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Hi Detoxers,
This week, I had the privilege of accidentally being included in a chat session with a bunch of girls that are on our "30 Day Detox Challenge!" I was SO impressed by the support and dedication that they were giving each other. I couldn't believe what was going on…questions, answers, thoughts, and simply being there for each other. It truly brought tears to my eyes. It was a wake up call to me…as I was reading, I was thinking "this is really happening!" Its not just a bunch of emails. There are really groups of girls that are really coming out of their comfort zone… changing the way they are eating, and looking to make long lasting changes for the betterment of their health and wellness. Who knows how this is going to snow ball. All I can say is "Hooray to US!"
A major part of the success of this challenge is your "e-mail buddy" I'm still pairing people up, so send me a note if you need help!
I'm receiving such exciting feedback on how women on the Detox are beginning to gain awareness of what foods are being put in their bodies-more awareness than ever before! For instance, a bite of "this" and taste of "that," – usually the thought was, oh, its only a little piece of cookie…cake..etc.. Most people never realized the hidden sugars that are found in many foods like breads, dressings and white rice sushi. Others are just amazed at how well they are doing!
Here is the question of the day: Can I use cane juice or cane fiber? How about honey? After researching a little, this is what I came up with: "One hundred grams of dried cane juice is pretty much the same thing as 100 grams of other sweeteners, no matter what you call it," says a nutritionist at the respected Bastyr University, in Seattle, Washington.
"Dehydrated cane juice is sugar. It simply sounds like a whole food." The author thinks that virtually every commonly used sweetener is as bad as sugar when it makes up a significant part of the diet.
Albeit, evaporated cane juice does not undergo the same degree of processing that refined sugar does. It's benefits is that it does retain trace vitamins and minerals. Cane juice has the same amount of calories as sugar but since its sweeter, you might get away of using less of it than sugar-which is always good!
There are mixed results about whether honey is better than sugar. It depends on the individuals health and condition. Consider- Honey is a sweet, thick fluid made by honey bees from the nectar of flowering plants. Honey is sweeter than sugar (100% sucrose), has more calories than sugar and raises the blood sugar even more than white sugar. The plus side is that raw honey reportedly has medicinal benefits and contains enzymes and small amounts of minerals and B-complex vitamins.
Whether you're talking about cane sugar, honey, barley malt or Sucanat , they're all primarily simple sugars, simple carbohydrates. People should understand that, if they're eating 150 pounds of sugar a year and you change that to 150 pounds of barley malt, you'll have the same problems with your immune system and blood sugar levels you would have if you are eating the sugar.
The bottom line is- use these sweetener substitutes sparingly!
From my own experience, I use as much "real" food sweeteners as possibly. Eating a sweet potato is a great way to satisfy a sweet tooth. If someone told me that last year, I would of thought they were crazy. A sweet potato vs. Oreos? No way! I can assure you, its works. If you are new to detoxing from sugar it will take some time to retrain your taste buds. When you can start tasting the sweetness of a carrot or even the sweetness in brown rice, thats when you know you've got it. Until then, use sweeteners such as Agave, Stevia,(more about these next time) honeycomb honey, cane fiber or cane juice,-use it sparingly and if needed. Notice how you may need a certain amount on week 1, and less of it by week 4 and so on.
To my "Detox Buddies":
Another great Sugar Detox on Friday and Saturday,(though splurged on empanadas!-but no sugar) I visited my sister in law Olga on Shabbat who is doing great on the challenge, I have to say I was so impressed, her house was filled with great choice snacks, such as, dried mango from the health food store, raw unsalted pecans, fruits and dates- way to go! my mind and body are feeling good.
Send in your questions! I will address questions through this News Letter. There may be a delay when answering individual questions-but I will get to them!
Send me your comments on how you are doing. The challenges that your facing, and/or the success that is coming your way. You can sign it anonymous or your name-your choice! We all want to know what's going on!!
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Lee, Phillies hurt by homers in finale with Mets
Lefty surrenders three long balls while his own offense is blanked
NEW YORK -- Cliff Lee's second half started in a hail of home runs, much the same way his first half ended. The veteran left-hander, who allowed four homers in his final start before the All-Star break, came back on Sunday and allowed three more to the Mets, and the Phillies dropped the series finale, 5-0.
Lee, matched against Mets ace Matt Harvey, never could find his bearings. He allowed back-to-back home runs to David Wright and Marlon Byrd in the first inning, and with Harvey throwing a dominant game, gave up a three-run homer to Juan Lagares in the fourth.
"They all came with two outs, too," said Lee. "I've got to find a way to make better pitches in those situations. They're all with two strikes, and they're all with two outs. That's the part that's frustrating for me. But what's done is done. You've got to give Harvey a lot of credit today."
Two of the three homers -- the ones to Wright and Lagares -- necessitated an umpire review. Wright's was called a home run on the field and subsequently upheld. Lagares was originally credited with a double, but after a 90-second review, the umpires decided the ball had cleared the fence.
Those calls -- and the implications surrounding them -- provided much of the game's drama. Harvey (8-2) allowed just two baserunners in the first five innings, and he struck out the side in the third and fifth. The Phillies, in fact, struck out nine times and had just two hits through six innings.
Delmon Young doubled off Harvey in the seventh, giving the Phillies their third hit of the game and their second runner in scoring position. But Harvey, the National League's starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, escaped the threat and finished with 10 strikeouts and seven scoreless innings.
"That's pretty good, man. Definitely the best we've seen," said manager Charlie Manuel. "He used all of his pitches. He was aggressive with his fastball, but he also threw in and out, up and down. He threw to spots, did about everything you have to do. He was good. Real good."
Harvey retired 15 of the first 17 batters he faced, and he allowed only three hits in his seven innings of work. He has now logged four games this season in which he's struck out at least 10 without walking anyone, and he's just the 10th pitcher since 1916 to accomplish that feat.
The deeper you look, the more impressive facts you can find.
Harvey has thrown at least seven innings and allowed one runs or fewer in 10 starts this season, tied with the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw for the most in the Major Leagues. Harvey has a 1.08 ERA in five career starts against the Phillies, the lowest ERA since 1921 against Philadelphia.
"He's obviously one of the best in the league at a very young age," said the veteran Michael Young. "One thing he has learned at a young age is, he's confident enough to throw off-speed in hitter's counts. It usually takes guys a while to learn that, but he's confident in all four of his pitches, as he should be. He's got a really good veteran catcher to work with, so the future is bright."
Lee, for his part, said that the home runs didn't necessarily come on bad pitches. The former Cy Young Award-winner said that the pitch to Wright was up and in and right where he wanted it. The pitch to Byrd, he said, was more a matter of falling behind and throwing a pitch too far over the plate.
The final homer -- a three-run shot by Lagares over the left-field fence -- came on a hanging curveball that traveled right over the heart of the plate. The shot was initially ruled a double because it appeared to bounce off the top of the fence, but a review proved it had left the field of play.
"You've got to give Harvey a lot of credit today," said Lee, summing up the game. "He's been pitching unbelievable. He didn't allow us to score. I knew that going in, that it was going to be a game where I couldn't allow too many runs. Giving up two home runs in the first didn't really help that."
Lee (10-4) has now lost two straight starts, notable only because he had gone 12 outings without losing prior to that stretch. And the long balls are the biggest reason. Lee has allowed eight home runs in his last three starts after giving up a total of eight in his first 17 starts.
"He's getting hurt by the long ball," said Manuel. "I bet if you go talk to him, he'd probably tell you that he's missing a spot here and there. Actually, his stuff was good."
The Phillies (49-50) have now lost two straight games to drop back below the break-even mark. Philadelphia has yet to push two games above .500 at any point this season, and will continue its second-half schedule with three-game trips to St. Louis and Detroit next week.
Both Atlanta and Washington lost on Sunday, leaving Philadelphia in a second-place tie in the division. The Braves hold a seven-game edge over the Nationals and Phillies, but there's still plenty of schedule left, and the Phillies, despite their erratic season, are right in the mix.
"I feel fortunate, but at the same time, I feel that everybody's bunched in there," said Manuel of the lay of the land in the rugged NL East. "If you were to put together a streak, you could definitely better your position and have a chance. I believe that. It's up to us to play better and do better."

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I have two children; both now adults, with two children each. My daughter Sherry [Rogers], is 49 and my son, Michael [Pamela] is 47. My grandchildren, Gabriel, Lia, Adriana, and Brandon are 20, 18, 17, & 14 years old, respectively. Man, am I getting OLD–73, 12/17/2018.
I am fortunate to have two other wonderful children by virtue of my biological children's marriages, Rogers and Pamela. Sherry and Rogers are the parents of Gabe and Adriana; and, Mike and Pam are the parents of Lia and Brandon. I love you dearly and miss you more than ever! Most of my Peeps [at the: Event ~ Celebrating A Centenarian–Thelma Page Burnett, Saturday, July 2, 2016]. Mrs. Burnett, my mother-in-law, passed January 29, 2018, at age 101. May she forever Rest in Peace.
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AMD, Intel take rivalry to SoC arena
Keywords:Intel-AMD rivalry? SoC design? multicore processor?
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. have taken their competition to new heights as they began ramping up SoC capabilities, creating new products and processes. Although both companies will continue to design high-end custom microprocessors, increasingly their competition will hinge on how well they assemble chips out of a stock of reusable cores.
In just the last quarter, Intel formally created a SoC enablement group under Gadi Singer, who has led many high-profile projects for the company. AMD could have a slight edge, claiming it started work more than three years ago on cores and design flows aimed at reuse.
Driving the trend is the shift from large, power-hungry CPUs to multicore processors. Intel and AMD are also gunning for a range of sockets outside their traditional PC markets, many of them in consumer markets.
"Every major element being developed going forward will be done in a way that makes it reusable," said Singer, who led Intel's efforts on its Pentium, Itanium and cellular processors and has been head of design automation software at the company. "We are defining practices, flows and architectures that will allow plug-and-play across all Intel products," he said of the new group.
Intel is not disclosing the group's head count or budget, but said that its mandate includes defining interconnects and test standards for silicon blocks and system-in-package devices. Singer and others noted that making the SoC shift will not be easy for a company with a long heritage of custom design at the circuit level aiming at top performance.
"Developing something that is highly modular requires more effort, which sometimes conflicts with other goals for a project, so we do get some pushback," said Singer. "But this extra effort is a very worthwhile investment. Going forward, having SoC capabilities will be part of our competitiveness."
Shifting gears
Intel has said it has at least four SoCs in the works for systems outside its traditional PC markets. Tolapai is aimed at storage networks, Silverthorne at handhelds, Larabee at high-end visualization systems and Canmore at wired consumer devices. Each chip could be just the tip of a bigger iceberg.
"My group is funded to develop a family of ac-powered SoCs and the chips such as demodulators and tuners to go around them," said Bill Leszinske, general manager of Intel's consumer electronics group.
Leszinske joined the group two years ago in a reorganization that was initiated after Intel scrapped a high-profile effort to design silicon for microdisplays. In April, the group launched its first product, an Xscale-based CPU for STBs, now used by Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan. Besides the X86-based Canmore, it is also helping design a two-chip version of Tolapai aimed at printers.
"Intel is clearly playing catch-up in SoC methodology," said Bryan Lewis, a research VP, who tracks semiconductors for market watcher Gartner Inc. "It's very difficult to change a design culture, so Intel has its work cut out for it. They will be competing with Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics and IBM, among others—and those companies definitely know the SoC game."
Many of Intel's competitors have a history of building ASICs, a market where SoC techniques were born. "Intel has been in and out of the ASIC market twice, and that has put them behind," said Lewis.
AMD's SoC plan
Meanwhile, archrival AMD has been quietly working for more than three years on reusable X86 cores and a SoC design flow.
"I came to AMD with a strong charge to see the concept of SoC applied to the X86," said Chuck Moore, a senior fellow at AMD who formerly led the design of the Power4 at IBM.
Moore helped set up a 20-person SoC center of excellence that looked at issues such as interface standards and design flows. He is also leading the design of Bulldozer, AMD's next-generation X86 core, which aims to be reusable across a variety of PC processors.
"It was conceived from day one for use in multiple SoC products for multiple markets," said Moore.
A separate core, called Bobcat, is aimed at consumer devices scaling as low as 1 watt in power consumption. AMD has not yet disclosed details of its product plans for Bobcat.
Intel has a similar low-power X86 core in development in its ultramobility group. It will be available to Intel's internal SoC designers as a reusable core, Singer said.
As a result of its work to date, AMD has already defined address, data and control interfaces for SoCs. It has also defined wide, high-speed links with protocols optimized for on-chip communications, Moore said.
"The drive toward SoC... is an imperative in our industry. Without it, development costs would have skyrocketed," Moore said.
AMD's upcoming integrated notebook CPU, called Griffin, and its recently launched four-core server processor, Barcelona, are early products of the SoC work, Moore said. That's because they include memory controller and HyperTransport interface blocks more or less reused from other designs.
SoC roadblocks
Looking ahead, AMD faces two major hurdles in SoC. On the marketing side, it needs to choose which blocks to integrate for which markets without generating too many point products.
"The SoC era opens up all sorts of opportunities to differentiate, but picking the right ones [is the trick]," said Moore. "It's a fantastic capability, but if misused it can blow up on you."
Facing another obstacle, this one on the technical side, AMD must find ways to bridge the CPU cores it makes in a silicon-on-insulator process with the media blocks built in standard CMOS by its ATI Technologies division.
"Bringing those two together is a big challenge for us," said Moore. That said, AMD "got a shocking amount of IP [intellectual property] with ATI," said he said, who called the IP one of "the motivating concepts" for the July 2006 merger.
For its part, Intel developed a block that handles MPEG-2 and H.264 decompression for the set-top-box chip it launched in April. It is upgrading that block, presumably for encoding, as part of the Canmore design. About two years ago, Intel also acquired the division of Zarlink Semiconductor that makes demodulators and tuners.
"We have long, multiyear road maps that include what IP we have or are developing and where we will work with partners [on IP]," said Leszinske.
One thing Intel does not yet have is a synthesizable, soft X86 macro core. But that could change in a year or so. As a research project, a handful of Intel's R&D engineers are developing a synthesizable X86 core and an SoC based on it, starting from a very simple internal research CPU core. The project could take a year.
"I have a thesis that in the future—about five to eight years from now—a synthesized design will not require any sacrifices in area or performance," said Shekhar Borkar, an Intel senior fellow and director of the company's circuit research lab. "If this thesis is true, everything people build in the future will be SoCs."
He pointed to a paper from the most recent VLSI Symposium, in which Toshiba reported a synthesized version of IBM's Cell processor with similar performance but about 30 percent less area.
Interconnects, design tools
Meanwhile, both Intel and AMD are pursuing advances in on-chip interconnects and design tools.
Intel will use the so-called Quick Path Interconnect debuting in next year's Nehalem processors as its primary coherent interconnect for a select group of coprocessors and chip sets. It is developing its Geneseo technology as a candidate for PCI Express version 3.0 that would link its CPUs to all other internal and external devices.
AMD, on the other hand, is using coherent and noncoherent versions of HyperTransport. But the boundaries around those interconnects and the two that Intel is using could one day blur, said AMD's Moore.
"An interesting question is how these two pairs of standards will start to mingle," he said, suggesting multiprotocol links serving multiple purposes. In addition, "there could be interesting protocol extensions beyond coherency for the next generation of HyperTransport," Moore added. Rather than communicating and synchronizing through memory, devices could link up in ways that "are more optimal," Moore said.
As for software design tools, AMD has evolved the flow used for its initial K8 Opteron chips in two directions. One flow targets full-custom designs and is used for cores such as Bulldozer. The other is aimed at SoCs and can import blocks from other ASIC flows used in-house.
AMD reevaluates its EDA tools each year, but to date has largely stuck with its major suppliers. Rather than develop new tools itself, it is working to support new levels of abstraction and hierarchies in existing tools.
"There is value in continuity [of tools and EDA vendors], but we don't let that prevent us from doing something new to get better short-term results and long-term potential," Moore said.
For its part, Intel is trying to consolidate "multiple tool flows [now in use for SoCs] into a unified SoC flow," a process that may take two years, said Singer. "You can't influence very much some products that are already in the pipeline, but you have much more influence over new products."
"Intel's heritage is to create a lot of our own design tools, but we are evolving to using more industry-standard tools," added Leszinske.
- Rick Merritt
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Dhoni's behaviour with Dar unacceptable: Inzamam
Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq feels the ICC should take Indian skipper MS Dhoni to task due to 'unacceptable' behaviour.
Pakistan's former captains Moin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq have criticised Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for arguing with umpire Aleem Dar during the ongoing Test series against England, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable" and the ICC should have taken him to task.
"I am not at all surprised that the ICC has not reacted to the way Dhoni engaged in an argument with Aleem Dar during the series as the ICC can't afford to upset the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)," Moin said. "...the way Dhoni questioned Aleem Dar's umpiring and argued with him it is unacceptable," he added.
Moin said since the BCCI was financially very strong and influential in world cricket, the ICC did not reprimand Dhoni. Dar was also criticised by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne in one of his tweets and described as a poor umpire for a the bad decision he gave during the series.
Dar has reacted to Warne's tweet by telling a Pakistani channel that he was doing his job and Warne was doing his in his new role as a television commentator.
Moin said the ICC needs to ensure that a uniform set of rules applied for all Test nations. "Dhoni has in the past also argued with umpires and got away with it," he noted.
Inzamam advised the Indian captain to stop blaming the umpiring for his team's struggling form in the ongoing series.
"I think Dhoni is a very experienced captain and player and he needs to focus on areas where his team is going wrong against England. He needs to speak to his players about their weak points in the series," Inzamam said.
The former batsman said that if the ICC had a clear policy on the matter, it must be followed rigorously for all captains.
"I myself have been penalised for questioning umpires decisions and here Dhoni did it openly and argued with Dar and yet no punitive action has been taken against him."
The former captain credited his teammate and former leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmad for playing a key role in England's reversal of form in India.
"I think Mushie has a big role to play in the way the English spinners have bowled in the Tests and the way the visiting batsmen are tackling the Indian slow bowlers. Mushie has worked for a long time with the English team as their spin consultant and now this move is paying dividends for the England team," he said.
Inzamam believed that the present England team had learnt from their drubbing at the hands of Pakistan earlier this year in the United Arab Emirates. "They have improved their skills against the spinners and on these pitches they believe they can win the series."
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First NDP government faces chorus of complaints
Election in Nova Scotia expected in 2013
On the night the New Democrats were elected to govern Nova Scotia, party leader Darrell Dexter started his victory speech by suggesting voters had decided "it was time for historic change."
More than three years later, the first NDP government east of Ontario is facing the prospect of an election in 2013 amid a chorus of complaints that very little has changed.
"I think there's been a lot of disappointment with this NDP government and I hear that coming from a lot of people who voted NDP," said David Johnson, a professor of political science at Cape Breton University.
But Johnson and other political observers are quick to point out that Dexter's majority government — like most provincial governments across Canada — has been hobbled by an anemic economy.
Burdened with a bigger-than-expected deficit and shrinking revenue, Dexter broke a key election pledge within a year by raising taxes. His government has failed to balance the province's budget since 2011.
"That's not the type of policy initiative that a lot of New Democratic voters were voting for in 2009," said Johnson.
In July 2010, the NDP raised the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points, bringing it to 15 per cent.
Last April, Dexter promised to reverse the tax hike over two years, starting in 2014. And the deadline to balance the budget has been delayed until the spring.
Don Mills, CEO of Halifax-based Corporate Research Associates, says his latest polling data suggest a high level of voter dissatisfaction, with the Opposition Liberals leading in popular support.
"The NDP haven't really delivered on the new type of government people were looking for," Mills said.
Renewable energy plan criticized
With the province's economy stuck in neutral, voters seem more concerned with pocketbook issues, Mills said. His firm's research shows that in each of the last three years, 40 per cent of workers have not received any wage increase.
"That means that almost every household is poorer than it was at the start of the recession in 2008," he said.
As a result, the cost of living and rising electricity rates in particular are sure to be dominant issues in the next campaign.
Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie has promised to freeze power rates if elected to govern. He has hammered away at Nova Scotia Power Inc., the province's privately owned electric utility, repeatedly arguing that rising energy bills are hurting residents and businesses.
Baillie said the NDP's drive to have the province generate 40 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 will be too costly for taxpayers.
"We will freeze power rates and move to more renewable energy at a pace we can afford," Baillie recently told a campaign readiness conference.
Dexter has promoted the province's renewable energy targets as among the most aggressive in the world and he insists the plan will lead to more stable power rates once the province ends its heavy dependence on fossil fuels.
He said the province's fortunes are about to change for the better with several megaprojects waiting in the wings.
Earlier this month, in a state-of-the-province address, Dexter said, "Our great province is turning a corner these days." He then used variations of the same phrase no less than six more times.
Large-scale projects approved
In October 2011, the federal government announced the Halifax Shipyard was the winning bidder for a $25-billion plan to assemble 21 combat ships. At the time, Dexter said the influx of federal cash was akin to winning an Olympic bid every year for the next 30 years.
Last month, petroleum giant BP won the right to explore in Nova Scotia's offshore after it submitted a $1-billion bid, the highest ever accepted for deepwater exploration rights in Atlantic Canada.
A few weeks later, Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed off on a term sheet for a federal loan guarantee for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, a venture expected to cost at least $7.4 billion. The development includes construction of a subsea cable that would link Newfoundland with Nova Scotia.
However, these projects will produce few jobs in the near term. At the shipyard, for example, it won't be until 2015 that the first steel is expected to be cut for the navy vessels.
As well, Nova Scotians have seen promises of megaprojects come and go so often that they can be forgiven for being skeptical.
On another front, the Dexter government has come under fire for its decision to offer several bailouts to faltering industries — another hallmark of Atlantic politics.
In a recently released TV attack ad, Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil accuses Dexter of handing out $590 million in "corporate giveaways" to six companies, two of which have since folded.
Johnson said the Liberal criticism has struck a chord with voters.
"These NDP initiatives to bail out the pulp and paper industry are vastly unpopular in the rural mainland and, significantly, even more unpopular in Halifax," said Johnson, noting the NDP draws the bulk of its support from the Halifax area.
But the NDP is fighting back.
'Beginning to run scared'
The party recently launched a website and mailed out brochures attacking the Liberal plan to break up Nova Scotia Power's monopoly, a scheme the NDP says has failed in other provinces.
Dexter is also taking aim at those criticizing the government's decision to commit up to $304 million to the Irving Shipbuilding project, which he says will generate $2.8 billion for the province over the next 19 years.
"Without the participation of the province, the Halifax Shipyard could not, and would not have won the rights to build Canada's next fleet of combat vessels," Dexter said in his state-of-the-province speech.
"Yet down the street in the legislature, there are opposition MLAs who say that they are appalled by the provincial investment that made this possible."
Dexter has also accused his political opponents of being inexperienced. McNeil has faced the electorate as leader only once and Baillie has yet to do so.
Still, the sluggish economy, rising power rates and accusations of wasteful spending appear to be getting under Dexter's skin, Johnson said.
"The legislature has become very divisive, very poisonous in the debates," he said. "It's fair to say that the NDP government is beginning to run scared."


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Sappi Releases the Ninth Episode of its 'Off Register' Video Series
BOSTON—January 24, 2013—Sappi Fine Paper North America has released its ninth episode in its "Off Register" series of humerous videos. In "Certifiably Sick," Sappi pokes fun at the sometimes complex process of obtaining various environmental certification.
"Off Register" is based on real-life experiences of printers and captures some of the funnier, more absurd aspects of being on press, which many people involved in the print process can relate to or find entertaining.
About Sappi
Sappi Fine Paper North America, known for innovation and quality, is a preeminent North American producer of coated fine and release papers and market pulp headquartered in Boston. Its coated fine papers, with highly recognized brand names such as McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are used in premium magazines, catalogs, books and high-end print advertising. The company is also the world's leading supplier of release papers for the automotive, fashion and engineered films industries, including the globally recognized Ultracast brand.
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Is Once Upon a Time finally heading to Neverland?!
In today's Spoiler Chat, we've got scoop on when fans of the ABC fantasy hit can expect to see Peter Pan (if ever!). Also on tap? Juicy spoilers from Revolution's return on March 25, the season four premiere of Pretty Little Liars, a look into the past on Scandal and more!
Plus, we've got dish on Happy Endings, Hart of Dixie and more!
CableTV: Any New Girl spoilers?
You know how we exclusively reported that Dermot Mulroney will be returning in an upcoming episode? Well, in the same episode, someone is arrested. Are those two things related? We'll never tell!
Dana: In desperate need of PLL scoop!
We can tell you that the season four premiere will be titled (drumroll please!) "'A' is for A-l-i-v-e." Take from that what you will. In the episode, we'll meet Marion, Toby's mother.
Dahlia: Once Upon a Time scoop please!
While the only answer Colin O'Donoghue would give us when we asked if he's filmed any scenes in Neverland yet was a coy smile and a nervous deflection, the show's creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis revealed that the two-part season two finale episode titles are "Second Star to the Right" and "And Straight On 'Til Morning." Hmmm...
ChuckGamble1968: I'm waiting on the return of Revolution. What can I expect in the first episode back?
Answers! "We reveal why the power went out and we do it early," creator Eric Kripke teases. He also adds that "the fights get bigger, the emotion gets more fraught." Is it March 25 yet?
Ashley: Hart of Dixie broke my heart last week! Any scoop on what's next for Zoe?
Zoe is heading back to New York! Yes, episode 22 will find our heartbroken doc heading back to her old stomping grounds, but don't worry, it's not a one-way trip as she's traveling back for a wedding. On the flight, however, she will have a very chatty seatmate who will provide Zoe with some advice on her love life, which includes major updates on both the Wade and George front.
Tweetydreamer20: Scandal, please!
In an upcoming episode, Fitz and Mellie will be interviewed by a Barbara Walters-type, who gets the couple to talk a bit about their relationship in law school, where the two often went head-to-head.
Kevin: You guys never have any scoop on Franklin & Bash, which is one of my favorite shows.
Rectifying the situation in 3...2...1: Peter's mom is coming back! Yes, Jane Seymour will return as Colleen Bash, but it's not exactly a great situation as she is being put on trial for prostitution. Nope, we're not joking, but there is more to the story.
Michael: Anything new to share about Happy Endings? I miss it so!
As do we, as do we! We can tell you that Brad's jealous side will rear its ugly head when the third Kerkovich sister (played by Stephanie March) bring home her fiancé. Make that her black fiancé Elliot, whom the family seems to like a lot more than Brad. In the same episode, two of our favorite characters are in need of a new place to live. Take from that what you will…
—Additional reporting by Tierney Bricker
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Elder Abuse
According to California State Penal Code 368 P.C., the State of California considers those persons age 65 and older to be elders. Persons 18-64 years old who have physical and/or mental limitations that restrict their ability to carry out normal activities or to protect their rights are considered dependent adults.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department investigates crimes against elders and dependent adults within the department's contract cities and unincorporated areas. The department is committed to the successful prosecution of those committing crimes against elders and dependent adults.
For more information or to help stop elder abuse, visit the San Diego County Aging and Independence Services website or call the Elder Abuse Hotline (800) 510-2020.
If you or someone you know is a victim of elder or dependent abuse, contact the San Diego Sheriff's Department at (858) 565-5200.
Types of Abuse: Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Financial, Neglect
- Physical – striking, hitting, pushing, shoving, physical restraint, lack of medical care
- Sexual- Non-consensual acts, sexual assault, sexual exploitation
- Emotional/Psychological-threats, insults, intimidation, harassment, isolation
- Financial- fraud, forgery, identity theft, scams, embezzlement
- Neglect- Denial of or inadequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, provision for basic needs
To learn more about types of abuse click here: National Center on Elder Abuse: Types of Abuse
Possible Signs of Abuse:
- Bruises, swelling, fractures, cuts, wounds, rope marks or unexplained/untreated injuries
- Sudden changes in behavior
- Report from medical professional of possible abuse
- Caregiver's refusal to allow visitors to see elder alone
For more information on San Diego's local advocacy agencies click on one of following the links:
- California Department of Aging
- Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse & Neglect
- County of San Diego Aging and Independence Services
- Eldercare Directory
- Elder Law & Advocacy: Free legal assistance and health insurance counseling for seniors
- Eldercare Locator
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- National Center on Elder Abuse: Frequently Asked Questions
- Nursing Home Abuse Support
- San Diego County District Attorney: Safe Seniors
- Senior Living Costs
- Vacation Home Checks
Identity theft is the obtaining of the personal identifying information of another person and the use of that information for any unlawful purpose. Never give out any personal identifying information unless you initiated the call and know who you are talking to. To learn more about Identity Theft and how you can protect yourself against Identity Theft click on one or more of the following links:
Criminals are targeting the elderly with numerous scams designed to earn your trust and steal your money. Often these scams seem like legitimate causes, or even opportunities to help the less fortunate. But they are not. Sadly some people make their "living" by using fraud and deceit to trick unwitting victims into giving them money. Always confirm the cause is legitimate before sending any money. An honest person or business won't mind if you check their legitimacy, a scammer will.
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The second evening of the Festival is a stunning collection of composer/performers and is highlighted by two works that deal with large-scale installations as sculptural elements and massive hand-constructed instruments: Cecilia Lopez's Mechanical Music for Sheet Metal and Eli Kezler's Cold Pin, using a monumental collection of piano mechanisms taken apart and re-organized as a motorized, whirring, machine – in both cases, live musicians resonate and play against these giant structures. Matt Marks presents a sneak preview of his new pop opera on love and religion in America, The Little Death: Vol. 2, with Mellissa Hughes; and Kate Soper presents her gripping ten-minute microdrama, Only the words themselves mean what they say. Jacob Cooper presents the second installation of his newly-created video work, Triptych: II. Black or White.
This evening will be hosted by Q2 Music's Mary Rowell
Jacob Cooper, Triptych: II. Black or White
Cecilia Lopez, Mechanical Music for Sheet Metal
Kate Soper, Only the words themselves mean what they say
Lesley Flanigan, from AMPLIFICATIONS
Matt Marks, sneak preview of The Little Death: Vol. 2 with Mellissa Hughes
Eli Keszler, Cold Pin with loadbang


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I'm currently at PDC in Los Angeles and on day 1 of the conference I followed already the session of Cameron Skinner A lap around VSTS2010 and the session of Brian Harry Cool New Features in TFS2010.
With Visual Studio Team System 2010 (built entirely in WPF by the way), Microsoft is more and more focusing on the needs of enterprise development teams. Imagine that VSTS wasn't available anymore … Would it still be possible to manage the software development process of your applications? I've really seen some key features of VSTS 2010 (especially in the Architect Edition and Team Foundation Server) that will rock! Wishing those features were here already!
Other VSTS related sessions at PDC :
- Software Diagnostics and Quality for Services in VSTS
- Agile Development with VSTS
- Overview of Visual Studio Team System Database Edition
- Visual Studio Debugger Tips & Tricks
- Leveraging Virtualization to Improve Code Quality with Team Lab in VSTS
- Improving Code Quality with Code Analysis
- Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability
- Architecture without Big Design Up Front
- TFS: How We Use It at Microsoft
The bad news is that I won't be able to follow them all because some are scheduled at the same time … The good news is that all sessions will be recorded and made available to the public on the PDC website.


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Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi thinks Apple needs to get 100 million iPod users to trade up to an iPhone before they start trading iPods in for a different cell phone that plays music. He thinks Apple should do this by offering either the mythical "iPhone nano" or an even more mythical "iPhone touch." But we see a few flaws in his analysis.
Basically, Sacconaghi reasons that the market for stand-alone music players, which Apple dominates by a large margin, is shrinking. He believes that market will continue to decline as folks ditch iPods for music-playing cell phones. And since iPhones require a fairly expensive data plan on top of a voice plan, the iPhone is "simply too expensive" for "the vast majority" of those who would make the switch.
Apple's iPhone really only addresses the smartphone market, which some estimate will be about 17 percent of some 1 billion or so mobile handsets sold in 2009. And Sacconaghi thinks Apple is making a big mistake by ignoring the other 83 percent. Sacconaghi says Apple should make a cheaper "iPhone nano" that makes calls and plays music and videos, or an "iPhone touch" that lacks GPS and 3G radios.
But what Sacconaghi seems to be ignoring is that Apple doesn't want to compete in the bottom 83 percent of the mobile market. The smartphone segment is the only one expected to grow next year, and Apple is doing just fine with its 15 percent or so of that higher-end market. As the phones become more ubiquitous, data plans should begin to go down in price.
Also, the market for iPods is also still growing. While growth in iPod sales has certainly slowed, it hasn't yet leveled off, much less gone down. Apparently, Sacconaghi hasn't used many music phones, because a lot of them aren't that good (dare I mention the Motorola ROKR?) and certainly don't compare to the experience of using an iPod. Our experience around Chicago suggests that music lovers either have a cheap, simple phone and an iPod, or they are using an iPhone for music and calls.
An "iPhone touch" would merely complicate the simplicity of the iPhone vs iPod touch line-up. An "iPhone nano" may be a stronger bet here for Apple—combine the iPod nano with a standard cell radio with decent battery life and a way to quickly make calls from a scroll wheel, and they may be on to something. But like other Apple products, the iPhone looks towards the future—a future where all mobile phones are "smart" and affordable data plans will be the norm.


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Arizona Diamondbacks Host 3rd Annual 4♦ALS Awareness Day, Scoring 4 Runs and a Big Win for ALS Awareness
The Arizona Diamondbacks hosted their third annual 4♦ALS Awareness Day at Chase Field on Friday, June 3, 2011, by inviting patients with ALS (PALS), their families and friends to join together for a night of awareness building and starlit baseball.
Shawn Bridges, Scottsdale, AZ, resident and ALS TDI ambassador, represented ALS TDI on the field in honor of her brother, Stuart Bridges, who lost his battle to ALS last Fall. Shawn, looking resplendent in ALS TDI purple, was joined by Dr. Shafeeq Ladha, director of the MDA/ALS Clinic at Barrow's, neurologist Suraj Muley, and PALS Steve Posso and Victoria Armstrong. Posso read the Lou Gehrig speech as all four organizations (ALS Therapy Development Institute, Augie's Quest, MDA/ALS Division, and ALSA) were represented on the jumbotron.
The Arizona Diamondbacks escorted the entire ALS contingency up to the "party suite", and the stadium roof was opened to a stellar night for baseball. Also attending the special 4♦ALS Awareness Day was Katrina DeVinny and her family.
"It was a perfect evening to relax and watch a baseball game. It was also so nice to see all the people that came out to support ALS efforts. Hey Mom, we are still fighting and we still miss you!," said DeVinny, whose pictured here with her husband, Ryan, and their son, Carter. DeVinny lost her mother, Sue Cox, to ALS in 2009. In addition to participating in this important awareness event, she is co-chair of "The 2130", a charity bike ride recognizing the number of consecutive games played by Lou Gehrig. ALS is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
All in attendance were very appreciative of the wonderful gesture by the Diamondbacks to bring attention to the cause of ALS awareness and research. The Diamondbacks won in a shutout, 4-0 over the Washington Nationals.
Click here to learn more about the DeVinny/Cox Family
Click here to learn more about the Bridges Family
Click here to donation to ALS research
Minnesota Twins Organization Heroes to Local PALS
"He only practiced it once on the way in to the ballpark today," proudly stated Joe and Erik Brandt, when asked if their father, Michael, had rehearsed Lou Gehrig's famous "luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech before reading it during the pre-game ceremony at Target Field in Minneapolis this June 10, 2011. Brandt was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) this past April.
Brandt flawlessly and purposefully read the famous first baseman's speech from a microphone set-up near first base. In true Midwestern fashion, the crowd responded with more than simple applause but came to their feet to recognize 4♦ALS Awareness Day, an annual league-wide campaign organized in partnership with Major League Baseball. Afterward, Brandt made his way to Section 240, where a proud contingent of three generations of family members awaited him.
Alex Grausnick, who was diagnosed with ALS four years ago at age 17, also attended the game along with his father Scott, step-mother Dee Dee and Uncle Kurt. "It's not easy living with ALS, but I've been fortunate so far that it's been slow to progress. But I'm the exception, and seeing other people with ALS here tonight in wheelchairs, that's very difficult for me to look at. But we're all in this together, and although awareness is good, what we really need is more funding going to research so that maybe I don't have to ever get into a wheelchair myself," said the young man who is set to graduate from the University of St. Thomas next May with a degree in Finance and Spanish.
The weather didn't hold up for the game, with serious downpours causing many in the two-season old open-air stadium to seek cover, but there was no stoppage of play. Instead this created an intimate atmosphere in a town where people seem to thrive on conversation with strangers while enjoying smoked turkey legs and local brews. The Twins fell behind their division rival, the Texas Rangers, early on in the second inning and never were quite able to catch back up. Thanks to the generosity of the Twins and MLB, nearly 100 people living with ALS (PALS), such as Scott Stafne and Michael Winston, along with their family members and friends were provided tickets to be part of the 4♦ALS Day.
The Rangers host their own 4♦ALS Day at Rangers Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 28, 2011, against none other than the Minnesota Twins. Official 4♦ALS Awareness campaign partner, The ALS Therapy Development Institute, has organized 100 members of their local ALS community in Texas to represent for the cause at that game as well.
Click here to learn more about the Grausnick Family
Click to listen to recent Podcasts on the latest ALS research
Click here to donate to ALS research
Anaheim Fire Fighters Team with Angel Wives to Help Local Kids with Muscle Disease
The Anaheim Firefighter's Association Local 2899 partnered with the Angels Wives for the inaugural Angel Stadium "Fill-the-Boot" to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), raising over $11,500 this past weekend. The Fill-the-Boot took place outside Angel Stadium before and during the Sunday, June 5th game when the Angels hosted the New York Yankees. All proceeds from the event will benefit Orange County families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The Angels Wives and Anaheim Firefighters asked Angel and Yankee fans to "fill their boots" with cash and coin to help fund the MDA children's clinic at CHOC, as well as the ALS Center at UC Irvine, in addition to providing wheelchair repair, lifesaving flu shots and MDA summer camp for differently-abeled kids. Most importantly, donations collected during this year's "Fill-The-Boot" campaign will fund research to help find a cure for 43 neuromuscular diseases. MDA Local Goodwill Ambassadors Josh Ferrell of Anaheim and Holly Winberg of Brea were in attendance to cheer on the Firefighters and Angel wives on as they braved the heat and throngs of fans at all six gates. Anyone wishing to make a donation toward the MDA through the Anaheim Fill the Boot can visit: https://www.joinmda.org/anaheimfilltheboot2011/anaheimfilltheboot.
On July 7th, the Angels will host their "4♦ALS Day" at Angel Stadium as the Angel wives and firefighters will present the funds from the Fill the Boot campaign to MDA during a pregame ceremony. The first pitch will be thrown out by MDA client and former fire chief Phil Kelleher and his daughter Tyler. The Angels have also donated 100 tickets to MDA for July 7th so that the families they serve can attend the game as well.
In 1954 the International Association of Fire Fighters chose MDA as their "charity of choice." For the last 56 years, Firefighters have made Fill-the-Boot their signature fundraising activity– directly helping families in their local communities who are living with neuromuscular disease. This was the 26th Annual Anaheim Fill the Boot, but the first at Angel Stadium.
MDA is a voluntary health agency working to defeat more than 40 neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services and far-reaching professional and public health education. We receive no government or United Way funding, nor do we seek payment from the individuals we serve or their families. Services include physical, occupational and respiratory therapy, genetic counseling and testing, social services consultation and year-round patient care.
To learn more about the MDA/IAFF partnership, visit http://www.iaff.org/mda/.
For more information on the Angel Stadium Fill the Boot please contact MDA Orange County & Inland Empire Chapter at 714.245.0921.
ALS Patients, Families and Organizations Unite in Boston 4♦ALS Awareness
May 5th, 2011, marked the 3rd consecutive year that the Boston Red Sox have participated in the league-wide 4♦ALS Awareness Campaign. This year's events continued its focus on involving people living with ALS in all aspects of the pre-game ceremony. ALS TDI was pleased to be joined by representatives from the MDA and the ALSA Mass Chapter and other advocates and folks touched by ALS (pictured above).
In addition, the Boston Red Sox recognized ALS TDI scientist Ken Thompson (pictured here with his family). Thompson was childhood friends with ALS TDI inspiration, ALS patient Stephen Heywood, and has been part of the research and development team at ALS TDI for more than 10 years. He is primarily responsible for determining how to delivery drugs into an ALS model to check for their potential as treatments for Lou Gehrig's disease.
Many patients and families participated in the pre-game ceremony, including throwing out the ceremonial first pitch, saying "play-ball" and singing the national anthem. However, one patient, Frank Provost of Hinesburg, VT, missed the pre-game ceremony because of the unexpected heavy traffic clogging the area around Fenway Park. "There aren't many options to speed things up when you have ALS. You have to move at the pace of the disease. That means parking a van, unloading a wheelchair, getting into the chair, getting to the gate, navigating through crowds, finding an elevator, etc, etc. Frank did it all with the biggest smile a person could have," recalls Alicia Grossi, the Northeast Regional Director of ALS TDI, who waited outside the park for the Provost family.
Despite it all, the Provosts were determined to make it to the game, as this was Frank and his wife Karen's first trip together with their four children (pictured) to Fenway Park. Commenting after their long trip back home, Frank says, "The game went past 2:30am because of the rain delay and the entire family enjoyed every extra minute we got at Fenway Park. We are so grateful to the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball for making this family first possible."
Click here to learn more about the Provost Family
Click here to learn more about Ken Thompson
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Tracking the 4ALS Awareness Campaign from Coast to Coast in 2011 via this Blog and Facebook
More than 70 years ago, Lou Gehrig took to the field in New York to say goodbye to baseball. He was forced out of the game by ALS – a progressive neurodegernative disorder for which there is no known cure. Today, this is still the case, and there are more than half a million people battling this same disease. But there is reason to hope; thanks to a greater understanding of this disease, greater awareness and an increased effort to develop effective treatments for patients today. This year is the third year of the league-wide 4ALS Awareness campaign, created in partnership with MLB and several leading ALS organizations, to continue the fight against the disease that felled the "Iron Horse" all those decades ago.
Since 2009, the entire league has come together to help increase the world's understanding of ALS and to highlight the work being done in labs across the globe to develop effective treatments for patients today. The ALS Therapy Development Institute is pleased and honored to be part of this campaign and to be leading that fight. During the month of May, we will be kicking off the campaign at the 4ALS Day event at Fenway Park on May 4th; followed by events in nearly every other park throughout the rest of the season. These events will include ceremonies recognizing people currently living with ALS and their families; helping to put a modern face on this disease.
We are also doing something unique during the month of May. Each day this month, we will be posting a picture taken in our research institution. These pictures will be of real researchers doing real experiments on real drugs designed to combat ALS. These pictures will be posted daily on Facebook and Twitter. Click to follow and leave comments for the team working everyday at ALS TDI on behalf of patients today. We will also be posting recaps, pictures and video from each of the 4ALS Days here on the blog at MLB.com/4ALS.
While there is no known cure for ALS today, we are closer than ever before. This is in part thanks to the work we have been able to do because of the support we receive from MLB, all of the clubs in the league, and, of course, fans of baseball everywhere which share our vision of a world without ALS.
Click here to view an update on ALS research
Click here to learn more about ALS clinical trials
Click here to donate to the fight to end ALS
Robert Goldstein (firstname.lastname@example.com) ALS Therapy Development Institute
As Director of Therapeutics Investigation at ALS TDI with extensive
credentials in academics and industry, part of my job is to be aware of what is
happening around the world in working towards understanding this devastating
disease – why it initiates and progresses and what are the prospects for drugs
that will slow and stop the loss. Researchers in our labs and around the
world are making real progress towards this immediate goal.
This progress brings biologists and other researchers like me to
recognize that I and others working in this field have come full circle to
nearly realizing the dreams that motivated us to become researchers in the
first place: the drive to make a difference and to touch lives with new
therapies. To get an idea of what we at ALS TDI are excited about, check
out what Steve Perrin, who leads our
research institute, has to say on our program's progress and, in particular, on
a potential therapeutic that we are particularly bullish on (click here to
watch this video).
I have two messages for all the PALS and CALS and family and friends:
first, Hold Fast, the drugs are out there, somewhere on a bench or in an
animal study that are going to make a difference. Our lab alone has
some 40 unique projects in evaluation and we have a very ambitious program
aimed at understanding the disease and to derive biomarkers that can enable
better and faster clinical evaluation of prospective drugs. And finally: Get
Involved – we and other organizations welcome new partners as we change
forever the prospects and prognosis associated with this long neglected, unmet
medical need. If you are able, consider making a donation in support of ALS
Thank you,
John McCarty, Ph.D.
Director Therapeutic Investigations – ALS TDI
LEARN MORE ABOUT RESEARCH AT – http://www.als.net
P.S. If you or someone you know has a question about Lou Gehrig's
disease please post a comment below on this blog or take advantage of the
world's largest online discussion board by posting your question on the ALS
Forum (click
here). With most members ALS Patients and Caregivers, the ALS Forum is a
unique place where you can ask questions and get answers from people that know
what ALS means for patients and family. Also, you can learn more about
ALS Research during our monthly webinars: times and dates of those online
discussions and presentations are available by clicking
Hello, my name is Noah benShea, and I am the National Laureate for
The ALS Association. I am honored to be involved in this historic effort to bring
greater awareness to Lou Gehrig's Disease and the need to fund critical
research to bring new therapies and hopefully a cure to those with ALS. Like
any other kid who grew up around baseball, I never dreamt my life would
be entwined with the life of Lou Gehrig. But then, if ALS teaches us anything,
it is that life is not a dream.
This doesn't mean we don't say anything until we are past anger,
denial or the like, but it does mean we are being straight with ourselves about
what we're feeling facing this monster.
ALS Community and Baseball Fans Unite 4ALS Awareness! Live ALS Reaeach Update to be Webcast on July 16th
Hello there again baseball fans,
During a live webcast this July 16th at 6:30PM, ALS TDI will
provide the latest information on
ALS TDI's research from the first half of 2009, introduce the new online Drug
Development Pipeline interface and preview planned studies and experimental
approach for the second half of the year.
Dr. John McCarty will join me
in answering your questions and in providing the latest information
on progress being made at ALS TDI. Dr. McCarty will also have a special report
on impressions from reports and presentations made during the International
Society for Stem Cell Research Conference taking place in Barcelona, Spain
this month. This event is offered free of charge and registration takes only a
moment via this link: http://www.als.net/ResearchUpdateCall
Steven Perrin, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific Officer
ALS Therapy Development Institute
Click Here to Donate to ALS TDI: (www.als.net/mlb4als)
Gene mutations linked to ALS open up new avenues for research.
This is an exciting time for researchers in the ALS field
and I wanted to share with you some encouraging developments in our scientific
progress as we commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's
farewell speech.
Focus on ALS on July 4 and Always
Nineteen years ago I was exposed to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. I am excited beyond belief that on July 4, 2009, Major League Baseball will finally honor a man who gave so much, all really, of himself to the game and its fans.
I remember the day I met Dick Bergeron like it was yesterday. I was with the Philadelphia Phillies at the time, and we had a meeting one day with a representative from The ALS Association to coordinate the annual Phillies Festival. I was in awe of the courage that Dick showed in the face of his disease, and so my wife Shonda and I found something to commit ourselves to: the ALS cause.
Everything happens for a reason, the Lord does work in mysterious ways. I had always been bothered by the fact that ALS was not even on Major League Baseball's radar as something to work to fight or raise awareness. Little had been done in the past. But it appears to me now that that is perfectly ok and is the best possible thing that could have happened.
How is that possible you might ask?
Major League Baseball is sitting in front of more people, being seen, heard and watched by more pairs of eyes than at any time in its history. On July 4th of this year more people will receive an introduction to ALS, what it is, what it does and what it means, than on any day in the history of mankind.
For that we have Commissioner Bud Selig to thank. His eagerness to participate in the 70th anniversary of one of the five most famous speeches of all time is something people with ALS will be forever grateful.
MLB has the power to change the world when focused and delivering the right message, and I am proud to see that message being presented to the world this year.
People will learn of a man who truly was one of the few athletes in our lifetimes warranting the label Hero, Courageous and Warrior. He battled this fatal illness for at least a full year while continuing to play baseball. If that doesn't resonate with you, I beg you to at least understand what ALS does to the human body, and mind. If you do that much you will grasp some semblance of understanding of why this man should and will be celebrated.
But most important, Lou's legacy will live on in all of you who see it in your hearts to contribute to the research that we need to find a cure for this horrific disease and to make the lives of people with ALS just a little bit better until we find that cure.
God Bless
Curt Schilling
Read more of Curt Schilling's blog at www.38pitches.com and Donate Now to The ALS Association


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May 30, 2018North Korea
Successful denuclearization will hinge on rigorous on-the-ground inspections and closing the gap between North Korea and the United States on what areas any agreement should cover.
June 13, 2017Puerto Rico
The recent vote may not advance Puerto Rican statehood, but it may focus attention on its heavy debts and exposure to upcoming U.S. health-care and budget measures.
May 15, 2017Defense and Security
The dismissal of FBI Director James Comey raises concerns about the government's ability to investigate Russian meddling in U.S. elections, and the broader national security role of the agency.
May 10, 2017Russia
The dismissal of FBI Director James Comey raises concerns about the government's ability to investigate Russian meddling in U.S. elections, and the broader national security role of the agency, says …
May 10, 2017France
Political newcomer Emmanuel Macron won a decisive victory in France's presidential elections, but the new president will face major challenges to forming a governing coalition.
March 10, 2017Netherlands
The rise of populist Geert Wilders in the Netherlands is showcasing the pressing need for European Union reform, says expert Pieter Cleppe.
December 6, 2016Italy
The defeat of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's constitutional reforms is another sign that voter anger over poor economic performance is driving anti-establishment politics across Europe, says C…
December 1, 2016Italy
Italy's vote on constitutional reforms, which may determine whether the country can escape its economic doldrums and rescue its ailing banking system, could have consequences for all of Europe, says …
July 12, 2016Philippines
A UN tribunal's ruling upholds the need for a rules-based order that counters China's efforts to turn the South China Sea region into a sphere of influence, says expert Andrew Erickson.
June 29, 2016United Kingdom
The United Kingdom's vote to leave the EU demonstrates that rising populism in Europe and the United States are both driven by voters who feel alienated from the benefits of globalization, says CFR's…


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Remember a few weeks ago when I told you about Lexy, the 6-month-old German short-haired pointer who was inside her owner's Land Cruiser when it was stolen? Well, I'm here to report a happy ending to that story.
Lexy has been found safe and returned to her owner, Jason Tharp of South Carolina, who originally posted the saga of how she was taken inside his 1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser on the Pirate 4x4 forums. Everyone on the forum was pretty outraged by what happened, and the story quickly spread through social media local news, and of course, here on Jalopnik.
Perhaps because of the story's notoriety, someone phoned in a tip to police, which led to the the recovery of both the Land Cruiser and the pooch, according to the Travelers Rest Tribune. Few details about what happened have surfaced, but several people have been charged.
"There are 6 or more people in jail," Tharp told me in an email. "It has turned into a large investigation, because of the heat that the www has brought on."
Tharp said that Lexy was inside the truck for a few days until one of these individuals had their mother look after her. When they were arrested, Lexy was delivered to police, Tharp said.
As the newspaper notes, Tharp is to be commended for his determination. He posted the story on the forums, shared it with local news outlets, and advertised a reward on billboards and on TV.
"When I said I will find Lexy, I really meant it," he said.
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In 2012 I delivered 16,202 photos to clients, traveled to new places (a best of travel 2012 post to follow) and met a ton of fabulous people. Below is the tightest collection I could manage from a wedding season full of hundreds of amazing moments (for your sake, not all featured here.)
Thank you to everyone for making this possible, and here's to 2013!


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"AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" - (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
"The Girl Who Impresses Pedro" (Content Rating TBD)
EFREN RAMIREZ ("NAPOLEON DYNAMITE") and TIA MOWRY ("THE GAME") GUEST STAR - The models get a crash course in character acting from actress Tia Mowry, then are immediately thrown into an acting challenge with Efren Ramirez, the famous Pedro from "Napoleon Dynamite.". The best actor and her friend get an unexpected visit, causing one model to have an emotional breakdown. Excitement rises when Top Models of the past show up for a photo shoot that highlights the most scandalous moments of the series. Ppecial guests include Kim Stolz (Cycle 5), Shannon Stewart (Cycle 1) Rebecca Epley (Cycle 5), Michelle Deighton (Cycle 4), Bre Scullark (Cycle 5), Joanie Dodd (Cycle 6), Michelle Babin (Cycle 7), Amanda Babin (Cycle 7), photographer and guest judge Matthew Jordan Smith (#808).


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(November 17, 2020)
Registration for our Fall 2020 session is now closed and we are looking ahead to Winter 2021. As of now, Curtain Call is planning for both in-person and online classes, and our winter session is tentaively scheduled to begin the week of January 25, 2021. Details and registration will be available the first week of December.
In-person classes would take place on limited days of the week (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) in accordance with a strict cleaning and sanitizing schedule and the safety and health guidelines listed below. Online classes will take place Mondays and Tuesdays.
Curtain Call, Inc. Safety Protocols (Related to COVID-19)
Employees and students who feel sick or have been exposed to anyone feeling sick need to STAY HOME.
Teachers and students who have traveled to (or been in contact with anyone who has traveled to) states experiencing high rates of coronavirus, should quarantine for two weeks before returning to class.
Temperature screenings will take place for all staff and students entering our buildings. Any student or staff member with a temperature above 100.4 degrees will be sent home.
Curtain Call staff, students and parents, guardians or sitters dropping off or picking up students, must wear a mask while inside the Curtain Call buildings.
Students and parents, guardians, sitters dropping off students need to wait outside the theatre complex until five minutes prior to the start of class. No student will be permitted inside the theatre buildings until five minutes prior to the start time. Parents, guardians and sitters may drop off students at the front door of the theatre buildings but will not be permitted inside any of the buildings or into the classrooms. (For young students who may be shy, apprehensive or nervous about attending class for the first time, we recommend a thorough conversation take place about the class ahead of time. Please contact our Education Director with any questions or to discuss class expectations with students in further detail if needed.)
Parents, guardians and sitters will not be permitted to wait inside the lobbies or any of the theatre buildings during class times.
Students will be escorted from the lobby to our classroom spaces at drop-off. They will also be escorted back from their classroom for dismissal. Parents, guardians and sitters must be on time for dismissal. If there are any emergencies that arise preventing you from reaching the theatre on time for dismissal, please contact our Education Director directly at firstname.lastname@example.com or 203-329-8207.
Classes will have access to the outdoor stage on the property during daylight hours and if weather permits.
Our classes have been scheduled fifteen minutes apart to avoid any overlap between student arrivals and dismissals.
Class sizes will be limited to no more than eight students.
Hand sanitizing stations can be found in the entrance area of each of our theatre buildings and in all classroom spaces.
Each class space will be marked out with social distancing squares. Acting and dance students will be spaced six feet apart. Vocal students will be spaced fifteen feet apart.
All students should bring their own water bottles to class. Curtain Call, Inc. will not provide water for students and our water fountains will be off limits.
No snacks will be allowed during class time. Children who need to eat something before class should do so prior to entering the theatre buildings.
Dance students are asked to arrive dressed and ready for class. No changing will be allowed inside the theatre facilities (except for dance shoes).
Bathroom breaks will not be scheduled. Any student who must use our restrooms for emergency purposes may notify the teacher and restrooms should be occupied by one student at a time. Restrooms are available within or very nearby our classroom spaces, not just in the theatre lobbies.
Classroom spaces, restrooms and common areas will be sanitized regularly, but we still recommend that students and staff continue to wash their hands before and after class and make use of our hand sanitizing stations.
Should local health conditions change, or government shutdowns be put in place, we will continue our educational programs virtually.
For questions, you may contact our Education Director, Brian Bianco at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Events in September 2020
- There are no events scheduled during this period.
For more information or questions, please email brian@ curtaincallinc.com.


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Obama Camp Focuses Attacks on GOP's 'Presumed Nominee'
Obama Camp Focuses Attacks on GOP's 'Presumed Nominee'
Top Democrats in President Barack Obama's administration appear to be focusing their attacks on Mitt Romney amid perceptions that the former Massachusetts governor is most likely to be the GOP nominee.
Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lambasted Romney Sunday.
"I think Gov. Romney's a little out of touch," Biden said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation." "I can't remember a presidential candidate in the recent past who seems not to understand, by what he says, what ordinary middle-class people are thinking about and are concerned about."
Some believe that front-runner Romney's main rival, Rick Santorum, might have to retreat if he is unable to win in Wisconsin, one of three states to host Republican primaries Tuesday. Santorum was reportedly planning to leave Wisconsin the day before the primary, which was interpreted as a sign of his withdrawal.
"I think the chances are overwhelming that [Romney] will be our nominee," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. "It seems to me we're in the final phases of wrapping up this nomination." The former Pennsylvania senator has won 27 percent of the delegates at stake, while Romney has won 54 percent of the delegates.
However, Santorum dismissed the notion that his chances are grim. He compared his run with the Saturday night's basketball game between Kansas and Ohio. Kansas was trailing by more than 10 points in the first half, but still managed to win in the second half. "Look, this race isn't even at halftime yet," Santorum said on "Fox News Sunday."
Meanwhile, Biden defended Obama on last week's conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Seoul, South Korea, in which Obama said he would have "more flexibility" on the contentious issue of missile defense after the Nov. 6 general election, without realizing it was being caught by a microphone. Obama was "stating the obvious," Biden said.
Romney had called it "alarming," asking what else Obama would be flexible on if he happened to get re-elected and saying Russia was "our No. 1 geopolitical foe."
"Speaking of flexible, Gov. Romney's a pretty flexible guy on his positions," Biden said, alluding to allegations of "flip-flopping" against Romney. "He acts like he thinks the Cold War is still on, Russia is still our major adversary. I don't know where he has been … He just seems to be uninformed or stuck in a Cold War mentality. It exposes how little the governor knows about foreign policy."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also attacked Romney. She said Romney's comment was "dated." "I think it's somewhat dated to be looking backwards instead of being realistic about where we agree, where we don't agree," she told CNN Sunday.
Romney's campaign hit back. "Vice-President Biden appears to have forgotten the Russian government's opposition to crippling sanctions on Iran, its obstructionism on Syria and its own backsliding into authoritarianism," Lanhee Chen, Romney's policy director, said in a statement.


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Roll20 for iPad and Android
From Roll20 Wiki
Roll20 for iPad and Roll20 for Android are free-to-use mobile tablet applications focused on player-specific portions of Roll20. The simplest summary of what these applications are aimed to do would be "things you hold in your hand" at an in-person gaming table. That includes: digital dice, character sheets, handouts, and rules (compendium). To tie these features together, there is also access to Roll20's text chat features. Not included in the applications are tokens, maps, voice chat, video chat, and other tabletop functionality. Roll20 for iPad and Roll20 for Android are usable both at a physical table and with the Roll20 virtual tabletop.
Roll20 for Android is compatible with Android tablets with Version 4.4 or later. Roll20 for iPad is compatible with iOS 6.0 or later.
Obtaining the Application
Roll20 for Android is available on the Google Play Store. Roll20 for iPad is available on the Apple App Store.
Logging In and Joining a Game
When starting in Roll20 for Android or Roll20 for iPad, you will be prompted to create a new account, or login to an existing one. Please note that currently you will need to use Roll20 Virtual Tabletop to start a campaign, add new characters, and other creation elements.
Joining a Game
After logging in, you will see the "Choose Campaigns" screen which shows campaigns you are already a part of that you are able to join. If you are playing in-person, you may want to join a game that you haven't previously been a part of, which can most easily be done via QR code. The Game Master of the session will need to go to the My_Settings tab of the web version of a Roll20 campaign-- there they can click a button to launch a pop-up window with a unique QR code. Players of the game can then click "Join Game" from the campaign screen, and select to scan for such a code.
Additionally this "Choose Campaign" screen allows you to logout of your Roll20 account.
In-App Elements
Roll20 for iPad and Roll20 for Android take advantage of the Roll20 Compendium, Journal entries, Text Chat, Dice Rolling (including 3D Dice), and Character Sheets. The Settings tab of Roll20 for Android and Roll20 for iPad allows you to "Change Campaign", and also toggle 3D Dice and Chat Avatars.


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Toyo Ink America, LLC, a member of the Toyo Ink Group, recently launched to the U.S. market REXTA, a solvent-based flexographic lamination ink for high-pressure, high heat boil and retort applications. The REXTA laminating ink system is designed to meet the evolving demands of the packaging market for higher performance materials, processing efficiency for high-end flexo applications and consumer safety.
While the gravure process still dominates the retort market, the latest high-performance ink system from Toyo Ink solves the complexities of film lamination printing for retort applications on flexo presses. Leveraging its advanced resin synthesis technology, Toyo Ink labs in Japan developed an ink binder resin that offers higher heat resistance and adhesion versus other standard ink resins. This unique chemistry base enables it to withstand the rigors of the retort process and further optimize performance properties required by high-end flexible package printing, i.e. high graphic quality, temperature resistance and bond strength.
REXTA offers an economical solution to package printers who are looking to expand into the high-end flexible packaging or for small-lot runs.
"With print runs getting shorter and shorter, packaging converters are under pressure to maintain quality standards with greater speed and flexibility," said John Copeland, president of Toyo Ink America. "The latest REXTA retort lamination solution from Toyo Ink addresses these challenges. It not only offers a cost-effective alternative to gravure, but also gives our customers a chance to expand into the growing flexible packaging field and diversify their package design solutions to their end-customers."
REXTA also incorporates food safety and resource conservation considerations into its design.
"We see more metal cans and glass jars being replaced by lighter weight or new high-barrier plastics and believe this trend will continue," Copeland added. "Moreover, REXTA inks are also Swiss Ordinance-compliant and formulated to meet strict industry or legislative guidelines."
In addition to the REXTA retort lamination ink series, Toyo Ink America has newly introduced RIVET, a solvent-based flexo lamination ink formulated for general-purpose packaging applications. RIVET exhibits excellent print quality, multiple film versatility and high performance properties. RIVET is designed for excellent bond values and superior solvent release. It provides superior adhesion with water, solvent and especially solvent-less adhesives.
"We're extremely excited by the possibilities REXTA and RIVET bring to our customers," said Copeland. "Toyo Ink America now offers a full-range of flexo and gravure systems for surface and lamination printing, from general-purpose to high-end retort applications, targeted at virtually every segment of the flexible packaging market. Moreover, both REXTA and RIVET will soon be manufactured here in the U.S., which will ensure a stable supply and reliable quality on a regional and global level."


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"Experience the unforgettable Fun Family Getaway at Kata Beach, Phuket"
If you're looking for the best family resort vacation in Phuket, there's no place better than Chanalai Flora Resort, where our all-inclusive family vacations offer something for all age groups, including swimming pools, to memorable international gourmet dining choices for every palate.
Take advantage of our two bars serving premium and international brand liquors and refreshing cocktails while kids and teens can enjoy the endless variety of fun activities along with two kids' pools open from 08:00 to 19:00 with an adults' pool in the upper part of the resort.
Hotel services and facilities include free Wi-Fi; a Kids' club; fitness centre; tour and travel service; airport transfer; laundry service; babysitting service; doctor on call; room service; two food outlets along with two pool bars. Flora is just a five-minute stroll to Kata Beach – one of Phuket Island's most prolific strands.
Hide in the greenery surrounding of Kata beautiful valley, the Chanalai Flora Resort
offers 131 guest rooms of 56 Super Deluxe, 44 Deluxe Pool View, 31 Superior Pool View
which are exquisitely decorated in a typical Thai homelike architectural style,
all are facing to Pool and Garden or mountain view, ideal for a single,
couple and family seeking for relax and hideaway. Just one block with
5 minutes walk from Kata beach.
Superior Pool ViewRoom size: 37 Sqm | 1 Double Bed or 2 Single Bed
|Superior Pool View Rooms offering 399 square feet (37 square meter) of stylish, intelligently designed space are the ideal accompaniment to your island getaway. Choose from comfortable king or twin beds and relax in the warm, earthy hues of your tastefully decorated room and stay connected with complimentary Internet access throughout your stay.
Deluxe Pool ViewRoom size: 37 Sqm | 1 Double Bed or 2 Single Bed
|Deluxe Pool View Room at Chanalai Flora Resort offers 399 square feet (37 square meter) of Thai Traditional room with intelligently designed space with a mesmerizing view of the swimming pool along with a huge private balcony. Bedding is either King-sized or twin double beds with interconnecting rooms for a family vacation in Phuket.
Super DeluxeRoom size: 45 Sqm | 1 Double Bed or 2 Single Bed
|Super Deluxe Room at Chanalai Flora Resort offers 485 square feet (45 square meter) of an elegant spacious room, designed in contemporary Thai style. From few rooms, you can enjoy the panoramic view of the resort's landscape along with the mesmerising view of the Andaman Sea. Bedding is either King-sized or twin double beds with interconnecting rooms for a family vacation in Phuket.
Executive Club Sea ViewRoom size: 45Sqm | 1 Double Bed or 2 Single Bed
|Fashioned in a contemporary Thai style, Executive Club rooms occupy the top floors and overlook the Kata Beach. Space, comfort and luxury come together in Chanalai Flora Executive Club Sea View Rooms, offering 485 square feet (45 square meter) of stylish, intelligently designed space with a scenic view of the sea.
Indulge in the very best of eastern and western cuisine at our Chanalai Flora restaurants and bars.
Try out a delicious spread of local and international dishes in a convivial and relaxed atmosphere.
Whether you while away the evening in style at the 114-seat Bussarakam Restaurant or bond with
your children at the fun Pool Bars with their extensive menus, there's something for everyone to enjoy at Chanalai Flora Resort.
Take advantage of our wide-ranging room service from 06:30 to 23:00 daily.
A passion for locally grown fruit and vegetables and farm-fresh meats and seafood is evident in the unique food and beverage offerings throughout Chanalai Flora Resort. Fresh flavours, exotic food combinations, and striking presentation are the trademarks of every appetizer, meal, or signature cocktail and wines enjoyed here.
Chanalai Flora Restaurant offers a casual dining atmosphere in an indoor/outdoor setting. Its menu was created and inspired by Classic Thai Cuisine. Influences from all over the world give it a distinctive personality, that cohesively match the different cultures that visit Phuket and our hotel.
Bussarakam Restaurant
Serving a wide selection of international dishes with quality fresh ingredients sourced locally, Bussarakam has 60 dishes on offer including traditional Thai delicacies, classic salads, starters and mains from the east and west, Italian selections, sandwiches and burgers along with seven dessert choices. Bussarakam also has a 12-label wine list made up mostly of new world labels served by the bottle or glass. Kids are well served here with creative inventions to stimulate their appetites such as Goofy Burgers and kids' pizzas. Bussarakam probably serves up the best fish and chips on the entire island. Scrumptious.
Terrace Restaurant
Watch the world go by in style with a laid-back music soundtrack in downtown Kata from our compact ground-floor Terrace Restaurant and bar. Located adjacent to Chanalai Flora Resort's ornate and traditional Thai entrance, it's the place to be at dinnertime. Al fresco, beneath the stars, or in the breezy open-sided restaurant space you can enjoy nightly all-you-can-eat sweet-and-sour chicken, beef, prawn, squid, and pork barbecue skewers accompanied by fried rice, sautéed potatoes, and bread rolls, along with a good salad selection in this charming family-friendly setting. You can also order from Bussarakam Restaurant's extensive menu, dessert and drinks list at Terrace Restaurant. It also caters for groups of up to 15 people who wish to conduct a meeting.
Pool Bars
Flora Resort offers two Pool Bars at the Paitoon Pool and the Paytai Pool. Served up are a delicious all-day light snacks and a list of unique drinks. And of course kids come first with an extensive menu that offers either fresh milk, Coke, Fanta orange, apple juice, Lemon Lilly with each serving. Food-wise the kids' menu features Goofy beef burgers, chicken nuggets, good old fish and chips as well as Superman spaghetti and more. There's even a fresh pizza oven at the upper Paitoon Pool. Choose from appetizers, soups, salads, rice and noodles, sandwiches, pastas and burgers – all of course complemented by a full drinks list.
In-Room Dining
Available from 6:30am to 11pm, in-room dining at Chanalai Flora Resort offers 60 dish choices along with a beverage list encompassing aperitifs, cocktails, mocktails, juices and hot drinks. Choose from light bites, salads, snacks, soups, Asian and Western 'comfort food' along with tasty and cheeky desserts. Simply dial '5', order, and your food will be on its way.
Swimming Pool
Chanalai Flora Resort, Phuket offers 2 large swimming pools each with their own unique theme so begin your day with a fresh splash or soak your stress away at the end of a busy day with a refreshing dip in our rooftop swimming pool.
Kid's Pool
Here at Chanalai Flora Resort, Phuket we want children to enjoy as much as the adults do, so we have designed a special kid's pool for them to satisfy their craving for excitement and social contact with other vacationing kids.
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Chanalai Flora Resort is located on the Southwest coast of Phuket Island in beautiful Kata Beach,
less than an hour from Phuket International Airport - and a world away from care.
Flora enjoys a quiet location yet is within minutes of top-class fine-dining restaurants, lively bars, wide-ranging shopping opportunities,
Thai massage parlours and – of course – world-famous Kata Beach – one of Phuket Island's most popular palm-fringed white-sand strands.
Kata is known as being extremely family friendly with a great range of reasonably priced restaurants that welcome family units in a way that only
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This week, Google fights on Amazon's turf, the collateral damage behind NSA target searches, the TSA's new rule for electronic gadgets, we think we know what the iPhone 6's screen looks like, and more…
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A YOUNG Helensburgh man who went straight from school into the Royal Air Force in the Second World War shot down and destroyed four aircraft before he himself lost his life while on a mission.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Henderson, DFC, known to family and friends as Rob, was the second son of Thomas B.Henderson, of Dungoyne, 1 Upper Colquhoun Street, and his wife Ethel, and was educated at the prestigious Rugby School.
Soon after his pilot training was complete he was shot down over North Africa on February 2 1942 while flying a 274 Squadron Hurricane by the Luftwaffe ace Hans Joachim Marseille, who was flying a Messerchmit BF109.
His aircraft crashed south of Tobruk, but he escaped serious injury.
His log book records that he thought he had been hit by defence flak and so was not aware that he and three other pilots had all been shot down by Marseille.
His nephew, also Rob, said: "It was a lucky escape — my uncle came down in a mine field on the outskirts of Tobruk with only small fragments of flak in his left ankle. Six days later he was flying another sortie over the front line."
Marseille lost his life six months later through mechanical failure on the new plane he was flying.
Three months later Rob was appointed Temporary Flight Sergeant, and quickly became a Pilot Officer. In November 1942 he was promoted to Flying Officer, serving in 92 Squadron — the famous East India Squadron.
The squadron was based in Egypt, flying Spitfires to support the Allies on the ground. They provided air cover at the Battle of El Alamein and on April 18 1943, eleven Spitfires from the squadron flew top cover at the Palm Sunday Massacre during which approximately 75 axis aircraft were disabled or destroyed.
Following the Allied victory in North Africa, the squadron moved to Malta in June 1943 and went on to provide air cover for the 8th Army during the campaigns in Sicily and Italy, arriving on Italian soil on September 14 1943.
They then followed the armies up the Italian coast as part of No.244 Wing and No.211 (Offensive Fighter) Group.
By April 7 1944, when Robert was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he had flown 118 sorties and 150 operational hours as pilot.
The citation read: "This officer has proved to be an excellent pilot whose fine fighting spirit, courage and devotion to duty have always been marked, whatever the opposition he has encountered.
"A gallant leader, Flying Officer Henderson has destroyed at least four enemy aircraft and damaged others."
A month later he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant and transferred to 241 Squadron, which was based at Bellaria, near Rimini, and whose mission was ground attack and tactical reconnaissance in North Africa and Italy.
He shot down and destroyed his first aircraft on July 17 1942, and his second on November 30 1943. On January 8 1944 he shot down and destroyed an ME410 at 28,000 feet near Castiglione while flying a routine reconnaissance flight from Perugia along Italy's east coast.
An account of this incident was published soon after in the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times. It recorded . . .
"The capture of a Luftwaffe pilot by Eighth Army troops in a forward area confirmed the destruction of a German reconnaissance aircraft, a two-engined M.E.410, which was only claimed as damaged by the Scottish Spitfire pilot. The German pilot was found wandering in the hills.
"The successful Spitfire pilot was Flying Officer Robert Henderson, who said he intercepted the M.E. 410 at a great height just inside our lines. He closed in, but, because of a dense vapour trail, could only see the rudder of the enemy aircraft.
"Fire astern must have put the enemy rear-gunner out of action, and then the German aircraft started losing height rapidly. It was last seen almost a deck-level among the hills. Henderson was credited only with a 'damaged'.
"His success brings the famous East India Squadron's score to 296 and a half. All the pilots are desperately keen to bring the total to the third-century mark."
However it has since emerged that it was the rear gunner who was captured, not the pilot.
On February 2 he shot down and destroyed a fourth aircraft over Anzio.
The East India Squadron claimed the highest number of victories scored, 317, in the RAF during the war.
Rob lost his life on January 29 1945 at the age of just 22. The family have two accounts of what happened, from his commanding officer Squadron Leader Alan Radcliffe, and a fellow pilot, Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Sissons.
The burgh man was returning from a long range strafe in the north of Italy and when only 15 minutes from his base at Bellaria he ran into extremely bad weather.
He was flying no.2 to the formation leader, but when the main formation broke cloud over the Adriatic Sea about 10 miles from their base he was not with them.
On another wireless wavelength he had reported to Control that his instruments had frozen and he was about to bale out.
However, he appears to have hit the sea in his aircraft before he was able to bale out, as the plane was by then out of control at a very low altitude.
Air Sea Rescue and other aircraft from the squadron searched a wide area around the place where he was known to have crashed until last light, but no trace could be found of him or his aircraft.
He was reported missing, presumed killed in action and lost at sea. In all he had destroyed four enemy aircraft, with a further two probables and five damaged.
His name is recorded on the Hermitage Park War Memorial and the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial at Floriana, Malta, for those who lost their lives in the Mediterranean in World War Two, which was unveiled by the Queen on May 3 1954. It is also recorded in the Memorial Chapel at Rugby School.
Nephew Rob said that pilot Rob's parents moved from Glasgow to Helensburgh some time after July 9 1921 when their first son, nephew Rob's father Tommy, was born.
They lived at Dungoyne from 1922 to 1946, when they moved to the nearby Belmar in West Lennox Drive. In 1958 they moved to High Laggary at the top of Station Road, Rhu, where they remained until both died in 1964.
They had four other children, John, Mike, Joan and David, of whom only David, the youngest, survives today.
Tommy and his wife set up home at West Gable in Rowallan Street when they married in 1952, and lived there until 1964 when they moved to High Laggary. It remained their family home until 1996 when Rob's mother died.
Nephew Rob, who lives in Ashampstead, Berkshire, said: "I have Rob's Pilot's Flying Log Book, which covers the period from July 15 1941 when he started operational flying duties, up until May 11 1942.
"I also have an album of personal photographs which he took while he was in North Africa during that period. One of my cousins has given me his DFC medal and his personal diaries from 1943 and 1944. I have also obtained a copy of his official war service record from the RAF archives.
"We are planning to bring all the material together in one place, and I have offered to act as family archivist."
- Rob says that the picture at the top appears to be an official RAF portrait taken in Cairo, probably in late 1942 and perhaps to mark his promotion to Flying Officer on November 1 1942. The photo is stamped on the back 'Jean Weinberg, Cairo'. Weinberg was, according to his Wikipedia profile, a "renowned Romanian Jewish photographer" with a colourful history as a professional photographer.