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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Dec 19, 2012.
QuestionHello , I browsed your website , and i didn't seem to find the answer to my case .
Here is my case in a nutshell .
I used to work in US and used to have P Visa that allowed me to work ,and I payed taxes 3 years straight . I also had an apartment that I signed a lease for . ( rented not owned )
I had to leave for 6-7 month abroad as I got another job offer , during that time my P visa expired , but I sublet the apartment I signed the lease for, knowing that I'll be back . I sublet it through the Airbnb ( and they send income tax-form to the IRS as if im making a revenue , which I did )
Now when I briefly return to US , I got a B1, B2 ( business visa ) that basically as far as I know doesn't let me work in US , and I haven't , but I keep subletting the apartment , as I stay there when I briefly come to NY.
What would you recommend me regarding filing the taxes, as technically I shouldn't be filling anything , as im not on a working visa or Green card , yet I get income from US ( even though I live away from US for more then 6 month this past year ( seen that that qualify for the exemptions ) but I guess if id be a US citizen) . Please advice what are my action in the next Tax period .
Thank you
You have to report all income earned in the US including the rental income from your apartment. Please take a look at Publication 427, Residential Rental Property at www.irs.gov. This is a helpful publication that explains how rental income and expenses are reported on your tax return. This information will be reported on Schedule E. You will report the Gross Income for the rent received and you can deduct against this income your out-of-pocket rental expenses such as the rent you pay on the apartment, repairs, maintenance, advertising, utilities, supplies, insurance, etc. Since your tax situation is further complicated by your visa situation, you should consult a competent tax advisor. Also since this property is in NY, you will also need to pay taxes for NY & NYC.
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Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Provides insurance protection if your death is the result of an accident. AD&D also provides benefits for the accidental loss of hands, feet, eyesight, speech or hearing. (The AD&D policy will not pay benefits for accidents where the covered individual was flying as a member of an aircraft crew or riding in a University owned, leased or operated aircraft). The Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) is insured by AIG. A description of the benefits and employee contributions are listed below. View the complete Summary Plan Description.
Base Plan: The component of the AD&D Program provides a benefit in the amount of one times the covered employee's base annual salary up to a maximum of $600,000. Saint Louis University pays the entire premium for the base plan.
Optional Coverage: You may select optional levels of AD&D insurance in units of $10,000 up to $500,000 on your life, at a cost to you. The cost is $.021 per month for each $10,000 selected. (AD&D amounts over $150,000 cannot be more than 10 times your annual salary).
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Family AD&D coverage is also available at $.032 per month for each $10,000 selected (including employee coverage). The plan includes coverage for your spouse at 40 percent of your selected benefit and ten percent for each eligible child. If you have a spouse and no children, the spouse's benefit is increased to 50 percent or one half of your selected benefit. If you have children and no spouse, the benefit is 15 percent per eligible child.
- "Beneficiary" means a person or entity, such as a trust or estate, chosen to receive the insurance benefits
- You may change Beneficiaries at any time by completing a new Symetra Beneficiary Designation Form and submitting it to the Benefits office.
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Essay:Political IQ
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Political IQ is one's understanding of and ability to grasp how political factors influence the media, government, science, education, and other fields.
The term political IQ is sometimes misused by the media to mean knowledge about current events, which is neither an IQ nor always reflective of political factors.
1. What is the political motivation for opposing a requirement that voters show photo ID?
(a) the requirement adds expense
(b) the requirement increases lines at voting booths
(c) the requirement reduces voter fraud that tends to help Democratic candidates
(d) the requirement reduces voting by older Republicans
(e) the requirement is unconstitutional
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Kapetanakis, Stelios, Petridis, Miltos, Knight, Brian, Ma, Jixin and Bacon, Liz (2010) A case based reasoning approach for the monitoring of business workflows. In: Case-Based Reasoning. Research and Development: 18th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning, ICCBR 2010, Alessandria, Italy, July 19-22, 2010. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6176 . Springer, Berlin, Germany, pp. 390-405. ISBN 9783642142734 (doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14274-1_29)


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I refer to them as 3rd eyes (or in the case of my '81 brat, 5th eye) and you wink at someone before you pass them. i have one, but i don't intend to put it on the brat, A. because i like the huge logo on there now. B. because i don't pass enought people in my 1.8 to make the wiring project worthwhile. But they are unique..
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the side lite makes it worth wile, and helps to fill in the middle, great for looking ahead for trails and deer
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you can install them on any ea81, after you saw out the stock hood latch support, and bolt in the third eye, the holes are already drilled for you!
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TIA to anyone who has one or knows where I can see it.
Posted 25 October 2004 - 08:59 AM
Any pictures exist of this thing? Got me curious, hearing about it before and again here.
TIA to anyone who has one or knows where I can see it.
if you go to the gray bar above, and
click on 'Homepage'
then find "80s Subarus" along the left hand side, and click it,
at the bottom of that page is a helpful diagrams link.
one of the diagrams is how to wire the centerlamp with a DPDT switch....
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i didnt use the cover, or the motor, so wiring was just three wires.
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The federal government is asking a court to dismiss an American Indian community's lawsuit seeking all the land within the boundaries of the 89,000-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico.
A Justice Department filing in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque argues that the Jemez Pueblo surrendered rights to claim the land under proceedings conducted decades ago.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the filing last week cites a roughly $750,000 judgment that the tribe accepted in 1974.
A lawyer for the pueblo says it will contest the attempt to dismiss the suit.
The preserve is home to grasslands, the remnants of a super volcano and one of New Mexico's most famous elk herds.
The federal government bought the property from land grant heirs in 2000.
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Honey Bee Parasites
Malformed workers on comb
Symptoms of a Varroa mite infestation in a honey bee colony are dependent upon the degree of infestation. Low level Varroa infestations are difficult to detect. Medium to high infestations may result in the appearance of a spotty brood pattern and malformed worker and drone adults with deformed wings and small abdomens. Such bees are often seen crawling and unable to fly. Colonies become severely debilitated as mite populations reach extremely high levels.


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#1 McCain Is Taking Two-Thirds of the Catholic Vote in Virginia
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By This One [Less Than Perfect] Indicator, McCain Is Taking Two-Thirds of the Catholic Vote in Virginia
Campaign Spot Cousin reports on an early indicator in Virginia:
The results of the vote of Ms. Bordens Third Grade Class at St. Agnes Catholic School in Arlington are in: John McCain 14; Barack Obama 7! There were no tracking polls so it is difficult to determine whether the undecided voters broke for McCain. I also thought that there were only 20 kids in the class so I am not sure how they came up with 21 voters, unless ACORN was involved in the voter registration drive.
This is one of those elections where Mickey Mouse may not be on the voter rolls, but he had an outside shot of outdrawing the two major party candidates.
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FOXBOROUGH — If the Patriots' performance against the Oakland Raiders is to be considered anything close to the team's best effort, there needs to be a careful rethinking of the roster, particularly on offense.
Only the special teams unit played up to its capabilities Sunday as the Patriots beat the Raiders, 16-9, in New England's home opener, with Stephen Gostkowski contributing three field goals. Ryan Allen averaged 48 yards per punt. There were no miscues from long snapper Danny Aiken, a sign of a job well done. Matthew Slater had a stellar tackle on one punt. It was seamless execution all around.
The defense, which managed to shut the Raiders out of the end zone, struggled on third down (2 for 4 in the first quarter) before pinning Oakland down and eventually being bailed out (thank Vince Wilfork and Logan Ryan), marking yet another slow start. (Oakland finished 5 of 13 on third downs.) But the unit at least got the job done, allowing only 241 total yards, including 67 rushing.
Unsurprisingly, the Patriots offensive line struggled. Tom Brady did not look like he was commanding a Super Bowl contending offense, let alone appear as if he were a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback.
It's all concerning, which is our focus in these five takeaways from the game.
1. The Patriots are having a hard time spreading the ball around — The Patriots had all of the offseason, training camp, preseason, and two regular season games to prepare for Sunday. That means they not only had the means to get on the same page as far as plays go, timing, and chemistry, but also had extensive time to determine which players could put them in the best position to operate at a high level, something akin to last year's seventh ranked offense and 10th ranked passing offense. (News flash: They're not anywhere near that now.) Despite this opportunity, one player coming back from a serious knee injury garnered six targets (three receptions), while underutilized players like Danny Amendola, Kenbrell Thompkins, and Tim Wright languished. Between those three, Brady targeted the group three times (one each), resulting in two completions for 26 yards. Amendola hasn't had a reception since Miami in Week 1. It's starting to get weird the way in which Brady eyeballs Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman while ignoring everybody else. I think we all understand that feeding both Edelman and Gronk is a good thing, but balance for the offense — which was discussed at length this week — should be the priority because it benefits the offense as a whole. Based on their snaps, the team believes Amendola, Thompkins and even Wright can help contribute to fixing the offense's woes. Brady just needs to get them the ball, something he has acknowledged now on multiple occasions.
"I think we've always gotten better as the season has gone on and as players, gained more experience in what we're doing," Brady said. "We've got some new players. We've got different things that are happening. We're all trying to get used to one another and used to the things we're doing and trying to understand the things you're good at. And then ultimately as the season goes, you work on the things that haven't been going well and you try to stay real ahead of the things that you are doing really well at and then at the end of the year, you're in a position to hopefully make the playoffs and do those types of things.
"Right now we're building our team," Brady continued. "We're trying to make improvements. It hasn't all gone right. It doesn't go right when we have penalties or turnovers or negative runs. We've just got to do our assignment, do our job. We've got to do it better and then ultimately that's going to lead to more scoring."
This excuse that the Patriots are still building as a team, particularly among its skill players, is quickly wearing thin. The Patriots won't be afforded the luxury of figuring it out in the weeks ahead when they face the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals.
2. The offensive line's talent is unbalanced — Bill Belichick spoke enthusiastically about the benefits of using an extra offensive lineman and an unbalanced line, along with its history in football, on Wednesday. But after Sunday's game, it appears the Patriots are using that extra offensive lineman to mask some serious deficiencies in the group. Nate Solder has seemingly regressed. Jordan Devey struggles in pass protection. Dan Connolly has made significant mistakes at center, including letting pressure right up the middle on Brady Sunday. Even with an unbalanced line at times, utilizing Cameron Fleming as a tight end, the Patriots have struggled to set blocks on the edge. (Fleming was overpowered by Oakland's Khalil Mack.) So they turned to other gimmicks, running a hurry up offense at times to make the game difficult on the Raiders' pass rushers. But there's no escaping these problems and there's no way the team can pretend like the loss of Logan Mankins, as well as Dante Scarnecchia, hasn't been devastating.
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Monday evening hard boiled movie- GUNN directed by Blake Edwards
Gunn 1967 Mystery Stars: Laura Devon, Craig Stevens, Edward Asner, Director: Blake Edwards Blake Edwards directed this big-screen adaptation of the once-popular TV detective series Peter Gunn, which Edwards helped create. Peter Gunn (Craig Stevens) is a tough but polished private eye who fights crime with the help of friendly advice from an inside source at the police department, Lt. Jacoby (Edward Asner), no-nonsense nightclub owner Mother (Helen Traubel), and Gunn's best girl, Edie (Laura Devon). When a top crime boss is assassinated, Gunn is called in to investigate. Fusco (Albert Paulson) is a mobster poised to take over the city's criminal empire, and Daisy Jane (Marion Marshall) is a madame who thinks that Fusco pulled the trigger to further his own career. Jane wants Gunn to dig up the truth about Fusco, though Daisy Jane turns out to be the one with the biggest secret of all. Gunn retains Henry Mancini's memorable theme music from the original show, and brought back Craig Stevens, who played Peter Gunn on the original TV series, though Herschel Bernardi and Lola Albright were replaced as (respectively) Jacoby and Edie.


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Valedictory, it certainly was not.
Mayor Menino's 20th State of the City Speech was most notable for what wasn't in it: any hint of his political mortality. His long-awaited speech, delivered before a loyal audience at Faneuil Hall, differed little in tone or message from most of the ones that had preceded it.
Part of this message being, no matter how much has happened, nothing has changed.
Of course, the mayor addressed his recent two-month hospitalization. He thanked his wife and caretakers. He credited the outpouring of support from his subjects — pardon me, constituents — with helping to pull him through. But he didn't get into the specifics, the bad feet and back, the Type 2 diabetes. Talking about his health might project weakness, at precisely the moment he sought to display strength.
He launched on a humble note. "I am just Tommy Menino from Hyde Park," he said. "I can't tell you how humbled I am and how lucky I feel. I don't need fancy words to say this to all of you: Thank you. You pulled me through."
For all the weeks of preparation that goes into it, the State of the City speech followed a familiar template: a laundry list of the city's accomplishments, followed by mostly forgettable promises. It contained some elegant turns of phrase, but nothing the mayor might stumble over. In keeping with longstanding practice, the mayor promised almost nothing measurable, offering little for pesky reporters or feisty advocates to proclaim hopelessly behind schedule six months from now.
Almost no achievement was too small to celebrate. Did you know the Shelburne Community Center was upgraded this year or that East Boston is getting a new library? Well it is. Also, there are cranes in Dudley Square — the School Department is moving there, eventually — and the Innovation District is hot. So is Boston real estate.
"Our progress is real," Menino declared. "Our future is bright. The state of our city is striking, sound and strong."
There was more. Menino lauded the work of the advisory committee he appointed last year to tackle the thankless task of overhauling a school assignment process that pleases almost no one. The outcome of the debate on school choice could easily be the most important effort that comes out of city government in 2013.
Menino made some pledges unrelated to schools, as well. He announced the formation of a Women's Workforce Council that will advocate for women in the city and do something about the gender gap in pay. He announced free online courses to be given through the community centers. The mayor pledged to continue his longstanding efforts, undertaken with Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, in support of gun control.
The speech did not put every question about Menino's tenure to rest. Not that I expected this in a State of the City speech, but it would have been refreshing to hear him come right out and say that he's running for reelection, if only in the interest of candor.
Also, it would have been nice to hear how exactly Menino plans to govern for another term, given his ever-more-fragile health. But the mayor apparently is not ready to discuss all that just yet.
Menino has always shied away from discussing his legacy or future, the vision thing. While it was a strong speech, it was a bit unsatisfying to hear a two-decade mayor deliver a major speech so short on sweep. It left the sense that simply enduring, getting through the year, has become the overarching goal of his administration.
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," blared the cheesy song that he entered to. Whether that is true for the mayor is a question that will be answered in months to come.Adrian Walker is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @Adrian_Walker.


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FITCHBURG -- It took a while, but once the Notre Dame Prep men's basketball team shook off the rust, there were stretches when the group's ability to work as a well-oiled machine made its way to the spotlight.
Notre Dame Prep 70, Rise Acad. 56
Coming off a three-week winter break since their last tilt, the Crusaders came to life after an abysmal first half to top Rise Academy, 70-56, at the St. Bernard's Activity Center in a game that was not as closely contested as the final score indicated.
"I've been doing this long enough that I expected a little rust from the team," Notre Dame head coach Ryan Hurd said. "But I didn't expect us to have just 12 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. If we had a couple balls roll in during the first half, we might have gotten things going faster. But it's always good to get a win and know you'll have the team's attention at the next practice."
Jamel Artis led Notre Dame in the victory, scoring 15 points. Matt Atewe notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds -- as well as three blocks -- while Jareell Marshall came off the bench to score 14 and Jarvis Garrett added 12.
"That's how we've been all season," Hurd said. "There's a balance there. We move the ball and have kids that can score. Jamel took over for a bit there and Jarvis hit some big shots."
The Crusaders put up just 25 points in the opening half, but came to life in the second, needing just the first 10 minutes of the second half to match their entire output from the opening stanza.
Holding an already solid 46-33 lead midway through the half, the Crusaders put their foot on the accelerator to put the game out of reach. Marshall hit a jumper in the lane and followed it up with a 3 the next time down the floor, before Travis Charles got a bucket inside to push the lead to 53-33.
From there, the result was never in question.
Hurd emptied his bench late in the game, only to return the starters in the final minute after Rise managed to get the lead down to 14.
"If the guys who came into the game played the way they should play, we win by 30 tonight," Hurd said. "It wasn't the effort I was hoping to see."
Both teams came out sluggish to start the game, combining for 15 turnovers in a sloppy first 20 minutes; Notre Dame Prep handed the ball over seven times in the first half and cut the turnovers down to just two in the second.
Following an Artis 3-pointer with 2:15 left in the half, Notre Dame claimed its largest lead at 23-17 before Rise closed the gap. Rise's Theo Brown and Marshall traded baskets to close the half with the hosts leading 25-19.
Brown led Rise's effort, pouring in 15 points and pulling down nine boards.
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STERLING – Florence L. Miller, 89, of Sterling, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home.
She was born March 28, 1924, in Watertown, S.D., the daughter of Henry and Mary (Schmit) Cordell. She married Alvin Franklin Miller on Aug. 6, 1960, in Sterling. He died June 17, 2005. Florence was a faithful member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.
Surviving are her six children, her sons, Michael D. (Rhonda) Miller of Sterling, James P. Miller of Rock Falls, Randall T. Miller of Sterling, and Anthony J. (Theresa) Miller of Kingsland, Ga., and her daughters, Mary Kendall and Patricia Miller, both of Sterling; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her granddaughter, Hannah Kendall; her two brothers, Henry and Edward Cordell; and her four sisters, Dorothy Sumner, Mary Halbmaier, Bernice Cordell, and Lois Hohlen.
Visitation will be from 9 to 9:55 a.m. and Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, celebrant, officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.
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Mitch Winehouse wants George Clooney for Amy biopic
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- 24 November 2012
Amy Winehouse's father Mitch wants George Clooney to play him in a movie about the late singer's life
Mitch Winehouse wants George Clooney to play him in a biopic about Amy Winehouse.
The late singer's father - who shares the 'Ocean's 12' star's silvery hair colour - is adamant any studio taking on the project should make sure they recruit someone "handsome" for his role.
When asked if the film was still in the works, the former taxi driver said: "I dare say ... who's going to play me, George Clooney? I mean they've got to get someone good and handsome. But they'll probably end up with Ray Winstone or someone like that knowing my luck."
It had been rumored Lady Gaga could play Amy - who was found dead in her London home in 2011 - in the movie, but while Mitch likes her as a person, he isn't sure she's right for the role.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I mean Lady Gaga, if she wants to come and audition for it... I've met her parents a number of times, she's a lovely girl and all this stuff like, prawns on her head, when she goes home she doesn't wear raw meat on her head.
"Her mum says she puts her sneakers on and her tracksuit and sits on the couch and eats chocolates like everyone else. She's a nice kid and her parents are just ordinary Italian working class people and she loves her mum and dad and she loves her grandparents.
"She's the same as Amy - she's a nice kid, very nice young lady. She still can't play Amy though"


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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam J. Hartman, son of Susan E. Lyons of Harrodsburg, Ky. and James R. Hartman, of Springfield, Ky., along with Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 were welcomed home by family and friends after a successful seven month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Cano Homers Again as Yankees Beat Twins
Robinson Cano homered for the third straight game and Phil Hughes gave up one run on six hits in seven innings, lifting the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Cano followed up a two-homer performance Monday by going 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Alberto Gonzalez had two hits and three RBIs as well for the Yankees. New York has broken out for 17 runs in the first two games of the series to snap a five-game skid.
Hughes (4-7) struck out three and walked two and finally got some run support from his banged-up offense.
Samuel Deduno (4-3) gave up three runs on five hits in six innings for the Twins. Brian Dozier had a two-run double in the ninth, but the Twins couldn't get much going against Hughes and lost for the eighth time in 11 games.
Mariano Rivera got one out in the ninth for his 27th save.
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Hello, developers. Can someone help me with a code sample of an aglet dispatched from a local Tahiti server to a remote Tahiti server here a stationary aglet is running. The dispatched aglet sends a message to the stationary aglet (e.g "Hello") containing a string "all is well". The aglet should dispose of itself when a message containing the string "Message Received" is sent from the stationary aglet. Otherwise it should do nothing.
It is assumed that the aglet is dispatched using the Tahiti dispatch button. No "master" aglet required.


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In the near future, Blake is a sixteen year old girl in small town Australia. In the space of 24 hours she goes from being an unruly school kid to one of the State's Most Wanted. After witnessing the death of her father, Daniel, she adopts his legacy in a way he would never have imagined.
Created by michela on 06/30/2009. Last change by djclinton on 07/25/2009.
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T he first sentence of Tiffanie DiDonato's recently published book, "Dwarf: A Memoir," is, "Believe it or not, I actually enjoyed watching 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' as a child." Although she goes on to say that she prefers "Winnie the Pooh," her life has turned out nothing short of a fairy tale — a fairy tale now available in bookstores everywhere.
"I feel it's really important to note that it's not just about bone lengthening surgery. The memoir isn't about living with dwarfism," says DiDonato. "Yeah, there's a curiosity how those who do have dwarfism function day to day, and that's fine if that's why people want to pick up the book. But I think it's more important that it's a family story. It's about a family unit, how a family struggles and more so, it's about accomplishing your dreams especially when others tell you you can't. It's about doing it anyway and that's something that really anyone can relate to."
Tiffanie DiDonato, 32, was born with a rare form of dwarfism called diastrophic dysplasia, which means that she had abnormally short limbs paired with an average sized torso. At age 8, DiDonato was unable to reach the top of her head, so she went through her first bone-lengthening surgery and gained 4 inches of height and 2 additional inches in her arms. Seven years later, an ambitious 15-year-old DiDonato pushed the limits of the controversial surgery to go beyond the safety recommendations and add an additional 10 inches of height.
The doctor at Boston Children's Hospital who did her first series of surgeries only wanted to add another 2 to 4 inches, but DiDonato had bigger plans.
"I kind of felt like, 'Why am I going to go through this for 4 more inches when I can just go buy a set of platforms at Payless Shoes?'" DiDonato reflects. "It didn't make sense to me, so I wanted not to have a limit put on me. I'm all about not having limits."
That is when she and her mother found Dr. Errol Mortimer of UMass Memorial Medical Center, who DiDonato describes in her book as a Canadian Doogie Howser, who believed in helping her accomplish her dream of living independently and completing basic household tasks. He complied and carried out the surgery.
"She was tenacious and persuasive," says Mortimer of Shrewsbury. "Some people think that there is an absolute upper limit, but you can, with effort, lengthen someone 10 or 12 inches."
Once under anesthesia, Mortimer cut DiDonato's tibia and femur bones in half, inserted pins, wires and rods to stabilize the bone. The rods and pins protruded out of the skin making what DiDonato describes as "metal halos" around her freshly-operated-on legs. Then four times a day, DiDonato took an L-wrench, stuck it into the apparatus and turned it counter clockwise. This process allowed her bones to separate a millimeter a day, which is approximately an inch of height every month.
It was during this period that she began writing a journal, which eventually became the memoir that was published on Nov. 27.
"I started it when I was 15, going on 16 because the pain that I was going through was so hard to deal with that writing really became my savior," she says. "I didn't like the pain pills. I didn't like the medication. So I needed another way to kind of cope with my decision to go through bone lengthening and writing became that way. I started it as a personal diary, a journal. I would sit there and write, write, write."
DiDonato wrote when she was unable to fall asleep because of the pain. She wrote when her mother and father argued over whether or not she should have gotten the surgery. Then, she went on to write at UMass Dartmouth.
When she was a freshman, she submitted a sample from her journal to get into an advanced writing class and was accepted along with all upperclassman.
"Once in a while, we had to read what we wrote to the class, and I'll never forget, there were students in there that would cry when I would read from my memoir," DiDonato reflects. "And I thought maybe this is something worth sharing."
After graduating with a degree in English communications and meeting her prince charming — a nearly 6-foot Marine who has completed two tours to Iraq, DiDonato found a publisher who was touched by her story. Her publisher teamed her up with Rennie Dyball, a news editor at People magazine. Since the book's release, less than two months ago, it has sold more than 500 copies. Her inspirational story has been featured in Allure magazine, "Anderson Cooper Live!," "Good Morning America," "Nightline," "The Doctors," People magazine and The London Times.
Though DiDonato has received a lot of positive feedback, she has also had her share of letdowns, specifically critiques from the little people community, who do not support bone lengthening procedures and her own disappointment in her hometown high school.
Though DiDonato says her peers never bullied her while attending Marlborough High School, she does cite an incident in which a sports medicine teacher bullied her and called her a dwarf in front of the entire class. When the high school invited her to comeback and speak to the students, they requested she not discuss or answer any questions regarding that section of the book. She declined their offer. The teacher who DiDonato says bullied her at age 15 is still working at the school.
DiDonato currently stands 4-feet-10-inches and lives with her husband of five years and 9-month-year-old son Titan in Jacksonville, N.C. Her parents still live in Marlborough and she visits frequently.
"I didn't think that I would turn my journal into a memoir. I didn't even think that I would be married with a son and I am. When I went through the bone lengthening procedure, the only things on my list were the simple things that people too often take for granted. I wanted to reach the third shelf in my fridge. I wanted to make a cup of coffee."


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CHRISTIAN MISTRESS unleashed their critically acclaimed debut full length album PossessionFebruary 28th on Relapse Records. Today SPIN.com the online home of Spin Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of the song "The Edge of Time". This song is only available on the Deluxe iTunes version of Possession. Get a first listen to "The Edge of Time" HERE.
Check out the band's video for their song "Pentagram and Crucifix" HERE. The video was shot inCHRISTIAN MISTRESS' home town of Olympia, WA and was directed by Christine Davis and David Hoejke.
Posession is streaming in its entirety on CHRISTIAN MISTRESS' Band Camp Page HERE. . The album is available via iTunes as well as the Relapse Web Store HERE
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS are currently on a European tour with Black Breath, the remaining dates are listed below.
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS have launched their official Facebook Page, it can be viewed atwww.facebook.com/christianmistress
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS Tour Dates:
**All Shows April 21 - April 29th with Black Breath**
April 26 Trieste, Italy Etnoblog
April 27 Milan, Italy Lo-Fi
April 28 Wangen, Germany Jungendhous Wangen
April 29 Helmond, Netherlands Lakei
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PHILADELPHIA — They packed them into Wells Fargo Center on the promise of an Andrew Bynum sighting. And in that regard, the 76ers didn't disappoint.
Neither did the guys who actually played.
Spencer Hawes had a fourth quarter to remember and the Sixers, who nearly coughed up a lead that had swollen to double figures, held off the Denver Nuggets, 84-75, Wednesday for a season-opening win.
"Spencer was brilliant," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "He was our ace of spades."
The Sixers, in crunch time, went to a smaller, more athletic lineup. What they sacrificed in rebounding, they more than made up for with streaky shooting and transition offense.
And in going to that smaller lineup, they had been keeping Hawes off the floor. Hawes, a regular runner with the second team, made his impact in the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter — making shots at one end and blocking them at the other. Hawes finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots — posting a 4-4-2 stat line in the final frame.
It got so good for Hawes that a chunk of the 19,101 supporters started chanting, "M-V-P" after one of his jumpers.
"I don't know if I can do that every night. I hope," Hawes said. "It's just me coming into the season healthy and it's going to feel a lot different after last season, having time between games and being able to maintain your body as opposed to last season where you're just trying to get to the playoffs and start over. I think we're all looking forward to that across the league."
Like Hawes, Jrue Holiday also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists, and Thad Young paired 13 points with five rebounds for the Sixers, who won their season opener for the first time in six seasons.
Bynum got his welcome to Philly the same night the Sixers greeted one of their expatriates. Andre Iguodala, traded to the Nuggets in the offseason, returned to the city where he spent the first eight seasons of his career. Some cheered, most booed.
The Sixers, who made a habit of missing open looks in the second quarter, pulled away from the Nuggets for an eight-point lead, 46-38, at halftime by sinking three of their final four shots. Thad Young had one and so did Hawes, both on feeds from Holiday. Hawes also made a 3-pointer inside the final minute, also off a pass from Holiday. The point guard had seven assists (to one turnover) at the break.
All told, the Nuggets were as close as they were to the Sixers in the scoring column because of the rebounding differential. It's not as though George Karl's team shot the ball or protected it any better than Collins' crew. Rather, Denver owned a 33-23 edge on the glass through the opening quarters.
"One of the things with us is we'll be judicious going to the offensive boards. When you miss 55 shots, you'd like to get more than 14 back," said Collins, whose team was outrebounded overall, 54-47, and on the offensive glass, 16-14, against Denver.
That didn't deter Collins from going to his smallish lineup to open the second half.
Collins rolled the dice that Nuggets 7-footer JaVale McGee and Andre Iguodala wouldn't have better luck at rebounding than Thad Young, Jason Richardson or Lavoy Allen. And they didn't, which explained why the Sixers took their biggest lead of the night, 59-47, midway through the third quarter.
They lost some flow in the fourth quarter, when the shots weren't going down. Dorell Wright bricked a pair of 3-point attempts from the left corner, sandwiching a breakaway layup by Ty Lawson. That cut the Nuggets' deficit to 68-59. Evan Fournier finished one in the paint on Denver's next trip up the floor and the Sixers' cozy lead had been trimmed to 68-61. Using an 18-6 run to open the fourth quarter, the Nuggets reduced the Sixers' lead to one, at 71-70 with 7:19 to go.
Then Holiday took it upon himself to right the Sixers' offense and spur a 12-2 run that turned the game in the home team's favor.
"I think it came down to experience," Holiday said. "Even though we have a lot of new guys, we had a lot of vets out there (late) in J-Rich (Jason Richardson) and Dorell and even Spencer, who played really well in the playoffs last year.
"All of that plays a part. Really, just a lot of vets out there calming us down and us taking control."
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THE BOSTON MAYORAL HOPEFULS are busy attending forums on the issues that will face them if elected. Some have exhorted the candidates to direct attention to Boston's supposed major problems — the lack of late-night commerce and access to liquor licenses, a limited innovation economy, and too stringent parking and housing space requirements. But many city residents disagree that those are the biggest problems facing the city. For them, the most pressing issues are how to lift the economic well-being of our neighborhoods and move families out of poverty.
A recent analysis by Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies found that poverty in Boston has grown over the past two decades, while the incomes of the richest Bostonians have skyrocketed. From 2009 to 2011, the top 10 percent of Boston families obtained as much income before taxes as the bottom 75 percent of Boston families combined. Families at the 95th percentile earned nearly 40 times the income of those at the 5th percentile. In order for Boston to work, the next mayor must offer a road map out of the poverty and inequality maze.
Boston's economy is currently prospering. Policies in place include linkage, a fee paid for downtown development, which is widely credited with providing jobs and housing for some of Boston's poorer citizens. Although the construction of luxury housing is on the rise, the percentage of Boston residents working on projects subject to the Boston Residents Jobs Policy has averaged only about 30 percent, when 50 percent is required by the ordinance. Shouldn't the goal be to put even more Boston workers on these projects than currently required?
While we have seen impressive results in some neighborhoods being rebuilt and many positive changes in Boston over the past 20 years, including the enriching ethnic, racial, and economic diversity of the growing city, some neighborhoods are teetering on the brink from foreclosures, crime, and a lack of investment. The next mayor must work with our poorer communities to identify how to collectively increase the social and economic capital of the city's families and raise our neighbors out of poverty.
Many large nonprofit institutions, including hospitals and universities, are not playing a large enough role in reducing joblessness and poverty. Isn't it time to hold them accountable to help meet these challenges?
The Boston Public Schools can serve as an important linchpin in providing the education and skills for future economic opportunity for their graduates. The city still has a way to go to achieve the high standards necessary for our students' academic performance and success in college and the workforce. But where are the corporate partners of the 1980s and 1990s that made significant investments and developed partnerships with our schools?
After 30 years with the most progressive linkage program in the nation, and strong growth downtown and in the Seaport, fueled by tax breaks, now is the time for developers to reach deeper to promote greater opportunity and equality in Boston for jobs, housing, and training. It could have a big impact on the lives of thousands of poor families.
Our next mayor must lead a citywide conversation about economic justice and how to implement policies that will increase the income and opportunities for all Bostonians. If effectively implemented, these policies could lift families and neighborhoods. To do less will maintain the status quo, or even worse, the gap will widen.
Yes, Boston's prosperity depends on openness to new possibilities, but this prosperity must be shared. Before we worry too much about access to late-night bars, might we for a moment focus upon reducing joblessness and poverty? The candidates for mayor who do not address these issues do not deserve to lead the next stage of the city's history.Don Gillis is the former executive director of the Economic Development Industrial Corporation of Boston. Andy Sum is director of Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies.


text: MANLIUS — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold its annual steak supper and country store Oct. 20. Doors will open for business at 4 p.m. with serving beginning at 4:30 p.m. Carry-outs will be available. Serving will continue until 7 p.m. or until the food is gone. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children under age 10. Tickets sales will begin at 4:15 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church is located at the edge of Manlius off Backbone Road. For more information, contact Trinity at 815-445-2073.


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If you're anything like me, you woke up on November 1st in a haze of alcohol induced partying, a horrible hangover, and the remnants of several people's Halloween costumes strewn about your living room. This is about the moment where you realize that the calendar is somberly reminding you that it's the farthest possible day until Halloween happens again. For that one day, we horror aficionados were swimming in the delight that the entire population not only put up with our gore filled outlook on the world but in fact whole heartedly endorsed it.
It was a time when the outsiders were normal and everyone was happy, but now that's all gone and people will continue to look at us like we're weird because we enjoy horror movies during Christmas and Hanukah. Well, this is one is for all of you, here are five movies that will help you get through for at least a few more months.
November 10th – The Exorcist (Dir: William Friedkin – 1973)
It's just past Halloween, you're already starting to see Christmas movies popping up all over cable TV to get you in the spirit of buying things for your loved ones. We aren't really emotionally ready to give up our sacred holiday just yet, so we have to go with a movie that will keep you filled with that terrifying Halloween spirit as long as possible, so why not go with one of the scariest films of all time? There aren't many horror fans out there that don't like the exorcist or at least hold a certain respect for it.
It's like the Back to the Future for all the horror fans, it's timeless, pop culture infused, and filled to the brim with terrifying and lasting images of green vomit and crucifixes. At least for a few hours, you can forget about having to hang the Christmas lights and order the turnkey for thanksgiving.
November 24th – Thankskilling (Jordan Downey – 2009)
Being that it's now Thanksgiving (or for you people in every other country that isn't the United States, another Thursday when you have to be at a work) why not take in a little culture and celebrate the most ridiculous Thanksgiving horror movie that has ever been made. Now, bear in mind there have only been about 3 or 4 actual horror movies dealing with the holiday of Thanksgiving, but none come with this amount of kitsch and ridiculousness.
In case you haven't heard about this one, you have a few stereotypical characters filled out by a Jock, a nerd, and a Hick… etc and in this case, they are getting disposed by a mutated turkey. The movie looks like it was made for about 17 dollars and a case of beer, but surprisingly it doesn't even matter, enjoy this one with some mash potatoes, some dry cold turkey and a sixer of Schlitz.
December 15th – Grindhouse (Dirs: Robert Rodriquez / Quentin Tarantino – 2007)
Everything on TV or at the local mall is shoving Christmas directly in to your face in order to get you into the fluffy holiday spirit but you know what, I'm not exactly up for that yet and I'm willing to bet you aren't either. So if I may, I want to suggest a double bill film about a virus that turns people into puss puddles as well as a serial killer who gets off killing women in elaborately conceived instances of vehicular homicide.
Put together as a traditional Grindhouse film of the drive-in era, the faked film imperfections and the ridiculous and over the top plot add to a great throw back experience. If for nothing else, it's three hours that you can joyfully kill in front of a fire, eating gingerbread cookies, and throwing eggs at your neighbor's house.
Or if you are like me, send out a niece or nephew to do it, they will get in much less trouble with Johnny Law and you can pay them in Kit Kats.
December 25th – Gremlins (Dir: Joe Dante – 1984)
For me growing up, Gremlins was the film that personified Christmas for me. Well, this and Die Hard. This is probably why I spend my free time watching and analyzing horror films rather than work at a soup kitchen or in any way contribute positively to society. Well, whatever, you win some you lose some right?
Gremlins is a film that so perfectly embodies that small town Americana of a perfect Christmas and then infests it with small horrible animals from hell that will kill the shit out of you for funzies. The town takes on the living embodiment of a Norman Rockwell painting and then it gets completely destroyed.
If this doesn't make you feel comfortable during a season of commerce and forced family bonding, then you probably stumbled on to this website by accident, so head on back to Town and Country and forget what you've seen. It's best for everyone.
January 19th – The Signal (Dirs: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, and Jacob Gentry – 2007)
It's already past New Year's Day, and much like the day after Halloween, you have woken up surrounded by the left over pieces of people's costumes (but not as sexy costumes, unless you had a New Year's Orgy which I will go ahead and assume you already haven't invited me to).
This is of course because you use any excuse possible to throw a costume party because they are an adult's way of having fun and overindulging. So why not indulge in a great three act horror movie that revolves around a TV broadcast that turns 2/3rd of the population completely insane and the rest struggling to survive in a hostile world that seemingly lacks meaning.
Of all the films on the list, this one probably escaped you which is a complete shame. Its three part structure, which are completely different stories come together to form a perfect harmony of complete insanity. After you've been completely blown away by the fantasticism of three young directors work, you'll come back to reality but that's ok because Halloween is only 9 short months away and it's time to start thinking about next years costume.


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Giving Responsible Soy a Fighting Chance in China
How large is the soy production in China and what are its future prospects considering China is the now the largest importer of soy in the world?In recent years, we have witnessed a steady decline of China's domestic production, from 15 million tonnes per annum (late 2009) to 12.8 million tonnes (in 2012). The root causes of this decline are:
- Domestic production is primarily achieved by smallholders with an average land holding of less than 1 hectare per farmer. As a result, average production costs and productivity levels in China are not competitive at all compared to average levels in the Americas.
- Though Chinese soy production is 100% non-GM, soybean price in the domestic market is heavily influenced by the international market price for GM soybean (or imported GM soybean to Chinese ports). This is not fair but it's the reality.
Currently, China is importing about 60% of the global soybean trading volume. Such momentum will be maintained, as long as the national economy keeps its current pace: steady growth in demand for meat & dairy products among Chinese consumers will lead to steady growth in demand for feed and soybean imports, as China doesn't have the resources such as arable land and water to ensure sufficient domestic production of soybean to meet this huge demand.
Domestic soybean production is going to decline unless the Chinese government intervenes with better enabling policies such as more subsidies, if not increased tariff (currently only less than or equal to 3%).
What specific aspects of soy production practices in China is Solidaridad trying to change?A chronic problem among soybean farmers, either large scale or smallholder, is the heavy amount of agrochemicals used such as pesticides and fertilizers, which leads to soil and water erosion, and pollution. Among smallholders, big problems include the lack of access to technical support, little or no mutual support mechanism, and little or no knowledge of the need for sustainable production. In the end these probems lead to low productivity and poverty. The fundamental goal of the Solidaridad /CSIA project is to change producers' mindsets, so that they can eventually adopt and benefit from more sustainable practices.
What are the specific challenges that NGOs face in improving the livelihoods of farmers (including soy) in China?Firstly, NGO development in China is still at its nascent stage. It is ten time more difficult to register a NGO in China than registering a regular business. Among the existing NGOs or quasi NGOs (those doing NGO work but registered as business), the vast majority are primarily doing work in the manufacturing sector, such as running CSR initiatives among China's factories. So in general, sustainability and responsibility in the agricultural sector is largely ignored. For example, as far as we know there is not a single local NGO promoting sustainability in Northeast China, the nation's soybean basin.
Secondly, as China is now the world's 2nd largest economy, even for a limited number of international organizations which are indeed dedicated to sustainability in the agricultural sector, it is getting extremely difficult to secure international development funding for sustainability or poverty alleviation in the country. This is despite the fact that China still has more than 120 million undernourished people, primary in rural areas.
What is the Farmer Support Porgramme and what are you aiming to achieve?What were the selection criteria for choosing the Sinograin North and Nenjiang farm for the RTRS pilot?
As China imports about 60% of global soybean trading volume, it's safe to say that without China, any global initiatives (such as RTRS) to promote sustainability and/or responsibility in soybean sector would be incomplete. So the key purpose of launching a pilot project with Sinograin North and smallholders in Nenjiang was to explore and secure China's contribution to the global efforts of promoting sustainability. Sinograin North is a well-know flagship soybean producer in China, so we hope to develop business cases with Sinograin North first, then we will work with them to influence smallholders in Nenjiang county. Eventually we would like to demonstrate that RTRS is a well developed system which can benefit large-scale plantations and smallholder farmers.
This project officially started in May 2012. We have offered a series of baseline assessment and training sessions (benchmarked against RTRS principles and criteria) at Sinograin North (with 26,000 hectares of harvest area). Our efforts so far have already helped Sinograin North to improve its internal management system, overseeing both productivity and sustainability. Hopefully by 2013, we can help Sinograin seek China's first RTRS certification.
In addition, we are working on developing a programme for smallholders located around Sinograin. Hopefully, by 2015 up to 30,000 smallholders can also benefit from improved organizational capacity, productivity, and expertise to access markets, which eventually will lead to better incomes and livelihoods.
With regards to the Project's 2015 goal of "A better market price as a result of the introduction of better soy variety and (higher level protein)", how are the new varieties responding at the farms?CSIA realizes that at this point, it's impossible to expect a decline in imported soybean. To help millions of smallholders in China to survive, the only way out is to adopt a differentiation strategy: i.e., Chinese soybean farmers focus on producing non-GM, and high-protein level soybean used for food and human consumption, while keeping imported soybean for the feed industry. CSIA, with support from Solidaridad and other organizations, will keep on lobbying the Chinese government to offer more favourable policies in support of such an initiative.
Based on your experience so far with the first 2 farms, what are the prospects of scaling up the transformation process towards RTRS standards across China?Favourable market linkages will be the key to RTRS' scaling up in China. CSIA and Solidaridad strongly believe that Chinese producers can make anything so long as there is well defined market demand. To promote RTRS in China, it is not enough to work with producers at the upstream level only. Major efforts by stakeholders in China and beyond should be made at the mid and downstream level as well, so that key stakeholder in the soybean value chain, including producers, crushers, traders and retailers, reach a balance in terms of various interests and defined responsibilities. This is a necessary condition to see RTRS fly in China.
What are your expectations for the RT8?The RTRS principles and criteria represent progressive global concepts, which are also in line with China's national policy on future economic and social development. RT8 will offer, maybe for the first time, a very rare platform to gather leading soybean stakeholders in China and beyond to jointly work out a common strategy and effective solutions to address challenges such as sustainability, food security and food safety around the globe.
We understand that to achieve such a goal, one conference won't be enough. We hope RT8 will open a window of opportunity so that leading soybean actors around the world can make continuous and concerted efforts to create a more sustainable and responsible global soybean value chain.


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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Samardzija struck out nine in eight nearly flawless innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
The right-hander allowed just two hits and walked one as the Chicago won on opening day for the first time since 2009. Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and Wellington Castillo added an RBI double for the Cubs.
Kyuji Fujikawa got a save in his major league debut after closer Carlos Marmol struggled.
A.J. Burnett, making the first opening day start of his lengthy career, gave up three runs on six hits in 5 2-3 innings, striking out 10. Pittsburgh however began a season of high expectations with a thud.
Burnett called it an honor to get the call in the opener, but the 15-year veteran showed some nerves early. Castro singled with one out and Rizzo followed with a towering two-run shot to center field that landed on the concourse behind the seats for one of the longest homers in the park's 13-year history. The ball left the park so fast even center fielder Andrew McCutchen — a Gold Glove winner last year — trotted only couple of steps before stopping.
Rizzo hit just .229 in spring training with just three extra base hits, but his blast gave the rebuilding Cubs an early shot of adrenaline.
Chicago threatened to expand the lead in the fourth, putting runners in scoring position with no outs. Two strikeouts and a harmless chopper to third ended the threat, but the Pirates could muster little fight against Samardzija.
It continued a troubling trend at home for the Pirates when Burnett takes the mound. Pittsburgh failed to score a single run in Burnett's final three starts at PNC Park in 2012, part of a miserable collapse that sent the ballclub to its 20th straight losing season.
Burnett couldn't even catch a break while attempting to keep his pitching hand dry. The rosin bag literally exploded while he was tapping it against his hip during the top of the fifth, showering the back of the pitcher's mound and Burnett's leg with dust.
Pittsburgh's offense was just as faulty against Samardzija.
The Cubs' new ace retired 14 straight after Walker singled to lead off the second. Working low in the strike zone, Samardzija kept inducing the Pirates to either pound the ball into the ground or strike out.
Pittsburgh grounded out 12 times and only managed to get two balls out of the infield before Samardzija gave way to Marmol in the ninth, who almost gave it away.
Marmol hit McCutchen with one out. McCutchen stole second then scored on Pedro Alvarez's single up the middle. Gaby Sanchez followed with a walk, ending Marmol's afternoon.
James Russell entered and managed to get Neil Walker to line out to right before Fujikawa, who had 219 saves in the Japanese League before arriving in Chicago in the offseason, forced Russell Martin to pop to center to end it.
NOTES: Burnett's 10 strikeouts tied a club record for strikeouts on opening day. It was accomplished twice before, the last time by John Candelaria on April 5, 1983 against the St. Louis Cardinals … The series continues on Wednesday when Wandy Rodriguez (12-13, 3.76 ERA in 2012) faces Chicago's Edwin Jackson (10-11, 4.03) … There were snow flurries during batting practice but things "warmed up" to 41 degrees under sunny skies by first pitch.
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Lets Do Lunch Hayward...and breakfast, too
By Mark Salinas
Free breakfast and lunch for kids
HAYWARD, Calif.
-- Started in summer 2011, Lets Do Lunch Hayward...and breakfast, too is a summer breakfast-and-lunch program that provides Hayward and Hayward-area kids with free breakfast and lunch while school is not in session. Hayward Unified School District Food Services and Hayward partners will implement the program again this summer in Hayward and surrounds. All kids under 18-years old are eligible to participate at more than 20 sites throughout the City of Hayward.
They include selected Hayward schools, Hayward Firefighters Local 1909, Hayward Police Junior Giants Baseball Program, faith-based organizations and Hayward-area non-profit organizations. Volunteers, including students from local schools, colleges and universities, will be stationed at sites this summer to distribute free breakfast and lunch to kids who can simply visit the sites and receive a free meal. Organizations can still register to be a service site.
According to the California Department of Education, today, 58 percent of all California kids enrolled in public schools participate in free and reduced-priced meal programs. In Alameda County, 46 percent of all the kids participate. In Hayward, 69 percent participate. In 2011, Lets Do Lunch Hayward... and breakfast, too served more than 60,000 meals. In 2012, more than 260,000 were served. The program is Haywards response to meeting the nutritional needs of kids during the summer vacation which is a critical time of year.
For more information, sites and schedule contact Robin Gallagher, Hayward Unified School District Director of Food Services, at (510) 723-3890 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Alternatively, contact Hayward Councilman Mark Salinas at (510) 300-5744 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 5, 2013) -- Mark Bacon and Dana Wells' Silver Max turned back the challenge of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan at the top of the stretch to win the 28th running of the $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) by 1 ¼ lengths.
Because of heavy rain earlier in the afternoon, the race was taken off the turf course and run at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. More than 1½ inches of rain fell in the Keeneland area in a two-hour span after the storms began after 4 p.m.
Silver Max is trained by Dale Romans and was ridden by Robby Albarado. It was the second Shadwell Turf Mile victory for Romans, who won the race in 2008 with Thorn Song. Albarado earned his fourth victory in the race with his other scores coming on Nothing to Lose in 2004, Thorn Song and Court Vision in 2009.
The victory secured a berth for Silver Max to the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) to be held Nov. 2 at Santa Anita.
Albarado put Silver Max on the lead out of the gate and moved toward the rail from the No. 9 post position while Wise Dan was floated wide in the first turn. Silver Max carved out a first quarter-mile in :23.79 and the first half in :46.73 while running unopposed on the lead.
Meanwhile, John Velazquez had Wise Dan in the clear on the far outside and moved into second as the field approached the far turn. Wise Dan moved to within a length of the leader approaching the top of the stretch but could get no closer as Silver Max completed the distance in 1:42.06.
The victory was worth $450,000 and raised Silver Max's career earnings to $1,658,403 with a record of 22-11-5-1. Silver Max is a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Badge of Silver out of the Kissin Kris mare Kissin Rene.
Silver Max returned $17, $4.40 and $4. Wise Dan returned $2.60 and $2.10 and finished 3 ½ lengths in front of Willcox Inn, who returned $4.80 to show under James Graham.
Winning Prize finished a neck back in fourth and was followed in order by Coalport, Skyring, Summer Front, Hogy, Turallure and Handsome Mike.
Saturday's attendance was 27,849.
"We want to thank all the fans who, despite the inclement weather stayed, throughout the afternoon and enjoyed some spectacular racing," said Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason.
Racing continues Sunday with a nine-race program that begins at 1:05 p.m. (ET). Highlighting the Sunday card is the 58th running of the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1) for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Juddmonte Spinster will go as the eighth race with a 4:49 p.m. post time.


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A West Village walking tour
The West Village feels set apart from the rest of New York City, centrally located but architecturally distinguished by its well-preserved, generally low-rise buildings. Your pace naturally slows to take in the beauty of the streets -- even though it's not exactly undiscovered territory, as you'll be reminded when Sex and the City Tour buses zoom by. So instead of focusing on cupcakes, give the neighborhood its due for its rich history. --TED LOOS, Special to Newsday
What's even cuter than a vintage streetscape? Half of one. That's why starting your tour just a half-block above the north side of Washington Square Park makes sense: Washington Mews and MacDougal Alley are two picture-perfect, dead-end alleyways, parallel to each other and sneaked into Manhattan's rigid grid. (April 7, 2013)
Grey-shuttered windows open out over Washington Mews alley, just north of Washington Square. The Mews were once stables but, since the 1950s, have been converted into offices and other facilities for New York University. (April 7, 2013)
Just a half of a block south of Washington Mews Alley is Washington Square Park, where New Yorkers can almost always take in a street performance. (April 7, 2013)
An impromptu jazz band plays music in Washington Square, which was once a marsh, then a cemetery, then a parade ground. (April 7, 2013)
Visitors and New Yorkers alike gather around musicians and street performers in Washington Square. (April 7, 2013)
Head west on Eighth Street, and coming into view will be one of the area's iconic structures, Jefferson Market Courthouse, now the Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library (425 Sixth Ave., nypl.org/locations/jefferson-market). Once slated for demolition, the 1877 building, with its grand clock face and elaborate Gothic detailing, is a tribute to preservation efforts. (Feb. 1, 1968)
Turning just west and south will lead you to Sheridan Square's Christopher Park, where white statues of gay couples, by pop sculptor George Segal, commemorate New York City's Stonewall Rebellion. From the park you can see the mysterious, circa 1831 Northern Dispensary (165 Waverly Place), filling a small piece of land shaped like a pie slice, is a former dental clinic that as been vacant for 20 years, although the stout brick building, with its old-timey sign, adds charm to the view. (April 7, 2013)
The Northern Dispensary, 165 Waverly Pl., is a triangle-shaped building built circa 1831 in what was the northern end of the city. (April 7, 2013)
A stone's throw away and facing the same small patch of park is the historic Stonewall Inn (53 Christopher St., thestonewallinnnyc.com), where, on a hot June night in 1969, bar patrons fought back against police harassment and launched the modern gay civil rights movement. Not only is there history on-site, the bar offers two-for-one drinks specials until 8 p.m. (April 7, 2013)
Patrons kick back at the legendary Stonewall Inn, a designated historic landmark since 2000. (Apr. 7, 2013)
Patrons attend a party at the legendary Stonewall Inn, site of the 1969 Stonewall Riots. (April 7, 2013)
Taking Christopher Street west and hanging a left on Bedford Street takes you to what is reputedly Manhattan's narrowest house: 75½ Bedford St. It's currently being renovated, but the storybook quality of the building is still readily apparent; as a bonus fact, the great poet Edna St. Vincent Millay once lived there and is honored by a plaque. (April 7, 2013)
Just around the corner, Edna St. Vincent Millay co-founded the Cherry Lane Playhouse, now the Cherry Lane Theater (38 Commerce St., cherrylanetheater.org). For almost 90 years, the stage has been home to groundbreaking plays from the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Clifford Odets, Eugene O' Neill, Harold Pinter and David Mamet. (April 7, 2013)
It's time to head up Hudson Street to reward yourself with a beer (or the drink of your choice) at the same literary watering hole where two famous Dylans once tippled (though not together): the White Horse Tavern (567 Hudson St., no website), a favorite of Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan, not to mention Norman Mailer and many others. Drink a toast to your West Village walking tour while you're at it. (April 12, 2012)
The White Horse Tavern is famous for literary luminaries, having hosted Dylan Thomas, Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan and James Baldwin. (April 7, 2013)


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CRYSTAL LAKE – In a mutual decision, District 47 Superintendent Donn Mendoza resigned Thursday to allow the district and its school board to head in a different direction.
"This decision was made based on discussions between the board and Dr. Mendoza and the future direction of the district," Board President Jeff Mason said in a news release. "Following those discussions, the board and Dr. Mendoza mutually agreed that it would be in the best interest of District 47 to move forward with a new superintendent."
Mason would not elaborate on the reasons after the meeting.
Mendoza earned $167,225 this school year.
As part of the resignation agreement, the board approved a severance package. Mendoza will receive two months of pay, which is about $27,870. His family health insurance will continue through June 2014.
Kathy Hinz, who serves as the assistant superintendent of Student Service and Professional Development, was named acting superintendent while the board discusses its next step in finding a replacement for Mendoza.
"The board has full confidence in the leadership team in the district, and we are grateful for Kathy's continued leadership role in her new capacity as acting superintendent," Mason said.
The board plans to meet June 17 to discuss the process of choosing a replacement, Mason said after the meeting.
Hinz will not receive a pay raise for being acting superintendent.
"I appreciate the support of the board in the new position given to me [Thursday], and look forward to continuing the strong educational tradition of District 47," Hinz said in a news release.
Mendoza joined the district in 2006 as principal at Lundahl Middle School. He became superintendent in 2009. In 2011, the board approved a contract extension for Mendoza that was set to expire in June 2016.
Mendoza was not present at the meeting.
In the fall, Mendoza was publicly reprimanded for an incident where he appeared to be intoxicated and asleep in the back seat of his vehicle a short distance from his house.
Mason said that incident was not a key factor in Mendoza's resignation.
"Everything factors into the performance [evaluation] of the superintendent," Mason said.
Donn Mendoza resigns as District 47 superintendent
CRYSTAL LAKE – In a mutual decision, District 47 Superintendent Donn Mendoza resigned Thursday to allow the district and its school board to head in a different direction.


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Huskers Host Oregon Wednesday
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Game: 4
2011-12 Record: 3-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Head coach: Doc Sadler
Record at Nebraska: 92-71 (6th year)
Record at Division I: 140-89 (8th year)
Career Record: 260-128 (14th year)
Oregon Ducks
Game: 4
2011-12 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Pac 12
Head coach: Dana Altman
Record at Oregon: 23-17 (2nd year)
Career Record: 433-262 (23rd year)
Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet
Television: Big Ten Network
(Ch. 610 on DirecTV; Chs. 439, 9500 on DISH; Chs. 24 and 333-SH, 1333-HD on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 80 SD, 1080-HD on Cox Cable)
Broadcasters: Tom Hart and Keno Davis
Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network
(including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln; KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha; KRVN 880 AM in Lexington)
Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
Color: Matt Davison
Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 92
Huskers Host Oregon Wednesday
The Nebraska basketball team looks to improve to 4-0 for only the second time in the last six years, as Nebraska plays host to Oregon this Wednesday, Nov. 23. Tickets for Wednesday's game with the Ducks are available for as little as $10 by visiting Huskers.com or calling the Nebraska Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.
Tipoff from the Devaney Center is slated for 8:06 p.m. (central) and the game will be carried nationally on the Big Ten Network with Tom Hart and Keno Davis calling the action. It is also available on BTN2Go on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches for DirecTV and Dish Network customers and selected cable providers.
Wednesday's game will also be carried across Nebraska on the 30-station IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison on the call. The game can also be heard on Huskers.com and season audio packages are also available for purchase on the Huskers' App for your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Wednesday's game against the Ducks is also Toys for Tots Night, as fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to the game, and cash donations for the cause will also be accepted. The Marines will be stationed near entrances throughout the Devaney Center to accept donations that will brighten the holiday season for needy children.
Nebraska comes off its best performance of the season, an 83-63 win over Rhode Island Sunday afternoon. In that game, the Huskers shot 57 percent from the floor and had 24 assists on 32 baskets, matching the highest assist total in Doc Sadler's six seasons. Senior guard Bo Spencer scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting to pace three Huskers in double figures, as nine Huskers broke into the scoring column and led by as many as 30 in the second half. Nebraska's defense was also strong, holding a Rhode Island team which was averaging 90 points per game to a season-low 63 points, including 20 in the first half, on 37 percent shooting.
Oregon, the second Pac-12 team Nebraska has faced in the last two weeks, is 2-1 on the season following an 86-61 win over Southeast Missouri State on Sunday. The Ducks, coached by former Creighton Head Coach Dana Altman, have won their last two games following a season-opening loss to then No. 7 Vanderbilt on Nov. 11. Oregon, which won 23 games and the CBI title in 2010-11, are led by junior forward E.J. Singler, who averages 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. The Ducks were picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in the preseason poll.
Last Time Out
Bo Spencer's 23 points led three Huskers in double figures, as the Nebraska men's basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with an impressive 83-63 win over Rhode Island at the Devaney Center.
Spencer hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor, dished out four assists and had three steals, as the Huskers built a 15-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the game and cruised to a 20-point win.
Caleb Walker had a career-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor, including a trio of 3-pointers, while Dylan Talley came off the bench for 14 points and five rebounds, as nine Huskers broke into the scoring column in Nebraska's highest output of the year. Senior Brandon Richardson dished out a career-high eight assists and matched his personal best with four steals as the Huskers converted 18 URI turnovers into 27 points.
Nebraska (3-0) shot 57.1 percent from the floor, including 10-of-23 from 3-point range while holding URI (0-3) to a season-low 37.7 percent shooting. The Rams, who averaged 90 points per game in its first two contests, had just 20 at the break, as Nebraska led by as many as 24 points in the opening stanza en route to a 40-20 margin.
Nebraska came out blistering, hitting its first seven shots from the floor to build an early 16-7 lead, as Walker and Spencer combined to score 14 of the Huskers' first 16 points URI pulled to within 16-9, but 3-pointers from Toney McCray and Dylan Talley sparked a 13-0 Husker run, as Nebraska built a 29-9 lead after three Spencer free throws with 8:10 left in the half. The Huskers eventually got the lead to as much as 24 after a Richardson 3-pointer with 3:08 left in the half, as Nebraska went 6-of-14 from long range in the opening half.
The Huskers took the suspense out of the second half, using an 8-0 run to build a 55-27 lead after Talley's 3-point play with 13:41 remaining. URI made one last run, pulling to within 65-46 with 7:57 left, but Walker and Spencer led NU on an 8-2 spurt to quickly push the margin to 25 and put the game out of reach.
Orion Outerbridge led Rhode Island with 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Nebraska held Jamal Wilson, who was averaging 31 points per game, to 14 points and six turnovers.
Scouting Oregon
Oregon comes to Lincoln with a 2-1 record and a two-game win streak following an 86-61 win over Southeast Missouri State Sunday afternoon. Dana Altman is in his second season at Oregon following 16 seasons at Creighton where he went 327-176 and led the Bluejays to 13 straight postseason appearances.
The Ducks, who were picked fifth in the Pac-12 following a 21-win season in 2010-11, welcome back a pair of starters from last season's CBI title team. Oregon opened the season with a 14-point loss at Vanderbilt before rebounding with wins over Eastern Washington and Southeast Missouri State. Junior foward E.J. Singler is the Ducks' top returning player as he averaged 11.7 points per game last year and comes into Wednesday's game pacing Oregon in both scoring (12.3 ppg) and rebounding (5.3 rpg), while guard Garrett Sim joins him in double figures with 12.0 points per game. The Ducks go nine-deep with seven players averaging between 6.0 and 12.3 points per game.
Series Info
Nebraska leads the all-time series between the two schools, 7-4, but have not met since an 88-79 Husker win at the Qwest Center in Omaha on Dec. 15, 2007.
In that game, Ryan Anderson scored seven of his 21 points in overime, as the Huskers outscored the Ducks, 14-5 in the extra period. Anderson also grabbed nine rebounds and was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe in the win, while Aleks Maric added 23 points and seven boards. Tajuan Porter led all scorers with 29 points for Oregon, including 7-of-15 from 3-point range, as he hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to tie the game, but missed the free throw on a potential four-point play. Wednesday's game will be the first in Lincoln since Dec. 1, 1986.
Nebraska owns a 118-120 all-time record against Pac-12 teams, as Colorado and Utah joined the conference last July. The Huskers have won four straight matchups with Pac-12 foes dating back to the start of the 2009-10 season and are 6-3 against the league in Doc Sadler's six seasons at Nebraska.
Wednesday's matchup marks the sixth straight season the Huskers have faced at least one Pac-10 team (Oregon, 2006-07 and 2007-08; Arizona State, 2007-08 and 2008-09; Oregon State, 2008-09 and 2009-10 and USC, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12). This is Nebraska's second Pac-12 opponent of the year, as the Huskers downed USC, 64-61 in double overtime Nov. 14. Both the USC and Oregon series are starts of home-and-home series, as the Huskers will host USC and travel to Oregon next season.
Spencer Provides Impact
While Nebraska returns four starters from a team that won 19 games last season, the loss of point guard Lance Jeter was a significant one. An All-Big 12 performer, Jeter led the Huskers in both scoring and assists in 2010-11.
Luckily for the Huskers, they already had a veteran point guard on the roster, as senior Bo Spencer sat out last season after transferring from LSU. He has been solid early on, averaging a team-high 17 points along with 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in NU's first three contests.
Spencer, who was held to six points in the opener, as responded with 22 and 23 points, respectively, in Nebraska's last two games. At USC, he had 22 points, including the tying basket in overtime and the go-ahead bucket in double overtime, and also tied a personal best with seven rebounds. Against Rhode Island, he keyed Nebraska's strong first half, scoring 12 of his team-high 23 points in the first half and also added four assists and three steals against the Rams while shooting 8-of-13 from the floor.
Before coming to Nebraska, he started two seasons for the Tigers, averaging 14.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in 2009-10. Spencer showed the ability to get to the basket, putting up 11 games of at least 28 points, including a 28-point effort against Western Kentucky and back-to-back 25-point contests against Kentucky and Tennessee. In his LSU career, he reached double figures in 45 of 93 career contests, including 21 games as a junior. Spencer was the starting point guard on LSU's Southeastern Conference championship squad in 2008-09, as the Tigers reached the second round before falling to eventual champion North Carolina.
Walker is Huskers' Wingman
While Bo Spencer has been the Huskers' leading scorer, senior Caleb Walker's shooting has been a major boon for the Huskers in the early going. The 6-foot-4 wing player from Hutchinson, Kan., is one of four Huskers averaging double figures with 12.3 points per game, but has done it in an efficient manner.
Walker has taken just 16 shots in three games, is shooting an amazing 81.3 percent from the floor, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range. Walker comes into Wednesday's game ranked second in the Big Ten in both field goal shooting and 3-point shooting and is seventh in 3-pointers per game (2.3).
He comes off the best offensive game of his career against Rhode Island, scoring a career-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor. Walker was also 3-of-4 from 3-point range, the second game this year where he has hit at least a trio of 3-pointers. Against South Dakota, he paced Nebraska with 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. Walker went 3-for-3 from 3-point range, as he set career highs in points and three-pointers in the season opener.
Walker, who played both football and basketball as a freshman in junior college, is one of Nebraska's most athletic players and led Nebraska in rebounding last year. So far this season, he is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game to rank third on the team.
Diaz Becoming Consistent Inside Force
Junior center Jorge Brian Diaz looks to continue his steady improvement this season and comes into Wednesday's game averaging 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. Diaz is second in the Big Ten in blocked shots and is one of four Huskers in double figures. Diaz now has 87 career blocked shots, moving into ninth on Nebraska's career list and second among active Big Ten players.
Diaz was solid against Rhode Island, scoring nine points and grabbing five rebounds in the Huskers' 20-point win and has scored at least nine points in each of Nebraska's three games this season. He enjoyed his best effort at USC when he nearly recorded a double double with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in a career-high 43 minutes. He also played a major role in holding USC's Dewayne Dedmon to four points on 1-of-6 shooting. Against South Dakota, he finished with 11 points and a career-high five blocked shots, which equaled the highest single-game blocked shot total in last six years.
Throughout his career, Diaz has been a scoring threat, as the 6-foot-11 junior is only the third Husker returnee to average in double figures under Sadler, joining Aleks Maric and Ryan Anderson in 2007-08. Diaz reached double figures 17 times last year, with the Huskers posting a 14-3 mark in those games. Diaz is also 343 points away from 1,000 for his career and could become just the 15th Husker to reach the 1,000-point plateau in three seasons. He is as healthy as he has been at Nebraska as he was fitted for special orthotics over the summer in hopes of alleviating the discomfort in his feet over the last year.
Talley Provides Instant Offense
When Doc Sadler talked about the addition of Dylan Talley, the thing he constantly mentioned was his ability to score. Talley has lived up to the billing in Nebraska's first three games, coming off the bench to average 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in just 19.7 minutes of action. He is sixth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio with 3.0-to-1 after three contests.
The 6-foot-5 guard had 15 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, five rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes of action against Rhode Island on Sunday. Talley enjoyed a strong Husker debut against South Dakota, coming off the bench with 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists and had seven points and four rebounds at USC.
Talley's adjustment may have been helped by the Division I experience he had when playing at Binghamton (N.Y.) University in 2009-10. That season, he was the America East Rookie of the Year and averaged 11.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Last year, he was an honorable-mention All-American at Blinn College, ranking sixth in the NJCAA in scoring at 23.0 points per game while also chipping in 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Richardson Shows Improved Shooting Touch
For senior Brandon Richardson, one of his primary focuses in the offseason was to improve his shooting touch and the senior's hard work is paying dividends early in the season.
He comes into Wednesday's game averaging 9.0 points per game on 50 percent shooting. More impressively, is his 7-of-11 from 3-point range after shooting 25 percent from beyond the arc as a junior. The 6-foot senior came up big in his return home to Los Angeles, totaling 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in the Huskers' overtime win. He matched his career best with four 3-pointers and dished out a pair of assists, including the game-tying basket in double overtime.
Against Rhode Island, Richarsdon keyed a Husker defense which held Jamal Wilson to 14 points after averaging 31 points in the Rams first two games and set career highs in both assists (eight) and steals (four) in 25 minutes. Richardson had six assists in the first half, in helping Nebraska build a 20-point lead.
The other strength Richardson has is the ability to convert from the free throw line, as he ranks third in school history with an 82.5 career percentage from the charity stripe and is one of only four players in program history to shoot over 80 percent for a career.
Last year, he was second in Big 12 action in league play, hitting 87.8 of his free throws, including a stretch of 25 consecutive from the line. Throughout his career, he has been his best in late-game situations, going 68-of-73 from the foul line in the final five minutes of games, a remarkable 93.2 percentage.
Working Overtime on the Road
Nebraska's win at USC on Nov. 14 was a long time coming, as it was the program's first overtime road win since an 87-82 win at Colorado on Feb. 17, 2001. Prior to the USC win, the Huskers had won just one overtime road game in that span. The win at USC, which featured comebacks in the final minutes of both regulation and overime, was the second time since 1995 that Nebraska won its road opener.
Tough Opening Stretch for Huskers
Nebraska's first five games before its inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge will provide a stern test for the Huskers. NU's first five opponents (South Dakota, USC, Rhode Island, Oregon and South Dakota State) all won at least 18 games a year ago while three of the squads reached postseason play. With games against Oregon and USC in its first four games, it is the earliest Nebraska has played two BCS-level foes since the 1999-2000 season.


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Hello! My name is Hisaharu "Heath" Tago, Producer for SoulCalibur V and a member of Namco Bandai Games' Project Soul development team. I wanted to go over the SoulCalibur V news we announced at this week's San Diego Comic-Con to the PlayStation.Blog and all of its fans.
SoulCalibur V (SCV for short) is a bit of a particular project. There are two main reasons for this: The first one is because Project Soul, the development team behind the SoulCalibur franchise, was disbanded after the release of SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny for the PSP system. The members were spread throughout Namco Bandai Games to work on other projects within the company. Soon after that happened, Katsuhiro Harada, the Director of the TEKKEN series, called on SoulCalibur fans to speak up.
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