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Eoin Morgan will relish the chance to extend England's feelgood factor, after their historic Test series victory in India, when he leads an inexperienced Twenty20 team against the hosts tomorrow.
The Irishman, who has just once before led his adopted country – against his native one, in a one-day international – steps up again, because regular captain Stuart Broad has gone home injured.
Morgan spent much of the past two months on the periphery of the Test squad, as England famously won in India for the first time since 1984-85.
But he will step out of the nets and into centre stage, for the first of two Twenty20s before his team follow the Test specialists back to England in time for Christmas.
The middle order batsman will be unfazed by his sudden shift into the limelight - because he has made it his business to be ready to do so, since he was first made vice-captain.
Asked if it is a difficult adjustment, he said: "I don't think so.
"Being vice-captain of the Twenty20 side in the first place, you're always going to be thrust into a situation where the captain might get injured.
"It's not that I've prepared for it, but mentally you think if something happens to Broady then you might get the chance.
"Really, I'm quite happy to take the reins."
England lost by an embarrassing 90-run margin when they were bowled out for a record low score of 80 in their last Twenty20 meeting with India.
That came in Colombo three months ago during the failed defence of their ICC World Twenty20 title, and tomorrow they will make at least four changes as they choose from an especially young squad.
Morgan is enthused by the chance to be part of their development, with the next World Twenty20 in Bangladesh already in mind.
"It's a great opportunity for me in these two games against one of the best sides in the world in their backyard.
"It's certainly going to be a challenge I'm looking forward to."
He hopes the success of the Test team can pass on a winning momentum too.
"Absolutely, as we've seen in the past when the Test side has done well, it's had a knock-on effect with the other two teams – and certainly we'll be looking to win these two games and take confidence and momentum from the Test side and keep the winning habit up.
"Sri Lanka was a bit of a disappointment – we certainly didn't achieve any of our expectations or perform in crucial games when we really needed to.
"There were a number of areas we looked at and identified, and we hope we'll produce the performances which will catch up the learning curve we're going through at the moment.
"It's in preparation for Bangladesh, and the young guys coming through have fantastic potential. I hope they'll perform over the next four of five days."
Morgan senses the combination of high morale after the Tests, and an influx of players with much to prove, will make his job enjoyable.
"I think generally, when you're in a side and you get new guys coming in, they do bring a buzz and a new energy.
"The fact the team has changed so drastically, I think that energy is evident around the hotel at the moment.
"If we can take that into the game and stay cool and calm and back ourselves to produce our skills, I think we'll be all right."
His opposite number Mahendra Singh Dhoni is hoping for an opposite effect, having led India to their unexpected first Test series defeat at home since 2004.
"It's a completely different format, so I don't think there's any point carrying anything from the Test series into this," he said.
"You have to start from scratch every time."
The India team is much changed too, full of players who have impressed at IPL.
England's rising stars feasibly have the chance – at a 50,000-capacity IPL franchise venue, hosting its first international match – to put themselves in the same shop window.
Dhoni warns, however, they will have to be outstanding to interest IPL employers because of constraints on their availability as England players.
"Most of the time when the IPL happens, I don't think the English team has a clear period – so they're not available for the full 45 to 50 days of cricket.
"That's a big concern when it comes to some of the IPL franchises."
Currently, only superstar status such as Kevin Pietersen's, can overcome that hurdle.
"The English team have fantastic talent, players who can have a big impact in the shorter format," added the India captain.
"If most of them were available for the full 45 or 50 days, I could see England players coming to the IPL.
"Kevin Pietersen is a really different batsman ... if he's available for half a season, the sides can still gamble that he can play seven or eight games at least.
"He's a special player. But you have to be that special."


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Stuart L. Belli is interested in the environment, both on a scientific and a humanistic level. His education in chemistry includes a B.S. in chemistry from the University of California at Riverside, a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a postdoctoral fellowship in analytical chemistry at the University of Delaware. His training focused on studying the environment at a molecular level.
Mr. Belli's primary research interest is in the behavior of heavy metals in both fresh water and sea water. His ongoing projects include investigating copper interactions with humic substances and developing methods for measuring copper in the aquatic environment. He has published papers in Analytical Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Electroanalysis, and Analytica Chimica Acta.
Mr. Belli holds that perhaps more difficult than understanding the chemical processes is understanding human relationship to the environment. His interest in our interaction with nature has led him to an involvement with the Environmental Studies Program at Vassar.


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Factors affecting learning to read in English as a foreign language
First language
Each language is structured differently.
The transferability of knowledge, skills and strategies across languages depends on how the two written languages work.
Learner's first language literacy experience
It must be considered the methodology of teaching literacy skills in L1.
Social aspects of first language literacy impact on learning to read in a foreign language.
The Learners Knowledge of the foreign language
-Phonological awareness
-Vocabulary knowledge
Overlaps with 1st language.
Young children: how written text functions, fine motor skills needed to shape and join letters.
Children reach 10 years old: how written text work
Starting to read and write in English as a foreign language
objectives for readers up to age 7:
- Attitudes to literacy: enjoy being read to from a range of books, enjoy looking at books.
- Print conventions: learn how text is written down in lines and pages, with spaces between words, capital and small letter.
- Participate in range of literacy events in school, and link to out of school literacy events.
- Learn to copy short sentences that have a persona meaning, and read them aloud.
- Learn a basic set of words by sight.
- Begging spotting words and letters in books.
Morphemes / syllables
- Listen to rhymes, chants and songs, and by joining in with them, learn by heart,, and be able to say or sing them
Letters / sounds
- Learn the names, shapes and sounds of some initial consonants.
- Begging to learn the alphabet in order, by name.
Creating a literate environment in the classroom
Reading aloud
Make a pronoun mobile
Multi: sensory experience
Children: what they see, hear and produce.
Literacy activities: opportunities –see, hear, manipulate, touch, feel
Attention to detail: focuses on a finer level of detail
Letter shape- length of each stroke, roundness
Teachers- important role.
Fun with literacy skills: singing, chanting, simple games.
Literacy events and routines in the foreign language
Literacy event.
Routine and formats.
Formal approaches to teaching literacy skills:
Learning to read and write has produced approaches to teaching.
Emergent literacy
Learn to read without any teaching, gradually, and through exposure to text and to reading.
Main problem.
Useful impact on ideas about reading.
Children find entry points.
Features of emergent literacy that are most relevant for foreign language are:
Children choose the books they want to hear and read.
Children are motivated by choice and by the quality of the writing they encounter.
Children often choose to read the same book many times, and this is a valuable learning experience.
Meaning comes first because the child understands the story as a whole.
Attention moves to whole words and letters, beginning with initial consonants, then final consonants, then vowels in the middle.
The link between reading and oral skills is very strong.
Parents can be involved with their children's language learning through reading aloud with them.
Language experience approach
Child's ideas are used to compose the reading text.
Child and teacher compose the sentences.
Child's learning moves from meaningful idea to whole words to letters.
Words have physical reality and meaning.
Punctuation is present from the start.
The integration of w & r helps the child to see how the text is organized.
Whole words/ Key words approach
It starts from Word level
Children look at single words on cards (flash cards)
A child will begin with five or six common words
The child practices saying the Word when he/she sees the card
Phonics teaching
Focuses on letter sounds relations, show the children the sound, how letters can be combined.
Teachers: help children make mental connections.
Consonants: easier to notice than vowels. Can be grouped.
• Start with single consonants
• Drawing children's attention
• Identifying their name and sound
• Playing games with them
• Practicing writing the letter.
Vowels: short, long and diphthongs.
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The pedestrian who died following a road collision in Doncaster on Easter Sunday has been officially named by police.
23-year-old Daniel Aistrop of Skellow was walking in Trafford Way, near to the junction with West Street, at around 3.45pm when he was involved in a collision with a black Audi A5.
He was taken to hospital but later died.
The Audi driver, a 19-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
As enquiries continue, officers would like to trace three pedestrians who they believe were in the area at the time of the collision.
Any witnesses or anyone with information should call 101 quoting incident number 554 of 20 April 2014. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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If Espers' 2004 debut proved a happy marriage of psych-folk and indie, this follow-up introduces its medieval prog progeny. The fiddly-dee ambience has been eclipsed by paranoid freak-outs. Where an acoustic guitar twinkles, its electric counterpart gets frazzled. The predictable warm afterglow of Dead Queen is matched by the slippery squeaks, bleeps and Wicker Man weirdness of Dead King. Widows Weeds is full of ghostly sighs and whispered mutterings, and the gentle loftiness of Mansfield and Cyclops turns into a Doors-style wig-out.
But there's enough recognisable warm and cuddly stuff not to scare off fans. Meg Baird's vocals - still indecipherable, still lovely - float above the unrest of Cruel Storm, her duet with Greg Weeks on Children of Stone a simple, homespun delight. With three of the seven tracks over eight minutes, it all meanders a little, but getting lost in these songs proves to be an unexpected adventure.


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2012 PGA Championship Interview Transcript -- Adam Scott
Q. People always talk about how intimidating Pete Dye golf courses but other people say that if you learn how to read them, you can score really well. What are the strategies that he likes to employ and how did you put together a game plan to shoot 68?
ADAM SCOTT: That's a serious question for me. I've not given it that much thought to be honest. (Chuckling).
Pete's courses are very intimidating because it's mostly forced carries and that doesn't leave you much option, other than the strategy of hitting the ball really well. I think that's how you get the ball around his golf course is you've got to play well.
That was certainly the case here at Kiawah this week. You're going to have to play well.
Q. Going from Bridgestone to here, was that good preparation?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, I think it was really good, looking at it now, it was a frustrating week for me last week. I wanted to go and play like I did at the British in that kind of really good form. But I kind of lost my rhythm as the week progressed, and that's a hard course to scramble around, you're not going to do very well. That was frustrating.
It was good to get out there and start switching the mind back on and concentrating, and I did that a bit here and there last week. But good preparation for this week to have to shoot some numbers again and then be sharp here.
Q. 68, how good is that in the afternoon?
ADAM SCOTT: I think it was a pretty good round of golf. You know, I wasn't feeling 100 percent with it all out there, but I controlled my game nicely, managed it well. My short game was sharp when it needed to be, which is going to be important, because it's just a hard golf course and you're not going to hit every green.
Q. Can you talk about the way the bunkers are playing, did you have any odd moments where it dawned on you to ground your club?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, the first couple bunkers I got in, I just played it like a normal bunker. But then about the fourth one, I thought, just have a practice swing just to see what it feels like (laughing). I think that's the most odd thing I've ever experienced; playing this course, that there's actually not a bunker on it.
I took a practice swing and it looks kind of funny and I think the guys in the group were snickering at it, as well.
Q. Is there a way to attack this golf course?
ADAM SCOTT: You certainly have to pick your moments to attack. There are only about three par 4s that you would call short and get a wedge in your hand; if you drive it well, you can hit a wedge into the green, and if you're getting a wedge in your hand, you're attacking. So the par 5s and those few par 4s where you could get a wedge is a chance to attack.
The rest of the time is you know, you never want to play defensive, especially on tough golf courses, but you just have to play smart and you have to pick your moments wisely and that's what majors are all about.
Q. You mentioned in some of your other interviews the importance of getting back on the horse at a major after the British. How good does it feel now?
ADAM SCOTT: Well, yeah, so far, so good. It would be great to put two more rounds together and be coming here Sunday with a good look at the championship.
Otherwise, you know, if I don't, then I'll really feel like I've let it all slip this year for me. So I'd love to use this opportunity while I'm playing well to get in there and have a sniff on Sunday.
Q. You talked about how important it is to change your routine over the last two years getting ready for a major and the focus to play well; considering what happened at Lytham, were you able to do the same thing?
ADAM SCOTT: I did the same thing. Although this one's slightly different than the others because we always end up playing the week before at Bridgestone. So the practice is a little different. You don't have quite as much time to prepare, or I don't play the golf course as many times. But, I did come down last Monday, Tuesday before Bridgestone to play here and felt that was really worthwhile.
Again, you know, that's part of my thing is coming in before and getting a really good understanding of the course before I get here tournament week.
Q. Was that the first time you had been on The Ocean Course?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah.
Q. And did you come into this course with preconceived notions about how fierce it might be if the wind were blowing, and what did you find once you were there?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, it was different than I imagined and I don't really know why. I still can't put a finger on that. I think it is, it's quite intimidating on your first look, and I didn't really know where I was going and it looked very difficult.
Again, I think you can learn the golf course a little bit and that's the point of coming down here, and certainly, the scoring is better I than imagined when I was here last Monday, Tuesday. But that may have something to do with slightly softer conditions after the rain.
Q. Do you prefer late/early or late/early?
ADAM SCOTT: Late/early is good if you play good in the afternoon. Get right back out there and do it again. I don't think it matters. It all kind of evens out in the end.
Q. Is the course drying up at all?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, it's not wet; it's just not firm, if that makes any sense. It's held the water really well. It's not soggy or anything like that. It's just slightly slower than, you know, a firm, running course would be.
Q. Did you hear things going around, encouragement that you might not have heard in previous majors, that perhaps people are really rooting for you now?
ADAM SCOTT: Yeah, the support has been tremendous from the fans who have come out to watch. You know, obviously I think all the golfers would have been watching The Open, and it's nice to hear that support. It's nice that they want to see me play well and I want to play well for them coming out and watching me.
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COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The deadline to register for the November election is Tuesday.
Several races will likely be decided on November 8, including the race for president.
According to elections officials, the battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is resulting in more voters registering.
"We have about 833,000 registered voters here in Franklin County," said David Payne, Deputy Director of the Franklin County Board of Election. "Since the primary, we've had about 63,000 new registrants and I would say for a presidential year, that's pretty on par, so we're running at about what we think we'd like to see."
The Board of Elections, located at 1700 Morse Road, will be open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., on Tuesday.
New registrants are required to present a valid driver's license, or the last for digits of their social security number.
Early voting begins on Wednesday.


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In absence of NHL news, photo of hockey insider goes viral
Storified by Maclean's Magazine· Fri, Jan 04 2013 03:02:37
Covering the NHL lockout can be long, stressful and tiring as journalists wait on NHL and NHLPA representatives to finally announce they have resolved their differences.. But amid the endless waiting, Pierre LeBrun took a quick snapshot of TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger. Neither could have imagined that this photo could have created such excitement on Twitter.
NHL has rescued us off the frigid sidewalks and let us wait out the meeting in its offices.. :) http://pic.twitter.com/6a8lawf0Pierre LeBrun
I owe Dregs a big steak dinner. At least. Sheesh.Pierre LeBrun
@JayOnrait @Real_ESPNLeBrun. I wasn't aware we were playing candid camera. I'll play. Look out LeBrun…Darren Dreger
@DarrenDreger @Real_ESPNLeBrun No way you are now a hero. Everyone loves "Dreger Face". Let's get it trending.Jay Onrait
It wasn't long until #dregerface was trending, thanks in large part to some pretty original photo-shopping.
MONSTER #DregerFace http://twitpic.com/bryxilGreg Wyshynski
#DregerFaceConner McTague
"It's been taken care of." #DregerFace http://pic.twitter.com/ug7122vJChris Peters
@DarrenDreger . Here's my contribution to #dregerface. http://pic.twitter.com/x1YD6YBGBackyard Coach
@J_Shappy @foreverdoug #DregerFace http://pic.twitter.com/gZtajeOyWill Leslie
More #DregerFace from around the Twitterverse. Send in your best usong the hashtag! Dreger will choose one to use as his twitter avatar for 3 days. #TSNTSN
#dregerface is the best thing about the lockout so farGary Rossiter
"@BigBadBruins88: .@toucherandrich @RochieWBZ check out #dregerface Boston #Bruins style http://pic.twitter.com/DJYJ1J9k"Jay Halcrow
#DregerFace http://pic.twitter.com/EX55JMjqCody DeCraeke
Didn't realize @DarrenDreger had so many talents #DregerFace http://pic.twitter.com/Mj8cuepOanthony j wood
Just can't believe how many people are spending their Wednesday night cropping and pasting #Dregerface into pictures.Hosea Cheung
Dreger for Mayor!! @DarrenDreger #dregerface http://pic.twitter.com/q3wLv8wzP
This. Is. Amazing. RT @JohnBryja: @Real_ESPNLeBrun @bruce_arthur #Dregerface Gangnam style video. http://www.jibjab.com/view/xcCmaKEmW8ofpaYF3eC0Bruce Arthur
Despite the modest embarrassment, Dreger agreed to temporarily change his avatar picture to the most popular photo of the night.
What happens first, lockout ends or I exercise revenge on @Real_ESPNLeBrun for world wide humiliation? I'm cranky this am.Darren Dreger
If #DregerFace is trending, we all need to re-evaluate how we spend our nights. @Real_ESPNLeBrun STK is an expensive spot.Darren Dreger
Hoping to make good on a promise. Need @bruce_arthur to declare winning #DregerFace for 3 day run as my avatar.Darren Dreger
As it turns out, the winner was Dreger's personal favorite.
@DarrenDreger Your winner: Lee Harvery Oswald. IKEA Monkey finished second, bless its plucky IKEA monkey heart.Bruce Arthur
It's endless, so I will chime in with this. Without question http://yfrog.com/nug6pdp is the best.Darren Dreger
Avatar has been changed and will remain there until Sunday.Darren Dreger


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NFL Playoff Picks: 49ers, Saints Headline Weekend's Top PlaysJanuary 9, 2014
With the Saints and 49ers in control of their games, Wild Card Weekend could have had a chance at featuring all four road teams winning outright, had it not been for a late comeback by Andrew Luck and the Colts.
This weekend, oddsmakers aren't expecting that to happen again, as three of the four home teams are favored by a touchdown or more.
Bill Belichick and Tom Brady were surely watching the Colts' huge comeback, and being the competitors they are, probably looked at each other at the conclusion of the game and said the same thing: "That's not going to happen on our home turf."
Just as well, Peyton Manning and the Broncos aren't ready to be the next home victim either—especially since the Chargers came out of Mile High Stadium with a win on December 12.
It's not to say the Colts and Chargers can't surprise this weekend, but with such veteran quarterbacks and coaches watching diligently and with revenge in mind, perhaps it's best to look elsewhere.
That leaves two games to talk about and two road teams that showed some major grit in undesirable weather last weekend.
With 67 prediction articles in the books and a record of 40-20 with seven ties, I'll put this pair of teams to the test and hope to hit the bull's-eye. Read on for the reasons why (point spreads courtesy of www.scoresandodds.com).
San Francisco (+1) at Carolina
Seeing frozen vapor coming out with every puff of heavily dressed fans' mouths in the Lambeau Field seats may have given an indication of just how cold it was on the field for the Packers-49ers wild-card game.
You never would have known it from looking at Colin Kaepernick.
If being an NFL quarterback and having tattoos all over his body isn't enough of an indication that the star quarterback isn't afraid of pain, we now know a little bit more about him.
It's not that he isn't afraid of pain. He doesn't feel pain.
Coming out for pregame warm-ups with no sleeves, he played the entire game just the same—and without gloves.
We knew he was tough. From the very first game of the season versus the Packers when Clay Matthews got flagged for viciously whipping him out of bounds way late, he shrugged it off and instead embraced the extra yards for his team.
"It doesn't bother me," Kaepernick said after the game.
And why would it? He probably didn't even feel it.
Coming off a huge win at Green Bay, the 49ers look to turn the tables on the Carolina Panthers this week after losing 10-9 to the same team back in November.
But it wasn't quite the same 49ers team.
Michael Crabtree was absent for that contest, and since his return in Week 13, the 49ers have won all six games. It gives Kaepernick another major weapon to which to throw, which will keep opposing defenses on their heels a little bit more. This, in turn, opens up running lanes for Frank Gore and Kaepernick.
Anquan Boldin and Vernon Davis already give Kaepernick a dual threat in his receiving arsenal, and with Crabtree in the lineup, the 49ers are running on all offensive cylinders.
They'll need it against Carolina's defense, a unit that ranked second in the regular season.
It was that same unit that flexed its muscles at Candlestick Park by sacking Kaepernick six times and holding the 49ers to a season-low 151 yards.
Here's the good news for 49ers fans: Don't expect either of those things to happen again at Carolina.
Take Denver, for example.
Like Carolina, the Broncos owned the league's second-best defense last season but took an early exit in the playoffs at the hands of the Ravens. And like Carolina at San Francisco, Denver had defeated Baltimore 34-17 on the road earlier in the season.
Coach John Harbaugh regrouped and found a way to beat the Broncos in his second chance, and perhaps it runs in the blood, as his brother Jim Harbaugh will have the same opportunity.
Only he isn't facing Peyton Manning.
Cam Newton had a fine season with the Panthers—the best of his three-year career—and Charlotte is proud to host a playoff game for the first time since January 2009.
The Panthers have Steve Smith to mirror Michael Crabtree, but Smith has caught no more than six passes in a game this season. Having been in the league for 11 years now, perhaps it's Crabtree, not Smith, with the bigger spring in his step after catching eight balls for 125 yards at Green Bay last week.
Despite a season that featured 12 wins, one must wonder if Cam and his team can handle the propensity of such a tough, experienced opponent in the playoffs, considering they defeated only three winning teams this season by a combined eight points. The Panthers were also plus-three in turnover margin in those games, proving there's no room for error against the league's elite.
Had the refs called pass interference on the Panthers for holding Rob Gronkowski near the end of their game versus the Patriots, they may have lost that game as well.
With each team having a premier defense and running backs similar in size and stats, this game might come down to which quarterback will make bigger plays.
One thing's for sure. After watching the 49ers defeat Green Bay in one of Lambeau Field's coldest games ever, we know they are tough.
It's going to be a fight. And in a fight, I'm betting on the guy with tattoos who doesn't feel pain.
Take San Francisco over Carolina
New Orleans (+8) at Seattle
Maybe it was the change in Gatorade flavors. Or perhaps it was who they are: Sean Payton and Drew Brees.
Whatever it was, the Saints overcame frosty weather conditions and proved what a good playoff team needs to be all about—the ability to win in any environment.
They passed the cold test. They passed the tough test. This weekend, they'll need to pass the noise test.
Seattle, behind their "12th man" in the stands, had won 14 straight home games with Russell Wilson until the Cardinals got the best of them in December.
They aren't unbeatable at CenturyLink Field anymore.
And this was their first home game against the Cardinals after handing them a 58-0 loss in 2012—more than double their margin of victory over the Saints in December.
From a numbers standpoint, the point spread favors the Saints. A few weeks ago, the Seahawks were favored by just six points in the same matchup. Because of a dominating 34-7 win, though, oddsmakers demoted the Saints to more than a touchdown underdog.
Giving six points, the Seahawks had some value. But now at eight points, perhaps it's time to look the other way.
With that 34-7 loss, the Saints now have revenge in mind. They have played seven winning teams so far this season, but the Seahawks were the only one of those teams to defeat them by more than a touchdown.
Can they do it again, or will the Saints adjust and heighten the intensity now that it's playoff time?
One of the keys offensively for the Saints will be to get big plays from Jimmy Graham. Arguably the league's best tight end, Graham was limited to three catches for 42 yards in Seattle in December.
Defensively the Saints will need a big performance from Keenan Lewis. The cornerback is listed as probable after suffering a head injury at Philadelphia.
The unit as a whole performed well at Philadelphia, holding the league's leading rusher (LeSean McCoy) to 77 yards on 21 carries. With Lewis in the game and covering speedy DeSean Jackson, the Eagles had trouble moving the ball.
But it's still the New Orleans Saints, and they have a quarterback who owns the highest completion percentage (67 percent) in postseason history. And it's still a proven, winning team getting eight points.
It's true the Seahawks finished first in total defense in the regular season, while Carolina finished second, but in the last four years, only one of the eight teams that finished first or second in defense made it to the Super Bowl. That was the 2010 Steelers, and they won their two playoff games by just seven and five points and were favored by four points in those games, not eight points.
Like the 49ers earlier in the season against Carolina, Brees passed for just 147 yards while the entire offense achieved a season-low 188 yards in their embarrassing loss at Seattle. Actually, it was their lowest total yards in a game during the entire Drew Brees-Sean Payton era.
Although it's possible, another season-low in yardage for the Saints isn't likely to happen again this Saturday in their second chance.
Not only is their 27-point loss from December on their minds, but it wasn't too long ago when the Saints went into Seattle on Wild Card Weekend and lost as a 10-point favorite. It was the Saints—not the 7-9 Seahawks—who were supposed to win that game.
But it was the Saints who came in complacent, while the Seahawks came out with a huge upset.
It is surely not too far removed from Payton's and Brees' memories. They will both get a second crack at a playoff win in Seattle, but this time they are the big underdog.
To help combat a loud crowd, Sean Payton ordered customized earpieces for their game at Seattle in December. This time he painted the Seahawks' logo on their practice field.
At the end of the day, they just need to be tough like they were in Philadelphia.
Rainy conditions are expected at Seattle this Saturday, but if the cold night didn't bother the Saints, a little water isn't likely too either.
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Greenwood pitcher Kendall Maddox plays in her final high school softball game today when she competes in the Texas Girls Coaches Association's Class 1A-2A-3A All-Star Game at 4 p.m. in San Antonio.
Maddox was a four-year varsity letter-winner at Greenwood, serving as the Rangerettes primary pitcher each season. When she wasn't pitching, she often took the field at shortstop or simply served as the designated player.
As a senior, Maddox was named District 4-3A Most Valuable Player and was named to the TGCA All-State team and All-State Academic team. She helped guide the Rangerettes to a 21-11 record and a second-place finish in the district.
Maddox was named to the all-district team in all four of her years competing for Greenwood, making first-team honors as a pitcher in her sophomore and junior seasons after garnering the Newcomer of the Year award as a freshman. She's signed with Howard College in Big Spring to play softball.


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Waitrose in Bury St Edmunds is inviting schoolchildren to pick up a grow and sell seed kit and grow their own produce which they can then sell outside the store.
The scheme was first launched last year and has trebled in size and popularity with seven to 11-year-olds in Suffolk and Norfolk.
The aim is for schools to plant their school vegetable patch with the seeds from the company Seed Pantry.
The kits contain vegetable seeds, step by step growing instructions and includes wild flower seeds to encourage more bees, butterflies and other pollinators in school hedgerows.
The company is also launching a new grow and sell app so that parents, children and teachers can learn more about where food comes from, how it is produced and the importance of environment and seasonality.
Steve Mattinson, Waitrose branch manager said: "Having seen the success of last year's project it brings us immense pleasure to be able to offer the Grow and Sell scheme to many more schools. We hope it will encourage children to choose to eat well and inspire entrepreneurial minds to flourish."


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Beowulf trailer online
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A trailer from the upcoming film Beowulf is now available to download. The Robert Zemeckis film is scheduled to open in theatres November 16, 2007.
Wolf Company sunshade disapears from Pennsic battle field
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"Faith, Narrative, and Desire: Masterpieces of Indian painting in the British Museum" will be on display through November 11, to commemorate 60 years of Indian independence.
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I stepped over the broken steps, on to the rickety porch and pulled open the screeching screen door. I could hear the loud clicks of the locks on the other side of the old wooden door being unlatched.
The door opened and there stood a small, grey-haired woman, wrapped tightly in a thick sweater held together by large safety pins. She greeted me and fellow Rotarian Bill Cooper with a large smile as if we were beloved family coming for Christmas dinner.
We were in fact delivering her a Christmas basket - a large cardboard box filled with staple foods and a few holiday treats - provided each year by the Bruce Rotary Club.
She invited me inside and asked that I set the box on her table. She held back the blanket, which was nailed over the door to the kitchen, as they were over every door to help retain the heat in the central room of the house.
The kitchen was cold and dark. The only source of heat in the house was an old wood stove in the center of the main room of the very old wooden home.
Cooper and I have been delivering these baskets for more than 10 years now. The delivery is the easy part, where you're greeted by excited, very thankful recipients. The real work is done by Rotarians James Wright, Martha Martin and Velala Langford with Lift, Inc. who lead the effort to put the baskets together, and identify who truly needs them.
Over the years, Cooper and I have delivered baskets to homes with far worse conditions. The depth of poverty that exists in our county and beyond can be astonishing. The Rotary project serves as a great reminder to be thankful for what we all have and the need to reach out to those less fortunate.
Fortunately, we live in a very gracious and giving county. Private donations from all over help offset the costs of these Rotary baskets.
There are many other clubs and organizations in the county that work just as hard to reach out to others in need.
The Fine Arts Club of Bruce adopts a couple of families each year at Christmas to provide them with a more fruitful holiday than they would otherwise experience along with a number of other charities they actively support.
The New Century Club of Calhoun City adopted 20 angels from local angel trees this year to provide Christmas gifts for under privlaged kids. They also are sponsoring a family in Vardaman this Christmas.
The 20th Century Club of Bruce adopted a family of six for Christmas. They also worked to put together Christmas care packages for military servicemen and women overseas.
All of these organizations and many more have worked with Operation Christmas Child. Jimmy Cole, with First Baptist Church in Calhoun City, leads this tremendous effort in the county that compiles well over a 1,000 shoeboxes of goods to be delivered to children throughout the world.
We see the generosity of this county all year with the successes of small fundraisers for the sick, aid provided to victims of a house fire, the impact of our local food pantries and the accomplishments of Relay For Life, Calhoun Cares, Fabric of Hope and so many other charitable events.
While this county suffers from many deficiencies, heart isn't one of them.
Merry Christmas to all.
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While we have been able to keep the bug count down for > the past few months, we have accumulated nearly 60 new bugs since May > last year[BG]. > We have been doing a fair amount of work to keep this down, but > occasionally a bug or two slips through. Unfortunately, there are a lot > of bugs, which I am not certain how to deal with. In some cases there > is just the original report. That being said, I have also seen bugs > with a bit of dialogue, where the report just ends with a lack of > conclusion. > So I am hoping we could arrange some day to (re-)triage bugs or/and > simply just fix a lot of bugs. :D Perhaps as a part of DebConf11? Yeah, typically there are oodles of wishlist bugs with an idea for some sort of check that requires a lot of thought and/or work to do properly and avoid false positives. Those tend to accumulate without a lot of energy investment. The only thing that really helps is more people. 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At least in the 4 months I > have been active with the Lintian team I only recall seeing 3 (excluding > myself) of these names in commit or on the mailing list, 4 if you count > changelog entries in 2.5.0~rc1 that where made before I joined. > Of course, there are many ways to be an active and valuable member of > any project without having committed any changes for a while (or even > ever), so the above is a mere estimate for whether people are active > (and it does not account for long term vacation/leaves either). > So, there is a "*" in front of the name if I have seen said person > "recently" (as defined above) or via IRC debated a Lintian > change/proposal/bug/etc. with said person. Then there is a "~" if the > person declared him-/herself "busy/focused elsewhere" (with no proof to > being active again). Finally there is "-" for "I do not know about said > person". Josip was the maintainer before the move to Subversion and hasn't been active in quite some time. 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, with magnificent view of the Ocean and the nearby PiedadePrivate renovated traditional stone house in
Private house quietly located in a property of 8.000 m² in Piedade, with magnificent view of the Ocean and the nearby island of São Jorge. Piedade is a small village on the north east end of the Pico Island. In the centre one finds banks, shops and several cafés. The surroundings are rural, spotted with grape yards and fields.
Carefully renovated traditional stone house, 60 m² living area, 2 bedrooms, living room, shower room, kitchen with dining area.
In th efirst floor you will find:
Living room: seats 5 persons, satellite TV, wood oven
Bedrooms: 1 double, 1 twin, bed linen, sleeps 4 persons
Kitchen/dining: equipped kitchen, dining area seating 6 persons
Bathroom: shower, WC, basin, heating, towels
Veranda: glased balcony, seats 8 persons
Outside: garden, barbecue, parking
Final cleaning EUR 40 to be paid locally.
Sleeps 4 persons, self catering. Breakfast and/or diner can be served in the main house, must be agreed with owner.
Since public transportation is scarce, it is recommended to have a rental car or motorbike.
Whale watching: if required, the owners can book you a tour trip with one of the responsible companies, or arrange for you to chart your own boat. Fishing boat and scuba diving on request. Trip with a local traditional fishing boat: it is possible to take a trip with one of the local fishing boats on their fishing day. Departure 5am, return mid day. Fishing in traditional style (cane and rod, no nets).
Pico is the second largest island of the Archipelago with a surface area of 448 km2. It is home to the highest mountain in Portugal which reaches an altitude of 2351 meters.
The island of Pico is divided into three municipalities, "Madalena", "São Roque", and "Lajes". Similar to the other islands the value of its' architectonic patrimony is found in the churches and chapels of the different parishes:
- The "Santa Maria Madalena" Church in the town of Madalena, the "São Roque" Church and Convent and Church of "São Pedro de Alcântra" in São Roque, and the "Nossa Senhora da Conceição" Church and Chapel of "São Pedro" in Lajes, along with many others are examples of the island's architectural patrimony.
The majestic mountain in Pico, classified in 1972 as Natural Reserve, is a prominent and consistent element in the island's landscape.
Using the network of roads which pass through the interior of the island, along the mountainside and the coastline, Pico offers a landscape of indescribable beauty. Although it is almost impossible to highlight any one point of Pico's landscape as better than the last or the next it is necessary to point out a few:
- Starting from the area of "Furnas" at the base of the mountain you will find thick forests up to an altitude of 1500 meters. From this point to about 2000 metres shrubbery takes over. After that bare lava, snow covered in winter, is all you will find. The mountain is peaked by Pico Alto, a round crater with a perimeter of about 700 metres and a 30 meter depth. Pico Pequeno is the volcanic cone which lies at the extremity of the crater. It rises about 70 metres and has fumaroles at its base. Sunrise as viewed from the summit is a spectacular and unforgettable sight;
- The "Capitão, Caiado", and "Paúl" Lakes, among many others, set within a natural and entrancing environment;
- The "Mistério da Prainha", between São Roque and Prainha, "Mistério das Bandeiras", between Santa Luzia and Bandeiras, on the north coast and the "Mistério de São João", on the south coast, are extensive fields of lava spilled from volcanic eruptions registered after settlement on the island. Much of the cultivated land was destroyed by the eruptions;
- The "Arcos do Cachorro", an impressive lava flow is perforated by numerous tunnels and grottoes. The ocean passes thunderously in these grottoes and tunnels creating a notable effect;
- The Caves of the "Frei Matias, Silveira" and "Montanheiros", are magnificent caves which are especially appreciated by speleologists;
- There are extensive virgin areas which are covered in exuberant vegetation, predominantly the "Cedro-do-mato" forest-cedar (Juniperus brevifolia), including the Natural Reserves of "Caiado" Lake, "Caveiro" and "Mistério da Prainha". All of these are sanctuaries of the rich endemic vegetation particular to the region.
While passing through Lajes, a stop at the "Baleeiros" (whale) Museum is necessary. All that pertains to the glorious whaling tradition is available to the public. Displayed are biographies, whaling canoes and every article needed for the activity. Due to present day concerns whaling has been halted but the spirit and the memory of the "sea-wolves" still lives. Of growing popularity is the parctice of whale watching. A growing number of enterprises offer spectacular expeditions to the interested tourist.
The vineyards of Pico are very distinctive. A maze of stone walls form corrals in which the grapevines are found. In this way the farmers were able to rid the soil of the many rocks and form shelter for their crops. The "maroiças" or pyramids were also built for the same reason and add an interesting aspect to Pico's landscape. The product of these grapevines is the famous wine known as "Verdelho do Pico", a superb aperitif.
Completing your tour of Pico at Madalena's pier, a daily ferry to Faial is available. From the ocean the sightseer is left with a final portrait of the mountain island which includes the islets "Deitado" (lying down) and "Em-pé" (standing up) overshadowed by the magnificent mountain.
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Allyn Rose, Miss America Contestant, Will Undergo Double Mastectomy After Pageant
As a sometime model and a contestant in the Miss America 2013 pageant, Allyn Rose is no stranger to using her body to send a message. But the message she wants to send is about health, not beauty.
On Saturday, Jan. 12, the 24-year-old Miss District of Columbia winner will compete with 52 other women for the coveted Miss America Crown at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. She'll flaunt her fit figure in a bikini, grace the stage in an evening gown, and show off her unusual talent for roller figure skating.
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Sometime after, she'll undergo a double mastectomy to remove both her breasts as a preventive measure against breast cancer. The disease has already killed three women in her family, including her mother and grandmother.
"My mom would have given up every part of her body to be here for me, to watch me in the pageant," the University of Maryland politics major told the Associated Press of why she plans to take such a drastic measure. "If there's something that I can do to be proactive, it might hurt my body, it might hurt my physical beauty, but I'm going to be alive."
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Rose's father first suggested the surgery when she was a freshman in college, but she rejected the idea at the time, telling him she liked her body the way it was. Now that she's a little older, though -- just three years away from the age at which her mom, Judy, was first diagnosed -- she's realizing that being healthy is more important than being perfect.
Miss America CEO Art McMaster has said Rose is "an incredible example" of strength and courage. But not everyone supports the Newburg, Md., beauty queen's decision. Some pageant die-hards have criticized her for "mutilating" her body or using the surgery to curry favor with the media and the public.
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Still, Rose (who plans to have reconstructive surgery) is standing behind her decision. And though she initially said that if she won the crown, she would wait to have the mastectomy until after her yearlong reign, she's now considering undergoing the procedure sooner rather than later as a way of promoting breast cancer prevention.
"I've been thinking how powerful that might be to have a Miss America say, 'I might be Miss America, but I'm still going to have surgery. I'm going to take control of my own life, my own health care,'" she told the AP. "So I guess it's up to what happens on Saturday night."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Allyn Rose, Miss America Contestant, Will Undergo Double Mastectomy After Pageant
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Re: John Cromer-PA to Richland Co. Mansfield, OH
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Hi, Greg. I just don't know if this is the right John Cromer as I am trying to "connect the dots" so to speak. My gr-great grandmother, Mary A.Cromer married Jacob Clayton Blackstone in Richland Co.OH, abt 1834. She was born abt. 1816, and had a sister Margaret, b. ca 1814, living with her in the 1880 OH census. Do you know if John had sisters Mary and Margaret? I'm not sure if Margaret ever married. Since I cannot find who was Mary Cromer's father, I am trying to trace on her siblings. Since John's daughter, Amanda, married Allen Blacksten(Blackstone)and Allen was the son of Jacob and Mary Cromer Blackstone, which seems to have been a cousin marrying a cousin, that may lead me to the right Cromer family. What can you tell me about John's siblings? Do you have any info on Allen Blacksten and Amanda Cromer? Any help appreciated. Thanks.


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In 2011, The Dreaming: Australia's International Indigenous Festival stood proudly alongside the Woodford Folk Festival, offering a cultural tasting plate of world class Indigenous dance, music, visual arts, theatre and literature over six days.
By day, the Dreaming was a central hub for speakers, arts and craft workshops, at the Dreaming Gallery, BLAKdramatics theatre and dance performances, accented with the diverse sounds of some of our finest musical talents. By night the village atmosphere transformed into a cultural pleasure-dome. Expect the unexpected.
Our Dreaming precinct re-shaped the southeastern curve of the festival layout to create an integrated thoroughfare within Woodford Folk Festival programme. Not limited to this, we featured content across venues and events, including sunset performances at the ceremony ground.
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Just brutal. Again. The Penguins got smoked by the Senators 5-1 at the CONSOL tonight. Granted Ottawa is now 9-1-2 in their last 12 games, which they have beat the Penguins twice, but tonight was just brutal.
Not too much to say about this game. Nothing looked right and the Penguins were all over the place. Brent Johnson got the start in net and was yanked after only 22 minutes and giving up three goals on eight shots. Last season Johnson was a brick wall behind Fleury but this year he has just not had it. Granted all of this is far from his, or MAF's, fault but he just looks awful in net.
Evgeni Malkin finally put one past Craig Anderson in the second period, but that was after four goals by Ottawa. There was just no jump after the second Ottawa goal and things just went down the tank really fast.
Ben Lovejoy has been good all year but he was terrible tonight. He was embarrassed on the first two scored by Ottawa, one by Chris Neil. Vomit.
Eric Tangradi was pretty bad tonight too. No idea what he was doing on Ottawa's fifth goal.
The Penguins are still in the playoffs as of now but really it's way too early for that stuff. This was game 41, the exact halfway point of the season. If you think the season is over already then just stop watching. There is a lot of hockey to be played. Sure, the Penguins have only earned four points in the last seven games but just as quickly they could earn 10 in the next seven and this is a moot point. Like I said before being a fan is about the ups and downs and you have to be able to handle that.
I think the Penguins will be alright in the long run, just hard to see that right now but this team has talent. I know some people might want to see a huge trade but in reality that won't change the problems we have now, just have to keep playing hard and good things will happen. Stay the course.
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I often order edamame at sushi bars. A bowl of edamame is an invitation to play with your food. Pick it up with your fingers, suck out the delicious seeds that live inside of that tough, outer-shell, and lick your fingers clean. The only thing that can make edamame better is a delicious sauce that you toss the edamame in. This is my humble opinion of course.
This sauce takes seconds to whip up and for this American-Asian, these are ingredients that are typically lying around in my fridge and pantry.
Ginger-Chili Edamame
- 1 (12-ounce) bag frozen unshelled edamame
- 3 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons Thai chile sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons SriRacha hot sauce, optional
- Prepare edamame according to package directions. Set aside.
- Whisk together remaining 6 ingredients; serve with edamame.


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In this, his 15th article for us from Afghanistan, our columnist makes preparations for his final, long-awaited trip home to Kelso.
Finally, I begin my long journey home. After a week together, my relief has taken over my email accounts and briefing schedule.
I have shown him where to find the essentials on camp – laundry, dining facilities, barber, UK support element, gym, shops and small Afghan market.
It has been a unique adventure. I have met and worked with some highly-dedicated colleagues, all committed to building a safer and more secure Afghanistan.
After seven months, I can focus on routine matters – like today sorting out wi-fi to type my weekly column, rather than the rabbit-in-the-headlights feeling I had on arrival.
When my five-year-old son asked me if I had been fighting baddies, my initial response clearly shattered his playground bravado.
I have been spared the true horrors of war experienced by those colleagues physically fighting insurgents. But, on reflection, I too have been fighting baddies – using my skills and experience to ensure that the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) and Afghanistan government messages are delivered effectively to fight the insurgents' propaganda.
But for now I have done my duty. Seven months is a long time to be away from friends and family. This weekend, however, my focus will be on requests to camp in the garden, help with homework and building a sandpit, rather than living in one.


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Roy Underhill has asked me to appear on "The Woodwright's Shop" during the show's upcoming 30th season. (Note to self: You can now stop squealing like a little girl.)
Between now and the time we tape the show sometime this summer or fall, there's lots I have to do to prepare. Shave my back, attempt to stop looking like a frightened lab animal while appearing on television and , oh yes , decide on something to talk about.
That's where you come in.
Underhill thought it would be fun to have the unwashed (yes, I can smell you from here) readers of this blog help decide on the show's topic. Underhill and I kicked around a few ideas this week. Read them through and then vote for the one you like best using the polling widget below.
I cannot guarantee that the most popular topic will win. I'm still hoping we can do something on hand skills that even the CNC jockeys need (wiping, picking, flicking).
"The Evolution (and De-evolution) of Workbenches"
I'll track the workbench form through history with the help of six cool miniature scale models of my favorite benches, starting with Egypt, moving through Rome and then Paris, with side trips to Scandinavia, England and America!
Then I'll show how civilization reached the summit of workbench design in the 18th century and was then plunged back into the abyss by the Industrial Revolution and the dreaded "Euro-Bench." Plus, details on what's so awesome about ancient workbenches and how you can modify your modern bench to make it work like an old one.
"The 1839 Tool Kit"
We'll take a trip back to explore the toolkit of young Thomas, the hero of the 1839 book "The Joiner and Cabinet Maker." We'll go over his complete tool kit , it's tiny , and show how he was able to stretch this basic kit of tools to build some impressive casework. We'll cut dados, tenons and dovetails using this simple set.
"Sawing With an English Accent"
We explore the "three classes" of sawcuts laid down by English craftsman Robert Wearing. For third-class sawcuts we'll rip wood English-style and compare it to the French and Third-world styles. We'll cut tenon cheeks using the second-class sawcut and show how the chisel is a saw's best friend. And we'll show how to saw your tenon shoulders without using a saw , the tricky first-class sawcut. Plus we'll show how the French cheat on this joint.
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Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers reported:
Police arrested a man, 24, for violating a domestic violence protective order at 7:12 p.m. Saturday in the Mendenhall Valley area. He was lodged at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Police believe alcohol was a factor.
A Patagonia backpack and a CD player containing 20 CDs were reported stolen at 9:21 a.m. Saturday from a parked 1995 Isuzu Rodeo near Berner's Avenue.
A wallet and an undisclosed amount of cash were reported stolen at 9:30 a.m. Saturday near Riverside Drive. The items were stolen sometime around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Vehicle accidents:
Police did not issue any citations following a motor vehicle accident at 12:33 p.m. Saturday near outbound Egan Drive and Sunny Point. A 1996 Dodge pickup, driven by a woman, 59, struck a 1992 Subaru Loyale, driven by a woman 39. Both vehicles sustained $3,000 damage each.
Police cited a woman, 25, for failure to maintain a safe distance following a two-vehicle accident at 1:02 p.m. Saturday near outbound Egan Drive and Vanderbilt Hill Drive. A 1998 Toyota, driven by the woman, struck a blue Ford Explorer, driven by a man, 37. Police did not have damage estimates available, but said the Ford sustained minor damage.
No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident at 1:30 p.m. Saturday near inbound Egan Drive. A man, 61, lost control of his green Ford Explorer and struck a fence at the side of the road. The fence sustained $300 in damage and the vehicle sustained $1,700. No citation was issued.
A man, 35, sustained a head injury as the result of a one-vehicle accident at 1:40 p.m. Saturday near inbound Egan Drive and the Yacht Club. The man, driving a red 2001 Chevy Cavalier, lost control of his vehicle. The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation. He was cited for speeding.
Police cited a man, 25, for speeding following a one-vehicle accident at 1:40 p.m. Saturday near outbound Egan Drive and the retaining wall. The man lost control of his 1994 Chevy Blazer, which struck a fence. The fence sustained $500 in damage and the vehicle sustained $2,000.
Police cited a boy, 16, for careless driving following a two-vehicle accident at 3:14 p.m. Saturday near Glacier Highway in Switzer Village. A brown 1981 Ford, towing a Ford Festiva and driven by the boy, struck a blue Subaru Legacy. No damage estimates were available.
A white pickup truck, driven by a boy, 17, was struck when it stalled in the middle of the road around 4:08 p.m. Saturday near mile four of North Douglas Highway. A Dodge truck, driven by a woman, 51, struck the pickup after trying to swerve out of the way.
Hit-and-run incidents:
A Ford Mustang was reported damaged at 8:45 a.m. Saturday near Jennifer Drive. Damage was done to the rear of the vehicle and police believe a small snowplow blade caused it. Damage was estimated at $2,000.
A neighbor discovered a Juneau resident, 57, dead in his home at 9:37 p.m. Saturday near Cohen Drive. The neighbor told police he went to check on the man and found him dead in his home. Police phoned the man's physician and consulted with the medical examiner's office in Anchorage and determined he died from "medical complications." No foul play is suspected.
Domestic violence calls: 1.
Alcohol-related calls: 2.
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Venus Williams serves up another fashion ace.
Although Venus Williams is out of Paris Open women's singles her tennis fashion line continues to swing in the right direction. Sign of good times is this tennis dress which is part of William's upcoming Fall 2012 Collection expected at retail in August.
Cute ehh? I like the super bright white (harkens back to the game's roots) and appliqued accents of color, really dynamic and figure defining. The fabric is a jersey poly spandex for easy movement.
Williams says that her designs come from within. Her goal is to give tennis consumers some fashionable choices for the court. "…it's about how do I see it, as opposed to what's the latest design. If something is a good design people will relate to it…Look good, play well…Wear something you feel confident in…dress to win."*
Look for little handwritten messages on her garments like " Bring It" and "Oh and Oh, Beat 'Em." If you haven't checked out her spring line take a peek. The shorties, right, are one of my favorite pieces. Great look with a plain white top.
There are some men's items rolling out as well and a leisure line is planned for 2013.
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Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman is reorganising the personal computer business, replacing long-time head Todd Bradley with one of his deputies as she strives to overcome a worsening global industry slump.
Bradley is becoming executive vice-president for strategic growth, charged with expanding in China and forming alliances with start-ups around the world.
Dion Weisler, hired by Bradley last year from Lenovo to lead personal computers and printing in Asia, is assuming global responsibility for those units.
Whitman is working to turn around HP after seven consecutive quarters of declining sales and years of management tumult and strategic missteps.
While the company overtook Dell to reclaim the top position in personal computers for six years under Bradley, it has been slow to follow users in their shift away from desktop machines to smartphones and tablets.
"Todd went from running half of HP to looking at little companies, which seems like a demotion," said Brian Marshall, an analyst at ISI. "Weisler isn't a known entity on the street but is battle-tested and worked at a high level job at Lenovo."
Under former chief executive Leo Apotheker, HP weighed a spin-off of the personal-computer division - a proposal that Whitman scrapped. The company still plans to keep the computer and printing divisions, a spokesman said, adding the job change represented "a lateral move" for Bradley.
Former chief executive Mark Hurd brought Bradley to the company in 2005 from PalmOne to help establish the personal computer business as a separate unit from printing, a decision that was reversed last year by Whitman. She placed Bradley in charge of both businesses after deciding against Apotheker's spin-off proposal as part of a turnaround effort.
Each pivot in the direction of the computing business has made HP's customers uncertain about the brand, exacerbating the effects of the global slump.
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THE IDES OF MARCH. An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. With George Clooney, who also directed, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman. (Rated R for pervasive language) http://idesofmarch-movie.com/
TABLOID. Errol Morris made this documentary about a former beauty queen who was charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon missionary. (Rated R for sexual content and nudity.)


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Can it get any better?
I just bought this phone 2 weeks ago for Aliant Mobility in Atlantic Canada and it is probably the best phone I have ever seen/used. Working in Wireless customer care I am impressed by it in many ways!
1) beautiful LCD display(s)
2) the camera has a very large memory
3) Overall large memory capacity
4) excellent reception/compatiblity
5) light weight and attractive clamshell
6) User-friendly interface
1) could use a speakerphone (just a small suggestion)
2) lack of games onboard, but then again its a cell phone.
Other than those two, I think I found love... in a phone!
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This really is (for the end user) a perfect phone. At 3.35 oz., the phone displays a brilliant 65K TFT screen. Different than the 670 on Verizon, this phone offers more camera features as well as 32 chord polyphony, rather than a lousy 16 chord.
It's nice to see that they incorporated a 10X digital zoom as well as a variety of multi-shot features. The white balance is a nice touch. And so on. These features add the finishing touches for a phone that has just about everything the average consumer would want.
There are a few drawbacks if you are a technical person like me. No bluetooth or IR. No speakerphone. And why? Because companies cannot put everything in one phone -- it's their job to entice the consumer to want to buy something else -- they are trying to increase market share value.
I'm certainly happy this phone works off the 800 amps side. For all Samsung fans out there, be patient for the 770 or the 730 to come out. These phones utilize the popular Samsung designs as well as increased features.
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Impressive little clam.
As with all the Samsungs I've ever toyed around with or owned, this one is thoughtfully engineered, with a nice substantial feel to it. And the size is just about perfect: small enough to comfortably fit into a shirt pocket (and to disappear into a closed palm), but just the right size to still operate easily. Bravo, Samsung.
Pros: Compact size.
Good ergonomics.
Bright and clear screens.
Uncluttered menus (unlike the Sanyos).
Fairly comprehensive list of features.
Voice memo! Should be standard on all.
Cons: I'm sick to death of Sprint Silver.
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Great Phone!
This is a great phone, definitely one of the best I've had. It's way better than my previous phone, Sanyo 8100.
-great picture quality
-great videos
-nice & small
-great ring tones
-no speaker phone, but it's loud enough that a speaker phone isn't really needed.
-silver, and the face plate is not interchangeable, but again, not really needed.
If anyone knows exactly why this phone was discontinued by Sprint, please post. I asked the store and they told me it wasn't, so the website must be mistaken, but regardless.
GREAT PHONE! I definitely recommend it.
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Solid Performer
I've had it for a week and this is what I've found so far:
1. Great size and solid design, i.e. no creaking or cheap platic feel. Key pad is of quality design, easy to use and has nice sturdy well backlit keys. (Blue backlight)
2. Decent battery life for size, will need to charge every day if your a power user but it's a good battery.
3. Good call reception. I got more signal strength in my apartment on the vm4500 but the call sound quality was worse. Very clear and no drops as of yet.
4.Voice activation works very well and I didn't need to train it to my voice at all.
5. Camera quality is better than VGA 1000 and VM4500 in my opinion, my pictures look sharper with better detail. It takes much better indoor pictures than anything else on Sprint that I've seen. Still VGA though, no MP as of yet. Video doesn't seem to have as many fps as the vm but for it's size it's a fun feature. Plus you can use your video's as caller id or the screen saver.
6. Very easy to use and reliable Samsung menu system, if you like sammy's this should be no exception.
7. Vision browser at times goes a little faster than my vm4500 did but about the same speeds. I like this phone because when you close the flip it turns off the browser, on the sanyo's the browser stays on and eats up battery if you forget to exit out. When you do close the flip, the next time you start the browser it will return you to the page you were last at so that's convenient. Pictures I am finding upload very fast on this phone, of course depends on your local network but i am very satisfied.
8. Ringtones sound good, but not quite as full sounding as the vm4500. I've used voice ringtones and they do work on this model.
1. Still heats up like a potato when surfing the web.
2. Screen could be a bit brighter or have brightness controls.
3.The Sprint logo and time occupy too much of the screen.
Hope this helps!!!
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Awesome phone so far............
I've had this phone for a month, so this is a preliminary review. I'm using it on the MTS Mobility CDMA digital/1X network in Winnipeg, MB, CA.
-Excellent display and resolution. The colours are crisp, vibrant and bright.
-Visually appealing, with regards to both the display and the physical look of the phone. Compact, yet feels good in the hand, solid and the keys are easy to navigate (unless you have really large hands).
-Brilliant blue backlighting on the keypad (waaay better than green)
-Call quality (network and hardware dependant) is very good. Callers on my end sound crisp and clear, no compliants on the other end. Reception is great, I have yet to find a place where I don't get reception (in my basement I get full bars).
-Camera (VGA) is very good, takes very good photos (it being a cell phone). Fun frames a nice novelty, 10X zoom! 3 resolutions (High gets 38 photos, Med gets 121, low gets 180).
-Camcorder is good ( again, for it being a cell phone, can use as screen savers or plays when assigned to a specific number in your phone book).
-User interface very good, inuitive, runs smoothly, many customizable features.
-texting is a breeze
-Web browser is pretty good, resonable speeds.
-Ear piece volume is very good
-Ringer volume is pretty good, though not having an external speaker for the ringer like the A650 or A670 makes it much harder to hear when it goes off. The ringer volume IS an improvment over the A660/VI-660. Needs to be cracked up almost max to be audiable in places with a lot of noise.
-video is choppy when in motion, can only take 15 second clips, better quality when you hold still while filming.
-on par with Samsungs rated talk time of 3.2 hours (digital) when used for strictly talking and texting.
-however, camcorder really drains battery, camera is not as hard on battery with moderate use
-recommend extended battery (OEM ones are easily available for cheap on eBay)
Satisfied overall! Watch for an update!
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Great Buy!
I absolutely love this phone! It's small enough that you can put it in you pocket and forget about where it is, but opens up to be a great size. The external call display is great because it's large and in COLOUR! I love the way that I can customize what goes on the screen, but you can only put pics that you've taken on it not ones that you've downloaded. It has a TON of space. I have 75 pictures on mine and I still have room for more.
There's a couple of things that I don't like about it though. Mostly the fact that to reset your timers for your air time, you have to reset the whole phone which also resets your ringers and things. So it's either fix all your settings to how you like them every month or come up with another way of keeping track of you minutes.
I also had a problem with mine freezing. Especially when I tried to do a contraction in a text message (can't, don't, it's, etc) but warranty exchange fixed that in a hurry. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that when you get a text message it automatically scrolls to the bottom of the message. If your not a fast reader this can get pretty annoying, pretty fast. I used to be able to adjust that on the A500 but not on this one.
This really is a great phone though. I've recommended it to many of my friends.
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excelent phone
excellent phone. service is outstanding. my previous phone was a Motorola v60v which was terrible. this new samsung picks up amazing service, very lightweight, has many useful features and is nice looking. don't be fooled by other sprint phones, this will do you best.
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Very Solid Phone !!!
If you are looking for a great small flip phone look no further.
1. Less than 4 oz
2. Great earpiece,both volume and clarity
3. Good battery life, over 3 hours
4. Great reception.
5. Excellent build quality
In my opinion these are the most important thinks in determining a good cell phone.
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Good phone
awesome phone, great reception- makes great calls- lost the color in the screen-looks crisp and clear. Had the a620- and they are very similar, but i think this one tops the other by a few notches.Size is awesome because it is so purse friendly, I'm sure that doesn't mean much to the guys, but girls this phone is great for your little purses.
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Micro-robot flip maneuver inspired by fleeing cockroaches
A cunning trick employed by geckos and cockroaches has inspired a robot that can run full-speed toward the edge of a ledge and swing around to the underside to continue running.
As with many discoveries, this one happened quite by accident while a team of researchers were studying animal movement using cockroaches in the lab. Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley were taping cockroaches with high-speed video cameras to test how they would cross gaps while running at high speeds, when they happened to catch them performing a disappearing act.
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"We were surprised to find the insect gone," said biologist Robert Full. "After searching, we discovered it upside-down under the ledge," Full said. "After close inspection of the video, we saw that the cockroach was using its legs as grappling hooks by engaging its claws at the tip of the ledge."
This dangling move, which propels the insect pendulum-like off the edge of a ledge and back around to the underside, has also been observed in geckos in the lab that use their hooked toenails to swing around. The team confirmed their findings with researchers studying geckos in the wild of Singapore, who said the lizards used this "rapid inversion" technique to escape predators.
Inspired by these wily creatures, the team designed a six-legged robot capable of performing this feat. DASH - Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod - is a microbot that weighs in at just 16 grams and has Velcro hooks on its back legs which allow it to swing around in a move that mimics the roaches.
"The flip demonstrates a principle of how we might make small robots more agile and maneuverable," Full said, according to the Huffington Post. "Ultimately, if we want search-and-rescue robots to assist first responders in the rubble left after an earthquake, tornado or explosion, or have greater capability to more rapidly detect chemical, biological or nuclear hazards, we must build far more agile robots with animal-like maneuverability."
DASH can't yet continue running on the upside down surface once it carries out the acrobatics, but sticky-footed robots have been shown to climb walls, and Full said their robot may be able to do so in the future
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The 12 X 12 braid is comprised of 'primaries' which are stand alone ropes on their own. This 'rope made with rope' is field repairable. That is if a strand [primary] is damaged or cut completely, a section of strand can be removed and replaced in such a way to be fully load bearing.
The strand by strand transition from B.O.B [yellow] to Plasma [purple] is clearly visible in this shot as the ODIM CTCU lowers the long core to the seafloor.
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PA Children on a bouncy castle
Three children were injured when a bouncy castle was ripped from its pegs by a gust of wind and across a road before wrapping itself around a nearby telegraph pole.
Koby Dakin, seven, his brother Kyle, aged 10, and an eight-year-old friend, Imogen Wright, were hospitalised after the castle flew into the air.
The horrifying scene occurred during a double christening celebration at the White House pub nearby in Whitby, North Yorkshire, when winds were gusting at up to 40mph.
Koby was airlifted to James Cook hospital in Middlesbrough where he is believed to being treated for a broken leg, two arm fractures, a broken rib, a punctured lung and head trauma. Although serious, his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Kyle Dakin injured his knee while Imogen suffered concussion. Both children were taken to hospital in Scarborough.
Police closed the road outside the pub on the seaside resort's West Cliff while the fire brigade removed the bouncy castle from the telegraph pole.
Chief Inspector Steve Smith, of North Yorkshire Police, said: 'It appears that the bouncy castle blew away in the winds and the three young people who were in it at the time got, to a certain degree, taken off the ground, and they've received some quite serious injuries in two cases.'
He said one boy had suffered spinal, leg and arm injuries, and the girl had suffered a head injury.
A force spokesman said: 'All three remain in hospital in stable conditions. The bouncy castle was recovered with the help of officers from the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
'There is no longer any police involvement with this incident and the circumstances leading to the bouncy castle leaving its tether will be conducted by officers from the environmental health department at Scarborough District Council.'
Let's hope they all make a speedy recovery.