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In grammar, a clause is a pair of words or group of words that consists of a subject and a predicate, although in some languages and some types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly as a noun phrase. It may instead be marked on the verb (this is especially common in null subject languages.) The most basic kind of sentence consists of a single clause; more complicated sentences may contain multiple clauses- including clauses contain within clauses.
Clauses are often contrasted with phrases. Traditionally, a clause was said to have both a finite verb and its subject, whereas a phrase either contained a finite verb but not its subject (in which case it is a verb phrase) or did not contain a finite verb. Hence, in the sentence "I didn't know that the dog ran through the yard", "that the dog ran through the yard" is a clause, as is the sentence as a whole, while "the yard", "through the yard", "ran through the yard", and "the dog" are all phrases. Modern linguists do not draw quite the same distinction, however, the main difference being that modern linguists accept the idea of a non-finite clause, a clause that is organized around a non-finite verb.
Dependent and independent clauses
An independent clause can stand alone as a complete simple sentence, whereas a dependent clause must be connected to or part of another clause. The dependent clause is then described as subordinate to a main clause, or (if it is part of a larger clause) as embedded in a matrix clause.
Examples in English include the following:
Functions of dependent clauses
One major way to classify dependent clauses is by function; that is, by the roles they play in the clauses they are subordinate to. Since the same dependent clause might have different roles in different sentences, this classification must be applied on a per-sentence basis.
Under this classification scheme, there are three main types of dependent clauses: noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses, so called for their syntactic and semantic resemblance to noun phrases, adjective phrases, and adverbials, respectively. The exact uses of each vary somewhat from language to language, but a noun clause typically acts as the subject of a verb or as the object of a verb or preposition, as in these English examples:
(Note that the word that is optional in the second sentence, highlighting a complication in the entire dependent/independent contrast: "They're having a good time" is a complete sentence, and therefore an independent clause, but in "I imagine they're having a good time", it acts as a dependent clause.)
An adjective clause modifies a noun phrase. In English, adjective clauses typically come at the end of their noun phrases:
An adverb clause typically modifies its entire main clause. In English, it usually precedes or follows its main clause:
The line between categories may be indistinct, and, in some languages, it may be difficult to apply these classifications at all. At times more than one interpretation is possible, as in the English sentence "We saw a movie, after which we went dancing", where "after which we went dancing" can be seen either as an adjective clause ("We saw a movie. After the movie, we went dancing.") or as an adverb clause ("We saw a movie. After we saw the movie, we went dancing."). More complicated, sometimes the two interpretations are not synonymous, but both are intended, as in "Let me know when you're ready", where "when you're ready" functions both as a noun clause (the object of know, identifying what knowledge is to be conveyed) and as an adverb clause (specifying when the knowledge is to be conveyed).
Structures of dependent clauses
The other major way to classify dependent clauses is by their structure, though even this classification scheme does make some reference to the clause's function in a sentence. This scheme is more complex, as there are many different ways that a dependent clause can be structured. In English, common structures include:
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Family on Fire: House Intervention, Part 4
This Dr. Phil Family is angry, out of control, and about to face an intervention in The Dr. Phil House! Gene and Myra have had a tumultuous 20-year relationship full of betrayals, infidelity, anger and bitter resentment. Married only six years, Myra has been unable to forgive Gene for four infidelities in the past, including one with a 19-year-old, and her anger grows stronger every day. Explosive fights are common in their household, and their children are fed up with the dysfunction. Melissa, 22, couldn't take it anymore and moved away from her extreme family. She wrote to Dr. Phil for help. Edwin, 20, and Eugene, 17, are still witnesses to their parents' volatile fighting. Edwin says he feels like an outcast in his own family and is tired of being picked on by his mother. Eugene says he's often pulled into his parents' arguments and can't wait to move out and go to college. Gene says he wants to do what he can to get Myra to forgive and forget, but do his Internet activities say the opposite?
Part 1 summary:
Gene and Myra move into The Dr. Phil House one night before the rest of the family. The bickering starts immediately and a game of Truth or Dare turns ugly. The next day, Dr. Phil meets with them and uncovers the truth about how their relationship started, and why they began with a shaky foundation. Can a relationship that began as an affair stand a chance? -
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To help Myra get over her anger at Gene's adulterous past, Dr. Phil arranges for her to sit down with Lee, a pregnant self-proclaimed mistress in a long-term relationship with a married man. Before they get far into their conversation, Gene intrudes and begins to tell Lee his side of the story. As the arguing between the couple heats up, Lee is left to watch the fireworks. Next, since Gene admits he treats women as sexual objects, Dr. Phil has a surprise for him. Three successful women arrive at the house, determined to change Gene's views about the opposite sex. After listening to them speak on behalf of women everywhere, Gene breaks down, and says he wants to become a better husband. The ladies are not convinced. Melissa, Edwin and Eugene join their parents in the house. After trying to have secret conversations off camera, Melissa gets a wake-up call when Dr. Phil knocks on the door. Is she sabotaging her family's opportunity for a healthier future? Then, in an exercise designed to get to the root of their resentments for each other, each family member takes a turn in the "hot seat" while the others open up about what they hate about them. Gene can't take the criticism and says he's going home.
Part 3 summary:
Melissa's boyfriend, Randy, arrives at The Dr. Phil House to join her and the whole family. Randy has been estranged from Melissa's family for stealing a large amount of money from Melissa, so his presence is largely ignored. Gene and Myra think that Randy is a liar and a thief, and the reason Melissa has gained about 100 pounds in the last five years. Gene and Myra try to talk to Melissa about her weight, but she gets defensive and leaves the room. Since Melissa and Gene often blame each other for the family's problems, Dr. Phil wants them to bury the hatchet long enough to cook a family dinner together without help from anyone else. Myra breaks the rules by taking over the cooking, while Melissa goes back to her room, snacking on junk food. After dinner, the family sits down for a meeting, focusing their attention on Melissa and her weight gain. Melissa angrily responds, saying she's overwhelmed with caring for her autistic son on her own, and she's depressed because she has no life outside of him. After hearing what Melissa has to say, Randy breaks down and cries. Dr. Phil joins the family meeting and confronts Melissa and Randy about their sometimes violent relationship and Melissa's mismanagement of her health.
Part 4 summary:
Dr. Phil surprises Melissa with the news that help is headed her way: She'll receive a complete health evaluation from the Lawlis Peavey PNP Center in Dallas, a personal trainer, nutritionist, and food service delivered to her door. In addition, she'll receive help for her depression and be connected with a developmental disabilities specialist for her autistic son. Melissa's family cries tears of joy at the good news. Dr. Phil tells Melissa to fix her toxic relationship with Randy or get out, and recommends that they consider moving back to be near her family. Then, Dr. Phil talks with Myra and Gene about the status of their marriage. Gene tearfully apologizes to Myra for all the pain he's caused. Dr. Phil emphasizes that they need to stop fighting. Next, Robin sits down for a talk with Myra. She advises her to find her personal truth and set standards of what she will and won't accept in her relationship. Dr. Phil talks with Gene about self-respect and making a life decision to change how he engages with Myra. Gene accepts the offer of marriage counseling. Next, Edwin and Eugene get an opportunity to fulfill their Hollywood dreams and audition for a talent agent and a casting director. The brothers rehearse their roles together, but Edwin worries Eugene isn't taking the opportunity seriously. After their audition, Edwin is offered a chance to enroll in an acting class in New York, and then return to Los Angeles in the fall to audition for new television shows. Then, since Myra and Melissa never learned to drive, they get a driving lesson so they can become less dependent on Gene and Randy. The driving instructor informs them that if they get their driver's license, they will get a Honda Fit vehicle. The family cheers them on while they drive. Because of their hard work, Dr. Phil sends the two women to a spa for pampering. Dr. Phil sits down with the entire family one last time. Will they use the tools he gave them to fix their relationships?
Several months have passed since this family left The Dr. Phil House. Since then, Myra has gotten her driver's license, while Melissa is still working on getting her license and losing weight. Melissa, Randy and their son moved back to Melissa's family's hometown. Edwin started his acting class in New York and looks forward to coming to Los Angeles in the fall to audition for new television shows. Eugene is off to college in September. Melissa promises she will have her driver's license by then. Myra and Gene are still working on their marriage.

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Campbell Scores Three Goals in Loss for Shoremen
OWINGS MILLS, MD -- After playing from behind for more than three quarters, fourth-ranked host Stevenson scored six of the seven fourth-quarter goals en route to a 17-13 win over 11th-ranked Washington College in an NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament second-round game tonight at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs, who improved to 19-2 with the win, move on the NCAA Quarterfinals, while the Shoremen finish their season at 13-5.
The Shoremen struck first when sophomore attackman Stephen Luck (Catonsville, MD/Boys' Latin) scored an extra-man goal off an assist from senior attackman Bennett Cord (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) with 11:33 remaining in the first quarter. The Mustangs evened things up just 26 seconds later when Mark Pannenton scored off an assist from Michael Crowe. Washington regained the lead when senior midfielder Patrick Coyle (Reisterstown, MD/Calvert Hall) scored a man-down goal in transition with 9:21 remaining in the first. The Shoremen's lead grew to three goals when junior attackman Jim Cusick (Fallston, MD/Calvert Hall) scored off an assist from sophomore midfielder Grant Hughes (Alexandria, VA/St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) with 6:42 left and senior attackman Matt Lewis (Mt. Airy, MD/Glenelg Country School) followed with a goal 15 seconds later. Stevenson ended the Washington run when Billy Burgoyne scored off an assist from Jason Moffitt with 5:19 to play. Washington pushed its lead back to three goals when sophomore midfielder Kodie Englehart (Coronado, CO/Coronado) scored off a Cord feed with 31 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.
Stevenson scored the first two goals of the second quarter as Burgoyne scored an extra-man goal off an assist from Chris Dashiell with 12:51 on the clock and Nick Rossi scored with 11:33 left to trim the lead to 5-4. Washington countered with a goal by junior attackman JD Campbell (Baltimore, MD/Mount St. Joseph) with 10:14 left and one by freshman midfielder David McBrien (Bel Air, MD/Calvert Hall) with 9:43 on the clock to extend the advantage back to three goals at 7-4. Stevenson then ran off three unanswered goals as Peter Green scored with 2:02 to go off an assist from Pat Candon, Burgoyne followed with an extra-man goal off an assist from Candon with 1:35 to go, and Candon scored an extra-man goal off an assist from Pannenton with 38 seconds left. Washington regained the lead before the intermission, however, when Lewis scored a behind-the-back goal in transition off an assist from Cord with 18 seconds on the clock.
Hughes opened the third-quarter scoring, giving Washington a 9-7 lead. The two teams then traded two goals each in a wild 67-second span as Green scored off a Callum Robinson feed with 13:41 remaining, Campbell netted a goal just nine seconds later, Burgyone scored off Dashiell feed with 12:48 left, and Campbell scored again 14 seconds later. The Mustangs answered again just 40 seconds after Campbell's goal when Tyler Reid scored with 11:54 to play to pull Stevenson to within a goal again at 11-10. The score remained 11-10 until the 4:00 mark when Nick Rossi scored off a feed from Matt Tompkins to level the score at 11-11 for the Mustangs. Washington went back in front on a goal by Cusick with 2:45 remaining in the third to give the Shoremen a 12-11 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Crowe found the next equalizer for the Mustangs, netting the first goal of the fourth quarter with 10:07 left to even the score at 12-12. Freshman midfielder Sid Looney (Westhampton, NY/Westhampton) put the Shoremen back in front with a goal with exactly seven minutes left. Stevenson once again knotted the score, this time on a goal by Pannenton off an assist from Dashiel with 6:25 on the clock to knot the score at 13-13. The Mustangs finally took their first lead of the game when Rossi fired in a goal from the far left wing off a Pannenton assist with 5:42 remaining to put Stevenson in front, 14-13. Pannenton added to the lead with a goal off a feed from Crowe with 5:02 remaining to give the Mustangs a two-goal cushion. Burgoyne then scored off a Dashiell feed with 4:18 left to push the lead to 16-13. Pannenton tacked on another goal on an open net off an assist from Reid with 2:53 left.
Burgoyne led Stevenson with five goals, while Pannenton scored four goals and assisted on two others. Rossie added three goals, while Dashiell handed out four assists. Candon and Crowe each had one goal and two assists, while Green scored a pair of goals.
Campbell led the Washington offense with three goals, while Cord handed out three assists. Lewis and Cusick scored two goals each.
Stevenson enjoyed a 59-38 advantage in shots in the game. The Mustangs will play either Roanoke or Lynchburg in a quarterfinal game Wednesday.


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Missionary Work Is Founded on the Doctrine of Christ
30 June 2011
All missionary work is founded on the doctrine of Christ. As mission presidents, missionaries, members, and those learning about the Church come to understand that doctrine, then all other aspects of missionary work and of growth in the gospel take their proper places.
- 30 June 2011
President Packer in Good Form as He Addresses Seminar
25 June 2011
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, was in good spirits and good form as he addressed the new mission presidents seminar at the missionary training center in Provo, Utah, on Saturday, June 25.
- 25 June 2011
Cherish Sacred Experiences, President Eyring Counsels at Massachusetts Chapel Dedication
23 June 2011
Members of the Church will "serve God better if they cherish sacred experiences in which they felt the Spirit testify truths of the Savior," President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church, said as he addressed Saints and community members attending the dedication of the rebuilt Longfellow Park chapel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 23 June 2011
Mexican Saints Told to Form Holy Habits, Righteous Routines
21 June 2011
Form holy habits, obey the commandments, and develop righteous routines that will help you overcome temptation—these messages to Mexican youth are good counsel to all Latter-day Saints everywhere, and they were just some of the messages Elder Dallin H. Oaks and Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared as they fulfilled assignments in Mexico.
- 21 June 2011
Act by Faith, Members of First Indonesian Stake Are Told
10 June 2011
Members of the Church will continue to receive blessings as they live and share the gospel, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said as he presided over the creation of the Jakarta Indonesia Stake, the first stake of the Church in Indonesia.
- 10 June 2011
Welfare and Service: For All Times and All Places
10 June 2011
Principles of the Church welfare program are eternal, and Latter-day Saints are encouraged to serve others to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Church welfare program.
- 10 June 2011
The Lord Blesses Faithful Priesthood Holders
9 June 2011
Faithful priesthood holders will be blessed as they magnify their responsibilities and bring others back into activity.
- 9 June 2011
Be United, Members of First Russian Stake Counseled
9 June 2011
The first stake in Russia is "one stake [now], but it will be many stakes in the future," Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said during a historic visit to Russia in June 2011, during which he created the Moscow Russia Stake.
- 9 June 2011
Have Solid Gospel Foundation, Mongolian Saints Told
8 June 2011
In two busy days of meetings with priesthood leaders and members of the Church in Mongolia, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles took time to teach doctrine and to bless and encourage members and missionaries with reminders of their Heavenly Father's love.
- 8 June 2011
Two Apostles Testify of Christ in Hong Kong
3 June 2011
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and Elder David A. Bednar, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, meet with members in Hong Kong, China, to bear witness of the Savior, express the love of Church leaders, and teach about learning through the Spirit and receiving blessings through Heavenly Father's love and the Savior's Atonement.
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Quintiles Embraced VDI for Next-Gen Work Space
Change. It's part of how we work, live, and play. Change is inevitable and often feared rather than embraced. However, change could be a catalyst for innovation, a new way of doing things faster and more efficiently. It allows companies to capitalize on opportunities, creating strategic long-term value while also meeting immediate operational needs.
The market is changing and so is the IT landscape. By 2014, more than 70 million virtual desktops will be connected and 90% of organizations will allow work applications on personal devices (Gartner, 2010). Similarly, by 2015, 1.5 billion mobile devices will connect to the network (Gartner, 2011). These transitions add intense burden to the network, from manageability to security, availability, and scalability. IT leadership often turns to stopgap measures such as getting faster WAN links to handle increased traffic. But that doesn't solve everything. Organizations that want to propel forward (i.e. be competitive) must change their focus – that is focus not only on bandwidth management, features, and bytes, but also on business agility – giving themselves room to grow. One pharmaceutical services company did that with Cisco Borderless Networks infrastructure.
Quintiles Interview by Techwise TV at Cisco Live (at 07:52)
As a data intensive operation, Quintiles needed to expedite onboarding of new users at 110 branch sites in addition to securing data access for 300+ home grown applications. Leveraging virtual desktop infrastructure, Quintiles embarked on a journey to centralize data access and accelerate delivery starting with 2,000 employees. That went well and they're heading towards enabling up to 25,000 employees with virtual desktops. The results: both operational efficiencies and cost-effectiveness.
"Typically, you always equip your network with capacity to scale," says Brian Kachel, Director of Global Network Services. "With VDI combined with WAN optimization, (Quintiles) has room to grow without adding extra servers or storage." He continues, "At $600 a month for the T1 lines versus $4,000 for the faster links, we even considered the possibility that we might not need the higher-bandwidth links after all."
Quintile's VDI (powered by Citrix XenDesktop), built on Cisco Borderless Networks infrastructure (including, ISR G2s with WAAS on the SRE, WAAS Express, WAVE Appliances and ISEs) along with Cisco's continued commitment in Cisco WAAS, positions Quintiles with a strong foundation to attain the next-generation virtual workspace: unified virtual desktops, voice, and video.
Published case study: Pharmaceutical Services Company Accelerates Virtual Desktops
Other resources: Brian's presentation at Cisco Live | Quintiles spotlight slide
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Get tips on protecting yourself from infections when you get medical care.
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Learn how to recognize and prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics and may cause skin and other infections.
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This page links to tuberculosis (TB) related questions, including what is TB, what is latent TB infection, and what is active TB disease.
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This brochure offers information on preventing infectious diseases through proper handwashing, food preparation techniques, immunizations, care in handling pets, and more.
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More than half of all hospital patients receive an antibiotic. These antibiotics are often prescribed incorrectly, putting patients at risk for harmful infections. Get the facts on how tracking antibiotic use and resistance can help health departments, hospitals, and doctors protect patients.
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Untreatable and hard-to-treat infections from CRE germs are on the rise among patients in medical facilities. CRE germs have become resistant to all or nearly all the antibiotics that are available today. FInd out what you can do to stop the spread of infection.
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Learn about the health of children adopted from another country, required medical exams, risk of infectious diseases, and how to prepare and care for your child's health once home.
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On Thursday this week I will hop on a bus with 50 or so other Coloradans for a one-day trip to Grand Island, Neb. And I'm going to be wearing my clergy collar.
What? To Grand Island and back in one day? Why would anyone do that?
You may have heard about Keystone XL. It's a pipeline, proposed to be built by TransCanada, which would transport "tar sands oil" (diluted bitumen) from Alberta, Canada, to Houston, Texas, to be refined into fuel.
Tar sands "oil" is really more like asphalt than anything else. It is a thick, tar-like substance which saturates the sandy ground under parts of Alberta and other places. The extraction of this bitumen is a process similar to open-pit mining. First it involves clear-cutting thousands of acres of boreal forest, then digging up the tar sands with giant machines. In order to separate the bitumen from the sand, huge volumes of water are superheated, and the superheated steam is then forced through the sands to separate it. The water, needless to say, is terribly polluted by the process and then discharged back to the land. Altogether, this process leaves gigantic, hideous scars in the earth. The native forest ecology is gone forever. If you want to see pictures that will turn your stomach and chill your spine, just search the Internet for "images Alberta tar sands". Then weep.


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With city schools CEO Andrés Alonso's announcement last week that he is stepping down at the end of this school year, Baltimore finds itself in the market for a new leader who can continue and expand upon the reforms he instituted. Whoever succeeds Mr. Alonso will have a hard act to follow, and finding a replacement who possesses the right combination of leadership, management and interpersonal skills won't be easy. That's why the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners must insist on conducting a thorough, nationwide search for the city's next schools CEO and resist pressures from some city leaders to short-circuit the process by rushing to name a successor.
Last week, City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young and others endorsed Mr. Alonso's former chief of staff, Tisha Edwards, who will serve as interim schools CEO through the 2014 school year. No doubt she merits consideration if she wants the job on a permanent basis, but the board also needs to cast a much wider net if it is to fully take advantage of its opportunity to recruit the best available person for the job.
Across the country, there may be numerous skilled, experienced educators with proven track records and the energy and ambition to take on the challenges of a big urban school system like Baltimore's. Some of them may actively be looking to move on from where they are, but others may not be. It's worth remembering that it took eight months to find Mr. Alonso, and that he wasn't even applying for positions at the time. The school board found him — almost by accident — rather than the other way around.
In searching for Mr. Alonso's replacement, the first thing the board needs to do is figure out what it wants from a new schools CEO. That will require it to meet with all the stakeholders in the city's schools — parents, teachers, administrators, elected officials and business and foundation leaders — to determine what the next phase of Baltimore's reform effort should look like.
Mr. Alonso's reforms to school budgeting, governance and accountability allowed the system to make rapid progress after he arrived, but there is also evidence that progress, at least when measured by student test scores, has stalled. We don't need an Alonso clone, we need Alonso 2.0 — someone who can move the system to the next level by instituting systemwide improvements in the quality of classroom instruction, student performance and achievement.
Mr. Alonso emphasized finding great principals and teachers who could serve as examples and role models for their colleagues as well for the children in their classrooms. Yet despite the improvements he introduced, much remains to be done in terms of raising test scores, attendance and graduation rates, college acceptances and career training.
Professional development for teachers still isn't as effective as it should be. And the decentralized structure of school governance, in which individual principals are free to set their own budgets and curriculum, has given educators more freedom to tailor programs but has also led to a lack of uniformity in teaching strategies and instructional methods across the system. One of the things Mr. Alonso's successor will have to do is choose a set of best practices that can be applied systemwide in schools across the city.
That will take time and a long-term commitment by all the stakeholders in the system, and the new schools CEO will have to be the kind of sure-footed leader who understands how to get from here to there. The stakes will be high as the city phases in the higher academic standards embodied in the new national curriculum known as the Common Core. Finding the right person for the job is crucial to the success of reform in Baltimore, and that can't happen unless the school board refuses to allow itself to be rushed to judgment regarding Mr. Alonso's successor.


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It's hard to imagine Alex Smith being a member of the San Francisco 49ers next season. That said, Jim Harbaugh is doing his best not to show the team's hand.
The 49ers coach said Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that the team is "unlikely" to release Smith, who lost his starting quarterback job to Colin Kaepernick this past season.
"(He's) an excellent football player," Harbaugh said at the combine, via The Plain Dealer. "He's really playing the best football of his career the last two years. We think we've got the best quarterback situation in the National Football League. (We) feel strongly about that.
"Again, that will be a process that plays out, I mean Alex Smith continuing to be a 49er, or if a trade occurs in the next weeks or months, those are the two most likely possibilities."
This is all strategy by Harbaugh, who knows Smith has very little trade value if teams know the 49ers' plan to release him. Smith very well could be released, but it won't be until the 49ers are convinced they can get nothing of value in a trade.
Considering the high number of QB-needy teams out there, expect a deal to eventually get done.
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The Forks of Cheat Winery was the setting for the July 28 wedding of Clemence Marie Caroline Cretaux and Joel Thomas Whiteman.
The bride is the daughter of Geraldine and Antoine Cretaux of Le Chateau d'Olonne, France.
The bridegroom is the son of Gary and Becky Whiteman. He is the grandson of Robert and Joan Baker and Willard and Consuella Whiteman of Elkins.
Escorted by her mother, the bride wore a strapless A-line dress with an empire waist accented by hand-beaded lace. She carried a bouquet in the wedding colors of coral, sky blue and clover.
Jordan Rost, best friend of the bride, was the maid of honor. She wore a clover summer dress. The bridesmaids were Julie Wisman, friend of the bride, and Lucy Lastinger, cousin of the bride. They wore coral and sky blue dresses identical to the maid of honor's dress. Their bouquets were coordinated with the bride's bouquet.
The flower girl was Rachael Hill, friend of the bride and groom. She wore a dress similar to the bride's and carried a white basket with a coral accent.
Patrick "PJ" O'Kernick, longtime friend of the groom, was the best man. His groomsmen were Jim Fisher and Seth Gainer, friends of the bridegroom. The bridegroom wore a black suit with a boutonniere in the wedding colors. The groomsmen wore black suits with boutonnieres of colors coordinated with the bride's attendants.
Joshua Super, friend of the groom, officiated at the ceremony. The bride walked down the aisle to "All You Need is Love," played on guitar by Guillaume Cretaux, her brother.
The couple wrote their wedding vows, which the bride recited in French and her groom recited in English.
Alex Weber, friend of the groom, sang "Just the Way You Are," accompanied on guitar by Guillaume Cretaux. The maid of honor read the poem, "Petals," by Amy Lowell. Then, the couple watered a lemon tree to symbolize the beginning of their new life together.
Following the ceremony, there was a luncheon of both American and French foods. Catering services were provided by Brett and Janice Humble. The bride created table arrangements of origami flowers and birds in mason jars with the help of her bridesmaids. Origami cranes served as placeholders for the guests. The wedding cake was made of 21 dozen mini cupcakes in eight different flavors created by The Cupcakerie of Morgantown. The cake was accented with origami flowers made by the bride.
During the afternoon, guests enjoyed creating personalized pages for the wedding book, playing a trivia game about the bride and bridegroom and using a photo booth provided by Meggie Hoadley, friend of the groom. The guests enjoyed dancing to music provided by Brian Hill, friend of the bride and bridegroom. The wedding pictures were taken by Ralph McGinnis, co-worker of the bride, Elmer Poe, uncle of the groom, and Allison Fleming, friend of the bride and groom.
The bride is a student at West Virginia University and will graduate this spring with a degree in French and a minor in economics. She will begin her master's degree in the teaching of English as a second language at WVU in the fall.
The bridegroom is a 2011 graduate of West Virginia University with a master's degree in secondary education. He is teaching French literature at West Virginia University and pursuing a master's degree in French literature and language. The couple resides in Morgantown.
In December, the couple traveled to France for a wedding celebration hosted by the bride's parents. It was a very relaxed reception with only the bride's close friends and family. On their way back to the United States, the couple had a honeymoon in Paris.


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Swimming Pool Blog
TDS ~ Total Dissolved Solids
by Sean Griffin, February 19, 2010
TDS ~ Total Dissolved Solids
Remember that science experiment when you were a kid? Keep pouring and stirring sugar (or salt) into a glass of water, and eventually it will stop dissolving - this happens when the water reaches it's saturation point. The TDS gets too high - this can happen in your swimming pool, too.
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) is the measurement of any dissolved solid in a liquid. In pool water the lower the TDS the closer the water is to being pure (H2O). Common dissolved solids are magnesium, potassium, sulfates, carbonates, irons, other metals, minerals, carbonates/bicarbonates, anionic and cationic substances, and salts.
Suspended solids in a liquid, both organic and inorganic, can be in molecular, ionic, or micro granular form. Dissolved solids are considered to be less than 2 micrometers and able to avoid filtration, due to their small size. High TDS can over-saturate your pool water causing water quality problems.
Pool water with a high TDS reading can be aggressive or corrosive and can be the cause of cloudy water, elevated hardness, scale, and an unwanted metallic taste. Dissolved solids can affect your Ph and can reduce the efficiency of chlorine.
TDS measures anything that has ever been introduced into the pool water. These solids can enter your pool water in a many ways, from the wind, fill water, rain. Detergents, dust, sweat, body oils, etc. Even when you are adjusting your chemistry by using your pool chemicals you are contributing to the TDS reading as these chemicals dissolve. The goal is to keep TDS at a minimum but you can expect that reading to rise as the years go on.
TDS is measured using two different methods. One approach involves evaporating water and leaving behind a residue of solids. These once dissolved solids can be weighed by an analytical balance to get an approximate calculation of what is in solution. There is room for error as some solids evaporate with the actual liquid but this is the more accurate way. The second method, more practical and better known in the pool and spa industry, involves using a TDS meter which measures the electrical conductivity of water. A third method to test your TDS is by using test strips which test pool water Total Dissolved Solids.
Regardless of how you test what has dissolved in your pool or spa water it is an important factor when trying to achieve top quality water. The effect that TDS has on water varies from pool to pool. Some theorize that water with high TDS can act as a shield hindering sanitizers from breaking down contaminants and limiting effective circulation. Kind of clogging or choking up the water. It is also believed that these solids act as a bubble trapping particles and keeping them in the water.
As a service technician in the Northern Virginia area I can tell you that most pools I cared for with non problematic water, went without TDS testing. TDS readings were typically taken when water clarity and or scale became issue even though the other aspects of the water seemed to be in balance. The affect TDS has on pool water chemistry is still being studied. There are seawater pools with an extremely high amount of solids that have been dissolved but are able to be maintained and kept sanitary without problems.
If you consistently experience pool water clarity issues such as hazy, cloudy pool water or trouble with algae or if you develop calcium deposits - you may have TDS issues. Test the pool water and if at a high level* ~ the remedy is to dilute the pool water - meaning, drain out some of the existing water and replace it with water that has a lower TDS reading.
What's an ideal TDS reading for a pool?* A wide range actually - some would say from 300ppm to 3000ppm. All H2O has the same ability to dissolve, but other water chemistry parameters may allow for a higher acceptable level of Total - Dissolved - Solids....you'll know if you have a problem!


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Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire was the site of the 12th-century marriage between Sir Richard de Vernon and Alice Avenell, daughter of William Avenell II. At that time, the hall passed into the Vernon family. Historically, the hall was originally held by William Peverel, illegitimate son of William the Conqueror in 1087. Later the hall was forfeited to the Crown in 1153 and then passed to a tenant of the Peverils, the Avenell family.
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The Carlton Inn Bed & Breakfast in Carlton, Oregon
Looking for a great hotel or guest accommodation in the Willamette Valley? Built by a lumber baron for his family in 1915, The Carlton Inn Bed & Breakfast is located within the charming community of Carlton, known as "The Wine Capital of Oregon." A short walk out the front door you will discover over a dozen tasting rooms and wineries, as well as unique shops and wonderful restaurants. A short drive and you can reach even more wineries, as well as other beautiful, unique, and interesting places to explore.
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It's the end of another week of school which means that this is the perfect time to hang out with your friends at Helsingkrona Nation's Friday pub: Fredmans! We offer amazing hamburgers and a cozy pub environment for those who want to rest after a week of studying and for those who want to recharge before the weekend! Since this is the ultimate place to hang out on a Friday and since you don't want to spend the afternoon queueing its important to be on time, we open the doors at 15.00. Welcome!
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
You drink what?!
There's always someone to tell you you're wrong, in wine. (Or to ask awkward questions like how much you paid for something you're wild about, when you don't want your boyfriend to know - but that's another story.)
Yesterday I posted to the board Wine Therapy about an Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph I had this weekend in Lille, which I loved, and which was (drum roll...) aged in oak, of the new persuasion.
Well, it may not fly for the oak-shy (which reminds me: one of the most egregious oak bombs I have had was the often-praised Cahors from Lagrézette, the 2000 Pigeonnier, selling at something like $150 ex cellar and undrinkable in the extreme)... Anyway, I have my tastes, and they do sometimes include discreet wood.
This weekend in the north of France was full of new landscapes - and the safe haven of La Part des Anges, a wine bar/restaurant that has my dream wine list. Five of us went there for lunch on Sunday and had some delicious and offbeat fare. But for the second time in three days, I was working around the wine hates of one of our party - and for the second time, those hates were firmly targeted on Burgundy, both red and white.
Now, I know I started this post with the complaint that there were always people to shout you down in the world of wine... But no Burgundy, red or white?! Get REAL!
The only solution was to get a white anyway and hope that the word "Rully" didn't ring a bell...
Here are a few notes from Lille.
NV Pierre Moncuit Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs "Moncuit-Delos" - Lively tiny bubbles and a delicate nose of little white flowers. On the mouth, great minerality and acidity with green apple.
1999 Alphonse Mellot Sancerre "Edmond" - Curious. I hadn't had an Edmond since the 2002, and that was in 2005. This was an odd bird for me. Good "wine" but not very typically Sancerre. Aged in oak, it had by now smoothed it out, but maybe that added to its curiousness. A great deal of body, unctuous on the palate, extremely young for a nine-year-old sauvignon blanc. I would have loved it, but there was a serious dash of residual sugar that I found out-of-place.
2005 Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru "Meix Cadot" - Plump young white Rully from my favorite producer of the appellation. An inviting, toasty nose, and on the palate, it wears its oak fairly discreetly, has a lot of body yet some rocks to it.
2005 Yves Cuilleron Saint-Joseph "Sérine" - I heart Yves Cuilleron. This was just a beautiful expression of northern Rhône syrah. A touch of caramel on the nose, and amazingly expansive yet suave on the palate. Everyone fought over this one. Me too.
2004 Alter Ego de Palmer - Haven't tasted this since a year ago. It is still pretty green and wiry stuff. The nose is quite heady and "racé" (i.e. lots of class), but on the palate I think it needs more time to smooth out. It is long on the palate, though, evolving into bark, chocolate, minerals, and violets.
P.S. Back in Paris, Zalto's time is nearing... I can feel it...
4 comments:
"Zalto's time is nearing... I can feel it..."
YES, every day I look at your blog and nothing about Zalto. I am waiting.......... ;-)
From snowy Berlin,
- March 19, 2008 at 5:20 PM
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- March 21, 2008 at 5:33 PM
- Joe said...
How did the Rully sell?
- March 22, 2008 at 4:46 PM
- Sharon said...
One sip. "I'm afraid to taste any more. I don't want to get a headache."
Oh well...
- March 23, 2008 at 3:51 PM
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Septum, times two!!
So, my septum piercing. I'd wanted one for a long time but for one reason or another never had it done. At the time (this was in 2007) I had snakebites, a monroe and my tongue pierced and was debating getting my septum done. I finally decided one day that I'd just go ahead and do it. I was with a few friends and we all walked downtown together. The shop is conveniently down the street from my university so I would often see flocks of rebellious kids go in groups to get piercings or tattoos. In any case, I walk in and ask if AJ was in (AJ was the piercer). It turned out that he was, but on a lunch break, so he told me to come back in a half an hour. We all walked around town for a bit and grabbed a bite to eat at the Burger King down the street but I was too nervous to eat. I had many piercings before but I was always nervous going into it. We walk back into the shop and AJ greets me and I tell him that I want my septum done. He takes me to the back room with one of my friends and preps for me. I saw him open fresh clamps, needles, jewelry, the works. He looked at my nose for a bit, cleaned it and made a mark on my septum. He then grabbed the pliers and pulled my septum skin down a little so he wouldn't actually pierce any cartilage, just skin. I gripped my friend's hand and he told me to take a deep breath. As I was starting to exhale he shoved the needle through. It was quick, but not painless. My eyes were watering like crazy and it stung quite a bit. He then slid the hoop in and secured the captive bead, which made me tear up more. He had me look at it so I took a quick glance, wiped my face a bit and paid him and left after he gave me some H2Ocean and the cleaning speech.
Once I got back to my room I noticed that it was a little crooked. Not like REALLY crooked, but just a little. It bothered me a bit, but I never went back and said anything. I just had to make sure the jewelry wasn't sliding around or else you'd notice how crooked it was. But maybe I'm just OCD.
Anyway, It healed and I liked it albeit it's slight crookedness.
About 3 months later I got a bad case of appendicitis and had to have surgery. They didn't remove my jewelry before the surgery, during the prep, so I thought I was fine, but when I came out of it, they had removed my septum ring! They gave it back to me in a jar and I tried to put it back in immediately but it had closed up. I was SO pissed.
Fast forward to summer of '08. I was living with a friend for a few weeks and he wanted to go to a new(ish) shop in downtown Portland, ME and get his septum pierced. He had been thinking about it for a long time so I went with him and on a whim decided to get my septum pierced again. The shop we went to was Hallowed Ground on Congress St. It is a REALLY nice shop where the people are friendly and the atmosphere is great. The first thing I noticed (besides the SICK art everywhere) was how clean it was. I could eat off the floor. I didn't, but I could have. My friend, Z, went first and he teared up like I had. I just decided to go for it and asked the piercer, Nate, if he had time to do another septum. He said he was open all day so, sure. I ran to the ATM and got cash for him and came back just as he was opening new needles, pliers, etc for me. I sat down in the seat and told him I had had a septum piercing before and it had been a little crooked and it bothered me a lot. Well , he took his time going back and forth and back and forth to make sure it was perfect. He put the clamps on, pulled down and counted to 3. Well, he pierced on 2 and it shocked me a little. Well, the thing that actually shocked me more was the SNAP sound that it made and how it had hurt even more than the first time. He told me afterward the this was the scar tissue being difficult. I took my time looking at it in the mirror and was pleased to see that it was perfectly placed and not crooked at all. I paid him and gave him a sizable tip. He then came outside with us and Z and I had a cigarette with him. He was so chill and nice. I really recommend going to Hallowed Ground to everyone in southern Maine. I mean, the piercer was extremely cute and he even bought me a coffee afterward! :D
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Egypt is officially known as the Arab Republic of Egypt and is located in north-eastern Africa and southwestern Asia. Cairo, the capital and largest city, is the most modern in the Middle East and Africa.
It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by Israel and the Red Sea, on the south by Sudan, and on the west by Libya. The country has a maximum length from north to south of about 1086 km (about 675 m) and a maximum width, near the southern border, of about 1255 km (about 780 m). It has a total area of about 1,001,450 sq km (about 386,662 sq m). Less than one-tenth of the land area of Egypt is settled or under cultivation, this consists of the valley and delta of the Nile, a number of desert oases, and land along the Suez Canal.
More than 90 percent of the country consists of desert areas: In the west, the Libyan Desert, a part of the Sahara Desert which is also known as the Western Desert. The Libyan Desert includes a vast sandy expanse called the Great Sand Sea. Located here are several depressions with elevations below sea level, including the Qattara Depression, which has an area of about 18,000 sq km (about 7000 sq m) and reaches a depth of 133 m (436 ft) below sea level, the lowest point in Africa. Also found here are the oases of Siwa, Kharga, Baharia and Dakhla.
In the east the Arabian Desert, also called the Eastern Desert (which borders the Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez). Much of the Arabian Desert occupies a plateau that rises gradually east from the Nile Valley to elevations of about 600 m (about 2000 ft) in the east and is broken along the Red Sea coast by jagged peaks as high as about 2100 m (about 7000 ft) above sea level.
In the extreme south, along the border with Sudan, is the Nubian Desert, an extensive region of dunes and sandy plains.
The Sinai Peninsula consists of sandy desert in the north and rugged mountains in the south, with summits looming more than about 2100 m (about 7000 ft) above the Red Sea. Mount Catherine (Jabal Katrìnah - 2637 m/8652 ft), the highest elevation in Egypt, is in the Sinai Peninsula, as is Mount Sinai (Jabal Mosa), where, according to the Old Testament, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
The Nile enters Egypt from the Sudan and flows north for about 1545 km (about 960 m) to the Mediterranean Sea. For its entire length, from the southern border to Cairo, the Nile flows through a narrow valley lined by cliffs. Lake Nasser, the world's largest man-made reservoir and formed by the Aswan high dam, extends south across the Sudan border. The lake is about 480 km (about 300 m) long and is about 16 km (10 m) across at its widest point. About two-thirds of the lake lies in Egypt.
South of a point near the town of Idfu, the Nile Valley is rarely more than 3 km (2 m) wide. From Idfu to Cairo, the valley is about 23 km (about 14 m) in width, with most of the arable portion on the western side. In the vicinity of Cairo the valley merges with the delta, a fan-shaped plain, the perimeter of which occupies about 250 km (about 155 m) of the Mediterranean coastline. Silt deposited by the Rosetta (Rashid), Damietta (Dumyat), and other distributaries has made the delta the most fertile region in the country. However, the Aswan High Dam has reduced the flow of the Nile, causing the salty waters of the Mediterranean to erode land along the coast near the Nile.
A series of four shallow, brackish lakes extends along the seaward extremity of the delta. Another larger lake, Birkat Qarun, is situated inland in the desert north of the town of Al Fayoum.
Geographically and traditionally, the Nile Valley is divided into two regions, Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt, the former consisting of the delta area and the latter comprising the valley south of Cairo.
Although Egypt has about 2450 km (about 1520 m) of coastline, two-thirds of which are on the Red Sea, indentations suitable as harbours are confined to the delta. The Isthmus of Suez, which connects the Sinai Peninsula with the African mainland, is traversed from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez by the Suez Canal
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"Folk art" is the confusing name given to some things made by untrained artists.
From the 1930s into the 1950s, antique collectors might have called these pieces "primitive" or named them for a region, like "Pennsylvania German style." By the 1950s, some daring collectors were searching for woodcarvings, painted chests, sculptures and paintings that lacked the realism of a scene or portrait by a trained artist. Everything was handmade.
Today folk art includes not only informal handmade items, but also commercial pieces like iron doorstops, carousel horses, store signs, weathervanes and some toys.
By the 1960s, there were homemade and factory-made folk art lamps assembled from bottles, metal fire extinguishers, milk cans and store tins. Other lamps were made by Boy Scouts, prisoners, soldiers or housewives using patterns in craft magazines.
Driftwood, unsophisticated pottery, walnut shells and even antique toasters were used to make lamps. But the most popular and pricey appear to be constructions made of old cigar boxes, Popsicle sticks or hammered brass bullet casings. Today, top prices are paid for lamps made of small glued pieces of carved wood that show the skill of the maker. Another style is "tramp art," made from chip-carved pieces of cigar boxes.
The ice pop, invented in 1905, was named "Popsicle" in 1924. The wooden sticks from the icy treat were probably used for crafts from the beginning. Boxes of unused sticks were available in stores by the 1950s.
Prices are based on the originality and talent of the lamp's maker and how eager a collector is to own the unique piece, so they can range from $25 to thousands of dollars.
A one-of-a-kind 1910 floor lamp by an unknown artist sold last fall at Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter, a Maryland auction house, for a surprising $27,600, well over estimate. The 5-foot-tall lamp was made of carved and stained pine and cedar. The wooden shade and center column are covered with carved and applied birds and designs.
Q: I would like to know the order of marks on items made in Japan. Which is oldest, "Nippon," "Made in Occupied Japan," "Made in Japan" or just "Japan"? Does it make a difference if the mark is red, green, black or another color?
A: Most pieces marked with the name of a country were made after 1891, when the McKinley Tariff Act was passed. Pieces from Japan were marked "Nippon," the transliteration of the Japanese word for Japan. After 1915 the words "Made in ..." usually were added. Beginning in 1921, U.S. Customs required country names to be in English, and the word "Japan" was used instead of "Nippon." Items marked "Made in Occupied Japan" were made between February 1947 and April 1952. After that, just the word "Japan" was used again. According to experts on 19th- and 20th-century Japanese ceramics, the color does not help date a mark. Red, green and black were used most years. There is no explanation for when other colors were used.
Q: I recently bought a desk and chair at a thrift store for $29. The front of the desk pulls down to reveal a storage compartment. There is a sticker under the desk that says "Ferguson Furniture, Hoboken, N.J." Can you tell me how old it is?
A: Ferguson Brothers Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1898 by Harry and Louis Ferguson. The company was incorporated in Hoboken in 1900. It was run by members of the family until 1953, when it was sold to Sun-Glo Industries. Ferguson made inexpensive reproduction furniture and "furniture novelties," including cedar chests, cellarettes, folding screens, folding tables, humidors and smoker stands. Your set sounds like a bargain.
Q: My Wonder Woman hand mirror from Avon is in its original box marked "DC Comics Inc., 1978." The handle of the mirror is in the shape of Wonder Woman and the mirror is surrounded by her lasso. I have treasured this for years and have never used it. Is it worth anything?
A: The Wonder Woman mirror cost $7.50 when it was introduced. The value of your mirror in its original box is about $25 today.
Q: I received a lovely picture signed "Terone" from a friend about 15 years go. He and his wife had owned it since the 1940s. Can you tell me anything about the artist? Are his works valuable?
A: Alfred T. Terone (1913-1979) and his wife, Cecelia (1916-1999), graduated from New York University and moved to Chicago to work for Borin Art Products, airbrushing pictures that were then mass-produced as prints. The prints were backed with brown paper and mounted in wooden frames. Some of the couple's work was used on old movie sets and some appeared on the TV show, "I Love Lucy." In 1944 the Terones moved back to New York City, where they worked as commercial artists. Prints like yours sell for about $30 to $50 each in perfect condition.
Q: Years ago, my mother gave me a pair of heavy antique bronze candlesticks. One of them is decorated with four clear hanging glass prisms. The second matching candlestick is missing the prisms, but has hooks to hang them. How can I find replacement prisms?
A: There are suppliers of glass prisms in the United States. We list some in the free directory on our website, Kovels.com. Just go to our home page and search for the word "prisms." You also can do an Internet search for "replacement glass prisms." You will want to measure the length of your prisms and examine their cutting design to be sure you buy new ones that closely match your old ones.
Tip: Dust mites are the subject of many articles today. The more humid the environment, the more quickly the mites multiply. Dust mites eat dust particles, then turn to paints and glazing materials on wooden pieces. The only way to prevent damage is to clean regularly and vacuum with a machine that heats up enough to kill the mites.
Terry Kovel answers as many questions as possible through the column. By sending a letter with a question, you give full permission for use in the column or any other Kovel forum. Names, addresses or email addresses will not be published. We cannot guarantee the return of any photograph, but if a stamped envelope is included, we will try. The volume of mail makes personal answers or appraisals impossible. Write to Kovels, (Name of this newspaper), King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Trivet, "Good Luck to All Who Use This Stand," cast iron, six-pointed star, 8 x 4 inches, $35.
Tent curtain, Turkish, diamond design, red field, c. 1940, 28 x 49 inches, $214.
Andirons, brass, double-lemon top, 19 x 22 inches, $295.
Toy wagon, wood, Goodwill Soap stencil, side handle, 31 x 19 inches, $325.
Hampshire Pottery vase, green matte glaze, shouldered, 4 x 7 inches, $336.
Toy robot, Astroman, plastic, glow-in-dark head, walks, bends, red, black, box, c. 1962, 4 x 11 1/2 inches, $403.
Candlestick, Charles X, gilt bronze, marble socket and shaft, 15 1/2 in. pair, $1,075.
Cloisonne jardiniere, flower vases, lappet bands, cobalt blue ground, wooden stand, Chinese, 34 inches, $1,250.
Tiffany silver vase, Art Deco, trumpet shape, line sides, flowers at base, domed, round foot, c. 1950, 11 inches, $1,500.
Pier table, neoclassical, mahogany, marble top, columns, mirror, shelf, c. 1810, 36 x 36 inches, $5,795.
Ralph and Terry Kovel, syndicated newspaper columnists, best-selling authors, avid collectors and national authorities on antiques, hosted the HGTV series "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels." Enjoy the shows all over again and explore some of the most exciting flea markets in the U.S. In each episode, Ralph and Terry share their secrets about when and where to shop, what to look for at shops and flea markets, and how to make a good buy.
These DVDs include the first season of the series. You'll see rare marbles, antique quilts, European chests and boxes, Satsuma pottery, ceramic tobacco jars, Bakelite jewelry, vintage plastic dime store toys, Czechoslovakian glass, Big Little Books, can labels and seed packets, old prints, and more! Available online at Kovelsonlinestore.com; by phone at 800-303-1996; or send $29.95 plus $4.95 postage to Kovels, Box 22900, Beachwood, OH 44122.
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This unique floor lamp is an expensive piece of folk art. It brought $27,600 at a November 2012 auction held at Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter of St. Michaels, Md.


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MONTREAL - Jean Pascal needed only one hand to score an impressive victory in his return to the boxing ring after a 19-month layoff.
The Montreal light heavyweight (27-2) used his right hand exclusively from early on in the 10-round bout on Friday night to score a unanimous decision over Aleksy Kuziemski (23-5) at the Bell Centre.
Pascal said he hurt his left shoulder in the second round, and threw only rights from the fourth round on, but still managed to knock his 35-year-old Polish opponent down in the sixth and 10th rounds.
"I didn't give my best performance, but I did the best I could," said Pascal, who had not fought since May, 2011, when he lost the WBC title to veteran Bernard Hopkins. "I only had one hand.
"I'm proud of myself. I hope that people understand."
It got worse for the right hander in the final round, when he also injured his right hand, but he danced away from Kuziemski in the final minute despite booing from some in the crowd of 6,100 who wanted to see a knockout.
"I knew I was ahead on the scorecards, but I'm a crowd-pleaser and I wanted the knockout," he said. "But give him credit. He's a tough guy."
Two ringside judges scored it 98-90 and the other had it 100-88 for the 30-year-old Pascal. The Canadian Press scored it 97-91.
Promoter Yvon Michel said Pascal will undergo an MRI exam on Sunday to determine the extent of his injuries.
The results will determine whether he will be healthy enough to take part in a scheduled title fight on March 23 on the HBO specialty channel against (Bad) Chad Dawson, who took the championship belt from Hopkins in April.
Pascal took time off to get over his loss on points to then-45-year-old Hopkins, then had to pull out of two scheduled bouts due to shoulder and hand injuries. It was the longest layoff of his career.
"It's disappointing, but I don't think I'm a fragile athlete," he said.
Trainer Marc Ramsay said the shoulder made for anxious moments in Pascal's corner because he couldn't follow his game plan with only one arm.
"But we saw he was still winning the rounds," said Ramsay. "He used his legs and tried to surprise him.
"Sometimes he faked with the left. Everyone stayed calm and he was still able to dominate."
Pascal won the WBC title in 2009 and defended it four times, including an 11-round win over Dawson and a draw in his first meeting with Hopkins in December 2010.
He had also fought one-handed, that time with the left, in a title defence against Adrian Diaconu.
In the co-feature, David Lemieux (28-2) scored his third straight victory in under two rounds as the Montreal middleweight backed Russian Albert Ayrapetyan into a corner and knocked him out with a left-right combination early in round two of their scheduled 10-rounder. Ayrapetyan was down twice in the opening round as well.
The free-swinging Lemieux is scheduled to fight for the minor NABF and NABO titles on Feb. 8 at the Bell Centre against Jose Miguel Torres (26-5) of Colombia.
Michel called it "the best performance I've ever seen from David Lemieux," because the 23-year-old showed improved technique and patience without giving up any power in his punches.
It was only the second time Ayrapetyan was stopped before the limit in a fight since he lost in 2005 to Sergio Martinez, the current WBC middleweight champion.
On the undercard, Eleider Alvarez (11-0), a Colombia native considered a promising light heavyweight prospect, dominated every round but it went to the eighth before he knocked Englishman Danny (Big Mac) McIntosh (13-4) down and out to retain the minor NABO title.
Super featherweight Logan McGuinness (19-0-1), the minor NABA champion from Orangeville, Ont., lost his first four rounds but turned his bout around with a knockdown from a body shot in the fifth and went on to a 10-round decision over Carlos Manuel Reyes (23-2-1) of the Dominican Republic.
Kevin Bizier (19-0) was all over Doel Carrasquillo (16-23-1) for eight rounds but the Quebec City middleweight wasn't able to put away the clowning American. He got the unanimous decision.
There were three Hungarians on the undercard and all lost in a total of nine minutes 10 seconds. Featherweight Marc (Gwapo) Pagcaliwangan (2-0) of London, Ont., heavyweight Oscar Rivas (12-0) of Montreal, who scored first round knockouts, and light heavyweight Andrew Gardiner (6-0) of Ottawa were the winners.


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NewsFebruary 21, 2013 - Updated on January 20, 2016
Environmental citizen-journalist gets 10 months in prison
Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders condemns the 10-month jail sentence that was passed last week on citizen-journalist Mohamed Attaoui on a spurious charge of "working as a local official despite being suspended" and calls for his conditional release pending the outcome of his appeal. "The authorities have been harassing Attaoui for years, above all because of his commitment to defending the environment," Reporters Without Borders said. "Now he has again been arrested and convicted on a trumped-up charge to prevent him from drawing attention to the mafia-like practices of local officials." Attaoui was arrested on 21 January in his home town, the rural municipality of Tounfite (in the north-central region of Meknès), while photographing homes that are unfit for habitation for a report he intended to post online videos he posted before his arrest. The president and general secretary of the "Tounfite Group" (a grass-roots association to which Attaoui belongs) were also arrested and have been sentenced to a year and eight months in prison respectively. Following his arrest, Attaoui was placed in solitary confinement on the prison director's orders and was not allowed to receive a visit from his wife until 18 February, four days he was given the 10-month jail sentence. Attaoui was previous convicted in March 2010, when he was the Arabic-language daily Al-Monataf's regional correspondent, and when he headed the Future for Cedar and Mountain Sheep Association and worked for the Tounfite municipal administration. A court in Midelt (in the Eastern Atlas, southeast of Rabat) sentenced him to two years in prison on a trumped-up charge of extorting 1,000 dirhams (90 euros). He was detained for 45 days before being released on bail pending the outcome of his appeal. Reporters Without Borders drew attention to the case at the time, accusing the authorities of trying to prevent him from exposing the "cedar mafia" responsible for the illegal felling of cedar in the Eastern Atlas. The case was also mentioned in a June 2010 report on environmental journalism called "Deforestation and pollution:high-risk subjects". The court that was supposed to hear Attaoui's appeal against his 2010 conviction kept on postponing hearings and, in the end, never issued a decision. Attaoui meanwhile filed a complaint with the Midelt prosecutor's office on 22 March 2010 accusing four Midelt police detectives of forgery and abduction. Although there were witnesses and hard evidence to support his allegations, the case was closed on 24 June 2010. In a letter to justice minister Mustafa Ramid on 10 October 2012, Reporters Without Borders drew attention to the unsuccessful attempts to reactivate this complaint and requested an independent and impartial investigation into all the "acts of intimidation and the strategy of reducing this journalist to silence with complete impunity" in violation of Morocco's international obligations. Attaoui was suspended from his municipal administration job in Tounfite as a reprisal in August 2012.