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Will James Campbell continue to say?
- "I just raise mine to sell. I take them to shows. I don't have anything to do with cockfighting."
Or, will James Campbell legally testify and say?
- "I support cockfighting freedom. I am for the repeal of cockfighting ban."
Is James Campbell a dunghill and a chicken profiteer?
- Check out UNOFC article Saying "I'm A Cockfighter" is NOT a crime.
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Cockfighting bill to be heard Wednesday
Bill would make crime a felony
By Alan Johnson
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday November 27, 2012 9:03 PM
When James Campbell, of Franklin, Ohio, appeared on the cover of Pit Games, an international cockfighting magazine, it was a sure sign of Ohio's lax laws on the animal blood sport.
Campbell, who runs Osage Game Farm in Warren County and says he has nothing to do with cockfighting, raised the 2009 champion rooster in the "World Slasher Cup," a cockfighting tournament held twice annually in the Philippines, where it is legal.
But Ohio's law would get tougher with House Bill 260, being heard by an Ohio House committee Wednesday that would make cockfighting a felony in most cases. Ohio is the only Great Lakes state, and one of just 14 states overall, in which cockfighting is not a felony. It is illegal in all 50 states.
Cockfighting is a fierce competition where two specially-bred roosters, fitted with sharp blades attached to their legs, are pitted in a fight to the death. Spectators usually bet out the outcome.
Under the proposed law, police will be able to confiscate "any equipment or devices used in training roosters for the purpose of cockfighting or as part of cockfighting," as well as any rooster that police believe has been or is intended to be used in cockfighting.
If the cockfighting bill is approved, it would be the last piece of an eight-part, animal-welfare agreement brokered in 2010 by former Gov. Ted Strickland between the Humane Society of the United States and the Ohio Farm Bureau. The agreement included five new rules for farm animals, a ban on sale and ownership of exotic animals, plus crackdowns on puppy mills and cockfighting.
As a result of the deal, the national Humane Society halted what promised to be a contentious statewide ballot issue on the humane care and slaughter of farm animals. The organization gathered more than 500,000 signatures on a petition to put the issue to a public vote.
Since that time, all the other pieces have fallen into place, including rules promulgated by the Ohio Farm Standards Board and most recently Senate Bill 130, the puppy mill legislation, passed by the Ohio Senate legislature yesterday and sent to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.
But like the feisty creatures it proposes to control, a cockfighting law has been evasive.
John Goodwin, director of animal cruelty policy for the Humane Society, said there has been opposition from some of the estimated 400 bird breeders in the state who formed a trade group and political action committee.
"I think they have masked who they really are, trying to muddy the water," Goodwin said.
Campbell, who previously testified to a legislative committee against the cockfighting bill, said in a brief telephone interview yesterday that he is not involved in cockfighting. "I just raise mine to sell. I take them to shows," he said. "I don't have anything to do with cockfighting."
But Campbell's comments in the Pit Games magazine indicate otherwise. The article says Campbell raises and sells 800 birds each season "to the cockfighting-friendly countries of Mexico and the Philippines." Further, he is quoted as saying the birds are "born to fight" and that he favors breeds that can "withstand punishment."
YouTube videos also show Campbell's property with hundreds of cages as well as cockfighting footage.
Goodwin said Campbell is one of the one of the best-known American breeders of cockfighting roosters.
The bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Derickson, R-Oxford, would boost the penalty to a felony from a fourth-degree misdemeanor if weapons, money and wagering are involved, or an admission is charged. " Cockfighting tends to be exceedingly profitable and the monetary benefit of cockfighting far outweighs the current penalties associated with this crime," Derickson said in sponsor testimony. It includes exemptions for show birds.
The bill is supported by the Humane Society, the Farm Bureau, the Ohio Poultry Association, the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association and the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association.


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Create a campus culture that embraces both personal and operational wellness.
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A photojournalist for The Wichita Eagle was prepping for one of those "it's a rainy day" photos when he came upon the rescue by local firefighters of Taz, a dog who had fallen into the creek.
The tweets from this amazing rescue and the photos that accompany it by Travis Heying, a photojournalist for the Wichita Eagle/Kansas.com (here's his website), show a 2.5-hour successful attempt by first responders to free the dog, who was trapped in the creek and had to be cut away using a hydraulic saw.
It is the most heart-warming thing you'll see all day.
Does it have anything to do with cars? No. Is it awesome? Yes. And that's why it's in our Off-Topic But Awesome section.
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The pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda L.) is an introduced pest of pines. It was first discovered in the US at a Christmas tree farm near Cleveland, Ohio, in July 1992. A native of Europe, the beetle attacks new shoots of pine trees, stunting the growth of the trees. The pine shoot beetle may also attack stressed pine trees by breeding under the bark at the base of the trees. The beetles can cause severe decline in the health of the trees, and in some cases, kill the trees when high populations exist. The goal of APHIS-PPQ is to define the extent of the pine shoot beetle infestation and limit its artificial spread beyond the infested area through quarantine and an active regulatory program. In addition, PPQ wants to reduce the economic impact on specific plant industries within the infested area through pest management and improved regulatory protocols for movement of articles at risk.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Michigan-based automotive parts company will pay $750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00059), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. tested all of its Lawrenceburg, Tenn., plant employees in May 2007 for 12 substances, including certain legally prescribed drugs, in violation of the ADA. Five of the drugs tested for were illegal controlled substances, the EEOC said, but the other seven were legal medications that were lawfully prescribed for the individuals taking them.
Further, the EEOC alleged that Dura required those employees who tested positive for legally prescribed medications to disclose the medical conditions for which they were taking prescription medications, and made it a condition of employment that the employees cease taking their prescription medications, without any evidence that the medications were affecting the employees' job performances. According to the EEOC, Dura then suspended employees until they stopped taking their prescription medications, and fired those who were unable to perform their job duties without the benefit of their prescription medications. Moreover, Dura conducted the drug tests in such a manner as to disclose to its entire work force the identities of those who tested positive.
All this alleged conduct violates various provisions of the ADA, the EEOC charged. The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement through its conciliation process.
Besides the monetary settlement of $750,000, the four-year consent decree settling the lawsuit includes terms that:
"This agency will continue to enforce the ADA's prohibitions against illegal medical inquiries and examinations of employees where they are not job-related and consistent with business necessity," said Faye A. Williams, the EEOC's regional attorney for the Memphis District. "The EEOC's Guidance on Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examination of Employees provides that asking an employee whether he or she is currently taking any prescription medications may be considered a medical inquiry."
According to company information, Dura, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Mich., is a global provider of parts for automotive and specialty vehicles. It has approximately 11,000 employees at 35 manufacturing facilities worldwide, including its facility in Lawrenceburg.
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Vivian Campbell reunites with original Dio members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, and Claude Schnell in a new band called LAST IN LINE.
See them perform this summer in the UK!
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Yes, that is painful that they Mr. DIO and Vivian did not patch things up...'but who knows maybe they said something to each other in private as the yrs went on (especially when Ronnie was sick) and the Media never know of it. Yet still I'm thrilled for these legendary DIO Rocker-Musicians Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell and Claude Schnell to join forces along w/Freeman doing respectful honors to DIO. What an incredible Classic Master Metal band DIO are and may the legendary Mystic & Iconic leader/founder Frontman RONNIE JAMES DIO rest in sweet harmony what Epic-Vocal power range and hypnotic Magic Eyes (not Evil Eyes, although that's one of my fav Dio songs) he has!! All the best & much success to the LAST IN LINE. Another awesome DIO Classic. God-Bless.
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On Christmas night in 1776, this general crossed the Delaware River. Which future president was it?
George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack Hessian troops in the Trenton, New Jersey area. The width of the Delaware River at the point where Washington and his troops crossed is less than 300 yards.


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|[An Nahar] Jihadists overran large parts of an Alawite village in the central Syrian province of Hama on Monday in fighting that killed at least 30 combatants, a monitoring group said.
Alongside other radical Islamist groups, al-Nusra Front seized parts of the village of Maan, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding at least 11 rebel fighters and 20 regime troops were killed.
Rebels last week launched an all-out assault on army positions across Hama, home to a patchwork of religious communities, says the Observatory.
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Editorial: Watch out, lawmakers are back in town
The Colorado Legislature is scheduled to convene today, Wednesday, Jan. 9. Here's a quick test. Lawmakers are back in town, so you better hide your:A) GunsB) WalletsC) "Traditional" valuesD) All of the aboveI'd put my money on D. It's not that I harbor antipathy toward the Democrats, who will control both the House and the Senate when the General Assembly convenes. Rather, I had the opportunity to get a firsthand look at the leadership and their agendas last month during a pre-legislative forum. I have to say the mood was perhaps a bit "too blue." But then, one-party rule is often fraught with peril.Mind you, the atmosphere at the forum was grim as everyone tried to process the morning's news out of Newtown, Conn. Gov. John Hickenlooper was upset enough to be visibly shaken, but for his part he was engaging, comparatively modest, moderate and thoughtful.The same cannot necessarily be said of Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Colorado Springs, House speaker-elect, and Sen. John Morse, Senate president-elect, also of Colorado Springs. What shone through both was the hubris of a party that had just run the table and assumes they did so because they have a voter mandate.Such attitudes don't enjoy a good rack record in purple Colorado. But what emerged was some politically contentious items are likely to be ramrodded by the majority party.Civil unions: "Last year it failed twice; this year it needs to pass once, and quickly," said Morse. The civil union shenanigans last year were certain to leave an open wound, and one can't blame the Democrats for throwing this back at the GOP given how the House GOP acted in 2011. But the assumption tacitly put forth at the forum – that the issue is the reason voters gave the Democrats control of the House – borders on preposterous.Immigration: Morse and Ferrandino also made it clear they and their cohorts are going to waste no time passing legislation granting in-state college tuition to children brought here illegally by their undocumented parents.Guns: It is a "tough day to talk about this kind of stuff -period," said Sen. Bill Cadman, Senate minority leader-elect. "Most of our hearts are in our throats."He did suggest, though, that the GOP position has not changed: Gun control will not stop such incidents and the minority party in the Statehouse does not generally favor more controls.The Democrats took a different tack.Assault rifles, said former police officer Morse, are "made to hunt people. We don't need those weapons in the city streets. … Is there a way to ban assault weapons? We ought to have that conversation … so we can stop talking about burying our children."Hickenlooper, too, in something of an about-face from statements he made the day of the Aurora movie theater massacre, agreed that a "conversation" about gun control should take place. But he was less outspoken about his interpretation of the Second Amendment than was Morse.It seemed axiomatic that Morse & Co. will push hard for an assault weapon ban and perhaps a ban on high-capacity magazines and online purchases of ammunition. If such legislation is indeed passed, look for heavy traffic from Denver to Kearney and Sidney, Neb., where Cabela's will be happy to satisfy the demand Coloradans have for these items.Marijuana: Lawmakers this year will be tasked with creating a "legitimate industry in Colorado" in the wake of the passage of Amendment 64, said Ferrandino. Just how that will take place given that marijuana remains illegal under federal law isn't certain.Hickenlooper, reacting to a statement just days before by President Obama to the effect that the federal government would not interfere here, said: "I'm unclear whether the president and the Justice Department are in concert. … Admittedly, more clarity from Washington would help us."I'm not sure that the word "compromise" was uttered once during the three-hour forum. Come to think about it, maybe we should add a couple items to that list of things to hide: Start with the women and children.
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We're just a few days away from the end of 2012. Mayan calendars notwithstanding, most of us will see a happy and healthy 2013 and, statistically speaking, plenty of years after that. So it's probably time to start thinking about some New Year's resolutions.
You're going to be reading a lot of articles like this one over the next few weeks. Most are well-intentioned. Who doesn't need a little push in the right direction now and then?
The folks at U.S. News & World Report took on the subject recently and did a commendable job on the little pushes. They came up with 10 retirement resolutions for 2013. They were all pretty much spot-on: maximize your 401k, for instance, save a little more and take every tax break you can.
But one piece of advice stood out to us, so much so that we would make the case that you could ditch the other nine, worthy as they might be, and focus on this one alone for now. If you do so conscientiously, the most likely result will be that the other nine ideas will become much more relevant to you, and in short order.
What was that piece of advice? Know your number.
The way forward from U.S. News is to sort out your likely Social Security income, any pensions due to you or a spouse, then subtract that from your current cost of living. Multiply by 25 or 30 years and there you have it.
That's a good way to get a ballpark figure, but it leaves a hole in the thinking. One assumption of such a guesstimate approach is that Social Security 1) exists for you in the future, 2) increases relative to inflation as you expect and 3) your cost of living does not rise with inflation.
Of course, the folks at U.S. News realize inflation is a real problem for retirees. It doesn't feel like much now, considering how unusually flat inflation has been over the past few years. Prices are going nowhere because we're in a very weak, drawn-out recovery. But that will change.
A simple way to look at it is by checking the CPI inflation calculator at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Imagine that you had retired in 1982 with $1 million. Nice, right?
To have that same security retiring in 2012, you would need $2,385,710.
You can expect something similar to happen to your future retirement spending if everything stays basically the same, that is, if we don't experience a bout of severe inflation, which happened in the 1970s.
So, how can you derive a reasonably good number? A financial planner can help you do that, and he or she will be able to take into account realistic figures from your current financial life and ask you important questions along the away.
If you want to get started now, a good place to try would be the retirement income calculator from Vanguard, the mutual fund company. It asks a lot of the same questions a planner would ask (although obviously not as personal to you) and provides an instant readout of how much money you will need into the future.
Interestingly, Vanguard allows you to "turn off" Social Security and see the effects of losing that income stream. It seems an unlikely scenario, but a lot of unlikely things happened during the credit crisis. Gigantic banks disappeared. "Safe" money funds went broke. It's good to consider all outcomes in these exercises.
Once you have a sense of the reality ahead, another good move is to figure out how to get there. Vanguard and other companies now offer dramatically cheaper ways to invest in the markets, but you'll need a thoughtful asset allocation plan to make sure those investment funds perform to your expectations.


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What is the European counterpart organization to USA's NIST?
I want to check the European best practices and guidelines on computer security. Does anyone know if this organization exists, and if there are available publications?
I need to check the policy role of some firewall but in general I want to know what is the de-facto standard organization to watch.
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We reported late last year that Silent Hill 2 was getting an HD makeover. As a fan of that game, I see myself as a bit of a purist and snob. Honestly, I think it comes with the territory. So I kinda scoffed at the idea of someone re-dubbing the entire game for it's re-release in the Silent Hill HD Collection. "Sure everyone sounds like they're on Dayquil; That's the whole point!" I said to myself.
Lucky for you, the guys at Konami have included both versions. Good for them! And hey, the voice acting isn't terrible, from what I played! If anything, I'm more surprised that they replaced some of the acoustic guitar tracks in the new version with an electric guitar.
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Firefighters see little increase in activity due to fireworks
Officials in Fayetteville were busy Thursday with calls about fireworks, receiving calls from people trying to get some sleep and about several grass fires.
Fayetteville Fire Chief David Dayringer said 2013 was the fourth year that selling and using fireworks within the Fayetteville city limits has been legal. Previously, residents were selling them within the city illegally. Officials made their sale legal to increase revenue.
"We decided well," Dayringer said. "We might as well let them sell fireworks inside the city, capture the revenue and provide for a few days where they could legally shoot off some fireworks."
Dayringer said he called in extra staff to deal with the anticipated increase in activity, but the night wasn't too out of the ordinary.
"Typically we'll have 30 calls every 24-hour period, and this last 24-hour period we had 30 calls," he said.
Other fire departments, like Springdale's department, said they had more calls than usual Thursday night.
Fireworks are not permitted any more in Fayetteville, Springdale or Bentonville. Rogers is one of the only citiies in Northwest Arkansas that permits fireworks from Friday into the weekend.


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It would be CFCD that would get on the board first against the run of play off a cross that was headed home in the 25th minute. The Red Bulls would respond right away with two goals, first from the penalty spot by JP Marin and second by Omir Fernandez who scored his team-leading ninth goal. The Red Bulls took the 2-1 lead into the second half and had the wind to their backs. The defense held CFCD to one shot in the second half and the Red Bulls came away with the 2-1 win. The Red Bulls U-18s moved to 8-0-0 and will host Bethesda SC on Saturday, October 29 at the Red Bulls Training Facility at 1:30 p.m. Scoring Summary: CFCD Goal 25' NY: JP Marin 41' NY: Omir Fernandez 45' Lineup: Sam Ilin, Ben Bograd, Deandre Golden (Anthony Herbert, 35'), Evan Peters, Max Aunger, Kazu Shinegobu, Vince Borden, JP Marin, Zach Ryan (Mohammed Fofanna, 68'), Omir Fernandez, Bratislav Petkovik Subs not used: Carlos Alvarado, Fernando Docters, Juan Carlos Merino, Austin Tucker, Matt Frank New York Red Bulls U-16 (2) vs. Continental FC Delco (3) The Red Bulls U-16's dropped their first game of the season in a game played in windy conditions at FC Delco. The Red Bulls fell behind in the 23rd minute when a Delco midfielder beat three players and then blasted in a shot from 25 yards into the lower left hand corner of the goal. The U-16's leveled the score in the 40th minute when Scotty Taylor converted a penalty kick. Delco took the lead again in the 54th minute after a questionable penalty kick was awarded and then converted. Substitutes Julian Kraidelman and Amadeo Chapru-tate provided some immediate spark to the team after they entered the game in the 57th minute as the U-16's pushed forward for the equalizer. The Red Bulls created some good chances as they threatened the Delco goal on several occasions. In the 62nd minute, Aziel Jackson scored from 20-yards out after receiving a pass from the left wing from defender Jared Juleau. However, the U-16's could not keep the lead for long as a Delco shot from the left flank took a wicked deflection that looped over Red Bulls goalkeeper Matt Goodman's head in the 65th minute. "We were disappointed with the goals that we gave up today. It was difficult to play today but as a team we need to do better collectively in defending and not allowing our opponents those opportunities to get chances on goal," Man of the Match Dylan Sullivan said. The Red Bulls U16s are now 6-1-1 on the season. They host Bethesda SC this Saturday, October 29, at 4:00 p.m., at the Red Bulls Training Facility. Scoring Summary: CFCD Goal 23' NY: Scotty Taylor PK 40' CFCD Goal 54' NY: Aziel Jackson 62' (Jared Juleau) CFCD Goal 65' Lineup: Matt Goodman, Dylan Sullivan, Connor Maurer, Jordan Bailon, Jared Juleau (Sean Ryan 70'), Anthony Rovito (Amadeo Chapru-tate 57'), Skylar Conway, Danny Jara (Kevin Alvarado 50'), Aziel Jackson, Scotty Taylor, Jack Valderrabano (Julian Kraidelman 57') Subs not used: Matt Frank, Jayden Reid, Evan Chacon. Man of the Match: Dylan Sullivan New York Red Bulls U-14s (6) vs Continental FC Delco (0) The Red Bulls U-14s traveled to Conshohocken, Pennsylvania to take on Continental FC Delco on October 23. Esteban Molina scored twice while Danny Ramm, Justin Weiss, Jake Novoshelski and Kyle Linhares each added a tally. The Red Bulls U-14s are 6-0-0 on the season. They play three games this weekend in Advance, North Carolina, as part of the USSDA U-13/U-14 Eastern Regional. Scoring Summary: NY: Esteban Molina 23' NY: Danny Ramm 27' NY: Esteban Molina 39' NY: Justin Weiss 61' NY: Jake Novoshelski 67' NY: Kyle Linhares 77' Lineup: Matthew Acosta (Aidan Borra 53'), Amir Daley, Alexander Dos Santos (Kyle Linhares 48'), Bryce Lebel, Andrew Maia (Jake Novoshelski 48'), Esteban Molina (Justin Weiss 48'), Danny Ramm, Hamza Shehata, Peter Stroud, John Michael Tolkin, Alex Bobocea (David Ossipov-Grodsky 41') New York Red Bulls U-13 (4) vs Continental FC Delco (0) New York Red Bulls opened the scoring after just 75 seconds when Dion Ahmetaj intercepted the ball in the midfield, dribbled and then shot from 25 yards to beat the goalkeeper. Adam Havens would then extend the lead to two in the 23rd minute with an excellent turn and shot from the edge of the area. Havens left foot strike was his fifth goal of the season. The second half would see two more goals. The first after 51 minutes, from Omre' Etienne scoring after a powerful run and cross from Joey Zalinsky. Etienne then saved the best for last when he added a second in the 55th minute. Max Kastl won a header in midfield, the ball dropped to Etienne who beat the defender and then curled the ball into the top corner with a superbly angled strike. The Red Bulls backline looked in control throughout the match and closed out the game to record the team's fourth clean sheet of the season. The Red Bulls U-13s improved to 6-0-0 on the season with the shutout victory. The Red Bulls U-13s next travel to Advance, North Carolina to compete in three games as part of the USSDA U-13/U-14 Eastern Regional. Scoring Summary: NY: Dion Ahmetaj 2' NY: Adam Havens (Leo Guarino) 23' NY: Omre' Etienne (Joey Zalinsky) 51' NY: Omre' Etienne (Max Kastl) 55' Lineup: Derek Polanco, Zach Wheeler (Holden Tabije 51'), Ethen Horrobin, Gavin Tabije, Jakob Friedman (Christien Merritt 40'), Carmelo Carbone, Derek Rivera (Max Kastl 40'), JJ Zaun (Joey Zalinsky 40'), Dion Ahmetaj (Curt Calov 45'), Leo Guarino, Adam Havens (Omre' Etienne 40'). Sub not used: Aldo Munoz New York Red Bulls U-12 Blue (3) vs BW Gottschee Academy Blue (2) The New York Red Bulls U-12 Blue repeated their result of the teams' last meeting with BW Gottschee, securing a 3-2 win at home on Saturday. The Red Bulls led throughout the entire match creating many opportunities to add to their tally of three goals. This allowed BW Gottschee to put pressure on the Red Bulls late in the match with two unanswered goals against the run of play. The Red Bulls U-12s improved to 10-3-1 on the season with the victory. The Red Bulls U-12s continue their four-week home stand by taking on World Class FC Saturday, October 29 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Scoring Summary: NY: Jacob Lee 11' NY: Liam Sagey 23' NY: Jack Krongold (Jacob Lee) 58' BWGA Goal BWGA Goal New York Red Bulls U-12 White (6) vs BW Gottschee Academy White (0) The New York Red Bulls U-12 White ended their two-game slump with a convincing 6-0 victory over BW Gottschee at the Red Bulls Training Facility in Whippany on Saturday. The Red Bulls applied early pressure making it difficult for Gottschee to find their rhythm and managed to create several chances which they put away from good counter attacks and turnovers. The Red Bulls U-12s improved to 10-3-1 on the season with the victory. The Red Bulls U-12s continue their four-week home stand by taking on World Class FC Saturday, October 29 at 10 and 11:30 am. 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For Nick Cunningham and Jamie Greubel, setting the second-best times in the opening round of this season's U.S. bobsled team selection races was cause for some congratulations.
Both moved closer toward getting to drive at the upcoming Sochi Olympics.
Olympic medalists Steven Holcomb and Elana Meyers easily posted the best times Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., their showings almost expected and a bit irrelevant since both have spots onto the World Cup team already secured based on past performances.
The story of these selection races will be the order in which other drivers finish as they vie for a limited number of spots on this season's World Cup team, a critical step toward qualifying for Sochi.
And for Cunningham and Greubel, the start of their Olympic seasons couldn't have gone much better.
"It's definitely a step in the right direction," Greubel said. "I still have Park City to conquer, but I definitely gained some confidence today toward Sochi with this race."
The men's trials continue in Park City, Utah on Oct. 20, with the women's trials resuming Oct. 25.
Meyers — a bronze medalist as a brakeman at the 2010 Vancouver Games before moving into her current role as a pilot — and Aja Evans topped the women's race with a combined two-run time of 1 minute, 57.21 seconds, posting the two fastest starts in the field and almost cruising from there.
After that, no one was better than Greubel, who teamed with brakeman Katie Eberling to finish in 1:57.92.
Jazmine Fenlator and Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones (1:58.60) had the third-best time of the day. Bree Schaaf and Lauryn Williams (1:59.38) were next in what served as the first real bobsled race for Williams, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter dash and part of the 4x100-meter relay team that won gold at last year's London Games.
Greubel, Fenlator and Schaaf are basically competing for two available pilot spots on the women's World Cup team.
"The ice felt amazing," Greubel said. "Really good speed today. It definitely feels like the beginning of the season now."
Holcomb drove USA-1 to a four-man gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, and his times with brakeman Steve Langton on Saturday suggested that they're more than a little ready for another Olympic run. They had the two fastest pushes in the field and finished their two runs in 1:54.28, nearly a full second — a huge margin in sliding — ahead of Cunningham and Dallas Robinson (1:55.23).
Still, Cunningham had no complaints.
"This is kind of big for us," Cunningham said. "We're not peaking for team trials. We're peaking for the start of the World Cup season and this is a stepping stone to get there. ... We're pretty happy with where we are."
Langton is a world push champion, and part of a deep corps of elite pushers in the U.S. men's bobsled stable, a list that right now also includes Curt Tomasevicz and Chris Fogt, both of whom are expected to open the World Cup season in the other spots with Holcomb and Langton in the USA-1 four-man sled.
Robinson isn't too far removed from the elite level, and Cunningham raved about what his brakeman did Saturday.
"He just has a champion's mentality," Cunningham said. "He wants to win. He's just looking for the opportunity. He's a racer. He's a competitor. He's an athlete. I look in his eyes and see that fire, that drive and how much he wants it, and that just makes me push harder."
Racing continues in Lake Placid on Sunday with the start of USA Luge's national championships.


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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian troops stepped up an offensive against rebels in the north on Wednesday, following explosions targeting security forces and a university campus that killed more than 100 people in two days.
Powerful suicide car bombs that killed about two dozen people in Idlib marked another escalation in the fight for control of northern Syria, a key battlefield in the country's civil war. The day before, massive blasts heavily damaged the main university in the commercial hub of Aleppo, killing 87 people and wounding scores of others.
The nearly simultaneous bombings in Idlib Wednesday bore the trademarks of Islamic militants, the most organized rebel fighters trying to topple President Bashar Assad's government. More than 60,000 people have been killed in the 22-month conflict, according to the United Nations.
Assad's warplanes struck rebel targets in both northern cities, still reeling from the deadly explosions. The Syrian army vowed to crush the armed opposition to "cleanse the homeland of their dirt."
The army said in a statement that its troops killed and wounded dozens of "terrorist mercenaries" in Aleppo following the attacks on the university where students were taking mid-year exams. Assad's regime regularly refers to rebels as "terrorists."
Government troops and rebels have been locked in a deadly stalemate in Aleppo and other areas in the north since last summer. Six months later, the rebels hold large parts of the city. Still, they have been unable to overcome the regime's far superior firepower.
With the two sides deadlocked on the northern front, rebels have increasingly targeted state security facilities and government institutions in other parts of the country, including in the capital, Damascus.
There were conflicting accounts of the rebel assaults on Idlib, southwest of Aleppo.
The state-run SANA news agency said two suicide car bombers attacked a pair of traffic circles, killing 22 people and wounding 30. It said security forces foiled two other suicide bombers planning to target security forces and civilians in the area.
A government official said three cars laden with explosives were detonated on a major highway and a traffic circle.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported three car bombings, but it said the attackers were targeting security vehicles near the local security headquarters and a checkpoint. The group, which relies on reports from activists on the ground, said at least 24 people were killed, most of them regime forces.
No one has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's explosions. In the past, Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida-linked group the Obama administration has labeled as a terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for suicide attacks.
It's also unclear who was responsible for the twin blasts that ripped through the university campus Tuesday in Aleppo, killing dozens, setting cars on fire and blowing the walls off dormitory rooms.
The opposition and the government blamed each other.
Activists said forces loyal to Assad launched two airstrikes on the area at the time of the blasts, while Syrian state media said a "terrorist group" hit it with two rockets.
The scale of destruction appeared inconsistent with the rockets the rebels are known to possess.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria blamed the Assad regime for a "despicable attack" on unarmed civilians. "The Syrian people have already endured too much loss as a result of the Assad regime's relentless attacks on its own people," she told reporters on Wednesday.
Syria's Ministry of Higher Education suspended classes and exams at all Syrian universities to offer time to mourn for those "assassinated by the treacherous terrorist hand," the state news service reported. Minister of Higher Education Mahmoud Mualla said Assad ordered a speedy reconstruction of the university.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry sent letters to the U.N., calling on member states to condemn the "terrorist" crimes in Syria, including the university attack.
Also on Wednesday, clashes erupted between rebels and pro-government Kurdish gunmen in the town of Ras al-Ayn on the Turkish border, a Turkish official said.
At least eight wounded Syrians were taken across the border to the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar for treatment. One of them died in a hospital, an official in the town said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because Turkish government rules bar civil servants from speaking to journalists without prior authorization.
Surk reported from Beirut. Associated Press writers Zeina Karam in Beirut, Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and Bradley Klapper in Washington contributed to this report.


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Wishes do come true, thanks to Jeremy Bloom
So many of Jeremy Bloom's dreams have come true. He's competed in two Olympics, won 11 World Cup gold medals as a freestyle moguls skier, and played for two teams in the National Football League.
What's really neat, though, is his desire to give senior citizens an opportunity to fulfill wishes of their own — however large or small. He does this through the Jeremy Bloom Wish of a Lifetime Foundation, a Colorado-based not-for-profit organization that is on track to grant 400 wishes this year.
Among them: A chance for Boulder resident Helene Dax, the nation's first female air traffic controller, an opportunity to go up in a Cessna with her good friend Emily Warner, the first woman to be hired as a commercial pilot.
Other wishes have enabled World War II veterans to re-visit battlefields; a woman to be reunited with a daughter suffering from cancer; and a 91-year-old to take a hot-air balloon ride. The foundation has also purchased a throw rug that made it more comfortable for a diabetic with neuropathy in his feet to get out of bed every morning and arranged for a 92-year-old Lakewood resident, Harold Emerson, to travel to Winterset, Iowa, to visit with siblings he hadn't seen in 25 years.
"When I started the foundation I had no idea of what the wishes would be or how many lives would be impacted," Bloom said. "We've had quite a variety of requests, and the one thing I learned quickly was that sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference in a person's life."
Bloom, 29, started the foundation as a living tribute to one of the most important women in his life: his grandmother, 85-year-old Donna Wheeler of Keystone. Wheeler maintains an active lifestyle, despite coping with two chronic illnesses, Sjogren's disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
Much of the money to fund the wishes comes from The Evening Affair, an annual dinner, auction and dance. The 2011 edition, A Midsummer's Night Wish, was held at the Seawell Grand Ballroom and had a capacity crowd of 562.
Exactly how much money was raised was not available at press time, but it was expected to be a significant amount. The evening's special appeal, for example, brought in over $30,000; the goal had been $20,000. A custom helmet that Bloom had worn when he won his first world championship in 2003 was one of the live auction items and sold for $8,000.
Other live auction items included a skating session with Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski that went for $2,500; a two-night stay at the Montage Laguna Beach fetched $4,250 while a three-night stay at the Montage Deer Valley brought $4,500 and two nights at the Montage Beverly Hills went for $3,000. A workout with Brady Quinn sold for $2,000 and a gymnastics session with Alicia Sacramone went for $1,000.
See pictures from A Midsummer's Night Wish
Aside from a desire to support a worthy cause, many of those who attend the gala are drawn by the fact that Bloom remains well-connected in the pro-sports arena and many of his big-name friends drop whatever they're doing to attend, also. Special guests this year included Denver Broncos Brady Quinn and Ryan Harris; Alicia Sacramone, an Olympics medalist in gymnastics; extreme skier Chris Anthony; and Jesse Csincsak, a pro-snowboarder who won the heart — if only for a little while — of DeAnna Pappas on Season Four of "The Bachelorette." He is now married to Ann Lueders and in February, the couple recently welcomed their first child.
A Midsummer's Night Wish was planned by John Tobey, Sarah Bodhaine, Suzanne Halvorson, Elva Pellouchoud, Sarah Poffel and Tom Wagenlander, the foundation's assistant director. Laura Wildt and Jane Runge were the honorary chairmen; George Bogdewiecz is the foundation's chief executive officer.
Brookdale Senior Living was the presenting sponsor, and has partnered with the Jeremy Bloom Wish of a Lifetime Foundation to expand the wish-granting nationwide. Star sponsors were Epiphany, Inc. and T'Da Design.
Wish Table hosts were Anton Collins Mitchell, Caz Matthews, DaVita, GroundFloor Media, MBH Enterprises, St. Anthony Hospitals and Wasserman Family Connections. Table hosts included ACW Partners, Colorado State Bank and Trust, Dr. Dean Prina, Steve Shaffer, Jerry Simonsen, Lockton, Inc., Mile High United Way and Resort2Kindness.
Kevin Medina is president of the JBWOL board, a body that also includes Jeremy Bloom's mother, Char Bloom; Sarah Bodhaine, Andrew Carroll, Greg and Ruth Dickson, Joska Hadju, Cara Lawrence, Laura Love, Elva Pellouchoud, Jane Runge, Chris Tetzeli, Greta Walker, Matt Wess and Laura Wildt.
Learn more about the foundation by visiting seniorwish.org
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314 or email@example.com; also, GetItWrite on Twitter


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Also in Vegas at Pure, Ashlee Simpson and husband Pete Wentz hosted an affair so lame the most high profile guests were Heidi Montag and that Spencer she may or may not have married.
What's up with all this hosting business? Well, you gotta go where they pay you. So for one night, the new parents left little Bronx at home to earn some cash. After all, no one was bidding for their baby pics, and Ashlee doesn't exactly have a career.
She does however look great. Even with that surgically rendered generic looking face that, like you, I have a hard time telling apart from the one from High School Musical whose name escapes me and I don't care enough to google and you shouldn't care enough to write me about.
As for Ashlee's sister – Porny's been playing it low key lately, especially now since her boyfriend is injured AND out of the playoffs. Tell me again why Tony Romo is worth $6 million a year???
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When you take a seat among the exquisite fields of America's most stunning flower farms, you'll make a personal connection between flowers and agriculture as part of our country's farm landscape. Along with lively conversation among dining companions new and old, guests will share platters of delicious, seasonal and local food. You'll meet others who are passionate about preserving American Grown Flowers, farmland and our country's floriculture roots. While enjoying this artisanal meal, all eyes will be on the botanical beauty of the petals, stems, foliage, vines, buds and berries at the center of the table — artistically arranged to bring sensory pleasure to the experience. The attention is on our flowers, our farmers and their farms, and the floral designs they inspire. Come learn why the origin of your flowers matters. Save your seat today!
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Noah Continues Shift To Recurring Revenue, But Expects Softer Second Half; Downgrade
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Noah Holdings (NOAH) is a leading online wealth management services provider in China, catering to high net-worth individuals there. It mainly distributed over-the-counter financial products.
J.P.Morgan analysts Josh Klaczek and Joy Wu like Noah's second-quarter earnings and raised their price target from $9.50 to $16, implying 19.1 times 2013 P/E or 4.2 times P/B.
In the analysts' own words:
Sales of fixed income products surged +63% Q/Q (+164% Y/Y), and now make up 86% of transactions from 68% last year & 43% in 2011. Moreover, the group continues to drive strong growth in its Asset Management business, with AUM [asset under management] now at $3bn, up from $1.7bn in 1Q13 and just $200mm at the end of 2011.
The consistent increase in both fixed income sales & AUM underlies the rise of recurring revenues, which doubled the past two years in terms of overall contribution.
For technology companies, higher recurring revenue means lower operational risk.
So why the downgrade from Buy to Hold? Interbank liquidity stress (recall SHIBOR scare in June?) may have driven high-net-worth individuals to places like Noah in the second quarter. When liquidity eases, Noah may see its business soften:
There is some risk that recent liquidity stress in interbank drove outsized product sales, with active clients +46% Q/Q, which likely decelerates in 2H13.
Noah gained mouth-watering 188% this year. But it is a volatile stock. It lost 20% in one day after the SHIBOR spike in June. Any liquidity scare from China can easily knock this stock down from its high horse.


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Senior shortstop Mo Mercado (left) is one of the key pieces that is taking Great Oak softball to new heights this year. Mercado hit a team-high .477 in 2012.
1. Great Oak is drawing lofty praise this spring.
The Wolfpack are still seeking their first-ever Southwestern League championship, but they have been receiving the accolades typically bestowed upon an established power.
Great Oak was ranked No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division I poll, released March 18. The Pack also have garnered national recognition as they were ranked No. 15 in the country in MaxPreps' Top 25 poll unveiled March 12.
Even Vista Murrieta, sitting on five consecutive league titles, is respectful of Great Oak's prowess.
"They're the team to beat," Broncos coach Dan Torres said. "Great Oak has got everything."
The Wolfpack lived up to the early acclaim by outscoring opponents 43-13 during a nine-game winning streak to start the season. Their only blemish is an 8-0 loss to top-ranked Division II school Mission Viejo.
"There's no question to be in the same conversation with Mission Viejo, (Huntington Beach) Edison, (Garden Grove) Pacifica, Norco, to be the same breath with them is definitely an honor," Great Oak coach David Mercado said. "I don't think I can quite put us there yet."
Mercado says the elusive league title is a reachable goal for a squad that is brimming with college-bound talent such as his daughter, Mo Mercado.
Mercado, committed to Arizona, swings a potent bat as she ranked third in the Southwestern League last year with a 1.163 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage). At shortstop, the senior is the cornerstone of a stellar defensive unit.
Enhancing the defense, Great Oak boasts a pair of pitching aces on the mound with senior Hannah Dewey (3-1, 1.73 ERA) and freshman Autumn Storms (6-0, 1.50 ERA).
The Wolfpack don't possess a lot of power outside of Mercado and third baseman Savanna Ferstle so situational hitting, bunting and taking chances on the base paths are the foundation of the team's offense. Leadoff hitter Laura Curry and No. 2 batter Ander Lopez are the table setters for Great Oak's small-ball attack.
2. Fewer games should lead to more intense contests in the Southwestern League.
The Southwestern League schedule has been trimmed from 15 games to 10. The rationale for the move is that league coaches believed tournament games and nonleague contests were gathering more weight in playoff seeding.
With the reduced docket, the games are bound to be fervid affairs and the likelihood of a co-champion or an upset title holder increases. Four of Great Oak's foes also are littered with college commitments.
Vista Murrieta will have trouble replacing the power output of Michigan freshman phenom Sierra Romero, who set the county record with 45 career homers. Although the Broncos (3-3) are still finding their way in the early going, they are loaded with talent from their seniors down to freshmen.
Romero's younger sister Sydney registered the second-best on-base percentage (.542) in the league as a freshman in 2012. Sydney is supported in the lineup by center fielder Katie Datil, who finished third in the league with a .679 slugging percentage last year.
Freshman catcher Tristen Edwards has the bloodlines as her older twin sisters Taylor and Tatum once starred for the Broncos and now are juniors with University of Nebraska. Edwards, who already has given a verbal commitment to Nebraska, is batting .500 in her first six games.
But it's junior ace Selina Ta'amilo who gives the Broncos an opportunity to win any game. The dominant hurler went 20-3 with a 1.11 ERA last season, but has not been at peak form yet after suffering a foot injury in the offseason.
Temecula Valley, the 2012 league runners-up, have a powerful lineup that includes sluggers Hailey Kofler, Natalia Segovia and Rachel Burdette. Segovia has swatted five home runs and holds a league-best 1.154 slugging percentage through 13 games.
Murrieta Valley has only four players that are junior status and above, but its core is extremely gifted despite its youth. The Nighthawks are led by a starting pitching tandem of Lacey Alderman (Long Beach St.) and Olivia Sanchez (BYU) that will be throwing at the Division I level within time.
Shortstop Stephanie Moreno is a leader of a burgeoning starting nine that prides themselves on their athleticism.
Chaparral has an intriguing team that employs three Division-I quality catchers in Jaelyn Young (Purdue), Cheyenne Balzer (North Carolina State) and Lorena Ruiz (Hawaii). The Pumas' calling card is their hitting, which is spearheaded by Young and her sophomore sister, Mariah, a first-team all-Southwestern League selection in her first season.
Murrieta Mesa has made gains this season with their offense and is only one win away from matching last year's victory total of five. Their best player is sophomore Alexis Watts, a slap-hitting base stealer.
3. Heritage is poised for a great season in the Sunbelt League.
Heritage (11-4) returns all three of its first-team all-league players — Lexi Blevins, Nichole Chilson, Claire Thewes — on a team that finished second to Paloma Valley (12-3) last season.
The Patriots already have taken the first league matchup against their Paloma Valley adversaries and are assembling respect with a No. 9 ranking in the Division IV poll.
The most daunting obstacle for Sunbelt League opponents is overcoming Blevins on the mound. The 6-foot junior has compiled a 0.91 ERA in her first nine starts this season.
Backing Blevins is an offense that usually churns out just enough runs to get over the hump. Chilson provides the power while Thewes serves as the speedy slap hitter.
Paloma Valley ace Kailee Smith is the only returner among four all-league selections last year. The Drake verbal commitment was 13-2 with a 1.10 ERA last season.
With new blood playing key roles, Wildcats coach Briana Wells says her team is still developing, but views plate discipline as one of the team's strengths. Sophomore Karynne Johnston has blossomed into one of Paloma's more reliable bats.
Temescal Canyon figures to compete for one of the top three spots in the Sunbelt League after finishing 9-6 last season. The Titans bring back an experienced trio with catcher Kacey Everett, second baseman Maegan Rowley and pitcher Myranda Libano. Freshman Emma Bordenkecher is a budding star.
Lakeside has been carried by two senior bats — catcher Austen Urness (.579, 4 HR) and outfielder Alyssa Loyless (.550, 2 HR) — this year. Urness verbally committed to Nebraska as an eighth-grader and Loyless will study at Dartmouth in the fall.
"Urness and Loyless are two of the greatest kids I have ever been around in my life." Lakeside coach Todd Naylor said.
The Lancers are laboring at 2-5 after losing league MVP Jasmine Smithson-Willett on the mound. Freshman Cheyenne Alvarez has pitched every inning for Lakeside this season.
With three wins, Elsinore already has surpassed last year's win total of one. The improving Tigers have eight seniors, which includes all-league pitcher Dominique Lopez.
4. Hemet brings back nucleus, but faces tougher postseason road.
The Bulldogs welcome back all four of its all-league players — pitcher Cheyenne Gandara, shortstop Taylor Vanzee, centerfielder Kassandra Hernandez and third baseman MacKenzie Miller — from a team that captured the Mountain Pass League title (13-2) and reached the quarterfinals of Division V playoffs last season.
However, the postseason road should be more menacing after Hemet was bumped up to Division IV. The Bulldogs are not currently ranked in the poll.
Gandara, Hernandez and Miller have been playing together on varsity since they were freshmen, so coach Jeff Galloway believes his squad has an on-field chemistry that is matched by few.
5. Calvary Murrieta is shooting for its third-straight second-place finish in the Ambassador League.
The Warriors have had the misfortune of playing in the same league with Aquinas, a juggernaut that has outscored its opponents by a 61-2 margin this year.
Still, Calvary Murrieta has managed to go 25-7 since entering the Ambassador League in 2011, which is a remarkable achievement considering the small size of the student body.
Senior Chelsie Keller doubles as the team's best hitter and go-to pitcher. Armed with a strong infield, the Warriors hope to record their first postseason win since 2010 this year.
Calvary's Ambassador League rival Linfield Christian is going through a rebuilding year as they have only one player Carlyn Barker that plays travel softball.
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Alfalfa Leaf
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 14, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
Posted in Uncategorized
Alfalfa Leaf (Medicago sativa)
Alfalfa Leaf (Medicago sativa) is also known as Buffalo Herb, Purple Medic and Buffalo Grass. The Alfalfa belongs to the pea family and is an important forage crop in the United States, Canada, Australia and in the Middle East. Alfalfa leaves may look like clover but it has small clusters of purple flowers. It is a perennial plant that grows only up to about a meter in height. Alfalfa is a strong plant that can even withstand prolonged dry periods.
Almost all parts of the Alfalfa are used for medicinal purposes but the Alfalfa Leaf is the most commonly used as a bulk herb. The Alfalfa Leaf has phytoestrogenic compounds that are known to treat many menopausal and PMS symptoms in women and it also has anti inflammatory properties to cure infection.
History and Origin
The lowly Alfalfa plant has many medicinal uses and the oldest writings on this herbal remedy actually date back to at least 1300 B.C. in Turkey. The Alfalfa was first cultivated by the Greeks in as early as 490 B.C. but the Medes of Persia were the ones to give it a scientific or botanical name, hence it was called 'Medic ago sativa' which means 'sowed by the Medians'. The word Alfalfa came from the Latin word that meant "best horse fodder" or best horse food.
Ancient Uses
The ancient use of the Alfalfa Leaf was for food during the time of the Ancient Greeks in 490 B.C. when they first cultivated the plant for its nutritional value. During the time of the Medians, it was found that the Alfalfa Leaf was a good horse food, and that it helped to provide both power and stamina to horses that were important during times of war and other battles.
The Alfalfa Leaf was primarily used as a treatment for upset stomachs, as well as for many other minor digestive system disorders such as indigestion, stomach upset, dyspepsia and to enhance the appetite. Since it can be cultivated even in dry places, it was used as a staple food in the United States.
Modern Uses
The Alfalfa Leaf has been found out to have phytoestrogens that can be used to treat menopausal symptoms like mood swings, fluid retention, night sweats and depression. This is also essential in the management of PMS symptoms as well, such as pelvic pain, bloating, irregular menstrual flow and also muscle cramps.
The Alfalfa Leaf is a known immune system stimulant and is essential in normal blood clotting due to its rich Vitamin K properties. The Alfalfa Leaf also contains bioflavoniods for capillary strength and overall cardiovascular health. Its high Vitamin K content can aid patients with medications that cause Vitamin K depletion. The Alfalfa Leaf has many gastro intestinal benefits plus it is a powerful diuretic to treat kidney infections and eliminate fluid retention in vital organs and regions of the body.
Side Effects
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not take any Alfalfa Leaf preparations and supplements. It is highly recommended to talk to your doctor first regarding the use of Alfalfa Leaf as part of a dietary regiment since it may interfere with certain types of allopathic medications and may also cause adverse side effects such as diarrhea and gastric upset.
Our Expert
Paulina Nelega, RH, has been in private practice as a Clinical Herbalist for over 15 years. She has developed and taught courses in herbal medicine, and her articles on health have appeared in numerous publications. She is very passionate about the healing power of nature. Ask Dr. Jan


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WORCESTER — TelexFree Inc. co-owner James M. Merrill pleaded not guilty Wednesday to multiple charges of fraud and conspiracy related to his alleged role in what prosecutors say was a $1 billion global pyramid scheme.
Mr. Merrill appeared in U.S. District Court in Worcester before Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy for a 30-minute hearing that followed his indictment last week on eight counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The federal grand jury also indicted Mr. Merrill's TelexFree business partner, Carlos N. Wanzeler of Northboro, on the same charges. Mr. Wanzeler allegedly fled the country in April for his native Brazil and is considered a fugitive.
Mr. Merrill arrived for his arraignment wearing a black suit and accompanied by his lawyer, Robert M. Goldstein. To each charge, Mr. Merrill stooped to speak into a microphone on the courtroom table before him and answered clearly, "Not guilty, your honor."
If convicted, Mr. Merrill could face 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each charge against him, Assistant U.S. Attorney Cory S. Flashner told the court.
Mr. Merrill, Mr. Wanzeler and TelexFree also could be forced to forfeit nearly $97 million and multiple properties, cars and boats targeted by authorities, including several houses in Central Massachusetts.
Mr. Merrill will remain free pending trial but is confined to his Ashland home on $900,000 bond.
TelexFree, now shuttered, was based in Marlboro and sold Internet telephone services. Prosecutors say the company took in substantial sums but got most of its money from individuals who paid to become "promoters."
Promoters were promised generous payments, even if they sold nothing. Money from newer promoters went to pay earlier promoters, prosecutors allege.
TelexFree filed for bankruptcy protection in April in Nevada, just before federal investigators raided the company's Marlboro offices and seized computers and records. A trustee appointed to oversee the bankruptcy case has indicated that more than 1 million people, many of them outside the United States, may have claims against TelexFree.
As the TelexFree case moves forward, lawyers are trying to determine how to manage the massive amount of electronic evidence collected by authorities from the defunct company's computer servers.
Mr. Merrill has been seeking access to his bank accounts, which were seized by the government, to fund his defense. Both sides may need to hire forensic experts, Mr. Flashner said in court.
Magistrate Judge Hennessy granted Mr. Merrill's motion for a probable cause hearing to probe whether his accounts can be traced to a crime.
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Ah, Melzer! A German family name on my mother-in-law's side. Katherine Melzer is the Melzer I am familiar with. She married William Boegel Sr on 13OCT1874, but this isn't Katherine so who is she? Katherine is the only Melzer in my tree. She is the root Melzer, or as many would say, the brick wall. I have no one farther back in her line. Her funeral card was in a large box filled with family funeral cards, so she's someone. Let's get to work.
Elizabeth Melzer, born 17APR1903...died 06FEB1962. Not old at all by today's standards. Beyond that, the funeral card tells me little apart from that and the fact that she was Catholic (note the "indulgences" at the bottom of the card. Does any other faith do that?).
I did a search on Ancestry.com for "Elizabeth Melzer" born in 1903 +/- 2 years and got a hit in the 1930 census. If this is my Elizabeth (and I believe it is) she was married to Joseph Melzer. At the time of the census they had only been married for 2 years and had no children, but had Frank's parents, Frank and Mary, living with them. This still doesn't tell me everything I need to know about Elizabeth, but it's a start. We know that she was married and that Melzer was not her birth name. Another hint in this census that leads me to believe that this is the right Elizabeth?....they live right next door to John and Dora Kuehl...my mother-in-law's grandfather.
|1930 US Federal Census
That's certainly not proof, but we do know that our ancestors tended to live near one another. They frequently stayed in family and ethnic groups. Of course, my parents generation through to the current one pretty much threw that out the window. Good for them...harder for future genealogists!
Looking through the rest of the search results there was one other Elizabeth Melzer that could have fit into this puzzle, but she was in Cook county, IL. It's possible, but not as likely so I ruled that one out. As I continued scanning through the results I came across another funeral card...the same funeral card I have. The Elizabeth in this family tree was also listed as married to Joseph Melzer. So while online family trees can be filled with holes big enough to drive a bus through, they can at least help to point us in the right direction and according to this, Elizabeth's maiden name was Batzler. Another surname familiar to me, but not directly in our line. There could be something to this!
I will be pulling Elizabeth's obituary when I go home to Wisconsin, but until then I continued...the 1940 census had Elizabeth and Joseph with a son, Robert, and Joseph's mom still living with them as a widow (rest in peace Frank Melzer). The Kuehls are still living nearby too. Good news. Then I look one page ahead for "Batzler"...nothing. Then one page behind...bingo! Page 18 of the census for Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin was Joseph and Marcella Batzler. Her parents? Nope. This Joseph is only 35. Her brother? Don't know. According to the family tree I found, it's possible that this could be her brother. Her father's name was allegedly Joseph so this could be his namesake...or not. Again, I'll be looking for that obit when I get home.
So who is Elizabeth Melzer? Not a Melzer by birth, so if I want to see if there is a connection to the Melzers in my husband's tree I need to know exactly who is Joseph Melzer?
Searching for "Joseph Melzer" born around 1903 +/- 2 years (taken from his age in the census) with a father named "Frank" gave me three hits. The 1930 census that I had already found, a 1920 census for a Joseph Melger/Melzer born in 1910 (nope...probably not), and a hit for the Wisconsin state census for 1905. Bingo!
Frank and Mary Melzer and their son, Joseph, were in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin for the 1905 census, and living with Frank is none other than his parents, Joseph and Mary Melzer! Again, looking good for the home team, but still lots to do, because I don't have a Joseph and Mary Melzer in my tree! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming....
So I didn't get hits for Frank Melzer in the 1910 and 1920 census so I took out his first name and just searched based on his last name and estimated date of birth...and I got the 1910 census. Yay! Frank (here listed as Franz) and Mary now have Joseph and Sophia as children. Frank's parents are still living with him as Joseph and KATHERINE!?!?! Don't you love it when that happens! She went from Mary in the Wisconsin 1905 census to Katherine in the 1910 US census. Not to fear, because it really depends on who is giving the information and it is more than possible that her name was Mary Katherine (a fine Catholic name). It's not proof, but I've seen names change soooooo many times that I'm not concerned....yet.
Then we get to the 1920 census and Joseph Melzer has turned into Herman J. Melzer. My Joseph? Probably. Age is spot on and everyone else in the household checks out from his parents, to his sister to Joseph and Katherine. Not deterred, but BOY does it explain why people are hard to find in the census records! Sheesh!
So it looks like Joseph's (aka Herman J., aka the future husband of Elizabeth where this all started) father Franz/Frank was born sometime around 1871. Since Joey wasn't born in 1900 and that's our next census, we'll have to search for someone else...Franz! Of course knowing the variations of his name I did a search for Melzer born in 1871 +/- 2 years and found my man (still in Wayne, Washington, Wisconsin)! Joseph and Katherine (yes she's still Katherine here) have 3 children living with them. Their children are Franz, Katie, and Julia. Still no gold as my Katie/Katherine married William Boegel in 1874 and this Katherine was born around 1877. Still, I'm encouraged that my mother-in-law's great grandparents, George and Margaret Rosbeck, are on this page. Keep those relatives close!
Now Joseph Melzer (husband to Katie) was born around 1841 in Austria, Bohemia according to the census and came to America in 1867. Can this bit of information help me? Perhaps, but nothing firm jumped out at me. A lot of possibilities but nothing that screams, "This is him!"
Back to the 1880 census..they're in there, and with additional children (Margaretha, Barbara, Franz and Katharina), but nothing helpful. There was a hit for Joseph Melzer, b. 1841 on FindAGrave and he was married to a Katherine (nee Wondra) but that doesn't help too terribly much to go back. He died on 15APR1926. I suppose I'll be pulling that obit too. Maybe a nugget of gold mentioning his parents or siblings. Maybe.
So it's time to put this Melzer journey to rest. Sadly, without a connection made, but some backward progress. I need to review my unfiled research on the Melzer family, because something tells me I have something that I'm missing here. Some have made connections that Joseph (the one born in 1841) and my Katherine (born 1846) had the same parents...one Wenzel and Ursula Melzer nee Christoph...but I haven't found those connections yet and with Wenzel Melzer passing in 1884 there is little chance to find a good obituary (genealogically-speaking, that is).
So it's time to take a breather and then return later with a clear head.


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The Duval County Courthouse opened in June 2012. This is a stately and functional facility, which will serve the citizens of Duval County for many years into the future. The address for the Duval County Courthouse is 501 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
As Chief Judge, it is my responsibility to ensure that our courts in the Fourth Judicial Circuit are accessible, fair, effective, and responsive to the citizens of Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties and everyone who appears in our courts.
All of our judges, magistrates, hearing officers, staff attorneys and court administration staff are dedicated professionals committed to upholding the high standards of justice prescribed by the law. We promise to provide our citizens justice without prejudice in a professional manner focused on protecting rights while upholding and interpreting the law, and providing expeditious resolution of disputes.
As we serve the citizens of Clay, Duval, and Nassau Counties and those who enter the courtrooms of the Fourth Judicial Circuit each year, we are mindful of the limited resources allocated to our branch of government. In this tough economic climate, we are dedicated to fiscal responsibility. We are committed to providing you with information and access to the courts in an innovative and efficient manner. This website provides useful information about our Circuit, including our judges, programs, services and operations. The use of technology in this manner increases accessibility to the courts for everyone in an economical manner. Whether you are a citizen, litigant, or an attorney, I am hopeful these resources will be of assistance to you.
We hope you find our website informative and helpful in your interaction with the Fourth Judicial Circuit. You will find detailed information on all our court programs, judges, contacts, and courthouse locations. On behalf of all 55 judges in our circuit, I welcome you to the Fourth Judicial Circuit's website.
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The Florida Courts System is divided into five districts that are made up of 20 judicial circuits and are further broken down into 67 counties.
The Fourth Judicial Circuit is comprised of Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties. Currently, only Duval County Court is fully represented on this website. However, the court functions for Clay and Nassau Counties will be added in the near future. In the interim, limited court information for Clay and Nassau Counties can be accessed by going to the following websites:
This website is designed to give the public pertinent and timely information to use when conducting business with the Court. The links shown on the left will help you find the information you need. This website will evolve in appearance and content as technology and demands change to meet and anticipate your information needs.


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SAN JOSE — A powerful, fast-moving fire destroyed one house and damaged a neighboring home in a South San Jose neighborhood Wednesday, authorities said.
The blaze, which elicited five alarms, was reported at 11:22 a.m. at a two-story home in the 4300 block of Hampshire Place, nestled just northeast of the major intersection of Almaden Expressway and Branham Lane. Officials believe the fire started at one home and then spread to a second.
A squad of as many as 90 firefighters corralled the fire in just over an hour, declaring it knocked down at 12:37 p.m.
There were no immediate reports of injuries. One home was destroyed by the fire. The other had some damage, because firefighters had to cut holes in the roof to vent the heat and flames. It might not be habitable either.
It was not immediately clear how many people were displaced.
Because of the extensive SJFD response to the fire, crews from the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Santa Clara Fire Department were called to backfill four vacant stations to ensure adequate service to other parts of the city.
Check back later for updates to this story.


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Marvell system controllers
Galileo GT64010
GT-64010/64010A PCI Interface and System Controller for MIPS 4600/4650/4700/5000/5260/5270. The GT-64010 single-chip PCI-system controller offers a 64-bit SysAD CPU interface, a 4-channel DMA controller, a DRAM and devices controller, 4-channel Timer, and a PCI interface. This chip is used in the Cisco 3600 and 7200 routers.
GT-64012 is a Cache Controller.
GT-64011 PCI Interface and System Controller for IDT 4640/50 CPUs with 32-bit SysAD bus. This chip is used also in Cobalt RaQ with RM5230 CPU.
GT-64014 is a Low Cost Single-Chip System Controller for R4640 CPUs w/o PCI bus.
GT-32011 is low-cost system controller designed for use with the IDT RC30xx RISController. The GT32011 offers memory control, DMA interfaces, timers and system control logic.
Galileo GT64060
GT-64060 PCIntegrator : High-Integration PCI Bridge/Memory Controller
Galileo GT64120
The GT64120 from Galileo Technology Inc. (acquired by Marvell in 2001) are designed to connect a high speed processor SysAD bus to peripheral devices. It connects the CPU to an asynchronous local device bus which is used to interface with the boot EPROM, Serial I/O, and Flash memory. It also has a built-in DRAM controller for interfacing the processor to the onboard SDRAM main memory with minimal glue logic. In addition, the chip provides a CPU bus to PCI bus bridge.
This chip is used in the Mips_Malta, IDT7M9535 IDT7M9536 IDT7M9537 evaluation boards, Galileo EV-64120 evaluation boards and in the Cisco 2800, 3745 and 7200 routers.
Galileo GT-64111
GT-64111 is a Universal PCI System Controller for 64-bit MIPS CPUs (32-bit SysAD bus) w/ Integrated EDO DRAM Controller. Supports QED RM523x, IDT RC4640/50 and NEC VR4300. This device contains all the key system peripherals needed to build a 64-bit MIPS system: DRAM controller, device controller, four DMA engines, one 32-bit wide timer/counter and three 24-bit wide timer/counters, and a PCI 2.1 interface.
This chip is used in Cobalt RaQ2.
GT-64115 supports SDRAM. This chip is used in the LASAT firewall.
Marvell Discovery GT-64241/242
Marvell's Discovery GT-64241 is a system controller offering a 72-bit SDRAM memory controller, I2C and interrupt controllers, PCI bridge and arbiter, dual 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controllers, two multi-protocol serial channels, and dual 32-bit PCI bus. The GT-64242 also offers a 72-bit SDRAM memory controller, I2C and interrupt controllers, PCI bridge and arbiter with a single 32/64-bit PCI bus, and is targeted for system solutions that do not require integrated communications functionality. The Discovery GT-64241/242 devices support the MIPS processor traditional SysAD bus as well as the extended PMC-Sierra MIPS R7000 bus protocols.
Galileo Discovery GT64260
Marvell Discovery II MV64340
Marvell Discovery III MV64440
Marvell Horizon III
The Marvell Horizon III family consists of two products: the Horizon-MV96340 supporting 64 Bit MIPS microprocessors and the Horizon-MV96360 supporting 64-bit PowerPC microprocessors.


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Hello from Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture Japan!
Dear Readers, I'm sure that many of you have wondered what on earth happened to me. Around the end of May I actually got on a plane with the DH and dear Toddler Yum in tow and flew to Japan for a three month fieldwork trip for my dissertation. Preparation kept me quite busy initially, and then once I arrived in Japan I found myself extremely busy going to my field site, doing surveys and interviews, and then trying to keep myself fed and cared for. Not only that, when I'm not actually in the field but come down to our monthly apartment, Toddler Yum has been a busy girl requiring my attention. I started her in a Japanese daycare, and it has been a wonderful, enriching experience but also brought its own difficulties. My dear girl is learning some Japanese and about Japanese culture and loving it- but separating from Mommy in the morning has been a trial. We've had to bust out the favorite "Llama Llama Misses Mama" book for some of the bad days, and gone back to drawing Mini Mama and Mini Grandma on her hand to keep her company. She has a little uniform that is so cute, though. And luckily she seems to be doing well on a wheat-diet, so can eat the delicious, healthy, handmade lunches they make at her pre-school. My girl loves Japanese food!
Me in the Field, being Visited by Toddler Yum
I love Japanese food too, but my food options are severely limited. As usual, while living in Japan I consume seafood, but it is quite a challenge to avoid wheat when soy sauce is used to season pretty much all of the convenience prepared foods and flavors most restaurant dishes. I can't buy any prepared gluten-free baked foods, but I brought things like gluten-free pasta from home, as well as a few baking mixes and brown rice flour. Over the past month, I've been experimenting. This morning my Dad (who joined us when the DH had to return home for work) made me these awesome gluten-free pancakes. All you need is one burner, so they are good for the gluten-free girl (or guy) on the road or even in a dorm room. I've also been experimenting with baking in the toaster oven (our apartment doesn't have a regular oven) and have come up with an excellent mini banana bread recipe that I will be sharing soon.
In other Blog News:
I'm sure many of you have given up hope about the Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger Event, but starting this month some dear gluten-free blogger friends are stepping in and helping to host the event.
Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger Event Schedule
June: Shannon of Enjoying Gluten-free Life
Live: Signups for Adopt a Gluten-free Blogger!
July: Sunny of And Love it Too
August: Alta of Tasty Eats at Home
I'll be back hosting in September! Thanks ladies, you are lifesavers!
Here's the ingredients I bought in Japan to make this recipe! You can buy all of the ingredients in the States, too, so no worries.
*I brought the Bob's Red Mill Brown Rice flour from home. You may be able to find brown rice flour in Japan, but I haven't found one that wasn't packaged in bulk with gluten items yet… If you live in Japan and are frustrated by your inability to find safe brown rice flour, you can substitute more white rice flour for the brown OR grind brown rice with a good mill to make your own gluten-free brown rice flour for this recipe.*
Note the milk in the picture. If you don't buy lowfat milk in Japan, you're likely end up with some VERY thick and creamy milk. Delicious if you like cream… and it certainly it makes a delicious latte, but it is quite the figure-buster. lol. I learned early on in my Japanese life to seek out the lowfat stuff for drinking and baking. I'll be making a dairy-free version for Toddler Yum using the easily available soy-milk or the soy-almond milk, and I'll keep you posted on how that goes.
Read Japanese Labels for Gluten-free Shopping in Japan!
White Rice Flour / Kome Ko
I found this in an unusually large bag at a Japanese chain store called Sanwado found in the Tohoku region of Japan and Hokkaido. [English review of Sanwado in Misawa]
I love this store, which is like a combo between Walmart and a very small Costco. I found large, American-size cans of Chickpeas and Red Kidney Beans, neither of which are typically available in Japan, and if they are available are typically expensive and only sold in small quantities. I also can buy thai rice paper wraps, rice noodles, and cans of veggie green curry there. Yay!
Note that this rice flour is NOT mochi rice flour or sweet rice flour, but like the regular rice flour sold by Ener-g Foods or Bob's Red Mill. It is 100% rice flour (wetland) and doesn't have a notice about wheat being produced in its factories so should be a pretty pure source.
Almond Flour/ Almond Powder
I was surprised to find Almond flour, aka Almond Powder, in Japan, sold with the cake ingredients. I have seen large bags (I think at Sanwado) but purchased this small bag that was sold next to the cake sprinkles. It also doesn't have a warning about shared production lines.
The Homemade Cake brand is owned by Kyoritsu Foods. They have many different products including gluten-ones. I'm not sure how the packaging happens, but since they don't have a warning about wheat production lines, the risk of cross contamination seems fairly low. They do mention that dairy products are produced in the same factory, for any who might be concerned. The quality is similar to Honeyville Blanched Almond Flour.
Baking Soda and Baking Powder
I was surprised to find this baking soda at the "hyakku En Shoppu" Daiso, which is like a Japanese dollar store. It was reasonably priced. I found the baking powder in a regular grocery store, but wouldn't recommend this particular brand as it has a warning that wheat products are produced in the same factory.
Gluten-free Pancakes in Japan
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsp. apple vinegar
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup white rice flour
1 tbsp. almond powder (almond flour)
2 tbsp. white sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 tbsp. melted butter
Combine milk and vinegar in a large bowl and let it sit until it thickens slightly and the milk turns sour.
Combine your dry ingredients (brown rice flour, white rice flour, almond powder, sugar, baking powder and salt) in a medium bowl. Whisk together until ingredients are
Heat a non-stick pan to medium heat (or use your favorite cast iron pan with a little butter or oil as needed).
Add your egg and melted butter to the vinegar-thickened milk and whisk together. Gradually add your combined dry ingredients to the wet (egg, butter, milk, vinegar) and gently fold together.
Using a 1/4 cup measure for each pancake, pour up to 3 pancakes in your pan at a time. When the pancake gets bubbles on the top, after about 30 seconds, turn them over. When the second side is brown, remove from the pan and repeat.