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Michigan Republicans draw union ire with sudden votes on right-to-work legislation
Michigan Republicans touched off a firestorm Thursday with an abrupt push to pass right-to-work legislation, in what would be a blow to organized labor in the home of the U.S. auto industry.
Right-to-work legislation prohibits unions from forcing workers to pay union dues. Unions and their Democratic allies adamantly oppose these laws -- but with little warning, Michigan Republicans on Thursday laid the groundwork to, in a matter of days, make their state the 24th with right-to-work legislation.
Just hours after the bills were introduced, both Republican-controlled chambers approved measures prohibiting private unions from requiring dues. The Senate quickly followed by voting to impose the same requirement on most public unions.
"This is all about taking care of the hard-working workers in Michigan, being pro-worker and giving them freedom to make choices," Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said. "The goal isn't to divide Michigan, it is to bring Michigan together."
Because of rules requiring a five-day delay between votes in the two chambers on the same legislation, final enactment could not take place until Tuesday.
Many labor groups were gearing up over the weekend for mass rally in Lansing when legislators return to session.
Snyder, who previously had said repeatedly that right-to-work was "not on my agenda," says he will sign the measures.
A few dozen people protesting the legislation inside the Lansing building housing Snyder's office on Friday afternoon were met by security guards and state police.
Protesters briefly met with representatives from Snyder's staff before leaving the building. They continued chanting outdoors and then disbanded.
No arrests were made.
The votes Thursday, though, drew hundreds of union-tied protesters to the capital, some of whom were pepper-sprayed by police when they tried to storm the Senate chamber.
Democrats denounced the bills as an attack on worker rights, but the GOP sponsor insisted they would boost the economy and jobs. A House vote on public-sector unions was expected to come later.
A victory in Michigan would give the right-to-work movement its strongest foothold yet in the Rust Belt region, where organized labor already has suffered several body blows. Republicans in Indiana and Wisconsin recently pushed through legislation curbing union rights, sparking massive protests.
United Auto Workers President Bob King said the defeats have had the effect of uniting the labor movement. He contends unions have never come together so strongly and he sees opportunity in crisis.
Labor expert Art Schwartz said the right-to-work issue galvanizes union leaders and many members. But their concerns will need to convince their nonunion neighbors for them to gain traction.
Protests against the legislation were being planned across the state throughout the weekend and a civil disobedience training session was scheduled for Saturday at a union local in Dearborn.
Even before the Michigan bills turned up Thursday, protesters streamed inside the Capitol preparing for what appeared inevitable after Snyder, House Speaker Jase Bolger and Senate Minority Leader Randy Richardville announced at a news conference they were putting the issue on a fast track.
Eight people were arrested Thursday for resisting and obstructing when they tried to push past two troopers guarding the Senate door at the Capitol, which was temporarily closed because of safety concerns.
The decision to push forward in the waning days of the Legislature's lame-duck session infuriated outnumbered Democrats, who resorted to parliamentary maneuvers to slow action but were powerless to block the bills.
House Democrats did walk out briefly Thursday in protest of the Capitol being closed.
Through a spokesman, President Obama also reiterated his opposition to right-to-work laws.
White House spokesman Matt Lehrich said Obama believes the economy "is stronger when workers get good wages and good benefits, and he opposes attempts to roll back their rights."
Lehrich said Michigan workers' role in helping reviving the U.S. auto industry shows "how unions have helped build a strong middle class and a strong American economy."
Adamczyk estimated that about 2,500 visitors were inside the Capitol, where their shouts reverberated off stone halls and frequently could be heard inside the ornate chambers.
After repeatedly insisting during his first two years in office that right-to-work was not on his agenda, Snyder reversed course Thursday, a month after voters defeated a ballot initiative that would have barred such measures under the state constitution.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Snyder said he had kept the issue at arm's length while pursuing other programs to bolster the state economy. But he said circumstances had pushed the matter to the forefront.
"It is a divisive issue," he acknowledged. "But it was already being divisive over the past few weeks, so let's get this resolved. Let's reach a conclusion that's in the best interests of all."
Also influencing his decision, he said, were reports that some 90 companies had decided to locate in Indiana since that state adopted right-to-work legislation. "That's thousands of jobs, and we want to have that kind of success in Michigan," he said.
Snyder and the GOP leaders insisted the legislation was not meant to weaken unions or collective bargaining, saying it would make unions more responsive to their members.
Senate Democratic leader Gretchen Whitmer said she was "livid."
Republicans have commanding majorities in both chambers -- 64-46 in the House and 26-12 in the Senate. Under their rules, only a simple majority of members elected and serving must be present to have a quorum and conduct business. For that reason, Democrats acknowledged that boycotting sessions and going into hiding, as some lawmakers in neighboring Indiana and Wisconsin have done in recent years to stall legislation unpopular with unions, would be futile in Michigan.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Physicians in the August issue of Pediatrics, published online today, report that in three separate, recent cases, teen boys attempting to get a big breath to propel the darts, inhaled the metallic, needle-shaped objects, which lodged in their lower airway.
In all three cases, the boys said they found instructions for constructing the blowguns and darts online, says study co-author Kris Jatana, an otolaryngologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The homemade devices did not have any type of guard or stop to prevent the dart from going back into the mouth, Jatana says.
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Aux arks here we come
7 comments:
- PiccolaPineCone said...
50,000 feet in elevation change? I am trying to wrap my head around that incredible figure. That's up and down right? So basically climbing Whitney twice. Oh and running 150 + km. Wow. Good times! (not meant sarcastically). I hope you have a ball!
p.s. contractions are about 24 HOURS apart at this point if that answers your question...
- 8 March 2012 at 20:17
- PiccolaPineCone said...
p.s. what does it mean to win outright as opposed to win? are you predicting she will beat all the mean as well or does outright mean winning every stage?
- 8 March 2012 at 20:19
- Olga said...
I am glad you're not pre-occupied with winning and planning to enjoy it. I find that I run better time - and manage my race better - when I know someone else is likely to kill it (time-wise) and I have no pressure on. Ashley owns this race for sure, but it doesn't mean you won't have grand time. I hope SR will find fun too.
- 8 March 2012 at 20:29
- mmmonyka said...
I wonder whether PPC already has that baby or not couple times a day:)
I have NO idea what 50 000 feet in elevation means but it sounds like a lot! I hope your foot holds up.
And when you start saying that you will not win, you likely will not. Unless of course it is based on hard unquestionable facts, then even believing that you can win won't help to make it happen.
Anyway, good luck and have fun!
- 8 March 2012 at 20:45
- SteveQ said...
Best song of 2012 so far: "Andrew in Drag" by The Magnetic Fields. Certainly won't help my reputation for liking it, but man it's catchy!
- 9 March 2012 at 17:11
- Marathon Mom said...
Wow, what a weekend! Enjoy the races.
p.s I just signed up for Afton 50K, I'll have to pick your brain for training advice. Don't worry, sure you will beat me :-)
- 9 March 2012 at 19:15
- Jacqueline said...
You're a machine. I love it! Kick ass job to you and SR out there. And what a gift from your parents to babysit! Our in-laws watch the kids when we run TCM in October every year, and it's so nice!
Congrats on some great races.
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Joe French enters his 15th season as head coach of the Retrievers with 410 victories against 366 defeats, good for a .528 winning percentage. French became UMBC's all-time winningest softball coach with a 9-0 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on March 11, 2006.
French celebrated a successful 2014 season, reaching both his 800th career coaching victory in a 6-1 win versus Hampton on Marcy 16, 2014 and his 600th career coaching softball victory with a 7-5 win versus Hartford on April 27, 2014. French and the Retrievers posted their highest win total since 2009 (31-22) in 2014 and registered a 20-win improvement from the 2013 season. The Retrievers, who had won two conference games the previous two seasons, tabbed an 8-9 record in league play to make their return to the America East Championships for the first time since 2011 and the sixth time overall.
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French has been a mentor at every level, including junior college, Division III, Division II and Division I, and has been highly successful at every stop, setting records everywhere he went. He has coached more than 1,450 games in 26 seasons at the helm and racked up 836 wins combined in softball, women's basketball and tennis. His career records stand at 624-475-1 (.568) in 22 years of softball, 205-162 (.524) in 14 years of basketball and 7-3 (.700) in one season of tennis. As a college coach in all sports, he has posted an overall record of 836-640-1 for a .566 career winning percentage.
French reached both his 500th victory in softball (March 9 at Delaware) and his 300th win at UMBC (May 1 at Hartford) during the 2010 season. French achieved another milestone, his 700th career win as a collegiate coach in all sports, when the Retrievers defeated Stony Brook on April 25, 2009. He has averaged almost 30 wins per season in his 13 years at UMBC, including three campaigns of 40 or more victories, and he ranks in the NCAA's top 50 for Division I coaching wins.
In addition to his work at UMBC, French has worked at a wide range of camps including the Virginia Legends Showcase in Virginia Beach, Va., the Tuff and Tougher Clinic and Showcase, the Homerun Softball Clinic and Showcase and most recently the Florida Rising Star clinic. French has accumulated over 30 years of institutional camps and clinics since joining the coaching field in the 1980's.
While he has worked in college athletics, physical education and recreational sports since 1977, French's coaching career began in 1982 as the head women's basketball coach at Alfred State College in New York. At the helm for five years, he became the Pioneers' all-time winningest coach.
French then moved on to Division II Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, where he coached both softball and women's basketball from 1987-91. In his four years, he won more softball games (95) than any other coach in school history at the time, as his team improved its win total each season, from 11 in 1988 to 33 in 1991. The Mountaineers also set school records for number of wins in a season each year. French led Mansfield to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Mid-Atlantic championship game three times, winning the title in his final season.
After five years as an assistant women's basketball coach at the Naval Academy, French moved back to his home state of New York, where he served as the head softball and women's basketball coach at Division III SUNY-Geneseo, racking up more wins in four seasons (119) than any other softball coach in school history. In his first season, 1998, the Knights won a school-record 31 games, and they topped that two seasons later with 33 victories. French's softball teams qualified for ECAC's all four years, and they were ECAC North Champions in 2000. French was also the head tennis coach at Geneseo for one season.
French came to UMBC, his first Division I head coaching job, before the 2002 season, and he immediately led the Retrievers to their second-ever NCAA berth and a school-record 47 wins. The Retrievers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the NCAA play-in series for their first victory in an NCAA Tournament game in school history, and they also won a game in the NCAA Regionals with a 7-1 triumph over Liberty. In 2003, French's Retrievers were Northeast Conference regular-season co-champions.
In French's first two seasons at UMBC, his teams were 37-7 in Northeast Conference games. With a 40-22 record in 2003, the Retrievers posted back-to-back 40-win seasons for the first time in school history.
However, the next two seasons were more of a struggle for the Retrievers, as UMBC made the switch from the Northeast Conference to the more competitive America East. In doing so, French suffered his first two losing seasons since his first year at Mansfield in 1988.
"What you find in the America East are more athletic players who are more advanced, and are definitely bigger and stronger," said the coach, who added there are no easy outs in the league. "You have to get nine batters out every game, which is a challenge for the pitchers as well as the defense."
But 2006 was a different story for the Retrievers. UMBC won 46 games – the second-most in school history – and advanced to its first-ever America East Championships with an 11-10 conference mark.
In addition, in their first season without all-time hits, home runs and RBIs leader Kristie Pickeral, the Retrievers shattered all three team records, as well as team marks in runs, extra-base hits, walks and total bases. The power surge was infectious, as a school-record 14 different players hit at least one homer, and UMBC was one of just four Division-I teams with at least 80 round-trippers. The Retrievers were also one of the most prolific run-scoring teams in the nation, ranking second in the country with 6.53 runs per game.
While the 2007 Retrievers did not set records at the same rate as in the previous season, they achieved something even more important: their first-ever appearance in the America East Championship game. With a 13-8 record, UMBC was the second seed in the conference tournament, but eventually lost in the finals to three-time defending champion Albany. The Retrievers' 13 league wins, however, were their most since joining the America East.
Statistically, while not quite as prolific as the 2006 team, the 2007 squad still ranked in the top 25 in the NCAA in runs scored, home runs and doubles and the top 50 in slugging percentage and batting average.
Despite finishing the season four games under .500 overall in 2008, the Retrievers established themselves as a perennial contender with a third straight trip to the conference tournament, then made it four in a row in 2009, when they batted .285 and scored a league-best 265 runs.
The Retrievers finished one game above .500 in 2010, posting a 25-24 mark, but missed out on its chance of making its fifth consecutive America East Tournament. The Dawgs returned to the four-team tournament the following year, behind the leadership of four all-conference selections.
During French's tenure at UMBC, his teams have combined for a .275 batting average with 5,272 hits, including 559 home runs and 1631 extra base hits – 31 percent of all hits.
UMBC's offensive outbursts over the last several seasons have just reaffirmed French's reputation as one of the best hitting coaches on the east coast. A strong believer in bat speed, line drive power and hitting to all fields, his 2002 and 2003 UMBC teams were also among the best in the nation offensively.
"Look for something you can hit," French said. "Be selective yet aggressive at the plate and finish your swing. On offense, the more times you can turn the lineup over, the more successful you should be."
A strong recruiter, French is his own recruiting coordinator and has a keen eye for talent, as he looks for strong athletes on the field who are also strong students in the classroom. Over the past 30 years, French's softball and basketball teams have been ranked both regionally and nationally. In addition, his players have received All-America, All-Region, All-ECAC and All-Conference honors.
In his first 13 seasons at UMBC alone, French has coached 11 All-Region players and 57 All-Conference athletes, including the 2002 NEC Rookie of the Year, the 2002 and 2003 NEC Players of the Year, the 2006 America East Player of the Year and the 2012 America East Co-Rookie of the Year, as well as five Academic All-District team members. In addition, three of his players – Lisa Boone, Deanna Vecchio and Melanie Denischuk – have been inducted into the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame.
Another first occurred for French and the Retrievers in 2006 when Deniscuk, a junior college transfer that was named the America East Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-conference pick, was selected as a top-25 finalist for the prestigious USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
French was inducted into the Waterloo Central High School Hall of Fame in 1999.
French received his bachelor's degree in recreation from SUNY-Brockport in 1977 and his master's in recreation from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1984. The Waterloo, N.Y., native also received an associate's degree from Monroe Community College in 1975. He currently resides in Annapolis, Md., with his wife of 20 years, Cathy, and their sons, Dominic (21), and Angelo (19).


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Republican Christopher Lee had just begun his second term representing New York's 26th District. Just hours after the scandal broke on Gawker.com, Lee announced that he was quitting Congress, and a clerk read his letter of resignation on the House floor.Slideshow: Sex scandals and elected officials (on this page)
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"It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness.
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Gawker said the flirting ended when the woman concluded after an online search that Lee had lied. She then sent the material to Gawker.
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Lee served on the House Ways and Means Committee and was active on economic revitalization issues. He has a business background stemming from his family's manufacturing business.
Lee had been involved with flight safety issues since a plane crashed into a house in Clarence, part of his Buffalo-area district, on Feb. 12, 1009, killing 49 people aboard the plane and the home's owner.Video: New York Rep. resigns over shirtless picture (on this page)
Scott Maurer, whose daughter was one of those who died in the crash, was at a news conference on flight safety with Lee in Washington on Tuesday. He said Lee was "a hard worker and a good guy" who "loved and cared for" his community.
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His exit triggers a special election, which Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo must call. Lee was first elected in 2008 with 55 percent of the vote, and GOP presidential candidate John McCain won the district — New York's 26th — in 2008 with 52 percent. Lee was reelected in 2010 with 74 percent of the vote.
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Chef Lia Fallon's lovely, pastoral restaurant, Amarelle in Wading River, has closed. In September, the chef-owner was in a serious car accident that left her with a crushed foot (among other crushed bits) that has kept her on crutches. A chef on crutches can hardly work meal service, and during the busy fall season she hired another chef, Brian Szostak, to pitch in. During the lean months of winter, however, business could not sustain extra staff, and she had to make the tough decision to close.
Fallon's doctors have just given her the OK to start putting weight on the foot, but it will be a while before she can resume the duties of a restaurant chef. In the meantime, she is catering and consulting, developing recipes and doing culinary events. For example: Valentine's Day at Roanoke Vineyards in Riverhead.
On Feb. 14, Fallon, Roanoke and Wolffer Estate are collaborating on four-course dinner that starts with a raw bar (accompanied by 2008 Wolffer Estate, Brut-Blanc de Blanc) and then moves on to:
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Pan-roasted duck breast with smoked sweet potato puree and tart cherries or
Spice-rubbed buffalo hanger steak with wild-mushroom demi glacé and smoked sweet potato puree
Herbed gnocchi with wild-mushroom ragout, Cognac cream, shaved truffle pecorino
2008 Roanoke Vineyards, merlot
Dark chocolate torte with salted caramel sauce and white chocolate crème Anglaise
2008 Roanoke Vineyards, cabernet sauvignon
The price per person is $96. There will be two seatings, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Roanoke Vineyards is at 3543 Sound Ave., Riverhead. Reservations are required; call 631-727-4161.
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No Ordinary Family and Gossip Girl star Luke Kleintank has been cast in the potentially recurring role of young genius Finn Abernathy, TVGuide.com has learned. Described as brilliant, sweet and a bit rough around the edges, Finn earned his college degree at 16. However, his braininess is balanced with redneck charm. (Think Doogie Howser with Larry the Cable Guy's accent.)
Episode Title: "The Male in the Mail"
Victim: Male/ found at a post office warehouse / worked at a shipping store
Squintern: Clark
Agent Genny Shaw is back
Booth & Brennan – HOUSE HUNTING
Via: Spoiler TVQuestion: Have any other spoilers about the new season of Bones? Please? I'm dying here! —Cassie
Ausiello: Mom-to-be Brennan and new-mom Angela finally have something to talk about besides unrequited romance, and Michaela Conlin couldn't be happier. "There's been a lot of scenes with the two of them talking about strollers and baby gear," offers Angela's portrayer. "I'm really glad that they're getting a chance to talk about something other than Brennan and Booth getting together. Instead they're talking about hormones, sleep patterns and names." Conlin is also pleased that her onscreen son, Michael, is getting a nice chunk of screen time. "I like that we're seeing the baby a bit," she says. "I thought maybe he would just be in day care all season. It's been fun for me to have a real, live child in my arms after so much talk about it."
Via: SpoilerTVWhat's the latest on Sweets and Daisy on Bones? — Megan
ADAM: "Daisy is definitely a part of Sweets' life," John Francis Daley tells us, and we can confirm Daisy will appear early in Season 7. But Sweets may have bigger fish to fry. "He is more active in the investigations because Brennan is slightly less able to go on the scene and get herself into dangerous situations," Daley says. "So, you're going to see more of Booth and Sweets working together as FBI agents." Even better, creator Hart Hanson tells me that for the first time ever, Sweets will be packing heat! [Cue the Aerosmith song.]
Via: Spoiler TVBones | With Brennan quite pregnant at the time the new season arrives, watch for Booth to acquire a somewhat unlikely partner in crime solving. "Since Sweets is the only other FBI member of the team, that's kind of what they're setting up," says John Francis Daley. "And Sweets is delighted about that, because he gets to play tough guy." More practically (since Booth is frankly tough enough for the two of 'em), Daley says that where Brennan focuses more on the anthropological side of interrogations, "Sweets deals with the psychological. He's good at telling when people are lying." Turning to truths, here's a big one: "David [Boreanaz] is so great to work with, and we have so much fun working together," effuses Daley. "We've had the great pleasure of being able to do it a lot this season so far." I smell a spin-off: "Sweets & Sour"!
Via:Spoiler TVWhen Hart Hanson told me before the end of last season that the show was going to somehow circumvent the Moonlighting curse, I was skeptical. Then, boom! Bones is with baby. So when I caught up with Hanson at Fox's TCA party last week, we chatted about the cost of bypassing what some think of as the best part of TV couples who finally get together: Actually seeing them being a couple.
"I really feel like we got to jump the part where the Moonlighting curse could get its teeth in. I always thought the Moonlighting Curse was when two people have sexual tension and then everything's [suddenly] fine and the world looks the same. What do you to then? We don't have that. The world does not look the same," he says. "They got together and we get to start again from a different place."
So does that mean we'll never fill in the blanks? Never get a taste of the gooey center of this plot candy? Not necessarily… "I want everyone to tune in to see that. I don't want to say it's going to happen, but I do believe people will be pleased with what they see," he says with a smile. "I think the first images of the new season will explain a lot. I don't want to blow anything, but people will be as interested and excited as [the creative team is] in where all these characters are."
Question: Will we see Booth's Grandpa (Ralph Waite) on Bones this season? —Sarah
Ausiello: You sure will. Gramps reappears in Episode 4 when Booth "is faced with a family crisis," teases exec producer Stephen Nathan. And guess who else is set to return in that very same episode? Go ahead, have a guess. [Beat] Forget it, you're taking too long. It's Tina Majorino's Special Agent Genevieve Shaw!
Question: Is Carla Gallo going to be back on Bones as Daisy Wick? —Ed
Ausiello: Yes, but the status of her relationship with Sweets will remain "ambiguous" in the early going, according to John Francis Daley. "They love each other very much," he adds. "I have the feeling — I don't know this for a fact — that their [relationship] will be unpredictable."
via SpoilerTVIs it true that Ralph Waite will be back as Booth's grandfather on Bones? — Liza
ADAM: Indeed it is. In fact, he'll return in an episode that will feature three generations of Booth men. We'll actually see Booth's dad via an extremely emotional flashback to Booth's childhood. (Hint: It has something to do with those baseball stadium seats Booth moved into his apartment last season.)
via Spoiler TVFormer "Boy Meets World" star Ben Savage Tweeted that he's on his first day of shooting a Bones episode.
via: Spoiler TVQuestion: I'm really disappointed that we're not going to get to see Booth and Bones tell everyone about the baby on Bones. I want to see everyone's reaction to the news! —Natalie
Ausiello: Use your imagination, Nat. Tamara Taylor did, and here's what she came up with. "I think Cam was shocked at first," she speculates. "But also pleased. It was kind of about time." Taylor adds that the Brennan's baby bump hasn't impacted life at the Jeffersonian too much. "Temperance is rolling with it," she notes. "She's very technical about what she's going through with the pregnancy and a little less sentimental. And Cam is mostly dealing with the newest interns. And her daughter's coming back, so she'll be in and out throughout the season." Speaking of Bones, Emily Deschanel has a message for you!
via: Spoiler TVBones | As we all know, Booth this season will be vexed by a new recurring villain, before the Fox series breaks for Emily Deschanel's maternity leave. The foe has previously been summed up as a "tech-savvy" adversary, but now I've got new, juicy details. Pelant, as he is called, fancies himself a "hacktivist," and is currently under house arrest for — among other techy transgressions — shutting down the DoD's communications network, putting soldiers' lives at risk. But as testament to his craftiness, even though an ankle monitor keeps him from stepping past his front lawn and despite the fact he's got no Internet (the horror!), Pelant is somehow carrying out a murder spree. Sounds like more than enough to keep Booth busy when he's not shopping for a pram.
David Boreanaz is is putting his director's hat back on — but it won't be the Bones cameras he'll be stepping behind.
The actor has signed on to direct an episode of The Finder, the Bones spinoff that will launch at midseason while the mothership goes on a break to accommodate star Emily Deschanel's pregnancy.
"David's directing one of our episodes," says Geoff Stults, The Finder's titular crime solver.
Not only that, but Boreanaz — a four-time helmer on Bones — is also expected to pay an on screen visit as Booth. "It's going to happen, for sure," maintains Stults of the possibility of Bones actors crossing over. "We're not exactly sure who and when, but it's happening. … David's going to be there. I think honestly the only one that's for sure not is Emily because of her pregnancy."
Emily Deschanel gave birth to son Henry on September 21, but we'll have to wait until April for her Bones character to deliver her baby. "Brennan is going to be in prison when she goes into labor," reveals exec producer Stephen Nathan. "Booth and Brennan are investigating a prison escape when they get locked in."
The writers have already decided on the sex of baby Bones, but Stephen is keeping that top secret. My guess: a girl, considering Booth already has a son and Angela delivered a boy last season. "That's one assumption," Stephen says. "But maybe we're going for My Three Sons."
via: SpoilerTVLatest from Ask Ausiello - Various Shows - 4th October 2011
Question: Please tell me Brennan doesn't actually give birth in prison on Bones. —Sam
Ausiello: Brennan doesn't actually give birth in prison on Bones. While an upcoming episode is set inside a jail, that is not where B&B will welcome their son/daughter into the world. A source tells me the setting of the delivery is "much better than that."
via: Spoiler TV The second one makes me wonder if they meant Hodgins and Angela not Sweets- but who knowsLatest From Kristin - Various Shows - 10th October 2011
Clarissa: I know the Bones premiere is floating around, so spill! How cute are Booth and Bones?
So adorable we want to punch ourselves in the face. Our favorite scene is at the very end, when they're both lying in bed talking about finding a house and basically promising each other a wonderful future together. Plus, Booth uses the cutest baby-talk voice to speak to his unborn child, and then he goes and tops it off with a kiss to his gal's pregnant belly. If that doesn't melt your heart, please go see someone about not having a soul.
Marcia in Tallahassee, Fla.: Do Angela and Sweets help Bones and Booth in their preparation for baby time?
And how! In fact, Sweets does more than just tell them how awesome parenthood can be…he shows them. Basically, the season premiere is packed with amazing moments for both couples, and we were smiling so big when the episode finished.
Taken from: SpoilerTVLatest from Ask Ausiello - Various Shows - 11th October 2011
Question: Any scoop on Bones? —Mahika
Ausiello: I'm a little behind on my Bones screeners — in case you didn't hear, I visited the Smurfs' homeland last week — but TVLine's Matt Mitovich just watched Episode 2 and filed this report exclusively to AA:"As much fun as the season opener is, I have to say that Episode 2 is even better. For one, the case of the week is much stronger and more compelling (and much more icky-gooey). Plus, you've got the addition of Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy, a good ol' boy squintern whose scientific brilliance — a seeming clash with his omnipresent baseball cap and shaggy hair — drops even Brennan's jaw, and who proves to be a very fun foil for Hodgins. Then, add on top of that even more sweet moments between Bones and Booth? Simply said, this pregnancy twist is the best thing to happen to the show in recent years. What we're looking at is perhaps Bones at its very best. Oh, and did I mention the part where Temp discovers that years ago she helped prevent a murder? Cool stuff."
* 'Shipper dreams come true
Allow me to point to a line in the episode description that has been released: "…Brennan and Booth acclimate to their new life as a pregnant couple.' And they're not joking around. In the first five minutes, there are no less than two gasp-worthy moments for any longtime fan of this couple because the extent to which their world has changed is immediately apparent. This is coming from someone who openly wept the first four times I rewound the 100th episode — I appreciate quality moments. And there are plenty quality moments.
* No sex scene? No problem.
As one of those who was a little sad we didn't get to see Bones and Booth have a little sexy time last year when they finally hooked up, I can tell you that I walked away from this episode feeling satisfied — but not necessarily because they gave me exactly what I originally wanted. Let's just say there's a nod to nakedness that left me with a visual that was as good or better (in my weird opinion) as seeing them have sex.
* It's still Bones.
So, some of you liked how Bones was. I get it. Change is scary. That said, the first five minutes aren't just schmoop. There's a truly disgusting thing involving an eyeball that I was happy to see because I love Bones — the gooey, fun crime show as much as I love the characters. And while much of this episode introduces this new journey for our main characters, there's still a case, still a twist, and still a show about two people who work together to solve crimes. The rest is just gravy.
skagengiirl: Anything that you can get on Bones, mainly Booth and Brennan? What is in their future?
Oh my, there is quite a bit ahead for these two. Within the first five minutes of the second episode, we learn that Bones (Emily Deschanel) didn't tell Booth (David Boreanaz) about a very important ultrasound, aka the one where you learn the sex of the baby. Not to worry, Brennan tries to make up for this oversight by attempting to see things through Booth's eyes, so she can better understand his emotional reactions.
Jennifer: Thanks so much for the Bones scoop! I'm pumped for season seven!
Hold on there missy, we're not done dishing out season seven treats just yet! There's a new intern at the Jeffersonian who is absolutely brilliant at forensic science, but ain't real keen on fancy words or nothin'. While Brennan is pleased to have the new team member, Dr. Saroyan (Tamara Taylor) is having difficulty seeing beyond his criminal past.
Question: I have a Bones Q. Does Brennan really have an ultrasound where she finds out the gender of the baby by herself and without informing Booth until after the fact? How could she take that moment away from him? She knows what being a dad means to him. I swear the writers want me to hate Brennan. She does this? Seriously heartless. —Danni
Ausiello: Simmer yourself. It's more complicated than that. Besides, it all leads to one of my favorite B&B moments ever — one that would not have been possible had Booth been on hand for the initial reveal.
Question: I'm counting down the days until Bones returns on Nov. 3. Anything you can give me to tide me over? —Lauryn
Ausiello: There's a scene in Episode 6 (a.k.a. the midseason finale) that was so revolting even exec producer Stephen Nathan couldn't stomach it. And it takes a lot to gross out that guy. As a result, it was cut from the episode. "It was the body of a victim that was murdered," he explains. "There was one angle where it looked like something from a medical journal. Totally gross. Not like our entertainingly revolting remains. It just looked too real. But never fear, there is much to close your eyes and shriek about in the episode."
Bones baby: boy or girl? — Rita
ADAM: The show won't drag out the reveal — you will know whether the nursery will be pink or blue by Episode 2. (Booth won't exactly be thrilled by how and when he learns the news, especially since he wasn't even invited to the ultrasound!) And as for that nursery, there may not be one if Booth and Brennan can't get their acts together enough to decide where they want their family to live.
Wes in Los Gatos, Calif: Bones!
The Dec. 1 episode, "The Male in the Mail," will be a real treat for longtime fans of Bones (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz). There is a scene at the end between those two that is so moving and so touching, if you aren't at the very least tearing up, you are a robot and we must find and kill you before you take over the planet! And then of course there is this line: "Do you mind if I spend the whole evening naked?"
Question: I know Tina Majorino's Agent Shaw character returns in the Dec. 1 episode of Bones, and the press release mentions that she will learn the importance of teamwork. Does that mean that we are going to see her work with Sweets as well as Booth? —Rex
Ausiello: Agent Shaw does indeed return on Dec. 1 (sporting a cute, new haircut!). And in her quest to help/impress Booth during a rough time, she works with quite a few of the other characters on a case. In addition to bouncing ideas off of Sweets, she gets to watch Angela do her thing, prompting the newbie to gush, "I can't believe I'm getting to work with you people!" Aw, shucks.
Question: Any chance we can get some Bones scoop about Angela/Hodgins? —Shelby
Ausiello: Hangela is relegated to the backburner in the aforementioned Dec. 1 episode, an hour that mostly belongs to David Boreanaz' Booth. Ralph Waite returns as grandpops to deliver some big news to Booth about his father. By the end of the episode, you'll be looking at those blue Veterans Stadium seats in Booth's apartment in a whole new light.
Can you tell us anything about next week's Bones? I heard that David Boreanaz killed it! — montgomerysloan, via Twitter
ADAM: How did you hear that? (Do tell.) I can confirm that Booth will receive some very tragic news from his grandfather, and Boreanaz's performance is pretty devastating. Fortunately, Booth has a great support system in Brennan, who will keep her usual iciness in check. But will she be able to keep her bangin' new pregnancy body in check??? Yeah, the episode won't be all tears.
Hi Sandra. I'm loving Bones and Booth as a couple, but are we going to see flashbacks? When they first got together? When everyone found out they were having a baby together? Booth being naked and cooking an omelet? — Megh
Um, I second your desire for an omelet flashback. Too bad for us, there isn't one in next week's episode — but what you will see are some really adorable peeks at Booth's childhood (which is a flashback of sorts, right)? And there's more naked-around-the-house talk — but this time it's Brennan! (Do these people ever wear clothes at home? Is this just something attractive people do? Discuss. Or not… Let's not.)
I know that the abbreviated Bones season means that we'll focus on the main characters more, but I'm dying to know if we're going to see Parker this season. I would love to know his reaction/how he deals with getting a little sister… or have we forgotten that Booth already has a kid? He's adorable, but even we don't see him, will this get addressed? Thanks! — Ruth
He'll be back — but later. This week, however, he does come up in a truly touching conversation between Booth and Pops. In fact, the episode is full of really amazing scenes between them both, as discussion of fatherhood takes center stage after Booth receives some news about his own dad. You'll be in tears by the end of the episode — as will Booth.
"The Suit on the Set," one of the episodes to air during the procedural's springtime run, revolves around the production of a movie written by Brennan and featuring the characters "Dr. Kathy Reichs" and "Special Agent Andy Lister."
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I donno about that... Your own boss, your enemy? Sounds like every job I ever had!
"Your position is that piracy doesn't cost anything, which is laughable."
Piracy doesn't cost near what the assorted industries say it does, which is laughable.
It may be costing a tiny fraction of what the industries in question are claiming. Most down-loaders have no intention of buying the works in question, even if they couldn't get it for free on the internet. IE... Just because someone downloaded a crappy rip of a movie, does not guarantee that they would have gone to see it, or purchased the DVD, if they couldn't download it.
Saying a big rugged bad-ass lady's man like John Wayne is gay is like saying a big rugged bad-ass lady's man like Rock Hudson is gay! ...er... uh... wait a minute...
If asked about finding a bag of money with no ID, how many people say they would turn it in and wait to see if it is claimed?
If presented with said bag of money, how many people would actually do it?
It is one thing to talk like a knight in shining armor, and quite another to be one.
(Honestly don't know if I could pass that test. Times are pretty hard right now...)
Good, now lets turn it up further and it blows up in all company's faces. Lets make it illegal to sell anything in the USA made outside the USA. Then companies will have to stop importing shit and making it here, employing USA Citizens!
If a paper airplane was successfully glided from 89,000 feet to the ground, how the hell would you find it?
Taking a test only tests the student's ability to answer the questions on the test. That is all. A test is a terrible way to tell if the student learned the material in the course. It only tests if the student can answer the test questions correctly. But from grade school on up, that is how we teach.
No child left behind? Schools teach the test.
SATs? Big business prepping your your kids for that standardized test.
Evaluation Tests in grade school? Days spent filling in little circles with a #2 pencil every year when we could have been learning something. (Want to know what I learned indirectly from those damned tests? The theoretical existence of some pencil that isn't a #2 pencil! I didn't ever see one until I took drafting in high school.)
"why does it matter if he wrote or didn't write the questions?"
Why does it matter if the students studied from OTHER test questions? Since the Prof implied that he wrote his own questions, NONE of the bank questions should have been on the test.
This happens all the time. Colleges take the money and teach the tests. Teachers do the first three problems from the book and expect the student to reason the rest out for themselves. Testing only tests the ability to answer the questions on the test.
I have met plenty of grads that were worthless, and lots of people who didn't go to college that are invaluable!
*only slightly off topic: The Prof gets their copy and test bank for free and the students pay hundreds of dollars for their copy. Why does the world need an 11th edition of Algebra 101 or Calc 101? Math doesn't change from year to year. (Maybe at the Dr. level, bot not the 101 classes.) Profs are teaching the test, which comes free with the free book, so the publisher can charge a fortune for the student editions. The SATs are another scam. Its a business selling tests, testing materials, study guilds, SAT prep classes, etc... College is a bigger scam than ever before.
Yes, I watched the video. He is giving a new exam. I still don't think he can prove anyone cheated. What if you did cheat, but still score a really high grade in the re-test? What if you didn't cheat, but scored well? Will you be accused of cheating?
It is all effed up.
If I get a job at a restaurant and the boss tells me to make soup, and I look up the recipe, am I cheating?
Did anyone say anything about retaking a new test?
It seems to me the big problem with cheating on a test is that you memorized a few answers without learning the material. Give everyone a new test with new questions. If they pass, they pass!
You sound like a great teacher! I treasured teachers like you.
"I could care less where the teacher gets his questions from. he's not the one being taught."
Maybe he should be?
"I could care less where the teacher gets his questions from. he's not the one being taught."
Maybe he should be?
Did the students know which questions the prof was going to use on the test ahead of time? If the Prof was asking 10 questions, and the students learned ahead of time the 10 questions, and memorized the answers to those 10 questions and nothing more, they cheated both in the class and in life. They had no way to know which answers the Prof was using, and according to the article, the Prof himself said he didn't use test bank questions on his tests. As far as the students knew, NONE of those questions would be on the test.
If the answer bank had 200 questions, and the Prof used 25, the students learned the answers to 8 times as many questions as they needed. If the Prof taught from the book the test bank was associated with, and the students learned the answers to all of the questions in the test bank, they learned all the material! At that point, even if the prof. phrased his own questions, it probably would have been covered by the knowledge the students gained. I don't see any problems with this scenario.
A test tests the student's ability to answer the questions on the test. Nothing more. They were able to answer the questions very well. They apparently didn't circumvent the studying process, they accelerated it. Good for them. Who cares where they got the knowledge, as long as they got it? Well, the (Lazy?) (Lying?) Prof. apparently cares.
It would be different if they stole the Prof.'s answer guide from his desk. They didn't. They still had to correctly answer the questions posed to them. They had to learn ALL the material in the test bank because they couldn't know which few questions the prof. was going to use. Seems to me they completed the test requirements and learned the material.
If these students get out into the world and cannot do the jobs they are hired to do, they cheated themselves, but they did not cheat on this test judging by the information in the original article and what I read about it in the news.
A test only tests the student's ability to correctly answer the test questions. The student's job is to answer the test questions so they get the best score. The system is twisted so that learning is secondary to testing well. How sad.
I used to be a professional chef. In one of my earlier jobs, I worked with a grad of the Culinary Institute of America that thought he was entitles to an office at his first cooking job. He walked around making sure everyone saw his nice white chef coat with the CIA logo on it and the Cord en bleu medal around his neck, like that was supposed to get the food on the plates. He was fired the next day. (The dishwashers were making fun of him. Honestly! They were wearing the sink strainers around their necks like medals!) He passed his tests, but he couldn't cook, and he couldn't do any work at all, and he had never seen a real working kitchen in his life. But he graduated... The system is broken.
They admitted for the same reason innocent persons are coerced into taking a plea bargain.
No one is accused of taking his answer guide out of his briefcase. They studied from a resource. Just because the prof. thought the resource was not available to the student doesn't make it cheating.
A test is supposed to test your knowledge of the material, but all it really does is test your ability to pass the test. The goal of a student taking a test is to answer the questions correctly. They did. I don't see any cheating going on. In my opinion, the Prof. is upset because he got busted taking his test questions verbatim from another source.
No, when you put it that way, it doesn't sound so bad at all!
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How to Add Items to the Item List in QuickBooks 2012
You can add a bunch of different types of items to the Item list in QuickBooks 2012. Remember that the Item list stores descriptions of anything that you stick on an invoice or purchase order.
If you think about this for a minute, you realize that you have different types of items. For example, if you're a retailer, the inventory that you sell may appear on an invoice. If you provide discounts to different sorts of customers, discounts may appear on an invoice as a line item. If you're in a state that taxes sales, sales tax appears as a line item on an invoice.
You describe different items in different ways. You describe an inventory item that may appear on an invoice differently from a sales tax that you are required to charge.
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QuickBooks displays the Item menu.
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Use the boxes of the New Item window to describe the item that you want to add.
Your first step is to identify the type of item that you want to add. Based on the type of item, QuickBooks supplies other boxes that you use to describe the item.
Save the item.
After you use the boxes in the New Item window to describe the item that you want to add, click OK. QuickBooks adds the item that you just described in the Item list.
The step-by-step approach described in the preceding paragraphs is the conventional way to add an item, but you can also add items on the fly. For example, if you are in the Create Invoices window or in the Create Purchase Orders window, you can open the Item drop-down list and select Add New Entry from the list.
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There was an old village in Port Fidalgo. A man there had five nephews, twelve sons, and two wives. He was sick and ready to die. He had a fine spear with a throwing board which he gave to his youngest nephew. Then he died. The nephews and the sons all went into one house. The sons were dividing the dead man's things among themselves and the nephews. They gave each some bows or arrows or spears – all the dead man's hunting implements. The nephews were talking of the throwing spear. The oldest son said that his father wanted to give it to the youngest nephew, but the oldest nephew said, "No, he gave it to me." Then they started to fight for the spear and were hitting each other with it. The oldest son seized it and threw it into the fire. Then they all quarreled and left. They went all over [the Sound]. Some of the sons were to the Cordova side, some went to Trhetla near Taukhtyuik and to all different places. Most of the nephews with their families went to Palutat. They pulled their bidarkas up and piled their hunting tools all together. Then they sat up against the wall with their knees doubled up under their chins - everybody, men and women, the women holding their babies. They died that way and dried up. You could see them there long afterwards.
The sons and some of the nephews went to all different places in the Sound, I don't remember all the names. That is how all the different villages started.


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<By John Sullivan Staff reporter>
Korean fashion designer Lee Ki-hyang was once ashamed of her country. So her mother introduced her to Buddhism. which opened her eyes to the spiritual beauties of her culture, and in-spired new ideas for her work.
Her latest fashion line, now on exhibit at Gallery Mokkumto in Taehakno (764-0750). Seoul through Sept. 7. is an affirmation of the values she has learned through her religion. Adorned with prints of characters from Buddhist mythology, the clothes incorporate the splendor of her newfound piety, and make it possible to spread the faith by wear-ing it, literally, on one's sleeve.
"I want these prints to be worn so that they come to life and be-come a part of people's think-ing." said lee. "I want to share this religion with others."
The characters that make up the prints come from a ritual Lee observed on Mt. Grdhrakuta, India which is located near the site of Buddha's birth. The formalized song and dance performance was a reenactment of the mythological story in which all the creatures of the earth ascended the mountain to here Buddha speak. When they heard his words, they were so taken in that the world shook six times and the heavens opened up, raining down lotus flowers upon the mountain, Lee said.
"I was so impressed by the performance that I decided to study it and see if I could apply some of its motifs to my clothes design," she said.
Most of the prints are placed on a black, see-through traditional Korean fabric. which is shaped into Korean vest, dresses and capes.
When draped over a dark blouse or one-piece dress, the designs take on a mystical and elegant quality. The clothes also give off a strong aura of Oriental dignity, which is why Lee may suggest that the line be worn by the cast of Korea's hit musical production "The Last Empress."
However, Lee's acceptance of her cultural and spiritual heritage did not come easily. In her youth, while studying design in the United States, Lee was often embarrassed by the low status with which Americans viewed her country. Being a sensitive woman, she chose to turn inwards instead of thrashing out at their ignorance. Describing the period as one of loneliness and alienation, she then began a search for the answer to her significance.
"I felt like such a stranger. When people would ask me what my country had to offer to the world. I became ashamed because I couldn't think of an answer," she said.
On the proddings of her mother, Lee eventually turned to Biddhism. "I was reluctant at first to find out about it. because I thought that a lot of it was based on Korean shamanism; but I was wrong," she said.
Instead, the religion taught her that through the acceptance of others, once could overcome the feeling of being alone. And the fact that the religion was steeped in her country's history, instilled within her a pride in her country.
"What I discovered was that Buddhism has all our culture and tradition melted into it, so I began to use that as the motif for my designs."
Now, Lee is trying to tone down the religious message in her design to produce a more "wearable art." Instead of using the prints of characters that make up the fire-and-brimstone parts of Buddhism. she is sticking to using the benign saints. She is even considering starting a line of T-shirts, with Buddhist art prints on them.
After all, she emphasized, Buddhism isn't about telling people how to live their lives. but a way of accepting individual differences so that we can all live in peace. Besides; "When people are wearing Buddha on their T-shirts, they are not as likely to have bad thoughts." she said.
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NEW YORK CITY — It could be the greatest concert lineup ever.
Rock legends Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi and Billy Joel will join hip-hop star Kanye West, singer/songwriter Alicia Keys and a slew of others at Madison Square Garden Wednesday evening for 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief.
The star-studded show, which will also feature appearances from Jon Stewart, Chris Rock and Leonardo DiCaprio, kicks off at 7:15 p.m. and is intended to raise money for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which claimed more than 100 lives and destroyed thousands of homes in the area.
The concert is set to be live-streamed, and nearly 2 billion people around the world will be able to watch.
Producers say the hosts will ask for donations to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which has already raised more than $30 million for Sandy victims.
Donations are expected to exceed the $65 million raised during The Concert for New York City, which was held following the 9/11 attacks, organizers said.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the opening act. The Who, Eric Clapton, Billy Crystal and Jake Gyllenhaal are also expected to perform and address the crowd.
The five-hour concert will be aired on AMC, Bloomberg, MSG, HBO, THIRTEEN, VH1 and several other channels.


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Move over Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a year-long video blog on YouTube [1], has just wrapped up it's 100th and final episode this week.
If you have not heard of or seen this project, and you are now, or ever were interested in Jane Austen, now is the time to check out this cricically-acclaimed [2] and award-winning [3] modern re-interpretation of Pride and Prejudice [4], as seen through the eyes of "Lizzie Bennet," a modern 24-year-old grad student facing a mountain of student loans, living at home with her marriage-obsessed mother, laid-back father and very different sisters, and recording her views on her life.
Whether Lizzie is gushing about texting with handsome swim coach George Wickham, bantering on screen with her vivacious little sister Ly-dee-ya or best friend and video editor Charlotte, or fretting over the ethics of letting her sister Jane's boyfriend Bing Lee (a wealthy Asian-American medical student) appear on camera without telling him the video is going on the Internet, the modern twists on this classic tale are totally believable, often comically surprising, and sometimes utterly heart-crushing.
For more about the series and its spin-offs (including a fashion blog, twitter accounts by some of the characters and more), check out The Lizzie Bennet Diaries [5] entry on Wikipedia. An effort is already underway to have the series made available on DVD [6].
Warning: The series is aimed at mature teens and adults. The language is thoroughly modern, as is the behavior. While the characters remain true to their original counterparts, Lydia's behavior -- and occasionally language -- is exactly what you would expect of someone who behaves in modern times as outrageously as the original Lydia did in Austen's time. (Blackmailing her sisters into taking her to a college bar for instance, or affectionately referring to the video audience as Bi-es.)


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July 6, 2019, 3:22 amJaVale McGeeC, Los Angeles Lakers
JaVale McGee will agree to a two-year, $8 million deal with the Lakers including a player option according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.
McGee heads back to the Lakers to provide backup center minutes to support Anthony Davis in the frontcourt. He might have some late-round value if he can get 18-20 mpg but we'll have to see how he aged and how much the Lakers want to play McGee next to Davis.
Source: Ramona Shelburne on Twitter
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November 12, 2019, 1:40 amLou WilliamsSG, Los Angeles Clippers
Lou Williams kept his foot on the gast with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting to go with four rebounds, four assists, a steal and two triples against the Raptors on Monday.
Williams played 36 minutes and was struggling to start this one, but finished strong. He's still a prime sell-high guy, especially with Paul George (shoulder) returning this week.
November 12, 2019, 1:40 amKawhi LeonardSF, Los Angeles Clippers
Kawhi Leonard couldn't get his shot to fall in Monday's 98-88 win over the Raptors, scoring 12 points on 2-of-11 shooting while adding 11 rebounds, nine assists and three blocks.
Leonard went 0-for-4 from deep and didn't make his second field goal until midway into the fourth quarter. The Raptors sent traps and doubles at Leonard all night and he made the right play, passing out to open teammates which is how he was so close to a triple-double. Leonard has evolved as a playmaker and is evidenced by him averaging a career-high 5.4 assists this season.
November 12, 2019, 1:37 amMontrezl HarrellPF, Los Angeles Clippers
Montrezl Harrell scored 14 points with 11 rebounds while adding two assists, two steals and three blocks on Monday.
Harell shot 7-for-15 from the floor which is actually a bit low for his standards and missed both free throws, but the added defensive stats make tonight a great one for him.
November 12, 2019, 1:36 amJaMychal GreenPF, Los Angeles Clippers
JaMychal Green scored 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting and added 12 rebounds, one assist and a block to his line on Monday.
Green played 24 minutes off the bench and had his usual rebounding numbers, but went 0-for-5 from deep. In contrast, Patrick Patterson logged 15 minutes and went 4-for-8 from deep. Both players are too hard to own, especially with Paul George (shoulder) likely to return this week
November 12, 2019, 1:33 amOG AnunobySF, Toronto Raptors
OG Anunoby scored zero points with an assist before exiting Monday's game early with an eye injury.
He was inadvertently poked in the eye by Kawhi Leonard and had to leave due to some bleeding. It's unclear how much time he'll miss, but we saw Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (29 minutes, nine points, nine rebounds, one assist, three steals and a block) pick up the bulk of the minutes. He's worth a short-term stream and Anunoby will see an eye doctor on Tuesday to determine the severity of the injury.
Source: Doug Smith on Twitter
November 12, 2019, 1:33 amChris BoucherPF, Toronto Raptors
Chris Boucher had another solid outing on Monday, scoring 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting while adding six rebounds, a steal, two blocks and three 3-pointers.
Boucher played well in his 22 minutes off the bench, but he still made some crucial mistakes which led the Marc Gasol closing out the game over him. He's worth an add while Serge Ibaka (sprained ankle) is sidelined, but he's just a short-term option.
November 12, 2019, 1:33 amPascal SiakamPF, Toronto Raptors
Pascal Siakam was held in check in Monday's 88-98 loss to the Clippers with 16 points on 6-of-17 shooting while adding 10 rebounds, six assists, a block and a 3-pointer.
Siakam was on a roll prior to this game and logged 44 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back. He missed some layups that are usually automatic for him, but the fatigue was obviously a factor as he didn't have the same lift as yesterday. He still contributed across the board and should be much better against the Blazers on Wednesday.
November 12, 2019, 1:29 amFred VanVleetPG, Toronto Raptors
Fred VanVleet logged a whopping 45 minutes on Monday, scoring 14 points on 6-of-20 shooting to go with two rebounds, eight assists, three steals and a 3-pointer.
VanVleet only sat down for three minutes on a second night of a back-to-back and is being relied on heavily as the Raptors' secondary scorer. He should continue to see a ton of usage and isn't really a sell-high candidate as he was producing top-90 value before Kyle Lowry (fractured thumb) went down.
November 12, 2019, 1:27 amMarc GasolC, Toronto Raptors
Marc Gasol showed some signs of life on Monday, scoring eight points on 3-of-8 shooting while adding five rebounds, five assists, a steal, a block and two triples.
Gasol has been atrocious to own this season with averages of 26.8 minutes, 6.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.3 blocks on .345 shooting. He came in late in the fourth quarter and made some huge plays to keep the Raptors in it and with the Raptors hobbled, it gives Gasol some more room to get into a rhythm.
November 12, 2019, 1:25 amNorman PowellSF, Toronto Raptors
Norman Powell logged 37 minutes against the Clippers on Monday, scoring 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting to go with four rebounds, two assist, a block and a 3-pointer.
Powell logged a ton of minutes and should continue to do so with Kyle Lowry (fractured thumb) sidelined. Late in the fourth quarter, Powell slipped on a wet spot on the court, but it looks like he avoided an injury as he closed out the game. He's a standard-league pickup in all formats until then.


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Sun Ridge Systems Signs 100th California Customer
El Dorado Hills, California –California-based Sun Ridge Systems has been providing CAD/RMS systems in and around the Golden State of California since their inception, 26 years ago. Even as law enforcement agency budgets have tightened, Sun Ridge Systems continues to be the system of choice for an ever-increasing number of California police and sheriff departments.
As they ring in 2011, Sun Ridge Systems reflects on a highly successful 2010 that culminated in the yearend signing of their 100th California customer. Signing since September, 2010:
• Number 96: Fairfield, a mid-sized city in Northern California;
• Numbers 97, 98 and 99: Hanford, Lemoore and Corcoran, cities in the Central Valley;
• Number 100: Maricopa, a small rural town at the southwestern corner of the San Joaquin Valley.
"The last five agencies we signed are a true representation of the target Sun Ridge Systems customer", says Tony Richards, President. "With the addition of these agencies, Sun Ridge Systems has further solidified its position as the dominant CAD/records management system provider in the state of California. No other provider can claim even one third the number of California customers."
Sun Ridge Systems is a company dedicated to Public Safety Software. Their complete line is one integrated suite, not separate modules, and is utilized by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management Systems (RMS), Mobile Computing, Jail Management, E911, Mapping , Paging and 17 other public safety software products.
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In a fight that had almost everything � a low blow, a knockdown, a rabbit punch, point deductions, and plenty of clutching, grabbing and gamesmanship � Worcester's Edwin �La Bomba� Rodriguez stayed undefeated and slugged his way into the lucrative final of the �Monte Carlo Million Dollar Super Four� on Saturday at Le Casino de Monte Carlo.
After getting off to a shaky start, Rodriguez (23-0-0, 15 knockouts) dominated the final six rounds to score a unanimous 10-round decision over Argentina's previously undefeated Ezequiel Maderna (19-1, 13 KOs) before a worldwide pay-per-view television audience and a glitzy sellout crowd that included Marvelous Marvin Hagler and the prince and princess of Monaco.
The judges scored the fight 96-92, 96-92, 95-92. The Sunday Telegram had it 96-91.
�It wasn't the most perfect fight that we've had, but it was a win,� Rodriguez's manager, Larry Army Jr., said by telephone after the fight. �It was quite an atmosphere. What you don't get on television is that it was electric. ... And in the first round or two, Edwin wanted to put on a show for the people. He wanted to give the people what they came to see.�
Rodriguez, the 27-year-old USBA super middleweight champion, will return to Monte Carlo on July 13 for the $1 million final against 30-year-old Denis Grachev, a Russian native now living in San Diego. The catchweight will be 171-1/2 pounds, and the winner will get 60 percent of the prize.
Grachev (13-1-1, 8) also overcame a slow start to win a split decision over two-time, two-division champion Zsolt Erdei of Hungary (33-1-0, 19) in the other semifinal. It was the first fight in 21 months for Erdei, who will be 39 in May.
Rodriguez knocked down Maderna in the ninth round, but he also had two points deducted � one for an extremely low blow in Round 8 and another for a punch behind Maderna's head in Round 9 prior to the knockdown.
Midway through the eighth round, Rodriguez caught Maderna flush in the crotch with a hard left uppercut, and the ex-Olympian went down, writhing in pain.
He was given the allotted five minutes to recover and, to his credit, chose not to say he was unable to continue, which could have meant a disqualification loss for Rodriguez, who subsequently had a point deducted by Belgian referee Daniel Vandeweille.
In a post-fight interview, Rodriguez admitted he was angry over some underhanded Maderna tactics and intimated that the punch wasn't a complete accident.
�I let him get me,� Rodriguez said.
He later apologized to Maderna and the crowd, saying �It won't happen again.�
The ninth round was downright bizarre. Rodriguez threw a looping right hand that caught a ducking Maderna on the back of the head and sent him down to one knee. The referee immediately signaled another one-point deduction for Rodriguez, who was in control of the fight by then.
�It was a melee � a melee in Monaco,� Army said. �It wasn't a great boxing match, it was a street fight. That's what Maderna's game plan was, (and) they executed it well. It was the only shot they had at beating Edwin, in my opinion. It was a good learning experience for Edwin.�
The former two-time national amateur champion put an exclamation point on his victory by dropping Maderna with another roundabout right with 36 seconds left in the round. Maderna held the back of his head again, pleading for another penalty, but the punch was clearly legal this time.
An overanxious Rodriguez, who said before the fight that he wouldn't chase a knockout, appeared to be doing exactly that in the first four rounds. He was extremely wild with his punches and was looping them.
As a result, Maderna made some inroads and it was a close fight going into Round 5.
�After Rounds 3, 4 and 5,� Army said, �the message in the corner (from trainer Ronnie Shields to Rodriguez) was the same: 'Jab, jab, jab. Work behind your jab. You're making this ugly, you're giving this kid confidence by fighting his kind of fight. Don't do that � control the fight.' �
Round 5 was when Rodriguez appeared to calm down and start boxing. But there was lots of grabbing, holding and basic dirty fighting, most of it by Maderna.
�They made it a street fight and they fought dirty,� Army said about Maderna and his corner, �and Edwin gave him a little taste of his own medicine with the holding and stuff.�


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"What's that?" five-year-old Julia asked.
"It's a Buddha, dear," Aunt Kim replied.
"What's a Buddha?"
"For some people, Buddha is their god."
"Oh," Julia asked perturbed. "But I thought he had a belly, a big one."
"Certain statues of Buddha have a belly," Aunt Kim remarked.
"But why?" Julia asked, "What does Buddha want?"
"I think he wants enlightenment dear. I'm not sure why he's portrayed as having a round belly only sometimes."
" He must eat a lot. My friend says he does yoga? I think a downward dog would be too hard for him. His stomach would get in the way," Julia said thoughtfully,
"I'm sure he manages, Julia." Aunt Kim said chuckling.
"What's enlightenment?"
Kim sighed, "Understanding and awareness. A lot to do with meditation, sitting still, thinking, and breathing in and out."
"Oh, but who put Buddha in your house?"
"I'm not sure dear. Everyday I wake up and Buddha is on the shelves near the back door outside. I think the neighbour lady keeps putting him there for me. And each day I keep returning him," Aunt Kim said agitated.
" Tell the neighbour lady, we'll keep Buddha if he has a round belly," Julia replied with a giggle and grin.
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