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The first mountain stage of the Tour was also the first when a rider who had been in the main break of the day held on until the finish. That man was Movistar's Rui Costa, who had joined eight others on the attack after only 8km of racing and hung to win by just 12 seconds ahead of Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), who had jumped away from the yellow jersey group that was rapidly closing in behind the 24-year-old Portuguese rider.
Going through the village of Besse, with six mostly uphill kilometres to the finish, Costa was in the company of Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad), Cyril Gautier (Europcar) and Christophe Riblon (Ag2r La Mondiale), with Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) chasing frantically less than a minute behind having attacked from the peloton 25km from the finish.
As the road ramped up, Gautier produced the first acceleration, which quickly saw Riblon drop out of contention. Costa chased, caught and then attacked the Frenchman, as Van Garderen vainly tried to get back on terms. From that point, Costa's main threat came from Vinokourov, who dropped Flecha soon after Besse in desperate pursuit of his much-stated dream to take the yellow jersey.
Two kilometres out, the Kazakh veteran was 18 seconds down and appeared to be closing as the road rose ramped up again towards the finish. But, rather than Vinokourov, it was the youngster Costa who produced the stronger finish, staying clear on his own as the Astana leader was engulfed by the yellow jersey group.
"This is the most important victory I've ever had. I still can't believe I've won a stage on the Tour de France," said Costa. "Obviously it's always been a dream to win a stage like this. It's incredible! I attacked at a crucial moment when I saw that my breakaway companions were starting to flag. That gave me a bit of a cushion and worked to my advantage.
"To be honest, when I saw Vinokourov coming I thought he was going to catch me, but at the end I gave it everything that I possibly could. To win is great for me and it's great for my team, who have had some difficulties this year, and I know this victory is going to help us."
Thor Hushovd had to dig deep to retain yellow
While Costa's was undoubtedly the ride of the day, not far behind was Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo), who went into the stage one second ahead of Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) on GC and came out of it with the same advantage. Although the Australian finished very strongly to take third place, 15 seconds down on Costa, the Norwegian sprinter was one of just 22 riders who were in that group with Evans.
"Today I surprised myself again, although I did not have a good day," Hushovd confessed. "But I just hung on, hung on, hung on, and it's just incredible that I'm still here in yellow. Cadel was the only rider I was looking for today, but I couldn't follow his move with 1k to go. I just did my tempo and managed to close a little gap at the end with a little sprint to get into his group. Tomorrow is another hard day and I'll just have to see what happens. Of course I would love to have yellow tomorrow night as well, but it's going to be really hard to control the race tomorrow."
Gesink is the major loser
While Costa was riding away to the best win of his career, the overall contenders used the final 2km of the stage to test each other out – or at least most of them did. Surprisingly, Rabobank's Robert Gesink had been dropped from that elite group with 5km remaining and was being paced by a number of his teammates into the finish. Although the Dutchman still managed to hang on to the white jersey as best young rider, he lost more than a minute on all his rivals for the yellow jersey.
Up ahead of the Dutchman, several of the likely contenders for the overall title made tentative attacks in the final 2km. After Gilbert had attacked going under the kilometre banner, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) countered, but was immediately closed down by Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) and Evans. The Spaniard had another dig 500m out, but once again failed to get clear. In the end, Gilbert's explosive power enabled him to get clear, as the overall contenders cancelled each other out. Gilbert's second place moved him back into the green jersey at the expense of Costa's Movistar teammate José Joaquín Rojas.
Defending champion Contador said he had felt good on the final climb, but explained: "The final wasn't hard in terms of the gradient and it was extremely difficult to get clear. But it's another day over and another day closer to the Pyrenees. I couldn't do much else on a stage like today. The best thing is that I got through it without falling."
Vinokourov was caught during that flurry of action and admitted at the finish he was very disappointed to have missed out. "I thought I had good legs today. I thought to myself. 'I'm going to go for it,'" he said. "But in the very final kilometre it was just too much for me to bridge the gap. But I'll live to fight another day. I thought I was going to get up to Costa when I attacked, but he was just too strong today. Maybe next time..."
Riblon makes the first move
Flecha leads the breakaway
After several previous attempts had been neutralised, Christophe Riblon instigated the break of the day when he jumped clear after 8km. The Frenchman was quickly joined by Costa, Xabier Zandio (Sky), Addy Engels (Quick Step), Van Garderen, Romain Zingle (Cofidis), Gautier, Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) and Julien El Farès (Cofidis).
At the top of the first climb, the 4th-category Côte d'Evaux-les-Bains – where El Farès took the KOM point on offer – their advantage reached almost six minutes, making Costa, who was 4:02 down on GC, the leader on the road as BMC set the pace in the bunch behind. The intermediate sprint followed at Auzances. Riblon clipped off the front of the break to take 20 points for the first man through it, ahead of Costa and Kolobnev.
That left the green jersey contenders in the bunch sprinting for 10th place. Gilbert took advantage of the rise up to the line to outkick Rojas. Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad), who had jumped to third in the standings on stage 7, was beaten for 12th place by Rojas's teammate Francisco Ventoso.
The sprint offered just a brief respite from the climbing that was the main order of the day. The break was soon onto the 4th category Côte du Rocher des Trois Tourtes, where Kolobnev took the single point on offer. In the peloton, Astana had joined BMC in pace-setting duties and these two teams had trimmed the break's lead back to 3:45 at this summit.
Van Garderen takes the KoM jersey
When Omega Pharma-Lotto added their weight to the peloton's pace-making, the gap to the break began to tumble rapidly, dropping below three minutes with 32km remaining. Up ahead, the break reached the first slopes of the penultimate climb, the 2nd-category Col de la Croix Saint-Robert, where Van Garderen produced two accelerations that split the group.
Only Costa and Gautier were able to stay with him, although the Frenchman dropped back before the summit, where Van Garderen bagged five points as first man over. This was enough to earn the young American the lead in the King of the Mountains competition at the end of the stage, although he later admitted his day might have gone even better if he'd held back a bit more before the final climb.
"I think I paid for my aggression a little earlier on because I think the others felt that I was a strong rider so whenever anyone attacked they would like to me to shut it down. So I think it probably would have been better to stay calm earlier on, and I just lacked a little bit at the end. But the Tour's been incredible. I'm having a lot of fun."
Van Garderen's strength showed when he chased down Riblon twice on the approach to Besse, but those efforts rebounded on the 22-year-old HTC climber when the slightly more experienced Costa made what proved to be the winning move on the other side of the town.
This article was originally published on Cyclingnews.com


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40 Perfect Potato Recipes
Creamy Potato Casserole [1]
A little chopped ham, wedges of potatoes and a cream cheese-Gruyere sauce fill this comfort food casserole. Crushed bagel chips make a crunchy topping.
Shingled Potatoes with Thyme [5]
Layering thinly sliced potatoes in a casserole dish means the tops get crisp while the bottoms are meltingly tender.
Perfect Mashed Potatoes [9]
The classic mashed potato recipe! Cooking tips: If you leave the skin on the potatoes, mash them with a potato masher rather than an electric mixer (because the skin will get caught in the beaters). If you want to use a potato ricer, wait to add the butter until after you've passed the potatoes through the ricer.
Chicken and Corn Hash Brown Bake [13]
This comfort food hotdish offers a new twist on the usual hash brown casserole. Try it for everyday meals as well as potlucks!
New Potato and Chicken Casserole [17]
Green beans, mushrooms, leeks, potato and handy rotisserie chicken make this creamy casserole a true one-dish meal.
Potato Latkes [21]
Cast iron's heat retention means oil holds a high temperature, so fried foods crisp quickly and evenly. These traditional Jewish potato-onion fritters have tender centers and lacy rims. Top them with sour cream or applesauce.
Potato Latkes [22]
Bavarian-Style Potato Salad [25]
Serve this tangy vinegar-based potato salad with bratwurst and sauerkraut for a meal worthy of a German beer garden.
Roast Potatoes with Mint Pesto [29]
When mint overflows your pots or takes over your garden, whip up a batch of this fresh pesto. At Illinois' Kinnikinnick Farm, Susan Cleverdon uses the herby sauce to dress roast potatoes, but it's a perfect match for chicken, shrimp or pasta, too.
Cheesy Potato Soup [33]
Potato, bacon and cheese--all the flavors you love in a bowl of soup! The American cheese keeps the soup from curdling while it slow cooks. Mashing cooked potatoes a bit gives the soup some body, while the bacon adds a smoky-salty taste.
Cheesy Potato Soup [34]
Bacon-Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes [37]
Tangy blue cheese and salty bacon make traditional mashed potatoes even more indulgent.
German Potato Salad [41]
Chipotle Smashed Potatoes [45]
This is the ultimate feel-good dish: two kinds of mashed potatoes with bacon. Cream cheese adds richness; chipotle chile brings a subtle smoky flavor.
Glad Tidings Potatoes [49]
Drizzle red-skinned new potatoes with a rich, cheesy sauce to make Glad Tidings Potatoes, from the Latchstring Inn restaurant at western South Dakota's Spearfish Canyon Lodge.
Best Potato Pancakes [53]
Our taste panel loved this comfort food from The Echo in Cincinnati. For a crispy crust, cook the potatoes at a higher temperature.
Best Potato Pancakes [54]
On-the-Light Side Potato Salad [57]
This lighter version of traditional potato salad calls for cubed white, red or Yukon gold potatoes mixed with light sour cream and a combination of olive oil, vinegar, garlic and black pepper.
Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Dipping Sauces [61]
Use either unpeeled sweet potatoes or russet potatoes for these easy grilled potato wedges. Cook wedges in boiling water first to shorten grill time. Serve with Creamy Chive Sauce or Honey Sesame Sauce.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes [65]
Quivey's Grove in Madison, Wisconsin, whips up this version of mashed potatoes that matches plenty of dairy richness with garlic, Parmesan, black pepper and green onion.
Twice-Baked Potatoes [69]
Mix butter, sour cream and Swiss or Gruyere cheese into mashed Yukon Gold potatoes to create this rich side dish. Our recipe also gives variations for Bacon-Cheddar Twice-Baked Potatoes and Southwestern Twice-Baked Potatoes.
Twice-Baked Potatoes [70]
Swiss-Potato Breakfast Casserole [73]
With just 180 calories per serving, this meal is lighter than many casserole options. But it combines favorite flavors, including ham, eggs, cheese and potatoes. It's perfect for brunch.
Roesti [77]
The New Glarus Hotel in New Glarus, Wisconsin, serves up a taste of Switzerland with this potato cake -- pure comfort food made from just five ingredients.
Roesti [78]
Smoked Turkey and Sweet Potato Hash [81]
This colorful one-skillet meal lends itself to improvisation; you could trade the red sweet peppers for green, the spinach for kale, the turkey for ham or the fried eggs for scrambled. Of course, we think the original recipe is pretty darn perfect, with a blend of potatoes and tasty browned onions whose caramelly flavor ties the dish together.
Hash Brown Casserole [85]
An all-time reader favorite, this creamy hotdish is a guaranteed hit at potlucks. (In fact, you may want to make two pans!)
Hash Brown Casserole [86]
Cranberry-Apple Sweet Potatoes [89]
Mix pantry ingredients -- canned apple pie filling, canned sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, apricot preserves, orange marmalade and chopped pecans -- for a quick-and-easy side dish with a crunchy nut topping.
Herbed Egg-Potato Bake [93]
You can assemble the cheesy Herbed Egg-Potato Bake up to two days ahead and refrigerate it.
Potato Bacon Skillet [97]
People love the sounds of food cooking in iron skillets. The irresistible combination of Cajun andouille sausage and bacon bump up the flavor of this home-style breakfast dish. A cast-iron skillet browns it best.
Potato Bacon Skillet [98]
Sweet Potatoes with Toasted Pecans [101]
Toasted pecans and melty marshmallows top whipped sweet potatoes in this classic special-occasion side dish.
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes [105]
This easy-to-make layered cheesy potato dish pairs well with pork chops or ham.
Bacon and Baked Potato Soup [109]
Salty-smoky crumbled bacon tops our cheesy potato soup. "I made this soup and we loved it! Best potato soup ever!" writes one of our website reviewers. "I put carrots in mine; made it even better."
Parmesan Oven Fries [113]
Six-ingredient oven fries bake tender with a crisp exterior, offering a healthier alternative to fried potatoes.
Parmesan Oven Fries [114]
Fire-Roasted Dilled Potato Medley [117]
Season this colorful potato, carrot and onion combination with just dill, salt and pepper.
Simply Scalloped Potatoes [121]
A mix of red and sweet potatoes gives this classic dish a slight sugary twist. Evaporated milk adds creaminess while fresh thyme brightens.
Grilled Potato Packets [125]
Slice russet potatoes and combine with sweet peppers, onion and fresh parsley for Grilled Potato Packets. Foil packets trap steam that gives potatoes a boiled flavor and texture.
Grilled Potato Packets [126]
Nacho Potato Skins [129]
Whip up this easy appetizer ahead of time, and store it in your fridge. A few minutes before you want to serve them, broil until hot and crispy.
Nacho Potato Skins [130]
Grandma's Potato Salad [133]
This sweet, radish-studded potato salad recipe was handed down from a Cosmos, Minnesota, grandmother to her twin granddaughters.
Grandma's Potato Salad [134]
Calico Potatoes [137]
Bacon drippings combine with sizzling onions to give this two-potato side dish an irresistible aroma and flavor.
Calico Potatoes [138]
Spicy Double-Smoked Mashed Potatoes [141]
The secret to these potatoes is boiling whole peeled garlic cloves along with the potatoes. Shredded smoked Gouda cheese and finely chopped chopotle pepper in adobe sauce add to the spicy flavor.
Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs [145]
We play up an assortment of potatoes--such as baby Dutch yellow, fingerlings, baby purple and round red--in this easy-to-fix recipe.
Fingerling Potato Salad with Honey-Thyme Vinaigrette [149]
You'll have more Honey-Thyme Vinaigrette than you need for this fresh-tasting potato salad; keep the extra dressing on hand for another potato or pasta salad. The recipe is from Chicago chef Myk Banas.
Easy Potato Soup [153]
This quick and easy recipe, from a Halstad, Minnesota, farming family, features just five ingredients and can be on the table in 15 minutes.
Easy Potato Soup [154]
Pick the right potato [157]
Starchy potatoes mash, bake, fry and roast well, while waxy ones work best in casseroles and salads because they hold their shape. Look for smooth, firm spuds without cracks or soft spots. Whether you peel is your choice.
New potatoes (pictured): Young potatoes, any variety, have very thin skins, less starch and a waxy texture. Best for boiling, grilling and roasting.
Russets: Also called Idaho or baking potatoes, these thick-skinned tan spuds are mealy with lots of eyes and a high starch content. Best for baking, grilling, mashing, frying.
Round white potatoes: With light beige skin and white flesh, these medium-starch, waxy-textured potatoes work for boiling and frying.
Long white potatoes: The thin-skinned oval spuds' firm, waxy texture and tiny eyes make them an all-purpose choice.
Round red potatoes: Thin-skinned, these rosy-colored potatoes have a firm, waxy texture. Use in dishes where shape is important.
Yellow potatoes: These thin-skinned beauties come in varieties such as Yukon gold and Finnish yellow. They're smooth-textured and buttery--good for any dish.
Sweet potatoes: These spuds fall into two categories: orange, moist and sweet, or yellow, dry and unsweet. Either kind is good for baking, grilling, roasting and boiling.
Free printable casserole cookbook and more [160]
Click below to download our free printable collection of 10 casserole recipes or other free printable cookbooks.

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Madfinger Games needs your help to make the greatest multiplayer game for Android devices. Earlier this month they released the open beta of Shadowgun: Deadzone for Tegra 3-powered devices, and today they have rolled out a new version that supports a much wider selection of devices.
I played the first beta on my ASUS Transformer Prime with a Logitech wireless gamepad, and it was the most enjoyable gaming experience I have had on Android. I've always been a huge fan of multiplayer shooters, and Deadzone felt like I was playing on a console or PC.
The new Open Beta version includes:
- Four playable characters (Soldier, Mutant, Assassin, Dancer)
- Two Game Modes (DeathMatch and ZoneControl)
- Two Maps (Core and Invasion)
- Introducing Research system (you can use a research to make weapons, items and perks) NEW!
- Introducing Ranks NEW!
- Protection for the beginners (players with RANKS 1-3). They are connecting to the isolated servers NEW!
- You can make money by playing the game NEW!
- You can now collect experience points (XP) and level up NEW!
- New Weapons available (Atilla, Agony, Warmoger, etc.) NEW!
- New Gadgets available (Detector, Jammer, FlashBang) NEW!
- Player Perks NEW!
- Equip Enhancements NEW!
Grab the latest beta now and let us know what you think. Madfinger Games says they are "very interested to hear [your] concerns, comments and answer any questions [you] may have. As noted before, the intent of the Open Beta is to polish network code and the basic gameplay experience, as well as to resolve bugs."


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BiologyA fast and agile predator, the spinner shark preys on a variety of pelagic, bony fish including sardines, herrings, mullet and tunas, but will also take small sharks, cuttlefish, squids and octopi (1) (4). This species employs an unusual method of hunting, which involves swimming rapidly through schools of fish, spinning on its axis, and snapping in all directions at the scattering prey, culminating in an impressive leap from the water surface. Although high-up in the food chain, the spinner shark does occasionally fall prey to larger shark species, with the smaller juveniles and sub-adults being especially vulnerable (4). Populations of the spinner shark found in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of Florida and Louisiana are known to be highly migratory, forming schools that move inshore during the spring and summer to reproduce and feed (4) (5). Like many shark species, the female spinner shark gives birth to live young (2) (4), producing between 3 and 15 well-developed offspring after a gestation period of around 12 to 15 months (4). The newborn sharks quickly move into shallow estuarine waters where sources of food are numerous and predation pressure is less intense (4). Despite the fearsome reputation of many large sharks, few are considered to be dangerous to humans. Only thirteen attacks have ever been recorded for this species, none of which have proven to be fatal (4). As with other shark species, the real cause for concern is the threat posed to the spinner shark by humans (6).


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Motorola refreshes Razr with huge battery boost
Talk for over 17 hours
Motorola extended the battery life of its newly-designed Razr handset, releasing the Razr Maxx, a jazzed-up version of smartphone with more than 17 hours' talk time.
The Motorola Razr Maxx features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB Ram.
The Kevlar fibre cased phone measures a smidgin under 9mm in thickness and features a 4.3in OLED display reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass.
The big deal here, though, is the 17.6 hours battery life, a substantial boost from the Motorola Razr's rated nine hour plus talktime.
Moto told Reg Hardware that the Razr Maxx is likely to ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread followed by an ICS update, although it assured us that Google's latest OS will come preloaded for select markets. It couldn't confirm the UK as one of these, though.
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One by one riders leave on the Ride For Hope fundraiser bike run held Saturday morning, leaving from the Devils Lake food pantry, The Hope Center. They made approximately $1,000 for the pantry.
Bikers from several different clubs joined the Risen Son Riders MC to help raise money for the food pantry that serves families throughout Ramsey County.


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The shine is clearly off Apple.
Forgive the tired pun, but there really hasn't been a more appropriate time to use it over the last ten years. Reports from Japan's Nikkei News Service and The Wall Street Journal that the company drastically cut back on orders for iPhone 5 components due to weak demand sliced 3.6 percent from Apple's stock (AAPL) Monday. The share price dropped as low as $498.51, marking the first time it's been below $500 since February 2012. Apple is still the most valuable company in the world, but it has lost more than $190 billion in market cap since shares topped $705 last year.


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PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona has either a shortfall of approximately 4,000 prison beds or a surplus of about 1,000 beds, with the difference based on whether more than 5,100 temporary beds are counted as part of the overall picture.
A legislative staff analysis of a Department of Corrections capacity report says the state prison system has an inmate population approaching 41,000 but a total of permanent beds approaching only 37,000.
The temporary beds provide space for the rest of the inmates. Those beds are placed in spaces such as tents and day rooms.
The Corrections Department say use of temporary beds can result in overcrowding, strain prison systems and impact state and inmate safety.
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David Cameron reveals his inner Tory
The general election may be three years away but David Cameron has begun his campaign. He used his conference speech to set out explicitly what he called the battle lines for the election and they run a little like this:
Labour, he claims, do not understand how serious the global economic situation is; the Conservatives do. They accept that the economy is worse than expected, and it will take longer to fix than planned. But progress is being made.
The government is trying to fix the economy not just by cutting the deficit, and eventually debt, but also by trying to get the economy into the right shape so it can compete internationally. That means simplifying planning laws so firms find it easier to build. That means creating more free schools and academies so that there is a better educated workforce. And that means reforming welfare so that more people are encouraged into work.
In other words, he presented an argument that tied together everything the government is doing, and the unifying theme was aspiration. He argued that by encouraging aspiration, the government could also encourage growth. And crucially he said that building what he called an "aspiration nation" was not just an economic mission, it was also a moral one. Reforming welfare, improving schools and creating jobs would help not just those who want to be better off, but it would also help others out of poverty.
And in so doing Mr Cameron revealed his inner Tory, perhaps for the first time in such clear, authentic terms Tory. For years many Conservatives have scratched their heads and wondered what makes the prime minister tick. Is he a metropolitan, liberal Conservative who hugs hoodies and huskies? Or is he a rural, right-wing Conservative with traditional views on Europe and law and order?
Today the prime minister's answer was that he may be an old Etonian from Berkshire with a stockbroker for a father, but he is not on the side of the better off, he is on the side of those who want to be better off. He is not a "cartoon Conservative" who does not care, but a compassionate Conservative who supports anyone who aspires to get on. In his most telling phrase, he said: "I am not here to defend privilege, I'm here to spread it."
Mr Cameron claimed that Labour, by contrast, did not get how serious the situation was. He talked of hard truths and painful decisions, a grave moment and an hour of reckoning, a serious risk that Britain might not remain a major industrial country. Labour, he said, was a party not of one nation, but of one notion, namely borrowing more to try to stimulate the economy, a notion that the prime minister claimed was a massive gamble that would lead to higher interest rates.
So, thus Mr Cameron's argument. A few thoughts in response:
1. It is extraordinary that seven years into the leadership of the Conservatives Mr Cameron is still having to define himself and tell his party what he is about. The world has certainly changed substantially since 2005 and he has had to change with it - no more sunshine winning the day and sharing the proceeds of growth - but it is still noteworthy that he felt the need to explain himself once again.
2. One answer to the point above is that he chose to define himself again because his opponents have spent so much time claiming he was an out of touch old Etonian who was favouring his rich friends with tax cuts. To that end, it was interesting that a substantial part of his speech was a rebuff to Labour's attacks last week.
3. A clear part of the Tories' strategy now will be not just to remind voters of the economic legacy they were left by Labour, but also to remind them of how serious the global situation is. Tory aides fear that many voters have forgotten just what is going on in Europe and elsewhere. They need to do this so that they can have the space to argue that a vote for Labour is more of a risky prospect. In other words, always keep a hold of nurse for fear of finding something worse.
4. This was a speech notable for its absences. Nothing on the coalition, nothing on police and crime; Europe, health and the environment barely touched on. Much of the redder meat - such as spending cuts and bashing burglars - had been left to other ministers earlier in the week. This cleared the way for Mr Cameron to focus on his positive, aspirational Toryism.
5. The bottom line is this. David Cameron today made a strong argument about how he thinks he can make the country more competitive. His conference slogan was "Britain can deliver". The question now is whether his government can deliver? The planning reforms will take some time to kick in, there are many schools that are not yet academies and the welfare reforms are very much a work in progress.
So Mr Cameron has an argument. The test is whether he can make it happen.


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There is a new stipend-supported summer program in Freiburg Germany for law students from the US, Canada and the UK. Detailed information is available at: www.daad.org/page/law. The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Summer Law School offers the unique opportunity to receive intensive legal training at the University of Freiburg, which hosts one of the most prestigious law faculties in Germany. After the one-week seminar, you will spend about three weeks as an intern at a German law firm, court or other legal institution. The Law Summer School placements provide students with the opportunity to work in an international firm or organization, to learn about the daily life of a lawyer, consultant or judge, and to gain confidence in an international environment. Last but not least, the internships are a source of mutual cultural and professional enrichment for both the interns and their hosts.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Apr 2010 22:37 UTC
Well, this was about as inevitable as Apple not losing a super-secret iPhone prototype: Google and Adobe have pretty much formed an alliance against the iPhone, in true the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend style. The agreement between the two companies is clearly a big middle finger towards Apple and the iPhone. Update: Apple has finally added a framework to Mac OS X that will enable accelerated Flash video content - something Adobe has been asking for. This should enable Adobe to greatly improve Flash video performance on Mac OS X. Anyone know about Linux?
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If you are an owner or manager of a kitchen in a hotel, bar or restaurant then you would understand the importance of reliable hospitality suppliers. The hospitality superstore is based in Brisbane Queensland and delivers to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth .
When considering a restaurant or bar fit out there is more to think about than just the design and construct. You need to seriously account for your trading and patrons down time, or time you need to close to get the upgrades finished. We can help you plan and execute the fit out. as well as coordinate timely supply of new commercial kitchen appliances .
A major part of hospitality is catering equipment. either on-site or delivered you need to know you have reliable hot or cold food display often referred to as Bain Marie in the catering industry, where guests are able to serve them selves. One failure with this type of equipment can ruin your companies reputation.
The Hospitality Superstore are specialists in the sale or hire of high quality and reliable commercial catering equipment like food displays and refrigeration throughout Australia.
Commercial Cooking, Kitchens and Ovens
With any commercial Kitchen and cooking to cater for large groups, you must be able to rely on your pizza and bakery ovens and use adequate commercial refrigeration. Reliable kitchen supplies. even small appliances like commercial deep fryers and commercial kitchen appliances are essential to your hotel or restaurants reputation and ongoing success.
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In any commercial kitchen, having a reliable commercial food processor or Juicer is essential. One of the most popular brands is the Robot coupe and the name itself has since become the industry reference.


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Dendrobatids are also known as poison-arrow, arrow-poison, and dart-poison frogs. As a group they are the most brightly colored of frogs. Dendrobatids are generally small species, about 20 to 40 mm in snout-vent length. They are also mostly diurnal, and observed hopping on the forest floor by day. A few species are arboreal, or at least partly so. They range from Nicaragua to the Amazonian Bolivia, the Guianas, and SE Brazil. There are no fossils.
Many dendrobatids are brightly colored (and presumably poisonous to some degree). However, there are many dull-colored species in the genus Colostethus, mostly brownish, that do not appear to be poisonous. Indians of the Emberá Chocó in Colombia rub their blowgun darts onto the backs of Phyllobates terribilis to load the darts with poison (Myers et al., 1978).
The reproductive behaviors are diverse. In all species of dendrobatids for which data are known, the tadpoles are carried on the back of the adult. In some species it is the male; in others it is the female that carries the tadpoles. Generally the tadpoles are transported to a body of water, usually a stream, but also small ponds, the water-filled axils of bromeliads or some other small container, in the case of some Dendrobates. The female will transport one tadpole at a time in this way, and there is only one tadpole per crevice. These tiny hiding places offer little in the way of food resources to the developing larva, and the female has evolved the remarkable behavior of depositing unfertilized eggs in the axil to feed the developing tadpole. The normal beaks and denticles that are found in most tadpoles are reduced or lost in these bromeliad-developers.


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Photo Friday: Taking Photos to the Next Level
When I was teaching a class at a Family History Conference, I was presenting the steps to creating a family history scrapbook. During the presentation, I discussed the need to photograph memorabilia that could be used in a heritage album. I showed these pictures that I had taken of some artifacts around the house.
These pictures are actually pretty nice and taken primarily with an automatic setting on my digital camera with no flash. As you may know, flash negatively affects the quality of our photographs when used in the standard position on a point-and-shoot or compact system camera. Professional photographers use flash sparingly: When they use it they have umbrella things over them (think of your visit to a portrait studio) or can adjust their flash so it's not pointing directly at the subject.
While many photographs can be taken by yourself with wonderful results, there are some things you might want to have a professional or a hobby photographer friend take. When I suggested this in the class, an attendee told me about a light tent that he picked up at K-Mart for about $40. It's like a little white pop-up tent that comes with some lights. He said he's taken wonderful, nearly professional, photos of small objects in this tent.
Cool! $40? I can spare some of my allowance to get a pop-up tent with lights to improve the quality of my photos. I will be visiting relatives, and their artifacts, and I'd love to have something that was portable to take on my trip. I also want quality photographs of my grandfather's jewelry. I figured this idea was well worth investigating.
I went to K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Target. I did not find anything similar to what the man suggested. Finally, I stopped by the local camera store full of gear for a professional or hobbyist's studio. I asked about a pop-up tent system and they quickly directed me to what they had. It was about $100. Wow! Call me crazy but there is a big difference between $40 and $100 dollars for a 'luxury' photography item.
Not to be discouraged, I went home and surfed the internet. I found some systems that were about $50. Unfortunately, the reviews for them mentioned smoking lights that burnt out or burst. I'm not one to purchase something this hazardous for my home.
I was a little discouraged until I came across many Google links for DIY Light tents and light boxes. DIY? My husband is the handy one, so I thought with his engineering ability, perhaps we could make our own.
I came across an option that draped a white cloth over the camera and object to improve photos. It was so simple, even I could do it. Perhaps I could make this work, but I could see so many limitations with it.
The article following this example had some very creative options as well, but many of them would require my husband's handy work. I kept reading more websites. My husband says he read numerous websites and watched many videos rather than just one when he was learning how to tile our bathroom. I put his wisdom in action. Were there more options for creating your own light tent? You bet!
One of the best DIY Light Tent descriptions I found was by the Darren Rowse writing for the Digital Photography School. His Article How to Make An Inexpensive Light Tent – DIY showed me step by step how to construct a light tent. The materials are less than $10, or free, depending on what you have lying around the house. Could such a cheap thing improve my pictures?
I decided to give this project a try, without my husband's help. I made my own light tent out of tissue paper and a cardboard box. Here's my own set up.


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Tchaikovsky's description of the Third movement underscores his abilities as a scene painter, even in a work that has no specific plot. It is in these moments that his imagination is most playful, witty, and free.
Tchaikovsky describes the Second movement as a series of bittersweet emotions evoked by reflecting on the past. He tells of being overtaken by childhood memories that bring feelings of intimate familiarity and yet, at the same time, irretrievable distance.
Tchaikovsky wrote of the opening of the Fourth Symphony: "The Introduction is the kernel of the whole symphony, unquestionably its main idea: this is Fate, the force of destiny, which ever prevents our pursuit of happiness from reaching its goal, which jealously stands watch lest our peace and well-being be full and cloudless."
Experience this masterpiece in Tchaikovsky's own words. Learn about the events and influences that defined his character, his career, and his genius. See and hear the instruments of the orchestra that Tchaikovsky used in his music.
How can marks on a 150-year-old page transform into the unflinching emotion of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony? From decoding the score, to uncovering Tchaikovsky's hidden history, through rehearsals, tuning, and the big bang of opening night, Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) gives us a backstage pass to the making of a performance.
Savage and primitive, hypnotic and hell-bent, Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring turned Paris into the scene of one of the most astounding opening nights in history. In this episode of Keeping Score, the clutching tendrils of the music pull us back through France and Russia to the wild abandon of pagan times.
The second part opens with the Mystic Circles of the Maidens and ends with the Sacrificial Dance. Seven excerpts present the music, choreography and incredible scenery of Stravinsky's score and of the ballet. Mouse over the "markups" to learn more about key moments in this movement. Click "Learn More" to see sketches from the choreography and to hear a narrative of the ballet by ballet reconstructionist Millicent Hodson.
After a difficult winter, the world awakens to spring. Eight excerpts starting with the opening and ending in the the Dance of the Earth. Mouse over the "markups" to learn more about key moments in this movement. Click "Learn More" to see sketches from the choreography and to hear a narrative of the ballet by ballet reconstructionist Millicent Hodson.
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Queen Latifah Brings in the New Year with a Healthy Resolution
Actress and musician joins Jenny Craig to relay the message of a healthy lifestyle
January 14, 2008 // Franchising.com // Carlsbad, Calif. – Jenny Craig Inc., one of the nation's leading authorities on weight management, held a press conference today at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles to introduce Queen Latifah as the company's newest celebrity client. The Oscar-nominated singer and actress will be the focal point of a new message for Jenny Craig – that of losing weight to improve one's health.
"Today I am taking the first step to improving my health by announcing my goal to lose 5-10% of my body weight with Jenny Craig." stated Queen Latifah. "My hope is to help educate people and motivate others to take their first step to have a positive impact on their health. By losing just 7% of your body weight, and increasing weekly activity, you can lower the risk of developing type II diabetes by 58%."
Queen Latifah plans to utilize her partnership with Jenny Craig to deliver the positive message of living a healthy lifestyle to her fans. Latifah lost her great-grandmother to type II diabetes and personally understands the severity of obesity-related illnesses. She wants to stay healthy and prevent the occurrence of this disease in her body. With a moderate reduction in body weight, and increased activity Latifah hopes to encourage others to join her in her mission to live a healthy lifestyle.
Jenny Craig CEO, Patti Larchet added, "We are thrilled to have Queen Latifah support our mission of achieving a healthy lifestyle. Queen Latifah is joining forces with Jenny Craig to communicate the importance of how making small lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, can have a significant positive impact on overall health."
Queen Latifah will star in Jenny Craig's new advertising campaign that will begin January 21, 2008. Latifah, who has consistently celebrated her plus-size figure over the years, will lead a very different campaign for the weight loss category - concentrating on a healthy lifestyle rather than getting into a specific dress size.
About Jenny Craig
With its tailored YourStyle® program, Jenny Craig is committed to a personalized approach to weight loss by offering each client a one-on-one weekly consultation and a customized weight management plan designed to optimize individual success. The Jenny Craig YourStyle® program focuses on a comprehensive Food-Body-Mind curriculum designed to help clients manage their weight by creating a healthy relationship with food, building an active lifestyle and developing a balanced approach to living.
Jenny Craig, Inc., based in Carlsbad, CA, and owned by Nestlé, is one of the world's largest weight management companies, with approximately 650 company-owned and franchised Centres in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico.


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Fujitsu fetes 'first' 320GB, 7200rpm laptop drive
Or will a rival ship first?
When Fujitsu puts its MHZ2 BJ 320GB laptop hard drive on sale at the end of June, it'll be a world-first, the company chirped today: the first ever 2.5in 320GB HDD that spins at 7200rpm, apparently.
Easy to say that now, we'd point out, but there's still the best part of three months for a rival hard drive maker or makers to beat Fujitsu to the punch.
Fujitsu's MHZ2 BJ: 7200rpm 'world first'
Whether it's first or not, the MHZ2 BJ line will comprise models running from 80GB of storage capacity up to the headline 320GB. They all spin at 7200rpm and contain 16MB of cache. They connect to the host PC across a 3Gb/s SATA bus.
At that data-transfer rate, they have a typical read/write power consumption of 2.3W, falling by just 0.2W if you connect using 1.5Gb/s SATA. Idling, the drives use up 0.8W, falling to 0.13W if they're put to sleep.
The BJs are 9.5mm high, so they'll fit into all but the slimmest of laptops.


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1 Certainty & 25 Possibilities: What To Expect From Education In 2013 Ιανουαρίου 7, 2013Posted by Dimitra Zervaki in Uncategorized.
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Το παρόν άρθρο που σας παραθέτω μου άρεσε περισσότερο διότι ο συγγραφέας του, Terry Heick, δεν μπαίνει στο ρόλο του «μέντιουμ» αλλά πολύ απλά αναφέρεται σε πιθανότητες-τάσεις. Επίσης έχει ενδιαφέρον διότι «δένει» την εκπαίδευση με την τεχνολογία, ένα «πάντρεμα» που καλά θα κάνουμε όλοι μας να πάρουμε απόφαση ότι από εδώ και πέρα δεν θα μπορούμε να προχωρήσουμε αν δεν χρησιμοποιούμε «σοφά» τα μέσα που μας προσφέρουν τα web3 εργαλεία. Τέλος θα ήθελα να αναφερθώ στο ότι μέσα στις 25 πιθανότητες συμπεριλαμβάνονται και το Gamification αλλά και το Project-based learning, δύο επιστημονικά πεδία με πολύ ενδιαφέρον που έχουν να δώσουν πολλά στην εκπαίδευση και τουλάχιστον σε προσωπικό επίπεδο τα χρησιμοποιώ σε κάθε είδους εκπαίδευση που αναλαμβάνω να υλοποιήσω. Και πιστέψτε με! Έχουν άμεσο θετικό αποτέλεσμα σε κάθε εκπαιδευόμενο!!!
Διαβάστε λοιπόν το άρθρο και επιλέξτε τα εργαλεία εκείνα που θα μπορούσατε να χρησιμοποιήσετε στις εκπαιδεύσεις που αναλαμβάνετε να πραγματοποιήσετε ή αν είστε εκπαιδευόμενοι τι να ζητάτε από τους εκπαιδευτές σας ώστε η μάθηση να είναι πιο αποτελεσματική και να υλοποιείται πάντα με «διασκεδαστικό» τρόπο. Γιατί χωρίς fun δεν μπορεί να υπάρξει well-being!!!
«Guessing what the future of education holds is equal parts logic and guesswork.
The logical part is simpler–take current trends and trace their arc further, doing your best to account for minor aberrations. If the majority of public education in the United States is waist-deep in adopting new academic standards, it doesn't take Nostradamus to predict they are going to have a strong gravity about them in the education at large.
What's Certain
In 2013, a theme that is absolutely certain is disruption. Some of that disruption will be through technology, some of it decay of existing power-sets. How it will change education over the next twelve months can be guessed in part by looking at the previous twelve, a time period where we've seen iPads capture the imagination of national media, MOOCs catch the eye of the bluebloods in higher ed, and BYOD look like a better and better choice for K-12 public education districts everywhere.
In 2013, those trends will continue, along with some new ideas as we begin to demand more than feel-good potential out of learning experiences for students.
What To Expect From Education In 2013
1. Diversification of formal and informal learning platforms
As technology improves, increased access and diversity are two changes you can be certain of. There still may be a lack of equity, and learning isn't certain to improve as a result, but there will be more access to more content and more communities and platforms. This emphasizes the potential of informal learning, and new styles of formal learning.
2. Continued higher ed metamorphosis
While it'd be hyperbole to suggest that in the next twelve months higher education will suddenly reinvent itself, what you likely will see in 2013 is more of an "ooze" into something a bit different. More blended, more MOOCish, and perhaps the beginning of something a bit more cost effective, if only a very small–but critical–scale.
3. Game-based learning matures (from simulations to pop culture games)
Though growing strongly as an undercurrent, game-based learning is still in its relative infancy in the big education space. From serious games and learning simulations, to using pop culture games like Fallout 3 and Portal in the classroom, game-based learning is finding its way into classrooms as educators become more comfortable with exactly how they fit.
4. Common Core dominates school faculty meetings but continues to be ignored in start-up space
Right now, the education start-up space is dominated by apps, "open learning," and social learning platforms that offer new access, revised content forms, and improved connectivity.
But in the United States, the majority of K-12 learners are being fed Common Core-based curriculum, and thus far, the Common Core has been largely ignored by smart start-ups. Just not sexy enough I suppose. Honestly, I can't blame them for three major reasons: it's not global (U.S. only), it requires adhering to what districts are already doing (stifling innovation potential), and it's dreadfully boring (seriously–have you read them?)
5. Smarter MOOCs
OCW and MOOCs, in one way or another, are changing the way we think about learning. And there are even rumblings that official college credit may soon be available. Right now, the energy for them to improve is grassroots-based and honorable. To keep them from drifting into the shape of strictly profit-driven big business–as higher ed is now–will be the challenge going forward.
6. Slight shift from social media platforms to social media APIs
Social media isn't going anywhere, but using them as independent platforms could eventually be replaced by the "API approach," where app and platform developers embed social media directly into the software itself at the root level in the same way social media sharing is now built-in on some many blogs and websites. The primary interaction then is not on twitter or facebook, but external.
7. Data experiments–visual data, data sharing; less data, more data
This is something that should've happened a long time ago–classroom teachers having access to real-time data from constant, minor assessments in a highly visual form. Not broad percentages, or binary stamps like "proficient" and "non-proficient," data now should be persistently accessed, and then visualized in an easily consumable way–for teachers, students, and parents. With the rise of infographics and digital visual tools, the opportunity to finally make it happen is stronger than ever.
8. Struggles with Common Core—especially assessment
This one is a no-brainer, and probably doesn't need an explanation.
9. Growth of gamification and alternatives progress reporting
We've written before both about gamification, as well as alternatives to letter grades. Regardless, the letter grade will eventually be replaced, if the idea of a singular, summative score isn't eradicated altogether.
10. Social learning encroaches on eLearning coursework space
Social learning platforms from Edmodo to Eduplanet21 are first changing where learning happens, but will eventually change how it happens–at least the digital segment of the process.
Straight eLearning platforms are often one-size-fits-all courses–eVersions of standard schooling. By incorporating social dynamics into eLearning spaces, said eLearning forms can change
11. Crowdsourcing of content (YouTube, Udemy, etc.)
YouTube's recent "channeling" of dedicated formal learning content is an under-appreciated step forward. This essentially crowdsources learning material that are accessible to anyone with the will and an internet connection–much the same way the Khan Academy did, but with far more diverse content, and a truly crowdsourced approach.
12. More Courseras
As Khan Academy turns into Coursera, Coursera will eventually give way to a new kind of free–or at least affordable–eLearning style that offers quality course content and collaboration. For this to happen, the standard business ecology of failure and success must continue to cycle.
13. Fight between start-ups and corporate entities for control of learning spaces
While it already happens on a smaller scale, at some point–perhaps 2013–a company like McGraw Hill will butt heads with a smaller start-up like learnist on a larger stage. What happens might surprise you.
14. Venture-Capital funding of alternative school models will get closer
For now, venture capitalists–and their supported start ups–are focusing on content, information, and social media connectivity. (Actually, the VCs are focused on profit, but I digress.) Eventually they will stumble upon how people actually learn, and "schools" and related programs. Once the power of capitalism collides with how people learn, change will be swift. This will likely not happen in 2013, but we will be closer than ever. (*awkward, raucous applause*)
15. Increased division between traditional and non-traditional learning models
As learning forms wiggle, sprout wings, and fly, existing models–with a century of dogma and infrastructure–will have to justify themselves to stay in business, and may indeed be rude about it along the way. This will increase existing divisions between staunch "academists" and "hippie" learning innovators. Should be fun to watch.
16. Rise in credibility of entrepreneurial learning
Right now, entrepreneurial learning is just "cute." It feels good to think about, but only a handful of organizations are taking it seriously. The resources necessary for always-on, self-directed learning are more than available. As frameworks and models are added and new curriculum forms emerge, it is almost certainly the way of the future.
17. Higher education seeks to alter perception on a wider scale
In 2013, we could see higher education finally respond to the changes in learning on a wider scale. Some of this may start with marketing that seeks to alter the perception of the value of formal institution certificates. There will also likely be continued progression of programs like EdX that can be more meaningfully tied to the learning of current university students.
18. Evolution of Project-Based Learning
What started out as projects in school and evolved into a process of learning that is guided by projects. This evolution is now extending into digital spaces–some innovative, some less so, but all a part of the process of change.
19. Less about iPads, more about apps
If 2012 was the year of the iPad, 2013 will hopefully be less so–more about apps and mobile learning models, and less distraction about hardware. In fact, this change will have to occur if iPads are going to continue justifying their considerable integration cost of time and money moving forward as school districts crunch data more resolutely.
20. BYOD success—in pockets
I never expected BYOD to be such a controversial idea, but it clearly is. Some swear by it, while other educators express deep concern about equity, legal issues, and even cost. In 2013 it is unlikely that BYOD will see widespread momentum, but the districts that choose to confront its challenges and make it work will likely see strong results.
21. A return to vlogging and blogging
Blogging is so 2009. Once facebook exploded, blogging started to look a bit long in the tooth. But now education has expanded needs in literacy across content areas as a result of Common Core adoption. Further, digital literacy is swelling in importance by the day, emphasizing the need to consistently combine media forms–something that is very accessible through most blogging platforms.
YouTube channels are already seeing content access for self-learners, enrichment in public schools, and flipped classrooms–and YouTube channels = vlogging.
22. Shift from school improvement to community improvement and integration
So I'm not super confident about this one, but I am hopeful. In 2013 I'd love to see a shift away from improving schools and a shift towards improving communities. Unfortunately, this is hard to measure and beyond the scope of the Common Core. But I can dream.
23. Continued increase in homeschooling
This one is a mathematical certainty–homeschooling is showing strong growth across the United States, growing every bit as fast as the more vocal charter school "movement." True growth here will only occur once the old-school connotation of homeschooling is replaced by an image of a digital and self-directed learner capable of self-actuating the learning process–and critical collaborative actions–on their own.
Vanderbilt University Scholar Joseph Murphy explains part of homeschool's growth:
"This gets at the heart of why home-schooling has blossomed. "The hallmark issue in the home-schooling movement is control," Murphy says. "As power and influence were passed from parents and communities to government agents and professional experts throughout the 20th century, real costs were experienced by parents, costs calculated in terms of loss of control over the schooling of their children."
Homeschooling needs branding beyond the stereotypical image vision of social outcasts studying the Bible at the kitchen table.
24. Visible failure as non-experts innovate—and fail—in the now white-hot education space
Learning–both formal and informal–is hot right now. As that trend continues, more will be attracted to this "space" to give a shot. And by the laws of business, many will fail, especially as business and technology experts build their own capacity for understanding the learning process.
25. A diversification of blended learning forms
As blended learning continues its predictable growth, more organizations and platforms will enter the fray. This will create diversity, choice, adaptation, and eventually continued evolution».
Dimitra Zervaki, EMBA, PMP
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CULVER CITY – A suicide victim whose decapitated body was found outside a parking structure at the Kaiser Permanente facility in Culver City was a man in his 40s, police said today.
A security guard called police just before 3 p.m. Monday to report the discovery of the body at 12001 Washington Blvd., said Culver City police Lt. Omar Corrales. The head had been separated from the body and was found next to it, he said.
Investigators have determined the death was a suicide by hanging, said Culver City police Lt. Randy Vickrey.
The parking structure is in Culver City, although other sections of the building are in Los Angeles, Corrales said.


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Nebraska Wants No Late Drama vs Minnesota
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska coach Bo Pelini joked about the priority listed atop his game plan for Minnesota. He said he doesn't want his team to be two touchdowns behind at halftime.
The No. 16 Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) have come back from double-digit, second-half deficits to win four games.
The Huskers would assure themselves of playing Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game Dec. 1 in Indianapolis with a win Saturday over Minnesota (6-4, 2-4) and another next week at Iowa.
Minnesota became bowl-eligible last week. The Gophers are battling injuries on the offensive side. Freshman Philip Nelson is 2-2 as the Gophers' third starting quarterback.
The Gophers are allowing 336 yards and 22.3 points a game. Those numbers were 431 yards and 34.5 points through 10 games a year ago.
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"Are MROCs [Market Research Online Communities] the next big thing in market research, and will they eventually take measurable share from traditional qualitative research?"Sentient Services has been working in online qualitative for a few years now through asynchronous bulletin board focus groups. While you give up a lot in moving away from a face-to-face interaction (body language, vocal intonation, etc.), in an asynchronous online group you have a lot of different strengths.
- Less time restraint – respondents have more time to think, they can look up notes and do "homework" assignments. Additionally, we can let side conversations go and see if the tangent provides additional insight
- Broader coverage – asynchronous participation means that respondents aren't locked into 6-8pm ET, making time zones a non-issue. This translates to breaking down some geographic boundaries.
- Bigger groups – we're not limited to the capacity of a conference room, meaning that we "seat" at least 12 participants per group (vs. 6-8 participants in a traditional group).
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Rockies take down Brewers
Milwaukee, WI – Wilin Rosario and Michael Cuddyer each clubbed a two-run home run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series from Miller Park.
Dexter Fowler added a solo shot, while Eric Young and Reid Brignac added an RBI apiece for the Rockies, who have won two straight since dropping a 5-4 decision to the Brewers on Opening Day.
"We've got a good offense," Rosario remarked. "Hopefully we can keep it up on the road all year like we did here."
Juan Nicasio (1-0) allowed just two runs on seven hits and two walks over six strong innings of starting work for the Rockies.
Rickie Weeks collected three hits, including a solo home run, while Ryan Braun finished 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored for the Brewers. Milwaukee starter Wily Peralta (0-1) gave up four runs on six hits and three walks over 5 1/3 frames.
"I feel behind a couple of guys, but I'll be alright," Peralta said. "I just had a hard time getting ahead of hitters. That's just part of the game."
The Rockies jumped on top in the second when Troy Tulowitzki worked a leadoff walk and Rosario followed with a blast into the second deck in left field for a 2-0 lead.
Milwaukee pulled even with a pair of two-out runs in the third, as Weeks kept the frame alive with a solo shot over the left-center field wall.
Braun then singled before Aramis Ramirez followed with a double to put runners on second and third with two outs. After a brief meeting on the mound, Alex Gonzalez scorched a single to left that scored Braun, but Ramirez was thrown out at the plate to keep it a 2-2 game after three frames.
Colorado regained control in the fifth, as Jordan Pacheco clubbed a leadoff double and moved to third on a groundout before scoring on Brignac's double to left to make it 3-2. After Brignac moved to third on Nicasio's bunt, Young smacked a single that scored Brignac for a 4-2 lead.
With Nicasio done after six innings, the Brewers were able to cut the lead in half in the seventh against Colorado reliever Chris Volstad.
Volstad induced consecutive groundouts to start the frame, but Weeks and Braun smacked back-to-back doubles, with the latter plating the former to make it 4-3. Braun would be stranded at second however, as Volstad caught Ramirez staring at strike three to escape the frame.
Colorado gave itself some breathing room with a pair of home runs in the top of the ninth, as Brignac started the frame with a single before Cuddyer followed with a blast deep into the left-field seats to make it 6-3.
After Jonathan Herrera flied out, Fowler scorched a solo shot over the wall in right to push the margin to 7-3.
Rafael Betancourt spun a perfect bottom of the ninth to secure the victory.
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Colorado has taken six of its last seven against Milwaukee ... Milwaukee went 2-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base ... Milwaukee reliever John Axford allowed three runs on five hits while recording just two outs in the ninth ... Colorado went 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.


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SANTA ROSA BEACH -- The South Walton Seahawks put up another 500-yard plus game Friday night, whipping the Cottondale Hornets 54-26 for a sweet homecoming victory.
"I think we built on the momentum from last week," said South Walton Coach Phil Tisa. "We saw last week that we can play with good teams and I think we carried that into this week."
Last week the Seahawks beat district opponent Chipley 45-38.
"Cottondale is a good ball team, they've got some great athletes � but to come out and put up 54 points I couldn't be happier," Tisa said as he walked off the field.
But the difference in the game was "tempo and execution," Tisa said.
South Walton put the ball in a lot of different player�s hands and tallied up more than 528 total yards of offense.
"That's what we want to do, it makes it hard when you've got to defend everybody on the team," he said.
Seahawk junior quarterback Jonathon Ortner had another stellar night completing 28 of 40 passes for 316 yards and five touchdowns. Sage Roberts had eight catches, two for touchdowns, a 24 and a 17 yarder. Vinnie Ciurleo had four receptions, one for a 24-yard score. Nick Harris had two catches, one a 48-yard strike for the score. Alex Smith had six catches, including a 9-yard TD reception.
The Seahawks also got the job done on the ground with 212 yards rushing. Zach Reese was the top Hawk with 129 yards in 15 carries. Harrison Schaffer rushed six times for 19 yards and one touchdown, while Chandler Parrett rushed four times for 20 yards and a 17-yard TD. Roberts had two carries for 35 yards.
Not only did the offense score, but the defense as well.
Right before the half, South Walton's Carter Edwards picked off a Cottondale pass and ran it back down the left sideline, 95 yards for the score. Earlier, Harrison Schaffer recovered a fumble for the Seahawks.
"The defense did good," Tisa said. "We had a couple of breakdowns, but other than that I thought they played hard and hit people."
As a matter of fact, the Seahawk defense didn't allow a first down until the second quarter.
To start, South Walton got the ball first and scored in eight plays with Ortner connecting with Roberts on a 24-yard TD strike. The extra point attempt failed.
On the kickoff, the Hornets bobbled the ball and Schaffer recovered it for the Hawks on the 38-yard line. However, South Walton didn't score again until late in the first quarter on an Ortner to Ciurleo connection. Austin Garofalo kicked in the point after for a 12-0 lead.
South Walton scored again on a 48-yard strike to Harris before the Hornets would ever get on the board.
In the second quarter, Cottondale scored on a 39-yard run by Norris Calhoun who finished the night with 113 yards and two touchdowns.
The Seahawks scored three more times before the half, with one TD coming from the defense, while the Hornets put up one touchdown, a 41-yard run by Calhoun.
In the second half, the Seahawks continued to take to Cottondale putting up two more touchdowns, a 3-yard run by Schaffer and a 17-yard run by Chandler Parrett.
Cottondale scored its last TD on a 35-yard pass play from Justin Klotz to Jaueric Gardner. Klotz was eight of 15 through the air for 140 yards.
Up next for the Seahawks is a 7 p.m. district game Friday at Bonifay against the Holmes County Blue Devils.


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It's July 26-29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
BFFC member Cujo and I will be attending. (Single day date to be updated here within the next couple days.)
We're not VIP for this one, but we'll put the $25 cover to good use with another killer news and photo report, ala Celebration 4.
Guests aren't listed on the site yet (lame), but below are the Star Wars-related things going on.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
1:00-2:00 Sideshow Collectibles: From Concept to Collectible—Get a behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and innovation involved in creating your favorite figures, statues, and busts, from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Comics, and more! The Sideshow Collectibles Creative Team explains the development process and conducts a Q&A session. Room 10
3:00-4:30 Starz Media: Harryhausen Returns and Hatchet—Two great new features are previewed in this event. First up it's Harryhausen Returns, with motion picture special effects legend Ray Harryhausen talking about his upcoming feature film, Ares: God of War, a new adventure of Jason and the Argonauts, produced by Starz Media. Harryhausen will be joined by the film's producers, Karen Bailey and Kevin VanHook. VanHook is also well known in the comic world as one-time executive editor for Valiant Comics and the co-creator/writer of the Bloodshot series and writer of the Flash Gordon Sunday comic strip. Also joining the panel will be actor/martial artist Ray Park, best know as Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode One and Toad in X-Men. With Hatchet, writer/director Adam Green celebrates old-school American horror with his upcoming film featuring the new slasher icon Victor Crowley! See what makes Victor tick with Green and stars of the film, including horror legends Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees), and Tony Todd (Candyman), along with Tamara Feldman (Perfect Stranger), Mercedes McNab (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Joleigh Fioreavanti (Nip/Tuck), and Deon Richmond (Not Another Teen Movie). Room 6CDEF
6:00-7:00 Fanboys—Fanboys is an uproarious comedy that follows a group of young friends on a cross-country quest to break into Skywalker Ranch and see Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace before it is released. Fanboys is a Weinstein Company presentation being released in theaters by MGM on January 18, 2008. Stars Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Sam Huntington (Superman Returns), Chris Marquette (Joan of Arcadia), and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) join writer/director Kyle Newman and producers Matt Perniciaro and Dana Brunetti for a Q&A session. Room 6CDEF
Friday, July 27, 2007
10:30-11:30 Star Wars Day: Great Star Wars Books and Book News—J. W. Rinzler, author of the recently released The Making of Star Wars, will hurtle you back in time for a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the "little†movie that became a phenomenon. Stephen J. Sansweet, author of the upcoming The Star Wars Vault, will talk about collecting the amazing, never-before-published artifacts that will be part of each copy of the new book. Finally, Keith Clayton (editor, Del Rey) will reveal an exclusive announcement on an upcoming Star Wars title from Del Rey and LucasBooks, just for audience members at Comic-Con! Room 1AB
11:30-12:30 Star Wars Day: What's New and What's Coming from Hasbro—Come for first announcements about Hasbro's products that you might not hear anywhere else, plus a special sneak preview of the 2008 product line. Meet members of Hasbro's Star Wars marketing and design teams, the talented people who work on the company's Attacktix, Titanium, and Star Wars action figure line. Q&A time included! Room 1AB
12:30-1:30 Star Wars Day: LucasArts—Celebrate 25 of LucasArts videogames and learn about the past, present, and future by attending this panel with key LucasArts producers. See what LucasArts has in store, then ask your own questions in a Q&A session. Room 1AB
1:30-2:30 Star Wars Day: Robot Chicken Sets and Toys—As production designer for the Robot Chicken: Star Wars Special, Jed Hathaway researched and designed each miniature set with exact replication and utmost detail. In this discussion, Hathaway will explain the basics of designing sets, props, and vehicles for stop-motion animation. An in-depth behind the scenes video will show how his team brought the Star Wars universe to life and show various comparisons between the special and the original Star Wars Saga. There will be a 20-minute presentation video followed by a Q&A session. Room 1AB
5:00-6:00 Star Wars at 30 Years with Steve Sansweet—This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars saga, and its indelible influence on popular culture. We've got 30 years of great memories thanks to the galaxy far, far away, but there are also great things to come, too. Join Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet for a little Star Wars nostalgia, a review of the 30th anniversary year so far, and a look at what's new and what's coming for Star Wars. Hall H
6:30-7:30 Star Wars Day: Star Wars Trivia—Members of the San Diego Star Wars Society, veteran hosts of great Star Wars trivia game shows at Comic-Con International in 2004, 2005, and 2006, are planning another trivia challenge for all
Saturday, July 28, 2007
1:30-2:30 Family Guy—Back by popular demand, join creator/star Seth MacFarlane, showrunner/executive producer David A. Goodman and the creative team behind Fox's number-one comedy Family Guy for an uproarious and uncensored hour of laughs and Q&A. Rumor has it they'll even preview what is destined to become a Family Guy classic—this year's season premiere episode, which retells the Star Wars story with the Griffins and their fellow residents of Quahog, Rhode Island, cast in the iconic roles of the legendary film. Stewie as Darth Vader? Victory shall be his! Room 6CDEF
2:15-4:00 Disney—Disney and Disney•Pixar showcase two upcoming films with this exclusive Comic-Con presentation!
WALL•E—From Academy Award–winning director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), WALL•E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Meet director Andrew Stanton and sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars) as they present a first look at Disney·Pixar's next animated adventure! Hall H
Sunday, July 29, 2007
12:30-1:30 Kids' Day Drawing Workshop: You Can Draw Star Wars—Pack your pencil and come to class! The author and artists of You Can Draw Star Wars will show you how it's done during Kids' Day at Comic-Con. Bonnie Burton, author of You Can Draw Star Wars, is a prolific writer, particularly on all things Star Wars. As an online content developer at Lucasfilm, she has written a multitude of step-by-step drawing tutorials. Her first book, Never Threaten to Eat Your Co-Workers: Best of Blogs, is out now. Artist Tom Hodges has become a Star Wars fan favorite. Named one of wizarduniverse.com's Top 5 to Watch in 2006, his work appears on the popular starwars.com Hyperspace webstrip series. Illustrator Matt Busch's work can be seen regularly on official Star Wars projects, and his hilarious "How To Draw Star Wars†webisodes are quickly becoming fan favorites. Room 30CDE


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (April 10, 2012)—Amazombie, the champion sprinter of 2011, and Willa B Awesome, the upset winner of the Grade I Santa Anita Oaks March 31, are among the 148 nominees to the 13th California Gold Rush, which will be run Saturday, April 28 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
A series of eight races restricted to horses bred or sired in California – including a pair of maiden events (the Alphabet Kisses and NTRA Stakes) with $60,000 purses – the Gold Rush highlights the opening weekend of Betfair Hollywood Park's 50-day Spring/Summer meet.
Owned by Thomas Sanford and trainer Bill Spawr, Amazombie is one of 31 older horses nominated to the $125,000 Tiznow Stakes, which is run at 7 ½ furlongs over Cushion Track.
Amazombie, who clinched his Eclipse Award with a neck win in the Breeders' Cup Sprint last Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs, is the defending champion in the Tiznow. If he starts and wins, he would be the first two time winner of a race named in honor of the double Breeders' Cup Classic winner.
A 6-year-old gelded son of Northern Afleet, Amazombie earned his first win of 2012 April 7, capturing the Grade II Potrero Grande at Santa Anita, providing Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith with his 5,000th career victory.
Bred by Gregg Anderson, the bay has won 11 of 25 and banked $1,639,708. Two of Amazombie's wins have come over Cushion Track, including his maiden score Dec. 3, 2009.
Other nominees to the Tiznow include M One Rifle, the Cushion Track record holder for five furlongs achieved in victory in the 2011 Cool Frenchy Stakes, Holladay Road, Norvsky and 2011 Harry Henson Stakes winner Ain't No Other.
Willa B Awesome, who surprised Reneesgotzip and Eden's Moon in the Santa Anita Oaks, is one of 15 nominees to the Melair. Scheduled for 1 1/8 miles over Cushion Track, the Melair's purse – like that of the Snow Chief Stakes – has doubled from $150,000 in 2011 to $300,000 this year.
Trained by Walther Solis for Phil Daniels, Patsy London, John Winters and breeder Terry Lovinger, Willa B Awesome is a 3-year-old daughter of Awesome Gambler who has won four of 12 and earned $429,896. She has a win and two thirds in three starts at Betfair Hollywood Park.
The Snow Chief, which is also nine furlongs, attracted 18 nominations, including Rousing Sermon, the runner-up in the 2011 CashCall Futurity and winner of the California Cup Juvenile last fall. Others on the list include Derby Gold, an impressive winner of the Echo Eddie Stakes last month at Santa Anita and Generous winner Stoney Fleece.
The $70,000 Grey Memo Stakes, which is run at seven furlongs, had the most nominations, luring 42 while the $70,000 Warren's Thoroughbred Stakes, which is for fillies and mares at seven furlongs, had 24 nominations.
Entries for the California Gold Rush will be taken Wednesday, April 25.
The complete list of nominations can be found here
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1 record(s) were found:TRIAL #3258
Date: 1919/10/08; Reels(s): 404 - 405.
Defendant(s): Gust Alonen, Sex: M; Carl Paivio, Sex: M;
Charge(s): Anarchy, criminal;
Judge: Bartow S. Weeks;
Defense Attorney(s): Swinburne Hale; Walter Nilles;
Prosecuting Attorney(s): Alexander I. Rorke; Edward Swann;
Note(s): Trial concerns Industrial Workers of the World. See cases 3259, 3260, and 3262 for related trials.
Stenographer Number: 3413; Page(s): 1135 p.
Court: New York Supreme Court
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Change you can believe in: A minor league team is swapping its name in tribute to Barack Obama.
The Brooklyn Cyclones will change their name to the "Baracklyn Cyclones" for June 23 and give away Barack Obama bobbleheads to the first 2,500 fans in honor of the new president.
Special red-white-and-blue jerseys will be worn by players and auctioned during the game, with proceeds going to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. The team, a Class A affiliate of the New York Mets, will have an "Economic Stimulus Package" from Jan. 20 - Inauguration Day - until Jan. 23, selling tickets at $5-$10, matching the levels of its inaugural season in 2001. Regular prices are $8-15.
In addition, the first 1,000 fans get free Band-Aids as part of "Universal Health Care," all fans named Barack get in for free, fans named McCain or Palin get free bleacher seats ("a bipartisan consolation prize") and any plumber named Joe gets two free tickets.
"One for himself, and one to 'spread the wealth' with a friend," the Cyclones said,
Fans will receive American flags when they leave, what the Cyclones called "a clear-cut exit strategy." The Cyclones are reserving four seats behind the plate for the first family, in case it can attend.
"Steve Cohen, our GM there, came up with it, and Dave Howard worked with him on it," Mets chief operating office Jeff Wilpon said Tuesday, referring to the Mets' executive vice president for business operations. "They ran it by me. I said if you think this is going to be good for ticket sales and you like it, let's go. It created a little bit of excitement."
The Mets aren't worried of running out of the bobbleheads.
"We could make it Baracklyn week," Wilpon said. "We'll keep ordering bobbleheads if the people if the people come coming."
Cohen said he was struck by the similarity between "Barack" and "Brooklyn."
"The president-elect's message is one of change," Cohen said. "In an effort to pay homage to that idea, we're changing our prices, our policies, and the name of our team - for one day, at least."
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Alberta Joan (Kessinger) Applegate, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at her residence in Wellington, Kansas at the age of 77.
Alberta was born the daughter of Jesse and Grace (Johnson) Kessinger on Wednesday, October 23, 1935 in Wellington, Kansas.
On June 26, 1955, Alberta and Bruce E. "Jim" Applegate were united in marriage in Wellington, Kansas. Together they celebrated 58 years of marriage.
Alberta worked for several years at the Clearwater Nursing Home; but, was ever present to help ensure that life on the family farm went to plan.
Survivors include her husband, Bruce Applegate of Wellington, Kansas, son, Donnie Applegate of Wellington, Kansas, daughter, Connie Stonehocker of Wellington, Kansas, grandsons: Taylor Applegate of Manhattan, Kansas, Trevor Stonehocker of Wellington, Kansas, brother, Howard Kessinger and his wife Sharon of Marysville, Kansas, sister-in-law, Dorene Applegate of Wellington, Kansas, brother-in-law, Beryle Tolbert of Wichita, Kansas along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Ed Kessinger and sister, Bernice Tolbert.
A memorial service for Alberta will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in the chapel of Day Funeral Home & Crematory, 1030 Mission Road, Wellington, Kansas.
Memorials have been established in her loving memory with Caring Voice Coalition, Inc., 8249 Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116. Contributions can be mailed or left with the funeral home.
To share a memory or leave condolences, please visit www.dayfuneralhome.info.
Arrangements are by Day Funeral Home & Crematory, Wellington, Kansas.


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A Little Bit of Heaven
Excruciatingly bad wepie drama about a fun loving gal's struggle with cancer Discuss this article
Heaven's above. This excruciating film has Kate Hudson as Marley, a bubbly, single New Orleans gal whose carefree approach to life – no-strings relationships, good pals, a wicked sense of humour – grinds to
a halt when she's diagnosed with colon cancer. Luckily for Marley, one of her doctors is a reserved but handsome Mexican, Julian Goldstein (Gael García Bernal – what's happening to his career?), who challenges his patient's intractable attitudes to life and death by declaring his love for her just as the medical prognosis isn't looking so good.
Director Nicole Kassell (who made the very different The Woodsman) and first-time writer Gren Wells betray Marley's heart-on-your-sleeve honesty by giving us a dishonest depiction of sickness and death. A game and endearing Hudson is the best thing about the film, but otherwise it's a cynical affair, only suited to those who like a cheap, forgettable weep.
Time Out Doha,