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There is no feeling in baseball quite as helpless as standing on deck when the season ends. Jayson Werth understands that exquisite agony.
Two Octobers ago, Werth was one pitch from a chance at glory. His Philadelphia Phillies were down in a playoff series, facing elimination, striving for another tomorrow. There were two on and two outs with a full count on Ryan Howard with the Phillies losing by a run. One more ball and the season would come down to Werth. One more strike and it would be over.
Howard struck out looking to clinch the pennant for the San Francisco Giants. Werth headed into free agency. The Washington Nationals made him $126 million richer, but he often wondered what might have been.
"A lot," Werth said softly at spring training with the Nationals the next March. "A lot. That was the situation you live for. I've ran that situation through in the backyard, in the batting cage, on the sandlot, since I was 5 years old. Almost had it. Almost got to get in there. It wasn't meant to be."
On Thursday at Nationals Park, it was meant to be. Werth got his chance, and he did not waste it. Facing the St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Lynn, Werth led off the bottom of the ninth with the score tied and the Nationals needing to win to stay alive in their division series. Thirteen — yes, 13 — pitches later, he lashed a fastball into the left-field bullpen for a 2-1 victory.Continue reading the main story
It was the first home postseason win for a Washington baseball team since Game 3 of the 1933 World Series. The Nationals, who had played so poorly this week, got an early homer from Adam LaRoche, a strong start from Ross Detwiler and overwhelming relief from Jordan Zimmermann, Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen. They will live for a decisive fifth game on Friday.
"To me, there's nothing more fun to watch than a playoff baseball game, because of the drama drawn out over such a long period of time," the Cardinals veteran Lance Berkman said. "A night like tonight was just a great competition. Nobody made any mistakes. There was great pitching on both sides, and they had two big swings."
Facing elimination against Texas last fall in Game 6 of the World Series, Berkman singled with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Cardinals won the game and the series, capping an extraordinary postseason for baseball. This one is shaping up the same way.
Berkman is injured now, a spectator soaking up the majesty of October. In the early innings Thursday, he found himself sneaking back to the trainer's room to peek at Game 5 of the other National League division series. The Reds fell behind early, then brought the tying or go-ahead run to the plate in each of the last four innings. But they could not overtake the Giants.
Even so, baseball had a stretch of four gripping games — the last two on Wednesday and the first two on Thursday — in which three were decided on game-ending hits. The Yankees' Raul Ibanez homered to beat Baltimore. Oakland's Coco Crisp singled to cap a comeback against Detroit. The sport rested, briefly, before the Giants held on in Cincinnati and Werth connected here.
"I watched all the games last night and the walk-offs, and baseball this time of year is the best time for sports," Werth said. "I love October baseball. I was sitting at home and watching what Raul did, and I probably texted him 20 times last night, congratulating him. That was awesome. Here we are a day later, and I got an opportunity and came through."
Werth said Ibanez texted back a few times Thursday as Werth made his way to the ballpark. They were teammates for two years with the Phillies, who had won the last five N.L. East titles until Werth and the Nationals took over this season.
Werth's seven-year contract rattled the industry when he signed it. He had made just one All-Star team and was considered a complementary player, not a leading man. But the Nationals, who were coming off three last-place seasons, already had a rising core of young, less expensive players like Ryan Zimmerman, Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper. They needed a veteran to buy in.
Now Werth's image, in front of a giant curly W, covers three stories of a parking garage above the left-field bleachers. He is more scruffy than cuddly, but with one swing he has buried the contract issue, probably for good.
"Jayson comes across as a gritty — I don't want to say not likable — but he's a gamer," Zimmerman said. "He's in there all the time, no excuses. For him to go through everything he went through last year, obviously signing a big deal and people kind of feeling negative toward him — they don't really value him as we do. They should now."
Werth broke his wrist this May and missed half the season. Shortly after he returned, he found himself hitting leadoff, an unusual spot for a player who once hit 36 homers in a season.
"He embraced it," Desmond said. "If he had started leading off and said, 'No, I don't want to do it,' he wouldn't have been hitting in that situation. Somebody else would have been hitting in that situation."
Instead, when the lineup turned over for the bottom of the ninth, Werth was the one striding to the plate. There was nobody in front of him. It took two years, but the stage was his.
An earlier version of this article misstated the pitch that Jayson Werth hit for a home run in the bottom of the ninth. It was the 13th pitch, not the 14th.

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Apple's iOS 6 beta Maps app compared to Google Maps
0. phoneArena posted on 14 Jun 2012, 08:30
If you downloaded the developer beta of iOS 6 and tried out its most distinctive feature - Cupertino's own Maps app - you might have noticed something's lacking compared to the previous Maps app, which was powered by Google's tech. That something is not only Street View, which can be somewhat compensated by the Flyover function in iOS 6, but the actual level of street detail that the fledgling new maps and navigational software of Apple reveals...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
12. kanagadeepan (Posts: 1026; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
All these time + money wasted just for ego... Well done apple....
15. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Is apple trying to shoot itself in the foot? Google Maps is the most popular map app in the world and they're trying to compete against it... Waste of time and money if you ask me.
48. nyuvo (Posts: 72; Member since: 10 May 2012)
It's the same situation as Google+ and Facebook. Google+ came to the game late and is just consistently playing catch up with Facebook. We could use Google+ if we wanted to, but Facebook is a more mature social network with a better user experience (arguably). But the main difference is that we have the option to use Google+ or Facebook. Apple is deciding for all its customers that they have to use their own maps, therefore proving the dictatorship-like relationship between Apple and its customers. But who knows, maybe Google will place its maps in the App store; possibly for free? Then we can watch as people download the more mature Google maps software to replace
52. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I dont know about Google + vs. Facebook and Facbook being the better user experience.
I think Facebook had an update to address Google+'s Circles feature. It was probably already there on Facebook but was kinda hidden or not well known.
What Facebook also must remember is what made it great is it was alot cleaner than Myspace. Facebook is getting a lil cluttered, bloated IMO.
At some point...like with OS's....more doesnt neccesarily mean better.
18. Roomaku (Posts: 278; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
I fell asleep looking at Apples :(
19. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
this is beta, so give it some time.
but, anyone else notice just how closely APPLE COPIED GOOGLE on the way things look on the map?? they are MIRROR images. The pin is almost exactly the same, the way the blue line looks, the way it pops up with information.. all exact replicas.
Seriously, WTF. Where is the resident fanboys to explain how its OK that apple is copying google.
20. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Taco or Gallito will eventually come to say that they're: different when in reality they are exactly the same.
Apple makes me want to cry on how it runs its business.
22. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Most of taco and gallitokings arguments from the last year or so for defending apple and attacking android have been completely blown out of the water in recent days with these maps,ios 6 etc. They have remained very quiet,perhaps they have gained a little bit of respect back by remaining quiet apon realising the truth rather than launching continual comments here and keep ifan trolling!
46. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
the reason I am quiet is that I hear the same excuses from fandroids every day... when you guys come up with some new. and not recycle old material... then I will express my opinion.. but not to a troll like you...I only answer once to you.. and this was it
49. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Oops -1 on the respect again!
56. MISTER-H (banned) (Posts: 87; Member since: 28 May 2012)
Sharap..... U talk bogus....
24. Quezdagreat (Posts: 428; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
ARE YOU REALLY THAT STUPID? why would they look different when they are images of the same location.And before google purchased android, apple was already using google map you idiot
26. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
He is not talking about satellite images, look at the at pictures and how they "route" you, even the pointers to giv u an alternative route, they look d same, even the blue colors and the shades. Just saying, lets just b honest here, some someone copied someone. And i dont think u can separate google frm android, just as you cannot separate Apple and iOS. Like i said, just syin.
My bad, i forgot to us iFans, Apple doesnt copy someone, they had it long time ago. And one more thing (myb im saying this cos my iphone 4 is left behind) but how is iOS the most advanced mobile os when it cant do simple things other OS' can do, like bluetooth file transfer, usb hosts, widgets and so on just to name d few, yet it is ADVANCED! LOL
30. Quezdagreat (Posts: 428; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
if you were smart you would see that both maps are from iphones. and blue is a common color to show your route
29. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
u should really learn to read before asking if someone else is stupid.. for real.
apple is no longer using google maps. and apple wasnt "using" anything. Google maps was an app just like any other map, it just came with the phone. That is Android's google maps on the left, and Apple's iOS maps on the right. all the icons and the way it works look exactly the same. And yes the maps themselves look similar as well.. minus 80% of the detail on the apple side.
copy copy.. look who's copying.
35. Quezdagreat (Posts: 428; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
so you are telling me the picture that says San Francisco,Ca are not both from Iphones. Tell me when did android start using pins on their maps?
38. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
actually both are iPhone, I can tell One was made by Google and one by apple but both are for iPhone
40. Quezdagreat (Posts: 428; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
thank you but this idiot cant but he has a android phone
45. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Hey! I have an android phone now.....
63. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Apple wrote the maps app on iOS from scratch. Google has always provided just the data.
70. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
yea, looks like they took a shortcut and used all of google map's color pallets and icon sets too. Everything about that screams "rip off" its not funny. Its amazing that MS made Bing look different, yet Apple makes it look identical.. hmmm..
Hippocracy much?
25. SlimSoulja86 (Posts: 660; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
To be honest, i also realised that. Even with the "routes"
32. good2great (Posts: 1042; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
well to be honest this google's version is iOS Maps... so why wouldn't they use the same icons, images, and functions in their own Maps?
but i do understand where you are coming from.
and like a someone mentioned earlier the apple version of maps was first right?
39. Ivan6479 (Posts: 250; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Actually if I'm not mistaken I believe the whole pin thing may have been implemented by Apple, which explains why it isn't available to us on Android. I do agree though they are definitely biting off of Google Maps otherwise and poorly doing so. Yeah this maps is in beta and I get that, but they also acquired most of this mapping technology from another entity, when they bought them out, so you think they could do better then this. Oh well too bad for them, looks like Apple screwed up big time as they did with the rest of their lame so called new iOS.
41. cncrim (Posts: 1013; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
I tried ios 6 beta yesterday, not much news and apple got alot catch up to do maps department.
62. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Obviously Google is ahead when it comes to maps. They have one of the best solutions and have spent a lot of money and time building it up. It will take some time for Apple to catch up in this area. You can't expect a brand new product to come out and match or better every feature.
64. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
We like that™
67. hiBreed (Posts: 90; Member since: 29 May 2012)
don't y'all get it? This is true innovation, wait till u see the new UI. :D
71. scotty0717 (Posts: 10; Member since: 11 Aug 2011)
No comparison...Apple competing against Google maps? That's like blackberry making a comeback....way to late in the game.
72. HiddenStones (Posts: 5; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
I am curious on how much time difference on route 3 in the 5th image...


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5 ways new agents can get clients
12/04/2014 | Author: Editorial Staff
When you're a brand-new agent, getting clients is one of your top priorities. Increase your chances of finding them by trying these tips:
Don't be shy. Tell everyone you know and those you meet that you're a Texas REALTOR®. You can't get hired if you keep it a secret.
Spend time in the office. Volunteer to field questions from callers or those who stop by the office looking for help.
Speak up. Find community events, such as neighborhood meetings, and offer to give a presentation related to real estate. Your presentation could be about the local market or useful tips for the type of clients you're trying to target.
Lend a hand. Help other agents or your broker as much as you can, whether by manning their open houses or doing useful research. You aren't trying to take their clients, but you'll get experience and potentially gain referrals.
Don't overlook old-school methods. Direct mail and open houses will put you right in front of people who are looking for the services you provide.
Find more advice for new agents, plus a good refresher for everyone else, in "24 tips every Texas REALTOR® needs" in the November 2014 issue of Texas REALTOR® magazine.
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My latest column for the National Sports Journalism Center at Indiana:
Adam Silver gets it. Bryan Price does not.
There was much written last week about the Cincinnati manager's profanity-laced rant at Reds beat reporter C. Trent Rosencrans. Price's liberal use of F-bombs assured him a place in the Tirade Hall of Fame. However, the bad words wouldn't be a surprise if you've ever spent any time in a baseball locker room. Literally every other word heard wouldn't be suitable for the Disney Channel.
Still, managers usually clean it up when there are microphones in their faces. Otherwise, you wind up going viral when the language gets overly colorful, a lesson manager Price learned last week.
Price was thoroughly ripped for contending that beat writers should withhold information if it hurts the team they are covering. Let's all agree it was a ludicrous statement. Even Price's fellow managers wouldn't back him.
It is 2015, the age of social media with a seemingly unlimited demand for constant content. As ESPN's Buster Olney said in a tweet: "For Bryan Price's peace of mind, he should look at it this way: Everything gets out. And when it doesn't, he can view that as a bonus."
Yet it was a quote from Silver that stood out last week. The NBA commissioner didn't address the Price situation. Rather, during a meeting with the Associated Press Sports Editors association, he was asked for his thoughts on in-house media:
"My philosophy had been that we're better off not being in the news business because we're not going to be the most reliable source. We recognize that. The fans are sophisticated, the market is sophisticated. The fan knows that the content they will find on NBA.com is not the same content they will find on a third-party media site."
Well, give Mr. Silver a silver star. Clearly, the commissioner has a solid understanding of the media.
The NBA, like the other sports entities, is in the content business. It is a smart move considering the insatiable appetite for information on the game. Why shouldn't the league also cash in with its own website? Sports teams are pouring millions of dollars into their online entities. They have become yet another revenue stream.
If you want information and updates on your favorite team, by all means goes to Steelers.com. Fans can find much worthy content on these home-team sites.
Silver, though, knows there is a difference between a website controlled by a league or a team and a site that is independent. If anything controversial arises, the coverage will be much different on ChicagoTribune.com than Bulls.com. Or let's say, ESPN.com compared to NFL.com in the case of the Ray Rice situation. NFL.com didn't write that Roger Goodell should be fired.
Again, it goes without saying that independent sites will cover these stories with much more of an edge, and if they are doing their jobs right, will be willing to hold the subjects more accountable for their actions. Silver understands fans are "sophisticated" enough to know where to go to get the unvarnished coverage.
The difference also could be as simple as this: If Price asked the reporters who work for Reds.com to withhold information about a player not being available, they wouldn't write it. Rosencrans doesn't work for Reds.com; he works for the Cincinnati Enquirer. He wrote it.
One more thing: Rosencrans is to be commended for not exploiting Price's tirade. He wrote about the immediate aftermath on his blog:
"It was supposed to be a typical day — and Monday was anything but. As a reporter, you want to report the news and stay out of it. Trust me when I say that, because I woke up Tuesday morning to a call from CNN wanting me to go on TV and I told them no. I've told ESPN no. I've told some radio station in Toledo no. I've told everyone who has contacted me no. (And let me make it clear, nobody from WLW has contacted me — nobody, no matter what they say.) That would be me making myself the story. I am not."
Exactly. Rosencrans was just doing his job. Fortunately for the Enquirer readers, he does it well.


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There's still plenty of data to be collected and an awful lot to talk about, but if I said Gerrit Cole would not be chosen No. 1 or No. 2 come draft day, that would be quite a surprise to many, even a shock to some. So we do have some firm beliefs about this year's class and how it's all going to unfold in six weeks. But here are four potential surprises, starting in the top 10.
1. Pac-10 rules?
I wouldn't necessarily bet on it, and I'd wager that Keith Law wouldn't either, but there's an outside chance that the Pac-10 spots three players among the first 15 picks, and as many as four in round 1. Cole is a virtual lock for the top five, if not the top two, but he could be joined in the top half of the round by teammate and fellow right-hander Trevor Bauer and Oregon State catcher Andrew Susac.
Susac would have had a better shot had he not broken his hamate bone earlier this month, but scouts seems to be convinced enough about the bat that he could still be popped that early. Oregon left-hander Tyler Anderson has a shot at the back portion of the round, too, and to take that a step further, Beavers southpaw Josh Osich has impressed at least one scouting director enough for consideration in the compensation round.
The Pac-10 Conference isn't typically the leader in producing first-round picks, and still may not be this year, but they have a great shot to compete with the ACC, who boasts the likes of Georgia Tech's Jed Bradley, North Carolina's Levi Michael, Virginia's Danny Hultzen and a number of others that will receive consideration among the top 60 selections.
2. Two-fer Arizona
The Arizona Diamondbacks own two of the top 10 picks -- Nos. 3 and 7 -- and are widely expected to tab an easy sign with the second of the two selections because it's unprotected. The club gained the pick as consolation for failing to sign Barret Loux, the No. 6 overall pick from a year ago. If the D-backs don't sign the pick this time around, there is no further compensation, which almost always pushes clubs toward over-drafting a player they know they can sign. But what if the Diamondbacks don't do that?
The Snakes could tab a Hultzen or Vanderbilt's Sonny Gray at No. 3 and still grab a high-profile college player at No. 7. That player is unlikely to be TCU lefty Matt Purke, whose stock has fallen due to shoulder bursitis, but is a draft-eligible sophomore and is almost certain to be anything but an easy sign. But what about a player like George Springer or another college pitcher such as Texas right-hander Taylor Jungmann? While both players have the leverage to threaten to go back to school for their senior seasons, it may behoove them to sign a fair deal in 2011 and get their pro careers under way, rather than risking injury and entering the 2012 draft under new slotting rules that could be implemented between now and then.
The Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals could also choose to try and take advantage in the same manner, as they, too, have multiple first-round picks. The Boston Red Sox typically take the best player available regardless of what the perceived asking price may be, so it may not change the approach of scouting director Amiel Sawdaye and the Sox's bank book. The Tampa Bay Rays have three firsts, but are on a tight budget and may have to avoid a particularly expensive player with their compensatory picks.
3. Marlins bucking trends?
The Marlins are notorious for drafting prep players, particularly in round 1, having taken just seven college players in the first round in their 19 years of existence. But at No. 14 this season there could be a college player available that is too good to pass up, such as Jungmann, Connecticut right-hander Matt Barnes or LSU's Mikie Mahtook.
Among the Marlins' top prospects, according to Law's rankings and based on initial assignments, the club has very few near-ready talents and don't have the payroll to fill holes through free agency. Adding a player at a premium defensive position such as Mahtook or getting a starting pitcher from their own system within two years could win out for Florida this time.
Of course, it depends on who is still available, because if Francisco Lindor happens to slide -- highly unlikely, but stranger things have happened -- the Fish are likely to jump all over the chance to add the shortstop to their organization. With all the high school talent in the class, though, it would be a surprise if the club tabbed a college player with their first-round pick.
4. The Bubba Starling Card
Bubba Starling, a right-handed hitting five-tool centerfielder from Gardner-Edgerton High School in Kansas may be as talented as any player in the class. He's a two-sport star with a commitment to the University of Nebraska to play baseball and star at quarterback on the football team. But if he gives strong hints that he'll sign a baseball deal, not only will the Cornhuskers miss out on a terrific athlete, but the top of the draft will become that much more interesting.
If it weren't for Starling's strong commitment to go to school -- and we can't be sure whether that's completely legit or simply part of the negotiating process for the kid once he's drafted... or even somewhere in between -- he'd be a surefire top five pick with a chance to sneak into one of the top two spots if things broke his way.
But assuming Cole and Rice's Anthony Rendon go 1-2 in some order, Starling becomes the impact talent that many clubs selecting 3-9 lack in their organization. But will any of those be confident enough in Starling's interest to sign to select him that early? Someone most likely will and that would be quite the surprise in itself if Starling is still available after the Chicago Cubs turn at No. 9. But fitting Starling in somewhere could be the toughest piece to fit in the coming mock drafts.
Starling homered twice in a doubleheader Thursday in front of dozens of talent evaluators. Former Los Angeles minor league infielder and senior analyst at MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com Mike Diaz was also in attendance to check out Starling. Diaz's report includes more confirmation of Starling's big-time arm, natural instincts in center and lightning quick hands during his swing.
•With South Carolina's Jackie Bradley, Jr. out for at least three weeks and possibly longer with a wrist injury perhaps one centerfielder that could sneak into Day 1 is Central Arizona JC's Keenyan Walker, who offers plus-plus speed, gap power and an accurate throwing arm. He's a switch hitter batting .411/.505/.617 with 21 extra-base hits in 52 games, but does come with a lot of risk. "He's still raw," said one area scout. "Unrefined is a good word. But there's a lot to look forward to if he puts it all together."
• Right-hander Tyler Beede (Lawrence Academy, Mass.) went six innings in an easy win Wednesday, striking out 15 and yielding just two hits and two walks. He's whiffed 59 against just five walks and four hits allowed in 29 frames this season, displaying why he's a first-round caliber talent.
On the Trail
•Among the more loaded matchups of the weekend include UCLA and Oregon State going head-to-head at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Bauer is slated to go for the Bruins with Osich set to start for OSU.
•Also Saturday, Bradley and his Yellow Jackets teammates will face Clemson, who boast a strong offensive lineup that includes a couple of second-day draft prospects, led by Brad Miller who enters the weekend hitting .431/.535/.595 with 18 steals and good contact rates.


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When the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of Khlaifia and Others v. Italy yesterday, many may have felt considerable disappointment. I for one did. What had started as a next step in the development of the case-law on the prohibition of collective expulsion (Art. 4 Prot. 4 ECHR) in September 2015, has now taken a somewhat opposite turn.
The Grand Chamber judgment follows a judgment of the Second Section of the ECtHR which had caused some heated debate, in particular regarding the Court's finding that there had been a violation of Art. 4 of Protocol No. 4. The majority of Judges then stated that "a mere introduction of an identification procedure is not sufficient in itself to rule out the existence of a collective expulsion". Furthermore, the fact that the Italian authorities did not inquire about the specific situation of each applicant nor produce evidence of any individual interviews had contributed to the Court's assessment that the expulsion was of a collective nature. However, two markedly dissenting opinions on this question were raised. As argued by the two dissenting Judges Sajó and Vucinic, the Court's definition of the concept of collective expulsion had been too wide and was as such not in line with the reasoning in the four preceding cases in which the Court had found a violation of Art. 4 Protocol No. 4. In their opinion, an expulsion collective in nature must either relate to a group of individuals who share some identity characteristics, for instance ethnic origin or religion, or involve a group of individuals who had not been individually identified by the competent authorities.
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Our aim is to promote a programme which enables all members of the local community to participate fully in a range of high quality learning and leisure experiences to enable them to improve their individual and collective health and well-being.
TRACC has a range of facilities which include a newly refurbished fitness suite, a four lane 20m swimming pool with accessible changing area, various sports halls and a full size all-weather pitch. There are activities to keep the whole family fit, healthy and entertained at TRACC.
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Part of Stratford Road is covered from number 2 to 34 evens, 9 to 13 odds, plus Anderton Close. A different co-ordinator covers residents of The Old School. This scheme was started as the road is a main route in the town and did have many cold callers, now dwindling due to better vigilance and reporting by residents. I am one of a group of co-ordinators in Shipston, each of whom covers their own street. Only half the streets are covered but the co-ordinators meet quarterly and a representative attends the Stratford District group quarterly meetings.
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Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier has reportedly told Jose Mourinho that he wants to join him at Manchester United.
According to L'Equipe, the Ivorian full-back is prepared to be the answer to some of United's problems, with Mourinho failing to settle on a back four.
Aurier has been in and out of the PSG team this season and is said to be be refusing talks over a new deal at the Parc des Princes.
The 24-year-old's current deal runs until the summer of 2019 - but he reportedly hopes to be working under Mourinho before that date.


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Haste is of the essence in catching Red Blanket Productions' superb intimate stage revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins, not simply because only weeks remain in what looks to be a sold-out run at the Pico Playhouse but because, if Actors Equity has its way, starting next June you will never again see such a 99-seat production in Los Angeles County. Ever. (More on that later.)
Assassins is not your run-of-the-mill Broadway hit, nor is this musical about the men and women who assassinated, or attempted to assassinate, United States Presidents run-of-the-mill Sondheim fare (if any Sondheim musical could be called "run-of-the-mill").
Notwithstanding, Assassins has become one of Sondheim's most produced shows, its popularity explained in part by America's obsession with the "15 minutes of fame" that come to bank robbers, serial killers, reality show contestants, and political assassins (or would-be assassins) like Lee Harvey Oswald, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, John Wilkes Booth, and John Hinkley whose fame has lasted far longer than the 15 minutes predicted by Andy Warhol.
In a series of songs and dramatic/comedic scenes that both elucidate and entertain, Assassins attempts to explain what exactly prompted these four Americans, and a half-dozen other, lesser known men and women, to conceive of a crime, not only against another human being, but against America itself.
Perhaps more than any other Sondheim musical, Assassins encourages and even requires originality from its director, its non-traditional structure alternating song and spoken word vignettes without the slightest trace of a linear storyline.
Director Dan Fishbach more than succeeds at this task, aided and abetted by as crackerjack a team of musical theater triple threats and behind-the-scenes creative talents as any director could wish for.
Fishbach's vision is evident from the show's opening moments, the first to make imaginative use of scenic designer Alex Kolmanovsky's ingenious set, whose ripped-open brick walls suggest an America torn apart by the deeds of Assassins' eclectic band of protagonists.
The commanding presence and booming baritone of Cole Cuomo's ominous Proprietor open the proceedings with a bang as the evening's ringleader recruits a motley bunch of would-be assassins to "go out and kill a President," distributing to each the weapon he or she will use to America-altering effect, and before long "Everybody Has The Right" has Assassins' wannabe killers belting out one of Sondheim's catchiest melodies ever. (Whoever said "Sondheim doesn't write songs you can hum" was wrong about this one.)
Dynamic, golden-throated Nick Tubbs then takes center stage as the wryly observant Balladeer, who will, over the course of the next two hours, comment with an often bemused irony on the actions of men and women whose passion and determination prove the mirror opposite of his own studied detachment.
It's hard to imagine a more powerful dead-ringer for John Wilkes Booth than Travis Rhett Wilson as the actor/assassin who sets the chain of future killers and would-be killers in motion, his tale recounted in the folksy Balladeer-Booth duet of "The Ballad Of Booth."
Stomach pain-plagued loser Giuseppe Zangara (a terrific Jason Peter Kennedy, reprising the role he played for Coeurage Theatre Company a few years back) soon finds himself persuaded by Booth to shoot FDR, a failed assassination that sends the Italian immigrant to the electric chair and has Assassins' ubiquitous Ensemble (the all-around fabulous Sean Benedict, Dominic De Armey, Sandy Mansson, Bryan Vickery, Selah Victor, and Paul Wong) joining voices to brag in song about "How I Saved Roosevelt."
Adam Hunter Howard vanishes inside the blue-collar uniform and Polish accent of William McKinley killer Leon Czolgosz, the bottle factory laborer's devastating explanation of the horrors he has witnessed at work and his conversation with anarchist activist Emma Goldman (a feisty Victor) both proving eye-openers.
Claire Adams and Janna Cardia make two of the evening's most indelible impressions as nutso beauty Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme and equally bonkers housewife Sara Jane Moore, their bonding over Kentucky Fried Chicken in one of Assassin's most darkly amusing sequences showing off the distaff duo's considerable comedic gifts.
The haunting harmonies of "The Gun Song" provide a fine vocal showcase for the four-part harmonies of Cardia, Howard, Jeff Alan-Lee (as James Garfield assassin Charles Guiteau), and Wilson.
David Gallic is both hilarious and mesmerizing in the mostly non-musical role of Santa suit-clad would-be Nixon killer Samuel Byck, seen behind the wheel of his car recording a rambling message to Leonard Bernstein and later an equally disturbing (and disturbed) message to Tricky Dick.
Assassins' most unlikely couple may well be Charles Manson disciple Squeaky Fromme and the Jodie Foster-obsessed John Hinckley (an appropriately creepy Zach Lutsky), whose duet of the exquisite Unworthy Of Your Love" is at once funny, disturbing, and touching.
The splendid Lee combines the debonair and the deranged as bearded Guiteau, duetting "The Ballad Of Guiteau" with Tubbs before "Another National Anthem" unites all the Assassins but one in a rousing yet horrifying salute to dispossessed Americans everywhere.
Assassins' most unforgettable scene may well be the one that unites the heretofore unseen Lee Harvey Oswald (the boyishly appealing and therefore all the more frightening Benedict), seduced into assassinating President Kennedy by none other than the spirit of John Wilkes Booth.
Ensemble members Vickery, Wong, and DeArmey deliver engaging cameos as (respectively) Booth associate David Herold, forced at gunpoint to write in an injured Booth's diary, President Gerald Ford, who gets not one but two unsuccessful assassins, and a Pugsley-like child with an ear-piercingly recalcitrant "W-a-a-a-a-a-h!!!!"
A couple of Fishbach's imaginative touches make particularly strong impressions. The director takes the ensemble number "Something Just Broke" (added for the 1992 London production and not always included in subsequent Assassins) and transforms it from JFK-specific into a universal look at how each and every assassination attempt, whether failed or successful, affected the nation. Later, Fishbach's passing-the-torch re-envisioning of the show's Finale Ultimo ends the show on a memorably chilling note.
Choreographer Lili Fuller's striking musical staging complements Fishbach's direction to perfection, while musical director whiz Anthony Lucca's backstage band (Lucca, Ryan McDiarmid, Conor Malloy, Max Naseck, and Ethan Sherman) provide expert live instrumental backup.
Additional design credits are shared by as fine a team as you'll see in any 99-seat plan production—Stephanie Beth Petagno's spot-on multi-period costumes, Will Adashek's dramatic lighting design, Philip G. Allen's pitch-perfect sound design, and Shen Heckel's just-right props (including, not surprisingly, gun after gun after gun after gun after gun). Summer Grubauch is stage manager.
Unfortunately Actors Equity's odious elimination of their very own 99-seat plan set to begin June 1, 2016 will make a production like Assassins (with its cast of sixteen, including seven AEA members) cost-prohibitive, so see it now (and contact Equity President Kate Shindle at email@example.com or on Twitter at @AEAPresident to let Equity know how you feel about its planned decimation of our Los Angeles intimate theater scene).
In the meantime, do not miss Assassins at the Pico Playhouse. I'm guessing that Mr. Sondheim himself would give pistol-barrels-up to this sensational revival.
Pico Playhouse, 10508 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles.
–Steven Stanley
September 4, 2015
Photos: Will Adashek
Tags: John Weidman, Los Angeles Theater Review, Pico Playhouse, Stephen Sondheim


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7 Foods That Naturally Fight Pain
Adrienne's weight had never been something she was proud of, but couldn't shake: She grew up food-obsessed and even owned two refrigerators stocked full of food. However, she knew she needed a change when her battle with breast cancer caused her weight to spike from 180 to 220 pounds.
Her inspiration to get back in shape? Watching Jennifer Garner "kick butt" on the TV show Alias. Adrienne decided that she could kick butt, too, and proceeded to lose 90 pounds in a year. She kept it simple by focusing on 10-pound goals, eliminating processed foods, and forcing herself not to beat herself up but, instead, staying positive.
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When you're introducing a complex topic, where's the best place to start? With an overview? An example? A historical review?
Research suggests: an analogy.
Multiple studies have shown that analogies are a powerful way to connect new, complex concepts to familiar ideas that learners already understand. They also inspire innovative thinking by forging connections that learners hadn't considered previously.
Let's say you want to introduce a group of managers to social-exchange theory – the idea that interactions between people move gradually from superficial exchanges to deeper and more meaningful ones, based on mutual trust.
That's a lot to wrap your head around. But if you compare this process to gradually peeling back the layers of an onion, it becomes easier to grasp. The familiar image helps us grasp the new concept.
Source: Chan, J., et al. (2012). Analogy as a strategy for supporting complex problem solving under uncertainty. Memory and Cognition, 40(8), 1352-1365.
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A visual art collective united in the common desire to document the cultures and beauty of Africa.
Our individual perceptions about Africa have changed. Now it's our turn to change the world's.
By Sniper on May 2, 2017
Kenya north of the equator holds a beauty that you wouldn't find anywhere else in Kenya : mountains with jagged edges that might have walked out of heaven are a magnet for your eyes as you roll down the lonely highway.
By Sniper on February 20, 2017
Insecurity. Muggings. Theft. Garbage. That's what Dandora is associated with. In an attempt to see if this is all that this 40-year-old settlement in Nairobi's Eastlands District is all about, we ventured there last January under the guidance of a team from Dandora Hip Hop City.
By Sniper on November 30, 2016
From every trip we make, two main factors determine if a trip is successful: the photos, and the camaraderie. For Aberdare, it was the latter. Not that we didn't find enough beauty to make great photos, no. It's just that this trip was full of many great moments in between taking photos that made it […]
By Sniper on October 11, 2016
We never seem to get enough of Magadi. This was our third trip there in as many years and we believe we'll still return there next year. If you've been there, we're sure you know why. Despite the heat and semi arid landscapes that mean very few people call it home, a beauty that baffles […]
By Sniper on June 28, 2016
Muggings. Carjackings. Thuggery. These are just some of the adjectives used to describe Nairobi's Eastlands. But is this really all that happens in Eastlands? We sought to find out.
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Ever wondered what happens at a #OnetouchLive trip? No? Well, incase you ever do, here's a video that will give you an idea.
By Paul Kidero on June 2, 2016
Hello everybody! About one month ago, we finally went for our first #OnetouchLive trip of the year, to Hell's Gate National Park in Naivasha. It has always been a favourite OT weekend getaway, due to its proximity to the city and incredibly breathtaking scenery, which is sure to blow you away every single time you […]
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Mfangano Island's beauty and the warmth of it's people had been calling on us for a while. We responded towards the end of May and decided to spend a couple of days there, immersing ourselves in the culture, lifestyles and food of Mfangano's inhabitants.
By Sniper on April 21, 2016
Our just-concluded exhibition showcasing a collection of images shot in 2015 was featured on TV!
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Choosing to focus on the beauty of the people and places we visit, we rarely give a glimpse into what goes into showcasing the beauty and cultures of Africa.


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59 Blair Road
A typical late shophouse in the Blair Plain historic residential district, number 59, the last in a row on Blair Road, sits on an irregular trapezium-shaped site of 343 square meters. Number 59 is exceptional because all its neighbours are part of a row of terrace units, whereas number 59 is recessed by about 6 meters and about 50 percent wider. The house was purchased at the end of 2004 and restored. Prior to that had been unoccupied for many years and had therefore fallen into gross disrepair. The timber element of the whole house was totally ravaged by termites. The concept of the conservation was to retain the external façade and restore it into its original glory. After surveying and photographing the whole building, the second stage was to brace the building with metal scaffold and shoring. The third stage was to salvage useable material, remove the timber platform and the roof, demolish the internal partitions and clear the site to prepare for piling, structural and restoration work.
733 Mountbatten Road
An example of the early bungalow, 733 Mountbatten Road represents a significant part of the heritage associated with post-World War I architecture in Singapore, with European influences fusing with vernacular traditions suited to the local tropical climatic conditions. Completed in 1929, the house was the pride of the Mr. Wong Lee Swee and his family who held the property for 69 years. Over the years, the modernization of Singapore took its toll on the property which was left empty and depleted in the early 1990s. The main house was left for many years in neglect. In restoration, any imperfections discovered were preserved and deliberately left as they were rather than to restore than in perfect condition. The damaged balustrade was restored to its original condition. The linkage between the old house and the new extensions was purposefully done with a glass canopy so that the conserved old house looks untouched and remains as the central focus of the holistic planning of the old and new.
Tourism Academy @ Sentosa
The project sought to conserve four historical blocks (16, 17, 26 and 28) at Lankhill Road on Sentosa Island. In 2002, the 2-storey buildings were found in derelict condition by the company appointed to this project. After restoration, the buildings have been adapted to house a new Tourism Academy designed for occupation by at least 800 students and a total of 1000 persons on campus.


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Hey I just registered here to tell you how awesome that toolkit is. I use a modified version of it and it works perfectly. Do you have any progress on the code so far like object transformation (position, rotation, size) or maybe fit screen to object and
fit to show all objects?
Please dont give up on it I really appreciate it.
Oh yeah you should consider to rename it to Helix Engine - sounds so much cooler :D
PS: I can send you the modifications if you are interested.
Thanks for your feedback!! Sure, this project just started - I hope to get more work done on it soon. I have added you as a developer, you are welcome to submit improvements! There is a simple manipulator class for object transformation (translation only)
in the toolkit now, but I am sure this needs more work. Do you have solutions to this? And the "fit screen to object" feature? That's a feature I would really like to have included!
Engine or toolkit - I like "toolkit" since this is mostly a collection of tools and helper classes - not replacing or encapsulating the wpf 3d engine.
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Location: Molecular Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens Research2012 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416):
1. Conduct a functional and molecular characterization of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) with specific emphasis elucidating the responses to food-related stresses, and genomic and proteomic studies to assess changes in virulence and pathogenicity. 1A: Comparative phylogenomics and phenomics of non-O157 STEC. 1B: Examine and compare stress responses, including acid tolerance, in E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC. 1C: Role of SdiA in acid tolerance of STEC O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC. 1D: Molecular serotyping of E. coli. 1E: Methods for detection and identification of non-O157 STEC. 2: Conduct functional and molecular characterization of Campylobacter species with specific emphasis on responses to intrinsic and extrinsic stresses through genomic and proteomic studies, and examination of morphological and physiological changes. 2A: Determine the "mode of action" by which polyphosphates (extrinsic stress) enhance the survival of C. jejuni and C. coli strains. 2B: Use genomic and/or proteomic studies to molecularly characterize Campylobacter's physiological response to food additives under poultry processing conditions. 2C: Determine if members of the microbial ecology of chicken exudates provide survival advantages/disadvantages to Campylobacter. 2D: Determine if common food additives change the composition of the microbial ecology of chicken exudate and if these changes are responsible for enhancing the survival of Campylobacter under food processing and storage conditions. 3: Conduct functional and molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes serotypes with specific emphasis on elucidating responses to food-related stresses through proteomics and genomics; and determining virulence differences among L. monocytogenes serotypes through sequencing and comparative genomics. 3A: Determine genes that are essential for the survival and growth of L. monocytogenes under weak organic acid conditions. 3B: Determine genetic responses of a pressure-resistant L. monocytogenes mutant exposed to the food preservative nisin. 3C: Determine genes responsible for the differences in virulence and stress responses among L. monocytogenes serotypes through sequencing, gene expression, and comparative genomics.
1b. Approach (from AD-416):
The overall goal of this project is to apply comparative genomic/proteomic/phenomic technologies to understand how pathogens become resistant to food-related stresses and to uncover the genetic basis of their virulence. Three major food-borne pathogens will be investigated: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Campylobacter species, and Listeria monocytogenes. A combination of "omics" techniques, including transcriptomics, comparative genomics, proteomics, and phenotypic arrays will be employed to analyze a large variety of strains of each of these pathogens to identify genes and proteins necessary for them to survive stresses encountered in food environments and to identify genes/mobile genetic elements necessary for them to cause human illness. Comparative genomic and gene expression techniques will be used to assess the virulence profiles of highly pathogenic non-O157 STEC strains and to determine genes responsible for the differences in virulence and stress responses among L. monocytogenes serotypes. STEC, Campylobacter spp., and L. monocytogenes will be exposed to food environments and food-processing related stresses, including acid, high pressure, exposure to antimicrobial compounds, and other stresses. In addition, we will investigate environmental stresses that affect the survival and persistence of Campylobacter spp. during poultry processing and the role that the microbial ecology of this environment plays in this process. The mechanism by which polyphosphates enhance the survival of C. jejuni and C. coli strains will be determined, and genomic and proteomic techniques will be used to molecularly characterize the physiological response of Campylobacter to food additives under poultry processing conditions. It will also be determined if members of the microbial ecology of chicken exudates provide survival advantages/disadvantages to Campylobacter. The microbiological and molecular data will aid in the development of practical preservation systems that minimize health risks and assist regulators in making science-based food safety decisions. The "omic" data will also reveal biomarkers useful for identification, molecular typing, and detection of the pathogens. Methods and platforms for molecular serotyping of E. coli and for detection and identification of non-O157 STEC will be developed. The research will expand our knowledge on the survival mechanisms of important food-borne pathogens, will provide insight into the evolution of pathogens, provide the tools to detect, identify, and type food-borne pathogens, and ultimately lead to better control strategies for STEC, Campylobacter, and L. monocytogenes in food.
3. Progress Report:
The goal of this project is to use molecular technologies to understand how STEC, Campylobacter, and Listeria monocytogenes, become resistant to food-related stresses and to uncover the genetic basis of their disease causing potential (virulence). Researchers at the ARS in Wyndmoor, PA are examining strains of each pathogen isolated from various sources by comparative analyses to understand which genes and proteins are necessary to cause disease and to survive stresses, including acid stress, encountered in food environments. Also, genes that are biomarkers of virulence and genes specific to E. coli serogroups are being utilized to develop methods for STEC detection and for developing methods for molecular serotyping of E. coli. The USDA FSIS declared six non-O157 STEC serogroups of major public health significance as adulterants in beef. Methods were developed for detection and isolation of the non-O157 STEC, which are being used for regulatory testing by the FSIS. Additionally, platforms for molecular serotyping of E. coli are being developed since the DNA sequences of sets of genes important for identification of the ca. 180 different serogroups of E. coli were determined. Substantial progress was also made in understanding the genes that are important for STEC virulence by comparative analyses using DNA microarrays and by using bioinformatics techniques. The effect of food-grade polyphosphates, added to processed chickens to enhance moisture retention, on survival of Campylobacter was assessed. Polyphosphates caused changes in pH and enhanced the survival of Campylobacter during typical poultry processing and storage conditions. Thus, use of polyphosphates increases the probability of developing infection via cross contamination or by consumption of improperly cooked chicken. This work provides information to the poultry industry to help in understanding how to control growth and survival of Campylobacter. Although there has been considerable microbiological research aimed at understanding stress responses in L. monocytogenes in foods, there is only a rudimentary understanding of these responses at the molecular level, which is needed to design effective control strategies. Progress was made in understanding the growth of L. monocytogenes in apple juice and other foods and in determining the dose response of nisin (compound known as a bacteriocin that inactivates L. monocytogenes). Molecular methods were used to monitor the regulation of genes in L. monocytogenes in response to high pressure and nisin treatments. Results demonstrated that the expression of certain genes was appreciably altered by pressure and nisin treatments, and these data will provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of survival of L. monocytogenes in food. Finally, a novel workflow technique that allows for enhanced separation and identification of bacterial proteins was developed. This proteomic technique will become an essential part of research projects aimed at understanding how Campylobacter, E. coli, or other food-borne pathogens are able to overcome the environmental stresses relevant to food settings.
4. Accomplishments
1. A method to detect harmful bacteria in beef. In addition to E. coli O157:H7 certain similar types of harmful E. coli have also been declared as adulterants (zero tolerance) in beef by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Since methods to detect these pathogens in beef that can be used for regulatory testing were needed, ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania worked with the FSIS to develop a method that is currently being used by in FSIS laboratories to test for these important pathogens in beef samples collected from federally inspected establishments and retail stores. Use of these methods will ensure that beef contaminated with these harmful E. coli types will not be sold to the consumers, thus preventing serious illness and deaths caused by these pathogens.
2. A new and improved method to study bacterial proteins. To understand how harmful bacteria survive and persist within the food supply, it is necessary to be able to identify and measure the products that the bacteria produce, their proteins. This field of research is referred to as proteomics and can be studied using various techniques. However, a bacterium produces a very large number of proteins and studying them can be complicated. Thus, ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania developed a novel and easy to perform proteomics method that allowed analysis of a large number of proteins produced by bacteria grown under different conditions, and the method was sensitive and reproducible. The workflow developed from this research will become an essential part of different research projects that will increase the understanding of how pathogens are able to overcome environmental stresses inherent in food settings.
3. Studying genes involved in the ability of harmful bacteria to cause illness. Harmful bacteria often carry genes on plasmids (non-chromosomal circular DNA), that are important for the disease process (virulence). ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania determined the DNA sequence of a large plasmid in a pathogenic E. coli strain to gain a better understanding of how this important pathogen causes illness and to discover diagnostic markers for its identification. The virulence plasmid carried several of the same key virulence genes that are carried on the plasmid of a similar harmful bacterium, E. coli O157:H7; therefore, these genes are expected to be important for virulence. Related studies compared all of the genes in pathogenic E. coli strains to identify genes important for causing illness. Knowledge of the virulence gene profiles of E. coli strains that cause severe disease and understanding the stepwise evolution of these pathogens provide the foundation for developing strategies for detection of highly pathogenic strains and for their control in food.
4. A rapid screening method for detection of harmful E. coli in food. Rapid and simple screening methods that can be used by the food industry for detection of types of E. coli that were recently declared as adulterants in beef by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are needed. The food industry cannot hold perishable foods for long periods; therefore, the availability of rapid methods for detection of contamination with these pathogens is critical. ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania worked with a company to develop a rapid, simple, and reliable method that allows screening of beef for these pathogens with fewer hands-on steps. This method was developed into a commercially available assay kit that will be particularly useful for the food industry in the U.S. and throughout the world, since the FSIS also requires that beef that is imported into the U.S. be tested for these pathogens.
5. Use of specific compounds during poultry processing increases the survival of Campylobacter. Campylobacter species are responsible for a large number of cases of food-borne illness annually in the developed world; however, these pathogens do not survive well in food processing and storage environments. It is therefore important to understand what factors contribute to the ability of Campylobacter to survive in sufficient numbers to cause such a large amount of human illnesses. ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania previously identified a food safety risk factor in the use of compounds known as polyphosphates during poultry processing for the primary purpose of enhancing moisture retention in the poultry product. Use of these polyphosphates increased the survival of Campylobacter species during normal poultry processing and storage conditions. It was determined that the certain types of polyphosphates more than others were responsible for changing the acidity level during processing of poultry. This research identified specific polyphosphates that could be used during poultry processing that are less of a food safety risk since they do not enhance Campylobacter survival.
6. Understanding how Listeria monocytogenes is able to survive treatments used to inactivate it. Nisin is an antimicrobial compound, known as a bacteriocin, that can be used to control Listeria monocytogenes in food, and high hydrostatic pressure has also been used to inactivate L. monocytogenes in food. However, Listeria can become resistant to these inactivation treatments, and how this resistance occurs is not known. Studying a naturally-occurring strain of L. monocytogenes that was tolerant to high pressure treatment but showed increased sensitivity to nisin, ARS researchers at Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania provided information to show that a combination of high pressure and nisin can be applied to effectively control L. monocytogenes in food. This study also revealed the mechanism of this interaction, and this knowledge may contribute to the design of safe and economically feasible treatments to inactivate L. monocytogenes during food processing.
Review Publications
Bai, L., Yan, X., Biswas, S., Fratamico, P.M. 2012. RFID technologies for imported foods inspection. In: Yan, X., Juneja, V., Fratamico, P., Smith, J., editors. Omics Technologies and Microbial Modeling in Food-borne Pathogens. Lancaster, PA: DEStech Publishers. p. 603-614.
Fratamico, P.M., Smith, J.L. 2012. Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. In: Yan, X., Juneja, V.K., Fratamico, P.M., Smith, J.L., editors. Omics Technologies and Microbial Modeling in Food-borne Pathogens. Lancaster, PA: DESTech Publishers. p. 17-41.
Yan, X., Juneja, V.K., Fratamico, P.M., Smith, J.L. 2012. Omics, microbial modeling, and food safety information infrastructure: a food safety perspective. In: Yan, X., Juneja, V., Fratamico, P., Smith, J., editors. Omics Technologies and Microbial Modeling in Food-borne Pathogens. Lancaster, PA: DESTech Publication. p. 3-16.
Kich, J.D., Coldebella, A., Mores, N., Nogueira, M.G., Cardoso, M., Fratamico, P.M., Call, J.E., Cray, P.J., Luchansky, J.B. 2011. Prevalence, distribution, and molecular characterization of Salmonella recovered from swine finishing herds and a slaughter facility in Santa Catarina, Brazil. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 151(3):307-313.
Han, X., Zhao, M., Lu, L., Liu, Y. 2012. Purification, characterization and decolorization of bilirubin oxidase from Myrothecium verrucaria 3.2190. Fungal Biology. 116(8):863-871.
Liu, Y. 2011. Challenges of microarray applications for microbial detection and gene expression profiling in food. Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/1948-5948.S2-001.
Kamisaki-Horikoshi, M., Okada, Y., Takeshita, K., Sameshima, T., Kawasaki, S., Kawamoto, S., Fratamico, P.M. 2011. Evaluation of TA10 Broth for Recovery of Heat- and Freeze-Injured Salmonella from Beef. Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International. 94:857-862.
Gunther, N.W., He, Y., Fratamico, P.M. 2011. Effects of polyphosphate additives on the pH of processed chicken exudates and the survival of Campylobacter. Journal of Food Protection. 74:1735-1740.
Liu, Y., Huang, L., Joerger, R.D., Gunther, N.W. 2012. Genes that are involved in high hydrostatic pressure treatments in a Listeria monocytogenes Scott A ctsR deletion mutant. Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology. 4:050-056.
Gunther, N.W., Paul, M., Nunez, A., Liu, Y. 2012. pH fractionation and identification of proteins: comparing column isoelectric focusing vs liquid based focusing techniques. Journal of Separation Science. 35(12):1399-1406.
Yan, X., Fratamico, P.M., Needleman, D.S., Bayles, D.O. 2012. DNA sequence and analysis of a 90.1 kb virulence plasmid in shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145:NM 83-75. Plasmid Journal. 68:25-32.


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After weeks in which he was the subject of trade rumors, New Orleans center Tyson Chandler finally was dealt.
The Hornets on Tuesday finalized a trade that sent Chandler to the Oklahoma City Thunder, in exchange for forward-center Chris Wilcox and forward Joe Smith. New Orleans also received the draft rights to center DeVon Hardin, who was selected in the second round, 50th overall by the Thunder in last year's NBA draft.
"Joe Smith is a quality player and he'll help New Orleans," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Tuesday.
On the surface, it appears strictly to be a financial move by New Orleans and might be viewed by some as a concession by the Hornets that they don't have the ability to beat out the Lakers in the Western Conference playoffs this year.
Both Wilcox and Smith have expiring contracts. Wilcox is being paid $6,750,000 this year. Smith is making $4,795,000. In contrast, Chandler has two more years after this remaining on his contract, although he can exercise an escape clause following the 2009-2010 season.
Chandler's contract calls for him to be paid $11,350,000 this year, $12,250,000 next season and $13,150,000 in 2010-2011, if he decides not to opt out.
In the case for both teams, it could be a matter of addition by subtraction. Although the pick-and-roll tandem of Chandler and All-Star point guard Chris Paul was considered one of, if not the best in the NBA last year, Chandler has not played as well this season.
Chandler is averaging 8.8 points and 8.3 rebounds, and has missed 18 games because of injury. Smith has been a regular part of Oklahoma City's interim coach Scott Brooks' rotation off the bench but the 6-foot-10 Wilcox barely played in the past month and clearly was not in the team's present or future plans.
But Oklahoma City appears to have robust plans in motion to build around emerging star forward Kevin Durant, who only is 20 years old. Their nucleus of young players also includes rookie Russell Westbrook, who is the team's starting point guard, 22-year old forward Jeff Green and rookie guard Kyle Weaver.
Chandler, although he is in his eighth season, only is 26 years old because he went directly into the NBA from Compton's Dominguez High School.
Wilcox had desired to be traded and now is with his third NBA team in seven years. Wilcox was drafted eighth overall in 2002 by the Clippers but was a little-used backup to power forward Elton Brand in his first two years and then played behind center Chris Kaman the next two seasons.
Midway through Wilcox's fourth year, he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, for forward Vladimir Radmanovic. Entrenched as the starting center in 2006-2007, Wilcox enjoyed his best season, averaging 13.5 points and 7.7 rebounds. He averaged 13.4 points and seven rebounds last year.
The 26-year old Wilcox, however, has been an enigma thoroughout his career, drawing criticism at times for being conceived as not playing as hard as he could, and for having poor practice habits. But he is a very skilled offensive player around the basket and will give the Hornets an upgrade over Chandler offensively.
In New Orleans, Wilcox is being reunited with backup center Melvin Ely, who was the Clippers' other first-round pick in 2002, and was Wilcox's best friend on the team. They played together two years before Ely was traded to the Charlotte Hornets.


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