Scharff needs friends among the citizenry. He supports every huge building project that comes along. He made a memorable statement about the huge office building the council approved on Alma and Lytton:
The developer doesn't need to supply many benefits (for being allowed to violate zoning) because "THE BUILDING IS A BENEFIT IN ITSELF."
That's what he said. A windfall for developer Lund is a benefit to all of us? I don't think so, Mr. Scharff.
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Review by Peter Canavese
Released: (2013)
"Oz the Great and Powerful" comes billed as based on the works of L. Frank Baum, therefore omitting ruby slippers and tweaking just-so the designs created for the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." But the effect is a lot like the movie as well-made Halloween costume: As it plays dress-up, you immediately recognize what it "is." The effect is underlined by director Sam Raimi staging and shooting the opening scenes, set in 1905 Kansas, in the visual style of the 1939 movie: black-and-white "Academy" ratio that expands to vintage Technicolor-hued color widescreen once the movie arrives in Oz.
This prequel concerns the story of how the Wizard installed himself as "the man behind the curtain" in the Emerald City. James Franco plays roguish carnival magician Oscar Diggs (aka "Oz"), whose hot-air balloon gets whipped by a tornado into the magical land of Oz. There he meets a fetching witch named Theodora (Mila Kunis), who informs him that he must be the wizard foretold in prophecy to inherit the Emerald City throne.
Theodora takes Oz to meet her sister Evanora (Rachel Weisz), who regards him with suspicion but sends him on a mission to kill witch Glinda (Michelle Williams) and earn his position of power and fortune. In story terms, this sort of connect-the-dots prequel is basically a dead end, warned not to stray from its yellow-brick road and doomed to a foregone conclusion.
The script by Mitchell Kapner and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire ("Rabbit Hole") gets to sort out the witch politics, but mostly settles for revisiting every trope of the original story rather than trying to break narrative or thematic ground. There's no idea here that wasn't expressed more efficiently in the 1939 film.
"Oz the Great and Powerful" gets saved from the junk heap by Franco and especially by director Sam Raimi, who happily treats the enterprise as a sandbox. Like Ang Lee and Martin Scorsese before him, Raimi finds his first foray into 3D creatively envigorating, at least in visual terms. His comical in-your-face style is entirely suited to 3D, and the premium at the box office is worth it to see what this cinematic craftsman does with it.
Meanwhile, Franco's smiley mischief keeps the picture buoyant (is that an extra glint in the local boy's eye when he name-checks Thomas Alva Edison as "the wizard of Menlo Park"?), as do two appealingly precocious CGI characters with whom he convincingly acts: China Girl (voiced by Joey King and based on Baum's China Princess) and flying monkey Finley (Zach Braff). The leading ladies do their best, but their characters are both overly familiar and thinly, unconvincingly motivated.
A special-effects reel does not a movie make. OK, it didn't in 1939, but it sorta does now, sadly. At least Raimi's PG pastiche is highly skilled. His picture is a feast for the eyes of tasteful pictorial imagination, making spectacular use of state-of-the-art visual and aural effects. It's a bit difficult to stick with the story, especially in the draggy final leg, but when Raimi keeps the tone light, this "Oz" can make fun.


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February 26, 2010
Oooh, New Moon Dvd Menu Images!
Sorry I was slow on the uptake on these - anyone got a translation?
Via NewMoonMovie
- Lorabell
15 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Sounds like italian. Oh I get it, Volterra, Italy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:13 AM
um, no its portuguese.ReplyDelete
- DanielaFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:14 AM
It's portuguese.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:15 AM
yup portuguese...lol...it's similar with italian and spanish i understand the confusion!ReplyDelete
Hi... It's portuguese!!!ReplyDelete
Do you want a translation??
I can do it for you...
I'm from foforks!!! And I can help you, Lorabell!!!
Do you still need help?? It's Brazilian Portuguese, and I'm a native. Rachel (firstname.lastname@example.com)ReplyDelete
Loves it ^.^ReplyDelete
Yes ppl translate!!! But we can get the idea from the pictures and we all pretty much know what's happening.ReplyDelete
Here are the translation from Brazilian Portuguese to English ( sorry if there´s any mistake )ReplyDelete
1-Deleted scenes
Bella´s birthday cake
Going home after the party
Vigil in the woods
Charlie puts Bella to sleep
Bob´s motorcycle
Motorcycle crash
Bella´s nightmare and the talk with Charlie
Remembering the meadow
Mike stays in the movies
I´m here if you wanna talk
Conducted by Victoria
2-Special options
Commentary from the creator
Deleted scenes
Twilight Saga-Eclipse-Sneak Peek
4-Scene selection
5-The trip continues
Life after Twilight
Chris Weitz on charge
A look on the production
It´s not magic
Ready for the world
6-Special options
7-The trip continues - a documentary on 6 parts about New Moon
TEAM EDWARD x TEAM JACOB - the love triangle
Meet the wolfpack
8-Jacob´s transformation
Edward goes to Italy
Jacob´s scenes
Edward´s scenes
9-Extended scenes
Volturi Interview
The soundtrack from New Moon
Musical video
10-Extended scenes :
School hallway
English class
Carlisle (does something to *) Bella
Scrap metal
Gateway to the movie theater
The meet with Laurent
Jake in Bella´s room
Emily´s house
Jake takes Bella home
Leaving to Italy
Edward meets the Volturi
I see you´re still alive
11-Configuration again
*I couldn´t translate this word "cose" , it means 'boils' in portuguese from what I know , I don´t think Carlisle would do this LOL
Looking foward to the Deleted and Extended scenes *-*
Great its is really enjoying video, really enjoying full video, Awesome work, Thanks for share this.ReplyDelete
I need a t-shirt that reads, "I swoon for wolves"
well i don't know Portuguesee but i know Spanish, they are somewhat similar... cose in Spanish is sew. so maybe that's what he's talking about. thanks L. it would have taken me forever to try to translate Portuguese to Spanish to English. LOL...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 11:56 PM
yes cose means sew in enghish :)ReplyDelete
Thank you Liza ! I don´t know why they used the word 'cose' , It really doesn´t mean sew in PortugueseReplyDelete


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Irish Rent Books
Family history documents not only help us to imagine what life would have been like for our ancestors but also help us to portray a sign of the times, often highlighting certain injustices of the past.
John Folliott was a wealthy Englishman who owned land in the north of Ireland. His 1779 – 1780 rent book shows that he collected rent every six months from tenants in the counties of Sligo and Donegal.
Land was confiscated from Gaelic clans all over Ireland throughout the 16th and 17th century and granted by the Crown authority to colonists from Britain. This would almost certainly be how the Folliott family came to own land in Ireland.
By the 1800's most Irish families were impoverished tenant farmers, generally in debt to their British landlords. The need to survive on small plots of rented land created the perilous situation where vast numbers of people depended on the potato crop for survival.
The failure of the potato harvest from 1845 – 1847 caused by a fungus that struck the potato plants was responsible for the starvation of at least one million Irish people. Another one million emigrated to America. This was known as the 'Great Irish Famine'.
Mr. John Folliott's Irish rent book can be found in the Herbert Special Collection.
Dominick Gaffney who was a tenant of Mr. John Folliott in the county of Sligo paid £10 for six months rent in the year 1779.
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i have written the comments also like which one is working and which one is not. Please have a look at them and give me the reason!
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(Reuters) - Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc said a late-stage trial of its experimental drug for kidney disease met the main study goal of reducing phosphate levels in blood, sending the company's shares up as much as 49 percent.
The level of phosphate in blood increases when kidney function declines. Keryx is testing Zerenex as a treatment for elevated serum phosphorus levels, or hyperphosphatemia, in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis.
The drug showed a statistically significant reduction in patients' blood phosphate level compared with a placebo over a four-week period.
Zerenex also met the two secondary goals of increasing the levels of two proteins in the blood and reducing the need for intravenous iron and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA), an agent used to stimulate red blood cell production. Declining kidney function often leads to anemia.
"The trial has demonstrated profound benefits not just in the primary endpoints but also in the secondary endpoints. As such, we think the risks of this drug, one - being approved, and two - being a commercial success, go down dramatically," Maxim Group analyst Jason Kolbert said.
The company expects to file for regulatory approvals of the drug in the United States and Europe in the second quarter of 2013.
Zerenex, the company's only clinical candidate, is also being tested in a mid-stage study in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not dependent on dialysis.
If approved, Zerenex will compete with Renagel and Renvela, both developed by Sanofi's biotech subsidiary, Genzyme Corp.
Shire Plc's Fosrenol and Fresenius Medical Care's PhosLo also claim market share for the same indication.
These drugs are called phosphate binders as they attach themselves to phosphate in the gastrointestinal tract and prevent its absorption in the body.
"In our view, the differentiated profile of Zerenex represented by these results, positions it, if approved, to potentially overtake Renvela as the market leader in the phosphate binder market over time," MLV & Co Investment Research analyst Ed Arce said in a note.
Maxim Group's Kolbert said even in the face of current standards of care, with drugs like PhosLo or Renvela going generic, there will be substantial health and pharmaco-economic advantages associated with Zerenex.
"We have said all along that Zerenex is the only phosphate binder that has the potential to transcend into another dialysis category, in this case anemia management, and generate a benefit," Keryx CEO Ron Bentsur said on a conference call.
Shares of New York City-based Keryx were up about 40 percent at $4.80 early on Monday on the Nasdaq.
Reporting by Esha Dey and Pallavi Ail in Bangalore; Editing by Roshni Menon and Sreejiraj Eluvangal


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 99-565 CA DIVISION 55 FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES D/B/A FTB MORTGAGE SERVICES F/K/A CARL I. BROWN AND COMPANIES, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL SESSION, et al., Defendant(s). NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale dated May 4, 2004 and entered in Case No. 99-565 CA of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH Judicial Circuit in and for ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA WHEREIN FT MORTGAGE COMPANIES D/B/A FTB MORTGAGE SERVICES F/K/A CARL I. BROWN AND COMPANIES, is the Plaintiff and MICHAEL SESSION; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MICHAEL SESSION N/K/A WENDY SESSION; BENEFICIAL FLO- RIDA, INC. D/B/A BENEFICIAL CREDIT SERVICES; are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at FRONT DOOR OF THE ST. JOHNS JUDICIAL CENTER, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA at 12:00 NOON on the 3rd day of June, 2004, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment: LOT 15, LARKSPUR VISTA SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 28, PAGES 37, 38, AND 39, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 4073 RED PINE LANE, ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32086. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on May 5, 2004. Cheryl Strickland Clerk of the Circuit Court By Linda G. Barton Deputy Clerk In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceedings should contact the individual or agency sending notice not later than seven days prior to the proceeding at the address given on this notice. Telephone: (904) 819-3652; 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955- 8770(V), via Florida Relay Service. L1075-4 May 10, 17, 2004
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A benefit concert to raise funds that will go toward local drug awareness and prevention efforts will be held Sunday at the Observatory in Santa Ana.
#RedforTyler will host the event that will feature Robby Krieger from the Doors, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night, Solution, Slime Kings, Sederra and Obvi.
The foundation is named after and inspired by 18-year-old Huntington Beach High School student Tyler Macleod, who died of what his parents say was a heroin overdose on Sept. 24.
Since then the foundation, spearheaded by Huntington Beach High student Douglas Young, has gained the attention of thousands in Huntington Beach, Orange County and even national and international supporters.
#RedforTyler held their first awareness and fundraising event last month, with a screening of "Behind the Orange Curtain" at Dwyer Middle School.
The concert will start at noon on Sunday at the Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd. The cost is $15 or $50 for VIP tickets, which includes special seating, an appetizer and a beverage.
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It is a chicken or the egg argument. Has the SEC ruled college football for much of the last decade because the conference annually places five or more teams among the top 10 of the recruiting rankings? Or is the SEC's recruiting dominance a result of seven straight national championships?
The ACC, though, could be the David to the SEC on the field and in recruiting. In the 2014 cycle, two ACC schools have top-five classes. Will that remain the same come signing day?
We look at that question and nine others as we examine the most pressing ACC recruiting questions leading up to signing day.
1. Will FSU and Miami remain in the top five of the class rankings?
Both classes are close to completion, so it could be tough for the Noles and Canes to finish in the top five of the rankings. Alabama is at No. 1 and could end up running away with another recruiting title. The rest of the SEC will charge hard come signing day, too. Tennessee should be a safe bet to finish in the top five, and programs such as Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss and more could break into the exclusive group come February. Tennessee recently jumped both schools, pushing Florida State to No. 3 and Miami to No. 4.
2. Can Miami surpass Florida State for the ACC's top class?
If both were to fall out of the top five, there is still some pride in finishing with the top class in the conference. The Noles are ahead of the Canes at the moment, and it will be tough for the Canes to jump FSU. It looks as if Miami has two spots left and should finish with Johnnie Dixon and Anthony Moten. But the Noles could sign more than 30, and some of the country's truly elite prospects have Florida State among their finalists. It looks doubtful that Miami -- or any ACC team -- will catch and pass Jimbo Fisher's class.
3. Will Clemson finish in the top 10?
Sitting at No. 12 in the rankings, the Tigers have a good chance to finish in the top 10 and even an outside chance to crack the top seven. Defensive end Lorenzo Featherston (Greensboro, N.C./Page) is No. 27 in the ESPN 300 and a Clemson lean. It would be a surprise to see him land anywhere but with the Tigers. Cornerback D.J. Smith (Marietta, Ga./Walton), No. 88 in the ESPN 300, also looks to be leaning Clemson's way, and the same could be said for defensive end Andrew Williams (McDonough, Ga./Eagles Christian Landing), No. 168 in the rankings. The prize of the defensive class would be five-star inside linebacker Raekwon McMillan, however. He is slated to visit officially later this month, and the No. 12 player and top linebacker in 2014 has the Tigers among his top three.
4. Can Pitt close out with three of its four Western Pennsylvania targets?
For Pitt's class to be considered a success, Paul Chryst needs to do just that. The Panthers are struggling some with Pittsburgh-area prospects in 2014, but the same happened in 2013 before Pitt landed Dorian Johnson and Tyler Boyd. In February, the Panthers hope to land Dravon Henry (Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa), Alex Bookser (Pittsburgh/Mt. Lebanon), Montae Nicholson (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) and Shai McKenzie (Washington, Pa./Washington); Henry, Bookser and Nicholson are all in the ESPN 300 and have Pitt among their finalists. Henry is a Pitt legacy. Bookser looks to be focused on Ohio State and Pitt; Nicholson will decide in December and is projected to Pitt.
5. Will Duke sign an ESPN 300 prospect?
The Blue Devils have never signed an ESPN 150 or ESPN 300 prospect since the rankings began almost a decade ago. That was going to change in 2014 with quarterback Nicodem Pierre (Miami/Coral Reef), but the dual-threat dropped from the ESPN 300 in October. However, Trevon Lee (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) could be leaning Duke's way with the Blue Devils on a roll this season. With a guaranteed winning regular season -- their first in nearly two decades -- Lee is thinking hard about Duke. Academics are big for the 241st-ranked player, so a decision could come down to Duke and Vanderbilt.
6. Does Mike London -- and UVA's top-25 class -- survive?
It has been ugly in Charlottesville this season. Freddy Krueger is a certified dime compared to the Cavaliers' season. Virginia is 2-8 with seven consecutive losses -- a 21-point loss to Ball State included among them -- and has dropped its last two games by a combined score of 104-24. London could very well be on the way out following the season, but his saving grace could be Virginia's best class in a long time, maybe ever. The top-ranked defensive tackle (Andrew Brown) and safety (Quin Blanding), both five-star commits, are on board, and a total of five ESPN 300 prospects are pledged to the Cavs. Four-star quarterback Corwin Cutler from Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy is also on board, and he could be a quick fix to Virginia's atrocious offense. But if London goes, much of the class probably will, too.
7. Does Jamil Kamara sign in the ACC?
One player who likely does not go to Virginia if London is not retained is Kamara (Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan), No. 269 in the ESPN 300. He was a shoe-in for the Cavs' class before the season, but the lack of offense and the poor record in Charlottesville is making some of his other finalists all the more enticing. Kamara has recently officially visited Michigan State and Wisconsin, and Pittsburgh will host him after the season. Virginia and Pitt were the unquestioned top two, but Wisconsin made a big impression on Kamara in October. There could be a few dark horse teams, too, before a January decision, so no guarantee he lands in the ACC anymore.
8. Will an ACC championship game berth fortify Virginia Tech's recruiting efforts?
For all its flaws and ugly losses, it looks as if the Hokies could be heading back to another ACC title game. They do not control their own destiny, but Georgia Tech is at Clemson this weekend and Duke has to play Miami and at a surging North Carolina to close out the season. If the Yellow Jackets and Duke lose, the Hokies are in, which would be another feather in the cap for Frank Beamer in the houses of recruits. Even when the country is down on the Hokies, they still are the ACC's most consistent winner and vying for another BCS bowl. Virginia Tech's class already has been significantly upgraded the last few months, and the balance of power in Virginia very well could begin shifting back to Virginia Tech in the coming months.
9. Who does Florida State close with?
If everything falls into place, the Seminoles could sign around 32 prospects. And with Jameis Winston and a possible national title, no team in the country is poised to close stronger than Florida State. Just a few of the ESPN 300 names that are high on Florida State: Adoree' Jackson, Marlon Humphrey, Tony Brown, Malachi Dupre, Josh Malone, Joe Mixon, Mattrell McGraw, Travis Rudolph, Donte Thomas-Williams, Damian Prince and Kentavius Street. Jackson, Humphrey and Brown are all five-star cornerbacks. Highly recruited juco OT Chad Mavety also could be leaning the Noles' way. So with a possible seven spots left, Florida State could sign one of the best classes in FSU history.
10. Will UNC's second-half resurgence help in 2015 with in-state recruits?
North Carolina was off to a horrific start to the season, and the 2014 class within the state's borders suffered. However, UNC very well could finish the season on a six-game winning streak and finish at 7-5 with a bowl berth. That would go a long way with in-state recruits in the future class. North Carolina struggled with in-state prospects in 2014, and if Larry Fedora is going to right the ship in Tar Heel Country it will begin with better in-state recruiting. There are a total of 16 ESPN Junior 300 prospects from North Carolina.


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|2011 IKF Road Racing Nationals Report
|Written by Administrator
|Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Team KRS participation at the 2011 IKF Road Race Nationals at Eagles Canyon in Decatur, Texas was fantastic. All karts had on board Total Concept Racing Engines prepared by George Shear. Thank you George for the awesome engine power. Adam Kelley (driver),Thomas Jackson (rookie driver) and DJ Ortiz (owner, coach and driver) all finished on the podium in all the classes entered. A total of 7 podium finishes.
The event started on Wednesday June 15, 2011, holding a practice day and 2 races later in the afternoon. Adam and DJ raced the Rotax Heavy class, the very last class of the day with temperatures above the 100 plus mark. It was a standing start, Adam's kart would not accelerate off the line with the rest of the group. With a small disadvantage on the start Adam had to drive on the edge during the whole race to a second place finish, great driving Adam. DJ had a better start than Adam, but not as great as the others front runners who led the group to the first turn. Falling behind a few seconds DJ drove to the back bumper of the leaders able to drive and pass both of them. One of the drivers making a desperate banking pass on DJ send both drivers onto a spin of the track. Allowing the rear of the field to pass both of them. DJ was able to come out of the off road ride with out any major damage. Falling behind once more, and with another great drive to the bumper of the leader Honeywell and making a pass and holding the lead to the checkered flag. DJ won another Duffy and becoming an IKF Expert driver during this event. Team KRS finished the race P1 and P2 on Wednesday.
Thursday June 16, 2011 was another extremely hot day. temperatures reaching the 100 's in early morning. Scheduled to race the KT 100 sprint heavy DJ Ortiz was exhausted and dehydrated from the 3 days before leading to the event. Withdrawing from the event and having a very competitive kart sitting in the trailer he asked rookie driver Thomas Jackson if he was up to the task. Without any hesitation Thomas said, "YES!". I (DJ) finish preparing the kart for the race. A few changes have to be made since the driver weight difference was 35 lbs. The kart was good during practice and Thomas did a great job competing with some of the best Yamaha drivers in the area and driving it to a 3rd place finish. In the same day Adam running the TAG Heavy class finished 2nd in both heats. Great job for Adam and Thomas
Friday was another hot day. In the Rotax Lt class Adam had some clutch issues making the standing start a very difficult one driving to a fourth place finish. Thomas in the Yamaha LT class drove the kart to the top of the podium and making a statement coming from behind racing against Honeywell, Harris and others class veterans. Congratulations to Thomas in winning one of the most prestigious awards in karting "The Duffy" in only his 7th race. Great job to both.
Saturday, Adam raced in the TAG LT class scoring a 3rd place finished.
I would like to say thank you to George and Jere Shear (TCRE) for their
friendship and support and the awesome engine power. Also to Nate
Grendell and Cody Hodgson from Ocala Gran Prix for their help and advice
and to Bob and Linda Stallings for their kart support.
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These guys look to be an absolute riot. I'm hoping these guys are along the lines of Nicolas/Donald, because if they are this will be an absolute treat.Gary Tomljenovich (47); Matt Tomljenovich (22)
Hometown: Laurel, Mont. / Bozeman, Mont.
Occupation: Construction Manager and Mortgage Broker/ Student
Relationship: Father/Son
Gary is a PC, Matt is a Mac. Gary enjoys hunting, Matt enjoys video games. Gary enjoys classic rock, Matt enjoys metal. This father and son duo do not have a lot in common and they never have that is why they are running the Race. They are eager to share the experience of a lifetime with one another and establish a bond for the rest of their lives.
Despite their many differences, these two share a bond in their common sense approach to problem solving, which at times, has been said to be uncanny.
Gary is hoping Matt will open up to him during the Race, as they will be forced to spend all of their time together a first for each of them. Matt is hoping that his dad will learn to listen to him and attempt to understand his point of view.
Matt was almost killed when he was hit by a car and broke his leg so badly that he had to have a metal rod put in to hold it in place. It has since been removed and he is back in great shape and ready to race. Matt describes himself as creative, trustworthy and a peacemaker, while Gary describes himself as decisive, direct and competitive.
They see this as a great opportunity for them to see the world and spend quality time together, while hopefully winning the Race and a million dollars along the way.
Gary and Matt: The Amazing Race on CBS


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Born Jan. 21, 1924, in Pratt City, Ala., he was the son of the late Andrew Mason Monfee Sr. and Louise Stoves Monfee. He was reared and received his early education in the Birmingham, Ala., area, graduating from Ensley High School.
After graduating high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He achieved the rank of Mineman Second Class, serving on the USS Preble (DM 20) and stationed at US Naval Ammunition Depot, Hawthorne, Nev.
After serving in World War II, he returned to Alabama, where he enrolled in Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He received his doctorate in 1952 and began his long career of caring for animals.
In 1953, he moved to Pine Bluff where he opened Monfee Animal Clinic. For 33 years, he treated the beloved pets of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County. He retired in 1986, closing the clinic.
In 1954, he married Bertha Moseley, together they had three children. They shared nearly 60 years of happiness, love and memories.
Dr. Monfee was active in the Pine Bluff community, serving as Past Commander of Pine Bluff Power Squadron, past president of Jefferson County Wildlife Association and past president of Arkansas Practitioner Association. He was a member of the Pine Bluff Saddle Club and the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association. He was also a member of First Baptist Church, Pine Bluff.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Monfee of Russellville; his son, Dr. Andrew M. Monfee III of Russellville; his daughters, Anne Price of Conway and Michelle Ransom of Little Rock; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Eleanor Berry of Birmingham.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son, with the Rev. Todd Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday one hour prior to the service.
Friends may sign the online register at www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way Little Rock, AR 72202 or the Salvation Army, 501 E. 12th Ave., Pine Bluff, AR 71601.