text:
I think it's important what was posted. If her status update is "Oops just killed an old guy" then fair enough.
Rosario Rodriguez said her daughter, Araceli Beas, posted that she needed to go to the gym as she sat in her car while waiting for it to warm up outside her boyfriend's home near East 80th Street and South Commercial Avenue last Dec. 27.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-womans-mom-denies-facebook-allegation-20110215,0,4906576.story [chicagotribune.com]
I agree, if it was something like OMG I was in a car accident, then really no case.
No case??? Seriously?? If you hit a man with your car and first thing you think about is "oh, I need to update my facebook status", than
No case??? Seriously?? If you hit a man with your car and first thing you think about is "oh, I need to update my facebook status", than
Actually, yeah there would be no case for wrongful death. If you were posting about the event that occurred, how do you propose that facebook status update caused the accident? You got some new physics?
If you are making a case against uncouth behavior, sure, but last I checked thats not illegal.
If you are making a case against uncouth behavior, sure, but last I checked thats not illegal.
"Negligence" is a failure to exercise reasonable care. Hitting someone and then Facebooking about it before calling 911 is pretty plainly negligent and would be a slam dunk with a jury.
WTF is wrong with people that think they need to update their Facebook status at all? Not just after car accidents...
The sequence could have been this:
* Facebook updated at 07:54:03
* Crash occurs at 07:54:06
* 911 call occurs at 07:54:47
It's quite possible that the update, collision and 911 called happened within the same minute.
He was calling 911 about the first accident when she struck him.
Classic bit of false inference.
Assuming the phone times were accurate and in sync (big assumption), someone was calling 911 on the victim's phone at the same time as she hit "submit" on her Facebook upgrade. That this was the victim reporting the first accident is a reasonable surmise, but there's no evidence of this. Nor is it stated anywhere that the victim was on the phone at the time of the second accident.
The critical bit of missing information is the precise time of the second accident. If you read TFA-within-TFA this is given as "about 8:00".
So even if the timings are in sync and "about 8:00" was precise, the defendant could reasonably have finished Facebooking 6 minutes before the fatal accident. That sounds like enough time to be parked up, put down your phone, pull out and drive 2 miles. Even easier if "about 8:00" means "8:05" or "8:10".
Its really not worth delving into the details of when the calls/postings were made unless the time of the accident can be pinpointed with comparable accuracy (unless you plan on baffling a jury with bullshit).
Assuming the phone times were accurate and in sync (big assumption)
Its not that big an assumption. Phone networks have some pretty tight tolerances on time synchronisation in order to work (they tend to use GPS receivers and rubidium clocks all over the place to keep things in sync), so it is reasonable to believe that the time stamps on phone records will be pretty accurate. Of course, the handsets themselves may not be that accurate (although they tend to have clocks set from the network these days anyway), but any subpoenaed call records should be pretty reasonable.
while driving, then it should be legal to take bong hits.
Criminal suits ==> "Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt"
Civil suits ==> "Preponderance of evidence"
As this is a civil suit (wrongful death is civil), the rules for civil suits apply. Most knee-jerk reactions want to look to "reasonable doubt" and then look into any time disparities among the phone, Facebook and other services and factors involved in the establishment of this evidence. (for example, timezone data could have significant impact on the reported time(s) from the phone company, the 9-1-1 service, Facebook and more.)
If all of those time issues are in correct synchronization, then the preponderance of evidence rule would probably result in the plaintiff winning the case.
I think most juries would see that as meeting both standards (if the devices were in correct synchronization and they couldn't show that someone else updated the Facebook page).
That's because most juries are idiots. I've personally seen my Facebook app sit there and retry over and over for more than a minute to post an update. You could hit submit, put your phone in your pocket, get in the car, drive 2 miles, and the whole time your phone is trying to submit the update. Hope it doesn't succeed at the wrong time!
At least for SMS the phone company will have a very exact time of when it was sent, I imagine Facebook will too. The only uncertainty is how long the message has been stuck in your outbox. At least for writing SMS messages people have been convicted of manslaughter here in Norway, passing even the standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt".
On two separate phones? One belonging to the victim and the other belonging to the driver? You know, like in this case.
Enable 17 minute fuzzy time stamp modulator. I'd also like a random "anywhere but here" comment updater for use as an alibi, since facebook updates are now legal evidence.
You seem to be under the impression that legal admissibility grants a piece of information the totemic power of a logical axiom or a videogame powerup. I'm pretty sure that most evidence you could care to name would trump a facebook update's timestamp or geotag.
And that's what we be found out. It's a really simple system.
First you notice the timestamps and that they may indicate the person was posting to facebook while driving and that may have contributed to the accident.
Second you file a lawsuit (you may have done that first of course and have noticed that first part in addition to your initial motivation).
Third you convince the judge at ht epre-trial phase with the data you do have to let you do some discovery and subpoena facebook for more fine grained data an
I think it's not even relevant - her defence is "blinding sunlight" so she was already driving without due care and attention if she couldn't see him and stop in time by driving far too fast for the conditions, whether she was using her phone or not.
Veloz had exited his vehicle after getting into a minor accident with another motorist at around 7:30 AM. He was standing near the other driver's vehicle exchanging information when he was struck by Beas. His right leg was partially severed, and he lost too much blood. Veloz was pronounced dead at around 9:30 AM in a nearby hospital. Beas told police that she had been temporarily blinded by the sun at the time of the collision, which resulted in a ticket for striking a pedestrian in the roadway. The driver involved in the earlier minor collision with Veloz told officers at the time that they had been temporarily blinded by the sun as well. Beas' mother, Rosario Rodriguez, came to her daughter's defense claiming that she posted the Facebook update as she sat in her car while waiting for it to warm up outside her boyfriend's home, which is located two miles away from where the crash occurred.
So. The woman could very well have been unable to see due to the sun. Was the victim standing in the road? Did they move their vehicles to the side of the road? It's impossible to prove that the driver was using her phone at the time of the accident.
So apparently in Chicago when drivers can't see what is ahead of them, they continue forward at full speed?
So apparently in Chicago when drivers can't see what is ahead of them, they continue forward at full speed?
It's possible in Chicago (or anywhere) to be temporarily blinded by the sun while driving with very warning -- for example, by early morning sunrise reflecting off a large shiny building (with mirrored windows) into your car. In a case like this, the sun's reflection can be onto a single small area of the road even when you are not driving in the direction of the sun (such as North/South rather than East West). Also, some of the roads curve and it's possible to get a blinding glare from the sun only at a
Driving 2 miles in one minute from a dead stop while blinded by the sun? That means that you have to accelerate fast enough to surpass 120 mph and keep going enough to make up for the time you spent below 120. You might be able to do that in a super car like a Lamborgini or a high end crotch rocket.
That is either more reckless than driving while facebooking, or something is wrong with that story.
In Massachusetts (yes, I know, different state, different laws), if you, as a driver, are unable to view the road and continue to operate your vehicle, you are liable for what happens. If, for example, your windshield is covered in ice and you have a head-on collision, it's your fault. If the sun is in your eyes and you don't slow down to avoid hitting things, your fault if it happens. If you have sunglasses on at night and can't see the pedestrian crossing the road, your fault. If you turn your head to
If she is found guilty she should simply be banned from driving for 10 years, as she has proven she cannot be trusted with operating a motor vehicle. She's from Chicago, she can take the El like everyone else. Also such a punishment not only fits the crime but is a far better deterrent for such irresponsible actions than jail time (which everyone believes could never happen to them) or financial burdens (which the government usually makes sure you're not made homeless by).
zomg fatul crash lol
Well, of course, other than niceties like "due process" and "innocent until proven guilty" and "reasonable doubt".
I like Slashdot. It reminds me of important facts of life, like "In the court of public opinion, all the jurors are douchebags."
Thufir's a Harkonnen now.


text:
Learning never ends06/01/2012
Upcoming information sessions
Information sessions about the Bachelor of Organizational Supervision degree program will be held at several area locations in June, including:
- Midpoint Campus Center, Brunswick, June 12, 6-7:30 p.m.
- The University of Akron-Lakewood, June 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
- UA Medina County University Center, June 20, 6-7:30 p.m.
Tim Weckbacher of Akron was attending college when he experienced early success in his job right out of high school. Advancing rapidly from part-time grocery bagger to store management, Weckbacher put his college education on the back burner. But after seven years and hitting the proverbial "brick wall" in his profession, the now-32-year-old wanted go further – and he knew it would take a college degree to get there.
So Weckbacher, like many adults in the American workforce seeking career advancement and salary increases but stalled by the lack of a bachelor's degree, found a convenient solution — The University of Akron's Bachelor of Organizational Supervision (BOS) program. This specialized degree offering, the only one in the region, is designed for adults in the workforce with an associate degree or 60 completed college credit hours. Offered through evening and distance learning coursework, the program caters to full-time workers with demanding schedules.
Flexible schedule makes the difference
Weckbacher says the opportunity to get his long-delayed degree was one he couldn't pass up. "I could take my classes at night, which was perfect for me," he says.
Within weeks of his May 5 graduation, Weckbacher landed a position at one of the Akron-Canton area's largest employers, The Timken Company, where he's now a customer service representative.
Weckbacher enrolled in the BOS program in 2009 with nearly 80 previously earned credit hours and no degree to show for it. He was able to easily transfer all of his previously earned college credits and earned his degree in just two-and-a-half years while still working full time.
The program creates an opportunity for students to advance professionally in their fields and develop leadership and supervisory competencies, says Stan Silverman, dean of UA's Summit College, associate provost and dean of University College.
Expanded world of opportunities
"The program is industry- and student-inspired," Silverman says. "There are many associate degree graduates who have been in their careers for a number of years and are seeking career advancement. This program provides that opportunity."
Employees with bachelor's degrees are not only more valuable to employers, but earn higher salaries than those with an associate degree. According to 2009 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, associate degree holders had mean earnings of $39,771 while those with bachelor's degrees earned $56,665, about 30 percent more. What's more, Michigan State University's "Recruiting Trends 2011-2012" report reveals, "total hiring across all degrees will expand by 4 percent. This expansion is coming from a strong push at the bachelor's degree level with a 7 percent increase."
"If you are in the program, willing to lead and be that person who wants to be a supervisor, it puts you ahead," Weckbacher says. "You're more well-rounded. Everything you need is put in front of you. It's another item to add to your tool box, to your skill set."
Visit the Bachelor of Organizational Supervision degree program for more information, or call 330-972-8832.
Media contact: Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Polo Ralph Lauren Low Rise Briefs - 4 Pack RY69
This product was discontinued November, 2015 and is no longer available. Please consider one of the Customer-Recommended Replacements above, or try a new search.
Polo Ralph Lauren's classic brief design features a contemporary low-rise in a convenient 4 Pack. Made of pure, remarkably soft, 100% ringspun, combed Cotton.
Try these keyword searches with similar features:


text: the competitions pool allocations were done way to soon. i nkow this is an old debate, but.... 3 out of the 4 finalists have played nz in a series this year. nz beat pak 5-1 we beat england 3-0 and WI 4-0. and yet all these teams make it.admitidly we ****ed up something chronic against the ozzies, but lets face it our chances were always slim.


text:
PNM and the River of Life CitiChurch, who helps PNM to ensure qualified residents of Deming have access to the PNM Good Neighbor Fund, will host a free energy fair in Deming on Wednesday, July 24, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the River of Life CitiChurch on 1200 Pear St SE, Deming, NM.
Pick up a free energy saving light bulb and get information about how to save money on your summer electric bills. Income-eligible customers who have an emergency or serious financial hardship can receive help on their past due PNM bill. Resources will also be available to help customers make sure their home is saving as much energy as possible to reduce bills.
Income-eligible residents who have a financial crisis and have not received funds through the PNM Good Neighbor Fund this year can apply for utility bill assistance. To apply for assistance, bring your utility bill, proof of income, financial hardship, proof of LIHEAP assistance and identification for everyone living in the home.
For questions or more information, customers can call 575-546-7479.


text:
Liverpool defender Jose Enrique has admitted he was frustrated by the club's inability to sufficiently compensate for several summer departures with adequate reinforcements.
The Reds allowed seasoned campaigners Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy to leave Merseyside during the transfer window, while record-signing Andy Carroll was sent on loan to West Ham and Charlie Adam left for Stoke.
Liverpool did, however, sign the likes of Joe Allen and Fabio Borini as Brendan Rodgers focused on youthful acquisitions, but the transfer period was characterised by the failure to find a replacement for Carroll.
Rodgers had hoped to bring in a replacement for the England international before the August deadline, but Liverpool were unable to complete deals for their intended targets.
Liverpool owner John Henry was forced to defend the club's transfer policy following the lack of goalscoring additions amid criticism from fans, particularly regarding the Carroll situation.
Enrique, meanwhile, says the club's players should not look at these failings as an excuse for Liverpool's poor start to the season, but the Spaniard added that he would have liked to have seen more new faces arrive at Anfield.
"The turbulence in the summer is no excuse for players.," Enrique said, as reported by the Daily Star.
"You sign and you must play but of course it was frustrating in the summer as we let many players go and not many came in.
"Our squad has many young players. They can do well for us and we still have great players in the team and it is our mistake why we are where we are now.
"Qualifying for the Champions League would be a dream but I don't know how long this will take.
"You have to be realistic. You see the level of Man City and Chelsea's spending in the summer and it is going to be tough."
Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: https://www.givemesport.com/writeforgms


text:
Editor's note: Part four in a series. The Estes Park Trail-Gazette is interviewing town leaders regarding priority issues impacting the town's future. The fourth interview is with town trustee and mayor pro-tem Dr. Eric Blackhurst. Five broad questions are posed:
Trail-Gazette: What are three things Estes Park should do to move forward sensibly and properly on town economic development?
A first order of business is the review of the town's regulatory environment. Various town codes need to be reviewed and updated. These regulations and codes should be looked at from the perspective of what helps and what hinders commercial and business development. Directly related are regulations that impact the overall development of our community, not only for commercial enterprises but also for workforce housing development.
Continue to work on infrastructure development and maintenance. This includes information technology. Encourage the use of our existing resource capabilities, such as our fiber optic network capacity. Continue to upgrade the reliability and capacity of our utilities and maintain our road system.
Provide sufficient resources to ensure the active and continual promotion of the new facilities at the fairgrounds particularly as they relate to fall, winter, and spring offerings in the community.
Trail-Gazette: How do you see the proposed performing arts facility materializing?
Blackhurst: There are many hurdles to face including the securing of multiple agency approvals. For example, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) now has guidelines that must be met. There are several other external approvals that are required. Of course, the fund-raising is a big challenge. This idea has gone through several iterations such as consideration of a Stanley Hotel location followed by several others, including the southeast corner of the Fairgrounds.
Trail-Gazette: How can we maximize services for those economically at risk in Estes Park?
Blackhurst: This is a community-wide effort and government can only do a part of the job of effectively serving the growing number of persons here who are at risk financially. The housing authority has done good work regarding creation of low income housing and that effort needs to continue. Providing a living wage through private employment is an important aspect of this question. While there are a number of organizations that are helping those at risk, we don't know enough about this at risk population that is growing nationally as well as here in Estes Park.
Trail-Gazette: What can be done to maximize Estes Park residents working well together?
Blackhurst: This question assumes that the community is not working well together. I am not certain that I agree with that premise. We need to recognize that many people are working well together already. Recent town planning activities have resulted in work that has been highly cooperative. Just the same, we must look for balance in all the ongoing activities we undertake. We have many highly educated people here and also the oldest average age of 51. We can capitalize on this education and maturity.
Trail-Gazette: What are some important areas regarding the future of Este Park that have not been asked about?
Blackhurst: We are fortunate to have a solid financial base that is better than many other towns our size. Sources of funding appear solid and growing in some cases. We have excellent talent to call upon. As we continue to work cooperatively, we need to remember that the objective of town government is to provide reliable, quality services for the benefit of the entire community. This requires a balance in decision making and careful allocation of resources.
For more on this series, go to eptrail.com.


text:
Graphical Modeling Framework/Versions/GMF 2.1
Graphical Modeling Framework 2.0 New and Noteworthy items
...broken down by milestones, (see GMF Project Plan for more details)
Back to Graphical Modeling Framework
- 1 GMF Release 1.0 (June 30, 2006)
- 2 2.0 M1 (September 04, 2006)
GMF Release 1.0 (June 30, 2006)
2.0 M1 (September 04, 2006)
Merging for plugin.xml and plugin.properties
Protected region is defined in plugin.xml where users may add their extensions. These extensions will be preserved on diagram editor regeneration. Properties file plugin.properties is merged using EMF merger for property files.
Add custom edit policies in gmfgen model
Custom behaviour may be added to diagram element using CustomBehaviour object. In generated code this means inserting custom edit policy in edit part of diagram element.
Default mapping creation wizard creates canvas mapping
Mapping wizard generated by EMF is enhanced by adding pages to select domain model, diagram canvas and palette. If specified domain, graphical and tooling definition models are loaded and canvas mapping that binds them is added.
Unit-tests covering following parts of generated code were implemented:
- toolbar tools
- diagram and model resources saving
- diagram node hierarchy creation
- compilation test for user models with "instance class name" property specified
Wizards to reconcile graphical and tooling definition models
Wizards that infer graphical and tooling definitions from domain model now can reconcile results with existing models. One may start such wizards explicitly using File -> New -> Other menu or use GMF Dashboard where 'Derive' actions switch wizards to reconcile mode if graphical and tooling definitions are selected for the project.
Diagram content could be provided below diagram file node in standard Project Explorer Eclipse view. Read-only properties of underlying semantic element available for single-element selection.
GenNavigator metaclass was added to GMF GenModel. Default Navigator structure will be created automatically by GMF MapModel - GMF GenModel transformer, so it is necessary to run this transformation and regenerate the code from newly created GMF GenModel to get Navigator generated.
ILinkHelper implementation generated
Project Explorer selection could be synchronized with open diagram selection if "Link open editors with content in the Navigator" button pressed on Project Explorer toolbar. To implement this functionality additional class <DiagramPrefix>NavigatorLinkHelper will be generated.
Option to create a GenModel if it's missing
If during transformation appropriate .genmodel was not detected, toolsmith could browse for existing with an option to either create a new blank model with regular defaults or to launch EMF wizard to create .genmodel manually.
Basic support for diagram partitioning
GMFMap's MappingEntry has a link to other CanvasMappings now. Once it's defined, transofrmation attaches OpenDiagramBehaviour to appropriate GenNode, and there's OpenDiagramEditPolicy generated that tries to open editor for the diagram.
Do not generate superfluous code in few particular cases
CanonicalEditPolicy is no longer generated for elements without immediate children to be updated. GraphicalNodeEditPolicy is generated only when there are links with inverted direction. You may notice that these policies are no longer registered within node's createDefaultEditPolicies() method after regeneration and remove respective classes. Alternatively, if you didn't change the edit policies' code, you may remove all classes extending CanonicalEditPolicy and GraphicalNodeEditPolicy in your plug-in and regenerate the code. This will leave only those policies that are needed.
Corresponding diagram will be opened in editor (activated if already opened) on double-clicking to the diagram node in diagram file content sub-tree provided to the Project Explorer Eclipse view. Useful for the situation then several diagrams are stored in the same diagram file (see Basic support for diagram partitioning).
Mapping Model Visual Editor
Diagram editor that uses GMF mapping model as domain model. In other words now you may design diagram editor in diagram editor ))) You need org.eclipse.gmf.map.editor plugin.
Automatic diagram editor refresh
Generated diagram editor will be automatically refreshed on any changes in the eclipse resource subsystem made outside of the editor without reopening. Examples of such changes are:
- modifications made in domain model inside EMF-generated tree editor
- modifications made on another diagram created in the same diagram resource using diagram partitioning feature
- diagram/domain model resource rename/move in the workspace
- changes in diagram/domain resource downloaded from version control
Corresponding dialogs will appear on following editor activation/saving if editor state was dirty at the moment of changes in the eclipse resources subsystem.
Xpand Template Engine
JET alternative which is much more handy for complex template we've got in GMF is now part of SDK. Figure generation (org.eclipse.gmf.graphdef.codegen) has neen rewritten with Xpand. For more details on Xpand read the [paper] from Eclipse Summit Europe.
Merge for plugin.xml
Protected regions added in M1 were replaced with per-extension 'generated' marker in form of XML processing instruction. Any tag not marked as generated will be preserved during merging. Extensions marked as generated are matched using respective point id (note, multiple extensions for same point may have merging issues, we are going to further refine matching using extension ids or additional attribute in the processing instruction).
RCP Application
It's possible to generate diagram editor as RCP application based on full GMF runtime:


text:
it all depends on what transpires with the current qb situation.
BPA aside, what position, or position group, do you think the Jets should be making the #1 priority with this years draft class?
The categories will be:
poll coming...
it all depends on what transpires with the current qb situation.
I voted Other: Missionary Position
Doggy Style was a close second tho.
I say OG as there are a few maulers available in the top 10 picks. We will finally get our running game going against good teams. That would be a good start.
OLB is the biggest need and a good one should be there for us. I'll be enraged if we take an olineman or QB at 9.
Can you make "Trade pick for pick next year" an option?
Two first rounders next year could yield a trade up for Clowney, Bridgewater, or Manziel.
Pass rushing OLB
I think we can trade back and get Warmack. St Louie has 2 first round picks maybe trade back with them take Warmack and the big TE from Notre Dame
Im not sure your right about that. That Boyd from Clemson, looks like a taker in the 2nd or 3rd
Best Player Available regardless of position.
We are a bad team. We need help everywhere.
If we had two first round picks, we could have Warmack and our pick of the litter at OLB!!!!!!!!!
LB is our biggest need.
we're losing 3 starters at the position, in the draft we need to address the depth and speed of our LB corps.
You don't take an OG over an edge rusher. You might take a LT but we have one. Howard actually made a lot of improvement over the year too. Our biggest problems in pass protection are actually at TE, and RB anyway. That and the QBs. I would use a 2nd if a good lineman falls to us then I would use multiple picks later on hoping to hit on one.


text:
After being picked to partner Jamie Roberts in the centre for last Saturday's series decider, Davies was part of a backline which produced three quick-fire second half tries.
Scores from Jonny Sexton, George North and Roberts sealed a 41-16 win and with it a place in history for Warren Gatland's squad.
The backs may have sealed the win but it was the forwards, where the likes of Alun Wyn Jones, Alex Corbisiero and Toby Faletau excelled, who were reserved for special praise from Davies.
"I think all tour the forwards have been superb," said the centre following the series triumph.
"They've shown dominance in every game and it was the same again. It's great to play behind all that, so credit to them."
Davies formed a vital part of the Lions' first Test series success since 1997 and will fly home from Australia with the rest of the squad on Tuesday.
On his thoughts after winning the series, the 25-year-old added: "It's an incredible feeling. All the effort we've put in as a squad over the past eight weeks and it's come down to that. It's something special I'll never forget.
"The big thing we said was that we hadn't played any rugby in the first two Tests.
"We knew we were capable and if we took chances that came about we could really perform and we did that.
"Just to be a part of that is something very special."
Davies was one of 10 Welshmen to start the final Test in Sydney with Alun Wyn Jones leading the side in place of the injured Sam Warburton.
Fellow international Leigh Halfpenny was named British & Irish Lions Player of the Series and of his fellow Welsh teammate, Davies added: "Credit to him, he's probably one of the most hard-working people I've ever seen.
"He works so hard on his positional play and he has to take the goal kicks as well. He's been outstanding all tour."
Summing up the trip as a whole, Davies commented: "This series just shows the importance of the Lions.
"It happens every four years and we're part of a small bit of history.
"The boys have worked pretty hard for it and I think it's something very special and long may it continue."


text:
As part of its ongoing effort to strengthen economic ties between the U.S. and Mexico, a delegation from the Department of State is in Mexico City to roll out the newly-created U.S.-Mexico Business Facilitation Program.
The goal of the new program is to increase trade and job creation in both countries by expediting visa processing for employees of qualifying businesses.
The delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez, will meet with top economic officials from President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration as well as Mexican business and organization leaders.
According to Enrique Alvarez, head of Latin America fixed-income research at IdeaGlobal in New York, the new program is meant to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries.
Under past administrations "certain areas have been sort of off-limits to U.S. businesses," Alvarez said. Now that a new administration is in place in Mexico, he added, "the U.S. wants to learn more about what the inner workings are and what the real aims are behind."
He also noted that since Mexico is not a real source of consumption of U.S. goods, this new program is "probably going to be more beneficial to Mexico."
Raul Rodriguez, foreign investment specialist at the Free Trade Alliance, said the creation program proves that, despite a change in administration in Mexico, the two countries continue to need to keep working closely.
"Especially with the new second term for President Obama and the new president in Mexico," said Rodriguez, "the relationship between both countries is only getting stronger."
Mexico's economy is growing at a rate of four percent a year, according to the International Monetary Fund -- that's a faster rate than Brazil, the leading Latin American economy in recent years. Mexico is now a close second and, at this rate, is expected to surpass Brazil in as little as a decade.
Mexico is the biggest exporter in Latin America. Over 80 percent of the country's exports are sent to the United States.
In 2012, trade between the two nations amounted to nearly $460 billion.
According to the Census, trade between Mexico and the U.S. makes up over 13 percent of the total goods traded between the U.S. and any country.
Since the beginning of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S. and Mexico in 1994, trade has more than quadrupled between the two countries.
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter & Instagram


text:
Governors step on anti-Obama message
In June, the Romney campaign took an unexpected complaint to Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R). Apparently, Florida's economy was improving, and the Republican presidential campaign hoped Scott would downplay the good news, at least until after the election.
It's a problem that came up quite a bit last night in Tampa.
At the Republican National Convention, a number of swing-state GOP governors have boasted of the strength of the economic recovery in their states. But there's a catch: This might actually be great news – for Obama.
It stands to reason that governors would deliver speeches talking about their own successes, and that's exactly what they did – Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) talked about all the economic "progress" his state has seen in recent years; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) stressed his state's falling unemployment rate; and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said her state's economy is finally "on the right track."
Virginia Gov. Bob "Ultrasound" McDonnell (R), who already credited Obama with boosting his state's economy earlier in the summer, boasted about the state's growing job numbers.
To put it mildly, this isn't exactly consistent with the larger Romney message.
As we discussed in May, many of the nation's key swing states – Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania – are led by Republican governors, each of whom are eager to tell their constituents that the economy is looking up. They're hoping to boost their own fortunes, but inadvertently, they're also helping President Obama in an election year in which the economy is the nation's top issue.
Obviously, these governors don't want the president to get credit for the fact that the economy improved after his administration and congressional Democrats pulled the nation back from the brink of a catastrophe. But that doesn't change Romney's central challenge: telling voters in these key states not to believe their lying eyes.
"As the governors keep telling you, things are obviously getting better," the Romney argument goes, "though I need you to believe they're getting worse." It's no easy task.


text:
The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans
DK, 2001 - Nature - 384 pages
"From space, Planet Earth is blue. It floats like a jewel in the inky black void. The reflection of the sun's light from the vast expanse of water covering its surface creates it gemlike blue color. In the entire solar system, Earth is the only planet that has water in liquid form in such quantities." Scientist have calculated that 70 percent of our planet is covered by water; small wonder that the human being shave always been so fascinated by the oceans and what lies beneath. Today, while we still have so much more of the ocean realm to uncover, we have discovered enough to know that beneath the waves lies a vast treasure-trove of rich and diverse life. Accompanying the television series of the same name, The Blue Planet leads up on a voyage of exploration from the coasts, the very edges of the oceans, to the deep where weird and monstrous fish lurk in a world of perpetual darkness. Along the way we are introduced to a whole host of wonderful creatures -- from tiny copepods to majestic blue whales, and from the grotesque hairy anglerfish, to the amazing tripod fish that stands on its three delicate legs waiting to snap up unsuspecting prey. Complete with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough and 400 full-color photographs, The Blue Planet is the first complete and comprehensive portrait of the whole ocean system.
From inside the book
82 pages matching animals in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 82
What people are saying - Write a review
The Blue planet: a natural history of the oceansUser Review - Not Available - Book Verdict
This companion volume to the forthcoming BBC/Discovery Channel miniseries The Blue Planet is a broad-ranging, nonthreatening introduction to our planet's oceans for the reader who is interested, but ... Read full review
Foreword by Sir David Attenborough
Around the borders of the ocean where the land meets the sea lie some of the most challenging
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans
Andrew Byatt,Alastair Fothergill,Martha Holmes
No preview available - 2001
Common terms and phrases
algae animals Antarctic Antarctica Arctic areas Atlantic bacteria beach blue whales body breeding burrows carbon cent chicks coast cold colonies colour continent continental continental shelves copepods coral reefs crabs created creatures crust crustaceans currents dark deep ocean depths dive dolphin Earth eggs energy feed feet female fish flyingfish giant gills grow habitats heat hunt hunters hydrothermal vents invertebrates jellyfish kelp krill land layer leopard seals light live male mangrove marine metres mid-ocean ridges migration miles million molluscs mouth move nest numbers nutrients open ocean open water oxygen Pacific penguins photosynthesis phytoplankton plankton plants plate polar polyps predators prey pups rock rocky sand sea birds sea floor sea ice seabed seagrass seals seaweed sediment shallow sharks South species squid starfish summer surface water survive swim temperature tentacles thermocline tidal tide tiny tonnes tropical tuna twilight zone vents warm waves whale sharks winds winter worms zooplankton
References to this book
Seas and Oceans
Anne Lef�vre-Balleydier
No preview available - 2004
All Book Search results »
Wild: An Elemental Journey
Jay Griffiths
Snippet view - 2006


text:
SpringBank Plantation
Adairsville, GA 30103
770-773-7480 | 877-773-2447
SpringBank Plantation encompasses 1,800 acres that have been developed and managed for some of the finest upland quail and pheasant hunting in the world. The hunting courses are made up of nine large areas, which include both rolling hills and flat lands that have been planted with an excellent quail habitat of broomsedge, lovegrass, partridge peas, milo and native grasses. The tall Georgian plantation pines make it challenging for hunters, as bobwhite coveys burst into the air. SpringBank is reminiscent of the days when wild birds were prominent in this part of the world.
To compliment your hunt, we have professional guides with custom built Jeeps and well-trained dogs. We have guns available for hunters who are not able to travel with their own guns.
Older guests and guests with mobility issues can also experience the thrill of bird hunting. Custom built Rangers are available as transportation in the field.
For more information, call 770-773-7480.
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Sunday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Monday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Tuesday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Wednesday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Thursday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Friday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Saturday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Admission & Fees
See Website Pricing
Group Discount
Facility Amenities
Dance Floor
Equipment Rentals Available
Free Parking
Gift Shop
Guided Tours / Guide Available
Live Music
Lodging On Site
Maps & Brochures Available
Meeting Facilities
Parking on Site
Party Facilities
Picnic Area
Rentals Available
Restaurant on Site
Self-guided Tours
General Information
Handicapped Accessible
Group Amenities
Group Rates Available
Group Reservations Required
Near Interstate Highway
Payment Options
American Express
Boat Rental
Canoe / Kayak
Kids Equipment
Special Tags
Suitable for Ages
All Ages


text:
Popular Shows
SheKnows.com Lifestyles
© Copyright 2003-2016 SheKnows, LLC.
All Rights Reserved
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Kate and Daniel have sex, Chloe and Lucas have a spat and Chelsea gives Lexi advice.
Outside, by the pool at the Kiriakis mansion, Kate rants to her assistant on the phone, when she's surprised by a dripping and half naked Daniel, who has just come from the pool. They discuss Chelsea and how Kate thinks they're on their way to reconciliation. When Kate says she is feeling optimistic about the biopsy results, Daniel's face falls. He has no news for her yet and he'd like Kate to be prepared for whatever happens. Kate wants to seize the day, so they agree to split a bottle of wine. The lab calls and the results are inconclusive. The tissue showed no signs of malignancy, but that doesn't mean she is free of cancer. Kate tells him that having him there has helped her. She thinks it's true. When you face mortality, you appreciate things more. She trails her fingers though his chest hair as she tells him that the thought of wasting time and passing up happiness doesn't make sense. They move in and kiss, passionately, then have sex. He holds her hand and snuggles her close as he tells her to remember that he's with her every step of the way. They start kissing again.
Nicole wanders into the mansion with EJ. "Home sweet home," she says, presuming EJ will ask her to move in. It's even swankier than the Kiriakis mansion, and she says she'll be happy there! EJ accuses her of being all about money, and Nicole agrees. "Money, money, money. Show me the money," she says, then turns to leave, offended. EJ stops her and apologizes. He's frazzled by all of this. Nicole admits it's comforting to know her baby has a roof over its head, now that she doesn't have Victor's settlement. EJ feels ambushed and asks if she planned this. She didn't, but he reminds her of her past with Victor. He doesn't want the kind of marriage that she had with Victor. Nicole is astounded. "Are you saying you want to marry me?"
Sami tries on new clothes at the Horton cabin and asks for Lucas' help in hiding her pregnancy. She hopes nobody will clue in to her condition, especially EJ. Chloe arrives and tells Sami that EJ's not blind. Lucas is happy Chloe has returned and can't wait until he gets her alone. Chloe seductively says to get rid of Sami and they can take a hot shower. Lucas is uncomfortable and tells her Sami's moving in with them for a while. Chloe is angry that Lucas didn't consult her, but Lucas says it just happened. Sami's an important part of his life. They share kids and Sami can't stay there now. Chloe thinks she could stay with her family, but Lucas asks her to give it a try. Chloe likes playing house with he and Allie sometimes but not when he's neurotic. She calls the place dirty, dark, smelly, and grabs her bags and tells him to call her when Sami's gone.
Back at the mansion, EJ says he knows what he wants and doesn't want 'if' he gets married again. Marriage is the last thing on his mind. "We haven't even had a first date yet!" Nicole knows he hates her neediness. EJ thinks her moving in would be complicated. If Stefano finds out…Nicole stops him and says it's time he knew, but EJ asks her not to tell him, so she decides to leave. After she's gone, EJ calls Sami. He tells her he's coming to the island to spend time with his son. She tries to stop him, but he hangs up.
Lexi plays with Theo at the park until Chelsea drops by. She's been looking forward to their play date, she says and he nods when she asks if his trucks are new. Lexi is thrilled Chelsea can spend time with Theo outside of work. They discuss Lacey's actions and Lexi thinks the mayor put her up to it. She wants nothing to do with Abe becoming mayor, but Chelsea convinces her not to give up. They discuss Daniel and Lexi asks if they're over. Chelsea can't get over things and Lexi asks her not to close her heart off to him. She asks if Chelsea can try to forgive him, otherwise, she won't be at peace.
At the pub, Abe and Evan are disgusted when they read the paper and what the mayor said about Abe's family. It's about to get worse, says Evan. The mayor has learned about Lexi's past indiscretions and is about to make them public.
Later, at the mansion, Mayor Mariano discusses Abe running for mayor and his concerns about it. He asks where Stefano's loyalties lie. Stefano calls Abe family. The mayor retorts, "I doubt you'll be able to buy Abe as you've bought me!" The mayor wants to know if Stefano will do everything in his power to help him beat Abe. Stefano agrees to help defeat Abe, under one condition. He can destroy Abe's reputation or career, but he has to leave Alexandra and Theodore out of it. "Is that understood?"
Chelsea goes to play with Theo on the swings, while a man with a camera comes upon Lexi. He introduces himself as Eric Lee, and asks if she'd be willing to set the record straight about her affairs with Detective T Kramer (Tek) and Brandon Walker, Abe's son. Abe arrives and explodes, but Lexi tells the man she refuses to comment about her past. She tells Eric that the election is not about their son, her infidelities or about her father. It's about Abe and his record as a civil servant and about what he'll do for the city. They refuse to stoop to the mayor's level. Chelsea and Abe smile as Lexi talks.
Nicole opens the door of her hotel room to Chloe. She's thrilled her friend has returned. Chloe spots the ultrasound of the baby and at the same time, Nicole says she has so much to tell her. She asks if it's a scam but Nicole says God blessed her with a miracle. She says they got a paternity test to prove that she's carrying Junior's jr. and tells Chloe that EJ has accused her of trying to get to the DiMera money. Chloe says it's an epidemic. She came home from a wonderful work experience to find out that Sami was living at the cabin. Nicole admits she knew, and they wonder how long she'll be there.
Sami asks Lucas to help her when EJ arrives to the cabin, but he's after Chloe, so can't. Once he leaves, EJ arrives. Sami hides her belly behind a table and tells EJ that Johnny's napping. EJ admits he really just needs a friend to talk to. Sami's confused. "Me?" EJ tells her the situation is a disaster and he is at his wits end. It's been confirmed that Nicole is indeed carrying his child. Sami congratulates him and they smile. She wonders if he's going to marry Nicole. EJ thought that maybe he and Sami would… he trails off. Sami says she's worn out and wants to lie down. EJ kisses her on the head and thanks her for the talk. He leaves. Once he's gone, Sami cries, as EJ stands outside, looking glum. Later, she talks to Johnny and tells him that to protect those they love, they need to make tough choices.
Lucas arrives at Nicole's room with an apology for Chloe, and EJ arrives right behind him. "I think I need to make an apology, too!" EJ goes inside and Nicole eventually agrees to accept EJ's apology. He admits he's pleased they're having a baby, though he was confused in the beginning. He asks if he can be a part of her life and their child's life, and asks her on that date they keep trying to go on. Nicole calls it backwards but smiles and accepts.
Lucas and Chloe leave Nicole's room and Lucas apologizes for not consulting her about Sami. Chloe says Sami can stay as long as she doesn't cause trouble. "Whenever she's around, you have a habit of being sucked into her web!" Lucas only wants Chloe, he says, kisses her and calls her his future.
Lexi shows up at the pub, later, and tells Abe that Chelsea convinced her not to give up on Abe running for mayor! Abe is thrilled and they hug, with him telling her how much he loves her.
Next on Days of our Lives:
EJ says, "I really want this to be special. It's overdue." Nicole says, "You can say that."
Stefano says, "I could not possibly have heard you correctly. John tells him, "I said game over."
Lucas spies an open phone book and says, "Brookville clinic? You've got to be kidding me. Sami, what are you doing?"
Thank-you for your comments and feedback! We do ask that our visitors abide by the Guidelines and try to keep all posts on the topic of the show. If you have a Spoiler that you want to post and/or discuss in the comments section below, please always remember to start your post with ***Spoiler Alert*** so others who do not wish to read spoilers can skim over your post.
We'd like to invite you to check out the latest breaking news for the show in the DAYS News Room, or browse updated Comings and Goings, and if you're daring, have a peek at our new DAYS Spoilers!
Please feel free to Contact Us if a moderator or administrator is required to handle any bad posts, and above all, have a great time!
All photographs are courtesy of Soaps.com.
Previous in Recaps Honesty All Around!
Next in Recaps Hot off the Presses!
© Copyright 2003-2016 SheKnows,LLC. All Rights Reserved.


text:
The Giants 3-2 win on Monday night was the 144th game of the season, the end of the eighth seasonal inning. Last night's slugfest was the first of the final 18 game stretch of this miserable 2013. How miserable, you ask? This miserable:
1st inning: 11-7
2nd inning: 10-8
3rd inning: 8-10
4th inning: 8-10
5th inning: 3-15
6th inning: 9-9
7th inning: 7-11
8th inning: 9-9
And they've opened the ninth with a loss. Only 17 more games to go. Ryan Vogelsong had one of those nightmare innings in the 5th where he turned a 6-0 lead into a 6-5 lead. To be fair, Michael Cuddyer (who also hit the game-winner) is having a monster season, and giving up bombs to guys like that is going to happen sometimes. Those ugly innings have been a curse all season long--our pitchers have thrown a lot of them. Hunter Pence had a career night with six runs batted in, all for naught as the pitching couldn't keep the Rockies off the board. In the 1st, when the Giants had two on and Pence up, I kept hoping and praying for that rarest of animals in AT&T Park to appear--the three-run homer--and sure enough, it did. He hit one that was obviously deep enough, it just had to stay fair, and it clanged off the pole to make it 3-0. Careful what you wish for, eh? Cuddyer's was also a three-run homer. When the Giants get good work from the hurlers, they can't hit. When they hit, they can't pitch. It's not a winning combination.
Yusmeiro Petit gets the ball this afternoon in the rubber match, then the team hits the road for four in Los Angeles. A strong showing down there would be a small consolation for this wretched year. At least the Dodgers can't eliminate the Giants--that's already happened. Their magic number (13 games ahead of Arizona, 18 remaining for both) is six. In theory they could clinch the West this weekend as they've got one more game against the Diamondbacks at home tonight. After the Giants leave town the Dodgers go to Phoenix for four. Let's hope they settle it there. At least there is some comfort knowing they won't clinch in San Francisco in the penultimate series at the end of the month.


text:
my first shorts
Added Aug 19, 2013
by mokosha
Beograd, Serbia
so i made shorts!
i saw this fabric and i just knew i have to make shorts out of it
(even though i haven't been wearing shorts since i've been in elementary school)
fabric was in remnants bin of my local fabric shop
just a tiny remnant about 0,5m big
dunno how i managed to squeeze this shorts out of it
(i've spend over an hour trying to fit my paper pattern pieces on fabric
like i was solving a puzzle)
only change i made
was to sew in seam zipper
instead of front fly one
if i make this pattern again (and i believe i'll do that)
i would change waist into a more shaped one
instead of long interfaced rectangle
i'm a curvy gal, and i need more shaping than original waist has
(i fixed problem with taking in small wedges of original waistband)
see more pics on my blog mokosha
ps sorry for the wrinkles
i've been practically living in this shorts
for day and a half before taking these pics
Material Notes
cotton fabric, with a bit of stretch to it
scraps of black cotton fabric, for inside of the pockets
4 Comments Sign in to add a post
Aug 26, 2013, 04.34 AMby sadafmurad
they look so cute! I'm about to make this pattern too and i can't figure out if I should add seam allowances to the waistband pieces. Did you? the belt carrier measurements say that allowances are included but the waistband instructions don't, though I'm wondering if the "allowances included" is meant for both of them since it is written at the end?
4 Replies
Aug 26, 2013, 03.11 PMby mokosha
i dunno can i be helpful, cause i wasn't thinking of that, i had only small peace of fabric left for the waistband, and i used all of it, without thinking about what instructions suggested.. i mean, it's just a long rectangle, you can make it as wide as you want to, depending on how wide you like your waistband to be..
Aug 26, 2013, 08.41 PMby sadafmurad
thanks! i was more concerned with the length rather than the width, i don't want to cut it out and then discover it's too short to fit on the shorts. I think i will just cut it out in the end and just cut what fits.
Thanks again.
Aug 27, 2013, 12.29 PMby mokosha
yup, that's the way to go – leave it longer then the burda instructions say.. i always do that.. it's better to go longer, and adjust the length later, then not to have enough :) look forward to see your shorts!
Aug 27, 2013, 06.59 PMby sadafmurad
Aug 19, 2013, 09.12 PMby misslivia
Lovely print! and excellent shorts!
1 Reply
Aug 20, 2013, 11.37 AMby mokosha
:) thanks
Aug 19, 2013, 08.05 PMby chased-away
Awesome shorts! I love the print :)
1 Reply
Aug 19, 2013, 09.05 PMby mokosha
thank you.. i wish there was more of that print in the store, would make a nice dress :)
Aug 19, 2013, 10.52 AMby Mary Athey
Fab shorts, great fabric and they're lovely on you x
1 Reply
Aug 19, 2013, 10.59 AMby mokosha
thank you, mary athey :)
Add to Favorites 2 people added it


text:
- Home
- Research
- Institutional Research
- Surveys
- 2002 College Student Inventory of Retention Management System
2002 College Student Inventory of Retention Management System
The College Student Inventory (CSI) of the Noel-Levitz Retention Management System is a measurement tool that asks students to reflect on academic, personal, and social experiences and perspectives. Students hence identify their cognitive and affective attrition indicators.
The University of North Dakota administered the CSI Form B to 1722 students, 849 female (49.3%) and 873 male (50.7%), during the 2002 summer orientation. Three reports that provide analyzed results are generated. The first report is for each individual student, second for each student's academic advisor, and, the third is an overall institutional report.
Demographically, the UND respondents identified themselves as White (95.6%), Asian (1.1%), Hispanic or Latina (0.7%), American Indian (0.5%), and African American (0.2%). Excluding 108 respondents who did not identify their majors, 353 respondents did not declare their majors, and 1261 respondents reported their majors in 51 academics disciplines. Less than 12 percent of the UND respondents reported being first-generation college students whose parents did not attend college while 31 percent of the UND respondents were second-generation college students who came from families with both parents having college or higher degrees.
An overall 50 percent of the first-generation freshmen compared to 75 percent of the second-generation college freshmen respondents perceived their academic abilities to be above average or better. Further, an overall 44 percent of the first-generation freshmen compared to 54 percent of the second-generation freshmen intended further educational pursuits beyond undergraduate studies.
When compared to the national norms of the 17 motivational scales, UND respondents are better on 14 scales - study habits, intellectual interests, verbal confidence, math and science confidence, desire to finish college, attitude toward educators, sociability, family emotional support, opinion tolerance, sense of financial security, career closure, social enhancement, financial guidance, and internal validity while UND respondents need to improve on 3 scales-academic assistance, career counseling, and personal counseling.
UND respondents are above the national average mean scores on college preparatory, high school grades, and parental education while they are slightly below the national norm on desire to transfer and desire to pursue graduate degree. Based on the overall motivational assessment results compared with the national trend, UND respondents are less likely to drop out, have academic difficulties, experience educational stress, and ask for institutional help.
This CSI information helps students reflect on how to maximize their college experience, helps academic advisors equip with specific intervention strategies and able to identify students with particular concerns and, and gives the Enrollment Management Team a snapshot of our first year students as a group. An anticipated follow-up study will be conducted to investigate effects on freshman retention and subsequent graduation rates due to these combined efforts.
- Want to see more introduction, please click Here
- Want to see the full documentation, please click Here (UND IP Protected)
©2013 University of North Dakota


text:
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 3.7 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.38 a gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has increased 4.5 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.31, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 0.6 cents a gallon lower than the same day a ago and are 1.4 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 4.5 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 6.7 cents lower one year ago.
"Refinery production has taken a hit in the last week as companies begin looking towards the summer driving season, utilizing this time of year for maintenance and any upgrades before gasoline demand races higher for the summer season," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.


text:
'These two are terrible."
"This needs more of a setup."
"Not quick enough."
"With this, you run the risk of severely offending 50 percent of the population. But your sign would get noticed."
As a creative director at the Newburyport advertising agency Mechanica, Ted Jendrysik knows a great slogan when he sees one.
He also knows how to rip a bad one to shreds.
In fact, as Jendrysik rifled through my suggestions, I began to think bad ideas were all I had.
MassDOT, if you haven't heard, has announced a new contest in response to those immensely popular "USE YAH BLINKAH!" electronic message boards that appeared in May. It's our turn now to think up amusing catchphrases to address the problems of distracted driving, road rage, and forgetting to buckle up.
I thought I'd use my smahts — I mean, my creative prowess — and give the contest a try. But I knew I'd need some help.
Jendrysik worked with me at my first newspaper job in the 1990s, but while I stayed in journalism, he gravitated to advertising, eventually writing copy for such heavyweights as the Mullen and Arnold Worldwide agencies before joining his current shop. He remembered me when I called, and agreed to share some professional pointers on how to make a tagline sing — not just for my benefit, but for anyone who enters MassDOT's competition, officially known as the #DOTSPEAK contest.
"When we write a tagline, five words maximum," Jendrysik began. "Around three words is the right place to be, two words if possible. And being grammatically different really helps to make people stop and notice. If it's all very logical and makes all the sense in the world, people won't read it. 'USE YOUR BLINKER,' with the proper spelling, no one would have read it. But with 'USE YAH BLINKAH,' everyone stops. Everyone talks about it.
"Finding another example that's that good, that's that intuitive, might be challenging."
A typical message board can display three lines of text, with a maximum of eight characters per line. (A character can be a letter, a number, a symbol, or a space.) Messages can extend onto a second screen that pops up shortly after the first, but must end there, MassDOT says.
Following those guidelines, I brainstormed 20 potential road-rules slogans, figuring I'd struck upon at least a few tantalizing ones. However, my initial test audience — my fiancée, Laura — was not impressed. "Guess you didn't learn anything from watching 'Mad Men,'" she said.
'The Indy 500? That doesn't really connect with a Boston audience. Feels a little generic. There's got to be a better way to get people to slow down.'
To boost my confidence, I thought I'd start Jendrysik off with what I thought was one of my catchier slogans — "PLEASE SLOW DOWN. IT'S NOT THE INDY 500."
He immediately hated it.
"The Indy 500? That doesn't really connect with a Boston audience," Jendrysik said. "Feels a little generic. There's got to be a better way to get people to slow down."
How about, "ROAD RAGE? YAH BETTAH DEN DAT!" I asked him?
"After the success of USE YAH BLINKAH you probably want to be real careful about having a second one that plays off the Boston accent," Jendrysik cautioned. "If you go there, it'd have to be so much better than the first one."
Which my idea, he said, was clearly not.
Naturally, strong humor can put a tagline over the top, Jendrysik said. "I read an article once by a creative director in London, and he said being in advertising is sort of like showing up at a party you weren't invited to. If you want to stay, you'd better be funny."
I scanned my list for the one idea I was sure would make him chuckle: "SAVE THE RAGE FOR YANKEES GAMES."
He smiled, offering me true hope, before ruling it too problematic.
Would people understand the message was about road rage, he asked, if I used the word rage without the word road in front of it? Would the Yankees sue MassDOT for using their name?
"One way to look at it is that it's all in good fun," he said. "But if the Yankees decided they wanted to get acrimonious and stick one to Massachusetts for improperly or illegally using their name, they're within their rights to do that."
I served up my next slogan, which I fancied as pretty clever: "LAST BEER, $5. OUI? PRICELESS."
"It's like one of those MasterCard ads," I said. "But for drunk driving . . . It really should say OUI conviction ... and by priceless, I mean, you'd pay anything to not have operating under the influence on your record."
The more I muttered, the less I liked my own idea.
"This is just too complicated," Jendrysik said. "Plus, I never understood why it's an OUI and not a DUI? Or DWI? I'd be curious if you talked to people from Massachusetts about whether they call it an OUI or DWI.
"Also, 'LAST BEER, $5?' That's a little hard to get your head around. 'Oh my god — the last beer!' That would be worth a lot more than $5 if it was the last beer ever. What you're saying is it's the last beer you had. You almost want to say 'DOLLAR DRAFTS, AWESOME. DWI? PRICELESS' or 'DRINKING WITH YOUR BROS, $40. DWI? PRICELESS.'"
Even that slogan, Jendrysik said, wasn't a winner because it would be too much for a driver to process while zipping along at 70 miles an hour.
One by one, my list grew shorter. "WOULD JESUS TEXT & DRIVE?" was cute, Jendrysik allowed. But if anyone had the ability to text while driving and not cause an accident, it would probably be Jesus, he said.
"THINK MATT DAMON DOESN'T BUCKLE UP?" was just too wishy-washy, he said.
"I don't know; does he?" Jendrysik asked. "Maybe he doesn't. Maybe he rides a bike everywhere. I'm not left thinking, 'You're right: I should wear a seat belt.' "
Then there was my pop culture reference to the television show "Breaking Bad" — imagine what Jesse would cuss after saying, "Buckle up" — which obviously would offend more drivers than it would entertain, my expert said.
Jendrysik, though, did not leave me without hope.
My slogan to promote fuel economy — "CRUISE CONTROL. DOES THE GALLON GOOD" — was deemed "not horrible."
"TAILGATE PATS GAMES. NOT OTHER DRIVERS" also showed promise, he said.
"Yeah, I think that totally works, especially if the board is going to be up in the fall," Jendrysik said. "Nice use of a local sports team."
But if Jendrysik were to pick just one of my entries to submit, it would be "65 IS THE NEW 75. SLOW DOWN."
"It's a fun little line," he said. "Everyone talks about the, 'This is the new that.' They're doing that all the time. The last one I heard was, 'Sitting is the new smoking.' Or 'black is the new black.'
"Yeah, I like '65 is the new 75.' I get that instantly. You don't even have to say anything about speeding. Pretty cool."
I had my winning submission, except for one problem: MassDOT isn't looking for taglines to reduce speeding, at least not for this contest.
For the categories they're currently addressing — road rage, seat belt use, and distracted driving — I just happened to come up empty.
But if Jendrysik's tips and my examples somehow inspire the state's next great safety catchphrase, I won't complain.
"People will build off what you have, and maybe they'll win the contest," he said. "That's the creative process for you."Peter DeMarco can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. His Facebook page is "Who Taught You to Drive?" and on Twitter @whotaughtU2driv.


text:
- Premier League
Mancini: City cannot afford to lose the derby
Roberto Mancini has declared that Manchester City cannot afford to lose Sunday's derby clash against Manchester United.
The defending champions go into the game at the Etihad Stadium three point behind the league leaders, with a defeat leaving them six points adrift of United.
And Mancini insisted Sir Alex Ferguson's team are stronger than his own, better than they were last year and favourites in the title race now.
He said: "They can lose because they have three points more. We have three points less and we can't lose. I think they are better than us in this moment but a derby is a derby.
"They have a small advantage but a derby is a really difficult match for both teams. United are favourites [for the title] but is not the [whole] season because we have seven months afterwards."
Mancini hopes playmaker David Silva will recover from a hamstring injury to take his place in the City side and will give fitness tests to James Milner and Gael Clichy on Sunday morning.
But Aleksandar Kolarov's ankle injury will rule him out while Micah Richards remains sidelined.
Mancini believes United are a superior team after their summer acquisitions of Robin van Persie, who was a target for City, and Shinji Kagawa.
"They were a strong team and then they bought Van Persie and Kagawa. They put another 25 goals into the squad," he explained.
City won both Manchester derbies last season, including a 6-1 victory at Old Trafford in October 2011 that Mancini said was a season-changing match.
He added: "It was important for us because we played the first derby away and we won 6-1. There are some important games than can change your season and the derby was one of the first games like this for us."


text:
Clipped from the screen of Drudge, just now. The link goes to news of Obama's press conference:
... Obama said the gulf is the first thing on his mind in the morning and the last thing as he goes to bed, and that even his young daughters ask him about it.
"When I woke up this morning and I'm shaving," he said, "Malia knocks on my bathroom door and she peeks in her head and she says, 'Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?'"


text:
As much as we despise the murderous Castro brothers regime that's plunged Cuba into darkness for over a half-century, we couldn't help but empathize with oft-hyperbolic Ozzie Guillen after his regrettable comments about Fidel Castro in this week's TIME.
('Laughing' Angelos: Cubans escaping mass murderer "would've marred trip")
You see, Guillen was merely toeing the MLB party line on Castro, which has long been set by his ultimate boss, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.
It was Selig, along with current Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, who relentlessly lobbied an unsympathetic United States Government in the '90s to allow them to stage a game between the Cuban national team and the Orioles in Havana.
The game, shamefully, eventually became reality on March 28, 1999, and was actually televised by ESPN at the time.
(Did Everyone Get a Gold-Plated Glock Under Their Seat?)
In the history of Fidel and Raúl Castro's reign of terror, there's a case to be made that nothing has done more to legitimize their python-like grip over the island nation than co-opting America's National Pastime that day.
In the aftermath of Guillen's five-game suspension by the Marlins for his comments about Castro, today Selig issued the following statement on behalf of Major League Baseball:
Major League Baseball supports today's decision by the Marlins to suspend Ozzie Guillen. As I have often said, Baseball is a social institution with important social responsibilities. All of our 30 Clubs play significant roles within their local communities, and I expect those who represent Major League Baseball to act with the kind of respect and sensitivity that the game's many cultures deserve. Mr. Guillen's remarks, which were offensive to an important part of the Miami community and others throughout the world, have no place in our game.
Coincidence we're sure that apparently Selig forgot to leave out exactly why Guillen's comments were so offensive as to merit a significant suspension of a sitting major league manager.
("Socially Responsible" Selig: Cuban Despot "Humble" and "Fascinating")
Or why the same "social institution with important social responsibilities," while on his watch, actively embraced being a featured centerpiece of what turned out to be a masterstroke of Castro propaganda – masqueraded as a 1999 baseball game backed by the full faith and credit of Selig's Major League Baseball.
And while now-profusely apologetic Guillen is shamed to the ends of the earth, Fidel Castro's Selig-enabled finest hour continues to serve its purpose over two decades later – thanks to the well-circulated photo of Selig, Angelos and the mass murderer, seated together in the front row of perhaps the first capacity crowd in history to watch a major sporting event by invitation only. (We say "perhaps" on the off chance Hitler sold GA seats for the '36 Olympics.)
(Why Didn't Selig Mention Evil Dictator In MLB's Guillen Release?)
The current public excoriation of Guillen is particularly ironic considering the media, baseball establishment and public took a complete pass on Guillen after he made almost identical comments about Castro to Rick Telander of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES four years ago.
Not to mention the same media, baseball establishment and public lodging nary a protest as Selig and Castro joined blood-stained hands in '99 … with one major exception.
48 hours before the Orioles game in Cuba in 1999, Mike Phillips of the MIAMI HERALD reported comments from Florida Marlins Owner John Henry at the time that could not be construed as anything other than withering criticism.
Highlights of the invective aimed by Henry at his baseball colleagues from the March 26, 1999 Herald article:
The loudest voice against the Baltimore Orioles' exhibition in Cuba on Sunday may not be coming from a protester with a bullhorn but from the owner of the Florida Marlins, who is almost insulted baseball has allowed the game to happen.`
`The major problem here is ignorance," says John W. Henry, who bought the Marlins two months ago. "People are not aware of the depth of oppression in Cuba. If they were, no one would support this game."
Major League Baseball called Henry this week and asked if he would like to attend the game. Henry said he almost couldn't believe it.
"I declined," Henry said. "I'm opposed to the game, and the Marlins organization is opposed to this game."
Henry was somewhat upset that baseball didn't call him before it approved the game, but even more upset that baseball didn't ask the players.
"It's disappointing that baseball didn't consider asking the Cuban-American players how they feel about the game," Henry said.
The Marlins have several players and coaches who were either born in Cuba or whose parents were born in Cuba. To a man, they are vehemently against the game.
"Obviously, the Florida Marlins should be the team playing a game in Cuba, if the game in Cuba were the right thing to do. But it's not the right thing to do," Henry said.
Henry said someone should have contacted the Marlins.
"What is the percentage of our community that is Cuban-American? Virtually every Cuban-American is a baseball fan," Henry said, making his point that no one considered the South Florida Cuban community when the decision was being made.
Henry has been out of the country the past week, but he returned Thursday. Last week, Henry met with protesters who showed up at Fort Lauderdale Stadium for a Marlins-Orioles exhibition.
"I wanted them to know I support them, that we support them," he said.
Henry was also critical Thursday of Orioles chief operating officer Joe Foss, who downplayed the protests at (Orioles Spring Home) Fort Lauderdale Stadium by saying there were only 250 protesters in a crowd of 4,000.
"If [Foss] were to go to Miami-Dade County and ask the man on the street how he felt, I think he would see it's a much larger percentage than he is aware of," Henry said.
In his aforementioned comments to the Chicago Sun-Times four years ago, Guillen said, "He's a bull—- dictator and everybody's against him, and he still survives, has power.''
Sound familiar, baseball fans?
Follow Brooks on Twitter or join him on Facebook for real-time updates


text:
BRAD Hodge's final practice match before last season's Big Bash League could hardly have gone any worse, as he strained his hamstring and missed the first week of the tournament. This year's final practice match was as good for him as last year's was bad.
Hodge belied his veteran status - he turns 38 later this month - to dominate Melbourne Stars' intra-club match at the MCG on Tuesday.
While key Stars batsmen Luke Wright (40 off 27 balls), Rob Quiney (56 off 47) and David Hussey (33 of 21) each impressed ahead of Friday night's derby against Melbourne Renegades at Etihad Stadium, none could match the impact of Hodge, who clubbed six fours and four sixes before retiring on 68 from just 36 deliveries.
''He's a handy recruit, isn't he?'' Hussey quipped of Hodge, who was poached from the Renegades earlier this year. ''He's got a unique skill. I think he loves being up for the competition too. There's some decent fast-bowlers out there and he really wanted to show them he's still the top dog and can still mix it with the young boys.''
Mainstay paceman Clint Mckay was not spared from punishment from Hodge, nor were South Australian seamer Daniel Worrall, who looks set to replace the injured James Pattinson in the Stars' squad, and ring-in Bushrangers paceman Scott Boland.
The majority of the Stars squad have prepared in international or state-level cricket. Hodge, who is retired from first-class and one-day matches, has instead played in limited-overs tournaments in Hong Kong and New Zealand and also for Melbourne in Premier Cricket.


text:
Labor Union-Training Concern
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A labor union is accusing Caterpillar Inc. of training nonunion workers as replacements in case negotiations break down, and the union is asking a Milwaukee technical college to cease the training. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report (http://bit.ly/Z652tE ) says labor negotiations between United Steelworkers Local 1343 and Caterpillar begin next month. If talks stall, the 25 nonunion trainees could step in as strike replacements. The union asked Milwaukee Area Technical College to stop the training. However, the college says it has a contract with Caterpillar. Caterpillar acknowledges putting the workers into the welder-training program, and says that's standard practice whenever contracts are close to expiring. A union representing the technical college's faculty says it opposes training replacement workers for Caterpillar. Economics professor Michael Rosen says his sympathies are with the Steelworkers.
— Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com
Comments are closed.


text:
Photo of Shay Warren courtesy of Gil Talbot.
The Harvard wrestling team completes in three duals this weekend, two at home and one of the road. The Crimson faces Boston University Friday night in the Charles Cup and then returns to the MAC for the first time in four weeks to host Brown and Hofstra.
Live Statistics
Keep up with the scores at home via the NWCA Live Scorebook. The links for all three dual meets are posted above.
Last Time Out
Harvard split its dual meets last Saturday, defeating Princeton, 21-15, and falling to No. 20 Penn, 40-7. The Crimson climbed out of a 15-3 hole against the Tigers to win the final six bouts and earn the team victory. Harvard won seven of the nine bouts contested. Cameron Croy and Walter Peppelman picked up two wins on the day after defeating their Penn opponents as well.
Scouting Boston University
The Terriers are in the midst of a six match win streak entering Friday's match. Boston University is 8-5-1 on the season with a sixth-place finish at the Keystone Classic.
Brock Mantella and Nestor Taffur lead the team with 21 wins apiece. Mantella is 21-10 at 184 pounds, while Taffur sports a 21-11 record at 149. Fred Santaite boasts a 13-4 record and is ranked 16th in the nation at 133 pounds.
The Terriers welcomes Brown Saturday.
BU series
Harvard leads the all-time series with The Terriers, 21-19-3 and has won 10 of the last 15 meetings. The two teams wrestle for the Charles Cup dedicated by BU professor John McGrath last year.
Scouting Brown
Brown enters the weekend with a 0-10 overall record and 0-2 conference mark. The Bears finished 12th at the Keystone Classic and 31st at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational earlier in the season.
Brown Series
The two teams have met 82 times on the mat with the Crimson holding a 52-28-2 advantage in the series. Brown has won five of the last seven meetings including three straight.
Scouting Hofstra
Hofstra enters the weekend with a 10-4-1 overall record after a 26-6 win over Lock Haven Wednesday night. The Pride finished fifth at the New York State Collegiate Championships and 11th at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Lou Ruggirello leads the team in wins with 22 and has just three losses at 133 pounds. P.J. Gillespie is 20-6 at 165 pounds. Ruggirello is ranked fourth in the nation, Gillespie is 16th Ryan Patrovich is 18th at 174 and Steve Bonanno is 20th at 125.
Hofstra Series
The Pride leads the series 8-7-1 after the teams tied for the first time in last year's meeting in Hempstead.
Talk About Offense
Walter Peppelman leads the team in wins with 21 victories this season. Peppelman has scored bonus points in 13 of those 21 wins, including six wins by major decision, three by technical fall and four by fall.
Welcome Back Captain
Senior co-captain Andrew Knapp returned to the mat against Rutgers. It was his first competition since the EIWA Championships in March 2009.
Free Fallin'
Corey Jantzen and Walter Peppelman each have three and four wins by fall this season, respectively. Jantzen has 10 collegiate pins, while Peppelman has picked up 11 so far. Overall the Crimson has eight wins by fall on the year.
National Rankings
Walter Peppelman is ranked as high as eighth in the nation at 157 pounds.
Community Outreach
The Crimson is doing its share of community service each year. During the month of January, Harvard wrestlers will volunteer with the Mission Hill After School Program to tutor residents of the Alice Taylor housing complex, a low income section of Roxbury. Earlier in the year, Jackson Salovarra '11 organized an event where Harvard went to church near campus to help weatherize the church rectory. The Crimson spent all day insulating and closing the house up for the winter which in turn will save the rectory thousands of dollars in the long run. These projects are just a small sample of how this program gives back to the community!
Pack the MAC
The Crimson closes out its dual portion of the season with four straight matches at the MAC. After this weekend the Crimson hosts Columbia Feb. 18 and Cornell Feb. 19.
On the Horizon
Harvard continues its homestand and wraps up dual action against Columbia and Cornell next weekend.


text:
What?! The Flames win in overtime? What are the odds?
What are the odds that they'd do it with their backup, and without Michael Cammalleri? Yes it's Columbus, but at this point of the season every team (except maybe Washington) is worse than Calgary is. On top of that, the Flames are not known for their extra time/shootout prowess.
Also Mikael Backlund got hurt after he scored his third of the year. So that's with Cammy and Kipper. Four with Sven.
Tanguay's overtime goal is the exact type of moment that can turn a season around for a team, as the Flames have now won two straight. Still tied for last, but a win on Saturday will move them into 10th.
Calgary is hoping the momentum continues as they head into a heated showdown with the rival Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Update: Miikka Kiprusoff and Mikael Backlund both got put on injured reserve Friday. Michael Cammalleri remains day to day with a hip flexor and rookie Sven Baertschi is still week to week with a hip flexor. Kiprusoff was added to the IR retroactively and is considered day to day with a lower-body injury. Backlund is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks. The Flames have activated defenseman Anton Babchuk. Lord help us.


text:
Howard Makes History Again As Phillies Beat Braves
With Roy Oswalt sent to the DL, the Phillies needed a spot starter tonight against the Braves. They went with Kyle Kendrick and the move paid off.
Kendrick has been in the bullpen all year, so his pitch count was limited. But he managed to get through five innings of scoreless baseball, allowing only two hits and striking out two.
The Phillies offense came up with a few key hits to give the team a 3-0 lead through those five innings. Pete Orr played second and had an RBI-fielder's choice in the second for the first run of the game. The second run was a historic one.
Ryan Howard smashed his career 260th home run in the fourth, passing Del Ennis for 2nd place in Phillies career home runs. Mike Schmidt is in first place with 548 homers. Howard has a long way to go to match Schmidt, but 2nd place is very impressive.
Ennis' widow Liz, an avid baseball fan, called the Phillies after the historic homer and had them leave a note of congratulations for Howard. It was a very classy move. During the game broadcast, announcer Tom McCarthy noted that Liz made the call after realizing the telegram was no longer being used. :O)
Anyway, run #3 in the game came from a Shane Victorino triple in the fifth. Earlier in the day, Victorino was in the Majestic Clubhouse Store at the stadium signing copies of his new book, "Shane Victorino: The Flyin' Hawaiian." He must have been really pumped up after the turnout. I heard from a source outside the ballpark that fans who showed up an hour early for the signing were told the line was already cut-off and they were turned away.
I am totally off topic here, but I have one last note about the book. In the next week or so, I plan on writing a review of the book. I will also reveal some personal conversations I had with Shane's parents and also his wife, Melissa, many years back about one of the main talking points of the book, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). I was very glad to hear Shane shared this in the book as I am sure it will help many people suffering from the disorder. So, stayed tuned for that…
Back to the game…by the sixth inning, this turned into a battle of the bullpens and a 3-0 Phillies lead. Coming out of the pen for the Phillies was J.C. Romero, Michael Stutes, Antonio Bastardo and Ryan Madson. Each pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the Phillies win.
With so many questions surrounding the Phillies bullpen this year, it is very good to see everyone stepping up. Especially for young pitchers like Stutes and Bastardo, their performances so far this year have been outstanding.
The series is now split 1-1. Tomorrow the Phillies will send Cole Hamels to the mound as they try to win the series with the Braves. It is another dreadful ESPN 8pm start on a Sunday; the second Sunday in a row. I will be there and return with photos.
FYI – The MLBlogs conversion to WordPress has been postponed until next weekend, 5/13-5/16…shocking, I know. Anyway, just keep stopping by and if there is yet another delay, I will let you know. Thanks!
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
*Read more about the Phillies at my other home page, Phightin' Phils Phorum in the MTR Media network*


text:
Hopes of touring the Last Frontier pervaded Donald Maeker's thoughts for many years. In 2006, before traveling the state with John Hall's Alaska Cruise and Tours, he made plans to fish on the Kenai Peninsula.
A John Hall employee recommended Thomas Murray's Wise Guide Outfitters in Cooper Landing. Maeker enjoyed two successful fishing trips with Murray, but lost $5,103 to false promises of a third trip in 2011 -- a trip he planned with his family.
"I was shocked," Maeker said from his home in Faltonia, Texas. "I just couldn't believe that he would do something like that. And hell, my family thought he was our best friend."
Murray, now residing in Cedar Hills, Utah, is charged with stealing $90,000 from about 70 clients by failing to provide trips booked with his guiding business in 2010 and 2011. His preliminary hearing was Jan. 5. Murray's court case continued with his attorney stating more negotiation time was needed.
A state prosecutor with the Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals and Murray's attorney, Stephen Hill, attended the hearing telephonically. Hill said he was working out a plea agreement. A status hearing was scheduled for February.
Wise Guide Outfitters was established in 2003. Murray started selling fishing trips on eBay around 2005. He arrived in Alaska in June 2010 for the fishing season, but left two months later because he "kind of lost it," according to court records.
When two of Murray's clients attempted to confirm the status of their trips they received email responses with different scenarios. In a July 1, 2011 email Murray wrote he had "been in a bit of a bind over the last year," and in a Sept. 10, 2010 email he claimed he had a brain tumor and was scheduled for surgery the next week, according to court records.
Court records do not indicate the reason for Murray's departure in 2010 or detail his mental state at the time.
For his first trip, Maeker decided on the Upper Kenai River package -- a one-day excursion Murray recommended. The fishing guide promised wildlife and an abundance of fish, he said.
"It was Thom and I alone on the river for the entire day, and it was tremendous," Maeker said.
In 2010, Maeker traveled back to Alaska with his son, Stephen, and his 10-year-old grandson, Barnes. Maeker had such a good time with Murray that there was "no question" about where to book the trip, he said.
Maeker bought a five-day fishing trip on eBay, a method Murray had been using for three years.
He said the trip couldn't have gone better. Murray even taught Barnes to use a fly rod.
A third trip was inevitable, as Maeker's grandson was eager to return. Another purchase through eBay in 2010 for a trip the following year -- with a winning bid of $3,402 and an additional $1,700 paid by check for a third person -- took a turn for the worse when rumors of Murray's alleged schemes began to surface.
Barnes was eager for the trip, so Stephen attempted to visit Wise Guide's website. He immediately saw negative comments regarding Murray's business, Maeker said.
"(Stephen) said, 'I ran into some trash out there on Thom, and it sounds like he's burned some people,'" he said.
After contacting the Alaska State Troopers and discovering the rumors were true, Maeker still decided to travel with the help of Cooper Landing acquaintances, such as Arden Rankins of Kenai Lake Escape and Lovie and Willie Johnson of Alaskan Sourdough Bed and Breakfast.
Bob Rima, owner of Kenai River Drifters Lodge, worked with Murray and offered services to visitors.
Rima said Murray owes his business a small sum, but nothing close to the thousands of dollars allegedly stolen from out-of-state travelers. Drifters Lodge doesn't intend to file a lawsuit, he said.
"I don't think he intended to (steal) like this," Rima said. "He's probably not that bad of a guy. When people screw up they tend to dig deeper and deeper, spiraling downward."
Maeker said he believes Murray didn't intend to steal all along, and he wondered about the fishing guide's business practices occasionally, he said. Having worked as an accountant and a loan officer himself, Maeker was concerned about the record keeping.
"He was doing real well collecting all this money from his clients with those services not provided for a year, maybe," he said. "I always thought if he was not setting money aside for the future to take care of his business then he would be in trouble. Maybe he just lost control of his money."
Murray remains out of custody at his home in Utah. He was ordered to pay 10 percent of a $5,000 appearance bond. Prosecutors said he was not a risk for fleeing.
A status hearing has been scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Kenai Courthouse.
Jerzy Shedlock can be reached at email@example.com.


text:
The A's finally made official the signing of outfielder Jonny Gomes to a one-year contract, reportedly worth $1 million plus $200,000 in possible incentives. To make room for Gomes on the 40-man roster, the A's designated for assignment infielder Adrian Cardenas, meaning they have 10 days to trade or release Cardenas, or send him to the minors if he clears waivers.
This decision might have surprised some fans. Cardenas was the marquee prospect obtained from Philadelphia in the Joe Blanton trade of 2008, but he's failed to crack the majors to this point. "There's a lot of people in this organization who believe in Adrian and put in a lot of time (with him)," A's assistant GM David Forst said. "This time of year, you end up having to make tough roster decisions."
Cardenas' main position is second base (where Jemile Weeks is now entrenched), and the A's have also tried him at third base and left field. He's a career .303 hitter in the minors but has never reached double-digit homers in a single season. You would like to see more power from a potential third baseman or corner outfielder.
The A's received three players in that 2008 Blanton trade: Cardenas, lefty Josh Outman (recently traded to Colorado along with Guillermo Moscoso for outfielder Seth Smith) and outfielder Matt Spencer (traded to the Cubs along with two others after the 2009 season for Jake Fox and Aaron Miles). Looking back, that deal simply hasn't panned out.
But it's worth noting that Cardenas is still just 24. Forst said the A's would like to retain him if he clears waivers, so perhaps he can still make an impact.
As for the right-handed hitting Gomes, he'll definitely get at-bats against lefties, either in the outfield or at DH. Smith, Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick are the A's projected outfield starters, left to right. Smith and Reddick hit left-handed and Crisp is a switch hitter. "Clearly we're left-handed-heavy in both corners and with our potential first base/DH options," Forst said. "We've been on the lookout for an experienced right-handed bat, and Jonny has had a lot of success hitting left-handers over the years."


text:
To the editor:
Congress is still trying to hammer out an effective immigration policy. It appears that securing our border from unwanted intruders is a major stumbling block.
This country has sent a considerable amount of employment south of our border. Manufacturing in Mexico is alive and well thanks to this migration of jobs. The U.S. is a good neighbor. It is not unreasonable to request that the Mexican government be more responsible in its obligation to be a good neighbor in return. A secure border enhances the safety of both nations when illegal drug traffic is injected into this dialogue. How Mexico could be an active force can come about in several ways. It would not take a Rhodes Scholar to design several viable methods.
Have we even asked about this? If so, was the response that of a good neighbor or that of an indifferent party to the problem?
Joseph Kibitlewski PhD.
Cape Coral


text:
Internet options are cute but barely usable. The browser is good but the screen is too small for any serious use, but it will be good enough to check your emails via GRPS. This is really a nice touch. The Internet button will of course launch a browser and we were amazed to see that the phone supports RSS reader as well.
The left hand side has a walkman button that will start the music player while the right hand side has two key one to start a video or photo camera and on the top of the left end side you have a small zoom in and zoom out button for a digital zoom.
A big rounded navi key is placed above the keyboard, and you can use to navitage in menus, use the options, list the songs, skips, plays or stops the music. It looks like a small joystick with a ring on the outside with some extra options. It can't get easier than that.
The battery will last up to five days in normal use and this is a lot for such a thin phone. This doesn't include a lot of MP3 usage. If you use the phone mainly for music and hardly any calls, you can squeeze out up to 17 hours of music listening. If you don't use the phone options at all you can hit 18+ hours and that simply is a great score. It did much better than we expected.
This is a great music player and it has great battery life for a phone. The 2 Mega Pixel camera will be good enough for most, but you will certainly miss the flash. The big problem is the keypad as it is too small, the metal keys are very hard to press and it is not easy to type messages.
Maybe you will get use to it, as most new Sony Ericsson phones have a similar keypad. It's just not our thing. It's a great phone and if you can get over the keypad we can easily recommend it. If you want a great music player and a phone in once device, then this is the one for you. It will take some great pictures as well but only in the daylight.


text:
April 1, 2011
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Katie Schwarzmann racked up four goals to lead No. 1 Maryland to its seventh win over a nationally-ranked foe, topping No. 8 Penn, 16-4, Friday night.
Schwarzmann netted a game-high four goals and an assist to pace Maryland (12-0, 3-0 ACC) to its 22nd consecutive victory. Laura Merrifield tallied a hat trick and Sarah Mollison added four points, including a match-high three assists. The senior now has 110 in her illustrious career and is tied with Quinn Carney and Caitlyn McFadden for third in career helpers at Maryland.
The Terps wasted no time exhibiting their high-powered attack, even while facing one of the nation's top defensive units in Penn (7-2, 3-0 Ivy), which entered the match surrendering a stingy six goals per contest. Maryland outscored the Quakers, 7-1, through the first 14:49 of the game, highlighted by three early goals from Schwarzmann and a pair from Merrifield. Maryland closed the first half on a 4-0 run to take a solid 10-2 lead into the locker room.
Maryland continued its relentless defense in the second half, limiting the Quakers to a mere eight looks at goal and two goals in the period. Brittany Dipper was sensational in the cage, racking up eight saves. Brittany Poist helped lead a tremendous defensive effort, registering three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
"Defensively, I thought we were great," head coach Cathy Reese, who moves to 46-1 at home at the helm of the Terrapin program, said. "To hold a team the caliber of Penn under five goals is just awesome. I'm incredibly pleased with our effort all over the field tonight."
Maryland has now held 18 of its last 23 opponents to eight or fewer goals. The win over Penn is the Terps' fourth against a foe ranked in the top 10. The Terps benefited offensively by goals from eight different players, including two each from sophomore Alex Aust and freshman Jen Mendez.
Maryland continues its three-game homestand when it plays host to league-rival North Carolina next Saturday at noon.