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Help Desk Support
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May 15, 2013
Information Services
Regular Part Time
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Associate degree or High school degree with Microsoft Certification or equivalent. Experience with the current Microsoft operating systems office applications is required. Working knowledge of PC hardware components and terminology is required. Previous data entry and/or computer operations experience. Excellent communication and organizational skills required.
Primary Duties
Posted internal and external simultaneously. Supports the Medical Center users and Information Services staff by providing first-line support in the Help Desk system (includes troubleshooting/resolving technical problems). Observes and monitors the performance of the Medical Center's information systems to include network servers, background processors, interface engines, ancillary systems, and physical/environmental entities (includes using appropriate software tools, monitors the computer hardware connected to the Medical Center's network to ensure continuous operation of real-time online computer systems). Performs routine maintenance and daily operations necessary to promote the integrity and ensure the continuous operations of the Medical Center's information systems (includes performing backup procedures to assure the recovery of data and operation systems in the event of a system failure). Performs data entry of charges into the Medical Center's database systems. Provides support to department projects that enhance the operations of the Medical Center's information systems.
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After much-anticipation, The Hills star Whitney Port's line is here! The former Teen Vogue intern and pal Adrienne Baravetto have co-designed a collection of sparkly party dresses. From what we've seen, Whitney's Eve line is a little more high-fashion than friend Lauren Conrad's casual dresses, and perfect for a night out the town. Some of Whitney's designs have already made it to the floor of celeb haunt Kitson, and online — and it looks like her collection will be going neck-to-neck with Heidi's more affordable one. We have to say, this ruffle-necked dress totally looks like something Whitney would wear. Get it, $345, and another Whitney Eve look at shopkitson.com. Tell us: What do you think of Whitney's new pieces? Would you wear them?

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#2 Keith Van Horn
Leads New York with 18.5 points per game this season.
#40 Kurt Thomas
Hauled down a game-high 19 rebounds in loss vs. Milwaukee on Wed. The 19 rebounds tied for second-best effort of career.
#55 Dikembe Mutombo
Needs just 17 blocked shots to move past Patrick Ewing (2,894) as the fifth all-time greatest shot-blocker in NBA history.
#20 Allan Houston
Poured in a game-high 35 points vs. Milwaukee on Wednesday.
#21 Charlie Ward
Handed out 12 assists in last game ... 12 assists tied for third-best single game mark of career.
The Sacramento Kings aim for a fourth victory in five games and try to hand the New York Knicks a fourth loss in five contests when they meet at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
The Kings evened the record on their four-game road trip at 1-1 with a 125-121 overtime triumph at Minnesota on Wednesday.
Peja Stojakovic scored 34 points - 26 after halftime - while Mike Bibby chipped in 22 for the Kings, who made half of their 92 shots from the field. Vlade Divac added 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Bobby Jackson 19 points and Brad Miller 17 for the Kings.
New York lost to Milwaukee here on Wednesday, 106-90, despite 35 points from Allan Houston.
Keith Van Horn added 19 points and Kurt Thomas 10 and 19 rebounds for the Knicks, who held a 13-point lead after one quarter.
New York made just 10 free throws while Milwaukee sank 27.
The Knicks and Kings split their two games last season, with each winning at home.
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Federal Furloughs Could Hit Defense Credit Unions, NCUA Says
Last week, 700,000 Department of Defense civilian employees began taking once-a-week furlough days that will cut their pay by roughly 15%. How will the temporary pay cuts affect credit unions?
NCUA Chief Economist John Worth said that while just under 2% of federally chartered credit unions have primarily military-based fields of membership, their relatively large size means they represent about 21% of federal credit union assets. The 82 federal credit unions that claim a military common bond include the nation's largest credit union, the $54 billion Navy Federal Credit Union, and the third largest, the $16 billion Pentagon Federal Credit Union.
Over the next three months of furloughs, Worth said it's reasonable to assume the pay cuts will have an impact on loan growth at affected credit unions.
"I would expect weaker loan growth and potentially some transitory higher delinquencies because we might have some people who haven't effectively planned for this," he said. "But, because these are furloughs, and not layoffs, so that income will return in October."
Credit unions with high concentrations of Defense Department civilians in their fields of membership have already activated programs to communicate with members, Worth said, and that approach will keep balance sheet impact to a minimum. He added that he doesn't expect loan growth to turn negative or a long-term rise in delinquencies. However, loan growth this year may be muted, and delinquency rates may not continue to fall as rapidly as they have been.
Worth also stressed the macroeconomic impact of federal sequester cuts are already apparent. For example, he said, in the first quarter of 2013, the GDP grew by 1.8%. However, federal government consumption contracted by 0.68% during the same period, as contracts were cancelled or not renewed. Additionally, he said, while the economy has added 3.4 million jobs since the beginning of 2011, government payrolls have shrunk by 100,000 positions.
"We're seeing this tension where we are seeing job growth in the private sector, but government spending is subtracting from that growth," he said. "There was never any forecast that sequestration would cause the economy to go into reverse, but it has subtracted from potential growth."
Claudia Warszawski, manager of Navy Federal's personal finance management division, said the furloughs are only a temporary setback for members who have been secure and stable throughout their membership.
"They've responded well to the assistance we've provided through both the financial tips we've shared and the special products and services we're offering," Warszawski said. "Therefore. the assistance we are extending does not have an impact on our delinquency ratios."
The majority of Navy Federal's members are active duty military and are not subjected to the furloughs, she said. But for those who are, the 4.3 million member credit union is offering loan assistance, penalty-free early withdrawals on certificates of deposit and a special 3.00% APR checking overdraft line of credit. Navy has also set up a special sequestration hot line to help members assess their situation and review their available options, she said.
At the nation's eighth-largest credit union, the $7.2 billion Security Service Credit Union, Vice President of Public Affairs Bruce Gillooly said he estimates only a couple of thousand out of 600,000 members face sequestration-related furloughs.
"That number is not staggeringly high," he said. "It's what we consider to be manageable enough that our call center and branches should be able to handle volume of people who have concerns."
Because of that, he said, the San Antonio-based credit union will work with members on a one-on-one basis. Because federal budget cuts have already affected some members working under government contracts, Gillooly said the credit union has already been offering programs like no-fee loan extensions and pre-approved emergency loans, and has also been reversing fees related to insufficient funds and late loan payments.
"We have made sure that when frontline employees have an individual who says 'I've been furloughed', that triggers the employee to listen with a certain mindset, to make sure we connect them with those programs in order to ensure that the individual's needs are met," he said. "If, for some reason, the situation becomes too complicated for a front line employee, they can refer it to management. We will push the issue as high as possible to make sure their needs are met."
On the West Coast, the $704 million Pacific Marine Credit Union isn't anticipating a large impact from the furloughs, either. Vice President of Strategic Development Brad Smith said Southern California's Camp Pendleton, the nation's second largest marine base that is home to the credit union's headquarters, has about 40,000 active duty marines and just 2,000 civilian employees.
"I don't believe it will be a very large percentage of membership, because the number of DoD personnel that are not active duty in this area is not a significant as in some other areas," he said.
Additionally, Pacific Marine expanded to a community charter in 2000 to include San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, which further dilutes the effect of the furloughs.
Worth said field of membership diversity is key when dealing with sequestration-related furloughs.
"Smaller credit unions with less diverse fields of membership will be more affected," he said.


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Pine Oaks of Ocala Golf Course and the Ocala Golf Club, the city of Ocala's two public golf courses, are now being operated by private companies and, for the most part, golfers speak well of the new managers and course conditions.
Clarification: The John McLeod quoted in this story is not Ocala City Councilman John McLeod.
Pine Oaks of Ocala Golf Course and the Ocala Golf Club, the city of Ocala's two public golf courses, are now being operated by private companies and, for the most part, golfers speak well of the new managers and course conditions.
While it is still a little early to say how the Ocala Golf Club is faring financially, Pine Oaks is operating in the black under Clark Creamer's guidance.
Both courses historically lost money. The City Council, tired of golf being a drag on the budget, contracted with CC Golf Management, owned by Creamer, to run Pine Oaks, and with Ocala Golf Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Billy Casper Golf LLC, to operate the Ocala Golf Club in hopes of stopping the flow of red ink.
Creamer's 15-year lease with the city to run the west Ocala course began in May 2010. Creamer's report to the city for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, showed a net profit of $101,872.
Under the contract, the city is responsible for certain maintenance and repairs, which amounted to $272 for the year.
"We are doing OK. We are making it," Creamer said. "I have been able to put together an excellent staff."
He said he has hired a few more people and, including part-timers, the staff now numbers 18. While revenues have been consistent, he has been working hard to manage his expenses.
Even so, he has been able to re-grass a couple of the greens this winter and rebuild one tee.
"We are going to keep working and making progress," Creamer said.
He clearly has the approval of golfers, whose cars filled the parking lot off Northwest 21st Street on a recent afternoon.
That is when former Ocala police Chief Sam Williams, now retired, pulled a putter out of his car at Pine Oaks.
"I really enjoy coming out here," Williams said. "I think Clark has done a great job maintaining the place. The fairways and greens are in good shape. I play a lot of courses around and I put Pine Oaks right up there with the best of them."
Williams was just one of a number of happy Pine Oaks customers.
"This is a wonderful place to golf," said Sue Pottie, who has been coming to Ocala from Nova Scotia for four winters. "Just, generally, it's a fairly easy course for my level of golf."
She said the staff is wonderful and remembered her from last year and welcomed her back. She said she plays with a league on Tuesday afternoons.
"They could not be nicer to the whole group of us that come here Tuesday afternoon," Pottie said.
Bill Ramputi said the grass at Pine Oaks is in good shape.
"Clark has really done such an awesome job out here," Ramputi said. "Clark has the course in as good a shape as it has been for years."
Brian Paley plays Pine Oaks about three times a week.
"The greens are in great shape, better than I have seen them before," Paley said.
He said some of the fairways were dry but the recent rain helped and they are in "decent shape."
"The staff is great," Paley added.
That is a sentiment echoed repeatedly by all the golfers approached at Pine Oaks on a recent day.
Gary Cleland, who has played Pine Oaks for seven years, said it is the best course in the county.
"It's 120 percent better than it used to be. The fairways are better. The greens are better. It's a different course from when the city had it. It's a lot better. The staff is friendly. They go over backwards to help you out," he said.
Ocala Golf Club
Across town, the Billy Casper subsidiary has only been operating "Muni" since Oct. 1, although prior to that it was given a three-month transition period to hire and train staff and develop contracts for equipment.
Although October started off very strong, the company's November report to the city showed mixed results.
Total revenues for November were $4,300 below budget, but that was offset by below-budget expenses. While non-member golf revenues were 16 percent above budget, the total number of rounds fell 2.83 percent below budget in November.
Food, beverage, golf shop and driving range sales also were below budget,
Still, when the revenues for October and November are combined the revenues are ahead of budget, said Dan Zimmer, Billy Casper's regional director of operations.
"Food and beverage sales were below budget for the first two months," Zimmer said Tuesday. "Overall, we are ahead 10 percent on revenues for the first two months."
There were price increases in food and beverages, which caused those revenue generators to fall 48 percent below budget in November. Combined with October's stronger sales, food and beverage sales were 18 percent below budget through November.
There are plans to offer some lunch specials, obtain a grill and, eventually, to sell liquor.
A rate increase to $32 on Nov. 1, which is an in-season rate that historically is made in January, helped push the reward card sales for loyal golfers higher.
"The market is what drives us to that decision of when to charge in-season or out-of-season rates," Zimmer said. "It's not an increase over what's been charged in the past."
Although rounds played were down in November, the combined October and November rounds surpassed budget.
The company has instituted a reward card program that allows golfers to accumulate points per round played that can be used to pay for future golf games.
"Two months into it, we are happy to be in the position we are," Zimmer said. "We have achieved our rounds budget and revenue budget."
Others are pleased, too.
"We are happy with the progress they have made," said Catherine Cameron, Ocala's assistant city manager of public services.
Former City Manager Scotty Andrews, now retired, sits on the city's golf board. He said the new managers appear to be doing well and, so far, he is pleased.
"They are not jumping in there doing anything drastic, but I think they know what they are doing," Andrews said. "The maintenance of the course is very good."
The course maintenance crew has aerated and fertilized the greens. At the end of October, all tee boxes were overseeded. There were two frosts in November, so pigment was added to make the greens and fairways green and appear as if they were overseeded.
Meantime, paperwork has been completed to begin the process of obtaining Audubon Certification. And new golf carts arrived at the end of November, which caused excitement.
Good reviews
Rob Carney, who plays at Ocala Golf about five days a week, said the greens are "below fair." He said he understands the weather affects the greens but said he has played on other courses where they have been in good shape.
"They are too bumpy," Carney said. "I understand they are getting them corrected. Other than that, it's good."
Tom Stephenson said the new management is OK. "I don't have a problem with it."
He said the greens were fine during the Ocala Cup tournament he played in early December.
"I guess the biggest change we notice is the increases in prices," Stephenson said.
He said sales tax used to be included in the price and now it is not.
"Annual membership used to be $2,000. Now it's $2,120," Stephenson said.
And that, said Ron Russo, is like getting a 6 percent fee increase.
But Russo, who plays Ocala Golf four days a week, said Billy Casper is doing an "admirable job," although he has noticed some weed growth that he has not seen previously.
"Aesthetically, they are doing a good job of keeping the grass cut, keeping the traps in shape," Russo said.
Regarding the sales tax, Zimmer said, "The rates that we do quote are not inclusive of taxes."
Craig Mueller said Muni is "not as good as it was before."
"It's OK. You have an outside management company and, like anything else in this little town of ours, they don't know how things operate here," he said.
Nevertheless, Mueller said, "this is one of the best municipal courses around. The condition has fallen off a little. Weather has so much to do with that."
Charles Neustein, who describes himself as a "hacker," shot a 93 at Ocala Golf on Friday afternoon. He said he has played Ocala Golf and Pine Oaks and is pleased with both.
"Clark has done a really nice job at Pine Oaks," Neustein said. "The Billy Casper group has been really friendly."
He said the golfers who shoot lower scores than his might be unhappy, but he is not.
"As a municipal course, it is a real gem," Neustein said of Ocala Golf. "I hope the city sees the wisdom of maintaining both courses."
Juan Henao said he thought the prices at Ocala Golf were too high under the new management. He said there were not as many employees and felt the management was trying to save money.
"Cheap administration," Henao said.
John McLeod (not the city councilman by that name) plays the course four to five times a week. He said he thought the taxes being charged were affecting the number of golfers using the course.
"It doesn't make any sense," McLeod said, but added that he thought he course was good.
John Allen, who is new to the area, said he thought Billy Casper was "doing great" and thought the greens were good.
"I think they are doing a fabulous job," Allen said.
So does Josh Dunbar, who had played golf at Ocala Golf for Forest High School.
He likes the player development card, which gives bonuses. He said it appeals to the afternoon golfer who comes after work.
"The course conditions are good," Dunbar said.
Amit Odaiyar also approved of the new management.
"No complaints," said Odaiyar, whose sister is a competitive golfer and whose family plays the course at least four to five times a week.
He said he thought most people could see the higher prices coming with new management.
"As far as the course is concerned, my family has no complaints about it," Odaiyar said.
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May 17, 2012, 8:16PM
New P2P Zeus Variant Targets Popular Sites with Bogus Offers
Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail users should beware of rogue rebate offers and new secure payment options aimed at getting them to part with their debit card information.
Earlier this week Amit Klein, CTO of Trusteer, announced the discovery of a peer-to-peer variant of the Zeus platform that leverages trusted relationships and well-known brands to convince users to sign up for convenient services and better secure debit card transactions. On each site, the attack displays a little differently.
"In the first attack against Facebook, the malware uses a web inject to present the victim with a fraudulent 20% cash back offer by linking their Visa or MasterCard debit card to their Facebook account," Klein wrote in a blog post. "The scam claims that after registering their card information, the victim will earn cash back when they purchase Facebook points. The fake web form prompts the victim to enter their debit card number, expiration date, security code and PIN"
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Facebook Cancellation Malware Disguised As Adobe Update Making Rounds :
Users who receive e-mails that appear to come from Facebook asking if they'd like to cancel their accounts should beware that it's more than likely an attempt to install malware on their computers.
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It had to happen eventually. The campaign was going so well, and everything in the election was going fine, but then the dark shadow from the past has risen to cast its pall over the whole affair. Yes, Jan Moir has risen from whatever pit of slime the Daily Mail store her in to launch a barrel of fiery error-strewn invective at the Clegg family, following the shocking news that Miriam Gonzalez not only wears underwear, but also buys it. No, I'm not linking to the Daily Mail piece, but Helen Duffett has more on it.
Meanwhile, the Tories have been telling people to vote for them to avoid a hung Parliament, but insisting that we must keep the current electoral system because it, unlike any other system, doesn't deliver hung parliaments. As ever, the fact remains that electoral systems are entirely neutral on the question of hung, balanced, strong or any other kind of Parliament and it's the voters who decide what sort of Parliament they get. Remember that only two weeks ago, David Cameron was issuing an 'invitation to join the Government of Britain' and now it turns out that not only is that invitation subject to the leader making up new policy off the cuff, but it clearly doesn't include people who have the temerity to get themselves elected for parties that aren't the Conservatives.
I am glad for the Tories pointing just how much Labour have clamped down on our civil liberties:
Greg Clark, the shadow climate change secretary, was first up as he announced that a Tory government would give people the power to plant a tree for every child born in Britain.
Yes, it would seem that either you don't have the power to plant a tree – which must make anyone working for the Woodland Trust rather nervous – or the Tories have announced another non-policy.
Today's things to read that you might find interesting: James Graham on the latest Labour hissy fit, FiveThirtyEight taking a different look at swing and why seat calculators might be getting it badly wrong and James Barlow (no relation, that I'm aware of) on why using stock images on their election publicity might end up costing the Green Party a lot.
A bit of polling news – while the rest of the (non-rogue) polls continue bumping around within the margin of error some interesting information from PinkNews about the Tory vote crashing amongst gay people.
Back to actual door-knocking this evening, rather than co-ordinating, and another 25 takes me up to 270. A few bits of delivery over the weekend as well, so we'll call the total for that 2,400 so far.
Just ten days to go now, and a whole lot more paper to distribute (there's a box full of it taunting me now) and doorbells to ring.


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Flo Rida's Birthday Bash 1800 Tequila
Flo Rida's birthday bash last night in Miami. The party was at Cameo Theater Nightclub in South Beach and celebs like Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Pepa and Billy Blue all came out to celebrate with the birthday boy. The party got live with 1800 Tequila – and Flo was even gifted an 1800 bottle with his face on it!
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Live! Rush! Rock Band Answers Questions
Today starting at 3:30 p.m., Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush, the Canadian progressive rock trio, will be answering fan questions LIVE via a Wall Street Journal Spreecast video chat. Here is a link to the event. Fans can sign in to Spreecast via Facebook/Twitter/email to ask questions, or as a guest just to view. Fans can watch, comment in the chat box, submit questions or you can even request to come on screen and ask Rush your questions live.
For the unfamiliar, Rush is a one of those bands that people seem to love or hate. They've sold more than 40 million records, routinely fill-up arenas and are third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold and platinum studio albums. Yet the band has been mostly shunned by the rock establishment and their blend of complex music with brainy lyrics has been reduced to Dungeons & Dragons jokes to detractors. Not that their fans cared.
Over the past few years, however, Rush has finally been getting recognition as rock pioneers and cultural icons. They were the subject of a feature length documentary, had a cameo in the film "I Love You, Man" and, this past December, were named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band will be officially inducted in April.


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Leominster Credit Union has appointed Paul D. Gilbody president/CEO of the Leominster, Mass.-based credit union. Gilbody succeeds Gordon R. Edmonds who served as president/CEO since 2007. Edmonds will retire from the credit union on Sept. 30.
Gilbody brings with him 25 years of diversified banking experience. Most recently, he held the position of executive vice president, chief operating officer at Bay State Savings Bank in Worcester, Mass., where he worked for the past 15 years. Prior to Bay State, Gilbody served as a vice president at Fleet Bank.
"We are pleased to have found someone of Paul's caliber and with all the qualifications that he brings to the credit union," said Anthony A. Gasbarro, chairman of the board. "He has a proven track record of effectively leading organizations toward their goals, and he has a sincere commitment to the community banking philosophy."
"I am excited to join the Leominster Credit Union team. LCU has a great reputation in the market place," Gilbody said. "LCU prides itself on providing personalized service to its members, and it was LCU's strong service culture that first attracted me to the position. I look forward to working with the board, management team and employees to continue to shape the direction of LCU's future."
Gilbody earned a bachelor's degree in finance, investments and quantitative methods. He also attended the BAI School for Executive Bank Management at Emory University.
LCU has nearly 50,000 members and more than $600 million in assets.


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G4L is a hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tool. The created images are optionally compressed, and they can be stored on a local hard drive or transferred to an anonymous FTP server. A drive can be cloned using the "Click'n'Clone" function. G4L supports file splitting if the local filesystem does not support writing files larger than 2GB. The included kernel supports ATA, serial-ATA, and SCSI drives. Common network cards are supported. It is packaged as a bootable CD image with an ncurses GUI for easy use.
FFmpeg is a tool for converting audio, video, and subtitles. It includes libavcodec, the leading open source codec library. It also includes libavformat (implementing muxers and demuxers), libswscale (for very fast video scaling), and libavfilter (an advanced video filter system supporting arbitrary filter graphs), and libavutil (a utility library intended to supplement libc). A simple multimedia player is included too. An experimental streaming server for live broadcasts is also included.
The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop an all-in-one Internet application suite. It contains an Internet browser, email and newsgroup client with an included Web feed reader, HTML editor, IRC chat, and Web development tools, and is sure to appeal to advanced users, Web developers, and corporate users. It uses much of the Mozilla source code powering such successful siblings as Firefox, Thunderbird, Camino, Sunbird, and Miro.
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I bought this album in a number of colors and I love them! They are very nicely made, sturdy, and look great!
What a lovely, high quality, product! I love it!
fast shipping and packed nicely too.
Beautiful albums, sturdy and I love the details of the book plate label on the side and the metal corners. I wish the 3-ring was a locking 3-ring, just to ensure that the rings don't come apart, though I haven't yet had any problems with that happening.
Sad...but it seems the manufacturers of these albums don't realize that baby blue and baby pink should be their #1 item. I had to order this one because of color only...and it's not as good a color as the vinyl nor is it easier to handle.


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US Eastern forests suffer "substantial" decline: 3.7 million hectares gone
The United States' Eastern forests have suffered a "substantial and sustained net loss" over the past few decades, according to a detailed study appearing in BioScience. From 1973 to 2000, Eastern have declined by 4.1 percent or 3.7 million hectares. Deforestation occurred in all Eastern regions, but the loss was most concentrated in the southeastern plains.
The loss overturns a trend of increasing forest that was sustained for about half a century. During the 19th Century, much of the Eastern forests were felled for agriculture, but that trend turned around by 1920 with forests making a comeback. While the report found that reforestation of abandoned fields and pastures continues in some places, overall forests lost out.
Forests are being lost largely to spreading suburbs and the timber industry. Mountaintop mining, a hot-button issue in the region, has also contributed significantly to forest loss: more than 420,000 hectares of forest (just over 10 percent of the total) have been lost in the Appalachian highlands due to the practice of blowing up mountain peaks for coal extraction. Recently a group of experts called on the Obama Administration to ban mountaintop removal due to environmental and human impacts.
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"We haven't had anything like this in New York for over twenty years". Wynton Marsalis
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In 1959, saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened the door to a small basement club in London's west end where local musicians could jam. Today, it is one of the world's most famous jazz clubs attracting packed houses and the biggest names in jazz and popular music and Ronnie Scott's welcoming, stylish setting is also home to London's coolest late night hang.
Each night Monday to Saturday, after the main act, Ronnie Scott's presents the Late Late Show, where some of the UK's finest jazz talents take to the stage for a late night blowing session.
John is an experienced composer as well as a trained classical and jazz pianist, and currently directs the E17 big band. He has toured the UK and Europe with Gilad Atzmon and is currently working with Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio, Tim Whitehead, Guillermo Rozenthuler's folkloric quartet 'Rioplatenses', Dog Soup, and the Koby Israelite Group.
He has played at all major UK venues including Ronnie Scotts, the 606 Club, Pizza Express, the Bloomsbury Theatre, Bridgewater Hall, St Davids Hall Cardiff and the Sage Gateshead. John is also the pianist for many tango groups, including the Birmingham-based 'El Ultimo Tango' and Transtango, a multimedia project featuring Tim Garland and Eduardo Vassello.
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It doesn't get any stranger than this – Marilyn Monroe's stuffing for a "Jewish Thanksgiving"?? We removed the cheese and simplified it slightly. Now this kosher stuffing recipe, originally featured in the New York Times, can work for any home.
But almost any stuffing can be made into a kosher stuffing – particularly all those sausage stuffing recipes; there is such a great variety of kosher sausages available today that it seems a shame not to take full advantage of them. In Los Angeles, we are particularly spoiled by the presence of Jeff's Gourmet (www.jeffsgourmet.com) – unfortunately he doesn't ship across country – where we can purchase a large variety of freshly made sausages including Smoked Chicken Apple, Chicken Cilantro, Mergez, Turkey Italian, Veal Bratwurst and Polish, to name a few! But for those of you who are in colder climates and less privileged, there is now a large variety available in your local freezer section. Check out Neshama Sausages (http://www.neshama.us/). They also have many different flavors of sausage, including Breakfast Delight, Mild Italian, Smoked Andouille, Southwest Style, and Mergez – and they can be ordered online. Now your kosher stuffing possibilities are endless. Try this recipe but don't limit yourself; play around online and try adapting a non-kosher one on your own. Send us the results; we'd love to try it.
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Japanese experimental rock outfit Boris hits Denton just three days into a big U.S. tour.
And when the trio comes back to Denton on Friday night, it returns to Rubber Gloves and one of its biggest (albeit self-professed) fans, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios owner and new dad Josh Baish.
Boris wears a number of labels. Sludge rock. Doom rock. Drone metal. Truth is, this three-piece (Guitarist Wata, bassist Takeshi and drummer-singer Atsuo) unpacks a concert hall of sound. The band's latest album, New Album, is poppy without being treacly, driving without being too adolescent and unpredictable. Club-worthy ambient sounds, like the siren effect on "Flare" and the whisper vocals of Atsuo and Takeshi are laid over metal-style bass and drumming. A grinding guitar crashes in during the middle of "Hope" just in time for synth strings to blunt what could be industrial-thrash edges. If Boris were less Japanese and more Top 40, it would give tracks like "Party Boy" a bad-girl grimace and growl and make the soundtrack of Twilight. Boris is musical enough to lure club kids onto the floor, and artistic enough to keep a jazz fiend interested.
If you haven't hit Gerhard's, the new-ish German restaurant and bar just a stride west of the Square, check it out today. Why? Because Brave Combo's Carl Finch teams up with former Brave Combo bassist Ann Marie Hopp, Copper Box's Danny Jerabek and drummer Matt Thompson as the Nice Musics. This outfit is a mix of accordion-fueled roots rock (Copper Box), music and lyrical wit (Brave Combo). Best thing about it? You can savor a stein and sample the German fare while listening to them let her rip.
The Nice Musics go on at 9 p.m. at Gerhards, at 222 W. Hickory St. No cover.
Doors open at Rubber Gloves at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $17. The club is at 411 E. Sycamore St. Buy tickets in advance at http://bit.ly/ZPATMN .
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When Catherine Shen moved into her Green Acres home in 2008, she was welcomed with open arms by the other residents who she described as "polite and courteous." The block and potluck parties held by the neighborhood association have played a big part in the development of community and a sense of belonging.
For Eva Gal, the best part about living in Green Acres is getting to know her neighbors. The occasional parties and Easter egg hunts have been integral.
"People I met 35 years ago are still here," she said. "We're all respectful of privacy, but caring and concerned."
Both Shen and Gal speak highly of their neighbors. As a group, they are constantly meeting to "(think) of more activities to bring people together and get to know each other better," Shen said.
This congenial spirit has been ever-present for residents despite the unique construction of the Green Acres neighborhood. Separated by Arastradero Road, Green Acres is divided into two: Green Acres I, on the south end, was built in the early 1950s followed by Green Acres II to the north.
Shen describes Green Acres as a distance away from Downtown Palo Alto and other city fixtures, a facet she sees as a benefit.
"Being in this location, though it is away from Palo Alto, is still very convenient," she said. "We have more choices (for shopping). We can go (downtown) or to the San Antonio Center in Mountain View or wherever."
Other residents sing the praises of having Juana Briones Elementary, Terman Middle and Gunn High schools within close proximity as another community attraction.
The three schools attracted Nancy Mott and her family, who moved to the area in 1985 because she said such an occurrence was "unusual."
Gal has noticed a cycle within the neighborhood where the prevalence of children rises and falls as a result of the schools being a hot selling point. When she first moved to her home in 1971, she said there were "lots of children" and the number has gone up and down, beginning to rise once more. There also was an orchard in the neighborhood that she recalls, a time she said, "There weren't many cars present."
Traffic can now be "bothersome," according to Gal, but the area is still "very much quiet."
"Very quiet is a good way to put it," Mott said. "We can walk and jog comfortably."
Joe Hirsh described the neighborhood slightly differently, calling it "safe and steady."
He came to Green Acres in 1974 as a single parent with three children and a dog.
"I wouldn't stay here for (over) 40 years if I didn't think (it was safe,)" he said.
Hirsh described Green Acres as being full "of working, intelligent and interesting people, people who are very interested in their community." He's seen a surge in community spirit as they have become more politically active as a group concerned about the increase in development of the area.
Green Acres residents also love that their utilities are underground. Mott calls the area "very pretty" as a result. The neighborhood was the city's pilot project for undergrounding utilities and has since been the model for other areas.
"I hope to live here for many many more years," Hirsch said.
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CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOLS: Palo Alto Montessori School, 575 Arastradero Road; Whistlestop Child Development Center, 3801 Miranda Ave. No. T6B; Young Life Christian Pre-School, 687 Arastradero Road
FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road
LIBRARY: Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield Road (after summer 2014)
LOCATION: Green Acres I: Arastradero Road to Glenbrook Drive, Los Palos to Pomona avenues; Green Acres II: Maybell Avenue to Arastradero Road, Coulombe Drive to Georgia Avenue
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: (Green Acres I) Alice Sklar, email@example.com; (Green Acres II) Betsy Allyn, 650-493-8859
PARKS: Juana Briones Park, 609 Maybell Ave.; Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road
POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave.
PRIVATE SCHOOL: Bowman International School, 4000 Terman Drive
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Juana Briones Elementary School, Terman Middle School, Gunn High School
SHOPPING: El Camino Real, San Antonio Shopping Center, Downtown Los Altos
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Platform A will handle passengers traveling between the World Trade Center and Hoboken, N.J., beginning later Tuesday.
"When complete, the new WTC PATH station wil have several more similar platforms," the PATH notice said. "Moreover, the station will be at the center of the new WTC Transportation Hub, designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava."
For now, those using the World Trade Center-Newark service will continue to access PATH trains on temporary tracks 2 through 5, though ongoing work adjacent to and above the station is likely to cause other adjustments even to this location.
PATH said its WTC Transportation Hub "will continue to open in phases through 2015."
PATH earlier this month discontinued weekend service to the World Trade Center for the remainder of 2014, except for holiday weekends, to repair flood damage to the trans-Hudson tubes caused by SuperStorm Sandy in 2012, and also to install CBTC (communications-based train control) on the route between lower Manhattan and Exchange Place in Jersey City, N.J.


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A day after debuting new song "New Slaves" on the sides of 66 buildings in major cities around the world, Kanye West took the Saturday Night Live stage to showcase the song, as well as another new one, "Black Skinhead." The tracks serve as the first taste of 'Ye's new album, Yeezus, which is expected for release June 18.
Following Kanye's since-deleted "June 18" tweet (and a slew of non-confirmation confirmations), Kim Kardashian appeared to confirm the release date and title with an Instagram photo showing the album's packaging yesterday.
Leading up to his SNL performances, West appeared apathetic. In episode promos, he seemed dead-eyed and uninterested alongside host Ben Affleck, having already made his thoughts about SNL fairly clear at a surprise show earlier this week, announcing that he wouldn't be doing any skits on the show ("Hell nah, I ain't doin no motherf***ing SNL skits. This is my godd*** life. This ain't no motherf***ing joke).
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Al-Qaeda is currently taking a back seat to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS. Many in this nation, indeed, around the world, do not yet fully comprehend the grave danger that ISIS poses not only to this nation, but to all nations outside the Syria/Iraq theater of operations.
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Al-Qaeda is currently taking a back seat to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS. Many in this nation, indeed, around the world, do not yet fully comprehend the grave danger that ISIS poses not only to this nation, but to all nations outside the Syria/Iraq theater of operations.
Many seem to think � if they think at all � that ISIS will not affect or pose a personal danger to them. Sadly, they are gravely mistaken!
If the recent online execution of news reporter James Foley does not provide a wake-up call, we will soon be needing large numbers of body bags. ISIS has expressly stated that they will see their flag fly over our nation�s capital � do not underestimate their ambition or dedication.
Anyone that doubts that ISIS is serious, needs to get his or her head out of the sand. As our current secretary of Defense recently indicated, ISIS is well funded (mainly from the banks and oil fields they have seized), well-armed (American armaments seized from fleeing Iraqi military), and well disciplined � that may be due in part to the fact that one can easily lose his life if he fails to follow orders to the letter.
I know of no one, myself included, but particularly family and friends of service members, who wants to see our service men and women placed in harm�s way; however, given the option of fighting on our home territory versus the home territory of ISIS, I suspect every person � including the military � would prefer that the fight take place in the ISIS theater of operations.
That said, there is no option but to put boots on the ground. We already have our boots on the ground we just don�t have enough to complete the job. And, we need to give the Kurds, our best allies in the area, other than Israel, every weapon they need.
Make no mistake about it, either we eliminate ISIS in Syria and Iraq or we will be fighting them on Main Street USA. One cannot successfully negotiate with or bribe a person whose avowed goal is to either convert you to their way of thinking or cut off your head � even if it costs them their lives in the process.
ISIS is like a mad dog, and the only way to eliminate the threat of a mad dog is to put it down. That is the only permanent way to eliminate the threat of ISIS. ISIS members want to meet Allah � let us endeavor to expedite that meeting!
Keep in mind, some ISIS members are U.S. citizens, with U.S. passports; others hold passports from close allies. Undoubtedly, those that don�t have passports will sneak across our undefended US-Mexico border with drug cartel assistance. The cartels don�t care about anything but amassing a fortune.
And who knows what ISIS members will bring with them? Nuclear weapons (some as small as a briefcase), ricin, saran gas, ebola or some other chemical or biological weapon!
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Terapod Backbone
Research published today in the journal Nature documents, for the first time, the intricate three-dimensional structure of the backbone in the earliest four-legged animals (tetrapods). The international team of scientists, led by Dr Stephanie Pierce from the University's Zoology Department and the Royal Veterinary College and her Cambridge colleague Professor Jennifer Clack, bombarded 360 million year old early tetrapod fossils with high energy synchrotron radiation. The resulting high resolution X-ray images allowed the researchers to reconstruct the backbones of the extinct animals in exceptional detail.
Research has shown that the very earliest tetrapods were wholly aquatic and quite unsuited to life on land. This is in contrast to the earlier view that fish had first invaded the land — either in search of prey (like modern mudskippers) or to find water when the pond they lived in dried out — and later evolved legs, lungs, etc.
By the late Devonian, land plants had stabilized freshwater habitats, allowing the first wetland ecosystems to develop, with increasingly complex food webs that afforded new opportunities. Freshwater habitats were not the only places to find water filled with organic matter and choked with plants with dense vegetation near the water's edge. Swampy habitats like shallow wetlands, coastal lagoons and large brackish river deltas also existed at this time, and there is much to suggest that this is the kind of environment in which the tetrapods evolved. Early fossil tetrapods have been found in marine sediments, and because fossils of primitive tetrapods in general are found scattered all around the world, they must have spread by following the coastal lines.
The backbone, also known as the spine or vertebral column, is a bony structure found in all tetrapods, along with other vertebrates such as fish. It is formed from many elements or vertebrae all connected in a row – from head to tail. Unlike the backbone of living tetrapods (e.g. humans), in which each vertebra is composed of only one bone, early tetrapods had vertebrae made up of multiple parts.
"For more than 100 years, early tetrapods were thought to have vertebrae composed of three sets of bones – one bone in front, one on top, and a pair behind. But, by peering inside the fossils using synchrotron X-rays we have discovered that this traditional view literally got it back-to-front," said Pierce.
For the analysis, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France, where the three fossil fragments were scanned with X-rays, used a new protocol to reveal tiny details of the fossil bones buried deep inside the rock matrix.
Using this new technology, the team of scientists discovered that what was thought to be the first bone – known as the intercentrum – is actually the last in the series. And, although this might seem like a trivial oversight, this re-arrangement in vertebral structure has over-arching ramifications for the functional evolution of the tetrapod backbone.
"By understanding how each of the bones fit together we can begin to explore the mobility of the spine and test how it may have transferred forces between the limbs during the early stages of land movement," explains Pierce.
But, the findings don't end there. One of the animals – known as Ichthyostega – was also found to have an assortment of hitherto unknown skeletal features including a string of bones extending down the middle of its chest.
"These chest bones turned out to be the earliest evolutionary attempt to produce a bony sternum," said Clack. "Such a structure would have strengthened the ribcage of Ichthyostega, permitting it to support its body weight on its chest while moving about on land."
This unexpected discovery supports recent work done by the same authors that showed Ichthyostega probably moved by dragging itself across flat ground using synchronous crutching motions of its front legs – much like that of a mudskipper or seal.
The next step, the researchers say, is to understand how the backbone aided locomotion in these early tetrapods using sophisticated biomechanical analysis.
For further information see Backbone.
Terapod image via University of Cambridge.


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LAKEVILLE, Minn. – First-year Caroline Greenberg (St. Louis, Mo./Clayton) was one of four players to prove victorious in both singles and doubles play as the No. 29-ranked Carleton College women's tennis team posted a 9-0 triumph over Hamline University.
The Knights (4-0, 2-0 MIAC) did not drop a game during doubles action as Anne Lombardi (Sr./Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and Joyce Yu (So./Taipei, Taiwan/Taipei American School) prevailed at the top spot, Mikayla Becich (So./Bradfordwoods, Pa./North Allegheny) and Katherine Greenberg (Sr./St. Louis, Mo./Clayton) won by an 8-0 score at second doubles, and Caroline Greenberg and Grace Davis (So./Neenah, Wis./Neenah) finished with an identical score in the third slot.
All six singles matches went to Carleton in straight sets. Continuing their dominating play from doubles, neither Yu nor Katherine Greenberg dropped a game at second and third singles. Caroline Greenberg registered a 6-1, 6-1 victory while Davis stayed undefeated in singles this season with a 6-3, 6-2 result.
Claire Spencer (So./Newport News, Va./Menchville) played atop the lineup, posting a 6-0 and 6-4 win. Julia Krumholz (So./Hingham, Mass./Hingham) notched the other win, prevailing 7-5 and 6-3 at fifth singles.
Carleton returns to the court on Saturday, Feb. 15 with a 4:30 p.m. match at College of Saint Benedict.


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On Wednesday afternoon, the White Sox agreed to terms with free agent Jeff Keppinger via a three-year deal worth around $12 million, while the Diamondbacks signed Eric Chavez to a one-year deal worth $3 million Both pieces of news are blows to the Yankees, for they take potential solutions to their temporary third base void off the board in the wake of Monday's revelation that Alex Rodriguez could be out until June after undergoing surgery next month to repair a torn left hip labrum.
Keppinger's ability to spot at multiple infield positions and to mash lefties made him a popular free agent even given a broken fibula that should heal in time for spring training, particularly after a strong year in which the 32-year-old hit .325/.367/.439 with nine homers in 418 plate appearances for the Rays. Chavez, who turns 35 on Friday, was healthy for the first time since 2006 and hit .281/.348/.496 with 16 homers in 313 plate appearances for the Yankees, helping them cope with Rodriguez's late-summer absence due to a broken hand.
New York has other options, both via trade and on the free agent market, but many of them may terrify dyed-in-the-wool pinstripe fans given their career trajectories and their previous affiliations. Even so, they do fit the team's need for a multi-position infielder with experience — if not fluency — at third base. For example, current Ranger Michael Young appears to be expendable in Texas, while former Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis is on the open market, as is former Oriole Mark Reynolds.
The 36-year-old Young is coming off a season in which he hit just .277/.312/.370, his worst showing since 2002, that on the heels of a .338/.380/.474 line with an AL-best 213 hits in 2011. Adjusted for Texas' hitter-friendly environment, his 2012 performance washes out at a .239 True Average, and once you factor in his 72 games at DH and subpar defense at all four infield positions (41 at first base, 25 at third base, 16 at second base and four at shortstop), he was actually 1.5 wins below replacement level according to Baseball Prospectus' WARP, or 2.4 below via Baseball-Reference.com's WAR.
His work at third base has been said to resemble that of a matador waving at balls as they go by; via Defensive Runs Saved, he's been about 13 runs below average per 1,200 innings, equivalent to a 135-game season. He's in line to make $16 million in the final year of a five-year, $80 million deal, and with Adrian Beltre at third base, Mitch Moreland at first, Mike Olt waiting in the wings and Ian Kinsler also a candidate to shift to first base to accommodate Jurickson Profar at second, Young has probably overstayed his welcome, even if the team could use a DH in the wake of Mike Napoli's departure.
The Rangers would have to eat most of Young's $16 million salary in order to move him; the amount would dictate the quality of the return they receive. They would also need to gain his approval on the deal as a player with 10-and-5 rights, though he is known to prefer staying with Texas. The Rangers are said to be talking to the Phillies, and they have spoken with at least one other club, though that apparently wasn't the Yankees, who have yet to indicate actual interest.
Youkilis has been much discussed in this space. The 33-year-old began the season with the Red Sox, but struggled at the plate and spent three weeks on the disabled list in April and May due to a lower back strain, the fourth straight year in which he missed time due to injury. During his absence, rookie Will Middlebrooks showed his readiness to contribute at the major league level, and so Youkilis was dealt to the White Sox in late June. He provided a much-needed upgrade for Chicago even if he didn't produce at his established level. In all, he hit just .235/.336/.409 with 21 homers in 509 plate appearances, well off his previous career line of .289/.391/.492. Those career numbers are admittedly driven by the offense-friendly environment of Fenway Park (and briefly U.S. Cellular Field); he has hit .305/.403/.517 during his career at home, .261/.367/.448 on the road.
Youkilis could fill in at both infield corners, as Chavez did, but he'd represent a greater level of flexibility given his established productivity against pitchers of either hand, where Chavez, a lefty, struggled mightily against southpaws. He's said to have multiple multi-year offers on the table, and while Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has confirmed that he's spoken to agent Joe Bick, WEEI's Alex Speier reports, "New York did not appear likely to pay prevailing market rate, even on a one-year deal."
The 29-year-old Reynolds hit .221/.335/.429 with 23 homers — his lowest total since his 2007 rookie season — in 538 plate appearances for the Orioles. He began the year sharing third base duties with Wilson Betemit, but his struggles at the position (seven errors in 15 games) led to a shift to first base and a cutback in playing time. That caused him to miss leading the league in strikeouts for the fifth straight year; even so, his 29.6 percent whiff rate, while below his previous career mark of 33.2 percent, was still astronomical. The Orioles recently nontendered him rather than pick up his $11 million option or head to arbitration with him after he made $7.5 million in 2012. Though his tremendous power has some appeal, his contact woes and struggles at the hot corner make him yet another less than ideal fit for the Yankees given their current predicament. They were known to meet with Reynolds' agent on Wednesday afternoon.Placido Polanco Stephen Drew


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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by oscar_2424, Jul 18, 2006.
Looks like Halep's surgery was... minimally effective?
Flavia P's got nice legs. Francesca S should cut her hair short (she looks better when it's not on her face). Never noticed the cleft in Nadia P's chin before...
Sorana is really cute. She looks EXACTLY like a Grrreek girl I dated back in the early 90s.
That's Pat Etcheberry she's with, BTW.
He is buying doughnuts? Kidding, they're oranges.
She is buying lottery tickets so she can continure to afford Etcheberry's services, LOL!
Her trainer, yes I know.
:shock: WOW. I didnt know she had those legs...
I was actually throwing that one out there before someone accused her of dating some 60-year-old guy.
Hey RP. I've been meaning to ask about your avatar. Is it from KC album cover? Robert Fripp and the boys?
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That's the one. :mrgreen:
The "Schizoid Man" cover from ITCOTCK would have been a little too disturbing, so I went with the gatefold.
Who's this homeless looking chick?
In high school in the late 70's we lived near UVA. College radio broadened my musical horizons. Once a week at night was Art Rock. ELP,Yes, and all the other bands that had 10 minute songs.
Another night was Blues, and New Wave, and of course Alternative.
They also did the Hot 100 instead of just Top 40, and they played regional acts.
I miss that station.
Robby C
I miss any station like that. Yeah, you can find some on Internet radio, but it's not the same.
Grew up in Cincinnati, and get nostalgic for the good old days of WEBN. By sheer coincidence, I was posting on Fark back in April and bumped into one of the old 'EBN DJs. Man , talk about flashbacks-- guy has a lot of great stories from those days.
Speaking of flashbacks, here are Anke Huber's bewbs.
Babsi Schett.
Tatjana Malek and Aga Radwanska.
A-Rad and... um... Y-Wick.
ALG and Andrea Petkovic.
Note to Maria S-don't ever wear your hair in bangs!!! :evil: Sorana C. looks familiar to me-don't know why. Dani H grocery shopping :lol: it's always nice to see celebrities doing regular things. Agnes R???? I think I know what Wynona Judd would have looked like if she were skinny....:-? (no offense to either woman)
gettin closer and closer to the 1,000th page!
I hope the big guns of this thread have something special for that one (RP, Slayer, JBfan.... et al.)
I'll have a whole slew of 'special' Serena and Jankovic pics for that one.
Four words: Schiavone-Bartoli sex tape.
^^ thanks, what do u recommend for gettin rid of the taste of throwup in my mouth?
hey hey! how about a poll? Let the thread members decide which 3 to 5 hotties should be on the 1,000th page?
Another of Olaru.
Works for me.
Oh, and try some ouzo for the barfies.
more andrea
There was one more pic of Petkovic from the superhero shoot, but even in the latex costume it was incredibly unflattering, so I didn't post it.
Besides--this is pretty much the ultimate pic of her, anyway:
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The Daily... ummm... Daily... ummm... what was I talking about?
Normally I tried to keep The Daily Marta as my final word of the evening, but I found something rather... interesting.
Wow. I realllllly like the Tatiana string. The larger pics shows the beauty of her eyes. She has great lips/smile, color/skin, legs and seems to have a sense of humor. I wish her well in her endeavors. Thanks for the gander at her beauty.
Marta is my dream girl. Period.
What an incredible woman.
Check my tribute to the WTA girls!!!
I'd like to see Jelena J play a game in those shoes!!!! Ha ha!! As for who should go on the 1,000th page-definitely Tatianna Golovin!!!
Golovin's a cutie, but that is definitely not her finest angle.
The amazing Anastasia:
Since when has maria been wielding those?
When is SHE coming back???
Since gravity is on her side :O
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Roast Turkey with Apple-Onion Pan Gravy
Cook a tasty combination of sweet apples and onions along with the turkey, then puree them to add flavor and body to our classic gravy.
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Serves: 14
- Roast Turkey
- 3 medium Golden Delicious apples
- 3 medium about 1 1/4 pounds
- 1 medium lemon
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
- Fresh herbs for garnish
- Prepare Roast Turkey as in Steps 1 and 2, placing 2 apple quarters, 2 onion quarters, and all lemon quarters in turkey cavity before tying legs and tail together. Proceed as in Steps 3 and 5, placing remaining apple and onion quarters around turkey in roasting pan before placing turkey in oven.
- While turkey is roasting, begin Apple-Onion Gravy: In 3-quart saucepan, heat gizzard, heart, neck, and 4 cups water to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 45 minutes. Strain, reserving broth; discard giblets and neck. Cover and refrigerate broth.
- Place turkey on large platter; cover with foil to keep warm. Discard apple, onion, and lemon quarters from cavity.
- Complete Apple-Onion Gravy: Remove rack from roasting pan. Transfer apple and onion quarters from roasting pan to medium bowl; set aside. Pour pan drippings through sieve into 3-quart saucepan. Add 1 cup giblet broth to roasting pan and stir until brown bits are loosened; pour through sieve into drippings in saucepan. Let stand 1 minute, until fat separates from drippings. Skim fat from drippings and discard.
- Place roasted apples and onions in blender with 1 cup giblet broth and blend until smooth; pour into drippings in saucepan with remaining giblet broth. Stir in salt and pepper, and heat over medium heat until gravy boils. Pour gravy through sieve to strain if you like. Makes about 5 1/2 cups gravy.
- To serve, garnish platter with fresh herbs. Serve with gravy. Remove skin from turkey before eating if you like.
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Ozzie laments lack of adjustments by Marlins
Manager likely to shake things up soon if players don't change
By David Villavicencio / Special to MLB.com
Guillen discussed some of the issues affecting his struggling squad following Monday's 9-5 loss to the D-backs.
"I think the way we were playing was pretty good, and the last couple of games things got out of hand," Guillen said. "Very lousy baseball."
The fans have noticed too, showering the team with boos over the past two home games, both Marlins losses.
"Can you blame them? I was booing too," Guillen said. "Too bad they can't hear me. It's a shame, because we have a better ballclub than we've shown."
Team president David Samson heard the boos as well.
"Silence concerns me more than boos," Samson said. "People have the right to boo. It's a great ballpark, but we need the team to play better, and they know that. Ozzie knows there are no excuses. It's a bad April, but it's time for May."
Pitcher Mark Buehrle understands why the team is being booed, and hopes to hear those same fans cheering when the Marlins return home on May 11.
"I'd be booing us too with the way we're playing," Buehrle said. "April is gone and we're starting May. Hopefully it's a new month and we can get things changed around. We've just got to keep going out there and battling."
Guillen believes nothing will change until he sees his players making adjustments.
"This game is about adjustments, and we're not making any adjustments," Guillen said. "Day in and day out, we are seeing the same swings, same approach at the plate, the same mistakes."
"People who survive in this game and people who have better days and years are the people who can make an adjustment quickly. If you cannot make adjustments, I will make them for you. That's my job."
Marlins fans should not be surprised if they see some very different lineups in the near future, as Guillen is planning on making some adjustments of his own.
"If the players don't start making adjustments, then I have to do it," Guillen said. "I'm going to make very drastic changes. I don't know what yet. I have a long way to go, a six-hour flight [to San Francisco] to make that decision.
"As a coach, you talk to them, you put them in the best place to compete. You watch video, you give them scouting reports and talk to them. Every question they have, the answer is there. But at the end of the day, the player needs to go out and do it.
"You can come here at eight o'clock in the morning and watch video, take flips, extra hitting, batting practice, extra hitting again and batting practice again. But if you're not making adjustments, then you're not listening or you aren't really working."
Another thing that is beginning to frustrate Guillen is all the discussion about how the dimensions at Marlins Park could be affecting Miami's hitters mentally.
"If they don't want to hit here, they can call their agent and get traded, because we're not going to be here and hit in this ballpark," Guillen said. "We're not going to play defense here and then hit somewhere else. I don't see any problem with any other team. They're kicking our butt pretty good.
"If that's going to be the excuse, that's a no-no to me. We played in Washington, New York, Cincinnati and Philadelphia, and we didn't have that many home runs there either. They're playing for the wrong manager if they think that is going to be the excuse."
While the team's offensive struggles have been well documented, catcher John Buck acknowledges that the Marlins need to work harder to make the proper adjustments in every aspect of the game.
"It's a game of adjustments," Buck said. "Obviously, we're getting beat and things aren't going our way. We have to make adjustments to tighten up our game -- whether it be offensively, defensively or pitching. Hopefully we can do it for the better."
That is exactly what Guillen wants his players to do and he hopes it will happen promptly, because every day they fail to improve is another day they fall in the standings.
"They've got to learn quick," Guillen said. "The talent is there. I still believe we have a great ballclub, but it's not about what I believe, it's about what we show."
David Villavicencio is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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MLB stars commit to 'All-Star Series' in Japan
Cano, Jones, Pujols, Puig, Washington will participate in five-game exhibition set
By Paul Casella / MLB.com
For some of Major League Baseball's best players, the games won't end in October this year.
All-Stars Robinson Cano, Adam Jones, Albert Pujols and Yasiel Puig will highlight a group of Major Leaguers, led by Rangers manager Ron Washington, who will travel to Japan in November to take part in a five-game All-Star Series against Japan's national team, Samurai Japan. The rest of the Major League All-Star roster will be announced at a later date.
The "All-Star Series 2014" marks the 11th such All-Star Series, though it's the first since 2006. It will be the 36th time overall, dating back to 1908, that a team of big leaguers has traveled to Japan for exhibition games.
The five-game format that will be used this fall was first introduced during that last All-Star Series in 2006, which was swept by a Major League team that included All-Stars such as Bronson Arroyo, Ryan Howard, John Lackey, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Jose Reyes, David Wright and Chase Utley.
The All-Star Series will feature three games in Tokyo (Nov. 14-16), bookended by one game each in Osaka (Nov. 12) and Sapporo (Nov. 18). In addition to the five-game All-Star Series, the Major League team will also participate in a pair of exhibition games -- one on Nov. 11 against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants in Koshien and the other on Nov. 20 versus Team Japan in Okinawa.
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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January 25, 2011 | Posted by Deborah Borda in Cologne
I'm writing this just a few moments before the musicians will be taking the stage for our first concert in Cologne, this ancient city on the Rhine blessed with a marvelous concert hall.
LA Phil President and CEO Deborah Borda, hard at work on this blog post.
The performances in Lisbon and Madrid found the Beethoven and the Mahler 9 already in stunning shape and growing every night. I find the intensity at times almost overwhelming. Audiences are wonderfully receptive with standing ovations every night.
Our concert in Madrid was a gallery of Angelenos and international friends including Zubin Mehta, James Conlon and the First Lady of Spain. It was quite the scene backstage!
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The D has not looked good, except for the first half of the Bills game. but I think most of the issues are fairly easy to fix (or at least appear to be).
for instance, guys like Pouha and Devito are struggling to stop the run, when its something that they have been excellent at for the pay few years. I would be very surprised if they continue to struggle in the one area that's been their main strength. and at least we have young talent waiting in the wings if they don't get it fixed.
missed tackles has been our main issue, IMHO. too many are breaking free after initial contact and we're letting offenses off the hook when we should've had easy stops. this doomed us against the Steelers and it was a big problem last week against Miami. if our guys start finishing those tackles the results on defense will be drastically different.
You aren't a realist, you're a doom and gloomer, big difference.
Teams aren't at their peak after 3 weeks, teams are still defining themselves, working to improve, for the flaws the Jets have showed, many of them are correctable, the team can improve, you're leaving no possibility of this in your prediction.
Anybody can just throw their hands up ignorantly and write off the season when it just started, those people usually don't know what they are talking about.
Hope Rex and Sparano watched the entire Seahawks-Packers game.
That was possibly the most spectacular QB hit show I ever seen.
'Elite' Aaron Rodgers ate grass 8 times in the first 30 minutes.
Seahawks might double that against the Jets.
And the way GB ended the onslaught and reversed the storm was by cranking up the no-huddle offense.
Works like a charm.
Sparano wouldn't think of that unless he's down by 3 TDs with 4:00 left.
Btw, who's to say the this terrible Jets team that you saw the first three weeks, will be the same team the next three weeks? Maybe they'll pick it up a notch. Were the SB winning vaGiants the same team that they were when they looked pathetic against the Redskins twice? Nope.
Trust me, you are miserable.
We are at home. That has to help. Last time we were home, we looked like the best team in the league.
Im still holding out hope that the defense becomes better without revis. Time to pull out the kitchen sink and really attack the qb. Get maybin, coples, ellis etc on the field at the same time.
We need to try everything to generate some kind of pass rush.
I don't care about the numbers. I've watched and the defense has been below average.
Jets defense has been bad, we have zero running game, our WRs can't catch, sanchez is the worst QB in the league, our offensive line can't block, our head coach is a clown and our GM doesn't know how to evaluate talent and Tebow is too much of a distraction.
I attribute our 2-1 record solely to the efforts of Robert "Moses" Malone!
I'm not minimizing our issues on D, but like many posters said it's only week 3. If I remember correctly, our run D was not very good for the first portion of Rex's first season in 2009. Then Jenkins went down against the Bills, and everyone predicted doom and gloom that our D was done before it even got a chance to gel. Pouha came in and the D steadily improved. I'm not saying Pouha > Jenkins by any means, but I think part of our issues on Run D is Pouha's health, or lack therof.
Spiller ran all over us, but Spiller has run all over everyone he's faced so far. And we actually had him bottled up on his long runs, we just didn't make the tackle. Pittsburgh didn't run on us until the 4th quarter when our defense was gassed. Miami pushed us around, which is very disconcerting.
Not for nothing, but the Ravens are currently ranked 27th in total defense. Anyone here think they have the 27th best D in the league? My point is be patient and let these guys work on it...even though I know "patience" is very dirty word round these parts.
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Known to many as larger-than-life, Margaret Lesher left an indelible impact on the East Bay through philanthropic work and her forceful personality. Wife to newspaper magnate Dean Lesher, she and her husband were among Contra Costa County's elite as well as characters admired throughout the Times empire.
A loving wife and mother to four daughters, Margaret was well known for her generosity and vivaciousness. Former state Sen. John Nejedly told San Francisco Chronicle reporters he was originally charmed by her "fetching looks and irrepressible energy," and dated "Maggie" for several years in the early 1970s. The two remained good friends until Margaret's death, and her presence left an impression on Nejedly's family.
"She was like a mom to me. She was very kind, thoughtful and supportive to me as an adolescent young girl," said District 3 County Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho, John Nejedly's daughter. "She was beautiful and had a smile that lit up a room. She also had a keen sense of humor."
Piepho said she and Margaret were in contact over the years and "loved running into each other." Maggie, Piepho said in an e-mail, would always give her a huge hug that felt safe and warm.
Margaret's ultra-femininity was but one of her attributes that didn't quite fit into the official tale of her unexpected death in May 1997. A "girly-girl" who was always smiling, her death aroused suspicions that haven't subsided 15 years later.
On May 13, 1997, Margaret "Margee" Thorstenson drowned in her underwear in Bartlett Lake, north of Phoenix. The 65-year-old had taken an impromptu camping trip with her much younger husband, Collin "T.C." Thorstenson, when she mysteriously disappeared at 3:30 a.m., he told authorities.
Deputies from the Maricopa Sheriff's Department found the Thorstensons' 14-foot jet boat two miles from the campsite and suspected that the boat had become untied and blown by the wind. Margaret's clothes were in the boat, and her body was found later that afternoon in 8 feet of water, 25 feet from shore.
The coroner's report found no drugs or substances besides alcohol in Margaret's system, and ruled the drowning an accident that July. Although Thorstenson, 40, refused to take a polygraph test, he was cleared as a suspect in the case.
"We were stunned. She was larger than life and it was such a void," said Angie Coffee, a Walnut Creek resident who was good friends with Margaret beginning the late 1970s. "All four girls ... were heartbroken."
Michael Simons, Margaret's long-time friend, hairdresser and public relations coordinator, said she had called him a week before her death and asked him to visit her at her new ranch in Arizona. Simons was traveling at the time and heard about Margaret's death upon his return from Paris.
"I was in the salon that day and the secretary called me. She said Margaret was found dead. And as a very good friend and with the relationship we had over the years, I was speechless. I was shocked and saddened by the news. I was very curious what the outcome would be," Simons said.
Margaret's death continued to send shockwaves through the East Bay, which had long known her as a force to be reckoned with. But years before she came to the area and ended up reigning as a queen of the social scene, before a lengthy legal battle surrounding her estate and years of heartbreak among family and friends, Margaret was a small-town girl who was crowned Miss Peach.
Born in Texas, Margaret was a knockout who yearned to be a good wife and mother. When her first marriage to Bill Ryan, a telephone company middle-manager and father of her children, ended in the late 1960s, "Maggie" Ryan became a single mother of four who managed the Walnut Creek Wig Boutique and earned $78 a week.
In 1972, Margaret's marriage to Contra Costa Times Publisher Dean Lesher made her fabulously wealthy. A benefactor to Battered Women's Alternatives (a precursor to STAND! Against Domestic Violence) and, later, the driving force in persuading the city of Walnut Creek to rename its civic arts complex the Dean S. Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Margaret was known for her sometimes outlandish comments, religious piety -- she hosted a show at a Christian television station -- and as a devoted wife to Dean until his death in May 1993.
A 1997 article in the San Francisco Chronicle likened Margaret to Evita, "a beauty, she was born poor, scarred by lost love, elevated to prominence by attaching herself to a man of great wealth and greater ambition, and ultimately vanquished in tragedy."
But Coffee, who served on the Regional Center for the Arts board with Margaret, said the Evita comparison is far from the truth.
"She was so lovely. She had a quality about her that was totally endearing," Coffee said. "She truly believed in helping those who were less fortunate than she; she was just wonderful."
Simons remembered her as ambitious and an "endless shopper."
"Margaret would come into the salon two or three times a day depending on what her schedule was. It was always something different, color, length, style," he said. "She was a fashion leader in the community."
She was a fixture in the Robert Jenson Salon in Lafayette, Simons said -- "Everyone would come in for a fix of Margaret." Fifteen years later, she still has Robert Jenson's abuzz.
Still, Margaret's often ostentatious dress, combined with candid discussions of her various plastic surgery procedures, rubbed some the wrong way. Articles from the time of her death said Margaret had acquired a reputation for being cluelessly cavalier and insensitive in the Contra Costa Times newsroom.
Those closest to Margaret told reporters that she secretly relished giving unsuspecting listeners the shock treatment. Others said Margaret was tickled by the idea of surprising people -- though her untimely death could be considered the biggest surprise of all.
Several people close to Margaret believe her death wasn't an open and shut case, while others have referred to it as "the murder." Some have spent 15 years questioning why Margaret would take a swim in the middle of the night or whether T.C. had a motive for killing his wife, and many remain confused.
"I looked at this gorgeous face (in the paper) and I literally felt like I was going to throw up," Coffee said of reading about Margaret's death in the newspaper. "This just didn't make sense to me."
Coffee noted that Margaret didn't drink much and, on more than one occasion, would nurse one glass of white wine during a fundraiser and never finish it. The alcohol levels in Margaret's blood at the time of her drowning seemed entirely uncharacteristic.
Simons referred to Margaret as a very intuitive woman who "had concerns about Arizona." Among the information that was released after her death, Simons said he was surprised that sheriffs found Margaret's clothes neatly folded on the boat. Margaret never folded her clothes neatly, he said.
It later came out that Thorstenson, a well-known buffalo performer, had a checkered past. T.C. had been subject to allegations of previous spousal abuse, was named in a paternity suit filed by a 25-year-old who gave birth to twins two months after his marriage to Margaret, and had possibly misrepresented his financial status.
"If Margaret had any idea of his history, she would not have spent any time with this man," Coffee said, pointing to Margaret's work with battered women.
Simons recalled how surprised he was to learn of the marriage since Margaret was such a frequent customer and confidante.
"I was surprised ... because it was sudden," he said. "I was dressing her hair and looked down at her finger on a Tuesday morning and I said, 'New purchase?' and she said, 'I got married over the weekend.' I asked where, she said Hawaii. I asked 'to whom?' and she said 'a buffalo trainer.' And that was basically our conversation at that point. I was totally surprised."
Simons later threw Margaret and T.C. a wedding party at her mansion in Orinda with 150 guests -- complete with a buffalo-riding demonstration in the foyer.
Some suspect that Thorstenson wanted Margaret's money -- he was willed $5 million in cash -- and that he may be culpable in his wife's death. Sources said that he still lives at the $1.7 million ranch he bought with Margaret in Scottsdale, Ariz., although the house is in a state of disrepair.
In 2002, Thorstenson told The Arizona Republic that "news stories fraught with innuendo made his life hell" and he hoped the speculation would end.
"It's not an unsolved mystery," he told reporters. "It's a tragical thing that happened to someone I loved."
Today Thorstenson's Facebook photo shows him atop a buffalo, having just jumped through a hoop of fire. He did not answer emails.
Simons, who keeps photos of Margaret on his station at the salon, said he does not speculate about the circumstances around Margaret's death.
"I was not there, I only have insight before her death and I have a bit of knowledge from what the press and people have said after her death. I am not judgmental and I cannot make that decision. I don't know what happened," he said, noting that people still come into his salon and ask if Margaret had her hair dressed there.
Margaret continues to be missed by friends and the community, Coffee said, noting that her spirit lives on through her philanthropy.
"She left a beautiful legacy with the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation and what it does for the county.... It's just that she was such a driving force and that is missed. There is no one else like her, frankly, not in our county," Coffee noted.
"The good memories stick and it gives us a platform to promote the good things that Margaret actually did for the community," Simons added. "Hopefully, she has laid the groundwork for some incentives for younger generations to follow ... to work toward a better community."
On the 15th anniversary of her death, her family will honor Margaret with a quiet, low-key remembrance. Although there is still uncertainty surrounding her death, Piepho said Margaret's family has ultimately decided that they need to move on. Emotionally, they are still hopeful for justice.
"At the end of the day we lost a very beautiful member of our community and we still miss her tremendously," Piepho said.


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