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Matchup: Texans @ Jaguars
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Houston @ Jacksonville
Thursday night's snoozefest pits against each other two- and three-win teams who played to a 13-6 result just 11 days prior. Theoretically, at least, the Jags play run-based offense, attempting to minimize the impact of an ineffective quarterback. In that respect, the Jaguars pose something of a mismatch for a Texans club that ranks 20th versus the run, is playing on a short week after coughing up two rushing scores to New England in Week 13, and has been more vulnerable to rushing than passing attacks all season. Maurice Jones-Drew stung Houston for 124 all-purpose yards and a year-high 6.0 YPC average in these teams' first meeting. Having accounted for 100-plus total yards and/or a touchdown in six of his last seven games, Jones-Drew is a quality, if fairly low-ceiling RB2 play. ... Although the Texans' No. 2 pass defense ranking is specious at best, Chad Henne hasn't been productive enough to be trusted even as a two-quarterback-league play in the first week of fantasy football playoffs. Despite ranking 18th in the league in pass attempts, Henne is 34th in passing touchdowns and 19th in yards. Kellen Clemens, Christian Ponder, Jason Campbell, and Thad Lewis all have better QB ratings. Henne managed 239 scoreless yards and took four sacks in the Week 12 Texans-Jaguars game. ... Henne's target distribution since Justin Blackmon's year-ending suspension five weeks ago: Cecil Shorts 31; Ace Sanders 27; Jones-Drew 22; Marcedes Lewis 17; Clay Harbor 10; Mike Brown 9; Kerry Taylor and Jordan Todman 4.
Shorts has seen 11 targets in back-to-back games and is the only Jaguars pass catcher worth starting in Week 14 fantasy lineups. In Shorts' last two meetings with the Texans, he's posted stat lines of 3-81-1 and 8-71. He's a WR2/3. ... Sanders has turned in three straight 60-plus-yard efforts on the strength of voluminous targeting. He still hasn't scored a touchdown or reached 70 yards in a game all year. Sanders is a WR4/5. ... Brown returned from a shoulder injury in last week's win over Cleveland and was an every-down player, lining up at Blackmon's old Z receiver position. He finished with one catch for seven yards on two targets. Brown has been a full-on flop since the Blackmon ban. ... The Texans allow the 12th most fantasy points to tight ends, giving Lewis a plus on-paper matchup. Unfortunately, Lewis has done nothing this season to suggest he would be a worthwhile TE1 streamer. Lewis has played in seven games this year and failed to hit 40 receiving yards in all of them. He did score a red-zone touchdown in Week 13, Lewis' first TD of 2013.
Editor's Note: Rotoworld's partner FanDuel is hosting a one-week $300,000 Fantasy Football league for Week 14. It's $25 to join and first prize is $25,000. Starts Sunday at 1pm ET. Here's the FanDuel link.
Due to Case Keenum's struggles with basic NFL concepts like blitz identification and progression reading, the Texans will likely take a balanced to run-heavy approach into Thursday's game. At least until the Patriots' comeback, this is how Houston played offense in last week's 34-31 loss, registering more rushing attempts than passes at halftime, where the Texans held a 17-7 lead. Ben Tate is a solid RB2 coming off of a three-score game, but be careful thinking this is some cakewalk matchup. Jacksonville has played genuinely stout run defense since its Week 9 bye, holding Arizona, Tennessee, Cleveland, and this same Houston team to a combined 281 yards on 92 carries (3.05 YPC). Tate managed one rushing yard on seven carries in the Week 12 affair, essentially getting benched in-game for Dennis Johnson. Tate is a fantasy starter and Johnson is a handcuff, but this is all a reminder that Tate isn't suddenly an RB1. ... Keenum has played himself well off the QB1 streamer radar by completing just 47 of his last 92 attempts (51.1%) for 618 yards (6.71 YPA), one touchdown, and three interceptions. He was wholly ineffective against Jacksonville two weeks ago and has regressed into a bottom-barrel two-quarterback-league play.
Keenum's 2013 target distribution: Andre Johnson 54; Garrett Graham 47; DeAndre Hopkins 30; Tate 17; DeVier Posey 16; Dennis Johnson 5. ... These are Andre's stat lines in Keenum's six starts: 4-89; 9-229-3; 5-37-2; 10-116; 2-36; 8-121. With just one clunker among six, Johnson is averaging 104.7 yards per game with Keenum under center. He's a WR1 against a Jacksonville defense that got shredded for 261 yards and two touchdowns by early-career Andre clone Josh Gordon less than a week ago. ... Although his production has grossly underwhelmed, Graham is worth a look as a desperation matchup-based streamer. He's averaging over ten targets a game the past three weeks, and the Jaguars give up the second most fantasy points to tight ends. ... Hopkins' future remains bright, but he isn't worth a roster spot in 12-team leagues for the fantasy playoffs. A complementary possession receiver, Hopkins has hit pay dirt once over his last ten games. His per-game yardage average is 48.5 in Keenum's starts. "Nuk" was billed as a pro-ready route runner coming out of Clemson, but noticeably has a lot of work to do in that area.
Score Prediction: Texans 20, Jaguars 14


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Charles talks with Kerry Doyle, interim director of the Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP. Doyle talks about the current video exhibit at the Rubin Center, "Shifting Sands: Recent Videos from the Middle East," which remains on display through December 21. http://rubincenter.utep.edu.
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KIMBERTON, PA – October 3, 2012 -- Kimberton Waldorf School and Triskeles will host their first Social Entrepreneurship Conference for high school and college students on Friday night and Saturday, February 1-2nd, 2013 at 410 West Seven Stars Road.
The Time is Now: Doing Well by Doing Good is the name of the social entrepreneurship conference. Students and adults from Kimberton Waldorf School, Triskeles, and Westtown School are currently in the planning stages and working together on this event. Students at local public and private high schools and colleges, as well as a number of other Waldorf schools, will be invited to participate.
"We all know many young people who want to change their world for the better and who are ready to put their skills, passion and energies into new creative ventures. This is a great opportunity for youth to take part in something that teaches them and touches their hearts and gives them hope for the future," Mark Birdsall, of Triskeles explained.
This will be a conference for those young people. They will have the chance to meet other young people and share their passions and interests, hear inspiring stories from successful social entrepreneurs and business entrepreneurs, and attend workshops and forums on many topics, including "Finding Your Angel – What Investors Look For;" "From Here To There – Getting From the Idea to Market;" "Show Me the Money – Financing a Social Enterprise" and others. National caliber speakers such as Jay Coen Gilbert, founder of B Lab and Zoe Seltzer of Good Capital will speak. Many successful young entrepreneurs will lead panels and forums.
For more information, please contact Mark Birdsall of Triskeles at 610.321.9876 or email@example.com. Those interested in participating are invited to visit the event Facebook page: www.facebook.com/doingwellxdoinggood.


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I don't know how to use java script in php.
Thanks in advance.
You... don't... PHP executes on the server, JS executes in the browser.
Or are you asking how to echo out scripting?
Really, your question doesn't make any sense.
PHP code is executed on the server side and output data are transmitted to Web browser.
Combining these two web programming languages, JavaScript scripts can achieve dynamic results based on data received and processed by the server. Thus, the same web page can contain a JavaScript code for a user and other JS code for another user.
There are two ways to combine PHP with JavaScript to achieve a dynamic and personalized result:
1) By writing the entire JS script within PHP code and adding it to the web page with PHP function "echo" (or "print").
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The string returned by 'echo' must be a JS code with correct syntax.
2) By adding in the JS script within the HTML document only the necessary data processed by PHP.


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Pope Francis to live simply and in community--he must be a Jesuit!
Pope Francis announced today that rather than moving into the Apostolic Palace, he will reside in a much simpler suite in the Vatican guesthouse which housed the cardinals during the recent conclave.
My immediate reaction to hearing this news was: How Jesuit of him! Not only is Francis remaining dedicated to living simply (it has been mentioned many times that while in Argentina, he chose not to live in the fancy bishop's mansion available to him) but he also mentioned that his home in the guesthouse will allow him to "live in community with others."
I couldn't help but think of my own experience in a year of service with Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest. Among the key values to the program are simple living and community. Says the JVC website of community:
The process of building community offers an opportunity to share experience, spirituality and hope. Individuals come to JVC Northwest with diverse backgrounds and expectations. The challenge for each person is to respect and learn from these differences while building on common values. Community requires time, effort, and sacrifice, while giving back many wonderful, unexpected gifts. It provides an opportunity to create deeper relationships.
Living in an intentional community with five other volunteers was definitely one of the most simultaneously challenging and rewarding experiences I've ever had. I learned valuable lessons about communication, relationships, and my own ways of interacting with others. I was able to apply this education in community beyond just those I shared a house with and to my neighbors, the people I served, and the environment around me.
Francis likely won't be living in an intentional community with the other residents of the guesthouse, but it is still important that he has recognized the benefit of exposure to other people, rather than shutting himself away in a grand palatial estate. Especially as the leader of a diverse church with different expectations for him, he hopefully sees this as an opportunity to create those deeper relationships and recognize the wonderful and unexpected gifts all people have to offer.
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A new research project has just commenced in Papua New Guinea that is investigating seahorse diversity and distribution throughout the waters of PNG. This project is specially examining the species of seahorses that are found in PNG waters as there has been no research conducted on the species diversity and their distribution.
The project is being conducted by the Motupore Island Research Centre (MIRC) and they are now seeking assistance from scuba divers. MIRC is seeking assistance from divers that have visited Papua New Guinea in the past or plan to in the near future. MIRC requests any sighting information of seahorses and in particular any photos that divers have taken of seahorses in Papua New Guinea waters. If you have any information or photos that can be used please contact Geua Ganiga (email@example.com).
For further information on the project I have saved a short article here:
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Mark Steven Edwards, the "Face-Off Bandit" who robbed four banks in Boulder, was sentenced today to 28 years in prison.
Edwards, 42, of Boulder, pleaded guilty in October to one count of aggravated robbery after originally being charged with four counts of aggravated robbery.
The 28-year sentence handed down by Boulder District Judge Thomas Mulvahill was the maximum allowed for aggravated robbery -- a Class 3 felony.
Edwards -- who also robbed one bank in Thornton and one in Golden -- will serve the first 16 years of the sentence concurrently with the sentence he received in Jefferson County, where he also took a plea deal.
Edwards was accused in bank robberies on Dec. 16, 2011, at Great Western Bank, 1900 Ninth St., Boulder; on Jan. 19 at First Bank, 4770 Baseline Road, Boulder; on Feb. 15 at Chase Bank, 603 Broadway, Boulder; and on March 8 at First National Bank, 515 McCaslin Blvd., in Louisville.
Authorities called Edwards the "Face-Off Bandit" because he wore fake beards as disguises and left them as he fled. On one occasion, he is believed to have worn a hat-wig that gave him the appearance of long hair.


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All five starters reached double figures for the Tritons, who jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, cruising to their 23rd consecutive victory. UCSD's offense had its way with one of the weaker defenses in the conference, shooting just under 50% from the field and scoring 90-plus points for the fourth time this season.
UC San Diego improves to 23-0 overall and 17-0 in the CCAA, sweeping the season series with Chico State. The Wildcats fall to 12-9 on the year and 9-8 in conference play.
Carlisle was the catalyst for the Triton offense, shooting 9-of-15 from the field and 3-of-7 from the three-point line for her highest scoring total since dropping 29 on No. 4 Fort Lewis College back in November. The two-time All-American also led UCSD with seven rebounds, four assists and five steals in 37 minutes.
Feder finished 7-of-17 from the floor, adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals to her scoring total. Erin Dautremont scored 18 points and grabbed five boards, while Emily Osga finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two assists. Lauren Freidenberg chipped in with 10 points and five boards.
Natasha Smith scored 21 points for the Wildcats, who shot 47.5% from the field offensively, but had no answer for the Tritons on the other end. Courtney Hamilton finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Synchro Bull added 12 and nine.
After needing two overtime periods to get by Chico State in the first meeting of the year on January 7, the Tritons were in control from the outset on Friday, leading by as many as 16 in the first half and taking an 18-point advantage with four and a half minutes to go in the second. UCSD never trailed in what proved to be another complete performance by the nation's No. 1 team.
The Tritons were dialed in from the opening tip, grabbing an early 10-4 edge following a jumper by Feder three minutes in. Three straight buckets from Osga and Carlisle made it 20-10 in favor of UCSD five minutes later and Megan Perry scored seven straight as the Tritons extended their lead to 32-16 with 6:21 remaining.
Chico hung tough though, cutting the deficit in half at 39-31 following a pair of free throws from Bull with a minute left in the half.
Carlisle answered with a big three to stop the bleeding and the Tritons took a 44-33 lead into the locker room at the break. UCSD was 17-of-34 in the period, with Carlisle hitting 6-of-10 and scoring 13 points to lead the way.
The Tritons continued to build on their lead in the second half, as consecutive three-point plays from Freidenberg and Feder to open the period made it 50-33 in favor of the home team. The Wildcats closed to within nine at 59-50 five and a half minutes later, but Carlisle hit another three to push it back to 12 and a Feder triple gave the Tritons a 66-52 cushion with 11:22 to play.
Chico made one final push, scoring eight consecutive points to pull within 72-63, but UCSD came back with 10 of the next 11 points to put the game away. Dautremont had a pair of big baskets during the run and her jumper gave UCSD its biggest lead of the evening at 84-66 with 4:38 remaining.
The Tritons converted 34 of their 69 attempts from the field, while the Wildcats were 29-of-61. UCSD forced the visitors into 22 turnovers, leading to 28 points on the other end.
The Tritons will host Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday night in their final home game of the regular season. Carlisle, Feder and Freidenberg will be honored during a special Senior Day ceremony prior to tip-off.


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DIXON – Negotiations are continuing even though the countdown to a possible teachers strike has begun.
The teachers union and the school board Tuesday sent their last offers to the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board, but five new negotiation sessions have been scheduled.
The Dixon School Board last week declared an impasse in negotiations with the Dixon Education Association. By doing so, it started a process in which the union could declare a strike.
Teachers have been working without a contract since August; talks started in April.
Both sides sent their last offer to the board within the 7-day deadline, which means both offers will be posted on its website (www2.illinois.gov/elrb/Pages/default.aspx) before Tuesday.
At least 14 days must pass once the final offers are posted before the union can call a strike. The process could take as few as 9 and as many as 21 days.
Superintendent Michael Juenger said both sides met face to face Monday, for the first time since a federal mediator was brought in for negotiations around December.
After that meeting, five bargaining sessions were scheduled; one for later this month, three in March and one in April.
"It's positive when both sides are talking," Juenger said. "There's still an attempt to negotiate."
Since the Dixon Education Association voted Jan. 18 to file an intent to strike, an impasse was believed to be required before it actually could do so. The impasse was declared because board members believed negotiations had come to a standstill.
Teachers are asking for a salary increase, adequate staffing in classrooms, updated textbooks, improved training and upgraded technology, according to statements made at board meetings and on a YouTube video from union President Sandra-Sodergren-Baar.
Juenger said that the district is dealing with a revenue loss of about $700,000 from decreasing property values and cuts to general state aid, and that he expects to continue to slash the budget for the next few years.
Union officials have agreed to talk with Sauk Valley Media on Monday.


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Punishing a Child
I have a child-rearing question. We found some coloring on the wall. We suspected our 4-year-old, and asked him if he did it. He denied it. We are not positive he did it, but he has a guilty look and it is very unlikely that another child did it.
What do we say to him? Do we just forget about it? Do we try to convince him to tell the truth? Do we punish him even though we are not 100% sure? What should we do?
The Aish Rabbi Replies:
Your question touches on fundamental concepts of child-raising that will affect your child for a lifetime, and I commend you for taking this seriously enough to write.
The bottom line? You must not punish him unless you are 100% certain he did it.
The best thing to do is to ask the child to help clean up the walls. Do not accuse or punish. Asking for his admission isn't productive since his goal is only to escape from punishment.
After the fact, you should simply say, "We love you even if you color on walls – but it's important to tell the truth." And leave it at that.
The idea here is to help the child develop an appreciation for telling the truth that will last a lifetime. Not to necessarily get him to tell the truth regarding one incident of coloring on the wall.
Don't worry – even though you may lose this "battle," you are more likely to win the war.
In other words, teaching him to tell the truth does not have to be done specifically right now over this event. The lesson can be taught in a series of follow-up stories over the next few weeks. Use the straw man technique to develop a main character who gets into a similar situation as your son – e.g. "Once upon a time there was a boy called Mikey..."
The "plot" of each story is, naturally, that the boy lied because he was afraid – and then he told the truth and everyone was so proud of him! Also, he did not get punished for what he did, because he told the truth and said he was sorry. If the "crime" in the story involved damages of some kind – e.g. coloring on the wall – you should add in the story how he cleaned it.
The next time something like this happens with your son, remind him of the boy called Mikey who told the truth, cleaned the wall, and did not get punished.
Ask him if he wants to be like Mikey.
Tell him that if he tells the truth, then he only will have to 1) wash off the wall, and 2) say he is sorry.
If he tells the truth, then make a big deal about it – e.g. let him hear you tell the grandparents on the phone how wonderful he is, etc.
All of the above holds true in the event that you are not certain if he did it.
If you are 100% certain that he did it, then do not ask him if he did it. Just state matter-of-factly that you know that he did it, ignore any denials and get straight to the point. He must:
1) Say he's sorry
2) Clean off the wall
3) Possible punishment
Of course, point out to him that item #3 – punishment – only comes when we deny it.
And finally, one word of practical advice: Any house with young children should have washable walls!


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AURORA, Ill. (STMW) — The Aurora Police Department will honor seven Aurora police officers who, along with six Aurora firefighters, saved the life of 14-year-old Annie Prosser, who nearly drowned on March 9 after the vehicle in which she was riding crashed into a retention pond.
On Tuesday, the officers will receive Medals of Valor, the department's highest honor, which recognizes officers who demonstrate outstanding acts of bravery and heroism performed in the line of duty which puts their own lives at extreme personal risk. The firefighters will also be recognized.
Getting medals will be Special Operations Investigators Greg Christoffel, Ed Doepel, Nick Gartner, Jeff Hahn, Erik Swastek and Josh Sullivan and Officer Chris Coronado.
Firefighters to be recognized include paramedics Brett Svedsen, Dan Ahasic, Dan Kveton, Tom Contreras and Jerry White and diver Lt. Kris Tappendorf.
Only nine Aurora police officers and three civilians have received Medals of Valor since 1994.
The accident occurred on March 9 at just before 7:30 p.m. The vehicle, driven by a 20-year-old Aurora woman, left the eastbound I-88 ramp at Diehl Road. When officers arrived they found the car upside down and almost totally submerged in a mostly-frozen pond. They entered the water, which was neck-high in some places, and with assistance from firefighters, pulled Annie Prosser from the vehicle.
Annie's mother and a second 14-year-old girl were able to escape the vehicle and suffered minor injuries. The 20-year-old woman driving the car, Emory Sepulveda of Aurora, lost her life as a result of the crash.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)


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Wildlife and Parks Commission approves caging, handler training requirements
PRATT -- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission has approved minimum standards for caging certain captive animals, as well as training requirements for handlers of those animals.
At its Oct. 26 public hearing in Chanute, the commission approved a regulation establishing caging requirements and minimum standards for persons who possess lions, tigers, mountain lions, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, bears, and non-native venomous snakes. The regulation requires containment facilities that do not allow physical contact with the animal by any person other than the owner, designated handler, or veterinarian providing treatment to the animal. The regulation also prescribes cage dimensions, fencing and containment facility standards, animal medical records maintenance and accessibility, and other requirements for possession of the animals.
Commissioners approved a related regulation that defines minimum requirements and training standards for designated animal handlers. The regulation requires that handlers be a minimum of 18 years old and have 200 hours of experience in the care of dangerous regulated animals.
The regulations are the result of a law ( Senate Bill 578 ) passed by the 2006 Kansas Legislature.


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There are so many applications available for genealogy bloggers; I am still trying to learn them all.
Today I am working on the NetworkedBlogs app on Facebook.
I believe I now have Tangled Trees linked properly and have included the NetworkedBlogs widget in the side margin.
Sometimes I really do not feel too computer savvy - but I am getting there ;-)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Madness Monday - Trying to Figure it Out
2 comments:
- PalmsRV said...
Thanks for figuring it out. I didn't even know what "it" was until I read your blog. Tried it with my Detour Through History blog.
- May 31, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Southwest Arkie said...
I finally figured out how to post to my genealogy friends and not bore my non-gen friends and family...that was the biggest challenge. At least I think it works...
- June 4, 2010 at 12:59 PM
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E arlier this month, developers launched the initial version of MTBProject.com, an online guidebook for mountain bike trails modeled after online climbing guidebook, MountainProject.com.
MTBProject.com launched in April with around 3,000 miles of documented trails. The site is a partnership between Boulder-based Adventure Projects and the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), which is headquartered in Boulder.
Co-founders Nick Wilder and Andy Laakmann launched climbing site MountainProject.com in 2005. Back then, it contained information for about 1,000 climbing routes. Now, it's up to 100,000 routes and last year saw 2 million unique visitors, Wilder said.
Since launching the site for climbers, Wilder said he'd always pondered creating similar sites for other sports. Last year, he bought a new mountain bike and learned firsthand how difficult it was to find useful information online about mountain bike trails.
"Especially if you're not a local, it's impossible to go somewhere else without finding a bike shop or a guidebook," he said. "It was frustrating to me that I had this great resource for climbing. This could exist for cycling, but it didn't."
He met up with IMBA leaders, who were also interested in mapping trails across the county. IMBA recruited its members and volunteers to take photos and write about trails to begin building the new site's content.
The content on both sites is user-generated, so they act as both online guidebook and social network for climbers and mountain bikers. If someone loses a pair of sunglasses while riding, they can post on the site. Chances are, someone will find and return them.
There's a mobile version of MountainProject.com, and soon to be mobile app for sister site MTBProject.com. Users can download maps and information before heading into remote areas with poor cell service. Rather than carrying an entire guidebook up a route, Wilder said, he puts his phone in his pocket.
But the site works best as a supplement to a printed guidebook, he added. The site doesn't provide local history like a guidebook, he said, but has 58,000 authors instead of one.
Access Fund executive director Brady Robinson said the site provides the most up-to-date information about routes, whereas a guidebook's information might be years old.
"It might be that a hold broke off," Robinson said. "It could be a loose rock that's dangerous that you can find out about."
Robinson, himself a climber, said he usually carries both a guidebook and the mobile app during a climbing outing.
MountainProject.com partnered with Access Fund to spread the word about route closures. Wilder said he hopes to build a similar partnership with IMBA, local mountain bike organizations and land managers.
"We're trying to do the right thing by the sport," he said.
Wilder added that he's only heard from a few disgruntled climbers and mountain bikers, who don't appreciate the two sites "spreading the word" about their "secrete" routes or trails.
The sites have no tolerance for users who post illegal or permanently closed trails, Wilder said. Those users' accounts are disabled, and the trail is removed from the site. That's been tricky, Wilder added, because mountain bike culture has always been a little bit "rebellious."
IMBA spokesman Mark Eller said the organization is hoping to build a bridge between local trail guides and MTBProject.com, which will become a national trail guide.
"A lot of groups say, 'We already have a trail database,'" he said. "There's no reason not to continue to have your local trail guides. What we're hoping to do is convince people to add the same trails to a national database so that no matter where you go, all over the U.S., you can find trails."
Craig Hoffman, a Louisville climber who mountain bikes "here and there," said he's looking forward to another well built, user-friendly app and website in MTBProject.com.
"Having an app that is nicely built and you can easily get information from, it's needed," he said.
--Follow Sarah Kuta on Twitter: @SarahKuta.


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We just wrapped up day 2 at Cannes and so far, so great! Yesterday, the festival kicked off with a cocktail sponsored by Adobe, and we got a chance to interview attendees about their thoughts on creativity, Then and Now, and whether or not today's increasing focus on data is killing or cultivating creativity. Watch highlights from our favorite moments below.
This morning, we hosted a panel to a full house, titled "Is Data 'Killing or Cultivating Creativity?" The panel was moderated by our SVP of Global Marketing, Ann Lewnes. She was joined by fellow panelists Jon Vein, Linus Karlsson, and Jim Stengel who shared their thoughts on how we need to strike a healthy balance between focus on data and our own gut and intuition. During the panel, scriberia artists illustrated the conversation. Check out the cool scribe illustration below and stay tuned for panel highlights and a full recap, which we'll post tomorrow.
And don't forget, each day we're asking you a different question about creativity, Then and Now. Today's question is, "What's your competitive edge? Data or Creativity?" Tweet your answer using #ThenAndNow and we'll feature it on our digital billboards here at the festival. You can also vote in our daily polls on Facebook. Believe it or not, the response to yesterday's question, "How do you prefer to communicate, through the phone (Then) or Twitter (Now), was tied! 50% of people chose to communicate via phone while 50% chose Twitter.
If you're at the festival, be sure to stop by the Adobe booth and get your picture taken with the Adobe ampersand as a souvenir of your visit.
Signing off for now – more tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy the highlights below.


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Throughout the 30-year history of HIV, there have been continually changing issues, and one of the newly emerging challenges is the need for specialized care for an aging group of HIV-positive people.
That would have seemed beyond anyone's wildest dreams in the early years. And while it is certainly a positive, it also means those who provide care for older Americans need to develop programs and policies never thought of in years past.
This year the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), an umbrella group for aging-related organizations throughout the U.S., developed a series of recommendations it hopes will be included into the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, a primary piece of legislation aimed at providing services to older people.
The LCAO, working in cooperation with the group Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and several other specialty groups focused on either the aging or the HIV community, came up with eight recommendations that would provide specific help for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender through the Older Americans Act.
Not only are HIV-positive people living into older ages, the Center for Disease Control reports a significant amount of new HIV infections occur among people over age 50. The CDC says about 15 percent of new HIV infections are in the over-50 age group. It estimates that 28 percent of all HIV-positive Americans are over 50. More noteworthy is the estimate that by 2017 half of all HIV-positive Americans will be at least 50.
The recommendations for the Older Americans Act—which will be reauthorized as part of the 2012 federal budget—call for inserting language that would better address the specialized needs of both ethnic minorities and members of the LGBT community.
The needs of HIV-positive older Americans should be addressed in federal research projects, prevention efforts and should become an element in training programs for senior services, according to a statement issued with the recommendations.
"As the backbone of our nation's support system for older adults, it is essential that a reauthorized Older Americans Act recognizes and addresses the needs of all elders," Sandra Markwood, the CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, said in a statement announcing the recommendations.
The LCAO report and other studies related to the graying HIV community point out there are specific challenges for the HIV infected, many which are social and cultural.
For example, language in the legislation should be adapted to note the unique circumstances of many HIV-infected people from the LGBT community. That would require adjusted legal definitions of family, spouses, family caregivers and even family violence.
The existing OAA includes language that addresses the "vulnerable population" and those with the "greatest social need." The LCAO recommendations call for new language that would specify the needs of various minorities, including the LGBT community, within those categories.
studies on HIV-positive older Americans point out that they are prone to social isolation, they are more apt to experience depression, poor nutrition, and as a result, premature mortality.
In addition, older Americans, especially from the LGBT community, have a fear of discrimination that makes them less likely to seek timely medical care, leading to more serious and advanced medical problems.
HIV prevention efforts also tend to overlook older Americans, based in part by assumptions they are not sexually active. But those assumptions are offset by the CDC statistics on new HIV infections among older adults.
Finally, because HIV has only been a medical issue for the current generation of older Americans, treatment and services need to be adjusted to a reality that did not exist among previous generations.


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Anyone remember that i time i had a go at Dravid for essentially wasting money?
Wouldn't want to tbh. I'm not generally such a high roller, which is probably why I considered it worthy of a mention.
btw, in retrospect I'm not sure exactly what expression Richard is referring to, it essentially looks like the "vacant and emotionless" look that is the hallmark of all photos of me.
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Premier League: Sunderland shock Manchester City with 1-0 win
Phil Bardsley netted the only goal of the game as Sunderland shocked Manchester City to secure a surprise 1-0 win.
Last Updated: 10/11/13 9:42pm
On three previous occasions the hosts had won this fixture by one goal, and that proved to be the case again thanks to Bardsley's 21st-minute strike.
Latching onto Wes Brown's clever through ball, the full-back shrugged off James Milner inside of the area before calmly slotting past the onrushing Costel Pantilimon, much to the delight of the home crowd.
City came close to equalising via Sergio Aguero when he headed wide from Aleksandr Kolarov's first-time cross, but Manuel Pellegrini's side endured a majorly frustrating first-half with clear-cut chances limited.
Jesus Navas was introduced for the second-half and the winger almost made an immediate impact when his goal-bound effort was blocked on the line by Ki Sun-Yeung.
Aguero and substitute Edin Dzeko both tested Vito Mannone as the visitors piled on the pressure, but Sunderland held on to secure Gus Poyet's third win since taking charge.
For Pellegrini's men, it was a fourth defeat in six league outings away from the Etihad Stadium this summer, and a return of just four points from a possible 18 on the road is severely hampering their title chances.
They arrived at the Stadium of Light having scored 14 goals in their past three games in all competitions, but as Sunderland defended as if their lives depended on it, they were unable to find a way past Vito Mannone.
It was just a second league victory of the season for the home side, and it served to boost their survival hopes and once again justify manager Poyet's approach in front of a crowd of 40,137.
The visitors started positively and Bardsley had to make an important header to deny Alvaro Negredo a seventh-minute header at goal from Kolarov's cross, and Mannone plucked James Milner's long-range drive out of the air seconds later.
However, the home side might have gone ahead when Sebastian Larsson picked out lone striker Fletcher with an inviting right-wing cross, but the Scotland international mistimed his header and sent it well wide.
Larsson was perhaps fortunate to escape further punishment for a late challenge on Javi Garcia, and the City man's mood was not improved when Mr Dean cautioned him for a later challenge on Fletcher. But by that point, the Black Cats were ahead.
Wes Brown, starting his first Premier League game since January 21, floated the ball over the top for Bardsley to shake off Milner before cutting inside and curling a shot across Pantilimon, once again preferred to England international Joe Hart.
City's response was tepid and Sunderland created a series of half-chances to increase their lead, although Ki Sung-yueng overhit a through-ball to the unmarked Fletcher and defender Martin Demichelis got to Emanuele Giaccherini's 36th-minute cross marginally ahead of the Scot.
But Mannone did not have any further saves of note to make as Poyet's 4-1-4-1 formation and instructions to keep possession paid off handsomely.
Navas might have equalised within five minutes of his arrival but Bardsley made a vital block.
The Spain international steered a 54th-minute cross along Mannone's goal, but it was Ki who came closest at the other end four minutes later when he blasted a right-foot shot just wide.
The goalkeeper then had to palm away Aguero's dipping effort three minutes later and as time ran down, Pellegrini replaced Negredo with Dzeko and Richards with Pablo Zabaleta.
Dzeko almost did the trick within seconds when he forced a flying save from Mannone with Aguero unable to make the most of the rebound.
Poyet's men were forced to weather a relentless assault as the final whistle approach, but with Brown marshalling his forces outstandingly at the back there was simply no way through for City.


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This blog is usually in the business of giving you answers, not asking you questions. It gives rather than takes. That's because I work for you. You do not work for me. (By the way, about that raise ...)
Anyway, as you know, the quarterback question is the question for the Dolphins the remainder of the offseason. Yes, the Dolphins might want to add another running back in free agency. Yes, the team will look toward other areas for a kick and punt returner, pass-rush help, perhaps TE help, and definitely more speed all around.
But it's about the quarterback, folks.
I think I've made that point on this blog, in my columns, and on my radio show. Alas, if I wasn't a wildebeest of a man, perhaps I'd have a TV show, also. Then I'd be really dangerous.
Anyway, this column is my latest attempt at addressing Miami's QB situation and it comes to the conclusion that, despite all of Miami's best efforts, you should not be surprised if it is Chad Henne who emerges as Miami's best option for the starting job in 2011. But that is not the purpose of this post.
The purpose today is not for me to give my opinion, but rather, for you to give your opinion. Below you'll find a cute little poll I pulled out of my, ahem, head. (Insert joke here). It asks you to give everyone your answer to Miami's quarterback question.
As the Dolphins are often interested in what their fans think, this is not a vain exercise. I guarantee you folks working for the team will see the results of this poll. I'm not saying that will sway the team's decision one way or another, but your voice does matter.
So simply pick the quarterback you believe should be Miami's quarterback target when the labor problems end and the flag drops on trades and free agency. Make your pick based on which player you believe is the best fit for Miami. Also, tell everyone the reason for your choice in the comments section. And if I failed to name your guy in the poll, do so in the comments section.


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Tatjana Trcek Pulisic, PhD Tatjana Trcek Pulisic, PhD, a 2011 graduate of the Einstein PhD Program, has received two prestigious honors for the research she conducted as a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Singer. Dr. Trcek Pulisic has been awarded the 2012 The RNA Society/Scaringe Young Scientist Award and the 2012-2015 Jane Coffin Child fellowship awarded by the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research to postdoctoral fellows. Furthermore, she was selected to become a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) fellow of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research.
The RNA Society/Scaringe Young Scientist Award recognizes the achievement of young scientists engaged in RNA research who have made a significant contribution to RNA field. Dr. Trcek Pulisic is one of two graduate students to be selected for the award.
Dr. Trcek Pulisic found that in budding yeast, the promoter alone, not the cis mRNA sequence dictates when an mRNA will degrade in the cytoplasm (Trcek, T., Larson, D.R., Moldon, A., Querry, C.C, Singer, R.H. "Single-molecule mRNA decay measurements reveal promoter- regulated mRNA stability in yeast". Cell, 2011. 147(7): p. 1484-97.). She received the Scaringe Young Scientist Award at the RNA Society meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 2, 2012.
Dr. Trcek Pulisic was also selected for The Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship, which funds post-doctoral fellows who are using cutting-edge technologies to understand basic biological mechanisms and their applications to cancer. She was one of only twenty-five researchers to be selected for the fellowship. Since the fund's inception, nearly two dozen individuals associated with the Fund — as grantees, fellows and advisors — have won Nobel prizes in physiology, medicine and chemistry. The researchers and the research labs where the fellows conduct their projects have made major scientific contributions in areas such as the advancement of understanding the human genome, and the application of genetic approaches to understanding pathway regulation and stem cell activation. Eight out of 25 postdoctoral fellows initially selected by the JCC Memorial Fund each year receive the HHMI fellow award.
Dr. Trcek Pulisic is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Ruth Lehmann's lab at The Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. Her research is aimed at understanding how regulation of mRNA stability contributes to establishment and maintenance of Drosophila melanogaster germ line.
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Children often learn by example. They grow up watching Mom and Dad's behaviors, learning at a very early age how to mimic their elders. In school, the examples shown by peers help to develop children, both academically and socially.
So when it comes to smoking, children might not be prepared to take an individual stance on making healthy choices. Because of this, parents are encouraged to talk with their children about not smoking. The youth smoking prevention program "Real Parents. Real Answers." - sponsored by Lorillard Tobacco Company - is designed to help parents instill in their children the courage to refrain from dangerous behaviors even when their children are faced with situations where peer conformity is an opposing force.
"The pressures of school, the need to feel a part of the group and even a bit of curiosity all combine together into the perfect recipe for a child to consider making choices his or her parents would not support," says Dr. Michael Popkin, spokesman for the youth smoking prevention program. "And during the summer months, kids often have a lot of free time on their hands, which may lead to situations where they need to make important decisions. When it comes to making a decision on smoking, children need to have confidence in themselves to say "no" even when it would be more comfortable to say "OK."
Some tips Dr. Popkin shares with parents include:
* Convey the risks – Share with your children the risks they take in succumbing to peer conformity to start smoking. Help them realize not only the long-term health risks, but other risks that might not be as evident. For instance, though youth smoking still exists, more and more of our youth look negatively on those who smoke and many report they would not consider dating someone who smokes.
* Build their self-esteem – Children with high self-esteem are more likely to take positive risks, like challenging themselves academically and striving to achieve goals they set for themselves. Kids with high self-esteem realize they are too valuable to hurt themselves by smoking.
* Carefully balance encouragement and discouragement – A careful balance of encouraging your child's positive behaviors, while at the same time discouraging negative behaviors can help build up a sense of confidence your child can call on when faced with adversity or peer pressure.
* Promote independence – Applaud your children for making healthy decisions and encourage them to think independently, even when negative influences are prevalent.
* Promote healthy living - Look for opportunities to teach your child the value of eating healthy, getting enough rest, exercising and other aspects of healthy living. Once kids make the decision to live strong, making the decision to avoid tobacco and other unhealthy behaviors is almost as natural as taking a breath of fresh air.
Parents can also encourage their children to take the "Tobacco-Free Me" pledge, found at www.RealParentsRealAnswers.com. Children can take the pledge to remain smoke-free, and print out a certificate to post and remind themselves of the commitment they made. "Tobacco-Free Me" pledge kits are also available for larger groups of children. These kits include stickers, a moderator guide/lesson plan and a pledge poster for each child to sign.
As the weather warms up this summer, arm your children with the courage they need to feel confident about their choice to remain smoke free.


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The Kenai Central cross-country ski team has a saying: "We're not runners, we're skiers."
This year, Mother Nature was listening.
Ski teams around the state were allowed to start practice on Oct. 31. Teams from the central Kenai Peninsula were on snow within a week, while Homer was on snow within three weeks.
"It has been pretty good," Soldotna coach Dan Harbison said. "We had that windstorm that kind of threw debris all over the trail, but the groomers at Tsalteshi have been great at getting that cleared off and cutting up the trees that fell across the trail."
Kenai Central coach D'Anna Gibson said snow lightens the mood of a team.
"If there is no snow, we do a lot of running, and we're not runners, we're skiers," she said. "When we can get out on snow and actually ski, it's a big mood booster."
Skyview coach Kent Peterson also has been happy with the weather, with one caveat. Peterson was there for the first week of practice, then took a trip to Kodiak that was supposed to make him miss a week of practice.
The weather kept Peterson grounded in Kodiak and he missed two weeks of practice.
"(Assistant coach) Paul Kupferschmid did a great job keeping the kids going," Peterson said.
Even in Homer, which tends to be wetter and warmer than the central Peninsula, coach Jan Spurkland has no complaints.
"We only had two weeks of dry land," he said. "That's still pretty good for us."
In Region III, both the individual champions return in Soldotna senior Bree Mucha and Soldotna junior Luke Michael.
Mucha led the Stars to their fourth-straight region title last season, but Harbison said the bulk of that team is gone.
"We have only a few returning this year," he said. "Those will do well, but as a team we're young and we'll have to see what we can do."
Homer, meanwhile, is in great position to defend the boys team title. Last year, Spurkland heard that the boys title was the first for the school in 30 years, but now he said some checking has shown it had been at least 50 years since the boys won a title.
The Mariners return their top trio of skiers, and lost only one out of their top seven.
The following is a closer look at the Kenai Peninsula's ski teams.
Homer Mariners
Skiing is booming in Homer. Spurkland has 41 skiers on the roster, the largest team the school has seen in six or seven years.
"A large group of freshmen skiers have come up through the middle school and junior program in Homer," Spurkland said. "It's neat to see. We've got a group of young kids led by older, experienced seniors.
"It's a great environment for racing."
The top trio for Homer is seniors Andre Lovett and Parker Sorenson, and sophomore Brian Rowe. Lovett was third in the region last year.
Also returning to the varsity boys team are seniors Kyle Wentz and Dan Adickes and sophomore Josh VanTrease. Jake Worlsford, who won the junior varsity race at regions, also is ready to contribute.
"It's neat when you have such a large team feeding off of each other," Spurkland said.
The girls team did not lose any varsity skiers. The team will be led by seniors Marie Schmidt, Katie Schmidt and Emily Schmidt. Spurkland said the three are in great condition from their work with the swim team.
Other varsity returners are senior Alaine Miller and sophomores Cassidy Soistman and Mady Gerard. Spurkland also expects a boost from freshman Kaya Morelli.
"Those girls made big strides last year," Spurkland said. "It will be neat to watch them pick up where they left off."
Kenai Central Kardinals
Gibson has 34 skiers out for the team, which is about the same amount as last year.
The Kards return a solid group of varsity skiers in seniors Olivia Fair, Taylor Ostrander, Olivia Pfeifer, Eve Ferguson, Noelle Schmitter-Schrier, junior Chelsea Springer and sophomore Courtney Stroh.
"Our top four skiers are really strong and they're all skiing close to each other," Gibson said. "Within the region, I'm not sure how they'll do.
"It'll be interesting to see how they do by the end of the year."
The boys also return a lot of talent, led by experienced varsity skiers in senior Tyler Cooper, juniors Joe Bressler and Jake Gilman, and sophomore Fox Michaud. Adding depth to the varsity will be senior Carey Updike, junior Trent Saner, sophomore Olen Danielson and freshman Travis Cooper.
Gibson also said sophomores Cole Gross and Nate Mole are on the cusp of varsity.
"I look at my boys and really hope they can give some of those teams a run for their money," Gibson said. "The boys are skiing well, but they don't have that big shot out there. With their depth, I'm hoping they might do something."
Nikiski Bulldogs
Anna Widman continues building a program in Nikiski.
The Bulldogs have six skiers this year after having eight last year. Last year, none of those skiers raced varsity. Widman is hoping juniors Ty Shoemaker, Joshua Croze and Caleb Alkire will be racing varsity by the end of the year.
Also on the team are juniors Ruscia Colton, Haily Conti and Ian Eide.
"We want to expose them to the sport and help them learn the two kinds of skiing," Widman said.
Skyview Panthers
Peterson has 25 skiers on the trails this season.
The boys team will be led by varsity returners Bud Sparks and Joey Bishop, both seniors, and Kade Cooper, a junior.
After those three, Peterson said he has a pool of young skiers and JV skiers from last year vying for varsity spots.
"Homer's probably going to have a pretty good team, with almost everybody coming back, but as for the rest I kind of like our team," Peterson said. "We have three good skiers, but it always boils down to the fourth skier.
"Each team has some good individual skiers. It's nice to see all the programs doing pretty well."
The girls team will be led by senior Chelsea Winter and sophomore Mika Morton. Sophomores Brittany Hollers and Casey Neill also should ski varsity.
Peterson also likes what he sees from senior Mary Hauptman, a new skier picking up the sport rapidly.
"I think our girls this year will hopefully be more competitive," Peterson said. "We've got those skiers that are coming up, learning fast and should help the team quite a bit.
"I think most of the new skiers we had last year are a little more experienced and got a taste of competition last year, so they should have a better idea of what it's going to take."
Soldotna Stars
Harbison has 25 skiers out for the team.
In addition to Mucha, seniors Ashley Gerola and Hannah Cristiano have varsity experience.
The coach will be looking for freshman Sadie Fox, sophomores Mary Valenzuela and Xochi Harbison, and senior Shannon Wyatt to fill holes on the varsity.
The boys return a solid varsity contingent in Michael, juniors Dillon Jensen and Jang Kim and sophomore Colton Diehl.
Foreign exchange student Jonas Wikstrom gives the team a boost of talent from Sweden. Junior Cole Covey and freshmen Richard Nelson and Kyle North also add depth.
Harbison said he's got a solid boys team, but added that it will be tough to catch a talented squad like Homer.


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Made from Vogue 8815. I like the balanced proportions of the peplum and bodice. The view that I sewed (view "B") consists of the front, back with zippered center, front skirt, back skirt, and the sleeves.I decided not to Burda Style's version due to the raised front seam of the bodice and skirt, which would not be a flattering look for me.
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Thank you, liliv-1!
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I love this on you heather. the shape and fabric really suit you and its beautifully fimished.You managed to line the back up perfectly. I read your blog and i bet you'd a big smile on your face when you spotted the cat top for $150. I'm the same, i love fran and jane dresses and vivianne hollaway but they're like £200 each so i make my own. They're cheaper and fit better. The crop jacket you made previousally is gorgeousvas well. I admire your sewing so much x
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Oh, Mary, thank you! Why would we have to pay so much for the "name"? A "M. Athey" creation is worth more simply due to her talent, sense of style, and sew much more. It is always a treat to see you here in Burda Style!
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Girardi reportedly calls A-Rod, talk went 'great'
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10/18/12: Alex Rodriguez discusses losing the ALCS and his desire to stay with the Yankees next season and beyond
Yankees manager Joe Girardi admitted right after the Yankees' season ended that he might have to think more than usual about how he deals with Alex Rodriguez this offseason. He said as much during New York's postmortem news conference, discussing how he would keep track of his relationship with Rodriguez as the fall gave way to winter.
Girardi has already taken the first step toward doing that, according to an ESPN New York report, speaking with Rodriguez by phone for more than an hour Friday. Citing an anonymous source who said their talk went "great," the report said that Girardi did not apologize for benching the scuffling third baseman during the postseason. Instead, Girardi once again emphasized how important A-Rod is to the Yankees and discussed expectations for the third baseman's training program this winter.
Rodriguez was constantly the center of attention as the Yankees were eliminated by the Tigers in a four-game sweep in the American League Championship Series. Girardi essentially reduced Rodriguez, who is set to make at least $114 million over the next five years, to a platoon third baseman, sitting him in three games and pinch-hitting for him on three other occasions.
"I made decisions based on the season, a month, what I'd seen," Girardi said last week at Yankee Stadium. "For me to go back and say I would have changed anything, these weren't just, 'Let me go off the top of my head and make a decision.' These were things we evaluated a lot before we made our decisions."
Rodriguez batted a combined 3-for-25 with 12 strikeouts and no extra-base hits in the Yankees' two postseason series. After getting benched, the matter of his future in New York became a primary topic of conversation, as many wondered if Girardi and Rodriguez could maintain a healthy working relationship going forward.
For his part, Rodriguez has said he won't waive the no-trade clause in his contract and expects to be with the Yankees when they convene in Tampa, Fla., for Spring Training.


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July 13, 2005
Yale defenseman Helen Resor '08 (Greenwich, Conn.) is one of 40 elite players invited to the 2005 USA Hockey National Women's Festival, USA Hockey announced today. The festival, which takes place in Lake Placid, N.Y. Aug. 18-25, serves as the selection camp for the 2005-06 U.S. Women's National Team that will train in preparation for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, in February.
Resor is one of 20 members of the 2005 world-champion U.S. Women's National Team who are slated to attend the festival, along with top players from the collegiate and professional ranks. Six two-time Olympians will take part in the festival, including Tricia Dunn, Cammi Granato, Katie King, Shelley Looney, Jenny Potter and Angela Ruggiero. The players will be divided into two teams to compete in daily practices and in a round-robin tournament at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid.
Resor, the second-youngest player on the roster, played in all five of Team USA's games at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship last April in Sweden, helping the U.S. win gold at that event for the first time ever. She had one assist and was +4 for the tournament. She finished her freshman season with seven goals and 11 assists for the Bulldogs.
Resor is not the only person with Yale connections at the festival. The head coach of the team is Ben Smith, a former assistant men's hockey coach at Yale. Mike Gilligan, who served as interim head coach of the Yale men's team in 1983-84 (when Tim Taylor was away serving as assistant general manager and assistant coach for the 1984 men's Olympic team), is an assistant coach. Long-time Yale equipment manager Ed Maturo has also signed on with Team USA.
On Aug. 25, at the conclusion of the camp, USA Hockey will announce the roster for the 2005-06 U.S. Women's National Team. That team will train and compete in cities around the country leading up to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Prior to the Games, the roster will be trimmed to 20 players.


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Republic of Ireland's veterans were making no snap decisions about their intrnational futures after their European Championship exit.
Captain Robbie Keane and Shay Given - the two most capped players in Ireland's history - and veteran defender Richard Dunne all insisted they would take time to consider whether they would play on.
Damien Duff, who wore the skipper's armband in Monday's 2-0 defeat to Italy to mark his 100th cap, seemed to hint his time was up, having previously revealed he had made up his mind whether to play on or not.
Los Angeles Galaxy striker Keane, who earned his 120th cap in Poznan, said of his future: "It's not probably the right time even to be talking about it. The whole squad has come off a tournament and we're all disapppointed."
Asked when the right time might be, Ireland's record goalscorer, 31, added: "I'm not even really thinking about it to be honest with you."
Goalkeeper Given, 36, who made a record 125th Ireland appearance, said: "It's too soon straight after the game to make any rash decisions. I'll sit down with my kids and my wife and my family when I get home and just see what the best plan of action is.
"Obviously, we've got a new manager in at Aston Villa - I'd like to speak to him as well - and see what the best plan is for everyone."
Winger Duff, 33, said: "I've said I'll play until 100 for Ireland if they'd have me. Sometimes, it doesn't work like that. So we'll see. It's more important to talk about the team and how we've done over the past month. Obviously disappointing - (we) weren't good enough."
Dunne, 32, who made his 76th international appearance, said: "It's very hard because we've been preparing for this and dreaming. You don't want to be thinking about the finish.
"As soon as this comes around, you want to play and concentrate on this. Now probably is the time for whoever has thought about it to have a month away and make a decision in a month's time maybe."
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The quartet that infuses emo-core with prog rock and Volta-esque conceptual albums is coming to the Fillmore next year.
This Friday, Nov. 9, tickets for Coheed and Cambria's March 8 show will go on sale at noon.
The band played SunFest earlier this year, and its sixth album was released Oct. 9. Not only does the record, called "The Aftermath: Ascension" come with psychedelic humanoid cover art and a touching, mostly instrumental opening track. The band's Web site also offers a set of videos detailing the idea behind the album.
So, go ahead, if you miss the themed style of emo-prog produced in the early 2000s. Tickets will cost $28 plus fees at LiveNation.com for general admission.


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VeganMoFo: Haitian Banana-Lime VooDoo Tofu
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Ha. I love the tofu pockets and their many uses! "I'm so vegan, I sleep in a tofu sack!"ReplyDelete
Ok, I'm kind of obsessed with the idea of tofu pockets now. Maybe it is just as simple as it looks, but I have to ask before I attempt...can you describe the making of said pocket? Thanks! (Oh, and your drawings are adorable!)ReplyDelete
Your drawings are the best! Sneaky tofu stuffer.ReplyDelete
They look really good. I've only stuffed tofu once and I actually had forgotton all about that until your post.ReplyDelete
It sucks that they weren't too tasty but I love the name! And they *look* yummy, if that helps! :)ReplyDelete
Heehee! I love your little sneaky tofu stuffer!
Allow me to be predictable and suggest stuffing a tofu pocket with a cornbread stuffing. No?
Lovely as usual! Loving your blog!!ReplyDelete
Aw, they look gorgeous, what a shame the taste didn't match! Best drawings, I wanna sleep in the tofu sack.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear it was less than a homerun but all I can think now is how comfy a bad made of tofu would be. I might create a life-sized on and blog about it for mofo.ReplyDelete
i'm sorry your stuffed 'fus were a little disappointing - they look yummy though. but i love the idea of stuffing them with all kinds of yumminesses! i'm never stuffed 'fu before and now i must, must, MUST! i think mushroom & spinach stuffed 'fu might be yummers. and might i add, i too love your drawings, Amey! they are simply the best (and the cutest ever. i can't help but smile when i see them.)!ReplyDelete
I, too, was excited just by seeing the name of this dish. I'm so sorry it didn't work out to your expectations. They look great and maybe they were better on the 2nd day as all the flavors got to know each other better?ReplyDelete
Ha ha. This is too cute, Amey!ReplyDelete


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Hill leads Gardner-Webb to 65-52 win over Winthrop
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman Jerome Hill had 18 points and 11 rebounds, posting his first career double-double, as Gardner-Webb overcame a 12-point deficit to defeat Winthrop 65-52 Tuesday night for its fourth straight win.
The Runnin' Bulldogs (17-11, 9-5 Big South Conference), who lost to the Eagles 61-55 on Jan. 23, trailed 30-18 with 2:42 to go until halftime.
Winthrop, playing its first game without leading scorer Derrick Henry (11.4 points per game), who suffered a season-ending knee injury Saturday against Presbyterian, still led 39-36 with 12:26 remaining.
Tyler Strange then hit a 3-pointer to tie it and spark an 8-0 run that pushed Gardner-Webb into the lead for good.
The Runnin' Bulldogs, whose winning streak is their longest this season, have won seven of their past eight.
Joab Jerome's 15 points led the Eagles (11-15, 5-9), who committed 12 second-half turnovers en route to losing for the fourth time in five games.


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Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) develops social game to be played on there internet. In particular, Zynga has focused on developing games to be played on Facebook, the social network platform. The games are meant to be easily accessed and social in nature. Because the games are deployed online, updates and changes can be made continuously. Rather than charging consumers for individual use, Zynga offers its games for free. Instead, the company makes money by advertising and selling virtual goods through the games.[1]
For the full year 2010, Zynga report a total revenue of $597M. This was a 393% increase over the $121M reported for 2009. The company's net income for 2010 was $91M. The previous year, Zynga reported a net loss of $53M.[2]
The company's initial public offering of stock on the NASDAQ occurred on December 15, 2011. The company offered 100M shares each for $10. This was at the high end of the $8.5-$10 price range. The deal raised a total of $1B. The lead managers of the deal were Morgan Stanley and Goldman.[3]
While Zynga plans to create social games in general, the company has historically heavily focused on Facebook. This relationship works well for Facebook as Zynga's games encourage individuals to pass more time on the site. However, if Facebook decides to enter the game space, the two would become direct competitors. This is problematic for Zynga as its games run of Facebook's platform. Furthermore, even if Zynga does diversify to other social platforms, it will still be reliant on the platforms cooperation.[4]


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Experts or instruments?
Post-bureaucratic governance develops a multiplicity of knowledge-based instruments, which contrast and sometimes conflict with the traditional authority of experts. It also complicates the problem of governance, as each instrument fosters a certain way of seeing the world and of organizing relationships among public officials, citizens and professional and other groups.


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A Guided Tour of the Newest Longhorn Buildby Wei-Meng Lee
I had a chance to play with the Windows Longhorn operating system about a year ago and wrote an overview of the features available in that build, which is 4074. (See A First Look at Longhorn.) One year later, Microsoft has released a newer build of Longhorn (5048) and made it available to attendees of WinHEC 2005. So, how much has changed, and how close are we to getting the real thing?
In this article, I'll give you a guided tour of the current build of Longhorn and examine some of the changes to the Windows UI. While this build is not specifically designed for end users, it's worth a look, especially if you are looking forward to the next release of Windows.
Setting Up Longhorn
Once you have obtained the Longhorn DVD, you can proceed with the setup. For my testing, I used Microsoft Virtual PC. There is a bug with the current build of Longhorn--the setup does not work correctly for Virtual PC. When installing Longhorn to a new virtual drive, Setup couldn't see the unformatted virtual drive. To solve this, you need to use a formatted virtual disk from another virtual machine so that Setup can proceed.
Testing Longhorn
Once Longhorn is installed, you will see the familiar startup screen (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. The Longhorn startup screen
By default, Longhorn will automatically log in as Administrator without a password. Even after you have created a password for the Administrator account, subsequent logins are hard-coded to use the Administrator account with no password. Fortunately, though, you are prompted with the login window to enter a user name and password.
Figure 2 shows the Longhorn desktop with the Start menu.
Figure 2. The Longhorn desktop with the Start menu
If you click on the Start menu and select All Programs, the list of programs is displayed within the Start menu (instead of displaying another menu list from which to select the program you want to launch). For example, if you click on Accessories, a list of programs under the Accessories category will be displayed within the menu (together with a vertical scroll bar; see Figure 3). To some people, this is a neat idea, but to others it looks ugly.
Figure 3. The programs listed within the Start menu
I'm still a big fan of the classic Start menu, and you can change it in Longhorn. Figure 4 shows the classic Start menu.
Figure 4. The classic Start menu in Longhorn
One notable new feature in this build of Longhorn is the inclusion of a text box situated under the All Programs item in the Start menu (see Figure 5). Type in the name of an application, and a list of programs matching your input will display as you type. I think this is quite a good feature, as you need not navigate through the Start menu to launch a program.
Figure 5. Finding an application to launch
One notable omission in this build is that the Sidebar is no longer available (see my earlier article, A First Look at Longhorn). That is a pity, since the Sidebar is one of Longhorn's useful features.


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Late last year, I started wondering about social media command centers. Salesforce had launched one, as had Brandwatch, but I wondered: were they really still relevant? Were companies investing in command center deployments, or had interest subsided since their heyday in 2010?
I started talking to clients and vendors to take a pulse on how people were thinking about command centers, what they looked like, what were the use cases, and how they were calculating value. I looked at several deployments: some were "pop-ups," intended to support conversation during sporting or other events, and some were day-to-day operations.
I decided to dig a little deeper. Soon, Wells Fargo, MasterCard and eBay agreed to speak with me about what they were doing and connect me with the social technology companies powering their deployments. I subsequently spoke with Dell, arguably the pioneer of the command center concept, about their original deployment, and their current service offering. The result is the report embedded below. It's not intended to be a buyer's guide or technology evaluation; rather, the intent is to lay out the most salient use cases and provide an inside view into how three leading brands are approaching social data in the enterprise:
At the same time, I began working with my colleague Jess Groopman on an Altimeter Group service offering based on our Social Data Intelligence report from last summer. Like Altimeter's Social Readiness Roadmap, the Social Data Intelligence Roadmap is a diagnostic tool to help enterprise organizations evaluate their readiness (in this case, related to social and other digital data), and use that to plan roadmaps, resources and investments.
Fortuitously, the two projects converged into the two announcements we're making today: one, a new report on the social media command centers, and its potential to become a digital intelligence hub for the enterprise. The other, a diagnostic tool that illuminates the issues–regarding scope, context, strategy, governance, metrics and data–that large organizations must address to extract insight from social and other digital data at scale.
My deepest thanks to everyone who contributed ideas and insights for this report; any mistakes are mine alone. I hope you'll find these tools useful, provide feedback on them and share them with others in the industry.
We will be hosting a webinar on this new report and offering on April 3 at 10:00 am PST. To register, please click here.
Box link to PDF.
To speak with Altimeter about the Social Data Intelligence offering, click here.
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Hootsuite posts on the report here.


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Found this tribute Video from dallas
In memory of Sean Taylor. Please post all thoughts, well-wishes and prayers here.
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Found this tribute Video from dallas
My friend is a die hard cowboy fan and he sent me a link to this tribute video from the maker of the dallascowboyshow.
Long Live the Skins!
- SkinsHead56
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This is truly moving. I could not contain the grief I am feeling right now. I shead tears not only for Sean, but for his family and friends.
I have gone through the terrible tradgedy of loosing a brother at the age of 25. Just when their light is ready to burn bright and life is just begining it is taken away. A talent never fully realized, a spirit that brought us all joy, a person taken so young can never be replaced.
These words are for you Sean & my bro Vic. R.I.P.
You are in our hearts always.
In memorium Sean Taylor 1983-2007 R.I.P.
Long live the Legend of "Meast".
Long live the Legend of "Meast".
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great video... i have to say, i am truly impressed with the Cowboys fans at this point in time... i believe it is a showing of how much respect ST had from fans across the NFL, if the Redskins biggest rival has shown this much support...
My children, gather round! No retreat, no surrender; that is Spartan law. And by Spartan law we will stand and fight... and die. A new age has begun. An age of freedom, and all will know, that 300 Spartans gave their last breaths to defend it!
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Buckeye Bling and One Other Thing
Without Buckeyes and their fans, I have no idea what the hell we'd blog about during the offseason. First of all, who sees the video below and thinks, Damn! I need to get me that hat!
And there's this...
And there's this...
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- Mikoyan said...
Somehow that seems to be leading up to the mating call of the sorority girl:
"I'm so wasted"
At least that hat wouldn't go floating off into the drink.....I think...
- May 03, 2011 9:35 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
"You have a sort of sick desperation in your voice" - Tyler Durden
- May 03, 2011 9:49 AM
- hs8bern said...
IDIOTs should not be on camera!
Look at jersey shore,nothing good comes with putting morons on t.v.!
- May 05, 2011 7:45 PM
- JS said...
Anyone else have LCD Soundsystem's "Drunk Girls" music running through their head while listening to them slur their way through that promo?
- May 06, 2011 3:54 PM
- disablog said...
did anyone notice the chick in the middle calls him 'darrell cryer'???? HILARIOUS.
- May 10, 2011 3:07 AM
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NewSat scores $AU7.5m in new deals
Mining boom helps drive satellite demand
Australian listed satellite company NewSat has secured a raft of new contracts across oil, gas, mining, construction, aviation and government sectors, totalling $AU7.5 million.
The new deals for Teleport services were signed during the first half of the 2012 financial year and will provide satellite communication services across Australasia and the Middle East.
The new contracts include providing satellite comms for the north-west shelf Wheatstone Project and Gorgon Projects off the Western Australia coast; supply of satellite communications for US Government personnel in the Middle East; and a new contract with an unnamed engineering and construction company to provide satellite communications for remote construction sites across Australia.
NewSat's Teleports in Perth and Adelaide are accredited to supply services to the Australian Department of Defence (DRSS) and are recognised as highly secure global access points, supporting certified classified networks to ensure the transmission of vital and sensitive information for government clients.
"This is outstanding revenue growth for the first half of the year, setting us up for a fantastic 2012. Importantly, our Jabiru-1 satellite launch is tracking extremely well, as we continue to achieve key milestones. This is a ground-breaking time for NewSat as we successfully transform from a growing profitable teleport operator into a global satellite operator with a fleet of satellites," said NewSat founder and CEO Adrian Ballintine.
NewSat is in the process of expanding its satellite capabilities with the Jabiru Satellite Program. The Jabiru-1, a large Ka-band next generation satellite, will provide coverage over South East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Jabiru-2, also scheduled, will deliver enhanced coverage in and around Australia. NewSat has rights to seven premium orbital slots and its fleet of next generation geostationary satellites. ®
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Monday, December 05, 2005
Does Nebraska Need M Zone to Fire Up its Team? Really??
First of all, I ask Nebraska fans -- are you really offended by my comments on the original post saying your team isn't up to expectations these last two years? Do any of you really think Bill Callahan has improved your program? I'd bet if you asked the same of M fans after a losing season then a mediocre 7-4 season, they wouldn't complain, they'd agree.
Furthermore, by predicting certain victory for Michigan in my post, I'm a) supporting my team and b) basing it on what I've seen this year. Michigan lost 4 close games, all to bowl teams, two to top 10 teams in which it came down to the final minutes. In addition, we beat a top 3 team. Based on what I've seen so far, I stand by original assessment in saying that, sorry but, Nebraska stinks this year. Don't shoot the messenger, talk to your AD.
Second of all, does the Nebraska squad really need posts from some random blog to motivate your team? If so, that is really sad and just confirms how far your program has fallen in such a short time...which was the point of comments to begin with. However, I must say, I'm flattered that you give us here at the M Zone such power. Thank you.
On the positive side, I must give Husker fans props because, we've been linked to their main fan board on Rivals.com and we've yet to receive one death threat, one obscene post or anything questioning the sexual orientation of every Michigan fan. Toto, we're not in Columbus anymore.
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OK, first, everyone here is going to have to forgive me for not being overly disappointed that Michigan is going to the Alamo Bowl. San Antonio is about a days drive from me so I've ordered tickets and am going. This will be my first Michigan game, ever. So, I'm pretty excited about that and even though the season's been a disappointment, this offers me a rare opportunity to actually see the team in person since they're playing close by.
Yost, your comments were hardly offensive and entirely fact based. On a superficial level both teams look similar, once dominant powerhouses who both had disappointing seasons. But let's look a little closer.
Michigan lost four games to teams with a combined record of 34 wins and nine loses. Nebraska lost four games to teams with a combined record of 28 wins and 16 loses. Michigan won seven games to teams with a combined record of 44 wins and 34 losses. Nebraska won seven games to teams with a combined record of 38 wins and 46 loses. Michigan played three teams with losing records and Nebraska played five teams with losing records.
And one of those teams was Division I AA, Maine! Why not just make certain you win your season opener by scheduling the Hadley School for the Blind? Playing anyone other than Division IA teams is just wrong in my book. Do I need to mention here that Michigan has gone over 73 years since last playing a non-Division IA team?
Michigan flat out had a tougher schedule and has played better teams across the board. The only question mark in this game is will any of the injured players be back.
As far as I'm concerned, you took it easy on Nebraska.
- December 05, 2005 8:02 PM
- skeetskeet said...
Whatever. I don't have any beef with Nebraska now that the media and refs aren't fellating them like during Osborne's farewell tour. I know a few fans and they're fine. I'm sure the Rivals board is just as ridiculously slappy as the Michigan Rivals board, so who really cares what they do.
In the grand scheme of things, this bowl game is not all that relevant. What is relevant is whether Michigan can sack up and beat a major rival on the road next year.
- December 06, 2005 12:28 AM
- Yost said...
Winning on the road in September. Hmm, what's that like again?
- December 06, 2005 1:16 PM
- The King said...
If Bill Callahan can actually motivate his team by screaming, "Prove this one dude who has a blog wrong!", then he's a much better coach than I thought he was.
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Hi Samson! Happy Dog of the Day to you, from everyone in this Retriever loving home!:)
What a beautiful big boy you are, Samson; inside and out, body and soul; a gentle giant with a heart of pure gold who gives back to others as good as he gets! I can just imagine the smiles on the faces of your dear friends at the nursing home when you come for a visit!
I can't imagine a more irresistible blend of unconditional love, playfulness, loyalty and goofiness (in a great way:D) than a Golden/Lab mix, and you embody all of those cherished traits, and more!:cool: ( LOVE your Christmas outfit, and yep, we can see you're the consummate kisser!:D)What a lucky family, having a loyal and loving, kiss dispensing best buddy in you, Samson! You're every family's dream doggie, and oh, didn't your people hit the jackpot the day they welcomed you home! You do your much missed beloved best friend, Bo, proud, and I have no doubt he's looking down on you all from the Rainbow Bridge today, so happy knowing his legacy lives on through you!
Thanks for warming my frigidly cold day with your heartwarming story and precious pics, Samson! Wishing for you a very special, fun (and treat:D) filled day of celebration, and many more wonderful years with your family!
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Palace Malice, a son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, is trained by five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher who also conditioned last year's New Orleans Handicap winner Graydar, will be ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith in the New Orleans 'Cap and break from the outside in the field of eight.
Following his Belmont score last year, Palace Malice won Saratoga's Grade II Jim Dandy, was beaten less than a length for the win in that upstate New York oval's Grade I Travers and was runner-up in Belmont's Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup.
In his lone start this season as a 4-year-old, Palace Malice returned to competition to win South Florida's Grade II Gulfstream Park Handicap on March 8.
Next in the weights for the New Orleans is Zayat Stable's Prayer for Relief, who will shoulder 119 pounds including Shaun Bridgmohan and break from post #4. Now making his first start for trainer Dale Romans, Prayer for Relief won Fair Ground' $75,000 Tenacious Handicap in December and then finished third in the $100,000 Louisiana Handicap. In the Grade III Mineshaft Handicap here on Feb. 22 he finished sixth as the choice in the wagering after racing wide while under the tutelage of Steve Asmussen.
Joseph Sutton's Bradester, in the New Orleans Handicap with 117 pounds, may pose a challenge. Trained by Eddie Kenneally, he won Fair Grounds' Mineshaft Handicap as the final designed prep for this race. Jockey James Graham will ride and break from the rail post.
Brittlyn Stable's Sunbean will carry 116 pounds in the New Orleans Handicap and break from post #6 with regular rider Richard Eramia in the irons. The Louisiana-bred has won his last four starts in a row but was racing against state-bred company.
Fox Hill Farms' Normandy Invasion, trained by Chad Brown, and Jim Tafel's Fordubai, conditioned by Greg Geier, both get in the New Orleans 'Cap with 115 pounds. Normandy Invasion finished fifth in Fair Grounds' Grade II Risen Star Stakes last year and will break from post #5 with Rosie Napravnik astride, while Fordubai, who won this season's Louisiana Handicap but finished third in the Mineshaft, will break from post #7 with Robby Albarado aboard.
Lothenbach Stable's Mister Marti Gras, conditioned by Neil Pessin, is assigned 114 pounds in the New Orleans Handicap but is cross-entered in the Mervin Muniz. He was ninth in the Mineshaft, has jockey Florent Geroux named and would break from post #2 in this race.
Charles Fipke's Golden Soul, trained by Dallas Stewart, gets in lightest of all with 112 pounds and will break from post #3 with Brian Hernandez Jr listed for the saddle. Golden Soul will be making his first start of the year but finished second in last year's Kentucky Derby.


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Businesses decry removal of turn on Del Prado
February 2, 2013
If Lee County closes off the left-turn lane at Del Prado Boulevard and Southeast 47th Terrace, one business owner says it could mean an end to his and other businesses on that corner....
This is exactly why the Fire Station on Santa Barbara has the firetrucks leaving out the back doors. The County, in their infinite wisdom, thought it too close to the side street to allow the trucks to actually leave the firehouse onto Santa Barbara. Ridiculous. Response times are delayed by minutes because of having to drive all the way around the block. The Cape is the cash cow for this county, yet the county dictates to the Cape. Should be the other way around.
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Maybe it is time to help these businesses that are in areas with changing traffic patterns to relocate. There are so many buildings and empty land commercial sites in the city. To trade and upgrade to a better location, building or lot should be fairly easy.
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Microsoft no longer thinks Linux poses a threat to its desktop Windows business. Directions on Microsoft's Wes Miller pointed out via Twitter how Microsoft has changed the boilerplate "Competition" section in its last two annual financial filings with the SEC.
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I agree that unified update is missing on Windows. It is the one good thing about appstores and web-applications: They make people use new versions. (good for home, not always good for business, but let's not go to deep)
HOWEVER, just because Microsoft doesn't provide a nice tool for this, doesn't mean others don't! You (and every Windows user!) should check out http://ninite.com/
Basically, I run Microsoft Update to update all my Microsoft software and drivers and my own ninite.exe to update 90% of my other software. That basically leaves only Total Commander that I need to update manually and that is barely a "hunt" (http://ghisler.com/amazons3.php)


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1. When did you first suspect Jacob was a werewolf? When Bella realized it or had you been suspicious of his drastic changes?
in twilight, because he told her the legends and then Billy really made it obvious. plus her dreams
2. In various occasions, Jacob tries to tell Bella what is happening but is abruptly cut off? Why did you think this happened? Was it guilt or fear that prompted his sudden silences? Or was it something else?i figured it was something with the fact he was a wolf. i didnt know what exactly but i figured it was a wolf thing
3. What did you think of Jacob being a werewolf? Was it surprising? Did you like it? Why or why not? it was predictable but i LOVE jacob so i wouldnt care if he shifted into a worm lol well maybe not
4. How did you feel about Jacob after he came over, trying to explain himself about the confrontation earlier that day? Did it redeem him for you or make things worse?the first time i read it he was forgiven, the second time i was like what?? thats all she gets
5. Did you think that Jacob and the rest of the "pack" were responsible for the murders that were occurring?i knew it was the vampires and couldnt understand what makes bella so slow
6. At the end of the chapter, Bella debates with herself as to whether she should warn Jacob or if she shouldn't. What did you think she would do? What would you have done?
i thought she had to warn him but i also knew that it wasnt the wolves killing people. even if i thought they were killing people i probably would have wanted to make him tell me to my face the path he had chosen