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New Marlins manager Mike Redmond arrived at his office at 5 a.m. Monday ready to go long before the Florida sun was shining, his thoughts already on a date 254 days from now: Game 1 of the World Series.
Ah, spring training. When all 30 teams are still contenders.
"Everybody's excited," Redmond said in Jupiter. "Obviously, we've got a tremendous opportunity for guys in this camp and I think everybody realizes that. It's a fresh start."
From a chilly and damp Phoenix, Ariz., to balmy Kissimmee, Fla., pitchers and catchers for 10 teams reported to training camp Monday, taking physicals, meeting new teammates and, in some cases, managers and coaches.
The pop of fastballs in mitts, they could be heard, too.
Many eager players have been working out "informally" for weeks on minor league fields - position players don't report for several more days, and all teams will be in full swing by the weekend.
In Tampa, Fla., Yankees captain Derek Jeter ran on a treadmill for the first time since breaking his ankle on Oct. 13, a big step toward reaching his goal of being in New York's opening day lineup on April 1 against Boston in the Bronx.
In his third week of baseball activities, Jeter was on the infield grass fielding groundballs and in a batting cage taking swings - all while dozens of autograph-seeking fans lined up outside the Yankees' minor league complex down the road from the big league facility.
"I feel fine," Jeter said. "I was able to do everything else. I just had to be careful with my ankle, but now I've gotten the green light with that. I've gotten all the green lights I need."
In Fort Myers, Fla., Red Sox principal owner John Henry put to rest reports that he was considering selling the franchise.
"You just don't get an opportunity to own something like the Boston Red Sox. As long as we can do it, the three of us are committed to being here," Henry told reporters, while acknowledging team president Larry Lucchino and chairman Tom Werner. "These thoughts that we're somehow selling, those are just not true."
With a new manager, John Farrell, replacing Bobby Valentine after one disastrous 69-93 season, Henry likes Boston's chances.
"I would say, especially in comparison to last year, I should be optimistic," Henry said.
In Kissimmee, Fla., the Houston Astros began their first day in the bruising AL West. One of the most inexperienced teams in baseball will wear fiery orange practice hats and jerseys that evoke the orange rainbow stripes of a better time for an organization that lost over 100 games each of the past two seasons.
"We've talked about change throughout the organization, from the time (owner) Jim Crane has taken over the ball club and all the hires he has made," first-year manager Bo Porter said. "This year (the uniform change) kind of sets the tone because they visually see things have changed. And when you realize that things have changed, you first realize that they're never going to be the same.
Also hoping for a clean start, Bartolo Colon is back with the Oakland Athletics after serving a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test. He had little to say crossing a damp practice field in Phoenix after a 90-minute exam but he's excited to be with a team that won the AL West in thrilling fashion last year, rallying over the final 10 games to grab the title from the Texas Rangers.
Manager Bob Melvin isn't worried about Colon getting right back in the flow with his teammates.
"He fit in very well here before and I see that being the same case," Melvin said. "He knows most of these guys and they all liked him very much and got along with them all and actually was a nice little resource for our younger starters. So, I don't see any problems there."
As his teammates reported to Cardinals camp in Jupiter, Fla., Chris Carpenter told media in St. Louis he he's not ruling out pitching again - even this season.
Last week, the Cardinals said the 37-year-old former ace almost certainly won't pitch in 2013 and that his career is probably over after a recurrence of a nerve injury that cost him most of last season.
"Maybe I don't ever want it to end," said Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner. "I don't think I'll ever retire, to be honest with you. I'll never say that word. There might always be hope. Maybe like when I'm 48 I can come back and pitch some more."
In Scottsdale, Ariz., Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson greeted his team with a new determination - one that could be mimicked all around the league.
"I'm just determined," he said. "I can just say that 81-81 (last season) does not sound good to me at all, and then I took it very personally, and I take responsibility for it."
Added Gibson: "In 2011, we overachieved. In 2012, we underachieved. We want to overachieve again."

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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Aug 2007 12:14 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher
"The next-generation of the KDE open source project, version 4.0, has been touted as the beginning of a new era in desktop computing, but only two months from the first release some users are wondering if it's just all hype. KDE 4.0 will bring a collection of new technologies to the Linux and Unix desktop, but there are uncertainties around how much of it will be included in the initial release. KDE user Andreas Pakulat expressed doubt about how the release will take shape in a blog post titled 'Where's the KDE4 desktop?'." KDE's Aaron Seigo also shares his thoughts on this.


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The West Side saw two homicides on Sunday night, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death in the 1100 block of North Harding Avenue in Humboldt Park, police said.
Meanwhile, a man in his 20s was fatally shot in the 1100 block of South Austin Boulevard in Austin, according to officials.
Austin, Chicago's largest community area, has recorded 32 homicides so far this year, RedEye data shows. Thirty homicides were logged last year.
Humboldt Park has recorded 16 homicides so far this year, according to RedEye data. Twenty-homicides were logged last year.
Seven homicides have been recorded so far this month. Thirty-seven homicides were logged in December last year, according to RedEye data.


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Amateur bicyclists had a chance to feel the thrill of the pack when they participated in Sundays USA Pro Challenge Experience. More than 250 riders registered for the ride that started at 7 a.m. at Eighth Street and Main Avenue.
The purpose of the Experience was to give non-pros a once-in-a-lifetime chance to feel what its like to be one of the premier cyclists in all the world, according to the Pro Challenge website. Cyclists rode from downtown to Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, which includes portions of Stage 1 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge that started this morning.
Cyclists in this years Experience had a choice of two routes. The longer ride, just shy of 73 miles, started downtown. Cyclists headed to Wildcat Canyon, returned to downtown, and then rode up to Durango Mountain Resort via East Animas Road (County Road 250) and Shalona Hill. After a break at Durango Mountain Resort, they headed back down to Fort Lewis College via U.S. Highway 550.
At the college they were honored with a Finish Festival, according to Pro Challenge materials.
For those riders less inclined to the 75-mile trek, the Experience offered a 45-mile route with the resort as the finish line. These riders also were honored with a Finish Festival, hosted by the resort.
Firing the starters pistol was George Hincapie, who has been a winning representative of the U.S. cycling teams. Hes won stages of the Tour de France eight times, with the 2012 Tour de France his 17th time in the race overall.
Hincapie also won a stage of the 2011 Pro Challenge, been a U.S. National Champion three times and won numerous other races or race stages. Liz Brown, social-media manager for the Pro Challenge, said this years Pro Challenge will be Hincapies last professional race, but then again, Lance Armstrong retired and came back.
In other race developments, a hotline has been established to respond to questions about road closures in town and along the race route. Most of the roads closed by the race will be downtown and around Fort Lewis College.
But a hotline spokeswoman said roads are likely to reopen today by about noon. Anyone interested in additional information can call 375-4646 until 5 p.m. today.
In addition, local authorities and race officials set up the Southwest Incident Command Team to help manage all local emergency and non-emergency traffic and related issues arising from the Pro Challenge, according to a news release from the Incident Command Team. The most important request from the team is that area residents remain patient with the various road closures and other impacts of the event.


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A Moment of Torah: Naso
May 17, 2013
Watch this week's Moment of Torah, Naso, with Stacy Mitchell, Gan Ami Curriculum & Staff Developement Director and some special Gan Ami K4 friends.
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Orange County's endless selection of restaurants and dining options range from familiar flavors to creative, culinary cuisines.
New to the Anaheim Resort: Check out the Anaheim Packing House. Located walking distance from Center Street Promenade in Downtown Anaheim, the Packing House is a community gathering place with more than 20 mom-and-pop restaurants and shops featuring bites from around the world, local fare, live music, foodie and gardening classes, craft beer and specialty cocktails – all under one roof!


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IT Management Slideshow: The Legacy of Steve Jobs: 10 Innovation Lessons
By Don Reisinger | Posted 10-17-2011
The Legacy of Steve Jobs: 10 Innovation Lessons
Don't Worry About the CostIf there is anything that Steve Jobs proved over the years, it's that when it comes to innovation, getting it right doesn't come with a cost. Jobs invested millions of dollars in products with the eventual hope of seeing a return on that investment. And just about every time, he did. We realize you may have trouble convincing your CFO that this is the right approach, but remember that Apple was all the more successful because of it.
In the wake of his death on Oct. 5, 2011, the media were rife with details about his life, his work, and his amazing legacy. Indeed, even before his passing, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had entered into the pantheon of technology legends whose work will influence generations to come. Enterprise CIOs know only too well how Jobs' innovations at Apple have permanently altered the enterprise technology ecosystem. At the same time, the dual trends of IT consumerization and an expanding role for information technology throughout the enterprise, means that CIOs are being called upon like never before to make innovation part of your job description. Whatever your feelings about Apple's products, there's no denying that creativity is at the core of Steve Jobs' legacy, and we would all do well to take away these lessons from his astonishing history of innovation. Here are 10 lessons we learned from Jobs, and how you can apply these in your own experiences as an enterprise CIO.
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My friends and I were part of the beta test for a new follower toolthat could possibly replace Google Friend Connect.
As you've probably heard, the popular Google Friend Connect ("GFC") is going away March 1st for non-Google blog platforms like Wordpress, and the scuttlebutt is that it will be eventually phased out completely to be replaced by Google+. GFC was never really so much an "I follow this blog" tool as it was an attempt at the whole Facebook "friend, like" concept.
Bloggers know a good "follower" tool is really needed and we'd like to have one that is not tied to a million other services (seems like Facebook, Twitter and Google are linked to everything else on the Internet). We wanted a simple, fast, easy-to-use and reliable service. Those of us who use Linky Tools and know the owner/creator (Brent Riggs), realized he would be perfect for developing some kind of really easy to use "follower" system. So we contacted him, and he loved the idea.
Introducing LINKY FOLLOWERS (www.linkyfollowers.com)
Brent has created a FREE service that a group of us mom bloggers have tested and helped develop. He is launching it today. You're the first to be invited to try it out. I was part of the beta test group and I love the new tool! I highly recommend it to you.
Keep in mind this is DAY ONE of the service… there will no doubt be some bugs that the test group didn't catch. Just contact Brent (email@example.com)… he is great about fixing things fast. Don't let a bug or an "oops" hurt your first impression. You're being invited to be some of the first users of this great new tool, and your feedback will help him iron out any problems very quickly.
One last thing, the inevitable question: can my GFC followers be automatically moved over? NO. Google won't allow access to those accounts but more importantly, YOU really shouldn't sign up someone to a new service. They should voluntarily sign up themselves. You'll need to ask your GFC folks (and all your blog readers) to follow you using Linky Followers but its easy, quick and did I mention, free? They'll love the tool. It's a cool way to organize and follow the blogs you love.
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I'd been studying Latin a few years ago and had stopped. In recent months I've been returning to that (while beginning Greek as well), reading so far in a reader for 1st year (by C.J. Vincent) which is focused on preparing the reader for Caesar.
However, I feel that I need a more focused effort. What is recommended for returning? Would it be useful to go through M&F's intensive course?
About my level: I can't be too specific about it, but it seems like I have a fair command over the important declenations and the active indicative present, imperfect, perfect and future. My knowledge of passive is smaller, and I only know basic things about subjunctive. I'd say my command of syntax is low-intermediate.


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Kids teach parents to respect the environment (2/18/2013)<
A child can directly influence the attitude and behavior of their parents towards the environment without them even knowing it.
This is according to a group at Imperial College London who have, for the first time, provided quantitative support for the suggestion that environmental education can be transferred between generations and that it can actually affect behavior.
Their findings have been published today, 13 February, in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters.
The study took part on the Mah� Island in the Republic of Seychelles, where there is a very strong history of environmental education. The researchers based their study around the degradation of freshwater habitats in the country's wetlands, which is being caused by litter, wetland reclamation and household wastewater.
A total of 15 wildlife clubs, who each provide environmental education to children in the school system through a series of activities, took part in the study.
"School children in the Seychelles are fortunate to have a curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of environmental concepts across a broad range of subjects," said lead author of the study Peter Damerell of Imperial's Department of Life Sciences.
"In addition, NGO-supported wildlife clubs are present within all education institutions and represent an opportunity to undertake more detailed and interactive activities than are possible within the classroom setting alone."
Of the 15 wildlife clubs involved in the study, seven participated in wetland activities over a 12-month period, whilst the remaining eight worked on alternative subjects; 161 students were involved overall.
Questionnaires were issued to all of the students, as well as their parents, and were based on multiple aspects of wetland knowledge, such as the different species that live in the wetlands and the threats that they're being exposed to.
The questionnaires issued to the parents also included questions on their use of water, which were specifically designed to test how conscious they were of water shortages - there were 16 possible behaviours that a parent was scored on.
Results showed that a child's participation in the activities not only increased their parent's knowledge of the wetlands but also their behaviour - parents were more inclined to conserve water if their child participated in the wetland activity.
It is possible that the parents had a varying amount of wetland knowledge before the study; however, they had no control over which group their child was placed in, meaning the overall differences shown between the experimental and control group can be assumed to be down to the wetlands teaching.
Indeed, the researchers tested a wide range of possible explanatory variables for the observed differences in wetland knowledge and it was those related to children receiving wetland education at Wildlife Club Seychelles that were consistently the best at explaining the observed results.
"Within this study, parents were often shown to be unaware that they were gaining environmental knowledge via their children. This finding alone highlights the need for more quantitative, experimental style investigations into the capacity of children to influence their parent's knowledge and household behaviours.
"By providing evidence that shows children can cause their parents to take up more environmental practices, we hope that many more studies will attempt to look at how much knowledge is transferred under different scenarios, and which pieces of information are most likely to change household practices," continued Damerell.
Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by the Institute of Physics
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Real Estate and Public Utility Property Taxes
Gross Taxes Levied, Taxes Charged, and Value of Property by
Class of Property and County, Calendar Year 1993 (1994
Taxes charged on all Ohio's real estate and public utility
tangible property by all local governments in Ohio for
calendar year 1993 (1994 collection) were $6,603.6 million on
a total assessed value of $125,410.4 million, as reported on
abstracts filed by the county auditors. This compares to
$9,047.2 million in taxes levied (before tax reduction
factors) on the same property.
Percentage tax reductions required by Section 319.301 of the
Ohio Revised Code were applied to the gross amount of taxes
levied to obtain the net amount of taxes charged.
Cuyahoga County maintains the highest total values and taxes
(levied and charged). Vinton County had the lowest real
property values and taxes while Wyandot County had the lowest
public utility tangible personal property values and taxes.
Hamilton County had the largest dollar increase in total
value from tax year 1992 to 1993 at $1,372.4 million (12.8
percent) while Hancock County had the largest dollar decrease
at $15.4 million (1.9 percent). Hamilton County had the
highest increase in total taxes levied at $106.4 million
(12.8 percent) and the highest increase in total taxes
charged at $36.3 million (5.8 percent).
Separate percentage tax reductions were applied to two
classes of real property: the combined value of residential
and agricultural property and the combined value of
commercial, industrial, mineral, and public utility property.
The tax reduction factors are calculated to eliminate the
effect of increases in the valuation of existing real
property in a taxing unit (school district, county,
municipality, etc.) on voted taxes. As shown on the attached
table, these percentage tax reductions do not apply to public
utility tangible personal property taxes. The "taxes charged"
figure is prior to any reduction of real estate taxes
resulting from the 10 percent rollback for all real property,
2.5 percent rollback for residential real property, or
homestead exemption. These reductions are fully reimbursed to
local governments from the State General Revenue Fund.
The figures were taken from abstracts filed with the Ohio
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Candia 18-year-old struck while playing video gamesBy BENJAMIN C. KLEIN
Union Leader Correspondent
September 12. 2013 3:19PM
CANDIA — Eighteen year old Anthony Roy suffered little apparent injury after being struck by lightning Thursday afternoon while sitting in his basement playing video games.
While Roy has slight external injuries, all tests performed at his house on Tower Hill Road by paramedics called to the scene showed no internal injury. Roy refused transport to the hospital.
"It was really scary, one minute I am sitting with my laptop on my lap and then big orange light came out of nowhere and my leg started to seize up," Roy said.


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Friday, December 23, 2016
There are several reasons you may consider gum graft surgery. Common questions about this procedure include:
Based on current dental practice with available data, there are three indications for gum graft surgery:
Root Exposure Related Problems- The patient cannot brush the exposed root surface; the dentist detects a lot of plaque and calculus on the root; or, there is the beginning of root decay. Gum graft surgery can be performed to cover and protect the root surface.
Hypersensitivity - The patient complains about tooth hypersensitivity due to an exposed root surface. Covering the root surface may minimize these sensations.
Appearance - The patient is not happy with the way the tooth looks. Thus, the root surface is covered for aesthetic reasons.
In addition, for certain cases, soft tissue grafting is recommended prior to fixed type of restorations, such as crowns and implants, to protect supporting teeth. The amount of coverage depends on the shape of the root and the type of soft tissue defect, which is also related to the amount and type of underlying bone loss. Sometimes it is known from the beginning that it would be impossible to cover all of the exposed surfaces. And sometimes multiple surgeries may be done to move the newly created soft tissue toward a crown.
During gum grafting surgery, a periodontist will commonly take connective tissue from the roof of the mouth (palate) and suture it to the affected gumline. This allows more tissue to grow and close the exposed root surface (gum recession). After removing the tissue to be transplanted, the affected area on the palate is sutured and/or packed for healing.
There are three ways to perform soft tissue grafting:
Using connective tissue only – The roof of the mouth is covered with a layer of tissue. There is the surface tissue, which you can touch with your tongue, and there is connective tissue, which is the layer of tissue that is between the surface tissue and bone. With this procedure, a periodontist will make an incision and remove the tissue that is under the surface, thereby leaving a much smaller wound on the surface of the roof of the mouth. The procedure is similar to opening a sandwich and removing connective tissue from inside the sandwich. The benefit of this procedure is that although it requires sutures at the roof of the mouth, it is less painful since the wound where the tissue was removed is closed during healing.
Using surface and connective tissue – This procedure requires removal of both the surface and connective tissue from the roof of the mouth. You may still have sutures placed at the roof of the mouth to hold the edges of the wound together. However, the procedure leaves the wound exposed, and it is generally more painful and tends to bleed more.Thus, periodontists generally use the first procedure (connective tissue only) if there is enough thickness at the donor site. When there is not have enough thickness, the second procedure (surface and connective tissue) is used.
Using a biomaterial (AlloDermâ) - When there is a very limited amount of donor tissue, a periodontist may elect to use a biomaterial. This treatment is dependent upon having enough soft tissue at the recipient site to hold the material.
Given the right indication and right surgical technique, gum graft surgery works very well most of the time. Factors that help to predict success of the procedure are the type of defect that needs treatment and the amount of stress put on the graft after surgery.
The type of defect is important for graft survival. Narrow defects with intact tissue between the teeth (interdental areas)have a greater chance of success since the root surface does not have any blood supply and adjacent tissue will help the graft tissue to survive. Complete root coverage is the predictable outcome when this type of defect is present. The success rate of root coverage decreases with increasing interdental bone loss.
Anything that will cause the grafted tissue to move during healing, such as muscle pulls from inside the lip, will affect the healing. That is why periodontists generally show the site to the patient right after surgery and ask him/her not to look at it again during the first week. They know that every time the patient pulls his/her lip to look at it, there is a big chance that the graft will move.
During the healing, soft tissue shrinks a little and edema (swelling) goes down. Soft tissue binds the underlying root surface and neighboring bone surface and starts to mature. The most important aspect of this healing is the formation of new vessels that will bring the blood supply into newly grafted soft tissue (angiogenesis). Again, wound stability is very important for the newly-forming blood supply (vascularization).
Soft tissue healing generally takes 4-8 weeks to return to normal. Healing time also depends on how much tissue (thickness and area) was taken from the roof of the mouth and whether you had any bone exposure after the procedure. If you had bone exposure at the donor site, the healing may take longer. Also, if you developed bleeding into the tissue which accumulated there and caused swelling (hematoma together with hemorrhage), this may delay the wound healing.
Yes, the hole will close up. This is just a matter of time. The pain that is experienced has to do with underlying connective tissue being exposed to the oral cavity and getting irritated by rubbing of the tongue and food.
14 days after surgery, the superficial layer of the skin of the donor site will become thicker. The donor site will start feeling much better once this happens. Usually, it takes between 6 to 8 weeks after the surgery for the depression in the tissue to fill up completely.
Take pain medications prescribed by your dentist consistently according to the indications of the bottle. If they are over-the-counter, follow the directions on the label. Most of the pain medications also have an anti-inflammatory effect. Thus, they generally help with the healing process by not just controlling pain, but also controlling edema and inflammation.
Connective tissue grafts have a very high success rate. Generally tissue reforms, and we do not need to do anything extra.
Severe swelling/loosening sutures - The survival of the graft tissue (generally obtained from the roof of the mouth) purely depends on the blood supply that comes from surrounding bone (since there are no blood vessels on tooth surfaces). The stability of the grafted tissue is very important for the newly forming and migrating vessels.
During healing, sometimes due to severe swelling and/or loosening of the sutures, the graft may move and surgery will not be successful. In such cases, it is necessary to wait until the maturation of the surrounding tissues is complete and try again. This does not happen very often. However, every case is different and some of the surgical sites are harder to deal with, depending on the severity of the exposure and what is left from soft and hard tissue support.
Tissue sloughing from upper arch - A relatively, not infrequent, "normal" complication occurs where the tissue sloughs. It has to do with the size of the graft that was taken. Every individual's healing pattern is different, and the same is true for the pain threshold.
However, one suggested approach is to fabricate a plastic vacuum form of your upper arch. This is a clear, thin plastic that snaps press-fit onto your teeth and is trimmed to make sure that the palate is covered in its entirety. Thus, it will provide pressure to the donor site after the surgery and avoid irritation from food and the tongue. If a series of grafting surgeries is expected, this is a good option and would certainly have a positive effect.
Infection - Similar to any type of surgical procedure, infection will delay wound healing. This is especially true for oral wounds that are exposed to continuous bacterial challenge. A prescription for antibacterial/ antiseptic mouth rinses is generally given to control bacterial load for the first 10 days of healing.
Uneven healing - Following complete wound healing, if there is an obvious problem with symmetry, it may be necessary to go back and do what is called "gingivoplasty". This is a simple procedure performed to thin the extra soft tissue.
Treatment outcome is generally evaluated 4-6 weeks after soft tissue grafting. You need to wait up to 8 weeks or so for tissue maturation and to determine how much tissue has "taken". If the graft tissue was thick to start with, the superficial layer will slough off but the deep parts will survive. (The most outside portion of the graft would not survive due to lack of blood supply. It becomes necrotic-white and comes out.) What is left should be reddish in color and will survive. White/pink color may change based on tissue thickness.
Your periodontist will need to re-evaluate the area and determine how much of it has taken. Sometimes it may be necessary to do a second surgery (gingival flap surgery) to bring what has "taken" more towards the root surface (coronally).
Pay attention and very carefully follow all the post-operative instructions given to you by your periodontist.
If you are having trouble with the packing on the roof of your mouth, or experiencing pain, go see your periodontist as soon as you can for a post-operative check. Ask if you could take stronger (prescription) pain medications to help with the pain.
If you develop continuous bleeding that does not stop with pressure application, call for an emergency post-operative control appointment.
This article is a NetWellness exclusive.
Last Reviewed: Sep 05, 2008
Associate Professor of Periodontology
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University
Formerly, Assistant Professor of Periodontics
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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March 08. 2013 10:58PM
This week's Rare Bird Alert
Dartmouth College employee Philip Conrad spotted this opossum on Lime Kiln Road in the Haverhill village of Pike late last month. Conrad, who said he's lived in the area for 60 years, said this was the first opossum he's seen in this part of the state. (PHILLIP CONRAD)
Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Hawk swoops down to catch a 'meal'
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, March 6.
A first-winter male king eider was seen from Seabrook Beach near the Hampton Harbor inlet on March 3.
A pair of Barrow's goldeneyes, and a black-headed gull were reported from the Merrimack River in Manchester near 250 Commercial St. on March 5.
Two lesser black-backed gulls were seen at Bodwell Farm in East Kingston on March 3.
An Iceland gull was seen at Rockingham Park in Salem on March 3, one was seen at Eel Pond in Rye on March 2, and one was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on Feb. 28.
An immature red-headed woodpecker has been coming to a birdfeeder on Grafton Road in Alexandria since Dec. 13, but has not been reported since Feb. 26.
A northern shrike was seen off of River Road in Stratham on March 3.
A hoary redpoll was seen off of River Road in Stratham on March 3rd.
Thirty pine grosbeaks were seen in trees in the parking lot at Trader Joe's in Nashua on March 5, five were seen in front of the Salem High School and eight were seen in front of the Texas Roadhouse on Route 101 in Nashua on the 3rd, a flock of 11 was reported from Center Ossipee on Feb. 28, and a flock of nine was seen in Hanover on Feb. 26.
Eleven snow buntings and nine eastern bluebirds were seen at the Bow High School grounds on March 4.
A peregrine falcon was seen in Concord and one was seen in Newington on March 5, and a pair was seen at the Route 95 bridge in Portsmouth on the 1st.
Three killdeer were seen in Dover, and one was seen in Walpole, all on March 3, four were seen in East Kingston and two in Exeter on the 2nd, and one was seen at East Kingston on Feb. 28.
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The suspect, 20-year-old Dylan Andrew Quick, has been charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and is being held at the Harris County Jail on bonds totaling $300,000.
"According to the statement the suspect voluntarily gave investigators, he has had fantasies of stabbing people to death since he was in elementary school. He also indicated that he has been planning this incident for some time," the Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The violence broke out at about 11:20am at the rear of the Health Sciences Building on the Cy-Fair campus on Barker Cypress Road.
Student Steven Maida said, "I didn't see him hit anybody, I just saw girl walk out with hole in her cheek. One girl had a hole in her neck, and this other guy had cuts on the back of the neck, and the other guy had a slice on the neck."
Without hesitation, Maida and several other students ran after the suspect.
James, a student at the school, told Eyewitness News he saw the suspect, dressed in black, emerge from the building at a run, and he gave chase. When tackled, the suspect reportedly said, 'I give up, I give up.'
"One kid grabbed him by the backpack, the other grabbed him by the arm, and the kid just said he gave up, and we just sat on him until the cops came," Maida said. "It was definitely an adrenalin rush. I wouldn't want to hear a girl die, especially if I could have done something about it."
By late afternoon, Harris County sheriff's investigators had identified Quick as the suspect and arrived at his house in northwest Harris County with a search warrant. Detectives had been at the home for hours waiting for the paperwork.
Quick's parents were believed to be inside but they never showed their faces.
Neighbors say Quick is hearing impaired but wears an implant. Just last week, he gave next door neighbor Michael Lincoln a hand.
"Took down the branch and said that's what neighbors are for. Took the branch down for me himself. Nice kid, just quiet, real quick kid -- doesn't have any friends," Lincoln said.
We also heard from another young man who was temporarily detained with Quick on Tuesday. He told us Quick was hoping to kill people but the knife broke.
"There were pieces of blade in at least one victim, broken blade pieces in the area where the cutting occurred, and the handle to a razor-type knife was found in a backpack that Quick was carrying when he was arrested," the Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The Harris County Sheriff's Department confirmed there were 14 victims. Four patients were taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute and two more patients were transported by ground ambulance. The remainder were taken to North Cypress Hospital, and two people refused treatment at the scene. Two of the victims are listed in critical condition. North Cypress Hospital officials say all of the patients treated there had non-life threatening injuries and have since been released.
Students were held inside classrooms as the campus went into lock down. One student told Eyewitness News he held a prayer circle with students in his classroom. Others were seen walking calmly to their vehicles in the parking lot. Deputies searched each vehicle before drivers were allowed to leave campus.
Cy-Fair ISD secured the several campuses as a precaution during the chaos. Those schools were Aragon Middle, Postma Elementary, Fiest Elementary, Copeland Elementary, Birkes Elementary, Rennell Elementary, Robinson Elementary, Homesley Elementary, Jowell Elementary and The Berry Center. While the schools were not under an official lockdown, doors were locked and no visitors were allowed on campus.
Authorities say the investigation is an ongoing situation. They are reviewing video evidence and say the entire campus has been searched for evidence. There had been reports of a second suspect, but investigators believe the suspect acted alone and they ended the search for any other suspects.
LSC-CyFair campus is closed for the remainder of the day/evening, but will reopen Wednesday morning. Counselors will be available to talk with students and employees and will be visiting the classes of those students who were victims as well. LSC-CyFair President Audre Levy also will also be holding debriefing sessions about the incident for faculty and students.
Rand Key, Sr. Vice Chancellor for Lone Star College system, said their thoughts and prayers are with those injured and their families.
Three people were injured in a shooting at the north campus of Lone Star College in January. The incidents are unrelated.
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top election official declared Wednesday that turnout was high in a national referendum, but a boycott by a wider-than-expected range of ultra-conservative Islamists raised the prospects of continued polarization.
The majority of Egyptians who converged at the polls appeared to support the charter, which was likely to pass in voting Tuesday and Wednesday amid an intense media campaign in its favor and a tight security grip silencing its opponents. The interim government was seeking a high turnout as a mandate for its vision of the country's future.
The constitution is a key piece of a political roadmap toward new elections for a president and a test of public opinion about the coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood from power last July. It is a heavily amended version of a constitution written by Morsi's Islamist allies and ratified in December 2012 with some 64 percent of the vote but with a nationwide turnout of just over 30 percent.
In its first test after siding with the military-backed government, the lone major ultraconservative voice in support of the new draft charter, the Al-Nour Salafi party, appeared unable to bring masses of its followers to the polls. Turnout was very low in Salafi strongholds, especially in villages and small towns.
In many of villages near Giza, home to the Pyramids west of Cairo, polling centers saw only a trickle of voters all day long. It was a stark contrast to the December 2012 referendum, when Salafi organizers ferried voters on motorcycles and minibuses to polling stations, where they stood on long lines.
Those who did vote this week often faced ridicule.
In Om Khanan village, a woman who identified herself as Um Mohammed, her face covered in a veil, said Muslim Brotherhood supporters yelled "You are selling your religion" at her as she headed to vote.
"Does Shariah and religion endorse killings?" she asked, referring to violence carried out by Muslim extremists over the past several months, including suicide bombings and attacks targeting several security headquarters.
Her sister, who asked to be identified as Um Ahmed, interrupted, saying, "They wanted to drag the country into another Syria. But this is Egypt. It will never be this way."
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was once the country's best organized political organization, was already boycotting and calling for demonstrations, which never did materialize.
A Muslim Brotherhood-led alliance accused authorities of vote-rigging.
"The boxes were left between the arms of corruption at night," it said in a statement. "What is happening in a systematic forgery over two days adding to the crimes of the coup."
No deaths were reported Wednesday, a day after 11 people were killed, including some in clashes with police. Near the presidential palace, dozens of protesters held a brief demonstration before police dispersed them with tear gas.
The current government is looking for a bigger "yes" majority and larger turnout to win undisputed legitimacy and perhaps a popular mandate for the military chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, to run for president this year. El-Sissi has yet to say outright whether he plans to seek the nation's highest office, but his candidacy appears increasingly likely every day.
After polls closed, Judge Nabil Salib, head of the supreme election committee, told Egypt's state TV that initial reports point to a high turnout. He said results are expected to be announced on Friday.
"The turnout will be the highest if compared to past polls," he saidre.
He did not give a figure, but state TV said initial results showed 50 percent turnout with more than 90 percent voting yes.
In Cairo's upscale eastern district of Heliopolis, patriotic songs about the military blared from loudspeakers mounted on pickup trucks. A small group of female voters ululated in approval outside a polling center in the central Mohandessin district. Footage from other polling centers showed female voters dancing. Many voters said the referendum consigned Morsi and the Brotherhood to a bygone era.
"This constitution is a nail in the coffin of the Muslim Brotherhood," said Badiea Mansour, a 65-year-old former tourism employee.
With his four children, Khaled Massoud carried an Egyptian flag and pictures of el-Sissi. His youngest child wore a general's costume. Massoud said his brother was killed in an attack on a police station in the Giza district of Kirdassa, a stronghold of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"We are a coming out to vote for the right of the martyrs, like my brother," he said.
Newspapers, most of which are secular-leaning and pro-military, claimed a "heavy" turnout on Tuesday was a defeat for Morsi and the Brotherhood.
"The elephant crushed the ant," read a headline in the daily el-Watan. "Millions defy terror of the (Brotherhood) organization in referendum lines."
The draft constitution was written by a committee dominated by secular-leaning politicians and experts appointed by the military-backed government. It bans political parties based on religion, limits the role of Islamic law in legislation and gives women equal rights.
"The amendments were empty of God's book and the prophet's sayings and were full of trash and absurdity, away from religion," influential Salafi cleric Sheik Mustafa el-Adawi pronounced on the Al-Nada Islamists' TV network.
Salafis advocate strict segregation of the sexes and an unbendingly literal interpretation of the Quran, saying society should mirror the way the Prophet Muhammad ruled the early Muslims in the 7th century. They say they want to turn Egypt into a pure Islamic society, implementing strict Shariah, or Islamic law. Men are known for their long beards, with the mustache shaved off — a style they say was worn by Muhammad — while the women wear the "niqab," an enveloping black robe and veil that leaves only the eyes visible.
Ironically, during Morsi's term many blamed Salafis for radicalizing his group and insisting on more Islamic-based legislation.
After the coup, the military shut down Salafis' TV networks and the interim government confiscated assets of some of their charities for having links to the Brotherhood. Mohammed Abdel-Mawgoud, a former Al-Nour party member, said that Egyptians wearing traditional robes and long beards or women covering their faces are targeted in the streets and harassed as part of a wave of public resentment at conservative Islamists, which added to many reasons why most Salafis stayed away from the polls.
Al-Nour's decision to support the draft appeared grounded in a desire to secure a safe spot for itself — and perhaps even a hand in power — amid a relentless media campaign against Islamist groups and an intensive crackdown has left thousands of Morsi's supporters behind bars or killed during violent clashes.
Some influential clerics affiliated with Al-Nour blamed Morsi for overreaching, accusing him of appointing members of his own group in top posts in the government and resisting calls for sharing power. Others voiced opposition to the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood's protest camps.
However, Al-Nour appeared to have little support.
"The Salafis are not organized parties. They follow their clerics. If clerics say boycott, they don't go vote," said Yousseri Hammad, spokesman of the Salafi Watan party, whose leader was Morsi's adviser.
Associated Press writers Mariam Rizk, Maggie Hyde and Laura Dean in Cairo contributed to this report.


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The founder of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio, announced that he and his wife intend to build and furnish one hundred homes in New Orleans. (Times-Picayune)
"But the acute poetry, balanced sonorities, heavy order, and direct intimacy of Cranmer's prose have achieved permanence, and many of his phrases and sentences are as famous as lines from Shakespeare or the King James Bible." James Wood looks at the Book of Common Prayer, now in its three hundred and fiftieth year. (New Yorker)
The editors of the Huffington Post list their favorite books of 2012, including Megan Mayhew Bergman's Birds of a Lesser Paradise and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
"I can also draw like Mr. Thurber, in case he goes off the deep end. I have studied flower painting." Letters of Note features young Eudora Welty's attempt at landing a job at the New Yorker—although she later wrote for the magazine and would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Optimist's Daughter, in 1933 she was turned down.
In a personal essay for the Rumpus, transgender and homeless writer TT Jax details his family's struggle for survival.
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Throughout all 113 days of craziness during the NHL lockout, I've felt terribly for all those who have lost income from their involvement near the game - arena workers, parking attendants, ticket brokers, salespeople and league and team employees.
On Sunday, I just feel for Steve Hatze Petros, the man responsible for slotting 700 or so games into a matrix as the NHL's vice president of scheduling.
Hatze Petros has not only been responsible for refreshing an outlined schedule at every turn in negotiations, but now he needs to do it for real. And he needs to do it in a matter of hours. It usually takes the NHL months to put together a season schedule, haggling with teams and arenas on open dates and available times.
The NHL shares 11 buildings with the NBA and nearly every one of them with incoming concerts, circuses and anything from ice capades to rodeos.
It may take a while (even days) for the NHL to announce anything concrete, but here's what we can glean from league sources and other reports:
> The NHL will play either a 48-game or 50-game season. Both formats appear to be inter-conference only, meaning the Flyers will only face Eastern teams (including Winnipeg).
> According to the Canadian Press, if it's a 50-game season, the schedule will feature 5 games versus each division rival (20), plus 3 games versus each conference rival (30).
> Also according to the Canadian Press, if it's a 48-game season, the schedule will feature 4 games against two division rivals (8), plus 5 games against the other two division rivals (10), plus 3 games versus each conference rival (30).
Clearly, the more balanced 50-game schedule would appeal to everyone, including players (2 additional game checks) and teams (one additional home date). It's all dependent on the ratification of the new CBA by both sides.
Now, the question everyone wants to know: When will this all start?
> According to a league source, the Flyers would likely be expected to begin a 50-game schedule on the road on either Jan. 15 or Jan. 17. (The Sixers are home vs. New Orleans on Jan. 15)
> With a 48-game schedule, the Flyers would likely begin - as previously reported - at home on Jan. 19 with a nationally televised rivalry game against Pittsburgh at 1 o'clock. (Penn State plays Vermont at 7:30 in men's hockey at the Wells Fargo Center)
Please keep in mind that this is all fluid. Nothing can be reported as gospel at this point, as a Taylor Swift concert in St. Louis or Tampa, Fla., could throw off an entire matrix.
There are not expected to be any preseason games on the schedule, even though a few players would likely appreciate them.
With a scheduled start on Jan. 15 or Jan. 17, training camps would need to open by either Tuesday or Thursday, which may be a tall order given the amount of paperwork that needs to be done to vote and sign-off on a 750-page contract. ESPN's Pierre LeBrun reported that the Board of Governors are tentatively scheduled to convene on Tuesday in New York to vote. NHLPA vote would likely occur electronically.
For now, Flyers are beginning to trickle in from overseas. Jake Voracek did not appear in his game for HC Lev Praha on Sunday. Danny Briere has already returned from Germany and said he will have his injured wrist (suffered Dec. 28) checked out this week. Ruslan Fedotenko played regular minutes for HC Donbass in Russia on Sunday, but he will be on his way back soon.
Also, no word yet from team officials on tickets or the Flyers' training camp roster.
"We were informed earlier this morning that the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association have reached an agreement. As details concerning the schedule become available to us, we will release further information concerning the resumption of play," Flyers president Peter Luukko said in a statement on Sunday. "Our organization is very excited for our players, our coaches and, most particularly, our fans and we look forward to playing hockey again shortly. The Philadelphia Flyers are extremely grateful to our loyal and dedicated fans who have shown tremendous patience and support during this process. We will refrain from making any additional comments at this time."
Stay tuned. This is going to be a wild ride.
For the latest updates, follow Frank Seravalli on Twitter: @DNFlyers


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An Automated External Defibrillator or AED is used to treat persons experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It is important to note that an AED should only be used on persons who are unconscious, without a pulse and who are not breathing. The AED will analyze the heart rhythm and advise the operator if a shockable rhythm is detected. If a shockable rhythm is detected, the AED will charge to the appropriate energy level and advise the operator to deliver a shock. Training is generally not required to use an AED, however, CPR training can enhance your understanding of proper emergency response to a cardiac event.
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text: D-DAY: Hundreds to Rally at U.S. Capitol to Demand Mental Health Parity House Leaders Killed The Bill In 2001, But President Bush Now Also has Called for End to Unfair Insurance Discrimination Jun 05 2002 Arlington, VA - NAMI members will arrive by the busload Thursday, June 6th from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states for a noon rally on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. The date is a coincidence, but for about 1000 people with mental illnesses, family members and friends, the event indeed is a bit like D-Day. After the rally, they will move in waves to the House of Representatives in what they hope will be the final push for legislation to end unfair discrimination against mental illnesses in health insurance plans. "This is D-Day for us," said Rick Birkel, executive director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), a member of the coalition of mental health groups organizing the event. "The stakes are that high. For millions of Americans , insurance coverage of mental illnesses can mean the difference between life and death, between financial ruin and getting adequate treatment for children, or between homelessness and recovery." Speakers at the rally will include Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM), Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Paul Wellstone (D-MN); U.S. Representatives Marge Roukema (R-NJ) and Patrick Kennedy (R-RI); and NAMI President Jim McNulty, who successfully has battled bipolar disorder. In December 2001, leaders in the House of Representatives killed a provision in an appropriations bill that would have enacted S. 543, introduced by Domenici and Wellstone. Passed by the Senate, a majority of House members were on record in support of the legislation-which would give other Americans the same mental health coverage that Members of Congress and other federal workers already get. On April 29, 2002, President George W. Bush pledged to work for legislation that can be enacted this year. "We must give all Americans who suffer from mental illness the treatment and respect they deserve," he declared. But even the President's support may not be enough. "There are always a powerful few who can block or water down a bill," Birkel said. "That's what happened in December." "Opponents argue that parity costs too much, but that's not true," he continued, "Independent studies show the average cost to be less than one percent of existing health insurance coverage. The cost also needs to balanced against benefits, and the risks of untreated illness." "For employers, parity means greater productivity and lower costs from related physical illnesses. For someone who can't get help, the risks include suicide. With one out of five Americans experiencing mental illness at some point in their lives-and suicide being the third largest cause of death for teenagers and young adults-America can't afford not to have parity. It is a prudent investment in everyone's future."


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Tony Abbott – Prime Minister of Australia
Tony Abbott was sworn in as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia on 18 September 2013.
Prior to the election of the Coalition Government on 7 September 2013, Mr Abbott had been Leader of the Opposition since 1 December 2009.
Mr Abbott was first elected as Member for Warringah in March 1994. He has been re-elected as Member for Warringah at seven subsequent elections.
During the Howard Government, Mr Abbott served as a Parliamentary Secretary, Minister, Cabinet Minister, and Leader of the House of Representatives.
As Minister for Employment Services (1998–2001) Mr Abbott oversaw the development of the Job Network and a major expansion of Work for the Dole.
As Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (2001–2003) Mr Abbott boosted construction industry productivity through the establishment of the Cole Royal Commission.
As Minister for Health and Ageing (2003–2007) Mr Abbott oversaw the expansion of Medicare rebates to allied health professionals such as dentists and psychologists and introduced the Strengthening Medicare reforms which delivered record levels of bulk billing for patients. Mr Abbott also introduced the Medicare safety net for people with big out-of-pocket expenses, increased hospital funding by $2.2 billion, and resolved the medical indemnity crisis.
At the 2010 election, the Coalition under Mr Abbott's leadership achieved the best result for a first term opposition since 1932.
Since Federation, no Opposition Leader has been elected Prime Minister with more ministerial experience than Tony Abbott.
As Prime Minister, Mr Abbott has promised to spend a week each year living and working in an indigenous community. In recent years, Mr Abbott has spent time working as a teacher's aide in Coen and as a truancy officer in Aurukun as well as participating in Bush Owner Builder indigenous housing project near Hopevale on Cape York. Last year, Mr Abbott and a team of business leaders spent four days helping to refurbish the library of the local school at Aurukun.
Prior to entering parliament, Mr Abbott was a journalist with The Australian and The Bulletin. He was press secretary and political adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, Dr John Hewson, before becoming Executive Director of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.
Mr Abbott holds Economics and Law degrees from Sydney University. He is a Rhodes Scholar and holds a Master of Arts (Politics and Philosophy) from Oxford University. Mr Abbott is the author of four books.
Mr Abbott is a long term member of Queenscliff Surf Life Saving Club and the Davidson Brigade of the Rural Fire Service.
Tony Abbott is married to Margaret. They are the proud parents of three daughters – Louise, Frances and Bridget.
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NHIAA Roundup: Memorial skaters pull away from Guertin
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Kyle Broussard scored in the second minute of the game, but host Manchester Memorial didn't pull away for a 4-1 victory until third-period goals by Ethan Pollock and Colin Williamson at JFK Coliseum on Wednesday night. Bishop Guertin's Chris Lovell tied the game with a goal in the second period, and Memorial (14-3) regained the lead with a tally by Pollock in the third. Winning goalie Joshua Jacob made 19 saves, while BG goalie Griffin Scanlon stopped 27 shots. The Cardinals dropped to 8-8-1.
St. Thomas 4, Trinity 1: At Dover, the host Saints took control with second-period goals by T.J. Boulanger, Hayden Middleton and Glenn Wiswell. Trinity's Kyle Valliere scored in the first period, but the Crusaders couldn't beat goalie Zane Angelopoulos (24 saves) for the rest of the night. Ryan Slatky had 24 saves from Trinity, which dropped to 11-5-1. The Saints moved to 12-5-1.
Manchester Central 7, Exeter 2: The Little Green scored five goals in the first period as this game at The Rinks at Exeter on Wednesday was never in doubt. Colin Pacheco scored two of the five goals, with Tyler Stratton, Trevor Malmgren and Tim Tetrault also finding the net. Austin Sprague and Ross Lougee scored third-period markers for Central (13-4).
Ty Mezquita and Cam Johansson scored for Exeter (4-11-1). The Little Green have a huge matchup Saturday with city rival Memorial (14-3).
Salem 5, Londonderry 4: At Salem, Jake Pappalardo scored two goals in the third period, and the Blue Devils won a back-and-forth contest in Division I on Tuesday. Salem (9-2-1) trailed by a goal entering the final period and blanked the Lancers (7-4-1) for the 15 minutes. Salem goalie Nick Phair made 18 saves, while Lancers netminder Joe McGrath made 22.
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Littleton 47, Profile 38: At Littleton, Nick Whipple had 16 points, and the Crusaders closed out the regular season with an impressive home win against Profile of Bethlehem on Wednesday night. Whipple, Owen Stone and Cody Verret all hit threes as the Crusaders improved to 17-1. Zach Burns had 16 points to lead the Patriots, who fell to 14-4.
Gorham 54, Woodsville 43: At Gorham, Kyle Boisselle scored a game-high 18 points and Sam Jensen had 14 points as the Huskies 7-11) handled Woodsville. Tom D'Angelo scored 17 points, and Kevin Briggs had 13 for the Engineers (4-14).


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Dave Stubbs: A memorable feast for charity with Habs
Canadiens goalie Carey Price, sitting in an old seat from the Montreal Forum, is surrounded by Canadiens teammates, from the left: Travis Moen, Colby Armstrong, Josh Gorges, Brandon Prust and Brian Gionta at Moishes restaurant in Montreal Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, to have dinner with Gazette and Hockey Inside/Out reader Caroline Tardif and a guest. She won the honour by having bid $3,300 to The Gazette Christmas Fund.
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So what if Colby Armstrong's Movember moustache doesn't bring us world peace, as he pretty much guaranteed this week that it would? So what if it won't be so awesome that the planet will never be the same, as he vowed?
Armstrong, with a starved caterpillar on his upper lip, and five Canadiens teammates will make the holidays brighter for many less privileged Montrealers, and if that's a more modest accomplishment than global harmony, so be it.
An Oct. 11 challenge that I threw out to Armstrong on Twitter — that he photograph himself and tweet the photo from an exhibition-game bench that night in Quebec City — grew into something unimaginably special Wednesday evening.
This was social media used for much good: one tweet ultimately saw Montrealer Caroline Tardif and her partner, Éric Legault, dine at iconic 76-year-old Montreal steak house Moishes with Armstrong and fellow Habs Brian Gionta, Carey Price, Josh Gorges, Travis Moen and Brandon Prust. They were joined by myself and Lenny Lighter, the Moishes co-owner who for nearly four hours uncorked some fabulous wine, on the house.
Caroline was the high bidder, at $3,300, in a five-day eBay auction that would give the winner and a guest two seats at our dinner table. Every penny of her bid goes to The Gazette Christmas Fund, this season in its 47th year of putting food on the tables and gifts under the holiday trees of less fortunate Montrealers.
Caroline entered the bidding late, winning on just her second bid, but confided to me Wednesday, "I know how to win an auction!"
(Lenny, our host, could have saved a few pennies on his Hydro bill; Caroline's smile alone illuminated the stately dining room from first sip to last forkful.)
"It sounds like an odd thing to say, but I was happy to see how really 'normal' all the guys were," Caroline said later of the players. "They're so down-to-earth and easy to talk to. They totally made us feel included and welcome, like we were part of their group, not two outsiders just looking in.
"The strangest thing was to sit with a group of guys you feel you know from their stats and having read about them, watched interviews and followed on Twitter, and they didn't know Éric and me at all. They're a wonderful group of guys and we're absolutely thrilled to have gotten a chance to meet them.
"I'm also happy to think I may have contributed in helping less fortunate Montrealers enjoy a more pleasant holiday season," she added. "As for me, my Christmas sure came early this year and I've loved every second of it."
Missing from the dinner was former Canadien Mathieu Darche, who in Quebec posed with Armstrong for the Gorges-snapped in-game photo that gave birth to the charity auction.
Darche was in New York as a member of the NHLPA's negotiating committee, in meetings trying to hammer out a new CBA that might finally get the 2012-13 NHL season underway. We raised a glass in his honour, a nod to the man who didn't get to satisfy his desire to sample Moishes' new filet mignon poutine.
Before we were seated at 7 p.m., the Canadiens signed a blue Forum seat that The Gazette will auction next summer at our golf tournament, proceeds of that going to the 2013 Christmas Fund. The seat arrived with Gazette marketing coordinator Amanda Di Rienzo, a huge fan of Price who might still be beaming after having had a photo taken with her favourite.
My hat is off to Amanda, Gazette marketing director Nadia Orobello and the many others behind the scenes at The Gazette who organized the digital and print promotion of the auction to ensure its success.
And thanks to the players, who stirred interest not only in the charity event with their participation, but created awareness generally of the Christmas Fund, which for decades has been generously supported by Gazette readers.
Armstrong, as expected, was a riot, from the moment he asked that his multi-angled nose be photographed straight in a pre-dinner picture, to the tantalizing hockey scoops he threw at me, knowing I wouldn't report them, to his gracious near-midnight text message that included: "Thanks for the heads up on the dress code!"
The players' jeans and casual sweaters in fact set the tone for a relaxed evening of laid-back storytelling from the rink, dressing room and far beyond that Caroline and Éric won't soon forget.
Let's face it, not every fan would be privy to conversation — all cleared from the table with the dishes — that included Price and Gorges discussing their respective wedding plans; some candid insight into last January's mid-game trade of Michael Cammalleri to Calgary; and delicious tales about the Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara.
Together, the stories and main courses were a carnivore's delight, our host's chicken the only plate not filled with Moishes' world-class steak. This wasn't entirely surprising since Lenny, a tremendously fit competitive cyclist, might eat at his own restaurant four times a week.
I sat directly across from a bottomless pit named Price, who said he'd trained hard that day and arrived at the restaurant hungry.
Price opened with Moishes' legendary coleslaw and dills, then followed with bread to cleanse the palate before he got serious: a beef tartare appetizer preceded a chopped salad, a 22-ounce rib-eye steak that barely saw the plate, grilled vegetables and a massive Monte Carlo potato. He finished off with pumpkin-puréed cheesecake, evidently no room left for coffee.
In fact, Price chose to pass on dessert — until he opened the menu. When he suggested lightly that his fiancée, Angela, would kill him for having the cheesecake, I helpfully recommended that he take her home a slice as a peace offering.
"No, she'd kill me for that, too," he replied, laughing, tackling his portion.
"Prustie, help me finish this, will you?" he finally pleaded to the teammate seated at his right elbow which today might have tendinitis.
Prust laughed, then took one of the two forkfuls of cheesecake that remained.
None of the goaltender's teammates went hungry. Gorges, a Moishes veteran, proved as deft with a steak knife as he is blocking shots. Captain Gionta surely left the restaurant up a few weight classes.
At the end of the table, the square-physiqued Moen was dangerously quiet, tabbed by Price to be his choice for the evening's best appetite. That couldn't be substantiated, but Moen was last seen helping Armstrong destroy a monstrous slab of chocolate cake.
It was nearing 11 p.m. when we thanked Lenny for his hospitality and lumbered into the night, Price declaring that he'd be on the treadmill in the morning to burn off his dinner.
"Until when? Sunday?" I asked.
He laughed weakly, and replied something to the effect that he might not need a bedtime snack.
Caroline Tardif's blog account of her special evening: tinyurl.com/bycac2t
The Gazette Christmas Fund welcomes every donation, big or small. Donate online at tinyurl.com/a73ssna or use the coupon on Page B8 of Saturday's Gazette.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek Parliament passed an omnibus reform bill early Monday containing the latest measures agreed upon between Greece and international lenders, with the slim government majority holding despite suffering new defections.
The government wanted to have the bill approved before an informal meeting of European Union finance ministers and central bankers in Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting is expected to give the green light to the disbursement of a further bailout aid to the debt-ridden country. This will not happen immediately because it requires the agreement of all 18 parliaments in the Eurozone.
The 300-member parliament passed the bill in two roll call votes — the first by a 152-135 margin and the second by a 151-136 margin.
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras immediately expelled conservative lawmaker and former health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis from the governing coalition for voting "present" in the first roll call.
Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, Samaras' partner in the coalition government, did not take similar action to expel two lawmakers — former Prime Minister George Papandreou and former parliament speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis, who did not support the government in the second roll call.
The vote followed a tumultuous two-day debate during which the opposition Radical Left Coalition, known by its Greek acronym SYRIZA, attacked the government for trying to ram through a bill running to more than 200 pages, using an emergency debate procedure.
The bill opens up several retail sectors to more competition, but opposition to it focused on two: the lengthening of the shelf life of milk and the sale of non-prescription drugs by outlets other than pharmacies.
The first measure was fiercely opposed not only by the opposition but also by coalition lawmakers representing rural constituencies. The price of milk in Greece is among the highest in Europe, and local producers were opposed to opening the market to foreign imports. Ministers resorted to last-minute negotiating to appease dissenters within the coalition, adding amendments during Sunday's debate and adding fuel to the opposition's complaint that lawmakers were being asked to vote on clauses that they barely had time to read. Deputy agriculture minister Maximos Harakopoulos, who resigned over the issue Saturday, finally voted for the bill.
The opposition also accused the government of adding clauses that would favor banks and certain businessmen.
SYRIZA tried to delay the vote by introducing a motion of no confidence against Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras. This would have required suspending the debate to discuss the motion for three days, but parliament speaker Evangelos Meimarakis ruled the motion procedurally flawed. SYRIZA lawmakers left the chamber in protest but returned toward the end of the debate.
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras went to the square outside Parliament to address several thousand protesters who had gathered Sunday afternoon and dispersed peacefully by the end of the vote.


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Debate on Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal to further cut income taxes will be delayed a few weeks so lawmakers can clear other legislation by a key deadline.
Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce said the income tax bill would probably be debated during the week of March 11 because of a backlog of other issues. The backlog happened after two snow storms prompted legislators to adjust their schedules, including missing one full day and starting late on another.
"The weather's postponing everything," said Bruce, a Hutchinson Republican.
Legislators must clear most bills that started in their chamber by this weekend. However, there are some committees that are exempt, including budget and tax. Legislators are scheduled to be off March 4 and 5, so significant issues are being pushed to the following week, Bruce said.
"What I'd really like to see is one tax day in the Senate," he said. "We may get more bang for our buck if we put it off."
Brownback wants to phase in a second round of cuts in individual income tax rates over the next four years. His plan also would trigger further rate reductions in the future if economic growth is robust.
To offset those cuts, Brownback wants to eliminate income tax deductions for the property taxes Kansans' pay on their homes and the interest on their home mortgages. Also, he would keep the sales tax at 6.3 percent, rather than letting it drop to 5.7 percent in July, as promised under legislation three years ago.
The Senate committee's version preserves the deduction for property taxes but scraps the mortgage interest and sales tax breaks. The bill would net the state $918 million in new revenues over the next three years, before taxpayers saw most of the benefit from cutting individual income tax rates further.
The Kansas Department of Revenue contends that the increases are still offset for taxpayers through the reductions in overall income tax rates over the next several years.
Bruce said he expects to see proposals to amend the bill to restore the elimination of deductions Brownback is seeking, but he didn't know specifics or wager a guess on their likelihood of passing.
"I want to give (senators) some options and keep the governor's tax bill as clean as possible," Bruce said.
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said the delay in the debate suggested to him that Republicans were "trying to get their act together" and reflects a division among the 32 members of the GOP caucus over the impact of the bill.
"I think there's going to be an amendment to phase out the deductions as the income rates decline," said Hensley, a Topeka Democrat.
Hensley said the income tax cuts would result in a shift in the tax burden to property and sales taxes, hurting the poor and middle class in the process. He said Democrats would vote against keeping the sales tax increase in place.
"That will force a lot of those who voted for the sales tax increase to renege on the promise to make it temporary," Hensley said. "I won't be responsible for that."


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The goal for Durango this year: Get that pool-play monkey off its back.
So far, so good.
The Durango High School volleyball team started off its 2012 state tournament in style, picking up a 3-0 victory over Silver Creek in its opening match at the CHSAA Class 4A Girls Volleyball State Championships on Friday at the Denver Coliseum.
DHS, seeded eighth, won 25-17, 26-24, 25-22 behind a solid block and timely runs. Jessie Brammer led Durango with 13 kills, while McKenna Franzen chipped in 11 kills and 13 digs. Natalie Bulen and Kennedy Clark tied for the team lead in digs with 14 each, and Bulen added 31 assists.
DHS, which lost its first match last year and has failed to advance out of pool play the last two years at state, threw a block party on Court 4, with middle hitters Bella Bernazzani and Berkeley Davis setting the beat. Head coach Robin Oliger called it the best blocking match of the year for the Demons.
I think (Fridays) the best blocking that weve had, Oliger said. Its funny because you work on something all season, and you say the same things over and over again, and all of a sudden, it just happens.
I felt a lot of excitement. I just focused on jumping as high as I could and pressing over, Bernazzani said.
Still, opening-match jitters bit both teams as they shook off the cobwebs of a good nights rest in an 8 a.m. contest. Durango quickly went down 3-0 in the first set, but the Demons eventually used a 5-1 run to pull ahead 23-16 before closing out the set on a Mikayla Montoya ace.
Once they shook off the nocturnal numbness, the Demons were happy to be playing in the opener and not having time to think about getting shellshocked, Bernazzani said.
It feels fresh coming out early in the morning. I like it, said Bernazzani, daughter of John and Robin Bernazzani.
Durango picked up the momentum and a 2-0 lead with a big rally for a second-set victory. After giving up four points on service errors to fall behind 24-21, DHS (18-8) got behind the serve of Gaby Razma to score five consecutive points, closing out the set on a Razma ace after consecutive Franzen kills.
DHS repeatedly climbed to within a point before committing a service error, which happened on four separate occasions late in Game 2. And before Razma got to the line and saw it out, the tension was palpable on the DHS bench.
I was sitting on the bench during that time, and I got on to the bench, and I told Robin, I was like, Im going to have a stroke, said Brammer, daughter of Michol and Robert Brammer, with a laugh. I was freaking out. It was so frustrating, working so hard for that point and then just losing it.
The Raptors refused to wilt in the third set, going up 3-0, then sticking with DHS as the lead see-sawed back and forth. But Brammer, as shed done the entire match, got cooking at the right time. She accounted for four of Durangos final five points via kills as the Demons turned a 21-all tie into a 25-22 win in the blink of an eye.
I think it was just better to maintain a balance between tipping and low-shotting because they didnt have any defense in the center, so it was better to focus on that, Brammer said.
DHS will meet top seed Cheyenne Mountain to close out pool play in Saturdays second match, likely beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m. Cheyenne Mountain also swept Silver Creek, so the winner today will advance to the semifinals later in the day. The loser will be eliminated.


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Manchester West High junior, October Francis Wayland Parker Award winner, inspired by granddadBy DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 24. 2013 10:06PM
MANCHESTER — If it weren't for some of 19th-century educator Francis Wayland Parker's changes to education — letting teachers design their own curriculum and freeing them to determine how they would discipline their students — Samuel Vaal might never have heard a saying that continues to motivate him.
Now a 16-year-old junior at Manchester High School West, Vaal recalls a teacher saying: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room."
It was then the October Francis Wayland Parker Scholar decided to take Level 4 classes.
"It got me so organized," said Vaal, who has a 3.63 average and is 14th in his class at West.
He's now planning to major in criminal justice and minor in creative writing, hopefully at Northeastern University in Boston.
His grandfather is the inspiration for the criminal justice major. The late Gilbert Vaal was a Manchester police officer. He also served as a police commissioner, chief of security at the Mall of New Hampshire and Hillsborough County Superior Court chief court officer. The senior Vaal retired from the court in 2002.
Vaal said he never tired of hearing his grandfather talk about his work.
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Vaal said Parker's changes, though radical at the time, seem so reasonable now: allowing teachers to adjust their teaching methods to accommodate both those who learn at a slower pace and those who need extra stimulation.Vaal also admires the Bedford native's willingness, or perhaps, eagerness to travel to schools to make sure that needed changes were being made, helping teachers change their methods and their material, if needed.
The Francis Wayland Parker Scholar program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, in cooperation with the New Hampshire Union Leader, Lifetouch Studios and the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England.


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