text: tennis is an interesting sport in that you can spend 4-10 years at the upper echelons, and then in a year or two completely fall off the face of the earth and retire in obscurity (I'm thinking Moya, and injured players like Ferrero and Gonzalez). so, who has the best retirement of all time? I know there are more enlightened historians on this board than me but I've got to go with Pete. Winning a slam in your last match ever is really the only way to go out. any other contenders?

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Miller to make start in first turn through rotation
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Shelby Miller pushed his pitch count into the low 90s in a Minor League game on Saturday, flew to meet his teammates in Phoenix later in the day and then learned that he won't have to wait long before he takes the mound again.
After considering the option of skipping Miller during the team's first turn through the rotation, manager Mike Matheny has decided to give Miller a start on Saturday in San Francisco. The team's off-day on Thursday had allowed for the possibility of using only a four-man rotation this week, if the club had wanted to get Miller more work on the side.
"I'm excited for it," Miller said of facing the defending World Series champions. "I know they have a great team. It will be an unbelievable atmosphere to pitch in as well. I got a little feel of how it is there in the postseason last year. The postseason was awesome and great, but that was last year. I'm just trying to get wins for the team whenever it's my day. And I'm real excited to get the start."
The start will be just the second of Miller's career. He pitched six innings of one-hit ball against the Reds in the final game of the 2012 regular season. Miller then faced the Giants twice during the National League Championship Series last October. He allowed four hits and two earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of relief.
Because he made only five Grapefruit League appearances, Miller stayed behind in Florida to get additional work on the backfields Saturday. Miller pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a Triple-A game, allowed four hits, one walk and struck out seven. "Good reports," manager Mike Matheny said when asked what he had been told about Miller's performance.
"I did pretty well," added Miller, ranked by MLB.com as the Cardinals' No. 2 prospect. "I left some pitches up, which raised my pitch count. Against those guys, I was getting a lot of foul balls. But I didn't give up any runs, had some strikeouts, gave up only one walk. I threw some good changeups and curveballs, as well. It was a nice little warm-up before the season gets under way."
In his 16 Grapefruit League innings, Miller gave up 17 hits and seven earned runs. He began the season in a three-way competition for the fifth rotation spot but ultimately beat out Joe Kelly and Trevor Rosenthal to earn a place on the Cardinals' Opening Day roster for the first time in his career.
Matheny unveils Cardinals' Opening Day lineup
PHOENIX -- After a team workout at Chase Field on Sunday, manager Mike Matheny unveiled his Opening Day lineup, which features six position players drafted and developed by the Cardinals.
Center fielder Jon Jay will hit lead off, followed by Matt Carpenter (3B), Matt Holliday (LF), Allen Craig (1B), Carlos Beltran (RF), Yadier Molina (C), Daniel Descalso (2B), Pete Kozma (SS) and starting pitcher Adam Wainwright. With third baseman David Freese sidelined with a back injury, Matheny dropped Beltran from the No. 2 hole into the middle of the lineup.
"We feel real good about what we're throwing out there," Matheny said. "It's not just patchwork. That speaks to the depth of the organization. I'd say certainly we're deeper than last year ... but with the things that have happened, it's challenged that. But we still have pretty good depth."
The Cardinals start the season without Freese and projected starting shortstop Rafael Furcal, who is out for the season after undergoing elbow surgery. Starter Chris Carpenter and closer Jason Motte are also on the disabled list.
Of the position players who will start on Monday, only Holliday and Beltran don't fit into the category of homegrown talent. Wainwright was not drafted by the Cardinals either, though he was acquired by the organization when he was still a Minor League pitcher.
Garcia excited to start Cardinals' home opener
PHOENIX -- The Cardinals' decision to have Shelby Miller pitch against the Giants next weekend lines up lefty Jaime Garcia to pitch the team's home opener on April 8. The assignment is a first for Garcia, who has never before started a season opener at home or on the road.
"A few days ago, they told me there was a good chance I'd be starting that last game in San Francisco or the first game at home," said Garcia, who will make his season debut Tuesday against Arizona. "I said whatever decision was fine with me. But now that I know I'll be starting the home opener, it's pretty cool. I've been part of four Opening Days at home now, and that first game at home is always exciting. It's an honor for me to be able to do that."
Having entered spring with some still wondering about the durability of his left shoulder, Garcia hushed such concerns with a stellar run through Grapefruit League play. He led all Cardinals pitchers with 29 innings and allowed only eight earned runs on 28 hits.
Garcia was limited to 20 starts and 121 2/3 innings in 2012 due to left shoulder discomfort. The injury resurfaced in October, too, forcing Garcia out of the Cardinals' playoff run.
Worth noting
• After an off-day on Saturday, the Cardinals held an afternoon workout at Chase Field on Sunday. The workout -- which included batting practice and defensive work -- lasted just over an hour.
• David Freese (lower back injury) remains at the Cardinals' complex in Jupiter, Fla., where he has been taking swings and increasing his workload this weekend, manager Mike Matheny reported on Sunday. Freese is expected to play in extended Spring Training games this week. He hopes to be activated off the disabled list for the team's home opener on April 8.
• The Cardinals' uniforms on Monday will feature the Stan Musial patch that uniformed personnel will wear on their left sleeve throughout the season. The patch features a red No. 6 enclosed in a circle and overlapped by Musial's signature. A photograph of Musial also dons the front of the Cardinals' 2013 media guide. Musial died in January at the age of 92.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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What's in a name? In Augusta, giving a proper name to a building, road, park or other facility might mean disputes, accusations and hurt feelings.
Augusta Commission member Joe Jackson's proposal in late 2012 to name the new sheriff's administration building for retiring Sheriff Ronnie Strength surprised many, including Strength. It caught Commissioner Bill Lockett so off guard that he questioned the choice, although he and the entire commission later supported it.
Lockett also questioned former Commissioner Jerry Brigham's successful request last year to name Fire Station No. 10 for Herb Beckham, the late county commission chairman, while commission debate over naming Augusta's new courthouse for the late civil rights lawyer and Georgia Appeals Court Chief Judge John H. Ruffin Jr. lasted more than a year.
After Jackson's recommendation, Lockett asked the city to develop a uniform system for naming city-owned facilities; that goes before the city's administrative services committee Monday.
The guidelines require names be based on geographical, historical, ecological or functional factors, or for people who have given much for the betterment of Augusta.
The people should already be dead, with the exception of those making large financial or land contributions or "other extraordinary circumstances," according to the ordinance, which specifies no minimum period of time after the person's death. Renaming cannot occur for 50 years.
Commissioners, staffers and anyone else may suggest a name, but the proposer must fill out a form explaining why the facility should be named. The city administrator, engineer, planning director and facilities director then review the name and hold a public hearing before it goes through the committee and commission cycle for approval.
Brigham, who left office in December after serving two terms, said there had been a similar policy in effect more than a decade ago but the commission has ignored such rules.
"Usually they end up doing whatever they want to do," he said.
The ordinance does not specify how the name is applied to the facility, an issue that arose at the new courthouse, now called the Augusta Judicial Center and John H. Ruffin Jr. Courthouse.


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Aug. 10, 2012
Here is the latest edition of Week In Review - a series of weekly messages from the Mayor and City Council to help Richardson residents and businesses keep up to date on events at City Hall. A list of links for stories in this edition is available at the bottom of the page.
Public Hearings Set for 2012-2013 Budget, Tax Rate
The City Council on Monday set dates for public hearings on the proposed tax rate and proposed 2012-2013 Budget. The hearings will take place Monday, Aug. 20, and Monday, Aug. 27.
City Manager Dan Johnson presented the proposed Budget at Monday's work session and special called meeting. The Budget is supported by a proposed tax rate of $0.63516 per $100 of assessed valuation, unchanged from the 2011-2012 rate.
All budget meetings are open to the public. In addition, as part of the City Council's Transparency Initiative goals, the meetings are also broadcast live on CITV (Channel 16 on Time Warner and Channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse) and on the City website, www.cor.net. They can also be viewed at any time online. All budget documents are available online as well.
Click the links below to watch Monday's City Council discussion and votes:
City Council Approves Resolution Supporting Transportation Projects
Two Richardson projects are included on a Collin County construction priority list reviewed this week by the City Council. At its work session and special called meeting Monday, the City Council approved a resolution in support of Collin County's priority list of projects to be funded with revenue from the Sam Rayburn Tollway (State Highway 121) and State Highway 161 toll road development agreements.
Included on the list is the Infocom Drive and Routh Creek Parkway extensions near the planned Bush Turnpike Station transit-oriented development, which is ranked third. Approximately $9.5 million in toll revenue funding would be matched with nearly $2.4 million in local funding, to be contributed by developers.
The recommended projects will now be reviewed by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Surface Transportation Technical Committee and then by the Regional Transportation Council before funding is approved.
Click the link below to watch Monday's presentation to the City Council:
Positive West Nile Virus Tests Result in Mosquito Spraying This Week
The Richardson Health Department sprayed in two areas of the city this week due to a positive finding of West Nile virus in a mosquito monitoring station and a confirmed human case of the West Nile virus.
The spraying events occurred in the southeastern and northwestern areas of the City.
This summer's West Nile virus season is one of the worst outbreaks of the disease since it first appeared in the United States, and the Metroplex has had one of the greatest concentrations in the country of human cases of the potentially deadly disease. So far six people in Richardson have been confirmed to have contracted the disease, and fortunately none of those cases has been fatal.
This is the peak of the mosquito biting season for our area, and numbers of positive tests in mosquito pools and people should go down in the coming months. To combat neighborhood mosquito populations and decrease the chance for residents to contract West Nile virus, the Richardson Health Department follows a comprehensive plan to prevent the spread of the West Nile virus. In addition to spraying, other activities include: continuous monitoring of mosquito test pool results, using larvicide along creeks to prevent mosquito eggs from developing into adults, and public education efforts. All areas of the City are continuously monitored, and further sprayings will be scheduled based on mosquito surveillance used to monitor the spread of the West Nile virus.
Richardson schedules spraying events during overnight hours to limit exposure to people who may wish to avoid contact with the pesticide used to control mosquito populations. Spraying events begin at 10 p.m. with the goal of ending by 3 a.m., though they may run until 4:30 a.m. depending upon the size of the spray area. In order to minimize human exposure, the Health Department typically does not schedule spraying events on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
The City utilizes an ultra-low volume fogger that disperses pesticide following Centers for Disease Control and Environmental Protection Agency guidelines, which is effective at impacting mosquito populations and is sensitive to the environment.
The Richardson Health Department schedules mosquito sprayings based on positive findings of West Nile virus in mosquito traps placed around the City (see map below) or if a human case is confirmed. Once located, the area around the positive finding is targeted for spraying in an attempt to help limit the spread of the disease.
Spraying is one measure utilized to help limit exposure, but citizens should also remain vigilant in protecting themselves when going outside.
To protect from mosquito bites, people are asked to follow the Four D's of protection:
Ramps from Bush Turnpike to U.S. 75 to be Closed This Weekend
Several ramps from Bush Turnpike to northbound U.S. 75 (Central Expressway) will close this weekend as the Texas Department of Transportation begins a pavement repair project.
Eastbound and westbound exits from Bush Turnpike to northbound U.S. 75 and the right main lane of U.S. 75 between Bush Turnpike and Plano Parkway will be closed at the following times, weather permitting:
The project is the beginning of a $670,000 project to repair and repave locations on and adjacent to U.S. 75 and other highways in Collin County.
Walls at New Gymnastics Center Put Into Place
Construction of the new Richardson Gymnastics Center hit a major milestone Monday, as its exterior concrete walls were erected. The next step is to begin installation of the facility's structural steel and roofing, which will allow work inside to move forward without interruptions from inclement weather.
The new Gymnastics Center will open early next year. The City broke ground for the new facility, as well as the new Heights Recreation Center and Family Aquatics Center, in May. All three projects are part of the 2010 Bond Program.
Click the link below to track the progress of all 2010 Bond Program projects:
Library to be Closed Friday, Aug. 17
Due to a staff development day, the Richardson Library will be closed Friday, Aug. 17. The Library will reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
Richardson Community Band to Conclude Summer Concert Series Sunday
The Richardson Community Band will conclude its series of free summer concerts this weekend by featuring some of the band's favorites. Families are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of music, which will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 411 W. Arapaho Rd.
Chamber of Commerce to Honor New Teachers at Breakfast and Luncheon
Teachers new to the Richardson Independent School District will be welcomed and honored by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Friday, Aug. 17.
New elementary level teachers will be honored at a breakfast 7:30-9:30 a.m., while new junior high and high school teachers will attend a luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Both events will be at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas-Richardson.
Prices are $40 for Chamber members and $50 for nonmembers. The featured speaker for both events is Mary Ann Rankin, CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative.
For more information or to donate a door prize for the new teachers, call 972-792-2800.
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Richardson Adult Literacy Center to Train ESL Tutors
A training workshop will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. for ESL tutors. The class, presented by the Richardson Adult Literacy Center, is designed to train volunteer tutors who can then help others learn to speak English.
To register for the workshop, contact the RALC office at 972-644-5119 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dogs are Invited to Swim at Annual Dog Splash Day on Aug. 18
The annual Dog Splash Day will take place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Terrace Pool, 300 N. Lois Lane.
Admission is $5 per dog. No pre-registration is required, and dogs must have a current rabies vaccination to enter. The event is sponsored by Richardson AnimaLuv, which supports the Richardson Animal Shelter.
Corporate Challenge Begins with Opening Ceremonies Aug. 17
The 15th annual Richardson Corporate Challenge, sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, will have record-breaking participation as the City's 10-week, Olympic-style corporate competition kicks off with the opening ceremony next week.
A total of 55 DFW-area companies have committed to taking part in 24 athletic and non-athletic events. More than 10,000 employees from companies including General Electric, Southwest Airlines and Fossil are expected to participate and to help raise funds in support of Special Olympics Texas and its local affiliate, the Richardson Roadrunners – the event's beneficiary since its inception. Corporate Challenge is the only corporate competition of its kind in Texas.
The City of Richardson and participating companies have raised more than $1 million for Special Olympics Texas and the organization's local affiliate over the last 14 years, including an impressive $172,000 raised during last year's games.
The opening ceremony will be held Friday, Aug. 17, at Richardson's Galatyn Plaza. In addition to tailgate parties organized by the corporate teams, the event will feature a ceremonial torch-lighting, a parade of athletes from Special Olympics Texas, participation by the Richardson Firefighter and Police Department Honor Guards, great music and a one-mile "Great Walk" challenge sponsored by Methodist Richardson Medical Center.
The Corporate Challenge includes competitions in events ranging from athletic sports such as softball, basketball and flag football, to darts, billiards and miniature golf. The Challenge wraps up with a closing ceremony and an announcement of winners on Friday, Oct. 19. A full schedule of events may be found online at www.cor.net/cc, and event updates will be posted on the Corporate Challenge Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/QMjNBj.
Rain Barrel Workshop to Take Place Tuesday
The Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center will host a rain barrel workshop 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14., at the Center, 17360 Coit Rd. in Dallas.
Extension Program Specialist Dotty Woodson will teach participants how to build a rain barrel and will discuss installing an efficient irrigation system. Participants will construct a 55-gallon rain barrel in the class. The cost is $50 for each barrel.
Click the link below to register for the class:
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House-Senate negotiators were putting the final touches on a $790 billion economic stimulus package late Wednesday, readying the measure for final passage before the Presidents Day recess as pushed by President Obama.
"I want to thank the Democrats and Republicans in Congress who came together around a hard-fought compromise that will save or create more than 3.5 million jobs and get our economy back on track," Obama said in a statement.
Many priorities for both sides were jettisoned in the final deliberations, ranging from tax cuts for big corporations to veterans' funding. "It appears that congressional Democrats have made a bad bill worse by reducing tax relief for working families to pay for more wasteful government spending," House Minority Leader Boehner said.
Some House Democrats appeared just as perturbed as their GOP colleagues, who have continually complained about being shut out of the discussions. "On almost every issue, we took a `haircut' the Senate gave us," said Rep. James Moran, D-Va., although he was quick to note that "I'm not upset at the leadership; I'm just upset at the process."
But the bill is likely headed to Obama's desk despite the grumbling, lawmakers said. "Half a loaf is better than no loaf at all," said Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., who complained about school construction and her state's Medicaid allotment being curtailed.
Initially, only recipients of Troubled Asset Relief Program funding were to be excluded from the bill's signature business tax break, an extended five-year carry-back of net operating losses. But to make the cost fit within the reduced budget target, Democratic leaders agreed to cut the provision to about $2 billion, limited only to small businesses. House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., was not happy about that change.
"They're keeping a very tiny part of it, and I thought the NOL provision would have helped us sell this across the country," Neal said. "My argument here is you could defend every provision that came out of the House in the tax title. It was equitable; it was fair, and it was evenly distributed. And it was for the purpose of saying we would provide relief across the board."
Even with the hold-harmless treatment for smaller firms, overall small-business tax cuts amount to less than 1 percent of the final bill. "More can be done, when you compare it to TARP money that went to the largest banks in America," said House Small Business Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez.
Concerns raised by the Congressional Black Caucus were addressed after they sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi earlier Wednesday. The compromise is expected to include $2 billion in additional money for rural broadband development over the Senate's bill and $10 billion in additional state stabilization funding directed toward school repairs. But members of the group continued to push for an additional $4.2 billion in funding for neighborhood stabilization programs to help stem the impact of the mortgage crisis and cut from the House bill.
"None of us will be completely happy, but it sounds like something we'll have to live with," said Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., a member of the CBC, said about the bill.
CBC members are not the only ones angry about the neighborhood funding not being reinstated, particularly in light of the Obama administration's plans announced Tuesday to deal with the problems in the mortgage industry. "They've [the Obama White House] got a deaf ear on the thing that caused the problem," said one Democratic lawmaker.
Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer made the case for the compromise bill to a closed-door meeting of House Democratic lawmakers Wednesday evening. Hoyer noted the need for compromise but argued that House Democrats still got a great deal. "Approximately seven-eighths of the bill is what we had [in the House version]," Hoyer said he told lawmakers.
Hoyer confirmed that a version of "Buy American" restrictions on infrastructure spending akin to what the Senate approved remains. That language clarified that the provision would be applied in a fashion consistent with worldwide trade rules, but European Union ambassador John Bruton earlier in the day sent letters to conferees urging they tighten it further.
As drafted, the language "still risks creating a protectionist effect" by shutting out foreign bidders, Bruton wrote. He said that, at a minimum, a reciprocity provision should be added so foreign firms whose home countries provide open access to U.S. bidders would not be penalized.
With the White House pushing for the inclusion of language allowing the administration flexibility in parceling out infrastructure funding, Pelosi said the provision would not be in the bill. Democrats railed against the inclusion of similar measures in Iraq war funding legislation during the Bush administration. "It wasn't in the House and it wasn't in the Senate," said Pelosi. "I don't know how that could be in there. All I am saying is that it is something I couldn't support."
Including school-repair funding, total state fiscal relief totals about $54 billion, about two-thirds of the initial House version. There was some concern expressed among House Democrats about giving a blank check to states -- particularly to those with GOP governors who have been critical about the stimulus. Exactly what strings to attach to the state funding was still being discussed, lawmakers said.
On taxes, other "haircuts" were administered. Obama's "Making Work Pay" credit was shaved by about $30 billion, but workers will still get $400-$800. Eligibility for refundable child tax credits was lowered to $3,000 in wages, more than zero in the House bill but less than the $8,100 proposed by the Senate. A deduction for auto purchases was cut from $11.5 billion to $2 billion, while a $15,000 homebuyers' credit was cut in half -- and limited to first-time buyers.
The measure would provide about $60 billion in unemployment and health benefits for laid-off workers, including $15 billion in the form of one-time, $250 checks to retirees, disabled veterans and low-income individuals. Neal said the structure of that program was a problem for government employees in Massachusetts and eight other states, however, who do not contribute to Social Security. The effect of that would be a wealthy retiree could get a check, but a lower-income government worker would not, Neal said, adding that negotiators were working to resolve the matter.
In a win for the financial-services sector, conferees largely eliminated several Senate amendments that limited pay packages at financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, senators said. According to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, the main remaining provision is a scaled-down version of an amendment by Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd. "The executive compensation provisions [in the bill] is basically the Dodd amendment," Baucus said. The amendment, which previously banned TARP firms from paying a bonus, or other compensation to its 25 highest-paid employees, resembles restrictions on executive compensation set separately by Obama, Baucus said.


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Freedom Cruze Wraps Up Troop Support Drive
The $451 million Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union in Clarksville, Tenn., joined with a a few other local businesses to offer the community the "Cruze to Salute Freedom" tour. The drive, featuring a vinyl-wrapped Chevrolet Cruze ripe for the signing, began on Memorial Day weekend and ran through Independence Day.
The "Freedom Cruze" was parked at the credit union's branches on post and in Clarksville and Hopkinsville, Ky., where members and others could write on the car their messages of thanks and encouragement to the troops.
Below, the completed project.


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Earlier this week, we found out that our childhoods were woefully rubbish and pathetic. Because earlier this week, we watched a video where a 13 year old helmsman by the name of Kalle Rovanperä strapped himself into a Citroen C2 rally car and promptly went about reducing his fully-grown human passenger into a trembling wreck. Because of his skills, the git.
It's a remarkable display of just how excellent the young Kalle is. In fact, so excellent is he, we reckon this kid could become a future WRC champ. He will of course, scare many, many more passengers along the way to the top, we suspect.
Which reminded us of the time passengers totally lost the plot while being given hot laps in quite fast cars. Times when said passengers completely and utterly lost all personal decorum and etiquette and broke down for the delight of millions of Internet fans. Like you.
A while back, we gave you many funny examples of said passengers losing it. You lot even sent us yet more fine videos, and we felt it necessary to relive this wonderful collection, for your amusement.
So thanks for all your suggestions, and click through for some light hilarity. And a warning that, should a competent driver ever offer you a passenger ride in something quick, make sure the camera's switched off first. Or don't.


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Source: HoopsHype.com» Tuesday, January 24 2012
Would you put pressure to get traded to a contender? Jose Manuel Calderon: I don't think so, that's not me, that's not my personality. Marca.com
Would you like to change teams to contend for the title? Do you think a trade is possible? Jose Manuel Calderon: I would like to have the opportunity to compete for something. Marca.com
HoopsHype.com isn't the original source but they've provided the translation.


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AL's win begins and ends with Yanks
Rivera's milestone save comes after Jeter scores two runs
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Mariano Rivera all played prominent roles in the American League's 4-3 victory over the National League in the 2009 All-Star Game at Busch Stadium. Jeter scored the game's first run on a ball hit by Teixeira, and Rivera nailed down the final three outs for his record-setting fourth Midsummer Classic save.
"That's what we came here to do," Rivera said. "We came here with a mission, and our mission was accomplished. It was a great game from both sides. I think the city of St. Louis did a tremendous job of hosting this All-Star Game. I am grateful for that."
It was the 12th victory in 13 seasons and the seventh in a row for the AL, which hasn't lost in the All-Star Game since 1996.
"Everyone keeps talking about the winning streak that we have, but there have been a lot of games that could have gone either way," Jeter said. "It says a lot about our pitching. They have great players and a great team, but we're just fortunate."
In the top of the first inning, Jeter was hit in the left hand by a 1-2 Tim Lincecum changeup, leading to the AL's first run. After Jeter moved up on a fielder's-choice ground ball, Teixeira smacked a hot grounder that eluded hometown hero Albert Pujols at first base, allowing Jeter to trot home on the error. Jeter also scored the game-tying run in the fifth on a Joe Mauer double.
"It's the luck of the bounce," Teixeira said. "Really, there were a couple of key defensive plays that could have gone either way. There wasn't a lot of hitting. Maybe one ball drops in and one ball doesn't drop in, and it's a different game."
Teixeira went hitless in three trips, hitting the ball to first base each time. After the AL took a one-run lead in the eighth inning, when Curtis Granderson tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Adam Jones, Rivera was summoned for the ninth inning and shut down the NL in a 13-pitch appearance.
Rivera said he followed the advice of President Barack Obama, who visited the visitors' clubhouse before Tuesday's game and wowed players with his baseball knowledge.
"He was quite interesting -- he was wonderful," Rivera said. "He knew about the cutter, which was great. He said, 'Keep throwing that cutter.' Outstanding. I always wanted to meet him, and I thank God I had the chance."
Jeter was also left buzzing about the visit from Obama, who greeted him as one of the senior members of the AL roster. Always sensitive about his age, Jeter corrected him, using the word "veteran."
"It was real nice," Jeter said. "It was nice to get the opportunity to meet him. It was probably the thing I'll take most out of this All-Star Game. He just said that he was a fan. That's kind of hard to believe when you think about presidents, but that's pretty nice to hear."
The Yankees' representatives spent the early part of the afternoon raving about their experiences at this year's All-Star events, each of them impressed at how the color-coordinated streets of St. Louis embraced their arrival.
While being careful to note that nobody treats them better than New York fans, the visiting Bronx Bombers couldn't help but notice how passionate the assembled masses are in this city.
"They have great fans here -- everyone wears red," Jeter said. "That's like a rule, right? You've got to wear red."
Before Tuesday's game, Rivera's sons were bouncing around the visitors' clubhouse at Busch Stadium in uniform, tossing baseballs and procuring autographs from the AL's players. Rivera said his sons were "enjoying it more than me," and that was an accomplishment.
At age 39, Rivera does not know if this 10th All-Star team will also be his final one, and he is trying to soak up as much atmosphere as possible -- even ducking out of the clubhouse with his charge card before workouts to purchase items at a souvenir stand.
"I never thought that I would be able to be an All-Star, you know what I mean?" Rivera said. "I'm being honest. I just loved to play the game. Saying that, I have another year under contract, and we'll see what happens. I enjoy every minute of this, because maybe this will be my last one."
Across the room, Jeter dismissed another reference to his advancing stats -- "I'm not old," the 35-year-old said -- but the Yankees' captain allowed that he has enjoyed having the opportunity to engage the game's younger stars.
Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins' standout shortstop and NL's leadoff hitter, introduced Jeter to his mother on Monday. Mom, it turns out, is also a big Jeter fan.
"That's why you get an opportunity in these All-Star Games to get to know these guys," Jeter said. "When you're playing against them, it's basically 'Hello' at second base or in the batter's box, and that's about it. Here, you get a chance to get to know them a little bit."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Santa Fe Peak Climber's Log
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|From Montezuma
Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2016
|Hiked up from Montezuma.
|Posted Nov 26, 2016 11:11 pm
|The circuit
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2016
|The ridge
|Posted Jul 15, 2016 6:43 pm
|Foxy Long Bottoms
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2015
|Santa Fe, Sullivan, Geneva, Landslide, Pt 13214, Morgan and the little one next to it.
|Posted Aug 23, 2015 10:43 pm
|Sante Fe Peak
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2013
|Sante Fe, Sullivan, Geneva, Landslide, Morgan Peak
|Posted Sep 8, 2013 8:28 pm
|Nice and Mellow
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2013
|With Sullivan, Geneva and Landslide.
|Posted Aug 13, 2013 10:04 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2013
|Out-and-back climb of Sante Fe, Sullivan, Geneva, Landslide with Okie. I started at about 10,600.
|Posted Aug 3, 2013 8:28 pm
Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2012
|Great hike on the Montezuma Loop however, a lot of postholing in the afternoon. Very fun trip. Solo.
|Posted Oct 24, 2012 5:05 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2012
|The wife, pup and I from Shelf Lake. We started with Decatur and followed the Divide over to Landslide Peak. What a great Labor Day jaunt.
|Posted Sep 4, 2012 10:49 am
|Eric Holle
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2011
|Nice loop with Sullivan, Geneva, and Landslide....
|Posted Jun 25, 2012 6:32 pm
|From the Road
|Interesting road...
|Posted Jun 25, 2011 10:21 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2010
|Did nice loop to include Landslide, Geneva, Sullivan, Santa Fe, Silver, and Revenue, which goes pretty quick from Geneva Creek drainage.
|Posted Dec 7, 2010 5:14 pm
|Brian Kalet
|Climbed Thrice
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
|9/5/2010: With Sullivan, Geneva, back to Sullivan & Santa Fe.
5/6/2007: With Morgan Peak. Skied form the summit!
|Posted Sep 7, 2010 1:22 am
|Ridge Run
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2009
|Came up from the Webster Pass Road (parked just before it crossed the Snake River), climbed Geneva, Landslide, Sullivan and Santa Fe then dropped back to the road. Second time up this peak
|Posted Sep 8, 2009 9:59 am
|santa fe storm
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2008
|fine solo of santa fe on a crisp november day. the predicted storm rolled in during the last half-hour before reaching the summit cutting visibility to 100 yards.
warning: avalanches are coming! the hoard layer and hard crust are setup perfectly, all it needs is a sizable load to create a slide. this weekend's system might do that trick!
|Posted Nov 29, 2008 9:49 pm
|From Morgan Gulch
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2007
|Ascended road on north side of Morgan Gulch and then ran ridge from Morgan Peak to Sante Fe to Geneva to Landslide. Somehow lost my ice axe on the way down :(
|Posted Mar 29, 2008 3:45 pm
|Snowy Santa Fe Road
Date Climbed: Apr 29, 2007
|Snow covered the road the whole way up, was able to cut some of the road off by hiking up Morgan gulch (also continuous snow). Made the descent super fast, from summit to treeline in only 45 minutes! Great views from the top, still a lot of snow in the area! Saw a wet slide on a peak across the valley, be careful out there.
|Posted Apr 30, 2007 10:09 am
|Santa Fe Peak
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2006
|Great day and Great hike. Strong and cold wind above treeline. Having a cold didn't help either.
|Posted Sep 15, 2006 2:43 am
|Montezuma's Revenge
|I've been over the summit several times on my mountain bike while crewing for friends in the 24 Hour mountain bike race, Montezuma's Revenge.
|Posted Sep 15, 2006 2:29 am


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Coinstar (NASDAQ:CSTR), which owns the video rental service Redbox, has teamed with Verizon (NYSE:VZ) in the creation of Redbox Instant. The new service, designed to provide streaming access to movies and television shows, places Coinstar and Verizon in direct competition with Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN).
Verizon VP Eric Bruno, quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek, said the new service will be available before the upcoming holiday season. The system currently is in the testing stages, is intended to work in cooperation with Redbox's existing kiosk business and will focus solely on newer movies.
Users of Redbox Instant will be offered a choice of a subscription service or a cafeteria-style plan where users can pick individual movies to watch and pay for. The subscription plan will also include an unknown number of Redbox kiosk rentals per month.
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Is there any online resource for learning cars ECU programming?
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Is there any online resource for learning cars ECU programming?
Vehicle insurance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warranty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both of which could well be invalidated with your ill-informed tinkering.
in the US at least, insurance doesn't usually care if the vehicle's performance characteristics are modified, so long as its safety features are in place. warranty is definitely an issue though, and it's highly recommended that any tinkering be done after the car is out of warranty.
I've considered using my raspberry pi to build a fuel injection system for my 1984 jeep, which has a carburetor and mechanical distributor. I think that would be a perfect application for the pi.
i want to learn it from scratch. any resource for it?
@Haris Alvi:
Start with the Wikipedia article: Engine control unit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Check out the references and external links at the bottom.
We also had somebody do a very basic, small ECU/EFI type system for their motor scooter early this year. Here's the thread: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/c-pro...drino-uno.html. Note, that is about as simple as you can make it, 1 cylinder, throttle body injection, one output sensor for your control loop. A regular car's ECU is much, much, much more complex.
Beyond that, I don't know any resources that will simply take you through learning to program an ECU. IMO, it's not something that lends well to an online tutorial, there are many parts that cover many disciplines. The best suggestion I have is to study the components individually, then combine them into an ECU. Note, you've provided us no clues as to what you already know, so this assumes you know next to nothing about programming, electronics or engine operation and controls.
- Make sure you have very strong development skills. Not just knowing the C language, but good design, testing, troubleshooting, etc. Embedded systems like an ECU, and especially ones that are as critical as an ECU are not beginners projects. You can't simply restart it if it hits a snag, it has to be pretty much perfect. Failures can result in anything from poor performance to ruining a perfectly good engine. If you ever get this on the road, and something goes really wrong while driving, it could mean serious injury or death.
- Understand your problem. Learn how an engine works. Understand fuel/air mixture, ignition timing, fuel injection, etc.
- Understand control and feedback loops. You will probably use PID loops heavily.
- Understand the specifications and characteristics of the engine you wish to program, firing sequence, compression ratios, etc.
- Learn about sensors and actuators, and electrical engineering, you will need it for making sense of input (gas pedal, MAP/MAF sensors, O2 sensor, temperature sensors etc) and output (fuel pump/injectors, choke control, etc). Realize that, with the timing constraints you're dealing with in a typical car engine, you have to deal with the non-linear aspects of things like fuel injectors (i.e. you can't treat them as going instantly from 100% closed to 100% open, which is critical for getting the right fuel/air mixture).
- Look at industry standards for developing ECUs, like MISRA (link). Don't just learn the rules, learn why they made those rules, it will give you insight to typical pitfalls in developing ECUs.
- Don't expect to have a usable product anytime soon. The big car companies had several top-notch engineers working on this stuff full time for months or years to produce a modern ECU.
That would be awesome. I have an old 68 Firebird I've wanted to mod to EFI.
The ECU standards for cars are available for a price on the NSF site. There are several known models that various manufacturer's use. That being said you can purchase software that will read your car's ECU both in snapshot form and in realtime. Likewise you can purchase the necessary cables required to hook your PC up to your car and these vary greatly from car model to car model.
Note that messing with the ECU while cool is also extremely dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. All vehicles go through a flash session and a test session to ensure the flash was successful at the factory. The programs that are installed while flashing the chip are written by software engineers in tandem with the product and mechanical engineers. Probably the one part I would certainly not mess with is the fuel / air mixture settings. You can demand too much fuel from the fuel pump (which will destroy it) and make the engine run far too rich (and probably not start on certain days) or you can run it to lean and destroy the engine via detonation (fuel / air mixture is extremely important in any car and moreso in performance cars with turbos and superchargers).
I have some former co-workers I am still in contact with that went on to program automobile and heavy equipment ECUs. It is not hard programming by any means but since it controls a combustion engine the wrong settings can spell instant disaster - as in any software that controls a physical object line production line software, robots, etc.
I own a 2011 Subaru WRX so I definitely understand the modding scene. I have also heard horror stories about the wrong mod or the wrong ECU mod. If the car is not your daily driver then I guess it is not that big of a deal...but if it is...I would not chance it.


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Nissan Titan Custom - Flawless
Endless Pursuit of Perfection
Working hard is a testament to a person's character. Slackers are rarely promoted past do-boys and the old adage of bringing your lunchbox to work everyday can prove rewarding when it comes time to move up. When we asked Khamla Seelapasay, the builder and owner of this month's cover Nissan Titan, what this truck meant to him, he paused briefly then replied, "this truck is testimony to my hard work, perseverance, and passion for great custom builds." Those words shouldn't come across as boasting, Khamla isn't the "hey everybody look at me" kind of guy, rather those words were the look inside at the character of a man who genuinely loves creating wild rides. Wondering why a Titan is on the cover? Take a closer look at his Lamborghini Nova Blue Titan and if you're not convinced it's a cover-worthy truck, check your pulse.
We asked Khamla why he chose a Titan of all the trucks around and his straight-to-the-point response was "I didn't see many of them at shows and there were only two that were really custom." Seems like a good reason to us. Straying from the norm, a new Nissan Titan was purchased in April of '06 and a game plan was created to really make his ride different. Tearing into the new truck, Khamla and Kase Thephavongsa, his partner at Kustomz Unlimited Inc. in Garland, Texas, began by first removing the factory front and rear Titan suspensions. Up front, a complete suspension from a '00 Chevy fullsize truck was welded into place. McGaughy's 2-inch drop spindles were mounted to tubular Air Ride Technologies Strong Arms upper and lower control arms. A modified sway bar connects the front arms, while Slam Specialties RE8 airbags, along with QA1 adjustable shocks bring the front end down low. The front was now handled, but Khamla wanted a rear setup that would really have people talking.
In the rear, the duo at Kustomz Unlimited got creative when they welded up an entire tubular back-half out of 2-inch DOM and 11/4-inch tubing. Adding to the complexity and custom nature of the truck, an independent rear suspension from a Nissan Armada was welded to the rear tubing. To get the bed to lay hard, custom upper and lower A-arms were fabbed up and a cantilever setup up was created. Using Air Ride Technologies Shockwave airbags, the 'bags push on bars that in turn push on the lower arms and raise the rear suspension. This enables plenty of lift in the rear and also created a tricked-out look. Providing the air, two 5-gallon tanks were plumbed with 1/2-inch air line and connected to GC Outlaw valves. To accommodate the rear setup, a custom 22-gallon fuel cell was created. With one flip of the switch, the Titan's body gently kisses the Texas tarmac.
Wheel selection is always vital to any custom build and when it came time to place an order for rollers, Khamla once again went away from the norm. Beautiful 26-inch Lexani CS-2 wheels in flat black were ordered and mounted inside 305/30R26 Hankook tires. The look is absolutely mean and perfectly complements the Titan's subtle and clean style. Having big wheels on each corner left Khamla with no choice but to upgrade the braking hardware and huge 16-inch Rotora big brakes with eight-piston aluminum calipers and stainless lines were added up front. Peering behind the Lexani wheels, the brakes add an element of performance many builders overlook. Speaking of performance, the 5.6L V-8 received a custom air intake, JBA black ceramic headers, and a JBA exhaust that was customized to run the entire length of the truck and exit out custom tips in the roll pan that Khamla fabbed up himself. How many custom 'bagged trucks have full-length exhaust systems? We haven't seen too many. Under the hood, an electric fan conversion found its way behind the radiator and a custom sheetmetal fan shroud was created, along with a sheetmetal engine cover that was painted to match. Paint was next on the to-do list, but before a drop could be applied, the guys at Kustomz Unlimited wanted to change a thing or two on the body.
Taking one glance at the Titan, you'll notice a frontend conversion. Chevy has Caddy clips, Ford has Navigator swaps, and now Nissan has an Infinity QX56 conversion. With the all-steel panels in place, Khamla cut fender vents into the front fenders and filled them with unique billet pieces. Once the QX56 front bumper and grille shell were mounted, the hood had to be extended to accommodate the custom billet grilles that were cut and fitted to the shells. To add an import look to the frontend, Khamla fabbed up a front aluminum chin splitter. The look is subtle and makes you do a double-take, a theme found throughout the build. Continuing the custom appeal, the rear Crew Cab doors received the suicide treatment and everything deemed not worthy was shaved off the Titan.
Often times, the truck's bed is shaved up and considered done, but Kustomz Unlimited opted to spend hundreds of hours perfecting a truly unique Titan bed. Starting with the gas filler door, it was relocated higher and modified with a Hagan's filler. A custom-built roll pan was welded in place to properly fit the exhaust tips and rather than just smooth out the tailgate, Khamla cut a notch out of the tailgate and capped off the inside cut areas. On top of the tailgate, a small spoiler was created and welded in place and then the inside of the tailgate received aluminum strips to add a look of elegance. Everything was ground smooth to perfection, including the bed caps, bed floor and walls, and custom wheeltubs with cut-outs. Style isn't typically a word associated with wheeltubs, but on this build, the amount of detail paid to every part is incredible.
Paint was an area of major concern for Kustomz Unlimited, as they did not have a paint booth in their shop and after spending so much time perfecting the body, the color and application process had to be spot-on. New Concepts in Plano, Texas, was the paint and body shop selected to add color to the Titan. There, PPG Global Lamborghini Nova Blue was applied to every nook and cranny of the truck. New Concepts also sprayed the black stripe on the hood and pinstriped it in red. A black stripe is a simple addition and that is exactly what Khamla was going for. This wild ride was laid out, painted, and sporting big wheels, but as the shop's centerpiece of customization, Kustomz Unlimited decided to do a little something inside the four doors as well.
Hitting the remote and opening the doors reveals an interior that makes everyone say "Wow." Yanking the dash out, it was smoothed and painted, but not before receiving a custom triple-pod housing made out of aluminum that contains KP Components air gauges. A Sparco quick-release steering wheel adds a look of performance, as does the racing seats that were covered in black vinyl and cobalt blue suede. A cobalt blue suede headliner, suede and vinyl-wrapped door panels, and black-vinyl-wrapped console keep the subtle theme alive and well. Magee's Upholstery in Garland is responsible for the stitch work. The handmade center console contains a 10-inch monitor, the air ride switch box, and a Playstation 3. Games, movies, and audio can all be played through the PS3 or the Valor double-din head unit in the dash. These modifications alone would be enough to win a truck show or two, but Khamla wanted to leave jaws on the floor and opted to go big.
Removing the rear Crew Cab seats, Kustomz Unlimited filled the large space with a huge sub box and amp rack combo. MTX was the audio supplier of choice and if you dare sit in the passenger seat, don't say we didn't warn you. Four 12-inch 9500-series MTX subs pound anyone into submission and are powered by four MTX Elite 1501D amps. With enough power to sustain 4,000 watts RMS, the Titan is a rolling bass concert. Two more MTX amps, Elite 1004s, were also mounted to the slope-shaped amp rack and power the MTX TXC 6.1, 5.1, and 4.1 components found in each door. More than 150 blue LEDs were wired and installed throughout the sub/amp enclosure and provide a colorful nighttime show. Streetwires audio cables were used for each speaker, amp, and battery. In case the need arises to watch movies, a 7-inch monitor was installed in the dash to complement the 10-inch in the console, and a 5-inch screen was placed in each seat's headrest, just for show. Powering all of this audio and video mayhem are three Kinetik power cells.
Since the first wrench was turned, it took Khamla and Kase more than 3,000 man-hours to complete the Titan. With that much time and money invested, it's no wonder why every area of the truck was customized. After the photo shoot, we sat down and had some Texas BBQ. Talking only about custom trucks, shops, the scene, and even magazines, it was clear to us that Khamla loves his job of customizing rides. When you can't shut off the creative side of your brain, building an be the outlet needed just to survive. He will never be satisfied with simply working hard, because that isn't an option. What drives the world of custom is the endless pursuit of perfection.


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RICHMOND, Texas - Dove hunting season officially opened Friday in Texas' "south zone," which includes Fort Bend County.
Several hunters were up bright and early shooting in an open field about 150 yards behind Travis High School in Richmond.
There were no reported problems, and it is legal to shoot on the leased farmland behind the school with a hunting license, but some parents are concerned about the possibility of accidents.
"About a year ago, a gunshot went right into a school building," Vicky Rogers said.
The incident Rogers is referring to happened in Edinburgh, Texas. A hunter was charged with aggravated assault after accidentally, but perhaps recklessly, shooting two students with a high caliber slug.
The hunters near the Fort Bend Independent School District's Bowie Middle and Travis High schools appeared to be using lighter duty bird shots and not shooting in the direction of the school.
"The ammunition we're using is not going to reach the school, and we're not shooting toward the school," Chris Cook, a hunter, said.
Gunshots could be heard throughout the day in the vicinity of Travis High School at 11111 Harlem Road in Richmond.
As a precaution, Travis High School's Principal, J.J. Kyle, sent a letter to parents this morning:
"Dear Travis High School Parents and/or Guardians,
"As a precaution, I want to let you know that the District is aware of the dove hunting that takes place on leased land in the vicinity of our campus. Dove hunting season began today, and you may have heard some shots fired this morning. The hunting taking place is a legal activity. As a further precaution, our police department has contacted the game warden and the lease owner to ensure every effort is taken to keep our students safe."
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text: So I just got done booking a spring break tennis trip to Boca. My 10 year old is doing a camp at Macci and some privates. I'd love for our girls to hit around together. I am also wondering is it possible to tour the USTA training center and Bollettieri? I basically want to see how they train at both places and bring home ideas and incorporate them in my daughter's training.


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Pryor's re-election campaign called Cotton's vote against the measure a sign that Cotton is ignoring the needs of his district. Cotton was one of six Republicans in the House and the only Arkansas representative who voted against the measure on Wednesday.
"Tom Cotton is once again positioning himself far outside the mainstream of most Arkansans, choosing the side of reckless Washington special interests while ignoring the needs of families of our state," Jeff Weaver, Pryor's campaign manager, said in a statement issued by the campaign.
The bill passed Wednesday and awaits President Barack Obama's signature. The bill links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. It would offer lower rates for most students now but higher rates down the line if the economy were to improve as expected.
Cotton, who was elected to represent south Arkansas' 4th District in November, is expected to announce Tuesday night that he'll challenge Pryor.
In a statement from his office, Cotton defended his vote and criticized an overhaul of the student loan program that was attached to the federal health care law in 2010. The overhaul cut banks out of the process and made the government the primary lender to students.
"A better path is to repeal Obamacare, which nationalized the student loan business, and let Arkansas' hometown banks work with students and families to finance education, just as they do with homes, farms, businesses and other loans," Cotton said.
Cotton's vote also came under fire from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which questioned whether Cotton received any loans to attend Harvard.
"Did he get any assistance to help pay for his education and why does he not think Arkansas families should have the same opportunities he had?" said Justin Barasky, a spokesman for the group.
Cotton said later Thursday his family saved and he worked his way through school to help pay for college, but he said he also relied on private and Stafford loans to help pay for his school. He postponed joining the Army after law school so he could repay his loans, Cotton said.
"Access to affordable higher education is not a partisan issue, it's something all Arkansans support; frankly, it's where this debate should be focused," Cotton said. "Higher education provided me with opportunities I might not otherwise have had."
Sen. Pryor, the son of former governor and Sen. David Pryor, was first elected in 2002 and re-elected without any Republican opposition in 2008. He's the only Democrat from the state's delegation in Washington. Republicans view Pryor as the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate next year, and national Republican groups have said they're prepared to back Cotton's bid.


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Rangers' Young named Man of the Year
Shortstop honored for work on the field and in the community
Michael Young, who coupled tireless community activity with another All-Star season, was selected by his peers as the 2008 Marvin Miller Man of the Year in Players Choice Awards balloting.
The Marvin Miller Man of the Year is named for the founding director of the Major League Baseball Players Association and awarded to the player whose on- and off-the-field performance most inspires others to higher levels of achievement.
Young, 31, serves as an ambassador for Wipe Out Kids Cancer, an organization that raises funds to eradicate pediatric cancer by funding innovative research, education and treatment. He is also a member of the Major League Baseball Players Trust's Action Team, helping to inspire and train high school students to become volunteers in their community.
"I feel blessed with my career, my life," Young told Yahoo! Sports in the awards announcement on Friday. "My wife and I have a son of our own and we're just at the point where we want to do anything we can to give back.
"That's where we get the most enjoyment -- the families we get to meet, the people we get to meet on an everyday basis by being active in the community is something we get a great deal of joy from."
On the field, Young batted .284 with 12 home runs and 84 RBIs as the shortstop and leader of the Texas Rangers.
The Players Choice Awards are selected by the players themselves in balloting conducted in September under the supervision of the accounting firm KPMG. The 2008 Players Choice Awards were presented by Playstation® with additional support from The Topps Company and The Upper Deck Company. Players are invariably gratified to be honored by their peers.
The Marvin Miller Man of the Year, along with the Player of the Year award, which was won by Albert Pujols, are voted on by players in both leagues.
Earlier this week, Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum were named Players Choice Awards recipients as their leagues' Outstanding Pitcher, Josh Hamilton and Pujols were named their leagues' Outstanding Player, Evan Longoria and Geovany Soto were named their leagues' Outstanding Rookie, and Lee and Fernando Tatis were named their leagues' Outstanding Comeback Player.
Each 2008 Players Choice Award winner recommends the charity of his choice to receive a grant from the Major League Baseball Players Trust. Since 1992, the Players Trust has contributed more than $3.25 million dollars to charities around the world in honor of Players Choice Award winners.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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if anyone watched the summer league game between the Suns and the Raps, I am sold on Dwight Buycks. He is lightening quick and is reminiscent of TJ Ford. He tore it up against the suns today. Stays with his man on D and that speed is just ridiculous. Yeah yeah, it's summer league, but c'mon, someone share my excitement at a guy who can be a legit backup for Kyle Lowry. I think he has waaay more potential than DJ Augustin.
PS: Quincy Acy is the man. I always knew he was going to be one of the favourites the moment he played for the raps. He hussles every single play and gets super emotional, which is what I think this team needs. He got hyped up and thug life in the game today like 7 times. I thought him and those Morris twins were going to throw down today. That's wsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.


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Why on earth would anyone want to clean their mouse mat while they work?
It isn't often that Register Hardware gets the opportunity to say just how much a product sucks, so this time we're going to milk it. Japanese gadget specialist Thanko has created a mouse that's also a minature vacuum cleaner. Thanko_Vacuum_mouse Thanko's mouse looks pretty normal, until... Built into the 62 x 115 x 40mm …
Why on earth would anyone want to clean their mouse mat while they work?
To me it looks more like something out of a 1950's Sci Fi or the like. Danger Mr. Robinson, etc.... But do tell us: does it *really* suck or does it just make noise?
Does that mean the USB 2.0 version will pick up more shit?
The cleaner's overalls, thanks.
"But do tell us: does it *really* suck or does it just make noise?"
Oh, it really, really sucks.
Reverse the motor and make it a hovermouse...
people are really messy at the office and ruin ball type mice all the time. Looks like this one is optical tho, so isn't as affected by crumbage.
with a little more power, though, might make an unusual VR accessory for online pr0n...eeew
eventually I could gather enough biscuit crumbs to make an entire biscuit again.
(in the event of an emergency food situation, which is almost always considering how little I can usually be bothered to get up and walk to the snack machine)
You want to get Bill Clinton's advise before doing that.
Really? does it? please define "normal", Mr Sherwood.
But how does it cope with left handed websites and liquids.
Sorry, Sorry I hope you weren't eating Mine is the dirty mac thanks
"it lets you multi-task by sucking while you work" my boss perfected that trick YEARS ago...
Something completely useles thst sucks? What made me choose this icon?
So, there's this new geek gadget that vacuums up all the crud, dust and crumbs left around your mouse mat...
Surely that's what the ball in a mouse is for?
I haven't taken me coat off yet...
Look, lots of people DO spill crumbs on the mouse pad. For those who are just too lazy to shake the mouse pad in the wastebasket, this could be quite ideal.
Of course, its performance with wet objects (spilled soda) might be troublesome. Especially since it can get quite "sticky".
Oh, well. As was said in a previous life: "Nothing sucks like a VAX".
Now if it could make coffee fine, play music (gimic) fine but suck. Unless its supposed to suck some one who well "ahem"
Paris cause, well c'mon she's good at sucking
Is it waterproof?
a device that looks like a giant sex toy.
If your personal hygiene is so ikky that your mouse mat has nail clippings on it, a vacuum with a dust bag the size of a 20p is really not going to improve your prospects very much !
I can see a really good use for this...... My joint rolling has never been the tidiest of affairs with tobacco bits left on my comp desk after a roll..... If only I had that mouse ;-)
Hmm... Why are you trying to remove all of your DNA off the keyboard...
a late evening of perving it up in a chat room, whilst consuming crisps, you decide to clean up your messy keyboard and send a load of llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll's to your online partner...
User - "Hello. This mouse doesn't work. I tried to suck the last sentence I typed off the screen and it just doesn't do it."
Worse still when the user does use it as intended, it'll be the IT department's responsibility to empty the bag.
I'd love one of these for work. My office has draconian security policies about proper disposal of paper notes, so the whole calll center uses miniature whiteboards in place of paper and pen for those moments you need to jot something down and take it over to someone else.
The result is constant writing/erasing/rewriting, which leaves these disgusting little black flakes of expended ink all over. I have to wipe my desk down twice a day to have it look halfway clean, and the opposite shift rarely returns the favor (and steals my markers to boot).
Unfortunately, that same security policy forbids personally owned mice and keyboards, so I'll have to go without...
i fail to see the point, its takeing convergence a step to far,
Just imagine the noise in an office with a hundred or so of these going at any time, and how annoying would it be if the person on the next desk started vacuuming it while you were in the middle of a call?
Nah sorry, these cause too much noise pollution for use in a large office, so really would end up being nothing more than a "niche" product.
Why make a hoover out of a mouse when you can make a mouse out of a hoover? My USB mouse packed up a few days ago and, even at the peak of fitness, never helped tidy my desk.
I'm going to customise the cleaner's Henry vacuum cleaner (which must be about ten years old and to my knowledge has never broken down) so I can rid the office of all dust and paperwork within a ten yard radius whilst I work.


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Going through my recap of old posts, I've recently found the one where I announced that I'd joined Twitter. Almost four years on from that, I now have an additional Twitter account – @CllrNickBarlow – that I'll use solely for 'official' stuff. It'll mainly be about things I'm doing as a councillor, information about meetings and events and will hopefully work as a point of contact for people who want to contact me about Council business, rather than getting that and everything else confused.
Don't worry, my main account will still be continuing as normal, though the two will have separate content.


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Last year, India.Arie sounded off on the Nina Simone biopic, criticizing the producers for casting Zoe Zaldana, who has a light skin tone, to play the darker-hued Simone. Arie has recently found herself in the midst of her own color controversy.
When Arie posted the artwork for her new single, "Cocoa Butter," her own skin appeared to be lighter than it does in real life. The singer, best known for extolling the virtues of darker skin in songs like "Brown Skin," faced a backlash for her new–lighter–look.
While some questioned Arie's motives and judgement, others wondered if the singer was using skin bleaching cream to make herself appear lighter. She was quick to laugh off the accusations.
Personally speaking! i'm happy to say I have NOT BLEACHED my skin LOL!ROTF at the thought. — India.Arie (@indiaarie) March 29, 2013
While Arie didn't directly adress questions about her choice of the image, she did acknowledge that there needed be an ongoing conversation about colorism in the black community.
For more on India.Arie's color controversy, go to Radio.com.


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Wasatch Range (Central) > Mount Wolverine & Mount Tuscarora > Climber's Log
Mount Wolverine & Mount Tuscarora Climber's Log
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|Mutiple routes and climbs
|Probably did my first climb in the early 80's.
|Posted Dec 4, 2008 12:50 pm
|From Twin Lakes Pass
Date Climbed: Oct 18, 2008
|Climbed to Twin Lakes Pass and made an impromptu decision with my partners to head out to Wolverine Peak. From there, traversing over Tuscarora to Catherine Pass seemed the logical descent. A pleasant 4-hour hike on a beautiful fall day.
|Posted Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm
|Travis Atwood
|Brighton Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2008
|8/2/08 - Climbed both of these peaks as part of the Brighton Ridge Run.
|Posted Aug 3, 2008 12:39 pm
|Matthew Van Horn
|From Grizzley Gulch
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2008
|Wolverine/Tuscarora from Grizzley Gulch (over Patsy Marley) to Catherine Pass and back to Alta.
|Posted Aug 1, 2008 11:56 am
|Nice Views
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2015
|March 19, 2015 - Pat M and I did a ski tour up to Patsy Marley, over to Wolverine and down to Tuscarora, then skied the south aspect between Wolverine and Tuscarora down into Alta.
April 18, 2009 -- From Grizzly Gulch, on skis, en route to skiing the Wolverine Cirque.
Mar 29, 2008 -- Skinned up to Twin Lakes pass from Alta via the Grizzly Gulch, turned south at the pass and started up the ridge nearly made it to Patsy Marley but the wind was so strong and I was on the windward side, so I had to head down then turn west to gain the ridge up to Patsey Marley dropping onto it's leeward side. From Patsy Marley I skinned along the Cirque ridge top to Mt. Wolverine, and then down to Mount Tuscarora. The Wolverine Cirque is awesome. Due to the strong winds and the wind loading, I decided to ski down the south side of Tuscarora into the Catherines area of Alta ski resort. From the peaks I enjoyed the westward view of Superior, the north view of the honey comb cliffs, the east view of Brighton and Catherine Lake area, and the south view of Sugarloaf and Devils Castle.
|Posted Mar 29, 2008 11:52 pm
|Fun backcountry skiing
Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2008
|Toured up this with Steve G. in late January. Came up from Alta via Grizzly Gulch. Had a few really nice runs on the north aspects below the peak before heading back up to Grizzly.
|Posted Mar 27, 2008 4:21 pm
|J Anderson
|Three in one
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
|Triple action hiking this morning with Asher. I recomend it to anyone who wants a quality hike but doesn't have all day.
|Posted Jul 13, 2007 11:45 am
|Matthew Van Horn
|Early AM hike
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2007
|With Justin A., we parked at Silver Lake, up to Twin Lakes Pass, up to Wolverine, over to Tuscarora, then back over to Millicent and down to the car.
|Posted Jul 13, 2007 11:19 am
|Skied the west couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2005
|via Catherine's Pass, after work one evening. We were going to go over Millicent too, but it was getting late, so we dropped off the ridge, crossed a boulder-field, and jogged down the trail to Brighton from Twin Lakes, arriving at the parking lot just as it was getting too dark to see.
Edited: did these peaks again Oct 14, 2007 this time including Sunset Peak and Millicent; see this album
Another update: in December 2010, skied from Grizzly Gulch over Patsy Marley, then skied off Wolverine (to the northeast) and Tuscarora (west face) then did two laps on Sunset Peak's north face. Summitted again in spring 2011 as part of a few laps in Wolverine Cirque - skied the west couloir from the summit (awesome).
|Posted Jun 1, 2007 3:44 am
|hiked the ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2005
|I hiked the ridge including Tuscarora, Wolverine, and Millicent; got caught in a huge storm. It was awesome. yeah!
|Posted May 20, 2007 11:17 pm
|Brighton Ridge 5-Peak Traverse
Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
|Hiked the Brighton Ridge to Millicent, Woverine, Tuscarora, Sunset Peak, and Pioneer Peak. Tremendous fun! Millicent's NE ridge is easy snow hiking. Wolverine/Tuscarora is easy snow hiking as well. Sunset is a bit harder because there is a Class 3/4 rock spine in the middle of the ridge. I chose to bypass the rock spine onto a 38 degree, north facing slope which brought me back onto the ridge. Only use that bypass under total stable snow conditions. Pioneer Peak was a beast. 3' snow drifts on the ridge about every 20 feet. Hiking down off of Pioneer was 2' of soft powder all the way to Brighton. Good workout! Views are oustanding. Highly recommended.
|Posted Dec 26, 2006 11:43 pm
|Up Twin Lakes Down Catherine Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006
|Nice easy hike to take a lady on, but still get some nice exposure on the cirque traverse. Very interesting views on each side it both these peaks look so different. Nice to stop at the lakes on the way down for a lunch.
|Posted Oct 8, 2006 1:28 am
|Part of Brighton Bowl snow run
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2009
|Four successful times. The Silver Lake/Catherine Pass/Marys Lake r/t is about 4 hours. Fantastic views. Another loop on 9-14-06 included both Honeycomb Cliff summits and Millicent. This was also about 4 hours. Two snow climbs (3-15-07, 4-27-07) provided many spectacular views of surrounding summits and the Wolverine cirque. Thanks to Brent, Christine, Lana and Kim. Well, make that five times, and today was in early season snow (10-23-07) and lots of it. With Dave, Michelle, Christine & Lana. #6 7-22-08 w/ Brent as part of Silver Lake loop including Sunset and Pioneer Peaks (4.5 hrs r/t). #7 on 1-31-09 w/ Brent on a windy, blue-sky-everywhere day. 2+21 up, 1+31 down (snowshoes all the way) #8 on 4-21-09 as part of Brighton Bowl ridge run including Millicent, Tuscarora, Sunset, Pioneer, 10,321, Preston, Clayton and 10,420'. 6+45 car to car. Began at Nordic Ctr at Silver Lake. #9 3-16-10 From Nordic Ctr over Patsy Marley. 2+15 up, nursing a recovering knee injury. 1+35 down, snowshoes the entire trip. #10 4-20-10 With Brent, Dave & Walt. Next to last 10er as part of Brighton Ridge Run on snow for this spring. Great in spite of gusty winds and a few crotch-deep post holes. #11 on 10-19-10 as part of Alta Ridge Run w/ Dave (Cardiff Pass to saddle east of Sugarloaf, etc.) #11 3-13-14 W/ ZeeJay via Grizzly Gulch & Patsy Marley on SS. 1+40 up. #12 8-23-14 1st snows. After H. Cliffs & P. Marley. Great surprise afterwards; I am one lucky guy!
|Posted Aug 8, 2006 10:49 pm
|Matthew Van Horn
|Brighton Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
|From Silver Lake to Twin Lakes Pass, above Wolverine Cirque and so on to Mt. Majestic. Beautiful Day and lots of solitude.
|Posted Jul 25, 2006 1:26 am
|Ammon Hatch
|Catherine Pass via Alta
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006
|Up and down the same way from Catherine Pass starting at Alta. Fun and on the easier side, with some cool views of the surrounding peaks.
|Posted Jul 22, 2006 8:37 pm
|from Albion
|very quick and scenic. gets you quickly away from the crowds that show up at Catherine Pass.
|Posted Jun 30, 2006 6:36 am
|mtn runr
|Little Peak that's Easy to Miss
|(if you are on your way from Wolverine to Catherine Pass.) A great hike (or run) is to go up Grizzly Gulch to Twin Lakes Pass, climb Patsy Marley to the South, follow the rim around Wolverine Cirque to Wolverine, Tuscarora, Catherine Pass, and descend Albion to your start.
|Posted Apr 11, 2006 2:50 am
|Route Climbed: Brighton Traverse Date Climbed: 7/2005
|Bagged these two peaks as part of a loop from Silver Lake, over to Catherine Basin and down past Lake Mary. An easy hike with outstanding views, and I loved the Wolverine Cirque. Saw a bull moose on the trail to Twin Lakes.
|Posted Sep 3, 2005 1:18 pm
|Route Climbed: Catherine Pass Date Climbed: August 25, 2005
|Wolverine and Tuscarora are two really nice mountains with a short approach. I climbed them during the Brighton Ridge Run. There was a thunderstorm to the north of us that made us descend down the ridge in a hurry.
|Posted Aug 25, 2005 9:51 pm
|Route Climbed: From base of Mt. Milicent Date Climbed: Winter 1996
|Bagged both of these on a snowboard, pre-splitboard days - postholing with fellow ski/snowboard school instructor Ken. Tuscarora Chute was amazing, very few tracks!
|Posted Aug 22, 2005 3:48 am


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Recycling challenge deadline nears
There are less than two weeks to go until the end of the 50 State Green Choices Challenge but that is not stopping residents from recycling and reporting weekly activity.
Sun City and Bluffton were selected in June to participate in the in the SC Johnson & Son 50 State Green Choices Challenge. Since then residents, who are Waste Management customers, have been eagerly recycling their cardboard, cans, bottles and glass. Each week, residents log into their RecycleBank website and report what they recycled so their participation is counted toward the challenge and they earn points that they can later redeem as discounts and coupons at local stores.
"It's pretty easy. You go online and it's a couple of clicks. (RecycleBank) sends an email notice every week," said John McEvoy, an active recycler and Bull Hill resident who plans to keep on recycling even after the challenge is over.
As of Dec. 5, Sun City and Bluffton were ranked seventh in the 50 State Green Choices Challenge. The community with the most residents recycling through Dec. 31 will win a $100,000 grant for a sustainable community project. In the final days of the competition, Sun City and Waste Management officials are encouraging residents to ramp up their recycling and reporting to help move Sun City and Bluffton to the winning spot.
"Keep recycling and getting on your computer to report it until the end. There's still a chance we can climb to the No. 1 spot," said Damon Williams, Sun City's executive director. "I'd also like to thank Waste Management, Recyclebank, SC Johnson & Son, the Town of Bluffton and our Sun City residents for their enthusiastic participation." The 50 State Challenge is a collaboration with Waste Management, RecycleBank and SC Johnson & Son. Waste Management is picking up recyclables, RecycleBank is tracking participation through residents' self-reporting and SC Johnson & Son is providing the grant. Sun City Hilton Head residents who are Waste Management customers can still participate in the challenge through the end of December. To participate, Waste Management customers only have to put their recycling on the curb like they normally do and report every week at RecycleBank's website or number.
Only one community will win the $100,000 grant. Basket Walk resident Pat Van Houten thinks Sun City and Bluffton could be that community. She and her husband, Bill, recycle because they believe it is good for the Earth, and they see Sun City's streets lined with Waste Management bins every week.
"You are (recycling) already — get online and sign up," she says to her fellow residents. "Let's win this thing!"
Russell Hightower, Waste Management community and municipal relations manager, said Waste Management customers can sign up for a free RecycleBank account at www.recyclebank.com or by calling 888-727-2978.
"The challenge response has been amazing. Sun City and Bluffton just need to keep pushing down the home stretch to bring home the $100,000 grant," he said. "Earning these valuable rewards is simple, and on average each home we see participating earns (rewards valued at) about $165 per year."
Residents who are Waste Management customers will stay enrolled in RecycleBank through June 2014. So, as long as they recycle, points that can be redeemable as discounts will continue to accumulate.
Beverly Camp-Mugford participated in the challenge and got an unexpected benefit from the program: She's living a greener and more energy-conscious lifestyle. Through RecycleBank's website, she educated herself on recycling plastics and different ways to save water. "I've learned a lot," she said. "It really gets you thinking."
McEvoy also believes recycling is a habit everyone should get into. "Today, there's so much new technology. (Organizations) can recycle just about everything we throw out — glass, paper, plastic — most of (it) can be converted back to its original state or turned into another commodity. I buy recycled paper at Staples for my computer. It's made from the paper we throw out every week. That's the neat thing about recycling."


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|Luminelle - Folk Passion
Nail polish Duo
Mini nail polish – Maxi color.Pretty colors, pretty nails!
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This Duo includes:
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- Black Cherry Nail Polish, Luminelle, 0.10 fl.oz. / 3 ml Bottle.


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Celebrity surrogates have been ubiquitous on the campaign trail this season, frequently been driving the 2016 news cycle — and in some cases, forcing their preferred candidates off message.
In a crowded media marketplace, the prominence of a celebrity surrogate can make a difference — at least when it comes to media attention — but unlike most traditional political representatives, they are infamously difficult to control.
During an appearance on "Late Night with Stephen Colbert" Wednesday, actress Susan Sarandon, a passionate Bernie Sanders supporter, doubled down on her refusal to say whether or not she would support Hillary Clinton in a one-on-one race against Trump. And unscripted diatribes on Sanders' behalf from stars like Rosario Dawson, Killer Mike and Tim Robbins have begged the question: Are these kinds of endorsements really worth it?