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Not again???? *&^$#!!!! And this time, an umpire gets into the act???? GGGRRRR!!!!
The Phillies let another game slip out of their hands as they blow another lead, losing to the Cubs, 3-2. And, to add insult to injury, a bad umpire's call may have hurt them this time. Like yesterday, the Phillies would score first, as, with two men on and two outs, Pat Burrell would hit a RBI single, knocking in Chase Utley, who has been hit by the pitch, and then would move up to second on Ryan Howard's walk, giving the Phillies a quick 1-0 lead. The game would then become a pitchers' duel between two former A's teammates, Phillies' starter Joe Blanton and Cubs' starter Rich Harden. As the Phillies' batter would be patient at the plate, causing Harden's pitch count to rise, Blanton would breeze quickly through the first four innings, giving up only a lead-off walk and a hit. The Phillies would finally get their second run off of Harden when, with a runner on first and two outs, Howard would hit a single to right, with Utley, who has gotten on first with a single, would go to third on the hit. Cubs' right fielder Kosuke Fukudome would then commit a throwing error, which would allow Utley to score, to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. The Cubs would cut the Phillies' lead to 2-1, as, with runners on the corners on and one out, Daryle Ward would hit a ground ball to Utley. Utley would throw to Jimmy Rollins for the inning's second out, removing Henry Blanco, who has earlier singled, but he would then make an errant throw to first, which would pull Howard off the first base bag, because of Blanco's slide which would force Rollins to make a quick throw when he actually have time to throw out Ward, which would not be recorded as an error. The blunder would allow Mark DeRose, who has earlier walked, stole second and has moved to third on Blanco's single, to score the Cubs' first run. Blanton would then end the inning by getting Alfonso Soriano to pop out. Blanton would then melt down on the mound in the sixth, as he proceed to walk first Ryan Theriot and then Derrick Lee. After getting out the next two batters, with the runners both moving up a base on the second out, he would then walk DeRosa to load the bases. That was enough for Charlie Manuel, as he would come out to take out Blanton and replace him with Scott Eyre. Eyre would, unfortunatley, walk Fukudome on five pitches, forcing in Theriot, and tying the game at two all, while leaving the bases loaded. Eyre would end the inning by striking out Blanco. In the seventh, the Phillies would try to retake the lead, with runners on the corners and two out, Howard would hit a ball at Cubs' first baseman Lee, who would proceed to boot the ball, but would somehow be able to throw it in time to pitcher Jeff Samardzija, to get out Howard. This would lead to an argument between Howard, Manuel, Davey Lopes and first base umpire Chris Guccione, while, according to the Phillies' announcers, Howard, Lopes and Manuel had a point as Howard would actually beat Lee's throw to first, which would have given the Phillies the lead with Rollins, who was safe on a force out, moved to second on Shane Victorino's walk and has gone to third during another force out, coming across the plate during the play. Third base coach Steve Smith would eventually be ejected from the game by home plate umpire Bill Welke for still arguing the call. This would turn out to be huge, as, in the Cubs' half of the seventh, with one out, Clay Condrey would give up a solo home run to Soriano, his twenty-third home run of the year, to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead. This would be the final score, as the Phillies would be unable to score in the eighth inning, and after turning back the Cubs in their half of the eighth, would be unable to get anything done in the ninth, as Carlos Marmol would record his seventh save of the season.
Joe Blanton would get a no-decision as he pitches five and two-thirds innings, giving up only two earned runs on two hits and five very costly walks. Scott Eyre would get his second blown save of the season, as he pitches a third of an inning, giving up only one walk, which sadly brought in the tying run, and one strikeout. Clay Condrey would get the lost as he pitches an inning, giving up an earned run on one hit. His record is now 3-4 with a 3.58 ERA. Rudy Seanez would also pitch an inning, as he gives up no run on one hit. Rich Harden would also receive a no-decision as he would only last five innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on three hits. Chad Gaudin would pitch a scoreless inning, giving up only one hit. Jeff Samardzija would get the win as he pitches an inning and a third, giving up no runs on two hits. Carlos Marmol would get his seventh save of the year as he pitches one and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, giving up no hits while striking out three.
Multiply factors would kill the Phillies today. First, Blanton's five walks. Four of those walks would lead to the two runs that he would give up, especially the three walks that he would give up in the sixth inning, loading the bases. Although it would be Scott Eyre who would walk home the tying run, it would never have happened if Blanton had been able to throw strikes when he needed to, especially after getting ahead of the hitters. Secondly, the offense. Although they would force Rich Harden to leave the game early by getting him to work long pitch counts, they would be unable to get a key hit when they needed it when they threaten to score in the early innings. Business as usual for the offense. Third, Jimmy Rollins' blunder in the fifth, when he could've taken his time to throw to first for the third out on Daryle Ward's grounder to Utley, but instead would rush his throw because of Harry Blanco coming at him to break up the double play. Instead of the score staying 2-0 Phils, it became 2-1 Phillies because he would force Ryan Howard off of the bag to keep it from going past him. And lastly, the umpire's call in the seventh inning on Howard's grounder to first that would bounce off of Derrick Lee's glove. According to instant reply, Howard has actually beaten Samardzija to the bag, but first base umpire Chris Guccione would call Howard out. The broadcasters think that this is the result of the same umpire earlier calling Utley safe on the previous play when he might've been beaten by the throw. If it is, it really stinks! as it kept the Phillies from retaking the lead. Oh man, how much more of this do we Phillies' fan have to suffer through before we all go mad? Or when will all of this buzzard luck finally start to go our boys' way?
The Phillies (73-62) will continue their four games series with the Cubs (85-50, 1st National League Central), now trying for a split in the series. The game will be nationally televised by Fox Sports and will start at 3:55 pm Eastern (2:55 pm Central) in Wrigley Field. The Phillies' starter will be Brett Myers (7-10, 4.49), who is coming off a win against the Dodgers on August 25, as he pitches seven shut out innings, giving up nine scattered hits while striking out eight, in the Phillies' 5-0 win. He will be trying to pitch his six straight quality start since returning from the minors and improving his record to 5-1 in his last eight starts, while trying to stop the Phillies' present slide at three games. The Cubs' starter will be Ted Lilly (13-7, 4.23), who is coming off a win against the Pirates on August 25, as he went seven innings, giving up only three earned run on seven hits while striking out seven, in the Cubs' 12-3 rout. He will be trying to see if he can continue the Cubs' seven game winning streak and continue the Phillies' current losing streak.
With the lost, the Phillies are presently trailing the Mets by two game and lead the Marlins by five games, as the Mets defeated the Marlins. The Phillies will be trying to regroup so that they can come back and split the series before continuing their long road trip.


text: That's because he almost was there. I believe that Kim Stanley Robinson visited Antartica briefly while doing research for the book. He liked it so much, he wrote another book, Antartica. The climate here around the poles (or at least the south pole) is most like what's found on Mars. So, in effect, he did got as close to mars as possible without leaving orbit.In fact, some of Robinson's descriptions make the reader wonder if he hasn't already been there.

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Corvus brachyrhynchos
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
Christopher L. Wood
American Crows are familiar over much of the continent: large, intelligent, all-black birds with hoarse, cawing voices. They are common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides, and in habitats ranging from open woods and empty beaches to town centers. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost anything – typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit but also garbage, carrion, and chicks they rob from nests. Their flight style is unique, a patient, methodical flapping that is rarely broken up with glides.
A large, long-legged, thick-necked bird with a heavy, straight bill. In flight, the wings are fairly broad and rounded with the wingtip feathers spread like fingers. The short tail is rounded or squared off at the end.
American Crows are all black, even the legs and bill. When crows molt, the old feathers can appear brownish or scaly compared to the glossy new feathers.
American Crows are very social, sometimes forming flocks in the thousands. Inquisitive and sometimes mischievous, crows are good learners and problem-solvers, often raiding garbage cans and picking over discarded food containers. They're also aggressive and often chase away larger birds including hawks, owls and herons.
American Crows are common birds of fields, open woodlands, and forests. They thrive around people, and you'll often find them in agricultural fields, lawns, parking lots, athletic fields, roadsides, towns, and city garbage dumps.
The American Crow is nearly identical to both Northwestern and Fish crows. To distinguish Fish Crows, check range maps and listen for the Fish Crow's more nasal calls. Northwestern Crows occur only along the Pacific Northwest coast; they are slightly smaller and best separated by habitat. Common Ravens are larger, longer winged, and heavier beaked than crows. Ravens' tails are tapered at the end, giving them a diamond or wedge shape compared to a crow's shorter, squarer tail.
Crows in the West are slightly smaller than eastern crows (noticeably so for people with trained eyes). Crows in Florida are small with large feet.
Crows don't regularly visit feeders, but you can attract them to your backyard if you offer a mix of trees, open space, and food. Peanuts left in an open place are a good attractant. Crows are also attracted by compost, garbage, or pet food that the birds can feed on.
This species often comes to bird feeders. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.
American Crows are fairly common and conspicuous throughout most of the lower 48 states outside the southwestern deserts. You can find American Crows by looking around open areas near patches of woods, or in human modified landscapes like city parks, garbage dumps, campgrounds, manicured lawns, athletic fields, cemeteries and parking lots. Listen for their loud cawing.
You can help scientists learn more about this species by participating in the Celebrate Urban Birds! project.
Report your sightings of crows to eBird. Continentwide data are useful in understanding seasonal changes in the distribution and numbers of crows, as well as impacts from West Nile virus.
The crow research page of Dr. Kevin McGowan, a biologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Up Close with Crows: An interview with Kevin McGowan
Caller ID for Crows: Sound analysis shows subtle differences in the alarm calls of individual crows
Keeping Company: Crows, sociable and intelligent, are the focus of several studies at the Lab
West Nile Virus Disrupts the Family Lives of Crows: A deadly disease alters crows' complex societies.
American Crow: Consummate opportunist (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center)
Counting Crows: Story in BirdScope
Inbreeding in the American Crow: Story in BirdScope
Watching Your Neighborhood Crows: Story in BirdScope
All About Birds Blog, To Know the Crow: Insights and Stories From a Quarter-Century of Crow Study [Video], April 2014.
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Juncos (snow birds) left for the summer and they didn't even say goodbye.
Insider figures they left on or about April 2 and wonders if they leave every
year on that date. They'll be back sometime in late fall and the old guy would
love to know if the return date has already been set. The summer population
will continue with Insider's year-round friends, mainly Sparrows, Blue Jays and
Cardinals, and their unwanted relatives the Blackbirds. Right now there's so
much activity outside the kitchen window as the business of nest building, mate
selecting and general bickering picks up. It won't be long before a bunch of
bumbling, stumbling, junior birds arrive on their mother's wings demanding yet
more seed from Insider. A few years ago, the Cardinal population consisted of
two, and they would arrive daily from a distant forest. Today there are eight,
four pairs, so there will be much red in Insider's future. The Blue Jay
population has also increased and they number about 10. The year-round boss of
the whole backyard is a single Jaybird who rules with an iron wing. He'll have
nothing to do with the seed and corn the old guy puts out daily but constantly
polices those birds who partake of Insider's offering and they pay attention.
is the most exciting time of the year outside Insider's kitchen window. Life is
renewing itself and it's great to be alive. Insider's only friend is constantly
asking him why he spends so much time over his morning coffee and cigarettes.
It's not the coffee or the cigarettes. He is literally watching things grow.
The budding maple trees are more profuse today than they were yesterday. The
daffodils are in full bloom, the tulips are popping up as if they were late for
something, too soon the grass needs mowing and the newly planted pansies, God
bless them, are exploding with color. Yes, it's spring again. Life is renewing
itself and Insider feels younger.
The Old Guy Dislikes: Easter bunnies; overcooked eggs; having to use the heat
in April; those annoying words of wisdom from the Dr. Phil guy; movies that are
inconsistent with the books they are based on; a bad night's sleep; greedy
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"Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide adequate medical care for prisoners, whatever the cost."
"Sir, Sunday morning, although recurring at regular and well foreseen intervals, always seems to take this railway by surprise."
"Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are. Successful people are not superhuman. Success does not require a super-intellect. Nor is there anything mystical about success. And success doesn't based on luck. Successful people are just ordinary folks who have developed belief in themselves and what they do. Never -- yes, never -- sell yourself short."
"A building can be designed to satisfy "by the month" with the regularity of a provider. Or it can give satisfaction in a very different way, "by the moment," the fraction of a second, with the thrill of a lover."
"Guys die down here on a regular basis-that's the reality. They die here for a nickel. They are killed for a piece of change or because somebody looks at somebody wrong."
"I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God."
"I did have regular boyfriends and with them, I could be a bad girl, but I wasn't like a bad girl for the neighborhood or a big slut."


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Advocate Editorial Board opinion: Grandstanding about Washington is waste
By the Advocate Editorial Board
March 9, 2013 at 3:05 p.m.
Updated March 8, 2013 at 9:09 p.m.
Government plays an important role in our society. Every level from the school board up to the president of the United States has a purpose. When governments operate with a specific vision within their sphere of influence, society does well. But sometimes, government bodies can lose focus.
The Victoria City Council's decision Tuesday to not apply for a $222,000 solar-energy grant through the competitive Innovative Energy Demonstration Grant Program was disappointing. Two members of the council, Paul Polasek and Tom Halepaska, were in favor of the grant, while Mayor Will Armstrong and council members Emett Alvarez, David Hagan, Josephine Soliz and Joe Truman objected for different reasons. Armstrong said the grant was a business issue and he would not make a decision based on needing a subsidy. Alvarez said the expense could not be justified, and energy efficient light bulbs would be a better investment. But the most puzzling reason was the statement that this grant is a sign of what is wrong with our nation and the money should be put to better use.
This was a missed opportunity by the city council. It is true that solar-energy equipment is expensive, and there are still many advancements that can be made to improve its efficiency. However, this grant would have given Victoria a chance to invest in green, renewable energy with little cost to the city. The grant requires a $55,000 match from the city, but the city could offset some of that cost by applying for a $31,250 AEP grant. At Tuesday's meeting, Information Technology Director James Foote said the city could offset 6 to 7 percent of its energy costs for the building using solar panels, which could result in a five- to 11-year payback period, depending on whether the AEP grant were awarded, while the life span of the panels is 22 years. By choosing to not apply, the city lost the opportunity to not only invest in green energy but also to lead by example in encouraging others in our community to learn about renewable energy sources.
We are disappointed in Alvarez and Hagan for their decision to grandstand about wasteful habits in Washington instead of examining a program that could benefit Victoria. It is true that our nation's leaders are struggling with balancing spending and establishing a working budget, but what good was accomplished by the councilmen's statements? Taking a question of applying for a solar energy grant and turning it into a debate over federal waste smacks of the very problem that keeps today's national government in perpetual partisan gridlock.
This was a grant in which the funds are already allocated, and the Victoria council's decision not to apply does not mean the funds will be used for better purposes. It will be given to another town with a city government willing to make an investment in future energy technologies. The Victoria council does not have the authority to suggest the funds be spent for education or any other need. In fact, by refusing to apply, the council has forfeited any right to determine how the funds will be used. If councilmembers want to influence decisions in Washington, they should talk to our representatives. While they serve the citizens of Victoria, they should keep their focus on what is best for this community.
This editorial reflects the views of the Victoria Advocate's editorial board.


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Keith Duffy: I miss Boyzone back-up
Boyzone star Keith Duffy has confessed he misses the "safety" of being in a group competing on diving competition Splash!
The Irish singer has reached the final of the ITV show - along with Diversity's Perri Kiely, TOWIE star Dan Osborne and Paralympic athlete Richard Whitehead - and is starting to get nervous ahead of Saturday night's dive.
Keith revealed: "Boyzone is shared amongst my best friends in the world and this a solo project for me.
"It's nice to do something on your own, but at the same time I'm getting to the stage now where I kind of miss the lads and I'm looking forward to getting back together with them now.
"When Splash! is finished we'll be releasing a new song and we'll be back on TV performing together again. So it will be nice to back within the safety of a group and not be lonely on my own."
The former Coronation Street star confessed: "I don't think I'm going to come first in Splash! but I'm in the final, so that's a huge achievement. Getting this far is great. When you're putting in those kind of hours of training it's nice to know you've gone the whole distance."
He added: "It hasn't really been a competition, it's been vigorous training, it's been learning a new discipline. So you're coming away with a new skill, rather than just a performance, and that's been really enjoyable."
Meanwhile, Perri is battling against illness to be fit for Saturday's final.
The Diversity star, one of the favourites to win the ITV celebrity show, has missed training after falling ill.
A show insider said he had "a sickness bug" but was confident he would make the final, saying: "He's been a real star this series and is desperate not to let his fans down."


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Hi Dan
Pic 1 is a multi block with Dactylioceras grassile as the main ammonites, also a larger Dac commune? resides next to them.
Pic 2 is a water worn Dactylioceras commune? probbaly in the same block.
Pic 3 is probably a Dactylioceras commune? but could be athleticum.
You can make a good smaller ammonite out of this specimen.
Ok thanks for the reply
Hi Dan
Pic 4 is how i like to find them!
It looks like the specimen is all there and just waiting to be prepped.
Nice finds Dan
I recon the fossils you find in your area are a lot easier/better to prep than those from the Yorkshire coast.
Thanks for your replys.
Unfortunately the fossils of the Yorkshire coast are usually surrounded in very hard matrix.
Yes. The one with several ammonites is very hard to prep because it has loads of pyrite in it (especially in the large ammonite.)
Something to look out for with the Yorkshire coast matrix is very sharp edges when you have split the rock.
The pyrite content in Yorkshire rocks also brings it's problems.
Yes. It makes the rocks extremely hard.
But on the other hand if you know how to polish the pyrite 'skin' on a nodule the specimen has a good chance of turning out spectacular.
Yes. The multiblock was completely golden (not the whole rock, just the ammonites) when the varnish was still wet.
Nice find though, I recon the matrix could polish up as good as the ammonites with the propper tools and safety taken into consideration.
Ok thanks for the reply. I didn't find it but I bought it.
They are not common Dan but you do come across them, some good and some bad, so even though you have bought your specimen you now know what to look for the next time you go to the Whitby area.
You do occasionally find them on the Holderness as well.
Good specimen death assemblance though, well done.
Ok thanks for the reply. I was amazed they were only £1.50 each.
That's cheep!


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Italy v Wales, February 23, 2013
Jones - 'Wales are still Warburton's team'
ESPN Staff
February 20, 2013
Sam Warburton will be on the bench for Saturday's clash with Italy © Getty Images
Wales' Ryan Jones insists that despite him being named as captain for Saturday's showdown with Italy in Rome, the team's figurehead is still Sam Warburton.
Warburton sat out Wales' second round win over France with a shoulder injury and following the team's impressive showing, interim coach Rob Howley opted to retain the same XV for the showdown with Italy on Saturday. The decision meant that Jones retains the captain's armband and will lead the side out for the 31st time while Warburton will have to be content with a spot on the bench.
But despite being named as captain for the match, Jones has been quick to emphasise Warburton's important role in the team's development. "The captaincy is only a title," the 31-year-old Jones said. "I am happy to be involved, and I am enjoying it. If the captaincy comes along, great, but it is just about contributing to the team and helping it be successful.
"Sam is a mate of mine, and I have always tried to be there for him since he took over as captain. We chat over various things. Sam is very much his own man. You have to be true and honest to yourself, and if you are not then you are found out pretty quickly. Rugby is ruthless.
"It is still Sam's team, if you like, and we want him to be confident and playing well. We have been under pressure recently, and it is how you use those experiences.
"Leadership is not a conscious thing. There are far better players on the pitch than me, and it is about facilitating others. Age does not matter, but it is about making the right decisions at the right time."
Jones might have expected to be in opposition to revered Italy captain Sergio Parisse this weekend, but Parisse faces a disciplinary hearing tomorrow that could end his Six Nations campaign. He was sent off for allegedly insulting the referee during last Saturday's French league game between his Stade Francais team and Bordeaux-Begles, with a minimum six-week suspension anticipated.
"We don't know yet (about his availability)," Jones added. "He's world class, there is no doubting that, and Italy rely on him heavily, as would any team he is in. "He is a great athlete and he is very good in and around the set-piece. He's pretty special. We are preparing as though he is playing, and we will cross that bridge on Thursday."
And Howley added: "We are preparing the same, regardless of whether Sergio Parisse is going to be playing. We cannot control that decision. Parisse is world class and if he does not play it will have an impact, but we have to concentrate on putting our own house in order."
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Werth, Desmond lead Nats' rally in win over Phils
PHILADELPHIA -- It was Monday that shortstop Ian Desmond went to manager Davey Johnson and said the Nationals weren't a loose bunch compared to last year, in part because the team doesn't have a winning record.
It's fitting that Desmond did his part to loosen the team up on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. His grand slam in the 11th inning helped the Nationals defeat the Phillies, 6-2, salvaging the three-game series, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving their record to 35-36.Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- It was Monday that shortstop Ian Desmond went to manager Davey Johnson and said the Nationals weren't a loose bunch compared to last year, in part because the team doesn't have a winning record.
It's fitting that Desmond did his part to loosen the team up on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. His grand slam in the 11th inning helped the Nationals defeat the Phillies, 6-2, salvaging the three-game series, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving their record to 35-36.Full Game Coverage
The Nationals did something in the series finale that has been rare this season: They came through when they had runners in scoring position.
With the game tied at 2, one out and reliever Michael Stutes on the mound, Desmond came to the plate, and with the count 1-2, Stutes thought he had Desmond struck out looking, but home-plate umpire Alfonso Marquez called Stutes' fastball a ball.
"The pitch [you're talking about], I thought it looked a little bit in, but it might have been a strike. I don't know until I go look at it," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.
Desmond hit the next pitch over the left-center-field wall to give Washington the lead. It was Desmond's 10th home run of the season. He now leads the team with 38 RBIs.
"Ian is quite a character. He got a lot of big hits for us in the past," Johnson said. "The only thing that I worry about sometimes is that he tries too hard. It seemed like he was a little too geared up, and then when he got to two strikes, he shortened up and he crushed that ball. [Stutes] threw a good breaking ball and [Desmond] crushed it, didn't try to swing hard."
Desmond has a knack for hitting with the bases loaded. He had a .410 batting average with 34 RBIs prior to Wednesday's game. Desmond didn't know about the stat until after the game.
"I'm trying to come through for my guys," Desmond said. [Jayson Werth] and the guys in front of me had great games. … God gave me another chance, and I came through."
The way the Nationals' offense has been playing lately, left-hander Gio Gonzalez needed to have a perfect game to win. But he wasn't perfect, and settled for a no-decision.
It was arguably Gonzalez's best game of the year, but he made one costly mistake, and it occurred in the first inning. After Ben Revere singled to left, Michael Young followed and hit a 2-2 pitch over the left-field wall for a two-run homer. After that, Gonzalez retired 14 out of the next 15 hitters he faced. He didn't allow a hit the rest of the way.
Gonzalez lasted seven innings, allowed the two runs on two hits, and struck out a season-high 11 batters.
"The first inning was a little bumpy," catcher Kurt Suzuki said. "He settled in and kept us in the ballgame, kept us around. We came back and tied it up and took the lead."
Although the Nationals were down, 2-0, it felt as if they were further behind because the offense has sputtered for most of the season. And it was the same story against right-hander Kyle Kendrick, who pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed a run on two hits. The Nationals were able to get the ball out of the infield just five times against Kendrick.
"K.K. pitched a good game. Sometimes you scratch your head going back to the dugout, trying to figure out how you made an out or why you didn't hit that pitch," Werth said. "He has good stuff, he has late movement. He continues to be successful. He pitched good. We got lucky. We stole this one. It was one of those games that you need if you are going to win the division. You need a bunch of wins like this."
Washington scored its first run in the seventh inning, when Werth singled to right field, scoring Ryan Zimmerman.
But the Nationals would tie the game at 2 with Phillies closer Jonathan Paplebon on the mound in the ninth. They were down to their last out when Werth singled to left field, scoring Denard Span.
"I've had a lot of big at-bats over the years," Werth said. "I'm just trying to see the baseball, not a lot more than that. Just keep it simple. The game is tough enough."
The Nationals had a chance to score the go-ahead run against reliever Mike Adams in the top of the 10th inning. They had a runner on third with one out, but Jeff Kobernus grounded out with the infield in and Span popped up to Young at third base.
But it was Desmond who gave them the lead and the victory.
"We have a long way to go," Werth said. "But at the same time, we have to start winning ballgames and start being a championship team. Hopefully, this is a start. We can build on this. I think we could live with 4-5 [on the now-completed road trip], especially with how we have been hitting. We are going to be home. We play well at home, and hopefully we get on a roll."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats.


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Quote:JK, just curious, are you of the opinion that old time bare knuckle boxing was a less refined, and less effective version of modern boxing or just different because of the different rules but equal?
Quote:I also feel that most boxers stand too straight subjecting themselves to reaps, sweeps and throws. The purpose is to hide their chin on your shoulder or place weight upon you when they clinch which is prime for the above actions. The other Clinches even the Judo clinch one only needs to drop a hand to check the knee and they are loaded but away so you have to move in to reap.
.I find it amusing that you have strayed from JKD and yet come to the same conclusion that Silat/Kali works if applied properly.
Quote:I also find it strange that one that profuse so much to live training can still be able to apply techniques from a dance/Silat patterns. Thats open minded good imo.
Quote:When you say traps are you meaning checks, like placing your glove on a guys arm so he has to strike around it or pull away to strike? Or acutal grabs and holds so you can strike or manuerver?
Quote:When I talk boxer I'm talking pure boxers not just a delivery system, just like there would be a difference in a WC man that practice BJJ or Thai boxing he would have a inside outside or outside med range game.
Quote:...how are Greco wrestling traps done? And how are they differ then WC/JKD traps sounds more like Judo stance boxer clinches modified, rather then a temporaily limb immobilizing technique, so you can strike.
Quote:Whats your O on Boxer vs. WC punching power comparsion? From a felt impact point of view. I felt gloved the boxer hits harder, maybe WC short & faster maybe. Boxers load up WC don't.
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JOHANNESBURG – What exactly will Algeria do to try to slow down the US on Wednesday? More specifically, which Algeria will show up?
On the best of days, Les Fennecs can shackle a good team without much funny business, as they've done over the past seven months in picking up big results against Egypt, Ivory Coast and, last week, England.
On the worst of days, they're gleeful hack artists and experts in gamesmanship. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it backfires horrifically. Two months after outlasting Egypt in a winner-take-all World Cup one-game playoff last November, Egypt run roughshod over their archrivals in the rematch in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
That match was memorable for the hurt the Pharaohs piled on in a 4-0 rout. But it also put on display just how volatile Algeria can be when they're badly rattled. They ended that game with eight men thanks to some moronic challenges, including Nadir Belhadj's ridiculous two-footed lunge on Egypt's Ahmed El Mohamady and keeper Faouzi Chaouchi doing his best Oswaldo Sánchez impression, taking a swing at an Egyptian after conceding a goal.
The US are well aware of Algeria's tendency to, shall we say, take some liberties out there on the pitch. Clint Dempsey says that's been a topic of discussion entering Wednesday's game, and the Americans have been told they need to keep themselves in check.
"That's something Bob's talked about the whole tournament," the US midfielder said on Sunday. "Being smart, dealing with the refs, not picking up any silly yellow cards; and this game's no different. We need to make sure we're smart and that we don't let the emotions don't get best of us."
The American squad has been mostly disciplined in this World Cup, earning four yellow cards through two games (though ironically, Dempsey got away with one after elbowing Zlatan Ljubijankic in the face in the first minute against Slovenia last week). Most team members say they'll be ready if Algeria tries anything, and they'll do their best to keep the peace – to a limit.
"If tackles start flying in and we need to stand up for ourselves, you best believe we will," said keeper Tim Howard. "That's not something this team takes lightly."
If there's one American to express some worry over, it might be Michael Bradley. Though the central midfielder has been perhaps the best performer for the US in this World Cup, he's still a player who wears his emotions on his sleeve and can get a little overexcited in the moment.
Bradley has missed several key games for the US over the past few years thanks to untimely bookings, including the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, the final group-stage game in the 2008 Summer Olympics and the final of last summer's Confederations Cup.
Bradley makes no apologies for his no-holds-barred style, and says if he needs to maintain that intensity against Algeria, he'll do so.
"You don't want to put yourself in a situation where you're in card trouble or committing a lot of fouls that are dangerous for our team," he said on Monday. "Having said that, I am who I am as a player, and to know that and to know what I do to help the team, that's important."
Regardless, the US must figure out a way to get a result on Wednesday, most preferably a victory to ensure they advance. Let's hope they can keep their cool against an opponent who will likely do anything to stop them.
MLSsoccer.com managing editor Jonah Freedman is reporting from South Africa throughout the month.


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The following blogs are now moved to the 'dead blogs' list:
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- Azygous
- the act of saving
- The Cheerful Oncologist
- Unbounded Medicine
- Waking Up Costs
- Web Surfin' Blog
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Johnson overpowers Sri Lanka at MCG
Mitchell Johnson launched himself into the elite 200-club on Wednesday as Australia overpowered Sri Lanka on day one of the second Test.
Australia will resume on Thursday on 3-150 after Johnson claimed 4-63 to help skittle the tourists for 156 in front of 67,138 fans at the MCG.
In just his second Test appearance in 2012 after battling injury, Johnson became the 14th Australian to reach the 200-wicket milestone and achieved the feat in his 49th match.
"It's great having personal milestones. To be able to be in the 200 club, I'm very happy about that," the 31-year-old left-armer said.
Sri Lanka's sole shining light with the bat was veteran Kumar Sangakkara who made 58 and also notched a major milestone by becoming the 11th player in Test history to score 10,000 runs.
Sangakkara was eighth man out with the total on 147 after he top-edged a pull-shot and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade sprinted towards the boundary and dived to take what Johnson described as an unbelievable catch.
"It was a pretty special one for me as well being my 200th wicket so I thanked him for that," Johnson said.
Skipper Michael Clarke is unbeaten on 20 for Australia with Shane Watson on 13. Clarke looked in fine touch despite being in doubt for the match with a hamstring injury which he suffered in last week's win in the first Test in Hobart.
Australia's pace-bowling strategies have remained in the spotlight after the decision was made to rest in-form quick Mitchell Starc.
Debutant Jackson Bird (2-32) and Peter Siddle (2-30) provided tremendous back-up to the fiery Johnson who returned to the side after Ben Hilfenhaus was ruled out with a side strain.
"There's been talk with rotations systems and our policies," Johnson said.
"Jackson Bird, it's his first game and I've been in and out so it's good to be able to go out there and perform as a unit.
"It can be tough when you're chopping and changing. We're becoming a better side now.
"We've got those options there."
Sri Lankan coach Graham Ford admitted his side's shot selection could have been better, with Tillakaratne Dilshan losing his off stump for 11 to Johnson after aiming a big slog over mid-on.
Thilan Samaraweera (10) departed after top-edging a pull shot to Bird in the first over after lunch at 4-79, adding to Sri Lanka's woes.
"There might have been a few loose shots out there from the Sri Lankans but we've still got to put the ball in the right area," Johnson said.
Johnson said he expected the pitch which provided 13 wickets on day one to quicken up and provide value for shots on day two.
"We're definitely in a strong position," he said.
"We're three-down, we're 150 and we've got a great wicket out there."
Sri Lanka's woes include having wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene on the sidelines nursing a fractured thumb courtesy of a lifting ball from Johnson.
Stand-in wicketkeeper Sangakkara fumbled a diving attempt to catch Watson for five off the bowling of Chanaka Welegedara.
Australia's Ed Cowan (36) and David Warner (62) shared a 95-run opening stand and Phil Hughes was run out for 10.
Ford was particularly disappointed with his side's missed opportunities in the field after Clarke and Watson were both dropped before they reached double figures.
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Remembering Julian . . .
Photos by Eleni Mylonas No editor could ask for a better contributor (or a better friend) than Julian Hirsch. He was an unquestionably honest man, a scientist who welcomed innovation, an enthusiast who clearly enjoyed what he was doing, an astute critic, and a fine writer who could address complicated technical subjects in plain, straightforward English. Julian never talked down to his readers, nor did he ever dismiss out of hand any piece of equipment that came to his lab. He listened, and measured, and listened some more. His enthusiasm for the equipment and his respect for his audience shone through everything he wrote. No wonder millions of people relied on his advice through the years. What he said mattered.
- Louise Boundas, editor in chief of Stereo Review from 1987 to 1998
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I met Julian Hirsch in 1981 on a press trip to Osaka, Japan - a few months after joining Stereo Review's principal rival, High Fidelity. Julian was a half-decade older then than I am now and had been writing about audio since about the time I was born. He accepted me immediately. Over the many years and trips that followed, he became one of my favorite traveling companions. Amiable, modest despite his depth of knowledge, experience, and relative fame, and utterly unpretentious, Julian was always good company. (And it was fun when he was noticed in an airport or on the street, that distinctive bald pate so recognizable from the pages and cover of the magazine.) When I eventually wound up on staff at Stereo Review, I found him a pleasure to work with as well, for the same reasons. Plus, he delivered clean copy, on schedule, traits endearing to editors the world over.
Among the things that set Julian apart from most audio journalists was that he was a real engineer. He worked on radar in World War II and designed electronic test instruments after. (His first visit to Japan, incidentally, was immediately following the war as part of the Allied Occupation Force. Over the following half century, he witnessed at close hand what surely must count as one of the most staggering national transformations in history; it's too bad he never wrote about that.)
His understanding of how equipment worked converged with his love of music and a flair for down-to-earth explanation in a way that profoundly affected the development of high-fidelity sound reproduction. I truly believe that without Julian Hirsch the audio industry would have evolved much differently - and achieved far less.
At the time Julian started reviewing equipment with his engineering buddies for The Audio League Report in the early 1950s, a lot of the gear was pretty bad. His solid technical approach unearthed the flaws, often in gory detail, and pointed the way to improvement. When he made the leap from what was essentially a tech-hobbyist hi-fi fanzine to writing for High Fidelity (briefly) and then Popular Electronics and Stereo Review, his audience and influence multiplied tremendously. The emerging Japanese manufacturers, especially, adopted his critical method as the foundation of their design schema. Their competition to excel when measured against his performance criteria drove home audio technology ahead at a furious clip.
Blind pursuit of that race could lead to absurdity, and the eventual, inevitable cases in point emerged as a regular theme of Julian's "Technical Talk" column. A meter can register the difference between 0.01% distortion and 0.0001%, but not the human ear. While retaining an enthusiasm for superior and, especially, innovative audio engineering, Julian did what he could to discourage unproductive "specsmanship." He was also keenly aware of how difficult it could be to correlate even significant measurable performance deficiencies with their audible consequences (another recurrent theme).
I remember asking him once for a set of frequency-response curves from a loudspeaker he had tested, which duly arrived in my office with a two-word note attached: "Good luck!" He understood both the value and the limitations of his lab results and worked to share that perspective with his readers. And he always emphasized that what ultimately mattered was the user's experience, including not only a component's sound quality (first and foremost), but also its usability in the hands of ordinary human beings.
How strange, then, that such a practical, skeptical, clear-headed gentleman came to draw scorn in the audiophile fringe as a dogmatic "tin-eared meter reader." Hard to be farther off the mark. But the folks touting this ill-considered caricature were usually peddling real dogma of their own. If you're desperate to believe - or to convince others - that every amplifier has its own distinctive sound, to take a prominent example, it probably is frustrating to endure an individual of Julian's integrity and stature insisting that the good ones now are uniformly neutral, transparent reproducers. (Worse, apparently, that it's no longer easy to find even cheap receivers that don't qualify!)
Most curious to me, however, was the way the argument so often circled back and gravitated to an exotic specification (TIM, jitter, etc.) that allegedly did tell the tale. Some meter-readers are more equal than others, I guess. Although Julian would respond seriously to reasoned criticism, he seemed impervious to the more emotional attacks, seldom bothering even to acknowledge them. He kept his feet out of the mud.
I've wanted an opportunity to say some of these things in a public forum for quite a few years. If only it could have presented itself another way. Above all else, Julian Hirsch was a good man, honest and true of heart - someone you might hold up as an example to your children and say, "Be like him." No higher praise could anyone offer. Goodbye, old friend. And thank you.
- Michael Riggs, editor for High Fidelity from 1981 to 1989, senior editor of Stereo Review from 1989 to 1995, editor in chief of Audio from 1995 to 2000


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Here's how Twilight Clue works:*Bella Swan has been found dead. It is your job to figure out who killed her, where they did it, and what they used to kill her!*There are 45 "clues" you will be given. There are 15 Twilight characters as suspect perpetrators of the crime, or possible "murderers". There's 15 Twilight places as possible "scenes-of-the-crime" where the murderer may have committed the crime. There are also 15 Twilight-related possible "weapons" that the murderer may have used to kill Bella.I will give you NINE clues each day for five days. You will be able to see what they are and what they look like in these posts. Every clue will be hidden somewhere on one of the participating sites. (See below) However, out the 45 total clues, there will be 3 you will not be able to find on any site: one person, one place, and one weapon. These are your guilty three. On the fifth day (tomorrow, June 21 is Day One and Thursday, June 25 is Day Five) I will put up a form. You will submit the guilty person, scene-of-the-crime, and weapon.
You can win lots of cool prizes. Check out the prize list at PLT. Good Luck!
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Take the guesswork out of ordering with a 15 in. x 15 in. sample door from American Woodmark. Use this sample to view your desired style, finish, and species in your home and to see how it coordinates with other elements of your project. Plus, the cost of this sample door is available for a rebate once you place an order with American Woodmark.
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- Solid wood door shows the natural beauty and characteristics of the wood
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"Clifton's poems invite meditation and return" wrote Obama inaugural poet and Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander about Lucille Clifton (1936-2010). "Time and again, she made luminous poems premised on clear truth-telling, but always with a twist, and with space for evocation and mystery." Alexander discusses this beloved author, whose luminous poems and dynamic life impacted our poetry and our culture.
Same Same But Different brings together four writers with links to Australia, Iceland, Canada and the United States.
A companion event to Different Different But Same at Bluestockings, two of Australia's most dynamic spoken word performers, Betsy Turcot and Eleanor Jackson, The Belles of Hell are teaming up with Shira E and a rawlings for an evening of readings exploring those things that matter.
Join Cross-Cultural Communications and Korean Expatriate Literature in celebrating the publication Bridging the Waters: An International Bilingual Poetry Anthology (Korean, American, Other) (2013), as part of a celebration of Korean poetry in exchange with poets from all parts of the world.
Introduction by Stanley H. Barkan and Yoon-Ho Cho
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Join us for a celebration of trees in NYC! Listen to live music, learn amazing tree facts, figure out how to identify tree species, and request a tree for your street. We'll also create our own poetrees on plantable paper!
MillionTreesNYC, one of the 132 PlaNYC initiatives, is a citywide, public-private program with an ambitious goal: to plant and care for one million new trees across the city's five boroughs over the next decade. Visit www.milliontressnyc.org for more info.
Join Tina Chang (Brooklyn) and Paolo Javier (Queens), our young pocket-poets and their families, and other special guests for an afternoon of readings and fun! We invite you to bring a poem of your choice to share, or find one here at Poets House. A great after-school event for families and poetry lovers of all ages, and a festive culmination of our year-long work with local school children.
Learn lots of facts about animals through fun rhymes and songs by author and poet Howard Eisenberg, write riddle poems, and make puzzle pictures!
Howard Eisenberg is the author of Guess Who Zoo, Guess Who Farm, and Guess Who Neighborhood.
In celebration of Valentine's Day, Poets House presents Albert Lamorisse's timeless children's film classic The Red Balloon. Afterward, children will make their own floating valentines in the form of hot-air balloon mobiles.
Join The Seventh Quarry and Cross-Cultural Communications in celebrating the publication of Dylan Thomas Walking Tour of Greenwich Village (2014), as part of the world-wide Dylan Thomas Centenary celebrations.
Come celebrate the revival of december magazine.
Readings by poets featured in Vol. 24 of december:
Marvin BellSally Van DorenJames TolanTerese Svoboda
Complimentary reception to follow
This event is made possible in part through the Poets House Literary Partners Program
Read The Wall Street Journal's article on the benefit, "A Night of Verse to Celebrate Cupid's Curse"
This is a special benefit for Poets House that helps keep our programming free or low cost.
Poets House invites you to join us for an intimate evening celebrating the poetry of love.
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48,000 people are about to descend on Black Rock City, Nevada to join in the Burning Man
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I'm back to looking at the many HID kits out there for sale. As these are typically not specific to any model motorcycle, I'm posting here. Many kits come with adapters for various bulb bases. Some MC's like Harley & Goldwing there are bike specific kits but even though some are listed as such they are actually generic in fact.
My particular model is a G650GS which uses a 35w H4/9003 bulb.
There are fairly recent improvements in these kits from what I've read so far. Having researched the ebay feedbacks from many sellers there it is obvious that one must do some homework as many kits simply don't measure up. Prices are all over the place & many kits being sold are a partial of a car kit. Web Bike has a nice writeup on them from a BMW rider as did Paul Glaves awhile back in ON. There's also a recent kit install on the F650 Forum under modifications threads. many sellers are Asian & others are USA resellers of the same stuff-some having a phone,etc., others are not so informed from trying a few chats with various sellers.
It seems that not all of the higher price point sellers necessarily offer more for your buck. Some say they're German as if that's better stuff? Phillips bulbs cost $30 ea more than the Asian ones & have a double glass tube which is said to be better based on the UV glass used as preventing deterioration of the plastic HL lens? One seller I called (the OP's seller from the f650 forum) said it was the heat with no mention of UV but her Chinese accent(?) clouded the conversation. It was clear that she was not a tech as purported by the phone number.Some bulbs have a "bi" feature that allows them to tilt , thus the same bulb does HI & LO beam. Also a shade over the lens comes into play for LO. Some bulbs have a halogen inserted into the base for the HI beam & the LO is the xenon bulb. Ballasts come in various sizes, thus some are easier to place on a MC. Some are said to be more weather & vibration resistant for a MC or offroad use. Some have longer wire leads for MC's while the car versions cause you to splice the short leads on a MC install. Then you have all the bulb colors to choose from if your into "being cool". Warranties are all over the map & often an extra charge for over a year.
I did a search here but found not much & have done the google thing too-I would still like to see what others have experienced with the various kits out there?


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TomsterXP Wrote:It don't work on my XBMC 9.11 on Ubuntu 10.04.
I see the yellow screen but the Message still say Loading Folder on 100% after 2 hours still show the same. I can't close the whole Plugin, so I always need to close XBMC an restart from Desktop
I am using Confluence as standard Skin.
Any Ideas, or is there a newer version available?
It's not a plugin - it's a script. If you put it in your scripts folder and start it from there it should work. Hope that helps.


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He might be down, but he's not out. After a brutal shoulder slam at the TransWorld Team Shoot Out, Finnish-Canadian powder pro, Iikka Bäckström had to get a surgery on his shoulder. Since then he's been healing up in Southern California. Even though he's been sidelined, he is killing it in SoCal--chilling harder than anyone in the history of humanity. I cut into his chill time trying to get him to answer about 3 questions, he finally answered though. Check it.
Worst slam of the season?
At Team Shoot Out, when I fell of that ginormous feature on my face and popped my shoulder out … that was scary--just falling forever having no clue when I was gonna hit the ground…the best is that I called it out about 5 minutes before it happened.
Where have you been skating this summer? Carmel Valley park and the Zero indoor park here in San Diego … so fun… now, I'm out cause of my shoulder surgery.
All the bros have bikes, did you join the Harley rider's club yet?
No I didn't. I dunno if it's my thing. I want a fishing boat, that's my thing, I think. My truck is flat black now though, just to fit into the Encinitas hippy lifestyle, lol! I'm stoked it looks buck as fuck!
How did you end up filming with the Get Real crew?
I think 'cause I saved Joco's life once this winter from hypothermia… I gave him an HJ…
What was your best shred trip of the season?
Early season in Europe was buck.
Do you switch up your boards or ride the same one for everything?
I ride a 158 in pow and 154 in the park … In powder you need a bit bigger board to plow thru, but too long of a board gets clumsy for me. 154 is perfect for park to hop around stuff…
Talk about your pro model
It's a twin-tip obviously, cause that's what I ride … I like a board a bit stiffer, so you can shred fast and it won't fold when you hit gnarly bumps. Sidecuts--I dunno shit about it, so I just tried a bunch of different ones and chose the one I liked. For the nose and tail shape, Dev and I drew on a paper. Graphics are always some ideas that pop in my head randomly…
DC BOOTS--which one do you use and why?
Rogans 'cause their just medium-soft, comfy boot-o's.
Did you learn any new shred tricks last season?
Not really, it was kinda one of those get 'er done years again … my shoulder wasn't really feeling good, so I just tried to make it thru the winter. Actually, I learned switch backside 720, lol!
When will you go shredding next?
I'm out 'til November with my shoulder, so the early season it's on.
When's the last time you jumped on a street rail?
Dude, fuck I dunno. Maybe few years ago? I felt like I wasn't really enjoying them that much anymore so why push it? … I wanna enjoy snowboarding. I got really into riding powder and that's all I care about now. I do miss the fun rail trips though …
Are you ready to sample Alaska?
I want to go there so bad, even if it's gonna send me home or whatever, but I wanna go and give it my best shot … babysteps.
Filming plans for upcoming season?
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Porn? Plastic surgery? Please. That's kid stuff.
Teenagers spend more than 30 hours online each week - including two hours watching porn and another hour surfing plastic surgery Web sites, according to a UK study.
The study, conducted by www.cybersentinel.co.uk, polled 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 about their online habits and Web site frequency.
Teens spend nearly 87 hours - more than 3 full days - per year watching soft-core porn online, according to the study.
More than 50 hours a year are spent learning about "boob jobs, bum lifts and collagen implants" on cosmetic-surgery sites.
Surveyed teens also spent about three hours each week on chat programs like AOL Instant Messenger and two per week on YouTube, the study found. Weight loss and diet sites took up about an hour and a half of the teenage week.
"The alarming thing is the survey shows teenagers are obviously exploring all sorts of topics as a result of modern-day pressures," survey spokesman Ellie Puddletold the Daily Telegraph.
One-quarter of teens polled said they frequently spoke to strangers online, while one-third said they had tried to hide their Web site history from parents who walked in the room.


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Sara Motsinger notched 12 kills and Carly Florian made 10 kills for ATU (21-7, 9-1 GAC). Amber Cerrillos had 33 assists and seven digs, while Morgan McKellar chipped in 22 digs. Brittany Ryan and Katie Huff both had four blocks.
"We played an excellent match tonight. It was one of our better conference matches that we have played," Suns head coach Kristy Bayer said. "All aspects of our game we were on full cylinder tonight. "Morgan had an outstanding defensive game. I am pleased with the overall team effort."
Arkansas Tech remained one match behind first-place Harding University (21-6, 10-0) in the GAC volleyball standings. Those two teams will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday inside Tucker Coliseum.
Today, however, the Golden Suns will host a pair of nonconference matches — versus Central Baptist at 3 p.m. and Lyon College at 7. Admission to the matches is free.
Wonder Boys 3rd at Midwest Regional
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Brian Belz tied for fourth shooting a 148 (+4) and Jason Purdy tied for tenth shooting a 150 (+6) over two rounds as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys finished third in the 19-team field at the Midwest Regional in St. Louis, Missouri.
ATU shot a team score of 604 (+28) at the tree-lined Fox Run Golf Course. The Wonder Boys finished ten strokes behind the tournament winner Central Oklahoma by cutting off eight strokes in the second round. Belz finished just 3 strokes behind individual winner Joe Atkisson of Missouri-St. Louis.
Graham Rucker finished tied for 12th with a score of 151 (+7), Conner Smith shot a 155 (+11) and tied for 31st, and Parker Hale shot a 164 (+20) to tie for 71st.
The tournament concludes the Wonder Boys Fall schedule.


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text: I actually like the "tweets" during the show. I do think they take up a bit much space and would be better in a ticker or smaller bar on the bottom of the screen. And not also be coupled with the promo ads in the other corner of the screen which is just dumb because, as said, it covered up the faces at certain times which is just terrible presentation code to go by. I just got done watching it, not much to really say or add. I don't think either series of results surprised me. If I'm not too much mistaken the moonshine-as-fuel idea shouldn't have been too surprising considering that's essentially what e85 fuel is, granted at a much different mixture, which also shouldn't make it's much lower efficiency surprising. Running on pure hooch, though, I was a bit surprised how well the modern car ran on it (did Kari say it was or was not a flex-fuel car?) verses the older carburetted engine. I'd think the modern fuel-injected and computerized engine would be more picky. Though if it was flex-fuel car it may have already been build to run off ethanol fuel. Would've been interesting to see if it would have worked as well in a regular gasoline engined modern car, though I suppose it wouldn't be much different than how the middle-aged fuel-injected car behaved. Nothing to say on the Jamie/Adam myth. They showed that explosive substances explode under the right conditions. At least we can say this about this "crossover" episode, it wasn't weighted down with guest-stars from the other series. Kari did wear her cop uniform well. But I still prefer he in the R2D2 dress from last week.


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The Moonshine Golf Tournament to benefit the Potts Inn and Museum has been rescheduled due to weather for Aug. 9 at Galla Creek Golf Club at 6 p.m. It is a two person scramble that costs $60 per person.
For more information please call Potts Inn Museum at (479)968-8369.
Senior softball registration
The Russellville Senior Softball League will host registration for its eighth season from 6-8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Hughes Community Center. Participants must be 49 years old in 2013. Entry fee is $35 per person.
The first playing date is Aug. 13. Call Charles Lemley at (479) 970-5248 for additional information.
Ozarks to host tennis camp
CLARKSVILLE — University of the Ozarks head men's and women's tennis coach Shaun Wiseman will conduct a tennis camp Tuesday and Wednesday.
For ages 5-8, the camp will run from 9-9:45 a.m. and cost $20.
For ages 9-10, the camp will run from 9-10:15 a.m. and cost $25. For those 11 and up, the camp will run from 10:30 a.m. to noon and cost $30. The camp will take place on U of O's Hurie Tennis Courts.
Participants will learn basic fundamentals of tennis and participate in different skills competitions. Participants will need to bring their own racquet and water bottle.
Wiseman just completed his fifth year as head coach and guided both programs to record-setting seasons in 2013.
For more information, contact Wiseman at 479-979-1482 or email@example.com.
Church league softball signups
Registration is underway for the fall season of church league softball to all area churches. Entry fee is $425 due Wednesday. Games will be played on Monday and Thursday nights. For more information, call Robert Kelley at (479) 890-1582.
Wonder Boys Basketball Skills Academy
Arkansas Tech's men's basketball team will conduct a Basketball Skills Academy every Monday from 6-7 p.m. through October. Campers in grades 4-8 will learn the basic fndamentals of basketball such as dribbling, passing and shooting form. They will enhance their individual skills by working directly with the ATU coaching staff and players through different drills and competitions.
Entry fee is $10 per session or $30 in advance per month.
Participants can register at the men's basketball office. For more details, contact Chad Kline at email@example.com.
The Wonder Boys will host an individual basketball camp Monday through Wednesday for two sessions, $75 for morning or afternoon and $125 for the full day.
Contact Brandon Friedel at 968-0367 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dover basketball camp in August
The Dover Lady Pirates skills basketball camp has been rescheduled for Aug. 6-8.
Cost of the camp, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day, will be $45 and includes a T-shirt.
Call 331-4223 for additional information.
WBC Classic Aug. 10
DANVILLE — Chamberlyne Country Club will host a Western Yell County Booster Club fundraiser, the WBC Classic, on Aug.10. With a max of 72 teams, a 3-person scramble at $225 per team with lunch provided, the event will feature a $10,000 hole-in-one prize and cash payouts for closest to pin and longest drive.
For more information call Allison Akin, WYC Booster Club president, at (479) 393-9708.
Youth camp at Lake Dardanelle State Park
Lake Dardanelle State Park will host a three-day youth camp Aug. 6-8 for ages 12-15. The camp includes activities, crafts, programs and much more. The campers will meet at the visitor center at 9am each day and will be ready to be picked up there at 4 p.m.
Lunch, snacks, and all materials will be included in the $65 registration fee.
The camp has limited space, so register by Aug. 1 (provided there is still space available).
Pick up a registration form at the Lake Dardanelle State Park visitor center or it can be e-mailed or faxed to you. Call Lake Dardanelle State Park at 967-5516.
Hunter education course Aug. 10
A free hunter education course will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Yell County Wildlife Federation Building ST HWY 22 West of Dardanelle.
Lunch will be provided at no charge by Walmart Dardanelle Super Center.
No is registration required. For more information, call Mark Corbin 968-0567.
Mosby named to Sportswriters Hall of Fame
CONWAY — The first outdoor article Joe Mosby authored was about possum hunting, and he was a high school junior.
Sixty-seven years later, he has written thousands of newspaper articles and is still going. Mosby was honored for his long and distinguished career by being named to the Arkansas Sportscasters-Sportswriters Hall of Fame during a banquet at Centennial Country Club in Conway.
Steve Sullivan was inducted as a sportscaster and Jimmy 'Red" Parker received the lifetime achievement award. Sullivan has been a sportscaster in Arkansas for 30 years, including 14 years at KATV.


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Any feedback on the courses at Reynolds Plantation? Headed there in February to stay and play. Would love to hear some feedback from someone who's played there.
Ryan :)
Never heard of it, but playing golf in February is alwals a plus. Sorry and good luck
Great courses in my opinion. My wife's aunt and uncle live on the Plantation Course so we get to play there from time to time. Great Waters and Reynolds Landing are my two favorite courses but you can't go wrong with any of them really. Let me know if you have any other questions...my wife has a lot of family in that area so we are familiar with the surroundings so to speak.
It is a great place and getting better by the day. The entire community and resort were just purchased by MetLife and they are making many improvements to the courses and facilities. Definitely play Great Waters and Oconee if you get the chance.
You're right Mike, the Oconee Course is also fun. Honestly Ryan, just play them all! :) I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Thanks guys! Can't wait to get down to GA and play these beauties.
I've played Oconee twice and loved it. Friends however say they prefer Great Waters over it though.
I haven't been personally but friends of mine have been and say it's great. Enjoy.


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Outsight Radio Hours / 12 August 2012 The featured artist and interview guest is DJ Darren McCreesh. We talk about Strange Passions, a collection of rare, early '80s Irish post-punk he compiled. Music programmed for this episode includes Moms Mabley, Tim Fite, Sod, and more.
Full playlist is at http://www.new-sounds.com/playlists/playlist_393_674.html.
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The area was divided between two groups of southern Sotho people, the Kwena and the Tlokwa. The Orange Free State's government settled these peoples at Witsieshoek and in the surrounding area in the 1870s by concluding peace with their leaders. In 1926 the Orange Free State government placed the Tlokwa under the authority of the Kwena but gave each group its own regional authority in 1930. In 1969 they were combined into a single territorial authority, which was replaced two years later by a legislative assembly. Qwaqwa was granted self-government in 1974. The 1994 constitution of South Africa abolished apartheid, and Qwaqwa was reincorporated into Orange Free State province (after 1995 called Free State province).
Qwaqwa's economy was based on subsistence agriculture, and corn (maize), sorghum, potatoes, fruits, and other vegetables were grown. Industries included brickworks, gravel quarries, bakeries, and furniture factories. Clay and dolerite were mined. Most of Qwaqwa's income was derived from migrant contract workers in South Africa. Phuthaditjhaba (formerly Witsieshoek) was the state's capital and major town. Qwaqwa contained only a small minority of South Africa's southern Sotho people.
Under the South African constitution that abolished the apartheid system, Qwaqwa was reincorporated into South Africa as part of the Orange Free State (now Free State) province in 1994.


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Sailing slideshow
Sailing - Tidey announces switch to Great Britain colours ahead of Tokyo 2020
reland's Andrea Brewster and Ireland's Saskia Tidey compete in the 49er FX Women sailing class on Guanabara Bay in Rio
Sailing - ROLEX MINUTE: Sydney Hobart delivers extremes and drama in 72nd edition
The crew aboard the yacht Perpetual Loyal react as they hit a wave sailing out of Sydney Harbour during the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht race, Australia's premiere bluewater classic, in Australia, December 26, 2016
Vendée Globe - Follow the Vendee Globe live on Eurosport!
General view of vessels on the eve of the start of the Vendee Globe Challenge sailing race at Les Sables d'Olonne on France's Atlantic coast, western France, November 5, 2016
Rio 2016 - Britain's Mills and Clark finally clinch 470 sailing gold
Hannah Mills (GBR) of Britain and Saskia Clark (GBR) of Britain celebrate winning gold medal
Rio 2016 - British sailors Mills and Clark made to wait for guaranteed gold medal
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil2016 Rio Olympics - Sailing - Preliminary - Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470 - Race 8/9/10 - Marina de Gloria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 16/08/2016. Hannah Mills (GBR) of Britain and Saskia Clark (GBR) of Britain compete
Sailing - Australia's Burton takes Laser gold; Scheidt misses out
Tom Burton Sailing Laser Rio-2016
Rio 2016 - Golden Scott officially men's Finn champion after sailing victory is confirmed
Giles Scott
Rio 2016 - Golden Scott officially men's Finn champion after sailing victory is confirmed
Giles Scott (GBR) of Britain celebrates gold medal.
Rio 2016 - Thompson must wait to fight for medal after Laser-class race postponed by a day
Nick Thompson (GBR) of United Kingdom competes during the second race.
Rio 2016 - GB gold rush continues as Giles Scott wins in Finn class
Giles Scott
Rio 2016 - GB's Nick Dempsey claims Rio windsurfing silver, Van Rijsselberghe wins gold
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) of Netherlands celebrates with Nick Dempsey (GBR) of Britain
Rio 2016 - Van Rijsselberghe clinches first Rio sailing gold, GB's Nick Dempsey takes silver
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) of Netherlands competes
Sailing - Belgians suspect dirty water for Laser sailor illness
2016 Rio Olympics - Sailing - Preliminary - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 3/4 - Marina de Gloria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. Evi Van Acker (BEL) of Belgium competes in the third race
Rio 2016 - Great Britain's Scott reasserts dominance in sailing
Giles Scott sailing for Team GB
Rio 2016 - World champion Scott ready to finally seize his Olympic opportunity
Giles Scott in 2014
Sailing - Britain, France lead RS:X, Croatia, Holland top Laser
Nick Dempsey
Rio 2016 - Xu loses Laser Radial lead after second race disqualification
Xu Lijia (CHN) of China competes during the second race
Sailing - IOC: Damage to sailing ramp no concern for competition
First test for the Rio 2016 Olympic - Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, 01/08/2014
Sailing - Briton dies after being swept overboard
Sarah Young
Sailing - Briton dies after being swept overboard
The Union flag flies at half mast
Sailing - Five more Team GB sailors named for Rio
Nick Dempsey on his way to victory at the Sail For Gold Regatta
Sailing - Games organisers say progress made on Rio water concerns
The flag bearing the Olympic rings is pictured during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London
Sailing - British sailors ready "protection package" for Rio
Die Olympischen Spiele finden 2016 in Rio de Janeiro statt
Sailing - Ben Ainslie wins America's Cup World Series in Oman
Land Rover BAR's Ben Ainslie (C) receives the trophy from an Omani official after winning the 35th America's Cup World Series
Sailing - Ainslie and Scott make flying start to America's Cup season
Skipper Sir Ben Ainsle of Land Rover BAR (Ben Ainslie Racing) speaks at a news conference ahead of competing in the America's Cup World Series sailing event
Olympic Games - Dead fish wash up on shores of Rio bay
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Registration for the Spring 2011 semester is just around the corner! Please review the Dates to Observe for information about the release of the Schedule of Classes, and to learn when registration will begin for each classification.
How to View Your Registration Date and Time
- Log into your MyUNIverse account.
- Click on the "Academics" tab.
- Under "MyUNIverse Student Center," select "Web Registration."
- Select the appropriate transaction form the pick list, and click "Submit."
- Re-enter your Cat ID and password, and click "Login."
- Select the appropriate semester, and click "Submit."
- Enter the requested course information.
Registration Holds
Registration holds are required codes used to identify the reasons for withholding the student's registration materials. Before you can register for classes, all registration holds must be addressed and removed. To remove a registration hold, you will need to contact the appropriate office or individual who has placed the hold on your registration, and ask them what steps you need to take in order to have the hold removed.


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James Rolfe, more popularly known as the Angry Video Game Nerd — possibly the angriest, most foul-mouthed retro game and movie critic — has wanted to make a self-titled movie since 2010.
Last week, Rolfe finally revealed a trailer for the movie. That's right, it's happening, and it looks just as cheesy — and nerdy — as you might expect.
Rolfe worked with fellow independent filmmaker Kevin Finn on Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, which is entirely funded by fan donations. Principle photography took place early this year in Los Angeles, with additional filming set on the East Coast.
The story is based on Atari's commercial failure E.T., adapted from the popular movie. Atari rushed it out in time for the Christmas shopping season, but millions of unsold cartridges ended up buried in a desert landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico — not too far from the famous Roswell landing site.
The trailer below features music by Bear McCreary (Battlestar Gallactica, The Walking Dead). You can download the track, "Maverick Regeneration," as part of the Play for Japan album, which benefits earthquake victims in Japan.
Rolfe expects the film to release in summer 2013, "but only time will tell." DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download formats are all possibilities.
Follow @wita on Twitter.
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She was born Nov. 9, 1946, at Okay, Okla., to the late Alvin August Arthur and Mabel Pauline Currie Quandt. She loved to cook and plant her gardens, and she loved canning things she grew. She loved her family and spending time with her grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Bill Quandt and Calvin Quandt; and a sister, Sharon Hankey.
Survivors include her husband, Don Neeley of Dardanelle; one daughter, Debbie Gullett and husband, Mike, of Plainview; two sons, Tim Neeley and wife, Tammy, of Dover, and Rocky Neeley of Russellville; one daughter-in-law, Debbie Collins and husband, Jackie, of Dardanelle; one brother, Howard Quandt of Washington State; five sisters, Gretchen Quandt, Peggy Quandt both of California, Phyllis Poyhinen of Colorado, Virginia Vanes of Springdale and Sandra Davis of Alaska; nine grandchildren, Dustin, Wesley and Amber Gullett, Jason Neeley, Amanda, Kelli and Jackie Jr Collins, Tarah Bocksnick and Corey Hedrick; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013, at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle. Burial will be private. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. today at the chapel.
Pallbearers will be Jason Neeley, Dustin Gullett, Jackie Collins, Howard Quandt, Todd Vanes and Mike Lamb.
Arrangements by Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Online guest book and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com.


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