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The drought is over for North Lenoir.
The drought is over for North Lenoir.
Luke Jackson tossed three no-hit innings and the Hawks defeated host Eastern Wayne, 4-2, on Tuesday to snap a six-game losing streak and pick up their first Eastern Carolina 3A Conference win of the year.
Sammy West had two hits and scored a run and Caleb Baird and Seth Beard added a pair of hits and an RBI each.
Right-hander Tyler Smith earned the win. He gave up one earned run on five hits and three walks in four innings.
The Hawks (2-6, 1-5) travel to Clayton Cleveland today for a 6 p.m. league contest.
SOUTH LENOIR 8, CROATAN 3: At South Lenoir, the Blue Devils won for the third time in their last four games in the East Central 2A Conference win.
Garrett Holland went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run, Cody Ladich and Brett Davis had a hit and drove in a run each and Noah Stroud and Trint Turner added a hit each.
Wyatt Janning picked up the win. He gave up three runs, one earned, on five hits, walked two and struck out five in five innings. Justin Howard gave up two hits and struck out one in two innings of relief.
South Lenoir (4-4, 2-3) travels to Clinton today.
GREENE CENTRAL 4, FARMVILLE CENTRAL 0: At Greene Central, the Rams shutout the Jaguars in an Eastern Plains 2A Conference contest.
Left-hander Ben Brann struck out nine, walked two and gave up three hits in the complete game win.
Austin Batchelor doubled, and Mason Head, Chandler Barrow and Austin Mooring each singled and drove in a run. Greene Central as a team had just five hits.
The Rams (5-3, 4-1) travel to North Pitt today.
PARROTT ACADEMY 12, HENDERSON KERR-VANCE ACADEMY 2 5 INN.: At Grainger Stadium, the Patriots routed their EPIC counterpart.
Josh Spear went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and scored two runs, Charlie King went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, Zacchaeus Rasberry went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice and John McLawhorn had two hits, an RBI and scored twice. Chase Howard, Luke Apperson and Henry Piner had a hit each.
Spear struck out four and gave up two earned runs on two hits in five innings in the win.
Parrott (6-1, 4-1) travels to Harrells Christian Academy on Thursday.
BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 10, WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 5: At Wilmington, the Trojans remained unbeaten in NCCSA play with the win.
Hunter Truett went 3-for-4, Tyler Antwine went 2-for-3 with a double, Davon Edwards and Alex Hardison each went 2-for-4 and Clint Conyers was 2-for-3.
Ben Potter earned the win. He gave up five runs, four earned, on six walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings in the win.
Bethel (5-3, 4-0) will play at Wilson Christian on Monday.
PARROTT ACADEMY 3, HENDERSON KERR-VANCE ACADEMY 1: At Parrott, the Patriots earned an EPIC win.
Mimi Piner scored two goals and Alicia Jones added a goal as Parrott outshot Kerr-Vance 21-2. Holden Arthur had two assists and Piner had the other.
Parrott (5-3-1, 4-1-1), which fell at Fayetteville Academy 5-2 on Monday, is off until after spring break.
EAST CARTERET 9, KINSTON 0: At Kinston, the Vikings were denied a non-league win.
Erin Stewart had 24 saves on goal for Kinston (2-7-1), which travels to Spring Creek today.
WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 8, BETHEL CHRISTIAN 1: At Wilmington, the Trojans were defeated in a conference match.
Jensen Worthington scored for Bethel, which was outshot 41-7. Kelsey Worthington had 18 saves in goal.
The Trojans (2-3, 1-2) return to action after spring break.
SOUTH LENOIR 93, AYDEN-GRIFTON 41: At Ayden-Grifton, the Blue Devils boys won a non-conference meet.
First-place finishers for South Lenoir were: Dakota Lynn, shot put, 36-feet, 3-inches; Lynn, discus, 109-feet; Hunter Bryan, triple jump, 36-feet, 2-inches; Marquyse Jackson 110-meter hurdles, 18.40 seconds; Mason Zeagler, 1,600-meter run, 5:15; Bryan, 400-meter run, 54.12 seconds; Ivan Covarrubias, 800-meter run, 2:20; Jackson, 200-meter dash, 24.78 seconds; Zeagler, 3,200-meter run, 11:05; 3,200-meter relay team, 9:52; 1,600-meter relay team, 4:10; 800-meter relay team, 1:42.34; Bryce Floyd, wheelchair shot put, 10-feet, 7-inches; Floyd, wheelchair discus, 25-feet, 7-inches; Floyd, wheelchair 100-meter dash, 35.6 seconds; Floyd, wheelchair 200-meter dash, 1:17.
First-place finishers for Ayden-Grifton were: Drew Turnage, long jump, 17-feet, 8-inches; Ray�Quan Dixon, high jump, 5-feet, 6-inches; Maurice Heath, 100-meter dash, 11.86 seconds; 400-meter relay team, 48.44 seconds.
AYDEN-GRIFTON 67, SOUTH LENOIR 45: At Ayden-Grifton, the Chargers girls earned a non-conference meet win.
Top finishers for South Lenoir were: Meredith Rhodes, second place triple jump, 28-feet, 10-inches; Madison Price, third place triple jump, 27-feet, 4-inches; Rhodes, second place 100-meter hurdles, 20.4 seconds; Tana Tyndall, third place 100-meter dash; Caroline Jones, first place 1,600-meter run, 6:02; Jones, first place 400-meter dash, 1:12; Carley Hill, second place 400-meter dash, 1:15; Rachael Dawson, third place 400-meter dash, 1:21; Rhodes, second place 300-meter hurdles, 59.57 seconds; Cameron Dawkins, third place 300-meter hurdles, 1:07; Tyndall, third place 200-meter dash; Dawson, first place 800-meter run, 3:36; Jones, second place 800-meter run, 3:36; Jones, first place 3,200-meter run, 14:38; 400-meter relay team (Rhodes, Dawson, Price, Hill), first place, 5:51.6.


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Ellen DeGeneres and Jennifer Aniston's hearts go out to those left devastated by Monday's tornadoes in Oklahoma.
The funnylady opened Wednesday's "Ellen DeGeneres Show" by dedicating the episode to the victims of the natural disaster that left at least 24 people dead and more than 200 injured, as she offered up her thoughts and prayers.
"I take all that love and today I give it to everybody in Oklahoma," said DeGeneres. "Before I start, I just wanna say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone there. But I assume if you're watching, you wanna take a break from the news and laugh for a little while. So, that's what we're gonna do and that's what we try and do every day."
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Serving as guest cohost was Aniston, who (after earlier hitting up former Friends costar Matthew Perry for advice on the gig - see clip below) joined DeGeneres in urging viewers to donate money to the recovery effort.
"Right now, we wanted to send our love to all of the victims of the devastating tornadoes that have affected Texas and Oklahoma. The images are heartbreaking, and we want everyone there to know that we're thinking of you," remarked DeGeneres.
Added the actress: "It is important to do whatever you can to help...you can text the words 'Red Cross' to 90999 and $10 will go to the American Red Cross. Go to the website for more information."
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A pair of TUF veterans will square off when the UFC returns to the FOX network in December.
Ramsey Nijem (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), a finalist on Season 13 of "The Ultimate Fighter," will meet Joe Proctor (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a contestant on this past season of "The Ultimate Fighter Live" at UFC on FOX 5. UFC officials on Wednesday announced the lightweight bout.
UFC on FOX 5 takes place Dec. 8 at KeyArena in Seattle, a location that was announced Tuesday night.
Nijem has won back-to-back fights after being knocked out by TUF 13 winner Tony Ferguson in the first round to close out their season of the reality show in June 2011. At UFC 137, Nijem outpointed Danny Downes in Las Vegas. And this past June, he stopped C.J. Keith with a first-round TKO at UFC on FX 4 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Proctor in June at the The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale landed a first-round knee against Jeremy Larsen, and then finished him off with punches for his first official UFC victory. Proctor, who trains with UFC lightweight standout Joe Lauzon, reached the quarterfinals of the show before being eliminated by James Vick. But his win over Larsen gave him four straight official victories.
UFC on FOX 5 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between current champ Benson Henderson (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and No. 1 contender Nate Diaz (16-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC). In addition, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (21-6, 5-4) meets Alexander Gustafsson (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the co-main event, and B.J. Penn (16-8-2 MMA, 12-7-2 UFC) vs. Rory MacDonald (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) also takes place on the FOX-broadcast main card. A fourth main-card fight is expected to be added.
For more on UFC on FOX 5, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Super Food # 3: Beans
Goal: 3 to 4 servings every week
What it does: Low in fat, beans are a good source of protein and fiber and may have protective effects against heart disease and breast cancer. Beans may also play a role in stabilizing female hormones, says nutritionist Susan Krause, MS, RD.
"Beans have been around so long that most people don't view them as a fancy new health food," Krause says. "But in fact, they are among one of the healthiest things a woman can eat."
In studies published in the International Journal of Cancer, researchers found that beans in general, and lentils in particular, may have some protective effects against breast cancer. In research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, doctors found a relationship between a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and a higher intake of legumes. Well known legumes include peas, beans, lentils, and peanuts.
As a source of both soluble and insoluble fiber, Krause says, beans can help lower cholesterol, while their level of a nutrient known as isoflavone can help in the regulation of hormones and may aid with PMS, perimenopause, or menopause symptoms. Although soybeans have among the highest levels of isoflavones, other sources include red clover, kudzu, mung beans, alfalfa sprouts, black cohosh, and chickpeas.
"Beans also contain something called protease inhibitors, which may help protect against breast cancer," says Krause. Protease inhibitors help slow the division of cancer cells and in this way may prevent tumor formation.
Last but not least, if you are in your reproductive years, beans can give you a steady supply of folic acid -- essential if you should become pregnant.


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Lea Michele and the McKinley High crew are about to welcome Ricky Martin to "Glee," an artist with whom she has a special connection.
"[I've known] Ricky since [I was] 8 years old," Lea told Access Hollywood as she promoted her first feature film, "New Year's Eve," over the weekend.
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The two crossed paths in the famed Broadway musical "Les Miserables."
"He was in 'Les Mis' with me when I was 8 years old on Broadway," Lea, now 25, said. "I adore him. I think he would be great."
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The cast hasn't officially been told about Ricky's "Glee" guest spot for an episode set to air next year, but she was aware several celebrities were heading to the show.
"I have heard the rumors about Ricky and Gloria Estefan. Ryan [Murphy, 'Glee' co-creator] told me that we have four major stars coming onto the show," she said.
The superstar action heading to "Glee" comes after months of a back-to-basics approach for the FOX hit.
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"We're on episode 10 of 22," she said. "We really did take it back to basics, focusing on the main characters. It's going to amp up again. We're going back now to — I know we're doing a theme episode of probably the most famous artist in the entire world. We're doing an episode of their music."
While she wouldn't say which artist she was referring to, Lea said "Glee" has done this superstar's tunes on the show before.
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"We've done two of their songs before. Now we're doing a whole episode of their stuff," she said, offering another hint.
"We have some big celebrities coming on the show," Lea added. "We have some shockers, some huge shocking stuff that when I read the script, I threw the script across the room, I called my cast members and I was like, 'Did you read the last page?' It's going to get really exciting."
"New Year's Eve" will hit theaters on December 9.
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ConocoPhillips pledges $3.5 million for Biotech Building
Houston-based energy firm ConocoPhillips has made a major gift toward the University of Colorado Boulder's Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building to bring together world-class scientists and engineers working toward solutions in fields such as medicine and energy.
ConocoPhillips intends to follow up a $1 million January cash gift with proposed future gifts of $2.5 million over the next two years, for an anticipated total of $3.5 million toward an area of the building to house the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. The department will be one of three CU-Boulder units to occupy the 336,000-square-foot building on the East Campus, along with the Division of Biochemistry and the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB). Researchers will begin occupying the building in early 2012.
"The Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building creates a Front Range anchor for the biosciences with the help of partners like ConocoPhillips," said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. "With interdisciplinary research, the possibilities for energy innovation are limitless, and ConocoPhillips is providing the foundation for this vital work."
The gifts will name the ConocoPhillips Center for Energy Innovation, and bring under one roof select researchers from two research programs it supports, the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) and the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI).
The Caruthers Biotechnology Building aims to dissolve walls and promote collaboration among science and engineering disciplines. Chemical and biological engineering faculty will work with researchers in nearly a dozen academic disciplines and with partners including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and ConocoPhillips. In all, the building will house 60 tenure-line faculty, 500 graduate students and research associates, and undergraduates working on critical challenges in biotechnology.
CU-Boulder chemical and biological engineers will pursue research that may herald:
- More efficient biofuels production, thanks to novel microbial technologies discovered by the lab of Associate Professor Ryan Gill, C2B2 managing director
- Improved transfer of biomass into synthetic fuels, based on pioneering work by Professor Alan Weimer, C2B2 executive director
- Improved capture of carbon at energy plants, based on liquid membrane technology conceived in the lab of Professor Richard Noble
ConocoPhillips currently sponsors more than $2 million in CU-Boulder faculty research contracts for 2011-13. The university is one of nine participants in the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars program, which provides scholarships, mentorship and enrichment for students interested in energy careers. CU alumni who have held ConocoPhillips leadership positions include Tom Sears ('52), James Gallogly ('74) and Carin Knickel ('79). The firm is a founding member and lead sponsor of C2B2.
With these gifts, nearly $40 million in private support has been raised for the building. Its construction is funded by a variety of private and public sources including a $15 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant.
CU-Boulder's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering ranks among the top 10 public graduate programs in the U.S. Its faculty have been awarded more than $25 million in research grants in the past two years, and have won more American Institute of Chemical Engineering awards this past decade than at any university except the University of Texas.
ConocoPhillips is an integrated energy company with interests around the world. Headquartered in Houston, the company had approximately 29,700 employees, $156 billion in assets and $189 billion in revenue as of Dec. 31, 2010. For more information go tohttp://www.conocophillips.com.


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At The Plate – The Cubs had no chance in this one as the Storm Chasers scored more runs (6) in the first than the Cubs had hits (5) for the entire game. The Cubs could only manage two runs on those five hits in the 13-2 defeat. Logan Watkins was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, and a run scored from the lead-off spot. Brett Jackson returned to the lineup and was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Ian Stewart continues to struggle in what looks more like a permenant home than a rehab assignment, he was 0-for-3 with a walk, he's hitting .100 on the season.
On The Mound – Cubs pitching was atrocious in this one, and it started with Drew Carpenter. Carpenter went three innings giving up eight runs, seven earned on nine hits while walking two and striking out two. Cory Wade wasn't much better out of the pen going two innings giving up three runs on five hits while striking out one. Casey Coleman was decent going two innings giving up one run on three hits. Yoanner Negrin worked one inning giving up one run on four hits while walking one.
At The Plate – Daytona couldn't muster enough offense in this one as they could only manage seven hits and where 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. John Andreoli was 2-for-4 with an RBI, he's now hitting .329 on the season. Javier Baez was 1-for-3 with a double, and walk, he also made his eighth error of the season. Ben Carhart was 2-for-4 with a double in the loss.
On The Mound – Austin Kirk didn't have his best stuff and that results in his first loss of the season. Kirk went five innings giving up four runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out two. Luis Liria continued to struggle out of the pen giving up one run on one hit while walking one and striking out one in an inning of work. Sheldon McDonald and Eduardo Figueroa each had a scoreless appearance, with McDonald going two innings and Figueroa going one.
At The Plate – Finally some payback for Kane County as they blew a few games earlier this week, they came back to return the favor last night. The majority of the damage was done by the bottom of the order in this one as the four, five, six, and seven hitters were a combined 0-for-13 with three walks. Wes Darvill was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, and an RBI. Oliver Zapata was 1-for-3 with a walk, a triple, and two runs scored. The Cougars walked five times and stole four bases in the victory.
On The Mound – The Cougars were able to get through this one using just two pitchers. Tayler Scott went six innings giving up two runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out four. Brian Smith took it from there as he worked the final three innings and ended up getting the win, he gave up one run on three hits while striking out three.
NOTES: The Smokies were rained out last night.
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A list of book releases compiled by Dr. Dobb's to keep you up-to-date on software development tools and techniques.
Test-Drive ASP.NET MVC
by Jonathan McCracken
ASP.NET MVC 2.0 lets you test drive your code, control the output of your HTML, and leverage C# and .NET in an easy-to-use web framework. This book shows you all you need to know to get started developing web applications using test-driven development (TDD), from creating your first test, to building REST web services, to deploying your finished ASP.NET MVC applications. This book offers all the fundamentals, whether you're transitioning from older Microsoft technologies, or if you're coming from an open-source background and are curious about what ASP.NET MVC has to offer.
A Practical Guide to Distributed Scrum
by Elizabeth Woodward, Steffan Surdek, and Matthew Ganis
This is a practical guide for Scrum practitioners working in large-scale distributed environments. Written by three of IBM's leading Scrum practitioners — in close collaboration with the IBM QSE Scrum Community of more than 1000 members worldwide — this book offers specific, actionable guidance for everyone who wants to succeed with Scrum in the enterprise, including:
- Developing user stories and working with Product Owners as a distributed team
- Recognizing and fixing the flaws Scrum may reveal in existing processes
- Engaging in more efficient Release and Sprint planning
- Conducting intense, brief daily Scrum meetings in distributed environments
- Managing cultural and language differences
- Resolving dependencies, performing frequent integration, and maintaining transparency in geographically distributed environments
- Successfully running remote software reviews and demos
- Brainstorming to improve future Sprints
JUnit in Action, Second Edition
by Petar Tahchiev, Felipe Leme, Vincent Massol, and Gary Gregory
JUnit is the leading Java unit testing framework and its version 4.8 significantly improves the Java development process. Designed for productivity, it has extensions for newer application styles — like Ajax and HTML-based presentation layers — and for application frameworks like EJB and OSGi. This book is an entirely revised and up-to-date guide to unit testing Java applications. It provides techniques for solving real-world problems such as using mocks for testing isolation, in-container testing for Java EE and database applications, and test automation.


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Car insurance is a competitive game, one that demands insurance providers to give their best. If premiums are set too high or service is lacking, they know you'll move on to the competition for the low prices or customer service you're looking for.
And that can mean better, more competitive rates for you.
If you're just not satisfied with your insurance company; you need to insure a new car or you'd like to find out how to get a better deal on car insurance, this information is for you. Use it to weed through the car insurance maze, and you'll be on your way to the most secure coverage money can buy.
Since car insurance isn't exactly optional, we recommend you make things easy on yourself by shopping online. You can even sit at home in your pajamas if you want; just get comfortable. Log on to your computer and you're set to go.
To find out your state's requirements, we recommend this page from the Insurance Information Institute (III). Remember, since insurance is regulated state-by-state, what you'd need in one state isn't necessarily what you'd need in another. So if you plan on moving out-of-state soon, be sure to check out the requirements where you're heading before you get there.
While you want to make sure you're adequately covered, you don't want to get yourself in so deeply that you can't afford your car insurance premiums. If you feel you're already paying too much, take a look at your budget and determine what you can reasonably afford, either annually or monthly. Then keep this amount your goal as you shop online for car insurance.
By ordering a copy through DMV.org, you'll know exactly what you're up against when it comes to buying car insurance. A small fee may be required but, in most states, you can order online and save the hassle of waiting in line. Another Tip: You may also want to get a copy of your credit score, since insurers may use both your driving and credit histories to determine car insurance rates. You can also purchase these online from any of the three credit reporting agencies: Experian, Equifax or TransUnion.
If you're worried about totaling that new car, you might want to consider collision insurance. If, on the other hand, you're concerned about colliding with someone with no insurance, uninsured driver coverage might be just the thing.
Your options are numerous, so read up on car insurance to get educated before you sign on the dotted line. Your deductible is simply the amount you pay out of pocket before your insurance company starts picking up the tab when you have an accident. The higher your deductibles are, the lower your car insurance premiums will be. $500 and $1,000 are common deductible levels for car insurance.
Do you have a great driving record? Are you a student with outstanding grades? Maybe you drive a car with a high safety rating? Have you ever taken driver's education? All these situations qualify you for driver discounts, which can really add up!
It's time to apply for car insurance by gathering quotes. You'll need the following information for this step:
The name, age, sex and driver's license numbers of all drivers in your household
Your car's make, model and year of manufacture
Your current insurance policy
Your vehicle registration
The approximate number of miles you drive annually
The purpose for which you use your car
Where you park your car overnight
Now, fill out the quote box at the top of this page so we can start matching you with local car insurance agents. The application only takes a few minutes, but with the savings you'll experience, it's definitely worth a little time.
When you start receiving car insurance quotes, you'll want to check insurer references to make sure you're dealing with reputable companies.
Start with your state department of insurance, which you can find by clicking on your state here. Then go to an independent rating service, like A.M. Best for further information. Here you'll find customer service and financial stability ratings that may prove invaluable in choosing the right insurance company.
Before you settle on a car insurance policy:
Carefully review the quotes and policies you've received
Make sure each policy includes the coverage you requested
Ask yourself if the premium payments fit your budget
Talk with each agent to find out how comfortable he or she makes you feel and determine the level of service each one provides
Remember, the cheapest policy isn't always the best. When it's time to file a claim, you need an insurer you can count on. Depending on what's more important to you, additional services may be worth a few extra coins.
Now that you've narrowed down your choices and chosen the policy that's right for you, your insurance agent will handle all the details. After all, that's what he or she is trained to do.
Make sure you have contact information so you can call your agent if you have questions when you receive your policy. Meanwhile, your agent should give you a temporary binder to serve as proof of insurance. Carry it with you, or in your vehicle, until your policy arrives by mail. Then file it away and substitute your proof of insurance card, which should be small enough to carry in your wallet.
A note of caution: Don't forget to cancel your previous insurance policy!
Now that you know how to buy car insurance, you're on your way toward the right car insurance at the right price.
So take advantage of this information and let MyCarStats shop your car insurance for you. The results might just surprise you!
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Automated Code Quality Checking In Ruby And Rails
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Code quality tools are starting to emerge more and more in the Ruby community. Tools like Flog, Heckle, Reek, Roodi, Saikuro and Simian are all useful in finding problematic code in your application so you can fix it. Similar tools have been available in the Java and .NET communities for years, and are commonly included in automated builds as a matter of course.
In this session, you'll learn what these tools do and why. You'll get to see how to include them in your own automated builds and to configure them to levels that are appropriate for you and your project. Finally, you'll get a taste of how to extend these tools with your own checks and contribute back to the community.
Marty Andrews
Cogent Consulting Pty Ltd
Marty is an agile coach & Rails developer from Melbourne Australia. He's a director at Cogent Consulting Pty. Ltd. – a Melbourne based boutique software development consultancy with a particular bias towards agile development processes and Ruby based technologies.
Marty has been spruiking the benefits of code quality tools in the Java and Ruby development communities for years. He's the author of both Complexian and Roodi, and has contributed to several other code quality tools in his career.
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Malloy: State sets national bipartisan standard
Hartford — As of 12:15 p.m. Thursday, it was illegal for a state resident to purchase a rifle or a shotgun without a national background check and to buy a magazine that holds more than 10 bullets.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed one of the nation's most comprehensive gun control bills into law on Thursday.
"I hope that this is an example to the rest of the nation, certainly to our leaders in Washington who seem so deeply divided," Malloy said at the bill-signing ceremony.
The bill was passed 26-10 in the Senate at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday and 105-44 in the House at 2:26 a.m. Thursday. There was strong support from both Republicans and Democrats; many lawmakers and the governor said they thought the nation could learn something from the state.
In southeastern Connecticut, six of the 14 legislators voted against the measure, saying their rural constituents drove their decision. Those against the bill said it unfairly burdened law-abiding gun owners and didn't address mental health, while those in favor said it was a good start.
"Traditionally, when you are working on legislation and trying to reach a compromise, if both sides are a little bit unhappy, you have probably found the happy middle ground," said Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, who represents Newtown.
House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, said he was pushed by some in his party to put forth a bill driven by Democrats, but he said preferred the bipartisan effort.
"Even though we have all the numbers, you don't always have all the answers, so you need to understand that sometimes, you get a better product when you actually sit down and listen to the other side once in a while," Sharkey said.
Lawmakers on the legislature's Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety met for eight weeks. Legislative leaders met for another three weeks after that.
Many deadlines were missed, and Sharkey said there were times when he had doubts.
But at the bill-signing ceremony, Nicole Hockley, mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Dylan Hockley, thanked lawmakers and the governor for the bill.
"I can't begin to tell you how much it means to us that our voices have been heard," she said. "We have said from the outset that we want Newtown to be known not for tragedy but for transformation, and this law marks the beginning of that turning point."
Hockly said the new law made her hopeful that members of the U.S. Senate would listen to her and other Sandy Hook families next week when they visit Washington.
Listening to constituents
But not all constituents and lawmakers were happy. Sharkey said he knew legislators from southeastern Connecticut would be voting against the bill.
"These are representatives and senators who are listening to their constituents and doing what they believe is right for their districts, so I don't think they can be faulted for making the decision that they did," Sharkey said.
In the House, state Reps. Ed Jutila, D-East Lyme, Kevin Ryan, D-Montville, and Timothy Bowles, D-Preston, voted against the bill.
"For me, it gets down to too much emphasis on the gun control issue on this bill and not enough emphasis on mental health," Bowles said.
As someone who has worked in the children's mental health field, Bowles said, he is aware of the holes in the mental health system in the state. The bill creates a task force to study the mental health system, which is good, but he said he had hoped the legislature actually would fund more mental health services.
"I take a look at Sandy Hook and I happen to believe the prevailing issue was mental health," Bowles said.
Hundreds of youngsters and young adults in this state are facing a mental health crisis, and this bill doesn't address that, he said.
Bowles said he met with family members of victims of the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and was sensitive to what they were saying about wanting to ban high-capacity magazines.
Those family members have said banning high-capacity magazines of more than 10 rounds would slow a shooter down and potentially save one life.
"But you know, I have to say that because there are so many people like this all over the country, they will find a way to go ahead and create carnage and chaos regardless of what we do to try to control weapons," Bowles said.
Jutila said the decision to vote against the bill was difficult and that he didn't make it until about 7 p.m. Wednesday. He said he listened to his constituents and colleagues up until the last minute, made a pro and con list and weighed everything together to decide.
The bill was 139 pages, he said, and he was only given a few hours to review it.
"It was troubling," he said.
When asked about the merits of expanding the assault weapons ban, Jutila asked, "Are we removing dangerous weapons from bad people and the mentally ill in the process, or are we just putting more restrictions on good, honest citizens who want to own particular kinds of firearms?"
Jutila said he had attended an NRA pistol safety course to learn more and was told that police officers miss their target one out of five times. He would have preferred to limit the magazine size to 16 instead of 10 bullets so that average citizens would have a better chance of defending themselves, he said.
Geography trumps politics
When asked whether he thought people would follow the new law, Jutila said, "You know, my guess is that some people will abide by it and some people won't."
He said he didn't know the political affiliations of those who contacted him.
"I don't think it is a Democrat, Republican issue," Jutila said. Rather, it's about "people who feel strongly about their right to bear arms."
Bowles said the people in his district tended to be "blue dog Democrats," or conservative Democrats.
"It's a different kind of breed in Democrats in southeastern Connecticut," he said.
Vin Moscardelli, a University of Connecticut political science professor, said based on the research he has seen, the support for gun control is largely limited to urban areas. There is a geographical component that overrides politics and ideology, he said.
But no matter where people stand, many of the bill's components went into effect Thursday. Malloy said he called a meeting with executive staff, including state police, early Thursday morning to figure out how to have the system firmly in place by Aug. 1.
Mike Lawlor, undersecretary of criminal justice policy in the Office of Policy Management, said the goal is to have the state ready to register high-capacity magazines by Jan. 1, 2014.
By Oct. 1, 2013, anyone in Connecticut who wants to purchase ammunition or an ammunition magazine also will have to go through a background check, according to the bill.
"It's going to be a significant expansion of the operation that keeps track of all this stuff," he said.
Roll call
For the bill:
Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford
Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington
Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford
Rep. Edward Moukawsher, D-Groton
Rep. Elissa Wright, D-Groton
Rep. Ernest Hewett, D-New London
Rep. Brian Sear, D-Canterbury
Rep. Emmett Riley, D-Norwich
Against the bill:
Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington
Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague
Sen. Art Linares, R-Westbrook
Rep. Ed Jutila, D-East Lyme
Rep. Kevin Ryan, D-Montville
Rep. Timothy Bowles, D-Preston
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The success of the Roadster has several causes (repeating here from a thread in the Teslamotorsclub forum):
- Sports car country with many nice Alpine trips on your doorstep.
- Short distances (e.g. Zurich-Geneva 280km).
- Electricity everywhere.
- Right from the beginning in 2009 very professional sales staff were at work.
Perfect deliveries to your door, cars licenced with plates, all paper work completed.
- Later then a very well located sales and service center was established with
very experienced sports car technicians/mechanics.
- There was never any trace of "startup pains". They could have sold Porsches or Ferraris equally competently. A good approach if you want to survive at the higher end.
Some of these traits will help, but Model S is a very different car and for our roads and parking spaces a very large car - among the largest on the market. Certainly for me Model S would be about 20 cm too wide to be practical.
- Alfred
Another thought about Switzerland is the country is quite wealthy on the average with average incomes much better than the USA. Combine that with relatively short driving distances in the country and high gasoline prices an electric makes more sense. The Swiss also seem to have a great reguard for the environment another plus for the Tesla.


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It took only two laps, but Danica Patrick's terrible luck at Daytona continued with a multi-car crash that temporarily knocked her out of her Daytona 500 debut. It was Danica's third wreck in three races this week at Daytona.
The wreck started about ten cars in front of Danica, but as she approached, she was unable to avoid the spinning cars. The wreck could have been even worse. As she slid down into the infield, she somehow avoids two other cars, going between the two sliding cars.
At the time of this post, Danica's crew was still working to get her back in the race. The wreck did knock out five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.
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Foot Corn and Callus Treatment And TipsCorns and calluses most often occur on the toes or bottom of the foot. Though, they can form in different areas of the body. Calluses, also called a a tyloma, is a area on the skin that gets thicker in reaction to steady pressure or friction. Calluses are most often not painful, nevertheless if they do get painful then you should look for treatment. If the callus starts to make a assemblage of dead cells at its center, it is now considered a corn, or heloma.
Issues outside of the body that can form calluses or corns are anything that cause abrasion and stress on the epidermis. The number one cause is shoes or socks that are too tight. Indeed, they now have additional socks known as diabetic socks that are more stretchable. Socks that get bunched up on the foot can also cause trouble, as they cause added pressure in those areas. People who do manual labor also at risk of getting corns on toes. Walking around, carrying large objects, is not the method to get beautiful looking feet.
Not using shoes is also a problem because your feet will be exposed to all hard surfaces, for instance rocks and concrete. Correct shoes with insoles are the key in the management and prevention of corns and calluses. Athletes over and over again have problems with corns and calluses. In actual fact, anything with increased stress applied to the skin of the hands and feet will be challenging. Obviously, calluses are not all the time dreadful. For example, MMA fighters time and again seek to make a calluses on their knuckles and shins for added protection, and to make their strikes hurt additional during a fight. Other factors that contribute to forming a corn or callus can be located in the body. As an example, bony prominenc
A corn or callus is defined as an area of thick, hardened, dead skin. They typically form on the bottom or sides of the feet and, if left untreated, can become painful or infected. The medical term for the thickened skin that forms corns and calluses is hyperkeratosis (plural=hyperkeratoses). A callus refers to a more diffuse, flattened area of thick skin, while a corn is a thick, localized area that usually has a conical or circular shape. Corns, also known as helomas, sometimes have a dry, waxy, or translucent appearance.
Calluses or corns usually do not need treatment unless they cause pain. If they do cause pain, the treatment goal is to remove the pressure or friction that is causing the callus or corn, to give it time to heal. Initial treatment generally involves things you can do at home. These include carefully choosing your footwear, using a pumice stone, and using over-the-counter (nonprescription) salicylic acid products.
Tips to Cure Corns and Calluses
1. Ice a hard corn
If a hard corn is so painful and swollen that you cannot even think of putting a shoe on your foot, apply ice to the corn to help reduce some of the swelling and discomfort.
2. Do not cut
There are a myriad of paring and cutting items to remove corns and calluses available in your local drugstore or variety store. But you should ignore them all, in the best interest of your feet. Cutting corns is always dangerous, according to podiatrists. You can expose yourself to an infection, or you may cause bleeding that is not easily stopped.
3. Soft step it
You can give yourself temporary relief from corns and calluses with shielding and padding. What you want the padding to do is transfer the pressure of the shoe from a painful spot to one that is free of pain. 'Non' medicated corn pads, for example, surround the corn with material that is higher than the corn itself, thus protecting the corn from contact with the shoe.
A similar idea applies when padding a callus. Cut a piece of moleskin (available at your local drugstore or camping supply store) into two half moon shapes. Then place the pieces on opposite sides of teh area to protect it.
4. Separate your 'piggies'
To relieve soft corns that form between toes, keep the toes separated with lamb wool or cotton. A small, felt pad, like those for hard corns, may also be used for this purpose.
5. Baby your soft corn
In addition to separating your toes, sprinkle a little cornstarch or baby powder between them to help absorb moisture.
6. Mix your own callus concoction
For calluses, it is suggested that you mix up your own callus softener. Make a paste using five or six aspirin tablets and a table spoon of lemon juice, apply it to the callus, wrap your foot in a plastic bag and wrap a warm towel around the bag. Wait ten minutes, then unwrap the foot and gently rub the callus with a pumice stone.
7. Invite your feet to tea
Soaking your feet in chamomile tea that has been thoroughly diluted has a soothing effect and according to podiatrists again, will help dry out sweaty feet (excessive moisture can contribute to foot problems). The chamomile will stain your feet, but the stain can be easily removed with soap and water.
8. Coat your feet
If you expect to be doing an unusual amount of walking or running, coat your toes with a little petroleum jelly to reduce friction.
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Awards Time
I won't have time to properly thank Tyson for this very special award for next couple of days, but it seemed like letting him speak in his own words would be a good temporary fix 🙂 Lately, I feel almost embarrassed at the number of awards and accolades coming my way … to such an extent that I have spent a whole lot more time than anyone should trying to figure out why … ultimately concluding that (a) I must be doing something right, and (b) people have run out of other candidates.
But of course, that's not really true, because no matter how many awards you get, or I get, I never give them to anyone that I don't genuinely feel deserves recognition.
There's another issue involved: In our daily lives, most of us don't get recognition. We work, we do what we are supposed to do, what we have to do, what we are expected to do by others and ourselves. In my 40 years of work, I've gotten very little recognition beyond the occasional "Good job, Marilyn." No statuettes (Garry has a lot of them!) plaques, etc. I just didn't work in that kind of industry. No annual awards. Having a job IS the reward. Now, with blogging, I feel like I'm making up for lost time. I will pass this (and another couple of awards) to others. I hope I can make a few other folks feel that their efforts are not going for naught.
Meanwhile, to my faithful audience, please feel free to express your admiration with large cash donations 🙂
Thank you all for finding my stuff interesting enough to read, look at, comment on … and even send me the occasional piece of hate mail. In this society, without hate mail, you hardly count in this world.
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Over the past few weeks I have been lucky enough to receive a few of these online awards that are doing the rounds. I always take them in the way I think they are intended, and that way being from one blogger to another who likes or appreciates your work. I know some people dismiss them, and that's cool, to each their own, but I feel that the person choosing me and my site at the very least deserves a public thankyou!
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Last holiday season, we went a little overboard in stocking up on winter brews. When the last guest left, we had a refrigerator full of dark stouts and porters. My husband, whose taste runs to lighter beers, said it was time to start cooking.
We've now had a year's worth of chicken cooked in beer, porter-based sauces and stout stews. Here's one of our favorites: pork and beans with butternut squash, which turns out to be a good vegetable pairing for the stout.
The stew looks best when the squash pieces stay whole, but if they melt into the mix, don't worry � the stew will taste just as good.
2 tablespoons olive oil, or more as needed
3 pounds boneless pork shoulder or boneless country-style pork chops, cut into cubes no larger than 1-1/2 inches
1-1/2 cups water, or more as needed
2 cups diced onions
Kosher salt
1 cup stout, such as Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cans (about 30 ounces total) no-salt-added Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed (may substitute 3 cups home-cooked white beans)
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound peeled, seeded butternut squash, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
Position an oven rack in the bottom third of the oven; preheat to 325 degrees.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large, nonstick saut� pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add half of the pork, taking care not to crowd the pan. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, turning the pieces as needed until they lose their raw look. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining cubes, adding oil as needed.
When all of the pork has browned, increase the heat to high under the empty saut� pan or skillet and add 1/2 cup of the water. Use a wooden spatula or spoon to dislodge any browned bits, then remove from the heat.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven or ovenproof saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and a pinch of salt; reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft but not browned. Add the stout, the remaining 1 cup of water, the molasses, cloves and beans, along with the reserved liquid from the saut� pan or skillet. Season lightly with salt and pepper, stirring to combine, then add the browned pork. The liquid should just barely cover the ingredients; add water as needed. As soon as the liquid begins to bubble, cover the pan and transfer it to the oven. Bake for 1 hour.
Remove from the oven to stir in the squash, then cover and return to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the pork and squash are tender.
Remove the pan from the oven, uncover it and let the stew rest for 10 minutes. Taste the broth and adjust the seasoning as needed.
Serve right away, or cool quickly in a water bath or in a shallow metal pan or bowl in the refrigerator. Once the stew has cooled, cover and refrigerate for as long as 3 days or freeze for as long as 3 months.
Nutrition Per serving (based on 10): 360 calories, 33 grams protein, 29 grams carbohydrates, 11 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 80 milligrams cholesterol, 300 milligrams sodium, 7 grams dietary fiber, 8 grams sugar
Servings: 8 to 10 servings (12 cups)


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I came across Clinical Key today by a tweet in #tipsfornewdocs
#tipsfornewdocs If you're at UCL, @ClinicalKey is being trialled until 28 September bit.ly/QD7q9iI then found a YouTube about the 'Presentation Maker' in Clinical Key which allows images to be imported into Powerpoint with all the copyright information embedded. Sounds good.
— Breda Corish (@BredaCorish) July 25, 2012
But going forward we would like to make our educational materials open educational resources which with could easily share with others. Would this be possible with Clinical Key?
I asked the Twitter account and got the following response:
@amcunningham Sharing within an LMS of subscribing institutions, no problem. The content on @ClinicalKey is copyrighted material, so no OER.
— ClinicalKey (@ClinicalKey) July 25, 2012
In the mean time I had missed a tweet from Brenda directing me to the Presentation Maker Terms and Conditions. These specify that "Authorized users for ClinicalKey have permission to use content from the site in presenations for noncommercial use. You must keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices"
But producing an OER is a noncommercial use. I would have thought that using Elsevier images in a presentation with their copyright respected would be a great way of advertising what might be a very useful service.
Maybe Clinical Key will rethink this.


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Wowsa! Has it really been 2 months since I last posted? Lots of news of the readergirlz front.
First, there's the National Book Awards...where readergirlz is picking up an Innovation in Reading Award. That's in November and it's been fun to listen to the 2 divas who are going to represent us get all fussy about The Dress.
Next up, there's the rgz Teen Read Week press release over at the readergirlz blog.
Then, there's the banner, in small, medium, large, or side banner! Once again created by the awesome Holly Cupala...check out her debut novel book cover!
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U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly Update for Dec. 3
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 3, 2012) - The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on Dec. 3 includes briefs on U.S. players.
FIVB WORLD GRAND PRIX EXPANDS FOR 2013: The FIVB announced Sunday during the World Grand Prix Council Meeting that it will expand the FIVB World Grand Prix from 16 teams to a record 20 teams starting in 2013. The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team has captured the last three titles of the annual premier international volleyball tournament. The 2013 event, which runs Aug. 2 to Sept. 1, will consist of three preliminary round weekends with five groups of four teams each. During the opening weekend, the U.S. will face two-time reigning Olympic Games champion Brazil, reigning FIVB World Champion Russia and Poland in Group A held Aug. 2-4. Team USA resumes action Aug. 9-11 in Group F against Serbia, Netherlands and a team to be determined from South Africa. The Americans conclude the preliminary round Aug. 16-18 in Group M against Czech Republic, Japan and Bulgaria. The FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round will return to Japan for the first time since 2009 and take place in Sapporo from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Host Japan and the top five finishers in the preliminary round will advance to the six-team FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round. For the complete press release, click here.
BERG, KIRALY, McCUTCHEON PRESENTING AT AVCA CONVENTION: Two-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team silver medalist Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and past U.S. Olympic Women's and Men's Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon will be presenting at the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Annual Convention set for Dec. 12-16 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. Others presenting include 2000 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team Head Coach Mick Haley, three-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team Head Coach Terry Liskevych and four-time U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team setter Lloy Ball. USA Volleyball will be providing a wide variety of Coaching Accreditation Program at the AVCA Convention, including IMPACT, CAP I, CAP II, BCAP and VCAP. To register for the USAV CAP courses and AVCA Convention, click here. For more information on CAP at the AVCA Convention, click here.
SKILLS CLINIC BENEFITS HAITI: Child in Hand and USA Volleyball are conducting a four-clinic series of skills training and real-life education about Haiti. Former U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Assistant Coach Tom Hogan, two-time Olympic Games silver medalist Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and past U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team middle blocker Tracy Stalls conducted two clinics on Dec. 2 at the East Boulder Community Center and at the Front Range Volleyball Club. Two additional clinics will be hosted at Big House Sports in Colorado Springs on Dec. 9. Cost is $40 per player and individuals can register online by clicking here. All clinic proceeds and donations will go directly to Child in Hand for use in sustaining the non-profit's integrated medical, psychological and sports programming efforts in Haiti, including distribution to the Haitian Volleyball Federation and the dozens of youth volleyball teams cropping up around the country following the devastating earthquake. The clinics are collecting donations of volleyball shoes, kneepads, jerseys, etc. to give to school volleyball teams in Haiti. For more information on Child in Hand, visit childinhand.org.
TOM WITH BRAZIL'S UNILEVER: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a four-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball selection with two silver medals, is playing this winter with Unilever in Brazil's Superliga. Unilever improved to 2-0 with a 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 25-15 victory over Volei Amil on Nov. 27 in Campinas, Brazil. Tom notched a team-high 16 points with 11 kills, three blocks and two aces. She added 13 excellent receptions on 29 attempts in the victory. To review the match video online, click here. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. Unilever remained undefeated through the third round with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-19 victory over E.C. Pinheiros on Nov. 30. Tom was one of three Unilever players to score 11 points as she was credited with 10 kills on 31 attacks and a block. She added a match-high 20 digs in the victory. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. Unilever returns to action on Dec. 4 against Usiminas/Minas, followed by a Dec. 7 match versus Banana Boat/Praia Clube in a battle of the only remaining undefeated teams.
RICHARDS WITH TURKEY'S BAKIRKOY BELEDIYE YESILYURT: Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), alternate for both the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Teams, is competing for BakirkOy Belediye Yesilyurt in the Turkish League. Yesilyurt produced a second consecutive win on Dec. 1 with a 25-11, 21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-9 victory over Sariyer Belediyesi (4-3). Richards pocketed 20 kills on 33 attacks, two aces and a block for a team-high 23 points. She handled 41 of her team's 82 service receptions in the victory. Yesilyurt (3-4), now in eighth place but with an identical record as sixth-place Besiktas Bahcesehir, faces Bursa B. Sehir Bld on Dec. 8.
LARSON-BURBACH, BOWN WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KAZAN: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who have each won an Olympic silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, are competing for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League. In the CEV Champions League, Kazan (3-1, 10 points) challenges Italy's Robur Tiboni Urbino (1-3, three points) on Dec. 4 in the fifth leg of the opening round Pool E. To watch the live stream of the match at 11:30 a.m. PT, click here. Last week Kazan topped Dinamo Moscow (6-2) 25-22, 25-27, 25-17, 25-20 on Dec. 2 to improve to 8-0 in the Russia Super League. Stats are unavailable for the match. Kazan, the only undefeated team in the Russia Super League at 8-0, will face Severstal Cherepovets on Dec. 16 in its next Super League regular season match. Earlier the week Kazan won all three matches of the Russia Cup semifinal round group A. Kazan downed Ulan-Ude 25-14, 25-20, 25-20 to start the semifinal round on Nov. 26, followed by crushing Torch New Urengoy 25-6, 25-2, 25-5 on Nov. 27. Kazan finished the semifinal stage with a 25-16, 25-9, 25-16 victory over Tyumen on Nov. 28.
HOOKER WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KRASNODAR: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who earned the Best Spiker Award at the 2012 Olympic Games while helping the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team to the silver medal, is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar in the Russia Super League this winter. Krasnodar picked up three wins in the Russia Cup semifinal round group D to advance to the final round. Krasnodar defeated Ufimochka 26-24, 25-18, 26-24 on Nov. 26, followed by a 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 26-24 victory over Omichka on Nov. 27. Krasnodar concluded the semifinal round with a 25-20, 25-12, 25-15 victory over Yenisei on Nov. 28. Krasnodar returned to Russia Super League action on Dec. 2 by edging Tyumen (3-5, 11 points) 25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-8. Hooker did not compete in the match. Krasnodar (6-3, 18) resumes Super League action on Dec. 16 versus Uralochka (5-3, 16 points).
BARBOZA WITH RUSSIA'S UFIMOCHKA: Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing in Russia this season with Ufimochka UGNTU. During the Russia Cup semifinal round group D, Ufimochka lost two of three matches in a round-robin format. Dinamo Krasnodar topped Ufimochka 26-24, 25-18, 26-24 in a close three-set match on Nov. 26. Ufimochka bounced back to stop Yenisei 25-18, 30-28, 25-16 on Nov. 27 before falling to Omichka in a heartbreaking 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11 setback on Nov. 28. Ufimochka resumed the Russia Super League on Dec. 2, but was handed a 25-14, 25-21, 25-15 loss by Uralochka-NTMK (5-3, 16 points) to snap its three-match win streak. Stats are not available for the match. Ufimochka (3-5, 8 points) resumes Russia Super League action on Dec. 16 versus Omichka (4-4, 13 points).
HODGE, WILSON WITH AZERBAIJAN'S AZERRAIL BAKU: Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), a silver medalist on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Azerbaijan's Azerrail Baku in 2012-2013 along with fellow Penn State University alum Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.). Azerrail upset Rabita Baku 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23 on Nov. 27 to improve to 3-1 with nine points and in a tie for second place. Azerrail, now in second place in CEV Champions League Pool D with a 2-2 record and seven points, returns to CEV action on Dec. 5 with a pivotal match against Turkey's Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul (4-0). To watch the match live at 5 a.m. PT, click here.
METCALF WITH AZERBAIJAN'S IGTISADCHI BAKU: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is playing for Igtisadchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Igtisadchi defeated Lokomotiv 25-22, 17-25, 25-10, 25-20 on Nov. 27. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. Igtisadchi continued its stellar play on Nov. 30 with a 25-15, 27-25, 25-12 victory over Baki Azeryolservis to improve to 5-1 and atop the league standings with 15 points. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here.
AKINRADEWO WITH AZERBAIJAN'S RABITA BAKU: Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), a silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team at the 2012 Olympic Games, is competing for Rabita Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League. In CEV Champions League action, Rabita Baku (4-0) travels to Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese (3-1) on Dec. 5 for the fifth leg of Pool B, a match that could decide the pool winner with one leg remaining. To watch the match live at 10 a.m. PT, click here. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Rabita Baku lost its first match of the regular season with a 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23 setback to Azerrail Baku. Rabita Baku bounced back to defeat Lokomotiv Bileceri 25-9, 25-15, 25-12 on Nov. 30 to improve to 4-1.
TAMAS WITH AZERBAIJAN'S BAKI AZERYOLSERVIS: Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.), a 2008 silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Baki Azeryolservis of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. Baki Azeryolservis, 2-3 in the Azerbaijan Super League, lost to Igtisadchi 25-15, 27-25, 25-12 on Nov. 30. In the CEV Cup playoffs, Baki Azeryolservis faces Russia's Omichka Omsk in the 4th Final Round. Dates for the home-and-home series are Dec. 6 and Dec. 12.
FAWCETT WITH KOREA EXPRESSWAY IN KOREA LEAGUE: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), an opposite with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing with Korea Expressway in the Korean professional league. Korea Expressway defeated Heungkuk for the second match in a row with a 25-21, 24-26, 26-24, 26-24 battle on Nov. 28. Fawcett started the first set and subbed in the final two sets, compiling four points. American Whitney Dosty tallied 34 points for Heungkuk in the loss. Korea Expressway improved to 5-1 on the season with a 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19 victory over KGC Ginseng on Dec. 2. Fawcett started all four sets racking up 28 points including 25 kills on 37 attacks, two aces and a block. Korea Expressway looks to extend its win streak on Dec. 5 versus Hyundai, followed by a Dec. 9 match versus GS Caltex.
KLINEMAN WITH ITALY'S ASYSTEL McCARNAGHI VILLA CORTESE: Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) returns to the Italian Serie A1 for a second season, but will compete for Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese in 2012-2013. In Italian Serie A1 action, Villa Cortese defeated Chateaux D'Ax Urbino 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 25-18 on Dec. 1. Klineman scored a match-high 27 points with 21 kills on 39 attacks and six blocks. She added a 78 positive reception percent on 18 chances. Villa Cortese (4-3, 13 points), which jumped two spots into a fourth-place tie, resumes Italian Serie A1 action on Dec. 9 versus first-place Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio (5-2, 16 points) in a match that will air on Sportube 2. In CEV Champions League action, Villa Cortese (3-1) plays its fifth leg match versus undefeated Rabita Baku on Dec. 5. To watch the match live at 10 a.m. PT, click here.
LLOYD, FAUCETTE WITH ITALY'S YAMAMAY BUSTO ARSIZIO: Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.), a setter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing in the Italian Serie A1 league with Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in 2012-2013 along with American Juliann Faucette (San Diego). Both athletes played for Epic Volleyball Club in San Diego as juniors before going separate ways at the collegiate level. Yamamay Busto Arsizio, the reigning Italian League champion, defeated Duck Farm Chieri Torino 25-20, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19 on Dec. 2. Lloyd set Busto Arsizio to a stellar 46 kill percent for the match to go with three individual kills on three attacks and a block for four points. Faucette, who started the first three sets, totaled eight points in the victory with five kills, two blocks and an ace. To view a photo gallery of the match, click here. Yamamay Busto Arsizio (5-2, 16 points), which moved into sole possession of first place, will seek its fourth straight win on Dec. 9 against fourth-place Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese (4-3, 13 points). In CEV Champions League action, Yamamay Busto Arsizio (3-1) returns to CEV action on Dec. 6 versus Pool C leader Galatasaray Daikin Istanbul (3-1, 10 points). To watch the match live at 10 a.m. PT, click here.
HARMOTTO, GLASS WITH ITALY'S VOLLEY MODENA: Middle blocker Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) and setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), both members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, are competing with Assicuratrice Milanese Volley Modena in the Italian Serie A1 in 2012-2013. Harmotto, a silver medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games, and Glass were also teammates at Penn State University before joining the National Team. Modena lost a heartbreaking 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 23-21 match to then-league leader Foppapedretti Bergamo on Dec. 2. Glass set the squad to a 37 kill percent while tallying three kills on five errorless attacks, four blocks and an ace for eight points. Harmotto did not compete. On the opposite site of the net, former Penn State teammate Blair Brown contributed a team-high 22 points with 19 kills on 50 attacks and three blocks. Alexis Crimes, who has spent time with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, added 16 points with 14 kills on 24 errorless attacks and two blocks. Modena (3-4, 12 points), now in sixth place, resumes the Italian League schedule on Dec. 9 versus eighth-place Icos Crema (4-3, 10 points). Modena is also competing the CEV Challenge Cup and advanced directly into the Main Phase as it will face Nova KBM Branik Maribor in a home-and-home 16th Final Round series on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12.
PAOLINI WITH ITALY'S ICOS CREMA: Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, returns for a second season with Icos Crema as she helped the squad rise to the Italian Serie A1 Division for 2012-2013. For the second week in a row Icos Crema rallied to win in five sets, this time a 25-16, 16-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-6 victory over Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno on Dec. 2. Paolini secured 16 points with eight kills on 16 attacks, six blocks and two aces. She added two excellent receptions on as many attempts. Icos Crema (4-3, 10 points), now in eighth place, returns to Italian Serie A1 action on Dec. 9 versus fourth-place Assicuratrice Milanese Volley Modena (4-3, 13 points).
GIBBEMEYER WITH ITALY'S VOLLEY PESARO: Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Robursport Volley Pesaro in the Italian Serie A1 league in 2012-2013. Pesaro lost to Imoco Volley Conegliano 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 on Dec. 2. Gibbemeyer turned in 11 points with nine kills on 20 attacks and two blocks. Pesaro (3-4, 7 points), now in 10th place in the standings, will seek to snap its two-match losing streak on Dec. 9 as it faces last place Idea Volley 2002 Bologna (0-7, 1 point).
ENGLE, MURREY WITH ITALY'S BANCA REALE YOYOGURT GIAVENO: Ashley Engle (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who has trained with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is currently competing for Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno of the Italian Serie A1 alongside American Tarah Murrey (El Cerrito, Calif.) playing in her first full professional season. Giaveno lost a tight five-set match 25-16, 26-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-6 to eighth-place Icos Crema (4-3, 10 points) on Dec. 2. Murrey was credited with 12 points with 11 kills on 39 attacks and a block, while producing a 60 positive reception percent on 20 attempts. Engle, who was a sub in the third set and starter in the fourth set, tallied three kills on eight attacks and a block for four points. Giaveno (3-4, 9 points) plays second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo (6-1, 15 points) on Dec. 9 in its next Italian Serie A1 match.
SYKORA WITH ITALY'S CHATEAU D'AX URBINO VOLLEY: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas), a three-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team selection, is competing with Chateau D'Ax Urbino Volley in the Italian Serie A1 League for 2012-2013. Urbino lost to Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 25-18 on Dec. 1 as Sykora did not play. Urbino (1-6, 4 points) will try to halt the losing streak on Dec. 8 versus second-place Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (5-2, 15 points). In CEV Champions League Pool E action, Urbino returns to CEV Champions League action with a 1-3 record on Dec. 4 against Russia's Dinamo Kazan. To watch the live stream of the match at 11:30 a.m. PT, click here.
THOMPSON WITH POLAND'S BUDOWLANI LODZ: Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), a setter on the 2012s silver medalist U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Budowlani Lodz of the Orlen Liga in Poland for 2012-2013. Budowlani Lodz (3-6) lost to Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro (7-2) 25-18, 25-20, 25-13 on Nov. 30. Thompson started all three sets and helping Lodz to a 27 kill percent for the match. Budowlani Lodz, which dropped to seventh place in the 10-team league following the loss, faces third-place Tauron MKS Dabrowa Gornicza (7-2, 21 points) on Dec. 8 in its next match.
KIM GLASS WITH CHINA'S EVERGRANDE: Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, has reunited with her 2008 U.S. Olympic Games silver-medal winning coach, Jenny Lang Ping, with Evergrande Guangdong in the Chinese League this winter. Evergrande defeated XMB Fujian 25-18, 25-13, 25-16 on Nov. 27. In the seventh round, Evergrande stopped Kemen Ind. Army 25-9, 25-17, 25-19 on Dec. 1. Glass did not play in either victory. Evergrande is now 5-2 on the season and in second place behind Beijing Automotive.
LICHTMAN WITH SWITZERLAND'S HOTEL CRISTAL VFM I: Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.), an outside hitter with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Hotel Cristal VFM I in the Swiss Volley League along with Americans Bianca Rowland, Brianna Barry, Michelle Kocher, Lise Muhlemann and Amber Roberson. Hotel Cristal VFM lost to third-place Volley Koniz (8-5, 24 points) 25-18, 25-16, 25-15 on Nov. 25. Hotel Cristal VFM, now 7-5 with 22 points, faces seventh-place TSV Dudingen (5-9, 16 points) on Dec. 8 in its next Swiss League match.
U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM TRYOUT: The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will hold its annual open tryout Feb. 22-24, 2013, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Colorado Springs. This tryout is open to United States citizens who are current college-age athletes and older, and high school athletes born in 1993 or earlier. Throughout the tryout process, USA Volleyball will be identifying prospective athletes for the following two different programs: U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Program; U.S. Women's National Volleyball Senior A2 Team. The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Program is available to athletes who have concluded their collegiate eligibility and who wish to be invited to be a member of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team on a full-time basis. This program could begin as early as the spring of 2013, or when an athlete's scholastic or professional club season has concluded. Also considered for training with this group will be athletes who have remaining collegiate eligibility and their participation beginning in mid-May or when their scholastic calendar ends for 2013. The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Senior A2 Teams is available to athletes in college and with collegiate eligibility remaining for the 2013 collegiate season. This projected 48-athlete program is scheduled to take place in Dallas from June 25 to July 4 with training and competition at the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships (GJNC). For additional details including tryout fees, click here.


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Schaumburg police chief cleared of criminal wrongdoing
The Cook County State's Attorney's office has found no basis to continue a nearly 10-month investigation into stalking allegations against Schaumburg Police Chief Brian Howerton brought by his estranged ex-girlfriend.
Schaumburg officials received a letter Monday informing them that the Illinois State Police and state's attorney's probe of the stalking, harassment and intimidation claims was being closed without the filing of criminal charges.
Schaumburg Village Manager Ken Fritz said the letter makes it clear that the state's attorney's office cannot determine whether the alleged behavior was appropriate or professional, only that it was not criminal.
"We're certainly happy to see that the state's attorney's office has reviewed the case thoroughly and decided not to file any charges against the chief," Fritz said.
A complaint filed last March by Schaumburg resident Dawn Davis claimed Howerton abused his authority as police chief before and after their 18-month relationship. Neither Davis nor her attorney could be reached for comment Monday.
Howerton said Monday he could not comment until the village's internal investigation also has been closed.
Schaumburg's Office of Professional Standards initially put its investigation on hold while state police interviewed potential witnesses and gathered information. But the village reopened the inquiry in October when no results were forthcoming from the state's attorney's office, which by then was reviewing state police findings.
At the same time, Davis -- who'd previously had not commented publicly on the investigation -- shared her allegations with CBS-2 reporter Pam Zekman in a televised interview.
In that broadcast, Davis said she was fired from her job at a home health care agency by her boss, whom she'd previously dated, because of Howerton's constant calls on her work phone.
Davis told Zekman that when she tried to ignore the calls, Howerton became infuriated and made death threats against her.
Though Howerton has declined public comment, Schaumburg officials released a memo he'd written to them in July 2012 asserting that Davis' anger at him for ending their relationship was the reason for her complaint.
"What I do know is that Dawn threatened to destroy me as she was leaving my residence on March 21, 2012 after our year and a half long relationship ended," Howerton wrote. "I firmly believe that Dawn took steps throughout our time together to position herself so that she could cause me problems if I were the one to end the relationship."
Fritz said the village's investigation, which has a slightly different focus, will require a little more time to wrap up.
The village's Office of Professional Standards investigates whether employees followed proper procedure in the performance of their jobs whenever allegations of unprofessional conduct are made, he said.
State police are asked to investigate whenever there is even a slight possibility of a criminal charge resulting from the behavior of a public official, he added.
The complaint against Howerton was the only one the village has received about him throughout his 31 years with the police department, Fritz said. Howerton became police chief in 2009.


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I cannot, for the life of me, imagine what kind of interest these gardens claim in their plants and flowers? It is obvious that banning photography is nothing more or less than an attempt to increase revenue. I can imagine some circumstances that might warrant outright bans on photography, but outdoor gardens, open to the public, do not fall into that category.
This same issue regularly confronts genealogists. Take for example the New York Public Library. Here is an excerpt from their Terms and Conditions:
Proprietary RightsDoes this really mean that the New York Public Library claims to own all right, title and interest to all of the books, photographs and other materials in their collection? How did the library obtain such a vast interest in the world's intellectual property? My best guess is that the attorney who wrote this ridiculous statement, never used a public library. Actually, this statement is a sad commentary on the state of affairs of intellectual property rights and property rights in general. It is in exactly the same vein that the gardens claim ownership to photographs of their plants.
As between you and NYPL, NYPL owns, solely and exclusively, all rights, title and interest in and to the NYPL Websites, all the content (including, for example, audio, photographs, illustrations, graphics, other visuals, video, copy, software, etc.), code, data and materials thereon, the look and feel, design and organization of the NYPL Websites, and the compilation of the content, code, data and materials on such websites, including but not limited to any copyrights, trademark rights, patent rights, database rights, moral rights, sui generis rights and other intellectual property and proprietary rights therein. Your use of the NYPL Websites does not grant to you ownership of any content, code, data or materials you may access on these websites.
What is more interesting about both the gardens' and the library's position is that the claims in all cases, are patently false and at the very least, fraudulent. For example, later on in the New York Public Library's Terms and Conditions is the following:
1. Low Resolution Files (Only Non-Commercial Uses Allowed). Materials downloaded from the NYPL Websites may only be used for personal, educational, or research purposes. They may not be used for commercial purposes.Reading on in the Terms and Conditions it is evident that what is intended is that the Library does not want to get into the position of violating copyright law. But they are still charging a "reproduction fee" for downloading documents they do not own and which, in many cases, are clearly in the public domain, for example, photographs taken in the 1800s in the United States. It is the law in the United States that once a work is in the public domain, you cannot originate a copyright interest in the work buy mere possession or ownership.
2. High Resolution Files (All Uses Allowed, Including Commercial Uses). High resolution digital files of photos in the Library's Digital Gallery are available for editorial and commercial use for a reproduction fee. For more information, please go to: www.nypl.org/permissions.
What is at the heart of all of these issues are claims of ownership and control. The real question is who owns the public. In all of the cases, the putative owners do have sizable investments in the gardens and libraries. Neither would exist unless someone paid for their creation and upkeep. I have no problem with paying a use or entrance fee to a park or garden. I also have no problem paying taxes to support libraries, what I do question is when these entities go beyond providing a service and claims ownership.
If I create a work, I can claim a copyright interest. But, if I plant a tree in my front yard, can I stop people from taking a picture of the tree? Do I own the copy right to an image of a tree, I did not take?


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We get ready for The Great GoogaMooga with one of our favorite people chef Marcus Samuelsson (Red Rooster Harlem). Now, be warned, Mr. Samuelsson gives us a drool-worthy description of what he'll be cooking up at this weekend's music and food festival. Get ready, set, drool:
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The link between Harlem and Brooklyn is so strong. These are both two very vibrant places, and to be able to bring the energy, spirit and soul from these legendary places together is very exciting.
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We'll have springtime twists like fish taquitos, chicken & waffles, corn bread madeleine with tomato jam, jerk bacon and smoked caesar along with shrimp and dirty rice.
Best three words to describe why people should try it:
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What are you personally looking forward to this weekend other than your own event?
I'm always excited to be in the same place as other chefs to see how they're continuing their search for curiosity.
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Red Dawn
Red Dawn is a movie made in 1984 by John Milius about the invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union and Cuba. The story focuses on a group of small town high school teenagers who form a small rebel unit and employ guerrilla tactics against the occupying force. Two of these youths are played by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
The third world war in the story pits the United States, Canada, Great Britain and China against the Soviet Union and its allies. The Soviets nuke China and invade North America.
With hunting rifles and handguns the Wolverines stage a series of successful attacks against enemy soldiers and the group becomes so popular, the Soviets order executions as reprisals for their attacks.
The resistance group which fought the invasion was called the Wolverines, after the ferocious mammal of the Pacific Northwest.
During the war the Wolverines are killed off one by one, until only two of them are left at the end. The final scene which takes place years later implies American forces were victorious.
The movie had a strong nationalistic message fitting in with the Reagan era; the movie suggested the American public had become too comfortable with their lives resulting in a lack of patriotism; several characters are even seen collaborating. It also argues against gun control and defense cuts. A minor theme is about the question of where on draws the line between a freedom fighter and a terrorist. This is visualized by the Cuban commander who compares the Wolverines' struggle to his own experiences during the Cuban revolution.
The title refers to the sky filled with red parachutes the youths see at the morning of the invasion.
The movie was a depiction of a "what if" situation, should Europe abandon NATO, a fairly common fear in the 1980s, due to political developments in Europe; after a number of European countries became more and more leftist and anti-war during the 1980s, American fear of the "reds" peaked, many feared NATO would fall apart or Europe would make peace with the Soviet Union, leaving the United States vulnerable.
The movie was a box-office success on opening in 1984, and continues to receive both critical acclaim and new viewers to the present day.
The 2007 Guinness Book of World Records lists Red Dawn as the most violent movie ever made, with over 134 separate acts of violence.
In 2012 a second film with the same name, was created. But in this version North Korean soldiers are attacking America.
- Red Dawn at the Internet Movie Database


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California is supposedly having a debate about schools. At least, that's what the two most-discussed initiatives headed for the November ballot are said to be about. Gov. Jerry Brown says he is raising taxes temporarily to send 100 percent of the money to schools. Molly Munger and the PTA are advertising their own temporary income tax hike as sending money directly to schools.
The funding claims of both sides are less than honest. Most of the money in Brown's measure would go to the budget and things other than schools. And Munger dedicates a good chunk of the money to deficit reduction. But in both cases, these are questions of money, not schools.
So where is the education in these education initiatives?
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We don't know. Because no one is really talking about education.
There are big questions in this area for California to answer. The most basic two: What sort of education do we need in the 21st century? And how much does that cost? That's where any question of school funding should start. But these questions aren't touched in the debate, or by these initiatives, which seek to provide funding but make no connection between that funding and specific educational goals.
Alas, Brown's and Munger's initiative -- in ignoring the basic questions about education -- aren't anything new. They reflect a California status quo.
Ever since the state's voters passed Prop 98, the educational funding guarantee, in 1988, California hasn't had a real annual debate about education and what schools need to give a proper education. We've had a debate about what percentage of the budget, and of tax revenues, should go to schools. In other words, we've argued about money -- not education.
Prop 98 has framed the debate in this way, because the school funding guarantee doesn't have any connection to education. It's based on formulas that relate to budget revenues and per capita income. So when you hear people talk about Prop 98, they aren't really talking about education.
It's time to start over, blow up the Prop 98 guarantee (which hasn't guaranteed much except a pretty constant decline in California education funding compared to other states), and build school funding around educational necessity.
Unfortunately, the two ballot initiatives keep Prop 98 in place and continue our bad habit of merely pretending to talk about education. California can do better.
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|Status: de facto
|Tools for this tag
- Main article: Names
The primary tag used for naming an element.
Note that OSM follows the On the Ground Rule. Names recorded in name=* tag are ones that are locally used, especially ones typically signposted.[1]
It should be the most prominent signposted name or the most common name actually used to refer to a given object, almost always in the local language(s). In rare cases names may use foreign languages - for example tourism-oriented gift shop may have name in language used by tourists, not in language of local people.[2]
See below for the main values.
|User defined
|The common default name. (Notes:
|User defined
|Name in different language; e.g., name:fr=Londres. Note that all key variants below can use a language suffix. See: Multilingual names.
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|User defined
|Used when a way has different names for different sides (e.g., a street that's forming the boundary between two municipalities).
|User defined
|International name (note: consider using language specific names instead; e.g., name:en=... - see above – International does not (necessarily) mean English).
|User defined
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|User defined
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|User defined
|It has been created for country names but we need a clarification for other cases between "name", "int_name", "loc_name" and "official_name". Example: official_name=Principat d'Andorra (where "name" is name=Andorra).
|User defined
|Historical/old name.
|User defined
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|User defined
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|User defined
|name, used for correct sorting of names — This is only needed when sorting names cannot be based only on their orthography (using the Unicode Collation Algorithm with collation tables tailored by language and script, or when sorted lists of names are including names written in multiple languages and/or scripts) but requires ignoring some parts such as:
all of them being ignored at the primary sort level and not easily inferable by a preprocessing algorithm.
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|Alternative name by which the feature is known. If there is a name that does not fit in any of the above keys, alt_name can be used, e.g., name=Field Fare Road and alt_name=Fieldfare Road, or name=University Centre and alt_name=Grad Pad. In rare cases, the key is used for multiple semicolon-separated names, e.g. alt_name=name1;name2;name3, but this usage is not preferred.
|Do not use this tag, suffixed name tagging for multiple values is deprecated.
This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.
Key variants can be suffixed with date namespace suffix (such as "old_name:en:1921-1932").
Multiple names
If you have multiple names for a feature, first try to choose a rich semantic tag like any of the ones in the table (like short_name=*, old_name=*, etc.). If none of them works, choose the alt_name=* tag. If there are multiple names that do not fit, alt_name=* can be used with semicolons.
Road names
Road names, especially highway names, may commemorate individuals. Depending on the region and specific case, the road name may appear prominently at every junction, or it may appear only once or twice at either end of the road, or there may be some other arrangement. In many regions, a motorway may be named but only the route number is signposted. Use the name=* tag if the name is suitable for general usage (such as for navigation); otherwise, use the official_name=* or alt_name=* tag.
Additional data
- name=* tag is supposed to contain solely name, not to describe the type or location of the object or one of its other properties (such as height, elevation, operator, access restrictions, classification/certification/quality labels...).
- strapline=* can be used to describe the advertising slogan that is also posted on shops under their name
Possible tagging mistakes
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
See also
- name:etymology=*
- Multilingual names
- noname=*
- strapline=*
- unnamed=*
- Key:description to describe a feature.
- ↑ https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/w/images/d/d8/DisputedTerritoriesInformation.pdf - OSMF official statement summarizing the situation of mapping disputed boundaries, borders, names and descriptions
- ↑ For example gift shops in Bethlehem may have names in English, but name tag for Bethlehem town will certainly not be in English


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- 2 sets of mouth trays
- Blue LED accelerator light
- Same enamel-safe and dental-grade formula used by leading professional dentists
- Pain-free and sensitivity-free
- Good for 20-25 dental quality treatments


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Pac-12 Basketball Fantasy League Voting: Round One, Game ThreePosted by Connor Pelton on July 7th, 2012
Our third matchup of the summer pits the third seed, myself, Connor Pelton, up against sixth seeded Ben Knibbe (UW Dawg Pound). The winner of this one is off to the semifinals, where it will meet the winner of our matchup to be revealed on Tuesday. Below are the rosters, followed by some commentary:
Connor Pelton
- Head Coach – Slats Gill, Oregon State
- Guard – Reggie Miller, UCLA
- Guard – Isaiah Thomas, Washington
- Guard – Chauncey Billups, Colorado
- Guard – Baron Davis, UCLA
- Forward – Kiki Vandeweghe, UCLA
- Forward – Klay Thompson, Washington State
- Forward – Richard Jefferson, Arizona
- Forward – Jon Brockman, Washington
- Center – Steve Johnson, Oregon State
- Center – Robin Lopez, Stanford
Connor's Take:
Before I tell you why my team is so much better than Ben's, let's first take a look at my seven-man rotation; which is undoubtedly the best in this entire fantasy league. We start in the backcourt, where I was able to pick up two of the clutchest players in not only Pac-12 history, but the NBA as well. Chauncey Billups is our designated starting point guard, if only because Reggie Miller needs to be available at any time to knock down the three. In late-game situations, however, Lute Olson's famed zone defenses won't be able to match up and prevent both of these clutch guards from knocking down the winning jumper. You surely already know of Miller's exploits in the waning minutes of a game (eight points in 11 seconds, anyone?), but Billups hasn't gotten the nickname "Mr. Big Shot" for no reason. In one of Billups' best NBA seasons' (2007-08 with Detroit), he averaged 38.5 points per 48 minutes of clutch time (defined as fourth quarter or overtime, less than five minutes left, and neither team ahead by more than five points).


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Great Success on our Adult Education English Course in Thailand
Projects Abroad's Teaching volunteers in Thailand have been busy helping local adults improve their spoken English. They have just finished running a week-long intensive course in conjunction with the Labor Skill Development Center of Krabi Province.
British volunteers Fiona Taylor, Jakob Op den Brouw and Natalie Chatwin, and Danish volunteer Astrid Trier Gronfeldt ran the course during the Thai school vacations. Instead of teaching children, the students were adults working in hotels on Koh Lanta Island. The 30 students included cleaning staff, maids, chefs, waiters and waitresses and gardeners.
The volunteers' hard work really paid off as the students were eager to learn and participate in the activities. The Teaching volunteers received highly positive feedback and the improvement in the students' level of English was tangible. Tourism is the main source of employment in Koh Lanta and being able to speak English is crucial for the locals wanting to work in the industry. Our volunteers' help on this project was invaluable. Being able to speak English improves the students' job prospects, directly benefitting both them and their families.
Projects Abroad were invited to run this course by the Labor Skill Development Centre of Krabi Province after a similar successful project last year. The request was received at short notice and the four volunteers did an exceptional job at organizing classes and preparing worksheets and materials.
At the closing ceremony on the last day, eight students spoke about their feelings and what they had learnt on the course. One student got very tearful and could not express themselves as the experience had been so overwhelming for them.
For the volunteers themselves the project proved fun and worthwhile and it probably helped that after a long day teaching, they could relax and unwind on Koh Lanta's beautiful beaches.