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When Scott Thompson arrived at Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) after a successful term as head of eBay's (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal unit in January, there was a sense that the company might finally be finding its footing.
It had been a long time coming, too: Yahoo Inc. had endured a long period of turmoil that started in 2008 when the company turned down a $31-a-share takeover offer from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT).
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In May 2010, Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, in which Yahoo owns a 40% stake, transferred its Alipay subsidiary to another Chinese company 100% owned by Alibaba chairman Jack Ma. Alipay represented $1.7 billion of Yahoo's valuation at the time, but the company was never informed of the transfer. Yahoo and Alibaba later negotiated a settlement in which Alibaba would retain a 37.5% stake in Alipay's equity value, but it was still a major loss for Yahoo.
How Things Went From Bad to Worse at Yahoo! Inc.
All this led up to the firing of former CEO Carol Bartz in September 2011. And if that wasn't enough, the company seemed to be hurtling toward a messy and expensive proxy fight with hedge fund Third Point, run by activist investor Daniel Loeb, which owns 5.8% of Yahoo Inc.
That dispute centered around the company's rejection of Third Point's nominees to the Yahoo board (one of which was Loeb himself) in March 2012 in favor of its own nominees. At the time, Yahoo! Inc. backed up its decision by saying that "other candidates were more qualified for the position," and "that appointing Mr. Loeb to the Board is not in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders."
The conflict got even uglier two weeks ago, when Loeb accused Thompson of padding his resume by claiming to have a computer science degree that he didn't, in fact, have. Thompson later admitted to the inaccuracy.
Desperate to get a handle on the situation, Yahoo struck an independent committee to look into Thompson's credentials. That provoked a harsh response from Loeb: "It seems farcical to us," he wrote in a May 9 letter to the board, "that the board will most likely spend more time deliberating over whether Mr. Thompson should be fired than it did properly vetting whether he should have been hired."
Thompson Exits Yahoo! Inc.; Loeb Wins Big
What, then, to make of the events of this past weekend? In a Mother's day press release, Yahoo! Inc. announced that Thompson had left the company, and that Ross Levinsohn, former head of Yahoo's Americas division, would take over as interim CEO. And in a major win for Loeb, the company relented and allowed three of Third Point's nominees, including Loeb himself, to join the board.
The exact circumstances of Thompson's departure weren't immediately clear, and were further clouded by reports on Monday that the former CEO had told his colleagues at Yahoo that he was suffering from thyroid cancer.
Analysts See the Clock Ticking on a Yahoo! Inc. Turnaround
Still unclear is where the company goes from here. Thompson had begun a restructuring, including laying off 2,000 workers and focusing on media and advertising, but the company didn't say whether it planned to continue down that path.
At TheStreet.com, Charles Ciaccia thought new CEO Levinsohn should look to none other than legendary investor Warren Buffett for ideas on how to turn Yahoo around. Ciaccia wrote:
"When Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway in 1962, it was a struggling New England textile firm, but thanks to purchasing businesses outside of textiles (namely insurance and savvy investing from Buffett), Berkshire transformed itself. Yahoo could do something similar, albeit focused on the technology space."
According to Ciaccia, step one would be a renewed push to unlock some of the company's value, which mainly consists of its stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo! Japan, and slowing share buybacks to conserve cash. It would then use these funds to buy high-growth businesses, utilizing Loeb's skill at investing in undervalued companies.
What Yahoo Really Needs? "Another Steve Jobs"
Taking the less optimistic view was Forbes.com contributor Erika Morphy, who thought that after all these years of turmoil, Yahoo is simply too far gone for a turnaround.
But if the company is to rise again, she thinks it needs someone in the mold of another business titan, Steve Jobs, someone who "can turn Yahoo around through sheer force of intellect, will, personality and imagination."
But who would be willing to take on such a task? In Morphy's view, "no one in his or her right mind, that's who."
Valuable Asian Assets Aren't Enough to Drive Yahoo's Renaissance
In the end, though Yahoo's Asian assets are valuable, it's hard to see how a company with so many internal struggles will be able to compete in the cutthroat Internet business in the long term, especially when it's up against top growth stocks like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). and social networks like Facebook.
The stock has more or less been moving sideways at around $15 since late 2008. That reflects the ongoing internal instability at the company. And given the events of the past few weeks, it's hard to see how it's going to break out of that range anytime soon.
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Kingston votes to raze historic house; TV star Bronson Pinchot callsBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent March 26. 2013 9:46PM
Kingston's historic Grace Daley House, slated to be torn down, could be featured on a new TV show. (JASON SCHREIBER PHOTO)
KINGSTON - A 19th-century house that voters decided to demolish could be given a new life if a TV star with a passion for building restoration has his way.
Bronson Pinchot recently sent a letter to selectmen expressing an interest in featuring the town-owned Grace Daley House in a new show currently in production called "Bronson Pinchot Saves America."
The actor, who's appeared in numerous television series and movies, is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous in the sitcom "Perfect Strangers" in the 1980s and 1990s. He has already spoken with Selectman Mark Heitz.
The future of the historic house built on Main Street in 1834 was decided earlier this month when voters rejected a $150,000 proposal to renovate the building, now used for a thrift shop run by a nonprofit organization. Instead, voters passed a separate proposal to raze the house, which sits on a narrow strip of land on Main Street next to the Kingston Town Hall. But Pinchot may have a way to save at least some of the building.
The new show, which Pinchot described as an "unscripted" series as opposed to a reality show, would feature houses built between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries that are dismantled, with some of the materials used in other house restoration projects.
At this point, Pinchot said he's only seen photographs showing the exterior of the Grace Daley House.
Pinchot also stars in another show, "The Bronson Pinchot Project," which is now in its second season on the DIY Network. That show features Pinchot and a crew of contractors who restore neglected homes in rural Harford, Penn.
Pinchot's proposal is the last thing selectmen expected, but they're receptive.
"We look at it as beneficial. It's good press for the town and could reduce the cost of removing the building. We're looking at it as a savings to the community," Heitz said.
Some people have asked why the town isn't selling the property. Heitz said the lot is too small and the house and the town hall property also share a well and septic
For now, Heitz said selectmen have no timeline for removing the building.
"It's not something that has to be done tomorrow," he said.
Road Agent Rich St. Hilaire was also in contact with Pinchot Tuesday and sent him pictures of the house.
"If it's not going to cost the town anything and it's going to be reused, then that's a good thing," he said.
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Barrefors, Weatherholt Named Medal of Honor Recipients
Nebraska seniors Bjorn Barrefors and Mary Weatherholt were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday as they were both named 2013 Medal of Honor winners. The conference's most prestigious award, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the graduating class of each university who had "attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work."
Barrefors and Weatherholt were chosen as two of 24 student-athletes conference-wide recognized for the award. This year's list of distinguished student-athletes includes a two-time Olympian, U.S. and Canadian National Team members, NCAA Champions, Academic All-Americans, an NCAA Elite 89 honoree and numerous All-Americans. All 24 recipients have been named Academic All-Big Ten at least once in their careers and 15 received All-Conference recognition this academic year. This year's honorees are pursuing diverse fields of study with a list of majors that includes business, engineering, human biology, mathematics and movement science, among others.
Barrefors is a senior three-time captain combined event athlete from Stockholm, Sweden. A member of two conference championship teams, he is a six-time All-American and two-time conference champion who has also broken the Nebraska school records in the men's heptathlon and decathlon. Barrefors most recently finished fourth in the decathlon at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, while he finished first in 2012 with a record-breaking performance. At the NCAA Championships in 2012, he came in fourth in the heptathlon and eighth in the decathlon. Barrefors has finished in the top 15 in every NCAA Championship he has competed in, while totaling a top-10 finish in all conference championships. He carries a 3.75 GPA in computer science, with a minor in mathematics and physics. He was selected as the 2012-13 University of Nebraska Male Student Athlete of the Year across all sports and is a two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2011, 2012) and was also named a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2010. He was a recipient of the NCAA Elite 88 Academic Award during the 2010 indoor track and field season and is a two-time honoree of the USTFCCCA All-Academic team. Barrefors is a three-time academic All-Conference award winner and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. He is also a two-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, serving as president during the 2010-11 school year.
Mary Weatherholt put together one of the most dominant seasons in Nebraska women's tennis history during the 2013 season. The senior from Prairie Village, Kan., led Nebraska to the Big Ten regular-season title – its first conference crown in women's tennis since 1978 – and the school's first-ever appearance in the 16-team NCAA Team Championships. She earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles competition, becoming the first tennis player in school history to earn All-America honors in singles. Weatherholt posted a 30-2 record and was the 2013 NCAA Singles runner-up, the best finish ever by a Husker women's tennis player. Weatherholt also paired with Patricia Veresova at No. 1 doubles and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2013, finishing with a 22-3 record. The All-America honors were just part of the accolades Weatherholt received during the 2012-13 academic year. She went unbeaten at No. 1 singles in the Big Ten and was selected as the Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete of the Year for the second straight season. In her two seasons of Big Ten tennis, she is a combined 21-1. She won the ITA/Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship for her leadership and sportsmanship on the court. In the classroom, Weatherholt, who is a graduate student after graduating in May of 2012, was selected as the University of Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year across all sports.
The Big Ten Medal of Honor was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. It was acclaimed throughout the nation, and in particular by the NCAA "as one of the significant gestures yet made in college sports." The Big Ten Medal of Honor was expanded in 1982 to include one female student-athlete from each institution. In 2014, the conference will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this prestigious award.
Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipients
Brandon Paul, Men's Basketball
Alina Weinstein, Women's Gymnastics
Amy Cozad, Women's Swimming and Diving
Luis Soffner, Men's Soccer
Javier Balboa, Men's Gymnastics
Morgan Johnson, Women's Basketball
Jack Greenlee, Men's Track and Field
Katie Zurales, Women's Gymnastics
Michigan State
Jacob Jarzen, Men's Swimming and Diving
Caroline Powers, Women's Golf
Quentin Mege, Men's Track and Field
Noora Raty, Women's Ice Hockey
Bjorn Barrefors, Men's Track and Field
Mary Weatherholt, Women's Tennis
Luke Farrell, Baseball
Gabriella Flibotte, Women's Lacrosse
Ohio State
Alicia Herron, Softball
Max Stearns, Men's Fencing
Penn State
Petra Januskova, Women's Tennis
John Urschel, Football
Robert Maci, Football
Ariel Turner, Volleyball
Elliot Krause, Cross Country and Track and Field
Kendall Schmidt, Women's Rowing


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Huskers Host Redbirds Before Facing Rams
No. 15 Nebraska (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
vs. Illinois State (3-1, 0-0 MVC)
Friday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m. (Lincoln, Neb. - Nebraska Tennis Center)
No. 15 Nebraska (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
at Wisconsin (0-1, 0-0 MWC)
Sunday, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. (Lincoln, Neb. - Nebraska Tennis Center)
The No. 15 Nebraska Huskers women's tennis team (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) faces off against the Illinois State Redbirds (3-1, 0-0 MVC) and Colorado State (0-1, 0-0 MWC) following a big weekend away from home at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The Huskers are on a hot streak this season, falling only to No. 10 Miami this past weekend, with an outstanding record and they are focused on victory. The Huskers, if they continue at their current pace, are on track to surpass last year's record at 24-5 which is currently the school's best record to date.
Huskers In The ITA National Rankings
Nebraska's current rank at 15th is the highest in school history, surpassing the previous mark set last season at 16th. The ITA Division I women's tennis rankings were released Tuesday, Feb. 12 following the big weekend in Charlottesville, Va. that hosted the National Team Indoor Championships. Falling to No. 10 Miami, only then to defeat No. 21 Vanderbilt and No. 15 Baylor, Nebraska has jumped two places to land at No. 15 in the nation this week.
Mary Weatherholt has found herself ranked No. 16 in ITA singles due to her undefeated record (8-0, 4-0 ranked opponents) on the season, including matches against then-ranked No. 16 Ema Burgic of Baylor who is now at No. 13, No. 23 Brynn Boren of Tennessee who is now No. 18, No. 58 Britney Sanders of Notre Dame who is now No. 74, and No. 41 Kelsey Dieters of Ohio State who is now No. 53.
Mary Weatherholt and partner Patricia Veresova find themselves in the ITA doubles rankings at No. 18. The two are undefeated (6-0, 1-0 ranked opponents) on the season, including a victory over then-ranked No. 12 Brynn Boren and Kata Szekely of Tennesse who are now No. 3.
Nebraska is currently 5-1 against teams ranked in the ITA top 75, all but one of which were top 25 teams. The Huskers have knocked off No. 15 Baylor, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 21 Vanderbilt, No. 23 Tennessee, and No. 55 Ohio State.
Nebraska's only loss came to tenth-ranked Miami at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 8.
The Huskers are the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten trailing only behind No. 10 Northwestern and No. 13 Michigan. Ten teams from the Big Ten are in the top 75 this week, with a total of four in the top 25. The remaining ranked Big Ten teams are No. 24 Purdue, No. 31 Illinois, No. 48 Penn State, No. 54 Indiana, No. 55 Ohio State, No. 62 Minnesota, and No. 75 Wisconsin.
Mary Weatherholt Again Earns Big Ten Athlete of the Week
The Huskers senior from Prairie Village, Kan. won the Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete-of-the-Week honors on Feb. 13 following her impressive undefeated record (8-0 singles, 6-0 doubles) including several victories over ranked opponents in both singles and doubles. This marks the second time that Weatherholt has earned the award this season thus far, after claiming the honors the week of Jan. 30.
On the Record Hunt
Being undefeated on the season with 14-0 combined (8-0 single, 6-0 doubles), Weatherholt jumps to No. 3 on the Career Combined Wins list in the school's record books with a totaly of 170. She only needs 12 more combined wins on the season to become the winningest women's tennis player in Huskers history (11 to tie record) currently held by former teammate Madeleine Geibert with 181 total career combined wins for Nebraska (Weatherholt 156 concluding 2012 and 170 including 2012-13).
Weatherholt, with her 8 singles victories thus far this season, has tied the record for Career Singles wins at 101 currently held by Sandra Noetzel from 1996-2000. With a win Friday or Sunday, she will replace Noetzel at the top spot on in the record books.
Stefanie Weinstein has notched 18 combined victories this season which pushes her into the top five of Career Combined wins (with 153) at the No. 5 spot, formerly held by Katarina Balan with 151 who now is pushed out of the top 5 to No. 6. 12 more wins would see her topple the No. 4 spot which is now held by Imke Reimers at 164 total who was pushed down from third place after being overtaken by Weatherholt this season.
Weinstein also has eight individual doubles wins this season which bumps her to the No. 2 spot on the school's Career Doubles Individual Wins list at 77. This pushes former No. 2 Imke Reimers 74 to third and former No. 3 Sandra Noetzel's 71 to fourth, Weinstein former mark.
Looking Ahead
Nebraska hosts Colorado State on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. here at the Nebraska Tennis Center. Next weekend, the Huskers welcome UALR and Wyoming to Lincoln. The match against UALR is Friday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. and the match against Wyoming is Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m.
Scouting Illinois State (3-1, 0-0 MVC)
Head Coach: Chris Hoover
2012 Record: 13-11 (5-2 MVC)
National Ranking: Not Ranked
Illinois State is currently 3-1 overall with no matches played in their Missouri Valley Conference. The Redbirds are currently on a 3 matching win streak, coming off a victory against IUPUI on Feb 8 resulting in a 5-2 score. Illinois State currently is not ranked nationally and don't have any players in the singles or doubles rankings. Last season the Redbirds went 13-11, 5-2 MVC. The Redbirds have never defeated the Huskers who lead the series 3-0. The last time these two teams met was on Feb. 6, 2011 which resulted in a 7-0 victory for Nebraska.
Scouting Colorado State (0-1, 0-0 MWC)
Head Coach: Jon Messick
2012 Record: 5-16 (0-6 MWC)
National Ranking: Not Ranked
Colorado State currently sit with a 0-1 overall and no matches played in their Mountain West Conference. The Rams have only played one match so far this spring against rivals Colorado, in which they lost 6-1. Colorado State is not currently ranked in the national standings as a team and have no singles or doubles individual rankings either. The Rams have never beaten the Huskers who lead the series 15-0. Nebraska defeated Colorado State last season 7-0 in Lincoln on Feb. 26, 2012.


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Haha i donated a stainless steel body and never saw photos of the finished result
Haha i donated a stainless steel body and never saw photos of the finished result
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Say it ain't so...Originally Posted by Dover
I have a classic mag project that I want to finish next month and send it off to BB for ano. Already have a Luke's praxis rail and the SS body will be vert mod'd. Would like to shave some weight on the SS body.Originally Posted by Ruler_Mark
Hey guys, sorry for the late reply, but yes, I am still doing this mod, both on ULE and SS bodies.
Dover, I had pics posted, but I'm having a bit of trouble with the server that they're hosted on right now. If you'd like, I can email you the pictures.
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What is the cost for this mod? And the turn around time?
Cost is $50 including return Priority shipping. Turn around time is 1-2 weeks.
Need your shipping addy...Originally Posted by warpedmephisto
I don't suppose you have any different colors for the carbon fiber...
No other colors for now - just the gray/black 2x2 twill woven look.
Hello, interested in getting this mod. Please pm me with details
I'm also very interested in getting this mod. If you could get back got me with details provided you still do it it would be appreciated.
Its pretty simple. Just send me your ULE body and payment, and I take care of the rest. My shipping and payment information can be found here .
can this be done to a minimag body
Yep, all stainless bodies included!
Happy New Year warped !!! got any photos of my stainless body with CF mod ?Originally Posted by warpedmephisto
Dover, I sent you a PM about your SS body.
Originally Posted by Dover
Do share
PM sent
I need to get some cash flow so I can get this done to my body.
sent you a pm
is this mod still available? just got some money together for it
edit:could you do this to a tac body, i have a warp left tac and i only really use the rail infront of the feedneck, think a carbon tac body would look very cool
I would have to take another look at a Tac-One body, but it may be possible.
I just ordered some more CF tubing tonight, which should arrive next week. In the meantime, I'm going to be out of town until the 8th of April and will be able to work on more mods after that date. I will have someone checking the mail though, so if you want, you can send your body in so it can be worked on immediately when I return.
If i sent 4 bodies in 2 ule and2 steel what would the wait time be after the date stated. estmated?
At most, a week and a half.
alrighty im check some stuff when it comes to money.
finish paying people and get back to ya.
Did you recieved my PM ?
I'm ready to send you my two bodies.
Is it still ok for you ?
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Hello , i m interested to for my body , could you tell me if you can work on it . Thanks .
I'm finally getting payed today i will pm you my order after i get off work
did you ever get my pm? i wanted a body mod and one replacement carbon fiber sleeve


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Haley Peters recorded 20 points and 21 rebounds on Sunday, as the third-ranked Duke women's basketball team closed exhibition action with a 118-27 win over Queens University of Charlotte in Cameron Indoor Stadium.DURHAM, N.C. – Junior
"It was just a great game for us to get back out there," said Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie. "Defensively, I thought we were strong in a lot of areas but also saw some things to work on."
Peters recorded her second double-double in as many games scoring 16 of her 20 points in the second half. Junior Chelsea Gray scored a game-high 24 points and freshman Alexis Jones added 22 points and nine assists in 35 minutes of game action.
Duke controlled play right from the opening tip, with Peters scoring the game's first basket just 39 seconds into the contest. The Blue Devils continued to overwhelm Queens opening the first 13 minutes of the game on a 40-5 run, behind 10 points from junior Tricia Liston in the first five minutes. Gray added 12 first-half points and Peters was dominant on the boards, grabbing 13 first-half rebounds.
On defense, the Blue Devils held the Royals without a field goal over the game's first 13 and half minutes, while forcing 24 first half turnovers. Duke took a commanding 61-12 lead into the halftime break.
Peters continued to cause the Royals havoc in the second half, with her scoring touch, as well as on the glass. The junior hit 6-of-9 field goals in the second half, including a pair of threes, as the Blue Devils continued the onslaught, opening with a 28-2 run over the first nine minutes.
The Blue Devils used their size advantage on the boards, outrebounding the Royals by a 67-32 margin. Duke guards, Gray, Liston and Jones contributed to Duke's rebounding effort by grabbing a collected total of 24 boards
"I really appreciate the guards chipping in a bit, Chelsea (Gray) with her nine boards, Tricia (Liston) with her nine, Alexis (Jones) with her nine and Sierra (Moore) with her six," McCallie stated. "We are trying to get everyone ready to do the dirty work and not have it all come from one place."
A layup by Jones put the Blue Devils over the century mark for the second consecutive game with six minutes remaining in the contest.
For the game, the Blue Devils shot an impressive 66.2 percent from the floor and 60.0 percent from beyond the arc, while holding Queens to an 11.4 percent shooting for the game and 0-for-15 from three.
Six Blue Devils finished the game scoring in double figures, including Gray (24), Jones (22), Peters (20), senior Allison Vernerey (18), Liston (13) and freshman Sierra Moore (12).
"I just like for our players to be very free and balanced," said McCallie. "The only thing that I ask of our players is that they are balanced. If they are balanced then anything is possible on offense."
The Blue Devils will begin regular season play when they host Presbyterian on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Rangers - 200 050 010 - 8 12 0Bengie Molina hit for the cycle!
Red Sox - 020 101 000 - 4 8 2
Both the double and triple glanced off the tips of outfielders' gloves, so he had a little help, but no one fell down or collided or were knocked unconscious. Molina singled in the second, doubled in the fourth (J.D. Drew got turned around awkwardly, reached back, and it hit off his glove), homered to center in the fifth -- a grand slam -- and tripled in the eighth. That last hit caromed off Eric Patterson's glove in deep center, and bounced towards the triangle. At that moment, it became clear that Molina was actually going to do it.
It is the first time in baseball history that a catcher hit for the cycle with a grand slam as the dong.
It was Molina's sixth career triple. The other five:
May 30, 2000: 2-for-4, single, tripleFor the Sox, Kevin Youkilis doubled twice and singled, Adrian Beltre homered and singled, and Drew singled and knocked in two runs.
September 7, 2000: 4-for-4, 2 singles, double, triple
August 17, 2006: 3-for-5, single, triple, home run
May 23, 2007: 2-for-4, single, triple
April 29, 2009: 3-for-5, single, triple, home run
The Yankees beat the Rays 5-4 with a run in the bottom of the ninth. Tampa Bay is 3 GB and Boston is 6.5 GB.
8:21: Rain delay (at the end of three innings).
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Firefighters with ModerateRisk for Plaque Build-up Benefit from Taking a Combination of Garlic and Coenzyme Q10.
Firefighters have a two- to four-fold higher risk of having a cardiac eventsuch as a heart attack or sudden deathon the job compared to the general population. It appears that taking daily capsules of Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can slowand may even reversethe progression of atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty plaque in the coronary arteries (vessels that bring blood to the heart), within this at-risk population, according to research presented in April 2011 at the American College of Cardiologys 60th Annual Scientific Session (ACC.11). ACC.11 is the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, bringing together cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists to further advance cardiovascular medicine.
Firefighters taking this combination supplement were not only less likely to have a stiffening of arteries after one year, but their blood vessels actually became more flexible compared to those whodid not. While researchers have previously reported that AGE can reduce the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in an asymptomatic population, this is the first time AGE-CoQ10 was studied in combination and in individuals who are already at risk for atherosclerosis. CoQ10 is a potent antioxidant that can help fend off other chronic diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease and Parkinsons, which is why the researchers chose the AGE-CoQ10 combination for their study. Because of the many complications associated with atherosclerosis, including heart attack and stroke, we know that the best way to limit these outcomes is to prevent the development of atherosclerosis early on, said Vahid Nabavi Larijani, MD, research fellow, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and co-investigator of the study. It appears that the earlier an individual starts to use these supplements during the preliminary stages of atherosclerosis, the more beneficial the effects. It can help to reduce vascular stiffness and it actually retards the entire atherosclerosis process.
In this double-blind clinical trial, 65 Los Angeles County firefighters with a moderate risk for plaque build-up (as determined by calcium scoring) were randomly assigned to take a placebo (sugar pill) or AGE-CoQ10 for one year. Those in the treatment group took four capsules per day, for a total dose of 1,200 mg AGE and 120 mg CoQ10. Participants were not taking any atherosclerosis-preventing medications, such as statins. Researchers performed coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity (PWV) tests at baseline in order to determine the progression of atherosclerosis in each subject. There were no significant differences between the cardiovascular risk factors between the AGE-CoQ10 and placebo groups at baseline. Participants were then followed every three months to ensure adherence, conduct regular PWV tests and collect other lifestyle information (e.g., changes in stress or physical activity levels), and to report any adverse side effects. CAC scanning was repeated at one year. Firefighters taking AGE-CoQ10 had nearly half the rate of CAC progression compared to the placebo group (18 vs. 31 percent change from baseline CAC measurements, respectively; p=0.01) even after adjusting for all conventional risk factors. The rate of PWV change, on the other hand, decreased by 5.6 percent in the AGE-CoQ10 group, but increased 9.1 percent in the placebo group after one year. This was of note to authors because AGE-CoQ10 appeared to help reverse vascular stiffness, while the control groups PWV measures worsened. Dr. Larijani explains that while there is some uncertainty about aged garlic extracts active ingredient and its mechanism of action, some scientists believe it has a similar effect on cholesterol synthesis as statins and can reduce the production of bad cholesterols in the liver.These results are promising and should prompt further research into this treatment, Dr. Larijani said. For at-risk populations, taking this very cost-effective, easy step may slow down the progress or even prevent many serious complications of atherosclerotic heart disease further down the line. Taking garlic is like having a blood pressure medication, an aspirin and a cholesterol-lowering medication all in one pill. Individuals with moderate risk for atherosclerotic heart disease should consult their health care provider before taking this supplement as garlic can interfere with certain medications, and there are some contraindications for its use. It is not recommended for individuals with low blood pressure.
Dr. Larijani and Dr. Matthew Budoff, principal investigator, presented their study Aged Garlic Extract and coenzyme Q10 Decrease Arterial Stiffness and Retard Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium in At- Risk Fire Fighters on April 3, 2011, in New Orleans.
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Four scrap recipes that intrigue.
This savory bread pudding recipe calls for the greens from one bunch of beets. We tested it with the optional 1 cup of cooked, crumbled sausage. But you can certainly leave it out to make the dish vegetarian.
Be sure to soak the beet greens in a large bowl of water, gently swishing them at the start to dislodge any grit.
MAKE AHEAD: The strata should be assembled and refrigerated overnight. Adapted from "Root to Stalk Cooking: The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable," by Tara Duggan (Ten Speed Press, 2013).
4 servings1 teaspoon olive oil, plus more for greasing the baking dish
Greens from 1 bunch beets, washed (see headnote)
1/2 cup finely minced onion, leek or scallions (for the latter, use white and light-green parts)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup whole or low-fat milk
3 large eggs
3 cups walnut bread, artisan whole-wheat bread or country bread, preferably day-old or stale, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup cooked, crumbled sausage (of your choice; optional)
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
Use a little oil to grease an 8-inch square baking dish or a casserole of equivalent volume (about 6 cups).
Cut the beet leaves from the coarse stems. Cut the stems crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and cut the leaves into 1/2-inch ribbons. You should have at least 1 cup of sliced stems and 4 cups of sliced leaves. If you have a little more, that's okay.
Heat the teaspoon of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and beet stems; cook for about 4 minutes, stirring often, until the stems are barely tender.
Add the leaves a few handfuls at a time; cook until they have all wilted. Add a splash of water, cover the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. The stems should be tender. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste and allow to cool slightly.
Whisk together the milk, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and several grindings of pepper in a liquid measuring cup to form a smooth custard.
Add the bread cubes, the sausage, if using, and half of the cheese to the onion-beet greens mixture. Toss gently to incorporate, then transfer the mixture to the baking dish. Slowly, evenly pour the custard over the top, nestling in any errant bread cubes so they are able to soak up the custard. Scatter the remaining cheese evenly over the top. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
When ready to bake, transfer the strata to a countertop, unwrap it and let it come close to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the custard is set and the strata is bubbly; you should not be able to see any liquid when you press gently. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
NUTRITION Per serving (using low-fat milk): 310 calories, 20 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 16 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 195 mg cholesterol, 480 mg sodium, 4 g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar


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Friday, November 6, 2009
If we had one of these it was before my time. Dwight has to wait before everyone else guesses before he chimes in the correct answer.
43 comments:
- Judy said...
Did this tie the bundles of wheat? Oats? or Barley?
- November 6, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Was it a drill?
- November 6, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Maybe it shucked corn? How far out can I get?
- November 6, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Louise Blood said...
I have no imagination as to what to guess. I would like to know where you are finding all this neat machinery, Steve
- November 8, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Ann said...
It's a thingy.
- November 9, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- Steve Blood said...
OK, I know Dwight is preoccupied but it's his turn.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Louise Blood said...
I don't know what it is really, but I go with Ann's answer.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Louise Blood said...
PS wish I'd thought of that.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Elizabeth said...
P.S.S. Me, too - Ann is too clever by half. Surely, it did wonderful things, thereby saving the farmer much work and frustration....Can we keep this up until Dwight, with his degrees in Agriculture, identifies it with a surety?
- November 9, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Steve Blood said...
Still waitin for Dwight.
- November 9, 2009 at 4:43 PM
- Ann said...
I think he is sleeping.
- November 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- Louise Blood said...
The suspense is killing me. Why would Dwight know what this is?
- November 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Steve Blood said...
It's horse drawn and that round can on the back holds twine.
- November 10, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Elizabeth said...
So Judy was right? Congratulations! Why else would we use twine? Sheaves of grain? bales of hay? (Nah)
- November 10, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Steve Blood said...
- November 10, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Dwight said...
Dwight has been occupied and is worn out. However, he will offer his inexpertise. At the University of Wyoming, we studied sheep, chickens, sugar beets, beans and barley. We also studied how to measure antelope droppings per hectare of sage land to estimate the size and breeding habits of antelope. We did not study gentleman farming. However, this machine was invented by Elijah Slapdoodle, a fifth generation Amish genius in 1897. He was shucking corn for his still which manufactured medicinal grade alcohol. He could not tell where he was going since he had to drive the team one way while his seat was perched in the opposite direction. He never knew for sure what the machine was because it never really worked very well. OK now you can tell us.
- November 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM
- Steve Blood said...
Dwight is absolutely correct, it cuts corn stalks at the root, one tedious row at a time. Every Amish farm in NY has one which means that they must make a hell of a lot of medicinal alcohol.
- November 11, 2009 at 3:25 AM
- Steve Blood said...
Certainly is quiet out there all of a sudden.
- November 11, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Eureka! And look back at my second entry on November 6, 1009 at 7:52 p.m. What did I guess? How is my intuitiont? Crowing time!
- November 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Elizabeth said...
And P.S. to that - Dwight, that was a brilliant bit of nonsense, and I'm not really that smug, but I'm so seldom right.
- November 11, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Steve Blood said...
If I understand correctly one person drove the team and one sat on the backward seat so that he could tie off the bundles of corn. We've pretty much only seen one person cut the corn and lay it in bundles without the twine. They'll do a hundred acres in this fashion.
- November 11, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Glad you added to our agricultural education. Thanks, Steve.
- November 11, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Ann said...
I want to know more about Elijah Slapdoodle. I wonder if anyone has looked him up in Family Search????
- November 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Dwight said...
The clue was to blow up the photo and see the corn husks. No sweat. but Liz did have it right to begin with. Can we run these comments up into the 50s and 60s? We need a pic ture of the guy sitting backwards and where the brotheren sits who drives the team the other way. Elijah Slapdoodle is a right wing talk show host who is promoting natural cures in an MLM.
- November 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- Judy said...
Did anyone notice that Steve was up at 3:25 AM? What was he doing besides checking the blog for carbon foot prints?
Did anyone Google this? I am learning to do that when strange emails come requesting this or that. But I have refrained from googling this as per my PROMISE to Steve!
- November 11, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Steve Blood said...
My posts are recorded at Rocky mountain time.
- November 12, 2009 at 3:55 AM
- Louise Blood said...
Well, you certainly got a lot of mileage out of that picture, and some interesting information. What else have you got, Steve? Can you top this for comments?
- November 13, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Judy said...
I do believe that it is MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME. Where does this "Rocky" come from? HA! I always wanted to do one of those@>!
- November 14, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- Ann said...
Or is Rocky Mountain Time only a subliminal slip of the keyboard for those with great longing to move west but are tempted by the promises of blue water, balmy days, alligators on the front porch, hurricanes, critters run up and down the walls, i.e. Florida.
- November 15, 2009 at 7:36 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Twenty-nine is surely an unlucky number. Is Elijah Slapdoodle a really real person? I don't believe it! Amish country is very interesting. We get a catalog called Lehman's, which has lots of Amish stuff in it. Just in case you need to think of anything else to talk about in this blog???? (As in Mountain Standard Time?) And, why didn't I think to click on the picture to make it bigger? Helps a lot to figure out what's been growing in the field.
- November 15, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Steve Blood said...
What is all the fuss? Do you not live in the Rockies? Do you not have mountain standard time? Hense Rocky mountain time. (I was biting my lip to see who was going to blow up the photo and see all of the corn hanging off the machine.) Yes there is a Slapdoodle, derived from a Pennsylvania Dutch family whose real name was Slapenzedoodle. This was shortened at Elis Island as were so many other emigrants names.
- November 16, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Can you prove that, Steve - I mean about the name Slapdoodle? Which side of Deutschland did that name come from?
- November 16, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- Steve Blood said...
Mary Lynn wants to know if this is the seam ripper saga replacement.
- November 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Tell Mary Lynn that this exceeds by all expectations the seam ripper saga. For sure!
- November 16, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Louise Blood said...
Steve, you didn't answer Elizabeth's questions. Let's keep this going. We can't let a good thing die. (We could even take off on the seam ripper again. No?)
- November 18, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- Ann said...
What's a seam ripper?
- November 22, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Louise Blood said...
It's a thingy.
- November 23, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Judy said...
What's a thingy?????? That word is not in the dictionary. We need another explanation.
- November 24, 2009 at 1:04 AM
- Louise Blood said...
"Thingy" should be in the dictionary, it's a very useful word when you get stuck to explain what something is. i.e. Ann's answer for the machinery. By the way, Judy, aren't you the queen of seam rippers?
- November 24, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Steve Blood said...
thing-y (thingee) noun
1. Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of inanimate objects.
Thingamajig is slang for thingy.
So am I concidered a noun or an adjective when I am parked in front of the TV?
- November 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Steve Blood said...
- November 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Ann said...
That would be an inanimate object - noun or otherwise!
- November 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM
- Steve Blood said...
We call them Thanksgiving decorations.
- November 25, 2009 at 6:40 AM


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It's been 20 years since Mid America Youth Basketball held its first tournament with a mere 69 teams.
It's been 20 years since Mid America Youth Basketball held its first tournament with a mere 69 teams.
At the recent Summer Kickoff Tournament, the Newton based organization had about 590 teams competing.
"I had been a high school coach for a lot of years, and was getting out of that. I knew I wanted to stay involved in basketball," MAYB founder Greg Raleigh said. "It just so happened that this group in Wisconsin was advertising in newspapers around here looking for tournament directors. I happened to be going to Wisconsin on American Family (Insurance) business. I stopped in there and got started. From there, it's kind of grown."
Raleigh quickly broke away from the Wisconsin group to found the MAYB. His organization employs six full-time staffers and another six to eight seasonal staffers along with a couple of interns.
MAYB hosts more than 600 tournaments a year in 22 states. The age groups range from third grade to high school. Raleigh estimates there are 6,000 teams per year that play at least one MAYB tournament. He believes the MAYB is the second largest youth basketball organization behind AAU.
"There are numerous groups out there," Raleigh said. "We're probably the second biggest of our type, next to AAU. AAU is a little different anymore. They aren't as elite anymore because the shoe companies handle that. There's at least 10 to 15 other organizations trying to do what we do."
Raleigh said the peak of the summer kickoff tournament was more than 800 teams. The group's largest tournament is the summer national championships with about 800 teams. The girls' nationals are in the Stillwater-Edmond, Okla., area while the boys' nationals are based in the Newton-Wichita area.
The MAYB originally had just summer tournaments, but soon moved year round.
"I needed to hire someone full time, but I didn't really have anything for them to do some times of the year," Raleigh said. "Basically, we decided to do little kids in the winter so I could employ someone full time."
Raleigh said the MAYB doesn't require memberships or team sanctioning, unlike some groups. He said teams need to be aware of their own state high school's activities association's eligibility requirements.
In Kansas, non-school teams are restricted from using school coaches from July 15 to the end of the following school year. During the high school and middle school seasons, players are prohibited from playing on non-school teams. Between Labor Day and Memorial Day, no more than three players from the same high school or junior high team can play on the same non-school team.
Newton High School boys' basketball coach Don Cameron is one who uses the tournaments for his team.
"The advantage is we're still trying to instill in our guys the things we need to work on like our offense and defense," Cameron said. "We don't go as in depth as we do in November, but it gives the kids a chance to work on some things. The kids are pretty good about retaining what we work on in the summer."
Cameron says his team only plays in about four tournaments a year, with a just handful of practices. He said he holds workouts Mondays through Thursdays in the mornings in June. The team also participates in a team camp for a week.
He said in the last couple of years, his teams have played mostly in MAYB tournaments.
"Last year, we did go to a jamboree tournament in Arkansas," Cameron said. "There are some other venues out there. There is a Mo-Kan tournament in the Kansas City area, but we haven't played in that."
Cameron said he has several players in other sports, which is one of the reasons why he breaks in July.
"We don't want to put too much stress on them," he said.
Other states have different rules. Raleigh said some states, like Oklahoma, have no restrictions on playing for non-school teams, including in season.
"We try to have a little general knowledge of the rules," Raleigh said. "We know the Kansas rules well. In other states, it varies. We try to help teams out, but they have to check with their own state associations."
Kansas recently loosened its rules on what high school coaches can do in the off-season. Raleigh said that's actually reduced the number of teams competing.
"It gave coaches more options," he said. "A lot of teams are doing more things on their own."
Raleigh recently returned to high school coaching. He is the head boys' coach at Hesston High School.
"I like my kids playing in the summer," he said. "We're a small school, so our kids are pulled in a lot of different ways. I try not to make the kids make choices about what they want to do. I am not a fan of coaching my kids in the summer. I let my assistants and others do that. I want them to play and get better. I don't want to restrict them or tell them what they can and can't do."
Raleigh said early in the summer, about 70 percent of the teams entered in MAYB are players from a single school. He said as the season goes on, the balance shifts more in favor of teams consisting of players from multiple schools.
Raleigh said a few of the elite traveling teams still attend MAYB tournaments.
"We still get some of those teams," Raleigh said. "We don't get a lot of them during the July (NCAA Division I) observation time. Blake Griffin played in ninth and 10th grad. Conner Frankamp played since he was a kid. Competition at our events are good."
MAYB doesn't have any restrictions on how many tournaments a team can play in.
"There are some teams that play a lot," Raleigh said. "I like for my kids to play a lot of sports. There are some teams that play every weekend. I'm not a big fan of that. Our kids play in three or four tournaments a summer. We have kids who are still into baseball, football, track, whatever. I try to work with other coaches. It gives more kids a chance to play."


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Along with discipline and time management skills, Karen Southall Watts, a business coach and author who has taught online courses, said success requires internal motivation and full awareness of your goal. In most programs, no one takes attendance, and students take the initiative to watch a lecture in real time or participate in online discussions.
"It's a lot different than when you are physically going to class and socializing." She also cautions that some adult students want to finish education as quickly as possible and overload their schedule, creating a no-win situation.
Some of the school recognize the obstacles, and are beefing up online degree programs with 24/7 technical support, reference librarians and virtual tutors. At FIU, Elam said students now work with "success coaches" who check in on progress and pair them with online tutoring when necessary. "Our online degree program is growing and getting better."
Working professionals say there's another challenge, too, in completing an online degree: cost.
Top schools often offer massive open online courses, or MOOCs, for free. But in many cases, an online undergraduate or graduate course for degree-seeking students is actually more expensive than a comparable on-campus course. A U.S. News analysis of about 300 ranked programs at public universities shows the average per credit, in-state cost for an online bachelor's program is $277, compared with $243 per credit at brick-and-mortar schools.
Isabel Chavez said she spent about $50,000 to earn an online master's in mental health counseling from Nova Southeastern University, a private school about 60 miles from her home in Boca Raton, Fla. It was the only way she could have juggled school, young children and a catering business, she said. "The experience was wonderful."
But she advises weighing the cost carefully. "I don't think people are being educated on the reality of student loans and how much they have to pay back on a monthly basis. If people really thought through what they were going to do with their online degree before getting into debt, they might reconsider," she said.
Chavez, who graduated in December 2011, said for her, it was necessary debt to accomplish her goal of becoming a life coach, or to work in Florida as a therapist. She now has her own business, LifeUP Coaching. "Having the degree gives me a lot more credibility with my target demographic."
Southall Watts, the author, said budgeting -- knowing how you're going to pay for classes and how your degree will pay off -- will help you stay motivated in an online program. "You have to seriously think through where you are, where you want to be and what your resources are to pay for your back-to-school experience."
Mohamed Abdalla said he has carefully thought through his educational plan. He works at Lynn University in admissions and uses his spare time to earn an MBA degree from the private college in Boca Raton. He began the program in January and plans to use the knowledge learned in the MBA program to run a private aviation fueling business.
Abdalla, 24, has found the only way he could complete his MBA degree in a reasonable time frame would be combining brick-and-mortar classes with online learning. So far, he finds online classes more conducive to balancing academic and job commitments and has just taken two eight-week courses in a row.
"I can sit home or on a plane or in a hotel and have the ability to do my classwork."
Abdalla said he was reluctant, at first. "I felt like students who took online courses got lost." Instead, he has found professors extremely responsive, usually answering questions by email within a few hours.
Espinosa, a legal administrator with Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito in Miami, said she too enjoys the unexpected interaction with teachers via an Internet portal; in her case, all are Miami-Dade Circuit Court judges. "I feel like it's worth my time because they do get to know your work and your name."
As schools offer more online learning options, businesses are beginning to see the benefits, too. Law firms, technology companies and others are offering more of their training and continuing education courses virtually. Paul Berkowitz, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, said he participates in at least one online course every few weeks that the firm offers -- some are live, others replayed. "It allows me to keep up with new issues and aspects of law."
As technology evolves, he said, his company has improved its offerings to make some courses more interactive. The firm now offers an average of four training webinars a week nationally and saw nearly a 40 percent jump in attendance in 2012.
Elam said she is bullish on the growth of online education -- particularly for mid-career professionals. "You do need little bit of maturity. It really is more successful for working professionals that have some experience in balancing different demands on their time."


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Two separate vehicle chases involving police occurred in Blue Springs late Thursday night and early Friday morning.
According to Blue Springs Police Public Information Officer Jennifer Dachenhausen, police were dispatched to a motorist-assist call at 11:39 p.m. Thursday night an Adams Dairy Parkway and Duncan Road. Officers located a vehicle with a lone male driver.
Dachenhausen said he appeared to be asleep and police tried to make contact with him for several minutes. The driver eventually woke up and then drove away, heading west on Duncan Road. Police began to pursue the man after he failed to yield for a marked patrol vehicle with activated emergency equipment.
Not long after, another Blue Springs police unit deployed a tire-deflation device at the R.D. Mize and Duncan roads. The device worked, and the vehicle came to a stop near Sunny Vale Middle School.
The man was taken into custody, and there were no reported injuries, Dachenhausen said.
The second pursuit occurred around 5:30 a.m. Friday. Dachenhausen said police responded to a call of a stolen auto in progress. A white Ford Ranger pickup truck arrived at an undiclosed residence, and one of the occupants got out and reportedly took a 2010 Nissan Altima. The two vehicles left, but the owner of the Altima activated the remote start switch and it shut down. That driver jumped back into the truck, said Dachenhausen.
Dachenhausen said the victim was able to give police a description of the Ranger, which they located. Running the license plates, they found it had been reported stolen out of North Kansas City about three hours earlier. Police tried to stop the truck, Dachenhausen said, but the driver fled and police pursued.
That pursuit of 30 to 40 minutes went through Independence, Kansas City, Raytown and then back into Kansas City, and Kansas City police put out stop sticks at 31st Street and Troost Avenue. The Ranger eventually came to a stop at 29th and Troost, and two female suspects were taken into custody.


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Robin Williams named daughter Zelda after the princess in "The Legend of Zelda," so it would only make sense that the game would return the favor.
A petition on change.org has more than 36,000 supporters calling for a character in the next version of the game to be named after Williams, who committed suicide Monday in his Tiburon home.
Williams was a fanatical gamer, who starred in ads (along with his daughter) for "The Legend of Zelda."
"So, in a day where there aren't many words, what can we do?" wrote Nick Schaedel of Adelaide, Australia, who started the petition. "Well, there's a new Zelda game on the horizon. A bold reinvention, a fresh new open world adventure for Wii U. I would like to suggest that when the game is localised (sic) to English, Nintendo of America and the Treehouse name one of the characters 'Robin' in his memory.
"He won't get to play it, but he'll live on forever in a universe he always loved."
The creators of World of Warcraft, another of Williams' favorite games, tweeted a message to fans earlier this week that they will put the comedian in a future edition of the game. The decision came after more than 10,000 fans signed a petition.
I'd just like to state here, for the record, that I would like to be in a future version of Pong after I die ...
"Because of his presence within our community, we the players of World of Warcraft are asking Blizzard to kindly create an NPC within the game that memorializes the actor/comedian," the petition said. "Many have expressed a wish that this character perform some of Williams' best jokes within the Worlds End Tavern, so that he may continue making us smile long after his passing."
That's brilliant marketing. I've never played the game, but that would get me and about a billion other "Mork & Mindy" fans onboard.
Williams often spoke of his love of gaming, which also included Call of Duty.
In 2011, he told the Telegraph gaming was like "cyber cocaine".
"Especially if you're online playing against other people, it's totally addictive, you get lost in the world."
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This is a poster from a real movie.
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Tom also starred in....
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
dude, its Crouching Tiger Hidden Tom
lol change that
Taking a long needed leave of the sport to finish school and tour the country
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the thread is starting to slow down a bit...
This is just plain funny...
I thought this would be a fitting poster to compliment his game
pardon the crappy job
I changed the name on the Windtalkers one, didn't want to edit...
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Out of Tom's films this is probably the most influental. It is truly a classic.
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his head is not really in proportion to his body but not badOriginally posted by Crimson_Turkey
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Out of Tom's films this is probably the most influental. It is truly a classic.
For some reason the head was blown up in the origional too. Decided to follow suit.
Of all of Tom's films this has to be the best
The Silence of the Cockers: "Have the cockers stopped screaming Bud?"
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I don't think I've seen this one yet.
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Welterweight contender Jon Fitch will fight on Saturday night, as it has been announced that he will take on Ben Saunders on the UFC 111 card at Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center.
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When I mention the word "Nana," 17-month-old Jovie gets a huge grin on her face and points at my laptop – the place we see my mom during chats on Skype. And when 3-year-old Lily sees me using my phone, she demands to play games on it – Puzzingo or whatever free preschooler-friendly apps I have loaded. Both girls clap with excitement whenever "Sofia the First" comes on the Disney Channel.
I fall somewhere in the middle on the spectrum between thrilled and horrified about the amount of screen time the girls get on any given day – whether it's learning about dolphins on YouTube, seeing pictures of their cousins on my phone or watching cartoons on the TV.
And like me, I'm guessing most parents struggle with finding a balance in how much media their kids are exposed to, and have questions about the positive and negative side effects.
More and more research is being done to look at the effects of modern technology on young children. Not surprisingly, reviews are mixed.
Experts still recommend limiting screen time
With the explosion of smartphones, tablets and interactive learning apps, the American Academy of Pediatrics continues to recommend no screen time for children under the age of 2 and to limit screen time for children over the age of 2 to one to two hours a day of educational, nonviolent programming.
Studies (mostly related to non-interactive TV watching) have linked screen time to a myriad of negative outcomes:
- Attention deficit
- Behavioral problems
- Psychological difficulty
- Decreased physical activity
- Obesity
- Irregular sleep patterns
- Impaired academic performance
- Violence
- Less time for imaginative play
New research suggests some technology can be positive
But in 2011 the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media released a position paper (PDF) in which they defended the use of interactive media by children.
"When used wisely technology and media can support learning and relationships," the paper said. "With guidance, these various technology tools can be harnessed for learning and development; without guidance, usage can be inappropriate and/or interfere with learning and development."
Researches in the U.K. released a study this year examining the seven myths of about young children and technology (PDF). While observing more then 50 3- and 4-year-olds and their families, they found that contrary to popular belief, technology didn't necessarily hinder a child's social interactions. In fact, when parents and siblings watched a favorite program together, the show offered fodder for discussion as well as imaginative play later on.
"Our research suggests that technologies can expand the range of opportunities for children to learn about the world around them, to develop their communicative abilities and to learn to learn," Lydia Plowman and Joanna McPake write.
I think the key point here is that any screen time – whether it's watching "Sesame Street" or playing on a phone - needs to be active and shared. Rather than plopping my kids in front of the TV or handing them my phone and walking out of the room, I need to sit down and be a part of the activity – talking about the show or helping them navigate the app. And even then, the amount of time they spend with a screen should be limited in favor of more imaginative and physical play.
The Mayo Clinic offers some great tips for limiting your kids' screen time. (My personal favorite was to be a good example of that yourself – those little eyes are always watching!)
Set aside time for creative play
Finally, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a professor emerita of education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., and author of "Taking Back Childhood" wrote a thought-provoking post for the Washington Post last year questioning whether technology saps creativity in children:
Kids need first-hand engagement — they need to manipulate objects physically, engage all their senses, and move and interact with the 3-dimensional world. This is what maximizes their learning and brain development. A lot of the time children spend with screens takes time away from the activities we know they need for optimal growth. We know that children today are playing less than kids played in the past.
Researchers who have tracked children's creativity for 50 years are seeing a significant decrease in creativity among children for the first time, especially younger children from kindergarten through sixth grade. This decline in creativity is thought to be due at least in part to the decline of play.
It's frightening to think that all this technology can be limiting our children's development. At the same time, I feel it's helped them answer questions and learn more about the world. Lily knows how to yell like an ibex, jump like a dolphin and howl like wolf, all from watching videos on YouTube.
As with everything involved in parenting I suppose the solution to the technology dilemma is balance – don't let them sit passively in front of a screen for hours on end and when you do power on, make sure the content is more fruits and veggies and less empty calories. Small, healthy portions are best.
Except for when Nana is on the screen – because you can never have enough Nana.


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Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone announced at an office ceremony Thursday night he will not seek a third term in office next year. He is not running for another elected position and intends to leave government, he said.
Leone said he has no specific plans following his term.
Leone has served since 2006 and won re-election uncontested in 2011. He told his staff he had been asked recently by people inside and outside his office about his plans and wanted to announce his intentions "to lend clarity around that inquiry and to minimize disruption to our office."
"For the last 30 years, the last three Middlesex district attorneys have not run for re-election to a third term as Middlesex district attorney," Leone said, according to remarks distributed by his office. "Like my predecessors, I too will not run for re-election to a third term as Middlesex district attorney in 2014."
"However, unlike my predecessor Middlesex district attorneys, I am not running for another elective office, and in fact, I intend to leave government service when I leave this office," he said.
"I do not now know what I will do when I leave. But I do know that anyone who is interested in competing to succeed me needs time to compete. I want that field of potential successors to be as rich and deep as the job deserves. And therefore I am expressing my intentions publicly now."
Both previous Middlesex district attorneys, Tom Reilly and Martha Coakley, went on to become state attorney general.
"I said what I meant, and meant what I said, when I stated that this job was the only elected office that I wanted," Leone said. "I endured the electoral process to hold what I continue to believe is the absolute best job in government and public service in Massachusetts. Helping and serving people, and speaking for people who have no voice, remains a passion of mine."
Leone didn't say specifically why he's leaving office but mentioned his family.
"Please know that these decisions regarding whether to run for elected office are very personal. These decisions are, and should be, predicated upon what is best for the person and their family. What is best for me and my family is that I not seek another term."
Before being elected to district attorney, Leone worked as a senior managing director and regional counsel for an investigation and security-consulting firm.
He also previously worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the district of Massachusetts as first assistant and then anti-terrorism coordinator. Before that, he was chief of the criminal bureau for the state Attorney General's Office.
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Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. said today it has paid back $10 million it received in 2008 from the U.S. Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Under the program, banks issued preferred stock to the Treasury in exchange for the funding. The parent company of Mid Penn Bank said it bought back the stock for its face value plus $59,722.22 in accrued unpaid dividends.
"We are pleased and proud to make this announcement and we believe that our full repayment to TARP validates the strength and stability of Mid Penn," President and CEO Rory G. Ritrievi said in a statement.
Mid Penn was one of a half dozen midstate-based banks to receive funds under TARP's Capital Purchase Program, part of the federal government's massive efforts to stabilize the U.S. financial system after the collapse of the firm Lehman Brothers.
The other local banks have already repaid their loans, in some cases using money from the Small Business Lending Fund, another Treasury program. Mid Penn did not receive lending fund money, withdrawing its application after receiving notice it would not be approved.
The Treasury still has a warrant entitling it to buy up to 73,099 shares of Mid Penn common stock. The company said it intends to repurchase the warrant, but did not say when.
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But does the root of this issue lie with the game, or the player? In the case of say Call of Duty, where there are so many people playing and enjoying the game, how can the design be at fault? I'll go one further; isn't part of the reason for being concerned about personal performance in the game dependent on liking the game in the first place? If you didn't like the game, you wouldn't really care whether you were any good at it or not.
This relationship puts designers in an interesting spot: Risk undermining the core appeal of the game by neutering some of its competitiveness, or potentially create the "walled garden" effect when the game quickly becomes dominated by pros. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 got me thinking about these questions this afternoon because I've always felt it does a good job of striking a balance where pros and amateurs alike can have fun.
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Idle No More, the current native protest movement, has a powerful momentum.
It's supported by native Canadians and non-natives alike, and it's moving ahead with an intensity that can only reflect many Canadians' dissatisfaction with government policy in general. The fact that Idle No More is able to attract so many non-natives is a success in and of itself.
Idle No More is a movement with a mission to empower native Canadians to push the federal government to deal with them honestly on issues such as treaties, housing and health.
It's also a crusade to clarify the true native narrative, one that is clear and audible to everyone from sea to shining sea. If done well, Idle No More can help us realize we have sinned against native Canadians in many ways, particularly through the creation of residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996. Hopefully, we will learn, or re-learn, that before then native children were often taken from their mothers' arms and transported 1,000 miles away to schools run by the church and the state.
Idle No More will give us a glimpse into the inner workings of native leadership as they strategize among themselves and with the feds. We will undoubtedly witness the elegance of the elders and native governance, which is rooted in age-old teachings and wisdom.
I'm hoping Idle No More will put an end to stereotypes such as the the "lazy native." Those whom we call lazy are more than likely mournful and without hope for the future. Why wouldn't they be? Their world was systematically dismantled, and when they asked for their things back, they were denied.
I'm hoping citizens across the country, whether in Newfoundland or British Columbia, will recognize through this movement that they harbour such stereotypes and that they go through a process of intense introspection to see the damage they might have caused, sincerely apologize, and work with our aboriginal people toward a better Canada.
Idle No More has encouraged me to think about stereotypes. I've noticed they slip into our individual and national psyche when we're not looking. I am amazed at some of the unfounded statements I've heard about native Canadians from educated people. Somewhere, someplace, from someone, they heard that natives are naturally violent, conniving and sly. This helped me understand how our enemies were able to amp up their propaganda machine and convince millions of people that Jews are lazy, liars, penny pinchers and even baby killers.
Idle No More may or may not maintain its current momentum. It's hard to say. But what is clear is that social media, which is here to stay, has played a role in uniting natives and non-natives across Canada in a most important way and will continue to do so. That groundswell, that spring thaw, was so dynamic that Prime Minister Stephen Harper had to meet with native leaders and commit to personally overseeing the native portfolio.
Familiarize yourself with Canada's aboriginal people and their plight. Google "native Canadians" to get going. It's all there. Find out if your synagogue has a social-action committee and if the native issue is on its agenda. Encourage your rabbi and leadership to speak about Idle No More and what we can do, the Jewish community, to help our native brothers and sisters, many of whom are suffering within our own boundaries.


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Boulder police are seeking public assistance in investigating an attack that reportedly occurred early this morning in the 1100 block of Walnut Street and resulted in two men being hospitalized.
The victims, 21 and 22, told police that they were "jumped" by at least two men after leaving a bar in the area at around 2 a.m..
Both victims were transported to a local hospital with cuts on their faces that required stitches, according to police. One of the victims suffered serious bodily injury.
The victims told police the men who attacked them had been "aggressively staring" at them during the evening while they were at the same bar, and confronted them as they tried to leave the establishment, according to the news release.
The suspects are described as two black males, possibly in their 30s. One of them is described as tall and thin, with dreadlocks, and was possibly wearing a gray baseball cap at the time of the incident. The other suspect is a described as a darker-skinned black male who is a about 6-foot 1-inch tall.
Police are interviewing witnesses and working to determine the identities of the two men.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Boulder police detective unit at 303-441-3330.
Those who wish to provide information anonymously may contact Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800-444-3776. Tips may be submitted online at www.crimeshurt.com. People who submit tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to an arrest or filing of charges on may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.