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Alejandro Morales is a comedian, writer, and storyteller in Philadelphia. He is a co-host of Philly Improv Theater storytelling show Rant-O-Wheel as well as Camp Tabu and a producer of the upcoming QComedy Fest.
How and why did you get into comedy? I've always been a comedy fan. When I was just a kid, I used to watch hours of comedy on TV, like the original "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," "The A-List" with Sandra Bernhard, and "The Kids in the Hall." I got my degree from the University of the Arts in Screenwriting and Digital Filmmaking, but I've learned since that making movies costs several dollars while doing stand-up is pretty much free, bar tab notwithstanding. I got my official start doing stand-up at Philadelphia's "Gayborhood Games" in 2009, where I botched my chance to be the funniest guy for six blocks. I lost again in 2010, and at the 2011 I cemented my position as the undisputed Susan Lucci of the Gayborhood Games. I stay involved in comedy because there's really nothing else in the world for me.
How would you describe your style as a comedian? What influences and factors do you think contribute to that? I'm at my funniest when I'm just talking to friends at house parties, so when I'm on stage I try to get as close to "me at a house party" as possible without slurring or coming on to someone in the audience. I generally avoid topical humor or celebrity humor in favor of telling first-person stories, because while anybody can make a joke about the president, nobody can tell a story about accidentally flashing a room full of people quite like I can. I don't think I've come myself 100% as far as a particular style just yet; I'm still learning a lot about what works and what doesn't during live performance. My comedy mentor, Brad Loekle, told me it would take ten years for me to find my voice — I'm a quick study, though, so I'm a try to get that down to five. My primary influence is alcohol, usually vodka because it's low in calories.
Do you have a favorite show or venue you like to perform at? What about it makes it fun or special for you? My favorite show is the one I host, of course. It's called Camp Tabu, and I host it along with "The Hysterical Christine Meehan" at Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar every second Friday of the month. Other than the obvious reason that it's my favorite 'cause it's my show, I also think that the upstairs lounge at Tabu is a great performance space, and the diversity of the crowd makes it special as well. A lot of gay/queer comics and audiences are put off by other shows where they've encountered retrograde attitudes and ugly language about our community, so my approach is to try to screen out the pighead homophobe douchebag element in advance. I'm proud of the audiences and performers we've put together, and on the 14th of October we're celebrating our one-year anniversary along with all of our favorites, including Carolyn Busa, Jaime Fountaine, Erin Mulville, and Andrew Nice Clay. Oh my gosh so excited for that.
Do you have a single favorite moment in Philly comedy or one that stands out? The first Tabu show we ever did, in the fall of 2010, was on the same night as a Phillies game, and when the game was over a group of rowdy guys came upstairs from the sports bar to watch the show. Soon after, Brendan Kennedy went onstage to do his set, and one of the guys hit on him from the audience, saying things like "LET ME IRON YOUR SHIRT" and "I WANT TO BITE YOUR FACE." Then the guy brought Brendan a shot of tequila and the two had a dance-off on stage. Brendan handled the whole thing like a pro and the encounter ended without anybody having to be dragged out of the bar. It was a good night for the Phillies and a good night for us.
Do you have any sort of creative process that you use with your writing or your performance? Or a sort of method that you use to develop comedic material? Most of my best ideas occur to me out of nowhere, nine times out of ten when I'm trying to sleep. I try to write things down as they come to me, and then build around them later. Mostly, though, I just keep my ideas in my head, and build on them and memorize until I have a complete set. Then at some point I sit down and write out my set in full, to cement the memorization. I'm sort of lucky to just be generally oblivious and lacking in common sense, because funny things tend to happen to me that wouldn't happen to smarter people.
What is it about stand-up / sketch / improv that draws you to it? I enjoy stand-up because it allows me to be completely self-reliant, and I get to grind my axes publicly. There's always something that I wish I would've said to to the folks who've done me an ugly turn, and stand-up lets me get that out of my system. It's so righteous! Not only that, but some stories are too good to keep to myself. Right now my favorite set is about this guy I almost dated — I Googled his phone number after we met and discovered his escort profile, complete with X-rated photos. The phrase "Your taint is on the internet next to your phone number" has got to be the best grouping of words in America since "cellar door," seriously. Lately I've been taking improv classes, and it's starting to grow on me. What I like about improv is the riffing aspect of it. When the chemistry is right, there's absolutely nothing like bouncing off of other people.
Do you have any favorite performers in the Philly scene? Why are they your favorites? I really like Erin Mulville and Carolyn Busa because they are so bold and fresh, and I'm naturally gaydisposed to prefer lady comics. I also like Alex Gross, because of his gentle demeanor. As far as groups, I am a die-hard fan of the Dumpsta Players. They give themselves entirely to what they're doing, and they channel John Waters like nobody else in this town.
Do you have any bad experiences doing comedy that you can share? A particularly bad bombing or even an entire show gone haywire? I went to New York City to do a Sunday night show at a gay bar hosted by Brad Loekle, where I was completely ignored by the audience for almost the entirety of my set. They perked up briefly for one joke about Rachel Zoe, but that was it. After my set was over the bottom fell out of my sneakers and I literally oozed off the stage into a nearby rum bucket to no fanfare whatsoever. The good part is that nobody shouted at me to get off the stage, presumably because for that to happen someone would have had to have noticed that I was up there.
What do you think the Philly comedy scene needs to continue to grow? I think that if the players in the comedy scene continue to reach out to each other and support one another's endeavors the way they have been doing, that can only be good for the scene at large. A rising tide lifts all boats and whatnot.
Do you have any personal goals for the future as you continue to perform comedy? I'm forever hoping that through performing I can get the right set of eyes on my screenwriting work and maybe get a script or two produced. Also I recently did an out of town show in Lancaster, and it was such a blast. I would really love to travel more. Making some money doing this would be nice, too, while we're wishing and hoping.
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Regular reports from security vendors reveal that malware is becoming increasingly stealthier and more polymorphic. Most malware countermeasures are reactive, such as anti-virus scanning. These measures are no longer very effective in today's computing environment. Intrusion prevention systems address some threats, but also are susceptible to attacks themselves, since these software systems operate at the same privilege level as that of the attacks. Our approach to mitigating this present-day scourge is to protect the critical user applications, such that malware, while still continuing to execute, will not have any negative impact on the security of the application.
The threat vector we address with this research is software-based, automated malware attacks. Malware can install itself on the platform via any of the following vectors:
- Internet downloads. Unsuspecting users can be motivated into installing user-space or kernel-space malware on their platforms under the pretext of other useful software. An example of such malware is scare-ware. Scareware can spoof anti-malware software, software that masquerades as a custom codec for custom video formats. This type of malware is typically downloaded from the Internet. Web drive-by attacks are a subset of this attack vector where an infected web server can infect a client that visits it.
- Buffer overflow. A buffer overflow can be used to execute malware in the context of a supervisor or user process. The root cause of this infection vector is software vulnerabilities.
- Network-based infection. Automated worms propagate malware payloads via instant messaging, peer-to-peer networks, shared drives, and e-mail services.
- Dropped by other malware. Malware toolkits allow malware to extend its behavior by allowing the installation of variants or other malware payloads on an already infected computer.
Note that once malware is installed on the platform, it can use a combination of the following methods to attack PCs:
- Code tampering. Malicious software can tamper with application code thus changing the behavior of the application; for example, not encrypting sensitive data before sending them to the network.
- Unauthorized data access. Malware can snoop data from the application's memory or may modify data without authorization.
- Screen scraping. Malware can read the application screen buffer, extracting information from it.
- Key logging. Malware can hook kernel keyboard handlers thus allowing it to access user input.
- Man-in-the-middle. Malware can replace a valid application or a valid library with a malicious version thereby launching a man-in-the-middle between the user and a remote server.
- Circumvention attacks. Malware can obfuscate an application's resources thus ensuring the application does not run securely. This class of attack is called a circumvention attack, since the attack does not tamper with the application directly, but instead it attacks the environment the application interacts with.
- DOS attacks. Malware can prevent an application from running at all, or can prevent access to key resources the application may need, such as network I/O.
In this article, we describe P-MAPS, a processor-measured service layer that dynamically reduces the trusted computing base (TCB) and verifiably improves the runtime security of user's applications, without interrupting the typical operation of the user OS. We describe the P-MAPS architecture that was built using current Intel processors. Our dynamic usage approach reduces the execution footprint of P-MAPS, making it feasible to protect critical applications on power-sensitive mobile platforms. We also discuss some security usages that can benefit from P-MAPS.
Our goal is to protect applications from software-based attacks that may originate from the infection vectors just listed. The types of attacks that P-MAPS can mitigate are application code tampering, unauthorized access of application data, screen scraping (protected in a limited manner where the application renders the screen buffer itself ), and man-in-the-middle (for example, by running a secure network connection from the protected application). P-MAPS can address circumvention attacks if the library used by the application is also protected. Any use of untrusted libraries by an application are not protected by P-MAPS. Note that P-MAPS does not address DOS attacks on the application. Malware can prevent a P-MAPS-protected application from running, but the unprotected application will not be able to access the resources that P-MAPS has control over; for example, the unprotected application will not have access to secrets provisioned on the platform by a trusted third party (TTP).
Our security goals center on the following activities being carried out:
- Runtime authentication of applications. To ensure that only valid (authenticated) applications are protected, we perform runtime measurement of the application to verify its integrity before affording it any protection. This goal is not specific to the application being protected but it ensures that the P-MAPS capability cannot be used by rogue software.
- Runtime, in-place protection of applications. Once the application is authenticated, we protect its code and data memory in-place within the OS. This approach is in contrast to approaches that isolate the applications into a separate OS or virtual machine [1].
- Reduction of trusted computing base (TCB). The OS is a general-purpose environment where users can install unknown and potentially malicious kernel modules that can attack a user's applications. Hence, we reduce the large TCB [2] that trusted third parties depend on by a significant factor by removing the OS services from the protected application's TCB. The applications that can restrict their use of system services to memory allocation and de-allocation benefit the most from this TCB reduction.
- Remote verification of protected execution. The platform should be able to report the state of protected applications. An independent remote verifier should be able to verify the authenticity of the attestation report and its contents.
Any security capability that conflicts with usability is typically not used. Hence, we have the following set of usability goals:
- The existing programming model should not be changed. It should be possible to use P-MAPS on existing applications making only minor changes to the application.
- Low-power and performance impact when protection is active. In order to use P-MAPS on low-power platforms, such as notebooks and mobile Internet devices (MIDs), the expected power overhead of P-MAPS must be minimal and must not impact the power performance of the device when protection is not active.
- No impact on application interaction with the OS. P-MAPS should not impact the OS-scheduled execution of protected and unprotected applications that are executing on the OS. Note that protected applications can still use system services, and the services will have access to only the data that the protected application exposes. However it is important to note that such interaction should be limited to operations that are expected to be untrusted.
- Co-existence with other hardware-based security solutions. P-MAPS can co-exist with other software components that use the hardware capabilities it uses -- Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) and Intel Trusted Execution Technology (Intel TXT). P-MAPS uses these capabilities in a dynamic manner: it uses Intel VT controls while an application is being protected, and it relinquishes Intel VT controls when the application is turned off.

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Triglycerides are a type
of fat found in your blood. Your body uses them for energy.
need some triglycerides for good health. But high triglycerides might raise your
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syndrome increases your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
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triglycerides are usually caused by other conditions, such as:
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which can cause sudden, severe abdominal (belly) pain, loss of appetite, nausea and
vomiting, and fever.
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Statins are used to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. Statins
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triglycerides, your doctor may first prescribe statins to lower your LDL and
later prescribe a medicine to lower your triglycerides.
If your
triglycerides are very high even after lifestyle changes, your doctor may first
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Fibrates (fibric acid derivatives) should be used with
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The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Photo Essay: Kalaupapa Memories, Molokai, Hawaii
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One of the Hawaiian words for Hansen's disease is mai hookaawale—the disease that separates. In the 19th Century, it did just that. Sufferers were quarantined on Kalaupapa, not only isolating them geographically, but separating husbands from wives, and children from their families. The quarantine was lifted in 1969, but by that time Kalaupapa had become home, and many patients chose to stay. A new book, Ili Na Hoomanao o Kalaupapa, Casting Remembrances of Kalaupapa, tells the town's story in detail. Here, we've selected images from renowned photographer Wayne Levin, who contributed to the book. All were taken between 1984 and 1987. Quotes from patients in the following pages are taken from videotaped oral histories collected by Anwei Skinsnes Law in the 1980s, and later selected for this book. At the time Levin shot the photos, about 100 residents still lived in Kalaupapa; today, it's fewer than 20.


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UAlbany Sexuality Month to Feature "PostSecret" Author and Multimedia Theater Performance
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 1, 2013) – The University at Albany will mark Sexuality Month in February with a presentation, reception and book-signing by "PostSecret" bestselling author Frank Warren, and two presentations of the multimedia "Women, Sex and Desire" by the Gesel Mason Performance Projects.
The Gesel Mason Performance Projects, which will present "Women, Sex and Desire" in the Performing Arts Center on Feb. 21.
Warren will deliver a keynote presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 8 p. m. in UAlbany's Campus Center Ballroom, followed by a reception and book-signing. He is sole founder and curator of the PostSecret Project, a collection of more than 200,000 highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying what Warren calls "the soulful secrets we never voice."
On Thursday, Feb. 21, at both 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, "Women, Sex and Desire" will incorporate dance, true-life stories and video imagery to investigate "how women navigate sex, desire, choice and perception." The recently premiered work, according to its USA Projects website, "challenges stereotypes, assumptions and conventional wisdom along with reflecting the struggle, humor and pleasure we encounter as sexual beings."
Mason and her company will conduct workshops with UAlbany classes and groups during their four-day stay on campus, Feb. 18-21.
UAlbany's Sexuality Month, which runs from Feb. 4-28, features a "Sexuality Month Film Festival," a Sexuality Week historical exhibit, and theater performances, workshops and lectures. Topics to be covered include sexual health, relationships and communication, sexual orientation and gender.
The full schedule of Sexuality Month events are sponsored by the University Counseling Center's Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program and UAlbany's Student Association. Admission to most events is free, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Events are open to both the campus and community-at-large.
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Taylor Swift's Cat Olivia Benson vs. Miley Cyrus' Dog Emu – Whose New Pet Is Cuter?
There are two types of people in the world: cat lovers and dog lovers. It's clear that Taylor Swift is of the former group, especially since she recently adopted the world's cutest kitten, Olivia Benson. Miley Cyrus is solidly in the other group with her small army of pups, including her newly adopted Border Collie, Emu Coyne Cyrus. Both are undeniably adorable, but whose new pet is cuter?
Taylor's Instagram was already full of photos of her Scottish Fold cat Meredith, which is just fine with us, since her doe-eyed face is impossible to resist. In a move that proves how big of a cat lover she is, T. Swift added to her feline family when she recently adopted the white ball of fluff Olivia, named after a Law & Order character. When the 'Red' star shared the video of Olivia stretched out and asleep on Mom's arm, we just about died from the cuteness. Would anyone complain if Taylor just transformed her Insta into a shrine to her two precious cats?
Miley lost her beloved dog Floyd earlier this year, and has had a very hard time coping with his death. Her mom surprised her with a new dog, Moonie, shortly after the loss of Floyd, but Miley felt it was too soon to try to replace her beloved friend and gave the dog to a family friend. Now, the 'Bangerz' star is ready to open her heart up to another animal. She recently adopted a Collie she's named Emu, and has been posting a ton of selfies of her and her new puppy, including a strange if not endearing photo of the two of them in the bath. Emu looks so soft and furry in Miley's pics, it's impossible not to want to cuddle up with the pup.
Both Olivia and Emu are precious in their own ways, but there can only be one winner of this poll! So who is the cuter pet, Olivia or Emu? Vote in the poll below!
Taylor Swift with her new kitten Olivia Benson.
Miley Cyrus with her new dog Emu.
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Loo That sounds great! I am also making this Manalti style this weekend I may just double your recipe and use whatever dough it takes to make a 14 " I think 6G ADY yeast may be too much?( My new deep dish pan 14X2 ) and mini pie the balance, or if Peter or someone can give me the calculation for a 14" that would be great! I just don't have the Calculator tool worked out yet . I am stumped with the thickness factors. I do have a few questions if you could please.You use ADY instead of IDY for same day from what I have both but from what I have read IDY would be better for a same day? Or just does not matter? I will be doing overnight refrigorated riseWhat type of cheese are you using? Block? shred? part skimand how much (weight and thickness?) Did you pre cook your sausage, or nuke your pepperoni? Crisco vs. oil on pan Thats lower rack at 475 20 min. right? Did you finish it on stone out of pan? Sauce is 6 in 1 Drained or undrained?I have the new york style pretty wired so I am excited to advance my repertiore so please anyone BTB,MM,DKM feel free to help me out I do appreciate it. Based on what I have been making with Caputo 00 I know my brain is going to tell me " this dough is not right" I have never made this shaggy/flaky type so thanks for all the pictures, They say 1000 words! Thats whats so cool about this forum.Thanks allJOHN
When calculating the amount of Semolina do you use a % of the total flour or the Semolina entry in the Dough calculator?Each method provides different amounts???Is there any significant difference between using Canola, Corn or Safflower oil in the deep dish style?
Is there any significant difference between using Canola, Corn or Safflower oil in the deep dish style?


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Lemon-Ginger Creme Brulee
Everyone raves about the combination of lemon and ginger in this version of the classic custard treat. It never lasts long! —Scott Hunter, Sherman Oaks, California
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + chilling
Makes6 servings
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Reappraising the case for commodities
Reappraising the case for commodities
Sentiment towards commodities has turned decidedly sour over recent years. Investors are now questioning the role of commodities in their strategic asset allocation.
We have conducted analysis which returns to first principles and reassesses why commodities could merit a place in portfolios in the first place.
We conclude that they are one of the few assets classes that look genuinely cheap.
They offer an inflation hedge unmatched by most other asset classes, significant diversification benefits and the prospect of improved risk-adjusted returns, even on a pedestrian outlook.
Given relatively inefficient markets, we believe skilled managers should be able to prosper. Since the "supercycle" years of the early 2000s, commodities' performance has generally disappointed.
Even after this year's upturn, the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) has fallen around 50% from its 2011 peak as investors have shunned the asset class.
Yet it is often when sentiment is close to rock bottom that investors should reassess a potential investment.
Here are three reasons why they should think again about commodities:
Reason 1: Inflation hedging
Commodity returns have tended to pick up when inflation has been rising and decline when inflation has been falling, in contrast to both equities and bonds.
Other asset classes which are typically considered inflation hedges, such as real estate and inflation-linked bonds, currently trade on historically very expensive valuations, unlike commodities.
While deflationary pressures exist, there are signs that inflation is building.
Labour markets are tight and the 12-month core inflation rate, which excludes commodity prices, has been running above 2% since last November. It would be complacent to ignore the dangers of inflation.
All the more so given the sums that have been pumped into the financial system and the policy bias towards generating inflation.
Reason 2: Commodities diversify equity risk
Commodities diversify equity risk but, given their intrinsic link with economic growth, it would be unrealistic to expect them to hedge so-called tail risks such as the economic downturn resulting from the financial crisis of 2008-09.
In reality, the relationship between commodities and equities varies considerably. At times there is a negative correlation, but on average they show a low but positive correlation.
Nonetheless, so long as commodities are not perfectly correlated with equities, even a small allocation to an equity-heavy portfolio can result in a reduction in overall volatility.
Assuming a 0.2 correlation between equities and commodities, reasonable given historic experience, we estimate that commodities only have to generate returns of around 2% a year to improve portfolio risk-adjusted returns.
Reason 3: Potential for more attractive risk-adjusted returns
So far we have argued that there is a case for a strategic allocation to commodities even if returns are relatively muted. In fact, however, current conditions suggest that they could actually be much better than that.
Certainly, commodities look cheap compared with their history, particularly against equities.
Furthermore, many commodities are trading below their costs of production, a key valuation anchor. They are one of the few global asset classes that can lay a claim to being cheap.
So, we would argue, there has rarely been a better time to buy commodities. However, effective implementation is key.
Passive investors tracking well known benchmarks are exposed to a host of undesirable costs and consequences which active managers can avoid or even profit from.
With prices low and many commodities poorly-researched, this should be an excellent environment in which active managers could add value.
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This year has been different for me, I quit my job and was able to stay home with my children,
It is the most amazing thing (something I will never take for granted) Waking up with my children and not having to rush to work at the crack of dawn puts a smile on my face every morning.
Since I am now a stay at home mom, I was able to work on our house, craft and sew which I love so much. I can not wait to do more things next year!
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The Endless War
In 1983 Central America is a land ravaged by a war without any foreseeable end. While the fighting could be moderated, if not ended, by negotiations, the major power involved in the region, the United States, shows no real disposition to negotiate. Instead, Washington has chosen a military approach to the struggle between the Nicaraguan Sandinistas and their exile antagonists—the so-called contras, based in neighboring Honduras and Costa Rica. In the same way, Washington has chosen to support the Salvadoran military in its war against the guerrillas, even though the armed forces demonstrate a wanton disregard for human rights, thus helping to prolong the very war the United States is committed to bringing to an end. The undeclared aim of the Reagan administration is to eradicate the existence of and possibility for "Marxist-Leninist" states in the region. By emphasizing ideological purity rather than the need for workable security guarantees, and by having abandoned diplomacy for military actions, the US has made it virtually impossible to disentangle itself militarily from the region. Even the best-intentioned administration—and there is no evidence that the Democrats offer a significant alternative to the strategy now pursued—will find the task of withdrawal and reconciliation enormously hard to accomplish.
A year and a half ago when I traveled through Central America, I returned believing that there was a reasonable chance for a series of negotiations—between Washington and Managua; between Washington and Havana; and between the contending forces in El Salvador—that could bring about an overall peace settlement.1 Since then, that opportunity has been effectively closed off by the Reagan administration's single-minded devotion to military solutions.
This fall I again visited Mexico and Nicaragua, as well as traveling to Cuba, Honduras, and El Salvador, and before and during my trip again spoke with high officials both in and out of government. These included the Mexican foreign minister, Bernardo Sepulveda, Cuba's vice-president and deputy prime minister, Carlos Rafael Rodríguez, and deputy foreign minister Ricardo Alarcón, El Salvador's president Alvaro Magaña, Honduras's commander in chief General Gustavo Alvarez Martinez, numerous Sandinista officials and military men, as well as leaders of the Nicaraguan exile forces located in Honduras. In addition, I had extensive conversations with US military and diplomatic representatives and visited the contested zones along the Nicaragua-Honduras border.
As the most important power in the region, Mexico is an invaluable starting point for any analysis of the turmoil in Central America. Fearing unrest that might spill over into a wider war, the Mexicans have taken the lead over the past two years in seeking negotiated solutions to the tensions between Washington and Managua and, more generally, in searching for an alternative to the militarization of the region. In particular, Mexico wants peace on its southern border where Guatemalan guerrillas are fighting against the regime and using Mexican territory as a haven. In any case, Mexican intellectuals and government officials—even those most hostile to Marxism—do not believe that Mexico will turn out to be "the last domino," as the…
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British editors often say they would like to have the freedom exercised by the media in the United States, which is underpinned by rights granted in the first amendment.
When people are arrested in Britain newspapers are restrained from publishing material that might prejudice a possible trial. The suspect's reputation is also protected by the law of libel.
Some editors dislike the constraints and have dared, on occasion, to ignore the law. When Joanna Yeates was murdered, for example, her landlord, Christopher Jefferies, was ill-treated. The result: two papers were fined for contempt of court and eight papers paid him libel damages.
But why should anyone laud the American system? A current case in South Carolina, as detailed by media academic Doug Fisher, illustrates the gross injustice of letting the press do as it likes, How a newspaper is a convicting a man before trial.
Let's start off with this headline on 29 August in South Carolina's largest daily newspaper, The State...
It concerns Freddie Grant, a man arrested following the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl, Gabrielle Swainson. The story below it is based on an interview with the local sheriff, Leon Lott.
As Fisher remarks, the sheriff "no slouch when it comes to media savvy, continues to spin the story like a twister coming out of the plains."
Here are the opening paragraphs to the story:
"A man described as a monster and a career criminal forced 15-year-old Gabrielle Swainson from her home in the wee hours of the night on Aug. 18 and took her to his burned-out house on a dirt lane in Elgin.
What happened in that house is unknown, but there is clear evidence of foul play, Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday."
Fisher seems unduly upset about the opening par because it is unattributed, which strikes me as completely beside the point. Whether attributed or not, the fact is that readers will have an image of Grant as "a monster" and know he has a criminal record.
I'm slightly more in accord with him over his analysis of a follow-up story, headlined Lott: Kidnapping suspect had key to Columbia teen's home. It began:
"The mystery of how an accused kidnapper entered the home of missing teen Gabrielle Swainson has been solved after investigators found a key inside the suspect's house, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Wednesday."
Fisher points to the Associated Press stylebook:
"To avoid any suggestion that an individual is being judged before a trial, do not use a phrase such as accused slayer John Jones; use John Jones, accused of the slaying."
But that's just a wrinkle. The real sin here, surely, is the revealing of key evidence before trial in a pejorative manner. The crime is all but "solved" in this story.
In the latest development yesterday - though you may well feel the horse bolted long ago - Grant's lawyers have asked the court to silence the sheriff. In seeking a gag order, their writ says: "Mr Lott has not arrested a monster; he is trying to build one." Exactly.
And the newspaper - standing four square behind its "right" to report fearlessly - is certainly aiding the sheriff in his character assassination. Freedom is all very well but it must be used responsibly.
I really don't think we want that kind of press freedom in Britain, do we?
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Japan: a mixture of openness and unresponsiveness, where 84 percent of Japanese people claim no personal religion. Yet, most follow the customs of traditional religions, Shinto and Buddhism. Christians compose only 1 percent of Japan's population.
Japan remains one of the least evangelized countries in the world, despite its openness to spiritual things.
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There are seven Moses Knaps from Connecticut in my tree, and I've been contacted several times about their genealogy. The will I transcribed was copied on large paper, 11" x 17", as a result I had to scan one page twice and tried to piece it together for the blog. Although I've done about 15 wills, this seemed more difficult, guess that's why I'm now forcing myself to do it. There were at least 10 words I couldn't figure out, but by using my hint, "Can't Read a Will", all but one was solved. This will was located at the New England Historic and Genealogical Library (NEHGS), (F/93/C69/1989 (1641-1880). Probate District is Fairfield, town is Fairfield, date is 1755, No. 3674.
Moses was my 6th great grandfather.
Moses was my 6th great grandfather.
In the name of God Amen September the fifth AD 1755
I Moses Knap of the Parish Reading of the Town and County of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut being of sound mind and memory (tho weak in body) calling to mind The mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye, I do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament touching and respecting such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life viz: After my just debts and funeral expenses are paid out of the same
Impress: I give and bequeath to Ganda my dearly beloved wife the use and improvement of all my estate both real and personal in using her natural life or so long as the continues my widow, but in case she should marry again then the use and improvement of the one half of all my said estate during her natural life after her said marriage and at her decease (having already given to my son David his full proportion or share of my said estate) do give all the remainder of my said estate to those of my children and grandchildren hereafter named, as followeth viz:
Item I give to daughter namely Rachel and Unice, ten pounds lawful money each to be paid to them out of my said estate.
Item I give to three of my daughters namely to Sarah, Rebeckah and Sarah five shillings lawful money each to be paid to them out of my estate and also five shillings like money to my daughter Ruth.
Item I give to my grandson John Phinne and to his heirs being the issue of his natural body and to their heirs and assigns forever five acres of land bounded westerly by three acres I formerly gave to my son Jonathan and to extend northerly as east line of said three acres up to the land given to my son David, and to extend easterly so far as to include to quantity of five acres bounded northerly by said David's land and southerly by the highway.
Item I give to my daughter Mary the use and improvement of my dwelling house and all the remainder of my lands yet and profited of during her natural life after the decease of my said wife.
Item I give to my grandson Moses one of my said Jonathan's sons my said dwelling house and all the said remainder of my said lands during his natural life and after his decease to his heirs being the issue of his natural life and after his decease of his heirs being the issue of his natural body and to their heirs forever and for want of such issue to return to my natural heirs. This gift to commence upon the ____ of my said daughters marriage.
Item I give to my daughters Rachel and Unice and to my granddaughter Hannah the daughter of my daughter Ruth all my personal estate to be equally divided among them after my said wife's decease.
And furthermore I do hereby constitute and on my said wife and my said son David my executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke all and every other former testaments wills legacies and bequeath and executors by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have here and set my hand and seal the date above.
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The Central Connecticut softball team kicks off the 2013 season at the Under Armour Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida on Friday in Clearwater, FL. Last year, the Blue Devils earned four wins and dropped only one game in the tournament.
Central will begin this year's tournament with a morning match-up against Georgia State (8-7) at 11 a.m. on Friday followed with a 1:15 p.m. meeting with Stephen F. Austin (4-9). The team will hit the field again Saturday at 10 a.m. against Eastern Kentucky (7-2) and at 12:15 p.m. against the University of Illinois-Chicago (0-10). The Blue Devils will wrap up the three-day tournament facing Loyola Marymount (4-6) on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Last season, the Blue Devils set a record number of program wins with 31 - besting the previous record the squad set in 2011 of 29.
The back-to-back record-breaking team returns eight starters including seniors Nicole Springer, and Kelsey Barlow, juniors Arielle Bruno and Tessa Brown as well as sophomores Alyssa McCoart and Laura Messina.
Springer boasts the highest batting average of the returning starters with a .319. She started in 49 games in 2012 and racked up 45 hits, 22 runs, seven doubles, 10 home runs and 45 RBI. Her home run and RBI totals are tied for single-season CCSU records.
Barlow is tied with Springer for most single-season home runs. She ranks second all-time in home runs (19), third in slugging percentage (.483) and fourth in CCSU history in RBI (74).
Bruno ranks in the top 10 in five out of 11 statistical career categories and posted a .312 batting average last season. She started in 49 games and totaled 54 hits, 38 runs, nine doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 26 RBI.
Brown finished 2012 with 43 hits, 25 runs, 11 doubles, four home runs and 26 RBI in 147 at bats. She also ranks seventh in CCSU history with a .302 career batting average and 10th in slugging percentage (.416).
McCoart started 42 out of her 47 games in which she appeared as a freshman. She totaled 14 runs, 33 hits, nine doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI.
On the mound, Messina opened her collegiate career with a 22-11 record, 35 appearances, 32 games started, a 2.01 ERA and seven shutouts. She racked up 207 strikeouts, marking the most strikeouts in a single season in CCSU history. She also topped the single-season records in most appearances (35), most innings pitched (219.2) and most wins (22). After just one season as a Blue Devil, Messina ranks third in CCSU career history in shutouts and strikeouts.
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Naomi Watts had some good reasons not to play Princess Diana in an upcoming biopic.
But aside from the fact that she's undoubtedly putting herself in the line of fire for her portrayal of the late royal, the one thing that definitely worried the actress was what Prince William and Prince Harry might think of her performance as their mum.
In an interview with the U.K.'s Sunday Times (via Grazia Daily), the 44-year-old Watts admitted that she almost didn't take the part out of fear of offending Diana's grown children.
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"The biggest reason that made me pause was how the princes were going to be feel about this," "The Impossible" star told the Times. "There was actually quite an eerie moment in London when I did see Prince William in a restaurant, and I got very nervous, because if I caught his eye I didn't want to interpret a look and think he had a negative feeling about this idea, so I made sure not to look."
Luckily, that run-in with Wills didn't deter her from the film. "Diana" chronicles the last two years of the Princess of Wales' life and her love affair with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan ("Lost's" Naveen Andrews) before her untimely death in Aug. 1997 from injuries sustained in a car crash in Paris after being pursued by paparazzi.
"I turned it down twice," Watts told the paper about being offered the role two years ago. 'I was a little bit torn, but once I'd said no, I wasn't completely at peace. Sometimes when you say no, you feel free, but it just wasn't the case."
Naomi noted that the pull of playing Lady Di was ultimately too great however so she accepted.
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"There was something very intriguing about this woman's life. It was extraordinary. She always lived a privileged life, but there was noting ordinary about the construct she moved into," said Watts. "I liked the idea that there was this fame--no one at that level can really survive it, I think. It's a very dark thing, but it's kind of true."
As for William and Harry, the A-lister added: "I do care deeply about how the princes feel, of course. I am a mum of two boys. But it was a story that was bound to be told at some point, and it's possibly fresher than people expected."
Whether or not Watts hits the mark with her performance, we'll have to wait until the first reviews are in following "Diana's" world premiere in London on Sept. 5. The flick, which is based on Kate Snell's 2001 book "Diana: Her Last Love," doesn't yet have a U.S. release date.
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And that may be just fine with Khan.
As one of Diana's main characters, the doctor told the Mail on Sunday that the film was "completely wrong" and that he doesn't plan to see it. He also slammed claims by "Diana's" producer that he gave the big-screen tale "tacit acceptance."
"It is a complete lie. I have never given any approval," said Khan, who's remained silent on the subject of his relationship for Diana since her passing. "It is based on gossip and Diana's friends talking about a relationship that they didn't know much about, and some of my relatives who didn't know much about it either. It is all based on hypotheses and gossip."


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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) People have been treating Andy Murray differently since he won his first major and ended that long drought for British men at tennis' Grand Slam tournaments.
He's been given some free rides, lots of accolades and - just for something new at the start of the season in Australia - he didn't have to answer a single question about Fred Perry or 1936; constant topics in his previous trips Down Under since 2006.
``I've had a lot of congratulations because a lot of people that were sort of general sports fans kind of knew my story a little bit of how long it had been since any British player had won a Slam and how many times I had lost in the finals,'' Murray said Tuesday as he prepared for his title defense at the Brisbane International. ``It was very nice for me to finally be able to move on and not worry about that stuff anymore.
``I got a few upgrades on flights and things like that, which is nice, but that's died down a little bit over the last few months.''
The Brisbane International was the first of Murray's three titles in 2012 - the other two were at the London Olympics and the U.S. Open, which both came after a devastating loss in the Wimbledon final.
``I probably just feel a little bit more relaxed maybe the last few weeks than I normally do a few weeks out from a Slam,'' he said. ``I'm sure once I get on the court everything stays the same.''
This time last year, he seemed to be more on edge, still desperate for a breakthrough after losing the previous two Australian Open finals, and his player-coach relationship with Ivan Lendl was new.
The tuneup in Brisbane didn't get him over the line at Melbourne Park last year, but it paid off later in the year when he ended a run of four Grand Slam final defeats by winning the first for a British man in 76 years since Perry's title in the United States.
``I always prepared to give myself the best chance to win the event. The last few years I'd got close but never managed to get over the final hurdle,'' he said. ``So whether it was a mental thing, whether it was things in my game I needed to improve, physical things ... who knows exactly?
``But now that I've managed to do it, I hope that when I'm in those situations again I'll deal with them better and put less pressure on myself, which will help me play better.''
Despite all the public acclaim, Murray didn't receive Britain's highest civic honor - a knighthood - in the New Year's list, although other athletes did.
Not that it bothered the 25-year-old Scot.
``You need to do a lot for a long time to deserve an honor like that,'' he said. ``I've only been doing it for a couple of years so I'll definitely need to win a few more matches and have more tournaments to have a chance of getting that.''


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What's the rush to Northrend?
You know another side effect of the achievement system is it is making me take a good hard look at what I haven't done in game.
It has made me think about all the games I have played in the past, the ones where I have seen 60% off the content and either become stuck (and frustrated to the point of turning the PC off in disgust), or that were losing their appeal for one reason or another, then got uninstalled while the shrink-wrapping came off some shiny new monster covered game box.
Two abandoned Games
Two that come immediately to mind are:
Neverwinter Nights – it was a bit buggy, and my mates all dropped the game soon after my purchase to play the next big hope – WoW.
Vanilla WoW – who didn't pre-order? Who didn't dive into the portal to the Outland at the first opportunity to experience 3x XP and all things weird and wonderful?
So here I stand now, on the cusp of a new shrink-wrapped box (which I expect all my mates have pre-ordered) and wonder, why the rush?
As I won't be attending a midnight and staying up all night to install then roll a Death Knight, why rush back from India and cough up $60?
Now, I am no Old World purist, that wants Vanilla Wow servers introduced to the game. Anything that keeps the masses engaged and the game alive is good by me.
You see I figure if I resist the urge to buy the CDs, I will encourage myself to explore more completely Vanilla and TBC content. I will take the time to read the quest text, to grind the Furbolgs, to smell the Peacebloom.
Will I feel that I have gotten my monies worth for the 1st two boxes? Doubtful, I consider the primary expense to be the subscription.
Will I miss leveling to 80 with my mates? Definitely, but they will all be at 80 and raiding long before my return to the great southern land.
Will I feel the tug to join them A.S.A.P.? Yes, but the shops won't be open when I am online with them, so the purchase will be put off for another day.
Will I enjoy soloing quests below my station in game for little reward than the sense of completing and experiencing content that I rushed past to reach 60, then 70? Well I guess that is yet to be seen.
Catching up is easy
I think back to when there were only 5 mates in the server and it was only the hope of running Kara that brought a few more to heed the call.
Five of us took ages to level, then spent many more months honing our gear, enchants and gems. The other 3 then powerleveled, assisted where necessary by over geared and overpowered 70's to complete our core raiding group.
At the time we entered Kara, we were generally on par with gear. Those extra 12 months of play ultimately amounted to nothing, we were all equals in the end game.
So maybe this time I will loiter near the back of the pack, view the Old World with new eyes, then blink forward to Northrend when I am satisfied that Gnomeaggedon has truly conquered the Old World and Outlands.
Goodbye and good luck shock troopers
There is no rush to Northrend. There will be forces aplenty to stage the initial charge, to lay the foundations for the reinforcements like myself that come with fresh eyes and new desires.
I will gladly wave off the initial troops from the docks at Stormwind, but I think I will remain behind for a little while and keep the home fires burning.
Gnomer and Out!


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Screencasts and video based learning content are growing in popularity, and we're seeing a rise in the number of enquiries for this type of content.
Estimating the time required to develop this type of content can vary quite considerably. The easiest way to estimate the time required is to use metrics based on the duration of the screencast or video.
A simple walkthrough of a task or applications screen can take between 10:1 (ten minutes to produce one minute of a screencast) and 100:1. The most generally quoted figure we've seen is 30:1.
If you want to add audio to your screencast, this is likely to be closer to 200:1. That's because you'll probably need to write a script, record the audio, adjust the audio quality, add the audio to the animation, and so on.
If you want to include video of a presenter, this will make the presentation look more professional, but it will mean you'll need to allocate more time to development and production. In this case, you'll be looking at a ratio closer to 300:1.You can reduce the time by using avatars (images of a presenter) instead of a real presenter. Adobe Captivate comes bundled with sets of avatars to help you do this.
Another factor is the level of professionalism you want to achieve. It can take time and effort to produce high quality audio and video. Lighting, in particular, can be a challenge. Adding quizzes and exercises will also have a significant impact on the time required. Creating your own music bed (a musical background to the narration) will also increase the time required. In the past, we've purchased audio background music files under licence, as it saved time.
What's your experience? How long does it take you to create this type of content. Please share your thoughts below.


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Happy New Year – It's Gonna Be Grand!
Jan 1 2011
2011 will be a great year. It will be. It has to be. I say it proudly and loudly, so it must be so! The economy seems to be getting a bit better (at least here in Texas) and many people are excited about the new year of the Rabbit (starting Feb 3, 2011 to Jan 22, 2012) and us leaving the hard Chinese year of the Tiger behind us.
My resolutions this year are to believe/trust in myself, believe in my kids, believe in the kindness and beauty in others, smile/laugh more, make others smile/laugh more, create songs and sing a song (Carpenter's lyrics link).
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud, sing out strong
Sing of good things not bad
Sing of happy not sad
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song .
Oh and LOVE more! As Hugh McLeod (@gapingvoid) cartoons Love, regardless of cost. For those curious folks, here is what I wrote for Resolutions Past:
Once In A Blue Moon – It's Complicated – 2010
Resolutions Anyone? – 2009
One Entrepreneur's 2008 Goals – 2008
Happy New Year to all of you my loyal readers and everyone else who happens upon my blog when searching for something to help them with their life, their posts, their kids, or their businesses. May you find the courage to follow your dreams…in other words your heart! <3 <— that's a heart symbol for those of you who didn't know that.
We've all heard the saying "You only live once," so may you conquer your fear just a little bit at a time to live life (at least next year) grandly and to it's fullest. It's not easy but it's worth it…even if you get what "it" means for a few short minutes…you will never forget, can never go back, and will never compromise to the point that you lose yourself again.Author: Aruni | Filed under: entrepreneurship, holiday, national holiday, parenting | Tags: blue moon, carpenter's, chinese zodiac, follow your dreams, follow your heart, gapingvoid, happy new year, love regardless of cost, sing a song, year of the rabbit, year of the tiger | Comments Off on Happy New Year – It's Gonna Be Grand!


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I have been trying to figure out a way to make my own DIY bleach pen for months, but to no avail. So when I saw this idea from Debbie at Me And My DIY I couldn't wait to give it a try! I don't regularly purchase bleach pens because, quite frankly, I don't think they are worth the price. But there are occasions when would one would come in handy. For stains on clothing, for ring around the collar, for cleaning grout, even for crafting! So being able to make a do-it-yourself version that costs literally PENNIES is pretty exciting. :-)
Here is how it's done:
In a saucepan, add 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch to a cup of water. Stir until completely dissolved. Place mixture on stove and continue stirring until it comes to a boil and then turn the stove off. The mixture will become quite thick.
Allow mixture to cool completely…then add 5 to 6 Tablespoons of bleach. It should result in a nice gel, like the one you can see in this picture below.
If yours is thicker or thinner…just adjust water and/or cornstarch until you achieve the result you are looking for.
Pour mixture into an empty squeeze bottle for dispensing.
I haven't actually added up the savings from this….but I'm betting someone far better at math than I will clue us in. :-)
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MLS clubs will be aiming for a clean sweep of the national championships up for grabs at the US Soccer Federation Development Academy Under-18 and Under-16 Finals which kick off on Saturday in Milwaukee.
The LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake will be competing at the U-16 level, while the New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas are vying for the U-18 crown.
Two groups of four teams will be featured at each age level with the group winners squaring off in the finals on Friday, July 16.
The Red Bulls and FC Dallas could meet in the Under-18 final after both were drawn in separate groups. Meanwhile, the MLS and US Open Cup rivalries between the Galaxy and Sounders will spill over into Group 1 of the U-16s, where the two teams were paired up.
Red Bulls U-18 coach Paul O'Donnell leads a very talented side boasting a crop of stars including forward Brandon Allen, the nation's leading goal-scorer among U-18s, midfielder Dan Metzger and defender Bryan Gallego with the latter two heading off to Maryland and Akron, respectively, in the fall.
In the other U-18 group, FC Dallas are expected to be a force, as Director of Youth Development and U-18 coach Oscar Pareja will continue to use the Development Academy to bring along Home Grown signings Moises Hernandez, Jonathan Top and Victor Ulloa, not to mention captain and central defender Jack Coleman, who along with Hernandez was named to the U-18 Development Academy Best XI.
The Seattle Sounders U-16s are looking to finish their season on a high, after winning the Northwest Division title. Leading goal-scorer Jesse Klug's 13 goals provide the offensive spark, but it's a real team effort that has led Seattle to this point.
Real Salt Lake AZ are led by U-16 Development Academy Coach of the Year Mike Muñoz and U-16 Development Academy Best XI defender Julio Alarcon. They take on the North Carolina Fusion, PA Classics and CASL Chelsea FC in Group 2.
Under-18 Group 1: New York Red Bulls, PDA, Dallas Texans, Pateadores
Under-18 Group 2: FC Dallas, Weston FC, Baltimore Bays Chelsea, CASL Chelsea FC
Under-16 Group 1: Dallas Texans, Seattle Sounders, LA Galaxy, Real So Cal
Under-16 Group 2: North Carolina Fusion, Real Salt Lake AZ, PA Classics, CASL Chelsea FC
U-18 Development Academy Best XI (4-3-3): Jesus Guzman (San Jose Earthquakes) -- Javan Torre (Pateadores, California), Jack Coleman (FC Dallas), Bryan Gallego (New York Red Bulls), Moises Hernandez (FC Dallas) -- Marvin Iraheta (Cosmos Academy West), Wil Trapp (Crew Soccer Academy), Christian Hernandez (PDA) -- Villyan Bijev (Cal Odyssey), Maikon Orrellana (Real Salt Lake AZ), Xavi Silva (Weston FC, Florida)
U-16 Development Academy Best XI (4-3-3): Alex Bono (Empire United) -- Jose Ocampo (Crossfire Premier), Julio Alarcon (Real Salt Lake AZ), Oscar Sorto (Pateadores), Jalen Robinson (D.C. United) -- Holden Fender (Concorde Fire), Collin Martin (D.C. United), Raul Mendiola (Arsenal FC) -- Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution), Kekuta Manneh (Texas Rush AJ Auxerre), Roberto Escudero (Pateadores)
Travis Clark covers D.C. United, College and Youth soccer for MLSsoccer.com. Follow him on Twitter: @travismclark.