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PORTLAND – Canadian officials are preparing to seek bids from companies with interest in restoring ferry service between Nova Scotia and Portland, which ended three years ago because it was losing money.
Bay Ferries Ltd. of Prince Edward Island, which operated a high-speed catamaran between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, has shown interest in bidding for the service, for which the province of Nova Scotia has agreed to provide a $21 million subsidy.
Ferry service ended in 2009, when Bay Ferries stopped operating The Cat, which reportedly was losing $7 million a year, in part because Nova Scotia stopped subsidizing the service.
It's unclear whether the company would use a catamaran or a slower vessel for the new service.
Prospective bidders met Tuesday in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to discuss conditions for an upcoming request for proposals.
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said Wednesday that he's pleased the process is moving forward. He said he's optimistic that ferry service will be restored because the province is committed to subsidizing operations during the start-up phase.
"It's clear there's going to be a strong commitment to making this happen," Brennan said. "The history of having a ferry between Portland and Nova Scotia has been a positive one. We would like to work with them to make sure this becomes a reality."
Nova Scotia is prepared to spend as much as $21 million over seven years to attract a long-term cruise ferry operation to Yarmouth.
A province-appointed panel of experts issued a report in September saying that ferry service to Maine could be viable if it provides a high-quality on-board experience, is supported by a sophisticated marketing strategy and leverages a strong tourist experience in southwest Nova Scotia.
The report said it would take an initial investment of $5 million for baseline research, advertising, vessel acquisition and financing to get the service running. Another $13 million would be needed to repair ferry terminals in Yarmouth.
Prospective operators will be expected to present plans to have a self-sustaining ferry operation once the government subsidy runs out.
Percy Paris, Nova Scotia's minister of economic and rural development and tourism, said the province is open to seasonal and year-round ferry services, if the operator is focused on giving passengers a quality overnight experience.
"We're leaving it in the hands of the bidders," Paris said. "If we move forward on this … we want to make sure that it is going to be successful and it's going to be there for the long haul."
Ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth started in 1970, when the Prince of Fundy began operating. The Scotia Prince ran from 1982 until 2005, when a dispute over mold at Portland's International Marine Terminal and declining ridership prompted the company to stop the service.
The 485-foot Scotia Prince held 1,200 passengers and promoted itself as a leisurely cruise experience, with cabins, casino games and live musical shows. A one-way trip took about 11 hours.
The Cat, which held about 775 passengers, picked up the service from 2006 to 2009. It made the trip in about 5½ hours and offered aircraft-style lounge seats, four movie screens, slot machines, a cafe and a duty-free shop.
A draft of the request for proposals notes that 70 million people live within a day's drive of Portland and 30 million live within a six-hour drive.
"The northeast United States offers an enormous potential market for ferry passengers," the request says.
The draft asks bidders to identify the biggest risks to a self-sustaining operation and how they would address them. The type of ferry service isn't specified, but the panel of experts recommended Portland as a destination because it presents the best opportunity for a cruise-style — rather than a high-speed — ferry service.
Since ferry service ended, Portland has grown as a cruise ship destination. This year, the city hosted 59 ships with a total of 68,773 passengers. In 2011, 56 ships came, carrying 85,508 passengers, according to the Port of Portland.
Jeff Monroe, a port and transportation consultant with HDR in Boston, said he was been working with two operators that are interested in bidding for the ferry service — one from Italy and one from North America.
Monroe said his studies have shown that the most profitable service would be an overnight, cruise-style ferry with a 24-hour turnaround.
He said he is optimistic that the service will be restored by 2014, if the port in Yarmouth is upgraded and operators can find a year-round use for their vessel.
"I think it has a real good chance of occurring," said Monroe, who is Portland's former transportation director.
Bay Ferries is considering whether to submit a bid, said Donald Cormier, the company's vice president of operations and safety.
Cormier wouldn't speculate about the type of ferry service, nor would he say why the company, which operated The Cat at a loss, is interested in giving it another shot.
"Until we see exactly what they want, at that point, we will evaluate whether our company will continue to participate," said Cormier, noting that the company would have to ensure profitability for its shareholders.
The Nova Scotia-based Chronicle Herald reported Wednesday that the United Kingdom's P&O Ferries, which has one of the biggest passenger and freight fleets in Europe, has also expressed interest in operating the ferry.
The newspaper reported that the service could be running as soon as next year, though officials said a 2014 start is more likely.
Monroe said Maine must view the ferry service as part of its transportation system, rather than simply leaving it to Nova Scotia.
Portland City Manager Mark Rees said the city isn't in a position to provide financial incentives for a new ferry service, but stands ready to provide technical assistance.
He said the city has made significant investments to its waterfront in recent years, building the Ocean Gateway Terminal and a new facility at the International Marine Terminal.
Paris, Nova Scotia's minister of economic and rural development and tourism, said the province would welcome support from all levels of government in the United States and Canada.
"It would be nice to see the state of Maine with some skin in the game," Paris said.
Nova Scotia is expected to call for new elections in the spring, likely adding political pressure for candidates to restart the ferry service, which is seen as vital to the future of southwestern Nova Scotia.
The time line for potential operators to submit their proposals had not been finalized as of Wednesday.
Staff Writer Randy Billings can be contacted at 791-6346 or at:
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Annual drug report released
Report covers 2010-11 offseason through end of '11 playoffs
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association today released the annual public report from the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program's independent program administrator.
The accompanying report from the independent program administrator, Bryan W. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., covers the period from the beginning of the 2010-2011 offseason through the end of Major League Baseball's 2011 postseason.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico nears landfall
A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico neared wildlife refuges and seafood grounds along the Louisiana coast on Friday, as efforts redoubled to avert what could become one of the worst U.S. ecological disasters.
President Barack Obama pledged on Thursday to "use every single available resource" to contain the oil slick and the U.S. military ratcheted up operations.
The leak from a ruptured oil well on the ocean floor off the coast of the southern state is pouring out crude oil at a rate of up to 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons or 955,000 liters) a day, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- five times more oil than previously thought.
The escalating threat has deepened fears of severe damage to fisheries, wildlife refuges and tourism in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
The Gulf Coast and its marshlands are home to many species of animals, including manatees, sea turtles, dolphins, porpoises, whales, pelicans and other birds. The Gulf is also one of the world's richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters, mussels, crabs and fish.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, whose state is still recovering from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, declared a state of emergency and asked the Defense Department for funds to deploy up to 6,000 National Guard troops to help.
The spreading oil is about 3 miles from a fragile wildlife preserve in marshland at the edge of the Mississippi Delta, which experts said would seriously damage the ecology of the area and could be very difficult to clean up.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared it "a spill of national significance," meaning that federal resources from other regions could be used to fight it.
Obama said London-based oil giant BP, the majority owner of the offshore well, was ultimately responsible for the cost of the clean-up, which has pounded BP's share price and those of other companies involved in the project.
Shrimp fishermen in Louisiana have filed a class-action lawsuit against BP, Swiss-based rig company Transocean Ltd, Halliburton and Cameron, accusing them of negligence. None of the companies had an immediate comment on the lawsuit.
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I agree with asking the entire membership via BMWON, AND I also don't understand why the entire year ie 12 months were not given as an option. Seems like the 'dates' were biased from the beginning to in the middle of the summer, IMHO.
How hard would it be to have half a page in the BMWON asking 1) what temperature range would you like the Rally to have, and is that important, very important, etc. And 2) what month/dates would you like to see the Rally held, and is that important, very important, etc.? Once the temps and dates were known, that would narrow down the geographic location(s). What event brought about the NO MOVE from the July time-frame attitude, or it just a feeling or something else? Just curious.
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Lions RB/FB Montell Owens aggravated his knee injury in Sunday's win over the Bears.
Colts signed WR DeAndre Smelter to a reserve/future contract.
The player rep for free agent Jarvis Landry told the Palm Beach Post his client will not accept a hometown discount from the Dolphins.
A source told ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss that Tom Brady's injured hand "should be okay" for Sunday's AFC title game versus Jacksonville.
New Texans GM Brian Gaine said a contract extension for Jadeveon Clowney is "on the horizon."
Updating an earlier report, Tom Brady hurt his right hand during Wednesday's practice.
Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Steelers are expected to hire QBs coach Randy Fichtner as their offensive coordinator.
Jets fired OC John Morton.
Leonard Fournette (ankle) was limited at Wednesday's practice.
Tom Brady (hand) was limited at Wednesday's practice.
Adam Thielen (back) didn't practice on Wednesday.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Steelers QBs coach Randy Fichtner is the "favorite" to be promoted to offensive coordinator.


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Essex: Chief Constable of Essex Police is set to stand down
PUBLISHED: 11:12 17 November 2012
THE Chief Constable of Essex Police is set to stand down before the end of his contract, it was revealed today.
Jim Barker-McCardle has held the post for the last three years and has two years left on his contract.
In an e-mail to all PCC candidates during the elections, he announced his intentions to stand down, but did not give a date for his departure.
A police spokeswoman said: "The priority of the Chief Constable is to welcome the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner to ensure the very best police service is delivered to the diverse communities of Essex.
"As a courtesy, the Chief Constable wrote to all PCC candidates before the election about his future plans, but his current focus remains firmly on policing Essex and supporting Nick Alston in the weeks ahead."
Nick Alston is due to take on the role of police and crime commissioner on November 22.
A spokesman for Mr Alston added: "During the course of the PCC election campaign, as a courtesy, Chief Constable Barker-McCardle made all candidates aware of his medium term plans. The Police and Crime Commissioner greatly looks forward to working with Chief Constable Barker-McCardle, who has tremendous policing knowledge and experience, from November 22 onwards."


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Complete Consideration of H.R. 4480 Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 (Rep. Gardner – Energy and Commerce/Natural Resources) (Two hours of debate) H.R. 4480 compiles the text of 7 bills – two reported by the Energy and Commerce Committee and five reported by the Natural Resources Committee. This measure seeks to increase domestic oil and gas production and reduce regulation of the energy industry in order to reduce energy prices and boost economic growth. It however, does more to seek to promote domestic drilling and rolls back critical clean air protections as a way of lowering environmental compliance costs for refineries. Specifically, the bill delays the implementation of certain EPA air quality and fuels regulations and creates an interagency committee to review the impact of EPA rules and regulations on energy prices and the broader economy. It also changes the management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to require additional oil and gas leasing on federal public lands and waters commensurate with a release of the Reserve's oil.
The bill requires the Interior Department to develop a strategic plan for the nation's energy needs over 30 years and set domestic production goals to meet demand; increases the amount of federal land available for energy production and streamlines the process for approving drilling permits; and sets new standards for judicial review of civil actions filed against energy lease sales or drilling permits. Continued Republican efforts to expedite drilling fails to recognize that our public lands and waters are significantly producing. The Energy Information Administration reports that oil production from federal lands and waters was higher during the first three years of the Obama Administration than the last three years of President George W. Bush. In addition, oil imports are the lowest since 1997.
Despite Republican's claims, the bill is not a comprehensive jobs plan and will do nothing to put Americans back to work or grow our economy. Members are urged to VOTE NO.
As of last night, the House debated through Rigell (VA) Amendment #17. The following amendments remain to be debated:
Holt (NJ) Amendment #18 Would end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay royalties on previously royalty-free leases in order to receive new leases on public lands
Wittman (VA)/Rigell (VA) Amendment Would expedite the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure, such as towers or buoys, to test and develop offshore wind power in the Outer Continental Shelf
Westmoreland (GA)/Braley (IA) Amendment Would lessen the regulatory burden on deli -style display cases by making Service-Over-the-Counter (SOTC) refrigerator units into a separate product classification
Bass (CA) Amendment #21 Would require the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to conduct an analysis of how to shield American consumers and the United States economy from gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions in the oil market by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil
Bass (CA) Amendment #22 Would require the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to assess the impact of human exposure to pollutants in the air, water, and land
Capps (CA) Amendment Would remove the requirements in Title II of the bill to conduct an analysis, issue a report, and delay rules if the Secretary of Energy determines that the analyses are "infeasible to conduct, require data that does not exist, or would generate results subject to such large estimates of uncertainty that the results would be neither reliable nor useful."
Hanabusa (HI) Amendment Would require the Secretary of Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture to include in their Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy, the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources on lands designated as Hawaiian Home Lands
Speier (CA) Amendment Would strike language in the underlying legislation that would require drilling permits to be deemed approved a 60 day deadline, which could expose public lands to undue risk
DeLauro (CT)/Markey (MA)/Frank (MA) Amendment Would require $128 million received from the sale of new leases issued pursuant to this legislation to be made available to fully fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to limit speculation in energy markets
Jackson-Lee (TX) Amendment Would establish an Office of Energy Employment and Training, as well as, an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion that would be responsible for all matters relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities
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"The tax reform plan that House Republicans have advanced would sharply cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans and could leave middle-class households facing much larger tax bills, according to a new analysis set to be released Wednesday. The report, prepared by Senate Democrats and reviewed by nonpartisan tax experts, marks the first attempt to quantify the trade-offs inherent in the GOP tax package… Those changes would benefit virtually every taxpayer, but they also would reduce federal tax collections by about $4.5 trillion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center… So although households earning $100,000 to $200,000 a year would save about $7,000 from the lower tax rates in the GOP plan, those savings would be swamped by eliminating major deductions, according to the report by the Democratically controlled congressional Joint Economic Committee. The net result: Married couples in that income range would pay an additional $2,700 annually to the Internal Revenue Service, on top of the tax increases that are scheduled to hit every American household when the George W. Bush-era cuts expire at the end of the year. Households earning more than $1 million a year, meanwhile, could see a net tax cut of about $300,000 annually."- Washington Post, 6/20/12


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Lawrie sits out with sore back
By Robert Falkoff / Special to MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was not in the lineup Wednesday because of a sore back. Juan Francisco drew the start at third and hit in the No. 6 slot.
Manager John Gibbons wanted to be cautious with Lawrie on a cool evening.
"His back flared up a little bit," Gibbons said. "I figured with [Casey] Janssen and [Adam] Lind being out, we don't need another guy going down. It's maybe a day thing." Francisco has played some third base, as well as first base. He started the evening hitting .242 with two homers and three runs batted in.
Janssen closes in on rehab assignment
KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Casey Janssen, recovering from a strained oblique, threw his second bullpen session on Wednesday with no ill effects. Janssen said he is pain-free and will throw one more bullpen Friday before heading out on a rehab assignment.
Janssen said he threw more than 30 pitches in the Kauffman Stadium bullpen and concentrated on getting his arm to work fast again.
"I didn't get much of a Spring Training," Janssen said. "I want to get used to throwing all my pitches off a slope. I just have to keep going. One more on Friday and then I'll try to get out of here and have some self-worth."
Janssen believes it's important to cover every step in the recovery process because he wants to be in full duty mode when he is activated.
"When I get here, I don't want special treatment," Janssen said. "I want to be just another guy that Gibby [manager John Gibbons] can call on any night."
Janssen, who had 34 saves last season, has seen the Toronto bullpen go through some rough stretches during the opening month of the season. Nevertheless, Janssen is convinced that the bullpen will shake off a rough April and emerge as a team strength as the season wears on.
"The zeros can be contagious," Janssen said. "I don't want the first month to alter anybody's vision of what our bullpen is and can be. We've got some good arms down there. It's called earned run average for a reason. It's not 'earned run, first month.' These guys will get in a rhythm and this will just be a little blip on the radar screen."
McGowan remains an option for bullpen
KANSAS CITY -- After right-hander Dustin McGowan allowed only three hits in six innings on Tuesday, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was left to ponder whether McGowan's top value to the club over the long term would be as a starter or reliever.
"I'm not sure where it will all lead," Gibbons said.
While saying Wednesday that McGowan is "probably going to start again", Gibbons added that he remains intrigued by what McGowan could possibly bring to a beleaguered bullpen.
Meanwhile, the Blue Jays continue to closely monitor the progress of right-hander Marcus Stroman, who worked six hitless innings for Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday. Stroman could be a rotation option if McGowan ultimately goes to the bullpen.
"He's on the radar," Gibbons said of Stroman. "We were watching him on the computer. He had it all going on out there."
Robert Falkoff is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Both men and women used them to carry fishing gear, fish, shellfish and other items. Net bags were made from two-ply twine, which was made from bark or other fibrous plant material.
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DeLay, Hoyer Laud U.S.-Israel Relationship
House Majority Leader DeLay and Minority Whip Hoyer addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee today, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to a secure Israeli state and to a united force in the war on terror.
"Ours is a relationship of principle and conscience, of shared values and common aspirations, of peace and opportunity, and of a mutual commitment to freedom and
democracy," said Hoyer, who defended Israel's decision to construct a security fence along its border, and said a secure Israel is an "absolute precondition for peace" in the Middle East.
Hoyer and DeLay condemned the actions of Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat and his followers, who Hoyer called "depraved and corrupt," while DeLay lauded President Bush for isolating Arafat "as the terrorist he is."
Hoyer and DeLay said Congress has and will continue to work in a bipartisan manner on issues regarding Israeli security and peace in the Middle East, noting the recent passage of a resolution condemning Iran for its nuclear weapons activities, as well as passage of the Syria Accountability Act, which involved economic sanctions against Syria for terrorist activity.


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A year ago at the Greater Savannah Eagle Club, Georgia Southern announced plans for a $10 million enhancement to Paulson Stadium and gave subtle hints about a possible move to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Remember the line: If you're going to run with the big dogs, you have to get off the porch, by school president Dr. Brooks Keel.
"Let's put it this way," Keel said last month. "Moving up requires stadium enhancement. We can't even make a decision of whether we want to move up until we have the resources and facilities to handle everything else that goes with it."
Two years earlier, the Eagles summoned Rosser International to look into a move to the FBS. It appeared GSU needed a lot more money than its boosters could shell out.
But when Keel took over as president about 2 ½ years ago, he entered with the understanding of what top-level football does.for a school while at Florida State and LSU.
A month ago, after acknowledging the stadium enhancement is well off the ground, Keel told me he's always looking 5-10 years down the road.
"If you're not thinking (about the future) you're never going to get ahead," Keel said.
Does that mean a move to the FBS?
Last Sunday, the Statesboro Herald got past the hints and put Keel's aspirations in black and white. Yes, Georgia Southern is moving up to play in the FBS.
But when?
The plan will take money, but GSU's fan base has already donated $5.1 million toward the stadium project and has another $6 million in pledges.
Twenty years ago, Southern was left behind when the Central Floridas, Middle Tennessee States and Northeast Louisianas (now Louisiana-Monroe) – teams the Eagles were beating – made the move up.
Another wave of schools – Appalachian State, even Georgia State – has announced intentions to move up to FBS.
Few schools have the football tradition of Georgia Southern. The fan base has started to support the $37 million Soar to Victory campaign.
When will GSU begin play in the FBS? There haven't been any hints for that answer.


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ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Turkey's foreign minister on Friday publicly called on warring sides in Syria to observe a proposed short-term cease-fire during an Islamic holiday next week.
The statement was made as Syrian officials waiting to hear from international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi kept up their attacks against rebels, The New York Times reported.
Brahimi has been to a series of meetings with leaders in the region to gain support for a temporary cease-fire between Syrian and rebel forces during an Islamic holiday next week. He will visit Damascus soon.
On Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu publicly called for a cease fire of at least three days during the Id al-Adha holiday that begins Thursday.
He called for Syria to stop attacks on its citizens "immediately and without preconditions."
Davutoglu added, "We expect the opposition to abide by the cease fire in the same way."
Turkey is a supporter of the opposition forces and has accepted thousands of Syrian refugees. Iran and Iraq also support a cease-fire.
In advance of Brahimi's planned visit, Syrian warplanes attacked insurgents who have attempted for four days to encircle a military base at Wadi Def.
New airstrikes were reported in the rebel-held town of Maarat al-Noaman.
Activists in Deraa said authorities have instituted a curfew that will prevent people from attending Friday prayers, a customary time for protests.


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SHEFFIELD, England, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- British scientists said human embryonic stem cells were used to treat a common form of hearing loss and could be helpful in treating deafness.
Dr. Marcelo Rivolta of the University of Sheffield transplanted human embryonic stem cells into deaf gerbils and obtained a functional recovery of, on average, around 46 percent.
The improvement was evident about four weeks after administering the cells, Rivolta said.
"We believe this an important step forward. We have now a method to produce human cochlear sensory cells that we could use to develop new drugs and treatments, and to study the function of genes," Rivolta said in a statement. "And more importantly, we have the proof-of-concept that human stem cells could be used to repair the damaged ear."
The model of hearing loss successfully treated by the scientists was similar to a human condition known as auditory neuropathy -- a form of deafness in which the damage occurs at the level of the cochlear nerve -- involving 15 percent of the population worldwide with profound hearing loss.
The findings were published in the journal Nature.


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The Math Says Red Sox Have a Big Edge in the World Series, According to NJIT Professor
October 23, 2013
Now that the World Series is about to begin, NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has announced the probability of each of the contenders winning the best 4 out of 7 game contest. "The Boston Red Sox have a nearly 70% chance of winning the series", says Bukiet. But he gives the caveat that the St. Louis Cardinals have defeated both the competition and his mathematical model in each of their previous series. >>
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Tune in to hear NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet discuss baseball projections and his mathematical model in a live interview on NPR's public radio program "Science Friday." >>
NJIT Professor Offers Math-based Projections for MLB Postseason
October 03, 2013
Now that Major League Baseball's regular season has ended with the exciting one-game tiebreaker that got the Rays to the next round, and with the Rays and the Pirates winning the one game playoff for the wild card team, NJIT math professor Bruce Bukiet has once again begun analyzing the probability of each team advancing through each round of baseball's postseason. >>
It looks like 2013 will be a thrilling season for baseball fans as four of the six divisions can be expected to deliver tight races, says baseball guru NJIT Associate Professor and Associate Dean Bruce Bukiet. Over the years, Bukiet has applied mathematical analysis to compute the number of regular season games each Major League Baseball team should win. Though his expertise is in mathematical modeling, his projections have compared well with those of so-called experts. >>


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For those of us that have been MTV fans since the 1980's, Liz Gately may just be the coolest mom we have featured thus far. Liz is Senior Vice President of Series Development at MTV and the woman behind the insanely addicative and tremendously popular Laguna Beach and The Hills, among a number of other high profile shows. As Liz thoughtfully points out in our interview, the grass always seems greener in your neighbor's yard. But we have to say Liz's grass seems awfully green. We might just want to be her.
Liz Gately lives in Manhattan with her husband and her three kids: Isabella, age 5, Gabby age 3, and Finn, age 1.
Tell us a little about your job developing shows at MTV.
My job is incredibly exciting and fulfilling but also difficult because it's full-time and, therefore, takes me away from my kids. My title is Senior Vice President of Series Development at MTV. What that means is I get to create ideas for shows as well as hear people pitch me ideas for TV shows. I've worked on a wide array of shows, from Laguna Beach and The Hills to Run's House and Human Giant. Once we hear the idea, it's about putting the right bodies on it.
Do you work exclusively in the office, exclusively from home or some combination? What are the pros and cons of your schedule?
I work in an office. I've tried to work at home, but since most of my job involves watching TV and my kids aren't allowed to watch TV during the day, it doesn't really work. I have a very supportive boss and a great group of people I work with who cover me when I need to go to a school function or doctor's appointment.
What are the best and worst parts of your job?
The most difficult part of my job is you can spend a year or two of your life developing and then producing a great show but when it hits air, the viewers don't embrace it. Or it gets scheduled up against a huge hit on another network and never really gets a shot. But it happens. The best part of my job is I laugh every day, get to be creative, and get to meet very interesting, fun people.
Would you still work if you could afford to stay home full time with your kids? If so, why?
On a bad day, I would say stay home, in a heartbeat. On a good day, I'd say I'd work anyway. My kids are young and their questions and issues are easier to answer. As they get older, I may need to be around more. So I'll keep my options open.
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GL Finance Plc. (GLF) began its commercial activities in Cambodia in May 2012, being the first step of the regional expansion plan. GLF is the first financial company for motorcycle and agricultural machinery licensed by the National Bank of Cambodia.
GLF has teamed up with Honda NCX to provide financial services to all local Honda customers. Based on this partnership, GLF can support the purchase of brandnew motorcycles from its commercial desk in each official Honda retailer. With presence in 137 outlets, covering of the countries' provinces, GLF will soon expand to the rest of the country.
In September 2013, GLF has signed a new partnership with Siam Kubota Co. Ltd. to provide financial leasing on agricultural equipment. This partnership is a step further toward the reaching of unbanked, isolated populations in need financial back up to their business. With presence in 23 outlets, covering of the countries' provinces, GLF will soon expand to the rest of the country.
The Parent company of GL Finance is Group Lease Holding Pte. Ltd. (GLH) in Singapore and the whose also owned Group Lease PCL with more than 20 years' experience in leasing motorcycles in Thailand, Bangkokbased Group Lease Public Company Limited has set a longterm business plan to become a leading finance company in the Southeast Asian region. GLF has been the first financial leasing company to be licensed by the National Bank of Cambodia. Thanks to the flexibility provided by financial leasing, GLF believes it can provide the easiest, quickest and most secured solution for every Cambodian to be able to own brand new equipment. The principal activity of the Company is to carry out finance leasing business and any other forms of financing operation permitted by the NBC.
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Dear Editor: The Pentagon has officially removed the long-standing military ban on women in combat. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta formally announced the move Jan. 24 in Washington.
In being officially allowed to serve in combat roles, women will be afforded opportunities for medals of recognition as well as for advancement to positions they have been unable to pursue.
It illustrates the blatantly hypocritical policies of the U.S. and its allies. I don't believe in war. I don't believe in killing my fellow man. Violence breeds violence, and he or she who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. The true God is a good God who is kind and loving, concerned. God hates war and its rich perpetrators. In some ways, I'm a pacifist, because I believe that God can settle all wars.
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one doubts that Microsoft had plans to bring some form of its Xbox Live service
and model to PC gamers after it announced its Games for Windows
initiative to reinvigorate computer games. The biggest questions about a Live
for Windows service are around pricing and interoperability with Xbox Live.
new trailer for Shadowrun displayed a
tiny banner of text near the end of the video which read, "Cross platform play
requires Xbox Live Gold account and hard drive (on Xbox 360), or Games for
Windows – Live Gold account (on Windows)." Clearly, Microsoft has plans for
cross platform play between its console and the PC, and the notice of there
being a "Gold" account for the Windows platform indicates a premium, paid tier
of service.
at GDC, Microsoft remained quiet on details surrounding Live for Windows,
though Game
Informer has learned that the pricing for Live service will be
consistent across the platforms. That means that a yearlong subscription of
Gold is 49.99, one month is $7.99, and $19.99 for three months. The Silver
level subscription will be free to all Live for Windows users, though it will
be limited in features, such as cross platform gameplay, compared with the Gold
who have existing Xbox Live Gold subscriptions can carry over their memberships
to work on PC games with all Gamertags and Gamerscore. Achievements are also
expected to be worked into Games for Windows games, with Halo 2 expected to be one
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may face some challenges in convincing PC gamers to pay for features that they've
previously been enjoying for free. While console gamers may accept the
subscription model due to the differences between running a closed console
platform and an open PC platform, getting gamers to pay to play online (aside
from an MMORPG) could be difficult.
remains to be seen what other incentives Microsoft will provide to its Live
service for Windows to entice PC gamers to pay. Games for Windows PR director
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paying $50 a year to get something they already get for free on Windows ... all
I can say now is that we're working to make a Gold membership worthwhile even
if you're only connecting to Live from Windows Vista."
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Banking lobbyists have actively fought legislative efforts to raise the credit union member business lending cap all year.
So is pitching a package deal on Capitol Hill that would combine MBL and an extension of the Transactional Account Guarantee – which tops bankers' legislative wish list – a good idea?
Yes, say representatives from both CUNA and NAFCU.
NAFCU President/CEO Fred Becker penned a letter to senators advocating such a deal, saying "Passing a package combining the two issues … would not only be a win-win proposition for credit unions and banks, but also for the American people and our nation's economy."
Becker said in his Monday letter that combining the two would make MBL support more palatable to legislators on Capitol Hill who don't want to alienate bank or credit union supporters.
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One bill that is moving through Congress – the defense authorization bill for 2013 – has amendment restrictions and does not present opportunities for credit unions or banks, Becker said.
CUNA has also been pushing a package deal on Capitol Hill, said Ryan Donovan, senior vice president of political affairs. However, Donovan said, despite the suggestion, the vehicle by which credit unions could see a vote on MBL is beyond the industry's control.
"We're reliant upon leadership in the Senate, which is why we've been working since day one with folks like Reid, Schumer and Brown," Donovan said of current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and senior Senate Banking Committee members Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).
It's impossible to predict the timing of the lame duck session, or how bills will advance, added CUNA's John Magill, executive vice president of governmental affairs.
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"Right now, we're playing good baseball, and it's nice to be here," the veteran Roberts told MLBPLAYERS.com in a recent Players Talk show. "We have some exciting young players and an infusion of new talent and energy. I think our organization did some good things this winter, and it's starting to show a little bit."
Markakis, the centerpiece of the club's youth movement, feels like he's part of something positive that's happening with the club.
"You're doing something everyday that you love. It's something that every little kid dreams of being one day," Markakis said.
"I was just blessed; had the opportunity. I'm out here everyday thankful and taking in as much as I can. It's a great feeling."
In 2007, Brian Roberts set career-highs in stolen bases (50) and hits (180). Markakis showed why he was the seventh overall pick in the 2003 draft, hitting 23 home runs and drive in 112 runs to go along with a .300 batting average.
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PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Pittsfield police are actively searching for a man they say robbed a woman and shot her in the head.
The incident happened Friday at the Golfside Lake Apartments in the 4900 block of Lakeridge Drive.
"This is actually a safe community compared to a lot of the other ones around here," said Doyle Collins who lives at Golfside Lake.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found the woman had been shot in the head during an apparent robbery. The woman was rushed to the hospital where she received treatment for the gunshot. She has now returned home where she is recovering.
Ann Arbor Police conducted a K-9 search of the area, but were unable to locate the suspect.
The suspect is described as a black male, thin build, about 5'8" tall, clean shaven, bald or closely shaven hair, wearing a blue or black hoodie and dark colored pants.
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"If I were living closer to Ypsilanti I would be a little more concerned, but this is generally speaking a nice neighborhood you know I don't see a lot of problems around here," said Collins. "It will make me be a little more weary later at night while I'm walking by myself or walking back from work."
Police said the wanted man may live in the area, but officials with the apartment complex said he is not a tenant.
Anyone with information regarding this robbery and shooting is asked to call the Pittsfield Police Department at 734-822-4911, or the confidential tip line at 734-822-4958.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by oscar_2424, Jul 18, 2006.
Poor Rory. The guy could be free to travel the world and meet tons of women, be a man-wh0re at parties and live it up. Instead he's getting photographed in a matching t-shirt with Caro.
A Martell cognac.
What person who's spent more than 2 minutes in this thread does not know Dani is short for Daniella Hantuchova!?
Masha = Maria Sharapova
Ivey = Iveta Benesova
Jaggy's = Julia Goerges
I always called julia goerges "JUGS"
Heather Watson
Look how well it turned out for Tiger Woods. For some people, if you find the right woman, someone with whom you can act and look stupid, there's no need to spend time with ditzy gold diggers. Rory is far from being a male model, and he doesn't have to worry about Caro dating him for the money.
More from Dani's surfing lesson...
Dani has just gotten to skinny for me. I think she has lost most of her curves and would do good to put on about 8-10 lbs.
She used to be skinnier. Look at some of her older pictures.
Looks like Dani was taking surf lessons at Byron Bay, beautiful place.
A surf board on a surf board
and.... mashakiri = Maria Kirilenko
Daniela looks fabulous... too many in here that go negative on Dani What do you think? : ^ )
Even shorter....MaKiri
Are Dani's surf lessons taken at a beach in Australia? just curious! :^ )
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, Bengals1-those are some pretty high-def photos of Dani H. You can see the moles/freckles on her tummy.
I'd like to play connect the dots with her.
And to whoever asked if her surf lesson was in Australia, yes it was with pro surfer Julian Wilson at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, December 27, 2012.
Are you serious?
I think Jules, or 'der Olle' are adequate.
Everytime the Nerd-Pic comes to my mind
Nice Surf-Pics JBF & Bengals
Camila vintage
Older pics, but I don't think reposts
Anna Kournikova
For all you new initiates to this thread, here is a list of the cutesy nicknames that have been pinned to these WTA top 100 athletes: Not in any particular order; pardon the spelling errors
- Masha = Maria Sharipova
- Makiri = Maria Kirilinko
- Jules = Julia Goerges
- Bepa = Vera Zvonereva (this one baffles me because Bepa is Russian for Vera, but Bepa is no shorter than Vera)
- Domi = Dominica Cibulkova
- Dani = Daniella Hantukova
- Agi = Agnieska Radwanska
- Vika = Victoria Azaranka
- Ivey = Iveta Benesova
- Petko = Andrea Petkovic
- Caro = Caroline Wozniaki
- Ula = Urszula Radwanska
- Sabs = Sabine Lisiki
- Tsveti = Tsvetana Pironkova
I've been following this thread for too long!
Here is the deal, for me, if Serena is at one end of the spectrum and Dani is at the other, then give me Dani all day and night long. She is tall, lean, fit,(I've seen her play) the pic with her standing on the surf board in a crouch, yup does it for me, I'd surf that all day long.
To quote David Bowie and Billy Idol: "Too much is never enough!"
Actually, the preferred diminutive form of Agnieska is Isia, from what I understand. (Granted, that's not what she's called on most tennis forums.) Oddly, Agi is the diminutive for Agnes (as in Szavay), while the more common one for Radwanska is Aga.
"But that's just nitpicking, innit?"
Some more shots from Dani's surfing photo shoot...
Good list. I'd like to add:
Angi = Angelique Kerber
Babs/i = Barbara Schett
Chaky = Anna Chakvetadze
Genie = Eugenie Bouchard
JJ = Jelena Jankovic
Kvitty = Petra Kvitova
Marti = Martina Hingis
Sori = Sorana Cristea
Sree= Serena Williams
Tati = Tatiana Golovin
Somehow Bepa sounds prettier than Vera
Marti? Sree? Never heard anyone call them that.
I hope this thread rises from the all time low it has fallen in the last two pages in the year 2013! Nothing wrong with Sorana and Jules but otherwise 'best female issues' lately are turning into a joke. :?
Why not quit complaining and provide some new photos of your own then?
It's okay jbfan+bengals. Many of us really appreciate all those Dani pics. Keep up the good work.
Some ppl are hard to please
Go back and look at some of my older posts where I posted photos of Hingis. I've been referring to her as "Marti" for years now...
What's great pair of legs on her.
You're such a girl!
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Universal Music Group To Bid For EMI?
Following yesterday's report, Universal Music Group is among the companies expected to place a bid for EMI Music, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. While UMG is reportedly interested in EMI's recorded music business, it could place a bid for the entire company, including its publishing division. Warner Music Group is also expected to place a bid once its recent acquisition by Access Industries is finalized this summer. (6/22)
Roberson Named Geffen Chairman
Gee Roberson, co-CEO of management firm Hip Hop Since 1978, has been named chairman of Geffen Records. Reporting directly to Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Roberson will oversee the creative direction and operations of Geffen Records, focusing on discovering and nurturing new artists, and will be responsible for expanding the label's reach into areas including digital direct-to-consumer, merchandising, touring, and management. Details on whether Roberson will continue his role at Hip Hop Since 1978 were not disclosed. (6/22)


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Episode 1
For bail bonds collector Emma Swan, life has been anything but a happy ending.
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The Evil Queen interrupts the wedding of Snow White and Prince "Charming" James to announce that she will cast a curse on everyone and take away all they love so that she is the only one with a happy ending.
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For bail bonds collector Emma Swan, life has been anything but a happy ending.
The Thing You Love Most
Regina does everything in her power to force Emma out of Storybrooke.
Snow Falls
Emma convinces Mary Margaret to pay a visit to a comatose John Doe in hospital.
The Price of Gold
Emma is hired by the mysterious Mr. Gold to find pregnant teenager Ashley Boyd.
That Still Small Voice
Mary Margaret begins to question if she has feelings for David.
The Shepherd
Emma learns about Sheriff Graham's affair with Regina.
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Sheriff Graham begins to remember his past life in the Enchanted Forest.
Desperate Souls
The citizens of Storybrooke continue mourning Sherriff Graham's death.
True North
Emma makes a desperate attempt to help young sibling runaways Nicholas and Ava.
Regina and Emma both become suspicious about 'The Stranger'.
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Emma finds herself enlisted by a dejected Sidney to help uncover evidence.
Skin Deep
Emma suspects that Mr. Gold is planning to seek vigilante justice.
What Happened to Frederick
David finds his love for Mary Margaret growing stronger.
Mary Margaret helps organize the annual Miner's Day Festival.
Emma makes a depressed Ruby her assistant in the hopes to help the teenager.
Heart of Darkness
Emma is forced to arrest Mary Margaret for Kathryn's suspected murder.
Hat Trick
Mary Margaret suddenly disappears without a trace and Emma is kidnapped.
The Stable Boy
Mary Margaret is prosecuted by Storybrooke's corrupt District Attorney.
The Return
A suspicious Mr. Gold attempts to uncover August's true identity.
The Stranger
August wants Emma to believe the curse is real so she can gain custody of Henry.
An Apple Red as Blood
Henry attempts to convince Emma to remain in Storybrooke.
A Land Without Magic
Regina forges an alliance with Emma in order to save Henry's life.
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text: On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 10:45:19AM -0400, Justin Nemmers's all... > All: > I am in search of a utility that will allow me to burn-in a > new PC. Ideally, it would peg the procs at 100% as well as exercise > the memory (as much as 2Gb/Node. I know there is a Sun provided > utility to do this on Sparc systems, but does anyone have a > suggestion for a linux-based (perl would work, too) that will do the > same thing? The packages (in debian and redhat AFAIK) cpuburn and memtest will do you nicely. We run 5 odd of each of burnMMX burnK7 and memtest on our athlon machines for 2-3 days and see if even one crashes. We've had a crash on machines tested AFTER being in service with no problems for 3-4 months. So its definitely a hardcore excercise. Oh we also stick dnetc on them on top of all that just to make sure its hurting. I think they're set to generate the most heat possible in the CPU during operation. They definitely draw the most current - when we were first setting up our cluster and werent sure of power draw, 8 dual 1.333Ghz athlon boards (no drives) would run G98 fine on a 15 amp circuit - as soon as we ran burnMMX/k7 we'd blow breakers. We run 5-10 to get a nice high context switch going and excercise the OS as well ;) We (through trial and error) found that running only 1 each of burnMMX/burnK7 at a time will often not crash for days, whereas running 5-10 will. (In fact, we only consider a crash within 12 hours to be a reason to RMA it if its slated for a workstation running windows. 12 hours of that test is almost equivalent to a crash every 3-6 months of regular LINUX desktop use (and with windows how can you tell? :)) Its actually suprising how well you can measure the quality of boards that way. Out of 40 246x Tyan boards we found one bad stick of ram and 0 cpus and boards bad using this method. However with ECS K75As we found 1/10 boards as shipped to us would die in 1-6 hours under this load, and another 1/10 will die within the 2-3 days. while ! burnMMX; do RMA_via_VAR; done Nonetheless we've never seen every unit of a certain brand always crash within that time - eventually we get good boards - so using proper sorting after testing in this manner you can always end up with a set of good boards (at least as far as these tests are concerned). So far with any board that makes it past 2-3 days of this we've never seen a problem with Gaussian98, Gromacs or distributed-net afterwards (at least until we hit long term electron migration path problems due to regular CPU heat wear and tear...) but none of our boards/CPUs (the PcChips M817 LMRs are hitting 16 months of continuous operation) are there yet. /kc > > Cheers, > Justin > -- > > System Administrator > National Institutes of Health > Center for Information Technology > 9000 Rockville PK > Building 12B 2N/207 > Bethesda, MD 20892-5680 > 301.496.0396 > http://biowulf.nih.gov > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Ken Chase, math at velocet.ca * Velocet Communications Inc. * Toronto, CANADA _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


text: I finished my 4th quilt for the year. The pattern is Yellow Brick Road, and I used a variety of pastel fat quarters in it. The backing is a soft pink fleece with minimal straight line quilting. I used my serger's wave stitch to make a decorative finish instead of putting a binding on the quilt. Several people have asked about using a serger for quilting. I liked the way this finish looked and it was quick and easy to do on my serger. It is for my mother who is in a nursing home. I will embroider her name on it before I give it to her for Easter. Thanks for looking.


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We revive our Friday Fact or Fiction feature a few weeks into the 2010 high school football season. There are alot of topics on the minds of fans across the state so let's dig into some of the hottest discussions taking place across Ohio.
1. Cleveland St. Ignatius' 22-year playoff streak will come to an end this year.
FACT. It pains me to say this as an alumnus and former player, but it's going to take a herculean effort in their remaining seven games for the Wildcats, now 2-1, to make the postseason out of Region 1. It would mark the first time since 1988 that the ten-time state champions would fail to make the playoffs.
The bottom line is that the Wildcats are young, especially on defense. Despite winning their last two games, the defense has been gashed by solid rushing attacks and can't seem to force turnovers. The offense remains shaky with a first-year quarterback in Matt Hoyer and All-Ohio running back Bobby Grebenc nursing an ankle injury.
The schedule itself is ultimately what will be the biggest obstacle. St. Ignatius will travel to state-ranked Centerville this weekend, then turn around a week later and head to Steubenville to square off with national power Don Bosco Prep (NJ). State powers St. Xavier and St. Edward close out the season in weeks 9 and 10.
Given the hefty amounts of computer points the Wildcats should accumulate in their wins, a 6-4 record would likely get them in. But if they lost all the aforementioned games, thus ending the season with a 5-5 record, it likely would spell the end of the playoff streak.
2. Cardinal Mooney, Columbus DeSales, Lake Catholic and Kettering Alter's week three losses proved they were all highly ranked based on name recognition only.
FICTION. It was indeed shocking that those four state powers all took it on the chin in the same week (when's the last time that happened?) but overrated is a strong word.
Taking a close look, it was only Mooney that really suffered a considerable beatdown, and that was against a tough and rugged Division I team in St. Edward. Mooney was expected to have a rebuilding type year, so the loss wasn't totally unexpected. Meanwhile, Lake Catholic, Alter, and DeSales all lost narrow contests against talented, undefeated teams.
At the present moment all the losses rightfully raise an eyebrow, but my guess is that come November at least three, if not all four, are in the playoffs fighting for a state title game berth.
3. Willoughby South is the best team in the state nobody knows about.
FACT. South is off to a 3-0 start which is in itself impressive, but how they are doing it is what is turning heads. The Flyers are averaging a gaudy 56.7 points per game in three lopsided victories thanks to an explosive offense.
The passing game has been lights out, due in large part to the arm of quarterback Ray Russ, who has thrown five touchdowns in each of the Flyers' blowout wins. He has two standout receivers in Aaron Lindgren and Devyn Woods and a backfield mate in Dominique Darling who is on pace for over 1,000 rushing yards.
Don't think that the Flyers are doing their damage against bottom of the barrel opponents; they lit up a perennial playoff qualifier in Mayfield to the tune of a 50-0 halftime lead. Mayfield is a team always known for their gritty defense, so it's even more impressive. They'll get tested in the next two weeks by University School and Mentor, but if they survive those tests a 10-0 season is very probable.
4. A junior will win Mr. Football this season.
FACT. Ok, so there is still a long way to go, but by far the two most impressive players in the state through three games are Kenton quarterback Maty Mauk and Canton Glen Oak running back Brionte Dunn. Both are in the class of 2012.
Mauk is putting up crooked numbers that are borderline ludicrous. Through three weeks he already has 1,444 passing yards and 17 TD passes to go along with 5 rushing touchdowns. He's on pace for over 4,800 passing yards, 56 TD passes and 15 rushing touchdowns in the regular season, not even taking into consideration the playoffs. Insane.
Dunn has been equally impressive, rushing for 825 yards and 10 touchdowns through three games. That's an average of 275 yards per game and over three touchdowns. He's on pace to shatter the Stark County rushing record.
If either or both continue their torrid pace, it would be hard for anyone to catch them regardless of class.


text: My 14 y.o. daughter recently concluded a 12 week physical therapy session to address a patella tendonitis injury. Luckily for me, her sessions where done at a local Children's hospital that actually has a sports injury department. Signs of her injury actually started way before that. Her doctor and therapist advised us to have her refrain from tennis until she is completely pain free. It has been close to 8-9 months since she played her last tournament. Recently within the last 3 weeks, we've started hitting again and we have entered her in a tourney this weekend. I have observed several things; her timing is off, her stamina is isn't like it use to be, her mechanics break down after a 10-15 ball rally, and more importantly, her confidence is low (especially with regards to her mobility). I'm sure many of you tennis parents have gone through the same process? How did you deal with it? Was your kid ever the same? Seeking advise. Thanks!


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County Animal Services on Wednesday released its report about Rufus, a woman's 1-year-old beagle that bit her 4-year-old son's lip and was scheduled to be euthanized.
The 25-pound dog was turned over to Orange County Animal Services by the owner, Nikki West, after biting the family's 4-year-old in the lip April 9. Originally, West said she was giving Rufus dog food when her son ran into the room and the dog bit him.
Officials say the Animal Services report appears to tell a different version than West's account of what happened soon after the child was bitten.
"We felt like there was a lot of misinformation going around so we just wanted to be very clear about what the law says and where we stand," said Diane Summers of Orange County Animal Services.
West said the child was rushed to Arnold Palmer Hospital with what she said was a minor lip injury. But according to the Animal Services report, she told the animal control officer the injuries were more severe.
"The lip had to be reattached and will require future surgery," the report stated. West said she had a local surgeon look at her son's lip and he said it wasn't severe enough to require surgery.
West also told them she could no longer trust Rufus or take the chance that it could happen again and wanted to surrender the dog, according to the report.
"When they went out there they say she actually surrendered the dog to him and the papers make it clear that, 'my dog may be adopted or humanely euthanized' and she signed off on this," Summers said.
When the officer asked the mother to remove the dog from the crate so the officer could look at him, she stated she was afraid of the dog and didn't trust him to remove him, the report states.
"I believe all of those words in that report are not true, those are not the words I stated to that gentleman," West told Local 6 on Wednesday.
Another discrepancy between West's account and the report is the distance in which the attack occurred. West told Local 6 her child came running around the corner and into the kitchen, in which her dog jumped up and bit Chazz in front of the oven near the dog's food. The report, dated April 23, stated the dog "charged" at the son for 10 feet, "indicating the dog pursued the victim."
The officer on scene said with the height of the child compared to the dog, the dog would have had to jump up and grab the victim's lower lip, according to the report.
Officials were also asked by Local 6 why the distance wasn't addressed in the office's initial report.
"The initial report was brief due to the owner requesting that she be allowed to relinquish the dog to Animal Services -- there was no immediate need for a detailed report,"an Animal Services official said. "The officer covered the basics and most crucial information in his initial report and no detailed investigation was required. In light of the situation, I directed the responding officer to write a more comprehensive report. I also requested that he provide a diagram of the owner's floor plan to better understand what had occurred."
West has since hired an attorney, who filed a temporary injunction so Animal Services cannot euthanize the dog.
"When I see him every day it breaks my heart. When he whines for me, when I leave, it's devastating," said West.
West says she believes she was misled.
"I will standup for Rufus till the end I just want to see a happy ending for him," she said.
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has weighed in the topic, saying:
"We love our children and we love our animals. There are state laws and county ordinances to protect them both, including a defined judicial appeals process. That process is underway, and it will ensure a full and fair hearing of all the facts. In the meantime, rest assured I have instructed our staff to take excellent care of Rufus."
Since the appeal was filed, a hearing will be held and a judge will determine what happens to Rufus. It's not clear when the hearing will take place.
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Here are excerpts from Texas football coach Mack Brown's press conference today, courtesy of Longhorns athletics. Brown discussed the future of college football, recruiting, coaching salaries and not returning text messages.
On the future of college football: I think the biggest change in the last 10 or 20 [years] would be the Internet changed a lot. I think it's helped protect against cheating because people have to be more careful now because kids are talking more and there's the danger that the kids aren't telling the truth all the time when they're talking. So there's stuff not out there that's not really accurate, more rumors. But we also have access to things that can counteract that if it's not true and stop it. At the same time coaches are being paid so much more than ever before. I don't know that that ever goes back. But coaches' salaries now in 1975 I was the receiver coach, recruiting coordinator at Southern Miss, made $13,500. When I left North Carolina 14 years ago I made $275,000. So things are just I mean, they're so different in 10 to 15 years, but who would have thought that. I hope that we're getting more control of the rules. It sounds like the NCAA is trying to simplify and change the book and get rid of a lot of those pages and get the rules just like the one I mentioned out of there, get them fixed, get the rules that if I text message somebody and I don't know who it is and it's a recruit, we can't recruit that recruit for a week. So I can't even answer text messages if there's not a name at the end. So I'm rude by not answering them, but I can't. If we bring in parents and they bring their two children outside of the recruit, two children can't eat. They have to stay in the hotel room. So there's a lot of things, I think, that it sounds like [NCAA] President Emmert will clean up, which I think will help. I think at the same time we've all heard about the basketball issues with AAU. I think we're headed that way with football very quickly. We have to step up and do a good job on it with seven-on-seven; with AllStar games, and we're getting a little bit out of control with some of that stuff. And in my estimation, I don't see that changing. I see everybody still having to produce money. I do see coaches being fired faster. I see assistant coaches being fired faster, because if they're not filling the stands you gotta have money. So it's going to be tougher for the athletic directors to keep the money up with what we're paying the ladies now, too.
On if college athletics will become privatized: No, we've had it 100 something years; I think in 100 something years we'll still have it. It's too important to people. You think about the influence the Final Four is going to have on Saturday night and Monday. I mean, it's huge. Women's sports, the Final Four in the women's, it's going to have a huge turnout. It's going to be packed and everybody's watching. And now they know the women's coaches' names and players by first names and that wouldn't have happened 10 years ago. So I think that college sports is at a better place publicly than it's been. And I also think that the problems that have occurred over the last year or two with major programs that people are taking strong stances against sends a message to us, you better act right and win and get all your kids to stay out of trouble and you can't break any rules and it's forcing everybody to do better. I had to put a security code on my phone so when I put it in my pocket it won't hit the wrong thing. Because even if I don't talk to the person and that call pops up in compliance, I've had a violation because I've had a call to that young man. So I think all of those things in my estimation will change. But we're already seeing coordinators being fired during the season for colleges and that never happened before. We're seeing colleges firing their coaches so much faster. [Former Kansas coach] Turner Gill gets fired in one year, two years, whatever it was, two years. And those things didn't happen 10 years ago. And I think all of those things will even accelerate now that everybody needs the money.


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oh ok thank you
can anyone help out with this one pls?!
is it a hard program to write or an easy one?!
Write a Complete program for the following specification:
The SerialNumber class takes a serial number in
the form of LLLLLLLLLLLL-DDDDDDDDD-LLLLLLLLL where each L is a letter
and each D is a digit. The serial number has three groups
of characters, separated by hyphens.
Note: This time any number of letters followed by - followed by any number of digit followed by – followed by any number of letters.
String serial1= "GHFFFFFTRJ-8978888885-AQTTTTWR"; // Valid
String serial2 = "GHT7J-8975-AQWR"; // Invalid
String serial3 = "GHTRJ-8J75-AQWR"; // Invalid
String serial4 = "GHTRJ-8975-AQ2R"; // Invalid
it seems like to ask for a random serial number, and then wants us to enter a serial number, and then see if that's right or wrong....
anyone could give me a hint to start it out?! I'm not sure how to generate a random serial number...(is it possible to have a random character generator?)...and then how do I use "-" in between the entries?!
would appreciate it so much


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March Trial Date Set For St. Paul Croatian Suspect
A March 11 trial date has been set for Gezim Selgjekaj of Avon Lake, Ohio, who pleaded not guilty to a 28-count indictment on Jan. 17 that accused him of illegally receiving more than $11 million in the $70 million St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union fraud case.
A federal indictment revealed earlier this month that Selgjekaj was in federal prison when he received millions of dollars in fraudulent loans from St. Paul Croatian, which is based in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake, Ohio. The credit union collapsed in April 2010.
The indictment charged Selgjekaj with one count of conspiracy, six counts of bribery, six counts of money laundering and 15 counts of financial institution fraud.
The indictment alleged Selgjekaj received $3.6 million between 2004 and 2008 despite the fact that he was in federal prison for unrelated conduct.
From March 2003 through July 2004, Selgjekaj also received an additional $5 million in fraudulent loans from St. Paul Croatian. Moreover, even after defaulting on the $8.6 million in loans, Selgjekaj received an additional $2.9 million in loans from the credit union between 2008 and 2010, according to the indictment.
Selgjekaj allegedly managed to bilk millions of dollars from the credit union because he conspired with Anthony Raguz, the former chief operating officer at St. Paul, and others.
Raguz was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison in November for his central role that led to one of the largest fraud cases in U.S. credit union history. He admitted to approving more than 1,000 fraudulent loans totaling $70 million to over 300 account holders at the credit union from 2000 to 2010. He also accepted bribes totaling $1 million to approve loans, according to the original indictment.
Selgjekaj allegedly submitted false and fraudulent loan applications to Raguz, including submitting loan requests in nominee's names when Selgjekaj's aggregate loan balances reached a level that could have drawn attention from auditors or members of the credit union's board.
According to federal authorities, Selgjekaj gave Raguz $40,000 in cash and five checks totaling $66,000 to reward him for providing the fraudulent loans.
Selgjekaj's trial will be held in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.