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Gene Cone's one-out sacrifice fly in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie to lead South Carolina over Auburn 4-3 to win the rubber game of a three-game SEC series at Plainsman Park on Sunday.
The Gamecocks are 30-10 and 10-8 in the SEC with Auburn falling to 22-19 and 7-11 in league play. South Carolina is second in the SEC Eastern Division and tied for fourth overall in the league.
The eighth inning saw Kyle Martin lead off with a base hit to center field followed by a single from Grayson Greiner to give the Gamecocks a pair of runners with no outs. After a sacrifice bunt by Patrick Harrington moved both runners to second and third base, Cone lifted a 0-1 pitch to center field scoring Martin and giving the Gamecocks a one-run lead. Auburn would threaten in the bottom of the eighth inning with runners on second and third and one out, however, Seddon would dig deep and work out of the jam with strikeouts of Dan Glevenyak and pinch hitter Sam Gillikin to keep Carolina in control. In the ninth inning, Seddon allowed just a two-out walk as he retired Blake Austin on a flyout to center to seal Carolina's victory.
Both teams had 10 hits for the afternoon. Greiner went 3-for-4 with two RBI with Martin 2-for-4 with a run scored. Blake Austin was 3-for-5 with Damek Tomscha 2-for-3 and Keegan Thompson 2-for-4 to lead the Tigers at the plate.
Seddon is now 2-1 on the year with the win. Auburn reliever Trey Cochran-Gill suffered the loss and is 0-2 for the season. He allowed one run on two hits in an inning of work.
"We came out loose, and came to the park in a better frame of mind today," said South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook. "It was a big win for us and a big weekend for us, having to face some adversity and battling through some things that are out of our control from an injury standpoint. Finding a way to win a big series on the road like this, I hope it gives us some momentum going forward."
South Carolina wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as they touched Wingenter for a pair of runs in the top of the first inning. Marcus Mooney was hit by a pitch to lead off the game, DC Arendas singled to right-center and Joey Pankake belted a RBI ground rule double to left-center to give the Gamecocks a one-run lead. Arendas would eventually score on a one-out RBI single from Grayson Greiner to left field that gave Carolina a 2-0 lead.
The Tigers would get a run back in the bottom of the first. Ryan Tella and Damek Tomscha drew consecutive one-out walks with Tella then scoring on Blake Austin's RBI base hit.
South Carolina pushed the lead back to two in the top of the third with Greiner driving in his second run of the game with a RBI double to left-center. With two outs and Arendas on second base, Greiner belted a 0-1 pitch from Michael O'Neal to give the Gamecocks a 3-1 lead.
Auburn cut the Gamecock lead to one run in the bottom of the third. Three consecutive two-out singles by Tella, Tomscha and Austin led to the Tigers' second run of the game.
The Tigers would tie the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Blake Austin led off with a single and was sacrificed into scoring position by Dam on Haecker. With two outs and Austin still on second base, Keegan Thompson knocked a RBI single into left-center.
South Carolina starter Wil Crowe battled in no-decision for the freshman right-hander. He allowed three runs on six hits in 5.2 innings with a pair of walks and six strikeouts. Auburn received a jolt by a solid bullpen performance by left-hander Michael O' Neal, who limited the Gamecocks to one run on five hits in 5.2 innings of work.
South Carolina has won 14 consecutive series vs. Auburn dating back to the 1998 season.
The Gamecocks begin a five-game homestand on Tuesday hosting Davidson at Carolina Stadium. First pitch is 7 p.m.


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AVON LAKE, OHIO — PolyOne Corp. said it agreed to sell its vinyl dispersion, blending and suspension resin assets to Mexichem SAB of Mexico City for $250 million in cash.
The sale is subject "to satisfaction of regulatory requirements and other customary closing conditions," the Avon Lake-based compounder and distributor said in a news release.
Carlos Manrique, managing director of Mexichem's chlorovinyl network, said a major attraction of the deal is PolyOne's technological development of made-to-measure solutions.
PolyOne's raft of products "will complement in a big way our product portfolio," Manrique said in a statement posted on the Mexican Stock Exchange Web site,
"This acquisition is consistent with [Mexichem's] strategy of downstream vertical integration, focusing on products that offer added value and in which Mexichem has only a small market share.
"The acquisition will strengthen Mexichem's position in the market thanks to the intrinsic competitive advantages of shale gas in the North American region and Mexichem's vertical integration."
PolyOne's resin assets are part of its Performance Products and Solutions business segment. They generated sales of $147 million in 2012, PolyOne said.
"Since we began our specialty transformation, we have divested commodity equity investments including Oxy Vinyls in 2007 and SunBelt in 2011 and reinvested the proceeds to accelerate the growth of our specialty offerings," said Stephen Newlin, chairman, president and CEO of PolyOne, in a statement. "As our only remaining business involved in the direct manufacture of base resins, we view the sale of our resin production assets as a natural and next step in the evolution of our portfolio."
The sale's impact to PolyOne 2013 earnings depends on several factors, including the timing of the transaction's close, the company said. It expects that dilution on an annualized basis will be about 22 cents per share.
Newline said that while the sale "is dilutive to earnings in the near term, we remain committed to our 2015 earnings target of $2.50 per share."
The sale to Mexichem follows another big deal for PolyOne which was finalized earlier this month — the company's $393 million purchase of Spartech Corp. That deal, which was first disclosed on Oct. 24, was completed on March 13.
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ST. PAUL (AP) - Court documents say the body of a missing St. Paul woman was battered and naked when it was recovered from the Mississippi River.
The body of 30-year-old Kira Steger Trevino was recovered from the river in downtown St. Paul Wednesday. Her husband, Jeffery Trevino, is charged in her death and is scheduled to stand trial May 28. He remains jailed in Ramsey County on $1 million bond.
Prosecutors filed a motion Friday seeking more time for experts to analyze the woman's body and other evidence in her disappearance. Defense attorneys wanted test results by May 15.
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yes it is. you vote for Trudeau, you get Trudeau's policies, not his opponents'.
If the Canadian public voted such that you had a liberal prime minister, and 2/3rds of your senate and2/3rds of house of commons was liberal, would you expect to see liberal party policies being enacted ? or would you expect to see the conservative/bloc quebecoise third that remained to work with George Soros and Richard Branson to wage legal warfare against every single policy, preventing any of them from being enacted, whilst insisting that the last election wasn't conclusive ?
This is essentially what hardline remainers in the UK parliament have spent 3 years doing. It's time they were executed in front of a roaring crowd.
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Well Nigel has finally admitted that some kind of deal is enevitable after selling his Party on a "no deal WTO only" platform. He basically not going to challenge "the Westminster Tory Elite" after all.


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Protein Kinases are key regulators of cell function that constitute one of the largest and most functionally diverse gene families. By adding phosphate groups to substrate proteins, they direct the activity, localization and overall function of many proteins, and serve to orchestrate the activity of almost all cellular processes. Kinases are particularly prominent in signal transduction and co-ordination of complex functions such as the cell cycle. The diversity of essential functions mediated by kinases is shown by the conservation of some 50 distinct kinase families between yeast, invertebrate and mammalian kinomes. Of the 518 human protein kinases, 478 belong to a single superfamily whose catalytic domains are related in sequence. These can be clustered into groups, families and sub-families, of increasing sequence similarity and biochemical function. The kinase dendrograms (above) show the sequence similarity between these catalytic domains: the distance along the branches between two kinases is proportional to the divergence between their sequences. Seven major groups are labeled and colored distinctly. For instance, the tyrosine kinases form a distinct group, whose members phosphorylate proteins on tyrosine residues, whereas enzymes in all other groups phosphorylate primarily serine and threonine residues. The relationships shown on the tree can in some instances be used to predict protein substrates and biological function for many of the over 100 uncharacterized kinases presented here. A further 40 'atypical' kinases have no sequence similarity to typical kinases, but are known or predicted to have enzymatic activity, and some are predicted to have a similar structural fold to typical kinases.
The main dendrogram (above right) shows the sequence similarity between protein kinase domains, derived from public sequences and gene prediction methods detailed in Manning et al. (Science, 298, 1912-1934). Domains were defined by hidden Markov model profile analysis and multiple sequence alignment. The initial branching pattern was built from a neighbor-joining tree derived from a clustalW protein sequence alignment of the domains. This was extensively modified by reference to other alignment and tree building methods (hmmalign and parsimony trees), and extensive pairwise sequence alignment of kinase domains. The curved layout was created manually. Many branch lengths are semi-quantitative, but the branching pattern is more informative than any single automatic method. The more detailed trees on subsequent pages were generated automatically by clustalW alignment of full length protein sequences followed by neighbor-joining tree building. Unpublished kinases are named where possible according to family nomenclature. Some divergent kinases retain a numerical SgK (SuGen Kinase) accession number. The second domains of dual-domain kinases are named with a "~b" suffix.


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On Wednesday Greece managed to agree in principle to form a conservative coalition government, with three pro-bailout parties agreeing to cooperate and giving the coalition a majority of 179 seats in Parliament.
Reuters reported that Evangelos Venizelos, head of the Socialist PASOK party, made the announcement and said that cabinet members would be chosen by evening. The coalition formed by PASOK, New Democracy—headed by Antonis Samaras, and which won the election by a narrow majority—and the Democratic Left party gives New Democracy a governing coalition, although policy platforms and cabinet memberships are still under discussion.
Venizelos also said that the key issue was the formation of a team to renegotiate Greece's bailout of 130 billion euros ($165 billion). He was quoted saying, "Greece has a government and this is the message that the outgoing finance minister [George] Zanias will take to the Eurogroup."
Bloomberg reported that Samaras would be sworn in as prime minister by President Karolos Papoulias. An unnamed official said that the swearing in would take place after Samaras visits Papoulias later in the day to brief him on the results of his mandate to form a government.
A BBC report quoted Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis saying, "We decided to give a vote of confidence to the government that will be formed." He said in an AP report, "We are offering a vote of confidence, not a vote of tolerance. We will be part of the government. That means that even if we disagree on a specific draft law, we will not withdraw our support or bring down the government."
Should the coalition fail for some reason to form a government by Thursday, second-place finisher Syriza, headed by Alexis Tsipras and firmly opposed to the bailout, will be handed the mandate instead.
The close shave Greece—and the rest of the eurozone—experienced in the narrow loss of Syriza to New Democracy has certainly shaken some willingness to compromise into eurozone officials—or at least the appearance of it. However, not all officials are equally willing to allow Athens a bit of breathing room in its present economic dilemma.
In a Reuters report, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann kept the pressure on in an interview with a German magazine, saying that the election outcome did not change the need for Greece to stick to its bailout conditions in order to continue to receive financial assistance.
He was quoted Wednesday saying, "There is an agreement with Greece, and that counts," adding, "If there are discrepancies [from the program], we have to analyze the causes, but first of all it will be up to Greece to demonstrate that there is a way to repair it." Elsewhere, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mervyn King was outvoted for the first time since 2009 in a push to boost stimulus, though the shift in momentum signals a trend that could result in expansion at the next meeting of the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Bloomberg reported that King joined Adam Posen, David Miles and Paul Fisher in voting for a higher bond purchase target, but the vote was 5–4 in favor of keeping current stimulus at its present level of 325 billion pounds ($511 billion). King, Posen and Miles had voted for an expansion of an additional 50 billion pounds expansion, and Fisher advocated a lesser boost of 25 billion pounds.
A separate report on Wednesday indicated that, according to the Office for National Statistics, unemployment claims rose in Britain by 8,100 in May to reach 1.6 million.
In the minutes of their June 6-7 meeting, BOE policy makers said, "The risks to U.K. and global activity from financial distress and political tension within the euro area had intensified again," adding that most members "judged that some further economic stimulus was either warranted immediately or would probably become warranted to meet" the 2% inflation target.
RBS economists including London-based Ross Walker and Richard Barwell were quoted in the report saying that it was likely an additional 50 billion pounds would be added to the stimulus next month, "with further increases beyond that a clear possibility."
Vicky Redwood, an economist at Capital Economics Ltd. in London and a former central bank official, said in the report, "The chances of more QE next month are looking quite high now. Given that King's in the minority, it increases the chance that some of the other five will follow as he's the intellectual leader."
In its minutes, BOE said that most members of the MPC saw "merit in waiting" to take any steps to expand QE pending the results of the Greek elections on June 17 and the outcome of the meeting of the European Council at the end of the month. It also said, "The case for further stimulus depended in part on how those events unfolded."


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It's not suppose to hurt your ears
When I was a kid I dreamed about diving, but my ears and sinuses screamed in pain – but when you take a Scuba class you learn to equalize naturally. Diving should never be painful. Your ears hurt because of the effects of pressure – the volume of air spaces within your body are compressed by water pressure over your head. You need to adjust that change with equalization.
You're not breathing what you breath on land
Most people mistakenly assume there's an oxygen tank on your back. You're not breathing oxgygen, you're breathing what you'd breath on land, and that's 21% percent oxygen, 79% nitrogen and a few trace gasses – but it's dried, filtered clean, and compressed. Technical divers may use exotic gasses like helium to conduct dives at much deeper levels, but recreational divers just breath, well, normal air.
How long can I stay under water, really?
That's a tough questions! There's a lot of factors that limit your dive. Important ones being how much air is in your tank and how deep you go. Recreational divers generally can ascend to the surface at any time during their dive with no need for de-compression stops on the way.
Uhhh, what are decompression stops?
Technical divers have an artificial 'ceiling' over their heads (or sometimes a real one). Artificial ceilings are created when you go deep or very long, and your body needs to time climatize and release gasses that have accumulated in the body. If you go higher, faster, you could get injured – it's called decompression sickness (colloquially known as 'the bends') and trust me, you don't want to deal with it – symptoms include joint pain, headaches, neurological damage, even paralysis. But let me be clear: this is totally, 100% avoidable.
How safe is diving?
Statistically, diving is incredibly safe if you're following the rules and know what's going on. You're more likely to suffer a fatal bowling injury! But you need to follow the sea conditions and weather, and follow the basic safety rules you learned in dive class.
Will my whole body wrinkle up like my fingers after too long in the pool?
Ha! That's great, but no. You won't come out looking like a prune.
What's a dive algorithm?
A dive algorithm is a complex mathematical formula that attempts to simulate how the human body deals with the inert gas in scuba diving on descent and during the dive. It predicts how the body will off-gas that same inert gas to allow us to find the proper schedule for a safe ascent back to the surface. See the above statement about 'decompression stops'.
Give us a sample dive profile?
A 'dive profile' is basically a map of how deep you go when (and for how long) during a dive. A rec-diver going to 30m of depth has only of 20min of bottom time before they ascend back to the surface with no safety stops. Alternatively, tech divers will spends hours at 30m, using rebreathers and different gasses to complete that dive, and they'll have a number of decompression stops to come back to the surface.
Are there any long-term effects?
The current algorithms keep us in the safe envelope of exposure. I've got 7,000 dives, and sometimes am on projects that extend for months, diving every single day. Researchers are still looking at us (by that I mean people like me!) to see if there's any long term effects. Decompression stress – the same thing that astronauts deal with, just on lesser levels – is of great interest to physiologists – there's a lot of questions about how that stress expresses itself on bones or tissue over very long periods of time. But I'm 52 years old, and can still swim circles around most 20 year olds, so I'm not too worried for the long run!
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We often envy small children who so readily fall asleep anywhere and at anytime, wishing we were so lucky. Of course, we do grow up and life catches up will us all with any number of factors coming into play to interrupt what should be a very restful and rejuvenating time – sleep. Most of us would probably agree that as we age our sleep becomes worse . . . Well, that may be true, but as with many seemingly insurmountable problems in today's world, poor sleep patterns are resolvable.
Insomnia is simply defined as having trouble "staying asleep." Such a simple definition is woefully inadequate in describing what one feels like if he/she does not get enough sleep for that particular rest period. Again, the good news is, much of the experienced insomnia in this world is repairable.
The average adult requires between 7 ½ to 8 hours of sleep per night (or whatever the specific rest period is). However, as we age, we tend to require less sleep, 6 ½ to 7 hours. This may not be as much a factor of chronological age as life experiences. For example, as we age we live life, teenage love, new jobs, having children, our parents aging, etc. These experiences can weigh heavily on one's mind, creating our mind to be very active, even when it should be shut down and resting – during sleep. As a result, sleep gets interrupted, which of course affects the physical and psychological elements of our being.
The first step in resolving any insomnia issue(s) is identification. Some symptoms of insomnia might be:
It could be nearly impossible to isolate one particular cause for the development of insomnia in a person, but it is important to know what those potential causes might be. Here is a fairly encompassing list of causes for insomnia (remember, any one cause may or may not be a contributing factor in one's insomnia issue – a full global picture should be reviewed before any action to remedy a sleep problem in undertaken):
As you might guess, insomnia is not something to mess around with for ignoring the issue with most likely lead to other ailments. Our bodies need their rest periods to regain strength, heal our wounds from the day's battles, and prepare both mentally and physically for the challenges of tomorrow.
To take care of the issue of insomnia is not a simple fix, as mentioned earlier. First, make an appointment with your physician for a thorough physical exam. If there is any notion of insomnia, your doctor may order any number of exams to better understand what is happening in you. For example:
Often, sleep disorders (insomnia) require you to re-evaluate your sleep/bedtime routine, as many problems develop over time resulting in a change of routines. Here are some helpful hints to assist in creating a healthy routine:
Sleep is something we all must have in order to survive. And, just like diet and exercise, good sleep patterns take work to make them successful with the end result being a more mentally and physically refreshed you after a good night's sleep.
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Game 3 – Why Was The Camera There?
There is no question that Alex Rodriguez's fourth-inning shot hit a television camera just over the railing near the rightfield foul pole, and thus per the ground rules, was correctly reviewed by the umpires and judged a home run.
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I agree it shouldn't have been sticking out like that, but it was clear from the angle of the ball that it would've hit the railing & bounced into the stands…if not fell slightly beyond the railing.
True, cameras should not be placed in the wrong positions. If the ball hits the camera, certainly its going to be a costly affair. Its important to cover from every angle but not at the cost of getting the camera smashed.


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Police: Man loses drug money, asks police for excuse note for drug cartel
A North Carolina man claims he misplaced $20,000 in drug money and asked authorities to write him an excuse note so a Tucson cartel wouldn't kill him.
The Arizona Daily Star says 30-year-old Demarco Alonzo Thomas has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and racketeering.
According to documents from the Tucson Airport Authority Police Department, Thomas thought it might help smooth things over if he could show cartel members a phony receipt from authorities stating they had seized the money.
Police say Thomas claims he was paid $1,000 for each suitcase full of drug money he flew from North Carolina.
When arrested, police searched Thomas' suitcase and personal property. They found $17,000 in $100 bills in the pockets of packed blue jeans and another $3,000 in his wallet.


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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
President Trump will sign the spending deal
and declare a national emergency too.
OK, it's not the most romantic of gestures, but you could call it a Valentine's Day gift of sorts for the American public: Congress is set to pass a massive 1,159-page spending deal that, once President Trump signs it, will end the threat of another government shutdown this fiscal year and close this chapter in the months-long impasse over border security funding — while immediately starting a new fight over presidential powers and his long-promised wall.
The $333 billion spending package, unveiled Wednesday just before midnight, means that the entire federal government will be funded through September. It provides $1.375 billion for 55 miles of new fences in Texas's Rio Grande Valley, well shy of the $5.7 billion Trump had sought for 234 miles of barriers — and less than was available in deals considered before the five-week-long government shutdown.
The Senate passed the package in an 83-16 vote. The House is expected to follow suit Thursday night.
Some Late Drama
Trump had said he was unhappy with the compromise deal, and it wasn't completely clear until mid-afternoon whether he would sign it, leaving GOP senators unsure about whether they'd have the president's support. "One thousand pages filed in the in middle of the night take a little time to go through," a White House official told CNN.
After reviewing the deal with White House aides, Trump decided to support it and also declare a national emergency at the border. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the decision on the Senate floor, and White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed it in a tweet.
As the White House was reviewing the deal, four high-profile new Democratic members of the House — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ilhan Omar (MN), Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Ayanna Pressley (MA) — announced Thursday that they would not vote for the deal because it would increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security, in particular its Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies.
"The Department of Homeland Security has separated thousands of children from their parents, denied asylum to those fleeing danger, and used taxpayers' dollars as a slush fund to incite terror in immigrant communities," the lawmakers said in a statement.
Some conservatives also opposed the deal or objected to the rush to vote on a package lawmakers hadn't had time to fully digest.
A New Phase in the Wall Fight
Trump's decision means that the fight over funding for the president's desired wall is about the enter a new phase, with legal challenges to the president's declaration likely. "It's not an emergency, what's happening at the border," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at an afternoon press conference. "The president is doing an end-run about Congress, about the power of the purse."
Pelosi said that Democrats are reviewing their options.
What Else Is in the Spending Deal
While the border security measures in the deal have been the most contentious, the package also represents a broader rejection of Trump's requested 2019 budget cuts. "An overview of the legislative package cites 84 instances were Congress allocated funds above the president's budget request, for areas such as foreign aid, agricultural research, rural infrastructure, nutritional programs and climate research," The Hill's Jordain Carney and Niv Ellis note. "Only four areas have funding below the White House budget request."
Per the Associated Press, the package includes:
Funding for an average of more than 45,000 detention beds for immigrants in the U.S. illegally, with financial flexibility to detain an even larger number.
- More than $1 billion for other aspects of border security, including surveillance equipment, customs officers, immigration judges and $414 million in humanitarian aid for detained immigrants
- A $1 billion increase in funding for the 2020 census
- A 4 percent budget increase for NASA
- $435 billion for a new Homeland Security Department to counter weapons of mass destruction
- $468 billion more to combat the opioid epidemic
- A 1.9 percent pay increase for federal workers, rebuffing Trump's proposed pay freeze
You can find the official summary of the legislation here or see a shorter rundown of what made it in the bill and what got left out at The Hill.


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Need for Campbeltown Traders Association - Meeting on Tuesday 28th January 2014
There have been many talks recently about the desperate need for a Campbeltown Trader's Association to be fully operative and active again within the town and our first goal of 2014 is to get the ball rolling and make this happen. From the beginning of Explore Campbeltown, one of our aims was to get all businesses realising that working together to help showcase our town can only be a benefit to all involved. We believe that we have started to achieve this and feel that a Traders Association would help to further it.
We are holding a meeting for anyone interested in being involved in this on Tuesday 28th January at 6.30pm in the Tasting Room, Bolgam Street. If you are interested in attending the meeting then please let us know asap so we know what numbers to expect.
As we are not a 'trader' as such, we will not be directly involved in the running of the group but are keen for the association to come under the Explore Campbeltown umbrella and for representatives to keep us in the know and up to date with what is happening.
If and when we manage to establish this we hope that we will be able to start thinking about other associations, such as a hoteliers for example, in order to cover all businesses under the Explore Campbeltown banner. If you are unable to get involved in the traders but would be interested in getting involved in another then please let us know.


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Low Impact Holidays! Halloween through New Years made sustainably easy!
The leaves are falling, the air is getting cooler, the days are getting shorter and we all know what this means...
The holidays are approaching. From Halloween through New Years, we buy costumes, gifts, food, decorations and fill up garbage bags and recycling bins and compost bins as we rapidly move from one holiday to the next. Whether you consider yourself to be a greenie or not, the holidays can be overwhelming for our wallets, trash cans, and mental state. So what can we do to make this season easier on ourselves and the planet? Here are a few quick tips to help you celebrate to the fullest and still have time to kick back with some organic apple cider, put your feet up, and feel good when January rolls around!
We are lucky to live in the Portland region, which has a plethora of second-hand and vintage stores, locally grown pumpkins and apples, and stores with healthy treats. Check out some of these options:
Clever Costuming:
- Go Vintage and reused! No need to be a Pinterest superstar, many local secondhand stores have Halloween sections, which not only give you great ideas for a costume, but also make your creative costuming faster and easier. Value Village, The Red Light, Goodwill, and Buffalo Exchange all have clothes and accessories to help you do Halloween in style. And when the holiday is over, you can re-donate your threads.
- Face paint and other ghoulish makeup: Stay toxin free, and keep your kids healthy with less toxic makeup. Inhabitat has some great recommendations.
Decorate without the Danger:
- Gourds, pumpkins and corn are all festive fall decor that can be bought locally and then go right into the yard debris bin when they start looking a little droopy and sad. Unless carved, these items can stay out through Thanksgiving. And don't forget about those pumpkin seeds when carving your pumpkins! Check out some delicious pumpkin seed recipes even the little ones will like!
- Be crafty! Have any stockings laying around with runs in them? You now have perfect spider web making material! What to do with those Amazon Prime boxes? Get some non-toxic paint and make some gravestones and tombs. Egg cartons, milk jugs, and trash bags can all be turned into Halloween decorations and make for a fun family art activity. Check out some ideas on the Care2 website!
Tricks for your Treats:
- You don't need to be ashamed of your love of candy. Trying to make the right choices for Halloween candy doesn't have to mean depriving yourself of delicious treats. Here in Lake Oswego, head over to New Seasons and have your pick of local, organic, fair-trade, low-sugar, gluten free, paleo....whatever your needs, they've got it! A locally produced delicious option for Halloween and well into the holidays are Seely Mint products from Clatskanie!
- Trick-or-treat bags are a great opportunity to add to your costume with a reusable receptacle. Pillowcases, reusable buckets, canvas bags, are all great options that are sturdy enough to hold all those treats and not fall apart in the annual Oregon Halloween Rain.
Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners
Thanksgiving is the ultimate local food holiday and the original "sharing economy" celebration. As we race around to the supermarket, here are a few tips to keep Thanksgiving delicious, local, and low impact so you can feel good about your holiday as you gather the family around to eat and spend time together.
The Foodening
- Focus on filling up your plate with veggies and hit up the Farmers Market! Yes, that's right. The Lake Oswego Farmers Market has a reunion market the weekend before Thanksgiving. Saturday, November 19, head to Millennium Plaza and get all the delicious vegetables you need to make a healthy Thanksgiving dinner and tell all your out of town family members that the delicious sweet potato they are eating was grown right here in the Willamette Valley!
- Choose your meat wisely. If you do in fact eat meat on Thanksgiving, pick a turkey or ham that not only had a reasonably happy and healthy life, but was grown using fewer chemicals and byproducts that pollute not only the animal, but our dirt and our waterways. You are also making a tasty choice when you pick a healthy bird, as the meat is often more flavorful. New Seasons and Whole Foods offer a range of free range, pasture-raised, and grass-fed turkeys. Nicky USA butchers offer Oregon-raised organic and free range turkeys. Zupan's has free range and organic Shelton's turkeys.
- Don't forget about dessert! Order your cakes and treats from local shops, like Kyra's.
- When you are all done with your meal, be sure to scrape all those food scraps into your green yard debris bin. Remember that even bones, dairy, meat, and gravy can all go right into your bin for collection.
Setting the table
- Break out the china. Always use durable dishware. Remember: compostable dishware cannot go in your yard debris bin in Lake Oswego. So bring out the dishware and glasses! If you have more guests than you have plates, consider renting dishes from a place like Barbur Rentals.
Fight the Food Coma
- Get some fresh air! While it's always tempting to crash on the couch after a big meal, and NFL is beckoning you to give into the tryptophan coma, put on a coat, grab some family members and head out for a walk or a romp in the yard. Not only does a little bit of exercise help the digestion, the fresh air will improve your mood on what can be a stressful holiday. Get your day started on the right track by participating in a Turkey Trot! The Oregon Road Runners Club puts on the Turkey Trot at the Oregon Zoo, with a run, a walk, a kids trot, costumes, and free entry to the zoo. It's a great way to get out into the community and start your holiday on a healthy note!
Stay Mentally Strong
- The holidays can be taxing on anyone's patience. Keep your alcohol consumption in check, avoid politics and other controversial topics at the dining table, and take 10 breaths when you feel yourself getting overwhelmed. It's always ok to take some time for yourself when you feel your patience running a bit thin. If you need to help yourself take a time out, check out some meditation apps and podcasts!
Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years
Many of the above suggestions apply to the December holidays. Clever homemade holiday decorations are always popular and make fun keepsakes. Follow the same suggestions for Thanksgiving when it comes to big holiday dinners and add in some locally made eggnog and you're all set! There are a few helpful tips out there for dealing with Christmas trees and everyone's favorites: parties and gifts.
Bringing a Tree into your Home:
- If you're going with a cut tree, consider sourcing it locally. This isn't hard, considering Oregon exports more Christmas trees than any other place on earth. Chopping your own tree down at a farm supports your local economy and has a much smaller footprint than buying a tree that has been trucked in from elsewhere.
- Get a Living Tree. This means buying a tree, roots and all, that can be replanted after the holidays are over and will continue to keep giving back throughout its life span. If you do not have the space on your property to plant your tree, consider donating it an organization like Friends of Trees. Read some tips about buying a living tree. You can even order a living tree online and have it delivered to you through the Original Potted Christmas Tree Company in Portland!
- And as always, be sure to recycle your tree! There are a few groups that will pick up your tree for recycling, and keep an eye out for tree recycling at George Rogers Park. Please be sure to remove all your ornaments beforehand! Republic Services will charge you between $15 and $65 to pick up your tree if you leave it curbside. There will be additional fees if your tree has ANY ornaments or decor on it. Stay tuned for more information on Boy Scout Troops offering christmas tree recycling.
Gifting and re-gifting:
- Give an experience. For the middle school and older humans, think about giving an activity instead of an object. Massages, museum memberships, skydiving trips, summer camps, wine clubs, etc. Consider an experience that will create new memories for the recipient and still support the economy. Donations to micro-financing organizations like Kiva are a great learning experience for kids, who can re-donate the original gift year after year.
- Stay local. No one likes going to the mall during the holidays. The traffic, the long lines, the carrying around a coat in an overheated mall...so why not just stay in LO? Enjoy a nice walk down A Avenue, Lakeview Village, around Lake Grove, or Mountain Park and get your holiday shopping done without the stress. Support our many local shop owners and pop into a shop you've never visited before- who knows what you might find!
- Get crafty. Not everyone has crafty skills to make homemade gifts, but if you do, then go wild! Show off your skills! Don't let Pinterest intimidate you, but it does have some fun ideas if that process won't just add more stress to your holidays. We all have something in our house that needs fixing. Offer to be that knight in shining armor who can rehang those curtains, reupholster those chairs, detail that car, etc. Or maybe you are a good cook and can present your loved one with something healthy and filling for them.
- Wrap creatively. To avoid the Christmas morning bags full of discarded wrapping paper, you need to get clever. There are some wrapping papers that are recyclable, but check out fabric wraps, use gift bags, or check out some of these clever gift wrap ideas.
- Buy mindfully. If you're going to buy, just do it mindfully. Can it be purchased secondhand locally or online? Or can it help a small independent business either locally, or on Etsy, etc? Can you find a version of this item that was made ethically? Can you buy a better made version of that sweater from a company that pays a living wage, is fair trade, and adheres to environmental standards?
- Avoid plastics. Many items are over-packaged in excessive amounts of plastic. None of this plastic is recyclable. Those Amazon envelopes? Not recyclable. Bring your own bags when you go shopping, ask for minimal packaging where possible, and choose options that are built to last. Did you know that 60% of gifts are never used again 6 months after Christmas? Think of the durability of what you're buying before you buy it.
- Opt Outside! Join REI and many other retailers in choosing to spend Black Friday outdoors. Many publicly owned lands are free on Black Friday, so get outside and get some fresh air!
- In 2017, it's not a revolutionary idea to send e-invites. Save some postage, save some paper, and get quick responses by sending electronic invites.
- As tempting as it is to have to avoid doing mountains of dishes, do mountains of dishes. Compostable dishware cannot be composted here in Lake Oswego, and few disposable dishes, cups, or cutlery can be recycled. Again, if you need extra dishes, considering renting some for your event.
- Make your house party friendly with some festive friendly decor! LED string lighting sets the mood without breaking the bank (or power meter). Use real plants- fir branch centerpieces, poinsettia, pine cones, fresh garlands, etc. instead of plastic trinkets (note: poinsettia plants are toxic to domestic pets). Candles always add some coziness to the party, so used soy-based or LED candles instead of petroleum-based candles that give off scents and odors that can be both toxic and inflammatory for guests with allergies.
- Make party prep a fun family time! Get kids, friends, and family to make ornaments and decorations from found objects and art supplies. Don't underestimate the power of an edible ornament! Cookies, popcorn, cranberry strings, can all lend a creative spirit to your decorations. Check out some ideas online!
- Vintage is so IN! Keep using those ornaments and decoration year after year. Did you ever think the white fake trees from the 1950s would make a comeback? Well they did! Give your tree and house something a little unique by stepping back from the Target holiday section and opening up those old boxes from your parents.
Sustainability includes health and wellness, so don't let the holidays overwhelm your mind, your wallet, and your family. Keeping events small and manageable not only decreases their footprint, but also allows you to have the downtime we all need to reflect upon our year. Get out and enjoy the many parks and pathways Lake Oswego has to offer and give yourself some nature therapy! With kids on school holidays, take time to get outside, head to the Holiday Market, and spend time in the community!
And don't forget the pets! Candies, plants, and other unusual objects around the house can be startling to pets, and in some cases, toxic. The Oregon Humane Society has some helpful resources for getting our furry family members through the holidays. And if your pet does ingest some tinsel or poinsettia, call Dove Lewis Animal Hospital right away, 24/7.


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Vietnam accuses China in seas dispute
- Published
Vietnam's foreign ministry has accused China of increasing regional tensions in an escalating territorial dispute.
A rare weekend news briefing followed a confrontation in the South China Sea between a Vietnamese oil and gas survey ship and Chinese patrol boats.
Vietnam says the boats deliberately cut the survey ship's cables in Vietnamese waters. China denies the allegation.
China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all claim territories in the South China Sea.
The area includes an important shipping route and is also thought to contain oil and gas deposits.
The spat comes just days before a regional security conference in Singapore.
Beijing said its defence minister would attend the IISS Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, to promote co-operation and stability in the Asia Pacific region.
'High speed'
The latest clash involving Chinese patrol boats occurred 120km (80 miles) off the south-central coast of Vietnam and some 600km south of China's Hainan island.
"The Vietnamese navy will do everything necessary to firmly protect peace and the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Vietnam," foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said.
One of three Chinese patrol vessels on the scene intentionally cut a submerged cable towed by the ship, the Binh Minh 02, said Do Van Hau, deputy chief executive of state oil and gas group PetroVietnam, which was operating the ship.
"Chinese vessels were at very high speed and did not respond to our ship's warning and then cut the cables of the Binh Minh 02, about 2km from where it was positioned," he said.
China's foreign ministry blamed Vietnam for the incident, saying its oil and gas operations "undermined China's interests and jurisdictional rights".
China's claim in the South China Sea is by far the largest, and includes the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos.
Taiwan recently said it would improve the defence capability of more than 100 coastguard troops stationed in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
Taiwan's decision was announced shortly after the Philippines increased the pressure recently by lodging a protest at the United Nations against China's claims to the area.
Last year, China sharply rebuked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she said the US supported the freedom of navigation in the area and offered to facilitate multilateral talks on the disputes.


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Spit in my face you Jews, and pierce my side,
Buffet, and scoff, scourge, and crucify me,
For I have sinned, and sinned, and only he
Who could do no iniquity hath died:
But by my death can not be satisfied
My sins, which pass the Jews' impiety:
They killed once an inglorious man, but I
Crucify him daily, being now glorified.
Oh let me, then, his strange love still admire:
Kings pardon, but he bore our punishment.
And Jacob came clothed in vile harsh attire
But to supplant, and with gainful intent:
God clothed himself in vile man's flesh, that so
He might be weak enough to suffer woe.
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Still on the policy front, work is continuing on the development of the National Cultural Policy (NCP). As I mentioned in our previous newsletter, a discussion paper outlining the proposed goals and strategies for the new NCP was released by the Minister for Arts, the Hon Simon Crean in August 2011. Since that time a number of organisations, community groups and interested members of the public have taken the opportunity to have their say. The Minister is reviewing all the feedback received prior to finalising the NCP which he expects to release later in 2012. Public submissions are available for viewing through the National Cultural Policy page on the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport website.
I also draw your attention to the first issue of Participation in Selected Cultural Activities (cat. no. 4921.0) released in February 2012. The publication outlines the participation of Australians in a range of cultural activities, the patterns of cultural participation and other various points of interest. It is expected that this survey will be conducted every three years.
There are also a number of publications due for release this month, including Sport and Social Capital (cat. no. 4917.0) and Volunteers in Sport (cat. no. 4440.0.55.001). A new edition of Perspectives in Sport (cat. no. 4156.0.55.001) is expected to be released mid-year.
I hope you find this newsletter informative and interesting. Please feel free to contact the National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics with any questions, comments or suggestions.
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AHMEDABAD: As Narendra Modi gets ready to take oath as Prime Minister, his wife Jashoda Ben said she is extremely happy over his ascent to the top post and that he accepted her for the first time as his spouse.
"It is a matter of extreme happiness for me. I am so proud being his wife. I will pray to the God that he keeps surging ahead," Jashoda Ben said in an interview to Gujarati tv channel `TV9', aired today.
She also expressed gratitude to Modi as he "accepted" her as his wife in the nomination papers filed for Lok Sabha election this time.
"He (Modi) for the first time accepted me as his wife when he filed the form in Vadodara in 2014. As after so many years, he accepted me as his wife, I feel good. He remembers me even after so many years," she said.
Modi's first-time acknowledgement of his married status had sparked off a row during the campaign.
"Earlier, he did not put my name (in election forms) but he never denied (that they were married). He never spoke bad things about me. I have respect for him. I am his wife and will always remain his wife," she said.
"What he did after becoming Chief Minister was impeccable. This is his `karma' which helps him surge ahead. He surged ahead through his intelligence. Both his work and intelligence made him a big leader," She said.
To a question about their living separately, she said "we have not divorced, we are not separated in that way. We are together. He left the family to serve the country and so we are separated."
"When the time will come, I will go," she said in a curt reply when asked when she would meet him.
Asked if she would attend the swearing-in ceremony, she said "I will attend if I am invited, why should not I."
Jashoda Ben is a retired school teacher. Modi, who was married to her when both were minor, left home and the family when he was a youngster and later joined RSS.
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This makes me think he actually has a shot at winning.B.A. Bearacus said:
Gonna bump this ^^^ Beto clip just one time as this man has a certain kind of magic going on here. Like future presidential magic. Video now approaching 300K likes. Colleagues, please check it out.
The 29-year-old former Obama administration Labor Department official whose father is a Palestinian Muslim and mother a Mexican-American Catholic has never held elected office. In Hunter, he's taking on a widely known Iraq war veteran who coasted through the June primary in the most Republican district in Southern California with a 30-point, first-place finish after serving five terms.
bearister said:
Bill Maher walks the walk.
The Tallahassee mayor will be the Democratic nominee in one of 2018's most important governor's races.
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FWIW, just donated to the Beto campaign
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....Also it would pain Trump greatly if a California liberal lead the charge.....


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Rebecca Black talks about 'Friday' on Friday
The day has finally come (it's Friday, "Friday") for the Ministry to acknowledge the viral virility of Rebecca Black's song and music video of the same name.
After a week in hiding, the Auto-Tuned songstress -- whose producers insist she sang in key -- talked with "Good Morning America" on, you guessed it, Friday, about the "Why is this playing over and over in my head?" quality of her song.
"I think that's an accomplishment. Even a person who doesn't like it, it's going to be stuck in their head. That's the point of it. It's a catchy song," said Rebecca, 13.
The Orange County eighth-grader, who seems bred from Ke$ha and Kim Kardashian's musical mash-ups and looks slightly like Lea Michele, has been omnipresent on social media all week with reactions to her song, which goes a little something like this:
7 a.m. She wakes up. She needs her bowl and cereal. Then needs to get down to the bus stop. Then needs to make the really difficult decision of where to sit in the car.
"Kickin in the front seat, sittin' in the back seat, which seat can I take?"
Yes, those are the real words Black helped co-write with her record label, Ark Music Factory. Other words include "It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday." Gobsmacked? Watch it in all its low-tech glory above.
The video -- part of a $2,000 Ark package that her mom paid for -- has already topped 16 million views on YouTube, putting her on a similar success trajectory with Justin Bieber. FYI: The song sounds a touch like "Baby," and Black has a self-diagnosed case of Bieber Fever. The video, however, has spawned hilarious parodies that pretty much assist in justifying its existence.
The Anaheim Hills teen likely surprised a few people when she didn't do a terrible job singing a few bars from the national anthem on "GMA." (See video of the interview below.)
"I think I have talent on some level. I don't think I'm the worst singer, but I don't think I'm the best singer," she said.
(For the record, it took this Ministry writer three tries to get through the whole video. The days of the week have never sounded so daunting.)
"After seeing it go from 4,000 views to 70,000 views in one night and then waking up and it was at 200,000, that was when I realized it was going to be big," Rebecca added.
However, this 13-year-old is "big" mostly because of the backlash of online commentary -- including remarks that ask her to cut herself, get an eating disorder and die. But is there now possibly a backlash to the backlash? From comments on her Ark Music Factory profile page:
"Now that I know you're 13 I feel kind of bad. At least all those itunes purchases will pay for college, amirite?"
Is the song fun, fun, fun or dreadful, dreadful, dreadful?
Kim Kardashian's song 'JAM (Turn It Up)' premieres [Poll]
Selena Gomez debuts song 'Who Says,' misses Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga, 10-year-old Maria Aragon sing 'Born This Way' together in concert [Videos] [Poll]
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Norr Carrier / 109 eur
Designed by Ditte Buus Nielsen
A simple and practical container in untreated or coloured oak made for your vinegars, oils and herbs. With a practical handle in the middle, Norr Box makes it easy to bring your favourite condiments and spices with you to the dining table.
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Oak grows in most temperate zones. The Skagerak oak comes from European forests and is either 100% FSC certified or FSC mix certified, supporting sustainable forest management. The selection of the wood is extremely careful and all processing is by hand, so that only the best and most durable pieces of wood are used in production.
Oak is a sturdy and hardwearing type of wood containing natural tannins that will protect against bacterial growth. Combined with its light, elegant colour and well-defined grains, this makes oak wood safe choice for high-quality interior.
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"That thing you have always needed. An overlooked object at a flea market that sparks your imagination. An interesting function that can be incorporated into alternative contexts." As a designer, Ditte Buus Nielsen is inspired by this sort of scenarios, and she prefers to work with her new ideas and products from start to finish. Ditte Buus Nielsen has an MSc in industrial design from Aalborg University. Along with the functional aspect, simple expressions that are drafted on paper and translated into miniature mock-ups are what trigger Ditte's creative mind.


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Court: Vistaprint Was Not Deceptive
VENLO, THE NETHERLANDS—Business-to-consumer printer Vistaprint announced that a U.S. appeals court has affirmed the 2009 dismissal of a lawsuit against the online company and two of its third-party merchants. According to Vistaprint, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an August 2009 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The original lawsuit alleged that Vistaprint violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Massachusetts Unfair Trade Practices Act, in conjunction with third-party membership discount programs Vistaprint offered customers on its Website. The suit claimed Vistaprint clients were tricked into enrolling in a paid membership rewards program.
The third-party merchants, Vertrue and Adaptive Marketing, offered Vistaprint customers a discount on purchases during the checkout process at Vistaprint.com. Those who accepted the discounts were enrolled in the rewards program and membership fees were charged to the credit cards of those Vistaprint clients.
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Official says perk was approved by former Housing Authority Director Mike Williams
Editor note: This is the eighth in an intermittent series by Repository reporter Tim Botos examining the Stark Metro Housing Authority, accused in a federal audit of improperly spending or failing to document more than $10.5 million of its public-housing dollars.
A Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority security guard was allowed to live in an agency-owned apartment complex for at least four years — without paying rent.
The security worker, 45-year-old Allen P. Ridley III, lived in a one-bedroom unit at Hillview Apartments beginning in 2009. It's unclear why Ridley was provided free housing but it continued until this month.
No other security guards enjoy that perk, according to SMHA Executive Director Herman Hill, who was hired in February.
The Ruthe and Isadore Freed Housing Corp. — a Housing Authority non-profit spinoff — manages the Sixth Street NE complex for SMHA.
Freed Director Shellie Thomas said Ridley already was living in the unit when she took over for Angela Battle in December 2009. Battle, who was suspected of stealing money, resigned in September 2009 before she was fired.
Thomas said she questioned SMHA officials about Ridley's setup. She said the only answer she received was that Mike Williams (SMHA executive director from May 2009 until his resignation at the end of 2012) had OK'd it.
"It always bothered me, so I asked them all the time about it," Thomas said. "There was no lease ... nothing. I was told that Mike had authorized him to move in there."
It's unclear why Ridley was provided free rent, when no other security guards on the payroll receive housing.
Williams has declined multiple requests to be interviewed for stories about SMHA. A phone message left at the home of Ridley's mother, seeking comment, was not returned.
It's also not known if this issue is under examination in an ongoing FBI and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General investigation of SMHA. That probe is at least studying issues uncovered during a HUD audit this summer.
In the audit, SMHA was advised to pay back $10.5 million in federal funds improperly spent on nonpublic housing programs, and/or without approval from HUD.
Ridley was hired to the $10-per-hour job on Dec. 1, 2008. According to a résumé he'd submitted at the time, Ridley had most recently worked as a security officer in the Cleveland Municipal Schools' system, and played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1995 — though his name does not appear on the team's historical roster, which is arranged in alphabetical order.
There is no mention or documentation of the Hillview living arrangement contained in his employee personnel file.
Thomas said she made Hill, the current SMHA director, aware of the free-rent situation.
Last month, she sent a letter to Ridley, notifying him he would have to establish official residency and pay $470 a month rent if he wanted to continue living at Hillview.
"He indicated to me that he would be moving," she said.
Then, on Oct. 17, Ridley ran into on-the-job trouble. Hill fired him for using a SMHA vehicle for personal use. Ridley admitted it, according to a citation in his personnel file.
And although Freed continues to manage units for SMHA and shares a similar mission, the two entities are in the process of severing their legal and operational ties.
The audit had noted that SMHA paid $2 million in salaries, benefits and other expenses for Freed employees over a number of years — which was deemed an improper use of funds.
Hill called that a "reckless" practice. He said the subsidies have ended.
Freed offices recently moved from the downtown SMHA complex to the Hunter House.
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Brian Rogers may be one of the lesser-known guys competing in Bellator's season-five middleweight tournament, but he doesn't think that'll be the case for long.
He's confident he can make his mark on the eight-man tournament, though he admits the field is a murderers' row of 185-pound talent.
"Anybody in the tournament can ruin somebody's day," he recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).
Rogers (7-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) meets Victor O'Donnell (10-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) in an opening-round tournament matchup at Saturday's Bellator 50 event, which takes place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The four tourney bouts comprise the MTV2-televised main card while the prelims stream for free on Spike.com.
The tournament, which earns the winner a title shot against Hector Lombard, is the biggest opportunity yet for Rogers, a special-education teacher and former Walsh University linebacker. He caught the eye of Bellator with a first-round TKO of Ian Rammel at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" back in March, which pushed his win streak to six fights.
"I've known I'm going to be in the tournament since I think late May, so I've had a lot of time to get ready," he said. "I'm just glad it's here.
"I'm excited to prove my name and make my name. There's not a lot of good film on me out there like on YouTube. Hopefully I can become a household name sooner rather than later."
The tourney field features many notables. Other Bellator 50 matchups include Bryan Baker (15-2 MMA, 5-1 BFC) vs. Jared Hess (11-2-1 MMA, 4-2 BFC), Zelg Galesic (10-5 MMA, 0-0 BFC) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (39-7 MMA, 4-1 BFC), and Sam Alvey (15-2 MMA, 1-0 BFC) vs. Vitor Vianna (10-1-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
For Rogers, it's not so much about breaking down the matchups as the fighters themselves.
"I look at Sam Alvey and Jared Hess in the same mold where they're both grinder-wrestlers," he said. "They both have that Chael Sonnen-type of style. They can both present problems there with their wrestling, ability and strength.
"The other strikers in the tournament are Shlemenko, Galesic and Bryan Baker. I think Baker is a little more well-rounded in the submission department than Galesic or Shlemenko, but both of them are tall, long guys who can keep you at the end of strikes if they're on point."
And the wild horse?
"Vianna, I don't know a ton about," he said. "But I know he's a world jiu-jitsu champ, and he train with Wanderlei Silva, so I know his striking has to be on par too."
So whom would Rogers want to face in the semifinals or finals if he gets by O'Donnell? Honestly, he doesn't spend much time pondering that. As we've seen in countless tournaments, including the current Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix, anything can happen.
"Honestly, it makes zero difference," he said. "They all present problems. Honestly, I want to fight whoever gets me some attention and is going to help me get paid. Whoever gets me sponsors and attention, that's who I want to fight."
Rogers surely will get some attention if he maintains his current streak. Over the past two years, he's defeated six straight opponents. The wins, which have ended with punches and kicks and flying knees, all came in the first round.
So which kind of knockouts are his favorite?
"Fast ones," he said. "I know people have after-parties to get to."
For more on Bellator 50, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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Exhibition Explores Worship and Recreation in African American Communities
On Thursday, June 16, the exhibition "In Black and White: Photographs by Nina Tisara and Peggy Fleming" opens at the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street. Photographers Nina Tisara of Alexandria and Peggy Fleming of Washington, D.C., explored African American culture in their work and present their findings in the medium of black-and-white photographs. "In Black and White" highlights two very different aspects of African American life and culture. Tisara's series "United in the Spirit" focuses on worship in Alexandria's African American community, while Fleming's work "Crown Me!" looks at the social life of one group of African American men and a traditional American pastime.
The museum will host an opening reception with the artists on Thursday, June 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. To attend the free reception, call 703.746.4356 to make a reservation. The exhibition will be open through Saturday, December 31.
Both photographers have explored African American culture and present their findings in the medium of black and white photographs. Their work raises questions about how stories are told, how culture and societies are represented and whether the race of an artist affects interpretation of the story.
"United in the Spirit: Photographs of Worship in Alexandria's African American Churches," black-and-white photographs by Nina Tisara, was first exhibited at the Alexandria Black History Resource Center (now Alexandria Black History Museum) in 1995, the result of more than a year's work. The photographs portray people in 15 congregations in Alexandria engaged in prayer and song and as participants in baptisms, communions, Bible study, Sunday school and commemorative services.
"Crown Me!" examines the social involvement of a group of African American men in the Shaw neighborhood who play the game of checkers, in spite of the growth of technology-based entertainment. The Capital Pool Checkers Club at Ninth and S streets NW in Washington, D.C., began when the barbershop the men played in closed due to Metro construction in the early 1980s. Each member pays dues, has a key and comes to the club to play competitive checkers, for camaraderie, to share in "trash talking" and to relax. The men participate in regional and national tournaments in different cities throughout the year, and Saturday afternoons into the early hours of Sunday morning is when the club is liveliest.
Nina Tisara has become known to Alexandrians for her sensitive and artistic photographic work. Since her beginnings as a freelance photojournalist, she has had a number of one-woman shows and received many awards including three "Alex Awards" and the 1989 Woman to Woman Award for outstanding achievement in cultural affairs and the arts. In 1990, she opened Tisara Photography on King Street. Tisara is now project director of Living Legends of Alexandria, an ongoing, not-for-profit project to identify, honor, and chronicle the people making history in Alexandria today. Asked about her feelings on exhibiting the work after 15 years, Tisara said the photo documentary studies of worship in Alexandria were among the most meaningful and interesting projects of her career. "It is fascinating to revisit those faces and scenes. As an artist, I am always somewhat sad when an exhibition comes down and the images are relegated to a shelf or closet. It is gratifying to have them shown again, especially now that there is a patina of history about them."
In 1994, Peggy Fleming retired from the National Park Service; she was a Park Ranger Naturalist in Rock Creek Park. Fleming was a member of Multiple Exposures Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center for 17 years, and has also been represented at the Capitol Hill Art League and The Ralls Collection in Washington, the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis, Md., and the Lexington Art Gallery in Lexington, Va. Fleming also produced an award-winning documentary, "Checkers at 9th & S" based her "Crown Me!" work, which was named Best Mini Documentary at the 2010 Our City Film Festival in Washington.
The Alexandria Black History Museum is located in the heart of the Parker-Gray Historic District in Alexandria, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.746.4356.


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Exopan® rectangular cake pan, slightly flared. Non-stick coating.
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Following is a clinic study announcement issued by Dr. Neil C. Abbot, Operations Director of ME Research UK* (www.meresearch.org.uk [1]), which is co-sponsoring the study with the Irish ME Trust (www.imet.ie [2])
We are delighted to announce the start of another ME Research UK-funded study. Further details are given in the overview on our website at http://www.meresearch.org.uk/research/projects/visual.html [3], and in the text below.
Study Title
Assessment of Visual Function in ME/CFS
Principal Investigator
Dr. Claire Hutchinson, PhD [4]
Vision and Language Research Group [5],** College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
ME Research UK and the Irish ME Trust are providing joint funding for this novel study.
Background and Aim
People with ME/CFS frequently report problems with their vision; in fact, around three-quarters of the 2,073 consecutive patients described in the Canadian review of 2003 [6] specifically reported sensitivity to light and dullness of vision to be significant problems.
Yet, there is very little formal evidence in scientific literature that these symptoms exist, despite the fact they greatly affect quality of life and, moreover, can be easily measured!
As ME Research UK explained in a short essay in a recent Breakthrough magazine (Spring 2010, page 14 [7]), there were two reports in the scientific literature in the 1990s which reported ocular (eye) symptoms in people with ME/CFS.
• In one, a research group in Boston, Massachusetts (Optometry & Vision Science 1992) found that 24.7% of patients had reduced or stopped driving because of eye problems compared with only 3% of controls.
• In the other (Journal of the American Optometry Association 1994), all of the 25 consecutive CFS patients reported eye symptoms; the most common clinical findings were abnormalities of the pre-ocular tear film and ocular surface, reduced accommodation for age and dry eyes.
Then, in the decade 2000-2010, two further reports appeared.
• The first was a case-control study (Annals of Ophthalmology 2000) in which the 37 patients had significant eye impairments compared with controls; the impairments included foggy/shadowed vision and sensitivity to light, and there were associated problems of eyeball movement (oculomotor impairments) or tear deficiency.
• The second, from Russia (Vestnik Oftalmologii 2003) reported vascular pathology of the eye in 70.2% of patients.
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The astounding thing is that these smallish observational studies represent almost the sum total of research into eye problems in ME/CFS in the past 30 years.
And because no attempts have yet been made to objectively quantify the nature or extent of the visual symptoms in the illness, there remains no solid empirical evidence-base to back up the patients' individual reports of disabling visual disturbances.
Therefore, the aim of this one-year pilot investigation is to:
• Quantitatively and objectively determine the nature and extent of the visual symptoms experienced by people with ME/CFS,
• Determine their rate of occurrence,
• And establish whether the types and extent of visual symptoms experienced can be correlated with the severity of the condition and the specificity of other (non-visual) symptoms.
Based on the most commonly reported visual and vision-related symptoms reported by people with ME/CFS, Dr Hutchinson's investigations will be primarily concerned with 2 main categories of visual impairment:
1. Heightened visual awareness, of which hypersensitivity to light and difficulty suppressing irrelevant background visual information are the main subjective visual symptoms;
2. Eye-movement problems, of which difficulty focusing on images or tracking objects are the major subjective visual symptoms.
Each of these aspects will be investigated in a series of specialist ophthalmic examinations used in the Vision and Language Research Laboratory.
For this initial study, a large group of ME/CFS patients (approximately 100) will be recruited from the Leicester area, and each patient will be assessed on their fulfillment of both the Fukuda 1994 and Canadian 2003 criteria.
To prevent sampling bias, recruitment will be drawn equally from local ME support groups and via clinics in the Leicestershire NHS Partnership Trust which take referrals from GPs in the area.
For all experiments, participants with ME/CFS will be compared to a group of control subjects matched for age, education-level, sex, etc. As well as ophthalmic examinations, patients will complete a variety of outcome measures, including symptom severity and quality-of-life measurements, allowing associations to be examined between clinical status and any objectively identified visual deficits that are uncovered.
The results might surprise us all, and might help delineate ME/CFS from other chronic illnesses and aid diagnosis.
– Dr Neil C. Abbot
Operations Director, ME Research UK
The Gateway
North Methven St
Perth PH1 5PP, UK
* ME Research UK
ME Research UK [8] is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number SC036942) which commissions and funds high-quality scientific (biomedical) investigation into the causes, consequences and treatment of ME/CFS. It has funded more specific research projects on ME/CFS than any other organisation in the world outside the Americas.
* * Vision and Language Group at Leicester
The Vision and Language Group [9] is a multidisciplinary group of researchers working on key issues in vision, visual cognition and language comprehension. Researchers in the group use a range of techniques including psychophysics, electrophysiology, computational modeling and eye movement recording to study sensory and cognitive processing in the brain from the level of individual neurons to the behaviour of the organism as a whole.