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Hiking a Fourteener in the winter is nothing like doing it in the summer.
In summer, you can stuff a pack with snacks, a couple of water bottles and some extra clothes and then head out expecting success. The risk and difficulty increase significantly in winter.
Most of Colorados Fourteeners are considered a mountaineer kindergarden playground during summer. Trying one during winter is a good first step into the world of real mountaineering.
I have successfully summited Fourteeners 20 times in the winter, have had eight failed winter attempts, been part of a number of winter alpine rescue missions and participated in several winter overnight trainings in temperatures as low as minus 30. While this doesnt come close to making me the most experienced person, I have learned a few helpful tips along the way.
Learn to layer
Use clothing layers well and invest in a shell of clothing that is waterproof and breathable. If you have a solid shell, then your layers dont need to be anything fancy, as long as you avoid cotton. Dont forget layers for your head, face, neck, feet and hands.
Be proactive in adjusting your layers. When you stop to take a rest, put on additional layers before you feel cold enough to need them. Pause before you reach a ridge or a saddle and zip up your shell layers. Winter winds blow harder and will steal your body heat if you dont seal them out.
Protect your water
Just because its cold doesnt mean your bodys need for water decreases. You will be working hard to climb the mountain. But carrying enough water does you no good if you cant drink it.
In winter, I give up on my hydration packs. Tube insulators, blowing out the tube between uses and putting the pack inside my jacket have all failed me. I stick with large-mouth water bottles, keeping one in an insulated pouch that is easily accessible.
Its best to store it upside down as any ice that forms will be at the bottom of the bottle. I keep additional bottles in my pack, wrapped up in my emergency gear and extra clothing.
Plan for the snow
Bring footwear traction appropriate for your terrain, whether its crampons, snow/ice traction devices or just a pair of boots with good lugs.
Bring snowshoes (or skis) for deep snow. I really dont like snowshoes; they are awkward and tiring. However, I hate postholing when you step on the snow and your foot punches through. Then, as your next step is about to get you out of that hole, that foot punches through. This leaves a trail of holes that look like fence-post holes.
Carry an ice axe. You can find trails that dont go into terrain where you need one, but getting off route in winter is common, and an ice axe can save you in a bad situation. The basic use of an ice axe is to help you stop in an uncontrolled slide. There is little time to respond, so make sure you have learned to use it properly.
Know how to navigate your route without any clues besides the topography. Snow can obscure a trail and even your own tracks might be swept away behind you in seconds.
Most importantly, be prepared for avalanches. Take at least an avalanche-awareness class and make sure you and everyone in your group have the proper equipment and know how to use it. At a minimum, this includes an avalanche beacon, probe and metal shovel. Dont skimp on this equipment.
Bring a headlamp with extra batteries
The math is pretty simple. Hikes take longer in winter, and the daylight lasts as much as 6½ hours less. Put those together, and you likely will be hiking in the dark.
Be prepared to succeed
Plan ahead. Know how close to the trailhead youll be able to drive. Pay attention to the snowfall that occurs in the weeks preceding the hike. Try to pack as light as you can without leaving anything behind that you need. Get in shape and lose weight.
Be prepared to fail
I dont advocate giving up when things get hard. Mountaineering involves persevering through a lot of difficulty, but at some point, continuing to push on risks too much.
Also be prepared for when things go wrong. Make sure you have the gear needed to spend an unplanned night out.
Taking on such a challenge is to experience the real Colorado, rugged and untracked wilderness. You might even experience a modern-day rarity: solitude. The price of admission to the Fourteeners in winter is high, but the splendor is all the more rewarding.
Friesema is a Colorado native who has scaled each of the states 14,000-foot peaks. He has been a member of Teller County Search and Rescue since 2003.


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RALEIGH � If ever there was a time for the N.C. State baseball team to slump its shoulders, shake its collective head and start questioning whether the fates were once again on the other team�s side, this was it.
Just as it did two weeks ago in a heartbreaking 18-inning loss to rival North Carolina, the Wolfpack watched its best pitcher walk off the mound without a lead, wasted numerous scoring chances and found itself trailing by a run with three outs to go.
Only this time, instead of going down quietly, coach Elliott Avent�s team came out swinging.
Two runs in the bottom of the ninth off the nation�s top closer, Rice�s Zech Lemond, gave State an improbable 4-3 victory at Doak Field on Saturday, moving it to within one win of its first College World Series trip since 1968.
The Wolfpack can close out the Conference USA champion Owls in Game 2 today at 4 p.m.
�We�re at this point for a reason,� Avent said after the dramatic victory. �There�s been a lot of big moments. Every bit moment you�re in, every experience you have in life, you can carry on to your next obstacle. These guys have done a pretty good job of that.
�I do think they got a little antsy a little bit, but I think they�ll be much more relaxed (today).�
State (48-14) didn�t look like it early, scratching across two runs on only one hit in the bottom of the first against Rice ace Austin Kubitza to take what felt like, at the time at least, a commanding early lead.
The two runs were more than the Wolfpack had scored for ace left-hander Carlos Rodon since a 7-6 extra inning win against Duke on May 17. And they served to have a calming effect on the Wolfpack.
Only not in a positive way.
Instead of using the momentum to take control of the game, State�s hitters seemed to take their foot off the gas and let Rodon do the rest. This time, however, the All-ACC sophomore didn�t have his usual overpowering stuff.
Rodon did strike out nine while pitching into the eighth, but he also gave up a season-high 11 hits and two runs to allow Rice (44-19) to battle its way back into the game. He left with the score tied at two and stood to take the loss when the Owls went ahead for the first time in the ninth on a single by Christian Stringer off reliever Grant Sasser.
�Getting two runs in the first inning was like the biggest thing for us, because we always get so relaxed with Carlos,� center fielder Brett Williams said. �Not that we�re not trying to score, but it feels good to repay him once for all the times he�s pitched deep into games and we struggled to get him runs.�
�We couldn�t do that again, added teammate Jake Fincher. �Not after Carolina.�
The Wolfpack wasted numerous opportunities to win that long game in Durham, and it looked like a replay was in order when Tarran Senay�s eighth inning line drive was caught by Rice first baseman Skylar Ewing with runners on second and third and one out.
A foot either way and State would have led 4-2. Instead, those familiar bad feelings began to creep into the Wolfpack dugout.
If only for a moment.
�Senay�s thing, that may have taken a momentary air out of our sail,� Avent said. �He hit it good and that guy made a great, great play over at first. That was tough, (but) you just have to go out and compete.�
And that�s just what the Wolfpack did.
Faced with its first bout with adversity in this NCAA tournament, State responded like a team ready to do whatever it takes to reach its goal and get to Omaha.
Williams drew a leadoff walk, stole second, went to third and raced home with the tying run on a squeeze bunt by ninth hitter Logan Ratledge � one pitch after his first attempt failed � barely beating the throw home. Two batters later, Fincher finished the job by drilling an RBI single to left that, at long last, forced the other guys to slump their shoulders and walk off the field questioning themselves after an important game.
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CHICAGO – After Michigan State finished off its thrilling four-point win over Kentucky in the first game of Tuesday night's Champions Classic, the individual matchup everyone had spent months eagerly anticipating – Kansas' Andrew Wiggins vs. Duke's Jabari Parker – commenced. Simply put, the 94-83 Jayhawks' win lived up to the hype.
Parker came out firing in the first half, scoring 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-5 on threes and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line. Even more impressive than his stat line was the way he scored. Parker is so versatile, sometimes it looks like he can score however he wants, from wherever he wants. With such a vast offensive repertoire, it's easy to see why one publication once labeled him the greatest high-school basketball player since LeBron James. The Blue Devils also got seven first-half points from forward Amile Jefferson and six from point guard Quinn Cook.
The other hyped freshman on display, Wiggins, finished the opening half with just six points on 3-of-5 shooting in nine minutes; he picked up his second foul at the 9:30 mark and sat the rest of the half. Luckily for Kansas, Wiggins' teammates stepped up to offset his relative lack of production. Forward Perry Ellis had 10 points, guard Wayne Selden had seven and point guard Frank Mason chipped in six.
Despite Parker's lights-out performance, Duke entered halftime with only a two-point lead. The first 15 minutes of the second half provided no separation between the two teams. Kansas and Duke traded buckets, with neither side going ahead by more than five at any point. The Jayhawks appeared to be giving Duke matchup problems on the low block. Forwards such as Parker and Jefferson struggled to handle Jayhawks big men Joel Embiid, Jamari Traylor and Ellis. Still, Duke managed to keep the game close.
Kansas pulled away after a Duke timeout just under the two-minute mark. Wiggins hit a jumpshot, then Ellis stole the ball and fed Wiggins for a breakaway dunk to put the Jayhawks up 87-81.
It was a special atmosphere for the Chicago native Parker. This was a showcase game in front of a hometown crowd, and Parker – despite his team's loss – made the most of the opportunity. College basketball fans saw a glimpse of Parker's refined offensive game last week when he dropped 22 points against Davidson last week, but he seemed to take his game to another level Tuesday. Big games call for big performances, and Parker delivered. He finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
Wiggins bounced back from a lackluster first half to score 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds. He entered the season as a presumptive top-three pick in the 2014 NBA draft, and he left Tuesday night with that reputation firmly intact. Wiggins and Parker put on a show, which is exactly why fans were so excited for this matchup. High-scoring, fast-paced entertaining basketball. With the possible exception of Duke partisans, didn't everybody enjoy this game?
Both of these teams look like Final Four contenders, but neither is a finished product yet. If Duke and Kansas do happen to meet in March, the result should be an even better, more entertaining game than the teams produced Tuesday. And if they don't see each other, college basketball fans can take solace in the knowledge that they'll be able to watch Duke and Kansas play over the next five months against other teams. Few games will be as entertaining as Duke-Kansas, but watching each team develop in the months ahead is a decent consolation prize.


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The only things I can see on this specimen are a few flat places with concentric circles. It doesn't appear to have any particular texture, although it is not smooth, and seems to be calcareous. I have looked at it under 10x, 25x, 50x and 100x magnification. I've looked through seashore guides and photos of corals, bryozoans and fossils on the web and I can't figure out where else to look. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks.
It'd be a help to know where it was found.
I found out that this is Maerl, a coralline red alga, possibly in the genus Lithothamnion. I'm still not sure where it is from, but according to Natural England it grows in beds off the southern and western coasts of Britain and Ireland, around the Scottish islands, also in the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. The beds are classified as UK Biodiversity Action Plan habitat due to being very slow growing and fragile, and provide nursery grounds for many other marine organisms.


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Study confirms Arctic sea ice set to plunge to lowest measure on record
Arctic sea ice is set to reach its lowest ever recorded extent confirming fears that the effects of man-made climate change are having a major impact on the polar region.
With the melt happening at an unprecedented rate of more than 100,000 sq km a day, and at least a week of further melt expected before ice begins to reform ahead of the northern winter, scientists are expected to confirm the record – currently set in 2007 – within days.
Daily records at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre say Arctic sea ice extent during the first two weeks of August continued to track below 2007 record low daily ice extents.
As of August 13, ice extent was already among the four lowest summer minimum extents in the satellite record, with about five weeks still remaining in the melt season.
Sea ice extent dropped rapidly between August 4 and August 8. While this drop coincided with an intense storm over the central Arctic Ocean, it is unclear if the storm prompted the rapid ice loss. Overall, weather patterns in the Arctic Ocean through the summer of 2012 have been a mixed bag, with no consistent pattern.
Arctic sea ice extent on August 13 was 5.09 million square kilometers (1.97 million square miles). This is 2.69 million square kilometers (1.04 million square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 average extent for the date, and is 483,000 square kilometers (186,000 square miles) below the previous record low for the date, which occurred in 2007.
The average pace of ice loss since late June has been rapid at just over 100,000 square kilometers (38,000 square miles) per day.
However, this pace nearly doubled for a few days in early August during a major Arctic cyclonic storm, discussed below. Unlike the summer of 2007 when a persistent pattern of high pressure was present over the central Arctic Ocean and a pattern of low pressure was over the northern Eurasian coast, the summer of 2012 has been characterized by variable conditions.
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"Alstom has undergone a period of strong growth, followed by the necessary adaptation to a tougher economic environment created by the crisis," the company said in a statement. "As the company is experiencing a rebound in orders, this new organisation will allow the Group to better anticipate the structural changes in its business, accelerate its development and achieve its performance objectives. It will strengthen the Group's ability to address strategic moves, focus the Sectors on their operational objectives (commercial efficiency, product development, quality and project execution) and simplify the ways of working (quicker and leaner decision making processes, and empowerment)."
Alstom has created a new position, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, to oversee the reshaping of the operational activities of the company into four Sectors and a major evolution of its Executive Committee. Philippe Joubett, credited by the company with leading "the recovery and the development of the Power Sector," was named to the new post. Jobett will assist CEO Kron in the strategy and Group development, the sustainable development, and the supervision of the international network.
Alstom will split its Power sector into two, Alstom Thermal Power and Alstom Renwable Power, which will join Alstom Grid and Alstom Transport to form four company units.
The company named new leaders for each group. Henri Poupart-Lafarge, currently executive vice-president of Alstom and also president of the Grid Sector, has been appointed president of the Transport Sector.


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The artist, poet and playwright, Oskar Kokoschka sent the following letter to a young German prisoner of war, in 1946. In it he advised him to be warmed by love 'the sight of our neighbor, other people, a foreign nation, another race,' in which the 'embrace of love will illumine the choice, form and shape of a new order of humanity.' Kokoschka understood the young man's trauma, having himself served as a Dragoon in the Imperial Austrian army, during the First World War, where he slithered in trenches through 'bottomless mud,' until he was seriously wounded and considered too mentally unstable to fight - the twisted logic of this was not lost on Kokoschka. Later, he was the focus of hatred and bigotry, when his art was deemed 'degenerate' by the Nazis. It forced Kokoschka to flee Austria for Prague, before then moving to Ullapool in Scotland, where he remained for the duration of the Second World War.
In this letter, Kokoschka expounds his belief in the importance of art and the artist that could show the 'way up from subjection of blind obedience to human freedom.'
To a German Prisoner-of-War (Fritz Shahlecker)
[London,] 4 July 1946
A close friend showed me the drawings you made in the camp in England. He told me of your prospects of soon regaining your freedom and returning home to Tübingen. Like many of your fellow-Germans, you were abused in your early youth by a criminal demagogy and thrown into a war of aggression, during which the authority of human precepts was thoroughly and totally suspended, and which appears even now to threaten the future validity of those same precepts.
As an older man, I am in a position to make comparisons which shed light on the changes that have taken place in the moral sphere. That gives me a right to offer a younger man some advice that may come in useful when you are home again. After every great disappointment - in your case, when one has been the victim of a betrayal - one's insight is clouded, because one is always overcome by weariness at the same time. The tendency to feel sorry for oneself is only a natural consequence of that weariness. You are honest in your drawings, but it seems to me that you tend towards the idealized view which comes from being in the center of a world that one is trying to rebuild. In your drawings you are trying to give shape to a new world with artistic expressive media available to you, after the reduction of your old world to ruins. You want it to be a human world, in contrast to the physical, materialistic world where naked force ruled, and in my view that is the hopeful and promising aspect of your experiment.
But the advice I would like to give you, however great your present need and poverty may be, is this: stop surrendering to a tendency to study yourself alone and to forget that a sentimental outlook is just as sure to lead to waste and failure as the entire order that is collapsing before our eyes today. That order sprang from individual egoism, and was helped to ripen by nationalistic narrowmindedness. Humanism was believed dispensable. This materialistic attitude found its complete embodiment in Fascism. Bear in mind that your personal need and poverty, both physical and spiritual, are nevertheless infinitesimal compared to the need and poverty of the children abandoned to savagery in today's world. If your heart turns in hope to the work of rebuilding, because you are young and want to do good, you must help to make a better world for these children. You saw for yourself that what was achieved by the sword came to nothing in the end, therefore take up your pencil in the hope of doing better. You do not succeed in expressing anything about the pain throbbing in mankind today, because you are not yet able to give shape to genuine emotions. It will be like that for as long as you idealize yourself as a man of sorrows, instead of looking for the redeemer in every innocent child. The child can truly be the redeemer, if we can genuinely believe in the possibility of a better world. Sentimentality does not help us to discover new worlds, it makes us cling to the past in fascination. The new world can only be given shape if we love our neighbor. If we are warmed by love, the sight of our neighbor, other people, a foreign nation, another race, will enable us to shape a new image of the world, in the contemplation of which the isolation of the individual and his nameless torment in a ruined world will give way to the splendor in which the embrace of love will illumine the choice, form and shape of a new order of humanity. All art, that of the great epochs as well as that of primitive cultures, that of colored races as well as our own folk art, is rooted in this soil, in which the moral man has vanquished dust, decay and force. Man overthrows the dictates of physical laws and the dominion of blind elements, and by that means fights his way up from subjection of blind obedience to human freedom.
Art is a means of feeling our way forwards in the moral sphere, and it is neither a luxury of the rich nor the rigid formalism that comes out of the theories of the academies. The modern art of the present time also tends towards arid formalism. Art is like grass sprouting from the frozen earth at the end of winter, like growing corn, and like the spiritual bread in which the human inheritance is passed on to future generations.
In hope that you will find the inner strength to practice the spiritual office of an artist in the future, I leave you with my best wishes,
Yours, Oskar Kokoschka
'Oskar Kokoschka Letters 1905-1976' is published by Thames and Hudson.


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i have a very strange problem.
i wrote a program in "c" in "borland turbo c++ 3.00" "dos version" that uses the ARROW keys.
ARROW KEYS works great in this program, and my program is completely ok in "turbo c++ 3"
but when i copy and paste this program, to "borland turbo c++ 4.5" windows version, ARROW keys don't work on it.there isn't even a single error or warning message.
i am sure this is a problem in borland turbo c++ 4.5.
but i wrote this program for one of my friends and she needs it to work on borland turbo c++ 4.5.
could any one please help to solve this problem.
thanks in advance.
so is there anyway to use arrow keys in version 4.5? (another method).


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Hi Onulu,
They look like geologically recent fossils, sometimes it is difficult to judge. Please can you tell us where you found them? This may help us regarding the age.
These are too fragmented for an amateur like me to ID. I think the one in photo IMG_1396 is part of a cow radius+ulna (the two are fused together), towards the distal end. Ideally I would handle the specimens, as I'm not very good at estimating size and rotating them in my mind while looking at photos. The other one (IMG_1403) may be half of the distal end of a metacarpal or metatarsal. Or is it a pelvis fragment?
They don't look fossil to me, but it's worth showing them to an expert just in case.
I'll do it as soon a I know someone.
Oh, that's confusing. When you said 'a couple of bones' I thought you mean two. These are all difficult, as they don't show those features useful for an ID. But given the area you found them, they are most likely remains of butchered cattle.
Thank you you Florin - that seems like the most likely answer. Aha, I see more bones have been added to the original 2. All consistent with Florin's identification, I think.
Indeed these are all too worn to identify species as the identifying features have all gone. They aren't fossil and are very commonly found along the Thames foreshore. However, the five whiter fragments towards the top of the image posted 21 June are all clay pipe fragments, not bone.


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A night on the tiles – it's a tradition that's been around for decades. Friday and Saturday nights are made for letting our hair down, something I've done quite a few times! However, as I'm getting a little older and have all the responsibilities of being a mother to handle, I wonder whether going out is quite as fun as it used to be.
- Nights out are great if you want a change of scenery
- They allow you to meet new people, especially friends of friends
- A night out could be anything you want it to be – a film, a few drinks at a pub/nightclub or even a football match
- They can be expensive – taxis, drinks and takeaway food can cost over £50 a night!
- They don't always go to plan
- They can be exhausting
The cons of nights out got me thinking – should I have nights in at home instead? I want to be closer to the kids, but I still want to have fun with my friends and a night in gives me the best of both worlds.
The perfect night in
Food – always have snacks prepared. Whether they're simple like chips or something fancy like vol-au-vents, it's important to have food prepared for a night in. I would like to see a platter or buffet that we can pick and choose from.
Drink – cocktails are fun, and they're not that difficult to make if you find the right recipes online. However, I think wine's better as you can just pick some up from the nearest corner shop and my friends can bring some with them too!
Games – again, head to the internet for ideas. I found online bingo to be a lot of fun, and everyone else can play at the same time, but puzzles are fun too. Board games are just as exciting, as they're good for groups of friends.
Staying in for a change
It seems that I'm not alone in thinking a night in sounds like a great idea. A survey for Ladbrokes Bingo showed just over 66% of women would rather have a night in than a night out. I didn't expect to read that, but it's true!
The same survey also had some more bizarre pieces of data. I didn't think, for example, that 30.8% of women worried about their tights falling down during a night out, but that's part of what makes staying in so appealing.
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Activity note: Welcome and Orientation, Introduction to each other and the program week
Afternoon: 4:00 PM check-in at the Boone Tavern Hotel. 5:00 PM Welcome and Program Orientation in the Skylight Room
Dinner: 6:00PM Regional cuisine served in the Main Dining Room, Boone Tavern Hotel.
Activity note: The Kentucky Horse Park has many attractions which will require long periods of walking and standing as well as being outdoors.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast available at 7:00-8:30 AM in the Main Dining Room, Boone Tavern Hotel.
Morning: We will begin the day heading North to the Kentucky Horse Park. The morning activities will be scheduled and include activities such as Horse Drawn Tours, Memorial Walk of Champions, Draft Horse presentation, and a video, The Reign of Nobility.
Lunch: Participants will dine at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Bit and Bridle Restaurant From a buffet in a private dining room.
Afternoon: The afternoon will give participants a chance to explore the Kentucky Horse Park at their leisure and visit the International Museum of the Horse and the American Saddlebred Museum.
Dinner: Regional cuisine is served at the Boone Tavern Restaurant.
Evening: Musical presentation provided by local musicians.
Activity note: behind the scenes tour of Keeneland racetrack is walking and standing and will last approximately 2 hours. Breeding Farm Tour will be standing for one hour in outdoor conditions.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast available 7:00-8:30 AM in the Main Dining Room, Boone Tavern Hotel.
Morning: A morning trip north to the Bluegrass Region and the world-renowned Keeneland Racecourse where a knowledgeable guide will will give you an in depth introduction to Kenucky's most well known industry. A view of the morning "works" will give you insights of the strategies for the training of these magnificent four-legged athletes. Then it's on to the Sales Pavillion where you'll see the venue for the exchange of billions of dollars annually. A walk through the shedrows will let you experience the "backside of the track" as you watch grooms and trainers tending to the horses that will be racing in the days soon to follow.
Lunch: Participants will dine in an informal atmosphere surrounded by professional thoroughbred trainers, exercise riders, grooms and the everyday working people who are the backbone of this Sport of Kings.
Afternoon: An afternoon drive through some of the Bluegrass' most beautiful countryside will bring you to one of the premiere Thoroughbred breeding farms. Here you'll get a close-up view of champion racehorses that demand hundreds of thousands of dollars in stud fees. An expert guide will leave you with an appreciation of the care, pride and dedication to the industry these farms represent. Hear from a professional handicapper while learning all the secrets to hunch betting.
Dinner: Dinner will be served when we arrive back to Boone Tavern Hotel
Evening: Hear about the behind the scenes life of a jockey from a retired jockey and Director of the Jockey School at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
Activity note: At the racetrack we will be indoors but participants will have the option to go track side to watch the races.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet available 7:00-8:30 AM in the Main Dining Room, Boone Tavern Hotel.
Morning: At 10:00 AM the transportation departs to Keeneland for a day of live thoroughbred racing. Upon arrival we'll head to the Keeneland grandstand where the rest of the day will be spent in the dining room atop the grandstands watching the Sport of Kings! (jacket/tie required for gentlemen).
Lunch: A lavish buffet lunch will be served in a private dining room atop the Keeneland grandstand. A full service bar and exclusive betting windows are also available in the room.
Afternoon: The first race goes off at 1:15 PM Watch the afternoon of racing from the exclusive room atop the clubhouse or mingle with other race fans in the paddock where the horses parade close-up before each race.
Dinner: Dinner will be served when we arrive back to Boone Tavern Hotel
Evening: Relax and enjoy the ambiance of the Boone Tavern Hotel
Activity note: The documentary will be approximately two hours long followed by lunch at Boone Tavern Restaurant with departures at participants leisure.
Breakfast: Breakfast buffet available 7:00-8:30 AM in the Main Dining Room, Boone Tavern Hotel.
Morning: Voluntary tour of Berea College. A final wrap-up that puts the past few days into perspective includes a viewing of the documentary, "First Saturday in May", which follows the course that five professional trainers take en route to the Kentucky Derby and the grueling schedule of preparatory races, and qualifications required to make it to the Kentucky Derby's "Run for the Roses". Attendees will understand why such an amazing feat of equine athleticism combined with an incredible streak of luck is so rare.
Lunch: Attendees will eat from a limited menu in the Boone Tavern Dining Room. Departure at leisure to follow.


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I was on a road trip with a friend when we drove past a very tall radio tower. I told my friend "That thing has to be at least a thousand feet tall!" He looked out the window for a moment, and said "I'll bet it's closer to 1500 feet." We stopped at a gas station and asked how tall the tower was, and it was exactly 1500 feet tall! Now that I owe my friend a steak dinner, how could he tell how tall the tower was?
AnswerRadio towers are always painted with alternating red and white stripes. If the tower is over 700 feet tall, every stripe is 100 feet high. My friend just counted the 15 stripes and knew immediately it was 1500 feet tall. This only works if it's over 700 feet; if it's under 700 feet, the tower will always have seven stripes. Bonus Factoid: The top stripe on the tower is always red.
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What a memorable 63rd birthday! Following a long family drive on the Tappan Zee Parkway -- with an infant babbling and two boys arguing over seat positions -- we dined at ==B Mount Fuji Restaurant== in Hillburn, NY, literally located on the edge of a mountain overlooking the town. The cuisine was Habachi-cooked steak, seafood and chicken. After sushi and sashimi appetizers, our master chef cooked our meals to perfection on a Teppanyaki table ( a hot very steel grill-top), while he shared his kitschy Japanese-styled humor (e.g. a raw egg rolling along the table was called an "egg roll" until he cracked it open to use in the egg-fried rice dish). Dinner came complete with soup, salad and dessert. The Red Dragon cocktail added to my own merriment…but when the man in a large Red Dragon mask appeared at our table to sing "Happy Birthday" (along with a candle to wish upon), it turned into a sing-along and everyone got into the fun.
To add joy on top of joy, on the way home -- tummies full and laughter-filled -- we watched a video sent via iPhone of my newborn grandson: ==B Evan Quincy Sandifor==, born at 2:02pm at San Ramon Regional Hospital. Mother and son are doing well. What a way to finish off my birthday on Eastern Standard Time -- a 6th grandchild who forever shares my birthday!
Since my daughter-in-law is Trinidadian and my Miami roots come with a Caribbean flair, here's a Caribbean Rum Punch in honor of Evan. Welcome to our world, Evan! May you live every day with joy and learning!
It's delightful to know that he and I will be forever linked by a day! I'll add recipes for the Caribbean meal the next time I blog in.
==B Caribbean Rum Punch (serves 12)==
2 cups orange juice
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups mango juice
1-1/2 cups water
3 cups dark rum (although I prefer the Malibu brand with Coconut Flavor)
a shake of angostura bitters
Freshly grated nutmeg
6 Tbsp sugar
3 small bananas
3 large oranges
1. Pour the juices into a large punch bowl. Stir in the water.
2. Add I rum, bitters, nutmeg and sugar. Stir gently until sugar dissolves.
3. Slice the bananas and oranges; add them gently to the mix. Chill and serve with ice.


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I currently have a finished top, already to quilt. This is the part that frightens me. I could easily screw up my beautiful top. Most of my quilts wind up being just meandered, becasue I am to chicken to do anything else.
I spend time at work, in meetings, doodling my quilting patterns, but when I sit down to do it, I chicken out and go back to the same old thing.
Any ideas on something simple and different? My current top is pastel batiks. I used half hexagons to make "Braids". The background is white. I know the colors will be forgiving, I just can't seem to get started and I don;t want it to be the same old meandering.....
I might not be the best person to answer you (I am still at the beginning of my quilting "career") but I have the same fear you have about quilting.
I did quilt one top and I tried the Stitch in the ditch. It's easy and very forgiving. But I have to tell you that, after I did that quilt, I have started to take my tops to the LQS and have them quilted professionally.
leah day has started her new series for the year. it is free. i think it is called the free motion project. every week she will have a video and new tips on how to make your FM easier. i have been following a long every week, using small quilts, i've been putting off quilting or scraps to practice. she does a great job of walking you through the process. i think this is the fourth week.
the best advice i have is just go for it, the more quilts you make, the better you will get. i still get nervous when i'm starting a new design, so i default a lot to stipple. it is easy and looks good. other designs might look a lot better, but done is good, too.
gini in north idaho
I have the same fear Lori. I'm currently making quilts for the grandkids and I want them to be special, but I also need them to be done so I'm doing a meander on them. When I get them all done I may make up a l large practice sandwich and do some different patterns. Like gini said done is good. Sometimes you just have to dive in and do it.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Thanks for the link gini
Lori:I just can't seem to get started and I don;t want it to be the same old meandering.....
Lori, I know exactly what you mean. I meander also and keep thinking I want to do a real design on the entire quilt. It hasn't happened yet. But I did manage to enlarge on the meandering by adding leaves and swirls as I go. That helps with the boredom and I feel like I'm being a bit more artistic. I am afraid I'm not very consistent but, Oh Well. As Gini says, done is good. Here's a photo of the back of the quilt I'm currently quilting. I meander using leaves, swirls and squiggles as I please. I tried to enhance the contrast so the stitches show up.
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Wow Judy, I'd love to be able to meander like that, looks great!
Millbury, MA
Marie:Wow Judy, I'd love to be able to meander like that, looks great!
Thanks Marie but my meandering is kind of like conducting the orchestra. I swirl my arms and twitch my hands and out comes a leaf/heart or a jagged swirl and some of them are kind of, well, like the clash of the symbols...shocking! But it's fun and helps take out the tedium out of machine quilting (almost). Wouldn't fly in a quilting competition but who really cares.
Great job Judy. I never could get the hang of FMQ, I did SID on my crib quilts and then bought my frame LOL As for a quilting competition, I would never enter one so I agree, who cares!
judy, it looks good to me. when i go back and look at quilts i wasn't happy with, they look better. sometimes they look a lot better than i remembered. i think when we get too close to them and have spent too much time with them, we are too judgemental
your quilting looks great.
I think we all feel some trepidation about quilting a quilt no mater how experienced. Just go for it. Finished is definitely better than perfect. Practice on smaller pieces when you want to try new designs.
I think the best advice is just to have fun with it. It finally became fun as I was quilting my signature quilt. Meanders and loops turned into occasional hearts, then little objects if they went with the psalms that were printed on some of the fabric, like moon, sun, stars, candle, trees. But it is DONE! And I have much more confidence now and looking forward to some more quilting. I never thought I would say that.
One of the reasons I was nervous before was that my machine was giving me lots of problems. The dealer, decided I had a lemon, and gave me a brand now one to replace it. I am so happy with how it works. I can count on it to do what it is supposed to, and I don't have to stop until I need to switch a bobbin. So much better than having the thread break every 5-10 minutes, or the tension going bad.
Chiliwist Valley
I totally agree, I noticed that with some of my fabric choices as well as the quilting. After the top is done and I stand back and look at it with some distance, it really does look good. Sometimes it takes time away from a project to appreciate it.
Lori -
You certainly are not alone on this topic. I have been working on two of the 1600 Jelly Roll quilts and I made them mostly to use the fabric quickly and to practice the quilting. I have a great set up so no problem there but I am the problem. Used a Pantograph (the designer would probably not recognize it as her work LOL) and got two runs done - it only took me two days to get the first one done but I had every excuse in the world to not work on it. It is a simple pattern but my circles are not exactly round should we say?
Yesterday I decided to work on the second one and was a bit surprised that it was going a bit easier. So perhaps my brain had finally gotten that pattern established in its little memory bank - circles are still not perfect every time but it felt a bit easier. When I turned the sewing room lights off last night, the quilt was quilted. So now if I will just get back in there and put something else on the frame and keep the practicing going, perhaps I will be happier.
Practice, Practice, Practice is what we have to do and just relax and try and go with the flow. Meandering is very pretty on most quilts so don't beat yourself up if you do a lot of it. I agree with Gini - Done is Good!
Judy - your quilting looks great.


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Baker forced to switch lineup after D-backs drop DH
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Reds manager Dusty Baker and D-backs skipper Kirk Gibson didn't see eye-to-eye over having the pitcher bat during Monday's Cactus League game, which led to a heated exchange.
In the original Reds lineup posted on Monday morning, Shin-Soo Choo was leading off and the designated hitter. That was the plan Baker wanted to go with because Choo had missed a few days with tight right quadriceps and he didn't want to use him in center field again just yet.
"He's well enough to DH. He was well enough yesterday but I want to make sure he's feeling good," Baker said before the team left its complex in Goodyear.
Upon arrival at Salt River Fields, the Reds found that Gibson had a different plan.
"He wanted his pitcher to hit and I wanted Choo to DH," Baker said following a 7-2 Reds loss. "They sent over word that's what they wanted to do. It would have been fine with me to do both. It's up to the home team of what they want to do. Usually here we let teams DH early."
Baker also was denied the offer of letting his team use a DH while the D-backs use their pitcher to hit.
In the new Reds lineup, second baseman Cesar Izturis -- originally the No. 2 hitter -- moved up to bat leadoff. Baker said he would have been OK with his team using a DH and Arizona having the pitcher hit. But that didn't happen.
Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto had to bat for the Reds and struck out looking in the third inning.
"That was a big surprise. I was not allowed to swing the bat," Cueto said.
D-backs starter Brandon McCarthy also had one plate appearance in the third and grounded out to the catcher.
"It was a good locker-room talk. Read between the lines," Gibson said after the game. "It was a good talk. It was just, whatever. They knew that we were going to do it that way. I had it happen last year with a team, they tried to put the DH in there and that's not the way it's done. I wanted to play a National League game, I notified them several times and they just wanted to do it their way and they couldn't do it. So they didn't like that. But we play by the rules here, that's the way it is. We go over there, we play by their rules. It's very simple."
At the exchange of lineup cards, there were some words between the two managers. Gibson offered to shake hands, but Baker refused.
"We didn't have a very pleasant encounter at home plate," Baker said. "That's how it goes. It's over."
Choo did appear as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning and flied out to left field.
Cueto slims down but plans to regain weight
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Reds ace Johnny Cueto has looked leaner than he has in past camps, and it's apparently for good reason. Cueto reported last month weighing 209 pounds and dropped two more pounds in the past three weeks.
"My normal weight is usually 214. I feel better at 214," Cueto said via interpreter Mario Soto.
Cueto said he was told he could put some pounds back on and planned to do so.
During his second spring start vs. the D-backs on Monday, Cueto gave up one run and struck out four in three innings. There was a scare during a rocky first inning when Cueto slipped and fell trying to field Jason Kubel's check-swing grounder as a run scored. He was on the ground for a moment and was checked out by the trainer and manager Dusty Baker.
"I didn't want the run to score and that's when I slipped," Cueto said. "It's not a problem."
Cingrani brings effective pickoff move to camp
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Reds left-handed pitching prospect Tony Cingrani has one part of his game well-developed already. Cingrani, 23, recorded eight pickoffs in 16 games at Double-A Pensacola last season.
Cingrani, the Reds' No. 3 prospect according to MLB.com, has been honing his move since his college days.
"It wasn't very hard to work on," Cingrani said. "At Rice, we worked on it every couple of days during the fall and everything. We just worked on getting to that 45 [degree angle] and changing up head movements. I really didn't do too much with my head. I just work on that 45 degree angle and make everything look like I'm going home and then coming over."
Worth noting
Catcher Ryan Hanigan (sore left oblique) remained out Monday. Hanigan hasn't played since Friday.
"He's getting better," Baker said. "He hit this morning. I would say realistically, two or three [more] days."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Netflix Circles the Wagons Around Its API
Jun 20, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Netflix has announced changes to its public API (application programming interface) that will prevent developers from accessing information about its customers.
As of September 15, users' rental history and information about what they viewed will no longer be included in the API, putting that data out of reach for developers creating third-party apps for interacting with the video provider.
Netflix will also change the API base URL domain from "api.netflix.com" to "api-public.netflix.com." The new domain is active now, and all requests must be directed there by Sept. 15.
Netflix will also retire all existing versions of the catalog index files by Sept. 15 and replace them with new ones that will be divided into separate files for streaming and for DVDs.
Further, Netflix has retired the AppGallery pages. They were outdated and seldom used because people go to various app stores and other websites to find applications, the company said.
Finally, Netflix has changed its terms of use as well as the email addresses for Netflix API support.
Dumping on Netflix
The company's decisions regarding its API sparked accusations that Netflix is trying to throttle independent developers, preventing them from making money by wrapping code around Netflix's API and offering the bundle as their own paid service.
The new terms of use essentially mean that third-party devs won't be able to charge users for any significant value they added on top of the Netflix service, according to Goodfil.ms.
Other reports quoted Netflix officials as saying the company only wants to prevent anyone using Netflix content, such as titles and descriptions, from advertising a competing service. It also won't permit resale of its information to other businesses.
By locking down user data, Netflix "is creating a disincentive for developers to continue efforts the company deems inappropriate," Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld. "So it helps Netflix. Developers, not so much."
Stepping in It Again
Netflix seems to have grown a knack for attracting controversy over the last year or so. Last July, it stirred up a storm of protest when it announced that it would separate its DVD and streaming businesses, and change its pricing.
The resulting flap led to an abject apology from company CEO Reed Hastings and the abandonment of its plan to split its businesses. The pricing changes stayed.
However, this latest announcement could be laying the groundwork for a separation of Netflix's DVD and streaming businesses once again, by cataloging them separately.
This time, though, the blowback from the company's customer base may not be nearly as uproarious.
"I doubt the effect of this decision will be so severe, mainly because the effects will be felt only by developers and Netflix customers who use third-party apps and services," Pund-IT's King contended. "Unless they feel pain directly in their pocketbooks, consumers tend to ignore the red lights and sirens and move on."
Netflix did not respond to our request for further details.


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A breast self exam is when a woman examines her own breasts for changes or problems.
Many women feel that doing this is important to their health. It helps them learn how their breasts normally feel, so that if they find a lump they will know if they should call their doctor or nurse.
However, there is not agreement among experts about recommending breast self exams. It is not known for sure what role breast self exams play in finding breast cancer or saving lives.
Talk to your health care provider about whether breast self exams are right for you.
Self-examination of the breast; BSE
If you decide to do breast self exams, make sure you do so about 3 - 5 days after your period starts. Your breasts are not as tender or lumpy during this time of month.
If you have gone through menopause, do your exam on the same day every month.
Next, stand in front of a mirror with your arms by your side.
Do the same with your arms raised above your head.
Most women have some lumps. Your goal is to find anything new or different. If you do, call your health care provider right away.
See also:
Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Brawley OW. Cancer screening in the United States, 2008: A review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and cancer screening issues. CA Cancer J Clin. 2008;58:161-179.
Bevers TB, Anderson BO, Bonaccio E, Buys S, Daly MB, Dempsey PJ, et al. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: breast cancer screening and diagnosis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2009;7:1060-1096.
Screening by Breast Self-Examination National Cancer Institute Breast cancer screening PDQ. Last Modified: 01/28/2011
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Has D'Antoni ever had a top ten defensive team?
We got Melo because he wanted to be here. We got Amar'e because we offered him a lot of money and he knew Melo would come if he came.
D'Antoni had nothing to do with it. At all.
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By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Yan Gomes is currently the face of baseball in his home country of Brazil. The face of sports in his homeland simply goes by one name: Pele.
Imagine Gomes' surprise over the All-Star break when Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player, posted a pair of encouraging messages on Twitter about the young Indians catcher. Gomes was ecstatic that one of his country's premiere sports heroes had reached out to him.
"That was freaking awesome, man," Gomes said with a smile. "Can you imagine Babe Ruth tweeting you?"
The two posts from Pele landed on Monday.
"[Gomes] is such an inspiration for all the Brazilian kids dreaming to play in the [MLB] one day," Pele wrote. "All my encouragement to [Gomes] in his mission to promote baseball in Brazil."
Gomes said it took him a couple of hours to respond, because the catcher was so nervous.
"A lot of people were going to see it, especially in Brazil," Gomes said. "I wanted to make sure I said the right things."
When he finally logged in to his profile page, Gomes wrote: "What a great honor to receive support from [Pele] a great person who has inspired myself and so many others!"
What a great honor to receive support from @Pele a great person who has inspired myself and so many others! ... http://t.co/JYhhthwTal- Yan Gomes (@Yan_AGomes) July 16, 2013
Gomes, who is the only Brazilian-born player to reach the Major Leagues, hopes he can do the same for kids pursuing baseball in his country.
"I just try to set a good example," Gomes said. "That's pretty much it. I want to set a good example for guys and whenever I go down to Brazil, to inspire others."
Tribe eyeing Tuesday return for McAllister
MINNEAPOLIS -- Zach McAllister stood in front of his locker inside the visitors' clubhouse at Target Field and declared himself ready to return to the Indians' rotation. The team plans on waiting until after the pitcher's next bullpen session to make its final decision.
As far as McAllister is concerned, though, he answered any lingering doubts about his right middle finger injury during a six-inning Minor League rehab outing with Triple-A Columbus on Thursday. The big right-hander hopes his next start will be on Tuesday against the Mariners.
"I feel like I'm ready," McAllister said. "That's up to them to decide that, but from my standpoint, I feel like I'm ready. I have the confidence in my curveball, which to me was one of my biggest things. I feel like that's there now."
McAllister was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 8 with a sprained right middle finger, which caused the most discomfort when throwing his curve. That pitch was the last step of a gradual throwing program over the past month, and he threw it comfortably throughout his rehab start with Columbus on Thursday.
Over six shutout innings, McAllister scattered two hits and finished with two strikeouts and a pair of walks. The right-hander logged 69 pitches in the game and said he added 20 more off a mound in the bullpen. The next step is for McAllister to throw a bullpen session on Saturday at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Indians manager Terry Francona said there is a good chance that McAllister will indeed be activated from the DL to start on Tuesday in Seattle, if the bullpen session goes well.
"What we're going to do is let him throw his side," Francona said on Friday, "and then kind of make the final decision. We don't really have to do it today, and we'll see how he bounces back. We'll see how he throws his 'pen, but everything is leaning towards him pitching [on Tuesday].
"I think we're all in agreement that this is probably going to happen."
McAllister went 4-5 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 starts prior to his injury. After opening the season with a 4-3 record and a 2.89 ERA through nine starts, McAllister posted a 6.52 ERA and allowed 17 hits in 9 2/3 innings combined over his last two outings.
Kipnis proud to play behind Mariano in ASG
MINNEAPOLIS -- There were times when Jason Kipnis had trouble getting to his locker inside the American League's clubhouse during All-Star week. That was due to the fact that Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was positioned in the adjacent stall.
Rivera plans on retiring at the end of the season, and the All-Star Game served as a kind of farewell celebration for the game's all-time saves leader. Needless to say, Rivera drew a constant crowd throughout the festivities at Citi Field earlier this week.
"I couldn't even get to my locker sometimes," Kipnis said. "That guy had a lot busier couple days than I did. But to be able to play behind him for his last All-Star Game appearance, that's going to be one of the things I'll take away the most."
Kipnis was at Target Field on Friday, reunited with his Indians teammates for the start of the season's second half. The second baseman reflected on his first All-Star Game experience, which he said he will always cherish for his part in Rivera's sendoff.
Kipnis entered the game in the seventh inning and stepped to the plate in the eighth, when he drilled a pitch from Braves closer Craig Kimbrel to left field for a run-scoring double. Kipnis gloved a grounder from Milwaukee's Jean Segura in the bottom of the eighth with Rivera on the mound for the final time as an All-Star.
"I'm not going to lie, for a while I didn't want a ball hit to me," Kipnis said. "I almost wanted to just sit there and watch, and I didn't want to screw anything up. Of course, the first guy hits it my way."
Kipnis also caught the game's final out to seal a 3-0 win for the American League, but the ball did not wind up in the second baseman's equipment bag. He gave it to Texas closer Joe Nathan, who sealed the game and, in turn, delivered the ball to Rivera.
The more All-Star Games Kipnis has under his belt, the more likely it is that he will be recognizable.
Consider that an employee assigned to help Kipnis welcomed him to New York as "Mr. Swisher," referring to Indians outfielder Nick Swisher. There was also a moment when a fan walked right by Kipnis and instead asked one of his brothers for an autograph.
"I can blend in usually and keep my head down and walk by people," Kipnis said. "My brother is 6-foot-2 and in shape. I'm not surprised at all that they thought he was a player and I wasn't."
That might change over time.
"I hope so," Kipnis said with a laugh. "I'd appreciate it."
Quote to note
"So many things can happen and [manager Jim Leyland] wanted to make sure [Yankees closer Mariano Rivera] pitched. Everything Leyland does, there's a reason, and the word 'respect' will always be attached to it. Nobody would be more prepared for [Rivera] in that game than him. I knew that going in. And he cares so much about the respect of baseball." --Francona, on Leyland using Rivera in the eighth inning of Tuesday's All-Star Game
Smoke signals
• Indians designated hitter Mark Reynolds was out of the lineup for the final two games of the first half and he remained out for Friday's game in Minnesota. Francona said he was giving Reynolds, who is hitting .178 over his past 61 games, a break, but the manager also noted that he wanted to have Gomes paired with starter Scott Kazmir.
Entering Friday, Kazmir had a 3.26 ERA in 58 innings with Gomes compared to a 7.39 ERA in 28 innings with catcher Carlos Santana. With Gomes behind the plate, Santana slid into the DH role, pushing Reynolds to the bench.
"I really wanted Gomes to catch Kaz, because he's done such a good job with him," Francona explained. "So that sort of takes one spot away. But [Reynolds] will be in there [on Saturday]. ... We do want to get him on a roll."
• Indians rotation leader Justin Masterson did not pitch in the All-Star Game for the American League on Tuesday, but Cleveland did not consider bringing him back to start the opener of the second half on Friday. Francona said it was more important to stick with the schedule that was put together before the break. Masterson is slated to start on Sunday.
"We wanted all five guys to know when they were pitching coming out of the break," Francona said. "I didn't want them to have to watch the game and then throw a side in their backyard. We leaned on Masty pretty hard in the first half. We're going to lean on him again, so having a couple extra days won't kill him."
• Indians pitcher Brett Myers, who has been on the disabled list since April 20 due to a right elbow injury, has been shut down from throwing again. Francona said there is no established timetable for Myers to resume a throwing program.
"He's down for right now," Francona said. "The hope is that maybe we give him another break and give him another shot at it. I know we're getting to that point in the year where it's getting tougher. But, to his credit, he wants to keep trying. As long as he does, we're OK with that."
• Over the All-Star break, the Indians names Double-A Akron infielder Jose Ramirez as the organization's Minor League Player of the Week for July 8-14. During that time period, Ramirez hit .478 (11-for-23) with three RBIs, six runs scored and a 1.217 OPS. He collected four doubles and one triple in five games.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Though, at present, there is little evidence to suggest that any particular lifestyle changes are useful for the management of endometriosis, the following advice may prove helpful:
- Avoid constipation. It may intensify symptoms. Drink plenty of fluids and eat a high-fiber diet that includes fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grain products.
- Consider practicing relaxation techniques to help you cope more effectively with the emotional stress that often accompanies chronic or recurrent pain. Examples include meditation, deep breathing, progressive relaxation, yoga, and biofeedback. By quieting your mind and relaxing your muscles, these techniques can help you recognize and release tension.
- If you have pelvic or lower abdominal pain that interferes with the quality of your life
- If you have severe pain related to your menstrual periods
- If you have pelvic pain during sex
- If you have pain or bleeding when you urinate
- If you are unable to become pregnant
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Beverly Siegal, MD, FACOG
- Review Date: 09/2017 -
- Update Date: 09/17/2014 -


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'…never neutral'
Saturday 1st June 2013, 6pm @ Transmission Gallery
A review and reflection upon 'knowledge is never neutral' by The Strickland Distribution – the series of projects organised with Transmission that took place over the last year within and outside Transmission gallery space.
The projects included a public walk, co-research inquiry, facilitated workshops, film screenings, reading and discussion groups, publication launches. Taken together, these projects set out to explore the circumstances that surround cultural and knowledge production. In doing so, Strickland Distribution sought to situate this production within a wider set of social and historical relations, and to self-examine our practices across these relations.
This is a chance to review the projects, informally, individually and collectively, with Strickland Distribution. We welcome project participants, and all those with an interest in the projects to discuss and reconsider these projects, how the various elements developed, how they inter-related, and what they might potentially offer forthcoming projects.


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"Red Riding Trilogy"
This neo-noir epic follows a decade of violence visited upon a Northern England community by the Yorkshire Ripper and the town's very own police department. Stars Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Hall, Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Sean Harris and Paddy Considine.
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Governor Mike Rounds used his time in front of a sparse audience at DakotaFest to list his accomplishments. The Republican is seeking a second four year term. Rounds fit his opening statement to the audience by talking agriculture.
"We've worked with you to create the South Dakota Certified Beef Program," says Rounds. "We've worked with you to put together the turkey plant in Huron right now. We think that's a great example of people working side by side to add value by actually working our commodities within our state. Keeping the profits here," he says.
Rounds also used the forum to announce that South Dakota was selected for a federal agricultural pilot project to scientifically study the effect of the drought. Rounds says it not only will look at moisture data but also the impact drought has on forage. Counties west of the Missouri River are part of the study.
The discussion of rural issues quickly changed to more statewide issues like education. Fifty-nine school districts have sued the state to increase funding. Rounds says lawmakers do the best they can with the money they have. He says 49 cents of every dollar of state money goes to education.
Democratic challenger Jack Billion says South Dakota lags behind every surrounding state when it comes the state funding education and teachers are paid the least in the country. Billion accuses the Rounds administration of lacking leadership. He says there needs to be a change in philosophy when it comes to education.
"We equate education and what we can do to money. How much we're willing to spend," says Billion. "Actually what we have to do is turn that equation around and say hey, education is there for our kids, for our small communities and for our families and how do we pay for it," he says.
Billion also accuses Rounds of lacking leadership in the state's abortion debate.
The Republican governor signed legislation that bans nearly all abortions in South Dakota. The law was drafted specifically to force the issue into the U.S. Supreme Court. Instead, opponents collected enough signatures to force a public referendum. Rounds has now stepped away from the controversy saying it's now up to voters to decide on the ban.
Democrat Jack Billion says if he's elected he'll stand behind every bill he signs into law.
"I'll sign it because I think it's best for the people of the state of South Dakota and has to become law. Not because I want to see us spending millions of dollars of taxpayer money possibly defending an unconstitutional law," says Billion.
Governor Mike Rounds ignored most of the jabs directed at him. The Republican incumbent had 60 percent support in the most recent polling. He told the gathered farmers that rural economic development in South Dakota is heading in the right direction.
He says ethanol production is one example. There are currently 11 ethanol plants in the state. Five of those are expanding and five more are in different stages of being built.
"Every single one of those plant opportunities provides sustenance for small communities. Provides not only job opportunities but more money coming in for investors," says Rounds. "South Dakota farmers and ranchers have a higher percentage of investment in these type of plants than in any other state in the nation with over 8,000 farm families," he says.
Constitutional Party Candidate Steve Willis and Libertarian Party Candidate Tom Gerber also participated in the DakotaFest debate. Willis and Gerber stuck to introducing themselves and their respective party platforms.
Election day isn't until November but South Dakota voters can cast ballots in a little more than a month. Early voting replaces absentee ballots. Voters no longer need a reason to cast an early ballot.
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My daughter Nicky has just had treatment for a liver tumour. On Thursday, 01 March she had an operation using Radio Frequency to destroy the tumour by burning it from the centre outwards. It was a success.
Yesterday, she was discharged from hospital.
She'll have a few more days to recover before she is off with her family skiing. They depart on Friday.
This treatment is truly amazing when one considers you are dealing with a liver tumour.
May this and other technologies help control and beat cancer.


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The word hypnosis makes many think of mind control, past life regression, entertainment, and even habit control. But, what is hypnosis? According to the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, it is "a state of inner absorption, concentration, and focused attention." While in this calm and relaxed state, you may be more willing to accept suggestions made by a hypnotherapist. These suggestions are geared toward the goal that you are working on, such as reducing chronic pain.
How Does It Work?
Very few practitioners actually swing the gold watch popularized by movies and television. Instead, the hypnotherapist talks to you, and you actively participate in achieving the hypnotic state. Progressive relaxation techniques, verbal repetition, or mental images are commonly used. When you are in the hypnotic state, the hypnotherapist makes suggestions based on your goal. At the end of the session (usually 30-60 minutes), you either come out of the trance on your own or the hypnotherapist assists you to end the hypnotic state.
Most hypnotherapists acknowledge the importance of individual abilities and differences within the person being hypnotized. Being hypnotized is affected by your capacity to:
- Focus attention and concentration
- Become absorbed in an activity
- Engage your imagination
- Play a role
- Act upon suggestions
- Trust the hypnotherapist
Some people are more susceptible to hypnosis than others. The combination of a skillful hypnotherapist and a subject that is easily hypnotized may be able to produce positive results. In general, most people can experience hypnosis to at least some degree. But, if you are not easily hypnotized or reject the techniques, then it will not work. You are the primary influence as to whether hypnosis will happen or not and the extent to which it will occur. And, despite common misconceptions, if you are hypnotized, you will not lose control over your behavior or forget what happened during the session.
Who Should Perform Hypnosis?
As with any healthcare professional, choose carefully. The hypnotherapist should:
- Have graduate training from an accredited school
- Have a license in the healthcare field—medicine, psychiatry, psychology, social services, or nursing, for example
- Be a member of professional organizations such as the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the American Psychological Association
If you are interested in working with a hypnotherapist, find out if your insurance will cover the cost of the sessions.
Can Hypnosis Really Help Me?
Hypnosis is used to treat a wide variety of problems, including:
- Psychological problems, such as:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Stress and worrying
- Fears and phobias
- Poor self-esteem
- Emotional trauma
- Anger
- Psychologically-based memory problems
- Interpersonal and relationship difficulties
- Coping with chronic illness
- Insomnia
- Pain control
- Skin conditions—certain types of warts, psoriasis
- Smoking cessation
- Weight loss
- Gastrointestinal problems such as irritable bowel syndrome
- Dental procedures—to reduce fear or or to reduce habits, like clenching teeth
- Tension headaches
- Labor and delivery
Hypnosis may be used in addition to counseling or psychotherapy.
Is hypnosis effective? While there are some studies that have shown positive results, hypnosis is an area that needs further research. If you are interested in this technique, your doctor may be able to recommend a hypnotherapist.
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D-backs stacked with future arms in NL West
Bauer, Bradley, Skaggs highlight division's all-prospect rotation
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
Next up is the National League West, with a new division coming each day through Saturday. Let's go one step further. Within the Top 20s in each division, who are the best prospects? MLB.com spoke to general managers from outside each division to get their thoughts on who the top future stars are within that division. Today, it's time to discuss the NL West all-prospect team.
Starting pitchers
Trevor Bauer (No. 9 on Top 100; D-backs' No. 1)
Archie Bradley (No. 20 on Top 100; D-backs' No. 2)
Tyler Skaggs (No. 21 on Top 100; D-backs' No. 3)
Drew Pomeranz (No. 24 on Top 100; Rockies' No. 2)
Zach Lee (No. 45 on Top 100; Dodgers' No. 1)
Two things stand out with this rotation: It's as good as any division's, with all five in the top 50 (four in the top 25), and the D-backs have an embarrassment of riches, with the top three on this staff.
It was easy to agree on the top four, though the general manager interviewed for this story wondered aloud about how it will be interesting to see if Pomeranz maintains his stuff all year. There was some debate, however, about the No. 5 spot in the rotation. The Dodgers' Lee certainly has a bright future, but others were discussed, like the Padres' Casey Kelly, who is No. 50 on the overall Top 100 list. Other Padres were also considered, with Joe Wieland and Joe Ross, the organization's second first-round pick from last June's Draft, getting praise.
"We really like Joe Ross, his delivery and his arm action," the GM said. "I realize how far away he is. ... I know we're probably in the minority, but we would probably take him over Archie Bradley or Zach Lee. He has the chance for better secondary stuff than Bradley."
Relief pitcher
Heath Hembree (Giants' No. 3)
Hembree is clearly the best of the relief crop coming up in the division. The Minor League leader in saves in 2011, he's struck out 14 batters per nine innings since being drafted in 2010.
The infield
1B: Yonder Alonso (No. 39 on Top 100; Padres' No. 1)
New to the NL West, he replaces the guy who would've been here in Anthony Rizzo. The Padres evidently preferred Alonso to Rizzo, and the Miami product should rack up the doubles at Petco Park in 2012.
2B: Cory Spangenberg (No. 81 on Top 100; Padres' No. 6)
He's the only second baseman in the Top 100. The 2011 first-round pick hit the ground running by signing early and then going out and hitting well in his summer debut. He was the clear choice above the Giants' Charlie Culberson or his organization-mate Joe Panik, who could end up at either middle-infield position (more on him below).
SS: Chris Owings (D-backs' No. 4)
There wasn't a clear-cut choice here, and the GM expressed some surprise that there weren't more options from which to choose. Panik, the Giants' first-round pick from 2011, was discussed, but he may not even be a shortstop long term (he played second base exclusively in the Arizona Fall League). The GM said he would strongly consider the Rockies' Trevor Story but added, "It's not a great group there."
3B: Nolan Arenado (No. 22 on Top 100; Rockies' No. 1)
Here, there were some options. While Arenado, last year's Minor League RBI leader and the AFL MVP, was the obvious choice, having a backup like the Padres' Jedd Gyorko is not a bad thing at all.
C: Yasmani Grandal (No. 68 on Top 100; Padres' No. 4)
Grandal came with Alonso to the Padres in the Mat Latos deal, and he's not too far from being big league ready. He was given a slight edge for the spot over the Rockies' Wilin Rosario.
"Grandal is a little bit more polished with his plate discipline," the GM explained. "Both will be defenders. Rosario might be a little flashier, but Grandal may transition to the big leagues better."
The outfield
Gary Brown (No. 48 on Top 100; Giants' No. 1)
Rymer Liriano (No. 60 on Top 100; Padres' No. 3)
Francisco Peguero (No. 98 on Top 100; Giants' No. 2)
This was not a terribly deep crop, with Brown being the one name that jumped out as a no-brainer. There wasn't too much discussion about Liriano's inclusion, but there was pause when it came to that third outfield spot. It ended up being a choice of ceiling vs. certitude and the GM was weighing which to go with.
"We like Peguero's tools, but the lack of discipline concerns us," he said. "[The Rockies'] Charlie Blackmon would be a safer bet."
Blackmon wasn't the only Rockies outfielder to be mentioned, as Tim Wheeler's name also came up in conversation.
Final assessment
Most teams would love to have the D-backs' pitching. The Padres' system, as evidenced by having four position players on this roster, is in pretty good shape. Overall in the division, the arms are up and the bats are down.
"The pitching stands out," the GM said. "It was harder to narrow down the pitching than the other position guys."
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMayoB3 on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BINGHAMTON, NY - According to a new Economic Impact Report, Binghamton University's overall economic impact is approximately $965 million annually for Broome and Tioga counties alone, and $1.2 billion for New York state.
"'The Economic Impact Report of Binghamton University, FY 2011' clearly outlines the crucial role the University plays in building the economies of the Southern Tier region and New York state," said Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger. "As we implement our NYSUNY 2020 plan, approved in August by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and with the support of SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, Sen. Thomas Libous and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, we fully expect our economic impact to continue to rise as we increase both student enrollment and faculty and staff hiring."
The report, compiled by the University's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, uses standard formulas to assess the impact of the University's economic output and also looks at the impact it has on jobs, human capital and return on investment.
Based on fiscal year 2011 -- the most recent numbers available -- Binghamton University accounts for an estimated 12 percent of the gross domestic product of Broome and Tioga counties through its direct and indirect expenditures, including salaries, goods and services, capital outlays, and student and visitor spending, which total over $622 million. When applied to the Binghamton Metropolitan Area regional multiplier, this $622 million grows to $965 million in total annual economic impact for the region.
Business and industry partnerships and the University's involvement with the Regional Economic Development Council are also key to its ability to contribute to the economy.
Initiatives such as the Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging; the Center for Microelectronics Manufacturing in partnership with Endicott Interconnect, Cornell University and the Flex Tech Alliance; and the proposed Southern Tier High Technology Incubator that has received priority support from the Regional Economic Development Council help the University provide stability to the region and an added boost to the regional and state economies.
In terms of jobs, Binghamton University employs nearly 5,000 faculty, staff and student workers, and supports an additional 5,500 full- and part-time jobs in Broome and Tioga counties, and 225 full- and part-time jobs beyond the region, for a total of 11,000 jobs in New York state.
The report also tallies the number of Binghamton University alumni who reside in New York state and continue to contribute to its economic health. Fifty-seven percent of all Binghamton University alumni remain in the state -- more than 12,600 of them in the Southern Tier -- providing a sustained impact on the regional and state economies.
For taxpayers, the return on investment is great; for every $1 the state contributes to Binghamton University, more than $8 in additional economic output is returned to the state.
To access the full report, visit http://www2.


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her real name is Heidi Vatiainen
Top of the line..........
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those leather pants were the biggest turn-on....DAMN
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kirsten dunst wish she had an ass like that!
that is a very hot pussy though!
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Clifford 'claim over virginity'
Max Clifford told one of his alleged victims that actress Julie Christie said he should take the girl's virginity, a court heard today.
The PR guru is accused of repeatedly abusing her in his car in 1977 when she was 15.
The woman told jurors at Southwark Crown Court that Clifford also suggested he had had a sexual relationship with Christie.
She said: "He asked me which actors I liked. I said Julie Christie.
"He said that he was her agent and he said he talked regularly to her and mentioned her on several occasions.
"I remember him saying to me he had spoken to Julie Christie and - because this had happened to her as well, by that presumably he meant the abuse that he was doing to me - she said he should take my virginity because it would be my first and then I would fall in love with him and be 100% loyal to him."
The woman broke down in tears in the witness box as she was accused of being "obsessed" about Clifford.
Richard Horwell QC, defending, questioned her about research she had carried out on the internet. He asked: "During the period in which you were having counselling, did you become almost obsessed with Mr Clifford?"
She replied: "I was very frightened and I was worried he would find out about me."
Clifford, wearing a grey suit, white shirt and grey tie, listened to her evidence using a hearing loop in the dock.
The woman said she met Clifford in 1977 while on holiday with her family in Torremolinos, Spain. She claims he impressed her parents and told them he could find her modelling work.
Clifford, 70, from Hersham in Surrey, is accused of 11 counts of indecent assault against seven women and girls.
He denies all the charges.
Under cross examination, the woman spoke about a sighting of Clifford in Raynes Park, south London, which she mentioned in an anonymous letter she sent to him.
She told the court that she stopped behind the defendant at traffic lights in around 1998.
"He had a personalised number plate and I could see the back of his head," she said.
In the letter, she wrote: "What to do? Wanting to get out of the car, confront you, let you know that I still remember, wanting everyone to know the real disgusting creature that you are."
Prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC asked the woman: "Is it true what you have told this jury?"
She replied: "Absolutely true."


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Unlike other internships, our interns don't run errands or stay in the background, an internship with Eugene Weekly means writing weeklys news briefs or music reviews as well as the chance to write in-depth features and to pitch (and write) a cover feature. Recent interns have done stories on and interviewed everyone from Arun Gandhi to nationally touring pop stars.
EW's internship is designed to give interns an education on writing on deadline, writing for an alt weekly and working for a newspaper. Interns get feedback on their pieces, and editing and proofreading experience of their own. The focus of our intern program is on getting students the clips and experience they need to get jobs in the competitive and ever-changing journalism world. We work with our interns' school schedule and schedule intern hours accordingly. The internship is unpaid, though we do try to give perks in addition to the focus on learning such as tickets to shows.
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