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Solid, reliable reporting has made the PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television history. Each weekday night, a team of seasoned and highly regarded journalists provide in-depth analysis of current events. The nightly broadcast features a rotation of NEWSHOUR senior correspondents led byJudy Woodruff.
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text: There will be three full-time American riders in MotoGP in 2013 as Colin Edwards has agreed to stay with NGM Mobile Forward Racing in the premier class of the World Championship. Edwards, from Houston, will continue into his second season with the team, which fields production-based Claiming Rule Teams machinery. Next year will be Edwards' 11th season in MotoGP. Other Americans joining Edwards in MotoGP next season are Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies. Hayden re-signed for 2013 with the factory Ducati Team in July, while Spies was revealed Sept. 12 as a rider for Ducati's new junior team. Edwards is 17th in the MotoGP standings this season, with a top finish of 12th. He and the team have struggled with various mechanical and electronics problems with their Suter-BMW motorcycle. The team will decide on its chassis-engine package for 2013 after this season. "We have a great team and a good package, and despite the problems this year it's a pleasure to be here," Edwards said. "We want to do well in the latter part of the season with the current package, and then next year we will see what to do. At the end of 2012, we will evaluate what our best option is." The date for the sixth Red Bull Indianapolis GP at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be announced soon, as MotoGP organizer Dorna is expected to release a provisional 2013 schedule shortly.


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The last major Las Vegas resort approved before the Great Recession, the $3.9-billion Cosmopolitan was built by Deutsche Bank after its original developer defaulted on a loan. The Cosmopolitan has branded itself as a "decidedly different" kind of casino, eschewing the kitschy themes common among its competitors and catering to a more urbane kind of gambler and clubgoer with the tag line "just the right amount of wrong."
The German investment bank said Thursday that the cash deal remains subject to regulatory approvals.
Blackstone is in the business of buying underperforming property and reselling it after making improvements. It owns nearly 1,000 homes in Nevada and the upscale Hughes Center office complex in Las Vegas, as well as a small portion of casino company Caesars Entertainment Corp.
The casino is home to Marquee, one of the top-grossing nightclubs in the United States, and features a three-story bar enveloped by a giant chandelier.


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Now on to college basketball. Today is the first full day of play in the NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament. There are 16 games on the schedule coast to coast, from sites in Orlando to Spokane, Washington, where NPR's Tom Goldman has set up camp.
Hey there, Tom.
TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Hey, Audie. How are you doing?
CORNISH: So let's talk about upsets. Over the years, lots of upsets between number five and number 12 seeds. And today was no different. Talk about this Harvard- Cincinnati game.
GOLDMAN: Yeah, it happened again. Harvard strikes again. They won 61-to-57 today, beating Cincinnati. You know, they've pulled off an upset last year as the 14-seed beating a three. Today they did it on the 12 over a five. You know, it didn't really look like an upset though.
Harvard was in control the entire game. They answered every run by Cincinnati. Cincy has a great D but not a great offense. Cincinnati made it close made close, but got, yeah, really kind of got tight when they needed to relax and score a bucket at the end.
Tournament pressure can be like a vice, Audie. And, on the other hand, Harvard executed down the stretch. Harvard point guard Siyani Chambers, a sophomore, was great, very coolly sank several free throws at the end to ice the win.
CORNISH: All right, I also want to talk about Michigan State. Many have picked them to actually win the title, even though they are only, kind of, air quotes here, only a number four seed. They're playing in Spokane. What more can you tell us about them?
GOLDMAN: Well, quite a year for them. Up down and then up again at the end of the season. They were hit hard by injuries as several key players, including guard Keith Appling and guard/forward Branden Dawson. It really kind of affected team chemistry with so many guys sitting out, and head coach John Izzo having to shuffle the lineup.
Izzo says the team lost it's identity during a difficult stretch. Starting in late January, the Spartans lost seven of 12 games. But the injured players are back now. They're healthy. The Spartans are kind of rediscovering who they are. They had a really strong showing in the Big Ten Tournament, which they won. And they are now considered a legitimate threat to win the championship, by presidential decree even with Barack Obama picking them.
CORNISH: All right, Tom, enough about Spokane. What are you looking for in this tournament?
GOLDMAN: Well, what we all love: upsets, of course. I mentioned the Harvard upset. We already had another one today: Dayton beat Ohio State by a point.
This thing is wide open. It's wider than it's been in years. So many really good players leave school early; one of the reasons it's hard to create dynasties. I'm also interested to see how the super freshmen do, so highly touted at the beginning of the year: Jabari Parker at Duke, Andrew Wiggins at Kansas, Julius Randle at Kentucky.
Also, will Kansas, a number two seed, survive the early rounds without their talented big man Joel Embiid? He's out with a back injury. Will a number 16 seed beat a number 1? It's never happened. And, Audie, most importantly: Will any of my brackets survive the first weekend? I think it's doubtful.
CORNISH: Tom, one more thing, Wichita State - just a few seconds left - they're going in undefeated.
GOLDMAN: Yeah, I'm excited to see how far they can take their undefeated 34-and-0 record. They have a play-angry motto fueled by what they perceive as a lack of respect, because many devalue the perfect record because the Shockers didn't play very many good teams. They're playing really good teams here. They're in a ridiculously tough region with Kentucky, Louisville, Duke and Michigan.
CORNISH: That's NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman. He spoke to us from the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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CELINA, Ohio — Authorities say a 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 2011 slayings of a disabled man and his daughter at their farmhouse in western Ohio.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office said Bryant Rhoades was arrested Tuesday. He is charged with obstruction of justice, but sheriff's officials haven't yet discussed the details of his alleged connection to the slayings.
Authorities found the bodies of 70-year-old Robert Grube and 47-year-old Colleen Grube after an apparent robbery of their Fort Recovery farmhouse in November 2011. Both had been bound with duct tape and shot.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is expected to announce a second arrest at a news conference today.
Rhoades is being held with a $350,000 bond. Information about his legal representation wasn't available.


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It's official. Pittsburgh Coach Mike Tomlin is the winner of my first annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey award.
I don't really have a Turkey award, but if I did, Tomlin would have easily clinched the award Thursday night when his Steelers took on the Ravens in Baltimore.
Here was the situation: Pittsburgh had just scored to cut the Baltimore's lead to 13-7 with 6:26 left in the third quarter. Pittsburgh's Shaun Suisham kicked off and Baltimore's Jacoby Jones received the ball at the goal line.
Jones had a big return going as he headed up the left side of the field. As he was streaking up the Steelers' sideline he approached Tomlin, who was on the sideline. The official who was tracking Jones, had to angle away from Tomlin, who had actually taken a step on the field at the Steelers' 38-yard line. Jones was tackled a few yards later at the 27-yard line.
No foul was called on the play, but there should have been.
There is no question in my mind that Tomlin should have been penalized. Granted, the official didn't run into him, but he was forced to go to the inside and he was hampering his ability to officiate the play.
One might make a case that Jones had to move further in on the field to avoid Tomlin, but I think that's a stretch.
Regardless, Tomlin has to be aware he can't be in the solid, six-foot wide white borders that rim the field when the play is coming that direction. And the fact that he was turned around watching the play on the Jumbotron is no excuse.
A 15-yard penalty should have been called and added on to the end of the play and I wouldn't be surprised if the league looks at this and considers some discipline. I'm not 100 percent sure, because I've never been involved with this situation before.
At the end of the day, my biggest disappointment is that the official didn't buck up and throw the flag.
I bet if you ask Jets coach Rex Ryan, he'd share my opinion. Ryan had a coach penalized against in their game against the Ravens just last week because an official ran into him in the white on the sideline.
So it would have been gravy if I did have Turkey award. Tomlin would have been an easy runaway winner


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Annual Caine Chamber Ensembles Performance
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
Utah State University's Music Department presents the annual Caine Chamber Ensembles performance Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Hall on USU's Logan campus.
"In all chamber music there is a heightened degree of performing accountability, as the ensembles are smaller and every voice matters," said Max Matzen, assistant professor in the Caine College of the Arts. "This concert should be a clear indicator of the high level of musicianship amongst music students."
The Caine Chamber Ensembles include the Caine Percussion Quartet, USU Horn Quartet, Caine Woodwind Quintet, Caine Saxophone Quartet and Caine Brass Quintet. Each group is auditioned and students in the groups are awarded scholarships provided by the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation-Russell family.
Each ensemble will perform individually, featuring a variety of works.
The Caine Brass Quintet will perform Frost Fire by Eric Ewazen and Canzona Bergamasca by Samuel Scheidt. The USU Horn Quartet will perform America from the musical West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. The Caine Percussion Ensemble will present the piece Radioactive Octopus by Steven Simpson. The Caine Saxophone Quartet will perform The Goldrush Suite by Jack W. Marshal and Three Improvisations for Sax Quartet by Phil Woods.
The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, see the Caine College of the Arts website.
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Pets play a special place in the lives of families. They become important members of the household, holding loving status for adults and children. When a pet dies, the heartbreak can be overwhelming, every bit as much as the passing of a human family member.
When pets die by violence, the death can be even more troubling. And that is why the hearts of thousands went out last week and this to members of the Bock family of West Vincent, who on February 12 lost two important members of their extended family, Argus and Fiona, two Bernese mountain dogs. They were shot by a neighbor who initially said they were attacking lambs he raises on his property. He later confessed to police that the dogs were not actually chasing his sheep when he fired on them with a 20-gauge shotgun. The Chester County District Attorney�s Office then determoned the shooting was unjustified.
The public reacted in outrage at the deaths initially because of the state law that protects the owners of livestock animals from prosecution if they kill other animals that are attacking or attempting to attack their livestock or pets. But as much as we would wish that a change in the law would somehow bring back Argus and Fiona, we must accept the fact that the law cited by police in West Vincent for their initial stance in the incident is on the books for a good reason � to protect animals from attack. And also that despite the cry for changes to the law, the facts are that Pennsylvania in general, and Chester County in specific, is largely made up of families engaged in agriculture that need protection.
Pennsylvania has 63,000 farms, more than half of them that raise livestock. In Chester County, almost 800 of the 1,700 or more farms raise livestock. Protection of those animals is more important to those owners, we would suggest, than the lives of pets who escape their bounds and attack their sheep, or goats, of llamas, or other livestock. They would likely oppose in strong terms any thought of changing the law that gives them the right to protect their flocks.
West Vincent officials were beseiged on Monday with calls from township residents to do something to stop future tragedies such as the one that befell the Bock family from happening again. In their wise response the supervisors counseled those who spoke to contact their state legislators about the need for a change in the law. We assume that they will.
One woman indicated that she would support a change in the statute that would protect a domesticated animal with a collar that enters a property from being shot.
�This community is changing. The current law is outdated and needs to be more specific. We shouldn�t live in fear if our beloved pets get away from us,� the woman said.
We understand her frustration, but we also suggest that although the West Vincent community may be changing, more areas of the county and state remain as they have for centuries, dependent on farms and agriculture, and not on suburban pet owners. We doubt that there is a possibility for changing this law, and for good reason: it serves to protect a valuable resource of our community. In addition, it protects the owners of pets from criminal liability in the protection of their animal friends.
Indeed, the man who is now charged criminally in the death of the Bock family�s dogs himself appears to have been the victim of an attack sometime earlier that resulted in the loss of animals he had raised from infancy. Although the facts of the present case seem to indicate he is guilty of crimes against animals and humans, the court system must be allowed to run its course before any act of punishment against him is in order.


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The Never Ending Slinky Machine has launched on Kickstarter this week. Also known as Project NESM, the product offers a new take on the classic Slinky, creating a perpetual motion machine when the Slinky is placed on the unit.
The product was created in the UK by a team of designers to be used as a standalone piece for a modern office or something to have around the home. It uses custom made components that turn the Slinky into an unending motion machine or infinite staircase.
The Kickstarter campaign was launched to bring Project NESM into full production. If fully-funded, one shipment will occur in September and the other in November in time for the holiday season.


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5 Tested Things That will Boost Your Instagram Followers
I was sick of begging people to follow me on my Instagram account . I read almost all guides on how to get Instagram followers, how can I increase my Instagram followers and what not. There were methods that were good and helped me increasing followers but none of the guide was complete . Either it was missing a point or it contained something that can negatively impact my Instagram account.
So, here is a guide , in which all methods are positively effective. But you need to remember patience is a key to success , so some points are slow but they are there because they are better. You can boost your Instagram followers by following my below points but before going down, don't forget setting your account to public:
Follow Others :
Use explore button and follow other profiles and like their pictures. Do this daily. It is an effective method. You will soon start noticing the positive change in your followers list as people whom you followed will also start following you. I also recommend giving nice comments on other's pictures as it increases the chances of them following you.
Connectivity With Facebook :
You should connect your Instagram account with Facebook. This won't only make your social presence on Facebook but also maximize your social exposure. People using Facebook will get to know of you and will start following you on Instagram.
Use Popular Hashtags :
Research and find popular hashtags for yourself. It solely depends on your Instagram account type. Use these hashtags as hashtags are the best way to get your pictures noticed. You can also consider making your own hashtag. This hashtag might not be the popular one , but it will directly get your pictures on top.
Tip : There is popular hashtag #like4like . This indicates you will like / follow other's profile , if likes /follow your Instagram account. This will get you many free Instagram followers to your account.
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Internet is filled with websites and Instagram follower sellers giving away Instagram followers. Most importantly, they will get you no. of followers completely free. Absolutely , just for nothing. For getting free Instagram followers you just have to enter submit your username to such websites. They will send thousands of free followers to your account within hours.
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People love high resolution pictures having good quality. Chances of getting more followers increases if your all photographs are of high resolution quality images. Adding other Instagram apps to improve picture quality and adding filters is a great plus.
If you will rightly follow all above points of " how to get more followers on instagram " guide, you will soon start noticing flow of followers coming to your account.


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Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Words can not express how wonderful White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan looks. There is so much power in the love of a dog. I have no doubt that with a little canine help, Zoe will be able to set Phillip back to rights.
In stores March 2013
A young boy tries to find his voice with the help of some four-legged friends in this novel from the Newbery-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Zoe's family rescues dogs in need. There is always the sweet smell of dog and a warm body looking to cuddle or play. There is always a new dog to be saved and loved. Fur flies everywhere. It covers everything. Zoe's house is never silent.
But the house across the street is always silent these days. A new family has moved in and Phillip, the boy, has stopped speaking. He doesn't even want to try.
Zoe knows that saving dogs and saving boys are different jobs, but she learns that some parts are the same. Both take attention and care, understanding and time. And maybe just a bit of white fur flying.
From Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan, White Fur Flying is an endearing tale of companionship and hope.
What are you waiting on?


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Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center, October 2013
WMU Archives and Regional History Collections
It is completed and it is beautiful.
The building dedication was October 18. See link for more information. Recent photos are linked below.
The Zhang Legacy Collections Center opened in early October 2013. The facility houses the University Archives and Regional History Collections and storage of University Libraries collections. Facilities include: a public area for researchers, genealogists, community members, and students to access the collections; environmentally controlled storage; and offices/workspace for collections, faculty, and staff. A future phase will include an Athenaeum, a flexible space for meetings and presentations. Donations are being sought for this phase. Link to donations site.
The Archives preserves the papers, files, and history of Western Michigan University. The Regional History Collections helps preserve the history of a 12-county southwest Michigan area and is one of the largest in Michigan. It is located on the Oakland Drive Campus of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. Please note the Archives' hours.
Links to more information and photos:
Fall Photos pdf
Late Summer Photos pdf
Early July; pdf
Mid-June: Siding going up; pdf
Lift and Shelving arrive; pdf
Construction Photos; late May; pdf
Construction Photos; April 2013 – May; pdf
Construction Photos; October 2012 - March 2013; pdf
Photos of Groundbreaking; pdf
Images of exterior rendering and Athenaeum; pdf
Changed Hours; May – October 2013
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I guess it does sort of follow the original "white elephant" idea. Which, if I understand correctly, was that a white elephant was considered special and sacred, too special to allow to do work. And yet it needed to be fed, and elephants eat an enormous amount a day. So, basically, giving somebody a white elephant meant that they had to feed it and keep it alive (to do otherwise would be terrible, considering that it was a sacred creature), but they couldn't get any work out of it that would make it worth its keep. It was a gift that would destroy you and your family. I don't remember if the emperor didn't get that or if it was given deliberately to enemies.That said, I think any sort of live animal is a horrible gift, and should never be given to anyone unless you *know* they want it *and* are happy to have you choose it. For instance, for your spouse or child. Basically in no other circumstance.
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A Weekly News Update on Pesticides, Health and Alternatives
See PANUPS updates service, for complete information.
February 01, 2007
Human testing of pesticide subject of crime drama: Tuesday evening, February 6th, U.S. television network NBC will air "Loophole," an episode of the crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is based on the issue of intentional dosing of human beings in pesticide experiments. The story describes a fictional chemical corporation dosing children with an experimental organophosphate pesticide. Check local listings for time. Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles and Pesticide Action Network consulted with the producer and writer in developing this episode. PAN is asking members to host house parties to watch the show, discuss the issues, and send comments to NBC. Get details here.
Chlorpyrifos contaminates "organic rice" in Taiwan: Routine testing by Taipei's Agriculture and Food Agency showed contamination of organic rice with the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos. Although approved for use on conventional rice crops, it is forbidden for organic rice. The Taipei Times reports that the organic field was adjacent to a field where crops were grown with chemical pesticides. Su Mun-rong, deputy director one of the organizations that certify organic produce in Taipei, told the Times, "We had an extremely wet spring. The field affected was next to a field where rice was being grown conventionally and the runoff must have overflowed into the organic field." Chlorpyrifos is a PAN "Bad Actor" chemical linked to neurological and reproductive problems and is particularly harmful to women and children. Find out how you can take action toward banning chlorpyrifos in the United States.
Bangladesh farmers using pesticides without information on dangers: A recent study by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) reveals a story familiar throughout the developing world. Golam Sarwar, public analyst of Public Health Laboratory in Dhaka City, is quoted in the Daily Star: farmers are using organophosphates, organochlorines and other highly hazardous pesticide chemicals "'to ensure maximum production all year long'". The BARI study indicates that farmers and distributors often do not know what the chemicals are or the dangers they pose from direct exposure and food residues. One wholesaler described a pesticide as "medicine" that helps bananas grow -- an all-too-typical impression fostered by sales promotions by agents of pesticide manufacturers. According to the Star, "farmers and traders admitted of using toxic chemicals and pesticides frequently to make a quick buck without knowing that these chemicals have a negative impact on humans..."
Beyond Pesticides launches new database: Beyond Pesticides -- formerly the (U.S.) National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, a founding member of PAN North America -- has launched a new web database: Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management. The service currently has information on 81 chemicals, and includes fact sheets, popular product and manufacturer names, chemical class, regulatory status and other information. The website is "intended to provide decision and policy makers, practitioners and activists with easier access to current and historical information on pesticide hazards and safe pest management." Gateway links to the PAN Pesticide Database as well as many other resources. Beyond Pesticides is soliciting user feedback as they develop the database with more information.
Growers and neighbors share toxic pesticide exposure: Californians for Pesticide Reform member Mary Haffner writes in the Ventura County Star about the shared risks of exposure to pesticides by both growers and people whose homes are next to agricultural areas. Mary became a pesticide activist after a local school was contaminated with methyl bromide drifting from a nearby strawberry field. "Something has to change for agriculture to remain viable," she writes. "Our schools should not be surrounded by rows of strawberries blanketed in carcinogens, endocrine disruptors and nerve toxins. Our elementary school children and soccer moms should not have to run for cover when chemicals banned for home use are sprayed in heavier and more toxic concentrations across from our playgrounds and soccer fields. Our government's regulatory scheme for agricultural pesticides should not be asking, 'How much human suffering and environmental degradation is acceptable?' instead of 'What methods can we employ that cause the least damage to human and environmental health?'"


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Shirtless Chris Zylka Makes 'The Secret Circle' and 'Piranha 3DD' Worth Watching – Hunk of the Day
Chris Zylka is the upcoming prince of awful television. We say this 'cause he starred in '10 Things I Hate About You,' the made-for-TV movie 'My Super Psycho Sweet 16′ and 'The Secret Circle.' On top of that, he's had roles in 'Shark Night 3D,' an awful movie, and he will star in 'Piranha 3DD,' a presumably worse movie coming out this year.
As terrible and nearly unwatchable as his body of work is thus far, we still are insanely huge fans of it. Why? His abs make them all worth seeing.
Fortunately for us, he's slowly making his way out of this acting rut of continuously bad titles. It's not yet confirmed if he'll be shirtless, but he's definitely playing the character of Flash Thompson in the upcoming 'Amazing Spider-Man' film opposite Andrew Garfield. One can only hope the director had the sense to get this guy shirtless, even if only for a moment.


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An article at The Next Web points out that the latest marketshare numbers put Apple at the top of "PC" makers, and that some PC makers that don't have any tablet momentum are calling foul. It's "controversial" to count tablets as PCs, they say. The article points out various justifications for not categorizing tablets as personal computers, and then shoots them down. I must say, I find the argument compelling.
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by Xaero_Vincent on Wed 1st Feb 2012 17:39 UTC
Later this year when Microsoft releases Windows 8 for tablets, I don't think there will be any confusion what classification they fall under, especially if the classical GUI is still accessible on ARM tablets and a dock-able or wireless keyboard is used. I think most consumers associate the Windows OS with personal computers. Therefore the distinction will be small once tablets, smartphones, laptops, ultra-books, desktops, and consoles all run the same Windows OSes
If we take out the word "personal" then most consumer electronics fall under computers...smart printers are computers with OSes and networking stacks, routers are computers with OS firmware, etc.
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So, you won't question Rex's decision making for the first 14, but are baffled by the last 2 ?
Question: What would have happened if Tebow came in and lit things up in the last 2 games ? How stupid would Ryan have looked if that happened ?
Hmmm, if I were a coach I'd give serious thought to starting him in one of the last 2 games of the season regardless of what he looked like in practice.
Ponder this: Everyone agrees that there are QBs out there who look great in practice, but they **** the bed in game time situations.
Why doesn't it follow that there would be QBs out there who aren't that good in practice, but come game time, they do much better ?
Additionally, I don't know that it's been confirmed that Tebow sucked during practices this year. Care to point out any evidence you have of this ?
We watched Mark Sanchez go into Foxboro, Indy, etc and walk away with a W.
Does that make him a good QB?
F*ck no
He's terrible and should be booted off the team right alongside your boy.
Nevertheless, we'll see what transpires. If Rex is coach I hope we cut Tebow and if Rex is gone I hope we keep him.
Tebow is the football equivalent of the boss's son in law. "Find something for this guy to do, just not important enough that it'll matter if he screws it up".
And it's hilarious that you think 5 whole snaps inside the 5 yard line constitutes a "decent amount".
How hard is it for you to understand that the guy looked like complete dogsh*t for 55 minutes in basically every game last year with the Broncos before pulling a couple of last second wins out of his ass?
How hard is it for you to understand that you can't expect to contend for championships with that kind of play from your QB?
It's not just Jets fans who see Tebow for what he is. It's basically everyone outside of his freakish, cultist fanbase. Caldwell didn't give a second thought to completely dismissing the idea of bringing him in.
How a bunch of grown ass men could obsess over another grown man is f*cking weird. Especially a player as utterly mediocre as Tebow.
It made sense for Denver to go with Peyton who is an elete QB.
Sanchez on the other hand was one of the worst QB's in the league.
the Jets should have given Tebow a chance to fail, at least it may have givin Sanchez some confidence
Tebow lol ha ha ha
Tebow is the one QB on the roster who likely has a higher probability for getting us a top 2 or 3 pick next year even more than Sanchez.
I say start him. By God, start him!
Add in his fan base who thinks he is the new Messiah and you have a team that is the biggest mess in the history of the league.
I believe I speak for the vast majority of long time Jets fans when I say we cant wait to be rid of him and his trailer trash fan base.


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The Egyptian government yesterday pressed its fierce campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, effectively decapitating the Islamist group by arresting its supreme guide.
The detention of supreme guide Mohamed Badie could throw the Brotherhood into further disarray as it struggles to withstand an onslaught by the army-installed authorities.
It also raises fears of new violence in the country, where nearly 900 people have died in days of clashes between security forces and supporters of Morsi.
In the latest bloodshed, militants killed 25 policemen in the restive Sinai Peninsula, just hours after 37 Muslim Brotherhood prisoners died in police custody.
Meanwhile, judicial sources said fresh accusations had been leveled against Morsi, who has been detained at a secret location since his July 3 ouster by the army.
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak won conditional release in the third of four cases against him, but remained in detention on the last case.
The interior ministry said police picked up Badie near Rabaa al-Adawiya square, where more than 280 Morsi supporters were killed on Wednesday last week as police cleared their protest camp.
It released a video of the 70-year-old, sitting impassively on a sofa, bottles of juice and water placed conspicuously in front of him.
A senior Brotherhood official, Ahmed Aref, said on its Web site on Monday that Badie's arrest would change nothing.
"The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood is just one individual ... among the millions who oppose the coup," he said.
Dozens of senior Brotherhood members have been arrested or are at large, after being accused of crimes including inciting the deaths of protesters before Morsi's ouster.
Violence continued to rock the country and draw international opprobrium.
On Monday morning, militants killed 25 riot police in two buses in the Sinai Peninsula, in the deadliest such attack in decades.
The interior ministry blamed the attack on "armed terrorist groups" and Egypt closed its border with the Palestinian Gaza strip, near where the attack occurred.
Security sources said another policeman was killed in north Sinai, bringing the number of security force members killed in the area since Morsi's ouster to 75.
On Monday evening, coffins draped with Egyptian flags carrying the bodies of the 25 police arrived in Cairo.
State television offered live coverage of the arrival and added a black mourning strip to the "Egypt fighting terrorism" banner it has run for days.
The Sinai attack came hours after 37 Muslim Brotherhood detainees died as they were being transferred to a north Cairo jail.
Authorities said they suffocated on tear gas fired by police trying to free an officer the prisoners had taken hostage.
However, the Brotherhood held the police accountable, accusing them of "murder".
They said the incident affirmed "the intentional violence aimed at opponents of the coup and the cold-blooded killing of which they are targets."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disturbed" by the deaths and called for a "full investigation to ascertain the facts surrounding this incident."
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Monday in Sudan that his country was on the "right path."
However, the international community has fiercely condemned the violence, with rights group Amnesty International decrying it as "utter carnage."
Amnesty secretary-general Salil Shetty said that the Egyptian government had "stained its human rights record."
And Human Rights Watch called on Egypt's rulers to "urgently reverse" instructions for police to use live ammunition against protesters.
In response to the violence, EU ambassadors held an urgent meeting in Brussels and foreign ministers were due to review the bloc's ties with Egypt today.


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THE undercover detective didn't need to check official records to identify the heavy lurking in the corner of the pub, there to protect one of Australia's biggest speed dealers.
Just a few weeks earlier, the policeman, along with 60,000 other fans, had watched the big man burst through packs and charge down the MCG wing in the AFL match of the day.
A quick check showed that the drug squad target, who sold drugs in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, was a friend of the player's father. The footballer was conscripted to add a little muscle so the promised cash-for-powder deal would be carried out in the suburban sports bar without a hitch.
The speed dealer was later charged but the player's role was never made public - the trafficker was killed in a car crash before the case went to court.
It is not as rare an event as some would think. Some of the biggest stars in football wouldn't know their names are securely held in police intelligence files due to the colourful company they have kept.
A multi-premiership player was photographed by surveillance police having a smoke (possibly not of the Rothmans variety) with underworld boss Carl Williams, outside a five-star Melbourne hotel.
When Carlton recruited interstate stars three decades ago, their first lodgings were usually with the club's long-term doorman Leo Brooks at his terrace home.
Brooks was a prodigious receiver of stolen property and was known as a man who could get anything. Many a player had their own house furnished with items sourced from Brooks' Drummond Street home.
Brooks' daughter was the colourful Judy Moran - now serving time for murdering her brother-in-law Des ''Tuppence'' Moran.
And Moran's grandkids, Jason and Mark, were fixtures around Carlton until they were both murdered in Melbourne's gangland war. In a victory lap following a Carlton premiership more than 20 years ago, a young Mark can be seen on the ground enjoying the celebrations.
The Morans weren't just Carlton crazy - Jason struck up a bizarre friendship with gun North Melbourne centre half-forward Wayne Carey, who even gave character evidence for the gunman at one of his many court appearances. To an outsider, the only thing they seemed to have in common was they were both pretty good shots.
Now it has come to light that in 2003 and 2004, present Essendon coach James Hird received (no doubt innocent) dietary and fitness advice from the mysterious Shane Charter, who back then worked with a pharmaceutical company.
At the same time, Charter became of interest to the Victoria Police clandestine laboratory unit after he made repeated trips to Malaysia. It would later be established he posted large numbers of pseudoephedrine tablets to a series of runners via FedEx packages marked as vitamin B.
When he was arrested by police after a sting operation he chose to use his one phone call to ring his accountant rather than a lawyer.
Police found a briefcase in his garage which contained $52,000 and later opened his Collins Street bank safety deposit box to find a lazy $500,000. He was jailed on drug offences.
Now he has surfaced as the provider of supplements to Essendon, the club now at the centre of a performance enhancing drug probe.
Charter, known as Dr Ageless (surely he must be a Batman villain) allegedly provided Essendon with supplements valued around $30,000 including, it is said, vitamin B and C shots delivered ''off-site''. At the chemist across the road from The Age (original research no less!) you can get three vitamin B12 shots for $16.95. At that price some of the Bombers must have left the off-site clinic looking as if attacked by an acupuncturist on angel dust.
No one knows where the investigation will lead, but what is certain is the AFL will introduce a fit-and-proper person test for all club officials and contractors. Convicted drug traffickers need not apply.
AFL franchises are a strange hybrid of multimillion-dollar organisations and old-fashioned footy clubs. A mate of a mate type recommendation still has currency, which means undesirables can slip under the radar. In one case a large number of players, key supporters and officials lost a substantial amount of their savings when a financial adviser, who was seen as a good bloke, was found to be anything but.
Inside a club there are the selfless and the selfish - millionaires and volunteers, as well as the modest and the flash Harrys. Some just appear from nowhere and find a little niche with no one really knowing what the hell they do.
Once your correspondent managed to march out with the Hawthorn coaching group onto the MCG during the preliminary final warm-up. A senior policeman, somewhat unkindly, said that once he recognised the trespasser he considered calling in the snipers.
In a page one report in The Age on Thursday (an expose sure to excite the interest of both Pulitzer and Nobel peace prize judges), we revealed that police believe organised crime is attempting to infiltrate top-level sport and many codes are wickedly unprepared.
This was supported by the Australian Crime Commission report released later that day that said: ''Professional sport in Australia is highly vulnerable to organised criminal infiltration through legitimate business relationships with sports franchises and other associations.
''This is facilitated by a lack of appropriate levels of due diligence by sporting clubs and sports governing bodies when entering into business arrangements.
''There is also increasing evidence of personal relationships of concern between professional athletes and organised criminal identities and groups.''
Now gangsters love trophies. There is no point getting filthy rich if you can't show off the fruits of your non-labour. There are the flash cars, the girls whose surgically enhanced breasts defy both belief and gravity and, best of all, the occasional chance to be part of the in-crowd.
And in sports-mad Australia, sports stars are A-grade celebrities - our version of Hollywood.
After all, more people would recognise Buddy Franklin walking down the street than Geoffrey Rush - particularly filthy interstate recruiting officers with giant chequebooks and nasty little pin heads.
The ACC report, quoting European law enforcement authorities, said: ''Sport provides a powerful route for criminals to become celebrities.''
A few years ago, Collingwood forward Alan Didak got chatting with a mad keen Collingwood supporter by the name of Christopher Hudson inside a girlie bar. It ended with the forward back at the Hells Angels headquarters, shots being fired, a near confrontation with police and a mad dash down the Tullamarine Freeway.
A few days later, Hudson shot three people in the city, killing solicitor Brendan Keilar, a decent man who was only trying to stop the bikie from hurting more people.
Star footballer Jimmy Krakouer was befriended by drug dealer John William Samuel Higgs. The crook helped the naive footballer invest in several projects that went guts up. Then Jimmy was recruited to do a drug run back to Western Australia for the syndicate, which ended with him sentenced to 16 years.
In a number of criminal investigations footballers have been recorded on phone taps buying drugs. Police long ago decided to target traffickers, not low-level users, and will not go after sports stars just because they would provide headline-making busts.
The trouble is that as the material comes from phone taps, police can't by law tell the football bosses even in general terms that they have a problem. This means police may know a star player spends half his time more juiced than a Mildura orange but can't do anything about it.
Occasionally, though, a policeman may let a little information slip out of the corner of the mouth, which is precisely what happened in the sad and sorry tale of Ben Cousins - the boy with the rock-star looks and the rock-star drug habits.
Long before Cousins admitted to a drug problem, he started to be seen and heard with some of Perth's most colourful gangsters. Police tipped off the club officials who confronted Cousins, who simply lied through his teeth.
The club couldn't say they knew he had been caught on phone taps and could do precious little.
When another player was confronted he told the club he would choose his own friends and they could butt out. At least he was honest about having dishonest mates.
The Australian Crime Commission this week made it quite clear that professional sport is under siege from match fixers and dopers.
The AFL can get things horribly wrong (Hawthorn's fixture, for example. Only Hitler had a tougher six weeks after invading Russia) but it really is at the front of the class when it comes to integrity protection.
And as it is not an international sport it doesn't attract the crooked Asian betting syndicates circling soccer, cricket and tennis.
Which makes it particularly galling that it is now caught up in a performance-enhancing controversy that everyone hopes turns out to be a false alarm.
The ACC report shows disturbing connections between high-performance coaches and illegal stimulants. The by-product of this will be a radical power shift in AFL clubs.
The new breed of fitness gurus with designer tracksuits, Donny Osmond teeth and wraparound sunglasses will be back in the gym and out of the front office.
From now on, old-style doctors in tweed jackets who prefer stethoscopes around their necks to oriental snake tattoos will be calling and injecting the shots.


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Krista Schaefer returns to Valparaiso as an assistant coach for the Valparaiso women's tennis program.
In her first season as an assistant coach, Schaefer will work directly with head coach Traci Young in building a positive and successful women's tennis program.
A native of Valparaiso, Indiana, Schaefer graduated from Valparaiso University in 2012 with a degree in Mathematics. Upon graduating, Schaefer was selected for an English Teaching Assistantship in Nepal as a Fulbright Scholar. During her assistantship, Schaefer taught at a rural school in Nepal. At the school, she promoted English by teaching with an English based curriculum that she developed.
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Boxer on way to goal
Growing up, Sara Thompson enjoyed attending her brother Josh's boxing matches.
Since her freshman year at Blackfoot High School, the tables have been turned. Now Josh attends his 20-year-old sister's matches.
Thompson has had a dozen bouts, the most recent one for the Women's Intermountain Bantomweight Championship in Pocatello on Jan. 28.
She battled 29-year-old Mary Vellinga of Salt Lake City, Utah, and beat her, winning a large championship belt. It was her third win in a row. She is now 9-3 although, she pointed out, two were walk-throughs. That means her opponent didn't show up.
"These last two fights have been pretty tough," said Thompson. "I've got to get more back into shape."
The women fight four two-minute rounds in their matches.
Thompson trains with Raiburn Buckskin of Fort Hall at the Eagle Hawk Boxing Club.
"I've always wanted to box because not a lot of girls do it," Thompson said.
"Now my goal is to make it to nationals."
Her next step toward that goal will likely be a match in Fort Hall in April.
"I need to become better at slipping punches," she said of the aspects of her sport she will be focusing on over the next few months.
"Right now I'm all about boxing," she said. She boxes for about two-and-one-half hours a day Monday through Thursday.
"There's nothing really hard about it," she continued. "The harder you train, the better you'll be at it."
In addition to the competition, Thompson said, "I enjoy meeting each fighter and going new places."


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The freshman running back scored four touchdowns, one on a 91-yard kickoff return, as No. 4 Oklahoma beat Baylor 52-21 on Saturday.
Oklahoma (9-1, 5-1 Big 12 Conference) has not lost to Baylor (3-8, 0-7) in 17 meetings between the teams. Baylor lost its seventh straight game amid reports that its coach, Guy Morriss, would be replaced at the end of the season.
Oklahoma entered the game fifth in the BCS standings, and when the final score from No. 1 Ohio State's loss to Illinois appeared on the Owen Field scoreboard moments before kickoff, the crowd roared.
Then the Sooners went out and presented their case for moving up in the rankings. Murray contributed two highlight-reel plays, a 25-yard first-quarter scoring run and his kickoff return, which came moments after Baylor had pulled within a touchdown late in the first half.
Murray, who had 13 rushes for 95 yards, is the first Oklahoma freshman to score at least three touchdowns in one game on three separate occasions. He has 15 touchdowns this season, tying the school record for freshmen set by Adrian Peterson.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford threw three touchdown passes, two to Manuel Johnson, who caught four passes for 126 yards and had the first multiple-TD game of his career.
While the Sooners keep an eye on the BCS standings, about the only mystery left in Baylor's season is whether or not Morriss will keep his job. Two Texas newspapers, citing anonymous sources, reported this week that he would not be back in 2008. Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw has told the Associated Press that the status of Morriss' future hasn't been determined.
Baylor senior fullback Brandon Whitaker, who is from Edmond, Okla., starred in his return to his home state, rushing 15 times for 149 yards and catching 10 passes for 68 yards.
He had an early 57-yard run to the Oklahoma 3, but Reggie Smith intercepted a pass on the next play, ending the threat. Whitaker reeled off a 46-yard touchdown run on the Bears' next possession, putting Baylor ahead 7-0.
Murray's 25-yard touchdown run, on which he sidestepped a defender at the line of scrimmage and broke three tackles, tied the game. After Baylor went three-and-out, Bradford connected with Malcolm Kelly on a 51-yard touchdown pass, giving Oklahoma a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter.
A 43-yard pass from Bradford to tight end Jermaine Gresham set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Murray, making it 21-7.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops eschewed a field-goal attempt and had the Sooners go for it on fourth-and-2 from the Baylor 26 late in the half, but the Bears held, and on the next play, Blake Szymanski hit Thomas White on a 75-yard touchdown pass.
Murray quickly returned the momentum to Oklahoma. Baylor tried a short, bouncing kickoff, and Murray eventually corralled the football at his own 9. He went backward and reversed field twice before breaking into the open. Juaquin Iglesias blocked the last potential Baylor tackler moments before Murray reached the end zone, giving the Sooners a 28-14 halftime lead.
It was Murray's second kickoff return for a touchdown this season.
Bradford and Johnson connected on scoring passes of 60 and 13 yards in the third quarter. Szymanski hit White on a 42-yard touchdown pass to pull Baylor within 42-21, but the Bears never threatened again.
Murray's final touchdown, a 21-yard fourth-down run, came with 2:48 left.
Szymanski completed 25 of 42 passes for 280 yards with two interceptions. The Bears had 307 yards of offense in the first half and 450 in the game.
Bradford finished 20-of-25 for 353 yards with one interception. The Sooners had 533 yards of offense.


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Signing up for an after-hours business
Q. Me and a mate from work are wanting to start up a small sign shop, all done from home with no real overheads - just doing small stuff on weekends and maybe the odd night. Wondering if we have to register this as a business and pay tax and so forth or would it be classed as a hobby. We're wanting to do business cards up and a small amount of advertising. Please help!
Whilst this is may seem a relatively simple question there are a number of issues that need to be considered. However above all it is imperative that you seek professional advice from an accountant. This response is general comment only as we are not aware of your specific circumstances.
Generally a hobby includes activities that do not have a significant commercial purpose or character, examples being hobby farming, motor car/bike racing and hobby ceramics.
The Australian Taxation Office has identified a number of factors in considering whether the activity is a business or a hobby. If you are carrying on a profit-generating activity, even in a small way, this could be deemed to be carrying on a business. Examples include gardeners, tradespeople and couriers.
Some questions that need to be considered include:
- Does the activity have a significant commercial character?
- Is the business similar to other businesses in the industry?
- Is there repetition and regularity of the activity?
- What is the size, scale or permanency of the activity?
- Is the activity planned, organised and carried out in a business-like manner?
- Is the purpose of the activity to make a profit?
The more positive responses to the above questions, the greater the probability that you are in business rather than conducting a hobby. No single indicator is decisive, they must be considered in combination.
Let's consider the information that you have supplied in light of the above questions:
- As you are going to operate weekends and the odd night, and particularly as you intend to advertise and use business cards, I believe this gives a positive response to the first question.
- Yes, there are a number of other businesses in the sign writing industry.
- Yes, you have indicated that you plan to operate on a regular basis.
- The fourth question relates to scale, size or permanency, which also relates to your plans to operate on an ongoing and regular basis.
- Based on the information you have provided, it appears that the activity will be conducted in a business-like manner.
- In your question you mention low overheads, which suggests that your intention is to conduct a profitable business.
Based on the above I believe you are carrying on a business, and therefore suggest that there are a number of matters that need to be considered:
- First of all you should seek good professional advice.
- You indicate you are setting up the business with a mate. If this is the case you should consider preparing a partnership agreement.
- You should consider whether you are going to trade under a business name.
- You will need to apply for an ABN and register for GST if applicable.
- Whilst it appears that your intention is to initially start a small operation I believe it would be worthwhile for you to talk with your mate and develop a simple business plan, outlining where you see the business in three years. This will ensure you are both operating on the same basis.
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If you're looking to buy a rum and Coke or a Tanqueray and tonic at Hog's Head Pub while visiting Wizarding World of Harry Potter, you can now order them again.
Shortly after WWOHP opened at Universal Orlando, liquor was taken off the shelves because of the high demand of butterbeer, according to Universal Orlando spokesman Tom Schroder. For the past week or so they've been phasing it back into the bar. Although, Schroder says its stay is contingent on the demand for butterbeer, which is what the majority of the guests order while there. If it slows down the service of butterbeer, then they'll have to reevaluate.
Otherwise, Hog's Head is now a standard full-service bar with options including Cuervo Gold, Smirnoff and Glenlivit. Prices range from $6.50-$7.75.
But if you're looking for a spiked butterbeer, think again. Schroder says butterbeer will remain non-alcoholic.


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How Uncle Sam Killed The Liberty Dollar
There's a new story in Triple Canopy about The Liberty Dollar, an alternative American currency started by Bernard von NotHaus that experienced a grassroots backing among some shoppers and merchants, until the Feds shut it down. Unlike the "real" dollar, Liberty Dollars are in fact…
…warehouse receipts for actual gold and silver. Needless to say, the Federal Reserve isn't too happy about these types of things and the FBI raided the Liberty Dollar warehouses and offices in '07 and seized and froze just about everything they had. No one involved has been charged with an actual crime. The DOJ has issued a statement saying that the use of Liberty Dollars is a Federal crime.
In 2003, Libertarian writer Vin Suprynowicz called the Liberty Dollar a multi-level marketing system. After the raids, von NotHaus quit the Liberty Dollar business and founded the "Free Marijuana Church" in Hawaii.
Triple Canopy interviews the people and players behind the Liberty Dollar , and if you read it you'll learn some things about what it means to be money that you never knew before.
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Navy Seaman Kayli L. Peterson, daughter of Julie and Niel Peterson of Cape Coral, and Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Michael A. Sawyer, son of Gloria D. Sawyer of Cape Coral, along with 5,500 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently arrived in Norfolk, Va, following a seven-and-a-half-month deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and the Arabian Seas.
USS Enterprise's return to Norfolk will be the 25th and final homecoming in her 51 years of distinguished service. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to be inactivated Dec. 1, in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station.
While deployed, Enterprise CSG served in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
During her 238 days away from Norfolk, "Big E, " as Enterprise is affectionately known, safely steamed 80, 968 miles and Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) flew more than 8, 000 sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and exercises in the 5th and 6th Fleet AORs.
Enterprise was commissioned Nov. 25, 1961 as the eighth ship to bear the name Enterprise. Big E was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. During her 51 years of service, Enterprise deployed 25 times and participated in every major conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Enterprise has been homeported in both Alameda, Calif., and Norfolk, Va., and conducted operations in every region of the world.
The December inactivation ceremony will be the last official public event for Enterprise, and will serve as a celebration of life for the ship and the more than 100, 000 Sailors who have served aboard the ship.
Enterprise CSG is comprised of: Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), CVW 1, Destroyer Squadron 2, guided-missile destroyers USS Porter (DDG 78), USS Nitze (DDG 94), and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95).
The squadrons of CVW 1 embarked aboard Enterprise are: Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 "Red Rippers, " VFA-136 "Knighthawks, " VFA-211 "Fighting Checkmates, " Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 "Thunderbolts, " Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 "Screwtops, " Carrier Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 "Rooks, "Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 "Rawhides, " and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 11 "Dragonslayers."
Peterson is a 2006 graduate of Mariner High School of Cape Coral, Fla. and joined the Navy in January 2011.
Sawyer is a 1987 graduate of Cape Coral High School of Cape Coral, and joined the Navy in August 1987.
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The Nazis regarded Jews, Roma and certain other minorities as sub-human. Millions were put to death in a system of industrialized slaughter, including about six million European Jews. In 1965 a delegation of North American Jews, survivors of concentration camps, travel to Germany in the company of NFB filmmaker Donald Brittain. Bernard Laufer, a camp survivor, is part of the group.
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2002 Baseball
Kreis in Germany
Kreis plays baseball internationally in Germany
By Alicia Bockey, SID Assistant
January 16, 2002
Senior Dustin Kreis had the unique opportunity last summer to play international baseball with the USA Athletes International team in Regensburg, Germany.
He spent eleven days in Germany playing baseball against other international teams. The teams were from France, Germany, Australia, and the USA. The other teams were the Olympic baseball teams from their country. There was one day of practice and then they played 7 games altogether. Each team played together twice. Australia won the championship with a record of 5-2 while the US team had a record of 4-3.
The USA team consisted of about 20 people from all over the United States. Kreis was the only player from Ohio to be on the team.
"The competition was of the best teams in the world. It gives me extra incentive to perform well here since I did have the experience to go over there and play," said Kreis.
While in Germany, the players had a chance to do some sightseeing in Munich. They toured a Nazi concentration camp, the Olympic village, the Walhalla, a shrine that features philosophers and Greek gods. They also took a riverboat tour of the Rhine River.
In the 2000 season Kreis received first team all conference honors by finishing as the top player at BC with a batting average of .380. He had 35 hits and 14 runs, with 17 RBI and on base percentage was .477 with a fielding percentage of .962.
"I was really proud to be able to represent my country especially this year. I thank God for giving me that opportunity."


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A mystery, nearly four years in the making, is finally solved today.
Police in Laurel County now say they know the identity of a man found in a burned out barrel in the Lily community this summer. They're releasing his identity, just a day after the man charged in that murder pleaded guilty.
Detectives say the body belongs to Matthew R. Smith of Pulaski County. Investigators say Tony Hodge killed Smith in January of 2004, then hid his body.
Back in June, a person who lives in the Lily community of Laurel County discovered the burned out barrel. It had been dumped into a pond which had just been drained.
Police also found a burned out pick up truck at the scene. That's how they linked the murder to Tony Hodge.
Hodge was already in jail on a murder charge out of Madison County when he was charged in the Laurel County death.
As part of Hodge's plea deal, which he entered Monday he had to tell Laurel County detectives who the victim was and what happened.
We're told Hodge admitted shooting Smith in a drug deal gone bad, then he set his body on fire before dumping it in the pond.
A missing person's report had never been issued for Smith.
Hodge will be sentenced for Smith's murder next month. He's expected to get 40 years in prison.
He's already serving a life sentence for a Madison County murder which he pleaded guilty to in September.


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Here is a behavior modification program—the ABC system—that many parents find helpful. It requires effort and patience to implement but is simple to set up and very effective.
A: Antecedent events or activities that usually precede (and sometimes contribute to) the behavior, and the situation or the context in which the behavior occurs (for example, at the dinner table).
B: Behavior that is problematic. Parents will need to specify clearly the behavior that needs changing (for instance, fighting with a sibling) and note its frequency, duration, and intensity. This is information by which later success can be measured.
C: Consequences of the child's behavior, specifically the responses (emotional and behavioral) that the problem behavior elicits from the parents and others.
Here is how the program is implemented:
Step 1: Describe A, B, and C, and write down this information. The more specific, the better.
Step 2: Initiate a program that will eliminate, reduce, or modify conditions in A.
Step 3: Clearly state agreed-upon changes and expectations for B, including a time frame.
Step 4: Change C. This contains three components: First, the negative behavior is ignored and not reinforced or in any way rewarded by the parents' responses; ideally it gradually becomes less frequent or severe because the parents ignore it. Second, the parents reinforce any positive change in behavior by calling attention to it and by providing rewards that were agreed upon in advance with the child. Third, the parents carry out punishment or consequences as agreed upon and as appropriate.
Step 5: Record any changes in behavior (frequency, duration, intensity), comparing them to the original measures in B to see how successful the program is.
Step 6: Review the situation, progress, and overall satisfaction with all family members. Usually it takes two to three weeks to produce a change. The family's expectations and commitment should be clearly understood and stated.
Repeat the process—Steps 1 to 6—as needed and with necessary modifications.


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Paul Lambert has hailed Aston Villa winger Charles N'Zogbia as a "real talent" as he showed the form at West Brom which could help to keep his side in the Barclays Premier League.
N'Zogbia has endured a frustrating 18 months at Villa since making the £9million move from Wigan and this season has also been sidelined by a knee problem. But he set up both Villa goals in the 2-2 draw at The Hawthrons on Saturday and caused constant problems to the Baggies back four.
Lambert said: "I thought Charles was excellent. That is what he has got in his make-up. There is no doubt that Charles is a real talent, a real, real talent. He goes past people as if they're not that at times. In the first half he was excellent. I would also like to see him shoot because he has the ability to do it."
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Millions of Americans rely on passenger rail, subways and light rail for their daily commute. The NTSB says that in the past year it has opened investigations into accidents involving Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro-North Railroad, Chicago Transit Authority and Bay Area Rapid Transit. NTSB notes that there are still open safety recommendations to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
In numerous accident investigation reports on mass transit, the board has repeatedly identified the need for safety improvements, particularly with regard to safety culture and operational practices, in systems providing light, heavy and passenger rail.
"The traveling public relies on a safe and efficient transportation system. Yet, every year, we see more than 35,000 fatalities," said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman. "That's why we have the Most Wanted List, steps we can take today, so that more people make it home tonight."
Accident investigations and safety studies conducted by the NTSB in all modes of transportation underscore the dangers of using portable electronic devices while operating a car, train, plane or marine vessel. In addition to banning the use of these devices while driving, education and company policies help to reinforce laws and regulations by explaining the dangers of distraction and what companies expect from their employees.
The NTSB says it has long been calling for Positive Train Control. Just since 2004, the NTSB has completed investigations of 25 train accidents that killed 65, injured more than 1,100 and caused millions of dollars in damage.


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•Mathew McLellan, 29, Fort Collins, arrested on warrant and drug possession, 1700 blk Eaton St., March 7, 11:42 a.m. Held without bond.
•Christopher Mattox, 27, Brush, arrested on Morgan County warrant for failure to appear on driving offense, McDonald and Howard St., March 18, 12:24 a.m. Held on $4,000 bond.
•Dawn Scott, 32, Iowa, arrested for vehicle eluding, first degree assault on peace officer, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and child abuse, 20000 blk Hwy 34, March 8, 4:35 p.m. Held without bond.
•Samuel Ramirez, 55, Brush, arrested for driving while license revoked for an alcohol offense, 900 blk Edison, March 12, 11:19 a.m. Held on $10,000 bond.
•Nathan Navarro, 24, Brush, arrested on warrant for failure to pay fines/costs, 118 Carson St., March 12, 1:05 p.m. Paid $140 bond.
•Kimberly Darnell, 32, Brush, warrant arrest for theft, 117 S. Colorado Ave., March 12, 1:58 p.m. Held on $80.39 bond.
•Candis Walker, 33, Brush, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer, 1906 Edmunds St., #8, March 12, 3:01 p.m. Held without bond.
•Mike Licon, Jr., 42, Brush, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, 1906 Edmunds St., #8, March 12, 3:01 p.m.
Held without bond.
•Elijah Celestino, 19, Brush, arrested on warrant for possession of a controlled substance, 305 Colorado Ave., #1, March 13, 4:22 p.m. Held without bond.
•Julie Esparza, 44, Brush, contacted for driving while license revoked, 500 blk Edison St., March 9, 4:04 p.m. Summons issued.
•Andrew Thomas, 27, Brush, reported theft of a cell phone, 103 Cameron St., March 12, 11:25 a.m.
•Tammy Baker, 52, Alder, Oregon, reported a magazine subscription scam, 300 Princeton St., March 13, 4:49 p.m.


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Spring Preview: A Look at the Quarterbacks
By ODU Athletics
ODUSports.com will do an eight-part preview, taking a look position-by-position at the Old Dominion University spring football roster. Today we highlight the quarterback position, which is led by 2012 Walter Payton Award Winner, Taylor Heinicke.
Heinicke took over the starting quarterback spot in the fifth game of the 2011 season when Thomas DeMarco suffered an injured ankle. Heinicke put together an impressive rookie campaign tossing 25 touchdowns and just one interception and passing for 2,385 yards. He was named CFPA National and Freshman Performer of the Year and earned freshman All-America honors by the Sports Journal. He followed that up with a record-setting 2012 and won the Walter Payton Award as the Best Player in the FCS. Heinicke was on-point again in 2013, throwing for more than 4,000 yards and 33 touchdowns. David Washington locked down the No. 2 spot last season and was impressive in spot duty. Colin McElroy saw action in one game and Brennan Scott redshirted as a true freshman.
Quarterbacks (4)
Taylor Heinicke – 340-of-486, 4,022 yards – 33 TD/ 93 att. For 348 yards, 5 TD
David Washington – 22-of-31, 259 yards – 4 TD/ 29 att. For 125 yards, 1 TD
Colin McElroy – Played in one game in 2013, did not attempt a pass
Brennan Scott – Freshman walk-on, redshirted in 2013
2014 Signees (1)
Shuler Bentley – 6-1, 200 – Duncan, S.C./Byrnes
Quarterback Preview
Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke will return for his senior season this fall and lead the Monarchs into their first season in Conference USA. The Atlanta, Ga. native will head into the fall as the FBS active career leader in passing yards, touchdown passes, total offense, passing yards per game, completions, completions per game and completion percentage. Heinicke is currently 29th on the FBS all-time career passing yards list with 11,483 yards and needs just 237 yards to move into 27th and pass former Georgia quarterback, David Greene, and Super Bowl winning quarterback, Russell Wilson. He is tied for 15th in career TD passes with 102.
Heinicke was sensational again 2013, surpassing 4,000 passing yards for the second-straight season. He topped 300 passing yards in nine games and 400 yards three times in 2013, including a 533-yard performance in ODU's first-ever win over an FBS opponent, the fourth most yards thrown by an FBS quarterback all season.
David Washington was Heinicke's backup last season and saw action in six games. He completed 22-of-31 passes for 259 yards and four touchdowns. In his most extensive action of the season against Howard, Washington was 8-of-11 for 81 yards with two touchdown passes and also ran for 59 yards.
Player Spotlight – Taylor Heinicke
We will spotlight one player from each position group as we preview spring practice. Today we talked to senior quarterback, Taylor Heinicke.
Q: What did you learn from the five FBS games you played in 2013? You have to be on top of your game every play. Against East Carolina I thought I had a good game but it came down to that one play where I didn't have ball security and fumbled and they returned it for a touchdown. If you take that away and we score on that drive, it could have been a tie game. Again, every play counts and just to not make a bad situation worse.
Q: What is it like to have the Conference USA schedule, and play a full FBS schedule? It's exciting. No one is scared, we are all excited and looking forward to it. Most of us were recruited as CAA players and the fact we get to play FBS football now is pretty cool.
Q: You have never played against 11 of these teams before, how do you handle the lack of familiarity? Again it's exciting. I've been watching these teams growing up and it's exciting we're going to play these guys.
Q: What are your thoughts on the Friday night game against Middle Tennessee? It's very exciting, my running back in high school, Jordan Parker, starts at Middle Tennessee and I've been texting him. It will be a fun game.
Q: Lets go back to your first-ever game at ODU when you came in at halftime for an injured Thomas DeMarco. What do you remember from that game? I remember four things from that game. I remember DeMarco getting hurt and the coaches telling me to go in. I remember my first pass, it was a hitch and I threw it over the receivers head I was so nervous. And I remember the two touchdowns passes I threw. I remember those four like it was yesterday and everything else is a blur.
Q: Favorite Food? Moe's Chicken Quesadilla.
Q: Favorite Movie? Batman
Q: Dream Vacation? Las Vegas
Q: Favorite Professional Athlete? Aaron Rodgers
Q: Favorite Team? Green Bay Packers
Q: Talk about the continuity you have developed with your top three receivers, Larry Pinkard, Blair Roberts and Antonio Vaughan. You have basically been throwing to them your entire career. I've been blessed to have good receivers in high school and now again in college. Larry's (Pinkard) been outstanding since his redshirt freshman year and same with Antonio (Vaughan) and Blair (Roberts) played as a true freshman. It is good to have that chemistry between us and we know what each other is thinking most of the time. We've had a good core group and I think we're going to have a good last year.


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Shepard fans 11, Bears stay unbeaten
It was a "David versus Goliath" match-up when Bunker Hill faced Newton-Conover in baseball Friday.
The Bears entered the game a staggering 16-0 and 10-0 in CVAC games.
The Red Devils sported a 1-15 record. However, that didn't stop Newton-Conover from playing their hearts out.
Red Devil pitcher Todd Church had his finest game of the season, striking out nine batters, but the Bears were just too much.
Bunker Hill scored six runs off of Church and pitcher Jacob Shepard struck out 11 batters, allowed one walk and three hits to give the Bears their 17th consecutive victory.
"I thought Jacob did a great job for us," said Bunker Hill coach Marty Curtis. "He kept Newton-Conover in check and we were able to do some things to manufacture runs."
The Bears (17-0, 11-0) scored one run in three of the first four innings. The first run of the game came on an error, as Elliott McCourry scored.
Shepard drove in first basemen Jeremy Null on a one-out sacrifice in the second.
Cole McGraw singled to score Seth Brotherton, who pinch ran for Tyler Shook in the fourth inning.
Church settled down though. With runners on first and second in the fifth inning, he struck out two straight batters to get out of the inning without an earned run.
"This is the best Todd has done all year," said N-C coach Corey Nunley. "It is probably our best pitching performance by anyone all year. Bunker Hill can hit, but he kept them off balance. He did what he needed to do. He kept the ball in and out, and up and down."
The Red Devils (1-16, 1-10) mounted offense of their own in the bottom of the fifth inning. Singles by Michael Wood and Church put runners on first and second, but Shepard showed he was clutch on the mound also. He struck out Jayme Arnold to leave Newton-Conover without a run.
"Jacob's pitching was the key for us," Curtis said. "Our pitching has been outstanding all year, and he was outstanding here tonight."
Shepard said a few things were working well for him on the mound, which helped him have a great game."
"I just stayed in rhythm," Shepard said. "I didn't take any breaks. I worked at my pace, played my game and didn't play into their game."
Sensing urgency from the home team, Bunker Hill tried to add some offense and pad their lead in the seventh inning. A bunt by Brotherton scored Jeremy Null from third base to make it a 4-0 game.
The errors that plagued the Red Devils in the first inning returned in the seventh. With runners on second and third, the Bears' Kyle Davis drove a ball to N-C shortstop Spencer Travis, who was unable to come up with the ball. That allowed Cody Plemmons and Brotherton to score.
"Our guys got some bunts down, and we ran the bases fairly well, except for the one pickoff," Curtis said. "We also got a few timely hits. I thought the bunts played a big part in our win."
McGraw came in to pitch in the seventh inning and closed out strong, striking out the Red Devil's side to earn the save.
Despite a rough season so far, Nunley remains optimistic about his team, especially with Friday's performances.
"That is one of the better games we have put together, even though we struck out so many times," Nunley said. "Shepard is one of the best pitchers we have seen all year. We have some fight in us. If we just keep going, maybe we can find a win here or there. Bunker Hill is 17-0, and you can't take away from them."