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March 16, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – Florida State softball redshirt senior pitcher Monica Perry had everything working on Saturday afternoon as she tied her career high with 13 strikeouts in the Seminoles' 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern at the Sunshine Classic at JoAnne Graf Field.
Perry's 13 K's matches her career-best performance set last season at Hawaii when she produced the same amount against the Rainbow Wahine. On Saturday, the Whitesburg, Ga. native overpowered the opposition and showed excellent control as she hit her spots nicely both inside and outside.
"Monica pitched another strong game for us and was real dominant out there," head coach Lonni Alameda said. "She has some good pitches in her repertoire and is not afraid to go after hitters, and that was her mindset tonight. We needed a big performance in the circle and she gave us one."
Perry fanned more than half of her 25 batters faced and notched double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time this season. In 2013, she has recorded 10 strikeouts against Tulsa, Southern Miss and NC State before cracking double figures again on Saturday. Perry's shutout was her fifth of the season and she also recorded her eighth complete game, allowing just three hits.
Aiding Perry in the victory was redshirt sophomore shortstop Maddie O'Brien, who finished 1-for-2 with three RBIs and one walk. O'Brien's two-run blast in the bottom of the fifth inning was the biggest hit of the game for the Seminoles (21-9), who rebounded nicely after having their 10-game win streak snapped on Friday night against Minnesota.
Georgia Southern featured a talented starting pitcher in Sarah Purvis (7-7), who took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in six innings pitched while striking out eight. Florida State drew six walks to its advantage, giving it chances for runs in a game that had the makings of a pitcher's duel.
However, the Seminole batting order had virtually no pressure on Saturday thanks to Perry's command in the circle. Perry did not allow an Eagle runner to reach scoring position. Meanwhile, Florida State's leadoff batters reached base in five of six innings and created immediate chances for the Seminoles to manufacture runs.
Georgia Southern finished 3-for-25 at the plate, while Florida State batted 6-for-24. Seminole senior outfielder Kirstin Austin extended her hitting streak to 13 games with a single up the middle in the fifth inning, but junior Kelly Hensley's 10-game hit streak came to an end.
Courtney Senas' streak of reaching base safely was extended to 16 games following a 1-for-3 day at the plate. Both Austin and Hensley have reached base in 13 consecutive games.
Florida State showed its patience at the plate in the top of the fourth, loading the bases with one out on walks from Victoria East, Senas and Celeste Gomez. Maddie O'Brien stepped to the plate and pulled an RBI groundout to the right side, resulting in a 1-0 lead for the Seminoles. With two outs, Austin's ground ball was mishandled by second baseman Lindsey Wilcox to bring in another run.
O'Brien brought in two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning when she hit a towering two-run home run to right field that barely left the park, putting the Seminoles ahead 4-0. Senas was driven in on O'Brien's third home run of the season after she led off the inning with a single through the left side and stole second base.
In the bottom of the seventh, Perry mowed down Georgia Southern's hitters as she struck out the side to record her 12th win of the season.
The Seminoles finish the Sunshine Classic on Sunday afternoon when they face Minnesota at noon, followed by a matchup against Georgia Southern at 2 p.m. The first game of the day features Georgia Southern and Minnesota at 10 a.m.


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Red Wing MN EventsWednesday, January 12th, 2011
Yes it is winter. Yes there is a lot of snow in Red Wing. But it is getting hot indoors. February 5th. at the Sheldon Theater, catch Chicago's Jimmy Johnson Blues Band. You will be shaking in your seats! Or, for something totally different, visit Sargent's Nursery for a Quilt Show. That's right, tropical plants, a warm greenhouse, and Quilts! Who knew?

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Philip Massey needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 67 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Massey Consulting -- Microsoft Dynamics GP
We are a reseller of accounting software from Microsoft - Dynamics GP is the name. We work with small to medium-sized businesses that are either already using GP or using something else and are not happy with it. Frequently, a company will use something smaller like Quickbooks and then need more functions or features and purchase Dynamics GP as the company grows. We are a small business ourselves, but like to give the look of a professional corporate environment while still be colorful and personable. I don't like a rigid, corporate feel.
We are targeting small to medium sized businesses. The promotion we are currently running is to get three free users of the software. The software is normally $2,250 or $3,980 per user so the savings can be large. This is a BIG sale promotion.
I want a banner or two that will get the point across that the three users are free. I want something corporate yet colorful and somewhat flashy if possible. I want it to grab attention. I will most likely use it on our website as well as partner websites.
I don't have any real specifications regarding how the file should look or the technology other than it would be nice to use our colors, have our logo in it in some way and grab folks attention. Other than that, I am hoping to get lots of creative ideas.
I will also most likely want additional banners done in the near future, so one goal would be to establish a working relationship with the designer going forward.


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Microsoft seems to be on the roll with futuristic patents lately. In addition to the augmented reality gaming glasses that were filed by the company, another patent has come to light for a laptop with a transparent display.
According to the patent, a small projector attached to the base of the unit would be able to display floating 3D images in midair. These images would appear as holograms to the user viewing the machine and would appear as semi-translucent – not solid structures.
Unlike some patent fillings, this one is not the most forthcoming with information and most of our assertions are based upon the image shown above.
Transparent laptop displays are not a new concept, but if Microsoft plans on adding a 3D hologram like effect to the situation than they may be on to something interesting. The diagram doesn't show a need for any bulky glasses which is what we like to see.
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At the Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 5's mountainous profile had riders reaching for bigger cassettes and lighter weight wheels with shallower profiles. Team Sky captain Bradley Wiggins went a step further with at least two sets of custom-built wheels.
Fitted to his main Pinarello Dogma 2 was a set of Chris King R45 hubs — something we've not seen before at this level of road racing — laced two-cross to a set of shallow-profile carbon tubular rims, which weren't marked but looked to be from Enve Composites.
One of his spare bikes, on the other, went even more exotic with a Tune Mig 45 front hub and Mag 150 rear hub, both laced to HED S3 carbon tubular rims. As the names suggest, claimed weights for the front and rear hubs are an incredible 45g and 150g, respectively, owing to carbon fiber axles and carbon fiber reinforced spoke flanges. Given what we've seen on Wiggins' bikes in the past, ceramic bearings are likely included as well.
Wiggins' third bike was fitted with Shimano's new wide-profile Dura-Ace carbon tubular wheels.
Check out the gallery at right for 16 shots of Wiggo's set-up, plus a wide variety of detailed looks at other ProTeam gear.
Wiggins' Pinarello Dogma with a Shimano 'prototype' bottom bracket


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- Parent Category: News
Missing Woman Search Continues
The search for a missing Hoopeston woman finds the family of Amanda Walters-Pentecost asking for the public's help in locating her. The Hoopeston Police Department released the initial information, stating the woman was last seen by family February 1st.
Police say 33-year-old Amanda Walters-Pentecost was last seen in Hoopeston on Feb. 1st. She had talked to a family member on the phone at that time. She is 5 foot 9 inches tall, 140 pounds, has brown hair and green eyes, with several tattoos.
She is believed to be on foot.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts can call the Hoopeston Police Department at 217-283-5196.


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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Personally Yours,
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I am holding out for a Belette.;-) But, the stack of macarons are very tempting. Hey, I tagged you today. And, I talk about Laduree. Please come by my blog.ReplyDelete
Beautiful, Carol! Each more delectable than the last. Great idea!ReplyDelete
Wouldn't the dress fragment make a beautiful watercolor too? I love your macarons paintings, Carol, but they make me hungry...ReplyDelete
More lovely paintings and a great idea you have. A personalized painting.ReplyDelete
What a good idea Catherine! Ihadn't thought of that...ReplyDelete
I love the sample of writing too...
Hmmm, the wheels are turning...
- Jill3:31 PM
Carol, the piece of lace looks like a strip taken of some lace fabric,its not hand made, well to me it isn't and there were no machines then to make it. I just don't know how that was made so long ago.ReplyDelete
I used to work and sell a lot of things l made out of Nottingham lace. I even made a doll that Princess Diana got and she asked for it to be in cream lace...
- grace under pressure3:55 PM
Exquisite piece of fabric...ReplyDelete
I would love to read that letter..
Love the idea of personal macarons in my favorite flavors...
Smashing idea! And the price is right - compared to MA's old stuff. Hard to believe a piece of her dress is still around! Or anything else!ReplyDelete
- yael10:28 PM
Hi !ReplyDelete
I'm parisian and I love your aquarelles. I study around the 6th-7th arrondissement and I am currently obsessed with flan !
So if you know a place where I can buy a delicious flan, please tell !
Grace under pressure: here's the full text of the letter:ReplyDelete
And Jeanette, for a link to a complete dress: http://blog.catherinedelors.com/2008/10/11/one-of-marieantoinettes-dresses.aspx
Hey I have a pair of knickers that look just like that bit of Marie Antoinette's dressReplyDelete
Good Heavens those mini confections are devine! I love miniatures especially after doing my daughters dollhouse last year! Those MA items are devine and wow costly! eek! Fab post...and pictures! You are so so talented!!ReplyDelete


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OSWEGO, NY – If you want to Start the Feature in the Oswego Speedway 2-seat Supermodified you better book your ride quickly. "We have only a handful of Start the Feature rides left in the 2013 racing season," said Roy Sova, coordinator of the 2-seat Supermodified. "There is one ride available in June, three in August and one in September."
Start the Feature rides are already sold out in May and July.
The Oswego Speedway Start the Feature ride in the Canale Insurance 2-seat Supermodified is unique to all other start the feature rides offered elsewhere.
Unlike most tracks, where the ride-along car paces the field with the official pace vehicle, "at the Oswego Speedway you are actually part of the race field," said Sova. "The car is rolled out onto the track with all of the other Supermodifieds in the starting field," Sova continued, "it is pushed off with all the other starters, it runs hot laps with the others in the starting field, then falls into the 25th starting position on the grid. The 2-seat Supermodified takes the wave lap with the other cars, takes the white flag, and then pulls into the pits." Sova added, "For the true Supermodified race fan this is something you absolutely have to experience. There is nothing that compares."
Since the inception of the Start the Feature rides during the last race of the 2010 racing season, this ride has been totally sold out. "We expect the 2013 racing season to be no different," said Sova.
This year the 2-seat Supermodified has taken on an entirely new look. An all new body has been put on the car in the Steve Gioia, Jr. Race Shop. During the off-season the car was stripped down to the bare frame, powder coated, gone through from stem to stern, and everything that needed repair or updating was fixed. The car has new seats and new seatbelts to go with the all new black body. Sova said, "Cathy Gioia did an absolutely fantastic job with the new graphics on the car, and with the sponsor logos. The car is a real looker."
In addition to the Start the Feature rides, the Oswego Speedway also offers two rides during the intermission between the heats and features each race night. On at least two Saturday mornings each month you may also take a pre-practice ride. "All rides should be booked in advance," said Sova, "particularly the Start the Feature and intermission rides. But we have been known to squeeze in some walk-ins when we have room on Saturday mornings.
One of the most popular events of the 2-seat Supermodified season is the Ride With the Legends program Classic Weekend. "Although we don't announce who the drivers are until King of Wings Weekend," said Sova, "several of those rides have already been sold so the people can be sure of getting first choice of the driver they most want to take a ride with. Ride With the Legends drivers are all with Hall of Fame drivers or Future Hall of Fame drivers, and have included Pat Abold, Eddie Bellinger, Joe Gosek, Davey Hamilton, Doug Heveron, Dave McKnight, Jamie Moore, Otto Sitterly, and Bentley Warren."
To schedule your ride in the Oswego Speedway 2-seat Supermodified contact Roy Sova at 315-297-2262.


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Machinery Chatter
Great Plains Short Disk Shows Global Influence
As Dorothy might say to Toto: Great Plains Manufacturing isn't (only) in Kansas anymore. Based in Salina, the tillage and planter manufacturer has had an international presence since 1982 when it sold some planters to a Saudi customer who wanted them painted gold. That global presence keeps expanding, a fact in evidence last week in Kansas City at Great Plains' annual dealer meeting and media event. It attracted visitors from 22 counties including China, Russia, New Zealand and Ethiopia. The bulk of the foreign attendees were from European countries.
Europe is a focus for Great Plains, which four years ago acquired Simba International -- a European innovator in tillage tools -- and has since set up shop at Simba's factory in Sleaford, England. Great Plains not only exports products from Kansas to Europe, it also manufactures machines in England specifically for the European market. As a byproduct of its European operations, Great Plains has begun to import back home ideas that work well in Europe and can make a smooth transition to North American agriculture.
One result is the Short Disk, which Great Plains literature says, "delivers European-style efficiency in rugged field conditions." European farms are known for their manicured appearance. The Short Disk doesn't promise that, but as a primary tillage tool, it can give a nearly finished look to a field -- even one with American-style high residue, said Hank Kummer, Great Plains tillage engineer.
The Short Disk is not a direct import, Kummer said, "We've adapted it to be more user-friendly for the United States market."
Among the European-style features:
*Traditional North American primary tillage tools use 18- to 20-inch disc blades. Great Plains' Short Disk uses aggressive 24-inch disc blades in parallel gangs that can go up to 7 inches deep.
*The blade sizes are feathered, beginning with 20-inch diameters on the outermost blade, moving to 22-inches for the second blade and finishing with 24-inches for the rest of the blades in each gang. Feathering can help prevent gouging during sharp turns.
*"We spread the gangs apart, allowing the Short Disk to flow the higher residue that occurs here in the States," said Kummer, "Unlike some [North American] competitors who run the blades all one direction in the front and all one direction in the back, we've split in the center. Our disk throws out to both sides in the front and throws in from both sides in the back, preventing 'dog tracking' when it hits heavy soil conditions, yet achieving excellent cutout and a smooth, consistent surface throughout the field."
*In many European tillage tools, rollers replace baskets to level the soil at the rear of the machines. Great Plains uses cast iron rollers of its own design on the Short Disk. They are 24-inch wheels on 7 1/2-inch spacings. Kummer said they have several advantages over baskets: They are hydraulically adjustable, and more weight can be put on them than on rollers. They allow heavy residue to flow through, and they can operate in wetter conditions than baskets, which tend to fill with soil.
The Short Disk has fore and aft leveling to correct for ridges and valleys. An operator can adjust the leveling from the tractor cab. An optional gauge wheel package allows the machine to work through softer ground without leaving tire tracks.
"We use walking tandems across the unit to allow for better ground contouring while working the field," Kummer says.
European fields are often smaller than North American fields, so tillage tools have to fold small and be road worthy. The Short Disk -- which comes in 26- and 29.5-feet working widths -- folds to a transport width of 15 feet, 3 inches. "Road transport axles don't load up the inner tires on the crown of the road, preventing pre-mature tire wear," Kummer said.
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by Tom Utescher
Host Chestnut Hill College didn't get blown out in any set of last Wednesday's conference volleyball match with Holy Family College, but the Griffins didn't win any of them either, and went down to the visiting Tigers, 25-19, 25-20, 25-17.
Both squads have struggled at times this fall, with last week's win bringing Holy Family up to the .500 level in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (4-4) and to 6-13 overall, while CHC was 2-5, 6-12 following the contest.
The Griffins edged ahead 4-1 in the opening set on Wednesday, but Holy Family regrouped for a decisive rally, putting 11 of the next 12 points on its side of the scoreboard. The Griffins actually outpointed their guests, 14-13, the rest of the way, but could not make significant inroads into the Tigers' lead and fell, 25-19. CHC had hung in for much of the set, but was unable to uncover from its early letdown.
"We have a lot of freshmen and a lot of new players on the court, and we're still working on gelling," explained Griffins coach Kim Feeny. "There's not a psychological understanding of each other on the court yet, and that makes it more difficult to respond well in a pressure situation. We have people acting more as individuals sometimes."
Senior middle hitter Cassie Benson suffered a rotator cuff injury before the season even began, and the two-time co-captain can only lend support from the sideline.
"Lacking a senior on the court, in general, takes away a little bit of that spark," Feeny observed.
In the second set last Tuesday, the Griffins once again gave almost as good as they got against Holy Family, only trailing by three points late in the set at 21-18. Still, the Tigers were able to seal the deal, 25-20.
The visitors had two players who ended the evening with double-digit kills (14 apiece), while Chestnut Hill was led by freshman Rachel Biro, with nine (and one block and one block assist), and by junior co-captain Alex DePalma, with eight (and two block assists).
"It's not simply a question of lack of kills; it also involves how the passing is and how the setting is," Feeny commented. "We weren't putting the ball up enough to give the hitters the opportunity. Right now I feel our technical game is fine. What we're working on is the mental aspect, and the communication, something that a young team needs to develop."
After going up 2-0, Holy Family got off to a 5-1 start in the third set. A scoring tip and a block by sophomore Katie Schock and kills by Biro and junior Mary Markowski (five kills, four block assists) helped the Griffins close the gap to two points at 10-12. That's as close as they got, though, and eventually five consecutive points allowed the Tigers to close out the match with a 25-17 win in the final round.
Among the two conference contests on CHC's schedule this week is a home match with Georgian Court University, one of the Griffins' chief rivals in the battle for a spot in the CACC tournament.


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Hotels in Turku
Turku serves up vibrant city life and magnificent countryside in equal measures! Fall in love with contemporary Finnish design at the luxury Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel, centrally located on the banks of the Aura River. Take a cruise around the city's breathtaking archipelago, and explore fascinating Turku Castle and the impressive Art Museum, or visit one of the stately manor houses nearby.
Turku's beautiful milieus, combined with its numerous events, vibrant nightlife and diverse shopping opportunities make the city a particularly interesting place to visit. All of Turku's opportunities are available to you just a few steps from the elegant and luxurious Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel, which is located on the banks of the Aura River in the heart of Turku.
In the centre of Turku, you can sense the medieval atmosphere; when you walk the cobbled streets of Finland's oldest city, on the riverside walk and the Market Square, you will sense it. Turku Castle and the Cathedral are the city's most famous attractions, which will transport your thoughts to a bygone age. The buzz of different kinds of markets held on the riverside also reminds the visitor of olden times. During summer, the riverside is full of life and attracts visitors to eat, drink and listen to music in a relaxed setting.
Turku is considered to have been founded in 1229. It is still a major commercial port city, with frequent passenger-ferry services to Mariehamn and Stockholm. It is easy to experience the Turku archipelago, not just from the deck of a passenger ferry, but also right from the city centre. Old sailing ships depart from the shores of the Aura River, bound for the archipelago, or even for Naantali. The Turku archipelago is renowned for its rugged nature, but it also provides visitors an oasis where they can relax by playing golf, visiting a spa, or enjoying delicious food.
Turku's European Capital of Culture status in 2011 elevated the importance of culture in the city's street scene, and the impact can still be felt. The events and sights of Turku attract a lot of domestic as well as foreign tourists. In summer the town is bursting with events and festivals: music, theatre, art, design, markets and much more. Turku is Finland's official Christmas City, which is reflected in the city's events programme at the end of the year.
Turku's major attractions are the city centre and the archipelago, as well as the neighbouring town, Naantali. Naantali's major attractions are its historically important old town, the President of the Republic of Finland's summer residence Kultaranta, and the Moomin World theme park, which is based on the classic stories by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Turku has something for everyone: the urban city traveller, the nature-loving hiker or the visitor with young children. However you travel, the crowning jewel of your trip is a stay at the Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel.
Start your shopping trip in the Market Square. The major department stores such as Sokos, Stockmann and Anttila border on the Market Square. Stockmann can be found in the Shopping Centre Hansa, Turku's largest, oldest and most unique. There you can enjoy a variety of events and exhibitions, as well as shopping. Finland's oldest theatre, Åbo Svenska Teater, is also located in Hansa.
Also bordering the Market Square is the KOP Triangle Shopping Centre. The building was the winning design in a competition organised by the KOP Bank. The sturdy, triangular-shaped building was completed in 1964 and became the new headquarters of the bank, representing very different kinds of modern architecture. Today, the KOP Triangle shops offer the latest in fashion trends. After shopping, you can relax in one of the cosy cafés.
The pleasant pedestrian section of the Yliopistonkatu Street has a number of interesting shops. In addition, there are a number of charming little boutiques on the neighbouring streets. Pop into Ideaestrad in Humalistonkatu Street for Finnish design, arts and crafts. Or KUI Design shop, which offers personalised home textiles and accessories. The shop is located in the idyllic Mannila factory building on the east bank of The Aura River, and the same yard also contains other organisations in the fields of arts and culture. Perhaps you would like to take home a personalised gift for a child? You can find suitable gifts at the toy store Casagrande, which is an almost century-old traditional toy shop in Castle Street.
Do you like gourmet food? You can find the Turku Market Hall by taking a few steps from the Market Square down towards the harbour. The Market Hall is a definite attraction for food lovers! The building was designed by architect Gustaf Nyström, and it was opened in 1896. In the Market Hall there are about 40 different vendors. In addition to meat, fish, cheese and baked goods, the range includes handicrafts and ethnic fast food.
If you want to go a little further afield, there is a nice modern shopping centre called Skanssi about five kilometres from the city centre. Next to Skanssi is the child-friendly adventure park Flowpark.
In Turku, you will find shopping destinations that suit your style, as well as new influences. Radisson Blu will act as a source of inspiration – it is the perfect base for a relaxing shopping trip.
The Turku city centre was originally on the east bank of the Aura River, which explains the Turku saying "on this side of the river" and "on the other side of the river." The older east side is "this side" and the west side is the "other side". Among the things on the eastern shore are the Cathedral, the University, the Old Great Square of Turku, as well as history and modern art at the Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova Museums. On the western shore, in the oldest wooden house in the heart of Turku, there is the Pharmacy Museum, guarding the mouth of the Aura River, the Forum Marinum maritime centre and the museum ship Swan of Finland, as well as the current Market Square and a cluster of shops.
In fine weather, the riverside is a lively meeting place for the locals. Explore the historical artefacts, but also the food and drink culture of the riverfront. An unmatched speciality of Turku is restaurants operating on river boats. On ships, you can enjoy a nice cooling drink, and on many of them you can also dine.
An avid walker will find several points of interest in the centre of Turku, such as the Vartiovuorenmäki and Samppalinnanmäki parks and the Kuralan Kylämäki cultural recreation area. You can also reach the Turku archipelago from the city centre by boat along the Aura River, and the pristine nature of Ruissalo by bus. Ruissalo was formerly a royal household hunting island and belonged to Turku Castle. Its main attractions include the atmospheric promenade of the National Park, the 19th century wooden lace-fronted houses and the Ruissalo spa.
Those travelling with children can find all kinds of nice things to do in Turku. The Dog Hill children's city tour is a guided tour that offers information about Turku and history in an amusing way. Energetic families can find all sorts of adventures, such as the ecological adventure park Flow Park, which is close to the shopping centre Skanssi. There you can have fun on an aerial adventure trail. Or perhaps you fancy water games? The water park JukuPark is open from June to August. Take your children to Kupittaa Adventure Park, too, where lush parkland and a playground offer opportunities that are normally not found in ordinary play parks. In addition, the neighbouring town of Naantali has an adventure island for primary school children, Väiski, and the ever-popular Moomin World.
Food enthusiasts will find a number of restaurants in Turku that tempt the taste buds and take their fancy. Many of the city's best restaurants operate from interesting historical buildings. Explore Turku's oldest cellar restaurant in the basement of restaurant Brahe, or enjoy a delicious meal in a 100-year-old wooden house. Indulge on the riverside at the modern Mami, trendy Pinella or charming Tårget. You can also enjoy the Aura River landscape from our hotel's Grill it! Marina Restaurant, which boldly combines traditional barbecuing with flavours of the world.
Turku's best baristas can be found at the Café Art on the banks of the Aura River, where you can buy the Turku Coffee Roastery's fresh ground coffee to take away. In the heart of the city, in historic surroundings, you will find Café Fontana, serving coffee and lunch, and the new cake café Gaggui, which won locals over instantly. Seeking to emulate the atmosphere of the 1920s, on the edge of the Market Square is the Elvina Café, where you can also buy antiques.
If your heart beats to the tune of music, you will definitely find events in Turku to your liking, including Ruisrock, Down By The Jetty, the Turku Music Festival and Seikkisrock for children. Sports lovers find plenty of action at the Paavo Nurmi Games, the Aurasoutu rowing event, and the Turun Sanomat urban cycling competition. If you want to experience the past, check out the medieval market at the end of August. Don't also forget the Christmas markets, which are held at the Old Market Square in November-December.
Thinking of spending an evening in Turku? During summer, you should definitely experience a local speciality – the river boats that are moored on the Aura River, many of which function as a bar or restaurant. Along the Aura River there is also royalty among barbeques – the Grill it! restaurant.
As well as restaurant ships, characteristic for Turku are pubs that have taken over old institutions, such as the Old School, New Pharmacy, Old Bank and Puutori Toilet. Do you itch to get on the dance floor? Popular hotspots are Showroom, Hamburger Börs, Venus, Marilyn, as well as Apollo and Club, both of which specialise in live music. Indie bands and students meet face-to-face at the Dynamo, in a rickety old wooden house in the Linnankatu Street.
After an eventful day, you are guaranteed complete relaxation by the Radisson Blu Hotels' unique Blu Dreams sleep experience and sweet dreams in a Magic Bed®, which transports you gently to the "land of Nod". A wide choice of blankets and pillows provides a good night's sleep, which ensures that you wake up to a new morning refreshed and ready to go. The day starts energetically with a plentiful and varied Super Breakfast® buffet breakfast. When you want to break away from the mundane, select Radisson Blu.


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Fire Inspections Services
Fire Inspection Services' mission is to help reduce the negative impact from fire and other related emergencies through community education, focused hazard mitigation, and code enforcement. The division is charged with issuing key permits related to fire protection and prevention and performing plan review of new and rehabbed properties to ensure safety and adherence to the Minnesota State Fire Code.
In addition, Fire Inspection Services works in partnership with the Minneapolis Fire Department to ensure that commercial properties and high occupancy dwelling units (structures with 4 or more housing units) are safe and meet the requirements of the Minnesota State Fire Code and local building and/or Housing Maintenance Codes.
Finally, Fire Inspection Services conducts regular inspections and issues permits to business owners who have hazardous chemicals or materials stored on their property. This critical program helps ensure the safety of the City's residents, visitors, and our own first responders (police, fire, EMS) when they are called to assist.
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In the United States…economic crisis has led to an extension of the activities of the Executive and to the pillorying, by irresponsible agitators, of certain groups and segments of the population as enemies of the rest. There have been efforts to exalt the power of the central government and to limit the rights of individuals. It has been sought to mobilize behind this reversal of the America tradition, at once the selfishness of pensioners, or would-be pensioners of Washington, and the patriotism of all who wish to see their country prosperous once more.
As Lyons demonstrates with his exposition of Arthur Schlesinger's characteristic abuse of the essay, it must be given the closest reading and viewed in its entirety. The two paragraphs that follow the one above continue to expand on the same thought regarding the perils of the socialist moment in its manifold varieties, including fascism (i.e., national socialism):
It is when passions and cupidities are thus unleashed and, at the same time, the sense of public duty rides high in the hearts of all men and women of good will that the handcuffs can be slipped upon the citizens and they can be brought into entire subjugation to the executive government. They they are led to believe that, if only they will yield themselves, body, mind and soul, to the State, and obey unquestioningly its injunctions, some dazzling future of riches and power will open to them, either — as in Italy — by the conquest of of the territories of others, or — as in America — by a further liberation and exploitation of natural resources.
I take the opposite view. I hold that governments are meant to be, and must remain, the servants of the citizens; that states and federations only come into existence and can only be justified by preserving the "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" in the homes and families of individuals. The true right and power rest in the individual. He gives of his right and power to the State, expecting and requiring thereby in return certain advantages and guarantees. I do not admit that an economic crisis can ever truly be compared with the kind of struggle by races constantly under primordial conditions. I do not think that modern nations in time of peace ought to regard themselves as if they were the inhabitants of besieged cities, liable to be put to the sword or led into slavery if they cannot make good their defence.
We will have to return to this great essay in a subsequent installment of this series.


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- 5. While the corn is roasting, brush the salmon with the remaining olive oil and place it on the hot grill, about 5 minutes per side. Once the fish is off the grill, let it rest a few minutes, keeping it warm, wrapped in foil, until you're ready to assemble the salmon tacos.
- 6. Warm the tortillas briefly on the grill. Wrap in a kitchen towel to keep warm.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The Ins and Outs of Supertuscans
Over at Kyle Phillips's Italian Wine Review, the author has contributed an excellent post on the subject of Supertuscans (read here). Phillips, an American who has been living in Tuscany for several years, discusses a recent tasting of ten Supertuscans he attended and gives his typically thorough notes on the wines.
He also lends a valuable lesson on the history as well as the meaning of these wines. Phillips points out the vagaries of Italian wine laws over the past 30 or so years, mentioning how some wines originally identified as Supertuscans - basically red blends that did not adhere to the strict denomination laws - could now be labeled as a DOC or DOCG wine, thanks to the changes in these categories (such as allowing Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot in a Chianti Classico).
So what is a Supertuscan, the author asks? It is an important question, if not for quality's sake, then certainly for the sake of prestige and marketing. The answer is not as easy as you might imagine, especially when you consider the various approaches that individual wineries in Tuscany take when it comes to labeling their wines. For some the Supertuscan term is a helpful one, as it is a category they can use when they produce a wine that does not fit the DOC or DOCG requirements. A great example of this is Camartina from Querciabella, one of my favorite Supertuscans from one of my favorite Chianti Classico producers. As this wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese, this cannot be labeled as a Chianti Classico, as that wine type must contain a minimum of 80% Sangiovese. Thus the wine is legally labeled as IGT Toscana Rosso (a big improvement over the old labeling of Vino da Tavola or "table wine."); IGT may be its legal identity, but in reality, the wine is a Supertuscan.
This is great for Querciabella, as the Supertuscan term denotes a special wine, not only in terms of quality, but also in terms of importance and limited availability. It's as though the winery is saying, this is our best wine (it is, along with their monovarietal Merlot called Palafreno) and we can take special care to make this a wine of the highest quality (and quite often a wine of the highest price range for any particular estate). As Querciabella also makes an excellent Chianti Classico, the winery offers both a DOCG wine as well as Supertuscans and the consumers have a choice.
Then you have the case of Tignanello from Antinori, which was one of the first Supertuscans, as Piero Antinori used Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend (along with omitting white grapes such as Trebbiano and Malvasia, which were required until changes in the 1990s); at the time (early 1970s), Cabernet Sauvignon was not allowed in a Chianti Classico, so Antinori could not label it as such. Yet recent changes in DOCG laws now permit small percentages of Cabernet Sauvugnon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc to be part of the blend, so Tignanello can today be labeled as a Chianti Classico, should Antinori choose that option (a typical blend for Tignanello these days is 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc). So why does Antinori not label the wine as a Chianti Classico? In Phillips's words, "Tignanello is quite well enough known as it is, and calling it Chianti Classico would likely have no positive impact on its sales."
I agree completely and think the author is on to something when he writes that "a Supertuscan is what a winemaker wants it to be." That may not fit neatly into wine laws, but it represents reality. These wines represent a philosophy, which is generally a winery telling us that this is a special wine that they believe doesn't fit neatly into one category or if it does, exceeds the typical quality of that category.
Of course, some wines are by necessity categorized as Supertuscans, as they may contain less Sangiovese than is required; this may be a winemaking decision based on the weather, when the Sangiovese did not ripen properly due to cool weather or late season rains (perhaps a blend, let's say of 70% Sangiovese and 30% Merlot, thus not legally a Chianti Classico). In these instances, the Supertuscan category is necessary (though the category is in reality, IGT Toscana Rosso, as mentioned above).
Then you have wineries that believe that they can produce better DOC and DOCG wines and eschew the Supertuscan category. These producers believe that Supertuscans are confusing for consumers, who better understand the historical importance of the Chianti Classico or Vino Nobile di Montepulciano name (among others in Tuscany). Thus their marketing and wine production revolves around a given and not a fleeting category.
In the end, it's an interesting debate. Phillips has written an excellent post (which includes a brief history of Chianti Classico laws); it certainly gave me valuable insight as well as an incentive to express my own thoughts on this category. I'm certain this debate will continue for many years to come.
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Invisible Cities — Italo Calvino
Calvino wrote this novel shortly after his legendary translation of Raymond Queneau's The Blue Flowers introduced him to Oulipo. This account of numerous cities of the mind that Marco Polo recounts to Kublai Khan bears the clear mark of Oulopian writing and may be Calvino's best book.
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My Life in CIA: A Chronicle of 1973 — Harry Mathews
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Life A User's Manual — Georges Perec
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A Void — Georges Perec
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The Blue Flowers — Raymond Queneau
Perhaps the most untranslatable book of any Oulipo writer, this book tells twin narratives: the story of the Duc d'Auge at 175-year intervals is joined by Cidrolin in the present day. As the two dream of one another the narratives interrelate in this extremely dense philosophical novel, bringing in everything from Finnegans Wake to Hegel.
The Great Fire of London — Jacques Roubaud
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Some Thing Black — Jacques Roubaud
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The Writings Of Marcel Duchamp
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Suicide — Edouard Leve
Though Leve was not a full-fledged member of Oulipo, he might have one day become one had he not committed suicide ten days after delivering this final work to his publisher. The marks of constrained writing are in evidence in this short, powerful meditation on suicide, just as they are in the other four fictions Leve published before his death in 2007.
Eunoia — Christian Bok
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Oulipo: A Primer of Potential Literature — Warren F. Motte Jr.
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Hi, I'm The Big Q. I've been spinning the platters that matter for over 10 years in Central Texas. I was born in Seattle. I imagine it was at Seattle Grace, or I guess now, Grey Sloan Memorial. I moved to North Dakota two years later, and there I stayed for a very long time. I lived in Bismarck, Minot, Surrey, and yes, Fargo. I realized I had a face for radio in 1988, and, except for a stint in the Army, have been moving up and down the dial ever since. I'm a big fan of music, TV, movies, and anything else you can do sitting down. My sense of humor is slightly off center. It can go dark (very), to light and fluffy (It's so Fluffy I could Die!). If I make it through the day without a drink, or talking to an idiot, I count it as a great day.


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May Ratio Rally: Gluten-free Classic dairy-free scone recipe
I've been intending to participate in the Ratio Rally ever since I first heard about it at the Gluten-free Girl's blog. I haven't had a chance to participate until this month. Lauren McMillan the Celiac Teen is hosting the ratio rally, and our theme is gluten-free scones. Lovely!
When I heard that our theme was scones, I started daydreaming about certain royal weddings and the English Channel and Lady Grey Tea. Be skeptical if you like, but ever since I was a little girl reading Jane Eyre I've had a thing for that part of the world. Sign me up for Bath, Somerset in June, and regency gowns, and castles with the changing of the guard and most of all, sign me up for an afternoon low tea with cups of black tea and gluten-free scones and gobs of clotted cream and jam. Please? I know the latter afternoon tea would cost an arm, leg, and probably an ear and nose too, but I really would love to have the experience at least once in my life. Since that trip to London is not, unfortunately, in the cards at the moment, it seems to me the least I can do is leap into this ratio event and put my own version of a British spin on it. I decided to make a classic British scone, spiced with nutmeg and sweetened with darling baby currants. I made it rice-free, and used Authentic Foods White Corn Flourbecause corn flour is popular in gluten-free baked products in the UK. And further, I decided to make it dairy-free, not only because I know many of my readers are dairy-free but because, well, we were out of butter and all I had was Earth Balance Margarine and palm oil shortening. I love the flavor of the former- and I love the allergy-friendly personality of the latter. Sometimes palm oil can be bland, so I used up all the margarine I had for taste, and filled in my ratio with palm shortening.
I based the scone on the ratio found in Wayne Gissler's Professional Baking. To my astonishment, the recipe turned out quite well the first time out (and a good thing, too, because of course I ended up making my scone at the last minute). They were tender, faintly sweet and delicious fresh out of the oven, and I could really see how they would lend themselves to gobs of creamy topping, jam and a nice traditional tea. The next day we had an all-day gardening class scheduled at Love Apple Farm in Santa Cruz, so we took several in our lunchbox and gobbled them up with an appetite sharpened by the beautiful surroundings of an organic farm and the relief of shade after standing in the heat of the sun. The class and the scones were both quite good. You may find the dough to be a bit messier than you like. With more work, I might find a recipe that is easier to handle. But, I found the finished result to be quite delightful, and something I'll be making again. Next time I just might go all out and make a dairy-free (or dairy) clotted cream recipe and serve it on sweet antique china plates and make a pot of tea in my great-grandmother's tea pot to accompany it. I'll just have to watch out for the Cat Burglar Baby Yum and her sly, scone-stealing (and probably teacup-breaking) moves.
I couldn't resist taking my scones out on our patio for a morning treat. I even got out a lovely jar of Jeanie's Organic Plum Cherry Jam for accompaniment, recently purchased at the Love Apple Farm Retail Location. Jeanie sells homemade organic tomato jams and even Indian chutneys that are really something special, as I found out a few years ago on a heirloom tomato hunt.
It occurs to me that this (and the other gluten-free scone recipes for the Ratio Rally) would make a lovely breakfast in bed for a gluten-free mother on Mother's Day. That would be a lovely occasion to get out the china teacups and cream. Maybe follow it up with a promenade around the neighborhood, a bouquet of classic English roses, and spend the afternoon in with some Jane Austin movies… Sounds like heaven to me!
There were too many great entries to include them all, but I thought I would share the entries that I found the most intriguing:
Lisa of With Style and Grace with Lavender Earl Grey Lemon Scones
Caneel of Mama Me Gluten-Free with Savory Jalapeno Cheese Scones
Amie of The Healthy Apple with Rice Crispy Scones
Marla of Family Fresh Cooking with Vegan Avocado Scones
Mrs. R of Honey from Flinty Rocks with Almond Fig Scones
Peter and Kelli of No Gluten No Problem with Mesquite Scones
Wendy of La Phemme Phoodie with Red Velvet Scones
Silvana of Silvana's Kitchen with Pecan Streusel Scones
Gluten-free Dairy-free Classic British Scone Recipe with Currants
150 g sorghum flour
150 g white corn flour (fine)
150 g tapioca starch
150 g arrowroot starch
90 g sugar
7.5 g salt
45 g baking powder
220 g Earth Balance margarine
30 g palm oil shortening
114 g eggs (i used 2 large, which was slightly more. oh well)
300 g soy milk (or your favorite dairy-free milk)
6 g nutmeg
7 g liquid vanilla (GF; I use Costco's vanilla)
160 g dried currants
more corn flour for dusting
Prepare a large baking sheet with a layer of parchment paper (or a silicon sheet). Preheat oven to 400f.
1. Use a scale to measure your ingredients. I generally use a light volume measuring cup with pour spout, press the tare button to deduct the weight of the measuring cup and then start weighing my ingredients. If any get stuck to the bottom of your measuring cup you will want to tare the weight of the cup again.
Best the first day they are made. The second day they are still good cold, but slightly dry. By the third day you will probably want to lightly microwave them before serving to compensate for any dryness.
I experimented by freezing the final batch after it was cut into biscuit shapes. This may help with the spreading problem and with any graininess in the gluten-free flours. I'll report back on this after I bake them.
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"Everyone Came To Tea" Towel - Slate
Heather Moore is a self-taught illustrator and designer living in Cape Town, South Africa. She cuts designs from paper and produces screen-printed textiles on slubby cotton hopsack. Her patterns are influenced by Scandinavian design but with a setting like Cape Town she is also inspired by natural weaves, baskets, wood carvings and the primitive nature of handmade things. Save paper by using this lovely tea towel in the kitchen. Cold wash, line dry, warm iron.
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MapMap of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. 1864. Map shows the location of Union forces near the Ogeechee River outside of the Confederate held city of Savannah, Ga. The map also depicts the location of the Union fleet on the Savannah River and in the Atlantic Ocean. Details of the terrain show how a direct assault would have been difficult.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1864-12-05
MapThe Rebel defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864. Includes Confederate fortifications and batteries in and around Savannah, Ga., during Sherman's March to the Sea, also referred to as the Savannah Campaign of 15 November to 21 December 1864. Sneden includes Argyle Island in the Savannah River, past the city to Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, and Big and Little Tybee islands, where Union forces were located in November 1864.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1864


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United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Charleston Division
July 23, 2018
IN RE ETHICON INC. PELVIC REPAIR SYSTEMS PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Cases Identified in the Exhibit Attached Hereto
R. Goodwin, Judge
before the court is the Plaintiffs' Motion to Preclude
or, in the Alternative, to Limit the Opinions and Testimony
of Elizabeth Mueller, M.D. ECF No. 3610] filed by the
plaintiffs on April 13, 2017. The Motion is now ripe for
consideration because briefing is complete.
case resides in one of seven MDLs assigned to me by the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation concerning the use
of transvaginal surgical mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse
("POP") and stress urinary incontinence
("SUI"). In the seven MDLs, there are more than
16, 000 cases currently pending, approximately 10, 000 of
which are in this MDL, which involves defendants Johnson
& Johnson and Ethicon Inc. (collectively
"Ethicon"), among others.
In this
MDL, the court's tasks include "resolv[ing]
pretrial issues in a timely and expeditious manner" and
"resolv[ing] important evidentiary disputes."
Barbara J. Rothstein & Catherine R. Borden, Fed. Judicial
Ctr., Managing Multidistrict Litigation in Products
Liability Cases 3 (2011). To handle motions to exclude
or to limit expert testimony pursuant to Daubert v.
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993),
the court developed a specific procedure. In Pretrial Order
("PTO") No. 243, the court instructed the parties
to file only one Daubert motion per challenged
expert, to file each motion in the main MDL-as opposed to the
individual member cases-and to identify which cases would be
affected by the motion. PTO No. 243, at 4.[1]
Preliminary Matters
plunging into the heart of the Motion, a few preliminary
matters need to be addressed.
I am
compelled to comment on the parties' misuse of my
previous Daubert rulings on several of the experts
offered in this case. See generally Sanchez v. Bos. Sci.
Corp., No. 2:12-cv-05762, 2014 WL 4851989 (S.D. W.Va.
Sept. 29, 2014); Tyree v. Bos. Sci. Corp., 54
F.Supp.3d 501 (S.D. W.Va. 2014); Eghnayem v. Bos. Sci.
Corp., 57 F.Supp.3d 658 (S.D. W.Va. 2014). The parties
have, for the most part, structured their Daubert
arguments as a response to these prior rulings, rather than
an autonomous challenge to or defense of expert testimony
based on its reliability and relevance. In other words, the
parties have comparatively examined expert testimony and have
largely overlooked Daubert's core considerations
for assessing expert testimony. Although I recognize the
tendency of my prior evidentiary determinations to influence
subsequent motions practice, counsels' expectations that
I align with these previous rulings when faced with a
different record are misplaced, especially when an expert has
issued new reports and given additional deposition testimony.
of my role as gatekeeper for the admission of expert
testimony, as well as my duty to "respect[ ] the
individuality" of each MDL case, see In re
Phenylpropanolamine Prods. Liab. Litig., 460 F.3d 1217,
1231 (9th Cir. 2006), I refuse to credit Daubert
arguments that simply react to the court's rulings in
Sanchez and its progeny. Indeed, I feel bound by
these earlier cases only to the extent that the expert
testimony and Daubert objections presented to the
court then are identical to those presented now. Otherwise, I
assess the parties' Daubert arguments anew. That
is, in light of the particular expert testimony and
objections currently before me, I assess "whether the
reasoning or methodology underlying the testimony is
scientifically valid" and "whether that reasoning
or methodology properly can be applied to the facts in
issue." Daubert, 509 U.S. at 592-93. Any
departure from Sanchez, Eghnayem, or
Tyree does not constitute a "reversal"
of these decisions and is instead the expected result of the
parties' submission of updated expert reports and new
objections to the expert testimony contained therein.
I have attempted to resolve all possible disputes before
transfer or remand, including those related to the
admissibility of expert testimony pursuant to
Daubert. Nevertheless, in some instances I face
Daubert challenges where my interest in accuracy
counsels reserving ruling until the reliability of the expert
testimony may be evaluated at trial. At trial, the expert
testimony will be tested by precise questions asked and
answered. The alternative of live Daubert hearings
is impossible before transfer or remand because of the
numerosity of such motions in these seven related MDLs. As
these MDLs have grown and the expert testimony has
multiplied, I have become convinced that the critical
gatekeeping function permitting or denying expert testimony
on decisive issues in these cases is best made with a live
expert on the witness stand subject to vigorous examination.
In the
course of examining a multitude of these very similar cases
involving the same fields of expertise, I have faced
irreconcilably divergent expert testimony offered by
witnesses with impeccable credentials, suggesting, to me, an
unreasonable risk of unreliability. The danger-and to my
jaded eye, the near certainty-of the admission of "junk
science" looms large in this mass litigation.
parties regularly present out-of-context statements,
after-the-fact rationalizations of expert testimony, and
incomplete deposition transcripts. This, combined with the
above-described practice of recycling expert testimony,
objections, and the court's prior rulings, creates the
perfect storm of obfuscation. Where further clarity is
necessary, I believe it can only be achieved through live
witness testimony- not briefing-I will therefore reserve
ruling until expert testimony can be evaluated firsthand.
Legal Standard
By now,
the parties should be intimately familiar with Rule 702 of
the Federal Rules of Evidence and Daubert, so the
court will not linger for long on these standards.
testimony is admissible if the expert is qualified and if his
or her expert testimony is reliable and relevant. Fed.R.Evid.
702; see also Daubert, 509 U.S. at 597. An expert
may be qualified to offer expert testimony based on his or
her "knowledge, skill, experience, training, or
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