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ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. - Parents are reacting to the fact that several St. Augustine Beach restaurants and store clerks knowingly sold alcohol to underage teens.
The majority of the offenses happened along the A1A Beach Boulevard strip.
"I think it's kind of scary," said local mother, Patty Domenick.
Domenick is talking about the people who were recently arrested in St. Johns County for selling alcohol to minors.
"I think it's outrageous," said Doug Sportel.
"That's insane not taking very good responsibility for the job," said Domenick. "I think they should be fired if they do that."
Deputies said they set up a two day undercover operation with the Prevention Coalition Group called PACT, Prevention Advocacy Choices and Teenagers.
This week, teenagers attempted to buy alcohol and show their real ID. Deputies said 8 clerks gave the teens alcohol anyway, two clerks didn't even ask for ID and all were charged with serving alcohol to a person under 21.
"It's terrible I think we have seen in society how destructive alcohol can be and when minors are dealing with it, it's even worse," said Sportel.
PACT Coalition Coordinator, LeAnn Daddario and her group aim to prevent teenagers having alcohol.
"I think there is a learning opportunity here, I think that the coalition could go back to those establishments that sold to minors and offer responsible beverage training," said Daddario.
There was some good news out of the operation, out of the 37 restaurants PACT scanned, 27 passed the test.
"We are excited about that, means most of them are doing the job they should be doing," said Daddario.
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ONS's Sexual Identity Project aimed to develop questioning that could be used on social surveys and for equality-monitoring purposes. It was important that questioning was developed to meet user requirements, was acceptable to respondents and could be administered on a social survey.
Early testing of potential questions on sexual identity was conducted by trials on the National Statistics Omnibus Survey.
The prototype question was tested by:
cognitive/in-depth interviews
a General Lifestyle Survey (GLF) split sample pilot
The final question was added to the Integrated Household Survey (IHS) in January 2009. The IHS combines most ONS household surveys into one. Data collected in the first year will be used to produce the first baseline estimates of the size and characteristics of the lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) populations.
Project reports are available in PDF in the "Downloads" section.

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By Mike Monroe
NEW ORLEANS — The Spurs had struggled to eke out a pair of victories over the Hornets this season when New Orleans was missing its best player.
They could not muster the same magic Monday at New Orleans Arena because that player, shooting guard Eric Gordon, was back in the lineup.
Gordon scorched the Spurs (27-10) for eight points after they had sliced an 11-point Hornets lead to three with 8:20 left in the game, the presence of a true closer the difference between Spurs victories in two tight games earlier this season and Monday's 95-88 victory for New Orleans.
"They gave him a lot of money," Spurs guard Stephen Jackson said. "That's what he's supposed to do."
Indeed, the Hornets gave Gordon a four-year, $58 million contract to lock him up last summer despite his grumbling that he wanted to play in Phoenix, which had signed the restricted free agent to an offer sheet.
He didn't suit up this season until Dec. 29 because of a patella tendon disorder and bone bruise in his right knee, but was the difference between victory and defeat in the Hornets' past two games.
After the fifth-year guard from Indiana converted a game-winning 3-point play in an overtime victory in Dallas on Saturday, he made back-to-back-to-back stepback jumpers, launching over Danny Green, to provide enough cushion to get his team past the Spurs.
"They've got a closer now," Jackson said. "He took the game over, just going to work at the end of the game, doing what he wanted. That's what they were missing."
Green felt powerless to stop Gordon's stepback move.
"When a guy like that gets in a rhythm, no matter how good the defense is, there's always a way to play better offense," Green said. "Unless you block his shot, which I wasn't going to do without fouling him, he was able to find a way to put the ball in the hole."
The Spurs failed to crack 90 points for just the sixth time in 37 games, and their horrid 3-point shooting was largely responsible. They made only 6 of 21 from distance (28.6 percent), and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich credited the Hornets' defense for part of that.
"It's always a little bit of everything," he said, "partially the defense and partially the shooters."
Popovich, who had warned his players the Hornets' record belied their talent and dedication, was almost giddy in his praise of their grit.
"They've been playing all year undermanned and injured," he said. "They've done a great job of keeping their faith and busting their butts every night so when they did get everybody back, they'd all have an idea of how hard they have to play.
"When you play that hard, even in tough circumstances, and then you get everybody back, you're rewarded. That's what's happened to them, so I'm happy for them."
Though the Hornets, and Gordon, had an answer for every frantic run the Spurs made in a fruitless attempt to rally in the second half, their coach couldn't easily answer what seemed an obvious question after they emerged with the win.
Wasn't a victory over the team with the NBA's third-best record the best of the season for Monty Williams' team?
When you've won only eight of 33 previous games, the answer seems obvious, but Williams hemmed and hawed.
"I don't know," Williams said. "I have to look at the film before I make an assessment because that's a big one."
In Williams' defense, one of their previous eight victories came against the Clippers in Los Angeles.
That's something the Spurs haven't managed, so perhaps Williams had a point.
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I have been quilting for 30 years. Over that time I have developed some shortcuts that I like to share.
Now some may say why are you sharing this as it was in the Boston Book I had to buy. Well the Bookmark tutorial that was put on the Quilted Paradise Newsletter was a free introduction to the Boston Book. My "Blocks" are only included as they are needed but the book is more about how to use the block rather than the directions to make the block. So I am offering the free "Block" Tute here for my Boston Blocks. This one was named by me because it goes to make up a Boston Star quilt block. It can be used to make all sorts of quilt blocks.
If you want to know more about anything you see here just pm me or use my email address in my signature to send me an email.
Introduction to my Cut Down Method
The cut down means you sew fabric together and then you cut out a square from the center with a template.
The BOSTON BLOCK
Cut two swatches larger than half of the size of your template. Then sew them together. One light and one medium value color.
Cut a straight edge and then sew the dark swatch onto the bottom of the joined swatches
Lay the joined fabric on a mini mat and cut out the square. Rotate the mat after each cut til you have all four sides cut out. Make sure the template doesn't move and make sure you cut close to the template as accurately as possible.
Cut a swatch as long as the two joined fabric and as wide as half of your template on point.
Lay your template on the joined fabric and match two opposite corners on the template with the seam.


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Another Iraq Trophy Video Exposes Coalition
of the Killing
Following the popularity of Friday's piece, we decided to highlight another Coalition of the Killing 'trophy video' that underscores the fact that US troops are not in Iraq to liberate Iraqis. A significant portion are there to imprison, enslave and randomly kill, and it's all by design.
Although this video is from the early days of the war, or turkey shoot to be more precise, it is timely to take another look. Click here to view the video, below is the transcript.
CROWLEY: Wounded, another Iraqi writhes on the ground next to his gun. The Marines kill him -- then cheer.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Fire!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah!
RIDDLE: Like, man, you guys are dead now, you know. But it was a good feeling.
RIDDLE: I mean, afterwards you're like, hell, yeah, that was awesome. Let's do it again.
As I stressed in the previous article, I am not for a moment suggesting that US troops should just lie down and be shot at. Of course it would be the reaction of any of us to defend ourselves. The problem is in the reaction of the troops and their orgasmic enjoyment of killing people.
Riddle's response is that he enjoys indiscriminately killing people and wants to do it as often as possible. Do we see this on army recruiting ads? Is this what 'defending America' is supposed to be about? Join the army, you get to kill as many people as you like and it's fun.
Are they just letting off some steam in a tense environment? Were Abu Ghraib prison guards who raped children just letting off some steam as Rush Limbaugh suggested. Where do we draw the line?
Should it be in the nature of so-called liberators to roam around with death skulls on their tanks and clothes breaking down into fits of wild debauchery and laughter as they randomly blow the heads off innocent Iraqi's driving their cars?
How would Americans react if Chinese or Russian troops invaded and occupied Houston and started indiscriminately mowing down women and children? A war would ensue.
Which is exactly what has happened in Iraq but as a result of staged acts of provocation like the Mosque bombing, Iraqis have turned on each other and the country is in the throes of a civil war.
This was the plan all along. Strategy documents dating back to the eighties betray the goals of the Israelis and the Neo-Cons to initiate a program of ethnic cleansing to keep the Arabs at each other's throats so to enable complete Israeli and US domination of the Middle East.
That agenda was again underscored recently when Daniel Pipes, a highly influential Straussian Neo-Con media darling, who told the New York Sun that a civil war would aid the US and Israel because it would entangle Iran and Syria and enable those countries to be picked off by the new world empire without the need to sell a direct invasion to the public.
The trophy videos only fuel the anger of Iraqis and thus help sink the country further into the quagmire that it was always designed to be.
Listed below are past 'trophy videos' that represent the true nature of what is taking place in Iraq.
US Troops Bemoan Not Being Able To Shoot Iraqi Kids Who Threw Rocks
The 'Trophy Video': Bloodthirsty Contractors Randomly Shoot Iraqi Drivers Dead
New 'Liberation Video' Shows Fallujah Bombing Massacre
Iraqi Taxi Driver Who Stole Wood Gets His Vehicle Crushed by US Troops
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Possible solution to Vapor Lock
I was at Lake Powell over the 4th of
July and the first day on the lake I launched from Antelope point and
drove hard up to the very end of Navajo Canyon and it was about 109F
outside. So once we made it to the end of the canyon, I shut the boat
off and we were floating around swimming and having a beer. When it
came time to move the boat because we were floating near some rocks,
the Moomba wouldn't start. It had the symptoms of Vapor Lock; so I
put a wet towel over the fuel pump and poured cool water over it;
30-40 minutes later it started up. It did this the rest of the day.
Once we made it back to the rental
place my buddies and I (all engineers) were looking at how the fuel
pump is installed and designed. It's nothing like a car or jeep.
Trying to see why this happens and how we can fix this problem from
occurring again (problem solving) and in the process we noticed at
the very bottom of the fuel pump was an oil line/hose resting against
the bottom of the fuel pump and this oil line was still very hot
after sitting for a few hours. This oil would have to be in the
180-200F temperature while running which would drive the temperature
of the fuel pump up via conductive heating. So I zipped tied up the
oil line that was lying against the fuel pump so there was about 2"
of air gap between the fuel pump and the hot oil line.
I ran the boat for two more days (same
outside temperature) pretty hard for many hours and every time I
stopped; I would open up the motor compartment and I felt the fuel
pump, it was cool to the touch and I did not have the vapor lock
issue any more. So for those of you that are having vapor lock
issues, I would recommend looking at your fuel pump and make sure
that you don't have any oil lines touching or rubbing against your
fuel pump. My next plan is to dress up the oil lines with some clamps
which will be more reliable than the zip ties which were a quick fix.
I hope this helps
David2007 Moomba LSV
Possible solution to Vapor Lock
Interesting find sir
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Thanks for sharing. I'll take a look at mine. It's strange that it has only happened at LP for me. The heat, ethanol levels altitude or just all of the above?
Good tip David but when it is that hot out, you should have your blower running all the time and when you shut her off to float for a while, open the engine compartment cover for a good 5-10 minutes to let the heat escape. Following the above, I have never had vapor lock happen to me.
Also, when you open the engine compartment to feel the fuel pump right after you shut it off, I think it's always going to feel cool since it just had fuel running through it. It's when it sits idle that it absorbs the heat from the engine compartment causing the fuel in the pump to vaporize. So perhaps opening the engine compartment is what actually prevented vapor lock from occuring again, not moving the oil hose away, although I am sure that helped as well.Al
2006 Mobius LSV
I have had vapor lock twice this year and have only been on the water 6 times. I am going to try the above mentioned solution and see how it goes. I know my oil lines are touching the fuel pump. Even though the pump will warm up over time when just sitting, am sure not as quickly as when a hot oil line is resting on it.2013 Supra SA450
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Three people riding a small plane suffered some frightening moments mid-air when their landing gear became stuck.
The Cessna 210 was flying around San Diego's North County Sunday afternoon when the pilot tried to lower the gear. But the wheels wouldn't budge.
Student pilot Max Fitzmaurice was flying at the same time, and he heard the pilot's frantic call into the tower.
According to Fitzmaurice, the distressed plane made a couple fly-bys around the Oceanside airport, hoping the gear would deploy. When it didn't, air traffic controllers gave the pilot the option to land at Montgomery Regional Airport, where there is a larger emergency response.
Instead, he opted to land closer to home: at the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad.
Fitzmaurice landed his plane just minutes before the Cessna started to descend, and the student had his smart phone camera rolling as the pilot went in for a no-wheels, emergency landing.
After a couple of hard bumps and some major skidding, the small aircraft came to a halt around 3 p.m.-- with no injuries to the pilot or two others on board.
"The guy did a great job landing. I mean, spectacular," said Fitzmaurice.
- Watch Video:Plane Makes Wheels-Free Landing
"You really have to keep calm, focus on your priorities and get your plane on the ground -- get your plane on the ground safely," he added.
He said the pilot definitely knew what he was doing.
The airport was forced to close for at least two hours while the plane was towed from the runway.
According to Fitzmaurice, fire crews responded quickly and arrived before the nail-biting landing, just in case anything went wrong.


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Sexual activity is nature's secret fountain of youth! Sex raises the level of life-extending substances – such as endorphins, DHEA and growth hormone – while lowering the stress hormones that shorten your lifespan. Try these tips to give your libido a natural lift:
1. Eat for your libido! Warming and pungent, these foods can help motivate the body's fire energy: garlic, onion, scallion, leek, chives, ginger, cinnamon, fennel, cardamom, anise, turmeric, cayenne pepper, black pepper and horseradish. With their high concentrations of essential omega fatty acids, deep sea and cold-water fish, including halibut, salmon, sardines and shellfish, can increase libido by improving overall sexual health.
2. Desire-enhancing remedy: Make chicken broth by boiling chicken stock with turmeric, cayenne pepper, onion, leek, chive and ginger. Eat at least one bowl daily.
3. Rekindle with romance. Treat your partner to a sensual candle-lit dinner with a little wine to warm up the yang energy. (But drink moderately because too much will cause temporary impotence.) Romance can have a powerful effect on a person's emotions and can instantly arouse sexual desires.
4. Let's get physical! Physical activity has been clinically proven to improve sexual health. Thirty minutes of daily walking, jogging and other cardio exercise can be combined with tai chi or qigong for good results. Kegel exercises can help strengthen the lower pelvic muscles and help prevent prostate problems in men and incontinence in women.
Live long, strong and happy,Dr. MaoWant more? Visit AskDrMao.com and get your own copy of Secrets of Self-Healing. Plus meet Dr. Mao.
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Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley
Minutes from Glenwood Springs, this residential campus is a spectacular setting for living and learning
Seven miles from Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on the road to Aspen, Roaring Fork Campus-Spring Valley offers incredible views of the Roaring Fork Valley, from Mount Sopris to the Continental Divide above Aspen. It is a comprehensive residential campus with residence halls, food service, gym, a student center, library and learning resource center, classrooms, and laboratories for computers, science, photography, graphic design and veterinary technology. This campus also offers many opportunities for outdoor education. Special features of Spring Valley include:
- Gates Soccer Park
- 220-acre farm
- 18-hole Disc Golf Course
The James C. and Connie L. Calaway Academic Building houses most of the campus' classrooms and labs. The Calaway Building is home to the New Space Theater, hosting several theater and music performances through the year.
In addition to natural attractions, the Roaring Fork Valley offers a full schedule of arts and music, community theater, dance, winter events and galleries.
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The Visitor Center is gearing up for the Great Mancos Arts Roundup Saturday, June 22.
A few years ago, Arts Perspective magazine brought to Mancos the concept of artist studio tours. When Arts Perspective decided not to do the tour this year, Mancos Valley Arts Council decided to pick up the reins and re-create the studio tour with typical Mancos Valley flair and interpretation.
The number of participating artists has almost doubled compared with last year. Advertising for the event, with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, has been done regionally: northern New Mexico, Ouray, Telluride, Silverton and Dolores, as well as La Plata and Montezuma counties.
The Visitor Center will be the check-in point for those of you planning to tour artist studios. You will be able to pick up an Arts Roundup guide that has pictures of all the participating artists' work and a map to find their studios. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.
Also coming up this weekend is a "rockscaping" project for the east side of the Visitor Center that faces Boyle Park. The Town of Mancos Parks and Recreation Department placed weed barrier fabric so that rock can be placed on top of it.
The Chamber of Commerce has ordered some river rock and now help is needed to move the rock on top of fabric. A group of garden volunteers from the town is meeting at Boyle Park on Sunday morning, June 23, at 8 a.m. to do some landscaping at the park and also help with the Visitor Center project. However, more volunteers are needed to help with Visitor Center project on Sunday morning. The Heritage Project moves forward with the town and the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce working together to create a more beautiful community for all of us to enjoy. These are important projects to complete before Mancos Days in July. We want to show off how proud we are of our town.
While you are out and about this weekend visiting artists or admiring our town, take note of the western mural on the Mancos Liquor building and the landscaping completed at the intersection of Highways 160 and 184.
These projects are representative of the kinds of efforts the Heritage Project is intended to support through hard work and fundraising.
A big "thank you" should go out to all the people who put forth the effort to accomplish these tasks: the Mancos Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Mancos Valley Resources, Mancos Valley Arts Council, Mancos Liquor, Western Excelsior, the Town of Mancos Parks and Recreation Department, aka Leslie Hopkins, and the local residents who showed up to work.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the work of the Heritage Project you can send a check to Mancos Valley Resource, PO Box 204, Mancos CO 81328. Make your check to MVR with a notation for the Heritage Project.


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Love the designs on all of this line by Prima! This Craftsman collecion can be used for many different subjects - not just for guys!
I like the smaller 6x6 pads for quick and easy scrapbooking or adding to cards. Love the smaller prints!
This graphics and colors of the cards lend themselves to all themes. The size is great for cardmakers.
This is such a wonderful collection of masculine papers. Great for scrapbooking and card making.
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Early miscues put Santa Clarita Christian in too deep of a hole to climb out of as it fell to Windward 34-13 Saturday at Harry Welch Stadium.
"We came out and made mistakes early that cost us," said SCCS head coach Garrick Moss. "We committed four turnovers, and that's unacceptable against good teams.
The Cardinals' Derek Lewis fumbled on the opening play from scrimmage, and the ball was returned 26 yards by Langston Hamer-nagle for a touchdown to give the Wildcats an early 7-0 lead.
Disaster struck again for SCCS (0-2) on its next series of downs.
On the second play of the possession, Windward's Austin Webster intercepted Cardinal quarterback Jonathan Saavedra.
Webster returned the ball 30 yards into the end zone to give Windward a 13-0 lead after just 22 seconds of play.
The Wildcats (2-0) extended their lead to 20-0 with 5:40 left in the first quarter as quarterback Connor Simpson hit wide receiver Kurt Kirschner for a 47-yard touchdown.
Simpson threw his second touchdown pass of the first half with 3:06 left in the second quarter when he connected with Charles Dawson for a 35-yard touchdown.
With the score, the Wildcats carried a 27-0 advantage into halftime.
"Connor is doing a great job staying within himself," said Windward head coach Alvin Cowan. "He put in a ton of work during the offseason and has a strong grasp of the system we run."
Simpson proved to be in control of the offense throughout the entire game.
With 8:32 in the third quarter, Simpson found Dawson open again for a 28-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 34-0.
Simpson finished the game 10-for-17 for 162 yards and three touchdowns.
Dawson caught four passes for 100 yards and two scores.
However, SCCS showed some fight in the fourth quarter.
With 3:35 left in the game, Saavedra put the Cardinals on the board with a 55-yard touchdown run.
Saavedra finished with 70 yards on 15 rushes and a score.
Following a successful onside kick by SCCS, Lewis capped off a six-play scoring drive with a 4-yard touchdown run with 1:12 remaining in the game.
After fumbling on the first play, Lewis was very productive on the ground and easily the Cardinals most effective offensive weapon.
He finished with a game-high 20 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown.
"Derek is a hard inside runner and makes a lot of people miss," Moss said.
SCCS will be in action again on Saturday as it travels to Ojai to play Villanova Prep.
"We just have to bounce back and get that first win of the year," Moss said.


text: "With most dishes calling for just a handful of ingredients, even inexperienced cooks will be able to prepare appetizers such as the Lebanese Potatoes in Oil and Lemon Dressing, Beirut-Style Chickpea Dip, Walnut Dip and basic salads in a matter of minutes. More confident cooks will want to try their hand at one of the many croquette recipes scattered throughout the book, with fillings such as split peas, zucchini, and beef and nuts as well as heartier fare such as her many stuffed pastries. Mussels stuffed with an exotic mix of rice, currants, pine nuts and a bevy of spices is sure to satisfy, as are more familiar dishes such as Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) and marinated lamb shish kebabs. There are enough simple, flavor-packed dishes for just about any appetite or gathering, giving cooks plenty of tasty ways to expand their palates without breaking the bank or spending an entire day in the kitchen."Publishers Weekly


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I know tempers are high so I am going to allow you all a chance to police yourselves. If you can keep your threads limited to "The forum sucks, here's why" that would be awesome. or if you want to lash out, make a single thread and keep it in there.
Hey, they fixed the word wrap thing! Or did they?
Anyway, yes, it sucks. I am sure people are working on it. You're frustrated. The mods are frustrated. The admin team is frustrated. All I am asking for is a little respect for each other and the admin team for the time being until we see if this is how it's going to be, or if it's a work in progress.
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text: Tony Gonzalez is going to Atlanta for a 2nd round pick!! while im guessing most of u prob dont care bout atl they ma fav team, and this was perfect. we had a hole at TE after trading crumpler. now we have roddy white who has established himself as a first option WR. and nice speed reciever in harry douglass, and a nice mix in micheal jenkins. and a superstar TE (yea he isnt the same as bfore but hes still one of th ebest) and a star RB. matt ryan probably jizzed in his pants. atlanta is officialy a championship contenter with thise move! and chiefs got a lot of picks to rebuild now. pioli doin them wonders. now hes gotta move larry johnson and ill respect the new look chiefs


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The Spurs and Manu Ginobili are taking their time in negotiations, with any agreement not expected for at least a few more days according to NBA.com's David Aldridge.
This is mildly surprising as Ginobili's massive cap hold — read about those at Larry Coon's salary cap FAQ, item No. 14 — eats up all their potential cap space, which currently stands at an estimated $17 million. (That figure will decrease with whatever the Spurs spend on Ginobili and fellow free agents Tiago Splitter and Gary Neal.)
It's possible that he and the Spurs already have the general framework hammered out, allowing them to focus on other players during the early days of the free agent period that began late Sunday.
One thing seems certain: Ginobili, should he indeed return for a 12th season with the Spurs, will be taking a massive cut from the $14.1 million he made last year.
It's also highly unlikely he'll sign with another team after his steadfast comments that he has no desire to play anywhere else but San Antonio. (One report late last night floated Atlanta as a possibility, likely because of the connections with Danny Ferry and former Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer.)
* Aldridge also tweeted that the Spurs have emerged as a potential suitor for longtime Hawks backup Zaza Pachulia, while salary cap expert Mark Deeks cited reserve point guard John Lucas III as an "unlikely but legitimate" target. Pacnhlia is coming off an Achilles injury.
* Radio host Jordan Schultz tweeted late Monday afternoon that the Spurs were in discussions about a sign-and-trade involving Phoenix center Marcin Gortat for either Splitter or Boris Diaw, but later backed off slightly by noting the Suns were pursuing Greg Oden.


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What is the education discount policy?
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Vokey just released new stuff!
Interesting.... But did not bite.....
Picked up another set of alignment sticks, passed on everything else. Not a fan of the StraightDown gear and the hat was a bit much for my taste.
Need the grey pullover, most happy!
Bought a shirt. Love the pencil stripes. Merry Christmas to me.
Tyler HigleyBought a shirt. Love the pencil stripes. Merry Christmas to me.
I have a bunch of the pencil stripes, but they were out of my size, so I moved along. Will be ordering a series of shirts when the spring collection is available.....
The FJ striped polo is very nice.
I grabbed the alignment sticks for a X-Mas gift and one blue pencil shirt as well.
i liked the shirt, but the lack of the FJ on the collar made me pass.
I wish that the vokey website would have stated that the pullover was from StraightDown. I ended up not ordering one though, since I had just gotten a Footjoy Half Zip Pullover the other day.
Intersting but did not bite either...like the practice stix though....
Anyone get on the West coast get there gear yet? Mine is due here in MI on Tuesday.
I received my gear the day after the release and I live in California.
Got my gear next day, but then again I live 4.5 miles from where the gear is shipped from.
Still holding my breathe. I think it is scheduled to arive tomorrow..


text: This should be an interesting Thanksgiving. For the past 4 days I've been saddled with crippling, shooting pains down my left leg. Went to the doctor today and found out I have a bulging disk in my lower back. Now, the heavy dose anti-inflammatories are tearing through my stomach like opposing pass rushes through our o-line. So if I can bear the pain tomorrow and don't clog up my relatives' terlet, everything should be a-ok.


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Source close to injured Brian Waters says Dallas Cowboys OG would delay surgery if it enabled him to play
IRVING — The changing of the guard on the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line will have implications beyond game days. That is the belief of coach Jason Garrett and reserve Mackenzy Bernadeau, who may benefit most from the change.
It's hard to believe the injured Brian Waters played in only seven games for the Cowboys, five as the starter at right guard.
Waters, 36, signed on the eve of the regular season. He missed all of 2012 for personal reasons after 11 stellar seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and a one-year Super Bowl run with the New England Patriots.
Against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Waters injured his ribs, knee and triceps. It is the triceps injury, which needs surgery, that owner Jerry Jones on Tuesday proclaimed a season-ender for Waters.
But on Wednesday, Garrett said, "We'll evaluate what happens here in the next couple of days and see what we need to do with him going forward."
A source close to Waters said he would consider delaying surgery if it enables him to play.
Proof that the Cowboys desperately hope Waters is not finished: On a team in need of healthy bodies, Waters has yet to be placed on season-ending injury reserve.
"He plays really well after the ball is snapped," Garrett said. "We're certainly going to miss that. But we're also going to miss his presence, his personality.
"He's a veteran guy who I think in a lot of ways showed a relatively young offensive line how to do it each and every day. Just his demeanor, his physicality, just how he went about his job on a daily basis and certainly during the ball game was really impressive and I think contagious."
Bernadeau, who started 16 games for the Cowboys last season, mostly at right guard, lost his place in the starting lineup to Waters.
"When he came in it frustrated me," said Bernadeau, 27, who conceded Waters became the "backbone" of the line. "He's a great player, tough, strong, stout. He communicates blitzes. I learned so much from him. He made us a better line."
But said Bernadeau, "It's time to re-establish myself as a starter."
Center Travis Frederick also took snaps at guard during practice Wednesday.
Injury report: RB DeMarco Murray (knee) practiced Wednesday. DE DeMarcus Ware (thigh) did not. Others who didn't practice were: WR Miles Austin (hamstring), CB Morris Claiborne (hamstring), S J.J. Wilcox (knee), LB DeVonte Holloman (neck) and S Danny McCray (hip, toe).
Murray, who did not play against the Eagles and was inactive for the Lions game, even though he thought he was healthy enough to play, said he is feeling even better. Will he play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday?
"I don't know," he said. "We have to see." If he does play, he said he believes he will "contribute at a high level."
Former Cowboys available: Defensive end Marcus Spears and safety Michael Huff were cut by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday. However, neither player interests the depleted Cowboys, a source said.
Spears played eight seasons for the Cowboys before moving to the Ravens this season. His specialty is playing as run stopper in the 3-4 defense. The Cowboys now run a 4-3.
Huff, an Irving native who played at the University of Texas, had been projected as a starter after joining the Ravens from the Oakland Raiders this season. He started one game.
Witten praises Bryant: Tight end Jason Witten stood firm in his support of teammate Dez Bryant.
Witten was one of the players involved in a heated exchange with Bryant in the waning seconds of the Cowboys' 31-30 loss to the Lions.
"There's not a guy that you love playing more with on Sundays than Dez Bryant," Witten said. "I feel like I have a lot of passion, and I think he matches that passion. I love that. It's been an honor to watch him develop into the player and the person that he's become.
"The biggest thing was there wasn't any frustration or concern. We still had another possession and an opportunity to get the ball, and he was going to be a big part of that possession, so I was just trying to remind him we needed him to get back in there."
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Hibbert is too slow to play in today's NBA as a full time, especially with big men like Horford, KG, Dwight, Amare. He will be a serviceable back up at best.
A sleeper pick is Brook Lopez, 7 foot athletic big man who can defend, rebound and shoot, very well rounded big man and very strong at 260 lbs, he's still growing into his game; has a lot of room for improvement and excellent work ethic to get him to his full potential. He worked really hard to recover from his back surgery and is looking to lead Stanford through the Pac-10.
The best draft site is draftexpress. NBADraft.net seem to have Isiahsexual like prediction ability, so never trust those guys with player projections.


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MSG Varsity's hit series "The Rockettes Summer Intensive" is back for a second season, offering viewers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at aspiring young dancers as they reach for their dream of training with the world-famous Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. After a successful first season, MSG Varsity has increased the number of episodes for its second season from three to six, delivering more in-depth coverage. The first episode will premiere Sunday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. on MSG Varsity, channel 14 on Cablevision's iO TV.
Follow ten tri-state high school students during a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Watch the complete second episode, following ten high school students during a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The entire first episode of MSG Varsity's new series, which follows local high school girls as they attempt to become Rockettes.
MSG Varsity's hit series, The Rockettes Summer Intensive, returns for season two.
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It is one of the oldest universities in India and the second oldest, after University of Mumbai in Maharashtra State. Named after Tukdoji Maharaj its focus has been teaching Indian languages such as Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and Urdu, in addition to other topics such as medicine, general sciences, art, Commerce and technology.
The University has offered to seek a degree since 1947. The University was divided and some of its facilities were owned by the establishment of the University of Amravati-1. May 1983. Under the management of University of higher education institutions in order to reduce the load on more is once again divided to create the Gondwana-University in September 2011. It belongs to the Association of universities and the Association of Commonwealth universities in India. it is an accredited "A"-class national assessment report and Accreditation Council (Pia), New Delhi. It is now marked as one of the best universities in the country for rigorous evaluation and a very high level of academia. It is also ranked among the some of the top universities in India.
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They say he should practice today and that he looked good moving around yesterday, but I think the day after is very important when dealing with an injury. Will he feel fine? If so he will probably play and hopefully be more than just a decoy. If he swells up again then the team may have a serious problem not only for this week but for weeks to come. Hope we get good news today and tomorrow. I hope flying isn't and issue either.
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The Baseball Talmud
With Passover on its way this eve, what better day to review The New York Observer's Howard Megdal's new comprehensive evaluation of all things Jewy in baseball, The Baseball Talmud: The Definitive Position-By-Position Ranking of Baseball's Chosen Players.
If there's one thing we Chosen Ones look out for, it's other Jewish folks. Whether in movies, politics, social circles, or yes, even sports. (My parents, Jeopardy fanatics, always root for the contestant with the Jewish last name. Either that, or the one from Brooklyn.) We even have a term for our brethren: "Members of the Tribe." Well, here in Howard's new book, you'll find every single Member who ever made an appearance in the big leagues. Ever. Even if only for one at bat. Almost 300 pages of Jews in baseball. You will either think, "Every single one and only 300 pages?" or "Really, 300 pages of Jews in baseball?"
Using a granted somewhat subjective, but really more objective, stat-based approach, Medgal ranks each player within his position, even breaking pitchers down to right or left-handed starters and right or left-handed relievers. The list runs the gamut from obvious historic heroes (I won't say which between Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg he ranks #1 of all time–no spoilers!) to current major talents like Kevin Youkilis and Ryan Braun (both whom I loved watching during the WBC), with all the most obscure players in between. Norm Sherry, for instance, sneaks in at #8 among catchers mostly for his greatest contribution to Jewish baseball, advising Sandy Koufax how to improve his fastball. Our own former outfielder Shawn Green ranks #1 among right fielders, and #4 of all time. Of course I wish he'd had his most chosen years with the NY Mets, but oy, what are you gonna do?
Though not a history book really, there are some priceless bits of trivia, quirky facts, and enough stats to satisfy even the pickiest of number junkies, all combined with Megdal's Jewish-grandfather type sense of humor. If you know Jews who love baseball, this is the perfect gift for them. I anticipate it being a Father's Day favorite. Plus, Howard's a huge Mets fan. So no matter what your religious background, we're supporting one of our own.
And in the spirit of Chosen baseball, even if not about the Mets, this clip below can't help but make you laugh. It's not new…but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's friggin' timeless.
Here's a list of Howard's upcoming readings and signings:
Tuesday April 7, 7 p.m. Suffern Free Library, Suffern, NY
Thursday April 16, 7 p.m., Book Revue, Huntington, NY
Wednesday April 22, 7 p.m., Cherry Hill Library, Cherry Hill, NJ
Sunday April 26, 9 a.m. Temple Beth Torah, Nyack, NY
Tuesday April 28, 7 p.m., BU Hillel House, 213 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA
Saturday May 2, 3 p.m. Merritt Books, Red Hook (Dutchess County), NY
Tuesday, May 5, 7 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Colonie, NY


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Lady Gaga, Madonna and now Katy Perry have all been facing problems while performing abroad within the past few weeks. Turns out they're not the only artists who have been banned from entering certain countries. Here's a list of 10 artists who have had similar issues.
1. Madonna
Just last month on her MDNA Tour Madonna found herself in controversy after flashing an audience in Turkey. This isn't her first time though. Turns out the singer has been banned in Italy and Egypt. In 1990 the Material Girl was banned after she released her "Like a Prayer" video. The Vatican was less than pleased of her religious imagery portrayed in the clip. A decade later Egypt refused to allow the singer into the country because the government questioned her strong Kabbalah beliefs.
2. Lady Gaga
In May Lady Gaga was forced to cancel her performance in Indonesia after several Islamic groups shared their dislike for Mother Monster. Called a "vulgar singer who wears only panties and a bra when she sings" by head of Islamic Defender Front (FPI) Salim Alatas, others threatened the singer's life if she were to step foot into the country.
3. Katy Perry
Katy Perry's troubles come on right on the heels of Lady Gaga and Madonna. Possibly facing an indecency charge after a concert in India, the performer is being ostracized for bringing a cricket player onstage to teach her the proper technique for swinging a bat. MTV News reports that a lawyer in attendance is claiming the show was "obscene and lascivious," and "distracted students who were writing exams at the time." While Katy's not banned from India just yet, we're thinking it will be a while before she visits the country again.
4. Amy Winehouse
After her trouble with the law in 2008 and 2009, namely assault charges, the British songstress was denied a visa and access into the U.S. As a result, Amy Winehouse missed the Grammys where she won five awards and a Coachella main stage performance.
5. Miley Cyrus
While the former Disney star is now closer to embarking the adult married lifestyle, in 2009 her childish jokes got her in trouble. After she posted a "slanted eye" video where she imitated her Asian friend, China banned the singer from entering and performing.
6. Bjork
In addition to sharing it's dislike with Miley Cyrus, China previously added Bjork to it's "do not enter" list. Back in 2008 Bjork ended her set with "Declare Independence" while yelling "'Tibet! Tibet!' in protest to China's 58-year occupation of the territory," Billboard reports.
7. Jay-Z
It seems China just doesn't like many artists as Jay-Z was also banned from the country because of his "vulgar lyrics."
8. Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg has been banned more than any other artist. In 2006 after his entourage started a riot at London's Heathrow airport they received a lifetime ban from British Airways which later resulted in a ban in the U.K. in 2007. That same year his visa to Australia was also denied entry.
9. Chris Brown
After the assault of Rihanna in 2009, England refused Chris Brown entry into their country. Due to host a mini-tour, Brown had to cancel all his tour dates once denied a visa.
10. Beyonce
It's hard to imagine Beyonce being banned from any country. Crowned the most beautiful woman in the world this year by People, Beyonce told the magazine she owes the honor to her daughter Blue Ivy. But, in 2009 Beyonce saw backlash from Malaysia from her beauty. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party called for a concert cancelation because it would promote "Western sexy performances." This wasn't the only instance the singer faced hurdles. Back in 2007 Bey called off a show over the country's dress code.
-Annie Reuter, CBS Local


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5 Credit Union Marketing Trends for 2014
As another year comes to a close, credit union marketers across the country are busy working on their 2014 marketing plans. Credit Union Times asked experienced marketers who serve dozens of small, midsize and large cooperatives from across the nation to give their insights about what they expect to be the top marketing trends among credit unions in the New Year.
Responsive Web Design
It's commonly called responsive web design, but James Robert Lay, CEO of Pasadena, Texas-based CU Grow, has a more accurate term for it: responsive user experience.
As consumer usage of smartphones and tablets continues to soar, most of them expect to access accounts on the devices. While the layout and design of credit unions' websites may be easy enough to use from a desktop, he said, they may be difficult to view and navigate on smartphone and tablet screens, frustrating members' experience and leaving a bad first impression on prospective members.
The solution is responsive web design, which improves the website's view on the smaller screens of mobile devices.
Lay believes responsive web design will become a growing trend in 2014 that can help credit unions strengthen member loyalty and provide content marketing opportunities to attract new members.
"After consumers see a credit union's ad on TV or hears its spot on the radio, they'll probably go to the website on their mobile phone or tablet," Lay said. "When they get there and there is no way for consumers to take action, that potentially kills prospective members from converting to a credit union."
Research shows the online experience is important for a good chunk of consumers. For example, about 40% of consumers said they didn't switch to a credit union because they were satisfied with the online services their banks provided, according to a 2012 Javelin Strategy and Research report.
But a good online experience still doesn't trump branch convenience, at least not yet anyway.
About 42% of consumers said they didn't switch to credit unions because their bank branches are conveniently located, showed the Javelin report.
The $397 million Educational Community Credit Union of Kalamazoo, Mich., reported that after launching a responsive website designed by the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based technology firm Banno, site visits were soon spread more evenly between desktop, smartphone and tablet users.
ECCU's previous site was more than a decade old, and lacked the ability to leverage analytics or add elements such as video or social media feeds. Social media connections on the new website increased member traffic and engagement by 60% on Facebook alone, according to a release.
"Our new responsive design site and its associated capabilities have provided the evidence we suspected, that our members were hungry for mobile options," Judi Burton, research and development analyst said. "As a result, ECCU is confident in our direction of making strategic plans to further substantiate our mobile presence."
ECCU said it has experienced particular success with its promotions page, as well as seen growth in the use of informational pages such as contact us, locations and search. The credit union attributed the traffic to improved access on mobile platforms.
"As consumers rely on mobile devices to browse banking products or check finances on the go, financial institutions cannot fall victim to poor mobile site performance," said Banno CEO Wade Arnold. "The speed of mobile access and browsing directly impacts how users perceive the success of that interaction. ECCU understands that responsive design helps prevent abandonment by giving members and prospects a reliably consistent experience across every channel, every time; a trust that will be critical as the credit union moves forward with new mobile offerings."
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Marketing Non-Interest Revenue
While generating new loans is critical to every credit union, Nicolette Lemmon, president of Lemmon Tree Marketing Group in Tempe, Ariz., said she sees more credit unions looking to grow non-interest income in the New Year.
This is occurring because service charges on deposits have decreased substantially from levels reported just two years ago, according to the Floyd Report, a financial services consultant in Baytown, Texas. What's more, ongoing regulatory pressures on two products that produced the most non-interest income—debt card interchange and overdraft fees—have been greatly restricted, the report said.
Nonetheless, Lemmon said, credit union marketers can play a key role in helping frontline employees pitch non-interest income through variety of insurance products coupled with auto loans, for example, or stand-alone products such as pet insurance.
"I'm working with one of my credit union clients to offer pet insurance to their members," said Lemmon. "What a warm and fuzzy, right? But why not?"
After all, Americans spent $50.8 billion on their pets in 2011. More than a quarter of those expenses—$14.1 billion—came in the form of vet bills, according to a report in USA Today. That's up about a third since 2007, when vet fees totaled $10.1 billion, according to the newspaper.
Lemmon believes these products and others can build the credit union's brand value by protecting and growing members' financial freedom and wellness.
"As a marketer within the credit union, it is important to encourage a cross-selling environment and to make sure the products are easily packaged for the frontline employees to offer members," Lemmon said. "The key is for marketing people to work really well with the branch staff and the call center staff who are working with members because that is the moment when you can provide brand value by offering them products that can protect them."
Lemmon suggests marketers leverage content from third-party providers to educate members about how products or services can benefit them.
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Branded Entertainment
Samantha Strickland remembers what Don Draper, the lead fictional character of the popular cable television series Mad Men, said about what advertising is: the idea of what we are doing makes us feel good about our decisions.
"I think anytime we can build an emotional connection with our members and let them feel good about making the choice to be a member of a credit union, you are hitting a home run," said Strickland, CEO of The Pod Advertising in Tallahassee, Fla.
That's why she said she believes branded entertainment will emerge as a marketing trend in 2014. Branded entertainment is telling the story of the credit union and how it differs from conventional banking.
Strickland's marketing firm produced an online video for the $95 million Community South Credit Union in Chipley, Fla., which was nominated for an Emmy award by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
"Rather than doing the traditional commercial for loan sales, we instead produced a commercial that creates an emotional connection that we want to have with our membership to build credibility, trust and loyalty," explained Strickland.
The video, which features a grandfather fishing with his grandson who later becomes a father and takes his daughter fishing, illustrates Community South CU's core brand of "good natured banking," that supports family, tradition and the good natured personality of the community.
"There is always going to be some competitor who is going to beat your rate. There is always going to be some competitor who is going to have more cutting-edge technology," Strickland said. "But if you can build that emotional connection, which is really important to Generation Y and younger, you are much more likely to build that relationship with them, because the other stuff is all about the me-too marketing."
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Rediscovering Social Media
When credit unions began to jump on social media sites about five years ago, they generated a lot of excitement that this new medium could be leveraged to potentially become a marketing breakthrough. Everyone was on social media sites, especially the Big 3—Facebook, Twitter and YouTube—and everyone seemed to love them.
But a study by the Financial Brand found last year that one in five credit unions had abandoned their Twitter accounts.
Jan Simon, executive creative director and president of Simon + Associates Advertising in Los Angeles, found that some credit unions also had abandoned their Facebook and YouTube sites as well.
"Many credit unions rushed to social media, but the strategy on how to leverage the medium was never thought out," Simon said. "Everybody has a huge interest in adding online/digital components and social media to their existing marketing campaign goals. The biggest hurdles we are seeing are the lack of understanding, which leads, therefore, to a lack of planning and the lack of budgeting to effectively venture into that space."
Nevertheless, Simon said credit unions want to revive their social media efforts next year because that is where the Millennials hang out.
According to a recent Pew Research study, about 16% of U.S. adults use Twitter for news, and close to half, 45%, of Twitter news consumers are 18-29 years old. On Facebook, 35% of news consumers are 18 to 29 years old.
"Just as credit unions do a lot of work to determine where to put a print ad based on demographics, circulations and costs, they have to take a similar approach in the digital field," Simon explained. "You have to keep tweaking it and figuring it out and give it the same sort of professional evaluation and strategic concepting as credit unions do with pre-approved direct mail pieces."
Chris Quereau, president/CEO of Vibrant Creative in Oneonta, N.Y., believes credit unions may start investing in social media ads next year because Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have made major changes to their advertising platforms to help businesses target consumers at a much lower cost than traditional media. He also said credit unions will be able to assess their ROI more quickly than conventional advertising.
"I believe the online (advertising) tools are going to be a real game changer," Quereau said. "Though people in general are trying to figure it out right now, the early adopters could reap the benefits."
Next Page: Don't Bury Print
Simon said she expects to see a resurgence of newspaper and magazine advertising as well as billboard and bus wrap marketing next year.
Even though most credit unions drastically reduced their print advertising budgets during the recession and the subsequent slow economic recovery, Simon is seeing more cooperatives looking to get back into print because they have more marketing dollars and it's a medium that still works.
What's more, publishers also offer deals to post print ads on the publication's website, which gives credit unions—not yet comfortable with online advertising—some exposure to digital marketing and how it can work for their cooperative, said Simon.
The billboard or outdoor marketing advertising spend is expected to reach $7.2 billion in 2014, up from $7 billion spent this year, according to eMarketer, a marketing data firm in New York. However, newspaper advertising is expected to decline to $17.1 billion in 2014 from $17.8 billion in 2013, while magazine advertising is anticipated to stay steady at $15.1 billion next year, according to eMarketer.


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court decision this week may at last spell the end to companies'
rights to claim ownership of your genes. However, the story
started long ago in the biotechnology industry's nascent days in the
year 1980.The 1980 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Diamond v.
Chakrabarty was among the most important legal precedents of the last
two decades of the previous millennia. While it will never
enjoy the instant recognition of a case like Roe
v Wade or Brown
v Board of Education,
the case was among the most important commercial and medical
decisions in modern history.It ruled that "organisms"
made from human DNA were patentable if they were "man-made"
-- produced by human processes. This was interpreted, over
time, to mean that genes of organisms could be patented, granting the
holder exclusive ownership of that gene.That may sound
incredible, given that most patent systems worldwide, including that
of the U.S., disallow patents based on nature, and genes were
developed by nature, not man. Still, the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office has received over 3 million patent applications to
date on genomes, according
to the Human Genome Project. Many of those patents
were granted.Today, according to experts speaking
with National
Public Radio,
over 20 percent of the genes in the human genome are patented.
Companies that own these patents can block other companies or
research institutions from developing tests for these genes or
developing certain medical treatments. The criteria to receive
a genome patent today has become slightly stricter, but they today
are granted if the inventors can:
a novel gene
the gene's sequence
how the gene functions in nature
the gene using bioengineering techniques
its use in medicine
that definition, companies are perfectly entitled to "own"
rights to genes that your body likely contains, and own the rights to
genetic tests on those genes.However, that may be coming to
an end, with what may come to be considered one of the most important
federal court rulings of the new century.In the case
Association for Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and
Trademark Office, better known as ACLU
v. Myriad Genetics, ACLU lawyers challenged a big biotech firm's
ownership of two breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Myriad
Genetics had extracted the genes, unaltered, using standard
techniques, then patented them. It proceeded to sell expensive
test kits for breast cancer. It blocked competitors from using
the genes, essentially disallowing patients the chance at a second
opinion. It also blocked university cancer researchers from
studying the gene in some cases.On Monday, Judge Robert W.
Sweet of the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York ruled against Myriad Genetics in a precedent setting
case.He writes in his decision [PDF]:
sum, the clear line of Supreme Court precedent and accompanying lower
court authorities, stretching from American Wood-Paper through to
Chakrabarty, establishes that purification of a product of nature,
without more, cannot transform it into patentable subject matter.
Rather, the purified product must possess "markedly different
characteristics" in order to satisfy the requirements of § 101.
decision essentially rules patents on unaltered genes of humans and
other organisms dead, unless the decision is appealed or overturned
in this case or another by another federal court or the Supreme
Court. There will be ample opportunity for that to occur -- the
ruling is expected to lead to many genome patent holders to be taken
to court in an effort to revoke their ownership of genes of humans
and other creatures.Advocates of reform are cheering the
decision. Despite being heralded by critics as a "liberal"
ruling, among the strongest opponents of gene patents was
conservative late science-fiction author Michael
Crichton. Crichton published an
op-ed in The
New York Times in
2007 attacking the BRCA patents, writing:
or someone you love, may die because of a gene patent that should
never have been granted in the first place. Sound far-fetched?
Unfortunately, it's only too real.Gene patents are now used
to halt research, prevent medical testing and keep vital information
from you and your doctor. Gene patents slow the pace of medical
advance on deadly diseases. And they raise costs exorbitantly: a test
for breast cancer that could be done for $1,000 now costs $3,000.
critics, though, the decision is infuriating. Gene Quinn,
Patent Attorney and founder of the IPWatchdog blog calls Judge Sweet
a "88 year old liberal jurist" and comments:
founding fathers seemed to have done quite well with this "American
experiment" and one thing is certain, they knew a thing or two
about incentivizing people in the face of long odds. They also felt
it necessary to mention intellectual property, specifically patents,
in the Constitution, which is an almost unbelievably short document
that does little more than announce fundamental principles. For those
who have trouble keeping up, this means the US patent system was
considered of FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE by the likes of Jefferson,
Madison, Washington and all the others in the starting a thriving and
sustaining democracy Hall of Fame!...It isn't just a
passing craze. Hakuna matada, its just a matter of time before the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reverses Judge
Sweet, because word on the street is Myriad WILL appeal (surprise
it or not, the claim that a company can "own" a human gene
has been dealt a serious body blow by the U.S. federal court system
and stands a few more blows away from a knockout. The U.S.
leads the world in biotechnology and genetics research -- so whatever
legal precedent is set in the U.S. will likely have a profound affect
on the law in Japan, China, India, the EU, and elsewhere.


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I like Stephen A. I don't agree with him always but i'm not the type to get angry if there is a disagreement. Max Kellerman too...too bad they got that dude in LA now.
Woody's on ESPN 1050 now.
Don't you guys get it? Stephen A. needs drama to get you all to listen to his show. Without calling out a star like Lin, talking bad about Melo, or questioning our recent good play, none of you would even care to listen to him today.
Lin is playing just fine. We don't need him to be a superstar, we just need him to be an average PG. I don't care what title the media wants to give him. All we know as fans is that he is a special player that has made us a MUCH better team and filled a void (pg) that we desperately needed to have filled.
Again, can "marginal" players put up numbers like that through 21 games? Really.....can they? Of course, your argument will be the number of shots taken (like throwing up 20-25 per night), but dude is shooting 46% on the field with 14 shots per contest.
Steven A might not admit it but what he is really alluring to is the "eye ball" test. He 'looks' like a marginal player and the fact that he is Asian makes it worst. If we were to present all the numbers of the starting point guards in the league with NO NAME attached to it, are you going to tell me Lin won't be in the top 10? Seriously...
quit using such a small sample size and comparing it to others that have years in the league.
There are plenty of players that put up crazy ass numbers for a short amount of time and then fade into oblivion.
don't know why you need to rage about someone calling him an average player. You make it sound like he said Michael Jordan was a marginal player or that CP3 is an average PG.
Calling him an elite PG or a terrible PG is ridiculous but anything between that range is definitely arguable.
he's an average (oops i mean GOOD) PG that has upside and he is definitely proving that he is not a product of d'antoni's sytem in the last 3 games.
Jeremy Lin is good. Two years he'll be great. His work ethic is solid, and hopefully Baron will continue to mold him. He has a gift, we all saw it. Now it just has to become consistent - even against top tier teams (when he starts making the heat look bad, then he has become a premier PG).
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] <= seen this rant about Amare and Melo?
I love Lin - he's all over my computer now. But, can't we admit that he hasn't become consistent - YET. Lin is still growing, and SAS isn't saying Lin isn't the future - he's saying the complete opposite.
To earn SAS's trust is hard enough. Given the fact that he's been a reporter for years and years, and he's been through every era, that's the reason why he hasn't went all-in on Lin yet.
Doesn't hurt his ratings either. People listen to SAS just to call in and argue with him.
Or make threads about him.
Catch my drift?
DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?! Hahaha... Stupid A** Smith was so fired up this morning. Hey, I guess Lin's new nicked name is "the marginal point guard" or "marginal lin."
Efficiency: 19th
Points per game: 15th
Assists per game: 15th
FG%: 14th
3-PT%: 46th
Steals: 9th
Turnovers: 5th highest among active PGs
Assist to turnover ratio is 59th among all PGs in the league.
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I'm not saying that the use of the word "marginal" is exactly fair, because Lin obviously has game, has a good basketball IQ, and is athletic. So there's no reason to think that he can't get better, and as much of a blowhard that SAS is..he never says that Lin can't or won't get better.
But saying that if you compare his stats to the "top ten" PGs and that they'll stack up, when he's only in the top 10 in one statistical category that's important for a PG....what point are you making?
When Brandon Jennings has a higher EFF than you, you have some work to do.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
I know this has nothing to do with the thread but JJ HICKSON was bought out by the kings, i would love to have him on this team coming off the bench for us backing up Amare while we have jeffries backing up Chandler.
P.S Stephen A Smith is G.O.A.T lol call him lame all you want the guy is entertaining to listen to. He does have some good points sometime.
By the way, don't get me wrong with that post...I think Lin is more than adequate for the team we have right now, and I'm as big a fan as any.
There's a serious love affair with PGs in the league right now, but you don't need an All-star one to win a chip. You need a smart PG more than anything, and Lin is already that.
The last PG I remember putting up crazy numbers in the Finals was Tony Parker in 2007, but he also had Duncan and Ginobli to attract some defensive attention.
So Lin doesn't have to be in the ranks of the CP3, D-Will, Nash, Rose, Westbrook, Kyle Lowry, Ty Lawson, etc. Because the common denominator with those guys is 0 rings.
Parker and Rondo are the only 2 top-tier PGs with rings, and their teams had Duncan/Ginobli/Coach Pop and KG/Pierce/Ray Allen/Doc Rivers/Tom Thibs.
So let's not get caught up in exactly how good Lin is, cause in the current landscape of the NBA, it might not mean all that much if we're not getting everything, and more, from our star front court and wing players...and defense.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.


text: A lot of the sites, including Amazon and B&N's websites have similar books, and people who bought this also bought areas on the pages for individual books. That's how I've found several different books series that I'm reading. As for B&N closing down stores, I really hope they don't close down the one near me. There are a couple others in town, but they're nowhere near as close as this one. I actually buy pretty either as an e-book or at the Wal-Mart where I work. I own a Nook though, so I do go to the B&N store to get help whenever I have problems with it. I just hope the whole company doesn't go under, because I get pretty all of my e-books off their site.


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Giants bolster offense with deal for Beltran
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
The Giants, who began Wednesday ranked next-to-last in the NL in scoring, expect not only a significant upgrade but also a substantial ripple effect through the lineup. With Beltran on deck, second hitter Jeff Keppinger should receive more pitches to hit. With Beltran on base, those who follow him in the order, most notably Pablo Sandoval, Nate Schierholtz and Aubrey Huff, will receive more opportunities to generate offense. Moreover, Beltran's presence should ease any pressure they have felt."Our offense has been inconsistent and we need some help," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said, referring to the absences of injured regulars Buster Posey and Freddy Sanchez that have stunted scoring. Still avoiding discussion of Beltran's acquisition specifically, Bochy added, "There was a little sense of urgency to see if we could do something to help this offense get going." Having fallen out of contention in the NL East, the Mets deemed Beltran expendable, particularly since his seven-year, $119 million contract expires after this season. He and the Giants became a match when Sabean, who has resisted obtaining players bound for free agency in previous years, removed that condition from his criteria in his zeal to build a second consecutive World Series winner. For weeks, the Giants have eyed Beltran, a six-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner and 1999 American League Rookie of the Year with Kansas City. "This guy's a tremendous all-around player," Bochy said, again speaking of Beltran in general terms. "That's why he's made the All-Star team and won Gold Gloves and signed big contracts. He's one of the elite players in the game." Other contenders, including the Phillies, Braves and Rangers, also reportedly coveted Beltran, who has compiled a .282 career batting average, 295 homers, 292 stolen bases and 1,128 RBIs in 14 seasons. By Wednesday morning, the competition was said to include only the Giants and Rangers, last year's World Series opponents. The Giants again emerged with the upper hand, due to their willingness to part with Wheeler. San Francisco's No. 1 selection in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, the 21-year-old right-hander was 7-5 with a 3.99 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 88 innings for high-Class A San Jose this season. Beltran, 34, has been a highly sought commodity preceding the July 31 Trade Deadline before. In June 2004, Kansas City, his original employer, sent him to the Houston Astros in a three-team trade. The switch-hitter proceeded to amass 23 home runs and 53 RBIs in 90 games to help Houston win the NL Wild Card and Division Series before losing to St. Louis in the NL Championship Series. Beltran was perhaps the most feared hitter of that entire postseason, batting .435 with eight home runs and 14 RBIs in 12 games. "You put him in a situiation where he has to start carrying [the team], he'll do it," said Giants left-hander Jeremy Affeldt, one of Beltran's teammates in Kansas City. "He's really talented. I think he'll be a pretty good boost. I think he'll make everybody around him better. I think our offense will flourish from that." Beltran owns a .310 average in 22 games at AT&T Park but has hit zero home runs in 96 plate appearances there.
"He'll have more opportunities now," Affeldt said.Beltran's arrival will intensify the competition for playing time in San Francisco's already crowded outfield. Nate Schierholtz, who has emerged as the mostly everyday right fielder, likely will become the mostly everyday left fielder. Cody Ross, Aaron Rowand and Andres Torres will share center field while receiving occasional starts in place of Schierholtz and Beltran, who has weathered a series of leg injuries in recent years. The Giants might face a difficult decision regarding Pat Burrell, who's currently on the disabled list with a right foot strain. Torres, for one, was thrilled to learn that Beltran will be a Giant. In 2002, when Torres broke into the Major Leagues with Detroit, Beltran pulled him aside in Kansas City and offered his fellow Puerto Rican some hitting tips. "After that, I've always respected him and admired him," Torres said. "He's a great person and a great player." Torres acknowledged that he and others will play less once Beltran settles in.
"We don't know what's going to happen," Torres said. "Whenever you get the opportunity, you try to do your best."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I like sriracha salt (I make mine with garlic sriracha) on some pizzas, but not sure I understand why you'd put it in the dough. Why not just sprinkle some on the dough before or after baking or mix into one of the toppings?
Bill,I dont think I have seen garlic sriracha sauce in my area, but will have to look more. The garlic siracha sauce even sounds better.
I don't know why they would add the intermediate step. If you want the flavor in the dough, why not add sriracha directly to the dough?
IIRC, the brand I use is "Shark"
Thanks Bill. I have looked at the Green Store near me and they don't carry that brand. I will have to look in some Asian stores.Norma
Norma, I do recommend trying out Shark brand, you may find it suits your taste buds better than Rooster. Don't know until you try. I tried both awhile back in a comparison test for baked Sriracha chicken wings and myself and my taste testers liked both, but the Rooster sauce better, but I didn't change amounts in the sauces and Rooster is the stronger of the two. Don
Norma,I used the last of my Shark supply for some salt so I can't tell you the exact product. I'll shoot a photo of the label once I buy more. The Asian store I frequent has dozens of different brands and varieties, many with sketchy English descriptions or ingredient lists.
Craig,Would you ever consider trying to add Sriracha Salt to a Neapolitan dough?
Norma, Interesting taste off of different brands. The label for Shark brand is the one with the chili on the lable. Also notice the obvious rip off with the double chicken. Funny.http://www.vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2009/07/sriracha-chile-hot-sauce-taste-off.html
No. I don't like flavored crusts. I put a lot of time and effort into getting the culture flavors I want in my dough. I can't imagine adding an overpowering flavor to it.
Bill, Thanks for saying you will post a picture of the Shark label once you purchase some more. Norma
Norma,Here is what I usually buy; I like it, but I'm no expert.