Dwight Howard out vs Wolves with shoulder injury

L.A. Lakers Dwight Howard falls to the court and grabs his right shoulder in pain in the 4th quarter of the game against the Phoenix Suns Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. The Lakers, who had won three straight _ all at home, lost Dwight Howard when he reinjured his right shoulder with 6:57 to play. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)

L.A. Lakers Dwight Howard falls to the court and grabs his right shoulder in pain in the 4th quarter of the game against the Phoenix Suns Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. The Lakers, who had won three straight _ all at home, lost Dwight Howard when he reinjured his right shoulder with 6:57 to play. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher)

Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard dunks against the Phoenix Suns during the first half on an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Los Angeles Lakers' Steve Nash, right, Kobe Bryant (24) and Pau Gasol, of Spain, talk during a timeout against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Phoenix. The Suns won 92-86. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, celebrates with center Dwight Howard as forward Metta World Peace, left, guard Steve Nash, second from left, and guard Kobe Bryant head down the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? Dwight Howard is sidelined again with an ailing shoulder and disgruntled Pau Gasol is back in the Los Angeles Lakers' starting lineup, where he believes he should have been all along.

Howard was scratched from Friday night's game at Minnesota with a sore right shoulder, and he returned to Los Angeles to receive platelet-rich plasma treatments. This is the same injury that kept Howard out of three games in January.

The All-Star center planned to rejoin the team in Detroit on Sunday, but a timetable for his return was not immediately known.

"He'll play when there is no pain and that will be day-to-day, so we'll have to see," coach Mike D'Antoni said after the team's morning shootaround.

Howard's arrival from Orlando before the season was hailed as a return to championship contention for a Lakers team that was aging with Kobe Bryant and Gasol still the focal points. But Howard hasn't been his overpowering self for much the season. He was slowed early on while recovering from a back injury that happened last season and is now hampered by a shoulder injury that isn't going away anytime soon.

"It's always going to be there," D'Antoni said. "Even if we shut him down for two months, it's still going to be there. Once he gets hit, it's going to hurt. It's a pain thing."

He's still averaging 16.5 points, 11.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks, but his level of intimidation and athleticism in the paint is not the same.

And the Lakers haven't been the same, either. They entered the game at 20-26, 10th in the Western Conference, and fresh off a loss to the lowly Suns.

The air of invincibility is not there, and Gasol's waning production is a big part of that. One of the most gifted post players of the last decade has been marginalized since D'Antoni replaced the fired Brown, a process that culminated with reduced to a reserve role for the first time in his career last month.

Usually measured and level-headed in his public remarks, Gasol has not hidden his disappointment with D'Antoni's decision.

"Mike's been trying to get his philosophy through us and try to get our team to do it," Gasol said Friday. "At the same time our personnel is a little different than probably what would fit best for that kind of system. It's a work in progress. We're all trying to get a feel for each other. We're all trying to figure things out. We're all trying to win. At the same time, it's been a struggle."

Gasol is averaging a career-low 12.8 points and is shooting a career-low 44.8 percent. He's been bothered by tendinitis in his knees, bursitis in his elbow and a concussion.

D'Antoni has been trying to diffuse the situation with his trademark tongue-in-cheek humor.

"I know he wants to start. I've just kind of got to coach the team the way I think is better," D'Antoni said. "It's not a personality conflict. It's not a dance contest. I like him. My dance card's open."

D'Antoni has been using Earl Clark as the starting power forward alongside Howard. He said he likes how the Lakers start with a smaller lineup.

"I still consider myself one of the best out there," Gasol said. "It's a game that you can't be too self-centered and selfish. You have to put team first and have to make it work somehow. That's what we're trying to do. We're trying to make it work and I try not to be a negative influence at all."

Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio defended his fellow Spaniard on Thursday, joking that if the Lakers don't want him, the Wolves would take him. D'Antoni fired back, saying when Rubio coaches a team he can make those decisions. And Bryant took it a step further when asked about some of the criticism Wolves All-Star Kevin Love has received this year.

"You can send him our way," he said.

Asked what he can do to keep Gasol from letting the disappointment affect his play, D'Antoni cracked: "Pay him $19 million. Y'all figure it out. That should help. I think it's fine. He wants to play. I've got it. And he's going to play. He's always going to be in there in the end of big games."

For one night at least, it shouldn't be an issue. Gasol is in the starting lineup and Bryant said it is imperative the Lakers figure out a way to get him back to being a featured part of the offense.

"We haven't used him to his full potential, everybody knows that," Bryant said. "That's something we're trying to figure out and something we'll have to do a much better job at if we want to reach our full potential as a team. We have to use him more."

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APNewsBreak: Feds: Warming imperils wolverines

CORRECTS TO WOLVERINE, NOT BADGER - This undated image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a wolverine. Add the tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving predator sometimes called the "mountain devil," to the list of species the government says is threatened by climate change. Federal wildlife officials on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, will propose Endangered Species Act protections for the rare animal in the lower 48 states, a step twice denied under the Bush administration. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

CORRECTS TO WOLVERINE, NOT BADGER - This undated image provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a wolverine. Add the tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving predator sometimes called the "mountain devil," to the list of species the government says is threatened by climate change. Federal wildlife officials on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, will propose Endangered Species Act protections for the rare animal in the lower 48 states, a step twice denied under the Bush administration. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

This 2007 image provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society shows Bob Inman with the Wildlife Conservation Society holding part of an elk leg found outside a wolverine den built into a snowfield in the Spanish Peaks mountain range in Montana, as fellow wildlife researcher Tony McCue looks on. Wolverines need deep mountain snows to survive, but the government said Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 that anticipated warming temperatures in coming decades will shrink their habitat, putting the species in danger of extinction. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society)

This July 2007 image provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society shows a female wolverine and her cubs taken in the Gravelly Range of southwest Montana. Wolverines need deep mountain snows to survive, but the government said Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, that anticipated warming temperatures in coming decades will shrink their habitat, putting the species in danger of extinction. (AP Photo/Wildlife conservation society, Mark Packila)

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) ? The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," could soon join the list of species threatened by climate change ? a dubious distinction putting it in the ranks of the polar bear and several other animals that could see their habitats shrink drastically due to warming temperatures.

Federal wildlife officials on Friday will propose Endangered Species Act protections for the wolverine in the Lower 48 states. That's a step twice denied under the Bush administration.

The Associated Press obtained details of the government's long-awaited ruling in advance of Friday's announcement.

It's likely to mean an end to trapping the animals for their fur.

But federal officials said they won't use the animal's status as a means to regulate the greenhouse gases blamed in climate change. And other human activities ? from snowmobiling and skiing to infrastructure development and transportation corridors ? would not be curtailed because they do not appear to be significant threats to wolverines, officials said.

There are an estimated 250 to 300 wolverines in the contiguous U.S., clustered in small, isolated groups primarily in the Northern Rockies of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington. Larger populations persist in Alaska and Canada.

Maxing out at 40 pounds and tough enough to stand up to grizzly bears, the animals will be no match for anticipated declines in deep mountain snows female wolverines need to establish dens and raise their young, scientists said.

In some areas, such as central Idaho, suitable habitat could disappear entirely, officials said.

Yet because those losses could take decades to unfold, federal wildlife officials said there's still time to bolster the population, including by reintroducing them to the high mountains of Colorado.

"This is a species there is still time to do something about," said Mike Thabault, ecological services director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mountain-prairie region.

Wildlife advocates, who sued to force the government to act on the issue, said the animal's plight should be used by the Obama administration to leverage tighter restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.

As with the polar bear, the government is seeking to sidestep that thorny proposition by not addressing threats outside the wolverine's immediate range. Thabault said the agency would be on tenuous scientific grounds if it tried to draw a link between specific emission sources and impacts on wolverines.

Advocates expressed disappointment, with Noah Greenwald from the Center for Biological Diversity saying the administration "should not be exempting greenhouse gas emissions from the Endangered Species Act."

John Martin, a Washington, D.C., attorney for the energy industry during litigation over polar bears, said he doesn't expect any change in the administration's policy against using endangered wildlife to regulate emissions.

Friday's proposal would allow Colorado's wildlife agency to reintroduce an experimental population of wolverines that eventually could spill into neighboring portions of New Mexico and Wyoming.

But the proposal would shut down wolverine trapping in Montana, the only one of the Lower 48 states where the practice is still allowed.

In recent weeks state officials said they wanted Montana exempted from future trapping restrictions. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim said Friday the state will review the federal proposal and had not settled on a response.

Once found throughout the Rocky Mountains and in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, wolverines were wiped out across most of the U.S. by the 1930s due to unregulated trapping and poisoning campaigns, said Bob Inman, a wolverine researcher with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

In the decades since, they have largely recovered in the Northern Rockies but not in other parts of their historical range.

While reintroducing the animals further south might seem counterintuitive, Inman said Colorado's abundance of 14,000-foot mountains make it ideally suited as a refuge for the animals as warmer temperatures set in at lower elevations.

Only one wolverine currently inhabits the state, a male that wandered down several years ago from northern Wyoming. Inman said the state has enough high-mountain territory to support up to 100 more.

"That's like a 30 percent increase in their population size," he added.

Any reintroduction into Colorado would require approval from state wildlife commissioners and the Legislature, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton said.

Representatives of the state's ski and agriculture industries have previously raised concerns about the potential impacts of wolverines being brought back. Hampton said no decision has been made and it could take years to work out all the details.

Other areas where wolverines once roamed also could serve as future refuges.

Those include portions of Utah, Oregon's Cascade Range, Wyoming's Big Horn Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, said Shawn Sartorius, a biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Service based in Montana.

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Delta updates its Android app with v2.0 makeover [DYKWIA?]

Airline still lacking a proper tablet app, however

A bit of good news tonight for those of you who a decent amount of time at 35,000 feet. Delta has updated its Android application to Version 2.0, just a couple weeks after it dropped for iOS. With it you'll get a brand-new user interface, as well as a bevy of new options, including the ability to purchase domestic flights from your phone (they're still working on international flights), or add economy comfort seats and other trip extras.

A Delta representative on the Flyer Talk Forums expanded a bit on the update, saying:

Just like we’ve added in the iPhone version of the app, we’ve included the ability to find, compare and book flights. We’ve also updated My Trips to give you a quick and easy way to purchase Economy Comfort and our Trip Extras, including Wi-Fi and Priority Boarding. You’ll also be able to use the Track My Bags and Check Flight Status features to improve your day of travel experience.

At the core of the new functionality, we’ve optimized (and in some cases completely re-written) our backend systems to provide you with faster response times in all areas of the app. Additionally, we have updated the look and feel to help you find the most important features easily.

Missing -- still -- is any sort of tablet application. That's been annoying enough in the past (never mind that the phone application has worked just fine when sideloaded on tablets), but it's especially disappointing given the awesomeness that Delta brought in its iPad app, particularly when it comes to seeing what's on the ground beneath your flight at any given time.

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A helping hand with family history - Knowsley Online

Residents wanting to research into their family history can now go along to Prescot library for help and advice.

Knowsley Library Service is extending their popular family history helpdesk drop-in sessions to Prescot Library from Tuesday, 29 January.

The helpdesk will be at the library every fourth Tuesday between 10am and 12 noon, where an experienced family history expert will be on-hand.

Whether you are new to researching your family history or have been finding out about your ancestors for years, everyone is welcome to go along.

Prescot Library also offers residents free access to a special library edition of Ancestry.com ? a popular tool used to access records and other information when researching your family tree.

Knowsley Library Service also has a range of family history resources across other libraries in the borough. Huyton Library is home to a variety of registers, newspapers and maps spanning over 150 years, whilst Kirkby Library has an extensive archive of documents allowing residents to delve into the past and find out more about their ancestors. Residents can also access Ancestry.com from any of the borough?s seven libraries.

Peter Marchant, Head of Knowsley Library Service commented, ?Knowsley?s libraries are home to a range of resources to help residents find out more about their family history.

?The family history helpdesk is extremely popular with residents and we are pleased to be able to extend this service to Prescot Library.?

Cllr Eddie Connor, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Community and Culture, said, ?Knowsley has a fascinating history, with the borough being home to many generations of the same family. It?s great to see family history continuing to be popular, and the extensive resources we have will help residents in their search to find out more about their ancestors.?

Source: http://aboutknowsley.typepad.com/news/2013/01/a-helping-hand-with-family-history.html

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Sprint Galaxy Nexus Receiving 4.2.1 Update Along With New Kernel

Oh, the curse of a carrier branded Nexus device. The Sprint Galaxy Nexus is now getting the update to 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, quite a bit later than its unlocked counterpart. Now there are two ways of looking at it. The more popular one is outrage, that Sprint delayed this update for two and a half months. It?s a Nexus device, it should get updates immediately! And this is a valid way of thinking. But let?s look on the bright side. Your Galaxy Nexus is on the newest version of Android, above any other phone other than the Nexus 4. You also got an update in 2.5 months, which is really fast for a carrier update.

To sweeten the deal, Samsung has also released a new kernel for the device. To grab the update (if you aren?t already in the spirit of the Nexus and on a custom ROM), go to Settings > About phone > Software updates to check if you have an OTA waiting for you.

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The Flying Fork: Apple-blackberry crisp, for your consideration

My friends are the owners (although proprietors almost seems more apropos, considering the bar in their basement and the homebrew on their taps) of a lovely piece of property south of town. A piece of property, known as the X Bar Ranch, big enough to host a host of folks every fourth (or third, considering the day of the week) of July. I always look forward to this event, much like I look forward to, say, Christmas, or the Victor Continental Show.

It's kind of a big deal.

Sherry is a hostess extraordinare, and her husband makes the best homebrew in five counties. I mean, they made their own orange soda for this party, people. HOMEBREW ORANGE SODA. On tap. Seriously.

Their friends and acquaintances all gather to blow things up, American-style, and they all bring food, also American-style.

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I happened to have some fruit laying around and needed a dish to cram onto the table with the hundred other dishes I would sample that evening, so I decided to bring a dessert this year. This was big for me, since dessert is the opposite of my strong suit. Still, I forged ahead.

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Baking is usually not my thing, because it requires precise measurements and chemistry to get batters and doughs to behave like they are supposed to. I didn't excel in chemistry in high school or college, so I have long avoided the pastry arts. I think it's good to know one's strengths as well as one's limitations.

So I didn't feel like tackling pie crust on Saturday morning. I didn't want to try to concoct a muffin or cake. That all seemed like more work, and more potential for failure than I was up for on my fourth of July weekend. I decided to make a crisp, harkening back to the fruit desserts of my youth. This, I figured, I could even do without a recipe.

So I peeled the apples. It turned out that I peeled too many, so I used three for the dessert and used the other three to make applesauce for the baby. (Sidenote: there is no comparison, people, between store-bought applesauce and homemade. It's easy to do and so worth the effort.)

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I happen to have a large supply of aluminum containers in my garage, and I love to take things to parties in them because I always forget to bring my bowl or Tupperware home with me, and as a hostess I know I always hate trying to track down the owners of the various and sundry receptacles left on my table.

So I threw the apples and the berries into my lovely aluminum container and mixed them around with half a cup of brown sugar, a tablespoon of cinnamon, and a tablespoon of cornstarch. (Apples get really juicy when mixed with sugar, so the cornstarch was my attempt to keep my dessert from becoming so runny it required a bowl to be eaten.)

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That was easy enough. Then I set to making the topping.

I grated the rind of a lemon (and then I squeezed the lemon juice over the fruit, because I can't waste a lemon) and I combined it with a stick of butter and a little salt in the food processor

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I added a teaspoon of vanilla to a cup and a half of oatmeal, and added that to the bowl as well.

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Then I added 3/4 of a cup of white sugar and a half a cup of brown sugar, and pulsed until there were no more big hunks of butter in the mixture. It got to a sort of crumbly/solid consistency, which looked good to me.

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With my fingers, I broke the topping into crumbles and covered the fruit. I had a lot of topping, but I used it all, considering that I knew the fruit, when cooked, would get pretty juicy and runny. I thought the extra topping would help soak it up.

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I baked this at 350 for 45 minutes. I kept checking as I went, but it took that long for the apples to get good and soft. The result was delish.

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It rained on the third of July, the night of our X Bar Ranch party, but it didn't matter. No stinking rain could stop the siren song of fire and loud noises. No one cared about a few drops while they ate piles of sweet corn and guzzled home brew. Rainouts are for wimps.

Apple-Blackberry Crisp for the Non-Baker

3 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
2 C blackberries
1 T cornstarch
1 T cinnamon
1/2 C brown sugar
juice of one lemon

For the topping:

1 1/2 C oatmeal
1 stick of butter
3/4 C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
dash salt
grated rind of one lemon

Step 1) Combine the filling ingredients in a baking dish (or aluminum throw-away pan).

Step 2) Combine the topping ingredients in a food processor and pulse until there are no large lumps of butter left.

Step 3) Cover the fruit mixture with the topping, and bake at 350 for 45 minutes, or until the fruit is soft and the top looks like there is some liquid bubbling through.

Seriously, could this be easier? It's a fresh-tasting dessert and in my mind I tell myself it's also healthier than a dough-y, frosting-y dessert. Right? RIGHT?

Source: http://www.lawrence.com/weblogs/the-flying-fork/2010/jul/06/apple-blackberry-crisp-for-your-consideration/

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