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Clarke belts a ton after lucky let-off
CHENNAI: India refuse to budge on the vexed issue of umpiring technology, and their distrust is unlikely to disappear anytime soon. Their stubborn opposition to the decision-review system, however, has already come back to bite them in the first Test against Australia.
If there was one batsman they did not want to be let off the hook at the MA Chidambaram Stadium it was Michael Clarke.
Far and away the world's most untouchable scorer of runs during an unforgettable 2012 he has proven time and again – via three double centuries and a triple in one calendar year – that when he gets a start, he is difficult to stop.
A 23rd Test century, and third in India, proved him as good as anyone against spin, with the footwork of a tap dancer.
The Australian captain's reprieve came on Friday just before tea when, on 39, he appeared to be caught, via an inside edge, at short leg by Cheteshwara Pujura. He was given not out by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena, a decision that soon after was confirmed as horribly wrong by replays and a Snicko reading that showed up so clearly it was as if Clarke had clubbed the ball out of the ground.
MS Dhoni, India's captain, had no avenue for review, as is the case throughout this series. Their own choice, they can have no complaint.
However, the Clarke let-off hurt more deeply as he and an impressive Moises Henriques (68), on Test debut, produced a resurrection mission on a first innings in which Australia had fallen from an enterprising 2-126 to be languishing at 5-153. The pair put on 151 together, and while India struck again late, a day-one total of 7-316 was decidedly more healthy than it might have been.
Ravichandran Ashwin, the tall off-spinner who learnt his craft with a tennis ball on the streets of Chennai, was the bowler who was cost Clarke's wicket by the umpiring blunder. It would have been his and the team's sixth of the day, having already secured a five-wicket haul in a session and a bit as he frightened the life out of Australia's middle order. He would get his half dozen later on, claiming 6-88, but he might well trade them all in for Clarke.
"It was quite clear for me he hit the ball, that's why we all went up," Ashwin said. "At the end of the day it does happen, the umpire used to be an off-spinner himself."
Henriques added: "I actually thought 'what are these guys appealing for?' To me at first glance and the umpire must have thought it because we were only a metre away from each other, it looked like it just glanced his thigh pad and went up. But then once I saw the big screen it was a slightly different opinion. We didn't really speak about it out in the middle but after he had a look at the replay at the tea break I think he realised he was a little bit lucky."
It was not Clarke's first win of the day. Victory at the toss – the word 'bat' could not come out of his mouth fast enough – was just as important. Batting third on this south Indian dustbowl, against a coterie of hungry spinners, could be difficult enough. Chasing even 100 to win in the final innings would have been about as easy as a foreigner driving a hire car in Chenani peak hour.
If Ashwin's success was not plain enough, the ground staff's activities in the session breaks spelled out just how specially prepared this pitch was for India's three spinners. Armed with straw brooms, they swept the red soil deck at length, emitting a large plume of orange dust with each pointless swipe. The only sign of life on it for the last fortnight were the odd grass clippings sprinkled on the deck like coriander leaves on a stir fry.
Australia will try their own luck with reverse swing and variable bounce when they take the ball, and there was plenty of the latter around on day one to inspire encouragement.
Ashwin had a bowling average of 52 in India's series defeat to England last year but on his home track was a different performer, particularly in an almost unplayable period just after lunch. He trapped Shane Watson for 28 with the fourth ball of the session, then in his next over, had David Warner beaten on 59, also leg-before, ending a smart innings from the Australian opener – his fifth Test fifty in six innings.
Australia were in strife until Clarke stepped in, as is almost custom these days, and saved the day, in the process surpassing 7000 Test runs and Sir Donald Bradman's career tally.
He was ably supported by Henriques, whose selection was wholly justified by a mature half-century ended shortly before stumps, by Ashwin.
Clarke reached three figures once again with a straight drive for four right on stumps. If it seemed the wicket was less hostile for him than the rest that was misleading. In reality, his batting was just better.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Blue Jays pick up Oliver's option, re-sign Davis
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
Davis was set to earn $3 million in 2013 and could have been bought out for $500,000, but instead he re-signed for $2.5 million. Oliver will earn $3 million after Toronto decided not to buy him out for $500,000.
The decision leaves the Blue Jays without any open spots on their 40-man roster, but that is expected to change in the near future.
Oliver is coming off yet another solid season out of the bullpen. He went 3-4 with a 2.06 ERA as the primary setup man to closer Casey Janssen. It marked the fifth consecutive season that Oliver improved his ERA and he hasn't recorded a mark above three since the 2007 campaign.
There was never any debate about whether the Blue Jays wanted Oliver back in the fold. He has been considered an integral part of their bullpen, but the native of Kansas City has been pondering retirement after expressing a desire to spend more time with his family.
Oliver could still opt to retire, but for now Toronto will pencil him in as the club's main left-handed reliever. He is expected to be joined by either Brett Cecil or Aaron Loup, who will both audition for the second lefty job in Spring Training.
The decision to keep Davis comes as no surprise. The 32-year-old provides a versatile skill set off the bench and should serve as the Blue Jays' fourth outfielder or could possibly platoon with rookie Anthony Gose in left.
Davis hit .257 with eight homers and 43 RBIs in 142 games for the Blue Jays last season. He also finished second in the American League with 46 stolen bases while being caught 13 times.
The native of Connecticut was originally acquired from the A's following the 2010 season. He has played in parts of seven seasons at the big league level with a .270 career average and .317 on-base percentage.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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text: No-one in tennis has ever won everything (not yet anyway). Every top player has something they haven't won. It would be interesting to see how people see the most glaring omission from former number 1's achievement and rank the most glaring omission. Laver - No WCT Finals or Masters Federer - No Olympics singles gold (yet) Nadal - no year end final championship Borg - no US Open Agassi - no Grand Slam Cup Connors - no French Open McEnroe - no French Open, no Australian Open Lendl - no Wimbledon Sampras - no French Open Edberg - no French Open Becker - no French Open Gonzales - no Clay court major (including Pro Majors) Rosewall - no Wimbledon Newcombe - no French Open Courier - no Wimbledon, no US Open Tilden - no Australian Open (don't think this is much of an omission - the Australian though existing wasn't a major until 1924 - note: He had the World Hard Court championships which is an equivalent to the French Championships - that is why I didn't mention the latter). My view is that Borg lack of a US Open must hurt a lot as much as McEnroe's lack of a French, Borg having more chances of winning that tournament than McEnroe. I feel that Federer's current (At the time of writing) lack of an Olympic singles Gold isn't anywhere is serious as Nadal's lack of a WTF. There are two main reasons for that - the WTF is far more important (double the points) and also Nadal has had 4 times as many opportunities to win the WTF as compared to the Olympics. If you have 4 times as many chances to win something the lack of getting it is more glaring. Tilden lack of an Australian probably didn't even register with him. Sampras' lack of a French Open title hurts him personally, but his career is so amazing in every other category that it doesn't hurt him that much. Laver's lack of a WCT finals wasn't much (though he really wanted it) since he only got to compete in it first at the age of 33.


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back getting throat-fucked and I have the guy's balls dangling over my
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starts moving to a wider angle. The reason I had my tongue out while he
squirted into the glass was that I could taste the semen right away and
was still able to do the whole "drinking from a glass" routine.
thing that really annoys me when I watch porn myself is the way the
camera often stays fixed in one spot. For example you get a 5 minute
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closest you can get to a "split-screen" and ...
might have seen or heard about those japanese bukkake videos. One girl
gets facialed by a group of men and sometimes the cum is collected in a
bowl for a cum-drinking finale. What you certainly haven't seen is a
Condom Bukkake where numerous freshly squirted-in rubbers are being
used. Needless to say I drink all eleven loads of cum from a big glass
after getting facialed. I almost puked halfway through drinking this
glass full of semen because of the disgusting rubbery taste Guess that
explains the weird facial expression at the end.
really wanted to do another Ass-to-Mouth clip this weekend. The basic
idea for this video was to do about 10 repetitions going from ass to
mouth and back. Sounds easy enough, but it does get a lot more
difficult if the guy fucking your butt is also operating a camera. I'm
usually not much help since I just have to lie there and open my mouth
at the right time LOL. For all you ATM enthusiasts I also wanted to add
that I did the scene without an enema-cleanup before the shoot. This is
as real as it gets.
guys always come up with new ideas to degrade and humiliate me. I did
not want to do this video but they finally talked me into wearing a
paper bag on my head anyway. I think I was supposed to be some kind of
fully automated blowjob vending machine. Granted the idea was kind of
funny but when I kept complaining about the bag my bf and one of our
techies told me to stop whining since people were paying to see my
videos for two reasons only, my tits and my "swallowing hole". Now
that's not nice, is it?
scene is easily the biggest achievement of my online porn career so
far. Looking back on everything I've done over the years the one thing
I'm most proud of is having drunk those 40 loads of cum. This video has
been a popular topic on many adult message boards and continues to stir
up controversy. I've even written articles about it and guides on how
you can try this yourself at home without spoiling the experience. It's
not the best looking video I've done but certainly the most talked
me get relentlessly tit-fucked and check out how I collect a nice pool
of cum in my cleavage. I then suck the gooey load through a drinking
straw and swallow it all. It's amazing how much more flavor you get out
of semen if you do it this way. I suppose it mut be the air that gets
mixed into the ejaculate once you start sucking and it makes that
gurgling noise you get when you finish your Coke. It's like a flavor
enhancer. I just love the taste of fresh cum. Not for beginners though,
if you gag on precum, don't even think about it.
this. I'd never (ever) done a creampie movie before. For those of you
who don't know what I'm talking about, it's when you do an internal
pussy cum shot and - this is probably optional - eat the semen either
directly out of the pussy or squirt it into a glass or something before
someone drinks it. The action in the Devilish movie is not quite a
creampie, but almost. Still working on my technique, hey, I'm new at
this. But don't worry there is plenty of cum eating action and I've
already shot two more of those creampie videos.
me lick a monstrous cum load off a piece of plexiglas. As I've
mentioned many times before cold semen tastes pretty bad. A fresh warm
load directly from the "tap" is much tastier. But since I do get paid
for eating cum I can't really complain and usually go along with
whatever weird cum eating variations the guys come up with. The basic
idea didn't sound that interesting when I first heard it, but now I
have to admit that "Monsterload" is one of my favorite clips ever. It
just works. At least for me it does.
day I said to my BF that I wanted to go back to University and he said,
why? You've already dropped out once, you've got a good job now AND a
career in porn. Why go through the hassle again? And I said, no I
didn't intend to go back to study but to suck cock in the public
restrooms again. You can imagine that he was totally ok with that idea.
And since he of all people wasn't one of the men I'd already sucked off
there during my time as a student we both felt like I owed him at least
one public toilet blowjob anyway.
the slurp back into Slurpee. This DIY video shows you how to collect,
freeze and successfully thaw a large amount of cum for later
consumption by your girlfriend or yourself. After an extensive and
rather acrobatic fucking and cock sucking sequence you can watch me
down a big glass (truth be told it was actually an Ikea flower vase)
filled with 10 loads of gooey jizz. I even swallow an additional fresh
cum load for good measure at the end. A true classic.
of my own clips really work for me because they're not polished but
grainy and slutty in they way they're shot. This is one of those
scenes. The colors in this motel room were atrocious but surprisingly
matched the turquoise of my $5 acrylic baby-doll. The cum drinking from
a bottle sequence came out much hotter than expected despite the bad
lighting and the whole movie is now one of my personal favorites from
this year's California road trip. Sometimes it seems that no trying too
hard is what works best.
we shot this movie we had a long discussion about how we could do
something "new" in the next shoot and we simply couldn't come up with
any innovative weird cum-eating variation we hadn't already tried. So
we simply decided on doing a more extreme scene that would incorporate
lots of different stuff. What we ended up with was a great ATM movie
with a cum-through-funnel finale and something else I have never tried
before. You'll see what I mean right at the beginning of the clip.
day I got this sexy red Japanese dress from a friend and my first
thought was, hey, this would make a nice costume for one of my video
shoots. I just matched the outfit with a pair of black high-heels and
put on a wonder-bra that might just have been a size too small for my
boobs. Anyway, the effect was quite impressive and I looked like I had
DD-cup implants. I insisted on shooting the fucking scene with my
breasts angled right towards the camera and looking at it again today I
must say that I was absolutely right. Nice hooters, lady!
that was a fun afternoon. Me riding my bike in that string bikini top
and of course topless in front of all those families with little kids.
No it wasn't that bad, but I made a number of male cyclists really
happy I guess. Good thing when you're on a bike is that the getaway is
a little easier. Sometimes I (we) get stalked during our outdoors
extravaganzas. Nothing much you can do about that. Later on we were
hiding out in the woods when I got my face covered in goo and I could
gobble down the jizz undisturbed.
think this "kidnapped chick in the basement" setting, you know, with
all the "Silence of the Lambs" kind of implications is really fun. Of
course it's tongue-in-cheek and I'm not encouraging you to try this at
home, at least not with strangers I mean. But I admit to having the
occasional fantasy of being tied up and getting used and abused. It
turned out to be a real turn-on in this particular case too. Just
watching this footage again right now of me kneeling naked on the
filthy concrete floor gets me all hot and bothered.
we stayed at my mom's house this summer she bought me one of those
Nestle chocolate mousse desserts (with an orange center) and as I
pulled open the lid I said to my BF, hey check this out, looks like
something we could have done in one of our cum on food movies. So he
suggested that we should "improve" the product with fresh semen and
tape it. Later that day we bought a new one and I had a little picnic
on the beach.
here's what happens: A guy sprays a good-sized load of cum right on my
pussy where it dribbles down over my pussy lips into a martini glass. I
then wipe my clitoris and snatch clean with the edge of the cocktail
glass and end up having a freshly shaken Cumtini. I down the whole
thing in one big gulp. Any questions? If you want to try mixing this
cocktail with your girlfriend remember that ice and lemons are optional.
porn from the archives. This is not the first anal scene I ever did,
but if I remember correctly the second or third time I'd had a cock up
my ass on camera. So I was almost an anal virgin at the time but not
quite. By the way it's pretty easy to tell this is a "classic" movie
from around 2000 to maybe 2001 not only by the blonde hair (wig) but
also from the fact that my boobs seem to have grown quite a bit since
then. Probably just weight gain. Maybe it's all the semen I've eaten
over the years.
I really, really like about this video is that you can still see the
cum on my face (and the smudged lipstick) from the movie I shot minutes
before we rolled camera on this one. I'm such a whore!!! I get my pussy
eaten in this scene and therefore have a little time to catch my
breath. Lots of nice fucking action and a beautiful cum shot finale at
the end. I also strike a few poses on camera for all you butt, legs and
tit lovers out there.
one's almost an instructional video. You can show it to your girlfriend
in order to teach her how to put on a condom by just using her mouth.
It's quite hard to do but a lot more fun than using your own hands. I
personally hate condoms though and always suck the cum out of the
rubber if some actually dared to ejaculate inside. No drop is wasted at
deep-throating action going on in this one. Great leg- and butt shots
too. In the last scene I get 4 big loads of cum poured directly into my
mouth until it's filled to the brim. Just before it all drips out over
my lower lip I down the creamy goo in one big gulp. There's also two
versions (different perspectives) available from the swallowing finish.
This movie is definitely one of my own personal favorites.
boring Summer Sunday afternoon we were driving around looking for a
nice lake to go skinny-dipping. When we couldn't locate the damn thing
in the real world even though it was right there on the map. I asked my
bf to pull over next to a cornfield. We got out and he face fucked and
cock choked me for a good long while right there on the field before
making me swallow. We never found the lake.
is probably my favorite cum eating clip involving a spoon or to be more
specific "spoon-feeding". I did a whole bunch of those over the years.
It's turned out to be a very visually appealing scene, the tit fucking
and the voluminous cleavage cum squirt both look really good. Truth is,
I just love showing off my big (and still natural) boobs every chance I
get. Yep, I admit that I'm pretty proud of my rather well proportioned
check me out as a blonde. Sometimes I dress up as "another girl" to
keep things interesting. In this case I looked pretty hots a
Goldielocks (without the locks). Anyway, here's the backstory: When
sucking off a guy I usually don't swallow the cum right after he
ejaculates. I keep it in my mouth instead and savor the taste. This
also provides additional lubrication (to avoid overstimulation) while I
keep sucking the last drops of man milk out of his balls.
thing I really enjoy is getting finger-fucked (or 69ed) while sucking
on someone's dick. I'm also very much into upside-down blowjobs where I
can see the guy's balls dangling in front of my eyes or have the balls
cover my nose while deep throating the whole cock. Check out the movie
and you'll see what I mean. Some very impressive boob shots in this one
as well and the panties also nicely compliment my waistline and ass.
movie starts off with me on the boat taking off my bikini top. This was
not a nude beach so the windsurfers and swimmers were quite pleased
with my performance, judging from the looks I got. Later on we ended up
in a changing booth where I received one of the most visually appealing
oral cum shots in recorded (Cumtrainer) history. I literally had my
eyes glued shut from all that semen. The sun does make you horny, I've
got proof.
just added this high-quality version of this 5 loads
cumeating/-drinking extravaganza to the archives. Of all the holiday
specials this is the one that makes the others pale in comparison.
Seriously. Don't you just love the DRAMA at the end where I'm having a
hard time finishing what I started? I found out the hard way that as a
professional cum slut you can't afford to have a weak stomach - No
question about it, a true classic.
is how I play hide and seek, the rules are simple: I close my eyes and
you hide anywhere you want. The only thing you must do though, is leave
your cock out in the open as a little visual "hint". Don't know what I
mean? Then check out the movie. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for
the aerial shot of my butt and the high-heels while I'm kneeling at the
foot of the bed. That is so cool, I love it!
probably know what Ass-to-Mouth is. It means alternating between anal
and oral sex. Few girls are willing to do that without first sending
their partners to clean up after anal. I on the other hand sometimes do
"dirty" ATM, meaning I don't even take an enema before the action.
Whatever comes out of my butt stays on the cock and goes right into my
mouth. Just make sure you don't do Ass-to-Pussy, you'll risk catching
an infection.
it's not blood. Don't worry, it's just strawberry colored bathwater.
Why? Nobody knows. It does go nicely with my skimpy pinkish outfit
though. In order not to miss anything we shot the facial and cum
swallowing bits with two cameras. So basically it's two close up
cumshots for the price of one click. How do you like me with the
shorter hair? Don't worry, it's just a wig. Sometimes playing the
innocent teenie slash cum slut is just what I need.
all the disgusting and perverted things I've done on video this was
probably the most excruciating to pull off. Check out how I walk the
city streets with a full facial (slowly drying and cracking on my skin)
and wearing a sign that reads, "I've got cum on my face". You should
have seen the looks on people's faces! I was terrified and so ashamed.
I'm not sure if I'd have to guts to do something like that ever again.
love doing Ass-to-Mouth. It means you get fucked up the ass and give
blowjobs in between without cleaning up the penis. You just keep
alternating between anal and oral sex. In this movie you get a nice
close up shot of me orally cleaning up a cock after it comes out of my
butt hole. Keep an eye on my tongue and you'll see what I mean.
Recently I've kept getting so wet doing ATM without even touching
myself it's ridiculous. Forget foreplay.
the bar maid of your dreams. Don't believe me? Then check out this
movie. I'll pour you a stiff drink, suck on your balls, deep throat
your cock, have you fuck me bent over the barstool and then – if you
want me to – I'll drink your cum out of a shot glass with a smile on my
face. No need to leave a tip though. I just want you to cum by again
sometime. That miniskirt and knee high stockings outfit was so hot and
the tie between my tits is just perfect.
dual-camera cum shot at the end of this movie. I like how I first get
facialed (captured from 2 perspectives) before the actual swallowing
bit. I think I managed not to waste any of the semen on my face - wiped
all of it into my mouth, just like a good girl should. By the way, the
video's title was taken from the Nintendo DS game. I'm a real sucker
for those "simple" puzzlers and once I'm hooked, well... you're about
to see what that looks like.
what's the difference between cum-eating, cum-drinking and
cum-swallowing? Here's what I think. Swallowing is when you take a load
in your mouth and swallow. Cum drinking refers to larger quantities of
cum in a bowl or glass. Cum-eating on the other hand means that there's
either food or a plate or a spoon involved. Also, in general I'd say
licking cum off any object (like the floor, a table or a saucer for
example) always constitutes cum "eating". Any questions?
let's see, a pair of see-through stiletto heels, black knee-high
stockings and a green string bikini. Where would I have shot that
video? Exactly, at a skiing lodge somewhere in the Alps. Follow my
logic? Me neither. Strangely enough I nevertheless think that those
shots of me lying face down on the bed are quite sexy. The cameraman
must have thought so too since he ended up fucking me from behind with
his thumb up my ass.
is basically a long outdoors fucking scene with a beautiful close-up
cleavage cum shot at the end. Except for those pesky red ants with
their acid piss and nosy neighbors peeking through the hedge, doing it
on the lawn and is really fun. Guess it must be the burning sun on your
skin that gets the juices flowing or maybe it's that constant feeling
of being watched by someone that's such a big turn-on.
you've ever been to Mexico you know that after noon it's just too
friggin' hot outside to do anything at all. So when regular people go
take a nap in the shade I have some guy squirt cum on the coffee table
of my hotel room and lick it all up. Why? Well, you got to re-hydrate
somehow, right? The body needs all the fluid it can get in such a
you guys know I'm open for suggestions and requests. One day I get this
weird E-mail from a fan asking me to brush my teeth with a load of
semen. First I thought, gross! What a weirdo... But then, after being
unable to get the image out of my head I just went ahead and did it.
You wouldn't believe how foamy things got. Love it or hate it, at least
it's original.
Sausage Pizza is weird and also slightly disgusting. On the other hand
if you ever wanted to see a busty chick like myself eat a semen-covered
pizza with knife and fork, this is your chance to do so. My hair
smelled like garlic for a week. I really should have asked for a raise
that day... But then again, I'm my own boss so I guess it's my own
fault if I keep doing those degrading movies. Jeez, you can talk me
into doing almost anything.
it's me drinking semen out of shot glasses again. This one's
interesting though since I seem to have a hard time keeping down the
second load. The 3rd and last one goes down easy again. Guess I
shouldn't have eaten as much as I did right before the shoot. Sperm can
quite upset your stomach in larger quantities. Maybe it was just bad
tasting spunk. It happens, now and then a particular load of cum can
really taste like crap.
know that many women stimulate their clitoris during anal sex to keep
the level of arousal high. I'm not one of them. What makes anal sex
perfect for me and keeps my juices flowing is when I'm allowed to suck
dick during the ass fucking in regular intervals. I usually only use my
hands and fingers to spread either my pussy lips or butt cheeks so that
the guy gets a better view. If you're happy drilling my asshole THAT's
the big turn on, masturbation doesn't do much for me.


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This may be one of the most shocking splits in reality TV history.
"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Yolanda Foster and her husband, Grammy-winning producer, David Foster are divorcing after four years of marriage. The former model and the songwriter have been together for nine years, and weren't shy about flaunting their admiration and love together on the Bravo show.
"Sadly we have decided to go our separate ways," the couple told People magazine, who first reported the story. "We've shared 9 beautiful and joyous years together. During that time we experienced love, friendship and the inevitable challenges that come with managing a marriage, careers, blended families and health issues."
Foster, a 16-time Grammy winner has been married four times and has five daughters. The reality star, 51, was previously married to real-estate developer Mohammed Hadid. The two are the parents of emerging supermodel daughters Gigi, 20, and Bella, 19, as well as son Anwar, 16.
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Shares of health insurance companies soared Tuesday after federal officials scrapped proposed payment cuts to carriers that run Medicare plans amid pressure from senior citizens and lawmakers.
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An Eyewear Company as a Force for Good
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Active Citizenship, Alumni, School of Arts and Sciences, Video on December 14, 2010
Neil Blumenthal (A'02), co-founder of eyeglass designer and retailer Warby Parker, gave a talk at the TEDxPenn event on Oct. 1 entitled "Unexpected: An Eyewear Company as a Force for Good."
Neil Blumenthal loves helping people see. Determined to radically transform the eyewear industry, Neil and three friends launched Warby Parker. Warby Parker designs and sells vintage-inspired frames and prescription lenses for $95 whereas comparable quality glasses cost over $400. And, for every pair sold, a pair is given to someone in need.


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Dit is wat Safe Trader is alles oor. Safe Trader is 'n binêre opsies motor handel robot wat hou van die kaarte en tendense van die mark live hou en wat gebaseer is op die gevorderde algoritme wat die Safe Trader sagteware dryf, it provides the best possible bet at that given instant, therefore, making the market more predictable.
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But conclusions cannot be based on a single person's experience. Hence, Ek probeer uit te vind wat die ander Guard Trader handelaars het gesê. I was extremely happy to see that even though there were only a handful of people who had tried this system (beta testers), all were extremely positive about how this system worked. Die Guard Trader stelsel het reeds positiewe resensies ontvang deur verskeie gebruikers. SafeGuard-Trader.co is heeltemal wettig en nuttig.
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Safe Trader is eintlik 'n gratis binêre opsies handel robot wat jou ambagte sal vir julle plek. This means that you will not even have to place the "Call" or "Put" option for the trades, as the robot will do that for you and runs fully on auto pilot.
The only thing that you have to really check is – whether any human factor is likely to affect the trading decisions or not. This you can easily do by keeping up to date with the latest news, etc. Since all auto trading robots work technically and follow a certain code of action, they will most likely not be able to evaluate the human aspect of the market fluctuations. But if you are a long term trader, you already know that.
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Dit Guard Trader binêre opsies app kan afgelaai word in jou selfoon (Android or iOS) devices and others. So you can carry it around with you and keep up to date with the trades while you are on the go. Even though you do not need to do much on your part, the trades will be placed following a specific trend in the market.
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Wie kan verdien uit Guard Trader?
There are different kinds of binary options signals apps available – but not all of them run on autopilot. Most of these are actually for the long term traders. However, Safe Trader is uniek - jy hoef nie 'n enkele idee oor die binêre opsies mark moet verdien uit hierdie gesofistikeerde sagteware.
Enigeen kan begin gebruik Guard Trader Binary Options Trading stelsel en verdien respek winste. It does not need inputs from the user at all. Al wat jy hoef te doen is teken aan met die Safe Trader makelaar en jou winste te deponeer sodat jy kan begin die plasing van jou ambagte hoër winste te verdien.
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Safe Trader is definitely a promising binary options robot. It guarantees that you can earn $19,759 in the first month itself. In fact, you might be able to even surpass any of those predictions. But it is true that you have to invest big in order to earn big. If you are a skeptic, you might start off with the minimum deposit amount and see.
Die Guard Trader stelsel is baie belowend vir die gratis dienste. Hulle is reeds verdien hul verwysing fooi vir die verwysing na die Safe Trader makelaar; so it is a win-win for both the parties involved. For the binary traders, this could become the next big thing so invest in.
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School speed zones enforced year-round in Bozeman
BOZEMAN, Mont. - They are yellow and white signs posted around schools warning you to slow down. We wanted to know if you still need to hit the brakes during the summer when school is not in session.
In Butte, according to the police department, they only enforce school speed limit zones during the school year. We found it is the same story in Kalispell. However in Bozeman, police tell us they enforce school speed zones year round.
We met Officer Rick Musson with the Bozeman Police Department outside Hyalite Elementary School.
"The speed limit in this school zone, 20 miles an hour. The idea behind it is that there is a school, and the potential to have children present any time," said Musson.
Before you hit 20 mph, there is a sign tucked behind a tree to monitor your speed, and remind you to slow down.
"Its really for the best interest of the children, and anyone crossing the street there," said Musson.
Bozeman residents we spoke to on Thursday all knew the speed limit was enforced all year round.
"Children are playing in the school grounds all year round, in the summer they are playing basketball and tennis," said Jane Jelinski.
"If you only have to go slower for two blocks, maybe it takes 20 seconds, nobody needs to be in that big of a hurry," said Davin Nelson.
We even met a rising third grader, Cache Harktopf, who knows the importance of the speed zones, saying sometimes he even ventures to the school grounds to play.
"If people don't slow down, then people could get hit," said Harktopf.
Musson says safety is the bottom line.
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|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2010
|From Taylor Peak with Aron. The route wasn't nearly as awful as we'd been led to believe. The north ridge is class 2 with perhaps one or two class 3 moves. While a huge chosspile, Star Peak is spectacularly beautiful and dominant.
|Posted Jul 15, 2010 10:58 am
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008
|Another choss pile summit in the Elks. Getting to the north ridge saddle was a brutal sidehill struggle on talus. A lingering snowfield helped out for about half of the way up to the saddle. We climbed a class 2 rib to the right that avoided some of the loose stuff. The summit ridge surprised us as it looks pretty mellow from below with a fair amount of exposure and teetering blocks ready to let loose. Just take your time and test your holds. It reminded us of Snowmass, only a bit more exposed and loose. The ridge traverse with Taylor would be a death wish. Don't mess with it!
|Posted Jul 28, 2008 2:29 pm
|With Taylor Peak, twice
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008
|7/27/08 - Climbed the North Ridge route after summitting neighboring Taylor Peak. The ridge between the two is gnarly and definately doesn't go - looks like 5th class climbing on absolute junk! A lingering snowfield aided our progress in gaining Star's North Ridge. From there to the summit the rock was very loose and sharp but none of us thought it exceeded 3rd class.
2/14/15 - Winter ascent from Ashcroft in dryish conditions. Climbed Taylor Peak first, then traversed the ridge to the Star/Taylor saddle, dropped south off the ridge and traversed/climbed over to Star's north ridge, and followed it to the summit. Returned to the Star/Taylor saddle and descended north into Cooper Creek. Remembering all that annoying choss from my summer ascent, it was delighful thinking about it all being buried under nice, stable snow.
|Posted Jul 28, 2008 1:23 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2005
|One of my favorite mountains to look at, however, it may have been one of the most dangerous peaks I have ever climbed. Colonelpyat's advice is good. Do this one with snow.
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I was running ZoneAlarm version 9, no problems. I got a popup asking me to install a new version. This wouldn't go away, so I eventually tried to install the new version, from the CNET websie. During this process, I was asked to permit deletion of the old version - I clicked on OK. About halfway through installing the new version, everything froze. The install window showed Not Responding, so I aborted the installation, and tried to download again.
However, I found that my internet connection had been disabled. After lengthy diagnostics, I find that my network adapters, both wireless and ethernet, have disappeared when I go to the cmd prompt and type in ipconfig/all .
How can I get my network adapters back? This only happened during the aborted ZoneAlarm install, so the problem must lie there.


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Some nights, when you're young, you just feel like having fun but popular Brooklyn-based group fun. are not having much of that in the teaser for their new video "Some Nights."
In the clip, the trio are trapped in the middle of what looks like a Civil War re-enactment battle.
"This is it, boys, this is war, what are we waiting for?/Why don't we break the rules already?/I was never one to believe the hype/save that for the black and white/I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked/but here they come again to jack my style," sings frontman Nate Ruess passionately while banging a clenched fist on his military-style coat.
"I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could," Ruess explained in an interview with NME. "That's what we want from this band."
"We were the first rock band since Coldplay to get a Number One in the US and that tells you everything you need to know about the state of rock music in the charts."
It's true; Fun's hit song "We Are Young" hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts, the first alternative song at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" in 2008.
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text: Hey everyone! I haven't posted in a little bit, haven't really wanted to. thing have been crazy at home, and at work that I just kinda let the message board slide. Anyways, lots of problems with hazel! Not the angel dog I thought when I first got her. She's stubborn and bullheaded, and will not do what I say. She is crated during the day and I still can't seem to get her to stop going in the house. I try to watch her like a hawk, let her out at after meals and such, etc, but it doesn't seem to be working. I don't know what I am doing wrong. If anyone has any ideas let me know. Also I am try to get her to stop getting on my bed. I have a second bed that Maggie seems to sleep on fine but Hazel refuses to sleep on there for the night. In the morning she is on my bed, and I am so tired of it. I can't sleep because she has to sleep THISCLOSE to me. I can't stand it. So now I am forced to crate her because I don't want her on the bed. What can I do to make her stop trying to get on the bed? It's like a constant battle with her. I can't win. I make her sit for everything now. If she doesn't sit she doesn't get attention than she'll jump on me. If I put my knee up she still jumps on me. If I turn my back she goes around and attempts to jump on me in the front. I try to ignore her, but she scratches me with her nails(and I do cut them but she fights me on that too). I have never had so much trouble with a dog in my life. I want to take her to training, but I can't start that until some other things get taken care of. I had an emergency with my moms car so I had to pay 200 dollars to replace her tires. (didn't expect that so it ate my extra money) I am working overtime so I can earn some extra money. She's at my heels for attention, so she doesn't allow me to pet Maggie or clip her nails so I have to put her in the crate while I do the grooming things with Mags. When they play she get's very agressive, and loud sounding. I have separated them when they get like this because I have seen little cuts on Maggie's head and leg's, and I don't want to have to bring either of them to the vet for bad cuts. Hazel doesn't do this to any other dogs at the park. She's good with playing with the other dogs there. I don't get it. Is it because they live together? I am starting to rethink my decision on getting another dog. It's turn out to be completely trying. I know it's probably my fault because we haven't been to the park as much lately. I've been pretty pre-occupied with other life things. Any clues to help me with any of this would be appreciated. I don't WANT to get rid of her, I just need some help. Thanks! Thea


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The fight card is set for next month's UFC 156 event following the completion of the night's FX and Facebook preliminary cards.
A lightweight bout between veteran lightweights Evan Dunham (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Gleison Tibau (26-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) has taken the featured FX spot, which precedes the night's pay-per-view main card.
UFC 156, the UFC's latest Super Bowl weekend, takes place Feb. 2 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets former lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) in the headliner.
The FX prelims also include some recent Strikeforce imports as former title challenger Tyron Woodley (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) takes on fellow welterweight Jay Hieron (23-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC). Additionally, Isaac Vallie-Flagg (13-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut against veteran lightweight Yves Edwards (42-18-1 UFC, 10-6 UFC), and Bobby Green (19-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) does the same against fellow 155-pounder Jacob Volkmann (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC).
The night's Facebook stream kicks off with a pair of bantamweight bouts: Chico Camus (12-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Dustin Kimura (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Edwin Figueroa (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Francisco Rivera (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC).
The full UFC 156 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar – for featherweight title
- Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
- Jon Fitch vs. Demian Maia
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Ian McCall
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)
- Evan Dunham vs. Gleison Tibau
- Jay Hieron vs. Tyron Woodley
- Bobby Green vs. Jacob Volkmann
- Yves Edwards vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)
- Chico Camus vs. Dustin Kimura
- Edwin Figueroa vs. Francisco Rivera
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The Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce will host the second Longboat Key Challenge this weekend. The event has moved to Bayfront Park.
The main race this year takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, and will include sprint races on kayaks and paddleboards. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19 there will be family fun day and expo, featuring vendors and educational events. Race registration is $45; family fun day is free. Call 383-2466 for information.


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We're delighted to offer a new monthly column, where librarians, publishers, and other stakeholders in the health of our reading culture can have their voices heard. We expect the conversation will open everyone's eyes to the array of services offered by libraries and the issues they face. Who better to host and direct that conversation than Nancy Pearl?
Q: Welcome aboard, Nancy. I wanted to start the conversation by asking about budgets, which I know we'll hear a lot about at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference. I have this uneasy feeling that the budget battles we're seeing now are deeper than the usual budget battles libraries fight during periods of economic stress. Is it me, or does this budget crisis feel more dangerous than years past?—Andrew Albanese, features editor, PW
A: I do think the current budget crisis is in many ways different—and more dangerous—from the tensions of the past. I am incredibly saddened when I hear people say that libraries (and librarians) are now irrelevant, since people can get all their information needs, as well as books to read, online. While most of us reading this in PW might not find the cost of a new computer, iPad, Kindle, Nook, or other e-reader out of our cost-comfort range, there are millions of people in the U.S. who can't afford one of those devices, or they live in places where good home Internet service is just not available. Where do they go?
I fear that the library profession and the many fans of the library system sometimes don't do as good a job as we could—and should—do in making our case to politicians. It is critical that we do so now. The public library is the last great democratic institution in America. It is a place where all people, no matter their ethnicity, race, place of origin, economic level, or age can walk through the door and be treated equally, with respect, by people with an ethic of fulfilling their needs. As a society that once valued libraries, I think we need to explore new funding models. As libraries, we need to align ourselves not just with politicians but with companies that believe the library's health is vital.
Q: I belong to a book club where, when it is each member's turn, we select a book for the group to read, do an author report, and have the group over to our home to discuss the book. We have been meeting for over 15 years. I tend to be more adventurous and select books that are not the usual plot or character-driven books—and my choices tend not to be well-liked. But my selections are very close to my heart, and I feel hurt when they are not understood. Last month I picked Disquiet by Julia Leigh and Genesis by Bernard Beckett. In trying to defend them, I said that I think it is important to stretch ourselves and experience a variety of books. There was a roar of disapproval. I understand that book selection is personal. Is there an essay or some material that could help me express the value of different types of books?—Sue Dixon, Edmonds, Wash.
A: Fifteen years is a long time for a group to stay together! I think your expectations for the group (no personal attacks and a realization that a book group is an opportunity to read and experience different kinds of book) are very reasonable. Whether a book club member likes a book is almost irrelevant—what matters is the discussion. Besides, I've always felt in most book groups, members just stop attending when they're not enjoying it any more. There's a quote I love—by that prolific writer, Anonymous—that applies here: "And when it was over, Arthur said, 'well, it's all over.' "
Maybe you can reframe the discussion? I suspect that your group begins each session like most other groups: by talking about who liked the book and who didn't. While most groups start this way, I don't think it's the best place to begin, because it immediately divides the group. My preference is to open with a discussion of the significance of the title, or why the author chose to write from the point of view he or she did, something basically neutral that gets into the heart of the book, and then make the last question of the evening be "So, what did you think of the book?" Sometimes all you need is that first question: "What's the significance of the title?" and you'll find the discussion will be hot and heavy for the next 45 minutes or an hour. Three good examples are Ernest Gaines's A Lesson Before Dying, Ward Just's The Dangerous Friend, and Tim O'Brien's In the Lake of the Woods.
And, yes, there are many excellent books about book discussions that I'm sure your local library has available. Although they're older, I still find The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, from Choosing Members to Leading Discussions by Rachel W. Jacobsohn and Ted Balcom's Book Discussions for Adults: A Leader's Guide quite useful. There are also some good Web sites you might find helpful, including Reading Group Choices (www.readinggroupchoices.com/) and Reading Group Guides (www.readinggroupguides.com/advice/index.asp).


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SoCLib is a library of pluggable SystemC cycle-accurate and transaction-level components. The library contains many types of models: processor cores (MIPS32, PPC405, ARM-v6k, Nios2, MicroBlaze, lm32, etc.), memory types, devices (block device, UART, frame buffer, etc.) and network-on-chip models. SoCLib can be used to create a complete system-on-chip hardware design, as well as for testing and evaluating embedded operating systems and applications. NetBSD, MutekH, and other dedicated systems are ported to the SoCLib hardware simulator. A Linux port is an ongoing project.
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The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a settlement agreement with six major U.S. home builders -- KB Home, Beazer Homes, Technical Olympic USA, Pulte Homes, Meritage Homes and Ryland Group.
The six home builders will pay a combined $1.4 million for violations of the Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. Payouts range from $466,000 from Pulte Homes to $52,000 by Technical Olympic USA.
HUD said the home builders used the "complex business practice" of issuing their own "captive" title insurance to homeowners, an "unnecessary" step in single-family home buying, the agency said.
HUD describes captive title reinsurance as "a practice whereby a title insurance company transfers a portion of the risk and title premium to a company owned by the builder, lender or real estate broker referring business to the title insurance company."
"It's increasingly clear to us that these complicated business arrangements serve no other purpose than to hide referral fees and kickbacks, which are expressly forbidden by law," said Brian Montgomery, federal housing commissioner.
Additional settlements stemming from the insurance arrangements have, in the past year, totaled $4.95 million, according to HUD.


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Admiral_Young, Aug 29, 2012.
I'm already pumped for this.
Hmm. I doubt Nick Fury, Hawkeye, or Black Widow would be regulars in this, and Cobie Smulders has another series gig, doesn't she? So this would probably have to focus on new characters. Who've they got? Gabe Jones? Clay Quartermain? Hey, weren't they developing a Mockingbird series a while ago? They could fold that into this, have Bobbi be one of the leads, or the lead.
So this is going to be pretty much The Unit in the MCU?
They could use Jimmy Woo who I believe was not in the film. They could also use Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. There are a ton of possibilities.
So I'm guessing that there will be apperances from superpowered guest characters every once in a while?
Isn't How I Met Your Mother ending after this season? Unless Cobie wants to focus on features, they can and should swoop on her.
Jasper Sitwell is in Thor, "The Consultant", The Avengers and the upcoming "Item 47".
I believe HIMYM was renewed for three more seasons last year I believe?
I've seen item 47.
Lizzy Caplan.
Lizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy Caplan.
WTF is the consultant?
Here ya go Guy.
The Consultant was the first Marvel One-Shot. It was basically two brief conversations between Coulson and Sitwell framed around clips from The Incredible Hulk. The World Security Council wanted SHIELD to recruit Blonsky into the Avengers Initiative, and Fury assigned Coulson to find a way to stop it from happening. He and Sitwell came up with the idea of sending Tony Stark (the consultant) to meet with Thunderbolt Ross and piss him off so that he'd refuse to hand Blonsky over to SHIELD.
^Thus leading into the post-credits scene from Incredible Hulk and fixing the continuity puzzler of why Stark was the one meeting with Ross.
I kinda doubt it unless they're non-movie characters, IMO. I do expect to hear some name dropping of various Avengers doing stuff offscreen now and again, though.
They ought to bring Dum Dum Dugan into the present. Neil McDonough isn't on a series right now, is he?
She's a regular on the half-hour sitcom How I Met Your Mother, but that show is entering its eighth season, which many speculate will be its last.
I wonder if Eliza Dushku is up for another Whedon series...
The show sounds cool. I think it could be very good, if done well.
Here's hoping it'll be something more ambitious than just another paranormal cops procedural (and not just "paranormal cops who aren't strictly US-affiliated and thus have to dodge real cops while they investigate the Monsters of the Week", either)...
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Political fundraisers at D.C. restaurants
It's no secret that Beltway politicians spend a lot of time raising money. And — just like Eric Cantor, mocked for spending big bucks at Bobby Van's and BLT — they're generally doing it in posh, upscale restaurants. But while expensive, it's not seen as a waste of cash: Those fundraisers are crucial investments in party building and donor maintenance that bring in far more cash. Here are 10 favorite spots of the Beltway elite. All data comes via CQ and is drawn from campaign finance data encompassing the 2012 and 2014 election cycles. Gratuities included.
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This downtown restaurant has billed political committees about $300,000 in the past two election cycles. This week, a Washington Post food blogger raved about the restaurant's Wagyu beef flights which start at $95. "So what's the big deal about this particular steak? 'Luscious' would be one word to describe it. The fat will melt on your tongue," wrote Maura Judkis.(Photo: M.Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO)
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Some are stepping gingerly around some age-old sensitivity points, while seeking broader ways to approach seemingly insoluble local issues, including some that extend well beyond Palo Alto.
Concerns include topics such as the regional transportation tangle with 26 separate transit agencies, the perennial question of the homeless, environmentally sound lifestyles, and how best to define and design Palo Alto's future.
No one is quite sure just how to define "next generation," but generally those fitting that category seem to be younger professionals.
This year's Leadership Palo Alto "fellows" is a prime example. The 21 fellows are of disparate ages but with many 20-somethings.
The program has undergone a generational change itself following its creation in the late 1980s and a time when it became "Leadership Midpeninsula" and lost focus and funding.
This year's group differs from the first two, Director Paula Sandas said: "The average age is younger."
"I find it really astounding: They have a broader view of our community and of the world.
"I'm pretty moved by it. They're not just thinking about Palo Alto as its own bubble entity, but about Palo Alto as part of the world. Many are in the tech business, and so much of that business is global that they are looking at Palo Alto with more of a global eye."
A prominent feature is that many are "less enamored of the car." Another is that they are more willing to enjoy the benefits of "city" living — scaled to a Palo Alto-size.
"It's a group that's interested in 'building community,'" but they want to try new ways of doing that, Sandas noted.
Less emphasis on cars means more concern about transportation, locally and regionally. There are social concerns about inequality and inequity in the region, and some fellows are personally "working to address the homeless issue and how to get people employed and in their own dwellings."
"One of the things we've incorporated into the curriculum is '21st Century skills,' Sandas said, using a borrowed term. "Those are all about collaboration and finding common ground. Empathy is a key element of that — the ability to understand another person's point of view. That's one of the principles of 'design thinking,' the IDEO model."
There's even a techie name change: "'Leadership Palo Alto 2.0,' we call it."
Others not linked to Leadership Palo Alto also are emerging on the civic scene. Three stand out.
"If there is such a thing as new generation its members are interested in a broader set of issues" than traditional Palo Alto-centric topics, Eric Rosenblum said. He cited regional transportation and a willingness to accept Palo Alto as being "a small city" with city-type amenities rather than a suburb or village. It also "includes being able to work in that city" where one lives. The latter is a near-impossibility for many due to an infamous "jobs-housing imbalance" where Palo Alto's daytime population roughly doubles its nighttime population.
Rosenblum works for a start-up, and notes that "many of us are working harder than we ever have." But this week he found time to attend a community debate on Measure D on the Nov. 5 ballot. He is the father of two, 11 and 8.
He senses among peers "more support for greater density" to increase housing, but was excoriated by an older resident when he spoke at a recent meeting.
"I've never done this before," he said of his new civic involvement, admitting he was taken aback by the encounter.
"I am surprised that people question my motives," he said. "We're neighbors, and we should be able to discuss things without them impugning my motivation."
Another next-generation person is residential architect Elaine Uang, a north Palo Alto resident who has a 2-year-old girl and another expected momentarily.
Parking overflow from the University Avenue business district caught her attention, but her broader view reflects her background.
"As an architect, I'm interested in places, and the built environment, and cities — how they evolve and get created, how they change, how people shape them.
"That's kind of what's galvanizing me to look into some of these issues. Parking sort of affects us all. But it's all part and parcel of anything that goes on in a city, whether it's a building or transportation or just people coming through.
"I have a lot to do on a daily basis with my work but there's definitely a couple of political levels placed on top of that.
"I'm also interested in 'the 30,000-foot view,'" she said, referring to bigger conceptual pieces in transportation that other cities and corporations have addressed successfully.
Adina Levin is another who fits the model. She currently is executive director of the Friends of Caltrain group, which has mobilized about 3,000 commuters up and down the Peninsula to push for a better funding base for Caltrain.
With a high-tech background, she formerly owned "Social Tech," a business in downtown Palo Alto purchased a couple of years back by a human-resources company. A move to Menlo Park after years of commuting on Highway 101 put her within bicycling distance of her downtown Palo Alto workplace. She helped create Menlo Park's first "climate-action plan."
She also hosted a weekend "Transit Camp" that brought together transportation activists, transit agency staff members, residents and local officials. It became, by design, "a solutions playground" with open exchange of ideas and steps to make good ideas real.
One significant challenge, yet to be tested or demonstrated, will be bringing together the new and older generations of engaged residents into a coherent whole.
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The effects of Western Christianity, as well as the effects of colonialism and neo-colonialism on Third World peoples are studied. Students learn how Christianity is practiced among ordinary people in Asia, Latin America and Africa and how Christianity has been enculturated in non-western cultures. Prerequisite: 19-100 or 19-106.


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ClimateWire's Morello examines impact of rising ocean acidity on crab development
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ocean acidity is expected to dramatically rise by the end of the century. This drop in pH could cause major problems for certain species of fish, and hurt the commercial fishing industry. In this ClimateWire Special Report, Lauren Morello reports on research being conducted at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Fisheries Science Center in Kodiak, Alaska. Morello talks to Bob Foy, director of the Center, about the impact of ocean acidification on crab growth.


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Hospitalist Program Growing at Kenmore Mercy Hospital
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Shah Faisal, MD, FACP
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Kenmore Mercy Hospital, a member of Catholic Health, is increasing its daytime in-house physician coverage with the addition of two new hospitalists – Shah Faisal, MD, FACP, and Matthew Missert, DO.
As hospitalists, they specialize in inpatient hospital care, focusing on the needs of patients from the time of admission to time of discharge. They do not replace the patient's primary care physician, surgeon or medical specialists, but work closely with them to provide the best care for patients throughout their hospital stay.
"One of the most significant advantages of this type of program is that a hospitalist is onsite, and can respond immediately to test results and changes in a patient's condition," said James Fitzpatrick, vice president of Medical Affairs at Kenmore Mercy.
Dr. Faisal graduated from Catholic Health's Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2010 and completed a fellowship through the American College of Physicians. He comes to Kenmore Mercy from Rochester General Hospital, where he spent the last two years working as a hospitalist.
Dr. Missert is also a recent graduate of the Catholic Health Internal Medicine Residency Program, where he won both the Austin Flint, MD, House Staff Award, given to the best teaching resident, as well as the Program Director's Award, given to a graduating resident who best exemplifies the ideals of professionalism, medical ethics, clinical skills and leadership.
Among their responsibilities, hospitalists monitor patients' conditions throughout their hospital stay; order prescriptions and diagnostic tests, such as x-rays or lab work; and develop treatment plans and consult with other specialists as needed.
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we are just a nene and k-mart and iverson away from being the nuggets 5 years ago lol
we are just a nene and k-mart and iverson away from being the nuggets 5 years ago lol
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from mvp to d-league how the mighty have fallen
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-First bball team in brooklyn
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-Lin probably resigning so more of Linsanity all year
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The many storylines all capped off with AI to the Knicks...that would be fantastic hahahah
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JR is signing for 2.8 million.....not a single team offered him anywhere near the deal Novak got or anyone else.......THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT....!!!!!
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Here are some buzzwords that have been floating around the echo chamber (sorry!):
Building and/or burning bridges
Hate to break it to you, but most of you majored in English or journalism. Let's save the industrial work for the civil engineers—and the conflagrations to
the arsonists.
Run it up the flagpole
When's the last time you ran a flag up an actual flagpole? Running anything else up a flagpole seems counterintuitive. Overuse this chestnut from the "Mad
Men" era, and people's interest will flag.
Take the pulse of your audience and share it
Sounds like a HIPAA violation. Besides, depending on the size of the audience, taking everyone's pulse could go on for hours. You have better things to do.
At the end of the day
You can't get to the end of the day if you ignore the beginning of your morning and the middle of the afternoon. So, unless you're singing along with the
cast of "Les Miserables," ditch this one.
The elephant in the room
I usually see elephants in zoos. If there ever was an elephant in a room, I wouldn't ignore it. I'd say, "Wait! Why is there an elephant in this room?" And
if the elephant answered me directly, I'd quietly put away the tequila.
That's not in my wheelhouse
It seems like everybody is protesting that certain things are either "in" or "out" of their wheelhouse. Are they piloting a boat? When people say this, I
just want them to go back to their regular house and stay there.
Available 24/7
This is impossible. This means you'd have to be awake for 168 hours a week, nonstop. Get some sleep. Besides, the slash makes 7 a divisor, not a
multiplicand, so you're actually at just under 3.5 hours, you slacker. Now go look up multiplicand.
Content is king
A dreadful misquoting of Shakespeare: "Now is the winter of this content made glorious summer by this sun of York." And what of the queen, the
jester, and the rest of the courtiers?
Data dive
The only thing people should dive into is swimming pools. Besides, if you dive into data, you'll just end up crunching your numbers. You do not want
Get your synergies to realign
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Stroman excited to face hitters in intrasquad game
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Right-hander Marcus Stroman made his unofficial Spring Training debut with a relatively impressive inning during an intrasquad game on Tuesday afternoon.
Stroman, ranked No. 55 on MLB.com's Top 100 prospects list, faced one batter over the minimum in his scoreless inning of work. It included a strikeout of second baseman Ryan Goins, and he also induced weak grounders off the bats of Jose Reyes and Colby Rasmus.
That marked the first step in Stroman's quest to earn the final spot in the Blue Jays' starting rotation. There's a long way to go and the competition won't really get underway until everyone has an outing or two under their belt, but Stroman admitted he's already trying to turn some heads.
"It's hard, man, I'm new to this," said Stroman, who is attending the big league portion of Spring Training for the first time in his career. "I just try to go out there and compete, and whatever happens, happens. Every time I go out there, I'm trying to do my best, and I let everything else take care of itself."
The case for Stroman to make the starting rotation is already turning into one of the bigger storylines in camp. Grapefruit League games have yet to begin, but Stroman has received a lot of attention while throwing side sessions and also during Tuesday's intrasquad affair.
The 5-foot-9 product of Duke University seems to throw with relative ease. He generates a lot of velocity on his fastball, and there has been a noticeable improvement with his changeup during the past year. Combine those two pitches with a wipe-out slider, and he has all the makings of a potential impact starter at the big league level.
Stroman's biggest test this spring will be displaying an ability to command all of those pitches. Mid-90s velocity is a major asset, but ultimately it still comes down to location, and that's what his coaching staff will be looking for the most.
"There have been a lot of hard throwers in this game that can't command it, and it really does you no good," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "The key is working ahead, strike one, and good hitters, if you fall behind those guys, regardless of how good your arm is, they're going to hit you.
"You have to be able to throw your breaking ball when you're behind in the count, that's very important at this level, and work fast, all of those things. But there's a lot of guys with real good arms that don't make it, and the reason why is they don't know where it's going."
The Blue Jays will start the year with R.A. Dickey, Brandon Morrow, Mark Buehrle and J.A. Happ as part of their rotation. That leaves one spot for a group that includes Stroman, Esmil Rogers, Todd Redmond, Drew Hutchison and Kyle Drabek.
The early belief in camp is that Rogers and Redmond have the inside track, but there's also a possibility that could change over time. Hutchison and Stroman have very high upsides, and both could make the club's decision very tough.
"No nerves, no nerves, it's what I put in all the work for," Stroman said. "When you get out there, it's just fun. It was exciting to get out there."
Gibbons, Blue Jays will get replay-system practice
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays will get their first taste of Major League Baseball's new instant-replay initiative during the upcoming Grapefruit League season.
The instant-replay program was announced during the offseason, and Spring Training will provide everyone with a trial run before the regular season gets underway in late March.
Fans shouldn't read too much into manager John Gibbons coming out to appeal calls in spring games, though, because it's something the league is actually encouraging teams to do.
"They want to see that happen," Gibbons said. "We had that meeting last week, and they said the umpires will notify us before the game and say, 'Hey if you get a chance, try it.'
"They want to see it, and they want the umpires to practice everything, like they did out in the Arizona Fall League. They did some out there."
Gibbons wasn't sure exactly which games this spring will include instant replay, but every team is expected to have a chance to try it out at least five times. Once the regular season starts, the Blue Jays will have a war-room of sorts set up to monitor all of the available camera angles, but during the spring, Gibbons will rely on his gut instincts.
Managers will have one challenge per game, and if the club is successful, it will receive a second challenge. After the sixth inning, umpires also have the ability to ask for an instant replay on their own if a team has already used its challenge.
When a play is challenged, the umpires will have a designated area behind home plate where they will be connected to the league's replay headquarters in New York. An umpire in New York will then inform the umpire whether or not the call should be reversed.
"MLB wants to get it right, especially the first go-around," Gibbons said. "They've done studies on it, and they've practiced it quite a bit, and whoever is upstairs watching it, they'll be able to know pretty quick."
Morrow has fun with injury reports
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Right-hander Brandon Morrow had some fun with the media on Tuesday afternoon after it was revealed the day before he was dealing with a sore calf in his right leg.
The injury, if it can even be called that, is very minor and won't require him to miss Friday's outing against the Pirates. Still, when the ailment was reported on Monday, it received a lot of attention on social media, and Morrow wasn't oblivious to the news.
The articles and tweets prompted Morrow to put on a bit of a show in the Blue Jays' clubhouse after Tuesday's intrasquad game. He entered the locker room with his right leg covered in approximately a dozen bandages.
Morrow couldn't help but laugh off the concern, and he doesn't anticipate the calf being an issue this spring. He's set to pitch as many as two innings against Pittsburgh on Friday, and will come out in relief of left-handed starter Mark Buehrle.
The news likely received some attention because Morrow was limited to just 10 starts in 2013 because of a right forearm injury. His arm and shoulder feel fine this spring, and he has been throwing without limitations.
The 29-year-old will be relied upon this season as a main component of the Blue Jays' rotation. The hard thrower owns a career record of 41-40 with a 4.22 ERA over portions of seven years in the big leagues.
Worth mentioning
• Munenori Kawasaki spent some time in left field during Tuesday afternoon's intrasquad game at the Bobby Mattick Spring Training complex. Kawasaki has spent his entire Major League career as an infielder, but the Blue Jays are looking to increase his overall versatility to potentially become a super-utility player. Kawasaki didn't have to make any plays in left, but Gibbons expects to put him out there at least a few times this spring.
"We're going to play him a little bit in the outfield," Gibbons said. "If he can do it, it just makes his opportunities better on the team. He's a good athlete, he can play out there. You'll see him out there a bit. How often? I'm not sure."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I sat down about 20 minutes ago to write a blog post that included a link to the slides of my EMT presentation. It turned into a long post about the presentation, how I feel EMT was received and my feelings on presentations in general. Here is the short post and the link to the slides.
The MySQL conference always inspires me to write so expect a longer post in a few days.


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Aviva Premiership: Gloucester 17 - 15 Harlequins
O'Shea devastated by defeat
March 30, 2013
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Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea claimed he felt "devastated" for his players after the reigning Aviva Premiership champions slumped to a third successive league defeat.
Quins lost a scintillating encounter 17-15 against Gloucester at Kingsholm, the first time during O'Shea's three-year reign for them to lose three league games on the bounce. And they will drop to fourth in the Premiership if Northampton beat Leicester at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.
O'Shea struggled to conceal his anger after a Quins try was disallowed for a knock-on just before half-time. It would have taken them 19-3 in front following earlier tries by hooker Rob Buchanan and wing Sam Smith.
"It was a try, which would have made it 19-3. That's life," O'Shea said. "I can't wait to talk to Ed Morrison (the Rugby Football Union's elite referees' manager), but you don't want to be talking about that now after watching what was a cracking game of rugby. I am devastated for the players.
"Both teams were magnificent in the way they went about the game, with massive ambition. It was like two heavyweight boxers slugging it out, and that's the way to me you want rugby played. There is so much I want to go into about that game, but you don't want to take away from the game.
"If we play like that for the rest of the season, we will be very happy because I think we will be right where we need to be. The feeling at the moment is pretty hard to take, but I thought our boys were absolutely outstanding five days after our previous game (against Saracens).
"If we play like that, I don't think there are many teams who will want to play against us. I am proud of the lads."
An encounter of the highest quality finally went Gloucester's way when flanker Akapusi Qera touched down ten minutes from time. Quins led 12-3 at half-time, but play-off contenders Gloucester refused to lie down and wing Jonny May's 43rd-minute score kept them in contention.
Fly-half Nick Evans chipped in with a penalty and conversion for Quins, while his opposite number Freddie Burns converted both Gloucester tries and kicked a penalty as his team held their nerve to prevail. It was fast, furious and occasionally frantic, and a crowd of just under 15,000 revelled in the attacking intensity that both sides brought to the party.
Gloucester rugby director Nigel Davies said: "It is an important result in terms of our season and our challenge, not only from the performance and the result, but the springboard it might allow us for our remaining games.
"If we hit our straps, who knows? We will take each game as it comes - there is a lot of hard rugby to be played. I was delighted with the style and ambition we showed, and more than anything the work-rate of the players.
"The way we moved the ball, the fluency in our attack for large periods of the game and the intent was remarkable. The boys worked so hard for each other."
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Carlton: Kansas State could have clear path to BCS, but rest of Big 12 bowl picture is murky
Two races are simultaneously unfolding in the Big 12 — and one is a lot more exciting than the other.
At the top of the Big 12, Kansas State has methodically started separating itself from other would-be contenders, every bit as efficiently as a Collin Klein zone read.
Only Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are within a game of the BCS No. 2 Wildcats (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) in the Big 12. Because of a tiebreaker from a head-to-head win, Kansas State has a de facto two-game lead on the Sooners.
If Kansas State can defeat Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1) Saturday in Manhattan, the Wildcats will essentially have won the Big 12 with a month remaining, barring a major collapse. Of course, Kansas State has other concerns with the BCS currently a four-team race with Alabama, Notre Dame, Oregon and the Wildcats.
"We might be the odd man out," Kansas State receiver Chris Harper told the Kansas City Star after a 55-24 win over Texas Tech. "I don't think people want us to play in the game. So, I mean, we could be. So we gotta go out there and play like we did today, put scores up like that. Leave no doubt, so people can't leave us out of it."
Right now, 2012 would be a great year for a four-team national playoff. Alas, we have to wait two more years and make do with the current BCS.
Unfolding below the Wildcats is considerable uncertainty related to the Big 12's bowl pecking order — and it promises to bring suspense through the end of the season.
The picture got even more uncertain with Oklahoma's 30-13 loss to Notre Dame. The Sooners seemed like a lock to give the Big 12 a second team in the BCS. Now, who knows?
"We just have to see what kind of character we have and how much we like playing football," quarterback Landry Jones said.
But Oklahoma needs help to reach the BCS.
If not, the Sooners' game at West Virginia on Nov. 17 could determine the front-runner for the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic.
Another game with major bowl implications involves Texas at Texas Tech this week in Lubbock. Both are 6-2 and bowl eligible although neither is feeling good about itself.
Tech was still reeling from a solid first half at Kansas State that turned into a rout.
"I think it's huge for us, the guys in leadership on this football team to grasp what's ahead of us," quarterback Seth Doege said. "We've got to forget this one pretty quick. We have a lot of opportunity in front of us."
Of course, compared to Texas, Tech is all butterflies and unicorns.
The Longhorns and coach Mack Brown may be the nation's most-criticized and scrutinized program that has a current two-game winning streak. Of course, the Longhorns needed a clutch fourth-down conversion to avoid losing to Kansas for the first time since 1938.
Brown tried to put the best possible face on the escape, comparing it to the Vince Young engineered victory over the Jayhawks in 2004 that led to a Rose Bowl appearance.
"That is when you get better, believe it or not. Not the blowouts," Brown said. "You walk out and feel too good about yourself. One like this, we have a win and we have their attention next week, and that's about as good as it gets."
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Diamond allows four runs in sixth in loss to Tigers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Getting just three hits in a game isn't exactly a recipe for success, especially when facing a potent offense.
But it's all the Twins could muster for a second straight night and Scott Diamond could only contain the heart of Detroit's lineup for so long, as he struggled in the sixth inning to hand the Twins a 4-0 loss to the Tigers on Friday at Target Field.Full Game Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS -- Getting just three hits in a game isn't exactly a recipe for success, especially when facing a potent offense.
But it's all the Twins could muster for a second straight night and Scott Diamond could only contain the heart of Detroit's lineup for so long, as he struggled in the sixth inning to hand the Twins a 4-0 loss to the Tigers on Friday at Target Field.Full Game Coverage
Diamond gave up four runs in the sixth on three straight two-out doubles and was simply outdueled by Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello, who tossed seven scoreless innings to give the Twins their second straight loss.
"It was a tough night," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We didn't do much offensively. Porcello was tough. His ball was diving all over the place and he had a nice breaking ball with his fastball coming back over the plate. Diamond matched him for a long time there, but then walked a guy in the sixth and got us in that awful situation where he had to walk a guy and didn't work out too well with three doubles in a row."
Diamond cruised through five scoreless innings before running into trouble in the sixth. It started when he walked Austin Jackson with one out, but was able to get Torii Hunter to ground back to the mound for the inning's second out.
The Twins opted to walk Miguel Cabrera with first base open to get to Prince Fielder, but Fielder made them pay with a two-run double off the wall in right field. It came on a 2-0 curveball from Diamond that caught too much of the outer half of the plate.
"Historically, I've been pretty successful against Fielder," said Diamond, who had limited Fielder to just one hit in 14 career at-bats heading into the game. "I thought it was a good pitch, but I think I earlier in the game I had a chance to buzz him and get him off the plate and I didn't take advantage of it and it cost me in that at-bat. It kind of let the floodgates open in the sixth."
Victor Martinez followed with an RBI double to left field before Jhonny Peralta laced an RBI double of his own to knock Diamond from the game.
It went from a strong outing to a rough one in a hurry, as Diamond ended up being charged with four runs on five hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings to see his ERA rise to 5.29 on the season.
"Just the way it all played out tonight was really frustrating," Diamond said. "I can't let that inning blow up like it did. The three straight doubles doesn't help. It's just frustrating it all happened in one inning."
Diamond was outpitched by Porcello, who surrendered just three hits over seven scoreless frames. Porcello struck out five and didn't walk a batter.
"He was terrific," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "He kept the ball on the ground. A good sinker, but the stuff that really set his sinker up lately is his secondary stuff. They're not just sitting on a fastball anymore. That's been a huge difference for him in my opinion."
The Twins didn't have many chances against Porcello. Clete Thomas was the first to get a hit with a leadoff single in the third, but was thrown out by catcher Alex Avila while trying to steal second to end the inning.
Ryan Doumit was the next to single with two outs in the fourth, and reached second on a throwing error from second baseman Omar Infante. But he was stranded there, as Josh Willingham struck out for the inning's final out.
Oswaldo Arcia had the lone extra-base hit for Minnesota with a one-out ground-rule double over the head of Jackson in center in the fifth. But Thomas flied out to center and Brian Dozier grounded back to Porcello to leave Arcia at second.
The Twins threatened with one out in the eighth, as Thomas walked and Dozier reached on catcher's interference with Drew Smyly on the mound, but Joaquin Benoit came in and struck out Pedro Florimon and got pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee to ground to second to end the potential rally.
"We didn't really answer with any runs or any opportunities really," Gardenhire said. "It wasn't a good night for us, mostly because of their pitching."
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