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Westport Country Playhouse and New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, which will produce two works this season on similar themes and stories, are uniting to create an $80 ticket package for their respective productions: the 1959 classic "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry and the 2012 Tony Award and 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winner it inspired, "Clybourne Park," by Bruce Norris.
Theater-goers will be able to purchase tickets to selected performances of both plays. The package can be purchased from either theater. The special offer is available through Sept. 7.
"To my knowledge, this is the first time we've crossed county lines to do a promotion of this sort," said David B. Byrd, Westport Country Playhouse director of marketing. "We're thrilled about this unique collaboration between two of our State's flagship producing theaters in addition to raising the profile of these important productions."
Phylicia Rashad will direct "A Raisin in the Sun" which will run Oct. 9 to Nov. 3.
Eric Ting, associate artistic director at Long Wharf Theatre will stage "Clybourne Park," May 8 to June 2. The play "takes up where 'A Raisin in the Sun leaves off. The action begins in 1959 in a small suburb of Chicago when a nervous group of neighbors are trying to talk their friends out of selling their home to a black family. Fast forward to the same house 50 years later when sparks fly as a white family attempts to move into the now predominantly African-American neighborhood."
"A Raisin in the Sun" performances eligible for the offer Oct. 9 through, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m.; Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 17, at 2 p.m.
"Clybourne Park" performances eligible are:: May 8 at 7 p.m.; May 9 to 11 at 8 p.m.; May 12 at 7 p.m.; and May 14 at 7 p.m.
Information at Westport: 203-227-4177, toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or www.westportplayhouse.org; information at Long Wharf Theatre: 203-787-4282, or www.longwharf.org


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It Might Get Loud: Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White in Hypnotic and Remarkable Film!
It Might Get Loud, the new documentary featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White got a great review from Musicradar.com...we hope it'll be released soon!
It Might Get Loud: Jack White, The Edge and Jimmy Page
The acclaimed new rock documentary It Might Get Loud (directed by Davis Guggenheim, of Academy Award–winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth) is slated for a Summer '09 release in the U.S., but currently has no release date scheduled for the UK or Europe...Let's just hope it won't go straight to DVD!
Who hasn't wanted to be a rock star, join a band or play electric guitar? Music resonates, moves and inspires us. Strummed through the fingers of The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White, somehow it does more. Such is the premise of It Might Get Loud, a new documentary conceived by producer Thomas Tull.
A recent review of the film, by MusicRadar.com, described the film as "hypnotic and remarkable", and fans of the three guitar heroes are sure to be fascinated by it.
If you enjoyed last year's "The Story Of The Guitar" 3-part series on BBC, this film promises to be even better: it's been described as a "poetic and inspiring love letter to the magical hold the guitar put on this pan-generational trio of six-string greats"!
The filmakers interview the three guitarists separately, investigating their origins, influences and, of course, how they fell in love with the instrument.
It Might Get Loud: Jack White, Jimmy Page and The Edge sharing some guitar love.
It Might Get Loud isn't like any other rock'n roll documentary. Filmed through the eyes of three virtuosos from three different generations, audiences get up close and personal, discovering how a furniture upholsterer from Detroit, a studio musician and painter from London and a seventeen–year–old Dublin schoolboy, each used the electric guitar to develop their unique sound and rise to the pantheon of superstar. Rare discussions are provoked as we travel with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White to influential locations of their pasts. Born from the experience is intimate access to the creative genesis of each legend, such as Link Wray's "Rumble's" searing impression upon Jimmy Page, who surprises audiences with an impromptu air guitar performance. But that's only the beginning.
The film shows Jimmy Page reminiscing about his time as session musician and his time in The Yardbirds, before he made it really big with Led Zeppelin, and takes us to the mythic Headley Grange, the former poorhouse where Led Zeppelin recorded their iconic fourth album.
The Edge revisits his high school in Ireland, to the practice room where U2 actually formed, and explains how important FX pedals are to his music - showing, according to the MusicRadar review, "the music inside the technology, how machines can further a guitar's possibilities "
It Might Get Loud - Jack White
And the ever enigmatic Jack White, goes the opposite way, describing how he thinks technology "destroys the truth" and fashions a "guitar" out of a box, a Coca Cola bottle and a piece of (non-guitar) string. "Who says you need to buy a guitar?" he says.
While each guitarist describes his own musical rebellion, a rock'n roll summit is being arranged. Set on an empty soundstage, the musicians come together, crank up the amps and play. They also share their influences, swap stories, and teach each other songs. During the summit Page's double–neck guitar, The Edge's array of effects pedals and White's new mic, custom built into his guitar, go live. The musical journey is joined by visual grandeur too. We see the stone halls of Headley Grange where "Stairway to Heaven" was composed, visit a haunting Tennessee farmhouse where Jack White writes a song on–camera, and eavesdrop inside the dimly lit Dublin studio where The Edge lays down initial guitar tracks for U2's forthcoming single. The images, like the stories, will linger in the mind long after the reverb fades.
It Might Get Loud might not affect how you play guitar, but it will change how you listen. The film is directed and produced by An Inconvenient Truth's Davis Guggenheim, and produced by Thomas Tull, Lesley Chilcott and Peter Afterman.
It Might Get Loud is released in selected US cinemas on 21st August. No UK date yet.
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Strawberry DNA extraction
Lesson Overview
Grade level(s):Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10
Subjects(s):Biology/Life Science, Science Skills
Big ideas(s):
All living organisms contain DNA: from bacteria to plants, animals, and humans. DNA is stored in the cell's nucleus and can be extracted using a few simple steps.
Vocabulary words:
DNA, nucleus, extraction, Lysis, ethanol, spooling,
What you need:
SEP's DNA extraction kit K136 or K179 which contains one for each students of the following: - capped tube with 12ml of Lysis Buffer (90ml water, 10ml Dawn dish soap, 2g of table salt); - capped tube with 12ml of 99% Isoproponol (rubbing alcohol) - see-through plastic drink cup - zip-lock bag - plastic coffee stirrer - flat wood sticks - coffee filter - rubber band - small Eppendorff tube
Students can work in pairs or as individuals. To allow each student to handle materials groups should not be larger than that.
Classroom or laboratory
Time needed:
One class period (40-60 minutes)
Students will extract DNA from strawberries.
Students should know about the basic function of DNA and its location.
Students will observe first hand that DNA is in the food that they eat. Students will learn the simple method of DNA extraction and will be able to explain the rationale of each step. Students will be able to explain why DNA extraction is important to scientists.
All living organisms contain DNA. Some fruits are especially suited for DNA extractions due to their multiple sets of chromosomes. Strawberries are octoploid, which means they have 8 copies of each chromosome (human body cells are diploid; they contain two copies of each chromosomes). DNA extraction is a fairly simple procedure that requires a few steps:
- The lysis buffer (detergent) breaks open the cells by destroying the fatty membranes that enclose the cells as well as the nuclei membranes within the cells. DNA is released into the solution. Detergent and the salt also helps strip away proteins that are associated with the DNA molecules.
- DNA is NOT soluble in alcohol, whereas other cell parts are. By adding alcohol, DNA precipitates out of the solution and collects at the interface of the alcohol and soap layer. The colder the alcohol, the less soluble the DNA will be in it.
- Get the DNA extraction kit at the Daly Ralston Resource Center. This kit is very popular - make sure to reserve it.
If you don't have the kit available: - Prepare the lysis buffer, and fill class set of labeled tubes with 12ml of the solution and seal.
Fill class set of labeled tubes with 12ml of Isopropanol and seal.
- Prepare a tray with materials for each pair/table or set-up another procedure to hand-out material to students.
Lesson Implementation / Outline
Activity to activate knowledge about where DNA can be found: Bring in a variety of different objects (living and non-living) and ask students whether each object contains DNA. Students can respond using white boards, doing a shout-out, filling out a worksheet etc. Have students give reasons for their choices. At the end of this activity, students should understand that all living organisms contain DNA. OR Activity to make students realize the size of DNA. Read out True or False questions addressing scale/size of DNA. Students (as a think-pair-share) decide on the answer and respond (white boards, shout out, worksheet). For ideas refer to the "Fun Facts" that are attached to this lesson plan.
Students can either perform the extraction individually/with their partner following their worksheet or teacher can model the extractions while the whole class follows along step by step. Directions for the extraction (also see attached worksheet):
- Put coffee filter over top of plastic cup and secure with a rubber band.
- Put a single strawberry win a ziplock bad and close the bag. Remove as much air as you can.
- Smash up the strawberry with your hand and fingers for 2 minutes. Be careful not to break your bag. The best way to mix it is to massage the mixture at the bottom of the bag.
- Add 12ml of Lysis Buffer to the bag and zip it closed. Mash again for 1 minute.
- Tilt the bag so that the mush collects in one bottom corner of the bag, and open the bag. Carefully pour the mush into the coffee filter. Let the liquid drip through into the cup. You can gently stir with the flat wooden stick.
- After most of the reddish liquid has dripped int the cup, carefully remove the filter paper with the strawberry mush and throw it in the trash. Tilt the cup a little and gently pour the 10ml of Isopropanol in the cup - letting it slowly pour down the side of the cup. DO NOT MIX!
- Observe and wait a little. You'll see the DNA start to collect as a goopy glob, and you can "spool it out" on the tip of the wooden stick.
- Transfer the spooled DNA into an Eppendorff tub with some isopropanol. You can take the DNA home with you, but keep it tightly closed to avoid evaporation of the alcohol. The DNA is stable in this form for many years.
Ask questions that make students think about the rational of steps of the extraction process: Why are we using the lysis buffer, which contains detergent and salt? What does it do to the cell? Ask questions to check if students understand the size of DNA molecules. Make sure they understand that they would NOT be able to see one individual strand of DNA. The white strands that are becoming visible contain many DNA strands clumped together.
Close by re-doing the intro-activity to see what students learned.
Extensions and Reflections
There is a great number of other fruits that can be used for DNA extractions. Links to instructions are below. Have students observe chromosomes under the microscope to reinforce the idea of the scale of DNA molecules.
The alcohol needs to be VERY cold. Store in refrigerator before class.
|How does extraction process work.doc
|picture spooled DNA.doc
|Genetics Fun Facts.doc
|Students directions DNA extraction .doc
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Kiwis/DNA extraction
HI Barry,
No, kiwis are not faster that strawberries. But strawberries can be mashed more easily. You want to separate the fruit tissue as much as possible to expose as much cells as possible to the lysis or detergent that opens the cell membranes and makes possible to free the DNA into the solution.
Are Kiwis faster than
Are Kiwis faster than strawberries?


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Results from Winter Flurry Season Finale & Off-Season Legends Race
Champions were decided as Legends and Bandolero racers took advantage of an extra opportunity to earn national points on Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the season finale of the seven-race Winter Flurry racing series in addition to an off-season event at the track's ¼-mile "Thunder Ring.
"Scott Moseley led the field to the green flag to start the combined Masters and Pro division feature in the Winter Flurry portion of the action. He was overtaken on the eighth lap by William Plemons III, who made the move on the inside entering turn three. Plemons' lead was short-lived, as he spun on the backstretch two laps later and collected the car of Michael Sauer. Both cars were unable to continue. Moseley inherited the lead, pacing the field through the final 10 circuits to capture the win. Ed Clark finished second, claiming the series title in the Masters division.
Riley Thornton started the Semi-Pro feature from the pole position. Thornton and second-place running Jay Coen raced out to a sizeable advantage ahead of the field. Thornton claimed to win while also wrapping up the series title in the Semi-Pro division. Coen finished second in the feature ahead of Taylor Jorgensen.
The Bandits feature began with Zach Leonhardi at the point. Chandler Smith moved into the lead on the first lap. A caution bunched up the field, and Leonhardi took advantage and retook the lead prior to a caution at the race's halfway point. Smith rallied back. Following a restart with six laps remaining, he moved into the lead with four circuits to go. Leonhardi and Smith battled side-by-side on the final lap. Smith and Leonhardi made contact with one another to bring out the caution and Smith started third on the final-lap restart. Leonhardi led the rest of the way for the win and Smith wrapped up the Winter Flurry title in the Bandits division.
Kason Plott led the Young Lions feature to the green flag. He held the top spot flag-to-flag for the win with Madeline Crane finishing second ahead of Woodrow Mullis. Crane's finish clinched the Winter Flurry title in the Young Lions division.
Ashton Winger entered the Outlaws feature leading the division points standings by just three points ahead of Jensen Jorgensen. Winger used the advantage of starting at the pole position to lead before Jorgensen moved into second place by the seventh lap. A caution bunched up the field with four laps to go, setting the stage for a late-race restart with a title on the line. Jorgensen made a pass for the lead with three laps to go to force a tie atop the points standings, but Winger won the points tiebreaker by virtue of having more victories than Jorgensen.
Maness led the way to start the Masters off-season race, but Ed Clark quickly moved into the lead and was the class of the field, leading all 15 laps of the feature.
The Bandits feature began with Abigail Marin at the point, but Smith moved into the lead on the opening lap with Leonhardi in second. A restart bunched up the field on the lap 10. Giving Leonhardi a shot at making a pass for the lead. Leonhardi took advantage, making an inside pass with four laps to go before Smith retook the lead and held off Leonhardi for the victory.
LJ Klemons was the leader to begin the Semi-Pro feature before relinquishing the lead three laps into the race as Riley Thornton and Jay Coen moved to the front of the field with Thornton at the top spot. Thornton led the remainder of the way, holding on through a green-white-checkered finish to capture the win with Coen finishing second and Amber Fleeman in third.
Kason Plott led the way to begin the Young Lions feature, leading the entire race as he held off a hard-charging Woodrow Mullis to claim the win.
Jenson Jorgensen paced the Outlaws feature to the green flag and took advantage of the good track position, leading the entire 15-lap feature with Ashton Winger finishing second and Joshua Hicks in third.
Short-track racing returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 27 for another round of off-season Legends and Bandolero Racing. The event will follow the Atlanta Motor Speedway Drive The Track Day, which is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A limited number of infield passes will be available at the Security Command building near the speedway's main entrance. Infield access costs just $12 for adults, $5 for children ages six through 11 and admission is free for children ages five and younger. Cost to race is just $25. Minors and their guardians are required to complete a minor waiver before children ages 17 and younger can enter the infield. For more information, contact the Atlanta Motor Speedway Ticket Office at (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.
To test drive your own Legends machine, or for more information about Legends racing, call Legends of Georgia Director Dwight Pilgram at (770) 707-2977 or visit www.legendsofga.com.
April 5 Winter Flurry Race Results:
Young Lions:
1. Kason Plott (Marietta), 2. Madeline Crane (Meansville), 3. Woodrow Mullis (Hoboken). 4. Dylan Murry (Cumming), 5. Megan Younginer (Stockbridge), 6. Blake Gaither (Nashville).
1. Zach Leonhardi (Smyrna), 2. Chandler Smith (Talking Rock), 3. Abigail Marin (Peachtree City), 4. Nathan Jackson (McDonough), 5. Tristan Meredith (Locust Grove). 6. Ryan Howell (McDonough), 7. Connor Younginer (Stockbridge
Masters & Pro
1. Scott Moseley (McDonough), 2. Ed Clark (Peachtree City), 3. Mark Swan (Dunwoody), 4. Mike Kennedy (Alpharetta), 5. Don Maness (Duluth) 6. Martin Snyder (Acworth), 7. William Plemons III (Locust Grove)*, 8. Michael Sauer (Atlanta).
*Pro Division Driver
1. Riley Thornton (Peachtree City), 2. Jay Coen (Dacula), 3. Taylor Jorgenson (Stockbridge), 4. LJ Klemons (Griffin), 5. Billy Stevenson (Locust Grove), 6. R.S. Senter (Oakwood), 7. Chris Payne (Smyrna), 8. Aaron Bailey (Hull), 9. Jeff Holden (Gainesville), 10. Amber Fleeman (Dacula), 11. Jason Lynn (Sugar Hill), 12. Hub Talbot (Smyrna).
1. Jensen Jorgensen (Stockbridge), 2. Ashton Winger (Fayetteville), 3. Alton Clark (Newnan), 4. Joshua Hicks (Senoia), 5. Chase Purdy (Gallion, Ala.), 6. Taylor Jorgensen (Stockbridge), 7. Eli Bailey (Johns Creek), 8. Miranda Meredith.
Off-Season Race Results:
Young Lions:
1. Kason Plott (Marietta), 2. Woodrow Mullis (Hoboken). 3. Madeline Crane (Meansville), 4. Dylan Murry (Cumming), 5. Blake Gaither (Nashville).
1. Chandler Smith (Talking Rock), 2. Zach Leonhardi (Smyrna), 3. Connor Younginer (Stockbridge), 4. Abigail Marin (Peachtree City), 5. Ryan Howell (McDonough.
1. Ed Clark (Peachtree City), 2. Scott Mosley (McDonough), 3. Mike Kennedy (Alpharetta), 4. Don Maness (Duluth) 5. Martin Snyder (Acworth)
1. Riley Thornton (Peachtree City), 2. Jay Coen (Dacula), 3. Amber Fleeman (Dacula), 4. Hub Talbot (Smyrna). 5. R.S. Senter (Oakwood), 6. Taylor Jorgenson (Stockbridge), 7. Jeff Holden (Gainesville), 8. Aaron Bailey (Hull), 9. Chris Payne (Smyrna), 10. LJ Klemons (Griffin).
1. Jensen Jorgensen (Stockbridge), 2. Ashton Winger (Fayetteville), 3. Joshua Hicks (Senoia), 4. Alton Clark (Newnan), 5. Eli Bailey (Johns Creek), 6. Chase Purdy (Gallion, Ala.).


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Follow along as John and Lory hike across America from the Delaware coast to the California coast on the adventure of a lifetime. Eight months, thirteen states, and approximately 3,500 miles following the American Discovery Trail, they experience America in its unfiltered form. Learn about their experiences with people, places, animals and things. Read about the interesting towns and cities they walked through, about the challenging wilderness areas, and about the constant exposure to the weather. Find out what it is like for them to live life outdoors with only tents to call home for almost a year. This is a fantastic adventure story that highlights life in America.
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Lee's background in fashion has influenced his approach to design, propelling him to the forefront of the British design scene and enabling him to become one of the UK's most talked about contemporary designers.
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As a photographer, I am madly in love with the Santa Ynez Valley, in Southern California. This is the background we chose for this wedding editorial with a dream team composed of Brooke Keegan (planning), Oak&The Owl (floral design) and Rime Arodaky (dresses). We shot at Kestrel Park, which is an amazing private estate, which just opened a couple years ago. There are so many options and photographic possibilities in this dreamy venue. We wanted a pop of color in this editorial, and the amazing florals from Nancy (Oak&The Owl) always are such a treat for the eye. Britt's natural beauty (our model) was enhanced by the great hair&makeup by Heidi (Hair&Makeup Girl) and the edgy though elegant dresses by Rime Arodaky. We started with a portrait session, followed by a ceremony, before ending the day with an amazing sunset in the wild flowers surrounding the property. I truly heart this editorial photoshoot as we wanted to be intentional on many different aspects: popping colors vs. The pastel look that tends to be overseen in the wedding landscapes, sexy though elegant dresses and bride bringing a very modern touch. I think everything just matched perfectly and fitted in this amazing background that is the Santa Ynez Valley.


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Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the Life at Conception Act in the Senate yesterday that would establish that human life begins at the moment of conception. If passed, the bill would extend equal protection under 14th article of amendment of the Constitution to unborn fetuses and would reverse Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the US.
At the March for Life, held Monday at the National Mall, Senator Wicker pledged to overturn Roe v. Wade and stated, "We believe Roe v. Wade has led to a three-and-a-half decades-long holocaust in the United States of America."
Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, criticized the bill stating, "This is the latest example of hypocrisy from politicians who said they want less government in our lives yet propose bills like this one that would open the door to more political interference in our personal, private decisions. If this bill resembles past versions, it would ban abortion - even in cases of rape or incest and threatens to outlaw birth control."
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Unlike one of the most likable holiday movies, Love Actually, this season, singles are admitting that, it is NOT Love, Actually…it is more like the movie, The Breakup. While in 2012, 82% of singles say they were "nice over naughty," nearly a quarter of singles (24%) admit to breaking up with someone over the holidays. Talk about getting Grinched! Missing the mistletoe with your significant other during the holidays is easier than you would expect. With the merging of families, faiths, expectations and experiences, the holiday season is a genuine relationship powder keg with a very short fuse. If you are not sure you have the holiday chutzpah in your relationship, it would be best to skip the season with your potential partner and go at it alone, until your relationship is rock solid. The holidays can bring out the best– and the worst in people. This is not a time to settle down with someone just to have someone to spend the season with. In fact, you could be with "the one" as we speak, and jumping into the family holiday scene together too soon can be the end of you if it is too much in the beginning stages of the relationship. Good news is, our survey shows that just a small percentage of singles actually do this holiday hunker-down. In fact, more men than women admit to have dated someone during the holidays just to have someone to spend it with (14% males vs. 10% females.)
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The professional hockey team for Atlanta, Georgia. The Thrashers are a part of the National Hockey League. Year after the, this team seems to be going nowhere, and while great and dedicated fans stay faithful, they always end up upset and pissed off at the end of the season.
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CARSON, Calif. (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club has signed defender Oscar Sorto as the club's latest Homegrown Player. A member of the LA Galaxy Academy's U-18 team that captured the 2011-12 SoCal Division title, Sorto is the first defender to be signed directly from the Galaxy Academy and fourth player overall, joining forwards Jose Villarreal, who signed with the club in December 2011, Jack McBean, who signed in January 2011, and Tristan Bowen, who became the first player in MLS history to be signed directly from the club's Academy as a Homegrown Player in November 2008.
"It is a dream come true to join a club like the Galaxy, a team I have been a fan of since I was kid," Sorto said. "Growing up watching players like Mauricio Cienfuegos and Cobi Jones win championships motivated me to become a professional. I am very happy to now be able to represent my hometown like they did."
A native of Los Angeles, Sorto trained with the Galaxy first team for most of the 2012 season and appeared in seven MLS Reserve League games in addition to his play with the Galaxy U-18's. The 18-year-old started three of those seven games, collecting one assist in 339 minutes of play, setting up a Jack McBean goal in the 4-0 win over Portland on September 10. Sorto helped LA win the Reserve League's West Division title for the first time in club history, guiding them to a 6-3-1 record for a Division-best 19 points.
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Sorto, who graduated from Manual Arts High School in June, is in his second year with the Galaxy Academy, appearing in eight of the team's 10 games so far this season, scoring three times and helping them to a Division-best 8-1-1 record. He joined the Galaxy Academy ahead of the start of the 2011/12 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season and played in 24 games for the Galaxy U-18's that year, scoring one goal while leading the team to a 21-5-4 record and a berth in the Development Academy playoffs. Capable of playing anywhere in defense, Sorto was named to the Western Conference U-18 Academy Starting XI Team— joining Galaxy teammate Jose Villarreal on the squad.
After the Academy season was completed in July, Sorto traveled to Sweden to train with Hammarby of the Swedish Superettan, who are coached by former Galaxy defender Gregg Berhalter. Sorto trained with Hammarby for two weeks and played in two games with their U-21 squad. In April, he accepted a scholarship offer to attend Cal State University, Bakersfield before electing to pursue a professional contract.
"Oscar is the first defender that we have signed as a Homegrown Player and the latest example of the strength and depth of our Academy, which is quickly becoming one of the best Academy setups in the nation," Galaxy Vice President Chris Klein said. "He has shown tremendous potential since joining our Academy last year and we are positive that he will continue to grow and improve as a player in the coming years."
Prior to joining the Galaxy Academy, Sorto played for Pateadores, a club based in Costa Mesa, Calif., helping their U-18 squad win the Development Academy National Championship for the 2010/11 season. He played in 31 games for the club's U-16's and U-18's that season, making 27 starts and scoring three goals while earning a berth on the Development Academy U-16 Starting XI, which was made up of the best players at their position from around the nation, and the West Conference Starting XI.


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Cheektowaga board vents anger over vacant properties
Pent-up frustration over the vacancies and deterioration of hundreds of properties in Cheektowaga led the Town Board to unleash a blistering half-hour lecture Monday on an unsuspecting Bank of America attorney during a meeting in Cheektowaga Town Hall.
Manik J. Saini, an attorney from the Frenkel Lambert law firm in Amherst, which represents Bank of America in a pending property demolition on Gary Lane, absorbed harsh criticism from all angles of the Town Board, which alleges large, multi-national banks are a scourge on communities like Cheektowaga because of a "bottom line" approach to business.
At issue Monday was 35 Gary Lane – a property on which the Bank of America began foreclosure proceedings in 2008 but did not follow through on. The owners vacated the property and stopped paying debt on it, but the bank never followed through with the costly foreclosure proceedings, and instead kept the property taxes current.
That means the town can't perform upkeep on the property because it's privately owned, and Erie County can't initiate tax foreclosure proceedings because the taxes are paid.
The home, which has been vacant nearly five years, is now attracting nuisance animals like raccoons and skunks, is falling into disrepair and is a blight on the South Cheektowaga neighborhood, according to town officials. And it's only one of 28 such Bank of America properties in Cheektowaga with similar tales.
"If the Bank of America wants to be a good company in the Town of Cheektowaga, they better get off their butts," said Charlie Markel, town councilman. "I want somebody to step up to the plate ... I bet the CEO wouldn't want to live on either side of that" house on Gary Lane.
Councilman James P. Rogowski directed pointed questions to Saini: "What are you going to do with the house? Because we're going to demolish it. What are you going to do to make that house liveable?"
Added Markel: "If the town takes it down, you're going to get nothing. You get nothing."
Saini said representatives from the bank are "in the process of working through these files now" and explained inspections first need to be conducted to determine if the property is financially worth saving for the bank.
Rogowski continued questioning Saini: "What are you doing with 35 Gary Lane? That question needs to be answered, or we're calling for a public hearing for demolition."
Modeled after a program in the City of Buffalo, Cheektowaga officials intend to begin erecting signs outside of properties like 35 Gary Lane that list the name of the bank that holds the note on the property as well as any pertinent contact information so irritated neighbors and citizens are empowered to take action.
Saini asked for a 60-day extension for the bank to attend to the matter.
"I'm really trying to do something that's in the best interest of all the parties involved here," Saini said.
"Step up to the plate. Be a part of the community. Be good neighbors and do the right thing," Markel advised him, reserving judgment on the request for extension. "I'm pretty upset about this property. There is no way that this ever should have come into disrepair."
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a bid for release by a woman serving two years in connection with beard- and hair-cutting attacks targeting Amish.
U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster in Cleveland says the request by Linda Schrock is premature.
Her attorney last week said she should be released because a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel overturned hate-crime convictions of 16 men and women. They were convicted after five attacks in 2011 that were in apparent retaliation against Amish who defied or denounced the authoritarian style of Sam Mullet Sr., leader of the Bergholz community in eastern Ohio.
But Polster said this week that federal prosecutors could still appeal that ruling. They also say her conspiracy conviction remains intact.
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|2005-12-19, 17:13
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Whitebeard is the strongest man in the world, but out of who we've actually seen fight...
I think every One Piece character is weak against something....but overall I would pick Enel as being the most powerful that we've seen.
Maybe he hasn't mastered his powers on the level of Crocodile or Luffy, but his logia fruit power is just ridiculously strong. Lightening is hotter/contains more energy than fire, melts ice, and in a concentrated blast could basically disperse most any molecular structure, such as smoke (in reality, it would melt rubber also...). He can hear you from miles away, move at the speed of light, and destroy entire islands or fleets of ships from a distance.
Of course, I would imagine stronger DF users. Time would be pretty invincible, and a magnetism user could basically destroy anything (Magneto style ^_^ - meaning you would have to consider that it is magnetism that holds each and every atom together).
|2005-12-21, 19:33
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That's what i love about one piece. You don't have to be the strongest to win. Devil fruits are only as good as how you use them. I like it that way so much more than the dbz way. By the end if you weren't strong enough to tear a hole in time and space, you couldn't beat goku.
|2005-12-23, 01:10
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Hey Hey, The Phenomenol is back and ready to talk about One Piece. What's up Neodrag, MihawkXGP, and the rest og the forum. Are you guys excited?, you should be!.
Now to this discussion who is the strongest in One Piece. It clearly states in the anime and manga that Whitebeard is the strongest man in the world period!.
Also their is alot of talk about Shanks being a close second to Whitebeard which is obviously no proof or information that backs this theory up. If you talk about Shanks being second to Whitebeard in terms of Strength you would have to mention Hawkeye's Mihawk right along with him. It states in the One Piece red data book on page 152 in the Shanks information Blurb that Mihawk and Shanks were rivals. I will scan some of the book for you guys later.
Anyway, what it says on that page:
本来左ききであるシャンクスはかつて、右の腰に長剣を携えていた。 ミホークとライバルだった過去からみて も、その剣の実力は世界でもトップクラスだ ったのだろう
"At first, the left-handed Shanks had simply carried his sword on the right side. When he was a rival of Mihawk, he was regarded as having some of the world's top-class skills"
As an addendum to that, Shanks carries a longsword and obviously has phenomenol skills to rival someone like Mihawk.
Their are alot of candidates who could be the second strongest The three Admirals, The Buddah Sengoku, Smoker, Dragon, aokiji, Ace, Ener, and etc.
It is hard too tell my guess would be Mihawk with Shanks right up their with him I am guessing that their bounties would not be that far apart.
|2005-12-23, 09:32
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Please, what is the abilty of dragon ?
He did nothing in (how was it called) Lock Town ?? "The Home of Gold Roger"
|2005-12-23, 13:08
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It's Nice to see your post MihawkXGP, you are right about Dragon's actions in Louge town.
Oh and now I see how powerful Lucci is I finally realize it. His abilities for a human is quite impressive. He is a very explosive character!.
However I am not quite sure Ener can be the strongest because Luffy said it himself in episode 184 that "their are many men in the seas more powerful than Ener". It was the part where he had the golden ball stuck to his arm, and he fell of Maxim.
|2005-12-23, 15:21
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Join Date: Dec 2005
You have to see Enel's power to see how powerful he is.
That Kind of Power is practically unbeatable.
Maybe there are some.
His Powers are Amazing.
Its good to see- you've seen teh Light on the Lucci matter. He is awesomely Powerful.
|2005-12-23, 17:15
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I've seen the whole Skypiea arc, yeah I've seen Ener's power, I like his abilities but I really don't think he will be as powerful in the seas as he is in the sky.
MihawkXGP, where would you rank Ener if he was in the seas concerning his powers? would you have him high up their with the famous pirates?
|2005-12-23, 22:04
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Can Shanks do that?
|2005-12-23, 22:48
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Wow! that was funny!!, What's up monir It is good to hear from you!!! I probably missed you the most.
Hell you got a great argument because no one can do what Ussop does. By many (fans) he is regarded as being the strongest character.
Great Scene!! I Like it Monir, PART PARTY PARTY!!!!
|2005-12-24, 09:20
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Join Date: Dec 2005
I'm not saying someone Like, Whitebeard couldn't beat him- but you know.
No one can do what Ussop does- Not even Pirate King Roger himself could.
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Location: Sweden Kiruna
The D says it all. The whole luffy family is kind of hard core. anyway right for the moment ch 430+ i should guess white beard/shanks are the strongest ones. it's kind of hard acctualy to tell who are the strongest ones it all deppends on what ep/ch you are on. becuse it's always change :P
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This dress is awesome. I love the ruching in the front , bottom, and shoulder areas. If you have an hour grass figure this is an excellent design for your figure. I had a blast wearing to an event this last weekend. I got the pattern from a book called Famous Frocks Patterns for Recreating Fabulous Iconic Dresses. There are 10 fabulous dresses to pick from, and many variations to modernize the look too. The authors of the book are Sara Alm and Hannah McDevitt. I am going to make every dress from this book this summer!
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Dec 29, 2012, 03.04 AMby Justine of Sew Country Chick
I have this book too and love this dress! I haven't tried any of the patterns and would like to.
Jul 8, 2012, 02.55 PMby chula123
What an awesome dress and you look stunning in it ! I must go on Amazon asap and look for this book, thanks for sharing :-))
Jul 4, 2012, 01.05 AMby TabithaFoxx
i just got that book to! im so excited to get started on it. you did a wonderful job :)
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Jul 5, 2012, 04.24 PMby Timmithea Leeds
Thank you! Good luck to you and let me know what you think of the patterns!
Jul 4, 2012, 12.20 AMby caterina1980
This looks great! My sister got me that book last Christmas and I'm yet to try any of the patterns, its on my to do list!
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Jul 5, 2012, 04.25 PMby Timmithea Leeds
Thank you! Good luck to you. I will look forward to seeing your version as well.
Jul 3, 2012, 07.33 PMby Mary Athey
Looks fab on you, I'm going to look for that book x
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Jul 5, 2012, 04.26 PMby Timmithea Leeds
thank you for the compliment. I saw the book on Amazon. I think you will really like the patterns if vintage is your thing!
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Holt, Jan 2005, 23.00, 256 pp. ISBN: 0805074384 The third assassination has shaken up the Rio de Janeiro police force because they are the targets of a brazen serial killer who shoots his victims from close range but so far has selected bottom of the barrel officers as targets. The killer twists his pattern when he next murders the two mistresses of the dead cops; he went for three but tossed the wrong woman out the window leaving one mistress a...


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Satanists Turn Founder Of Westboro Baptist Church's Dead Mom Gay
Hmm..is this maybe a little funny? Maybe a lot creepy?? We haven't fully decided.
A group of New York based Satanists known as The Satanic Temple trekked down to Mississippi to perform a religious ceremony over the grave of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, Jr.'s mother. Catherine Idalette Johnson.
The ceremony, known as a "Pink Mass," contains scripture recitations, candles, and a ceremonial proceeding, which apparently turns a deceased straight spirit gay.
The idea for the mass came about in April, when the WBC announced their intention to protest the funerals of the Boston Bombing victims. The church never showed up, but later issued a statement saying they were there "in spirit." As is always the case when WBC does or says anything, both the initial plans and the subsequent statement pissed off everyone in the world, including Satanists. And so, according to a press release, the Satanic Temple decided that a ceremony celebrating same-sex couples "at the gravesite of Fred Phelps' mother was an appropriate way to meet the Westboro Baptists, 'in spirit,' but this time on our terms."
Temple spokesperson Lucien Greaves explains, "We believe that Fred Phelps is obligated to believe that his mother is now gay in the afterlife. Further, if beliefs are inviolable rights, nobody has the right to challenge our right to believe that Fred Phelps believes that his mother is now gay."
And they may not stop there. Greaves continues, saying "We haven't gayed Fred's father yet, or his great-aunt, Irene Jordan, who raised him after his mother died. We will perform Pink Masses for each of them, and more descendants of the Phelps, each time they picket funerals or applaud horrific terrorist actions, as they are known to do. Fred himself is getting pretty long in the tooth, and I hope to be presiding over his Pink Mass before long."
Greaves is also encouraging other gay couples to visit the grave. Apparently when you make out over a grave after a Pink Mass, the spirit gets "pleasured in the afterlife."
We think we'll pass.
Here's an idea, how about we just all stay away from each other's graves and funerals?
What do you think, Instincters? Is this whole thing more funny or creepy? (We're going to go shower while you figure it out.)


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The walls around Old San Juan are tall and very imposing.
They are as tall as 42 feet and as thick as 45 feet at the base, 2 feet at the top. The muralla or city wall features two walls of sandstone blocks, filled with sand, mortar, limestone and water.
The walls served San Juan well, thwarting pirates and foreign invaders for hundreds of years. That includes the English, the Dutch and the Americans.
Slaves began building them in 1630 and continued for 150 years. The walls feel military and medieval, and ooze history.
Today, San Juan is known as La Ciudad Amurallada (the walled city). It was, along with Havana, Cuba, and Cartagena, Colombia,...


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TruthToTell, Monday, January 13: Human Trafficking: How do we identify and help victims?
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Just how much is a human life worth on the black market? The answer might astound you. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month and for the next two weeks, TruthToTell takes a long look into the many forms of exploitation and enslavement happening at the hands of trafficking lords in Minnesota. With these crimes often happening in plain sight right under our noses, we seek to find ways to be keen to these types of crimes as they are happening, and learn the best ways to offer help to victims. In this series, we'll also speak to survivors of these heinous crimes about their experiences as a victim as well as their lives after breaking free.
Minnesota's native women, particularly along the North Shore, are disproportionately affected by sex trafficking. Taken from their homes through coercion or desperation, they are often spread around the state and the country providing services to eager Johns (the majority of them are white males, according to research by PRE, Prostitution Research & Education). These practices affect an average of 100 girls under the age of 18 every month in Minnesota, according to FBI reports.
But Native women are not the only ones affected by these tragedies. Current victims are of all races and ages, as well as domestic and international origins. Sex trafficking is also not the only form; other trafficking victims are exploited for free labor, producing babies, supplying human organs, and more. The perpetrators can range from strangers dangling a carrot before desperate people, kidnappers, crooked doctors and lawyers, to one's own family member.
New laws have been passed in recent years to protect victims who have the courage to try to break free from their servitude, so they are not punished for the crimes they were driven to commit against their will or deported for an illegal immigration status they have no control over. There have also been landmark decisions recently concerning the punishment of trafficking perpetrators. Just last week, Ramsey County issued an unprecedented 40 year prison sentence to Otis Washington, for his involvement in a family operated sex trafficking ring. And as you read this, more policies are being drafted.
TTT's Andy Driscoll and Michelle Alimoradi will speak to this week's guests about these points and more coming up this Monday at 9am on TruthToTell.
SUZANNE KOEPPLINGER: Executive Director, Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, Consultant, Office for Victims of Crime Training, recipient of the Minneapolis FBI Director's Community Leadership Award and Hennepin County Attorney's Community Leadership Award.
JEFF BAUER: Director of Public Policy and Civic Engagement, The Family Partnership, Master's degree in Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, helped pass lead Safe Harbor law in Minnesota that protects children from trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
TERRY FORLITI: Alumni Programs and Volunteer Manager and former Board Member, Breaking Free, Current Board Member, Aurora/St. Anthony Neighborhood Coalition , survivor of sexual, physical and emotional abuse.


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COLUMBIA, MO, April 20, 2011 — The River Fountain on the Boone County Courthouse Square is being converted into a series of container gardens. We would like to encourage Boone County gardening groups to Adopt-A-Plot and help beautify Courthouse Square.
There are five plots total, each 38 inches wide by 24 feet long. Each plot will be filled with a container mix of topsoil and compost. Adequate drainage will be installed for each plot, and water will be available from a nearby spigot.
Organizations that adopt-a-plot can advertise their participation with a sign up to 5 inches by 8 inches in their plots.
Each container will be a self-contained container garden embodying the diversity of gardening interests represented in Boone County. Some possible concepts for your plot include:
Groups interested in adopting-a-plot should contact Lamar Henderson, Boone County Public Information Officer, at 573-886-4312 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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'Fashion Star' fizzles: NBC has canceled the reality fashion competition show "Fashion Star," according to the Hollywood Reporter. The series, which featured Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and menswear designer John Varvatos mentoring up-and-coming designers, had a two-season run. [Hollywood Reporter]
Saks sold: Saks Inc., parent company of the Saks Fifth Avenue luxury department store chain, was snapped up by Canadian retail giant Hudson's Bay for $2.9 billion (including debt) reports our Business section compatriot Tiffany Hsu. [Los Angeles Times]
Mellon to launch namesake line: Jimmy Choo cofounder Tamara Mellon has detailed plans for her new namesake accessible luxury lifestyle brand to launch in November in New York. The focus will be on 'buy now, wear now' pieces that buck the retail system's tradition of putting seasonal items like swimsuits and winter coats into stores months before the climate is right to wear them. [Telegraph]
Cruz Control: Penélope Cruz is about to make her directorial debut, according to fashion industry trade paper WWD. Apparently Ms. Cruz has stepped behind the camera to direct a short that showcases L'Agent, a lingerie collection she and her sister Mónica Cruz designed for Agent Provocateur. The film is set to be screened at London's Soho Hotel on Wednesday night. [WWD, subscription required]
Canning and couture: Band of Outsiders founder and creative director Scott Sternberg and fashion journalist turned canning evangelist (can-vangelist?) Kevin West will discuss the overlapping worlds of food and fashion as part of the Hammer Conversations series Aug. 6. [All the Rage]
Nicole Richie's designs on a star brand
Saks, Hook + Albert harness flower power to benefit LGBT youth


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IT Jobs: Software Developers, QA Pros in Demand
In the IT world, current skills matter more than what the person has done in the past. For CIOs looking to hire new IT professionals, determining what they can get from them in the future is everything. And until a job candidate can prove that what they can provide goes above and beyond what the CIO is getting from his or her staff right now, there's only a small chance of that person being hired. Nowhere is that more apparent that in the October job data Dice recently revealed. The company, which provides a place for IT professionals to look for and find available jobs, found that when it comes to job descriptions, it all comes back to skills. The more an employee can do, and the greater their expertise in certain areas, the more valuable they are. Of course, for CIOs reading this, that's probably not a surprise. For years, IT managers have been looking for skilled professionals. But these days, those skills are even more valued. In October, the desire for certain skills hit an all-time high. Is it a sign of an improving job market? Are certain IT professionals more valued than others? Find out here.


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Think Smart Games has launched Animal Alphabet Singers, an app for kids ages 2 to 6 for iOS. The fully interactive app teaches children the alphabet using animal association, visual and audio hints, and world-class animation.
The developmental team behind Animal Alphabet Singers includes experts such as Grammy and Emmy-award winner Christopher Cerf, best known for his work on Sesame Street and Between the Lions. The educational team was lead by educational professionals, and experts including Marilyn Jager Adams, Ph. D. and Jane Aaron. Performers from children's shows such as Sesame Street, The Muppets, and more also have entertaining voice performances in the app.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Chandler Jones never seems satisfied.
The New England Patriots rookie defensive end made an immediate impact in his first professional game four weeks ago, recording five tackles and a strip-sack that was recovered for a touchdown. Not enough.
The 21st overall pick out of Syracuse jarred another ball loose the following week and has a sack in three of his first four NFL games. Not content.
Jones on Thursday was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September.
And guess what? There's still room for improvement.
``I feel personally that it's not good enough,'' he said as the Patriots (2-2) continued preparations for the Denver Broncos (2-2). ``Even though they say I'm the rookie of the month for September, we still have a .500 record. That's just not good enough.''
Jones has provided a much-needed menacing presence along the New England defensive line - something that has been lacking. Along with his trio of sacks, which leads all rookies, the 22-year-old has collected 17 tackles in helping stabilize New England's run defense. The Patriots are tied for the seventh at 85.2 yards per game after ranking 17th last season, allowing more than 117 yards a contest.
Perhaps even more impressive, though, is the rate at which he has been on the field, lining up for more than 90 percent of the defensive snaps.
``I have a lot of work to do,'' Jones said. ``For me personally, I feel like I have a long way to go. I'm still a rookie, it's a long season ahead of me and we got a lot more games to play. Each week I'm trying to get better. You take it one day at a time and you let those days stack.''
Sunday's test likely will be more challenging than anything he's faced thus far, too.
After chasing down the likes of Jake Locker, Kevin Kolb, Joe Flacco and Ryan Fitzpatrick - not exactly a star-studded cast - Jones now is tasked with wreaking havoc on Denver quarterback Peyton Manning, a certain Hall of Famer who first entered the league when Jones was just 10 years old.
``Definitely been watching him since I was a little kid, but you take this game with the same approach that you would take it from Week 1 to Week 2 to Week 13,'' he said. ``I don't try to play the name game, who I'm going against. It's a quarterback out there and it's my job to get after him.''
Veteran linebacker Rob Ninkovich isn't the least bit surprised at Jones' swift learning curve, or the way he handles himself.
``I think really he came in ahead of many rookies that come into this league,'' Ninkovich said. ``A lot has to do with what you learn in college and the techniques and stuff that are coached to you in college. Whoever was coaching him obviously gave him some good stuff to where he's able to come in and make an impact right away.''
Ninkovich pointed toward Jones' innate ability to diagnose plays as a primary reason for his early success.
``It takes time to just get comfortable on the field and know when to go, and when to play the run, when to pass rush,'' he said. ``I say just him just having the awareness of the situations and able to really get after the quarterback and also play the run as well.''
Despite obvious support from his teammates, who speak highly of him on a regular basis, Jones still believes he has something to prove, especially to the veterans like four-time Pro Bowl standout Vince Wilfork.
``I want those guys to not have to worry about what I'm doing and make sure I have my playbook down,'' Jones said. ``That's the biggest thing that I want to do is just show these guys next to me that I can do it and I can step my game up for them.''
And has he done that yet?
``There's a quote that goes, `You never are doing as good as you think you are and you're never doing as bad as you think you are,''' he said. ``So, if you just stay humble and level-headed throughout the whole process, you should be pretty good.''
While Jones has been rather tight-lipped about his early accolades, he did reveal one key component to his game.
``I'm having a lot of fun,'' he said. ``That's the one thing about football that you can't take away from. This being my job, but you got to have fun.
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Lightweight development has its uses, but government IT managers should beware
Michael Daconta (email@example.com) is chief technology officer at Accelerated Information Management and former metadata program manager at the Homeland Security Department. His latest book is titled "Information as Product: How to Deliver the Right Information to the Right Person at the Right Time."
Discussing your favorite development methodology is similar to discussing your favorite religion — you are guaranteed to raise the ire of someone. In a previous article, I stated that "agile development is a programmer's fantasy and a manager's nightmare." Some people disagreed with that analogy, and I have talked to good developers, ones I respect, who have strongly defended agile devleopment.
I certainly did not intend to throw the baby out with the bathwater. However, I still contend that government information technology managers should be wary of agile development, and here's why.
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Agile development is an umbrella term for a number of lightweight development processes, such as scrum and extreme programming (XP). In general, it is safe to say that these approaches mostly grew up in reaction to heavyweight development processes, especially the traditional waterfall development model.
The waterfall development model consists of a single, sequential set of phases, such as requirements, design and construction. The problem with the waterfall method is that it assumes each phase is perfect and complete before the next one starts. That assumption caused large — and expensive — project failures. Thus, lightweight processes arose in response to those failures.
It is a common phenomenon that when you violently — or extremely — react to something, the pendulum tends to swing too far. In essence, you overcompensate. I believe this is the case with XP and most agile methodologies, causing them to be unbalanced.
For example, the book "Professional Java Tools for Extreme Programming" states that "XP is a lightweight methodology that focuses on coding as the main task." This is also reflected in the Agile Manifesto when it states that "working software is the primary measure of progress."
Consider those two statements carefully in light of your software development life cycle. Do you focus only on coding? Does that not seem unbalanced? Of course, from a programmer's perspective — or fantasy — that is exactly the right approach. Many programmers avoid design, documentation and testing. But I believe this focus on only one aspect of the development life cycle is agile's Achilles' heel. It is akin to saying that civil engineering should be only about building construction. Forget site preparation, impact studies, blueprints, drainage, zoning and building codes — just build!
Now, before the fans of agile blow a gasket, this focus on coding has also produced some significant benefits. Techniques such as refactoring, test-driven design and continuous integration are considered best practices. So can you use agile development successfully? Absolutely. But only if you are a good fit for the method.
And here is the crux of my argument: You must fit agile; agile doesn't fit you. That is the bottom line for agile success given its steep requirements for real-time customer input, minimal design and extreme iteration. So if you, as a government program manager, have ill-defined, "I'll know it when I see it" requirements and can sit with the development team on a daily basis, you fit the agile profile.
Before closing this topic, let me briefly address two agile practices that exemplify its extremism: no upfront design and pair programming.
As we stated before, agile development uses extreme iterations to create the "simplest thing that could possibly work." Like Joel Splosky, I am a fan of Big Design Up Front and have witnessed firsthand its benefits. Again, consider civil engineering: Do you want to drive across a bridge created without blueprints? Pair programming is a practice in which two developers work together with one person driving and the other observing. Although there are some cases in which this extra expense would be worthwhile, I would consider it a waste 80 percent of the time. And that brings us full-circle back to the concept of programming fantasies.
A software development methodology should not be self-serving. Instead, it should be balanced and fit a variety of IT projects. Thus, as I said before, be wary of programmers bearing gifts.
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Software build with the agile methodology are a hacker's dream.Last agile program I touched, the leadership threw all of the security functionality off the raft and expected the Information Assurance engineers to come back later and do the "paperwork" to get the product certified and accredited.Needless to say, that piece of software was penetrated over and over and over and ...
agile development is a code word for avoiding all the obstacles in software development starting with CMMI. the problem is not with the software developers necessarily it's with the program managment people. the DoD continues to deliver poor quality systems, that don't meet performance specs, behind schedule and overbudget -- by the same companies that purport themselves to be CMMI level 3, 4, or 5 it doesn't matter. Agile is just a codeword for teams to cut out all the obstacles that don't add value... it's a software ideology
If you want to add something useful to this article's philosophy , you might try following an actual project utilizing Agile development and document the pitfalls and paybacks of using the approach. That way you can provide something more valuable then just your stand up philosophy, no value in that! Agile is not just about the word, its all in how you apply it. Be wary of managers bearing SOW's and journalist bearing knowledge, it may result in a waste of money.
Michael Daconta is absolutely correct and has the moral courage to mention the flaws in 'Agile' methodology.
I have been in the IT industry for more years than I care to count and the drawbacks of Agile are numerous, especially in the Govt environment.
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Robin Umberg brought an aging veteran back to life while I was on vacation, so I gave a ring when I got back last Monday to get the details. Got a couple other vignettes while I was at it.
The Villa Park resident, who started her Army career as a nurse and finished it 36 years later as a brigadier general in the reserves with responsibilities for 27,000 medical personnel, is now an undersecretary of the state Department of Veterans Affairs. She runs the agency's veterans homes program, which provides housing to aging and disabled veterans.
On Jan. 23, she was overseeing a job fair for the new vets home to open in Fresno this fall.
"I was talking to a group and I heard someone say, 'A man is down – does anyone have any medical background?' " Umberg recalled. She went over and found a man in his late 60s on the floor.
"He was conscious and embarrassed. As I was talking to him, his eyes rolled back, his skin got cold and turned gray. He stopped breathing and I couldn't feel a pulse."
She gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
"His eyes opened and he was conscious when the paramedics came," she said. "I'm confident he left in good hands."
Calls to the city's police and fire departments failed to turn up the man's name or current whereabouts. The man was a veteran and one of 2,200 people who turned up in hopes of joining a Fresno staff that will eventually reach 400.
"I spent 36 years in uniform and my passion was soldiers," she said. "And now I'm working with veterans. How lucky am I?"
Not as lucky, I'll venture, as the veteran she helped on Jan. 23.
Afghani justice
Umberg is married to former Assemblyman Tom Umberg, who now busies himself as an attorney for Manatt Phelps & Phillips, as a board member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, and as co-chairman of the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan.
The justice reform program was formed to help modernize the tribal justice systems in rural Afghanistan and to address corruption, sexism and lack of education in the urban justice systems.
Tom Umberg is co-chairman of the partnership while Robin Umberg is on the board of Friends of PPJRA. The two, along with Santa Ana-based U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, were on a six-person team that visited Afghanistan in December, interviewing 70 candidates for one-year scholarships at more than a dozen U.S. law schools. Participating universities include Chapman, Harvard and Stanford.
"They have amazing stories," she said of the young lawyers they screened. "Women who had hidden that they were women. Women who used their dowries to go to school. It's a different world."
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I asked when she'd last performed CPR prior to the Fresno incident. She did some math, counting the years back to when the family lived outside Washington, D.C.
"Sixteen years ago, when Tom was deputy drug czar under Clinton," she said. "I was driving my son Tommy to a second-grade play and passed a car that had hit a tree."
An elderly man was pinned behind the wheel, unconscious, no apparent heartbeat. She performed extensive CPR.
"I told him, 'Hang in there, so you can be with your wife again,'" she said. A Life Flight helicopter arrived and paramedics took over, the man still unconscious.
"Tommy said to me, 'How do you know his wife's not in heaven?' My heart sunk. I thought, 'Oh my gosh, what have I done?'"
Umberg later learned that the man's wife had indeed preceded him in death. The man never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
"I read in the paper that he was a veteran," she said. "I attended his funeral at Quantico anonymously – a beautiful, honorable funeral of a man who had served."
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If you are worried about the cost of your software licences there is a solution: announce loudly and regularly that you are interested in moving to Linux. Which is what Newham Borough Council has been doing for several months now, raising an implicit (and explicit) threat to Microsoft's presence in that particular part of the public sector. The end result has been a bit of a winner for Newham – in the form of a new 'partnership' with Microsoft that is cutting its software costs by £3.2 million over a five-year period. As Newham's head of ICT noted at the launch of this new deal, the threat from Linux was clearly an enabler in getting this kind of hefty price cut. "You'd be insane to think otherwise," he said. Well quite. So are we now about to enter a period of bluff and double bluff between suppliers and users? "Cut my prices Vendor A or I'll jump ship to Vendor B...go on, I mean it...no, really I do...I'm serious, look into my eyes...oh bugger, OK I won't." You need to be prepared to make the leap before you start to throw threats around. Newham insists it was genuinely interested in what open source had to offer. It supports this claim with an independent study conducted by professional services firm Capgemini that purports to show that the total cost of moving Newham's existing NT4, Office and 130 bespoke applications onto a modern Microsoft platform was 68 per cent lower than the cost of switching to open source. Open source evangelists will of course jump up and down in horror at such claims and produce their own counter-claims, but the lesson to be learned from Newham is simple. In the game of software licence poker, Microsoft will blink eventually – you just need to hold your nerve.
Calling IT a day
How times have changed. Once upon a time, not so long ago, Oracle and Ford Motor Company had a big mutual love in. As part of the dot-com hysteria, when we all thought online global marketplaces were a groovy idea, the biggest and grooviest of them all was Covisint. It was an automotive components marketplace and among its prime movers were Oracle and Ford. But in late summer Ford confirmed long standing industry rumours and canned a four-year-old procurement project built around Oracle software despite spending millions of dollars trying to get it up and running. Now the car firm has decided to switch its purchasing operations back to the mainframe applications the new systems were intended to replace. It is a big decision for any company to can a high-profile project in mid-course. There comes a point when throwing good money after bad makes no sense to anyone, but fear of admitting failure causes organisations to plough on regardless. It is meat and drink to many systems houses – how many seemingly never ending, but never quite completed ERP implementations put food on the corporate table at Accenture, EDS et al during the 1990s. Killing a project mid-stream is never easy, but Ford deserves kudos for being prepared to stand up and say enough is enough. If more enterprise users told vendors about the shortcomings of their products, then perhaps we would be part of the way down the road to breaking the cycle of hype and over hype.
US leading the world
Ploughing through the daily influx of offers for penis enlargement, free trials of Viagra and news of an unclaimed fortune waiting for me in a Nigerian bank account, I stumbled across an interesting snippet from a study into the origins of spam. It turns out that according to a survey by CipherTrust, while US internet protocol addresses make up only 28 per cent of the spam-sending addresses, those addresses sent out 86 per cent of the world's unsolicited commercial email. According to the survey, three per cent of spam came from South Korea, two per cent was from Canada and about 1.5 per cent came from Ukraine. Of the IP addresses sending spam, 23 per cent were from China and Hong Kong, and another four per cent from Brazil. So now you know – not only are you getting unwanted offers, you probably can't take 'advantage' of them without owning a US billing address for your credit card.
Staying power
Following on from the collapse in Salesforce.com's share price and the subsequent collective gloating from fiscally-unimpressive other CRM vendors about one trick ponies, it is interesting to note the stunning silence that followed Salesforce.com's second-quarter earnings announcement: revenue up 84 per cent, net income up 859 per cent. Okay, the absolute numbers are far, far smaller than those of a player such as Siebel or Oracle or SAP, but I think we might usefully conclude those rumours of an early demise were more than a little exaggerated...


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Genre: Puzzle
Are you brave enough to journey into the deep? If you make enough money making matches you'll be able to build one deluxe (and spooky) aquarium! Make a match, if you dare!
Create matches of 3 or more by swapping adjacent pieces. Make matches over all the golden tiles to collect them and move to the next round.
As you accumulate money, use it to purchase fish and decorations for your aquarium. Fill the meters to earn a cup.
Pay attention to the thought bubbles of the fish to fill their needs.


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When we run into these I think we are just going to suggest equipment replacement.
My distributor hasn't even carried a standing pilot furnace for at least ten years.
The one I ran into yesterday was 21 years old.
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