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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Chronicle is joining a growing list of publications that will stop using the term "Redskins" when referring to Washington's NFL team.
Managing Editor Audrey Cooper said Wednesday that the newspaper's style council decided to eliminate the term because of a long-standing policy against using racial slurs.
Cooper said in a statement that "'redskin' is a patently racist term."
The Chronicle joins several other publications that have made the same decision, including the Portland Oregonian, the Kansas City Star and Slate.com.
The debate about whether the term is in fact an epithet has raged for decades. The Chronicle says it revisited the issue last month at the request of Scott Ostler, one of its sports columnists.
Cooper says the paper will simply refer to the team as "Washington" in most cases.


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Fremont Unified School Board meeting report
By Miriam G. Mazliach
February 21, 2012
The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting held on February 8, 2012.
Community Leadership/Superintendents Report:
Cub Scout Den 447 presented the colors (flags) at the start of the meeting.
The Board recognized Grace Wong, the Founder of Learning Bee, for her support of Fremont Education Foundation (FEF) through her sponsorship and contributions to the Guy Emanuele Sports Funds Run for Education.
Director of Elementary Education Debbie Amundson and School Board President Lily Mei introduced the six elementary school students who were FUSDs Spelling Bee winners:
1st Place: Avani Aggrwal, Patterson Elementary School; 2nd Place: Megan Sun, Oliveira Elementary; 3rd Place: Ruhani Kapoor, Mission Valley Elementary; 4th Place: Sahir Qureshi, Niles Elementary School; 5th Place: Shirlyn Prabahar, Warm Springs Elementary; 6th Place: Disha Kurane, Ardenwood Elementary.
The students were each presented with a pocket dictionary, DVD, certificate of recognition and a medal. They will next represent the district at the Alameda County Spelling Bee to be held in Castro Valley on March 17.
Oral Communications/Public Comment:
District parent, Hiu Ng questioned why the District holds onto more revenue than he feels necessary. Echoing his sentiments, President of the Fremont Unified District Teacher Association, Brannin Dorsey also questioned the need for the district to reserve as much funds as it does. Our kids deserve more. You are ahead of what our budgets were projected to be. Do the right thing.
Regular Board Agenda Item State Budget Update:
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Micaela Ochoa presented an update on the budget situation since the last School Board meeting of January 25. She explained that not much has changed and detailed some of the calculations used by the district. Every year, the States Department of Finance sends out Cost of Living (COL) adjustment information to districts. We take the data to build our budget with additional information input from various areas, like for example, the Lottery, etc, said Ochoa. Furthermore, we experienced a mid-year budget cut in late December. In January we received additional information indicating an estimated $1.7 million to the revenue limit, she added.
The district will have to wait and see if the Governors proposed tax measures for the November ballot pass or fail. If it doesnt pass, the loss could be staggering, as much as $11 million dollars and $2.4 million in Transportation, or almost $14.1 million to FUSD per year. Ochoa also mentioned that COL amounts were estimated by the State so there could be potentially an additional $9.5 million revenue loss over the next 2-1/2 years. With that in mind, she stated that our reserves could be used to help offset that deficit, if the worst happens.
Fremont district parent, Hiu Ng commented: Why do we always have to listen to the worst predictions and numbers?
Board trustee, Bryan Gebhardt responded, This [State budget] continues to be uncharted territory with tremendous uncertainty. But, we did restore some programs [in this district] whereas other districts made additional cuts.
Board clerk, Larry Sweeney lauded Ochoa for her complex reports and clarifying information on the reserves. He added, Were transparent, so the public can have access to information.
Superintendent Morris commented, Our Board is required to pass a balanced budget. We have to come together and support whats best for our children in the long run.
Regular Board Agenda Item Transportation Funding:
Although the District receives state funding to help with the cost of providing transportation services to Regular Education and Special Education students, its not enough. Basically, FUSDs expenditures far exceed the revenue received from the State for transportation. For example: In 2010-2011, the total revenue received for Regular Education students was $1.7 million; however, total expenditures were $3.1 million, resulting in a gap (loss) of $1.4 million. A similar gap amount resulted for Special Education transportation during that time period as well.
And, its only going to get worse as the Governor has proposed eliminating state funding for all transportation services for the 2012-2013 school year. No matter the dire situation, Districts are still mandated [required] by the State to provide transportation services for Special Education students, even if the State doesnt pay its fair share. This led trustee Sweeney to respond, The State continues to tell us what to fund, but doesnt provide the funds.
Trustee Lara York noted that FUSDs overall student ridership has declined the past few years and so transportation costs are more expensive now. She added, AC Transit gets Federal money and is highly subsidized. We should be trying to find ways to help our families instead of always finding obstacles. Over 1,000 students need help getting to school.
Regular Board Agenda Item Update on Budget Assumptions:
This document primarily drives the Districts budget process as far as creating assumptions in regard to revenues and expenditures, which are needed to construct a proposed budget.
An area for concern is the new Transitional Kindergarten (Pre-Kindergarten) program that was supposed to begin this fall. The Governor has proposed eliminating the funding if tax measures fail. This could leave a lot of families and young children in the lurch, as the district might not have a final answer until June. Parents would then have to scramble to find other options for their kids. Superintendent Morris said, We are in a wait and see mode. Its difficult for families to plan their future.
Supt. Morris is considering outreach to other districts to see what their plans are in case the program funds are cut. Another possible option, he suggested, is to delay starting the program, until students have turned the age of five. To cover some of the cost the District, at that time, could legally collect ADA (Average Daily Attendance) funds, which is paid to districts based on students ages five and above who attend school.
Regular Board Agenda Item Adopt Strategic Focus for 2012:
The Board sets goals and priorities to focus on each year. This year the focus areas are:
1. Development and implementation of long-term goals and planning for facilities, technology areas and curriculum/instruction.
2. Instructional vision for the future.
3. Focus on fiscal management strategies.
4. Evaluation process, leadership and teamwork.
5. Collaboration with staff and students.
6. Facilities roadmap and needs. (Community meetings currently taking place for their input.)
Motion to approve adoption of the district-wide strategic focus plan was passed unanimously.

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Cubs' Jackson gets the best of former team
WASHINGTON -- Cubs starting pitcher Edwin Jackson got the best of former teammate Stephen Strasburg on Saturday.
It may have been a difference in mound composure that aided the well-traveled 29-year-old veteran, who excelled on the hill and in the batter's box in his return to Washington as Chicago beat the Nationals 8-2 in the second game of a three-game set.
The Nationals (20-16) saw their season-high five-game winning streak come to an end while the Cubs (14-22) won for just the second time in their last 10 games at Nationals Park.
The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning when Jackson hit a two-out, two-run double to right-center against Strasburg (1-5), who lasted just five innings and gave up four unearned runs -- all in the fifth.
"I was just looking for something I could hit hard," Jackson said.
Chicago manager Dale Sveum said, "He came up with a huge hit. That was probably the difference in the ballgame."
On the mound Jackson (1-5), who won 10 games for Washington in 2012, allowed just four hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
"It was nice to finally get that monkey off my back and help contribute to the team," Jackson said.
"I thought he threw the ball pretty good," Washington manager Davey Johnson said. "If we are going to get beat, I am happy for him."
Johnson said an error by Ryan Zimmerman in the fifth may have caused Strasburg, 24, to lose his edge after he had retired the first 11 men he faced.
"He is certainly capable of picking us up. It is a team effort. Errors are part of the game," said Johnson, who said he may have a few words with Strasburg. "He is very critical of himself."
Said Strasburg: "I feel like I'm going out there and pitching well. It's just not happening on the days I'm pitching right now. It's all going to change. It's still early. All I can do is go out there and give it everything I have every fifth day, and whatever happens happens."
Jackson's hit was his first in 12 at-bats this season. He began the game with a lifetime average of .188.
After Jackson's hit, the Cubs loaded the bases on a walk to David DeJesus and an infield single by Starlin Castro. Anthony Rizzo (three hits) followed with a single past Strasburg into center to score two runs and give the Cubs a 4-0 lead.
Jackson left with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth. He was replaced by Shawn Camp, a product of nearby George Mason University.
Camp gave up a single to Ian Desmond as the Nationals cut the lead to 8-2. Danny Espinosa then struck out and Tyler Moore grounded into a fielder's choice to end the sixth.
The Cubs had taken a 5-1 lead in the top of the sixth on a wild pitch by reliever Zach Duke. Cody Ransom, in his first at-bat of the day off the bench, doubled in a run to make it 6-1. DeJesus then drove in two runs with a single to make it 8-1 against Duke, who gave up four earned runs in 2/3 inning.
Desmond had hit a solo homer in the fifth to pull Washington to within 4-1.
Strasburg gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked two. He threw 95 pitches and gave way to Duke, who came on in the sixth. Strasburg retired the first 11 batters -- six by strikeout -- before Rizzo lined a single in the fourth.
Jackson entered the game with an ERA of 6.39. Strasburg is now at 3.10 -- but has just one win after Washington collected just six hits Saturday.
NOTES: The Nationals placed right fielder Jayson Werth on the disabled list, retroactive to May 3, with a right hamstring strain and recalled outfielder Eury Perez from Triple-A Syracuse. Perez, a September call-up last year, hit .346 in 107 at-bats with Syracuse. Werth is hitting .260 in 100 at-bats with Washington. Perez took over in center for Denard Span late in the game. ... Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was out of the starting lineup for the second game in a row as he recovers from surgery on an ingrown toenail. ... Washington shortstop Desmond has six homers this year and Saturday was the first time the Nats did not win a game in which he went deep. ... The Cubs are in the midst of the only games they will play away from home in a 19-game streak.


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Stable financial year results in rebates.
Tri-County Electric customers will see a rebate thanks to a stable financial year for the not-for-profit electric cooperative.
Tri-County announced the rebate plan after approval from its Board of Directors during its November meeting. Rebates will be credited on November statements and will be distributed based on a customer's electricity usage from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31.
To be eligible for the rebate, current customers must have been with service on Oct. 31.
Tri-County highlighted a relatively stable year, which did not include serious negative financial impacts, such as severe storm damage or environmental challenges.


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Beach Elementary School faces another year and challenges as teachers and staff report today for the first official workday of a week involving in-service days. School begins next Wednesday (Aug. 8).
Unofficially, Beach school personnel have been seen around the school grounds and at various in-service workshops around the state all summer long. Principal Larry Wood stated teachers volunteered to start coming in on a regular basis on July 17 to begin an improvement plan from last year's drop in grade level.
"Because our scores from the state were not as good as we had hoped, we wanted to jumpstart our school year," said Wood. "We looked at data and what we could do to help develop a program to help our kids on a more individual basis."
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Some Beach Elementary teachers and staff took a moment from their voluntary time on school campus last Thursday for an impromptu photo. They are (from, l to r) Jackie DeMilia and Cathy Trent; (back row, l to r) Renee Mulloy, Kathy Brindise, Tina Cribbs, Linda Gassner and Principal Larry Wood.
"We are going to get better at addressing the individual needs of our kids. I'm confident we can do that."
Even with the fall from "B" grade to "C", Wood said he would put his staff up against any staff in the Lee County School District.
"I have the best staff," he said. "Our kids just didn't score so well."
District-wide, students' individual grades suffered through the new system's FCAT scoring (a change in cut scores) and thus the domino effect affected the schools overall. The scores made it more difficult for students to pass, thus the school grade was lowered .
"In our small school, two or three kids can make the difference between an "A" and a "C", said Wood.
Last year, Beach Elementary brought in retired teachers for before- and after-school sessions. This year, specific data will be applied for a more one-on-one teacher-per-student ratio approach to offset a program with too many students.
"We are going to do the same things and also use data to determine the specific needs of the individual students to tailor the extra help to meet those individual needs for the after-school program, for example," said Wood, who noted the 2011-12 after-school programs would sometimes have 16 children per class. "We are confident that it will have the effect that is necessary."
The District is preparing schools and students for what is known as common core standards for 2014-15. These are federal standards that 46 states have adopted.
"We are now in transition towards those new standards," Wood said.
Teachers Kathy Brindise and Tina Cribbs accompanied their principal to a state-funded four-day conference on common core standards in Fort Lauderdale. What they learned would be shared with the rest of the Beach school staff.
"We are in a huge transition in education," said Wood. "The goals keep changing, and our teachers are working really hard to keep up with those standards to provide the best education for our kids.
"In my opinion, our kids are getting a great education, regardless of the score. We have a great community that supports us, and now is the time we need them to support us as much or more as when we were an "A" school."
This year, the new textbook adoption focuses on a Reading and Math series. School officials will provide input as to which best aligns to the standards.
For all its schools, the District purchased Compass Learning, a computer-based program that aids in student assessment. The Beach school hopes to be able to use such a program by September with its "centers" classroom approach, which involves segmented subgroups of students with one subgroup involved in direct instruction by a teacher and other subgroups focused more independently.
Beach Elementary started the school year in 2011 with 126 students and reached a peak of 150. It is difficult to gauge how many students will enroll on a yearly basis due to the transiency of the Beach.
School hours have changed for District elementary schools this year. The Beach school will begin five minutes earlier on scheduled times: students are allowed in at 7:25 a.m.; school starts at 7:55 a.m.; and dismissal is at 2:10 p.m.
Parents are still offered a free breakfast on the first day of school (Aug. 8). An Aug. 10 pool party at the Town Pool is being planned as a free get-together for parents and students.
The Beach Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, which has some positions to fill, is still raising money for the school on an annual basis. In fact, there are seven large display cases with magnetic boards outside each class that were supplied by the PTO efforts.
"We're committed to provide an excellent educational opportunity and experience for all of our kids at Beach Elementary," said Wood. "Once again, we are counting on the community and family support to help us provide that for our kids."
Beach school opens house
Beach Elementary School will host an Open House on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 to 10 a.m.
All participating families, including parent and students, are welcome. This is a good chance to meet your teacher.
Classes will be posted on that day, yet changes in the class schedule may occur.
New teachers
Beach Elementary welcomes recently hired Jennifer Wood, who will teach an added fourth grade class. Wood is familiar with the school since she taught there in the past.
Currently, the Beach school plans to have two fourth grade and fifth grade classes.
The final decision will be based on enrollment.
"She's a great teacher, and we are really happy to have her back," said Principal Wood.
Other new hires include Heather Lodovico, who will be the part-time Physical Education teacher this year, and Lauren Kingry, who will teach Music classes two days at the school and two days at Bonita Springs Elementary.
Beach school officials are looking for a part-time Exceptional Student Education (ESE) teacher to replace Jill Mooreland, who took a full-time job in North Fort Myers to be closer to family. Wood is in the process of hiring someone for the ESE position.
Michael Montano was also considered a new hire as a building custodian.
"One of the dilemmas for our small school is that we have jobs that are not full time," said the principal about losing teachers to schools that could hire them to full-time positions. "That's the consequences of the size of our school."
Wood did report part-time Art teacher Holly Nichols will be back again this year.
Staff continues to work in multiple roles. Jackie DeMilia, who works in technology support and acts as the school librarian, is teaching computer classes; Bookkeeper/Informational Specialist Linda Gassner takes care of attendance, runs the Accelerated Reader Program and RIF program; Administrative Assistant Renee Mulloy acts as the school receptionist, clerk typist, calendar organizer, unofficial "nurse" and is involved with "Spirit of the Holidays" and other school benefits; Building Supervisor Michael Cribbs, who appears to be at all functions, will continue to lend a hand whenever needed; and Food Service Manager Gayle MacPeek directs and produces the school plays.
Summer project
Beach Elementary grounds are looking spruced up, thanks to the work of Michael Cribbs and Michael Montano. The two men used donated money to plant 50 plants and lay down 115 bags of mulch, according to Wood.
"They did it all by hand without equipment," he said. "And, that is in addition to what they normally do. Even the son (Drew) of our new teacher, Jennifer Wood, came in and helped them one day. That's typical of the Beach. Everybody pitches in and does what they have to do."
Backpacks & Chiropractic
By Dr. Nicole Bennett
Does your child carry a backpack to school? Do you know the proper way to wear a backpack? Did you know that improper use of backpacks might cause problems that could be detrimental to your child's health?
Heavy backpacks have a destructive impact on the posture and spinal health of children. These heavy loads can cause injuries that last a lifetime. Researchers have found that 55 percent of students carry more weight than recommended in national guidelines causing 60 percent of children to experience back or shoulder pain by the time they are 18 years old.
What does chiropractic have to do with all this? Improper use of backpacks causes undue stress on the spine. This stress causes subluxation of the spine. Subluxation occurs when the spinal bones, or vertebra, shift out of place. In between these bones are nerves that transport important messages from the brain to every organ, tissue and cell in our body. When subluxation occurs, these nerves become irritated and messages get jumbled up or are absent altogether. Therefore the body is not functioning at 100 percent and will not be able to heal itself on its own. Unfortunately, subluxation is "silent" in that symptoms may not appear until years or decades have passed, much like a cavity in a tooth. At which point, permanent damage may have occurred.
Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, can go undetected as well. It often begins in childhood as the body is still growing. If detected early by a doctor of chiropractic, adjustments and exercises can be utilized to correct or prevent it from worsening over time. Changes in posture, loss of structural balance and growing pains can be an early warning signal.
For that reason, periodic spinal check-ups, like dental check-ups, are necessary to keep your child healthy. Chiropractic is the only profession in the world specially trained in the detection and elimination of subluxation of the spine. Overloaded backpacks put unnecessary stress on a growing spine, ultimately leading to significant injury over time.
Here are some tips for proper backpack use:
n Choose an appropriate size corresponding to your child's body size
n The maximum weight of a loaded backpack should not exceed 15 percent of the child's body weight i.e.- a 60-pound child should only carry 9 pounds of backpack weight
n Teach your children proper lifting techniques, such as face the pack; bend at the knees; use both hands to lift; check the weight of the pack, adjust if necessary; lift with the legs and apply one shoulder strap at a time
n Use both shoulders straps, they should be snug but not too tight, also use the waist strap if available
If the backpack causes the child to lean forward, the pack is too heavy. Do not wear the pack over one shoulder. This may cause permanent misalignment of the spine, muscle fatigue and a lowered state of health.
Posture is the window to the spine. If posture is misaligned, the spine is also misaligned on the inside. To check your child's posture look at your child from the back, have him or her close their eyes. Check to see if the ears, shoulders, and hips are level. If one side is higher, there is a curve in the spine. This may cause pressure on the nerves, joints and discs. Next, observe your child from the side. The ears, shoulders, hips and knees should line up in a straight line. If not, there is stress on the spine. Then, check your child's posture while wearing the backpack. His or her posture should not change. If you see signs of posture imbalance or your child complains of pain, visit your Chiropractic Physician.
You or your family may be suffering from undetected spinal subluxation or scoliosis, so call your chiropractor for a periodic spinal check-up. Millions of families have discovered the health benefits of chiropractic, shouldn't you?
(ITALICS) Dr. Nicole Bennett practices chiropractic care as a physician and owner of Bennett Chiropractic and Wellness Center at 7130 Estero Blvd. For a complimentary consultation or if you have any questions, please call Dr. Nicole Bennett at 463-1640.


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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — When firefighters opened the front door to get the newspaper, they found a dead baby wrapped in a towel on the door step.
The baby, discovered about 7:20 a.m. Friday, still had the umbilical cord attached to her.
Under Florida's Safe Haven law, a baby who is seven days old or younger, can be turned over to an employee at a fire station or other designated location.
Clearwater police say that did not happen in this case. Investigators are trying to figure out what time the baby was dropped off and whether she was alive when they left her. There were no outward signs of foul play.
An autopsy is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Friday.
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It is by now a familiar story: A Bolivian government has sparked massive street protests, and it has subsequently caved to the pressure. It happened in 2003, when President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada resigned after a violent conflict over gas exports. It happened again in 2005, when his successor, Carlos Mesa, was forced to leave office amid fresh energy-policy disputes, and again in late 2010, when the incumbent president, Evo Morales, abolished fuel subsidies and then reversed his decision in the face of enormous public demonstrations. Morales is understandably sensitive to such demonstrations: He is a former union boss who led the protests that toppled Sánchez de Lozada in 2003 and Mesa in 2005.
Now Morales has caved to a public outcry once again. On October 21, the Bolivian president announced that he was canceling plans for a Brazilian-financed jungle highway in the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory (TIPNIS). TIPNIS is a section of the Amazon rainforest in north-central Bolivia, and the proposed highway had spurred ferocious opposition among Indian communities across the country. Morales claims the controversial road will still be constructed, just not through TIPNIS.
The anti-highway protests showed just how much he has alienated his indigenous political base. Even though Morales ultimately bowed to public demands, the government's crackdown on Indian demonstrators will be hard for many Bolivians to forget. As Time reported, "hundreds of Bolivian police" physically assaulted the marchers, "taping women's mouths and even spraying children with tear gas."
Amid the highway imbroglio in mid-October, "thousands of protesting textile workers took to the streets demanding that Mr. Morales improve relations with the U.S. in order to foment exports," according to the Wall Street Journal. (After Morales expelled both the U.S. ambassador and the Drug Enforcement Administration from Bolivia in 2008, the United States stopped granting his country trade preferences.)
Meanwhile, Bolivia's October 16 judicial elections — which represented a thinly veiled government attack on judicial independence — turned into a major embarrassment for Morales when most voters either deliberately spoiled their ballots or left them blank. The Bolivian government still hasn't released the official election results, but the polling firm Ipsos Apoyo has estimated that a large majority of the ballots were invalid. A separate Ipsos Apoyo poll conducted last month found that Morales's job approval has fallen to 35 percent, one of the lowest ratings for a national leader in the entire hemisphere.
Not only is Bolivia the poorest country in South America, it is also a racially and ethnically polarized society, with an Indian majority that resents the wealth and longstanding political power of the mestizo and white minority. These social divisions are compounded by geography: Most Indians live in the west, and most mestizos and whites live in the east. Morales is the first Indian president in Bolivian history, and he has a long history of clashing with mestizo and white businessmen during his days as a coca-growing union leader. Nevertheless, he took office in January 2006 with solid support among Bolivians of all races, and he won reelection in December 2009 with 64 percent of the vote. His mestizo/white support has since been obliterated by discriminatory government policies and Hugo Chávezstyle power grabs, not to mention rampant corruption.
Bolivia has an abundance of natural resources, including massive natural gas and lithium reserves. Yet during its recent commodity boom, "private investment remained modest because of the uncertainty created by the lack of rule of law," notes Jaime Aparicio Otero, Bolivia's former ambassador to the United States. The country is suffering from "hyper corruption in nationalized state enterprises," which "has broken the fragile investment trust," and its "democracy" no longer deserves the name. In the World Economic Forum's 2011/12 Global Competitiveness Index, Bolivia ranks 114th out of 142 countries and territories for the quality of its transportation infrastructure, 123rd for the quality of its institutions, 136th for property-rights protection, 136th for technological adoption, 136th for overall goods-market efficiency, and 140th for overall labor-market efficiency. Such a poor, small, landlocked nation can't expect to attract significant private investment when its government (1) flouts the rule of law, (2) weakens public institutions, (3) nationalizes important economic sectors, (4) tolerates or promotes wanton corruption, and (5) gives every indication that its long-term ambition is to create a Venezuelan-style autocracy.
Chastened by his recent setbacks, Morales has agreed to restore normal diplomatic relations with the United States. But he is still rejecting a DEA presence on Bolivian soil: Last week, Morales told reporters that "dignity and sovereignty" precluded him from allowing U.S. drug agents to return. The onetime coca grower is, at heart, a ferociously anti-American leftist and a loyal disciple of Hugo Chávez. Unfortunately for his countrymen, it seems Bolivia won't make any real economic, social, or political progress until Morales leaves the presidential palace.


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April 30, 2008 > Wall Street looks for cues from the Federal Reserve
NEW YORK (AP), Apr 25 _ What a difference six weeks makes _ right before the last Federal Reserve meeting, investors were worried about the global banking system imploding. Now, investors are betting the credit markets are on the mend and Wall Street is looking forward to an economic recovery.But the market wants to hear this week that the Fed is confident, too.The central bank's policy makers meet Tuesday and Wednesday to decide whether to lower interest rates again, and to issue an updated assessment of the U.S. economy and financial system. Most investors believe the Fed will lower rates by another quarter-point but will also suggest they are gearing up for a pause.``There's enough mixed signals out there that now's the time to put that forward,'' said Kurt Karl, chief U.S. economist at Swiss Re, referring to mediocre-but-not-horrific readings on the economy and corporate profits that have helped bring some stability to the stock market.Already, the central bank has incrementally reduced the key rate by 3 percentage points since last summer, to 2.25 percent from 5.25 percent. On top of rate cuts, the Fed has been lending more money to banks, while the government is preparing to mail out tax rebates.``There's just an awful lot in the pipeline, and it takes time to work,'' Karl said. Rate cuts at the federal level typically take at least six months to start affecting the broader economy.But while Wall Street finally appears ready to hear that rates might stay put, a halt to rate cuts would not be a completely positive sign. Sure, it would suggest that the Fed believes economic risks are easing, but it would also indicate the central bank is growing more worried about the threat of inflation.It is not uncommon for inflation to flare up in the early part of a recession, and then pull back as the economy weakens further. But considering how high prices are for basics like wheat, rice, corn and gasoline, the market faces a situation where consumers' discretionary spending could be dampened until there's a significant shift in the commodities markets.Last week, crude oil surged to a record close to $120 a barrel, while the average roadside price of a gallon of gasoline climbed to an all-time high near $3.60.So in addition to the Fed's meeting, Wall Street will continue to examine earnings from consumer-focused brands like Kellogg Co., Procter & Gamble Co., and Colgate-Palmolive Co., as well as economic data.The government reports Thursday about personal spending, and Friday about employment _ the biggest driver of spending. Economists surveyed by Thomson Financial/IFR expect the government to say personal spending rose by 0.3 percent in March, but that payrolls dropped by 75,000 in April and unemployment rose to 5.2 percent.Last week, several companies released results and forecasts that disappointed investors _ including Microsoft Corp., 3M Co., Motorola Inc. and Bank of America Corp. _ but there were upbeat surprises, such as Boeing Co.'s earnings., that provided some relief.The Dow Jones industrial average finished the week up 0.33 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended up 0.54 percent, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 0.83 percent.


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Saturday, August 19, 2006
Maurice Clarett Story Gets Even Crazier
As such, Clarett's attorney claims his client was in possession of the firearms last week in order to protect himself from "mob activity. "
While this explains the four guns, the hatchet and the bulletproof vest found in Clarett's car at the time of his arrest, it still doesn't explain the lint roller.
Ok, we admit it. We're just happy to get to use this picture again.
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Sounds very similar to the Reggie Bush / New Era Gaming saga. But I heard the FBI is now investigating Reggie for point shaving in the Rose Bowl.
- August 18, 2006 5:23 AM
So a Jew is behind this whole thing. Figures.
- August 18, 2006 5:36 AM
I was listening to ESPN Gamenight and they claimed he had a CD of Ohio state inmates singing children's favorites.
- August 18, 2006 8:39 AM
- cockengr said...
First they kill our Lord, now they cut off Clarett. bastards.
- August 18, 2006 9:04 AM
I'm glad to see the lint roller on the seat finally gtting its due, but am I the only one who would like to know what CD is visible on the center console? Finally, we could have ths answer to the question, what does Maurcie Clarett listen to to drown out the voices in his head?
- August 18, 2006 10:04 AM
- Scott Boswell said...
I hope he at least has the decency to carry clean underwear in that glove compartment.
- August 18, 2006 10:46 AM
the CD is something by DMX - not sure which one. Good killing music, no doubt.
btw - lintrollers supposedly remove fingerprints....
- August 18, 2006 12:25 PM
Cock D-
Thanks for clearing that up. It looks like a horse on that CD. Thought it might be something like the soundtrack from Brockback Mountain.
- August 18, 2006 1:24 PM
- cockengr said...
cock D. that is the first I have heard about lint rollers and fingerprints.
mystery solved.
do you pursue violent crime on the side, as well?
- August 18, 2006 3:16 PM
Nah its for enforcement....nothing scares an individual more than the words "say hello to my little lint roller"
- August 18, 2006 4:54 PM
If you listen to DMX after gettin' your Goose on, acquiring a hatchet suddenly makes all the sense in the world.
- August 18, 2006 11:01 PM
- MaizeWolverine said...
Wow this dude's life never ceases to amaze me...Atleast he has some loyal followers..go to www.mvhitmen.com and check out their hot new t-shirts! haha
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Old Airplane
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- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 6:09 AM
HOW ABOUT OLD LAKE CABINS (NATURE) AND VACATION PICTURES. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I ENJOY IT VERY MUCHReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 6:39 AM
How about unusual collections. We know about stamps, bottle caps, medals etc. Find the stuff we don't know about.ReplyDelete
He seems to be wearing his best 'Sunday go to flying' attire.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 6:52 AM
I like Anon-in-Caps idea with the nature theme. How about National Parks? JudiReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 6:53 AM
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Mothers with infants...old baby carriages...bicycles...ReplyDelete
- Rebecca2April 30, 2010 at 7:33 AM
...Elections...Music...Wives of famous men...Cities/Houses...ReplyDelete
My vote is for pictures of old tractors next week.ReplyDelete
I like the tractors idea also. Not just tractors, though. Tractors at work.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 8:07 AM
WOW, what a chunk of metal that motor is.ReplyDelete
I would hate to land that thing when it was wet out. That front wheel would put up an awful spray. Even though there is a small fender, I'm sure he would get soaked.
Maybe they didn't fly them when it rained.
It almost looks like they could put some pepdals on the front wheel and he could pepal it around.
Building skyscrapers in the early 1900's
Why do you think that the first commenter had to shout?
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 8:12 AM
It almost looks like some of the framing on that plane was wood.ReplyDelete
I like the sky scraper idea.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 8:34 AM
How about old fire apparatus and firefighters?ReplyDelete
How about real western heros and their ladies. Men were men amd women were (true) women.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 8:53 AM
Hello PJM...ReplyDelete
Would love to see some pics of your farm and what you would like to do with your soon coming tractor now that you are a 'PEACH' of a husband.
Cheers...Aussie Lady
How about pictures of not just tractors, but other farm implements? And barns. and corrals.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all the pictures and the good company.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 9:10 AM
How about pictures of the early oil industry?ReplyDelete
Oil will soon be all over the coast of Louisiana AND the news.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Well it looks like you got a bunch of great suggestions.ReplyDelete
That shoud keep you going for awhile.
I think you should give us some photos of your "Homestead".
I know you gave us a few photos of Chickie Town, and one or two of your solar panels. But we would like to see your house and wind charger and some more of your soar panels.
Maybe a map or drawing of how things are laid out at your homestead.
There is a whole weeks of photos right there.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 9:31 AM
How about moms? Since next week will be Mother's DayReplyDelete
Thanks, anon. My first suggestion.ReplyDelete
Sure I'd get in that thing and fly 200' above the ground. NOT.ReplyDelete
I vote for Fire HORSES next week. Or maybe just old time photos of horses.
Moms at work on tractors.ReplyDelete
I remember, when I was a kid, a farmer somewhere between Livingston and Bozeman had an old one-lunger John Deere (?) and Dad used to stop just to listen to it if it was at work when we drove by. I can't even remember what it looked like, but, I certainly remember the sound.
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 10:34 AM
A Johnny Popper...ReplyDelete
How about pictures of beauty. Like womens beauty and how it's evolved. The hair. The clothes. The make-up. Next week would be a fabulous week for women because of Mother's Day.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 11:49 AM
+ Old time sports action - hockey, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, etc.ReplyDelete
+ Canadian scenes
+ European scenes
+ South American scenes
+ Famous singers
+ Beef cattle
+ Wild West scenes
+ Early technology
+ Advertising
+ Companies that no longer exist
+ Companies that still exist
+ Books
+ Libraries
+ Courthouses
+ Legal Trials
+ Farms
+ Well-known streets as they used to be
+ Construction of famous buildings
+ World's Fairs
+ Olympics
That ought to keep you busy for a while!
World FairsReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Countries that don't exist any more.ReplyDelete
I like tht one.
So, what do you call a Bengal Tiger now?
The real Western Heros were the women who held things together when all heck was breaking loose around them. How about pictures of the women who fought off Indians, planted and harvested the crops, housed, raised, fed and clothed the kids, and taught them the 3 R's.ReplyDelete
I like the Mum's Day idea.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Military soldiers returning home to friends and families.......Spanish-American WAr, WWI, etc.ReplyDelete
- SmartGirl 1953April 30, 2010 at 6:03 PM
Sandwiches through the ages.ReplyDelete
- SmartGirl 1953April 30, 2010 at 6:07 PM
The Romanovs and the Boleshevik Revolution - one of the most fascinating periods in history.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Hello again PJM, Love ur blog.ReplyDelete
I would like to hear how Obama's great changes are actually effecting everyone's life in the states. My prayers are with you as well as with Israel.
It certainly looks like the times of the Gentiles is comming to a close. Loved your previous pics of old Jerusalem and your predictions for the USA and the world at large, ( New World Order ) they are spot on.
Your Chickie Town updates are a welcomed relief, so sweet in a world full of such evil.
We are not immune here either, Rudd and Obama are mates. Psalm 83 is on the horizon. Am listening for the shofar (trumpet ) and the shout of the arc-angel...
and once again would love to see pics of your ranch/farm.
Am also very impressed with the work you do with the children. I read their website and wept with joy...
The Lord bless thee and keep thee
The Lord make His face shine apon thee and be gracious to thee
The Lord lift up His contenance apon thee and give thee peace.
Regards ...Aussie Lady
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Women in "non-traditional roles". Pioneers, soldiers, politicians, business owners, professional baseball players, etc... you get the idea! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2010 at 9:03 PM
sorry about the caps on my first post it was very early didnt mean to shout (have to please everyone these days)ReplyDelete
How about bicycles and bicycle events for a topic? Old bikes, new bikes, any bikes. Recumbents, diamonds, big wheelers, etc.ReplyDelete
Idea about bicycles great! =)ReplyDelete


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|Ray Bulgarin
[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto IV
The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
|Full Name
|Ray Bulgarin
|Date of Birth
|Place of Birth
|Date of Death
|[[Error: Invalid time.|2008 (Age 50)]][[DOD::2008 (Age 50)| ]]
|Age at Death
|Meadows Park, Liberty City
|Galina Bulgarin (Sister, possibly deceased)
|Main Affiliations
Tony Prince
Luis Fernando Lopez
Dimitri Rascalov
Giovanni Ancelotti
Blue Ghawar
Black Marbelle
Black Landstalker
White Esperanto
Black Oracle
Human trafficking
Drug Trafficking
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Ray Bulgarin (1958 - 2008) (Родислав Булгарин) was a 50-year old Russian mobster in both Grand Theft Auto IV and (with a bigger role) The Ballad of Gay Tony. He was an extremely wealthy, powerful Russian crime lord operating across the Adriatic Sea (either Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro or Albania) and Liberty City until he was deported. He returns to seek revenge on Niko Bellic and others involved in the loss of his diamonds.
Prior to Grand Theft Auto IV
Bulgarin was born in 1958 and has a sister named Galina Bulgarin, who he would be highly abusive of later in life (despite buying her a middle-class home in Meadow Hills, he reclaims it for frivolous personal use in 2008 and keeps her locked in a cage, eventually shooting at her). As a boy, he was in a wrestling academy.
He immigrated to Liberty City as early as 1976. He began his life as an international criminal by 1989, at age 31 when he was arrested for receiving an entire ship full of Albanian sex slaves. Sometime after, he continued human trafficking across the Adriatic sea, where he also lived in a large mansion on the waterfront (either on the west side in Italy, or more likely the east side in the Balkans region where he would have recruited Niko).
He employed Niko Bellic as early as 1998, who smuggled people into Italy from Eastern Europe, until one run in which the ship sank, and Niko was been forced to abandon ship. Bulgarin blamed Niko for this loss, and sought to hunt him down; Niko joined the merchant navy to escape Bulgarin's influence within Europe, and eventually escaped to Liberty City.
Grand Theft Auto IV
In 2008, Bulgarin returned to Liberty City to expand his business interests, meet his friend Dimitri Rascalov and possibly track down Niko Bellic. Dimitri offered Niko, who was working for him by chance, to Bulgarin without hesitation as a token of friendship; Niko escaped the ambush and Bulgarin still insisted on tracking him down, with Dimitri's help.
Much more about Bulgarin is revealed in Ballad of Gay Tony; he is interested in buying the Liberty City Rampage hockey team from Marki Ashvilli, as well as the Maisonette 9 nightclub from "Gay" Tony Prince. More about his personal lifestyle is also shown - he owns an Oracle, a blue Landstalker (which he sacrifices to kill crooked cops on his case) and a black Marbelle. In his spare time he enjoys playing rock music with his bodyguard Timur. He also has very impressive collections of arcade machines, sports and rock memorabilia (some of it used by famous rock stars, including a $50,000 guitar) and even fine art (he talks on the phone about wanting to pay $20 million for a painting). Bulgarin believes "everything has a price, you just have to find out what it is", going so far as to try to hire a Maisonette 9 waitress as a prostitute for the night. As an enticement to the sale of his club, Tony offers the services of Luis Lopez, who Bulgarin hired to assist him with the hockey team acquisition. Eventually, he and Ashvilli have an argument, and Luis must kill the team owner in a hectic ambush.
Bulgarin discovers that diamonds stolen by a cook on one of his ships were sold to Tony. He set a trap for Luis, having beheaded the cook and leaving his head in a birthday cake box on a rooftop for Luis to find. When the diamonds are being traded in a hostage situation, he finds Niko and Luis representing opposing parties and orders his men to shoot everyone. Bulgarin failed again, as Niko and Luis both escaped and his diamonds were lost for good.
After cooperating with Giovanni Ancelotti (a mob boss and the hostage's father) about the diamond situation, they agree to try to force Luis to kill Tony. Luis instead kills the Ancelotti associate and Bulgarin's hit squad. Bulgarin attempts to leave the city before Luis kills him on his plane. Bulgarin threatened to blow up the plane with a grenade when Luis shot him dead - the grenade detonated, though Luis survived the explosion.
- Bulgarin's appearance has changed slightly from GTA IV to The Ballad of Gay Tony. In The Ballad of Gay Tony, his skin tone has changed to a more pale color and his hair color is much darker. More detail was also been added to his face and he wears a different outfit.
LCPD Database information
Surname: Bulgarin
First Name: Ray
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Russia
Affiliations: Linked to Russian Organized Crime Syndicates throughout Liberty City
Criminal Record:
- 1989 - Human Trafficking
- People smuggler and high profile figure in global Organized Crime.
- Believed to be operating in Europe on the Adriatic.
- Deported after being caught receiving a shipment of Albanian sex workers at the Liberty City Docks in late 80s.
- Reports indicate that he may try to return to the US.
Mission appearances
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Boulevard Baby
- Going Deep (Boss)
- Dropping In... (Boss)
- In the Crosshairs (Boss)
- Ladies Half Price
- Departure Time (Killed)


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Green Bay Packers fans around the world held their collective breath on Monday night as quaterback Aaron Rodgers was slammed to the ground and looked in visible pain.
Rodgers was sacked by Chicago Bears defensive end Shea McClellin and fell hard on his left shoulder. He was looked at on the sideline and exited to the locker room without playing another snap. The Packers lost the game but the loss of Rodgers is even bigger.
However it is been recently reported by NBC Sports that Rodgers only suffered a small fracture in his collarbone and could miss up to three weeks. Whilst having your star quarterback miss significant time is never good, the Packers can be relieved that Rodgers didn't suffer an injury that would end his season.
The Packers now find themselves in a dog fight for the NFC North title. After a four-game winning streak, Green Bay looked like the favourites for the division, particularly with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler missing time with injury.
Now the Packers face a key three-week stretch without Rodgers where their season could be decided. Green Bay faces the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings in the next three weeks. Games that looked like victories before are now thrown into question with Seneca Wallace at quarterback.
The drop off to Wallace from Rodgers in the loss to Chicago was enormous but not surprising as Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Green Bay were already dealing with several key injuries to players like Clay Mathews, Randall Cobb and Jermichael Finley. Rodgers could overcome those losses but it was too much to ask for Wallace to do the same.
Green Bay will have to rely even more now upon a rejuvenated running game with rookie Eddie Lacy even more. Don't be surprised if Green Bay moves to sign their ex-back up quarterback Matt Flynn as another option.
Green Bay are still very much alive with the news that Rodgers will back in less than a month. It is vital, though, that they hold down the fort until their star quarterback returns.
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Many of Lewis' recent Under 18 graduates have gone on to represent Wales Under 20, Wales Sevens and Wales with Hallam Amos and Dafydd Howells, both capped last year having travelled to South Africa with the side just two years ago.
There was success over southern hemisphere opposition in the autumn with wins over Australian Schools A and Australian Schools, and the squad preparing to play France tomorrow and England next week is a mix of those players and new players to the squad.
Lewis said: "Our work is to try to close the gap, both between age groups, and between our nation and the top few sides in the world game. We were pleased with our wins over Australian Schools in December, which shows that you can also win games when prioritising a ball-in-hand game. We beat France twice last year and when we had the players together as a squad, we came within the final kick of beating England.
"We want players to almost 'over play' at Under 16 and Under 18 level and we are focussing on the performance rather than the result in order to develop players for the future. We are a small nation and that means we sometimes need to work on developing individuals rather than concentrate on a team at a young age in order to maximise the talent we have available to us and ensure those players are ready for the very highest level.
Wales Under 18 squad to play France today (Chartres) and England next Sunday 23 March at the Gnoll (1.45pm):
Kieron Assirratti (Blues/ Coleg y Cymoedd/ Wattstown), Keagan Bale (Dragons/ Coleg Gwent / Caerleon), Robert Lewis (Blues/ St Peters / Coleg y Cymoedd), Leon Brown (Dragons/ Newport High), Harrison Walsh (Ospreys / Bishopgore / Mumbles), Liam Belcher (Blues/ Coleg y Cymoedd / Pontypridd), Dafydd Hughes (Scarlets / Llandovery College / Llandovery), Matthew Dodd (Ospreys / Olchfa / Dunvant), Seb Davies (Blues / Coleg y Cymoedd / Pentyrch), Calum Haggett (Blues / Coleg y Cymoedd / Gilfach Goch), Josh Middleton (Scarlets / Coleg Sir Gar / Kidwelly), Tom Phillips (Scarlets / Coleg Sir Gar / Llangennech), Jon Fox (Ospreys/ Gower College / Swansea), Harrison Keddie (Dragons / Coleg Gwent / Caerleon), Josh Cole (Ospreys / Neath Port Talbot College / Tonmawr)
Backs: Michael Hale (Blues / Glantaf / St Josephs), Owen Davies (Dragons / Monmouth Boys School / Oakdale), Kieran Hardy (Scarlets / Coleg Sir Gar / Pontyberem), Thomas Williams (RGC/ Rydal Penrhos / Newtown), Dan Jones (Scarlets / Coleg Sir Gar / Carmarthen Quins), Owen Watkin (Ospreys / Bridgend College / Bryncethin), James Whittingham (Blues / Cowbridge), Morgan Williams (RGC/ Coleg Llandrillo / Caernarfon), Rhys Gealy (Ospreys / YG Gwyr / Pontarddulais), Lloyd Lewis (Dragons / Ysgol Gwynllyw), Shaun Pearce (Scarlets / Glan y Mor / Bury Port)


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Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions about particularly excellent workshops?
My main goal is to tighten up my exposures and processing and find a system that works for me. I don't think I need a ton of work but would like to get things a little tighter. My style is pretty basic/classic. My technique is pretty "rustic" at the moment.
I don't really have any desire to go some place and photograph the same beautiful place with a bunch of people, just want to get down to business about fixing the kind of pictures I'm already taking.
East coast, cheap and time dense/effective would be my priorities. Tillman Crane looks pretty interesting but wicked expensive.
Feel free to share good workshop experiences that don't really fit my RX if you like.


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What the hell is going on over there? I know that's not appropriate language for Wimbledon, but good grief, what a performance by our guys last week at the All England Club. They got rolled. Eleven US men turned out for the start of matches on Monday, and by Thursday evening each and every one of them had been booted straight out of London's SW19.
By the start of Round 3, not one American male remained standing, or wobbling, so much as hanging on by a net cord or medicinal gin and tonic. That hasn't happened in Wimbledon's men's singles since 1912, in the weeks soon after the sinking of the Titanic and the opening of Fenway Park.
At least there was a legitimate excuse in 1912: We didn't have an American male entered in the draw. From a historical standpoint, last week's wipeout was worse because we actually had men in the draw, or so we are led to believe.
The long-retired Jim Courier, a Yank who won four Grand Slam events in the early '90s, tried to supply some context during a rain delay while courtside at Wimbledon last week.
"The game is international,'' he told a Reuters correspondent, "it's tough, and no one is entitled because they wear the Stars and Stripes to win a round. They have to earn it.''
Fair enough, talent is supposed to rule the courts, which is precisely where the American men are challenged these days. Collectively, they have now gone 39 consecutive Slams without a victory, adding to an embarrassing record that has shattered the prior drought of 31 (from the US Open in 1955 to Wimbledon in 1963).
Our guys just aren't good enough any more at serve, volley, compete. Our rich mine of Connorses, McEnroes, Couriers, Agassis, and Samprases has been stripped clean. We don't see our guys at Breakfast at Wimbledon, because players all around the world eat them for breakfast at Wimbledon.
Consider: Headed into London, the US numbered only three men among the world's top 50 singles, No. 19 Sam Querrey, No. 21 John Isner, and No. 43 Mardy Fish.
Querrey was chewed up in an opening-round five-set grinder by Bernard Tomic, 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 2-6, 6-3.
Isner at least dipped a toe into Round 2 vs. Adrian Mannarino, only to have to pull out because of a knee injury.
Fish, sidelined with a heart ailment, wasn't part of the draw.
Give that scuffling trio of Yanks a fife, a couple of drums, and a flag and they could be the new face of American men's tennis, The Spirit of '13. More bandages, please.
The last Yank left with a racket in his hand was Cape Cod favorite son Bobby Reynolds, a name so obscure on the world stage that it's uncertain whether the Cape Cod Times has kept track of him. Reynolds, 30, and ranked No. 156 in the world, made it into the Wimbledon draw as a qualifier and departed a 7-6, 6-3, 6-1 victim to the stylish, powerful, oft-unmerciful Novak Djokovic.
A sincere-sounding guy, Reynolds seemed somewhat miffed when he was left to answer the media corps' questions as to why USA males were tossed out of Wimbledon faster than a Frenchman asking for a good merlot at a British roadside pub. He said he felt the USTA has done a good job at developing talent and felt assured a bunch of American kids were on the verge of cracking the top 100.
"Just a couple of years,'' noted Reynolds, "hopefully, a good one's coming.''
The best among the red-white-and-blue brigade recently was Andy Roddick, he of the flamethrower serve and sometimes self-deprecating wit. Roddick, 30, was a three-time finalist at Wimbledon and his 2003 title at the US Open remains the most recent Slams win in men's singles by an American.
Once ranked No. 1 in the world, Roddick retired last year after more than $20 million in career earnings. Unlike any of the Yanks last week, he made it into Round 3 at Wimbledon last year, just weeks before he called it quits after losing at Arthur Ashe Stadium. In his 12 trips to London, only once did he fail to make it out of the second round. Upon Roddick's retirement last September, knocked out by Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open, the US was left without an active Slams winner for the first time in 129 years. Poignantly, the day he lost to del Potro in the fourth round he was the last Yank to exit the men's singles tournament.
McEnroe, in comments to a South African website last week, noted that it's easier to get American girls engaged in the game than it is American boys. The better young male athletes in the US, said McEnroe, prefer to play football and basketball over tennis.
"We [tennis at large] are lower on the totem pole,'' McEnroe was quoted in sportlive.co.za. "We are certainly not where we want to be.''
Meanwhile, Wimbledon is not going away, its emerald courts forever lush, seductive, inviting. America's men may have lost their footing, their way, even their egos. But enough of them will make it back there next June in hopes of hoisting the AELTC's big, bright, shiny cup.
It is such a British thing, full of tradition, ceremony, and royalty. Our guys just have to get their game back, that's all. And that has to begin at home.Kevin Paul Dupont's "On Second Thought" appears on Page 2 of the Sunday Globe Sports section. He can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeKPD.


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Advocates push for House passage of domestic violence bill
Domestic violence advocates agree, they've never seen anything like this before. Seated around a conference table inside the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence Monday morning, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and domestic violence advocates discussed the status of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA.)
VAWA was passed in the Senate last week, but is now facing opposition from the House, particularly Republicans who do not want to see same-sex couples and non-citizens integrated into VAWA's protections. Advocates at the roundtable said they have never before feared for the renewal of VAWA until now.
"I've never seen anything like this," said Peg Langhammer, executive director at Day One, a sexual assault and trauma resource center. "It's incredible that it's getting this kind of challenge."
Deb DeBare, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV), agreed.
VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, was initially passed in 1994, providing funding to law enforcement and community-based programs that respond to and deal with crimes of domestic violence. But new Senate-approved additions to the bill concerning Native Americans, homosexuals and illegal immigrants have put the brakes on with the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
"If they stick to what they want to do, they're going to get clobbered," said Whitehouse of the Republicans opposing the bill as it stands.
Now local agencies are beginning to wonder what will happen to them should VAWA not pass.
"This is essential," said Langhammer. "It's critical to our survival."
Langhammer said Day One could not provide the level of service it does to their clients without the VAWA legislation and funding it provides. She said VAWA supports programming like counseling, victim support and law enforcement collaborations.
Langhammer said the passage of the bill in the mid-1990s allowed organizations like hers to implement programs that are still in existence today.
"It was a mandated collaboration that worked and still works," she said.
Although Langhammer believes VAWA will ultimately pass, she said she has "never been so worried about it."
DeBare said people have been asking her what will become of RICADM if the bill doesn't pass.
"But I honestly don't know what happens," she said. "We've never had to worry about it before."
In addition to the debate over the new provisions in VAWA, Kate Reilley of the Sojourner House said Republicans aim to eliminate some of the educational components of the bill.
Attorney General Kilmartin said the bill is as much about education and outreach as anything else.
"It's the teenagers," he said. "It's a difficult dynamic, unless we use the funds for education and outreach."
He discussed adolescent and pre-teen relationship dynamics and how early intervention is key. The advocates agreed.
"It's there," said Ann Burke of the Lindsay Ann Burke Memorial Fund. "It's been there for a long time but we're turning a blind eye to it."
Advocates agree that educating young children, as early as the fifth grade, is important. Reilley said ensuring competitive anti-domestic violence programming is as important as developing literacy and math programs.
Langhammer said she believes a big problem with the House is the belief that agencies like her own should be funded on a state level.
"They all think everything should be done in the states and by the states," she said. "In this state, God help us."
For Burke, whose daughter was a victim of domestic violence, passing VAWA is more than an issue of funding.
"It's a sign of the times, what's going on in Congress," said Burke. "What is more important than our lives?"
Kilmartin suggested that the advocates come together to draft a letter, explaining how VAWA, or the lack of it, would affect their agencies.
"That would help me immensely on the floor," said Whitehouse. "I do think they are paying attention to the other side. Let your voices be heard."
BRAVO to the Republicans for taking Fiscal Responsibility to ILLEGALS receiving any benefits. While I am a supporter of Day One, I cannot agree with any support to a Bill that would give them rights. Grant money and Tax money should ONLY be spent on those Legal Citizens. They broke the law by entering illegally into our Country and should have no rights. Domestic Violence is wrong and those that are here illegally should be sent back and those that were found guilty of the 'act of violence" towards them should be prosecuted, but we should not pay for the illegals bills.
I plan to voice my opinion with those connected with this Bill.


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The Toledo Walleye added two players and traded another Thursday.
Forward Louis-Marc Aubry and defenseman Nick Jensen have been reassigned to Toledo from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. The organization also traded defenseman Jason Lepine to San Francisco of the ECHL for future considerations.
Aubry, 22, has appeared in one game this year with the Griffins and had no points. Since Aubry was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round of the 2010 NHL draft, the 6-foot-4, 213-pound forward has appeared in 127 professional games with the Griffins. He has collected nine goals, 19 assists, and 104 penalty minutes.
Jensen joins the Walleye following his college career at St. Cloud State. Jensen, 23, appeared in 119 games in three seasons with the Huskies, posting 15 goals, 71 assists, and 36 penalty minutes. The 6-1, 195-pound defenseman has not played this season because of an injury.
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I am not sure whether the article started out as James or Jimmy Pegorino, but according to the history, Gboyers once moved it to Jimmy Pegorino from James, as he said to use the more common name a character is called (see history, and the edit summary). And now, it has been moved again by ZS, apparently because Master Sima Yi wants it to have been moved. I think he may be stressing the point that we should use Pegorino's real name, and not just his nickname. But personally, I have to agree with Gboyers on this one. What do you think? Masterpogihaha 13:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, I think it should be James. It's his real name after all. In the page Jimmy is said to be his nickname already. And "Jimmy Pegorino" redirects to James, so that's not to bother. Why would it be Jimmy? It's fine now, no?
I Think it should be Jimmy it feels more right James is his full name but Jimmy is what he goes by and i think we should call them what they usually go by.
Character articles are called by thier most common name, James is only said ONCE Jimmy is the most common name of Pegorino, it's fine to be James, but inconsistant if other characters are by thier most common name. Addicted2gta 12:15, May 25, 2010 (UTC)
- Jimmy is the name that he is most commonly called in the game. His real name is only said once. Like the debate between Sweet and Sean Johnson, the name that is most commonly used should be the title. I have renamed this page, if you disagree then please feel free to further discuss it here. Chimpso (Talk) 02:08, June 14, 2010 (UTC)
Would anyone mind explaining what a "goomah" is... ? -- Master Sima Yi 15:47, March 25, 2010 (UTC)
Italian lover. Woman, I mean. Not wife, but another woman, who let you bang her, if you are real mafia Don.)) Check it on urban dictionary. Exactly this word was used by Pegorino in mission "Pegorino's Pride". Orto Dogge 16:46, March 25, 2010 (UTC)
Where are the Fruit Markets he owns? IlyenaFan 15:33, April 3, 2010 (UTC)IlyenaFan
James Pegorino doesn't own any Giovanni Ancelotti does.Andrew nicholson 17:57, June 18, 2010 (UTC)


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I know almost nothing about Linux but after searching on the internet realise that it would be best for my Toshiba Laptop Win XP (Intel Celeron CPU 520 @1.60Gz 1.0Gb Mobile Express Chipset).
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JetBlue Airways apologized after removing a passenger from her flight because she was on a no-fly list. The passenger looks innocent enough — maybe because she's 18 months old. Her mother told WPBF-TV in Florida that the idea her daughter is a threat was "absurd" and "made no sense."
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BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China's most senior financial officials is likely to lead the fight against corruption, a top priority in the world's second-biggest economy, following his appointment to a key council at the end of the Communist Party's 18th congress on Wednesday.
Known as "the chief firefighter", Wang Qishan, 64, is currently the vice-premier in charge of economic affairs, under Premier Wen Jiabao.
Wang, an experienced trade negotiator and former banker, sorted out a debt crisis in southern Guangdong province where he was vice governor in the late 1990s. Later, he replaced the sacked Beijing mayor after a cover-up of the deadly SARS virus in 2003.
Wang is now a shoo-in for the elite standing committee, the highest level of decision-making in China, after being elected to the party's Central Committee and its graft-battling Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The move comes on the eve of the unveiling of China's new top leadership team that will guide the world's most populous nation in the coming five years as it deals with rising social unrest and global and domestic economic uncertainty.
"The bad news is that we are going to lose one of the most capable economic affairs managers in the country," said Bo Zhiyue, a Chinese politics expert at the National University of Singapore.
"The good news is that the new Chinese leadership is really interested in doing something about corruption," he added. "With the nickname 'firefighter', I think he would be one of the most capable leaders of the Politburo Standing Committee."
A former head of China Construction Bank, Wang is an experienced negotiator who has led finance and trade negotiations as well as the Strategic and Economic Dialogue with the United States, and is a favorite of foreign investors.
While his new role will take him away from a financial portfolio, Wang can focus his efforts on battling graft, which outgoing president Hu Jintao said last week threatened the party's rule and the state.
The run-up to the generational leadership transition at this congress has been overshadowed by the dramatic downfall of senior politician Bo Xilai, who has been expelled from the party and faces possible charges of corruption and abuse of power.
On Wednesday, the 2,270 carefully vetted party delegates cast their votes in Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People for the new central committee of 205 full members and 171 alternate members with no voting rights.
The committee will in turn, on Thursday, appoint a Politburo of about two dozen members and a Politburo Standing Committee, the innermost ring of power with possibly seven members, reduced from the current nine.
Other people elected to the central committee were Vice President Xi Jinping and Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the anointed successors of Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, respectively, though their ascent was never in doubt.
However, central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan was not elected, indicating he will step down.
"The congress elected a new central committee of the party and replaced older leaders with younger ones," Hu told the closing ceremony of the congress, a mix of model workers, CEOs, soldiers and ethnic minorities in traditional clothing.
The election was carefully scripted. Leadership changes have been thrashed out in advance through horse-trading between party elders and retiring leaders anxious to preserve political power and protect family interests, but must go through a choreographed election process at the congress.
Xi had long been expected to take over from Hu, first as party chief at this congress and then as president when parliament meets for its annual session in March, completing the party's second orderly succession since it took power in 1949.
One lingering question that will also be answered on Thursday is whether Hu will hang on to his role as chairman of the Central Military Commission, the supreme decision-making body for China's nuclear-armed 2.3 million-strong military.
Hu's predecessor, Jiang Zemin, only relinquished the post two years after handing the reins of the party to Hu in 2002.
The final make-up of the standing committee will not be known for sure until the new leaders emerge at a brief ceremony in the Great Hall on Thursday.
Although the central committee chooses the Politburo and the standing committee, possibly with more candidates than seats for the first time, the outcomes have already been decided at this point by the party's power-brokers, sources with ties to the leadership have told Reuters.
The membership of these elite bodies should foretell economic and political policy direction in the years ahead, how much influence Hu will retain and who, looking a decade ahead, could be China's next leaders.
It could give an idea of China's political and economic direction, especially if it ends up being dominated by conservatives instead of those with a reputation to push reform.
"We must be prepared for some really bad news," said Wang Zhengxu, a senior research fellow at the University of Nottingham's School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Britain.
"The conservative old guys may get all the really good seats and those we think of as colorful, capable guys get the poorer jobs."
Advocates of reform are pressing Xi to cut back the privileges of state-owned firms, make it easier for rural migrants to settle in cities, fix a fiscal system that encourages local governments to live off land expropriations and, above all, tether the powers of a state that they say risks suffocating growth and fanning discontent.
After days of turgid speeches and rhetorical displays of party unity, the five-yearly congress also unanimously approved Hu's "state of the nation" work report and approved a revision to the party charter further enshrining Hu's theory of sustainable and equitable development.
Hu told delegates that "we should free up our minds (and) implement the policy of reform" before the closing ceremony ended with playing of Internationale, the traditional Communist anthem.
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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced this morning that it will offer a record 50 virtual classes this year, including nine new or revised courses, across a wide range of technical areas.
The SCTE said this year's virtual lineup was a 35 percent increase over the 37 classes it offered last year and double the number of classes from 2011. Total yearly SCTE professional development registrations increased from 164 in 2009 to more than 600 last year. Total registrations over the past three years exceeded 1,100.
This year the SCTE is offering the following new courses: Business Class Service Specialist (BCSS), Broadband Distribution Specialist (BDS), Broadband Transport Specialist (BTS), Home Networking with Wi-Fi, DOCSIS Systems and Wi-Fi Hotspots (CWTS).
"Cable's commitment to preparing today's workforce for the networks of tomorrow has created tremendous demand for more efficient training, including an increased emphasis on distance learning," said Daniel Howard, senior vice president of engineering and CTO for the SCTE. "SCTE is working directly with operators and vendors to create an expanded portfolio of virtual courses that provide high-quality training, are aligned with the industry needs and can be easily accessed by the student."
In addition, SCTE classes on Ethernet Transport, IPv6: Impact on Cable Networks and DOCSIS Channel Bonding have been revised to reflect new information in those areas. The SCTE said a large number of its courses were designed to prepare students for industry certifications and qualify for college credits.
"The cable workforce has benefitted greatly over the years from the breadth and quality of SCTE professional development," said Terry Cordova, senior vice president and CTO of Suddenlink Communications. "By making a greater amount of virtual training material available, SCTE is continuing to lay the foundation for higher levels of success within the cable engineering and operations communities."
SCTE's Professional Development group offers nine certifications, including: BCSS (Business Class Services Specialist), BPI (Broadband Premises Installer), BPT (Broadband Premises Technician), BPE (Broadband Premises Expert), BDS (Broadband Distribution Specialist), BTS (Broadband Transport Specialist), BTCS (Broadband TelecomCenter Specialist), DVEP (Digital Video Engineering Professional) and IPEP (Internet Protocol Engineering Professional).
SCTE also offers certifications from the SCTE Cisco Academy, the only cable-centric academy offering cable versions of CCENT, CCNA, CCNP ROUTE and A+. The SCTE Cisco Academy allows individuals to remain compliant with industry networking standards, while at the same time highlighting commitment to quality and professionalism in the cable telecommunications industry.
Cable technology professionals have earned nearly 19,400 certifications through SCTE. An average of 280 certifications are issued by SCTE every month. More information about SCTE certification examinations is available online.
More information on SCTE courses is available online. Financial assistance for SCTE training and certification programs may be available through the SCTE Foundation.


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Premieres: Thursday, Sept. 23 Expect to See: Though Dell's (Chris Lowell) unexpected death rocked the team last season, Violet (Amy Brenneman) and Pete (Tim Daly) are looking on the bright side and planning their season premiere wedding. Plus, much like their Seattle counterpart, Oceanside Wellness is looking forward to a major merger. Related: Zap2it's 'Private Practice' coverage --Carina Adly MacKenzie, Zap2it
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