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Canadian firm D-Wave Systems unveiled and demonstrated today
what it calls "the world's first commercially viable quantum computer." Company
officials announced the technology at the Computer History Museum in
Mountain View, California in a demonstration intended to show how the machine
can run commercial applications and is better suited to the types of problems
that have stymied conventional (digital) computers.
The demonstration of the technology was held
at the Computer History Museum, but the actual hardware remained in Burnaby, BC
where it was being chilled down to 5 millikelvin, or minus 273.145 degrees
Celsius (colder than interstellar space), with liquid helium.
Quantum computers rely on quantum mechanics, the rules that
underlie the behavior of all matter and energy, to accelerate computation. It
has been known for some time that once some simple features of quantum
mechanics are harnessed, machines will be built capable of outperforming any
conceivable conventional supercomputer. But D-Wave explains that its new device
is intended as a complement to conventional computers, to augment existing
machines and their market, not to replace them.
To make the technology commercially applicable, D-Wave used the
processes and infrastructure associated with the semiconductor industry. The
D-Wave computer, dubbed Orion, is based on a silicon chip containing 16 quantum
bits, or "qubits," which are capable of retaining both binary values of zero
and one. The qubits mimic each others' values allowing for an amplification of
their computational power. D-Wave says that its system is scalable by adding
multiples of qubits. The company expects to have 32-qubit systems by the end of
this year, and as many as 1024-qubit systems by the end of 2008.
"D-Wave's breakthrough in quantum technology represents
a substantial step forward in solving commercial and scientific problems which,
until now, were considered intractable. Digital technology stands to reap the
benefits of enhanced performance and broader application," said Herb
Martin, chief executive officer.
Quantum-computer technology can solve what is known as
"NP-complete" problems. These are the problems where the sheer volume
of complex data and variables prevent digital computers from achieving results
in a reasonable amount of time. Such problems are associated with life sciences,
biometrics, logistics, parametric database search and quantitative finance,
among many other commercial and scientific areas.
As an example, consider the modeling of a nanosized
structure, such as a drug molecule, using non-quantum computers. Solving the Schrodinger Equation
more than doubles in difficulty for every electron in the molecule. This is
called exponential scaling, and prohibits solution of the Schrodinger Equation
for systems greater than about 30 electrons. A single caffeine molecule has
more than 100 electrons, making it roughly 10^44 times
harder to solve than a 30-electron system, which itself makes even high-end
supercomputers choke.
Quantum computers are capable of solving the Schrodinger
Equation with linear scaling exponentially faster and with exponentially less
hardware than conventional computers. For a quantum computers, the difficulty
in solving the Schrodinger Equation increases by a small, fixed amount for
every electron in a system. Even very primitive quantum computers will be
able to outperform supercomputers in simulating nature.
"Quantum technology delivers precise answers to
problems that can only be answered today in general terms. This creates a new
and much broader dimension of computer applications," Martin said.
"Digital computing delivers value in a wide range of
applications to business, government and scientific users. In many cases the
applications are computationally simple and in others accuracy is forfeited for
getting adequate solutions in a reasonable amount of time. Both of these cases
will maintain the status quo and continue their use of classical digital
systems," he said.
"It's rational to assume that quantum computers will
always contain a digital computing element thereby increasing the amortization
of investments already made while expediting the availability of the power of
quantum acceleration," he said.
For more technical information quantum computing, read
D-Wave founder and CTO Geordie Rose's


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This tiny ladybird was found on our dustbin lid today. Some-one suggested that it was a Harlequin but we said that it was too small & didn't have the big white patches either side of the head. Can you please confirm our thinking from our photos as we would like to enter it into the Survey for 2-Spot. J&G
I agree with you that this is a 2 spot ladybird, I had a look on the harlequin ladybird recording website http://www.harlequin-survey.org/recognition_and_distinction.htm# and if it was a harlequin the 2 red spots at the front of the wing cases would be set further back, also as you say it is much smaller than a harlequin, which are 6-8mm, at only 4-5mm,
I think it migth be a variation of Adalia bipunctata:
Its called Adalia bipunctata f. quadrimaculata
Thanks Samuel, it certainly looks like A. bi. quadrimaculata. J&G
Many thanks EMG. J&G


text: Former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassée shares his perspective on Apple's rumored "iWatch", noting that the company likely has very ambitious plans for the device given its focus on continually pushing forward the concept of a "personal computer". After walking through how Apple's iTunes Store, retail effort, software, and Apple TV all serve as ancillary offerings to support this positioning of the company's primary products as increasingly personal computers, Gassée argues that the iWatch is the next step in this progression and thus Apple will do much more than simply slap a previous-generation iPod nano into a wristband. Gassée's piece comes just as British newspaper The Observer has produced its own mockup of what an iWatch might look like given claims of Apple using Corning's bendable Willow Glass for the device. There is no reason to believe that The Observer has any more insight into the strongly rumored Apple research project than anyone else, but the graphics which accompany the article reproduced on the sister-paper Guardian website do give an interesting feel for the difference a curved glass display could make to a smart watch and the article offers an overview of how Apple might fit into the smart watch market still in its infancy. Article Link: Apple's Rumored iWatch as an 'Even More Personal Personal Computer'


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No more CBC and the Score for the Raptors it appears. All Raptors games next year to be shown on TSN, TSN2 and Sportnet which is now back.
Source - Click hereRogers Sportsnet, which got out of the basketball business three years ago, is getting back in.
Sources say the channel is about to finalize a three-year deal that will give it 35 Toronto Raptors games per season, as well as other National Basketball Association games. The 35 games will come at the expense of the CBC and The Score, neither of which will carry the Raptors next year.
TSN and TSN2 will share the remaining 47 Raptors games.


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ByDaisuke Wakabayashi
Nintendo's Wii U, the company's first new home videogame machine in six years, will finally reach the hands of consumers on Sunday when the new console goes on sale in the U.S.
The three-year development process of the Wii U offers a glimpse into how the Japanese videogame manufacturer comes up with its new consoles.
Around 2009, the company's top brass started looking into the idea of creating a game machine that offered a "second screen" controller. The managers saw it as a smart solution to overcome some of what it felt were the shortcomings of the Wii — mainly that the Wii was a secondary accessory to the television and not a primary device on its own.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said coming up with a promising idea is only the first step in the process. At that point, Nintendo sets about to create a rudimentary, homemade prototype to replicate what the game experience would be if the hardware was made.
This process can be challenging, because Nintendo's ideas tend to be a first-of-its-kind. At the time of the Wii U's infancy, there wasn't a broad range of tablets to replicate the new console's 6.2-inch touchscreen controllers.
"We have a team of people who are good at handicraft and they just go ahead and make these things," said Mr. Iwata. "We try to imagine that if we make this hardware, this is what it should be like and we try it out."
For the Wii U, Nintendo's development team hooked two Wii consoles together to work as a single device. One Wii served to deliver graphics for the "main screen" or what the players using the television would see. The other Wii was meant to replicate the experience of a second screen or what people using the Wii U controller, known as the GamePad, would see.
"Everyone here is really used to making games for the Wii, so we can make a lot of very different games very fast," said Mr. Iwata. "After you try dozens of different games, you get a good feeling or good response with a few of them."
Mr. Iwata said some of those early games served as the basis for "Nintendo Land," a collection of games that Nintendo will offer with the Wii U under its "Deluxe Set" for $349.
Nintendo said it doesn't necessarily introduce new hardware to fit the videogame industry's traditional five- to six-year replacement cycle. It launches a new hardware console when it feels like the previous machine is reaching its limit for new types of games.
According to Wedbush Securities, the Wii's annual sales have fallen rapidly in the past few years, from a peak of 21.4 million units sold to 11.2 million in 2011. Meanwhile, unit sales of Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation 3 have slowly climbed.
Mr. Iwata compared the process of developing the Wii U to when it made the Nintendo DS, a portable game machine introduced in 2004. The main feature of the DS was the two screens, one of which used touch technology. While that is quite common today, it was a nascent technology at the time.
To get a sense of what types of games it could create, Nintendo's game guru Shigeru Miyamoto, who is credited with creating many of the company's most popular games, started making games on personal digital assistants, or PDAs, to give a sense of the types of touch-based games the DS could offer.


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I had a whole long post but it got lost :( So I'm going to keep this one as short as possible... anywhoo..ReplyDelete
In the pics with Taylor and Mike, KStew's clothing is the same as in "some" of her pics with Anna. But in the last 9 pics with Anna she (KStew) is wearing different clothes and shoes.
So it seems they are shooting 2 seperate scenes and maybe.. they put Anna (Jessica) in the scene with Taylor and Mike too??? Or maybe she was just there talking to KStew because it looks like Anna is wearing the same clothes in all the shots.
Oh yeah and feel free to call me a nerd :P I so deserve it after that post LOL!ReplyDelete
So their combining Jessica nad Jacobs movie experience? Or we're they just shooting both scenes at the same time?ReplyDelete
I think they were just shooting both scenes at the same time. Maybe the clothes all look the same because they are monotone and bland. Do people in Forks wear any bright colors outside of prom?ReplyDelete
Oh and....Yay Taylor!
Why is Taylor (Jacob) running in that one pic??ReplyDelete
I don't remember him running in that part of the book...
I'm with lieke. Why is Jacob running? That's not right. He's not a wolf yet.ReplyDelete
I LOVE how sexy Jacob/Taylor looks in the picture where he's facing Mike.ReplyDelete
I'd say the combo - But I think the movie experience with Jessica is important (Plus I'd love to see more of Anna) because if we combine the Jacob, Mike, Bella date with the Bella and Jessica scene we get rid of the reason for Bella to want to build the bikes (how's she going to put herself in danger for the first time?). Sure Melissa has made it work.ReplyDelete
Maybe there is a combo of the scenes and Jacob is running to "save" Bella from college asshole guys?
Why is Kristen wearing black nike trainers like Rob Pattinson does??????????ReplyDelete
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Juju: I think Taylor's running because we want to see him running around looking yummy!ReplyDelete
Linda: I thought that too, lol - who can say "product placement"?!
- Julie M.May 2, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Are the other pictures worth looking at? I hate giving Lainey hits on her website. I don't really care for her.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 2, 2009 at 2:47 PM
wonder y hes running.....?? kstew looks adorable in the last one wait is there something beetween chris weitz legs in the 1st pic or is that just meReplyDelete
Linda, I was wondering the same thing.ReplyDelete
I think Kristen borrowed Rob's shoes, ha!


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Energy reporter O'Donnell talks climate change, power, water issues for Calif.
Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California wants to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, vastly increase the use of solar panels and ship more coal-fired power in from distant states. And with a hotter than usual summer forecast, California may be in for more electricity shortages. In today's OnPoint, San Francisco-based energy reporter and author Arthur O'Donnell talks about the popular but controversial governor's agenda on energy, water and other pressing environmental issues facing the nation's largest state.


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Thread: Slap Boxing! Caution Parents!!!
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Thanks everyone for you well wishes and concerns!!!
Zachary is doing great! They had to go in behind his ear and put a skin graft on the drum to help it heal. The doctor calls it a ear drum bandaid. We have one of the best doctors in town who did the surgery but he is one of the worst doctors in town with bedside manners. After the surgery we had a list of questions, for example how long must we wait. So we are in the recovery room waiting for him to show up and he never did!!! We asked the nurses about him and they said he never visits the parents or patient after surgery. Well Mrs. Z and I were Pissed Off!!! Zach does goes back to the doctors office on Thursday so we will then address our questions with the Doctor then.
On a good note!!!! The LS in now sitting in the boat lift. We took the our daughter knee boarding (of course it isn't time for me or Mrs. Z to get in the water yet, too cold) and then pulled the LS into the lift and hoisted her up. She ran great and she looks so good sitting in the lift ready for the next time! We had a very strange sighting though while out on the lake!!! Someone saw our boat last year and apparently went and bought an Outback that LOOKS just like our LS. The Brittnany Blue and tower and all!!! See we helped Moomba sell a boat. I wasn't able to run them down to speak to them (Eliza was kneeboarding which see can do for Hours!) but next time I see them I will meet them and find out where they got it. I will see if they are on the boards too.
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Please give Zach our best and hopes for a speedy recovery!
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I am confused?? MrsZ and I were dry.......I had on shorts and a t-shirt and Mrs. Z while in her bathing suit she stayed dry too?
Actually MrsZ might have gone but Friday night at Eliza's elementary school after school party MrsZ and I jumped in a sack together to show the kids how it is really done (sack races). Well I found out that the kids showed us how it is done and not only that somehow MrsZ tripped (said I tripped her) and when she pulled her foot out of the bag her big toe nail was almost ripped off (said I did it). So because of my June 1 rule, Zachary's ear, MrsZ toe we just have one qualified skier here to use the towing capabilities of our ski boat. The rest of us really enjoyed the riding around abilities of the roomy interior!!!
And again we were shocked to see our LS's little sister!!!!
05-07-2009, 03:03 PM #15Hey, Its Moomba time
Its all about the dash - enjoy the dash, as that is your time between the dates
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Heres an idea Z cant you get little Z a dry suit hat? I took my buddy out Wake Boarding a month ago and he had a dry suit hat. Not very expensive and it kept his whole dead dry. Only his face was able to get wet.
Maybe this will work and he can get some time in the water still?Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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Guys!!! Pat, Stacy!!!
It was an after school cookout with games and prizes and "Potatoe Sack" races. Ok the wife and I had high expectations and well...... we failed because we fell!!!
OK now sorry I have been gone and again I don't know if someone replies to my post, but I should have checked back sooner. Anyway here is the latest news!!!!
ONE Week and ONE day after Zachary's surgery I took him back to the Doctor for his post surgery check up. The doctor looks in his ear, mutters something turns to us and said "this boy is the swimmer right?" we said yes! Well he can go swimming now!!!! WHAT!!!! I said!!!! WHAT??? He told us that his ear drum had healed faster than 99.9 percent of the population! I had to ask again, "when can he swim" and the doctor says "today!" However the doc says he can't dive in the water, he can't go under more than a couple of inches. So Zachary went swimming in our pool when we got home. Of course I didn't call and tell his mother this (she had to work on an important project at work)! She came home, walked in and saw him in the pool!!!!! It was great!!!! She was yelling and screaming at him "what are you doing in the pool!!!" OK so I was a bad boy for a few minutes. He will line up for the back stroke this Thursday's meet which is his best stroke anyway. He has been at swimming practice all week with no problems.
OK OK how does this relate to skiing you are asking?? Of course I asked the doctor about that too! But with the stipulation that he wears a Pro-Tec Wake Junior with the EAR PADS! The doctor said yes, just make sure that it is tight. Well I did tell the doctor that for the first month he would wear the helmet and only kneeboard, then we will let him ski and wakeboard, ohhhhh and I forgot and surf (didn't want to disappoint you there Ed!).
Ok I am writing a book so this is the end, ah wait not done yet ....of course last weekend was Mama day so we went out of town and left the poor but gorgeous LS sitting in the lift! Come on Friday!!!!
Z - That's great news. Glad your boy is making a quick recovery. Guess you could truly say that boy of yours is "one in a million." Let us know how he does in his next swim meet. That sport is front and center in our family. - Deerfield2007 Outback - SOLD June 2016
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Awesome! Wish I could have been there for the G tirade. Ha Ha. Glad to hear the z-fish is back at it. Maybe we'll see you guys soon.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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Hey everyone! We go to Zach's doctor on Tuesday and see how his ear is going. We will see if we get to get into the water again.
We meant to go out today but spend most of the day (Zach and I) cleaning weeds out from around the boat dock. Man we got a huge pile of this stuff going. We even got creative and used a kayak and a rake on a rope to pull is Islands of this stuff t shore!
OH!!!! I got in the Lake Today!!!! I was stepping on a small tree that was overgrowing the bank (been wanting to get rid of that thing for a long time) anyway I had my weight on it and Zach was sawing it with a limb saw,(I was keeping the saw from binding on him). All of a sudden I heard a loud Snap and hey what do you know!!!! I finally got in the lake!!! It wasn't cold either!!!! I reached down into the mud to find my Birkie as quick as I could and got out of there though!!!! Never know where that little baby gator is going to be, yeah I got a neighbor feeding one!!!!


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November 14, 2012 - submitted by Walter, United Kingdom
Q. Hi Oracle, I saw Chris posted a picture on twitter of 'his view inside the studio'. Why were they at a studio? Thanks.
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Well Walter, you know that thing that musicians usually go into a studio for? Well, that's why. That's not unusual by the way but that's all I will say.


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The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Pat Langley of Austin, Texas, Austin Langley of Groves, Texas, and the late Eddie Morgan, Jr. and Jackie Morgan of Ponchatoula, La.
The prospective groom is the son of Cindy Osborne of Conway and Philip Osborne of North Little Rock. He is the grandson of the late Marion Cornett and Peggy Cornett of Conway.
Katie is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood education. She is employed as a substitute teacher. Joe is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art. He is the graphic design artist for the Nicholson Group in Russellville.
They plan to marry at 4 p.m. on April 27, 2013, at the Barn at Twin Oaks Ranch in Dardanelle. After a honeymoon in San Francisco, the couple plans to reside in Russellville.


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First-rounder Judge takes BP with Yanks in Oakland
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
OAKLAND -- The Yankees got an up-close look at outfielder Aaron Judge, one of their first-round selections in the First-Year Player Draft, as the slugger taken 32nd overall took batting practice on Tuesday at O.co Coliseum.
"He can hit some homers," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "The ball really jumps off his bat. Strong kid. He can hit line drives out of the ballpark. You think that they're good line drives in the gap, and they just keep going. He was pretty impressive today."
Judge, who stands a towering 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds, spent time in the clubhouse with the Yankees before Tuesday's series opener against the A's and said he is feeling "real confident" about signing with New York.
He also said that hitting on a big league diamond with the rest of the Yankees was a bit nerve-racking, and he hopes to be able to repeat the experience at Yankee Stadium.
"The first few rounds are kind of tough. Everybody's watching you, but after you take a few rounds and get loose and relax, it's pretty fun," Judge said.
Judge hails from nearby Linden, Calif., and attended Fresno State. He said the player he was most looking forward to meeting was Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.
"I've always loved watching him play. He's a great guy," Judge said. "I always wanted to meet him. I talked to him on the phone a couple of days ago; he called me. I was shocked. At first, I was sitting there and looked at my dad, 'This guy says he's Robinson Cano. I don't believe him.' It was unreal."
Gardner earns AL Player of the Week honors
OAKLAND -- When shortstop Derek Jeter went down due to injury this spring, manager Joe Girardi decided to slot outfielder Brett Gardner in as the Yankees' everyday leadoff hitter. Gardner has made it an easy call to keep writing his name atop the lineup, day after day.
Gardner has played in all of the Yankees' 64 games this season and is swinging a red-hot bat, earning American League Player of the Week honors last week after batting .520 (13-for-25) with a .556 on-base percentage, five doubles, one home run, six RBIs and five runs scored.
"He's really swinging the bat," Girardi said. "He's been a force at the top of our order, he's playing very good defense and running the bases. He's been locked in."
Gardner missed nearly all of last season with a right elbow injury suffered in April, but playing every day -- and batting leadoff -- has agreed with the speedster. He has hit in 15 of his last 17 games and entered play Tuesday batting .284 with six homers and 27 RBIs.
"It's just been good to be healthy and be out there," Gardner said. "I haven't really thought about it like that, but it's been good to be able to come to the filed knowing you're going to be leading off and playing center field. I guess it makes things a little easier, maybe."
Gardner said that he has tried to be more aggressive early in the count at the plate, and though he has stolen 10 bases in 15 tries, Gardner said that having Robinson Cano batting second has made him think twice about running on the basepaths.
"I know that's a big part of my game and I know I want to get into scoring position for Robbie, but early in the season I got thrown out with Robbie Cano at the plate and that's not something that I want to do," Gardner said.
Gardner has also done a nice job of barreling up the pitches he has seen, which accounts in part for his relative power surge -- his six homers are one shy of a career high, set in 2011, but he doesn't expect to be grouped with the Yanks' power hitters.
"I don't really worry about that. I might end up with six or seven home runs," Gardner said. "I might end up with 15 or something. My job is to get on base. If I turn on one and hit it good, then great, but I'm happier hitting line drives up the middle."
Pineda working toward big league return
OAKLAND -- The Yankees received another good report on right-hander Michael Pineda, who is progressing in his return from labrum surgery and could make his first big league start for the club this summer.
Pineda allowed an unearned run over 4 2/3 innings on Sunday for Class A Tampa at Lakeland. He is scheduled to make his next Minor League outing on Friday, either for Class A Charleston or Double-A Trenton.
"He was pretty good [Sunday]; threw some good changeups and was pretty good," manager Joe Girardi said. "You want to build from his last start, continue to build this kid up.
"I'm very happy with his progress so far and the way he's went about it. It's been a long time since he's pitched in the big leagues but he's went at it the right way."
Pineda, 24, was 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 28 starts for the Mariners in 2011. He missed all of last season due to the labrum injury, which he suffered in Spring Training with the Yankees.
Yankees announce 'Tribute to Heroes' hopefuls
OAKLAND -- Three Yankees fans have been announced as part of a "Tribute for Heroes" campaign organized by Major League Baseball and People Magazine, honoring the nation's veterans and military service members.
The candidates selected to represent the Yankees are:
Kalynn Casey of Phelan, Calif., a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and now an Airborne Army medic who has served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and was among some of the first-ever female cultural support team members for special forces. While in Afghanistan, Kalynn ran a local medical facility for women and children. She is also an athlete and has been a member of the Army 10-miler team, winning the Army 10-mile race with the Fort Bragg team in Washington, D.C.
JW Cortes of Jersey City, N.J., who has had a 10-year career in the New York City MTA Police Department after serving in the Marine Corps from 1994 to 2007. He was twice awarded the Navy Marine Corps Achievement medal and has been named Marine of the Year. His 4-year-old son was diagnosed with autism and Cortes is a self-proclaimed warrior for Autism Speaks, as well as the Wounded Warrior Project.
Jonathan Popovich of Pompton Lakes, N.J., who served with the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq in 2003 as part of the initial invasion force. He has received many military honors including a Combat Action Badge, the Bronze Star Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Ranger Tab. He is now a readjustment counselor at a local Vet Center and has organized dozens of programs and outreach events while providing counseling to returning veterans and their families.
Voting will be conducted at TributeForHeroes.com through June 30, with 30 winners to be recognized before the All-Star Game on July 16 at Citi Field.
Bombers bits
• Jeter is continuing to hit off a tee at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla., as well as fielding ground balls on the grass. He is scheduled to be seen on Thursday by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C., and could be cleared for full baseball activities after that visit.
• Kevin Youkilis returned to the Yankees' lineup on Tuesday after lower back tightness kept him out of Sunday's series finale against the Mariners in Seattle. Youkilis said his back felt a little stiff after sliding into first base on a defensive play, and Girardi said having two full days off probably helped.
• On this date in 2003, six Astros pitchers combined to no-hit the Yankees, 8-0, at the original Yankee Stadium. The feat set a record for most pitchers to combine in a no-hitter and marked the first time the Yankees had been no-hit at home since 1952.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Do you think my daughter has separation anxiety?
My daughter is 10 months old now and I am a stay at home mother (although our friends and their 3 little ones are staying with us because they hit a rough spot financially....
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Testifying before a field hearing of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, the farmers said passing the bill before the current legislation expires in September would make it easier for them to plan and invest in their operations. Friday's meeting at Arkansas State University was the third of four nationwide field hearings the panel is holding as it begins work on the legislation.
"It is critically important to provide certainty to those of us involved in production agriculture since we make long-term investment decisions based on federal farm policy," said Walter Corcoran, a Eufala, Ala., farmer who plants several crops, including cotton and corn.
Most of the farmers who testified told lawmakers they're worried about the effect that cutting or eliminating subsidies, especially direct payments to farmers, would have on agriculture.
"We're entering the farm bill debate at a disadvantage if one of the main things that works for us is the direct payment and that is the one thing that's going to be eliminated under this bill," said Paul Combs, who farms rice, soybeans, cotton, corn and wheat in Missouri.
Randy Veach, president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, said that eliminating direct payments to farmers would have a $243 million impact on Arkansas' economy. He said federal crop insurance would not be enough to replace those payments.
"We must as a country get our house back in order, and agriculture is ready to do our part," said Veach, who farms cotton, rice, corn, wheat and soybeans in east Arkansas. "But we cannot balance our federal budget on the backs of agriculture."
The heads of the House and Senate agriculture committees have said they will shave $23 billion from farm and food aid programs over the next decade. Arkansas congressman Rick Crawford, who hosted Friday's hearing, said he thinks some direct payments can be kept while making those cuts.
"I would not say the direct payment is dead, per se, but it's certainly going to be challenging to keep it in place," Crawford said after the hearing.
The meeting included Agriculture Committee chairman Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, and Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.
The hearing was held in Crawford's farm-heavy district as the freshman Republican faces a difficult re-election bid. Last year, the state Legislature added more traditionally Democratic counties to the east Arkansas district. The audience for Friday's hearing included prosecutor Scott Ellington and economist Gary Latanich, who are seeking the Democratic nomination along with state Rep. Clark Hall for Crawford's seat.
State Democrats blasted Crawford for voting for a Republican budget proposal a day earlier that included $30 billion in cuts to agriculture programs.
"While Congressman Rick Crawford may claim that he is working for Arkansas farmers, he has a disastrous record on agriculture issues," the state party said in a statement issued during the hearing.
Crawford dismissed the criticism and said he wants to tackle the nation's deficit without disproportionately hurting farmers.
"The fact is we have a serious budget situation, and you heard the testimony from witnesses here today and without exception they understand that we do have to take some drastic measures," Crawford said. "The common theme being that they don't want it to be inordinate or disproportionate to agriculture, and I share that sentiment."


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Mobile phone users around the country and the world have noticed for a long time now that their cellular signal drops inside the home or office. This loss of coverage makes sense with the added interference of actually penetrating the walls of a building and competing with other wireless signals that are often very prolific inside a home or office.
For mobile phone users that want to drop landlines or who already have made the move to mobile phone only, the lack of coverage inside the home is a huge issue that can leave you without service or with poor service. Many of the largest cellular providers are looking at solutions to this problem and one of the most promising answers is the femtocell.
A femtocell is exactly what the word sounds like, a small cellular tower built into a package resembling a Wi-Fi router. The femtocell provides a usable wireless signal inside the home or office. The femtocell is good for the cellular provider in one aspect because it sends voice traffic over a user's broadband network and the carrier doesn't have to pay for the traffic.
The drawback for carriers to providing the femtocell to customers is the cost. Currently a femtocell costs in the area of $200, though the price is expected to drop to near $150 as more makers enter the market. To get customers to adopt the technology the carrier would have to subsidize the cost.
Sprint's trial femtocells cost $49.99 cost to the subscriber. Sprint also provides unlimited calls in the home to femtocell users for an additional $15 per month. Sprint spokesperson Emmy Anderson says that feedback on the femtocells has been good and there has been no interference between the femtocell and cellular tower.
Many customers will view the femtocell as an extra cost to get what they already pay for—a usable signal. Despite what may present a prejudice in a subscribers mine, Verizon announced at CTIA that it would be deploying femtocells in 2008. Verizon declined to give any specifics on its femtocells like cost and availability.
For some potential users of femtocells a big drawback could be the addition of another box into the home that already has a cable modem, wireless router, home phone, cable box and more to deal with. A French company called Thomson may have the answer to that problem; it is working on a femtocell that is built into a Wi-Fi router.


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Chinese toddler in Hong Kong street stirs online firestorm
A new, social media-fuelled controversy is aggravating tensions between Hong Kong and China, which has ruled the territory since 1997. Footage emerged online last week of an incident in which a toddler - the child of mainland Chinese tourists - was seen urinating in a Hong Kong street.
In the video, an angry, hectoring crowd in Mong Kok, a packed shopping district popular with Chinese tourists, surrounds the family, causing the child to cry. The parents try to grab the memory card of someone in the crowd who had filmed the child. People in the crowd shout at the family in Cantonese, as the parents respond in Mandarin. The mother was reportedly arrested for allegedly slapping someone.
The video went viral, playing to the long-standing frustrations of Hong Kong residents who resent the influx of mainlanders into their city. Hong Kong's commerce secretary used the occasion to urge residents to calmly teach their mainland brethren better manners, a statement that, while aimed at being conciliatory, smacked of condescension.
Every year, some 30 million to 40 million Chinese tourists visit Hong Kong, which maintains its own immigration and customs controls. In the past, Hong Kongers have rallied against all sorts of perceived Chinese invasions: from pregnant mainlanders taking up space in hospitals to Chinese shoppers buying up Hong Kong-produced infant formula (rather than risk potentially tainted supplies on the mainland).
Epithets have been traded. Some Hong Kongers refer to the mainlanders derogatorily as "locusts," while a Chinese professor triggered a ruckus in 2012 when he labelled Hong Kongers the "dogs" of the lapsed British empire.
China's netizens have also responded to the anti-mainland prejudices. According to Shanghaiist, an online campaign kicked up in the wake of last week's toddler episode that called for more Chinese tourists to take their children to Hong Kong to pee in more streets. In response, some Hong Kong protesters mimicked going to the toilet atop of portraits of Chairman Mao.
The Global Times, a Beijing-based state newspaper, issued a stern editorial on the matter, condemning Hong Kong's coterie of "hooligans":
This handful of radicals in Hong Kong remind us of the rampant skinheads and neo-Nazis in Europe. Xenophobia is the cult of these groups. Their opinions have an effect on public opinion, but their actions will usually make trouble for mainstream society.
But it went on to add, perhaps more reasonably:
Hong Kong returned to China not long ago, which means it is still a young member in this big Chinese family.
It is unavoidable that some troublemakers will keep posing challenges to society.
But it must be noted that these people cannot be dealt with at the cost of the harmony of the whole nation.
Patriotism demands this massive country should have a certain tolerance for frictions within different groups.
The concern in Hong Kong over the mainland "threat" isn't just about urine in the streets and baby formula off store shelves. Hong Kong residents are seeing an erosion of political freedoms as Beijing's authority tightens over the restless special administrative region. In February, a prominent journalist known for his work covering human rights and corruption was targeted in a mysterious knife attack. The violence raised fears of censorship and of darker forces from the mainland subduing Hong Kong's noisy public sphere.
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Hello everyone! This is the blog for the class! I'll be posting some activities / handouts / homework / pieces of writing and many other interesting resources. You'll be able to find some websites and other useful material. Visit it regularly, please!


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My first Camera
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
I bought this product a year ago along with a Pionneer AVH-X3500BHS and it worked and did the job until water got into the back of the camera. They should have said to seal the back of the camera where the wires come out. The picture was decent during the day and was grainy at night but still did the job. The lack of grid-lines made it hard to determine how far away things were and the fish eye effect grew worse as the months went on.
Pros: Wiring was easy, great during the day, easy to install
Cons: Exposed back, grainy at night, eventually got a fish eye effect


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[Verse 1: Trofee]
What you know about the good dying young
And those who cry among the ones who still need 'em
Chest tight from all the grieving
All the memories are just deceiving, sights of 'em still breathing
From the unsung heroes dying everyday just fighting for our freedom
The seasons changing, think it's time the kings fall
Down from our pedestals, sit back, and watch it all
Everything we took for granted, everything we're handed
Let's tumble back to earth
'The space shuttle has landed'
Ok, now you listening
Life can be a fountain of wealth, and mine's been glistening
Just take a look at yourself, don't be mistaken
It's a big white canvas called life, so what you painting kid?
[Hook: Lil Wayne]
Now tell me how you love it
You know you at the top when only heaven's right above it
We on, its young money motherfucker
If you ain't running with it, run from it mother fucker alright
Now somebody shed some money in this bitch
And I got my B's with me like some honey in this bitch, ya dig?
I got my gun in my boo purse
And I don't buzz back, because I shoot first
[Verse 2: Polzin]
Listen for a second I'll be your corrective lenses
Put life in perspective by affecting all your senses
Who knows why a person feels the need to feed pretenses?
Toothpaste fights the sour taste from all the fake defenses
Man, don't be a character in someone else's dream
When you should be in your bed, your head on your own pillow seam
Stop and take some time and find out what your life is missing
And go get it, can't afford to waste a minute bullshitting
I guarantee you'll miss your shot if you don't choose to take it
Something's sleeping inside you, you can choose to awake it
Or try and sell a lie, but only you lose if you fake it
Cruising wasted lanes, I'm making gains from your mistakes bitch


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Sometimes a ballplayer chooses a worthy cause and other times a worthy cause chooses the ballplayer, as was the case with Jamey Carroll.
The Rockies' popular utility player knew it was his duty to come to the assistance of his hometown of Newburgh, Ind., after it was devastated by a rare fall tornado on Nov. 6, 2005.
"Home is where it's all about for me," said Carroll, who has played second base, third base, shortstop and in the outfield this season to help the Rockies reach the World Series.
Carroll has made himself available to a variety of charities and community causes during his six seasons in the Major Leagues, but rebuilding in the aftermath of the tornado became a special mission because his roots in southern Indiana are deep and permanent, even though the 33-year-old Carroll has moved to Rockledge, Fla.
The storm, which struck at 2 a.m., ripped through a trailer park, clipped a corner of Evansville and then damaged scores of homes in Newburgh.
"The width of the tornado was five football fields wide," Carroll said. "It changed the landscape."
"I had some real good friends and friends' parents homes that have been rebuilt. I'm fortunate my family was only on the outskirts of all of it.
"I wanted to find out if there was any way to help. Family members came in and helped with the cleanup. At the time, I had a foundation (T.W.O.) where I was playing, in Washington, D.C., and I called upon them and teammates and friends to try to donate something we could do to help people in the area."
Carroll has been back several times and is still stunned by the changed landscape.
"Where there were trees is now wide-open land," he said. "You see rebuilding. They've done a great job trying to restore things. My wife and I went and gave out gift certificates to get new clothes, get some food.
"With one of the churches back home, we helped give kids some gifts. It was coming up on the holiday season and people lost a lot. We helped as many families as we could. It was enough to help out a handful of families."
Celebrities and athletes have come through in disasters before, and this is no exception. When private individuals are attracted to donate by an athlete spearheading the assistance, so much the better.
"People come to you because you have that platform to call upon people," he said. "I was able to call upon a bunch of teammates and friends in baseball, and in Baseball Chapel.
"When you become a part of a family like that, guys are willing to help. In a sense, as a teammate, you are family. Something personal to you has been affected."
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Genex Leads Industry's TPI and LNM Rankings
Genex Cooperative, Inc. sires dominate the top spots on both the official Top 100 TPI and daughter-proven Lifetime Net Merit (LNM) lists. For TPI, 1HO09527 MASSEY ranks number one with 1HO08784 FREDDIE fourth and 1HO09167 O-STYLE fifth. On the LNM list, FREDDIE ranks number one with MASSEY second, 1HO08777 AWESOME third and O-STYLE fifth.
Those industry leaders are backed by 26 Genex sires over +3.0 Sire Conception Rate and eight new genomic releases over +$700 LNM.
Of those eight new releases, 1HO10490 GALAXY debuts at +$866 and +2478 TPI. He's an all-round bull with over a ton of milk, over 150 pounds combined Fat and Protein, +2.99 PTA Type and +2.28 Udder Composite.
1HO10497 SAJAC is a +3.70 PTAT bull. The sought-after sire of sons also transmits outstanding udders (+3.12 Udder Comp.) and feet and legs (+3.03 Foot & Leg Comp.).
At +$770 LNM, 1HO10601 DYMON has a profitable combination of Milk (+1716), confirmation (+2.43 PTAT) and longevity (+6.7 Productive Life). According to Genex fertility data, DYMON also has an excellent GenCheck rating.
1HO10602 ACTUAL is over +2.20 for PTAT, Foot & Leg Composite and Udder Composite. Health traits are his forte too with a +6.9 Productive Life and 6% Daughter and Sire Calving Ease.
1HO10617 SERGIO (Bowser x Nifty) offers outcross potential and transmits super health traits: a +7.2 Productive Life for seven months of additional productivity and a +2.0 Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR) for daughters that settle well. With a 6% Sire Calving Ease, SERGIO is an excellent fit for heifer pens.
The +$722 LNM 1HO10484 LASZLO, hailing from the GENESIS Cooperative Herd, is an overall udder improver with notably strong fore udder attachments and good udder height and width. He also promotes low Somatic Cell Score, longevity (+6.0) and daughter fertility.
1HO10133 RADISSON is one of the industry's first Sebastian sons. He will produce medium-sized cows and fertile daughters that possess great longevity. RADISSON earns a place in heifer breeding programs with his 6% Sire Calving Ease.
Rounding out the eight new releases over +$700 LNM is 1HO10485 MUSIC MAN (Trigger x Ramos). MUSIC MAN offers exceptional health traits equating to daughters that both breed back (+2.3 DPR) and last.
For more information on the Genex lineup, visit www.crinet.com.
Genex is a subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International (CRI), a member-owned holding cooperative. The mission statement summarizes the goal of CRI: "To provide products and services as effectively as possible to maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while maintaining a strong cooperative."


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Stephen Fry's Norwich City scarf stolen
PUBLISHED: 20:08 15 November 2012
©Archant Photographic 2010
A Norwich City FC scarf donated by lifelong fan Stephen Fry has been stolen from a Peterborough charity shop.
Mr Fry was one of a number of celebrities to donate coats and scarves to Age UK's Spread the Warmth campaign to support the elderly in winter.
The scarf dates back to the Canaries' 2004/5 Premiership season and had been on display in the shop for several days, ready to go on sale on Monday.
It is believed to have been taken this morning.
Hugh Forde, from Age UK, said the organisation was "deeply disappointed" by the theft.
Appealing for it to be returned, he added: "The scarf was a great asset to the campaign."
Others donors include The Saturdays' Mollie King, Geri Halliwell, The Great British Bake Off's Mary Berry and Downton Abbey actress Joanne Froggatt.
The charity is selling the coats and scarves at various branches throughout the UK.


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Throwback Thursday: Every Mac User's Dream
In my last Throwback Thursday post, I explained how I went from being an early Accordance user to unexpectedly landing a part-time job with the company. I wasn't the first employee of Accordance Bible Software, but I am the longest running, having remained with the company for nearly twenty years now.
As I explained in my last post, I started with the company when Accordance 1.1a—a minor update which added support for the tagged Septuagint—was about to be released.
At that point in time, Accordance was narrow in scope but remarkably deep. By "narrow in scope" I mean that it only offered original language texts and English translations. There were no tools like commentaries or dictionaries, no user notes, and no English Bibles with Strong's numbers—all relatively standard features in more mainstream Bible programs. Still, Accordance was so deep, offering powerful grammatical searching with an easy interface, along with groundbreaking new features like analyses and graphs of search results, that early adopters were overwhelmingly enthusiastic.
The first projects I worked on were new English translations such as the New Jerusalem Bible and the Jewish Publication Society's Tanakh. It was exciting to be among the first to play with new Accordance modules like these, but the best part of the job was when I got to see what our lead programmer (he was our only programmer at the time) was working on for Accordance 2.0. Occasionally he would even ask for feedback or suggestions on how best to interface a particular feature.
This, of course, was every Mac user's dream. After all, most Mac users at that time quickly came to regard themselves as human interface experts, ruthlessly critiquing applications that were not "Mac-like" and looking down our noses at another computer operating system that was then surging in popularity. As I began to make contributions to the interface of Accordance, I began to see that good interface design is a lot harder than it looks. You have to think through how each new feature is going to remain consistent with the rest of the interface. You have to try to anticipate all the ways your users may interact with that feature, and do your best to adapt to their "mistakes." You have to look ahead to how users may want this new feature to be expanded in the future, and do your best to avoid potential obstacles to that expansion. I often found—and still find—that even my most brilliant interface suggestions have to be refined considerably before they can account for all these different variables. And even then, you can expect to refine the interface further after a new feature is released and users start putting it through its paces.
My two biggest contributions to the interface of Accordance 2.0 had to do with the design of the Amplify palette and the new Parallels window. Accordance 1.1a featured a roughly square floating palette with buttons for features like Context, the Plot (now called the Hits Graph), the Analysis, the Table, and the Parsing window. These buttons were arranged in two rows, beneath which was an option to display instant parsing for any word you hovered your mouse over.
As a user, I found that there was never a convenient place to put this palette without either obscuring some part of the main Accordance window or forcing me to make the main window smaller than I wanted. What's more, this problem was about to be exacerbated by the addition of new buttons for all of the features we would be adding to Accordance 2.0. I puzzled over the question of how to redesign this palette to make the best use of screen space. Eventually, it hit me that we could make the palette much less obtrusive by splitting it in two. I suggested that the instant parsing feature be given its own horizontally-oriented palette that could be placed neatly at the bottom of the screen. The Amplify palette could then be oriented vertically with a single column of buttons. This palette could then be placed along the left or right edge of the screen, leaving nearly the whole screen for the main Accordance window.
More difficult was the design of the new Parallels window, which would display several new databases of parallel passages such as those found in the Synoptic Gospels or in Kings and Chronicles. The basic interface was visually similar to that of the main search window, with an area at the top where you could enter a search, and panes at the bottom that would display the text of each parallel passage. But there was a key difference that made the design of this window challenging. When you entered a search, you were not searching the text of the Bible that would be displayed in the parallel panes. Instead, you were searching a database of parallel passages, such as places where Jesus talks about prayer or parallel accounts of a king's reign. Thus, when you search for "prayer" in the Gospels parallel, the result should be a list of parallel passages with the word "prayer" in their title. Once I understood the challenge of where to place this list of passages, I went home and began drawing mockups of how I thought the Parallels window should be arranged. The design I eventually came up with has remained relatively unchanged to this day.
Over the years, the Accordance interface team has grown to include programmers and graphic designers with far more expertise than I have, and they deserve much of the credit for all the design improvements in Accordance 10. Still, being a part of these discussions has always been one of my favorite things about working for Accordance. After all, what Mac user wouldn't love the chance to contribute to a program's interface?
Accordance 2.0 was released in April of 1996, a little more than two years after the program's debut. In terms of additional functionality, it was a huge upgrade, adding dictionaries, commentaries, parallels, user notes, reference lists, and more. With version 2.0, Accordance went from being a specialized tool for original language research to a fairly well-rounded Bible program suitable for anyone.
Last week I invited users who began with Accordance 1.0 to leave a comment reminiscing about their experiences. This week I want to ask those of you who started with Accordance 2.0 to do the same. If you do, we'll give you a $20 credit toward your next Accordance purchase. Just be sure to post your comment by March 20, and give us your full name.


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Q&A: Matching Shoes to Dress
Q: For a cocktail party in June, I plan to wear a Marc by Marc Jacobs dress. It's knee-length and ruffled, and has a mauve background with pink, fuschia, and pewter-blue flowers, with brown stems [and] a royal blue waist tie. The shoes paired with it at the store where I bought it were blue patent leather sandals with about a two-inch stiletto heel, a little high for my taste. What other color shoes would you suggest wearing with it? Do I have to look for blue shoes?
A: No, you don't have to look for blue shoes. The general rule is that a shoe is usually in the same color family as the outfit it is accompanying, but not necessarily an exact match. Often times, when you make an exact match, the result comes out too "matchy matchy." Not to mention the difficulty in finding the exact match in the first place.
There are a lot of colors represented in the dress, so you have a lot of leeway here. You might want to try some shade of pink–or even tan, to bring out the brown of the stems. Both colors would likely work with other items in your closet as well. Remember, however, that shoes in vivid colors attract attention–and consequently make your feet look bigger. For such shoes, I'd recommend sticking to barer styles that are easier to wear.
As for type of shoe, for the dress that you described, I'd recommend a kitten heel. A low, delicate heel is a lot easier to wear than the stilettos you described. Plus, I think the kitten heel is more versatile, as it works with both cocktail clothes and work attire.
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A Texas beauty queen who was dethroned because of bad behavior and weight gain has won back her crown -- and prize scholarship -- in court.
Seventeen-year-old Domonique Ramirez told MSNBC a Miss Bexar County official told her to "lay off the tacos" and was "shocked" when she got an e-mail in January that recanted her title.
"I didn't fight for the crown, I fought for the principle of the fact," Ramirez said about the lawsuit.
During the two-month long battle, pageant officials argued that the beauty queen was required by contract to keep her weight at the time of the Miss San Antonio pageant, according to Reuters. The Associated Press reports she is now a size 2.
"Domonique is not fat by any stretch of the imagination," Pageant Chairwoman Linda Woods testified. "But her appearance in a bikini was one of the major strengths she brought to the title." Woods also blamed Ramirez for bringing up "tacos" in conversation that she was not racist, the San Antonio Express reported.
Woods and pageant officials claimed weight wasn't even the biggest issue. They said Ramirez failed to appear at scheduled events or showed up late, did not write thank you notes, wore a skirt "too short" at an event, and appeared at a bridal show in a wedding dress officials thought was inappropriate for a 17-year old.
But Ramirez' attorney said that the officials were being too harsh. During the trial, jurors passed around a picture of the petite teenager in a blue bikini from the photo shoot that pageant officials said was "unusable."
Ramirez is now preparing for Miss Texas, but Woods said she wants nothing to do with her. "I'm sorry, there's no way I would represent her as talent. She's trouble," Woods told The Associated Press.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Selected Reading: Miss San Antonio Website, MSNBC, The Huffington Post


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There was a moment while sitting in the Del Ricco's apartment earlier this week in Baltimore as I was holding the microphone up to George's mouth as he held Baby Ava that has changed me forever.
I was honored to be one of the few journalists that was invited into the DelRicco's fragile and healing world in suburban Baltimore, and I was there to help, as I wanted nothing more than to use the medium and reach of my public radio show to allow the family to tell their story.
The magnitude of what this family is going through is only seemingly superseded by the amount of love they have for one another, and their appreciation for the amount of support complete strangers in this community have showered them with.
Ava was nestled in George's big strong arms as little girls often do, and as George answered one of my questions with a courage and candid honesty I highly doubt I could ever have, Ava turned her head and stared at me. Perhaps she had heard a new voice and wanted to investigate or maybe she was responding to when I gently tickled her little toe.
The doctors are unsure what Ava can see at this point, due to the injuries to her brain stem, but her parents told me that sometimes she will look at you like she's peering through you, and into your soul.
I felt that very thing, as she looked in my direction, and that moment stuck with me, almost causing me to break down in the interview, but I will admit, it brought me to tears several separate times during my drive home in a torrential downpour, and I know that I will never forget that shared moment with this beautiful little miracle child.
The late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said "Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart."
I've read that quote a few times in my life, and while I always thought it to be tremendously profound, to be completely honest, it meant nothing more than fleeting inspiration to something I had yet to experience or comprehend in any moment in my life other than that miraculous moment of euphoria when my own children were born.
The DelRiccos now cling to little moments, and those moments are both a fuel to help them carry on through the darkest of days, and a currency that makes them rich in one way, and in another way, may not be transferable in the harsh realities of harsh reality. They can't undo what has been done, and they can only hold onto each other and walk together into the great unknown with the love they have in their hearts.
There was once a world filled with the same dreams and excitement of raising their young family on the coast as my wife and I had when we moved here from Philly to raise ours.
Sage loved her preschool, Ava loved playing dress up and going to the beach. George and Anne Marie were excited about this coastal paradise, and that dream was shattered in just one reckless and selfish moment by a man who was high on drugs and driving out of control.
Every moment is a small miracle and a huge milestone for this healing family. Take, for instance, when Ava smiled for the first time a few weeks ago, or when she was taken off the breathing tube in the hospital just two weeks after the accident when doctors feared she may never do so, or when she calls out for her "momma" in a way that only a sweet 2-year-old can.
Those are the moments that no words are true enough or powerful enough to explain or quantify.
This weekend, there will be several fundraisers all focused to raise as much money for the family to help fund Ava's expensive medical treatments and rehabilitation that she will need for the foreseeable future.
And they need us now more than ever.
Sometimes as a journalist, you desensitize yourself to the magnitude of the things you are covering as a coping mechanism, and whatever feeble wall I tried to build around myself to "do my job properly" was broken down the moment I laid eyes on that little angel and her family. And unfortunately, the media often takes tragedies like this and turns them into "exclusive" sit downs and ratings drivers for sweeps week, and that is honestly something that sickens me about the profession.
But in all my years of doing this, my afternoon with the DelRiccos changed me and my outlook on all of this: what I do for a living and how I do it, and who I am as a man, a father and an artist.
It shouldn't be about who gets the exclusive interview, what this family needs is for the most amount of people possible to hear this story and for once, use the 24-hour stream of information for good and important things like helping real people and their innocent children who are enduring the most heinous examples of how unfair life can be.
We've seen a bit of this on the Internet with the Ava YouTube videos, which are on the verge of going viral. A thought, a prayer, a video, a link can be sent out into the world and it can snowball and all of a sudden, there is a community of strangers all unified in a cause, which in this case, is trying to help a sweet little girl and her loving family have the best future they can together.
So go to these events, give what you can, and keep on with the support and the prayers, because it means more to this family than can be put into words, and you are becoming a part of something that is nothing short of a miraculous series of moments that are happening right now in the lives of the DelRiccos.
There's a picture next to Ava's crib of little Ava the day before the accident. Ann Marie says Ava was "her little over-achiever", and if you think about it, based on how far she's come, she still is over-achieving and defying the odds, but there is still a long and hard road ahead.
The DelRicco's have begun this new chapter of their lives, and they admit to feeling very alone as they walk into the great unknown of their daughter's future.
But, they don't have to go it alone, and I implore you with all my heart, having had the privilege to experience the love they have for each other for just a few hours, to help and don't forget them.
We can walk beside them and maybe in doing so, we can be a part of a series of moments that are unutterable fulfillments of things that cannot be explained by those symbols we call words.
Because i I'm being honest, as both a dad and a journalist, I reckon the language of the heart probably sounds a lot like the voice of a little girl, and that is beauty and truth, and everything that is good in this world.
(The writer is the host of Coastal Connection, a public radio show which airs Fridays at noon on WRAU 88.3 FM. You can hear Bryan's conversation with the DelRicco's at www.wamucoast.org.)


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Buchholz tosses 71 pitches in final rehab start
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz, the team's ace during the early part of the season, fired 3 2/3 innings in his final rehab appearance for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night.
Pitching in a playoff game at Rochester, Buchholz gave up four hits and two runs, walking two and striking out five. He threw 71 pitches, 52 of them for strikes.
Buchholz, who went 9-0 with a 1.71 ERA in 12 starts before being sidelined with a right bursa sac strain, is expected to rejoin Boston's rotation next week during a three-game road series against the Rays.
Manager John Farrell confirmed that someone will have to come out of the rotation to make way for Buchholz, but he wasn't ready to make an announcement before Thursday's game against the Yankees.
"We've not met internally to say who that's going to be removed from the rotation nor have we met with the individual it would affect," Farrell said. "We've waited just to get through tonight and to assess where [Buchholz] is at physically and from a fundamental standpoint, and we'll go from there."
Ryan Dempster, who defeated the Tigers on Wednesday night, would seem to be the likeliest candidate to come out of the rotation.
Salty expected to return against Yankees
NEW YORK -- The Red Sox were missing an important bat Thursday for the third straight game, as catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia remained idled with an ailing back for Thursday's opener of a four-game showdown with the Yankees.
The good news, manager John Farrell said, is that Saltalamacchia was expected to resurface at some point over the weekend.
"Well we expect him to be in the lineup sometime in this series," Farrell said. "He's getting better with daily treatment. He still has some other functional activity and testing to go through but he went out and threw today. So some of the rotational stuff is not as hindering as it was just a couple of days ago. We do expect him back on the field this weekend."
Instead of giving the start to backup David Ross, Farrell instead went with No. 3 catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
Ross had played the last two days.
"Yeah, there was a combination of things and as well as [Ivan] Nova's pitched over the last couple of months, particularly the use of his breaking ball, we just felt maybe a better matchup offensively as well with Ryan, and that's where we are today," Farrell said.
It was Lavarnway's first start for the Red Sox since Aug. 15.
Dempster goes from focal point to spectator
NEW YORK -- When the Red Sox and Yankees last met, on Aug. 18, Ryan Dempster was right in the middle of the action. After three inside pitches on Alex Rodriguez, the righty hit the slugger to finish the at-bat. He was later suspended for five games.
Dempster pitched Wednesday night at Fenway, so he will not pitch in this four-game series at Yankee Stadium. If Dempster had pitched in the Bronx, it would have most likely been a hostile environment.
"I like to pitch whenever my day is to pitch, so it just worked out that way," Dempster said. "I was glad to go out and get a win out there yesterday. I'll be leading the cheering on in our dugout for a few days."
The Yankees did not retaliate in that Sunday night game against the Red Sox. Instead, they let their bats do the talking in a comeback victory that some credit as the key to New York's recent resurgence.
"Our team is just worried about playing the best baseball we can," Dempster said. "We just played a really good homestand. We beat a really good team two out of three games. We're just worried about going out and winning today's game."
Dempster was asked if he had received much reaction from opposing players since the plunking of A-Rod.
"No reaction," Dempster said. "I've just been going about my work and getting ready for my next start after my next start and just trying to be as prepared as I can and just pitch better. That's been my main goal. I think this time of year everybody is focused on their team and trying to go out there and be ready and push hard through September. That's what we're trying to do here."
With rotation full, Webster could work in relief
NEW YORK -- Hard-throwing prospect Allen Webster, who was inconsistent as a starter for the Red Sox earlier this season, might get a chance out of the bullpen down the stretch.
Rated the organization's No. 3 prospect by MLB.com, Webster will get some work in relief during Triple-A Pawtucket's playoff series against Rochester.
"Could very well be," manager John Farrell said of the chance of Webster getting some work in Boston's bullpen. "If he comes to us, we look at the rotation being full. So just with the number of available starts we have and the potential of another power arm that we'll take a look in the bullpen and see where it goes the remainder of this month."
With Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey out for the season with injuries, the Red Sox have scrambled a little for righty setup help in front of closer Koji Uehara.
One thing that has clearly helped is the emergence of Brandon Workman.
"Obviously he can give multiple innings, but in a leverage situation we've come to trust his composure and his mound presence to be able to execute in those situations," Farrell said.
Workman came up as a starting pitcher and could get back to that role next year.
"We fully believe he can be a starting pitcher," general manager Ben Cherington said. "Obviously the need right now is in the 'pen. We'll reassess that in the offseason and going into Spring Training. We know he's capable of being a starting pitcher."
Workman's flexibility only makes him a more valuable asset.
"I think he's proven he can do both, and that's great," Cherington said. "We'll see what happens down the road. We haven't talked to him."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Eagle (shown at left) runs daily each way between Chicago and San Antonio. Three days a week, part of the train is coupled onto the Sunset Limited at San Antonio and continues on to Los Angeles. The Eagle then reverses the process from LA back to San Antonio and back up to Chicago.
Amtrak has never been properly funded, and for several years now it's been in a kind of holding pattern, just trying to survive. Nevertheless, according to statistics presented by Todd Stennis, Amtrak's South regional director of government affairs, Amtrak not only has been experiencing soaring ridership, but has been achieving impressive gains in other ways as well.
One advance that has probably helped attract more ridership is a 133% improvement in on-time performance since 2006. That's quite an accomplishment, considering that 70% of Amtrak's operation runs over private host railroads — exposing the service to delays from heavy freight traffic, poor track maintenance, and other problems.
But another major achievement, little realized by most people, is that Amtrak — which functions as both a regional connector, like a transit service, as well as an intercity mode — has the highest rate of cost recovery of any large publicly operated mass transportation service in the nation. Some 79% of its operating costs are covered by fares, and 85% when other revenue is included. That's at least double the average rate for the U.S. transit industry as a whole.
What's also not generally realized is that the national network (long-distance) routes are the primary hard workers that bring public transport to many smaller towns and cities. Thus, they help tie regions together, and chalk up most of the passenger-miles and lower operating costs per passenger-mile.
Among these routes, Texas Eagle is a star performer. According to Griff Hubbard, Amtrak's Longview, Tex.-based product line agent and revenue manager, from Fiscal Year 2011 to FY 2012, ridership jumped 13.6% (to more than 314,000 annually) and revenue rose by 7.6% (to about $24.4 million).
The Eagle does have challenges. One of the worst is a schedule that prevents reliable connections with the other major westbound trains (Empire Builder, California Zephyr, Southwest Chief). Unfortunately, the "high speed rail" improvements to its route between St. Louis and Chicago (which will benefit corridor trains) won't have an impact on the Eagle's speed or schedule — or the lack of connections.
But the Eagle does have an enthusiastic constituency, pre-eminently represented by TEMPO, and a highly competent performance and marketing team in its corner. Those of us involved with this route are betting that even more spectacular achievements will be coming down the track.


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Call me old-fashioned, but I absolutely cannot stand some of the garrish, over-the-top costumes that are worn by some of the ice dance teams, pairs teams, and singles skaters.
Some of these talented skaters seem to think that their skating doesn't sufficiently speak for themselves, so they come out in costumes that seem more suited to The Sands of Las Vegas than to a figure skating arena.
Anissina/Peizerat and Lobacheva/Averbukh typically wear costumes that scream for attention. Sometimes their outfits resemble rags, with all of the loose, "extra" fabric. I find these costumes extremely distracting, and I find that I spend more time looking at the clothes than at the skating.
I don't know who Irina Slutskaya's costume designer is, but all I can say is, "Yuk!" Ugly, garish costumes.
I would love to see skaters come out on the ice wearing modest,
athletic-looking outfits that give credence to the fact that figure skating is a SPORT, not a Las Vegas revue. Sure, wear those flashy costumes for the exhibition numbers, but PLEASE keep it simple and tasteful for the competitions!
Also, I was under the impression that the ISU had mandated that a deduction was to be given on the presentation mark for "inappropriate" costumes. How many times have we seen women go out there with costumes that show cleavage and part of their fanny? I remember seeing a few of the men wearing jumpsuits with the top open widely all the way to the waist. How many times in the past did we have to look the other way when Maria Butraskaya skated, because I did not want to watch her "free fanny show"? Good grief, COVER IT UP!!
Just my two cents.....what do you all think?
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Nobody out there has an opinion on this subject? I'm sure at least a few of you do. Granted, costumes are a personal taste, but there's a point where good taste needs to be factored in before calling in the seamstress.


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Newell Co. traces its roots to the short-lived W. F. Linton Company, which was incorporated in 1902 to make brass curtain rods. The company went bankrupt the following year. Edgar A. Newell took control of the company and renamed it Newell Manufacturing Company, Inc. Newell hired his son, Allan, to run Newell Manufacturing and started a new company, Newell Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Newell Ltd.), in Prescott, Canada. Newell Manufacturing's initial product line was composed exclusively of brass curtain rods, created through a method of tube making that utilized a waterwheel. In 1908 the company began producing a greater variety of curtain rod shapes after adopting a new, faster, and more adaptable manufacturing process that used roll-forming machines. By the end of the decade the company's annual sales were about $50,000.
By 1912 Newell Ltd. discovered that curtain rods were not enough to keep its operations afloat. Through that year and the next, Newell Ltd. expanded its plating department in order to produce a variety of products, including towel racks, stair nosings, ice picks, and other items requiring a finish of brass, zinc, or nickel. The expanded product line spurred additional sales, and Newell Ltd. soon became profitable. During World War I, the cost of brass rose, causing Newell to hire the Baker Varnish Company to devise a new metal-coating method tailored to Newell's roll-forming manufacturing process. By 1917 Newell's curtain rods were being coated with a nontarnishable lacquer. Not only were the new rods cheaper to produce than brass rods, but because they wouldn't tarnish, they were better suited to lace and ruffle curtains. With its new curtain rod Newell won the business of Woolworth stores, after agreeing to buy out Woolworth's on-hand stock of curtain rods. This move soon boosted sales and helped to establish the company's first long-term relationship with a major national retailer.
In 1921 the company opened a new curtain rod factory in Freeport, Illinois. The new business, Western Newell Manufacturing Company, was designed to take advantage of local railroad transportation and serve as a western branch of Newell Manufacturing. The company quickly became profitable. By 1928 Western Newell's sales had grown to $485,000, more than twice that of Newell Ltd. and about half that of Newell Manufacturing. At the time of the stock market crash in 1929, Western Newell was producing a wide variety of drapery hardware, including extension curtain rods, ornamental drapery rods, and pinless curtain stretchers. The Newell companies made it through the Depression years without falling into the red, although they were forced to lay off workers and reduce workdays. In 1933 Western Newell earned $61,000 on sales of $320,000, whereas Newell Manufacturing earned $47,000 on sales of $425,000. By 1937 Western Newell had surpassed Newell Manufacturing in both revenues and income.
Between 1938 and 1939 Newell Manufacturing established a third domestic factory, this one in Los Angeles, and made its first acquisition, Drapery Hardware Ltd. of Monrovia, California (DRACO), a maker of wooden and heavy iron drapery fixtures. During World War II, the Freeport factory won a coveted Army/Navy "E" Award for excellence in wartime production, churning out more than 230 million metallic belt links for machine guns within a two-year period. During the postwar decade the Newell companies enjoyed steady growth, although no new manufacturing plants were started or acquired.
During the early 1960s Newell acquired the rights to additional drapery hardware brands and names, including Angevine and Silent Gliss. In 1966 all Newell companies were consolidated into one Illinois corporation, Newell Manufacturing Company. During the 1970s Newell continued to acquire other companies, greatly expanding its product line in the process. In 1968 Newell purchased a majority interest in Mirra-Cote Industries, a manufacturer of plastic bath accessories. In 1969 Newell acquired Dorfile Manufacturing Company, a maker of household shelving, and E.H. Tate Company, which brought the "Bulldog" line of picture-hanging hardware into the Newell line of products. During the late 1960s DRACO began phasing out of manufacturing operations and finally closed its doors in the early 1970s. In 1970 the company was reincorporated in Delaware as Newell Companies, Inc. The following year Newell added sewing and knitting accessories to its product line when it acquired the Boye Needle Company, a world leader in knitting needles and crochet hooks, and Novel Ideas, Inc., another maker of do-it-yourself sewing materials.
In April 1972 the company went public as an over-the-counter stock; that same year it initiated an acquisition strategy that would later be replayed in various forms. Newell made an offer to buy EZ Paintr Corporation, a paint and sundries company in which Newell already had a 25 percent stake, and EZ Paintr in turn filed a pair of lawsuits to fight back against a possible takeover. In February 1973 Newell gained majority control of EZ Paintr after its president sold his family's interest in the company.


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I've never seen this thread either. Then again, I wasn't a member of the forums before I was going to sign up but then the site got hacked and everything...
But yes, I've been an Edward junkie since I first read Twilight; I just wish I could find a guy as sincere as him, minus the vampirism (not that it would be a bad thing ). When I read the ending to Breaking Dawn - you know, the part where Bella shares her memories with Edward - my eyes filled up with tears, it was so touching.
*hugs her non-exsistant Edward plushie* I wish someone would make plushies of the Cullens. Then all Team Edward fans could have something to snuggle with at night
Oh yeah - getting back to the topic..
Well, if I were getting married to Edward, first I'd have to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming My mom would be happy just so she could get her grandkids; my dad ,on the other hand, I'm not so sure about. He'd probably act the same way Charlie did. But as long as my fiance treated me well - this is Edward Cullen we're talking about here - I'm sure he'd be pretty happy in the end.


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Submitted to: National Egg Quality School Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/1/2003
Publication Date: 5/19/2003
Citation: Musgrove, M.T. 2003. Bringing eggs and food-borne disease into perspective. National Egg Quality School Proceedings. p. 131-138. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Food Safety is an important concern for developed countries all over the world. While there will always be room for improvement, it is important to remember that the US has one of the safest food supplies ever produced in the history of the world. Numerous advancements in the way our food is produced, harvested, processed, and distributed have contributed to the diminished risk associated with our country's food supply. The food industry is assisted by regulatory agencies and research scientists in maintaining the high standards currently in place. After the Egg Products Inspection Act was passed in 1970, there was a decrease in egg-associated food-borne disease. Processing guidelines for wash water temperature, pH, iron, and sanitizer levels as well as the ban of immersion washing have contributed to dramatic reductions of egg-related food-borne illness. However, in the mid-80s there was an increase in the incidence of outbreaks due to Salmonella Enteritidis (SE). A large percentage of those outbreaks were associated with consumption of eggs or foods that contained eggs. In recent years, efforts to diminish egg-borne illness have been bolstered by a "farm to fork" approach. Poultry improvement plans have been developed and implemented by the egg industry. These plans focus on factors during production that can contribute to the contamination of eggs with SE such as rodent populations. Outbreaks of salmonellosis due to SE have decreased from the incidence peak observed in the late 1980s. Since the late 1990s, several surveys have been conducted concerning consumer knowledge/practices of kitchen hygiene and safe food handling/preparation. Data obtained in these studies have lead several food safety organizations, including the World Health Organization, to launch education programs that focus on consumers. This "food chain" approach, that begins at the farm and ends in the home of consumers, may take food safety to the next level in developed countries world-wide.