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BEIJING, China - Two U.S. crews advanced from Wednesday's repechages and will now have a chance to medal in Thursday's finals to highlight the second day of racing at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The legs, trunk and arms four with coxswain crew won its race, while the men's arms only single sculls finished second to qualify.
In the legs, trunk and arms four with coxswain, Simona Chin (Houston, Texas), Jamie Dean (Pickerington, Ohio), Jesse Karmazin (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Tracey Tackett (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Emma Preuschl (Indianapolis, Ind.) won the second of two repechages. The crew was second off the starting line behind Russia and made a move at the halfway mark to propel them into first place, crossing the finish line in a 3:47.28. Germany made a strong move in the last 100 meters, passing Russia to grab the second qualifying spot in a 3:50.79. Russia finished third in a 3:53.51, followed by the Republic of South Africa in a 3:55.03 and Israel in a 4:13.39.
"I think we had a really good race," said Chin. "The rowers responded really well. We made a move at the 500-meter mark and just kept walking through the finish."
Dean, Karmazin and Tackett finished fifth in the event at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Championships. The U.S. will face Canada, Great Britain, China, Italy and Germany in the final.
Ron Harvey (Long Beach, Calif.) finished second in the first repechage of the men's arms only single sculls to advance to the final. After a rough start, the five-time adaptive national team member came back in the second 500 meters to clock a finish time of 5:50.51. China's Yeteng Tan led the race from wire-to-wire, crossing in a 5:45.79. Patrick Laureau of France finished third in a 6:03.75, with Canada's Steve Daniel and Brazil's Antony Bonfim in fourth and fifth, respectively.
"It's exciting to be in the final," said Harvey. "It'll be a good race with strong competition."
Angela Madsen (Long Beach, Calif.) and Scott Brown (Collingdale, Pa.) missed qualifying for the final by less than a second. The duo finished third in a 4:42.64 behind Australia and Great Britain in the first of two repechages of the mixed trunk and arms double sculls. Australia's John Maclean and Kathryn Ross won the race in a 4:31.24, with Great Britain second in a 4:41.74. They will now race in the B final for places 7-12.
After winning her heat yesterday, women's arms only single sculler Laura Schwanger (Harrisburg, Pa.) will now face Ukraine, Belarus, Great Britain, China and Brazil in the final.
"The competition looks really tough, but I'm excited," said Schwanger. "I will try to focus on what I can control, myself and my boat. As long as I don't hold the stroke rate too high for too long, I will have something left for the end. I just need to have faith in my abilities."
"I think everyone's hard work and preparation showed off," said coach Karen Lewis. "We are looking forward to peak performance with medal hopes tomorrow."
This marks the first year that rowing is a part of the Paralympic Games. A total of 23 nations are participating, six of which boast entries in all four boat classes: Brazil, China, Great Britain, Israel, Italy and the U.S.
Complete results are available at http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml.


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2003 scorecards: Lawmakers, who's on first?
The Virginia General Assembly's 46-day session is the shortest in the country. Still, that didn't prevent legislators from introducing another 2,825 bills this year, as if there weren't enough laws already on the books. Of those, 1,646 passed both the House of Delegates and Senate and are headed to Governor Mark Warner for signature or veto.
So how did local legislators Senator Creigh Deeds (D), Delegate Mitch Van Yahres (D), and Delegate Rob Bell (R) do in the bill-carrying frenzy that sweeps over Richmond?
Deeds leads the local pack with his introduction of 40 bills. "I carried more than I should," he admits. "I've got a big district."
He's particularly proud of a bill that authorizes disciplinary action for physicians, even though "It got sucked up into a Republican bill, so you won't see my name."
Another bill Deeds sponsored that also was incorporated into a Republican bill calls for an Amber Alert system to get the word out rapidly when a child is abducted.
Deeds was a patron of bills that help out abused spouses they don't have to pay the legal bills of their abusers; the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries now it can charge a $3 fee for use of its property; and regional jails– they can charge a fee for their services.
Sophomore Delegate Rob Bell came in second as patron of 35 bills. "Last year I only introduced two or three," he says. "I was a true freshman, literally trying to find my way around the building, trying to keep my mouth shut and not say the wrong stuff."
Bell was more ambitious this session: He got 16 of his bills passed while juggling the joys of new fatherhood. (His son, Robbie, was born January 23.) "None of them will transform the Commonwealth," he says, "but every one will make somebody's life better."
A strengthened ban on dogfighting will make it easier to prosecute such "sporting" events, much to the relief of animal lovers at the SPCA who are sick of dealing with abused dogs. Bell's emergency custody bill will "have a major impact on people with head injuries," who may not be able to make informed decisions about their treatment.
And Bell particularly likes his bill that requires jail time for anyone who drives drunk with children although that got tacked onto a Senate bill.
His prediction for getting Warner's signature? "I can't imagine any of these three getting vetoed," says Bell.
Reflecting his background as a prosecutor, Bell carried 10 bills dealing with criminal law, including for the second year in a row, a bill toughening the penalties for Peeping Toms that didn't make it out of committee.
Bell was co-patron of 60 bills, edging out Deeds' 59. Why so many? "It ranges from things you wish you'd thought of first to things you do as a courtesy to other lawmakers for bills you don't find repulsive," explains Bell.
That included acting as co-patron along with 63 other Republicans– for Delegate Richard Black's parental consent for abortion bill, which Bell says he's long supported.
Bell joined forces with Democrat Deeds for several bills affecting wineries, and both legislators note there are quite a few wineries in their districts.
However, Deeds says the biggie wine bill and highlight of the session for him is the Hanger bill that allows interstate shipment of wine. "That one's the best for improving the economy of the agricultural segment by bringing revenue and creating jobs," Deeds says.
Veteran legislator Van Yahres carried the fewest bills and the bills with least chance of success in a Republican-dominated, no-new-taxes legislature– including a proposal to increase Virginia's 2.5-cent cigarette tax, the lowest in the nation.
That one was DOA, and Van Yahres says he's not disappointed that his attempts to raise revenue flopped so resoundingly. "My tax bills are forerunners of what's to come," he says. "I will do the same next session. We're going to be short $700 million next year."
As for bills that did pass, Van Yahres mentions his comprehensive water supply plan although he withdrew it in favor of a Senate water supply bill that passed both Houses. "This is important after what we went through with the drought last year," he says.
Another Van Yahres bill will make it easier for Fridays After 5, Charlottesville's downtown musical events, to pave the way for private take-over by not requiring an alcoholic beverage permit for each event. And he's pleased that his resolutions that VDOT consider roundabouts at intersections, and that hospitals eliminate the disposal of usable medical supplies in support of the Medical Equipment Recovery of Clean Inventory (MERCI) program both passed the House.
Of the 23 years Van Yahres has headed to Richmond to represent House District 57, 2003 does not rank as his favorite session.
"It was contentious," says the always quotable legislator. "I don't think we accomplished very much. We hurt a lot of people we shouldn't, and we'll feel it for a long time," particularly in mental health care and Medicaid, "already one of the worst [programs] in the country."
Deeds echoes Van Yahres' disgust with this year's General Assembly. "It left me with a dull feeling," he says. "We still have the same problems and sidestepped the budget shortfalls" that will affect education.
And Deeds sees nothing to brag about that the Assembly managed to balance the budget. "The budget is always balanced in Virginia except for one year under Jim Gilmore," he says. "To say we did that is not a big deal, and to say we did it without raising taxes is disingenuous. We added $100 million in new fees."
Republican Bell is more sanguine about this year's session. "In times of recession, you're not going to have major programs in terms of tax cuts or new spending. We did a lot of small things right."
SIDEBAR- Batting averages
Senator Creigh Deeds
Senate District 25
# of bills carried: 40
# of bills passed: 25
Success rate: 63%
Co-patron: 59 bills
Senator Creigh Deeds
Delegate Mitch Van Yahres
House District 57
# of bills carried: 20
# of bills passed: 10
Success rate: 50%
Co-patron: 50 bills
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House District 58
# of bills carried: 35
# of bills passed: 16
Success rate: 46%
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Sacramento State baseball team will play an unprecedented seven games at Raley Field, including one against 2013 College World Series semifinalist Oregon State, to highlight the 2014 schedule announced by head coach Reggie Christiansen. The Hornets will play a total of 32 of their 56 regular season games at home, the team's most home dates since 2008.
Games against Nevada (Feb. 25), Fresno State (Mar. 5), Pacific (Mar. 18), Air Force (Mar. 25), San Francisco (Apr. 1), Oregon State (Apr. 21), and UC Davis (May 13) will be played under the lights at Raley Field as part of a very challenging non-conference schedule for the Hornets that includes several high level early season opponents.
"We will play 32 of our 56 contests at home in 2014 in what I believe to be a very challenging schedule," Christiansen said. "The non-conference slate will give us an opportunity to open up at home against a PAC-12 opponent in Utah. I am really excited about our first road test, at Fresno State on a Wednesday night, followed up by a weekend series at Texas A&M in one of the best venues in college baseball in College Station."
After the season-opening home series vs. Utah (Feb. 14-17) the Hornets will play at Fresno State, the 2008 College World Series Champion, followed by the series at Texas A&M, which will be the first of three 2014 Hornet opponents that qualified for the 2013 NCAA Baseball Tournament.
The second of those opponents, San Francisco, plays in Sacramento on Feb. 28 before the series continues at the Dons home park. In addition to the Oregon State game at Raley Field on Apr. 21, the teams will also play on John Smith Field on Apr. 22.
Another highlight of the season will be a nine-game homestand (Mar. 14-26) that will open against Minnesota of the Big-10 Conference. The long home stretch, which will come after a series at UC Riverside, will also include non-conference games against Pacific and Air Force.
"UC Riverside, USF and Minnesota will be great non-conference weekends against three very well coached teams with three very different styles," said Christiansen. "Our non-conference weekend series will certainly serve us well as we prepare to make a run at earning an at-large birth in the NCAA Tournament, as well as winning the WAC Tournament."
The nine-game homestand will also include the first WAC series of the year when the Hornets host Northern Colorado on Mar. 21-23. Sacramento State will play 27 conference games this season, with 15 of those 27 dates on John Smith Field. The WAC Tournament will be played May 21-25 at Wrigley Field West, the new Chicago Cubs spring training facility in Mesa, Ariz.
In 2013 Christiansen guided the Hornets to a 34-25 overall record and a 14-13 conference mark, leading the team to its second consecutive winning season and back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in over 20 years. Strong pitching helped the team set single-season records in opponent batting average (.255) and shutouts (9) while freshman Sutter McLoughlin shattered the school record with 17 saves.
The squad had two Freshman All-Americans in McLoughlin and designated hitter Chris Lewis and also returns its top-two starting pitchers from a season ago.
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It's time to go public about the recent rumblings in this industry about going public.
We are a couple of weeks removed from the release of first quarter 2012 earnings from public companies Life Time Fitness and Town Sports International (TSI) on the club side and Life Fitness, Cybex and Precor on the manufacturer side.
Recently, Planet Fitness confirmed that it had negotiations about taking the company public but added it has no current plans to go public in the wake of its recent lawsuit with the PFNY group.
Last week, Michael Bruno, owner of Land America, which runs Star Trac and the StairMaster and Schwinn brands, spoke openly about plans to take his company public in China. That company would not have an initial public offering (IPO) until 2014 at the earliest, Bruno says.
Is taking a company public the next big trend in the industry? Industry analysts have strong opinions on the topic.
Rick Caro, president of Management Vision, New York, talked briefly in our May issue about the difficulties a franchise club company would have after going public. Caro elaborates further here regarding all would-be public fitness club companies.
"It's not clear that there's a panacea out there that going public for this industry is all that successful of a route," Caro said. "The two companies (Life Time and TSI) will tell you it's damn hard to tell an attractive story every quarter, every three months, because this industry doesn't lend itself to those kinds of stories easily."
Just ask Life Time, which cracked the $1 billion revenue plateau for the first time last year. Yet despite encouraging results last quarter, the company saw headlines on Internet stories including "Life Time Fitness sees soft Q2" and "Why Life Time Fitness' Shares Plunged."
The investing world can be a tough crowd. What's that old saying from oil company executive Nelson Bunker Hunt? A billion dollars isn't what it used to be.
Does going public make a company better and the industry more viable? Not necessarily so, according to Stephen Tharrett, president of Club Industry Consulting, Highland Village, TX.
"I am not sure going public brings any great value to our industry," Tharrett says. "Our best operators and most profitable tend to be private, and for a reason."
Caro said he had not heard any discussions in the investment banking industry about Planet Fitness going public, saying that the company did have a couple of private-equity suitors in the last few years. One of those companies was Goode Partners LLC, which has investments in some apparel and restaurant companies among others.
Peter Tamposi, the attorney representing Planet Fitness in the PFNY lawsuit, said that the company took its lead from investment bankers who were optimistic about the likely outcome of Planet Fitness becoming a public company.
"My expectation is that our banking partners and other professionals would keep our plans private until we were prepared to move," Tamposi says. "So I would be surprised if word of our plans to go public had leaked out in advance."
Tharrett says he doubts that Planet Fitness would be a good public offering.
"Especially once it gets past the first day," Tharrett says. "The key driver of share price is a history of revenue and earnings growth, which of course they have experienced. Going forward, I believe analysts would see a flatter growth curve, in part due to the fact they are a franchise [company], and the revenue and earnings growth is likely to be less than if the clubs were all owned."
Tharrett also says Planet Fitness' discussion about going public is an "obvious" exit strategy on the part of the investors, whose only other exit option would be selling to another investor group.
"Nearly every investor, and in particular those who initially invested in the business, eventually desire an exit where they can cash out," Tharrett says. "An IPO is one way that the investors can cash out with large returns, but selling to another investor group also can provide an excellent exit strategy. The difference between an IPO or sale as a form of viable exit really depends upon the financial position of the current investors and stakeholders, and the market's receptivity to sales multiples or IPO multiples."
When asked for a response to Tharrett's contention about the IPO talk, Tamposi said that had Planet Fitness not discovered the allegations they claim of their PFNY partners in the lawsuit—allegations the PFNY partners deny—going public "would have been an obvious road to liquidity."


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I was just curious if anyone here could recommend some good OT-era books. I have the Thrawn trilogy, which I'm in the process of re-reading, but beyond that I know next to nothing about what is good out there. There are so many books at this point, its hard to keep track. Anyways, are there any books (or book series) in particular that you might recommend? I think I've heard positive things about X-Wing books (featuring Wedge?), and some other ones as well. Although I'm sure there are a lot of great books from throughout all time periods, I guess I find myself most interested in reading in the OT-time frame - or at least about those characters that began in the Original Trilogy. Anyways, sorry for my lack of knowledge on these books overall - I'm kind of just dipping into the "EU" books for the first time outside of Thrawn and the Han Solo Trilogy - but does anyone have any recommendations?
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The "Tales Of...." books are OT based for the most part... They're ok. A mix of good/mediocre/bad stories ultimately. Probably more good/mdiocre.
Shadows of the Empire is a must-read but there's aspects of it I dislike.
Zahn just wrote a new OT-era book that I believe takes place post-ANH, and it's on sale at my Borders so it probably is at yours too. I'd give that a shot though considering he's a pretty good author.
The X-Wing novels I'm trying to recall now if they're OT or post-OT. I'm thinking they're post-OT like the Zahn Trilogy is. Give them a go though. They're decent if you're into piloting/action stuff. I think some of their storylines get a little out there, but some are pretty nice.
As EU goes I find more "fun" in some of the comics than novels actually... I've been enjoying the Rep. Commando series of late though, not that it's OT or anything. It's still good and now I need to find the 2nd book to buy.
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Running stuff down off the top of my head. Some of this stuff I read quite some time ago, so I can't give more than my "ten years later" impressions...
Hand of Thrawn duology
...Zahn closed the Ballantine era with these two books, tying up a lot of the unanswered questions from his trilogy. It's an easy pick up ten years or so after the Last Command, and I really like the fact that while it references EU from in the meantime, you don't need to have read any of it to get into the story. It just picks up Zahn's characters (and the OT heroes, of course) and keeps the story going. Not as good as the original, but a nice ending to the story.
X-Wing series
...I'd say read 'em, there's a good long series between Stackpole's Rogue Squadron books and Allston's Wraith Squadron books. Probably the two best Star Wars authors, right up there with Zahn's early stuff. Wraith Squadron doesn't get nearly the credit it deserves, it really is a fun and engaging series. Allston is the only Star Wars author to make me laugh out loud at least once a novel.
Jedi Academy series
...pass on this one. Anderson's writing is pretty much god-awful. The rebuilding of the Jedi order begins here, though, so there are some fairly "important" EU developments. I'd suggest reading
"I, Jedi"
instead, as it covers the same ground from an X-Wing character's first-person point of view as one of the new Jedi and actually is a lot more believable.
Courtship of Princess Leia
...I found this book to be very enjoyable. Of the early EU novels, this one feels the most like a movie sequel. Opinions here vary wildly, some hate it as much as I hate the Academy books.
I'd avoid the rest of the old Ballantine stuff, it is just not neccessary and not all that much fun.
Zahn's more recent stuff...
Survivor's Quest, Outbound Flight,
were just okay.
Outbound Flight
is a retcon of the Outbound Flight (led by Jorus C'Baoth) into the prequel era as we now know it. It is interesting, but set in the PT era and not really fitting your requirements here.
was not what I was expecting at all, in a bad way unfortunately. It was written well, I guess, but not really the story I thought I would be getting. It's set between ANH and ESB, and it does have Luke, Han and Leia of that era, but it's not about the OT heroes.
There was also a recent novel about the building of the Death Star (called
Death Star
) that you can skip, unless you're a fan of those 70's disaster movies (seriously, the book is Towering Inferno in Space.)
Shadows of the Empire
was not a fun read, though it has aspects I found to enrich my enjoyment of the OT.
To sum up (sorry!) my suggested reading list would go like this:
--reread Zahn trilogy
--X-wing: Rogue Squadron series (Michael Stackpole)
--X:Wing: Wraith Squadron series (Aaron Allston)
--I, Jedi (Michael Stackpole)
--Hand of Thrawn duology (Timothy Zahn)
--The Courtship of Princess Leia (Dave Wolverton)
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Re: Best OT-era Novels/Books?
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May 6, 2008, 11:26 AM »
Thanks for the suggestions and info guys. Its not that I'm against prequel EU or anything, as I'm sure there are a lot more of those books from the past 10 years or so, but I seem to enjoy the OT-based stuff better. It doesn't necessarily have to fit within the three movies timeframe (ANH to ROTJ), but involves the same basic characters of that era (like the Zahn trilogy does). I've just been looking to branch out into Star Wars books a bit more, and thought I'd start with the OT. Thanks so much for the suggestions, I'll have to look into some of those. There's so much out there, and I wasn't sure where to start. I've never read things like "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", and opinions seem to vary on that. I have the Han Solo trilogy (partially finished), but haven't picked up anything else like that yet either. Anyways, thanks again.
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Re: Best OT-era Novels/Books?
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May 12, 2008, 04:56 PM »
I read the Boba Fett triology a couple years ago. Basically Boba doesn't die in the Rancor, gets saved by Dengar and then takes down the bounty hunter guild. I found it kind of hard to follow and a bit out there. I'd skip that one.
The X-Wing books drew me in and were good reading. I'd recommend those.
Timothy Zahn books tend to be very safe bets, though some are better than others.
Muftak is right, don't read the Jedi Academy series expecting it to be like the Thrawn trilogy, its not. Though I read
I, Jedi
before I read the Jedi Academy series and it seemed to kind of speed through some of the slower parts.
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CARPINTERIA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2007& -- Everyone who resolved to "eat more salad in 2007" just caught a lucky break. Carl's Jr.® announced today the introduction of its latest premium entree salad offering, the Chipotle Chicken Salad(TM). But take heart -- you won't find your resolutions dissolving as you stab meager greens drizzled in non-fat vinaigrette; the Carl's Jr. Chipotle Chicken Salad boasts a robust blend of charbroiled chicken, fresh salsa, parmesan cheese and zesty chipotle dressing over a bed of shredded lettuce and piled into a crispy tortilla shell bowl. It's technically a salad, but it's so big on taste you'll feel as though you're breaking your resolution early.
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This year, Carl's Jr. celebrates 65 years in the quick-service industry. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 6, 2006, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,113 franchised or company-owned restaurants in 43 states and in 14 countries, including 1,079 Carl's Jr. restaurants, 1,923 Hardee's® restaurants and 95 La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill® restaurants. For more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.carlsjr.com.


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United States 2, Spain 0. "Probably the greatest victory" in U.S. Soccer history. History-making. The one that will change the future of soccer in the country, right? It can join the club.
Whenever it knocks off a highly-regarded opponent, the United States tends to draw hyperbolic responses from the press. Every major win — hell, even a notable tie — is greeted with an almost unparalleled optimism for the future of the game. This one will impact the country's appreciation of soccer, aficionados claim, citing all the same reasons. You just watch.
And yes, maybe the Yanks' win over Spain will be The One, especially if they couple it with another Greatest Win Ever against Brazil tomorrow. But if history is any indication, then this unbridled glee will disappear soon, at least until the U.S. returns to South Africa next year. And then, if it advances past the round robin stage, we'll hear the same echoes of hope, just as we have in the past:
1994 World Cup: U.S. 2, Colombia 1
"This game is going to have a permanent effect" on soccer in America, said Alan Rothenberg, president of the United States Soccer Federation. "It's the biggest so far in history."
1995 Copa America: U.S. 3, Argentina 0
The United States defeated Argentina, 3-0, in the Copa America tournament tonight, and in the process engineered one of the most significant victories in American soccer history. For Argentina — a two-time World Cup champion and the two-time defending champion of this South American tournament — the game was supposed to be a warmup for the quarterfinals, as it already had clinched a berth. The United States, however, refused to play the role of sparring partner and scored two goals in the first half to quickly knock out one of the best teams in the world.
"I think this is the first step . . . to become a major soccer power," said midfielder Cobi Jones, who played brilliantly.
1998 Gold Cup: U.S. 1, Brazil 0
"It states we can play with anyone in the world, and on occasion, beat the best in the world," U.S. coach Steve Sampson said. "I think a lot of people are going to pay a lot more respect to the United States. ... We've made enormous strides. Is it like winning a Super Bowl? No, not yet. It's just not that way in this country. But we hope the sport will continue to grow."
2002 World Cup: U.S. 3, Portugal 2
There is little question there is a significant appetite for top-level soccer in the United States. The 1994 World Cup and 1999 Women's World Cups were successes, and World Cup qualifiers and marquee foreign opposition continue to draw fans in the tens of thousands. The problem that still plagues MLS, however, is convincing those fans that its product is worth sampling on a regular basis.
"What you saw today was the beginning of the emergence of our league. It establishes our credibility within the soccer audience that exists in this country," Gazidis said.
But if the U.S. shocks Brazil tomorrow? Forget I even mentioned this. We'll be too busy celebrating in the streets with vuvuzelas.
Remember the Miracle On Ice? [NYT]
Biggest U.S. win ever? [Fox Sports]
Not America's Game [NYT]


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Inspiration struck the other day when Jeff Atwood posted an interesting article on his blog. "Dealing With Bad Apples" talks about how single members of a programming team can be difficult, often working against the rest of the team.
Atwood quotes Robert Miesen:
I was part of a team writing an web-based job application and screeningJeff then goes on to suggest that perhaps the problem here is a "bad apple" - a team member that is doing more harm than good in a team. He's probably right, but I have a slightly different angle.
system (a job kiosk the customer called it) and my team and our
customer signed on to implementing this job kiosk using Windows,
Apache, PHP5, and the ZendFramework -- everyone except one of our team
members, who I will refer to as "Joe". Joe kept advocating the use of
JavaScript throughout the technology deliberation phase, even though
the customer made it quite clear that he expected the vast majority of
the job kiosk to be implemented using a server-side technology and all
the validation should be done using server-side technology.
The fact that the customer signed off on this, however, did nothing
to deter Joe from advocating JavaScript -- abrasively. Every time our
project hit a bump in the road, Joe would go off on some tirade on how
much easier our lives would be if we were only writing this job kiosk
in JavaScript. Joe would constantly bicker about how we were all doing
this all wrong because we weren't doing it in JavaScript, not even
bother to learn the technologies we were actually using, and, whenever
fellow teammates would try and gently bring him back into the fold
(usually via email), Joe would just flame the poor guy. At the height
of Joe's pro-JavaScript bigotry, he would regularly belt off comments
like, "Well, if we had only done it in JavaScript," to such an extent
that the team would have been better off if he had just quit (or was
reassigned or fired.)
Perhaps the real problem here is poor team leadership / management? Without meeting "Joe" personally, I cannot make any accurate assessment of the situation, but it seems to me that perhaps Joe feels undervalued in his team? I say this because i recognize that behavior pattern - in myself.
In any team of programmers, each member will have different backgrounds, strengths and weaknesses. Joe obviously has experience using Javascript, and feels the need to share his expertise in that field. I'm not saying that this is a good thing, but perhaps the underlying problem is a lack of cohesion and understanding between team members?
So, further to Atwood's list of warning signs for detecting "bad apples", I have a list of actions team leaders could consider taking when dealing with a so-called "bad apple":
- Listen to them. Most geeks (I use the term with all possible affection) are reasonable people. If a team member is repeating themselves, perhaps they feel that their point was never seriously considered in the first place? I can't count the number of times I've made contributions in meetings that were ignored, only to hear (usually six weeks later) "hey, we should have done X, what a pity it's too late now...". It always seems petty to point out that I suggested X from the start. Bear with me here - I'm certainly not suggesting that I'm always right - far from it; my point is that you ignore contributions from your team members at your own risk!
Finally, I'm not suggesting that team leaders always act on suggestions from their team members, but listening is a good start.
- Once you start listening to bad apples, you may find that some of your team members have strengths you didn't expect. Can you use these strengths in the future? This depends a lot on your business model and workload. From my own experience I can understand that programming code that doesn't interest you week in - week out can be incredibly draining. Perhaps bad-apples can be encouraged to pull together with the team?
- Finally - I don't know what the IT job market is like where Jeff lives, but you can't fire programmers and expect to get a replacement any time soon. Jeff writes:
You should never be afraid to remove -- or even fire -- people who do not have the best interests of the team at heart. You can develop skill, but you can't develop a positive attitude.
I say "bollocks" to that - it's incredibly expensive to fire and replace someone. Not only is there the cost of looking for, and hiring someone new, but there's the training overhead, and there's no guarantee that you can find someone with the appropriate skill set any time soon. From where I'm sitting it looks like we have to wait around 6-8 weeks between looking for, and hiring a new programmer. That's almost two months of productivity down the drain! Suggesting that you can't develop a positive attitude in your team-members is incredibly negative and close-minded. I'm certainly glad I'm not on a team with a leader like that!
That said and done, I do hope that the current skill shortage in this country develops a greater appreciation of the worker. I suspect that most companies vastly underestimate the value of their skilled (and unskilled) workers.
Next time you have a problem with someone, consider the massive cost of replacing them, and - more importantly - consider the huge amounts of good work they've done, before you concentrate on the bad.


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It's official. Carleton College is this year's recipient of ACRL's Excellence in Academic Libraries award in the college library division!!!!! (press release)
I've said it before, but I can't say it enough: I'm so lucky to work with such a dedicated and creative bunch of co-workers, and I'm so lucky to be able to work with them in a library and on a campus like this one. Reading over the essay that my colleague, Matt, wrote for the award application, I realized yet again how much I've learned by working with this group and how much I value their energy, their creativity, and their friendship. They are Teh Awesome!


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Sony intros Intel 'Penryn'-based Vaios
Desktops and notebooks
Sony has added Intel's latest 45nm 'Penryn' Core 2 Duo processors, packing the mobile-oriented chips into a range of Vaio desktops and notebooks.
Take the Vaio TP2, Sony's circle-shaped home entertainment system, now incorporating a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100. It's also got a Blu-ray Disc drive, an HDMI port and 500GB of storage capacity.
Sony's Vaio TP2: now with Blu-ray and a 'Penryn' processor
The Vaio AR60 17in laptop family already has an integrated Blu-ray drive, and it now has a 2.4GHz T8300 CPU. Sony's equipping the machine with 4GB of memory and Nvidia's GeForce 8600M GT graphics chip with 512MB of dedicated video memory.
The skinny Vaio SZ70 series gets one of the fastest mobile Penryn: the 2.5GHz T9300. Unlike the T8x00 Core 2 Duos, which contain 3MB of L2 cache, this chip comes with 6MB to boost performance. Perhaps Sony's smarting from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' unfavourable comparison of the SZ with his new MacBook Air.
Still, the SZ70 over here have integrated 3.6Mb/s HSDPA 3G connectivity.
Sony also said its 15.4in FZ30 family will get 4GB of memory as standard and T8300 processors. So will members of the CR30 range, though some will come with T8100s instead.
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Congo rebels indefinitely delay exit from Goma
GOMA, Congo -- Rebels who are believed to be backed by Rwanda once again postponed their departure from Congo's key eastern city of Goma on Friday, defying an international ultimatum for the second time.
The delay raises the possibility that the M23 rebels don't intend to leave the city they seized last week, giving credence to a U.N. expert report that says neighboring Rwanda is using the rebels as a proxy to annex territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo.
An M23 spokesman said Friday morning that for "logistical reasons" the rebels needed 48 more hours to complete their withdrawal, promising that the fighters would leave Goma by Sunday.
Later in the day, the rebels attempted to force their way into Goma's international airport to seize arms belonging to the Congolese military that were being safeguarded there. Although the city fell to the rebels last week, U.N. peacekeepers regained control of the airport and blocked the fighters from entering Friday.
"The (U.N.) is blocking us. They are not letting us organize ourselves logistically, and letting us reach our ammunitions at the airport. This could change everything. We will not leave until this is solved," said M23 Gen. Sultani Makenga.
A regional bloc representing the nations bordering Congo had issued a Friday deadline for the M23 fighters to retreat, after the rebels had thumbed their nose at an earlier ultimatum.
"We are not blocking them from leaving Goma, that is absolutely not true," said Madnodje Mounoubai, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission. "(They) want access to the arms that belong to the FARDC (the Congolese army) stored at the airport. This is something that we will not allow."
Congo, an enormous, sprawling Central African nation, has twice been at war with its much smaller but more affluent neighbor Rwanda.
The M23 rebels are widely believed to be supported by Rwanda, which according to the U.N. report, has provided them with battalions of soldiers, arms and financing.
The eight-month-old M23 rebellion is led by fighters from a now-defunct rebel group, who agreed to lay down their arms on March 23, 2009, in return for being allowed to join the Congolese army. The rebellion began in April, when hundreds of soldiers defected from the military, saying the accord had not been respected.
In fact, most analysts believe the origin of the rebellion is a fight over Congo's vast mineral wealth, a good chunk of which is found in the North Kivu province where Goma is the capital. Starting in the spring, the rebels began seizing small towns and villages in North Kivu, culminating with the capture Nov. 20 of Goma, a population hub of 1 million and a key mineral trading post.
In a sign of how confused the situation was Friday in Goma, a barge carrying around 280 Congolese policemen arrived at the city's port on the banks of Lake Kivu. The policemen had fled when the rebels took the city, and were returning to resume control on Friday, as had been agreed in the accord signed by the rebels and regional leaders in Kampala, the capital of neighboring Uganda.
The Kampala accord called for M23 to officially hand back the city to local authorities. Because the rebels had not yet left Goma, the officers stayed on the boat.
By evening, the officers were still on the barge, waiting for orders. "We can't spend the night here," said Capt. Bradoc Aoshi.
The one positive sign was the movement of troops in the two areas that M23 captured after they took Goma.
In Sake, some 27 kilometers (18 miles) west of Goma, reporters saw a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) long column of M23 soldiers moving out. The column of soldiers was at least 1,000-deep. They carried their weapons, including mortar launchers on their heads and rocket-propelled grenades on their backs.
In London on Friday, the British government announced that $33.7 million in general support that the U.K. was due to pay to Rwanda in December is not being disbursed due to Rwanda's role in the Congo conflict.
In Washington, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed an amendment Thursday night imposing sanctions on those providing financial, material, or technological support to M23.
"M23 has demonstrated an unconscionable disregard for human life and Congo's territorial integrity and seems determined to sink Central Africa in another deadly, devastating war that could set the region back a generation," said Sen. Chris Coons, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
"The actions of M23 rebels, as well as those who aid and abet the M23, are deplorable and must be stopped immediately," he said.


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7144 Harbourside II has a 3 night minimum stay in effect, except for the week before & after the Easter holiday and the months of June, July and August where all stays must be 7 days, Saturday to Saturday.
RENTER AGREES: To be responsible for any intentional damage or negligence resulting in damage to the premises, including damages to the furnishings and household items, which occur as a result of your occupancy, excluding normal wear and tear or accidental damage up to $2,000. An additional cleaning charge may be incurred if upon departure the property is inspected and found to require more than the normal check-out cleaning. Agent or owner will not be liable for any damages to your property, nor liable for any accident that may occur to you during your occupancy in or on the property. Owner or Agent may re-enter premises at a reasonable time for the purpose of making repairs or for routine maintenance. Owner or Agent is not responsible for articles left on premises. All properties are non-smoking. We make every attempt to make sure the home or villa you've rented is in good working order when you arrive. If you do encounter a maintenance problem in the home or villa, it will be handled in a timely and professional manner. The rental rate will not be adjusted due to any malfunction of equipment. Palmetto Sands of Hilton Head is not responsible for resort amenities such as scheduled pool and spa closures, etc. At the time of this publication, all home and villa amenities are accurate to the best of our knowledge. Furniture and accessories are subject to change as owners may update their properties.
SECURITY DEPOSIT: An approved credit card number must be on file in the name of the renter to hold as a security deposit in the case of damage or extraordinary cleaning after your departure. We inspect each property before and after all guest stays. If furniture is moved you will incur a charge to move it back.
HURRICANE & WEATHER REFUND POLICY: No refunds will be issued for any situation arising from hurricanes including evacuations without Travel Insurance coverage. No refunds will be given for cancellation or interruption of your stay due to other inclement weather.
PETS: Well behaved dogs allowed. Pet fee applies.
KEYS/CAR PASSES: You will be provided with a keyless entry door code to your rental property.
All properties are equipped with Wireless Internet. Instructions are posted in each property
LOST AND FOUND: Lock all doors when you leave your accommodations. Do not leave money or valuables unattended in the property; neither Agent nor the owner will be held accountable or liable for any thefts. Items left behind will be returned only upon request.
REPAIRS: Even the best or newest equipment occasionally malfunctions and cannot be guaranteed 100% of the time. Palmetto Sands uses the best maintenance personnel available. Problems are corrected as soon as possible. Agent or an authorized employee or repairman may enter the premises during business hours for any purpose connected with the repair, care or maintenance of the premises. Refunds will not be issued due to malfunctioning equipment or other guest dissatisfaction. Hilton Head is a highly desirable developing resort area with houses under construction. We do not move people or give refunds due to construction noise.
USE: Any use of the dwelling other than residential use during a family vacation must be approved by the Agent. If the dwelling is to be used for any event such as weddings, receptions, "parties" or large gatherings, the Guest agrees to submit a request for approval to the Agent and adhere to the Agent's determination on that request. If the Agent approves the event, the Guest may be required to pay an additional deposit. If Guest misrepresents an event to the Agent (said misrepresentation to be determined by the Agent), the Guest agrees that the Agent may refuse occupancy or have the dwelling vacated and that the Guest will not be entitled to any refund.
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Do you have a terrible tattoo you'd love to get covered up?
Reality TV series Tattoo Fixers is back for a fifth series and the team are looking for the country's most shocking, outrageous and embarrassing tattoos that need fixing.
Participants will get the chance to have a regrettable tattoo covered up by one of the UK's top team of ink artists.
So far the show has seen misspelt phrases, ex's names and even soap star lookalikes cropping up in in the pop up parlour in East London. Last series even saw one woman ask for TV host Noel Edmunds to be tattooed on her leg.
Producers also want to hear from people planning on getting a new tattoo who have fun or interesting reasons behind wanting one.
Anyone who is interested in taking part in the show should apply online at http://www.studiolambert.com/take-part-tattoo-fixers.html


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The following information was released from a Humboldt County
Sheriffs Office Information Bulletin, dated Jan., 25, 2011:
Sheriff Mike Downey is pleased to announce the expansion of a program he
started when he worked in Garberville as a Sergeant. Beginning February
1st, 2011, Sheriff Deputies will be provided with " Patrol Check" cards.
Deputies and members of the Sheriffs Citizen On Patrol ( S.C.O.P.) will
be encouraged to check businesses to be sure their doors are locked and
secure, when the businesses are closed. After checking the business,
deputies will leave a card on the door letting the business owner know
their business was checked by law enforcement.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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Day's Best: The $10,000 college degree
News that Florida's Gov. Rick Scott has challenged colleges in his state to find innovative ways to offer a $10,000 college degree is an intriguing idea.
Scott is not the first to broach it — Texas Gov. Rick Perry did the same thing in 2011. Nevertheless, the aim is to keep the pricetag for a degree within the financial reach of a broad section of the population.
As public support for higher education diminishes, policy makers ought to be willing to consider thinking differently about the paths to a degree.
Scott's pitch has met with criticism in some quarters. One state school board member said the cost of obtaining a degree could be decreased if Florida would offer more financial support to the state's colleges and universities.
Point taken.
However, figuring out ways to encourage students to earn college credit while still in high school, taking some core courses at community colleges and other strategies could be a winning combination for those students who cannot afford going away for four years to a university or college. Including online courses, which can be less expensive, is another important option to explore.
There is more than one way to take on the spiraling cost of higher education and educators ought to be exploring all of them.