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GS: Where are you from?
JWB: Pell City, AL.
GS: What degree will you receive and when?
JWB: An M.A. in History, in the Spring.
GS: How long have you been at UAB?
JWB: This is my second year
GS: What is your research?
JWB: My focus is 20th Century/post-Cold War American diplomatic history, with a secondary interest in world diplomatic and socio-economic history.
GS: What made you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
JWB: I had spoken with Dr. Tennant McWilliams a long time ago about whether to go to law school or continue with history, so my connection with UAB is also amusingly historical. I took some time off to make a decision, worked with non-profits for a few years, and then realized how much I enjoy academia. I was applying elsewhere, but then I got a random letter of acceptance in the mail from the UAB graduate school last summer (they had just received my GRE scores). I considered that my "sign," so to speak, and I promptly began gearing up for classes here in Birmingham.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors?
JWB: I had the distinct honor of being asked to present independent research at the Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference last Spring, along with Jennifer Phillips and Heather Guy. My work was focused on pre-WWII Alabama laborers and their views and agendas concerning international events leading up to Pearl Harbor. I'm currently revising it for publication.
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
JWB: Staying involved. Although the library consumes much of my time during the year, I also volunteer for UAB sponsored events, tutor student-athletes, represent my program in the Graduate Student Association, and work with the UAB History Honors Society, Phi Alpha Theta. If you like history, JOIN TODAY!!
GS: Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
JWB: I met Dr. Tennant McWilliams when I was still an undergraduate at Birmingham-Southern, and our conversation about history reinforced what I had suspected all along: do what you love. When I began signing up for classes last summer, I saw that he was teaching a course on American Diplomatic History, so I enrolled. His lecture style, his passion for the material, and his guidance in my research allowed me to think outside my bias and my comfort zones (I was planning on doing Russian history before) and really dig into rich subject matter. That was the easiest 27 pages I've ever written because it flowed so naturally, and it is that paper that I presented at the Spring Conference.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
JWB: Sometimes when I listen to a musical genius, or read a well written book in Victorian prose, or whatever...I have to close my eyes and take a deep breath because its beauty is simply overwhelming. My motivation is to make someone feel that way about my work. And if history doesn't pan out, I play the guitar.
GS: What are your plans after graduating and for the future?
JWB: I'm getting all of my application materials together for Doctoral programs. Right now my top three are North Carolina, Georgetown, and Columbia. However, my life's goal is to start a private school that specializes in the liberal arts and foreign languages. In an increasingly globalizing world, communication is becoming the central theme to development, and with the U.S. exporting less and less we need to be able to work closely with other nations without confusion. My school will prepare students for that, regardless of their profession. And I'll have dictatorial control over the curriculum.
GS: Is there anything else you would like to say?
JWB: Everything happens for a reason. Everything.
John's advice for other graduate students:
Study with the best faculty you possibly can, regardless of the work load. Oh, and if you hate your field, quit.


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I know others have discussed some type of event for Angels only where Trey can participate and party with and/or perform just for us! Well I am excited to find out how many of you are REALLY willing to participate in such a venture! Nothing is finalized BUT a plan for a 3 day cruise with Trey has been submitted to BIBI!! This discussion is a great place to show her and Trey that we are serious and dedicated to ALL the hardwork and planning that this event will take.
This will be an International event and will require TOTAL participation from all those involved. Many hours of labor, love and sacrifice will be required as mulitple "Angel Ambassadors" will be placed (volunteers of course) throughout the world to assist their fellow Angels with their travel needs such as passports, etc. An approximate $599 base price is what it will cost for 1 person/basic room/all food and non-alcoholic drinks included. Airfare and other expenditures will be extra but may be provided via an Angel owned and operated travel agency.
I look forward to making this plan a reality sometime next year or 2013. Please post a comment and tell us how you feel good or bad. I apologize in advance to my minor Angel sisters. I have been advised via the travel agency all passengers unaccompanied by an adult must be 18 years of age. If there are those who may want to be considered the "legal guardian" for your fellow Angel sister, please note that in your comment and I will see if that is a possibility.
I look forward to reading your posts and cross ur Angel wings!
Peace & #Angelove,
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(BTW looking to port in one of 3 choices (1) Florida (2) NYC (3) ATL with possible destinations of Puerto Rico, Jamaica or some reasonably priced exotic location)

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This past weekend the amount – $24 billion – kept popping up in the news.
This past weekend the amount - $24 billion- kept popping up in the news. At least 3 news stories wielded the number $24 billion in their headlines. Senator Amy Klobucher was touting the benefits of the recently passed senate version of the farm bill and the analysis that the bill would save $24 billion over the next 10 years. The S & P released an analysis that calculates that after the 16 day government shutdown that the economy will lose $24 billion in fourth quarter earnings. And last but not least Senator Jay Rockefeller stated in his newsletter that a 3 cent tax on soda could generate $24 billion over 4 years. My conundrum: how did all these different proposals come up with the same dollar amount - $24 billion? That started me thinking about government spending and budgets. I would really like to know where the guys in Washington who come up with the numbers went to school and what type of bookkeeping they studied. Personally, I think it is a modern adaption of 'steal from Peter to pay Paul.' There is another method of cost savings that I have come across in my lifetime that they may also be using like the 'savings from sales' version. Here's how this one works. A person hears about a clothing sale. He/she hears about a clothing sale and goes out to buy an item of clothing that is on sale, but not necessarily needed. The purchase is made and voila! A savings of 40 percent is jotted down under the clothing allowance column. Great! A cut in the clothing budget column by 40 percent. The problem: what happens when the person tries to go out and use that 40 percent savings to pay the electric bill? Oops. The electric company wants real dollars, not a percent savings figure from a budget column. The third method is one that when I came across it, I thought to myself….'is this guy for real?' When my ex and I owned and operated a radio station in Iowa, our expenses were exceeding our income. (Sound anything like the government budget?) Cuts had to be made. We looked at the budget and decided what we needed to cut. We cut programs and costs of materials. Once we told the staff what we were going to be cutting and that we needed to cut our expenses the young man who was the music director came into my office, sat down and actually said, "Now that you're saving all the money by cutting materials and programs I want a raise." I could not believe I had to sit there for 15 minutes and explain to a grown man, that the cuts were made because we did not have the money and now that we could balance the bottom line, giving him a raise would completely negate the cutting of programs and materials. I have watched the YME School Board as they wrestled with income vs expenses for years. At first it was as a teacher, later it has been as a reporter. Here's how I have seen it work. The administration and staff look at last year's expenses and income … called the budget… they project the income and expenses for the next year. If the expenses exceed the income, they look to make cuts to last year's expenses and set the new budget in place. They reduce the amount of purchases made on last year's books, paper, pencils, sports uniforms, and other materials. In effect, they balanced the budget. The school board does not ask the administration and staff to make up a wish list that exceeds the income and then decides which items to reduce from the wish list and call those reductions cuts. For years and years I watched the board struggle with making cuts; year after year. The decisions were being made based mostly on last year's budget, not necessarily taking a hard look at what was needed. I watched as a new superintendent, Al Stoeckman, came to town. He had a different method of looking at the budget. He proposed that everyone work together to "right size the budget', spend the dollars where they were needed the most. The changes in funding hurt. Programs were dropped, people were laid off. The budget was 'The right size' for the District's needs. Now that Al is thinking about leaving his position as superintendent I wonder if he would consider being a budget adviser to the powers that be in Washington?


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'The Ultimate Fighter' Contestant Outed as a Sean Cody Model
A mixed martial artist who will be on the upcoming season of FX's reality show "The Ultimate Fighter" has been outed as a former model for the gay porn website Sean Cody, Adult Video News reported.
Dakota Cochrane, 25, who went under the handle "Danny" started performing at Sean Cody model since 2008 and has participated in solo scenes as well as hardcore scenes with other male actors.
"It's definitely a decision I regret," Cochrane told MMAFighting.com. "If I would have known what would happen I definitely wouldn't have done it. But I had money issues and I needed help. I went there to do pictures, and they started throwing pretty high numbers in front of me. I didn't really think. It was a big mistake."
When Cochrane applied for the reality show he told producers about his porn past in an audition tape.
"I think it's a little bit courageous for both of us," he said. "I could just hide in a hole and no one would know except for the people close to me. And to them, I was up front. I let them know right away so it wasn't anything that could come back and bite them in the butt. I think maybe they respected that a little bit. I think some people judge against it, some people will be OK with it. Some people will want me to get my butt kicked, and hopefully others will respect what I'm trying to do."
The fighter says he is not gay but told MMAFighting.com that he has earned about $80,000 from doing gay porn, which he made while he was attending the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
"Every time I was down there, I hated it," Cochrane said. He stopped performing once he told his girlfriend Lacey Sechtem, who asked him to stop. Since doing gay porn, Cochrane married Sechtem and has become the father of two children.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship president, Dana White, said that the organization would welcome a gay athlete.
"I'll tell you right now, if there was a gay fighter in UFC, I wish he would come out," White said. "I could care less if there's a gay fighter in the UFC. There probably is and there's probably more than one. I mean, it's 2012. Give me a break."


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Five lake area entities are seeking to institute a use tax at the same rate as their current sales tax.
Five lake area entities are seeking to institute a use tax at the same rate as their current sales tax.
The cities of Osage Beach, Camdenton and Laurie as well as Camden and Morgan counties are looking to assess tax on any out-of-state purchase that totals more than $2,000 of tangible personal property.
Under Chapter 144 of state statute on sales and use tax, tangible personal property includes motor vehicles, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, motortricycles, boats and outboard motors. Use tax can also be collected on out of state sales of electricity or electrical current, water and gas, natural or artificial, to domestic, commercial or industrial consumers.
The use tax can apply to a purchase only where no sales tax is applied. If sales tax is collected, the use tax is not collected, according to Osage Beach City Attorney Ed Rucker.
The decision in Street v. Director of Revenue in 2012 changed the existing practice by prohibiting collection of a local sales tax on a vehicle purchased from an out-of-state vendor. Collections were ended in March 2012 as a result.
The Department of Revenue will collect the use taxes, if adopted, when this type of purchase is made, and then the funds will be remitted to the cities and counties. At registration, vehicle or boat owners will be charged sales tax or use tax, but not both.
The proposed use tax would allow the cities and counties to replace revenue from the tax that was collected on out-of-state and individual-to-individual sales of vehicles, boats and other large ticket items prior to the Missouri Supreme Court decision last year.
In Camden County, lost revenue is believed to total up to at least $300,000, which helped support the road and bridge fund.
Osage Beach officials have estimated a loss of around $33,000 in revenue, and Laurie approximately $4,000. In Morgan County, the lost revenue is believed to total about $86,000 a year.
Morgan County officials said small budget cuts across the board would be likely to compensate if the use tax does not pass.
The cities are particularly vulnerable to changes in sales tax rates. These lake area municipalities rely solely on sales tax funding. They do not levy any property tax.
A simple majority in each political subdivision is required for a use tax to pass.
Officials have also said that the loss of sales tax on these out-of-state items could potentially hurt the local economy. Buyers may make more of these purchases out of state - instead of with local businesses - in order to pay less by avoiding sales tax.
The Camden County ballot question states, "The purpose of the proposal is to eliminate the current sales tax advantage that non-Missouri vendors have over Missouri vendors."
A ballot issue in the City of Laurie for a use tax in August 2012 failed to pass, but it is the first time on the ballot for the use tax in the other entities.
Proposed use tax rates
Camdenton - 2 percent
Osage Beach - 2 percent
Laurie - 2 percent
Morgan County - 1 1/2 percent
Camden County - 1 1/4 percent


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The Conventional Weapons Box Set is now sold out. However, you can still get each vinyl separately.
See below for track listing and release date information:
Title: Number One
A-side: Boy Division
B-side: Tomorrow's Money
Release date: Out now in the Official Online Store or digitally via Amazon or iTunes.
Title: Number Two
A-side: AMBULANCE
B-side: Gun.
Release date: Black Friday, November 23, 2012. Available for Pre-order here.
Title: Number Three
A-side: The World Is Ugly
B-side: The Light Behind Your Eyes
Release date: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Title: Number Four
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Release date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Bass, Chilean Sea – South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands
Patagonian Toothfish, more commonly known as Chilean Sea Bass, are widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere south of 40°S latitude. It is a long-lived species that is thought to reach 50 years in age. Sexual maturity is reached between 6-12 years and fecundity is moderate.
Due to its high commercial value, Patagonian Toothfish has been targeted by illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishers, which have depleted some populations. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is the principal managing authority for Patagonian Toothfish and has made a concerted effort in the past decade to eliminate IUU fishing. However a small but persistent level remains.
Patagonian Toothfish are primarily caught using bottom longlines which cause some damage to bottom habitats. The fishing method also catches some species of concern, including skates, grenadiers, and seabirds. Recent implementation of bycatch mitigation measures has reduced seabird bycatch to low levels. In South Georgia and Kerguelen Islands effective management is in place.
This fish may have high levels of mercury that could pose a health risk to adults and children. More info here about mercury in Chilean Sea Bass. Check out our mercury in seafood section.


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Collin Hart
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was 17. I knew if I wanted to be in the UFC I needed to put in relentless years of training.
What ranks and titles have you held? Purple belt in BJJ
Do you have any heroes? I look up to anyone with a good attitude on life.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Fighting in the UFC is my passion in life.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No
What was your job before you started fighting? I never really worked much before I started fighting.
Favorite grappling technique: BJJ
Favorite Striking technique: Muay Thai
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Four scrap recipes that intrigue.
The slight bitterness of the skins is matched by an assertive brown sugar-spice mix and the smokiness of the bacon. You can tell these chips are done when the bacon aroma becomes unmistakable.
MAKE AHEAD: Raw potato peelings should be held in water to keep them from turning brown. Drain and dry as much as possible before baking. Adapted from "Root to Stalk Cooking: The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable," by Tara Duggan (Ten Speed Press, 2013).
4 servings
Skin peelings from 4 medium russet potatoes (with a thin layer of flesh)
2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat, liquefied and warm (may substitute olive oil, which does not have to be warm)
1 to 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 teaspoon teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (may substitute 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme)
Place a large rimmed baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 400 degrees. Line a serving plate with a few layers of paper towels.
Place the peelings in a mixing bowl. Drizzle the bacon fat over them and toss to coat.
Combine the sugar (to taste), salt, paprika, pepper and thyme (to taste) in a small bowl. Sprinkle half of the mixture over the peelings and toss to coat. Spread the peelings on the hot baking sheet in a single layer, skin side down. Sprinkle with the remaining spice mixture; roast for about 12 minutes, until the skins start to get crisp and browned. Use a spatula to stir them around to promote even crisping, then roast for 3 to 6 minutes.
Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate. Serve right away.
NUTRITION Per serving: 90 calories, 1 g protein, 6 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 250 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber, 1 g sugar


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Small town reeling from news of three deaths
North Stonington — Residents expressed shock and sadness Wednesday after state police released a report saying that Debra Denison, 47, shot and killed her grandsons, 6-month-old Ashton Perry and 2-year-old Alton Perry, and then herself Tuesday evening in a van near Lake of Isles. Tuesday was Alton's second birthday.
The children lived in North Stonington with their parents, Jeremy and Brenda Perry.
Community members have organized a candlelight vigil for the family, to be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the North Stonington recreational facility off Route 2. A fund has been established to benefit the family.
Larry Chappell, pastor of the North Stonington Bible Church, will lead the service, said Thomas Weissmuller, an Old Mystic resident who grew up in North Stonington and knows the Perrys.
Weissmuller described the Perrys as "a very loving family, widely known and highly regarded in the community."
"The whole community is saddened by this terrible tragedy," he said.
The boys' father, Jeremy Perry, had been a student at the martial arts school Weissmuller runs in North Stonington until an injury left him confined to a wheelchair for much of the time, Weissmuller said.
"It's especially tragic in light of the hardships the family has already endured," he said.
First Selectman Nick Mullane said he has run into the Perrys often as they've gone in and out of Town Hall on various errands.
"They're a delightful young couple — always polite, courteous, appreciative and respectful," he said. "They seem like ideal parents to me. No doubt about it."
Mullane said he and others in town are ready to give the Perrys whatever support they may need, but is encouraging people "to stay away as much as possible" from a "very traumatized" family.
"I don't think the family knows what they need right now or how to handle this," he said. "What we're doing as a town is standing by, and if anybody needs or wants anything, we'll take care of it."
Monica Eppinger, who has lived in town for 35 years with her husband, Frank, one of the town's attorneys, said she was horrified when she heard the news Tuesday night.
She said she knows children who have gone to Kidds & Co., the day care center where Denison picked up her grandsons Tuesday afternoon. She called it a "wonderful" place.
"My prayers go out to the family," she said.
Town Clerk Norma Holliday has lived in town her whole life and attended Wheeler High School with Jeremy Perry's mother, Donna Connors. She said she and her husband, Stephen, the town's public works director, often vacation with Jeremy's father and stepmother.
"I know them and I don't even know what to say to them," she said. "What do you say?"
Rich Bauer, assistant fire chief at the North Stonington Volunteer Fire Co., sat Tuesday afternoon in the firehouse's cramped office space with firefighter Mike White. When asked what they thought, they traded silent glances for a minute, unsure.
"It's awful, you know?" Bauer finally said.
Bauer said the young age of the two boys is particularly jarring.
"They haven't even done anything wrong yet," he said. "They didn't even understand. They were just with Grandma."
Maggie Efthimiou, who has owned the Route 2 pizza parlor Green Onion II with her husband for 16 years, said she has a daughter the same age as 23-year-old Brenda Perry, who she said came by every so often to get takeout for her family.
"It makes you cry and it breaks your heart," she said.
Efthimiou and her husband also remember Denison — whom they called "Deb" — coming into their restaurant, recalling her as a pleasant person who was always helping her daughter, son-in-law and grandsons.
"You are in shock when you hear something like that after," Efthimiou said, later adding, "You don't know what's inside."
Candlelight vigil Friday
Community members have organized a candlelight vigil for the Perry family, to be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the North Stonington recreational facility off Route 2.
Those wishing to donate to the Perry Family Fund can donate at any Chelsea Groton Bank branch. Checks and letters may be mailed to Chelsea Groton Bank, P.O. Box 11, North Stonington, CT 06359.
Father expresses gratitude for town support after sons' deaths
Legislators begin to focus on mental health, gun violence link
Public safety forum to focus on crime recidivism, priorities
Old Lyme church holds service as family approaches 100th day in sanctuary
White House press secretary says she was kicked out of restaurant because she works for Trump
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So, I've just finished my two little knitted tattoo guns. They're SO CUTE!!! I think they quailfy me as a JEENYUS!
I want to make more, but I'll do those for me when I have more time… These two, as I mentioned in a previous post, are for my brutha, Nick Matovich (http://www.whatsa-matovich-you.com) who is in town this week doing a guest spot at Five Fathoms, and for Dustin at Five Fathoms who is rad and has a great shop (http://www.fivefathoms.net) and they are made in trade for the work Nick's giving me tomorrow after work.\
Oh, and did I mention: YIKES!!! It's been a while…
I'm super happy with how they turned out since it's been such a long time since I've had to actually LOOK at a tattoo machine. Yes, all those hours doing sterilisation actually served a purpose in my life and now seem strangely relevant.
Anywho, goodnight for now. I'll probably post again tomorrow night with pics of my new tattoo, if I'm not too much of a vegetable and if I remember to charge the batteries in my camera. I want a picture of Nick tattooing with my knitting. It's a beautiful circle, really. Me, interpretting Nick's art form through mine; Nick likewise interpreting mine through his…
Knit or Die!
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Earl Richard "Bud" Osgood, 88, a resident of Shell Knob, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in his home.
He was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Hale, Mo., the son of James R. and Eliza H. (Woodard) Osgood. On Jan. 1, 1943, he was married to Ruth Mitchell, and to this union three children were born. On Jan. 17, 1975, he was united in marriage to Marcella I. "Marcie" (Walters) Lacey, who survives.
Bud graduated from Avalon High School in 1941. He moved to Sterling, Ill., and worked in the steel mill and then lived in Kansas City, Mo. for a short time. During World War II, he entered the United States Army and was in the 12th Armored Division, serving from Nov. 3, 1942 until Feb. 24, 1944. For the next several years he resided in Kansas City and also Chillicothe, Mo., where he held various jobs. In 1951, he farmed near Hale and Avalon, Mo., and in 1959 he purchased a service station in Avalon, enlarging it to include farm service. Around 1963 he joined Modern Security Life in Springfield, Mo., eventually becoming Vice President, and then was Vice President in St. Louis. He later worked for Midwest National Life Insurance Company as Regional Manager in Columbia, Mo., and in 1970 took over the St. Louis Office. In the early 1970's Bud worked with his brother, Billy Lee, hauling food products from coast to coast. He eventually moved back to Avalon, Mo., remaining there until 1981, when he moved to the Branson, Mo. area, and later owned and operated Troy's Cafe in Galena, Mo. After moving to Shell Knob, Mo., he sold boats and cars, and fished.
He was a member of Shell Knob First Christian Church, Shell Knob Lions Club, OES (Order of the Eastern Star) of Cassville, Masonic Lodge in Galena, and Hi Twelve in Shell Knob. Some of his favorite pastimes were hunting and fishing.
Surviving are five children, Gerald "Jerry" Osgood and his wife, Susan, of Sunrise Beach, Mo., Gregory Osgood of Springfield, Mo., Debra Dee Ann (Osgood) Lewis and her husband, Tom, of Lee's Summit, Mo., Russ Murphy and his wife, Michelle, of Springfield, Mo., and Troy Lacey and his wife, Ann, of Springfield, Mo.; one sister, Lois Schwitters of Sterling, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Herbert Leroy Osgood and Billy Lee Osgood; and one sister, Elizabeth (Mills) Osgood.
Memorial services were held Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, in Shell Knob First Christian Church, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob. Pastor Tom Rees conducted services. Military honors were conducted by VFW Post #2203.
Contributions may be made to LUC Boys Ranch, Shell Knob First Responders, Central Crossing Senior Center, Alliances of Churches, or Shell Knob Lions Club, in memory of Bud.
Shell Knob, Mo. resident Earl Richard "Bud" Osgood, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
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Rockstar Games is known for its ambitious projects, and L.A. Noire proves that the companys reputation is safe. While the rumblings about the game have been heard for years, our world exclusive cover story is the only place youll be able to get concrete information on the gritty crime epic. Over the course of our 10-page feature we look at the games astonishing reconstruction of 1947 Los Angeles and learn how the team took on such a massive undertaking. We also talk to the team to see L.A. Noires groundbreaking facial-animation system in action, and learn how it might change the way we look at games from now on.
At long last, the never-ending mystery of whether Rockstar's "gritty detective tale," L.A. Noire, will be a multiplatform release has ... well, ended. And in a pretty unspectacular way, to boot -- in the comments section of a Game Informer post teasing the magazine's in-depth print preview of L.A. Noire, editor Matthew Kato explained, "It's not a PS3-exclusive," later adding, "it was at one point, but it's coming out for the PS3 and 360." (We've contacted Rockstar to verify this apparent reveal.)
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So, sounds like another PS3 exclusive just got un-exclusive'D. But that's good news for 360 owners i guess. I'm interested to read more about this game. I like the detective/mafia gang narrative in games. Hopefully this will be a great game!
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When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training six years ago after a good friend introduced me to a submission wrestling club. I'd boxed as a teen and have always been a big fan of mixed martial arts, so after watching some of the earlier UFC videos and after getting the living daylights beat out of me in my first grappling session I was hooked.
What ranks and titles have you held? None.
Do you have any heroes? My mother. Also I'm a massive fan of Mike Tyson.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's something I've dreamt about every day since I started training and the reason I've trained so hard. It also means I've got to push myself even more and continue to work hard and improve my skill set.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No
What was your job before you started fighting? Car dealer
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Purple belt in Luta Livre.
Favorite grappling technique: chokes of any kind.
Favorite Striking technique: anything which lands clean!
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California leads the tournament as the only team under par after posting a two-day total of 11-under par, 565. Stanford sits 11 shots behind at even-par, while Alabama, New Mexico and UCLA round out the top-five.
Patrick Rodgers of Stanford posted a second round 73, but still holds the lead at five-under par, while James Erkenbeck of New Mexico and Alabama's Cory Whitsett are tied for second place at three-under par. Soegaard, Joel Stalter of California and Stanford's Cameron Wilson all sit in a tie for fourth, just one shot behind at two-under par.
With Duke opening play on the back nine, Soegaard carded pars on No. 10-12 before suffering a bogey on No. 13. The Denmark native recovered with birdies on No. 15, No. 16, No. 17 and No. 18 to make the turn at three-under. He had a second bogey of the day on No. 2 but quickly birdied the par 5 third hole before finishing off the round with six straight pars. Soegaard's 69 (-3) is his best round of the season and his seventh under-par round overall.
Seniors Brinson Paolini and Adam Sumrall posted two-over 74s in round two. Paolini carded three birdies (No. 13, No. 7, No. 8) on the day but also had five bogeys including four over his final eight holes of play. The Virginia Beach, Va., native enters the final round tied for 36th with a five-over 149.
Sumrall also had three birdies (No. 15, No. 18, No. 7) and five bogeys in the second round of action. After suffering three bogeys over his first five holes, Sumrall settled in to play one-under golf over the final 13 holes. He is currently tied for 28th at four-over (148).
Sophomore Michael Ricaurte shot a five-over 77 Saturday and is tied for 54th at eight-over. Senior Tim Gornik and Julian Suri finished with 80 and 82, respectively.
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Ryan Kelly on Saturday were the officials. Certainly not Wake Forest.DURHAM, N.C. -- The only people who could stop
Kelly scored a season-high 22 points in the top-ranked Blue Devils' 80-62 rout.
Seth Curry also had 22 points, Quinn Cook had a career-high 14 assists and Kelly finished with his fourth straight 20-point performance against Wake Forest.
"He stepped up and he just had the openings and knocked them down," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He was on his way to a 35-point or 40-point game, really, because we would have kept calling his number."
When he fouled out with 7:25 left, Kelly was one point shy of the career high he set in his last game against the Demon Deacons 11 months ago.
He was at a loss to explain his knack for putting up big numbers at Wake Forest's expense.
"It's just the nature of the game, and it might be how they defend me -- I don't know -- but I got open looks, and my guys got me the ball," Kelly said.
The Blue Devils (14-0, 1-0) shot 46 percent in their Atlantic Coast Conference opener and hit 11 3-pointers -- including six during the 25-7 first-half run that put them up big.
They pushed their lead well into the 20s with a Curry-led 18-6 run out of the break in which they scored on nine of their first 10 possessions of the half.
Travis McKie had 22 points and 11 rebounds for Wake Forest (7-6, 0-1), which had nearly as many turnovers (19) as field goals (23) and had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Mason Plumlee added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Rasheed Sulaimon scored 12 points for Duke, which was simply too much for a rebuilding Wake Forest team that has only three healthy non-freshmen on scholarship.
"Our young team played hard," Wake Forest coach Jeff Bzdelik said. "We need to play better."
Kelly, who entered averaging 21 points in the previous three meetings in the series, will get another crack at the Demon Deacons when the Blue Devils visit Winston-Salem on Jan. 30.
He had 17 points at halftime of this one, including 13 of Duke's first 19, with three 3s -- including two some 45 seconds apart -- during the Blue Devils' first big run. His 3-pointer 2 1/2 minutes into the second half pushed him past the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career.
"I think Ryan has the ability to score 20 points against anybody," Krzyzewski said. "I do think that when you're trying to take Mason and Seth out of the game, that it opens it up a little bit more for Ryan, and that's why Rasheed scoring and Quinn scoring will be big and have been big so far, but will be bigger as we go forward because people will try to take different things away from us."
Curry, who had 14 points in the opening 20 minutes, capped the first burst with a four-point play that made it 38-21 with 4:18 until the break. He had three baskets during the second run that turned this one into a full-fledged rout.
Those two seniors had the Blue Devils well on their way to their sixth straight win in the ACC's oldest series and their sixth 14-0 start under Krzyzewski.
Duke didn't make a 2-point shot until Plumlee's dunk off an alley-oop pass 11 minutes in -- but didn't need to, not with the 3s falling like this: Each of the Blue Devils' first seven field goals came from behind the arc, and Duke finished 11 of 24 from 3-point range.
"I think you take the shots that are there, and as long as they're good shots, we have confidence," Krzyzewski said. "We'll always shoot the 3 here, but if we can stay established with Mason inside and develop a little bit more of a driving game. . We'll shoot them. We're a good shooting team."
Even Cook's uncharacteristically cold shooting was largely inconsequential: The sophomore point guard was 0 for 11.
C.J. Harris finished with 19 points and freshman Devin Thomas had 12 rebounds for Wake Forest, which was denied its first victory over a top-five team since its most recent one in the series -- a 70-68 upset of then-No. 1 Duke in 2009, back when the Demon Deacons themselves were in the top 10. They haven't beaten Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1997.
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In years past, the Fourth of July didn't really pique my interest. A few years ago, I never saw a single firework, but I could hear them from the bowels of my then-workplace.
In years past, the Fourth of July didn't really pique my interest. A few years ago, I never saw a single firework, but I could hear them from the bowels of my then-workplace.
Last year, I spent a mostly unremarkable holiday drinking red and blue-tinged concoctions — that was the extent of my patriotism.
I'm not sure why I don't have a particular fondness for holidays. I think in many cases the preparation stress and hoopla outweigh the fun and jollity one is supposed to enjoy.
New Year's Eve is a waste, I haven't seen my family on Easter Sunday in years, I hide on Halloween to avoid doling out sweets to overly-sugared children (although I do love a good costume), I don't understand what Labor Day means, etc. Thanksgiving, Christmas and Memorial Day are the three holidays I put any effort into.
But this Independence Day may have me taking a different approach to future holidays. It was one of the single best days I've had in a long while.
The day, spent wholly with family, started out typically enough with a 40 minute drive to my cousin's new house near Festus, Mo.
Once we got there, I got a tour of the new abode and tromped through the expansive backyard, complete with a pool, gazebo, koi fish pond and a private lake stocked with catfish.
We dined on barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs and brats, potato salad, too many chips to count, watermelon and star-shaped Jello treats. I hadn't eaten that extensively in quite a while, but that's what holidays are for, right?
Later in the afternoon, I became the king of the pool volleyball court.
I also became the cruise director of the "Eric Cruiseline," taking the children for paddleboat rides around the lake as they decided to take breaks from catching tadpoles and frogs along the lake shore. I also learned Thursday of my propensity towards a popular backyard game — the one and only cornhole.
I consumed no fewer than five bomb pops — frozen, patriotic-colored treats in the shape of a bottle rocket.
Of course, the highlight of most Independence Day celebrations is the fireworks show. This year, we didn't watch a show on television or attend a organized show, but rather we held our own.
Colorful fountains danced at the end of the driveway, bottle rockets and firecrackers punctuated the night with crackles, pops and booms and sparklers illuminated the faces of family.
One of the undeniable favorites, "The Demon", lit up a red face on one end of the fireworks box, much to the delight of the onlookers.
The finale, "The Atomic Bomb", showered the sky with gold and white fireworks, culminating in a golden explosion of fire that looked like pinwheels.
Even the neighbors, who had their own show throughout the evening, cheered at the conclusion of the show — even though my family most definitely had the superior showing.
An hour and a half after the show began, we swept up the littered driveway, disposed of the empty bomb pops rubbish — mostly because of my popsicle binge — and packed up the lawn chairs. Driving home through a haze of smoke was an eery sensation I hadn't experienced before.
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There is no past proof of evolution. Onlya few animals can crossbreed- horse and donkey = mule- but their offspring is always born sterile.
There is nothing that is evolving today.
If evolution were fact there would still be tribes of newly created humans being born with genetical asperations to make us extinct.
What would come first- the snake's resistence to poison or the specific poison it creates? How do genetic strands decide to grow feathers, sprout wings, and create a creature with hollow bones for flight; then there is the genetic strands capability to conceive the idea of consuming food, digesting it and then deficating.
Even Darwin himself, late in life, wrote that his writings were mere theory, because neither he nor the scientists before him had generated any shred of evidence that we were pooped out of a monkey's butt.
Basicaly, when you see an ant you know what it is, because, though different in size and purpose, they are all the same. Kinda like people, we are different colors, and personalities, but we are all still humans.
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Barisan Nasional or National Front (BN) is the dominant Political Party that rules Malaysia. It consists 13 Political Parties which UMNO leads as the main . It has dominanced the 12 General Elections since 1955 till present. It will be facing the next GE i.e. 13th. GE that will be announced any moment. So,let's together to vote BN as to be the New Ruling Party in the motivation for the new breath of Malaysia. It is important in the making the nation as a Developed Country in 2020.
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Jeffco Public Schools is one of several districts in Colorado that has pulled beef from its lunch menus this week in response to an undercover Humane Society investigation that showed improper practices in a slaughterhouse.
Commodity beef — loose meat made into hamburger or otherwise processed — from Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. is the culprit for the lunchtime adjustment. Humane Society insider video showed one of Westland's slaughterhouses processing "downer cows," or cows that were abused or too sick to stand.
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By being proactive, fiscally conservative and preparing for the possibility of sequestered funds, the Waynesville R-VI district will sustain normal operations through June 30.
"We maintain close relationships with federal leaders in Washington, D.C., and we heeded their warnings to be prepared for this first phase of sequestration when we made this year's budget," says Dr. Judene Blackburn, superintendent of Waynesville Schools. The district regularly receives information as an active member of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools and the Military Impacted Schools Association.
Few districts in the nation will face the impact of sequestered funds more than the Waynesville R-VI School District in Waynesville, Mo. More than three-fourths (76%) of the student population is connected to the military in this district of 6,000+ students serving nearby Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. In 2011-2012, nearly 21 percent of the district's operating fund revenue came from the federal government.
The potential impact for next year's budget – if the second year of the sequester is not averted – is currently under study. "It's too soon for us to predict what specific cuts we might need to make, but we are preparing best-case and worst-case scenarios for next year's budget," Blackburn says.
As the second largest employer in Pulaski County, the district plays an important role in the community's economy. A 5.3 percent cut in federal Title programs could mean a $113,000 reduction in funds for those programs, while the loss in Impact Aid funds could be millions.
"At some point we may need to go to local voters to ask for their help, but our hope is that continued student population growth and a solution in Washington will help us maintain our excellent schools," Blackburn says. "We want to do everything we can to educate and prepare out students for the future, especially those whose parents serve our country every single day."


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Louis C.K. and Judd Apatow are among those asking websites to remove footage of Tracy Morgan's crash site.
The 46-year-old "Louie" actor is seconding the pleas of Krizya Fuqua, who wants TMZ to take down video of her father -- Ardie Fuqua -- being pulled from the wreckage.
"They don't understand how hurtful it is to see my father be dragged out of the wreckage," Fuqua wrote in an Instagram post.
"I understand people want to know and people want to be updated, but enough is enough. This is hurting my heart so bad that this video is posted for all to see. No one should see my father this way."
Morgan, Fuqua and Morgan's assistant, Jeffrey Millea, were all critically injured in Saturday's crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, as they came home from a performance in Delaware.
C.K. took to Twitter, calling for the website to take the footage down. Apatow tweeted the same sentiment at TMZ boss Harvey Levin.
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University of Montana Western English professor Alan Weltzien is a champion of Montana literature.
"I always value local writers for several reasons," Weltzien says. "It gives me a chance to have an authority on a unique literature, it enhances my library, and it grounds me. The best way to learn about a new place is through the music, food, and the literature of that area."
Weltzien has worked hard to keep the work of Montana authors such as Norman Maclean and Thomas Savage in the public spotlight. Weltzien's "The Norman Maclean Reader," a guide to the author of "A River Runs Through It," introduced several unpublished Maclean pieces. Weltzien was also instrumental in the reissue of Savage's first novel "The Pass" and the upcoming 2011 reissue of Savage's second novel, "Lona Hanson." Both novels follow the lives of ranchers who experience the harsh ruggedness of the Montana land and life.
Weltzien keeps Montana authors under the spotlight in his classes as well. He chooses the majority of his course material from the many published Montana authors available. Through Weltzien's promotion of Montana authors, guest speakers such as Norman Maclean's son John Maclean have given lectures or presentations at Montana Western.
"Our English majors can expect a great amount of personal attention and tough nurturing from the faculty, all of whom are also published writers," adds Weltzien, a published author himself.
Weltzien's most recent publications include his work as the editor of "The Literary Art and Activism of Rick Bass," "Coming into McPhee Country: John McPhee and the Art of Literary Nonfiction," and "The Norman Maclean Reader."
Weltzien also published a memoir in 2008 titled "A Father and an Island," Author Ann Ronald described the memoir as a "poignant remembrance of things past."
With the firsthand experience of being a writer and a professor, Weltzien says UMW's Experience One block-scheduling program is a teaching tool that not only benefits UMW students but faculty as well.
"Block teaching requires more energy and imagination than conventional semester course teaching," notes Weltzien. "It is more tiring but allows faculty to foreground daily, small group work and consequently, more consistent and substantive peer interaction than is usually the case with traditionally structured courses. Its intensity permits and requires of students a single-minded focus."
Weltzien uses Experience One's unique structuring and focused intensity to introduce his students to the many exceptional Montana authors and allow them to explore Montana's local literature.
"Montana literature is and always will be literature wedded to the landscape," explains Weltzien. "Montana has had a sexy literary reputation for a long while. It is important for people to know that these authors are out there."
UMW grad Justinn Marshall was accepted into the University of Washington's regional medical education program.
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After five years, the Iraq war is much more than a titanic financial burden. Civilian deaths are over 1 million, another challenging number, but these are lives, mostly of women and children. Iraq now has 5 million internally displaced people and refugees.
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Wizards Wax Clippers
Martell Webster stayed hot and had 21 points and five 3-pointers in the Wizards' win. He's played over 30 minutes in five straight games, averaging 15 points and three 3-pointers on 49 percent shooting during that stretch. It doesn't look like Trevor Ariza is going to steal Webster's job any time soon and Webster is a guy who can help a lot of fantasy teams right now. Emeka Okafor was solid again with nine points and 14 rebounds, while John Wall and Nene played well, and Garrett Temple added 15 points while filling in for Bradley Beal. Beal was out again with his wrist injury, but it does sound like he'll return at some point this week.
The Clippers got 17 points, nine assists and two blocks out of Eric Bledsoe and if you rolled the dice on him in a weekly league, so far, so good. I benched him for Nate Robinson, just because I was worried about Chris Paul returning mid-week and raining on his parade. We'll see. Blake Griffin was a late scratch with a hamstring injury and something tells me he was in a ton of lineups last night, as the news was late breaking. Lamar Odom started in his place and had three points and nine rebounds before fouling out. DeAndre Jordan exploded for seven points, two blocks and a career-high 22 rebounds in 40 minutes, while Jamal Crawford went for 28 points, three boards, three assists, a steal, a block and three 3-pointers in the loss. Paul has missed eight straight games and remains iffy for the week, while Griffin is day-to-day with his injury, as well.
Sixers Spank Magic
The Sixers enjoyed an easy night against a beat up Orlando team featuring a D-League-like lineup that most casual NBA fans would have trouble picking out of a lineup. Jrue Holiday double-doubled, Nick Young scored 15, Spencer Hawes finally broke out with 21 points, 14 rebounds and a block, and Thaddeus Young left the game with a hamstring injury that could keep him out "a while." And with Young out, Hawes should have a good week for his new fantasy owners. Evan Turner disappeared, but should bounce back quickly. Jason Richardson's not expected back anytime soon from his knee injury, meaning Nick Young should be owned in most formats.
The Magic's starting five was Ishmael Smith, E'Twaun Moore, Moe Harkless, Josh McRoberts and Nikola Vucevic. And not surprisingly, they got run out of the building. Moore was solid with 18 points on 9-of-17 shooting and Harkless played 43 minutes for 10 points, five rebounds and a full stat line, but hit just 4-of-13 shots on the night. I picked him up late and threw him in a couple lineups, as Jameer Nelson, J.J. Redick, Arron Afflalo and DeQuan Jones are all going to be a little iffy for the week. This depleted Magic lineup scored a total of 61 points last night.
Pacers Beat Bulls
George Hill played through a shoulder injury and went off for 22 points, six assists and four 3-pointers on 7-of-10 shooting, Lance Stephenson scored 15 points, and Paul George and David West both posted monster lines for the Pacers. Roy Hibbert had a forgettable night with six points, nine boards and a block on just 3-of-11 shooting. Stephenson is averaging 15.5 points, 1.5 3-pointers and a steal in his last four, but will fall off the map once Danny Granger finally returns.
Nate Robinson stayed hot with 19 points, five boards, nine assists, three steals and three 3-pointers. The reigning Player of the Week should be in all lineups with Kirk Hinrich and Derrick Rose not expected to play this week. All five Bulls starters scored in double figures, including Taj Gibson who had 10 points, 11 boards and five blocks as Joakim Noah sat out another game with plantar fasciitis. As long as he's out, Gibson's a must-start player. Marco Belinelli overcame a sprained ankle and had a season-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, but we'll have to see how he's feeling this morning. Jimmy Butler played 29 minutes but never really got cooking, finishing with 10 points and three steals. I'd hang in there with him, especially if Belinelli misses any time with his ankle injury. Carlos Boozer had 10 & 5 in his return from a hamstring injury.
Knicks Crush Pistons
The Knicks weren't impressed with Jose Calderon's debut, although Raymond Felton didn't fare much better. Felton hit 2-of-5 shots for four points, five rebounds, nine assists and two steals, but owners were looking for more. Jason Kidd started at shooting guard, but hit just 1-of-7 shots for three points and three assists in 20 minutes. I see no reason to be holding Kidd right now. Tyson Chandler had eight points and 20 rebounds (for the third straight game), J.R. Smith scored 16 with five 3-pointers off the bench, Amare Stoudemire added 20 points, three rebounds and a block, while Carmelo Anthony raked for 27 points and a full stat line with great shooting percentages.
Calderon started and had 15 points and three assists on 7-of-12 shooting, while Brandon Knight, who slid over to shooting guard, hit just 2-of-10 shots for five points in 28 minutes. Greg Monroe had a nice double-double, but Kyle Singler, Jason Maxiell and Andre Drummond (eight minutes, sore back) were all awful in this one. Drummond says he will play Wednesday, but his minutes have been too shaky for him to be relied upon in fantasy right now. Rodney Stuckey had 14 points, seven boards and three steals off the bench in 30 minutes, while Will Bynum added 13 points in 21 minutes. I'm avoiding both players for now, but you'll want to keep an eye on Detroit's rotation going forward. It was tough to learn much from this one, as the Knicks blew their doors off starting with the opening tip.
Heat Hang On Vs. Bobcats
LeBron James hit 13-of-14 shots for 31 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, two steals and five turnovers. And sadly, the only shot he missed was a bunny of a layup he was probably fouled on. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh also played well, but the Heat still look like a team that's just coasting along, waiting for the playoffs to start. And that's a dangerous game.
The Cats welcomed back Byron Mullens, who surprisingly got 28 minutes to finish with 12 points, nine boards, two steals and a block. Of course, he hit just 5-of-14 shots and looked rusty, but owners have to feel pretty good about his return from a nasty ankle injury. I picked him up in a couple leagues and threw him out there this week.
Blazers Top Wolves
Wesley Matthews played through his sprained ankle and had a huge first half, but cooled off to finish with 22 points, three boards, five assists and four 3-pointers on 7-of-11 shooting. Hopefully you were brave enough to put him in your weekly lineup (although I was not that smart). Nicolas Batum's wrist is an obvious problem and he doesn't want to shoot the ball right now because of the pain. He took just four shots in 35 minutes to finish with four points, three boards, two assists, SEVEN turnovers and two blocks. Props to Batum for trying to play through this thing, but if it doesn't feel better soon, my guess is he's going to have to sit out a few games until it starts feeling better. Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge went off, as usual, and J.J. Hickson had just eight points and nine boards, marking just the eighth time this season he didn't hit double figures in at least one of those two categories.
The Wolves got Ricky Rubio's best line of the season with 15 points and 14 assists in 33 minutes, and he might finally be ready to get his season started. The 15 & 14 were both season highs for Rubio. Nikola Pekovic double-doubled with 13 points and 11 boards, Derrick Williams was atrocious again (0-for-5) and Andrei Kirilenko left after just 14 minutes due to a left quad injury. If he's out, Williams simply has to bounce back. Dante Cunningham picked up AK's slack last night with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting off the bench, while J.J. Barea added 17 points and a full stat line off the pine. Alexey Shved cooled off with eight points on 3-of-10 shooting, but should bounce back in his next one.
Thunder Thrash Mavs
Kevin Durant played through a rib injury and double-doubled, Russell Westbrook led the way with 24 points and seven assists, and Serge Ibaka and Kevin Martin also chipped in with solid scoring nights in the easy win. Nothing to see here.
The Mavs got a big line out of Shawn Marion (23 points on 10-of-14 shooting), but O.J. Mayo, Darren Collison, Dirk Nowitzki and Elton Brand were all too quiet in this one. Dirk was playing through a strained adductor and looked rusty after missing a couple games. Dominique Jones blew up for 15 points in 14 minutes, which was a fluke, while Bernard James made another start at center, finishing with two points, six boards and four blocks. He just doesn't score enough to be a real fantasy option, while I'm still not sure what Brand did to Rick Carlisle's Wheaties. Vince Carter missed this one with an illness, but should be back on Wednesday.
Jazz Beat Kings in OT
Randy Foye had 20 points, six assists and three more 3-pointers in an overtime win, while Al Jefferson chipped in with 15 points, 12 boards, five assists, a steal and two blocks on 7-of-17 shooting. Paul Millsap added 14 points and four boards, while Alec Burks (14), Derrick Favors (13 & 9) and DeMarre Carroll all hit double digits off the bench. Foye is really feeling it right now, averaging 16.6 points, 4.4 assists and 3.0 3-pointers over his last five games, making him worth a pickup in almost any league.
DeMarcus Cousins was ejected after picking up a couple technical fouls after just 19 minutes. He reportedly told an official to "stop acting like an effing female," which is classy. He's sitting on 12 technical fouls and will face a one-game suspension when he picks up his 16th. Tyreke Evans had 20 points, Isaiah Thomas added 17 points, three assists and two 3-pointers, and Jason Thompson played 45 minutes and awoke from a coma to drop 23 points and 10 rebounds on the Jazz. I have no idea what got into Thompson, but he was unplayable coming into this one, and Cousins' ejection certainly helped his cause. Now let's see him do it again. Marcus Thornton had nine points off the bench in 26 minutes, but still isn't doing enough to be starting for fantasy teams.
Monday News Headlines
Michael Beasley was arrested on Jan. 25 for criminal speeding and driving with a suspended license, but at least wasn't busted for doing anything else, like alcohol or drugs, although he did keep it real by having a loaded gun in his car, as well. I've got him in some lineups with four Suns games this week, which should make for an interesting ride.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is iffy for the week for the Bobcats with a concussion and dropping him for a hot free agent makes sense.
Devin Harris won't play for the Hawks on Tuesday and is another guy who can be dropped for a hot free agent.
Gordon Hayward was out again for the Jazz with his shoulder injury and hasn't even shot the ball since suffering the injury.
Jeremy Lin is a game-time decision for Houston Tuesday after spraining his ankle in practice. Carlos Delfino is day-to-day with his elbow injury and I dropped him in a couple daily leagues because of it.
Manu Ginobili isn't likely to play on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, while Tim Duncan is day-to-day with his knee and ankle problems. Both Spurs are pretty iffy this week, in my opinion.
Andrea Bargnani is still not ready to go for the Raptors with his elbow injury, and they'll likely try to trade him once he's healthy.
JaVale McGee is expected back for Denver from a shin injury on Tuesday.


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Review of the Directive on charging Heavy Goods Vehicles – "Eurovignette Directive"- Questions and Answers
What is the Directive on charging heavy goods vehicles that the Commission proposed to revise?
The "Eurovignette" Directive on charging heavy goods vehicles for the use of infrastructure was originally adopted in 1999. It provides a framework for the levying of road charges on heavy goods vehicles for using the roads that are part of the trans-European network. The Directive authorises, but does not oblige, Member States to levy 'user charges' (time-based charges, eg per day, per week, per year) or tolls (distance-based charges e.g. per kilometre) on lorries above 3.5 tonnes - small lorries - provided that it does not result in any discrimination and that the charges are set at a level which does not exceed the recovery of costs of which are strictly necessary to maintain and replace the road infrastructure. The original aim of the Directive was to preserve the smooth functioning of the internal market – preventing any abusive and discriminatory charging by Member States (eg Member States imposing higher charges on lorries from other Member States). 11 Member States are currently applying tolls and 10 apply user charges, out of which 2 are considering to replace their user charges by tolls as shown by the attached map.
What is the problem with the current Directive?
The current "Eurovignette" Directive allows Member States to set tolls at levels required to maintain and replace infrastructure. It prohibits the recovery of other costs, e.g. the so-called external costs such as air pollution and noise costs. These are costs that road users generate but do not pay for although they must be borne by citizens, society at large and therefore tax payers. In 2008 the Commission prepared a strategy the "Greening Transport Package" to extend the "user pays" principle to the polluter pays principle i.e. to allow for the internalisation of the external costs across all modes of transport - and ensure what economists call fair and efficient pricing. Included in that package was a proposal to revise the "Eurovignette Directive" to allow for the inclusion of air and noise pollution costs in the calculation of tolls. By giving clearer price signals to road users, they will change and adapt their travel behaviour by better planning their transport operations, choosing to drive less polluting vehicles and avoiding driving on congested roads sections during peak periods. The current Directive specifically prevents the inclusion of external costs in the toll rates and that is why it needs to be updated and revised.
What are the main elements of the Commission proposal and how would it solve the problem?
The Commission's proposals to revise the Eurovignette Directive:
1. Would allow Member States to calculate tolls based not only on infrastructure costs but also the cost of traffic-based air pollution and noise.
2. A wider differentiation of toll rates will also be allowed to better manage traffic and reduce congestion.
The external cost charge would represent 3-4 ct/km depending on the Euro class of the vehicle, the location of the roads and the level of congestion. The charge will have to be collected by the electronic systems foreseen to be fully interoperable at EU level by 2012 and a receipt clearly stating the amount of the external cost charge will be given to the hauliers so that they can pass on the cost to their clients.
3. The revenue will be used to finance investments into making transport more sustainable such as research and development into clean vehicle technologies, construction of alternative transport infrastructure, reduction of pollution at source.
The new Directive will widen the tool box at Member States' disposal to reduce environmental damage, congestion, fuel consumption and hence emissions of CO2. The proposed Directive is therefore a contribution to the climate change strategy.
What happens next?
Member States meeting in the Transport Council on October 15 in Luxembourg will discuss the Eurovignette Directive with a view to adopting a political agreement on Friday Oct 15th.
The European Parliament already completed its first reading in March 2009.
How and where tolls are levied in practice?
About 30,000 km of motorways are current tolled in Europe. About half of these are in the TEN-T network and therefore fall in the scope of the "Eurovignette" Directive. Under the revised Directive, which also extends the scope of the old Directive, all motorways should be covered. This is a substantial increase with all of Europe's 30,000 km of tolled motorway covered.
Currently, existing toll rates vary typically between 15 and 25 cent per kilometre depending on the type of lorry and the network. The new Directive would de facto authorise an increase of toll rates, if Member States decide to do so, of around 20-30%.
Tolls are currently collected either at tollbooths where the lorries has to stop or through electronic means via "on board units" that transmit data from the vehicles to special receivers on the road. A separate Directive, Directive 2004/52/EC on electronic toll services, ensures the technical and contractual interoperability at EU level of such electronic toll systems as from the end of 2012 (for heavy good vehicles).
What is the Eurovignette?
This piece of legislation is often known by stakeholders as the "Eurovignette" Directive. But Eurovignette is in fact the name of a time-based road user charging scheme that is jointly operated by Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Sweden. The Eurovignette was also the name of the sticker (or vignette) that the users of this scheme had to attach to the windscreens of their vehicles. However, since the beginning of 2008 the Eurovignette is an electronic system and physical vignettes are no longer printed. There are other Member States that operate their own national vignette systems.
What rules apply outside the trans-European network and motorways?
It is important to remember that Member States can of course introduce road charges also on roads that are outside the scope of this Directive. In that case it is for individual Member States to decide what level of charge they introduce which are therefore not ruled by the Directive.
It is only if road charges are introduced for lorries on roads that are within the scope of this Directive that the rules of the Directive have to be followed whereas outside the scope these rules do not apply.
Urban areas in particular are outside the scope of the Directive due to the subsidiarity principle. Therefore urban congestion charging schemes such as those implemented in London and Stockholm are not covered by the Directive. For all the roads not covered by the Directive General Treaty principles including proportionality and non discrimination still have to be observed, though.
History of the Directive on charging heavy goods vehicles
1993: Adoption of Council Directive 93/89/EEC to set a minimum annual tax level, cap the user charges and authorise tolls based on infrastructure costs. The Directive was then annulled in 1995 by the Court of Justice at the request of the European Parliament who was wrongly excluded from the decision making process.
1999: Adoption of Directive 1999/62/EC, this time adopted in co-decision by the European Parliament and the Council, and repeating to a large extent the substance of the previous Directive. The Directive confirms the "user pay principle" as a one of the guiding principle of the transport policy.
2006: Adoption of Directive 2006/38/EC amending Directive 1999/62/EC in order to allow toll variation and to allow a mark-up added on tolls in exceptional cases to finance trans-European network projects in mountain areas. The mark-up is currently used to co-finance the construction of the Brenner rail basis tunnel.
2008: Within a wider "Greening Transport Package" adopted in July 2008 , the Commission proposed to extend the user pays principle to the polluter pays principle. A proposal is adopted to allow the inclusion of air and noise pollution costs in the calculation of tolls (proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive).
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Red Sox - 000 001 000 - 1 6 0Wakefield (6-3-0-1-1, 88) did not allow an Atlanta baserunner to reach third base in the mid-90s Georgia heat, and pocketed his 174th victory as a Red Sock.
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After Manny Delcarmen pitched a perfect seventh and got the first out in the eighth, Justin Masterson walked pinch-hitter Matt Diaz. The Big Donkey then wild pitched him to second. A grounder to first put Diaz at third, but Masterson retired Martin Prado on a harmless fly to right.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Brian McCann cracked a deep fly ball off Jonathan Papelbon to right-center. Both Jacoby Ellsbury and J.D. Drew called for it near the warning track. Drew gloved the ball and the two fielders collided, but because both of them had nearly come to a stop, there was little nothing more than a chest bump. Garret Anderson followed with a double to left-center on an 0-2 pitch. Bot got Casey Kotchman to ground to second (he directed FY where to throw, a la Sexy Lips) to end the game.
Mark Kotsay drove in the game's only run, with an opposite field single to left. Kevin Youkilis had walked with two outs and David Ortiz followed with a walk of his own. Both passes had Atlanta manager Bobby Cox muttering to himself in the home dugout. Several close calls during both at-bats and the umpires determined that each batter had checked his swing on ball four. Kotsay then knocked Vazquez's 2-2 pitch into left.
Youkilis also singled in the first and tripled in the eighth (capping an 11-pitch AB). Ortiz singled and walked twice. Wakefield lined a single to center in the third.
Tim Wakefield (4.47, 104 ERA+) / Javier Vazquez (3.18, 133 ERA+)
This will be Wakefield's 382nd start for the Red Sox, tying Roger Clemens for the most starts in club history.
There is also this:
20 wins to go!Career Pitching Wins
Cy Young 192
Roger Clemens 192
Tim Wakefield 173
June 27 in Baseball History:
1911 - In the 7th inning at Huntington Avenue Grounds, the A's Stuffy McInnis steps into the batter's box to lead off and hits Ed Karger's warm-up pitch for an inside-the-park home run while the Red Sox are still taking their positions. Boston manager Patsy Donovan protests to umpire Ben Egan, but Egan rejects the protest on the basis of AL president Ban Johnson's new rule prohibiting warm-up pitches. Johnson's time-saving rule, which declares that pitchers must throw as soon as the batter is in the box, is soon withdrawn.There have always been complaints that baseball games drag on for too long.
Happy 66th birthday, Rico Petrocelli!
Today is also the sixth anniversary of Boston's 25-8 win over the Marlins.


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In the movie Goldfinger, a minion of bad guy Auric Goldfinger asks 007: "Can I do something for you, Mr. Bond?"
"Just a drink," Sean Connery's Bond replies, deadpan. "A martini. Shaken, not stirred," he intones.
From Connery to Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, this preference is repeated again and again in 007 flicks. (Check out this video montage for the full Bond effect.)
So, its being the 50th anniversary of the first Bond movie and all, we wondered: Is there any scientific reason to prefer a martini that's mixed by shaking compared with one that's stirred? And, can you really taste the difference?
To answer these questions, we headed to Bar Dupont in Washington, D.C. — a kinda swanky joint where locals hang out.
We both came with theories (not our own theories, mind you, but rather ones we got from scientists — a little pre-research, you might say).
One idea is that perhaps Bond series author Ian Fleming had a strategic reason for shaking up his hero's drinks.
Our source, John Hayes of Penn State, says that since shaking a martini has a diluting effect on the drink, perhaps this was Fleming's way of keeping Bond's head in the game, even as he sipped a famously stiff cocktail.
The science behind this theory: When the martini is shaken, tiny bits of ice flake into the drink, and as they melt, the drink is diluted. (Also, bartenders usually slough off what's left in the stainless steel shaker, so maybe Bond was drinking less alcohol than we thought.) And, shaking tends to make the drink colder.
Or perhaps Fleming was in the know on the chemistry of shaken vs. stirred martinis.
"Shaking will better remove very volatile organic compounds from the liquid [alcohol]," explains George Christou of the University of Florida, "and air oxidizes some of the other organic compounds present, affecting its taste." This is akin to letting red wine breathe before you serve it, he says.
Christou also says some cheaper vodkas made from potatoes have some oil in them, and shaking will make an emulsion that will hide the oily taste — although it's hard to imagine Bond drinking cheap vodka.
So did we discern any difference?
After blinding ourselves with cloth napkins, we sipped on a couple of vodka martinis — one shaken and one stirred — that bartender Brian Collins mixed for us.
We were both able to tell right away which one was shaken. It was colder – not much colder – but just enough to notice.
But if we'd been asked to judge on the basis of taste alone? It would have been much harder. Honestly, picking up on the subtle taste influences of residual organics might require a supertaster.
Or someone who can reliably make a lucky guess.
We've regaled you with 007 moments this week, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of James Bond films. Now we try to answer a question about Mr. Bond's taste in liquor. He had a particular way of ordering his martinis.
MAI LING: (Mei-Lei) Can I do something for you, Mr. Bond?
SEAN CONNERY: (as James Bond) Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (as character) Say what, so vodka martini straight up?
TIMOTHY DALTON: (as James Bond) Shaken, not stirred.
MONTAGNE: So, are there any differences scientifically, between a shaken martini and one that is mixed by stirring? We sent NPR's Joe Palca and Allison Aubrey to Bar Dupont in D.C. to answer this question.
BRIAN COLLINS: And what will you be having today?
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: Make that a dry martini, vodka - and shaken, not stirred.
COLLINS: Excellent.
AUBREY: And for the gentlemen?
JOE PALCA, BYLINE: Me too.
COLLINS: All right.
PALCA: When I found out we had this assignment, I thought can there really be a physical or chemical difference between a martinis that's shaken, not stirred.
AUBREY: I thought really probably there are ways to tell the difference in terms of how they look.
PALCA: Well, there are some physical reason is that you could actually say OK, this is different for a shaken martini and it is for a stirred martini.
AUBREY: So like actual chemistry differences?
PALCA: Chemistry and physics. And on the chemical front when chemicals in alcohol mixed with air, when you're shaking it up and you're getting sloppy, this air bubbles that are forming, if there's anything that's reactive, if there's anything that's still going to mix with oxygen, it will do it then. It's a little bit like wine grapes.
AUBREY: Wine. That's what I was going to say. Yeah.
PALCA: Exactly.
AUBREY: So it's a real physical effect.
PALCA: It's probably small, but it's probably something that a refined palate can taste.
COLLINS: Would you care for olives or twists?
AUBREY: Twist, please. Ah, good enough.
PALCA: So in the physics it would be that the heat transfer from the ice to the liquid is more efficient when you shake a martini. Because what you're doing is you're exchanging the cold that's in the ice cubes with the alcohol much more efficiently.
AUBREY: Ah, got it.
PALCA: So yes, it is more, a little bit of ice on the top sometimes, depending on whether the ice is flaking off or not.
AUBREY: Well, let's take this cooling effect one step further. I'd like to get into the realm of sensory science. So, you're talking about those little ice crystals making it colder, but as these tiny crystals melt, do you know what they're doing?
PALCA: What?
AUBREY: They're actually diluting the martini.
PALCA: Oh yeah, that makes sense. So why would you want a more dilute martini? I mean doesn't that defeat the purpose?
AUBREY: You know, that is a big question. My source thinks that maybe Ian Fleming thought about this and created Bond's preference for a shaken martini so that, you know, he could keep his head in the game. It looks like he was having the strong stiff drinks, when really the shaken might take the edge off a little bit.
COLLINS: I personally think so.
AUBREY: You think that's a good theory?
COLLINS: I think that's a good theory.
PALCA: Wow. (Unintelligible).
AUBREY: So my question is, you know, might we notice that difference? Might the burn a little bit less?
PALCA: Brian could make a stirred one and we could actually see if we could tell the difference.
AUBREY: What about if I blindfold you, you blindfold me, and then let Brian mix them up?
PALCA: I think - oh, we have napkins.
COLLINS: Let me save the glass ware here. All right. Here we go.
AUBREY: OK. We each get one here, one is shaken, one is stirred.
COLLINS: That's right.
AUBREY: All right. Cheers, Dr. Palca.
PALCA: Oh, yes.
AUBREY: I've done the first one.
PALCA: I've got this.
AUBREY: All right.
PALCA: I'm already done. Can you tell the difference in this full slog?
AUBREY: In this sensory science.
PALCA: This sensory suggestion...
AUBREY: Let's try it. OK. I'm going to venture to say that the first one I tasted was shaken on the basis of temperature alone.
COLLINS: You are correct.
AUBREY: Oh, yes.
PALCA: I was going to say the same thing.
COLLINS: You are correct.
AUBREY: Awesome.
COLLINS: You two are good at this blindfold drinking martinis.
PALCA: OK. Spin them around again. Let's do this once again.
PALCA: Let's prove it wasn't a fluke. Best five out of 10, six out of four.
AUBREY: All right. Go for it, Palca.
MONTAGNE: NPR's drinking buddies, Joe Palca and Allison Aubrey. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.