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April 26, 2012
J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS INC.v.HERBERT HUDSON ET AL
The opinion of the court was delivered by: The Honorable William D. Keller, U. S. District Judge
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The Court, on its own motion, hereby ORDERS plaintiff(s), to show cause in writing no later May 10, 2012 why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution as to defendant's. As an alternative to a written response by plaintiff(s), the Court will consider the filing of one of the following, as an appropriate response to this OSC, on or before the above date:
Proof of service of summons and complaint (FRCivP 4) on defendant; Absent a showing of good cause, an action shall be dismissed if the summons and complaint have not been served upon all defendants within 120 days after the filing of the complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (m). The Court may dismiss the action prior to the expiration of such time, however, if plaintiff(s) has/have not diligently prosecuted the action.
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State Department Urges U.S. Citizens to Leave Yemen
The State Department on Tuesday ordered the departure of U.S. citizens from Yemen and pulled out all "nonemergency" staff from the embassy in Sana'a, citing the continuing terrorism threat posed by al Qaeda and its affiliates. Siobhan Gorman has more. Photo: AP.
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... the the ... the US ... as for the evacuation of its embassy in Yemen ... ramping up the scene is is that already was all the tear precludes the nineteen to twenty posts for Jones report indicated that al Qaeda linked terrorists ... planning attacks against Western targets ... now almost a joke on the U S in two sets of shedding light on the workings of this amorphous terrorist organization ... good morning ... welcome the New Saab on Michael Casey ... to born Goldman joins us from Washington to share some of you seismic intercepted communications from one tool ... it might mean ... this is what ... some of the D tells what the US characters officials say they've uncovered at this point ... well a little less what it looks like is that there were conversations between the head and Al Qaeda in Yemen and the head of al Qaeda and the word organization Pakistan ... where I a dead end Chief about heading An End said ... today he presented his plans for an attack and Andreessen start seeking and receiving tacit approval ... and that I intercepting Vinik's U S along with a whole host of other intelligence reports that are also linking to ... some sort of thing and in an attack has really gotten us intelligence officials I'm quite concerned about ... what it is under way in what is being planned and how they can or ... the the impression that the media has had a close up until recently was that al Qaeda has been somewhat the capacity to them and that that that that ... was semi successful attacks against leaders ... perhaps the pop this time Central Command ... that said you'll story really points the importance of this vehemence out alive and that's the other ones as well ... playing a role in perpetuating the terrorism efforts that can you explain how that would be ... share that is this the over simplifying I impression of this to get outside and counterterrorism officials ... have asked for some time now to talk about how al Qaeda's leadership has been decimated in Pakistan that ... I've that the Pawan interactive that exactly and and the spread of al Qaeda's ideology and also just a geographic reach and one of the main places where that's manifested itself is with ... its satellite in yen and ask for ... more than a year in our intelligence officials have said that al Qaeda's Yemeni outpost elite poses the greatest threat to the United States homeland so when they start seeing ... a higher in some sort of I a new type of attack that they ... truly know the details of its many ... from our hiding in Yemen a highly concerned because they know that that is the most capable component about kind at this time ... but these taxes that can come up they don't ... with calm supportive of Ramadan on ... tells them that ... if you can about what we know the nature of them are there any D tells that being devolved to the one ... whom I am in a game plan ... by late in his late friend and challenges of greater concern is that ... they know enough it is going to know that there is something significant and and and and in the works but they don't know what is the don't know what the target is and they don't know exactly when they just know soon ... and so that is what has been working around the clock at this point you try to figure out ... what really is underway the concern is that if you let an uptrend in Yemen's track record in its ambitions ... it tends to like to try to put a creative bombs on planes were placed on Sky and in other creative places that they didn't talk about ... doing some simple surgical implants of bombs or suicide bombers and so ... the challenge is that they have a very creative lawmaker who is very good at I am designing bombs that are difficult to detect will do well on ... its Liliana of the response to this and and closing nineteen ... simply doesn't lose too much in my post ... is a significant other ... how had the big Ozzie attacks of late last year perhaps ... on the impact of the way instead of has responded to these people to to ... well certainly at this point they are more likely I'd to ... take measures to hang of insurer this eighteen security US diplomats and Americans overseas and so I think that when you see is ... a much ... stronger after an apartheid state to try to get out ahead of this threat because ... they don't wanna be ... that is they were and then got C and so ... there's ... a lot of effort to try to get ahead of this I hear a lot of discussion about ... I'd take him and he had an abundance of caution and that really does seem to be the leader in approaching this threat ... last month economists that the move will continue to monitor this story

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Rolo Cheesecake Bars – Shay's Recipe of the Week
This weekend I found a most sinful recipe and had to try it. It's called Rolo Cheesecake Bars and it is so good it will make you slap your grandma; a little something my grandparents used to say. I've included some photos and the recipe so you too can slap your grandma (however, we do not condone violence so please don't really do that).
There are three parts to this recipe and here is what you will need for each layer.
- 3 cups of crushed graham crackers
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks melted butter (that is 16 Tbs.)
- 2 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese (softened)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 package of mini Rolos
- 1 stick butter
- 6 oz. chocolate chips
- 4 tsp. light corn syrup
Now here is what you do with all that!
For the crust mix together all ingredients and press into a 9x13 pan (I sprayed mine with Pam) and Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes and let cool.
For the filling beat the cream cheese, eggs, sugar, and flour until smooth and then stir in your package of mini Rolos. Pour onto your crust and return to oven and bake again at 350 for about 30-35 minutes. It should be a light/golden brown. Remove and let cool.
Now add your chocolate glaze. Melt your butter and chocolate chips and stir until smooth then add in your 4 tsp of corn syrup. Pour this over your cooled bars and let chill.
Once they have chilled cut into squares and serve!!
I have to admit that I have a problem with patience so of course mine hadn't completely chilled when I decided I needed to try one. It was good but once I let them get really cold they were most incredibly awesome. For a little extra presentation you can add a Rolo on top before you serve.


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If you're in Portland and want to check out what I'm doing with my Vincent Wine Company Pinot Noir, come to a winery open house on May 1 with friends Helioterra wines.
Anne from Helioterra is releasing a 2010 Pinot Blanc and 2009 Syrah, and will be pouring her 2009 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, which recently was accepted for this year's Indie Wine Festival.
I'll be pouring and selling my only remaining wine from 2009, my Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir. And I'll preview 2010 with a barrel selection of my Pinot Noir from the new Armstrong Vineyard from Ribbon Ridge. I'm really excited about this site and will offer the first wines to mailing list members this summer.
No need to RSVP. Location is 2621 NW 30th Avenue in Portland. We'll be pouring from 1-5pm. Drop in when you can. Hope you can make it. And if you're an elevage reader, let me know when you stop by my table.


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Exciting youngster Wilfried Zaha has passed his medical at Manchester United
Wilfried Zaha has passed a medical at Manchester United and Sky sources say he has signed a five-and-a-half year deal.
Last Updated: 26/01/13 8:02am
The 20-year-old forward is to be loaned straight back to his former club, Championship promotion-chasers Crystal Palace, before linking up with United in July.
Zaha came through the youth academy at Crystal Palace and has scored 15 goals in 124 appearances for the Eagles since he was given a debut against Cardiff in March 2010.
A skilful, pacy forward who can play on the wing or as a striker, Zaha made his England debut as a substitute against Sweden last November.
United are believed to be paying around £10m up front for his services, with the fee potentially rising to £15m if certain conditions are met.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said: "As we like to do, we sign young players with potential. We can also develop players well here, that's proved to be the case many times.
"Hopefully the boy will enjoy it coming here, when he eventually does join us in the summer."
Zaha said: "I am delighted to be joining Manchester United and ending the recent speculation.
"I would like to thank the owners at Palace for making the move possible. However, my focus for the next five months will be solely at Crystal Palace.
"I have been at Palace for more than 10 years, I will always love the club, and I want to help get them get back to the Premier League, particularly for the fans who have always been so good to me."
And Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish said: "I feel this is a great deal for the club and the player. We would like to thank Wilf for all he has done for the club and we all wish him well when he joins Manchester United in the summer.
"It was essential to Wilf and ourselves that he stayed at Palace for the remainder of this season, to help the club with its main aim of promotion to the Premier League."


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Stuffy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 90 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Freshmethod is a fresh, forward thinking, IT provider. Run by a team of 7, we're real people responding to your needs, not a faceless corporation. Excellent customer service, tailored solutions and the latest in technology represents our brand so our clients can stay one step ahead of the game.
For creative inspiration...
http://www.ca.com - I love the use of colour. Very vibrant.
http://www.bluewiremedia.com.au - The layout of inofmation is excellent. They've integrated social media well.
For content...
http://www.brennanit.com.au - This site is ok. I like the little men... doesn't feel cheesy. These guys have delivered the cloud computing message in a way that's easy to understand.
http://www.anittel.com.au - This site is also ok.
We like to think outside the box so you can too. Be as creative as you like! General look and feel to be uncluttered, approachable, positioning Freshmethod as a trusted advisor.
Play up to the orange (fruit and colour) theme. Orange is our corporate colour so this should be the primary colour used on the site.
HOME PAGE to include:
Navigation bar -
about us
products and services
contact us
Page layout to include -
Phone number - 1300 766 554 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1300 766 554 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Live support link/box (to appear near phone number)
Search field
Social media integration - 'find us on facebook', 'follow us on twitter' plus latest tweet.
Newsletter subscription
*** The home page should also include the following cells/features. These are listed in order of priority and best page real estate:
1. What is cloud computing? The 5 benefits for your business
2. 3 scenario based case studies with links to 'read more'.
A.. "My business is growing" I need smart, efficient IT advice to keep me ahead of my competitors.
B. "I want someone to call when I need help" I want someone to call in an IT emergency and a quick response.
C. " I want fuss free, fast access to my files from anywhere" Our team operates virtually so we want fast secure access to our programs and files.
3. Welcome message
4. Use social media to connect with customers and grow your business
5. Moving Office? We can help.
Use the existing content on the 'about us' page from http://www.freshmethod.com.au. Also include cells 1, 4 & 5 from the home page as advertisement cells.
Freshmethod is going through a brand refresh and the new website needs to follow this new look and feel. The logo provided has been updated according to the new branding.
The target market is small to medium sized businesses across both professional and blue collar industries. They range from baby boomer or X gen business owners who just see IT as something they just need to corporations who are technology savvy and want their IT to improve their business.


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Matrix Games, Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), and AGEOD (www.ageod.com/en/) are excited to announce the upcoming release of the Roman grand strategy game Alea Jacta Est. Focusing on the Roman Civil Wars from the 1st century BC to 3rd century AD, Alea Jacta Est is the first PC game to bring a highly authentic and realistic strategic experience of this tumultuous time period to players. Alea Jacta Est will release on the Matrix Games and Slitherine online stores next week.
Alea Jacta Est offers a wide variety of scenarios, from the civil war between Marius and Sulla (and Mithridate of Pontus) from 87 to 82 BC, to the advent of Septimius Severus from 193 to 198 AD. An incredible amount of detail and historical accuracy has been packed into Alea Jacta Est from terrain to units to even the dilemmas and troubles the leaders of Rome actually faced hundreds of years ago. Using the successful and popular AGE engine, Alea Jacta Est will benefit from the ease of the team to create new mods, events, scenarios and more!
The whole of Europe, Northern Africa and the Near East is the battlefield in which the players must carve out. Featuring more than 2800 regions to conquer, rule, and fight over, hundreds of historical leaders, units and events, five large campaigns, and multiplayer with up to three players in the same game, Alea Jacta Est definitely is putting the "grand" in grand strategy gaming!
For more information on Alea Jacta Est, visit the official product page on the Slitherine or Matrix Games website.
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Things to see out West
Wick's World
The showstoppers were the two things I did not see out West. Specifically, I saw no body parts of the waitress serving joe at the eight by eight drive-thru topless coffee shop. Just in case you want an opportunity for a real morning jolt, the small nameless yellow shack is located on the east side of Highway 3 in Belfair, Washington. I passed up the prospect of seeing something maybe I didn't really want to see that early in the morning and got my wakeup call down the road at the Sail-on-Inn Coffee Shop located in the tiny village of Allyn. In the future I am certain a different vision will surface every time I pass by a drive-in coffee shop.
On a lighter note, the most tranquil place I saw out West wasn't one of the plethora of waterfalls located in the Columbia Gorge, but the Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon. Located nearby is Hoyt Arboretum, which features 11 hundred different species of trees from around the world, including redwoods and a Ginkgo tree, a living fossil that dates back 270 million years.
I finally crossed off one of the items on my bucket list. We spent an afternoon at the famous Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Pike Place Fish, the market's centerpiece, is famous for the fresh flying fish that sail from behind the counter to customer's waiting arms. They also featured shrimp the size of lobster tails and oysters so large that we had to sit down with a knife and fork in order to eat them. My wife and I shared a $5 jar and for the first time ever, we had more than we could eat.
The market also features fresh produce, antiques, jewelry, art, clothing and some of the sweetest peaches I have ever tasted. Next, I entered a smoke shop looking for a fine cigar. To my amazement, they sold no cigarettes, cigars or any tobacco products. The only smoke available came with exotic names like Dank, Demon Passion, Genie, Blaze and Blueberry Haze — guaranteed to give you a buzz. What in the world? All I wanted was nothing more exotic than a Swisher Sweet or Crooks cigar.
One of the stranger things we saw on our trip out West was pigs; not live pigs but brass pigs, iron pigs and even stump-carved pigs.
I pointed to a brass pig in downtown Seattle and asked, "Why all the pigs?"
The person answered, "I don't know about the others you saw, but this one has a slot on top and is a large piggy bank. The donations help feed the street people."
In the past week I saw Mt. Rainier more times (five) than I did in the entire eight weeks while stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington (four). The difference was the beautiful weather we've had as opposed to the daily drizzle of that February and March of 1968. Unfortunately, however, the drought has also hit this area big time and we have run into forest fire smoke in several places.
Last, but not least, from Portland to Seattle I have seen more Thai restaurants per block than you will find in Bangkok. It's hard to believe, but both cities also sport a few palm trees.
Tomorrow we board the train to Vancouver, British Columbia, for a one-day visit. Then we take an Amtrak train through the possibility of a Montana snowstorm on our way back to St. Paul. Once I see my cat and dog, I know the vacation is over.


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This lavish homestay is the pride and joy of the Gowda's. This homestay is filled with surprising little offerings like a tucked away swimming pool. Its 3 storey cafe, lounge and restaurant are absolutely wonderful. They allow you great vistas of the region while serving you the best food and drinks in the region in an ambience that complements the experience perfectly. The lounge bar of the homestay is very chic and transports you to any big city hot spot. The 3 bedroom homestay is tastefully done and fits in beautifully with its picture perfect surroundings. The interiors are bright and the outdoors offer delightful scenery set to the sound of the brook that flows by the home. The home was built by Dilip Gowda, a decorated army man and his wife, Archana who is a warm and gracious host. As people from the defense background, they have an ingrained flair for entertaining and hospitality. With them, you won't have one dull moment. This home is located just 4 kms from Dharamshala and 12 kms from Mcloedganj. You can get a tan by the homestay's pool, jump in for a swim or go to down to the brook to soak your feet. There's no better place to enjoy a cup of coffee than the homestays 'Espresso Bar' and a drink at the homestay's lounge is the perfect way to end the evening.Read more
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In the early part of the last century things were different here in Maine. A lot of things have - if not improved - at least changed over the last 100 years.
Long ago homes here in Maine were heated by wood. It was difficult cutting, splitting and drying firewood, which then had to be hauled into the house. Once burned, the ashes had to be hauled out. When most of the wood was gone Downeasters began heating their homes with coal, which also was time-consuming, not to mention dirty. In these enlightened times we have modern oil heat, if we can afford the champagne prices they now get for oil.
Our grandparents used to go to Boston by packet, which was time-consuming and sometimes dangerous. Now we speed toward Boston on modern highways like 128 and 495. Come to think of it, they're time-consuming and dangerous, too, so there was little improvement there.
One hundred years ago indoor plumbing was unheard of, and people had to endure the inconvenience of chamber pots and outhouses. Now we have to endure the inconvenience and cost of septic systems, so I guess there was no improvement there, either.
What was I thinking? Of course indoor plumbing was an improvement.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that as things have changed here in Maine we've always managed to adapt and go on with our lives as best we can. But there now exists here in Maine something that could be seen as a threat to our cherished way of life, a technology that could conceivably obliterate our unique Down East culture.
What in this world says "Maine" more than a sprawling, tacky, traffic-stopping yard sale? Regular readers know that over the years I have done my best to record for posterity what I know about this fine Maine institution, this definition of free enterprise - without revealing too many secrets about the very clandestine Yard Sale Society (YSS).
Ever since the invention of the Sunday drive and the rotary lawnmower and the resulting discovery that we had roads to drive on and yards to drive by here, the yard sale has been the cornerstone of our economy. When other industries failed us - shipbuilding, shoes, paper - the yard sale industry was often the only thing our families had to get through hard times.
But the yard sale - like most everything else - is changing in this new millennium. What brought about this need for change? An enterprise called eBay, which is virtually, literally, a big, online yard sale. In the last few years eBay could change almost everything about Maine's venerable yard sales, so much so that they are hardly recognizable.
We had best recognize those changes and show the people of the world that we in Maine are nothing if not adaptable. We do this by abolishing the phrase "yard sale" for the more contemporary "Down eastBay sale." Once the name is officially changed we can begin to change the outdated yard sale to match the reality.
Mainers who think outside the yard have already begun to change. Our eastBay pioneers are way ahead of the rest of us. Tired of standing in their yards and haggling with tight-fisted neighbors over some innocuous item, these innovators have started putting these choice items on eBay. They have also started using eBay to shop for items to restock their never-ending sales.
Sometime soon summer complaints will be able to experience virtual Down East yard sales - or Down eastBay sales - without clogging our highways to do it. They won't ever have to leave New Jersey.
Finally, a change that most will agree is for the best.
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William R. Bothell, of Yellville, Arkansas, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 with his family around him at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born April 29, 1943 to the late Joseph F. Bothell Jr. and Mary Ella Bryant Bothell.
Bill was a graduate of Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California. He married Patricia Ann Fallon in Highland, California on Jan. 18, 1964.
Bill was a self-employed truck driver and Transportation Supervisor for Providence Creek Academy of Clayton, Delaware and was a hard worker.
He enjoyed playing the guitar, fishing, horseback riding, and being with his family.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Patricia Ann Bothell of Yellville, Arkansas; five children — son Jeffrey R. Bothell and his wife Melanie V. of Yellville, Arkansas; son Timothy W. Bothell and his wife Sheri Bothell of Centerville, Utah; daughter Janine M. Talbot and her husband Jay G. Talbot of Santaquin, Utah; son Jacob A. Bothell and his wife Alice Bothell of Layton, Utah; daughter Tanelle M. Shade and her husband Jason Shade of Orem, Utah; nine grandchildren - Corban, Christopher, Catherine, Garth, Thobeka, Amelia, Gretl, Andrew and Brianna; brothers Joseph F. Bothell III of Wyoming, Delaware, and Richard A. Bothell of Harrison, Arkansas, and sister Charlotte M. Cherriman of Dover, Delaware.
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@raptorsking, this one?
just wondering if you have that article that was saying amir should have been an nba allstar midway through the season can't find it anywhere
Barca vs Arsenal, Raptors vs Heat, man you got a busy wednesday, I think their a better chance for the latter game though, just saying.
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This is the real story of the game. However, I doubt that anyone else has will write it.
Something will have to give. Either Jack goes back to the bench or Jack or Bargnani should be traded. As long as Jack, Weems and to some extent DeRozan are on the court together Bargnani will be frozen out of the offense. If he is not scoring he is basically worthless
I make no judgment call on whether the Raptors would be better off trading Jack or Bargnani or sending Jack along with Weems to the second unit. It will play itself out one way or the other. I doubt that Jack and Weems will change their thinking and Bargnani is not all of sudden going to be a defensive wiz and rebounder par excellence.
Don't know if you saw this or not
Just put up by ZDNet
Barnes & Noble finally launches PubIt! self-publishing program
No prob, Buddah, you should email AltRaps and ask him to link you up.
Just wanted to give you a heads up.
Following in the tradition of the true Libertarian and contrarian that I am I decided to set up a Raptors related blog.
I am right now waiting approval on using a photo of the Raptors mascot in my header/background. In the meantime I may or may not put up an article or two.
You can see from the blog description what the blog is about.
In order to devote time to this new blog as well as at least one other that I have in mind to setup, in addition to my NBA 25-15 blog I will be reducing my posting efforts here.
I feel it is time to spread my wings on this. It is far more important for me to be able to express my perspective in a "quieter" environment that it is to be heard in a noisier one.
I know that I am not a writer but more of a numbers guy. However, since these are my blogs and I am writing for my own gratification and not to drive traffic to them it really doesn't matter on how well I write. What matters is that I will now be able to express my opinions about hoops related issues that interest me in a "quieter" environment.
I will still remain logged in to Raptors Republic and reading, however I will just not be posting so much in the future as I have in the past.
I imagine that many of my articles on Raptors180 will present an opposing view to articles and posts that are written here.
This is probably nothing but I do find it interesting.
Bargnani it appears has arrived presumably in Canada
He tweeted this five hours ago
"Is great to be back about 5 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® "
Now, he just tweeted this
"mi imbottisco di melatonina e poi a dormire... 12 minutes ago via Facebook"
As far as I can interpret what he tweeted from his Facebook page he said
I just took some Melatonin so I could go to sleep
Which makes sense since Melatonin supplements help put your sleep cycle in order. They are used by people to help fight jet lag.
So far no problem
However, I did some research and it appears that Melatonin supplements are banned in a number of countries because of certain health affects if taken long term.
It appears that Canada may be one of those countries that has banned it. If that is the case has Bargnani just violated Canadian law?
The Canadian Encyclopedia - Melatonin Banned
link to article here
Now I don't know if it is actually banned in Canada or not.
One thing I should note just for your info. I used to travel a lot overseas to parts of Asia. Long flights from CA for sure. Someone once told me how to fight jet lag. I tried it and it worked every time.
1. When flying on long flights that span several meals do not eat period. Just drink water.
2. When you arrive at your destination look at the clock and if it is time for breakfast go eat breakfast after arriving or if it is time for lunch go each a lunch meal. I tried it and it worked every time. No jet lag and no need for drugs to keep me awake or put me to sleep.
The reason is that food and eating are what regulate the body cycle. So if I didn't eat on the flight and waited until I arrived my body would go on the cycle of the type of meal I ate. Of course for this to work you have eat what would be considered a meal similar if not the same in carbos, protein etc that you would normally eat for that meal. After eating the meal the body then thinks it is on that time cycle. So if it is a dinner meal you will fall asleep when you should according to local time. If it is a breakfast meal your body will think it is the beginning of the day.
I didn't and won't post this information on the forum.
However I find it interesting and thought that you might also.
P.S. I wonder if he is using a drug like Melatonin which may be perfectly legal in Canada to address something like jet lag which doesn't need drugs to be addressed, is he taking any other drugs to help him function, especially drugs that he shouldn't?
I am just raising the question and as far as I am concerned it stops here for me.
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By Garett Rogers | September 20, 2010, 5:50pm PDT
Password stolen? Who cares! With Google's new authentication enhancements for Google Apps, domain owners now have a new option to make authentication more reliable by throwing your mobile device into the mix.
If the feature is activated, your password won't be good enough to log into your account. You need both your usual password, and a code that Google will SMS you after you try logging in. If that sounds super annoying to you, you will be happy to know that the feature can be avoided if you mark a computer as "trusted". This is a great feature that Google Apps users get for free — and with pretty much no setup.
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No fringe for Blair Waldorf
Last week I posted this article of Leighton Meester working a new fringe. The fringe however is apparently not Blair Waldorf's steeze. Because Leighton was photographed today in New York on the first day of shooting the new season of Gossip Girl and the fringe has gone missing. Was it a fake fringe, or are movie star hair stylists just really great at hiding it? I used to have a very hard time hiding mine on the two or three occasions I've had one in my life many, many, MANY years ago before my ma outlawed them for feng shui and my forehead.
Anyway, as you can see, Leighton also needs to take a break from those heels with flipflops. I know someone who bought a pair of lime green Brian Atwoods for only $150 at the Room at the Bay this week. There's a sale!!! The nude ones never go on sale. I can hear Duana in my head. She's all about colours and citrus. She's all over this outfit.
In other Gossip Girl news – Elizabeth Hurley, now that Wonder Woman isn't happening anymore, has confirmed a role on the show. They're saying she ends up becoming a pain in the ass for Gossip Girl herself. Does this make you want to watch the show more...or less? For those of you who still watch the show, that is? Because I think I'm done with it. I think I'm good with looking at pap photos at their clothes and reading on Twitter who dies/cheats/steals/fights/goes to the ball. I think I need more space on my PVR.
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Junior Now Turns Eyes Toward Nationals
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Junior Mike Levine placed 39th in the hammer throw at the East Preliminary Round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of North Florida. He was the only Eli in action on the meet's second day of competition.
Levine fouled on each of his two opening tries, but recovered on his final attempt to throw for a distance of 55.23m (181'2"). He finished seventh in his flight of 16, but only the overall top 16 throwers advanced out of the first round. Levine's personal record in the hammer throw of 58.71m (192'7"), which he achieved earlier this year at the Yale Springtime Invitational, is the second-best in Yale history. He threw the hammer over 55 meters four times this season, including a third-place effort at Heps.
Due to his season-best performance in yesterday's discus throw, Levine's junior season is not over yet. He qualified for the national semifinals in that event, to be held in two weeks' time at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Simple Dessert Recipes
Chocolate Pear Blackberry Crumble Recipe
Yesterday evening, Aria and I had a wonderful play date with Ella at my friend Thi-My's. For dessert, Thi-My prepared an apple pear chocolate crumble. The recipe I'm sharing today is a bit different, using home-grown pears, blackberry and chocolate.
Thi-My and I have been friends since we were 15. We reminisced about the good old days and stared at our little girls playing with their scooters in the park next door to her apartment. Ella is two-and-a-half years old and she's such a sweetheart. She kept saying "l'autre trottinette est pour ma copine Aria" ("The other scooter is for my bestie Aria"). We melted! And we melted a second time after eating Thi-my's delicious crumble!
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Plum Crumble Recipe (Oatmeal Crisp)
Fruit crumble is my go-to recipe whenever I want to make an eggless dessert. The preparation is quite easy; it consists of mixing flour, sugar and cold butter into crumbs. To add more body to this version of the crumble, I adjusted the quantities and blended oatmeal into the mixture.
As for the fruit, I used black plums. Unfortunately, we already harvested all the plums from the garden a few weeks ago for the hazelnut plum pie. Luckily, I was able to find the same kind of plums at the farmers' market that were just as delicious. I peeled the plums, seared them in butter and sugar and finished them with a dust of flour. The fruit was then covered with the crumble mixture and baked until golden and crisp.
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Fig Crumble Dessert (Fruit Crumble Recipe)
Making fig crumble is very simple. The ratio is very easy to memorize; just combine equal parts by weight of flour, sugar and butter. To enhance the fig flavors, I caramelized the figs in butter and sugar and mixed a little bit of fig compote at the bottom of each cup. I think crumbles are best eaten warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I served them in individual small dessert cups for portion control, but I think it just tempts everyone into having seconds.
I was really excited to make this dessert, because all summer I've been waiting to use the figs from our garden. I try to wait until the fruits are ripe before harvesting them, but between the birds and the girls, there are almost none left on the trees. Today, I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to grab a few figs for the crumble. I'll try again in a couple of days, so stay tuned for another decadent fig dish!
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So- Murgh Musallam- from what I read up is a Mughlai dish, pretty rich in flavour and absolutely tasty. When Kulsum posted the recipe on her blog, I knew I had to try it. Each time I scouted for a chicken recipe, I'd land on this one, but I somehow thought it was a time-consuming one and left it for a day I was actually enthu to cook. Sadly, that day never came. But now that Easter is just a week away, I thought I should do a roast with an Indian twist and studied Kulsum's recipe again. Me being the lazy bum, went ahead and followed her recipe, but with the obvious short cuts. I just marinated everything together, added some potatoes and cooked it half on the stove top, and finished it off in the oven. The Gressingham poussins just made it even more easier, and somehow, roasting a whole bird gives it that fancy edge. They are absolutely easy to handle, and since they are small, the masala works its way into the thick breast bits, and takes much lesser time to cook. Gressingham also does duck, turkey, guinea fowl, quail etc, so if you're up to some experimenting this Easter, you know where to shop.
Add some baby carrots, parsnip, cauliflower etc and it can be an Indo-Western dish for sure. Its seriously tasty, especially the gravy, and the next day I had it with rice, and it was even better. I think traditionally its served on a bed of pulao and stuffed with eggs or something like that, but for me, this totally hit the spot.
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Fire and ice at Daytona: crashes and sparks, and then ice on those bruises (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
Closing up shop and heading up I-95 toward New Hampshire, and rewinding the videos on Saturday night's Coke 400...
However exciting the visuals from the closing laps of this event, with all the sparks and fireworks and sheer carnage, a few things are clear right now.
-- Until the wrecking began, the 400 was just the monotonous hum of Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle leading the big train around and around, with no drama or lead changes... with drivers, as at Talladega, more worried about water temperatures than real racing.
The contrast with the wild show the Nationwide drivers put on here Friday night -- a race in which two-car drafting was perfectly legal, and doggone exciting -- was stark.
-- The Cup drivers didn't like the rules for the 400 game, especially the water temperature rules. Something needs to be changed before the playoff race at Talladega in October, to keep fans from switching TV channels.
-- The sport is very lucky that someone didn't get seriously hurt, particularly in that pit road crash involving Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Brad Keselowski.
And yet no penalties?
It is simply absurd that simply speeding on pit road by a little bit leads to a mandatory harsh penalty, yet knocking a car into another car and nearly wiping out a pit crew is just shrugged off by NASCAR officials. If safety is priority, then something needs to change.
Maybe NASCAR could start by eliminating that archaic, artificial, gimmicky rule about 'closing' pit road, to make pit road safer by spreading out the stops.
Jeff Gordon: what was really going on during that pit stop, when he collided with Ryan Newman? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
-- Without radio contact with fellow drivers, most men were simply driving blind, in formation. The two-car drafting, which NASCAR execs seem to dislike for some reason, was alive and well in Friday night's Nationwide race, which was one of the best races of the season. Saturday the big pack was back, and nobody was doing much of anything but riding around protecting the engine from overheating.
-- Team owners lost a heckava lot of expensive equipment. Good thing, maybe, that this is the last COT race at Daytona.
-- It's time to get those 2013 Daytona 500 cars out on the track, in order to work out any bugs, so next February's 500 isn't, uh, the mess this 400 turned into. NASCAR officials have had three tries now this season to get the Daytona-Talladega rules package right, and it looks like teams should be braced for number four...and making some strong suggestions.
Ryan Newman: not pleased with Jeff Gordon (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Whatever it was, it didn't really look much like racing.
Not classic American racing.
Now there is probably some good way to put on a good, clean show at Daytona, but whatever the rules package NASCAR has on these cars right now doesn't seem to be working very well.
These drivers seemed to be riding virtually unguided missiles.
Even winner Tony Stewart repeated his opinion that this sport's two biggest ovals are better suited for Figure-8 racing....
The new water temperature rules, designed to make engines overheat, if the drivers get too close to each other, sounds like a backwards way of accomplishing something.
And some drivers, like Jeff Burton, runner-up in the 400, say NASCAR execs may have simply over-engineered the problem and created an even bigger mess.
Certainly the infield hospital was far busier than it should have been.
Denny Hamlin (11) had a rough night, missing a shot at the win because of this late race crash (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Denny Hamlin, already ailing with major-league back problems, gave everyone a scare when he was slow to respond after the crash he got caught up in.
"I'm all right," Hamlin said. "None of the hits were too bad except for the last one in the right-side door."
Hamlin was in good position to challenge for the win late and was making a run when he got chopped off by Greg Biffle.
Then all hell broke loose on the frontstretch.
While the first two hours or so of this thing were a monotonous drone, with Matt Kenseth at the head of the parade, the final half was madness and chaos.
"We were all jumbled, and jockeying for position," Hamlin said. "It looked like Greg came down and got the right-front fender.... and I was already loose anyway.
"After that, you're just a Ping-Pong ball."
Great weather Saturday night at Daytona (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Biffle takes responsibility for that late-race crash that closed out the curious event. "I just turned down in front of Kevin Harvick," Biffle said of the last-lap crash. "He got a hell of a shove off the front of Junior (Dale Earnhardt Jr.).
"I just watched the replay, and I'm like 'It's impossible that somebody could get into that hole that quick.'
"But he shot in there.
"It was my fault."
The weekend ended on a downer for Kurt Busch. After that rockin' win in Friday's Nationwide race, his 400 was rather disappointing.
Not that Busch didn't make it exciting. He was very aggressive, but when he went up the middle in a three-wide with Aric Almirola and Trevor Bayne midway through the race, it bit him.
"I guess I had way too good a Daytona in 2011, and just wasn't meant to have a good one this year," Busch said. "It's the law of average, I guess.
"You just spin the roulette wheel, see who comes out of it, and spin it again."
The finish didn't deter Nick Harrison, Busch's crew chief on both Cup and Nationwide tours: "Kurt was just racing hard.
"It was unlucky, and he's down on himself a little bit. He knows it's just part of this racing.
"That's just emotion coming out of him. He wanted to win and he wanted to sweep the weekend, and that's what we love about him."
Not a good finish for Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Almost lost in the crash-fest was Jeff Burton rousing finish.
The engine temperature rules forced Burton and his teammates to play a waiting game, to keep from overheating.
"We had the trouble at Talladega as well -- we were just too hot," Burton says. "We can't run a whole race racing the way we really want to race. We have to get out of the pack, or we run too much oil temp and too much water temp.
"I think we have a package issue that's just not working with this combination.
"We had the tandem thing figured out really well, but we're just a little behind on this. We've got to go to work and figure out where we're missing it, because we're not wanting to ride around in the back.
"We're feeling we have to. If we don't, we're not going to finish a race."
Finally a good day for Jeff Burton (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Teams Burton says are at the mercy of whatever NASCAR gives them for Daytona-Talladega rules: "You get whatever race they want, with the rule package.
"They wanted to separate tandem racing, and they've done it. They've made it where you can't push anybody for too long. You can do it for three or four laps maybe at the end of the race but you can't do it at any other time.
"Without tandem racing, you are on your own. In the middle of the pack, when there's a hole you feel you've got to go in, you've just got to go in it. Your teammate can't be waiting for you when you're in the middle of the pack.
"When you're in the front of the pack, that's a different deal. You can drag a brake and do things to keep hooked up.
"But in the middle of the pack -- with pack racing -- you've just got to go where you think you've got to go."
And do it blindly.
When teammates did 'team up' for brief periods, the guy in second was unable to see what was going on ahead....one reason for the wild Biffle crash.
"Not being able to talk when you are two-car," Burton said, "is very, very difficult, because the guy pushing you can't see anything.
"I'm sure Kevin didn't really know how close I was to Biffle or what I had going on there.
"We got lucky to get out of it."
However Harvick was not so lucky. And he, like too many others Saturday night, had to check in at the infield hospital, before heading home to be with his wife for the pending birth of their first child.
The setup for the finish: Matt Kenseth (blue) and teammate Greg Biffle on the inside, followed by Childress men Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick. On the outside, Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Yeah, Newman's pissed at Gordon. Seems he's ALWAYS pissed at somebody. Nothing is EVER his own fault, right? So let's take a look at the Daytona pit road incident. Kahne is already there. Newman takes it upon himself to attempt to speed around Kahne, completely ignoring the fact that Gordon is on his outside. On a pit road that's about wide enuf to land a plane on, he runs into Gordon. And it's Gordon's fault?? I guess the crew he nearly ran over, had any of them been injured, would have been at fault for not having the speed of Usain Bolt in their attempt to get out of his way. WOW. Just wow.
I previously enjoyed your appearances on TV and your column in the Winston-Salem Journal. Now, I turn here to enjoy your commentary, and I usually agree with your observations. I do disagree with the posting of photographs of Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman with a caption questioning what Gordon was doing, relative to their pit road collision, without providing an answer in your commentary.
Gordon\'s spotter had not cleared him from the middle pit lane to the outside pit lane (Gordon\'s radio statement) and Gordon elected not to blindly go there. Kane exited from his pit stall located just in front of Newman\'s pit stall to the inside pit lane and Newman,on exit, tried to go around Kane. In trying to go around Kane, Newman blindly attempted to move directly into the middle pit lane that was already occupied by Gordon. Of course, Newman was \"not pleased with Gordon\" as your photo caption states. Gordon was not pleased with Newman for driving into the side of his car.
I consider this a racing accident with no penalty warranted. If you want assess blame, I would fault Gordon\'s spotter for not quickly clearing him to the outside lane when it was open, Newman\'s spotter for not informing him that the middle lane was not clear and Newman for blindly driving into the occupied middle lane. Someone could have been injured or killed on pit road, but I don\'t know how random situations such as this can be eliminated.
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Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 09/01/1993, Docket: RS92- 27-003, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 175 Original Sheet No. 175 : Superseded
14.1 The term of this Contract shall commence __________ and shall
continue in full force and effect until __________ (the "Primary
Term"). Providing the Primary Term is one year or more and
Shipper is paying Transporter's Maximum FT transportation rate,
then Shipper shall have a one-time, unilateral right,
exercisable by written notice to Transporter at any time not
less than twelve months before the end of the Primary Term, to
extend the term of this Contract for a period of not less than
one (1) year, nor more than fifteen (15) years which shall begin
on the first day immediately following the expiration of the
Primary Term and shall end on the date specified by Shipper in
such notice ("the Rollover Term"). Providing Shipper is paying
Transporter's Maximum FT transportation rate, the term of this
Contract shall continue after the Primary Term or the Rollover
Term, as the case may be, for successive periods of one (1) year
each (the "Renewal Terms"), unless terminated as of the end of
any such Primary Term, Rollover Term or Renewal Term by written
notice given by either party to the other not less than twelve
(12) months prior to the end of any such term; provided;
however, that no such notice shall have the effect of
terminating this Contract at the end of the Primary Term if
Buyer has given notice extending the term of this Contract for
a Rollover Term. If the FERC or other governmental body having
jurisdiction over the service rendered pursuant to the Contract
authorizes abandonment of such service, this Contract shall
terminate on the abandonment date permitted by the FERC or such
other governmental body.
14.2 Any portions of this Contract necessary to correct or cash-out
imbalances under this Contract as required by the General Terms
and Conditions of Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff, shall survive
the other parts of this Contract until such time as such
balancing has been accomplished.
14.3 This Contract will terminate automatically in the event Shipper
fails to pay all of the amount of any bill for service rendered
by Transporter hereunder in accord with the terms and conditions
of Section 6 of the General Terms and Conditions of
Transporter's FERC Gas Tariff.


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My Big Company Code Interview
Getting the Product Counts
In the body of my function, I need to iterate over all the friends of this user, and add each of their purchases to a master list, which I store in an
std::map. This code is pretty straightforward. It could have been made prettier by using C++11 features, but I'd rather be sure that my code could be tested with tools that might not be completely up to date.
Using the
size() method of a vector in a loop comparison is a bit controversial as well, but I erred on the side of readability here.
std::map<ProductId,int> product_counts; std::vector<CustomerId> friends = getFriendListForUser(user); for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < friends.size() ; i++ ) { std::vector<ProductId> friend_purchases = getPurchasesForUser( friends[i] ); for ( size_t j = 0 ; j < friend_purchases.size() ; j++ ) product_counts[friend_purchases[j]]++; }
Cleansing the Product Counts
At this point, I have a map that contains a range of products purchased by friends, along with their counts. The problem definition said that I need to remove products that have already been purchased by this user, so I have to iterate over that list and remove each found match from the map:
std::vector<ProductId> user_purchases = getPurchasesForUser( user ); for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < user_purchases.size() ; i++ ) { std::map<ProductId,int>::iterator ii = product_counts.find(user_purchases[i]); if ( ii != product_counts.end() ) product_counts.erase(ii); }
Inverting the Map
So far so good. I have one last bit of work to do. I need to return the list of products sorted by the frequency of purchase. I have that information in the map already, but to sort properly I need the product count to reside in the
Key, not the
There are a number of choices for fixing this — I do it by simply copying the elements of the map into a properly structured map. I could do this without a loop in a number of ways, including a range constructor and the
std::copy algorithm, but the explicit loop should be just as efficient and again, the simplicity helps with readability, I think. And because multiple products may have the same count, this needs to be an
std::multimap<int,ProductId> sorted_products; for (std::map<ProductId,int>::iterator ii = product_counts.begin() ; ii != product_counts.end(); ii++ ) sorted_products.insert(std::make_pair(ii->second,ii->first));
Returning the Results
The problem didn't ask me to return anything but the product IDs — no counts were requested, just the product IDs in the proper order. So I iterate over the map in reverse order, getting the highest product counts first, stuff the results into a vector, and return the result:
std::vector<ProductId> result; for ( std::multimap<int,ProductId>::reverse_iterator ii = sorted_products.rbegin(); ii != sorted_products.rend(); ii++ ) result.push_back(ii->second); return result;
All done!
My Take, Their Take
I think they scoped this task pretty well. In practice, you could probably write and test this on a system you are familiar within 15 minutes. But for me to properly document it, then add some unit test and so on, ran the time up to about an hour. The problem has plenty of pitfalls for you to do things poorly — either incorrect code or inefficient code.
And my implementation is far from flawless — there are a lot of details that could be improved upon here, and I'll leave it up to you to flush them out.
Not perfect, but good enough, because my next email from the big company had good news:
A hiring manager from the Media team at (redacted big company) has reviewed your resume and would like you to speak to a member of their team about the position below. ...
Well, I wasn't looking for a job today, so I politely and gratefully declined, but it's always good to know you can at least make the first cut.
Moral and Legal Hazards
I was kind of surprised that none of this process was cloaked in any sort of corporate secrecy, either implicit or explicit.
The email from the recruiter didn't make any mention of confidentiality, and in fact at one point in the process, I was given the chance to share the job posting with others.
The Interview Zen web site didn't offer up Terms of Service, and had no links to such on any of the pages I went to.
So it would seem that legally, I am not under any sort of obligation to avoid disclosing parts of this test.
But what about ethically? By discussing this aren't I giving away possible answers to future cheaters?
Maybe so, but I'm not going to sweat this. First, real cheaters would have to find this post, and since the company name is missing, it's not going to be trivial. Second, if the code is found, simply doing a verbatim copy is not going to work — that will raise flags right away. In order to customize this code and make it your own, you end up having to understand it as well as I do — in many ways this is just as much a test as it would be to do the original composition.
So I post this with a clean conscience. I hope you enjoyed running through the challenge as much as I did.


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When I got my hands on this Marni + H&M jacket, I immediately got transported back into the 1950s fashion - which of course was created by the genius mind of Christian Dior, and I put together this look. I received the skirt a few days ago from MiniPrix, and it has the perfect shape and length, it's faux leather and you know I really wanted for a long time a leather skirt, so imagine my joy. Therefor, that jacket is a perfect addition for a complete '50s inspired look.
And it's finally warmer and I am enjoying these sunny and warm days as much as I can, yey for Spring! Hopefully it will last!
Here are more goodies I received from MiniPrix, floral prints all the way! Can't wait to wear them all!
Wearing: Marni at H&M jacket, MiniPrix skirt, Il Passo shoes, vintage purse, New Look shirt.


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Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the sixteenth President of the United States on March 4, 1861. This tongue-in-cheek account of a "compromise tart" made by Mrs. Lincoln, with ingredients from each state, reflects the attitude of the North before the onset of the Civil War. The writer also comments that the president elect will not allow himself to be served, acts as his own valet and should be just the man needed to deal with the "aristocrats" of the South. The Gazette & Courier was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from July 20, 1841 until June 24, 1932. Before 1841 the newspaper's name changed quite frequently, with Gazette a frequent part of the title.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (May 15, 2013) – The latest National Pitcher of the Year Watch List was released late Wednesday night, and East Tennessee State University senior right-hander Kerry Doane (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) was one of the 22 players to make the group.
Doane – who leads the NCAA in complete games (10) and innings pitched (113.0) – is 11-1 with a 2.15 ERA (27 ER/113.0 IP) in 13 starts this season. The Buccaneer hurler is tied for the nation's lead in shutouts (4), while he is tied for third nationally in wins and is only one of five pitchers to have registered at least 11 victories on the campaign.
The Buccaneer hurler has won his last eight starts and is the first Atlantic Sun pitcher to post 11 wins since former Florida Gulf Coast and current Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale accomplished the feat back in 2011.
Doane, a two-time A-Sun Pitcher of the Week recipient in 2013, has pitched 109 of the 117.0 innings in his 13 starts this season, and has already etched his name into the ETSU record books in his first full season as a pitcher. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. native is tied with Jeff Andrews (1978-81) for the most shutouts recorded in a career and season, while his 10 complete games rank second in single-season history and the 11 wins are two shy of tying the season record.
"This is another tremendous honor for Kerry," said head coach Tony Skole. I am very proud of what he has accomplished thus far, and the fact he earned his degree in four years is icing on the cake. There are many characteristics that make Kerry special. Of course, he is very talented and has the heart of a warrior, but he is an even better teammate and a great leader. He makes everyone around him better."
The A-Sun had two pitchers placed on the list as Kennesaw State's Stephen Janas joined Doane.
The award, sponsored by Diamond Sports, will be presented on June 29 as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame's annual Night of Champions event in Lubbock.
"All of these guys have put together really impressive numbers," said Raymond Richardson, Pitcher of the Year Award committee chair. "As the regular season winds down, they're making huge contributions to the success of their teams."
About the National Pitcher of the Year Award
The Pitcher of the Year award, college baseball's version of the Cy Young Award which was created in 2009, is given annually to the nation's top collegiate pitcher. Previous winners are: Stanford's Mark Appel (2012), UCLA's Trevor Bauer (2011), Ohio State's Alex Wimmers (2010) and San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg (2009).
ETSU fans wanting to receive Buccaneer news, score updates, in-game promotions and much more sent to their mobile device can do so by signing up for "Buc Updates." Click here to sign up today!
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Police are currently in possession of nightclub surveillance footage from the Chris Brown/Drake melee early Thursday AM -- but TMZ has learned, the footage is so dark ... the tape's basically worthless.
Law enforcement sources tell us, the club voluntarily handed over the surveillance footage yesterday.
But it won't do much good anyway -- we're told it's nearly impossible to make out faces on the footage because the club was so dark when the fight broke out.
So far, this is the only video of the fight police have been able to obtain.


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Demi Lovato Joins 'Glee'!
It looks like another pop star will joining Glee's musical ranks! Following the news that Adam Lambert will be joining the show as Kurt's nemesis, TVLine is now exclusively reporting that Demi Lovato is on her way in a recurring role!
Actress-singer and X Factor judge Demi Lovato is nearing a deal to join the Fox musical dramedy's upcoming fifth season for a significant arc, TVLine has learned exclusively.
According to sources, Lovato (who turns 21 on Tuesday) will play Dani, a NYC-based struggling artist friend of Rachel and Santana's. She will also interact frequently with Adam Lambert's incoming character, and the pair will have several musical numbers together.
Lovato's deal calls for her to appear in at least six episodes, beginning with the second part of the show's Beatles' tribute, airing Oct. 3. (Glee will work around Lovato's X Factor schedule.)
We love us some Demi. Is it too much to ask that she perform her own song? Specifically "Give Your Heart A Break"? Because we may still be playing that one.
Excited to see Demi and those promised duets with Adam Lambert??
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Can You Guess Which Country Artist This Kid Grew Up to Be?
This late '80s picture shows a future country star taking the stage perhaps for the very first times. She seemed to have as much confidence then as she does with a microphone in her hand now. She's a little taller these days, and her hair is curlier, but many of the features you see in this adorable photo are the same as what she sports today.
Do you think you know who this kid is? She's the oldest member of her family band and the writer of one of the most popular songs of the last 10 years. She has a flair for the dramatic, but manages to keep a low profile once she's off stage. Click the button below to find out if your guess is right and to see more country stars as kids.


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Professor Brant Houston holds the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois. Houston teaches investigative and advanced reporting in the Department of Journalism in the College of Media at Illinois.
Houston became the chair after serving for more than a decade as the executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), a 4,000-member organization, and as a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Before joining IRE, he was an award-winning investigative reporter at daily newspapers for 17 years.
Houston also is the author of three editions of the textbook, "Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide," and co-author of the fourth edition and fifth edition of "The Investigative Reporter's Handbook." Currently he is working on projects involving nonprofit journalism, ethnic media newsrooms, and new technologies for news-gathering.
September 17, 2010 — The McCormick Foundation has given a grant of $75,000 to the University of Illinois for a consortium of Midwest university journalism professors for public service reporting.
The project will be coordinated by Brant Houston, the Knight Chair in Investigative Reporting in the Journalism Department at the College of Media at Illinois, and will initially include universities in four states—Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
The project, known as the Investigative Journalism Education Consortium (IJEC), will bring together the knowledge and experience of the professors to carry out two major collaborative projects with their students throughout the Midwest. The grant provides money for coordination of the projects and travel expenses for planning and reporting on the projects.
When I was working at The Hartford Courant in Connecticut in the early 1990s, an editor came up with the theory of constant mass in a newsroom. He said that if you watched closely you would see that when one journalist went on a diet another one gained weight. But no matter the losses and gains, he said, the general mass of the newsroom stayed the same.
A similar theory might be applied to investigative journalism in the twenty-first century. While investigative reporting has drastically diminished in traditional and mainstream newsrooms, it has rapidly expanded into different forms and combinations in Web ventures and at universities throughout the world.
There is little dispute about whether there should be a future for investigative reporting. The issues are how will it be defined, how will it maintain high standards and quality, in what forms and with what methods will it thrive, and how will it be financed.
Many foundations are helping to build the bridge to the future of investigative journalism, but none is putting as much work and money into the bridge as the John L. and James S. Knight Foundation.
Based in Miami, Florida, the journalism foundation has given millions of dollars in grants to all the varied elements of investigative reporting, whether it is training, investigations themselves, special projects, university programs or investigative centers
Knight also funds freedom of information efforts (which often are the beginning step for investigations), community information initiatives that include investigative work, and digital innovations that provide tools for doing investigations.
Questions or comments about the Knight Chair?
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Essay:School Prayer and the First Amendment
This essay is an original work by LeoS. Please comment only on the talk page.
Since 1962, ordinary Christian American taxpayers have been subsidising a public schooling system that, quite apart from its many failings and overwhelming liberal bias, insists on suppressing religion in the lives of young peoples. Liberals who support the destruction of classroom prayer insist that they are supporting the First Amendment right for people to hold different beliefs, and that the separation of church and state prevents it.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The separation of church and state was designed to prevent the system whereby in England, senior bishops automatically gain seats in Parliament. It does not mean that the federal government should be attempting to secularize the nation. Indeed, attempting to do this would be a violation of the First Amendment which guarantees a freedom of belief. Liberals attempt to use this to claim that specifically Christian worship would be intolerant. In fact, even if the minority beliefs were disadvantaged (and exposure to Christianity will have anything but that effect), suppressing classroom prayer only disadvantages the majority Christian student population.
School prayer always stuck to the First Amendment. It allowed the majority Christian student group to use their freedom of belief and to create a feeling of mutual respect in the classroom. Nobody is forced to contribute against their beliefs; they can simply wait quietly and respect others' beliefs, in accordance with the First Amendment. Before the ban on school prayer, nobody was forced to act against their beliefs. Now, a majority of the students are forced to act against their beliefs.
This is not just a moral injustice, it is a constitutional one.
There has to be a reckoning.
But how can that happen? In this, just like Roe vs. Wade, liberals pass laws by stealth through the courts. Judges are meant to interpret laws, not create them, and yet liberal judges and justices have continued to pass laws against the will of the people and the Constitution. A cursory glance through the U.S. Constitution reveals no mention of "school prayer" or "abortion"; so how can it ban one and legalise the other? Whatever you believe about those two issues, you cannot argue that the Constitution rules on them; it quite simply does not.
So, how do we proceed to return school prayer to its rightful place in our classrooms? How do we stop multiculturalism and militant Islam infecting students? One way is through a constitutional amendment. Personally, I feel that this is not the way to proceed. Firstly, it is overwhelmingly difficult to achieve; two-thirds supermajorities in Congress and three-quarters of the states will not be easy to create. The other disadvantage of the amendment route is that it will allow liberals to misrepresent our efforts. We are not trying to create a new right; only affirm the ones that already exist.
My favoured solution is for the court that originally outlawed prayer to follow my argument and thus reverse its decision. Again, this may be difficult. It may be easier for the court to simply say that the Constitution has no ruling, and let the elected Congress and President decide. That is the democratic way. Unlike liberals, I am not afraid of democracy. Real democracy will bear me out, and will restore classroom prayer. Liberals who fear the results of genuine democracy try to circumvent it through the courts. We need a succession of strong, conservative presidents to reshape the Supreme Court, and thus repeal the unjust precedent.


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OK, So I'm Not So Wordless, But I Have A Divine Reason
I am way too excited about this house to keep my mouth shut! Why? Well, this house may not look so divine, BUT it's the house that my 2nd Great-grandparents, Daniel and Annie (O'Brien) Vaughn lived in when they lived in San Antonio, Texas in their later years. [Remember Annie and her Tin Cup?] It's a duplex type of home ~ 2 houses connected, and a few of my family members lived in both homes in the early 20th century. In addition to my 2nd Great-grandparents ~ Daniel and Annie ~ my 1st Great-grandparents, Claudius Roy and Mary Alice "Boo" (Vaughn) Truitt and my grandparents, James Wesley and Mary Alice "Gran" (Truitt) Blacketer lived in this house. Another family that lived there was my "Boo's" sister and her family. I love their names: Claiborne Leander and Genevieve (Vaughn) Bouquet. [Oooh, and Claiborne has a cool story, too...] So, now can you see why I think this house is divine? I can't express how excited I was that I was able to find it this past weekend ~ that it was still standing after all these years. I had never seen this house, but growing up, I had heard my Gran, my mother, and my aunt talk about it. "Remember the house on Devine?" they'd ask each other. I remember always thinking, "What's so great about the house on Devine Street?" Now, I know ~ the family memories, the family stories. That's what makes the house on Devine Street so, well, divine, and now I've seen it. And lucky for the descendants of Daniel and Annie, I took photos of it. [Your welcome. It was my pleasure.] They won't have to wonder about the house on Devine Street. They can simply bask in its...divinity.