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LOS ANGELES -- It took a 162-game slate to get here. It will take three losses to send someone home.
What happened before is of little consequence now, other than the fact that it has led the Dodgers and Cardinals to a postseason meeting for the first time since 2004.
For Los Angeles, those National League-best 95 wins do nothing but ensure the team home-field advantage. The 47 home runs and 135 RBIs from Albert Pujols would complement an MVP trophy well, but they won't win a championship.
It's all wiped away.
And, yes, that means we're erasing how it all ended, too.
Two of baseball's most storied franchises will begin their best-of-five Division Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. And when that first pitch, scheduled for 9:37 pm ET, is thrown by Randy Wolf, both teams intend to start anew. In fact, they're just thankful that they can.
Much is made about end-of-the-year momentum coming into October, at least by the teams that enjoy it. Look no further than the case study that was the 2007 Rockies to see how a strong season finish can be parlayed into a lengthy postseason run.
But what happens when the opposite is true? What happens when teams that have been so dominant uncharacteristically stumble to the finish line? Well, stay tuned. We're about to find out.
"It doesn't really matter how you end the season," Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw said. "The postseason is a new season. I don't think anybody is too worried about what happened. It doesn't really matter. It's a five-game season, so I would hope there's some urgency."
Neither the Cardinals nor the Dodgers will meet with much to build off from the last 10 days. St. Louis lost a chance at making a run toward home-field advantage by slipping to a 2-8 record down the stretch. That included being swept at home by the Brewers over the season's final weekend to conclude a stretch during which St. Louis won just once in seven games after celebrating its sixth division title this decade.
At the same time, Pujols, the unquestioned leader of a St. Louis offense that needs to rediscover some of the balance it showed in distancing itself in the division with a 20-6 August, finished the year in a 21-game homerless drought.
Any reason for concern on either front?
"We're going to be just fine," Cardinals Game 1 starter Chris Carpenter said. "We've got some serious professional guys over there that know how to play this game and played this game for a long time. And I think we're going to be just fine."
The Dodgers' stumble was much the same. Holding a three-run lead with three outs to go against the reeling Pirates on Sept. 27, Los Angeles lost not only that game, but also the next four, effectively keeping its champagne -- which had to be relocated three times -- on ice a week longer than expected.
Los Angeles did close out the year with two wins against the Rockies, but it hasn't helped that slugger Manny Ramirez has totaled more than twice as many strikeouts as he has hits in his last 12 games.
"He's been down this road before as far as postseason," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said of his left fielder. "And I expect him to show up for sure."
"The playoffs are almost like a new season, a fresh start," added pitcher Chad Billingsley. "It's a different atmosphere, different intensity. We needed one game to win the division, and sometimes one game can be the toughest to get."
Interesting thing, too, is that both Torre and Tony La Russa know something about limping into the playoffs.
The Cardinals' belief that there truly will be a blank slate isn't without merit. Five players from the Cardinals' 2006 World Series roster will be on La Russa's Division Series roster against L.A. That group certainly hasn't forgotten how it went from a 3-9 season finish to an 11-5 run that culminated in a World Series championship.
Still, aside from similar late-season scuffles, La Russa sees little reason to compare an '06 team that wilted in late September largely because of injury issues to an '09 team that remained healthy and still competitive, just without complementary results.
"If you look at our games, we really only had a couple of games where you said, 'You are acting like you got it wrapped up,'" La Russa said. "Most of the games were well contested. This club is different than the '06 club. We're coming in healthier, except for an issue or two, and we'll be fine."
As for Torre, he guided the same Yankees team that lost 13 of its final 15 games in 2000 to a World Series win the following month. So much for using September as an indicator for what to expect come October.
"Once it was over with, we exhaled and we were on a run," Torre said of that bunch. "But look at St. Louis and Detroit [in 2006]. They both limped into it, and they wind up in the World Series, both of them. So I don't know what is a sure-fire way to go into the postseason."
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People sometimes think I'm well informed, because I'm lucky
enough to be heard on NPR's 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me." For those of
you who don't know, it's a weekly news quiz show. I get to be a part
of a panel of three, about once a month or so. I lose a lot, even
though I study the news on the weeks that I'm on. Although, the study
sessions are a bit brief sometimes. How much I know about the world is
directly related to how much of my attention is gobbled up by the
goings on of my family life. Things have been rocky at home of late.
It's a lucky thing I'm not on "Wait, Wait…" this week. I know
almost nothing. I know there's a witch running for Senate, but that
may just be seasonal. If election day was at a different time of year,
she may have been an elf or a Pilgrim. I know that, in France, High
School students have joined others in the streets to protest the
retirement age being moved to sixty-five, which means they think way
farther ahead than Americans. In Santa Monica we have High School
students who won't graduate until they're sixty-five. Thank goodness
our High School students don't worry about retirement. Surely, good
news does not await them on that topic. If the current French High
School students retire at sixty-five, and come here on vacation,
they'll find eighty year old college educated Americans beating the
fuck out of each other for the chance to bus their tables.
I do listen to NPR often. I don't pick a program. I just turn it
on and listen to what's there. I end up catching "Market Place" a lot.
I've easily heard 100 economists interviewed. They never seem to be
out of work. Still, I don't really know anything about the economy. I
can tell when they play a happy little song, or a sad little song. It
doesn't much matter. My personal finances are governed by my mood
swings, not sound advice. I can go from feeling broke to feeling rich
without the slightest change to my bank balance.
I have three teenagers. Life at home is a bit volatile right now.
I'm not sure when I'll be able to again focus on the events of the
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| Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
|Scientific classification
The Gasterosteidae are a family of fish including the sticklebacks. FishBase currently recognises sixteen species in the family, grouped in five genera. However several of the species have a number of recognised subspecies, and the taxonomy of the family is thought to be in need of revision. Although some authorities give the common name of the family as "sticklebacks and tube-snouts", the tube-snouts are currently classified in the related family Aulorhynchidae.
An unusual features of sticklebacks is that they have no scales, although some species have bony armour plates. They are related to pipefish and seahorses.
Stickleback species are found in fresh water environments in Europe, Asia and North America. They feed on small crustaceans and fish larvae.[1]
Sticklebacks are distinguished by the presence of strong and clearly isolated spines in the dorsal fin. All species show a similar mating behaviour, which is also unusual among fishes. The males construct a nest from vegetation held together by secretions from their kidneys. The males then attract females to the nest who lay their eggs inside where the male can fertilise them. The male then guards the eggs until they hatch.[1]
Three-spined sticklebackEdit
The family includes the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus, common in northern temperate climates around the world including Europe, most of northern North America and Japan and colloquially known in United Kingdom as the "tiddler", or "sprick".[2] In the Republic of Ireland they are commonly known as "pinkeens" due to the reddish colour of the male three spined stickleback's throat during breeding season. Niko Tinbergen's studies of the behaviour of this fish were important in the early development of ethology as an example of a fixed action pattern.
Species Edit
- Genus Apeltes Mayer, 1956.
- Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard, 1854.
- Blackspotted stickleback, Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867.
- Genus Pungitius
- Pungitius hellenicus Stephanidis, 1971.
- Pungitius kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915).
- Smoothtail ninespine stickleback, Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829).
- Southern ninespine stickleback, Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859).
- Ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758).
- Amur stickleback, Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869).
- Sakhalin stickleback, Pungitius tymensis (Nikolskii, 1889).
- Genus Spinachia
- Sea stickleback, Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758).
Learning in the sticklebackEdit
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References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orr, James W. & Pietsch, T.W. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. Encyclopedia of Fishes, 171–172, San Diego: Academic Press.
- ↑ Irish poetry Ulster Scots
- Template:FishBase family
- Widespread Parallel Evolution in Sticklebacks by Repeated Fixation of Ectodysplasin Alleles by sciencemag.org
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A 35-year-old male driver sustained major injuries, including burns to his face, after crashing his Lamborghini on northbound Interstate 15.
According to CHP officials, the crash happened around 11:20 p.m. Saturday just north of Mission Road.
Officials said a suspected DUI driver from San Marcos was driving at speeds of more than 100 mph when he traveled from a lane into the center median on the freeway.
The collision caused the vehicle to split in half and the car quickly caught on fire.
The driver sustained major injuries and burns and was airlifted to UCSD hospital.
CHP officials said both the northbound and southbound lanes on I-15 were closed down for 20 minutes as the air ambulance landed.
No other vehicles were involved and nobody else was hurt.
The investigation is ongoing and officials believe alcohol may have played a role in the fiery crash.


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Vector Projects (I), an end-to-end turnkey interior solutions provider in the residential and commercial spaces, has recently merged with Uniply Industries, a manufacturer of plywood, laminates and related products for a consideration of Rs 64.12 crore.
The first-of-its-kind deal in India made Mumbai-based Vector Projects, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniply Industries. This has further expanded the opportunities for both Uniply and Vector Projects by integrating into an end-to-end building solutions as well as creating a single large entity that potentially doubles their business size. As a subsidiary, Vector Projects will continue to be run by its Founder & CEO, Umesh Rao, and is aiming to achieve a revenue of Rs 300 crore this fiscal. Uniply Industries will continue to support Vector Projects' business growth in providing turnkey interior solutions. The transaction involves a Rs 23.12 crore stock swap with shares of Uniply and a Rs 40.99 crore cash pay-out funded by Uniply's promoters and other participants through a private placement.
Speaking about the acquisition, Umesh Rao, Founder & CEO, Vector Projects (I) said, "With a successful journey of over 15 years, Vector Projects is ready to enter the second phase of its business. This one-of-its kind acquisition will create a single large entity and boost Vector's credibility among its customers and in the industry. We look forward to this deal as we will get an opportunity to maintain our independent identity with strong financial backing."
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Piano Night 2014 happened April 28, and it was another outstanding celebration of the New Orleans piano tradition.
Piano Night is the flagship benefit event for WWOZ 90.7FM and has become a tradition among New Orleans music lovers and loyal fans all over the world. This one-of-a-kind benefit concert for WWOZ is held each year on the Monday night between the two New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends.
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Food Processors Scramble to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Operating costs and the environment have processors scrambling to reduce carbon emissions.
The race is on for food processors to reduce their carbon footprint, both for financial reasons and to reduce their company's environmental impact. With fuel and energy costs on the rise, reducing the use of electricity, natural gas, diesel fuel and other energy sources is both good business and a laudable environmental act.
"Carbon closely mirrors efficiency, whether it's use of fuel, electricity or other processes. What we're really talking about here is efficient operations," says Kyle Tanger, president/CEO of Clear Carbon Consulting Inc. (www.clearcarbonconsulting.com), Arlington, Va. "Carbon really does equal money."
The typical starting point for carbon reduction initiatives is to measure existing carbon use, creating a benchmark footprint. An energy audit and development of a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory is the first step.
"If you want to see where you're going, you have to know where you're starting from," says Kyle Smith, managing director of Carbon and Energy Management Services with Pace Global Energy Services (www.paceglobal.com), Fairfax, Va.
Dean Foods' WhiteWave division buys renewable energy credits from Bonneville Environmental Foundation. This is one of the non-profit organization's wind farms, in Roosevelt, Wash.
The objective in establishing a GHG inventory, Smith adds, is "to know where the carbon is being produced in your company and identify the opportunities to reduce your carbon footprint."
Easier said than done. It's a complicated process of record-keeping, calculation and analysis but, as often is the case, there's software to handle the hard work. Pace offers Ecolink, a software tool and service package. Christian Whitaker, Pace's director of carbon management services, explains how it works:
- "We start with plant utility data – past usage of electricity, natural gas, transportation fuels even fuel oil and coal. Usually this is gotten from a plant's utility provider.
- "First we look for errors – in the utility company's readings, calculations, billings.
- "We put the usage data into the Ecolink system and apply emissions calculation methodology. Every utility is required [by the Clean Air Act] to calculate its carbon footprint. We calculate the utility's emissions per kilowatt hour and multiply that by the [food] plant's usage, factor in other methodologies unique to your plant and come up with your greenhouse gas inventory."
Whitaker says Ecolink then can calculate both the energy savings and the reduced carbon emissions of different energy-improvement actions. "We can show not only how energy conservation will save you dollars, but how it can be applied toward corporate sustainability goals."
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Admittedly, key areas for carbon reduction extend far beyond the food plant – at least to the fleet and, for some food companies, backward to the farm or ranch. But the plant is the area within the control of most food processors.
Within the plant, key contributors to energy/carbon use include processing equipment, such as ovens, dehydrators, retorts and pasteurizers; coolers and freezers; compressed air systems; air-handling systems for clean rooms; and lighting.
Tactics to reduce energy use in these areas include some straightforward solutions, such as retrofitting lighting fixtures with on/off sensors and energy-efficient bulbs or reconfiguring delivery routes to save fuel.
Other solutions are more complex and require a capital investment. The processor may need to retrofit or replace certain pieces of equipment to improve energy efficiency. An example would be replacing motors with new ones that are more energy efficient and sized properly to the equipment they power. Further, HVAC optimization and control systems can help reduce energy demand and thus the carbon footprint.
This past Earth Day (April 22) PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division inaugurated solar concentrator fields at its Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility. The 192 solar collectors, comprising 54,000 sq. ft. of concave mirrors, will absorb sunlight and generate steam that helps heat the cooking oil used in the SunChips manufacturing process.
It's important to recognize that carbon sources in the plant extend beyond electricity, natural gas and other types of energy. For food processors, the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration equipment are a key carbon source. HFCs are on the list of Kyoto Protocol GHGs.
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Paterno gets Division I record with PSU's win over Illinois
STATE COLLEGE — Joe Paterno broke Eddie Robinson's record for victories by a Division I coach with No. 409 in Penn State's sloppy 10-7 win against Illinois on Saturday.
The 21st-ranked Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten) overcame six fumbles with Silas Redd's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:08 to go.
Illinois (6-3, 2-3) drove from its 17 to the Penn State 25, but Derek Dimke's 42-yard field goal attempt bounced off the right upright as time expired.
Redd had a career-high 30 carries for 137 yards for Penn State, none bigger than his late run set up after Illinois corner Justin Green was whistled for pass interference after breaking up a fourth-down pass for Derek Moye in the end zone.
Among all coaches, Paterno now only trails John Gagliardi, still active at Division III St. John's, Minn., with 481 victories.
"It really is something I've very proud of, to be associated with Eddie Robinson," Paterno said in a brief postgame ceremony in the media room broadcast to fans still waiting in the stands 10 minutes later. "Something like this means a lot to me, an awful lot. But there's a lot of other people I've got to thank."
The Nittany Lions' 84-year-old leader coached the game itself from the press box on a snowy Saturday in Happy Valley that had fans bundled up in winter parkas and hoodies. Paterno's right leg and shoulder are still sore after an accidental hit in practice in the preseason.
The fourth-quarter flurry surely brought a smile to his face.
After struggling most of the afternoon, quarterback Matt McGloin drove Penn State from their own 20 to the Illini 32 on three long completions before the pass interference call gave the Nittany Lions a second chance.
Redd capitalized four plays later by barreling into the end zone, the crowd erupting in delight.
Jason Ford rushed for 100 yards on 24 carries but Illinois couldn't capitalize on a slew of Penn State mistakes in a defensive slugfest.
The Illini's offense wasn't much better than Penn State, but they got just got enough in the third quarter from scrambling quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase to scratch out a 10-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Harris for a 7-0 lead.
Illinois' defense held firm from there until Penn State's late TD drive.
Moye, back after missing two games because of a left foot injury, dropped a third-down pass to groans from the crowd on the winning drive. McGloin went for Moye on fourth down with 1:31 left, and the ball bounced off the receiver's hands in the end zone - but there was contact bbefore the pass hit hits mark and the interference penalty gave Penn State another chance.
Illinois coach Ron Zook could only wince on the sideline as a once-quiet Penn State crowd burst back to life.
Illinois' struggling offense couldn't get untracked again early, going scoreless in the first half for a third straight game. They wasted opportunities deep in Penn State territory following fumbles by Redd at his own 37 in the first half, and quarterback Rob Bolden at the 29 late in the second half.
On that drive, Illinois receiver Ryan Lankford made a pretty tiptoe catch along the sideline from backup quarterback Riley O'Toole for a 12-yard gain to the 12. The play was upheld by replay - and fans in the student section showed their displeasure by tossing snowballs on the field.
The snowballs missed the players - much like most of the passes at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. McGloin was 9 of 24 for 98 yards, while Bolden missed all four of his pass attempts, all in the second quarter.
Illinois still couldn't take advantage after driving to the 4. An illegal procedure penalty pushed them back to the 9, then holder Tim Russell mishandled the snap on a 26-yard field goal attempt and threw a wobbly pass intercepted by Penn State defensive end Sean Stanley to preserve a scoreless first half.
Scheelhaase finished 9 of 16 for 63 yards, and ran 14 times for 89 yards.


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Mental Health Commission of Canada welcomes Ontario Government announcement
Feb 12, 2013, 01:00 ET
Participants in At Home/Chez Soi Toronto project to receive ongoing support
CALGARY, Feb. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The Government of Ontario announced today that it will provide continued supportive housing and services to people living with mental illness who are currently part of the Mental Health Commission of Canada's (MHCC) At Home/Chez Soi research demonstration project.
This investment will maintain 216 supportive housing units and support services for 240 formerly homeless people living with mental illness in Toronto.
"The link between chronic homelessness and mental illness is widely acknowledged, but not fully understood. This new investment by the Government of Ontario which has been a champion of the Housing First approach for some time, is significant," says MHCC President and CEO Louise Bradley. "It means that the people who have been helped by the At Home/Chez Soi project in Toronto will continue to receive the support they need."
Launched in 2008, At Home/Chez Soi is a four-year research demonstration project of the MHCC designed to investigate the best ways to help homeless people who also live with mental illness. Through a Housing First approach, participants were given housing through rent subsidies and access to mental health services and supports. The project is taking place in five Canadian cities including Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, Winnipeg and Vancouver. A final research report is expected later this year.
The announcement by the Government of Ontario coincides with Bell Let's talk day - an initiative to raise funds for mental health initiatives and get Canadians talking about mental health issues.
"Very few families are untouched by mental illness and addictions," says the Hon. Deb Matthews, Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. "Initiatives like the At Home/Chez Soi project and Bell's Let's Talk Day are challenging the stigma associated with mental illness and making a big difference in the lives of those who have struggled alone for too long."
For more on Ontario's Action Plan for Health Care, read "Open Minds, Health Minds: Ontario's comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy."
For more on the MHCC's At Home/Chez Soi research, read the Interim Report.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is a catalyst for change. We are collaborating with hundreds of partners to change the attitudes of Canadians toward mental health problems and to improve services and support. Our goal is to help people who live with mental health problems and illnesses lead meaningful and productive lives. Together we spark change.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is funded by Health Canada.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Talib Zanna scored 15 points Tuesday and Tray Woodall added 11 plus seven assists in Pittsburgh's 73-45 rout of No. 22 Georgetown.
The Panthers (13-3, 1-2 Big East) shot 55.1 percent from the field in the upset over the Hoyas (10-3, 0-2), who went 13-for-36 from the field and missed all but two of their 11 attempts from 3-point territory.
The loss was the second in a row for Georgetown, who shot 36.1 percent from the field. Pitt ended its own two-game losing skid.
Otto Porter led Georgetown with nine points and Nate Lubik scored seven. Georgetown trailed 37-22 at intermission and could get no closer than 21 points down the stretch.


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Night and Fog represents the peak of director Alain Resnais' activities as a short-subject filmmaker.
Framed as a documentary, the film is an unsettling view of life inside the Nazi concentration camps of World War II. As he would in his later features (Hiroshima Mon Amour, Last Year at Marienbad et. al.) Resnais toys with chronology, with memory becoming present reality and vice versa at several critical junctures.
Jean Cayrol, later responsible for the script of Resnais' Muriel (1962), wrote the narration for Night and Fog. The film was originally released in France as Nuit et Brouillard.


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Just Ask the Expert: Will pamidronate help manage osteosarcoma pain?
Dr. Fan welcomes oncology questions from veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
I have a 6-year old female spayed Doberman pinscher in which appendicular osteosarcoma was recently diagnosed. We are currently treating her with carprofen, tramadol, and gabapentin. I also started her on an intravenous treatment regimen every 28 days with pamidronate. Have you seen much success in pain management with pamidronate? How many treatments do dogs need to receive before you notice any progress? I would also like to know if there are any other helpful options for this condition.
Although potent intravenous bisphosphonates appear to have a role in managing malignant bone pain, the use of ionizing radiation therapy remains the first-line and most effective treatment modality for controlling pain secondary to focal skeletal osteolysis in dogs. So I would recommend that you add ionizing radiation therapy to improve pain control in your dog, if possible.
1. Fan TM, de Lorimier LP, Charney SC, et al. Evaluation of intravenous pamidronate administration in 33 cancer-bearing dogs with primary or secondary bone involvement. J Vet Intern Med 2005;19(1):74-80.
2. Fan TM, de Lorimier LP, O'Dell-Anderson K, et al. Single-agent pamidronate for palliative therapy of canine appendicular osteosarcoma bone pain. J Vet Intern Med 2007;21(3):431-439.
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LIS Faculty and Practitioners Surviving and Thriving Together discussion to be held at Midwinter
The American Library Association Committee on Education (ALA-COE) and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) are co-sponsoring a Library Education Discussion Group entitled: "LIS Faculty and Practitioners Surviving and Thriving Together" to be held on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 in San Diego during the 2011 Midwinter Meeting. The event is scheduled from 4 – 5:15 p.m. and will be held in the San Diego Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 32 A/B.
Practitioners and Library & Information Studies (LIS) educators are encouraged to join colleagues in discussing a variety of hot topics such as: the role of adjunct faculty members, ethics in library education, engaging alumni and employers in library school education, library school closings, the role of practitioners/employers in accreditation and other timely issues. Roundtable discussions will be facilitated by member-leaders from both ALISE and ALA with the information collected to be used for further study by both groups.
Background Documents:
ALA's Core Competences of Librarianship - (Approved and adopted as policy by the ALA Council, January 27th 2009)
ALA Library & Information Studies Human Resource Utilization Policy
ALA Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library & Information Studies
Additional Resources:
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Congresses on Professional Education (opens in a new window)
For more information, contact Lorelle R. Swader, staff Liaison to the ALA Committee on Education (COE) at email@example.com .


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Report: Fargodome is Top Venue in Missouri Valley Conference [VIDEO]
North Dakota State is the most dominant team in FCS football the last two seasons, winninng back-to-back national championships. That kind of success starts at home, and at least one national media outlet is putting the Bison's home venue among the best in the nation.
The results have been impressive - NDSU is 22-3 on its home field in the last three seasons. Three of those wins have come against South Dakota State (including a 2nd round playoff game last season), one has come against South Dakota.
As a structure, the Fargodome isn't overly impressive, but what happens in and around the building is.
SportsNetwork.com has the Fargodome as its third best stadium in the country at the FCS level.
Their take?
The roof often seems as if it's about to come off the indoor home of the two-time defending FCS national champions. The crowds have grown in recent seasons and the decibel level has skyrocketed to ridiculous levels for the opposition.
The pyrotechnics, music and video board integration with screens across the dome are unmatched by other conference institutions.
And the tailgating makes for a full-day event, so when the Bison start beating up on the opposition, the good folk of Fargo are in a winning mood. It's hard for any fan to leave disappointed.
Another Missouri Valley venue made the 'Another Must-See' list: Northern Iowa's home, the UNI-Dome, in Cedar Falls.
The Sports Network's Top 5 FCS Football Stadiums:
1. Montana, Washington-Grizzly Stadium
2. Appalachian State, Kidd Brewer Stadium
3. North Dakota State, Fargodome
4. James Madison, Bridgeforth Stadium
5. Montana State, Bobcat Stadium


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NEW YORK — With midnight approaching, the Baltimore Orioles' bats awoke for one more improbable rally.
Now they have a last shot to finally overtake the New York Yankees.
J.J. Hardy hit an RBI double in the 13th inning and Baltimore bounced back from a demoralizing loss to outlast the Yankees 2-1 Thursday night, Oct. 11, forcing a deciding Game 5 in the AL division series.
After splitting 22 games this year, it all comes down this: a winner-take-all game Friday for a spot in the AL championship series.
Game 1 winner CC Sabathia was set to pitch the deciding game for the Yankees. Orioles manager Buck Showalter had not announced his starter.
The Orioles were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position until Hardy doubled off David Phelps with one out to score Manny Machado. Phelps had relieved in the 12th after Joba Chamberlain was hit by a flying broken bat, forcing him to leave with a bruised right elbow.
Jim Johnson bounced back from allowing Raul Ibanez's pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning Wednesday to earn his second save in the series with a perfect 13th.
Hours after learning Joe Girardi had kept quiet that his father died last Saturday, the Yankees couldn't rally late. This time, Girardi called upon Eric Chavez to pinch hit for slumping Alex Rodriguez. He lined out to third base to end it.
Baltimore's win pushed all four division series to five games for the first time since the round began in 1995.
The Orioles have been pursuing the Yankees all season, cutting a 10-game deficit in July to zero in early September. Baltimore and New York were tied 10 times atop the East in the final month but the Yankees wrapped up the division on the final night of the regular season.
After dropping Game 1 , the Orioles rebounded with another one-run win in a season in which they had the best record in the majors in such games at 29-9. But they lost in stunning fashion in 12 innings Wednesday night, when Ibanez homered twice in his two at-bats after pinch-hitting for Rodriguez.
The team that caught the Yankees in September didn't rattle, though.
They came right back Thursday for their first win in extras against the Yankees this year. They also lost twice to New York in extra innings before going on a run of 16 straight wins after the ninth inning.
It wasn't easy, though. Nate McLouth homered off Phil Hughes to start the fifth, but Baltimore wasted three shots with a runner on third base in the first four innings. They struggled against New York's bullpen.


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Schroders Quickview: Brazilian GDP facing extreme headwinds
Brazil's latest GDP figure was slightly stronger than expected, but Schroders Emerging Markets Economist Craig Botham sees rising inflation, deteriorating economic conditions and corruption scandals damaging Brazil's prospects for growth into 2016.
Brazil has posted a GDP growth reading of -0.2%, year on year, for the final quarter of 2014. This takes growth for the year as a whole to a meagre 0.1%. This was above consensus expectations, but in line with our forecast.
The quarterly reading was stronger than expected, at 0.3% quarter on quarter versus the consensus of -0.1%. Unfortunately, it is all downhill from here.
Economic conditions deteriorating
Data for the first quarter of this year suggests a further slowdown from 2014, which itself was a much worse year for growth than 2013 when GDP posted a 2.4% gain.
Industrial production, unemployment and retail sales have all deteriorated, and the central bank's own economic activity monitor points to a sharply weaker start to 2015.
2015 is likely to be a lost year for growth in Brazil. 2016 is, already, increasingly looking like a write-off as well.
Meanwhile, inflation continues to climb and will face further pass-through pressure from the weakening currency, forcing tightening from a central bank whose policy rate already stands at 12.75%; one of the world's highest.
Corruption concern clouding outlook
With the additional headwinds of the 'Lava Jato' corruption scandal, fiscal consolidation and possible electricity rationing, 2015 is likely to be a lost year for growth in Brazil.
There is also now news of a new corruption scandal at the tax appeals board, which will further stifle investment and sentiment.
To make matters worse, President Dilma Rousseff would appear to be rapidly losing the popular mandate to take any action to fix things, with government popularity at its lowest since the last presidential impeachment.
2016 is, already, increasingly looking like a write-off as well.


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Being the Best He Could Be
Jimmy Bedgood knew in his mind that he would never celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday last weekend. He knew that he was going to die. And, if he did, he was going to die for his country so his brother wouldn't be killed in the jungles of Vietnam. This is the story of an outgoing, young country boy who always tried to be the best he could be in the finest tradition of the United States Army.
The first Monday in May 1968 was a cool mid-spring day in Dublin. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, still 14 months away from being the first man to set foot on the moon, was nearly killed while flying a lunar landing trainer. Bobby Goldsboro's Honey was spending its 5th week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Dublin teenagers were listening to the Box Tops, Gary Puckett and the Beatles. The duo of Simon and Garfunkel held down the top two slots on the LP album charts. The Braves lost to the Pirates, 2-1. Newsweek's cover story featured students protesting the war in Vietnam. Most households in Laurens County were tuned to Gunsmoke, Andy Griffith, and The Monkees. Audrey Hepburn was terrified in Wait Until Dark on the giant screen of the Martin Theater. Edward Alligood and James Malone led the Dexter Hornets in defeating the baseball team from Twiggs County. The City of Dublin actually lowered natural gas rates upon a motion by Councilman Junior Scarboro.
Meanwhile in Vietnam, the Viet Cong were launching guerilla attacks throughout the Vietnamese capital of Saigon. One hundred and six young American men died on that single day. United States Army Staff Sergeant Jimmy Bedgood, Service Number 14875003, was one of them. More than fifty thousand American service personnel in all died before the fighting stopped. You can find his name on Panel 55E, line 39 along the bottom of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Bedgood, son of Fermon Bedgood and Louise Purvis, was born on May 20, 1946 in Wrightsville, Georgia. Jimmy, a highly intelligent young man, skipped some courses in school. In speaking of her highly industrious son, Mrs. Purvis said, "I didn't have to support him financially. The spiffy, organized, and picky teenager worked hard and bought everything he needed for school." Jimmy played football at East Laurens High School, graduating from there in 1964. Al Manning remembered Jimmy as a young man who wanted to do the best he could do at everything he did. "For a relatively small teenager, he could hit you very hard," Manning also recalled.
Clinton Lord often double-dated with Jimmy and a girl friend from Dublin. Lord asked the girl's father about letting her date Jimmy. When Clinton issued an unequivocal endorsement of the guy everyone liked and admired, the reluctant parent readily approved the date.
"After graduation, Jimmy Bedgood went to work at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville to work with teenagers with alcohol and drug problems," said his mother, Louise Purvis. "His employers were impressed with his grades and his ability to work with people his own age," his mother added. Bedgood entered the Army in December 1964. After training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, he was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas, where he remained until his first tour of duty in Vietnam. Soon Bedgood was assigned to the "Big Red One, " the First Division of the United States Army.
On June 14, 1967, while leading a five-man long range recon patrol, Sgt. Bedgood sensed the presence of the enemy and halted his squad just before crossing a stream. Instantly the sergeant saw a ten-manViet Cong patrol approaching his position. After arranging his men for a fire fight, Bedgood called in helicopters to pin down the enemy while he and his men made it to a landing zone and safety. As Bedgood and his men approached the landing zone, they encountered another enemy patrol and engaged and wiped out the force with no American casualties. For his heroic actions, Sgt. Bedgood was awarded the Bronze Star.
On another occasion, Bedgood was serving on a stay behind patrol when he and his men came under a vicious attack just after dusk. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, Bedgood exposed himself to a hail of fire to reach a machine gun emplacement. Bedgood stood up straight and began firing directly in the direction of the incoming enemy fire, eliminating the threat to himself and his men. In awarding another Bronze Star Medal to the Staff Sergeant, the United States Army cited, "His aggressiveness and quick thinking prevented extensive injuries to his men while driving out the enemy." The citation salutes Sgt. Bedgood for his actions which reflected great credit to himself and to the 9th Infantry Division.
In February 1968, just as the Tet Offensive was beginning, Sgt. Bedgood received his fourth bronze star for heroism. At least one of the awards carried a "V device" for unique valor. Also pinned to his chest were not one, but two, Purple Hearts for injuries received in the line of battle.
Jimmy Bedgood came home during a 30-day leave in late March 1968 after his second tour in Vietnam. Clinton Lord last saw Jimmy when he pulled his car into the White Castle Drive-In on North Jefferson Street. Jimmy told Clinton he was shipping out to Vietnam. Lord questioned his motive for going to Vietnam for the third time. Bedgood responded, "It is the promotions, I am going to make this my career." Bedgood told others that one of the reasons he was returning to combat was to try to insure that his brother, Robert Reynolds, wouldn't have to go. Lord remembered his friend saying, "Being in the army is great and it brings direction to my life." Bedgood naturally relished the higher pay that combat soldiers received.
When Jimmy came home for the last time, he brought with him one of his best dress uniforms. He replaced the regulation brass buttons with shiny silver ones. He sewed on shoulder patches of the 1st Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division. Jimmy placed the suit in his mother's wardrobe where it remained until recently when the uniform was turned over to Commissioner Buddy Adams, Laurens County's curator of military memorabilia. "Jimmy wanted to be buried in that uniform, but I didn't know it." Bedgood told his family that he wouldn't be coming back. They hoped he was wrong. Bedgood's younger sister, Lorene West, loved her big brother. "He called me monkey," Lorene fondly remembered.
Gia Dinh, outside Saigon, Vietnam, May 6, 1968: When Bedgood returned to Vietnam, he was assigned to Co. C of the 52nd Infantry Regiment, a company of combat veterans working as security guards and assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion. An agreement between the United States and South Vietnam prohibited the stationing of combat forces within Saigon. Only a small contingent of lightly-armed military policemen were allowed to remain within the city.
A Viet Cong squad attacked a bachelor's officers quarters on Plantation Road. An MP patrol responding to the attack was pinned down. Sgt. Bedgood was called to lead a reaction team to rescue them. Bedgood's team covered the trapped Americans until they escaped the ambush. During the attack, a rocket propelled grenade struck Bedgood's jeep, killing him instantly and wounded the other occupants. Nine soldiers of "C" Company lost their lives in defense of the Vietnamese capital. The company's valiant actions led to its award of a Presidential Unit Citation.
Staff Sergeant Bedgood was buried with full military honors in Andersonville National Cemetery. If you have never been there, you owe it to yourself to make the trip - especially on Memorial Day when the entire cemetery is covered with American flags placed on every grave. It will blow your mind. It will make you proud. It made me cry. I think it will make you cry too.
On this Memorial Day, let us all remember Jimmy Bedgood, the little boy playing in his overalls, the smart, hard-working teenager who always did the best he could do at everything he did, and the brave American hero, who gave his life so that all of us would continue to live in a free world.


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Argali wild sheep
Key Facts
Common Name
Argali Wild Sheep
Scientific Name
Ovis ammon
Near Threatened
65 - 180 kg
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Under threat from human interference
Physical description
The Argali sheep is related to the universally known domestic sheep. It is approximately the same length as a domestic sheep but it is much taller and heavier than its domesticated relative.
Argali inhabit high altitude regions, usually 3,000-5,000 m. Habitat varies according to geographic location, but includes mountains, steppe valleys and rocky outcrops and open desert.
Their coat ranges from light yellow to darker grey-brown in colour. Face and underparts are lighter.
Argali males also have a whitish neck ruff and a dorsal crest. Whilst females also have horns, the male corkscrew horns are much bigger.
Weight: 65-180kg
Shoulder height: 90-120cm
Length: 120-200cm
10-13 years
The gestation period is 150-160 days, with litter size usually 1-2 lambs.
Range States
Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Geographical Location
Central and Southern Asian mountains
Ecological Region
Temperate Forests, Grasslands and Shrublands; Rocky areas and Cold desert
What are the main threats?
- Over-hunting and poaching
- Competition from introduction of domestic sheep
- Disease transmission from domestic sheep
- Habitat loss
What is WWF doing?
It supports projects which provide alternative livelihoods to local communties and aims to ensure habitat and grazing grounds are protected.
It also provides support to authorities seeking to improve regulation and monitoring of hunting. For example, WWF Mongolia worked with the government to produce a conservation management plan for the argali.


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PHILADELPHIA - When Tom Jurkowsky joined the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia three years ago, he took the public tour, the same one launched in 1969 when the Mint opened at its current location.
Jurkowsky, director of public affairs for the Mint, was disappointed.
"It needed some help. It really didn't tell the story," he said.
He soon learned he wasn't alone in this view. He saw a school group walk through the tour in under 10 minutes. He's even gotten letters from disgruntled tourists calling the tour "embarrassing."
On Tuesday, after six months of renovations, the Mint will officially open a new tour. Mint employees and their families were...


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|START Conference Manager
ASIST 2012 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2012
Children's Perceptual Cognitive Factors in Book Selection and Metadata Schema: Pilot Study
Jihee Beak
Tuesday, 10:30am
The purpose of this study is to understand children's perceptual cognitive factors and processes during book selection. Moreover, this study aims to explore how the perceptual cognitive factors can be described in a metadata schema for children's libraries. The study contributes to the improvement of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) reflecting children's perceptual cognition. Current KOS in school and public libraries are hardly specialized for children. Most school and public libraries have been using the standard KOS, e.g., AACR2, DDC, LCSH, Sears Subject Headings. These KOS usually focus on describing characteristics of information and targeting adult user groups. However, children perceive, categorize, and name information in a different way than adults do. Due to the lack of consideration of children's cognition in KOS, children have trouble in searching for information. Therefore, it is necessary to examine how well current KOS consider children's cognition. In KOS, metadata elements correspond to conceptual aspects of information. Consequently, the study suggests how conceptual aspects of information based on children's perception can be represented in metadata elements. The findings of this study identify 14 emergent facets of information through various factors of information during the perceptual cognitive process in book selection. These factors and facets are re-analyzed within a Knowledge Organization theoretical context. The perceptual cognitive process shows multiple characteristics: 1) two different types of processes: PAL (Paying Attention by Looking) and BAR (Being Aware by Recalling); 2) direct and indirect factors of resources; and 3) concrete or abstract factors. This study suggests multiple characteristics of perceptual cognitive processes. Lastly, this study discusses how these perceptual cognitive factors can be represented in metadata schema.


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Bob Donnelly has been named Executive Vice Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, making him the first New Jersey broker and the eighth employee with the commercial real estate services firm worldwide to hold this distinguished title.
Donnelly, a 34-year company veteran, specializes in major corporate advisory, and tenant and landlord representation assignments. He is a regular on the NJBIZ Power 50: New Jersey's 50 most influential people in the real estate business.
"Bob has consistently been one of Cushman & Wakefield's top performing office brokers globally," Jim Underhill, Cushman & Wakefield CEO, Americas, said in a release. "Above all, he has built his career and success on putting clients first. Within our organization and throughout the industry, he is credited with being a frontrunner in the development of comprehensive corporate services.
"Bob embodies every attribute that defines Cushman & Wakefield – integrity and respect; collaboration and trust; confidence, and mentorship. We congratulate him on this well-earned promotion and thank him for his innumerable contributions to our company."
Donnelly's long-standing relationships are among his most notable accomplishments. Among his very first assignments at Cushman & Wakefield, in 1980 he was appointed exclusive leasing agent for Headquarters Plaza, a 560,000-square-foot tower then under development in Morristown. Thirty-three years later, that agency may well be one of the longest-running continuous brokerage assignments in the country.
Over the past three decades, Donnelly has negotiated sales involving more than 3,000 acres of land that resulted in 20 million square feet of office construction. He has completed transactions involving dozens of companies, including oversight responsibility for leases and sales totaling more than 100 million square feet.
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CARSON, Calif. – Real Salt Lake (1-0-0, 3 points, West #1) started its 10th season in style on Saturday night, defeating Western Conference rival LA Galaxy (0-1-0, 0 points, West #5) 1-0 at StubHub Center.
FW Joao Plata scored the game's lone goal in the 80th minute, and RSL GK Nick Rimando put in a heroic performance to keep the clean sheet, saving a LA FW Robbie Keane penalty in the 93rd minute and making nine total saves to give RSL all three points. The Claret-and-Cobalt has now won five-consecutive MLS regular season openers dating back to 2010.
Saturday's shutout gives Rimando 109 for his MLS career, three short of the all-time MLS record currently held by retired GK Kevin Hartman.
The game got off to a fast start and never really slowed down, with both teams registering plenty of chances throughout. LA had the match's first chance in the fifth minute. MF Marcelo Sarvas had the opportunity, collecting a ball in the center of RSL's third and blasting a 25-yard effort just over the bar. The Galaxy kept the pressure on following Sarvas' chance, with MF Landon Donovan registering an opportunity of his own in the seventh minute.
RSL GK Nick Rimando made a big save in the 12th minute to keep LA off the board. LA FW Robbie Keane collected a MF Gyasi Zardes pass in the left side of the area, curling a low 15-yarder toward the back post that Rimando kept out with a fine diving save. The rebound fell to LA FW Samuel in the right side of the six, but his close-range effort was blocked out for a corner kick by RSL DF Aaron Maund.
Keane wasted an opportunity to put LA ahead in the 19th minute. Donovan created the chance, collecting a ball in the left side of the area and dribbling toward the end line before hitting a ball across the face of goal. The cross fell to an open Keane at the back post, but the Irish international couldn't take advantage, hitting his left-footed half-volley over the bar from six yards.
RSL had its first chance of the match in the 21st minute. MF Javier Morales collected a ball on the left side, turning and dribbling toward goal before curling a 25-yarder that LA GK Jaime Penedo parried around the far post and out for a corner.
Penedo made an even bigger stop in the 25th minute, robbing RSL FW Joao Plata of a goal. Morales slipped Plata through in the right side of the area, with the tiny Ecuadorian taking a touch and slamming a right-footer on target from eight yards. It looked like Plata's effort would sneak past Penedo at the near post, but the Panamanian 'keeper made a big stop, blocking the well-hit ball with his left hand and pushing it out for a corner.
RSL had another chance in the 26th minute. Plata created the opportunity, whipping a cross in from the left side to Maund at the near post. The third-year center back took the cross out of the air, flicking a right-footed shot on target that Penedo blocked.
LA controlled the rest of the half, creating four very good looks at goal. Offseason signing FW Samuel had a look in the 31st minute, collecting a Keane through ball in the right side of the area before turning a firing a low 10-yarder that Rimando held with a dive. MF Juninho had a dangerous free kick in the 34th minute, curling a 20-yard dead ball from the left side on frame that Rimando again held.
Keane had the best chance of the half seconds later, rocketing a shot off the right post in the 34th minute. Donovan intercepted an errant Rimando clearance deep in RSL's half, heading the ball from his position on the left flank into the path of Keane in the middle. The Designated Player ran onto and fired a first-time effort toward the far post, with his shot slamming off the inside of the woodwork and bouncing out of danger.
Rimando made his sixth – and best – save of the first half in the 38th minute. Donovan – who needs just one goal to become MLS's all-time scoring leader – collected a Keane through ball behind the RSL defense in the left side of the area, running onto the pass and putting a low effort on frame. Rimando stuffed his U.S. Men's National Team teammate, quickly going low and to his left to keep the match scoreless.
Both sides started the second half with half-chances. RSL had the first, with Plata running unmarked onto a Morales cross on the left edge of the six before heading meekly at Penedo in the 49th. Zardes had LA's half-chance in the 51st, dribbling to a good position at the top of the area before spraying a shot well over the bar.
RSL FW Alvaro Saborio had a big chance to give the Claret-and-Cobalt the lead in the 55th. Plata picked up a ball near midfield on the left flank and got all the way to the end line, eventually chipping a cross to his unmarked strike partner at the back post. Saborio couldn't quite take advantage of the opportunity, heading off the turf and over the bar from the top-right corner of the six.
The game settled down after Saborio's chance, not taking off again until the 75th minute, when substitute RSL MF Luke Mulholland – making his RSL debut after signing with the club this offseason – had a goal controversially called back for offside. Saborio created the opportunity, chipping a ball into Plata at the top of the six. Plata collected and put a shot on frame that Penedo parried away. The Galaxy 'keeper couldn't hold the rebound however, allowing Mulholland to run onto it in the center of the six and tap home for an apparent goal. The linesman, of course, had other ideas, calling Mulholland offside and disallowing the tally.
LA took advantage of RSL's confusion following the offside decision, quickly restarting and racing down the field on the counter. Rimando came up big again for RSL, making a solid diving stop on substitute LA MF Stefan Ishizaki to prevent a score.
Plata gave RSL the lead in the 80th minute. Substitute MF Cole Grossman collected a ball on the right wing, quickly finding Captain Kyle Beckerman in the middle with a square ball. Beckerman setup Plata, slipping a beautiful through ball through several players to hit the unmarked Ecuadorian at the top of the box. Plata did the rest, collecting, taking a touch toward goal and slotting a 15-yard effort past the onrushing Penedo and into the left side of the net.
Rimando saved the three points for the Claret-and-Cobalt in the 93rd minute, furthering his excellent record on PK's with a save on Keane. Substitute Galaxy FW Rob Friend earned the controversial penalty, falling to the ground after leaping over RSL DF Tony Beltran. Thankfully for RSL, Rimando saved the day, reading Keane correctly and diving to his right to make the incredible stop.
RSL will return to action next Saturday, continuing its California road trip with a match against San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium. The RSL-San Jose match will kick off at 8:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on ABC 4 and ESPN 700. Real Salt Lake will open its home schedule on Saturday, March 22, when it will host the Galaxy at 2:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium. Tickets to the March 22 home opener can be purchased at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, over the phone at 801-727-2700 or online at www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets.
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 1-0 LA
- Tonight's match was newly appointed RSL Head Coach Jeff Cassar's first official game in charge of the Claret-and-Cobalt. RSL's third-ever head coach, Cassar is the first coach in RSL history to win his coaching debut.
- Real Salt Lake has now won five consecutive season opening matches, with all five of those games coming on the road. RSL has outscored its opposition 10-1 in its last five season openers.
- Saturday's clean sheet was the 109th of RSL GK Nick Rimando's career. Rimando is second in MLS history in shutouts, trailing all-time leader Kevin Hartman by three clean sheets.
- Rimando's penalty kick save on LA FW Robbie Keane makes opposing players 41/61 against Rimando on penalty kicks. Rimando's 32.8 percent save percentage on penalty kicks in the best rate in MLS history.
- Captain Kyle Beckerman assisted on RSL's only goal scored by Plata, recording his 44th career regular season assist and his 28th for the Claret-and-Cobalt in the regular season. Beckerman had six assists in the 2013 regular season and one in the 2013 playoffs. Beckerman also moved into eighth place all-time in MLS history with 297 career games started tonight. Beckerman is currently tied with Tyrone Marshall.
- With a dramatic stoppage time penalty save, RSL keeper Nick Rimando recorded his 109th career shutout. Rimando is second in MLS history behind Kevin Hartman who holds the record at 112. The California native has now saved 12 of 38 penalty kicks in MLS regular season play.
- RSL DF Aaron Maund earned his fourth league start for Real Salt Lake in tonight's season opening match. Maund was acquired by RSL last offseason via trade with Toronto FC.
- Tonight's season opener featured first-time club appearances for two Claret-and-Cobalt players. English MF Luke Mulholland was signed in the offseason and came on for MF Luis Gil in the 66th minute. Newly signed Homegrown MF Jordan Allen entered the match in the 89th minute for FW Joao Plata.
- RSL DF Chris Schuler, FW's Robbie Findley and Devon Sandoval and MF Sebastian Velasquez were missing from tonight's lineup. Schuler and Findley are recovering from offseason surgeries. Findley was plagued by nagging injuries throughout 2013, and he ruptured his patellar tendon in the MLS Cup final and had surgery a few days later. Schuler has suffered from a nagging foot injury for the past three seasons and is set to return to the fold soon. Sandoval spent the latter part of the season dealing with a broken bone in his foot. He reinjured it days before the MLS Cup final and was out for that game. He had surgery on it in the offseason and is still rehabbing. Velasquez is dealing with a nagging hamstring injury initially picked up in RSL's final preseason camp.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 1 1
LA Galaxy 0 0 0
Scoring Summary:
RSL – Joao Plata (Kyle Beckerman) – 80'
Misconduct Summary:
RSL - Javier Morales (Yellow; Foul) – 35'
LA – James Riley (Yellow; Foul) – 45'
RSL – Luke Mulholland (Yellow; Time wasting) – 79'
RSL – Alvaro Saborio (Yellow; Foul) – 87'
RSL – Nick Rimando (Yellow; Time wasting) – 90'+3'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2): Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Aaron Maund, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert; Kyle Beckerman (C), Luis Gil (Luke Mulholland, 66'), Ned Grabavoy, Javier Morales (Cole Grossman, 78'); Alvaro Saborio, Joao Plata (Jordan Allen, 89')
Substitutes not used: Jeff Attinella, Abdoulie Mansally, Carlos Salcedo, Olmes Garcia
LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Jamie Penedo; A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Leonardo, James Riley; Landon Donovan, Juninho (Baggio Husidic, 88'), Marcelo Sarvas, Gyasi Zardes (Stefan Ishizaki, 69'); Robbie Keane (C), Samuel Rosa (Rob Friend, 77')
Substitutes not used: Todd Dunivant, Dan Gargan, Brian Perk, Tommy Meyer
Referee: Javier Santos
Assistant Referees: Jairo Morales, Jose Da Silva
4th Official: William Anderson
Attendance: 25,634
Weather: Clear and 64 degrees


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WHEN the Northern Ireland Environment Agency needed expertise on deer recently, it called on Sparsholt College.
The college's wildlife department advised them on the control of Muntjac deer, which are not native to the United Kingdom and have now colonised parts of Northern Ireland.
Charles Smith-Jones, Sparsholt's deer expert, hosted Jaimie Dick, Professor of Invasion Ecology at Queen's University Belfast, and who is working on the project with the environment agency.
The pair visited sites across the county where Mr Smith-Jones oversees the deer population using trail cameras for monitoring.
Mr Smith-Jones said: "The potential problems this species presents should not be underestimated. From a general public perspective the most obvious risk is that of increased road traffic accidents.
"Muntjac also cause significant commercial damage to agriculture land and private gardens as well as impacting on the environment by displacing our native species, competing with them for feed and resources.
"In large numbers they will strip woodland undergrowth which affects ground nesting birds and small mammals."


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Complete with Hot Shots' signature over-the-top visuals and pick-up-and-play fun, franchise fans will now be able to take the action on the go with new characters, exotic court locations, fun-filled game modes, providing the wackiest tennis experience on the PSP to date.
Incorporating gameplay balanced with fast-paced tennis action and strategy, players can not only engage in single-player modes to soar through the ranks, but take part in challenge modes and match-up play against friends (up to 4 people via ad-hoc). Mirroring the fun from Hot Shots Golf, players will also be able to customize and power-up their characters with unlockable collectibles available throughout the game.
Key Features:
- Multiple Characters to Choose – In true Hot Shots fashion, players can choose from a cast of wacky characters, all with distinct personalities and tennis skills.
- Spectacular Court Locations – Play on courts in various exotic locations around the world.
- Fun Unlockable Items – Customize and power-up each player with a plethora of wacky collectibles unlocked throughout each game mode.
- Two-Player or Four-Player Doubles Matches – Players can compete head-to-head in a quick match against the computer or a friend, or engage in a doubles session (4 players) where fun and style go hand-in-hand with match strategy.
- Signature Hot Shots Look and Feel – From the zany character behaviors and designs to the colorful locales, dramatic camera angles, and realistic physics, Hot Shots Tennis delivers tennis action that fans of the franchise have come to expect.
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I couldn't find a topic like this I looked so if its a dup I am sorry
So basically name anime you don't like but for some reason you continue to watch or you finished it mine are:
School Days- why!?!?! lol I liked the first 4 episodes I thought i was one of those typical harem anime I was soo wrong but I continued to watch just to see how it ended O.O
Rock Lee Spin Off Series- Yeah I really don't like it but each week I will watch the new episode and pray its the last one. I think the main reason I watch it is because its Naruto related....I guess lol
None. If I don't like a show why would I continue to watch it? That doesn't make sense.
His smile masks his suffering...
Gurren Laggan, the show was great and all but each episode just doesn't have that appeal of making you want to watch more randomness~
School Days- why!?!?! lol I liked the first 4 episodes I thought i was one of those typical harem anime I was soo wrong but I continued to watch just to see how it ended O.O
Same here!!! I finished it just to watch Makoto get what he deserved.
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(after sneaking a few peeks at the reviews and learning that he dies O.O)
I'm in love with fictional movie characters... So sue me!
Rumbling Hearts. While I found its portrayal of PTSD accurate, the drama felt so forced. This was in large part due to two reasons:
Some characters refused to communicate important information with each other, and wrong conclusions were often drawn. Compounding that, the people drawing said conclusions often didn't bother to ask the right people and dispel those conclusions... So much of the drama in the story was needless. While that sort of dynamic can work well in a romantic comedy, this isn't a comedy.
And the guilt. Oh, the guilt... This was the other reason the drama felt forced. I can understand why some of the characters acted as they did, under the circumstances. But I believe it's fair to say that the way external guilt was forced on certain characters was just beyond ridiculous. I grew to dislike almost every character because of it. In its defense, at least it got an emotional reaction from me. On the other hand, it might have been more sympathetic if the guilt factor wasn't so ridiculously overplayed.
samuraikatana1 wrote:
None. If I don't like a show why would I continue to watch it? That doesn't make sense.
So you can say it's shit.
jonacoon wrote:
Gurren Laggan, the show was great and all but each episode just doesn't have that appeal of making you want to watch more randomness~
I don't remember any randomness going on in Gurren Laggan, it had a wonderful plot.
I tend to forget those pretty easily, so the only thing I can remember is Total Eclipse. Every week I think, "why am I still watching this," but every week I hope it gets better. To be fair though, there have been a few genuinely enjoyable episodes. Other than that, I'll usually drop it before I really start disliking it.
Edit: Ah, yes -- School Days was easily the most frustrating thing I've needlessly put myself through.
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World. After every episode I told myself "it'll get better next episode", but it never did. It was just a crappy anime and I kinda regret watching the hole thing.
lol....I've dropped about 40% of the anime i choose to watch
"Anime you didn't like but continued to watch or finished it?"
i don't like how that's worded...and i agree with the 1st commenter
Clannad and Shakugan no shana
there are certain episodes/scenes/characters that get REALLY annoying but overall, i LOVED the show and the end is always worthwhile
I'm just saying~
School days I'm never gonna forget that show. It pissed me off so much I vomited but i decided to finish it
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Just to see Makoto get gutted like a fish.
kuchibiki unbalanced
damn you genshiken shit...
His Holiness Optimus Maximus Decimus Meridius Colossus Nemesis Nexus Genesis
I didn't really enjoy Elfen Lied but I continued watching it because A) it was too short to leave unfinished and B ) to see what all the hype was about.
I watched all of Candy Boy even though I was pretty much bored of it after the 2nd episode because I wanted to see if they went anywhere interesting with the concept (spoilers, they didn't) and because it was really short as well.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Goshuushou-Sama Ninomiya-kun...i had to force myself to finish that one.
None, don't like after 2 of 3 episodes, then I drop it.
I'm the best in the world at being me;why would I give up such a great position?
I really didn't like the 2nd part of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for one reason... The 10 episodes or so of the summer vaction loop. I managed to make it through them all but i cannot say I liked it what so ever.


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Summer School for Christian Educators
Dozens of Christian school teachers and administrators from across the nation and around the globe were on the campus of Columbia International University July 13-17 for the International Institute for Christian School Educators (IICSE). The annual event is presented by the Lowrie Center for Christian School Education at CIU.
The Institute focuses on the philosophy of Christian school education and its implications for today's Christian school.
Seminars and workshops offered this year included: "The Leadership Challenge: Defining the Culture," "Contextualizing the Christian School for Internationals," and "Excellence and the Christian School."
Most of the sessions were led by professors from CIU's College of Education. The keynote speaker was Dr. Glen Schultz, headmaster of Sherwood Christian Academy in Albany, Ga., and the author of "Kingdom Education."
See photos from IICSE 2014 at CIU's Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciuimpact/sets/72157645346123649/.


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The 44 men and women living with AIDS who call Bailey-Holt House their home are distraught. It's 10 days since their home was struck by Sandy. It's 7 days that they have been separated from each other.
The Bailey-Holt House community is a microcosm of NYC … black, white, Latino, Asian, straight, gay, lesbian, transgender, young and old. Many lived on the street before, surviving a life of violence, despair, drug use and mental illness. The glue that holds them together is community.
Scattered through NYC in evacuation shelters, temporary housing and long term care, residents are reliving the trauma of the past. Every day I get calls from them pleading to go back … at least to retrieve an item that will give some comfort. I have to say, "No".
Patricia longs for the computer she abandoned that holds her photos; Peter needs his music to get through this time; Leon misses his favorite hoodie. It's heartbreaking. I am stunned how each phone call tears me apart.
Bailey-Holt House is uninhabitable right now. We need to get it back. I want good news for our folks. They deserve nothing less. "The future starts with a place to live" was never truer.
I would like to extend a special thank-you to Speaker Christine Quinn, whose attention has been instrumental in getting a quick early assessment of the damage to the building. She and her staff have had our backs since the day before the storm.
Today, we still need your help to bring our friends back home. The response so far has been remarkable, but we have much further to go.
Please make a donation today to the Bailey-Holt House Emergency Fund (BHEF): your pledge will go directly to finance extensive repairs to the building in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Thank you, as always, for your overwhelming support and friendship when we need you most.
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Make a Screen Printing Press to Print T-shirts in the shop or at home
Along with Woodworking, I enjoy a new hobby, Screen Printing T-shirts. I started a New Foundation for woodworkers Across the globe to unite and connect. And I am starting to print T-shirts for the UFOWW and found a need for a screen printing press. So here is a look at that build Also I had a short follow up on some notes about the press and why im posting a day early..


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All emulators are hidden for this game by default, as all emulators play this game faster than any console can, and therefore do not produce accurate results, or provide fair competition.
- Time starts after you started a new game on the title screen and ends when the "Mission Complete" sound effect ends after the final boss.
- The approved emulator is DeSmuME 0.9.11.
- All other emulators are banned.
- If using emulator, using save states and speedup for any reason is not allowed.
- Using emulator to create custom palettes that are not usable on any kind of official console is not allowed.
- If using emulator, the entire emulator, including the window border, must be captured and visible. An example can be seen here:


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Job Skills and Research
Career Links
- Exploring Occupations: Provides information on career choices. This is a good site for students who are unsure of their career path.
- NextWave: Science Magazine's NextWave offers in depth discussions about many up and coming fields in the sciences.
- Best Careers: U.S. News and World Report site on discovering your career path. Good information, including salary charts and descriptions of work.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-2009 Edition U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides information on many science careers and work descriptions.
Links for Careers in the Biological Sciences
- American Society for Microbiology: Information resource for students on a microbiology career path.
- Careers for Biology Majors: Links to many specific career descriptions.
- BIO Career Guide: A general resource guide on careers in biotechnology.
- National Society for Genetic Counselors: Career fact sheet and professional information about genetic counseling.
- American Society for Cell Biology: Information on career planning and job placement.
- Careers in Ecology: This site is informative for students interested in becoming more familiar with ecology work.
- Parasitology: Addresses the diversity of career options that exist within the field of parasitology.
- Careers in Plant Pathology: Provides information about plant pathology, lists relevant college courses, and possible places of employment.
- American Society for Photobiology: Provides information on many aspects of photobiology, including possible positions in this field.
- Biologist: How to find a job, write a resume, and interview for a position as a biologist.
- Botanical Society of America: This site contains an online pamphlet on careers in botany.
- Toxicology: Provides information on career opportunities in toxicology.
- Sea World: For students interested in zoological park careers.
- American Association of Zoo Keepers: Provides information on zoo keeping as a career.
Links for Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The American Association of Cereal Chemists: Information about cereal chemistry and a career in this field.
Links for Physics
- AIP Career Services: The American Institute of Physics is dedicated to assisting physics educated individuals in their search for jobs. Also provides unique ideas for using a degree in physics.
- The American Physical Society: This site provides career guidance resources and other employment links.
Links for the Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Science: This is a good page for people looking for a career in the environmental sciences.
- Environmental Protection Agency: This site provides information on jobs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- PA Department of Environmental Protection: A comprehensive guide to employment opportunities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.


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Starke County man arrested for spotlighting while in possession of a firearm
STARKE — Indiana Conservation Officer Keith Wildeman arrested Robert Allen, 24, of North Judson on Nov. 4 for spotlighting deer from a motor vehicle while in possession of a loaded firearm.
A concerned citizen placed a call on Sunday evening to the Indiana Turn-In-A-Poacher (TIP) Hotline for a suspicious activity in rural Starke County involving subjects that were possibly poaching deer with firearms and the aid of spotlights.
At 6:45 p.m., Officer Wildeman observed a pickup truck, possibly matching the description of a suspect vehicle in the area shining a spotlight across open fields and along wooded areas in an alleged search for deer. At one point, the light was shined directly on Officer Wildeman while he was in the field observing the area. Officer Wildeman was able to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle driven by Robert Allen and his passenger, Shane Howard, 21, of Winamac. During the stop, Officer Wildeman discovered a loaded .50 caliber muzzleloader inside the cab of the vehicle, along with a spotlight, and numerous rounds of ammunition. Allen was then arrested for the class C Misdemeanor of spotlighting deer from a motor vehicle while in possession of a loaded firearm.
Charges have been filed with the Starke County Prosecutor Office, which may lead to the seizure of all equipment used in the crime, including the muzzleloader. Additional charges are pending at this time, regarding the possible illegal taking of deer earlier in the season as this investigation continues.
Under Indiana State Law, it is permitted to shine a spotlight from a motor vehicle so long as there are no firearms or archery equipment inside the vehicle.
Indiana Conservation Officers want to remind the public to call the Turn In a Poacher Hotline if these types of violations occur near your home. The hotline number is 1- 800 - TIP - IDNR.
To better serve the public, Indiana Conservation Officers throughout the state, can also now be reached through ICO Central Dispatch 24 hours by contacting 812 – 837 – 9536.


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What is Projects Abroad?
Projects Abroad is one of the largest volunteer abroad organizations in the world. Founded in 1992, we send 10,000 people abroad each year on a variety of service projects and internships overseas. All participants receive unparalleled in-country support from our full-time, professional staff to ensure that the experience is safe, worthwhile and fun.
Volunteer or intern abroad in Africa, Asia, Europe, or Latin America. We offer overseas voluntary work placements including teaching, care, conservation & environment, medicine & healthcare, journalism, law & human rights, international development, business, and more.


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A students' Competition
A students' competition
myDetour Exhibition students' competition is part of the project Detour, as a viral project involving the Moleskine community, inviting to share itineraries, drawings, stories and ideas of the cities.
The Detour show stops at Istanbul thanks to a shared project involving Moleskine, Domus Academy, Bilgi University and Santralistanbul.
The Audience
The competition is open to all the interested students of the ongoing Masters of:
- Domus Academy (Milan and Rome);
- Istanbul Bilgi University, Design Culture and Management Program and of the MFA in Visual Communication Design and of the March in Architectural Design and other Bilgi University's students.
Subject of the competition
Creation of a Moleskine City Notebook, representing the cities of Istanbul, Milan or Rome, personalized with notes, drafts, and stories about life experiences, showing a personal and original aspect. During the launch, the Notebooks will be distributed by Moleskine to the students that intend to participate in the competition. There will be a selection of the personalized Moleskine City Notebooks, and the selected ones will have the chance to participate to Detour/myDetour Exhibition. Participants will give their notebooks to the no profit foundation lettera27.
There will be selected 20 Moleskine City Notebooks that will be exposed during Detour/myDetour Exhibition in Istanbul in 2009. All the notebooks selected will be permanently exhibited here, and exhibited during other public events organized by Moleskine.
The two first Notebooks selected by the jury will respectively be awarded with:
- N. 1 round flight ticket to the Detour/myDetour Exhibition in Istanbul (from Milan or Rome to Istanbul and return);
- N. 1 round flight ticket to the next Detour/myDetour Exhibition in Europe (from Istanbul to the selected European city and return).
Registration and Deadline
The interested students must fill out a registration form to the competition and sign the attached agreeement. After the registration, they will receive the Moleskine City Book of the selected city.
The launches of the competition will take place according to the following calendar:
- Launch I - Rome, site Master Med, via Ticino 14, March 10th, 2008;
- Launch II - Milan, site Domus Academy, Via Watt 27, March 31st, 2008;
- Launch III - Istanbul, site santralistanbul, room E4 305, April 1st, 2008.
The works must be received by and not later than June 15th, 2008.
The jury will gather within July 31st 2008 and the names of the 2 winners will be communicated during the press conference of the presentation of Detour Exhibition Istanbul during the Istanbul Design Week (16th - 20th October, 2008).
Maria Sebregondi, Moleskine Brand and Communication manager, Raffaella Guidobono, Moleskine consultant and curator for Moleskine Detour Exhibition, and from time to time the managers and the teams of Domus Academy Milan and Rome and of the Bilgi University will participate to the launches.
The notebooks participating to the competition will be donated from the participants to the nonprofit foundation lettera27.
- Raffaella Guidobono, Moleskine Consultant
- Maria Sebregondi, Moleskine Brand e Communication manager
- Serhan Ada, director of the Master in Design and Management, member of the management board of santralistanbul
- Nevat Sayin, Istanbul Bilgi University
- Ved_MA, santralistanbul
- Emilio Genovesi, Direttore Generale Domus Academy
- Monica A.G. Scanu, Direttore Master MED Domus Academy - Irfi
- For more information
- www.domusacademy.it
- www.moleskine.com
- www.santralistanbul.com


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Mon 22nd Jan 2007 23:27 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"So I was a little surprised to receive email a couple of days ago from Microsoft saying they wanted to contract someone independent but friendly (me) for a couple of days to provide more balance on Wikipedia concerning ODF/OOXML. I am hardly the poster boy of Microsoft partisanship! Apparently they are frustrated at the amount of spin from some ODF stakeholders on Wikipedia and blogs. I think I'll accept it: FUD enrages me and MS certainly are not hiring me to add any pro-MS FUD, just to correct any errors I see." So basically, it seems as if Microsoft is trying to 'hire' people to edit Wikipedia.