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14-7 and 4-4. Were gonna be just fine.
14-7 and 4-4. Were gonna be just fine.
Huge win baby! Man this feels good. Hopefully this gives these guys some momentum and confidence.
By the time I found this out it was too late, but if you are a UC student you can watch ESPN360. You have to download VPN software and connect to UC's VPN. My brother goes to UC and logged on here. It actually worked pretty well. Just for future reference, just invite a UC student over to watch the game with you. It should also work for students at any major college or university.
Here's the remainder of the schedule. I want six more regular season Big East wins, then at least one Big East tournament win. That'd give us 11 Big East wins and 21 overall wins while also putting us right in the thick of a NCAA berth.
@ Villanova
vs. Notre Dame
@ Georgetown
vs. St. John's
@ Pittsburgh
vs. Louisville
vs. West Virginia
@ Syracuse
@ South Florida
vs. Seton Hall
If UC can play well in the three games against St. John's, South Florida and Seton Hall, they should pick up three victories there. That means they'd need to go 3-4 against the higher powered Big East teams, with three of those games (Notre Dame, Louisville, and West Virginia) at home. Notre Dame looks very beatable, especially since it'd be at home. And we know UC will be fired up for the Louisville and West Virginia games.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-17 Average Season: 69-93
-LTlabnerIf you can't build a winning team with that core a fire-sale isn't the solution. Selling the franchise, moving them to Nashville and converting GABP into a used car lot is.
Way to go UC!
BTW, what's happened to Georgetown of late?
But anyways, excellent win tonight. It's wins like these that slowly turn the fortunes of a basketball program. I think it's time that Mick receives some deserved credit. IMO, UC is now a bubble team. They're still on the outside looking in, but they're starting to enter the discussion. With a young team, I think that's all that could realistically be hoped for at this point.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
They should not be able to pick a conference game. That is just putting yourself at an unfair comptetive disadvantage unnecessarily.
I have watched quite a bit of UC basketball this season and I have noticed something as of late. UC doesn't have that explosive player. They don't have that player who can explode off the floor for a huge dunk. They don't have the player who on a breakout can energize the fans by a big dunk. They don't have a player who will make a sportscenter top 10 type play.
This is really the first UC team (excluding the Cronin Juco teams) that doesn't have a highlight type player in as long as I can remember. They don't seem to have a player who is quick off the ground. A player who has quick feet on defensive to get into the passing lanes. They don't have a player who can come from the weak side and block a basketball 10 rows into the stands. I have started watching a log of college basketball (other than UC and OSU) and have begun to notice the lack in explosiveness that plagues UC. Anyone else notice this?
From all accounts, Darnell Wilks can jump through the roof. He just doesn't see the court much because he's so raw as a player.
Assuming he sticks around, I think Yancy Gates will be the kind of player you're describing.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Lucky for us games are decided by the final score... not the number of dunks or top ten plays they have. I agree with the fact that the defense isn't quite what it used to be, but that was more of a Huggins trait than anything.
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2009 Record while in attendance: Terrible
Very nice, Cats.
A little under halfway through the Big East schedule, and UC stands at .500 in THIS conference...
I would have taken that and ran with it at the beginning of the season. Let's see what they can do with it
As bad as they've looked at times this year, they've made progress.
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I think there are players on UC's team that offer different types of explosiveness. Deonta can be explosive from behind the 3 point line, as well as Dixon recently. I thought Alvin Mitchell lit a fire in UC yesterday. Gates shows flashes of what he can be which is very explosive. Wilks definately can add excitment in small bursts. Sure, there isn't a Hicks type player, but I think that is what Gates can be. You can only expect on Kenyon Martin in a great while.
It might actually benefit UC to not have that explosive player right now. They need to rely on consistency rather than wait on that explosive play. Mike Williams is a good example IMO. He isn't "explosive," but he is very consistent recently. If something bad happens or if the other team has an explosive play, he can slow momentum by making a mid range jumper. Young teams tend to play out of control when emotions get involved. Especially when they have a hard enough time with ball control.
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Submission + - Facebook Settles With FTC To Make New Privacy Chan (techcrunch.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Facebook has reached an agreement with the FTC to make all future changes to privacy settings opt-in, presumably including new features with their own privacy controls. The Wall Street Journal wrote that the social network was nearing a settlement on the issue and now its Marketplace editor Dennis K. Berman says that settlement is for new privacy controls to be opt in. The agreement could limit Facebook's ability to drive adoption of new features, as they won't be able to immediately go viral. Users rarely visit their privacy settings, so Facebook will need to devise a way to get them to do so.


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but I just had an idea. Just a thought.
So Gamble says to Woody. "Look I really want this job, but I would like the opportunity to hire my own coaches, even though I would be fine working with Rex. Let me go interview for the San Diego job. Just give me that opportunity. If I don't get that job, I will take this job. I think it's only fair you give me that opportunity. Leak to the press that I didn't do well so that the San Diego people aren't suspicious."
That actually makes logical sense.
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Sadly, I think there's truth in the report that the interview didn't go well. I'm inclined to blame Rex, but I also find it weird that this 'top candidate' who was linked to several jobs suddenly can't even land a 2nd intv anywhere.
Its a catch-22. At this point I am suspicious of anyone who wants this job considering the current situation.
Now why would Woody want to do this?
Well it goes back to something Skip Bayless said today that actually makes sense, which is rare for him.
He figured that Woody giving Rex more of a say is a mea culpa for forcing Tim Tebow on Rex.
I dont buy that. Fact is, I dont think anything happened on the Jets without Rex's approval. I think Tannenbaum served REX, not the other way around. Tannenbaum was in awe of this brilliant coach and considering that Tannenbaum was never a personnel guy, he deferred to him.
Problem with Cohen is that he is part of the dysfunctional culture that is the NY Jets under the Tannenbaum/Ryan regime. I want the new GM NOT to be familiar with the buddy system that existed and I want him to be the BOSS. Ryan is a seducer and I think the GM needs to be independent and not part of the existing culture.
Gamble interviewed in SD and the few leaks still peg them with either their in-house guy Raye or Indy's Tom Telesco as GM. It's unlikely but it's still possible that he actually did interview badly.


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Family ties strengthened through Evangel University
June 29, 2012 | Evangel University News
For twin brothers Franck and Francis Hamadachi and their cousin Phine Mulumba, Evangel University is providing the opportunity to connect with family members for the very first time.
Franck and Francis were born in South Africa, where they excelled in academics, soccer and rugby. Four years ago, they moved to Texas to live with an aunt and pursue an American high school education. The brothers quickly adapted to American football thanks to their high school coach, Wesley Arnold, a 2000 Evangel graduate.
Arnold made a big impression on the brothers. "Coach Arnold is the greatest man I've ever met in my life," Francis says. When he offered to drive the twins to Springfield to experience Evangel football, they paid attention.
Phine Mulumba grew up in the Congo, where she fell in love with tennis. Her family moved to the St. Louis area about two years ago, and she worked hard to prepare herself to play at the university level. Through friends, she was introduced to Debbie DeAlmeida, Evangel's tennis coach.
During the summer of 2011, the Hamadachi brothers and Mulumba met for the first time at a family reunion in St. Louis. There, they discovered all three were considering Evangel University.
The brothers said their first meal together bonded the cousins right away.
"Phine is a great cook," Franck says emphatically.
Francis agreed: "She got to our hearts real quick. She's an artist with food." This first experience solidified their friendship and helped them decide to attend college together.
Now, Franck is a biology major; Francis is a broadcasting major; and both are members of the EU football team. Mulumba is a biology major and a member of the EU tennis team.
The cousins are grateful for that fateful family reunion.
"God puts things in place," Francis says. "Two years ago we didn't even know each other. Now we're here together."
As for Springfield?
"I love the environment," Franck says. "It's calm. We're a family. We're meeting new people."
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I have had similar problems, rdge. I usually take it in stride and realize that some people were not raised to do things like pick up after themselves. that being said, I do not like it when a friend who comes over almost every day and practically lives at my house does not pick up after themself. To me, this is an insult on my hospitality and to my home. (It happenes more than I would care to admit since I am typically too nice to say anything.)
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A rare collection of work by "living art legend" artist Ralph Hotere is expected to sell for around $400,000 when it goes under the hammer tonight.
The 12-piece collection includes an oil on board work inspired by a proposal to build an aluminium smelter at Aramoana, lithographs and paintings from 1973 to 1992.
The 81-year-old, who last year received the Order of New Zealand, is regarded as one of the country's most important living artists, said International Art Centre director Richard Thomson.
"People still see art as a sound investment and because Hotere is held in such high regard and is such a fine New Zealand artist, we expect there to be significant interest in this sale," he said.
The works are owned by the former publisher of the National Business Review, Barry Colman.
He and his late wife Cushla Martini owned the historic Carey's Bay Hotel overlooking the water at Port Chalmers, Otago, where they displayed the pieces.
Hotere lived in Otago for many years and often visited the hotel for a drink.
After the hotel was sold Mr Colman brought the collection to Auckland.
It was rare for such "an important and significant collection" of his works to come on the market, said Mr Thompson.
Hotere's works will be auctioned at the International Art Centre at 6.30pm, as part of a larger collection of early and rare works, expected to sell for up to $2 million.
Other significant works for sale were an oil on canvas by Charles Frederick Goldie, Relics of a Bygone Age, estimated to bring up to $280,000 and an oil painting of Mana Island by Don Binney, expected to bring up to $85,000.


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Forum:Fun stuff to do in Bogt or gta 4
I just want to hear some ideas for fun stuff because im at the point in gta 4(bogt) where i ran out of fun things to do
If you need to ask people on a wiki for fun stuff to do in that game, then you need another video game. Get off your butt and into your nearest Hastings. Montybrady 00:10, April 10, 2010 (UTC) (btw i take full credit for that snappy 2-liner)
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I am running a pretty simple project using PHP cake. I have got to grips with everything fine, and at the moment am only using it to perform basic add/edit to simple database tables.
One thing I am noticing, is that I often see the below error message when opening a page...
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Does anyone know what the above actually means?
I have the same problem. I even tried uninstalling the plug in but I can't reinstall it.


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I am trying to clone but it failed.
I am using insert of 1.4kb of psedomonas aergonisa and using pPICZalphaA as a vector which is 3.6kb, I got the correct pcr band, and when I double digested my vector and insert i had the correst band on the restriction dgestion, performed ligation , and tranformed into E.coli competent cell. got colonies , when i did the midi prep, and alkaline lysis method, and when determined the concentration of DNA i had good DNA concentration but when I tried to run on agarose no bands were visible.
As my tenure of thesis has finished and I am asked to stop at this point..
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The Colorado Springs City Council is one town hall meeting away from deciding whether the city should allow retail pot stores to open in the city.
The town hall forum, set for 4 p.m. Thursday, is expected to be standing-room-only as people for and against retail marijuana sales line up to share their opinions with the council.
"The purpose is to give city council the background it needs to make the decision and to give the public the opportunity to weigh in," said council member Jan Martin, who was on a council subcommittee that organized the town hall.
In November, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana possession and sales. The law allows possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and older. It also calls for regulating retail sales of marijuana, but it gives local governments the choice to opt out of such sales. Woodland Park, El Paso County and Monument, for example, have all said "no" to retail marijuana. Pueblo, meanwhile, put a moratorium on sales until the city council makes a permanent decision.
Colorado Springs City Council said it would like to decide by the end of July. The issue already has had input from Mayor Steve Bach, who wants the city to ban retail marijuana sales. He says selling marijuana for recreational use could put public safety in jeopardy and cause the city to lose out on jobs if companies don't feel comfortable relocating where pot is legal. Retired military officers also urged council to ban sales, saying retail marijuana would spell trouble for the area's military installations.
The council has heard equally from residents who insist the city must honor the voters of Colorado and regulate the sales of pot. They argue that the city should take control over the sales and not leave it to criminals, who don't follow state health codes and regulations.
It won't be the council's first marijuana rodeo. Hundreds of residents packed City Hall in 2010 in the days leading to the city's decision to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
"We do have some experience," Martin said.
The council invited about a dozen known opponents and proponents of retail marijuana sales from the military, businesses and medical marijuana dispensaries including retired Army general Ed Anderson, deputy police chief Vince Niski, and Mark Slaugh, owner of iComply to each give a 10-minute presentation at the town hall. The floor will then be open to anyone who wants to speak. Each person will be allowed three minutes.
Council is expected to vote on the issue at the July 23 meeting. If it votes to allow sales, it can regulate time, place and manner of sales and could choose to limit the number of retail shops. The city also could add a special marijuana sales tax.
In November, state voters will be asked to approve a 15 percent excise tax on retail marijuana and a 10 percent sales tax. Cities and counties that ban retail sales won't get any share of the state tax money if it is approved.
"Even if we opt in, we probably won't do anything until after the November election to see what happens with the tax," Martin said.
The City Council will host a town hall at 4 p.m. June 27 Thursday, City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave., to hear public input about retail marijuana sales inside the city limits. Members of the public will each be allowed three minutes to express their opinion.


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The NIT Season Tip-Off championship is up for grabs in Madison Square Garden on Friday, as the fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines square off with the Kansas State Wildcats.
John Beilein's Wolverines opened the 2012-13 season with a great deal of optimism. Michigan has done little to squelch that, as the team has started off the season 4-0. The Wolverines opened the year with three straight games at home, routing the likes of Slippery Rock (100-62), IUPUI (91-54) and Cleveland State (77-47). Things weren't as easy in Wednesday's semifinal action of this event, as the Wolverines slipped past Pittsburgh, 67-62.
Bruce Weber's first season in Manhattan couldn't have started any better, as the Wildcats have opened the season with five straight victories. Following a similar path, Kansas State opened the year with four straight lopsided wins at home over North Dakota (85-52), Lamar (79-55), Alabama-Huntsville (87-26) and North Florida (74-55). Things got tougher in the Big Apple on Wednesday, but the Wildcats were able to advance to the title game with a 66-63 win over Delaware.
These two teams are meeting for the fourth time and all four meetings have taken place in tournament play. Michigan holds a 2-1 series advantage.
Will Spradling took care of business down the stretch, draining four free- throws to secure the three-point win over Delaware and propel the Wildcats into the championship game. The junior guard finished the game with 12 points, as did Thomas Gipson and Angel Rodriguez.
It certainly wasn't the best offensive performance by Kansas State this season, as the team comes into this game averaging a strong 78.2 ppg. Where the team has really had success was on the glass, grabbing 47.2 caroms per game and holding a +15.4 rebounding advantage. Despite averaging just under 80 points per game, there aren't any prolific scorers on the roster. Rodriguez and Rodney McGruder are the only players with a double-digit scoring averages at this time, coming in at 11.2 and 10.0 points per game, respectively.
The Wolverines trailed at the half against Pittsburgh, falling victim to the Panthers' strong shooting in the first half (.519). Michigan tightened up the defense after the break though and made timely shots en route to the victory. Trey Burke played a big role in the win, pacing the team with 17 points, while doling out six assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. was right behind with 16 points, while Nik Stauskas came off the bench to tally 15.
The Wolverines have excelled at both ends of the court through five games, averaging 83.8 ppg, while limiting the opposition to just 56.2. Michigan has shot the ball well from all over the court, converting 53.9 percent from the floor overall, including a scorching 45.7 percent from 3-point range. The scoring pool is deep with four players currently averaging double figures, led by Burke's 18.0 ppg. Hardaway is a close second at 17.0 ppg, followed by Glenn Robinson III's 13.3 ppg. Stauskas has been a key contributor off the bench with 12.0 ppg.


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Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material. He now plans to use the technique to recreate more complex tissues, such as the oesophagus and diaphragm or organs such as the heart and lungs. He has also made an experimental attempt to regenerate brain in mice and rats. This is part of the news he will be presenting during his seminar at the scientific AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.
In June 2011, media all over the world reported about a ground breaking transplant, where a patient received an artificial trachea covered in his own stem cells. The result was an artificial windpipe with biological functions. To date, five operations have been carried out using this technique.
"We learn something from each operation. This means we can develop and refine the technique. We are also evaluating how we can transfer our experiences to other fields, such as neurology. The aim is to make as much use of the body's own healing potential as we can", says Paolo Macchiarini, Professor of Regenerative Surgery at Karolinska Institutet, and responsible for the surgery.
At the AAAS Annual Meeting, he will talk about how he believes the technology can be used in the future. This will include:
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Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez believes Barcelona's current crop of talent will always be remembered, having been widely regarded as the greatest team of all time.
In an interview with the Catalan Football Federation, the 33-year-old compared his current side with the legendary LA Lakers from yesteryear.
The Spaniard said: "If you compare it with other legendary teams, there has never been active recognition like there is now with Barça.
"They will remember us like we do the Lakers of 30 years ago."
Xavi praised the style of play that Johan Cryuff attempted to implement 30 years ago, a model that former boss Pep Guardiola achieved great success with after reigning in the most glorious period of the club's history.
"I liked the direction Pep took the team in, as Tito, and Jordi now are," said Xavi. "It's the structure Cruyff wanted to put in place 30 years ago. I love that, I can't think about football in any other way."
Xavi gave an insight into what it was like playing under various managers at the Nou Camp, and was full of praise for the work done by his previous bosses.
"Rijkaard gave us that way of attacking that was like a revolution," he added.
"Pep said that now we play from the back, we go 2 on 1 with the keeper and our first reaction was, 'What are you talking about?.
"He works on the defensive system much more and that leaves us freer up front.
"With Luis Aragonés, we played more counterattack, we were looking for quick goals and then spend 15 minutes defending."
Xavi has thrived in the Barcelona model, going on to become one of the most decorated players in world football.
In a team that boasts players such as Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, Xavi perhaps doesn't always grab the headlines.
But make no mistake about it, he's just as important to the Catalan club as record-breaking Messi, and when Xavi eventually calls time on his career, he'll leave a huge void behind at the Camp Nou.
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The free tools in my social media marketing toolkit — Part 2: Management & measurement
In my last post, I shared and reviewed my favourite (free) social media monitoring tools that I use regularly to carry out social media marketing strategies on behalf of clients. Today, I reveal the management and measurement tools I use to organize and keep track of the zillions of conversations I monitor daily across multiple channels.
To summarize, these tools are free and therefore great for small businesses and new ventures. However, they are useless if they are not aligned with a sound social media marketing strategy. They are also far from perfect so we must always cross-examine data with information provided by other tools and sometimes even check information manually to ensure everything is accurate.
I decided to combine my favourite management and measurement tools because many of them do both functions. Technically, some of these can be used for monitoring social media as well. At the end of the day, it's not so much the tools that matter, but how you use them. These are the ones that I've found excel, particularly in the management and measurement departments.
Without further ado, here are my favourite social media management and measurement tools:


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Wollet's pick seals victory
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Kent State's remarkable season just keeps getting better.
The No. 25 Golden Flashes are going to their first Mid-American Conference title game with the most wins in school history. But getting there wasn't easy Saturday, especially for second-year coach Darrell Hazell.
Kent State's defense stopped Bowling Green twice within the last five minutes in the Flashes' territory, holding on for a 31-24 victory.
Luke Wollet's (Poland High) interception of Matt Schilz' heave into the end zone with 21 seconds left sealed the victory. The Falcons had driven to the Kent State 14 with less than a minute left, before coming up empty on four consecutive throws.
"My stomach was in my throat," Hazell said. "I couldn't let the players see it."
The former Ohio State assistant has revived a Kent State (10-1, 7-0 MAC) program that has been one of the worst in the conference the last four decades with more winless seasons (four) than winning ones (two) up until this year.
The Flashes' speedy junior running back Dri Archer took over the game with leading rusher Trayion Durham banged up and unable to do much.
Archer ran for 241 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns of more than 70 yards.
On his second score at the start of the fourth quarter, Archer broke three tackles on his way to a 74-yard touchdown run that put Kent State ahead 24-17. He appeared to be stopped at midfield, but somehow managed to slip away and zigzagged into the end zone.
The teams traded scores until Kent State defensive tackle Roosevelt Nix tipped Schilz's pass and lineman Richard Gray grabbed the ball out of the air, setting up the Flashes at Bowling Green's 20.
Archer took it from there, getting the offense down to the 7. Quarterback Spencer Keith then faked to Archer and kept it for a 7-yard TD that put the Flashes ahead for good with 8:14 left.
Bowling Green (7-4, 5-2) had two more shots, but they were stopped on downs and then intercepted in the end zone.
Keith, a senior, said his teammates had no doubt they were going to win. That wasn't an attitude they had in the past.
"Before we definitely had some doubt," Keith said. "Just because of our past history."
Back in the national rankings for the first time since 1973, Kent State avoided becoming the third MAC team to lose a week after getting into the Top 25.
Ohio was the first MAC team to get into the rankings this season, and the Bobcats then lost their next game to Miami (Ohio). Toledo got into the rankings and promptly lost to Ball State last week.
It was a game of big plays on both sides, with four touchdowns going for over 70 yards, including Archer's scoring runs of 79 and 74 yards.
Archer and Durham have both run 1,000-yards, but Archer knew he would be counted on even more with teammate hurting.
"Coach told me all week I'd have to do more," he said
Archer's first score was spectacular, too. He took a handoff, made one cut and raced past everyone for a 79-yard TD that gave Kent State a 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter.
Kent State extended its school record nine-game winning streak in what is its first winning season since 2001.
They've now won 14 of 16, including 11 straight in the MAC, since beating Bowling Green a year ago.
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PLYMOUTH – For the first time in four years, the Plymouth South baseball team qualified for the state tournament this spring. The Panthers then took it a step further, winning their opening tourney game before suffering a gut-wrenching defeat that ended their season.
PLYMOUTH – For the first time in four years, the Plymouth South baseball team qualified for the state tournament this spring. The Panthers then took it a step further, winning their opening tourney game before suffering a gut-wrenching defeat that ended their season.
Still, it was a year of significant progress for the program.
"We had a good year with a lot of tough, close games that really prepared us for the tournament," Head Coach John Peila said. "We moved up to Division 1 for the first time, which was really good for us. The kids responded well."
The Panthers, 10-10 on the season, scored five runs in the first inning to record a 5-3 win over North Attleboro in the first round. Tyler Morini blasted a two-run homer, Luke Dickerson drove in two runs and Mark Mineo collected a pair of doubles. Mineo also earned the win on the mound.
Not coincidently, all three seniors were selected to the all-star team in the school's final season in the Atlantic Coast League. (The Panthers will move to the Patriot League next season).
The Panthers also took a 5-0 lead into the sixth inning of their next game against Attleboro, but wound up losing, 6-5.
"It left a little bit of a bitter taste, but when I look at what the kids accomplished and the way they fought through the entire year, I'm really proud of them," Peila said.
Mineo was the team's ace and also played shortstop. "He pitched great," Peila said. "He took Plymouth North to the seventh inning without allowing a run. He was a solid captain and the leader of the team."
Morini played a solid second base and was one of the team's leading hitters, while Dickerson handled the catching chores, batted clean-up and came up with a number of clutch hits.
Senior right-fielder Mitchell Peterson led the team in batting average from the leadoff spot. "He was always getting on base and making things happen," Peila said.
Senior Cameron Harold followed Mineo in the rotation and posted big wins over Duxbury and Marshfield, while also playing first base.
"The seniors showed great leadership all year, never giving up," Peila said. "Their goal was to make the tournament. They achieved that and won a tournament game. They always seemed to achieve what they set their minds to."
Junior designated hitter Tyler Stasiowski and sophomore pitcher/shortstop Jesse Lindberg were also key contributors. Lindberg posted an ERA under 2.00 and is expected to be the team's ace next season. "We're expecting good things from him," Peila said.
The Panthers will have a different look next season, with 15 seniors graduating and only two starters returning. That hasn't diminished Peila's enthusiasm for the future.
"I think we've taken a giant step forward in the program," he said. "We have solid juniors who just didn't get the chance to play because they were behind three-year starters. We also have a great freshman and sophomore class. So I think the program is headed in the right direction."


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"Grease," Thanksgiving and Broadway.
To recap, Rachel (Lea Michele) is in New York and making headway at NYADA with the help of the cute and interested Brody (Dean Geyer). Oh, and she broke up with the love of her life Finn (Cory Monteith). So, what's next for the "Glee" character? Michele talked to The Hollywood Reporter to preview upcoming episodes.
The actress teased that both Rachel and Kurt (Chris Colfer) will return to McKinley High for the "Grease" musical, putting both of them in the paths of their exes. Rachel and Kurt will sing a Scissor Sisters duet in another episode and Rachel will eventually start auditioning for the theater.
There will also be a Thanksgiving episode, which will see the New York City besties spending the holiday together at their loft. They won't be alone for long though, as Kurt's boss Isabelle (Sarah Jessica Parker) drops in on them with a few of her fabulous pals.
In addition, Rachel has been receiving some particularly harsh instruction from dance teacher Cassandra, who has some sort of past with the aforementioned Brody. Many speculate there was a romance involved. When asked if that was the case, Michele teased, "You'll see! I had a feeling about that from the beginning. How it works out is unlike anything you can imagine; it's pretty awesome."
Take a look at what's to come in the Hamptons this Sunday with Soap Opera Fan's Revenge spoiler video and find out which former soap star will be hosting "The X Factor" in Soaps.com's Reality TV Rush.
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April 2014
Having a Baby? Get Screened for Diabetes
If you are a mother-to-be, your health is central to your baby's well-being. Gestational diabetes can threaten this vital connection. It can cause trouble with delivery, premature birth, and other serious problems. That's why health experts recommend that all pregnant women be screened for the disease.
What is gestational diabetes?
Most people gradually develop diabetes. An unhealthy diet coupled with a lack of physical activity can lead to type 2 diabetes—the most common form of the disease. For women, though, pregnancy poses a unique risk.
During pregnancy, a woman's body goes through many changes. She gains weight, and her hormones spike. These changes can interfere with the production of insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas. Without enough insulin, the body can't absorb blood sugar properly. High levels of blood sugar during pregnancy are the hallmark of gestational diabetes.
Experts estimate that nearly 1 out of 4 pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes. It's more likely to occur in overweight women. You are also more likely to get it if you have a personal or family history of prediabetes or diabetes.
Why does screening matter?
Finding gestational diabetes early can limit its harmful effects. Women with the disease face a higher risk for high blood pressure during pregnancy. Called preeclampsia, this condition can cause a stroke in the mother-to-be and early birth of the baby. Women with gestational diabetes also tend to have larger sized infants. That can make delivery difficult.
The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force—an independent panel of health experts—recommends that all pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes after 24 weeks of pregnancy. That's when the disease most often shows up. The Endocrine Society suggests screening at the first prenatal visit. Talk with your doctor to decide when screening is right for you.
Screening is simple. You will first have to drink a special sugary beverage. After 1 hour, a blood sample will be drawn. Your blood will be tested for high blood sugar levels. If the test is positive, your doctor may recommend more testing to confirm the diagnosis.
If you have gestational diabetes, you need to control your blood sugar levels. Exercising every day and watching what you eat are key strategies in managing the condition. You may also need to check your blood sugar regularly, especially before and after eating. Based on your condition, your doctor may recommend you take insulin.
Most cases of gestational diabetes go away after a woman gives birth. As hormones drop, insulin production and blood sugar levels return to normal. Yet, these women still face a higher risk of developing diabetes later on. As a result, you should have your blood sugar checked 6 to 12 weeks after having your baby. Your doctor may also want to test you every 1 to 3 years after that.
Want to know more about gestational diabetes? Learn more here.
Online resources
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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Incumbents return to GMH board
Local voters decided to stay with the known in the May primary when they re-elected Mike Bacon, Dr. Carol Shackleton-Skinner and Monty Bowman to the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital board.
The three, in addition to challengers Dr. Jay Matzke, Stan Roethemeyer and Richard Tracci, were on the ballot in district which spans four counties.
Hospital board terms are for four years.
During the May 14 election, Dawson County election coordinator Sheri Bellamy said about 21% of the county electorate turned out to vote.
Two years ago, the percentage was 28%.
Throughout Nebraska, nearly 26% of registered voters cast ballots in the primary.
Preliminary figures show 24 counties with turnout figures 35% or higher.
Boone County had the highest turnout out rate at 59.8%, according to the Secretary of State's office.
Bellamy said she thinks voting will pick up during the Nov. 6 general election when voters will decide who they want for president, as well as more state, county and local races.
Voting went smoothly last week, she said.
Official Gothenburg and Dawson County results are as follow:
2012 Primary Election
Dawson County
Registered voters 13,352
Ballots cast 2,818
Voter turnout 21.11%
Republican ballots cast 2,290
Democratic ballots cast 457
Libertarian ballots cast 4
Nonpartisan ballots cast 67
Gothenburg East Ward
Registered voters 1,282
Ballots cast 284
Voter turnout 22.15%
Republican ballots cast 223
Democratic ballots cast 48
Libertarian ballots cast 0
Nonpartisan ballots cast 13
Gothenburg West Ward
Registered voters 1,232
Ballots cast 247
Voter turnout 20.05%
Republican ballots cast 182
Democratic ballots cast 54
Libertarian ballots cast 0
Nonpartisan ballots cast 11
Votes %
Newt Gingrich 1416.16
Ron Paul 1878.17
Mitt Romney 1,49165.11
Rick Santorum 36215.81
Spencer Zimmerman 12.52
Don Stenberg 37816.38
Jon Bruning 64427.92
Deb Fischer 1,17050.72
Pat Flynn 441.91
Sharyn Elander 15.65
3rd Congressional Dist.
Adrian Smith 1,96785.23
Bob Lingenfelter 25411.01
Co. Commissioner Dist. 1
E. Dean Kugler 48685.71
Co. Commissioner Dist. 4
PJ Jacobson 41085.06
Co. Commissioner Dist. 5
Butch Hagan 15952.65
John Knapple 14146.69
Barack Obama 30466.52
Larry Marvin 173.64
Steven P. Lustgarten 81.71
Sherman Yates 204.28
Chuck Hassebrook 6413.70
Bob Kerrey 31667.67
3rd Congressional Dist.
Mark Sullivan 33672.10
Roger Gary 125.00
Bill Still 125.00
Hospital District 3
(3 elected, total includes Lincoln Co.)
Carol Shackleton-Skinner 397
Monty L. Bowman 477
Michael L. Bacon 392
Jay Matzke 203
Stan Roethemeyer 274
Richard Tracci 220
Tri-County Hospital Board
(3 elected)
Kerry Teetor 89720.31
Kathy Neil 96221.78
Rob Anderson 94021.29
Cozad Community Hospital Board
(2 elected)
Matt Burkholder 51638.97
Marilyn Peterson 42732.25
Latest Headlines
- Gothenburg native releases first novel
- We all need help from a friend
- Monsanto hosts 6th annual Safety Day program
- Brady places champ and runner-up at State FCCLA
- Swedes continue conference domination
- Dancing With The Stars changes venues
- Middle-of-the-Pack Finishes For Swede Boys and Girls
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ASDC National Conference 2014
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location : Royal Society, London
Cost : £129
ASDC National Conference 2014: Registrations now open
24 September, The Royal Society, London
ASDC returns to London for it's lively one-day national conference, bringing together professionals from across the fields of science engagement, communication, policy and more.
This year's keynote speech will be delivered by the Rt Honourable David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science. Other speakers include:
- Clare Matterson - Director, Medical Humanities and Engagement at the Wellcome Trust
- Professor Justin Dillon - Professor of science and environmental education, King's College London
- Professor Louise Archer - Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London
- Professor John Womersley - Chief Executive, Science and Technology Facilities Council
The dynamic and fast-paced Pecha Kucha returns once more, so if you'd like to share your innovative programmes targeted at reaching under-represented audiences, then you can apply for a spot in this session, too.
The ASDC AGM and a gala dinner will be held the night before.
Early bird prices start at £129 for members. Booking and full details are available on our website below.


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Sorry for the dealy, better late than never I guess, right??
The AZL Cubs were off on Sunday, Daytona was suspended after one inning of play. I wonder if the D-Cubs still remember how to play baseball.
Top performer: Taylor Scott – 5.o IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (ND)
Top performer: Dustin Geiger – 1-for-4, HR(16), 2 RBI's (46)
Top performer: Matt Cerda – 2-for-4, RBI (10), 2 runs scored
Top performer: Greg Rohan – 2-for-3, 2B (3), HR (3), 3 RBI's (22), run scored
August 19,2012 Minor League Record: 2-2
Thanks for reading,
– George


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been lurking in the shadows for a while now. but im gona make a new thread on my current car. My 1983 GL wagon! it's a great little beast! have tons of photos to share! a few questions though, about the forum; I waited for a while for my profile to be active or whatever, how long will it be before i can post attachments? and what is the easiest way to upload/attach photos from my computer? saw you could make albums under "user cp" but couldnt find it. or should i just be using a 3rd party like photbucket ect?
800$ got me a 4spd hi/lo 4wd 83 GL wagon. 198k miles on the ticker.. all original. no leaks but a fair amount of body rust. sunroof, tow package, and a good set of studs for the winter!
so... a little background.. about 2 years ago i needed a car bad and ended up with a 1988 DL with a bad engine, drove it till it exploded and then purchased my "new" older car! the DL was great, and got me through every storm (I live in tahoe and ski every day!!! getting through deep snow and icy roads is why i have a car, in the summer i ride my bike!) so my build will follow 2 paths..
1. cheap$$$ (i work hard but dont have a lot to spend)
2. snow driving!
here is the DL doing what it was built for....
and here is my "new" GL as she sits today, fresh paint, wheels, a ton of other goodies, just a little teaser
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The Village of Sunrise Beach has been placed on the Missouri Clean Water Commission's Fundable List to receive a low interest loan to help construct the first phase of a wastewater treatment system in town.
The Village of Sunrise Beach has been placed on the Missouri Clean Water Commission's Fundable List to receive a low interest loan to help construct the first phase of a wastewater treatment system in town.
The potential loan of up to $6,102,000 from the State Revolving Fund (SRF) was awarded by the commission, under the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Sunrise Beach has two years to utilize the loan which should have an interest rate of around 1.5 percent.
While the line of credit is large, the estimated cost to construct phase one is currently at roughly $2.5 million.
The SRF loan award was based on the original goal to sewer the entire Hwy. 5 corridor from the northern city limits to the southern border at the Hurricane Deck Bridge.
Since the original application, feasibility studies have resulted in the Sunrise Beach Board of Trustees narrowing the scope of the project.
In April, the village trustees approved moving ahead with plans to sewer along the Highway 5 corridor from the Hurricane Deck Bridge area to Lake Road 5-39. In addition to the collection system, the project cost will include buying an existing plant on Forsen Park Rd., expanding the plant and adding an equalization tank at the treatment site.
In addition to the low interest loan, Sunrise Beach also has a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to help fund the project.
Schultz Surveying & Engineering is estimating that construction of phase one sewer will begin in the spring of 2013, if not sooner.
The state funding of the Sunrise Beach project was made feasible through a transfer of funds that involved MDNR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
According to minutes from the Missouri Clean Water Commission meeting in Jefferson City Sept. 5, the 2013 Clean Water SRF Intended Use Plan contained approximately $138 million worth of projects that met readiness criteria but were not funded due to lack of money - among these Sunrise Beach.
In an analysis of the Drinking Water SRF and the Clean Water SRF, state and federal staffs determined that up to $22.5 million in federal funds could be transferred to help some of these projects proceed. Reviewing the project lists of both of these SRF programs, $18.5 million was also transferred from the Drinking Water SRF to the Clean Water SRF.


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A month-long Kenai Police Department investigation has resulted in several arrests and charges of prostitution and sex trafficking in relation to the operation of a Kenai business.
Officers on Thursday night arrested Karen Carpenter, 49, who operated Gifted Hands Massage on Attla Way in Kenai, according to a press release. Carpenter, of Soldotna, was charged with three counts of felony sex trafficking. Those charges were in the first, second and third degrees, in addition to another charge of misdemeanor prostitution.
Officers also arrested Madison Murrieta, 19, of Kenai, for misdemeanor prostitution and issued a summons to 20-year-old Jonah Lange, of Ninilchik, for the same charge.
Kenai Lt. David Ross said Carpenter, Murrieta and Lange were the only three people police were aware of working at the establishment.
Ross said a charge of prostitution is defined as engaging, agreeing to, or offering sexual conduct in return for a fee and sex trafficking is causing or inducing someone to engage in prostitution.
"The different degrees of it have to do with if you cause or induce somebody under the age of 20 to participate in prostitution that is sex trafficking in the first," he said. "If you cause or induce somebody over the age of 20 that's a different level of sex trafficking. If you involve two or more persons in prostitution that's another sex trafficking charge."
Police said investigation in the case is ongoing.


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Hubert Baldwin "Butch" Scrivener
Hubert Baldwin "Butch" Scrivener, 95, died Oct. 5, 2010 at Brooklyn Hall Personal Care Home.
Born June 27, 1915 in Derma, he was the son of Hosea Walter and Anna Jo Baldwin Scrivener.
Butch was postmaster of Maben for 45 years after serving four years in the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II. Butch moved to Maben in 1930 and declared Maben to be his home for the rest of his life.
A graduate of Wood Jr. College and Mississippi State University, Butch held a degree in Journalism which spun his love of photography. Butch ran, owned and operated Scrivener's Photo Service from 1950 to 1995.
He organized the Maben Lions Club in 1949 and held perfect attendance for 53 years, serving every office in the club including president five times. He also represented his club in 1962 to 63 as a district governor of Lions Clubs International.
A charter member for 63 years, Scrivener held a lifemembership and was a Melvin Jones Fellow. He organized the first Little League Organization in Maben in 1954. In 1955 along with several high school coaches, Butch organized the Big Black Conference for small high schools and served as its statistician for 25 years.
Also, in 1955 he founded the Maben Medical Group and served as the board president while the Tom Bailey Memorial Clinic was built.
In 1961, Butch saw a need for a Public Library in Maben and served as president of the Library Board and chaired the building of the present day library in Maben.
He founded and served as president of the Maben Industrial Council and took pride in the fact that Maben, a town of less than 1000, had 95 percent employment for many years.
He was very instrumental in bringing two glove factories to Maben in the early 1950s.
He served as lay chairman for the Maben Methodist Church and was one of three members on the building committee when the new Maben Methodist Church was built in 1960.
Butch founded and chaired the Maben Memorial Gardens and over saw expansion of
MMG during the late 1960s. He was a member of the National Association of Postmasters, US, Mississippi Chapter where he created the "Rebel Postmaster," which was a monthly Postmaster magazine for Mississippi Postmasters.
He served as the chapter's president four times including the year 1982 when the Miss. Chapter hosted the National Convention on the Gulf Coast.
Butch served as a director of the Mississippi NBC Bank for 25 years.
For the most part of his adult life, he was Mr. Maben, always promoting Maben and its people and extending a helping hand for fundraisers for those in need and never telling anyone "No."
Butch enjoyed all sports and held season tickets at MSU baseball, basketball and football for over 40 years.
There were three joys in Butch's life; The Maben Post Office, Maben Lions Club and The Big Black Conference. After retirement Butch founded and chaired the Board of the Scrivener Corporation.
One son, Don Scrivener preceded him in death along with his wife of 64 years, Martha Evelyn O'Brian Scrivener.
He leaves one son, Jim (Michelle) Scrivener of Maben; three grandchildren: Clint (Dana) Scrivener of Louisville, Don (Mary Martha) Scrivener of Vaiden and Jamie Michelle Scrivener of Maben and three great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Jane Scrivener of Louisville, Rani Emeline Scrivener and Andrew Hubert Scrivener of Vaiden.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to the Maben United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be held at the Maben Methodist Church from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and the funeral will be held at the church on Friday at 2 p.m.
Burial will be in the Maben Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online by visiting the funeral home website at http://www.welchfuneralhomesinc.com.


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Im working on a NxN tic tac toe game and making recursive function to check the position.
The recursive function uVertical is working correctly, however, the count++ on dVertical check is not being increment (it the same method as uVertical but it going in the opposite direction).
Please help im totally lost.
Code java:
//check Up Vertical public static int uVeritcal(int row, int col, int count) { if(row == 0) return count; else if(board[row-1][col].equals("X") && count < 4) { count++; return uVeritcal(--row, col, count); } else return count; } //check down Veritcal This function check the board to see if there 4 X located below the initial location. public static int dVeritcal(int row, int col, int count) { //SOP always return 0 here. if(row == boardSize - 1) { return count; } else if(board[row+1][col].equals("X") && count < 4) { count++; //SOP return 1 return rHorizantal(++row, col, count); } else { return count; } } public static void winner(int move) //move is the location of the board { int row = move / boardSize; int col = move % boardSize; if(uVeritcal(row, col, 0) + dVeritcal(row, col, 0) >= 4) gameOver = true; }


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Southern Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
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- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1-2/3 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, nutmeg and salt. In a large bowl, beat the potatoes, eggs, corn syrup, butter and sugar mixture. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into pastry shell.
- Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 8 servings.
Reviews forSouthern Sweet Potato Pie
My Review
Average Rating
"Use eagle brand milk and it is out of this world."
"Delicious! A nice change from pumpkin pie. I do agree with some reviews that it is a bit sweet.Maybe replace corn syrup with maple syrup or molasses."
"I love it made it several times"
"Yes yes yes..i tweeked it just a little bit...1/2tsp.nutmeg and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract optional you can add .....................1 /2teaspoon of lemon extract,,,,,along with the VANILLA...its called crossing the flavor...... it must be lemon extract or lemon oil it CAN NOT .....be imitation lemon EXTRACT."
"I baked it and loved it..very tasty without strong flavor of cinnamon and nutmeg..just sweet enough!"
"I had the best sweet potato pie from Mrs. Ramsey mother of our own hall of fame basketball star but she was more famous for a lot of us for her cooking and this recipe is darn near closes to it . My family loves it"
"I always cook sweet potatoe pies for my family for Thanksgiving an Christmas but this year I wanted to try taste of home recipe I did and my family loved it of course I added a little more sugar but for the most part it was worth it. Thank you taste of home."
"This was my husband and I 1st time making a sweet potato pie and We both agree that the pie is definitely not sweet enough and missing some main ingredients we made a 2nd one and we left out the flour and add cinnamon and brown sugar and a little more nutmeg with some vanilla extract and more sweet potatoes and ole boy was it delicious"
"I just made these pies today for the second time. I would suggest as I have done both times to add 2 or more cups of sweet potatoes and cut back on a bit of the sugar. Other than that, this pie is so so so good!!"
"way too sweet... 2/3 c sugar would have been enough. Do you even test these recipes?"


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Upholstering furniture can involve much more than simply changing the fabric on your furniture.Read more
Rubbish Removal: Cutting Costs, Hours, and Effort
Rubbish removal is an often overlooked aspect of home improvement, but it can turn out to be a serious cost. Make the most of your money by clearly outlining rubbish removal in your budget and your plan.Read more
Arborist – Expert Tree surgeons
Trees are a treasure in our gardens. Who doesn't love beautiful big trees that provide us with shade and shelter from harsh weather, privacy from prying neighbours and the softening aesthetic they create not to mention the birds and wildlife they attract. The bigger and older some trees are, the more beautiful they become however all trees need to be cared for and have checkups once in a while to ensure they are healthy.Read more
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Google Advertising Tools 40
|Google Advertising Tools
|Harold Davis
|Trent Lucier
|A guide to using Google's AdWords and AdSense programs, along with some additional advertising strategies.
For those wondering how Google made $6 billion last year without every charging you so much as a penny for all your searching, AdWords and AdSense are a big part of the answer. AdSense is the program that lets webmasters post targeted advertisements on their websites. When a visitor clicks the ad, both the webmaster and Google get some money. AdWords is the other side of the equation. It is the program by which merchants submit their ads and bid on ad rates. Google tries - and generally succeeds - at matching ads with the most relevant websites (that's the "target" in "targeted ads").
I have sympathy for anyone who has to write technical literature. Sometimes, the process can be like living in an M.C. Escher painting where you don't know which part of the stairs should come first. Davis must have felt this way too, since he provides a lot of background information before getting to the goods on Google. Before one can discuss AdSense, search engine optimization should be learned...but before that, driving traffic to a website is useful...but before that, you have to understand what makes riveting content. Perhaps this is why the chapters on AdWords and AdSense don't begin until page 141.
My interest is primarily in AdSense, and this book has some great tips for improving the relevancy of the ads that run on your site.
For example, META keywords always seemed useless to me, tossed into the dustbin of irrelevance by spammers. Davis, however, argues that keywords are worth using if your site doesn't contain a lot of text content. He provides an example of a site that is mostly made of images, and shows how the META keywords appear as the page's description in Google search results. This is good stuff if you run a tool-based site with little text-content and are having trouble teaching Google what your site is about.
Davis spends a lot of time explaining the AdSense and AdWords statistics and screens (the book does get a little pedantic with screenshot after screenshot). The almighty CTR (Click-Through Rate) is one of the most important statistics, representing what proportion of your visitors clicked on ads. I previously had no idea what was a good or bad CTR. Davis says that a good rate is 0.5% to 2% (with the latter being a homerun). "If your CTR is consistently below 0.5%...your traffic is going to waste."
That's a good tip, and it gives readers a concrete way to measure progress.
Webalizer and other tools are also briefly explained in terms of how the information they provide can be used with AdSense. For example, it is important to know the top exit pages for your site, because if users are ready to leave, they are more likely to click an ad.
Click-fraud gets half a page, but I would have liked more information. The section ends with the eyebrow-raising statement: "A recent study shows that less than 6% of all advertisers regard [click fraud] as a problem."
Really? What study was that? I also wondered how click-fraud is usually committed. Davis says that detecting it is primarily a statistical matter.
Non-Google advertising also takes up a large part of the book. In fact, the first 140 pages are almost Google-free. Search engine optimization, driving traffic to your site, affiliate programs... all are discussed at length. The affiliate program section is quite good, although it did have one questionable piece of advice: "You should test that each affiliate link on your site works by buying something and making sure the sales commission shows up when you check the tracking software."
He must be working with some really nice merchants, because this violates practically every terms-of-service agreement that I've seen.
Right before you get to the Google section, Davis devotes an entire chapter to adult sites.
In truth, the adult sites section is informative and practical. If you ever wondered how to privately create an adult site and profit from it, Davis pretty much gives you all the info you need to get started. He even provides links to some real adult sites and tools for hosting content. (One of his tips on obtaining adult content: "Create content yourself." Uh, no thanks.)
But the chapter on adult content leads to the biggest "Huh?" moment in the book: "Although Google will not accept adult-content sites into its AdSense content network, it will accept ads into the AdWords program that direct traffic to adult sites."
Let me get this straight: Google refuses to run ads on adult sites, but it has no problem driving traffic to adult sites via ads? Does this strike anyone else as backwards? Sadly, the book has no further explanation of what the quoted sentence means, or how to use AdSense/AdWords if you are providing borderline adult-content.
The last part of the book describes how to use the AdWords API. For advertisers whose needs are too massive to create individual ads through the AdWords GUI, the API can be used to programmatically interact with the AdWords servers. Examples using C# and PHP are provided.
The book was published in January of 2006, and I found it to be as timely as can be expected from a computer/internet book. A few of the screens look a little different (the AdSense color-scheme chooser has changed), but none of the info seems to be harmfully wrong. Perhaps the biggest sins are those of omission. The AdSense API is not mentioned, and the AdSense Calendar did not make the cut, either. However, as I write this review, these new features are only a few weeks old, so Davis can hardly be blamed.
Overall, Google Advertising Tools is a good book to get if you are an AdSense or AdWords user. There is a little bit of fluff, but keep your eyes open and you'll find some gems. Whether your ads are currently making money or not, this book might pay for itself in short order if you use it wisely.
Trent Lucier is a software engineer. His latest pet project is ChessUp.
You can purchase Google Advertising Tools from bn.com. Slashdot welcomes readers' book reviews -- to see your own review here, read the book review guidelines, then visit the submission page.


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The full copy of the Supreme Court's opinion can be found as a PDF document.
For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Hilton's convictions and sentence of death. It is so ordered.
POLSTON, C.J., and PARIENTE, QUINCE, CANADY, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.
LEWIS, J., concurs in result.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Leon County,
James C. Hankinson, Judge - Case No. 08-CF-697
Nancy Ann Daniels, Public Defender and William Carl McLain, Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, Florida,
for Appellant
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General and Meredith Charbula, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida,
for Appellee
UPDATED 9.6.2012 by Julie Montanaro
Serial killer Gary Hilton is appealing his death sentence in Florida's highest court.
Hilton was sentenced to die for the murder of Crawfordville Sunday School teacher Cheryl Dunlap.
His attorneys are trying to convince the state supreme court he deserves another day in court.
Gary Hilton was sent to death row for the 2007 murder of Cheryl Dunlap. The jury recommended it unanimously and the judge imposed it in less than six minutes.
"Our next case for the day is Hilton vs. State of Florida."
Now Hilton's attorney is trying to convince the Florida Supreme Court to throw out that death sentence, saying jurors should never have heard some of the evidence they did: evidence about Hilton's role in plotting a horror movie, the possible molestation of his step children and perhaps most damaging ... Hilton's own words "I started hunting in September." His attorney William Mclain says it all added up to a tainted jury.
One of the justices asked,"Given the crime, kidnapping, murder, decapitation, the admission this wasn't the first time .. in light of those facts, how could it possibly be prejudicial?"
"It's a structural defect and if we allow the horrendousness of the offense to control the fairness of the proceedings, then we're going to start bumping into some real constitutional problems," Mclain responded.
The assistant attorney general argued "I started hunting in September" didn't hint at earlier crimes, it showed premeditation. Meredith Charabula argued the rest of the issues raised in this appeal and said none would have changed the outcome.
"I feel confident that they're going to win," Cheryl Dunlap's cousin Gloria Tucker said after the hearing. "You know, issues are brought up, you only expect it, but I'm pretty sure we're going to get a win here."
A decision on Hilton's appeal could be six months or more away.
Hilton remains in federal custody in North Carolina in the wake of a double murder plea there.
There is no word on when he'll be brought back to Florida'd death row.
September 6, 2012 -- 11am by Julie Montanaro
Attorneys for Gary Hilton say he deserves a new trial because jurors should never have heard some of the evidence admitted in his trial.
His attorney, William Mclain, claims it was wrong for the judge to let jurors hear Hilton telling investigators "I started hunting in September."
Mclain claims that implied Hilton had committed other murders or other crimes and evidence of collateral crimes tainted the jury.
Mclain also pointed out testimony in the penalty phase included remarks from psychologist who referenced statements by Hilton's ex-wife that he may have molested his stepchildren. Mclain says the state did not provide any evidence of that and he called it "unduly prejudicial."
Mclain also argued the jury should never have heard about a horror movie called "Deadly Run." One witness mentioned that Hilton may have helped to fashion the plot for the film about a man who hunts women as prey in the forest.
The assistant attorney general, Meredith Charabula, argued the statement "I started hunting in September" was admissible as evidence of premeditation, not of prior crimes.
Charabula argued that the issues raised by Hilton's legal team pale in comparison to the aggravating factors in the case and if justices decide there were any merit to them, Charabula argued it still wouldn't have changed the outcome.
Charabula cited Dunlap's kidnapping, murder and decapitation along with Hilton's previous conviction in the kidnapping, murder and decapitation of Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson.
Charabula pointed out the jury's recommendation for the death penalty was unanimous.
September 6, 2012 -- 10:27am by Julie Montanaro
Serial killer Gary Hilton is appealing his 2011 murder conviction in Florida's highest court.
Hilton was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2007 murder of Crawfordville Sunday school teacher Cheryl Dunlap.
Today the Florida Supreme Court will consider Hilton's direct appeal. Hilton is not expected to be in court for the hearing.
December 2, 2011 by Julie Montanaro
A missing persons report filed December 3rd, 2007 would ultimately lead to one of the most shocking crimes in our area in years.
Cheryl Dunlap would later be found decapitated and her killer Gary Michael Hilton would be sent to death row.
It's a four year nightmare that Dunlap's cousin has put into the words of a new book.
It's been four years since Dunlap was kidnapped and murdered by suspected serial killer Gary Michael Hilton.
"The shock is something you never get over. The feelings are something you never get over," Tucker said.
Tucker has just published a book about the crime and court proceedings that followed.
"I'd start at 11 o'clock at night and write until 3 or 4 in the morning. It was real therapy," she said.
She got her first hard copy of "Victimized by a Serial Killer" this week.
"When I first opened it, I thought 'It's Sherry. You know, I've got Sherry. I'm holding Sherry.' I was just proud I could put something out that told people who Sherry was."
One hundred and fifty-three pages document the unfathomable, that this could happen here, to her family and to everyone in the community who felt the fear.
It also documents her frustration with the criminal justice system. A system that in her eyes made Cheryl all but invisible.
"Sherry didn't have a voice in anything. The whole trial was about Hilton and his rights and Sherry's rights didn't come up at all," Tucker said.
That frustration is echoed in her favorite passage in the book.
"When a tragic death occurs in a family, I think it is only normal to wish that you could go back in time and add one more comment or statement to a conversation. I would tell Sherry what a wonderful person she was and how much I appreciated her fine qualities. The State Attorney's office did not get to see the effect Sherry's life had on her family and friends. Judge Hankinson did not get to see the kindly qualities she expressed towards strangers. The defense attorneys did not get to see what a kind and loving person Sherry was. The jury did not get to see the unique individual she was, zealous for right principles, but coupled with compassion and love for people. The spectators at the trial did not get to see her devotion to her neighbors and her community. I could not help but think about how ironic it was that a life that had so much love and compassion could be snuffed out by a life that was so cynical and callous."
Tucker says she doesn't care if the book sells only one copy. She wanted to give Cheryl a voice and let other victims of crime know that there are resources to help them.


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Marie A. Conklin, 85, of Stroudsburg, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Gluco Lodge, Hamilton Township.
Marie was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 25, 1927, the daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Judge) Rubenstrunk.
Her husband, Donald Conklin, died in 1995.
She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Bangor.
Marie is survived by a daughter, Eileen C. Dildine and her husband, Vince, of Stroudsburg; two sons, Thomas P. Conklin of Allentown and Donald Conklin and his wife, Kim, of Stroudsburg; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 436 S. Second St., Bangor. Calling from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, and from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in the James B. Gaffney Funeral Home, 314 S. First St., Bangor. Burial will be in Keller's Cherry Valley Cemetery, Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Lehigh Valley Unit, 3893 Adler Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Marie A. Conklin
Marie A. Conklin, 85, of Stroudsburg, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Gluco Lodge, Hamilton Township.


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For all the glory associated with their famous yellow shirts, Brazil can never shake the sense of unease that descends whenever they find themselves confronted by Uruguay.
Today's FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will be the 71st match between the South American neighbors and for Brazilians it will dredge up a 63-year-old nightmare that haunts the Selecao to this day.
The 1950 World Cup finals in Brazil was intended to crown the hosts' emergence as the world's best national team, but instead it witnessed their most traumatizing defeat, immortalized as the Maracanazo (Maracana Blow).
A side led by all-action inside-forward Zizinho went into the decisive match at Rio de Janeiro's newly built Maracana needing only a draw to win the tournament for the first time.
On July 16, the day of the game, Rio newspaper O Mundo carried the headline "These are the world champions" alongside a picture of the team and an estimated 200,000 fans streamed into the giant concrete arena in anticipation of Brazil's coronation.
Opponents Uruguay, narrow victors over Sweden in their previous game, were offered up as the sacrificial lambs and they seemed destined to fulfill that role when Friaca put Brazil ahead early in the second half.
Juan Alberto Schiaffino then equalized, but Brazil remained on course for the trophy until Uruguay winger Alcides Ghiggia surprised goalkeeper Barbosa with a low shot in the 79th minute that stunned the giant stadium.
"Only three people have ever silenced 200,000 people at the Maracana with a single gesture," Ghiggia once said. "Frank Sinatra, Pope John Paul II and I."
Uruguay, not Brazil, were the world champions and the host nation sank into mourning.
Barbosa became an instant scapegoat and played for his country again only once. Reports of suicides abounded.
"Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima," said Nelson Rodrigues, the Brazilian playwright, journalist and novelist. "Our catastrophe, our Hiroshima, was the defeat by Uruguay in 1950."
In response, a competition was launched by Rio newspaper Correio da Manha to redesign the uninspiring white strip that Brazil's players had worn in the final.
The winning entry, submitted by 19-year-old illustrator Aldyr Garcia Schlee, combined the yellow, green and blue of the Brazilian flag and it is worn to this day, but even there, Uruguay played a part.
Schlee was born in the border town of Jaguaro and as he told British author Alex Bellos in the 2002 book Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, he grew up supporting the national team from the blue side of the frontier.
Uruguay, the country, spent the first three centuries of its existence being tugged back and forth between the Spanish and Portuguese empires, and it was only granted independence from Brazil in 1828.
It has been wreaking vengeance in the form of guerrilla raids on the soccer pitch ever since.
Brazil's heaviest defeat, a 6-0 thrashing in September 1920, came at Uruguay's hands and La Celeste have twice beaten their neighbors in the final of the Copa America.
A Brazil team featuring the great Socrates fell to Uruguay in 1983, while the 1995 Copa America final saw a Brazil side containing five members of the team that had overcome Italy in the previous year's World Cup final beaten 5-3 on penalties in Montevideo.


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ADDING and REPLACING AT&T Inc. Announces Offers to Exchange Seventeen Series of Notes for New Notes Due 2042 and 2045 and Cash, as Applicable
By: Business Wire
Nov. 15, 2012 09:23 PM
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T; and "AT&T") today announced the commencement of private offers to (i) exchange (the "Pool 1 Offer") the three series of notes described in the table below (the "Pool 1 Notes") for a new series of AT&T's senior notes to be due in 2042 (the "New 2042 Notes") and cash;
(ii) exchange (the "Pool 2 Offer") the four series of notes described in the table below (the "Pool 2 Notes") for a new series of AT&T's senior notes to be due in 2045 (the "New 2045 Notes" and, together with the New 2042 Notes, the "New Notes") and cash;
and (iii) exchange (the "Pool 3 Offer", and together with the Pool 1 Offer and the Pool 2 Offer, the "Exchange Offers") the ten series of notes described in the table below (the "Pool 3 Notes", and together with the Pool 1 Notes and the Pool 2 Notes, the "Old Notes") for New Notes identified in the chart below and, as applicable, cash, as set forth in the table below. The aggregate principal amount of Pool 3 Notes that are accepted for exchange will be based on the order of acceptance priority for such series as set forth in the below table.
In addition, holders whose Old Notes are accepted for purchase will receive accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the date on which such Old Notes are exchanged.
The Exchange Offers are being conducted upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in an offering memorandum, dated November 15, 2012, and the related letter of transmittal. The maximum aggregate principal amount of New 2042 Notes that will be issued is $3,500,000,000, the maximum aggregate principal amount of New 2045 Notes that will be issued is $3,500,000,000 but the combined maximum aggregate amount of New Notes that will be issued is $4,000,000,000. In addition, the maximum aggregate principal amount of Pool 1 Notes that will be accepted for tender is $400,000,000 and the maximum aggregate principal amount of Pool 2 Notes that will be accepted for tender is $800,000,000. The Pool 1 Offer and the Pool 2 Offer will each be conducted pursuant to a modified "Dutch auction" process.
The Exchange Offers are only made, and copies of the offering documents will only be made available, to a holder of the Old Notes who has certified its status as either (1) a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or (2) a person who is not a "U.S. person" as defined under Regulation S under the Securities Act (each, an "Eligible Holder").
Each Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions, including the condition that a minimum $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the New 2042 Notes are issued and that a minimum $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of New 2045 Notes are issued in one or more Exchange Offers.
Eligible Holders of Old Notes who validly tender their Old Notes at or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 29, 2012 and whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange, subject to any extension by AT&T, will also receive an early participation payment.
The Exchange Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 13, 2012, unless extended or earlier terminated by AT&T. Tenders of Old Notes submitted in the Exchange Offers prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 29, 2012, subject to any extension by AT&T (the "Withdrawal Deadline"), may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to the Withdrawal Deadline, but such tenders will be irrevocable thereafter, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law. Tenders submitted in the Exchange Offers after the Withdrawal Deadline will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law.
The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the New Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. The Exchange Offers are being made solely by the offering memorandum and related letter of transmittal and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
Documents relating to the Exchange Offers will only be distributed to holders of Old Notes who complete and return a letter of eligibility confirming that they are Eligible Holders. Holders of Old Notes who desire a copy of the eligibility letter may contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent for the Exchange Offers, at (800) 488-8095 (toll-free), (212) 269-5550 (collect) or via email at email@example.com.
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FORT MORGAN — — A plea deal was reached in Morgan County District on Wednesday in the child sexual assault case against 69-year-old Fort Morgan resident Peter Adams.
District Judge Douglas Vannoy accepted Adams' guilty plea to one class 4 felony count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.
In exchange for the guilty plea, a more severe class 3 felony sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust charge and a class 3 felony charge of sexual assault on a child — pattern of abuse would be dismissed.
Adams had been scheduled to stand trial next week, but the plea deal was reached Wednesday and the trial was cancelled as a result.
The case had been going on since June 2012, when a Fort Morgan teen reported to Fort Morgan police that she had been sexually assaulted by Adams.
The teen girl, then 14 and 15, told police she had been a frequent houseguest at what then was Adams' Fort Morgan home during a rough time with her family from November 2010 through the first half of 2011.
The victim also volunteered with Adams at Tinker's Dream, a service dog training organization founded by Adams' now-ex-wife that used to be located in Fort Morgan. The alleged victim also spent time with Adams while volunteering with Tinker's Tales, an associated Reading Education Assistance Dogs program also in Fort Morgan.
Vannoy scheduled sentencing for Adams at 4 p.m. April 7. The plea deal did not include any sentencing stipulations, so that will be up to Vannoy to determine.
Adams remains free on $10,000 bond until the sentencing.
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NetApp is extending its reach into the public clouds via a partnership with the upcoming Verizon Cloud.
Under the partnership unveiled Thursday, NetApp customers will be able to access NetApp Data Ontap as a virtual storage appliance, giving them the same management capabilities and features they currently have with their on-premise NetApp hardware.
The fact that the Data Ontap-based virtual appliance in the Verizon Cloud uses the same Ontap found in NetApp's physical appliances is key to making it easy for customers to transition part of their enterprise workloads to the cloud, said John Considine, CTO for Verizon Terremark.
[Related: NetApp, AWS Partner To Make NetApp Storage Available Through AWS Direct Connect]
"It's not running beneath the cloud," Considine said. "It's on top of the cloud. So our users can interact directly with enterprise storage environments in the cloud. They can connect their cloud storage to their physical storage. They can do snapshots, replication, archiving, anything they do in their data centers, all managed with the same pane of glass."
It is a brilliant strategy for NetApp, said John Woodall, vice president of engineering at Integrated Archive Systems, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based solution provider and long-time NetApp partner.
"You remember the 'Intel Inside' campaign?" Woodall said. "This is becoming 'NetApp Everywhere.' NetApp Ontap is the most common storage operating system in the world. The partnership with Verizon Cloud is another way to leverage that technology to extend data center management services from the data center to the cloud."
The Verizon Cloud, which early this month was formally unveiled, was designed to provide enterprise capabilities to customers who wanted full control of what they do in the cloud, Considine said.
"We let users set their own performance of processing, networking, and primary storage," he said. "And we guarantee they get that performance regardless of the time of day and what noisy neighbors are doing."
The ability to access Data Ontap instances in the Verizon Cloud means big opportunities for channel partners, said Tom Shields, director of service providers for NetApp.
"NetApp operates completely through the channel when delivering cloud services," Shields said. "We look forward to bringing our partners to Verizon."
This is not NetApp's first foray into the cloud.
NetApp's cloud strategy, unveiled last month, entails making storage available and portable regardless of cloud platform.
NetApp currently partners with about 175 cloud services providers, Shields said.
NEXT: NetApp Bringing Channel Partners To The Cloud


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Authorities find missing mentally challenged man
Updated 9:12 pm, Friday, March 29, 2013
A 22-year-old mentally challenged Houston man who went missing early Friday has been located.
James Anderson was reported missing about noon. An alert stating that he had been located was sent about 9 p.m. It offered no details about where he was found.


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The online boozy publication, Denver off the Wagon, has turned 3, so the cyber rag is celebrating with booze.
When I turned 3, I got a striped knit blankie from Mommy and Pop, which is now a burned-up ball of cotton after catching fire up against a conversion van's plastic light. I still spoon it, so hopefully in a ripe 18 years, Denver off the Wagon will still be spooning booze when it turns 21.
The Wagon will be celebrating with a beer crawl and an unveiling of a new French saison, Circle the Wagons, it released in conjunction with TRVE Brewing Company.
The crawl begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at Black Shirt Brewing Co., 3719 Walnut St., Denver, and will work its way down to the Star Bar, 2137 Larimer St., Denver, by 7 p.m. If you can't make it early, follow them on Twitter (twitter.com/denverwagon) to catch up. There will be discounts for the crawlers with wristbands at each stop.
As all good boozers know, food stops will be made throughout the day. Don't frown upon padding your gut, it will hug you Sunday morning when your head is still on your pillow and not dipped in toilet water.
Bad films
Hate the Oscars? You would.
Join other non-film snobs for a bad film fest at PBBT — Golden Raspberry Party for the worst films of 2013. (PBBT is that noise you make when you stick your tongue out and blow. Not that way, pervert.)
Friday night at 8, at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, the Reel Social Club will be screening some real tankers on various screens, like "The Lone Ranger" and "Grown Ups 2," among others. Meanwhile, there will be beer pong, drunk bingo and other games while bartenders whip up raspberry-inspired beverages.
Info: denverfilm.org; $25; buy a four-pack of tickets and get $5 off each one; event is 21 and over.
Ugly dogs
If you haven't seen Christopher Guest's "Best in Show," stop everything right bloody now and rent it.
Rent it. What does that even mean, old bitch? Fine. Download it. Beam it up, Scotty. Whatever you kids do these days.
Then head to Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 East Academy Blvd., Denver (over yonder in Lowry), on Saturday from 1-6 p.m. for Worst in Show. Aside from doggie categories for cutest, look-alike, haircut, most drool, special talent and worst in show, the event — and fundraiser for Freedom Service Dogs — will have food sampling and a silent auction. Note: Don't bring your own fur pal. This is a human-only event (minus the fuzzies in the show).
And remember, like Eugene Levy, the uglier, the better. Aw. Hugs, Genie. We'd totally bang you.
Info: freedomservicedogs.org; $25
Adult prom
Tonight, the Arvada Tavern, 5707 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, is hosing the LUPEC Sweetheart Prom, in support of The Prom Dress Exchange, a program that provides formal duds for high schoolers who can't afford to attend prom. LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, um, awesome) will be donating cash and clothing.
Prom is Saturday at 7 p.m. and in true speakeasy fashion, enter through an old-school phone booth to reach the prom, which will be complete with a photo booth, a king and queen and corsages.
Info: facebook.com/denverLUPEC; $5 donation
Restaurant week
Denver Restaurant Week, where the suburbanites litter downtown, tip over-labored servers a mere 15 percent and get their cars booted from that one Rockies game last summer.
Um. I mean, Denver Restaurant Week begins on Saturday. Yippee!
If you don't eat out a lot in Denver, now is your time to head down to that fine establishment you couldn't otherwise afford. The week runs through Feb. 28 and features special prix-fixe menus for one and two. Most restaurants participate and offer multi-course $60-for-two and $30-for-one deals.
Check out denver.org/denverrestaurant for the list and menus for participating joints.
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Death notice published March 21, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
Betty Lou Riggs, 78, of Sturgeon, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Landmark Hospital, Columbia.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fenton Funeral Chapel, Centralia. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville.
Visitation is from 2 p.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral chapel.


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Sep 11, 2009
From 1999 to 2002, Jedi Talk was the first online radio show based entirely on Lucas' saga. During its run, Jedi Talk aired episodes live via streaming technology, inviting listeners to join in the experience every Sunday night for nearly three years. The team also managed to score live interviews with notable Star Wars personalities. This, friends, was our beginning . . .
Now, almost a decade after the show's original premiere in 1999, the Star Wars Fanworks Audio Feed is proud to present, in association with LucienMaier.com, the full library of the original Jedi Talk radio show episodes. Each episode, when in segments, has been merged into one file per show, providing an uninterrupted experience, and compressed into standard quality (similar to that used for Rayzur's Edge Audio's ChronoRadio) for faster download.
Here, we present Episode 126 of the Jedi Talk
HOSTS: Victor Lucien Maier (Darion Blade); Eugene Cash (Lars Quillion); and Mark Hendersen (Kal Thanos)
(Jedi Talk series originally released 1999 - 2002)
You can visit the Jedi Talk team on MySpace here: http://www.myspace.com/jeditalk
More information: http://www.starwarsfanworks.com/jeditalk.html


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