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His timing is as impeccable as his effortlessly cool manner behind a grand piano. Nearly a decade after slipping into the mainstream with his smooth debut, Get Lifted – and in the same week that his biggest-selling song, the new wedding favorite "All of Me," has become the highest-charting single of his career, nearly reaching No. 1 – John Legend has returned with the ultimate intimate experience some fans and critics have craved from him all along.
Not that his shows ever lack for subdued, stripped-down moments. No matter how energized his productions get, each set eventually reduces to the same basics that made Nat King Cole a star. It's been the 35-year-old's forté since the days when he was a session cat tickling ivories for the likes of Lauryn Hill.
He's grown much more comfortable in his performance skin over the years; initially he was as awkward as a hotel-lounge Lionel Richie impersonator. But even now, having proved with last year's dates behind Love in the Future that he has a sharper feel for the spotlight, pitched somewhere between Maxwell's suavity and Seal's polite swagger, Legend is still most engaging while seated. So often when he steps to the mic, you can catch him thinking; when he's behind the keys, everything comes naturally, and his singing – both those sweet falsetto highs and throatier notes – resounds more vividly.
For his latest tour, named after his current smash (so popular it has risen three places higher than the Frozen anthem "Let It Go"), that fundamental approach is all there is, and it's captivating: Just the man relaxing at the piano, resetting gems from all four albums into an enveloping two-hour experience, with occasional help from guitarist Ryan Lerman and a string quartet.
Having kicked off this outing last week in Temecula, he's slowly been making his way around Southern California, hitting Indio and San Diego ahead of Wednesday's warm encounter at Walt Disney Concert Hall. After a sojourn to Vegas and Northern California, he's back next week for his most local appearance at another opulent venue: the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.
For his wide array of admirers, which at Disney Hall spanned from club kids to older arts patrons, it's a must-see first from Legend. Considering how his career took off – with the piano piece "Ordinary People," still his best song and superbly delivered here – you'd have thought he would have embarked acoustically years ago. But after you savor the choice material and covers he's chosen for these shows, you realize he couldn't have done it so well any sooner.
"Tonight I want to feel really close and intimate with you," he told the crowd after his opening numbers. "We'll think of it like my living room … except that I have a suit on. Usually I might wear a bathrobe. And I probably wouldn't have a string quartet with me."
Such a chill atmosphere, reminiscent of his formative years playing clubs like the Living Room on NYC's Lower East Side, allowed realer sides to be revealed. He didn't hesitate, for instance, to point out that his bride Chrissy Teigen was sitting within eyeshot when someone asked where she was. He presented the yin and yang of his Legend-is-for-lovers formula – how to get the "Green Light" at night but just as eagerly sing "Good Morning" come sunrise – and he shared endearing tips he learned from his father about how to charm the ladies.
"We knew Dad was trying to be romantic whenever he'd say (to John's mother): 'We're getting a babysitter tonight and I'm taking you to Red Lobster.' He showed me that the way to a woman's heart … is through all-you-can-eat shrimp."
He also let people in on his writing process in cute fashion, explaining (with "Again" as an example) how he often starts with a snatch of tune and maybe a hook, but will further develop songs like so many other lyricists: out of complete gibberish. He recalled his years of getting nowhere – "you gotta go through a lot of no's to get to a yes" – but also admitted after the sly braggadocio of "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," that, established star that he's become, it "felt really weird to sing (the f-word) in Disney Hall. This place is so classy."
So is Legend himself, enchanting in this minimalist manner like Alicia Keys, Rufus Wainwright and so few others are anymore. I've never seen him better – never heard him play as delicately as he did on sublime, Jobim-esque versions of "Maxine" and "Save Room," never thougt he'd revive his soulful deconstruction of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark," never witnessed him dig so deep as during his unexpected reading of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Powerfully moving, teeming with spot-on runs that didn't overwhelm the song's hymn-like calm, it was a version to rival Sting's impressive handling of that classic last month at the Forum alongside its author, Paul Simon.
See Legend like this while you can – and hope that it won't be another 10 years before he does it again.
Main set: Overture / Made to Love / Tonight (Best You Ever Had) / Let's Get Lifted / Used to Love U / Stay with Me / Maxine / Again / Where Did My Baby Go / Maxine's Interlude / Save Room / Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover) / Green Light / Good Morning / Everybody Knows / Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel cover) / You & I (Nobody in the World) / Who Do We Think We Are / Caught Up / So High / Ordinary People
Encore: All of Me
John Legend
Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
When: March 26
Next: Legend's All of Me Tour plays Wednesday at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
How much: Sold out, though limited quantities are available via StubHub and other secondhand outlets
Call: 714-556-2787
Online: scfta.org, stubhub.com
Photo: Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer
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CPSC Announces New Crib Standards
The following is a guest post from Kids In Danger.
Thanks to The Safest Line for the offer of a guest blog on this important topic. In 2010, the US adopted the world's strongest crib standards. Now is the time to make sure our child care facilities are providing those safe cribs.
By the end of this year, all cribs in child care and other public accommodations must meet the tough new standards adopted by the CPSC in December 2010. All cribs sold – new or used – after June 28, 2011 must meet the standards.
The new crib standards are the result of unspeakable tragedies and years of work to keep children safe. Because of faulty designs and shoddy materials, dozens of babies have died in unsafe cribs and over eleven million cribs have been recalled. While Kids In Danger (KID) and others have been sounding the call for stronger standards and testing for years, it took the convergence of these crib deaths, millions of lead laden toys from China and deadly magnetic toys to focus Congressional attention and lead to the landmark product safety legislation in 2008.
Part of that law, named after Danny Keysar, whose parents founded KID, requires independent testing to strong mandatory standards for all durable infant and toddler products such as cribs, strollers and high chairs. For cribs, the law goes even further and stopped the sale – new or used – of noncompliant cribs in June 2011 and requires child care, hotels and other public accommodations have new compliant cribs by the end of this year.
If you are a child care provider or you are a parent whose child is in child care, here's how the law will affect you and how to make sure all cribs in child care are safe.
What does the crib standard address?
Why is it so important? You might have heard that the new standard bans drop-side cribs. Many of the recalled cribs and deaths involved these cribs with movable sides. Hardware and designs could not stand up to real world use and led to entrapment deaths and hundreds of failures. But the new standard addresses many more issues.
Most importantly, cribs now must undergo rigorous testing for durability, mattress support, and slat strength. The new cribs are designed and tested to hold up to real world use. The new standard also addresses assembly issues, efforts to avoid loose or missing hardware and more. CPSC now has the strongest crib standard in the world. The standard was adopted on December 28, 2010 and on June 28, 2011 it became illegal to make or sell cribs that have not been certified by an independent lab to meet the new standard. Understanding the huge task of replacing all cribs in public accommodations including childcare, CPSC allowed until December 28, 2012 for compliance.
Who is covered by the requirement to have the newer safer cribs?
The new standard doesn't affect the cribs in consumers' homes now. But they cannot resell or even donate their old cribs after they are finished using them. Childcare facilities, hotels and other public accommodations have to be in compliance by December 28, 2012. Again, when they replace old cribs, they cannot sell or donate them. They should be destroyed. (Check out this site for creative recycling of those old cribs.)
How can a child care facility comply? The only way to comply is to have a certificate of compliance that the cribs in the child care home or center meet the new federal standards. These are 16 CFR 1219 for full-size cribs and 16 CFR 1220 for non-full-size cribs. The manufacturer's name, date of manufacturer, and contact information is on the tracking label on the crib. Check with the manufacturer for this information.
Play yards or mesh portable cribs are not subject to this requirement, but should be in good condition and not recalled.
How will it be enforced?
CPSC is working on its compliance plan and will seek to coordinate with state licensing agencies. But all child care facilities, even those not requiring state licensing, are covered by this requirement. Each state will integrate the new requirements into their state rules. More will be available this summer and fall on compliance. CPSC has indicated that a certificate of compliance, listing the standards tested to and including 16 CFR 1291 or 1220, will be required.
What else can we do to make child care facilities or our homes safer?
Sign up for email alerts from CPSC to keep up with recalls and check often for recalled products. Follow AAP guidelines for safe sleep – which means no soft bedding, including bumper pads or positioners in a crib.
KID has a short video and workshop materials on a wide range of safety issues that can be shared with staff and parents. Contact us to get more information on the videos and our workshop, Safe from the Start. We may be able to come and present to your group or can supply the workshop materials.
CPSC has a wealth of resources on this issue. Your first stop should be www.CPSC.gov/cribs. Here you will find information special information for childcare providers and general information on crib safety. If you have a specific question, you can always contact KID as well. KID sends periodic updates to those interested in childcare issues in addition to our monthly KID E-Alert. You can sign up here for our email lists.
Thanks again to Ken and The Safest Line for sharing information on this vital safety topic.

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It's Throwback Thursday!
Awww! Such a cute little puppy! The Stuffed Hound was originally made in Classic Chunky with a print for the belly and feet. We're recommending Deluxe Chunky as the new choice. I love this selection not just because it's a sturdy but soft wool, but because there are 120+ colors. You could make your little wiener dog in any color of the rainbow. Match a real life pooch or create a whimsical little buddy that's one of a kind!
The Stuffed Hound is knitted sideways. Knit a front and back leg, then proceed around the body to knit the other legs. Make the underside similarly, then knit the ears, tail, and other bits and pieces. Knitting those parts separately gives you many opportunities to switch up colors. How about a patchwork pup? Or one different ear?
We hope you have a great time knitting a new four-legged friend!


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We do it for nodes, users and comments. There's no reason why this shouldn't be done for Taxonomy also!
Related to: #1905004: Error when finding dependencies in flag_features_export()
Comment #1joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
> We do it for nodes, users and comments
We don't actually... we implement the hook ourselves and declare all the entity types we support there.
That won't help with #1905004: Error when finding dependencies in flag_features_export() because IIRC we don't say which module provides the entity types.
I'm not sure there's much point to this, as we don't need a dedicated flag handler class for taxonomy terms.
Comment #3joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
There's no declaration of the providing module:
function flag_flag_type_info() {
// Entity types we specifically cater for.
$definitions = array(
'node' => array(
'title' => t('Nodes'),
'description' => t("Nodes are a Drupal site's primary content."),
'handler' => 'flag_node',
Comment #5joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
> then the taxonomy module will correctly get picked up as the dependency!
I don't think it would -- look at flag_fetch_definition().
Comment #7joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
Well I have **no** idea how that works! The flag definition has no idea which module provided it.
> Note: the module_exists() is kinda useless because even if Taxonomy doesn't exist this code should cause no side effects and it might actually be cheaper NOT to test for taxonomy module on every request ;)
> PS - Despite being "rude" to implement this on behalf of the taxonomy module
Not at all, it's a fairly standard pattern in contrib -- lots of it in Views for instance.
Comment #9joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
|Implement hook_flag_type_info() on behalf of the Taxonomy module
|» Implement hook_flag_type_info() on behalf of non-required core modules
Oh blimey, that's a bit wacky!
I guess for this issue we should move comment flags to a hook on behalf of comment module for the same reason. node and user flags don't need to move, since those modules are always enabled anyway.
Comment #14joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
|Needs review
|» Fixed
git commit -m "Issue #1905750 by alexweber: Added implementations of hook_flag_type_info() on behalf of non-required core modules." --author="alexweber "
Here's the patch I committed -- I tweaked comments a bit -- in case this gets backported.
Comment #15joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
|» bug
|» Critical
|» Active
There's a problem with this patch -- the comment hook is not getting picked up, and I have no idea why.
This is now either a critical bug, or I have to revert the patch :(
Comment #16joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
$comment_flag = module_invoke('flag_type_info', 'comment');
This returns nothing at all, even after lots of cache clears. The taxonomy hook is working fine, so what's different about comment module?
Comment #18joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
Wow. Nice work on the debugging!!!
I have figured out why this is. It's to do with the way http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/includes!module.inc/function/module_imp... loads includes files based on hook_hook_info(). This goes:
- if the hook function exists, the module implements the hook
- otherwise, try to load the include file for the hook
- now check again if the function exists
So what happens for us is:
- comment. No hook. Try to load comment.flag.inc, which doesn't exist. Still no hook.
- flag. No hook. Try to load flag.flag.inc. Now we have a hook.
- taxonomy. Because flag.flag.inc is now loaded, the function exists.
The fixes I can think of are:
- move the comment hook implementation into the module file. Which is not brilliant.
- change our module weight, which is fiddly
- implement http://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules!system!system.api.php/function/... to tweak the order this hook runs in. also a bit fiddly.
- revert this patch and add a 'module' key to the flag type data, which would be optional, but which we'd set for the core flag types we define.
Comment #20joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
> roll a new one that moves the core module's stuff up into our hook implementation?
That would pretty much be the same thing, given that the last patch moved them out...
This way will be cleaner in the history too.
Comment #22joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
Comment #24joachim CreditAttribution: joachim commented
|» task
|» Normal
|Needs review
|» Fixed
Perfect, thanks!
git commit -m "Issue #1905750 by alexweber: Added module property to hook_flag_type_info(), and explicitly defined taxonomy term flag type, so that non-required core modules correctly declare dependencies." --author="alexweber "


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This past weekend, September 21-22, kicked off the first round of the 2013-2014 CVMA (Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association) Winter Series with a respectable line up of 174 entered riders. The sun provided Chuckwalla Valley Raceway with beautiful temperatures in the 90's on Saturday and 80's on Sunday for an action packed weekend of racing.
Fresh off of his 4th place AMA Daytona Sportbike finish in New Jersey, Benny Solis Jr. dominated with 7 race victories over the course of the weekend in the middleweight classes aboard his Dunlop shod Honda CBR600RR. Solis scored wins both days in Formula Middleweight, Middleweight Supersport, Open Supersport, and Sunday's Middleweight Shootout.
"It's valuable track time for me," explained Solis. "I got the best DSB finish of my career and I want to keep that going, especially heading into the final round at Laguna."
Solis plans on finishing the entire CVMA series in attempt to grab as many class championships as possible.
Suzuki Motor of America's PR Coordinator Frankie Garcia showed up to Round 1 on a serious note aboard his AP MotoArts built Suzuki SV650. On Saturday Garcia ran the Formula Twins race not only winning the race but besting the previous class track record by almost two seconds with a 1.51.9 lap time. On Sunday, Garcia set out for another class track record but this time in the Formula 2 race aboard the same machine and Pirelli tires he used on Saturday. The 22 year old didn't disappoint as he secured the top spot and set the mark lower in the class with a 1.52.9 lap time.
Another notable racer from the weekend is In House Suspension-backed rider Brian Short. Short did all he could to keep Solis in his sights during the weekend aboard his Pirelli Shod R6. Short would never get the advantage on Solis but would end his weekend on a solid note after claiming victory in Sunday's Open Shootout, CVMA's premier class.
"I got off to a good start this season," said Short. "I had some really good finishes all weekend but most importantly got the points lead in Open Shootout in an effort to grab the CVMA #1 plate at the end of the season."
Round 2 of the 2013-2014 CVMA winter series will take place October 26-27. For more information about Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association visit www.cvmaracing.com.
250 Supersport
1. Andrew Chika (Kaw 250R)
2. Jonathan Hong (Kaw 250R)
3. John Hamilton (Kaw 250R)
4. Bryan Hagenauer (Kaw 250R)
5. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
6. Mike Root (Kaw 250R)
1. Andrew Chika (Kaw 250R)
2. Jonathan Hong (Kaw 250R)
3. Bryan Hagenauer (Kaw 250R)
4. John Hamilton (Kaw 250R)
5. Darren Simms (Kaw 250R)
6. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
Amateur Formula Middleweight
1. Noam Ben-Hamou (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Corey Vlastuin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Aaron Shmuckler (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Thomas Boge (Yam YZF-R6)
5. John Semroska (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Rich Hua (Kaw ZX-6R)
1. John Semroska (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Aaron Shmuckler (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Corey Vlastuin (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Noam Ben-Hamou (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Rich Hua (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Simon Barrett (Tri 675)
Amateur Formula Open
1. John Menzie (BMW S1000RR)
2. Martin Guzman (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Michael Asimakis (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Timothy Lucas (Hon CBR1000RR)
1. John Menzie (BMW S1000RR)
Amateur Formula Twins:
1. Henry Yip (Suz SV650)
1. Henry Yip (Suz SV650)
Amateur Middleweight Supersport
1. Noam Ben-Hamou (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kaichi Sato (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Corey Vlastuin (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Aaron Shmuckler (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Anthony Harness (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Thomas Boge (Yam YZF-R6)
1. Corey Vlastuin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Aaron Shmuckler (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Kaichi Sato (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Noam Ben-Hamou (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Rich Hua (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Phillip Blake (Suz GSX-R600)
Amateur Open Supersport
1. Martin Guzman (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. John Menzie (BMW S1000RR)
3. Tyler Shelton (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Roger Forker (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Timothy Lucas (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Christopher Nunez (Suz GSX-R1000)
1. Martin Guzman (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Tyler Shelton (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. John Menzie (BMW S1000RR)
1. Dani Taylor (BMW S1000RR)
2. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Christin Voros (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Kate Heffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Sheri Fox (Tri 675)
1. Dani Taylor (BMW S1000RR)
2. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Kate Heffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Christin Voros (Hon CBR600RR)
Formula 2
1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250)
2. Ralph Starapoli (Hon RS250)
3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650)
4. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
5. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
6. Kevin Winter (Yam TZ250)
1. Frankie Garcia (Suz SV650)
2. Ralph Starapoli (Hon RS250)
3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650)
4. Adam Waheed (Suz SV650)
5. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
6. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
Formula 40
1. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR)
2. Stuart Smith (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Lenny Beckman (BMW S1000RR)
4. Jay Millhiser (KTM RC8)
5. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR)
1. Stuart Smith (Yam YZF-R1)
2. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR)
3. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR)
Formula 40 Lightweight
1. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 650)
2. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
3. Kevin Winter (Yam TZ250)
4. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
5. Walter Nitto Sr (Suz SV650)
6. Brian Lensch (Suz SV650)
1. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
3. Walter Nitto Sr (Suz SV650)
4. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
5. Brian Lensch (Suz SV650)
Formula 40 Middleweight
1. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Dan Sharp (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Sheri Fox (Tri 675)
1. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula Middleweight
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Brian Short (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX6R)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Randall Workman (Yam YZF-R6)
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Austin Harness (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Walter Nitto Jr (Tri 675)
4. Randal Workman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula Open
1. Ted Rich (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR)
3. Lenny Beckman (BMW S1000RR)
4. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR)
5. Lyle G Brown (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Dan McCormack (Apr RSV4)
1. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR)
2. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR)
3. Dani Taylor (BMW S1000RR)
4. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR)
5. Dan McCormack (Apr RSV4)
6. Duncan Mardling (Suz GSX-R1000)
Formula Twins
1. Frankie Garcia (Suz SV650)
2. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650)
3. Adam Waheed (Suz SV650)
4. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 650)
5. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
6. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
1. Frankie Garcia (Suz SV650)
2. Adam Waheed (Suz SV650)
3. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
4. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 650)
5. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
6. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
Modern Vintage Lightweight
1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
2. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Chaz Abbott (Suz SV650)
4. Richard Stampp (Suz SV650)
5. Tommy Woodbury (Suz SV650)
1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
2. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Chaz Abbott (Suz SV650)
4. Tommy Woodbury (Suz SV650)
Lightweight Shootout:
1. Ralph Starapoli (Hon RS250)
2. Adam Waheed (Suz SV650)
3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650)
4. Kevin Winter (Yam TZ250)
5. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
6. Brian Lensch (Suz SV650)
TrackDaz Middleweight Shootout
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Brian Short (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Randall Workman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Ryan Harper (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250)
Socal Trackdays Open Shootout
1. Brian Short (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Chris Peris (Suz GSXR1000)
3. Stu Smith (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR)
SRA Sidecars
1. John-Thomas Wood
2. Chris Wood
3. Donn Sayre
4. Phil Wood
5. Scotty Lane
6. Steve Stull
1. John-Thomas Wood
2. Donn Sayre
3.Chris Wood
4. Phil Wood
5. Scotty Lane
6. Steve Stull
Middleweight Supersport
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Brian Short (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Austin Harness (Hon CBR600)
6. Walter Nitto Jr. (Tri 675)
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Brian Short (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Austin Harness (Hon CBR600)
5. Randall Workman (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6)
Open Supersport
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Stu Smith (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Dani Taylor (BMW S1000RR)
4. Jay Millhiser (KTM RC8)
5. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Duncan Mardling (Suz GSXR1000)
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR)
3. Stu Smith (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Dani Taylor (BMW S1000RR)
5. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Dan McCormack (Apr RSV4)
Open Twins Grand Prix
1. Jay Millhiser (KTM RC8)
2. Dan McCormack (Duc 1199)
3. Ben Hurtado (Hon RC51)
1. Dan McCormack (Duc 1199)
Ultra Lightweight Shootout
1. Andew Chika (Kaw 250R)
2. Darren Simms (Kaw 250R)
3. Jonathan Hong (Kaw 250R)
4. Bryan Hagenauer (Kaw 250R)
5. Elaine Carpenter (Kaw 300R)
6. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
1. Andew Chika (Kaw 250R)
2. Jonathan Hong (Kaw 250R)
3. John Hamilton (Kaw 250R)
4. Bryan Hagenauer (Kaw 250R)
5. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
6. Mike Root (Kaw 250R)
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Team Johnny Killmore Takes Sidecar Double Win At Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
Desert Center, California: The penultimate round of the SRA-West Formula Sidecar Series brought some close racing action at the front of the field. The double-header weekend brought excitement from the outset in Saturday's Race 1. By simply adding two laps to make for an eight-lap sprint, the dynamic changed greatly.
In the beginning things seemed business-as-usual with Team Johnny Killmore's John Wood/ Giorgina Gottlieb taking the lead from the front row and slowly pulling away. A battle began for second place between Wood Brothers Racing (Chris Wood/Aaron McEwen) and Team 321 of driver Donn Sayre and stand-in passenger Kevin Kautsky (usually passenger for Team Big Dog Garage, who were not in attendance).
By lap three Wood Brothers had broken away and were actually gaining on the leaders. Although they appeared to have slowed in order to conserve energy or tires, Team Johnny Killmore did not pick the pace back up as Wood Brothers continued to close the gap ever so slightly. By lap six they were starting to change their line in an obvious attempt to find a way around. A huge slide exiting the Turn 1-2 complex showed that Wood/Gottlieb were struggling. It must have been like blood to a shark for Wood/McEwen, who got a stellar drive and went to the inside for Turn 4.
As Wood/Gottlieb turned into the left-hand bend they elevated onto two-wheels. Already hard on the brakes, Wood Brothers was forced to choose between turning into the corner or scrubbing off enough speed to avoid contact. Choosing the latter, they were unable to complete the turn and went dirt-surfing through the Sonoran Desert. Amazingly they avoided any real damage, even after re-entering the course over one of the curbs. This is truly a testament to a well-built race track, as Wood/McEwen's ART chassis is made of sheet-aluminum; this style of machine is well known for folding/creasing when subjected to curb strikes or moments airborne.
Not only did Wood Brother's manage to get back to the racing surface unscathed, but they only lost a few seconds, crossing the stripe about 3.5 seconds adrift of the leaders, with driver Chris Wood later saying of the incident, "we left the track in third [gear] and came back on in third.†Team 321 (Donn Sayre/ Kevin Kautsky) finished third, with Wood Brothers 2 (Phil Wood/Gary McEwen) close behind.
After the race driver John Wood explained his on-track troubles thusly: "We made a front geometry change before the race and it was in the wrong direction. The [expletive] bars were wobbling on the warm up lap! The thing rode like a pig and my arms were numb by the third lap. The motor went dead on the last lap and I looked at the [instrument] cluster for a check engine light until I realized my hand was just too weak to open the [expletive] throttle!" Of his close second place finish, driver Chris Wood said, "I could see [John Wood] slowing but I thought he was just managing the gap, but we started catching him. I showed him the nose but there just wasn't room. We both went wide but I couldn't keep it on track. Aaron [McEwen] did a great job helping us steer back on track because I couldn't really turn with the handlebars. If we had nine or ten laps I think we really could have done something."
Sunday was a return to the 6-lap sprint format and also cooler temperatures. Again Team Johnny Killmore pulled away from the front row and began to build a gap. Driver John Wood later mentioned the team had made another geometry change for this race which helped front end feel. Although their fastest lap was about one full second slower than Saturday, they managed to build up a more than 10 second lead while a battle for second emerged.
In the first lap Wood Brothers Racing went wide in Turn 7, allowing Team 321 through to second spot. A large gap formed rather quickly.Team 321's driver, Donn Sayre, had obviously become more cohesive with passenger Kevin Kautsky, who normally passengers for another team. Sayre was also driving a 2002 Becker Formula 1 chassis for only the second time, having moved up from an older Baker machine. Finding stride, Sayre/ Kautsky were gone and away until the third lap. However, with tires warmed up and in the rhythm, Wood Brothers closed the gap in dramatic fashion, yet struggled to find a way past. It finally ended as a drag race to the line for second, with Team 321 finishing safely ahead.
The SRA-West now moves to its Las Vegas season finale November 2-3 with host club WERA. Team Johnny Killmore leads in driver and passenger points by 22 points but any problems in the next two races could certainly cost them the title. The Las Vegas track also does not suit Team Johnny Killmore, who struggle greatly in tight, slow-speed corners.
The SRA-West thanks the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association (CVMA) for hosting an excellent event once again. To find out more about racing with CVMA, visit www.cvmaracing.com. For more information on the sport of Formula Sidecar racing, visit www.cvmaracing.com.


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The House Financial Services Committee approved a draft bill that would wind down mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Wednesday morning, staking out an aggressive position in favor of reducing the government's role in the nation's housing finance system.
The measure, referred to as the PATH Act, would dissolve the two mortgage businesses, which have been in the government's possession since requiring massive bailouts during the financial crisis of 2008. It also would limit the role of the Federal Housing Administration and create a new privately run utility to standardize mortgage-backed securities.
The House Republican bill is one of several reform plans for Fannie and Freddie proposed in recent weeks on Capitol Hill. In the Senate, a bipartisan group of Banking Committee members is pushing a bill that also would end the two government-sponsored enterprises within five years. Unlike the GOP bill, the Senate group led by Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Mark Warner, D-Va., would include a mechanism for a government guarantee of mortgage securities. The Senate Banking Committee's chairman and ranking member, Tim Johnson of South Dakota and Mike Crapo of Idaho, are also working on a separate housing finance reform bill.
House Republicans' bill passed the committee on a mostly party-line vote, with one Republican voting no. Democrats opposed the bill on the grounds that it would make the traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage unavailable to most homebuyers by removing government guarantees from the secondary mortgage market. Rep. Maxine Waters of California, the ranking Democrat on the committee, called the bill "radical and unworkable" during hearings.
Rep. Scott Garrett of New Jersey, the Republican chairman of the subcommitee overseeing the GSEs, called the bill's passage "a critical step in reforming our nation's housing finance system and ensuring the American taxpayers no longer have to fund $200 billion bailouts."
Since entering government conservatorship, Fannie and Freddie have required $187.5 billion in support from the Treasury Department, according to the two companies' regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The two GSEs play a prominent role in the U.S. housing market. Between Fannie and Freddie and other agencies, the federal government owns or guarantees half of U.S. mortgages and backs 90 percent of new home loans.
Jeb Hensarling, the Financial Services chairman, warned during deliberations on the PATH Act that "taxpayers remain on the hook for more than $5 trillion in mortgage guarantees, roughly one-third the size of our economy."
In recent months, Fannie and Freddie have returned to profitability and paid $131.5 paid in dividends to the Treasury. Those payments have helped reduce the deficit and postpone the date at which the Treasury will exhaust its ability to continue meeting its obligations under the debt ceiling.
The bill will now proceed to the full Republican-controlled House. The united opposition of Democrats on the Financial Services Committee to the measure indicates that it would have little chance of gaining traction in the Senate. Warner called the measure an "ideologically pure exercise that will never have a single Democrat support it."
It's also unlikely to gain the White House's approval. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said that housing finance "is going to require a bipartisan solution." In 2011, the Treasury Department under Secretary Timothy Geithner issued a white paper laying out several options for GSE reform, but the White House has devoted few or no resources to the issue in the meantime.
The main point of disagreement between House Republicans and Democrats concerns the viability and affordability of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the absence of some kind of government backstop for securities in the secondary mortgage market. The PATH Act reflects the small-government preferences of House Republicans, but proponents insisted throughout the bill's mark-up that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage could exist without a government guarantee.


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UHV presents late business professor's son presidential medal
Nov. 12, 2011 at 5:12 a.m.
The son of a late University of Houston-Victoria business professor, a UHV alumna who owns a successful local business, and an outstanding student were recipients of awards from the university on Thursday night.
The special recognition awards were given as part of the 2010-11 UHV Annual Report & Excellence Awards event, which attracted more than 165 area leaders to the university.
The theme of the annual report was "Jaguar Journey."
"It truly was a transformational year at UHV because, for the first time, we had freshmen and sophomores who journeyed to Victoria to take classes," UHV President Phil Castille said. "We opened Jaguar Hall to serve as our first residence hall for students, added faculty and staff, implemented new academic programs, and added men's and women's golf and soccer teams."
Castille, who joined UHV in August, credited then-Interim President Don Smith with ushering in many of the successes.
Videos highlighted 2010-11 accomplishments from each of UHV's four schools, including an internship agreement with TimeGate Studios for School of Arts & Sciences digital gaming students to work with motion-capture software; more than 14 percent growth in the School of Business Administration; a new master's in Adult and Higher Education that already has 50 students enrolled in the School of Education & Human Development; and articulation agreements with area community colleges to ease the transition for students into the UHV School of Nursing.
Award recipients were:
Presidential Medal - Raj Sardessai, son of late UHV business management professor Ron Sardessai, who worked at UHV for 25 years before his death in April. It was announced at the event that Sardessai and his family donated $50,000 to the Ron Sardessai Memorial Endowed Professorship. The professorship will be the first such position in the School of Business Administration and will be held by a faculty member who displays the highest standards of teaching, research and service to the school and community.
"We moved here in 1985 and lived in apartments across the street, and the school was in that one-building annex," Sardessai said. "Now, there is a full campus, complete with a residential hall, sports programs, as well as business, nursing and arts programs on par with larger universities. This fulfills my dad's aspirations for UHV."
Sardessai, an energy broker based in Houston, said the family wanted to support the endowment to continue the late professor's legacy.
Distinguished Alumni Award - Victoria resident Cathy Aber Whitley, a 1982 UHV graduate with a BSBA in accounting. Whitley and her husband, Joe, own and operate J.G. Stone Oil Co., which she purchased from her grandfather in 1989.
Whitley serves on the board of directors for Perpetual Help Home, is part of a community development ministry at Northside Baptist Church, and has given generously to UHV and other area organizations.
"It is exciting to see the things happening at UHV since I graduated in 1982, and it is more exciting to see what will happen in the future. It is so important that UHV continues to develop higher education in Victoria," Whitley said.
UHV's Student Leadership Award - El Campo native Emily Bergstrom, a double major in biology and psychology. She is a pitcher on the UHV Jaguar softball team, where she was an All American Honorable Mention last season. She also was named the 2010-11 UHV Female Athlete of the Year.
Bergstrom serves on the UHV Student Senate as its president, representing the interests of the student body by promoting communication between students and administration. She led a delegation of UHV Student Senate leaders to a Washington, D.C., conference in September.
Bergstrom, who traveled to China last summer to study Eastern medicine techniques, plans to pursue pre-med studies after graduation.
"I want to thank my parents, who pushed me to do my best in the classroom and on the field," Bergstrom said. "I also am thankful to have been given the opportunity to lead the student government. It's a lot to take in, but it is fun and rewarding."
Employee of the Year - Elizabeth Corte, senior administrative secretary in the Information Technology Department.


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Rallies and demonstrations in San Jose and Oakland attracted large crowds of people showing their support for immigration reform on Wednesday, May 1. Some called for the hourly minimum wage to be raised to $15.
The community relations department works with the union's community allies to collaborate on issues of joint interest and to promote the local with the general public.
The department promotes stronger ties in the community by raising the union's profile at festivals, fairs, cultural events, concerts and a host of other venues.
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Hello!~ ^_^ I'm ColorsWolf, am I weird?~
Hello, I am ColorsWolf.~ A pleasure to meet you all!~
I feel...weird...confused about some things.
I respect and can understand all lifestyles, but it just seems some times that my way of thinking is generations out of sync with modern times.~
I'm not looking for anything 'purely physical' because I don't understand 'purely physical' and it seems very unappealing to me.~
Emotions are a part of who I am and they are a part of everything, so why would I ever want to separate them from anything?~
I don't understand 'purely physical' relationships that other people have, how can some one just 'turn-off' their emotions like that and become a robot?~ (Love-Machine? Haha!~ XD)
I've had sex before but it was online in a 3D virtual world (Second Life), I thought why not try out this whole "just bang anyone thing" and it was just like I thought it would be: briefly satisfying but cold and hollow afterwards...so cold *shiver*.~
I stopped playing Second Life, because even without the sex, the things I was doing in that 3D world I wanted to do here in THIS world: I wanted to hold someone, to kiss someone, to touch someone, and the more I realized I had't done that yet here the more depressed I became. So I stopped playing Second Life because it had lost its' appeal to me and it was just too painful to bear anymore.~
What I want is to love some one, but I don't expect anything and I would rather they not expect anything either, because when you do things in relationships just because they are expected of you, that defeats the whole purpose. I want some one to be with me because they WANT to be with me not out of any sense of obligation.~
I look at shows where Bill falls in love with Jenna, but Jenna doesn't feel the same way at first, so Bill moves on and falls in love with Jasmine, Jasmine falls in love with Bill right away, but then Jenna comes back and finally admits she loves Bill, now Bill must choose...why?~
I don't understand these situations the way they are presented in the last parts, why does Bill have to choose between tearing either 1 half of his heart out or the other half, why can't Bill just be honest and say, "I can't possibly choose between either of you, because you both are the two halves of my heart."?
I want to love some one, but if they feel any feelings for some one else I'll encourage them to explore those feelings. You can only love 1 person...why?
Ever hear of the phrase "Free Love", they meant it: love that is free with no expectations and completely unconditional, not this distorted concept it has been turned into years later.~ Yes you can have sex with any one you feel like with no expectations and no conditions attached, but that's not all the "Free Love" movement and concept was trying to accomplish.~
It seems people have forgotten the purpose behind the movement and what it even means any more.~ It seems with every revolution there is always a backlash trying to return things to how they once were. It seems between the revolution of love and the backlash that resulted from it created today's: "Free Sex" movement, but still with traditionalist values....weird.~ o.O
Am I weird for thinking like this, from what I've read I'm not, but is it weird to want love as free as sex is today with no conditions what so ever?~
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On another note, there's something else I'm concerned about: I'm currently in the U.S.A. Navy Military and my life from this point on will be a very chaotic nomadic lifestyle, but that's something I've always wanted to live regardless of whether or not I was in the Military.
I'm not really concerned with Military, because I know how to handle things with them and I don't plan on getting married as I see it as unnecessary for me personally, let alone legally married because I believe the law and government should have no say in my love life without my consent, yet another positive ideal that 'Free Love' actually originated from well before the 1960s.
It's the chaotic free-spirited nomadic lifestyle, I know a lot of people crave 'stability' and that's not something I find appealing, I'm just a little concerned about how my desires for love without conditions and my happy chaotic free-spirited nomadic lifestyle will go together. I mean unless all my loves travel with me or I love some one and we pursue our own life paths then perhaps maybe years later we will meet again, or perhaps some combination of the two.
Sorry for so many words, I just had to lay down all my concerns I've been feeling lately and haven't really had any one to talk to about this.~
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#553 Alfred Mann
Fortune: self made
Source: inventor, entrepreneur
Net Worth: $2.2 bil
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Los Angeles, California , United States, North America
Industry: Health Care
Marital Status: married, 7 children
Education: University of California at Los Angeles, Bachelor of Arts / Science
University of California at Los Angeles, Master of Science
Feisty entrepreneur grew up poor in Portland, Ore.; sold magazines, lemonade through Depression. Studied physics at UCLA. Founded, sold aerospace companies Spectrolab, Heliotek 1960s. Funded some of world's most innovative biomed firms: Pacesetter Systems (rechargeable pacemakers), MiniMed (insulin pumps), Advanced Bionics (cochlear implants). Sold parts to Medtronic for an estimated $4.2 billion in 2001. Won back his Advanced Bionics from Boston Scientific in August after the device giant tried to fire him from running the subsidiary. Tinkering with inhaled insulin via MannKind; invested hundreds of millions so far, product approval years away. Gave $100 million to Purdue in 2006 to build a technology-conversion institute. Searching for more universities that will do the same; several have turned him down because of his strict rules as to how funds should be used.
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Burns ready to pull strings
Freddie Burns is ready to start calling the shots on the international stage after guiding England to a comfortable 40-12 victory over the Barbarians.
Burns scored 20 points, including a delightfully-worked try after just 39 seconds, and he is in pole position to start England's Tests against Argentina in the absence of Owen Farrell and Toby Flood.
"Everyone is aiming for the same goal which is four wins out of four and that added responsibility is something I try and thrive on," Burns said. "Hopefully I can keep growing and guide the team through a tough tour. I have a say in the way I want the game played and against the Barbarians we did try and get the ball to wider channels and the boys were devastating out there."
He added: "I was happy with my game management. We kicked when we should and we played when we should. There were lots of pleasing signs moving forward."
England scored five tries in total against the Barbarians, with wing-men Christian Wade and Marland Yarde, Kyle Eastmond and Billy Twelvetrees joining Burns on the score sheet.
Yarde enjoyed an eye-catching senior England debut, scoring one and sending Burns over for his try, to enhance his hopes of starting the first Test against Argentina on June 8 in Salta.
"I am very fortunate at Gloucester to play with young quick backs - and to come here they are even quicker," Burns said.
"You have to give the ball to them and let them do what they do. we all saw how dangerous they can be."
England's first tour match is against a South American XV in Montevideo next Sunday, when head coach Stuart Lancaster is likely to give Stephen Myler the fly-half role.
Lancaster is anxious give a number of England's Northampton contingent the chance to play that first game to help them move on from Saturday's Aviva Premiership final defeat to Leicester.


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The Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Gets Them to .500
- Updated: April 27, 2011
You have to take your hat off to the Tampa Bay Rays. Their play had to be on the mark for the last two weeks and it has been just that. The team is 8-3 out of the last 11 with a .500 record after starting the season 0-6. It was a must win situation in every game they played to stay in the hunt and they have accomplished the task.
The American League East is very close from top to bottom with only the Yankees maintaining a winning record to date. Tampa and Boston (at the time of this writing on 4/24) are only 3 games back, Toronto is close at 3.5 games back and Baltimore in last 5 games back. Tampa ended an important series with the Blue Jays and has themselves in 2nd place. Pitching has remained strong and it remains within the top 10 in MLB in all pitching categories. Hitting is still lagging behind with the Rays in the bottom 10 of MLB rankings. It took the Jays 11 innings to beat the Rays on Friday night and a rematch on Saturday. By the end of the day on Easter Sunday, the Rays had taken the series. With the division being so close from top to bottom the Rays need to maintain their momentum if they are to catch the Yankees.
Sam Fuld is hitting an impressive .360 and has certainly filled in the gap left by Manny Ramirez's bat. BJ Upton who was hot out of the gate and leading the team in all batting statistics has cooled and has been virtually silent for the Rays since the first week. His average has dropped from .361 to .212 in the past couple weeks. If the Rays start hitting as an overall team, things will change fast in the American League East.
Team ERA has been the secret ingredient to winning for the Rays at 3.86. As far as team ERA goes, they are in the top 10 in MLB. The pitching staff has kept the Rays in the hunt when the offence is just getting warmed up. This coming week will have the Rays taking on the Twins and the LA Angels. If the bats ever needed to get hot, it is now. With an 11-11 record, offense, defense and pitching will need to come together to continue winning games and hanging in at the top of the division.


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Maren Ade's German dramedy Toni Erdmann on Wednesday added another award to its trophy case, winning the Lux Film Prize, the annual film honor handed out by the European Parliament.
The award recognizes films that contribute to the "debate and reflection on Europe and its future."
Toni Erdmann, which premiered in Cannes to near-universal critical acclaim, stars Sandra Huller as an ambitious business woman whose career path is thrown off course when her father, a tireless practical joker (Peter Simonischek), pays her an unannounced visit as his alter ego Toni Erdmann, a wacky "consultant and life coach."
While the pic was snubbed by the Cannes jury, Toni Erdmann has been picking up awards ever since, winning the FIPRESCI international critics award for film of the year, earning best film honors at the Brussels International Film Festival and taking home the audience award at the Seville European Film Festival, among many other laurels.
The European Parliament called the pic "a story about a father and daughter trying to reconnect in tragicomic circumstances, set against the backdrop of contemporary European society."
Toni Erdmann is Germany's submission for the Oscars' best foreign-language film race and is considered a frontrunner for a nomination.
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Helping Workers Take Health in Their Own Hands
NOTE: This is a guest blog post from April Thompson, Director of Marketing and Communications of GoodWeave USA.
Asia's rug industry has been plagued for decades by child labor and hazardous working conditions. Today, the industry is emerging from its past. Given the potential hazards of carpet making, it's important that factories help mitigate the risks — and equally important that workers know precautions they can take to help prevent illness and injury on the job. To this end, the nonprofit organization GoodWeave, which works to end child labor in the rug industry, has piloted a series of awareness trainings and mobile health clinics for workers in licensed weaving facilities.
India's "Building Healthy Communities" program, implemented by the Advit Foundation, offers interactive trainings on occupational health and safety, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation, as well as diagnostic health care services via mobile health clinics.
Through simple actions like using protective equipment and being vigilant about potential symptoms, participating workers are empowered to take charge of their own health. More than 1,200 workers in 13 factories in the carpet-weaving region of Panipat have benefitted since 2010.
"We've gotten feedback from the factory management that the training we imparted has gone a long way in improving workers' habits," said Ritu Tyagi, Program Director for GoodWeave India. "Now workers are not only using personal protective equipment, but some are even making lifestyle changes like eating healthier and quitting smoking."�
Rajesh, a 28-year-old carpet packer who has worked in factories for 10 years, said, "I learned a lot of things from the training, like keeping windows open, wearing masks and having proper exhaust systems in place while working."�
The trainings seem to be having a positive impact on worker health. Doctors at the diagnostic health camps identified only two percent of participating carpet workers as suffering from work-related ailments. Under Indian law, these workers are eligible for paid medical leave and free treatment at government hospitals.
In February, follow-up trainings were held in 10 factories to reinforce lessons learned in previous workshops. GoodWeave will also follow up with workers to gauge whether their initial behavioral changes have stuck, and if they have noticed any improvements in their health as a result.
The "Building Healthy Communities" program not only benefits the workers but also their employers, helping to keep a healthy, happy workforce for the years to come.
Click here for a photo album featuring the health clinics and other elements of GoodWeave's work toward "healthy communities," including medical check-ups provided to rescued child weavers on World Day Against Child Labor, June 12.
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Photo credit: GoodWeave India; A health awareness session in the Panipat District, Haryana, India


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Litan Dey
I Sat In The Shade Of The Tree - Poem by Litan Dey
I'm not a poet,
Nor like a writer
Me; A daily labor
I sat in the shade of the tree
Waiting for my company
The walker...You are here?
Trend of the mind like a poet
Ha! The whole family is in diet,
poet! !
I don't mind him...because he is right.
We, the friends make fun
Foul words and blame each other
Some say...you are a poet
Be a poet!
Playing, jokes and angular vision toward girls is not for you
Maintain your look.
Local exclamatory words
And the fun is not for you.
I thought either they love me
Or respect my thinkings
But they don't know
I want to break the sky and write about it;
Fight with my friends and feel the hurts
I want to be your daily labor!
Comments about I Sat In The Shade Of The Tree by Litan Dey
Savita Tyagi (8/24/2013 9:58:00 AM)
Excellent write. Poet is the one who breaks out through daily labor to write on sky. You are one! (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (8/22/2013 5:50:00 AM)
Wow. Wonderful write...I'm not a Poet but write like a poet.........Beautiful..Loved it. (Report) Reply
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(PRWEB) April 19, 2013
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After investing in his first well in the late 1970's, Carson Energy President & Founder, E. Carter Bills II, went on to develop contacts and partners that helped incorporate Carson Energy in 1983. As Mr. Bills states in a recent interview, "We've had the same accountant and insurance company for over 30 years," alluding to the consistency of Carson Energy's business model.
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Xmas Tree | Abete 3 – Fir Tree by Francesco Guarnieri
Designer: Francesco Guarnieri Folder and Photographer: @Origami_Kids
Technique: unit origami, no cuts, no glue, It's folded from 5 octagons of different sizes that you cut out of squares after some pre-creasing.
For the Tree: Green paper (cardboard paper): from top: 15cm x 15cm, 19cm x 19cm , 24cm x 24cm , 30cm x 30cm
For the Base: Brown paper (cardboard paper): 30cm x 30cm
How to fold the Xmas Tree Abete 3 – Fir Tree
Option 1
On his Flickr page Francesco Guarnieri has generously shared a Diagram of these models. Diagram Here!
Option 2: Video Tutorial by Sara Adams
This is the list of all the origami models, that we have published in this category: Christmas Tree


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Frances was born in Bluffton, Ariz. to Therman and Ettie Pearson in 1942. In 1960, Frances graduated from Patterson High School. She worked and retired from Emanuel Medical Center as an environmental services technician and a central supply technician. She worked at Emanuel for 20 years. Frances attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She and her husband, John, were members of the Early Day Gas Engine/Tractor Association. Frances enjoyed playing computer games, camping, the ocean and playing with her dog Fred.
Frances is survived by her husband, John Bold, Jr., of Delhi; daughter, Melissa Wright-Koch of Turlock; siblings, Bill Pearson of Fanshawe, Okla., Donald Pearson of Wister, Okla. and Betty Bartlett of Patterson; and parents-in-law John and Helen Bold of Turlock.
She is preceded in death by her parents; and first husband, Lewis Ray Wright.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1604 Ford Ave. Ste. 8, Modesto, CA 95350 or Hospice of Emanuel, P.O. Box 819005, Turlock, CA 95381.
Arrangements are entrusted to Allen Mortuary. Please share your memories at www.allenmortuary.com.


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Just turned 100…my 100th blog post, that is! Can't believe that I've been able to keep at this blogging thing for more than two years now.
Tag Archives: animal acupuncture
The Five Elements and Dog Breeds
When I as a little girl, I spent hours colouring in my dog sticker book. I was obsessed. I think it was part of my early foundation in veterinary medicine. Nowadays, wherever I go, I enjoy playing the game "identify the breed of dog".
For the Love of Learning
One of my sister's calls me a professional student. I'm good with that. OK, so I was in University for a long time (getting into and then completing vet college). I did yoga school last year and I'm assisting in the yoga teacher training class now. Then there's this fall and winter, where I've enrolled in a program on animal acupuncture (an exciting way to approach veterinary medicine but very overwhelming since it's like learning a new language!).
I can't help it. I love to learn.


text: Just thought I would share a fun little project I've been working on recently. Bug has taken to drawing all these cute creatures (inspired by the Spore Creature Creator game). I keep finding critter doodles all over the place. Some of them are so elaborate and detailed they just make me smile. I loved the skin pattern on this one and decided he would make a great embroidered image. It has been a lot of fun. Bug loves to check my progress and make sure I'm getting it right.


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text: Hi! I have patches to support the PRCM in omap to be able to reboot my devkit8000 (beagle clone). The only supported action is cold reset in fact, but others could be supported too. http://www.netbsd.org/~ahoka/patches/omap_prcm.diff http://www.netbsd.org/~ahoka/patches/beagle_prcm_reboot.diff Im not sure if I have to disable the MMU or something else action before reset. Anyone can have a look? This could be also useful for overo. -- NetBSD - Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability


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The notion of a checkpoint where police can pull over every single vehicle and search it chills many Americans. Justice Clarence Thomas, no beacon of liberal thought, made that clear in his dissenting opinion in the 2000 case. Though Thomas felt compelled to side with the Indianapolis police because of court precedents, he challenged the basis of the precedents strongly.
"I am not convinced that Sitz and Martinez-Fuerte were correctly decided," Thomas wrote. "Indeed, I rather doubt that the framers of the Fourth Amendment would have considered 'reasonable' a program of indiscriminate stops of individuals not suspected of wrongdoing."
The new agreement with Yuma County blurs the distinction between drug and immigration checkpoints.
The Yuma County Sheriff's Office, like all other law enforcement agencies in the country, cannot legally operate a K9 checkpoint. But in Yuma County, Border Patrol agents are deputized to write local-jurisdiction citations — an end run around long-standing constitutional protections against stopping motorists without probable cause.
Originally posted by redhatty
I'd like to see verifiable statistics on the amount of immigrants detained & deported by this road block vs the number of "other" offenses that receive citations by this road block.
Until the people finally fight back en masse and say "NO MORE", it will continue to be a police state and even escalate in it's police state activities.
Sucks doesn't it?
Originally posted by dragonridr
Border patrol agants have always had this power its not a conspiracy and for gods sakes they let you know where there going to be how stupid are you?
Originally posted by Annee
But - you are not saying what you were arrested for.
Originally posted by Wyn Hawks
...27jd - you dont want anyone to address THE REAL REASON you got busted and prefer that responders jump on your bandwagon and make it all about the big bad border patrol... tsk, tsk, tsk...
...you got off easy and you're whining... it couldve been much worse, since your county backs up to maricopa county, the home of the infamous joe arpaio... clean up, grow up, smarten up...
Using drug-sniffing dogs at checkpoints to catch small-time marijuana users probably seems like a smart idea to Americans who view drug use as morally unacceptable.
However, keeping in mind the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, judges have traditionally taken a dim view of such "suspicion-less" stops and searches of vehicles.
After first taking office in 1993, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a former DEA agent, proposed staking out main roads in and out of Maricopa County with checkpoints. Then-County Attorney Rick Romley put the kibosh on Arpaio's idea, saying it was unconstitutional.
Originally posted by Annee
I was pulled over too. A dog jumped on my car and I was pulled to the side. I guarantee you there has never been any illegal drugs in my car. There is no way a dog should have tagged my car for drugs. However - I was let go.
I drive Yuma to Los Angeles regularly. I have never seen such aggressiveness as I saw this weekend. I know you are not exaggerating.
But - you are not saying what you were arrested for.


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There's a powerful book out there that parents and anyone who loves not just national parks but forests and wilderness areas and wilderness-quality areas needs to read. It's been out nearly a year, and I wish I had read it as soon as it hit the bookstores.
In his book, "Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder," Richard Louv paints not only a disturbing picture of how we're losing bits and pieces of our natural landscape, but how we're failing our children by not working harder to introduce them to nature.
Mr. Louv points out something that's frighteningly obvious, if we only take a moment to look around.
Through urban sprawl, through the magic and wizardry of the Internet, through computer games, and through fear of many of the neighborhoods we call home, we're spawning generations of kids who don't know what it's like to have warm mud squish up through their toes as they wade in creeks to catch frogs or to hear the gentle whooshing of a forest's canopy under the breath of the wind as they play hide-and-seek.
I grew up in New Jersey back in the 1960s. Even back then, despite the many Jersey jokes, my friends and I had woods to play in, ponds to fish and skate across come winter, and rivers to explore like Huck Finn away from the hot asphalt of roads, sidewalks and parking lots.
Not even Al Gore thought of the Internet back then, and pure joy for a kid was found outside four walls. I thought nothing of hopping on my bike after school and peddling not only to the end of my neighborhood but through the woods to my friends' neighborhood. Scouting was a natural endeavor, one that led us farther from civilization and deeper into the woods and out onto lakes.
That's the way it was. Sadly, as Mr. Louv points out, that's not the way it is.
America's frontier, he writes, "which existed in the family farm, the woods at the end of the road, the national parks, and in our hearts, is itself disappearing or changing beyond recognition." A few pages later he adds that, "In the space of a century, the American experience of nature has gone from direct utilitarianism to romantic attachment to electronic detachment."
Indeed, the advent not only of the Internet but of cell phones, PDAs, MTV, and High Density television programming have nefariously conspired to push nature even farther away from the younger generations.
"Urban children, and many suburban children, have long been isolated from the natural world because of the lack of neighborhood parks, or lack of opportunity -- lack of time and money for parents who might otherwise take them out of the city. But the new technology accelerates the phenonenon," writes Mr. Louv, who then proceeds to quote from Daniel Yankelovich, a public opinion analyst.
"'What I see in America today is an almost religious zeal for the technological approach to every facet of life,' says Daniel Yankelovich, the veteran public opinion analyst. This faith, he says, transcends mere love for new machines. 'It's a value system, a way of thinking, and it can become delusional.'"
The Outdoor Industry Association has surveys that show Mr. Louv knows of what he writes. Within its State of the Industry Report the organization defines "who" is playing outside, and the definition is somewhat troubling.The bulk of the outdoors audience, says OIA, are Baby Boomers, those born from 1946 to 1964, and 'Millennials,' those born between 1978 and 2003, give or take a few years.
What's troubling is that while Baby Boomers "know the thrill of summiting a mountain, the solace of canoeing pristine lakes and the excitement of having new experiences," Millennials are more focused on "action, speed and adrenaline," fixes they get more from a skateboard park, white water park, or bouldering, than from hefting a pack on their backs for a 50-mile backcountry adventure or slipping a canoe into a lake or down a river.
While both groups have non-sedentary lifestyles, which is good to note these days when media point out America's alarming battle with obesity and the dropping by many schools of physical education requirements, as Baby Boomers continue to gray there's a chance the following generations will not share their love for the landscape, and so not be concerned about its stewardship.
"I think that's a real risk," Michelle Barnes told me.
As OIA's vice president for marketing, Ms. Barnes shoulders her industry's concern over not just the results of its surveys but also of the contents of Mr. Louv's book.
"Eighty percent of Millennials live in urban areas, which is a pretty high number," she said. "To actually get to a national park to recreate isn't something that they can necessarily do in a day, unless there's good transportation or access or they have a huge desire. So their recreation might center on what they can do close to home."
That point is driven home in OIA's State of the Industry Report.
"Mastering a kick-flip at the skate park is as satisfying to a Millennial as summiting Mount Rainier might be (or have been) to a Boomer," said Beaver Theodosakis, founder and president of Prana, a manufacturer of climbing wear.
So what are we to make out of this?
"We're seeing obesity and inactivity numbers of youth at rates that have sent a big message to the industry that we need to do something to reserve this trend," said Ms. Barnes. "Outdoor recreation takes a backseat to Nintendo."
Within the outdoor industry, leaders are stepping forward to brainstorm ways to get youth re-connected with nature, she told me, whether that be through mentoring boys and girls clubs or helping provide access to the out-of-doors.
"The step we're in right now is awareness, letting people know there's an issue," Ms. Barnes said.
Too, with the increasing diversification of American society, the industry realizes it has to reach out not just to middle-class Caucasians but also blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Eastern Europeans -- kids of all colors and ethnicities and income brackets.
"We're getting more and more diverse, so we need to make sure that we're creating (access) in a way that's inclusive of all Americans," she said. "I think a lot of people are passionate about this and want to make a difference. It's just a matter of people getting organized and trying to figure out how and when."
People in all walks of life need to get organized. And many are. I recall a visit to Yosemite National Park two summers ago when I encountered a band of inner-city kids who had come to the park for a glimpse of nature. Amazingly, some of those kids, outfitted in tread-bare sneakers and toting half-gallon soda bottles of water, made the long hike to the top of Half Dome. And scouting continues to introduce kids to the outdoors. But, as Mr. Louv's sobering book points out, we need to do so much more.
As for Mr. Louv, well, he's cautiously optimistic for the future of nature and youth.
"Speaking with college students during the research for this book did give me hope," he writes. "When the issue of nature's role in health -- physical, mental and spiritual -- was introduced into the conversation, the tone changed; what often began as a fatalistic, intellectual discussion about the hole in the ozone layer quickly turned personal. Some students approached me to say they had never thought about the fate of the environment in such a personalized, direct way. I sense that these young people, who belong to what could be considered the first 'de-natured' generation, hunger for a greater purpose. Some of these students wrote me later to describe how the conversation with their classmates about children and nature moved them. Even dormant, the seed of nature grows with just a little water.
"Perhaps, as the years go by, these young people will realize their sense of purpose in this cause, and dedicate their career skills to it," he adds. "Not just as a matter of ideology, or even survival, but because they see the potential joy that they and their own children could share someday, as could many of us -- if we act quickly."


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[fuhk-ing, -in] /ˈfʌk ɪŋ, -ɪn/
adjective, adverb, Slang: Vulgar.
damned; confounded (used as an intensifier).
[fuhk] /fʌk/ Vulgar.
Usage alert
For many people, the word fuck is extremely vulgar, considered improper and taboo in all of its senses.
Even so, various forms of the word, primarily in its nonliteral, slang senses, have increasingly crept into casual use, not only as spontaneous expletives of shock, horror, or anger, but also as verbal tics and common intensifiers, mere indices of annoyance or impatience or even pleasant surprise: Where are my fucking keys? What the fuck is taking so long? This is fucking awesome! Nevertheless, the term is best avoided altogether in "polite company." The mass broadcast media have actually been forced by the threat of punitive fines to block audiences from hearing it, either by banning its use entirely or by bleeping all or part of the sound—if only by blocking out nothing more than the vowel sound in the middle.
Although its first known occurrence in writing dates from the late 1400s (disguised in a cipher at that), the word fuck was undoubtedly heard long before that, and it remains primarily a creature of the spoken language. Well into the 20th century, it was generally regarded as "unprintable," and forms like f*** or f–k or some spelling distortion like frack or frig or fork or fug were typically substituted for it in writing. In speech, creative euphemisms abound, some born with each new generation. We now have eff and effing as well as f-word and f-bomb, all of which allow us to discuss the term without resorting to its actual use.
verb (used with object)
to have sexual intercourse with.
Slang. to treat unfairly or harshly.
verb (used without object)
to have sexual intercourse.
Slang. to meddle (usually followed by around or with).
Slang. (used to express anger, disgust, peremptory rejection, etc., often followed by a pronoun, as you or it.)
an act of sexual intercourse.
a partner in sexual intercourse.
Slang. a person, especially one who is annoying or contemptible.
the fuck, Slang. (used as an intensifier, especially with WH-questions, to express annoyance, impatience, etc.)
Verb phrases
fuck around, Slang.
fuck off, Slang.
fuck up, Slang.
give a fuck, Slang. to care; be concerned (usually used in the negative):
When it comes to politics, I really don't give a fuck.
adjective, adverb (prenominal) (taboo, slang)
(intensifier): turn off that fucking phone; a fucking good time
to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
an act of sexual intercourse
a partner in sexual intercourse, esp one of specified competence or experience
not care a fuck, not give a fuck, not to care at all
(offensive) an expression of strong disgust or anger (often in exclamatory phrases such as fuck you! fuck it! etc)
until recently a difficult word to trace, in part because it was taboo to the editors of the original OED when the "F" volume was compiled, 1893-97. Written form only attested from early 16c. OED 2nd edition cites 1503, in the form fukkit; earliest appearance of current spelling is 1535 — "Bischops … may fuck thair fill and be vnmaryit" [Sir David Lyndesay, "Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaits"], but presumably it is a much more ancient word than that, simply one that wasn't written in the kind of texts that have survived from Old English and Middle English. Buck cites proper name John le Fucker from 1278, but the surname could have other explanations. The word apparently is hinted at in a scurrilous 15c. poem, titled "Flen flyys," written in bastard Latin and Middle English. The relevant line reads:
Non sunt in celi
quia fuccant uuiuys of heli
"They [the monks] are not in heaven because they fuck the wives of [the town of] Ely." Fuccant is pseudo-Latin, and in the original it is written in cipher. The earliest examples of the word otherwise are from Scottish, which suggests a Scandinavian origin, perhaps from a word akin to Norwegian dialectal fukka "copulate," or Swedish dialectal focka "copulate, strike, push," and fock "penis." Another theory traces it to Middle English fyke, fike "move restlessly, fidget," which also meant "dally, flirt," and probably is from a general North Sea Germanic word; cf. Middle Dutch fokken, German ficken "fuck," earlier "make quick movements to and fro, flick," still earlier "itch, scratch;" the vulgar sense attested from 16c. This would parallel in sense the usual Middle English slang term for "have sexual intercourse," swive, from Old English swifan "to move lightly over, sweep" (see swivel). But OED remarks these "cannot be shown to be related" to the English word. Chronology and phonology rule out Shipley's attempt to derive it from Middle English firk "to press hard, beat."
Germanic words of similar form (f + vowel + consonant) and meaning 'copulate' are numerous. One of them is G. ficken. They often have additional senses, especially 'cheat,' but their basic meaning is 'move back and forth.' … Most probably, fuck is a borrowing from Low German and has no cognates outside Germanic. [Liberman]
French foutre and Italian fottere look like the English word but are unrelated, derived rather from Latin futuere, which is perhaps from PIE root *bhau(t)- "knock, strike off," extended via a figurative use "from the sexual application of violent action" [Shipley; cf. the sexual slang use of bang, etc.]. Popular and Internet derivations from acronyms (and the "pluck yew" fable) are merely ingenious trifling. The Old English word was hæman, from ham "dwelling, home," with a sense of "take home, co-habit." Fuck was outlawed in print in England (by the Obscene Publications Act, 1857) and the U.S. (by the Comstock Act, 1873). As a noun, it dates from 1670s. The word may have been shunned in print, but it continued in conversation, especially among soldiers during World War I.
It became so common that an effective way for the soldier to express this emotion was to omit this word. Thus if a sergeant said, 'Get your —-ing rifles!' it was understood as a matter of routine. But if he said 'Get your rifles!' there was an immediate implication of urgency and danger. [John Brophy, "Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918," pub. 1930]
The legal barriers broke down in the 20th century, with the "Ulysses" decision (U.S., 1933) and "Lady Chatterley's Lover" (U.S., 1959; U.K., 1960). Johnson excluded the word, and fuck wasn't in a single English language dictionary from 1795 to 1965. "The Penguin Dictionary" broke the taboo in the latter year. Houghton Mifflin followed, in 1969, with "The American Heritage Dictionary," but it also published a "Clean Green" edition without the word, to assure itself access to the lucrative public high school market.
The abbreviation F (or eff) probably began as euphemistic, but by 1943 it was being used as a cuss word, too. In 1948, the publishers of "The Naked and the Dead" persuaded Norman Mailer to use the euphemism fug instead. When Mailer later was introduced to Dorothy Parker, she greeted him with, "So you're the man who can't spell 'fuck' " [The quip sometimes is attributed to Tallulah Bankhead]. Hemingway used muck in "For whom the Bell Tolls" (1940). The major breakthrough in publication was James Jones' "From Here to Eternity" (1950), with 50 fucks (down from 258 in the original manuscript). Egyptian legal agreements from the 23rd Dynasty (749-21 B.C.E.) frequently include the phrase, "If you do not obey this decree, may a donkey copulate with you!" [Reinhold Aman, "Maledicta," Summer 1977]. Fuck-all "nothing" first recorded 1960.
Verbal phrase fuck up "to ruin, spoil, destroy" first attested c.1916. A widespread group of Slavic words (cf. Polish pierdolić) can mean both "fornicate" and "make a mistake." Fuck off attested from 1929; as a command to depart, by 1944. Flying fuck originally meant "have sex on horseback" and is first attested c.1800 in broadside ballad "New Feats of Horsemanship." For the unkillable urban legend that this word is an acronym of some sort (a fiction traceable on the Internet to 1995 but probably predating that) see here, and also here. Related: Fucked; fucking. Agent noun fucker attested from 1590s in literal sense; by 1893 as a term of abuse (or admiration).
DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ſhip of war. ["Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1796]
Extremely; very: It's fucking difficult to get a raise these days
: Why don't we go downtown and fucking get it done? (1893+)
Related Terms
motherfucking, a royal fucking
An exclamation of disgust, disappointment, dismay, etc: and yelled against the moan of the wind as loud as he could, "Fuck!" (1940s+)
Related Terms
dry fuck, fingerfuck, take a flying fuck, goat fuck, go fuck oneself, honey-fuck, mind-fuck, not give a damn, rat fuck, take a flying fuck, throw a fuck into someone
[origin unknown; perhaps fr or related to German ficken, "strike, copulate with"]
The claim that fuck is an acronym is demonstrably false. It is an old word of Germanic origin.
Tagged: f
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- Fucking a
interjection 1. (taboo, slang, US) an emphatic exclamation of approval adverb phrase : Fucking ay right I did affirmation Absolutely; definitely: Fucking a, no one's gonna shoot Keith interjection An exclamation of pleasure, triumph, joy, etc; great: We won? Fucking a! [1940s+ fr British; fr an affirmatory phrase your fucking arse]
- Fucking well
intensifier Absolutely: not afraid of fucking well anything (1920s+)
- Fucking well told
adverb phrase Absolutely right; fucking a: "You're fucking well told," he replied (1940s+)
verb phrase To copulate readily and vigorously •Said only of women (1930s+)


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Los Angeles Lakers, Metta World Peace Have Agreed On A One-Year Deal0
Simon Ogus, Forbes.com CONTRIBUTOR
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers signed Metta World Peace to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract, according to Yahoo!. Last year the Lakers gave Peace a one-year deal worth $1.4 million, so it's unlikely he'll see any additional boost in salary. The 36-year old small forward will be reunited with former teammate, now head coach, Luke Walton, with whom he won two NBA titles while in a Lakers uniform.
World Peace spent a season playing in China before returning to the NBA last season with the Lakers. During 2015, Peace appeared in 35 games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds, and averaging just 16.9 minutes a game.
Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, said after the signing that "I'm excited about everything. I'm prepared to help the young guys grow. To play, everything. Luke's always been like a coach, More >


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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that contract negotiations with quarterback Tony Romo won't be "drawn out."
The same can't be said of Jason Garrett deciding whether he will continue to call plays in 2013.
"Nothing really new on that from when we talked last," the coach told reporters Wednesday at the NFL owners meetings in Phoenix.
"That is an ongoing process for us…Some of the mechanics we still have to work out. But nothing has changed from the last time we talked."
Owner Jerry Jones has said it's up to Garrett to decide who will call plays. That's simple enough, but the owner made it an even weightier decision for Garrett by indicating to reporters last month at the NFL Scouting Combine that 2013 is a make-or-break year for Garrett.
"There's a lot of resolve here, but not a lot of patience. Jason senses that," Jones said in Indianapolis.
On Tuesday, Garrett laid out the pros and cons of the choice he faces, something he's done publicly several times since the matter first surfaced in January.
"There is a reason that 28 of the 32 head coaches don't do it (call plays)," he said. "But there are some compelling examples as to why you do it. It's been something that has been relatively successful for us…There are good arguments on both sides."
At one point, Garrett sounded like he's leaning toward giving up the play-calling duties.
"The more you delegate and give other guys responsibilities and still get the result you want, I think that's a better way to do things," he said. "So we are still evaluating all of that."
Garrett said he's talked to "a ton of different people around this league" about what he should do. If Garrett does give up the job, the logical choice to call the plays would be offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who Jones has already said will have an increased role in 2013.
Adding to the drama was a comment Jones made Tuesday that could be perceived as a shot at Garrett. During a conversation with reporters that centered largely on Romo's contract situation, Jones suggested that Garrett and his staff need to do a better job of utilizing the quarterback's skills.
Asked about Jones' comments, Garrett said. "I think you are trying to do that with all your players. We spend a lot of time talking about who we have playing for us and what they can and can't do and trying to put them in the best position possible."


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Rafael Betancourt has become an RV, a luxury item that is difficult to part with but rarely used. As the closer of a Rockies team on pace to be the worst in team history, he has performed well when asked, posting 17 saves. He has allowed just one earned run on the road this season, putting the obvious question on a tee: Was he disappointed that he wasn't traded?
"I am glad to be staying here. I don't know if there's a better place elsewhere. This place is good for me," Betancourt said. "But I don't want to deal with this next year. I want us to be in a situation where we are bringing guys back, not letting them go."
The idea that Betancourt wasn't dealt seems odd, on the surface. The Rockies are going nowhere this season, so why not follow the lead of the Marlins and Phillies and hold a mini-yard sale?
Betancourt, simply put, had more value to the Rockies than they received in the offers for him. (The same can be said of reliever Matt Reynolds.) Betancourt is under contract for next season at $4.25 million, cheap by closer standards, and has an identical mutual option for 2014.
The Rockies' bullpen, despite the relentless workload, entered Tuesday with a respectable 3.95 ERA. Betancourt is a huge reason why, his work ethic and leadership the standard for relievers, if not teammates.
The Rangers and Angels were among the teams that liked him. But his age (37) scared off clubs worried that he might nose-dive next season.
If the proposals were as underwhelming as opposing executives revealed, then keeping Betancourt makes sense. Unlike Jeremy Guthrie and Marco Scutaro, whose deals saved the Rockies $2.85 million, Betancourt wasn't a salary dump.
Betancourt can return next season as a part of a decent relief corps, and if the Rockies implode again, he can still be dealt. So unless moving him was to earmark money for pitching upgrades — Jake Westbrook, anyone? — there was no urgency to ship him elsewhere.
Betancourt has been a model teammate since arriving in July 2009. He helped the Rockies reach the playoffs that season, fortifying the bullpen. He believes that the Rockies will be good again with — all together now — improvement and good health from the rotation and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who Tuesday took a step toward returning by taking batting practice on the field for the first time since surgery on his left groin.
"Our starting rotation is hurting. You can't compete against those teams we see in the National League that all have three starters who are really good," Betancourt said. "You don't want to say starters are more important, but they are ones that set up the bullpen and help the offense."
Catcher Ramon Hernandez, whose locker is next to Betancourt's, also remained with the Rockies, leaving the team to make a 40-man roster decision with Wil Nieves on Wednesday. Nieves had agreed to a rehab assignment through Tuesday. Hernandez, like Betancourt, isn't looking to exit. He signed a two-year deal for a reason — his $3.2 million salary for next season deterred suitors. He was swayed by the opportunity and the recruitment by Betancourt and Jason Giambi. Hernandez wants to see this through, regardless of how excruciating this season has been.
"I don't run from the terrible. I want to help fix things," Hernandez said. "I want to help get this right again."
Troy E. Renck: 303-954-1294, email@example.com or twitter.com/troyrenck