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2018: Massillon 42, Austintown Fitch 14
by Eric Smith
Tigers take Fitch's best shot, stay undefeated
MASSILLON Massillon long ago learned to never take an Austintown Fitch team lightly. That's especially true when the Tigers are carrying around an undefeated record.
So, as the two long-time combatants met Friday night at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon didn't necessarily expect to see its run of lopsided routs continue. The only thing that mattered was continuing the Tigers season-opening win streak.
The Tigers would end up keeping their winning ways going, but it wouldn't necessarily be easy. They scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away for a 42-14 win over the Falcons.
"Our kids fought hard," Massillon coach Nate Moore said after his team improved to 6-0, the school's best start since 2013. "It was good to see us go the distance in a ballgame and win it in the fourth quarter."
The Tigers, whose closest game in the fourth quarter previous to Friday was a 37-21 lead over Warren Harding in Week 3, would only lead 21-14 going into the fourth quarter. Massillon would score on three of its final four possessions, while the Falcons went three-and-out on each of their three drives in the fourth.
Massillon held a 151-5 edge in fourth-quarter yardage.
"I just told them I was proud of the way they fought," said Fitch coach Phil Annarella, whose team is now 4-2. "We played extremely hard; we didn't play well at times. Sometimes, a 5-(foot-)7 kid can't cover a 6-5 kid or whatever he is."
Much of the focus coming in was on Tiger running back Jamir Thomas' assault on the school's record books. Thomas came in just 190 yards behind Art Hasting's career rushing mark, and four rushing touchdowns behind Bob Glass' record.
For the first half, Thomas couldn't find the room to run, with just 28 first-half yards on seven carries. That didn't necessarily hurt Massillon in opening up a 21-7 halftime lead, thanks to big plays in the passing game.
Aidan Longwell threw three first-half touchdown passes, including two to sophomore Jayden Ballard. Tre'Von Morgan added an 18-yard scoring catch which put the Tigers ahead 7-0 on their first possession of the game.
Longwell hit Ballard, then, on a 58-yard touchdown pass on the first play of their second possession to make it 14-0 Massillon. Ballard added a 66-yard touchdown catch to make it 21-7 Tiger in the second quarter.
Longwell finished 13-of-20 for 263 yards and four touchdowns. He and Ballard would hook up for a third score with 11:17 remaining, a 13-yarder to make it 28-14.
The Tiger passing game had its share of issues in the second half, as Fitch was able to mix up its pressures up front. That's where the Tiger running game, specifically Thomas, came to the rescue.
Thomas would help Massillon open up its first three-score edge of the night when he took off for a 32-yard touchdown run with 8:59 remaining. That put the Tigers in front 35-14.
Thomas finished with 105 yards on 18 carries.
The Tigers once again struggled with ill-timed penalties, with six flags for 56 yards. They also had a second-half interception.
"We had to overcome a fair amount of adversity tonight," Moore said. "It was good to see our guys respond."
However, Fitch also has its own hand in making things interesting. That's especially true when quarterback Dom Montalbano's second short scoring run, a 1-yarder, pulled the Falcons within 21-14 with 5:48 remaining in the third quarter.
Fitch made its presence known on the very first play from scrimmage, as Roddell Bebbs raced 21 yards into Massillon territory to the Tiger 44. The Falcons would eventually move as far as the 33, only to be turned away on a fourth-and-11 stop by Massillon.
That would be one of three first-half possessions by Fitch to reach Tiger territory. However, only one would actually do scoreboard damage, as Montalbano's 3-yard touchdown run with 6:56 remaining in the first half pulled the Falcons to within 14-7.
Fitch had 165 total yards at halftime, 58 on a Bobby Cavalier-to-Reuben Talley pass which set up Montalbano's scoring run. That total was more than the full-game outputs of three of Massillon's first five opponents.
The Falcons finished with 215 yards.
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Tigers ditches Fitch
Strong second half helps Massillon snap three game skid vs. Falcons
By Chris Easterling
Independent sports editor
MASSILLON The power of three.
Massillon came into Friday night's home game against Austintown Fitch looking for their first three-game win streak since the first half of the 2014 season. To achieve that feat, however, the Tigers were going to have to take care of another three-game win streak.
The Falcons' three-game win streak over Massillon.
Nobody said accomplishing that feat would be easy. But the Tigers were able to do it, scoring the game's final 21 points to rally for a 38-21 win over Fitch.
"We have great kids who play hard," Massillon coach Nate Moore said. "That's really the bottom line there. They played hard tonight for 48 minutes and came out with a win against a good team."
The Tigers are now 4-2 on the season. Massillon will look for its first four-game win streak since starting the 2014 season 5-0 next Friday night when it plays host to undefeated Columbus Beechcroft.
If there was one major concern to emerge from the game, it was the health of two key players: Jamir Thomas and Malcolm Robinson. Thomas suffered a leg injury late in the first quarter and didn't return, while Robinson appeared to injure his ankle with less than two minutes left.
Moore didn't know the extent of their injuries beyond Friday night.
In Thomas' place stepped Kordell Ford and Louis Partridge, both of whom were huge in the second-half rally after Fitch went ahead 21-17 with 8:47 remaining in the third quarter. Partridge's 2-yard run with :28 left in the third gave Massillon the lead for good at 24-21.
That run was set up when Jesse King recovered a Fitch fumble at the Tiger 32. It was one of two Falcon turnovers.
Ford then scored on fourth-quarter runs of 44 and 5 to help provide a cushion for the Tigers. He would finish with a team-high 88 yards on 14 carries.
Partridge had 77 yards on 18 totes. The Tigers rushed for 285 yards as a team on 51 attempts.
Massillon's first drive was virtually a thing of perfection, giving it a 7-0 lead. The Tigers used 13 plays to go 68 yards, capping the drive with a 1-yard Thomas touchdown run with 6:54 left in the quarter.
The Tigers had a 77-yard fake-punt touchdown by Austin Jasinski negated by a personal foul flag on their next drive. They would still get to the Fitch 2, but lost a net of 13 yard on the next three plays to settle for a 32-yard Nate Gregg field goal for a 10-0 lead with :32 left in the first quarter.
The change of quarters seemed to change both team's fortunes. Fitch would get a pair of stops while adding two Randy Smith 2-yard touchdown runs for a 14-10 lead with 3:58 left in the half.
The Falcons, who had minus-3 net offensive yards in the first quarter, had 146 second quarter yards on 15 plays. That includes 6-of-8 passing by Nate Fowler in the quarter for an even 100 yards.
Fitch finished with 284 yards. One thing the Falcons did well for the first three quarters was catch Massillon adjusting defensively by breaking the huddle with less than :15 on the play clock and sprinting to the line and snapping the ball.
Once the Tigers started to neutralize that over the last quarter or so, they were able to slow down the Falcon momentum.
"We just kind of simplified everything," Moore said. "We were having a little trouble with as fast as they were going from huddle to the line of scrimmage to the snap. We basically just simplified some things."
It would be a Fitch mistake that would help give the Tigers a 17-14 halftime lead. A roughing the passer flag against the Falcons on a third-and-9 incomplete pass put the Tigers on the Fitch 41.
Five Partridge runs – the last a 5-yarder – would put Massillon into the end zone with :51 left in the half. Partridge, who came on with 7:47 left in the second quarter after Thomas left with the injury, rushed for 64 yards on 10 first-half carries.
Fitch took the lead at 21-17 when it marched 55 yards in eight plays on the first possession of the second half. Smith's third touchdown run, a 5-yarder, provided the margin.
2015: Massillon 6, Austintown Fitch 7
Offense tough to come by, but Tigers can't capitalize on chances in defeat to Falcons
AUSTINTOWN Massillon tried a little bit of everything to get its offense going Friday night at Austintown Fitch.
The Tigers shuffled players and formations, all trying to provide just the right spark. However, they were unable to find the exact recipe to get things jump-started in what turned into a 7-6 loss to the Falcons at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Stadium.
"We couldn't get into a rhythm offensively," Massillon coach Nate Moore said after his team fell to 2-4. "We have to get back to work this week. We need to get those things fixed."
Massillon finished with 186 yards of offense. Both Lee Hurst II – who started the game – and Seth Blankenship had moments at quarterback for the Tigers, with Hurst rushing for a team high 52 yards, while Blankenship was 5-of-9 passing for 69 yards.
However, the Tigers' biggest issue was finishing off drives. Five times Massillon reached the Fitch side of the 50, including two drives inside the 20, without scoring a point.
The only touchdown for the Tigers came on a 60-yard punt return by Austin Jasinski with 8:38 left in the third quarter to pull them within 7-6. The point-after kick was blocked.
"We put the ball on the ground," Moore said. "We really couldn't get the run game going, especially in the first half. We were just not executing, plain and simple."
The Tigers turned the ball over four times, including a pair of fumbles on fourth down inside the Fitch 30. They also fumbled the ball away on their first play, which set the Falcons up for the only offensive score of the game.
After Massillon fumbled on its own 23, Fitch needed just four plays – along with a Tiger offsides – to reach the end zone. Randy Smith's 3-yard run with 7:37 left in the first quarter, along with Dylan Correia's PAT, gave Fitch a 7-0 lead.
"Is it every year like this?" asked Fitch coach Phil Annarella, whose team has won three in a row in the series, the last two by a single point. "This is phenomenal. Thank God we've come out on top. … We've been very fortunate. They played a great game and we were lucky enough to come out on top."
Fitch managed just three first downs in the second half, but the last of those was huge. Facing fourth-and-2 from its own 47, it drew an offsides penalty on Massillon to give it a first down with less than two minutes left.
The next play, the ball appeared to pop loose and the Tigers recovered. However, the officials ruled the player down and Massillon couldn't get the ball back.
The Falcons finished with just 154 yards. Their biggest play was a 44-yard run on a broken play set up by a bad snap.
"The defense played great," said Moore, whose team picked up an interception from Kordell Ford. "I haven't watched the film yet, but it looked like our front seven really played very well.
I thought our secondary played well too; they were tackling, coverage was good. … It's a team game: You win as a team and you lose as a team, and as a team, we have to get back to the grindstone and get back to work."
Fitch ends Massillon's unbeaten hopes again
Chris Easterling
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MASSILLON It was like deja vu for Massillon. For the second year in a row, Massillon found itself needing a furious last-minute rally to try to knock off Austintown Fitch. For the second year in a row, that comeback fell short for the Tigers, this time in 34-33 loss at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium on Friday night.
A year ago at Austintown, the comeback was halted when Fitch picked up a sack with less than five seconds left. On Friday night, the Tigers were thwarted when a 40-yard field goal try went wide right with five seconds remaining.
Either way, it was the second year in a row the Falcons knocked off Massillon when it was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Division II.
"It came down to a last-second play, but at the end of the day, you can't make as many mistakes as we did," Massillon coach Jason Hall said after his team fell to 5-1. "Special-teams blunders; we had some uncharacteristic penalties. Good teams don't win like that. We didn't play a great game tonight."
Which was another eerie resemblance to last year's 30-27 loss in Austintown. In that game, Massillon had miscues on offense, including bad penalties at inopportune times, which put it behind the 8-ball.
This time, the Tigers had a season-high 11 penalties for 96 yards. It was a jaw-dropping total for a team that had just 14 flags on it the first five games combined.
They also had not one, but two bad punt snaps.
One set up Fitch to tie the game at 14-14 late in the first half.
The other, early in the fourth quarter, was salvaged when Andrew David tracked it down at the goal line and boomed a 48-yard punt. Two plays later, the Tigers even found themselves with a 33-27 lead after Jeff Koch – playing in place of the injured Reggie Rogers – returned a fumble 53 yards for a score with 8:49 remaining.
Except that Massillon would botch the subsequent point-after try, leaving it ahead by just six points. Nine plays later, the Tigers would find themselves behind by a point after Fitch marched down for a 2-yard Antwan Harris touchdown run – and, most importantly, the subsequent PAT kick – with 4:13 remaining.
Harris, the Fitch quarterback, had a second big rushing performance against Massillon. He rushed for 114 yards and two scores Friday, a year after going for 147 yards and three touchdowns in last year's win.
"Antwan is Antwan," Fitch coach Phil Annarella said after his team improved to 5-1. "He does this every week for us. He's just an absolutely fabulous kid, fabulous football player. He's carried us through six weeks now, and hopefully, we'll have him for the last four too."
Harris had help in the form of tailback Tyler Hewlett. Hewlett, filling in for the injured Darrin Hall, rushed for 133 yards and two scores.
Of course, Massillon probably never saw an ending like the one it ended up having 12 minutes into the game. Two drives into the contest, the Tigers had a 14-0 lead, racking up a 12-play, 80-yard march and a 13-play, 96-yard drive.
J.D. Crabtree scored the first Tiger touchdown, one of two scores by him on a night when he rushed for 114 yards. The second score came on a Danny Clark-to-Rogers touchdown pass, part of a 237-yard passing night by the Tiger sophomore.
All of it, ultimately, for naught in the eyes of their head coach.
"I guess it's always frustrating," Hall said. "We played well in spurts. We made a lot of mental mistakes."
That's why, when all was said and done, Massillon once again needed a furious last-minute rally to try to beat Fitch. It's also why, once again, the Tigers couldn't end up beating Fitch.
October 11, 2013 September 7, 2020
SOOOO CLOSE
Tigers battle back, but run out of time
AUSTINTOWN In the end, there just wasn't enough time for Massillon to complete the comeback.
Facing the largest deficit of the season and on the road against the state's No. 4-ranked Division I team, the Tigers came close to pull ing out a memorable win on Friday night at Austintown Fitch. Instead, the time literally ran out on Massillon as it fell 30-27 to the Falcons in front of about 8,000 at Falcon Stadium.
"We're extremely proud of the kids for the effort," Massillon coach Jason Hall said after his team fell to 6-1. "They handled a lot of adversity in the game. With five minutes to go in the game, it just started clicking for us. We started doing some of the things we know we can do."
The Tigers trailed 30-14 with 4:45 remaining after Fitch quarterback Antwan Harris scored his third touchdown of the game, a 1-yard plunge. But two Danny Clark-to-Reggie Rogers touchdown passes – an 80-yarder with 4:30 remaining and a 72-yarder with 2:41 left – pulled Massillon to within three points.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Tigers got the ball back with 1:06 remaining at their 35. Six
plays later, they were at the Fitch 10, then the 5 after a penalty on the Falcons.
On second-and-goal from there, Clark hit Whitfield on a pretty strike just over the goal line for
what appeared to be the go-ahead touchdown with 14 seconds remaining. But a illegal
formation flag wiped that out, moving the ball back to the 10
"Danny's the reason we got back in this game," Hall said of Clark, who was 16-of-23 for 358
yards on the night. "He's a 15-year-old kid who brought the Tigers back with five minutes in
the game. He really made one of the best throws I've seen any quarterback I've ever had make
(on the Whitfield touchdown that was nullified)."
An incompletion made it third down with 10 seconds remaining. On the next play, though, the Falcon defense forced a scramble, which they tackled inbounds to close the game out.
"They got their money's worth tonight," Fitch coach Phil Annarella said after his team improved to 7-0. "My hat's off to Massillon. What a great comeback. They didn't quit. "
Just to get to that point took quite an effort from the Tigers, who spent much of the game playing from behind. In fact, five plays into the contest, they were down 7-0 after Harris — the Fitch quarterback — took off for a 60-yard touchdown run.
The last time the Tigers would even the score up came on their subsequent drive, when Lyron Wilson capped the nine-play march with a 5-yard touchdown to make it 7-7 with 5:53 remaining. By the time Massillon would score again, on J.D. Crabtree's 38-yard on the fourth play of the second half, it was in a hole it could never completely climb out of.
Massillon set up Fitch's second score when it failed to convert on a fake punt attempt on fourth down from the Tiger 31. It was compounded by a late hit penalty on Massillon on the Falcons' subsequent possession, which moved the ball to the Tiger 12, where it was fourth-and-1.
"They typically bring a lot of pressure all the time," Hall said of the fake punt. "So we tried to bring two people from inside-out down the hashes, and they did a good job covering it. … We got them stopped (then) on third-and-long, it's going to be fourth and at least 10, and we get a personal foul. It becomes fourth-and-1, and they get a touchdown on that."
Harris picked up that and more, ripping off a 12-yard touchdown run to make it 14-7 Falcons with 8:36 remaining in the half. The junior quarterback, who was injured on the Falcons' final offensive play of the game, rushed for 147 yards on 27 carries, including 102 yards in the first half.
The Fitch passing game, which has been called inconsistent by Annarella this week, provided the next score. Harris hit Joey Harrington for a 34-yard touchdown catch-and-run to make it 21-7 with 5:26 remaining in the half.
Massillon tried to cut into that before the half, reaching the Fitch 28. But a 45-yard field goal was blocked, leaving the Falcons ahead by 14 points.
Crabtree's scoring run to open the second half pulled Massillon to 21-14. But there would be no scoring until the Fitch defense recorded a safety against the Tigers with 10:20 remaining to make it 23-14.
2020 Season Wrap-up December 31, 2020
2020 Season Brought to a Close With a Virtual Banquet December 17, 2020
Massillon to Open the 2021 Season with Pickerington Central December 12, 2020
All-Ohio Team Dotted with Tigers December 9, 2020
Jaiden Wise Receives Top Honor on All-District Team November 27, 2020
Tigers Dominate All-County Team November 23, 2020
2020: Akron Hoban 35, Massillon 6 November 21, 2020
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I don't think that I can pick just one movie or TV show. Like Sydney in Right Next to Me, I love The Princess Bride, the book even more than the movie. I also love, love Star Wars. As for TV, it's a toss up between the West Wing and Parks and Recreation. I really wish that I had a Leslie Knope in my life.
f all the places I've ever been, my most favorite is Hawaii, specifically Oahu. There is something special about that island. That being said, I haven't been nearly enough places.
1. Whom or what inspired you to become an author?
I have always loved to read. For as long as I can remember, I blew through books like crazy. As a kid, it wasn't unusual to read a dozen a week during the summer. I read everything: science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, I loved it all.
In college I discovered Barbara Kingsolver and fell head over heels. She still holds the high honor of my favorite writer. I remember reading one of her books being so enchanted with the language. It was a description of a landscape and I could almost hear the pulse of life through the pages of the book. I remember thinking that I wanted to create something like this.
I wanted to be a dozen different things. A doctor, a dancer, a writer, an editor, maybe even a teacher. Being an author was a dream, but it always seemed impossible so I never gave it much thought.
3. What authors do you enjoy? Do these authors inspire your own writing?
I think that everything that I read inspires my own writing. I learn new things from every book, see new methods, new angles and sometimes, unfortunately, what not to do.
4. When you are not writing, what other "hats" do you wear?
I have six children, so mostly I'm Mom. Aside from that, we recently bought a home that needed a little bit of fixing up and I have thrown myself into the world of DIY. I now know how to use power tools. And I now love using power tools!
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A Victory In The Fight Against FDA Paternalism
By will on June 9, 2010
We have more than a passing interest in FDA attempts to curtail speech, no matter the product. And when it comes to attempts to regulate speech relating to dietary supplements, it starts to feel awfully close to our drug and device wheelhouse, so our ears really perk up.
That's why a recent case out of the District Court in the "District" (as the cool kids say), caught our attention. In Alliance for Natural Health US v. Sebelius, __ F. Supp. 2d __, 2010 WL 2110071 (D.D.C. May 27, 2010), a group of plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment and injunction that would in essence force the FDA to allow plaintiffs to make "qualified health claims" regarding selenium-containing dietary supplements. Id. at *1. What do we mean when we say "qualified health claims?" Statements like: "Selenium may reduce the risk of certain cancers. Scientific evidence supporting this claim is convincing but not yet conclusive." Id. at *6 n. 15. There were ten claims in all, a few of which were relatively broad ("certain cancers," "anticarcinogenic effects") and some of which were more specific ("e.g., "thyroid cancer," "lung and respiratory tract cancers," "breast cancer," etc.). Id.
The FDA rejected seven of the ten claims outright. Id. at *6. That's right; no attempt to temper the qualifying language or juice up the disclaimer, just a flat-out muzzle. With respect to the other claims, the FDA replaced the proposed qualifying language with a much-watered-down version that eviscerated the claim. For example: "Based on these studies, FDA concludes that it is highly unlikely that selenium supplements reduce the risk of prostate cancer." Id. at *6 n. 19.
The plaintiffs, understandably annoyed at having their First Amendment rights trampled, sued the FDA and then moved for summary judgment. The FDA filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The court issued a lengthy opinion analyzing each claim, but we'll get to the punchline – FDA loses. With respect to the claims that the FDA flat-out quashed, the court remanded so that the FDA could either consider adding disclaimer language, or else come up with "empirical evidence" to show that no disclaimer could correct the claims' "purported misleadingness." Id. at *18. With respect to the claims that the FDA already watered down with disclaimers, the court remanded because the FDA's qualifying language "replaced plaintiffs' claim entirely" and thus "eviscerated plaintiffs' claim." Id.; id. at *18.
We're not going to go blow-by-blow through the court's analysis, but it is worth a read for anyone interested in this area. Here are the highlights:
History of FDA Regulation In This Area: The court wasn't writing on a blank slate; the FDA has been embroiled in litigation with some of these plaintiffs going back to the mid-1990s. The court looked at prior decisions relating to the FDA's regulation in this area – the bottom line is that prior courts had taken issue with the FDA's loosey-goosey standards governing dietary supplement health claims. Those standards allowed the FDA to invoke magic words like "potentially misleading" to shut down speech unless there was "significant scientific agreement" with respect to a health claim. Id. at *2-3. The prior cases provide guidance about what passes constitutional muster – and the FDA's loosey-goosey regulatory scheme doesn't. We know that the First Amendment has a "clear preference for disclosure over suppression of commercial speech." Id. at *5. In other words, it's better to allow the speech to occur with appropriate disclaimers than to ban it out-right (sounds like a more measured regulatory position to take on off-label promotion, doesn't it?). We also know that the government faces a "very heavy burden" if it wishes to totally suppress health claims. Id. at *4. And we know that the FDA can't rely on speculation or the potential to mislead, but instead must offer qualitative, empirical evidence establishing that harm. Id. Finally, when looking at the evidence in support of a claim, the court may not uphold a speech ban unless that evidence is "outweighed by evidence against the claim" or is "qualitatively weaker." Id.
Deference To Agency Decisions: The FDA argued that the court should apply the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)'s deferential standard – whether the FDA's action was "arbitrary and capricious" – while the plaintiffs understandably argued that such deference was inappropriate because the FDA's actions raised a constitutional question. Id. at *7. The court agreed it was obligated to conduct an independent review "without reliance on the Agency's determinations as to constitutional questions." Id. at *8 (citing J.J. Cassone Bakery, Inc. v. NLRB, 554 F.3d 1041, 1044 (D.C. Cir. 2009)). With respect to the Agency's evaluation of scientific data, however, the court believed some degree of deference was due "provided such interpretation is reasoned and not arbitrary or capricious." Alliance for Natural Health US, 2010 WL 2110071 at *8. Interestingly, though, the court ended up hanging the FDA with its own Guidance Document regarding the "evidence-based review system," pointing out several instances where the FDA's evaluation of evidence supporting the claims at issue deviated from the Guidance. Id. at *12-17. Bottom line – where the FDA's conclusions are "contrary to its purported evaluation standards," the court should pay no deference to those conclusions. Id. at *8. And that may be the most interesting takeaway from this opinion. The court really rolled up its sleeves, critically analyzing the FDA's interpretation of each piece of evidence supporting the health claims, and critiquing the FDA for taking positions at odds with its own Guidance. See id. at *12-17. That failure, coupled with the failure to provide any empirical evidence to support the notion that disclaimers would be ineffective, doomed the FDA's attempts to quash speech here.
First Amendment Analysis: Finally, we would be remiss if we didn't mention that this case collects some good soundbites for anyone fighting FDA attempts to chill commercial speech. For example:
"The Supreme Court has 'rejected the highly paternalistic view that government has complete power to suppress or regulate commercial speech.'" Id. at *9 (quoting Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n of N.Y., 447 U.S. 557, 562 (1980)).
"'[T]he States may not place an absolute prohibition on certain types of misleading information…if the information also may be presented in a way that is not deceptive.'" Alliance for Natural Health US, 2010 WL 2110071 at *9 (quoting In re R.M.J., 455 U.S. 191, 203 (1982)).
"'The First Amendment does not allow the FDA to simply assert that [a plaintiff's c]laim is misleading in order to supplant its burden to demonstrate that the harms it recites are real and that its restriction will in fact alleviate them to a material degree.'" Alliance for Natural Health US, 2010 WL 211071 at *9 (quoting Whitaker v. Thompson, 248 F. Supp. 2d 1, 9 (D.D.C. 2002)).
And how about this troika, which seems pretty useful in the ongoing off-label promotion First Amendment battle:
"[D]isclaimers are 'constitutionally preferable to outright suppression.'"
"'[The preferred remedy is more disclosure, rather than less.'"
"'[W]hen government chooses a policy of suppression over disclosure – at least where there is no showing that disclosure would not suffice to cure misleadingness – the government disregards a far less restrictive means.'"
Alliance for Natural Health US, 2010 WL 2110071 at *10 (quoting Pearson v. Shalala, 164 F.3d 650, 657-58 (D.C. Cir. 1999)).
We will be watching to see if any of the courts facing off-label issues (the Allergan and Caronia courts, at least) seize on any of this language, or the analysis in the Alliance for Natural Health US decision generally, when deciding whether the FDA's off-label promotion regulations infringe on free speech rights.
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A LITTLE HISTORY OF HUTS IN NORFOLK
Sheep husbandry was essential to farming from the Middle Ages onwards and brought great prosperity to the whole country. Our village of Salle has a magnificent 15th Century church which can seat 600 people which is standing evidence of the wealth generated by the wool and weaving trade. The City of Norwich was a very important centre for wool and cloth; and many Norfolk towns and villages had large population of weavers and cloth merchants.
The principal local sheep breed was the black-faced Norfolk Horn, grazing mainly on light sandy heathland, producing sweet mutton and a short fine fleece perfect for the weaving of Norfolk's famous worsted cloth.
Shepherds' huts became commonplace from the late 18th Century onwards. Used as mobile shelters pulled by a farm horse or the shepherd's trusty pony, a hut accompanied the flocks as they were moved from sheepfold to pasture,and was crucial at lambing time when the shepherd needed to be continually on hand:
Night and day they must be on the watch to assist the ewes, to cherish weakly lambs with warm milk, to restore others that appear dead by administering a little spirit; to counteract the unnatural disposition of some mothers that refuse their off-spring; or to find foster-mothers for poor orphans … these are reared generally by the assistance of a tea-pot with cow's milk, and are called cades or pets. A fire is kept up day and night in the shepherd's lodge, to which any perishing or weakly lambs may be brought.
The sheep are kept upon turnips, so as to maintain their strength and afford sufficient nourishment to the lambs; screens of hurdles, or straw, or fern, are raised to keep off the wind, and troughs with corn, or linseed-cake, are placed.
William Howitt Book of the Seasons 1830
In the fever of agricultural improvement at the end of the 18th Century, two rival North Norfolk farmers both laid claim to their first use in the county:
Mr Purdis, of Eggmore* has two shepherds' boarded houses on wheels, they contain a bed, and a stove for heating milk, so well contrived it is heated in ten minutes: he has found the advantage in lambing time so great, that he has no doubt of having saved a great number of their lives; and recommends it strongly to his brother farmers.
Mr HILL, of Waterden (near Walsingham) has a shepherd's house on wheels for lambing time, and hinted that it was first used at Waterden...
(* sic. Egmere, near Walsingham)
Arthur Young General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk published 1804
Notably, the huts made on the farms in Norfolk had pitched roofs rather than bowtop - as the 19th Century progressed, the use of curved corrugated steel was much more predominant in the West Country, farms there being nearer to the manufacturing and engineering works of the Midlands. Transport links and costs kept farms in East Anglia self-reliant for longer.
By the 19th century, the textile trade had also moved across to the industrialised Midlands. Farming developed new breeds of livestock and the Suffolk sheep, bred from the old Norfolk Horn, became popular worldwide. Shepherd's huts continued to play an important role at lambing time until well into the 20th Century.
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End of the year report for the period 1 of September – 31st of August and Quarterly report 4
CELLINK AB ("CELLINK" or "Company") publishes quarterly report for the period 1st of June 2017 – 31th of August 2017 and the results for the full year. The report is available on the company's website: http://cellink.com/investor-relations/. This press release presents a summary of the report.
Quarter 4 (Q4), June 1st, 2017 - August 31st, 2017
Operating revenues amounted to 7,883 kSEK
Net sales of 4,449 kSEK
Operating profit before depreciation, EBITDA amounted to 155 kSEK which corresponds to an EBITDA margin of 3.5%
Operating profit amounted to -73 kSEK
Profit before tax amounted to 186 kSEK
Earnings per share amounted to 0,028 SEK in the 4th quarter
Cash flow from operating activities in the quarter amounted to -1,203 kSEK
12 months, September 1st, 2016 – August 31st, 2017
Operating income amounted to 21,485 kSEK
Net sales of 13,188 kSEK
Operating profit before depreciation, EBITDA amounted to 392 kSEK, which corresponds to an EBITDA margin of 3.0%
Earnings per share amounted to 0,021 SEK
Cash flow from operating activities during the period amounted to -179 kSEK
Events in the fourth quarter (June 2017 - August 2017)
The 9th of June , the company announced that it received orders in conjunction with new distribution agreements
The 10th of July, CELLINK signed a distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific ANZ
The 12th of July, CELLINK conducted a directed share issue of B shares of 30 MSEK
Events during the first three quarters of the year (September 2016 - May 2017)
The 12th of October, the Company announced that, together with industrial partners, it was granted project funding from Horizon 2020 for the "Cell-Based Models for Neurodegeneration Study and Use in Screening". The company's share of the project corresponds to an amount of approximately 691 TEUR, of which the company will account for about 30 percent of the cost. 363 TEUR has been received at project start.
The 26th of October, the company announced that the company had a private placement of SEK 7 million and a successful emission of SEK 23 million, which was subscribed to 1070%. The company received SEK 27.76 million after transaction costs. The company received approximately 1400 new shareholders.
The 3rd of November, the company completed a successful IPO on Nasdaq First North and the stock increased over 100% on the introductory day against the subscription price.
The 15th of December, the company communicated an accidental information leakage outside the company's own control, a board member resigned on the same day.
The 7th of December, the company launched a beta version of BioVerse - an online platform for 3D Bioprinting.
The 12th of January, the company launched a new 3D Bioprinter for advanced use.
The 17th of March, the company appointed an Advisory Board to assist the company in strategic matters.
Events after the end of the period
The 25th of September, CELLINK was granted design protection for the BIO X product
The 27th of September, CELLINK announced a collaboration agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The 6th of October, a directed new share issue of SEK 30 million was made to Handelsbanken Fonder
Phone: +46 73 267 00 00 Phone: +46 70 991 86 04
This information is such information as CELLINK AB is required to disclose under the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication on October 19, 2017 at. 08:30 CET.
CELLINK has created one of the world's first universal Bioinks, today used by many of the world's most well-reputed research institutions. A Bioink can be mixed with living cells to print functional human tissues and if future research is successful, eventually, complete human organs in so-called 3D-Bioprinters. CELLINK's universal Bioink shows excellent results and can be used in both CELLINK's proprietary 3D Bioprinters and in 3D Bioprinters developed by other operators. Mangold Fondkommission AB, tel: +46 (0) 8 5030 1550, is the Company's Certified Adviser.
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Thalassophobia is the technical name for people who have a phobia of the sea or other large bodies of water. However, while the ocean harbors some of the most terrifying creatures ever to exist, it also contains many marvels – the majority of which are yet to be explored. Check out these facts about oceans below.
1. The majority of the World's oxygen comes from tiny ocean organisms called phytoplankton.
2. Our ocean is a deep, dark and mysterious void which is full of undiscovered wonders. National Geographic speculated in 2011, that 86% of the World's species have yet to be classified.
3. If you think we've discovered everything the Earth has to offer, in fact, we've only explored 5-7% of the ocean floor and less than 1% of the ocean itself.
4. The giant squid was thought to be a myth until it was seen alive in 2001.
5. The ocean has canyons, mountains and volcanoes bigger than mt. Everest.
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Fox News Pimps Bogus 'Botched Abortion' Story To Advance Operation Rescue's Abortion Provider Smear
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That Fox News is a media arm of the anti-choice movement was underscored earlier this month. On July 11th, three "news" pieces focused on charges, made by the radical anti-choice Operation Rescue, that a Maryland late term abortion provider has injured an abortion patient. In the reporting, Fox advanced the anti-choice meme that this doctor has already killed a patient in a late term "botched" abortion when, in reality, the woman died of a rare complication that also happens in childbirth. In February, Fox "news" guy, Bret Baier, exploited the tragedy in order to push the anti-choice assertion that the doctor is guilty of malfeasance and the clinic should be shut down. It's July and the clinic is still open. But in his desperation to get attention for his cause, radical, anti-choice domestic terrorist Rev. Patrick Mahoney is making the claim that the doctor has done another "botched abortion." Providing publicity for Mahoney's attack on the doctor is Fox News which is also using this case to push the anti-choice message that restrictive abortion laws are really all about helping women and. Fox "News," fair & balanced as always!
The Fox media blast began with official news program "Happening Now."Jenna Lee reported that there "are new calls for action against a controversial late term abortion doctor in Maryland." She described how "pro-life leaders" (Fox always uses "pro-life" - not "anti-abortion") have claimed that one of Dr. Leroy Carhart's patients was rushed to the hospital and they want Carhart's license suspended." As in any anti-choice argument, Gosnell was referenced. (He was convicted of murder during illegal abortions while Carhart is performing legal abortions).
She tossed to Doug McElway who said that "a lot of people are wondering why this guy has a license to practice medicine."(The "lot" being the anti-choice community). McElway claimed that the doctor is still being investigated but didn't mention that Maryland health officials did not find any deficiencies in the deceased woman's care. He played the Operation Rescue video which shows a woman being taken to the hospital (could have happened for a variety of reasons). It also features Mahoney ranting about how woman are not being protected by Maryland and demanding that Carhart's license should be suspended.
Lee then segued into the Texas abortion law and, predictably, McElway referenced how the debate got started with Gosnell. McElway did show a pro-choice legislator who, in speaking against the law, said that it would result in deaths from illegal abortions. Articulating an anti-choice talking point about about how women dying from legal abortions shows that legal abortion is unsafe, McElway provided numbers. (See ladies, abortion is dangerous) In response to McElway's data, Lee said "it puts it in perspective." (Uh, no it doesn't because the numbers are miniscule.)
Later, on America Live, Alisyn Camerota upped the propaganda ante. In reporting that there are "new calls" to have Dr. Carhart's license revoked, after one of his patients was rushed to the hospital, she said that this "comes five months after one of Dr. Carhart's patients died in a botched late term abortion." This is a LIE - according to the autopsy, the woman died because of "a rare condition in which amniotic fluid was pushed into her blood system." Doug McElway covered the same ground as he did in the first piece, including Mahoney's video rant and Gosnell reference. He concluded with the comment that those who are "pro-life" believe that Gosnell's practices are "not all that uncommon." (See ladies, abortion is dangerous!)
Finishing up the Fox "news" agitprop of the day, Bret Baier reported that "pro-life advocates in Maryland are up in arms about a local abortion provider and they want authorities to take action." Doug McElway went over the same ground as he did in the other two pieces, except for the admission that "Fox News has been unable to independently verify" the "authenticity" of the video and gruesome concluding commentary about how, in 2010, a woman had her bowels perforated in a late term Maryland abortion (See ladies, abortion is dangerous), a situation resulting in clinic standards that "both sides agree on." (These standards are not intended, as are the new "TRAP" laws to intentionally limit access to abortion without actually banning it.
So Fox attacks an abortion provider with an outright lie and uncorroborated video from a radical anti-choice group with an agenda. Forget "fair & balanced." How bout "real journalism?"
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Starting out as a hiphop/scratch DJ, Max discovered house music in 1994 and was hooked. Within months, he and his friends had set up their own night, which led to the opening of the now legendary Atomic nightclub. Max's weekly 6-hour sets, at Atomic, were pivotal in Canada's dance music evolution.


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Jean-Paul Mazoyer has been appointed Head of Group Information Technology at Crédit Agricole S.A
Jean-Paul Mazoyer has been appointed Head of Group Information Technology at Crédit Agricole S.A., reporting to Michel Mathieu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A., as of 11 March 2013.
Mr Mazoyer, Chief Operating Officer in charge of Support and Development at Amundi since 2007, is replacing Alain Deschênes, who has held the position since 2009 and is leaving Crédit Agricole S.A. to pursue his professional career in his home country of Canada.
"Alain Deschênes has headed up a number of structural projects for the Group since 2009, including the creation of Greenfield, an innovative data centre housing the Crédit Agricole S.A. group's major IT systems, overseeing the IT aspects of our MUST cost-cutting programme, the development of IT production entity SILCA, and making an active contribution to the implementation of the NICE project. I would like to thank Alain Deschênes for his considerable involvement in the Group", comments Jean-Paul Chifflet, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A.
Jean-Paul Mazoyer's career :
Jean-Paul Mazoyer began his career at Crédit Lyonnais Suisse in 1988, before joining Accenture, where he held a variety of consulting roles with banks between 1989 and 1996, in particular Crédit Agricole. In 1996, he joined the retail marketing department at Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole. In 1998, he became Head of Marketing and Communications at Crédit Agricole Ile-de-France before being appointed Head of Lending and Risk in 2002. Mr Mazoyer joined Calyon in 2004 as Deputy Director of the International Network, in charge of the coordination and management of all support functions. In 2007, he became Head of Support Functions and Development at Crédit Agricole Asset Management (marketing, sales support and international network). Since 2010, Mr Mazoyer has been Chief Operating Officer in charge of Support and Development at Amundi.
Born in 1965, Mr Mazoyer is a graduate of EM Lyon business school (1987).


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TransLoc Acquired by Ford
January 25, 2018 – TransLoc, a leading provider of transit technology, has been acquired by the Ford Smart Mobility Business Group. SJF Ventures, along with Fontinalis Partners, co-led an $8 million financing for TransLoc in March 2016. For more on that financing see: https://sjfventures.com/sjf-ventures-and-fontinalis-partners-co-lead-8-million-financing-for-transloc/.
"We are thrilled about the merger of TransLoc with Ford Smart Mobility," said Dave Kirkpatrick, Managing Director at SJF Ventures and Chair of TransLoc's Board until the acquisition. "With Ford's backing, TransLoc will be able to more rapidly deploy MicroTransit in hundreds of cities, making them more livable and sustainable. SJF Ventures is proud to have partnered with the TransLoc team in their rapid growth in recent years. This is a win for all involved, as well as the Durham entrepreneurial ecosystem."
The complete press release from Ford on the acquisition is below:
DEARBORN, Mich. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — As 2018 begins, Ford Motor Company's mobility organization is making the move to accelerate delivery of mobility products and services to customers and deliver shareholder value.
As outlined at the 2018 CES show in Las Vegas, Ford's mobility strategy is to deliver a broad suite of products and services that enhance all layers of the transportation system – vehicles, infrastructure, connectivity and digital services – to alleviate the transportation drag on cities and help people move more freely in the City of Tomorrow.
"We believe transportation done right – as part of a systems approach – can bring life back to our cities," said Marcy Klevorn, president, Ford Mobility. "By accelerating our delivery of mobility services through the changes we are making today, we are enabling that revival, enhancing our competitiveness and creating long-term value for Ford shareholders."
This year, Ford expects to accelerate and launch businesses in the following areas:
Transportation operating system: The company's open, cloud-based platform – the Transportation Mobility Cloud that manages information flow and basic transactions between a variety of components in the transportation ecosystem – will be expanded beyond Ford to include other automakers, suppliers, partners and cities; a developer network to build and support the system also will be launched.
Connectivity: Preparing to deliver digital services to personal, fleet and city customers, Ford's mobility team will deliver on the company's commitment of 100 percent connectivity of new vehicles in the United States by 2019 and push toward its goal of 90 percent connectivity globally by 2020.
Ride sharing: Chariot, the cornerstone of Ford's microtransit solutions, will see an acceleration of city launches globally this year; launches will be based on a major shift in focus to the unit's enterprise business, which provides employee transportation services for businesses. Just last week, Ford announced the launch of service in Columbus, Ohio – Chariot's fifth city.
Non-emergency medical transportation: Tapping into the growing healthcare transportation market, Ford Mobility will expand its non-emergency medical transportation operation from a Southeast Michigan pilot with Beaumont Health into a full business serving multiple medical systems.
Vehicle Management as a Service: Founded in 2017, Ford Commercial Solutions is leveraging vehicle connectivity to deliver data services and fleet optimization to the commercial segment, building on the automaker's historical strength in serving fleet customers. Ford Commercial Solutions will expand its offerings globally this year.
To support this shift to innovation and delivery at speed, the company today is announcing an agreement to acquire Autonomic, a Palo Alto, California-based technology company that specializes in scale, architecture and leverage for transportation industry solutions.
Ford's acquisition of Autonomic will accelerate the automaker's mission to establish the Transportation Mobility Cloud platform and support its plans to scale up other key mobility initiatives, including the drive toward full connectivity, Chariot and non-emergency medical transportation. In addition to being able to fully capture the value created by this platform, Ford also will benefit from the Autonomic team's capabilities in creating and incubating new mobility businesses, as well as relationships that will further improve Ford's access to top technology talent.
Ford also is announcing the acquisition of TransLoc, a Durham, North Carolina-based provider of demand-response technology for city-owned microtransit solutions. Acquiring TransLoc allows Ford to leverage its operational expertise, network of city relationships, and proven track record of providing solutions to cities globally that can improve the rider experience with dynamic routing.
The terms of these acquisitions are not being disclosed.
"As we deliver on our commitment to provide solutions for cities' transportation challenges, an important part of our process is to determine whether to build, buy or partner the capabilities required," said Klevorn. "We believe the integration of the technology and talent from Autonomic and TransLoc into our Mobility team will further bolster our ability to deliver robust solutions for personal owners, fleet operators and cities, with speed and at scale."
Ford also is announcing the reorganization of the teams developing and scaling mobility solutions. Building on the successful integration of Ford's data and analytics group and information technology team into Ford Mobility under the leadership of Klevorn, the reorganization will establish four new groups focused on mobility products, services and businesses. The new groups are:
Ford X: Ford's acquisition of Autonomic will serve as the cornerstone for its new Ford X team. Part of Ford Smart Mobility LLC, this team will have responsibility for ensuring Ford is continuously discovering and actively incubating new business models. To support this mission, Ford X will oversee the Transportation Mobility Cloud platform; the Ford X Accelerator, a new group dedicated to quick incubation of potential products and services; and new mobility businesses early in their development.
Mobility Business Group: With responsibility for scaling the company's existing mobility businesses, Ford Smart Mobility LLC's new Mobility Business Group will oversee Ford Commercial Solutions; Ford's microtransit businesses including Chariot and the non-emergency medical transportation unit; FordPass® and digital services, including those supporting autonomous vehicle businesses, in-vehicle services and personal vehicle ownership; and future businesses once they mature following their incubation within Ford X.
Mobility Platforms and Products: Ford Mobility's product solutions group will lead design and development for the technology underpinning Ford's mobility businesses, including connectivity, FordPass platform elements, vehicle management as a service, transportation as a service, its autonomous vehicle partnership platform and foundational platforms.
Mobility Marketing and Growth: To drive demand with consumers and commercial and city customers, and to ensure the voice of the customer is heard throughout the organization, Ford Smart Mobility LLC is establishing a global marketing and sales team. This group brings together Ford's City Solutions team, its regional Ford Smart Mobility leads, TransLoc, and related marketing and sales talent into one organization.
These new teams will benefit from Ford's ongoing investment in and work with Pivotal. They will also benefit from learnings from the 2017 implementation of product teams, a structure common in software companies and used in FordLabs – the automaker's four software development and implementation operations in the United States, the United Kingdom and India.
With the new organization, several leadership appointments also are being announced:
Sunny Madra, CEO and cofounder of Autonomic, will join Ford as vice president, Ford X.
Marion Harris, chief financial officer, Ford Credit, will be named vice president, Mobility Business Group.
Rich Strader, who is named vice president, Mobility Platforms and Products.
Brett Wheatley, director, Ford Marketing, Sales and Service Fitness Transformation, is appointed vice president, Mobility Marketing and Growth.
"2018 is the year Ford Mobility moves from foundation building to product and service delivery, and we are acting decisively to ensure our teams are set up for success," said Klevorn. "The acquisitions of Autonomic and TransLoc, together with the new organization will enable faster innovation incubation and product development times, as well as increase the group's ability to scale and create value for our shareholders."
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Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 203,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
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Lupe's husband replied to Alysoun's discussion Never Forget!
"Last year, I endowed a scholarship in my wife's name at my alma mater, Cal State Fullerton. Forty four people applied for it and the first winner was announced in April. It goes to someone who either lost a spouse or someone…"
"I like what you wrote. Men act out of fear and desperation too, instead of love. I've dated as young as 35, but I agree. I'd rather be with someone in the same age and situation as myself. I was…"
"Ha! It's a little different for men in this area. I gotta be careful how I word this, because it could sound flippant or demeaning, but dating women not that much younger than yourself can have unintended consequences.…"
"Looks like this thread is dead. I haven't been on the website for six weeks. Not much has changed. I'm not dating, don't really miss it. I've taken on some new responsibilities in the past…"
"I don't come on here as much as I used to, but September 5 would have been Lupe's 60th. About eight of us, friends and family, got together at a restaurant to celebrate her birthday."
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If I hear "She's in a better place" one more time, I'm going to scream. It's so stupid and trite.
Yes I guess I PM'd you the other night. I'm really new to WV and how this works. It was late, late at night and I was just trying to reach out to the other two people who were on the site at the same time I was. You were one of them.
Lupe's Husband, thank you for being friend. My friend message does not work that well. I do not have a chat at all.
Hello Lupe's husband! Just wanted to invite you to the wedding anniversary Random Acts of Kindness event I set up -- if you'd like to participate, please RSVP at the link above. Hope you're doing well. Take good care of yourself and thank you!
Welcome to Widowed Village. I am so sorry for your loss, but pleased that you found us. You will find caring support and friendship here.


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Exceptional Foundation hosts sixth annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday in Homewood
Updated Mar 5, 2010 ; Posted Mar 5, 2010
By Bob Carlton | bcarlton@al.com
Goodness gracious, the temperature's rising and the chili's simmering for Saturday's sixth annual Exceptional Foundation Chili Cook-Off, the theme of which this year is "Great Bowls of Fire."
A couple of festival-goers sample a cup of chili from one of competing teams at last year's Exceptional Foundation Chili Cook-Off.
A record field of 75 teams will compete for the 2010 chili crown, up from 70 last year, according to Shelton Kitchen, the Exceptional Foundation's director of development.
The cook-off will take place in the parking lot of the Exceptional Foundation, which is next to Homewood Central Park on Oxmoor Road. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For directions, go here.
A panel of judges will choose the grand-prize winner and the first and second runners-up, as well as the winners of the fundraising and spirit awards. Event patrons will vote on the People's Choice Award.
Festival-goers not only will get to sample the chili prepared by the competing teams but also listen to music from Sweetwater Road at 11 a.m. and Hightide Blues at 1 p.m. Entertaiment for the kids includes face-painting, a moonwalk and a magician.
Advance tickets are available for $10 through 6 p.m. today at the Exceptional Foundation and until midnight online here. Tickets are $15 at the gate Satuday. Children 12 and under get in free.
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q sandwiches will be available for $5, hot dogs are $1, beer is $3, and water, soft drinks, tea and coffee are $1. Commemorative T-shirts are $15.
Parking is available at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and Shades Cahaba Elementary School.
The chili competition is biggest fundraiser of the year for the Exceptional Foundation, which provides social and recreational activities to mentally challenged individuals in the Birmingham area.
About 5,500 people attended last year's cook-off, which raised $140,000, Kitchen says. Organizers hope to top both of those numbers this year.
The Exceptional Foundation is at 1616 Oxmoor Road in Homewood.


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Sony Living Room PC With Blu-ray Technology Announced
LAS VEGAS (CES, Booth #14200), Jan. 7, 2007 Sony today introduced a high-definition living room PC with integrated Blu-ray Disc technology.
With the Digital Living System you can watch movies in stunning HD clarity, as well as record, store and playback personal content on high-capacity BD media.
A built-in NTSC and an ATSC television tuner, in addition to a unidirectional digital CableCARD, allows the VAIO XL3 Digital Living System to replace an HD digital video recorder so you can watch and record TV without the need for a separate set-top box.
The unit's high-storage capacity allows you to burn entire seasons of your favorite television programs to its hard drive and play them back in high-definition. A wireless remote and keyboard let you browse the Web– all from the comfort of your sofa.
About the size of a traditional stereo receiver, the XL3 model features a stylish, horizontal form factor engineered to fit into a home entertainment rack. The unit connects to a television via an HDMI cable to output high-definition video and multi-channel digital audio in a single connection.
"Sony is defining the digital home by integrating the latest technologies on the market into a unique offering and pushing the boundaries of HD adoption in the living room," said Mike Abary, vice president of VAIO product marketing for Sony Electronics. "With the XL3 Digital Living System consumers can turn a typical entertainment center into a thrilling high-definition media hub and enjoy HD in a way previously not possible."
Your Living Room IPTV system
With more and more television networks offering full-episode programming streaming through their web site, Abary said the XL3 model is a great way to enjoy online programming on a TV. And, with the rising popularity of free video sharing websites, you can catch up on the latest viral videos with friends and family on your television without huddling around a small PC display.
Capture, Edit and Burn in HD
The system offers end-to-end support for high-definition camcorders with a suite of video applications that let you capture, edit and burn to Blu-ray Disc high-definition media in full 1080 resolution without downgrading video quality and integrity.
The XL3 unit incorporates the latest technologies including an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GTL graphics, 2GB of RAM memory, and a roomy 500GB hard drive.
The unit also uses liquid cooling technology to maintain high CPU performance while remaining quiet enough for the living room. The XL3 model is equipped with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium operating system with Media Center functionality for easy content navigation and management.
Sony also incorporated Sound Reality technology to boost audio performance for high-quality digital sound and support for Direct Steam Digital for unsurpassed reproduction.
The VAIO XL3 Digital Living System will be available in March in crimson black for about $3,300 at national retailers, online at www.sony.com/xl3 or at Sony Style stores (for locations, visit www.sonystyle.com/retail) in select fashion malls around the country.
Jon Piazza
Sony Electronics Inc.
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JPMorgan to pay US$13bn settlement
'SYMPTOMATIC':The firm's chief executive said the settlement with the US government covers a 'very significant portion' of the bank's troubled mortgage-backed securities
AP, WASHINGTON
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay US$13 billion in a landmark settlement and acknowledged that it misled investors about the quality of risky mortgage-backed securities ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.
The settlement announced on Tuesday with the US Department of Justice is the largest ever between the US government and a corporation. It also included settlements with New York, California and other states.
JPMorgan was among the major banks that sold securities that plunged in value when the housing market collapsed in 2006 and 2007. Those losses triggered a financial crisis that pushed the US economy into the worst recession since the 1930s.
The deal was reached after months of negotiations and could serve as a template for similar settlements with other big banks.
As part of the deal, JPMorgan agreed to provide US$4 billion in relief to homeowners affected by the bad loans. The bank also acknowledged that it misrepresented the quality of its securities to investors.
"Without a doubt, the conduct uncovered in this investigation helped sow the seeds of the mortgage meltdown," US Attorney General Eric Holder said. "JPMorgan was not the only financial institution during this period to knowingly bundle toxic loans and sell them to unsuspecting investors, but that is no excuse for the firm's behavior."
JPMorgan is to pay US$2 billion in civil penalties to the US federal government and about US$1 billion to New York state.
Another US$6 billion will go toward compensating investors.
In a statement, JPMorgan chief executive officer Jamie Dimon said that the settlement covers a "very significant portion" of the bank's troubled mortgage-backed securities, as well as those it inherited when it purchased Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual in 2008.
"We are pleased to have concluded this extensive agreement with the [government] and to have resolved the civil claims of the Department of Justice and others," Dimon said in the statement.
The deal eclipses the record US$4 billion levied on oil giant BP in January over the 2010 offshore oil spill, which was the worst in US history.
While the US$13 billion that JPMorgan is paying is a staggering sum, it represents only about 60 percent of the bank's US$21.3 billion net income reported for last year.
And JPMorgan has already set aside US$23 billion this year to cover the settlement and other costs related to its legal troubles.
JPMorgan could still face criminal charges. An investigation is under way by the office of US Attorney Benjamin Wagner in Sacramento, California, focused primarily on JPMorgan employees.
Wagner told a news conference on Tuesday that the activity described in the settlement was "symptomatic of the recklessness on Wall Street."
Asked about a timeframe for resolving the criminal probe, Wagner said, "You'll just have to stay tuned. We're going to keep plugging away."
According to the Justice Department's statement of facts agreed to by JPMorgan, many of the mortgage loans were referred to inside JPMorgan as "rejects."
Those loans were missing appraisals or proof of borrower's income, employment or assets.
In one review, consultants hired by the bank found that more than a quarter of loans in a pool of tens of thousands were "rejects."
Yet JPMorgan ultimately accepted half of those rejects and re-graded them as acceptable.


My brother-in-law is a Shriner, and he buys us tickets to the Shriners Circus every year. This year, we packed ourselves and the next door neighbors, and went to see the show.
About halfway through, one of the clowns came by, selling "Clown of the Year" pins as a fundraiser for the local Shriner's Hospital. I would have bought one myself, but I was down to 2 dollars from all of the Cokes, Nachos, and cotton candy I bought for myself the kids. While he's turned to me, Little Miss sneaks up on his other side.
Clown: "Would you like to buy a Clown of the Year pin? It's only 4 dollars."
Little Miss: "I'd like 4 dollars."
Clown: *dramatic pause* She doesn't miss much, does she?
It took me 5 minutes to quit laughing.


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Man Killed In 'Freak Accident' At McDonald's Drive-Thru Window
A man died last week after what's being called a "freak accident" at the drive-thru window of a McDonald's in Vancouver, Canada.
Vancouver police said the man opened his door to get something he dropped from his window while paying. As he opened the door and leaned out to get it, the car rolled forward. The door hit part of the restaurant, and he was pinned between the door and the frame.
"Efforts were made by first responders to revive the man, but tragically, he died on scene," Vancouver Police Const. Tania Visintin said in a news release. "This is an absolutely heartbreaking scenario. Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this man."
Police said there is surveillance footage of the accident, but are seeking motorists who may have had dashcam footage of the incident as well as eyewitnesses.
"Usually when we hear about a fatal motor vehicle accident it [is] usually, typically a crash with another vehicle," Visintin told 680 News. "So the fact that no other vehicle was involved… this seems like a freak accident."
The victim's name has not been released.
Such accidents are not unheard of at drive-thru windows, as people who try to retrieve something from outside the car may lean out of an open door without putting the vehicle in park.
In 2012, also in Canada, a woman suffered serious injuries in just such a situation when her foot slipped off the brake and the car rolled forward.
In 2018, a motorist opened a door at a Jack In The Box drive-thru in St. Louis to get his food. He tried to back up, but accelerated while doing so, hit a tree, and was pinned between the car and tree.
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