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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks acquired pending restricted free agent forward Tyler Kennedy from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second-round pick in Sunday's draft.
The trade gives the Sharks depth up front that they were seeking and gives the Penguins a needed high pick after trading their first and second-rounders before the deadline for forward Jarome Iginla and defenseman Douglas Murray.
"Tyler is a highly competitive forward who plays with speed and has a history of scoring big goals," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. "He has played in a lot of playoff games over the last past five seasons, won a Stanley Cup and we think he fits in perfectly with our group and how we want to play the game."
Pittsburgh acquired San Jose's pick, 50th overall, in the second round. The Penguins had been slated to make their first pick at No. 77.
The Sharks later traded up two spots in the first round with Detroit to select Swiss defenseman Mirco Mueller 18th overall. San Jose gave up the 20th pick and Pittsburgh's second-rounder, 58th overall, to get Mueller, who played last season for Everett of the Western Hockey League.
The Sharks acquired the pick from the Penguins from an in-season deal that sent defenseman Douglas Murray to Pittsburgh. San Jose also will get a 2014 second-rounder from Pittsburgh in the Murray deal.
The Sharks still had one second-round pick from the deal that sent Ryane Clowe to the New York Rangers and took forward Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau 49th overall. Paquin-Boudreau had 22 goals and 41 assists in 67 games with Baie-Comeau in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Mueller had six goals and 25 assists in 63 games this season. The 6-foot-3, 176-pound Mueller is considered a mobile defenseman with the ability to create offense. He was ranked as the ninth best North American skater and third best defenseman heading into the draft by NHL Central Scouting.
"It's a great day for me," Mueller said. "I play a simple game, a puck-moving defenseman. I try to make plays from my own end and try to get it forward."
Kennedy had six goals and five assists in 46 games last season and adds needed depth to the Sharks' forward contingent. He also had two goals and three assists in nine playoff games.
But Kennedy was often a healthy scratch as the Penguins made it to the Eastern Conference final before being swept by Boston and got the sense from general manager Ray Shero after the season that he wasn't in Pittsburgh's plans.
"I thought I had a great playoff," Kennedy said. "I'm kind of stumped. I'm really kind of lost why they didn't want me more. I think I'm a great player."
Kennedy has 76 goals and 92 assists in 372 career games with Pittsburgh. He also has 12 goals and 15 assists in 76 career playoff games, helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2009.
"I think I'm an energy guy," Kennedy said. "I think I bring a lot of energy to the ice and I think I have a good skill set. I try to finish my checks when I can."
Kennedy is one of two pending restricted free agent forwards on the Sharks, joining TJ Galiardi. San Jose has to decide whether to tender qualifying offers to both players by Tuesday. The free agency period starts Friday and the Sharks have about $3.6 million of salary cap space with 19 players under contract, according to CapGeek.com.
Kennedy said he would like to sign with San Jose.
The Sharks have been busy already this offseason, signing potential unrestricted free agent Raffi Torres to a $6 million, three-year deal, and agreeing to a five-year extension with star center Logan Couture that keeps him off the free agent market next summer.
San Jose has also signed potential restricted free agent forwards Andrew Desjardins and James Sheppard and defenseman Jason Demers to contracts.
Among the other pending unrestricted free agents for the Sharks are forwards Scott Gomez and Tim Kennedy, defenseman Scott Hannan, and backup goaltenders Thomas Greiss and Alex Stalock.
San Jose also made a trade with Chicago to move down six spots in the fourth round and selected Swedish goalie Fredrik Bergvik.
The Sharks got a fifth-rounder in the deal and sent the Blackhawks a 2015 fifth-round pick. That gave San Jose two fifth-round picks this year as well as two seventh-rounders.
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You dream of the day you can quit your day job and start your dream business. But you realize that in the real world, mortgages and car payments have to be paid. So, instead of forgoing that day-job paycheck just yet, you start your business part time.
"The biggest benefit of starting a business part time is that it lowers the risk threshold," says Melvin Gravely II, founder of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking in Cincinnati. "It makes business ownership viable to most people." The benefits are many-you can start with the cushion of your full-time job and test the waters to see whether there's actually a market for your product or service.
Still, starting part time is not easy. "It's not a hobby," Gravely says. "If it is a hobby, call it a hobby [and don't try to make money at it]. But if it's a business, call it a business." That means you'll have to work during most of your free time, grow your business more slowly than if you were running it full time and do whatever it takes to get your start-up off the ground, from sending e-mails out to customers at 2 a.m. to making deliveries with your car.
Randy Cohen definitely got used to his car in the early days of Ticketcity.com, his online ticket brokerage. In 1987, this former computer sales associate started by delivering tickets on street corners. "I would work out of the car while going to sales calls [for my day job]," he recalls. "People would call me on my mobile phone, and I'd meet them. I did that part time until it got so busy, it was taking away from my normal job."
Cohen, 37, recalls how difficult it was to present a professional appearance when he was meeting people at fast-food restaurants and on street corners. Still, he found that it was not only the successes, but also the mistakes, that helped grow his company. A few years into running Ticketcity.com, Cohen decided to open satellite offices off-site. He quickly closed them because he didn't have the right controls in place, and his online business was generating more profit.
In 1990, the Austin, Texas, entrepreneur was finally able to quit his computer sales job and take Ticketcity.com full time. With more than $10 million in sales today, the business is still going strong.
The Strength of Structure
It's a myth that a part-time business is easier than a full-time one. If you want to make it work, you'll have to set goals and parameters-from long-term planning to practical daily schedules. "If you had a part-time job, you'd be there on time," Gravely says. "Sometimes when we have a part-time business, we don't give it that same kind of structure and attention."
Managing customer communications is also key. "It shouldn't matter to your customers that you're part time," notes Gravely. Here's where good technology helps-use e-mail and voice mail to communicate with your customers and vendors while you're off earning that paycheck. Take no longer than 48 hours to respond, and get an auto-reply message to let people know you'll answer ASAP. Or as Kelly Poelker did with her virtual assistant service, Another 8 Hours Inc., get a toll-free number and forward the calls to your cell phone.
This O'Fallon, Illinois, entrepreneur also marketed her unusual schedule. "I used it as one of my selling points," says Poelker, 38. "I said 'I can meet you after hours.'" The strategy worked to help build Poelker's client base.
It helped that Poelker was able to procure work from her former employer when she quit. Though it was awkward at first, her employer approached her before she left about using her virtual assistant services. "It's so important not to jeopardize your current position," she says. "You have an obligation to your employer until you quit." That ethical integrity-and a positive relationship with her former employer-has helped her grow sales at least 20 percent annually.
Get It Done
- DO plan your part-time venture as diligently as you would a full-time business.
- DON'T treat your part-time business as a hobby. If you want it to generate profit, you'll have to work at it (read: forgo weekends and evenings, set aside specific times to devote to it, etc.).
- DO look into businesses that can be run any time of the day or night (online sales, virtual assisting, global distributorships, graphic design, etc.).
- DO hook up with a network of businesspeople who can give you advice, mentoring or an understanding shoulder (about your 2 a.m. marathon designing session).
- DON'T neglect your day job when you're there-you're still being paid to do a job, and your employer might even be a potential client someday.
- DON'T get discouraged when your life seems crazy, your full-time job and your part-time business are taking up all your time, and you don't see how you'll ever make it work. Remember that many have done it before you, and most of those success stories had dark times, too.
Employer Talk
Should you tell your current employer about your part-time venture? The response is mixed among our entrepreneurs. While Poelker was able to maintain a good relationship with her former employer, Cohen's employers were not so supportive. Because his boss adamantly opposed his business, Cohen's challenge was to keep it separate-to do his job while trying to grow a business and keep it out of his employer's sight.
There are obviously some moral gray areas to such a situation. Ethical questions to ask yourself: Is this right? Should I be running my business on company time? How would I feel if an employee did the same to me down the line? The situation varies from person to person, and only you can decide what fits your business, says Gravely. "Some employers don't like the idea of you being in business for yourself at all. They think it takes away from your job," he explains. Others don't have a problem.
Whatever you decide, try not to burn any bridges, notes Gravely. Also make sure you're not violating any noncompete agreements before you leave, or you'll set off your boss's radar.
Jessy Klein and Meegan Barnes were lucky-their employers at Vibe magazine were OK with them having their own business. Says Klein, "My boss knew I was trying to run a business and was very cool."
So when Klein, 26, and Barnes, 27, started their New York City-based cosmetics and clothing company, Femme Arsenal, in 1998, they managed to work their desk jobs by day and concoct their lip balm recipes by night and on weekends. The schedule was crazy, especially when Barnes' kitchen became too small for their growing orders. They rented a small space to mix the makeup, and Barnes ended up quitting Vibe. She did freelance design and concentrated on growing the business while Klein kept working.
But their former jobs did help them get a clip in Vibe that a buyer from Henri Bendel saw. They also had the connections to get into events and give their products to celebrities like Lil' Kim and Snoop Dogg.
In 2000, they got a huge order that gave them some financial security, and Klein, too, was able to quit her day job. Today, the partners have about $1 million in sales. As Klein puts it, "We're not [as big as] Donna Karan and we're not a lemonade stand-we're somewhere in the middle."
Part-time to full-time success didn't come alone-it was in working together that the partners found strength. "Don't do it by yourself," says Klein. "You need someone else to lean on."
Even if you can't find a partner, it's a good idea to get some kind of outside help. "Put together a support network," says John Castle, a lecturer in entrepreneurship at the University of Washington in Seattle. "There are two types: personal support-friends and family you can talk to-and a group of advisors." You may have to be creative in terms of scheduling-some groups will meet during the day while you're at work. Look for comrades with a similar schedule to yours.
Full Steam Ahead
One of the most important decisions is when to jump from part time to full time. There's no concrete deadline, but there are a few signs to look for. Castle suggests asking yourself these questions: How is the business doing? How deep is your customer base? Do you have enough cash flow to offset the loss of your paycheck?
Starting part time can be a challenge, but it offers a significant benefit: It can be your very first step toward being an entrepreneur. Part time? Full time? Either way, the time is now.


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by Jeff
There's little chance someone
driving through Lebanon on Interstate 44 can miss the importance of the
boat industry to the Missouri town.
The highway is lined with boat
factories Tracker Marine, Landau Boats, Generation 3 and Lowe Boats.
Elsewhere around Lebanon is Osage Canoes and Sundancer Boats. It's easy
to see why Lebanon is considered the aluminum boat capital of the world.
"It all started with J.B. Appleby
and Appleby Boats," says Carl Lowe, founder of Lowe Boats and a member
of Laclede Electric Cooperative, sitting across a kitchen table from his
father-in-law, also a co-op member, who started the first boat manufacturing
company in Lebanon in 1960. "Just
about everything here sprang from that."
Appleby, now 84, thumbs through
a thick scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings and colorful boat
brochures documenting the amazing story of Appleby Manufacturing. In less
than a decade the company grew to become the largest aluminum boat maker
in the world and spawned an industry that today remains one of the largest
in southern Missouri.
Missouri's aluminum boat industry
got its start in the nearby town of Richland where Rich Line Industries
manufactured a line of jon boats and a new pleasure boating phenomenon,
the house boat.
Appleby went to work for Rich
Line in 1955 and headed the sales department. Appleby
traveled the Midwest and South selling Rich Line's all-aluminum boats.
At the time aluminum was considered a revolutionary material for boats
because of its durability and light weight. In 1959
Appleby left Rich Line and
started his own company in Lebanon. In March of the next year he shipped
his first load of 10-foot aluminum jon boats to Sears & Roebuck Company
in Kansas City. From that day Appleby never looked back.
In its first year in business
the fledgling company sold 1,300 boats. A year later it was producing
more than 100 boats a day and by 1964 production had grown to 35,000 boats
a year. Just six years after its creation the boating industry declared
the company the world's largest maker of aluminum boats.
"My wife's father said at
one time he thought we had too many boats," says Appleby. "He thought
once everyone had one we'd be out of business."
"People would ask us, 'Where
in the world are you shipping all those boats? It looks like everybody
would have a boat by now,'" says Lowe, recalling the heady days at Appleby
when production barely kept up with orders.
"J.B. was known for being
able to sell," says Lowe, who married Diane Appleby in 1959 and went to
work for his father-in-law as general manager. "Marketing was everything
and that was his specialty."
Appleby's daughter followed
in her father's footsteps and eventually took over the company's sales
efforts and led the company to its record of more than 60,000 boats sold
in 1967. The company
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than ever found time on their hands and money in their pockets which led
to the amazing growth of the sport fishing industry in the 1960s and '70s.
Appleby Boats was so successful
that it attracted the attention of one of the country's largest manufacturing
companies. Standard Industries of New York bought Appleby Manufacturing
in 1964. Carl and Diane Lowe continued to operate the company under the
Appleby name until 1971 when the couple left to create Lowe Boats in Lebanon.
Standard Industries continued to make Appleby Boats in Lebanon until the
mid-1970s when the company went bankrupt, taking the Appleby name with
Though the name existed for
less than 20 years, the company and its founder left an indelible mark
on Lebanon. When Appleby left Rich Line Industries he brought to Lebanon
the skilled employees necessary to start a new boat company. And with
the amazing success of Appleby Boats other entrepreneurs, including Carl
Lowe, began building boat plants. Nearly all those early boat makers had
ties to J.B. Appleby.
"We trained all of our own
welders," recalls Lowe. "We started welding classes and if a guy wanted
to learn he could work on his welding after work and the trained welders
would help. Then he'd get good enough and pretty soon we'd put him on
the line."
Lowe says the boat plants were
close-knit, family businesses where employees felt they had a stake in
the success of the business. Both Appleby and Lowe credit their employees
for helping make the boat industry so strong in Lebanon. The strength
of the work ethic in the industry as well as the pool of skilled workers
attracted company after company to Lebanon including the current record
holder as the world's largest aluminum boat maker, Tracker Marine, a division
of Bass Pro Shops.
Tracker opened its boat plant
in Lebanon in 1982 and today employs 550 workers who make about 18,000
boats a year.
"We've got people here who've
worked in the boating industry for 35 and 40 years, from the early days
of Appleby," says Jim Rabe, manager of the Lebanon Tracker plant. "There's
an experienced work force here and especially aluminum welders. These
are guys that can take a sheet of aluminum and make a boat out of it whether
it's a pontoon boat, a canoe or a bass boat."
Today nearly 2,000 people in
Laclede County work in the boat building business including people who
work for other companies that make parts for the boat plants. Those companies
make electric components as well as boat seating and trailers. Most of
the companies on the outskirts of town and in the county are served by
Laclede Electric.
The legacy of Appleby and Lowe
boats remains in Lebanon though family members are no longer in the business.
Lowe sold his company to Outboard Marine Corporation in 1986 but he wasn't
the last Lowe in Lebanon to make boats. Brent Lowe, Carl's son, started
a boat plant named after his family's legacy Generation 3. Brent
Lowe sold G-3 Boats, as it's commonly called, in 1997.
The success of all the boat
makers in Lebanon can be traced to a combination of a strong entrepreneurial
spirit and just plain good luck.
Lowe says the Lebanon plants,
beginning with Appleby, were coming on line at a time when sport fishing
was entering a new age.
"We were fortunate enough at
Lowe, and that's true for others, to hit a period when all these new lakes
were opening up around the United States," says Lowe. "At the time at
every sales meeting we ever had there would be talk of a lake opening
in Kentucky or Texas or somewhere in the country."
Success can also be traced
to the ideas of J.B. Appleby who developed a line of small, affordable
aluminum boats that virtually anyone could buy. In 20 year's time more
than 100,000 boats were sold.
Beginning with those early
10-foot "Car Top" boats, generations of boat buyers continued to buy the
product that made Lebanon a boat building capital of the world.


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Marvin Gaye's Classic hit from 1971
African-Americans better known in 2012
President Obama has spoken candidly and openly about his going through an evolution on the issue of same sex marriage. As president of the United States of America he has taken a stand for the fair and equal treatment of all, including gays and lesbians which he now believes should be allowed to marry, an opinion shared by a majority of Americans.
Many in the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths see this as heresy and some have expressed second thoughts about supporting the President for a second term. Others are blindsided by this issue which takes their attention away from the overarching challenges of the economy, unemployment, health care and issues that affect every single person in America.
Animosity toward President Obama extends beyond that of any other president in history. From the moment of his inauguration forces have been at work to impede any progress toward lifting the burden of the flawed economy inherited from previous administrations.
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Unemployment remains stubbornly high but there are signs of job gains, particularly in the private sector. The major problem is with state and local government economies that must resort to cutting teachers, policemen, fireman and other workers in the public sector. President Obama has presented to Congress a further stimulus plan that would enable state and local government to rehire those they've had to let go and further, to hire new workers to rebuild the nation's aging infrastructure. Republicans label this big government spending. Mr. Romney says we don't need more teachers, policemen and fireman. He has a better plan which is yet to be revealed. What we do know of what he proposes takes us back to problems that stoked the great recession in the first place. Meanwhile, Congress, with members from both parties, is content to sit and do nothing in face of monumental suffering.
President succeeded in doing what his predecessors tried but failed to accomplish. He signed into law the Affordable Care Act providing access to healthcare for millions without health insurance and whose only recourse is the hospital emergency room.
Those with insurance find their rates ever increasing and health institutions contend with higher and higher costs in meeting the needs of patients, doctors and the entire medical team. Republicans denounce the law as Obamacare, big government, even socialism. It is appalling to see many who benefit the most from the law become the loudest detractors. We await a Supreme Court decision that could declare it unconstitutional. Never mind that Governor Romney instituted a very similar law for the state of Massachusetts. In the words of the late Marvin Gaye, What's Going On?
Following 9/11 when the continental USA suffered its worst terrorist attack in history, President Bush declared wars in Afghanistan since Osama Ben Laden, who masterminded the attack was based there. Though pursued, he eluded all our efforts to capture or kill him. Subsequently, President Bush declared war on Iraq because of its alleged ties with Ben Laden (never proved) and its store of Weapons of Mass Destruction (never found). With American casualties mounting in both wars, President Obama made good on his campaign pledge to wind down both wars. And, yes, once again he did what his predecessor could not do—hunted down and killed Osama Ben Laden. How quickly the nation has forgotten how awed and relieved we were that this tyrant was destroyed.
What might have begun as a rhetorical question in Marvin Gaye's immortal hit song, "What's Going On?" becomes the vital question of today, 2012. Powerful forces are at work to strip this President of any positive achievements, disembowel laws that benefit us all and most of all, divert our attention and divide us on issues like same sex marriage.
Divide and conquer is the motto of evil forces that are rampant today and that exist for the single purpose of defeating President Obama. We must be ever vigilant not to be taken in or overwhelmed by the negative ads and media over-preoccupation with issues intended to stir controversy. Our matters of faith must be dealt with inside our own churches, mosques, temples and communities of faith.
Psalm 37 says fret not yourself because of those who bring wicked devices to pass.
President Obama must continue to uphold the constitution and the rights of all the citizens of this great country. African Americans have lived with struggle throughout history. Above all we cannot afford to fall for today's wicked devices used to divide us.
Our faith is strong in the Lord who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we think or ask (Ephesians 3:20). Just as we trusted in God and rejoiced to witness the election of America's first African American President, our faith remains in the Lord–His goodness, grace, love, mercy, wisdom and mighty acts. Glory to God!
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The Zeitgeisteskrankheit, commonly called the Geist, are a spectral race of people malevolently reborn into the universe following their genocide at the hands of the callous Gunnar-Grim and their terrible StarForge. Before the dwarves came into their galaxy to rob them of their very existence, the Geist were a collective of races spread through dozens of star systems. They were known as creators, races of builders and forward thinkers, and their combined technologies were impressive and vast. They were peaceful and, together, they danced among the stars gifting all with whom they made contact the wonder of their Creativity and the knowledge of their Constructions. They had the incredible ability to mold reality itself, to brikbuild whatever they could imagine, and their power seemed as limitless as their imaginations. They were a fundament of peace, tranquility, hope, harmony, and never ending growth. Perhaps they were born into the wrong universe.
Origins of the Geist
When the Gunnar-Grim came with their hobbled StarForge, they saw the way the very stars themselves were lit up with the bright energies so lovingly crafted by the races who lived there. They saw a fine opportunity to repair their godlike vessel, to return its power levels to the point where it could self-repair and replicate matter which required no small measure of reserve energies. At first the then-Geist (whose name has now been lost to history forevermore) were happy to oblige and sent their best and brightest to treat with the clan. But they quickly realized the brutal horror the worldship represented, for the StarForge was no ordinary vessel. Its name was no exaggeration. They learned it had the capability to create entire star systems when at full capacity and the dwarves, who fancied themselves a creator race as well, saw it as their never ending duty to expand the universe. That seemed wonderful to the then-Geist, at first, until they realized how damaged the ship was and how much energy it would consume in order to repair itself. The amount was orders of magnitude beyond what they were willing to share and they soon saw how unrelenting the dwarves were in their lust to get it.
The first blows of a full-fledged galactic war were exchanged when the StarForge consumed it's first planet, the populated world Eyun in the Xi System. The then-Geist were horrified but the dwarves had already discarded the pretense of cooperation and rationalized that the LifeForce of the creatures on populated planets would serve to repair the ship better and faster. The dwarves pressed relentlessly forward and the races of the galaxy were completely unprepared for their level of viciousness and cruel efficiency. Some of the less powerful races ran and hid on their homeworlds, hoping to be bypassed or forgotten. Most were not. The races of power rallied however, banding together and directing their energies against the StarForge and its savage masters. But they were Creators and they didn't know how to destroy. They sought to rearrange, to remake the StarForge into Eyun II, a tribute to the lost souls there but the dwarves were too canny and too ruthless to allow it. They adapted with the sheer ability of long experience and, while the then-Geist managed to slow the ship's regeneration, they could never destroy it. Systematically, and in a very brief period of time, the Gunnar-Grim ate world after world, system after star system. They could not be stopped and, eventually, they ate the then-Geist too.
The final battle was decisive and, in the end, the StarForge completed its genocidal campaign in a single, bold maneuver that murdered the then-Geist to a man. The effects of their victory, though, were unexpected. The Creative energies inherent in the races had become corrupted, twisted by the conflict and the injustice of its people's murder. The Gunnar-Grim had come to embody all that the races hated. The way the dwarves casually destroyed did not, in the eyes of the dying people, justify whatever they later created. The entire process was an affront to everything the people held dear and that was insult added to injury of the most grievous kind. Their own energies, tainted by this undying hatred, saved them from eternal death but damned them to eternal unlife as maddened spirits forever haunted by the parody of a gift that once enriched the universe. The energies reached out and trapped the souls of the now-Geist in a hyperphasic state of reality, binding them to an incorporeal form, and imbuing them with the sheer force of Destruction. A shockwave of psychic trauma emanated from the site of the final battle throughout the galaxy and beyond and where it passed, there grew the physical manifestation of their anguish, the element known as Ecto-115. Spirits awoke in the nether regions of space and the Zeitgeisteskrankheit were blasphemously born into the universe. Which the universe probably saw as a much more fitting arrangement.
Unit Types and Abilities
All of the Geist are Ghosts to some extent or another. A Ghost is incorporeal by nature but some have the unique ability to breach the veil of death and physically manifest in the realverse. A byproduct of a Ghost's presence in the realverse is ectoplasmic energy. All Ghosts carry at least a small reservoir of this energy within but when they are incorporeal, it is instead called ectoplasmic potential (because it is not yet "real"). Breaching the veil requires a large expenditure of ectoplasmic energy if it is already available (such as Ecto-115, its byproduct, or the presence of a particularly powerful Ghost who is already manifested) or ectoplasmic potential if it is not. It should be noted that Ecto-115, the permanently real manifestation of ectoplasmic energy, is like supercharged ecto-energy for Ghosts, which is why so many of them are unwilling to part with their Fetters. However, since ectoplasmic potential is such a diluted form of ectoplasmic energy, it requires truly copious amounts to affect even the smallest ghost-like ability. While many Ghosts do not have the ecto-potential to manifest on their own, groups working together can pool their resources to manifest another. Interestingly, The Geist do not typically have this problem, as we shall see. In any case, ecto-energy is a pure tool to a Ghost and he can shape it and use it as he sees fit.
Also called Haunts, these are Ghosts who are not powerful enough to manifest on their own, do not own Fetters, and are not attached to a Spectral Lord. They often still contribute ecto-potential, for whatever good it does recipients, and they serve as excellent spies and scouts due to their essentially permanent incorporeality. It takes a lot of time, training, and effort to build one's reserves, so many Haunts remain trapped at this level for years before being accepted into the regular ranks.
Sometimes called Shadows, Shades are Haunters that have chosen to take a different path rather than joining the rank and file of the legions. These incredibly sneaky, sly Ghosts instead develop their stealth powers as their reserves grow. They learn how to expand their own incorporeality to mask the presence of corporeal troops, objects, or even entire locations. Some even learn psychik powers; most often, these are of talents that have to do with mind manipulation and control but many Shades learn TK just for the fun of it. Shades make for the Geist's foremost scouts and spies.
Ghosts are the most common and basic unit type in the Geist armies. They often have very small ecto reserves but most have Fetters (typically weaponry) that allow them to manifest freely and save back their own energy for combat. Ghosts commonly use the energy to boost their own physical abilities. As creatures of relatively low power, they remain some of the Geist's most versatile troops and are capable of fielding multiple roles, from battlefield positions to operating the Geist Capital Ghost Ships. As Ghosts grow in power, they tend to become more specialized and they lose that flexible disposition.
Poltergeists are Ghosts who have expanded their ecto reserves somewhat and have chosen to specialize in using their ecto-energies to violently interact with the external environment and the enemies within it. Simplistically, they are akin to spellcasters and so their Fetters are often modeled after armor or items like amulets, books, and orbs. Some Polters choose further specialization on growing their ecto reserves but many are dead obsessed with simply gaining more power. That is, they seek exponential expansion of their own ecto reserves.
Wraiths are commonly the direct result of a basic Ghost growing his ecto reserves. This kind of creature focuses its power on itself, as usual, but the massive ecto-energies being used result in far more than simple boosts. Wraiths are capable of truly terrifying physical feats of martial prowess. As they grow in power, Wraith deeds become truly legendary and downright heroic. Exceedingly powerful Wraiths are sometimes called Eidolons.
Dread Spectres
Spectres are Ghosts who have chosen to specialize in Fear. Their terrible visages destroy enemy morale and their auras of horror can leave those rare few enemies who survive the encounter with nightmares for years. Their power lies in sheer, unadulterated terror. They are anathema to life, driven by a truly twisted desire to consume and destroy it wherever it exists. If ever there was a shock trooper, the Geist's Dread Spectres are it.
Phantom Knights
Phantoms are truly harrowing units, capable of breaching the veil with frightening ease. They make use of this extraordinary talent by blinking back and forth between corporeal states. They're damn near impossible to hit and wicked fast, seemingly teleporting all over a battlefield from any given direction at any given time. Some Phantoms have expanded their abilities to include other illusory magiks in order to aid in misdirection and distraction.
Revenants are Ghosts with the power of possession. While Revenants do have a knack for absconding with the bodies of minifigs and other sentients, this results in a constant struggle as the host mind attempts to reassert control and buck the intruder. Many Revenants instead use their Fetters to animate the dead and possess their corpses. Skeletons are a favorite for most because of their unearthly appearance. A very few Revenants have taken the time to craft host bodies directly from Ecto-115, which serve as their Fetters. These Ghosts are exceedingly unnerving to enemies, not only because of the threat of possession, but also because their host bodies serve as a buffer between them and oblivion. Ghosts are already notoriously hard to destroy (destroying their corporeal form merely sends them back across the veil for a rest until they can regenerate their ecto reserves). Revenants remain fresh when their host bodies hit the dirt. Very powerful Revenants have the ability to possess multiple host bodies at once.
Spectral Lords
Spectral Lords were the most brilliant minds of the people that became the Geist. They were the foremost engineers, scientists, philosophers, and futurists. They were the best and the brightest and, as such, were corrupted the worst. Spectral Lords are unlike any other Ghost and they are the reason the Geist are such a threat to the rest of the living universe. The Lords are permanently corporeal. They cannot ever cross the veil. Lords give off ridiculous amounts of ectoplasm and so, merely by being present, can bring entire Geist contingents and capital ships across the veil at no cost to them. Interestingly, it is not their ability to "spawn" armies that makes them so useful to the Geist but rather their ability to transport them or, more accurately, their Fetters across spacetime. Those Fetters mean the army can spawn itself, which means a full fighting force. Given that the "army" of the Geist is, in fact, all its peoples and that those people once populated an entire galaxy, its worth considering that full fighting force indicates a great deal more than its conventional meaning.
Spectral Lords are the lynchpin to the Geist collective. Killing one won't necessarily hurt the Ghosts but it sure as hell will slow them down.
The Advance of the Spectral Threat
- In BR 2,012, the Zeitgeisteskrankheit are still embroiled in war with the Ketir-Iah and the Gunnar-Grim in the Devoid Sector over their own resource, Ecto-115. Surprisingly, they do not attack the relatively few bystander systems in the Sector.
- In BR 2,013, the Zeitgeisteskrankheit gain some ground in the Devoid Sector's Ecto Conflict, destroying dwarven garrisons in Geirdriful System and helping to lay waste to Eir System. They lose some ground to the Ketir-Iah, however, whose magik seems a potent, if slow, weapon against them. The sorcerers have moved to encircle both armies.
- In BR 2,014, a stray contingent of the Zeitgeisteskrankheit, lead by a Spectral Lord known only as Legat, suddenly appears in the Galaxia Nehellenium. Much diminished in size but vastly improved in ability, the Legion Legatus (as it is still named, despite its reduced size) appears to have tumbled through time from a distant rekonstruktion where the Geist have apparently won the Ecto Conflict at seemingly great cost. These displaced spectral warriors have shown no interest in this Rekonstruktion's Devoid Sector and have all the appearance of being perfectly content to cause a little chaos in the heart of the BrikVerse. No one knows just what they're up to. Meanwhile, the Ecto Conflict continues to rage and threatens ever more to spill over into the rest of the universe.
- In BR 2,015, the Legion Legatus mysteriously retreats to it's Capital Ship and goes dormant. Waiting. No one knows why. Few minifigs care. In the Devoid Sector, things grow dire this same year for the Geist. The Ketir-Iah magic appears to have a cumulative effect upon them. They isolate non-contaminated Legions.
- In BR 2,016, the Geist of the Devoid Sector suffer their first total losses in terms of Legions. The magic is progressive and eats through them like a cancer. They work on a way to stop it from consuming them whole.
- In BR 2,017, the Geist of the Devoid Sector finally devise a correction in their spiritual DNA that has left them susceptible to the Ketir-Iah magic. However, they are too late to ever consider winning the day. They begin plans for a new project and use all available resources for defense until it is complete.
- In BR 2,018, the Geist pull off a powerful ritual that allows them to target a specific Rekonstruktion, in this case BR 2,014, and send their only untainted Legion, the Legatus Legion, through the TimeLoop. Mere moments after the ritual is completed, the Devoid Sector is BROOTALIZED in part of what has become known as Ragnablok. The tainted Zeitgeisteskrankheit that remained were completely wiped out. There were no survivors.


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Supernatural Conference: Misha
At the Salute to Supernatural conference Tanya and I attended in early June, it seemed that Misha Collins (Castiel) just might have been as big a hit as Jared and Jensen. He really has won the hearts of fans, not something particularly easy to do when you're a new character introduced into the Supernatural world.
The line to get pictures taken with him was fairly lengthy, so much so that when he walked up the stairs next to me with his handlers, he made a face like, "Wow, where did all these people come from?" Something that was different from the day before when we'd gone to get photos with Jared and Jensen was increased security. There was a Metro Nashville police officer at the door, another next to Misha and a TBI agent in the middle of the room. Turns out somebody had threatened Misha online, perhaps because they were upset that he was playing God. I mean, come on people! Sure, the religious stuff on Supernatural makes me squirm sometimes, but it's fiction. The actors don't actually believe this stuff.
Threats aside, Misha was very friendly as were Jared and Jensen the day before. We exchanged "nice to meet yous", the picture was snapped, and off I went to the rest of my day. Tanya showed me a video tweet Misha had posted that morning. Evidently he'd gone for a run and one of the cicadas that were then in swarm mode (thank goodness they're all gone now for another 13 years) attached itself to the front of his shorts. Misha, being Misha, said something about the cicada "going for the gold." Hee hee.
Later, when Misha took the stage, the roar from the crowd was quite impressive. And unlike some of the other panelists from previous sessions, he understandably stayed on the stage, except for when a girl dressed in a pretty good Castiel costume came to the microphone to ask a question. It was funny to watch her get a little flustered as he deliberately moved closer and closer into her personal space.
I really should have written this post right after the conference so I could remember the specifics of the question-and-answer session. I remember him talking about Random Acts and how he was getting ready to head to Haiti to help build an orphanage. He does a lot of really good charity work like that. And that's something that always endears a star to me much more than anything else, a friendly and giving nature. When they don't let stardom go to their heads and make them jerks.
I'm not sure what will happen to Castiel this year, but I wish Misha Collins much continued success in his career, wherever that takes him.


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The Jamaican landed in Scotland on Saturday afternoon to add some much-needed star quality to a Games which have been hit by the withdrawal of high-profile athletes like Mo Farah.
He has yet to race this year after taking time to recover from a foot injury, but told at a packed press conference the problem had "completely gone" and he was in "pretty good shape".
His desire to get races under his belt means he will take to the Hampden Park track next Friday for the relay heats and Saturday for the final - provided, of course, his Jamaican team get the baton round.
" I will be running in the heats - I think I need the runs, really, because this is my first run of the season, so I really need to get it going," the six-time Olympic champion said.
"The injury is completely gone. Fitness-wise I have done a lot of training over this past month - I have been really pushing myself. I think I am in pretty good shape, but I'm not in running shape - that's why I am running the heats, just to get a few runs in.
"I won't be doing a lot of races this season - just four. So, for me, I am just taking my time, trying to get myself in running shape, but not push myself too much and then get injured again.
"I am focused on getting through the season and getting some races in. (The) Rio (Olympics) are two years away. I have to go to the World Championships (in Beijing in August next year) first, so I'm taking my time and working my way to the World Championships. Then I'll worry about Rio."
Bolt's injury, which saw him miss a block of training earlier in the season, meant he did not compete at the Jamaican trials and his unwillingness to take the place of an athlete who had qualified for the team for Glasgow ruled him out of the individual 100m and 200m.
He has made the 4,500-mile trip just for the relay.
"For me it was very important (to be here)," said Bolt, who did not compete in the 2006 or 2010 Commonwealths. "I have always wanted to compete in the Commonwealth Games."
And he defended the status of the event, which has been hurt by the host of star athletes who will be missing.
His compatriot Yohan Blake ruled himself out for fitness reasons before picking up a hamstring injury while running in the Glasgow Grand Prix earlier this month, while Farah said he was still not ready to race after struggling with illness.
Add to that the absence of new mum Jessica Ennis-Hill, and her heir apparent in the heptathlon Katarina Johnson-Thompson with a foot injury, and the global stars on show at Hampden will be in short supply.
Arguably only Bolt and Kenya's 800m king David Rudisha justify that tag.
"I don't think anyone has dropped out on purpose," the world record holder over 100m and 200m said. "It's just all about injuries.
"It happens in the Olympics, in the World Championships sometimes, things will go wrong at the last moment. It's one of those things.
"But there are a lot of athletes here and I'm sure it will be a good Games. I'm looking forward to watching the 100m and the 200m to see the level it's at."
He added: "There is competition here. As long as there are athletes and eight lanes there's always competition.
"I think the athletes that are here at top tier. The Games will go on and they will be good, I'm sure of that."
Bolt was even asked for reassurance that he too did not plan to pull out, with the 27-year-old responding by burying his head in his hands and laughing.
"That's a very weird question," he said. "Yes, I am here to run, I don't see why else I would travel all this way to Glasgow. I will be running, definitely."
The Jamaican diplomatically side-stepped questions on Gaza and Scottish independence and answered the customary football ones - for the record he supported Argentina at the World Cup and still harbours fanciful ambitions to play for Manchester United when he retires from the track.
He even agreed to the requests from journalists for selfies. After all, he knows he is the one all of Glasgow wants to see.


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Abdi Hakin Ulad (r) leading Mikael Ekvall at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Copenhagen
11 November 2012 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Denmark took an historic double victory at the Nordic Cross Country Championships on Saturday (10) when Abdi Hakin Ulad and Simone Glad claimed victories in the men's and women's races respectively.
The championship - an event held since 1997 with Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Denmark as the five participating nations – has previously seen both Danish men and women triumph in the individual competition, but never in the same year.
The scene was set in Tårnby, close to Copenhagen Airport, where a flat course with some steep hills to be climbed awaited the runners.
A Dane and a Swede battling for the Gold – men's race
The defending champion in the men's race, Urige Buta (NOR), was by many seen as a strong favorite due to his convincing victory in Uddevalla (SWE) in 2011. The Ethiopian-born runner was as in the leading pack after three of the five laps were completed, but with one lap to go it became clear that a new champion was to be found between Abdi Hakin Ulad (DEN) and last year's silver medallist, Mikael Ekvall of Sweden.
The 21-year-old Ulad – who arrived in Denmark as a Somali refugee when he was ten – looked indeed determined to win the battle. Over the last kilometre he was able to break away from the Swede and eventually crossed the finish line in 26:23 over the nine kilometre course leaving Ekvall ten seconds behind. Further behind three Norwegians battled for the bronze, which was eventually claimed by Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen. Buta, the defending champion, was obviously troubled by an injury and had to settle with the eighth place, however securing Norway the title in the team competition.
Grøvdal did not start – women's race
The Women's race turned out to be an open affair, as the strong favorite, Karoline Grøvdal of Norway, withdrew due to injuries in order to prepare for next month's European Cross Country Championships in Budapest.
Despite Grøvdal's absence, the Norwegians still looked to dominate. With four kilometres to go, they had a quartet running up among the leading group. Quite surprisingly though, Glad of Denmark was keeping up. Having placed only 16th among 19 runners at last year's championships, no one would have bet on the 22-year-old Dane. But Glad, appearing to be the least exhausted of the competitors, kept the pace. Over the last lap she then move to the front and managed to create a gap of a few seconds. In the end she won by four seconds ahead of 37-year-old Ulrika Flodin of Sweden, while Veronika Blom (NOR) came in third. With the veteran Melkevik and Søfting finishing fourth and sixth, Norway took the team title.
Jeppe Weinreich (organisers) for the IAAF
Leading Results:
Men (9 km) -
1. Abdi Hakin Ulad, Denmark 26:23
2. Mikael Ekvall Sweden 26:33
3. Asbjørn Ellefsen Persen, Norway 23:37
Teams - 1. Norway 20; 2. Denmark 26; 3. Sweden 34...
Women (7.5 km) -
1. Simone Glad, Denmark 26:03
2. Ulrika Flodin, Sweden 26:07
3. Veronika B. Blom, Norway 26:11
Teams - 1. Norway 13; 2. Denmark 14; 3. Sweden 29...


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Video: Bar Bolonat's Einat Admony Wants More Cooks, not Chefs
Editor's Note: Welcome to a new episode of 1 Minute Meal, a series of video snapshots documenting the places, people, and foods that make New York a vibrant food community.
While developing new recipes for the menu of her third restaurant, Einat Admony started by tossing Jasmine rice, cumin seeds, orange rind, and caramelized onion into a cast iron skillet, setting it over flame until the bottom was browned, crunchy, and fragrant. The result was a comfort-food carrier for complex flavor, which hardly needed improvement to be praiseworthy.
Two months later, as Bar Bolonat opened its doors, the dish had taken on the contribution of Hillary Sterling, who worked with Einat to replace the onions with slices of potato, substitute saffron for cumin, then top the rice with a whole roasted poussin—glazed with a reduction made from pomegranate juice, walnuts, and Persian lime.
The dish is just one example of the collaboration it takes to keep any good restaurant running in a business that leads to chef worship but depends on a whole team of dedicated cooks.
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New York's Hungriest Buddhist Temple »
The True Tastes of Tea »
The Clay Pot Rice King of Chinatown »
Noodles by Hand in Manhattan's Chinatown »
Doughnuts and Coffee for Past and Present »
Life of a Slice Man and Sal and Carmine »
A Different Kind of Factory at Jomart Chocolates »
Appraising the Perfect Muffin at Blue Sky Bakery »
A League of Tortas at Tortas Neza in Corona »
One More Pupusa at El Olomega in Red Hook »
Lechonera La Piraña in Mott Haven »
The Arepa Lady of Jackson Heights »
The Indonesian Food Bazaar in Astoria, Queens »
The Lemon Ice King of Corona, a Queens Classic »
A Day in the Life of The Baoery, a Pop-Up Restaurant »
Khachapuri, a Georgian Bread Baked into South Brooklyn »
David's Brisket House, the Jewish Deli Run by Muslims in Brooklyn »
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Hours after the owner of a 1998 yellow Porsche Boxster in St. Augustine reported his car stolen, St. Johns County deputies located the car with 19-year-old Chase Cameron inside, reports WJXT News-4 in Jacksonville.
Inside the Porsche: Tools, a cash register, a credit card machine and candy canes stolen from another crime scene — a Christmas tree lot.
Kevin Varnadoe, of the Christmas tree lot business, raised a little "cane," telling WJXT News-4, "Who steals two boxes of candy canes? I mean that's the Grinch. We give those to the little kids."
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2010 SART IVF Success Rate Report Available Online
by Richard Sherbahn MD on Feb.22, 2012, under IVF Clinic Success Rates, SART IVF Success Rate Report
2010 IVF success rate report released by Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Couples with fertility problems that might consider having in vitro fertilization treatment have a valuable resource in the SART success rate report. This study comes out annually. The report for IVF treatments performed in 2010 was just released.
Clinics collect their outcome data live births and report the outcomes of all IVF cycles to SART by November of the following year. SART then compiles the data and publishes it by about 3 months later. This allows the public to study IVF success rates or egg donation success rates for any specific clinic.
Not every IVF program in the US reports to SART but the large majority do. All clinics are required by law to turn in their outcome statistics to the CDC (US government). The CDC IVF report is then published annually with information on all clinics that follow federal law and give their data to CDC (some refuse to report it).
The CDC report on IVF clinic statistics is an excellent resource – but it comes out about 9 months later for any given year than the corresponding SART report.
Patients needing fertility treatments should investigate IVF success rates at clinics they are considering for treatment. Success rates vary dramatically between programs – do not assume that all centers are equally capable at getting you pregnant.
Although there can be many variables involved in success rates, the overall quality of the IVF program and the IVF laboratory are 2 of the most important factors impacting the chance of success.
The SART report shows clinic specific data on live birth outcomes that are categorized in several ways.
By female age
- Female age has a significant impact on fertility
- SART breaks down in vitro fertilization success rates based on female age group for cases with women using their own eggs
- Our live birth success rate for 2010 for women under age 35 was 60.3% per egg retrieval (fresh embryos)
By own vs. donor eggs
- Egg donation success rates are higher than for cases using own eggs
- Our live birth success rate for 2010 using donor eggs was 81.6% per embryo transfer (fresh embryos)
By fresh vs. frozen embryos
- Statistics for embryo transfers using frozen embryos are shown separately from cycles with fresh embryos
- Success rates with frozen embryos have improved significantly in recent years
- Using frozen embryos, our live birth success rate for 2010 for women under age 35 was 52.0% per embryo transfer
- Using frozen embryos, our live birth success rate for 2010 using donor eggs was 70.0% per embryo transfer
PDF version of Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago's 2010 SART report
To see the 2010 SART report and check IVF live birth success rates:
- Go to the SART website
- Click on the state that you want on the US map
- A list of all SART member clinics in that state will come up
- Click on the clinic you want to see success rate results for
- Click "ART Data Report" (at bottom) – that clinic's IVF results for 2010 will come up
- If you want to see another year, select it from the pull-down menu
If a clinic that you are considering has low success rates compared to national averages or other clinics in your area – go to a clinic with higher success rates. It probably will give you a better chance to have a baby.
Our website has links to the CDC and the SART reports and discusses them in more detail with examples showing how to interpret clinic-specific and national average tables.
A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics, treatment approaches and entrance criteria for ART may vary from clinic to clinic.
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2009 SART IVF Clinic Success Rate Report
by Richard Sherbahn MD on Mar.13, 2011, under IVF Clinic Success Rates, SART IVF Success Rate Report
- A few days ago SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies) released its 2009 IVF Success Rate Report
- This report comes out annually and provides clinic specific in vitro fertilization success rates for all SART member clinics in the US
- The report includes a national summary which shows national averages for IVF success rates broken down by the age of the female partner
- It also has live birth rates for IVF with donor eggs
This report is a useful resource for couples pursuing fertility treatment. Success rates are significantly different between programs. When you go through an IVF cycle you are not getting the same treatment at every program.
It's not like going out and buying a Jeep:
- If there is a Jeep dealer closer to home, or a little cheaper – then a Jeep is a Jeep, so buy it there
- However, IVF is not a commodity
- IVF at one clinic may result in an average success rate of 25% while at another clinic it might be 60% for the same age group
- In vitro fertilization at "Clinic A" does not equal IVF at "Clinic B" – so do your research
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The clinics must turn in their data every year (to SART and the CDC) in November for the IVF cycles performed during the previous calendar year. SART then takes a few months to prepare the report and publish the results on the web.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), a US government agency, also publishes annual IVF success rate reports
- However, release of the CDC report is delayed by about 8 to 10 months after the SART report
- The CDC's report is more comprehensive and includes more clinics with additional analysis of data beyond clinic success rates
- The drawback of the CDC report is the additional delay before publication
To go to the 2009 SART report and check IVF live birth success rates for any SART member clinic, follow these steps:
- Click this link: www.sart.org
- Click on the orange button "IVF Success Rate Reports"
- Click on the state that you want on the US map
- A list of all SART member clinics in that state will come up
- Click on the clinic you want to see results for
- Click next to "ART Data Report" (at the bottom) and that clinic's IVF success results for 2009 will come up
Study the report in the area relevant to you – own eggs and age 40, or donor eggs, etc. If a clinic is missing from the SART or CDC reports it is probably a bad sign. Find out why they did not report – or go elsewhere. Buyer beware.
If you check the success rate information for a clinic you are considering for treatment and find that they are low compared to national averages or other clinics in your area – go to a clinic with higher success rates. It would likely increase your chance to have a baby with IVF.
A comparison of clinic success rates may not be meaningful because patient medical characteristics, treatment approaches and entrance criteria for ART may vary from clinic to clinic.
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Weigh in on a proposal to move Massachusetts to Atlantic Standard Time by voting in our poll below.
The sun will set at 6:48 p.m. Sunday, which may seem late, but that's because Daylight Saving Time will have begun after 1:59 a.m. So instead of turning to 2 a.m., it will become 3 a.m. Because humans can do that sort of thing. Here are some things you may not already know about why we mess around with the clock.1 Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time marks the time between when we move our clocks ahead one hour in March and back again one hour in November.
When it is not Daylight Saving Time, it is standard time.
And just a note, it is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time.
In 2017, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 a.m., when we "fall back."
2 Who participates and when?
There are two states and three territories in the United States that do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Those are Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
More than 70 countries mark Daylight Saving Time. The countries in the European Union start it on the last Sunday of March, which this year is March 26.3 Be careful behind the wheel
Most of us will miss the hour of sleep when we change the clock. Drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
Drowsy driving is a factor in more than one in five fatal crashes in the U.S. each year, according to the foundation.
4 Check your batteries
"This weekend, as you change your clocks, check your alarms," State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey said in a press release. "Prevent that annoying chirp of a dying smoke alarm battery by replacing the alkaline batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms now, unless you have newer alarms with 10-year sealed batteries."
Smoke alarms need to be replaced every 10 years, according to Ostroskey. Carbon monoxide alarms need to be replaced every five to seven years.
There are 220 fire departments across the state that have grant-funded Senior SAFE Programs. Seniors who need help testing, maintaining or replacing smoke alarms should contact their local fire department or senior center for assistance.
"A third of the people who have died in fires this year were over 65," Ostroskey said. "We want our seniors to be safe from fire in their own homes."
5 Speaking of time
There is a nine-member Time Zone Commission that is scheduled to issue a report on whether Massachusetts should consider moving the eastern daylight time zone to the Atlantic standard time zone. Atlantic standard time is one hour later, so if it was 10 a.m. in Massachusetts using AST, it would be 9 a.m. on the rest of the East Coast.
The report is due on March 31.
The special commission is charged with conducting "a comprehensive study relative to the practical, economic, fiscal and health-related impacts of the commonwealth remaining on eastern daylight time."
The commission was established as part of the Act Relative to Job Creation and Workforce Development that was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in August 2016. The commission's membership was appointed by the governor, as well as the leadership of the House and Senate.
SOURCES: The Old Farmer's Almanac; State Sen. Eileen Donoghue's Office and AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety


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Thanks to a number of factors, including world profit margins on the rise and an expansion, although not a recovery, in the U.S., the next six months present "not a terribly bearish story," James Swanson of MFS Investment Management said on a conference call Monday.
Europe's problems, said Swanson, a chief investment strategist, have their root cause in the lack of a competitive cost structure based on labor. He added that it would likely take an actual default for European political leaders to do more than "Band-Aid the problem" by enacting temporary fixes.
Still, rather than predicting collapse, he said the situation was "workable in the short term" if the eurozone held on, and that he anticipated a "garden-variety recession—two quarters, at most three"—not on the scale of the Lehman Brothers meltdown. Following that, Swanson said, Europe would see a mild recovery; it "can't have a robust recovery because unit labor costs are too high."
China may be slowing, he added, but not crashing. Tight monetary policies on the part of the government coupled with eurozone issues caused the slowdown, but the change in monetary policy, intended to lower interest rates and restore liquidity to the banking system, will bear fruit in "a few months." In addition, more dramatic rate cuts in Brazil and India will also generate change.
In the U.S., Swanson said, the consumer is driving the economy; he pointed out that profit margins rose and corporate profits hit an all-time high for publicly traded companies, and said that bodes well for the future. He also credited a repricing of labor, saying that has allowed the U.S. to be competitive in exports and citing that as a reason that the U.S. is in a nonrecessionary period.
On deck is a search for income outside the bond market, with investors being induced to seek out dividend yield as a means of boosting return. Also in store is a pent-up demand for technology, which could indicate that technology companies will be go-to investments when the S&P 500 upgrades its installed software base—which, he added, is the oldest it has ever been. "They'll have to refresh," he said.
And while the U.S. stock market is the most expensive, Swanson said that it was still cheap compared to historic norms.


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"Farmed Cervidae" are cervid species raised in captivity for the purpose of supplying the commercial hunting industry with livestock. In Oklahoma, the majority of this industry is whitetail deer with elk making up a smaller portion. These animals are intensively managed, fed, and selectively bred for antler mass, spread, and classification (typical vs. non-typical). Not all farmed cervidae are ultimately hunted, however. As global demand for venison rises, some animals are raised for slaughter, while other producers raise farmed cervidae for the sole purpose of hobby and enjoyment.
- License renewal applications for Farmed Cervidae Facilities due by April 1, 2017.
- Annual CWD Inventories and Triannual Tuberculosis/Brucellosis Testing is due between January 1, 2017 and April 1, 2017 for applicable herds.
All cervidae imported into the state of Oklahoma must have the following: an approved permit application, valid certificate of veterinary inspection, proper identification, tuberculosis and brucellosis testing, and chronic wasting disease herd certification status. The permit application below explains these requirements in full. The veterinarian of the consignor in the exporting state completes and submits the permit application and certificate of veterinary inspection. The consignee of any import must hold a valid farmed cervidae facility license or commercial hunting area license. Cervidae imports are restricted from any county where Chronic Wasting Disease has been identified among free-ranging cervidae (map linked below).
Any farmed cervidae facility in Oklahoma maintaining whitetail deer, mule deer, red deer, or elk is required to be licensed by The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. The purpose of facility licensing is multifold: to prevent the commingling of native cervidae with captive cervidae, to protect the farmed cervidae and hunting industries in Oklahoma from chronic wasting disease, and to protect the farmed cervidae and cattle industries of Oklahoma from the controlled diseases the two have in common. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation licenses commercial hunting areas in Oklahoma where the majority of farmed cervidae are ultimately harvested.
- Farmed Cervidae License Application
- Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act & Rules
- Licensing Explained
- Carcass Disposal Regulations
- Farmed Cervidae Breeder's Sales Report Form
All species in the Cervidae Family (other than whitetail deer, mule deer, red deer, and elk) are currently considered "exotics" by Oklahoma regulations and are exempt from facility licensing. However, due to the concern of controlled diseases, owners of these species must register with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture unless already licensed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation or USDA Animal Care. This registration will also help keep registrants informed of any emergency disease information.
Please submit the completed form below to email@example.com or Fax 405-522-0756.
Exotic Cervidae Owner Registration Form
The CWD HCP is a voluntary surveillance program designed to verify that a cervidae herd is low risk for CWD. Federal rule and program standards for interstate transport of cervidae and a national CWD HCP were passed in August 2012 and implemented by ODAFF. Herds that complete five years of the program with no evidence of CWD are designated as "certified" and are allowed to transport cervidae species interstate. Producers can purchase CWD certified cervidae and "inherit" the status of the original herd or can start with non-monitored animals at year one and work their way up through the program year-by-year. CWD herd certification not only allows herds to be moved interstate, it also adds value to a herd while helping producers protect the health of their animals. A CWD HCP application must be submitted to ODAFF and approved for participation in the program.
- CWD HCP Application and Inventory Form
- CWD Inventory and Inspections Explained Presentation
- Map of CWD Certified Veterinarians
- CWD HCP Federal Rule
- CWD HCP Program Standards
- CWD HCP Oklahoma Administrative Rules
- USDA CWD HCP WebPage
Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis have nearly been eradicated in the United States. The remaining reservoirs of tuberculosis are dairy cattle in the west, Mexican cattle from the south, and whitetail deer in the north and northeast. The remaining reservoirs of brucellosis are American bison and elk populations of the Greater Yellowstone Area. These diseases have the potential to negatively impact the farmed cervidae, hunting, and cattle industries of Oklahoma. The tuberculosis herd accreditation and brucellosis herd certification programs ensure the disease free status of the herds by performing regular testing of the herd every three years. To establish herd status, two whole herd tests must be completed nine to fifteen months apart on all animals over one year of age. These statuses not only help protect a herd from their respective diseases, but also add value to the herd and simplify interstate transportation. For more information on these programs, please contact us at the phone number or email listed below.
- North American Deer Farmers Association
- North American Elk Breeders Association
- Whitetails of Oklahoma
For questions about the program, contact:
Nichole Carrillo
Phone:(405) 522-6124


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Redlands Connection is a concoction of sports memories emanating from a city that once numbered less than 20,000 people. From the Super Bowl to the World Series, from the World Cup to golf's U.S. Open and the Olympics, plus NCAA Final Four connections, NASCAR, the Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500, Tour de France cycling, major tennis, NBA and a little NHL, aquatics and quite a bit more, the sparkling little city that sits around halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs on Interstate 10 has its share of sports connections. – Obrey Brown
For most of his 3 ½ years with 1981 NASCAR Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip, chief mechanic Gary Nelson had met one challenge after another.
And the 26-year-old former Redlands mechanic can look back on over 20 years of experience working with engines as his credentials for time spent with the circuit's hottest driver.
"I like to think I can look at a car and say 'this area's weak' and then spend more time with that," Nelson told me a couple days before the 1981 Winston Western 500 at the old Riverside International Raceway.
"This race," he said, "is one of the toughest for mechanics because of the course."
It's a course that would cause any race team headaches.
Riverside's 7-turn course each lap would depend on mechanics' ability to maintain the clutch and brake systems.
"On a super speedway," said Nelson, referring to the likes of Talladega or Martinsville or Bristol, "you don't even use them. That is, until you come to a pit stop."
Cars that pull into pit area at Riverside, well, it resembles organized mayhem. All that stopping, turning and rotating around that course.
Nelson was well-known around Redlands by all those race-lovers. I was urged by plenty, including newspaper advertising manager Jim Mundy, to produce a story for the locals as the Winston Western 500 beckoned. In fact, we rode out to Riverside Raceway together.
Nelson, born in Illinois before Arnold and Mildred Nelson moved to Redlands, started with engines when he turned five.
Arnold Nelson started teaching his son via motorbikes and race carts.
"My dad's a real good mechanic," said Nelson, who eventually got into racing with local legend Ivan Baldwin — "Ivan The Terrible." When he was in his mid-teens, Nelson started sweeping the floors before working his way in as Baldwin's lead mechanic.
Said Mildred: "He's just like his dad. When Gary was 16, his dad gave him the family van. The first thing he did with it was take the engine out and put a bigger one in."
She said Gary had always been interested in anything with wheels.
"I always worried about him, but I knew he was very careful. He wasn't a wild driver."
His early racing experience was local.
NASCAR had to be special, especially since the Ontario Motor Speedway and the Riverside raceway were so close to Redlands. To get there, however, required the paying of dues.
It was Saturday at Orange Show Speedway. Arguably, Baldwin might be the most successful driver that ever came out of OSS. Said Nelson: "We had a lot of fun."
A connection to Baldwin was worth plenty in those years. Baldwin, later killed in a 1996 traffic accident, raced all over California's racing circuit. That Nelson was part of his crew shouldn't be a surprise.
"Racing was cheap in those days," Nelson said. "And it wasn't hard to do. But nowadays with the price of engines and tires, it's hard to get into."
All of which is why events led him into NASCAR. "I wouldn't want to race unless I could go first class," he said.
Waltrip and Nelson hard went after wins. At a race in College Station, Texas one week, a young driver named Dale Earnhardt., Sr. had a one-lap lead with 20 remaining. Nelson saved 10 seconds by replacing just two tires instead of four on the pit stop.
It saved the day. Waltrip won, leaving the driver praising his crew chief – typical comments. "Gary made the decision to change those tires. Goddammit, the kid is so good."
Nelson countered by saying it had been a joint decision – crew, driver and chief mechanic each involved.
"We have a good crew," said Nelson, noting future Hall of Famers Buddy Parrott and Robert Yates, plus Butch Stevens in the pits.
"Over the last three years," said Waltrip, who won 13 races that season with Nelson as crew chief for DiGard Racing, "we've been successful because the good mechanics have stayed and the bad ones have left."
Nelson's teams won at Daytona and Riverside, Richmond and Bristol, Darlington and Michigan, Pocono and Martinsville, Wilkesboro and Charlotte, Richmond and Dover Downs – pretty much all the major stops on NASCAR's fabled schedule.
In the 95-lap Winston Western 500, Waltrip crashed at the sixth turn on lap 65. The car limped into the pits. In 15 seconds, the crew changed two damaged tires and hammered out the dented body so Waltrip could drive his now-disfigured car back into contention.
Two days before that race, Nelson said Bobby Allison and Richard Petty would be the "toughest competition."
He wasn't necessarily ignoring the likes of Cale Yarbrough, Joe Millikan, Earnhardt or Benny Parsons.
Wasn't it ironic that Allison took the race and Petty, with substitute driver Jimmy Insolo, finishing third?
Waltrip, his crew having made the quick-handed changes after the crash, took second.
Six laps were left. Waltrip was down 45 seconds. Crew member Don Sewell, another Redlands-based pit man, said, "It's too much."
Only an Allison mishap would cost him the race.
Allison knocked down his fourth win of that season.
Waltrip's familiar green "88" car sped by some 32.9 seconds later. He was nearly out of gas.
"A few years ago," said Nelson, "I wouldn't have predicted I'd be where I am today. It's hard, but I rely on a lot of luck."
If that doesn't leave you chuckling, consider that he was worried that a rebuilt transmission on Friday wouldn't hold in Sunday's race.
Tim Williamson, the driver who won the Hodgdon 200 just prior to the Winston Western 500, stood alongside Nelson. It was Nelson who said, "I was worried he'd run out of gas."
Nelson didn't last long with Waltrip, who left one year later for Junior Johnson's racing team.
A portion of Nelson's resume:
- Crew chief for Allison, who joined DiGard when Waltrip left.
- Turned up as Kyle Petty's crew chief, 1989.
- In 1988, Nelson was a part-timer with ESPN.
- A West Coast Stock Car Racing Hall of Famer.
- Worked for NASCAR in 1991 as its Winston Cup director. During that time, Nelson was credited with safety innovations – particularly after Earnhardt's driving death.
Since April 2001, when he took on the safety portion of NASCAR, no life-threatening accidents have taken place at any of its speedways.
One final point: Isn't it interesting that Nelson's most prized racers, Allison and Waltrip, were tied for fourth place on NASCAR's all-time victory list at 84?
All that wrench-turning started as a Redlands Connection.


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The 2018 WNBA Draft is in the books. The Las Vegas Aces selected forward A'ja Wilson from South Carolina with the first overall pick on Thursday in New York. Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell went second to the Indiana Fever. The Chicago Sky owned the third and fourth selections and chose Diamond DeShields, an American who played last season in Turkey, and forward Gabby Williams from U-Conn. The Seattle Storm rounded out the top five with guard Jordin Canada from UCLA.
The 2018 WNBA season tips off next month.
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited eye diseases that can lead to severe visual problems. This disorder is named for the irregular clumps of black pigment that occur in the retina.
In most forms of retinitis pigmentosa, cells in the retina called "rods" die. This leads to impaired night vision, as well as a decrease in ability to see things off to the side while looking ahead (peripheral vision). In some forms of RP, other retinal cells called "cones" die. This leads to a decrease in central and color vision. In all forms of RP, vision loss usually progresses over a period of many years. Loss of vision is usually first noted in childhood or early adulthood.
Conventional medicine for retinitis pigmentosa is largely limited to vision aids.
Proposed Natural Treatments for Retinitis Pigmentosa
No natural treatments have been proven effective for retinitis pigmentosa, but some approaches have shown a bit of promise.
The substance lutein]]> is an antioxidant that occurs in the retina. In a small ]]>double-blind, placebo-controlled study]]> , 34 adults with retinitis pigmentosa were given either placebo or lutein (10 mg per day for 12 wks followed by 30 mg per day) for 24 weeks. ]]>1]]> After this period, each group was switched to the opposite treatment, and followed for another 24 weeks. The results indicated lutein supplementation improved visual field as compared to placebo, and also possibly improved visual acuity. However, a larger study will be needed to verify whether these results are meaningful.
A large (over 600 participant) double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found evidence that use of ]]>vitamin A]]> supplements at a potentially dangerous dose of 15,000 IU daily might slightly slow the progression of retinitis pigmentosa. ]]>2]]> However, the benefits seen over the 4-6 year study period were modest at best. A subsequent study by the same researchers evaluated whether adding 1200 mg daily of DHA (a component of ]]>fish oil]]> ) along with vitamin A produced better results. ]]>3]]> Unfortunately, the results of this trial were largely negative.
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
In the large vitamin A study noted above, some participants were given vitamin E]]> at a dose of 400 IU daily. The results indicated that use of vitamin E at this dosage might actually speed retinal damage rather than slow it. Until these results are clarified, people with retinitis pigmentosa should avoid taking high dosages of vitamin E. (The daily requirement for vitamin E is far lower than this: 33 IU daily for most adults.)
1. Bahrami H, Melia M, Dagnelie G et al. Lutein supplementation in retinitis pigmentosa: PC-based vision assessment in a randomized double-masked placebo-controlled clinical trial [NCT00029289]. BMC Ophthalmol 2006 Jun 7 [Epub ahead of print]
2. Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA et al. A randomized trial of vitamin A and vitamin E supplementation for retinitis pigmentosa. Arch Ophthalmol. 1993;111:761-72.
3. Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, et al. Clinical trial of docosahexaenoic acid in patients with retinitis pigmentosa receiving vitamin A treatment. Arch Ophthalmol 2004;122:1297-1305.
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Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Surely, you've got to bring the wife and the little'un to Turin this weekend - 808 State AND New Order - you know you want to!smiley wrote:John - not yet, but make me an offer - as you never know when i might be now that i have a (7-month old) nipper...which also partly explains why i've been so quiet lately.
everyone else - do a google search for "Streambox VCR".
it's a great piece of software that lets you directly download .ra files from the bbc servers - i use it almost every day.
real.com actually had the software banned when it came out a few years ago, but you can still find it pretty easily.
failing that - i can always upload it somewhere if someone can give me a place to put it.
As for capturing Media files, I use this excellent piece of software - don't believe I bought it, but found a *ahem* crack somewhere on the internet!


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Workday scheduled to repair damage to Habitat house
August 14, 2009
Freedom New Mexico
Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry counties has scheduled a volunteer workday today to repair recent vandalism to the newest Habitat house.
The workday is set for 8 a.m. until midafternoon, with lunch provided about 11:30 a.m., at 309 E. Kaywood Street. Volunteers will continue repairing vandalized appliances and water damage, as well as working on the house's shed.
Before the house's owner moved in, someone broke in, damaged appliances and left water running, according to Habitat information. The problem was discovered after water was seen pouring from gaps between the foundation and walls.


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Tamara McNicholas has been a massage therapist for 6 years, starting her career in 2010. She graduated from Everest college with 720 credits and specializes in a variety of different of massage modalities from deep tissue to prenatal. One of her specialties is TMJ release work and migraine release.
Ms. McNicholas has worked with many prenatal clients and is working toward becoming a licensed dula/midwife.
Tamara is expecting her first child in September and is learning all about the aches and pains of motherhood and is finding massage and chiropractic to be an invaluable part of her pregnancy.
We're easy to contact and convenient to visit. Our office serves Coto de Caza, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and surrounding areas of South Orange County.


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Energy-efficient light bulbs being installed along Maine interstates
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Transportation crews are installing new energy-efficient light bulbs along Maine's interstate highways.
Department of Transportation crews are replacing 350 light bulbs in 105 light towers in the coming weeks in Kittery, Saco, Portland, Falmouth, Waterville and Bangor, as well as at the Medway rest areas.
The new LED bulbs will save the department $135,000 a year in electric costs. It now costs about $200 a month to power three bulbs in a light tower, but that will drop to $65 a month with the new bulbs.
The savings also will allow the lights to stay on all night, rather than being turned off at 11 p.m. as they now are.
Each 290-watt bulb weighs 55 pounds.


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A large city 48 km. (30 miles) SW of Jerusalem, much fought over, which has yielded important discoveries to archaeologists. It was captured by Joshua (Josh. 10: 31 f.), rebuilt by Rehoboam according to the Chronicler (2 Chron. 11: 5 ff.), captured and destroyed by the Assyrians in 701 BCE (2 Kgs. 18: 14; 19: 8), and after having been rebuilt destroyed again by the Babylonians (588 BCE; Jer. 34: 7). After the Exile some of those returning settled in Lachish (Neh. 11: 30).
Among the archaeological finds at Lachish are the 'Lachish Letters', fragments of correspondence to the military commander at Lachish, written in black ink on potsherds in elegant Hebrew. They can be very accurately dated and they contain information about conditions in this fortified city and Judah during the time when the Babylonians were attacking both it and Jerusalem (Jer. 34: 7).