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It's now well understood that a company's and nation's long-term economic health is only as strong as its ability to innovate. What's not so well understood is exactly how to stimulate that innovation, though there's no shortage of consultants, academics, politicians, executives (and journalists) willing to offer a well-formed or semi-formed opinion on the subject.
The trendy POV is pessimism. On a macroeconomic level, there's an expanding school of thought that this country's most innovative days are behind it. Economist Robert J. Gordon worries about an aging workforce, insufficient education, onerous regulations, rising debt and other "headwinds," combined with "the fact that so many fundamental one-time-only inventions have already occurred." PayPal founder Peter Thiel and chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov argue that the U.S. has "discarded a century of can-do ambition built on rapid advances in technology and replaced it with a cautiousness far too satisfied with incremental improvements." Nobel laureate Edmund S. Phelps maintains that executives' preoccupation with the next fiscal quarter and bankers' reluctance to loan money for "projects for new products and methods" have, with a few exceptions (Silicon Valley, biotech, clean energy), led to a decline in everyday innovation.
Even those optimistic about the state of innovation offer arguments that are less than convincing. In concluding that the "fundamental drivers of growth are stronger than they have ever been in human history," Boston Consulting Group cites its recent executive survey, which finds that executives worldwide plan to invest more in R&D and profess a renewed commitment to innovation -- as if lots of spending and the best intentions are a better measure of success than the quality of what's being produced. BCG's choice of the 50 most innovative companies in the world, skewed toward the highest-profile players in just four industries, bears out its flawed analysis.
Pessimism about innovation on a microeconomic level takes a different form. In my discussions with CIOs and other execs, it seems that the biggest obstacle is a structural one: How do companies and IT organizations go about carving out the time and formal responsibility for driving profitable innovation when they're so caught up in their day-to-day work?
That question is the premise of a conference InformationWeek will host on May 8 around the theme "Innovate Or Go Home: The CIO's Critical Role In Driving Growth, Opportunity and Breakthrough Ideas." This one-day learning and networking event, presented in conjunction with Interop at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, will feature innovation champions from the likes of the San Francisco Giants, Union Pacific, Allstate, ADP, General Electric, Intermountain Healthcare, Forrester Research and Sears.
Giants CIO Bill Schlough, for example, will delve into how he and his team accelerate innovation at the reigning World Series champs, working with baseball operations, ticketing, marketing and every other facet of the organization. Union Pacific CIO Lynden Tennison will discuss how financial incentives and peer voting are promoting a culture of innovation within the railroad's 1,400-person IT organization. Allstate executive VP Suren Gupta will describe how his technology organization is working with the insurer's other business units to host "innovation blitzes," 10-day sprints that solicit and vet employee input on a specific business problem or opportunity. Intermountain Healthcare CTO Frederick Holston and director of innovation Todd Dunn will discuss how the provider's Healthcare Transformation Lab goes about conceiving, funding, developing and delivering new products and services.
There's no shortage of innovation organizations and officers within Fortune 1000 companies. What the best organizations seem to have in common: They take into account their companies' need to drive long-term, sustainable business opportunities without ever losing sight of their short-term need to boost profits and shareholder value. When they break out innovation as a separate discipline or department, they seek ideas from different stakeholders -- technologists, salespeople, marketers, financiers, business developers -- and they're very careful not to build ivory towers that are dismissed, even loathed by the rest of the enterprise. Getting the balance right is a huge part of the innovation challenge.
Formal innovation groups or teams tend to work best when they rotate employees in and out and deliver projects in reasonable time frames, something ADP CIO Michael Capone will discuss at the InformationWeek summit. Think in terms of creative collaborators rather than elite SWAT teams, and deliverables of six to 12 months rather than years. The best innovation teams don't "own" innovation as much as they draw it out, help set the priorities, facilitate collaboration and execution, and manage the risks.
Keith J. Figlioli, senior VP of healthcare informatics at Premier Healthcare Alliance, says his entire organization thinks about the business in three buckets: manage and run the core, build adjacent businesses, and innovate for future opportunities. "We let our teams play around in each of these areas," he says. "Teams get to have focused time to think through how our business will change and what we need to do in order to change with it."
The short answer is that there's no single way or set of best practices to drive innovation. But we can learn a lot from the senior IT and other executives who have taken on this challenge, made some mistakes and have some meaningful results to show for their best efforts.
We encourage you to join us on May 8 in Las Vegas as we roll up our sleeves with those executives.
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2004-05 Women's Basketball
Weekly Recap 11-30
Despite good play, Beavers lose three games on week
Sports Information Staff Report
November 29, 2004
The Bluffton University women's basketball team lost three tough games last week. In the first contest the Beavers lost to Oberlin College 58-45 and in the second road contest, Bluffton fell to Ohio Wesleyan 73-46. The first women's home game of the year saw the Beavers drop the contest 68-56 to Heidelberg College. Bluffton is now 1-4 on the 2004-05 campaign.
Oberlin 58, Bluffton 45
The Bluffton University women's basketball team (1-2) was defeated 58-45 by Oberlin College (1-2) on Nov. 23.
In a hard battle on the court, Oberlin led the game by as many as 11 points in the first half only for Bluffton to squeeze their lead to one, 27-26 at halftime. The Beavers continued their strong play in the second half and kept the game close until 10 minutes left when Oberlin widened their lead and took the game away.
Leading Bluffton on the night was freshman Ashleigh Stallkamp (Paulding/Paulding) with 11 points. Senior Lindsey Delscamp (Germantown/Madison) posted 10 points to end the double figure scoring. Freshman Lindsay Bush (Howard/East Knox) grabbed down a team high 11 rebounds with Stallkamp posting seven.
Ohio Wesleyan 73, Bluffton 46
The Bluffton University women's basketball team (1-3) was defeated 73-46 on Nov. 26 by Ohio Wesleyan (2-2).
Leading the Beavers in scoring was freshman Lindsay Bush (Howard/East Knox) with 11 points. Freshman Amanda Bell (Napoleon/Liberty Center) had a team high eight rebounds and connected with nine points. Both Karin Schaller and Kelly Metzger posted seven rebounds each in the contest for Bluffton.
Heidelberg 68, Bluffton 56
The Bluffton University women's basketball team (1-4) was defeated 68-56 by Heidelberg College (2-1) on Nov. 27 in their 2004 home opener.
The Beavers found themselves down by as many as 14 points in the first half before they regained momentum late in the period. Heidelberg would lead the game by only one point, 25-24 at halftime. In the second half Bluffton gave the Berg a run as the game stayed within five points until the five minute mark when Heidelberg took the game, 68-56.
Bluffton was led by freshman Ashleigh Stallkamp (Paulding/Paulding) with 22 points and eight rebounds for the game. Sophomore Tanya Rickenberg (Defiance/Paulding) was the only other Beaver in double digits with 12 points and a team high seven assists. Junior Karin Schaller (Jenera/Arlington) had a great game as she posted eight blocks and was second on the team in rebounding with seven.
Bluffton in the Heartland Conference
Ashleigh Stallkamp leads Bluffton in scoring and ranks eighth in the Heartland Conference with an average of 14.2 points per game and 71 points total. Tanya Rickenberg is leading the Beavers assists column with 16 and ranks fifth in the HCAC. Karin Schaller leads the Heartland Conference and the team in blocks with a 4.2 average and 21 total on the year. The team is currently second in the HCAC in rebounding offense with a 43.8 average per game.
Bluffton will be back in action this Wednesday as they travel to Lake Erie, game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. On Saturday the women entertain Marygrove College in Founders Hall, tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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I use to live in Boston! I think it was Dorchester it's been so long I forgot. it was for like 3 months. you can have it, I love NYC better.
Best of luck. I lived in Boston for 3 years and really enjoyed my time there. Great city and it's a manageable size. I miss the "T". It is still by far the most user friendly mass transit system I have ever encountered.
Uggh, good luck with all the mouthbreathing Mazzholes. It's like Idiocracy up there.
In addition to the city itself, its geographic location puts you within a couple hours of the Cape and Islands to the south, the White Mountains (NH), Maine, and Timmay's Vermont paradise to the north.
Boston is very safe by Northeast US standards. How it compares to NYC I don't know NYC well-enough to say, but compared to my native Philly it's not close. In Philly, straying a block or two from where you meant to be could turn ugly fast. In Boston, there's some wiggle room.
Compared to NYC Boston is more parochial, with the night scene closing down around 1 am (an issue for the younger folk...I'm too old these days to care). One of my favorite jokes about Boston (cuz it haz a large element of true): If New York City is ever hit by a nuclear bomb the Boston headlines will read, "Hub man killed in New York Blast."
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Skip to comments.Defending Community Organizers: Don't be misled about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Posted on 11/20/2008 10:08:57 AM PST by Alex Murphy
Is the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, well, Catholic?
Thats the question raging in the wake of a controversy over the fact that the CCHD has given funds to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the voter-registration and poverty-fighting program that is now universally-recognizable by its acronym, ACORN. Most organizations would normally covet such branding, except that in ACORNs case it came by way of a reported embezzlement by one of its executives and accusations that an ACORN worker tried to file false voter registrations. In the midst of a presidential campaign, that was more than enough to turn ACORN into a weapon against Barack Obama, because Obama had worked with ACORN during his community organizer days in Chicago years ago.
Indeed, the political atmosphere was so negative at the time that the role of community organizer itself became an instant epithet at the Republican convention thanks to sneering references from Sarah Palin and Rudy Giulani.
The end of the campaign didnt do much to tamp down the criticism, however, and the CCHD became collateral damage as news spread that the organization, since 1969 the premier poverty-fighting program of the Catholic Church in the United States, had provided more than $7.3 million in grants to ACORN over the past decade. That covered about 320 projects poverty-fighting, according to Catholic News Service. In an already super-charged political atmosphere, thats all it took. In a denunciation that America blogger Austen Ivereigh declared manifestly unjust, Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor of First Things, said that the CCHD, misbegotten in concept and corrupt in practice, should, at long last, be terminated. Father Neuhaus noted that the word Catholic had been dropped from the organizations name, rightly in his view, since it has nothing to do with Catholicism, and he announced that CCHD funds support pro-abortion activities and politicians.
In reality, the CCHD has been and remains the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and CCHD officials point out that the organization does not back any initiatives that contradict church teachingonly those that help the poor move out of poverty. All grants go to projects with objectives and actions that are fully in accord with the moral teachings of the Catholic Church, the CCHD says. Partisan activity is prohibited, and the local bishop approves every grant.
Still, the charges by Neuhaus and others echoed around the ecclesial blogosphere and in viral emails, prompting the U.S. bishops to take up the issue at their fall meeting in Baltimore last week. This debate also became a political football in a sense, as some bishops openly questioned whether the CCHD was funding anti-family initiatives while others privately wondered if the whole program should be revamped or even shut down. The guilt-by-association has led to grave deep consternation at the CCHD, which shares offices with the bishops conference in Washington.
On one level there is concern that some bishops, especially younger prelates, dont understand the CCHDs grounding in the fundamental tenets of Catholic social teaching on the dignity of the human person; in fact, the organization roots its mission in the teachings of the catechism on the common good (#1913) as well as in the words of the late Pope John Paul II, who once praised the CCHD as a witness to the Churchs living presence in the world among the most needy.
Anxiety over the level of support from the hierarchy was eased somewhat when the CCHD reception for the bishops generated what NCRs John Allen described as an all-star turnout of top Catholic brass, from cardinals to USCCB leaders. Allen quipped that the open bar and promise of heavy hors doeuvres may have helped. But he also noted that several bishops privately said they turned out explicitly to show their support for CCHD. In effect, the reception sent a signal that the recent controversies have not caused the bulk of the bishops to lose confidence in the CCHD or its objective of funneling Catholic resources to anti-poverty groups around the country, whether theyre church-affiliated or not, Allen wrote.
Moreover, during the bishops meeting, Auxiliary Bishop Roger P. Morin of New Orleanshead of the committee overseeing CCHDreassured his brother bishops that the CCHD had suspended all grants to ACORN after the embezzlement reports emerged last June. While a forensic audit was ongoing, Bishop Morin said, indications so far are that our funds were not involved with those embezzled at the national office of ACORN.
The greatest concern, however, is that the public criticism could hurt the CCHDs annual appeal, which is set for the weekend of Nov. 22-23. Ralph McCloud, the new executive director for the CCHD, last week tried to dispel suspicions, saying that despite the reports, The overwhelming reality is most of the groups we fund do tremendous work. But calls by Neuhaus and others to boycott the appeal could continue to resonate, and the extent of the damagewhich could be especially damaging to anti-poverty programs in light of the incipient recessionwill only be known after the collection concludes.
Yes, the CCHD is Catholic. Unfortunately, the question sounds like a joke. But it doesnt have a punch line.
Catholics who pay attention haven't been giving money to CCHD.
Is CCHD funded by Catholic Charities?
The truth is that America is run by the Jesuits and it and they are not Catholic so to listen to their ideas about CCHD is absurd.
I presume you mean "America the National Catholic Weekly" and not "America the country", correct?
Is the statement "the local bishop approves every grant" true? If so, is the local bishop not Catholic, too?
"Is CCHD funded by Catholic Charities?"
I would also like to know the answer to this question.
Is there any relationship between these two entities with "Catholic" in their names?
Have you always been a troublemaker?
"America" is a leftist rag that purports to be Catholic, but really is anything but. It leads the way in dissent, and can be relied upon to pimp for a radical agenda. Its approving opinions regarding the CCHD and its beneficiaries are the best proof of the CCHD's thorough corruption.
They do not speak for the Church, and are increasingly prone to chiding from it since Benedict has become pope. In fact, their previous editor, Thomas Reese, a Jesuit (naturally!) resigned under pressure from the Vatican within a month of Benedict's assuming the papacy.
For any Catholic at least "trying" to pay attention, America's POV is worth less than nothing.
Good info, and a good warning. My one concern is this one phrase, found in the article:
...the local bishop approves every [CCHD] grant...Regardless of the publication it appeared in, can you confirm if that one statement is factually true?
I'm pretty sure the answer is no. CCHD is funded by a special collection once a year. I think the intention is something like helping a food co-op that served the poor and also employed them.
There are often good objectives but after it gets past a few committees it often goes to pet projects and often does little good.
It is like our tax money, we know how we'd like it spent or not spent but the politicians spend it any way they want to. Don't give to any of the 2nd collections that are apportioned by committees, only give to Peter's Pence and the Holy Land which have specific targets. Use your charity to help those around you, don't let it keep you from being charitable but allow it to make you wise in your giving.
It's more along the lines of each bishop is responsible for authorizing a collection at each parish, and forwarding the proceeds to the CCHD headquarters. He is also going to be in the decision-making loop for any direct dispersals within his diocese.
I suspect, but certainly cannot prove, that many bishops have the wool pulled over their eyes as to the real motivations behind CCHP and its beneficiaries. Of course, many of those bishops aren't exactly looking very hard, and some of them simply do not want confirmation of what they've heard by way of "rumor," so it might be more important than ever for Catholics in the pews to saturate the collections with evidence along the lines of the article heading this thread.
I would suppose that only a relatively small number (maybe 10%) of the bishops actively support CCHP while having full knowledge of what they're up to. Most of them seem to think it's rather benign, and seem "shocked" about its ACORN connection. Bombarding them with the evidence this Sunday should help square them away in that regard.
If so, maybe next year we can celebrate the liquidation (or at least the complete severing of ties with the Catholic Church) of this odious coven of evildoers.
Another thing is that bishop's often relegate responsibility. Just like the pope they can't be everywhere at once.
**The truth is that America is run by the Jesuits **
Not true anymore.
Every grant application that riginates within a certain diocese (and ACORN has been good at originating grants in MANY dioceses across the country) is reviewed by what is called the "Diocesan Director for CCHD" who is often also the Dir of Catholic Charities. (S)he reviews the grant, visits with the principles and then advises the bishop on its worthiness. I doubt if any bishop has evber reviewed a CCHD grant request. My guess is that every bishop just signs on the dotted line. The grant request is also reviewed by the CCHD person in Washington with the Diocesan director. The CCHD will decide how much is awarded to the grantee. The diocese gets to keep 25% of the CCHD collection which is a sort of kick-back to do the bidding of the CCHD and support its nonsense.
Thanks for the information. That 25% is a mighty big motivator for the bishop to "look the other way", especially if the diocese is struggling financially.
I doubt this. It seems apparent that as long as a "social justice" organization stays away from abortion they will get their support. The problem the bishops are finding is that once the congregation has been infected with this "social justice" thinking the congregation won't listen to them on other issues. It was evident in this last election.
If so, maybe next year we can celebrate the liquidation (or at least the complete severing of ties with the Catholic Church) of this odious coven of evildoers.
Not likely, conservatives are a minority in the RCC.
If it's any consolation, conservatives are not nearly the majority in Evangelical churches as they once were.
Though certainly not all of them. I don't deny that some of the bishops are knowlingly complicit in the CCHD agenda. And there are even a few who are openly opposed to it. But the majority fill-in the complacent role and just go along.
The tapdancing with the Democrats is slowly coming to an end, as the bishops see how they've been used, misued, and abused over the years, and the lefties will stomp on them over abortion and other "life issues." The enabling organizations, such as CCHD, that have hung on the Dems' coattails for years will also fall out of favor at about the same time. Unfortunately, the greater portion of the current crop of bishops over 55 or so are not the brightest bulbs on the tree (having been largely nominated by Archbishop Jean Jadot, who really was something of a true-believing Leftist operative), so they'll have to learn the hard way. But they will learn.
"accusations that an ACORN worker tried to file false voter registrations"
Talk about a white-wash. Yeah, it was just an accusation of AN, as in ONE, worker trying to file false voter registrations. Uh huh. One. Yup.
The article loses all credibility right there.
Sorry, I forgot this part. I would say this is incorrect. Simply because it is true that, if you discount "Christmas and Easter" Catholics, "Cafeteria Catholics" and the like from the mix, you will find that those who are left - actual "practicing Catholics," are much more likely to be conservative politically than their name-only confreres.
I would say that this is the basis for a fair comparison. Certainly, there are millions of name-only and lapsed members of just about any major denomination in this country; lumping them into the mix would yield similar accusations of "liberal tendencies" in just about all of the denominations they represent. Yet the media and pollsters convieniently find other labels for them, and fail to make the distinction for Catholics. Similarly, among those who say they're still believers, they make distinctions for ethnic subsets within non-Catholic ranks that they categorically refuse to do within Catholic ranks. Case in point: a large percentage of blacks in this country are churchgoers, yet they, as a group, voted for Obama at rates exceeding 95%. They are never lumped-in with the evangelical or fundamentalist Christian groups they belong to, for purposes of political polling. Yet, Hispanic Catholics, who voted for Obama at an 80% rate or so, get counted twice. Their voting trends are referenced within the Hispanic mantle, and, in other polls, they find themselves lumped-in with Catholics in general when the "Catholic vote" is dealt with by pollsters.
I would file this "Catholic Vote" business under Looks Can Be Deceiving.
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First time accepted submitter amcenwest writes with news on the fate of the mis-launched Ekspress-AM4. From the article: "A modern, state of the art communications satellite stranded last August in a useless orbit will constitute a double failure if Russian officials de-orbit the spacecraft as planned, according to an expert from the team hoping to salvage the spacecraft. 'A new Express AM4 orbit could provide 14 to 16 hours of daily Internet coverage for the international scientific research bases in Antarctica,' said Readdy." Unfortunately, the satellite is scheduled to begin a deorbiting burn between March 20th and 26th, so it looks unlikely that it can be salvaged at this point.


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TUNE IN: This weekend's games will be broadcasted on The Fan 1440 AM (Friday and Saturday) with broadcaster Darrin Looker calling the action. Audio webcasts will also be available through www.UNDSports.com.
A live blog will be open for fans during the game at www.UNDSports.com or you can get live updates by following UNDWHockey through twitter.
ABOUT UMD: Minnesota Duluth has never had to go on the road for the first round of the WCHA Playoffs, but could see that scenario play out if UND can achieve its goals with a couple wins this weekend. The Bullddogs are currently in fourth in the standings, but lead Ohio State by just three points. UMD owns the tiebreaker between the two teams attempting to capture the final first round home playoff spot.
After going on a 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2) from Dec. 1-Jan. 26, Minnesota Duluth is currently on a six-game stretch where it has gone 1-5-0.
Freshman Kayla Black has started 28 games in net garnering a 13-13-3 record, 2.29 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
Sophomore Jenna McParland leads the squad in points (26) and goals (11) while senior Jessica Wong and sophomore Zoe Hickel each have more than 20 points.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES: UMD leads the all-time series 35-7-1 and 20-3-1 in Duluth, Minn.
North Dakota has gone 5-4-1 against the Bulldogs in its last 10 games.
LAST ACTION: North Dakota completed a two-game series sweep of Ohio State at the Ralph Englestad Arena by 5-2 and 3-2 scores to finish the season 3-1 against the Buckeyes.
UND had 11 different players reach the score sheet in the win on Friday. Michelle Karvinen gave UND an early 1-0 lead, but the Buckeyes answered back with the game's next two goals. It was the first time UND had trailed in a game since losing 2-1 versus Wisconsin on Jan. 19. It was all North Dakota after that point as it closed out the game with four unanswered goals. Afer getting edged in shots during the first period, UND out shot the Buckeyes 34-11 in the final two periods including 23-6 in the second stanza.
UND celebrated its senior day with a 3-2 triumph in the series finale and looked like it might ease its way to another win after 20 minutes of play, opening a 2-0 lead, but OSU was able to pull within a 3-2 score entering the second intermission. The third period went scoreless as UND limited the Buckeyes to three shots on goal and without a shot through the first 14-minutes. Meghan Dufualt had a game-high two goals.
SET TO ECLIPSE: North Dakota (22-10) has matched the program's record for wins in a season set last year when the team went 22-13-3. UND is gauranteed four more games this year to surpass that mark.
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: North Dakota is now on a program record eight-game winning streak.
LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT: UND's 17 wins within the conference is its most ever and is looking to conclude the regular season with its best finish within the league standings for the third consecutive year. UND clinched home ice for the first time ever in program history in 2010-11 with a fourth-place finish and concluded the year in third last year. It currently leads Wisconsin by two points heading into the final weekend.
A RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT: Senior Jocelyne Lamoureux collected a career-best six assists and set the all-time WCHA record for career points in UND's 7-0 blanking of Bemidji State.
Jocelyne Lamoureux entered the game two-points shy of Wisconsin's Hillary Knight's (2008-12) previous record and she broke it in remarkable fashion with a six-assist game (one shy of the NCAA single-game record).
SENIOR NIGHT: UND honored its eight seniors after Saturday's game against Ohio State who played in their last regular-season home games at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Jorid Dagfinrud, Ashley Furia, Megan Gilbert, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Monique Lamoureux, Mary Loken, Allison Parizek and Jordan Slavin.
SECONDARY SCORING: In its current eight-game winning streak, UND has had 12 players score at least one goal.
FINDING HER WAY: Freshman Shelby Amsley-Benzie is on a eight-game winning streak, both program and career bests, during which time she has 1.61 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. She has 15 wins on the season which is one shy of the program record.
CARVING UP THE DEFENSE: In her second season, Michelle Karvinen reached the century mark in only 55 games. She currently has 38 goals and 63 assists.
EARNING ANOTHER CHANCE: UND is looking to advance to the Final Face-Off and have the possibility of earning games against Wisconsin and Minnesota. North Dakota has not lost to any team besides these teams since Nov. 2 versus Clarkson. UND is 21-3-0 when excluding its games against UM and UW.
SETTING THE PACE: UND has gotten off to quick starts in a majority of its games this season having scored the game's first goal in 23 of its 32 contests.
BRIGHT FUTURE: North Dakota recruits had strong showings at the 2013 U18 World Championship as Canadian Halli Krzyzaniak was voted the tournament's best defensive player and was tied for the lead in points by a defenseman (2-5-7) while winning a gold medal. Gracen Hirschy was eighth in points by a defenseman (0-3-3), Amy Menke finished third in scoring (4-5-9) and Lexi Shaw went 2-0-0 with two shutouts helping the United States to a silver medal.
POLL POSITION: UND is ranked No. 7 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and No. 8 in the USCHO.com Poll.


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A much greater loss than one earlier this season gave Montini some extra inspiration for Saturday nights Class 5A football quarterfinal rematch at unbeaten Marian Central.
Last Sunday Montini sophomore football player Johnny Weiger lost a battle with leukemia that began a year ago. One of the posters hanging from the front of the visitors stands at George Harding Field said, Johnny Always Wins.And for the fourth straight year, Montini didnt lose when it faced Marian in the postseason as the three-time defending 5A champion overcame an early 14-point deficit for a 42-27 victory.
They really played inspired football tonight with that on their minds, said Montini coach Chris Andriano.
Johnny was definitely our 12th man on the field and he was with us throughout the whole game, said senior Mark Gorogianis, who rushed for 240 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 8 carries as part of Montinis quarterback trio with Alex Wills and Joey Borsellino. His strength was behind all of us and we all wanted to make him proud.
The third-seeded Broncos (10-2) also showed the pride that has made them one of the states premier programs as Wills completed 6 of 8 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown to Dimitri Taylor. They finished with 523 total yards and minimized the damage by Marian quarterback Chris Streveler to set up next weekends semifinal rematch of last years 5A title game at No. 9 Joliet Catholic (8-4), a 21-20 overtime winner against Lincoln-Way West.
We got off to a really bad start, and I was worried we might turtle up and go into a shell, Andriano said of falling behind 14-0 in the opening 7:31. But our kids fought back and bounced back and showed the heart of champions.
Streveler hit Ephraim Lee for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal. After a lost fumble, Lee raced 12 yards into the end zone as Marian picked up where it left off after scoring the last 42 points in its 49-24 win in Week 7.
We kept our minds mentally and we executed, said senior Fred Beaugard as he and fellow defensive end Dylan Thompson helped keep the dangerous Strevelers longest play to 26 yards.
Gorogianis, who didnt play quarterback in the first meeting, scored on runs of 24 and 28 yards to tie the game. Strevelers 1-yard run capped an 87-yard drive to put Marian (11-1) up 21-14 with 1:52 left in the half.But Montini went 65 yards in five plays and 1:19 behind Phillip Kesik, Patrick Strzempek, Anthony Ferraro, David Sarkan and Tate Briggs.
Wills found Taylor over the middle for a tying 26-yard score.And on the second play of the second half, Gorogianis 49-yard touchdown run put Montini ahead to stay.
Our offensive coordinator (Lewis Borsellino) had an outstanding game plan and we executed perfectly, Gorogianis said. Our offense has so many weapons with (Taylor) and Joey, and Alex has a great arm.
Montini continued to keep the heat on Streveler and James Maloney deflected a pass, which Tucker Mucha intercepted at his 16 and returned 27 yards.
I felt really good and I just couldnt get it done, Streveler said.
We wanted to keep the outside contain because (Streveler) likes to jump outside, Beaugard said. We let him do too much the first time and he killed us. We wanted to make sure we hit him.
Gorogianis 7-yard run made it 35-21 with 2:02 left in the third. Streveler hit Faunce for a 2-yard touchdown with 5:51 left but Montini answered with Gorogianis going 16 yards to set the final score at 3:34.
This time we knew our offense had to keep it on them throughout the whole game, Gorogianis said. This game in the second half we scored the big touchdown and kept going from there and wore them out.


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Take a drive down Harris Street in Charlotte and you'll run into quite a few potholes.
It's the same situation on most of the city's roads and Councilwoman Mary Jean Baker says there's no more money to fix them.
"If we don't do something to fix our roads, we'll be driving on gravel streets before we know it," she said. "We have to come up with the plan."
The idea for an income tax first came up about a year ago and now, the council sees it as the best option to raise revenue.
"They have asked that a proposal be put before them so that they could begin debating to see if they want to put this in front of voters in November," said City Manager Gregg Guetschow.
According to Guetschow, roughly 80 percent of the city's roads are in fair to poor condition. A city income tax would pay for the $500,000 bill to them and then some.
"We expect that we would generate between $1.1 and $1.5 million with an income tax," said Guetschow. "We have another half-a-million to a million dollars that might turn into tax relief in another form for residents, as well."
Samantha Harkins of the Michigan Municipal League says it's a method that several other cities have looked at, in recent years, but have failed to get passed.
"We're just so limited in the ways we can raise revenues and as difficult as that voter hurdle may be in some communities, we have to come up with ways to continue to provide things," she said.
The council is hoping to make a decision on whether or not to put the question on the ballot by early June, when the budget is finalized. They're hoping to hear from the public as soon as possible.
"That's why we're bringing it up at the city council meeting, the next time we meet, so the citizens can come and talk about it," said Baker.
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Intel Lowers its Q4 Revenue Outlook Due to Shortage of HDDs
Intel Lowers its Q4 Revenue Outlook Due to Shortage of HDDs
Intel has lowered its fourth-quarter revenue outlook due to the ongoing shortage of HDDs caused by floods in Thailand. The chipmaker said that it expects its revenue in the fourth-quarter to be between US$13.4 and US$14 billion. Such a downward revision by the company translates to a reduction of revenue by approximately 6 to 9%. The previous expected Q4 figures were in the range of US$14.2 to US$15.2 billion.
Compared to its Q4 revenues last year in 2010, the revised revenue of between US$13.4 and US$14 billion is still roughly 22% higher quarter-on-quarter. From the table above, Intel's recorded revenue in Q4 of 2010 was US$11.5 billion. The company stated that sales of PCs are expected to be up sequentially during the fourth-quarter; however, the worldwide PC supply chain is reducing inventories and CPU purchases as a result of the supply shortages of HDDs caused by the recent floodings in Thailand. Intel did not name the HDD manufacturers whose productions have been affected by the Thailand floods and the company is expecting the shortage to last till the beginning of 2012.


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Kapiolani Community College students warned of internet security breach
Students provided with information and guidance to protect themselves from identity theftKapiʻolani Community College
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Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109
External Affairs & University Relations
Kapiʻolani Community College has taken steps to notify 15,487 students who applied for or were granted financial aid any time between January 1, 2004 and April 15, 2009, and prior loan borrowers that a computer was infected with malware at the college in a way that may have put them at risk for identity theft. Parents of students who supplied parental information on their financial aid forms are also at risk.
On April 15, a computer that had access to personal information of financial aid applicants was found to be infected with a specific piece of malware that is believed to have the capability to steal user's sensitive data and communicate with specified Internet websites. While the infected computer did not itself store any sensitive information, it was on a local network where sensitive information was stored for financial aid processing. The computer was removed from the network immediately and a forensic investigation initiated. The investigation provided no evidence that any sensitive information was actually accessed by the infected computer, yet it also did not rule out that possibility.
The server files that may have been accessed included information necessary for financial aid processing including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and social security numbers.
Kapiʻolani CC has taken steps to ensure that a similar incident does not recur and will be implementing additional security measures including minimizing the storage of sensitive information, verifying that computers used to access sensitive information are up-to-date with the latest version of anti-malware software and retraining all staff in safe computing practices.
The Honolulu Police Department and FBI have been notified of the incident and asked to investigate any potential criminal activity related to this incident. The university is also conducting an internal investigation to prevent similar situations from occurring and to improve operational procedures.
Those affected are encouraged to:
- Obtain and carefully review your credit reports. You can order free credit reports from all three credit agencies at http://www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling 877‐322‐8228.
- Review your bank and credit card statements regularly and look for unusual or suspicious activities.
- Contact appropriate financial institutions immediately if you notice any irregularity in your credit report or any account.
More specific instructions on ways to protect against identity theft and what to do if it happens is available online at http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/object/idalerts.html. Updates will be made to this website as new information becomes available. Individuals whose information may have been compromised who have questions or need additional information may also call (808) 734-9522.
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As for Rhodiola, I've had good luck with taking it for 4-6 weeks, then taking a 2 week break. This seems to keep the effectiveness going. I've been using it for four months now and it's definitely still effective! HTH :)
Quoted from funkymuse
Can you tell me what type of luck you've had with it? Do you feel better, more alert, energy, any desire to overeat, etc.? Also.. how much you take and when would be very helpful.
Quoted from Brighid45
As far as I know, acetyl-l-tyrosine is just the full name for tyrosine. Someone more knowledgeable will speak up if I'm wrong, here's hoping :)
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hey all.. can anyone help with my question here about Rhodiola?
Quoted from lola
The L-form is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids.
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Thanks Victoria - so it is good for B´s as well ?Ivé got some for my mum and her husband both O´s and they really think it has helped them- never thought about it for B´s...


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1. Welcome
Welcome! It's been interesting to read about Linus Torvalds's
experiences with Gnome 3 over the last few weeks. He has very
vocally moved over to Xfce, complaining that Gnome 3 does things in
a backward way. Personally, I was surprised that he uses desktop
environments at all - I always assumed he ran something ultra
minimal like FVWM 1!
In fact, I think I'll dig out my old FVWM config file now... In
the meantime, enjoy this month's newsletter. We have a look at
the shiny new issue of Linux Format magazine, roundups of the
hottest news stories and forum threads, and a special feature on
starting your own open source project.
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Newsletter Editor
2. LXF 149 on sale
Cloud computing is the hottest buzzword of recent months, but what
exactly does it mean? Big businesses talk about shifting their whole
infrastructure to the cloud, but how can we home desktop users get
in on the action? In this month's cover feature we show you how to
utilise cloud services to simplify your life: streaming your music,
sharing email across all your devices, and evening running a whole
operating system remotely.
Meanwhile, we send Linux into outer space with a look at astronomy
software, and find out why IPv6 is going to save the internet. We
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# OrDrumbox 0.9.06 -- http://www.ordrumbox.com
Drum machines are either the greatest liberating force in music
(you don't need to find a drummer for your band anymore, and lets
face it, they're usually the weird ones, and why should they share
in all the glory when all they contribute is hitting things every
now and then), or the greatest tragedy (the creative energy of
generations replaced by a few lines of code and a handful of too
perfect and inhuman samples). In either case, they're popular and
useful, so we're confident that, aside from having a sack of
badly-written mail from disgruntled percussionists, you'll be
interested in OrDrumbox.
The reliance on Java shouldn't put you off. It doesn't look like
the best thing in the music world ever, but OrDrumbox is all about
the thumping beats, not the visuals. Once running, you'll quickly
be able to grasp the sort of standard pattern and track building
options you usually get in such software. OrDrumbox ships with a
modest but good set of drum sounds in various styles, so you
probably won't need to add your own for most types of composition.
In spite of being notoriously difficult to manage real- time sound
in Linux (and Java come to that) it does a creditable job of
reliable, stutter-free playback and there is always the option to
hook it up to your MIDI equipment too.
One of the most interesting features though is the automatic
pattern generator, which uses a set of rules to generate patterns
for you (which can then be tweaked and adjusted) so you don't even
need any talent. In fact OrDrumbox is full of nice touches - name
a track with some sort of instrument name and it will
automatically assign the closest matching sample it can find.
There are various binary downloads available for OrDrumbox if you
have difficulty, but in reality it's very easy to compile from
source. Just unpack the zip file, enter the resulting directory
and type ant to engage the Java compiler. The resulting JAR file
can be run with java -jar <xxxxx.jar>.
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# KDE 5 starts development
http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2011/08/impo ... ay-at.html
Don't panic: this isn't going to be another KDE 4. Well, hopefully.
The idea here is for a more evolutionary, rather than revolutionary,
release, with emphasis on "modularity and dependency clarity". It's
still very early days, so there's no reason to fall out of love with
your KDE 4 installation just yet.
# Torvalds ditches Gnome for Xfce
https://plus.google.com/106327083461132 ... bnL3KaVRtM
Everyone's favourite kernel team leader has had a good rant (scroll
down the posts) about the state of Gnome 3. Complaining about the
"head up the arse" behaviour of the desktop, Torvalds's words echo
those of many in the community. Gnome 3 continues to be
# Chrome overtakes Firefox in the UK
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/01 ... ket_share/
Are we seeing the end of Firefox's glory days? The switch to an
ultra-rapid release cycle hasn't pleased many bystanders, and now
comes the announcement that Google Chrome has more users than the
venerable Mozilla project. Of course, a lot of this could simply be
down to Google's advertising campaign.
5. This month on the forum
Ubuntu's move towards Unity has caused a few arguments on the net,
to say the least. Some users have flocked to Linux Mint which
currently offers the 'classic' Gnome environment, but Stuartpalmer
asked if that could be considered a permanent solution. lok1950
noted that whatever Mint's intentions, the Gnome team won't support
earlier versions for much longer, so at some point there will be a
day of reckoning. [1]
Installing new software on older distros can be troublesome, as Colin
White discovered when trying to get Google Chrome running on Ubuntu
9.10. After following the recommendation to upgrade to a newer version,
Colin's video was messed up, which led to a useful discussion about
ways to gather video information.
[1] http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13986
[2] http://www.linuxformat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14012
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There are millions of free software/open source projects out there,
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effort being lost in the wilderness of SourceForge, here are some
tips to bear in mind. You'll have to deal with the programming side
yourself - these tips will help you integrate better with the
1) Start small
It's easy to think of grandiose plans for your project, with a vast
featureset and hundreds of contributors. Look, for instance, at the
many attempts to replace the X Window System with something else.
But at the start you'll have to produce something sufficiently
interesting to tempt others to help. Have a clear set of version 1.0
objectives and think about bigger plans later.
2) Polish your presentation
So many free software projects have brilliant code and technology
behind them, but bare, messy or badly written websites. Even if
you're not much of a web designer, spend a bit of time on your
internet presence, stating clearly what your software does and what
level it's at. Broken links and typos can put off potential users
and - even more so - developers.
3) Come up with a good name
This is a touchy subject, and we don't want to give Gimp a hard
time, but a clear, sensible name is hugely valuable. As temping as
it is to use an acronym (or a mutually recursive acronym, HURD
style), think of how your users will pronounce the name. Short,
snappy, and related to the software is key - think of Inkscape or
Rhythmbox, for example.
4) Spread the word
Once you've made a release you're happy with, generate interest by
talking about it on the net. This doesn't mean spamming forums with
links; rather, post on Freshmeat which is a software directory
that's syndicated by many other websites around the world.
5) Accept all feedback
You might have some less-technical users reporting seemingly
redundant problems with your software. Although we can easily
dismiss these issues as a result of user inexperience, they can be
pointers to significant problems with the software. If 20 people
report the same problem with a seemingly obvious solution, perhaps
the solution isn't so obvious after all.
So, those are some things to bear in mind when sowing the seeds of
your first open source project. Good luck, and get in touch if you
have any other hints you'd like to share with readers!
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# Build your own distro! Make the next big thing on
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Elephant Ears
It's time for another Secret Recipe Club reveal! If you aren't familiar with this once a month I'm in a group of bloggers and we get assigned a different blog and get t pick a recipe try from that blog. We try out the recipe, write a blog on the recipe and then all reveal our blog posts on the same day. It's fun and it introduces you to all kinds of fabulous new blogs!
This month I had Lick the Spoon. Louise at Lick the Spoon as all kinds of yummy, posts that are mainly desserts. I mean how can you not love a blog like that?
I picked out her Elephant Ears to try. I've never used a puff pastry before so I thought it would be fun to make a recipe with it. It was so simply and yummy. I made this for breakfast and added a powdered sugar glaze to the top of them. They disappeared quickly and my hubby said if there was another pan he'd eat them all to because they were fabulous. I love cinnamon rolls but I'm not a big fan of all the preparation that goes into them. If you are looking for a quick breakfast treat this one is it!
Elephant Ears
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1 sheet thawed puff pastry
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter, melted
1. Using a pastry brush, coat one side of the thawed pastry with melted butter. Combine the sugar and cinnamon and generously spread over the butter.
2. Starting at one end, gently roll the pastry towards the middle. When you reach the middle, start rolling the pastry from the opposite end so the pastry rolls meet each other in the middle. Cut into 6 discs and place on a parchment lined or greased baking sheet.
3. Lather with the leftover butter and place the oven at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes until puffy and golden.
4. If you want to top it with powdered sugar glaze (mix a little milk and powdered sugar together).
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Jeff Teague and Zaza Pachulia each recorded double-doubles as the surging Atlanta Hawks posted their fifth consecutive win with a 104-93 triumph over the slumping Los Angeles Clippers at Philips Arena.
Both players finished with 19 points, with Pachulia adding 12 rebounds and Teague notching 11 assists to help the Hawks earn their longest win streak since a 5-gamer from Jan. 2-12, 2011.
Three others scored in double figures for the Hawks, who shot a solid 50.7 percent and never trailed since the initial stages of the second quarter. Lou Williams netted 18 points off the bench, while Josh Smith had 17 and Al Horford contributed 10 to go along with eight rebounds.
"We're playing well," said Teague. "The chemistry's there, guys are making shots, we're playing [strong] defense. That's always good."
The Clippers were dealt a third straight defeat following a stretch of six straight wins that included an 89-76 home decision over the Hawks on Nov. 11, despite a 22-point, 11-rebound, 7-assist effort from Blake Griffin and 19 points out of Chris Paul.
Atlanta started out slowly, falling behind by a 24-19 count late in the first quarter before reversing momentum with a huge run in which the Hawks ripped off 18 consecutive points to claim a double-digit edge.
Pachulia had five points during the pivotal surge, including a runner in the lane that put Atlanta up 35-24 with under eight minutes left in the second quarter, and Williams capped it by sinking a jumper shortly afterward that extended the margin to 13 points.
Atlanta was up by as many as 15 in the first half and went into the break owning a 51-41 lead over a Los Angeles squad that was being carried by Griffin. The All-Star forward amassed 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting prior to intermission, but the rest of the Clippers went a poor 7-of-24 (29.2 percent) from the field.
The Hawks then broke it open with an impressive third quarter highlighted by a 13-0 flurry that turned a 14-point cushion into a commanding 77-50 advantage after Horford followed a Williams triple with a putback with just under three minutes to play in the period.
Los Angeles did make a belated comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, with Jamal Crawford registering the final six points of a 15-2 sequence that brought the Clippers within 91-81 with under seven minutes remaining.
That was as close as they would get, however, as Atlanta ripped off 13 of the next 17 points to claim a 104-85 lead on Smith's transition dunk with 2:53 to play.
"We showed a lot of effort, we showed some heart coming back," Crawford remarked. "It was just a disappointing game."
Game Notes
Teague registered his second consecutive double-double in as many days, having compiled 13 points and 12 assists in Friday's 101-91 win at Charlotte ... The Clippers have now lost four straight at Philips Arena since a 121-97 win there on Feb. 7, 2009 ... Crawford went 5-for-5 from the foul line and has now made 36 consecutive free throws, just one shy of a career high set while with Portland last season.


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In the first phase of the work, from May 14 through June 22, midday busing will replace trains between Brentwood and Ronkonkoma stations. Six eastbound and six westbound trains will originate and terminate at Brentwood station.
The second phase of the work, from June 25 through July 20, requires the use of single track between Deer Park and Brentwood during the midday.
In the final phase, between July 23 and August 10, buses will replace midday train service between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma. All Ronkonkoma Branch midday trains will terminate and originate at Farmingdale.


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The Chicago Bears have terminated the contract of vested veteran defensive tackle Andre Fluellen.
The team announced the move on Monday.
The 6-foot-2, 302-pound Fluellen has played in 56 games with six starts over five seasons with Detroit (2008-12) and Miami (2012). He has 52 tackles, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.


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With the England team arriving in Australia on Friday, can Alastair Cook's men keep the momentum going with another comfortable win over their Australian counterparts?
This series has already seen the tension being built up and up by both sides of the proverbial equation and whoever wins this particular series may just have even more bragging rights than we've seen in a while.
What with Darren Lehmann telling BBC Radio 5 live that England play "dour" cricket and Jonathan Trott pointing out to the Australian coach via BBC Sport that he'd rather win the Ashes 3-0 than lose with style, relations between the two cricketing nations have been better.
And after Ian Botham told Radio 5 live that England can win the series 5-0 (he's made a habit of making such predictions recently), I want to look at whether England really are as strong as the 3-0 scoreline suggested in the summer.
It pains me to say it, but England were not very impressive in the last Ashes series. Fortunately, Australia were even worse but if England come up against the likes of India and South Africa and play like that the boot will very much be on the other foot.
England's squad undoubtedly had much more talent and depth than that of the Australians, but they didn't get close to utilising their squad like the Aussies did. Although they did end up winning 3-0, England were lucky that the series wasn't a lot closer.
People say that were it not for a few poor umpiring decisions Australia would've won the first test, but I think that England were the dominant side and deserved to win. The second test was the only time England played to their true potential. In the third test England would've lost quite badly were it not for rain and in the fourth test England could've very easily lost had Stuart Broad not produced one of the most devastating spells in his career.
It's hard to say what would've happened in the fifth test had things gone Australia's way in the third and fourth tests (and maybe even the first).
Since Australia are playing in front of a home crowd and Darren Lehmann has now had time to prepare his squad properly, England will have to raise their game if they are to win this series as easily as they did over the summer.
One reason why England didn't producer their best was that Australia sussed out Cook and Trott brilliantly. The two of them utterly destroyed Australia's bowlers throughout the 2010-11 Ashes series and naturally the Aussies were wary of them. However, in this last Ashes series Australia changed their line and length to the two of them with very successful results.
If Australia are able to keep those two quiet (along with the rest of the top six) things will be very close indeed. But on the much harder and bouncier Australian pitches Cook will be more in his element as more deliveries will be easier to play off the back foot. Trott just needs to learn to adapt to whatever they throw at him if he is to regain the success of 2010-11.
If Australia are to get their own back on England they will have to find a way to silence Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen. That particular deadly duo were the only reason England were able to consistently put more runs on the board than Australia. When those two are on form there is very little you can do to stop them, but Australia must look to put them under pressure from the off so that they can stop them from getting into a rhythm.
If England are going to keep their momentum going they have to make sure that the players who had success over the summer (Bell, Pietersen, Swann and Anderson were the most successful) keep doing what they were doing and try to drag those who were struggling (Root, Cook, Trott, Bairstow, Prior and Finn) back to their normal high standards.
Certainly for predominantly back-foot players like Pietersen and Cook the pitches of Australia will be right up their street and for the likes of Finn and Tremlett the pitches could really help them both get their wicket-taking back on track.
Certainly, if England are going to live up to Sir Ian Botham's expectations of a 5-0 win they must do more than just turn up on the day: they have to fire on all cylinders from the word go.
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The College encourages qualified students with disabilities to take advantage of its educational programs. A disability will not be used to deny a person admission to the College. Placement testing with accommodations is available.
A student with disabilities seeking accommodations must self identify as an individual with a disability; request needed accommodations; and provide appropriate documentation. A self-disclosure form is included in a letter from Admissions and can be downloaded from the Disability Services website.
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WASHINGTON — Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts that defense hawks warn would cripple the military.
Majority leader Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, hopes to stage a vote before $85 billion in automatic budget cuts start to take effect in March. The bill is expected to produce about $120 billion in deficit savings over the coming decade, enough to block the automatic cuts through the end of 2013.
But Republicans may try to block the measure because it contains a 10-year, $47 billion tax increase, known as the ''Buffett Rule,'' that would require people with million-dollar incomes to pay a minimum 30 percent income tax — named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
The measure would also raise about $24 billion by cutting much-criticized direct payments to farmers. Interest savings would contribute most of the rest.
The measure has not been officially unveiled but is under assault from Republicans.
''We again find ourselves in sad and familiar territory,'' said Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky. ''Democrats sit on their hands until the last minute. Then they offer some gimmicky bill designed to fail.''
Republicans vow they won't accept tax revenues as part of any deal with President Obama to shut off the so-called sequester, which would require across-the-board cuts of 5 percent in domestic programs and 8 percent at the Pentagon. The cuts are the result of the failure of the 2011 budget ''supercommittee'' to agree on a deficit-cutting pact.
House Republicans do not have a rival plan to shut off the cuts and instead point to a plan that passed twice last year, most recently by a slender 215-209 vote in December. The GOP now controls eight fewer seats in the House, and there's hardening sentiment among some Tea Party Republicans to allow the sequester to take effect. So it's not clear that Speaker John Boehner, of Ohio, could muster enough support to stop the sequester.
Republicans have instead focused their energies on a public relations campaign, saying the sequester idea had its origins in the White House in the summer of 2011.
The White House says it supports a short-term measure to avert the sequester but hasn't offered any suggestions on what elements should be in it.
In a separate development Monday, the Defense Department said it will not extend some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the issue requires more review and military leaders expressed concerns.


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Man who killed girlfriend in DWI gets six months
There are 27 comments on the Newsday story from Jul 20, 2007, titled Man who killed girlfriend in DWI gets six months. In it, Newsday reports that:It wasn't enough for Daniel Flynn that he escaped prosecution in the drunken driving accident that killed his girlfriend, Josephine Antonina Stroker; he also tried to cash in, the Massapequa woman's family ...
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#2 Jul 20, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with the Stroker / Coppola family. The justice system has failed them miserably. I doubt Mr. Gottlieb would consider the plea deal "absolutely appropriate and fair" if it were his daughter who was killed. Hopefully, the DWI bill signed by Gov. Spitzer creating the new crime of vehicular homicide with stiffer prison terms of up to 25 years will stop these slap on the wrist sentences like the one Justice Mullen doled out to Mr. Flynn. However, if the police department fails to conduct investigations, as they did in this case, all of these legislative efforts will be for nothing. How is it that the suffolk county police department can get away with failing to conduct an investigation in which there was a fatality? Something smells rotten. The Stroker / Coppola family deserves an answer.
Rest in Peace Josephine
Since: Mar 07
#3 Jul 20, 2007
The article does say that the police couldn't have access to Flynn's blood-test results, owing to a legal loophole. He didn't walk because the police were unwilling to investigate.
Aside from the ridiculously small sentence, I love this story. A drunk driver and greedy lawsuit-hound shooting himself in the foot so spectacularly.
#4 Jul 20, 2007
Mr. Gottliebs daughter may have better judgement than to be bar hopping or whatever the hell they were doing and getting in a car with someone who had been drinkg.
This isnt a case of A drunk Driver hitting a pedestian, these were two consenting people willingly getting behind the wheel knowing alchol at some point in the night would be involved. They played with fire and got burned.
This family wont be happy until they cash in all over the board I wouldnt be surprised if these opportunist go after the store they bought beer at or the bar they may have been at.
And in regards to the police they are probably the worst offenders of DWI's only they get off all the time. So there will always be some loop holds with punishment to protect the drunk cops
#5 Jul 20, 2007
Gottlieb is he not the same dirt bag human waste bag who was also the lawyer for the so called fake fireman who raped and drugged the poor woman for days? shows you what money can buy. waste always likes waste
#6 Jul 20, 2007
the police never did anything at all zip nothing other then give danny boy a free get of jail card
#7 Jul 22, 2007
Dan Mommy does miss you and wants you to know you can come home bomed anytime you want and kill as many people as you want she always pay for your lawyers and she loves you Danny we know it was not your fault you just well drink too much can happen to anyone.We love you Dan and we have some cold ones waiting for u when u get out LOVE Sis hey Dan I made over 60 buck bring back all the empty beer bottles from your car
#8 Aug 1, 2007
Dan,s FAT sister hangs out at the park and ride yep same place Dan does she has taken his place whlie Dan the man does time in the can.Oh dan's send a shout out to all at SIDEKICKS
#9 Aug 7, 2007
we had a great night last night at sidekicks everyone got shit faced then drove home Dans Sister was at the park and ride doing her thing,Oh Dan needs more LUBE so anyone going there this weekend try and bring it before friday night Dan likes to be well luded for the weekend
#10 Aug 17, 2007
Dans sister wants to thank everyone who has given lube for Dan also a Shout out to Allen good job keep it up.and Dan,s sister will be at the park and ride all weekend doing what she does best when she not getting lawyers for Dan
#11 Aug 28, 2007
hi people!(:
#12 Aug 14, 2008
hahaha its funny dan is innocent!!!!! im glad that bitch is dead i bought dan the drinks that night!!!!
#13 Sep 18, 2008
you are a heartless bitch- How could you wish death on anyone. That is the most repulsive comment I have ever read. Josephine changed my life, she was the most beautiful person inside and out.....you heartless bitch.
#14 Sep 18, 2008
I am an old friend of Josephine, do you know her burial site? I would love to take the trip from here and visit her. It has been years, I had no idea the case was still pending until I found this website.
#15 Jun 3, 2009
Im an old friend of jo's too, I miss her terribly, if you find out where she is buried, please pass the info....
#16 Jun 4, 2009
There is a special place in hell for you! What comes around goes around. You are a terrible person in need of attention.
#17 Sep 3, 2009
Was the girl that died a mother of his child?
#18 May 29, 2010
You think people would learn
#19 Nov 23, 2012
No Josephine did not have any children. I miss her terribly.
#20 Nov 23, 2012
#21 Nov 23, 2012
Correction....agreed that this psycho who wrote that is going to hell
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ROME — A moderately-strong earthquake has rattled much of north-central Italy, including Milan skyscrapers, but authorities say first reports indicate there are no injuries or major damage.
Italy's National Institute of Geology said the temblor had a magnitude of 4.8 and struck shortly before 4 p.m. Friday. Institute official Alberto Michelini told Sky TG24 TV the quake's epicenter was 30 kilometers (13 miles) north of Viareggio, a Tuscan sea resort, and that the temblor was most strongly felt in the regions of Tuscany and Emiilia Romagna.
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On his rehab:
SLAM: I've been good, man. How you feeling right now? How's the rehab going?KP: It's going great, man. I'm going to rehab everyday. It's getting a whole lot better. I'm walking without crutches and a brace, so things are moving along. I'm not rushing anything, but things are moving at a great pace.
On improving his game:
On being overshadowed by the stars on the team:SLAM: What areas of your game do you still want to improve?KP: Well, I still wanna get better with my footwork, my speed, my quickness, my athleticism. You know, I'm not an athlete or nothing like that, but you know obviously you wanna get better at weakness that you have, whatever they may be. So if you always got a right-hand hook, you wanna get a left-hand hook. You know, so I'm trying to work on my left hand, doing everything left-handing. Driving left-handed. Doing everything pretty much left handed, because I want it to get just as good as my right hand.
SLAM: Do you think you've matured since you've been in the League? When you came in you were real young, and now you're a savvy vet.KP: Well I think I can get better. I try to get better each year. I think that's what you gotta do in the NBA—get better each year. So I try to work on my game each year and improve, and just keep tryin' to get better. I mean I feel like I've learned a lot, I still got a lot to learn, and I just try to keep picking up. With Shaq on the team, you pick up some things from him.
On his constant scowl on the court:SLAM: When Tony Allen left the team, he said he kind of felt overshadowed by some of the other stars on the team. Do you ever feel that way?KP: Nah. I feel like without them, we wouldn't be in the position that we are in right now. Without the Big Three forming, we wouldn't get the TV pub that you get, and everything else you get. So it's kind of hard to say, "overshadowing." You're really supposed to be kinda grateful to be in that situation.KP: Nah, not really. That's not how our chemistry is. You've been in our locker room, you know how we role. There's only one goal; so at times you want to get better as an individual, but then there's times that you'll be in situations you've never been in before. Like, there's not too many times where you could be on a team that has a chance to win the title. So why not take advantage of it? I feel like stats are overrated, because stats—you could have an impact of the game and not have a huge number of stats. I feel like stats are overrated because—they just are.
SLAM: People are also always talking about—and this was a big thing in the playoffs—how you scowl on the court. I just wanted to note for the record: You smile a lot. Do you want to tell people why you don't smile during games?KP: Man, because, first of all, this is how I feed my family. This is my job. So every time I get on the court, it's all business. And then, you got a psychopath like KG right on the side of you, so that's just added fuel to the fire. (Laughs).Off the court I'm the coolest person.
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This is a great interview and you can read the whole thing here. Perk wants to be a Celtic for life and I'm right there wanting the same thing. Anyone who talks about trading Perk just doesn't realize what the Celtics have in this guy. He has one of the best work ethics in the league and he has come back better each season he has been in the league. His stats have improved every year, but as Perk himself says, stats are overrated. They just don't tell the whole story about what Perk contributes.SLAM: So you think it'll be a little different this coming season?KP: Well, I mean, we didn't do nothing spectacular. We got Shaq, we got Delonte [West], we got J.O. [Jermaine O'Neal]. But it ain't like we signed no young Dwight Howards or anything like that. So if anything we just got older. But we still got a lot of talent. So we got older but we got a lot of talent and a lot of experience, so that's gonna help us a lot. And a lot of guys with chips on their shoulder, so that's what's gonna really help.SLAM: What about you? When you come back, you gonna have a chip?KP: I don't have a choice. I don't have a choice but to have a chip on my shoulder.SLAM: What do you want most this coming June? Another shot at the Lakers?KP: Man, it don't even matter to me. I just want another shot at the ring, and to just go from there. It don't matter if it's the Lakers or whoever it may be. But we love the challenge, because we know there's not an easy way to get to the Finals. But we want it.
Without Perk, we don't get past Dwight Howard. The Magic are very successful because teams have to double him and that leaves a shooter open. Perk is one of the few centers who successfully guard Howard with single coverage. Perk also may not get the most rebounds on the team, but he is one of the best at boxing out to allow his teammates to grab the rebounds. He may not score a lot of points, but he is one of the best at setting screens to allow his teammates to get open shots. Perk's importance to this team can be seen most in the games he doesn't play. In the Finals in both 2008 and 2010, the Lakers' bigs were ineffective in the games that Perk played. But in game 5 in 2008 and in games 6 and 7 in 2010, Gasol and Odom came up big. Perk's defense may be one of the most underrated parts of the Celtics success over the past 3 seasons.
With Perk's work ethic, it's no surprise that his rehab is going well and I fully expect him to come back better than ever when he is cleared to play again. I just hope that Danny realizes what he has and rewards him with a contract that will allow the big guy to stay a Celtic for a long, long time. FLCeltsFan 9/08/2010 10:39:00 AM Tweet Edit


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Fishing - Region 7
Fri Mar 30 09:01:00 MDT 2012
It's apparently on the Internet, but it isn't true. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is not proposing to ban the use of live bait on Fort Peck Reservoir and the Missouri River.
A misunderstanding this week led some to the false conclusion that FWP is seeking to ban time-honored fish temptations like live worms, leeches, and minnows from Montana tackle boxes. And that caught the attention of some Montana anglers.
"It certainly has the office phones ringing, but it's not something under consideration," said Ron Aasheim, FWP spokesman in Helena.
Aasheim explained that a forthcoming proposal from the Montana Department of Agriculture has likely been misinterpreted by some. The MDA proposal, set for release in April, is expected to designate two multi-county "invasive species management areas" where the water weed Eurasian watermilfoil is growing. One area includes the upper Missouri River and its tributaries above Three Forks, and the other is on Fort Peck Reservoir and the lower reaches of the Missouri River.
Under Montana's Aquatic Invasive Species Act, MDA can designate such locales as invasive species management areas to battle the spread of natural resource damaging exotic weeds. The designation establishes mandatory boat inspections within the area and requires boaters and anglers to inspect, clean and dry their recreational gear before departing the area.
Within an invasive species management area, the law also requires a prohibition on possessing any dead or alive "bait animal"—including critters like crayfish, leeches, and minnows, unless otherwise authorized by FWP.
"That's the point of confusion," Aasheim said. "To be clear, FWP is not proposing rules to ban the use of any bait allowed in the fishing regulations. FWP will, however, work with MDA to address the issue and to develop a rule that allows the use of live bait while still reducing the risk of spreading milfoil."
Eurasian watermilfoil is easily spread from one body of water to another primarily by the introduction of plant fragments entangled in boat propellers, keels and rudders. Stems can become lodged among any watercraft apparatus or sports equipment that moves through the water, especially boats and boat trailers. A milfoil fragment only a few inches long can form roots and grow into a new plant. Once established in a water body eradication is nearly impossible. The plant can eventually limit recreational activities like fishing, boating and swimming by forming thick mats on the water surface and by altering aquatic ecosystems by displacing native plants important to Montana's fish.
Aasheim said FWP will release in April a new bait rule to allow the use of bait in the proposed invasive species management areas while still reducing the risk of spreading milfoil. The comment period will include a schedule of public meetings and provide other opportunities to comment.
"The establishment of new invasive species management areas is a reminder to boaters and anglers to get into the 'inspect, clean and dry' habit," Aasheim said. For more information, visit FWP's website at fwp.mt.gov. Click "Inspect. Clean. Dry."
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"Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly."
– G. K. Chesterton
I take a bit of time at the end of each year to take an honest, deep look into how the year gone by has gone. I group these together as "Mistakes" that are as positive as possible – I try to see them as stepping stones going into the new year.
As much as I know that my memorable mistakes will lead to learning opportunities that will propel me into the coming year.
I tend to have short-term memory problems with what I learned in previous years. It is important that I take a to heart the AA saying that launches the 12 Steps.
"I choose to take a fearless, moral inventory" of how things have gone, where they are now, and where I hope they will go from here.
It is easy to fall into the opposite belief of the Chesterton quote above.
We can fall into the false belief that a successful life is built on the appearance of outward success. Jesus' hand picked mentees, the Twelve, make it clear that God sees mistakes as key elements that will lead to personal growth and spiritual health.
Why call them my "Favorite" mistakes? These are the ones that have taught me the most over the past year. Without mistakes we won't have traction we need in order to move forward. Mistakes are the rough surface that allows us to grip the wall in front of us.
Unless we make some great mistakes, we are destined to stay stuck in the ditch we've built from the false belief that perfection is the goal. The only difference between a ditch and a grave is the depth of each.
We tend to run from our mistakes – treat mistakes as though they were a sign of our incompetence.
We tend to hide our mistakes from our for fear they will categorize us as incompetent or immature. If others see our mistakes that draw that conclusion they need to rethink their view of an effective life versus one that only looks successful on the surface.
These are my "Favorite" mistakes of 2015. Believe it or not I had to pare my list down in order that this post won't become too lengthy! As you read through these a button or two might connect with you and maybe even help you see more clearly about your life. Continue reading 8.5 of My Favorite Mistakes of 2015


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Between the Bible and Quran
As a true Muslim following the example of the Prophet Muhammed. I am wrong to say bad things about the Bible. I can only relate to you the inconsistency within it when it describes God. The holy Quran is a continution of the Bible. The Bible says only those who come through Jesus will enter paradise. The holy Quran says that anyone who believes in God and the last day will enter heaven. That statement alone shows the elevation of God's revelation from tribal to universal. I will not be a NWO guard dog and attack someone because they believe diffently than I do. The attack of someone outside of your race or religion is another trap set by the great deceiver Satan. The Bible says to revoke Satan and the holy Quran says to fight the schemes of Satan. So since we know one of the schemes of Satan is to spread war using both race and religion. We must walk a balancing act so we do not serve as fuel for the fire. Most of the posts on this site that attack religions or other races are based on pure ignorance. If it was intelligence then no one would do it. So I encourage you what ever religion you follow to strive to follow the best of your religion and serve as a beacon of light for others. The path to peace begins with the purification of our own souls as we reach out to help others on their path. This is the underlining message I get out of both the Bible and the holy Quran. The purpose of life is for man to work on the purification of his soul by engaging the material life. Only God can tell us how to do this. So that is why the word of God has to be the foundation of our life. So there is no battle between the Bible and the holy Quran. There is just an invitation from both to encourange you to submit to the word of God and use it as the foundation for your life.
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The Wahlberg family is busy. Wahlburgers, the burger restaurant launched by "Ted" and "2 Guns" star Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Paul and Donnie, is expanding, starting with a location in Canada.
The new restaurant, at Toronto's SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, will open in early 2014, the company said Wednesday. The original Wahlburgers in Hingham, Mass., was founded in 2011 with Paul Wahlberg as the executive chef.
This is just the latest move for the family-run concept. The Wahlbergs have also been filming a reality TV show on the premises.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — It's been decades since Harrison Ford played towering film characters Indiana Jones and Han Solo, but the questions still come — especially at Comic-Con.
Ford made his second appearance at the all-things-geek gathering in San Diego Thursday to promote his new film "Ender's Game." It might as well have been the 1980s, though, as far as fans were concerned. Given the chance to ask questions about the new film, they instead peppered the 71-year-old star with questions about characters he long ago left behind.
One fan asked, "light sabers aside," what might happen if Solo, the Millenium Falcon pilot from "Star Wars," met Jones, the adventure-addicted archaeologist.
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New River Bridge Sunrise
Linda D. Lester 11/6/2012 4:28:35 AMStunning light! Great work Leslie! #1496769
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Ann Lyssenko 12/29/2012 7:33:30 AMLove the ethereal quality of this image Leslie. Congrats on being a finalist! Ann #10486673
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