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Lock Haven Hospital
Lock Haven, Pa.
Our homemade soups are always a big hit for patients and the cafeteria, so we thought, what better way to comfort and nourish our patients after discharge than to send them home with homemade chicken noodle soup. A quart of the soup is provided in a nice gift bag with reheating instructions to patients discharged from our Medical Surgical and Intensive Care units.


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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Like I've said before, the Corvette Z06's natural habitat is on the track. Its history as a hard-edged racer that happens to have two (admittedly low quality-) leather-lined seats is proven. But don't tell Jeremy Clarkson that.
While this video is fairly recent for the Sunday Matinee, it provides a good base for what we can compare the new car to. Clarkson actually seemed to like it, which is unusual for an American car, at least until he went off a closed course. A fair point, maybe, but you're not exactly citing the Lotus Exige for its cushy ride.
Nevertheless, I'm still amazed he thought a lowly 'Vette could stack up to a contemporary Ferrari.

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Was out dealing with some errands in the wet and murk first thing this morning, which happened to be pre-Christmas wheelie bin day in our part of town. Stood next to a bin I passed was a discarded but intact APA. Suffice to say it is I rather one of our bin men who will now be building an APA module!
Before I start very grateful if a more experienced APA-ist could please remind me of the conventions regarding the positioning and dimensions of the mouseholes (for UK Gn15 use).
Many thanks in advance, and Season's Greetings to all.


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Bad Girls Club: Flo's New York Side Comes Out & Goes Off On All The Females After They Play Her! (This Show Got Major Drama)
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Perhaps one of the more surprising aspects of Pinterest is that, until today, it has never allowed its users to keep their activity secret. So whether users were saving pictures of kitchen cabinets or wedding dresses or surprise birthday party themes, they were sharing them with the world.
That lack of privacy doesn't seem to have hurt the popular site, but private pinning was one of users' most-requested features.
Starting today, Pinterest is gradually, and in a very controlled way, allowing users to create their own secret boards for themselves and chosen collaborators.
The company pinned the announcement on the holiday season, saying in a blog post by software engineer Evrhet Milam, "The holidays are a time for being with family, sharing great meals, and, of course, surprising your favorite people with a special gift."
Each user gets only three secret boards, and existing boards can't be made secret.


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The 50-watt X1 AC Plus will charge all your batteries at rates from 0.1 to 6 amps, using either 11-18V DC or 100-240V AC power sources. Designed to charge NiMH, NiCd, LiPo, LiFe, Li-Ion and Lead-based batteries, the X1 AC Plus is the perfect charging solution for your RC hobby. Drivers and pilots alike will appreciate its price and relish in its dependability.
Optimized Operating Software The X1 "auto" function sets the charge and discharge current for you automatically, preventing overcharging which can damage your battery. In the event of an error, the X1 instantly disconnects the circuit and sounds an alarm once. This feature can be set by the user and controlled through the two-way link for Maximum safety and minimizes these type of problems.
Internal Independent Lithium Battery Balancer The X1 features a built-in a cell voltage balancer so you don�t need to fuss with external balancers while charging.
Balancing Individual Cells Battery Discharging The X1 also monitors and balances each cell in the pack individually while discharging. If the voltage of any single cell is abnormal, the X1 will display an error message and the process will end automatically.
Adaptable To Various Types Of Lithium Batteries The X1 will charge and discharge a variety of Lithium batteries, such as Li-ion, LiPo and the new LiFe series of batteries.
Fast and Storage Mode Of Lithium Batteries The X1 features two styles of charging. "Fast" charge reduces the charge duration while "Store" controls the final voltage of your battery, to optimize your packs for long term storage and Maximum lifespan.
Maximum Safety Our delta-peak voltage detection program ends the charge cycle whenever a battery's voltage exceeds the set threshold.
Automatic Charging Current Limit Charging current can set by the user when charging NiCd or NiMH batteries. The 'AUTO' charging mode, however, is recommended when charging NiMH batteries with low impedance and capacity.
Capacity and Temperature Limits The charge process will terminate if either the charging capacity or battery temperature exceeds the limit set by the user. Temperature function requires an optional temperature probe, which is not included with the X1.
Processing Time Limit Protect your battery by setting a Maximum time limit for charging and discharging.
Input Power Monitoring The X1's input voltage is monitored to protect the battery from becoming damaged. The process ends automatically if it drops below the limit.
Data Store/Load A Maximum of five setting profiles can be stored for your convenience. The X1 will store the data pertaining to a program's settings and you can call up data at anytime.
Cyclic Charging/Discharging A battery can be cycled 1 to 5 times. This process is good for refreshing and balancing your battery."


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- Put your name down! They will hold a table for you.
- Offer to sit at the bar and you have a good chance of eating sooner.
- Nutella French toast
- $15 brunch special includes entree + cocktail
Food: Classic brunch food and drink, with a couple of seasonal specialties (try the apple cider mimosa!). The Nutella French toast is the classic dish and a common favorite - rightfully so. But I have never been disappointed at Penelope with the egg sandwiches, omelets, and sweets.
Atmosphere: While cute and cozy, the interior somehow reminds me of the dining hall at camp. Maybe it is the open space layout of tables in a row, or the wooden flooring, but it adds a little something to the ambiance of the meal. The service can be a bit slow, as the restaurant is constantly packed, but otherwise the atmosphere is pleasant and perfect for brunchtime.
Penelope: 159 Lexington Avenue at 30th street, 212.481.3800
Saturday & Sunday brunch: 8:00AM to 4:00PM


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I've always fancied myself somewhat of a bubble gum aficionado, and fondly remember my childhood when I pestered my mom for some Big League Chew in the grocery store checkout line. I got pretty good blowing the largest bubbles and keeping them from popping all over my face. As I recently reminisced about my bubble gum-blowing days, I noticed some interesting similarities between U.S. bond bubble metrics and those of different bubble gums. Let me explain their shared characteristics.
#1: Gum Flavors/Bond Types
I was never a huge fan of most bubble gum flavors other than basic grape or original, as the other flavors always tasted awful to me or didn't keep their flavor long enough. The same holds true for bonds, as they come in all different types, such as government bonds, municipals, corporates, bank loans, mortgage-backed securities, agencies, etc., and everyone has their favorites.
Yet each of these bond types, while still being bonds, are not created equal. As a true gum fanatic, you don't just buy bubble gum because it's gum. You determine which flavor or chew ability best fits your current needs and desires, and then buy it for those reasons. It's no different when managing your client's portfolio in the current bond market. You need to structure the bond side in a manner that can fulfill the client's goals and needs, based on the current bond environment, which may mean changing the types of bonds your clients prefer to own.
#2 Gum Duration/Bond Maturities
The main reason I've always liked grape and the original flavor of bubble gum is because their flavor actually lasts the longest compared to others. They also have better "chew ability," which improves the ability to blow big bubbles. Bonds are really no different when it comes to their maturities. The longer maturity bonds will most always pay a higher coupon than the intermediate or shorter maturity bonds. Therefore, more coupon is usually the default of what most people look for when allocating the bond side of a portfolio, but that simple approach may not always work.
So you should always assess a client's objectives against the current market situation. In other words, if I only have 30 minutes to chew a piece of gum, I don't want to waste the best flavors or most chewable piece. Bonds are very similar in regard to our current interest rate situation. Why waste long maturity bond money on a bond currently paying lower than average coupons, if there's the possibility that future bond issues will be paying somewhat higher coupons in four to five years?
#3 Gum Bubble/Bond Bubble
As a kid, I spent hours teaching myself how to blow bubbles with my chewing gum. I got pretty good, but sometimes the BIG bubbles would burst all over my face, resulting in a sticky mess.
During the next five to 10 or even 20 years, the forward-looking bond bubble will result in long-term interest rates going up; and when they rise, the prices of all bonds will be discounted. So, much like my bubble gum bubbles, how do you keep that bubble from bursting?
In the current bond market, it's best to stay with shorter to intermediate maturities, as that will help lessen the devaluation, especially if interest rates rise rapidly. That seems simple enough, right? It's not, though, because shorter maturities usually have the lowest coupons/yield, just like those other gum flavors have the shortest period of flavor retention, resulting in less bond yield satisfaction for clients in the short term.
To manage the interest rate issues and/or bond bubble possibilities, we're being forced to chew the least favorite flavors of gum for the current timeframe. This doesn't mean you won't be able to blow bubbles or receive coupons; it just means the coupons/bubbles aren't going to be as big in the short-term. The good news is, however, that short-term strategies won't allow the bubbles to become so big that when they pop, the mess doesn't become this huge bond value loss.
The Bond Bubble, in my view, is the most misunderstood part of managing a portfolio's risk. Why? Possibly because many advisors and most clients seem to think bonds have no risk exposure, ever! Furthermore, many clients have a hard time comprehending that they can actually lose money in these so-called "safe, income-generating" investments (bonds).
That's why I highly recommend that we, as advisors, assess our clients' allocations in bonds, their maturities, fund durations, type of bond "flavors," and look at diversifying the future bond risk exposure as much as possible. Whether we like it or not, the bond bubble is coming. It's just a matter of how big we'll let the bubble become in our clients' portfolios before it bursts.


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Madison Ruppert, Contributing Writer
Activist Post
So much for change. The Obama administration is continuing their efforts to go back on every single campaign promise, and beyond all odds make themselves look even worse than the administration of George W. Bush.
Personally, I didn't think such a thing was possible, but with the extrajudicial killing of Americans, refusal to explain why they think they can engage in such activities (multiple times, no less), the passing the radically un-American National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), and so much more, Obama is doing a great job at proving me wrong.
Now to continue this trend, Barack Obama has instructed the Justice Department to defend the warrantless wiretapping policy first introduced under George W. Bush.
In response, just last week the Department of Justice filed papers with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a decision from an appeals court which allowed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to continue.
This suit challenged the constitutionality of a law passed in 2008 which gave the American government what had previously been an unprecedented amount of power to snoop on American citizens without any semblance of probable cause.
Of course the NDAA, signed into law by Obama, makes this look tame, as now they can just snatch you up in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again, based on nothing more than a suspicion.
The warrantless wiretapping began soon after the attacks on September 11, 2001, a time which allowed for a great deal of draconian, unconstitutional legislation to be pushed through while the American people were still cowering in fear.
At the time, many people were thoroughly frightened of the al Qaeda bogeyman who the government and media quickly blamed the attacks on, although since then things have changed considerably.
Now a great deal of the American public has come to question the official story, although there is far from a consensus on the issue as of yet. I honestly believe that it will be many years before we can approach such a point.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Bush ordered the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept and monitor the telephone calls of Americans without warrants, which were not only required under the Constitution of the United States, but also the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.
FISA, created in response to the Watergate scandal, was supposedly intended to limit domestic surveillance.
FISA created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), a special court intended to review all requests for domestic surveillance.
Between the years of 1978 and 1992 Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush together presented some 7,030 applications to FISC, all of which were approved.
Bill Clinton presented 6,057 in his eight-year tenure, and only two of them were not approved as-is. One was rejected and the other was modified.
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Under George W. Bush, FISC bucked the previous trend somewhat, rejecting six requests and modifying another 179.
Bush was clearly infuriated by the FISC judges' unwillingness to do whatever he wanted, thus leading to his move to completely circumvent FISC by entirely bypassing the law, instead ordering the NSA to conduct the illegal, unconstitutional wiretapping practices in secret.
Once the program was outed in 2005 by the New York Times, the Bush administration attempted to backpedal and get FISC approval.
When his attempts fell short, he instead went to Congress in an attempt to get them to permit the previously prohibited practice of warrantless wiretapping. He did this through passing the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which he signed into law on July 10 of 2008.
Less than an hour after, the ACLU jumped into action and challenged the Act, which is set to expire at the end of 2012.
In March of last year, the appeals court ruled in favor of the ACLU and reinstated their lawsuit which challenged the legality of the FISA Amendments Act.
In the decision, the court rejected the argument put forth by the Obama administration, which claimed that the court should dismiss the case simply because the ACLU's clients could not prove that their communications would be collected under the FISA Amendments Act.
Writing for AllGov, Matt Bewig and David Wallechinsky state this argument "was true largely because the law creates great secrecy around the wiretaps in the first place – a true 'Catch-22.'"
Indeed the American government has become increasingly reliant on pervasive secrecy in order to cover their unconstitutional, illegal and often highly immoral actions.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration has exploited secrecy to an extreme which even George W. Bush couldn't hold a candle to.
I guess that's what America gets for being naïve enough to vote for someone approved by the political establishment promising real change. I see it somewhat like people who are ignorant enough to actually play the slots in Vegas. Sure, they promise large payouts, but if you know what you're up against you'll never be stupid enough to throw away your money when you're aware of the infinitesimal chances of coming out on top.
Hopefully the Obama presidency will serve as proof that you can never, under any circumstances, no matter how charismatic and intelligent they may seem, trust a politician.
If we continue to fall for these political tricks we will only see more abuses of power and exploitation of secrecy, all working towards solidifying the American police state and the Big Brother surveillance grid to the point where it is impossible to resist.
Once the NDAA comes into effect, we very well might already be at that point – as hard as it is to accept such a thing as reality, we might not have a choice.
This article first appeared at EndtheLie.com. Read other contributed articles by Madison Ruppert here.
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Piedmont.Baptist necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 73 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
This is for a new logo for the Piedmont Baptist Association. We are a group of about 80 churches working together towards the same vision...a radically transformed community! People, Families, Workplaces, Government, that is totally changed...for the good!! Our role in this is to help build unity and leadership among our churches to become more focused on what is outside their walls than what is inside.
Piedmont Baptist Association
We are a group of churches that is extremely diverse!! Yet the only way we will make a huge impact on a city is to do it together. So we want a logo/brand that will celebrate the uniqueness of each local church, but at the same time show them all together with a sense of unity (which is the PBA - Piedmont Baptist Association). And when I say "church" I mean the people that make up the church, not the building! We also need to show that this radical transformation is not done by us, but rather through us, by the power of Jesus Christ. We want it to be clear that the PBA is a group of local churches uniting together as one to radically transform our community/city by the power of Christ. So with that said, I could see a mosaic, like a collection of tiles of different graphics such as a cross, globe, other things that reference church or missions or a city as well. Also have scattered around this mosaic are the following phrases thrown in "Complete Unity", "You Sent Me", "You Love Them As You Love Me", "- Jesus" So when it's all said and done I can see this mosaic making up the letters PBA. I like the idea of the downtown skyline of Greensboro, NC (not impressive by the way) being thrown in and we definitely want an edgy feel to it...not 1940's religion stuff. We want it to be modern and have a vibe to it that is catchy. With all that said, if you think that idea stinks, make something based on what you think would look great! I'm open to all ideas.
- I like the colors and feel from this web site http://www.acswebnetworks.com/piedmontbapnc though I am not married to it.
Contemporary/Modern Vibe...edgy but not over the top
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- don't really need Piedmont Baptist Association spelled out - PBA is fine...unless you need to spell it out to make it work.
- I don't want anything that speaks to old religion or anything from the 80's or before.
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There is no shortage of commentators calling for the demise of this market, but here it is hitting intraday highs following a poor Philly Fed number. I will repeat what I've written so often lately: Don't turn bearish until there is price action to support that position. It is a mistake to keep trying to anticipate a top.
Breadth is very strong at better than 3 to 1 positive and there's good action in chips, homebuilders, retail and a number of other groups. There isn't any standout momentum, but Apple (AAPL) is back in the green and buyers are obviously anxious about missing more upside.
Even if you stay bullish, like I am, it isn't that easy to trade this market. The buying is steady but slow and it is not easy to be aggressive with buys. I definitely would like to put more money to work.
I took an initial position in the debut of CVR Refining (CVRR), a stock that pays a substantial dividend, and I'll be looking to add to it. FutureFuel (FF) is a chemical name that I like due to good increase in volume. It needs a few more ticks to trigger my buy point. Denbury Resources (DNR), which I mentioned as a chase, continues to inch up but I'm struggling to find much new. I'll keep looking and try to ignore the increasingly shrill top calls.


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Jimmy Fallon had some foxy performers on "Late Night" Wednesday night.
The host welcomed Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis to the stage to perform their hit "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" with the help of The Roots.
Ylvis, which is made up of brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker, rose to internet super-stardom in September when they released a YouTube video inspiring people worldwide to wonder what sound a fox makes.
In both the original viral video and last night's performance, the two dress up like foxes, sing, and dance along with a variety of other animals like a horse, an elephant and a seal.
Fallon and the Roots even got in on the fun for the performance and donned some fox costumes of their own as they joined the brothers on stage.
Though the pair has been a noted comedy act in Norway since 2000, it was "The Fox" that brought them international attention. So far, "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" has over 100 million views on YouTube.
The brothers will bring their fox suits to Rockefeller Plaza Friday when they perform their hit on "Today."
WATCH: Ylvis Brings "The Fox" to "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
Jimmy Fallon had some foxy performers on "Late Night" Wednesday night.


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With nearly 32 years in the news radio business, Mark Miller was reluctant to leave his post at WBAL Radio. He wasn't sure if he could enjoy another career as much as he did radio.
"When you've had one career and you've done it well, there is a little fear and apprehension of a new challenge," Miller said.
But 17 months after leaving the Baltimore station, Miller believes he has found something more enjoyable.
Instead of being the voice on the radio, Miller is now the voice of the Howard County Department of Communications, serving as the administrator of the Office of Public Information.
"This is being on the other side of issues, and I kind of like that. I find it to be exciting and challenging," said Miller, who began his new job in November.
Miller, 54, said a combination of things led him to leave his position in July 2011 as Director of News and Programming at WBAL.
His mother had recently died, he and his wife adopted a 14-month-old baby girl and he just felt it was the right time for a career change.
"It was a confluence of a lot of personal things going on for me that said if I'm going to have another career this is really the time to do it," he said.
A good opportunity
After leaving WBAL, Miller knew he would go back to work at some point, but wanted to take some time off.
"I think anybody who works more than 30 years for the same company deserves a couple of months to catch their breath and enjoy life for a little bit," he said, laughing.
Miller was introduced to Howard County Executive Ken Ulman through a mutual friend in 2011, and the timing of a job offer to work in Howard County came at a perfect time.
"This seemed like a great time for me to come on board with a guy who, in my mind, is a brilliant leader and a dynamic guy who has a vision for how he can make his county a better place. I can learn from a person like that," Miller said. "It was too good of an opportunity to pass up."
With longtime county government spokesman Kevin Enright leaving, Ulman said he was intrigued by Miller, who had a reputation as a "rock-solid newsman and a consummate professional."
"After talking to him several times and realizing his commitment to new media and his broad skill set, I was more convinced than ever that he would be a valuable member of our team," Ulman said.
Enright, a member of Ulman's staff since 2006, left in November to become the executive director of strategic initiatives with the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Miller's job duties include disseminating news releases to the public and media through the county website and social media, responding to resident's phone calls or emails and accompanying the county executive for news conferences or other community events.
Although his work is still subject to deadlines, Miller said the new job is not as time sensitive and it's not the end of the world if something happens one minute late, unlike radio.
"It's not like you're facing a minute of silence on the air," he said. "It's a different kind of thing, it's a different kind of pressure."
In just a few weeks on the job, Ulman said Miller has fulfilled the potential he saw in him.
"I trust him implicitly to serve as the voice of the county, and the citizens of Howard County are fortunate that he is spending the next stage of his impressive career right here," Ulman said.
Covering history
As a reporter and news director at WBAL, Miller covered several interesting high-profile stories.
As he reflected on his career, the first story he mentions is when the Baltimore Colts snuck out of town and moved to Indianapolis in 1984.
"As a guy and a sports fan, that's a story that you cover where you instantly realize you're covering history," he said.
As exciting as covering the Colts move may have been, Miller also covered tragic events, such as the 1987 Amtrak crash in Chase that killed 16 people. At the time, it was the deadliest Amtrak accident ever.
Miller said the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn., reminded him that it might have been the right time to leave the news business.
"You don't always want to be the conveyor of bad news," Miller said. "It wears you down."
Longtime WBAL reporter John Patti described Miller as very focused, intelligent and a very good lieutenant over the 27 years they worked together.
"He was always someone who knew exactly what had to be done," Patti said.
Now the co-host of WBAL's Maryland's News Now, Patti said Miller's retirement was a huge loss to the station, but he had trained the newsroom staff so well that it continued to run like a "well-oiled machine."
Specifically, Patti said Miller helped to guide and train newsroom staff through the evolution of the Internet and what it has become today.
"Mark had the vision to know that social media was the medium of the future," he said, referring to Facebook and Twitter.
Award-winning career
Miller started at WBAL during his senior year of college at Towson University (Towson State back then). After working for the station during the second semester of his senior year, he started fulltime at WBAL the day after graduation.
A Woodlawn native, Miller said a love of writing led him into the news business. With advice in 1979 that newspapers were being surpassed by television and radio, Miller chose radio.
Under Miller's leadership for 21 years, the WBAL news department garnered 21 National Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Miller is most proud of the three Overall Excellence Edward R. Murrow Awards, which designated WBAL Radio as the nation's best large-market radio news provider.
"It's never just about one person, it's about assembling a team and the team working well together," Miller said of the Murrow awards.
He added, WBAL " is probably one of the 10 to 15 most influential radio stations in the country. To be able to work at that place was great, and what really made it good, besides the ownership, was the people I worked with."
Pieter Bickford, a former WBAL reporter who earned a Murrow award working with Miller, said Miller was a boss who helped build confidence and knew what to look for in a story.
"I learned a heck of a lot from him," said Bickford, the executive producer and assistant news director at WHAG-TV, NBC's Hagerstown affiliate.


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Day 7 Schedule
Every day in the clubhouse, there's a schedule posted listing the work out drills for that day. It is the responsibility of the players to check the schedule and know where they are to be at all times.
The schedule is drafted by coach Rich Dubee and reviewed when Charlie Manuel has his daily 8 a.m. meetings with the instructional staff in camp.
Today was day 7:
8:30 a.m. Catchers meeting (meeting room next to Manuel's office)
9:00 a.m. Base running discussion with Davey Lopes (Schmidt field)
9:30 a.m. Clubhouse cleared of all media
10 a. m. Pitching groups 3-4, bunting drills (Bright House Field cages)
Exercise, all other players (Schmidt/Ashburn)
10:30 a.m. Long toss, position players (Ashburn); pitching groups 1-2 (Schmidt)
10:45 a.m. Defensive work
Catchers (Carlton)
Pitchers (Ashburn/Bright House Field)
Infielders (Schmidt/Roberts)
Outfielders (Schmidt in center field)
11:15 a.m. Break, prep for live batting practice
Pitching groups 3-4 & catchers (7 mounds)
Pitching groups 1-2, bunting drills (Bright House cages)
11:20 a.m. Batting practice against pitchers (Schmidt, Ashburn, Carlton, Roberts)
11:45 a.m. Pitchers conditioning, groups 1-2 (Bright House)
12:05 p.m. Batting practice against staff (four fields)
12:35 p.m. Players, catchers conditioning on respective hitting fields
Thursday: MLB Photo Day starting at 8 a.m.
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Is Javon Moran still under contract with the Phillies? If so, does he have a chance to make the big league roster? He was here at Auburn when I first got here and I worked with the baseball team for about 2.5 months when he still played for us.


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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance or other book of interest. Also available is a complete list of the hundreds of book reviews that have appeared on The Simple Dollar over the years.
The vast majority of retirement books I've read focus on maximizing every dollar to actually arrive at retirement. They don't look at the period of retirement itself.
The relative freedom from time constraints that retirement offers opens the door to a lot of things that would otherwise be impossible, and this is where How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free by Ernie Zelinski comes in. Rather than looking strictly at retirement savings as part of one's plan for retirement, Zelinski looks deeply at the personal choices made in retirement as part of that plan.
It's an interesting and fresh perspective on retirement, and Zelinski's breezy and friendly tone certainly helps push it along.
Thank Heaven for Retirement!
If you do not plan for an active retirement, you're setting yourself up for a difficult and expensive retirement. If you work until late in life under the pretense that you're setting yourself up on easy street due to your big pile of savings, you're going to find that you don't have a lot of years to enjoy it. Instead, a much better path is to live relatively lean, work toward an early retirement, and plan for a retirement life that's active and full of adventure.
Retirement: A Time to Become Much More Than You Have Ever Been
A good retirement doesn't involve sitting around and doing nothing all day. It means applying yourself to something that you've always wanted to apply yourself towards but never felt that you could due to the need to have an income-producing job. If this new activity produces income, great! If it doesn't, it's still filling your hours with lots of contentment and enjoyment of life, and not filling those hours with idleness or expensive activities.
So Many Worlds, So Much to Do!
Zelinski makes a challenging suggestion for anyone who's retired. On the first day of retirement, unplug your television set and unsubscribe from cable. This will force you to be more active, which will improve your health. It will also push you to actually take on the big dreams you have rather than putting them off until tomorrow because there's something good on television.
Take Special Care of Yourself – Because No One Else Will
Some degree of physical activity is an essential part of a healthy retirement. Zelinski recommends a daily walk at a minimum – and preferably more than that. Long walks, bicycle rides, and other activity should be part of your life every single day. This will not only improve your quality of life, but the length of your life as well. If you allow yourself to be sedentary, you'll gain weight and lose the energy you need to live an active and vibrant life. A walk through your neighborhood or through nature is also a free form of entertainment, something that can't be said for many other forms of entertainment.
Learning Is for Life
Much like physical activity keeps your body healthy, mental activity keeps your mind healthy. Zelinski recommends a commitment to lifelong learning in which you strive to learn something significant each day. One way to do this is to take a college course in a topic that's interested you at your local community or public college. As an aside, I had a friend whose grandfather was in college at the same time as him. The grandfather actually wound up being in an assigned project group that I was in and my interactions with him were some of the best experiences of my college years. Going back to college does not mean you'll be out of place.
Your Wealth Is Where Your Friends Are
A good, reliable friend is something invaluable to have, but you can't build friendships by sitting at home alone. Seek out community activities related to things you're interested in, or just get involved with a volunteer activity. Doing these things will essentially force you to meet like-minded people, and there are few better situations from which to build a friendship. A friend is a person who will be there for you when you need them and bring joy into your life when you don't need them as much, and that's an invaluable thing to have.
Travel for Fun, Adventure, and More
Retirement travel can actually be really inexpensive since you're not tied to the traditional idea of the "tourist season." You can travel to locations on your own schedule, not those of school calendars or professional guidelines. You can also travel like a migrant, meaning you can move slowly, scoop up deals as you go, and do things at your own schedule. This makes it easy to travel almost anywhere surprisingly cheap.
Relocate to Where Retirement Living Is Best
In my opinion, Zelinski's best single piece of advice comes in this chapter: move to a college town. A large college offers tons of cultural opportunities, speeches, performances, groups, and countless other things to get involved in, most of them for free. The college town that I once lived in was a vibrant place with a lot of older people involved in the college community. You couldn't go to an event without a lot of older people there, which made it interesting both for me and for them.
Happiness Doesn't Care How You Get There
Don't leave this world with songs unsung that you wished you had time to sing. The last thing you want to have in your final years are regrets of things that you could have easily done. Your retirement years are often the time to do those things. Most of the things that people wished they could have done are things that require time, and time is what you have in spades in retirement. Use it.
Is How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free Worth Reading?
Rather than approaching retirement as merely a savings goal, How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free looks at retirement as a period to capitalize not so much on the money you've saved, but the asset of time.
In other words, saving for retirement isn't about saving money. It's really about saving time. The more you put away for retirement, the more time you give yourself to accomplish all of the things you dream about accomplishing, whether it's writing a novel or learning a musical instrument or camping in every national park.
It's a great perspective and a useful one, and Zelinski writes about it with an irreverent and breezy tone that makes this a fun book to read, too. This one's highly recommended to anyone within ten years or so of their retirement, on either side.
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Everywhere I went the last week, people were talking about California as if we were Ferris Bueller -- the Matthew Broderick movie character from the 1980s who was a cool kid and a bad example.
I was on a trip around the western United States with a dozen scholars and practitioners of direct democracy from around the world.
They wanted to learn how Americans practice initiative and referendum, so that they could borrow from our successes -- and avoid our failures. We met dozens of people, from pollsters to petition circulators to government officials.
U.S. & World
But the trip quickly became all about California -- and the dangers of following how we practice initiative and referendum.
In Oregon, scholars and political activists complained that their state was too often following the California practice of cutting taxes and mandating spending by ballot initiative -- without describing how to pay for it. In Arizona, the complaints were about that state adopting California's habit of fighting and re-fighting divisive social issues on the ballot.
Our visitors also were intent on how not to slip into California-style elections -- big, impersonal media campaigns that are dominated by money and leave no room for authentic public deliberation.
After a week of this, I began to feel a little hurt.
California has become that devil whispering in the ear of democracies, offering a "if it feels good, do it" example that can be hard to resist. Yes, we are still fun and cool and good looking. But only in the manner of Ferris Bueller, who famously gave good kids bad ideas.
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The FF Meta® design is a sans serif, humanist-style typeface that was designed by Erik Spiekermann for the West German Post Office (Deutsche Bundespost). It was subsequently released in 1991 by Spiekermann's company FontFont.
In early 1985, Erik Spiekermann was working for the high-end design company Sedley Place, who had offices in Berlin, Germany. Spiekermann and Sedley Place were responsible for some large scale branding and marketing exercises for well-known, multinational corporations.
The Deutsche Bundespost commissioned Sedley Place to produce a new corporate branding initiative. It called for a typeface that was easy to read in small point sizes and came out well on poor quality paper stock. The design brief included some very precise character set requirements, including that the new typeface not to be confused with one of the many variations of Helvetica. Spiekermann, with the assistance of Michael Bitter, went ahead and set about designing this new typeface. After the original design work was completed in Berlin. Gerry Barney and Mike Pratley of Sedley Place in London completed the design, producing full alphabets based on the design specifications of Spiekermann and Bitter.
Part of the original commission was to produce a typeface that could be printed almost anywhere without incurring significant extra typesetting and printing costs. With the Deutsche Bundespost being one of the largest companies in Europe, employing a staggering 500,000+ employees, this was important, as much of their printing was done by small print shops situated all over Germany. Deutsche Bundespost did not want to place financial burden on their printers. Fortunately, the Deutsche Bundespost were paying for the design of this typeface and were able distribute the font very affordably to its users.
The outcome of all this design work was a 3-weight font family available in Regular, Regular Italic and Bold. Despite the fact that the Deutsche Bundespost had spent considerable time and expense on the project, the executive management decided not to go ahead with its implementation for fear of causing too much disruption; they continued instead with their use of a variety of Helvetica fonts and FF Meta never became part of their corporate branding. (They now use Frutiger® as their corporate typeface.)
This, however, was not the end of the FF Meta story. The FF Meta typeface lay unused for a while before Spiekermann, realizing that the Deutsche Bundespost and Sedley Place would never use it, picked it up again and put some more work into developing the font family further. Having parted from Sedley Place, Spiekermann started his own company, the newly formed publishing label FSI Fontshop International.
The FF Meta family, initially released as a commercial font in 1991, now comprises over sixty fonts. The FF Meta 2 family was released in 1992, the FF Meta Plus family in 1993, and in 1998 a facelift of the complete font family reclassified the FF Meta series and combined them into family-sets named FF Meta Normal, FF Meta Book, FF Meta Medium, FF Meta Bold and FF Meta Black. These are all available in Roman, italic, small caps and italic small caps.
Between 1998 and 2005, further light stroke weights and a condensed family were introduced by Tagir Safayev and Olga Chayeva and were named: FF Meta Light and FF Meta Hairline. The last addition to the growing FF Meta font family is FF Meta Serif released by FSI in 2007.
Typophile: FF Meta
Meta-morphosis: How FF MetaPlus Became FF Meta
Font Series: FF Meta is everywhere
FF Meta is commonly used in the Netherlands in signage and on a huge range of product labeling from well-known products throughout the world. From 24 variations on the FF Meta font family, the typeface has now been expanded to include over 60 fonts with a wide variation of weights and styles available.


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2014 Acura MDX SH-AWD First Test
Leaner, Meaner and More Refined
The 2014 Acura MDX SH-AWD is evidence we need to dispense with the notion that SUVs are inherently numb, dull-to-drive, wasteful, bloated beasts clogging the boulevards of suburbia.
In the early days of the breed, certainly, little care was given to driving dynamics, fuel economy or environmental friendliness. That was when the Ford Explorer sold more than 400,000 units a year, and gasoline was a little more than a buck a gallon. Today's SUV buyers are a far more demanding lot, and are willing to sacrifice little to nothing moving from a car to an SUV for practical or personal reasons. The MDX is an excellent example of a no-compromises, premium SUV that offers something for everyone in the family.
Of course, excellence rarely comes cheap, and our fully-equipped MDX with the Advance Entertainment package totaled $57,400 after all was said and done. But for that price, you get a power tilt & telescoping steering wheel, driver's memory seat, heated and cooled front seats, a widescreen rear entertainment unit (so wide it can simultaneously display two videos side-by-side), Acura's Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive, standard Jewel Eye LED headlights, active noise cancellation, and a power rear tailgate, among other niceties.
But loading up an otherwise mundane vehicle with goodies doesn't make it magically compelling or special. Thankfully, the new MDX is a dynamic standout in the three-row SUV class. Few other SUVs in this price range so deftly combine three-row capability with sharp reflexes and responsive handling. These attributes are further delivered in the traditional Honda/Acura fashion of efficiency, engineering elegance and precision, rather than just throwing a bunch of microprocessors and loads of excessive power in the mix.
That's not to infer that the MDX is at all low-tech or underpowered. From its lighting to fuel injection, the 2014 MDX is state-of-the-SUV-art, with the aforementioned standard Jewel Eye LED headlights, Earth Dreams direct injection, and plentiful safety and convenience features. But the presentation and packaging comes across as restrained and appropriate, rather than overwhelming. Our tester was equipped with both adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning. Thankfully, the latter's hyper-sensitive audible alerts are mutable in both the vehicle settings and by a button on the dash.
As noted in our first drive, the 2014 MDX is down in power from its predecessor by 10 hp and 3 lb-ft, but thanks to a significant weight loss, and adept tuning of the 3.5-liter V-6, the torque curve is fatter, and the engine delivers its 290 hp and 267 lb-ft of torque in a delightfully linear fashion, with just a hint of the high-end VTEC kick and intake roar Honda engines are known for. At the track, the MDX hustled from 0-60 in a respectable 6.4 seconds, and through the quarter-mile at 14.9 seconds at 92.9 mph. Both respectively 0.4 seconds faster than the last-generation 2010 MDX we tested. The fact that the 2014 model was a significant 318 pounds lighter probably helped. EPA ratings are a significant 6 mpg better on the highway and 2 mpg better in city testing. We observed a respectable 19.5 mpg average in mixed driving.
That lightness is tangible behind the wheel, with the MDX possessing sports-sedan levels of agility. Although maximum lateral acceleration on the 2014 was the same 0.85 g we measured on the 2010 model, driving the 2014 back-to-back with its predecessor clearly illustrates how different the two vehicles are. The 2014 model is slightly narrower and longer than the previous model, but the subjective difference is stark between the chunky, broad feel of the last model and the trim, tailored feel of the 2014.
Practicality remained a priority, and with new clearly-marked seat-folding buttons for the second row, the third row is as accessible as ever. However, they're still not suitable for adults on road trips. The much-larger GM Lambda triplets still reign supreme in third-row crossover room, but aren't even in the same galaxy as the MDX's performance and athleticism.
In full-boat Advance Tech AWD trim, the MDX is venturing well into the price territory generally occupied by its German-branded rivals. And while on paper its transverse drivetrain and slightly lower power output may make it seem like a less attractive proposition than the Black Forest-bred SUVs, its behind-the-wheel experience offers plenty that an enthusiast can appreciate. Whether you're an MDX loyalist, a convert from the Lexus RX, or an agnostic shopper with an objective checklist, the MDX has the goods to please every member of the family.
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Australian Kindness Movement - Welcome !
Latest News:
BBC has a great story on Kindness and Happiness. "kindness is a sustainable source of happiness"
Please take a few seconds to subscribe to our (free) Australian Kindness Movement Newsletter - link just on the right hand side...
About Us:
The Australian Kindness Movement was created as a service to the community, right from our inception in 1994 as the Random Acts of Kindness Project. Our aim is to help transform individual and community consciousness to practice and promote Kindness throughout Australia.
About this Website:
Created as a service to the community, this site contains information gathered from many sources in many lands, since our inception in 1994, and since joining the World Kindness Movement in 1997. The various matters presented here have been selected because of their simplicity, the positive influence they have had on people and communities, and the fact that they promote a sense of meaning and fulfilment in both the giver and receiver. Several surveys involving thousands of volunteers have revealed that participating in regular, small acts of kindness is beneficial to your health, longevity and well being. Making the decision to be a little kinder will bring more pleasure and direction to your life than ever before, even if you decide to use only a small percentage of the methods discussed on this site.
You are no doubt a kindly person, otherwise you wouldn't have selected this site. What we are asking of you is that you make a decision to be just a little kinder in your actions and reactions with others (and yourself, too!). Our site gives you hundreds of ways to achieve this goal, and we wish you well in creating your own, personal, 'Kindness Epidemic'.
We live in a world of rapid change. If we also lived in a perfect world, all of this change would be positive, and for the good of the whole of humanity. As you will realise, our world is far from perfect, and change can be manipulated by people, corporations and governments to satisfy their desire for greed and power. In the book 'Megatrends 2000', it tells us "The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will occur not because of technology, but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human." In our lifetime we will realise the awesome power that can be created when we join together in a common cause. A phrase has been mentioned in the media recently - "the world's other super power", which refers to the power of the world's citizens, of 'people power'. We have witnessed the early stages of this force in the WTO demonstrations, and the peace marches in reaction to the threatened, and subsequent, invasion of Iraq.
Change can increase stress levels. This can create anxiety, hostility and health problems. Paul Pearsall, author of The Pleasure Prescription (Hunter House, 1996) talks about a new plague, that "directly or indirectly contributes to early death more than any other factor." The plague Pearsall refers to is the lack of joy in our lives, a vital element for psychological and physiological health. The practise of being kinder is a simple way to make your life more joyful and fulfilling - we have never heard anyone say there is too much joy in their lives! Relax, enjoy, be friendly, laugh, be playful, help others. Focus on the things you enjoy, rather than the things that annoy.
We express our heartfelt thanks to the following people who were involved in the material used for this site, and its preparation, in one way or another.
Whilst it is the policy of the Australian Kindness Movement to encourage kind behaviour in all interactions with others, there are some circumstances where this may not be appropriate behaviour.
For example, if a woman were to smile at a male stranger, it could be interpreted as a 'come on'. Also, a friendly approach to someone under the influence of alcohol or other drug, or a person with a psychological disturbance, may elicit, in certain circumstances, a response of verbal or physical abuse.
While such incidents may be rare, we urge that common sense prevail in kindness interactions with others. Do not put your safety at risk!
Kindness promotes a "Sunny Disposition" - Health benefits
Harvard Medical Study shows beneficial effects of Wellbeing on Cardiovascular Health
"Whether you are a glass half-full or half-empty person is a matter of life or death, according to Harvard scientists who found that those with a sunny disposition are far less likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes"..... More details: click here


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Now that the NBA lock out is officially kaput, Washington Wizards star Rashard Lewis can at least rest easy knowing that selling his Florida home at a loss won't totally break the bank. The hoopster recently listed his "Santa Barbara" style home for $3 million, which is about 12% less than the original $4.495 million purchase price.
Located in Winter Park, Florida, Lewis's home features five bedrooms and seven bathrooms over close to 9,000 square feet. The impressive home has pretty much every amenity that one could want including a 1,200-bottle wine room, two master suites, an outdoor cigar terrace and gentlemen's lounge, and the entire home is pre-wired with an emergency generator. Outdoor amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen and fire pit. Lewis's taste in real estate clearly tips towards the swanky and jaw-dropping, so we're super curious to find out where this Washington Wizard ends up next.
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While economic, social and foreign policy issues have dominated the long and arduous presidential campaign, virtually no public attention has been paid to President Obama�s behind-the-scenes effort to transform the system of public education. That is an unfortunate oversight because Obama Core is just as consequential for the country�s future as Obama Care.
The plan, quietly but steadfastly promoted by the White House, is to bring local education under federal control. That is to be accomplished through enforcing a national curriculum, bypassing parents, state and local school boards, and dictating what students will and will not learn. Because federal laws explicitly prohibit the central government from directing, funding or controlling any state and local education standard, the White House uses surrogates � commissions and foundations � as well as immense financial pressure to coerce the states to go along with the change.
The vehicle for transition is the so-called Common Core of State Standards, which is to replace existing curriculums and are locked in by tests called �assessments.� States that accept Common Core benefit from $4.35 billion in federal stimulus spending. The money is to be used to finance the �Race to the Top,� a government program that is shaping up as the costliest and least productive experiment since the LBJ-era Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. It is the successor of �No Child Left Behind,� another government intervention with a catchy name. The U.S. Department of Education is paying others to do what it is forbidden from doing. Another $362 million in federal grants goes to two national consortia that are developing methods to help states with the transition. Despite the claim that participation in Common Core is voluntary, the Cato Institute has concluded that �adoption will almost certainly be involuntary,� and it�s only the first step. Obama Core advocates are planning to impose federal standards on charter schools and private institutions that accept public money as well.
The program doesn�t come cheap. The Boston-based Pioneer Institute estimated that fully implementing Common Core, over seven years, could cost $16 billion. In their rush to gobble up the federal manna, many of the 46 states that embraced Common Core provisions before they were even completed did so without public debate or legislative approval. Most relied for data on such private interests as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that has spent more than $100 million to develop and promote national standards. (It�s worth noting that the new system is expected to benefit testing and software companies that aim to create a homogeneous market for their products.)
Common Core is the backbone of an education agenda that seeks to narrow the �achievement gap� between groups of students by lowering standards, doing away with meaningful achievement tests such as MCAS, and ultimately reallocating investment in schools. President Obama�s Education Department, under the leadership of Secretary Arne Duncan, another product of Chicago politics, has established an Equity and Excellence Commission, charged with �finding ways to restructure school finance systems to achieve equity distribution of education resources and further student achievement and attainment.� Translation: Take resources from the suburbs and give them to urban school districts.
Even though only the math and English literature standards have been released thus far, their shortcomings are glaring. The math standards have been characterized as �fuzzy math� that offer very little arithmetic or standard algorithms and fail to teach students the best ways to get the right answers.
The English and literature standards are even worse, because they de-emphasize classical literature in favor of nonfiction and informational reading. Even though analyzing great literature gives students all the critical thinking they need, Common Core promotes reading nontraditional authors from Africa and the Far East rather than Western classics. The new standards make it possible for students to graduate from public higher education without ever reading Homer, Virgil, Dante, Milton, Chaucer, Byron or Shakespeare, not to mention Bronte, Emerson, Thoreau or other literary giants.
Nowhere is the problem more evident than in Massachusetts, where the Education Reform Act of 1993 produced remarkable improvement. High standards, mandatory testing and the commitment of huge sums of money propelled the Bay State to national prominence in teaching and learning. With its one-size-fits-all, politically motivated agenda, Obama Core threatens to sacrifice 20 years of progress.
Massachusetts, the birthplace of many great writers and poets, has been known as the cradle of American literature. The 1993 reform law was carefully crafted to nurture that tradition through the schools. Obama Core gives the humanities short shrift in favor of �soft skills� such as global awareness, media savvy and cultural competence.
The schools play a central role in our democratic society. They enlighten and shape young people�s minds and character. If President Obama wants to �fundamentally transform American society,� as he promised before his 2008 election, nothing can be more effective for that purpose than nationalizing the country�s system of education.
He is halfway there. There are many reasons why the president should not get a second term. Saving our schools from Obama Core is near the top of the list.
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A 23-year-old Oregon nanny was so desperate for a bronze glow that she left two small children locked in a minivan while she visited a tanning salon, police say.
Kristin Marie Jones of Portland, Ore., allegedly left a 3-year-old boy and 2-month-old girl in a Dodge Caravan with the windows rolled up on a day when temperatures reportedly soared at 90 degrees. The car was parked in front of Sun Blaze Tanning.
A passerby noticed the children and phoned 911. When officer Rian Hamby came to the scene on May 15, the toddler and baby were hot, sweaty and screaming. The officer wrote in his report that the boy was "soaked in sweat" and he could feel "the heat radiating from (the child) through his bullet proof vest."
As Hamby was removing the children, Jones walked out of the salon and claimed she left the kids in the car with their mother. But when Hamby later learned the mother was at work, Jones admitted she locked the children in the car and lied because she feared getting in trouble.
Jones was charged with two counts each of first-degree criminal mistreatment and first-degree child neglect, according to KOIN-TV. She appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court last Friday and pleaded not guilty; her next court date is scheduled for August 15.


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When: Sat 7th of April 2007
Where: Kitzsteinhorn, Austria
Riders from Central Europe dominated the Volvo X Over Ride 2007 at Kitzsteinhorn on April 7 and 8. At the Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun, 110 participants from eight nations battled for an €9000 overall prize money at the Freeride Cross on Saturday and the Slopestyle Challenge on Sunday. Local Bernd Wallner (AUT) took home the honourable title of the 'Ruler of the Hill'.
For contestants and spectators alike, Kitzsteinhorn offered perfect conditions for the 4th Volvo X Over Ride at Easter weekend. In brilliant sunshine, the thrilling duels of the Freeride Cross took place on Saturday at the Langwied freeride area. On Sunday, the spectators at the Volvo C30 Ice Camp watched the riders showing their freestyle skills at the Central Park. The perfect beginning of the Glacier spring at Kitzsteinhorn!
Perfect conditions at the Freeride Cross
On Saturday, 60 riders took part in the demanding Freeride Cross at the Open Field Langwied. They needed technical skills and endurance to cope with the 1.3 km course and 800 metres difference in altitude. At the freeskiers' contest, Manfred Deisenberger from Maishofen (AUT) won over Phil Anker (AUT) and Martin Pistonik (AUT).
Swiss freerider Ralph Castelberg won the snowboarders' contest. "That was a super thrilling duel!", he said. "Mario Fuchs and me lead the field alternately. But I risked everything at the open field and took first place in the end." Mario Fuchs (AUT) got second, while Roli Hofer (AUT) took third place.
Czechs Jana Hoffmannová and Pavla Vostretzoua won the female freeskiers' race, Austrian Kornelia Kocher went third. German Pepsi Zeller won the female snowboarders' contest and was most surprised of her win – she only had done slopestyle contests before and hadn't expected to win the race. Sabine Enzinger (AUT) took second, Liz Kristoferitsch (AUT) third.
High level riding at the Central Park
On Easter Sunday, it was the freestylers' turn. After a qualification jam session, 22 riders on skis and snowboards took part in the finals. As a warm-up, the freeskiers showed their best tricks and original outfits at the Almdudler Ride with Style Contest. Its motto: "How would a freeskier have looked 50 years ago?" Patrick Hollaus (AUT) won another €100, Ambros 'Brosei' Fürstaller and Tom Egger (AUT) shared second place and €700, whilst Robert Gruber (AUT) on third was pleased with €300.
To present the best park possible for the expected high-level tricks at the Slopestyle Challenge, Mellow Constructions CEO Tommy Marsh had re-shaped the obstacles of the Central Park. Head Judge Tobi Hammer said: "The level at the park was really high, a perfect and well shaped combination of boxes, kickers and the Volvo Wallride!"
Spectators at the Volvo C30 Ice Camp had the opportunity to watch fine tricks. At the freeskiers', Patrick Hollaus impressed the judges with clean spins on and off the boxes as well as Cork 900s and massive Switch Cab 540 Double Nose Grabs. Germans Thadde Joas and David Kittlinger on second and third left favourites like Lukas Brucic, Harry Richter or Christoph Soellner behind.
At the snowboarders' comp, winner Stefan Wimmer (AUT) showed nice spins on and off the boxes as well as a Cab 900 at the Technical Run and Backside 540 Japan at the Style Run. Friedl May (GER) and Wolfgang Hillberg (AUT) took second and third.
Ruler of the Hill: Bernd Wallner
Reigning champion Bernd Wallner (AUT) was able to defend his title as the "Ruler of the Hill" combining the best results in Freeride Cross and Slopestyle. After a solid 7th place at the Cross, he showed fine Frontside 700s and Backside Rodeos at the Central Park and was crowned the most versatile rider of the weekend. As a reward, he won a one-week trip to Nalu Surfcamp in Portugal. Gustl Schoberleitner (AUT) was second and Manfred Oberkofler (AUT) third.
Party showdown at the Castle Kaprun
With X Over Ride's new partner Volvo, the party vibes also reached new heights. The Castle Kaprun was the new and bigger setting of the After Contest Parties. Cheered by the live gigs of punk rock bands Multiball and Slimboy as well as Boston's ska punk reggae set-up Jaya the Cat, riders and visitors celebrated on Saturday and Sunday nights drinking Almdudler and Heineken to prevent thirsty throats. At the Almdudler Riders Lounge, the riders had an extra floor and the best place to watch the hustle and bustle.
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WALTHAM, Mass.- The Brandeis softball team rallied from a six run deficit in the sixth inning but fell in the bottom of the seventh, 8-7, in a University Athletic Association (UAA) matchup with the University of Rochester. The numbers two through four hitters in the Judges lineup had a terrific afternoon hitting a combined 5-12 with a walk, four runs scored, and four RBI. After a rocky 3.1 innings from senior starter Caroline Miller (Bala Cynwyd, Pa./ Harriton), Brandeis rebounded with a six-run sixth to tie the game but lost on a wild pitch in the seventh. The Judges fell to 2-4 (2-4 UAA) while the Yellowjackets improved to 4-6 (3-4 UAA).
After a rocky start that resulted in a 7-1 deficit after four innings, Brandeis rallied behind strong relief pitching from sophomore Melissa Nolan (Windsor, Conn./ Loomis Chaffee) and clutch hitting from the middle of their lineup. After two straight outs to start the top of the sixth, the Judges began their rally with a walk by senior LF Megan DeNubila (Princeton, Mass./ Wachusett Reg.). Brandeis made it 7-2 three batters later when RF Amanda Genovese (No. Haven, Conn./ No. Haven) worked a bases loaded walk, scoring DeNubila. Next up was senior 1B Marianne Specker (So. Windsor, Conn./ Westminster School) who reached on an error, scoring sophomore 2B Leah McWilliams (Billerica, Mass./ Billerica Memorial). Immediately following that run, rookie 3B Anya Kamber (Sammamish, Wash./ Skyline) stepped to the plate and delivered a clutch two-RBI single that cut the lead in half and made it just 7-5. Finally, two batters later with the bases loaded again, Miller complete the rally with a two-RBI single of her own to bring the Judges all the way back and tie the game at 7-7. Unfortunately, in the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs and a runner on third, a wild pitch by Nolan resulted in the winning run for Rochester.
Genovese, Specker, and senior CF Lauren Porcaro (Shrewsbury, Mass./ Shrewsbury) led the team with two hits each while Genovese led the team with two runs. Kamber and Miller led the Judges with two RBI apiece. Nolan had her second straight strong outing despite conceding the winning run, going 3.1 innings with one walk and three strikeouts while allowing just one run on three hits.
Brandeis will finish off their trip to Florida and the UAA Tournament with a doubleheader on March 17th against Case Western Reserve at 10:00 a.m. and Washington University (Mo.) at 12:30 p.m.


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yvonne's amazing spread- sushi goodness, a photo by tangerinee on Flickr.
I'm looking forward to 2013, there's lots of great events planned in the new year and I'm ready to see them to their fruition!
Upcoming in February, I will be joining forces with Hayato Okamitsu, award-winning chef and culinary instructor at SAIT, to conduct a sushi & sake class. Okamitsu-san will be creating various Japanese dishes which will include sushi and I will provide the 101 on sake! It should be a fun evening!
Here's a link to class schedule and details:
Also please check out this Sunday's Province newspaper in the Travel section.
I have a piece on my travels to Akita's sake breweries. It's also up on the web now along with photos. Please take a look:
Thank you for checking out VancouverSake! I wish you a wonderful time during the holiday festivities! Best wishes to you in the coming year!


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Kate Middleton has reportedly returned clothes she was sent by Kim Kardashian.
The Duchess of Cambridge is said to have rejected the Kardashian Kollection pieces and returned them to suppliers Dorothy Perkins.
According to The Examiner, a source said that Middleton - who often wears high-end high street pieces - would be unlikely to wear any of the items.
"Kate is hardly going to turn up for an event with the Queen in a cheap leopard-print miniskirt or gold sequinned jacket," they said. The source also added that the Duchess had turned down Kardashian's invitation to tea.
Kardashian insiders rejected the claims, saying that the sisters never sent Middleton the designs or planned to meet with her.
"Kim was working the whole time and though she admires Kate, she didn't reach out to her," they told E! Online.


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PASADENA, Calif. — The rover Spirit dusted off three separate areas of a Martian rock dubbed "Humphrey," NASA said Sunday, as it prepared to grind into the object to determine its composition.
When the six-wheeled robot cleaned a rock named Adirondack in February, it scrubbed just one spot. This time, Spirit cleaned three spots for possible drilling, NASA said in a recorded statement. Scientists hope to cut into Humphrey and inspect its materials in the coming days.
Spirit was delayed at one point because of problems with safety software, but engineers made quick adjustments, allowing the robot to reach its destination at the rock, NASA said.
Scientists could investigate another nearby rock or continue to Bonneville crater, less than 330 feet (100 meters) away. They expect the rover will reach the crater's rim and peer into it for the first time in mid-March.
Meanwhile, Spirit's twin rover Opportunity examined a patch of rock at an outcrop dubbed "El Capitan." The upper part of the outcrop, known as Guadalupe, has been the rover's primary interest for the past couple of days. Over the weekend, the rover's rock abrasion tool drilled a shallow hole into Guadalupe, its microscopic imager observed the fine textures of the rock, and its spectrometer examined the newly exposed interior.
NASA sent the rover pair on an $820 million mission to look for geologic evidence that Mars was once a wetter place that might have been hospitable to life. The rovers are roughly halfway through their scheduled 90-day primary mission, but the mission teams say they expect the probes to be working for much longer than 90 days.
So far, the rovers have found intriguing geological data, but scientists are still cautious about announcing conclusions.
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Munich, 27 September 2013 – The Supervisory Board of Linde AG, in its meeting today, has appointed Dr Wolfgang Büchele (54) as member of the Executive Board effective 1 May 2014 and designated CEO. Following the annual general meeting on 20 May 2014, Büchele will take over the role as CEO from Prof. Dr Wolfgang Reitzle (64) whose appointment will end then due to reaching the age limit.
"With Dr Wolfgang Büchele we have found an excellent industry expert and internationally experienced manager. We are very pleased to have won him for Linde," said Dr Manfred Schneider, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Linde AG. "He is a skilled strategist and true insider of the chemical industry. With his wealth of experience he fulfils all prerequisites to further advance Linde in its successful development, excellently managed by Prof. Wolfgang Reitzle, and ensure a seamless and sustainable continuation on this path."
"It is a great honour for me to be given the opportunity and also challenge to take over the reigns of Linde," said Dr Wolfgang Büchele. "I have been following the rapid and very positive development of the company during the past years and now look forward to actively shaping its future."
Wolfgang Büchele is CEO of the Finnish chemical company Kemira since April 2012. From 2009 to 2011 he was CEO of the Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem. Before that Büchele was 20 years at BASF in various responsible positions.
In addition, the Supervisory Board has decided to extend the term of Sanjiv Lamba (49) by five years until March 2019. Lamba is member of the Executive Board since March 2011. He is responsible for the gases business in Greater China, South & East Asia and the South Pacific as well as for Asia Joint Ventures and the Electronic gases business.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reached out to local media around the country on Thursday to defend plans to furlough meat and poultry inspectors for 11 days spread through July and August as part of the federal sequester.
He was grilled by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee this week, mostly by farm state Republicans, over whether there were less disruptive ways to cut the USDA budget.
The beef, pork and poultry industries could sustain an estimated loss of $10 billion from lost production, while plant workers could see lost wages of $400 million, according to the USDA.
Vilsack said Thursday in an interview with The Eagle that given the questions from the committee, he was surprised that it voted not to add any money back to Food Safety and Inspection Services during hearings. The committee did recommend adding money back to forestry programs, he said.
The House, controlled by Republicans, and the Senate, controlled by Democrats, are working on plans that would both avoid a government shutdown later this month and possibly provide additional funding to federal agencies or give them more flexibility on sequester cuts.
"Half of my questions were on this topic," Vilsack said. "But the House chose not to solve this by approving additional resources for food safety. I guess the House is not as concerned as I thought they were."
Overall, he said, because of the sequester, the USDA is cutting $2 billion from a variety of programs. It will have a range of impacts on Kansas farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.
The sequester is the result of a 2011 agreement between Congress and the White House, made as part of deal to raise the federal debt limit. The agreement requires the federal budget to be cut $85 billion this year, but the political intent was to do it in such an unpopular way that it would force Congress to back away from the cuts.
That hasn't happened, and federal officials are now warning of a wide range of effects.
"That's the last impact, the uncertainty of it all for producers," he said. "When you add this on top of not having a five-year farm bill and the weather, it's understandable that the producers have a lot more stress than they normally have."


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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Here is my process—keep in mind, I use an Apple computer, Firefox as my browser, and a HP 6400 series printer. You may be able to skip several of my steps depending on your "equipment".
Before I started printing shipping labels I went in to Paypal's MultiOrder Shipping and changed a few options:
Under Edit, scroll down and click on settings
Once in Settings, choose Print Settings and make sure the ONLY OPTION CHECKED is Standard Printer. With everything else unchecked, you will only have the shipping label printed—NOTHING ELSE.
Let's get started!! Here are my steps:
Step 1: When I sell an item on Etsy that requires payment via Paypal, I receive an email from Paypal that describes the transaction. I click on the transaction number to take me straight to the details on Paypal.
Step 2: towards the bottom of the Transaction Details page is a bar with several options. I always choose to print the Packing Slip first.
Step 3: I place my packing slip in my printer tray with the blank side DOWN and the blank end INSERTED towards the printer:
Step 4: Back to the same bar at the bottom of the details page, choose Launch MultiOrder shipping:
Once at the MultiOrder ship page, highlight the order you need to ship and enter the necessary information:
At the upper left of that page, click on the Print option--another page will open and choose the Pay and Print option as shown here:
At this point, a Pitney Bowes window will open with a sample picture of the shipping label, click on the Print Label option:
My printer setting page that opens does not have scaling (resizing) as an option, so I have to jump through a few hoops at this point—hopefully, yours is more user friendly…
I have to choose the Preview option at the bottom and do my scaling in this round about way:
Once at the "Preview", I choose the File tab at the top, and then Print:
Another page opens that has the scaling option (yeah!). I change the 100% to 85%
NOW I GET TO PRESS PRINT!!! The label prints out on the back of my packing slip!
I then cut out the shipping label and place it on the outside of the package and include the packing slip inside with the merchandise.
I realize that this was a super long post, but maybe someone learn a "new trick" by reading it. Please let me know if you can help me shorten my steps! I would love to hear from you!
8 comments:
- Unknown said...
Thank you so very much Suzanne for taking the time to do this! This has been so helpful.
- May 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- Naughty and Nice Lingerie said...
I would also suggest printing the scan form. This way, you can take all your packages to the post office (which I do every morning) and they scan the scan form, which lets my buyers know (when they check the status) that the package was indeed mailed. If you just drop it in the mailbox, the post office doesn't scan it until it is delivered! Then if it gets lost, there is no where to track or prove you even mailed it to begin with.
- May 17, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- PS~Erin said...
Thanks! I just started selling on etsy and this is great info. Thanks for taking the time to post it!
- May 19, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Tom Schweller said...
Thank you much for taking the time to go step-by-step on printing your own shipping labels. I too have recently just began learning how to use these labels.. and wow have I saved time and money. Although my article lacks the great photos you have, I have also written an article on where to find the cheapest shipping labels and how to use them. You can find my article here http://www.adazonusa.com/wheretofindstampscomlabels-a-62.html - Please take a minute or two to read this through Suzanne, and drop me a few thoughts.
- December 14, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Shirley said...
This was so helpful! Thank you - found it from a google search ;)
- June 25, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Sherri said...
Thank you for posting. I haven't gotten to familiar with Paypal but going to check it out over the weekend.
- May 27, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Thank you for sharing with us. I am going to try it right now.
- February 23, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Thank you so much!
It was really helpful.
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We here at Landers McLarty Subaru in Huntsville, Alabama have always known that the 2014 Subaru Forester is the best small SUV on the market, but now we have official confirmation form Consumer Reports. They announced that after carrying out various crash tests, the 2014 Subaru Forester earned the highest rating and performed the best overall in their tests for small SUVs, beting out the Toyota Rav4, the Honda CR-V, the Mazda CX-5, and Ford Escape. Here is the full article from USA Today (text only):
Subaru Forest Is Best Small SUV, 'Consumer Reports' Says
Subaru's extensive redesign of its Forester makes it the top small SUV, according to Consumer Reports.
The magazine says the "2014 Subaru Forester earned the top spot against a very competitive small SUV class - easily outpointing other recent redesigns including the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V and Mazda CX-5."
It's the second award for Forester lately. The car also was the only small SUV to pass a particularly challenging front-offset crash test performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Consumer Reports says that the new Forester's not stylish, but that's good: "Subaru continues to put function in front of form....Forester resists the contemporary trend toward making SUVs look more like sports coupes, instead focusing on the fundamentals with a space-efficient design, large windows, and big square doors. The result is the easiest access and the best view out of almost any vehicle. It also has one of the roomiest rear seats in the class, with copious amounts of head and leg room."
Jake Fisher, head of the magazine's auto test center, says, "The Forester is hard to beat."
In its tests, Consumer Reports registered 26 mpg overall and 35 mpg on the highway, and noted: "While the CVT is an annoyance in many other vehicles, it's largely unobtrusive in the Forester. Ratio changes are quick and responsive and engine noise is only noticeable during hard acceleration." CVT is a reference to continuously variable-ratio automatic transmission, a design used more and more because it generally delivers better mpg.
The redesign "is not without trade-offs. The ride used to be calm and cushy, but now is rather firm and jittery. Handling is responsive and very secure, but CR's engineers found that the Forester isn't as agile as the Ford Escape, Mazda CX-5, or Toyota RAV4. And Subaru's in-car infotainment technology is behind the curve," the publication reports.
The model bought and tested by the publication was a Forester 2.5i Premium, $26,814. That is "a good value that included heated front seats, a big sunroof, a backup camera, and a power driver's seat," Consumer Reports says.
Even though it is a new design, and those usually have more problems than normal, CR says it forecasts "above-average reliability" and so gives the 2014 Forester a "recommended' rating.
Source: Healey, James R. "Subaru Forester Is Best Small SUV, 'Consumer Reports' Says." USA Today. Gannett, 21 May 2013. Web. 23 May 2013.


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Honeymooners or families will find plenty of adventure in everything from horseback riding and windsurfing to golf and fishing. Antigua is known as a sailor's paradise and is a popular mooring spot for a variety of vessels, including luxury yachts. You can charter your own yacht, complete with crew, at most Antigua hotels and spend a day sailing with the rich and famous.
Antigua provides culture and tranquility for visitors from all over the world - both young and old - who come for the beaches but get so much more!


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Challah Connection Supports Haiti Relief
Beginning today, January 20, we will be donating 10% of sales to the American Red Cross to support the people of Haiti who are suffering after last weeks earthquake.
We hope you will support our efforts to send as much aid as possible. Shop NOW at Challah Connection and we will send 10% of your purchase to American Red Cross.
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Kevin Fitzsimons
The existing kitchen was 600 square feet and included a red refrigerator that clashed with the garish wallpaper. It needed an extreme makeover.
Fitzsimons firmly believes lifestyle and environment should mesh well. "Let me give you a kitchen designed just for you," he told Smith. "I'll design, organize and renovate this ugly kitchen." And he did.
The key to designing Smith's kitchen, says Fitzsimons, was figuring out how he lived and cooked. "Viking products are so amazing and flexible I knew I was going to use a lot of them."
The result is a beautiful kitchen suited for entertaining large numbers of guests, as well as being a working studio for Smith to offer cooking demonstrations and filming.
For more information about Kevin, visit www.fitzsimonsdb.com - or download a PDF of his story here.
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The other day, I sat in an office while a nurse practitioner entered data into an EMR. The visit was a follow-up, so there wasn't a lot to record, but somehow, it took a good 45 minutes nonetheless. While the nurse's long stenciled fingernails couldn't have helped her typing speed much, the real problem seemed to be the EMR, which kept locking up and seemed to be harboring someone else's data. (It had my weight at 50 plus pounds more than I am, a data problem to be avoided if you're hoping to track patients for health risks.)
Now, I do think some of the responsibility for the crazy quilt of mistakes and processing problems can be laid at the feet of the nurse, who didn't seem particularly well oriented to the system and as noted, clearly couldn't have passed a high school typing test. I also doubt she had to mispronounce my name three times as she moved from one screen to another. Clearly, she wasn't big on bedside (office-side?) manner.
The thing is, I think she wanted to be helpful, wanted to be personal and most importantly, wanted to be careful with the interview and med prescriptions. The problem was, she was so embedded in the process of using the EMR that the higher purpose of having it there in the first place was all but lost. Though she seemed bright enough, the nurse had trouble compensating for the demands of the system.
The bottom line, as I see it, is that even if the nurse will never win any IT prizes, the situation was not her fault. It was that the EMR absorbed all of the nurse's attention and concentration, leaving me feeling somewhat peripheral to the situation at best. Yes, she could probably make some improvements in how she interacts with patients, but if taking her eyes off the screen means she forgets critical details, that's not going to happen.
This experience left me wondering: How often are good clinicians being turned into distant, vexed and struggling professionals who barely acknowledge that the patient is there twiddling their thumbs? And how can the health system afford this kind of timewaste and error-prone user patterns? I don't know the answer to either question but I think we should find out.