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Android Jelly Bean: All the New Features
Posted 26 July 2012 - 07:43 AM
"Belligerent and numerous."
Cord cut entirely! LR: Vizio 1080p 42" & Roku 4, BR: Toshiba 720p 32" & Roku 3, Game room: Vizio E43, 360, and PC. Plex server with 4TB storage, Tablo OTA DVR.
Former Dish addict and beta tester. I used to update the Dish Network FAQ but not anymore. Find me: @jcl68nyr or digidad.net
Posted 02 August 2012 - 06:26 AM
Big ICS jump in July, to almost 17%. Still a ways to go, tho.
Aren't the reports that ICS is only on about 10% of devices, even though it was released last October? Even the major carriers are still selling phones with Froyo.
Posted 02 August 2012 - 09:49 PM
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 06:40 AM
On "standby" here as well for my Transformer awaiting Jelly Bean.
I'm just annoyed that my wife's Xoom has already downloaded it, and my Transformer Prime has not, (but they say it will get it).
The new performance enhancements and features will be welcome.
DirecTV Customer Since 1996
Posted 03 August 2012 - 06:44 AM
I don't dispute what you're saying...but I can tell you that many, many folks who attempted or executed rooting had a wide range of problems, and some bricking as well. To your point, it's not for either the faint-hearted nor uninformed. XDA loyalists tend to be some advanced users, so they likely have far better results.
"Crashed" and "messed up" maybe some but "bricked?" Haven't seen that on XDA. Rarely ever is there a "brick" that can't be "unbricked" in minutes with the right tools (and the right forum). If your forum-folk has had soooo many issues it leads me to believe they aren't too, ummmm, knowledgeable. I haven't had a crashed device since my first Android back in the beginning. Maybe because I don't run odd-ball apps. I don't even remember the last FC I have gotten. Again, maybe due to the apps I use. All pretty safe. I root them within minutes of taking them out of the package.
My Android tablet has never crashed either.
As for Jelly Bean...based on the accelerated release of new hardware...I suspect it will be a dominant Android version within months of its release on each device that can run it.
DirecTV Customer Since 1996
Posted 28 September 2012 - 04:48 PM
Posted 28 September 2012 - 06:42 PM
Very cool.
Well, my patience finally paid off, my Transformer Prime downloaded Jelly Bean this morning.
I suspect you'll have to go through the customary "tweaking process of a few updates"...but at least you're there.
DirecTV Customer Since 1996
Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:13 PM
Family Room: Samsung UN60F7100 60" LED 3D TV; Samsung BD-H5900 3D Blu-Ray DVD player; Yamaha RX-V663 AVR. Paradigm speakers - Focus fronts, CC170 center, PDR-8 subwoofer, Atom surrounds, ADP rear center; TiVo Roamio Plus DVR, Toshiba HD-A3 HD DVD player.
Bedroom: Vizio 42" 3D TV, Pioneer VSX-521-K AVR, Panasonic 3D DVD player, Energy Take Classic 5.1 speakers, Roku 2 XD, TiVo Premiere, Insignia HD radio tuner, Toshiba HD DVD player
Posted 20 October 2012 - 02:50 AM
...and on the original ASUS TF101 Android Tablet in November.
Jellybean is supposed to be coming for Samsung Galaxy tablets in October.
DirecTV Customer Since 1996
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 10:33 PM
is there a way we can get 3x4 grid again?
Posted 06 December 2012 - 08:06 AM
"Belligerent and numerous."
Cord cut entirely! LR: Vizio 1080p 42" & Roku 4, BR: Toshiba 720p 32" & Roku 3, Game room: Vizio E43, 360, and PC. Plex server with 4TB storage, Tablo OTA DVR.
Former Dish addict and beta tester. I used to update the Dish Network FAQ but not anymore. Find me: @jcl68nyr or digidad.net
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Wait, it's November already?
Thursday, Nov. 7, Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9
Fall cleanup: Curbside cleanup continues Thursday and Friday, which means Forest Grove solid waste customers can put extra bags at the curb. Bulky items can be taken to the Forest Grove Transfer Station on Saturday.
Saturday, Nov. 9
Cycle For Life: Local pastry and coffee shop, Maggie's Buns, is organizing the Cycle For Life bike ride at 10 a.m. Saturday. Money raised from the event will go toward a fund to construct a playground in honor of Anna Dieter-Eckerdt and Abigail Robinson, the two Forest Grove girls killed in a hit-and-run crash on Oct. 20. Riders will meet at the School District building. Events include face painting, bike safety checks, and arts and crafts.
Oregon Symphonic Band: The band's 2013-2014 season opener kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at Pacific University's Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center.
Valley Art Gallery Annual Artist Event: This is the one time each year when all the artwork is switch out for new pieces at the gallery in downtown Forest Grove. There is a Friday, Nov. 8 party open to members only, but the rest of the gallery becomes available to the public Saturday, Nov. 9 with extended hours until Sunday, Nov. 17.
Perspective: Personal Reflections on Cancer: This production from The Young at Heart Readers Theatre Troupe aims to get people talking about cancer and how it affects everyone. The presentation begins at 2:30 p.m. at St. Bede Episcopal Church, and a reception will follow. Donations to the American Cancer Society are suggested.
Monday, Nov. 11 through Saturday, Nov. 16
Friends of the Forest Grove Library book sale: The sale of used books will run out of the Rogers Room in the Forest Grove City Library. The rest of the library is closed Monday, Nov. 11 but the north door will be open. Prices per item vary from $0.25 to $5, and on Saturday, Nov. 16, visitors can buy a grocery bag full of books for $5. Proceeds benefit the Forest Grove City Library.
Actor Tom Sullivan on infant eye care: Tom Sullivan, an actor, author and motivational speaker who has been blind since shortly after he was born, will visit Pacific University at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, to speak about the importance of eye and vision care for infants. His talk and participation in a panel discussion is part of the American Optometric Association Foundation's InfantSEE initiative, which provides free vision care for infants age 6 to 12 months.
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NASA and MyMoon have teamed up to blog about everything lunar. Art, literature, music, movies, science, and everything in between!
One of the big questions regarding the moon is whether or not it should ever be colonized. I am curious to learn other people's beliefs on this subject. I believe that colonizing the moon is a definitive step forward in the space exploration age. Colonizing the moon allows for people to live on a different celestial body, if they wish. It may allow for more research to be done that we would be incapable of completing on Earth. It also leads to the possibility of mining the moon for resources that could be found there, as well as a possible vacation hub. Along with being a vacation hub, the Moon could also be a hub for further space exploration. In my opinion, the Moon could be the equivalent of St. Louis. Before exploration of the western United States began, St. Louis was the place to be before heading further west, and became known as the gateway to the west. The Moon could be very similar to this and could become "the gateway to the solar system".
What are your thoughts on this matter?
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When I look up at the moon recently, I am unable to shake a somewhat sinking feeling about our current methodologies in national governance and international affairs. Nations are not a large enough ...
As a short follow up to my last blog about the dark side of the Earth as viewed from the moon, I present the first ever pictures of our moon transiting the Earth as seen by JUNO ;) First ever... ...
In my searches for Moon content lately, I've been seeing more and ...
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Here is a link to a video I made using data I've gathered about the aurora and also city lights at night. I have searched very hard but I am unable to find any real footage like this... strange, but ...
I love that idea of the Moon as St. Louis---there's a lot of parallels between the Old West and this new era.
One of the things I love the most about the Moon, really---we get our own frontier era to play with :)
Agreed. But, just like the West was to the US. The solar system is a scary place and we don't know what we will find. However, all it takes is a few people willing to explore. The only question that remains is who will be the modern day Merriwether Lewis and William Clark?
I think one of the main motivators will be an exo-planetary body where the laws of earth dont apply so corporations can conduct 'immoral' science up there. Like cloning for organs and stuff, producing chimeras (chimerai ??) things that are illegal here on earth but have major benefits could be more suitably done 'offworld'. I also agree with previous statements and think that the parallels between space and the old west should continue to grow for a while, but I'm really interested to see what comes after... where will moon civilization be in 100 years, will it be the leading edge of freedom, science and technology for all mankind or will it be trapped in old world rules and regulations forever ? Only time will tell. I like how your posts always get us talking, keep up the great work everyone ! :D
About Lewis & Clark---
Armstrong & Aldrin :)
Apollo bears a lot of similarities to their Corps of Discovery. Something Ken Burns emphasizes in his documentary.
Even the 40 year lull afterwards!
You had the big scientific/political mission to be first and prove it; but the infrastructure wasn't there for it to be practical for most people, so no one else went for decades until trains, etc. opened up the frontier to businesses and regular folk. Basically, the stage we're at now. So I don't find the lack of Moon activity since Apollo surprising, given that precedent.
great insights about the lull, well played, good sir.


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Business Internship Course CreditStudents with a major in business administration, accounting or IBLAS at St. Norbert College may be able to take a course (BUAD 494 or ACCT 494) for four credits. Students must already have the job and must be working the required number of hours during the course period. Help with obtaining an internship can be obtained at Career Services.
Internship for Credit Process
Students wanting to obtain credit for their internship experience must be eligible to take the internship course and have permission to register for the course. Eligibility requirements and registration process information can be found in the guidelines for academic credit form. A completed application along with required documentation must be submitted to the internship course instructor prior to registering for the internship course. Once your application is approved, you will be given authority to register for BUAD 494. A learning contract must be submitted to the instructor prior to the first class meeting date. A performance evaluation form from the employer will be required by the date specified in the course syllabus.
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Category: Hospice
Revised CMS-855 Forms Published, New CMS-855O to Order and Refer Items
Posted on August 23, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The US Office of Management and Budget has approved the revised Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment Applications, the CMS-855 forms. These updates to the 2008 versions include multiple changes to comply with enhanced disclosure requirements. Such changes include: … Continue Reading →
CMS Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment Forum Today at 2 p.m. EST.
Posted on August 17, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The proposed agenda for today's Home Health, Hospice & DME/Quality Open Door Forum is as follows: Hospice wage index final rule published; Hospice CR 7518 with FY 2012 updated rates and cap amount issued; Timeline for Hospice CAP changes; HHCAHPS Updates. This is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 2:00pm-3:00pm EST.
Resistration for this Open Door Forum is available here.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or email@example.com;
Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or email@example.com; or
David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or your regular Hall Render attorney.
What Risk Categories Mean to Providers and Suppliers
Posted on August 13, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Earlier this week, we highlighted the implementation by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of enrollment revalidations and screening categories, and which categories CMS places certain long-term care providers. It is important for providers and suppliers to understand what each screening category (limited, moderate, or high) entails and be aware of any events which could elevate screening categories. While these posts focus on long-term care providers, the enrollment revalidations and screening categorizations are applicable to all Medicare providers and suppliers. … Continue Reading →
Update to Revalidation Enrollment Procedures
Posted on August 11, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
As an update to the previous post on the revalidation enrollment procedures it is important for hospices, home health agencies, and DMEPOS to know what level of screening they will receive from the Medicare Administrative Contractor ("MAC"). In some instances these providers and suppliers will be screened at either a "high" or "moderate" level of risk by the MAC. The risk category assigned corresponds with the amount of possible fraud and abuse that CMS believes is applicable to providers and suppliers.
All hospices (current and newly enrolled) will be screened at a "moderate" level of risk. Newly enrolling home health agencies will be screened at a "high" level of risk. The only other "high" category is newly enrolling DMEPOS. DMEPOS or home health agencies that are publicly traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ are classified as "limited" risk. Currently enrolled home health agencies and DMEPOS will be screened at a "moderate" level of risk.
It is VERY important that currently and newly enrolled hospices, home health agencies and DMEPOS accurately complete the revalidation process when completing the applicable CMS Form 855 due to the level of screening it will receive from the MAC. It is also VERY important to know that the CMS Form 855 has recently changed and requires, in some instances, much more detailed information. For example, the providers are required to provide much more detail on its ownership and operating structure.
Should you have questions on the revalidation process or the new CMS Form 855, please contact Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or email@example.com, Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or firstname.lastname@example.com, David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or your regular Hall Render attorney.
Medicare Providers and Suppliers Must Begin Enrollment Revalidations
Posted on August 10, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Bufford, David W.
As of March 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new screening criteria in the Medicare provider/supplier enrollment process. Newly enrolling and revalidating providers and suppliers are placed in one of three categories – limited, moderate, or high – each representing the level of risk to the Medicare program for that provider's/supplier's particular category. The categorization will determine the degree of scrutiny the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) will utilize when screening the enrollment application. … Continue Reading →
Providers Should Anticipate Reimbursement Changes in Debt Ceiling Agreement
Posted on August 8, 2011 in Home Health, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Bufford, David W.
While Congress was able to present the President with a compromised solution to cut Federal spending and raise the Government's debt ceiling earlier this month, all long-term care providers should anticipate future reimbursement changes. Under the current law, the Budget Control Act of 2011, Medicare and Medicaid are unchanged. However, the Act requires for the creation of a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, whose members have until November 23rd of this year to find $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. … Continue Reading →
In FY 2012: Medicare Hospice Wage Index Increases 2.5%, Other Hospice Changes
Posted on July 29, 2011 in Hospice, Long-Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) increased fiscal year (FY) 2012 Medicare payments by 2.5% for hospice providers in a final regulation released July 29. Also included in the final regulation are requirements for hospice providers to start collecting quality of care data and changes to the way CMS counts hospice patients for the 2012 cap accounting year.
OIG: Expand Oversight and Reduce Incentives to Hospices Focusing on Nursing Facility Residents
Posted on July 22, 2011 in Hospice, Long-Term Care
Written by: Kendra Conover
Recently, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") published a report of its findings pertaining to the nearly 70% growth of Medicare spending for hospice care provided to nursing facility ("NF") residents from 2005 – 2009. During that time, Medicare spending on hospice care for residents in NFs increased sixty-nine percent (69%) from $2.55 billion to $4.31 billion; while the number of NF residents receiving Medicare-funded hospice care increased only by forty percent (40%). In its report, the OIG informally designated hospices with more than 2/3 of their patients residing in NFs as "high-percentage hospices." This report comes on the tail of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ("MedPAC") 2009 report to Congress that hospices and NFs may be involved in inappropriate enrollment and compensation.
The OIG recommended to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") that CMS: (1) Monitor hospices that depend heavily on NF residents and (2) Modify the payment system for hospice care in NFs. CMS concurred with both of OIG's recommendations. CMS stated it will share the information with Recovery Audit Contractors ("RAC"), who review Medicare claims on a post-payment basis to identify inappropriate payments, and Medicare Administrative Contractors ("MAC") to monitor high percentage hospices. CMS further stated it is in the early stages of reform efforts for the payment system that may be currently and unintentionally be incentivizing hospices to seek out beneficiaries in NFs.
Clearly, this July 2011 report is neither the beginning nor end of the scrutiny over high-percentage hospices and CMS has indicated changes in payment for hospice care to NF residents are on the horizon. The OIG's report, the first in a series, focuses on the OIG's and MedPac's increasing concerns pertaining to the relationships between hospices, especially for-profit hospice providers, and NFs. The OIG plans to look at and later release companion reports on the marketing practices of these hospices and their business relationship with NFs. Enforcement activity is anticipated to increase.
Given these trends and the OIG's and CMS' increased scrutiny of these high percentage hospice's business practices – namely involving marketing and patient enrollment – hospices and NFs should exercise extreme vigilance to ensure compliance with all of the rules and regulations governing Medicare reimbursement.
If you have any questions regarding this OIG report, please contact your regular Hall Render attorney, or Todd Selby at firstname.lastname@example.com or 317.977.1440, or Kendra Conover at firstname.lastname@example.com or 317.977.1456.
Michigan Begins Medicaid Estate Recovery
Posted on July 8, 2011 in Hospice, Long-Term Care
Written by: Fahey, Sean J.
Michigan's Department of Community Health will enforce Michigan's Medicaid Asset Recovery Act (MCL Sec. 400.112g) with efforts starting July 1, 2011. Michigan may file claims in the probate estates of individuals age 55 or older who received Medicaid benefits that paid for long term care services after September 30, 2007. Michigan's claim would seek reimbursement for the expenses paid by Michigan for the deceased individual's long term care services. Michigan may also file claims in the probate estates of the surviving spouse of a Medicaid recipient.
Michigan will likely seek recovery from an estate if an individual owned a residence that was exempt from Medicaid requirements when the individual applied for and qualified for Medicaid benefits. When a Medicaid beneficiary age 55 or older dies, Michigan will send an estate recovery notice to the estate's representative or heirs. The estate recovery notice will tell them that Michigan plans to file a claim and how much Michigan will claim. Some exceptions and hardship waivers are available to avoid Michigan's recovery of assets in some circumstances. Michigan has contracted with Health Management Services, Inc. to pursue Michigan's estate recovery claims.
Hospice Contracts With Assisted Living Facilities
Posted on July 7, 2011 in Hospice, Long-Term Care
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
When the new hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs) became effective in Decmeber of 2008 there was a provision in the CoPs stating a hospice must have an agreement with a nursing home if the hospice provides services in the nursing home. While it was a standard business practice for hospices to have agreements with nursing homes prior to enactment of the CoPs, the CoPs were specific as to what must be included in the agreement.
One of the questions we continue to get is whether a hospice is required to have an agreement with an assisted living facility ("ALF")? Legally speaking there is no requirment for the hospice to have an agreement with an ALF. Practically speaking we believe it is a good idea.
From a legal perspective CMS stated, in commentary to the CoPs, that a hospice is only required to have agreements with nursing homes that participate in either Medicare and/or Medicaid and ICFs/MR. The rationale of CMS was that ALFs are not Medicare-certified and therefore do not receive Medicare funding which would exempt them from the CoP requiring an agreement. Therefore, there is no legal obligation for a hospice to have an agreement with an ALF.
From a practical perspective, we generally advise that a hospice have an agreement with an ALF. First of all, it is good business practice that defines the role of the hospice and the ALF in the provision of hospice services. Another good reason for an agreement is that many states license ALFs and the applicable state regulations may require an agreement. Finally, since the same surveyors often times conduct surveys in both nursing homes and ALFs, it can avoid confusion by the surveyors over whether an agreement is required.
Should you have questions, please contact Todd Selby at 317.977.1440 or email@example.com, Brian Jent at 317.977.1402 or firstname.lastname@example.com, David Bufford at 502.568.9368 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or your regular Hall Render attorney.


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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Alabama Sports Writers Association named Dallas County hoops star William Lee the 2014 Mr. Basketball Award winner Wednesday.
Lee averaged 22.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 9.2 blocks for the Hornets last season, leading them to the Class 4A state championship game.
Watch the UAB signee accept the award above and discuss his season playing for the Blazers in the future.


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It's tempting.
You're drafting late in the first round of your fantasy football draft. All of the top running backs are off the board, as well as some of the top wide receivers and even a few quarterbacks. You're starting to think about the competitive advantage you might gain by having the clear-cut best fantasy football tight end, Jimmy Graham, on your team.
But you shouldn't do it. Drafting Graham in the first round is not worth what you give up at other positions, especially when these five tight ends can be had much cheaper than the New Orleans Saints' star. All average draft position data calculated by Fantasy Football Calculator.
1. Jordan Cameron, Cleveland Browns Average draft position: Round 5
One would think a season with 80 catches, 917 yards and seven touchdowns would be enough to get Jordan Cameron some respect, but the Browns' tight end is still coming off the board in the fifth round of most fantasy football drafts. He may not have the best quarterback situation in the league, but he did plenty of damage with worse quarterback play a year ago.
2. Zach Ertz. Philadelphia Eagles Average draft position: Round 9
Zach Ertz is still stuck behind Brent Celek on the Eagles' depth chart, but don't let that fool you. Ertz has a role in the high-scoring Philadelphia attack. Last season he scored four touchdowns on just 36 catches. If his targets increase, Ertz should see a boost in touchdowns as well.
3. Ladarius Green, San Diego Chargers Average draft position: Round 11
Antonio Gates has to slow down at some point. The 34-year old tight end has missed only one game in the last two seasons, but Ladarius Green has started to cut into his workload a bit. Even in a limited role, the 6-foot-6-inch, 240-pound Green caught three touchdowns. He's a matchup nightmare for defenses and will find his way onto the field at some point in 2014. He's worth a flier in the 11th round.
4. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Average draft position: Round 13
Travis Kelce has been dominant in the preseason. He has six catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Anthony Fasano is the only player standing between Kelce and a full-time role in the Chiefs' offense. He missed all of last season with an injury, but Kelce hasn't missed a beat. If you carry a backup tight end in your fantasy league, Kelce is the perfect candidate.
5. Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts Average draft position: Undrafted
Coby Fleener may have been the first tight end the Colts selected in the 2012 NFL Draft, but Dwayne Allen is the best tight end they picked that year. Allen suffered a season-ending injury in the Colts' regular season opener in 2013, so he comes cheap in fantasy football this year. He's one of Andrew Luck's favorite red zone targets, though, and if Luck is going to take as big of a step as some think, Allen could be a beneficiary.


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Jean-Christophe Laflamme scored a pair of shorthanded goals in the third period Friday as the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the Charlottetown Islanders 4-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.
Former Islander forward Matej Beran had a goal and an assist while Mitchell Lundholm had the other goal for the host Phoenix.
Kameron Kielly from Daniel Sprong and Mike DiPaolo scored for Charlottetown.
The Phoenix held period leads of 1-0 and 2-1.
Former P.E.I. Rocket Maxime Lagacé stopped 26 shots for the win while Eric Brassard made 22 saves in the loss.
The Islanders fall to 17-25-1-4, five points up on the Phoenix is 14-27-3-3.
Charlottetown concludes the weekend road trip in Quebec with games today at Victoriaville at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at Drummondville for a 5 p.m. game. Both times are Atlantic.


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Sharp named several possible locations.
Today the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette followed up Sharp's opinion, exploring the viability of an NBA franchise in Pittsburgh.January 23, Detroit Free Press: Selling both in a package arrangement improves the odds of the franchise remaining here, but if Davidson's left with no alternative but to sell the Palace separately, any inevitable buyer for the Pistons probably would come from outside. And there's the lure of a new state-of-the-art arena in Pittsburgh later this year, and Kansas City already has its own version of the Palace, waiting to pirate away another city's NBA or NHL franchise.
Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, doesn't believe Pittsburgh has the capacity to support an NBA team.
Cuban's point is a valid one. Despite the Penguins having solid attendance numbers, even during the team's down periods, the Pittsburgh metropolitan population is only about half the size of Metro Detroit. At some point, recreational spending will have to be split, hurting both the Penguins and a potential NBA team.February 4, Pittsburgh Post Gazette: One skeptic is Mt. Lebanon billionaire Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. In an e-mail, he said, "I don't see any chance that a team would leave Detroit for any city. And I don't know if Pittsburgh could support an NBA team. They would have to compete with the Penguins, and that's hard to do."
As for the other locations, Kansas City makes plenty of sense. There isn't another basketball franchise within a five-hour drive and there isn't a hockey franchise in the market to divide fan spending.
Las Vegas simply remains too unrealistic. Coming off the Tim Donaghy scandal, topped with media reports of current and former players suffering major gambling losses, it's simply too risky for the league to allow a team to play next to the strip.
No matter how ideal the location, it's hard to imagine the Pistons moving. The two most crucial components to maintaining a franchise are a fan base and an arena. The Palace remains a quality NBA arena and the fan support has been outstanding for years. Taking the team elsewhere is an unnecessary risk when you have a sure thing.


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READING, Pa. -- The Titans were swept by Reading in the weekend's home-and-home series, falling to the Royals, 2-1, Saturday in front of 4,113 at the Sovereign Center.
Reading's Alex Berry scored his third goal of the season 9:23 into the final period for the game-winner.
Trenton (5-4-0) had just tied the game at 1-all on Andy Bohmbach's second of the season. Just 2:58 into the third period, Stephen Schultz and Jason Akeson set up Bohmbach for the equalizer.
Reading (3-5-1) took a 1-0 lead on Yannick Tifu's first-period goal. Philipp Grubauer made 17 saves for the win. Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots for Trenton.
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GADSDEN, Alabama -- Money and reform measures dominated the conversation during a two-hour education forum at Gadsden State Community College tonight featuring State School Superintendent Tommy Bice and four Etowah County area legislators.
Their audience of more than 100 was comprised of teachers and members of Delta Kappa Gamma, the society for women educators.
Bice was not able to attend the meeting in person but spoke
by video conference for about 30 minutes. His message was largely positive,
saying he believed the new education budget may be "the best we've seen in
He also said the state has made good progress toward its goal of a 90 percent graduation rate among students by 2020. To reach that goal, Bice said, the graduation rate must increase by two percent each year. Last year, the rate increased three percent.
"We think this year it will be significantly more than that, so we feel like we're way ahead," he said.
He said current reforms in education have done away with the mandated standardized testing that dictated much of the instructional time in the classroom. Instead, schools are trying to foster intellectual curiosity among students and concentrate more on teaching them how to use information, solve problems and work collaboratively.
He encouraged teachers to be more innovative in instruction, saying school districts need to come up with programs that will adapt to students' individual needs. He cited Mobile for using schooling in different locations and at non-traditional hours to help prevent dropouts. Decatur was also singled out for its partnership with Calhoun Community College for career tech education.
"Schools have lived in fear of the state department," Bice said. "I've got the keys to the whole building. We do not have this group waiting to come get you if you try something creative."
He also challenged lawmakers to give more budget flexibility to districts in order to create programs.
The legislative part of the forum featured House Minority Leader Craig Ford, (D-Gadsden) State Sen. Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City), State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) and State Rep. Becky Nordgren, (R-Gadsden). Each legislator was posed a question submitted in advance and given several minutes to answer.
Questions dealt with repaying the state's rainy day fund, cost-sharing for medical coverage and the Alabama Accountability Act.
Answers predictably broke down along party lines, but the tone was civil throughout. On how long the state should continue to repay the remainder of the $437.4 million borrowed in 2009 to lessen education budget cuts, Nordgren argued that the state on its current schedule would have the sum paid off by July 2015. Besides, she said, the payment schedule is a constitutional measure with a timetable that must be adhered to.
Ford, the lone Democrat, said that timetable could be reset by a similar constitutional measure. In the meantime, the money used to repay it could instead benefit schools and teachers now. "Don't make them suffer in the meantime, in two years," he said. "That money's already in the bank anyway."
Williams countered by saying the legislature is seeing results that benefit education through fiscal responsibility. Alabama's education budget has not had proration in three years due to fiscal measures and the rolling reserve act, approved in 2011, he said. Before that, one-third of the state's education budgets were prorated.
Ford also attacked the Accountability Act, drawing applause when he said the law should be repealed and decrying the legislative process that passed it last year. The bill allows families with children zoned to failing schools to receive tax credits to help pay for attendance at private schools or other public schools.
"There's no good points to this piece of legislation," Ford said. "You can't fix it. That money can be spent a hundred different ways than the way it is now."
Williams, however, said a student's demographic status shouldn't dictate where they live, arguing that legislators have pursued policy with students and teachers' best interests in mind.
"I sit in these meetings in Montgomery, and I've never heard a legislator say, 'Let's see how we can balance the budget on the backs of teachers," Williams said.


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Big Five Autonomy Will Only Lead To Another College Football Gold Rush
Good old Clark Stanley had a heck of a run.
The Texas cowboy spent 121 years as the benchmark that all swindlers and charlatans aspired to, thanks to his Snake Oil Liniment that was able to cure all that ails you.
Stanley's snake oil, of course, was later found to have no curing or healing qualities, but it did give us the term "snake oil salesman" to describe anyone attempting to sell us a bill of goods.
It's all over for Stanley now. He's been replaced by that Indianapolis-based cartel that oversees collegiate athletics.
The NCAA board of directors recently voted in favor of providing a little autonomy to the Big Five conferences (Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12) so they could flex their financial muscle.
The board of directors had to make this move. College football and basketball have become such big business that the Big Five conferences no longer need the NCAA to govern them. If Mark Emmert and company didn't give in, the commissioners of the power conferences would have simply left and created their own governing body that would allow them to do whatever they wanted.
But this isn't about whether the decision to provide the autonomy was right or wrong.
We're being fed a load of hooey. The ruling is being billed as a cure-all and a way to improve the lives of student athletes everywhere, while instantly solving the great money divide between the haves and have-nots in college football.
Don't be swindled. The ruling won't fix anything. Just like the NCAA's first attempt didn't fix anything 36 years ago.
In 1978 the NCAA split Division I into Division I A (FBS) and Division I AA (FCS). The split, at the time had more to do with scholarships than anything else. FBS teams were now able to award 85 full scholarships while FCS can only offer 63.
There were a few years of transition immediately following the split with 28 teams stepping down to FCS and only 10 schools moving up, leaving a total of 112.
Things got pretty quiet after that. Only two teams with a deep-rooted desire to offer more scholarships and play in bowl games made the move between 1983 and 1991.
Then Notre Dame had to go and sign a five-year television deal with NBC for $7.6 million per year, making college football more than just a big deal; it was big business now, too.
With the potential of millions of dollars at stake, college football's version of the California gold rush was on.
Since Notre Dame's big money agreement with NBC, 25 teams have "graduated" to FBS with another on the way next year; all of them undoubtedly making the move with visions of television contracts — or television networks — and piles of cash dancing in their heads.
Did it work?
Depends on where you play your pigskin.
The most recent financial data provided by the U.S. Department of Education is from 2012, giving us information on 20 of the schools that moved from FCS to FBS (Texas-San Antonio made the move in 2012 as well, but no data was available). Of those 20 teams, eight reported making more money playing football than they spent to play it, giving us a success rate of 40 percent. Six of the schools that wound up in the black happen to be located in states where college football is kind of a big deal: Texas, Florida and Alabama (Marshall and Boise State were the only two that don't reside in those three states).
Profit margins weren't enormous either. Only four of the schools reported gains of over $1 million.
The other 12 schools? Four of them reported losses and the remaining eight, amazingly enough, reported their football program spent the exact same amount that they made, meaning one of three things:
- These institutions have savvy businessmen that can calculate the exact price of tickets and concessions down to the penny all while accurately predicting attendance figures.
- Either boosters or their conference is covering losses to bail them out; or
- They're robbing Peter to pay Paul by reallocating funds from within the institution.
In other words, 12 out of 20 schools are paying money for the right to play college football.
It's not some kind of CIA secret that schools need to be in a conference with a massive television deal in order to turn a profit playing football.
Just like the gold rush, the schools that got there first got rich; a few who rushed to join the party found fertile ground and got lucky; and the rest are lucky to strike copper.
But now, the guys who got rich by discovering college football gold feel like the landscape is overpopulated and decided to move on to something new—again.
The problem is, this new ruling allows every conference outside of the Power Five to opt in to whatever new rules are put into place.
If schools were willing to run into financial ruin at the promise of potentially making millions before, what's to stop them now?
It only takes one school or one conference to break ranks in the name of fame and fortune for the same old college football gold rush to begin again.
And behind it all, will be that old snake oil salesman, the NCAA.
The kind of swindler only Clark Stanley could love.


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This document provides information on how to use the Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) Synchronization process to import an accountActions.csv file into the Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine (ACS SE) version 3.2. This feature uses a comma-separated value (CSV) file named "accountActions" as input for automated or manual updates of the Cisco Secure user database. For more information about the RDBMS Synchronization feature and accountActions, refer to RDBMS Synchronization Import Definitions and the RDBMS Synchronization section of System Configuration: Advanced.
The instructions in this document require these conditions:
The Cisco Secure ACS SE must have network connectivity to your network FTP server.
The accountActions.csv file must be formatted properly. For further information on the correct format, refer to the accountActions Format section of RDBMS Synchronization Import Definitions.
In the accountActions.csv file used in this example, one of the names of the default groups on the ACS SE is changed from "Group 5" to "ACSSEGRP."
The accountActions.csv file must be available on an FTP server, in an appropriate directory, as per the configuration of the FTP server software.
The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:
Cisco Secure ACS SE version 3.2.1
UNIX FTP server
accountActions.csv file located in /usr/nr/tmp
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
For more information on document conventions, see the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Complete these steps.
In the ACS SE, browse to System Configuration > RDBMS Synchronization.
Type your FTP Setup parameters in the Account Actions Download section.
The settings used in this example are:
Actions File: accountActions.csv
FTP Server: bundy.cisco.com
Directory: tmp
Login: myftpserverlogin
Password: myftpserverpass
In the Synchronization Partners section, specify the ACSSE and ensure that you have moved it from the AAA Server column to the Synchronize column.
Click Synchronize Now. The ACSSE screen flashes and brings you back to the main System Configuration page when the import process is complete.
There might be an issue with the .csv file if you receive this error message: Sync complete with no transactions performed. In order to resolve this issue, refer to RDBMS Synchronization Import Definitions.
In order to verify that you have imported the file successfully, browse to Reports and Activity > RDBMS Synchronization. Click RDBMS Synchronization.csv. This message appears:
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The story of America's Urban Land Grant University is first and foremost a profile in courage. Our "founding mother"—abolitionist and educator Myrtilla Miner—fought considerable opposition when, in 1851, she created the Normal School for Colored Girls to bring about her dream of a more equitable and just society.
An original 1862 land grant institution, the University of the District of Columbia's predecessors formed to extend quality, affordable education to the residents of the nation's capital. Over time, a series of mergers among the District's teachers and technical colleges gave rise to the city's first comprehensive university system. In 1977, the District of Columbia Teachers College, Federal City College and Washington Technical Institute combined to form the University of the District Columbia, with Lisle Carleton Carter, Jr. as its first president.
Like the District, the university has faced many financial and institutional challenges; but, today, the original vision of our founders is within reach and driving our transformation into a global example of quality public higher education. Together, the University of the District of Columbia and its Community College (launched in 2009) offer over 70 associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs—from classical arts and sciences to new green-collar courses of study like urban agriculture and sustainability. UDC's David A. Clarke School of Law is ranked among the Top 10 in the nation in law school clinical programs and is regarded as one of the finest public interest law schools in the country.
Our state university's future is built on the dreams of our founders. As we look back on our 160-year legacy, we rededicate ourselves to nurturing the next generations of leaders and visionaries in our city, our country and the world.
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- The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests offer 20 campgrounds with 800 individual campsites, spread from the Tennessee state line to Middle Georgia, and from Alabama to the wild and scenic Chattooga River. Most of them are situated in an appealing natural situation with plenty of recreation adjacent to the campground.
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Yaacov Bergman has watched, conducted and listened to Handel's "Messiah" more times than he can remember, but when he leads the Portland Chamber Orchestra's performance of the famous piece at Hillsboro's St. Matthew Church, it will feel new -- just as it has every other time.
"It's a wonderful thing, coming into something you've already visited," said Bergman, the New York conductor who leads the chamber orchestra and the Walla Walla Symphony. "Music is such a form of art that every time you visit it, you can shape it into an idea from a different angle."
Bergman, who studied music before attending Mannes College and launching his conducting career in New York, will lead three performances of "Messiah" in the metro area -- once in Gresham, once in Portland and once in Hillsboro, where the Portland Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Chorale will be joined by the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir.
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What: Portland Chamber Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah" with the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir
When: Friday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: St. Matthew Catholic Church, 447 S.E. Third Ave. in Hillsboro
Tickets: Adults, $25; seniors 65 and older, $20; students, $15; children between ages 5 and 12, $5; groups of 10 and more, $15
Information: To purchase tickets and for more information, visit portlandchamberorchestra.org
"Messiah," an 18th-century oratorio drawn from Scripture, was written originally for a small group of vocalists and instrumentalists, which "provides for a wonderful transparency," Bergman said. It was later adapted for larger-scale, "bombastic" performances.
"My style is somewhere in the middle," Bergman said, using traditional rather than period instruments and groups of child and adult singers. "It's baroque, yes, but it's very operatic and dramatic."
Bergman said his goal for "Messiah" is to tap into the piece's universal quality and create an experience that appeals to all people -- regardless of musical or religious background -- just as it appealed to Bergman during the years he watched his mentor, Richard Westenburg, conduct "Messiah" at Carnegie Hall in New York.
"His performances of the 'Messiah' always came with a very tangible spiritual essence that grabbed you," Bergman said. "I'm Jewish, but I was touched by it as much as anyone else. There was a feeling that was remarkably powerful."
Cindy Uecker, founder and director of the Hillsboro Community Youth Choir, said performing "Messiah" will be an experience the children and teens in the group will likely carry with them forever.
"One the goals I have is to inspire our younger singers to the great masterworks throughout the centuries, and the 'Messiah' fits the bill," said Uecker, who has prepared the choir for the annual performance the last three years. "It doesn't get better than Handel's 'Messiah.'"
Uecker said performing alongside the professional musicians and adult singers teaches her students skills such as performance etiquette and also inspires them.
"It will propel them forward into their musical lives," she said. "Whether they choose to go into it professionally or have music as a hobby, these kids will be involved with music. They'll have the skills, the heart and the artistic perseverance to continue it their whole lives."
The group consists mainly of fifth- through eighth-graders plus a handful of high-school students. All of the youth members will sing the soprano line.
"They're like the angels," Uecker said, "with that beautiful child sound."
Bergman said including young singers reflects a tradition common during Handel's time.
"There's a certain tonal quality that's absolutely magical about the soprano line," Bergman said. "It blends in, but at the same time it shines."


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New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres saluted with Mark Twain Prize. TV tweet of the day so far. TV Tuesday.
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An all-star lineup of friends and admirers saluted Ellen DeGeneres, whose show-business career began in New Orleans comedy clubs, Monday night (Oct. 22) in Washington, D.C., as she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The festivities, which will be telecast at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 on WYES, featured appearances and testimonials by Jane Lynch ("Glee"), Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace"), Jason Mraz, Lily Tomlin and Jimmy Kimmel, who said, "Thanks to Ellen, vests aren't just for magicians anymore."
"Thanks to everyone at PBS. I am so happy to be part of your farewell season," DeGeneres said in her acceptance remarks, a reference to Mitt Romney's intention to eliminate federal funding to public broadcasting should he become U.S. President.
Further reading about DeGeneres and the Mark Twain Prize:
Paul Farhi @ WashingtonPost.com:
As her friends made clear Monday night at the Twain ceremony, DeGeneres has played splendidly across the media gamut. She's been an awards show host (trifecta: Grammys, Emmys, Oscars), a sitcom star (two bore her name), a voice actor ("Finding Nemo"), a commercial shill (American Express, JC Penney, and on and on) and an advocate for various causes. She was even a judge on "American Idol."
DeGeneres probably deserves a Twain award just for one legendary quip. While hosting the Emmy Awards just after the terrorist attacks of 2001, she asked, "What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?"
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Jimmy Kimmel called it a milestone.
"For a lot of people, Ellen is their only homosexual friend," he said. "She's there in their living room every single day."
On stage, he said DeGeneres was his inspiration.
"Because of Ellen, in 1998, I mustered the strength to come out of the closet — despite the fact that I'm not gay," he joked.
ASHLEY SOUTHALL @ NYTimes.com:
The Twain prize, a bronze bust of the writer, is given by the Kennedy Center to "people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to" Mark Twain, the organization said.
"I've never read Mark Twain," Ms. DeGeneres confessed. "But to be fair, he's never seen my HBO specials."
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Maybe you've lived in the same area your entire life and are looking to branch out, or perhaps you go to a really small school that doesn't offer much in the way of dating opportunities, or maybe you have plenty of other teenagers around but really enjoy meeting new people. Whatever the case, armed with an Internet connection and common sense, there are numerous opportunities for you to connect with other teenagers on-line.
Most popular dating sites typically don't allow teenagers under 18 to sign up, but there are still some sites for you guys out there! Here are the best dating sites for under-18 teens on the Internet today!
Tagged allows users over 13-years-old to register and use their site. You can then browse for other teens by filtering your search by gender, age, country, location, and ethnicity.
The site is free and has a membership base of 70+ million registered users, of which quite a few are younger than 18.
You should know – Tagged has been branded by Time Magazine as the world's most annoying website, but they might have fixed this glitch by now.
Mylol.net is a multi-functional site for teens and young adults. You can search for members by country, state, relationship status, gender, and age.
They currently have over 100,000 registered teenagers in the US, over 20,000 in the UK, and almost 10,000 in Canada.
The site also offers teen chat rooms, forums, videos, music, Blogs, and even games. Overall, great site to meet easily meet people in your age group and location.
Nexopia is a fairly new social community that has quickly grown to become Canada's largest social networking site for youth. The site's members range in age, but the backbone of its member base are teens, usually around 16 – 17 years old.
The site allows teens over 13 years of age to register and the entire site is FREE to use.
There are currently over 1.2 million members, with over 7,000 members active at any given moment.
The site offers forums, blogs, an area where you could send "shouts" for friends on the site to view, and an active music section where teens can browse for interviews, music videos, and reviews.
Meet Me
Meet Me allows members over the age of 13 to join their site.
The site currently boasts over 40 million people and it is complete FREE to browse members, meet new people and play games.
Members are from all over the world and the site is available on-the-go for people with iPads, iPhones and Androids.
Skout is a great dating site for teens, especially if you're a teen with an iPhone or Android. Teens, even the ones below 18, can sign up for free. The registration is super simple: a one-click registration if you have a Facebook account. Skout lets you browse and search just like the other dating sites, but one unique feature it does have is that it comes with a free iPhone/Android application that uses location services to let you browse lists of singles in your immediate vicinity. From the list, you can view profiles, share pictures, leave comments on users' photos, and even chat with potential dates in your area. How's that for dating convenience?
Update: As of July 2012, Skout is no longer allowing teens below 18 to join after an unfortunate safety issue. Please click here for safety tips on teen online dating.
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Sullivan County flood assistance announcement expected
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - The Tennessee Housing Development Agency will hold a news conference on funding now available through its housing trust fund.
The money will help homeowners in the Bloomingdale area of Sullivan County whose homes were affected by flooding in July.
The $100,000 Rebuild and Recover Grant announcement will be held Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, at the Bloomingdale Ruritan Club located on Van Horne Street.
Eight to ten homes may be helped by the grant.


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At 9 a.m. CDT the government of the Bahamas has discontinued the tropical storm warning for the bahamas.
For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local weather office.
At 9 a.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Paloma was located near latitude 21.2 north, longitude 77.9 west or near Camaguey, Cuba.
Paloma is drifting toward the north-northeast near 2 mph, 4 km/hr, and a slow north-northeastward to northeastward motion is expected during the next day or two. On the forecast track, the center of paloma should be near the north coast of cuba later today and be approaching the central bahamas by Monday morning.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph, 95 km/hr, with higher gusts. Continued weakening is expected today, and paloma is forecast to degenerate to a weak area of low pressure by Monday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles, 220 km from the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 995 mb, 29.38 inches.
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ALTOONA -- Saving their best for after the supposed last inning, the Harrisburg Senators scored three runs in the 10th and beat host Altoona 3-1 Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. That's two straight Eastern League wins for the Senators (5-5), who pulled into a first-place tie atop the Western Division standings. The Curve (4-5) had gone 20 straight innings without scoring against Harrisburg until plating an unearned run in the bottom of the 10th.
The teams finish this four-game series with a 1 p.m. Sunday start in Blair County.
Thanks to scoreless baseball from starter Nathan Karns and relievers Ian Krol, Neil Holland and Pat Lehman (1-1), plus equally gritty shutout ball from Altoona's Stolmy Pimentel and Jeff Inman, the game remain scoreless through regulation.
But in the top of the 10th against Luis Sanz (0-1), Rick Hague led off with a single and advanced to second on Jose Lozada's sacrifice bunt. Brian Goodwin followed with an RBI single to break the tie. After Sean Nicol reached on a fielder's choice, with Goodwin beating the throw to third, Anthony Rendon made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly. Following an error, Destin Hood finished the scoring with an RBI double. Aaron Barrett worked the bottom of the 10th and worked around his own throwing error and the unearned run for his first save.
More on this game in the Notes & Numbers feature will be posted shortly.
April 9 -- vs. New Britian, 9-7 loss
April 10 -- vs. New Britain, 17-5 loss
April 11 -- at Altoona, 5-4 loss
April 12 -- at Altoona, 4-0 win
April 13 -- at Altoona, 3-1 win (10 inn.)
April 14 -- at Altoona, 1
April 15 -- at Reading, 6:35
April 16 -- at Reading, 6:35
April 18 -- vs. Altoona, 7
April 19 -- vs. Altoona, 7
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Cancer Researcher
I knew it would be hard, and I knew I'd probably never get there. But, I thought, that's something you could spend your life doing and feel like you're trying to do the right thing, and trying to make a real contribution. And, if you're successful at all, you could obviously feel very good about what you've done. View Interview with Bert VogelsteinView Biography of Bert VogelsteinView Profile of Bert VogelsteinView Photo Gallery of Bert Vogelstein
Most things don't work, either because the idea was wrong -- the connection was wrong -- or because of execution. Trying to prove that the idea was right is very difficult. And the combination of those two things almost guarantees that somewhere between 90 and 99 percent of experiments will fail. And in order to cope with that, you need a sense of humor. You need to understand that, yeah, it didn't work, but there's got to be something good that came out of it. You must have learned something, or there's got to be something funny about how it didn't work, or something that we can be happy about that will stimulate us to try it again the next day. View Interview with Bert VogelsteinView Biography of Bert VogelsteinView Profile of Bert VogelsteinView Photo Gallery of Bert Vogelstein
Nobel Prize for Peace
Lech Walesa: It is true that I was in trouble many times. But as I said, I was quite a lively child, and I had my own mind. And, even if I saw things look differently that wouldn't change my mind. And, I even got involved and set up a conflict with the priest. I believe it may have been when I was around ten. I can't remember what it actually boiled down to. But, the point was that I was right, not him. And in fact, I followed him for like a fortnight and kept repeating that I'm right not him, and finally he had to give in, and then he said to me the following: "Well, my boy, you will either reach very, very far or you will end up in jail." And the truth is, I sampled both in my life. View Interview with Lech WalesaView Biography of Lech WalesaView Profile of Lech WalesaView Photo Gallery of Lech Walesa
Lech Walesa: I was fired on several occasions, because really, I got involved in the struggle with more and more determination, and I believe we can already quote the date 1970 as the date of my determined struggle. I was already the leader of the strike then. It was a very inefficient leadership on my part, and we failed with our strike in 1970, but that defeat caused my character -- due to my character I spent the next ten years trying to work out the method that would actually bring about the victory. And when, ten years later, we had another opportunity, I already knew how to go about it, how to deal with it, and I led the struggle the way -- as it should be. View Interview with Lech WalesaView Biography of Lech WalesaView Profile of Lech WalesaView Photo Gallery of Lech Walesa
All-American Football Player
Herschel Walker: I had a speech impediment when I was growing up. I could barely put a sentence together. I could barely talk. But my parents wouldn't let that be an excuse. They said, "Well, you have to work on it." I had a lot of teachers that really didn't pay that much attention to me. Having a speech impediment, they just figured then, it's going too tough for Herschel so we will put him over there in the corner, and we will work with him when we have time, after we work with the other kids. Even though that may have disappointed me in their views, it didn't disappoint me in the way my parents said, "Herschel, you just study this, you study that." And my speech got better. My grades came up. And when I graduated high school, I was valedictorian of my class. View Interview with Herschel WalkerView Biography of Herschel WalkerView Profile of Herschel WalkerView Photo Gallery of Herschel Walker
My sister, she is a little bit over a year older. She was fast, and I was that chubby kid. And she was always beating me, she always beat me. I just felt that I couldn't see a girl beating me all the time. And I said, I got to beat her, I got to beat her. And I just trained and trained, and you know, every time I went up to race her, she beat me. Every time I went up she beat me. And after you been beat over ten times, sometimes people got a tendency of quitting. And I said, no, I'm not going to quit, I'm not going to quit. And I kept doing it until I got where I could beat her. And what was so strange about it, is the first race that I ever beat her, I barely beat her. But I think that was like the spring board. View Interview with Herschel WalkerView Biography of Herschel WalkerView Profile of Herschel WalkerView Photo Gallery of Herschel Walker
Herschel Walker: The hardest thing I had to overcome in life? I think racism. That's so difficult because I don't think anyone can ever understand it. It's not the point that people don't want to understand it, but they don't want to touch it. So, like, that's a subject we can't touch, lets get away from it. But you know, it's there. And as long as it's there you got to cope with it. With me, I'm always the type of person, if something is in front of me, let me deal with it. Lets not push it under the rug, or push it to the side because, no matter what, it's going to keep coming up. You know, if you never deal with that dirt up under the carpet, it's going to get larger and larger, and it's going to keep coming up. Little bit by little, it's going to seep from underneath that carpet. So you deal with it now. You're going to try to get those piles out. I think that's been the most difficult thing. View Interview with Herschel WalkerView Biography of Herschel WalkerView Profile of Herschel WalkerView Photo Gallery of Herschel Walker
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Ordinance 111-2012, which will expand the restrictions on Recreational Vehicles in the city of Seven Hills, will have its final reading tonight.
That likely means that the ordinance will be passed, despite fervent protests from a group of citizens led by Al Szczepanik.
Szcepanik has become a regular at city council meetings, showing up to voice his and others frustrations. When a review of the RV legislation was broached, Szcepanik was asked to participate in committee hearings as the voice of the ordinance's detractors. That committee, according to Szcepanik, met one time before approaching city council with legislative proposals.
He says that there are about 35 residents who are against Ordinance 111-2012, as it stands now.
City officials have argued that the presence of the vehicles has become a burden to the city. They've stated that the RV's are eyesores that allegedly attract negative and potentially criminal elements.
Additionally, Ordinance 111-2012 would expand the limits on vehicle length and the number of hours a Seven Hills resident could park an RV in front of their home.
Szcepanik's group wants to see broader changes focused primarily on seasonal parking ability. According to Szcepanik his group would like to be able to park their campers in front of their homes during the summer season, peak camping time.
Most city officials believe the language is a healthy compromise between the two sides and several officials have noted that, "You can't legislate for everybody."
For much of city council the hope is that the passage of this legislation will represent the putting to bed of the RV issue. However, Szcepanik has threatened legal action against the city on several occasions, most recently at the Dec. 10 council session.
It is unclear whether or not he still intends to pursue an attorney-based remedy to his group's perceived plight.
Council will start session at 7 p.m. There will be a brief caucus beforehand.


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8 comments:
- Richard said...
Mas and Mas Visible
Of many great radio broadcasts, this one for me is the best !!!!
The more that Love from the Heart vibrates the vocal chords the better.
Be well, be Alert
- Monday, September 02, 2013 2:45:00 PM
- Ginnie said...
And the joy we share as we tarry there no other has ever known! Again you have spoken my heart. I was living in a tent in Haiku for 2 years, up to and including Fukushima. Was abandoned by my "true love" who wanted me back only to further destroy me...he thought! 11 years with a psychopath will teach you some reality shit! Brought me to Tahoe to my little dream cabin and informed me I was too old and ugly for him ( we are the same age 61) so he went about finding women to occupy his desires..he had suddenly become "polyamourous" and bi-sexual. News to me! I left without a nickel, car or $ to my name. My daughter took me in (Sacramento) and since I had lost 1/3 of my body weight due to parasites and toxic mold (my husband refused to get me medical) I have been in bed for 5 months on a cleansing program. I now have the strength to file for divorce and hopefully will get a car and a few shekels and mosey down to Mojave, CA right in front of Edwards Airforce base to my dear friend who lives off the grid and builds cobb shelters to grow food. I shall live in a tent there. Smack dap in the middle of the fire! God has been my all for so many years there is no possible way for me to NOT follow the road given. You have lived my parallel life. The things I could not speak you have spoken. I too have been prevented mysteriously all my life. This is the time. I may glow in the dark but maybe it won't be radiation after all! Here's to us, who do all just to stand. Apparently all this had to be said by me today.
- Monday, September 02, 2013 7:36:00 PM
- Visible said...
Ah Ginnie, I'm sorry. You and anyone like you who needs shelter from the storm can stay with me, once we get it together to legitimize staying with me is not a threat to my hosting country. I do now have the space.
- Monday, September 02, 2013 7:44:00 PM
- Ginnie said...
Come in she said, I'll give you shelter from the storm! Great Dylan flashback. Thank you for your
- Tuesday, September 03, 2013 4:19:00 AM
- B Suit said...
Listening to this was like experiencing a whirlwind or maelström. So much resonated with me. I'm certainly Looking forward to hearing more of you boiled down compotes! A great show!I thought it worthwhile to transcribe the show so I can read it again and let the inspiration sink in more! Hare Krishna!
- Friday, September 06, 2013 8:28:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
via Homer..
"Satirizing Richard Dawkins"
Who? Me?
- Friday, September 06, 2013 6:20:00 PM
- Visible said...
Did I do that? My memory is in the Bahamas.
- Friday, September 06, 2013 6:48:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hammer on, dude, sous chef of God.
And the voice we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known
The Lord bless you and keep you. You light the way.
- Saturday, September 07, 2013 9:28:00 PM
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Here's all you need to know about Wednesday's 17-inning marathon between Perth Amboy and Sayreville in the quarterfinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament:
Sayreville 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 1-5-5
Perth Amboy 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1 2-4-3
The pitching was phenomenal to say the least in a game in which there were just nine hits and 43 strikeouts. Perth Amboy managed just four hits, all singles, in 55 at bats to drop its team batting average from .419 to .390. Sayreville didn't fare much better, collecting five hits in 56 at bats.
"This game was crazy, it's the only way to describe it, " Perth Amboy coach Ernie Kregeloh said. "Both teams pitched well and to me that's what it was all about, it was just pitching and execution. Both teams can hit but the pitching kind of put the bats in check today."
Yon Jerry Perez delivered the game-winning hit when he bounced a single up the middle to score Ismael Paulino with two out in the bottom of the seventh. But the true heroes on this night were the pitchers: Christian Campbell and Jimmy Kraivec for Sayreville, Emilio Calderon, Fernando Rosa and Wonder Ortega for Perth Amboy.
"It was unbelievable, I'm mentally shot right now," Sayreville coach Mike Novak said moments after the game ended. "The pitching in this game was unbelievable. Nobody could get a hit. Christian 10 innings, Jimmy gave us a great job there and their three guys were unbelievable."
Here's a quick look at their lines:
Christian Campbell 10 ip, 2h, 1r/er, 13k, 0bb
Jimmy Kraivec 6 2/3 ip, 2h, 1r/er, 5k, 4bb
Emilio Calderon 4 ip, 1h, 1r/er, 5k, 1bb
Fernando Rosa 6 ip, 2h, 0r, 11k, 3bb
Wonder Ortega 7 ip, 2h, 0r, 9k, 3bb
Especially Campbell, who gave Sayreville hope that it could rough up Calderon (10-1, 1.59) by drilling a two-out, first-inning offering from the senior southpaw over the
Calderon, restricted to four innings after pitching in Monday's state tournament victory over J.P. Stevens, did not allow another hit and finished with five strikeouts to give him 134 for the season.
Rosa and Ortega, the eventual winner, combined to throw 13 shutout innings, yielding just four hits while striking out 20, combined.
Campbell, a sophomore, pitched 10 innings and limited Perth Amboy to just two hits, both coming in the second inning when it scored its first run. Jose Hernandez singled but was out at second on a 9-6 force play after Sayreville misplayed a pop-up by Anderson Rosa. Rosa took second on Calderon's grounder to second and scored on Carlos Done's single.
Done's single was the last base-runner allowed by Campbell, who retired the final 19 batters he faced and finished with 13 strikeouts without walking a batter.
"He was unbelievable," Novak said. "From the home run, the 10 innings he pitched. I really believe he would have given us a chance if we had gotten this win and found a way to win against South Plainfield Saturday, if (Scott) Griffin could have gotten a shot, he could have won us a championship, he was that good. I've got two more years of him so he's got a long career ahead of him."
It took roughly three and a half hours for Perth Amboy to score again off of Sayreville reliever Jimmy Kraivec, who was brilliant in his own right, stifling the tournament's top seed for 6 2/3 innings by allowing just two hits. The second one was the game-winner in the 17th, although Kraivec appeared to escape danger that inning with a 6-4-3 DP after issuing a lead-off, nine-pitch walk to Calderon.
Ismael Paulino received a two-out walk on a 3-1 count, stole second, and scored when Perez slapped a single up the middle.
"I didn't think that it was going to end there," Novak said. "They just got the clutch hit at the right time. I was hoping that we would finally swing the bat but for whatever reason, whether their pitchers were that good or we couldn't see it in the lights, we struggled and it was a tough day at the plate"
Kraivec had pitched roughly 20 innings coming in spread over 13 appearances, all in relief.
Ortega ceded two hits and three walks over seven shutout innings, striking out nine while repeatedly turning back whatever threats Sayreville could muster.
"I just kept going, I didn't think about the score, I just kept pitching and throwing strikes," Ortega said, with some translation assistance from Calderon. "I kept putting the strikes where I needed to."
The ordeal left Perth Amboy coach Ernie Kregeloh with some serious decisions to make about his pitching. Perth Amboy played Perth Amboy Tech this afternoon (a 6-3 victory), hosts Edison in a North 2, Group 4 state quarterfinal on Friday, then takes-on red-hot South Plainfield, winner of its last 10, in the GMC semifinal on Saturday.
"I have Emilio for six (innings) against Edison and I have to look at who's going to pitch the seventh inning," Kregeloh said. "That's where it's really going to hurt us. I think that this game going as long as it did is going to hurt our pitching for the rest of the week."
There were plenty of comedic moments in the ultra-intense affair, the funniest when Novak spotted Edison assistant Rob Roma behind home plate somewhere around the 12th or 13th inning.
"You want us to go another three or four innings?" Novak asked Roma, aware of Edison's pending state tournament contest with Perth Amboy.
Roma never answered, but they did, anyway.
6-St. Joseph vs. 2-Old Bridge, 12
4-South Plainfield vs. 1-Perth Amboy, 3


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NEW YORK, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – The compliance officer role in heavily regulated industries, such as defense contracting, healthcare and financial services, is endowed with great responsibility. The compliance officer is charged with spotting risk and pursuing the policies and procedures that bring such exposures to levels deemed acceptable as contemplated by agency regulations and local and federal laws.
Financial Regulatory Forum
Firms urged to spend more, complain less to meet compliance challenge
By Rachel Wolcott
LONDON/NEW YORK, May 16 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Talk to any compliance officer these days and the chances are they will tell a story about too many new rules from too many jurisdictions that are too complicated and labour-intensive and expensive to implement. Each time another missive hits their desks from the Financial Services Authority (FSA), or one of the many other global, European Union or U.S. regulators, bankers, their compliance officers or risk managers, wonder quite how they will be able to manage the implementation process and also, perhaps more importantly how much it will all cost.