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USA TODAY Sports is keeping one eye on the final year of the Bowl Championship Series and another on the 2014 season, when the Football Bowl Subdivision implements a four-team playoff. If the season ended today, here are three teams moving into the championship picture and three moving out.
Teams that played their way in:
Oklahoma State. Texas Tech's hot start drew headlines. Baylor's record-setting offense has defined the Big 12's first two months. Oklahoma's bounce-back victory against the Red Raiders vaulted the Sooners back into the Bowl Championship Series. Meanwhile, very much under the radar, Oklahoma State has rebounded from September's extremely avoidable loss to West Virginia to regain its place among the top 15 teams in college football – and more than making the Cowboys a viable challenger for the Big 12 title in November. The best part, perhaps, is the OSU is now 7-1 despite some growing pains on offense; out is the pass-heavy look, in is a more balanced, run-based attack. With games against Baylor, Texas and OU to come, the Cowboys control their destiny.
Notre Dame. If still a long shot for a BCS appearance, Notre Dame assured itself of a spot in the race by outlasting Navy, 38-34, thanks to one of the best offensive performances in recent program history. The win moves the Fighting Irish to 7-2 with games against Pittsburgh, Brigham Young and Stanford to come – and those final two games, Stanford in particular, can really push this team up a few pegs in the BCS standings. But a BCS berth demands a 10-2 finish for Notre Dame, which can take pride in the play on offense but clearly needs to address a few concerns defensively after a letdown against the Midshipmen.
Michigan State. The big story: Michigan State has won five of six against rival Michigan. Another big story: Saturday's win was among the most dominating in the series' history, with the Wolverines totaling only 120 yards of total offense against the Spartans' outstanding defense. And then there's this: MSU now sits 5-0 in Big Ten play, well ahead of the pack in the Legends Division, and can start thinking – not planning, but only thinking – about a date with Ohio State in early December to decide the Big Ten title. The Spartans could even earn a Rose Bowl berth with a loss to the Buckeyes, should OSU make the BCS National Championship Game.
Teams that played their way out:
Miami (Fla.). The Hurricanes had to play a perfect game – or close to perfect, at least – to have any chance at beating a better, stronger, deeper, faster and more experienced Florida State team on the road. That the Seminoles took a touchdown lead into the half despite playing their sloppiest 30 minutes of the season did not bode well for Miami's chances. When it comes to a BCS run, Miami's issue is two-pronged: one, it has fallen to third in the ACC's pecking order, well behind FSU and Clemson; and two, it does not have an overly impressive résumé of victories.
Texas Tech. Back-to-back losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State essentially ends Texas Tech's chances of winning the Big 12, barring an enormous collapse from several teams down the stretch. Saturday's loss was worse, seeing that it came at home, but the Red Raiders continued to impress with their refusal to pack up shop in the second half. It's obvious that Tech is led by a solid staff, led by first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury, and has picked up on the staff's overwhelming confidence in this Air Raid offense. At the same time, however, Tech does need to play with more consistency and less unpredictability – particularly in avoiding turnovers – to beat the Big 12's best.
Florida. Well, it's official: Florida is headed for a dismal season. Any hope the Gators had of salvaging their sliding fortunes evaporated in a sloppy loss to rival Georgia, one that seemed to encapsulate all of the team's issues to date. There's the dismal offense, of course. There's a defense that has struggled without tackle Dominique Easley, out since late September. There's the error-filled, heavily penalized play on both sides of the ball. Now 4-4 and eliminated from the SEC East Division race, the Gators are planning for 2014. What sort of job security will coach Will Muschamp carry into next season?
Paul Myerberg, a national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @PaulMyerberg.


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Collapse in prosecution of bad driving
Collapse in prosecution of bad driving
I put it down partly to an increase in cycle use masked by poor weather the year before, and a steady fall in traffic law enforcement.
That decline in law enforcement is most noticeable in the reduction in police on the streets, but action taken by prosecutors and the courts has also fallen significantly..
The most serious cases - such as dangerous driving or where someone has been killed - are dealt with in the Crown courts.
The magistrates' courts deal with most prosecutions for crimes such as speeding, careless driving. In 2001 this amounted to over 2 million proceedings across England and Wales.
However, by 2011 the number of motoring offences being seen by magistrates had fallen by 56%.
Interestingly these changes were not universal across the board - they varied considerably between police force areas.
Cambridgeshire actually saw a slight increase in findings of guilt, whereas Wiltshire presided over a 72% reduction.
What could explain these variations?
There are a few possible explanations:
- There has been a huge fall in bad driving, meaning that the police and courts have to do less work to bring offenders to justice.
- More offences are being dealt with through Fixed Penalty Notices rather than court action.
- Fewer resources are going into prosecuting cases of bad driving.
To test the first point - have the places with the lowest reductions seen a similarly lower reduction in casualties? (On the basis that casualties are a proxy for bad driving).
Although exactly equivalent data are not available, it doesn't appear as if there has been any link between levels of bad driving and fewer prosecutions. Cambridgeshire has seen a 32% fall in serious and fatal casualties, but a slight increase in findings of guilt, whereas at the other extreme Wiltshire's KSIs fell by 9%. Other police forces - mid-ranking on the table above, saw falls of 1% (Surrey) and 8% (Sussex).
In other words the places with the lowest falls did not necessarily see the biggest reductions in prosecution.
The second point is also likely to be having an effect, because some local authorities have implemented more safety cameras than others, therefore those areas are likely to have seen a fall in magistrates' court prosecutions (where speeding is prosecuted in the absence of camera enforcement).
However, I think it is the third explanation that has had the greatest impact. Fewer resources going into policing has led to huge reduction in prosecution and findings of guilt. In some places road traffic policing and the attendant prosecution of offenders has been a higher priority than elsewhere.

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CHONBURI, Thailand, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Ai Miyazato shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 67 Thursday and owns the lead after the first round of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2012 golf tournament.
Miyazato, who won the event in 2010, is one stroke ahead of five players and two up on two others.
Choi Na-yeon, Anna Nordqvist, Pak Se-ri, Karrie Webb and Amy Yang are tied for second at 4-under. Nordqvist and Webb had four birdies on the day while Choi, Pak and Yang each had five birdies and one bogey.
Christel Boeljon, after six birdies and three bogeys, and Numa Gulyanamitta, who had five birdies and two bogeys, are tied for seventh but just two strokes off the lead.
Miyazato opened with a birdie and made the turn at 2-under after a birdie at the ninth hole. She moved into the lead with three second-nine birdies, including at Nos. 12 and 16, which are par 3s at the Siam Country Club.


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The third day of Kindergarten Color Days brings us to yellow. :)
This sunny lunch consists of:
- little star-shaped pb&j sandwiches (used a cutter from the same set as yesterday's orange lunch)
- string cheese
- pineapple, with a yellow crayon pick
- a snack mix I tossed together of various yellowish items from the pantry: banana chips, pumpkin seeds, dried mango, and a few yellow mini M&M's
This yellow extravaganza is packed in an EasyLunchbox. Booyah.
Tomorrow we'll being going green. Get it? Going green? Waste-free lunches? Green.
Hardy har har!
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
EasyLunchbox bento: Kindergarten Yellow Day
Posted by Melissa at 12:08 PM
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- Jamie said... [Reply to comment]
You are such and inspiration! I am on my second year of packing lunches for my daughter and I hope to be more creative with the presentation this year.
- August 22, 2012 at 1:28 PM
- Michelle | Creative Food said... [Reply to comment]
I love the color themes! :) It looks yummy! I know my daughter would love that.
- August 22, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
Yum! This is so bright and lovely :D
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This is so bright & sunny, I love it!!! The cloud paper compliments it very well.
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Oh my gosh that's SO pretty Melissa!
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BAGHDAD -- The United States could end up cooperating with Iran to stop militant gains in Iraq, Secretary of State John Kerry suggested Monday in an interview with Yahoo!News.
But a Pentagon spokesman denied Monday that any military coordination with Iran is in the cards.
In his interview with Yahoo!News, Kerry didn't say that cooperation with Iran is under active discussion inside the administration.
"Let's see what Iran might or might not be willing to do before we start making any pronouncements," he said.
But he went on to say that the he "wouldn't rule out anything that would be constructive to providing real stability."
"I think we are open to any constructive process here that could minimize the violence, hold Iraq together -- the integrity of the country -- and eliminate the presence of outside terrorist forces that are ripping it apart," Kerry said.
His comments are the first time such a high-ranking U.S. official has made such a public statement since militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria began an offensive that has seen vast swaths of northern Iraq fall out of government hands.
Two senior U.S. officials said earlier that the Obama administration is exploring possible direct talks with Iran over the deteriorating situation in Iraq.
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is in Vienna for nuclear talks with Iran and could hold discussions on the side about Iraq with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a senior administration official said in a background briefing with reporters Monday.
In fact, the United States and Iran held "very brief discussions" about Iraq and the threat posed by ISIS on the sidelines of those negotiations, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
"These engagements will not include military coordination or strategic determinations about Iraq's future over the heads of the Iraqi people," a senior State Department official said.
But in a signal the administration hasn't yet reached a conclusion about what to do, two administration officials said the United States wasn't interested in teaming up with Iran because the two share few mutual interests.
And Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters on Monday that the Defense Department isn't working on a plan to cooperate with Iran in Iraq.
"There are no plans to consult Iran on military actions inside Iraq," he said. "There is no plan to coordinate military activities."
Iran is an ally of Iraq's Shiite-led government, and a senior security official in Baghdad told CNN on Friday that the country had sent about 500 Revolutionary Guard troops to help fight the ISIS militants.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denied the report over the weekend, according to Iranian state television, but said he would be open to helping if asked.
Despite their shared interest in stopping the advance of ISIS fighters in Iraq, the United States is wary of furthering Iran's already considerable influence there.
The Shiite Iranian regime is al-Malaki's closest ally in the region. And the Obama administration is concerned that appearing to team up with Iran would both alienate Iraq's Sunni minority and worry Sunni allies of the United States in the region.
But, as the crisis spreads, officials around the globe are scrambling for any way to slow the militant advance.
ISIS, an al Qaeda splinter group, wants to establish a caliphate, or Islamic state, that would stretch from Iraq into northern Syria. The group has had substantial success in Syria battling President Bashar al-Assad's security forces.
Here's the latest:
- Iraq's military strikes back; new images emerge
- After days of violent ISIS advances, the Iraqi air force destroyed a convoy of 15 vehicles carrying ISIS fighters headed to Baiji from Mosul, Iraqi state TV reported Monday.
- Separately, the air force killed more than 200 militants, state TV said. Air raids against ISIS reportedly took place in Saqlawiya, northwest of Falluja.
- New images emerged Monday purporting to show a militant fighter interrogating and threatening to kill five captives.
- And a video appears to show a man in an Iraqi military uniform after he was shot in the face. The fighter boasted on Facebook that he was proud of killing the man and said the video should be passed around to show what could happen to other Shiites.
The new images follow others apparently posted by ISIS to jihadi Internet forums appearing to show the executions of Iraqi security forces and a tweet, on what was claimed to be an ISIS account, saying its members had killed at least 1,700 Shiites.
CNN cannot independently confirm the authenticity of the images or tweets purportedly posted by ISIS.
More militant gains
The militant group racked up several victories across Iraq on Sunday.
The northwestern city of Tal Afar fell to ISIS, according to Iraqi Gen. Mohammed al-Quraishi. Many Tal Afar residents, including ethnic minority Shiite Turkmen, fled the fighting north toward Iraq's Kurdish region.
Also on Sunday, ISIS gained control of two villages in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad.
And Iraqi security forces and suspected ISIS gunmen clashed near al-Khalis, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) from Diyala's capital of Baquba, al-Khalis police officials told CNN. Three mortar rounds landed near a recruitment center opened recently for volunteers to help the Iraqi army fight ISIS.
ISIS seized Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, last week and has threatened to march on Baghdad, Iraq's capital and largest city.
Intervention debate continues
President Obama met with the National Security Council late Monday to discuss Iraq.
He has not yet made a decision regarding a military strike against ISIS militants, a senior administration official told CNN.
The President will continue to consult with his team "in the days to come," according to a White House statement.
Obama's national security team met through the weekend, discussing the pros and cons of various options.
On Monday, multiple U.S. officials told CNN that the Obama administration is considering several military options such as unarmed surveillance flights, increased intelligence-gathering and airstrikes.
U.S. officials have said sending ground troops to Iraq isn't an option.
According to a senior military official, another option under consideration by the Obama administration is increasing the modest number of U.S. military advisers and trainers stationed at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad.
Expanding training programs inside and outside of Iraq could be another option, a senior administration official said.
The governor of Kirkuk, one of the provinces that has seen heavy fighting, told CNN's Arwa Damon that he would support U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
"I don't think anyone is safe from these people," Gov. Najmaldin Karim said.
But a U.S. official said last week that even airstrikes could prove futile given the lack of credible intelligence and lack of obvious targets presented by ISIS.
U.S. Sen. John McCain, who has called for airstrikes against ISIS, says approximately a dozen forward air controllers would be needed on the ground to carry out such attacks.
"You need to have people identify the targets in order to really be effective. Remember we're not talking about bombing in towns and cities. There are long stretches of that desert that they have to travel across in their vehicles with their guns on them," he told reporters Monday on Capitol Hill.
McCain also said he doesn't think Baghdad will fall to ISIS but the group could still wreak havoc in the capital.
"They can't take it. They haven't got enough troops and support. Remember it's a Shiite city. But what they can do is orchestrate bombings, assassinations, create turmoil. Shelling in different places. But I'm pretty confident that they can't take Baghdad," the senator said.
U.S. sends Marines
The United States is sending about 275 troops to Iraq to support its embassy in Baghdad, the White House said in a notification to Congress.
They will help the State Department in connection with efforts to temporarily relocate some embassy staffers to consulates in Basra and Erbil as well as to a support group in Jordan. The embassy remains open and a "substantial majority" of its presence in Iraq will remain in place, the White House said.
Some embassy employees have been moved out of Baghdad, but most remain there, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Sunday.
Over the weekend, teams totaling some 170 U.S. personnel began arriving in Baghdad, according to Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby.
About 100 personnel were moved into the region to provide security, airfield management and logistics support, if needed, he said.
"The safety of personnel serving in diplomatic missions abroad is among our highest priorities. The presence of these additional forces will help enable the State Department to continue their critical diplomatic mission and work with Iraqis on challenges they are facing," Kirby said.
An amphibious assault vehicle with 550 Marines aboard was expected to enter the Persian Gulf on Monday, the Defense Department said. The Marines and their V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft could help evacuate Americans from Iraq if necessary, a U.S. defense official said.
Gas prices rise
Even though the ISIS advance hasn't had a major effect on the country's oil exports, gas prices around the world are rising.
Oil experts say the 4% price spike since June 6 -- which has taken a barrel of crude to $107 for the first time since September 2013 -- is being driven by fear that exports could be hit later this year, just as world demand peaks.AlertMe


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The view from Apartment 8W at 907 Fifth Avenue, a view that Huguette Clark gave up for the last 20 years of her life. The 5,000-square-foot apartment could still be yours for $19 million.
NEW YORK — The prime minister of the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar was rebuffed this weekend in his attempt to spend $31.5 million for two of the New York co-op apartments of the reclusive heiress Huguette Clark.
A person familiar with the decision said the co-op's board declined to grant the sheikh an interview, concerned primarily that the quiet character of the elegant building would change with the security demands of a foreign leader. He would be replacing, after all, a woman who was the world's quietest neighbor, having lived the last 20 years of her life in New York hospitals.
Huguette Marcelle Clark, the heir to a Montana copper fortune, has been the subject of a series of reports on msnbc.com about her vacant properties and the management of her fortune. When she died last May at age 104, her properties included three apartments at 907 Fifth Avenue, at East 72nd Street, overlooking Central Park's Conservatory Water, near the statue of Alice in Wonderland.
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The prime minister and foreign minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, photographed in 2006. He was rebuffed in his effort to buy the New York apartments of the late reclusive heiress Huguette Clark.
The Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, was selected by the Clark estate after an auction, offering $31.5 million for Clark's two apartments on the 8th floor, a total of 10,000 square feet. That's half a million dollars more than the asking price. Hamad, who reportedly has two wives and 15 children, owns one of the largest yachts in the world, the 133-meter al-Miqab, which cost several hundred million dollars.
Clark's third apartment, on the top floor, the 12th, found a buyer soon after it was listed, at or near the asking price of $24 million. The buyer is Boaz Weinstein, the well-known hedge fund manager and derivatives trader, formerly of Deutsche Bank and now with Saba Capital Management LP. He has signed a contract and is awaiting an interview with the co-op board.
The three apartments combined cost Clark (and her estate) $28,500 a month in co-op fees, or $342,000 a year.
The Qatari had not made the highest bid for the 8th floor apartments. He offered $31.5 million, less than the top bid of $33 million, according to a person familiar with the auction. The other bidders were the founder of a private-equity firm and the founder of a hedge-fund firm. It wasn't clear why the estate chose the lower bid.
But the auction became moot after the co-op's board changed its mind, deciding not to allow the two apartments on the 8th floor to be joined into one. Even though the apartments had been listed separately, the estate had accepted bids only for the two together, after the co-op board had signaled that it would look favorably on a combination. But the board changed its mind after the auction, and the board declined to grant an interview to the Qatari, even if he were to purchase only one of the two apartments. Besides the security issues, the board was concerned about the disruption of construction, as well as the long-term imbalance of having a single owner with so large a share of the building. The Qatari had also let it be known that he was willing to pay top dollar for other apartments in the building for staff and relatives.
Hamad is not only the prime minister but also the foreign minister of the emirate, and is the cousin of the emir, the country's hereditary ruling leader, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who owns a house just down the block and across 72nd Street, between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue.
Bill Dedman / msnbc.com
A winter view of 907 Fifth Avenue in New York City, at 72nd Street on the east side of Central Park. The taxis in this view are headed east on 72nd, leaving the park.
Now the real estate brokers must start over. Perhaps one of the other bidders will want to purchase only the $19 million apartment 8W, facing Central Park, or the $12 million apartment 8E. The apartments are said to need a lot of work, and the kitchens date from before World War II.
The brokers from Brown Harris Stevens declined to comment, as did the attorney for the public administrator of New York County, who is executor of the estate. Proceeds of the sale will help pay estate expenses, with the remainder held for the winner of the court battle over the $400 million estate of Clark, who left two wills, one favoring her family and the other favoring her nurse, attorney, accountant and a public museum to be established in her oceanfront $100 million home in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Her country estate in New Canaan, Conn., has been marked down to $17 million from its original price of $23 million.
The New York Observer reported earlier Monday that the co-op board rejected a bid from an unknown buyer.
Floor plans for the three apartments are available in our previous story.
The full story
More on the Huguette Clark mystery is at http://clark.msnbc.com/.
Do you have information on the Clark family?
Reporter Bill Dedman is writing a nonfiction book about the Clark family. If you have information, you can reach him at email@example.com.
Rahul Kadakia of Christie's Auction House displays jewels discovered in heiress Huguette Clark's safe deposit box, including a pink 9-carat diamond ring.


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If your Twitter account suddenly retweeted a heart and a seemingly random string of letters and numbers, you aren't alone: TweetDeck was hacked.
Tweetdeck is Twitter's app for creating timelines and tracking lists in a column format. It appears the vulnerability in cross-site scripting or XSS affected the browser-based version, specifically in Google Chrome, however users of other browsers reported being affected. Desktop versions of the app for Mac and Windows did not seem to be involved.
According to the Verge, it's a "newly-discovered vulnerability allowing attackers to remotely execute javascript code." That means it can cause pop-up windows to appear or, as in today's attack, cause accounts to unknowingly and unwillingly retweet.
While the hack kept social media managers around the world busy, it appears more annoying than dangerous.
If you use any version of Tweetdeck, it is advisable to revoke access to the app from your Twitter settings page. To do that, go to Twitter.com on the desktop version, click settings and then apps and click the button next to Tweetdeck. Once the service comes back online and you log in, access will be reinstated.
Tweetdeck went offline while the issue was addressed, but the service was turned back on once Twitter verified the security fix.


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Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos
Today the Benedictine Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is famous around the world for its recordings of Gregorian chants , but it is also one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Spain, The monastery was originally of Visigothic origin but was razed to the ground by the Arabs, and rebuilt by Santo Domingo, whose remains lie in a sarcophagus carved out of the rock. The monastery was located in the village of Santo Domingo de Silos in southern Burgos. Although most of the abbey's church was demolished and rebuilt during the 18th century, absence of funds saved the cloister from the same fate, and visitors can still enjoy the original 11th- and 12th century carved capitals and bas-reliefs depicting scenes from The Bible, along with figurative elements, such as plants and mythical centaurs and griffins. The cloister is also famous for its single cypress, which was planted in the late 19th century and now towers to a height of 25 metres. The cypress has inspired a number of writers, including the poet Gerardo Diego, whose sonnet El ciprés de Silos (Enhiesto surtidor de sombra y sueño que…) is considered a masterpiece of Spanish literature, and by many as the greatest sonnet in Castillian. Picture from wikipedia above taken by Mark Somoza in the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Burgos. Note cypress in middle.
The monastery's scriptorium was important, and produced a famous finely illuminated Beatus manuscript (a commentary upon the Apocalypse).
This is now in the British Library (full image here). The abbey's museum is also well worth a visit, housing a collection of works of art, including a large 16th-century monstrance designed for use during religious processions, and an 11th.century silver chalice said to have been commissioned.
A community of monks still live, pray and sing in the abbey, which accpets visitors for three- to eight-day stays wit rooms and meals for 37 euros a day in 2009. However, only male guests are allowed.
As noted above, the monks have become world-famous with the issue of several Gregorian chant albums, including Chant which reached #3 on the Billboard 200 music chart, and was certified as triple platinum, becoming the best-selling album of Gregorian chant ever released.
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Started in all 53 Gaucho games for second consecutive year...Also led team with 11 homers and 106 total bases for a second straight season...Finished second on the team with 211 at bats, 49 runs scored and a .502 slugging percentage...Went 4 for 4 with three runs, two RBI, a two-bagger and a four-bagger against Cal Poly...Sixth all-time at UCSB with 25 career big flies...Played summer ball for the California Coastal Collegiate League champion Santa Barbara Forresters, who placed eighth at the NBC World Series.
Started every game as a sophomore...Was a huge spark for the Gaucho offense...Finished first on the team with 13 home runs and 117 total bases...Finished second on the team with 52 runs scored and 12 doubles...Had a two-homer game against Nevada...Went 6-for-16 with seven RBI in a series against New Mexico State...Went 6-for-12 with seven ribbies and four runs in a series against UNLV...Had 15 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games...Played summer ball for the California Coastal Collegiate League Champion Santa Barbara Foresters.
Appeared in 29 games, starting 20...Batted .284 in 74 at bats...Went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI vs. Cal Poly on March 21...Had six multi-hit games...Drove in three runs vs. Pacific on April 9...Scored twice on three occasions.
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Played for Scott Cline at Camarillo High School...Hit .430 as a senior...Was named First Team All-Marmonte League and All-County following his senior season...Led Camarillo to a Marmonte League Championship...Also played football in high school...Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
Born August 21, 1978 in Camarillo, Calif...Favorite athletes include Cal Ripken, Ozzie Smith and Alex Rodriguez...Is a fan of the Dodgers and Red Sox...Favorite TV show is Sportscenter...Favorite movies include Dumb and Dumber and The Shawshank Redemption...Enjoys reading The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum...Also recruited by Cal Poly, Nevada and USF...Majoring in Business Economics...Son of Mel and Gail Bannon.


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Laser Beard Removal - Advice
Allow me to expose my current situation before asking for advice:
Just over two years ago I decided to do permanent beard removal. I had about 12 sessions done in total. The first 6 were IPL, the following were laser.
It was first estimated that I'd need about 8 sessions (though no promises were made). As of now my beard is much less dense around my mouth, chin and throat and it's not patched at all, it's uniform, which is good. I need only shave about twice a week. In fact I can't even shave earlier than that because it's just too shallow to shave. However, on the rest of the face (on the sides), it's really patchy and after 3 days it looks like I shaved it unproperly, which looks awful.
After the last session I couldn't afford to continue with the procedure.
Not only that, right after my last session I made an appointment with my dermatologist who said that completly removing the beard would look odd. Actually the word she used was "bizarre".
So because of that and because of me being unhappy about somethings with the clinic I was attending, I decided to stop to access my situation.
It's been almost a year since my last session and I need to consider what to do next. I don't like my beard's present state, though I might be willing to keep it that way.
I'm considering the following options:
i) Keep my beard as it is and try to the deal with the patchy sides the best I can.
ii) Having more sessions done on the sides to completly remove it, thus solving the patchy sides issue, while keeping the rest untouched.
iii) Completly remove everything.
The above options were written in order from what I want the least to what I want the most. My problem is that, as my dermatologist decided to describe, I don't want my face to look bizarre. I have a masculine face, so I'm not worried about looking like a woman. I just don't wanna look weird.
Have any men out there completly removed the beard? Do you think it looks odd? What kind of feedback did you get?
Any women know any men who have done this? How do you access the procedure aesthetically?
I'm looking for objective advice on what looks best as I lack the insight to evaluate such matters.
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The unemployment rate last month in the United States was better than expected, holding steady at 9.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday.
What the report didn't say: Almost 17 percent of Americans are underemployed, according to the BLS. A recent Gallup poll puts the figure at almost 20 percent.
This means that nearly 30 million Americans are unemployed or working fewer hours than they'd like, which could put a big drag on any economic recovery.
"The unemployment numbers only show the tip of the iceberg," says Ed Farrell, director of the Consumer Reports National Research Center. "The underemployed are discouraged, and their impact on the economy is grossly underestimated."
Record underemployment rates
The underemployment rate in February – 16.8 percent to be exact – was among the highest rates that the BLS has recorded since it started tracking the statistic in 1994, says Stacey Standish, a press officer for the BLS.
"It peaked in October '09 at 17.4 percent," Ms. Standish says.
The BLS's definition of underemployment includes three categories: the unemployed who are still looking for work, the unemployed who have stopped looking for work, and those who are employed part time but would like to be employed full time.
The reason it's so high, says Gary Burtless, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, is something many Americans know: Jobs took a particularly hard beating during this recession.
"A healthy job market in the US is one in which ... unemployment is around 3-1/2 to 4 percent," Mr. Burtless says. "In this particular recession, the number of people affected by unemployment has been extremely high."
He adds, "The hours of work have slumped, which means we do have an exceptionally high number of people in part-time positions who want to be full-time."
But, says Burtless, a more telling statistic is the labor-force participation rate – the number of people who are working or looking for work in the civilian job market. When that rate declines, as it has recently, it means more people are discouraged and have stopped looking for work.
"The falloff in the participation rate has been really saddening," Burtless says. "It indicates that a lot of folks have given up. It's a strong signal of their pessimism about what the job market has to hold for them."
Even those who are working part time are discouraged, according to the Gallup poll. Sixty percent of the underemployed are not hopeful about finding work in the next four weeks, the poll reported.
Underemployment slows recovery
That pessimism translates into a slower economic recovery, economists say. The underemployed tend to spend much less than their fully employed colleagues – 35 percent less, according to Gallup. This potentially costs the economy hundreds of millions of dollars every month.
"You look at an economy where 1 in 5 are underemployed and take one-fifth of spenders out of the economy: That has huge implications in terms of our ability to mount any kind of consumer recovery," says Mr. Farrell of Consumer Reports. "Our economy is so dependent on consumer spending that until people get back out there buying, you won't see things improve."
So how long until things improve?
"It's very tough to predict these things," says Burtless of Brookings. "But I've now lived through enough business cycles that I know at the depth of the recession and early months of recovery how pessimistic people tend to be. But sometimes, the psychology of the country changes pretty rapidly.
"That's the nature of the beast," he says. "We're always surprised."


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As if there weren't enough monsters in the "True Blood" menagerie:
"Witches? Oh great, now I have to deal with witches!" grumbles Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) when she learns about the latest threat to her peaceful (ha!) hometown of Bon Temps, La.
In this season's most promising storyline, a mousy Wiccan named Marnie (Fiona Shaw) cajoles her shabby coven—including Lafayette (still wonderful Nelsan Ellis) and his boyfriend, Jesus (Kevin Alejandro)—to become a circle of power necromancers. (A necromancer, by the way, does more than just see dead people.)
Series creator Alan Ball's addition of witches to the "True Blood" brew might not sit well with those viewers who complained last season that the series took off on tangents, what with all the vampire kings and queens, werewolves, backwater werepanthers and, in the season-ending cliffhanger, Sookie's "family" of fairies.
Sorry, but I was giddy with laughter when Sookie disappeared in a poof of pixiedust. "True Blood" works best when its freak flag flies—as long as its core characters are along for the ride.
The season premiere (8 p.m. June 26, HBO; **** stars out of four) takes them on a rolicking roller coaster. Since HBO already has released the first eight minutes online, I'm not spoiling by telling you that Sookie finds out her fairy godmother (insert groan here, but I love it) and all the other spirits are not as sweet as they seemed.
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Back home, Sookie's brother, Jason (Ryan Kwanten), is babysitting the panther people. Tara (Rutina Wesley) has a new love and a slamming new gig. Sam (Sam Trammell) is working on anger issues with a shifter named Luna (Janina Gavankar). Wolfman Alcide (Joe Manganiello) is stull hunky. Sookie's ex, vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer), has raised his profile in this post-Russell Edgington world.
And boy, does vampire sheriff Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) have a surprise for Sookie.
Skarsgard, sexier than ever, stands out in the episodes I've seen. Eric smirks, schemes and smolders like always, but he also shows a surprising amount of innocence and vulnerability.
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Series Will Tentatively Return in 1Q 2010; Pick-Up Brings First Season Order to 20 Total Episodes
Peri Gilpin and Candace Cameron Bure Star in the ABC Family Original Series
Burbank, CA (July 27, 2009) � Paul Lee, president, ABC Family, announced an additional ten-episode order of the network's latest summer hit series, "Make It or Break It," a one-hour scripted drama created and written by Holly Sorensen. Sorenson and Paul Stupin serve as executive producers. The series is ABC Family's second-highest rated series of all time behind "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."
"I'm thrilled to be announcing the pick-up of our latest hit, �Make It or Break It.' This show just roared out of the gate with its smart mix of rivalry and romance," said Lee. "Our Millennial audience just loves its great cast and addictive plotlines, and like our viewers, I can't wait to see what happens next."
The one-hour scripted drama, set in the world of competitive gymnastics, follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls as they train and prepare for their day in the spotlight. The series currently airs on the network on Monday nights at 9:00-10:00PM ET/PT. The ten additional episodes are tentatively scheduled to return in the first quarter of 2010, bringing the network's total episode order of Season One to 20.
"Make It or Break It" stars Chelsea Hobbs, Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, Cassie Scerbo, Zachary Burr Abel, Peri Gilpin, Candace Cameron Bure and Susan Ward.
Season to date, ABC Family's #2 original series of all time in Total Viewers (2.1 million) and among all core demos, "Make It or Break It" ranks as TV's #1 program in its time period in Female Teens (4.6 rating), cable's #1 program in Females 12-34 (2.3 rating) and the #1 scripted series on all cable in Women 18-34 (1.5 rating). Impressively, "Make It or Break It" vaults over year-ago time period levels by triple-digit percentages across key demos, including by 191% in Women 18-34, by 250% in Females 12-34 and by 358% in Female Teens. (Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, most current, 6/22-7/20/09, Mondays, 9-10 p.m.)
Part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relevant stories about today's relationships, all told with diversity, dysfunction, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a mix of network defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas!" ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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You want to make a real difference in people's lives. But how can you ensure that your giving will have the greatest impact?
One way to achieve this is by becoming a member of UC's Heritage Society. The Heritage Society offers you a broad range of options for planned giving in support of Utica College's mission, plus the potential for significant financial benefits and tax advantages.* It's a great way to help secure the College's future and protect your assets at the same time.
We invite you to review below the planned giving options available at UC. Be sure to consult with your financial or tax adviser to determine which options might be right for you.
Planned Giving Options Include:
Bequests offer one of the simplest ways to make a gift to Utica College and create a personal legacy of a commitment to education and the institution. Gifts by will or living trusts for the benefit of Utica College may be for a set dollar amount, a percentage of the total estate, or the residual amount (funds leftover after all expenses have been paid).
Retirement plan assets (IRAs, 401(k), 403(b), etc.) offer another easy method for planned giving. The funds can be transferred at death to the College by naming Utica College as either the primary or contingent beneficiary of the account. As these funds are not distributed until your passing, they are not subject to estate tax or income tax, thus the entire balance passes to Utica College and is left to an educational charity.
A charitable gift annuity through Utica College can provide you or a loved one with a reliable and consistent stream of income for life, while also benefiting Utica College. Charitable gift annuities are easy to establish with gifts as low as $10,000, a portion of which may be deductible for income tax purposes. The amount of the annual payment is based on the age of the income beneficiaries at the time of the gift and the date when the payments begin. A portion of the resulting payment may also be tax free to the beneficiary. Annuity payments may begin immediately or may be deferred for a period of time as part of your retirement planning.
A charitable remainder trust is a more sophisticated way to contribute to the future of Utica College and increase your current income. Charitable trusts allow you to transfer cash, securities, real property, or other assets into the trust. A unitrust provides a variable income based on a percentage of the value of the trust assets as determined each year. An annuity trust pays a fixed dollar amount each year to the income beneficiary. When either the unitrust or annuity trust terminates, the remaining assets in the trust are transferred to Utica College.
A donor transfers property to the lead trust, which pays a percentage of the value of the trust assets, usually for a term of years, to Utica College. At the end of the trust term, the remaining assets in the trust and any growth it has realized are passed to heirs. Although there is no income tax deduction when you create a charitable lead trust, your gift or estate tax is greatly discounted. It is one of the only transfer devices currently used that can discount the value of the original assets and result in little or no taxes. At the same time, you achieve your charitable goals for Utica College.
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Yet again, you're going to have to head to your usual location in Broker, where another of Little Jacob's shady vehicles is waiting. Once you approach and get into the vehicle, nothing is a problem initially. You won't be timed here, nor will you have any other point of imminence hanging over your head, so the drive should be a relatively leisurely one (about as leisurely as a paranoid drug run can possibly be, that is).
Your destination is a rather elaborate series of alleyways off of Parr Street, which is located just to the east of The Monoglobe at Meadows Park. You can actually breach this series of alleyways from other streets as well—most notably the parallel roads Stillwater Avenue and Seymour Avenue—but the GPS route from the Broker-Dukes Expressway will almost certainly bring you to this area from Parr Street, so prepare to drive up towards your ultimate destination (marked as a yellow dot on your HUD) via the lengthy alleyway from that road.
Since you weren't timed getting here, your instincts are naturally kicking in at this point to tell you that this was all too easy. And too easy it was, for as soon as the dead drop takes place, rival gang members show up. This series of alleys is shaped like some sort of uppercase T, meaning there are three routes you can use to get out of here. All three are covered by at least one enemy, however. Two routes will be covered by foes on foot while the third route will be covered by enemies using their vehicle as cover. All of the enemies must be eliminated before you successfully complete this mission, but that shouldn't be too difficult a task for you. Keep in mind that all enemies are represented by red dots on your HUD, so killing all of the foes is as simple as tracking down the red dots and eliminating the people who represent them!
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Moody declares Caviar unbeatable in TJ Smith
Trainer Peter Moody has laid it squarely on the line - Black Caviar is unbeatable at Randwick on Saturday.
"Facts and figures suggest there's not another horse on the planet that can beat her under these conditions over this distance," Moody said.
And as her rivals attempt to put some pre-race pressure on the world champion sprinter, Moody has declared her to be as good as she's ever been.
He has laughed off concerns that hard-nosed Sydney jockeys would gang up on her and scoffed at suggestions she has had it easy in Melbourne.
Sydney racing has been rife with theories this week concerning the treatment local riders will dish out to the mare as she attempts to extend her unbeaten 24-win sequence in the $1 million TJ Smith Stakes.
But Moody has challenged the jockeys to give it their best shot.
"Plenty of them have ridden against her before, and they're probably still using Vaseline to cover up the windburn," he said.
One Sydney trainer has questioned the tactics of Black Caviar's opposition in her two most recent wins in Melbourne, suggesting she has been handed her wins on a platter.
"We don't race in lanes in Sydney," said Joe Pride who will saddle two runners against her.
Moody delivered a backhanded reproach to the thinly veiled insinuation.
"We're always very respectful of our opposition, always have been," he said.
Moody also dismissed suggestions Black Caviar's inside gate could lead to her being locked away on the fence.
"We have the best gate and the best horse," he said.
Float trip
Black Caviar arrived at Moody's Rosehill stables at 4am on Thursday after a smooth overnight float trip from Melbourne.
She had a short canter to stretch her legs after the trip and will have a light workout before dawn on Friday to prepare her for Saturday's race.
"She came off the truck just as well as she went on it," he said.
"She's done all the work she needs to do and she's done it as well as she ever has."
Black Caviar turned in a spectacular gallop at her Caulfield home base on Monday that had Moody declaring her to be in the form she displayed as a three-year-old.
While Saturday's outcome may be as good as certain, Moody and the mare's owners say they have not made a decision on any aspect of her future.
The possibilities for a 26th win remain races in Brisbane, Adelaide or England.
But Moody also warned there was always the chance Saturday's could be her last race.
Topics: horse-racing, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, randwick-2031
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Vancouver Island sometimes gets overlooked, with tourists choosing to focus on Vancouver City, but it is a little gem and well worth a visit. Hiring a cottage in Victoria is a great way to set up base to explore the many delights of the surrounding area.
Sometimes it's good to get away from the hurly burly of city life and a walk along one of Vancouver Island's beaches is a perfect way to relax into your holiday. Stroll hand in hand with your spouse or build sandcastles and explore rock pools with your kids. The scent of the sea and the combination on sun and breeze will leave you feeling refreshed and extremely happy with life.
For those who are into fishing, Victoria offers a brilliant opportunity to experience some of the best fishing in North America. Charter boats operate from Victoria's Inner Harbour and offer the opportunity for anglers of all experience levels to enjoy some exhilarating fishing. The waters around Victoria are particularly noted for salmon and halibut but there are many other species that make regular appearances on the catch list. As well as the fishing action, there's also the possibility of spying exciting ocean wildlife such as porpoises, bald eagles, seals, and killer whales!
For families with small kids, why not take a stroll around the Victoria Butterfly Gardens and then follow this up with a visit to the Bug Zoo. The Butterfly Gardens exhibit hundreds of species of butterflies, all of which fly free above and around your head. There's much more to see than just butterflies, however, as the Gardens also feature a variety of bird species, including flamingos and parrots, whilst Koi fish lazily swim amongst the ponds and streams.
Having opened your child's eyes to the wonderful world of butterflies, the perfect accompaniment is to then take in a trip to the Victoria Bug Zoo. Here you'll find a huge array of insects, from scorpions and Tarantula spiders, to crickets, ants, and Giant Stag Beetles. Great fun but maybe not for any squeamish mums or dads!
For the adventurous, why not explore the wilds of Vancouver Island by canoe. A day trip provides the opportunity to get close to Canada's wildlife, and amongst the species that you may see are Black Bear, elk, deer, Bald Eagles, Ospreys, and Kingfishers. Experienced river guides will pilot you along the nine miles of the San Juan River and no prior canoeing experience is required. There's even an option to camp out in a log cabin, with a meal provided.
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Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He currently stars on the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.
He was born in Queens, New York, to Italian parents. His mother, Lucie (born 1959), was a piano teacher, and his father, Albert Romano (1926 - March 2010), was a real estate agent and an engineer. He has a brother, Richard A. Romano. He grew up in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens. Romano attended elementary and middle school at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills. After transferring from Archbishop Molloy High School, Romano graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1975. He was in the same high school class as Fran Drescher and later appeared on Drescher's sitcom The Nanny as an old classmate. Before breaking into show business, Romano briefly attended Queens College, in Flushing, New York, where he studied accounting. Romano quit after gaining only 15 credits in three years. However, he would later return, making it to the Dean's List for three years.
His early comedy career started when he competed in the Johnnie Walker Comedy Search in 1989 and included many outlets such as Comedy Central, where he had been a recurring guest voice on the show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He also was a contestant on Star Search in the stand-up comedy category. He was originally cast to play Joe on the American television sitcom NewsRadio, but was fired, to be replaced by Joe Rogan. He then appeared on Late Show with David Letterman doing his stand up routine which formed his ties with CBS. Shortly thereafter, he became the star of his own show, Everybody Loves Raymond on CBS, that featured a cast and format more suitable to Romano's brand of humor.


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Back in 2009, I blogged about some heart-warming examples of cross-industry peer assists, involving Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Ferrari Formula 1 pit team. Geoff and I wrote the story up fully in our second book, "No more Consultants". The specific example related to the operating theatre team improving their handover processes during an operation called the "arterial switch" - and the insights of Professor Martin Elliott and his colleagues who had the curiosity and the passion to approach Ferrari and ask for help.
It reminded me of Thomas Friedman's book "The World is Flat" where he wrote:
"I have concluded that in a flat world, IQ- Intelligence Quotient – still matters, but CQ and PQ – Curioity Quotient and Passion Quotient – matter even more. I live by the equation CQ+PQ>IQ. Give me a kid with a passion to learn and a curiosity to discover and I will take him or her over a less passionate kid with a high IQ every day of the week."
I was interested to see that Formula One was in the news again this week with another example of curiosity-driven cross-sector knowledge sharing - this time with public transport. Train manufacturer Alstom, who say that the knowledge they gained has enabled them reduce a 2-day repair job to just 4 hours.
We need more of these "I wonder" moments to bring knowledge together, where curiosity triumphs over the "but we're different" default reaction of not-invented-here cultures which drives those connections and overlaps apart.


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Paula Deen failed to show for an interview on NBC's "Today" show Friday in the wake of recent revelations that she has used the N-word in the past.
"Today" show host Matt Lauer said the Food Network cooking star was scheduled to appear on the morning show to address the controversy stemming from a sexual harassment lawsuit and flew in to New York Thursday night.
"We started hearing from her people that she is exhausted," Lauer said. "Her publicity person simply said they believe she is in the hotel but she has not confirmed anything other than she is not here this morning."
Lauer said the two spoke Thursday afternoon in preparation for the appearance and that she agreed to do the interview without any restrictions.
"I don't know how to be anything but honest," Lauer said she told him.
The 66-year-old comfort food queen and Savannah, Ga., restaurant owner did not call Friday to explain why she bailed, Lauer said.
Deen Tweeted Friday afternoon that she will post "a video statement shortly."
Deen's use of racial comments were made public during a deposition as part of a $1.2 million lawsuit filed by Lisa Jackson, a former manager of Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House in Savannah. Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers own the restaurant.
Jackson claimed she was sexually harassed by Hiers and that Deen used the N-word around her.
According to a transcript of the video deposition, an attorney for Jackson asked Deen, the author of 14 cook books, if she has ever used the N-word.
"Yes, of course," Deen replied, though she added: "It's been a very long time."
Deen said she may have also used the racial slur when recalling conversations between black employees at her restaurants, but she couldn't give specifics, The Associated Press reported.
"But that's just not a word that we use as time has gone on," Deen said, according to the suit. "Things have changed since the '60s in the South. And my children and my brother object to that word being used in any cruel or mean behavior. As well as I do."
During the deposition, Deen also talked about possibly hiring black employees to dress identically for her brother's 2007 wedding. She said she got the idea from a restaurant she went to where the waiters were all "middle-aged black men, and they had on beautiful black jackets with a black bow tie..." E! News reported.
At the same time Deen stressed that, "Bubba and I, neither one of us, care what the color of your skin is. It's what's in your heart and in your head that matters to us."
Paula Deen's business organization, Paula Enterprises, released a statement to People magazine playing down the controversy.
"Ms. Deen recounted having used a racial epithet in the past, speaking largely about a time in American history which was quite different than today," the statement said. "[Paula] was born 60 years ago when America's South had schools that were segregated, different bathrooms, different restaurants and Americans rode in different parts of the bus. This is not today."
This isn't the first time the queen of Southern comfort foods got in trouble. In 2012, she said that for three years, she hid her Type 2 diabetes while continuing to cook high-calorie meals that were bad for people who have the disease.
The self-proclaimed butter lover recently launched her own line of flavored "finishing butter" which she said should be used in "moderation" toward the end of cooking a meal.
In addition to her butter, which comes in flavors like citrus zest, lemon dill and garden herb, Deen is also releasing all-natural chips and sugar-free chocolates, part of her healthier line of food, which comes after her 30-pound weight loss last year.


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Van der Merwe hit with three-week ban
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Bulls captain Flip van der Merwe has been hit with a three-week Super Rugby suspension for striking Waratahs prop Paddy Ryan. The second-rower was charged over the incident in the 75th minute of the Tahs' 19-12 win in Sydney on Saturday night.
A SANZAR hearing, chaired by Adam Casselden, on Wednesday found van der Merwe guilty and the 34-Test Springboks forward was banned for three weeks. Van der Merwe will miss this Saturday's clash against the Western Force in Perth, as well as home matches against the Cheetahs and Stormers in Pretoria.
"On the balance of probabilities... van der Merwe did strike Ryan's nose with his hand, arm or fist but that no injury was sustained," said Casselden in a statement.
Casselden added that Ryan was in a vulnerable position at the base of a collapsed scrum and unable to protect himself.
"But due to the player's good character, lengthy professional playing career and his relatively clean disciplinary record, I was satisfied that the five-week entry point should be reduced to three weeks," he said.
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New paradigm for cell-specific gene delivery
Researchers from Northwestern University and Texas A & M University have discovered a new way to limit gene transfer and expression to specific tissues in animals. In studies to determine how plasmids enter the nuclei of non-dividing cells, the group previously identified a region of a smooth muscle cell-specific promoter that was able to mediate nuclear targeting of any plasmid carrying this sequence uniquely in cultured smooth muscle cells but in no other cell type. In their current study to appear in the July 08 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, the team, led by Drs. David Dean and Jennifer Young from the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University, in collaboration with Warren Zimmer from Texas A & M University, now demonstrate that such restriction of nuclear entry using this specific DNA sequence can be used in blood vessels of living animals to direct gene transfer and expression specifically to smooth muscle cells. They have also developed a novel gene delivery approach for the vasculature that uses an electric field to transiently permeabilize the plasma membrane of cells to allow entry of DNA. Thus, this work establishes the control of nuclear entry of gene therapy vectors as a novel approach to target genes and gene expression to desired cell types in the body. Vascular smooth muscle proliferative diseases, including atherosclerosis and restenosis, are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the US. Gene therapy may represent an important alternative for the treatment and prevention of these proliferative diseases of the vasculature. It can be highly cell-specific, mimic or restore normal in vivo function, and can be permanent or transient depending on vector design. Currently, a number of gene delivery systems for use on the arterial wall are being studied, but as yet their low efficiency in gene transfer and lack of cell-specific targeting and expression are major limitations. According to Dr. David Dean, "The benefit of our newly described approach is that it can target specific cell types. One of the most commonly envisioned treatments for these proliferative disorders is to deliver genes that kill or inhibit the dividing smooth muscle cells, but we need to target only these muscle cells and not any other cell in the vessel wall and this approach will enable us to do just that". The goal of the team is to design more effective gene therapy vectors for use in the vasculature by understanding the molecular mechanisms by which DNA and DNA-protein complexes are actively transported into the nucleus. Dr. Warren Zimmer states "these results set the stage for our future use of this technology to deliver therapeutic genes to lessen the severity of restenosis which is the most common issue following angioplasty and placement of stents". Dr. Dean continues, "Now that we have demonstrated proof of principle for this approach we can look for DNA sequences that act in other tissues and develop cell-specific treatments for any number of organs". Dr. Steven R. Goodman, Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Biology and Medicine, stated "The exciting studies reported here are the first to demonstrate that non-viral gene delivery can be made cell-specific by controlling the nuclear entry of plasmid DNA, and as such, establishes a new paradigm for cell-selective gene delivery. Drs. Dean, Young, and Zimmer are to be congratulated on this ground-breaking study".
Source: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Other sources
- New Paradigm For Cell-specific Gene Deliveryfrom Science DailyMon, 23 Jun 2008, 15:21:21 UTC
- New paradigm for cell-specific gene deliveryfrom PhysorgMon, 23 Jun 2008, 6:42:24 UTC
- New paradigm for cell-specific gene deliveryfrom Biology News NetMon, 23 Jun 2008, 6:14:29 UTC