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Injury reports on Morse, LaRoche, Ankiel
Nationals outfielder Michael Morse and Adam LaRoche are not expected to play in a Major League exhibition game for at least a week.
Morse, who has played just three game during the exhibition season, has a strained right lat [back] muscle. While he can swing a bat, he is not allowed to throw the baseball. Morse believes he will be ready for Opening Day.
As for LaRoche, he had an MRI recently and it revealed he has a bone bruise and cartilage sprain in his left foot. LaRoche is having problems running the bases. He, too, believes he will be ready for Opening Day.
"I really feel this is going to be put behind [me] shortly," LaRoche said. "I'm going to give it a few days, go back to Minor League side, get a bunch of at-bats, where I don't have to run the bases. As long as I'm seeing some pitches — I don't care if it's coming out of an 18-year old's hand — I don't want to fall a week behind as far as seeing live pitching."
Outfielder Rick Ankiel had a full workout in front of manager Davey Johnson on Saturday and is expected to return to action Tuesday against the Mets. Ankiel has not played since March 9 because of a tight left hamstring.
Nats' Morse, Ankiel, LaRoche still hurting
Nationals outfielders Michael Morse and Rick Ankiel and first baseman Adam LaRoche are not allowed to play in Major League exhibition games because of injuries, but they can still get at-bats on the Minor League field, according to manager Davey Johnson.
LaRoche continues to have a left foot problem and feels pain when he runs the bases. LaRoche hurt the foot while doing a baserunning drill last month.
Morse recently had an MRI and it revealed that he still has a strained right lat [back] muscle. Morse, who has played three exhibition games, can still swing a bat, but he can't throw the baseball.
Ankiel continues to have left hamstring issues and has not played since March 9 against the Marlins.
Like with outfielder Bryce Harper earlier this week, Ankiel, Morse and Ankiel must work out in front of Johnson in order to play in an exhibition game.
"For this time of year, I'm cautious," Johnson said. "My conversation with the trainer today was, 'Ankiel, Morse and LaRoche: Treatment here [Space Coast Stadium], they can hit over there [Minor League Field] under your supervision.' I'm going to be on the cautious side. We got a ways to go. Those guys don't have to prove anything to me. My main concern is getting them ready. It depends on how quickly they recover."
Nats don't plan to put Ankiel on disabled list
As of now, the Nationals don't plan to put outfielder Rick Ankiel on the disabled list because of a rib cage injury.
Manager Jim Riggleman plans to rest Ankiel for the entire three-game series against the Orioles. The skipper is hoping that Ankiel will be back in action when the Nationals face the Mariners starting Tuesday night.
Ankiel hurt himself after catching a routine fly ball from Cardinals third baseman Daniel Descalso for the third out of the top of second inning on Tuesday night.
Ankiel was supposed to bat in the bottom of the inning, but was lifted for a pinch-hitter.


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Stan Angell found his retirement niche in building replica ships
Stan Angell of Kippens has found his retirement wintertime niche in the building of replica ships, his latest being the Titanic.
Stan Angell of Kippens stands behind his replica of The Titanic, which he completed recently. — Photo by Frank Gale/The Western Star
For the past decade he has been building various models and the Titanic was his biggest venture to date, with close to 2,000 hours spent on building the 68 inch long, one-foot wide and 30 inch high keel to mast tip ship.
The original ship was 882 feet in length and 125 feet high. While he took an overall scale off the Internet, the replica is not all to scale as he said there was some guesswork that went into the construction.
Angell said the only true model of the Titanic, built to scale, that he read about is 18 feet long and took seven years to build.
His replica is completely planked with pine, which is used throughout including all the decks. He handcrafted all the parts, including the propellers. Even the intricate work, like the painting, was all done by brush.
Building for 10 years
"I started (building replicas) about 10 years ago after I retired, and it's a great winter pastime," he said.
His summers are usually filled with visiting family, going fishing or going to his cabin in the interior of the island, but in winter, his daily routine takes him out to his workshop where he lights up the wood stove, rolls up his sleeves and starts the tedious work.
"I have lots of patience for this and don't even notice the hours passing by when I'm at it. It keeps you occupied," he said.
Time for other interests
Now that he has this particular project completed, the remainder of this winter will be dedicated
to ice fishing and his other interests.
During the past decade he has built seven scaled replicas of the Canadian fishing and racing schooner the Bluenose, one of the SS Kyle, which he built from referencing a picture on a calendar, and several of the Linda May, a banker schooner.
His next project will be refurbishing some boats owned by a friend of his, Patty Mulrooney Sr., before he starts a new project, whatever that might end up being.
Angell said there are times when friends drop by his workshop to see how things are progressing.
"Sometimes they make comments, but that's when I remind them who is building the boat," he said with a laugh.
Angell said at one time he built a few full-sized 16-foot fishing flats for use in ponds, but there wasn't a market for them, so he stopped building them.
While he has sold some of his replicas, he has also given some of them to family members.
As to what will happen to the Titanic, Angell said he at this point he's unsure.

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Paul McCartney
Monday, May 19, 2014 11:12 PM
In this June 8, 2013, file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center, in New York. McCartney is canceling his entire Japan tour. The former Beatle got a virus last week and canceled several appearances, apologizing online to his fans. Now, his organizers say he is not well enough to do any of the concerts in Japan, including the one set for Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Nippon Budokan hall, where the Beatles performed during their first 1966 Japan tour.
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OMG - I am in agreement with Oregonian columnist Elizabeth Hovde. Her position on the New Haven firefighters discrimination case is correct in law and equity.
"It's also obviously wrong to tell people that they are being passed over for a promotion after having employees study for and take a test to earn that promotion." [Oregonian: "Supreme Court ruling shouldn't fan the flames: it restores some common sense'"]
New Haven, Conn. discarded the results of firefighter promotion exams because the white firefighters outperformed black firefighters. Their rationale - fear of being sued.
Although, It might be described as a reverse discrimination case, pundits have avoided that categorization. I am not sure why. Certain terms just seem to disappear from use. Political correctness at work?
The case gained more press because the US Supreme Court overruled the Appellate Court that has Judge Sotomayor as one of 12 active judges.
She is President Obama's choice for the US Supreme Court. Her role in the case was at best - minimal.
Procedurally the case originated at the federal trial court (District Court) level with each side making motions for summary judgment. This is a request for decision on legal issues before proceeding to trial.
It is not the typical trial case where lawyers introduce evidence and question witnesses. The court is asked to make a decision of law based upon the extant record.
The record was developed through the pleadings, discovery and meetings of the New Haven Civil Service Board (CSB).
The legal issue in this case is essentially the statutory construction of two conflicting parts of Title VII of Civil Rights Act - disparate treatment (intentional discrimination) and disparate impact (no intention but an adverse effect).
The facts from the US Supreme Court Syllabus (format editing):
"New Haven, Conn. (City), uses objective examinations to identify those firefighters best qualified for promotion. When the results of such an exam to fill vacant lieutenant and captain positions showed that white candidates had outperformed minority candidates, a rancorous public debate ensued. "
"Confronted with arguments both for and against certifying the test results--and threats of a lawsuit either way--the City threw out the results based on the statistical racial disparity. "
"Petitioners, white and Hispanic firefighters who passed the exams but were denied a chance at promotions by the City's refusal to certify the test results, sued the City and respondent officials, alleging that discarding the test results discriminated against them based on their race in violation of, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. "
"The defendants responded that had they certified the test results, they could have faced Title VII liability for adopting a practice having a disparate impact on minority firefighters. "
"The District Court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and the Second Circuit affirmed. "
US Supreme Court, the majority opinion by Justice Kennedy:
"We conclude that race-based action like the City's in this case is impermissible under Title VII unless the employer can demonstrate a strong basis in evidence that, had it not taken the action, it would have been liable under the disparate-impact statute."
"The respondents, we further determine, cannot meet that threshold standard. As a result, the City's action in discarding the tests was a violation of Title VII." [Bold emphasis added].
[The US Supreme Court decision rendered by Justice Kennedy and concurring and dissenting opinions can be found at the Cornell Supreme Court collection.
If one is interested in reading legal opinions - I would recommend the reading the US Supreme Court decision by Justice Kennedy because it regurgitates the lower court decisions.
And to get a better feel of the 'behind the scenes,' I recommend reading the concurring opinion by Justice Alito and the dissenting opinion by Justice Ginsberg.]
The District Court determined that the white firefighters were not subject to intentional discrimination by the city.
It "concluded that respondents' actions were not "based on race" because "all applicants took the same test, and the result was the same for all because the test results were discarded and nobody was promoted."
"It also ruled that respondents' "motivation to avoid making promotions based on a test with a racially disparate impact . . . does not, as a matter of law, constitute discriminatory intent"
The City's assertion that it acted in good faith fear of a suit under the disparate impact statute was upheld. Summary Judgment for the City.
The Appellate Court affirmed the District Court and adopted the lower court's reasoning as its own.
But the Supreme Court's Justice Kennedy: "Whatever the City's ultimate aim-however well intentioned or benevolent it might have seemed-the City made its employment decision because of race."
But there is much more to this story that involves city intrigue and pressure by local minister. The City had not the fear of any legal liability - it had the fear of offending the local black community. [See Justice Alito's concurring opinion for the juicy bits.]
It was the CSB that had the responsibility to certify the results of the exams. Once the results were known, the CSB had their work cut out. It was before the CSB that much of the "rancorous debate" took place.
The rancor was well provided by a Lt. Gary Tinney who apparently had racial issues of his own, e.g., he called those who agreed with certifying the results "Klansmen." [concurring opinion].
Lt. Tinney was a fire captain that failed the test and he apparently had strong connections in the mayor's office.
A local minister "threatened the CSB with political recriminations if they voted to certify the test results." Quotas seemed to be the goal. [See concurring opinion].
The mayor, in fact his entire office, dealt with the certification in a political manner. Working behind the scenes the mayor was putting pressure on the CSB not to certify the results.
And, had the CSB certified the test results - the mayor was positioned to use his executive power to discard them.
In the end the CSB voted 2 - 2, one member recused. CSB rules meant the tie was a vote against the certification.
And what about the exams? There can be no doubt that these were above reproach. They were racially neutral, job related and objectively based.
The City had hired a firm Industrial/Organizational Solutions (IOS) to develop and administer the exams. Partial quotes [reformatted] from a fairly extensive review by the Court:
"In order to fit the examinations to the New Haven Department, IOS began the test-design process by performing job analyses to identify the tasks, knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential for the lieutenant and captain positions. [. . . ]. "
"Using information from those interviews and ride-alongs, IOS wrote job-analysis questionnaires and administered them to most of the incumbent battalion chiefs, captains, and lieutenants in the Department."
"At every stage of the job analyses, IOS, by deliberate choice, over sampled minority firefighters to ensure that the results--which IOS would use to develop the examinations--would not unintentionally favor white candidates."
"With the job-analysis information in hand, IOS developed the written examinations to measure the candidates' job-related knowledge. For each test, IOS compiled a list of training manuals, Department procedures, and other materials to use as sources for the test questions.
"IOS presented the proposed sources to the New Haven fire chief and assistant fire chief for their approval. Then, using the approved sources, IOS drafted a multiple-choice test for each position. [. . .]"
"After IOS prepared the tests, the City opened a 3-month study period. It gave candidates a list that identified the source material for the questions, including the specific chapters from which the questions were taken."
And what about firefighter Ricci, one of the plaintiffs/petitioners? From his testimony at the CSB:
""Ricci stated that he had "several learning disabilities," including dyslexia; that he had spent more than $1,000 to purchase the materials and pay his neighbor to read them on tape so he could "give it [his] best shot"; and that he had studied "8 to 13 hours a day to prepare" for the test. [. . .]. "I don't even know if I made it,"Ricci told the CSB, "[b]ut the people who passed should be promoted. When your life's on the line, second best may not be good enough." [. . .]."" [Court's opinion].
But the City had taken the easy way out - bowing to pressure. They developed a public rationale - fear that the city would be sued. [See Justice Alito's and Justice Ginsberg opinions for more background. It is a good thing dueling is outlawed.]
It was clear that the city would have been sued no matter what it did. The City failed to certify the results. White firefighters sued because they loss promotion opportunities merely because of race. [Intentional discrimination]
If the City had certified the results, the minority firefighters would have sued based upon the disparate impact, i.e., the test results viewed in terms of race essentially excluded blacks. [No intent but the adverse impact].
To resolve the potential conflict given the fact situation, the Court fashioned a new standard.
The firefighters' position was that an employer must know that its action will violate the disparate impact statute. The City's position was that they only needed a good faith belief that its actions would violate the disparate impact statute.
The Court: "Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions."
The Court took the middle ground and established a "strong basis in evidence" standard. The Court 'borrowed' a standard used in the context of remedial remedies for past racial discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
A "strong basis in evidence" is standard is higher than a "good cause" or "good faith" standard thought sufficient by the District Court and apparently Justice Ginsberg.
The Court saw this standard as insuring that the purpose of Title VII is fulfilled, i.e., "to promote hiring on the basis of job qualifications, rather than on the basis of race or color."
Applying this standard the Court overruled the decisions of the District & Appellate Courts.
"We conclude that race-based action like the City's in this case is impermissible under Title VII unless the employer can demonstrate a strong basis in evidence that, had it not taken the action, it would have been liable under the disparate-impact statute."
"The respondents, we further determine, cannot meet that threshold standard. As a result, the City's action in discarding the tests was a violation of Title VII."
The City is not precluded from going forward with a trial on the merits in accordance with the new applicable standard.
"Our holding today clarifies how Title VII applies to resolve competing expectations under the disparate treatment and disparate-impact provisions."
"If, after it certifies the test results, the City faces a disparate-impact suit, then in light of our holding today it should be clear that the City would avoid disparate-impact liability based on the strong basis in evidence that, had it not certified the results, it would have been subject to disparate treatment liability."
But there was food for City thought. "[I]ts hearings produced no strong evidence of a disparate-impact violation, and the City was not entitled to disregard the tests based solely on the racial disparity in the results."
© 2009 Larry Norton


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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Chargers have placed linebacker James Holt on injured reserve with a shoulder injury and signed Dontarrious Thomas, who played this season in the United Football League.
Holt was hurt in Sunday's regular-season finale against Washington and will undergo surgery. He was used mostly on special teams.
Thomas has played in 63 games in five NFL seasons, including 10 starts, with Minnesota and San Francisco. He hasn't played in the NFL since the end of the 2008 season.


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- Texas feels drought pains fading
- Recent cold fronts
- Extreme heat and dry conditions are beginning to fade in Texas and the Southwest — with the return of more normal rainfall amounts through winter, and possibly into the spring and summer.
Recent cold fronts
"Recent cold fronts have resulted in the soil temps dropping into the upper 50s for a few days," Stapper reports, and says farmers should consider a target period when soil temperature are at 65 degrees for three consecutive days with a five-day favorable weather forecast before putting seed into the ground. They should also avoid poorly drained soil conditions that could cause additional problems.
In the Rio Grande Valley, ample rainfall in February and early March have helped onion growers "at just the right time," but with harvest to begin in the next week to 10-days, additional rainfall could cause unwanted problems.
"We don't want anymore rain or heavy dew until we get this crop harvested," says onion grower Don Ed Holmes. "What we need now is some sunshine to finish up the crop and get them out of the field.
Holmes says Valley cotton and sorghum growers have complained about wet conditions that have kept them out of their fields.
For most of Western Oklahoma, Southern New Mexico and most of Texas, including the Coastal Bend and the high plains, more water is needed in spite of recent rains. Cotton growers near Corpus Christi say another 12 inches to 15 inches of rain are needed to return the area to pre-drought conditions.
"Recent rains have helped the meteorological drought a little, but more rain to replenish reservoirs, rivers and streams, ponds and ground water – the hydrological drought conditions – is greatly needed, and that will take some time," Oklahoma climatologist McManus said.
He says while drought relief looked distant in late September, he is more optimistic now that conditions will slowly improve throughout the 2012 growing season.
"If we can continue to get some rain in spring and especially in the summer, I have hope for a fair crop year. Because of the long drought I think it may be drier than we would like, but working in our favor is that we should escape the extreme heat we experienced last year, which served to dry things out even more."


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Gibson Makes 27 Saves As Ducks Beat Oilers, 2-1Brandon Pirri also scored for the playoff-bound Ducks, who are trying to catch the Los Angeles Kings for first place in the Pacific Division.
Rakell's OT Goal Lifts Ducks Over Oilers, 2-1Ryan Getzlaf scored in regulation and Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots to give Anaheim its seventh straight win.
Surging Ducks Earn 5-3 Victory Over OilersDavid Perron, Jakob Silfverberg, Hampus Lindholm and Corey Perry also scored for the Ducks.
Kings Score 3 Goals In 96 seconds, Beat Oilers, 5-2Dwight King, Michael Mersch and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Kings, who have won three straight.
Shore's Late Goal Helps Kings Beat Oilers, 4-3The Kings have beaten the Oilers seven straight times at Staples Center.
Pearson Scores Late, Kings Beat Oilers, 3-2Tanner Pearson broke a tie late in the third period with his first goal since breaking his leg last season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Anaheim Ducks Clinch Pacific Division Title With 5-1 Rout Of OilersAndrew Cogliano and Francois Beauchemin each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks clinched their third straight Pacific Division title with a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.
Kopitar, Lewis Lead Kings Past Oilers, 5-2, To Break SkidAnze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis each had a goal and two assists as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Getzlaf's Goal In 3rd Period Lifts Ducks Over Oilers, 2-1Ryan Getzlaf scored the go-ahead goal with 7:13 remaining in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday.
Vatanen, Getzlaf Lead Ducks To 4-2 Win Over OilersSami Vatanen and Ryan Getzlaf each had a goal and an assist as the league-leading Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Friday night for their sixth straight win.
Tanner Pearson Leads LA Kings In 6-1 Rout Of OilersTanner Pearson had two goals and an assist, and linemates Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli added a goal and an assist apiece in the Los Angeles Kings' 6-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Kings Snap 3-Game Losing Streak With 3-0 Win Over OilersMarian Gaborik had two goals and an assist and Martin Jones made just 17 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as the Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.


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Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident at 2675 Walnut Bottom Road in Carlisle at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Patriot-News
There were no other vehicles involved in the accident, and state police could not immediately confirm the identities of the accident victims, or the extent of their injuries.
This story will be updated as more details become available.


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MADISON, Alabama – Bob Jones built a big lead in the first half against Gadsden City on Friday night but had to survive a furious comeback after intermission.
The Patriots defense stood tall at the end and Bob Jones beat the Titans 35-30 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.
"I thought we started fast like we have every week at home, built a good lead," Patriots coach Kevin Rose said. "And then they scored and then they scored again. At that point we were just holding on for our life.
"Our defense came out there on that last drive and came up with a huge stop. Their quarterback was so athletic. We were able to close it out and get a stop."
Kevin Wright accounted for four touchdowns as Bob Jones built a 35-10 halftime lead. He ran for two scores (6 and 24 yards), caught a TD pass on a 70-yard catch-and-run from quarterback Trey Bates and threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Thomas Joa. Wright finished with 20 carries for 87 yards and caught four passes for 119 yards.
"I had an exceptional night on offense," the senior running back/wide receiver said. "Second half I think was down for us. We just let up. We didn't have the same enthusiasm we had in the first half. Second half we just came out flat like the game was over, but it wasn't."
Bob Jones (8-3) opened the scoring at 10:50 in the first quarter on Bates' 40-yard pass to Ben Washington. David Mitchell kicked the extra point.
Trailing 21-0, Gadsden City (6-5) got a 38-yard field goal from Austin Piazza at 4:23 in the first quarter. Derrick Austin's 4-yard run at 1:30 in the second quarter and Piazza's extra point ended the first-half scoring.
After intermission, the Titans scored on quarterback CJ Moore's 11-yard run, Finesse Middleton's 35-yard interception return and Moore's 12-yard run.
Gadsden City got the ball at the Bob Jones 34 in the game's final two minutes but the Patriots defense held.


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ESSEXVILLE — Garber High School's is hoping area residents play a hand in raising money for the school's post prom party.
The post prom group is holding a Texas Hold'em tournament at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 to raise money for the party. Knights of Columbus Hall, 1021 Woodside, is hosting the event. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and players must be signed in for a players meeting at 4:45 p.m.
The buy in is $50 if registering in advance and $60 if paying at the door. Players can mail in registrations to Tracy Oswald, 806 Woodside, Essexville, by Jan. 27 or register in person by 10 a.m. on Jan. 28. Checks can be made payable to Garber High School Post Prom.
The tournament is limited to 207 players and prize money is based on number of players. If the tournament reaches capacity, first place will pay out $1,000, followed by $500 for second place and $300 for third. Fourth place receives $200 and fifth through ninth will pay out $50.
Players must be 18 or older to play. Players with questions can call Oswald at 989-894-7993.


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Ten years ago today, author Douglas Adams passed away. Perhaps you remember his comedy sci-fi bestseller, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," and if you don't, you obviously haven't read it. It's unreasonably hilarious.
Adams, a Brit wit, intellectual and outspoken atheist, died terribly young, at 49, of a heart attack. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote a eulogy for him, and famously dedicated his book "The God Delusion" to Adams, and summed him up perfectly: "Science has lost a friend, literature has lost a luminary, the mountain gorilla and the black rhino have lost a gallant defender."
So, in the spirit of Adams' work, I've ceremoniously typed eight ways to commemorate his passing. I would never profess to being as funny as he is - few in the world could even claim such a thing - but his writing has been an inspiration for this humble scribe, who has read the "Hitchhiker's Guide" series probably a dozen times, and can only hope to do him justice.
1. Don't panic. The "Hitchhiker's Guide" classic catchphrase is good advice on any day, in any situation, really. It worked when I recently dropped the fingernail clippers in the toilet by accident.
2. Re-read Adams' terrifically funny, insightful piece about the internet. The article, which ran in The London Times in 1999, is proof that he's a wise humorist. On not trusting what you read on the internet, he wrote, "What should concern us is not that we can't take what we read on the internet on trust – of course you can't, it's just people talking – but that we ever got into the dangerous habit of believing what we read in the newspapers or saw on the TV – a mistake that no one who has met an actual journalist would ever make."
3. Pen some terrible poetry. "Ode to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in my Armpit One Midsummer Morning" is my favorite piece of odious Vogon verse. It cracked me up as a lad reading "Hitchhiker's Guide," and still does as an adult. Of course, Vogon poetry is only the third worst in the universe, remember, so we can aim to usurp its spot with, perhaps, a rumination on bellybutton lint or the irrepressible hijinks of your cat.
4. Miss a deadline. "I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by" is one of his most famous quotes, one appreciated by every writer out there. (In fact, this blog is a year late, originally started to remember the ninth year of Adams' passing. I seem to recall blowing one in homage when I reviewed the passable-but-not-exemplary 2005 Hollywood movie adaptation of "Hitchhiker's Guide.")
5. Don't forget your towel. The indispensable tool of the intergalactic hitchhiker, it has a variety of uses in a myriad of situations, i.e., "to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you)." I just used mine to swamp up some spilled coffee. It was given to me as a high-school graduation present by a very clever, astute friend, who, if you're reading this, thank you again. Note: The official celebration of Towel Day is May 25. Mark your calendars. Not joking.
6. Keep in mind that you will never be as miserable as Marvin, the Paranoid Android. No matter your predicament, at least you never spent millions and millions of years being depressed. "The first ten million years were the worst," he said. "And the second ten million years, they were the worst too. After that, I went into a bit of a decline."
7. Invent or discover the Babel Fish. Whoops. Someone did it already. But that the tool was named after the creature from Adams' stories is evidence of his place in pop culture history.
8. Remember that 42 is the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything. "42 (forty-two) is the natural number following 41 and preceding 43," reads Wikipedia, amusingly droll, as if written by Adams himself. Does anyone know the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything yet?
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This should be at 11 by now..
All of the price movement came in the last 15 minutes. Down a whopping .11 cents, it doesn't look like the $9 price so many others had hoped for. Watch for the price increase after everyone else sees Staples has bottomed out, the upward trajectory is imminent. GLTA
The price will come. Be patient grasshopper. 1 day that was barely in your favor, is not the end of the flux. If they all waited until the end of the day to bail out, it seems to me more selling will continue.
Wish I had your crystal ball. Nothing is ever as it seems.
No loss for me, I'm still on the positive side. just got in yesterday after the drop in price. Bought 20 $11.00 sept calls, so I'm still looking good. Might buy some more tomorrow. There isn't much price movement like you were hoping for. Sorry for your luck. Cut your losses now. The stock isn't gonna see 9, maybe 12 in a few more days. The bottom is plainly visible.
You shorts are gonna have an awful long wait to see $9.00. Maybe in a few years they'll split so you can see it.
Just take your losses now and move on. The downgrades are having no effect. Everone who wanted to, has already sold. It only moves up from here. The base has already formed.
You're right... it should be at 9 with that earnings report and forecast !!
3 downgrades outweigh 1 Forbes blog...LOLOL
Apparently NOT, price still only .01 cent off. No hurt from downgrades. 93 million shares traded yesterday, all those who wanted out already sold! You're too late with your puts, try going long. You'll have better luck!
The same idiots telling you to sell at the bottom will be telling you to buy next year at $15. Do your own homework and invest what you can afford to lose. Yesterday I bought Jan 2014 $8 calls at $3.81 which seems like the best risk/reward way to play long term. Assuming they grow low single digits (2%) 2013 earnings will be around 1.40 per share, a forward PE of around 8. I went back and looked at all there financials since they went public on 4/1/1989 and you know what? They have never lost money. Profitable every year. Company doesn't have much debt. And at some point companies like Amazon will have to raise prices to become profitable or they will not exist anymore.
Besides the dividend, Forbes yesterday rated it as oversold too.
It's the dividend, holding it up. Cheaper divy today, for a quality stock.
With 3 analysts giving downgrades today, it will start retreating.
Downgrades mean insiders are buying. You don't get that?


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Cooperation with IEC
CENELEC enjoys close cooperation with its international counterpart, the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC). Created in 1906, the IEC is the world's leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,
electronic and related technologies collectively known as "electrotechnology".
In principle, most IEC standards are implemented as European and national standards in Europe.
In order to facilitate a consensus-finding process between European and international standards development activities in the electrical sector, CENELEC and IEC formalised the framework of their cooperation through the signature of an 'agreement on common planning of new work and parallel voting', known as the Dresden Agreement.
The Dresden Agreement
The Dresden Agreement, which was signed in 1996, was drawn up against the background of avoiding duplication of effort and reducing time when preparing standards. As a result, new electrical standards projects are now jointly planned between CENELEC and IEC, and if possible most are carried out at international level. This means that CENELEC will first offer a New Work Item (NWI) to its international counterpart. If accepted, CENELEC will cease working on the NWI. If IEC refuses, CENELEC will work on the standards development and its content, keeping IEC closely informed and giving IEC the opportunity to comment at the public enquiry stage.
The Dresden Agreement also determines that CENELEC and IEC vote in parallel during the standardization process. If the outcome of the parallel voting is positive, CENELEC will ratify the European standard and the IEC will publish the international standard.
This close cooperation has resulted in some 75% of all European standards adopted by CENELEC being identical or based on IEC standards. This high proportion of aligned standards provides an indicator to the excellent consensus-based way of working CENELEC and IEC have developed and are continually building on. It provides a further indicator of how the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is facilitated and provides global access.


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Maui to host Fed Cup matches in February
Nelson Keahonui "Chico" Keala, 55
Nelson Keahonui "Chico" Keala, 55, of Waihe'e passed away on May 4, 2013 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on February 8, 1958 in Wailuku, Maui.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 7 p.m., and cremation will follow. Family requests no flowers.
Nelson was a former employee of Nakamura Mortuary and Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.
He is survived by his brothers, Samuel Keala Jr., Eugene (Grace) Keala, Dale (Nina) Keala, Samson (Lani) Vinuya, Stephen Cramer; step-brother, Charles (Mailani) Cramer; hanai-brother, Duane (Greta) Riveira; sisters, Beatrice (John) Palafox, Rosemary (Roger) Calvan, Lehua Lapenia, Stephanie (Domingo) Legsay; step-sisters, Shanamie Morondos, Lauliuma (Anthony) Vargas, Charlene (Harold) Melendez, Samantha (Kalei) Kenolio, Cheyenne (Zack) Cramer; hanai-daughters, Kealohilani & Kahealani Kealoha; grandchildren, Kainalu, Makanalani, Lopaka, and Keanu.
Online condolences may be made at: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com


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GRANBY - When reading teacher Jettie McCollough of East Meadow School in Granby received a big donation of pet goodies from Countryside Animal Hospital, she used it to help her children practice reading.
The size of the gift was unexpected. McCollough had asked her teaching aides to see if local businesses wanted to donate any free items for her class. Pencils, maybe.
In response, Countryside veterinarians sent four huge gift bags overflowing with pet toys, cat and dog food, leashes, food dishes, treats, even toothbrushes for pets.
"I had a blast putting them together," said Linda Carter, receptionist at Countryside. After she assembled the first gift bag, veterinarians Janet Edman and Samantha Adams urged her to make more.
"Those people are wonderful," said McCollogh. "I was overwhelmed!"
McCollogh, who teaches reading to fourth, fifth and sixth-graders, decided to use the gifts as prizes. Because the inspiration came from Countryside, she wanted the exercise to be related to animals.
In January, she challenged her students to read as many books about animals as they could in the next few months. This was not a classroom assignment, but a chance to practice reading on their own.
When students finished a book, they would take an online test on it. If they passed, they filled out a ticket and put it into one of four jars, each jar representing a gift bag.
"The children chose the books they read," said McCollogh, "but I required them to read books at their independent reading level."
It wasn't a competition, said McCollogh, but the more books a child finished, the more tickets he or she had in the jars. In April, a name would be picked out of each jar.
The results were amazing, said McCollogh. Forty-two of her students, many of whom usually struggled with the printed word, took her up on the offer, and by April they had read a total of 125 books.
They read everything from "The Magician's Elephant" to "Karen's Kitty Cat Club," from "Runaway Pony" to "Marley and Me," from "The Tale of Desperaux" to "Henry and Ribsy."
In the end, the names picked out of the jars were those of fourth graders Lindsey Wendel and Collin Gallagher, and fifth graders Nora Bernache and Adam Cayer.
Although his name wasn't picked, the reading record goes to sixth-grader Glenn Labbee, said McCollogh. Glenn read books in the "Warriors" series, a complex fantasy about "clans" of cats living in a forest.
"His parents told me he never loved reading the way he does now," said McCollogh.
All the children who took part in the program sent thank-you notes to Countryside staff – and now it was their turn to be overwhelmed.
The bundle of hand-made cards touched the hearts of everyone at the clinic, said Carter. "It was huge," she said.
Unexpected gift from Countryside Animal Hospital inspires Granby pupils to read
on May 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, updated May 23, 2012 at 4:24 PM
GRANBY - When reading teacher Jettie McCollough of East Meadow School in Granby received a big donation of pet goodies from Countryside Animal Hospital, she used it to help her children practice reading.


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Summer has arrived, and that makes me very nervous. This is both high vacation time and the time of year when pharmacy graduates begin their first jobs as registered pharmacists. The combination can lead to serious problems; after all, if a rookie floater is out of his league in a high-volume community pharmacy, the chance of a prescription error rises astronomically.
Many new pharmacists are far from humble about their newly minted abilities. I speak from experience: Pending passing of my state board and law exam, I bought myself a 1972 Corvette as a graduation present. It matched my attitude perfectly. I was downright brash about my skills. I was good, but nowhere near as good as I am today. Eighteen years of clinical experience have taught me as much as my education of my beloved Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science did.
As a rookie, I took my lumps. It took me about a week to have a misfilled prescription come back with my initials on it. It was humbling. It did however help me become a better pharmacist. I learned from every mistake I made.
Old Man Gower was the druggist (cringe) in Frank Capra's epic
It's a Wonderful Life.
Were it not for George Bailey, he would have killed a kid. Nobody wants to be Old Man Gower. I have woken out of a sound sleep realizing that I had drastically misfilled a prescription. I raced to work the next morning praying the Rx was still there. It was. It's not a mistake until it goes out.
Once, though, I did have a misfilled prescription go out. I had grabbed a bottle of oxycodone 30 mg tablets when I should have grabbed a bottle of 15s. Bad enough, but here is the kicker: The dose was 2 tablets q12h. Instead of getting 30 mg, the patient was now getting 60. I realized this that morning when I grabbed a prescription for oxycodone 15 mg and noticed that the tablet color was different.
Instantly an alarm went off in my mind: I had made a potentially lethal error. I raced to the phone and dialed the patient.
Don't take a dose ... don't take a dose.
She had already taken a dose. The home health nurse said the patient had end-stage cancer and was on high-dose opiates. She would keep an eye on things, but wasn't really worried.
I was. I figured that if the patient survived 6 hours, the nurse would be proved right. She was. I talked to the husband 6 hours and 30 seconds after the patient had taken the dose. (Deep breath.) She was alive, but he was not happy with me. I apologized from the very bottom of my soul.
The next morning I talked to the nurse. She said the dose did not faze her in the least. I, on the other hand, knew that I had gotten lucky.
I have a bit of advice for all of our new colleagues who may find themselves in a similar situation: If you make a mistake, own it! Take responsibility, admit your mistake, wholeheartedly apologize, and, for Pete's sake, don't try to cover it up! Protect yourself and fill out an incident report. Realize that you and your staff are human and a mistake can occur on ANY prescription.
I hope every pharmacist who reads this never makes another prescription error again, but they will. Handle it properly. Your patients deserve no less. Peace.
Jay Sochoka, BSPharm, RPh, obsesses over checking every prescription.
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As we're deciding top qualifications for candidates for next year's Jefferson County Commission races (go here to vote), there's another move afoot that readers are likely to be interested in.
Reader Brooks Fancher recently told me about a proposal for a constitutional amendment from state Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, that will give Alabama voters the power to kick out lousy politicians. (The bill is HB393; go here and follow the links to read the legislation.) If the proposal didn't need the concurrence of the Legislature, Jefferson County commissioners would have reason to worry. Since Treadaway's proposal also would cover state offices as well as judicial and county offices, lawmakers are unlikely to give it much attention. Treadaway's amendment was quickly sent to the Constitution and Elections Committee, where it remains untouched.
However, if people contact their lawmakers and demand action on the recall amendment, something might happen. C'mon. It's possible. Maybe.
Treadaway's proposal has six co-sponsors, and if anybody asks why we need recall, just point to the Jefferson County Commission and say, "Duh!" Treadaway told The Huntsville Times he was not aiming the recall amendment at Jefferson County commissioners, but why not? There's hardly a better example of elected officials who need to be recalled.
Fancher asked me to poll the issue, so that's what I'm going to do. Vote below on whether you support or oppose recall of public officials. I may be going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing this will get overwhelming support. This poll will continue through noon Friday.


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Another Ironman journey
Well done Nursey!Mathschick .. I emailed them with a sob story, not overly concerned if they cant log it for me, these things happen!
Well done family IY.
And Nursey for (wo)manning up.
8 mile run this morning - running through the woods in the snow listening to Eye of the Tiger - good way to start the day
Rafiki - I'm jealous! I'm stuck in an office listening to people whinging, coughing, sneezing etc. wishing I was running in the woods in the snow listening to Eye of the Tiger.
glad im not running through the woods being chased by a tiger. Although, it might help my cadence/pace if I was....
sneezed this morning. a tickle of a cough developing and kids showing signs of lurgy.
( not happy bunny smiley )
Good work Rafiki.
30 minute bike/15min run brick this evening. Have to be on MTB again though
Good work Raf! I ran 5 miles along canal path this morning in fresh snow, just lovely.
Swimming with NEWT tonight if the heavy snow promised doesn't land.
Rest Day !!
Due to school being closed yesterday & today and weans being at home, I'm having to re-schedule my week. Today is now my rest day, but I have done 30 mins of core work and stretching
otherwise known as playing Twister with the kids .
Plan re-scheduling question - is doing a swim set in the afternoon and 90 mins turbo ( ) at night too much for one day?I feel I can manage it ok, but don't want to get a telling off.
nurse - I wouldn't think it was too much, but then I am not the one likely to tell you off
Swim set and a 90 mins turbo should be fine as long as you are fed and rested inbetween
Most days I will do 2 or 3 or even 4 sessions its a good way to get used to the hours, you target different muscle groups and you're training for a triathlon FFS
You're hardcore
You luvs me really
Suppose I really just wondered how far I can stray from the plan, but I'm thinking that since I have no option but to jiggle it around, it's getting the hours in that counts.As long as I don't try my ususal 'run before I can walk' approach.
Just make sure the intensities are mixed .. dont do all or nothing, keep a lid on it
Couldn't be arsed with the turbo tonight, so headed out for an hour of starry, icy solitude on the backroads. 580ft of climbing and an average hr of 133, made for an hour well spent.
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This ain't livin'.. nigga!
[Verse 1: 2Pac]
I hear even the smaller G's be dippin' Chevy Impalas
While flossin' their gold D's, O.G.'s, is who they follow
We swallow tomorrow's seed, what we leave is hollow
We feed violence and greed, let 'em lead tomorrow
In time, they grip a nine, sippin' wine, they rap
Still I be starin', watch the parents sacrifice their child
The love's gone, a thug's home, with no love
Feelin' so strong, make young boys into drug dealers
Now one for adolescents, now dos for those
Keep your friends by your side, even close your foes
Now three for Johnny Law tryin' to take my chips
I never pulled the trigger, didn't touch that bitch
Throw your hands in the air, it's a robbery
(censored) 'Pac, would you ride with me?
Let's go see what our enemies talkin' 'bout
When G's enter the house nobody's walkin' out
This ain't livin', it's similar to prison, we're trapped
My homies jealous plus they tell us that the phones is tapped
I watch my back twenty-fo' seven
And never let a busta send a G to ghetto heaven, you know
This is how it goes when we floss with flows
Before I toss your ho, it'll cost you mo'
I do shows, make a lot of dough, murder my foes
But I'd give it all up, if it would help you grow
This ain't livin'
Track #6 on the second disc of Until The End of Time sees Pac on his conscious self, dropping bars about the injustices children face growing up in ghetto.
In the second verse, Pac preaches that the youth should take some game/wisdom from those who've already lived the fast life to change their ways before landing themselves in trouble.


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I believe in Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) . Specifically, I believe in the company's famed 10-point philosophy, which includes zingers like "you can make money without doing evil," "great just isn't good enough," and "focus on the user and all else will follow." Call me a blue-eyed optimist, but I believe that Google actually wants to make the world a better place. It's not all about the money.
That's why I'm nodding along as I read co-founder Sergey Brin's New York Times op-ed on Google Books. Brin goes back 10 years to explain how the seeds of this service were sown by fellow founder Larry Page, and then nearly 100 years to show how old, out-of-print books can be useful today, way down the line. Google Books has been under fire from groups of authors, publishers, and even libraries since it got off the ground, but just settled a four-year-old lawsuit to set some standards for digital libraries going forward.
In the op-ed, Brin notes that Google's settlement with the Authors Guild and Publishers Guild is not exclusive. Others may follow Google's lead to sign their own digitizing deals, and some might do a better job of it than Google. And that is A-OK with Brin. "I wish there were a hundred services" like this, he writes. Nobody has blazed this trail before, because making digital copies of every book in the world is a massive and expensive undertaking. But Google is happy to get the ball rolling, even at great expense.
Why? Because if you're looking for an old book today, you don't have a lot of options. "The agreement limits consumer choice in out-of-print books about as much as it limits consumer choice in unicorns," Brin says. Copyright holders are often hard to find, and the physical artifact is vulnerable to floods, fires, and simply fading into obscurity once its bookstore shelf-life runs out.
So Google is doing its best to save old books from oblivion, possibly paving the way for competitors like Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS ) , Borders (NYSE: BGP ) , Books-A-Million (Nasdaq: BAMM ) , or Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN ) to do something better. Not that Google isn't working hard to make back some of this investment, because it is. It's just that Brin and Page have convinced me that they're serious about using Google as a tool to improve the world. This is simply another piece of evidence to that effect.
And all else will follow, including serious profits.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers' next game is on Friday night against the Rockets in Houston.
Their most recent game is the one people will still be talking about.
The Cavs, without Kyrie Irving, Anderson Varejao and Dion Waiters, built a stunning 27-point lead over the champion Miami Heat with seven minutes left in the third quarter on Wednesday night, before a remarkable Heat rally gave Miami a nine-point lead with three minutes to go.
The resilient Cavs pulled to within a point and could have taken the lead on a Wayne Ellington Jumper with under 10 seconds remaining, or sent it to overtime on a C.J. Miles 3-point shot just before the buzzer. Both attempts bounced off the rim, though, as Miami escaped with a 98-95 victory, extending its winning streak to 33 games -- second in NBA history to the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.
Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Cavaliers coverage includes Mary Schmitt Boyer's game story on the Cavs' loss to Miami; a poll on whether you want LeBron James to return to the Cavaliers; Bill Livingston's column on James and the atmosphere at Wednesday night's game; Jodie Valade's story on James not saying much in response to a question on the possibility of him returning to the Cavs; and several other stories and videos.
Michael Wallace, writing for ESPN.com, gives grades for the Heat-Cavs game, including an "A" for the Cavaliers:
Cavaliers story linksWith Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters and Anderson Varejao -- arguably their three best players -- unavailable, there's no way the Cavaliers had any business being in this game. So do you credit the feisty Cavs for leading by nearly 30 or kick them for squandering that lead? Considering the circumstances, give them the benefit of the doubt for their role in the most thrilling game of the year.
Video: Kyrie Irving, sidelined with a shoulder injury, gets in a bit of a workout on Thursday:
The next decision of locale that LeBron James must make in his NBA career, to choose among several teams -- such as the Heat, Cavaliers, Lakers or Bulls -- to play for. (By Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com)
How good of an NBA player can guard Dion Waiters become? (By Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report)
Video: Guard-forward C.J. Miles talks with the media following Thursday's practice. (nba.com/cavaliers)
The Cavaliers very much wanted to defeat Miami, and soon that passion will translate into more success. (By Sam Amico, FoxSportsOhio.com)
Video: Coach Byron Scott is interviewed following Thursday's practice. (nba.com/cavaliers)
It's still fun to watch LeBron James play basketball. (By Brian Dulik, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and Medina County Gazette)
Statistical breakdown of Miami's comeback against the Cavs. (ESPN.com)
Guard Wayne Ellington remembers playing in the NCAA Tournament for North Carolina. (By Joe Gabriele, nba.com/cavaliers)
Cavaliers notes, leading off with LeBron James sidestepping the issue of whether he'd go back to the Cavaliers. (By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal)
Final observations on Miami 98, Cavaliers 95. (By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal)
Miami wasn't ready to play against a Cavaliers team without its three best players, forcing the Heat to make the big comeback. (By Jim Ingraham, News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal)
Miami finds another way to win a game, its 24th victory in a row. (By Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated)
It took a huge comeback, but Miami gets its 24th straight win. (Associated Press/Yahoo! Sports)
The start of the Cavs-Heat game is delayed by a problem with the Quicken Loans Arena scoreboard. (By Jason Lloyd, Akron Beacon Journal)


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WILLIAMSTOWN -- It isn't all that often you get an NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16 rematch two years later.
But that's exactly what basketball fans will get tonight in Chandler Gym as the Williams College men will host Virginia Wesleyan at 7 for the right to play in the Elite Eight round next weekend in Salem, Va.
"I remember that being a really tough game," said Williams senior point guard Nate Robertson. "They were a great team. That was one of the tougher games in that stretch of the tournament for us."
It was March 11, 2011, when the Marlins came to Chandler. The visitors from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference led for much of the game until Troy Whittington's dunk with 5:55 left put the Ephs up 60-59.
A minute and a half later, Williams led 62-60 when Whittington drained two free throws. Consecutive 3-point baskets by James Wang and Harlan Dodson helped coach Mike Maker's team pull away. From there, the Ephs beat Amherst in the regional final and advanced to the Final Four.
Coach Dave Macedo's Marlins (23-7) come here having won 10 of their last 11 games, including an 80-69 win over Christopher Newport last week.
Macedo, who was named D3hoops.com All-South region coach of the year this week, brings a team that was the preseason No. 1 team in Division III and shared the ODAC regular-season
Four key members of the 2012-13 Marlins were also contributors the last time VWC came to Chandler.
"They've been anchors of our program since they've arrived on campus," said Macedo. "They've been in a lot of big games and have set a real high standard."
The Ephs have also been in a lot of big games, and are playing really good basketball right now. All five Williams starters are averaging in double figures in the postseason. Taylor Epley (21.5) and Michael Mayer (20.5) lead Williams. Both were named to the D3hoops.com All-Northeast team.
There is one statistic that both Maker and Macedo point to -- 3-point shooting stats -- that could tell the tale on Saturday. Williams shoots the 3-ball at a .389 rate and has three players shooting better than .400. Virginia Wesleyan defends the 3-point shot better than anyone in the country, allowing a shooting percentage of .296.
"What they're good at defensively is what we're good at offensively. We believe in the 3-point shot. They believe in defending the 3-point shot," said Maker. "I think they can run us off the 3-point line, so we are going to have to score differently by driving to the basket, by posting people. It's going to be a grind-it-out game."
The game may be a grind, but it will be a grind at Chandler. In Maker's three trips to the NCAA Tournament with Williams, the Ephs have only played games in two places -- Chandler Gym and the Salem Civic Center.
It's going to take a win tonight in order to get back to Southern Virginia, but both the Williams coach and his players understand what it means to be at home. Maker said that his team's record and strength of schedule earned the Ephs the right to host. It's something that makes the players happy.
"We have a great following up here," said Williams forward Daniel Wohl. "The fact that we got to play here another time means a lot to us.
"We know it doesn't guarantee anything, but we're really excited to play in front of our home crowd one last time."
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Four people were displaced after an overnight fire at an Arnold home.
Crews were called to the 900 block of Phillips Road around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Although smoke was seen coming from the home, firefighters were able to gain control of the blaze in under 30 minutes.
Investigators preliminarily believed the fire was electrical in nature, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
Officials said smoke detectors in the home were not working. The fire caused about $25,000 in total damage.
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Polish Law and Justice Party confirms it's still homophobic despite joining forces with the Tories in Europe
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Of course they haven't changed, how can they?!
The Tories have really aligned themselves with oddballs and crackpots; the Czech Civic party's leader, and former president denies climate change is happening; and the Christian Union in holland call for creationism to be taught in schools and called for funding to go to an ex-gay group last year. A real lunatic fringe.
Well it's a satellite state of the Vatican, waddya expect.
Expect this…'wypierdalej'..!
I do hope their voices get drowned in the rest of EP, however nasty this may sound.
Lets face it-these are the REAL views of the REAL British Conservative party! Anybody who has ever attended an after-dinner speech given by William Hague will already know that is it is peppered with homophobic comments. So-c`mon everybody-get real-IF you vote Conservative-this is what you are really voting for!
And just as I was beginning to believe that western civilisation was built on homosexuality!
And how about the political party in Latvia Cameron has recruited into his nasty little group? Yes, the party that to this day pays hommage to the members Waffen SS. So the Tories are joinng the lunatic (and dangerous) fringe of Eastern Europe politics. Thanks, Cameron … but no thanks.
Birds of a feather etc
Ask the Tories about this – their website has a very user friendly feedback form:
wW knew this all along. Mr Hague was trying to convince us the Tories were not gay phobic! NO WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILLIAM! If you join in with the likes of this homophobic and rascist party in the EU parliament how can we believe the Tory's love gays! Takes more than Potty Boris in a pink cowboy hat at Pride methinks. As for Mr Obama – what an insult; this man is respected more than most US presidents.;
And if Cameron thought he'd get away with it, he'd probably strike an alliance with Nich Griffin & Co of the British 'Nazi' Party … and think of how many loadloads of gay they could sink!!!!
I think that the Tories may regret their decision to allign themselves with these EU crackpots. It has rather blown their cover, and proves that underneath they have not changed at all. Vote Green and leave Labour and Conservatives to rot!
Marian Blaszczak of Law and Justice is leading the opposition to a concert in Warsaw by Madonna.
Expressing his disappointment that Lech Kaczynski, the Polish president, has failed to ban the concert he said:
"This concert shouldn't have been arranged, her behaviour is immoral. The president, who calls himself a patriot, is a complete disappointment for me.
"The concert by an utterly obscene vocalist is on the polish army holiday and the anniversary of the Miracle of the Vistula, which is of national significance".
At last – final proof. I just couldn't believe it that the Torys said these crazy Poles had somehow suddenly become liberal like magic over night. So far the Torys have systematcially fantasized and blatently lied to the public at every turn. They carelessly hold the public with contempt and are already corrupted with the arrogance of power and bad intention. It's going to be such a bad idea for this country to vote this lot in. You should vote to create a hung parliament.
I eagerly await Sinister Mary's rationalisation of this alignment. Vulpine Rover also screams Labour are evil, and maybe they are, but this article shows how the conservatives are as bad, if not worse. I've never heard any of William Hague's speeches to the end; I find him a wondeful cure for insomnia.
Well, If one single Gay in Uk Votes TORY, then that Gay person will really get what they vote for.
The European alignment is based on centre-right parties coming together in a new coalition which believes Europe should be a collection of nation states and not become a new country called 'Europe'.
The UK Conservative Party has made it clear that it doesn't share the views and policies of some of the Parties in that Alliance – especially those policies about gay and LGBT issues. I am sure that David Cameron in Government will work with those Parties across Europe to change such views and policies.
I should also highlight that Labour won't agree with all the policies with their European counterparts and neither the Lib Dems with theirs. These are the policies by which those MEPs have been elected by their voters. And while I'm sure most people on this site will not share and would indeed condemn such views, we have to respect their freedom of speech and the democratic mandate they've been given by their electorate.
There is much work to be done promoting equality across Europe and beyond. Creating false propoganda that this is something to do with UK Political Parties is not helping the matter. It's another case where we should also be working together on LGBT issues for the greater good.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Get him the ball closer to the basket. Set better screens along the perimeter. Create more isolation situations.
You can bet Philadelphia Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks has given some thought to all those scenarios -- and probably half a dozen others as well -- in trying to figure out how to free up his best scorer, Andre Iguodala from Detroit's pesky defenders.
After averaging nearly 20 points per game during the regular season Iguodala has scored a total of 20 points in the first two games of the Detroit-Philadelphia playoff series which is tied at 1-1.
Much of the credit for Iguodala's struggles goes to Tayshaun Prince, an All-NBA defender each of the past three seasons.
Prince knows that the Sixers are looking for ways to make Iguodala a more effective scorer in this series.
When asked what he believes Philadelphia will do to get Iguodala going offensively, Prince replied, "I don't know. But I have to be ready for it. More movement probably. I don't know."
Prince's defense has made getting good looks at the basket more difficult for Iguodala. But so has the play of Prince's teammates, who have been able to keep Iguodala guessing as to when they'll come and help -- and when they won't.
"They're doing a good job of mixing it up," Iguodala told reporters following Thursday's practice in Philadelphia. "When I make a quick move, they're coming quick. When I'm being patient, they're still coming quick. I'm just trying to see what's open on what they're giving me."
Pistons coach Flip Saunders has made no secret about his team's focus coming into this series was to limit Iguodala's effectiveness.
So far, so good.
"One of the reasons we've been able to take things away from him, is we've got a group coming to give help on him a lot," Saunders said.
However, one of the drawbacks to that added attention paid to Iguodala is that it allows other Sixers to be free for potential offensive rebounds.
"You have to give something up sometimes," Saunders said, "in order to take something away."
That, more than anything else, is why Sixers forward Reggie Evans has been so effective thus far in this series.
Evans averaged 5.2 points and 7.5 rebounds during the regular season for Philadelphia, and had four double-doubles. After two playoff games Evans has had a double-double in both games, averaging 12 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 61.5 percent from the field which is a major improvement over his 43.9 percent shooting from the field during the regular season.
Evans' production is a function of the team's defensive efforts being so locked into limiting Iguodala.
"When we're helping off of him (Iguodala), he (Evans) has a lane to the basket," Saunders said. "You have to decide ... game number one he (Evans) had a great game; He actually beat us with some of the offensive plays. Game number two, not quite as much and we were successful. The main thing is, you hope that you can go out and contain their main scorers, the guys that have been carrying them most of the time if you're going to be able to have success."
Regardless of what the Sixers try to do, Prince believes he and the Pistons are up to the challenge defensively.
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General manager Jay Feaster is leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to TSN, after negotiating a settlement on the remaining three years of his contract with the club's new ownership group.
Feaster, former president and general manager of the Hershey Bears, joined the Lightning in 1998 as assistant general manager. He was promoted to GM in 2002, and Tampa Bay won the Stanley Cup in 2004.
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MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A former teller for Community Bank and Trust was sentenced to serve 21 months in prison for her role in a fraudulent tax refund scheme.
LaQuanta Clayton, of Montgomery was also sentenced in federal court Thursday to three years of supervised, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama released. Clayton previously pleaded guilty to theft of government property in July 2013.
Clayton used her position as a bank teller to open bank accounts in the name of another individual without his knowledge and bank accounts in the name of fictitious individuals for the purpose of receiving fraudulent tax refunds, according to court records.
Tarrish Tellis, also from Montgomery, is accused of directing Clayton to open multiple bank accounts in order to receive electronic deposits of fraudulent tax refunds. Clayton would facilitate the withdrawal of this money and would give the money deposited into these accounts to Tellis and other individuals involved in the scheme.
Tellis' case is still pending.
Clayton opened a total of at least five bank accounts at Community Bank and Trust, which she used to receive fraudulent tax refunds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Around $452,225 in fraudulent tax refunds were directed to be deposited into these accounts and the Internal Revenue Service paid approximately $185,730 in fraudulent refunds, which were deposited into accounts Clayton opened and controlled.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A QUARTER CENTURY COUNCIL BLUFFS VOTERS WILL PICK A NEW NAME FOR MAYOR. THEY WILL MAKE THAT CHOICE WHEN THE POLLS OPEN THIS MORNING AT 7 A-M. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S DAVID EARL IS LIVE WITH COMMITMENT 20-13 COVERAGE. GOOD MORNING DAVID.. GOOD MORNING JOHN .... TOM HANAFAN'S NAME FIRST APPEARED ON A COUNCIL BLUFFS BALLOT FOR MAYOR IN 1987. 26 YEARS LATER -- HE'S RETIRING. BUT HE'S THROWN HIS SUPPORT BEHIND MATT WALSH -- ANOTHER FAMILIAR NAME IN COUNCIL BLUFFS POLITICS WHO NOW WANTS THE TOP JOB.(Matt Walsh, Council Bluffs Mayoral Candidate, "Yeah, I'm more than ready. I've been a commercial banker for 25 years, and city councilman for 18 years, and, so I'm experienced in financial management.") WALSH ALSO ENJOYS THE BACKING OF SEVERAL ON THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL BLUFFS IS A MUCH DIFFERENT PLACE THAN WHEN HANAFAN TOOK THE JOB BACK IN THE 80S -- THEN ... THE INTERNET DIDN'T EXIST. NOW ... THE CITY IS HOME TO A HUB FOR THE LARGEST ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE IN THE WORLD. WALSH'S OPPONENT IS NO STRANGER TO IOWA POLITICS -- OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BRENT SIEGRIST SAYS HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR THE JOB. (Brent Siegrist, Council Bluffs Mayoral Candidate,"The mayor's job is a chief administrator job. And as speaker and majority leader of the House, I ran the Iowa House of Representatives. So, I have experience in hiring, firing, an budgets much larger than the city's budget.") HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MORNING... POLLS OPEN FROM 7 A-M TO 8 TONIGHT FOR THIS MAYOR'S RACE. BRING A PHOTO I-D JUST IN CASE. AND YOU CAN FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE ON KETV-DOT-COM. OF COURSE WE'LL BE TRACKING THE ELECTION RESULTS ONLINE THERE AS WELL. AND WE'LL HAVE THE VERY LATEST FOR YOU TONIGHT ON KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT 10. WE'RE LIVE AT COUNCIL BLUFFS CITY HALL. DAVID EARL. KETV NEWSWATCH
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Currently, the Louisville Cardinals are the co-leaders in the AAC in total sacks on the season. (Coincidentally enough, tied with Rutgers.) Louisville's defense has collected 15 sacks so far on the season, led by junior DE Lorenzo Mauldin's six. Fellow DE Marcus Smith and LB Preston Brown are each tied for second on the team, with three sacks a piece.
So what's this mean for Rutgers as it heads to Louisville to face this sack-happy pass rush on Thursday night? We asked Scarlet Knights' starting RT Taj Alexander:
1. Louisville is the co-leader in the conference in sacks (with Rutgers). What's the challenge of going up against a defense like that?
"It's a great challenge. We know they're athletic guys. We're going to have to take care of business when we go out there. Communication should help us a lot."
2. With a challenge like that on a short week like this, how important is film work and study?
"We're trying to take advantage of all of the time we have. It's a quick turnaround, but we can't come up with any excuses or anything like that. We've got to go out there and perform, no matter who it is. They have great D-lineman, but we also have great offensive linemen. So we' re just going to go out there and focus on what we need to do and it'll take care of itself.
3. What is the toughest part about their defensive front?
"Just their natural abilities. A lot of talented guys over there and they want to get to the quarterback. I wouldn't say that there's anything specific that's jumped out at us, just their natural progression. That's why we need to take care of our business. It should be a great matchup."
4. Is is harder to go against naturally-talented pass rushers or guys who are more technical?
"I wouldn't say that one's better than the other. They both come with their own challenges. But the most important thing is that you stay true to your fundamentals. Because that will work against somebody who is very technical and someone who is naturally gifted. There's certain things that we need to do that are effective if you do them correctly. That's what we focus on when we go out there. We don't necessarily focus on how good the rusher is or what he's so good at.


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Andrea Gabriel who plays Kebi from the Egyptian Coven talks Breaking Dawn in a new interview.
Let's get to the first Twitter question...
Oh, cool.
- @Twilightfreak72 wanted to know what it was like on the set of Breaking Dawn - and what was your favorite part of playing a vampire?
[laughs] It's a lot of fun - the vampires are a blast... all of the people who are in this cast... it's a wonderful group, and it's very diverse. Just like there's not two of any one kind - it's a real bonding experience because we're all in the same boat, we're all on location and our families, our homes and our pets are all [laughs] very far away. So it does feel like camp. And then, my favorite part of playing a vampire is... I guess just being a badass. [laughs]
- Another Twitter question, TwiLifeLover wanted to know: Did you really enjoy working with the cast? Was it easy? And were they funny?
[laughs] Yes... yes... and yes. [laughs] Yeah, I'm having a great time - and everybody is hilarious. There's some very clever... we laugh a lot... we laugh a lot. We have little inside vampire jokes, it's a lot of fun.
- And most of the cast is a lot younger than you.
Um, it depends. The main characters are younger, yeah, but as for the vampires they kind of run the gambit. There are a few in my age range, there are few in their early twenties, and then there are a few that are older. But the main characters - it's geared towards the kids.
- One last Twitter question, _Cammie_ wanted to know what you thought about Mackenzie Foy?
Oh, she's awesome. She's really... really... really cool. She's VERY smart, and she's really precocious - and not precocious in a showy kind of way that sometimes kid actors can be - you can tell that she is very wise. And wise beyond her years. And she [laughs] complains less than anybody [laughs] on the set... the adults tend to whine more than she does. She's quite a trooper with a great attitude all of the time. She's really wonder and really pretty - she's going to be a stunner.
- Since the cast has been together for a while now, were you worried about being the newcomer?
Well, yeah... they're all pretty well bonded so it's just like showing up at a new job or a new school - and since I've guest starred on a lot of shows I kind of know what it feels like to step into that situation. And usually people are very welcoming to newcomers. It's a long process, so it's almost like you've become accustomed to each other - you become part of the gang.
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ARLINGTON The body of an elderly man and the 2001 Chevrolet Impala belonging to 85-year-old Jack Francis Roys of Arlington were found Aug. 12 in a wooded area along Main Line Road in unincorporated Arlington by two bear hunters.
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It's hard to believe, but the pictures you're about to see are not photographs – they were all drawn using a single pencil! Just like Juan Francisco Casas who uses a humble BIC pen to "take" his photographs, this guy also doesn't seem to need a camera.
Paul Lung, a Hong Kong based graphic designer doesn't even use an eraser – all he needs is a 0.5 mm technical pencil, A2 paper and some time..Well, about 60 hours! (I don't want to brag, but I could do the same thing in a minute with my camera). [Read more...]
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1) A company allegedly involved in million-dollars fraud charges approaches your company to do up their corporate / product websites?
2) Host the website for a year after development completion (this is advertised on our website as a freebie for all new customers)
Ethics aside, can someone advise on the legal implications of a developer/host in this situation. Note that there will NOT be illegal content or functions on the website. That is, the website is perfectly legit corporate site.
The said company is currently fighting off those accounting fraud allegations (for many months), which are reported on newspapers and online news sites but nothing is confirmed up till now.
So, should we go ahead and build + host their site? Or should we say .. go somewhere else.
And also, what if those fraudulent accounting charges are confirmed in future, are we obligated by law to shut down the site immediately?
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Good question.
First of all there is the presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a court of law, so ethically there should not be a problem. Regardless of the outcome of their trial, you are only expected to act when compelled by a court of law, so I expect you would receive the proper documents eventually if that were the case.
The only thing you could be worried about is wether you will get paid or not, but that problem always exists.
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We have no idea how they got hold of one, but Mac Rumors has apparently sourced the display component for the next-gen iPad and put it under the microscope — literally. In a deja vu moment from roughly two years ago when the iPhone 4 was confirmed to have a Retina Display, Mac Rumors put the alleged iPad 3 display under a microscope, counted up the pixels, and compared it to the existing display on the iPad 2.
Although the display was unpowered, microscopic examination still revealed the physical components of the pixels. When considering the same areal cross section of the display, the current iPad's LCD contains a grid of 2 x 2 pixels, 4 pixels total; this new display features a 4 x 4 grid for a total of 16 pixels. This much higher pixel density on the LCD, which is the same 9.7-inch diagonal size as the one on the iPad 2, is consistent with a display featuring exactly double the linear resolution of the existing iPad display.
In early 2011, various rumors pointed to the iPad 2 featuring a Retina Display upgrade; however, no actual parts featuring a 2048 x 1536 resolution ever surfaced, and the iPad 2 launched with the same 1024 x 768 resolution as its predecessor. The iPad 3 Retina Display rumors resurfaced this year, but this is the first time anyone has provided physical proof of such a display.
The usual caveats apply: this display may be nothing more than a leaked prototype or even an extremely elaborate fake, and the iPad 3 may yet launch without a double-resolution Retina Display. However, at this point that scenario is looking unlikely indeed, and with Mac Rumors' new evidence, we consider the iPad 3's Retina Display all but confirmed now.
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JACKSON, MI -- Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson sentenced a man Thursday to 30 to 50 years in prison for molesting the daughter of his former live-in girlfriend.
"What you did to that young lady was disgusting," Wilson told Kenneth Murine, 29.
"You took advantage of a little child who you just abused in the worst way possible."
A jury in April convicted Murine, 29, of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Because the girl, now 8, is younger than 13 and Murine was convicted of the first-degree offense, the judge, by law, had to sentence him to at least 25 years, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mark Blumer said.
The girl testified Murine had sex with her several times when she was 6 and shared a home with Murine, whose semen was found on blankets the girl said were on her bed. She said it hurt and she told him to stop, but he did not. He told her not to tell, she said.
Murine denied ever molesting the girl, saying he treated her like a daughter.
"I did not do these crimes I am convicted of," he told the judge Thursday.
The blankets with the semen were not only on the girl's bed. They also were sometimes in the living room, and he might have had sex with a partner there.
He and the girl's mother had an open relationship involving multiple partners, according to information presented at trial.
He said he felt the case was "just a revenge."
Murine and the girl's mother had recently split at the time the allegations surfaced and the woman had found Murine in bed with another woman, according to trial testimony.
Murine's crimes were reported in August 2010. The girl first told her mother of what she said Murine did to her.
"This is not revenge. It's justice," Blumer said.
For Murine to call it revenge is "insulting and ridiculous," Blumer said.
"Unfortunately, a monster took residence in my family," the girl's mother told the judge.
Her daughter can no longer be left alone with other children. She cannot listen to the radio without understanding some of the more adult insinuations, her mother said.
A beautiful young girl has become shy, paranoid and somewhat self-conscious, she said.
Life in prison would not be enough for Murine, she said.


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