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Solve Your Liquid Liner Problems With These Easy Tips
The best part about using a liquid liner is that it gives practically smudgeproof results. They're also richly pigmented and easy to wash off. The worst part? The application process, which can be daunting, to say the least. So I asked Avon's Jillian Dempsey (yes, the lucky wife of Patrick) how to make the liquid liner process go smoothly. To find out what she had to say, just keep reading.
The formulation: When it comes to a liquid liner, look for a waterproof formulation, like Vincent Longo's Vibrant Eye Waterproof Liner ($18.50) or Avon's Professional Eye Duo ($9), which includes a shimmery shadow on one end and a liquid-based eyeliner on the other. "The liquid liner is waterproof, so I think that if you can get an application on, you're good to go," she said.
The application: First and foremost, Jillian recommends that you get as close to your mirror as possible. Then, apply the liner by going between the lashline of your upper lid, lightly filling in that area. Don't try to draw a straight line. Instead, follow the contour of your eyes. "You get an even application when you follow your own natural line," she explained.
The thickness: In this case, the slighter the hand, the better. "That's where I think people go wrong," Jillian said. "They try and get really bold and say they're going to draw this big cat eye on. You don't have to. You just have to get in there with the liquid liner and draw a thin little line. Even a thin line will make a difference in how your eye appears."
What to pair it with: Use a sheer liquid shadow — either the one that comes with Jillian's duo from Avon, or one of your own. "I love a bit of a monochromatic shimmery eye. I think there's nothing better. Everyone can wear that," she said. Simply draw on a half-moon shape line on your lid and blend it out. You can go all the way up to the browbone with the color if you'd like, but just make sure to make that portion light and blended.


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Anyone who is considering buying a white car with a body kit is unlikely to heed any advice from us.
Anyone who is considering buying a white car with a body kit is unlikely to heed any advice from us.
Can I get "Go faster" stripes for my Morriss Marina?
I am glad you asked that question, and it is a very important question for us all to consider. Unfortunately these have now been banned under EU directive 2009.76.004/56/94 and are deemed to be a health hazard. We suggest swapping your Morris Marina for one of the new very bland MG cars from China. these come in kit form and will keep you amused for hours.
By 'kit form' do you mean they are like buying a tiger skin rug mail order, and getting a live tiger and a skinning knife?
Hello Santa,
That is a very good question and one we should all consider. The Tiger skin method has been banned by an EU directive 2009/405/199.6 by it's president Herman Van Rumpy Pumpy. The car I am referring to is the MG Chong Ping GT with it innovative clank bang engine. These were a design from the Ming dynasty using china clay. The most innovative part of the car is it's square wheels, which were developed from the Austin Allegro steering wheel. The car is ZERO emissions as on first start up and engaging first gear the square wheels stop it going forward or backwards and the china clay engine explodes. However the visual effect of the car, in such showroom condition on your driveway will impress the neighbours.
I once owned a Morris Marina........but I'm all right now!......"Winking Smiley"
Dappleyard please come back and tell us what you bought eventually.

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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Aragorn, May 30, 2008.
Those songs are Wanted: Dead or Alive.
And next weeks DLC:
Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced?"
The Jov? Hendrix? WINNNN
FYI, DLC that comes out after RB3 is for RB3 only, which means Bon Jovi.
Yep and the week of the 18th will be the last week of RB1/RB2/L:RB compatible DLC...
Noted. Still excited.
It was free for GH... I can't remember if I actually played it though.
Is that available in the regular store, or the 'rock band network' thingy?
Yeah, it's a Rock Band Network song.
And the last 2 oldschool packs will be:
Oh, apparently RBN tracks will still be RB2 compatible for a while...
Totally going for that STP pack. Man, I'm gonna be spending a bunch of money on RB in the near future!
Probably tfirst song i will play in RB3:
Yes, some people got the game early, due to stupid retailers...
And Freezepop uses the keybord/keytar controller on tour:
There is video as well...
Billy Joel DLC coming in December.
Apparently 2 packs:
Granted I don't have it yet, but I'm a little disappointed by Rock Band so far. Sounds like they removed Score Duel, which was always a fun distraction for me. You can't do Breakneck Speed in practice mode rendering it pretty useless for anyone who uses that option in the regular game. No Squier guitar for months, making the keyboard the only real selling feature out of the gate for me. I'm not going to shell out the money for the guitar with buttons in the meantime as it's not cheap.
Some of the upcoming DLC sounds good at least.
There is some kind of Score Duel...
Make a setlist, play it and see if your (online) friends can beat the score...
I pre-ordered my copy yesterday (I wanted to Gamestop "Talking Heads" track) and picked up the cymbal expansion set. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but it seems to be pretty quality.
This is actually a bit exciting as there is a new instrument to play now. I think it took me a week to go to Expert Guitar on the original GH and a month or two for drums on RB. I wonder how long it will take me to get to Expert Pro-Keys? Probably a few months even though I do have a little piano experience.
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Local gas prices held steady or increased slightly in the surveyed areas of the state compared to last week, according to the AAA Hawaii Weekend Gas Watch.
The Hawaii state average for regular unleaded is $4.36 per gallon, the same price as last week, four cents more than last month and 22 cents more than on this day last year.
Honolulu's average price is $4.24 a gallon for regular unleaded, the same price as last week, six cents more than last month and 16 cents more on this day last year.
In Hilo, the average gas price is $4.37 per gallon, which is one cent more than last week, eight cents more than last month and 25 cents more than this time a year ago.
Wailuku's average is $4.56 a gallon, a penny more than last week, five cents less than last month and 38 cents more than the price last year.


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From the field: "I narrowly escaped death"
In celebration of World Day of Prayer today: World Vision staff member Lucas Serem shares an account of driving through dangerous territory in Kenya -- and how God saved their lives through prayer.
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January 23, mid-morning: There were seven of us in the vehicle, carrying out an assessment of rain shortages across our program area.
Some of the program areas are dangerous grounds for bandit activity.
We were not sure what lay ahead of us, so we prayed: "Father, please go before us and protect us." Then we embarked on our journey.
We made our first stop at a small village, where we interviewed some of the locals about how they had been impacted. They acknowledged that the shortage of rain had been difficult, but they were more concerned with their security.
The villagers told us that they were very worried about violence in the area. In fact, most people had fled the area to a neighboring district for fear of further attacks. Most had also abandoned their farms and livestock. They were not cultivating the fields anymore, they said.
The residents who had chosen to remain behind were distraught and lived in constant fear. We learned later that tensions in the area were very high.
We knew that we had to present this matter to God before proceeding with our journey. One of us asked them if we could all pray together; they welcomed the idea. We prayed.
For about eight minutes, we prayed for the security situation in the area, praying for residents' safety and also our safety as we traversed the dangerous region. After our prayers, we said goodbye to the community and proceeded on our journey. We knew that we had to put our trust in God.
I had been driving for about six kilometers, when suddenly hell broke loose. We heard one gunshot, quickly followed by a series of shots. It was shocking; this had never happened to us before.
I prayed again: "God, please give me wisdom and courage to get us out of this situation," and somehow I managed to speed off. My heart was racing, everybody in the vehicle was quiet and terrified, and they had all taken cover under their seats as we had been trained to do when there is a shoot-out. I could not take cover since I had to drive the team to safety.
I kept praying: "God, you have to do something." The road was terrible, and there were thick bushes on either side of the road. We couldn't see anyone.
The gunmen kept firing as we raced away. After several tense minutes, we came upon an administrative police post. We all sighed with relief, knowing we'd reached safety. It was truly a miraculous escape.
At the police post, it was obvious that all of us were in distress and still reeling from the shock. I could not believe how narrowly we had escaped death. We needed to thank God.
We shared a verse from Psalms 23: "The Lord is my shepherd…Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me…"
Later, we also trusted that God would provide an alternate route back for us. We found one.
This whole experience helped me realize that God was there with us the whole time, an ever-present help in times of need.
I can never thank God enough, knowing that he saved all of our lives.
Later that evening, we arrived back at the ADP. Though distressed, we were happy to have returned safely.
Please join us in prayer for all World Vision staff members working around the world.
Also, consider joining World Vision's Hope Prayer Team. Each month, you'll receive an email containing suggested prayer points for those in need, for World Vision's work, and our staff -- as well as news from around the world, guided prayer points for urgent requests, and links to other ways you can care for children in need.


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The report details how [Philip Morris] uses marketing tactics in its "Be Marlboro" campaign that are effective at reaching youth and have been banned in many countries.
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text: Nadal has just reached 3.5 million followers on Twitter, surpassing Serena Williams. Their current stats- Nadal: 3,531,685 followers (813 tweets, 54 following) Serena: 3,329,123 followers (10,899 tweets, 254 following) On Facebook, Nadal and federer both have close to 12 million likes. This now makes Nadal the most followed tennis player on Twitter ever (previously Serena led the pack). Nadal's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal Serena's Twitter: https://twitter.com/serenawilliams


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Mapping the metros with the largest share and largest number of college students.
Judging by the lines at Target, it's back-to-school time in America. Amid the runs on No. 2 pencils and twin XL sheets, the last week in August brings the seasonal influx of students back to college towns — but which cities and metros feel this movement the most?
To find out where these students are concentrated, my colleague Kevin Stolarick, research director at the Martin Prosperity Institute, crunched U.S. Census Bureau figures on people age 15 and above enrolled in private college, public college or graduate school based on data from the 2010 American Community Survey. The MPI's Zara Matheson mapped these numbers.
Across the country, there are roughly 22 million students enrolled in college, according to the ACS figures. College students make up 9.98 percent, on average, of the population of U.S. metro areas.
The first map (above) charts the metros where college students make up the largest share of the adult population.
The metros with the largest share of college students read like a veritable who's-who of college towns. Ames, Iowa (home to Iowa State University) ranks first, with college students making up 34.2 percent of its adult population. Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, is second with 32.8 percent. Rounding out the top five are State College, Pennsylvania (31.8 percent, home of Penn State University), Lawrence, Kansas (31.1 percent, the University of Kansas), and College Station-Bryan, Texas (30.6 percent, Texas A&M University). The rest of the top ten include Blacksburg, Virginia (29.0 percent, Virginia Tech), Bloomington, Indiana (27.8 percent, Indiana University), Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (26.9 percent, University of Illinois), and Gainesville, Florida (26.8 percent, University of Florida).
While these metros each have a large share of college students, taken together they are home to a surprisingly small number of the nation's student population. The 20 metros with the largest shares of college students are home to just slightly more than 750,000 of them, 3.5 percent of the nation's total.
The picture changes substantially in the second map (above), which charts the metros with the largest total number of college students. Although we tend not to think of them this way, America's largest metros are also its largest college towns.
Two metros are home to more than one million college students — greater New York City with 1.3 million and greater Los Angeles with nearly 1.1 million. Both of these metros contain multiple major schools, like New York's Columbia University, New York University, and Barnard College and L.A.'s UCLA, USC, and Loyola Marymount University, just to name a few.
Chicago is next with more than 670,000 students, followed by Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, each home to slightly more than 450,000 college students. Boston is next with nearly 400,000 college students.
The next several metros are a bit more surprising. Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami are the nation's seventh and eighth largest college towns respectively, with roughly 380,000 students each. San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, and Detroit are each home to more than 300,000 college students, while San Diego, Riverside, Phoenix, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Seattle, and Baltimore all host more than 200,000 collegians. St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and several other metros have more than 150,000. That's more than double the number who go to school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and five times more than Ithaca, New York.
America's college students are overwhelmingly concentrated in these metros. The 25 metros with the most college students are home to a total of almost 9 million students — more than 40 percent of the total. The top ten are home to 5.8 million students, more than one in four (26.6 percent), while just the top five are home to roughly 4 million, or 17.9 percent of all college students.
These figures show that our perceptions of college towns — small main streets near liberal-arts schools with sprawling, ivy-covered grounds — are misnomers. In fact, the norm of U.S. college life is more filled with concrete sidewalks, taxi cabs, and late-night diners.
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Beam development, the Portland firm that has proposed a local-focused historic restoration of the Center Court and Washburne buildings in downtown Eugene has won kudos for a similar project in its home town.
As part of its "Best of Portland" issue, the alternative newspaper Willamette Week praised Beam principal Bradley Malsin's Central Eastside project as "the epicenter of Portland's radiant future" with the "creative class."
Here's WW:
Best Nerve Center of Portland's Future
Alberta is to tacos what Mississippi Avenue is to being overrated and the Central Eastside is to being the epicenter of Portland's radiant future. Brad Malsin may have lost his 2005 bid to spearhead the Portland Development Commission's Burnside Bridgehead project, but that hasn't stopped him from developing 300,000 square feet of creative office space right down the street in the old B&O building—all before Opus, the PDC's chosen developer, has managed to lift even a shovelful of dirt. With fashion designers, architects and environmental engineers set to move in, Malsin's tenant roster is a creative class demographer's wet dream. "I want a place where young people and businesses can grow their dreams," he says. Hell, if the city can't do it, send Malsin.
Malsin's Beam is also in competition with some of the Opus people here. KWG includes people who've worked for and with Opus on the Bridgehead and other projects. In Eugene, the city council voted to involve both KWG and Beam in proposed downtown redevelopment involving about $50 million in public subsidies.
City Manager Dennis Taylor said Beam had agreed to work together with KWG, perhaps giving KWG control over choosing tenants for the ground floors.
But Malsin said he'll keep an independent, community-oriented focus for his project. "We have a different way of seeing the world," he said of KWG. "We don't do the shopping mall kind of deals."
Here's the EW archive story: http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2007/05/31/news.html
An earlier cover story on the downtown proposals is at: http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2007/04/12/coverstory.html
Here's a look at what Beam proposed for Eugene's Center Court:
For those wanting to get involved in the big and expensive decision of what's best for Eugene's downtown here's two public events tonight and tomorrow:
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SIT392 - Public-Key Cryptography
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Campus: 3 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 1 hour practical per week.
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin. Students will have the opportunity to participate in online consultation sessions.
SIT392 extends content of the unit SIT281 Cryptography. In SIT392 students will learn the latest development of attack methods on modern cryptographic systems. Students will work on RSA-based systems that underpin the electronic transactions used in e-commerce, online stores and banks. The unit enables students to apply knowledge of fundamental mathematical calculations to implement modern cryptographic systems. Students will investigate the real-world implementation issues including computational constraints in time and space. The key focus of SIT392 is on enabling students to analyse the mathematical design and structure, and security level of ICT systems that use public key-based ciphers to protect the secrecy and nonrepudiation of communication. Furthermore, students will use the Maple software, which is used for modifying cipher systems.
Problem solving tasks (10%, 10%, 20%) 40%, examination 60%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve a mark of at least 40% in the examination.
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2013 has not been a kind year for consumers looking to bring class action filings against large corporations. Traditionally, these suits are the only way for individual consumers and smaller companies to recover losses or damages from much larger companies, but as of June, class action plaintiffs have lost all but one Supreme Court case filed against corporations.
Could this trend point to of tough times ahead for class action lawsuits, or a decidedly more pro-corporate Supreme Court? InsideCounsel will be digging further into those questions on Oct. 16 in the webcast, "Navigating Through The Supreme Court Decisions On Class Action."
Sponsored by Bloomberg Law, speakers will include Lloyd M. Johnson Jr., Publisher and Community Leader at Inside Counsel and Stacey Slaughter, partner at Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Recently, IC caught up with Slaughter to discuss some of the trends she's noticed in the space, and give a preview of the Oct. 16 dicussion..
IC: Is there a reason why the U.S. Supreme Court has more consistently ruled in favor of large corporations?
SS: There is a strong perception that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of large corporations. The explanation may stem from the Court's strict application of the Federal Arbitration Act. The Court has been very deferential to arbitration, and the trend has been to enforce arbitration clauses. Moreover, a court's scope of review under the FAA is very limited. Often, enforcement of a mandatory arbitration clause benefits large companies who typically want to enforce such provisions. However, the application of these principles benefits plaintiffs as well. For example, in Oxford Health Plans v. Sutter, decided by the Supreme Court in June this year, it was the plaintiff who sought to enforce the arbitrator's interpretation that the parties' arbitration clause authorized class arbitration, and the Supreme Court upheld the arbitrator's decision.
IC: What recent rulings are the most important for legal departments to be aware of?
SS: Legal departments who deal with consumers or engage in business-to-business relationships that are governed by arbitration agreements should certainly review the Supreme Court decisions American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant (2013) and AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011), which was noted by the majority in the American Express case. Counsel would be wise to review the additional cases cited in Justice Kagan's dissent in American Express. Legal departments should also be aware of the exclusive forum provision cases gaining ground across the country, such as Boilermakers Local 154 Retirement Fund, et al. v. Chevron, et al. (Delaware Chancery Court June 25, 2013). Although they are not Supreme Court cases, these cases demonstrate a legal trend that many companies are beginning to consider in order to limit exposure to multi-jurisdictional litigation.
IC: What do these rulings mean for small businesses and consumers?
SS: Generally, small businesses have been lost in these types of cases, the American Express case being the most recent example. Consumers should be aware of what arbitration means, what rights they have, and what rights they are giving up. Some small business and consumers may have the option to "opt out" of arbitration, or the opportunity to negotiate a different arbitration clause, so should seek advice when possible. Finally, the Supreme Court has noted in many rulings that the FAA was enacted by Congress and Congress may—at any point—speak out on arbitration. In fact, some in Congress have voiced a concern about case law trends. The FAA is a law that can be changed. Interested parties might consider working legislatively to address their concerns.
IC: Can you briefly describe the types of strategies that businesses should be using in light of these new rulings?
SS: In light of recent rulings, many companies will want to seek outside counsel to review their arbitration clauses. Publicly-traded companies may also want to follow the Boilermakers case, as many companies might consider whether to adopt exclusive forum provisions in the by-laws.
Slaughter will be going into each of these questions further during her conversation on Oct. 16. Those interested can register for the event here.


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Cardinals waiting for offense to ignite
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals returned home on Friday hoping to find their offense, which has been mostly absent in key situations for the past week.
The club concluded its 11-game road trip with just two wins in the final seven games. Combined, the Cardinals scored 13 runs over that span. It's been even longer -- 291 at-bats in total -- since anyone in the lineup went deep, and starter Adam Wainwright had more hits on the road swing than did Peter Bourjos, Mark Ellis, Kolten Wong or Daniel Descalso.
"Sloppy," was how manager Mike Matheny described the last week on Friday. General manager John Mozeliak, who was not on the road trip, also weighed in on the hitting woes Friday.
"You look at this team, they've all historically hit, and I believe they will," Mozeliak said. "I just don't think this offense has gotten on track. You're not going to hit with runners in scoring position like we did last year, but we're still capable of stringing multiple hits together and scoring runs. I also think when the weather warms up a little bit, you'll see more power."
While the Cardinals have been laboring to score runs, the organization's Triple-A offense has been mostly rolling. The unit is hitting .273/.348/.443 through Thursday and has been paced, in particular, by a quartet of outfielders -- Joey Butler, Stephen Piscotty, Randal Grichuk and Oscar Taveras.
So might the Cardinals dip down into that Triple-A depth for a jolt? Don't count on it.
The Cardinals continue to prioritize regular playing time for prospects Piscotty, Grichuk and Taveras. With no obvious opening in the St. Louis outfield at the moment, the organization is hesitant to bring up any of the three to sit on the bench.
Butler, 28, is a different case, as he has already reached the Majors and is past the development stage. He enters Friday leading the league in hitting (.431), ranked second in on-base percentage (.547) and ninth in slugging percentage (.667). The Cardinals could use added production from the bench -- 4-for-24 with one RBI this season -- but Mozeliak indicated that no roster changes are on the horizon.
"When you bring somebody to jumpstart your offense and you're talking three or four at-bats a week, I just don't know if that's your answer," Mozeliak said. "I think the way to look at it right now is there is a lot of talent on this team, and we believe in it."
Kelly progressing, but timeline of return uncertain
ST. LOUIS -- Though eligible to come off the disabled list as early as next Friday, Cardinals right-hander Joe Kelly is expected to miss at least a third start as he recovers from a left hamstring strain suffered while running to first base on April 16.
General manager John Mozeliak said on Friday that the Cardinals should "have a better evaluation of [Kelly's status] in a week, week and a half." Kelly has not yet resumed throwing off the mound or running.
"I think it's a little early for us to start throwing dates out there," Mozeliak added. "The good news is he's feeling better every day."
Kelly provided a similar assessment, noting that the swelling and bruising on his left leg has subsided and that he no longer feels discomfort when walking. He continues to throw on flat ground -- on Friday, it was from a distance of 150 feet -- and has resumed some lower-body exercises.
The Cardinals would not speculate when Kelly could be ready to get back onto a mound.
"It's getting better every day. It's progressing well," Kelly said. "I'm just going to keep going to the trainers and doing all my rehab stuff. I look forward to getting back."
Tyler Lyons will start in place of Kelly again on Saturday and would then line up to pitch Kelly's next turn through the rotation on May 2.
Motte's rehab assignment to wait til next month
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals do not plan to send rehabbing right-hander Jason Motte out on a Minor League rehab assignment until next month, general manager John Mozeliak said, and until then will have him continue to make appearances in extended spring training games.
Mozeliak downplayed the urgency to have Motte, who is 11-plus months removed from Tommy John surgery, face increased competition by starting that rehab clock (maximum of 30 days) and sending him out to pitch for an affiliate. Motte is using regular appearances in extended spring training games to regain command and increase velocity.
Recently, the Cardinals have clocked Motte's fastball at 92-93 mph, with it occasionally touching 94 mph.
"Right now, just being in our extended program makes the most sense," Mozeliak said. "We can control the atmosphere and what needs to happen. I would anticipate that when the calendar turns to May, at some point we'll then contemplate a rehab assignment in a more robust environment. But at this point, just being able to pitch every couple days is probably in the best interest of him right now."
Cardinals all for new clarity with ball-transfer rule
ST. LOUIS -- Eight days after the Cardinals benefited from this month's stricter interpretation of the transfer play, Major League Baseball's Playing Rules Committee on Friday announced clarification as to how the rule should be applied.
The committee determined "that a legal catch has occurred … if the fielder had complete control over the ball in his glove, but drops the ball after intentionally opening his glove to make the transfer to his throwing hand." In other words, if a player drops the ball while taking it out of his glove, he is already ruled to have recorded the out.
During the first few weeks of the season, umpires, following instructions laid out to them with the implementation of expanded instant replay, were often calling a baserunner safe in such situations where the ball was lost on the transfer. The Cardinals saw this work in their favor in a game against Washington on April 17.
"It's always been one of those hazy [rules]," manager Mike Matheny said. "They were really putting a lot of pressure on the umpires. There were a few times we had a throw across the field, the first baseman catches it, and he's four steps into the dugout before he finally goes in and grabs the ball and then the umpire raises his hand [to signal out]. They were doing their job [in waiting for the transfer to be made], but it was a tough interpretation of the rule. Now, there's probably going to be some hazy situations, but I think it's a little more like what we were accustomed to."
This rule clarification also states that if a ball is dropped while a player is removing it to make a throw, the umpire will determine if the player secured it in his glove before the transfer. If so, the out was made.
"I think clarity on this is probably going to help everybody involved," general manager John Mozeliak said. "There was probably just too much subjectiveness prior to that and frustration just because of past history. So I think from a player standpoint, uniformed personnel standpoint, they're probably happy."
Worth noting
• Left-hander Jaime Garcia (left shoulder bursitis) threw 46 pitches in an extended Spring Training appearance on Thursday. He's scheduled to pitch again next Tuesday and will increase his pitch count to 60-65. General manager John Mozeliak said the Cardinals will determine Garcia's next step following that outing.
• Three days after twisting his left ankle, Taveras returned to Triple-A Memphis' lineup on Thursday and went 1-for-4. All but one of Taveras' starts this season have come in the corner outfield, though Memphis is expected to use Taveras more in center moving forward.
• Both Taveras and infielder Greg Garcia extended hitting streaks to nine games in Memphis' loss to Round Rock (Texas) on Thursday. Boone Whiting, winless on the season, picked up the loss after allowing five runs on eight hits in four innings.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local teenager nearly became the latest victim of a computer virus that federal investigators call a scam.
Reveton ransomware infects a computer and can take control of the software, causing the device to lock up or freeze.
A warning then pops up on the screen accusing the owner of illegal activity, such as downloading illegal content.
"It scared me. Seeing this, I thought I had actually did something being on Facebook, but finding out that I really did nothing wrong," Mickey Routzong said.
Routzong said she was worried the Federal Bureau of Investigaiton was about to show up at her door when this screen popped up.
I thought the cops were going to come. So that's why I started calling my computer friends. I thought I might call the cops to find out if I did something wrong while I was on Facebook," she said.
The screen locked up her computer and told her she could go to 7 Eleven convenient store or a Walgreens and pay $300 to get a code to unlock the software. She almost did it until she thought twice.
Christopher Hamer is a computer expert in Jacksonville. He said the warning has nothing to do with the Department of Justice. He adds the creators of the virus have made it very difficult to remove.
"They keep updating it and as more info comes out about it, they change it to make it more difficult to remove. It's a game of cat and mouse," Hamer said.
Hamer said these viruses are typically created by criminals in Eastern Europe and Russia and they're almost impossible to prosecute.
He adds the Department of Justice warning coupled with a web camera image of you is designed to scare you to spend the $300 to remove it. But Hamer said that money won't solve the problem.
"It goes to sleep. Goes into a hibernation mode and because there's no reason for them to remove a profitable operation. It may go to sleep, it may function as a backdoor for other pieces of malware," Hamer said.
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Beebe signed the measure Friday, which means the boards will have to decide whether to ban concealed handguns on specific campuses, areas of campus or in buildings.
Arkansas joins 28 other states that permit concealed weapons on college campuses in some form.
Public college leaders across the state dropped their opposition to the proposal after it was amended to allow them to opt out on an annual basis.
The measure won't take effect until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns, which likely won't be until March or April.


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Goliad County loses about $500K in revenue after valuation settlement
Nov. 30, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Updated Dec. 1, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Goliad County lost more than $500,000 in revenue after a legal settlement Thursday with Coleto Creek Power reduced the value of the power plant by about $100 million from the 2011 value.
The county had budgeted for more than $550,000 in cuts after the company, which generates about 40 percent of the tax revenue for the county and the school district, filed the lawsuit in District Court on Aug. 16, said County Judge David Bowman.
Despite the cautionary cuts, county officials did not know how accurate the budget was until Thursday.
"It is a relief to get that issue settled so we can move on to some other things. You can't do a whole lot of planning when you have a big question mark hanging over your head," Bowman said.
Bowman said they should have a slight cushion in fiscal year 2012-13 because of the cuts and from raising taxes from 65.65 cents per $100 of assessed valuation in 2011 to 69.84 cents.
"It shows your vulnerability when you have a single, big taxpayer. And if something happens to that big, single taxpayer, then it affects the whole operation, not just the county, but the school system also," Bowman said.
Julie Vitek, vice president of communications for GDF Suez Energy North America, which owns the plant, said the tax issue has been settled.
"We're pleased to report that the litigation is being dismissed," she said.
Christy Paulsgrove, Goliad ISD superintendent, said they were glad to have the matter resolved relatively quickly.
The school - which approved a tax rate of $1.2165, up 3.15 cents from 2011-12 - lost about $1.1 million in revenue from 2011.
"Fortunately for schools, we do get some help because when we lose tax value, then we go down with the state. ... The state is not going to ask us to pay as much back as a Chapter 41 school," Paulsgrove.
In the annual Appraisal District notices, the plant was originally valued at $355.3 million, down almost $7 million from 2011, said Pat Brennan, the county' chief appraiser.
The appraisal work was conducted by Pritchard & Abbott Inc., a Fort Worth valuation and consultant company.
After the power company contested the county's valuation, the Appraisal Review Board lowered the value of the plant $26.7 million to $328.6 million on June 20.
Brennan said the two sides, including legal teams and the separate appraisal companies, met on Sept. 29 to negotiate a new value.
"They were very forthcoming with information with respect to some of their concerns and some of the external factors they were dealing with, such as the price of coal, the transportation of coal ... that affect their profitability and their ability to remain competitive in their market," Brennan said.
"Once we sat down and discussed all those issues, we determined what the new value would be ... but both sides compromised somewhat to reach an agreement," Brennan said.
Brennan said the looming possibility of an expensive and lengthy legal battle contributed to the county's decision to settle.
The judgment was signed by Judge Stephen Williams and filed Thursday.
Bowman said the situation highlights the county's need to diversify its tax base. He said the commissioners will look at a possible tax abatement for DCP Midstream, an energy company, at its Dec. 10 meeting.
"That is the whole purpose of an abatement, not only to provide some tax relief to the company that is coming in now but also to make it attractive for other companies to come in. ... We are trying to create a pro-business environment in Goliad County," Bowman said.


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A couple of weeks ago I catered a dinner for a group of hungry hikers. The crew spent a Saturday trekking the 14-mile round-trip up and down Mount Diablo and the meal was the shining light at the end of the walk. My sister, the leader, requested that I prepare a hearty yet meat-free vegetarian meal that included black beans. Always up to the challenge, I decided to make black bean burgers. After scouring the web for an exciting recipe, I chose this Mexican-inspired one from Gourmet.
Although I tweaked it a little, the final burger is meaty, satisfying, and incredibly scrumptious. I took the time to make fresh salsa and guacamole, but feel free to use store-bought substitutes. Whatever you do, don't leave out the condiments, they add to the burger's overall flavor. This makes a stellar vegetarian-friendly backyard dinner, so get the recipe, and
Black-Bean Burgers
Modified from Gourmet
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 (14-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 soft hamburger buns
- sour cream, salsa, guacamole, lettuce, for serving
- Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook taking care not to brown, until soft, fragrant, and translucent, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and saute for 2 more minutes.
- Pour the beans, bread crumbs, spices, and cilantro into a larger bowl. Add the onion, garlic, and jalapeño mixture. Using your hands, mash and crush the beans until paste-like. Form mixture into 4 patties.
- Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
- Cook burgers until outsides are crisp and lightly browned, turning once, about 5 minutes total. Serve on buns with toppings.
Makes 4 burgers.
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Congratulations on the weight loss. Pies look very good as always. It's the same pies in both sets of pictures isn't it?
Beautiful Pies! I noticed that your recent formula used a preferment...was it a true poolish with ADY? Also, I am interested in your times of mixing, fermenting, etc...What difference did the preferment make to your original formula in January?What did of oven are you using, and what are the times there?Congrats of the weight loss and I look forward to hearing your replies...RJelli
Essen, can you post some specifics about the temps and cooking environment? If I follow the post you are using a stone and not a metal cooking surface? How long and what temperature?Thanks,Barry
Essen,Great pizzas, love that last one. Are you liking the biga version better than the Poolish?
Stupid question, but....What defines an artisan pizza or crust?Surely an artisan is just a skilled craftsman? As such, you could have any style of pizza be artisanal if it were made by somebody good at their trade. I personally would also factor in high quality, preferably local ingredients and 100% hand processing, but are there any guidelines as to what is "artisanal" and what is not?
Wow, that is really a nice looking pizza! Beautiful puffy edge. I have Ken's book and have been using it to make bread for the past few months; also some pizza but mostly bread. His recipes are really great; very clear and easy to follow. Keep up the great work Essen! Regards, TinRoof
ADM,here's a good explanation: http://howiesartisanpizza.com/media/What-ArtisanPizza_10.07.09.pdfOr perhaps this one, with opinions from numerous people: http://www.woodstone-corp.com/blog/what-is-your-definition-of-artisan-pizza/I agree with you but don't know if actual guidelines exist. Thanks, dhorst!


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Forest Service to reopen some areas closed by Emigrant Fire
BOZEMAN, Mont. - The following s a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
Starting Saturday, September 7 at 12:00 p.m. a smaller closure area will be implemented around the Emigrant Fire, one of four fires in the Miner Paradise Complex. Custer and Gallatin National Forest officials have adjusted the closure order around the Emigrant Fire to provide more access to National Forest System lands south of the fire.
"With firefighters gaining more containment on the Emigrant Fire, we feel that the hazards in areas south of the fire have diminished enough to allow public access," said Lauren Oswald, Yellowstone Deputy District Ranger. "We will continue to reassess progress on the north and east sides of the fire and will be opening areas as soon as we feel the hazards have been reduced."
The south end of the closure area now follows the boundary between the Yellowstone Ranger District and the Gardiner Ranger District, along with access to most of Mineral Mountain. A detailed closure order map will be available on inciweb: Miner Paradise Complex.
The closure area around the Sheep Fire in the Tom Miner Basin was reduced in size on August 28, 2013. The current area closed includes the area between Sheep Creek and Grizzly Creek, and from the Yellowstone National Park boundary north to the Forest Service boundary with private land. The current area closure maps for both the Emigrant and the Sheep Fires respectively can be found online at: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/maps/3657/.
For questions on the closure or additional information please contact the Yellowstone Ranger District at 406-222-1892, and the Gardiner Ranger District at 406-848-7375. For general information on the Gallatin National Forest visit online at www.fs.usda.gov/gallatin.


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Greg Laden alerted me to a surprising message that I then found in my spam mail: Amazon has unilaterally terminated their contract with associates in Minnesota. They have a program called Amazon Associates which bloggers could take advantage of: we registered with Amazon, they gave us a little personal code to imbed in links to books, and in return for promoting Amazon with our linkage we got a little gift certificate every month, a small percentage of the profit. It wasn't a lot of money, but it was a handy revenue trickle. For instance, I cashed out a couple of months worth of certificates from them and the money is being used to buy all the widgets (many of them through Amazon!) for the laboratory fish facility we're building here.
So when you click through a book link here and it took you to Amazon, and you bought something, you were actually contributing a few pennies to undergraduate research at the University of Minnesota Morris.
But no more. Here's the letter I got.
We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to notify you that your Associates account will be closed and your Amazon Services LLC Associates Program Operating Agreement will be terminated effective June 30, 2013. This is a direct result of the unconstitutional Minnesota state tax collection legislation passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Dayton on May 23, 2013, with an effective date of July 1, 2013. As a result, we will no longer pay any advertising fees for customers referred to an Amazon Site after June 30 nor will we accept new applications for the Associates Program from Minnesota residents.
Please be assured that all qualifying advertising fees earned prior to July 1, 2013, will be processed and paid in full in accordance with your regular advertising fee schedule. Based on your account closure date of June 30, 2013, any final payments will be paid by August 30, 2013.
While we oppose this unconstitutional state legislation, we strongly support the federal Marketplace Fairness Act now pending before Congress. Congressional legislation is the only way to create a simplified, constitutional framework to resolve interstate sales tax issues and it would allow us to re-open our Associates program to Minnesota residents.
We thank you for being part of the Amazon Associates Program, and look forward to re-opening our program when Congress passes the Marketplace Fairness Act.
The Amazon Associates Team
So…all the Amazon links scattered throughout my site will still be contributing to Amazon's revenue stream, but I no longer get any reward for them. That's fai…wait, no, that's totally unfair. Is this the kind of treatment we can all expect when the New World Order of Amazon achieves complete domination of the planet? That's worrisome.
Hey, legal people: if I were instead to have my daughter, who lives out of state, set up Amazon Associate status, and then replace the code in my links to redirect income to her, would that be reasonable? I have no interest in evading state taxes and would happily pay those, but I would be interested in evading Amazon's punitive behavior.


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If you rewind the clock back to January 4, 2006, you'll remember that in the immediate aftermath of the team's historic national title win over USC, Texas head coach Mack Brown went out of his way to thank the state's high school coaches for their help in getting the program back to the top.
With that elusive title finally in his possession, the consensus from most that cover recruiting was that the Longhorns would clean up in the year following their undefeated season.
So, in that brief moment before Brown thanked the rest of the world for their contributions to the biggest athletic achievement by a university in this state since the 1960s, Brown made sure that he buttered the bread of those that are constantly buttering his.
Thirteen months later and it's clear that the state's high school coaches aren't just ready to butter the bread on Wednesday, but they've got a full course meal in store for the entire Texas coaching staff.
The Longhorns are expected to sign 24 prospects beginning on Wednesday morning, with 23 of those signatures coming from the Lone Star State's very elite. If mere words aren't enough for you, there are plenty of numbers that can properly exhibit UT's dominance in recruiting.
In examining the Rivals' Top 100 list for the state of Texas, you'll find that 12 of the state's top 19 prospects are scheduled to sign with the Longhorns. To put that number in perspective, Oklahoma and Texas A&M both were limited to five commitments from player's ranked in the state top 50.
Scoreboard, Longhorns.
"Texas has done an exceptional job this year not only locking up some of the nation's top prospects, but doing it early," Rivals.com recruiting analyst John Talman said. "They continue to dominate in-state where it counts in the Big 12 South."
Overall, the Longhorns enter the day with the nation's No. 3 recruiting class, but they'll have to hold off a late surge by LSU and USC if they want to hold down that spot.
If one takes a strong look at this class he or she will find playmaker across the board, but the talent at the skill positions, the offensive line and in the secondary is where the real strength of this class lies.
Five-star cornerback Curtis Brown is the top prospect among a host of explosive athletes that includes commitments from 10 different prospects at the running back, wide receiver and defensive backs positions.
Up-front the offensive line is led by five-star offensive lineman Tray Allen and a trio of four star prospects that include Michael Huey, Aundre McGaskey and Kyle Hix. All four players are members of the Rivals National Top 250 list.
"The biggest thing that stands out to me is how solid the offensive line class is along with the defensive backs," Talman said. "Having prospects like Tray Allen and Curtis Brown lead the way along with more than six other four star prospects at that position is gaudy."
Click here to see the entire Texas commitment list and to watch highlight videos on all of the future Longhorns.


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I've spent the last hour looking for the name of a TV show....one of those things that get in your head and won't leave you alone until you find the answer.
I can't remember any of the cast but it was about a woman who worked in Las Vegas casinos. She left the work to care for her sister's children after the sister was killed. She solved her sisters' murder and went to work for an insurance agency.
Does anyone remember the name of the show? It seems like the title had a casino-type name.
I thought Chris Potter was cast as her investigative partner in it but I googled his name, and couldn't come up with the name of the show.
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West Brom manager Steve Clarke fears Manchester City second string
West Brom manager Steve Clarke insists Manchester City pose a huge threat regardless of their starting XI.
Last Updated: 06/05/13 3:35pm
Last season's champions are expected to use Tuesday's clash with the Baggies at The Etihad to look at several fringe players - but Clarke realises that will do little to stem the tide of City attacks.
The West Brom boss said: "They've got a squad of players that is packed full of internationals.
"Whether Roberto chooses to play his full team in preparation for the final or whether he chooses to make some changes, they will be a strong team.
"They're the champions of last season and they will want to finish well.
"We look forward to a difficult game, but it's a good game for us. Outside of our camp everybody expects us not to get a good result, but we're determined."
On the future of 16-year-old starlet Isaiah Brown, who came on for his debut in Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Wigan, Clarke added: "Izzy came on which was good for Izzy and good for the club, because it's important we show there is a path from the academy to the first team.
"You can see the reaction from the supporters when he came on, they love to see homegrown players on the pitch.
"I'm proud that I was able to get Izzy on the pitch as a young 16-year-old from West Bromwich.
"The Albion fans are no difference to any other fans, they love to see a homegrown boy breaking into the first team. It was the first small step on what will hopefully be a good career for the boy."


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Dear All, I would like to comment on the statement "Histology is an art and everybody has their own way of making things work for them." Please be assured that this not a personal attack on the writer, it is a comment on how histology is regarded by many of my peers. "Histology is an art and everybody has their own way of making things work for them." This is the justification used to downgrade the teaching of histology everywhere. I was lucky I did A Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Science, I got to major in Histopathology & Haematology, the histo major was 3 units, it included all the basic routines, special stains plus cytology, karyotyping, electron microscopy, museum techniques and autoradiography. This degree has now reduced the histology component severely. I have since completed a Graduate Diploma in Microscopy & Microanalysis, which attempted to squeeze histology into 4 days. It is commonly held in some circles that histology can be done by any monkey, trained staff are not necessarily required. I consider histology to be a science, just like haematology, microbiology & clinical chemistry. I agree that particular talents are required by histologists to get the most out of this field. But to write histology off as an art form, something akin to voodoo & black magic belittles everyone who works in the field. We may all have our own little variations, but let us understand that these differences are based on scientific preference not art. I think I shall now pull my head in, before someone cuts it off. Regards Rob W. R. Wadley, B.App.Sc, M.L.S Laboratory Manager Cellular Analysis Facility School of Microbiology & Immunology UNSW, New South Wales, Australia, 2052 Ph (BH) +61 (2) 9385 3517 Ph (AH) +61 (2) 9555 1239 Fax +61 (2) 9385 1591 E-mail email@example.com www http://www.unsw.edu.au/clients/microbiology/CAF.html (Under development)


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Super 8 Video and the Conversion Options
Super 8 (otherwise known a hi-8) is an 8mm video tape format that was popular in the mid nineties. We get so many requests from customers with old Super 8 videos that they want to be able to watch on their current DVD player, that we thought we'd outline just what you need to covert these, using our Video 2 DVD kit.
The main point to note here is that out kits are designed to work with you're existing equipment and as such, our video 2 DVD kit comes with a number of different connection cables and adaptors is very versatile. As long add you have all of the cables you received with you're camcorder, then there will rarely be a problem connecting to our kit and converting. If your Camcorder is, on the other hand, broken or you've lost the associated cables in the mists of time, then our first suggestion here would be to try to either buy or borrow the right player or connecting cable from, say, eBay or using a Google search. To avoid any further complication, try to make sure any video player you do buy, has the necessary audio & video out cables to work with our kit.
Once you have both the player and the connecting cables, the rest is simple and our kit instructions will guide you through the whole conversion process in no time at all.
With the masses of different brands and models of player, it'd be very difficult to go onto ask the details of which player needs what cable and where to get it from, so for more specific guidance on your particular model of camcorder, please feel free to contact us for help with your Video 2 DVD conversion questions…we're always glad to help.
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All the recent excitement of awards season paying tribute to the best movies of the year got us thinking of all our favorite jewelry featured in some great classic movies. After asking around the Ice.com office and our Facebook and Twitter friends these were the favorites:
1. Titanic – As if you had any doubt that the Heart of the Ocean necklace would make the list. Was it the iceberg that sank the Titanic or all the women on the boat drooling over Rose's necklace? Too graphic? Let's move forward. Contrary to what many believe, the breathtaking heart pendant is not a blue diamond but made of blue cubic zirconium for the movie. The jeweler was also asked to make another version of the necklace which featured 170-carat Sapphires and diamonds totaling $3.5 million which was worn by Celine Dion at the 1998 Academy Awards.
2. Pretty Woman – Best scene in the movie? We think so. When Edward hands Vivian the box and snaps it closed in front of her causing her infectious laughter to take over is classic movie history. (Which wasn't scripted by the way) What a classic beautiful Ruby & Diamond necklace to match perfectly with her gorgeous red gown and white gloves. I must re-watch this movie soon.
3. Gentleman Prefer Blondes – The jewels Marilyn Monroe wore while performing "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" in the movie is iconic. She wears so many it's hard to even point out one piece. She wore diamond necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets galore with a hot pink gown and matching gloves. Simply gorgeous!
4. Sex & The City 2 – Carrie Bradshaw definitely helped put black diamonds on the map. When Big gave Carrie a 5 carat black diamond ring saying "because you are not like anyone else" did you not fall in love with him more? I was personally always an Aidan fan but Big got points with me for that one.
5. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – This was a fan generated vote. Thank you to the Facebook fans that voted for the stunning 84 carat yellow diamond Isadora necklace Kate Hudson's character wore in a key scene in the movie.
Did we miss any of your favorite movie jewelry?


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Does it come with a return policy?
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Wow. Maybe I joined the wrong on line community. All I did was look for a place to find out new and cool stuff about outdoor pizza cooking and instead I got a lot of trash talk. Thanks for the nice reception, I appreciate it.
It cooks pizza great and can easily do 2 at a time. We have had several parties and our friends love it too.


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Southwestern Receives $150,000 for Chemistry Research Program
Southwestern students and faculty members will have summer chemistry research opportunities for another three years, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Robert A. Welch Foundation of Houston.
The Foundation has renewed Southwestern's grant for its Welch Summer Research Program, which it has funded since 1985. The university will receive $50,000 a year for the next three years.
About 13 students are selected for the program each summer. Those who are selected receive a stipend as well as living expenses that enable them to spend eight weeks conducting research with Southwestern faculty members.
"This program provides valuable research experience for our students," said Emily Niemeyer, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "We would not be able to do it without support from the Welch Foundation."
Among the students who has benefitted from the program is Fern Nguyen, a senior chemistry major from Grand Prairie. Nguyen participated in the program for the past two summers. Both summers, she worked with Niemeyer to study the effects of nitrogen concentration on the antioxidant content of basil. Nitrogen is a component of commercial fertilizer, which makes plants such as basil grow larger, but it also appears to reduce the concentration of valuable antioxidents in basil.
"It was really great getting to work one-on-one with a professor," Nguyen said. "Professor Niemeyer really got to know me, and when I went for my medical school interviews, they said I had the best letter of recommendation they had seen."
Nguyen was recently accepted at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Nguyen said medical schools also were impressed by the fact that she had published a paper as an undergraduate. Nguyen published a paper in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry that was based on her research the past two summers.
She and other participants in last summer's Welch program also will be going to the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, this March to present the results of their research projects.
In addition to the research component, students who participate in the Welch summer program also spend a week doing science outreach activities for children in the Georgetown community.


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Chris Mooney | January 28, 2008
By Chris Mooney • Monday, January 28, 2008 - 21:43
Granted, we all know McCain has a strong history on the issue.
He was co-sponsor of the 2003 McCain-Lieberman legislation, a failed attempt to achieve a cap on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. And there's no doubt that McCain is much more serious about taking mandatory action than other Republican hopefuls, like Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney–who has been bashing the Arizona senator repeatedly for being too strong on the climate issue.
But at the same time, while Democratic candidates like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have released detailed energy and climate policy proposals, you'll find nothing of the sort on McCain's official campaign website.
Instead there's just a brief snippet of text explaining how McCain is the next Teddy Roosevelt, a green Republican, and saying of the Arizona senator, "He has offered common sense approaches to limit carbon emissions by harnessing market forces that will bring advanced technologies, such as nuclear energy, to the market faster, reduce our dependence on foreign supplies of energy, and see to it that America leads in a way that ensures all nations do their rightful share."
McCain's campaign website then goes on to talk about how we can "meet our obligation to be proper caretakers of creation." This is clearly a presentation geared towards Republican voters—rather than wonks who want to know precisely what a McCain presidency would mean for our most pressing environmental challenge.
Indeed, recently McCain got caught egregiously spinning during the January 24 GOP debate. No kidding: He dared to suggest that a cap on emissions (which he supports) is something other than precisely that–a cap. The Straight Talk express crashed and burned that evening, and that's dismaying.
Nevertheless, if you look through the full record–and past the present, high-stakes political moment–it's still possible to reach a much more optimistic outlook about how a President McCain would presumably handle climate change.
Arguably the chief document in this regard (at least if we seek something recent–and before the political pressure of the primaries) is McCain's January 30, 2007 testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the subject.
In his Senate testimony, McCain outlined five broad principles that must characterize any policy to address global warming:
1. "rational, mandatory emission reduction targets and timetables"
2. "a market-based, economy wide 'cap and trade' system"
3. "mechanisms to minimize costs and work effectively with other markets"
4. "it must spur the development and deployment of advanced technology"
5. "it must facilitate international efforts to solve the problem"McCain is strongly opposed to the "carbon tax" route. He's also a big supporter of nuclear energy—he thinks that given how much power it provides today it has to be part of any solution, though he acknowledges outstanding waste disposal issues. In fact, according to the Washington Post, the failure to embrace nuclear power explicitly was a chief reason McCain did not add his name officially to the current, moderate and bipartisan Lieberman-Warner climate bill.
Nevertheless, McCain's outlook very much shares the spirit of that bill—he wants compromise, rather than trying to ram through a very ambitious policy very quickly. Above all, McCain preaches pragmatism on climate policy.
As he put it in another speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies:
The policy must include mechanisms to control costs and protect the economy. Just as there is danger in doing too little, there is peril in going too far, too fast, in a way that imposes unsustainable costs on the economy. I believe "cap and trade" is the best way to manage cost and maximize benefits, but we must look at other market-based means to give added assurance that our policies are an instrument of job creation, economic progress, and environmental problem solving.
So what's the upshot here? What would a McCain presidency really mean for our planet?
First, it's too bad that McCain has been spinning lately (presumably to protect himself from Romney), and that he hasn't laid out more explicitly a policy plan for addressing climate change if elected president. However, McCain's history on the issue ought to convince anyone that he's serious about taking action—and anyway, a policy plan outlined now may not be the best approach for the very different political context that will most assuredly exist in 2009.
Second, it seems unlikely that a McCain policy on climate will go as far as the policies proposed by the leading Democratic contenders, which call foran 80 percent reduction in emissions by 2050. Given his focus on cost containment and pragmatism, and his history of working with the very moderate (or even conservative) Joe Lieberman, we should expect that McCain would shy from so ambitious a target. And that's something that will make environmental groups somewhat less than ecstatic of his approach (although of course they'll still recognize that he's vastly better than Romney or Giuliani).
So where does that leave us?
There seem to me to be two fundamental points. One: Anyone who cares about global warming should want McCain to vanquish his Republican opponents in the primaries. If we get McCain versus one of the Democrats in the general election, we'll have two candidates who want strong action (even if their precise stances may differ). Whoever wins in that scenario, we'll be better off in the climate arena than ever before—and we can count on action finally happening.
The other fundamental point is this. While McCain's support of nuclear power and his more cautious approach to greenhouse gas regulation each can be criticized, neither rates, in my view, as an irredeemable flaw. Politics is too messy for purism on these matters—and the climate problem too urgent.
A McCain presidency would certainly be a great step forward on climate, and given our nation's past history on this issue, well…that's more than a start.
Winghunter replied on Permalink
"Man-Made" Global Warming
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007
Senate Report Debunks "Consensus"
Report Released on December 20, 2007 http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.SenateReport
Update your info
This so-called "debunking" has been picked apart right down the molecular level for AGES. See: http://www.desmogblog.com/directory/quick/
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James Hrynyshyn replied on Permalink
McCain and climate change
Praising McCain as the lesser of several evils is all very well. But given that his sincerity on climate change is in doubt, why bother with him at all? Given that the likely Democratic nominees are all far more progressive on the subject, why not simply remind voters that if they care about climate change, they should vote for someone who shares their concerns?
Of course, there are hard-core Republicans who will never consider voting for a Democrat, and I presume that's who this piece is aimed at. But I suggest that that particular audience has no interest in climate change anyway.
Richard Littlemore replied on Permalink
Republicans not interested in climate change?
They should be, and we should be making it easier for them to start supporting solutions.
It's worth noting, too, that the best current climate change policy in America has come from a Republican Governator. In fact, by his actions, Arnie Schwarzenegger has drained a huge amount of the partisan poison out of this issue. That's a good path, and it's appropriate to support McCain's efforts to make it wider.
Chad Ferguson replied on Permalink
I've never voted Republican and, given my concerns with McCain's changes of stance (as opposed to flip-flops), I won't this time either. However, there are a lot of things about McCain that wouldn't be too horrible… definitely the lesser of all Repub evils this year.
So, yeah, from an environmental perspective, an Obama/Edwards vs. McCain race might be a best-case-scenario.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Trust McCain?
First, we should never trust politicians, regardless of party. Second, it's likely that McCain would launch more wars and exempt the military from any restrictions on emissions. Third, though, your point about having a republican there who would push the democrat toward more than just nice sounding words regarding climate is well-taken.
Marshall replied on Permalink
As a ecologically minded
As a ecologically minded Republican I resent the notion that no one who cares about the environment could be Republican. Democrats do not have a strangle hold on answers to environmental problems. It worries me that most Republicans are ambivalent or even hostile towards the environment, because Democrats see this as another way to expand the role of government.
Free market thinkers have proposed a number of inventive solutions to ecological problems that minimize the role of government. Just as Roosevelt's imposition of price controls and regulations prolonged the depression, an irresponsible response to this current dilemma could prove disastrous.
For those of you who don't think he is sincere about his environmental concerns, just wait until he wins the nomination. Republican primary voters are not very concerned about the environment, that's why McCain hasn't made an issue of the environment. The first step for a Republican to institute environmental change is to win the nomination, you have to give him some slack at this point.
Stephen Berg replied on Permalink
I agree, Marshall. McCain
I agree, Marshall. McCain showed good judgment in discussing issues Republicans tend to be more interested in, though I think this is unfortunate, as more Republicans should be getting on the environmentally-conscious bandwagon as it is a moral issue and not a political one as Al Gore said previously (as Republicans claim their party is the party of moral values).
However, the only point I disagree with you on is your assertion that Roosevelt's New Deal prolonged the depression. On the contrary, FDR's policies helped bring about greater confidence in the American people, who were incredibly weakened by the poor state of the economy. (The increased manufacturing that WWII brought on also contributed to a higher standard of living, but that came after the economy stabilized itself.)
Many presumed Republicans are environmentally-friendly. Revs. Richard Cizik and Rick Warren are two who come to mind, Evangelical Christian conservatives who embraced the "Creation Care" doctrine. I hope more join this group.
Chad Ferguson replied on Permalink
Free Market, eh?
HAA-HAA… So we should trust a market driven by profit, populated by corporate interests, to "do the right thing"??? Man, thats worth a laugh. When was the last time you remember hearing about a corporation giving away money for the purposes of the public good? Charitable donations don't count b/c the tax code is rigged so that counts against tax obligation. I don't have an example that wasn't the result of enforcement.
While it is nice to see some evangelicals taking environmental concerns on as moral issues, the Cult of the Free Market (or should I call it the Cult of Reagan?) is the last place to look for ecological or environmental justice.
Steve L replied on Permalink
free market is efficient
If you set up a system so that people can make a profit doing the right thing, then you'll get from A to B a lot quicker and with less effort, cost, and resentment than if you try to regulate it only and hope for compliance. People often respond better to the carrot than the stick.
Chad Ferguson replied on Permalink
Carrot & the Stick
Thats all well and good, and I agree with you in spirit, but corporations are not people. A corporation exists for the sole purpose of making money for its shareholders. If we were talking about small business people, incentives w/o regulation might have a prayer, but thats not who generally buys Republicans.
In a corporate society, capitalism left unregulated will destroy itself because individual morality is removed from the equation. Happened in the 1920s and it could happen today without a reality check.
I'd argue the stick would be sufficiently effective, but the stick plus the carrot would be quicker and more agreeable. The thing that really kills me about this myth of the free market is that it lends itself to a sort of speculative hysteria/hype that can cause a lot of harm to actual people and actual economies in the long run.
Steve L replied on Permalink
your example
Okay, but your example of how politicians can be bought is one reason that some people dislike regulation. They resent unfair regulations and see the 'free market' as the fairest system, though others may disagree. But this is too theoretical… let's have another example, like some guy who promotes carbon legislation that helps the climate in rhetoric but in fact supports, subsidizes, or exempts nuclear or ethanol because that's what his local constituents can benefit from (and who lines his pocket). That's not the way to inspire improvements.
Ottawacon replied on Permalink
I think you would have to be
I think you would have to be naive to question why McCain is soft-selling his position and, as you put it, appealing to Republican votes. Exactly whom should he be appealing to in trying to win the Republican nomination? For that objective, his laudable record is a potential liability.
I also think it is stretching reality, or at least oversimplifying, to call Lieberman-Warner moderate and bipartisan. It has one Republican supporter, Warner himself, and Warner is not planning to run for re-election. The entire dynamic in the committee was a vigorous tacking away from moderate in order to obtain the extreme left vote from Bernie Sanders.
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Why Should We
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Young arms making their way back from injuries
By Greg Johns / MLB.com
SEATTLE -- Injured Mariners pitchers James Paxton and Taijuan Walker have continued progressing as they work their way back from arm injuries, with both youngsters scheduled to begin throwing bullpen sessions in the next few days.
Both pitchers played catch nearly every day while the team was on the road the previous nine days and again Thursday as the club returned for the start of a week-long homestand.
Paxton, sidelined since straining his left lat muscle in his second start of the season on April 8, threw at 120 feet on Thursday and will get back on the mound for the first time on Friday in the Safeco Field bullpen.
Walker, who dealt with a sore shoulder early in camp and then was shut down again after feeling some stiffness during his Triple-A rehab stint in Tacoma in mid-April, threw at 90 feet Thursday and is scheduled to take the mound on Sunday.
"I'm excited for that," said Walker, a 21-year-old right-hander who is ranked the No. 6 prospect in baseball by MLB.com. "This time it feels different, because everything has been going smooth. So I think this time it'll be the right one."
Walker said he felt some irritation in the shoulder at times during his previous return, but has been free and easy while playing catch the past two weeks.
Paxton also is pleased that he's felt no pain behind his shoulder while working back from the injury that halted his season after going 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA.
"Everything is feeling great," said the 25-year-old southpaw. "No pain back there, I'm feeling strong. So I'm going to be getting on the mound and throwing pitches."
There's no firm timetable for either pitcher's return, but the typical schedule would be to throw several bullpens and then begin a Minor League rehab stint to build up the arm strength before eventually joining the big league club, which would likely mean returning sometime in June if all goes well.
The hard part for both youngsters now is sitting and watching, as both stayed behind in Seattle while the team went 7-2 on the road without them.
"Watching sucks, I definitely want to be there pitching and helping them," Walker said. "But I just want to get ready, don't rush it, but I'm throwing well so hopefully I can speed it up now and get back out there."
"It's fun right now, the guys are doing great," Paxton said. "So I'm watching the games and fist-pumping on my couch. I'd like to be doing it in the dugout, but that's coming. So it's good."
Morrison's recovery in flux after reinjuring hamstring
SEATTLE -- Outfielder/designated hitter Logan Morrison had hoped to be out on a Minor League rehab stint by now and zeroing in on a return to the Mariners, but the 26-year-old reinjured his right hamstring last week while trying to run and isn't sure now on the timeframe for his recovery.
Morrison went on the 15-day disabled list on April 15 after hitting .150 (3-for-20) in his first eight games. He was acquired from the Marlins in December in a trade for reliever Carter Capps.
Morrison said he hurt the hamstring again shortly after the Mariners headed out on their last road trip.
"It was getting better, but I was running the bases and felt it pull again, so I'm kind of back to where we were," Morrison said Thursday. "I'm in the pool and walking the treadmill and stuff like that. So I'm progressing again and hopefully soon I'll be back to running and after that back out there playing. It's been a while."
Morrison said he was still only running at about 70 percent speed when he reinjured his leg.
"We did an MRI and it actually was worse than originally diagnosed," Morrison said. "But it'll be alright, eventually."
Morrison had 23 home runs and 72 RBIs for the Marlins in 123 games in 2011, but played just 93 games in '12 and 85 in '13 while dealing with a pair of knee surgeries.
Mariners aim to build on successful road trip
SEATTLE -- It's amazing how much a 7-2 road trip can change the feeling of a team that gains its stride over a cross-country trek from New York to Houston to Oakland, but Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said his club needs to keep pushing now as it opens a seven-game homestand against the Royals and Rays at Safeco Field.
"It's nice to be back home," McClendon said before Thursday's series opener with Kansas City. "But like I told the guys, the trip is behind us and it's time to look forward. We have a tough team coming in here and we've got to be ready to play."
The Mariners were 10-14 and in fourth place in the American League West when they set out for New York, but returned at 17-16 and in second place, two games back of the A's. Seattle has gone 10-3 over its past 13 games while hitting .251 overall and .305 with runners in scoring position after batting just .222 in its first 20 games.
That timely hitting, for a team that still ranks 13th in the AL with a .233 batting average entering Thursday's play, has helped supplement a solid pitching performance as the Mariners rank four in ERA at 3.65.
The combination has been good as the Mariners have found ways to win.
"You feel an extra buzz," said third baseman Kyle Seager. "Even if they score, we feel like we'll be able to come back. That helps the pitching staff as well. If we get off to a good lead or it's tight, they have the confidence the way they've been throwing the ball. It kind of feeds off each other. Both sides can work together and it creates a good atmosphere and less tension. Knowing we have an ability to come back definitely helps."
One hitter still searching for answers is shortstop Brad Miller, who was batting .178 going into Thursday's game after going 4-for-21 (.190) on the trip.
"He's not playing well right now, obviously," McClendon said. "He needs to step it up, and he knows that. We're trying to get him to relax and just get him to go out and play his game. This game isn't easy sometimes. He showed signs of coming out of it, he's getting a few more walks, got a couple hits. Hopefully he'll have a good game tonight and turn the page."
Worth noting
• After starting two of four games in Oakland against right-handed starters, center fielder James Jones wasn't in the lineup Thursday again against left-hander Danny Duffy, but McClendon said the rookie will see time against southpaws as he settles in.
"This kid eventually is going to be an everyday player," McClendon said. "I'm not trying to hide him from lefties. I think it's more trying to give the other kid [right-handed-hitting Cole Gillespie] in left field a shot. We called him up as well, so we want to see what he can do, too."
• The Mariners have played more road games than any AL team to date and are 12-10 in those contests. Toronto has the second-most away games at 21.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Braden River Little League announced its 9- and-10-year-old all-star team yesterday. This year's Minors Division all-star team includes:
Chandler Brown
Zack Brown
Tommy Hubbard
Kareem Lewis
Christian Lowe
Grady Martin
Cody Metters
Henry Nelson
Jose Quinones
Zachary Routh
Adam Strawderman
Hunter Thomas
David Kastor will manage this year's all-star team. The team will tentatively begin its all-star season at 6 p.m., June 26, at Braden River Park. On June 15, the league will announce its 10- and-11-year-old, 11- and-12-year-old and Junior Division all-stars.