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Jiyai Shin wins Australian Women's Open
Feb. 17, 2013
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — South Korea's Jiyai Shin won the Australian Women's Golf Open by two shots Sunday, finishing with a 1-under 72 to beat world No. 1 Yani Tseng after being tied for the overnight lead with teenage star Lydia Ko.
Shin mixed three birdies with two bogeys in a final-round showdown with Ko and Tseng of Taiwan, and added the Australian title to her two British Opens among 37 professional victories.
Ko's share of the lead evaporated quickly when she began the final day with a double bogey and bogey. However, the 15-year-old who was born in South Korea and is based in New Zealand fought back to reclaim the joint lead after 13 holes before Shin dismissed the challenge.
Shin effectively clinched her victory on the 14th hole when, tied with Ko at 16-under, she holed an incredible pitch from deep rough behind an advertising billboard to make birdie.
"I'm really surprised," Shin said. "There are so many good players here, so I'm really happy to play well. I can't explain at the moment. I just feel excited."
Ko finished 3-over for the day and 14-under for the tournament, in outright third place. She was trying for back-to-back wins in professional tournaments after winning last week's New Zealand Women's Open.
Ko has won three professional tournaments in the last 13 months, taking the New South Wales Open to become the youngest winner of a professional event, then winning the Canadian Open, to become the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour. She struggled to overcome her poor start Sunday and was never able to comfortably settle into her final round.
"I had a few struggles with my drives but, I can't play good every single round," Ko said. "Third in a professional event is a pretty good result and I can't say I'm not fully pleased."
Meanwhile, Tseng shot the best round of the last day - a 7-under 66 - to dash past Ko into second place, two shots behind Shin.
"I was always feeling good here and I tried my best today," Tseng said. "I got some pretty good lucky bounces, too. I didn't drive as well as the last few days, but I got some good bounces, some good kicks on the fairway, hit a tree, bounced on the fairway so it's kind of really lucky."


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George W. Buckridge, age 65 of Bonner Springs, Kansas passed away peacefully on Sunday July 22, 2012 at his home. Memorial Services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday July 26th at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Private burial in the Bonner Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to the service also at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions can be made to the charity of your choice.
George was born on July 6, 1947 in Sterling, Colorado. After graduating from Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas he enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving during the Vietnam War where he received a National Defense Service Metal, Air Metal, and a Bronze Star. He worked many years in construction whether it be in Bridge Construction, Remodeling or General Contracting and he retired from Gunze Plastics Engineering in Olathe, KS. George was a devoted family man and enjoyed taking trips with his family and grandchildren. Some of his favorite pastimes were golfing and bowling. He will be deeply missed by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law Danielle Buckridge in 2009. Survivors include his wife of 43 years Paula Buckridge of the home, two sons Duane Buckridge of Piper, Kansas and Myles Buckridge and wife Patricia of Erie, KS., four grandchildren Amber, Ryan, Cati and Quentin and four siblings Linda Cochran, Esther McReynolds, Bill Buckridge and Patty Parker.
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Rich Cimini writes that while he might have had a good day against a very bad Bills defense, don't be surprised if Shonn Greene isn't back in green & white
It wasn't spectacular, but he grinded out 74 yards, giving him 1,063 yards for the season. Greene will be an unrestricted free agent. Chances are, he won't be back.Can we call that a promise?
Greene has been a tantalizing, yet maddening #1 RB for the Jets since he took over the top spot in 2010. Much like the one guy the Jets took before in in the 2009 draft, he's shown flashes but never done enough from a 20+ carries a game September to December perspective. He can play well in spurts, but on the whole generally plays down to the level of his line, nothing more. I don't know if Powell can become the back that the Jets always hoped Greene would be, but I know he won't be less than what Greene turned out to be.
For that reason alone there's no reason to bring back Shonn Greene.


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The state Department of Education's new website sparked criticism Tuesday from a wide range of groups that rarely agree on public school issues.
The revamped version, which was touted as a way to aid parents and teachers, came under fire mostly for what critics called a lack of easily obtainable and current data on teachers, enrollment, demographics and other issues.
"A lot of people are complaining that it is difficult to find the data," said Brigitte Nieland, who tracks public school issues for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, which often backs public education overhaul initiatives.
Other critics included officials of the Council for a Better Louisiana, the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University.
Lottie Beebe, a member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, said she conveyed her concerns to state Superintendent of Education John White, who she has clashed with frequently.
"For the record, I did personally tell superintendent White that I was extremely disappointed in the juvenile appearance of the LDOE website," Beebe said in an email response to questions.
White, who has been on the job for just over one year, said the overhaul was a response to complaints from parents and teachers about problems with the previous version, and that the changes have been well-received by both groups.
"We cleaned up a mess," White said.
"Anytime you clean up a mess you throw things away," White said. "If there are things that people don't see that are valuable they should just tell us and we will put it back up there."
White added, "We don't run the website for special interest groups. We run it for parents and teachers."
The issue is pertinent because, unlike some websites in state government, the department's has a huge audience.
About 712,000 public school students attend the state's roughly 1,300 schools.
Another 55,000 or so teach the classes.
The new website, which was announced on Jan. 22, gets 5,767 hits per day, said Barry Landry, a spokesman for the department. Landry said the redesign was done in-house and required no additional costs.
The new website features categories on academics, teaching, assessment, accountability, funding, early childhood education, schools and courses.
"I do wish they would make it a little more user friendly," said Stephanie Desselle, who follows public school issues for the Council for a Better Louisiana, which often backs public school overhaul initiatives pushed by White.
"It seems like they need to put more information on it," Desselle said. "One of the things is finding up-to-date information."
Mary Lee Murphy, director of development and communications for the Cowen Institute, said some school data is no longer available on the new website, including reports on enrollment, demographics, teacher experience/education levels, pay, charter school budgets, district revenues, expenditures and college enrollment.
The Cowen Institute calls itself a think tank that offers solutions to public school problems in New Orleans and elsewhere.
Lizabeth Frischhertz, chief officer for accountability, assessment and evaluation for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, said the overhaul has caused problems for her district's website, which includes links to the state department on test policies and other issues.
"To find current data is really a struggle," Frischhertz said.
However, she said department officials have been responsive to requests to restore old information, including interactive practice tests.
Landry, the education department spokesman, released a prepared statement by Covington High School teacher Richard Lynch, who praised the new website.
"It is organized into categories that make sense, and most information I need I can access within a few clicks," Lynch said in his statement.
Steve Monaghan, president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and a frequent White critic, said the new website appears to reflect a more ideologically driven state department of education, including the idea that school choice is preferable to traditional public education.
Even the use of the term "Louisiana Believes" on the website — White's monicker for a wide range of public school improvement goals — represents a bothersome, unilateral change, Monaghan said.
The website's URL has been changed to http://www.louisianabelieves.com.


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Stop that whining!
Back in the early 1980s, I sailed my little 38-foot cutter from Canada to Florida via Bermuda and a tour of the Caribbean Sea. Other than relatives and a few friends coming to visit for short periods, I made most of the voyage single-handed. This afforded many days to think profound and lofty thoughts, and to ponder the meaning of life.
Unfortunately, I have no conclusive thoughts on such perspicacious matters despite stalwart efforts. However, as I read and watch the constant political gamesmanship, whining and complaining in the news today, I cannot help but reflect on some of my concerns during that 18-month adventure.
At first, the feeling of freedom was euphoric. For once, I was in command of my life. I was beholden to nobody; I was out from under the stifling thumb of any government, and living on a floating home that was completely self-sufficient.
I could say, do and write anything I wanted with absolute impunity. As soon as I turned off the short-wave radio, I was cut off from the rest of the planet. Back then, the Internet and satellite phones were items of the future.
I understood what Johnny Depp meant when he played Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean" two decades later. He was asked what his ship, the Black Pearl, meant to him. His answer was, "Freedom. The Black Pearl represents freedom."
I floated on the freedom fantasy for days until the weather got rough. While I was at sea, my life was capsulated in a corky, windpowered vessel that was little more than a giant-size Clorox bottle. On radar screens, my tiny ship looked like an insignificant speck of dust. Floating on the ocean in powerful seas, far from land, became a humbling experience.
A few hours earlier when the seas were kind and I felt as if I were at one with Neptune himself, "freedom" was a noble word, worthy of sacrificing life and limb, so to speak. As the seas grew and the wind sharpened, I realized that "freedom" came with a price tag.
If my boat sank and I somehow made my way to shore, I would be homeless. I would need a job and a place to live, and the worldly possessions that make life tolerable. Now Big Brother's thumb looked more like a life preserver. A comfortable desk in an office with a coffeemaker had a certain amount of appeal.
Although I fancied myself a man free of all societal responsibilities, I cannot with good conscience say that I had completely severed the umbilical cord to life in the comfort zone. No. I was not that brave.
If I found my boat and myself in serious jeopardy, all I would have had to do was press a button on my EPIRB and I stood an excellent chance of being rescued. EPIRB stands for "Emergency Pulsating Intermittent Radio Beacon." If a U.S. Navy vessel saw my signal and came to my aid, I would not have been charged so much as a dime for the service, as long as the emergency was legitimate.
Imagine the cost if the aircraft carrier U.S. Enterprise were required to change course for hundreds of miles to pluck me from the water.
We live in a country that takes care of its people. Recently, former President Bill Clinton went to North Korea to rescue two American journalists who were imprisoned, possibly at hard labor for 12 years. Not many countries would do that for their citizens.
Our government has programs to help the homeless improve their situation and re-establish themselves in the mainstream of society.
In many areas of the world, people consider homelessness as a way of life. They perceive their nomadic lifestyle as nothing more than one of life's hardships.
As I sailed the tropical seas those many years ago, I didn't really feel as if I were some kind of modern day adventurer and explorer. I was nothing more than a writer/photographer living out a fantasy in a safe area of the world where I wasn't exposed to any substantial threats.
Had I been in other parts of the globe where Americans aren't quite as safe, I still wouldn't have worried. America takes care of its own.
We have the freedom to whine and complain on full stomachs in cushy armchairs in nice houses. Be grateful for that freedom. It only exists in this system that we can't understand.


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Despite doing what I think are some great things for the American people, the Obama administration has a dark side. Joe Biden and many others on staff come straight from the RIAA camp, and it shows. Today, the Obama administration disregarded every US law relating to theft and copyright by stating that piracy is "flat, unadulterated theft".
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Sadly, I doubt it will be within my lifetime that we have a Libertarian or other freedom-loving party member as President, and even then Congress will still be full of the usual greedy, ignorant rats.
The U.S. democratic system is great when it works, but getting it to truly work for the people is the problem. If nothing else, I think political lobbying should be outlawed; the people may vote in the representatives but the corporations spend millions to change the way those representatives think and vote. It's not fair to the people.


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Year 2010, a small Caribbean country. The main part of the island is aflame with revolt. The Government Army tries to quash an uprising, powerful drug cartels are trying to decimate the Indians, and the whole population is being indiscriminately slaughtered by criminal gangs. This boiling pot, however typical for Latin America, is rapidly nearing an explosion. The main hero of the game is entrusted with a task to uncover some dark secrets, to investigate a few disappearances, and to stay alive above all.
The sequel to Boiling Point: Road to Hell, White Gold: War in Paradise explores the shadowy background of modern low intensity conflicts. The game's engine is capable of working seamlessly with hundreds of square miles of open terrain, an extensive physics system, clever AI and free gameplay are combined with a character development system, realistic in-game economy, hundreds of quests and hundreds of NPCs.
Also known as: White Gold, White Gold: War in Paradise
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: TBA
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Combining real-time tactics with many components of the typically turn-based 4X genre has paid off for Ironclad Games and Stardock. Their game, Sins of a Solar Empire, has sold more copies than games with 10 times its budget, netting Ironclad a hearty profit and helping fund their next game, Sins of a Dark Age. Unsurprisingly, Ironclad isn't letting the series fade anytime soon, with the upcoming expansion, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, giving longtime fans yet another reason to take up the commander's chair and forge their empires anew.
While there is no particularly well laid out narrative to Rebellion, it does have a bit of a story to tell. The last expansion explored the idea of diplomatic relations between the races, but since then their relationships – both with each other and within – have deteriorated. As a result a host of rebellions have sprung forth, splitting each race into two very different factions.
The new versions of each faction dramatically alter how a typical game of Sins plays. For instance the humans, known as the TEC, have a Loyalist faction, and they are the ultimate isolationists. Typically a successful commander in Sins will expand fast, grabbing up new planets in order to secure new resources. But the TEC Loyalists don't have to play this way, with special abilities that allow their ships to level up without getting into a ton of combat. Likewise the previously xenophobic Vasari Loyalists are still hell bent on their mission to escape this sector of space, and have abilities that keep them highly mobile. Their new capital ship can serve as their capital planet, enabling them to never bother settling a planet if they so choose. They can also remove planets from the system, razing them for resources and leaving behind dead rocks, completely reshaping the stellar landscape for all other factions.
The Rebel versions of each faction have abilities that equally change up the gameplay of Sins of a Solar Empire. The xenophobic TEC Rebels can ally with pirates, keeping them from raiding their colonies, as well as directing them against their enemies. The Vasari Rebels have decided to abandon their xenophobia, and can now ally with other races, fighting alongside them with their unique mobile battlestations. While these are only a few examples of how each race's rebel/loyal factions vary (to read even more, check out GameSpy's preview), they show just how much effort Ironclad's put into making every one of them play uniquely. If you've gotten used to playing Sins of a Solar Empire a certain way, you better be ready to evolve your tactics in Rebellion.
Outside of the introduction of new intra-racial factions, the Rebellion expansion includes many additions you might expect.. Each race shares the tech trees established in the Diplomacy expansion, but gets even more abilities and skills in Rebellion. Additionally they can all build new vehicles, including faction-specific gigantic capital ships known as Titans. The TEC Loyalist ship is a behemoth that compliments their isolationist mantra, bristling with guns and making an awesome defensive ship, while the Rebel Titan is outfitted with powerful guns that can blow away enemy forces and make for a nearly unstoppable strike team. Titans definitely change the landscape of an interstellar conflict, and everyone is given warnings when someone is crafting them. The process is labor and time intensive, and smart scouting can make all the difference between catching an enemy Titan while it's still in the shipyard and having it show up and level your homeworld.
Destroying an opponent's homeworld is only one victory conditions in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. In an effort to not only reduce the amount of time necessary to come out on top, but also to give you more ways to win than just brute force or diplomacy, Ironclad's introducing several new victory conditions. One involves occupying an Artifact World for a certain period of time, at which point it starts a countdown for any other factions or players, encouraging them to take you out. Another is Flagship Victory, wherein each faction gets a flagship that, if destroyed, takes them out of the game (a similar mode is available for capital worlds instead of ships). You can also win by focusing on research. If you manage to complete a research tree and finish an ultimate research subject you can win with the brains of your people than the guns of your ships. An interface on screen for each person tracks player progress towards the various goals, allowing you to adapt your strategy as necessary as people make plays on particular victory conditions.
Less vital to the gameplay, but oh-so-important to those of us who just want to see the spectacle of epic space battles, are the engine enhancements Ironclad's implemented for Rebellion. High-res textures have been applied to ships, allowing you to zoom in on them and see all the little bits and pieces that don't do a dang thing. But dammit, they do look cool. Additionally they've redone their lighting system, with real light sources that make ships cast shadows on themselves and objects around them. It's all subtle, but does make every clash in space feel that much closer to watching, say, the end of Return of the Jedi.
It's not uncommon to see game expansions and walk away with the feeling that they just add more components, doing next to nothing to change a person's mind about the way a game plays. But Rebellion is different; Ironclad has addressed gameplay concerns and given you more ways to play. If you haven't played Sins before, or have let it collect dust on your shelf for a few years now, it might be time to put your plans for galactic conquest back in action.


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Oil pipelines, under attack from environmentalists, are essential to Canada's economic growth just as railroads were in the 1880s, Enbridge Inc. Chief Executive Officer Al Monaco said.
"Pipelines are very similar to railroads," Monaco said at the Bloomberg Canada Economic Summit in Toronto yesterday. "When you really get down to it, Canada is an export-driven resource economy. This is our foundation."
Pipelines already carry 15% of Canadian exports in the form of crude, mostly to U.S. markets. Plans by Enbridge and TransCanada Corp. to spend more than a combined C$50 billion to expand networks to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, are opposed by environmental groups such as ForestEthics. The nation's oil trade rose 7% to about C$73 billion ($71 billion) last year, according to Statistics Canada, and is set to grow faster than the total economy.
The completion of a transnational railroad line in 1885 opened up much of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for settlement, helping to establish Canada as one of the world's largest agricultural exporters. Pipeline companies are proposing conduits that would help transport millions of barrels of new production from oil-sands projects in Alberta to refineries in eastern Canada, markets in the U.S. and export facilities in Western Canada.
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Building pipelines that will move crude from Canada to new markets is the most important driver for the economy, according to Toronto-based consultancy En-Pro International Inc. The gap between Canadian crude prices and U.S. and global benchmarks has widened in the past year as production overwhelms existing pipeline capacity, depressing energy stocks and reducing government royalties and taxes on oil exports.
Production of bitumen, which is refined into fuels, is poised to double from last year to 3.8 million barrels a day by 2022, according to Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board.
"Oil is the commodity driving the economy," Roger McKnight, senior petroleum analyst at En-Pro, said in a May 16 phone interview. "We're a commodity producing country and we can't hide from that. Pipelines define who we are as an economy."
Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway conduit that will terminate in Kitimat, British Columbia, risks polluting fisheries and coastal habitat, Alphonse Gagnon, a hereditary chief of the Wet'suwet'en aboriginal group, said in a May 6 statement.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic leader in the Senate is rejecting Sen. John McCain's request for a Watergate-style congressional committee to investigate the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya.
In a letter Friday to McCain, Sen. Harry Reid said he refuses to allow the Senate to be used as a "venue for baseless partisan attacks." Reid said several committees in the House and Senate are already investigating the attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.
McCain and two other Republicans had introduced a resolution this week calling for the special panel. Reid said the election is over, and it is time to end the politicization of national security.
House Speaker John Boehner also said this week that a special committee is unnecessary.


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If I say "ring" you might first think of Frodo. Or maybe Wagner if you're an opera lover. But you'll find neither Hobbits nor Valkyries at the ring-shaped Argonne National Laboratory just outside Chicago. What you will find is Art Institute conservation scientists, as we visited the Lab this month on a mission to bring Picasso to the ring.
Let me qualify that: we brought minuscule samples of Picasso paintings from the Art Institute to the Advanced Photon Source, the Western hemisphere's brightest source of X-ray beams. At this top-notch facility, scientists rip electrons from atoms and make them spin furiously around the circumference of the experiment hall—which is large enough to encircle a baseball stadium. These enraged electrons (always charged with that negative attitude!) give off enormous amounts of energy, which the scientists can bend and direct to do wonderful things.
We used the energy from this process to penetrate every single grain of white pigment that Picasso used with nanometric resolution (that is, splitting human hair eighty thousand times to get down to a nanometer) in order to determine where it came from. Was it from a wrinkled tube from one of the artist's storied houses, produced on the banks of the river Seine in chi-chi Paris? Or did it come from a drippy can of mass-market produced house paint? Could the paint possibly have been made in the U.S.? By looking at infinitesimal contaminants in these zinc oxide pigment particles we hope we will be able to answer these questions and advance our Picasso-related detective work.
Often conservators are surprised to find themselves in facilities such as these. But at Argonne, scientists riding around on tricycles (the facility's favored mode of transportation) were probably just as surprised to find us. These scientists were encountering Picasso in unexpected places: posted in a note with our project title on our experimental station's door and attached with a drop of nail polish (an ironic fate for a known womanizer!) on a small pin!
Outside, at night (yes, because when you are awarded time for an experiment, you work 24/7 for 5 days: science cannot wait), dragonflies sparkle amidst the grass in the calm, bucolic setting. Inside, it sparkles too…we are brimming with the excitement of discovery. And that is how Picasso, a trailblazer in both life and death, went nanotech at Argonne on a hot day in July 2011.
—Francesca C., Andrew W. Mellon Senior Conservation Scientist
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Top image: The Advanced Photon source inside and out: the "ring" at Argonne National Laboratory (left) and one of the tricycles used to circulate around the 2/3 of a mile circumference (right)
Bottom image: Beamline scientist Volker Rose inside the control room. At right, tools of the trade, and our Picasso sample (try to spot the almost invisible white paint chip hanging in the circular hole!)


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HONOLULU (September 28, 2011) - The University of Hawai'i has been awarded $3.4 million in 2011-12 to increase the number of low-income middle and high school students statewide who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education through GEAR UP Hawai'i, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs from the U.S. Department of Education.
The federal GEAR UP program provides seven-year, matching grants to states and partnerships for services that improve access to and success in higher education at high-poverty middle and high schools statewide. GEAR UP Hawai'i has been serving Hawai'i's low-income youth since 2000, preparing them for success in college.
"This grant will allow us to continue the important work of GEAR UP in Hawai'i. Since 2000, the University of Hawai'i and the Hawai'i Department of Education have partnered closely together to serve Hawai'i's students, who have benefitted from GEAR UP programs that support the transition of students from K-12 through post-secondary education," said Linda Johnsrud, University of Hawai'i Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost. "GEAR UP Hawai'i's work is aligned to the university's Hawai'i Graduation Initiative, which promotes successful completion of college."
"Hawai'i's public school students will continue to greatly benefit from programs supported through GEAR UP," said Hawai'i Department of Education Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. "Preparing our students to graduate college- and career-ready and to succeed in today's global environment is critical to our state's future economic success and a key component of Hawai'i's Race to the Top education reform plan."
Hawai'i P-20 Partnerships for Education has been responsible for oversight of GEAR UP Hawai'i and served as the lead in preparing the grant proposal for this award.
"These GEAR UP funds have allowed us to campaign for a more rigorous high school diploma to prepare our youth for success, and will allow us to continue working on, and developing new programs to achieve Hawai'i P-20's statewide goal of 55 percent of working age adults having a two- or four-year college degree by 2025," said Karen Lee, University of Hawai'i Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Hawai'i P-20.
"For the first time, the new grant will allow us to serve students into their first year in college, providing them the support they need to successfully transition into postsecondary education," said Angela Jackson, GEAR UP Project Director of Hawai'i P-20. "We will continue to support middle and high schools with programs such as Running Start, which give students the skills and knowledge needed for successful transitions into higher education. GEAR UP funds also provide professional development training for teachers, assistance with financial aid and scholarships, awareness of college application requirements, and many other programs focused on supporting students' success."
Through the partnership of the University of Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Department of Education, local community organizations, government agencies, and businesses, GEAR UP in Hawai'i will provide services to nearly 21,000 students between 2011 and 2018.
Hawai'i P-20 Partnerships for Education, a statewide partnership led by the Early Learning Council, the Hawai'i State Department of Education and the University of Hawai'i System works to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through higher education so that all students achieve college and career success. Hawai'i P-20's partners share a sense of urgency about the need to improve Hawai'i's educational outcomes in an increasingly global economy, and have established a goal of 55 percent of Hawai'i's working age adults having a two- or four-year college degree by 2025. For more information, visit http://www.p20hawaii.org.


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The Red Wing, Bruins B and Rangers uniforms are "old" but so what...they are simple and classic and have stood the test of time. The Stick and Rink to me fits in very well with the classic logos and I don't ever recall the stick and rink being mocked. The downhill skate and the yellow/black V was certainly scorned, with good reason.Puck wrote:Agreed UK. The orca with it's Haida-esque styling is good. Of the modern logos, I think it's one of the better ones. While I like the old rink-stick logo, it's mostly for nostalgic reasons. Remember that the team was mocked for years over that thing... it's not clever. It's just old.
If anything, Johnny Canuck is more representative of a "canuck" than a whale...a tough, hockey playing logger says "BC" more than any orca ever could. A logo should have a tie in to the team name or sport of hockey...and the orca has nothing to do with either. I will never buy anthing with that piece of crap on it.


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In This Issue..
* Aussie PM resigns!
* Aussie mining tax is dead!
* New Home Sales plummet 33%!
* Fed is not so "cocky" any longer...
Good day... And a Tub Thumpin' Thursday to you! It's Tub Thumpin' because of some good, no great news from Australia overnight! It certainly isn't because of the Housing data that printed yesterday! And the Fed isn't so 'cocky' about the economy suddenly... Hmmm... These things and more, as we explore our Tub Thumpin' Thursday, so let's go!
Front and Center this morning, Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped aside as leader of the governing Labor Party, paving the way for the government to drop a controversial new 40% levy on mining profits that has damaged its standing in voter polls.


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Resurgent Eels claim Brisbane scalp
Parramatta have stunned the Brisbane Broncos with an upset 42-22 victory at Suncorp Stadium tonight in front of 22,626 fans.
The NRL's cellar dwellers did most of their work in the first half, blitzing the Broncos to the tune of 30-6 in the first forty minutes.
It was the Eels who opened the scoring, absorbing repeated raids from Brisbane before turning things around at the other end of the ground. Rookie hooker Nathan Smith charged down a Peter Wallace kick and wouldn't be beaten to the line from just 20 metres out.
Brisbane hit back not long after to even the scores and with continually changing momentum it seemed a close match was on the cards - then Parramatta exploded. Four tries in the last eleven minutes of the first half saw the Eels blow the score out from 12-6 to 30-6.
The Broncos had obviously had a rocket from coach Anthony Griffin at halftime - two quick tries in the opening eight minutes of the second half had the margin back to just 12 points, but that was as close as they got. Parramatta managed to wrestle back possession and later control of the match, scoring two tries before the final siren sounded at Suncorp.
The loss sees Brisbane out of the top four on for-and-against - and it won't get any better for them as they face Canterbury and Manly in the final five rounds of the competition. Another factor not helping them is the constant stream of injuries - added to tonight with Peter Wallace sustaining a head-knock.
For Parramatta it was just the tonic for new coach Brad Arthur. The Eels are now 2/2 against top eight sides in consecutive weeks, and gunning for 15th placed Penrith. Reni Maitua was a standout for the visiting side, with Fuifui Moimoi and Chris Sandow also strong performers.
Next week the Eels head to Campbelltown hoping to make it three against the out-of-form and injury-hit Wests Tigers. Brisbane will be hoping to reverse their slumping form against Canberra in the nation's capital.
Match Details
Brisbane Broncos 22 were defeated by Parramatta Eels 42
National Rugby League - Round 21 - Monday July 30, 2012 7:00pm
Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Referees: Ashley Klein and Tony De Las Heras
Video Referee: Chris Ward
Touch Judges: Grant Atkins and Peter Gough
Crowd: 22,626
Halftime: Brisbane Broncos 6 Parramatta Eels 30
Leagueunlimited.com players of the match:
3 Points - Reni Maitua
2 Points - Chris Sandow (1 Try)
1 Point - Fuifui Moimoi (1 Try)
Brisbane Broncos (22)
Tries: Andrew McCullough, Luke Capewell, Corey Norman, Lachlan Maranta
Conversions: Peter Wallace (3/3), Corey Norman (0/1)
Parramatta Eels (42)
Tries: Luke Burt, Fuifui Moimoi, Justin Poore, Chris Sandow (2), Nathan Smith, Ken Sio
Conversions: Luke Burt (7/7)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary We arrive at Suncorp Stadium for Friday Nigh... oops. It's MONDAY Night Football, unfamiliar territory for the Brisbane Broncos this season. They host the last-placed Parramatta Eels. Sadly they'll have to do it without Corey Parker - but they do get back Ben Te'o who was cleared at the judiciary mid-week. Te'o will start in the centres, moving Gerard Beale to the wing and Aaron Whitchurch to the bench. Josh McGuire will start in Parker's lock position. Parramatta are unchanged from the team named by debutant head coach Brad Arthur on Tuesday.
Toyota Cup has been run and won by the Brisbane Broncos at home tonight, 42-26 over the Eels. Earlier in the weekend the Eels' VB NSW Cup feeder club Wentworthville upset the first-placed Bulldogs 22-10, while Broncos feeder Wynnum Manly copped a 44-16 hammering from the Northern Pride in the QLD Intrust Super Cup.
Out come the Eels in their traditional yellow jersey, the Broncos follow them moments later in their signature maroon and gold.
The fire cannons are off the field, the teams are in position and we are UNDERWAY in Monday Night Footy - Broncos receiving first.
3 min: The Broncos are the first team to venture into the opposition half... they put up a big one and while Jake Mullaney fields it, he is dragged in-goal. Line drop out Eels, Brisbane will have the first chance of the night.
4 min: Brisbane building pressure now - Jake Mullaney forced to bat a grubber dead. Another line dropout.
6 min: Brisbane playing the ball short close to the line, Tim Mannah finds himself with his hands on the ball but he can't get a grip on it. Knock on - Broncos scrum.
7 min: Tackle 2 and Peter Wallace drops it cold with the Eels defence up and in his face. Parramatta have soaked up the pressure and will now advance up-field.
8 min: The Eels go down the short side, they are... pushed into touch! But it's a penalty, Broncos players never onside after the Eels made the break which put them within reach of the line.
8 min: HELD UP - Fuifui Moimoi is held up over the line for the Eels. Play on, tackle four.
9 min: The Eels' fifth tackle play sees Roberts duck left down the short side, finding Maitua who tries a useless grubber. Capewell submits in the tackle to start the Broncos set.
10 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Nathan Smith. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Wallace, deep in his own half looks to kick long but it's a CHARGE DOWN! Nathan Smith collects and scores the opener! Burt nails the extra two from in front.
Parramatta Eels 6-0
11 min: Oh Brisbane. Offside from the kickoff. Penalty Eels on halfway.
13 min: Ryan Morgan (Eels) almost crosses in the corner but is JUST stopped. Fifth tackle and Ben Roberts lofts it cross-field, Lachlan Maranta (Broncos) grabs it.
13 min: As an aside, the crowd looks particularly low at Suncorp Stadium tonight - an unfamiliar timeslot for the Broncos a likely contributor.
14 min: Reni Maitua almost through the defensive line on halfway, he looks to offload and it looks like a knock on by the Eels - but the Broncos are ruled to have played at it.
15 min: Third penalty of the night for Parramatta. They now start just ten metres out.
16 min: Tackle two and Ben Roberts throws an ordinary pass out to Ryan Morgan who spills it at his feet.
17 min: Turning tide perhaps? A Broncos penalty has them back on the attack 30m from the Eels' line.
18 min: Second penalty for Brisbane, the Eels taking the fifth tackle kick cleanly through Luke Burt but Ryan Morgan is ruled to have run a block on the chasing Broncos. Set starts inside the 10m line.
20 min: VIDEO REFEREE possible Broncos try to Corey Norman. Jake Mullaney's made a mess of a bouncing grubber.
21 min: TRY
TRY Brisbane Broncos
Scored by Corey Norman. Conversion attempt by Peter Wallace successful.
Norman grubbers in sight of the line and it bounces up into the arms of Eels fullback Jake Mullaney, who juggles it before Norman plucks it from him and scores the Broncos' first. Wallace levels scores with the conversion.
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22 min: Tim Mannah loses the ball just short of his own 40m line. Broncos scrum.
23 min: Big drama here at Suncorp - first Sam Thaiday is forced off the field injured. Petero Civoniceva is benched as well. Now we've got a penalty against Paulo (Eels) for a high shot on Peter Wallace.
24 min: VIDEO REFEREE possible Broncos try to Ben Te'o. Checking obstruction by Ben Hannant.
24 min: NO TRY - Ben Hannant is penalised for obstructing Reni Maitua. Eels boot themselves off their own line.
26 min: Parramatta are tearing down the left edge with Reni Maitua, the defence allowing him plenty of metres. The Eels get within 20m again before conceding possession with a forward pass.
28 min: Parramatta again bearing down on the Broncos line... and it looks like they've scored! VIDEO REFEREE possible Eels try to Justin Poore.
29 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Justin Poore. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Justin Poore took the ball with 6 or 7 metres to run, carrying defenders to the tryline before slamming it down under the weight of several Broncos. Burt adds the extras from beside the posts.
Parramatta Eels 12-6
32 min: Another Eels foray into Brisbane territory ends in a fielded kick in-goal. Brisbane 20m restart.
33 min: Two superb runs from the Eels has them in superb attacking position... and it's another TRY!
35 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Chris Sandow. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Those two brilliant runs from Ryan Morgan and Ken Sio put the Eels within 30m of the Broncos line. The following tackle Ben Roberts turns the play around and finds Mullaney who puts Sandow in the clear, they won't catch him! Luke Burt makes no mistake with the conversion.
Parramatta Eels 18-6
37 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Ken Sio. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Parramatta seem to be channeling the Bulldogs and Rabbitohs at the moment! The ball goes wide early in the set - and it's Cheyse Blair who races along the touchline before finding Ken Sio... TRY! Luke Burt converts again and a stunning 24-6 scoreline looks likely to be the halftime score.
Parramatta Eels 24-6
40 min: Upstairs we go again! VIDEO REFEREE for the Eels... someone's scored - either Morgan or Burt. Amazing first half.
40 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Luke Burt. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Jake Mullaney is on the outside and he'll SCORE! No... it's knocked out of his hands by a Bronco... and grounded by Luke Burt and Ryan Morgan. Burt is awarded the try Benefit of the Doubt, and converts.
Parramatta Eels 30-6
No, I'm not messing you around. Yes, 30-6 is really the score! Parramatta are trouncing the Broncos at the moment - a great brand of attacking footy from the cellar dwellers combined with some weak, feeble defence from Brisbane has most of Suncorp Stadium left scratching their heads. Hard to see the Broncos come back from here, but stranger things have happened!
41 min: We're back underway for the second half here. Let's see if Parramatta can go on with this one...
41 min: Well, that's not the greatest start. Ben Roberts knocks on from the kickoff.
42 min: Brisbane's attack is still looking very disjointed, lots of erratic passing. They straighten up in the last couple of tackles... and they're over!
43 min: TRY
TRY Brisbane Broncos
Scored by Luke Capewell. Conversion attempt by Peter Wallace successful.
Luke Capewell has capitalised on an overlap as well as a slip from Chris Sandow... he crosses very quickly to start the half on a positive note for Brisbane. Wallace reduces the margin to eighteen points with the conversion.
Parramatta Eels 30-12
46 min: TRY
TRY Brisbane Broncos
Scored by Andrew McCullough. Conversion attempt by Peter Wallace successful.
Well haven't the Broncos come out full of running? Andrew McCullough crashes over to shorten the margin again. Wallace converts.
Parramatta Eels 30-18
Official Crowd: 22,626
48 min: Penalty Broncos toward the end of the set. They now start attacking 40m out...
49 min: Luke Capewell goes from dummy half on the last tackle and is held short of the line. Handover Eels - and now eight minutes into the second forty they FINALLY have the ball.
51 min: And another penalty for Brisbane, Eels ruled to have interfered in the play-the-ball through Nathan Smith. Brisbane attack from halfway.
53 min: Brisbane grubber it through on the last and Mullaney takes it before being stunned by a big hit from Norman. He stays in the field of play though and Parramatta will run it out of their own end.
54 min: This time it's a high ball to pressure Mullaney, he takes it and narrowly avoids being dragged back in-goal.
55 min: Sandow puts up a big bomb on the last but Beale takes it cleanly and makes good metres despite some chasing attention from the Eels.
57 min: For the third time Mullaney is put under immense pressure, another bomb and he not only takes this one but gets himself out wide and makes 15m from it. He's nearly dragged into touch for his troubles.
59 min: Ben Roberts into the clear! He's got Moimoi in support! He doesn't give it to him! What's doing!?!?!
60 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Fuifui Moimoi. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
BANG! Fuifui makes up for Ben Roberts' selfishness a tackle later - Sandow the man feeding the big Tongan the ball in a yawning gap. That could be the game for the Eels. Burt continues his perfect record, converting his sixth of the night.
Parramatta Eels 36-18
62 min: Brisbane turn the momentum back with a deep kick, Mullaney cornered in-goal. Line drop-out.
64 min: Broncos earn another repeat set by kicking into the legs of Hindmarsh. Not sure he played at it but that's the ruling. Now Peter Wallace is down and groggy after his head hit the ground when tackled by "Hindy".
64 min: Corey Norman ruled to have lost the ball after bouncing off a Chris Sandow shoulder charge and going to ground. Eels scrum.
Peter Wallace has wandered off the field following the head knock a minute ago.
66 min: What the? Roberts puts a big punt in down the park - it bounces off the crossbar and back into the hands of Ryan Morgan... who drops it.
68 min: TRY
TRY Brisbane Broncos
Scored by Lachlan Maranta. Conversion attempt by Corey Norman unsuccessful.
A good cross-field kick from substitute halfback Ben Hunt finds Lachlan Maranta, who out-jumps his opposites to claim the ball and put it down for a try. Corey Norman becomes the first player to miss a conversion tonight.
Parramatta Eels 36-22
70 min: The ball goes through just about everyone's hands... Te'o is brought down - centimetres out! Ben Hunt then gets it on tackle five and SHANKS the kick badly! Chris Sandow collects and Parramatta get a penalty on the next tackle to relieve the pressure.
72 min: Parramatta force a line drop out, a grubber in-goal sees Corey Norman toe it dead.
73 min: VIDEO REFEREE possible try to Nathan Smith for the Eels!
NO TRY, knock on. Broncos scrum 10m out.
75 min: Brisbane's last chances have evaporated, the latest a grubber which held up in-goal for Mullaney.. but Mullaney gets back in the field of play!
77 min: VIDEO REFEREE again, this time for the Eels - Sandow in the corner! Looks good...
78 min: TRY
TRY Parramatta Eels
Scored by Chris Sandow. Conversion attempt by Luke Burt successful.
Sandow finds himself in the clear from a Nathan Smith offload, then backs his pace against Luke Capewell to score in the corner. Burt converts from the sideline to push the margin back out to 20 points.
Parramatta Eels 42-22
80 min: Parramatta's last attacking set ends with a kick that goes touch in-goal. Brisbane with the final plays of the game now.
That will do us - FULLTIME and it's been a stunner - Parramatta have defeated Brisbane 42-22 on home turf to keep their dreams of avoiding the spoon alive.


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If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it by regulation. Any such regulation shall be considered to be an interpretive regulation for purposes of section 553 of title 5. Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title.
(Pub. L. 99–509, title V, § 5101(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1920; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, § 702, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3933.)
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as investors treaded cautiously ahead of U.S. and Chinese economic reports later this week.
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 added 0.5 percent to 15,604.80 and South Korea's Kospi rose 0.6 percent to 2,061.95. Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched up 0.2 percent to 24,483.85 while China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.1 percent to 2,180.52. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.1 percent to 5,570.90. Markets in India, Indonesia and Malaysia were closed for holidays.
EARNINGS: Companies are in the middle of corporate earnings season. Later Tuesday, Japanese carmaker Honda will report its quarterly financial results after the market close. Asian tech heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co. and Sony Corp. will release their quarterly financial results on Thursday.
ANALYST TAKE: William Leys, sales trader at CMC Markets, said markets were calm before the data storm, forecasting that trading volume would become heavier toward the end of this week. "Caution is the pre-eminent theme across global markets at the moment, as investors anticipate a spate of key economic data due later in the week, amid a backdrop of persistent geopolitical concerns," Leys said in a commentary. "With a variety of weighty announcements looming, the stage is set for an action packed end to the week."
DATA RUSH: On Wednesday, the U.S. will release gross domestic product figures for the April-June quarter. The world's largest economy is expected to pick up after severe cold in the winter dampened growth the previous quarter. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to issue a statement after wrapping up a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. On Thursday, a report on China's manufacturing industry will give investors an update on the health of the world's factory floor. On Friday, the U.S. will release its monthly jobs data. Analysts estimate that the U.S. labor market added between 235,000 and 255,000 jobs in July.
RUSSIA SANCTIONS: Tensions between Russia and the West may resurface as the West is expected to slap another round of sanctions against Russia. On Monday, the White House said the United States and European Union plan to impose new sanctions against Russia this week, including penalties targeting key parts of the Russian economy. The EU had previously refrained from stepping up sanctions in the wake of the shooting down of a Malaysian jetliner over a rebel-controlled region of Ukraine, killing 298 people.
DOLLAR DEALS: There was upbeat and downbeat news from the U.S. trading day but it didn't get much traction in Asian markets. Discount store chain Dollar Tree said it was buying rival chain Family dollar and real estate listing service Zillow announced a deal to takeover Trulia, also in the property listing business. The National Association of Realtors said its index of U.S. pending home sales, a barometer of future purchases, slipped 1.1 percent to 102.7 in June. The contraction was bigger than forecast and indicated a cooling of the real estate market this summer.
CURRENCIES, OIL: The euro retreated slightly to $1.3434 from the previous session's $1.3439. The dollar drifted higher to 101.94 yen from 101.84 yen. The price of oil dipped, with benchmark U.S. crude for September delivery down 34 cents to $101.33 a barrel.
WALL STREET: U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average up 0.1 percent to 16,982.59 and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closing at 1,978.91, nearly unmoved. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index slipped 0.1 percent to finish at 4,444.91.


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The Memphis bench has been missing in action through the first two games against the Los Angeles Clippers. Those reserves are starting to show they can hold their own on the floor and help keep the Grizzlies in this series.
Quincy Pondexter scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half, including eight in the final stanza, and the Grizzlies beat the Clippers 94-82 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1 in this Western Conference first-round series.
"I heard a lot of rumblings about our bench not playing well, myself not playing well, and I just wanted to come out and give the best effort possible and prove those people wrong," Pondexter said.
Game 4 is Saturday.
The Clippers go very deep with their bench and have outscored Memphis through the first two games, including a 30-11 edge in Game 2. But Memphis coach Lionel Hollins protected an early lead with five reserves on the court, and Pondexter was among those who helped hold off the Clippers as they twice tried to make runs in the fourth quarter.
"This is what we need every night," Hollins said. "We need somebody from the bench to step up and do something. It doesn't have to be the same guy. We like to have consistency, but if JB (Jerryd Bayless) is struggling a little bit, then Quincy can rise a little bit. ... It was just a good team win."
Zach Randolph scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds after being limited both on the boards and by foul trouble in Los Angeles to start this series. Marc Gasol accepted his trophy as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year before tipoff, then scored 16 points. Tony Allen also had 13. Mike Conley was 1 of 9, but had 10 assists and no turnovers on a night he was sick.
Randolph hadn't scored more than 13 in each of the first two games and had only 12 rebounds combined in Los Angeles. He looked much more like the All Star who had 45 double-doubles this season, and he also had six offensive rebounds after leading the NBA with 310 in the regular season.
"I definitely wanted to come out and be aggressive," Randolph said. "They've been double-teaming, triple-teaming me. So just go fast, you know hit a couple jump shots and open it up. Most definitely, I wanted to come out and be aggressive."
The Grizzlies snapped the Clippers' nine-game winning streak by outrebounding and dominating on second-chance points, the same things Los Angeles did so well on its home court to start the series in beating Memphis at its own style.
Blake Griffin scored 16 points for the Clippers. Matt Barnes had 12, Chauncey Billups 11, and Jamal Crawford and Caron Butler 10. Chris Paul had eight points on 4-of-11 shooting and added six assists. Paul wasn't happy with himself after he had five of the Clippers' 18 turnovers. He also didn't get to the free throw line either.
"It's uncharacteristic of us. You know I mean especially me," Paul said. "I had five turnovers tonight, and our turnovers led to 17 of their points. They got offensive rebounds, things we hadn't let them do in Game 1 and Game 2. We just got to be better."
The rough play that began in Los Angeles continued in this game featuring a flagrant foul, three technicals and a lot of whoofing, along with a bear hug by Randolph after Barnes' flagrant foul.
The Clippers had beaten the Grizzlies three straight in Memphis, including a Game 7 win in the first round a year ago. They also had won six of the last seven in the series overall.
Memphis outrebounded the Clippers 45-33, including 17-5 on the offensive boards. That gave the Grizzlies a 22-4 edge in second-chance points, which was similar to what the Clippers did to Memphis in Game 1 when they held a 25-5 advantage. The Grizzlies also outscored Los Angeles 40-26 in the paint and led by as much as 16.
"That's what they do," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We have been able to contain it pretty well for the first couple of games, but we just didn't do a good enough job. We've got to find a way to get everybody in there."
The Clippers last led 10-8 in the first quarter before the Grizzlies took control with Randolph hitting four of his first five shots and all five free throws for 13 points in the quarter. They got as close as 74-69 with 8:39 left on a pair of free throws by Barnes.
Memphis answered with a 7-2 spurt to push the lead back to double digits on a reverse layup by Pondexter off an assist from Randolph.
The Grizzlies outscored the Clippers 23-20 in the first quarter and 24-19 in the second, taking a 47-39 lead into halftime. They hadn't led by more than six in Los Angeles and were up by seven in the first quarter back on their own court. They pushed that to 12 in the second quarter.
Memphis' lead grew to 14 a couple times in the third, the last at 68-54 on a pair of free throws by Pondexter with 1:22 left.
That's when the Clippers went on a 10-2 run featuring back-to-back 3s by Crawford and Lamar Odom. Ronny Turiaf dunked to pull the Clippers to 70-64 with 11:04 to go.
Pondexter then scored five points for Memphis as he got the rebound after he missed his second free throw attempt and put it back while being fouled by Barnes. Pondexter added the free throw, pushing Memphis' lead back up to double digits with 10:16 remaining.
NOTES: Randolph wound up part of a double foul situation for a third straight game in this series with Griffin late in the game. ... The Clippers hadn't lost in Memphis since Game 5 last year in the playoffs and won 24 road games during the regular season. ... The Grizzlies went 28 of 38 at the free throw line compared to 21 of 23 for the Clippers. ... The Clippers' 82 points were two shy of a franchise low in the postseason. ... Pondexter had only five total points in the first two games of the series. ... Paul had averaged 23.5 points in the first two games of the series.


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Suspicious vehicle leads police to Halloween night prostitution bust in Rochester
November 01. 2013 8:11AM
ROCHESTER – After finding a "suspicious vehicle" parked in a neighborhood off Chesley Hill Road Thursday evening, a Farmington woman is being held for allegedly violating terms of her probation.
Police spotted a man and a woman in the vehicle around 9:40 p.m. After investigating, they charged Melissa Wittum, 39, of Shady Lane in Farmington, with promoting prostitution and possessing a controlled drug.
As Wittum was on probation at the time, she was held without bail for violating the terms of probation pending a hearing. She is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 11 a.m.
Members of the New Hampshire Probation and Parole Department and State Police assisted local law enforcement with this investigation.
Police did not identify the man or indicate whether any charges would be filed against him.


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May 22, 2004
First and foremost, thank you very much for all you do for the HIV community. I sincerely appreciate this forum and all that you do.
After starting therapy in 2000 after pneumocystis I have been been on six cocktails, (1)trizivr, (2)3tc/d4t/viramune, (3)3tc/d4t/sustiva, (4)3tc/d4t/ddI, (5)3tc/viread/kaletra and (6)3tc/d4t/sustiva/kaletra, all stopped due to high liver enzymes. Of note, I've been tested for HEP 3 times and each time the test was neg. An ultrasound showed "fatty," benign tumors, a "fatty liver." Oddly, with this sixth cocktail, 3tc/zerit/susitva/kaletra my liver has relatively tolerated it it for almost a year.
In that time my VL has fluctuated between 500 and 5,000 and TCells vary between 450 and 630 with my latest labs showing VL of 503 and TCells 623, best labs in 4 yrs. My ID Doc still doesn't like the fact that I've never achieved "undetectable." Also, my cholesterol is 370 and trygl are 1,100. He, and I agree, think that because my liver enzymes are somewhat high on this cocktail and my need for optimum plasma levels of meds is significant has opted to change my antiretroviral meds instead of lipid lowering meds.
A genotype , which oddly was done with only 503 VL showed "no evidence of resistance" to the Nukes and PI's but "possible resistance to the NonNukes and a "relevant protease mutation" of "L63P." I found it odd that a previous phenotype showed 3tc to be less than 100% but it didn't show in the gene screen.
He wants to switch from Kaletra to Reyataz while remaining on 3tc/zerit/sustiva. I mentioned the "possible resistance" to the NonNukes as NonNukes may lower PI's but he seemed unconcerned.
My questions are: 1) Does this sound like a good option? 2) I'm allergic to sulfa drugs, bactrim/pentamadine, and abacavir...how does this bode for reyataz? 3) Would switching to fuzeon from sustiva be wise or should I wait for newer PI's and NonNukes? 4) Do my numbers even warrant considering Fuzeon at this time or is the lack of achieving "undetectable" taking priority? 5) What does the L63P relevant protease mutation mean with regards to other PI's? 6) What is your opinion regarding Kaletra vs. Reyataz? 7) As I have changed cocktails because of liver enzymes and not resistance issues how does this bode for future meds in the "pipeline." I'm sorry this question is so long but I really tried to be specific and hope I'm addresing valid concerns. I hope you can find the time to answer some of my questions. Again, I really sincerely thank you for any help you can offer and greatly appreciate all that you do. Thanks.
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Some very important and difficult questions you pose here. Let's take them on in your order.
First using Reyataz (also called atazanavir here I'll abbreviate it as ATV to have less typing!) instead of Kaletra (also called Lopinavir/ritonavir and I'll abbreviate as LPV) requires a bit of background and discussion. There have been two studies comparing ATV to LPV. Both were done in people with at least one prior protease inhibitor used in the past relevant to your circumstance. One study was done where ATV was taken without low dose ritonavir (also called "boosted atazanavir" as the low dose ritonavir acts to boost the blood levels of the atazanavir compared to when it is taken without the booster) and the other was done comparing ATV boosted to unboosted to LPV. And the summary conclusion from both studies is that, when you are dealing with the risk for any degree of PI resistance, it is far better to use boosted ATV. The boosted levels improve the success rates as compared to what was seen when the drug was given unboosted. In addition, you are taking Sustiva, which actually acts to lower the blood levels of ATV, as it does for LPV and other protease inhibitors. Therefore, the use of ATV plus Sustiva requires the use of boosted ATV. It also requires adjusting the dose of LPV upwards to four caps twice a day. You didn't mention these dose changes and perhaps that is already done. I wanted to ensure that was the case.
Now, in the head to head study comparing these two PIs it was seen overall that they had similar response rates. This was particularly noted for those with minimal PI resistance. For those with extensive levels of PI resistance, there was a point at which LPV had retained greater activity than ATV. For those with less PI resistance and your resistance test would suggest few PI mutations ATV boosted and LPV did similarly well. However, while the virologic response rates were similar, ATV does have one potential advantage here, which is that the blood cholesterol and more so the triglyceride measurements may be better with ATV than LPV, even when using boosted atazanavir. And since the blood lipids are part of what is problematic for you this substitution seems reasonable to try given the expectation of similar potency and improved lipids. Now it is fair to point out that much of the info we have about comparing ATV to LPV happened on regimens that did not also contain Sustiva and there is a chance that the addition of this drug to either PI may alter the profile in ways that are not yet clear. There are studies going on about these combinations at this time and we should soon know if there are any unexpected findings about them.
However, I will add that your viral load of as high as 5 thousand while on Sustiva suggests you have NNRTI / Sustiva resistance. In general when there is a viral load of that degree while taking a "nonnuke" there is nonnuke resistance. You mention something about NNRTI resistance although I'm not sure of the details. But if there is NNRTI resistance there is little point to continuing the drug. Indeed at least in terms of drug levels, Sustiva lowers the levels of the PIs and that likely gets in the way for their ability to control HIV to some extent. And Sustiva does have some ability to increase cholesterol another reason to consider stopping it.
2. ATV has no similarities to the drugs you mention that you are allergic to and the rate of rash on ATV has been very low so this issue should not pose a problem to this substitution.
3/4. This question is about using Fuzeon (also called T-20 or enfuvirtide I'll abbreviate as ENF) instead of the Sustiva. Now, you don't mention what genotypic change was seen on the current or any former genotype that led to the conclusion about reduced susceptibility of the NNRTIs. However, as I mentioned above there is room for concern that Sustiva is adding little to your current regimen activity. In contrast, ENF would be fully potent here. As for when to start on it the short answer is anytime you are changing from one regimen to the next and have triple class exposure / resistance it is reasonable if not actually quite important to seriously consider adding ENF. The studies done show pretty clearly that using this drug on average doubles the chance to establish viral suppression. Now, it is an injectable and for some that leads to an understandable desire to defer. Nevertheless if the goal is to achieve complete viral suppression so as to create a regimen that might last for years and decades using ENF would increase the odds in your favor considerably. And while your CD4 count is high enough so that you don't "need" ENF now our experience shows us that starting it with a higher CD4 count actually improves the response rate when it is used. So while you can defer to some future regimen you'll enjoy more activity from it by not deferring it. And at least in terms of the toxicity issues you raise ENF does not add to concerns about lipids and it is unlikely to aggravate your liver either. It might allow you to alter your regimen and minimize the use of drugs that have led to the problems you're dealing with.
5. The L63P mutation is of uncertain significance it appears to reflect what we've seen on many others who have been on LPV as their first PI it is difficult for HIV to create resistance to this drug if it is the first PI used. And so this mutation has been seen in other settings and may reflect the attempt by HIV to find PI resistance. But as you note out tests suggest that our PIs are still fully active despite this mutation.
6. As for LPV versus ATV I think I covered this above. Both are great drugs and have provided us far greater ability to control HIV than was seen in the early era of the PIs we had available to us before LPV was available. I think there are reasons to use them both. And hopefully one or the other will accomplish your goal of viral control and long term safety - the goal of all antiviral options.
Finally you are changing due to concern about safety but since your viral load is not fully controlled it seems to be you are also changing with some concerns about prior resistance. For example we've learned that even if your current resistance test doesn't see a certain mutation, we need to assume that you are engaging in a battle to control the virus population with all of the mutations ever seen not just those on the current test. These virus populations have a way to hide and not disappear. So I think here you are actually changing for both reasons. And getting that viral load to undetectable will at least minimize the risk for allowing HIV to find even more mutations. And if you can find a safe way to control HIV you might have a regimen that allows you to not need to change so often
Good luck. Hope that helps.
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In April, the 25th annual ABA TECHSHOW® hits Chicago, with three days of topflight continuing legal education and countless opportunities to network while learning about legal technology tools, services and strategies in a fun and fast-paced environment. Law Practice asked conference chair Paul Unger for an insider's tour.
What: 25th Annual ABA TECHSHOW: Bringing Lawyers and Technology Together
When: April 11-13, 2011
Where: Hilton Chicago
How: Go to www.techshow.com to find detailed information on programming, pricing and exhibitors. To register, go to www.techshow.com/register. The early-bird registration deadline is February 25.
Q. What is the big news at ABA TECHSHOW this year?
It's the Silver Jubilee! We are excited that 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of ABA TECHSHOW. Our commitment has always been to focus on emerging technologies and it really is amazing to think of all that has happened in technology since 1985. When I look at the schedule of sessions we are putting together, it is great to see so many topics that are on the cusp of technology trends: tablets, cloud computing, e-discovery, litigation technology and paperless offices—these are concepts we were just dreaming about 25 years ago.
I'm also impressed by how much we've matured in the ways we are able to present so many technology sessions—ABA TECHSHOW isn't about just sitting in seminars all day long. We strive to balance each participant's time with a variety of different ways to learn and interact. Attendees can choose from nearly 20 educational tracks, plus Lunch and Learns, Meet the Author sessions, Taste of ABA TECHSHOW dinners with speakers, roundtables, tips and tricks sessions, and an enormous legal technology expo, all of which will be complemented by our YouTube channel, Twitter feed and Facebook presence.
Q. The keynote speakers are always interesting. Who's on the slate?
With this being the 25th anniversary, we wanted to bring in someone really special this year. We are thrilled to have a huge name and author in legal technology as our keynote speaker, Larry Lessig, who currently serves as Director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University and as a professor at Harvard Law School. Professor Lessig has long been known for his distinctive presentation style, but he brings a special perspective to our Silver Jubilee due to his consistent focus on law and technology. He has been active in the Free Software Foundation and Creative Commons; in addition, he has served as lead counsel in a number of important cases marking the boundaries of copyright law in a digital age, including Eldred v. Ashcroft, a challenge to the 1998 Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Plus, he has written several books on the intersection of law and technology, including The Future of Ideas, Free Culture, Code v2 and Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.
As technology continues to evolve in new and exciting directions, I can't think of anyone better suited to speak at an event focused on bringing lawyers and technology together.
Q. What's the hot buzz in law office technology for 2011?
The two areas where I have noticed tremendous growth and interest are cloud computing and social networking. With new media infiltrating almost every aspect of our lives, lawyers are facing new questions about tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Web-based marketing. The legal profession can no longer ignore social media, but we need to be careful about the social media policies we put in place within our firms or departments.
What's unique to our profession is that we need to understand not only how to use these tools from a functional perspective, but also how to use them within the guidelines of our profession. Lawyers face challenges about confidentiality, privacy, burden of care and additional ethics that need to be considered when we are posting information for the world to see.
On the flip side, social media has become one of the newest resources for e-discovery. For litigators in particular, learning how to mine these tools effectively can be key in building a case. We have sessions focused on how to use these tools as well as critical issues to consider.
Cloud computing is another obvious buzz phrase in the technology marketplace today. There are tons of products on the market that promise a lot of great things. It's easy to be attracted to the idea of accessing your documents, case files and e-mails from anywhere—but depending on what you are trying to do and the specific demands of your firm, it's important to understand how "cloud solutions" work and whether they are ready for you and vice versa. There are also specific considerations about security, budgeting and how each solution is built that we will address. I truly believe that cloud solutions are going to become more and more prevalent in the legal technology landscape, and ABA TECHSHOW is taking on the challenge of showing you how and when it might be right for you to move into the cloud.
Q. Who should plan to attend ABA TECHSHOW?
It's important to stress that ABA TECHSHOW is for everyone who works in a law office or legal department. Technology doesn't need to be intimidating to anyone. We've intentionally scheduled sessions that start at the ground level, such as "Web Site 101" and "Jumpstart Technology Skills," that can serve as a great way to dip your toes into the world of legal technology. I have no doubt that any legal professional who is interested in technology will find benefit in this year's ABA TECHSHOW. Simply put, ABA TECHSHOW is for lawyers, judges, support staff and IT professionals, no matter your level of expertise or comfort with technology.
Q. What makes the 25th anniversary of ABA TECHSHOW so unique?
The 25-year milestone really can't be overlooked when it comes to ABA TECHSHOW. Technology changes so fast that the fact that this event has consistently been able to stay abreast of "what's next" is a testament to the caliber of everyone who makes ABA TECHSHOW work. We've just gone through one of the most challenging economic times that we as a country, and an industry, have ever had to face. Last year, planning board chair Debbie Foster repeatedly emphasized the need for lawyers to use technology to "do more with less." I think technology has answered this challenge—just look at the computing power that now exists in a mobile phone, or the concept of accessing your entire business with only an Internet connection, or paperless office strategies driving down our dependencies on physical space and overhead costs. We're seeing some pretty tremendous advances. Now we are poised to reap the rewards of those advances, and our mission at ABA TECHSHOW is to show the legal community how to harness the power of these new tools and strategies. As we strive to put together another great conference, we're truly realizing how far technology has come as well as the opportunities that are now just waiting for lawyers to take advantage of them.
Paul Unger is a lawyer and founding member of Affinity Consulting, Inc. in Columbus, OH, and Chair of the ABA TECHSHOW 2011 Planning Board.


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As you might expect, when Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2, it also released new versions of its free low-end edition, SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. The RTM release date for SQL Server 2008 R2 was officially April 21, 2010, a bit earlier than the other more full-featured editions of SQL Server 2008 R2.
Related: SQL Server 2008 R2 Requirements
Microsoft made some important new changes in SQL Server 2008 Express R2. One of the biggest changes is that the maximum database size has been bumped up from 4GB to 10GB. You might wonder if that means the maximum RAM size might have changed as well. However, it hasn't. SQL Server 2008 R2 is still limited to 1GB of RAM.
The new SQL Server 2008 R2 Express product is packaged differently than previous versions of SQL Server Express. Instead of being labeled as a separate edition, each different SQL Server 2008 R2 Express package is now presented as an installation option. You can download the different SQL Server 2008 R2 Express editions at Microsoft's website. Below, I guide you through the new options of SQL Server 2008 R2 Express so you'll have a better idea of what each offers.
1. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database Only
Tipping the scales at 71MB for the x86 version and 74MB for the x64 version, Database Only is the smallest and simplest installation option for SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. This option is suitable for including in ISV packages and as a database for custom applications. This includes the core SQL Server 2008 R2 relational database engine but not the business intelligence (BI) subsystems like Analysis Services, Integration Services, or Reporting Services. This minimal installation option also doesn't include any built-in management tools. However, most of the SQL Server core features are included such as support for the CLR and support for all data types, including the new geospatial and FILESTREAM data types.
2. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Management Tools
It's important to know that SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Management Tools doesn't include the relational database engine. This installation option includes only SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE). The Management Tools are 154MB for the x86 version and 163MB for the x64 version. (Doesn't it seem somehow wrong that SSMSE by itself is almost twice the size of the relational database engine?) Anyway, you would use this option to manage previously installed instances of SQL Server Express.
3. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database with Management Tools
This version, SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database with Management Tools, is probably the best version for low cost database development or for use with small business and departmental database needs. It has all the relational database features plus it also has SSMSE, which you can use for basic database management. This version weighs in at 235MB for the x86 version and 247MB for the x64 version.
4. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database with Advanced Services
The SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database with Advanced Services option is the most full-featured SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition. It comes in at a hefty 727MB for the x86 version and 795MB for the x64 version. This installation option includes the basic SQL Server relational database engine, as well as SSMSE, support for full-text search, and support for Reporting Services. This Express version of Reporting Services works only with the local SQL Server 2008 R2 Express instance.
Learn more: Kevin Kline and Brent Ozar's Thoughts on SQL Server 2008 R2 Migration


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November 05. 2013 9:10PM
Pedestrian flown to Maine after hit and run accident in Rochester Tuesday
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ROCHESTER – Police are looking for the driver of a car that left the scene after hitting a man on Route 11 Tuesday evening.
Police, firefighters and emergency personnel responded around 6:45 p.m. after the 44-year-old man was struck by a car on Farmington Road – Route 11 – across from Hagan's Motor Pool near the Farmington town line.
The man - who suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries - was found lying in a grassy area just off the westbound lane, according to police.
Paramedics from Frisbie Memorial Ambulance drove the man to Skyhaven Airport, where he was flown by helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Police believe the man had been walking on the right side of the white fog line, close to the grassy shoulder and away from the travel portion of the road.
Police believe he was struck by an older model, full-size, dark-colored pickup truck which was traveling west. As a broken side mirror and directional light were found on the side of the road near the collision site, the truck may have damage to the passenger side, according to police.
Anyone with information can contact the Rochester Police Department at (603) 330-7127. Anonymous tips can be made via the Rochester Crimeline at 335-6500. All calls to the Rochester Crimeline will remain confidential and rewards may be given for information leading to an arrest. You can also text the Rochester Crimline at Crimes (274637) in the body write TEXT4CASH followed by your tip.


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