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Thursday, June 28, 2012
I am leaving on a jet plane
I am at the airport right now, ready to fly home for six weeks. I am getting very excited for everything happening at home.
A couple of random photos from my last roll of film. This is how the tree in photo #3 looked in Autumn
>> This is such a great song
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Labels: Canon AE-1 , random , Sydney , winter
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A Winter walk
One of these Winter Sundays here in Sydney. Soaking in the beautiful light, feeling the crisp air, red cheeks, sitting in the sun reading after walking through streets to explore corners, lane ways.....Every time I think I must have been to a street I turn left or right and see something new....It's wonderful...
> This documentary looks beautiful
>< Have a look at Melanie's new print shop
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Labels: Canon AE-1 , Sydney , winter
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Just a couple of things which are lying around in my room and I like to look at in one photo
From left to right:
Grace Kelly exhibit postcard // Frau Sieben necklace // Rosmary shampoo // blue circle with cream :) // Aesop's wonderful body cream // Weleda wax lip balm // box from a beautiful paper shop in Munich
>> I was so happy to see some of my photos on the wonderful and always inspiring 'all the mountains' blog
>> It took me forever but I am on Instagram since today, follow me if you like see what my eyes stumble over here in Sydney.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Blue Sky
It's a long weekend and Winter showed itself from its best sunny site yesterday. I went for a long walk with a friend also through this street, which seems never to loose its charm.
I absolutely love the photos of the last Kinfolk dinner
Posted by Anonymous at Sunday, June 10, 2012 13 comments
Labels: Canon AE-1 , winter
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
A rainy morning in Redfern
I took these photos on my way to the Finders Keepers market last Saturday. I love the light on a rainy day when the grey sky is not giving much light but still there are some colors popping up here and there....
Thank you so much for your comments on my last post...it is still rainy andI made a nice potato-leek soup with a friend yesterday to keep warm after a very windy and rainy day.
Getting the tea ready now ....
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Labels: autumn , Canon AE-1 , Sydney
Sunday, June 3, 2012
With the start of Winter the rain came to Sydney.
It has been raining all weekend...but you know it seems to slow things down and which is good. I got my knitted socks out and look forward to soups and tea....
>>A little interview with me on Nancy's beautiful blog here
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For the record:
I am on that list and I received, and replied to, an email from MyHeritage prior to the list being published.
The email from MyHeritage included the following statement:
We were hoping to simply list you among the winners on our website, and to offer you a html badge to display on your website. There's no pressure with this, so if you don't want to have a badge on your site then you don't have to do that.My interpretation of the message was that I could choose to participate or not. If I chose to participate, then they would send me a badge which I could choose to display, or not. There was no obligation. It was unclear if you had to reply to be included.
I did think it odd that they would send the email. Why not just issue the awards? Why seek permission to say you liked what someone was doing?
The thought crossed my mind that (although the message read very much like a form letter) I may have been contacted in advance because I had an email exchange with MyHeritage last November, initiated by them. They asked me what I thought of their site. Initally I ignored the message but they asked again - so I told them. I expressed some serious concerns arising from an incident a few years ago. I won't go into those concerns as in that November correspondence I felt that they took me seriously, looked into all that I said, and provided a plausible and possibly even reasonable explanation of what had happened.
After some thought, I replied and said that they could list me and send the badge code, but I may not display it.
When the list was published many of my favourites were included.Quite a few of them reacted with surprise at being listed. I don't doubt them. I wonder how widespread those emails actually were? It all seemed like a bit of fun, so long as you didn't take the name too seriously. My 'acceptance speech' post was intended to reflect that view. I decided to put up the badge for a while on the basis that, cynical marketing exercise or not, I thought there were many great blogs on the list. I've taken it down now that I've learnt what it may do to my reputation!
Can anyone recommend a good tarnish remover for the corners of my blog? ;-)

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RSBS Presents: It Could Have Been Worse
Although the respective baseball careers of Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon took a huge hit this past week with the announcement of fifty game bans for each player, they can still count themselves as being lucky. Fifty games? That means they have to sit out the rest of the season and then come back next year. Sure, they'll have that "cheater" label pasted on them but that doesn't mean some team won't go ahead and pick them up anyway. No, it could have been w hole lot worse. In fact, that's why RSBS is using this opportunity to bring you the latest installment of the hard-hitting series, RSBS Presents. This time, RSBS Presents: It Could Have Been Worse.
They could have ruined precious artwork:
In Spain, an octogenarian parishioner took it on herself to restore a 19th Century fresco by Elias Garcia Martinez. When you take a close look at the before and after, you see that she might have missed a couple details. You know, like the eyes:
And the mouth. And pretty much the entire face.
They could have created a royal scandal:
Not content with getting schooled by Ryan Lochte in a pool at a Vegas club, Prince Harry, the third in line for the British throne let me remind you, managed to get his naked self snapped in photos with young women in equal states of undress.
Sure, he's not the king. And at this rate, that's probably a good thing. It's hard for your subjects to take you seriously once they've seen the royal jewels and scepter.
They could have picked the entirely wrong career:
Remember when Dave Chappelle played the blind white supremacist on his eponymously named show? Well, that kind of happened in real life this past week when the leader of an anti-Semitic party in Hungary discovered that he was Jewish. And if that wasn't bad enough, he also found out that maternal grandparents were holocaust survivors. Sure, a fifty game ban may suck but finding out that you are the person you hate and giving up all your neo-Nazi street cred? That's a tough pill to swallow.
So there you have it. Melky and Bartolo messed up but they'll live to fight another day. Well, unless they accidentally try restoring the Willie Mays statue. MLB don't like it when people mess with Willie.


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I recently refurbished a 24 speed MTB with new cables, new chain and a proper clean. No matter how much I tried I could not get the shifting to be as smooth as a 9 speed system. It had a certain clunkiness to it that wasn't present in Shimano 8 speed systems from 20 years ago. I have experienced this before with 'Alivio' and other modern 8 speed parts which made me wonder, do these 8 speed parts actually work properly?
Also, if anyone knows, are they deliberately engineered to be borderline clunky so that there is a reason to buy the better 9 and 10 speed parts?


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Welcome to PWInsider.com's coverage of WWE Survivor Series. We will be updating this page throughout the evening with results from the show, so check back often.
Survivor Series opened with a video package of the "tradition" of the event, which lasted less than thirty seconds, after that it was all about John Cena's return and his match with Chris Jericho.
Jim Ross and Tazz opened the show, explaining that Jeff Hardy was found unconscious in his hotel stairwell, and that he was hospitalized and later released. They said his status for later in the show was not known. Ross mentioned the various new sites that were suckers and reported on the storyline. Okay, he didn't use the word "suckers". We have full coverage of what is real and what is storyline regarding Jeff Hardy here on the site.
Shawn Michaels (captain), Rey Mysterio, Great Khali & Cryme Tyme vs. JBL (captain), MVP, Kane, Miz & John Morrison in a Survivor Series elimination match.
Everyone had their own entrance prior to the match, starting with the babyfaces. I can't remember the last time Shawn Michaels was the first wrestler introduced at a PPV. All three announce teams called the match.
Rey Mysterio and MVP started off the match. MVP hit two knees in the gut and worked over Rey in a corner. MVP blocked a Rey kick and hit a short clothesline in the corner. Rey caught MVP with a rana, then hit a dropkick for a two count. JTG tagged and and he and Rey worked over MVP with kicks to the body and a sandwich dropkick to the head. JTG hit MVP with some right hands, but MVP dropkicked his leg out, then hit a Shining Wizard for a three count at the one minute mark.
JTG is eliminated.
Great Khali came in, hit MVP with a chop and stood on his chest for the pin.
MVP is eliminated.
Kane got in and went after Khali, hitting a kick to the gut. Khali kicked Kane down to the mat, then worked him over in a corner with kicks and elbows. There was a "Khali" chant. Seriously. Khali hit some back elbows, but Kane hit an uppercut. Kane went for a chokeslam, but Khali blocked it and hit Kane with the big chop. Rey Mysterio tagged in and got on Khali's shoulders. Rey hit Kane with a splash off the shoulders for a pin at the three minute mark.
Kane is eliminated.
John Morrison attacked Mysterio, but missed a charge in the corner. Rey hit a forearm, booted away a Morrison charge, and hit a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Shad tagged in and threw Rey into a shoulderblock on Morrison. Shad gave Morrison a gorilla press slam, but Morrison kicked his legs out on a charge. Morrison hit some forearms, then tagged in Miz. Miz and Morrison tagged in and out, working over Shad, who came back with a double clothesline on both men. Shad hit a back elbow on Miz, then powerslammed him. Shad hit an elbowdrop, then went for the uranage, but Morrison ran in. It distracted Shad, and Miz hit Shad with the Reality Check for the pin at the six minute mark.
Shad is eliminated.
Shawn Michaels stepped into the ring for the first time and locked up with Miz. Michaels chopped Miz repeatedly, but Miz came back with his jumping through the ropes clothesline. Miz catapulted Michaels into a Morrison forearm, then Morrison hit a slingshot elbowdrop while Michaels was stretched on Miz' knees. JBL tagged in and punched Michaels to the mat. JBL hit a swinging neckbreaker and an elbowdrop for a two count. Michaels battled back, but JBL got him into his corner and tagged Miz, who decked Shawn and hit a legdrop. Miz delivered a series of right hands, and Michaels had some blood coming from above his eye. Morrison tagged in and continued the assault, as they were targeting his eye. Morrison applied a chinlock, and Michaels fought up, but Morrison tossed him from the ring. Michaels skinned the cat, and kicked Miz to boot. Morrison hit a forearm and did a kip up, ala Michaels, and then slammed him. Morrison then went to the top rope for an elbowsmash, but Shawn moved out of the way and Morrison crashed to the mat. Morrison tagged Miz as Michaels tagged Mysterio. Mysterio went to town on Miz, hitting a springboard rana and a springboard dropkick to the back. Rey hit Miz with 619, then hit a top rope splash for the pin at the 11 minute mark.
The Miz is eliminated.
Morrison ran in, but Rey hit him with a reverse rana. JBL tagged himself in and clipped Rey with a shoulderblock. JBL hit a forearm to the back and a boot to the face, then a series of elbowdrops. Fans chanted "You can't wrestle" at JBL. JBL hit a forearm to Rey's lower back, and Morrison tagged in to stomp Rey and step on his throat. Morrison hit Rey with a backbreaker, and stretched him out over his knee. Rey came back with a kick to the chest, but Morrison countered a bulldog attempt with a backbreaker. JBL tagged in and landed another forearm to the back. JBL put Mysterio in an abdominal stretch with a trapped leg. Mysterio broke out, but JBL stomped him down. JBL hit Rey with a boot to the back of the head. JBL set up Rey for a back superplex off the ropes, but Rey blocked it. Rey elbowed JBL to the mat, then hit a standing JBL with a moonsault. JBL was bleeding from the lip. Mysterio tagged Michaels, who hit JBL with some chops, then a flying forearm. Michaels did the kip up, gave Morrison a DX crotch chop, then gave JBL two reverse atomic drops and a slam. Michaels went to the apron, decked Morrison, then went to the top rope, but JBL rolled to the floor. Michaels dove out of the ring onto JBL, and the fought outside as the referee counted. Michaels went for a superkick, JBL ducked and Michaels dove back into the ring at the nine count. JBL was counted out at the 18 minute mark.
JBL is eliminated.
John Morrison tried to kick Michaels from behind, but Michaels ducked and hit Morrison with a superkick for the pin.
Survivors: Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio and Great Khali.
Khali put Mysterio on his shoulder in celebration. Then they did a bit where Khali raised Rey and Shawn's arms, but they were so short, he was yanking their arms. They stood on the ropes so Khali could hold them up.
Eve Torres interviewed Triple H. Triple H said he wouldn't comment much on Jeff Hardy, other than to say that Hardy "scratched and clawed" his way to the top before, and he would do it again. Triple H then said we'd see the match we should have seen all along, HHH vs. Kozlov, one-on-one. Triple H talked about Kozlov having butterflies over his first big PPV match, and that tonight the undefeated Kozlov would have his first loss.
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Westlake Police via Reuters
Scott A. Smith, 37, was arrested after carrying a bag of weapons into an Ohio movie theater showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" last Saturday.
Police are trying to figure out why a man took a bag of weapons with him to an Ohio movie theater showing the latest Batman movie.
Authorities confirmed that 37-year-old Scott A. Smith walked into the Regal Cinemas movie theater in Westlake, Ohio, on Saturday night with several weapons, according to Cleveland's NBC-affiliate WKYC. An off-duty police officer and the theater manager became suspicious after noticing that Smith was carrying a beige satchel, WKYC reported.
Smith had bought a ticket for the 10 p.m. showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at a Regal Cinemas about 16 miles west of Cleveland. He was the first and only person inside the movie theater and he sat in the center seat of the back row -- a position with "tactical advantage," police said, according to WKYC.
He was arrested by off-duty Westlake police officer Jeremiah Bullins, after it was discovered that Smith's bag contained a fully-loaded 9 mm pistol, two full magazines and three knives, according to WKYC. Bullins also found a fourth knife under Smith's clothing.
Smith drove a Toyota truck to the theater, which police impounded, finding a tactical vest inside, WKYC reported.
Saturday's incident in Ohio comes just two weeks after the July 20 shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead and 58 wounded. The Aurora shooting happened at a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises."
"After Colorado anything is possible," Westlake police Lt. Ray Arcuri, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "When you consider the movie he was going to and what happened in Colorado, you have to wonder what would make him want to bring the weapons into that particular film. Our police officer did a great job spotting him."
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The Associated Press reported that Smith's defense attorney, Matthew Bruce, said his client brought the weapons for protection and out of fear following the Colorado shooting, and Smith didn't mean to cause any harm or panic.
Except for traffic violations, Smith does not have a criminal record and police said he never made any threats. In Smith's home in the nearby town of North Ridgeville, Westlake police found about eight rifles and handguns, as well as gas masks and bulletproof vests, according to The Plain Dealer.
Smith is married with a young daughter. His wife told police she knew about this gun room but was not aware of his motives, WKYC reported.
Smith faces a minimum of four counts of carrying concealed weapons and more charges could come. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.
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RTC Back to School: 2008-2009 PreviewPosted by nvr1983 on November 10th, 2008
For those of your who haven't been spending as much time on Rush the Court the past few months as you should (looking at myself in the mirror), we thought we would offer you a quick guide to what we have been working on over the past few months.
General Overview: Some top quality writing/prognosticating to get you in the spirit for the run from today until the early morning hours of April 7th, 2009.
– Finally, It's Here: New RTC feature columnist John Stevens offers his thoughts about the upcoming season.
– A Little Preseason Bracketology: RTC co-editor (Do we even have titles?) rtmsf does his best Joe Lunardi impression and makes a surprising pick for his national champion. I'm smelling an attempt to make the RTC preseason bracketology championship the new Madden cover.
– Vegas Odds – Preseason Check-In: For the degenerate gamblers out there, RTC co-founder rtmsf offers an analysis of the Las Vegas odds for the 2009 NCAA champions for pure academic purposes. . .
– Preseason Polls Released: The surprisingly employed (I'm running out of titles here) rtmsf analyzes the AP and Coaches polls going into the season with a deeper look at unanimous #1 UNC's early schedule.
– ESPN Full Court: 562 Games of Gooey, Delicious Goodness*: Once again, rtmsf comes through with the entire ESPN Full Court schedule with a Steve Nash-style assist from Patrick Marshall of Bluejay Basketball.
Big Early Season News: While there are several big stories going into this season, there were 2 major stories that have come out recently that you should know about before you start watching games.
– Tyler Hansbrough Out Indefinitely: Who? Oh yeah, that guy. Everybody's favorite for national POY and NBA Draft Day snub (get ready for the annual Dick Vitale rant) Psycho T will be out for a while, but we think the Tar Heels will be ok by March.
– Jai Lucas Leaving Florida: In a story that isn't getting nearly the attention that the Psycho T story has (for good reason), Billy Donovan has lost last season's starting point guard on the eve of the new season. While it appears that Lucas was probably heading towards a role as a backup point guard on the Gators, the timing of this announcement is surprising. It will be interesting to see what the Gators will do if freshman guard Erving Walker struggles in adjusting to SEC basketball.
Conference Primers: As part of our attempt to make a new-and-improved RTC, we hired the finest journalists in America to make our site more all-inclusive of the little people in the college basketball landscape. To that end we put together 31 conference previews (31 automatic bids to the Big Dance means 31 previews from RTC) with the help of the aforementioned correspondents.
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Just a couple of comments from what I found so far while starting to implement this for GCC:
2.5.1(p37, l7-l8) shouldn't it also allow pointer types? In C++, random access iterators are basically generalized version of pointers, so it would be weird if random access iterators are supported, but pointers are not.
In C there are no random access iterators in the base language, but if C++ supports pointers, then so should C
2.5.1(p38, l1) This paragraph doesn't seem to be clear enough for me for the cases where var is random access iterator or for collapse(2) and higher. When var is iterator, then the number of iterations can hardly
be computed in type of var after integral promotions. For iterators I'd say it should be computed in type of (b - var) (or (b - lb) ? ). If there are more associated
loops, then does it want to say that (b1 - lb1 + incr1) * (b2 - lb2 + incr2) ... * (bN - lbN + incrN) and any intermediate result thereof must be computed in type of outer most var (resp. (b1 - lb1))?
3.2.6(p110, l18) "if the any" should read "if any"
3.2.12(p118, l4) for C/C++, this function is declared to return int. What is the return value supposed to mean?
Appendix F there is no mention of the new default(firstprivate) clause in Fortran in the list of changes since 2.5, OpenMP 2.5 supported just default(private), default(shared) and default(none) in Fortran.


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Giants Brace Themselves for Shockeys Bad Feelings
Giants Brace Themselves for Shockeys Bad Feelings
By JOE LAPOINTE
Published: October 14, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Among many subplots for Sundays game between the Giants and the New Orleans Saints is the issue of the tight end Jeremy Shockey, the former Giant who is the leading receiver for the Saints (4-0). Earlier this week, Shockey told The Times-Picayune of New Orleans that he left the Giants with a bitter taste in my mouth when traded before the 2008 season.
One of the many things that annoyed Shockey was being told to sit in the stands at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., when the Giants defeated the New England Patriots for the championship after the 2007 season. Shockey was out with a broken leg and wanted to stand on the sideline with his teammates. Mathias Kiwanuka, a defensive end for the Giants, said Wednesday after practice that Shockey was not the only player asked to sit in the stands.
Kiwanuka, like Shockey, was recovering from a broken leg. Like Shockey, he said he heard the request to move from the sideline to the stands. But Kiwanuka said he simply ignored the request.
Defensive players are known to be a lot more selfish, Kiwanuka said. Then, smiling, he added, Ive just got myself in some trouble.
Kiwanuka said Shockey, a more visible and controversial player, would have been easily noticed on the sideline. Kiwanuka, not as well established at the time, was able to blend in.
Although much has been said about Shockeys problems with his teammates and upper management, Kiwanuka said Shockey was well-liked in the locker room. He remembered with fondness how Shockey encouraged him to keep his spirits up when Kiwanuka was a rookie and was struggling with his special teams assignments.
The Giants (5-0) may be healthier for Sundays game in the Superdome than they have been in a while. Running back Danny Ware (elbow), linebacker Bryan Kehl (finger) and tight end Kevin Boss (ankle) all practiced Wednesday and said they would be able to play. All missed last Sundays 44-7 victory over Oakland. But Aaron Ross (hamstring) and Michael Boley (knee) remain out.
Quarterback Eli Manning, who played Sunday despite an injury to his right foot, said his father, Archie, is handling all family ticket requests for Sundays game. Manning grew up in New Orleans when his father played quarterback for the Saints and later announced their games on radio.
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Shockey is going to be highly motivated this week. If the Giants get the pressure on Drew then Shockey will make them pay. You know he's been talking to Payton and Drew saying he wants the ball.
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I am studying information security and digital forensics these days at my current University of choice. I browsed QA 76.9 for titles that interested me today and checked out the following books:
Information Security Principles and Practice – Mark Stamp 2006
Hacking Capitalism The Free and Open Source Software Movement – Johan Soderberg 2008
Dependability Modelling under Uncertainty – Phillipp Limbourg 2008
Hacking – Tim Jordan 2008
Cognitive Technology Essays on the Transformation of Thought and Society – Walker and Herrman Eds. 2005
What did all of these titles have in common? Nerdiness? Perhaps. Computer stuff? Most certainly! But the most striking aspect of each of these books was that they had *never been checked out* before.
I like being able to be the first person to read a book. The crackle of the spine and the new book smell. But, they had never been checked out. They had sat there waiting for someone like me for years to check them out. $200+ worth of books and processing unused.
The library was full of students. Almost none of them were looking at a book. They were all plugged into the learning commons and sporting smart phones and laptops and netbooks. They were checking their Facebook pages and Blackboard and texting and emailing and engaging in all sorts of social media. The stacks might have just been cubicle walls encircling their virtual activities in the meat space.
Were books being marketed to students? You could easily find a ref librarian to help you and check your materials. Stacks were labeled well and the collections were adequate, but the catalog was not prominent. Maybe books were not being marketed to students.
There were many digital signs in strategic places around the library welcoming students back. They all could have also been showing book covers of latest editions with call numbers to drive students to the materials. The catalog could have been marketing books to the students.
There are so many opportunities to market books in libraries. Use your digital sign systems. Use your catalogs. Use your web sites. Use your words. Use your nerds!
There's a book for that. Hopefully, books will still be in demand by future learners.
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CHESTER - District attorneys from Southeastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday urged state and federal lawmakers to increase funding for early education programs for at-risk children in an effort to boost high school graduation rates and reduce the prison population.
'We can continue with the status quo, which is leading too many people to failure in school, involvement in crime and incarceration at huge cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers,' said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan, standing in front of the State Correctional Institution in Chester. 'Or we can take a different course, leading more kids to success in school, increased high school graduation and savings to taxpayers for years to come.'
Whelan said that in Pennsylvania, $1.9 billion is spent each year to house approximately 500,000 prison inmates. In Delaware County alone, he said, it costs taxpayers about $45 million to fund Delaware County prison.
Whelan, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams, Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan and Cumberland County District Attorney David J. Freed, president of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, spoke at the event sponsored by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids organization.
The lawmakers are all members of the nonprofit, bipartisan anti-crime organization, which on Wednesday released a report 'I'm The Guy You Pay Later,' which shows that children who have access to high-quality early education are 20 percent less likely to end up in prison.
'We know from research and our experience, that inmates in this facility don't land there overnight,' said Ferman. 'We see kids entering kindergarten without the (skills) they need to survive and get along. Put those dollars into our kids now so we don't end up filling these institutions later.'
Williams called on lawmakers to support President Barack Obama's proposal to spend $75 billion over the next 10 years on early childhood education, as opposed to spending $75 billion every year to house prisoners.
'This report demonstrates that every $100 invested in early childhood education will save us $700 in prison costs here in Pennsylvania,' Williams said. 'This building behind me is a temple, a testimony of what the failure to invest in education will get you.'
The Fight Crime: Invest in Kids organization cited the Mason Dixon poll of 1,890 law enforcement leaders conducted this summer that showed overwhelming support for the federal proposal, which would serve all 3- and 4-year-olds who are living at the 300 percent poverty level.
The law enforcement officers also praised Governor Tom Corbett and the governors of 24 other states who proposed or signed into law the expansion of preschool funding.
The current Pennsylvania State budget includes an increase of $6.4 million for early childhood education.
'Every child deserves a chance,' said Hogan. 'We all would rather see kids in graduation caps and gowns instead of handcuffs and prison uniforms. It is time to make the better choices now, for the sake of our kids today and for the sake of our communities tomorrow.'
To read the full report or for more information log on to www.fightcrime.org.


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Well, I guessed wrong. It's not one I am at all familiar with.
my first try and i was wrong...
i thought it was a person who is very hungry...why? because if you're really hungry and you're eating something...you'll swallow it even before the butter melts.hehehe
"Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth" refers to somebody who appears gentle or innocent while typically being the opposite.
I thought that meant somebody who really hungry. That make me think when something is so good to eat I sometimes here somebody who says something is eating by its self.
what in the world does this idiom really means????????? heard it first time....... but according to me, it may means he is innocent .......
new for me!
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You've got to love a great rock and roll show at the Palace. And Saturday night –you got it threefold, first with a great job by the opening act Aranda. If you like hard rock and aren't familiar with the Oklahoma-based band – you might want to check them out.
The Daughtry/3DD show was billed as a co-headline tour, with 3 Doors Down hitting the stage first. Lead singer Brad Arnold and the rest of the band burst onto the stage radiating energy (you can see they love what they do), playing a long list of their big hits like "It's Not My Time," "When I'm Gone," and "Here Without You." Arnold's powerful voice backed by a stellar group of musicians resonated well with the Palace acoustics.
The Mississippi-based group, which has been around since 1995, recently released their Greatest Hits collection which features three new songs. They performed two of the new tracks "Goodbyes," and "One Lights."
But those in the crowd, some of which sported Superman t-shirts (and one guy who had a Superman cape), had to wait for the song "Kryptonite," which 3DD saved for an encore. And when the band came back on stage and launched into it – the place went wild. (If you're not familiar with 3 Doors Down, "Kryponite," one of their biggest hits, refers to the fictional material from the Superman story and includes the line, "If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?")
Daughtry followed 3 Doors Down and continued the high-energy pace of the night with a host of their big hits like "Feels Like Tonight," "It's Not Over," and "No Surprise." Lead singer and guitarist Chris Daughtry, one of American Idol's most successful contestants, has sold more 7 million albums since his days as a finalist during the fifth season of the show, and he showed why, in his dynamic performance Saturday night.
In addition to their smash hits, Daughtry performed "Break the Spell," the new single from their new album "Start Something Good."
Daughtry told the crowd he was happy to be back in Louisville so soon. (He did a show at the Louisville Palace last year.) You can tell he has a good time performing live and given fan reaction, it won't be too long before he's back again. And hopefully, that's the same for 3 Doors Down.
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Musselman Triathlon to roll out relays
(February 8, 2016) FingerLakes1.com -Organizers of the thirteenth-annual Musselman Triathlon have announced that the race will begin to offer a swim/bike/run relay team option for 2016.
"When we took over the race from Jeff Henderson in 2015 our goal was to change as little as possible, but to solicit participant feedback after ...
Musselman Triathlon named top race
(February 4, 2016) Democrat & Chronical.com -The Musselman, held each July in Ontario County since 2004, received the most votes in a poll by ...
Hundreds Sign Up for Tri Dunkirk
(August 14, 2015) Chautauquatoday.com -Organizers of the 5th annual Tri Dunkirk Triathlon will have nearly 300 entrants when it is held at Wright Park on Sunday, August 23rd. The event will begin at 7 am sharp and offers several distances to choose from that are for all ability levels....
SLS3 scores new partnership with Score This!!!
(February 12, 2015) triathlonbusiness.com - Apparel specialist SLS3 has been busy this week with another release confirming a partnership. Having recently signed up Justin Daerr as a new team member to the SLS3 roster of sponsored triathletes, this time the US-based company has tied up with 'Score This!!!'. As noted by SLS3, Score This!!! has been a strong figurehead in the production, management and timing of multisport and running events for the past 22 years.
SLS3 is Proud to Present a New Partnership with Score This!!!
(February 11, 2015) lavamagazine.com - For those of you who don't know this organization, time to take a look! Score This!!! Has been a strong figurehead in the production, management, and timing of multisport and running events for the past 22 years. SLS3 has just confirmed a $16,500 sponsorship agreement to support their upcoming season of events. This amazing organization specializes in race production, providing both their own trademark multisport series of 5-8 races, (which for all you athletes contemplating your schedules, you can find here,) and expert consulting services for those who want to host events themselves.
Musselman Race Director Job Well Done
(October 19, 2014) Finger Lakes Times - After 11 years as race director of the Musselman Triathlon, Jeff Henderson is passing the baton.
60 just another number for a first-time triathlete
(July 2, 2014) Democrat and Chronicle - Jill Bates is confidently aware of her physical and mental limits - and she is pushing herself to a new level.
Keuka Lake volunteers will aid in diaster relief
(June 4, 2014) Chronicle-Exprerss.com - On Sunday morning June 8th, more 850 athletes will swim, bike and run in the Strassburg Sock Keuka Lake triathlon presented by Towpath Bike. The triathlon now in its 10th year, attracts athletes from as far as Canada, New England and beyond.
Dunkirk Council aproves plans for August Marathon
(January 22, 2014) BuffaloNews.com - Plans for the annual Tri-Dunkirk Marathon on Aug. 24th were approved Tuesday by the with the understanding that the activities of the popular sporting event may be effected by construction in the city's harbor area.
Introducing the XTERRA Epic Series
(March 29, 2013) XTERRAplanet.com - XTERRA racing fans that like to go long will have a series' all of their own this year as four epic-distance off-road triathlons have joined together to form the inagural XTERRA Epic Series.
Score This!!! brings XTERRA to WNY
(March 14, 2013) Ellicottvilletimes.com - Score This!!! has collaborated with XTERRA for two off-road triathlons to its long list of multisport events for this year.
Score This!!! makes the City of Dunkirk Common Council Adgenda
Dunkirk, NY (December 31, 2012) The Observer - The other pre-filed item on the adgenda is a request from Score This!!!, Inc. to hold the third annual Tri Dunkirk triathlon on August 25.
Race Director and vice president Richard J Clark is requesting the use of city roads and facilities as part of the open water swim,bike race and running event.


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Softbank ROM
Posted by lenik in Chinese CIME, Japanese IME, SoftBank on June 16, 2010
Flashed Softbank stock ROM, just to see native Japanese UI and IME. iME kinda sucks — keitai-style keyboard with 12 keys, so I had to press "2″ three times to get letter "c". Looks like it's possible to change to QWERTY keyboard by swiping over a trackball, but somehow it changes back again.
Chinese IME looked much better, with handwriting and stroke recognition system.
Went back to WWE 1.21 ROM + SIMEJI.


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A Gomboc is a strange thing. It looks like an egg with sharp edges, and when you put it down it starts wriggling and rolling around as if it were alive. Until quite recently, no-one knew whether Gombocs even existed. Even now, Gabor Domokos, one of their discoverers, reckons that in some sense they barely exists at all. So what are Gombocs and what makes them special?
As part of our celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 we brought you the article Are the constants of nature really constant?, in which John D. Barrow tells us how it all depends on which constants you choose. In the podcast of this interview you can hear how changes in the constants that define our Universe might have implications for extra dimensions, gravity, and climbing flies...
If you're worried that a mathematics degree might limit your career options, then there couldn't be a better person to talk to than Steve Hewson. Find out how his varied career has taken him from the lofty heights of theoretical physics, via the trading floor of a major investment bank, into the maths classroom, and has also seen him writing his very own maths book. This podcast accompanies the career interview from issue 50 of Plus.
In our online poll to find out what Plus readers would most like to know about the Universe, you told us that you'd like to find out what happened before the Big Bang. We took the question to the renowned cosmologist John D. Barrow and here is his answer. The Universe is an infinitely self-perpetuating foam of bubbles, it seems. This podcast accompanies the article What happened before the Big Bang?.
We talk to Professor Robin Wilson, author of the book Lewis Carroll in numberland, about the mathematical work of the famous author of the Alice books, whose real name was Charles Dodgson.
Victoria Gould has always known she would be an actor, and went straight from studying arts at school to running her own theatre company. But she eventually had to come clean about her guilty secret - she loves maths - and has since managed to combine a career as a research mathematician and teacher with a successful acting career on television and in theatre. In this, the first of a two part podcast, Victoria tells Plus why she needs to use boths sides of her brain. This podcast accompanies the career interview from issue 49 of Plus.
Mathematics takes to the stage with A disappearing number, a work by Complicite, inspired by the mathematical collaboration of Hardy and Ramanujan. Plus spoke to Victoria Gould and Marcus du Sautoy about the mathematical and creative process of developing this show. This podcast accompanies the career podcast with Victoria and the article A disappearing number from issue 49 of Plus.
What do the human brain, the Internet and climate change have in common? They're all hugely complex, and while they're very different, the tools used to grapple with this complexity are likely to be similar. We visited the Cambridge complex systems consortium, dedicated to building an over-arching science of complexity, and talked to neuroscientist Ed Bullmore, mathematician Frank Kelly and climate scientist Hans Graf about their take on complexity. This podcast accompanies the article Catching terrorists with maths.


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All of the bugs gathered to ponder the crime and to cast blame and to wonder... who could have done such a horrible thing? Then they ate the body.
The gardener could not help but notice so many bugs gathered together in his garden and took a moment to watch.
The gardener, being a Man, and Man being the sum total of his choices (made of hundreds of bits and pieces each responding to and acting on separate impulses) - was not a bit surprsied when one of his most impulsive bits chose to abandon him.
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There are people who are sorry. There are people dogged by regret.
And then there are California Republicans.
For the past 10 years, this state's GOP leaders have taken a series of big steps -- and lived to regret almost every one. It is quite a streak. To consider some leading regrets.
U.S. & World
-2003 Recall
The party and conservatives backed it strongly. But later two of the recall's chief proponents -- petition initiator Ted Costa and former legislator Ray Haynes -- both said they regretted pursuing the recall.
Haynes said he concluded that removing Gov. Gray Davis three years before his term was up helped save the Democrats from being held accountablr for their policies.
-Support of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor
It has been a major, oft-stated regret among party stalwarts that they supported Schwarzenegger for governor in 2003. (Many personally preferred Tom McClintock). But Schwarzenegger's moderate, post-partisan stands rankled. And the former governor routinely put his finger in the eye of Republicans.
-Redistricting Reform
Much of the party backed efforts to take redistricting out of the hands of the Democratic legislature and give it to a citizens commission.
That Republican support was crucial to the narrow victory for redistricting reform in the 2008 elections. But now the party is furious that the lines the commission produced may cost the GOP seats.
Last week combined a number of different GOP regrets into one.
This stew of regret came after the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the redistricting commission's proposed lines for state senate districts -- which the Republicans have challenged legally and with a referendum -- will be used in the 2012 election.
That's right.
A court made up almost entirely of Republican appointees (multiple regrets) found that a Republican-backed reform, the redistricting commission (another regret), which had championed by Schwarzenegger (regret) couldn't be stopped by a costly referendum campaign (wasted money, another regret).
It's a wonderful that California's leading Republicans can still get out of bed in the morning.
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FRET imaging of protein-protein interactions in living cells
The Section on Cellular Biophotonics uses imaging techniques, such as two-photon microscopy, spectral imaging, fluorescence lifetime microscopy, and fluorescence anisotropy analysis to study how protein complexes regulate synaptic function in living cells. Recently, we have concentrated our efforts on utilizing Förster's Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) to monitor protein-protein interactions. This method has great potential for studying protein interactions because it is sensitive to changes in the distance separating two fluorophores on the 1-10 nm scale. FRET imaging in conjunction with the development of spectral variants of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) provides the opportunity to genetically tag synaptic proteins of interest and monitor their interactions with other labeled proteins in real time.
Our Section's initial efforts concentrated on 1. Building and testing a laser scanning microscope specifically designed for studying protein-protein interactions in living cells, 2. Developing new methods for measuring FRET, and 3. Overcoming some of the practical limitations of FRET imaging. The microscope we have constructed is a fully functional laser scanning two-photon microscope, with the additional capabilities of measuring florescent emission spectra (spectral imaging), fluorescent lifetime decays (FLIM), and fluorescent anisotropy lifetime decays (rFLIM). These added capabilities make it specifically useful for monitoring FRET between either dissimilar (Hetero-FRET) or similar (Homo-FRET) fluorophores.
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Covian-Nares JF, Smith RM, Vogel SS. Two independent forms of compensatory endocytosis maintain embryonic cell surface homeostasis during early development.
Dev Biol 316: 135-48, 2008.
Koushik SV, Vogel SS. Energy migration alters the fluorescence lifetime of Cerulean: Implications for FLIM-FRET measurements.
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Munich, 12 September 2012 – Vehicles powered by green hydrogen will be a regular feature of the transport scene around Swindon over the coming years, with the expansion of BOC's Hydrogen Refuelling Station at the Honda of the UK Manufacturing site on the outskirts of the town.
On-site solar-powered electrolysis will enable the refuelling station to produce hydrogen more sustainably, with the resulting gas then used to fuel a number of different vehicle types using BOC's state-of-the-art filling technology. The vehicles will include vans converted by Revolve Technologies, operated by Swindon Commercial Services (SCS Ltd) and by Commercial Group, as well as fork lift trucks supplied by Briggs Equipment and operated by Honda. The project also includes an innovative low-platinum fuel cell designed and built by ACAL Energy.
The public-access hydrogen refuelling station – the first to be opened in the UK – is the result of a collaboration led by industrial gases and clean energy business BOC, a member of The Linde Group, alongside partners including Honda of the UK Manufacturing and economic development company, Forward Swindon. The existing facility will be developed so that vehicles can be fuelled with green hydrogen made from renewable solar energy.
The new two-and-a-half year project will start later this year. Part-funded by the Government's Technology Strategy Board (TSB), it will assess the potential for integrating the different technologies involved in hydrogen-powered transport, from solar power sources, through hydrogen storage, to the way in which the vehicles can be used and refuelled in day-to-day working. The project evaluation will look at a number of important factors, from overall CO2 savings, through operating efficiency, to duty cycles and commercial cost benefits.
Nick Rolf, BOC's Innovation Manager for Hydrogen Systems said: "This will be the UK's first and longest demonstration of solar hydrogen production linked to transport and materials handling applications – the two early commercial markets for hydrogen. The partners will be able to use this project as a 'shop window' to attract potential customers in the region and beyond. We are delighted to be leading this groundbreaking initiative."
Mike Godfrey, Chief Engineer at Honda of the UK Manufacturing in Swindon commented: "If the low carbon economy is really to deliver a sustainable economy by 2020 and beyond, then it has to operate at a local level. This project will show how green technology can be deployed here in Swindon and make a real and immediate difference to the area."
Simon Graham, Environmental Strategist at Commercial said, "The initial pilot of hydrogen vans for our deliveries in Wiltshire in January was incredibly successful, so we are very pleased to be working with BOC and Honda to roll out hydrogen powered vans here. Swindon has a reputation for innovation and it is apt that it will host this project, watched by companies across the world, to see how green hydrogen can become a reality for business."
Bill Fisher of Swindon Commercial Services (SCS Ltd) said: "SCS is an environmentally conscious brand, and we are delighted to be working on this project in such illustrious company. We will be trialling the use of hydrogen fuel to run our vehicle fleet as it operates around Swindon. We'd like to demonstrate the practicalities of adopting hydrogen in an everyday commercial situation."
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Oscar Mayer Selects Chicken Breast Franks - Memorial Day is next Monday, which means the unofficial start to summer is almost here. Be prepared with these lean chicken hot dogs! With no artificial preservatives and 65 percent less fat than most standard beef franks, each one has 80 calories, 5g fat, 400mg sodium, 2g carbs, 0g fiber, 1g sugars, and 7g protein (PointsPlus® value 2*). Fire up the grill!
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Juneau World Affairs Council presents "The Coast Guard's Future in the Arctic"
Published: 03/03/2011 10:00:00
Last Tuesday, the Juneau World Affairs Council hosted a presentation at Centennial Hall entitled "The Coast Guard's Future in the Arctic". Jim Clark, the group's program chair, explains why the topic was chosen.
VIDEO: Rear Admiral Chris Colvin, Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, Speaks to the Juneau World Affairs Council about the Coast Guards Future in the Arctic. (Image: Rik Pruett)
"The Arctic we figured had merit of two things, number one; of great interest to Alaskans and it has incredible international repercussions with the opening of the Arctic. So we have run a series on the Arctic and two weeks ago we had Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell."
One of the Speakers at this event was Rear Admiral Chris Colvin, the Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, and we asked him for the short version of what his presentation was about.
"You know ostensibly about the Coast Guard participation in the Arctic, and what we've done and for the last several years we've done quite a bit at least during the summer months operating in the Arctic, but a lot broader than just the Coast Guard participation, talked about the importance of signing the Law of the Sea Treaty, the importance of persistent presence in the Arctic. We've been watching the Chinese for example; operate in the Arctic above Alaska, now you have the 200 mile exclusive economic zone, and if we were signatories to the Law of the Sea Treaty, if the Senate ratified it, we could go ahead and extend out another oh probably all the way out to about 440 miles on the Chukchi Plateau and the Northwind Ridge. Prime Minister Harper of Canada said, with regard to Canadian Maritime Sovereignty, "Either use it or lose it". And I think that in the United States we ought to take that to heart also. It's not entirely implausible to see Chinese drilling in the Arctic someday in International waters above Alaska."
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Kate Hudson Proves She's World's Coolest Aunt in New Ann Taylor Ads
Posted by imoviezone in Celeb Style - Accessories on December 8, 2013
When Kate Hudson starting shooting Ann Taylor's fall advertisements, the brand didn't have to look far to find the mini models who would appear with her. It turns out brother Oliver Hudson's boys (Wilder, 5 , and Bodhi, 3) were more than available to get their Zoolander on.
"My brother brings my nephews over to my house a lot, and all the kids get along so well," the actress told WWD. "We have a very, very close family, so for them to be here today and enjoy this process with me and to be able to see them on Madison Avenue in these pictures is going to be a lot of fun."
Shot by photographer Mikael Jansson, the campaign celebrates the multitasking career woman and portrays a very well put together Hudson – who is mom to sons Ryder, 9 , and Bing, 2 – stylishly juggling her work and family life. In one image, she's reading a pile of scripts, while in another she's baking cookies with her nephews.
Courtesy Ann Taylor
"This campaign is my favorite so far. It's a glimpse into my life and the full, busy lives women live every day," shared the actress. "We are constantly striving for balance. We want to excel at our jobs, be there for our families and look and feel fabulous doing it."
Courtesy Ann Taylor
It definitely seems Hudson, who has signed on to be the face of Ann Taylor until 2014, has a good handle on being a working mom – all while looking stunning. But she doesn't pretend it's easy.
"We're all just figuring it out as we go, right? But if I were to offer my advice, I'd say, Try to be present," explained the actress, left pictured with her adorable nephews on set.
"When you're at your job, be 100 percent committed to it and do the very best you can. And when you go home at night, leave all the work behind and show up completely for your family. That's the best part of your day, so really be there."
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These days, there seems to be a special day to celebrate almost anything you can imagine: National Donut Day, National Puppy Day, and National Best Friends Day, to name a few. However, here at Blue Nile, one of our favorite days to celebrate is March 20: National Proposal Day.
This year, we are sharing three adorable proposal stories from our very own Blue Nile customers. Perhaps these stories will even inspire you to pop the question yourself.
First up, we have Kristen and Tommy.
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The Proposal: My fiancé and I planned a two-week getaway to Ireland this past spring. It started in Dublin and we travelled all along the coast touring the entire country. We rode horses on the beach, went mountain biking in Killarney National Park, kayaked with dolphins in Dingle Bay, and stayed at several historic castles to name a few of our amazing experiences. On the tenth day, we took a boat out to the Skellig Islands off the west coast of Ireland and hiked to the very top. There, surrounded by wild puffins and our new Irish friends, Tommy got down on one knee and proposed with the ring of my dreams. It was one of the greatest moments of my life…
The Ring: I had mentioned to Tommy the types of ring styles I liked and asked his opinion on some. I was always interested in a large center diamond with a halo setting and a diamond band. I also showed him a couple Pinterest photos and from there Tommy did his research to make sure he was getting the perfect ring for me from a reputable, well established company.
He worked very closely with Blue Nile on my ring and we are planning on getting our wedding bands from you as well. My fiancé said his overall experience was very professional and easy. Within a short amount of time with the Blue Nile consultant he was working with, he found the exact ring he was looking for.
The Wedding: Tommy and I will be getting married at The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia on September 15, 2018. The venue is a gorgeous resort hotel nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.


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Advantage, Beckett and Boston
So here's the deal: Josh Beckett comes up and in on Bobby Abreu after time is called by the home-plate umpire, Paul Schreiber, and the upshot is the Angels lose their Gold Glove center fielder, their manager, their hitting coach and a middle reliever.
The Red Sox? They lose nobody, nothing.
This is how if often goes in sports. It's the player/team that responds or retaliates that usually suffers the consequences.
The Angels lost Torii Hunter, Mike Scisocia, Mickey Hatcher and Justin Speier after the benches cleared. Order appeared restored before Beckett had words with Scioscia, and that's what incited a second incident that led to all the Angels' ejections.
I am aware of no history between Beckett and Abreu dating to their days as Red Sox-Yankees rivals. Abreu hasn't done much against the ace over the years — .210 coming into the game with two homers and five RBIs. But Abreu did deliver a big hit, a two-run single, that gave the Angels a 3-2 lead in the third inning.
The best Angels hitter against Beckett has been Hunter, a .455 average with a double and two RBIs in 11 career at-bats. Gary Matthews Jr., who replaced Hunter, was 2-for-15 against Beckett (.133) coming into the game.
Matthews, who unleashed a spectacular throw to first from left center, only to watch Kendry Morales drop a shot at a double play in the top of the third, grounded out in his first two at-bats against Beckett. Morales' misplay didn't cost the Angels. Dustin Moseley got the next hitter, Dustin Pedroia, to bounce into a double play.
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I didn't see the incident – Easter dinner and all – but from what I've read it seems like the Angels might have overreacted. It's tough, their emotions are running high.
i saw the incident, and no one overreacted, the umpires under reacted.. it is always the same with these dirty, spoiled RedSox.. Every time we play them they act like jerks and for some reason they still have respect.. i dont get it, the Yankees act more professionally than the Sox.. Beckett is a complete jackass.. i dont know why, maybe it is because he cant beat the Angels in the regular season but he always acts like a jerk.. 1st he holds the ball for almost 12 seconds before he delivers, then Time is called by the umpire and he throws at Bobby's head??! 94 mph at the bean? you would lose it too.. the big proble is, Beckett walked toward Bobby and confronted him.. that is an automatic ejection, or at least it would be for any other team other than the Redsox.. for some reason the Sox get different treatment.. ever since Big Fatty (Pappi) showed up Weaver by standing at the plate to watch a home run, they have been getting away with it.. SOMEONE IN OUR ROTATION NEEDS TO PUT ONE IN ONE OR MORE OF THEIR EARS.. they need to know we arent a bunch of whimps.. see if Youk will dig in to the box then… how is it that 4 of us got tossed and none of them?? really?
Good post. Scioscia usually handles himself with a lot of class but I hope he can take a page from his buddy Joe Maddon and have the team up the ante a little bit more. Yes, Tampa Bay is successful because of talent, but it is also because they don't take crap from the Red Sox (or Yankees). Last year, they got into quite a few fights with their AL East rivals. I want to see the Angels do the same with the Red Sox.
Anyone who wants to think the Angels overreacted is welcome to stand in front of a pitcher and have them throw a 94MPH fastball at their head. I don't know if it was intentional but Beckett is the one who took forever worrying about Figgins. Abreu had enough and was given time. Watching a replay it looks like Beckett had plenty of time to not make his pitch or throw it down the middle. Why throw it toward Abreu?
As for what happened next, nothing happened. That is nothing happened until Beckett came charging at Abreu. That's when everything got started. Even Baseball Tonight pointed that out.
Mike – Stop wishing for the Angels to get into fights. That isn't Mike Scioscia's way. He prefers that the officials just do their jobs and handle it. Too bad they don't seem to know what their job is.
Yes, as a Yankee fan–despite the Halos always making it hard on my team–I'm gonna side with them and against the Sux. But c'mon: how the hell does Beckett not get an immediate ejection after approaching Abreu? Overreaction? You throw at the guy's head AND march towards home AND there is no disciplinary action from the umps? (Except for ejecting 4 Halos, of course.)
The Angels should request MLB look into the situation. Of course, the Red Sux-happy media (NY Times, ESPN) won't agree; and the people that put a known Sux fan (George Mitchell) in charge of an investigation (the Mitchell Report) that found NOT ONE Sux player involved in any wrongdoing, probably won't be of much help.
Im not sure if there is anything to this, but I have been rather disappointed in whoever may have done this.
Check the 34 on the back of the mound before Beckett throws his pitch, its defined and very noticeable. Check the mound after the the scuffle is done with, you will notice that you cant even make out if there is a 34 on there. Now this may be from a bunch of players walking over the mound, I hope thats the case.
But if someone purposefully wiped off the 34 as a gesture then that is beyond an acceptable form of anger, and MLB should replay the video to find if someone did indeed intentionally wipe the mound.
As for this incident, everything was being taken care of fine until Beckett started pointing and yelling at Abreu the first time, and then Scisocia the second time. I really think the umpiring crew did an lawful job at handling the situation, it was clearly Becketts gestures that started all the trouble.
And yet the crew chief Joe West makes a statement after the game saying that: "The Angels were the aggressors in the situation and thats why they got tossed." *boggle*
Im glad Becketts getting suspended at least some mlb officials can make sense out of what happened. Now all they need to do is suspend the umpire who made the Nick Adenhart comment that set Hunter off.
What do you think the chances of Beckett getting his suspension overturned are, considering the on-field crew chief never tossed him at the time? Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
I hope the 6 day suspension holds up. At that length, he'll miss a turn or at least get his pattern really fouled up. He's been punished; I read that the Angels think that 6 days was just.
These two teams will really be after each other now (as if they weren't already). Trouble is . . . at least to my eyes, the Sox seem to come off as the tougher customers . . . NOT that they have a better team; I think the Angels are right there with them, in potential. But the Halos have to actually "fire off" on all those cylinders, and of course, do it in the playoffs too . . . otherwise, it all looks like smoke and mirrors.
I like our team.
I am worried about Vlade (seems to have aged really quickly of late), I'm ready to ship Rivera and Quinlan (we know what they bring, at best, and it's not enough), I want to see Woods and Brown.
and of course, we miss Nick.


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First-time manager Rick Renteria is focused on the future of the Chicago Cubs, rather than their past failures.
Renteria preached accountability Thursday when he was introduced via teleconference as the franchise's 53rd manager. He takes on a challenging job that goes beyond merely trying to bring a winning team to Wrigley Field.
The development of young ballplayers has been labeled as one of his strengths. And with Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo needing help, the former San Diego Padres bench coach has got lots of work ahead of him with a team that finished 66-96.
"My personality doesn't allow for being counted out," Renteria said. "I think what we're trying to do between the lines will speak for itself. In the end, we're all judged in one fashion or another, but I don't preoccupy myself too much about what I think's going to happen. I preoccupy myself with what I want to do."
First thing he needs to do: Get healthy. Renteria will be introduced at Wrigley at a later date as he is recuperating in San Diego following hip surgery in October.
The 51-year-old Renteria got a three-year contract with club options for 2017 and 2018. He is another unproven hire by team president Theo Epstein and the Cubs after the struggling organization initially expressed interest in New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
Girardi, a Peoria, Ill., native and Northwestern product who once played for the Cubs, signed a four-year contract worth up to $20 million to stay with New York.
"Rick's reputation is impeccable," Epstein said. "He stood out throughout the process to lead the Chicago Cubs into our next chapter."
"You can't find anybody in this game to say a bad or neutral word about Rick Renteria," he said.
The Cubs are relying on Renteria to improve on a 127-197 record during Dale Sveum's two years as manager. Despite the franchise's four consecutive losing seasons and a last-place finish in the NL Central in 2013, Renteria refused to accept the assumption that the Cubs won't be competitive next year.
The Cubs last made the playoffs in 2008 and have not won a playoff game since 2003. Under Renteria, they'll be coming off their first last-place finish in seven seasons.
Renteria, who has spent 30 years in pro ball, is the latest manager hoping to bring the Cubs their first World Series title since 1908.
"I can't speak to what's happened in the past," he said. "I can only think about moving forward with the kids that we have and the product that's being placed before us."
"I know it might sound naive, but I still believe that any team that goes in and plays between the lines has a chance to win a ballgame every single day," he said. "If I was to come in here and assume that we were going to lose, what kind of expectations am I laying for the players who are here?"
Epstein said the rest of the coaching staff with be announced in the coming days and will feature a mix of turnover and returning coaches.
Renteria does have history with the Cubs' front office, which immediately put him on its radar when the managerial position opened.
General manager Jed Hoyer and senior vice president of scouting and player development Jason McLeod both worked with Renteria during their days in San Diego.
"It was very clear when I was in San Diego that Rick was going to be a big league manager and pretty quickly," Hoyer said.
Renteria spent the last six seasons in San Diego, the last three as bench coach. He also has coached in the Miami Marlins organization and in March managed Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.
Besides Renteria, the Cubs interviewed former Mariners and Indians manager Eric Wedge, Rays bench coach Dave Martinez, former Nationals and Indians manager Manny Acta, former Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch and Brad Ausmus, who was hired by the Tigers on Sunday.
The Cubs have dumped long-term contracts and traded most anyone of value in an effort to stock the farm system ever since Epstein was hired, hoping the payoff will be the sort of championship success he enjoyed in the front office in Boston.
Among Renteria's tasks will be getting the most out of Castro at shortstop and Rizzo at first base, two young players who have long-term contracts. Both were underwhelming last season and pitcher Jeff Samardzija had an up-and-down season.
Renteria believes Rizzo, who he worked with in 2011 before getting traded to the Cubs, has a "tremendous future ahead of him." Settling in with his approach at the plate will be key, Renteria said.
"He's a very gifted athlete and obviously has some tremendous power," Renteria said. "He has a very good eye."
With prospects Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, Albert Almora and Kris Bryant in the pipeline, the Cubs made it clear they want to provide the right environment for their young players to develop.
Renteria's bilingual background enhanced his resume with his ability to speak Spanish with Latin players. That will only help communication between the coaching staff and players, which was an issue at times the past two seasons.
"I'm hoping to be a good coach who happens to speak Spanish," Renteria said. "But I think the ability to communicate in the same language, it sometimes creates a bit of a comfort zone."
Renteria was a minor league manager in the minors for eight years with the Padres and Marlins. That followed a 13-year playing career as an infielder that included all or part of five seasons with the Pirates (1986), Mariners (1987-88) and Marlins (1993-94).
The 1980 draft pick was a career .237 hitter with 20 doubles, four home runs and 41 RBIs in 184 major league games.
Chicago Cubs hire Rick Renteria as new manager
First-time manager Rick Renteria is focused on the future of the Chicago Cubs, rather than their past failures.


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After redrawing Virginia's state Senate districts to their liking and pumping millions of dollars into races to protect targeted incumbents, Democrats face a tough challenge Tuesday keeping their slim Senate majority.
Only three Democrats are uncontested in seeking Senate re-election while 11 Republicans have no opponent. Seventeen Democratic incumbents have challengers, while only four sitting Republican senators have opponents.
In brand new districts and without independent polling, there's more uncertainty than any election in the past 20 years, the last time state House and Senate elections were held months after redistricting.
Some voters will encounter new names on their ballots because of reapportionment, and election officials statewide say they expect more voter confusion than normal.
Virginia's most powerful political figures -- Gov. Bob McDonnell leading the GOP, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner for the Democrats -- began a frantic final weekend of travel to help their candidates to the finish line.
A Republican net gain of three seats would end a four-year Democratic Senate majority and put state government under total GOP control. Republicans already hold a strong majority in the House of Delegates and are in no danger of losing it Tuesday. McDonnell's lease on the governor's office runs into 2014.
Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw insists Democratic incumbents are in strong positions to retain or even expand their 22-seat advantage in the 40-member chamber.
"Our backs aren't to the wall, theirs are," the Fairfax Democrat said in a recent interview.
Whether state policymaking takes a sharp right turn under a GOP-controlled Senate will likely depend on how a half-dozen Democratic incumbents fare against strong, well-funded Republican challengers.
Sen. Phillip Puckett, a Democrat who has served 3 terms from Russell County, rebuked President Barack Obama after challenger Adam Light and GOP groups asserted Puckett was Obama's man in coal country.
The Democratic president's failed cap-and-trade clean energy legislation is deeply unpopular in Appalachian mining regions. Republicans exploited it to oust U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher in southwestern Virginia last fall.
Democratic groups have rushed almost $215,000 into Puckett's campaign in the last nine days, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit tracker of money in state politics.
Sen. George Barker, of Fairfax, chief sponsor of the Democratic Senate redistricting plan, is in a close contest with Republican Miller Baker, a race likely to be complicated by the similarity of the candidates' surnames.
Barker, like Puckett, has received large, last-minute donations totaling $215,000 from the state Democratic Party and the Senate Democratic Caucus since Oct. 27. Baker received about one-fourth that much from the state GOP over the same period.
Together, the two campaigns have raised and spent about $1.5 million.
Sen. R. Edward Houck, of Spotsylvania, who has vanquished GOP challengers to win each of his seven Senate terms, is in perhaps his toughest battle yet, against Republican Bryce Reeves.
Houck -- the pro-choice chairman of the Senate Education and Health Committee, where anti-abortion and school prayer legislation and other priorities of the religious right usually die -- has been targeted by social conservatives and anti-abortion activists.
An anti-Houck flier produced independently by No Excuse Ministries asks, "Would you support killing African-American babies?" It's a slap at Houck's backing from Planned Parenthood and efforts in the early 20th century by its founder, Margaret Sanger, to make birth control available for black women in the segregated South.
Houck and Reeves have each raised and spent more than $1 million.
The marquee race in rural Southside Virginia pits two incumbents against each other. Democrat Roscoe Reynolds of Henry County is fighting for a fourth term from the 20th District against freshman Republican Bill Stanley of Franklin County.
After redistricting moved the boundaries of Stanley's old 19th District, he moved his address about 10 miles and filed to run for Reynolds' seat.
In a region hit hard by the demise of American furniture and textile manufacturing, the Reynolds-Stanley skirmish has been waged almost exclusively over jobs and the economy. Martinsville's September unemployment rate of 16.7 percent was Virginia's highest.
Complicating the race for Stanley is the independent candidacy of tea party activist Jeff Evans, which could dilute conservative support for Stanley.
First-term Democratic Sen. John Miller, of Newport News, is another prime Republican target. The state Republican Party, independent of GOP challenger Mickey Chohany, spent $40,000 to air television ads last week in Hampton Roads markets attacking Miller.
In Democrat-friendly Roanoke, Sen. John Edwards is fighting a difficult and determined challenge from Republican Delegate David Nutter of Christiansburg, in another race where spending has topped $1 million.
A minor headache for Edwards, Democratic and GOP strategists say, is polling that has found some voters confuse Edwards with the disgraced former U.S. senator from North Carolina of the same name.
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New shuttle links graduate student housing and main campus
A new Princeton University shuttle to serve as a link between graduate student housing and the main campus will make its inaugural trip on Monday, Feb. 3.
The shuttle, dubbed "P-Rides," will be free and open to all members of the University community. It will run every 30 minutes between 8:15 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, stopping at the Graduate College, Lawrence Apartments, Hibben-Magie Apartments, Jadwin Physics, the Engineering Quadrangle, parking lot 10 on William Street (behind Green Hall), parking lot 21 on FitzRandolph Road (by Jadwin Gym) and Butler Apartments.
Managed by the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association in conjunction with service provider A-1 Limousine, the new shuttle service will feature state-of-the-art Global Positioning System technology developed by Princeton undergraduate students and Professor Alain Kornhauser to provide real-time arrival information via computer. Even though the shuttle will have a basic schedule, users with access to the Internet will be able to check from the comfort of their apartment or library cubicle the location of the bus and gauge exactly when to be at the bus stop.
"By providing reliable bus transportation, we hope that the shuttle will reduce congestion and demand for car parking on campus and in town and be more energy efficient than students driving their own cars," said Pam Hersh, director of community and state affairs at the University.
"We are looking forward to working with the University to make this shuttle system a huge success for the entire campus community," said Sandra Brillhart, executive director of the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association. "We anticipate that the first two or three weeks will be a work in progress. But after the initial period, the operation should be a smooth ride."
The association worked with the University's graduate students, Office of Community and State Affairs, Office of the Senior Vice President for Administration, Office of Public Safety and Office of the Dean of the Graduate School over a period of several months to come up with a workable system.
Route maps and schedules will be available at the bus stops and online . The real-time arrival information will be available as the service is refined.
The new shuttle will be in addition to the already existing 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. employee shuttle (Tiger Tram) serving the campus from the parking garage on Elm Drive, the shuttle running from parking lot 21 to Firestone Library on weekday mornings and the student "safety shuttle" serving late night needs of the campus community.
For more information about the new P-Rides shuttle service and other campus transit systems, visit the University Web site and look under "On Campus Travel."
The full story is available in a news release.
Contact: Ruth Stevens and Evelyn Tu (609) 258-3601