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Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) -- The fatal shooting of a 13-month-old boy in his stroller marked the second time mother Sherry West lost a son to violence, she said Saturday.
Her 18-year-old son was stabbed to death in 2008 in New Jersey, she told CNN.
"This is the second child that people have taken from me in a tragic way," West said. "I'm so afraid to have any more babies now. I tried to raise really good kids in a wicked world."
The day after two teenage boys were arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of her baby, West said she was planning to leave Brunswick and return to New Jersey. The boy's father has also been emotionally distraught, West said.
Asked about the person who shot her son, Antonio, West stated: "I hate you and I don't forgive you.
"You killed an innocent human life," she said. "I hope you die for it."
A private memorial service was held Friday morning for young Antonio Santiago, who was cremated, according to West. She said the family is working with the Catholic relief organization Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help with unforeseen expenses.
West put Antonio in a stroller Thursday because it was good exercise for her heart, said West, who added she was disabled from a past car accident.
"I just took a walk with my baby," West said. "I can't believe that this would happen, and I left early in the morning. I thought you know that there would be less people on the road and I wouldn't be in anybody's way walking down that road.
"Apparently, either he targeted me or I was just unfortunate," she said of her encounter with the gunman.
West said the incident occurred at 9 a.m. Thursday as she was walking home from the post office.
She said she saw two boys, and one asked for money. When she told them she didn't have any, one of the boys shot her in the leg and then her son in the face.
Police Chief Tobe Green identified the older suspect as De'Marquise Elkins, 17, and said he will be treated as an adult in criminal proceedings. The 14-year-old was not identified because of his age.
Both have been charged with first-degree murder, police said, though no arraignment date has been set.
As of Saturday, authorities still had not found the murder weapon, police spokesman Todd Rhodes said.
But they were able to track down the two suspects aided by a description from West and others, as well as a check of school attendance records to determine who was not in class Thursday. Officers then searched for the two teens and took them into custody, police said.
911 calls reveal witnesses' horror
Earlier Saturday, police in the coastal city released to CNN three recordings of 911 calls about Thursday's shooting.
"A baby has been shot!" one woman said in a 911 call.
The exchange with the emergency operator was emotionally charged.
"Listen to me, ma'am! Is the baby breathing?" the operator replied.
"I don't know," the woman said.
The woman began to cry.
In the background is public wailing on the corner of London and Ellis Streets, in a stately cluster of Victorian-style houses with wrap-around porches.
"Listen to me!" the operator said to the weeping woman. "We have people en route. Did you hear shots in the area?"
Yes, she heard shots, she said.
"Be calm," the operator said. "How many shots did you hear?"
"I heard like three shots. And the baby has been shot in the head," the woman said.
The woman was so distraught that she passed her cell phone to a man walking his dog.
"No, the baby is not breathing," the man told the operator.
"The baby was shot in the head?" the operator continued.
"Yes, right between the eyes," the man said, who added he earlier heard a "small caliber clap."
As he spoke, police sirens arrived on the scene, and the man broke off the phone call.
CNN's Nick Valencia reported from Brunswick, Georgia, and Michael Martinez and Tom Watkins wrote this story from Atlanta. CNN's Jason Evans contributed to this report.


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HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – A car traveling south on Warburton Avenue struck and killed a worker for RiverView Catering when it crashed through fence and continued over an 80-foot embankment.
Mario Moreno, a 39-year-old handyman from the Bronx who had worked for the RiverView for 15 years, was blowing leaves from a patio area near the roadway in preparation for a Friday night party at the catering hall when he was struck. He was pronounced dead at St. John's Hospital.
Moreno's girlfriend, Mari Rosario, with whom he has lived for several years, appeared on CBS-TV news late Friday night and confirmed that she was pregnant with their first child. She said she would be sending Moreno's body back to his native Mexico for burial.
The driver of the car got out safely and followed a pathway back up the embankment, said an emergency worker at the scene. The accident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Friday just north of The RiverView catering hall.
The car, a Ford SUV, crashed through the catering hall's fence leaving a hole about 30 foot wide, before it went over the embankment.
John Antunovic, a recovery driver for Ardsley's Giampiccolo Towing, was called in by Hastings Police to prepare to removed the car that ended up just above the Metro-North Railroad track below the RiverView.
"It's hard to believe the driver could walk away from that," Antunovic said. "The car is on a flat surface but at least 80 feet down and there are a couple of terraces on the way down, so we'll have to lift the car and bring it out. We'll wait until the investigation is done and then get to work."
Warburton Avenue was closed to traffic north of Odell Avenue and south of the Hastings-on-Hudson line. A Hastings police officer said the road would be closed for at least six hours while the investigation is conducted. Expect delays on the Bee-Line buses that travel Warburton Avenue.
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Westinghouse Electric Company
There is a new Westinghouse Electric Company today. It`s a Company built on a heritage of technical excellence with the promise of an exciting future. The people of today`s Westinghouse are focused on delivering clean, safe and economical energy worldwide -- on supplying the technology and equipment necessary for the growth of nations.
To deliver energy worldwide - our core businesses - need competent, well-trained employees. Today`s Westinghouse employs scientists and engineers of all disciplines, as well as support personnel in marketing, accounting and other important disciplines.
Westinghouse is a growing presence in the global marketplace - we are working to increase our market share and to introduce our products to markets we have not previously served. As we redirect our business strategies to match the competitive realities of the marketplace, we also are making fundamental changes within the company to demonstrate our resilience, our strengths, and our potential for the future.
As we strive for growth and earnings, Westinghouse remains dedicated to provide its products and services, and to conduct its global operations in an environmentally sound, socially responsible manner. This includes considering the impact of our actions on the environment as well as the health and safety of our employees, subcontractors, customers, and the public. In support of this policy, Westinghouse will incorporate an environmental perspective at each level of its decision-making process; protect and enhance its customers` environmental reputations by developing and providing environmentally sound products and services; and provide a safe and healthful environment for its employees and the public.
Our businesses, and the way we operate them, represent the future of Westinghouse. We`re moving into that future with employees who are highly motivated and fully comitted to doing what`s necessary to make our Company great.
Through new initiatives, we will ensure that Westinghouse leadership generates the management intensity necessary to create an environment where that commitment can flourish. The pride and loyalty of our employees are among our most valuable assets and one of the main reasons we can be optimistic about our future.


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Hi all,
I'm interested in creating an Intranet-based calendar which will contain company information such as holidays, special events, etc. I was wondering how this could be done.
I was originally thinking of using an ActiveX control of some sort but would rather use DHTML w/ Perl/PHP instead.
Any suggestions?
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Bayamón is a city in Puerto Rico.
Get in
Driving from San Juan(from the east)or from Arecibo(west), you can get to Bayamón using Highway 22.
You can also use the train (Tren Urbano) arriving at the stations Jardines(neighborhood), Deportivo (mall and offices) or Bayamón (town center and historic area).
Get around
There is public transportation in the city which can be taken from the AMA (metro bus line) in the town center, near Bayamón train station.
Since public transport is limited and urbanization is sprawled in some areas of this city, it is recommended to use a car or taxi.
Parque de las Ciencias (Luis A. Ferré Science Park)
Paseo Lineal Río Bayamón- walk or bike along the river and up to the beach and see a nice landscape along the way
Museums: Francisco Oller Museum, Museo de las Muñecas (Doll Museum), Museo de Artes (Bayamón Art Museum)
Parque Central de los Niños(Children's Central Park)
Parque Forestal (Forest Park)
Centro Ambiental Santa Ana, Parque Julio Enrique Monagas - learn about nature, hike or receive a guided tour
Bayamón is not a major touristic town. It's historical areas are located just in the city center and include only a few Spanish era buildings. However, it is a good place to experience the daily live of metropolitan area residents.
Shopping Centers:
Plaza del Sol, Plaza Rio Hondo, Cantón Mall, Drive-in Plaza Shopping Center, Bayamón Oeste Shopping Center, Rexville Towne Center, Rexville Shopping Center, Bayamón Norte Shopping Center, Santa Rosa Mall, Plaza Del Parque Shopping Center, Plaza Tropical Shopping Center, Victory Shopping Center, La Milagrosa Shopping Center, Bayamón Centro, Ciudad Jardin Shopping Center
The official food of Bayamón is chicharrón: fried pork rinds. This has a historic origin from the time the city was the area to raise cows and pigs to supply meat for San Juan during Spanish colonial years.
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Movie Night: BULLY
Start Date: March 4, 2013
End Date: March 4, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
|"From Sundance Award-winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, comes a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary following five kids and families over the course of a school year. Offering insight into different facets of America's bullying crisis, the stories include two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-year-old daughter, who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With an intimate and often shocking glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices, this is a powerful and inspiring film that every educator, parent, and teenager should see."113 min.Come for a screening of this powerful, award winning film. Then join us for snacks and to discuss your thoughts about the film as we address what we, as a community of caring people, can (and should) do to make a difference.
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The Logan County Ministerial Alliance is planning two community wide worship services. There will be a Good Friday Tenebrae service, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Christ United Methodist Church, 104 S. 4th Street, and on Easter Sunday, March 31, First Christian Church, 12915 County Road 37, will be holding a Sun Rise Service at 6:30 a.m.
CUMC is also planning two Palm Sunday Services, an 8:15 a.m. chapel worship service with communion and a 10:30 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary, Sunday, March 24. Plus, they will have a Maundy Thursday service, March 28, at 7 p.m. and an Easter worship service in the sanctuary, 10 a.m. March 31.
Berean Church, 12527 County Road 37, will hold a Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. and an Easter Sunday worship service at 9:30 a.m.
Calvary Baptist Church, N. 8th Ave., will have an Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. with and Easter Cantada.
Church of the Nazarene, 1600 Sidney Ave., is holding a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. and an Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 300 Ballpark Road, is planning Easter Sunday services at 8 and 10:45 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church, S. Eighth Ave. and Columbine, will hold a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. and Easter Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., with a brunch at 9:45 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 130 S. Fourth St., will have an Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast at 9:30 a.m. followed by a 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday worship service, with choir and trumpet.
Freedom Outreach Church, 502 S. Division Ave., will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday with a service at 10:15 a.m., followed by a potluck and activities.
Lighthouse Baptist Church, 480 Logan St., is planning an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:15 a.m. Easter Sunday, with a service following at 11 a.m.
Prince of Peace, S. Second and Phelps St., will hold a Palm Sunday celebration of Holy Eucharist at 7:30 a.m., a Maundy Thursday Service at 6 p.m., a Good Friday service at 6 p.m. and an Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist service at 9 a.m.
Peace Lutheran Church, Ninth Ave. and Glenora, is planning a 10 a.m. Palm Sunday service and a 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service.
St. Anthony Catholic Church, 326 S. Third St., will have a Holy Thursday mass at 7 p.m., a Good Friday mass at 7 p.m., and Easter Vigil 8 p.m., Saturday, March 29 and Easter Sunday masses at 7 and 9 a.m.
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 111 S. Fifth St., Iliff, is planning an Easter Sunday mass at 11 a.m.
Sacred Heart Church, 621 Logan, in Peetz, will hold a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. and an Easter Sunday mass at 11 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 732 Clark St., will have a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. and a7 p.m. Good Friday service. The church will be open Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, for personal prayer time. On Easter Sunday they will have a fellowship breakfast at 9 a.m., a Children's Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30 a.m. and a 10 a.m. Resurrection Celebration Worship Service with communion.
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Think Stephen Colbert isn't a looming presence in his sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch's campaign for Congress? Well, how did you pronounce her name?
"Elizabeth is exactly the kind of person we need in elected office," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York wrote in an e-mail to her supporters. "She has real accomplishments for middle-class families. And, she pronounces the 't' in Colbert."
For those hoping she gets elected, it's probably worth making a distinction between Colbert Busch and Colbert. There's no doubt the famous comedian and television personality will bring plenty of benefits—name recognition, national spotlight, and money—to his sister's congressional campaign against former Gov. Mark Sanford. But his omnipresence isn't without a potential downside.
"In the end, he could be a net negative for her," said Warren Tompkins, a Republican strategist who has been involved in South Carolina campaigns for decades. "She has to define herself as someone other than the comedian's sister and will have a lot of questions to answer about the money she'll raise. There will be a lot of Hollywood social-liberal type money, representing very left-leaning causes. It will certainly undercut any efforts to prove that she is a moderate or centrist Democrat."
This has to be part of the equation for the Colbert Busch campaign. The district—which went up for grabs when former Rep. Tim Scott was appointed to the Senate late last year—has been in Republican hands for more than 30 years. To win, Colbert Busch will need to not only drive up turnout from liberals but also attract GOP-leaning moderates and independents. She's already started, announcing this week she is a fiscal conservative.
The question then is: Does having a loud-mouthed, Bill O'Reilly parody, and iconic liberal personality alongside her confound that message?
On his Comedy Central show Wednesday night, Colbert threw himself right into the middle of the race, officially endorsing his sister and taking a few potshots at Sanford (calling him an "Appalachian hiker with [an] extremely poor sense of direction").
"I'm going to shock some people right now and endorse my sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch for Congress," he said. "Yes, yes, yes, she's a Democrat. But she's a businesswoman, a job creator, who when raising three children on $14,000 a year, went back to school, built a 20-year career in international trade, and is now leading Mark Sanford in two consecutive polls."
Republicans unaffiliated with the race argue that Stephen Colbert could provide Sanford with an advantage, allowing him to brand Colbert Busch as a lightweight whose only qualification for office is her comedian brother. With such a partisan district, a Democrat would have a better chance at winning by making the election a referendum on Sanford, who famously lied about hiking the Appalachian Trail when in fact he was in Argentina visiting his mistress. Indeed, Colbert Busch is keeping a little distance from her better-known sibling: It's true that Colbert will host additional fundraisers for his sister, but they will be held in Washington and New York. The Colbert Busch campaign has yet to say whether he will actually come to the district to stump for her.
"The battleground in this election is the movable middle," said Karen Floyd, former chairwoman of the South Carolina Republican Party. "Stephen Colbert is left of center. He is outside of the realm of the movable middle. Therefore, he does not bring votes. He brings money and national attention. But votes--that's how the election is won."
But the Colbert Busch campaign won't necessarily feel the need to make Colbert less visible (for one thing, his picture shows up on her website nearly as many times as hers does). He not only has the ability to bring national excitement to the race; he could also help drive votes from constituents who would otherwise be unlikely to go to the polls for an off-year special election.
"Special elections, without a doubt, benefit a more conservative Republican universe," said Democratic pollster John Anzalone. "But in the district, you get the College of Charleston there and some other schools in the area. Of course, that group would take a really big push. He might need to be actively involved with the campaign to get out enough of that vote."
And just because some outside Republican experts say Colbert's impact on the race could be harmful, doesn't mean it's true (call it "truthiness?"). If that were the case, then the National Republican Campaign Committee and even Sanford himself would clearly be using Colbert as a boogeyman to scare independents away from voting Democratic. But on Wednesday, Sanford went out of his way to praise Stephen and emphasize that voters are not going to have a chance to vote for him but for his sister.
"At the end of the day, Stephen Colbert is a very popular, well-regarded comedian, but at the end of the day he's not on the ticket," Sanford said on MSNBC's Morning Joe the day after winning his runoff primary.
If it sounds as if Sanford is playing nice with Colbert, it wouldn't be the worst idea. Why not at least try to stay on the good side of the comedian with a skewering wit and a national audience? But if past is prologue, no number of kind words about the comedian's popularity will keep Sanford from being the butt of at least a few jokes.
"Mark Sanford is favored," Colbert said in March. "The former governor of the Appalachian Trail.… I will make jokes about it."


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by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)
Bible Text:
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. —Isaiah 35:5
"Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened...." The eyes cannot see what is right and the ears cannot hear, and the feet cannot guide us in the right way, till we are united to Christ. Though the senses of men are abundantly acute whenever they are impelled by sinful passions; though the tongue is eloquent for slander, lying, and every kind of foolish speaking; though the hands are too ready for thefts, extortions, and cruelty; though the feet are swift to do injury; and, in short, though the whole of our nature is not only willing but strongly bent on doing what is evil; yet we are altogether slothful and dull to do what is good, and therefore every part of us must be created anew by the power of Christ, that it may begin to understand aright, to feel, to speak, and to perform its offices; for "no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit" (I Cor. 12:3). —Commentaries
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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Maine man faces charges for alleged baseball bat beatingBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
December 17. 2013 9:48PM
BRENTWOOD — A 47-year-old man is facing assault and burglary charges for allegedly breaking into a Portsmouth home and beating two people with a metal baseball bat, according to prosecutors.
Terrence Hartley, of Clinton, Maine was indicted on seven counts of first-degree assault, and single counts of burglary and drug possession for the Sept. 22 break-in.
A grand jury indicted Hartley on the charges in Rockingham County Superior Court, according to indictments.
Hartley allegedly broke into the home through a back door sometime before 1:30 a.m. and assaulted a man and a woman with the bat, and even beat a dog inside, according to police.
Indictments say that the woman was struck in the hand, left thigh and right knee during the attack. The man, who owned the home, was hit in the back, hand, ear and knee, according to prosecutors.
Hartley was not indicted for allegedly striking the dog.
Each count of first-degree assault is punishable by up to 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison.
The burglary and drug possession charges are also felonies and punishable by state prison time.
Prosecutors say that Hartley allegedly had a quantity of cocaine on him when he was arrested by police.
Portsmouth police were called to the Maple Haven neighborhood, and arrested Hartley after a brief search in the neighborhood. The two victims were treated for their injuries at Portsmouth Regional Hospital and later released.
Hartley is also a registered sex offender in Maine.
That state's sex offender web site says that Hartley is required to register for life due to his prior sexual assault convictions.
He is currently being held at the Rockingham County jail in Brentwood. He will appear for arraignment later this month in Rockingham County Superior Court.


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Nintendo's E3 press briefing isn't until tomorrow, but we may be getting a small glimpse at the company's plans today. According to a report, Nintendo is set to announce a bigger version of the 3DS. Also, the report gives a possible price for the Wii U, though it's unclear if that information comes from Nintendo.
Japanese newspaper Nikkei (via Andriasang) reports that the company will debut a 3DS roughly 1.5 times bigger than the current size, with a 4.3 inch screen. It would be a hardware revision, but it sounds more like a jump from the DSi to the XL than anything drastic -- like a second stick. The release could come as early as this summer.
The report also claims that the Wii U is expected to be priced at 30,000 yen (approximately $380). It's unclear if this is Nikkei passing along known information, or if it's hazarding an educated guess. Nintendo has claimed that it won't share pricing info at the event. If $380 sounds steep, keep in mind that the Wii is still priced at 20,000 yen in Japan, or roughly $250 here. Obviously, the prices don't translate perfectly.


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I was using various "quick find" SSMS add-ins which give you ability to get your tables, stored procedures, functions and other objects quicker than by using standard SSMS features. Few of them were very well usable but all of them are built to support also complex searching including schema, source code occurence, object type etc. etc. This is basically good feature but if you're inside furious T-SQL coding you just want to jump accross objects with quickest way possible – every filter criteria or detail you must take care of is slowing you down.
This is the ideal situation for me:
1) press e.g. CTRL+T to bring tiny search window
3) enter part of object's name
4) choose object and press ENTER to bring ALTER script or open window where this object is already opened
I prepared prototype of add-in which perfectly fulfills my requirements, sample screenshot is here:
Here is also short video showing some more use cases.
Feel free to comment.Tags: Add-In, filter criteria, quick find, search, search window, SQL, SSMS, SSMS Add-In, Stored procedure, t-sql


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2005 Softball
Bluffton at Franklin (DH)
Beavers split with Franklin College in HCAC action
By Ben Risinger, sports information director
May 1, 2005
FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Bluffton University softball team (20-11, 7-6 HCAC) picked up one win at Franklin College (9-19, 4-10) on May 1. The Beavers picked up game one 9-1 and lost the nightcap 9-7.
Franklin led the first game 1-0 after the second inning as Bluffton came back and tied the game at one all in the top of the third. The Beavers then used an explosive eight run fourth inning to take the contest in five innings 9-1. Bluffton posted nine hits in the contest compared to Franklin's two. Senior Mandy Snider (Wapakoneta/Wapakoneta) led the team as she went 2-for-4 with one run scored, a double and three RBI's. Junior Lindsay Miller (Grover Hill/Wayne Trace) went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the game. Freshman catcher Sarah Nusbaum (Sherwood/Fairview) went 3-for-3 with two runs and a lone RBI. Junior Sarah Betts (Bryan/Bryan) pitched the win to take her record to 14-7. Betts gave up two hits and struck out eight batters in the contest.
The Grizzlies used a five run first inning and spread runs over the second, fifth and sixth innings for the win in game two. Bluffton scored their seven runs over the first four innings for the 9-7 final. Mandy Snider and Sarah Nusbaum led the team at the plate as they both went 2-for-3 with one run scored in the game. Freshman Heather Beighle (Greenvile/Arcanum) had one hit and two RBI's. Sarah Betts (14-8) received the loss as she pitched five innings and gave up five hits.
Bluffton University will be back in action on May 6-7 when they travel to the Heartland Conference softball tournament in Indianapolis, Ind. Check back to www.blufftonbeavers.com later in the week for more details.


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Anna Chapman, Russian spy turned international sex symbol, appears to be unstoppable.
The sultry undercover redhead is about to launch her own iPhone application, "Poker with Anna Chapman," in which she coaxes tech fans into playing a round with her.
"The app appeared because Anna is a huge fan of Apple products," said Angela Waters, marketing manager for Zeda Inc., the app manufacturer. "She has been using an iPhone and Mac for quite a while and has recently got an iPad too."
Chapman also inspires jaws to drop as she graces the cover of the latest Maxim magazine Russian edition, wearing intricate lingerie and holding a cocked revolver.
Chapman, who pleaded guilty to spying for Mother Russia this summer, is not only earning hard currency as a sex symbol, but in recent days has earned highest honors from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev bestowed awards on Chapman and the nine other members of a Russian sleeper ring who were arrested in June for spying on America. Many of the spies had lived in the United States under false identities for years.
A Kremlin spokeswoman told reporters Monday that "top state awards were presented" to a number of officers in the SVR – Russia's foreign intelligence service – including the "intelligence agents who worked in the United States and returned to Russia in July."
Chapman, 28, appears to have no intention of slipping into the shadows as the other nine spies have done since their arrival in Moscow.
Since returning to Russia, in addition to becoming a computer entrepreneur and Maxim pin-up, Chapman has appeared in a sexy photo spread in the Russian men's magazine "Heat," gone clubbing, attended a rocket launch in Kazakhstan in an attention-grabbing red pea-coat, and become an advisor to a Moscow-based bank.
U.S.-Russian Spy Swap
Chapman, born Anya Kushchenko, and her fellow spies all pleaded guilty to espionage in a Manhattan courthouse in July. They were immediately flown to Vienna to be exchanged for prisoners being held by the Soviets for allegedly spying for the U.S. and Britain in the largest U.S.-Russia spy swap since the Cold War.
In September, the men of New York who knew Chapman spoke to Details magazine about their alluring friend.
"She was a seductress," her friend Dennis Hirdt, a Roberto Cavalli model, told Details magazine: "When I first met her, from the get-go: Little hand touches. Whispers. When you're in a loud place it kind of lends itself to getting close to someone and maybe putting a hand on the cheek, or maybe 'by accident' lips rubbing against an earlobe."
On the New York club scene where she was a regular, friends of Chapman told ABC News they thought she was either a billionaire or hooker and described an overly flirtatious femme fatale who frequented the most exclusive bars and restaurants dressed in platform heels and designer duds.
Topless photos of Chapman appeared in newspapers in the U.S. and the U.K, leaked to tabloids by her British ex-husband, whose last name she kept.
American entrepreneurs also capitalized on Chapman's looks and sex appeal after her arrest.
CLICK HERE to follow the ABC News Investigative Team's coverage on Twitter.
Herobuilders, a doll maker that creates ripped-from-headline action figures, debuted two new foot-tall Anna Chapman figurines, each selling for $29.95 on Herobuilders.com.


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Aston Villa's Stephen Ireland says he has no issue with Roberto Mancini
Villa's Stephen Ireland says there are no hard feelings between him and Roberto Mancini ahead of the Man City trip.
Last Updated: 17/11/12 2:29pm
Ireland will travel with Villa to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take on the reigning Premier League champions after departing the club two years ago.
At the time of his exit the midfielder launched a heated attack on Mancini, accusing the manager of not having a relationship with his players and suggesting a lack of loyalty at the club.
But while the 26-year-old does not believe he would have been given opportunities had he remained part of Mancini's star-studded squad, he bears the Italian no grudges.
"If I had stayed there, I wouldn't have been involved anyway. They have so much quality there was no way I was getting in that team," Ireland told the Daily Mirror.
The midfielder, who came through the youth ranks at City, added: "I live in the same area as him. I bump into him occasionally and we have a chat.
"It's completely fine. I understand it was a football decision. It was the right time for me to leave.
"He has to be (the right man for City). He has won them the league and they are still unbeaten in the Premier League so it's not like he has done really bad.
"I think Mancini has done a great job, and I can't see that changing."
No envy
Ireland's former club have secured Premier League and FA Cup success since his departure but the midfielder insists he feels no jealousy.
He said: "I have no envy whatsoever. I was just delighted for friends of mine like Micah Richards, Vincent Kompany and Joe Hart.
"They've worked hard, for years they have talked about it, so I was thrilled for them."
Ireland is out of contract at Villa in summer 2014 and is hoping the club will offer him a new deal when the time is right.
He added: "I still have 18 months on my contract left. I'm hoping my performances will get me a sit down.
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I have been looking at the Watanabe Mukimono for no other reason than to just have it. This may sound peculiar, but I like to can my own fruits and as such use a paring knife often. My question to anyone that has one: does a right handed Mukimono have the Ura on the left or right side?
A traditional single bevel right handed knife would have the Ura on the left side, but I do most fruit peeling/skinning with the fruit in my hand pulling the knife toward me, as such having the Ura on the left would not work. Right?
If that is the case, does anyone make a left handed Mukimono, or am I making this too complicated and I should stick with dbl bevel parers?


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Most seniors hope to live in their homes indefinitely. But plans can change when there's the loss of a driver's license or home maintenance becomes overwhelming. The Village Movement is removing some of these obstacles across the nation and now locally.
Nettie Porter's office at the Carmel Foundation is just the right size to fit her desk and couple of chairs for visitors, so you wouldn't know just by looking that this is the heart of the Monterey Bay Village. "It is a virtual village," said Porter. The Monterey Bay Village is a non-profit network for seniors on the Monterey Peninsula and in Carmel Valley. It helps them stay in their home by assisting them with little things that can make a big difference like a ride to the grocery store, help finding a handyman, or even someone to play chess with. With each request she gets, Porter turns to her long list of vetted service providers and volunteers. She says the service is not a replacement for a nursing home, but it does fill a gap. "Some people can age in their homes until they pass away. Others may have to go to some other assisted living, and so the village might give them an extra three to five years in their homes," said Porter.
82-year-old Gerda joined the village when it launched in July. As she walks through her Carmel home, it's clear she's quickly grown to rely on the village. First there was the burned out light bulb in the hallway changed by a volunteer. "It took him less than five minutes, but it would've taken me five hours by the time I had gotten a little stepping stool and everything," said Gerda. Then she had a leaky faucet in a bathroom. "Somebody came and just tightened it," she added. Finally she relies on the Village to take her to the grocery store and to her doctors' appointments. "They drive right into my driveway, and I just have to go a couple of steps," said Gerda. She bought this house with her late husband decades ago. She has a lot of memories here, and she loves to sit in her garden courtyard. "It's security. I've lived in this home for 41 years. Especially when you have a vision problem, you know where every chair is. I want to stay in here as long as I can," she added.
Staying at home as long as possible is the idea that launched the Village Movement ten years ago in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood. That's where a group of neighbors devised this way to help each other age in place. Today the Village-to-Village Network has more than 90 villages across the nation and over 100 in development. Andy Sharlach is the Kleiner Professor of Aging at UC Berkeley. He's studied the movement for the past four years. Reached at his office, he says villages empower seniors because they play a role in creating something. "As we get older the opportunities to do that become less and less, especially when we are not engaged in the paid workforce, etc. And so I think it provides a very vital venue for people to feel empowered and to make a difference in their communities," said Sharlach
Nettie Porter says as membership in the Monterey Bay Village grows, so will opportunities to add a social component. So far the Village has 37 members. She hopes it will grow to 150. "The challenge is the NRYs. The not ready yets. A lot of seniors see the value in joining a village, but they're just not ready yet. And so what we try to stress is to join now to have something in place when a crisis happens in life, so you are not doing crisis management," said Porter. Villages can start anywhere, but to survive Porter stresses funding is key. Funds come from grants, donor support and annual membership dues, local dues are $360 a year. The Monterey Bay Village is currently backed by the Carmel Foundation, but eventually Porter says the goal is for it to stand on its own financially.


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Report points out twists in the Brazilian energy sector
São Paulo (SP), Brazil – A report launched on November, 11, at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, in São Paulo, points out the mistakes made by the Brazilian energy policy and presents the alternatives for efficient electric power generation, transmission, distribution, and use, based on environmental sustainability and social justice. The report was prepared by researchers from public and private organizations, including non-governmental ones, and it was funded chiefly by tax payers' money.
The report reveals that Brazil throws away 20% of its power while transmitting the energy from the power plants to the consumption centers – and this is one of the highest rates in the world. Losses from the electric power transmission are less than 6% in Chile and around 7% in Europe.
This calculation was obtained in the auditing made by the Brazilian federal Court of Audit, the TCU (Tribunal de Contas da União). According to the authors of the study, the government's strategy of investing in hydro-electric plants which are located far away from the big cities can worsen the situation, due to long distance transmission costs. The federal court of audit also estimated that those losses have a 5% impact over the average fare. When taking into account the unbilled energy and the uncollected tax, the loss in public money amounts to around R$ 20 billion (Brazilian Real) in the year of 2007 alone.
The document also shows that 8% of the energy generated in Brazil is exported through products with low value added, such as iron ore, steel, paper and pulp. Those products have low impact in generating jobs, high social and environmental costs, and add up to the Brazilians' monthly pay bill.
Meanwhile, the government maintains its plans for speeding up the works to build hydro-electric plants in the Amazon and other regions, causing heavy impact upon the environment and mankind – i.e. greenhouse gas emissions, biological diversity losses, and risks to the livelihoods and rights of local populations. Those consequences are often not taken into consideration in the studies made by the governmental electric sector and private businessmen.
In the case of Belo Monte and Tapajós hydro-electric power plants, the risk scenarios presented in the study reveal that when one weighs the variables such as the building time and costs, the resulting carbon emissions, and the market prices for carbon credits, then the venture becomes unviable.
Regarding the funding of large hydro-electric plants, the report makes it clear that the decisions by financial organizations are guided by granted environmental licenses, which are legally biased and violate voluntary agreements, such as the Equator Principles and the Green Protocol.
Disregarded alternatives – The report points out that the huge potential of solar and wind energy is disregarded in public policies for the energy sector. The available technologies indicates that the use of solar power captured in less than 5% of the urban area in Brazil would be enough to supply 10% of the national electric power demand. As for the wind power, its unexploited potential is 300 Gigawatts (GW), which is the equivalent of three times the total installed capacity in the country.
When analyzing the electric power from biological sources in the energy matrix, the authors note that the use of biomass from sugar cane for electric power co-generation means an important power source for the country, and means an alternative to oil and other fossil fuels. The generation potential of sugar cane biomass could reach an average of 14,000 megawatts (MW) by 2021, and this is the equivalent of the power produced by three plants like the one in Belo Monte.
"Biomass is complementary to hydro-electric power", stressed Pedro Bara Neto, the infrastructure strategy leader at WWF's Living Amazon Initiative.
Another alert from the report regards the unbalance in public investments, which contributes to the lack of competitiveness of the Brazilian industry production. According to the document, by 2020 the federal government will invest R$ 590 billion in the oil and gas sector and R$ 190 billion in the construction of hydro-electric plants; meanwhile, no amount has yet been determined in the official plans for the energy efficiency.
Urgent review – For all these reasons, the authors call the attention to the need for an urgent review of the governmental guidelines for determining future scenarios of energy demand, to replace those which are exclusively based on the economic growth projections from the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and do not take into account vital issues such as the energy efficiency and its destination.
The experts still point out that it is necessary to prioritize the increase in energy efficiency and the decrease in waste. They stress that the economic efficiency of the energy sector is a vital element in technological innovation and industrial competitiveness, and yet there are no incentives for that.
The authors of the report, entitled The Brazilian electric power sector and sustainability in the 21st century – opportunities and challenges, are WWF-Brazil, the Social and Environmental Institute ISA, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth-Brazilian Amazon, International Rivers-Brazil, and Amazon Watch, as well as individual researchers such as Célio Bermann, from the University of São Paulo's (USP) Electric Technique and Energy Institute; Philip Fearnside, from Inpa (the National Amazon Research Institute); and Wilson Cabral de Sousa Júnior, from ITA, the Aeronautical Technology Institute.


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Missoula's Walk to End Alzheimer's Will Be September 15
Walk to End Alzheimer's is a nationwide event that aims to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. This amazing event takes place in 600 communities nationwide. Now, it is Missoula's chance to come together and help support this great cause.


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More than 1,700 students graduate during commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16
Speakers at both events included James Morris, formerly of the UN World Food Programme, and Rabbi Abie Ingber | May 11, 2009
Xavier University's 171st commencement ceremonies were held on Saturday, May 16, at the Cintas Center on campus. Xavier awarded 833 undergraduate diplomas to the Class of 2009 during a ceremony beginning at 9:00 a.m., and 953 graduate diplomas were awarded at a ceremony beginning at 2:00 p.m. Two ceremonies were held to accommodate the large number of graduates and their families. This included all students who have graduated during the last academic year. The largest number of undergraduate majors this year was business administration followed by liberal arts and nursing.
A Baccalaureate Mass was held prior to commencement on Friday, May 15, at 8:00 p.m. at the St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati.
James Morris, former executive director for the United Nations World Food Programme, was the undergraduate commencement speaker. He also was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. Morris is the president of Pacers Sports and Entertainment in Indianapolis and holds an Undersecretary General rank within the UN. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University and MBA from Butler University. As executive director for the World Food Programme, he has traveled to most of the 80 countries where it operates, meeting with government dignitaries and NGO partners to discuss ways of reducing hunger in both the developing and developed world.
Xavier's graduate commencement speaker was Abie Ingber, founding director of the Office of Interfaith Community Engagement at Xavier. Following a 30-year career as the executive director and senior Rabbi at the University of Cincinnati's Hillel Chapter, Ingber became the founding director of the Office of Interfaith Community Engagement, which works to strengthen students in their spiritual journeys and introduce them to new models of dialogue and community engagement.
During the undergraduate ceremony, Stan Hedeen, professor emeritus of biology, was awarded the Paul L. O'Connor Leadership Award for his dedication to his students and the University's Catholic, Jesuit mission and his unreserved commitment to the University's ideals. He has published numerous scholarly articles and is the author of several books, often drawing attention to the pollution and ecological degradation in and around Cincinnati's Mill Creek. His environmental work began drawing attention in 1976, when he received the Environmental Quality Award from the federal EPA. In 2001, he was awarded the DAR National Conservation Medal in 2001.
Other award winners include: Bob Conway, Class of 1949, who was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition of his passionate committment to Xavier University's mission and ministry; Angela U. Staubach, Class of 2001, who received Xavier's Magis Award in recognition of selfless dedication to the Jesuit ideal of being a woman for others, her commitment to helping those who are most in need and her efforts to effect positive change both locally and internationally; and Shaye Worthman, 22, who as the top graduating senior was honored as the John A. Elet, S.J., Scholar for academic and service excellence. Worthman is graduating with a double major in psychology and Spanish and a double minor in gender and diversity studies and Latin American studies. This is the award formerly known as the valedictorian.


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Chris King, 51, appears to have come out on the other side of an out-of-the-blue brush with death. He and Carmen, his wife of 24 years, have spent months fearing he would not recover.
LAKELAND | Chris and Carmen King are really looking forward to the days ahead and regard 2013 as a year of renewal, healing and gratitude.
It's no wonder.
Chris King, 51, appears to have come out on the other side of an out-of-the-blue brush with death. He and Carmen, his wife of 24 years, have spent months fearing he would not recover.
What was supposed to be a fairly simple procedure to remedy problems caused by a defect, one he didn't know he was born with, spiraled into a dramatic series of events involving the near shutdown of most of his vital organs.
King, an exercising non-smoker, went for a check-up because he was having shortness of breath when he worked out. Doctors discovered a shunt — a tiny opening between his lungs and heart — was reducing the efficiency of his blood oxygenation.
"My physicians indicated that the shunt could be corrected with a fairly routine catheterization procedure that would require only an overnight hospital stay," he said. "I went into the hospital for the procedure on Sept. 20, expecting to return home and to work with a day or two. Unfortunately, the procedure went anything but routine."
King went into cardiac arrest twice, which led into cardiogenic shock, lung failure and kidney failure. He was put into an induced coma and flown to Tampa General Hospital. Months of more problems and horrific scares followed, but he is at home now.
Carmen, out of work while at her husband's side, has gone back to her teaching job out of necessity. She cares for Chris and their son Jacob, 12. Their older son, Ben, is a senior at New College in Sarasota.
In addition to being worried about his health, the family has been under extreme financial stress, even though he had insurance and a job as director of instructional technology for Polk State College.
"For five months, we earned absolutely zero income while I was unable to work and Carmen took time off," Chris King said. "Of course, bills, both usual and medical, mounted exponentially during this time."
But the family is close, and the illness brought them closer. They have kept their focus on healing and the miracle of his recovery.
They say they are most grateful for the support of their community.
"To our amazement and eternal gratitude, we were informed that Newspaper With a Heart would pay down six months of our mortgage payments," Chris King said. "This gift will enable us to avoid defaulting on our loan and help keep us afloat until I can hopefully return to work full-time in the coming months. "
The program, now in its 44th year, assists Polk County residents in crisis by providing temporary assistance with rent, utilities and other essential needs. The funding comes through donations from readers of The Ledger. The newspaper and its partners, United Way of Central Florida, CPS Investment Advisors and SunTrust, cover all administrative costs so that 100 percent of donations goes to services.
"My family and I are profoundly grateful for this incredibly generous grant of aid in this devastating time of crisis," he said.
Just home from the hospital after painful skin-graft surgery, King was in a lot of pain Thursday but feeling gratitude.
"It is amazing to me that this organization has so quickly come to our aid, when we've simultaneously been rejected by sources of assistance that should normally provide us with financial assistance, such as our Unum disability insurance, which maintains that my medical crisis was related to pre-existing conditions," he said.
The family also has had an outpouring of caring from his place of employment. He hopes to return to his job at PSC.
"Despite my somewhat disabled condition, my doctors insist that I am a walking miracle simply to be alive," he said. "They are likewise amazed that I'm able to walk around and no longer on dialysis and that my liver has largely recovered.
"Financially, we have recently learned that we may also receive some additional support from Social Security disability. And hopefully, my recovery will progress to the point where I can return to work in the near future,"
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Everybody's tickets are overpriced. Nothing new here. Move along...
Apparantly the Yankees don't like the way the market has spoken. Bottom line, their tickets are overpriced. The Stub Hub market doesn't lie.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseba...ster-1.4316798Yankees to drop StubHub, nearing deal with Ticketmaster
Originally published: December 10, 2012 9:06 PM
Updated: December 10, 2012 10:53 PM
By STEVEN MARCUS email@example.com
Yankees The Yankees are opting out of a five-year renewal between MLB and StubHub, an online service for buying and selling tickets, a person familiar with the development said Monday. The Angels and Cubs also will not participate, StubHub said.
The Yankees are completing a deal with Ticketmaster that will, the source said, "be much more fan-friendly, have less fees and more accessibility." Ticketmaster spokeswoman Jacqueline Peterson declined comment.
The Yankees believe the prices of their tickets on StubHub often are too far below the printed face value.StubHub spokesman Glen Lehrman said: "People are entitled to their opinion in terms of what they want to see the market price of their tickets. We can't control what the market is for Yankees tickets. We're a marketplace. People can list them for whatever they want."
Lehrman said the Yankees' departure will have a "pretty negligible" effect on the company's business and will not significantly affect the fans' access to reduced-price tickets. Private sellers still will be able to sell their Yankees tickets on StubHub.
"All it means is that we won't have an electronic integration with the Yankees," Lehrman said. "As part of our deal with Major League Baseball, it essentially allowed a [team] to type in their bar code directly into the StubHub system and it would populate a ticket information so the buyer could instantly download their ticket. [Now] the person who is selling the ticket will either FedEx it or upload an electronic file that the person can download."
Everybody's tickets are overpriced. Nothing new here. Move along...
Ticketmaster is such a pain in the ass. It's impossible to simply just browse for tickets for a given event. You have to sign in, you have to decipher jumbled letters and input them properly, then you have a time limit to decide if you want to buy the tickets. No chance to simply browse and compare. Horrible web presence.
ticketmaster doesn't allow a seller to put up an asking price below face value
look for Ebay or Craigslist to boom as the place to buy overpriced tickets to Pinstripers-Royals classic battles for 10 cents on the dollar
Ticketmaster just kills you with fees....
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The Yankees are delusional if they think killing the messenger will help fill seats.
STH's will simply bow out rather than renew, because even if they got face for the tix, now they have to physically mail them. No more day of game sales etc. no?
Cant defend the Yanks on this one.
I've been going to less and less games over the last few years, now I don't see why I'd bother go at all unless tickets fell in my lap.
This news, plus the way the team is now being operated (frugal).. I wonder if the Steinbrenner boys are ready for the backlash that is likely coming. Especially if team performance takes a hit like I'm expecting.
SO much money is made away from the ticket prices. Parking, food, couple beers. Much better to lower prices and get people into the games. I am not liking how the Yankees are being run over the last few years, really pushing fans away.
Again, I live in Texas, but look at how they treat their fans. Dollar hot dog nights. Free fireworks every Friday night. Tons of parking for $20. You can bring in your own food and drinks, just no alcohal. You can bring in a mini cooler if it will fit under your seat.
Agree with Paulie to Ticketmaster's site blows for ordering tix as well. Stubhub is much easier to navigate and use.


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Web comedy is more than YouTubes of stand-up sets and GIFs of sleepy cats; the popularity of sites writing about comedy, aggregating web humor and putting a satirical spin on breaking news is skyrocketing. Doree Shafrir (Executive Editor, Buzzfeed), Adam Frucci (Editor, Splitsider), Sam Reich (President of Original Content, CollegeHumor), Christine Friar (Associate Editor, Huffington Post Comedy) and Jesse David Fox (Freelance Writer/New York Magazine's Vulture/Splitsider) talk about writing funny things, writing seriously about funny things, writing humorously about serious things and how comedy's increasingly shaping the growth of web media.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cody Zeller overcame a sluggish start to score 22 points and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell added a career-high 19 as No. 1 Indiana got past Iowa 73-60 on Saturday night.
The Hoosiers (25-4, 13-3 Big Ten) rebounded from this week's loss to Minnesota. But it was no typical night for Indiana's shooters, who were 38.9 percent from the field and didn't hit a 3-pointer until the final minute.
But Indiana played defense and took care of the ball.
Iowa (18-11, 7-9) committed 14 of its 19 turnovers in the first half and shot just 38.2 percent from the field. Roy Devyn Marble scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead Iowa, while Aaron White had 14.
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Woke up this morning to a cold house with the blower motor running on the Lennox G23 furnace. Turned the digital thermostat to the off position and the blower still ran. Not sure if the thermostat turned "off". I forgot to listen for the click of the contact. Then turned the thermostat backed on. Went to the basement and removed upper access panel. The blower was running and the burners were not on. I turned the 120V switched off to the unit and the unit shut down. I waited a couple of minutes and turned the switch back on. As soon as I turned the switch on the blower started.
What could the problem be? Could it be a problem with the blower control board? What fixes could be performed?


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Wireless epithets.
24 comments:
- Pete Fanning said...
As a network administrator, and one who works with security tools often, I regularly scan wireless, and you'd be surprised at what I find. It all boils down to education. The later versions of the Linksys routers have done a BETTER job of encouraging users to secure their home WiFi routers, but there are still hundreds if not thousands of legacy routers out there mis-configured and WIDE open. One thing that still doesn't get done is the configuration wizard STILL doesn't turn of SSID broadcast, at least not in the router wizards I've encountered...perhaps this has changed recently, but this should be one of the FIRST things done during a router configuration...
I should do a 20 minute free config your home router step by step tour....
- Ann Althouse said...
My computer shows a list of all the signals including the ones that have the security turned on.
- Pete Fanning said...
There's a difference between having WEP (or other type of security), and SSID broadcast. If your router has SSID broadcast enabled, your laptop WILL see that router/access point. If the router/access point is PROPERLY configured/secured, it should have SSID broadcast turned off, and the network staff/provider of wireless access should provide you with a sheet TELLING you what the SSID is so you can manually enter it to configure your laptop...because your laptop won't see it.....that's security.
- Ann Althouse said...
Actually, I'm not really sure why I should care if other people use the access I create, as long as there aren't too many people around to use it. What is the problem?
- Link said...
I pick up many networks from my densely populated Chicago neighborhood.
There is one called "Eggs, Feet and Vagina"
- Galvanized said...
I feel this way about offensive T-shirts...and bumper stickers.
- Pete Fanning said...
There's a BIG problem if you've got that Linksys router connected to the same network as your regular Windows desktop machine on your home network, which most home users DO....and if it's a UNPATCHED windows machine...it's a HAVEN for hackers, especially of that Windows box, especially if you've got NETBIOS enabled and open windows shares....
An open Linksys router on the same home network as your desktop PC, with, let's say, your financial Quicken info or other personal documents.....yeah....asking for trouble....
- nick danger said...
That's funny! Last year, I lived across the street from a starbucks in an apartment building. I liked to hang out at the starbucks but was aggravated by their T-mobile wireless extortion business. So I set up an access point in my apartment window (on it's own VLAN, of course) and set it to open so that I or anybody in that starbucks could use it. The SSID was "FUTmobile"
- Ann Althouse said...
Pete: I use a Macintosh and an Apple AirPort.
- Theo Boehm said...
Professor A: You might want to consider getting a copy of shareware iStumbler for your MacBook. It clearly shows wireless networks and their status. I find it's somewhat better than the network drop-down menu for clear information about nearby WiFi networks, and is handy for travel.
I won't say anything about KisMAC, the WiFi discovery and password cracking tool. It's too geeky and dangerous for ordinary Mac users. And cracking passwords would be wrong, not to mention illegal.
Actually, I'm not really sure why I should care if other people use the access I create, as long as there aren't too many people around to use it. What is the problem?
The biggest potential problem, aside from hackers gaining access to your own computer, is that people can use your WiFi network for illegal activities. I hesitate to even name them for reasons that the cyber-paranoid would understand.
But it isn't being paranoid to secure your WiFi access with WEP personal security, which you can easily do with the AirPort Setup Assistant. Use a long, random string of characters for a password. Someone with KisMac could easily crack a natural-language password in a few minutes. I know, because I've done it on my own networks to test security.
- blake said...
What Theo said: I believe I just read that having an open WAP is not a defense against child porn charges.
In other words, saying "I didn't do it, it was someone using my wireless" won't get you off the hook. I suppose the same is true if you set up your machine to be an anonymous proxy.
But, hey, you're the lawyer here....
- Palladian said...
Legal question: What if you have an open router and someone uses your network connection to download child pornography or pass nuclear bomb plans to a terrorist cell? Are you implicated in the criminal activity?
- Ann Althouse said...
Well, obviously, just saying it wasn't me isn't enough to get you off the hook. But that's a different question from whether that evidence alone proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but does the website that you go to tell which router you're using?
- PWS said...
I was in a coffee shop once and had the same experience of seeing many other networks. I had a little chuckle when I saw one of them was named "Hurray for Boobies."
- blake said...
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- PatHMV said...
The website you go to knows the IP address of the computer you are using to connect to the internet. All the computers using the same router will show the same IP address to whatever websites are visited (omitting a few technical complexities here, but that's the basics).
Here's what would happen if a bad guy uses your open wireless router to go surfing for contraband. The cops bust the contraband site and pull all the logs of all the IP addresses which accessed the site. When they get to your IP address, they'll see that it's registered to RoadRunner (or whoever is your ISP). Then they go to Roadrunner and check their logs to see which of their customers was assigned that IP address at the time of the access. Roadrunner checks their logs and gives them your name and address.
All Roadrunner can see is your router; that's the device it assigned the IP address to. From their standpoint, they don't know whether you've got one computer connected to the router or 3. So it's up to you to establish that it wasn't your computer which accessed the contraband site when the police show up at your door.
- blake said...
Well, yeah, exactly. What I've read indicates that you're responsible whether you did it or not. But that seems vaguely hysterical. Question is, is it true, and hysteria based on the whole child porn thing, or is it false, and I read it on, say, Slashdot, where everything not supremely technical is tinged with hysteria?
As to the router, yes, the web site can trace it. I'm not sure (generally) why you would, though. You could burn a lot of disk space keeping track of all that info.
Anyway, you would be implicated. And I'm not sure how you'd prove "I wasn't looking at [whatever]"
- Ann Althouse said...
Okay, I turned on the security and added a password.
There are tons of places with open WiFi networks though.
- Theo Boehm said...
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- Theo Boehm said...
Sorry to drag this out, and for the several mistakes that I've had to delete, but I'd like to say a few more words to wireless security and Macs.
It may be that there are tons of places with open WiFi networks where Althouse is. But they are getting scarce here in the Boston area. I have no doubt that just being nasty and suspicious compared to the nice, Midwestern types plays a part in this, but we've all gotten a little more fearful in recent years, haven't we?
But back to security: It's important not to use just any passwords. Long, random passwords are much more secure than natural-language passwords. This is true for any computer system. As I said in my previous comment, I was able to crack an 8-character natural language password in a few minutes with KisMAC. I could crack the longest "normal" password I've used in 20 minutes. I could not crack 31-character random passwords, however, and I didn't even bother with longer ones.
The best way to generate a random password is with one of the freeware password generators, either a dashboard widget or a stand-alone app. My favorite stand-alone is RPG. It's simple and self-explanatory. Apple has a dashboard widget on their site that is even simpler and works quite well.
There are two passwords you will need to protect your AirPort network with WPA-2 security. The first is the AirPort Network password. This should be a random 63-character string.
The other password is the AirPort base station configuration password. This should also be random, but can only be 31 characters long. It's important to protect the base station's configuration, as a hacker may be able to reconfigure your base station to gain access.
You can assign passwords using the AirPort Setup Assistant when the network is first set up, or after you've done a hard reset of the base station. Otherwise, use the AirPort Admin Utility. This is a bit complicated, but AirPort Help will see you through it.
Make sure the passwords are on your Keychain, and that your Keychain will allow AirPort to use them every time. You will see a dialog box to this effect when you first try to join the AirPort network with the new password. Be sure to click on "always allow" when it asks if AirPort can use the item "password" on the Keychain.
I've been subject to several attempts that I know of to break into my two password-protected wireless networks. Intruders have gained access on several occasions. This has convinced me that the threat is real. Some of it may be relatively harmless "Wardriving," but I'm convinced that on at least two occasions people have used my Internet connection. For what, God only knows, but given the potential liability, I have no interest in allowing it to continue.
- hygate said...
There are tons of places with open WiFi networks though.
There are tons of people who don't keep their AV software up to date or regularly install OS patches. And even more that use words out of the dictionary for passwords (or don't use any password whatsoever); doesn't make it a good idea.
Web sites have to know your IP address in order to respond to Web clients' requests for info. By info I mean everything that gets returned when you click on an URL. The explanation of how authorities can trace requests for info from a Web site (or any other network traffic for that matter) back to a particular user is correct, start with Web servers logs and work back through any intervening ISPs. However, I would like to stress that bad guys generally know they can be traced and try to hide their origins. In the old days before ubiquitous WIFI this generally involved stolen credit cards, disposable ISP accounts, and using a chains of ISPs, some of which would be located in third world countries unlikely or unable to cooperate with U.S. authorities when attempting to trace the IP back to a user. And while the serious criminals still engage in this kind of behavior, open WIFI access has seriously lowered the bar for anonymous mischief making.
Some examples:
There's a dark side to the convenience, though.
The technology has made life easier for high-tech criminals because it provides near anonymity. Each online connection generates an Internet Protocol Address, a unique set of numbers that can be traced back to a house or business.
That's still the case with Wi-Fi but if a criminal taps into a network, his actions would lead to the owner of that network. By the time authorities show up to investigate, the hacker would be gone.
"Anything they do traces back to your house and chances are we're going to knock on your door," Breeden said.
Breeden recalled a case a few years ago in which e-mail containing death threats was sent to a school principal in Tallahassee. The e-mail was traced back to a home, and when investigators arrived, they found a dumbfounded family. The culprit: a neighborhood boy who had set up the family's Wi-Fi network and then tapped into it.
In another Florida case, a man in an apartment complex used a neighbor's Wi-Fi to access bank information and pay for pornography sites.
But he slipped up. The man had sex products sent to his address. "The morning we did a search warrant, we found an antenna hanging out his window so he could get a better signal from his neighbor's network," Breeden said.
Most places I've been in Monterey, CA (where I have been doing some research), have some kind of free-wireless Internet access available. While some of it is through a service that runs my Internet traffic through a proxy server and shows me advertisements, most of it is through open access points run by small businesses, restaurants, and home owners.
This is the future that Nicholas Negroponte predicted, of course. Years ago he said that there would be lots of free wireless around cities. When people asked him who would fund it, he said that it would be funded through the same mechanism that funds flower boxes: people would do it out of the goodness of their hearts because it doesn't cost much and it makes the world a better place.
I believed Nick back then, and I opened up the wireless access point at my house in Massachusetts. I learned my lesson later, when a neighbor's daughter came home for Christmas break, and her infested laptop associated with my access point and started trying to infect the Internet with the Code Red virus. My ISP told me to shut down the machine or get disconnected, with a $200 reconnection fee. So I put a password on the access point--and that was that.
So, those of you who haven't done so, please secure your WAP.
- kettle said...
I had a pretty funny incident like this in a cafe in San Diego. The cafe provided a free wireless network, but there was also someone nearby, probably in the adjacent apartment building who was also hosting a personal wireless network. This person apparently did not know how to set up encryption for his network, but was clearly frustrated with cafe users accidently logging in to it. In order to stop the abuse he had named the network "FUCKTHEHELLOFF" which I thought was pretty funny, considering everyone who used the cafe's network inevitably saw this at least once when they were trying to connect.
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Turning off SSID broadcast won't stop anyone who's a real threat anyway, especially on a busy network where people are connecting or roaming.
(If you're not using encryption, you're hosed in any case, unless you intend to just have your network wide open to any passing computer.
If you're using WEP, you're still hosed because WEP only prevents honest, decent people from using your network ... and anyone capable of running the script-kiddie tools to crack WEP can also run the script-kiddie tools to wait for an SSID frame to come up and snarf the SSID - or even force one.
The real security solution is to use WPA.
[Paranoid people can firewall the WAP so that the LAN is protected from any contact from the wireless network what isn't using a VPN. But that's pretty damn paranoid.])
Remember, Pete, that most of Linksys' customers are not network security people, and aren't going to write down their SSID and are going to complain to Linksys that "my computer doesn't see the internets" if they don't see the SSID.
That, combined with the lack of real security gained, well, is a good reason for them not to turn it off by default.
Hiding the SSID is almost the weakest form of security-via-obscurity I can imagine.


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It's a good bet that the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse didn't have to worry about body-fat composition, considering all the tea drinking they did in "Alice in Wonderland."
Taiwanese researchers report that people who habitually drink tea have less body fat and lower hip-to-waist ratios than do infrequent tea drinkers.
The researchers studied 1,103 subjects who completed structured questionnaires concerning tea consumption and other lifestyle characteristics.
The body-fat percentage of those who had been habitual tea drinkers for more than 10 years was 19.6 percent lower than that of non-habitual tea drinkers, and their hip-to-waist ratio was 2.1 percent lower.
-Obesity Research, September 2003


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Homeless man says he was acting on behalf of landlord in home invasion
A man accused of forcing his way into a New London apartment in February with a piece of metal rebar had been living under the porch of the Garfield Avenue home and may have been attempting to help the landlord collect rent that was past due, according to a court document.
Hector Ortega, a 30-year-old Guatamalan native with no certain address, has been held in lieu of $50,000 bond since New London police charged him Feb. 13 with home invasion, first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree criminal mischief.
According to a police report, a woman called 911 after Ortega shoved his way into the apartment at 49 Garfield Ave., struck the male tenant with a 24-inch metal bar and broke several items. The woman said Ortega had been living under the porch.
The victim, who had a bloody mouth, a swollen lip and abrasions on his arms, told police he managed to get on top of Ortega and drag him out of the apartment. The metal bar that Ortega allegedly used in the attack was found on the lawn, according to police, who said they also recovered two 24-inch machetes from a bag belonging to Ortega.
Ortega told the police he worked for the landlord, who allowed him to sleep under the porch. He said the landlord told him the tenant had not paid rent and that he went to the apartment to "fix the problem."
Police said they spoke to the landlord, who said she didn't know anything about the man living under the porch.
Ortega made his first appearance Tuesday in the New London courtroom where major crimes are heard. Speaking through a Spanish interpreter, Ortega said he was unsure about his date of birth. The judge appointed attorney Kevin C. Barrs to represent Ortega and asked Barrs to verify his client's identity. Barrs said Ortega is from Guatemala, attended school only to the third grade and has been working since.
Ortega's next court date is May 7.
— Karen Florin
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Sennin Jiraiya (S) - Page 29
Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Sennin Jiraiya (S)
Sennin Jiraiya (S) uses sage chakra to improve his speed, strength, and skills. The only downfall is that it alters his appearance similar to that of a toad and makes him unappealing to women, which makes it a last resort for the pervy sage. Original Design: IderRequirement to unlock: Mission: Power of a Sage
Bath of Burning Oil
Using a mixture of wind, oil, and fire, Sennin Jiraiya (S) deals 20 damage and 15 piercing damage to one enemy. For 1 turn counter skills used by that enemy will last 1 turn less.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Ranged, Instant
Kebari Senbon
Sennin Jiraiya (S) turns his hair into needles and deals 15 damage to all enemies. Sennin Jiraiya (S) will be invulnerable to melee skills for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Ranged, Instant
Chou Oodama Rasengan
Creating a massive rasengan, Sennin Jiraiya (S) deals 45 damage to 1 enemy. For 1 turn that enemy cannot reduce damage or become invulnerable.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Melee, Instant
Arm Block
This skill makes Sennin Jiraiya (S) invunerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Instant
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I attempted to search in sections I have posted previously and most recently (but that is still months ago) and my searches fail so I cannot confirm either that my username I recorded is in error or if another problem is at fault. If I knew my username I could get my password, but not the inverse.
Any suggestions? I would rather not put my email address here in public where it can so easily be added to a spam listing.


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Student or Learner
Can you say: if you have a late breakfast, you will have lunch later then it follows up.
Meaning if u have a late breakfast late you will eat lunch later with 'follows up' i mean it like follows your routine.
Any better word instead of follow up? Or is it makes sense in that context ?
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I see no need for the follows up part. If you had a late breakfast, you will have a late lunch.
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Archie, our black lab mix, is a remarkably handsome guy (I think). He has soft, silky hair; a long, elegant muzzle; and thoughtful, soulful eyes. He barks ferociously when anyone comes to the door, but then within a minute decides our guest deserves his warmest, deepest attention.
We serve Archie the very best dog food and dole out a treat whenever we leave the house or whenever we sit down to eat (no fattening human food for this guy!). He's never missed a meal. Archie has three human housemates, all retired. He doesn't get left home alone all that much. He has a roomy yard enclosed with an invisible fence. But no day goes by without a romp with us in Elmwood Park.
A marathon napper, Archie has his own couch and pillow. He even has his basket of toys. Surely, Archie's life is better than that of the vast majority of dogs on this planet. Heck, Archie's life must be better than that of many - most? - humans.
Why does Archie have such a good life?
Mostly, because of how fortunate my housemates and I are in our lives - how privileged.
Awhile back I took part in a three-day workshop at a nearby campus. In one exercise, our facilitator had each participant list ten words that describe his or her identity - each word on a separate slip of paper.
Here is what I wrote: white, male, hetero, US citizen, honest, Green, non-car owner, partnered, nonviolent, privileged.
After we all compiled our lists, the facilitator had us crumple each slip and drop it to the floor. But first, we were to reflect on what our life would be like without that particular trait. So, for example, as I crumpled my male slip, I was to consider how my life might be different if I had been born something else.
Then the facilitator asked us to reclaim all the slips - except for those traits we wished weren't part of our identity. While I'm ambivalent about a couple of my traits, I left none on the floor. For a moment, though, I considered shedding privileged.
Ours is a world where so many have so little. It's a world where affluence often ultimately comes at the price of others' impoverishment. Affluence also comes at the price of denying future generations resources and opportunities. Affluence takes an enormous ecological toll. My privilege is far from sustainable.
Rightly or wrongly, my rationale for keeping the privileged slip went like this: by US standards I consume little; as an activist I focus on what I think of as essential issues (anti-militarism, anti-imperialism etc.). So, I told myself, my privilege is partly justified since I try to leverage it for the greater good - how could I do my work without this pricey computer etc., etc.?
Sure, I may be kidding myself. We humans have an enormous capacity for denial and self-indulgence. Because I've had many years of schooling, I may even succumb to such delusion more than most.
Further, thanks to the advantages I've had (through little effort or merit of my own), I may well have an exaggerated sense of entitlement. You might call this "more-ism": the more you have, the more you think you should have. There is a corollary: "less-ism." Often, the less you have, the less you're aware you deserve. In other words, over- or under- empowerment.
One reason I cherish Archie is that I see in his eyes and in his body language that he's calculating and pondering and sorting things out. If only I could enter into his mind for just a short time! I'd love to know what he thinks; how he thinks.
I'm sure Archie has more-ism. I doubt he ever questions the unruffled ease of his life. He never asks who built or bought that couch he's made his own. Nor does he ask who pays the vet bill. Surely, Archie never wonders whose labor produces the food that magically keeps appearing in his bowl twice a day.
In Archie's case the obliviousness is innate. The sadness is that we humans can go through life no less oblivious


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200 pounds; five kites: 6,8,10,12,14; two boards: 135 and 161 twintips.
At least that's what I'd bring if all bets are off on what the wind will do (and I have enough room), such as a week-long trip to the Gorge. Usually for day trips locally I have a pretty good idea what it's going to be blowing and I'll only bring 2 or 3 kites and one board.
As a freestyler with a taste for being really lit up, I also like to balance that with using the smallest kite possible for maximum responsiveness.
90% of the time I could get by with an 8 and a 12: If it's light ride the 161; if on the 135 and it starts overpowering trim it in and just play on the waves; if it hits upper twenties or more get out the 8.


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By Team Titleist On July 30, 2012
Titleist Brand Ambassador Scott Piercy led a five-win week for Titleist golf ball players, trusting a Pro V1x golf ball and a bag full of Titleist equipment to capture the RBC Canadian Open for his second career PGA TOUR victory.
Joining Scott in the winners' circle, Titleist Brand Ambassador Bernd Wiesberger topped the leaderboard at the European Tour's Lyoness Open and became the first player to win on golf's worldwide professional tours using a Titleist 913 prototype driver.
And keeping the momentum going strong for the prototype 913 drivers, Titleist Brand Ambassador Ben Kohles also relied on a Titleist 913D3 prototype driver to triumph in his very first professional start at the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational.
Additional wins on the South African and China PGA tours rounded out the successful weekend.
PGA TOUR: Scott Piercy shot four rounds in the 60s at Hamilton Golf and Country Club to edge two players by one shot, including Pro V1 loyalist Robert Garrigus. The 33-year-old Piercy, who fired a record-setting 8-under par 62 in the first round of the tournament, posted a 17-under 263, tying the 72-hole tournament scoring record. The long hitter followed his opening round 62 with three consecutive 67's, navigating his way strategically around the tight Hamilton Golf and Country Club track, hitting his AP2 4-iron off many tees.
In the final round Piercy made four consecutive birdies on hole Nos. 2-5. He bogeyed No. 8 as well as No. 14, but a bounce-back, chip-in for birdie at No. 15 ultimately provided the single shot margin he needed for the win.
Next week Piercy won't be able to defend his first career win, the Reno-Tahoe Open (which he won last year), because it is held opposite the World Golf Championships at Firestone Country Club, an event he qualified for with his win in Canada. With the win, Piercy also qualifies for the PGA Championship a week later.
Here's a closer look at Scott Piercy's Titleist equipment:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 910D2 7.5º (Diamana Blue 63) Irons: Titleist AP2 (4) and 690 (5-9) (Dynamic Gold) Wedges: Vokey Design SM4 49º, 53º, 57º,60º (Dynamic Gold) Putter: Scotty Cameron Select GoLo
Three players tied for 4th place, including fellow Titleist Brand Ambassadors Bud Cauley and Chris Kirk, as well as Pro V1x loyalist Josh Teater. Cauley and Kirk each relied upon the Pro V1x golf ball and new 913 prototype drivers among their full bags of Titleist equipment. All three players posted top 10 performances at last week's True South Classic as well, with Cauley finishing 4th, Teater placing 9th and Kirk tying for 10th.
Titleist was the top choice of more players in the Canadian Open field of 156 in the golf ball category with 103 (66%), nearly seven times the nearest competitor with 15. Titleist was also the field favorite in the iron (39), wedge (141) and putter (60) categories.
A total of 33 players relied upon Titleist drivers at the event, including a combined 16 new 913D3 (11) and 913D2 (5) models.
Statistically, Piercy finished among the top 10 in six different categories, including Eagles (1st/2), Birdies (T3/20), Strokes Gained Putting (4th/1.789), Putts Per Round (T7/27.8), Putts Per Greens in Regulation (T9/1.688) and Driving Distance (9th/311.3).
With his win at the RBC Canadian Open, Piercy joins fellow Titleist full product line ambassadors Steve Stricker (Hyundai Tournament of Champions), Kyle Stanley (Waste Management Phoenix Open), Bill Haas (Northern Trust Open), Rory McIlroy (Honda Classic), Ben Curtis (Valero Texas Open), Jason Dufner (Zurich Classic, Byron Nelson Championship), Zach Johnson (Crowne Plaza Invitational, John Deere Classic), Webb Simpson (U.S. Open), Marc Leishman (Travelers Championship) and Scott Stallings (True South Classic) in the Titleist Winners' Circle.
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EUROPEAN: Titleist Brand Ambassador Bernd Wiesberger called it "the best day of my life so far," after firing a final round 7-under par 65 to capture the Lyoness Open on home soil. The 26-year old Austrian converted a dramatic 30-foot putt for birdie on the final hole to post a 19-under par 269 victory total, topping two players by three shots, including fellow Titleist Brand Ambassador Thomas Levet.
Wiesberger, who closed with a 6-under par 30 over the final nine holes, is the second Austrian to win his national Open. It also marks his second career European Tour victory, which comes just three months after his first win at the Ballantine's Championship.
With this win, Wiesberger also becomes the first player to win on the worldwide professional tours with the new Titleist 913 driver. In fact, it was a 1-2 finish for players relying upon the 913, as Levet tied for 2nd, also trusting the 913D3. It was just the second event that Weisberger and Levet played the new 913 drivers in competition. They both put it in their bags the first week it was available to European Tour players at the Scottish Open.
What's in Bernd Wiesberger's Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 913D3 prototype 7.5º (Aldila RIP a 80) Fairway Metal: 910F 13.5º Irons: Titleist AP2 (2) and CB (3-P) (Project X Steel) Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled 54º(Dynamic Gold) Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 60º(Dynamic Gold) Putter: Scotty Cameron Select GoLo
Titleist had a total of 34 drivers in play, including a combined 14 of the new 913D3 (12) and 913D2 (2) prototype models. Among the participants putting in play for the first time were Michael Jonzon (913D3/8.5) and Ricardo Santos (913D2/8.5).
Titleist golf ball loyalists accounted for 100 players (69%) in the 144-player Lyoness Open field, more than six times the nearest competitor with 15.
WEB.COM TOUR: Titleist Brand Ambassador Ben Kohles won the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in his first professional start, topping Pro V1x golf ball loyalist Luke Guthrie by converting a 22-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole. Kohles also birdied two of the final three holes of regulation to close with a 1-under 70, matching Guthrie's 12-under 272 total on Ohio State's Scarlet Course. Guthrie birdied three of the last five holes in regulation for a final round 66.
Kohles relied on the Pro V1x golf ball and a full bag of Titleist equipment for his success, including the new 913D3 prototype driver the first time he played it in competition.
What's in Ben Kohles Bag?:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Driver: Titleist 913D3 prototype 9.5º Fairway Metal: Titleist 910F 13.5º Hybrid: Titleist 910H 17º Irons: Titleist CB (3-P) Wedge: Vokey Design SM4 52º, 58º Putter: Scotty Cameron Select GoLo
One of 12 college All-Americans invited to the event, the 22-year old Kohles, who played at the University of Virginia, turned pro after finishing his amateur career last week in the Porter Cup. Guthrie was also an All-American at the University of Illinois.
"It's absolutely a dream come true," said Kohles, the first player to win an event on the tour in his pro debut. "What more can you ask for in your first pro event than to win? It's still a bit of shock and I'm not sure it's all sunk in yet."
Kohles moves into 13th place on the Web.com Tour money list. The final top 25 will earn 2013 PGA Tour cards.
Titleist was the top choice of more players in the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational field of 144 in the golf ball category with 101 (70%), more than seven times the nearest competitor with 14. Titleist was also the field favorite in the iron (49), wedge (169) and putter (54) categories.
A total of 41 players relied upon Titleist drivers at the event, including a combined 25 who chose the new 913D3 (19) and 913D2 (6) models.
SOUTH AFRICA: Titleist Brand Ambassador Allan Versfeld (Pro V1x, 910D3 driver, 910F fairway metal, CB irons, Vokey Design wedges, Scotty Cameron putter) went from a three-shot deficit to a three-shot victory at the Vodacom Origins of Golf. Versfeld carded a final round 5-under par 67 en route to an 18-under par 198 victory total to claim his maiden victory on the Sunshine Tour. Ockie Strydom, who led the tournament through the first two rounds, posted a runner-up finish three shots behind Versfeld, followed by fellow Pro V1x loyalist Keith Horne.
Five players tied for fourth, including Titleist Brand Ambassadors Jbe Kruger and Shaun Norris, as seven of the top eight finishers relied upon a Pro V1x golf ball for their success.
Titleist was the top choice of more players in the field of 72 in the golf ball category with 50 (69%), more than twice the nearest competitor with 19.
CHINA: Pro V1 x Loyalist Xin Jun Zhang of China won the China PGA Champions Tour Shandong event by one shot after converting an eight-foot par putt on the 72nd hole. Zhang posted a final round 3-under 69 and 1-under par 287 victory total to secure his second career win on the China PGA Champions Tour, with his first coming in January at the Hainan event. Pro V1x loyalist Wei Hai Kong finished alone in 3rd, two shots behind Zhang, while Wei Huang Wu (Pro V1x) was among three players who tied for 4th place.
Titleist was the top choice of more players in the field of 130 in the golf ball category with 91 (70%), more than four times the nearest competitor with 20.
LPGA: Titleist was the top choice of more players in the Evian Masters field of 111 in the golf ball category with 75 (68%), more than seven times the nearest competitor with 10.
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There's a lot of blame being thrown around for the struggles of this team. It really all stems from a terrible offense, led by some atrocious quarterback play. I did some digging this morning into the first 6 games, and here is what I found.
- The Chiefs Offense has 21 Turnovers in 6 games, and the opposition has scored 74 points off of these turnovers. That is 40% of the points the Chiefs have given up this year. These turnovers fall on the hands of the entire offense (tipped passes, fumbles, bad INTs)
- The Chiefs offense has scored no touchdowns in the last two games.
- The Chiefs offense has scored a first half touchdown in two games (ATL and Charles 31-yard run vs SD).
- Aside from Jamaal Charles touchdown runs of 31 and 91 yards, the only offensive touchdowns since week 1 have come when the Chiefs are down by 3 or more scores.
This offense is terrible and constantly puts the defense in bad positions with a league high 21 turnovers. All of the rostered quarterbacks on this team are league backups (at best). The quarterback position not been addressed for far too long. We've had different coaches, different offensive personnel. The one constant has always been crappy quarterbacks.


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By Teresa Rivas
Applied Materials (AMAT) was trading up slightly at recent check after reporting fourth quarter earnings.
The company said it earned 19 cents a share, a penny ahead of analysts' estimates. Revenues rose 20.6% to $1.99 billion, just squeaking ahead of the $1.98 billion consensus.
Gross margin contracted slightly, from 42.9% to 42%, and its backlog grew 4% to $2.37 billion.
However, the company's first-quarter guidance came in below expectations. Applied Materials forecast earnings between 20 cents and 24 cents a share on a 3%-10% growth in revenue ($2.04 billion to $2.18 billion, per Briefing.com). The Street was modeling for 24 cents per share on revenue of $2.21 billion.
The company said it expects non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses to be in the range of $540 million, plus or minus $10 million.
In August, Applied Materials fell after reporting a third-quarter miss and light fourth-quarter guidance.
Update: The shares are now in the red.