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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb was found on Monday under the car of a prominent Pakistani journalist who the Taliban had threatened over his coverage of a schoolgirl the militants shot, his employer said.
A half-kilogram (1 lb) of explosives was found under the vehicle of the senior journalist for the Geo News television station, Hamid Mir, while parked at his home in the capital, Islamabad. A bomb disposal squad defused the bomb.
"I was told a few days ago that my name was mentioned in a letter written to the Interior Ministry and in that, there was a threat," Mir told reporters.
The government had offered a reward of 50 million rupees($500,000) for information on those responsible for the bomb, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters.
Pakistan's Taliban had threatened to attack Mir and other journalists for their coverage of their shooting of teenager Malala Yousufzai in October.
Yousufzai has become prominent because of her campaigning in support of education for girls in her home district in northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley.
She is recovering in a hospital in Britain.
Her shooting was the culmination of years of campaigning that had pitted the girl against one of Pakistan's most ruthless Taliban commanders, Maulana Fazlullah.
Fazlullah and his men had taken over the Swat Valley and blown up girls' schools and publicly executed those they deemed immoral. An army offensive in Swat forced many Taliban fighters to flee.
Pakistan is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, according to press freedom groups.
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What would your reaction be?
there would probably be a record amount of suicides thursday night
Agony...then numbness all over
I wouldnt be shocked. Heck I'd likely be happy that the QB **** storm is over.
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Sell my seats.
Would instantly become a WNBA fan.
My reaction:
That would be horrific.
And I actually like Geno. However, if we do pick him, I hope it's late in the first or early in the second following a trade down.

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That's not to say that Roberts is sour about larger publishers. "It's not like the big publisher is bad. It's different," he clarified. "Whenever you've got 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, or 100,000 people, the dynamics of that relationship are different than if you were a small, tight developer." Given Roberts' experience in the film world--he directed the 1999 Wing Commander film, and was a producer on The Punisher, The Jacket, and Lord of War--the connection between big-budget games and big-budget movies seemed logical. "The biggest problem in the bigger setups is that there's a lot of noise that just comes with a large organization," he said. "You're doing a lot of things that have nothing to do with making the game. That's probably the biggest challenge for the EAs and the Microsofts of the world. The film business has solved it, right? I mean, you're talking about James Cameron, and he may have 1,000 people, but no one is asking him to go into the boardroom meetings and do all that sort of stuff. They've bifurcated the executive management stuff from the creative. Steven Spielberg--no one is asking him to be the head of Warner Bros. They say, 'You should just make movies, because you do movies really well.'" "So, I think part of the issue--for me, anyway--is just that, in terms of a bigger organization, that's sort of the final reason I said I wanted to take a break. I could see that I was going to have to spend more time on non-gamemaking stuff," Roberts said. "When you become sort of a general manager, you spend a lot of your time interfacing with the bigger company. Of course, you've gotta be up there fighting for your budget, and all these other things. And there's all this noise that's not about making the game itself." Roberts' also discussed his departure from games in context of the recent, notable exits of Cliff Bleszinski from Epic Games, or Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk from BioWare. "I haven't talked to him. I'm gonna have to get the skinny from Cliff," Roberts said. "The BioWare guys? It's hard to say. I suspect that... well, EA bought them, and they've been doing really well, right? I know for a fact that [John] Riccitiello and Frank [Gibeau] both think they're awesome. That's not a matter of anyone saying, 'We don't like you,' or anything." BOOM video 13988 "I think part of the problem was is that they went from what I'm talking about--being guys that make games--to like 'Hey, you're doing really good. Why don't you have this division in Austin? Why don't you take over Redwood Shores? Why don't you take this thing over in Ireland?' And so all of a sudden, they're running an empire, which is a bit different from being a developer. I don't know, this is completely just my supposition. I think those guys got into making games because they like to make games," Roberts said. Roberts said the time was right for a return with Star Citizen because it allows him to return to his roots as a game developer. "I definitely think there's a lot of that," he said. As far as the trend of moving top developers and industry luminaries into management roles and away from game making, Roberts sees it as an issue that needs addressing. "Long term, it's probably something the industry needs to solve," he said. "It got solved in the film industry, to a certain extent. I'm sure, like me, [devs like Bleszinski and the BioWare doctors will] be back. Sometimes you just need to recharge your batteries. It's like being on a treadmill. You're constantly going, like a hamster running around on a wheel. So sometimes, it's nice to just take some time off and get some perspective."
New technology will make Star Citizen the game Roberts wants it to be.
In part two tomorrow, Roberts delves into his love of PC gaming and the reason Star Citizen is PC only.


text: NEC Enterprise Platform Solutions has a long track record of dealing with all sizes of enterprise but, of late, has found that its offerings -- from analog PBX to IP telephony, unified communications and cloud-based management of information and communications technology -- are uniquely positioned for the midmarket, based on the scope of the solutions and price points they offer, according to Kevin Hooper, the recently appointed senior vice president of NEC's Enterprise Platform Solutions business and long-time MES veteran. "We want to focus on the core business issues that CIOs are dealing with, which are around optimizing service levels, creating predictability in the operating expense model and building a road map that's credible," said Hooper. "We have all of the offerings in place to help CIOs address these challenges."


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More than most other series in Nintendo's library, Animal Crossing is iterative. Since its Gamecube debut, each installment has made very minor tweaks and improvements to the last, culminating (so far) in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. This one's twist on the familiar isn't quite enough to make the experience feel completely fresh, but the friendship simulator is still a welcoming place to while away some time.
Animal Crossing has always been, and remains, a game about tiny tasks. Getting a house, decorating, doing small favors for friends, filling the local museum with fossils and animal species, and pulling off odd jobs to pay the mortgage are all still present here. Even Tom Nook is back, and despite his diminished role he's still handing down exorbitant real estate rates.
The pace is uniquely peaceful, in stark contrast to the usual violent or brain-teasing tasks games put you through. You don't lose in Animal Crossing. The closest the game has to a fail state is becoming disliked in the community of anthropomorphized animal friends. Even then, writing a letter or two will turn around their spirits quickly enough.
New Leaf's most radical riff on the Animal Crossing formula is that it puts you in charge of the town. Upon arriving in your burg, the townsfolk mistake you for the new mayor and immediately hand you supreme power over them. The townsfolk are trusting to a fault, and more than willing to obey the whims of a total stranger. The Night Owl ordinance, for example, requires shops to remain open later and denizens to stay out longer. I appreciated the convenience, since I played mostly at nighttime, but I found some humor in an entire town staying up late merely based on my personal preference. Surely I was some kind of hyper-localized despot.
The mayor also has power to create public works, ranging from small token items like fire hydrants to much larger business-focused ventures. These can be expensive, but you don't take on the burden alone. Instead they're paid for by donations, a sort of voluntary taxing system. Of course, as mayor, you're expected to chip in some of your own wealth. Seeing a town littered with these projects adds a nice personalized touch.
This all plays like a logical extension of Animal Crossing, which has always been primarily centered around customization. Instead of merely tailoring your house, you now have a whole town as your canvas. The changes were somewhat superficial, though, and I found myself running out of things to do after a short bursts of play. These games are best experienced in regularized, tiny doses. Visiting every day for a half-hour will be infinitely more fulfilling than plowing through a three-hour session once a week. Changes take effect on a timer, and you can really only raise so much money in a single day for new clothes, furniture, or town projects.
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Online functionality returns as well, but it's as limited as one might expect from Nintendo's safe network environment. Visiting friends' towns is tightly controlled by permission settings, integrated slyly in the game by opening a gate to let visitors in. I was disappointed by the inability to simply ride the rails to a stranger's town. I'm sure safety concerns are at play, but it discourages a level of exploration that the series sorely needs. Much as the game emphasizes the importance of friendships, it makes forging real ones tougher than it should be.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is doubtless the best yet of its kind, but its new additions don't stray too far from the formula. Even spaced as far apart as the games are -- the last one was City Folk in 2008 -- New Leaf felt over-familiar to me. It's an adorable game that has been polished and improved through the years. That makes it a perfect game for eager fans, and like Pokemon, any game is someone's first. Enjoyable as it was, though, it's my fourth time going through these motions. I'm pining for an Animal Crossing to hook me with innovation like the first one did more than ten years ago. That would truly be turning a new leaf. [7]
This Animal Crossing: New Leaf review was based on a digital copy of the game provided by the publisher.


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Soccer Complex
Soccer Fields
The soccer complex at Lincoln School available for use as weather permits. Fields are available
on a reservation basis by contacting the Park and Recreation office at 444-4321. No softball practice or
golfing allowed on the fields. We do ask that teams attempt to practice elsewhere in the community. We
will be making available several neighborhood practice facilities.
International Astronomy Day
Celebrate International Astronomy Day with the Steel County Astronomical Society and Owatonna Park and Recreation. We will be viewing the beautiful planet Saturn, its ring system and the spring constellations. The program will be held at the Owatonna Soccer Complex on Saturday April 20th. The SCAS members will be setting up their telescopes at 8:00pm and will be happy to answer questions about their equipment and the program.
Please join us for the interesting programs. If you have any questions, please call Gene Kispert at 507-451-2365 or Park and Recreation at 507-444-4321.


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M-Saunders wrote:It's a really (really (really)) obscure reference from a film -- something random to say when you want to confuse your co-converser. A free packet of Smarties to the first person who can identify it!
Isn't it "Goosenarg"? Or is that the word that you say when you feel like a response is needed, but you have no idea what to say?
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"The Maldive Siren". The staff on the boat were extremely accommodating with hot lattes every morning and amazing food the whole trip. We enjoyed clear waters with temperatures in the high 80s every dive, all the while experiencing some of the most breath taking marine life in the world! All together the most memorable animals we saw were Eagle Rays, a Pod of Dolphins with over 100 individuals, and 2 juvenile whale sharks who fed by our boat for close to 5 hours! Everyone got the chance to see them and some of us even threw on dive gear or a snorkel and jumped in the water with them!
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Devils Lake is a town that has enjoyed steady, upward growth recently and all indications point to that trend continuing in the coming years.
By Joe Mellenbruch
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Devils Lake is a town that has enjoyed steady, upward growth recently and all indications point to that trend continuing in the coming years.
The new Applebees opens this month, the new Leevers addition at the 4th St SE location in Devils Lake is nearing completion, and the Sleep Inn, located at the east end of the city, seems to be wrapping up as well. That isn't even to mention to new Walmart Super Center being constructed, which will be open for business this upcoming spring.
Devils Lake mayor Dick Johnson has been pleased with the growth that Devils Lake has experienced, and he expects that growth to continue.
One thing he feels is a monumental part of that growth is the city's new-found security from the lake thanks to the embankment project that is currently in works, a project that Johnson believes will be fully completed by spring 2014.
"For a long time, we were pretty flat, pretty stagnant, and I think a lot of those concerns were because of the lake," Johnson said. "We had to continue to raise our embankment. Our roads were terrible coming in from the south. It got to be a chore to get to Devils Lake, and a rough ride at that."
But now, the town is secure, according to Johnson, thanks to the new embankment that has been constructed. Now, Devils Lake can focus on further progressing as a city without the looming fear of dangerous, damaging floods.
"We're protected, and most of the remaining work will be done by the end of this year," Johnson said. "Now, investors know we're going to be around for the long term, and I think that has encouraged those investors and developers to take a closer look at Devils Lake.
"We can focus on economic development now that we're safe, secure and that we're going to have a future, and economic developers are beginning to see that."
That appears to be the case.
Johnson also alluded to further business ventures that are being pursued in the city's industrial park, including Ultra Green, which is expected to be up and running before the end of the year.
It all seems to be moving in the right direction for Devils Lake, and new Forward Devils Lake Director Rachel Lindstrom will be keen to keep the town's momentum going.
Originally from Carrington, N.D., Lindstrom, who replaced former economic developer Chris Schilken on a full-time basis just two weeks ago, was formerly employed by Mercy Hospital in an administrative position that gave her direct oversight across a number of different departments throughout the hospital. Lindstrom has a strong business and financial backgrounds, qualities that are demanded by Forward Devils Lake.
Lindstrom admittedly has big shoes to fill after Schilken's departure, but she has said she doesn't feel pressure to succeed, but rather she is motivated to further promote the city's growth.
"Chris did an amazing job here," Lindstrom said, "and the work that he's already done will allow me to come in and continue to move things forward. I'm in a position to enable that progress. There's energy in this community, and it's motivating for me."
Johnson, who has nothing but the best things to say about Schilken, has every confidence that Lindstrom will succeed in her new position with Forward Devils Lake.
Intellect, a positive attitude and strong people skills are characteristics that Johnson feels will play to Lindstrom's advantage.
"It'll take a little bit of time to get her acclamated to everything," Johnson said, "but she's smart, and she knows what she's doing. We're very confident in her."


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Given the cold and snow that this time of year brings to the Northeast, it�s not hard to imagine why people want to leave New York for other states. This past week, reports surfaced backing up the notion that while the state has a lot to offer, living in New York leaves some people cold � for reasons�not limited to�the wintry weather.
More people are leaving the Empire State than are coming in, according to the United Van Lines' annual study of customers' state-to-state moves. Among the company�s moves to and from New York last year, more than 60 percent involved people leaving New York. That's the third highest exodus, according to the report, with New Jersey and Illinois the only states showing a higher percentage.
Where are the people going? Oregon, South Carolina and North Carolina had the highest percentages of people moving in last year. Meanwhile, the Associated Press projects that at some point early this year, Florida will surpass New York as the third most populous state.
From high taxes to chilly weather, government regulations to gray skies, people cite multiple reasons for exiting New York.
Anna Claes said after she and her husband Ben Claes were married in 2006 in their hometown of Naples, they felt they needed to move out of state for job security.
�We felt Ben would not have an easy time finding a job,� said Anna of staying in New York. �We felt it would increase our chances if we lived somewhere else.� With thoughts toward a warmer climate, and more sunshine, they moved to Taylors, S.C., a city in Greenville County about twice the size of Canandaigua, in the northwest part of South Carolina.
Ben found work quickly with a commercial construction company, and after his first temporary job ended he was offered a supervisor position. Now with the same company, Fairview Residential Services, he is vice president. Anna is a real estate agent with Joy Real Estate, a job that offers the flexibility she wants as they raise their kids, Lily, 8, and Atticus, 5, she said. The market in Greenville County has been good for her business as well as Ben�s, she added � and�they don�t feel the tax and regulatory pressures�they would in�New York.
Cal Cobb is another one sold on the South. A retiree and former president of the Farmington Chamber of Commerce, Cobb and his wife, Patricia, maintain a home in Farmington because of family ties to upstate but hope to eventually make their permanent home their residence in Daytona Beach, Fla.
�The ambiance is magnificent,� Cal said of Daytona. �The weather is pleasant year round.� Another reason to like Florida: Personal and property taxes. �Live here six months and one day, and you get the Homesteaders tax relief � it actually cuts property tax in half,� he said.
In addition, the cost of living overall is much lower in Florida,�Cobb said. That goes for gas prices, food buys, hard goods, eating out and so forth. He also likes the attractions: the Daytona 500 NASCAR race; Bike Week, when 500,000 motorcyclists congregate each year; other races at the track that attract tens of thousands of tourists ���plus, of course, Daytona Beach is the world's most famous drive-on beach, which also was the site for the founding races of NASCAR,� he said.
Cobb said the tourism industry is strong and the "snowbirds" boost the economy seasonally, �enough to allow them to ride out the lean months.� He added that Florida's number-one attraction is the ocean and its hundreds of white, sandy beaches, accompanied by warmer climate: �All else exists on that simple fact as I see it," he said.�"I used to be an avid snowmobiler, but as I aged, my thoughts drifted to Florida until we decided to buy a home after years of renting condos."
A fellow Florida fan is John Blankenberg, who grew up in Palmyra and then lived for years in Fairport before moving to The Villages, a retirement community an hour north of Orlando in central Florida. After retiring in 1995 from his business in plumbing, heating and air-conditioning, Blankenberg and his wife, Mary Ellen, moved to Florida in 2009.
The main attraction? Activities such as swimming and golfing, John said, plus the weather: When�the temperature dips below 50, he said,�that is really�cold.
Locals find solace in the South
Given the cold and snow that this time of year brings to the Northeast, it�s not hard to imagine why people want to leave New York for other states. This past week, reports surfaced backing up the notion that while the state has a lot to offer, living in New York leaves some people cold � for reasons�not limited to�the wintry weather.


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Over the years, Eddie and Jobo, now with the addition of Erica, have been the way that I started my morning. We have enjoyed them on air, and at amazing special events like the B96 Summer Bash.
With their move to Prudential Plaza, they have a great over Lake Michigan and beatiful offices. Today, we had the pleasure of visiting Eddie, Jobo and Erica and presenting them with special treats for Super Bowl.
Go Bears! Thank you Eddie, Jobo, Erica and B96 for all you do for Chicago!


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Submission + - Google Sees Surge in Censorship Demands (informationweek.com)
CowboyRobot writes: "Silencing speech isn't just for dictators; democracies are trying it also. U.S. authorities, for example, asked Google to remove information 6,192 times in the second half of 2011. Google senior policy analyst Dorothy Chou characterizes requests to limit political speech as troubling. "We noticed that government agencies from different countries would sometimes ask us to remove political content that our users had posted on our services," said Chou. "We hoped this was an aberration. But now we know it's not.""


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These artists have all found new expression in their work by coming to America - oud player and composer Rahim Al-Haj fled Iraq for political reasons. Now he fuses Middle Eastern and western influences together in his music, Malika Zarra was born in Morocco, grew up in France and found a creative home in New York's multi-cultural music scene. And Detroit artist Adnan Charara explores the idea of identity, personally and cosmically, in his painting and sculpture.
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The Kangbashi district began as a public-works project in Ordos, a wealthy coal-mining town in Inner Mongolia. The area is filled with office towers, administrative centers, government buildings, museums, theaters, middle-class duplexes and bungalows. Meant as home for one million people, the Kangbashi district remains nearly empty five years after the construction began. All built by local developers in the hope that Ordos' recently riches will buy the places to be near the new center of power. Workers get bused daily to the new city hall, but the housing is still largely unoccupied. .The problem is, nobody's moved in from the old Ordos City, located just 30 kilometres away. Dongsheng, the previous administrative center of Ordos, the one the government decided wasn't good enough, is where the people live. The residents are meant to move to the brand new modern Ordos but they can't really move to a city where there is no economy. Despite all this, the Ordos government is still planning to expand Kangbashi..Kangbashi, a mostly unoccupied commercial area.
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Squirrels' Brown turning season around07/14/2012 12:24 AM ET
By Danny Wild and David Heck / MLB.com
The new Gary Brown is in a hurry to make Giants fans forget what they saw over the first two months of the season. And with good reason.
A reinvented Brown, the Giants' top prospect, is suddenly looking a lot like the 2011 edition that destroyed Cal League pitching in his first full season in the Minors. A promotion to Double-A this spring put added pressure on him, and a subtle flaw in his batting mechanics produced a dismal April.
Brown is a new man these days, though. He collected two hits in each half of Friday's doubleheader at Harrisburg, making it seven straight multi-hit games and hits in 27 of his last 29 starts. The 23-year-old outfielder singled, doubled and scored in Double-A Richmond's 4-0 win in Game 1 before singling twice and stealing three bases in a 3-2 loss in the nightcap.
"My balance was really off from the get-go," Brown said. "I was doing a lot of things wrong mechanically that I haven't done before. I was really closing myself off and pitchers were doing a good job throwing inside pitches that I couldn't touch because I was burying my hands and burying my shoulders. I've made some adjustments and, with a little luck, things have turned my way a little more."
Brown took a while to adjust to Double-A pitching after ripping Cal League hurlers with a .336 average in a breakout 2011 season with Class A Advanced San Jose. He hit .227 in April and .258 with five RBIs in 30 games in May. And by the time June rolled around, MiLB.com's 2011 Class A Advanced Hitter of the Year had just one homer and 17 RBIs.
The Giants had seen enough. The organization studied the 2010 first-round Draft pick and noticed a hitch in his stride at the plate. An altered leg kick was making him late to the ball, and Eastern League pitchers took advantage.
Brown made an adjustment and, bingo, results.
"He's getting his bat through the zone and driving the ball better," Richmond hitting coach Ken Joyce told the San Francisco Chronicle last week. "He's getting more doubles and putting more backspin on the ball than he was at the beginning of the season. We eliminated the pre-step to get him to relax a little bit. He's seeing the ball better than he did in the beginning of the season.
"He bought into what we're trying to do. It's a matter of making a change to make him a big league hitter."
Brown, a Cal State-Fullerton product who had 80 RBIs last year, has been a rampage since changing his approach. He hit .294 in June and is batting .464 in 12 games this month to get his average up to .292.
Brown has multiple hits in 20 of his last 29 games and has scored 13 runs in July.
"There were a lot of times when I was down on myself," he said. "That's baseball. I had to tell myself at one point, 'You can't pity yourself. You've got to go into work and put the time in.' That's what I was doing. I wasn't giving up."
Friday's second game was Brown's first three-steal performance of the year and just the second time he's stolen a base since June 22.
"It's really just committing to it," he said. "I haven't been committing to it as much as I'd like. My first couple steps haven't been as explosive as they should be. I'm just trying to get better."
Brown led off Friday's opener with a double and scored when rehabbing right-hander Chien-Ming Wang threw away Ehire Adrianza's bunt. He singled again in the fifth but was thrown out stealing to end the inning.
The California native started Game 2 with a strikeout but singled and stole second in the third. He singled again and stole second and third in the fifth but was left stranded.
Brown's 2011 season included about a dozen honors and accolades after he batted .336 with 14 homers, 80 RBIs, 53 steals and a .408 on-base percentage. He was named Cal League Rookie of the Year a midseason and postseason All-Star, an MiLB.com Giants Organization All-Star, a Topps Class A All-Star and a Baseball America Minor League and Class A Advanced All-Star. Brown also was selected to the All-Star Futures Game in Arizona.
This year, he's batting .352 against left-handed pitchers and .280 with runners on base. He's confident that with the changes he's made, he can keep up his recent success.
"I know now I'm making my adjustments from pitch to pitch rather than game to game or at-bat to at-bat," Brown said. "I feel like I did last year, I feel good right now. I think you learn a lot from yourself when you go through some bad times and come out of it."


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State opens propane hotline
By Forum News Service
ST. PAUL -- The state has established a hotline for Minnesotans with propane problems or questions.
Propane is in short supply, which pushes prices to record-high levels. Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency.
The hotline is 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at (651) 297-1304 or (800) 657-3504. Experts from the state Commerce Department are staffing the hotline in the Minnesota Emergency Operations Center.
About 250,000 Minnesota homes use propane fuel for heat, with businesses and farmers also using it. Most of the homes that use propane are in rural areas.


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Since 2004, Pew Research Center has issued an annual report on key audience and economic indicators for a variety of sectors within the U.S. news media industry. These data speak to the shifting ways in which Americans seek out news and information, how news organizations get their revenue, and the resources available to American journalists as they seek to inform the public about important events of the day. The press is sometimes called the fourth branch of government, but in the U.S., it's also very much a business – one whose ability to serve the public is dependent on its ability to attract eyeballs and dollars.
Over the years, the Center's approach to these indicators has evolved along with the industry, carefully considering the metrics, sectors and format in which the data appear. This year, instead of a single summary report, a series of fact sheets showcasing the most important current and historical data points for each sector – in an easy-to-digest format – will be rolled out a few at a time over the coming months.
Listed below are the 2017 fact sheets released so far, along with links to related reports that provide other angles of analysis about the news media industry. (State of the News Media reports from 2004-2016 are archived as PDFs and available here.) Check back in the coming months as the collection below grows – and in the years to come as these fact sheets continue to be updated with the latest data.
Digital News Fact Sheet
In the U.S., roughly nine-in-ten adults ever get news online (either via mobile or desktop), and the online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, "born on the web" news outlets.
Public Broadcasting Fact Sheet
Hundreds of local and regional radio and television stations comprise the U.S. public media system.
Hispanic and African American News Media Fact Sheet
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A man was stabbed in a brawl at Lorne and two people suffered burns during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne.
Police administered first aid and drove a man to hospital after breaking up a fight on the Lorne foreshore, Victoria Police spokeswoman Belle Nolan said.
"Police were patrolling near the intersection of Mountjoy Parade and Grove Road and they witnessed an altercation between a group of people at 11.45pm," she said.
"They've gone over, and broke up what was going on and they've spoken to an 18-year-old man who told them he'd been stabbed in the chest.
"Police actually administered first aid themselves at the scene and they also took the victim themselves to the Lorne Hospital and from there he was airlifted to The Alfred [hospital] in a stable condition."
Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman Trevor Woodward said a 22-year-old man suffered burns to his left arm after a firework exploded in his hand at Mount Waverley, while an 18-year-old woman burned both hands and one leg after falling into a fire at Mentone.
Police are investigating the fireworks incident, which happened about midnight at a Pamela Street home.
Investigators believe the Chadstone man was holding fireworks in his left hand when the device exploded, causing burns to his forearm and hand.
He was taken to The Alfred with medium-level burns.
Mr Woodward said firefighters rescued three dogs spooked by fireworks.
"One of note was in Sunshine West where a dog got well and truly wedged in a fence," he said.
"It was bleeding, it was in quite a deal of pain.
"The crews managed to release the dog – it took about 15 minutes to get the dog released from the fence – but it was a stray and no one around wanted to take responsibility for the dog, so the crews actually took it back to the fire station so they could look after it and get the council ranger to come and pick it up from the fire station.
"At least they gave it some TLC because the poor thing had been in a lot of pain and had been scared totally out of its wits."
Nearby in Albion, several homes were evacuated after a single-storey weatherboard house was destroyed in a suspicious fire.
Mr Woodward said the blaze at the Ridley Street home was reported about 5.30am.
"They had to evacuate a two-storey block of units on one side and a double-storey house on the other – it was burning that fiercely."
Anyone with information about the Lorne stabbing is urged to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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Polar bears will return to the Calgary Zoo and join seals, Japanese snow monkeys and marquee giant pandas as part of the facility's long-term plan to welcome new species, renovate enclosures and incorporate interactive elements to exhibits.
The 20-year master plan, unveiled to the public Thursday, is being hailed as the most ambitious redevelopment project in the zoo's 84-year history.
"Twenty years from now, the Calgary Zoo will bear little resemblance to the zoo today," said zoo president and CEO Clement Lanthier.
"We intend to build a zoo that will lead the world in animal welfare while immersing our guests in experiences that will inspire a new appreciation for wildlife and wild places."
Lanthier said the new plan — two years in the making — was timely as the old master plan, which brought the popular Penguin Plunge, has come to an end.
The first phase spans the next five years when $162 million will be spent on at least 36 projects, including the arrival of two giant pandas in 2018. When the facility last hosted pandas in 1988, zoo attendance nearly doubled, he said.
The bamboo-chomping bears will take over the space left vacant when the zoo's elephants are relocated. A new species, which has not yet been decided, will occupy the space on an interim basis before the pandas arrive.
In the next half decade, the zoo also plans to build an interactive African village in Destination Africa, and a lemur exhibit to come in the early months of 2015 — news that brought a smile to the face of six-year-old Riley Balicki, whose family was visiting the zoo on Thursday.
Riley has even asked all his friends to donate money to the exhibit instead of bringing him gifts for his birthday next month, said his mother, Michaela Balicki.
"He's always loved lemurs since he could speak," she said.
The zoo will phase out the Prehistoric Park to make room for endangered Japanese snow monkeys and takin, a species native to China and northern India.
The second phase, which spans 15 years, will see a complete revamp of the facility's west end, including a new tiger habitat, a 65,000 square-foot Tropical House, and orangutans, which will replace the pandas when they must be sent back to China.
The zoo hopes to allow for a more interactive experience, such as allowing visitors to feed the giraffes — under the supervision of zoo staff.
Finally, the Canadian Wilds will be rebuilt to accommodate seals and polar bears, which will make their home in a 8.5-hectare area.
He said some will question the decision to bring back the iconic white bears. In the 1990s, one of the zoo's polar bears was treated with Prozac for non-stop pacing, which drew criticism from animal advocates.
But the facility has a responsibility to be part of the solution in preserving the world's endangered species, of which one in seven are in the care of zoos.
"Not including them in our plan, I think that would be negligent as we have to help that species that will become at risk because of the environmental challenge they face now," Lanthier said, citing the zoo's commitment to conservation.
However, plans to bring back the cold climate animals have angered Julie Woodyer, campaigns director at Zoocheck Canada. She called the decision "disgusting."
"They need to walk long distances, they're predators, and you can't have an animal evolved to do that stuck in a small space," she said.
She added nothing in the zoo's 20-year plan sounds original or exciting.
She said all zoos should conduct welfare assessments on all their animals before making a master plan. Animals whose needs aren't being met should have their enclosures modified to meet those needs, or should be moved to other facilities.
Woodyer said she wished the Calgary Zoo's plans included rescuing animals or rehabilitating wildlife, which would be returned to the wild.
Commenting on the cost, Woodyer said it's a lot of money for "nothing innovative."
Lanthier said he hopes the municipal, provincial and federal governments will each chip in 25 per cent of the $162 million needed for Phase 1. The money spent is expected to generate an economic impact of $363 million, according to an independent study by Grant Thornton.
Bruce Foster, associate professor in the department of policy studies at Mount Royal University, said this request seems "on the high side for the zoo."
"Just because it's a time of austerity doesn't mean the asks dry up. . . . This is quite normal for an organization of that size like the Calgary Zoo to make a request of all three levels of government," he said. "Whether they're going to get it or not, that's the thing.
He said the Calgary Zoo is well attended — it was the most visited zoo in Canada in 2012 with 1.45 million visitors — and good for tourism. It's also a large employer. And governments will weigh those factors, he said.
"If they do participate in the funding program, they'll probably advise the zoo to go back and see what they can do in the private sector."
The provincial government would likely be the most reluctant to provide that kind of funding given its recent budget, Foster said.
No cost estimate is available for the full 20-year plan.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th Oct 2012 12:14 UTC
After yesterday's TV advertisement, Microsoft finally unveiled the pricing for its Surface tablet - the ARM Windows RT version that is. The cheapest Surface - 32GB without touch cover - will set you back $499. They're aiming straight for iPad pricing here, ignoring the popular cheaper Android offerings. Update: only available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States. As usual.
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I guess that's why the new Nook and Kindle tablets have HDMI ports, since it's such a worthless feature
I didn't claim that HDMI is worthless - just non-essential.
The Kindle and Nook are deliberately crippled multimedia devices designed for the US market.
The cheap android tablets are primarily designed for very low cost internet access.


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A grant to help pay for major road work in Tecumseh will be sought.
On a unanimous vote Monday, the Tecumseh City Council authorized city manager Kevin Welch and Department of Public Works director Tim Bock to apply for a $375,000 Small Urban Grant for 2016. The funds, if approved, would help cover the estimated $470,000 cost for upgrades to the entire length of Burt Street and North Maumee Street from East Chicago Boulevard to Evans Street.
"This is a competitive grant that needs to be submitted in the next few weeks. There is no guarantee we will receive any or all of the $375,000," Welch said. "We can do a 'mill and fill' approach that will cover more area. However, the longevity is about seven to 10 years' life expectancy."
The cost for mill and fill on Burt is estimated at $174,000, compared to a $400,000 total rebuild. The North Maumee project has a cost estimate of $159,000, compared to a rebuild estimate of $356,000. A complete street rebuild has a life expectancy of at least 12 years, Welch told the council.
Bock recommended the city either do both Burt and Maumee as mill and fill or do a complete rebuild of Burt Street. Welch said regardless of which approach the city takes, it would have to pay at least 25 percent of the cost, which would cover engineering work. The total local match would be about $94,000.
Welch and Bock said the city looked at upgrading several streets besides North Maumee and Burt. Consideration was given to South Union Street from West Chicago Boulevard to Patterson Street, and North Union from West Chicago to Brown Street.
Two sections of Evans Street were also considered. They included South Evans from Chicago to Kilbuck Street and North Evans from Chicago to Water Street.
Once the funds are secured, Welch said, the city will decide what projects to do.
Tecumseh to apply for 2016 grant to pay for street repairs
A grant to help pay for major road work in Tecumseh will be sought.


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Inside airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliners
On Sunday, United Airlines' Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its inaugural commercial flight, flying from Houston to Chicago. The carrier became the first North American airline to fly the 787. The plane, fabricated from composite materials, is Boeing's first all-new one since the 1990s. It uses LED lighting and features shade-less windows that dim with the push of a button. Boeing has delivered the Dreamliner to five other airlines, including All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Air India, Ethiopian Airlines and LAN. Here's a look some of these planes. Virtual tour: Inside a Qatar Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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I'm watching the usage of Chatroulette carefully at the moment as it could be about to prove a theory I've had for a while…
When I've researched streaming video/webcam sites in the past, I've seen that besides some notable brand channels, the majority of broadcasters seem to be under 20, and the most popular ones then to be female. And due to the often disturbing nature of the conversations and videochats that arise, the likes of Justin.tv, Stickam etc have all tried to clamp down on this behaviour with automated and human filtering and moderation. They've tended to focus their efforts on encouraging brand content and integrating with platforms such as Facebook, whilst suffering the occasional challenge from their use for the illegal rebroadcasting of PayPerView sporting events etc.
Yesterday Chatroulette founder and CEO Andrey Ternovskiy posted a lengthy and thoughtful post regarding the service famed for the frequency of naked males appearing on webcam – the speed with which you cycle through prospective chat partners highlighted how many guys looking for an audience.
' Recently I decided to seriously look into issue again, and I've had a breakthrough.
Luckily we all live in a real world, and we can easily apply the laws of a real world even on an internet application. With the help of a few good developers we've started collecting information, such as IP addresses, logs and screen captures of offenders who actually break US/UN laws by broadcasting inappropriate content in a specific situations. We've captured and saved thousands of IP addresses of alleged offenders, along with logs and screenshots which prove wrong behavior. We are initiating a conversation with enforcement agencies and we are willing to provide all the information we have. I hope that with help of a Criminal law we can finally get the problem out of our shoulders and get existing organizations which usually solve these kind of problems to help us.'
I definitely agree with measures to prevent images being received by anyone who hasn't chosen to see them, or those who are below the age at which they can choose for themselves.
But I'm struggling to see exactly how Chatroulette will continue to function without the reason it came to fame in the first place – the notoriety for nudity. The launch of Channelroulette means that there's a specific part of the site for those wishing for more adult content, but there's still no age restriction or barrier to anyone entering, and as the audience is split into groups, the serendipity of a large, random pool of potential connections is going to be minimised.
So I'm going with two hunches – the decision to crack down on offensive/illegal activities was prompted by the investors in the service (The ability to capture IP addresses and screen captures doesn't seem particularly revolutionary), and traffic to the site is about to take a big dive.
Possibly there's a revolutionary new video service about to spring out of Chatroulette which might leapfrog Justin, Stickam et al in their efforts to increase the revenue from broadcasting webcam streams. But there doesn't seem to be a clear path at the moment, considering Ternovskiy ends with the hope 'someday our service will become a beautiful video world, an internet country with no borders and locations'. Just after mentioning their new location-matching algorithm).
Video is definitely significant as broadband speeds increase (and sadly data caps often decrease), but it still tends to be primarily a consumption medium with significant streaming and distribution costs. And I'm not sure Chatroulette is going to move any further than the existing services in creating successful video-based businesses.


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Small classes and accomplished faculty mean the opportunities at Ithaca are nearly endless: our facilities accommodate everything from sheet metal sculpture to digital imaging, silkscreen to computer animation.
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Rex's presser is harder to watch than the game was yesterday...
"I saw some good things"
"We had a great practice"
"Our O-line was blowing guys off the line"
"Things on the tape that I was happy with"
"I am encouraged with things I saw on the tape"
"I believe in our offense"
"we are taking positive steps"
and on and on.....
If you didn't watch any game this year and only listened to Rex and Mark's press conferences, you'd think they had won every game. There's no difference between a losing or winning press conference.
Sadly, I tuned Rex out long ago and have the feeling most of the players did the same. Very unfortunate that a HC that started out so brightly has become a complete irrelevance. He is out of ideas and out of time and I am sorry to see it.
Rex: "It wasn't that bad ... It's not like we got blown out, or anything like that..."
Did he really say those things??? Yikes, what planet is he living on?
How the f@ck can that idiot keep saying one of the worst-rated qbs in the league gives his team the best chance to win!?!?!? I want him fired for that reason alone. I'm not sure I can watch another game with suckchez as qb!
I know thats over the top but jeez he sounds like a moron.
He's no SUNY music major like us.
When he is fired after next season, where will Rex rank in the illustrious HC pantheon of the NYJ?


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty- and 50-somethings in the throes of a mid-life crisis should probably stop blaming a troubled marriage, their kid's college costs, or technology that makes them feel about as modern as papyrus compared to their younger colleagues.
A new study finds that chimpanzees and orangutans, too, often experience a mid-life crisis, suggesting the causes are inherent in primate biology and not specific to human society.
"We were just stunned" when data on the apes showed a U-shaped curve of happiness, said economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and a co-author of the paper, which was published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA.
The U-shaped curve of human happiness and other aspects of well-being are as thoroughly documented as the reasons for it are controversial. Since 2002 studies in some 50 countries have found that well-being is high in youth, plunges in mid-life and rises in old age. The euphoria of youth comes from unlimited hopes and good health, while the contentment and serenity of the elderly likely reflects "accumulated wisdom and the fact that when you've seen friends and family die, you value what you have," said Oswald.
The reasons for the plunge in well-being in middle age, when suicides and use of anti-depressants both peak, are murkier. In recent years researchers have emphasized sociological and economic factors, from the accountant's recognition that she will never realize her dream of starring on Broadway to the middle manager's fear of being downsized, not to mention failing marriages and financial woes.
In what Oswald, 58, calls "a burst of madness," since no such study had ever been attempted, he and his colleagues decided to see whether creatures that don't have career regrets or underwater mortgages might nevertheless suffer a well-being plunge in middle age.
They enlisted colleagues to assess the well-being of 155 chimps in Japanese zoos, 181 in U.S. and Australian zoos and 172 orangs in zoos in the United States, Canada, Australia and Singapore. Keepers, volunteers, researchers and caretakers who knew the apes well used a four-item questionnaire to assess the level of contentment in the animals, said psychologist Alex Weiss of Scotland's University of Edinburgh. One question, for instance, asked how much pleasure the animals - which ranged from infants to graybeards - get from social interactions.
All three groups of apes experienced mid-life malaise: a U-shaped contentment curve with the nadir at ages 28, 27 and 35, respectively, comparable to human ages of 45 to 50.
Why would chimps and orangs have a mid-life crisis? It could be that their societies are similar enough to the human variety that social, and not only biological, factors are at work, Oswald said. Perhaps apes feel existential despair, too, when they realize they'll never be the alpha male or female.
An evolutionary explanation is even more intriguing. "Maybe nature doesn't want us to be contented in middle age, doesn't want us sitting around contentedly with our feet up in a tree," he said. "Maybe discontent lights a fire under people, causing them to achieve more" for themselves and their family.
"By knowing our results, people might be gentler on themselves" when they experience a mid-life crisis, Oswald said. "Knowing that it's biological, they'll realize that if they can just hang on they'll likely come out the other side."
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She also said it was okay if we couldn't.
QuoteShe also said it was okay if we couldn't.She said it was okay if you couldn't move the date, so it's okay. Don't stress it and continue as planned.
I'm trying to wrap my head around the notion that 5 weeks is cutting it close, especially for a first baby. If baby showers are supposed to be 100 percent risk free, nobody would ever have one!Stick to your date. The only rudeness I see here is friends scaring a new mom with their unsolicited feedback. As guests, their role is to accept or decline.
To the OP: you and your sister are fine keeping the date of the shower. The two of you are coming in from out of town to host this and the mom-to-be agreed with the date.I wonder if any of the friends telling MTB that she'll be "too uncomfortable" have stepped-up and offered to host a shower?
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'Borgen' Actor Pilou Asbæk Takes a Star Turn Hosting Eurovision Song Contest
Known to the public as the cynical spin doctor Kasper Juul in the TV-series "Borgen," Danish actor Pilou Asbæk tells Speakeasy he is ready to take on a far different role that may actually better reflect who he really is: Hosting this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
"As a private person I am maybe more Eurovision than Kasper Juul," Asbæk says when meeting for an interview in Copenhagen.
Asbæk's professional repertoire may appear a little dark to the typical Eurovision fan. "A Highjacking" and "The Killing" are his most-known film. But when wearing jeans and a light blue shirt in the streets of Copenhagen (rather than the slick suits his characters don), he appears far more approachable.


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Associated Press News Release
By STEVE MILLER
TALAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers are considering a measure to allocate $5 million annually in state funds to add medical tourism to the list of state attractions.
The money would go to promote a combination of hospitality and medical care to people from places both domestic and foreign, including the Middle East, the Caribbean and Europe.
Although U.S. residents have for years sought treatment overseas to save money, this is one of the first times a U.S. state has considered marketing itself as a medical tourism destination, according to a trade association.
A Kansas-based medical management firm is now turning the former Metropolitan Hospital of Miami into a medical tourist destination.
News Release: Florida Senate
Tallahassee–Senate Bill 1150, Medical Tourism, sponsored by Senator Aaron Bean (R-Fernandina Beach) today passed the Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism, chaired by Senator Nancy Detert (R-Venice). SB 1150 directs Enterprise Florida, Inc., and the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation (Visit Florida) to promote medical tourism and market the state as a health care destination.
"Medical tourism has existed in Florida since Ponce de Leon set out in search of the Fountain of Youth. By expanding medical tourism, Florida's quality health care providers will be able to tap into the expertise of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida to promote their services while advancing the state's goal of annually attracting more than 100 million tourists to Florida," said Senator Bean. "This legislation incentivizes quality health care providers to offer innovative and competitively priced service packages that include amenities from our state's established tourism network of hotels, restaurants, and attractions."
"This legislation will promote national and international awareness of the qualifications, scope of services, and specialized health care expertise of quality providers in Florida, including our Cancer Centers of Excellence," said Florida Senate President Don Gaetz (R-Niceville).
SB 1150 adds medical tourism to Visit Florida's 4-year marketing plan and showcase of Florida providers. The bill allocates $3.5 million annually from the total appropriation for Visit Florida in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for this purpose. The bill also creates a matching grant program within Visit Florida for local and regional economic development organizations to create targeted medical tourism marketing initiatives. The bill allocates $1.5 million annually from the total appropriation for Visit Florida in the GAA to be used for this purpose.


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Two community leaders will be honored at the first Women of Distinction event presented by the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands.
Two community leaders will be honored at the first Women of Distinction event presented by the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands.
The honorees, announced Wednesday, are Randi A. Berry and Susan "Susu" Phifer Johnson. The event recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding women from Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties.
"Our two honorees are women whose accomplishments make them positive role models who inspire girls to achieve their own goals and dreams," Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands President/CEO Kim Hutzell said in a written statement. "They exemplify the Girl Scout Promise and Law through ethical leadership and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of their fellow citizens through community service."
After graduating from the University of South Carolina, Berry taught in School District 7 where her focus was upper elementary and gifted education, according to the statement. Berry later earned a master's degree in education from Converse College.
Berry retired from teaching eight years ago and began volunteering at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen where about 500 people are served meals each day. She played an integral role in the effort to relocate the soup kitchen to its new location on South Forest Street — raising $600,000 for the project, according to the statement.
About 500 people are served meals each day at the soup kitchen. Berry initiated a blanket drive, increased the number of adults who receive Christmas bags filled with necessities and increased the number of children benefitting from the Christmas For Kids personalized wish list program, according to the statement.
Berry supports various charitable organizations in town.
Susan "Susu" Phifer Johnson is a graduate of Converse College and received a master's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Education has been among her many commitments to the Spartanburg community, where she has served as a Converse College Trustee since 2002, later chaired the board and continues today as Trustee Emerita.
Johnson volunteered several years at Mary H. Wright Elementary School and her family founded the private school, Meeting Street Academy, for children of low-income families, according to the written statement.
Johnson serves on the College Hub Board, which aims to encourage more local residents to obtain a college degree.
Johnson's other leadership positions in civic areas includes serving as city of Spartanburg councilwoman, United Way of the Piedmont Campaign Chair and Board Chair and supporting Girl Scouts for years, through leading a campaign to raise money to renovate the Camp Mary Elizabeth swimming pool and creating the Susu FunD to help underwrite travel expenses for Gold Award recipients who would like to travel to a Girl Scout International World Center, according to the statement.
The first-ever Women of Distinction Boots & Pearls celebration will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in downtown Spartanburg.
For ticket information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Rhonda Holden at 864-770-1415 or email@example.com.


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NCAA Basketball 2009: The BCS VersionPosted by nvr1983 on March 16th, 2009
With the release of the brackets on Sunday evening there has been quite a bit of controversy (Arizona over St. Mary's being the predominant gripe) and there have been some interesting moments with Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps ganging up on Dick Vitale and almost bringing him to tears. However, it was nothing compared to the furor that we saw when the BCS released its final poll that determined the BCS bowl games and more importantly the national championship. We thought it would be a fun exercise to try to make a mock BCS basketball system. I used the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls as the human polls and ESPN.com's InsiderRPI, KenPom.com, and Sagarin's ratings as the computer polls. There are a couple polls I excluded for other reasons: Kenneth Massey's (wasn't updated yet) and Jerry Palm's (not free). I did not throw out the high and low computer polls for two reasons: (1) we only had 3 available and (2) they were fairly similar with a few exceptions (Gonzaga in the RPI, but they weren't going to be a factor anyways because of Memphis). ESPN.com's InsiderRPI didn't include the games from Sunday, but after looking at the final results they would not have had any impact on the rankings based on the teams involved. Here are the results:
If you want to try and follow along, here are the BCS criteria.
Now onto the match-ups. . .


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Diana Taurasi ended with 23 points for the Mercury, who played their second straight game without No. 1 draft pick Brittney Griner (sprained left knee). DeWanna Bonner and Candice Dupree tallied 17 and 14 points, respectively.


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From Joomla! Documentation
How to Access
Select Extensions → Module Manager from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
The Module Manager is where you add and edit Joomla! Modules. In Joomla!, Modules are used to display content and/or media around the main content.
Module Facts:
- All Joomla! websites require at least 1 Menu Module
- All Other Module Types are Optional. (Examples: News, Banner, Latest News, Polls)
- Every Menu is accompanied by a menu module. (Example mod_mainmenu)
- Multiple occurrences of similar module types.
- Some Modules are linked to components. For example, each Menu Module is related to one Menu component. To define a Menu in Joomla!, you need to create the Menu and Menu Items using the Menus screens and then create the Module for the Menu using this screen. Other Modules, such as Custom HTML and Breadcrumbs, do not depend on any other content. See Module Manager - New/Edit for information about the different Module Types.
The Joomla! installation is accompanied with 20 module types, additional 3rd party modules can be located at the JED.
Column Headers
Click on the column heading to sort the list by that column's value.
- #. An indexing number automatically assigned by Joomla! for ease of reference.
- Checkbox: Check this box to select one or more items. To select all items, check the box in the column heading. After one or more boxes are checked, click a toolbar button to take an action on the selected item or items. Many toolbar actions, such as Publish and Unpublish, can work with multiple items. Others, such as Edit, only work on one item at a time. If multiple items are checked and you press Edit, the first item will be opened for editing.
- Module Name. The name of the Module. You can click on the name to open the Module for editing.
- Enabled. A green tick or a red X showing whether the use of the component is enabled/disabled. Click the icon to toggle the item between enabled and disabled.
- Ordering: (default). The column in which to sort displayed items in the table. The values are the same as the column heading names.
- Access Level. Who has access to this item. Current options are:
- Public: Everyone has access
- Registered: Only registered users have access
- Special: Only users with author status or higher have access
- You can change an item's Access Level by clicking on the icon in the column.
- Position. The position on the page where this module is displayed. Positions are locations on the page where modules can be placed (for example, "left" or "right"). Positions are defined in the Template in use for the page. Positions can also be used to insert a Module inside an Article using the syntax "{loadposition xxx}", where "xxx" is a unique position for the module.
- Pages. The Menu Items where this Module will be displayed. Options are "All" for all Menu Items, "None" for no Menu Items, and "Varies" for selected Menu Items. A Module will only display on Menu Items where it is selected.
- Type. The system name of the Module. Joomla! installs 20 standard Modules. Many Joomla! Extensions contribute additional Modules. See Module Manager New/Edit for information about each of the standard Modules.
- ID. This is a unique identification number for this item assigned automatically by Joomla!. It is used to identify the item internally, and you cannot change this number. When creating a new item, this field displays 0 until you save the new entry, at which point a new ID is assigned to it.
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At the top left you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
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- Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected module. If more than one module is selected (where applicable), only the first module will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the module.
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- Publish. Makes the selected modules available to visitors to your website.
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- Trash. Changes the status of the selected modules to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed modules can still be recovered by selecting "Trashed" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the modules to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed modules, select "Trashed" in the Select Status filter, select the modules to be permanently deleted, then click the Empty Trash toolbar icon.
- Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.
- Help. Opens this help screen.
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- Site. Opens the Site tab. This is the default tab and allows you to manage the Modules for the front end of the web site.
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It's that time of the year where familiar holiday sights and sounds of The Salvation Army's red kettles and bell ringers return with one goal — bringing hope to those who need it the most.
It's that time of the year where familiar holiday sights and sounds of The Salvation Army's red kettles and bell ringers return with one goal — bringing hope to those who need it the most.
The Davidson County chapter kicked off its 2013 Red Kettle Campaign with a brief ceremony Thursday in front of Lanier's Hardware. The words "Sharing is Caring" shone brightly on a Salvation Army stand posted in the parking lot. Also written on the sign was "Need knows so season."
"We're just glad to have everybody here," said Les Ashby, corps administrator for the Salvation Army of Davidson County. "We're hoping for a fantastic year. If you go by, please drop some change or the green stuff. This helps raise funds not only for Christmas but all year long. I know the economy is tough. Statistics say poverty is worse in Davidson County. We need to reach out to those families and help them. We just need to get the support to do that work."
When donating to a kettle set up around town, people are giving far more than money. They're helping provide Christmas toys for little children, meals for the hungry, financial assistance to needy families, clothes and support for the agency's programs.
"The Salvation Army has been in Lexington for a long time," said Michael Swann, president of the board of directors of the local Salvation Army. "This time of the year with the kettle drive is unique because we're focusing completely on children with their families to provide food, toys and help those who might have the greatest hardship so they can experience the joy of Christmas in a great way. Thank you to those that have not given but will."
Twenty-five sites have been identified in Lexington, Thomasville, Denton, Welcome and other areas of Davidson County where kettles will be set up in front of businesses starting Nov. 15. The agency is still seeking businesses to display the stands. Ashby mentioned that they have kettle counters that can be placed inside, too.
On Friday and Saturday, a handful of kettles will be in various places around town as part of volunteer kickoff weekend. Many of the volunteers are from civic clubs, school groups, organizations or individuals wanting to help. Anyone interested should contact Melissa Blackburn, secretary and human resources director for the Salvation Army, at 249-0336, ext. 21. Bell ringers can choose the hours they would like to help.
The red kettles have become a Christmas tradition in every part of the world. This was the second year the local nonprofit organization held the kickoff event in preparation for the donation season. Last year, the organization collected $108,000, and the goal this year is $125,000.
Blackburn said the amount collected last year was higher than previous years, which was important because the need rose. During the holidays, the agency has nearly 650 families requesting help and 1,546 children on a Christmas list for presents.
"The need is great," Blackburn said. "There are so many people out of work and sick. It's sad to see what a lot of people are going through."
Also, the organization has two projects under way that provide Christmas presents for children. It is seeking sponsors for its Adopt an Angel and Fill a Stocking projects that will run until the second week of December.
Residents can also Fill a Food Box where donors are asked to place food items such as meat and fixings for a holiday dinner in a box that will be donated to a family. Volunteers are also needed to work in the Christmas warehouse to help organize and distribute the toys in December. People can also give unwrapped toys, stocking stuffers, wrapping paper and basic necessities such as clothing, toothbrushes, toilettes, toothpaste, shampoo and soap.
The organization has started distributing coats to any individuals needing jackets. The pick-up location for the "Give a Kid a Coat" will be at 1302 S. Main St. Times are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Another location is The Salvation Army Thrift Store, 13 Cloniger Drive, Thomasville. Adults must bring identification to receive coats for the household.
The kettle drive is the biggest fundraiser for the agency. When someone sees a red kettle this holiday season, Blackburn asked them to please donate something. Every little bit counts, she said.
"Everybody sees the kettles. The money stays here in Davidson County," she said. "We want to thank the community because the community is what makes this happen. The outpouring of the community is very overwhelming. We're very grateful we live in a wonderful community."
Deneesha Edwards can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 213, or at email@example.com.


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Indiana Interpreter Certificate
By James W. Van Manen, Deputy Director-Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
So you have your certificate all shiny and new from DHHS. Now what?
Q: Nationally Certified?
A: If you are nationally certified with RID or have NAD IV or NAD V, you do not need to inform DHHS of workshops you take. Your CEUs will be tracked by RID or NAD, not DHHS. DHHS will check to see that you are still nationally certified when it is time to renew. We will not handle your CEU tracking.
Q: Provisionally Certified?
A: If you have the provisional IIC you must take 20 hours of RID approved workshops (2 CEUs) each year. You will need to inform DHHS of the workshops you take as DHHS will track your CEUs. The DHHS CEU form is available from for this.
Q: Educational Certificate?
A: For you who hold the Educational Interpreter Certificate, you must also have 2 CEUs each year but your requirements are more specific.
For ease of understanding, DHHS will, from now on refer to two categories that one CEU (one each) must come from annually for educational interpreters:
Category 1: One (1) CEU of skill development in the type of interpreting or transliterating that corresponds to the certificate held by the interpreter. DHHS interprets this to mean skill development that assists in the understanding of language and language related issues such as linguistics.
Category 2: One (1) CEU from one of the following seven content areas:
A. Deaf Culture and History;
B. Language Development and Acquisition in Children;
C. Child Development;
D. Foundations in Interpreting Theory and Practice;
E. Code of Ethics for Educational Interpreters;
F. Principles and Practices of Special Education;
G. Audiological Issues for Students and Adults.
Q: IIC holder working in Education?
A: If you are nationally certified and wish to work in an educational setting, your Indiana Interpreter Certificate (gray) allows you to also work in education. Your CEUs are tracked by either NAD or RID.
Q: Provisional IIC holder working in Education?
A: If you wish to work in education and you have a provisional IIC you must also apply for the EIC to work as an educational interpreter. You do not, however, have to take twice the CEUs. Follow the requirements outlined above for educational interpreters and be sure these events are all RID sponsored. If you do this, you will not need to take more than the required 20 hours (2 CEUs) per year.
Q: What about Ethics?
A: All interpreters, to maintain state certification must follow the ethical standards taken from the RID Code of Ethics. Questions regarding the interpretation of these ethical standards in an educational setting can be answered by contacting DHHS. A guidebook for educational interpreting is available to assist interpreters and school corporations with this matter.
Q: What about complaints?
A: All grievance procedures, actions, enforcement, discipline and appeals shall be handled according to the provisions in the grievance procedure established for the community based interpreting standard.
Q: Where is the rule in print?
A: The Interpreter Standards Rule can be found in the Indiana Administrative Code 460 IAC 2. A copy can be sent to you by contacting DHHS, it is also copied in the Guidelines for Educational Interpreters.
I hope this is helpful and please do call or email us at DHHS with any further questions you may have.
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