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Afterschool Programs in the United States
In the United States, more than 15 million school-age children (26 percent) are on their own after school. Among those, more than 1 million are in kindergarten through 5th grade. (Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
The parents of more than 28 million school-age children work outside the home. (U.S. Department of Labor, 1998)
Nine in 10 Americans want all children and teens to have some type of organized activity or safe place to go after school. (Afterschool Alliance; Lake, Snell, Perry & Associates, 2004)
Over three quarters of Americans (76 percent) agree that members of Congress, state and local elected officials should increase funding for afterschool programs. (Afterschool Alliance; Lake, Snell, Perry & Associates, 2008)
Only 8.4 million children in kindergarten through 12th grade (15 percent) participate in afterschool programs. An additional 18.5 million would participate if quality programs were available in their communities. (Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
The hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. are the peak hours for juvenile crime and experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and sex. (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2002)
Currently, the federal government contributes only 11 percent of the cost of afterschool programs, while 29 percent of the children in afterschool programs meet the federal government's definition of low-income and in need of federal assistance. (Afterschool Alliance, 2009)
Teens who do not participate in afterschool programs are nearly three times more likely to skip classes than teens who do participate. They are also three times more likely to use marijuana or other drugs, and are more likely to drink, smoke and engage in sexual activity. (YMCA of the USA, 2001)
Nobel laureate in economics and early childhood education expert James Heckman has posited that a combination of early education and participation in afterschool programs can reduce drug use among youth by nearly 50 percent while reducing the likelihood of their skipping school by half. ("Investing in Our Young People," University of Chicago, 2006)
The Study of Promising After-School Programs found that regular participation in high-quality afterschool programs is linked to significant gains in standardized test scores and work habits, as well as reductions in behavior problems among disadvantaged students. (University of California, Irvine, 2007)
Parents miss an average of eight days of work per year due to a lack of afterschool care. Decreased worker productivity related to parental concerns about afterschool care costs businesses up to $300 billion per year. (Community, Families and Work Program at Brandeis University, 2004; Catalyst, 2006)
An analysis of 73 afterschool studies concluded that afterschool programs using evidence-based approaches were consistently successful in producing multiple benefits for youth, including improvements in children's personal, social and academic skills, as well as their self-esteem. (The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2007)
Children in the LA's BEST afterschool program attend school more often and report higher aspirations for finishing school and going to college. LA's BEST participants are 20 percent less likely to drop out and are 30 percent less likely to participate in criminal activities than those who don't participate. Researchers estimate that every dollar invested in the LA's BEST program saves the city $2.50 in crime-related costs. (National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing at UCLA, 2000, 2005 and 2007)
Students in programs supported by The After-School Corporation improved their math scores and regular school day attendance compared to non-participants. High school participants passed more Regents exams and earned more high school credits than non-participants. (Policy Studies Associates, 2004)
Participants in Citizen Schools' afterschool programs are much more likely to go on to high-quality high schools compared to non-participants (59 percent versus 28 percent). Former Citizen Schools participants were also significantly more likely to graduate from high school in four years when compared to Boston public schools students overall. (Policy Studies Associates, July 2009)
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LONDON (AP) — London's theaters say they had a strong 2012 despite the Olympics' "dampening effect" on ticket sales.
Figures released Tuesday show that almost 14 million tickets were sold for 52 playhouses in 2012, a 0.56 percent increase on the year before. Ticket revenue rose 0.27 percent to just under 530 million pounds ($835 million).
Attendance fell 3 percent for musicals but rose 9 percent for plays.
The Society of London Theater says sales and attendance dropped during the summer Games, but not as drastically as some had feared. There had been pre-games worries that concerns about transport mayhem and overcrowding would scare audiences away from central London.
Society president Mark Rubenstein said it was encouraging that sales had grown amid a struggling economy and in a year of "exceptional challenges."

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February 24, 2013
Sunshine Sunday - personalities, 100 days, and salsa
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My son also recently told me dinner was really good, but not great. : ) Here's my favorite salsa recipe if you are looking to try others:ReplyDelete
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That 100 day picture is so cute! I am that way with salsa all of the time! That looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I could just eat Rex up in that little outfit. If your girl is anything like mine she'll be sugar and spice ;) Sweet enough to have her daddy absolutely wrapped around her little finger but sassy enough to give you the giggles!ReplyDelete
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Ann Arbor school board elects officers at first meeting of 2013
Deb Mexicotte, who won re-election to the Ann Arbor schools Board of Education in November, will continue as president through 2013.
From Ann Arbor Public Schools
Mexicotte was sworn in for her fourth Ann Arbor school board term, which will expire in 2016. She won the November election with 63 percent of the vote over challenger and former Ann Arbor businessman Dale Leslie.
Trustee Susan Baskett nominated Mexicotte to the presidency; the board unanimously approved. Christine Stead nominated herself to continue as the vice president, which board members also approved 7-0.
Andy Thomas will continue as board secretary after being nominated both by himself and Stead and garnering a unanimous vote.
The only officer position to change hands was that of treasurer. Trustee Irene Patalan served as treasurer last year. For 2013, Glenn Nelson will carry out the duties. Nelson also was appointed unanimously, after nominating himself.
The board's policy states nominations may take place by an interested trustee submitting his or her name to the superintendent at or before the organizational meeting or by a trustee placing another trustee's name into the ring for consideration at the board table during the organizational meeting.
Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at email@example.com.
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And now the five year plan to eliminate busing shall commence. Sad but true. A lot of people are in for a sad reality when they realize that busing will be eliminated in 5 years. Time to trim and reduce Balas.
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 8:38 p.m.
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Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 7 days a week.
Camping check-in and canoe and kayak rentals are available during this time. After hours camping check-in is available. The park is open for passive recreation and the Savannas' Dog Park seven days a week from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
The St. Lucie County Parks and Recreation Department and its staff welcome you to the Savannas, an outdoor recreation area providing camping, boating, fishing, and picnic facilities. Visit the Trading Post it is an original "Cracker House" that was relocated to the site and restored for use as an office; the structure was estimated to be built sometime between 1890-1912.
Come sit on the wrap around porch and watch the wildlife or visit our gift shop for many one of a kind items. Covering 550 acres and five distinct biological communities, the Savannas provide access to pine flatwoods, wet prairie, marsh, lake and scrub all in a single glance. With the goal to educate as well as recreate, the area provides interpretive trails on both land and water. Due to the unique biological and geographical features, the Savannas received reserve status by the Florida Legislature in 1978. The Savannas is perhaps the last most unique and pristine wilderness area in the United States.
Overnight camping at the Savannas Recreation Area is available year round. Canoe/kayak rentals are available seven days a week. The Savannas will remain open year round, seven days a week from 6:30 am - 5:30 pm for day visitors and residents to camp, hike, bike, fish, picnic, and observe wildlife. Canoe/kayak rentals are available seven days a week. The Palm Island Pavilion Area will be available for rent year round. Daily admission into the park is free.
Directions: 6.2 miles east of I-95 on Midway Rd. (Exit 126)
Family Campers: (Overnight camping is available year round)
There are four types of campsites for general use:
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- Fully improved (electricity, water and sewage hookup)
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- Public Restroom
- Picnic Pavilions & Tables
- WiFi (For Registered Campers Only)
- Fire Rings at every site, plus several community Fire Rings
- Water fill up station
- Laundry facilities
- On site utilities
- Nearby Atlantic Ocean
- RV Sites
- Boat Ramp (5 HP Max)
- MC/Visa Accepted
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The four-day "Spark Growth; Riverwalk 2013" event in May will showcase recent improvements in downtown Bradenton
It didn't take long for officials in Manatee County to aim their new downtown theater at economic development.
In the same week that the new home of Manatee Players will debut for its first live show, local business organizations announced an event that will use the 38,800-square-foot venue in May to host entrepreneurs from across the country.
The four-day "Spark Growth; Riverwalk 2013" event was crafted to showcase recent improvements in downtown Bradenton, anchored by the new theater and a $6.2 million waterfront park, to attract prospective employers to the area.
"There's this new sense of collaboration downtown, and from an economic development standpoint, that really helps when we're talking to companies trying to relocate here," said Sharon Hillstrom, president and chief executive of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp.
The collage of events is slated to focus on community development and technology, with Jim Stikeleather, chief innovation officer for Dell Computers, coming to town as the keynote speaker for the panel discussion.
Other events include the BarCamp Sarasota-Bradenton conference, a green technology expo and music festival.
Organizers expect thousands of people from across the country to flock to downtown Bradenton from May 2 to May 5 to attend one of the seminars, which range from free admission to an $85 cover charge for economic development summit.
The four-day event comes as merchants in downtown Bradenton have rising hopes that $50 million in new investments during the last 10 months will help lift the area out of the hang-over from the Great Recession.
Officials say their "Spark Growth; Riverwalk 2013" event will help accelerate that process.
"We're trying to bring people who can come experience not only the area, but also the entrepreneurial spirit in Southwest Florida," said Stan Schultes, cofounder of Smart Growth. "The Riverwalk turned out to be a perfect destination to do that."


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It was a little after 9:00 A.M. on October 22, 2010, when I checked a text message on my phone, and it read: "MY FATHER WENT TO HEAVEN." Devastated, I knew what it meant – esteemed Leader and President, Fernando Ruelas of the Mother Chapter of the Duke's Southern California Car Club, had given in to an excruciating 3-year battle with cancer. A Lowriding legend, unfortunately it was his time to lay down the welding torch, hydraulics tube bender, body and fender lead files, and his candy apple, metal flake and pearl paint spray gun in exchange for greener pastures.
Fernando Ruelas came to California in 1955 from Tijuana, Mexico at the very young age of 5 years old. As a single parent of five children, his mother, Josefina Ruelas' hands were full. Street gangs in South Central California were everywhere, and the neighborhood she was raising her kids in was gripped up by the notorious 38th Street gang. Fernando's Uncle Tinker stepped up to get the young and impressionable Fernando involved in auto mechanics, in the hopes of keeping him off the streets. Fernando's interest in Lowriding came to him in full while he was attending Carver Jr. High in Los Angeles. On one of those fateful school days, he saw a car drop to the ground with hydraulics and it rocked his world. Fernando pleaded with the owner to "do it again," and the owner obliged with a hit of the switch and the car raised and lowered with ease. It was in this moment that the Chicano Lowrider movement captivated Fernando and never left his heart. This was the early sixties, and little did he know, but this passion would begin Fernando's pioneering legacy within a culture that would shape the world over.
From his own neighborhood, the Duke's of LA Car Club was born in 1962, with Fernando and his three brothers as founders. Fernando grew into an extremely skilled welder during these formative years. In 1970, the Vietnam War took Fernando overseas to serve his country in the U. S. Army, and with his return, he became Club President and restructured Duke's Car Club. Building the club's foundation on a friendly, cordial attitude was a must for Fernando. In 1973, he met Gloria De La Rosa and he married her in September of 1974. With his loving wife by his side, and a newly designed plaque in his ride, Fernando and the Duke's SoCal Chapter rolled out in September of 1975. More than just a fan of cars, Fernando has given back to his community and culture in countless ways. Two awards Fernando was very proud of were his 2008 LRM Hall of Fame "Lifetime Achievement," and his 2004 Meguiars' "Treasurers in the Hobby" honor.
Fernando's three sons Jason, Alex, and in the later years, Matthew became the pillars of their father's legacy. They have been with their dad at his shops since the late seventies, and are responsible for countless cars, like Ry Cooder's El Chavez Ravine Ice Cream Truck. As Fernando's oldest son, Jason, takes the banjo steering wheel of this Legendary Duke's Car Club as President, there is no doubt he will fill his father's illustrious shoes just fine. Fernando's sons will take this thirty-plus chapter Duke's Car Club and continue to lead it where Fernando left off. Fernando Ruelas will be missed; his character and humor are legendary. While we are saddened that he is gone, we can take comfort in knowing that he will never be forgotten; as he joins his brother, Julio, with "DUKE'S HEAVENS CHAPTER." Ride in Peace, Brother.


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The Delta women's basketball team never got untracked offensively.
The Delta women's basketball team never got untracked offensively.
The Mustangs scored 16 points in the first half and trailed the host San Jose City Jaguars by 10 at the intermission in a 44-38 loss on Friday at the San Jose City Tournament.
Delta (8-4) plays Santa Rosa at 3 p.m. today.
Lisa Valentine scored 14 points and was the only Mustang who scored in double figures. Aiwe Okungbowa scored 26 points for San Jose.
At Dublin, the Eagles (13-0) advanced to the gold division championship of the West Coast Jamboree and will play Sacramento-Florin at 8 p.m. today. Mandy Coleman scored 25 points and had 16 rebounds, and Brittany Butler had 10 points, eight rebounds and six steals. Courtney Danna scored 12 points for the Panthers (6-5).
At Pleasant Hill, the Vikings (7-7) bounced back with a win at the West Coast Jamboree at College Park High. Carlondra McGee-Woolbright scored 12 points and Victoria Peralez had eight for Edison, which plays Anderson High at 3:30 p.m. today.
At Placerville, the Flames lost in the consolation bracket at the El Dorado Tournament and dropped to 2-10. Taylor Barajas had 10 points for Lodi.
At Ceres, the Knights (11-1) lost for the first time this season in the second round of the Central Valley Tournament. Kenyon Williams scored 16 points and Eric DeAnda scored 15 for Brookside Christian. Gurpreet Singh scored 17 points for the Honkers (7-6).
At Vacaville, the Bobcats (4-4) lost their second game in a row at the Vacaville Christian Christmas Classic. Corey Demourelle scored 17 points and had seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals after missing Thursday's game with the flu. Alex Camacho had his fourth double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Ben Holt plays the host Falcons at 6 p.m. today.
At Stagg, Curtis Bernard scored a career-high 27 points and made six 3-pointers for the third game in a row for the Delta Kings (5-9). Marcus Salgado scored 22 for the Fighting Zebras (11-4). Stagg plays Modesto-Gregori at 6 p.m. today.
At Sonora, Guillermo Nunez scored 28 points for the Timberwolves in the semifinals of the Columbia Holiday Tournament. Sierra (9-3) plays Modesto-Central Catholic in the championship game at 4:30 p.m. today. Alec Von Alvensleban had 10 points for the Cougars (8-6).
At Franklin, Colizel Lewis scored 18 points and Dontay Anderson had 15 for the Yellowjackets (4-9). Elijah Calloway scored 15 for the Vikings (7-5).
At Yuba City, Adam Gotelli scored 22 points for Elliot Christian (10-3), which advanced to the championship at 7:30 p.m. today against an opponent that had not been determined at press time. David Lerma had 19 points for Elliot Christian. Cameron Pieters and Christiano De La Fuente had 14 points each for Stockton Christian (4-4).
At San Diego, the Rams (9-4) advanced to the championship of the Under Armour Holiday Classic and will play Brea-Olinda at 7 p.m. today. Gabe Vincent made 10 field goals and scored a game-high 24 points and St. Mary's defense held the Hawks (5-3) to 18 points through the first three quarters.
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Herzlich is a source of giant inspiration
Everyone, especially around here, knows Mark Herzlich's story, one that continues to inspire.
After a stellar 2008 season at linebacker for Boston College, when he was named an All-American and the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Herzlich was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. He returned to the field in 2010, but with a rod inserted in his left leg, Herzlich wasn't the same player.
He went undrafted last April, and after the NFL lockout was finally lifted, he signed with the New York Giants as a free agent and is battling to make the team.
Through two preseason games, Herzlich is making a name for himself on special teams. As a strong-side linebacker, he hasn't gotten a ton of playing time except late in games because the Giants, for the first time in a while, are getting good play from their young linebackers. But Herzlich is ninth on the team with four tackles.
Herzlich drew a lot of cheers in a nationally televised game Monday night when, with the Bears at the 4-yard line with 3:18 left, he dropped into a zone, rerouted two crossing receivers, then picked off quarterback Caleb Hanie.
"It was a heck of a play by that kid,'' said coach Tom Coughlin. "It was one of those dream deals where he jumped up in the air and the quarterback is trying to throw the ball over him.
"It was a goal line situation and Mark makes a heck of a play. I am glad to see that from him.''
So were the many family and friends on hand to support the Wayne, Pa., native. Herzlich found his father and presented him with the ball. Quite a thrill for the old man, who grew up a diehard Giants fan in West Hartford.
"When I got sick, he basically treated me like everything was normal,'' said Herzlich, "and that's something that was very helpful because a lot of people were sending me letters and talking to me, kind of feeling badly for me, and my dad treated me like nothing was wrong. It made me feel very normal when I was around him.
"He was always my biggest fan. He wore his '94 BC' jersey all the time, and painted his face black like I did during the games. He even wore a bald mask when I came back after chemo, just to kind of make light of the situation, which was good. And through the whole process of the draft and everything, he was always right there with me.''
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"Me and his mom were sitting in the front row because most people had left, and we couldn't have been happier,'' said Conti. "For him to even be at the place where he is right now is truly amazing. Being there and watching his entire comeback, it was emotional for me just to be there watching him play in an NFL game.''
What a lot of people don't know about Herzlich's story - which will be featured on "60 Minutes'' next month - is that he's soon to be an Army wife of sorts.
After being a mainstay in the Boston College ROTC, Conti will leave in November for three months of training at the Army Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson, S.C. Her unit is currently deployed in Afghanistan - she was still in school at the time - and Conti could be joining them when her training is complete.
"He has been unbelievable about it all, to say the least,'' Conti said. "He couldn't be more supportive. He always tells me how proud he is of me that I do this and I want to do this with my life.''
Though Conti probably won't be on the front lines - she handles personnel and human resource work - Herzlich called it a "scary'' situation and a little bit nerve-racking. But he wants her to pursue her dreams, which include going to law school and landing in the Judge Advocate's General Corp.
"I'm proud of her, I think it's awesome that she does that,'' Herzlich said. "I met her and I had no idea she was in the Army. Obviously I found out quickly, but it's something she loves to do and she's proud of it. I'm proud of it.
"Many support the Army and the cause, but very few get involved, so the fact that she's able to do that is amazing.''
Herzlich said he and agent Tom Condon, a BC alum, picked the Giants from several teams that expressed interest because they thought it was the best opportunity.
"I had to narrow it down quickly,'' Herzlich said. "I had maybe a day to figure it out. I talked to a couple different coaches, a couple different owners, and it kind of came down to the Ravens, Eagles, and Giants.
"They were all unbelievable organizations with great coaches, great opportunities. I knew the Eagles had drafted a few more linebackers, and the Ravens obviously have a great linebacking corps right now.
"So the Giants, it felt like a place I could compete and I could compete at the special teams level as well. After talking to Coach Coughlin, and getting the feel of the team from him, it just felt like a real great place to be.''
Those wondering if the hometown Patriots expressed an interest, Herzlich said if they did, it wasn't relayed to him.
"Yeah, I thought about possibly playing for them,'' he said. "I obviously love Boston - it was my home for the past five years, and I enjoyed every second of it there.
"It was definitely a place that I had my mind on, but things work out a certain way and that's just kind of the way it worked out.''
Herzlich said his speed - his 40-yard time of 4.91 seconds at the combine had a lot to do with him going undrafted - is coming back. As to whether he's close to being the same player he was before the cancer, Herzlich said he doesn't think about it in those terms.
"I don't even remember, really, what my body felt like in 2008 because it was so long ago,'' he said. "I feel the progress each day little by little.''
The Giants apparently see it as well.
"This year, he has improved himself back to where he was,'' Coughlin said. "He is much better than he was a year ago, and if he stays on the track, we are excited about that.''
That would make a good end for the "60 Minutes'' piece, and the amazing story of Mark Herzlich - football player, cancer survivor, and soon-to-be Army wife.
"My biggest thing is if I can get an encouraging word of success to people out there who are struggling through something, then that's what it's all about,'' he said. "It's not about being on TV or anything like that. It's about people fighting through cancer, or fighting through something in their lives and giving them hope.''
Whether Herzlich makes the Giants or not, he's done that already.
"It's unbelievable, this fund will be over $3.5 million by this weekend,'' Kraft said. "We've established a bond with people I've never met because, I guess, cancer doesn't discriminate. Thousands of gifts have been received and I'm answering every one of them, and my son, Josh, is writing letters to everyone.''
Many of the gifts have been $5 or $10, from people who were touched by Myra Kraft's life story. And there are others like the young lady who sent $127 in cash - money made from a lemonade stand in front of her house.
"I'm giving $127 away to your fund,'' her note read. "As small as it is, I hope it will make a difference in someone's life. It was my summer earnings from my lemonade stand.''
If that doesn't tear you up, nothing will.
Kraft has also been touched by many contributions from his friends and the NFL community. That includes two players that surprised even Kraft: Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, and his brother Eli Manning of the Giants. The two - who ended the Patriots' seasons in 2006 and '07 - made "substantial donations,'' according to Kraft.
"We lost our ability to win Super Bowls back-to-back years to Manning brothers, and then to see each of them send very generous checks to this fund . . . and Peyton wrote me a beautiful note,'' Kraft said.
"They're sort of two people that broke my heart on the field in back-to-back years, and then they warm my heart with generous donations. It's something special about this NFL and the great people associated with it.
"It's sort of the great part of football, the fact that it's a team sport and you have all these rivalries but they together - with people like Matt Cassel and Junior Seau and Tom Brady and just a ton of guys - have made contributions, dozens of Patriots players, that are going to allow us to keep the spirit of Myra's giving back to the community live for generations to come.
"And we're going to do some very interesting things with this, where it's about volunteerism, and we're going to honor young people at the Boys and Girls Clubs who volunteer and give back and give them substantial scholarships to college.
"But then we're also going to set up an emergency fund in these times that we're in where we're going to get the support agencies in towns to take serious cases.''
Kraft was also very touched by the personal appearances made by players after Myra's death, including Randy Moss.
"He was most appreciative of the time he spent with us,'' Kraft said. "He told me how much he respected our organization, my family, my wife, and what we've created here.
"In his mind, we created something special here and it will always be a very important part of his life. Having him fly up from West Virginia and come here to look me in the eye and say that, that was pretty cool.''
What is with the obsession about Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow? Not among fans - we get that - but people, uh, within the Denver administration?
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"If everything was totally equal, and this were a competition based only on performance at this camp, Tebow would probably be the fourth-string guy,'' Silver's source said. "Kyle [Orton] is far and away the best, and Tebow's way behind [Brady] Quinn too. And I'm telling you, [undrafted free agent] Adam Weber is flat-out better right now.''
Then there was this one, concerning Tebow's ability to navigate a pro-style offense: "Forget about how he delivers the ball, or how accurate it is. First he has to know where to go with it.''
Holy cow. Those are the types of comments usually used to flog an overpaid player who is complaining and causing problems behind the scenes. It's usually the last step before said player is cut or traded - or even after he leaves. You know, the Albert Haynesworth treatment.
Tebow doesn't appear to be in that category, so we checked in with a Broncos source. He said Tebow has done nothing behind the scenes to deserve that kind of treatment.
"Somebody has it out for him,'' that source said.
Could be. To that, we can say to the new Broncos brought in with coach John Fox: We get it, you didn't draft Tebow, who everybody but Josh McDaniels knew was going to be a two- to three-year project after playing in a spread offense in which he ran more than he threw. Tebow is not your fault. OK, we get it, move along.
The other, more plausible explanation, is that Silver took comments that were thought to be off the record and put them on the record. That seemed to be the case after Jim Saccomano, the Broncos vice president of public relations, took to Twitter to passive-aggressively take down Silver.
"A serious concern for teams is granting access to outlets that provide incentives to writers based on page clicks,'' Saccomano wrote, among other comments. "That is a problem.''
We have no doubt the comments are accurate as to one person's thinking within the organization. It is not usual for people within an organization to disagree on a player's chances.
But shame on the source for not realizing he was talking to a journalist who may use those comments. And shame on the source for slamming a player who is trying to get better in his second year after having the benefit of no offseason workouts.
Is Tebow that much of an albatross? If he is, then trade or cut him. You already have the bashing part down, might as well follow through and get it over with.
They have the Patriots projected at 11.5 wins against the league's fourth-toughest schedule.
A few of the many tidbits on the Patriots:
■They went with two tight ends on 57 percent of snaps last year. No other offense was above 40 percent. In 2009, before drafting Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots used two tight ends on 34 percent of plays.
■ Although they used to be known as a screen team, the Patriots ran just a dozen screen passes to running backs last season, 30th in the NFL.
■ As great as the offense was, it still went three-and-out on 21.5 percent of drives, only 13th in the NFL.
■ Jerod Mayo was the only defender in the NFL to be involved in more than 20 percent of his team's total tackles (including assists).
■ Patriots running backs were stuffed for a loss or no gain on just 12 percent of carries, second in the league. They haven't ranked worse than third in the league in this stat since 2007.
Short yardage Browns running back Montario Hardesty, a second-round pick in 2010 who looked to be one of the breakout stars before tearing his left ACL in his first preseason, returned against the Eagles and had 15 yards rushing on five carries in his first action since the injury . . . The Bills are really beat up. Linebacker Reggie Torbor, who started seven games last season, recently was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Receivers Roscoe Parrish (left calf), Donald Jones (head), and Naaman Roosevelt (right ankle), and linebackers Arthur Moats (leg) and Chris Kelsay (eye surgery) also are injured. To make matters worse, Buffalo's first-round pick, defensive lineman Marcell Dareus, was seen using crutches . . . The Texans could finally be for real if Wade Phillips can install his 3-4 scheme quickly. Like Mario Williams, Connor Barwin is moving to outside linebacker. "Overall, it's been good,'' Barwin said. "I was excited about the change, and after doing it throughout training camp, I'm still happy about making the change.'' . . . Saints running back Darren Sproles said his new team "works a little bit harder'' in training camp than his former team. And people wonder why the Chargers get off to slow starts every year.
Greg A. Bedard can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @greg_a_bedard. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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Coker College's Jake Murphy will tee off in the opening round of the 2011 NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship at 2:20 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Murphy, the No. 9 golfer in the nation, will be playing with players of the Central Missouri University and America International College on the par 72, 7,150 yard Fighting Joe Course at the Robert Trent Jones at the Shoals Golf Club.
For fans wishing to follow Murphy's progress throughout the day you can see the live hole-by-hole results on NCAA.com or you can get a little more in depth and personal touch by following Head Coach Tommy Baker on Twitter @coachbaker.


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Nothing Miley Cyrus does shocks us anymore.
No, seriously, nothing does. We just read all the way through her new Rolling Stone interview — in which she gets the bottoms of her feet tattooed, drinks booze underage in a club, cusses nearly nonstop and jumps out of a perfectly good airplane — and the impression we're left with is a distinct "meh."
Did we mention the 20-year-old poses topless for the cover? Yeah, that too.
But the piece did find her dishing on some of the men in her life, and that was kind of interesting. Here's a taste of what she had to say.
About Robin Thicke, her MTV Video Music Awards twerk buddy:
"No one is talking about the man behind the ass. It was a lot of 'Miley twerks on Robin Thicke,' but never, 'Robin Thicke grinds up on Miley.' They're only talking about the one that bent over. So obviously there's a double standard."
On Steve Carell, her seemingly disapproving neighbor:
"He always gives me the stank-eye because I drive so fast. The other day I was trying to reverse and I almost hit a thousand things, and I was getting nervous because I could see him [crossing his arms and sighing]. I'm like, oh, my God, 'Dan in Real Life' is watching me right now!"
On her evolving relationship with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus:
"I never knew my dad smoked weed," said the younger Cyrus. "I thought my dad was a freak. Now I know he was just stoned."
About Justin Bieber, who's really not much younger than she is, but whom she says she mentors "in a way" (apparently in a way he doesn't listen to very much):
"He's trying really hard," Miley said. "People don't take him seriously, but he really can play the drums, he really can play guitar, he really can sing. I just don't want to see him ... that up, to where people think he's Vanilla Ice. I tell him that. Like, 'You don't want to become a joke. When you go out, don't start ... Don't come in shirtless.'
"But the thing is," she added, "I think boys are, like, seven years behind. So in his head, he's really, like, 12."
On Liam Hemsworth, whom she'd break up with two weeks after giving the interview:
"One thing about sky diving," she said, "you really know who you love, based on who you call [afterward]."
She had in fact not called Hemsworth at the time.
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As it turns out, I needn't have been concerned. "Babies are driven to explore," says Fergus Hughes, professor of human development at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and author of Children, Play and Development. "If something grabs their attention, it doesn't matter whether it comes from a store." So while there are lots of great toys specially designed to interest and stimulate your baby, you can do a lot to entertain her and help her learn. All it takes is a little imagination. Some ideas for every age:
Kelly King Alexander has written for Family Circle and Southern Living.
Birth to 3 monthsNewborns aren't interested in toys -- they're too little to play with them -- but they're endlessly fascinated by people, especially Mom and Dad. Babies love to look at human faces, and even prefer crudely drawn facial features to other shapes or patterns. But an infant can't focus beyond nine inches for the first couple of months. And it'll take some time before he can make sense of his surroundings and himself; around 3 months, he'll begin to realize that his hands and feet, which have interested him for weeks, are actually attached to his body, and he'll reach out and try to bat at and grab objects held out in front of him -- though his aim won't always be accurate for several more months.
Funny faces
You can play this game even with a newborn who's only hours old: Put your face close to his, and open your mouth wide or stick out your tongue. He'll watch you intently, and may imitate you. If he does, make another face. Keep playing until he averts his gaze, yawns, or cries -- signs that he's tired and needs some quiet time.
Benefit: Taking advantage of your infant's natural instinct for mimicry is a terrific way to communicate and bond with him, and an opportunity for him to learn what it feels like to control the muscles in his face.
Eye-hand harmony
Sometime after he turns 2 months old, tie a small, soft toy to a ribbon and hold it in front of him. Swing it slowly from side to side; he'll be able to follow it with his eyes -- something he couldn't have done just a few weeks ago. By about 3 months, your baby will have enough arm and hand control that he can take a swipe at the toy.
Benefit: This game encourages the development of important visual skills, such as focusing and tracking, and provides your baby with a great opportunity to practice his eye-hand coordination.
4 to 7 monthsBabies this age begin to use all their senses to explore and learn about their world. They'll pick up things with their hands, then put them in their mouths to get more information. Around 4 or 5 months, an infant will start to understand the concept of cause and effect -- that what she does can elicit a response from or a change in things and people around her.
Shaking it up
Put an empty thread spool, dry rice, or beans in a small plastic bottle, and seal it tightly so that it won't come apart when your baby plays with it. Of course, you can always buy rattles at the toy store, but by making your own, you can experiment with different containers and contents to create a variety of sights and sounds that'll delight your eager learner.
Benefit: As your baby reaches for and grasps a rattle, she practices eye-hand coordination and hones fine motor skills. When she shakes it, she strengthens the muscles in her arms. But the best benefit noisemakers provide may be psychological: "It's a great ego builder," says Hughes. "Babies learn that they can have an impact on the world -- when they cry out, Mom comes to pick them up; when they gurgle, it makes Dad laugh." And shaking a rattle makes a great noise!
Musical pots
Give her a wooden spoon and some pots or pans. With very little coaching, she'll soon be banging her new toys on her high-chair tray, the floor, or any surface that lets her make a nice racket. (For a quieter game, hand over something soft and lightweight, such as a clean pair of socks rolled into a ball; it's easy to grasp, safe to explore by mouth, and "reacts" to a baby by changing shape as she grabs and squeezes it.)
Benefit: As with shaking homemade rattles, banging or squishing things is another self-esteem-building game that teaches an infant how simple actions can have big results -- and get a lot of attention.
Feeling fun
Let your baby touch several objects of varying textures -- a piece of fine sandpaper, a velvety pillow, a stuffed animal. Alternate a silky scarf with a scratchy, woolen one. Give her a wooden block, and then a mushy stuffed toy.
Benefit: Allowing an infant to experience a variety of sensations encourages her to explore and appreciate differences -- an important skill in learning about the world.
8 to 12 monthsAt about 8 months, an infant can sit without support and show off his improved grasping skills. Yours will start to use the pincer grasp (picking up small objects with the thumb and forefinger) around this time, and delight in dropping and throwing whatever he gets his hands on. Exploration becomes much more active as babies start to crawl and cruise, and discover the thrill of getting into cabinets and shaking, flinging, and banging objects together to find out what they're all about.
Inside information
Since he's going to get into everything anyway, provide him with safe places to explore. Take the childproof locks off a kitchen cabinet or a bottom drawer, and fill it with containers of various shapes and sizes, such as empty plastic butter dishes and shoe boxes. Throw in the tops of training cups, plastic cookie cutters, and metal or plastic bowls. Add a few pots and pans with lids.
Benefit: When he stacks cups or puts smaller objects into larger ones, he learns about sizes, shapes, and concepts like inside and outside. When he hides something in a box or a pot only to rediscover it moments later, he's learning about object permanence -- the idea that things continue to exist even when they're out of his sight.
Special collection
As he starts to walk, your baby will enjoy toting things about. Buy a small beach pail or make a handy container out of a plastic gallon-size milk jug (cut the top off, leaving the handle intact, and cover the sharp edges with tape). Fill it with fun, baby-safe items, or scatter a few things on the floor so he can toddle around and collect them.
Benefit: As your baby walks, carrying the container, then stoops to pick up dropped objects, he's strengthening his large muscles as well as developing a sense of coordination.
Playing painter
Give your baby a clean, unused paintbrush and a cup of water (add food coloring, if you'd like) and let him "paint" on pieces of brown-paper grocery bags on the kitchen floor or on a stretch of concrete outside.
Benefit: Using a paintbrush helps sharpen his eye-hand coordination, and toddling back and forth to view his work from different angles develops his motor skills. And if you paint along with him, it can teach him how to work with others.
Fun with chores
Something as simple as grocery shopping can be turned into a game. My 3 1/2-year-old son, Ethan, always enjoys our weekly trips to the supermarket, but he seems to have more fun once we return home. When I set the bags down on the floor, he immediately begins to "help," taking items out one by one and handing them to me. Often, he'll stack or roll cans of tuna or tomato paste, squeeze a bag of rice and finger its grainy texture, or shake a box of macaroni and cheese.
Benefit: One of the greatest advantages of inventing games out of household chores is that it lays the foundation for babies to understand that they're part of a home and the people in it. And these everyday activities can be used in different ways over time to teach kids various skills. For instance, toddlers who help Mom or Dad sort clean laundry can learn colors or patterns by picking out something red or striped, while preschoolers can handle more complicated challenges, such as separating out the T-shirts and socks.
We didn't plan it this way, but Ethan, who's our youngest, has far fewer store-bought toys than either of his two sisters did at his age. Some may see this as evidence that later babies are deprived, but as I watch him on the kitchen floor, happily searching for the right-size top for the pot he's just filled with spoons, I know better.


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The song of the male Anna's hummingbird is hardly a thing of beauty, at least to human ears. It is a thin, high-pitched, grating noise, usually three syllables in length.
I'm certain it inspires fear in the hearts of other males that would jump at the chance to pilfer nectar from the flowers or sugar water from the feeder in another's territory. I'm also sure the song is attractive to females, but the message is lost on me. I get no sense of fear or love from the squeaky song. Because the males in our area do not migrate, their songs can be heard any time of year.
Most females have the good sense to leave for the fall and early winter, but a few remain, toughing out harassment from the territorial males. Male hummingbirds, in general, are rather mean and don't know how to treat a lady most of the year. A quick sip of sugar water at a feeder is simply not tolerated. Even when courting, I'm not sure the male always gets it right. He seems torn between aggression and romance. Females put up with a fair amount of abuse before the male sorts it out.
Females arrive in numbers beginning in January and February. Breeding starts early, when spring flowers are the main source of food.
When the male finally does get things figured out, the courtship flight can be fun to watch. He flies up high above a perched female and sings. Then he dives at high speed straight toward the perched female. At the bottom of his dive, just a few inches above the head of the female, he makes a loud, sharp "pop." The male quickly returns high above the female to sing and repeat the routine.
It is the pop that has interested ornithologists. Is it a call like a peep or chirp, or is the sound made in some other way? Until recently we haven't been sure. High speed photography of courting hummingbirds has finally provided an answer. At the very bottom of its dive, the male fans its tail wide, just for an instant. When the outer tail feathers are presented to the rushing air, they vibrate. At that instant, the tail feathers produce the pop.
Perhaps it is the speed of the dive or the shape of the tail that determines the loudness of the pop. This likely provides the female with information about the strength and vigor of the male and may determine whether she chooses to mate with him.
Non-vocal sounds are common among other hummingbirds. You can always tell when a male rufous hummingbird is in the garden. While in flight, the outer primaries of its wings produce a distinctive metallic whine. The flight of the female is nearly silent.
The high meadows of the Rocky Mountains are even noisier with the sound of male broad-tailed hummingbirds rocketing about. Their wings are even louder than those of rufous hummingbirds.
Grab those earplugs ... or not. Spring is coming, and it's going to get noisy.
Stewart Janes is a biology professor at Southern Oregon University. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The song of the male Anna's hummingbird is hardly a thing of beauty, at least to human ears. It is a thin, high-pitched, grating noise, usually three syllables in length.


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Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:33:46 -0700
The New York Giants cut LB Aaron Curry, FB Benjamin Guidugli, WR Brandon Collins, WR Terrell Sinkfield, TE Jamie Childers, TE Chase Clement, OL Michael Jasper, OL Austin Holtz, LB Jake Muasau, LB Etienne Sabino, DT Frank Okam, FS Laron Scott, CB Junior Mertile and FS Alonzo Tweedy. S Stevie Brown (knee) was placed on Injured Reserve.
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|Giants | Ryan D'Imperio retires
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New York Giants FB Ryan D'Imperio retired Tuesday, Aug. 13. In a corresponding move, the team signed FB Benjamin Guidugli. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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|Rams | Three released
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The St. Louis Rams have released CB Kendric Burney, FB Benjamin Guidugli and C Tim Barnes.
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|Rams | Benjamin Guidugli making adjusts game
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St. Louis Rams TE Benjamin Guidugli has been seeing time lining up splitting between tight end and the fullback position. He said coming out of the backfield "has been an adjustment." Head coach Jeff Fisher is looking for diversity from his tight ends, and Guidugli played tight end and was a slot receiver at the University of Cincinnati. "It's a different point of view (coming out of the backfield) than the line or spread out. I'm embracing it and playing faster every day," Guidugli said.
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St. Louis Rams FB Benjamin Guidugli (foot) and WR Danario Alexander (hamstring) did not participate in the team's workout Wednesday, May 16. Guidugli is wearing a walking boot on his left foot, and Alexander is dealing with a sore hamstring.
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|Rams | Week 17 Inactives
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:45:17 -0800
The St. Louis Rams have declared QB A.J. Feeley, TE Benjamin Guidugli, CB Justin King, OL Kevin Hughes, TE Mike McNeill, CB Nate Ness, QB Sam Bradford inactive for Week 17.
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The St. Louis Rams have signed free-agent TE Stephen Spach (Cardinals). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. In a corresponding move, the team released TE Benjamin Guidugli.
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|Rams | Agree with 24 undrafted rookies
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The St. Louis Rams have agreed to terms with 24 undrafted rookie free agents. The list includes DE Damario Ambrose, CB Timothy Atchison, SS Travon Bellamy, OG Bryant Browning, WR Jalil Carter, DE Kenneth Charles, SS John Dempsey, CB Dionte Dinkins, OG Tyler Donahue, LB Pete Fleps, TE Benjamin Guidugli, DT John Henderson, OG Kevin Hughes, OG Randall Hunt, OT Karri Kuuttila, LS Jacob McQuaide, TE Schuylar Oordt, QB Taylor Potts, CB Christopher Smith, FB Van Stumon, DT Arthur Thomas, C Beau Warren, DT Teryl White and RB Eddie Wide.
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Review: Good, but still not quite there
LG was the first company to introduce a dual-core phone and actually ship it. The company behind the processor was Nvidia and its Tegra 2 chip powered last year's LG Optimus 2X. LG clearly wanted to continue this collaboration and tapped Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3 for its new flagship, the Optimus 4X.
The phone was announced back at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in February and it started shipping in mid to late June, at least in major European markets including Austria and Germany. Other countries should start getting the new Optimus in July.
We managed to get our hands on a white sample, but the phone is also available in black, although we find the white version somewhat more attractive. The MSRP stands at €499, which is pretty much the norm in the Android superphone market. Besides the Tegra 3 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz, the most notable parts of the spec include a very nice 4.7-inch IPS LCD display in 1280x720 resolution, with Corning Gorilla Glass on top. It also comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2140 mAh battery and 1GB of RAM.
The test version shipped with 16GB or memory of which some 12 GB are available to the user and it is also worth noting that this phone has a micro SD slot for expansion as well as a user-replacable battery, something that we didn't get from HTC One X that we reviewed a couple of months back.
The phone weighs 133 grams (4.7 ounces) and measures 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9 mm. It ships with Android 4.0.3 skinned in Optimus UI 3.0, a trademark of LG phones. US readers will want to know that this is a HSDPA+ capable phone up to 21Mbit per second and it doesn't support LTE of any kind, but for most other parts of the world this doesn't make much difference. The phone comes with NFC support as well as Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and 802.11n capable Wifi.
The rear camera delivers snaps in 3264x2448 pixels, it features autofocus and LED flash and in video mode it supports up to 1080p at 30FPS. The front camera is can take both photos and videos but its purpose is to serve video conferencing needs, so it's good enough for Hangouts.
First impression
The boxy design is the first thing that caught our eye. The battery cover is a bit curved and gives the illusion of chamfered edges, but still the whole phone looks rather boxy. Still, we are sure that many will like the design. It doesn't try to imitate other phones on the market and has a unique feel about it, although some people might find it a bit tacky, like LG's Prada phones.
The back cover is thin and covered in a understated texture which could remind you of faux leather until you touch it. Still, it feels better in the hand than glossy cover used on the Samsung Galaxy III, but again it's not better than the surface of the HTC One X, which is hardly surprising since HTC does not have a removable battery. The textured plastic cover that makes it quite pleasant in your hand and it leaves a much better impression than the glossy S III. I will go out on a limb here and say that the Optimus beats the S III in terms of build quality, and bear in mind that it is about €100 cheaper than Samsung's new flagship.
The cover also houses the NFC antenna and LG likes to kindly remind consumers not to scratch the back of the battery cover. It is easy to remove the cover and put it back on again and you won't feel like you are about rip it apart every time you open it, which is not always the case with Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy S III phones.
Staying at the back, the camera is located in the top left corner, with a LED flash next to it and a speaker opening all the way to the bottom. We like the fact that neither the camera, LG logo or speaker are perfectly centered which helps add a bit of personality. It's a good call given the boxy shape.
The front of the phone is dominated by a 4.7-inch IPS screen, and on top of the screen you can see the speaker, front-facing camera as well as a proximity sensor and obligatory LG logo. The bottom of the front face hides three soft keys: a back key, home and properties key. In terms of display quality, I would rank LG's screen behind the One X and just barely ahead of the S III.
The sides of the phone are wrapped in a two-layer metal frame separated by white plastic and this approach provides the phone with plenty of rigidness and a quality feel.
Apart from this eye pleasing frame the left side hides the volume rocker, while the right side is completely clean.
The top side features a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, nicely molded into the case, and a power/unlock button.
The bottom of the phone hides a micro USB connector.
The battery and the SIM card need to get inserted and you are good to go. We were surprised to see a full-sized SIM card slot, but our micro SIM worked just fine so you will be fine with either.
Of course, a micro SD card is not included in the package, but our test 32GB card worked without any issues. The box contains the battery, a white earbud-style headset as well as black colored power plug and a USB cable. You would want to see a white power plug and USB cable with a completely white phone, but LG thinks differently, pun intended.
The box contains a quick manual as well, with a few basic instructions about the phone. It also ships with two NFC tags allowing you to easily switch phone profiles, for example in car or office mode. It worked just fine for us, but you need to hold the phone's back to the NFC tag for some two seconds before anything happens. The box itself is rather large and black. It is dominated by the LG logo and 4X HD moniker, but otherwise it's very eye pleasing.
After the first boot, you need to select a language, provide your Google play account details, as well as potential credit card info in order to purchase apps in the future. Once you went through this process, you are finally good to go. This is a standard procedure for any Android phone, so if you ever had one, you probably already went through this before.
Once we turned the phone on, we checked if there is an update and we were happy to learn that LG had an update from LG P880-V10a to LG P880-V10b-Jun-11-2012. This update probably gets a few bug fixes and it is still based on Android 4.0.3.
User interface, software
We spent a lot of time with the old LG Optimus 2X and were not the biggest fan of its Android 2.2 OS and later 2.3 based Optimus UI 2.0. However, the new UI 3.0 based on Android 4.0 shows a lot more potential. It generally looks better than Optimus UI 2.0 but it still has miles to go. The first thing you notice at the lock screen is that you can unlock to phone menu, messaging, email or camera. This is exactly what most of us need. There will be many that would like to see unlock to Facebook or Twitter, or a customizable shortcut. We were surprised to see that Facebook doesn't come preinstalled on the phone, but once you install it, you can set to unlock to Facebook, or just about any other application. Good job LG.
Unlock screen unlocks circular showing the home screen behind the lock and more you drag your finger, the more screen you see. It looks nice and a bit different from the ones we've seen so far. Face unlock as well as pattern are also available, no surprise there. The quick settings are customizable and you can access many of the settings just by swiping your finger top to down. There is a quick note application on top of that list that lets you make some notes, which we find very useful but at the same time, you cannot use the keyboard to type in, just write with a finger in a stylus mode which is rather limited.
Many phones nowadays have some special motion features and the Optimus 4X is no exception. If you flip it when someone calls you, it will mute the phone. Flipping the phone when your alarm tries to wake you up will snooze it and flip during video will pause it. Still this is rather limited compared to HTC One x or Samsung Galaxy III that went much further with the clever use of sensors for basic commands. If you tilt the device in home screen, you will be able to rearrange the icons between screens.
The home screen has lost the 3D weather icon that we all knew from LG interface 2.0 under Android 2.3 and Optimus 2X and it now comes with Yahoo powered weather and clock application. The home screen taskbar also contains phone, contacts, messaging and apps on the bottom of it, and by default you get up to seven screens.
The first thing that we found very irritating was the fact that applications cannot be reached all that easily, as the search function does not seem to work. If you are an app addict and happen to have a hundred applications, you will have to go through all of them to find the one that you need. This is really boring and slow. Someone did mention that all this has to do with Google's legal spat with Apple, but not all Android phones miss this feature. We can confirm that HTC One X has a very capable search that gets you quickly to the desired application.
The phone itself and the dialer are very responsive and do what they are supposed to do. As is the case with any new phone the keyboard will take some getting used to. It's nothing spectacular but we like the fact that you can swap the language fast via dedicated key, which helps people who use more than one language on a daily basis.
Email and SMS application do what they are supposed to, as well as the rather fast default browser. Naturally Chrome can be installed too and it also works great, minus support for Flash in case you care about that.
The phone comes preinstalled with some of applications including Android live wallpapers, bubbles screensaver, Polaris office, power control widget, LG smart world, today+ widget and world clock. Many will be happy to hear that you can uninstall them via the application manager, so LG scores well in the bloatware department. LG also ships its own backup application as well as LG Tag+, an app that will help you make the most of the bundled NFC tags. The phone also comes with Media Home, an application that keeps your videos, pictures and music at one place, it comes with Smart share a DLNA application that will let you share your content with other DLNA devices and LG ships its LG Smart World application store.
We liked the fact that software update shortcut is a part of application and it will make checking for an update much easier and faster. There is a task manager that does what you expect it to do and long pressing home key will get the Ice Cream Sandwich task manager and show you the applications running, that you can just swipe to kill. The music player is terrible and you will definitely want to swap it with a third party app, pretty much any half-decent app will be better than stock one.
Naturally widgets are present and they work just as well as on any Android 4.0 phone and voice search and typing work well too.
Performance, Camera
Since this is a Tegra 3 based phone Shadowgun, Zen Pinball, Max Payne and any other THD game will run great. As was the case with HTC One X the phone can get very hot despite being thicker than One X. Gaming tends to get it go 40 Celsius or 104 Fahrenheit but this was also the case with Galaxy III or HTC One X.
The most demanding games will get your quad-core hot, no question about that. However, this applies to all high-end phones, even HTC's One S with dual-core Snapdragon S4 28nm CPU. Tegra 3 works at its standard 1.5GHz but in idle the phone works at really low 500MHz on the companion core, and still wakes up really quickly.
Everyday tasks like simply swiping screens, playing games, browsing, enjoying music will all work fast. The speaker is relatively loud and it will come in handy while watching videos sans headphones.
In terms of performance we were surprised to learn that LG Optimus 4X was slightly faster than One X in Quadrant, Antutu, Nenamark but at the same time it lost by a wide margin in CF bench v1.1 and failed to keep up with the One X in AndEBench and GLBenchmark.
The real surprise is that LG Optimus 4X ends up almost 20 percent faster than One X in Browsermark and that it runs Sun Spider 0.9.1 much faster than the One X, making it the fastest phone for browsing based on Tegra 3 so far. Samsung's Galaxy III will give the Optimus a run for its money, but this is another story altogether.
Overall the Optimus 4X was quite fast phone with a few surprisingly low scores. Battery life is slightly better than HTC One X that we tested here and it will get you close to two whole days, or 48 hours of modest use and with Facebook, Twitter, emails and browsing. We are sure that the phone will get most consumers through the day without crying out for a socket.
This gets us to the camera, an 8-megapixel affair with a maximum resolution of 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus and LED flash. The camera takes some 1 to 2 seconds to launch and it can take rather good pictures even in relatively low light, i.e. indoors. The UI is decent, no complaints here.
It cannot take photos quite as quickly as the One X but it can shoot multiple photos at about 1 photo per second. The front camera is decent at it will be good for chat and picture if it's absolutely necessary.
The video feature is nice and works at 1080p 30FPS. You can take photos during the video which is nice. In our short video test, autofocus feature worked quite nicely but it was a bright day outside. Overall the camera and video recorder will help you record some memorable moments and many vacation / Facebook photos. It is one of the better cameras we've seen on a phone so far, but it is still not quite as good as the one used in the HTC One X.
Here's a sample photo and a 100% crop.
Admittedly not the best view of the Danube, but we really weren't going for artistic value. As you can see the camera does a good job in daylight, although the noise reduction algorithm does seem a bit too aggressive on the 100 percent crop, but this is true of practically all phone cameras.
LG's Optimus 4X is definitely a huge improvement over the Optimus 2X. Battery life is significantly better, the 1280x720 4.7-inch screen is a vast improvement over the predecessor and it features a nice camera.
However, the boxy design won't be something that everyone will enjoy, as well as the Optimus 3.0 interface and preinstalled applications. We believe vanilla Android 4.0, HTC Sense 4.0 and TouchWiz look much better which is definitely something that might be a turn off for many.
The good thing for LG is that its main competitor lacks a replaceable battery and micro SD card slot. If you can't live without these features, the Optimus might be the phone for you. We just hope that this phone gets Jelly Bean Android 4.1 but LG doesn't have a good track record when it comes to timely Android rollouts.
LG also priced this phone at €499, while the One X with 32GB sells for €529 and the lack of some free cloud storage like Dropbox might also be an issue for many. If you shop around, you can pick either up for about €480 in retail. Samsung's S III also comes out on top, thanks to its speedy Exynos processor and great battery life, but it is also a bit expensive.
If you like LG this might be the phone for you, but our feeling is that it should end up with a somewhat better deal if you go for its main competitor, the HTC One X. The Optimus is not a bad choice, but it leaves us with some mixed feelings, particularly in the UI department.
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Today we present you Optiarc's 2nd generation 24x burner, the Optiarc AD-7260S. The drive is available at the market for quite some time now and it is actually not very different than the company's previous series of 24x DVD burners, the AD-7240S, at least in terms of specifications. We decided to present this drive after numerous requests from our users.
The Optiarc iAD-7260S supports 24X burning with specific DVD±R media, 12x with DVD±R DL, 8x with DVD+RW, 6X with DVD-RW and 12x with DVD-RAM.
Sony Optiarc, a subsidiary of Sony Group, has also released a Lightscribe and Labelflash versions of the AD-7260S, the AD-7261S and the AD-7263S, respectively.
The Super-multi DVD burner features an Auto Strategy Technology, which was first seen in the predecessor series AD-7200. When you burn a DVD, the drive always reads a section of the media in advance so that the writing head can be optimally adjusted. Adaptive Self Tuning also delivers high performance because the drive automatically adapts to the disc and the hardware environment in every burning process to compensate quality fluctuation.
We received the bulk version of the drive, which comes with both black and beige bezel colors:
The rear panel is typical and has a power and SATA interfaces:
Let's take a look at the drive's internal board. It is recommended not to open the case of your drive since that would void the warranty.
You can click on each picture for a larger view:
The drive is based on the NEC MC-10045 system LSI (SCOMBO 8). The same LSI was also the 'heart' of the company's AD-7240S DVD burner.
The NEC MC-10045 SoC supports:
Its basic functions include:
Built-in CPU functionality
The drive was installed on our test PC and was recognized under Windows XP as "Optiarc DVD RW AD-7260S":


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The Atlanta Braves signed RP Clay Schrader to a minor league contract on Thursday, April 24.
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Seven Baltimore Orioles prospects are on the list to head to the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League. Included are P's Mike Belfiore, Chris Petrini, Clay Schrader and Mike Wright; C Brian Ward; INF Jonathan Schoop and OF L.J. Hoes, with one empty spot.
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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
Subseven.BP is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer.
Subseven.BP prevents access from programs to websites of several companies related with security tools (antivirus programs, firewalls, etc.).
Subseven.BP redirects attempts to access web pages of certain banks to spoofed pages, with the aim of logging information entered by the user in these pages.
Subseven.BP redirects attempts to access several web pages to a specific IP address.
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The popular Dolphin browser for Android receives a major update, bring in an updated UI and a HTML5 app store to stick up to the reputation earned by this 80 million+ times downloaded app.
Dolphin has always been one of the most intuitive and feature packed browsers in the Play Store. With their newest update, the browser (now in version 10), aims to go bigger with a refreshed UI, support for over 60 speed dial tabs (personalized Opera style), and direct access to search engines such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter etc. directly via the URL bar.
Another new feature is the inclusion of the HTML5 app store. This allows you to pin any of the (currently 200 and growing) apps available on the store as your Speed Dial as well as run them within the browser itself (you don't need to go back to your homescreen). Did we mention, install Adobe Flash via the app and you're good to watch YouTube videos natively on the browser.
With over 80 million downloads, Dolphin browser continues to go strong. We heartily recommend it to anybody who hasn't the browser already, after all it's completely free. Hit the source link to be directed to the store page.
Source: Dolphin, Dolphin browser on the Play Store


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Be the active woman you've always wanted to be, and do it in style, with cool workout accessories from Athleta. From belts and sunglasses to socks and yoga mats, turn to Athleta for the quality active wear that keeps you going. When you're having your early morning jog around the neighborhood, slip on any pair of sunglasses from this collection. With 100% UV protection, your eyes will stay feeling sharp while quality frames will keep these sunglasses secured and in place. Wherever you're going, carry any bag from this collection and stay looking fashionable while on the go. Large enough to carry everything you need for your day, you'll love being a stylish and active woman. From exercising to daily activities, take care of it all with determination with workout accessories from Athleta.


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A doctor at Jacobi Hospital is being investigated after a teenage girl accused him of sexual misconduct, according to police sources.
The 16-year-old claims the doctor inappropriately touched her during a checkup yesterday.
Investigators plan to question the doctor, who went off duty after the girl reported the incident.
A spokeswoman at the Bronx hospital said she could not comment.


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Our cottages are modern and self-household with two apartments in each cottage (two disability-friendly apartments). Each apartment is 32 m² and has 5+1 beds. WC/shower (hot water), TV, cooking facilities, micro, refrigerator, kitchen, terrace, drying cupboard and ski storage. On Lugnet you find activities for the whole family all year round, from sunday walks in the beautiful nature to sports at any level. A wide range of exercise, ski trails and adventuregolf is located in the area. Big outdoor swimmingpool in the summertime. Lots of areas for children to play.


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Debbie Ruth Fuller Siratt
Debbie Ruth Fuller Siratt, age 53, of the Antioch Community passed away Aug. 7, 2013, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.
She was born July 13, 1960, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Vernon R. and Sarah Ruth Mitchell Fuller.
Over the course of two decades, Debbie touched the lives of many students as a sixth-grade teacher at Glen Rose and an ALE teacher at Malvern's Beta School and Wilson Intermediate.
She was preceded in death by her father, Vernon; her son, Christopher Aaron; and her sister, Doris Ruth.
She is survived by her mother, Sarah; her husband, Johnny Siratt; her son and daughter-in-law, John and Chassidy Siratt; grandchildren, Lane and LeAnne Hamilton; sisters, Mary (Noah) Funderburg, Patsy (Dean) Tabbert, and Betty (Tom) Ruocco; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Regency Funeral Home in Malvern.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Regency Funeral Home with Brother Jason Pipes officiating. Burial will follow at Upper Antioch Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Noah Funderburg, Dean Tabbert, Tom Ruocco, Troy Teague, Rob Gillingham, Randy Underwood, Richard Kenney and Ralph Williams.
Honorary pallbearers are Lane Hamilton and Hon. Judge Chris Williams.
The extended family will be gathered at the Fuller residence in Oak Grove. Those attending are invited to wear purple to the service to honor Debbie's fight with pancreatic cancer.
Arrangements are by Regency Funeral Home.
Online guestbook: www.regencyfuneralho


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Jillian Michaels is only an ocean away from motherhood.
After announcing in 2010 that she would be focusing her efforts on starting a family, the former Biggest Loser trainer began the adoption process in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
And while she has finally received her referral, Michaels' future daughter awaits the day they are reunited — in Haiti.
"I've been matched with a little girl," she tells Access Hollywood Live.
"I went over to visit orphanages and I ended up falling in love with this little girl, and by the grace of God, I got matched up with her."
However, while Michaels, 37, is elated that her dream of being a mother is quickly becoming a reality, she admits it is still too soon to celebrate.
"I now have to get her home … it could take up to a year to get her home," she says. "Anything can happen and fall through or fall apart, so it's kind of premature for me to say it, but that's where it's at."
Should the adoption go awry, Michaels warns, "You'll know why I'm devastated and not coming out of my house for months."
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1. Re: Create WID Using Rest APIMaciej Swiderski Mar 16, 2012 2:24 AM (in response to dme)
This is more Guvnor question rather than jBPM so you could give a try there
An alternative could be to build the work item definition on your side (as the structure is well known) with what ever technology/frameworks you like and the use Guvnor REST API to upload it to the right package.
2. Re: Create WID Using Rest APIdme Mar 16, 2012 11:34 AM (in response to Maciej Swiderski)
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried something like below, it gives a HTTP 415 (Media-Type Not found) exception.
String widxml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?><asset><checkInComment>Test</checkInComment><description>This is a Work Item Definition Configuration File</description><metadata><format>wid</format><title>Sample3</title></metadata><type></type><version>1</version></asset>";
String authorizationHeader = "Basic " + org.apache.cxf.common.util.Base64Utility.encode("guest:".getBytes());
WebClient client2 = WebClient.create("http://127.0.0.1:8080/");
client2.header("Authorization", authorizationHeader);
Response response= client2.path("drools-guvnor/rest/packages").accept("application/atom+xml").post(widxml);
System.out.println("response = " + response.getStatus());
I was planning to first create the WID asset in guvnor, and then upload the WID using the octect-stream post method.
Is this what you were suggesting, and if so would you know whats wrong with my implementation? I am using Apache CXF as the WebClient.
3. Re: Create WID Using Rest APITihomir Surdilovic Mar 16, 2012 9:44 PM (in response to dme)
If you want to store files to Guvnor using its rest api here is an example:
URL createServiceNodeIconURL = new URL(packageAssetsURL); HttpURLConnection createServiceNodeIconConnection = (HttpURLConnection) createServiceNodeIconURL .openConnection(); applyAuth(profile, createServiceNodeIconConnection); createServiceNodeIconConnection.setRequestMethod("POST"); createServiceNodeIconConnection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream"); createServiceNodeIconConnection.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/atom+xml"); createServiceNodeIconConnection.setRequestProperty("Slug", "defaultservicenodeicon.png"); createServiceNodeIconConnection.setDoOutput(true); createServiceNodeIconConnection.getOutputStream().write(getBytesFromFile(new File(default_servicenodeicon))); createServiceNodeIconConnection.connect(); System.out.println("created service node icon: " + createServiceNodeIconConnection.getResponseCode());
Where packageAssetsURL if you are working in a package named "somePackage" could be localhost:8080/drools-guvnor/rest/packages/somePackage/assets. To store files you have to use the "Slug" header to tell Guvnor what the name of your asset it. Note that you should check if this asset exists first and delete it before storing a new one.
Hope this helps.
4. Re: Create WID Using Rest APITihomir Surdilovic Mar 16, 2012 9:54 PM (in response to dme)
"..users have an option of selecting the Services they want to expose in jBPM as a Work Item"
This feature would be really nice to add to the jBPM Web Designer. Would you be willing to contribute? Your users then could for example select some services in designer and convert them to workitem definitions without having to leave their modelling environment.
We are currently working on visual service node creation in the web designer so this would be a nice extension to that.
If you want to contribute someting like this find me on IRC (#jbpm on codehaus - tsurdilo) and I'll help you get started.
5. Re: Create WID Using Rest APIjuliuz prize Mar 16, 2012 10:29 PM (in response to Tihomir Surdilovic)
Thanks alot to this post. helped me big time on my project i am in right now.
6. Re: Create WID Using Rest APIdme Mar 19, 2012 3:08 PM (in response to Tihomir Surdilovic)
Thanks for the information. I will try this out.
I am currently in an experimental mode trying to determine how to integrate jBPM with our Service Repository. It would of-course be great to have this feature available within the Designer and allow users to access the utility from within the designer. There are a few other questions I have and will contact you on IRC once we decide to move forward with this approach.


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The Angels and Demons Tour
- Explore the sights from 'Angels and Demons'
- Solve puzzles to learn the mysteries of the Illuminati
- See the supposed headquarters of the Illuminati
- Retrace the steps of a murder hunt using signs from Bernini's sculptures
Take a Fascinating Tour of Rome
Enjoy a 3-hour walking tour inspired by Dan Brown's hit novel 'Angels and Demons' with your local, English-speaking guide. The tour is a treasure hunt around the Eternal City, where you'll be solving puzzles from various clues scattered around the historic center.
Retrace step from a murder hunt as you follow the signs of Bernini's sculptures and Illuminati designs.
Your guide will lead you from the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo and Piazza del Popolo to the iconic St. Peter's Square. Along the way, you'll admire the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria and Bernini's 'Estasi di Santa Teresa' sculpture. We'll continue on to Piazza della Minerva, near the magnificent temple of the Pantheon.
Next stop is the lovely Piazza Navona, before we end at the last stop of the tour Castel Sant'Angelo, the supposed headquarters of the Illuminati.
The tour is operated in English.
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete your e-ticket will be sent directly to your email, just print it out and bring it on your tour.
Where does the tour begin?
The tour starts at Flaminio Metro Station in front of the Burger King. Please be there 15 minutes before the tour starts.
Where does the tour end?
The tour ends at Castel Sant'Angelo.
How long does the tour last?
The tour lasts approx. 3 hours.
Are there children's tickets?
Yes, children's tickets are available for children between age 7-18. Children between under 7 are free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Important information:
- The tour involves a moderate amount of walking. We recommend comfortable walking shoes.
The Angels and Demons Tour
The tour departs from Flaminio Station (in front of the Burger King):
Piazzale Flaminio
00187 Rome
The Angels and Demons Tour
The tour operates on Monday to Saturday at 5 PM.
The closest metro stop is: Flaminio.


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And then there were three. Dancing With The Stars is down to the final 3 as NFL Player Chad Ochocinco became the 100th celebrity to be eliminated on the hit dance competition.
Chad scored the lowest points on Monday night and the viewers votes weren't enough to keep him safe. Joining him in the bottom two was ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and her boyfriend partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
And despite being voted off, Chad reacted positively. "This was awesome," said Chad to co-host Tom Bergeron. "I enjoyed the journey, I met some wonderful people. I got some great criticism that's only made me stronger, man. And I met… the beautiful Cheryl Burke, and in my eyes really, I've already won… So this is beautiful."
Moving on to Monday's finale show alongside Erin are Evan Lysacek and Nicole Scherzinger. Nicole continues to remain the favorite to win it all, leading some to believe she has an unfair advantage because of her profession as a dancer and lead singer for the Pussycat Dolls.
The three remaining finalists will each have to perform a total of 4 dances for next week's finale.
Erin and Maks are however not giving up despite being heavy underdogs."We just come out and humbly try to do our best. And the last three weeks have shown that we can be here. We are underdogs, but you never know!" said Maks to EOnline.
Also returning next week will be Kate Gosselin and all the other eliminated contestants, who will all perform one last dance. It is also being reported that former Bachelor Jake Pavelka and fiance Vienna Girardi will dance together on the finale show on Tuesday.


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Gerald Herbert Stephens, 70, of Thomasville died July 20, 2011 at Southwest Alabama Medical Center.
He graduated from Thomasville High School in 1958 and began his collegiate athletic career at Southwest Mississippi Community College where he earned All- American Honors and was later inducted into the Southwest Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. From there, his football career took him to the University of Alabama where he played on the 1961 National Championship Team under Coach Paul Bryant. He credited Coach Bryant as being a major influence in his life and career. He and his brothers were later featured in the book "Bama Under Bear, Alabama's Family Tides.
Stephens earned his Baccalaureate, Masters, and Associate of Arts degrees from the University of Alabama. His lifelong career in education began in 1964 at Tuscaloosa High School. He then moved to Gadsden High School where he was Head Football Coach from 1965 until 1972. During this time, he earned several AHSAA Coach of the Year honors. He served as Headmaster of Grove Hill Academy for one year in 1973 before moving to Clarke County High School. After serving as Head Football Coach for four years, he began his career in administration. He held the position of principal for 14 years. His career culminated with his election to four terms as Superintendent of Education for the Clarke County School System until his retirement in 2008.
Among his career accomplishments he served on many advisory boards and committees and was chosen as Superintendent of the Year for his district several times. For his service and dedication to the citizens of Clarke County the "Gerald H. Stephens Sports Complex" in Grove Hill was named in his honor. He was a member of First Baptist Church Fulton, the A Club at the University of Alabama and the A.E.A.
Survivors include his wife, Joann Jackson Stephens, Thomasville; two sons, Gerald Brent Stephens, Pearl, Miss., Kerry Bryant (Giannina) Stephens, Birmingham, five brothers, Charles Raymond (Susan) Stephens, Jasper, Harold Bruce (Sammie) Stephens, Destin, Fla.; Larry Ernest (Sue) Stephens, Petal, Miss.; Benny Ray (Helen) Stephens, Thomasville, Billy Don (Rosalyn) Stephens, Plantersville; and three grandchildren.
The service was July 22 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Fulton with Dr. John Copeland and Rev. Michael Bedsole officiating. Burial was at Choctaw Corner Cemetery in Thomasville.
Active Pallbearers were Olen Kerby, Kerry Stephens, Brent Stephens, John Stephens, Russell Stephens, Brandon Stephens, Jacob Kerby, Clarke Kerby and Jackson Kerby.
Honorary Pallbearers were Charles Roberts, Gary Jackson Jr., Gary Jackson, Charles Stephens, Bruce Stephens, Larry Stephens, Benny Ray Stephens and Don Stephens.
Condolences may be offered at www.obryantchapelfh.com.
O'Byrant Chapel Funeral Home of Thomasville directed.


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With 2010 fast approaching, there's lots of talk about the social media predictions for the coming year. Although we don't have a crystal ball here at SocialMediaExaminer.com, we do have recent social media studies to support some very likely trends.
David Armano recently published his social media predictions for 2010 on the Harvard Business Blog. Here's a detailed analysis on whether his predictions will likely come true.


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Nikon Coolpix S1000pj with built-in LED projector
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Handhelds, Portable Audio / Video
Over the past couple of days, the Internets have been going crazy with rumors that Nikon was coming out with a camera that included a projector, and the device has finally come to fruition. The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj is the first camera to ship with an LED-powered projector that can make a 40-inch image for slideshows with music, effects, and even transitions. The camera also includes a 12.1 megapixel sensor, ISO 6400 sensitivity, and a 5x wide-angle Zoom-Nikkor lens with five-way VR stabilization. No release date has been announced, but we expect it very soon at the price of $430 for the US, and $699 in Australia.
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Get this...Several people over at 'Scum have claimed to have seen the Mygeeto BP at TRU, but none actually bought it.
I think one or two hit locally at TRU. I'll be waiting for them to hit Target myself.
Yeah - if I find them at Target, I will definitely grab them there and then return them using my TRU receipt.
My motivation for picking them up was pretty simple: What if I never see them again?
When is the last time that happened though?
Unless you're driving around with the Mygeeto battlepack and receipt in the car all the time when you make your runs, it's not even worth the gas to do this.
The Battle of Mygeeto BP is currently in stock at HTS, for anyone interested. I don't know of any other promo code aside from pony10 (for 10% off), which brought the total to $22.83 for me - I can live with that with the gas prices what they are.
Is the Galactic Marine more in the color of the one that came with the Battlefront set (darker scheme)? I really like that version.
Thanks Dressel... hmmm... not so sure I like that one.
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Photograph of neon sign for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1958
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- Photograph of neon sign for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), after 1958
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- Daytime view of the giant silver slipper and neon signs for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Minsky's Burlesque and "the strip fight of the week: Red Lopez vs. Johnny Brooks" is advertised.
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- 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963
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- 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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